Okay, I promised Amy that when I got to the Gatch F episodes of Eagle Riders I'd post some screenshots for her. So far it's only gone through episode 1 of Gatch F and half of episode 2, but here are some pictures for you, Amy! Happyboy threatens Dr. Keane and the ISO Building via remote communication, then attempts to drink through his mask. Yes, really. In the field with the Scorpius Force. Happyboy hangs out with a rejected dwarf. I didn't realize that once the One Ring had been destroyed that Gimili went and joined the Galactor armed forces. Happyboy talks with the new Cybercon. He is told 'If it weren't for me, you wouldn't even have a name.' I think Happyboy was better off then, without Cybercon. Gloating with plans of turning on Cybercon. Show me the money! I hope you like these, Amy!

Oh, thankeee, TJ! I love them so much, especially the fourth. He looks soo innocent . I now notice he'd dyied his tongue blue, too! Ah, well, now.....# Amy scruffs her foot against the floor# can you write a Happyboy fic as you did with GelSadra? Pleaaseee.....he's such an inspiring cute little boy......Or at least more screen caps.....

I hadn't noticed the tongue! I was too busy laughing over Gimli the Galactor Agent... Amy, I'll see what I can do about a fic. I'm in the middle of another big one (BOTP, so no Happyboy, Ego or whomever) and then I have a few other ideas queued up... While watching this stuff, it has occurred to me to write an Eagle Riders fic. Believe it or not, I can't find ANY out there, except the crossover fics. So it's in the queue... somewhere... I'll post more ER screenshots as I make them... hopefully next weekend.

Originally posted by Transmute Jun I hadn't noticed the tongue! I was too busy laughing over Gimli the Galactor Agent... Amy, I'll see what I can do about a fic. I'm in the middle of another big one (BOTP, so no Happyboy, Ego or whomever) and then I have a few other ideas queued up... While watching this stuff, it has occurred to me to write an Eagle Riders fic. Believe it or not, I can't find ANY out there, except the crossover fics. So it's in the queue... somewhere... I'll post more ER screenshots as I make them... hopefully next weekend.

Bwahahaha, the rejected dwarf, bwahahah, I gues you mean Mechandol...or Olaf as he's named in ER!

Olaf, huh? He hasn't actually been named yet. Maybe in the next couple of eps...

How does Happyboy feels about his new name?

You know, they haven't mentioned it since Cybercon gave it to him. I'm going to be paying close attention to see what everyone calls him!

they only call him twice or twrice that in the ER if I well remember

Well they have to call him SOMETHING.... I'm gonna pay attention darn it!!! I've got to know!!!!

Well, Hunter was to busy barging sword blazing at him, and the others didn't really cared for his name! His underlings usually called him Sir!

Dont exactly blame them they are probably too afraid of the consequences if they laugh when they use his name?

I just suspect that he's not living up to it very much. I'm guessing he's not that happy most of the time.

Well, Cybercon called him that way because he laughed too much.

Originally posted by Transmute Jun I'm guessing he's not that happy most of the time.

He definitely wasn't Happy at the end of the episode, after the Eagles had destroyed his mecha!

Originally posted by amyltrer

Originally posted by Transmute Jun I'm guessing he's not that happy most of the time.

He definitely wasn't Happy at the end of the episode, after the Eagles had destroyed his mecha!

And I'm guess thing happened quite often...

poor blue boy. World conqueror can be such a stressfull job!

Happy Boy's name does get used throughout his section of the series, though not in abundance. The people who tend to use it are the heroes and Cybercon, not Happy Boy's men. Rita Acosta, the Producer for Eagle Riders, was at the first GatchaCon in 1997 when the episodes of Eagle Riders that covered the transition between Gatchaman II and Gatchaman Fighter were shown in one of the anime rooms, the first time those episodes were shown publicly in the U.S.. While Jason and I had seen the episodes beforehand, we kept mum about his name so the rest of our group could "experience" it unaware of what was coming. Horrified is probably the best way to describe the reaction. Afterwards, we did ask Rita, "Why Happy Boy?" She said that it was because of his mask with the big smiley face on it. No, we did not kill her, but that is one reason why the series got the nickname "Evil Writers." In the show itself, of course, the explanation for the name that Cybercon gives is that it was meant as a reminder of the way that Mallanox laughed all the time. Not that Happy Boy was supposed to remember that he was once Mallanox, but that's beside the point. James

Regardless, the rest of the names in the series I can live with. Some even make sense, like Cybercon. But Happyboy is just... ridiculous... Thanks for the insight, though James! It's interesting to hear what was going on in the writers' minds!

Originally posted by tatsunokofan Happy Boy's name does get used throughout his section of the series, though not in abundance. The people who tend to use it are the heroes and Cybercon, not Happy Boy's men. Rita Acosta, the Producer for Eagle Riders, was at the first GatchaCon in 1997 when the episodes of Eagle Riders that covered the transition between Gatchaman II and Gatchaman Fighter were shown in one of the anime rooms, the first time those episodes were shown publicly in the U.S.. While Jason and I had seen the episodes beforehand, we kept mum about his name so the rest of our group could "experience" it unaware of what was coming. Horrified is probably the best way to describe the reaction. Afterwards, we did ask Rita, "Why Happy Boy?" She said that it was because of his mask with the big smiley face on it. No, we did not kill her, but that is one reason why the series got the nickname "Evil Writers." In the show itself, of course, the explanation for the name that Cybercon gives is that it was meant as a reminder of the way that Mallanox laughed all the time. Not that Happy Boy was supposed to remember that he was once Mallanox, but that's beside the point. James

Thanks for the adding, James. I always wondered why he was named so stupidly, and Cybercon's explanation "because you used to laugh so much...." didn't eluded me. But if I remember corectly, he does remind Happyboy of his past as Mallanox and failures.

At least the voice acting isn't as bad as G-Force,right?

Originally posted by Xephon0930 At least the voice acting isn't as bad as G-Force,right?

Is G-Force voice acting really bad?

Hi all!

Is G-Force voice acting really bad?

No, not really. Judged strictly on its own merits, it's on a par with Eagle Riders, but definitely below the acting in BotP. Unfortunately, judging the acting in G-Force fairly can be difficult because of the difficulty in enduring the incessant backbeat that was added in throughout the show. You have to first watch enough G-Force episodes that you mentally can tune that backbeat out, and only then can the rest of the show be appreciated. It's not easy, but it can be done. James

Originally posted by Xephon0930 At least the voice acting isn't as bad as G-Force,right?

No, the voice acting is generally fine. It's the line they give them... Hunter got all wimpy in Eagle Riders!

Originally posted by tatsunokofan Rita Acosta, the Producer for Eagle Riders, was at the first GatchaCon in 1997 when the episodes of Eagle Riders that covered the transition between Gatchaman II and Gatchaman Fighter were shown in one of the anime rooms, the first time those episodes were shown publicly in the U.S.. While Jason and I had seen the episodes beforehand, we kept mum about his name so the rest of our group could "experience" it unaware of what was coming. Horrified is probably the best way to describe the reaction. Afterwards, we did ask Rita, "Why Happy Boy?" She said that it was because of his mask with the big smiley face on it. No, we did not kill her, but that is one reason why the series got the nickname "Evil Writers." ... James

You could say that... I think one of Diinzumo's cartoons is pretty descriptive

Originally posted by Reboekah You could say that... I think one of Diinzumo's cartoons is pretty descriptive

Oh dear... yes, it's quite descriptive!

And I can just see all of you saying those things....

Thank you for posting the cartoon Reboekah! I had a good laugh at it.

At least 4kids didn't buy rights to it or else,someone will die!!!!

I remember that cartoon! Heck, I remember that day! That was really a classic moment in Gatch fandom.

Originally posted by tatsunokofan Rita Acosta, the Producer for Eagle Riders, was at the first GatchaCon in 1997 when the episodes of Eagle Riders that covered the transition between Gatchaman II and Gatchaman Fighter were shown in one of the anime rooms, the first time those episodes were shown publicly in the U.S.. While Jason and I had seen the episodes beforehand, we kept mum about his name so the rest of our group could "experience" it unaware of what was coming. Horrified is probably the best way to describe the reaction. Afterwards, we did ask Rita, "Why Happy Boy?" She said that it was because of his mask with the big smiley face on it. No, we did not kill her, but that is one reason why the series got the nickname "Evil Writers." James

And somewhere there's a photo of the GatchaCon gang talking with Rita Acosta after that screening. Rita is quite literally backed into a corner, surrounded by fans in black T-shirts blazoned with the birds-head logo. No, it doesn't look like she's about to be mugged at all! Since everyone but Rita has their backs to the camera, you can't see their expressions as she explains the reasoning behind some of the things they did: