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Re: Animated • Avengers Retrospective

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Ten years ago today, the Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes animated series premiered. It was just the start of Marvel’s Cinematic Universe, but “EMH” (for short) packed a lot into its two seasons, before the Marvel/Disney juggernaut took plans for animated series and content in a different direction.

A little less than ten years ago, I also started reviewing episodes of Avengers with an eye towards superhero roleplaying games and game design. In recognition of the 10th anniversary of one of my favorite animated series, I wanted to share those reviews of the complete first season of Re: Animated • Avengers. I hope you enjoy and … Avengers Assemble!

Re: Animated • Young Justice “Bereft”

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This blog takes a look at episodes from the Young Justice animated series from a tabletop roleplaying game perspective, both in terms of game design and game play.

Obligatory Spoiler Warning: I will be discussing the events of the episode in the post. If, for some reason, you’re interested in the show and this blog and have not seen the show, go and do that first. The blog will make much more sense, and you won’t have your enjoyment of the show spoiled. You Have Been Warned.

“Bereft”

Miss Martian awakens in the desert with no recollection of how she got there—or how she even arrived on Earth, for that matter. Suddenly, she’s attacked by a feral, out-of-control Superboy, who bounds away into the desert after Megan manages to hold him off, leaving only the torn remnants of his shirt and “S” shield behind.

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Re: Animated • Young Justice “Downtime”

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This blog takes a look at episodes from the Young Justice animated series from a tabletop roleplaying game perspective, both in terms of game design and game play.

Obligatory Spoiler Warning: I will be discussing the events of the episode in the post. If, for some reason, you’re interested in the show and this blog and have not seen the show, go and do that first. The blog will make much more sense, and you won’t have your enjoyment of the show spoiled. You Have Been Warned.

“Downtime”

The team goes up against Clayface and things do not go well. Batman arrives in the nick of time to take down Clayface with a couple of explosive weapons and a taser, then gives Aqualad a dressing-down at the cave for not having “his head in the game.” He gives Kaldur’ahm some time to make up his mind: “Either you’re here one-hundred percent or you need to walk away.”

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Re: Animated • Young Justice “Denial”

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This blog takes a look at episodes from the Young Justice animated series from a tabletop roleplaying game perspective, both in terms of game design and game play.

Obligatory Spoiler Warning: I will be discussing the events of the episode in the post. If, for some reason, you’re interested in the show and this blog and have not seen the show, go and do that first. The blog will make much more sense, and you won’t have your enjoyment of the show spoiled. You Have Been Warned.

“Denial”

An old man with a picture of a woman in a locket enters Madame Xanadu’s card-reading parlor in the French Quarter of New Orleans, looking for a message from his dear, departed wife. The reader puts on a show, but the old fellow laughs at her, provoking an angry response until another man appears out of thin air, abducts the old man, and vanishes.

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Re: Animated • Young Justice “Infiltrator”

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This blog takes a look at episodes from the Young Justice animated series from a tabletop roleplaying game perspective, both in terms of game design and game play.

Obligatory Spoiler Warning: I will be discussing the events of the episode in the post. If, for some reason, you’re interested in the show and this blog and have not seen the show, go and do that first. The blog will make much more sense, and you won’t have your enjoyment of the show spoiled. You Have Been Warned.

“Infiltrator”

Red Arrow, Green Arrow’s former sidekick, stages a daring rescue of a scientist (Serling Roquette) held prisoner by the League of Shadows. Although he frees Dr. Roquette, the League still has her latest work, a nanotech infiltrator called “the Fog.”

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Re: Animated • Young Justice “Schooled”

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This blog takes a look at episodes from the Young Justice animated series from a tabletop roleplaying game perspective, both in terms of game design and game play.

Obligatory Spoiler Warning: I will be discussing the events of the episode in the post. If, for some reason, you’re interested in the show and this blog and have not seen the show, go and do that first. The blog will make much more sense, and you won’t have your enjoyment of the show spoiled. You Have Been Warned.

“Schooled”

A traffic accident in Metropolis! A school bus teeters on the edge of a bridge. This looks like a job for Superman … and Superboy, for that matter, as the young hero leaps to the rescue. Although he reaches out to Superman, Superboy finds that the Man of Steel is still uncomfortable with his clone’s existence, something of concern to Batman.

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Re: Animated • Young Justice “Drop Zone”

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This blog takes a look at episodes from the Young Justice animated series from a tabletop roleplaying game perspective, both in terms of game design and game play.

Obligatory Spoiler Warning: I will be discussing the events of the episode in the post. If, for some reason, you’re interested in the show and this blog and have not seen the show, go and do that first. The blog will make much more sense, and you won’t have your enjoyment of the show spoiled. You Have Been Warned.

“Drop Zone”

On Isla Santa Prisca, members of the Kobra Cult pit crime-boss Bane against the “champion” of their lord and master, the self-proclaimed god Kobra, except that he turns out to be Mammoth, dosed with an even more powerful version of Bane’s “venom” formula.

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Re: Animated • Young Justice “Welcome to Happy Harbor”

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YJ3This blog takes a look at episodes from the Young Justice animated series from a tabletop roleplaying game perspective, both in terms of game design and game play.

Obligatory Spoiler Warning: I will be discussing the events of the episode in the post. If, for some reason, you’re interested in the show and this blog and have not seen the show, go and do that first. The blog will make much more sense, and you won’t have your enjoyment of the show spoiled. You Have Been Warned.

“Welcome to Happy Harbor”

Nighttime on the dock, and Speedy is getting a pitch from Kid Flash, Aqualad, and Robin about their new team — all while fighting Brick and his men.

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Re: Animated • Young Justice “Fireworks”

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yjmakesastandThis blog takes a look at episodes from the Young Justice animated series from a tabletop roleplaying game perspective, both in terms of game design and game play.

Obligatory Spoiler Warning: I will be discussing the events of the episode in the post. If, for some reason, you’re interested in the show and this blog and have not seen the show, go and do that first. The blog will make much more sense, and you won’t have your enjoyment of the show spoiled. You Have Been Warned.

“Fireworks”

In the second part of the Young Justice series opener, a group of young sidekicks face their biggest challenge ever in an effort to prove themselves to their Justice League mentors.

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Re: Animated • Young Justice “Independence Day”

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This blog takes a look at episodes from the Young Justice animated series from a tabletop roleplaying game perspective, both in terms of game design and game play.

Obligatory Spoiler Warning: I will be discussing the events of the episode in the post. If, for some reason, you’re interested in the show and this blog and have not seen the show, go and do that first. The blog will make much more sense, and you won’t have your enjoyment of the show spoiled. You Have Been Warned.

“Independence Day”

It’s the Fourth of July, Independence Day, and the “sidekicks” of four members of the Justice League are about to get their inside look at the world’s greatest team of heroes, although it’s not what they expect. Robin, Speedy, Aqualad, and Kid Flash are to take their first step toward eventual League membership, and they’re all eager to do so.

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