List of Ace Lightning episodes
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This article lists episode of the BBC
produced children's television show, Ace Lightning
. The show originally aired in the United Kingdom
in 2002 and also aired internationally. The show consisted of two seasons, the first being twenty-six episodes long, and a second season followed consisitng of thirteen episodes, the latter created in 2004. A third season was cancelled by the BBC. The show focused on a British teenager Mark Hollander (Thomas Wansey
) moving to the USA with his parents, and his life changes forever when a bolt of lightning strikes his house and the characters from his favourite video game come to life. Superhero Ace Lightning
enlists Mark as his sidekick
to help him capture his nemesis Lord Fear
and his gang of villains, and imprison them in the Sixth Dimension, as well as find the mystical Amulet of Zoar
which Lord Fear wishes to use to conquer the world.
when he discovers a mysterious "Level Seven" that is not supposed to exist. Suddenly a lightning
bolt strikes the satellite dish on Mark's house and the electricity goes out. Mark then looks on in horror as his game joystick
sparks with electricity and rattles about on its own accord. Up on the roof, a portal open through the satellite and the villain from the video game file through it, led by Lord Fear
, a villainour but crippled skeleton
. Lady Illusion
, Dirty Rat, Anvil and Pigface appear afterwards. Lord Fear spies Mark in his bedroom and they scare each other in shock, Lord Fear falling down the side of the house.
Once all the villains are on the ground, Lord Fear explains to a dim-witted Pigface that they are in a new dimension
and must find new headquarters. The Rat spies something and the Amulet of Zoar floats out of the satellite and shatters, the fragments magically flying away. Ace Lightning
flies down and battles Lord Fear and his minions. Lord Fear's faithful staff, Staff Head trips Ace up and Lord Fear blasts the superhero
down. Mark appears to aid Ace and the villains retreat. Mark's parents arrive home and Mark hides Ace behind the shed.
The villains come across what appears to be an abandoned theme park, called the Kent Bros. Carnival and after Lord Fear decides it will the new Carnival of Doom, Anvil smashes the gates open, which awakens the carnival's owner, Duff Kent. Duff is frightened by the villainsa and nervously welcomes them to stay in the carnival, pleasing Lord Fear. The next morning, Mark is awoken by Ace (who smashes his way through the bedroom window). Mark leaves for school and meets his neighbour Samantha Thompson along the way. Catching the school bus, he meets Chuck Mugel and bully Wayne Fisgus. Mark has a rough time at school, and is scolded by his science teacher, Mr. Chesebrough when he spies Ace awaiting him outside the school. Ace gives Mark his piece of the Amulet and flies off to find Lord Fear.
He locates Lord Fear at the carnival, but falls into a trap set up by his enemies.
That night, Mark heads out to the Carnival of Doom to save Ace again. It is the carnival's grand opening but Lord Fear reveals to Duff that the carnival now belongs to him. Mark saves Ace by having Anvil smash the orb he is trapped in. Ace fights Lord Fear and Lady Illusion, while Mark discovers the Rat is disguised as a toy rabbit, armed with a bomb, and Samantha has got him! Mark saves Samantha, but she now considers him to be a wacko.
in disguise. Lady Illusion gives Mark and Chuck a detention for disrupting her class for the next day. Mark and Chuck go to the carnival, Mark running into Dirty Rat and Pigface, however Ace appears and scares them away. Mark goes to see how Chuck is doing in his search, but he hasn't starting looking yet. Samantha suddenly appears, explaining she found Mr. Chesebrough trapped in a cage like an animal with people throwing food at him. Can Mark get out of this "detention" or will Lady Illusion destroy him?
and went mad (Mr. Cheseborough's actor portrays the Radioactive Guy in a flashback). Ace is nearly beaten out of existence by Anvil, but Mark rushes Ace to the nearby observatory
and heals him using a transformer
. Ace decides to live in the observatory, and names it the Thunder Tower.
. Freaking out as usual, Mark dashes off to confront Duff's ice cream truck, but is attacked by Anvil. Ace defeats Anvil, but Googler appears and wounds Ace. Ace soon discovers his super powers have disappeared. He has become human! Ace disguises himself as a policeman and finds Mark. Mark and Ace go to Samantha's rescue when she gets stuck in a treehouse
after Chuck breaks the ladder of the house. Mark is then kidnapped by Googler and taken to the carnival, where he is placed in a dunking tank where Zip and Snip await him below. Ace confronts Googler and Dirty Rat. Ace realizes how much it means to him to save Mark, restoring his powers and enabling him to save Mark just in time. Lord Fear is very disappointed with Googler and angrily blasts him, senting him flying into a puppet show booth.
and Mark finds himself hosting a party at his house, not entirely of his own decision. Mark has come as a knight
, Brett as a rugby
player, Chuck as Ace, Wayne as a monster resembling Pigface (causing Mark to mistake him for the real Pigface, and Chuck to mistake the real Pigface for Wayne), and Samantha as an angel
. Duff, fed up with the villains, leaves to get Ace's help in getting rid of them, and promises he can help Ace get Fear's amulet piece. Fear sends Dirty Rat and Pigface to find Duff and teach him a lesson, but Pigface thinks Chuck is the real Ace and attacks him. Pigface and Dirty Rat chase Chuck to the carnival, but Mark comes to his rescue. Meanwhile, when Duff and Ace go to the carnival, Duff lies to Lord Fear saying he tried to get Ace's piece of the Amulet to save his own skin. Ace defeats Pigface and Dirty Rat, but Chuck throws up in Pigface's bin (from which comes a satisfied belching sound). Back at Mark's party, he gets in trouble with the real Wayne.
, who is both. However, what the Rat didn't count on was Random's dual personality. He has two programmes, one good and one evil. Random hides out in the local junkyard so he doesn't hurt Ace. Duff and Dirty Rat hear of Chuck's robot, Leviathan X-L 1, which they steal to power up Random. Mark comes to retrieve the robot, and Random moves in for the kill, but he senses Mark isn't a coward and turns on the Rat instead. Ace and Lord Fear appear and stop Random and the robot. Lord Fear takes care of Dirty Rat for his betrayal. Random banishes himself to the junkyard, rather than risk turning on Ace.
as a girl, which Wayne mistakenly falls for. Chuck discovers a tent full of junk food. Simon and Fiona discover their vandilised garden gnome
s which Ace destroyed by accident and go to the carnival to take a break. After closing hours, Googler sends Zip and Snip to torment Samantha who ends up trapped in a ride with Chuck. Mark saves them while Ace (with help from Lady Illusion) defeats Googler. Samantha decides to quit her job as she believes the glovepuppets are weird birds.
ride where he discovers Random Virus. Lord Fear turns Random evil, but Ace appears and saves Mark with the Shield of Justice. Random chases off Lord Fear, who reminds him that he will be there for him when he turns evil again. Mark manages to restart his relationship with Samantha.
by Zip and Snip. Lord Fear sends him to assassinate Mark and Sparx. Mark is dragged back into his crazy life when he has to help Sparx hide from Ace. Ace manages to get back to normal thanks to a power surge from Chuck. He saves Sparx who is at the mercy of Lord Fear.
while Duff sends Mr. Chesebrough on a wild ride on the twister ride. Duff also gives chase to his puppet, Mr. Huckleberry, who is really Dirty Rat in disguise for stealing some candy floss. Sparx goes to the carnival but is captured by Lord Fear. Ace rescues her but they both fall at Lord Fear's feet. Mark saves them, and Samantha frees the children trapped in the funhouse. Lord Fear plans to take the fight to Mark.
he goes crazy and falls down the stairs and somehow gets trapped in the television. Pigface comes in through the kitchen window but electrocutes himself when he thinks the fusebox is full of candy, and gets distracted when the pizza guy comes and attacks him for his deliveries. Lord Fear gets stuck in the chimney
, while Staff Head comes up via the toilet
. Ashley mistakes him for the tooth fairy
. However, Chuck chases the villains out by accident when a blanket lands on him. Ace stops the fight between Lady Illusion and Sparx and then races to help Mark and Ashley clean up his house before Mr. and Mrs. Hollander get home.
disguised as Mark, goes on the rampage, breaking up with Samantha as well and terrfying Mr. Cheseborough by lifting him up off the ground. Mark, meanwhile has a cold and must stay at home. Ace goes to the carnival and is attacked by Googler, but defeats him easily. Later, Lady Illusion confronts Ace, and the real Mark appears, leaving Ace puzzled. He solves who is the real Mark by making one laugh using an April Fool's joke. Mark's life goes downhill as Samantha breaks up with him, but Heather now moves in...
for help. He takes Mr. Huckleberry for support. He explains to the Psychiatrist about his experiences with Ace Lightning, Lord Fear, Dirty Rat, etc. The episode is mainly a clip show
and shows many different scenes from previous episodes, and it ends with a music video complete with the full-length theme song. The episode ends with the psychiatrist telling Duff not to drive for a while or work in his carnival. Duff exits the building, having a quick confrontation with Mr. Cheseborough, who is presumably there to discuss his alien encounters. The psychiatrist's secretary then reveals herself to be Lady Illusion
in disguise and she follows him home.
meeting at the school, which angers Lord Fear as he thinks he should receive the praise of legions of fans. Lord Fear and Googler attack Mark's house in anger. Mark has his arm accidentally broken by Heather during a martial arts lesson. In return she promises to take him to the premiere of the next Jackie Chan
movie, but Mark has already promised Chuck he'd help him. Mark goes to help Chuck, leaving behind an annoyed Heather. Chuck meets Jessica, Wayne's cousin and another Ace Lighting fan, and they begin a friendship. Lord Fear attacks and Ace scares him off. Googler gets a surprise attack from Sparx and she defeats him.
and finds the last missing amulet piece, which she plans to wear during the school play, The Phantom of the Opera
. Ace and Lord Fear both close in on the school to get the amulet piece, but Lord Fear is seen on stage he's mistaken for Chuck (the Phantom) and prodded by his ego must play to the crowd. Because of this he forgets all about getting the amulet piece, and it falls into the hands of Dirty Rat.
, Mark returns home to Conestoga Hills (after spending his summer in London) to find that Ace and Sparx plan to return to their world and take Random Virus
with them. Random refuses to and it results in a battle. Lady Illusion
tightens the noose by demanding that she go with Ace instead of Sparx. Ace and Sparx are sucked back into the game, leaving Random and Lady Illusion behind. Meanwhile, Wayne searches for the "Boneman" and Lord Fear
and Staff Head return (Staff Head's form has been changed to make him look more frog like). While Lord Fear experiences the new additions to the Carnival of Doom, Mark and Chuck go to their new school and meet Kat, who appears to have an attitude problem. They also discover Mr. Cheseborough is their tutor! Mark learns that Lord Fear is back as well. Mark finds his new housekeeper, Felicity Fury, going through his personal belongings and she quickly scarpers. At the carnival, Lord Fear shoots Lady Illusion from the Carnival roof and she begs for forgiveness. She hands Lord Fear two pieces of the Amulet and he summons Rotgut, a cowboy zombie
who appears to be a bit useless. Lady Illusion tells Lord Fear she plans a way to destroy Mark, and transforms into Felicity.
from Ace who is being stalked by Googler and Sparx is injured. Chuck discovers the truth of Ace Lightning and accidentally frees him from the game. Meanwhile, Lord Fear has received another piece of the Amulet from Lady Illusion and summons Anvil. Ace and Lord Fear battle, which leads to the school where Kat is playing basketball. Mark helps save the day and Kat wins the basketball match, much to Heather's annoyance.
which mutates into a deadly giant killing machine, which Kilobyte names Fred and makes his pet. Dirty Rat bombs Kat's racing car and she has to be rescued by Mark. Rotgut goes on the rampage, wanting a hug but terrorising Cheseborough and Lester Crocker, the farm's owner. Mark is seen as hero and Kat forgives him for lying to her. Ace, meanwhile, is defeated by Kilobyte and now is terrified of him. How can Mark win the game if Ace is now a coward?
from being airlifted into orbit, but offers himself as a hostage to Kilobyte to protect her. Mark is captured afterwards by Lord Fear and placed in the junkyard with Ace, Anvil and Random guarding them. Chuck continues to help Sparx get out of the game, but the Master Programmer instead lets the game absorb Chuck in, where he is chased by Googler. Ashley saves the day by freeing Chuck and Sparx from the game who then save Ace and Mark with a little help from Random.
while he is a good one. Cheseborough creates a special formula that will drain Ace of his powers. Kilobyte is impressed with Lord Fear's trickery and creates for him a powerful hovercraft-motorbike hybrid called the Doom Wagon. Mark has his Driver's Ed test with Wayne and Mr. DeCutt but it goes hazy when Lord Fear and Dirty Rat attacks. Mark manages to escape them with help from Ace and Sparx but fails his test. The formula worked temporarily on Ace but Kilobyte still battered Lord Fear for failing to destroy Ace.
me and download it onto a floppy disk
. Meeting at the Computer
Shack
, Mark and Chuck view all of Kilobyte's appearances throughout the show (in a clipshow format). Later, Chuck stumbles into Rick's office
where the two boys discover a giant computer
mainframe
. Rick has their e-mail
s and they realise he created Ace Lightning. Rick is the Master Programmer!
Rick suddenly appears and reveals he develop a programme to bring the video game character too life but he was fired from his job. He then further explains how he created Kilobyte to defeat Ace. He upgrades Kilobyte so he is unstoppable but a blackout causes Kilobyte to gain a will of his own!
but he ignores her. Kilobyte and some of the minions battle Random and defeat him. At the school
, Mr. Cheseborough is holding an alien support group
meeting
but is attacked by Pigface and Dirty Rat. The teacher
meets Mark and they hide in a closet
until the villains depart. Mark is forced to stay for the support meeting to protect Cheseborough. In cafeteria, Kat meets Mark and he promises her he shall tell her about what is happening (a promise he never kept to Samantha).
Rick meets Chuck and Jessica at the school
so they can download a program
me which will delete
Kilobyte, but the latter appears and chases Rick and Cheseborough about the school
. Rick escapes but Cheseborough is dragged back to the carnival
where he is trapped inside the game
.
. Kilobyte reveals his plan to his minions: That night, the rides at the carnival
are free to lure as many humans into a trap. When the time is right, Kilobyte and his army will attack and imprison them all in the game
and mankind shall be replaced by the villains. Sparx is eavesdropping but gives her position away and is captured. Lord Fear comes up with a clever plan to make the final battle his triumph, in more ways than one. He forges a unison
with Ace, so they can both destroy Kilobyte. Kat is captured by Kilobyte and put in a prison with Sparx and Random. Rick is imprisoned in the game. Ace discovers his origin and doubts his existence. Mark convinces him otherwise and they head out with Lord Fear to fight Kilobyte. Kilobyte gains the final piece of the Amulet, but he is blasted to the Sixth Dimension by Mark, Ace and Lord Fear. Fear suddenly blasts Ace who was really Lady Illusion in disguise. Fear, Staff Head and Dirty Rat all flee in terror. Lady Illusion dies and returns to the game
. Kilobyte swears vengeance against Fear and Ace, but both he and Rick are trapped in the game.
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
produced children's television show, Ace Lightning
Ace Lightning
Ace Lightning is a children's television show co-produced by the BBC and Alliance Atlantis, which has been broadcast in the United States as well as in the United Kingdom and Australia. The show was filmed in Canada, but the program was set in America...
. The show originally aired in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
in 2002 and also aired internationally. The show consisted of two seasons, the first being twenty-six episodes long, and a second season followed consisitng of thirteen episodes, the latter created in 2004. A third season was cancelled by the BBC. The show focused on a British teenager Mark Hollander (Thomas Wansey
Thomas Wansey
Thomas "Tom" Wansey is an English television actor who most notably played the character of Mark Hollander in the children's TV show Ace Lightning.-Filmography:* Keen Eddie* Goodbye, Mr. Chips* Ace Lightning...
) moving to the USA with his parents, and his life changes forever when a bolt of lightning strikes his house and the characters from his favourite video game come to life. Superhero Ace Lightning
Ace Lightning (character)
Ace Lightning is the protagonist of the BBC children's television show of the same name. A superhero from the Sixth Dimension, Ace is really a character from a video game and is brought to life to carry out the game's storyline in the real world...
enlists Mark as his sidekick
Sidekick
A sidekick is a close companion who is generally regarded as subordinate to the one he accompanies. Some well-known fictional sidekicks are Don Quixote's Sancho Panza, Sherlock Holmes' Doctor Watson, The Lone Ranger's Tonto, The Green Hornet's Kato and Batman's Robin.-Origins:The origin of the...
to help him capture his nemesis Lord Fear
Lord Fear
For the antagonist of the same name featured in Knightmare, see Knightmare.Lord Fear is a fictional character and a primary antagonist from the BBC television programme, Ace Lightning.-Character Outline:...
and his gang of villains, and imprison them in the Sixth Dimension, as well as find the mystical Amulet of Zoar
Amulet of Zoar
The Amulet of Zoar is a MacGuffin-like item from the television series, Ace Lightning, created by the BBC. The Amulet appears as a large gold and silver-coloured triangular object with four purple gems incrested into it...
which Lord Fear wishes to use to conquer the world.
Season 1
Season 1 introduces all of the main characters for the next two seasons, and brings together the storyline of the series.Episode 1: The Game Begins
Teenager, Mark Hollander in playing his favourite video game Ace LightningAce Lightning (video game)
Ace Lightning is a series of video games, based upon the BBC-created television programme of the same name. Two almost identical copies for the PC and PlayStation 2 are 3D action-adventure, third-person shooter and platform game, whilst the Game Boy Advance version is a 2D side-scrolling platform...
when he discovers a mysterious "Level Seven" that is not supposed to exist. Suddenly a lightning
Lightning
Lightning is an atmospheric electrostatic discharge accompanied by thunder, which typically occurs during thunderstorms, and sometimes during volcanic eruptions or dust storms...
bolt strikes the satellite dish on Mark's house and the electricity goes out. Mark then looks on in horror as his game joystick
Joystick
A joystick is an input device consisting of a stick that pivots on a base and reports its angle or direction to the device it is controlling. Joysticks, also known as 'control columns', are the principal control in the cockpit of many civilian and military aircraft, either as a center stick or...
sparks with electricity and rattles about on its own accord. Up on the roof, a portal open through the satellite and the villain from the video game file through it, led by Lord Fear
Lord Fear
For the antagonist of the same name featured in Knightmare, see Knightmare.Lord Fear is a fictional character and a primary antagonist from the BBC television programme, Ace Lightning.-Character Outline:...
, a villainour but crippled skeleton
Skeleton
The skeleton is the body part that forms the supporting structure of an organism. There are two different skeletal types: the exoskeleton, which is the stable outer shell of an organism, and the endoskeleton, which forms the support structure inside the body.In a figurative sense, skeleton can...
. Lady Illusion
Lady Illusion
Lady Illusion is a hero/villain from the BBC programme Ace Lightning. Originally programmed to be Lord Fear's sidekick, Lady Illusion quickly abandoned her programming and fell in love with Ace, who had never experienced emotions before. Despite the fact she is supposed to hate Ace, Lady Illusion...
, Dirty Rat, Anvil and Pigface appear afterwards. Lord Fear spies Mark in his bedroom and they scare each other in shock, Lord Fear falling down the side of the house.
Once all the villains are on the ground, Lord Fear explains to a dim-witted Pigface that they are in a new dimension
Dimension
In physics and mathematics, the dimension of a space or object is informally defined as the minimum number of coordinates needed to specify any point within it. Thus a line has a dimension of one because only one coordinate is needed to specify a point on it...
and must find new headquarters. The Rat spies something and the Amulet of Zoar floats out of the satellite and shatters, the fragments magically flying away. Ace Lightning
Ace Lightning (character)
Ace Lightning is the protagonist of the BBC children's television show of the same name. A superhero from the Sixth Dimension, Ace is really a character from a video game and is brought to life to carry out the game's storyline in the real world...
flies down and battles Lord Fear and his minions. Lord Fear's faithful staff, Staff Head trips Ace up and Lord Fear blasts the superhero
Superhero
A superhero is a type of stock character, possessing "extraordinary or superhuman powers", dedicated to protecting the public. Since the debut of the prototypical superhero Superman in 1938, stories of superheroes — ranging from brief episodic adventures to continuing years-long sagas —...
down. Mark appears to aid Ace and the villains retreat. Mark's parents arrive home and Mark hides Ace behind the shed.
The villains come across what appears to be an abandoned theme park, called the Kent Bros. Carnival and after Lord Fear decides it will the new Carnival of Doom, Anvil smashes the gates open, which awakens the carnival's owner, Duff Kent. Duff is frightened by the villainsa and nervously welcomes them to stay in the carnival, pleasing Lord Fear. The next morning, Mark is awoken by Ace (who smashes his way through the bedroom window). Mark leaves for school and meets his neighbour Samantha Thompson along the way. Catching the school bus, he meets Chuck Mugel and bully Wayne Fisgus. Mark has a rough time at school, and is scolded by his science teacher, Mr. Chesebrough when he spies Ace awaiting him outside the school. Ace gives Mark his piece of the Amulet and flies off to find Lord Fear.
He locates Lord Fear at the carnival, but falls into a trap set up by his enemies.
- Characters Introduced: Mark Hollander, Ace Lightning, Lord Fear, Lady Illusion, Staff Head, Anvil, Pigface, Dirty Rat, Fiona and Simon Hollander, Duff Kent, Samantha Thompson, Brett Ramirez, Chuck Mugel, Wayne Fisgus, Heather Hoffs, Mr. Cheseborough.
- Characters Emphasized: Mark, Ace, Lord Fear.
- Ace's Breakages: Car battery, Mark's bedroom window.
- This episode appears to take place at the end of August or at the start of September.
- The Kent Bros. Carnival and Carnival of Doom are practically identical.
Episode 2: The Trap Is Set
After speaking with his friend Pete, who lives in London, Mark and Chuck head off to the carnival to rescue Ace. Samantha spies them along the way and stalks them. Lord Fear is draining Ace's powers, while he is trapped in a giant orb. Mark, Chuck and Samantha are chased out of the carnival by Duff and Pigface. Samantha has no idea what Mark is up to and leaves.That night, Mark heads out to the Carnival of Doom to save Ace again. It is the carnival's grand opening but Lord Fear reveals to Duff that the carnival now belongs to him. Mark saves Ace by having Anvil smash the orb he is trapped in. Ace fights Lord Fear and Lady Illusion, while Mark discovers the Rat is disguised as a toy rabbit, armed with a bomb, and Samantha has got him! Mark saves Samantha, but she now considers him to be a wacko.
- Characters Introduced: Pete, Lady Illusion's first disguise (a carnival worker).
- Characters Emphasized: Mark, Samantha, Ace, Lord Fear, Brett.
- Ace's Breakages: None, although Mark rips the head off a stuffed animal.
- Ace accidentally names Mark "Mario". This may be a reference to the video game character who has the same nameMariois a fictional character in his video game series, created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. Serving as Nintendo's mascot and the main protagonist of the series, Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his creation...
.
Episode 3: The Substitute
Believing that Mark can have his Amulet fragment stolen via his school, Lord Fear kidnaps Mark's science teacher, Mr. Chesebrough and replaces him with Lady IllusionLady Illusion
Lady Illusion is a hero/villain from the BBC programme Ace Lightning. Originally programmed to be Lord Fear's sidekick, Lady Illusion quickly abandoned her programming and fell in love with Ace, who had never experienced emotions before. Despite the fact she is supposed to hate Ace, Lady Illusion...
in disguise. Lady Illusion gives Mark and Chuck a detention for disrupting her class for the next day. Mark and Chuck go to the carnival, Mark running into Dirty Rat and Pigface, however Ace appears and scares them away. Mark goes to see how Chuck is doing in his search, but he hasn't starting looking yet. Samantha suddenly appears, explaining she found Mr. Chesebrough trapped in a cage like an animal with people throwing food at him. Can Mark get out of this "detention" or will Lady Illusion destroy him?
- Characters Emphasized: Mark, Chuck, Mr. Cheseborough, Lady Illusion.
- Ace's Breakages: The backdoor of Mark's house and the blender.
- Cheseborough claims the villains are monsters when in following episodes he regards them as aliens.
Episode 4: Face the Music
After failing to try and stay home, Mark heads to school to face the music. Ace agrees to help him, but needs a diversion to enter the school. This distraction comes when Chuck discovers a pea in his tapioca pudding and vomits harshly, allowing Mark to get Ace into the school unnoticed. Ace disguises himself as a janitor to keep an eye out for trouble without seeming out of place. Lord Fear worries that Lady Illusion may have some trouble at the school, so she sends Pigface to assist her. After the detention, Lady Illusion springs her trap and chases Mark and Chuck throughout the school, cornering them in the cafeteria, where Pigface is eating Mrs. Kutcher's food. Ace appears and scares the evils aware after tossing Pigface against a wall. Chuck is shocked when he sees Ace, but Ace explains to Mark that Chuck is dazed from Lady Illusion's smoke bomb and won't remember what happened.Episode 5: No Place Like Home
Ace starts to drain of his energy after dumping Anvil in a dumpster. Ace is forbidden by Mark to use the electronic equipment in his house to power up because it always involves breaking it, so he goes to use the electricity at the carnival. Mark's cousin Ashley meets Ace and believes he is the Radioactive Guy, a man from a local urban legend which claims he came to close to a radioactive cometComet
A comet is an icy small Solar System body that, when close enough to the Sun, displays a visible coma and sometimes also a tail. These phenomena are both due to the effects of solar radiation and the solar wind upon the nucleus of the comet...
and went mad (Mr. Cheseborough's actor portrays the Radioactive Guy in a flashback). Ace is nearly beaten out of existence by Anvil, but Mark rushes Ace to the nearby observatory
Observatory
An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial or celestial events. Astronomy, climatology/meteorology, geology, oceanography and volcanology are examples of disciplines for which observatories have been constructed...
and heals him using a transformer
Transformer
A transformer is a device that transfers electrical energy from one circuit to another through inductively coupled conductors—the transformer's coils. A varying current in the first or primary winding creates a varying magnetic flux in the transformer's core and thus a varying magnetic field...
. Ace decides to live in the observatory, and names it the Thunder Tower.
Episode 6: Opposite Attraction
Lady Illusion, tired of waiting around nothing, strikes out on her own. Ace informs Mark of the news and they have to prepare for battle. Mark stupidly stands up Samantha on a date, and she has to watch Chuck scoot around a skatepark trying to impress her. Ace finds Lady Illusion and brings her to the Thunder Tower. They start to fight, but she falls into Ace's generator. He saves her, and then they dance until a furious Lord Fear arrives. He and Ace fight; Lady Illusion breaks it up. She takes Mark's piece of the Amulet and creates the Lightning Lance which Mark uses to chase the villains out the building, and then returns to the Carnival with Lord Fear.Episode 7: Only Human
Dirty Rat discovers a new piece of the Amulet while digging, and Lord Fear uses it to summon Googler from the Sixth Dimension. Mark and Samantha are in the park when Chuck comes by with an ice creamIce cream
Ice cream is a frozen dessert usually made from dairy products, such as milk and cream, and often combined with fruits or other ingredients and flavours. Most varieties contain sugar, although some are made with other sweeteners...
. Freaking out as usual, Mark dashes off to confront Duff's ice cream truck, but is attacked by Anvil. Ace defeats Anvil, but Googler appears and wounds Ace. Ace soon discovers his super powers have disappeared. He has become human! Ace disguises himself as a policeman and finds Mark. Mark and Ace go to Samantha's rescue when she gets stuck in a treehouse
Treehouse
A treehouse, tree house, or treefort is a habitable structure built in trees. "Treehouse" may also refer to:*Tree House, Crawley, a listed 14th-century building in Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom; originally the manor house....
after Chuck breaks the ladder of the house. Mark is then kidnapped by Googler and taken to the carnival, where he is placed in a dunking tank where Zip and Snip await him below. Ace confronts Googler and Dirty Rat. Ace realizes how much it means to him to save Mark, restoring his powers and enabling him to save Mark just in time. Lord Fear is very disappointed with Googler and angrily blasts him, senting him flying into a puppet show booth.
Episode 8: Behind the Mask
It is HalloweenHalloween
Hallowe'en , also known as Halloween or All Hallows' Eve, is a yearly holiday observed around the world on October 31, the night before All Saints' Day...
and Mark finds himself hosting a party at his house, not entirely of his own decision. Mark has come as a knight
Knight
A knight was a member of a class of lower nobility in the High Middle Ages.By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior....
, Brett as a rugby
Rugby football
Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
player, Chuck as Ace, Wayne as a monster resembling Pigface (causing Mark to mistake him for the real Pigface, and Chuck to mistake the real Pigface for Wayne), and Samantha as an angel
Angel
Angels are mythical beings often depicted as messengers of God in the Hebrew and Christian Bibles along with the Quran. The English word angel is derived from the Greek ἄγγελος, a translation of in the Hebrew Bible ; a similar term, ملائكة , is used in the Qur'an...
. Duff, fed up with the villains, leaves to get Ace's help in getting rid of them, and promises he can help Ace get Fear's amulet piece. Fear sends Dirty Rat and Pigface to find Duff and teach him a lesson, but Pigface thinks Chuck is the real Ace and attacks him. Pigface and Dirty Rat chase Chuck to the carnival, but Mark comes to his rescue. Meanwhile, when Duff and Ace go to the carnival, Duff lies to Lord Fear saying he tried to get Ace's piece of the Amulet to save his own skin. Ace defeats Pigface and Dirty Rat, but Chuck throws up in Pigface's bin (from which comes a satisfied belching sound). Back at Mark's party, he gets in trouble with the real Wayne.
Episode 9: Once Upon A Hero
Dirty Rat cleverly relieves Mark and Lord Fear of their Amulet fragments and uses them to summon a new game character to serve him. Since Mark's summons heroes and Fear's summons villains, both of them summon Random VirusRandom Virus (Ace Lightning)
Random Virus is a neutrally-aligned fictional character from the BBC show, Ace Lightning. A cyborg with a dual personality, Random Virus is often fighting himself, allies and enemies to keep himself under control and from turning evil....
, who is both. However, what the Rat didn't count on was Random's dual personality. He has two programmes, one good and one evil. Random hides out in the local junkyard so he doesn't hurt Ace. Duff and Dirty Rat hear of Chuck's robot, Leviathan X-L 1, which they steal to power up Random. Mark comes to retrieve the robot, and Random moves in for the kill, but he senses Mark isn't a coward and turns on the Rat instead. Ace and Lord Fear appear and stop Random and the robot. Lord Fear takes care of Dirty Rat for his betrayal. Random banishes himself to the junkyard, rather than risk turning on Ace.
Episode 10: Knights Undercover
Mark discovers Samantha has got a job at the carnival and tries to otherwise persuade her to change her mind. Lady Illusion informs Ace of a trap Lord Fear is setting, but it is soon revealed her warning is also part of the plan. Ace and Mark decide to go undercover, Ace dressing as a motorcyclist and Mark (rather hilariously) cross-dressingCross-dressing
Cross-dressing is the wearing of clothing and other accoutrement commonly associated with a gender within a particular society that is seen as different than the one usually presented by the dresser...
as a girl, which Wayne mistakenly falls for. Chuck discovers a tent full of junk food. Simon and Fiona discover their vandilised garden gnome
Garden gnome
A garden gnome or lawn gnome is a figurine of a small humanoid creature, usually wearing a pointy hat, produced for the purpose of ornamentation and protection from evil sorcery, typically of gardens or on lawns....
s which Ace destroyed by accident and go to the carnival to take a break. After closing hours, Googler sends Zip and Snip to torment Samantha who ends up trapped in a ride with Chuck. Mark saves them while Ace (with help from Lady Illusion) defeats Googler. Samantha decides to quit her job as she believes the glovepuppets are weird birds.
Episode 11: Tunnel of Love
Random is captured by Lord Fear and Ace needs to rescue him. However, this puts Mark and Samantha's relationship in jeopardy. Chuck discovers the Shield of Justice can be used to defeat Random if he turns evil. While Mark tries to rekindle with Samantha, he chases her (with Chuck) onto the carnival's tunnel of loveTunnel of love (amusement ride)
The Tunnel of Love is a type of amusement ride commonly found at carnivals and amusement parks. It is similar to a dark ride in that riders are taken through dark passages, in this case in pairs. There are two major themes: a relaxing romantic ride encouraging the couple to cuddle, or a spooky...
ride where he discovers Random Virus. Lord Fear turns Random evil, but Ace appears and saves Mark with the Shield of Justice. Random chases off Lord Fear, who reminds him that he will be there for him when he turns evil again. Mark manages to restart his relationship with Samantha.
Episode 12: Nobody's Hero
Things go downhill for Mark including his parents grounding him for low grades, Ace finding another piece of the Amulet but Anvil is guarding it, Ace crushes Mr. Chesebrough's car and Lord Fear starts stalking Mark. Lord Fear kidnaps Mark and takes him to the carnival. There, Mark is surrounded by Lord Fear and Anvil. Ace appears and takes on the two villains while Mark retrieves the Amulet piece from a claw machine. He uses it to summon Sparx from the Sixth Dimension who sees off Anvil. However, Sparx criticizes him and Mark angrily leaves.Episode 13: Ace's Wild
After walking into an ambush, Ace is transformed into a zombieZombie
Zombie is a term used to denote an animated corpse brought back to life by mystical means such as witchcraft. The term is often figuratively applied to describe a hypnotized person bereft of consciousness and self-awareness, yet ambulant and able to respond to surrounding stimuli...
by Zip and Snip. Lord Fear sends him to assassinate Mark and Sparx. Mark is dragged back into his crazy life when he has to help Sparx hide from Ace. Ace manages to get back to normal thanks to a power surge from Chuck. He saves Sparx who is at the mercy of Lord Fear.
Episode 14: The Field Trip
Mark's class go on a field trip to the carnival which greatly worries Mark as Lord Fear and his gang could cause some major trouble, although for some reason he made Ace promise to stay away. Anvil storms into Thunder Tower and damages the transformer, and because he's been powered up himself both Ace and Sparx have to combine their powers to defeat him. Lord Fear traps all of the students except Mark, Chuck and Samantha inside the funhouseFunhouse
A funhouse or fun house is an amusement facility found on amusement park and funfair midways in which patrons encounter and actively interact with various devices designed to surprise, challenge, and amuse the visitor. Unlike thrill rides, funhouses are participatory attractions, where visitors...
while Duff sends Mr. Chesebrough on a wild ride on the twister ride. Duff also gives chase to his puppet, Mr. Huckleberry, who is really Dirty Rat in disguise for stealing some candy floss. Sparx goes to the carnival but is captured by Lord Fear. Ace rescues her but they both fall at Lord Fear's feet. Mark saves them, and Samantha frees the children trapped in the funhouse. Lord Fear plans to take the fight to Mark.
Episode 15: Not Alone At Home
Mark, Chuck and Ashley are spending the night at Mark's house watching videos, but Lord Fear sees this as the perfect time to launch an attack. Lady Illusion attacks Ace and Sparx at Thunder Tower to keep them from coming to the rescue. The villains' invasion goes horribly wrong for them. Dirty Rat sneaks in disguised as a rabbit toy again but after listening to some music on some headphonesHeadphones
Headphones are a pair of small loudspeakers, or less commonly a single speaker, held close to a user's ears and connected to a signal source such as an audio amplifier, radio, CD player or portable Media Player. They are also known as stereophones, headsets or, colloquially, cans. The in-ear...
he goes crazy and falls down the stairs and somehow gets trapped in the television. Pigface comes in through the kitchen window but electrocutes himself when he thinks the fusebox is full of candy, and gets distracted when the pizza guy comes and attacks him for his deliveries. Lord Fear gets stuck in the chimney
Chimney
A chimney is a structure for venting hot flue gases or smoke from a boiler, stove, furnace or fireplace to the outside atmosphere. Chimneys are typically vertical, or as near as possible to vertical, to ensure that the gases flow smoothly, drawing air into the combustion in what is known as the...
, while Staff Head comes up via the toilet
Toilet
A toilet is a sanitation fixture used primarily for the disposal of human excrement, often found in a small room referred to as a toilet/bathroom/lavatory...
. Ashley mistakes him for the tooth fairy
Tooth fairy
The tooth fairy is a fantasy figure of early childhood. The folklore states that when a child loses a baby tooth, if he or she places it beneath the bed pillow, the tooth fairy will visit while the child sleeps, replacing the lost tooth with a small payment....
. However, Chuck chases the villains out by accident when a blanket lands on him. Ace stops the fight between Lady Illusion and Sparx and then races to help Mark and Ashley clean up his house before Mr. and Mrs. Hollander get home.
Episode 16: Unidentified Flying Superhero
Sparx is caught on video by Chuck and he becomes a local hero, while Sparx is believed to be an alien. Googler gets lost and Duff's ice cream truck gets towed away. Lord Fear, Dirty Rat and Duff get the van back from Gus the Tow Truck Guy and go in search of Googler. Mr. Chesebrough constructs an alien-detection machine which he plans to use after school. Mark volunteers to assist him. Googler is disturbed by the machine's noises and gives chase to Mark and Chesebrough. Googler corners Mark outside but Ace and Sparx appear. However, tragedy looms overhead as Zip and Snip seize Sparx's sword and blast her with it, sending her back to the Sixth Dimension.Episode 17: A Friend In Need
Mark is cheered up after losing Sparx when his friend Pete comes over to visit him, but more importantly to meet Ace. However, Mark gets envious when Pete makes friends with everybody, even Mr. Chesebrough. Random Virus, meanwhile, joins Lord Fear's gang and battles Ace. Lord Fear captures Pete and makes him listen to his dreadful and diliberately out-of-tune organ music to get Mark's Amulet fragment. Mark appears to save Pete, while Random is saved by Ace. Pete decides it is best he meets the Lightning Knights later on, as they are very serious at the time.Episode 18: The Last Laugh
It is April Fool's Day and Lady IllusionLady Illusion
Lady Illusion is a hero/villain from the BBC programme Ace Lightning. Originally programmed to be Lord Fear's sidekick, Lady Illusion quickly abandoned her programming and fell in love with Ace, who had never experienced emotions before. Despite the fact she is supposed to hate Ace, Lady Illusion...
disguised as Mark, goes on the rampage, breaking up with Samantha as well and terrfying Mr. Cheseborough by lifting him up off the ground. Mark, meanwhile has a cold and must stay at home. Ace goes to the carnival and is attacked by Googler, but defeats him easily. Later, Lady Illusion confronts Ace, and the real Mark appears, leaving Ace puzzled. He solves who is the real Mark by making one laugh using an April Fool's joke. Mark's life goes downhill as Samantha breaks up with him, but Heather now moves in...
Episode 19: Download Disaster
Ace is pushing himself to the limit fighting the Evil Gang, who are only getting stronger with each defeat. Mark tries to get Random Virus to help Ace, but after Mark is almost smashed by the crazed cyborg Ace tells Mark to stay away from the junkyard for his own safety. Still determined to help Ace find a way to cope, Mark hooks Ace up to his computer and has Chuck send over some new powers, but Chuck's computer crashes during the transfer and Ace becomes a lifeless statue. The Evil Gang captures Ace, but during their victory party Mark shows up with a friend, Random Virus. Random distracts Lord Fear and Lady Illusion brings Ace back to life with a kiss, and the two Lightning Knights fight off the villains. However, Staff Head saw Lady Illusion kiss Ace, and uses this as leverage against her.Episode 20: Daffy Duff
Duff is tired and mad of Lord Fear and his minions running over his carnival so he goes to the local psychiatristPsychiatrist
A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. All psychiatrists are trained in diagnostic evaluation and in psychotherapy...
for help. He takes Mr. Huckleberry for support. He explains to the Psychiatrist about his experiences with Ace Lightning, Lord Fear, Dirty Rat, etc. The episode is mainly a clip show
Clip show
A clip show is an episode of a television series that consists primarily of excerpts from previous episodes. Most clip shows feature the format of a frame story in which cast members recall past events from past installments of the show, depicted with a clip of the event presented as a flashback. ...
and shows many different scenes from previous episodes, and it ends with a music video complete with the full-length theme song. The episode ends with the psychiatrist telling Duff not to drive for a while or work in his carnival. Duff exits the building, having a quick confrontation with Mr. Cheseborough, who is presumably there to discuss his alien encounters. The psychiatrist's secretary then reveals herself to be Lady Illusion
Lady Illusion
Lady Illusion is a hero/villain from the BBC programme Ace Lightning. Originally programmed to be Lord Fear's sidekick, Lady Illusion quickly abandoned her programming and fell in love with Ace, who had never experienced emotions before. Despite the fact she is supposed to hate Ace, Lady Illusion...
in disguise and she follows him home.
Episode 21: The Unlikely Hero
During an assassination attempt on Mark, Lord Fear is attacked by Ace. Staff Head deflects one of Ace's bolts so it hits Chuck. This gives Chuck super strength and he decides to help his football team go up against their superior opponents in their upcoming match. Chuck starts calling himself Thunderfoot and believes he is the coolest kid in the world, which makes Lord Fear think he's a new Lightning Knight and thus a new target for destruction. Heather and Mark unexpectedly become an item, much to the annoyance of Samantha. Dirty Rat and Anvil distract Ace while Lord Fear goes to destroy Mark and Thunderfoot (Chuck). However, Ace escapes and goes to save Mark. Chuck's powers fade but he still helps win the match. As for Dirty Rat, he ends up being imprisoned behind electrical bars.Episode 22: The Not So Great Outdoors
Ace finds an amulet piece which will allow him to return Sparx to the real world when joined with Mark's piece. However, Mark, Brett and Chuck have gone camping with Mr. Hollander, so Ace has to travel far out of town to find him. Lord Fear learns of the camping trip and sends Dirty Rat, Pigface and Staff Head to steal Mark's amulet piece while Ace isn't around to protect him. The boys run into Wayne and his father, who belittles Mr. Hollander. However, when the evils invades the campsite, Mr. Fisgus panics and Mr. Hollander takes charge, grouping the boys back to back and fends off Dirty Rat with a pan. Pigface and Staff Head corner Mark, but he turns on Chuck's portable Ace Lightning video game, and when they hear Ace's voice coming from it they think Ace is really there and run away. Ace finally finds Mark and brings Sparx back from the game. The ice cream truck runs out of gas and the evils have to push it all the way back to the carnival.Episode 23: The Biggest Fan
Chuck plans to host an Ace Lightning fan clubFan club
A fan club is a group that is dedicated to a well-known person, group, idea or sometimes even an inanimate object . Most fan clubs are run by fans who devote considerable time and resources to supporting them. There are also "official" fan clubs that are run by someone associated with the person...
meeting at the school, which angers Lord Fear as he thinks he should receive the praise of legions of fans. Lord Fear and Googler attack Mark's house in anger. Mark has his arm accidentally broken by Heather during a martial arts lesson. In return she promises to take him to the premiere of the next Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan, SBS, MBE is a Hong Kong actor, action choreographer, comedian, director, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, entrepreneur, singer and stunt performer. In his movies, he is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons, and innovative stunts...
movie, but Mark has already promised Chuck he'd help him. Mark goes to help Chuck, leaving behind an annoyed Heather. Chuck meets Jessica, Wayne's cousin and another Ace Lighting fan, and they begin a friendship. Lord Fear attacks and Ace scares him off. Googler gets a surprise attack from Sparx and she defeats him.
Episode 24: The Play's The Thing
Samantha wins her pick of prizes from a carnival gameCarnival game
A carnival game is a game of chance or skill that can be seen at a traveling carnival, charity fund raiser, amusement park, or on a state and county fair midway....
and finds the last missing amulet piece, which she plans to wear during the school play, The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera
Le Fantôme de l'Opéra is a novel by French writer Gaston Leroux. It was first published as a serialisation in "Le Gaulois" from September 23, 1909 to January 8, 1910...
. Ace and Lord Fear both close in on the school to get the amulet piece, but Lord Fear is seen on stage he's mistaken for Chuck (the Phantom) and prodded by his ego must play to the crowd. Because of this he forgets all about getting the amulet piece, and it falls into the hands of Dirty Rat.
Episode 25: The Rat Turns
Having a piece of the amulet himself and egged on by Sparx to stand up for himself, Dirty Rat is able to turn the other henchmen against Lord Fear and they chase him out of the carnival. Staff Head blackmails Lady Illusion into disguising herself as Sparx and getting Mark's amulet piece, which allows Lord Fear to force Dirty Rat to give up his and complete the Amulet of Zoar. With the Amulet in the Evil Gang's possession, the Lightning Knights are unable to power up and start to lose their powers.Episode 26: Game Over
It's the night of the school dance, but the Lightning Knights are losing power fast and Ace prods Mark to help them fight the Evil Gang before the Knights get too weak to beat them. Mark blows off Heather to help, and she ends up pairing with Brett. Random joins up with the other Knights and a final battle begins, but the Lightning Knights seem on the verge of losing to the super-powered evils. Mark considers deleting the game off his computer in hopes it might get rid of the evils, but decides to search the haunted house and finds the Amulet in the organ. He shatters it, and the villains disappear back into the game, Lord Fear discovering Lady Illusion's betrayal and swearing vengeance upon Ace. Lady Illusion confesses her feelings to Ace before disappearing too. Mark returns to the dance and reconciles with Samantha.Season 2
Season 2 is set three months after the events of Season 1, and was made two years after the first. CGI has improved greatly and characters now have new features as such. Several new characters are introduced like Rotgut, Kilobyte, Rick and Kat. The presentation of the computer game in the show is also much more faithful to the actual game, as the real game did not exist when the first season was being made.Episode 27: Upgrades
Three months after the death of Lord FearLord Fear
For the antagonist of the same name featured in Knightmare, see Knightmare.Lord Fear is a fictional character and a primary antagonist from the BBC television programme, Ace Lightning.-Character Outline:...
, Mark returns home to Conestoga Hills (after spending his summer in London) to find that Ace and Sparx plan to return to their world and take Random Virus
Random Virus (Ace Lightning)
Random Virus is a neutrally-aligned fictional character from the BBC show, Ace Lightning. A cyborg with a dual personality, Random Virus is often fighting himself, allies and enemies to keep himself under control and from turning evil....
with them. Random refuses to and it results in a battle. Lady Illusion
Lady Illusion
Lady Illusion is a hero/villain from the BBC programme Ace Lightning. Originally programmed to be Lord Fear's sidekick, Lady Illusion quickly abandoned her programming and fell in love with Ace, who had never experienced emotions before. Despite the fact she is supposed to hate Ace, Lady Illusion...
tightens the noose by demanding that she go with Ace instead of Sparx. Ace and Sparx are sucked back into the game, leaving Random and Lady Illusion behind. Meanwhile, Wayne searches for the "Boneman" and Lord Fear
Lord Fear
For the antagonist of the same name featured in Knightmare, see Knightmare.Lord Fear is a fictional character and a primary antagonist from the BBC television programme, Ace Lightning.-Character Outline:...
and Staff Head return (Staff Head's form has been changed to make him look more frog like). While Lord Fear experiences the new additions to the Carnival of Doom, Mark and Chuck go to their new school and meet Kat, who appears to have an attitude problem. They also discover Mr. Cheseborough is their tutor! Mark learns that Lord Fear is back as well. Mark finds his new housekeeper, Felicity Fury, going through his personal belongings and she quickly scarpers. At the carnival, Lord Fear shoots Lady Illusion from the Carnival roof and she begs for forgiveness. She hands Lord Fear two pieces of the Amulet and he summons Rotgut, a cowboy zombie
Zombie
Zombie is a term used to denote an animated corpse brought back to life by mystical means such as witchcraft. The term is often figuratively applied to describe a hypnotized person bereft of consciousness and self-awareness, yet ambulant and able to respond to surrounding stimuli...
who appears to be a bit useless. Lady Illusion tells Lord Fear she plans a way to destroy Mark, and transforms into Felicity.
Episode 28: The Game's On
Pete hears of the troubles going on in America and he advises Mark to protect himself. Mark receives a message of SOSSOS
SOS is the commonly used description for the international Morse code distress signal...
from Ace who is being stalked by Googler and Sparx is injured. Chuck discovers the truth of Ace Lightning and accidentally frees him from the game. Meanwhile, Lord Fear has received another piece of the Amulet from Lady Illusion and summons Anvil. Ace and Lord Fear battle, which leads to the school where Kat is playing basketball. Mark helps save the day and Kat wins the basketball match, much to Heather's annoyance.
Episode 29: Unwelcome Guest
The Master Programmer downloads a new character into the Carnival of Doom: Kilobyte the Cyber Stalker. Simon and Fiona go on a one-day trip, Mark promising not to have any parties while there gone. Chuck drives in the carnival by accident and is chased by Lord Fear. Ace and Mark save him, but Lady Illusion claims another piece of the Amulet. Lord Fear uses this to summon Dirty Rat. Lady Illusion helps lure Chuck to the carnival which results in a fight between Ace, Lord Fear and Anvil. At Mark's house, some quality time with Kat, Brett and Heather turns into a full-fledged party, and Mark gets into deep trouble when Simon and Fiona appear. Ace defeats the villains by using an upgrade called the Ring of Flames. Mark suspects Felicity is not all who she appears to be...Episode 30: A Secret Life
Kilobyte reveals himself to Lord Fear and promptly takes over the Carnival of Doom and criticizes Lord Fear's actions. Dirty Rat joins Kilobyte as his "sidekick". Kilobyte upgrades Lady Illusion with the power to give Ace human emotions. When Ace receives these emotions, he goes out-of-control and blasts everything in sight during a battle with Lord Fear including Random Virus...and Chuck! Thankfully Chuck is not dead, just unconscious. Ace feels like a weakling and flies off in remorse. It looks like a new saga is opening for the Lightning Knights...Episode 31: Welcome to the Nightmare
Mark, Chuck, Kat and the other members of Mr. Cheseborough's class go on a field trip to Friendship Farm to find away to get along. Kat learns of Samantha via a letter Mark has been writing to his old girlfriend. Meanwhile, Kilobyte, Dirty Rat, Rotgut and Duff follow Ace to the farm, where Kilobyte is stung by a waspWasp
The term wasp is typically defined as any insect of the order Hymenoptera and suborder Apocrita that is neither a bee nor an ant. Almost every pest insect species has at least one wasp species that preys upon it or parasitizes it, making wasps critically important in natural control of their...
which mutates into a deadly giant killing machine, which Kilobyte names Fred and makes his pet. Dirty Rat bombs Kat's racing car and she has to be rescued by Mark. Rotgut goes on the rampage, wanting a hug but terrorising Cheseborough and Lester Crocker, the farm's owner. Mark is seen as hero and Kat forgives him for lying to her. Ace, meanwhile, is defeated by Kilobyte and now is terrified of him. How can Mark win the game if Ace is now a coward?
Episode 32: Search for Sparx
Ace saves Ashley's hamsterHamster
Hamsters are rodents belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae. The subfamily contains about 25 species, classified in six or seven genera....
from being airlifted into orbit, but offers himself as a hostage to Kilobyte to protect her. Mark is captured afterwards by Lord Fear and placed in the junkyard with Ace, Anvil and Random guarding them. Chuck continues to help Sparx get out of the game, but the Master Programmer instead lets the game absorb Chuck in, where he is chased by Googler. Ashley saves the day by freeing Chuck and Sparx from the game who then save Ace and Mark with a little help from Random.
Episode 33: Bound to Fail
Lord Fear and Mr. Cheseborough form an alliance to defeat Ace Lightning, Fear tricking Cheseborough into believing Ace is an evil alienExtraterrestrial life in popular culture
In popular cultures, "extraterrestrials" are life forms — especially intelligent life forms— that are of extraterrestrial origin .-Historical ideas:-Pre-modern:...
while he is a good one. Cheseborough creates a special formula that will drain Ace of his powers. Kilobyte is impressed with Lord Fear's trickery and creates for him a powerful hovercraft-motorbike hybrid called the Doom Wagon. Mark has his Driver's Ed test with Wayne and Mr. DeCutt but it goes hazy when Lord Fear and Dirty Rat attacks. Mark manages to escape them with help from Ace and Sparx but fails his test. The formula worked temporarily on Ace but Kilobyte still battered Lord Fear for failing to destroy Ace.
Episode 34: Formula for Disaster
Cheseborough delivers another batch of his formula to Lord Fear and then flees. Sparx and Lady Illusion battle outside but Ace breaks it up. His emotions are getting the better of him as he starts criticizing Sparx's behaviour when he is acting up himself. Chuck was on a recon mission and delivered his footage to Mark. Rotgut follows Chuck to school, but Mark disposes of him, destroying Cheseborough's lab in the process. Unfortunately, Wayne is accused of the mess and is suspended. Kilobyte and Dirty Rat retrieve another piece of the Amulet from Mark's garden and summon Pigface back. Pigface, Kilobyte and Dirty Rat attack Ace and Sparx but they are defeated. Ace believes Kilobyte is being controlled by someone else and decides to stop hiding and battle Kilobyte head on. Mark reveals he destroyed Cheseborough's lab and convinces his teacher to end his deal with Lord Fear.Episode 35: Choices
Samantha is back in town for a visit but Kat learns Mark never mentioned her to Samantha, which gets her unhappy. Lady Illusion meanwhile flees to Ace for protection from Lord Fear who still wishes to destroy her, but Kilobyte is holding him back. Sparx doesn't trust her as usual. Mark has a party at his house with Samantha, Brett, Heather and others and it soon goes to the carnival, and Mark's old protective side resurfaces when he fears the villains may go for Samantha. Ace and Sparx are captured by the villains and Pigface torments them with a continuous bombardment of slime. Mark helps rescue them with help from Lady Illusion (disguised as the carnival worker from Episode 2). As Ace, Sparx, Lord Fear and Kilobyte battle, Sam finds Kat and they have a heart-to-heart moment on the golf course. Ace and Sparx beat the villains, but Lady Illusion wins the sixth piece of the Amulet. Mark and Samantha both talk, Sam revealing she has a new boyfriend named Jeremy and Mark reveals he has feelings for Kat. Mark and Kat reveal their feelings for each other and become a couple. Meanwhile Lady Illusion rejoins the villains and Lord Fear summons Googler back from the game, completing Kilobyte's army.Episode 36: Rotgut Rides Again
Chuck upgrades Ace and Sparx briefly with a Flame Upgrade, which makes them invincible for a limited time - but this makes Mark jealous. Googler returns and wounds Sparx, causing her to slowly lose her energy until she will return to the Datastream. Rotgut attacks Chuck and possesses him. Mark has enough trouble of his own as his father tries to impress a new boss, Bud Ratburn so he can be hired as an accountant. Googler wounds Ace as well, but Chuck thankfully escapes Rotgut and heals both Ace and Sparx, so they can defeat Googler. Simon gets hired after speaking truthfully about how he loves his son.Episode 37: Putting it Together
Mark and Chuck find a file containing Kilobyte's programComputer program
A computer program is a sequence of instructions written to perform a specified task with a computer. A computer requires programs to function, typically executing the program's instructions in a central processor. The program has an executable form that the computer can use directly to execute...
me and download it onto a floppy disk
Floppy disk
A floppy disk is a disk storage medium composed of a disk of thin and flexible magnetic storage medium, sealed in a rectangular plastic carrier lined with fabric that removes dust particles...
. Meeting at the Computer
Computer
A computer is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem...
Shack
Shack
A shack is a type of small house, usually in a state of disrepair. The word may derive from the Nahuatl word xacalli or "adobe house" by way of Mexican Spanish xacal/jacal, which has the same meaning as "shack". It was a common usage among people of Mexican ancestry throughout the U.S...
, Mark and Chuck view all of Kilobyte's appearances throughout the show (in a clipshow format). Later, Chuck stumbles into Rick's office
Office
An office is generally a room or other area in which people work, but may also denote a position within an organization with specific duties attached to it ; the latter is in fact an earlier usage, office as place originally referring to the location of one's duty. When used as an adjective, the...
where the two boys discover a giant computer
Computer
A computer is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem...
mainframe
Mainframe computer
Mainframes are powerful computers used primarily by corporate and governmental organizations for critical applications, bulk data processing such as census, industry and consumer statistics, enterprise resource planning, and financial transaction processing.The term originally referred to the...
. Rick has their e-mail
E-mail
Electronic mail, commonly known as email or e-mail, is a method of exchanging digital messages from an author to one or more recipients. Modern email operates across the Internet or other computer networks. Some early email systems required that the author and the recipient both be online at the...
s and they realise he created Ace Lightning. Rick is the Master Programmer!
Rick suddenly appears and reveals he develop a programme to bring the video game character too life but he was fired from his job. He then further explains how he created Kilobyte to defeat Ace. He upgrades Kilobyte so he is unstoppable but a blackout causes Kilobyte to gain a will of his own!
Episode 38: Kilobyte Bites Back
Kilobyte is now a free being and plots to take over the world. He attempts to kill Lord Fear but instead gives him a final chance to redeem himself. Kat hampers Mark about Ace Lightning and the carnivalCarnival
Carnaval is a festive season which occurs immediately before Lent; the main events are usually during February. Carnaval typically involves a public celebration or parade combining some elements of a circus, mask and public street party...
but he ignores her. Kilobyte and some of the minions battle Random and defeat him. At the school
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
, Mr. Cheseborough is holding an alien support group
Support group
In a support group, members provide each other with various types of help, usually nonprofessional and nonmaterial, for a particular shared, usually burdensome, characteristic...
meeting
Meeting
In a meeting, two or more people come together to discuss one or more topics, often in a formal setting.- Definitions :An act or process of coming together as an assembly for a common purpose....
but is attacked by Pigface and Dirty Rat. The teacher
Teacher
A teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...
meets Mark and they hide in a closet
Closet
A closet is a small and enclosed space, a cabinet, or a cupboard in a house or building used for general storage or hanging clothes. A closet for food storage is usually referred to as a pantry...
until the villains depart. Mark is forced to stay for the support meeting to protect Cheseborough. In cafeteria, Kat meets Mark and he promises her he shall tell her about what is happening (a promise he never kept to Samantha).
Rick meets Chuck and Jessica at the school
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
so they can download a program
Computer program
A computer program is a sequence of instructions written to perform a specified task with a computer. A computer requires programs to function, typically executing the program's instructions in a central processor. The program has an executable form that the computer can use directly to execute...
me which will delete
File deletion
File deletion is a way of removing a file from a computer's file system.The reasons for deleting files are#Freeing the disk space#Removing duplicate or unnecessary data to avoid confusion#Making sensitive information unavailable to others...
Kilobyte, but the latter appears and chases Rick and Cheseborough about the school
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
. Rick escapes but Cheseborough is dragged back to the carnival
Carnival
Carnaval is a festive season which occurs immediately before Lent; the main events are usually during February. Carnaval typically involves a public celebration or parade combining some elements of a circus, mask and public street party...
where he is trapped inside the game
Game
A game is structured playing, usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes used as an educational tool. Games are distinct from work, which is usually carried out for remuneration, and from art, which is more often an expression of aesthetic or ideological elements...
.
Episode 39: The Master Plan
Mark and Chuck must find a way to free Cheseborough from the gameGame
A game is structured playing, usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes used as an educational tool. Games are distinct from work, which is usually carried out for remuneration, and from art, which is more often an expression of aesthetic or ideological elements...
. Kilobyte reveals his plan to his minions: That night, the rides at the carnival
Carnival
Carnaval is a festive season which occurs immediately before Lent; the main events are usually during February. Carnaval typically involves a public celebration or parade combining some elements of a circus, mask and public street party...
are free to lure as many humans into a trap. When the time is right, Kilobyte and his army will attack and imprison them all in the game
Game
A game is structured playing, usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes used as an educational tool. Games are distinct from work, which is usually carried out for remuneration, and from art, which is more often an expression of aesthetic or ideological elements...
and mankind shall be replaced by the villains. Sparx is eavesdropping but gives her position away and is captured. Lord Fear comes up with a clever plan to make the final battle his triumph, in more ways than one. He forges a unison
Unison
In music, the word unison can be applied in more than one way. In general terms, it may refer to two notes sounding the same pitch, often but not always at the same time; or to the same musical voice being sounded by several voices or instruments together, either at the same pitch or at a distance...
with Ace, so they can both destroy Kilobyte. Kat is captured by Kilobyte and put in a prison with Sparx and Random. Rick is imprisoned in the game. Ace discovers his origin and doubts his existence. Mark convinces him otherwise and they head out with Lord Fear to fight Kilobyte. Kilobyte gains the final piece of the Amulet, but he is blasted to the Sixth Dimension by Mark, Ace and Lord Fear. Fear suddenly blasts Ace who was really Lady Illusion in disguise. Fear, Staff Head and Dirty Rat all flee in terror. Lady Illusion dies and returns to the game
Game
A game is structured playing, usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes used as an educational tool. Games are distinct from work, which is usually carried out for remuneration, and from art, which is more often an expression of aesthetic or ideological elements...
. Kilobyte swears vengeance against Fear and Ace, but both he and Rick are trapped in the game.
- Note: Season 3 was cancelled due to lack of fundingFundingFunding is the act of providing resources, usually in form of money , or other values such as effort or time , for a project, a person, a business or any other private or public institutions...
and there is no knowledge if they are planning to recreate it even if they receive the fundingFundingFunding is the act of providing resources, usually in form of money , or other values such as effort or time , for a project, a person, a business or any other private or public institutions...
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