Breakout (The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes)
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Breakout is the name of the first two episodes of the animated television series The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
. It was originally broadcast on Disney XD
in the United States on October 20, 2010. Part 1 originally aired on October 22, 2010 and Part 2 originally aired on October 29, 2010 on Teletoon
in Canada.
stops an A.I.M.
arms trade between them and Lucia von Bardas
, he transports them to the Vault
and returns to New York. Meanwhile, Hank Pym
talks with Mad Thinker
to see what he meant when he referred to the villains in the super prisons as "soon being free". Also on board, Wasp
declines Maria Hill
's invitation to join S.H.I.E.L.D.
Bruce Banner warns Leonard Samson
about SHIELD's ulterior motives for keeping him imprisoned. Meanwhile Hawkeye
sits silently in his cell at the Vault, after being framed by the double agent, Black Widow. Just then, all four super prisons' security systems shut down, allowing the combined 74 supervillains to escape. The tech-based foes in the Vault raid the armory keeping their weapons until they are stopped by Hawkeye. Iron Man is alerted and immediately returns to the Vault. The radiation based villains of the Cube
break loose, during which Samson is exposed to Gamma radiation when he is injured by Zzzax
. Bruce becomes the Hulk
and escapes with Samson, heading for the nearest civilized area. The villains try to follow him, but the Leader orders them to remain. The prisoners of the Pym-particle shrunken Big House
are freed and the prison itself grows back to normal size causing the Helicarrier
it was kept in to crash into the Hudson River. Nick Fury
learns of the other prisons' situations and realizes the same must be happening the secret fourth prison, the Raft
. It's at this moment, that Graviton
awakens.
tells him he's been here the longest. Enraged, Hall now seeks vengeance upon Fury for the years taken away from him. He lifts the prison into the sky, and confronts Fury, who now sees him as another supervillain, calling him "Graviton".
In the present Iron Man is outnumbered by old enemies at the Vault. To keep the villains from escaping, Tony self-destructs the Vault, but his armor was damaged and he radios for a replacement. Thor
, Hank Pym, and Wasp fight Graviton. Later, they are joined by Hulk and Iron Man and with their combined power they defeat Graviton and form The Avengers
in order to catch the remaining 74 supervillians that escaped from the four prisons.
called The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes!, "a slick but dizzyingly busy Disney XD animated program. If not the creative equal of Cartoon Network
's superhero team-up Justice League
from rival DC Comics
, the show unleashes enough action to be plenty mighty with boys, as well as middle-aged guys with comics in Kevlar bags". Kofi Outlaw of Screen Rant called it "a fairly entertaining experience that should appeal to Marvel fans and cartoon fans alike, be they young or old. For all the positive things about it, however, Earth’s Mightiest Heroes still doesn’t quite reach the acclaimed status of DC Universe and their animated projects". Stephen Lackey of Mania.com stated, "Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes doesn’t compare to something like Justice League in animation or in story, but it is a step in the right direction for a Marvel animated product and it did end up being really entertaining".
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes is an American animated television series by Marvel Animation in cooperation with Film Roman based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers. The show debuted on Disney XD in Fall 2010 starting with a 20 part micro-series. A second season has been...
. It was originally broadcast on Disney XD
Disney XD
Disney XD is a brand of children's TV channels worldwide targeting young males, owned by The Walt Disney Company. The channel was formerly known as Toon Disney and/or Jetix in most areas. According to Gary Marsh, President of Entertainment for Disney Channel Worldwide, "XD" does not "stand for...
in the United States on October 20, 2010. Part 1 originally aired on October 22, 2010 and Part 2 originally aired on October 29, 2010 on Teletoon
Télétoon (Canadian TV channel)
Télétoon is a Canadian French language Category A specialty channel that specializes in animation programming. Télétoon is owned by Teletoon Canada Inc; a 50/50 partnership between Astral Media and Corus Entertainment...
in Canada.
Part 1
After Iron ManIron Man
Iron Man is a fictional character, a superhero in the . The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, first appearing in Tales of Suspense #39 .A billionaire playboy, industrialist and ingenious engineer,...
stops an A.I.M.
Advanced Idea Mechanics
A.I.M. is a fictional terrorist organization in the . The organization first appeared in Strange Tales #146 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.-Publication history:...
arms trade between them and Lucia von Bardas
Lucia von Bardas
Lucia von Bardas is a fictional character, a supervillain in comic books published by Marvel Comics.- Fictional character biography :Lucia von Bardas is a Latverian woman who used to teach at the University of North Carolina in the United States. After Victor von Doom was deposed as the leader of...
, he transports them to the Vault
Vault (comics)
The Vault is the widely used nickname of a fictional defunct prison facility for technological-based superhuman criminals in Marvel Comics' Marvel Universe. The prison's full official name is the United States Maximum Security Installation for the Incarceration of Superhuman Criminals.It first...
and returns to New York. Meanwhile, Hank Pym
Henry Pym
Dr. Henry "Hank" Pym is a fictional character that appears in publications by Marvel Comics. Created by editor and plotter Stan Lee, scripter Larry Lieber and penciler Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Tales to Astonish #27...
talks with Mad Thinker
Mad Thinker
The Mad Thinker is a fictional character, a supervillain in the . He is a genius specializing in evil robotics and usually comes up with very elaborate infallible devious plans that unfold like clockwork....
to see what he meant when he referred to the villains in the super prisons as "soon being free". Also on board, Wasp
Wasp (comics)
The Wasp is a fictional character, a superheroine in the Marvel Comics universe and founding member of The Avengers. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Tales to Astonish #44 ....
declines Maria Hill
Maria Hill
Maria Hill is a fictional character of the Marvel Universe. She was the former director of the planetary defense/intelligence service S.H.I.E.L.D..-Introduction:...
's invitation to join S.H.I.E.L.D.
S.H.I.E.L.D.
S.H.I.E.L.D. is a fictional espionage and a secret military law-enforcement agency in the Marvel Comics Universe. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in Strange Tales #135 , it often deals with superhuman threats....
Bruce Banner warns Leonard Samson
Doc Samson
Doc Samson is a fictional character, a superhero and psychiatrist in the Marvel Comics universe, known as a supporting character in stories featuring the Hulk.-Publication history:...
about SHIELD's ulterior motives for keeping him imprisoned. Meanwhile Hawkeye
Hawkeye (comics)
Hawkeye , also known as Goliath and Ronin, is a fictional character that appears in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Tales of Suspense #57 and was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Don Heck. Hawkeye joined the Avengers in Avengers Vol. 1 #16 Hawkeye...
sits silently in his cell at the Vault, after being framed by the double agent, Black Widow. Just then, all four super prisons' security systems shut down, allowing the combined 74 supervillains to escape. The tech-based foes in the Vault raid the armory keeping their weapons until they are stopped by Hawkeye. Iron Man is alerted and immediately returns to the Vault. The radiation based villains of the Cube
Cube (comics)
-History:The Cube was built as a prison for irradiated supervillains. The location the Cube is unknown as only high-ranking S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents know of its existence. Its "villain rehabilitation program" brainwashes the inmates to serve S.H.I.E.L.D...
break loose, during which Samson is exposed to Gamma radiation when he is injured by Zzzax
Zzzax
Zzzax is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in The Incredible Hulk #166 and was created by Steve Englehart and Herb Trimpe.-Fictional character biography:...
. Bruce becomes the Hulk
Hulk (comics)
The Hulk is a fictional character, a superhero in the . Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #1 ....
and escapes with Samson, heading for the nearest civilized area. The villains try to follow him, but the Leader orders them to remain. The prisoners of the Pym-particle shrunken Big House
Big House (comics)
Big House is the name of a fictional prison appearing in books published by Marvel Comics. It is also called the Lang Memorial Penitentiary.-History:The Big House is the United States' newest maximum security prison...
are freed and the prison itself grows back to normal size causing the Helicarrier
Helicarrier
The Helicarrier is a fictional flying aircraft carrier specifically designed to be capable of independent powered flight in addition to the conventional functions of aircraft carriers...
it was kept in to crash into the Hudson River. Nick Fury
Nick Fury
Colonel Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Fury is a fictional World War II army hero and present-day super-spy in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by artist Jack Kirby and writer Stan Lee, Fury first appeared in Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #1 , a World War II combat series that portrayed the...
learns of the other prisons' situations and realizes the same must be happening the secret fourth prison, the Raft
The Raft (comics)
The Raft is a fictional island prison facility in New York City for psychopathic superhuman criminals appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics...
. It's at this moment, that Graviton
Graviton (comics)
Graviton is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in Avengers #158 and was created by Jim Shooter and Sal Buscema....
awakens.
Part 2
A flashback to 10 years ago reveals that Franklin Hall (Graviton) joined S.H.I.E.L.D, and was tasked by Nick Fury to recreate the "Super Soldier serum". However, the experimental reactor was pushed by Hall to critical levels and Fury ordered him to shut it down. Hall refused and was nearly killed when the reactor blew. Afterwords, he discovered while in recovery that he developed superpowers from the accident, unlimited levels of gravitational manipulation. Blaming Fury for the accident, Hall prepares to escape and reek retribution on Fury. But SHIELD doses the room with gas, leaving Hall unconscious. He's then placed in high level security within the underwater prison, the "Raft". Upon the deactivation of all the super prisons, Hall awakens unaware of his surroundings and demands to know how long he's been incarcerated. Baron ZemoBaron Zemo
Baron Zemo is the name of two fictional characters, both supervillains, in various Marvel Comics comic books, notably Captain America and the Avengers...
tells him he's been here the longest. Enraged, Hall now seeks vengeance upon Fury for the years taken away from him. He lifts the prison into the sky, and confronts Fury, who now sees him as another supervillain, calling him "Graviton".
In the present Iron Man is outnumbered by old enemies at the Vault. To keep the villains from escaping, Tony self-destructs the Vault, but his armor was damaged and he radios for a replacement. Thor
Thor (Marvel Comics)
Thor is a fictional superhero who appears in publications published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Journey into Mystery #83 and was created by editor-plotter Stan Lee, scripter Larry Lieber, and penciller Jack Kirby....
, Hank Pym, and Wasp fight Graviton. Later, they are joined by Hulk and Iron Man and with their combined power they defeat Graviton and form The Avengers
Avengers (comics)
The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers...
in order to catch the remaining 74 supervillians that escaped from the four prisons.
Critical reaction
The Pilot episode was well received by fans and critics. Brian Lowry of VarietyVariety (magazine)
Variety is an American weekly entertainment-trade magazine founded in New York City, New York, in 1905 by Sime Silverman. With the rise of the importance of the motion-picture industry, Daily Variety, a daily edition based in Los Angeles, California, was founded by Silverman in 1933. In 1998, the...
called The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes!, "a slick but dizzyingly busy Disney XD animated program. If not the creative equal of Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network is a name of television channels worldwide created by Turner Broadcasting which used to primarily show animated programming. The channel began broadcasting on October 1, 1992 in the United States....
's superhero team-up Justice League
Justice League (TV series)
Justice League is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from 2001 to 2004 on Cartoon Network. The show was produced by Warner Bros. Animation. It is based on the Justice League of America and associated comic book characters published by DC Comics...
from rival DC Comics
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
, the show unleashes enough action to be plenty mighty with boys, as well as middle-aged guys with comics in Kevlar bags". Kofi Outlaw of Screen Rant called it "a fairly entertaining experience that should appeal to Marvel fans and cartoon fans alike, be they young or old. For all the positive things about it, however, Earth’s Mightiest Heroes still doesn’t quite reach the acclaimed status of DC Universe and their animated projects". Stephen Lackey of Mania.com stated, "Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes doesn’t compare to something like Justice League in animation or in story, but it is a step in the right direction for a Marvel animated product and it did end up being really entertaining".