Dino-Riders
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| Genre |
Action/adventure science fiction |
| Created by |
Gerry Conway Carla Conway |
| Directed by | Ray Lee Steven Hahn |
| Starring |
Charles Adler Jack Angel Cam Clarke Townsend Coleman Joe Colligan Peter Cullen Ike Eisenmann Dan Gilvezan Noelle North Rob Paulsen Patrick Pinney Frank Welker |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
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| Running time | approximately 23 min (per episode) |
| Production company(s) |
Marvel Productions Tyco Toys —Animation by— Hanho Heung-Up Co., Ltd. (South Korean Animation Studio) AKOM Productions Ltd. (South Korean Animation Studio) |
| Distributor |
BVS Entertainment Mattel Playground Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | First-run syndication |
| Original release | October 1 – December 31, 1988 |
Dino-Riders is a cartoon television series that first aired in 1988.Dino-Riders was primarily a promotional show to launch a new Tyco toy line. Only fourteen episodes were produced, three of which were produced on VHS for the United States. The show aired in the U.S. as part of the Marvel Action Universe.
The series focuses on the battle between the good Valorians and the evil Rulons on prehistoric Earth. The Valorians were a superhuman race, while the Rulons were a mixture of humanoid creatures. Both races came from the future but were transported back in time to the age of dinosaurs. Once on Earth, the Valorians befriended dinosaurs, while the Rulons brainwashed them.
The Valorians were a peaceful race that lived on Valoria until they were attacked by the Rulons. The Valorians attempted to escape from the Rulons' assault using their "Space Time Energy Projector" (S.T.E.P.); however, something went wrong. They were sent back in time, 65 million years to the age of the dinosaurs. Unknown to them, the Rulons in the spaceship Dreadlock were also sent back through time when the S.T.E.P. was activated.
After successfully landing on prehistoric Earth, the Valorians, led by Questar, used their AMP necklaces to telepathically communicate with the dinosaurs they encountered and eventually befriended them. On the other hand, the Rulons, led by their leader Emperor Krulos, used brainwashing devices known as brain-boxes to control dinosaurs for their own needs. The Rulons then launched an attack on the Valorians, who called upon their dinosaur friends to assist them in fighting back. After successfully defeating the Rulons, the Valorians declared themselves to be the Dino-Riders.
In regard to the dinosaur (and other animal) species present, the series is extremely anachronistic, showing late Cretaceous species like Tyrannosaurus rex alongside species from earlier eras, including the Permian genus Dimetrodon, which lived 200 million years earlier, before dinosaurs existed.
The Commandos are a special forces military unit within the Dino-Riders.
The Valorians have also made allies with a tribe of Cro-Magnons. Among the known Cro-Magnons are:
The Rulons are a race of aliens that are the enemies of the Valorians and the main antagonists of the series.
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