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Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!
The title screen of SRMTHG, featuring Chiro and the five monkeys (clockwise from left): Sprx-77, Nova, Antauri, Otto, and Gibson.
Format	Animated series
Created by	Ciro Nieli
Voices of	Greg Cipes Kevin Michael Richardson Tom Kenny Kari Wahlgren Clancy Brown Corey Feldman Mark Hamill Ashley Johnson James Hong
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	52
Production
Running time	30 minutes (with commercials)
Broadcast
Original channel	ABC Family(2004-2006) Toon Disney's Jetix(2004-present)
Original run	September 18, 2004 – December 16, 2006
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! (commonly known by its initialism, SRMTHG) is an American animated television series, and was created by Ciro Nieli, one of the producers of Teen Titans, with animation being done by a Japanese studio known as The Answer Studio (which would later work on the Cartoon Network original series Transformers: Animated). Set mainly on the fictional planet of Shuggazoom, the series follows the adventures of five robotic monkeys and a human boy named Chiro as they struggle to protect their planet - and the rest of the universe - from the forces of evil.

As is obvious from the visual appearance of the show, there is a significant anime influence present, despite being produced for American television. It was also influenced by Star Trek, Super Sentai (known in the US as Power Rangers), and Star Wars. The show also contains various references to pop culture, a notable example being the episode Season of the Skull which is an obvious parody of the 1970s thriller The Wicker Man.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Characters 3 Shuggazoom 4 Media Information 5 External links

Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! is set in Shuggazoom, a city that takes up a good portion of its planet (also named Shuggazoom), the rest of which is called "The Zone of Wasted Years". The main character is a boy named Chiro. When he was exploring the outskirts of Shugazoom, he discovered a giant abandoned Super Robot and decided to see if he could salvage any spare parts from it. Once inside, however, he pulls the 'on' switch, thus awakening the five robotic monkeys that form the Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce. In the process Chiro also fused himself with the Power Primate, allowing him to transform into a brave fighter and bold leader of the team, with the aid of the five Robot Monkeys: Antauri, Mr. Hal Gibson(or Gibson for short), SPRX-77 (or Sparx for short), Otto, and Nova. Their mission is to save Shuggazoom City from the Skeleton King, the main antagonist in the series.

By virtue of the fact that Chiro was not a superhero from birth, the five Robot Monkeys must train him, which ultimately results in him leading the team. The Robot Monkeys continue to train Chiro, as he fulfills his destiny as protector of the universe.

When fighting the larger enemies, the Hyperforce uses the Super Robot, which can split into six separate vehicles in true Japanese Super Sentai/Power Rangers fashion, though the manner is reversed (in the mentioned series, the robot is not the natural state of the separate pieces). Its main attack, when combined as one whole robot, is Lazatron Fury, an energy beam fired from its chest. The Super Robot also serves as Chiro and the monkeys' home and long-range vehicle.

Main article: List of characters in SRMTHFG!

The planet Shuggazoom is the home planet of Chiro and the Hyperforce. Its capital and only settlement, Shuggazoom City, is filled with futuristic scenes reminiscent of The Jetsons. The city is located in the center of a large lake - which may or may not be the planet's only usable source of water - and is an artificial island of sorts; it is not built on solid land, instead being supported by man made pillars. A large bridge extends from the city and beyond the lake, out to The Zone of Wasted Years, an almost unbroken rocky desert and wasteland.

This "dead zone" houses the Pit of Doom, a massive pit which was created by Shuggazoom City's citizens, who had been enslaved by the Skeleton King at the time. Later, the Pit would serve as the site for Mandarin's laboratory which he conducts his experiments to perfect a Formless Chiro clone, though the project ultimately failed. The Pit of Doom's true purpose was to serve as a conduit for the Citadel of Bone to reach the Dark One's egg and awaken it with the corrupted Power Primate. However, Chiro was able to defeat Skeleton King and seal the Dark One's egg once again, though these events inadvertently led to the creation of the Skeleton King Worm. The Pit was also the site where Valeena and Mandarin resurrected Skeleton King. Upon his resurrection, he raised a black castle of Formless Ooze within the Pit, which currently serves as a fortress for him and his undead army.

Another important location is the Savage Lands, a tropical jungle that lies hidden within a series of caves beneath Shuggazoom's surface. The jungle contains large deposits of the black ooze that is used to create Formless, and thus the environment is inhabited by various Formless creatures. It is likely that the Savage Lands were once inhabited by some sort of ancient civilization, as the area houses a great deal of seemingly ancient temples and tombs. One of these temples was used as Valeena's base of operations, and it is likely that she was there from the time she received her powers from Skeleton King. Also The Savage Lands was the setting of The Alchemist's Laboratory where he created the Monkey Team as well as their trademark weapons.

Other locales include the Sea of Ice, a frozen plain occupied only by Morlath, the frost demon, and his snow monsters; the Blasted Lands, an area with a volcanic and unstable landscape and the site of a massive and violent war; and Arcane Isle, a small island housing large monoliths that serve as a portal to the Netherworld, the home dimension of the Dark Ones.

List of SRMTHFG! episodes

SRMTHFG! premiered on ABC Family's Jetix programming block on September 18, 2004. It also aired on Toon Disney's Jetix block until the Jetix programming block was taken off of ABC Family in August 2006, and the series began to air exclusively on Toon Disney. It was also shown on Jetix UK from January 1, 2005, but was taken off the air on July 22, 2006 for unknown reasons.

Each episode runs for 30 minutes, with commercials.

Its theme song is performed by Japanese Synthpop/New Wave band Polysics.

Disney has not renewed the show for it's fifth and final season, making Soul of Evil the final episode of the series and a massive cliffhanger. A campaign has begun in hopes of changing this decision. Reruns are still aired daily on Toon Disney.

• Official Site - Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! disney.go.com
• Hyperforce.net

Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! v • d • e
Characters	Chiro • Antauri • SPRX-77 • Gibson • Otto • Nova • Skeleton King • Mandarin • Other Characters
Other	List of episodes

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Original Jetix Shows	Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! · Get Ed · Yin-Yang-Yo!
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