Xyber 9: New Dawn
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| Xyber 9: New Dawn | |
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 Machestro on top, Jack on lower left, and Anakonda lower right |
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| Genre | Animation Science-Fiction |
| Directed by | Phillip Norwood |
| Voices of | Rene Auberjonois Tony Jay Jason Marsden Tim Curry Quinton Flynn |
| Composer(s) | David Leon |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Eric Luke Phillip Norwood Nilo Rodis-Jamero Eric S. Rollman |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Fox |
| Original run | September 25, 1999[1] – December 4, 1999[1] |
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| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
Xyber 9: New Dawn is an animated television series produced by Bokabi and Saban Entertainment. It originally debuted on the Fox Kids network on September 25, 1999. Only 10 episodes aired before it was cancelled on December 4, 1999. Soon after, it was aired in its entirety on Irish television network RTE Two. This airing went largely unnoticed. Eight years later, it appeared on Toon Disney as part of the channel's Jetix line up. In addition to re-airing the first 10 episodes, the remaining 12 episodes aired from February 24, 2007 through April 8, 2007.[1]
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[edit] Characters
- Jack, a 15 year old orphan who becomes the Chosen one for the people of Terrana after he discovers Xyber 9. Voice by Jason Marsden.
- Xyber 9, the last known Xyber, or thinking machine, that acts as Jack's weapon against Machestro and other threats to Terrana. Voice by Rene Auberjonois.
- Machestro, an evil, half-machine who rules the underworld and wishes to take over Terrana Voice by Tony Jay.
- King Renard, beloved by his followers, he is secretly an evil man who allies with Machestro in his attempts to steal Xyber 9 so they can take over other worlds. Voice by Tim Curry.
- Princess Roselyn, the daughter of King Renard. Voice by Jolie Jenkins.
- Anakonda. Voice by Nika Frost.
- Ikira, a legendary swordsman who joins Jack on his quest, and a former Machina. Cured when as a punishment the Machina tied him to a rock of the surface to be killed be the sunlight, but ends up being cured the Machina infection. Voice by Christopher Marquette.
- Mick, a friend of Jack's. Voice by Quinton Flynn.
[edit] Synopsis
Jack, a precocious, blonde fifteen-year old, was given the title of the Chosen One. The people of Terrana, a futuristic realm, relied upon him as the last hope to save their civilization. If Jack could achieve the Herculean task of destroying Machestro, the evil ruler of the underworld, he would be named king.
Jack's greatest weapon against Machestro was the sophisticated computer Xyber 9. With Xyber 9's power, Jack journeyed through Machestro's underworld and to other futuristic lands, fighting intergalactic evil. In order to enfeeble the Chosen One, Machestro tried desperately to snare Xyber 9, for without the powerful computer, Jack would be defenseless. And with it, Machestro could spread his disease of evil throughout Terrana and beyond.
At the end of the original run, Jack finds the protected valley, a location left by Terrana's advanced ancestors and a protected valley with genetically altered crops that could grow in two days time, and need very little water and nutrients, which Jack shows to the people to help return Terrana back into its previous state.
In the new run, it is reveled that Machestro rules over the Machina by gining them hope that they will be able to reclaim the surface by turning it dark. This is because the Machina have an infection that causes them to be in great pain when traveling into the sunlight believing it will kill them. Ikira, a former Machina learned that even though the sunlight causes great pain, it is the cure to the infection after which they would be able to walk on the surface. Machestro knows this, but does not let the Machina out of fear of them removing him as leader.
[edit] Episodes
| # | Title | Original airdate[1] | Production code[1] |
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| 1 | "New Acquaintances" | September 25, 1999 | 101 |
| 2 | "Enter Ikira" | September 25, 1999 | 102 |
| 3 | "First Impressions" | October 2, 1999 | 103 |
| 4 | "Queen Tatania" | October 16, 1999 | 104 |
| 5 | "Heart of the Ancients" | October 9, 1999 | 105 |
| 6 | "Renard's Daughter" | October 23, 1999 | 106 |
| 7 | "Trio" | October 30, 1999 | 107 |
| 8 | "The Golden Masquerade" | November 6, 1999 | 108 |
| 9 | "The New Kingdom" | November 13, 1999 | 109 |
| 10 | "Ikira's Secret" | December 4, 1999 | 110 |
| 11 | "Ground Zero" | February 24, 2007 | 111 |
| 12 | "The Astral Hand, Part 1" | February 25, 2007 | 112 |
| 13 | "The Astral Hand, Part 2" | March 3, 2007 | 113 |
| 14 | "Balance of Power" | March 4, 2007 | 114 |
| 15 | "Anakonda's Choice" | March 10, 2007 | 115 |
| 16 | "Infestation" | March 11, 2007 | 116 |
| 17 | "Ghost of the Ancients" | March 17, 2007 | 117 |
| 18 | "Marooned" | March 18, 2007 | 118 |
| 19 | "The Rail Canyon" | March 24, 2007 | 119 |
| 20 | "Eye of Darkness, Part 1: Machestro's Plan" | March 25, 2007 | 120 |
| 21 | "Eye of Darkness, Part 2: Without Xyber 9" | April 7, 2007 | 121 |
| 22 | "Eye of Darkness, Part 3: The Duel" | April 8, 2007 | 122 |
