Double Dragon (TV series)
| Double Dragon | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Technōs Japan (original characters) |
| Written by |
Phil Harnage Chuck Patton |
| Directed by | Chuck Patton |
| Voices of |
Jim Byrnes Garry Chalk Michael Donovan Scott McNeil Wesley Morris French Tichner Cathy Weseluck (Season 1) Jay Brazeau (Season 2) Don Brown (Season 2) Ian James Corlett (Season 2) Terry Klassen (Season 2) Alvin Sanders (Season 2) Dale Wilson (Season 2) |
| Theme music composer | Clark Gassman |
| Opening theme | "Double Dragon" |
| Ending theme | "Double Dragon" (Instrumental) |
| Composer(s) | Clark Gassman Andy Street (Season 2 only) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Allen J. Bohbot Andy Heyward Robby London Avi Arad (Season 2) Byron Cook (Season 2) |
| Producer(s) | Chuck Patton |
| Editor(s) | Mark McNally |
| Running time | 22 minutes approx. |
| Production company(s) |
DiC Animation Bohbot Entertainment Tradewest, Inc. |
| Distributor | DHX Media |
| Release | |
| Original network | First-run syndication |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | September 12, 1993 – December 4, 1994 |
Double Dragon is an American animated series based on the video game series of the same name. It was produced by DiC Animation in association with Bohbot Entertainment and Tradewest, Inc., and ran for 26 half-hour episodes from 1993 to 1994.
The premise of the show is that the protagonist brothers are separated at birth. Billy is raised by an elderly martial arts master known as the Oldest Dragon, and his brother Jimmy is raised by the evil Shadow Master as his second-in-command, the Shadow Boss. As a result, the Lee brothers oppose each other as adults; but when Jimmy is betrayed by the Shadow Master, he renounces his evil ways and joins his brother as a Dragon Warrior. During the course of the series, the brothers recruit allies in their war against the Shadow Master and his henchmen. The futile search for their father, John Lee, is a subplot throughout the series.
The plot of the pilot episode is loosely adapted from the NES version of the first Double Dragon game, with the episode's villains consisting of the mysterious Shadow Boss (Jimmy's initial alter-ego), and his henchmen Abobo and Willy (who were based on enemy characters from the game). By the end of the second episode, Abobo and Willy are sucked into the Shadow Mural, never to be seen again, while Jimmy abandons his evil ways and reconciles with his brother to fight against the series' true antagonist, the Shadow Master. All of the characters introduced from the second episode onward are original creations made for the show, although most of the villains are also used in the Tradewest-produced Double Dragon V: The Shadow Falls, a competitive fighting game released for home consoles.
In the series, the Lee brothers are martial-arts instructors and police consultants, who assume superheroic identities at moments of escalated violence. They usually transform out of those forms by crossing swords again and saying in unison, "For Might! For Right! We are Double Dragons!", although several episodes show that heavy injury can deactivate their powers. Injury sustained by one is also taken by the other (although this characteristic is not always consistent); and if one has his powers deactivated by injury, so will the other. The brothers infrequently show an ability to sense when the other is in danger. They are the leaders of a small group of "Dragon Warriors" endowed with superhuman powers based on the use of a smokeless, green "dragon fire".
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