X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men
X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men | |
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Genre | Superhero |
Based on | |
Written by | Larry Parr |
Directed by | Ray Lee (as "Direction Supervision") Stu Rosen (voice director) |
Voices of | Michael Bell Earl Boen Andi Chapman Pat Fraley Ron Gans Dan Gilvezan Alan Oppenheimer Patrick Pinney Neil Ross Susan Silo Kath Soucie John Stephenson Alexandra Stoddart Frank Welker |
Narrated by | Stan Lee |
Composer | Robert J. Walsh |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 1 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Margaret Loesch Lee Gunther |
Producers | Rick Hoberg Larry Houston Will Meugniot |
Editors | Al Breitenbach Marc Van Der Nagel (assistant editor) |
Running time | 30 min (including commercials) |
Production companies | Marvel Productions New World Pictures Toei Animation (Uncredited) Baker and Taylor Entertainment Metrolight Studios |
Original release | |
Network | First-run syndication |
Release | September 16, 1989 |
Related | |
Marvel Action Universe |
X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men is an animated television pilot originally broadcast in 1989 on the Marvel Action Universe television block, featuring Marvel Comics' mutant superheroes of the X-Men.[1] The pilot aired infrequently in syndication and was later released on video. It later served as the basis for Konami's X-Men arcade game.[2]
Overview
Television pilot
The title is a pun on the name of
Shortly after this pilot was delivered, Marvel started having financial issues (
Main characters
Narrated by X-Men co-creator
The team lineup for the X-Men is similar to the lineup for the
Plot
The X-Men's archenemy Magneto is being transported by a military convoy. Magneto is unable to use his powers, trapped in a force field, until he is freed by the White Queen, a member of his "Brotherhood of Mutant Terrorists", allowing him to use his magnetic powers to tear apart his portable prison and escape.
Elsewhere, Kitty Pryde arrives at Professor Xavier's school to begin training her phasing powers, allowing her to pass through solid matter. In the Danger Room, Kitty is introduced to the X-Men: Cyclops, Colossus, Dazzler, Nightcrawler, Storm, and Wolverine. Frightened by Nightcrawler's demonic appearance, Kitty almost causes the Danger Room to go haywire, making Wolverine protest her recruitment.
Magneto sends Pyro and Blob to retrieve the tracking coordinates for the Scorpio comet approaching Earth, with the secondary goal of distracting the X-Men while Magneto and Juggernaut invade the X-Mansion. Xavier reads Magneto's thoughts, learning that they seek to steal the "mutant power circuit" of Cerebro (the mutant-tracking computer); he gives it to Kitty and orders her to flee, but Magneto manages to capture it.
The X-Men return from their confrontation with Blob and Pyro to find the mansion in ruins, and the Professor and Kitty unconscious. Xavier reads Magneto's thoughts again and learns his full plan: to redirect the Scorpio comet onto a collision course with Earth and plunge the planet into another
Upon reaching the asteroid, each X-Man meets an obstacle on the way to Magneto: Storm covers the breach the X-Men blow into Asteroid M, Dazzler takes on Pyro, Wolverine traps Toad, Colossus engages Juggernaut, and Cyclops battles White Queen. After effortlessly teleporting past the Blob, Nightcrawler confronts a gloating Magneto as the Scorpio comet approaches Earth. As Magneto is about to blast Nightcrawler, Kitty emerges from the floor, causing Magneto to accidentally blast the wiring of his device. Nightcrawler teleports up and uses his body as a conduct, while Kitty knocks Magneto onto the platform, using his power to redirect the comet's course towards Asteroid M. Nightcrawler must risk sacrificing himself to complete the machine's circuit, or the comet will change course back to Earth.
The X-Men watch from the Blackbird for Nightcrawler to teleport at the last minute. The comet and asteroid collide, but Nightcrawler rematerializes out in space. The team attempts to retrieve him with the Blackbird's grappler arms, but they miss, and he apparently disintegrates. While the X-Men mourn Nightcrawler, he emerges from a storage locker, revealing that he teleported himself into the plane before the atmospheric compression burned up his suit. While the X-Men give Kitty credit for her efforts, Wolverine insists that Kitty is not yet a member of the X-Men.
Credits
Cast
Michael Bell | Cyclops and additional voices |
Andi Chapman | Storm and additional voices |
Ronald Gans |
Juggernaut
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Alan Oppenheimer | Blob and Colonel Chaffey
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Neil Ross | Nightcrawler and additional voices
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Kath Soucie | Kitty Pryde |
Alexandra Stoddart | Dazzler and additional voices |
Earl Boen | Magneto |
Pat Fraley | Pyro and additional voices |
Dan Gilvezan | Colossus |
Patrick Pinney | Wolverine and additional voices |
Susan Silo | White Queen |
John Stephenson | Professor X and additional voices |
Frank Welker | Lockheed
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Crew
Stan Lee | Narration |
Larry Parr | Writer |
Will Meugniot | Producer |
Ray Lee | Animation director |
Stu Rosen | Voice director |
Margaret Loesch & Lee Gunther | Executive producers |
Robert J. Walsh | Composer |
Critical response
The pilot drew generally mixed reactions. While the animation was praised for its high quality,
Tie-ins
Graphic novels
In 1990, Marvel published a graphic novel titled X-Men Animation Special,
Video games
In 1989, X-Men: Madness in Murderworld, simply known as X-Men, was released for DOS, Commodore 64, and Amiga computer systems. It was developed and published by Paragon Software in 1989 and featured the cast of Pryde of the X-Men. It was a side-scroller with puzzles set in Murderworld. A limited edition comic book was included.
In 1990,
In 1992,
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External links
- Pryde of the X-Men at IMDb