From the archives: Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors as a Star Wars Knock-off
Contributed by Russell P.
Did anyone ever notice how Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors was a complete plagiarism of Star Wars? Young man in a search for his father, guided by a wise sage, and accompanied by a space pirate and comedy robots!You can just tick of the characters against those of Star Wars,
- Jayce=Luke Skywalker
- Herc=Han Solo
- Gillian=Obi Wan Kenobi
- Oone (the magic lance guy)=C3P0
- Ardrick=Anakin Skywalker
- Sarboss=Emperor Palpatine
- Flora=Leia Organa Skywalker (sort of)
The Lightning League is also very reminiscent of The Rebellion. The thing is, it probably avoided Lucasfilms prowling eyes due to it being a cartoon, despite paralleling Star Wars far closer than Battlestar Galactica (which was actually involved in a case with Lucas over plagiarism).
What entertained me about Jayce, was how despite the Sci-fi setting and the fact they had a starship, was that every week they would resort to a land battle using customized mining vehicles, (Armed Force, Drill Sargent etc.). The sort of plots they used to actually promote this situation were laughable. Still it was an excellent cautionary tale about the abuses of genetic engineering and botany.
February 6, 2008 at 6:47 am
I’ve never seen the show, but my guess for why they always ended up on land is twofold: First, the show is called Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors. Second, more vehicles means more toys to sell.
May 11, 2008 at 4:20 pm
The hero with a thousand faces