The second in a series of five daily cartoon programs known collectively as Force Five, Starvengers was a giant robot series that would spawn an interest in cartoons where multiple vehicles combine to create a collective mecha.
Force Five – Starvengers Opening
Tuesday – Starvengers
Known originally as Getter Robo G, Starvengers is strangely a sequel to a series that few Americans ever saw called Getter Robo. Starvengers opens with our heroes celebrating the defeat of an old enemy and mourning the loss of a comrade. The search for a new pilot to join the noble Homer and rakish Paladin. With the creation of an even greater trio of vehicles (again, meaningless to an audience not familiar with the previous series), the team welcomes the boisterous and plump ‘Foul Tip’ as their third team member in the fight against the Demon Empire.
The main gist of this series is that the viewers got three robots for the price of one. When the three vehicles combine in a certain order they create three distinct super robots.
Star Dragon- the double hatchet-wielding Star Dragon is a fan favorite for obvious reasons. The red robot has a variety of attacks, but the one that sticks with most fans is the Double Hatchet Boomerang.
Star Arrow- the slender blue robot known for its double drill attack capable of penetrating the toughest of enemy armors.
Poseidon- the less popular undersea robot piloted by baseball enthusiast Foul Tip, Poseidon’s signature Star Cyclone attack was nothing to sneeze at.
If the high drama and intrigue of Monday’s Danguard Ace caught viewers off guard, the all-out action of Starvengers delivered the message that Force Five was all about high adventure and giant robots smacking the Hell out of each other.
All three robots were present in Marvel Comics’ Shogun Warriors and in toy form, but Star Dragon was the real star of this program.
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Update:
I only just noticed that one of the evil no-good-nicks threatening our heroes on a regular basis is actually a mutant Hitler called ‘Captain Fuhrer.’
Captain Fuhrer
You cannot make this stuff up.
