BATTLE OF THE PLANETS
AKA-Gatchaman, G-Force & Eagle Riders
IS ABOUT 5 TEENAGERS WHO, IN TIMES OF NEED, CAN TRANSMUTE (TRANSFORM) INTO 5 SUPER POWERED HEROES, NAMED G-FORCE WHO PROTECT THE EARTH FROM INVADING FORCES FROM OUTER SPACE.
EACH HERO HAD A DIFFERENT VEHICLE THAT HE OR SHE DROVE. THIER MAIN ENEMY WHO WAS NAMED ZOLTAR, WOULD SEND GIANT ROBOTS DOWN TO EARTH TO TRY & DESTROY IT. THE SHOW WAS ORIGINALLY NAMED GATCHAMAN IN JAPAN.

THE COOLEST THING WAS FINDING OUT LATE IN THE SERIES THAT ZOLTAR WAS IN FACT A WOMAN.

G-FORCE TEAM

MARK IS THE LEADER OF THE TEAM. A CLEAR THINKER WHO NEVER LET HIS ANGER GET THE BEST OF HIM. HE SEARCHED FOR HIS FATHER, FINDING OUT IT WAS COL.CRONUS LATE IN THE SERIES. HE WORE A WHITE SUIT THAT LOOKED LIKE AN EAGLE.

JASON,WAS SECOND IN COMMAND. HE OFTEN LOST HIS TEMPER, WANTING TO SHOOT FIRST & ASK QUESTIONS LATER. HIS SUIT WAS PURPLE & MADE TO LOOK LIKE A FALCON.

PRINCESS WAS THE FEMALE OF THE GROUP. QUICK & AGILE, SHE COULD TAKE ANY MAN. HER SUIT WAS WHITE & MADE TO LOOK LIKE A DOVE.

TINY WAS THE PILOT OF THEIR SHIP THE PHOENIX. HE WAS OVERWEIGHT BUT, HE COULD KICK THE CRAP OUT OF ANYBODY. HIS SUIT WAS BROWN & HE LOOKED LIKE AN OWL.

KEYOP WAS THE YOUNGEST KID. HE WAS SHORT & COULD ONLY SPEAK IN BLIPS & BLOOPS (WHICH SOMETIMES MADE ME FEEL THAT HE WAS AN ALIEN HIMSELF). HIS SUIT WAS YELLOW & HE LOOKED LIKE A SPARROW.

THE AMERICAN VERSION OF THE SHOW NAMED BATTLE OF THE PLANETS, FEATURED TWO CHARACTERS.
7 ZARK 7 & 1 ROVER 1. TWO ROBOTS WHO STAYED IN THE BASE & WOULD CHECK UP ON THE TEAM FROM TIME TO TIME. SURE, THEY WERE USELESS & ANNOYING BUT, YOU COULDN'T HELP BUT LIKE THESE GUYS. EVEN IF THE ANIMATION WAS REAL BAD(ESPECIALLY WHEN MARK, VOICED BY KASEY KASEM, WOULD DROP BY). I MISS THESE GUYS ON SABAN'S VERSION OF THE SHOW CALLED G-FORCE.
THE TEAMS NAMES ON SABAN'S SHOW ARE DIFFERENT TOO.

MARK = ACE
JASON = DIRK
PRINCESS = AGGIE
TINY = HOOT OWL
KEYOP = PEE-WEE (PEE-WEE ALSO SPEAKS NORMALLY IN THIS VERSION)

PICTURES

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NEWS: Battle of the Planets has been released on DVD. There are 2 DVDs. Both of which have 2 episodes of the Americanized Battle of the Planets (7 Zark 7) episodes along with their Japanese Gatchaman counterparts. Also on each DVD is one episode of the newly dubbed G-Force episodes. The transfers on teh Battle of the Planet episodes are decent in quality, but the others are much better. These DVDs would have been better if they had put 5 epsiodes of BOTP instead of the "bonus" stuff. Still, it's better than nothing.