Ring Raiders

Ring Raiders was a cartoon based on a toyline from the 1980s by Matchbox. The series is set in the year 1998 and the world is on the brink of a cataclysmic war. An evil organisation of pilots, dedicated to taking over the world though the brutal use of air power, are about to realise thier goal. They are known as the Skull Squadron, and thier oraganistion was founded by a band of renegade pilots whose planes are capable of time travel. These pilots fell in love with the power they held through thier planes and saw that they could use their planes to take control of the world. As there were always pilots who, twisted by war's cruelties were wlling to join the evil force, the Skull Squadron grew bigger, more powerful and more dangerous. In the 1990's the evil Skull Squadron was finally powerful enough to scramble for the master mission in its bid for world domination.

By now, almost too late, the great nations of the world are aware of the Skull Squardon's plot. They band together to produce one super aircraft that gives them a fighting chance against the Skull Squadron's onslaught. They produce Air Carrier Justice, an incredible airborne carrier that can travel through time. They outfit the carrier with a small crew and send it back into time to gather the best planes and pilots of all time and all nations, and train them for battle aganist the Skull Squadron. The pilots are gathered right of the greatest air battles of history.Eaach pilot and plane are beamed out of battle and on board the Justice. The pilots are selected not just because of their flying skill, but because of the characteristics that make them real heroes, like honesty, bravery and a noble sense of fair play. When they finish their training, each pilot is given a ring from which they recive instructions and improved flying skills in times of crisis. Because of their rings they call themselves the Ring Raiders.

The art design for the show was done by Peter Chung. The show used the catchphrase "The command is in my hand" when characters wished to transform their planes, using their magical rings to make them more powerful.

Ring Raiders squad members

• Victor Vector

• Yuri Kirkov

• Yinsu Yakamura

• The Baron

• Joe Thundercloud

• "Cub" Jones

Skull Squadron members

• Scorch

• Hubbub

• Blackjack

• Wraither

• Shooter

• Cuthroat

Ring of Fire, Scorch's Revenge, All the Right Stuff and A Pilot's Faith were all pilot episodes but the series was never taken up as a full season show.

External links

• Virtual Toychest
• Internet movie database
• Cartoon Database
• Ring Raiders Intro