Dragon Booster
| Dragon Booster | |
|---|---|
 Dragon Booster Academy | |
| Genre | Action Adventure Science fantasy Comedy-drama |
| Created by | Rob Travalino Kevin Mowrer |
| Directed by | George Samilski J. Falconer Steve Ball |
| Voices of | Kathleen Barr Garry Chalk Trevor Devall Matt Hill Scott McNeil Mark Oliver Lee Tockar Lenore Zann |
| Theme music composer | Robert Buckley |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 39 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producers | Asaph Fipke Chuck Johnson |
| Running time | 22-30 minutes |
| Production companies | ApolloScreen Filmproduktion Nerd Corps Entertainment The Story Hat Alliance Atlantis |
| Distributor | Alliance Atlantis |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBC Television |
| Original release | October 23, 2004 – December 23, 2006 |
Dragon Booster is a Canadian animated series created by Rob Travalino and Kevin Mowrer for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that aired from October 23, 2004 to December 23, 2006. The first series produced by Nerd Corps Entertainment, the series is about young Artha Penn, a stable boy. He is chosen by Beaucephalis (or "Beau" for short), the dragon of legend, to be his rider, turning him into the Dragon Booster, a hero to protect the world from the impending Dragon-Human war and unite humans and dragons for all time.[1]
Plot[edit]
The story takes place on the world of Draconis, where 2000 years ago a huge Dragon-Human War erupted. The golden Dragon of Legend chose a human rider, the Dragon Booster, to bring peace and show that dragons and humans can coexist.
In the present day humans have been commanding dragons, the very thing the original Dragon Booster sought to prevent, and another war is looming. However, Connor Penn breeds back into existence one last gold dragon of legend, Beau. Beau chooses a stable boy, Artha Penn to be the Dragon Booster. Artha seeks to protect the world from the impending Dragon-Human war by defeating villains such as Moordryd Paynn and his father Word.[1]
Episodes[edit]
Characters[edit]
Penn Racing Crew[edit]
Artha Penn (Voiced by Matt Hill): Artha Tannis Penn is a 16 year old stable boy, a street racer, and the main protagonist of the series. After being chosen by Beau as his rider, he becomes the Dragon Booster, a hero sworn to protect the world from another Dragon-Human War. He is also the leader of his own racing team known as the Penn Racing Crew, and is the son of Connor and Fira Penn.
Lance Penn (Voiced by Kathleen Barr): Lance Patrick Penn is Artha's little brother, and a member of the Penn Racing Crew.
Parmon Sean (Voiced by Lee Tockar): Parmon is Artha's best friend & the technology geek as well as mechanic of the Penn Racing Crew. He can configure gear, modify computers and is one of the inventors of Vidd games. He also has advanced knowledge of just about everything, including draconium, computers, history, racing, physics, and the other crews. He wasn't born in Dragon City and likewise, his parents live in the city he was originally born in.
Kitt Wonn (Voiced by Lenore Zann): The sole female member of the Penn Racing Crew, and a skilled racer. Artha is shown to have feelings for her, and likewise she is shown to have a crush on the Dragon Booster.
Connor Penn (Voiced by Gary Chalk): Connor Penn was the owner of Penn Stables, father of Artha Penn and enemy of Word Paynn. For most of the series, Connor disguises himself as the character Mortis, a mentor of the Penn Racing Crew. He did this to allow Artha to develop on his own without relying on his father, as well as to watch over his two sons with no interference.
Dragon Eye Crew[edit]
Moordryd Paynn (Voiced by Trevor Devall): The 16 year old leader of the Dragon Eye Crew and son of Word Paynn. Moordryd starts as one of the main antagonists of the series and the primary enemy of Artha Penn. However, as the series progresses, he develops into a more complex anti-hero.
Word Paynn (Voiced by Mark Oliver): The father of Moordryd Paynn and the main antagonist of the series. His main goal is to start another Dragon-Human War, confident that he can control the war and whatever benefits it can give to him. He owns Paynn Inc., a company that manufactures cutting edge racing and battling gear. Throughout the first half of the series, his plans tend to revolve around stealing the dragon of legend, Beau.
Cain (Voiced by Scott McNeil): Moordryd Paynn's key lieutenant as well as his closest friend.
Rancydd (Voiced by Brent Miller): The Dragon Eyes crew's master thief.
Prankk: The Dragon Eyes crew's trap expert.
Swayy: The Dragon Eyes crew's intelligence officer.
Dragons[edit]
Beau: Beaucephalis is the Dragon of Legend and distantly related to the first Dragon of Legend who stopped the original Dragon-Human War. He is Artha's dragon partner. His Special Abilities include; Mag Shield, Furox Form, Five Draconium Colors of Balance Mag Manipulation, and Black Draconium Use.
Fracshun: Lance's blue dragon partner.
Wyldfyr: Kitt's red dragon partner.
Tyrannis Pax: Connor's dragon partner, who is transformed by Connor into a larger gold dragon.
Decepshun: Moordryd Paynn's dragon, which formally belonged to Moordryd's mother Zulay, and eventually gained the ability to transform into a pure black draconium form.
Abandonn: Word's pure black dragon.
Cancellation[edit]
The end of the final episode of the third season alluded to a planned name change to Dragon Booster: Academy for the next season. However, in an interview with Matt Hill (the voice of Artha Penn) on June 10, 2006, at the Otakuthon convention held in Concordia University, it was made apparent that Dragon Booster failed to pull together a large enough fan base and production has permanently ceased on the series. He stated, "We did not get the following 13 episodes." When asked why the series lost its bid for more episodes, Hill responded, "They were not selling enough action figures".[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 163. ISBN 978-1538103739.
- ^ Hill, Matt (June 10, 2006). "Interview with Matt Hill" (Interview). Concordia University.
External links[edit]
- 2000s Canadian animated television series
- 2004 Canadian television series debuts
- 2006 Canadian television series endings
- English-language television shows
- Animated television series about dragons
- Animated television series about teenagers
- Jetix original programming
- CBC Television original programming
- Canadian computer-animated television series
- Television series by Alliance Atlantis
- Television series by DHX Media
- Canadian children's animated action television series
- Canadian children's animated adventure television series
- Canadian children's animated science fantasy television series
- Television series produced in Vancouver