Thursday, November 20, 2008




EL TIGRE

El Tigre

Set in the fictional crime-ridden Mexican town of Miracle City, El Tigre follows the adventures of Manny Rivera, a regular 13-year-old boy who is having trouble using his powers as El Tigre. He wants to be good, but being bad is much more fun in his vision. His father, a superhero known as White Pantera, wants Manny to grow up to be good and fight evil, Jorge Gutierrez and Sandra Equihua have confirmed the third season of El Tigre.
It is said that instead of Sartana of the Dead the main villian will be Django of the Dead.
The Villain Sartana of the Dead is a parody of Carlos Santana, the famous guitarist from Santana with a parodic resemblance of La Catrina.
Zoe last name Aves, is a reference for another name for birds of the same name. "Aves" means "birds" in Spanish
Black Cuervo's costume looks like the uniform of the Eagle Riders/G Force from the anime series "Battle of the Plants".
El Tigre means The Tiger, White Pantera means the White Panther, and Puma Loco means Crazy Puma. The Rivera family's ancestors are named alter-egos of the Feline family.
Frida's tracksuit in Fool's Goal is the same as the one worn by the Bride (Uma Thurman's character) in Kill Bill and Bruce Lee in "Game of Death".
Running gags in Mother of all Tigres: 1:When they show the flashback in "Mother of all Tigres" it shows Maria kissing Manny the age he is now with his scar, but after Maria leaves and Grandpapi moves in, it shows Manny at a younger age,1. Manny interrupting Maria to show her a new place in the city. 2: Maria randomly speaking of facts, pulls out a book, then says "Its a fact", 3: Whenever Manny says something good about the evil place, Granpapi says "I'll say!" . 4: On the cover of one of Maria's albums it shows Maria, Manny, and a goat walking across the road, similar to the Beatles hit album "Abbey Road". And 5: The two plumbers are dressed similarly to Mario and Luigi.
When Manny is working in the office in Mustache Kid,on his calendar it has a picture of an orange cat that says "No me gusta Mondays" which translated means "I don't like Mondays" which is an allusion of the popular cartoon cat "Garfield".
In Dia de Los Malos, Papi yells at Rodolfo for reading off the invitation to the Celebration of Heroes. Then Rodolfo comes out of the bathroom with a comb in his hand and obviously combing something as he mockingly says "You can't ruin my mood." But White Pantera already has his mask on, so what is he combing? His mask?
In The Ballad of Frida Suarez marks the second appearance of Zebra Donkey.
When Don Baffi said "I'll get you, El Tigre, and your little 'stache, too!" This is a play on the Wicked Witch of the West's "I'll get you, and your little dog, too" line from The Wizard of Oz.
In Eye Caramba, when the Flock of Fury is spying on Rodolfo, in some shots they see basically what he is seeing. But in other shots they actually see Rodolfo and the glass eye as if something else was spying on him.
In Sole of a Hero when Manny says, "You're Super Macho!" to his Dad, it is a reference, to Jorge Guiterrez', one of the creators of the show nickname, "Super Macho". As known on his website, which is named after the show's company, Mexopolis.
There has been a running gag in the title cards, with one character standing closer to the image, showing only its feet and legs, while the other stands far in the background. So far, this is seen in Sole of a Hero, Fistful of Collars, and The Mother Of All Tigres. A similar gag is used in Clash of the Titan, with the Titanium Titan in the form and El Tigre in the backgroud, but the difference is that the Titan is shown entierly instead of feet and legs.
There are a few references to Spaghetti Westerns within the show, Sartana and Django are both the names of heroes in a series of Italian Westerns. Both Leone middle school and Sergio are named after director Sergio Leone the latter being an Italian kid who dresses up like a cowboy. Furthermore the episodes Fistful of Collars,and a A Fistful of Nickels takes its title from Fistful of Dollars,and A Fistful of Dynamite.Also it is noted that the Boktai series has a protagonist named Django and a brother named Sabata also named after spaghetti western film protagonists.
Manny's name may be based on the name of Tony Montana's best friend Manny Rivera from the Brian de Palma movie, Scarface.
In El Tigre, El Jefe, toward the end of the episode, Remy from Street Fighter III can be seen in the crowd. Plus, Chun-Li and Ryu can be seen in a few scenes of several episodes.
When El Mal Verde falls into El Oso after fighting Manny in the first round, if you look closely Black Cuervo can be seen in the crowd but she never competes or is seen throughout the rest of the episode. Later in the episode, Black Cuervo is seen hanging in the volcanoe on the background.
Running Gag of Sartana mentioning villains then White Pantera followed by him yelling "Black Pantera" as his cover name.
White Pantera's "Power Punch Kick" was originally written as a punch, not a kick. After the storyboard pitch, it became obvious that our boot themed hero should have a kick as his big move.
All the villains in this show have red eyes, except for Granpapi and Manny because Granpapi has yellow glasses on so we really can't see, and because Manny is only part-villain.
The full name of Manny Rivera (Manuel Pablo Gutierrez O'Brian Equihua Rivera) is related to the surnames of the creators of the series, for example: the last name of Gutierrez in the name of the character belongs to Jorge R. Gutiérrez and while Equihua belongs to Sandra Equihua.
In The Return of Plata Peligrosa, when White Pantera paints Plata Peligrosa, it was the title card picture of A Mother's Glove.
Manny lives on a house on the top of a big building in Miracle City. The building name is Casa Del Macho. Manny's mom's former mansion was named Casa Del Mariachi.
Some of the villains have secret identities and they make sure no one else finds out about it.
In Dia De Los Padres, Frida was doing a puppet show with Puppets that look like Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd also In Animales, It was the same thing like Looney Tunes and Tom and Jerry
In Golden Eagle Twins, when the old woman from the orphanage talks, in the background an orphan is seen playing with an El Tigre plushie.
The rumored episode "El Zombie Tigre" that does not exist, may turn real in the recently announced third season.
Although Sole of a Hero is the pilot, A Fistful of Nickels is more appropiate, due to the fact that introduces El Tigre as a boy who doesnt know which path to follow, White Pantera as a retired hero who loves grapefriuts, Puma Loco and Sartana still in love, and Dr. Chipotle Sr. weirdly drawn.
In production order Love ans War/Wrong and Dance is episode 17, instead of The Good, The Bad and the Tigre.
In No Boots, No Belt, No Brero, in the last ten minutes, Sartana, Django, Dr Chiptle Jr., Dr. Chipotle Sr., Señor Siniestro, El Oso, Bear Princess, Black cuervo, Voltura, Lady Gobbler, El Mal Verde, Titanium Titan, General Chapuza, Che Chapuza, Zombies, Bad Guys, Giant Robot Sanchez, Maria Rivera, The Suarez Family, The Popular Girls, The Weird Frida-Look-Alike, El Tarantula, Comrade chaos, Mano Negra, The Atomic Sombreros, Raul, Browsia, the Police and other characters make cameos.
In No Boots, No Belt, No Brero, t is revealed the Suarez family has a cat.

Ben 10
Ben Tennyson, his cousin Gwen, and their grandfather Max. During the start of their summer camping trip, Ben goes stomping off into the woods after another fight with Gwen, whom he is not happy to have along on the trip, and finds an alien pod on the ground. When he examines it, he finds a mysterious, watch-like device, called the Omnitrix, stored inside. The device attaches permanently to his wrist and gives him the ability to transform into a variety of alien lifeforms, each with their own unique powers, quite similar to DC's Dial H for Hero comic. Although Ben realizes that he has a responsibility to help others with these new abilities at his disposal, he is not above a little superpowered mischief now and then. Along with Gwen and Max, Ben fights evil, both extraterrestrial and criminal.
In the first season, the plot mainly focuses on the villain Vilgax, an evil alien warlord who wants to use the Omnitrix to conquer the galaxy. Injured at the start of the season, he sends various drones to get the Omnitrix until he is healed. After he is fully healed, he attempts to retrieve it himself, only to be stopped by Ben, Gwen and Max. Furthermore, it is hinted throughout the season that Max knows more about aliens than he lets on, culminating in the revelation that he and Vilgax had fought previously. A more subtle plotline involves Ben being forced to "grow up" and learning to use the Omnitrix responsibly, with particular emphasis on that point in the episode "Kevin 11".
The second season mostly follows a "villain of the week" format. The few plot-centric episodes focus on Kevin, a super-powered teen with the power to absorb different types of energies, who meets Ben in the first season. Having inadvertently allowed Kevin to absorb the Omnitrix's ability during their first meeting, Kevin serves as an antithesis to Ben. A sociopath, Kevin eventually morphs into a hideous amalgam of Ben's original ten forms and blames Ben for it. Vilgax also returns in the finale, teaming up with Kevin in the hopes of succeeding where he failed originally. Again, he fails, and both he and Kevin are trapped in an alternate dimension, the Null Void. Another important event during this season is the destruction of Ghostfreak, one of Ben's original ten forms. Having escaped from the Omnitrix, he plans to possess Ben and use the power of the Omnitrix to begin his own legacy of conquest. However, he is defeated and destroyed by Ben.
The third season has a similar yet darker plot layout. Its few plot-centric episodes focus around aliens styled on traditional horror monsters that Ben acquires as new forms through their contact with the Omnitrix. Purple-colored lightning, caused by a teleportation device created by the Frankenstein-esque alien Doctor Vicktor, heralds their appearance. Vicktor, in turn, is loyal to Ghostfreak, who is resurrected later in the third season. He plots to shroud the earth in darkness with the use of a corrodium beam projected from a space station and expanded across the earth using a transmitter in New Mexico, thus allowing him to be at full power and rule over the planet. His attempt, however, is thwarted by Ben; he dies once more from direct exposure to the sun, but not before his DNA is re-added to the Omnitrix.
The fourth season revolves around Ben's last adventures as summer vacation ends. The few plot-centric episodes revolve around the leader of the Forever Knights organization, Forever King, and his plans to deal with the Tennysons himself. He gathers many of Ben's enemies to serve as members of his group, the "Negative 10" to both battle the Tennysons and steal a powerful energy from the Plumber base at Mount Rushmore. Ben eventually defeats the Forever King, destroying the Mount Rushmore faces in the process, though it is implied that a hologram is used to recreate the faces. Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix is set shortly after this point.
The series' final episode shows a possible take on Ben's return to normal life following the end of his summer vacation, and ends with the reveal of his secret powers to his father and the general public, after a final climactic battle with Vilgax. The film Ben 10: Race Against Time portrays a similar situation, the difference being that Ben fights an original character created for the film and his secret
CHARACTERS OF EL TIGRE AND BEN 10

-EL TIGRE-
1.1 Manny Rivera/El Tigre
1.2 Frida Suárez
1.3 Rodolfo Rivera/White Pantera
1.4 Jorge Rivera/Grandpapi/Puma Loco
1.5 Maria Rivera/Plata Peligrosa
2 Heroes
2.1 Golden Leon
2.2 Justice Jaguar
2.3 The Industrialist
2.4 Cosmic Cleopatra
2.5 Silver Sombrero
2.6 El Cucharón
2.7 The Golden Eagle Twins
3 Recurring Villains
3.1 Sartana of the Dead
3.2 Sergio/Señor Siniestro
3.3 Zoe Aves/Black Cuervo
3.4 Carmelita Aves/Voltura
3.5 Grandmami Aves/Lady Gobbler
3.6 Diego/Dr. Chipotle, Jr.
3.7 Dr. Chipotle, Sr
3.8 El Oso
3.9 General Chapuza
3.10 Django of the Dead
4 Secondly Villains
5 Minor characters
6 Animal, Creature, and Monster Characters
7 Unseen Characters
7.1 Mikla
7.2 Kumbala
7.3 Salma
7.4 Grandmami "The Blue Bandit" Suarez
7.5 Dora Rivera
7.6 Son of Sartana

-BEN10-


1 Heroes
1.1 Ben Tennyson
1.2 Gwen Tennyson
1.3 Max Tennyson
1.4 Kevin Levin
2 Allies
2.1 Azmuth
2.2 Cooper
2.3 Tetrax Shard
2.4 Julie Yamamoto
3 Neutral
3.1 Carl Tennyson
3.2 JT and Cash
3.3 Sandra Tennyson
4 Villains
4.1 Vilgax
4.2 The Forever Knights
4.3 Zs'Skayr (Ghostfreak)
4.3.1 Zs'Skayr's (Ghostfreak's) Minions
4.4 Highbreed
4.4.1 Reinrassic the III
4.4.2 DNAliens
4.5 Secondary Villains
4.5.1 The Negative 10
4.5.1.1 Dr. Animo
4.5.1.2 Charmcaster
4.5.1.3 Clancy
4.5.1.4 Joey/Rojo
4.5.1.5 The Circus Freaks
4.5.1.6 Sublimino
4.5.2 Hex
4.5.3 Sixsix
4.5.4 Vulkanus
4.5.5 Mike Morningstar/Darkstar
5 References