Silverhawks

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Overview

Production and Development

Story

Characters

Heroes

Original Silverhawks

• Comdr. Stargazer (Bob McFadden
  Bob McFadden
  
  Robert "Bob" McFadden was a singer and voiceover actor best known for his many contributions to animated cartoons. His best known characters were Milton the Monster, Cool McCool, and the ThunderCats' Snarf....
  ) - A tough and grizzled old cop with bionic capabilities. He captured Mon*Star several years ago, and had him imprisoned. Older than the other Silverhawks, he longs to return to Earth for either a vacation or for retirement. He chiefly serves as the Silverhawks "eyes and ears", keeping them apprised of their current situation. His first name is apparently Burt. Stargazer's weapon-bird is Sly-bird.

• Quicksilver (Peter Newman
  Peter Newman (actor)
  
  Peter Newman is famous for his voice work for Rankin/Bass. In ThunderCats he provided the voices of Tygra, Wilykat, Bengali, and Monkian. In SilverHawks he provided the voices of Quicksilver, Mumbo Jumbo, and Timestopper....
  ) - Lieutenant Jonathan Quick was the former head of the Interplanetary Force H, and is the field leader of the Silverhawks. He has a cyborg
  Cyborg
  
  A cyborg is a cybernetic organism . The term was coined in 1960 when Manfred Clynes and Nathan Kline used it in an article about the advantages of self-regulating human-machine systems in outer space....
  /bird companion called Tally Hawk. Known for his quick reflexes (and even quicker thinking), Quicksilver is an accomplished tactician and athlete.

• Bluegrass (Larry Kenney
  Larry Kenney
  
  Larry Kenney is an United States radio personality. He began his radio career in 1963, while still a teenager, as a disc jockey at WIRL in Peoria, Illinois....
  ) - He is second-in-command (as a Colonel) of the Silverhawks, and the chief pilot of the group, as well as a cowboy at heart. He is the only Silverhawk who cannot fly (other than Comdr. Stargazer), but he is the one that flies the team transport vehicle, the Maraj. He likes to use his weapon/instrument (portrayed in the toyline as his weapon-bird with the name Sideman) as an interface with the Maraj's advanced dynamic piloting system, which he has affectionately dubbed "Hot Licks".

• Steelheart & Steelwill (Bob McFadden
  Bob McFadden
  
  Robert "Bob" McFadden was a singer and voiceover actor best known for his many contributions to animated cartoons. His best known characters were Milton the Monster, Cool McCool, and the ThunderCats' Snarf....
   and Maggie Wheeler
  Maggie Wheeler
  
  Maggie Wheeler is an American actor....
  ) - Sergeant Emily Hart and Will Hart are twin siblings. They are the "gearheads" of the team. They share an empathic bond in that when one sibling feels something, the other feels it as well. They are the only Silverhawks who have had real stainless steel hearts implanted during their transformation. Their weapon-birds are Rayzor (for Will) and Stronghold (for Emily).

• The Copper Kid is the youngest member of the Silverhawks, and the only one not a Terran (Earthling). A mathematical genius from the Planet of the Mimes, he "speaks" in mathematically calculated tones and whistles. At the end of each episode, he was quizzed in several astronomy
  Astronomy
  
  Astronomy is the science of Astronomical object and Phenomenon that originate outside the Earth's atmosphere . It is concerned with the evolution, physics, chemistry, meteorology, and motion of celestial objects, as well as the physical cosmology....
   lessons by Bluegrass as training to become the reserve Maraj pilot (sure enough, he was called in to fill Bluegrass's shoes, albeit infrequently). A natural acrobat, the Copper Kid has two razor-edged discs (one mounted on each hip) which he throws like Frisbees. His weapon-bird is Mayday.

New Silverhawks

• Hotwing (Adolph Caesar
  Adolph Caesar
  
  Adolph Caesar was an United States actor....
  ) - A gold Silverhawk of African American
  African American
  
  African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the Black people populations of Africa....
   heritage who was added in mid-season. He is a magician, and skilled illusionist. He receives his powers from a mystical energy force that 'chose' him to bear the powers to fight against injustice. He has to recharge these powers every 14 years, otherwise he will die. One notable time was when Zeek the Beak tricked the mystic force into giving him these powers, which would have resulted in Hotwing's death. Hotwing has a weapon-bird named Gyro.

• Flashback - A green time-traveling Silverhawk from the far future. When he meets the 'much older' Stargazer, who tells him of the fateful day the Silverhawks died, Flashback travels back in time to save them from an exploding sun. He also traveled back in time to stop Hardware from destroying the Silverhawks (when the mad inventor sabotaged the Miraj during the S-Hawks hyperspace-sleep to Hawk-Haven from Earth, which would have caused the autopilot to fly them straight into the sun). Flashback's weapon-bird is Backlash.

• Moonstryker - A turquoise Silverhawk. He can propel himself through space by a powerful cyclone generated from propellers that emerge from his waist. He is cocky but an expert marksman, as demonstrated when he shot a pen out of Stargazer's hand when they first met in the episode "Battle Cruiser". His fighting hawk is Tailspin.

• Condor - An old ally of Commander Stargazer, whom Condor calls "Gaze". Condor is a lone operative, believed to be either a bounty hunter or federal marshal. Instead of wings, he has cybernetic bodyparts similar to Stargazer's, and also a jetpack.

Other supporting characters

• Seymour (Peter Newman
  Peter Newman
  
  Peter Newman may refer to:*Peter C. Newman, Canadian journalist who emigrated from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia*Peter Kenneth Newman , English economist, historian of economic thought...
  ) - The television show's comic relief
  Comic Relief
  
  File:Comic Relief.svgComic Relief is a British charity organisation that was founded in the United Kingdom in 1985 by the comedy scriptwriter Richard Curtis in response to famine in Ethiopia....
  , is a space cabbie who frequently says "Y'know what I mean?". He might be inspired by Space Cabbie
  Space Cabbie
  
  Space Cabbie is a science fiction character that first appeared in Mystery in Space #21 . He was series created by Otto Binder and Howard Sherman....
  , a 1950s science fiction
  Science fiction
  
  Science fiction is a broad genre of fiction that often involves speculations based on current or future science or technology. Science fiction is found in books, art, television, films, games, theatre, and other media....
   character.

• Zeek the Beak, - Seymour's pal. He is a green bird-like alien who often accompanies Seymour on cab rides. His catch phrases are "You wanna buy a fish?" and the interjection
  Interjection
  
  An interjection is a part of speech that usually has no grammatical connection with the rest of the Sentence and simply expresses emotion on the part of the speaker, although most interjections have clear definitions....
   "Zeek!"

Villains

• Mon*Star (Earl Hammond
  Earl Hammond
  
  Earl Hammond was an actor and voice actor. He is best remembered for providing the voices of Mumm-Ra, Jaga, and other characters on the TV series ThunderCats....
  ) - An alien mob boss who escaped from his cell, located on Penal Planet 10. He uses the power of Limbo's Moonstar to transform into an armor-plated, spiked creature with rocket boosters in his elbows. Mon*Star rides a giant "space-squid" called Sky-Runner, and has a weapon-bird (more like a vampire-bat) named Sky Shadow. He has some bad blood with Stargazer due to their past conflicts, and extends that animosity to the Silverhawks. Like Thundercats
  ThunderCats
  
  ThunderCats is an United States animated television series that was developed and produced by Rankin/Bass Productions debuting in 1985, based on the characters created by Tobin Wolf....
  's Mumm-Ra who transforms by saying “Ancient spirits of evil, transform this decayed form to Mumm-Ra, the Ever-Living!” Mon*Star transforms into his alternate form by calling on the Moonstar to "Give me the might, the muscle, the menace, of MON*STAR!".

• Yess-man (Bob McFadden
  Bob McFadden
  
  Robert "Bob" McFadden was a singer and voiceover actor best known for his many contributions to animated cartoons. His best known characters were Milton the Monster, Cool McCool, and the ThunderCats' Snarf....
  ) - Yess-man is a snake-like creature. He's basically Mon*Star's all-purpose lackey, thrall, and/or sycophant. As his name suggests, he is notorious for constantly saying "Oh yess, Boss... yess." Yess-man once used the powers of the Moonstar alongside Mon*Star, but did not change form. The Moonstar primarily gave him increased mental abilities and ambition. This led to a feud between himself and his boss until the powers faded.

• Hardware (Voiced by Bob McFadden
  Bob McFadden
  
  Robert "Bob" McFadden was a singer and voiceover actor best known for his many contributions to animated cartoons. His best known characters were Milton the Monster, Cool McCool, and the ThunderCats' Snarf....
  ) - An extremely intelligent creature who carries an over-sized rucksack full of self-engineered weapons and equipment. Hardware has the uniquely honed talent for invention, and can devise devilishly effective machines. Mon*Star considers Hardware his most dangerous minion because of this talent.

• Melodia (Maggie Wheeler
  Maggie Wheeler
  
  Maggie Wheeler is an American actor....
  ) - A musical mistress who serves as a nemesis and counterpart to the Silverhawks' Bluegrass. Melodia is usually seen cruising around in a roadster, causing havoc and assorted acts of terror as diversions. Melodia almost always carries a musical synthesizer
  Keytar
  
  A keytar is a relatively lightweight Electronic keyboard or synthesizer that is supported by a strap around the neck and shoulders, similar to the way a guitar is supported by a guitar strap....
   as a weapon.

• Windhammer (Doug Preis
  Doug Preis
  
  Doug Pries is an American voice actor. He is best known for his roles in Doug, ThunderCats, and Silverhawks....
  ) - An environmental terrorist with a huge tuning fork that enables him to manipulate or generate destructive weather patterns.

• Mo-Lec-U-Lar (Doug Preis
  Doug Preis
  
  Doug Pries is an American voice actor. He is best known for his roles in Doug, ThunderCats, and Silverhawks....
  ) - He is a unique creature with the ability to shift into any shape, form, or state of matter. He is Mon*Star's master of disguise and leading hitman. His weapon-bird is Volt-ure.

• Mumbo Jumbo (Peter Newman
  Peter Newman (actor)
  
  Peter Newman is famous for his voice work for Rankin/Bass. In ThunderCats he provided the voices of Tygra, Wilykat, Bengali, and Monkian. In SilverHawks he provided the voices of Quicksilver, Mumbo Jumbo, and Timestopper....
  ) - A robotic minotaur
  Minotaur
  
  In Greek mythology, the Minotaur was a creature that was part man and part Bull . It dwelt at the center of the Labyrinth, which was an elaborate maze-like construction built for King Minos of Crete and designed by the architect Daedalus and his son Icarus who were ordered to build it to hold the Minotaur....
   who is basically the grunt for the Mob. He speaks in metallic grunts which his associates seem to understand (though he usually pronounces Mon*Star's name properly) and appears to be on the low scale of the intellectual spectrum. His signature attack is a quadrupedal charge at an opponent. He is a sworn enemy of Steelheart because of Steelheart's strength and skill which takes him down easily. Mumbo's weapon-bird is Airshock.

• Poker-Face (Larry Kenney
  Larry Kenney
  
  Larry Kenney is an United States radio personality. He began his radio career in 1963, while still a teenager, as a disc jockey at WIRL in Peoria, Illinois....
  ) - owner of the Starship Casino
  Casino
  
  A casino is, in the modern sense of the word, a facility that houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities. Casinos are most commonly built near or combined with hotels, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships and other tourist attractions....
  , who has slot machines for his eyes and carries a cane with playing card suits decorated on it.

• Timestopper (Peter Newman
  Peter Newman (actor)
  
  Peter Newman is famous for his voice work for Rankin/Bass. In ThunderCats he provided the voices of Tygra, Wilykat, Bengali, and Monkian. In SilverHawks he provided the voices of Quicksilver, Mumbo Jumbo, and Timestopper....
  ) - A cocky juvenile delinquent nyctophobe
  Nyctophobia
  
  Nyctophobia is a limiting and disabling disease characterized by a frenzied fear of the darkness. It is triggered by the mind?s disfigured perceptivity of what would or could happen when in a dark environment....
   with the ability to suspend all ambient motion and kinetic energy around him (freeze time, as it were) for a minute. He is often in the services of Mon*Star.

• Buzz-Saw - A totally cybernetic (and independently sentient) war machine with razor sharp circular saw
  Circular saw
  
  The circular saw is a metal disk or blade with saw teeth on the edge as well as the machine that causes the disk to spin. It is a tool for cutting wood or other materials and may be hand-held or table-mounted....
   cutting blades that can be used as projectile weapons. His weapon-bird is Shredator.

• Zero the Memory Thief - A long-nosed shady character who steals memories
  Memory
  
  In psychology, memory is an organism's mental ability to store, retain and recall information. Traditional studies of memory began in the fields of philosophy, including techniques of mnemonic....
   using a cattle prod-like weapon and records them on cassettes. He occasionally did business with Mon*Star's gang when the opportunity suited him.

• Bounty Hunter - He was imprisoned by Comdr. Stargazer for 200 years. He is broken out by Mon*Star and now wants revenge. He can absorb energy directed at him, and use it to sustain his physical form as well as to grow larger.

DVD Releases

List of episodes

1. The Origin Story 09/08/1986
2. Journey To Limbo 09/09/1986
3. The Planet Eater 09/10/1986
4. Save The Sun 09/11/1986
5. Stop Timestopper 09/12/1986
6. Darkbird 09/15/1986
7. The Backroom 09/16/1986
8. The Threat of Dritt 09/17/1986
9. Sky-Shadow (09/18/1986)
10. Magnetic Attraction 09/19/1986
11. Gold Shield 09/22/1986
12. Zero The Memory Thief 09/23/1986
13. The Milk Run 09/24/1986
14. The Hardware Trap, Part 1 09/25/1986
15. The Hardware Trap, Part 2 09/26/1986
16. Race Against Time 09/29/1986
17. Operation Big Freeze 09/30/1986
18. The Ghost Ship 10/01/1986
19. The Great Galaxy Race 10/02/1986
20. Fantascreen 10/03/1986
21. Hotwing Hits Limbo 10/06/1986
22. The Bounty Hunter 10/07/1986
23. Zeek's Fumble 10/08/1986
24. The Fighting Hawks 10/09/1986
25. The Rengade Hero 10/10/1986
26. One on One 10/13/1986
27. No More Mr. Nice Guy 10/14/1986
28. Music of the Spheres 10/15/1986
29. Limbo Gold Rush 10/16/1986
30. Countdown to Zero 10/17/1986
31. The Amber Amplifier 10/20/1986
32. The Saviour Stone 10/21/1986
33. Smiley 10/22/1986
34. Gotbucks 10/23/1986
35. Melodia's Siren Song 10/24/1986
36. Tally-Hawk Returns 10/27/1986
37. Undercover 10/28/1986
38. Eye of Infinity 10/29/1986
39. A Piece of the Action 10/30/1986
40. Flashback 10/31/1986
41. Super Birds 11/03/1986
42. The Blue Door 11/04/1986
43. The Star of Bedlama 11/05/1986
44. The Illusionist 11/06/1986
45. The Bounty Hunter Returns 11/07/1986
46. The Chase 11/10/1986
47. Switch 11/11/1986
48. Junkyard Dog 11/12/1986
49. Window in Time 11/13/1986
50. Gangwar, Part 1 11/14/1986
51. Gangwar, Part 2 11/17/1986
52. Sneak Attack, Part 1 11/18/1986
53. Sneak Attack, Part 2 11/19/1986
54. Moon*Star 11/20/1986
55. The Diamond Stick-Pin 11/21/1986
56. Burnout 11/24/1986
57. Battle Cruiser 11/25/1986
58. Small World 11/26/1986
59. Match-Up 11/27/1986
60. Stargazer's Refit 11/28/1986
61. The Invisible Destroyer 12/01/1986
62. The Harder They Fall 12/02/1986
63. Uncle Rattler 12/03/1986
64. Zeek's Power 12/04/1986
65. Airshow 12/05/1986

Action figures and merchandise

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