Iron Kid
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Eon Kid is the English title of a South Korea
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animated television series Iron Kid produced by Daewon Media and Design Storm in South Korea, and BRB Internacional
in Spain. While the series is known as Iron Kid in South Korea, Spain and other non-English-speaking countries, it is known as Eon Kid in the English-speaking countries due to the legal concerns. It premiered in Korea on KBS2 on April 6, 2006, and on TVE in fall 2006. In the United States
, it is distributed by Manga Entertainment
and premiered on The CW's Saturday morning Kids WB block September 22, 2007.
Och says many things and pretends they are said by espinzoza
- Originally aired on Kids' WB! and The CW4Kids
in the US.
1. September 22, 2007 - The Legendary Fist
2. September 29, 2007 - The Heir to the Fist
3. October 6, 2007 - The Journey Begins
4. (Merged with episode 5) - Strength Isn't Everything
5. October 13, 2007 - Ally's Secret
6. (Never Aired) - Orange Mama
7. October 20, 2007 - The Grand Wrestling Tournament
8. October 27, 2007 - The Fight Goes On
9. November 3, 2007 - Escape From the Orange Valley
10. November 10, 2007 - The Maxes Attack
11. November 17, 2007 - Confronting Fate
12. November 24, 2007 - The 18 Woodenmen
13. December 1, 2007 - A Warrior is Born
14. December 8, 2007 - To the Iron Tower
15. December 15, 2007 - Ally's Escape
16. January 5, 2008 - Fall of the Tower
17. January 12, 2008 - Nightmares
18. January 19, 2008 - Out of Control
19. January 26, 2008 - To the Mystic Glacier
20. February 2, 2008 - The White Monks
21. February 9, 2008 - The General Awakes
22. February 16, 2008 - Eiger the Patient
23. February 23, 2008 - The Revolt of Kahn
24. March 1, 2008 - To the Iron Tower! Charge!
25. (Never Aired) - The Last Battle, I
26. (Never Aired) - The Last Battle, II
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
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Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
CGI
Computer-generated imagery
Computer-generated imagery is the application of the field of computer graphics or, more specifically, 3D computer graphics to special effects in art, video games, films, television programs, commercials, simulators and simulation generally, and printed media...
animated television series Iron Kid produced by Daewon Media and Design Storm in South Korea, and BRB Internacional
BRB Internacional
BRB Internacional is a Spanish animation studio which is best known for producing 1980s cartoon hits such as Around the World with Willy Fog, Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds and The World of David the Gnome....
in Spain. While the series is known as Iron Kid in South Korea, Spain and other non-English-speaking countries, it is known as Eon Kid in the English-speaking countries due to the legal concerns. It premiered in Korea on KBS2 on April 6, 2006, and on TVE in fall 2006. In the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, it is distributed by Manga Entertainment
Manga Entertainment
Manga Entertainment is a producer, licensor and distributor of Japanese animation in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, France, Australia and New Zealand...
and premiered on The CW's Saturday morning Kids WB block September 22, 2007.
Availability
- Two volumes of Eon Kid have been released on DVD by Anchor Bay EntertainmentAnchor Bay EntertainmentAnchor Bay Entertainment is a U.S. based home entertainment and production company and is a division of Starz Media, which is a unit of Starz, LLC. It was previously owned by IDT Entertainment until 2006 when IDT was purchased by Starz Media. Anchor Bay markets and sells feature films, series,...
in the United State, each volume containing 5 episodes. - Season 1 (Episodes 1 - 13) was released on DVD on October 8th, 2008http://www.anchorbayent.com.au/Detail.aspx?ID=STZ1114 , and Season 1 (Episodes 14-26) was released on DVD on June 3rd, 2009http://www.anchorbayent.com.au/Detail.aspx?ID=STZ1242 by Anchor Bay EntertainmentAnchor Bay EntertainmentAnchor Bay Entertainment is a U.S. based home entertainment and production company and is a division of Starz Media, which is a unit of Starz, LLC. It was previously owned by IDT Entertainment until 2006 when IDT was purchased by Starz Media. Anchor Bay markets and sells feature films, series,...
in Australia. - All 26 episodes are available via Video on Demand.
- All 26 episodes are available via Netflix streaming.
Heroes
- Marty/Eon Kid
- Ally
- Buttons
- Captain Magnum
- Shadow
- Gaff
- Violet
- Master Zhang
- The Bullybots
Eon family
The Eon family is the legendary family that defeated the General. Only Eon, Marty, and his father have been mentioned, but all members are great warriors and martial artists. The General's forces wiped out the family through the years leaving Marty the sole blood heir to the family legacy. Their ancestral home is a huge fortress surrounded by bamboo forest. Underneath the home is the family's ancestral training ground that includes wood training drones and tests to hone the family's martial arts skills. The home has fallen into great disrepair since the death of Marty's father.- Eon – Eon was the hero who ended the Second Robot War by destroying the General, but unfortunately he died in the process. His weapon, later called the fist of Eon, was passed down through his family for 100 years. He has only spoke to Marty once, although it was a hologram of him that actually spoke to him in The Temple of the Iron Soul where he once trained to learn control of the fist.
- Marty – Marty is the lead character of the series. While scavenging for robot parts to sell he finds the fist of Eon and puts it on, although unwillingly. Marty later discovers that he is a direct descendant of Eon, who 100 years prior to the series start defeated the General and ended the Robot War. Endowed with the power of the fist he must fight the evil forces of the general. He was originally named Iron kid in the original Korean version. Marty is the last descendant of the Eon family and is also the last heir of Eon. He is the final carrier of the Fist. He's shown to possess a natural talent for fighting and grows stronger as the series goes on.
- Gaff – An ancient robot who has served the Eon family for more than 130 years. He safeguarded the fist for one hundred years until its successor, Marty was found. Somewhat a mentor to Marty and has watched over the Eon family for years and defended the family from the general's forces as best he could. His weapon is the dragon sword.
- Master Zhang – An unofficial member of the Eon family Master Zhang waited for the fist's successor at the family's ancestral home. He is a martial artist master who has trained several generations of the Eon family. Although he is quite old he is still a formidable teacher and opponent but can be quite silly.
- Charlie – Charlie is another unofficial member of the Eon family. In flashbacks it is revealed that he was a servant of the Eon family and a close friend of Marty's real father. During an attack he flees with Marty and raises him as his own, per his real father's instructions. He was later captured by Black Beauty shortly after Marty flees to Crystal City.
Marty's friends
- Ally — A mysterious girl who runs into Marty and becomes his ally. She is the adoptive daughter of Duke Von Rhymer. She has the ability to read and decipher the computer code that was used to make the General and other robotic creations during that time. Most of her life has been spent in the Iron Tower, but she quickly adapts to the outside world and becomes Marty's close friend.
- Buttons — Marty's robotic dog and good friend. He constantly talks too much and provides great comic relief.
Government Central Defence Force (CDF)
- Captain Magnum — The leader of a group of soldiers in the Central Federation Army. He and his troops wear blue armor. He brought Marty to the government's attention. His weapons are a pair of cannons mounted in his arms and a set of missiles hidden within his upper body armor.
- Violet — A special agent and spy for the CDF. She infiltrates the Iron Tower and discovers the General's resurrection. She later tutors Ally and becomes her good friend and surrogate big sister. She uses purple force fields and some purple attacks launched from her hands[used them against jack steele jaw]
- Shadow — A rehabilitated criminal who now works for the CDF. He has 108 combat weapons and is an expert at covert-ops. He was reprogrammed after an 18 month hunt for him, only Captain Magnum was able to subdue him. He is 99% loyal as he sometimes forgets which side he is on and could constantly change as he did once while fighting the invincible lords he grabbed Marty from falling but the almost leashed him
- Chief Gibson — The leader of the CDF. He is the one in charge of all the operations and duties of the soldiers and makes all the decisions about what to do, although sometimes his decisions come too late. He has access to the vault where the General's mechanical heart is stored in the top floor
- Kelly — Chief Gibson's secretary and right-hand woman. She does all the research for Chief Gibson and is the main speaker who briefs the leaders of the CDF forces in enemy tactics and strategy.
The General's Forces
- General — The General was the ultimate robot in his day who ended the first Robot War that involved the Gigantors. He was created by a pooling of the world's greatest technology around a supernatural human brain. The experiment was a success, but the General started the Second Robot War when he decided robots were superior and he should rule. The Second Robot War ended with his defeat 100 years before the series began when Eon used his mighty fist to destroy him in a suicide attack. Unfortunately the General's brain survived and was saved by his followers. Since his defeat his followers have worked in secret to collect his many pieces and rebuild him so that they can once again take over the world. However, since his defeat, the General lost his sense of honor and resorted to more harsh methods like using the very Gigantor he was built to destroy. He has a red coating which is so powerful even light cannot enter it. Also using the red force field he caused some headache to the CDF troops and then killed them.
- Doctor Chen — An evil man who was a CDF scientist who secretly left the organization with the General's heart.Years later, Chen personally spearheads the General's reconstruction, later becoming his chief strategist when he sets out to take over the world but anyway he was never dead. After Ally took control over The Giganator he escaped and never seen anymore.
- Khan — Khan is second in command only to the General himself, following him out of honor. During the Robot War he was unstoppable, taking out an entire Federation battalion alone. He acts as leader to the General's forces after his defeat until he is rebuilt, with Khan horrified of his leader's new outlook. He mainly battles using his fighting skills and brute strength, but is also capable of creating winds that pull or push his enemies, and can fire a set of rockets from his hand.
- The Four Invincible Lords—The four invincible lords are four of the General's most powerful allies. They are each named after a weather condition; Lightning, Rain, Wind, and Cloud. They are quite large and carry abilities that link them to their names. They each are designed with gold colored armour and a red and orange flame patterned loincloths. There is one female robot and three males. Combined they can create a powerful storm.the lighting uses his blade to fire attacks, the rain uses his two shields which have spikes on them [he is also the most powerful of all members] , the wind uses some ropes and the cloud uses a large club.
- Black Beauty — A kunoichiKunoichiis the term for a female ninja or practitioner of ninjutsu .-Etymology:The term is thought to derive from the names of characters that resemble the three strokes in the kanji character for ; said in the order they are written: ku - no - ichi...
robot whose main goal is to take the Fist of Eon from Marty and is a rival to Gaff. She was at the General's side during the Robot War and never let a target escape. She leads an army of black armored ninja robots and fights with daggers and illusion powers.
- Scar — Scar was one of the General's most trusted fighters during the Robot Wars, a rival of Black Beauty's in rank and his own personal lackeys. His past is shrouded in mystery and no one knows where he came from. He carries two large axes that he uses for battle. He is also equipped with battle claws that have an organic toxin that he uses is close combat against other robots. He was eventually defeated for good by Marty while he was under the influence of the Fist of Eon.
- Eiger — Eiger is an enormous robot who was the General's most powerful warriors. He was encased in ice by Eon 100 years ago. As a statue of ice he is easily recognizable at the entrance to the Temple of the Iron Soul in the Mystic Glacier. When Marty comes near the glacier the ice is melted from the sheer power of the fist, with Eiger attacking Marty under the assumption that he was Eon. But in the end, Marty defeats him. His strongest skill is the snow storm which he uses against Marty but Marty uses meteor blast and finally kills him.
- Centaurs — Centaurs are the main component of the General's army. They are called his cavalry and resemble their mythological counterparts and are led by one with golden armor.
- The Giganator — A giant robotic creature with many weapons. Khan and the General tried to stop him but when the General was resurrected he uses Chen to bring back the Giganator and use it against the CDF.
Other villains
- Duke Von Rhymer— The evil chairman of the Iron Tower and Ally's stepfather. He was secretly helping Chen in rebuilding the General while carrying his own agenda involving the Gigantor. However, Von Rhymer was betrayed by Chen once the Gigantor is operational and ends up incarcerated in CDF.
- SteelJaw Jack — A robot created by Doctor Chen who currently sits atop the government's most wanted list as a hired mercenary. He is an accomplished fighter and has no match in the government forces. Though he overpowered Marty when he was sent to bring Ally back to the Iron Tower, SteelJaw Jack is defeated by the boy in their rematch.
Others
- Orange Mama — Orange Mama is the leader of the Orange Bandit, a group of outlaw robots that ravage the desert.
- George — A former robot fighting champion who helped Marty and Ally through the Orange Valley.
- Jenny — Orange Mama's granddaughter and friend to Ally.
- The Bullybots— These three robots are trying to become master thieves after Espinoza and lead the good life. The group consists of Och, Tito, and Waddy. They are following Marty to try and steal the fist of Eon. They consider Buttons their boss, after he defeated them in a quick sparring match, and help out Marty and Buttons in the future.
- The White Monks— A group of small robots that guard the Temple of the Iron Soul. They worship Eiger and believe a very different story about him. They believe that he is Eiger the Patient, who 100 years ago, roamed the glaciers in search of enlightenment. He came to a stop at the Temple of the Iron Soul and has since waited.
- the great espinoza- the master thief amongst robots and the idol of the three bullybots
Och says many things and pretends they are said by espinzoza
Voice actors
- Marty - Son Jeong Ah (Korean), Aidan Drummond (English)
- Ally - Bak Seon YeongBak Seon YeongBak Seon Yeong is a Korean voice actress.She joined the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's voice acting division in 1997.-Broadcast TV:*The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya *Iron Kid...
(Korean), Claire Renaud (English) - Buttons - Lee In Seong (Korean), Andy Toth (English)
- Duke von Rhymer - Gary ChalkGary Chalk (actor)Gary Chalk is an English-born Canadian actor, tri-national US-Canadian-UK citizen and voice artist. He has lend hit voice in over 30 animated television series and has been in films such as The Fly II and Freddy vs. Jason....
(English) - Violet - Chae Eui JinChae Eui JinChae Eui Jin is a Korean voice actor.She joined the Tooniverse voice acting division in 1997, which she left for the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's voice acting division in 1999.-Broadcast TV:* Futari wa Pretty Cure...
(Korean) - Gibson - Lim Chae Heon (Korean)
- Gaff - Seong Wan Kyeong (Korean), Ron HalderRon Halder- Biography :He has performed extensively in theatres across Canada from Victoria, BC to St. John's, Newfoundland. He has played key roles as Malcolm Lowry in the Vancouver Playhouse production of Goodnight Disgrace, James Tyrone Jr. in the Neptune Theatre production of Moon for the Misbegotten and...
(English) - Och - Kim Il (Korean), Lee TockarLee TockarLee William Tockar is a Canadian voice actor and visual artist who works for several studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is also a writer of children's literature, a musician, sculptor, illustrator and collected painter...
(English) - Tito - Yoon Se Woong (Korean)
- Waddy - Yang Seok Jeong (Korean),
US Episode Guide
- There are officially 26 episodes but in the US it is only 22. 25 episodes aired in Australia http://www.cartoonnetwork.com.au/tv/schedule/index.jsp, one of which was merged in the US but released on DVD.- Originally aired on Kids' WB! and The CW4Kids
The CW4Kids
The CW4Kids is a Saturday morning cartoon block on The CW Television Network that premiered on May 24, 2008 in the place of Kids' WB...
in the US.
1. September 22, 2007 - The Legendary Fist
2. September 29, 2007 - The Heir to the Fist
3. October 6, 2007 - The Journey Begins
4. (Merged with episode 5) - Strength Isn't Everything
5. October 13, 2007 - Ally's Secret
6. (Never Aired) - Orange Mama
7. October 20, 2007 - The Grand Wrestling Tournament
8. October 27, 2007 - The Fight Goes On
9. November 3, 2007 - Escape From the Orange Valley
10. November 10, 2007 - The Maxes Attack
11. November 17, 2007 - Confronting Fate
12. November 24, 2007 - The 18 Woodenmen
13. December 1, 2007 - A Warrior is Born
14. December 8, 2007 - To the Iron Tower
15. December 15, 2007 - Ally's Escape
16. January 5, 2008 - Fall of the Tower
17. January 12, 2008 - Nightmares
18. January 19, 2008 - Out of Control
19. January 26, 2008 - To the Mystic Glacier
20. February 2, 2008 - The White Monks
21. February 9, 2008 - The General Awakes
22. February 16, 2008 - Eiger the Patient
23. February 23, 2008 - The Revolt of Kahn
24. March 1, 2008 - To the Iron Tower! Charge!
25. (Never Aired) - The Last Battle, I
26. (Never Aired) - The Last Battle, II
See also
- DesignStorm's webpage
- BRB InternacionalBRB InternacionalBRB Internacional is a Spanish animation studio which is best known for producing 1980s cartoon hits such as Around the World with Willy Fog, Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds and The World of David the Gnome....
- Daewon Media
- Manga EntertainmentManga EntertainmentManga Entertainment is a producer, licensor and distributor of Japanese animation in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, France, Australia and New Zealand...