Xavier: Renegade Angel
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| Format | Animation / Comedy |
| Created by | John Lee Vernon Chatman Alyson Levy Jim Tozzi |
| Starring | John Lee Vernon Chatman Alyson Levy Jim Tozzi |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
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John Lee Vernon Chatman Alyson Levy Jim Tozzi |
| Producer(s) | PFFR, Cinematico |
| Running time | approx. 11 minutes |
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| Original channel | Adult Swim |
| Original run | November 4, 2007 – present |
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Xavier: Renegade Angel is an absurdist computer animated fantasy television series created by John Lee, Vernon Chatman, Alyson Levy and Jim Tozzi. Lee and Chatman are also the creators of Wonder Showzen. The show is produced by PFFR, with animation by Cinematico. It premiered at midnight on November 4, 2007 on Adult Swim, and November 1, 2007 on adultswim.com.
The show's first season finished on January 13, 2008. The second season will begin in October 2008, according to bumps on Adult Swim.
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Plot
The show follows Xavier (a Native American-influenced faun-like wanderer/seeker with a snake hand, backwards knees, a beak, heterochromic eyes, and six nipples), who is traveling across America to find out the truth about his mysterious and uncertain origin, and uncover his parents' murderer. Occasional flashbacks to his past show that he himself killed his parents after starting an accidental fire in their home, but on the rare occasions when he is presented with the truth, he subconsciously rejects it.
Each episode begins with Xavier walking through the desert, musing on the themes of that episode, before entering a town, where he will usually meet someone whom he thinks needs his help. His attempts to help, however, are hamstrung by his own abject incompetence, and many episodes are based purely around Xavier trying to limit the damage that he has caused. Most episodes end with him walking back into the desert, thinking that he has managed to do some good, when he usually has not.
Recurring characters
There is generally very little continuity between episodes, and only four characters have made repeated speaking appearances. They are:
Xavier: A self-absorbed, oblivious and essentially sociopathic wanderer, Xavier usually latches on to someone whom he thinks is in distress and tries to act like a wise master to "help" them, especially if it means he can take the credit for it later. The fact that many of these people are perfectly fine without him does not seem to register. Xavier is often shown to be deeply insecure and can turn on people if they make him feel bad about himself, even if they don't mean it. His left hand is a snake from the elbow downwards. It usually acts like an ordinary hand, but in the episode "The 6th Teat of Good Intentions", it appeared to have a life of its own and spoke to Xavier directly. In many episodes Xavier shows a taste for human flesh, licking blood off a boys face or taking a bite out of a human heart.
Chief Master Guru: This supposedly Native American shaman took Xavier in after he became orphaned, and taught him the ways of the wilderness. The Shaman features frequently in flashbacks, and - despite Xavier's adulation - is shown to be abusive, bullying and cruel. He eventually fakes his own death to get rid of Xavier.
Xavier's father: Being dead, Xavier's father only appears in flashbacks and visions, usually involving him trying to tell Xavier that it was Xavier himself that killed him, though this message never seems to get through.
Computer: Computer is used by Xavier for analysis and information. He appears as a jerkily-edited live-action actor set in front of a jarring black and white background. It is not clear whether Computer exists or is just a figment of Xavier's imagination.
Style and content
Aesthetically, the show's simplistic computer generated animation resembles video games such as Second Life, The Sims and World of Warcraft. The series features large amounts of violence, gore, innuendo, and adult language.
Episodes
See List of Xavier: Renegade Angel episodes.
See also
External links
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