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BraveStarr is an animated space western made for children. It was created by Donald Kushner and Peter Locke and the original episodes aired from September 1987 to February 1989 in syndication. It was created simultaneously with a set of action figures. It was the last cartoon series produced by Filmation and Group W Productions. Image File history File links Bravestarr3030. ...
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Characters
Heroes - Marshall Bravestarr: The title character is the Marshall of the planet "New Texas." He is a Native American who can call upon the power of "spirit animals". In addition, he carries a laser pistol called a Neutra-laser. The spirit animal powers are:
- Eyes of the Hawk: Lets him see great distances
- Ears of the Wolf: Gives him super-hearing
- Strength of the Bear: Gives him super-strength
- Speed of the Puma: Gives him super-speed
- Thirty/Thirty: Bravestarr's talking "techno horse," who can "transform" from a quadruped into a more anthropomorphic biped. He carries a giant energy rifle he refers to as "Sarah Jane." He is the last survivor of an ancient civilization called the Equestroids, a cybernetic breed of sentient equines, and has strength approximating Bravestarr's bear strength.
- Handlebar: A hulking, 14-ton, green-skinned bartender and former space pirate, with a bright orange handlebar mustache. He mostly serves Bravestarr and Thirty/Thirty a drink called "sweetwater" in his bar, as they sit and discuss the moral lesson learned in that days episode although he (Handlebar) does engage in a fight with Stampede in one episode and wins. If faced with trouble in his bar he uses the serving trays as throwing weapons.
- Deputy Fuzz: A pudgy little prairie dog-like alien, one of the Prairie People, natives of New Texas, who serves almost exclusively as comic relief. Fuzz is similar to other sidekick creatures in other series of the decade such as He-Man's Orko and Snarf of Thundercats.
- Judge J.B.: The towns female judge and romantic interest for Bravestarr. The two share a kiss in "Bravestarr the Legend". She comes to Bravestarr's aid from time to time. She used a high-tech gavel as a weapon.
- Shaman: A native American shaman who serves as an adviser to Bravestarr. On rare occasions Shaman demonstrated extremely powerful magic and during the Christmas special, a rendition of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, he served as the three spirits. Bravestarr sees Shaman as a paternal figure, and this was occasionally exploited by the bad guys. While the Shaman rarely expressed it, he was known to view Bravestarr as a son. He lives in a towering animal-carved mountain called Starr Peak, over which is a large Kerium deposit.
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Villains - Tex Hex: The lavender-skinned leader of the Carrion Bunch. Tex was mutated and given magic powers by Stampede including energy bolts, the power to blow up mountains, transformation, and summoning creatures called 'fire-snakes'.
- Outlaw Skuzz: Tex's cigar-smoking henchman and cousin of Deputy Fuzz. Like Tex Hex, he was mutated by Stampede.
- Sandstorm: A red reptilian alien who can exhale giant clouds of sand, which the Carrion Bunch usually uses to escape.
- Thunderstick: A stuttering robot with an arm cannon.
- Cactus Head: A robot with a cactus head and four mechanical legs who is equipped with two energy cannons. Often seen as the comic relief and used as a spy.
- "Two faced" Dingo Dan: One of Tex's anthropomorphic coyotes. Dan had the ability to take on a human appearance but would often forget to change his distinctive "fancy hat."
- Vipra: A serpentine female villain who has the power to hypnotise people, such as the assayer Klem in Fort Kerium making it seem as if a Kerium deposit below Starr Peak actually belonged to Hex.
- Stampede: A demonic-looking bull skeleton who commands the Carrion Bunch. He is the éminence grise behind Tex Hex's schemes and powers. He is to Hex what the Shaman is to Bravestarr.
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Plot The story is set in the twenty-second century on a distant planet called New Texas, which has "a sky of three suns". New Texas has a native population of "Prairie People," which are small humanoids who resemble prairie dogs (both Scuzz and Fuzz are members of this species), and has been colonized by a multi-planet government. A mineral called Kerium, a rare and powerful crystal of great importance in spacefaring societies, is discovered there, giving the planet a valuable natural resource. Most of the episodes revolve around the heroes preventing the villains from stealing Kerium ore. A mineral is a naturally occurring substance formed through geological processes that has a characteristic chemical composition, a highly ordered atomic structure and specific physical properties. ...
The culture of the New Texas colony (inhabited predominantly by humans but also by various aliens and robots) bears a remarkable resemblance to the culture of the American West. In addition to Kerium mining, the planet is also the site of "solacow" ranching. "Solacows" are large cattle-like creatures.
Action Figures Mattel released Bravestarr in 1986, an action figure line based on the Filmation cartoon series. These figures were large for the time at nearly 8" in height. Each figure had a unique action feature. Marshall Bravestarr and Tex Hex were also packaged with a Laser Fire Backpack which shot infra-red beams and had sound effects. Each of the figures were also packaged with one or more kerium nuggets. A second series of figures were designed but never produced including Dingo Dan, Judge JB, Long Arm John, Rampage and the Starr Hawk vehicle. The first Filmation logo. ...
Computer Game A videogame based on the Bravestarr computer series was released for Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum. It is a side-scrolling shooter. The Commodore 64 is the best-selling single personal computer model of all time. ...
The Amstrad CPC was a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad during the 1980s and early 1990s. ...
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References - Bravestarr. epguides.com. Retrieved on October 28, 2005.
- Filmation Associates: Bravestarr. The Big Cartoon Database. Retrieved on October 28, 2005.
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October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 64 days remaining. ...
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