Hero Factory (TV series)
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John Schneider Eric Christian Olsen Henry Winkler Bryton James Jean Louisa Kelly Christopher B. Duncan Stephen Stanton Jason Canning Tom Kenny Jason London Jennifer Coolidge Malcolm McDowell |
| Country of origin | United States Denmark |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 11 |
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| Running time | 23 minutes |
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| Original release | September 20, 2010 – January 9, 2014 |
Hero Factory is an American/Danish animated TV series based on the Lego toy series of the same name and produced by Threshold Animation Studios for Nickelodeon. The series revolves around the Hero Factory, a crime-fighting organization that manufacture robotic heroes to take on and apprehend criminals across the galaxy while aiming to protect a similarly-robotic populace. The main characters are a group of heroes that make up Team Alpha 1, the Hero Factory's most successful and highly praised team.
The series originally premiered as a four-part mini-series on September 20, 2010 on Nickelodeon, further episodes followed as the theme continued as a toy line until The Lego Group discontinued it in 2014.
Hero Factory revolves around an organization of the same name that deals with the construction of robotic heroes who are trained and ordered to protect a similarly robotic populace, capture criminal villains and maintain order across their home galaxy. Each Hero is unique, with their own distinct personalities and equipment. Hero Factory's headquarters are based in a towering skyscraper centred in the fictional Makuhero City, located on a terraformed asteroid, and appears to be the tallest and largest building in the metropolis.
The series centres around the missions of Alpha 1; the most praised and experienced team at the Hero Factory. Led by veteran Hero Preston Stormer, the team comprises senior members Dunkan Bulk and Jimi Stringer, original rookies and later fully fledged team-mates William Furno, Mark Surge and Natalie Breez and current rookies Julius Nex, Nathan Evo and Daniel Rocka. All refer to each other by their last name.
From the fifth episode onward, the Heroes were upgraded into new "2.0" forms as part of a new Hero building system introduced to Hero Factory. It became the basis for subsequent upgrades based on Heroes' missions and their acquired environments. In each upgrade process, the Heroes would be provided with new armor, weapons, gadgets, and in some cases, new body builds, in order to deal with the mission at hand.
The first four TV episodes aired continuously over four nights in September 2010, they were later released onto DVD as a singular film titled Hero Factory: Rise of the Rookies the following November 16. A fifth episode titled "Ordeal of Fire" debuted in April 2011, followed by two further episodes - the two part story Savage Planet - in September 2011 as a one-hour special. All three were released onto DVD on October 4, 2011 as Hero Factory: Savage Planet, with "Ordeal of Fire" added as a bonus feature. The broadcast format was repeated for the two-part story Breakout in April 2012.
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