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Silverhawks is an animated children's television series. It was developed by Rankin-Bass in 1986. It was created as a space-bound equivalent to their more popular series, Thundercats.

Overview

Just like its counterpart, ThunderCats, Silverhawks had the simple and predictable structure of a long-running battle between good (the Silverhawks) and evil (Mon*Star and his gang) set in the 25th Century. The Silverhawks are an elite team of cyborgs with distinct strengths and abilities led by an old, grizzled man: Commander Stargazer, while Mon*Star is an alien mob boss that escaped from prison and assembled an assorted team of fellow villains to take control of the galaxy.

The action is set on a galaxy called Limbo. When Mon*Star escaped from Penal Planet, Commander Stargazer requested help to protect the galaxy. The Interplanetary Control Force proceeded to recruit the Silverhawks to fight Mon*Star and his gang.

The Silverhawks dwell in a space base called Hawk Haven.

Characters

The Silverhawks, or Good Guys:

Commander Stargazer, a tough policeman, with bionic capabilities. He captured Mon*Star several years ago and had him imprisoned. Somewhat older than the other Silverhawks, he always talks about returning to Earth, but never does so.

Quicksilver, formerly Jonathan Quick. He was the former head of the Interplanetary Force H, and is the current leader of the Silverhawks. Has a cyborg/bird companion called TallyHawk.

Steelheart & Steelwill, formerly twin brothers Emily and Will Hart. They are the technicians and designers of the team. Also, they are the only Silverhawks who had real steel hearts implanted during their transformation.

Bluegrass. The pilot of the group and a cowboy at heart. He is the only Silverhawk who can't fly, but he is the one that flies the team vehicle, The Mirage. He likes to play his weapon/guitar, which he calls "Hot Licks".

Copper Kid. A mathematical genius from the Planet of the Mimes. He speaks only in tones and whistles. At the end of each episode, he was quizzed in several astronomy lessons.


Mon*Star and his gang, or the Bad Guys:

Mon*Star. An alien mob boss that escaped from his cell at Penal Planet. He uses the power of Limbo's Moonstar to transform into an armor-plated creature. He has some back history with Stargazer, and that's why he hates the Silverhawks.

Yes-man. He's a snake-like creature that is basically Mon*Star's slave henchman.

Hardware. A lizard-like creature that carries a huge backpack full of weapons and equipment.

Melodia. A musical mistress that's a counterpart to the Silverhawks' Bluegrass. Goes around with a synthethizer as weapon. Obviously inspired by the Cyndi Lauper look of the 80's.

Buzz-Saw. An armored bad-guy equipped with cutting blades.

Windhammer. He had the ability to control the weather with a huge tuning fork.

Molecular. A creature with the ability to shift into any shape or form. He was Mon*Star's master of disguise.