Epithet Erased

***Epithet Erased*** (sometimes referred to as just ***Epithet*** or ***Epithet: Erased***) is an ensemble comedy/adventure cartoon series created in partnership between VRV and Brendan Blaber, creator of the *So This is Basically...* and *Welcome to...* series under the username JelloApocalypse. The show is a loose adaptation of Brendan's Roll20 Tabletop RPG campaign *Anime Campaign*, it's produced in a Limited Animation style similar to Brendan's aforementioned web-series—excluding a few fully-animated sequences such as the opening, which are produced by Powerhouse Animation Studios—with numerous RPG elements stylistically sprinkled in.

The series is stated to be broken up into multiple story arcs, each spotlighting different members of its gradually increasing cast while tying into a larger plot. The first episode premiered on VRV on November 8, 2019, with subsequent episodes premiering every Friday. Episodes are also made available on Brendan's YouTube channel two weeks after their premiere on VRV.

## Origin

The concept of "epithets" were originally introduced in Brendan's Roll20 Tabletop RPG campaign *Anime Campaign*, and since he liked the concept so much, he decided to carry over many of the elements and characters to *Epithet Erased* with slight changes.

Brendan began drafting the script for *Epithet Erased* as early as Fall of 2018, and pitched it to VRV in October of the same year. Official production is estimated to have begun sometime between March and May of 2019, where the series was developed and produced up until the airing of the first season's finale on VRV, on December 20th, 2019.

## Premise

In the world of Sweet Jazz City a lucky few are born with powers attached to their very souls known as "epithets". An epithet stems from a single word that can grant its user any kind of power. Words like "Fire", "Coupon"... or "Soup". A magical artifact known as the "Arsene Amulet" is rumored to be able to steal an epithet from a person, and they say it’s hidden somewhere in the Sweet Jazz Museum... Thieves burst down the doors in the middle of the night! Inscribed warriors do battle in the dark of the abandoned exhibits! Dinosaur bones come toppling to the floor! And a little girl named Molly is trapped in the middle of it all. Will her epithet, "Dumb" be enough to save her? Or will her epithet be... erased?

## Voice Cast

### Main

* Dani Chambers as Molly Blyndeff
* Kyle Igneczi as Giovanni Potage
* Lindsay Sheppard as Mera Salamin
* Anthony Sardinha as Indus Tarbella
* Zack Maher as Sylvester Ashling
* Sandra Espinoza as Percival King
* William T. Sopp as Ramsey Murdoch
* Dawn M. Bennett as Zora Salazar
* Cyrus Rodas as Dr. Beefton

### Supporting

* Jay Preston as Martin Blyndeff
* Marissa Lenti as Stink
* Wyatt Baker as Car Crash
* Caleb Yen as Flamethrower and Crusher
* Brendan Blaber as Ben
* Meg McClain as Spike
* Cyrus Rodas as Dark Star
* Oliver Tull as Arnold Markdown
* Heath Morrow as Bugsy Pugsler
* Ari Ross as Gorou Shimizaki
* Jordan Dash Cruz as Howdy Morning
* Justice Washington as Howie Honeyglow

## Trivia

* While the series was still in early production stages, Brendan Blaber referred to the series by the pseudonym "Sugar Cookie Jazz," as he was unable to reveal the actual name due to being under a non-disclosure agreement.
	+ The earliest public mention of the series using this name was in a post on Brendan's social media advertising for show artists to be hired.