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Zeus Goes Missing

August 2002 (estimated) TV Episode Zentrix

Studio
Imagi Services

Synopsis

Zeus is ambushed by Quantum/Dark-01 and Dark-02. As they enter the Zentrium chamber inside the Undersea Stronghold, Megan and Nick suspect that they have walked into a trap. Sure enough, all kinds of weapons open up at them and, as they try to shut down the Zentrium, the voice of OmicronPsy announces that they have activated a time bomb and have five minutes to get clear. Meanwhile, Zeus and Quantum slug it out, and Dr Coy and Akina get King and Fighter to deal with Dark-03. Luckily, Nick discovers that they can delay the explosion by ten minutes- maybe- and so they make good their escape yet again, but without Zeus, who is detained by Quantum. Right then, the Zentrium self-destructs in a huge explosion. Megan cannot tell whether Zeus has escaped. Megan finds it hard to hold back the tears.

Characters

Megan, Jarad, Captain Conner, Dr Roark, Mango, Quantum, Zeus, Robo, Prototype, Strongman, Nick, Dr Coy, Akina, Jolly, Joey, Harry, TZ, King, Fighter, Blade, Hell Tank, Octopus, Raim, Craw, Crabo, KR 07, Clinic Robot, Webster, Beep, Clump, Morph, Saiko, Zip, Peegi, Fookye, Milo, Nono, Cherry, Mugi, Ballaw, Giant Rockman, The Wise Elder, BomBom, Palm, OmicronPsy, Dark-General, Dark-02, Dark-03, Dark-04, Dark-05, Dark-06, Dark-Sphere, Dark Alpha, Silver General, Silver-01, Silver-02, Silver-03, Silver-04, Silver-05, Worker, Senior Worker, Guard, Searching Guard, Assaulter, Commander, Sniper, Killer

Credits

Directing

Director
Felix Ip, Tony Tang

Producing

Producer
Francis Kao, Michael Kao
Executive Producer
Ken Iyadomi

Writing

Writer
Iran Tan
Creators
Benny Chow, Felix Ip, Francis Kao, Tony Tang

Voices

Voice
Ardwright Chamberlain (Webster), Bob Papenbrook (Dr. Roark), Brianne Siddall (Nick), Ezra Weisz (Mango), Lia Sargent (Silver General), Melissa Fahn (Akina), Michael McConnohie (Dark General, Jarad, Quantum), Michelle Ruff (Megan), Mona Marshall (TZ), Richard Cansino (Dr Coy), Steven Blum (OmicronPsy), Steven Price (Zeus)

Animation

Animation Director
Kim Ooi
Technical Director
Dexter Lam

Art Department

Art Director
Felix Ip
Storyboards
Felix Ip, Yiu Chi Shing, Lokman Lam, Chan Chi Fai
Main Character Designer
Felix Ip

Visual Effects

Compositing Supervisor
Roling Tang

Sound

ADR Director
Richard Epcar

Crew

CGI Director
Tony Tang
Engineering Director
Enoch Chan
Project Coordination
Derek Poon

Companies and other credits

  • ADR Production: Media Concepts
  • Licensed by: Bandai Entertainment

Production notes

Famous scientist Jarad gives his OmicronPsy super-computer the power to spawn robots. Thanks to this, Jarad becomes Emperor of the world's most powerful city: Zentrix! But the OmicronPsy System computes that it has the power to override orders from its master. In an attempt to destroy the OmicronPsy System, Jarad becomes lost in time while transporting super-robot Zeus and himself back into the past.

Back in time, Zeus teams up with junior scientist Nick, Princess Megan and Mango the micro-saur to fulfill the mission of destroying OmicronPsy and, in the course of their perilous journey to shut down OmicronPsy's Zentrium chips, a true spirit of friendship and loyalty develops between the quartet of adventurers. They need all the teamwork they can muster, because they come under constant attack from weird and heavily-armed robots who know more about kung-fu-with-attitude than anybody.

The first CG-animated TV series made entirely in Hong Kong.

The first entirely 3D animated series broadcast on French network M6.

Awards

Gold Camera Award, Animation: Computer, U.S. International Film and Video Festival, Los Angeles, 2002.
Nominee, Pulcinella Award, Best Series for Children, Cartoons on the Bay Festival, Positano, Italy, 2014