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Double Dragon is an animated series based on the video game franchise of the same name. The television series was produced by DiC Entertainment and ran for 26 half-hour episodes between 1993 and 1995.

Contents 1 Overview 2 Cast of characters 2.1 The Double Dragons 2.2 Friends and Allies 2.3 The Dragon Warriors 2.4 The Junior Dragons 2.5 The Shadow Warriors 3 External links

The premise of the show had the Lee brothers separated at birth, with Billy being raised by a wiseman known as the Eldest Dragon. In contrast, his brother Jimmy was raised by the evil Shadow Master to become his right-hand man. As a result, the Lee brothers met each other as adversaries after being reunited as adults. However, by the end of the second episode, Jimmy is betrayed by the Shadow Master, which leads the brothers to set aside their difference and fight against the greater evil.

The Lee brothers made use of magical swords which contained special powers and added dragon masks to the brothers' outfit. During the course of the series, the brothers recruited allies in their war against the Shadow Master (voiced by Jim Byrnes) and his henchmen, in the second season gaining stronger magical weapons when the Shadow Master harnessed the strength of the even more evil Shadow Kahn to increase his power. The search for their father, John Lee, was a running subplot throughout the series.

The voices of Billy and Jimmy were provided by Michael Donovan and Scott McNeil respectively. The theme song was written by the composer of Stuart Little, Alan Silvestri.

The first episode could be considered an adaption of the first game, with Abobo (the most known boss of the game), Willy (the main boss of the arcade version) and Jimmy Lee (revealing himself as the "Shadow Boss", being the main boss as in the NES adaptation) as villains. However, Abobo and Willy were trapped in the main villain's "Shadow Mural" early on and never seen again. The Shadow Khan is introduced in the second season and with that, new abilities and powers; as well as new allies.

• Billy Lee (voiced by Michael Donovan)

Raised by the Eldest Dragon after being left at the Dragon Dojo by his father John Lee to find his twin brother, he was raised as a Dragon Master to obey the code to the detail. After meeting his brother Jimmy he decides to fight and becomes a Double Dragon. He is noble and only fights when he must. He transforms into a Double Dragon with his brother Jimmy Lee using their swords. He can transform further using the Dragon Claws. He later acquires a new armour made by Kami which gives him two swords which can be brought together to form a propellor on his back for flight.

• Jimmy Lee (voiced by Scott McNeil)

Raised by the Shadow Master and fooled into believing the Shadow Master was his father, he was raised to be the Shadow Boss and be evil. After being betrayed by the Shadow Warrior he joins with Billy as a Double Dragon. He is reckless and always gets in trouble, he has problems with conformity and often fights with Billy and Marian. He transforms into a Double Dragon with his brother Billy Lee using their swords. He can transform further using the Dragon Claws. He later acquires a new armour made by Kami which gives him a powerful dragon blaster.

• Eldest Dragon (voiced by French Tichner)

The original Dragon Master of the Dragon Dojo, he raised Billy Lee and gave him the Dragon Sword. He disappears after the events of the first episode and sometimes reappears to help the Double Dragons.

• Marian Martin (voiced by Cathy Weseluck)

A police officer who helps the Double Dragons and deputized them after Billy Lee saved her life, she is always helping the Double Dragons in anyway she can.

• Sun Yi

She is mistress of chi and the most powerful chi warrior alive, she is Kona's teacher and often assists the Double Dragons in their quest. The Shadow Master has constantly tried to capture her to learn her secrets. She also helped Kami get over her revenge for the Shadow Master.

• Fireball

A young pyrokinetic who was part of a street gang. He almost unintentionally kills a little girl and was sent to jail. After helping the Double Dragons and Marion to save a judge from the Shadow Warriors and a corrupt police commissioner, Fireball paroled into the custody of the Dragon Dojo.

• Mrs. Lee

Billy and Jimmy Lee's biological mother and wife of John Lee but the Shadow Master's sister. She is trapped by the Shadow Master in an ominus place inside the Shadow Dojo. Billy and Jimmy found her once but could not save her from the Shadow Master's clutches.

• Dragon Spirit

An ancient warrior named Dao Long trapped within a dragon sword, when the sword is destroyed by the Shadow Master Chop uses the left over metal in the Dragon Chopper, the Spirit of the Sword then inhabits the chopper and helps the Dragon Warriors fight. His original name was Dao Long and he once belonged to Chen Long.

• Chen Long

Chen Long was once a Dragon Warrior who owned the Dragon Sword with the Spirit who was attacked by the Shadow Monster. He sent the Sword through a portal and was thought to be dead. It was found he was alive and had become a Dragon. He was revived to help fight the reborn Shadow Monster, but sacrificed his life to save the Dragon Warriors, he now joins the Eldest Dragon.

• Vortex (voiced by Ian James Corlett)

His parents helped John Lee by inviting him into their home, he trained young Vortex. When the Shadow Master attacked his home, Vortex ran away and went to live with street kids. He protected them and after being forced to fight by Sickle, the Double Dragons save him and made him a Dragon Warrior who uses his spinning fighting style to fight.

• Blaster (voiced by Alvin Sanders)

A retired Colonel whose real name is Neil McReady, he came to relax in town, but when the Shadow Master uses his new drug "Oblivion" to cause havoc he helped the Double Dragons fight and was made into a Dragon Warrior and he uses a blaster he obtained in the army.

• Kona (voiced by Gary Chalk)

A sumo wrestler whose real name is Tsunami who was trained in Chi with the Master of Chi. When his master visits, she is taken by the Shadow Master, he joins the Double Dragons to save his master, the Master of Chi and is made into a Dragon Warrior who uses chi to fight.

• Chop (voiced by Gary Chalk)

An ex-cop whose real name Evan who lost his arm in a car accident, he is now retired and works as mechanic. He is known as one of the best car makers. He feels useless because of his disability he is tricked by Shadow Master into making vehicles for the Shadow Warriors and given a mechanical arm. Once he realizes his mistake he makes the Dragon Cruiser for the Double Dragons and is made into a Dragon Warrior who uses his robotic arm to fight.

• Kami

Her father used to forge powerful armour using the Black Flame until killed by the Shadow Master, now she has been forging her cyber armour in hopes of getting revenge on the Shadow Master, she lured Michael to join her cause and dojo, but thanks to the Double Dragons she and Michael are saved and reformed. She later forges new armours for the Double Dragon to defeat Shadow Kahn and unintentionally one for the Shadow Master, she is then made a Dragon Warrior.

• Daj

A mutant who lives in Undertown, he is helped and helps the Double Dragons many times. It is later discovered he destined to be the Lord of the Undertown Dragon Temple, he is able to hatch a Dragon from an egg in the underground temple which becomes his little brother and helps him fight. He is made into a Undertown Dragon Warrior who can use his powers to control all creatures.

• Jawbreaker (voiced by Michael Donovan)

A monstrous pink former Shadow Warrior who may be the largest of them all. He is a total monster who will eat anything and anyone. He has a large jaw with sharp teeth and can bite a chunk out of anything. During Season 2, he reforms and becomes one of the Dragon Warriors.

• Michael (voiced Wezley Morris)

A kid who trains at the Dragon Dojo and is friends with Billy and Jimmy Lee. He is the most seen of the Junior Dragons. He is at one point seduced by Kami to use a Cyber Armour to fight the Shadow Master, but he is later returned to be a Junior Dragon.

• Daryl

A kid who initially wanted to become a Shadow Warrior and helped to trick Billy and Jimmy into a trap. He switch sides when he saw the Shadow Master almost kill Billy.

• Danny

A video game lover, his dad is an archeologist who helps find artifacts for the Double Dragons, he is tricked by the Shadow Master to get the Dragon Claws, however the Double Dragons save the day and he becomes a Junior Dragon.

• Shadow Master (voiced by Jim Byrnes)

The master of all Shadow Warriors, he is evil and deceptive. His ultimate goal is to cover the world in darkness and shadow. He has many powers which include shapeshifting and teleporting, and he is able to trap warriors who fail him in the Shadow Mural. He is dark and cruel and has a scythe for a weapon which has a detachable sword for the lower half to be used for the Shadow Boss.

• Icepick (voiced by Terry Klassen)

A Shadow Warrior who appears to be made of ice, he is a computer expert and the brains of the Shadow Warriors. He fights use a sword on his back and a dagger he carries.

• Sickle (voiced by Scott McNeil)

The cruelest of all Shadow Warriors, he is rude and nasty. He is good with disguises and can even fool the Dragon Warriors. He fights with two rather large red sickles.

• Trigger Happy (voiced by Terry Klassen)

A large brute who loves to destroy and shoot at things, he is a Shadow Warrior who is wild and loves chaos. He uses a hand mounted blaster to fire at unsuspecting people.

• Countdown (voiced by Alvin Sanders)

Another large brutish Shadow Warrior who is usually used to make deals with the Shadow Warriors dark allies. He attacks with shoulder mounted rocket blasters and is good with total destruction. The villain, Shadow Khan manipultes him into betraying the Shadow Master. As a result, he is imprisoned in the shield Shadow Khan was once trapped in by the Shadow Master after his betrayal was discovered.

• Abobo (voiced by Blu Mankuma)

A large blue Shadow Warrior with monstrous strength, he is only seen in the first two episodes before being sucked into the Shadow Mural. He can fight by throwing large canisters at people.

• Wild Willy (voiced by Gary Chalk)

A crazy cowboy Shadow Warrior who always make crazy comments and annoying Abobo, also only seen in the first two episodes before being sucked into the Shadow Mural. He fights using two blasters as his weapon.

• Shadow Khan

A powerful and evil villain who was trapped, by the Oldest Dragon in a shield. The Shadow Master used the entrapped being to make him more powerful, until he convinces Countdown to free him. He is able to bring out his victim's worst fears and can only be harmed by the Dragon Claws. He later summons his own army known as the Terror Warriors with similar powers to him, to help him fight the Double Dragons.

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