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Episode #24: Contest of Champions
Original Airdate: October 20th, 2007
TThe Contest of Champions has begun! Forced to compete by a powerful Elder of the Universe, the FF now must face four of their greatest foes in a series of alien events. It’s no holds barred competition against Ronan the Accuser, Impossible Man, Annihilus and Super Skrull! But even if the FF survive the events, they still have to deal with the Grandmaster. The stakes are high in the Contest of Champions – because if they lose, so does the human race.
Credits
Written by Josh Fine
Directed by Franck Miohel
Music by Noam Kaniel
Animation By Sunmin/ The Animation Studio/ Fantasta
Voices
Mr. Fantastic - Hiro Kanagawa
Invisible Woman - Lara Gilchrist
The Thing - Brian Dobson
Human Torch - Christopher Jacot
Ronan the Accuser - Michael Dobson
The Impossible Man - Terry Klassen
Super Skrull - Mark Oliver
Mole Man - Paul Dobson
Annihilus - Scott McNeil
Review
Arsenal -The plot synopsis of “Contest of Champions” as described by Johnny Storm: a superhero/supervillain intergalactic Olympics, the Fantastic Four v. Ronan the Accuser, Annihilus, Super Skrull and Impossible Man.
Want to know if you’ll like “Contest of Champions?” Here’s a simple litmus test: Does the thought of Annihilus and Johnny Storm in a spelling bee make you laugh or roll your eyes?
If you said “laugh,” then this episode is for you. If you picked the other option, then you can probably skip this one.
In this episode, Reed Richards and Impossible Man play charades. Ben Grimm and Super Skrull race on scooters. It’s all as silly as it sounds, but it’s funny. So if you want funny, this is the one. If you want epic, starcrossed superheroics… well, this ain’t got it. (The same could probably be said for the series.)
There’s also a solid plotline about Ronan the Accuser’s inferiority complex. He is one of the better rounded villains on this show. He takes himself so seriously, yet the Four hardly remember his name. It’s an interesting dynamic.
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