Night of the Dark Kat

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“Night of the Dark Kat”
SWAT Kats episode

Dark Kat telling Hard Drive to destroy Megakat City.
Episode no. Season 1
Episode 7
Written by David Ehrman
Directed by Robert Alvarez
Original airdate October 23, 1993
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"Night of the Dark Kat" is the seventh episode of the SWAT Kats' first season, and first aired on October 23, 1993. It marks the second appearance of the SWAT Kats' arch-nemesis Dark Kat and the first appearance of the electricity-manipulating Hard Drive.

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[edit] Plot

The SWAT Kats are out testing a newly installed turbo engine on the Turbokat when they intercept an Enforcer emergency broadcast. A villain known as Hard Drive has broken into a top secret military research center and stolen defense secrets. Hard Drive has the unique ability to travel through anything electrical as a surge of electricity using his "Surge Coat". The SWAT Kats track his surge signal and subdue him in a special insulated missile. After being taken to a jail cell, Hard Drive is broken out by Dark Kat and his Creeplings. Dark Kat forces Hard Drive to team up with him to help capture, discredit and destroy the SWAT Kats using the Turbokat to hold the city hostage. The SWAT Kats are captured by Dark Kat using Hard Drive as bait in an abandoned cat litter factory. As Dark Kat prepares the SWAT Kats to be crushed in a litter grinder, Hard Drive steals the Turbokat and wreaks havoc on the city. Commander Feral, Mayor Manx and even Callie Briggs question the SWAT Kats' actions. It is up to them to escape the grinder, clear their name and defeat the evil duo before it is too late.

[edit] Missiles/Gadgets

The following missiles and gadgets appear in this episode:

  • Bola Missile
  • Buzz-Saw Missile
  • Cement Machine Gun
  • Electronic Voice Simulator
  • Sky Claw
  • Turbo Blades
  • Wire-Clipper Missile

[edit] Production Notes

  • The character of Hard Drive is very similar to and partially inspired by Horace Pinker, the antagonist from Wes Craven's 1989 film Shocker. [1]
  • This is the first episode where two villains team up to try to defeat the SWAT Kats.

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SWAT Kats Season 1
Episode List
The Pastmaster Always Rings Twice | The Giant Bacteria | The Wrath of Dark Kat | Destructive Nature | The Metallikats | Bride of the Pastmaster | Night of the Dark Kat | Chaos in Crystal | The Ghost Pilot | Metal Urgency | The Ci-Kat-A | Enter the Madkat | Katastrophe