With all the info getting tossed around about the new ThunderCats cartoon, from fuzzy toy photos to a brand new press image revealing the core of the main cast, to much clearer toy images, we're getting pretty excited about the upcoming Cartoon Network series. With any remake, the question always remains: how does it compare to the original? Some readers are probably thinking to themselves "you can never top the original!" while others say "newer's always better," but we're guessing the answer lies somewhere in between and it looks like that's something the creators of the reboot have kept in mind as they've updated the team's look for a new generation. Of course, since we're only privy to images and haven't seen even a clip of animation, these comparisons will only be based on only on what we've seen thus far.
LION-O
OLD:
The original Lion-O had the mentality of a child inside the body of an adult thanks to stasis problems while the 'Cats traveled through space, but those were some mighty big boy clothes he was wearing on Third Earth. The bare arms, legs and mid-drift might have worked in the 80's, or on an unusually hot planet, but they seem a little dated now. The Sword of Omens is always cool, though, no matter when it was created.
NEW:
We can't say for sure, but it seems like the new show will be playing on Lion-O as a young leader. He doesn't look as old as his compatriots, and like his fellow redesigned felines, Lion-O's clothes look more tactical with a more armored feel. The Sword Of Omens still looks rad.
PANTHRO
OLD:
The most scantily clad of all the 'Cats, Panthro rocked a look that kind of screams "Village People" what with the chest straps and spikes. The big bald bruiser also had brains which he used to build all the gadgets the 'Cats used including, presumably, the clawed nunchucks he employs in battle.
NEW:
They definitely seem to be playing up Panthro's physical size and strength this time around. The original had a temper, but he didn't have a big scar over his eye like the newbie here. There's certainly an air of Cowboy Bebop's Jet Black about him. One thing we noticed while comparing the old and new is that the original ThunderCats were all pretty much the same size, but this time around they seem to be more varied, which means the biggest 'Cat got bigger and possibly meaner. He's still rocking the spikes and nunchucks, of course.
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