With Avengers 2: Age of Ultron coming out I figure I look into the first Avengers cartoon which premiered on Fox back in 1999. In this series the team’s roster is of Ant Man, Wasp, Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch, Falcon, Vision, Tigra and Wonder Man (who’s been gone for most of the series). Pretty much they went with the West Coast Avengers instead of the original team (Iron Man, Captain America and Thor). Oh they make an appearance (except for Thor)….ONLY FOR ONE EPISODE! This is really pitiful considering that these three are shown in the opening credits but evidentially they’re reduced to secondary cameos. Not saying that the show’s characters are bad just under-utilized; from the way the show handles they’re like the B-Squad of the Avengers. The show really smells of EXTREME 90s giving how some the characters are designed with such flashy armor which frankly is a moot design choice. Especially in episode 6 where the show implies that they’re practically useless without them. And what’s even more moot is how they’re wearing different armor in certain episodes. Clearly this is their way of advertising the toy line. This series just doesn’t feel it has arcing stories but more like a villain of the week plots. How the series end was lackluster with its unresolved cliffhangers such as how the Zodiac leader Taurus has claim a certain item to rule the world. Or when Wonder Man’s powers have gone out of whack it’s sorta revealed that Ultron was messing around with his molecular structure. For what reason, I don’t know.
The series never came back for a second season which unfortunately renders the cliffhangers to have no point to the story at all.
My Final Verdict: When I first saw this show I enjoyed as a kid but now with today’s take on the Avengers cartoons, this show just doesn’t carry the same torch as the current ones. Yes I’m including Avengers Assemble as a decent series; if you have your own opinions about the show go with it. Point is Avengers: United They Stand is all flashy but no substance to back it up. The characters are a bit underdeveloped at times, the villains ranged from cheesy to meh and the animation just feels too flashy in quality.
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