Centurions (TV series)

Television series

Centurions

Title card

Genre|

* Action
* Science fiction

Created by| Jon Vitti
Voices of|

* Michael Bell
* Jennifer Darling
* Vince Edwards
* Ron Feinberg
* Pat Fraley
* Ed Gilbert
* Diane Pershing
* Bob Ridgely
* Neil Ross
* B. J. Ward

Narrated by| William Woodson (Opening Narration)
Theme music composer| Udi Harpaz
Country of origin| United States
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 2
No. of episodes| 65
Production
Executive producers|

* Joe Ruby
* Ken Spears

Producer| Larry Huber
Animator| Nippon Sunrise Studio 7
Running time| 30 minutes
Production company| Ruby-Spears Enterprises
Original release
Network| first-run syndication
Release| April 7 (1986-04-07) –
December 12, 1986 (1986-12-12)

Centurions is an American science fiction animated television series produced by Ruby-Spears and was animated in Japan by Nippon Sunrise's Studio 7. The series began in 1986 as a five-part mini-series and was followed with a 60-episode series.[1] The series was story edited by Ted Pedersen and written by several authors, including prolific science fiction writers Michael Reaves, Marc Scott Zicree, Larry DiTillio and Gerry Conway.

The series theme and soundtrack were composed by Udi Harpaz. There was also a line of tie-in toys by Kenner and a comic book series by DC Comics.[2]

The show revolves around the conflict between Doc Terror's cyborgs and the Centurions - who wear a combination of exoskeleton and mecha.

## Premise

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> "In the near future, Doc Terror and his cyborg companion Hacker unleashed their forces to conquer Earth! Only one force can stop this evil: a handful of brave men. In specially created exo-frames, they can be transported anywhere to fuse with incredible assault weapon systems beamed down from the space station Skyvault, becoming man and machine, Power Xtreme! Max Ray, brilliant Sea Operations commander! Jake Rockwell, rugged Land Operations specialist! Ace McCloud, daring Air Operations expert! Whatever the challenge, they are ready - The Centurions!"

\- opening narration by William Woodson.

In the near future of the 21st century, the cyborg mad scientist Doc Terror seeks to conquer the Earth and turn its inhabitants into robot slaves. He is assisted by his cyborg companion Hacker and an army of robots.

At each turn, their evil plans are thwarted by the heroic Centurions. The Centurions are a team of men consisting of Max Ray, Jake Rockwell, and Ace McCloud, dressed in specially created exo-frames that allow them (upon shouting "PowerXtreme") to fuse with 'incredible' assault weapon systems, becoming what the show calls man and machine, Power Xtreme! The result is a weapons platform somewhere between a hard-suit and a mecha. The exo-frames can also be equipped with space gear or diving gear.

The Centurions are based on an orbiting space station called Sky Vault where its operator, Crystal Kane, uses a transporter to send the Centurions, and the requested weapon systems, to where they are needed. To monitor the global situation there are relay stations such as Ice Castle, Sand Castle and Fire Castle. Crystal is always in the company of either Jake Rockwell's dog Shadow or Lucy the orangutan mostly. Shadow is usually more involved with the Centurions' battles than Lucy and sports a harness with dual missile launchers. Crystal suggests tactics and sends equipment as required. The Centurions also have a hidden base in New York City called Centrum. Its entrance is hidden in a bookstore and must be reached via an underground railcar. Centrum serves as the Centurions' land base of operations and also has a beaming pod for rapid transport to Sky Vault. In addition to Sky Vault and Centrum, there is also a Centurion Academy whose location is kept completely secret and only seen in the last 5 episodes. All weapon systems are manufactured by a submersible aquatic Sealab.

Much like the Super Friends' additions of Black Vulcan, Apache Chief, Samurai, and, El Dorado to introduce racial diversity into the series, The Centurions saw the addition of Rex Charger, the energy expert, and John Thunder, the Apache infiltration expert.

## Characters

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### The Centurions

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The main protagonists. There were originally three but two more were added later on in the series.

Original Team:

* Max Ray – 'Brilliant' Sea Operations Commander: The calm and collected de facto leader of the team, donning a green exo-frame suit and sporting a fine mustache. His toy file card said that for exercise he regularly swam from California to Hawaii and back. His weapon systems are best suited for underwater missions, some of these are as follows:
* Cruiser – A sea assault weapon system that is used in and out of the water and includes hydro thrusters, and a keel-fin radar unit. Its weapons include two re-pulsars (one as a cannon mounted on the forearm, and another mounted on the keel-fin), and a missile launcher. Max wears this with a green helmet that matches his exo-frame.
* Tidal Blast – A powerful surface-sub-surface attack weapon system with two hydro-powered keel-fins used for above and below the water that has battle modes such as cruise, subsonic speed, and rear attack. Its weapons include a re-pulsar lesion cannon and two rotating and firing shark missiles. Like Cruiser, Max wears this with a green helmet.
* Depth Charger – A deep-sea weapon system used for deep underwater missions. It is a mini-sub with two pivoting pontoon thrusters and two mobile directional aqua fins that has modes of attack such as diving, full fire, and deep sea. Its weapons include two rotating aqua cannons, deep-sea torpedoes, and a hydro mine. NOTE: Jake Rockwell used it once in the episode "Atlantis Adventure, Part II".
* Sea Bat – Another sea assault weapon system that is used in and out of the water and it includes a bat-wing thruster unit, a chest hydrofoil unit and multiple flexi-hose connectors attached to a deep sea scope. Its weapons include barracuda missiles, an explosive depth charge, and heat seeking harpoons. Like Cruiser and Tidal Blast, Max wears this with a green helmet. Released in the second phase of the toys' release.
* Fathom Fan \- A submersible assault weapon system resembling an airboat with hydrofoil launcher missiles and a small laser in the chest. No toy was made.
* Jake Rockwell – 'Rugged' Land Operations Specialist: Donning a yellow exo-frame suit. A passionate idealist with a strong moral compass, he has a short fuse that often puts him at odds with the cocky and casual personality of Ace. His weapon systems have the most firepower and are best suited for land missions, some of these are as follows:
* Fireforce – A powerful land assault weapon system that includes back-mounted launcher, twin laser cannons and a rotating plasma re-pulsar. It is waterproof for submerge underwater and capable for space use. Can be fitted with rocket skis for snow battle. Jake wears this with a yellow helmet that matches his exo-frame.
* Wild Weasel – A protective armor assault weapon system in the shape of a motorcycle with a head shield and protective back shell for dangerous missions such as heavy forests or rocky terrains. It has battle modes including tracking, anti-aircraft, high-speed travel, and land attack. Its weapons include two land lasers and a front assault pack module for storing accessories.
* Detonator – A heavy artillery weapon system for maximum firepower. It has many battle modes including air attack and ground assault. Its weapons include sonic ray guns and freeze ray blasters. Like Fireforce, Jake wears this with a yellow helmet.
* Hornet – An assault helicopter weapon system used to assist Aerial missions that has battle modes including surveillance, high-speed assault, and sneak attack. Its weapons include four sidewinder missiles and a rotating freeze cannon. NOTE: Max Ray used it twice in the episodes "To Dare Dominion, Part II" and "Day of the Animals".
* Swingshot – A mid-sized assault weapon system with arm shield blasters and missiles, chest-mounted howitzer, backpack targeting sensor and infrascope with tank tracks that swings up to cling to the ceiling. Released in the second phase of the toys' release.
* Awesome Auger \- A vehicular assault weapon system shaped like an ATV with a drill, a sonar shredder and another weapon for boring underground. Changes mode from fold-up to combat seating position and drilling lie-down position. Like Fireforce and Detonator, Jake wears this with a yellow helmet.
* Ace McCloud – 'Daring' Air Operations Expert: Donning a blue exo-frame suit, he is a brave but cocky womanizer who is sometimes at odds with Jake. His weapon systems are best suited for aerial missions, some of these are as follows:
* Skyknight – A powerful air assault weapon system that has two turbo thrusters. Its weapons include stincel missiles, laser cannons, and laser bombs. Ace wears this with a blue helmet that matches his exo-frame. NOTE: Max Ray used it once with the blue helmet included, in the episode "To Dare Dominion, Part I", to cover an injured Ace.
* Orbital Interceptor – An advanced air weapon assault system with inner atmospheric thrusters that can even be used in space and seemingly underwater. It has battle modes including cruise, pursuit, and power blast. Its weapons include two particle beam deflectors and a particle beam missile. Ace wears this with a life support helmet.
* Skybolt – An air reinforcement weapon system that has two booster stabilizer pods, radar tracking wings, and modular invertible wings with battle modes including reconnaissance, backfire, and anti-attack. Its weapons include galactic missiles and two backfire missile launchers for front and rear attacks and an invisibility cloaking chest device. Like Skyknight, Ace wears this with a blue helmet.
* Strato Strike – An air assault weapon system that can reverse thrust. The toy for Strato Strike was designed, but never released.

Extended Team (later additions):

* Rex Charger – 'Expert' Energy Programmer. Dons a red and pale green exo-frame suit.
* Electro-Charger \- A flight assault weapon system with energy manipulating abilities. Rex wears this with a red and pale green helmet to match his exo-frame. The toy for Electro-Charger was designed, but never released.
* Gatling Guard \- A heavy flight weapon system with revolver for multiple unusual energy functions missiles. The toy for Gatling Guard was designed, but never released.
* John Thunder – 'Specialist' Infiltration Commander. Has a black exo-frame with exposed skin upper body.
* Silent Arrow \- A crossbow like net cannon weapon system mounted on the back, armor pieces and a sonic knife. John wears this with a red mask. The toy for Silent Arrow was designed, but never released.
* Thunder Knife \- A tracked assault weapon system with lasers shooting arm mounted cutter wheels, a missile backpack and a tank track platform. There are cutter frames body attached that mounts to the feet when John assumes the cutting, spinning belly flop position on the platform. Like Silent Arrow, John wears this with a red mask. The toy for Thunder Knife was designed, but never released.

### Cyborgs

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* Doc Terror \- The main antagonist. An insane scientist whose main goal is to conquer Earth and turn its inhabitants into robotic slaves to suit his purposes. He is a cyborg fused with a powerful computer system called Syntax and occasionally wears a red helmet for combat missions.
* Hacker \- Terror's right hand-man. He was originally an ordinary criminal before he was persuaded by Terror to be the first human in his experiment of being a cyborg. He is fused with a powerful computer system called Legion and occasionally wears a blue helmet for combat missions.
* Both Terror and Hacker can separate from their robotic halves and when the two halves are fused together, they become a powerful machine called Uniborg, which both Terror and Hacker were unable to control.

There were many other types of cyborgs that helped Terror and Hacker with their evil plans:

* Doom Drones Traumatizers – The most commonly seen drones are walking robots with laser blasters for arms. The toy for the Traumatizer was a Sears store exclusive.
* Doom Drones Strafers – A flying robot armed with missiles and lasers capable of spaceflight. Doc Terror and Hacker are able to fly by swapping their pure robot half for a Strafer.
* Groundborgs – A land-based robot armed with lasers that move on big wheels. Can be converted to Snowborgs with skis and treads. No toy was made of Groundborgs.
* Seaborgs – A ship-based robot armed with lasers for sea battle.
* Cybervore Panther – A robot panther. Introduced later in the series. Could combine with the Cybervore Shark. A toy for the Cybervore Panther was designed but never released.
* Cybervore Shark – A robot shark. Introduced later in the series. Could combine with the Cybervore Panther. A toy for the Cybervore Shark was designed but never released.

Occasionally, Submarine droids were also used.

### Supporting Characters

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* Crystal Kane \- The operator of the space station Sky Vault who gives the Centurions their missions and transports them, and their requested weapon systems, to the needed location.
* Shadow \- Jake Rockwell's dog who occasionally helps out with their missions.
* Lucy \- Crystal's pet orangutan and companion on Sky Vault.
* Amber \- Doc Terror's daughter who is a mistress of disguise and often helps her father in his plans.

## Format

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A typical Centurions episode was 22 minutes in length. The main storyline, usually involving the Centurions foiling a new Doc Terror plan, would take up the majority of the episode, however, the last few minutes were sometimes dedicated to an educational segment in which one or more Centurions characters would break the fourth wall to teach the audience about how the episode's themes apply to the real world. For example, in the episode 'Day of the Animals', in which Doc Terror creates a device which controls animals and gives them powers, the ending segment highlights real 'powers' animals have, such as the ability of sharks to detect magnetic fields.

## Themes

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As well as the adventure side of the show, the series considered various science fiction themes. In particular, the fusion or relationship between humans and technology was a focus throughout the show's run. To tie in with real-world issues at the time, a number of episodes revolved around ecological themes, such as Doc Terror's attempts to extort money from the governments of the world by threatening to destroy some aspect of the environment. The subject of magic is explored in "That Old Black Magic" when Ace becomes involved with a woman named Cassandra Cross, who is a practitioner of white magic. Her evil twin sister, Lilith, joins forces with Doc Terror in "Return of Cassandra". Both characters are voiced by B. J. Ward.

Ace also has other romantic interests; some of them reappear in later episodes, such as television reporter Jenny Rivers and Sealab technician Mei Lee. Ace's most elusive romantic pursuit is Crystal Kane, who later reveals she had lost a fiancé in action ("You Only Love Twice"). Ace has a romantic dream involving Crystal at the beginning of the episode "Firecracker". Crystal often resists Ace's advances either firmly or jokingly, but sometimes demonstrates she has affection and love for him. The two finally kiss at the conclusion of the two-part story "The Better Half".

Doc Terror is sometimes assisted by his daughter Amber. Like the Batman character Talia al Ghul, she sometimes shows affection for an enemy of her father (Jake Rockwell) and even betrays him when he goes too far ("Let the Lightning Fall").

The series also sometimes leaves an episode's ending up to viewer interpretation. In the two-part story "The Better Half", the machine Uniborg turn on the two, forcing Terror and Hacker to ally with the Centurions. Upon breaking into Dominion and defeating their robotic counterparts, Terror is poised to destroy them, when they argue that he cannot kill them because they are his creations and an extension of himself and Hacker. Terror screams in anguish as he fires his disruptor cannon and the episode ends with a scene on Skyvault, not revealing whether or not Terror intentionally misses or destroys Uniborg. In "To Dare Dominion", Terror unleashes a time/space vortex consumer within Dominion that plays havoc with reality. The Centurions are able to destroy it, but not before it wrecks Dominion's power generators, causing a violent explosion that seemingly kills Doc Terror and Hacker. The Centurions are beamed out before they suffer the same fate. Terror and Hacker's fate remains unresolved at the episode's conclusion with Jake believing that they are finished and Max arguing that they may not be.

Episodes were produced and broadcast in an anachronistic order. For example, the episodes which showcase the recruitment drive for the two extra Centurions ("Man or Machine" 5-parter) were produced long after several episodes showcasing the new additions.

## Cast

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### Main voices

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* Michael Bell – John Thunder
* Jennifer Darling – Amber
* Vince Edwards – Jake Rockwell
* Ron Feinberg – Doc Terror
* Pat Fraley – Max Ray, Dr. Wu
* Ed Gilbert – Hacker
* Diane Pershing – Crystal Kane
* Bob Ridgely – Rex Charger
* Neil Ross – Ace McCloud
* B. J. Ward – Cassandra Cross/Lilith Cross
* William Woodson – Opening Narration

### Additional voices

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(The actors are listed at the end credits of each episode, but their roles are not listed)

* Dick Gautier – Sukuma (in "Cyborg Centurion")
* Dan Gilvezan – Colonel Chuck Bates (in "You Only Love Twice")
* Tress MacNeille – Isabelle (in "Tornado of Terror")
* Mona Marshall – Pharaoh (in "The Mummy's Curse"), Madame Arpeggio (in "Whalesong")
* Bill Martin – Captain Newman (in "Malfunction"), Demon (in "The Road Devils"), Neutron (in "Sungrazer"), Dr. Damon Zemo (in "Sungrazer")
* Mea Martineau – Mei Lee
* Stacy McLaughlin – Gina (in "Child's Play")
* David Mendenhall – Randy Chang (in "Let the Games Begin")
* Alan Oppenheimer – Professor Storm (in "Tornado of Terror"), Dr. Gates (in "Double Agent")
* Patrick Pinney – Jimmy (in "Child's Play")
* Peter Renaday \- Merlin (in "Merlin")
* Peter Cullen \- Casca (in "Film at Eleven")
* Stanley Ralph Ross – Claw (in "To Dare Dominion")
* John Stephenson – Dr. Sayer (in "Counterclock Crisis")
* Frank Welker – Dr. Kent (in "An Alien Affair"), Zorg (in "Found: One Lost World"), Lunex (in "Operation Starfall"), Terry (in "Operation Starfall"), Dr. Lucas Yates (in "The Chameleon's Sting"), Chameleon (in "The Chameleon's Sting")
* Keone Young – Blaster McGraw (in "Three Strikes and You're Dead"), Wheel (in "Three Strikes and You're Dead")

## Episodes

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### Miniseries

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No.| Title| Directed by| Written by| Original release date

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1| "The Sky Is on Fire"| Pat Ventura| Ted Pedersen| April 7, 1986 (1986-04-07)
2| "Battle Beneath the Sea"| Guy Vasilovich| Michael Reaves and Steve Perry| April 8, 1986 (1986-04-08)
3| "An Alien Affair"| Ian Freedman| Ted Pedersen| April 9, 1986 (1986-04-09)
4| "Found: One Lost World"| Pat Ventura| Don Glut| April 10, 1986 (1986-04-10)
5| "Sand Doom"| Wes Archer| Ted Pedersen| April 11, 1986 (1986-04-11)

### Main series

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No.| Title| Directed by| Written by| Original release date

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6| "Whalesong"| Mark Drop| Gerry Conway and Carla Conway| September 22, 1986 (1986-09-22)
7| "Tornado of Terror"| Pat Ventura| Gerry Conway and Carla Conway| September 23, 1986 (1986-09-23)
8| "Denver Is Down"| Guy Vasilovich| Matt Uitz| September 24, 1986 (1986-09-24)
9| "Micro Menace"| Ian Freedman| Jack Bornoff| September 25, 1986 (1986-09-25)
10| "Attack of the Plant-Borg"| Wes Archer| Don Goodman| September 26, 1986 (1986-09-26)
11| "Battle Beneath the Ice"| Ian Freedman| Michael Reaves and Steve Perry| September 29, 1986 (1986-09-29)
12| "Operation Starfall"| Guy Vasilovich| Michael Reaves| September 30, 1986 (1986-09-30)
13| "Let the Games Begin"| Mark Drop| Marc Scott Zicree| October 1, 1986 (1986-10-01)
14| "Firebird"| Pat Ventura| Matt Uitz| October 2, 1986 (1986-10-02)
15| "Cold Calculations"| Wes Archer| Kayte Kuch| October 3, 1986 (1986-10-03)
16| "Return of Captain Steele"| Mark Drop| Michael Reaves| October 6, 1986 (1986-10-06)
17| "Three Strikes and You're Dead"| Guy Vasilovich| Larry DiTillio| October 7, 1986 (1986-10-07)
18| "Double Agent"| Ian Freedman| Creighton Barnes| October 8, 1986 (1986-10-08)
19| "Child's Play"| Wes Archer| Kayte Kuch| October 9, 1986 (1986-10-09)
20| "Terror on Ice"| Mark Drop| Herb Engelhardt| October 10, 1986 (1986-10-10)
21| "That Old Black Magic"| Unknown| Gerry Conway and Carla Conway| October 13, 1986 (1986-10-13)
22| "Max Ray...Traitor"| Unknown| Marc Scott Zicree| October 14, 1986 (1986-10-14)
23| "Crack the World"| Unknown| Gerry Conway and Carla Conway| October 15, 1986 (1986-10-15)
24| "The Incredible Shrinking Centurions"| Unknown| Michael Cassutt and Mark Cassutt| October 16, 1986 (1986-10-16)
25| "Live at Five"| Unknown| Michael Charles Hill| October 17, 1986 (1986-10-17)
26| "The Mummy's Curse"| Unknown| Gerry Conway and Carla Conway| October 20, 1986 (1986-10-20)
27| "Counterclock Crisis"| Unknown| Gerry Conway and Carla Conway| October 21, 1986 (1986-10-21)
28| "Zombie Master"| Unknown| Creighton Barnes| October 22, 1986 (1986-10-22)
29| "Malfunction"| Unknown| Creighton Barnes and Matt Uitz| October 23, 1986 (1986-10-23)
30| "Broken Beams"| Unknown| Herb Engelhardt| October 24, 1986 (1986-10-24)
31| "The Chameleon's Sting"| Unknown| Kayte Kuch| October 27, 1986 (1986-10-27)
32| "Film at Eleven"| Unknown| Michael Charles Hill| October 28, 1986 (1986-10-28)
33| "Hacker Must Be Destroyed"| Unknown| Don Glut| October 29, 1986 (1986-10-29)
34| "Showdown at Skystalk"| Unknown| Michael Reaves| October 30, 1986 (1986-10-30)
35| "The Warrior"| Unknown| Mark Edens| October 31, 1986 (1986-10-31)
36| "Return of Cassandra"| Unknown| Gerry Conway and Carla Conway| November 3, 1986 (1986-11-03)
37| "Night on Terror Mountain"| Unknown| Mel Gilden| November 4, 1986 (1986-11-04)
38| "Merlin"| Unknown| Kip Gordy| November 5, 1986 (1986-11-05)
39| "The Monsters from Below"| Unknown| Gary Greenfield| November 6, 1986 (1986-11-06)
40| "The Road Devils"| Unknown| Gary Greenfield| November 7, 1986 (1986-11-07)
41| "Zone Dancer"| Unknown| Michael Reaves| November 10, 1986 (1986-11-10)
42| "Firecracker"| Unknown| Larry DiTillio| November 11, 1986 (1986-11-11)
43| "Traitors Three"| Unknown| Barbara Hambly| November 12, 1986 (1986-11-12)
44| "You Only Love Twice"| Unknown| Martha Humphreys| November 13, 1986 (1986-11-13)
45| "Sungrazer"| Unknown| Michael Reaves| November 14, 1986 (1986-11-14)
46| "Novice"| Unknown| Herb Engelhardt| November 17, 1986 (1986-11-17)
47| "Breakout"| Unknown| Antoni Zalewski| November 18, 1986 (1986-11-18)
48| "Atlantis Adventure, Part I"| Unknown| Steve Perry and Ted Pedersen| November 19, 1986 (1986-11-19)
49| "Atlantis Adventure, Part II"| Unknown| Steve Perry and Ted Pedersen| November 20, 1986 (1986-11-20)
50| "Ghost Warrior"| Unknown| Gerry Conway and Carla Conway| November 21, 1986 (1986-11-21)
51| "Let the Lightning Fall"| Unknown| Gerry Conway and Carla Conway| November 24, 1986 (1986-11-24)
52| "Cyborg Centurion"| Unknown| Michael Charles Hill| November 25, 1986 (1986-11-25)
53| "Day of the Animals"| Unknown| Steve Perry| November 26, 1986 (1986-11-26)
54| "To Dare Dominion, Part I"| Unknown| Michael Reaves and Steve Perry| November 27, 1986 (1986-11-27)
55| "To Dare Dominion, Part II"| Unknown| Michael Reaves and Steve Perry| November 28, 1986 (1986-11-28)
56| "Hole in the Ocean, Part I"| Unknown| Herb Engelhardt| December 1, 1986 (1986-12-01)
57| "Hole in the Ocean, Part II"| Unknown| Herb Engelhardt| December 2, 1986 (1986-12-02)
58| "The Better Half, Part I"| Unknown| Larry Huber| December 3, 1986 (1986-12-03)
59| "The Better Half, Part II"| Unknown| Larry Huber| December 4, 1986 (1986-12-04)
60| "Revenge"| Unknown| Ted Pedersen and Steve Perry| December 5, 1986 (1986-12-05)
61| "Man or Machine, Part 1"| Unknown| Ted Pedersen and Steve Perry| December 8, 1986 (1986-12-08)
62| "Man or Machine, Part 2"| Unknown| Ted Pedersen and Steve Perry| December 9, 1986 (1986-12-09)
63| "Man or Machine, Part 3"| Unknown| Ted Pedersen and Steve Perry| December 10, 1986 (1986-12-10)
64| "Man or Machine, Part 4"| Unknown| Ted Pedersen and Steve Perry| December 11, 1986 (1986-12-11)
65| "Man or Machine, Part 5"| Unknown| Ted Pedersen and Steve Perry| December 12, 1986 (1986-12-12)

## Development

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Comic book artists Jack Kirby and Gil Kane contributed to the design and concepts of the show[3] while Norio Shioyama did the character designs.[4] Mitsuo Fukuda was also credited for his involvement in the show as an assistant director.[5]

## Media

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### Board Game

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A board game called Centurions: Jake Rockwell's Battle to Stop Dr. Terror Game was released by Parker Brothers[6] in 1986.

### Video Games

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A video game called Centurions Power X Treme was published by AriolaSoft for Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC[7] in 1987. It was met with mixed reception by critics.

### Home media

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In 1986 Golden Books released two book & cassette stories entitled: Vacation on Terror Island & Terror for President.

On December 6, 2011, Warner Home Video released The Centurions: The Original Miniseries on DVD in Region 1 via their Warner Archive Collection.[8] This is a Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) release, available exclusively through Warner's online store and only in the US.[9] On July 21, 2015, Warner Archive released The Centurions: Part One on DVD in Region 1 which contains the first thirty episodes of the regular series.[10] On March 15, 2016, Warner Archive released The Centurions: Part Two on DVD, which contains the remaining thirty episodes of the series.[11]

## References

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1. ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. p. 196\. ISBN 978-1476665993.
2. ^ "UK | Nostalgia tops favourite toy list". BBC News. September 30, 2003. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
3. ^ "The Centurions". Internationalhero.co.uk. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
4. ^ https://efanzines.com/BCSFA/BCSFAzine528.pdf [bare URL PDF]
5. ^ "クリエイターインタビュー 第９回 福田己津央＜前編＞ - サンライズワールド｜アニメの最新情報を日々更新".
6. ^ Centurions: Jake Rockwell's Battle to Stop Dr. Terror Game
7. ^ Centurions: Power X Treme Video Game
8. ^ "The Centurions: The Original Miniseries : DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video". Dvdtalk.com. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
9. ^ 80s ToonBoy. "The Centurions: The Original Miniseries | WBshop.com | Warner Bros". Wbshop.com. Archived from the original on January 26, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2012.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
10. ^ 'Part 1' DVD Set: Release Date, Pricing, Details, Cover Art Archived 2015-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
11. ^ Date, Box Art and More as the 'Part 2' DVDs are Officially Announced! Archived 2016-02-26 at the Wayback Machine

## External links

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* Centurions at IMDb
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* "Nostalgia tops favourite toy list" article at bbc.co.uk

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* Bionic Six
* Blackstar
* BraveStarr
* Darkman
* Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
* Knight Rider
* Lone Ranger
* The Legend of the Lone Ranger
* Monster Force
* The Six Million Dollar Man
* Underdog
* Voltron
* Waterworld
* Xena: Warrior Princess

P Productions|

* Denjin Zaborger
* Kaiju ouji
* Lion-Maru
* Spectreman
* Tetsujin Tiger Seven

Paramount Global|

* Avatar: The Last Airbender
* The Fairly OddParents
* Henry Danger
* Mighty Mouse
* The Ren & Stimpy Show
* SpongeBob SquarePants
* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
* The Thundermans
* Winx Club
* Danny Phantom

Senkosha Productions|

* Iron King
* Silver Kamen
* Super Robot Red Baron

Shogakukan|

* Akakage
* Giant Robo
* Perman

Shueisha|

| Jump Comics|

* One-Punch Man
* Soldier of Savings Cashman

|

Ultra Jump|

* Read or Die

Weekly Shōnen Jump|

* Chainsaw Man
* Dragon Ball
* Hentai Kamen
* Kinnikuman
* Kinkeshi
* My Hero Academia
* Saint Seiya
* Wing-Man

Weekly Young Jump|

* Zetman

Tatsunoko Production|

* Casshan
* Doteraman
* Gatchaman
* Hurricane Polymar
* Infini-T Force
* Samurai Pizza Cats
* Tekkaman
* Yatterman

Toei Company|

* Android Kikaider
* Balatack
* Captain Ultra
* Daitetsujin 17
* Inazuman
* Kaiketsu Zubat
* Kamen Rider
* Kamen Rider Dragon Knight
* Metal Hero Series
* Space Sheriff
* Robot Detective
* Super Sentai

Toho|

* Assault! Human!!
* Godzilla
* Ike! Godman
* Ike! Greenman
* Megaloman
* Warrior of Love Rainbowman
* Zone Fighter

Tsuburaya Productions|

* Bio Planet WoO
* Dinosaur War Izenborg
* Fireman
* Gridman the Hyper Agent
* Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad
* Jumborg Ace
* Mirrorman
* Redman
* Ultraman

Warner Bros.|

| Cartoon Network|

* Aqua Teen Hunger Force
* Ben 10
* Generator Rex
* The Secret Saturdays
* The Powerpuff Girls
* The Venture Bros.

|

DC|

* The Authority
* Batman
* Batman action figures
* Batman: Total Justice
* Batman Unlimited
* DC Comics Super Hero Collection
* DC Direct
* DC Minimates
* DC Multiverse
* DC Superheroes
* DC Super Hero Girls
* DC Universe
* DC Universe All-Stars
* DC Universe Classics
* Gen¹³
* Justice League Unlimited
* Lego Batman
* Movie Masters
* Super Powers Collection
* Wetworks
* WildC.A.T.s

Hanna-Barbera|

* Atom Ant
* Birdman
* Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
* Captain Caveman
* Dynomutt
* Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles
* Hong Kong Phooey
* Secret Squirrel
* Space Ghost (Space Ghost Coast to Coast)
* SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron

Other|

* Captain Planet and the Planeteers
* Centurions
* The Iron Giant
* Karate Kommandos
* Rambo: The Force of Freedom
* ThunderCats
* TigerSharks
* Turbo Teen

Zagtoon|

* Ghostforce
* Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir
* Power Players
* Zak Storm

Other|

* A.T.O.M.
* Airboy
* Ambassador Magma
* Anpanman
* Asteroid Mask
* Astro City
* Astro Fighter Sunred
* The Badger
* Betterman
* Bibleman
* Black Cat
* Black Fury
* The Bots Master
* The Boys
* Bulletgirl
* Captain Canuck
* Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future
* Captain Tootsie
* Captain Underpants
* Chaos! Comics
* Chargeman Ken!
* The Crow
* Cutie Honey
* Cyborg 009
* Darna
* Dawn
* Defenders of the Earth
* The Phantom
* Double Dragon
* E-Man
* Eagle Talon
* Eon Kid
* Fantomah
* Garo
* Golden Bat
* Green Hornet
* The Green Hornet
* Grendel
* Guyver
* Heroman
* Humanoid Monster Bem
* Inspector Gadget
* Jackie Chan Adventures
* John Carter of Mars
* Kaiju Big Battel
* King Arthur and the Knights of Justice
* Lash Lightning
* Lightspeed Esper
* Machine Robo
* Madman
* Marine Boy
* The Maxx
* Mazinger
* Mega Man
* Microman
* Mighty Crusaders
* Mighty Max
* Miniforce
* Miss Fury
* Miss Masque
* Mr. Monster
* Moldiver
* Moonlight Mask
* Mummies Alive!
* Nexus
* Oriental Heroes
* Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures
* Paw Patrol
* Phantom Lady
* Power Lords
* Pretty Cure
* Prince Planet
* Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders
* Puella Magi Madoka Magica
* The Rising of the Shield Hero
* Robin Hood
* Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
* Roswell Conspiracies: Aliens, Myths and Legends
* The Shadow
* Sheena, Queen of the Jungle
* SilverHawks
* Skysurfer Strike Force
* Sonic Soldier Borgman
* Sonic the Hedgehog
* Speed Racer
* The Spirit
* Stone Protectors
* Stray
* SuperTed
* Thunder Mask
* The Tick
* Tiger & Bunny
* Toxic Crusaders
* The Umbrella Academy
* The Umbrella Academy
* Valiant Comics
* Vampirella
* Viewtiful Joe
* Warriors of Virtue
* Youngblood
* Zorro
* The New Adventures of Zorro
* Zorro: Generation Z

Manufacturers|

* Bandai Namco
* Bandai
* Coleco
* Diamond Select Toys
* Disney
* Funko
* Galoob
* Hasbro
* Jakks Pacific
* Kaiyodo
* Kenner Products
* Little Tikes
* LJN
* Lego
* Marusan
* Marvel Toys
* Mattel
* Max Factory
* McFarlane Toys
* MediCom Toy Inc.
* Mego
* Melissa & Doug
* Mezco Toyz
* MGA Entertainment
* Moose Toys
* National Entertainment Collectibles Association
* Palisades Toys
* Playmates Toys
* Playmobil
* Remco
* Safari Ltd
* Schleich
* Spin Master
* Takara Tomy
* Tiger Toys
* Toy Biz
* Toynami
* Tyco Toys

Designers|

* Art Asylum
* Four Horsemen Studios

News|

* 2007 Chinese export recalls
* Toy Biz, Inc. v. United States

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Bibliography

Marvel Comics|

* 2001: A Space Odyssey
* Absorbing Man
* Adam Warlock
* Agatha Harkness
* Alicia Masters
* Amazing Adventures
* Annihilus
* Ant-Man / Giant-Man
* Hank Pym
* Arishem the Judge
* Arnim Zola
* Asgard
* Asgardians
* Balder
* Enchantress
* Executioner
* Fenris Wolf
* Heimdall
* Hela
* Loki
* Odin
* Sif
* Thor
* Mjolnir
* Tyr
* Valkyrior
* Warriors Three
* Fandral
* Hogun
* Volstagg
* Astonishing Tales
* Attuma
* Avengers
* Avengers Mansion
* Awesome Android
* Baron Strucker
* Baron Zemo
* Heinrich Zemo
* Bast
* Batroc the Leaper
* Baxter Building
* Betsy Ross
* Betty Ross
* Black Panther
* Blastaar
* Blob
* Brotherhood of Mutants
* Bucky
* Bucky Barnes
* Captain America
* shield
* Celestial
* Cerebro
* Cosmic Cube
* Crusaders
* Cyttorak
* D'Bari
* Daily Bugle
* Danger Room
* Deviant
* Devil Dinosaur
* Destroyer
* Diablo
* Doctor Doom
* Doctor Druid
* Doctor Faustus
* Doombot
* Doughboy
* Dredmund the Druid
* Edwin Jarvis
* Egghead
* Ego the Living Planet
* Enclave
* Eternals
* Ajak
* Druig
* Forgotten One
* Ikaris
* Kingo Sunen
* Makkari
* Sersi
* Sprite
* Thena
* Zuras
* Fantastic Four
* Human Torch
* Invisible Woman
* Mister Fantastic
* Thing
* Fin Fang Foom
* Fixer
* Forbush Man
* Franklin Richards
* Franklin Storm
* Frightful Four
* Galactus
* Gargoyle
* Giganto
* Goom
* Grey Gargoyle
* Groot
* H.E.R.B.I.E.
* Hate-Monger
* Helicarrier
* High Evolutionary
* Hippolyta
* Hulk
* Human Cannonball
* Hydra
* Immortus
* Impossible Man
* Inhumans
* Black Bolt
* Crystal
* Gorgon
* Karnak
* Lockjaw
* Maximus
* Medusa
* Triton
* Iron Man
* armor
* It! The Living Colossus
* Jane Foster
* Jasper Sitwell
* Journey into Mystery
* Juggernaut
* Ka-Zar
* Kala
* Kang the Conqueror
* Karkas
* Klaw
* Krang
* Kree
* Ronan the Accuser
* Sentry
* Supreme Intelligence
* Kro
* Latveria
* Laufey
* Life Model Decoy
* Lucifer
* Machine Man
* Mad Thinker
* Magneto
* Man-Beast
* Mangog
* Marvel Fireside Books
* Masters of Evil
* Mentallo
* Midgard Serpent
* Miracle Man
* MODOK
* Mole Man
* Molecule Man
* Monsteroso
* Moon-Boy
* Mastermind (Jason Wyngarde)
* Mutants
* Negative Zone
* New Men
* Nick Fury
* Norn Stones
* Olympians
* Ares
* Athena
* Hera
* Hercules
* Hermes
* Pluto
* Zeus
* Painter
* Peggy Carter
* Peepers
* Plunderer
* Psycho-Man
* Puppet Master
* Quicksilver
* Radioactive Man
* Rawhide Kid
* Red Ghost
* Red Skull
* Resistants
* Rick Jones
* Ringmaster
* S.H.I.E.L.D.
* Savage Land
* Scarlet Witch
* Secret Empire
* Sentinel
* Master Mold
* Bolivar Trask
* Sharon Carter
* Silver Surfer
* Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos
* Dum Dum Dugan
* Gabe Jones
* Happy Sam Sawyer
* Howling Commandos
* Junior Juniper
* Pinky Pinkerton
* Skrull
* Super-Skrull
* Sleeper
* Space Phantom
* Stark Industries
* Stark Tower
* Tales of Suspense
* Tales to Astonish
* Stranger
* Super-Adaptoid
* Surtur
* T'Chaka
* The Galactus Trilogy
* The Incredible Hulk
* This Man... This Monster!
* Thunderbolt Ross
* Toad
* Trapster
* Tricephalous
* Tumbler
* Two-Gun Kid
* Ulik
* Ultimate Nullifier
* Uncanny X-Men
* Unus the Untouchable
* Vanisher
* Vision (Timely Comics)
* Wakanda
* Wasp
* Watchers
* Uatu
* Whirlwind
* Willie Lumpkin
* Wizard
* Wonder Man
* Wong-Chu
* Wrecker
* Wyatt Wingfoot
* X-Mansion
* X-Men
* Angel
* Beast
* Cyclops
* Iceman
* Jean Grey
* Professor X
* Yancy Street Gang
* Ymir
* Young Allies
* Zabu
* Zarrko

DC Comics|

* 1st Issue Special
* Anti-Life Equation
* Apokolips
* Darkseid
* DeSaad
* Devilance
* Doctor Bedlam
* Female Furies
* Bernadeth
* Lashina
* Stompa
* Glorious Godfrey
* Granny Goodness
* Kanto
* Mantis
* Steppenwolf
* Virman Vundabar
* Atlas
* Black Racer
* Boy Commandos
* Bruno Mannheim
* Challengers of the Unknown
* Red Ryan
* Crazy Quilt
* Dan Turpin
* Dingbats of Danger Street
* Etrigan the Demon
* Fourth World
* Funky Flashman
* Global Peace Agency
* OMAC
* Guardian
* House of Secrets
* Infinity-Man
* Intergang
* Kamandi
* Klarion the Witch Boy
* Kobra
* Manhunter
* Paul Kirk
* Mark Shaw
* Metron
* Morgan Edge
* Morgaine le Fey
* Mother Box
* Mr. Scarlet and Pinky the Whiz Kid
* Newsboy Legion
* New Gods
* Bekka
* Big Barda
* Forager
* Forever People
* Highfather
* Lightray
* Mister Miracle
* Orion
* Oberon
* Sandman (Garrett Sanford)
* Shilo Norman
* Sonny Sumo
* Source
* Star Spangled Comics
* Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen
* Super Powers
* Weird Mystery Tales

Other|

* Black Magic
* Boys' Ranch
* Captain 3-D
* Captain Victory and the Galactic Rangers
* Destroyer Duck
* The Double Life of Private Strong
* Fighting American
* Headline Comics (For The American Boy)
* Jack Kirby's Galactic Bounty Hunters
* Justice Traps the Guilty
* The Kirbyverse
* My Date Comics
* Our Fighting Forces
* Secret City Saga
* Silver Star
* Sky Masters
* Street Code
* Young Love
* Young Romance

Television work|

* Centurions
* Goldie Gold and Action Jack
* Mister T
* Thundarr the Barbarian

Related articles|

* Kirby Krackle
* Stan Lee
* Joe Simon
* Mainline Publications
* Kirby: Genesis
* Kirby: King of Comics

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