Dorno is the son of Zandor, leader of the Herculoids, and his wife Tara, a family of three humans and their five very powerful pet creatures defending their jungle planet. The Herculoids were the subjects of an American animated television series, which debuted in 1967 and was revived in 1981 on CBS and produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions.
Dorno has a cute, boyish face, long, blond hair, and a slender, athletic physique. His shirtless Herculoids outfit consists of a pair of brown boots, a light, blue skirt and neck collar, and a gold belt and wrist bands. At his age, he is growing taller and more attractive and gaining better muscle definition and athletic ability. He is also developing more self-esteem and self-confidence and taking more risks.
Due to his youth and his lack of special powers, Dorno is certainly one of the most vulnerable members of the Herculoids and is frequently a weak link which their opponents seek to target.
In this episode, Dorno is captured by a group of advanced beings from the future. However, facing heavier resistance than they anticipated, the Time Creatures return to the future with their young captive. Fortunately, they left the time-travel device behind, allowing Zandor and the Herculoids to pursue them into the future and rescue Dorno.
This is a favorite episode of mine due to both its plot and artistry.
Dorno is an almost constant hostage of the villains. After being captured by a teleportation bubble, Dorno struggles to free himself from a double chicken-wing hold as the time creatures return to the future with their young captive. Kept in the Time Creatures' control room, Dorno attempts to warn the Herculoids of a trap but is grabbed and restrained by the Time Creatures to grab and restrain the boy. When the Herculoids succeed in breaking into the control room the Time Creatures threaten to shoot their young hostage. Dorno's intended fate in the future is ambiguous. Perhaps, the time creatures would conduct experiments upon the boy to determine his weaknesses. Of course, they will have an indefinite future to study Dorno's many weaknesses.
The portrayal of the cute and slender Dorno is beauteous. His best scenes include helplessly watching as the teleportation bubble absorbs him, struggling to free himself from a double chicken-wing hold, and warning the Herculoids of a trap from the window of the Time Creatures' control room.
Action shots:
Favorite shot:
Next blog: Dorno in Raider Apes (11/4/1967)
https://www.amazon.com/Herculoids-Complete-2-Disc/dp/B00553KAK2/ref=sr_1_2?crid=A864MLT2E86B&dchild=1&keywords=herculoids+cartoon&qid=1612274032&sprefix=herculoids%2Cinstant-video%2C187&sr=8-2
This episode inspired the following fan art on DeviantArt:
No comments:
Post a Comment