The cartoon “Dragon's Cave” is turning 40 years old in 2023, demonstrating how a story can win a legion of fans and mark generations with its creative and intriguing script for many decades.
If you were a Brazilian child who watched TV programming in the 1990s and 2000s, you have certainly watched many episodes of “Dragon's Cave“.
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Considered one of the best cartoons in the world, the animation was released in 1983 and showed the adventures and struggles of six young people who wanted to find their way back home.
So, after getting on a roller coaster cart, Sheila, Bob, Eric, Diana, Presto and Hawk realized that they ended up in a universe very different from the amusement park.
However, more impressive than the episodes are the curiosities surrounding the creation and trajectory of the cartoon. See here everything you never knew about this fantastic series!
(Image: D&D Entertainment/Reproduction)
8 interesting facts you don’t know about ‘Dragon’s Cave’
1. The cartoon was created by comic book writers
“Dragon’s Cave” has a script written by Mark Evanier, creator of “Garfield and Friends” and co-creator of “Groo, the Wanderer”. Furthermore, Paul Dini, the creator of Harley Quinn, wrote some episodes of the cartoon.
2. Sheila was the only classless one mentioned
A curious fact is that all young people have their class mentioned throughout the adventures, due to the influence of RPG games. For example, Presto is a wizard, Eric is a knight, Diana is an acrobat, Bob is a barbarian, and Hank is a ranger.
Only Diana doesn't have a category, but, in the RPG game that inspired the design, she is a thief, which is why she has a cloak to make her invisible.
3. Famous personalities participated in the Brazilian dubbing
In addition to the famous screenwriters, well-known personalities from Brazilian dubbing were part of the production of “Caverna do Dragão”. For example, Diana's voice is done by Mônica Rossi, known for playing Priscilla, from “TV Colosso”. The Avenger is played by Orlando Drummond, who has several characters on TV, such as Scooby-Doo and his Peru.
4. An important episode was considered violent
Considered one of the best moments of the cartoon, the episode “O Cemitério dos Dragões” was classified as very violent by some families of the cartoons. U.S. In this episode, the young people encounter the dragon Tiamat and need to decide whether they want to take great revenge against the villain.
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5. Eric was written to always complain
Eric is one of the unforgettable teenagers in animation, most fans remember his complaints and his fear in different situations. However, this feature was created on purpose so that the script could always work on the union and friendship of the six young people.
6. World War II was mentioned in the cartoon
In the episode “Time Erasing”, the Avenger decides to use the Kronos Crystal to defeat your enemies. So he opens a portal and tries to help the Nazis by having a World War II pilot try to change the past and future completely.
7. The final episode exists!
Unfortunately, the series was canceled in 1985 without the production of the final episode, a decision that took viewers by surprise. But one of the writers decided to write the final episode. Michael Reaves wrote and recorded the developments in this episode, telling how the classic saga ended with an epic encounter.
8. RPG game is in the cartoon
Many people don't know that the cartoon was based on the role-playing game “Dungeons & Dragons”. The animated medieval kingdom has several elements from the game, featuring characters and environments that were adapted for television.