| Raven: The Dragon's Eye | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Children's Game Show |
| Starring | James Mackenzie Daniel Jackson |
| Theme music composer | David Brockett |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Scotland |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC |
| Original airing | March 2, 2009 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Raven: The Dragon's Eye is a BBC Scotland children's adventure game show, and the third spin-off to the main series, Raven. It comprises one series, which aired first on the CBBC Channel in 2009. In a similar manner to the previous spin-off, Raven: The Secret Temple, warriors compete as teams and attempt to collect objects (stones, in this series) by completing tasks.
Unlike previous Raven series, the opening titles are always headed by a safety message from Raven:
"Our Raven Warriors are always supervised and have their safety checked by experts. Please do not copy the challenges yourself."
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Returning from the successful Secret Temple quest and able to unfreeze his homeland, Raven discovers that his arch-enemy Nevar has plans to locate and use the Dragon's Eye, a mystical stone that affords the bearer great powers. Determined to stop Nevar from reaching it, Raven sets out on a quest to destroy the Eye with sixteen of his warriors, who group into teams of four. As Nevar approaches, a new character emerges from the forest - Ervan, former ally of Nevar's under his command - who appears to offer help; Raven must decide whether he is friend or foe.
Raven (James Mackenzie): Raven returns to stop Nevar from seizing the Dragon's Eye. Though he is unwilling to reject his assistance outright, Raven grows steadily more suspicious of Ervan as the quest comes to an end.
Nevar (Nageswara Reo): Once again, Raven's nemesis takes up the role as the main antagonist of the series. This mysterious creature, clad in black hooded robes and his contorted face hidden behind an iron mask, Nevar hunts for the Dragon's Eye, with which he plans to take over Raven's kingdom. Still with hordes of demons at his command, he proves a difficult obstacle for Raven's warriors to overcome. He has been the re-occurring villain for three series now, Raven: The Island, Raven: The Secret Temple and now Raven: The Dragon's Eye, as well as being the antagonist for the original Raven series. At the end of the final episode, he was seemingly destroyed along with Ervan and the eye itself, but Nevar is seen laughing on a high castle and looks on.
Ervan (Daniel Jackson): A former soldier under Nevar's command, offering help to Raven and his warriors, and providing Raven with a set of stones that will allow the warriors to be brought back. His uncertain trustworthiness will ensure that Raven keeps constant vigilance over him and his warriors. He later reveals that his aim is to arrange events so that Raven and Nevar will destroy one another leaving him free to take control of both their kingdoms. His name like his former master Nevar is an anagram of Raven. In the last episode, he was destroyed by Nevar in his final bid to get the Dragon's Eye.
Leadership Trials
Wolves: Pennant Run, Spear Strike
Bears: Barrel Roll, Shot Hurl
Otters: Ring Line, Symbol Square
Eagles: Shield Race, Shape Build
Spirit Trials
Archer's Aim: Warriors aim at the targets using a bow and arrow - one stone falls for each hit.
Wolves - Day 14
Bears - Day 10
Otters - Day 15
Eagles - Day 3
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Cursed Earth: Warriors use blocks to step over the Cursed Earth trying not to touch the floor, and collecting stones as they go. If they touch the floor or run out of time they are eliminated.
Wolves - Day 15
Bears - Day 14
Otters - Day 4
Eagles - Day 6
Eliminations: Miran, Larim and Nardel of the Bears - all three surviving members of the team were eliminated. Hareb and Arros of the Wolves - only Hareb was brought back.
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Catapult Drop: Warriors use a catapult to knock cages containing stones off giant posts. It is untimed, but they have limited amo.
Wolves - Day 14
Bears - Day 12
Otters - Day 6
Eagles - Day 7
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Letter Path: One warrior crosses the Letter Path - questions are posed for each step they stand on, and the answer begins with that letter. For each incorrect answer a stone is lost.
Wolves - Day 11
Bears - Day 6
Otters - Day 9
Eagles - Day 2
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Long Board: Warriors paddle their way on a longboard to collect stones out on the loch. If they fail to make it back in time they are eliminated.
Wolves - Day 8
Bears - Day 5
Otters - Day 9
Eagles - Day 13
Eliminations: Janot of the Bears - who was brought back
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Magnetic Maze: Warriors are underneath a maze, using a magnet to move another magnet on top towards the hole in the middle, to earn stones.
Wolves - Day 9
Bears - Day 2
Otters - Day 8
Eagles - Day 4
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Puzzle Count: Questions are on the wall to which the answer is a number. The warriors must step on squares whose combined totals equal the answer to the question. For each mistake a stone is lost.
Wolves - Day 5
Bears - Day 8
Otters - Day 3
Eagles - Day 9
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River Rope: Warriors are in a coracle and use a rope to pull themselves along and take stones as they go. There are two paths to take, an easier route and a harder one with two stones on each path.
Wolves - Day 7
Bears - Day 13
Otters - Day 2
Eagles - Day 12
Eliminations: Ahrdin of the Eagles - who wasn't brought back
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The Chest: Warriors work together to use logs to move a large heavy chest towards various keys which are needed to open doors on it that contain stones. When they run out of time the chest disappears.
Wolves - Day 6
Bears - Day 11
Otters - Day 14
Eagles - Day 5
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The Climb: Warriors climb up a rock using ropes to aid them, collecting stones as they go. Once the time runs out all remaining stones disappear.
Wolves - Day 9
Bears - Day 4
Otters - Day 11
Eagles - Day 15
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The Descent: Warriors abseil down a rockface into a boat, collecting stones as they go.
Wolves - Day 4
Bears - Day 15 (Not Taken)
Otters - Day 13
Eagles - Day 9
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Thrall Threads: Warriors step between threads which have small bells hung from them. They have to make it to the other side and collect stones as they go. If they ring a bell then the Tree Spirits eliminate them.
Wolves - Day 3
Bears - Day 7
Otters - Day 5
Eagles - Day 8
Eliminations: Lemec and Cermal of the Wolves - only Lemec was brought back as the team only had enough stones for one warrior, Halsem of the Otters - who was brought back, Janot of the Bears - who couldn't be brought back as he had already been eliminated, Kelin of the Eagles - who was brought back
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White Water: Warriors are in a boat and paddle down rapids and attempt to collect stones as they go.
Wolves - Day 2
Bears - Day 3
Otters - Day 7
Eagles - Day 11
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Rope Reach: The warriors have to collect stones from a rope bridge across a river.
Wolves - Day 7
Bears - Day 9
Otters - Day 12
Eagles - Day 14
Eliminations: Kelin of the Eagles - second and therefore irreversible elimination
| Spirit Trials | Day | Wolves | Stones | Bears | Stones | Otters | Stones | Eagles | Stones |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | White Water | 8 | Magnetic Maze | 9 | River Rope | 10 | Letter Path | 10 | |
| 3 | Thrall Threads | 0 | White Water | 12 | Puzzle Count | 14 | Archers' Aim | 13 | |
| 4 | The Descent | 4 | The Climb | 14 | Cursed Earth | 16 | Magnetic Maze | 17 | |
| 5 | Puzzle Count | 8 | Long Board | 9 | Thrall Threads | 9 | The Chest | 20 | |
| 6 | The Chest | 9 | Letter Path | 13 | Catapult Drop | 9 | Cursed Earth | 21 | |
| 7 | Rope Reach | 12 | Thrall Threads | 17 | White Water | 12 | Catapult Drop | 22 | |
| 8 | Long Board | 16 | Puzzle Count | 20 | Magnetic Maze | 12 | Thrall Threads | 18 | |
| 9 | Magnetic Maze | 17 | Rope Reach | 24 | Letter Path | 16 | Puzzle Count | 22 | |
| 10 | River Rope | 21 | Archers' Aim | 24 | Long Board | 20 | The Descent | 26 | |
| 11 | Letter Path | 25 | The Chest | 27 | The Climb | 23 | White Water | 29 | |
| 12 | The Climb | 28 | Catapult Drop | 27 | Rope Reach | 27 | River Rope | 31 | |
| 13 | Archers' Aim | 29 | River Rope | 31 | The Descent | 30 | Long Board | 34 | |
| 14 | Catapult Drop | 31 | Cursed Earth | 0 | The Chest | 34 | Rope Reach | 36 | |
| 15 | Cursed Earth | 24 | The Descent (Not Taken) | 0 | Archers' Aim | 34 | The Climb | 39 |
Elimination Trial
The Torrent: This was a race through the river between six warriors, with the first four finishers qualifying to join Varan and Gydan of the Eagles because they had the most stones and went through to the porthole. As the Otters came 2nd with 34 stones they had a head start before the Wolves who came 3rd with 24 stones. in the remainder of the quest It was Arkil who was 1st to go through Hareb was 2nd Lemec was 3rd and Vesak was 4th it was close because he was he was in last place in most of the challnge but Halsem struggled to climb the waterfall and Halsem told Kasha that only one person could climb at a time, allowing Vesak to catch up. He got the 2nd rope before Kasha did to climb the waterfall and overtook Halsem when climbing the waterfall and just beat him to the plunge pool which leads to the porthole theyfore The last two warriors, Halsem and Kasha, were eliminated. Kasha would have got through had she climbed and Halsem not told her to.
Leadership tasks
The six strongest, brightest and bravest warriors continue their quest to destroy the dragons eye but first all 6 of them had to take part in the final leadership trials to see who shall be their leader. Long Throw: The warriors each have two attempts to throw a javelin as far as they can. The top four - in this case, Gydan, Arkil, Hareb and Lemec - move on to the next challenge.
Rock Range: The warriors throw three rocks at a target on the ground, trying to get as close to the centre as possible. The top two - in this case, Gydan and Lemec - move on to the final challenge.
Combat Ring: Each warrior must attempt to grab the cloth tied to their opponent's back. The warrior who wins the best of three bouts - in this case, Lemec - earns leadership of the final six.
[1] Warriors are given 4, 5 or 6 letter names, chosen from letters from their real names. Sixteen warriors started the quest, and there are four teams of warriors. Each team has four members, with two boys and two girls in each, with the exception of the Wolves. The four leaders were chosen in leadership trials on day one. Lemec was also chosen to be the leader of the final week warriors after a series of trials, but was lost on the Blast Path, leaving no leader for the final day.
Warriors in yellow cells made it through to the finals, and the warrior in blue was the winner. The warrior in second is grey and red for the third.
| Wolves | Warrior Name | Real Name | Elimination 1 | Elimination 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemec (Leader) | Amelia Welch | Thrall Threads | Blast Path+ | 4th | |
| Hareb | Phoebe Howard | Cursed Earth | The Lair+ | 2nd | |
| Arros | Simon Curran | Cursed Earth** | 9th | ||
| Cermal | Emma Calvert | Thrall Threads* | 16th |
| Bears | Warrior Name | Real Name | Elimination 1 | Elimination 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larim (Leader) | Milo Clarke | Cursed Earth*** | 11th | ||
| Janot | Benjamin Aston | Long Board | Thrall Threads | 15th | |
| Nardel | Helen Richardson | Cursed Earth*** | 10th | ||
| Miran | Errina Jamieson | Cursed Earth*** | 12th |
| Otters | Warrior Name | Real Name | Elimination 1 | Elimination 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halsem (Leader) | Charlie Smith | Thrall Threads | The Torrent+ | 7th | |
| Arkil | Harri Killick | 1st | |||
| Kasha | Hannah Takahashi | The Torrent+ | 8th | ||
| Vesak | Jake Iveson | River Escape+ | 6th |
| Eagles | Warrior Name | Real Name | Elimination 1 | Elimination 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varan (Leader) | Brogan Evans | Demon Trap+ | 5th | ||
| Ahrdin | Lisa Hardin | River Rope** | 14th | ||
| Kelin | Sam Kinley | Thrall Threads | Rope Reach | 13th | |
| Gydan | Aidan Donaghey | Deadly Ground+ | 3rd |
*Not enough stones to be brought back.
**Team chose not to bring warrior back.
***Entire team eliminated in one challenge.
+Eliminated on one of the final challenges, with no option to be brought back.