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Zeus Returns!

August 15, 2002 (estimated) TV Episode Zentrix

Studio
Imagi Services

Synopsis

When Megan and her cohorts land at the Volcano Stronghold, they encounter the angry tribe of RockMen who assume that Megan is on the same side as Silver-03. Fortunately, Megan is able to explain the situation. Meanwhile, Silver-03 spies on them from the volcano.

Morph and Clump locate Zeus and Quantum by the side of the lake. Dr Coy sends King to help them. Meanwhile, OmicronPsy continues to beef up his preparations to capture Megan. Back at the laboratory, Dr Coy and Dr Roark successfully repair Zeus and Quantum. As soon as he is OK, however, Quantum sneaks away.

At the RockMen temple, Megan meets the RockMen elder, who tips her off that another robot has arrived at the Volcano Stronghold. Then Silver-03 attacks again. The RockMen and Fighter are hard-pressed, but at the last minute, a huge red robot streaks in, annihilates Silver-03 and saves the day. Zeus is back!

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

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)

Crew

Creators
Benny Chow, Felix Ip, Francis Kao, Tony Tang
Art Director
Felix Ip
Storyboards
Felix Ip, Yiu Chi Shing, Lokman Lam, Chan Chi Fai
Animation Director
Kim Ooi
CGI Director
Tony Tang
Compositing Supervisor
Roling Tang
Engineering Director
Enoch Chan
Main Character Designer
Felix Ip
Project Coordination
Derek Poon
Technical Director
Dexter Lam
ADR Director
Richard Epcar

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, 2016