Cyber

Cyber

September 23, 1998 TV Episode Le Magicien

Series title: The Magician

Studio
Gaumont French, Xilam Animation, France 3, France 2
Animation studio
AKOM Production

Synopsis

On Lt. Vega's birthday, he thinks no one's concerned about it, but his secretary Miss LeSage delivers a surprise present . . . from Ace! Before he can open it, though, he gets another surprise present, this one from Capt. Friedrichs. Vega gets to work with a strange new partner: a robotic police recruit named Cyber. Invented by the Cyber Corporation, Cyber is the first cybernetic police officer, and it may not be the last thanks to the company's vice-president, Eldin Tyrole. Cyber gets his first test at the Croesus Palace, where two robbers are causing trouble. Ace and Cosmo stop the robbers, and Cyber hauls them off to jail, giving the cybercop a media blitz. Back at the Magic Express, Ace, Cosmo, and Vega learn the robbery was a set-up to give Cyber the publicity. Before Vega can question the robbers, however, Tyrole, who just happens to be Black Jack's niece, has already bailed them out. Vega reaches his boiling point when two more cybercops try to clean his office. As he mouths away at Cyber, the prototype suddenly shorts out and goes out of control, grabbing Cosmo by the shirt. Ace manages to get him away while the other cybercops short it out completely. Concerned about the reliability of the robots, Ace and Cosmo sneak into the Cyber Corporation itself, courtesy of the Magic Force, of course. Ace hypnotizes the two workers (who were also the robbers) trying to fix Cyber into explaining about Operation Trojan Horse, an elaborate scheme by black Jack to put the Cybers on the police force and have them under his control. Tyrole returns to police headquarters with Spade and Diamond to make the Cybers take over. Ace picks up Vega and goes to the trouble zone while Cosmo tries to fix the prototype. The headquarters itself is getting messed up as Spade and Diamond rob the strongroom with all the stolen money.

Characters

Ace Cooper/Le Magicien, Cosmo, Véga, Blackjack, Angel, Mona, Commissaire Fredericks, Diablo.
Characters (English Version): Ace Cooper/The Magician, Cosmo Cooper, Derek Vega, "Black Jack" Malone, Mona Malone, Duc Paparazzo

Credits

Producing

Producer
Marc du Pontavice
Executive Producer
Emmanuel Prévost

Voices

Voice
Emmanuel Jacomy (Ace Cooper/Le Magicien), Christophe Lemoine (Cosmo), Pierre-François Pistorio (Véga), Igor De Savitch (Blackjack), Françoise Cadol (Angel, Mona), Serge Blumenthal (Commissaire Fredericks), Guillaume Orsat (Diablo)
Vocal Talent (English Version)
Michael Donovan (Ace Cooper/The Magician), Billy West (Cosmo Cooper), Charles Napier (Derek Vega, Black Jack), Kath Soucie (Mona Malone)

Music

Music
Hervé Lavandier

Editing

Editor
Oumar N'Diaye

Production notes

Original Broadcast Premiere: September 2, 1998.

Release date reflects U.S. air date on FOX.