Vulturo
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Vulturo is a Hanna-Barbera
super-villain who first appeared in a 1967 episode of Birdman and the Galaxy Trio
titled Vulturo, Prince Of Darkness. The character reappeared in another classic episode titled Return Of Vulturo.
The character was reused on Adult Swim
's parody
series Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
, where Vulturo is a rival lawyer. In one episode Vulturo gets the help of Birdman's sidekick Avenger. Vulturo tends to often lose the cases to Birdman.
Vulturo's powers are mostly similar to those of Birdman, but specifically designed to overcome those of his opponent, and Dirth, his answer to Birdman's falcon Avenger, is a mechanical creation. Vulturo travels in a vehicle called the Vulturekraft.
Vulturo appeared in only two episodes in the old series wearing a superhero type body suit, and was shown to be a very formidable evil force.
In Adult Swim's comic spoof, Vulturo is more of a comic character, wearing a proper business suit and appearing to be plagued by a speech impediment. In the newer series, Vulturo is voiced by Neil Ross
.
Hanna-Barbera
Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. was an American animation studio that dominated North American television animation during the second half of the 20th century...
super-villain who first appeared in a 1967 episode of Birdman and the Galaxy Trio
Birdman and the Galaxy Trio
Birdman and the Galaxy Trio is an animated science fiction TV series created by Alex Toth and produced by Hanna-Barbera. It debuted on NBC on September 9, 1967, and ran on Saturday mornings until September 6, 1969...
titled Vulturo, Prince Of Darkness. The character reappeared in another classic episode titled Return Of Vulturo.
The character was reused on Adult Swim
Adult Swim
Adult Swim is an adult-oriented Cable network that shares channel space with Cartoon Network from 9:00 pm until 6:00 am ET/PT in the United States, and broadcasts in countries such as Australia and New Zealand...
's parody
Parody
A parody , in current usage, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation...
series Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law is an American animated television series comedy created by Williams Street and produced by Cartoon Network Studios that aired on Cartoon Network during its Adult Swim late night programming block. The series' pilot first aired in 2000, and later became a series in...
, where Vulturo is a rival lawyer. In one episode Vulturo gets the help of Birdman's sidekick Avenger. Vulturo tends to often lose the cases to Birdman.
Vulturo's powers are mostly similar to those of Birdman, but specifically designed to overcome those of his opponent, and Dirth, his answer to Birdman's falcon Avenger, is a mechanical creation. Vulturo travels in a vehicle called the Vulturekraft.
Vulturo appeared in only two episodes in the old series wearing a superhero type body suit, and was shown to be a very formidable evil force.
In Adult Swim's comic spoof, Vulturo is more of a comic character, wearing a proper business suit and appearing to be plagued by a speech impediment. In the newer series, Vulturo is voiced by Neil Ross
Neil Ross
Theodoric Neilson "Neil" Ross is an English voice actor and announcer, born in London, England and now resident and working in Los Angeles, in the United States. He has provided voices for in many American cartoons, particularly those based on Hasbro products and Marvel Comics, and numerous...
.