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Panthro (voiced by Earle Hyman in the original series, Kevin Michael Richardson in the 2011 series) is the next noble and greatest warrior after Jaga, and based on the panther . Even though a warrior in all forms of ThunderCats martial arts fighting, Panthro has a brilliant mind, which he uses as the chief mechanic/engineer and pilot for the ThunderCats. He is also physically the strongest and is a cunning warrior in combat, relying as much on martial arts as on physical strength. With Tygra's help, he builds all of the vehicles the ThunderCats use on Third Earth—including the ThunderTank, the Feliner and the ThunderClaw, ThunderStrike, and HoverCat. Panthro is a complex ThunderCat. On the one hand he has great passion, love of family, and life. With an infectious laugh, accompanied by a good sense of humor. On the other hand, he is a stone cold warrior. He lives by the ThunderCats warrior code. Pride, excellence, and loyalty are a hallmark of what makes Panthro tick. Because o...

Mumm-Ra is a fictional character and the primary antagonist of the ThunderCats franchise. He is an undead evil sorcerer bound to the servitude of four malevolent, godlike entities known as the Ancient Spirits of Evil . Native to the planet of Third Earth , Mumm-Ra's goal is to destroy the ThunderCats and ensure his world remains under his control. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumm-Ra ------------------------------ ThunderCats  is an American franchise featuring a fictional group of catlike  humanoid  aliens. The characters were created by  Tobin "Ted" Wolf  and originally featured in an animated  television series named ThunderCats , running from 1985 to 1989, which was animated by Japanese studio Pacific Animation Corporation, and co-produced by  Rankin-Bass Animated Entertainment . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ThunderCats ------------------------------ A  figurine  (a diminutive form of the word figure) or...

Eugene Harold Krabs is a fictional character in the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants . He is voiced by actor Clancy Brown and first appeared in the series' pilot episode " Help Wanted " on May 1, 1999. The character was created and designed by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg . Mr. Krabs owns the Krusty Krab restaurant and lives in a hollow anchor with his daughter Pearl , who is a teenage sperm whale . Krabs is obsessed with money and dislikes spending it, but will go to great lengths to make Pearl happy. He tends to worry about his riches and neglect the needs of his employees, SpongeBob and Squidward . He is in a romantic relationship with Mrs. Puff and shares a rivalry with his former best friend Plankton , who owns a struggling restaurant called the Chum Bucket located across the street from the Krusty Krab. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Krabs ------------------------------ SpongeBob SquarePants  is a...

Major Disaster (voiced by Ed Gilbert ) – Major Disaster was originally a military soldier who gained the ability to control plants after falling into a radioactive swamp. ------------------------------ Toxic Crusaders  is an  animated series  based on  The Toxic Avenger  films. It features Toxie, the lead character of the films leading a group of misfit  superheroes  who combat  pollution . This followed a trend of  environmentally considerate  cartoons and comics of the time, including  Captain Planet and the Planeteers ,  Swamp Thing , and the  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures . As this incarnation was aimed at children, Toxic Crusaders is considerably tamer than the edgy films it was based on (although it nevertheless contain many adult-oriented jokes that would go over most children's heads). Thirteen episodes were produced and aired, with at least a few episodes airing as a "trial run" in Summer 19...

Bonehead was a bullying Earth punk who embarrassed Melvin in front of girls. He later attempts to fight Toxie when he finds Bonehead and his friends harassing Yvonne. In self-defense, Toxie throws him into a barrel of acid rain in the first episode resulting in his near-skeletal appearance. Bonehead then joins forces with Dr. Killemoff. He was mostly brainless and incompetent. He is based on Bozo from the first movie. ------------------------------ Toxic Crusaders is an animated series based on The Toxic Avenger films. It features Toxie, the lead character of the films leading a group of misfit superheroes who combat pollution . This followed a trend of environmentally considerate cartoons and comics of the time, including Captain Planet and the Planeteers , Swamp Thing , and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures . As this incarnation was aimed at children, Toxic Crusaders is considerably tamer than the edgy films it was based on (although it nevertheless contain m...

A Troll Doll (Danish: Gjøltrold) is a type of plastic doll with furry up-combed hair depicting a troll , also known as a Dam doll after their creator Danish woodcutter Thomas Dam . The toys are also known as good luck trolls, or alternatively gonk trolls in the United Kingdom. The dolls were originally created in 1959 and became one of the United States' biggest toy fads in the early 1960s. They became fads again in brief periods from the 1970s through the 1990s and were copied by several manufacturers under different names. During the 1990s, several video games and a video show were created based on troll dolls. In 2003, the Dam company restored their United States copyrights, stopping unlicensed production. In 2005, the brand was modernized under the name Trollz , but it failed in the marketplace. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_doll ------------------------------ A  figurine  (a diminutive form of the word figure) or statuette is a small statue that...

The peaceful tauren —known in their own tongue as the shu’halo—have long dwelled in Kalimdor, striving to preserve the balance of nature at the behest of their goddess, the Earth Mother. Until recently, the tauren lived as nomads scattered throughout the Barrens, hunting the great kodo beasts native to the arid region. During the Third War, the mighty tauren chieftain Cairne Bloodhoof had a chance encounter with the orcish Horde that explored Kalimdor. After befriending Warchief Thrall, Cairne and his tribe were able to fend off their enemies while they made a new home in Mulgore; the city of Thunder Bluff. Owing a debt to the orcs for their assistance, the tauren joined Thrall on Mount Hyjal to defend Kalimdor from the demons of the Burning Legion. For years the tauren flourished throughout Mulgore, but tragedy befell them following the campaign against the Lich King in Northrend. Believing that the reckless new warchief, Garrosh Hellscream, would lead the Horde to ruin, Cair...