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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2019
- And now we finally take a look at my favorite show of all time which is celebrating its 20th anniversary.
Zoids: Chaotic Century was the first of four shows which relaunched the classic 1983 toy series first known as "Mechabonica". And it carries what I feel is the most powerful anti-war message, one that is keenly aware that we are surrounded by messages decrying war is bad. - เกม
Just learned Zoids Wild has an Asian English dub!
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Just a heads-up, Asian-English dubs aren't known for their quality.
Kohdok, I personally liked the Zoid Genesis. Even if u dislike it. That is one of the series why I still own a Zoid model from 15 years ago ish. I love the romance aspect even though it really has not been touched haha. Btw u might be a weee but biased in this video. Don’t get me wrong it’s not like I am biased as well towards my fave animes
I feel bad for saying this but I don’t like chaotic century as much as new century zero.
Hehe, funny fact: Kohdok means frog here in Indonesia.
Great vid, i still have Liger Zero sitting next to my Freedom Gundam.
Just listened to a few minutes of that dub. Sound ok for an Asian English dub. It sounds better than the dub Build Fighters got.
Hehe, American english dub wasn't that much better. But it was still awesome to watch back then 👍
I remember waking up early before school to watch this anime at 6am.
Same here! :)
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Yuuuuuup
Glad to hear I wasnt the only child to use to do this.
Facts💯
Loved your vid man. Lemme share something as an X-Xebec employee.
I moved to Tokyo to work for them roughly 10 years(I think...) after Zoids Chaotic Century and GF came out. But I was able to meet Takako Kato and work under him for a time on a different project. I found out that the name of the organoids (other than Zeke) which were Ambiet, Specula(r) and Shadow. I'm sure you know who these names belong to, had an interesting story behind them.
Zoids was one of Xebec's first attempts to move from traditional 2D only animation to bringing in 3D Animation into their projects. During that time, Softimage 3D was their tool of choice - and the names of the organoids I mentioned, were taken from the different parts of the shader (Diffuse, Ambient, Specular and Shadow). What amazed me about this revelation, was that the script was written at a time when 3D was sort of a new thing, and the writers saw fit to include this small nod / reference to the tech they were using as part of the story.
That's actually really neat! I did commend the shaders used in the 3D, so that makes it even better!
The scene when Shield Liger rebirth into Blade Liger still make me shiver till today.
IT'S AWESOME!!!!
@Max Tan I STILL tell my friends about that scene
that day I became a man
Yeah that Blade Liger was awesome.
Eat your heart out, Z-Day.
Yup, even got the blade liger myself.
Zoids Chaotic had a great story and soundtrack. It’s nice to see someone remember forgotten series like this, Ronin Warriors, Monster Rancher, Medabots, Wulin Warriors, Knights of the Zodiac, etc. It’s a shame that some great series from our childhood just get forgotten and unnoticed as time moves forward. I tip my hat 🎩 to you Kohdak, be the keeper of the lost anime/cartoon series.
You know what knights of zodiak or saint seiya is still going strong to this day in japan
Holy shit. Ronin Warriors. I haven't thought about that show since 98 at the very least.
Oh no no not Monster Rancher.. the ending...
@@GenJuhru I dont think i ever saw the end of that, but we did have it, i remember watching it, Monster Rancher
What I find a crying shame is that there are so many great already dubbed series that don't get shown anymore, yet current day cartoons suck for the most part. Just re-air the old shows for new generations.
Somebody talking about Zoids Chaotic Century in 2019??? It's beautiful *sobs* Seriously, Zoids is one of my most favorite franchises. And I've been collecting the model kits since the old Toonami days. I remember being 10 or so and being absolutely mesmerized by the zoids' animations and designs. In fact, I went so far as to cosplay the Schneider at Otakon this year lol
Must've looked ridiculous with 5 blades on your back. Haven't done it yet, but you think making a white cat cosplay one of the Liger Zero models is plausible? Tail tip will probably be avoided as all cats seem to get irritated when there's something preventing or making difficult the tail's full range of motion.
@@polarisraven5613 I would love to see a well done quadsuit
I loved Zoids as a kid and built them with my dad. Chaotic Century rocked!
never let my dad near them as he was way to rough and would try to force things together thus breaking them so yeah he sat in a corner whilst i made them :) Those where the days
So did i lol
Zoids Legacy for GBA is still one of my favorite games of my childhood
That was a dope rpg and you get your own organoid. Which I turn black plus you can pilot any of them. Even though you get bonuses if you pilot the type of zoid your good at.
I've always been that one weird guy bringing up a show people hardly remember... until they see my office wall filled with models."Ohhh shit I remember these!". Have every series (minus wild) on my plex server.
I used Zoids for my screen name and email lol
I miss these, Zoids Wild doesn't count.
I remember watching this as a kid on toonami back in 2000. I loved the show so much i wanted to get the dvd set for my anime collection. Over the years I've been trying to track down the dvd set and no luck! And after 20 years later and going through different websites and searching countless hours lol I've finally found it! On bluray. I gotta say the struggle looking for the set was a pain
wild is meh!! wild 0 on the other hand is much much better; cause the differences in the zoids can be explained by explaining the setting of the anime.
The voice actor for Raven and Raven in general is one of my favorite antagonistic characters of all time despite how simple he is in context
But well executed., something i can't say about Sasuke
@@aaa-bm1fv DAMNNN STRAIGHT BOIIII
I grew up watching this as a kid, Every moment before I went to school. And now year later, Seeing this review makes me not only want to watch it again, It gives me more of a appreciation for it.
Agreed.
I missed most of Toonami's early run and came in during the time that Choatic Century and G Gundam were running. Good memories from the early days when I was really getting into mecha anime.
Wow. I did not know the dub was technically "heavily edited." They made it seem so seamless. I never questioned it at all. I always thought it was near uncut. Great video!
Heck yes! This is what got me to really pay attention to Japanese anime back when I was a kid! Thank you for "spreading the gospel" :D And yes, the CGI they were able to produce 20 years ago for Chaotic Century is mind-blowing, and still better than so many current anime. I definitely must rewatch it soon!
i love ZOIDS: Chaotic Century a little more than Century Zero. it had a better storyline featuring the zoids rather than a combat game driven scenario. one of the few things i liked about Zero was the interchangeable armor...but even that, too became a bit annoying. i wasn't able to get the complete series on dvd, but a good friend and fellow college buddy, had both series as digital downloads and they are as clear and sharp as ever. i regularly rewatch them from time to time as it is truly one of the great masterpieces ever done in anime.
I rewatch both series once a year, just feels like comfy and cozy series before bed. It's a great story with loveable characters and a sweet futuristic concept of combat skill.
Zoids Chaotic Century is actually what gave me my favorite name "Zeke" or Ezekial which I fully intend to give to my first child. Lol
Every couple years I come back to Chaotic Century. In terms of anime created to sell toys, this is my all time favorite.
The Konig Wolf was and still is my favorite of the old models that I had.
I second that. I even managed to get the CP-21 Dual Sniper Rifles for mine - sits proudly on my shelf next to a Liger Zero Schnieder
@@jonadamson1201 Same story, except mine sits next to a fire phoenix.
Konig Wolf is awesome, but I have a question for you other owners:
Those weird flexible pieces that jut out of the armor, did they stay intact for you guys? Mine all snapped lol
@@genobreaker1054 Mine hasn't moved since it was assembled so its fine.
I loved chaotic century. One of my favorite anime series of any type.
If anyone reading this is on the fence about watching it just jump right in.
It's a fun series and this video will probably persuade me to check out the other series
Raven is still my favourite character even after all these years and multiple rewatches xD
28 years old and i still get chills from the deathsaurer theme ❤
I absolutely loved Zoids when I was a kid, man the nostalgia. I remember my favorite was Elephander in New Century and I was surprised how good Chaotic Century ended up being. It was really good with a lot of great Zoid designs. I recently found my Nightwise and Megaleon in storage. Such great designs, it's such a shame they didn't get any screen time.
I loved Chaotic Century, it's my favourite anime ever. When the battle victory music kicks in I always get goosebumps. Unfortunately it's really hard to get dvd's of it in the UK without getting a region free dvd player
I'm surprised to hear that Guardian Force was 'worse' than Chaotic Century, since my opinion is actually the opposite. I love and adore both, but Van spends pretty much the entirety of Chaotic Century jobbing every single fight he's in, and being an incompetent pilot who manages to luck his way into every single victory. Even the final battle with the Genosaurer is basically him plot-armoring his way through the Charged Particle Beam for no other reason than, cool anime scene.
But then comes Guardian Force where suddenly, every single hyped up feature of Van is actually TRUE and REAL. He's a competent pilot who calculates his way through battles, executes on those strategies, and is actually really engaging and fun to watch. He's so much better of a protagonist in GF because he still has his high morals and beliefs from CC, but none of the naivete that carried with him, so he's actually able to accomplish his goals, improve everyone's character, and save the day in the end. Maybe the plot overall was a little weaker, but it was SO much more enjoyable to watch because Van was so much better of a character. (And I really like Hiltz, but can understand why you didn't)
Also I really enjoyed the power of the 'Super' Zoids at the end. There really were no prolonged battles until then, and the sheer power and scale of them called for power levels unlike anything we'd seen before. And the Deathsaurer that was made for the end of CC was a weak imitation, where as at the end, this Deathsaurer was the real thing and truly unstoppable. The first one made you wonder how something like that could cause the apocalypse, where as the REAL Deathsaurer, there was never any question. THAT could annihilate the entire world without stopping. And even then, it does feel like it's beaten a bit with plot armor, but nowhere near the levels it took to stop the Genosaurer.
I've always watched CC as an enjoyable prelude to GF, that its interesting themes are a little downplayed by how obnoxious the characters can be at times, but makes sense once you get into GF and suddenly all of their characters made sense to get them to this point where now they're fully and completely amazing to watch. And this was a sentiment shared by my friends when we watched it together for the first time, especially since they were New Century Zero fans first.
I absolutely adored this recap and agree that both are fantastic, I was just surprised to hear that GF wasn't as well liked by you, and wanted to share my own take on why I loved it more than CC! Fantastic video either way, thank you for the nostalgia trip!
agreed!!!!!!
I agree as well. I love both, but there is just something about the execution of season 2 -- the stakes, the characters, the consequences, the complete lack of "luck" that seems to get Van through every major fight in the first season -- that sells season 2 more for me. My ONE complaint about season 2 (seriously...this is the only thing I don't like about season 2), is that Zeke was such an important CHARACTER in season 1, and in season 2 he's basically nothing more than a plot device. But other than that season 2 is perfect. Loved it.
Yeah I’m rewatching for the first time in years and I’m definitely more invested in the second season. I like how it keeps switching between three vastly different villains it keeps things interesting. The first season felt like half of it was just filler beating the enemy of the week. Plus I found first season Van really irritating.
And I think I prefer Hiltz. He’s such an evil slimeball while Prozen acted like an over the top comic book villain.
,not it wasn't plot armour , that battle against the geno Saurer was a prelude to explain why he was able of beating the Death saurer clon
( even DR D explained this himself by the Blade vibrations)
@@dejadejod3rYT Pulling out an ability that hadn't been hinted at or shown prior to one of the final confrontations in the show (especially the final confrontation with the rival) IS plot armor.
Especially when Van got blasted in the face with the most powerful weapon in the show and literally just shrugged it off because of said new ability. It shouldn't have worked but it did, thus, Plot Armor.
I’ve watched pretty much every mainstream anime and chaotic century is the only anime I’ve watched through many times. It’s so underrated. I think it would be more popular if there was actually somewhere to watch it. The comedic relief is gold lol😂
It just has a charm that most animes are missing. The characters have a good chemistry. It’s my favorite anime.
watched a couple episodes on Zoids wild that was airing locally here in my country, its basically your protagonist going on a trip recruiting partners along the way, every episode feature how each of them unlock their "glowing blue fire on the left side of the eye" powerup move(reminds me of sans's glowing eye thing) and leading up to defeating a villian group which also has a "glowing red fire on the right side of the eye" powerup for their own "evil zoids"
its your typical shonen jump-inspired anime I guess.
The shonen part pisses me off. This was never what Zoids was.
@@genobreaker1054
The villians were all like if Mad-max was a kids show I guess? or if they all wore clown make up in a mad-max get-up lol..
@@NCHProductions ew.
Yeah Zoids Wild was pure disappointment. Honestly, the anime series have been going down in quality since Zero and Chaotic Century, sadly -_-
They took a series that had cool stories and pilot-able machines and turned it into a stupid shonen where they rode them and I'm guessing used special powers and shouted their attacks. Wild can burn
Waking up to watch at 7am as a kid before school. As an adult Named my dog zeke. Because of chaotic century.
SAME
I adore Zoids. Not only because it was the first anime I ever watched, But more importantly it was one of the first things that let me actually bond with my Dad when I was a kid. We've always been night and day (and by that I mean our personalities and interests are almost 1-1 mirror opposites of each other...it actually gets a little freaky at times how exact it is) but if there was ever one thing we could always agree on, it would be that giant robot lions are awesome!!
Miss you dad
This video makes me happy. Loved this series and definitely one of my favorite animes! Next time I'm home I'm going to have to dig out my zoids and see what I've got left!
I do love GF just as much as CC though. I remember waiting for those final four episodes of GF and didn't mind that we got the "real" death saurer. I thought Hiltz's endgame, Fiona's dilemma, Raven's turn, and Van being Van made for a great conclusion.
Thank you for putting Zoids CC up on the pedestal that it deserves. It was one of the better shows to air on Cartoon Network back in the day. You forgot to mention how much better it was than Zero just for the fact it didn't have Inuyasha's voice actor yelling 15 times per episode.
Decided to search for chaotic century content on a whim and I wanted to say thank you very much! Your enthusiasm and love for the franchise and toys/models is palpable.
Cheers!
Always loved raven, his organoid, and the geno breaker is my favorite zoid EVER
Agreed!
Agreed , he's the best character so far
Lived in Singapore, grew up on this show in the 2003-2006 era and God it is nice to see someone talk about how great it really was
Still by far, one of my favorite animes of all time! Thanks for the video!
10/10 nostalgia. I always sing moonbay's song terribly on long drives. This show was/is SO underrated. The characters are so varied and amazing. Thanks for making this video, I hope others see it and go back to watch/rewatch the series and it gets the love it deserves. HMM is re-releasing lots of kits in the coming months. hlj.com has them on pre-order!
to actually find new content on a series i adored and collected kits since childhood is honestly amazing and i cant tell you how happy just seeing this pop up in my recommendeds made me
straight up, your passion for this show was clearly visible. and your enthusiasm as the show progressed made me relive those memories as a kid. thank you!
In my household, you either woke up early enough to catch Zoids, or you woke up late and we’re punished with Captain Planet as a reminder that you missed Zoids and Transformers Armada.
mate! you deserve absolute praise for this video! it was so well worded and just hit the mark with every argument that you gave! brilliant work
"And the sound of screaming children." *Laughes in pre-Cell Gohan*
Does anyone else remember when the last four episodes DIDN'T air and we were left thinking the D-Bison was gonna get smoked, and then a year later, Chaotic Century aired in the morning so we got to see the ending?
I remember going to my Friend's house and I immediately geeked out when I saw his Zoids Collection. The Model Kits were as good as Gunpla honestly.
I loved zoids unfortunately as a kid I only ever got maybe 5-6 kits since my grandpa hated building them for me. I still have the alligator and the turtle zoid upstairs on my shelf i know I also owned a raptor and a spinosaurus? But idk where the others are I was a child. I have bought 3 of the higher class kits and the turtle zoids wild kit and it’s so fun and cool. I miss the show and I wish more shows like these and stuff could come I to the modern ages in America. I’d love to share more of it with my nephew.
I had completely forgotten this show existed! I loved it as a kid.
never heard of you before, but this was in my feed. I absolutely LOVED zoids! and im so happy to see other fans covering it! I still watch it at least once a year
Oooh boy, ive tried many times to recommend Zoids Chaotic Century to many friends, my personal favorite nostalgic show! I used to watch it every day after 3rd grade, true childhood memories.
I love Vann and Fiona, I watched every episode when I was a kid. The first season is definitely the best Zoids, but the sequel at least wasn't complete shit, the full cast returned.
What a wonderful trip down memory lane! Excellent work with the music placement choices throughout this one - gee this series had some fantastic action tracks!
I watched Zoids New Century when it was first airing in America, and remembering it now, I think I'll watch the whole series soon.
Oh man the nostalgia. This cartoon is my fave and I still rewatch it at least once a year. I used to own a Helcat and Pterasaur when I was a kid. Glad your video came across my recommendations
Awesome video dude! Exactly what I was looking for about this childhood favourite. Thanks very much for your work.
Glad someone talked about this series that basically made my childhood, ya earn a subscription dude
I haven’t seen Chaotic Century in so long, and (admittedly) never saw all the episodes, but this was an excellent nostalgia trip.
Thanks for the great video! :D
Zoids Genesis is so much like WW2 in it's approach to war and it's Dynamics bit cc and Genesis did a phenomenal portrayal.
Started coming back to zoids with the new zoids show coming out, glad to see someone appreciate the old classic zoids like this! You've earned my sub, hope this new series is good!
Thank you so much for making a vid about chaotic century! It's practically my childhood. I didnt even know new century came before chaotic century.
gonna have to rewatch this now. u've hit me right in the feels my guy
Dude thank you for making this video. Forgot how much i loved this show
Great video. Yeah I loved this show growing up. Waking up mornings to go to school I'd always catch this show ❤
We got chaotic Century first along with guardian force before new century, so here in the Philippines making people remember Zoids means using Blade Liger as a frame of reference. The name lights a light bulb :).
Same in Latin America lol
Thank you for making this, you made this 26 year old very happy
Very thankful that the zoids cc fanbase is well and truly alive, also am I just blinded by nostalgia or is the ost really REALLY good?
Also 15:07 is too funny, great video man
Wow you hit most of my thoughts on Zoids as whole in this video. Great video. -RPZ41
Zoids was honestly one of the big things to get me into the early anime scene and model scene. The original name for this TH-cam channel was zoidsfan12 where as a middle schooler I was uploading videos of me playing zoids games. (Which if you look back to early TH-cam is pretty much what everyone was doing, there wasn't really any big content creators to give inspiration so everyone just made videos about shit they were passionate about. I kind of miss those greener more pure times where everything was kinda shit, but now instead of infinite hours of people rambling into mics over gameplay footage, it's endless hours of people making constructed rants over gameplay footage....wait a second)
Bro this is great quality videos. Good facts, complete info, good extracts of video and good writing. Keep it up.
You are clearly a true fan it shows. I appreciate your enthusiasm and passion.
Thank you! This is one of the staple anime of my child hood! Thanks for giving it some props
What? People think that there is a better mascot for the series than the Shield/Blade Liger?
(Great video man! Zoids Chaotic Century is easily one of the best toy commercials ever)
I love Zoids Chaotic Century!
I own all of that series on DVD. He said it was a lot of money and he's not wrong. I spent quite a pretty penny to own them.
Great job as usual Kohdok! Probably my favorite video you made. You should make retrospectives more often if possible.
Great video! Nice to see Zoids get the love it deserves! Can't believe it's been 20 years...
I noticed you have a dvd of Outlaw Star preceding your Zoids dvd collection.
Kudos man, Outlaw Star and Zoids were the only two anime I could ever get into back at the late 90s and early 2000s. I even got the blue-ray collection set for Outlaw Star.
Here's to hoping that Takara Tomy or Hasbro might ever release a blue-ray of the original Zoids series, New Century and Chaotic Century.
It's nice to see someone doing a long video acknowledging zoid's greatness. So Underrated.
Ah Zoids. How much I loved New Century. I still have all the kits I could find, my crown jewel being the Shadow Fox.
zoids was one of my favorites, chatotic century also being my favorite
omg! i just stumbled on your channel, but ive always been a super huge fan of zoids since i was a kid, waking up early to watch in the morning and coming home from school to watch in the afternoon, such good times! i also really love chaotic century, but i like guardian force a lot more. and i got to agree with you on fuzors, yikes! what a disaster, i remember being upset as a kid watching it! i started watching zoids wild, im not sure how i feel about it yet, im not thrilled with the character design, i get they probably geared it more for kids but, the hair styles in this new show puts DBZ to shame! anyway, im going to subscribe for sure! so good to find others who love the series as much as i do! it really hold a special place in my heart!
Zoids is by far my favorite mecha franchise. Games, models, anime. 10/10
great video dude.. very well done
i love zoids too and spent a great deal collecting it back when i was young
ur video taught me things that i never know in the franchise
I just found a death saurer go on for sale. Got now I'm waiting. Perfect for my birthday.
Congrats!
Awesome! It doesn't seem like they have rereleased Death Saurer so nice work finding one
Zoids: Chaotic Century is my all time favorite anime ever and I miss it and wish i could find it streaming somewhere 😫
Zoids Chaotic Century is my personal favorite too.
I own the ZCC dvds, and I just started watching it again with my kids earlier this week. So much fun! And, like you said, it has just enough to keep adults keyed in while it has enough flashy colors and explosions to keep my boys enthralled, all while avoiding anything gory. Love it.
I really enjoyed the positivity and love. Thanks for that
Zoids Chaotic Century was my fave along with the guardian force sequel as well (can’t remember the name)
Loved the story, soundtrack and humour too! Don’t get cartoons like that anymore
My entire childhood has been defined by rushing home from school just so I can catch the _Zoids_ episode airing that night. I'm still a big fan of the stuff to this day, but I can't afford the HMM kits for the life of me. Thanks for giving Zoids a spotlight!
great art, great action, great story, and I crushed hard on Moonbay. Thanks for this analysis vid!
I learned that the 3D animation (along with the toon shader) was all thanks to 3d rendering software called Lightwave3D, on the Commodore Amiga computers (a platform that still has a loyal following of fans who keep it alive even though the mismanaged computer brand went out of business ages ago). Lightwave was way ahead of its time and originally came bundled with a piece of hardware called the Video Toaster, which made a commodore Amiga into a video-studio-in-a-box, a true revolution at a time when video transitioned from analog to digital. This was also an era when pro 3d rendering was only really accessible to people with very deep pockets for SGI (silicon graphics) computers. This represented the ability for someone to do pro graphics on a desktop. What a time. Zoids is kind of a marker for all that.
One of the things I liked about Guardian Force was that the Death Stinger actually felt like a villain that was a massively credible threat to the protagonists at the end of their journey. Something that couldn't just be stopped by a last minute power up or some hidden potential. The good guys had to build their *own superweapon* just to have a shot at beating the villain, which even fails to kill the bad guy...three times! That's like, unheard of for bad guys to be that damned durable. It made the final defeat of the Death Stinger actually cathartic.
Oh, yeah, and all the other stuff you said about the first part was totally on point too. It was an interesting take for a 'war' anime.
I would wake up at 5am to catch chaotic century before school. ❤
I have a ton of Zoids. It was really popular in my school. I also have the Gamecube game, which is surprisingly wicked good! Love Chaotic Century.
I love Zoids. Your sense of humor is great. I just subbed.
I love the zoids series. Watched every single one of them when they originally aired. The cell shading works incredible. Especially with robots, with the angular designs. I didn't mind that they moved kinda clunky, because a lot of them were pretty bulky looking, so the way they moved really just looked right. Chaotic century was definitely my favorite.
Well done video I thought I was a big zoids fan but I learned some new things from you
Great job on the video zoids bring back lots of memories
Berserker fury was just insane to watch as a kid, but deathsaurs theme was just immense.
Death Saurer's theme was one I spent DAYS looking for on the internet.
Zoids is one of those shows that I remember only bits and pieces of. I didn't even remember the name of the show or what it was about other than animal mechs. Also as it turns out, I just so happen to have the cockpit from one of those worm zoids. I always wondered where it came from, but after watching this video I remember owning one of the worms at some point. So thanks, this marks the second old thing from my childhood that I've rediscovered within the past few days. The other was Godzilla Final Wars that I rediscovered from Brandon's Cult movie reviews.
I lived in Japan when Chaotic century aired on tv, getting the remote control pack for death stinger was hilarious, even if it wasnt true remote control
This has nostalgia in it's favor since I love new century a little more than chaotic century, but you're right with zoids chaotic and New century being the only good ones.
I watched a few episodes as a kid and always wondered about this show. I recently watched it all and wasn't disappointed. You're right about the graphics they hold up great for the most part. The end of the show kinda reminds me of Star Wars episode 7 and the Death Star as well.
CHAOTIC CENTURY AND GUARDIAN FORCE WAS THE, AND ABSOLUTE BEST SERIES IN THE ZOIDS FRANCHISE.
COME AT ME
AND THAT FUCKING INTRO WILL ALWAYS GET ME FCKN HYPED!
Man glad i found this. I forgot bout this show gonna watch now