Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!

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Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!
Chiro and the five monkeys: Sparx, Nova, Gibson, Antauri, and Otto.
Genre	Animated series
Creator(s)	Ciro Nieli
Starring	Greg Cipes Kevin Michael Richardson Tom Kenny Kari Wahlgren Clancy Brown Corey Feldman Mark Hamill Ashley Johnson James Hong
Country of origin	USA
No. of episodes	52
Production
Running time	30 minutes (with commercials)
Broadcast
Original channel	ABC Family Toon Disney
Original run	September 1, 2004 – present
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Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! (commonly known by its initialism, SRMTHFG) is an American animated television series that currently airs on Toon Disney. It was Jetix's first orginal show. It also used to air on the ABC Family Channel until the Jetix programming block was taken off the channel in August 2006. It also shown on Jetix UK from January 1, 2005, but it has taken off the air in July 22, 2006 for unknown reasons. It is the story of five robotic monkeys and a human boy named Chiro as they struggle against the evil forces of the Skeleton King, their nemesis. The group lives on the fictional planet of Shuggazoom. As is obvious from the visual appearance of the show, supported by former writer, Greg Weisman, there is a significant anime influence present, including limited animation, and mouth motions that do not fit the shape of the words spoken, despite being produced for American television. It was also influenced by Star Trek, Power Rangers, and Star Wars. The show is currently on its fourth and possibly final season.[1]

The show contains various references to pop culture, a notable example being the episode Season of the Skull which is an obvious parody of the 1970s thriller The Wicker Man.

Each episode runs for 30 minutes, with commercials. The first series consisted of 14 episodes, the second was of 11 episodes, and the third 15 episodes.

The show was created by Ciro Nieli, one of the producers of Teen Titans. Its theme song is performed by Japanese Synthpop/New Wave band Polysics.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Characters 2.1 Heroes 2.2 Villains 2.3 Other characters 3 Shuggazoom 4 Cancellation 5 Episode list 5.1 Season 1 5.2 Season 2 5.3 Season 3 5.4 Season 4 5.5 Season 5 6 External links

[edit] Plot

Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! is set in Shuggazoom, a city that takes up a good portion of its planet (also named Shuggazoom), the rest of which is called "The Zone of Wasted Years". The main character is a boy named Chiro. When he was exploring the outskirts of Shugazoom, he discovered a giant abandoned Super Robot and decided to see if he could salvage any spare parts from it. Once inside, however, he pulls the 'on' switch, thus awakening the five robotic monkeys that form the Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce. In the process Chiro also fused himself with the Power Primate, allowing him to transform into a brave fighter and bold leader of the team, with the aid of the five Robot Monkeys: Antauri, Gibson, SPRX-77 (or Sprx for short), Otto, and Nova. Their mission is to save Shuggazoom City from the Skeleton King, the main antagonist in the series.

By virtue of the fact that Chiro was not a superhero from birth, the five Robot Monkeys must train him, which ultimately results in him leading the team. The Robot Monkeys continue to train Chiro, as he fulfills his destiny as protector of the universe.

When fighting the larger enemies, the Hyperforce uses the Super Robot, which can split into six separate vehicles in true Japanese Super Sentai fashion. Its main attack, when combined as one whole robot, is Lazatron Fury, an energy beam fired from its chest. The Super Robot also serves as Chiro and the monkeys' home and long-range vehicle.

[edit] Characters

[edit] Heroes

• Chiro: The bold leader of the Monkey Team, Chiro is a quiet 13-year-old boy with black hair and blue eyes. He works with the Monkey Team to become a brave hero who stops the evil plans of villains and defends Shuggazoom. Presumably because of his bond with the power primate, Chiro is the only person who can understand the speech of the Robot Monkeys - anyone else will just hear regular monkey noises - until Season 2's "The Skeleton King Threat", in which the monkeys finally mastered the local language). He loves the show 'The Sun Riders', and playing video games. As he spends more time with the team, he grows to appreciate every one of them as best friends, especially Antauri. Although resserved and quiet at first, he becomes strong-willed and brave, but sometimes shows a cocky side. Chiro is also revealed to be the 'Chosen One' in the first season, for reasons not yet known. He pilots the Torso Tank Driver 1.

In battle, Chiro fights using martial arts and electricity-based attacks. His special attacks include:

• Thunder Punch - A powerful punch charged with electricity.
• Lightning Kick - A powerful kick charged with electricity.
• Chiro Spearo - Where he creates one or more lightning javelins in his hands and hurls them at enemies.
• Monkey Fu - A burst of green energy which either explodes all around him or is concentrated into a wide beam.

In the Season 1 finale, he gained the ability to 'unleash his inner primate', creating a large green gorilla-shaped energy field around himself that mimics his motions. In the beginning of Season 3, his body temporarily contained Antauri's spirit before Antauri was transferred into the silver monkey's body. In the episode "Antauri's Masters", he showed that he can also use Antauri's Monkey Mind Scream.

Appearance-wise, Chiro bears a strong likeness to Captain Shuggazoom, the previous defender of Shuggazoom City, who also wears a similar uniform and carries a strong bond with Antauri. His hyperform costume is a combination of Joe Shimanura 's uniform from the anime Cyborg 009, and the orange scarf worn by the famed Henshin hero Kamen Rider.

Chiro is voiced by Greg Cipes, who voiced Beast Boy in the Teen Titans animated series. As a side note, Chiro's physical appearance and personality are very similar to that of Beast Boy, at least as he is seen in the animated series.

• Antauri: Antauri is the black monkey in the first two seasons of the series, and the powerful silver monkey in the current third season, and second-in-command. Antauri is very calm and collected and cares much for his friends. He teaches Chiro how to control the Power Primate, and also gives spiritual advice to the rest of the Monkey Team. He spends most of his time either meditating or patrolling Shuggazoom City. He pilots the Brain Scrambler Pilot 2.

Antauri's arms can change into large, glowing claws (or Ghost Claws) which can phase through objects. His special attacks include:

• Claw Disruptor - Where he sends his claw into a target and damages it from the inside.
• Mega Monkey Paw - Where he spins into a target and attack it from the inside
• Phase and Daze - Where he sends his claw in to an object
• Ghost Claw Attack - A primary slashing attack of the the Ghost Claws
• Monkey Mind Scream - Where a green energy blast is fired from the mouth. An attack common to wielders of the Power Primate.

In the Season 2 finale "I, Chiro", Antauri's physical body is destroyed by Mandarin, but his spiritual self survives and stores itself into Chiro. In the Season 3 opener "The Savage Lands", Antauri is reborn through the body of the seventh monkey, which is colored silver (or more specifically, an exact color inversion of Antauri's original form). Chiro then rebuilt Antauri according to the recording left in the laboratory where it was found. The silver monkey is the strongest fighting monkey, but was ultimately deemed a failure and never put together, since it was fully robotic and therefore unable to wield the Power Primate. When Antauri's spirit was transferred from Chiro to the monkey's body, Antauri reactivated himself. He appears to retain all his previous powers in his new form, but being completely robotic rather than bio-electronic, he has some additional advantages. In his new form, Antauri can phase shift his entire body, rather than just his claws, to pass through solid matter.

Antauri is voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson.

• SPRX-77: SPRX-77, known simply as Sprx (pronounced 'sparks'), is the red monkey, and the team's best pilot. He is very much the comedian in the group and has quite a big ego, but still is very brave and willing to protect his comrades. He is in love with Nova (though he never admits it), but isn't afraid to hit on other females as well, much to Nova's dismay. He almost always calls Chiro 'kid'. He pilots the Fist Rocket 3.

In battle, his hands transforms into magnets (or Magna-Fists). His special attacks include:

• Magno-Ball Blazer - A sphere of electricity launched as a projectile, covering the enemy in the debris of the enviroment.
• Magna-Tingler Blast - Streams of electricity which can go in multiple directions.
• Magna-Bolt Beam Splitter - A barrage of magnetic energy bolts similar to a Machine Gun.
• Repulso Ray Go - An magnetic effect can repulse any energy attacks.
• Electro-Vibra-Forks - A wave of electomagnetic energy that can drive off any enemy.
• Magno-Field Shield - A defencive magnetic field that's used to block any attacks.
• Gyro Roll - A traveling attack that has Sparks rapidly rolling like a wheel. This attack is used to stop an attack and repell it back at the enemy.

His relationship with Nova has reached a new level. Several times throughout the show, he has wanted to tell Nova that he loves her (getting interrupted every time), but in "Soul of Evil", when he threatens to rip her apart, she tells him "Fight it, Sprx! I love you too much to lose you", and when he turned back to normal, she gave him a kiss in the cheek. The rest of this matter is up to speculation. Sprx is voiced by Corey Feldman.

• Gibson (Full name, Mr. Hal Gibson): Gibson is the blue monkey, and the team's scientist. His full name is Mr. Hal Gibson, but he is usually just called Gibson. He often starts long winded explanations when he finds something of interest, and has trouble deciding if Otto is a genius. He also despises bugs. He pilots the Fist Rocket 4.

Gibson's hands turn into drills (or Cyber Vac Drills also known as Robo Vac Drills) which can fire various material and energy projectiles. These projectiles include:

• Laser Lash Drills - A laser beam which he sweeps across a target to slice it.
• Biostatic Energy Amplification Darts - In which small electrical blasts are fired. This attack is also called Spin Shocker, as suggested by Otto, because the original name is too long.
• Cyber Vac Drill Blasters - A primary laser beam attack from Gibson's drills.
• Photon Scalpel - A laser beam which he sweeps arcoss a tatget to slice it.
• Laser Criss Cross - An attack where Gibson charges full force into an enemy.
• Tranquilizer Darts - Which are yet to be used in the series.
• Tracers - A small triangle shaped tracer used to tack an enemy's location.
• Insulation Foam - A protective pink coating used to protect one self against the elements.

Gibson is voiced by Tom Kenny.

• Otto: Otto is the green monkey, and the team's mechanic. Although his talent with machines is unmatched, he is also quite dumb in everything else. He loves naming the monsters that the team encounters. As the monkeys are robotic themselves, it is usually up to Otto to repair any damages. Otto has a dream of being in a circus - more specifically, being a trapeze artist. He also has a soft spot for anything young or smaller than him, as seen in "The Stranded Seven". He pilots the Foot Crusher Cruiser 5.

Otto's hands turn into Saws which can fire various material and energy projectiles. These projectiles include:

• Whirling Destructo-Saws- A melee attack where Otto's saws extended on a chan and is used to attack enemies from a long distance.
• Cyclo-Chopping Doom Spin- An attack which Otto spins around like a tornado scattering a cluser of energy saws at enemies.
• Razor Chariot - A traveling attack where Otto uses his energy saws as wheels and can travel at top speed plowing through enemies and obstacles in his path. (also known as the Veritcal Razor Chariot depending on how Otto set his saws.)
• Tornado Kablamo- An attack where Otto slashes his saws and creates a giant tornado to sweep enemies away.
• Sritch Sratch Doom Thower- An energy attack where Otto puts both his spinning saws together to produce a destructive energy beam.
• Energy Saw Strike - A primary slashing attack from Otto's saws. (also known as Energy Thrust.)

Otto is voiced by Clancy Brown.

• Nova: Nova is the yellow monkey with pink eyes, and the only female in the team (until Jinmay became an honorary member). She's the team's main fighter and has quite a temper. She has a love-hate relationship with Sprx, despises the cold (due to a past incident with Mandarin) and had a loving bond with her creator, the Skeleton King when he was human (he called her 'Dearest Nova'). She recently became the team's third-in-command. She pilots the Foot Crusher Cruiser 6.

Nova's hands turn into battle Gautlets (or Robo-Fists) in which she ingages the enemy in physical or melee attacks. Nova's main attacks are:

• Lady Tomahawk - Where she pounds her fists onto the ground or on an enemy.
• Boom Boom Wake Up - A greatly powered up punch.
• Knuckle Duster - A fake punch to trick the enemy, then attacking by quickly extending her knuckles when their guard is down.
• Flame Fist Fury - A projectile attack where Nova puts here fist together to create fire and throws themat her foes.
• Twirler and Hurler - An attack where Nova grabs an enemy, swings them around at top speed, and throws them in the air.
• Sting Ring - A projectile attack where Nova puts here fists together and create a devestating sonic beam.
• Torpedo Hammer - A physical attack in which Nova propels herself fist first to her target.

Nova also has a rarely seen and extremely destructive ability to increase her body temperature beyond what most life forms can tolerate (akin to a star that's about to go supernova) as discovered thanks to Mandarin's sadistic weather training. She recently became the team's third-in-command after the events of The Savage Lands. In the episode Soul of Evil she reveales to Sprx her true feelings and she gave him a kiss on the cheek. She is voiced by Kari Wahlgren.

[edit] Villains

• Skeleton King: The main antagonist of the series. A vile Undead warlord who resides in the Citadel of Bone, a giantic living spaceship (resembling Darth Vader's Super Star Destroyer from the Star Wars films) made entirely from bone and filled with nightmarish monsters, in space, and is determined to rule Shugazoom. He uses the Formless Minions and various other monsters to fight the Monkey Team, and is very interested to know what makes Chiro so special, due to his remarkable control of the Power Primate.

In the Season 1 finale, it is revealed that Skeleton King is in possession of a large amount of toys Chiro played with when he was small, leading to speculation that Skeleton King is Chiro's father; although not yet confirmed, this would prove to be a fitting irony, given that Skeleton King is voiced by Mark Hamill, whose portrayal of Luke Skywalker (son of Anakin, aka Darth Vader) defines the role of science fiction hero with a corrupted parent.

It was also revealed that Skeleton King is connected to the Citadel of Bone and therefore unable to leave to invade Shuggazoom City. When this bond was broken due to its temporary destruction, he was left free to cause mayhem for the Hyperforce.

During Season 2, it is revealed that Skeleton King was the creator of the Robot Monkeys, and a personal friend of Captain Shugazoom. Towards the end of Season 3, it is further revealed that he also assisted in the construction of the Super Robot, though he disappeared shortly after its completion. He was once a human alchemist who fused life, science and magic. He also loved the Robot Monkeys, especially Nova. He was, however, corrupted by "The Dark One" , and went on to become Skeleton King.

At the end of Season 2, he is knocked by Chiro into the pool from which the Dark One is born, where the Dark One fused with him, possessing him and feeding off his evil energy. He maintains this form throughout Season 3, as he and the worm use their evil to corrupt entire planets. At the season's end, his head is detached from the worm by Antauri, killing him, but it is relocated by Mandarin. Velina tried to get it to resurrect him, but it broke and underneath was a Crystal Skull. His head is the first piece of a puzzle to resurrect him. In order for Velina to revive him she needed to collect the Skeleton King's three essences scattered all across planet Shugazoom along with the robe of the Alchemist. She succeeds with this and he proceeds to destroy her and raise a black fortress along with a massive army of the undead to start a war with the living.

It is noted that Skeleton King is inspired by Skeletor, another skull-faced villan from the animated series, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.

• Mandarin: Mandarin is the infamous 'sixth' monkey, who was the original leader of the team. At some point before the timeline of the show, he decided that he was too powerful to merely protect Shuggazoom, and decided he should rule it instead. The other monkeys defeated him and sent him into space, but he returns during the story, and later join forces with the Skeleton King. When he returns to Shuggazoom after his second defeat, he was rebuilt into a muscular Cyborg called The Supreme Destuctor, a relentless warrior created for the sole purpose of destroying Chiro. He was the orange monkey (which explains the color of Chiro's weapons, costume and transport tube) and the original pilot of the Torso Tank. His weapons are a pair of gauntlets which produced an energy blade and shield.

During Season 2, he is replaced by a smaller, younger clone of himself after a failed attempt to clone Chiro, and the fate of the real Mandarin is unknown. At the end of Season 2, this clone is defeated by Chiro and eaten by the Dark One, but returns in an undead-like state at the end of Season 3. He is currently in possession of the decapitated head of Skeleton King and the remains of the TV Monster, and working together with Velina to resurrect Skeleton King. While trying to protect Velina as she revived Skeleton King, his claw hand was broken by Gibson, the second time that hand was destroyed. He was last seen on the new Skeleton King's shoulder with the broken claw.

He is named after both the Mandarin orange and the Mandarin dialect of Chinese.

Mandarin is voiced by Chinese-American actor James Hong.

• Formless Minions: The Formless Minions are the black skeleton-like creatures that are created from some kind of black ooze and act as the foot soidiers of the Skeleton King's army. The Formless Minions are know to ride on motorcycles during their attacks on Shuggazoom, transform their hands into sword-like weapons, and amass themselves into a giantic monster to attack The Super Robot.

There are various versions of the Formless, some of which include:

• the regular Formless Soldier
• the Hyperformless - a batch of Formless in the five colours of the Robot Monkeys, created to counteract the powers of the Hyperforce. (The Black Hyperformless shoots massive spikes from its chest; the Red Hyperformless uses gigantic battle cuffs for hands; the Blue Hyperformless welds sharp blade-like hands for combat; the Green Hyperformless uses its gigantic hammer-shaped head to crush foes; the Yellow Hyperformless uses massive cleated boots to stomp its enemies.)
• the Red Crystal-bearing Formless Soldier - one which can shoot fireballs and regenerate from their wounds
• the Formless Chiro Clones
• the Formless Chiro Mutants - hybrids of Chiro and various animals
• Chira and Chiru - two muscular female versions of Chiro
• Chiro Blob - a gruesome growing mass in Chiro's likeness
• Formless Slugs
• Winged Formless
• Giant Formless
• Formless Spider
• Formless Sea Serpent
• Formless Tyrannosaurus
• Primitive Formless, a kind of Neanderthal-like Fromless that adapted to the harsh jungle settings of the Savage Lands

• TV Monster/Skeleton King Droid: A black and bulky looking, yet powerful robot made to personally serve Skeleton King. In Season 1, as Skeleton King could not leave the Citadel of Bone, the TV Monster did his work, carrying his essence wherever it needed to go. It has a large monitor at its center, on which Skeleton King was screened. It was defeated at the end of Season 1, and was not seen until late Season 2, where it was it blown away from the Citadel of Bone, but apparently not destroyed. It returned in early Season 3, abducted by an infected robot mind who was bent on destroying everything that ever had contact with Skeleton King. No longer able to ferry Skeleton King's essence around, the TV Monster fused itself with it instead, becoming the Skeleton King Droid. All its attacks were upgraded, and it became undefeatable. It can take out lasers from every part of itself, transform into a ball, and fly at incredible speeds. At the end of Season 3, it was destroyed by the Super Robot. Mandarin recovered it, and now uses it as a ship.

Both TV Monster and Skeleton King Droid were voiced by Mark Hamill.

• Elevator Monster: A psychic being that serves the Skeleton King. It lures people into its elevator in the episode "Pit of Doom". It looks like an old man, but is able to combine itself with the elevator. Its teleporting ability gave it an advantage against the Monkey Team for a while, until Sprx finally defeated the monster with his Magna-Tingler Blast.

He is voiced by Clancy Brown.

• Gyrus Krinkle: A sad, lonely man who grew up with a robotic mother. He is a fan of the Hyperforce, and this fanaticism eventually turned into an obsession. Krinkle was originally part of the cleanup crew that cleaned the city after the team's battles with monsters, but was then fired because he was cleaning the Super Robot instead of the city. Krinkle, although a technical genius and mastermind, is also mentally unstable. His failed attempt to join the Hyperforce led him to sneak into the Super Robot in a Chiro costume and brainwash the Monkey Team into fighting the real Chiro. Chiro finally managed to free the Monkey Team, and tricked Krinkle into thinking he was part of the team. When captured, Krinkle was sent to a mental facility on Shuggazoom's moon. He was not seen again until Season 4, when he had taken over the facility and had captured Chiro in his mind using a device he invented. When he sent the Monkey Team into his mind, they managed to scramble it by attacking cracks that appeared when he got angry. They were sent back to the facility and Krinkle disappeared when his machine exploded. Whether or not Krinkle is alive or if he is stuck in his own mind is unknown.

Krinkle is voiced by Jeffrey Combs.

• Professor Maezono: A now disembodied brain, Professor Maezono was a human that was a builder of the Super Robot. He secretly built many varying models of the Super Robot for his own evil needs. When the Prometheus Five (Slingshot) was created as the last generation of Super Robots, he tried to fuse his consciousness with the robot. When his 'friend' Dr. Takeuchi tried to stop him, the Professor's brain triggered an explosion that destroyed his lab and Dr. Takeuchi. From then on, he was locked in combat with Slingshot, who vowed to avenge Dr. Takeuchi's death. When the Monkey Team came to the planet, Maezono tricked them into trying to destroy Slingshot. Slingshot soon turned them right, but Prof. Maezono escaped. Slingshot is now chasing him across the galaxy trying to destroy him.

He is voiced by Dee Bradley Baker, and is named after the co-director of the showl Fumio Maezono.

• Sakko: Sakko is a tiny, girly looking monkey. He may be cute, but he is actually a spy for Skeleton King. He was the first agent of Skeleton King seen in the show, but was soon 'taken away'. He returned at the end of Season 1, partnering up with Mandarin. After he and Mandarin abandoned Skeleton King, he was not seen again until Season 4, where it was revealed that he currently resides in the prison on Ranger 7.

He is voiced by Tom Kenny.

• Scrapperton: Also Known as Lord Scrapperton, or Earl of The Mecha Realm. A once mortal man that replaced every part of his body with a mechanical part, Scrapperton is a kindly-seeming robo-man, but he works for Skeleton King. He collects mostly useless junk, but his collecting habits can get in the way of his mind. He lured the Monkeys to his lair by capturing Sprx, and soon stole all of their hand attachments. He later made robot apes that worshipped the monkeys to trick them into joining him. He returned in the dreamlands episode, as did most villains from the show. His fate is unknown, though Skeleton King probably destroyed him.

He is voiced by Eric Idle but later replaced by Jeff Bennett.

• Velina: Also know as The Skull Sorceress, Velina was once a member of the Skeletal Circle, a secret group of Shuggazoomi citizens who worshipped the Skeleton King. The leaders, Ma and Pa Sheenko, were her parents and chose her to accept Skeleton King's power. Skeleton King's influence saw her fit to rule the savage lands, particularly a large, hidden jungle which lied in a series of caves beneath the surface of Shuggazoom. She is an evil and powerful sorceress, with the ability to summon the Dark One. She can create bubbles, teleport and hurl deadly energy blasts. When the Monkey Team and Jinmay attempted to rescue Chiro from the Skeleton King's jungle hidden beneath the badlands, Velina attempted to kidnap Jinmay, and the rescued Chiro and the rest of the Monkey Team chased after her. She then summoned the Dark One in an attempt to destroy the Monkey Team. When the Dark One was injured by Antauri, she lost her power, and was defeated by Chiro. She was tossed into a vat of formless ooze as the savage lands and the jungle beneath it were destroyed. She returned early in Season 4 only to wind up trapped in a medallion which comes under Mandarin's possession in the same episode. When Mandarin abused her power to create the monkey team's worst fears, she trapped him and wanted to use the Skeleton King's head to resurrect him. Velina and Mandarin did, finally, resurrect the Skeleton King at the end of Season 4, but instead of being rewarded by her master, he destroyed her.

Velina is voiced by Hynden Walch.

[edit] Other characters

• Jinmay: In the first episode, Chiro had a crush on Jinmay, unaware that she was a robot and under the control of Skeleton King. Transformed into a Giant Robot, she tried to destroy the Monkey Team , but remembered all the good memories of Chiro and his friends, and resisted Skeleton King's control. She left Shuggazoom shortly afterwards, then returning at the end of Season 1 as a decapitated head, which recombined with her body during "Skeleton King". After Antauri's return as the silver monkey in Season 3, she became an honorary member of the team. She was left with the duty of protecting Shuggazoom City while the Hyperforce set off to defeat the Dark One Worm. Unfortunately, a new threat called the Wraiths arrived on Shuggazoom and she required the help of the Hyperforce. Eventually she pulled through and ended up saving the day and the Hyperforce. She helps and travels with the Hyperforce to prevent the resurrection of Skeleton King.

Jinmay is voiced by Ashley Johnson, who plays Terra in Teen Titans. (Ironically, Terra was the crush of Greg Cipes' Beast Boy in the Teen Titans just as Jinmay was Chiro's crush. Also Ironically both characters betrayed the trust of the heroes only to regain that trust later.)

• The Sun Riders: A superhero team comprising of three members: Super Quasier, Aurora Six and Johnny Sunspot. They have their television series, of which Chiro is an avid fan. However, they wanted to stop "acting" their parts, and in exchange for real power, joined the Skeleton King in the promise of destroying Chiro and the Monkey Team. They later return in Season 2, in the episode "The Sun Riders Return", apparently reformed. Aurora Six appeared as an aspect of the dreamlands in a later episode.

Super Quasier is voiced by Keone Young, Aurora Six by Meredith Salenger, and Johnny Sunspot by Tom Kenny.

• Slingshot: Also known as Prometheus Five, the fifth and most recent in a series of robots of which the Super Robot is the first. As his name implies, beyond standard flight abilities, Slingshot can create energy balls from his hands and use them to propel himself forward at high speed, causing him to move fast enough to puncture even the toughest of metals. Shortly after Slingshot was completed, one of his creators, Professor Maezono, attempted to transplant his own brain into Slingshot's robotic shell as a means of becoming the ultimate death machine. However, his partner, Dr. Takauchi, removed the power cord during the process as a means of stopping him. The resulting overload caused a massive explosion, killing Dr. Takauchi and reducing Professor Maezono to a disembodied brain. Slingshot blames Maezono for Takauchi's death, and has been battling the mad professor, who wants to see him destroyed, ever since. Unlike the Super Robot, Slingshot is capable of using human speech (although he can hear, understand and translate the silent speech of the Super Robot).

He is voiced by Scott Menville.

• Planetoid Q: A living planetesimal with a jack o' lantern-esque face, ordered by the Skeleton King to collide with Shuggazoom. Later, it is convinced by Chiro to make its own decisions and do what it wants instead of listening to the Skeleton King's commands.

He is voiced by Clancy Brown.

• The Circus of Ooze Crew: While this traveling circus was cruising the galaxy, they had a run-in with the Citadel of Bone. It shot formless ooze into the train, which put the members under Skeleton King's control. The members include the ringmaster, the jungle girl, and the clowns. They turned for Shuggazoom, and attempted to use the ooze to turn all the citizens of Shuggazoom City into clown slaves, and that included Chiro, who was scared of clowns. They tried to make the monkeys part of the circus, but Otto had no use. When the ringmaster became a giant carousel, Otto did the trapeze and used his saws to cut down the carousel. They gave Otto the starring role in the next show. It is unknown where they are now.

The Ringmaster was voiced by Robert Englund and The Jungle Girl by Kari Wahlgren.

• Thingy: A tiny little furball that hailed from an unknown planet. It was rescued by the team on Ranger 7, but turned out to be a trap set by Skeleton King. It can transform into a giant monster, although it is not evil by nature. Its lick is a repellent for Skeleton King's virus. Its fur can also be used in sandwiches.

He is voiced by Frank Welker.

• Captain Shuggazoom: While searching for Mandarin and Velina, the Hyperforce discovered an old man in a deep undergrond cavern wearing a helmet shaped like their embelm. After reviving him with The Sleep Cannon in reverse polarity, it's revealed that the old man was Captain Shuggazoom, the previous defender of Shuggazoom City who's secret identity was the Weathy Billionaire Playboy industrialist Clayton Carrington. After defeating his arch nemesis Dr. Malicious was armed with the Magna Ball-Blazer, Captain Shuggazoom returned the weapon to its creator and personal friend The Alchemist. As Captain Shuggazoom asked if his Silver Monkey was complete, The Alchemist, who's was accompanied by the Monkey Team (before their cyberization,) warned Captain Shuggazoom about the looming threat of The Dark Ones, the Transdimensional Demons sealed by the Veran-Mystics thousands of years ago, and took him on his custom made portal to the Netherworld to monitor their growing forces. Captain Shuggazoom asked was it dangerous to have an open portal to Netherworld functional, The Alchemist reassured him by saying that the Containment Grid surrounding the portal was completely inpenatrable. As Captain Shuggazoom left to respond to a distress call, Mandarin (who displayed deviant tendencies) damaged the containment grid, which released a gigantic hand that grabbbed and attacked The Alchemist, and a Demon Beast which escaped the lab and terrorized Shuggazoom City. Forced to abandon his alien date as Clayton to battle the The Demon Beast, it nearly opened a portal to the Netherworld to unleash it breatheren, which Captain Shuggazoom nearly averted. Clearly out matched, Captain Shuggazoom returned to The Alchemist's Lab for aid, and discovered that The Alchemist was aging rapidly. He explained that The Portal was damaged which lead to The Demon Beast's release and he was changed upon contact from The Dark Ones, and is slowly being transformed by their malevolent infuence. Grabbing the Sleep Cannon, Captain Shuggazoom promised to return soon, and engaged The Dark One in a final battle. As the Demon Beast began to attack Captain Shuggazoom, he used the weapon on the monster and successfully put it to hibernation. But he got caught in the blast, and fell into the underground cavern until he was revived by the Hyperforce. As Captain Shuggazoom assumed that the world lives on since the dimensional portal's closed for all this time, and wondered about the condition of the The Alchemist. Antauri sadly states that The Alchemist was completely corrupted by The Dark Ones, and Nova stated that the very reason that The Monkey Team was created was to protect the Universe from his evil. Meanwhile, Gibson asked that the Demon Beast was imprisoned with Captain Shuggazoom and Otto discovered that the Sleep Cannon's reverse polartity had a one mile radius and was accidentally awoken to resume its purpose. Hoping to redeem himself after believing that he abandoned The Alchemist in his hour in need, Captain Shuggazoom joined The Hyperforce to stop The Demon Beast's rampage, only to find The Super Robot overwhelmed by the The Demon Beast's strength. The Demon Beast had Captain Shuggazoom in its mouth, and the beast started to reopen the dimensional rift. Detirmined to not fail The Hyperforce as he failed The Alchemist, Captain Shuggazoom successfully fired The Sleep Cannon from within The Demon Beast and exscaped from from its jaws, leaving The Super Robot to use the Lazertron Fury to push the sleeping Dark One back to the dimensional rift, thus sealing it from within and closing it forever. After the dramatic battle, Captain Shuggazoom decides to leave The Hyperforce and return to The Alchemist's Laboratory to find out what happened to him during his final days for his peace of mind. While exploring the Laboratory, He discovered The Alchemist's final computerized message. During the final stages of his metamorphasis from living to undead, The Alchemist says that the Monkey Team is now complete and it's their task to stop the evil he's unleashed before it's too late. "Now The Dark Ones take my soul!" was The Alchemist's final chilling line as his transformation to the Skeleton King was finally compete. Kneeling before the Alchemist's robe, he apologized for abandoning him in his time of need, when he was attacked by Velina and Mandarin. Captain Shuggazoom fought bravely to keep the robe from Mandarin's hands only to be blasted by Velina who was angered that Captain Shuggazoom would dare perform such sacrilege by touching her fallen master's robe. Badly beaten, Capatin Shuggazoom mentally called Antauri, which brought the Hyperforce to his aid. Before passing out, Captain Shuggazoom warned the team that Mandarin and Velina took The Alchemist's robe and went to see Morlath, The Mythic Lord of The Northern Ice, and are planning to resurrect The Skeleton King. He is now currently recuperating in the Super Robot's Healing Chamber's and is unknown that if he would join The Hyperforce in the final battle against the newly reborn Skeleton King and his army of the undead.

He is voiced by Bruce Campbell.

It is noted that Captain Shuggazoom bears a strong resembalance to Chiro and also has a strong mental connection to Antauri.

[edit] Shuggazoom

Shuggazoom is Chiro's home planet. Its capital and only settlement, Shuggazoom City, is filled with futuristic scenes reminiscent of The Jetsons. The city is surrounded by a large lake, and outside that is an almost unbroken rocky desert and wasteland known as "The Zone of Wasted Years"; the lake may be the only usable source of water on the planet. Shuggazoom is under constant attack from the Skeleton King, an evil entity who was once a kind alchemist, corrupted and possessed by "The Dark One", a worm that travels the universes, corrupting whole worlds with its presence.

Shuggazoom is shown to be an alternate Earth in the episode "Wormhole," where the Skeleton King Worm (a fusion of the Skeleton King and The Dark One) invades another dimension and threatens Paris, Tokyo, Philadelphia, etc.

[edit] Cancellation

Currently, Disney is not planning to renew the fifth and final season of the show. A campaign has begun in hopes of changing this decision.

[edit] Episode list

[edit] Season 1 Chiro's Girl Depths of Fear Planetoid Q Magnetic Menace The Sun Riders The Secret of The Sixth Monkey Pit Of Doom Thingy Flytor A Man Called Krinkle Ape New World Hidden Fortress Skeleton King

[edit] Season 2 Dreamlands Circus of Ooze In the Grip of Evil World of Giants The Sun Riders Return Versus Chiro Shadow Over Shuggazoom Wonder Fun Meat World Hunt for the Citadel of Bone Snowbound Skeleton King Threat Antauri's Masters I, Chiro

[edit] Season 3 The Savage Lands (Part 1) The Savage Lands (Part 2) A Ghost in the Machinder Seasons of The Skull The Stranded Seven Girl Trouble Brothers in Arms Monster Battle Club Now! Meet the Wigglenog Big Lug Prototype Wormhole Belly of the Beast

[edit] Season 4 Galactic Smash: Space Attack Galactic Smash: Game Over Incident on Ranger 7 Ghosts of Shuggazoom Evil Ages Invasion of the Vreen Night Of Fear Demon Of The Deep Secret Society Golden Age The Hills Have Five Fire Of Hate Soul of Evil

Super Robot, individual forms.

[edit] Season 5 Coming Soon

[edit] External links

• Official Site - Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! disney.go.com
• 'Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!', Freewebs.com
• Hyperforce.net