Sym-Bionic Titan

Sym-Bionic Titan is an American animated television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network. The series focused on a trio made up of an alien princess, a rebellious soldier, and a robot; these three characters are able to combine to create the titular Sym-Bionic Titan. The series is inspired by the Samurai Jack episode: "Episode XLVII: Jack and the Flying Prince and Princess". A preview of the series was first shown at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con International, and further details were revealed at Cartoon Network's 2010 Upfront. The series premiered on September 17, 2010 and ended on April 9, 2011.
The series was cancelled because Cartoon Network couldn’t acquire a toy license for it, which, at the time, was a big factor for a cartoon action show to stay on the air.
Ever since its cancellation, many fans have demanded that the series be brought back for a second season. Genndy Tartakovsky recently stated that while he is interested in revisiting the show, he is currently focused on other projects such as Primal and that a revival would need to be greenlighted first. https://comicbook.com/anime/news/unicorn-warriors-eternal-genndy-tartakovsky-adult-swim-interview
Sym-Bionic Titan began airing on Adult Swim's Toonami block on October 7, 2012.
==Plot==
Billed as "an exciting hybrid of high school drama and giant robot battles", Sym-Bionic Titan features "the adventures of three beings from the planet Galaluna who crash-land on Earth while attempting to escape their war-torn world". The series follows the lives of Ilana, Lance, and Octus, two alien teens and a robot in the form of humanoids who arrive on Earth, an "identical" planet to Galaluna, while fleeing an evil general who has taken over their home planet with the help of monstrous creatures called Mutraddi.
The three main characters include Ilana, princess of the royal family; Lance, a rebellious but capable soldier; and Octus, a bio-cybernetic robot, all of whom must now blend into everyday life in Sherman, Illinois. Posing as high school students, Lance and Octus work to conceal Princess Ilana from General Modula and his hideous space mutants sent to kill the sole heir of Galaluna. When called into battle, the Galalunans are outfitted with individual armor that provides more than ample protection. It is when the gravest of danger appears that Octus activates the sym-bionic defense program and he, Ilana, and Lance unite "Heart, Body and Mind" and come together to form the spectacular cyber-giant Sym-Bionic Titan.https://sym-bionic-titan.fandom.com
==Characters==
*Princess Ilana (voiced by Tara Strong) - Ilana is the only heir to the throne on Galaluna.
*Corporal Lance (voiced by Kevin Thoms) - Lance is a member of the Royal Elite Guard from Galaluna that was sent to Earth with Octus and Ilana to protect the latter.
*Octus (voiced by Brian Posehn) - Octus is a bio-cybernetic robot who has infinite wisdom and was designed by The King to protect Ilana and help Lance.
*The Sym-Bionic Titan, or simply called Titan by the Earthlings, is a robot created by combining the arms of Lance and Ilana into the robot form of Octus. Titan is used to protect the people of Earth and one day to free Galaluna.
*General Modula (voiced by Don Leslie) - Modula was once a great leader that was "left behind" by The King on a Mutraddi planet. He blammed The King for leaving him and has sided with the Mutraddi to set-up an Authoritarian government on Galaluna. He now sends Mutraddi beast to Earth in order to capture the princes and stop the Galaluna rebellion.
*Solomon (voiced by Tim Russ) - Solomon is the leader of the Galactic Guardian Group (more commonly known as G3), an independent group dedicated to handling alien threats. At first they seem hostile or at least wary about Titan however, they later help Lance, Ilana and Octus.
*General Julius Steel (voiced by John DiMaggio) - General Julius Steel is in charge of many of the armed forces, and is portrayed as the stereotypical "shoot first, ask questions later" soldier. He is very hostile to the Aliens and his only goal is to destroy Titan and protect Earth, or at least the USA.
*The King (voiced by John DiMaggio) - The unnamed King of Galaluna is Ilana's father. He ruled over Galaluna and was portrayed as a nice ruler however he became imprisoned when General Modula attacked. Before being captured he sent Ilana, Lance and Octus to Earth in order to protect them.
==Episodes==
::Main Article: Sym-Bionic Titan/Episodes
In the United States, the first episode of the series originally aired on September 17, 2010, on Cartoon Network. The final episodes aired on April 9, 2011, after the series was cancelled due to not having "enough toys connected to it", though Tartakovsky, who considered Sym-Bionic Titan to be "the most challenging project [he has] ever done", had hoped to create more episodes. The entire series is available for purchase at the iTunes Store.
== Appearances in other media ==
Lance, Ilana, and Octus appeared as NPCS in an update of the Cartoon Network MMO online game, Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall.
==== In other works ====
Ilana and Octus made cameo appearances in the OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes episode, Crossover Nexus. Their roles were to be two of the Cartoon Network heroes that were summoned and defeated by Strike. Ilana was seen being restored by Strike's pen.
In the Craig of the Creek episode, Kelsey the Elder, Mark and Barry mention the series.
== Home Media ==
All 20 episodes are available to purchase on iTunes.
Sym-Bionic Titan was available on Netflix from 2019 to 2020.
The series was released on the Canadian streaming service, Teletoon+, on September 2022 and was later released on HBO Max in Latin America on November of that same year.
== Trivia ==
* Before its cancellation, more than 20 episodes were originally planned but were left unproduced.
== Gallery ==
File:SymBionicTitanVolume2AppleTV.jpg|Volume 2 Apple TV cover
File:Sym-BionicTitanVolume1iTunescover.jpg|Volume 1 iTunes cover
File:Sym-BionicTitanVolume2iTunescover.jpg|Volume 2 iTunes cover
File:IlanaCrossoverNexus.jpg|Ilana as stone in the OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes episode, Crossover Nexus.
File:OctusCrossoverNexus.jpg|Octus as stone in Crossover Nexus
File:IlanaCrossoverNexusanimated.jpg|Ilana after being restored by Strike's pen in Crossover Nexus
File:Sym-BionicTitanDVDAustralia.jpeg|DVD release from Australia
File:SymBionicTitanHBOMaxLatinAmericacover.jpeg|HBO Max Latin America cover
File:SymBionicTitanhorizontalHBOMaxLatinAmericacover.jpeg|Horizontal HBO Max Latin America cover
File:SymBionicTitanpremierepremiere.jpeg|HD feed of the show's premiere on September 17th, 2010
File:SymBionicTitanShadowsofYouthpremiere.jpeg|The Premiere of the episode, Shadows of Youth, on November 5th, 2010
File:SymBionicTitanTashy497premiere.jpeg|The premiere of the episode, Tashy 497, on November 12th, 2010
File:LanceFusionFallappearance.jpeg|Lance as he appears in Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall
File:IllanaFusionFallappearance.jpeg|Ilana as she appears in Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall
File:OctusFusionFallappearance.jpeg|Octus as he appears in Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall
File:Sym-BionicTitanfirstToonamibroadcast.jpeg|an airing of the first episode, Escape to Sherman High, on Toonami on October 7th, 2012
File:SymBionTitanDecember3rd2010episodepremiere.jpeg|SD feed of the premiere of the episode, The Fortress of Deception, on December 3rd, 2010
File:SymBionicTitanDecember3rd2010episodepremiereHDfeed.jpeg|HD feed of the premiere of the episode, The Fortress of Deception, on December 3rd, 2010
File:SymBionicTitanNovember25th2012Toonamiairing.jpeg|An airing of Shadows of Youth on Toonami on November 25th, 2012
File:SymBionicTitan20thanniversaryposter.jpeg|Titan on Cartoon Network's 20th Anniversary poster
File:SymBionicTitanFebruary2nd2011episodepremieSDfeed.jpeg|SD feed of the premiere of The Ballad of Scary Mary on February 2nd, 2011
File:SymBionicTitanFebruary2nd2011episodepremiereHDfeed.jpeg|HD feed of the premiere of The Ballad of Scary Mary on February 2nd, 2011
File:F77A6328-383E-4D4E-AEBB-DEE335E2B1C9.jpg|Lance Toonix
File:Ilana Toonix.jpg|Ilana Toonix
File:Newton-Toonix.jpg|Octus/Newton Toonix
File:LancemessageboxiconFusionFall.jpeg|Lance's message box icon from FusionFall
File:IlanamessageboxiconFusionFall.jpeg|Ilana's message box icon from FusionFall
File:OctusmessageboxiconFusionFall.jpeg|Octus' message box icon from FusionFall
File:SymBionicTitanOctober1st,2010episodepremiere.jpeg|SD feed of the premiere of Elephant Logic on October 1st, 2010
File:SymBionicTitanOctober1st2010episodepremiereHDfeed.jpeg|HD feed of the premiere of Elephant Logic on October 1st, 2010
File:SymBionicTitanOctober15th2010episodepremiere.jpeg|The premiere of The Phantom Ninja on October 8th, 2010
File:SymBionicTitanSDfeedofOctober15th2010episodepremiere.jpeg|SD feed of the premiere of Roar of the White Dragon on October 15th, 2010
File:HDfeedofSymBionicTitanOctober15th2010episodepremiere.jpeg|HD feed of the premiere of Roar of the White Dragon on October 15th, 2010
File:SymBionicTitanOctober22nd2010episodepremiereSDfeed.jpeg|SD feed of the premiere of Shaman of Fear on October 22nd, 2010
File:SymBionicTitanOctober22nd2010episodepremiereHDfeed.jpeg|HD feed of the premiere of Shaman of Fear on October 22nd, 2010
File:LanceFusionFallmodel.jpeg|Model of Lance's appearance from FusionFall
File:IlanaFusionFallmodel.jpeg|Model of Ilana's appearance from FusionFall
File:OctusFusionFallmodel.jpeg|Model of Octus' model from FusionFall
File:Screenshot 20181118-112753.jpg|Sym-Bionic Titan icon from the Check it era
File:SymBionicTitanApril9th2011finalepisodepremiere.jpeg|The end of the series on April 9th, 2011
==External Links==
* Sym-Bionic Titan Wiki.
* Wikipedia
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