Double Dragon (TV series)

Double Dragon is an American-Canadian-Italian animated series based on the video game series of the same name that ran for 26 half-hour episodes from 1993 to 1994. It was produced by DIC Animation City, Bohbot Entertainment and Italian studio Reteitalia, S.p.A., in association with Spanish network Telecinco.
Overview.
The premise of the show is that the protagonist brothers are separated at birth. Billy is raised by an elderly martial arts master known as the Oldest Dragon, and his brother Jimmy is raised by the evil Shadow Master as his second-in-command, the Shadow Boss. As a result, the Lee brothers oppose each other as adults; but when Jimmy is betrayed by the Shadow Master, he renounces his evil ways and joins his brother as a Dragon Warrior. During the course of the series, the brothers recruit allies in their war against the Shadow Master and his henchmen. The futile search for their father, John Lee, is a subplot throughout the series.
The plot of the pilot episode is loosely adapted from the NES version of the first "Double Dragon" game, with the episode's villains consisting of the mysterious Shadow Boss (Jimmy's initial alter-ego), and his henchmen Abobo and Willy (who were based on enemy characters from the game). By the end of the second episode, Abobo and Willy are sucked into the Shadow Mural, never to be seen again, while Jimmy abandons his evil ways and reconciles with his brother to fight against the series' true antagonist, the Shadow Master. All of the characters introduced from the second episode onward are original creations made for the show, although most of the villains are also used in the Tradewest-produced "", a competitive fighting game released for home consoles.
Cast of characters.
Double Dragons.
In the series, the Lee brothers are martial-arts instructors and police consultants, who assume superheroic identities at moments of escalated violence. They usually transform out of those forms by crossing swords again and saying in unison, "For Might! For Right! We are Double Dragons!", although several episodes show that heavy injury can deactivate their powers. Injury sustained by one is also taken by the other (although this characteristic is not always consistent); and if one has his powers deactivated by injury, so will the other. The brothers infrequently show an ability to sense when the other is in danger. They are the leaders of a small group of "Dragon Warriors" endowed with superhuman powers based on the use of a smokeless, green "dragon fire".
Dragon Warriors.
The Dragon Warriors are Billy and Jimmy's subordinates; they each have a distinct costume and powers.
Junior Dragons.
Billy and Jimmy's younger students, and supporting characters throughout the series.
Shadow Warriors.
The Shadow Warriors are the main antagonists of the series, a criminal organization composed mostly of mutants. The Shadow Master says in "Over the Line" that these mutants are created by "high levels of EMF generated by (Metro City's) ancient underground power grid". According to the same episode, the EMF gives the Black Flame its power (the source of the Shadow Master's own magic):
Merchandise.
In 1994, the tie-in video game "", has been developed by Leland Interactive Media and published by Tradewest. The game was first ported to the Super NES, then it had a North America-only release for the Genesis, and the final port is the Jaguar which is the only console to have a Japan release of the game.
Tyco Toys produced a set of action figures. The figures included: Billy Lee, Jimmy Lee, Blaster, Vortex, Shadow Master, Sickle, and Trigger Happy. Three vehicles were also made: The (Dragon) Cycle, (Dragon) Cruiser, and Shadow Raven.
Home video releases.
United States.
In 1994, Buena Vista Home Video through the DIC Toon-Time Video label released three VHS tapes of the series. "The Legend Begins" and "Deadly Mutants", released on June 7, 1994 contained "The Shadow Falls" and "The Legend Continues", and "The Price of Oblivion" and "Judgement Day" respectively, while "The Shield of the Shadow Khan", released on November 11, 1994 featured the episodes "Shadow Khan", "Shadow Claw" and "Doom Claw" edited into a Feature-Length format.
Invincible Pictures released "Double Dragon: The Animated Series" on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time in the country in August 13, 2019.
United Kingdom.
In June 2004, Anchor Bay UK released a single DVD containing four episodes. 
Avenue Entertainment also released two DVDs containing two episodes each in July 2005.