Conan and the Young Warriors | |
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Genre | Cartoon, children's fantasy |
Developed by | Michael Reaves |
Written by | Brynne Stephens Michael Reaves Steve Perry David Wise Len Wein |
Directed by | John Grusd Wally Burr (voice director) |
Voices of | Phil Hayes Mark Hildreth Kelly Sheridan Chiara Zanni Jim Byrnes Kathleen Barr Michael Donovan |
Composers | Kinder & Co. Thomas Chase Jones Steve Rucker |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 13 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Joe Bacall Tom Griffin C.J. Kettler Stephanie Graziano. |
Producer | John Grusd |
Running time | 23 minutes |
Production companies | Sunbow Productions Graz Entertainment Hanho Studios AKOM |
Original release | |
Network | CBS |
Release | March 5 – May 21, 1994 |
Related | |
Conan and the Young Warriors is a 1994 American television animated series produced by Sunbow Entertainment and aired by CBS as a sequel to the animated series Conan the Adventurer , but featuring a different set of characters (besides Conan). [1] The series was developed by Michael Reaves and directed by John Grusd. It lasted only for one season of 13 episodes. [2]
With Wrath-Amon vanquished and his family returned to life from living stone, Conan thought that his questing had finished. However, now he has to train and protect the "Chosen Ones", a trio of new young warriors who are in possession of magical "star stones", until the time comes in which they are destined to rule over Hyboria. Aside from Conan's character design, which is identical to the one in Conan the Adventurer, this series has a few small links to its predecessor. Occasionally, a trumpet line piece of background music mirroring the theme to Conan the Adventurer is used. At one point, a character uses Zulu's trademark sign of Jhebbal Sag to summon animals to help them. Conan once seeks out a wizard he claims "Grey Wolf of Xanthus" told him about; he also mentions that he once knew a firebird, and jokingly claims that he ate him. The fact that Conan's sword is made of metal from the stars is mentioned several times, a reference to the original series in which a major theme was that Conan's sword was made of a magical star metal.
Nº | Title | Written by | Original air date | |
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1 | "The Third Talisman" | Michael Reaves | March 5, 1994 | |
The evil sorceress Sulinara plans to steal the three star stones belonging to Conan's young friends. | ||||
2 | "Arena" | Steve Perry | March 12, 1994 | |
Conan and his friends attempt to free a city from an evil king, but the tyrant captures Conan and leaves him in the arena to compete in a fight to the death. | ||||
3 | "Dreamweaver" | Brynne Stephens | March 19, 1994 | |
Sulinara sends nightmares upon the children, as she wants to get to the precious stones. | ||||
4 | "Carnival of Cardolus" | Brynne Stephens | March 26, 1994 | |
Conan and his charges are looking for a basilisk, scales of which are an effective means against all poisons, but an unscrupulous circus owner is also after the curious animal. | ||||
5 | "Isle of the Lost" | David Wise | April 2, 1994 | |
Sulinara is seeking a precious stone that has the power to transform people into mindless monsters. | ||||
6 | "Covenant" | Len Wein | April 9, 1994 | |
Sulinara conjures the demon lord Demonicus to get the star-stones of Conan's young friends – in return, he can take revenge on Conan, against whom he has once suffered a bitter defeat. | ||||
7 | "Wolf in the Fold" | Michael Reaves and Steve Perry | April 9, 1994 | |
An earthquake awakens the shapeshifter that was sealed beneath the ruins where Conan and the children reside. | ||||
8 | "Once a Thief" | Bryce Malek and David Wise | April 16, 1994 | |
Loki manipulates Brynne into stealing his hammer back from the King of Shadizar. | ||||
9 | "Brothers of the Sword" | Bryce Malek and David Wise | April 23, 1994 | |
Conan reluctantly works with the shaman of Navah's Pict tribe to stop a possessed old ally from resurrecting a monster called the Unitaur. | ||||
10 | "Feet of Clay" | Bryce Malek | April 30, 1994 | |
A sorcerer steals a mystical shield that was being guarded by Draegen's cowardly former mentor, Commander Horus. | ||||
11 | "The Hand of Fate" | Brynne Stephens | May 7, 1994 | |
The Young Warriors encounter Tisara, a beautiful trained warrior with skills beyond their own. She claims that Brynne, an admitted former thief, stole the star stone that was rightfully hers. | ||||
12 | "The Separation" | Michael Reaves | May 14, 1994 | |
Epimetrius informs Conan that his time with the Young Warriors is at an end, and that they will now be mentored by Ninjus. Ninjus is actually a servant of Necromas, an evil deity who has enslaved Epimetrius. | ||||
13 | "The Night of the Serpent" | Lydia C. Marano and Brynne Stephens | May 21, 1994 | |
Draegen falls in love with a princess who a prophecy alleges will marry a descendant of Set. |
Eight episodes were released over four DVD volumes by MRA Entertainment in Australia, followed by a DVD pack containing the four DVD volumes.
DVD title | Release date | Episodes |
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Volume 1 [3] | March 23, 2003 | "Isle of the Lost" and "Dreamweaver" |
Volume 2 [4] | March 23, 2003 | "Carnival of Cardolus" and "Wolf in the Fold" |
Volume 3 [5] | March 23, 2003 | "Brothers of the Sword" and "Arena" |
Volume 4 [6] | March 23, 2003 | "The Covenant" and "The Third Talisman" |
4 Pack [7] | March 13, 2006 | "Isle of the Lost", "Dreamweaver", "Carnival of Cardolus", "Wolf in the Fold", "Brothers of the Sword", "Arena", "The Covenant" and "The Third Talisman" |
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