Wild C.A.T.s is about the universal war between two prehistoric alien races. One of the races is the heroic Kherubim while the other is the evil Daemonites.
Production
It ran for thirteen episodes with a family-friendly storyline. WildC.A.T.s, along with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Skeleton Warriors, was grouped into the "Action Zone" showcase that used a wraparound animated fly-though pre-credit sequence to bookend the three very different programs. The series was canceled around the same time that the "Action Zone" concept was officially retired. The group was composed of all the original WildC.A.T.s. The major villain was Helspont, and the Troika and the Coda were featured as supporting characters. Mr. Majestic also made appearances, though not as a member of the group. Wild C.A.T.s featured a rock soundtrack, and a theme song performed by Sheree Jeacocke and Gerry Mosby.
The main differences of the series and the comic books were:
Jacob Marlowe, the Kherubim Lord Emp, was now an ordinary human.
Warblade discovers his powers when he becomes part of the group, in the first episode. Because of this, he is the group's rookie, a position occupied by Voodoo in the comic book.
Majestic is an antagonist, obsessed with finding the Orb and destroying the Daemonites.
Max Cash, Grifter's comic universe younger brother, is the older brother, and the leader of an International Operations special unit called the Black Razors.
Pike, who in the comics is a human/Kherubim hybrid working for the Daemonites, is a Daemonite himself in the TV series.
Voodoo is a psychic with telekinetic as well as telepathic abilities; in addition, because the series was marketed toward children, her comic-book profession of exotic dancing is never mentioned.
Maul does not have a human form; his Titanthrope form is permanent. In addition, he becomes more enraged as he grows in size, as opposed to losing intelligence.
Zealot and Grifter become a couple by the series' end.
Spartan was a Kherubim rebuilt as a cyborg instead of being an android.
Episodes
Marketing tie-ins
A video game based on the TV series was published by Playmates Interactive in 1995 for Super NES, with Spartan, Warblade and Maul as the only playable characters. Also, Playmates Toys released a toy line based on the TV series. The characters featured in the toy line were Grifter, Helspont, Maul, Max Cash, Mister Majestic, Pike, Slag, Spartan, Void, Voodoo, Warblade, Zealot and a generic Daemonite.
Home release
Four VHS tapes with two episodes each were released in the 1990s. Funimation released the complete series on DVD in July 19, 2005. It is now out of print, but a digital copy of the series is available through Amazon Video at Amazon.com, and the iTunes store.
