Generator Rex

Generator Rex is an American animated television series for Cartoon Network and is created by Man of Action. John Fang of Cartoon Network Studios serves as supervising director. It is based on the comic M. Rex, published by Image Comics in 1999. The series premiered on April 23, 2010 and concluded on January 3rd, 2013. A crossover special with Ben 10: Ultimate Alien aired on November 25, 2011, while a second special with Ben 10 (2016) aired in 2021.
==Plot==
Five years prior to the series, a massive explosion (known as "The Nanite Event) released tiny microscopic nano machines into the atmosphere, infecting everyone on the planet. While most nanites are harmless, some turn people into monsters known as EVO's (short for Exponentially Variegated Organism). EVO's often go berserk and cause destruction and chaos. To combat this threat, and organization known as Providence was founded. Providence, looking for a way to stop the EVOs, finds a teenager who gives them hope that they can eventually stop the EVO war.
The series follows an amnesic teenager named Rex Salazar who fights for Providence. Rex is gifted with the power to cure EVOs and to build weapons out of his body. Surprisingly, Rex is also an EVO, but he can control his own powers. Rex while working for Providence also has to deal with being a teenager as well as being used as a secret weapon by Providence, much to his dismay.
Rex must unlock the secrets of his past with the help of his friends and teammates to stop the EVO war and the various villains he accouters.
== Characters ==
* Rex Salazar: The title character of the series. He is a headstrong teenager who speaks both Spanish and English. He is the second child of two scientists who worked on the Nanite Project. When he was ten, he was fatally wounded in a industrial accident, leading his parents and older brother to inject fully programed nanites into his body, giving him his trademark technopathic and mechanical powers. After the Nanite Event, Rex lost his memory and was eventually found by Providence, where they used him as they're "secret weapon" to fight EVOs. Rex is best friends with another teen named Noah Nixon, and has a crush on a EVO named Circe.
* Agent Six: The sixth most dangerous man on the planet who works for Providence and acts as Rex's "nanny" of sorts.
* Dr. Rebecca Holiday: Scientist at Providence and Rex's caretaker, who often checks up on him to see how he's doing after battles against EVOs. Rex likes to hit on her to no avail. She has a younger sister named Beverly, who turned into an EVO.
* Bobo Haha: A talking EVO chimpanzee who is often mistaken for a monkey. He speaks fluent English and has extreme intelligence due to being an EVO. He acts as Rex's sidekick and often sets a bad example for him.
* Noah Nixon: A teenager who was initially hired by Providence to befriend and subtly change Rex to be more compliant to Providence. Eventually, Noah told Rex he was a spy which caused Rex to get angry towards him, but the two became friends later on, as Noah had been fired from Providence. He likes table tennis, basketball, and likes to prank people.
* White Knight: The leader of Providence, who is extremely strict and hates EVOs.
* Van Kleiss: The main villain of the series. He was originally a scientist who worked on the Nanite Project. After the Nanite Event, he became a leader of a group of EVO's known as The Pack. He has the ability to drain nanites from peoples bodies, controlling nature, and creating his own EVOs.
== Episodes ==
== Cast ==
=== Principal cast ===
* Troy Baker - Van Kleiss, Biowulf, Agent Weaver, Roswell
* Grey DeLisle - Dr. Rebecca Holiday, Zag RS, Girl E.V.O, Co-Pilot, Rhodes, Diane Farah, Isabella, Violeta Salazar
* John DiMaggio - Bobo Haha, Skalamander, Architect, Jungle Cat E.V.O., Pete Volkov, Robo-Bobo Haha, Two-Headed E.V.O. (Michael), Hunter Cain (2nd Time), Dark Figure, Rath, Providence Agent, Huckster, Vostok
* Wally Kurth - Agent Six, Captain Calan
* Daryl Sabara - Rex Salazar
* Tara Sands - Circe
* Fred Savage - Noah Nixon
* Freddy Rodriguez - Dr. Caesar Salazar
* J.K. Simmons - White Knight
* Hynden Walch - Breach
== Crew ==
=== Director(s) ===
*Rick Morales
*Chris Graham
*Sam Montes
*Seung-Hyun Oh
=== Supervising Producer ===
*John Fang
=== Producer ===
*Ryan Slater
=== Art Director ===
*Nollan Obena
=== Writer(s) ===
*Rob Hoegee
*Paul Giacoppo
*Scott Sonneborn
*Tad Stones
*Alexx Van Dyne
*Marsha F. Griffin
*Eugene Son
*Man of Action
=== Original Music Composer ===
*Kevin Manthei
=== Casting Director ===
*Collette Sunderman
=== Art Department ===
*Pakin Liptawat - Background Designer
*Art Morales - Background Designer
*Eric Lloyd Brown - Prop Designer
*Nora Murphy-Breden - Background Painter
*Chu-Hui Song - Background Painter
*Mike Inman - Background Painter
*Sam Montes - Storyboard Artist
*Fred Reyes - Storyboard Artist
*Kirk Van Womer - Storyboard Artist
*Arthur Nichols - Storyboard Artist
=== Sound Department ===
*Robert Crew - Foley Recording Mixer
*Collette Sunderman - Recording Director
*Robert Serda
*Timothy J. Borquez
*Eric Freeman
*Tom Syslo
=== Animation Department ===
*Walter Gatus - Character Designer
*Jose Lopez - Character Designer
*Sunmin Image Pictures Co., Ltd. - Animation Production
=== Series Film Editor ===
*Jhoanne Reyes
*Peter Tomaszewicz
=== Music Department ===
*Jimmy Schafer - Electric Guitar/Bass/Musician/Etc.
*Piper Manthei - Composer: Additional Music
=== Other Crew ===
*Donna Lau - credits
*Brian E.S. Jones - Current Series Executive
*Matthew Long - Production Assistant
== Appearances in other media ==
Rex made a cameo in the OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes episode, Crossover Nexus, where he appeared as one of the Cartoon Network heroes that were summoned and defeated by the episode's main antagonist, Strike.
Rex appears in the Cartoon Network 20th Anniversary poster and the "Hero Meeting" bumper.
== Home Media ==
All three seasons are available to watch on iTunes and Amazon Prime.
The series was released on a 2 disc DVD set on October 2010.
Generator Rex was added to HBO Max in Latin America on March 2022.
== Video game ==
Generator Rex: Agent of Providence, a video game based on the series, was released on November 1st, 2011 for Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS, Playstation 3, Xbox 360.
Various Generator Rex games were also made playable on Cartoonnetwork.com as flash games. Though, these games have since been taken down due to Adobe Flash's shut down in 2020.
== Broadcast ==
The series aired on the Latin American channel, Tooncast.
== Trivia ==
* This was the last Cartoon Network show to premiere during the Noods era.
* The show's theme song was preformed by pop punk band Orange.
* The last six episodes of the series were released onto digital storefronts (iTunes, Microsoft Store, etc.) in Feburary/March of 2012. Four of the episodes would eventually air on CN nine months later.
* On April 2023, It was confirmed that a revival of Generator Rex was originally planned, but Cartoon Network wasn't interested in it.
== Gallery ==
File:Generator Rex Volume 1 Apple TV.jpg|Volume 1 Apple TV cover
File:GeneratorRexVolume5AppleTV.jpeg|Volume 5 Apple TV cover
File:GeneratorRexSeason1iTunescover.jpg|Season 1 iTunes cover
File:GeneratorRexSeason2iTunescover.jpg|Season 2 iTunes cover
File:GeneratorRexSeason3iTunescover.jpg|Season 3 iTunes cover
File:GeneratorRexSeason4iTunescover.jpg|Season 4 iTunes cover
File:GeneratorRexSeason5iTunescover.jpg|Season 5 iTunes cover
File:GeneratorRexDVD.jpg|2 disc DVD set
File:GeneratorRexCrossoverNexus.jpg|Rex in the OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes episode, Crossover Nexus
File:GeneratorRexComingUpNextTooncast.jpg|Coming Up Next bumper from Tooncast.
File:Generator Rex - HBO Max vertical image.jpg|HBO Max cover
File:Generator Rex - HBO Max horizontal image.jpg|horizontal HBO Max cover
File:RexCN20.png|Rex Salazar in the CN 20th Anniversary poster.
File:BoboCN20.png|Bobo Haha in the CN 20th Anniversary poster.
File:GeneratorRexAgentofProvidencePS3cover.jpeg|Agent of Providence PS3 cover
File:GeneratorRexAgentofProvidenceWiicover.jpeg|Agent of Providence Wii cover
File:GeneratorRexAgentofProvidenceDScover.jpeg|Agent of Providence DS cover
File:GeneratorRexAgentofProvidence3DScover.jpeg|Agent of Providence 3DS cover
File:GeneratorRexAirAttackBoogiepack.jpeg|Air Attack Boogie pack
File:GeneratorRexSuperSlamCannon.jpeg|Super Slam Cannon toy set
File:GeneratorRexEvoAttackPack.jpeg|Evo Attack pack
File:GeneratorRexArcticsuitRex.jpeg|Punk Busters: Arctic suit Rex
File:GeneratorRexpremiereSDfeed.jpeg|SD feed of the show's premiere on April 23rd, 2010
File:GeneratorRexpremiereHDfeed.jpeg|HD feed of the show's premiere on April 23rd, 2010.
File:GeneratorRextheForgottenpremiereSDfeed.jpeg|SD feed of the premiere of the episode, The Forgotten, on September 17th, 2010
File:GeneratorRexTheforgottenpremiereHDfeed.jpeg|HD feed of the premiere of the episode, The Forgotten, on September 17th, 2010
File:GeneratorRexBasicSDfeedpremiere.jpeg|SD feed of the premiere of the episode, Basic, on November 5th, 2010
File:GeneratorRexBasicHDfeedpremiere.jpeg|HD feed of the premiere of the episode, Basic, on November 5th, 2010
File:GeneratorRexPlagueSDfeedpremiere.jpeg|SD feed of the premiere of the episode, Plague, on November 12th, 2010
File:GeneratorRexPlagueHDfeedpremiere.jpeg|HD feed of the premiere of the episode, Plague, on November 12th, 2010
File:RexSalazarFusionFallappearance.jpeg|Rex as he appears in Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall
File:AgentSixFusionFallappearance.jpeg|Agent Six as he appears in Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall
File:BoboHahaFusionFallappearance.jpeg|Bobo Haha as he appears in Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall
File:GeneratorRexDecember3rd2010episodepremiere.jpeg|The premiere of the episode, Badlands, on December 3rd, 2010
File:GeneratorRexApril1st2011episodepremiere.jpeg|The premiere of the episode, Outpost, on April 1st, 2011
File:GeneratorRexApril8th2011episodepremiere.jpeg|The premiere of the episode, Haunted, on April 8th, 2011
File:RexSalazarFusionFallnano.jpeg|Rex's nano icon from FusionFall
File:RexMessageboxiconFusionFall.jpeg|Rex's message box icon from FusionFall
File:AgentSixMessageboxiconFusionFall.jpeg|Agent Six's message box icon from FusionFall
File:BoboHahamessageboxiconFusionFall.jpeg|Bobo Haha's message box icon from FusionFall
File:GeneratorRexFebruary4th2011seasonpremiere.jpeg|The premiere of the show's second season on February 4th, 2011
File:GeneratorRexFebruary18th2011episodepremiere.jpeg|The premiere of Lost Weekend on February 18th, 2011
File:GeneratorRexAgentofProvidenceWiigamedisc.jpeg|Agent of Providence Wii game disc
File:GeneratorRexAgentofProvidence3DSgamecard.jpeg|Agent of Providence 3DS game card
File:GeneratorRexAgentofProvidenceDSgamecard.jpeg|Agent of Providence Nintendo DS game card
File:AgentofProvidencePS3Gamedisc.jpeg|Agent of Providence PS3 game disc
File:AgentofProvidenceXbox360gamedisc.jpeg|Agent of Providence Xbox 360 game disc
File:GeneratorRexOctober1st2010episodepremiereSDfeed.jpeg|SD feed of the premiere of Rabble on October 1st, 2010
File:GeneratorRexOctober1st2010episodepremiereHDfeed.jpeg|HD feed of the premiere of Rabble on October 1st, 2010
File:GeneratorRexOctober8th2010episodepremiere.jpeg|The premiere of The Hunter on October 8th, 2010
File:GeneratorRexLeaderofthePackbook.jpeg|Leader of the Pack storybook
File:GeneratorRexSeason1AmazonPrimecover.jpeg|Volume 1 Amazon Prime cover
File:GeneratorRexSeason2Amazonprimecover.jpeg|Volume 2 Amazon Prime cover
File:GeneratorRexSeason5AmazonPrimecover.jpeg|Volume 5 Prime cover
File:TransformingRexRide.jpeg|Transforming Rex Ride
File:GeneratorRexFebruary10th2012episodepremiere.jpeg|The premiere of A Brief History in Time on February 10th, 2012
File:Screenshot 20181119-090450.jpg|The show's symbol's icon from the Check It era
File:Generator Rex.png|Rex's Now/Then icon from the City era in Latin America/Brazil
File:GeneratorRexJanuary15th2011episodeairing.jpeg|The premiere of Promises, Promises on January 15th, 2011
File:RexSalazarFusionFallmodel.jpeg|Model of Rex's appearance from FusionFall
File:AgentSixFusionFallmodel.jpeg|Model of Agent Six's appearance from FusionFall
File:BoboHahaunusedFusionFallicon.jpeg|An unused icon of Bobo Haha in FusionFall
File:GeneratorRexMarch11th2011episodepremiere.jpeg|The premiere of Robobobo on March 11th, 2011
File:GeneratorSeason1DVDLatinAmerica.jpeg|Season 1 DVD set from Latin America
File:GeneratorRexSeason1DVDFrance.jpeg|Season 1 DVD set from France
File:GeneratorRexTheDayThatEverythingChangedDVDbackcover.jpeg|The Day That Everything Changed DVD back cover
File:GeneratorRexJune11th2010episodepremiere.jpeg|The premiere of Breach on June 11th, 2010
== Awards ==
=== Emmy Awards ===
Won in 2010 for the episode "The Day That Everything Changed".
*Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation - Nora Murphy-Breden (background painter)
*Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation - Chu-Hui Song (background painter)
== References ==
*Generator Rex's Internet Database (IMDb)
*Generator Rex's Annecy website
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