“Thundercats” It came to television for the first time in 1985, a time when it quickly became a boom among the little ones at home. Now, fans of the animated classic will be able to revisit their childhood thanks to streaming, since the series is already part of the HBO Max catalog. If you want to see the chapters, you can take advantage of a promotion that the service has launched for its anniversary.
Leon-O, cheetah and more are ready to board the ship of remembrance and fly over those adventures that made them true heroes. However, if you think you are a faithful admirer of the group of cosmic felines, we have a list of five facts that will test your knowledge of the eighties production. Ready? OH!
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The age of Leon-O
The leader of the “Thundercats” is Leon-O, who can seem very frightening due to his developed physical condition. However, he was actually a 12-year-old boy, as he was put in a suspension capsule, like the rest of the gang, to mark his departure from the planet. thundera.
Therefore, when they wake up from their journey of light years and arrive at the Third Planet, their bodies are those of adults, although their minds remain intact.
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psychologists involved
As a show produced for children, the filmmakers wanted to ensure that the content is suitable for their children’s audience. In this way, as revealed by the CBR portal, Rankin/Bassthe firm behind bringing fiction to TV, hired psychologists to ensure that the script has an implicit positive moral lesson.
In fact, the aforementioned portal comments that this successful title was intended, to a large extent, for its audience to learn how to grow as responsible citizens, which is why it was very popular among the parents of younger viewers.
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The Sword of Omens vs. the power of grayskull
“Thundercats” and “He-man and the masters of the universe” were among the most famous series of the 80s. At one point, the children of the time used to combine their toys from both franchises to create adventures that possibly would never come to the small screen. However, DC made the unthinkable a reality.
Just a few years ago, the publisher published a series of comics called “He-Man/Thundercats”, in which a crossover between the iconic sagas was made. For this, the plot focused on the resurrection of He-Man, through dark powers.
However, something went wrong and the heroes staged a confrontation. However, they were eventually able to come to an agreement and Sword of Omens vs. Grayskull’s power became an alliance to defeat Mumm-Ra and Skeletor.
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Superman: The Other Unlikely Crossover
In itself, meeting Leon-O and He-Man was quite an event, but perhaps a meeting that few saw coming was that time that the mythical cats joined the kryptonian. Also from the hand of DC, this peculiar crossover occurred in the pages of “Superman/Thundercats nº 1″.
As commented by CBR, the story brought us closer to Mumm-Ra, the main rival of the Thundercats, who arrives in Metropolis in search of an Eye of Thundera. The humanoid inhabitants of the planet follow him and their pursuit brings them face to face with Superman.
As with He-Man, the galactic team fights the Man of Steel, until they use an artifact known as the Clarifying Staff of Knowledge as a universal translator and thus resolve that both sides must fight for a common enemy.
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Snarf is not a proper name
The Thundercats took along on their travels an overprotective pet, which Leon-O constantly referred to as Snarf, but that was not actually his real name. According to Screen Rant, the little animal was named Osbert and belonged to the species of reptilian felines called snarf.
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