Supah Ninjas
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Supah Ninjas is an American action-comedy series, created by Leo Chu and Eric Garcia. The series premiered as a special preview on Nickelodeon
on January 17, 2011 in the United States and started airing regularly on April 16, 2011.
Nickelodeon
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on January 17, 2011 in the United States and started airing regularly on April 16, 2011.
Premise
The series revolves around Mike Fukanaga, the main protagonist, and his friends, Owen and Amanda. After the death of his grandfather, Mike is given a mysterious letter which leads him to discover that he comes from a long line of ninjas. With Owen, and later Amanda, they are ushered into the world of crime-fighting, forming the team "Supah Ninjas." They are trained with a hologram of Mike's grandfather, whom Owen refers to as "Hologramps" in Empire City.Main cast
- Ryan Potter as Mike Fukunaga, the main protagonist. He is Japanese-AmericanJapanese Americanare American people of Japanese heritage. Japanese Americans have historically been among the three largest Asian American communities, but in recent decades have become the sixth largest group at roughly 1,204,205, including those of mixed-race or mixed-ethnicity...
. Mike is quiet and shy, having never quite realized his potential. In the pilot, it is said that he is part of a Star Wars fan club. He discovers a secret underground dojo under his bed, where a hologram of his late grandfather awaits to train him in the ways of the ninja. Mike discovers he is the latest in a long family line of ninjas, and ultimately learns about leadership, friendship, and romance while saving Empire City from villains. As said by Hologramps, his reflexes make him incredibly versatile and adaptive. His weapons are a pair of nunchakuNunchakuis a traditional Okinawan weapon consisting of two sticks connected at their ends with a short chain or rope.-Etymology:The Japanese word nunchaku is the Kun'yomi reading of the Kanji term for a traditional Chinese two section staff....
and his necklace is a disguised shuriken.
- Carlos KnightCarlos KnightCarlos Knight is an American actor. He currently co-stars as Owen Reynolds in the Nickelodeon series Supah Ninjas.-Life and career:...
as Owen Reynolds, Mike's best friend, fellow-Supah Ninja, and deuteragonist of the series. He is of African AmericanAfrican AmericanAfrican Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
descent. A bit eccentric, Owen has a tendency to overreact, but is a powerful warrior nonetheless and wise-cracking. Owen enjoys food a lot, even eating whenever the trio have big problems to deal with. Owen is known to be lazy at times. He is the only character to call Grandpa Fukunaga "Hologramps". As said by Hologramps, his instincts make him fearless. His weapon is a BōBo-People:*Bo , name origin, plus people with the name*Bo , name origin, plus people with the surname**Bo , Chinese family names*Bo people , extinct minority population in Southern China famous for hanging coffins...
staff.
- Gracie Dzienny as Amanda McKay, Mike's long time crush. She is CaucasianWhite peopleWhite people is a term which usually refers to human beings characterized, at least in part, by the light pigmentation of their skin...
. She is a cheerleader, and when she is kidnapped by The Rhymer, the Supah Ninjas come to her rescue. When she discovers who her rescuers are, she requests to join them threatening to tell everyone about Owen and Mike, and thus becomes the third member of the group. Her family is wealthy, and are the owners of McKay Casinos. She kissed Mike to distract Katara. As said by Hologramps, she is distinctive from the rest of the group due to her methodical nature. Her weapons are a pair of tonfaTonfaThe tonfa , also known as tong fa or tuifa, is an Okinawan weapon. It is a stick with a handle, and is about 15-20 inches long. It was traditionally made from red oak and wielded in pairs...
.
- George TakeiGeorge TakeiGeorge Hosato Takei Altman is an American actor, author, social activist and former civil politician. He is best known for his role in the television series Star Trek and its film spinoffs, in which he played Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the...
as Grandpa "Hologramps" Fukunaga, the sensei of the Supah Ninjas and Mike's deceased grandfather. A hologram carrying the family ninja legacy, he guides and trains the Supah Ninjas and in an underground high-tech dojo under Mike and Martin's home and uses a robot to guide them to fight. At the end of "Subsiders" he is seen watching the ninjas play in Mike's room and talking to Yamato. It then seems he is hiding something huge from the ninjas. It is unknown whether the secret he's hiding is about the Ishinas or something else.
Recurring cast
- Randall ParkRandall ParkRandall Park is an American comedian, writer, and actor.Park was born and raised in Los Angeles, California in the U.S., to Korean parents. Park graduated from Hamilton High School's Humanities Magnet Program...
as Martin Fukunaga, Mike's widowed father, a police officer. Unlike Hologramps and Mike, the "ninja trait" was skipped in his generation. In the episode "Katara," Martin fell in love with Katara, a villain pursued by the Supah Ninjas. He is very gullible. He appeared in all episodes except Kickbutt, The Magnificent and Detention.
- Brandon Soo HooBrandon Soo HooBrandon Soo Hoo is an American teen actor who had a role in the 2008 Ben Stiller film Tropic Thunder.-Life and career:...
as Cousin Connor, Mike's cousin, grandson of Mike's grandfather's sister (great-aunt). He's been in the episodes Mr. Bradford, Jellyface, DJ Elephant Head, Ishina and Quake. Connor is also, surprisingly, the leader of the Ishina. They are the rival clan of the Fukanaga's. Their goal is to steal the " Floating Sword."
- Jordan Nichols as Cameron Vanhauser,, the son of the owner of Empire Condominiums. He's been in the episodes Komodo, The Magnificent, Morningstar Academy, Detention and was mentioned in Dollhouse. He and Amanda broke up after he saw her as too dull. In Detention he had let himself go (not exercising, not bathing, etc.). In the end of the episode, Amanda tells him that he will meet the perfect girl, but it is just not her.
- Giselle Bonilla as Kelly, Amanda's best friend who has no interest in Owen even though he has a crush on her. She doesn't like Mike that much, either.
- Travis Wong and Jake Huang alternate as actors within the Yamato suit and Matthew Yang King (as Matt Yang King) voices Yamato, the robot trainer that helps the ninjas become better as a practice opponent at the dojo.
Villains
- The Rhymer: A villain who rhymes when speaking. The Rhymer was pursued by the Supah Ninjas in the pilot episode. He cracks under pressure. He escaped before the ninjas could arrest him. He is portrayed by Christopher ReidChristopher ReidChristopher Reid is a Hong Kong-born British poet, essayist, cartoonist, and writer. He has been nominated twice for the Whitbread Awards in 1996 and in 1997. A contemporary of Martin Amis, he was educated at Exeter College, Oxford. He is one of the exponents of Martian poetry which employs...
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- Katara: A villainess who loves stealing priceless antiquities. She started dating Mike's dad in order to break into a museum he was guarding. She manages to escape. She is portrayed by Sydney Tamiia PoitierSydney Tamiia PoitierSydney Tamiia Poitier is an American actress known for her work on television.- Biography :Sydney is the daughter of famous Oscar-winning actor Sidney Poitier....
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- Two-Ton Harley: An overweight motorcycle biker who ate a lot of food to gain a lot of weight to renuite with his biker gang. He is recaptured at the end of the episode. This was the first villain that was actually captured by the ninjas. He is portrayed by WWE wrestler Big Show (wrestler).
- Checkmate: A chess champion that uses traps to his advantage. He is defeated by the ninjas and seems to be Amanda's most powerful enemy. He returns in "Eternum," where he was being held captive , where he quoted "My queen has returned" stating that he and Amanda meet again. He revealed he told Eternum about her, Mike, and Owen. He escapes at the end of the episode, hinting a return. He is portrayed by Rick D. WassermanRick D. WassermanRick D. Wasserman is an American actor and voice actor. He is also known as Rick Wasserman.-Television:* Black Panther – Radioactive Man/Igor Stancheck* The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes – Thor, Absorbing Man...
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- Subsiders: A crew that live in the shadows of abandoned subway tunnels. Owen's friend James (Jonny Weston) used to be a part of them. They attempted to escape but were arrested by Mike's dad.
- Mr. Bradford: The former teacher at Mike, Owen and Amanda's school. He became a buglike monster when trying to find a universal cure, and it seems he still at large, as seen at the end of the episode. He is portrayed by Scott LowellScott LowellScott Lowell is an American actor best known for his role as Theodore 'Ted' Schmidt on the Showtime drama Queer as Folk.-Biography:...
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- Komodo: A former assistant to Cameron's father who had wanted revenge for being treated so badly. He is defeated by the ninjas. He is portrayed by Bryan Friday.
- Jellyface: Frankie Fellows used Plasma 17 to disguise himself as the people who got him arrested and have them pay. He is defeated by Mike. He returns in "Detention" where he kidnaps Mike. poses as him and smashes the trophy case so he can get into the school on Saturday where Martin is going to be during Homecoming and implant a bomb onto a tank of poison gas in order to get revenge on both Mike and Martin. But it is foiled when Owen takes him out during a battle with Mike and Amanda diffusing the bomb. He apparently knows the ninjas identities.
- Dollhouse: Dollhouse captured people and put mind control devices around their necks so they would act like moving dolls. Towards the climax of the episode, Mike finds that Dollhouse never had any friends and had a lonely childhood, which influenced his evil plan. He is defeated when he attempts to shoot Mike with tranquilizer darts but Mike catches one and throws it at Dollhouse's hand. He is portrayed by Tyler Poelle.
- X: A skilled assassin from the mob that was out to kill the person Mike's father was protecting. He was identified by an "X" scar on the back of his neck. He is defeated by the ninjas. He is portrayed by Christopher MalekiChristopher MalekiChristopher Maleki is an American soap opera actor and photographer. He is best known for portraying the role of Herbert "Spike" Lester on Passions.-Filmography:*Supah Ninjas - X *Finding Hope Now - Mr...
- House of Lords: a British crime group whose weapons were flat boards. They are defeated by Mike, Owen and the superhero Kickbutt. They are portrayed by Mark Lindsay ChapmanMark Lindsay ChapmanMark Lindsay Chapman is an English film and television actor.His credits include: Max Headroom, Dallas ,...
and Ray ParkRay ParkRaymond Park is a Scottish actor, stuntman and martial artist, best known for his playing the physical part of Darth Maul in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Toad in X-Men, Snake-Eyes in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, and Edgar on Heroes.-Early life:Park was born in Glasgow, Scotland...
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- The Magnificent: Milleni, a skilled magician who planned his own disappearance as his best illusion yet. He was then stopped when he was kicked into a magic box by Owen. When it split into 3 pieces, so did he. He vows vengeance on the Supah Ninjas. He is portrayed by Vince CorazzaVince CorazzaVincent Corazza is a Canadian-born actor known for playing the role of Alden Jones in the television series Braceface....
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- Morningstar Academy: Posing as schoolgirls, three girls are taken in by Ms. Morningstar, who has them steal for her. One is named Clarissa and is the only one of the three who talk. They are all defeated by Amanda. They are portrayed by Paulette P. Williams, Kiralee Hayashi and Daniella MonetDaniella MonetDaniella Monet is an American actress, singer, and dancer, best known for playing various TV guest roles and starring as Trina Vega, the sister of Tori Vega, in the Nickelodeon sitcom Victorious...
(from VictoriousVictoriousVictorious is an American sitcom created by Dan Schneider for Nickelodeon. The series revolves around aspiring singer Tori Vega , a teenager who attends a performing arts high school called Hollywood Arts High School, after taking her older sister Trina's place in a showcase while getting into...
).
- DJ Elephant Head: A former student at the Supah Ninjas school. He used his musical rhythms to make people fall asleep so he could steal a rare gem. He battles Owen and is knocked out with his sleeping disk playing. He is portrayed by internet youtube star Ryan Higa.
- Snakeskin: A villainess who was using devil diamond snake venom to make popular kids' skin shed because she had a horrible childhood. She was taken out by Amanda. She is portrayed by Amy Lucas.
- Eternum: A demented psychiatrist who believes he can manipulate human nature using the word "Gemini." He tries to turn Mike evil but fails and is arrested. He is portrayed by Todd StashwickTodd StashwickTodd Stashwick is an American film and TV actor. He played the role of Dale Malloy on The Riches until its cancellation. Stashwick actually preempted the official announcement that the show was canceled when he announced the cancellation on his MySpace blog on September 25, 2008...
.
- Ishina: a rival ninja clan who are after a weapon known as the floating sword, they kidnap Connor and is later revealed to be a set-up with Connor being their leader, they are probably one of the ninjas biggest threats. He finds out Mike, Owen, and Amanda are ninjas in "Quake" and is serving a more powerful master who is Grandpa Fukanaga's evil twin brother due to both of them having the same voice.
- Quake: A forger of music boxes that wears special metal gloves that allow him to work with the hot metal. Since his employer has died, he wants to collect the music boxes that he made. However, every time he gets one, his gloves crush it and he goes into a rage. Amanda helps him takes off his gloves and gives him a music box. He then leaves peacefully. He is portrayed by Esteban Cueto.
- Mechanov: An old man who has his children steal diamonds to power an exoskeleton. His kids are defeated by the Fukanagas, Mechanov's exoskeleton with him in it was defeated Owen and Amanda. But, was then ironically finished off by Martin. He is portrayed by Curt LowensCurt LowensCurt Lowens is a German actor of the stage and films, and a survivor and resistant of the Holocaust.-Life and career:...
and his kids are portrayed by Dennis Keiffer and Danielle Burgio.
International release
| Country / Region | Channel | Series Premiere |
|---|---|---|
| Nickelodeon Nickelodeon (TV channel) Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers... |
January 17, 2011 | |
| Nickelodeon Nickelodeon (UK & Ireland) Nickelodeon is a children's television channel available on Sky, Virgin Media, Smallworld Cable, TalkTalk TV and UPC Ireland in the United Kingdom and Ireland, including on demand on BT Vision. The channel was launched on 1 September 1993... |
September 2, 2011 (Sneak Peek) / September 12, 2011 | |
| Nickelodeon (Canada) Nickelodeon (Canada) Nickelodeon is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel based on the U.S. cable network Nickelodeon. It is wholly owned by Corus Entertainment, with its name licensed from MTV Networks International, a division of Viacom.... |
September 9, 2011 | |
| Nickelodeon (Netherlands) Nickelodeon (Netherlands) The Dutch version of Nickelodeon, seen in the Netherlands and Flanders, launched on September 1, 2002. Nickelodeon is on air 24 hours a day CET .... |
October 15, 2011 | |
| Nickelodeon Nickelodeon (Hungary) Nickelodeon Hungary is a Hungarian channel that is aimed at children.It was originally launched as a block on August 1, 1998 on the youth entertainment channel M-Sat... |
5 November 2011 | |
| Nickelodeon | 5 November 2011 | |
| Nickelodeon Nickelodeon (Philippines) Nickelodeon Philippines is a satellite and cable TV channel that launched a dedicated channel to the country in April 1, 2011... |
November 11, 2011 (Sneak Peek)/November 14, 2011 | |
 Malaysia |
Nickelodeon | November 14, 2011 |
 Singapore |
Nickelodeon | November 14, 2011 |
 Hong Kong |
Nickelodeon | November 11, 2011 (Sneak Peek)/November 14, 2011 |
| Nickelodeon Nickelodeon (Poland) - Programming :Before the Polish Nickelodeon channel, Nickelodeon aired a feed of Nickelodeon Russia that was dubbed into Polish. The channel soon was taken off the air due to low ratings and availability.- Shows broadcast :... |
5 November 2011 | |
External links
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