Anyone who has seen promotional material from Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among the Rebels or have you already seen the movie, you must have noticed that the characters of Dragon cave participate in the feature film. The presence of Eric, Presto, Sheila, Diana, Hank and Bobby can be strange to those who don’t know some details about the fantastic universe in which these two works are inserted. After all, what is the relationship between these two productions, separated by almost 40 years?
Dragon’s Cave: The Animated Series
the comic Dragon cave it marked the childhood and adolescence of several generations who followed the original broadcast of the program or saw its numerous reruns during the 90s and 2000s. For many it was their first contact with the fantasy theme. What not everyone knows is that the production is an adaptation of one of the most famous RPG systems of all time. Yes, we are talking Dungeons & DragonsAlso known as D&D.
The original title of the animated series is precisely Dungeons & Dragons. The name could be literally translated into Portuguese as Dungeons and Dragons. But the title chosen for Brazil was Dragon cave. And since the cartoon doesn’t make any direct reference to the RPG itself, there are those who don’t know that the program is inspired by a game.
Unlike what happened in Brazil, Dragon cave it was not as successful in the United States. Including, the series was canceled in its third season, without a story conclusion. The plot of the cartoon accompanies a group of children from our world who, while visiting an amusement park, ride a roller coaster. By the way, the toy has the suggestive name of Dungeons & Dragons.
However, the fun ends up having an unexpected ending. The toy teleports the group to another universe filled with magical creatures and monsters. With each episode, they looked for ways to get home.
Dungeons & Dragons: The Movie(s).
The film that is now released in theaters is, like the animation of the 80s, an adaptation of the RPG of the same name, set in a fantastic universe. The cartoon characters, however, are not the protagonists of this adventure. Including the band Dragon cave it appears only in a discreet homage, which can go unnoticed by the less attentive. Watch a clip below featuring Eric, Presto, Sheila, Diana, Hank and Bobby in a maze alongside the film’s main characters.
Honor among the rebels is the fourth film inspired by the famous tabletop RPG. The first of them, Dungeons & Dragons – The adventure beginswas released in 2001, the same year as the first film in the trilogy Lord of the Rings went to the theatres. Even though the fantasy theme was high at the time, the film adaptation of the game was not very successful.
Even so, there has been an attempt to establish a film franchise, with two more sequels, released in 2005 and 2012, directly for the cinema market. home video. In turn, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among the Rebels, is unrelated to the previous films. The new movie is a restart for the theatrical series.
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