Exosquad
Also known as	EXO Squad ExoSquad Exo-Squad
Genre	Space opera Military science fiction Soft science fiction Future history
Created by	Will Meugniot
Voices of	Lisa Ann Beley Robby Benson Michael Benyaer Gary Chalk Michael Donovan Janyse Jaud David Kaye Richard Newman John Payne Teryl Rothery
Composer(s)	Michael Tavera
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	52 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Will Meugniot Jeff Segal
Running time	19:54 min (per episode)
Broadcast
Original channel	USA Network FOX (syndication)
Original run	11 September 1993 – 3 November 1994[1][2]
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Exosquad was an American animated television series created by Will Meugniot and Universal Animation Studios as a response to Japanese anime.^[3] The show is set in the beginning of the 22nd century and covers the interplanetary war between humanity and Neosapiens, a fictional race artificially created as slaves for the Terrans. The narration generally follows the Able Squad, an elite Terran unit of mecha pilots, on their missions all over the Solar System, although other story lines are also abundant. The series ran for two complete seasons on USA Network and FOX, from September 1993 to November 1994,^[1][2] and was cancelled after one third season episode had been produced. Classic pulp space opera cover, with the usual cliché elements. ... Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein is a well-known example of military science fiction. ... Soft science fiction, or soft SF, like its complementary opposite hard science fiction, is a descriptive term that points to the role and nature of the science content in a science fiction story. ... Universe was a 1941 story from Heinleins Future History series (shown here in the 1951 Dell edition). ... Will Meugniot is an American writer, storyboard and comics artist, film producer and director. ... Lisa Ann Beley is a Canadian voice actor. ... Robby Benson (born Robin David Segal on 21 January 1956) is an American actor. ... Michael Benyaer is a cartoon voice actor. ... Gary Chalk (born 1953) is a British-born Canadian actor and voice actor. ... Michael David Donovan is a voice actor for many TV shows and anime. ... Janyse Aldis Jaud (first name pronounced Zja-niece) is a Canadian actress and singer/songwriter. ... David Kaye (born 14 October 1964) is a Canadian voice actor. ... Richard Newmans roles in Transformers cartoons are too nummerous to count. ... John Payne is a Canadian voice actor who works for Ocean Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ... Teryl Rothery (born November 9, 1965 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian actress. ... Michael Mike Tavera is an American composer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The following is an episode list for the animated television series Exosquad produced by Universal Cartoon Studios and Will Meugniot. ... Will Meugniot is an American writer, storyboard and comics artist, film producer and director. ... USA Network is a popular American cable television network with about 89 million household subscribers as of 2005. ... FOX redirects here. ... In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows to multiple stations, without going through a broadcast network. ... is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... Will Meugniot is an American writer, storyboard and comics artist, film producer and director. ... Universal Animation Studios logo (2006-present) Universal Animation Studios (formerly known as Universal Cartoon Studios), is the animation production arm of movie studio Universal Studios. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... // A scene from Cowboy Bebop (1998) Anime (アニメ) is a style of cartoon animation originating in Japan, with distinctive character and background stylings that visually set it apart from other forms of animation. ... The 22nd century of the anno Domini (common) era will span the years 2101–2200 of the Gregorian calendar. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... The Neosapiens (shortened Neos or, derogatory, Sapes), featured in the science fiction animated television series Exosquad, are a fictional race of genetically engineered sentient humanoids. ... Slave redirects here. ... Terran means of Terra, i. ... In the 1993-1995 sci-fi animated television series Exosquad, Exofleet was the commonly used name for all battle spaceships built by the humans of the Homeworlds. ... E-frames or Exo-Frames were multi-purpose mecha-like artificial powered exoskeletons featured in the 1993-1995 animated television series Exosquad. ... This article is about the Solar System. ... USA Network is a popular American cable television network with about 89 million household subscribers as of 2005. ... FOX redirects here. ... The year 1993 in television involved some significant events. ... The year 1994 in television involved some significant events. ...

Plot

See also: Opening narration of Exosquad

The series is set in the years AD 2119-2121,^[4] several decades after humanity ("Terrans") has expanded its presence beyond Earth, terraforming and colonizing Venus and Mars. These three planets are "the Homeworlds", the core first of the Terran interplanetary state and later of Neosapien Commonwealth. Not all Terrans are affiliated with the Homeworlds, however: the Pirate Clans, descendants of Terran criminals exiled to the Outer Planets who live off looted Homeworlds' space freighters, are a major independent faction in the show. The first episode opens with the Earth Congress dispatching the entire Exofleet, humanity's space-based military, to counter the Pirate threat. This article is about modern humans. ... The 1993-1995 sci-fi animated television series Exosquad featured a number of planets most of them being terraformed or alternate versions of real planets of the Solar System, although some were definitively fictional. ... Artists conception of a terraformed Mars in four stages of development. ... The 1993-1995 sci-fi animated television series Exosquad featured a number of planets most of them being terraformed or alternate versions of real planets of the Solar System, although some were definitively fictional. ... The 1993-1995 sci-fi animated television series Exosquad featured a number of planets most of them being terraformed or alternate versions of real planets of the Solar System, although some were definitively fictional. ... The 1993-1995 sci-fi animated television series Exosquad featured a number of planets most of them being terraformed or alternate versions of real planets of the Solar System, although some were definitively fictional. ... In the 1993-1995 sci-fi animated television series Exosquad, the Neosapien Commonwealth (also referred as Neosapien Empire, Martian Commonwealth and Phaetons regime) was the commonwealth built by the Neosapiens under Phaetons leadership after the Second Neosapien Revolt and their conquest of the Homeworlds. ... In the 1993-1995 sci-fi animated television series Exosquad, Pirate Clans were the descendants of the human criminals who were exiled from the Homeworlds and forced to work as miners on the moons of Jupiter and Saturn (primarily, Tethys). ... The 1993-1995 sci-fi animated television series Exosquad featured a number of planets most of them being terraformed or alternate versions of real planets of the Solar System, although some were definitively fictional. ... Cargo ship or freighter is any sort of ship that carries goods and materials from one port to another. ... In the 1993-1995 sci-fi animated television series Exosquad, Exofleet was the commonly used name for all battle spaceships built by the humans of the Homeworlds. ... A space navy is a fictional military service arm tasked with waging battle in space. ...

With war with the Pirate Clans looming, an uprising begins among the Neosapiens, an artificial humanoid race coexisting with Terrans. In the back-story, the Neosapiens were used primarily as slaves during the colonization of Mars and Venus and therefore have been engineered to be physically stronger and better adapted to hostile environments than humans. Their mistreatment by Terrans led to the First Neosapien Revolt fifty years before the series's begin, which was mercilessly crushed but had brought some positive changes into their lives. Still not content with his fate, the Neosapien Governor of Mars, Phaeton, sets a new insurrection, codenamed "Operation [Neosapien] Destiny", in motion as soon as the Exofleet leaves to chase after the Pirate Clans. The absence of the Exofleet is also a part of Phaeton's plan as it enables the Neosapiens capture the Homeworlds without much effort. The Neosapiens (shortened Neos or, derogatory, Sapes), featured in the science fiction animated television series Exosquad, are a fictional race of genetically engineered sentient humanoids. ... The term humanoid refers to any being whose body structure resembles that of a human. ... In narratology, a back-story (also back story or backstory) is the history behind the situation extant at the start of the main story. ... Artists conception of a space habitat called the Stanford torus, by Don Davis Space colonization (also called space settlement, space humanization, space habitation, etc. ... Elements of genetic engineering Genetic engineering, recombinant DNA technology, genetic modification/manipulation (GM) and gene splicing are terms that are applied to the direct manipulation of an organisms genes. ... The Neosapiens (shortened Neos or, derogatory, Sapes), featured in the science fiction animated television series Exosquad, are a fictional race of genetically engineered sentient humanoids. ... In the 1993-1995 sci-fi animated television series Exosquad, the Neosapien Commonwealth (also referred as Neosapien Empire, Martian Commonwealth and Phaetons regime) was the commonwealth built by the Neosapiens under Phaetons leadership after the Second Neosapien Revolt and their conquest of the Homeworlds. ...

The two seasons that the series was on the air follow the progress of the Neosapien War, as seen through the eyes of Able Squad, an elite E-frame unit, comprised of J.T. Marsh, Nara Burns, Maggie Weston, Kaz Takagi, Alec DeLeon, Rita Torres, Wolf Bronsky, and Marsala (see Cast). Their exploits unfold against the backdrop of the on-going war, as the squad participates in events often crucial to turning its tide. The show features a realistic outlook on war: many characters die in combat, military operations are carefully planned and reconnoitered in advance, and psychological effects of warfare are explored. For example, separate episodes detail Exofleet's reconnaissance of Venus prior to its recapture, the actual liberation, and the repulse of the first Neosapien reconquest attempt. Moreover, even after Venus is retaken by Terrans, several episodes deal with the remaining Venusian resistance and Neosapien forces who hid across Venus, refusing to surrender and awaiting reinforcements. The Neosapiens (shortened Neos or, derogatory, Sapes), featured in the science fiction animated television series Exosquad, are a fictional race of genetically engineered sentient humanoids. ... In the 1993-1995 sci-fi animated television series Exosquad, Exofleet was the commonly used name for all battle spaceships built by the humans of the Homeworlds. ... E-frames or Exo-Frames were multi-purpose mecha-like artificial powered exoskeletons featured in the 1993-1995 animated television series Exosquad. ... Planning, calculating, or the giving or receiving of information. ... Image from The Great War taken in an Australian Dressing Station near Ypres in 1917. ... Mixed reconnaissance patrol of the Polish Home Army and the Soviet Red Army during Operation Tempest, 1944 Reconnaissance is the military term for the active gathering of information about an enemy, or other conditions, by physical observation. ... In the 1993-1995 sci-fi animated television series Exosquad, Homeworlds Resistance was an undercover resistance movement on Neosapien-occupied Earth and Venus during the war. ...

The second season draws to a close with the defeat of the Neosapiens and the liberation of Earth but it ends with a cliffhanger suggesting that a third season would describe a war against a new alien race, and that the Terrans and the Neosapiens would be forced to ally with each other. However, the series was cancelled soon after the end of the second season so a third season was never made (see Production).
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Cast

The Able Squad. Counter-clockwise from top-right: Marsala, DeLeon, Takagi, Weston, Burns, Bronsky, Torres. Middle: J.T. Marsh

Main article: List of Exosquad characters

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• Lt. / Wing Cmdr. J.T. Marsh (voiced by Robby Benson), the original leader of the Able Squad, is a responsible and capable officer respected by troopers and superiors alike.
• Lt. Nara Burns (Lisa Ann Beley) is the least experienced member of the team, whose parents died during the Neosapien assault on Venus. Her relationship with Marsala is a recurring theme in the series. After Marsh's promotion, Burns becomes the new squad leader.
• Lt. Margaret "Maggie" Weston (Teryl Rothery) is the field repair specialist of the squad. An introvert and a loner, she has a hidden crush on Alec DeLeon.
• Sgt. Rita Torres (Janyse Jaud). The second in command of the Able Squad and a perfect soldier, often juxtaposed to Wolf Bronsky. She has a soft spot for children and harbors intense hatred towards the Pirate Clans.
• Alec DeLeon (John Payne) is the intelligence and communication specialist. Of French origin, he is very intelligent and well-educated, making him J.T. Marsh's right-hand man.
• Wolf Bronsky (Michael Donovan) is the longest serving trooper in the Able Squad and a slob. Despite his appearance, he has a heart of gold, knowledge of arts and is a very romantic person.
• Kaz Takagi (Michael Benyaer) is the "rookie" of the team, who respects all fellow members deeply but often causes them trouble. He especially regards Bronsky as his mentor, with all due consequences to his discipline.
• Marsala (Gary Chalk), one of the few Neosapiens serving in the Exofleet, is a complex character, who often makes insightful comments on the situation at hand. Over time, he develops a deep emotional attachment to Nara Burns.

While the main focus of the show is on the Able Squad, individual episodes and story arcs are frequently dedicated to other characters as well. For example, the C5 Jumptroop Squadron, several Homeworlds Resistance cells, prominent Pirates, and high-ranking Neosapien officers are all given much screen time. In the 1993-1995 sci-fi animated television series Exosquad, Exofleet was the commonly used name for all battle spaceships built by the humans of the Homeworlds. ... Robby Benson (born Robin David Segal on 21 January 1956) is an American actor. ... In the 1993-1995 sci-fi animated television series Exosquad, Exofleet was the commonly used name for all battle spaceships built by the humans of the Homeworlds. ... Lisa Ann Beley is a Canadian voice actor. ... In the 1993-1995 sci-fi animated television series Exosquad, Exofleet was the commonly used name for all battle spaceships built by the humans of the Homeworlds. ... Teryl Rothery (born November 9, 1965 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian actress. ... In the 1993-1995 sci-fi animated television series Exosquad, Exofleet was the commonly used name for all battle spaceships built by the humans of the Homeworlds. ... Janyse Aldis Jaud (first name pronounced Zja-niece) is a Canadian actress and singer/songwriter. ... In the 1993-1995 sci-fi animated television series Exosquad, Exofleet was the commonly used name for all battle spaceships built by the humans of the Homeworlds. ... John Payne is a Canadian voice actor who works for Ocean Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ... In the 1993-1995 sci-fi animated television series Exosquad, Exofleet was the commonly used name for all battle spaceships built by the humans of the Homeworlds. ... Michael David Donovan is a voice actor for many TV shows and anime. ... In the 1993-1995 sci-fi animated television series Exosquad, Exofleet was the commonly used name for all battle spaceships built by the humans of the Homeworlds. ... Michael Benyaer is a cartoon voice actor. ... The Rookie: Norman Rockwells cover for The Saturday Evening Post Rookie is a term for a person who is in their first year of play of their sport and has little or no professional experience. ... In the 1993-1995 sci-fi animated television series Exosquad, Exofleet was the commonly used name for all battle spaceships built by the humans of the Homeworlds. ... Gary Chalk (born 1953) is a British-born Canadian actor and voice actor. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... In the 1993-1995 sci-fi animated television series Exosquad, Exofleet was the commonly used name for all battle spaceships built by the humans of the Homeworlds. ... In the 1993-1995 sci-fi animated television series Exosquad, Homeworlds Resistance was an undercover resistance movement on Neosapien-occupied Earth and Venus during the war. ... In the 1993-1995 sci-fi animated television series Exosquad, Pirate Clans were the descendants of the human criminals who were exiled from the Homeworlds and forced to work as miners on the moons of Jupiter and Saturn (primarily, Tethys). ... In the 1993-1995 sci-fi animated television series Exosquad, the Neosapien Commonwealth (also referred as Neosapien Empire, Martian Commonwealth and Phaetons regime) was the commonwealth built by the Neosapiens under Phaetons leadership after the Second Neosapien Revolt and their conquest of the Homeworlds. ...

Themes

The Neosapien leader Phaeton was often compared to Adolf Hitler

Exosquad had a very serious approach to the plot with several intertwined narrative threads and a number of characters displaying a full spectrum of human emotions, relationships and experiences, such as friendship, love, hatred, personal tragedies, treachery and taking responsibility for others. Michael Edens, the story writer and editor in the second season, credited the show's realism for much of its success.^[5] Prejudice and racism are recurring themes in the series,^[6] as both Terrans sand Neosapiens are shown to harbor hatred and a sense of superiority towards each other. Interplanetary politics and space war typical for military science fiction were presented with an assumption of the fictional future history of the Solar System up to that point. The Able Squad's duties became more spread out as the second season unfolded, and there were separate story arcs on Mars, Venus, Earth, and in space. Espionage and intrigue were often featured instead of straightforward battles. Phaeton, leader of the Neosapians. ... Phaeton, leader of the Neosapians. ... A narrative thread, or plot thread or sometimes, but more ambigously, a storyline refers to particular elements and techniques of writing to center the story in the action or experience of characters rather than to relate a matter in a dry All knowing sort of narration. ... For other uses, see Love (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Hate (disambiguation). ... In law, treason is the crime of disloyalty to ones nation. ... For other uses, see Realism (disambiguation). ... Manifestations Slavery Racial profiling Lynching Hate speech Hate crime Genocide (examples) Ethnocide Ethnic cleansing Pogrom Race war Religious persecution Gay bashing Blood libel Paternalism Police brutality Movements Policies Discriminatory Race / Religion / Sex segregation Apartheid Redlining Internment Anti-discriminatory Emancipation Civil rights Desegregation Integration Equal opportunity Counter-discriminatory Affirmative action Racial... Manifestations Slavery Racial profiling Lynching Hate speech Hate crime Genocide (examples) Ethnocide Ethnic cleansing Pogrom Race war Religious persecution Blood libel Paternalism Police brutality Movements Policies Discriminatory Race / Religion / Sex segregation Apartheid Redlining Internment Ethnocracy Anti-discriminatory Emancipation Civil rights Desegregation Integration Equal opportunity Counter-discriminatory Affirmative action Racial quota... For other uses, see Politics (disambiguation). ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein is a well-known example of military science fiction. ... Universe was a 1941 story from Heinleins Future History series (shown here in the 1951 Dell edition). ... Spy and Secret agent redirect here. ...

Will Meugniot, the executive producer of the series, once compared anime series Mobile Suit Gundam and Exosquad to the Pacific and the European Theaters of World War II, respectively.^[7] Michael Edens recalled in an interview that the plot was supposed to remind of the Second World War, too, for example with the Neosapien reconquest attempt of Venus, capture of the Moon and battle for Chicago paralleling the battles of the Bulge, Okinawa, and Berlin, respectively.^[5] The viewers also pointed out parallels between the villainous Neosapien leader, Phaeton, and Adolf Hitler of the Third Reich.^[8][9] Will Meugniot is an American writer, storyboard and comics artist, film producer and director. ... Mobile Suit Gundam ) is a televised anime series, created by Sunrise. ... A map of the Pacific Theater. ... German Führer Adolf Hitler Preceding events (See also Events preceding World War II in Europe and Causes of World War II.) br Germany was in debt after World War I, due to the Great Depression and the forced payments to the victors of World War I. Germans wanted a leader... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... This article is about Earths moon. ... For other uses, see Chicago (disambiguation). ... For the 1965 film, see Battle of the Bulge (film). ... Combatants  United States  United Kingdom  Canada  Australia  New Zealand Empire of Japan Commanders Simon B. Buckner â€  Joseph W. Stilwell Ray Spruance Mitsuru Ushijima â€  Isamu Cho â€  Strength 548,000 soldiers, 1,300 ships,  ? aircraft 100,000 regulars and militia,  ? ships,  ? aircraft Casualties 12,513 dead or missing, 38,916 wounded, 33... Combatants Soviet Union Poland Nazi Germany Commanders 1st Belorussian Front – Georgiy Zhukov 2nd Belorussian Front – Konstantin Rokossovskiy 1st Ukrainian Front – Ivan Konev Army Group Vistula – Gotthard Heinrici then Kurt von Tippelskirch[2] Army Group Centre – Ferdinand Schörner Berlin Defense Area – Helmuth Reymann then Helmuth Weidling #[3] Strength 2,500... Bad guy redirects here. ... Hitler redirects here. ... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ...

The series owes its title to the Exo-Frames (commonly referred as E-frames): multi-purpose mecha-like powered exoskeletons mostly utilized as armored combat vehicles or reinforced body armour by the characters. E-frames or Exo-Frames were multi-purpose mecha-like artificial powered exoskeletons featured in the 1993-1995 animated television series Exosquad. ... This article is about the term used in science fiction, anime, and manga. ... U.S. Army conceptual mock-up of an exoskeleton-equipped soldier. ... A bulletproof vest – also called body armour (U.S. body armor) – is an article of protective clothing that works as a form of armour to minimize injury from being hit by a fired bullet. ...

Production

Cover of the fourth VHS volume released by Universal

Main article: List of Exosquad episodes

Exosquad was among the first animated series by Universal Animation Studios (then known as Universal Cartoon Studios) and was created under heavy influence of anime imported from Japan. As a result, its complex story line covered a large number of topics from war through romance to genetic engineering and was able to appeal to a broad audience. Although the first season ran for only thirteen episodes in 1993, the rising popularity of the show allowed Universal to make the second one thrice as long. In its second season, Exosquad was put into the "Universal Action Hour" together with Monster Force.^[10] The following is an episode list for the animated television series Exosquad produced by Universal Cartoon Studios and Will Meugniot. ... Universal Animation Studios logo (2006-present) Universal Animation Studios (formerly known as Universal Cartoon Studios), is the animation production arm of movie studio Universal Studios. ... Animé redirects here. ... The official logo of the series Monster Force is a 13-episode animated television series created in 1994. ...

As the second season progressed, some characters, according to Michael Edens, "took on a life of [their] own": for example, Nara Burns killing Phaeton and the Neosapien Thrax becoming a major recurring character after his initial appearance were not pre-planned.^[5] Another character, Alec DeLeon, was supposed to perish in the destruction of Mars but the Universal executives strongly opposed it, so he was killed several episodes later, on the Moon, only to be promptly resurrected in a Neo Mega body.^[5] In the 1993-1995 sci-fi animated television series Exosquad, the Neosapien Commonwealth (also referred as Neosapien Empire, Martian Commonwealth and Phaetons regime) was the commonwealth built by the Neosapiens under Phaetons leadership after the Second Neosapien Revolt and their conquest of the Homeworlds. ... The Neosapiens (shortened Neos or, derogatory, Sapes), featured in the science fiction animated television series Exosquad, are a fictional race of genetically engineered sentient humanoids. ...

The show was purportedly cancelled after 52 episodes because at that time, many independent production companies were being taken over by larger networks, who wanted to produce their own content. Exosquad was eventually moved to poor time slots, such as 4 a.m., until the ratings were no longer sufficient to sustain it.^[11] The final episode detailed the post-war political and social climate prevalent in the Exosquad universe, and closed with J.T. Marsh engaging a group of alien space vessels, whose exact nature was to be explained in the third season or a feature movie. Michael Edens later remarked that the staff originally planned the aliens to be insectoid and that the Pirates' dark matter, Dr. Ketzer's experiments and the unactivated clone of Phaeton would have played a great role in fighting them.^[5] The idea of a movie based on Exosquad was being promoted by executive producer Jeff Segal^[11] and it was also planned to expand the fictional universe with a spin-off series, then codenamed Exo-Pirates. Both initiatives were scrapped with the cancellation of the third season.^[5] It has been suggested that ratings point be merged into this article or section. ... This article should be transwikied to wiktionary The term post-war is generally used for the period after the end of World War II, i. ... Insectoid denotes any creature or object that shares a similar body or traits with common earth insects. ... In the 1993-1995 sci-fi animated television series Exosquad, Homeworlds Resistance was an undercover resistance movement on Neosapien-occupied Earth and Venus during the war. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new organization or entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a new company formed from a university research group. ...

The first season of Exosquad has been released on seven VHS cassettes shortly after its original run.^[1] No official DVDs were produced by Universal, although bootleg copies have been circulating through online stores.^[3] Between 1993 and 1996, Playmates Toys produced a line of action figures and model kits of E-frames and spaceships featured in the television series.^[12][13] The descriptions of the toys are a major source of Exosquad universe lore. The toys were often compared to the popular Robotech franchise, and Playmates acquired the license to Robotech to produce both toy lines under the same label, spawning rumors of a possible crossover.^[14] This possibility was considered by the authors but later abandoned.^[5] Additionally, a Sega Genesis console video game under the same name was developed by Appaloosa Interactive, and a comic book,^[15] an interactive movie book^[16] and a board game^[17] based on the series were released. Bottom view of VHS cassette with magnetic tape exposed Top view of VHS cassette with front casing removed The Video Home System, better known by its abbreviation VHS, is a recording and playing standard. ... The Cathach of St. ... An online shop, Internet shop, web shop or online store evokes the physical analogy of buying products or services at a bricks-and-mortar retailer or in a shopping mall. ... Playmates Toys is a Costa Mesa, California toy manufacturer and a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based Playmates Holdings Ltd(SEHK: 0635) which was founded in 1966. ... Zarbon action figure from Dragon Ball Z made by Bandai An action figure is a posable plastic figurine of a character, often from a movie, comic book, video game, or television program. ... A scale model is a representation or copy of an object that is larger or smaller than the actual size of the object being represented. ... E-frames or Exo-Frames were multi-purpose mecha-like artificial powered exoskeletons featured in the 1993-1995 animated television series Exosquad. ... Robotech science fiction and anime universe. ... It has been suggested that Gaming crossovers be merged into this article or section. ... The Mega Drive/Genesis was a 16-bit video game console released by Sega in Japan (1988), Europe (1990) and most of the rest of the world as the Mega Drive. ... Computer and video games redirects here. ... The title screen Exosquad was a Sega Genesis video game based on the animated television series under the same title. ... Appaloosa Interactive is a Hungarian company that produced numerous console games during the 1980s and 90s. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... It has been suggested that FMV game be merged into this article or section. ... A shelf of board games. ...

Reception

The critical reception of Exosquad was generally positive, as it was described as "no ordinary cartoon",^[10] "truly a superb piece of work",^[14] "a kind show that [one]’ll never forget",^[19] and "one of the greatest anime^[sic] epics ever made".^[6] Phil Summers of Shamoozal.com commented that while "the early 90s wasn't exactly the best time for cartoons", Exosquad was "one of the most underrated cartoon series of all time". Summers spoke highly of its "serious, ongoing storyline", complimenting the maturity of raised themes, and denoted the decision to cancel it despite the rising popularity as "weird".^[19] Likewise, Thomas Wheeler of MasterCollector.com described the abrupt ending as "a VERY frustrating cliff-hanger".^[14] Both Summers and Wheeler praised the quality of the toy line that accompanied the series.^[14][19] TG Moses of Evabeast.com pointed out that the two main strengths of Exosquad are its "phenomenal" story and its characters. Like Phil Summers, he complimented the mature themes (such as racism, religion, and politics), calling the show "thought provoking and inspiring" with "an incredible amount of depth" in it. Moses specifically praised the characterization of the Neosapien characters, which avoided "absolute good and evil" designations, and voice acting in the show, wherein he perceived it "better than everyone else".^[6] Both Will Meugniot and Michael Edens commented that Exosquad was the best show they have worked on.^[5][20] Television content rating systems are a method of giving television viewers an idea of the suitability of a television program for children and/or adults. ... For other uses, see New Zealand (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that this article be split into articles entitled List of television rating systems, TV Parental Guidelines, Media content rating in country and Television content rating in country. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... // United States Ratings The TV Parental Guidelines system was introduced on January 1, 1997 in the United States in response to public complaints of increasingly explicit sexual and violent content, and use of scatology, in television programs. ... For other uses, see SIC. Sic is a Latin word, originally sicut [1] meaning thus, so, or just as that. In writing, it is placed within square brackets and usually italicized — [sic] — to indicate that an incorrect or unusual spelling, phrase, punctuation, and/or other preceding quoted material has been... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... Manifestations Slavery Racial profiling Lynching Hate speech Hate crime Genocide (examples) Ethnocide Ethnic cleansing Pogrom Race war Religious persecution Blood libel Paternalism Police brutality Movements Policies Discriminatory Race / Religion / Sex segregation Apartheid Redlining Internment Ethnocracy Anti-discriminatory Emancipation Civil rights Desegregation Integration Equal opportunity Counter-discriminatory Affirmative action Racial quota... For other uses, see Politics (disambiguation). ... Characterization is the process of conveying information about characters in fiction or conversation. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

See also

• List of Exosquad episodes
• List of Exosquad characters
• Exosquad planets

The following is an episode list for the animated television series Exosquad produced by Universal Cartoon Studios and Will Meugniot. ... The 1993-1995 sci-fi animated television series Exosquad featured a number of planets most of them being terraformed or alternate versions of real planets of the Solar System, although some were definitively fictional. ...

References

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Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see SIC. Sic is a Latin word, originally sicut [1] meaning thus, so, or just as that. In writing, it is placed within square brackets and usually italicized — [sic] — to indicate that an incorrect or unusual spelling, phrase, punctuation, and/or other preceding quoted material has been... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 212th day of the year (213th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 215th day of the year (216th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 145th day of the year (146th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... is the 71st day of the year (72nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 200th day of the year (201st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 212th day of the year (213th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... is the 338th day of the year (339th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 200th day of the year (201st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 200th day of the year (201st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 200th day of the year (201st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is an online database of information about movies, actors, television shows, production crew personnel, and video games. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 122nd day of the year (123rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Will Meugniot is an American writer, storyboard and comics artist, film producer and director. ... 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• Exosquad at the Internet Movie Database
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• The ExoSquad Universe, a fan site containing biographies, episode summaries and technical data