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Shadow Raiders

TV·1998–1999·2 seasons, 26 episodes·YTV·Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Animation, Kids·30m

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Despite the history of their warring past, the four planets of Ice, Rock, Fire, and Bone must set aside their differences and feuds to work together and form an alliance: their only hope of defeating a common enemy. The powerful Beast Planet, whose only purpose is the total destruction and annihilation of other worlds, has now entered their universe from the darkest reaches of space.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Shadow Raiders S01E01Behold the BeastS01E01 · 8.0With the destruction of planet Tek, the sole survivor, princess Tekla accompanied by Voxx travels to another system to warn all planets about the Beast Invaders. She crash lands on planet Ice where a quarrel between the Royal legion of King Cryos confronts a Rock expeditionary mining squad, including Graveheart. A Beast cohort launches a full-scale attack and only the Ice sovereign, Graveheart and a convalescent Tekla survive the first purge. King Cryos and his aides heal their former adversary and welcome Graveheart in joining the Alliance. Meanwhile, the Beast Armada invades the system and begins preparations.
  2. 02Shadow Raiders S01E02On the RocksS01E02 · 8.0The Aurora, Cryos' flagship, travels to planet Rock to convince Lord Mantle to join the Alliance. Sadly, the army arrests Graveheart and the Rock King expels the Ice King determining he is still his greatest enemy. Lord Mantle condemns Graveheart to imprisonment. Meanwhile, Blokk the supreme warlord of the Beast launches an invasion on planet Rock with Voyd permission. Jade, a rock commander and a long time friend of Graveheart, releases him and they run to the Core central to activate the planet's defense – the Battle Moons. They succeed but Lord Mantle banishes the “miner” still not believing in the alliance. Despite all odds, Jade agrees to join them, claiming to need to watch her friend's back.
  3. 03Shadow Raiders S01E05Wolf in the FoldS01E05 · 7.0Lamprey possesses the body of Tekla and intends to crush the fragile Alliance by murdering its leader Graveheart. Her plan fails when she mentions details the real Tekla couldn't know. She escapes inside Femur's flagship heading back to Bone.

Castfull cast & details

Paul DobsonPaul DobsonGraveheart (voice)Donna YamamotoDonna YamamotoTekla (voice)Garry ChalkGarry ChalkEmperor Femur (voice)Mark OliverMark OliverKing Cryos (voice)Enuka OkumaEnuka OkumaJade (voice)Tegan MossTegan MossLady Zera (voice)Matt HillMatt HillPrince Pyrus (voice)Jim ByrnesJim ByrnesGrand Vizier (voice)

Episodes by season

Season01Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode13Episodes1998Aired 7.2Season avg
  1. S01E01Shadow Raiders S01E01Season's bestBehold the BeastSeptember 16, 1998 8.0With the destruction of planet Tek, the sole survivor, princess Tekla accompanied by Voxx travels to another system to warn all planets abou
  2. S01E02Shadow Raiders S01E02On the RocksSeptember 23, 1998 8.0The Aurora, Cryos' flagship, travels to planet Rock to convince Lord Mantle to join the Alliance. Sadly, the army arrests Graveheart and the
  3. S01E03Shadow Raiders S01E03Born in FireSeptember 30, 1998—The Aurora travels to planet Fire in hope of convincing prince Pyrus to join them. The obstacle here is the Grand Vizier who doesn't trust s
  4. S01E04Shadow Raiders S01E04Bad to the BoneOctober 7, 1998—The Alliance travels to planet Bone but finds a surprise – the Beast planet is already there. Emperor Femur, an arrogant and egotistical lea
  5. S01E05Shadow Raiders S01E05Wolf in the FoldOctober 14, 1998 7.0Lamprey possesses the body of Tekla and intends to crush the fragile Alliance by murdering its leader Graveheart. Her plan fails when she me
  6. S01E06Shadow Raiders S01E06Mind WarOctober 21, 1998 7.0Tekla and Lamprey battle for the domination of Tekla's body and spirit. Tekla manages to defeat her enemy and regains control of herself.
  7. S01E07Shadow Raiders S01E07J'AccuseOctober 28, 1998 7.0Someone frames Jade for murder on planet Fire. On this world the punishment for murder is a death sentence. Graveheart leads prince Pyrus an
  8. S01E08Shadow Raiders S01E08Blood is Thicker...November 4, 1998 7.0Someone has kidnapped lady Zera, the young princess of planet Ice. It turns out to be Blokk who wants King Cryos to choose between family an
  9. S01E09Shadow Raiders S01E09Rock and RuinNovember 11, 1998 7.0The Alliance returns to planet Rock to convince Lord Mantle but Tekla fails. Emperor Femur suggests a cunning plan. However, the Bone empero
  10. S01E10Shadow Raiders S01E10Against all OddsNovember 18, 1998 7.0Prince Pyrus and Lady Zera accidentally crash land on planet Remora, a dead world. They must escape Blokk and his millions of warriors.
  11. S01E11Shadow Raiders S01E11Uneasy Hangs the HeadNovember 25, 1998 7.0Graveheart believes he is not the right leader for the Alliance. The miner remembers when his younger brother Mica died on a trip to planet
  12. S01E12Shadow Raiders S01E12Ragnarok (1)December 2, 1998 7.0The assault on planet Remora begins. Cryos is once more sovereign of planet Ice. Bone, Fire and Ice stand against their common enemy. On pla
  13. S01E13Shadow Raiders S01E13Ragnarok (2)December 9, 1998 7.0The Alliance stands against their greatest enemy. Remora unleashes even more of its offensive strike forces and damages the Ice and Fire bat

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode13Episodes1999Aired 7.0Season avg
  1. S02E01Shadow Raiders S02E01Season's bestWorlds within WorldsMarch 31, 1999 7.0The Beast Planet demonstrates its might, launching an armada to attack Fire while training its powerful cannons on the Battle Moons. A stray
  2. S02E02Shadow Raiders S02E02This is the Way the World Ends...April 7, 1999 7.0The Beast Planet targets planet Fire. Graveheart and Tekla must hurry to find the world engines. During the invasion, Graveheart is injured
  3. S02E03Shadow Raiders S02E03Period of AdjustmentApril 14, 1999 7.0Emperor Femur and Pelvus must make good their commitment to return to the Alliance. They agree to feed all the people of the Alliance with t
  4. S02E04Shadow Raiders S02E04Blaze of GloryApril 21, 1999 7.0Captain Blaze and his renegade squad steal one of the Battle Moons and attempt to regain their lost honor in destroying the Beast Planet. Bu
  5. S02E05Shadow Raiders S02E05SandstormApril 28, 1999 7.0The Alliance travels to planet Sand. Lady Zera meets one of the Sand People, Zuma. She is a telepath. In the end, the great Sand People save
  6. S02E06Shadow Raiders S02E06Girls Night OutMay 5, 1999 7.0Jade, princess Tekla, Lady Zera, Pelvus and Zuma head for "Moon Over Mayhem" to socialize. In an attempt to reconcile, Tekla gives Jade the
  7. S02E07Shadow Raiders S02E07TimebombMay 12, 1999 7.0The Alliance of the Cluster find Planet Jungle. They are willing to sacrifice this non-living world to trap the Beast Planet and Blokk's for
  8. S02E08Shadow Raiders S02E08Embers of the PastMay 19, 1999 7.0The Alliance is surprised when Planet Fire catches up to them. Apparently the Grand Vizier is alive but his personality seems different. It
  9. S02E09Shadow Raiders S02E09Divided We StandMay 26, 1999 7.0The Alliance detects a signal from a mysterious planet which is determined to be a battleground. Graveheart and Cryos are traveling together
  10. S02E10Shadow Raiders S02E10Nor Iron Bars a CageJune 2, 1999 7.0It turns out the prison planet can teleport itself. Sternum is revealed to have been Femur's brother. Tekla and Pyrus must confront Lord Man
  11. S02E11Shadow Raiders S02E11Death of a KingJune 9, 1999 7.0Both factions of the prison planet prepare for their next battle. Blokk and Mantle engage in battle; Blokk proves victorious and kills the R
  12. S02E12Shadow Raiders S02E12The Long Road HomeJune 16, 1999 7.0The Beast has captured Planet Rock, and starts to round up the planets' population. On the Prison Planet, the fight between the two factions
  13. S02E13Shadow Raiders S02E13AscensionJune 23, 1999 7.0The episode opens with Lord Mantle's funeral. As Graveheart speaks and the Alliance watches, Blokk kills three Rock soldiers. Tekla, Pyrus a

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