Huntik: Secrets and Seekers "Absent Heroes" Talkback (Spoilers)

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Meet the cast of Huntik: Secrets and Seekers

The Huntik Foundation:

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Lok Lambert was just a normal, fun-loving high school kid, struggling to stay awake in his classes and wishing for a life of adventure. After finding his father's Amulet and becoming a Seeker, Lok puts his enthusiasm, intuition and natural talent to the test as he is introduced to Sophie Casterwill, Dante Vale, and the world of Seekers in Huntik. A childhood playing games with his father has gifted Lok Lambert with an uncanny knack for puzzles, and now Lok takes on ancient riddles every day of the week. Learning under fire, Lok improves by leaps and bounds, on his way to becoming a top Huntik Seeker. When he needs a hand, he calls on Cherit, a capricious winged Titan who is filled with wise advice on the ancient world of Titans and Seekers.


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Sophie Casterwill is a book-smart, athletic, honorable and clever young lady of about Lok's age. She seems to be quite proper and mature, but she's not afraid to dish out some punishment when the action gets rolling. Sophie thinks that what she learns in books can prepare her for the real world, and that gets her into trouble. As the last surviving noble of the Casterwill family, Sophie has been raised from birth to be a Seeker. She is not actually part of the Huntik Foundation, but they have an alliance based on the need to fight evil. When talking gets to nowhere, Sophie Casterwill uses powerful attack and defense magic along with Sabriel, an elegant Titan that favors speed over brawn.

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As the top Operative of the Huntik Foundation, Dante Vale is the king of treasure hunters. With the mind of a hard-boiled detective, the body of an extreme sports athlete and the nerves of a cowboy gunslinger at High Noon, Dante leads the team and serves as a big-brother to Lok. Dante Vale is the Huntik Foundation's top Seeker and the leader of the adventuring group of Lok, Sophie, and Zhalia. Known worldwide for his wit, strength, and collection of powerful Titans, Dante is a friend to every hero and an enemy to every villain. Along with his signature Titan, the powerful Caliban, Dante Vale has played an enormous role in several major events in the modern Seeker world.

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Zhalia Moon is a tough, streetwise, elegant and a capable lone wolf, always ready to take on her team's good humor with her sharp tongue and sarcasm. Few understand the true Zhalia Moon. The variety of roles she has played in the lives of those around her is vast: orphan, daughter, protege, operative, villain, hero, and friend.


The Organization:

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The ultimate dominator, The Professor lives to control. He is capable of being sly and manipulative, but rarely has to resort to such actions. Normally, the absolute fear he inspires is enough. The Professor has no ethics, and will do anything to expand The Organization and his power base. He is also the type who likes to manage every facet of The Organization himself, and make every decision personally. If any of his underlings fail him, he will not hesitate to have them removed.


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Defoe is a scheming, self-proclaimed mastermind. He leads the small force ordered to track down Lok?s journal and demands total obedience, even though his tactics often put his own men in serious danger. Defoe is willing to do anything to complete his missions, no matter how depraved and evil. Alongside his loyal right-hand man, Grier, DeFoe's mission has been the same for months: track Dante Vale and his team of Huntik Foundation Seekers and stop them from interfering in the Organization's plans. With endless hatred, Huntik DeFoe pursues Dante and friends using his squad of Suit operatives, his signature Titan, the venomous Kreutalk, and an array of poisonous powers.

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[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Sans-serif]Grier serves as Defoe's right hand man. Rarely speaking, he seems to be an ordinary thug at first, but he carries himself with a subtle nobility. Grier believes that with The Organization's domination, there will come universal order that will keep all people in line and prevent wars. In combat, Grier uses magic that makes him faster and much stronger than any normal human. With him fights Breaker, a mighty Titan that hits hard with a combination of strength and speed.[/FONT]


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[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Sans-serif]The Suits are the lowest minions of The Organization. Dressed in dark suits, they are the pawns Organization operatives use to achieve their nefarious goals. The Suits' greatest asset is their sheer numbers, but they also make capable[/FONT]spies and are excellent at information gathering. In battle, The Suits fight with a variety of magic and Titans. Just as The Organization brings about cold, unfeeling order with the help of savage evil deeds, its troops fight both with the cold Mindrone and the savage Redcap.
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Huntik: Secrets & Seekers: Episode 09: Absent Heroes

Original American air date: February 28, 2009

Lok convinces everyone to travel to Vienna, because he remembers it being mentioned often in his fathers journal. Dante has some Huntik Foundation business there, and Zhalia says there is something she wanted to look into, so they go. They split up in the city, and Lok and Cherit spot DeFoe and Grier snooping around a building with a stone Gareon above the door.​
 
Not bad. The magic powder animation still bothers me. Zhalia has become my favorite character on the show because of the way she acts. Of course, the new titan is always a plus so not bad.
 
The animation quality went up a notch with this one. Zhalia continues to be the best character overall, because of her attitude and intelligence.
 
I haven't had a chance to comment on this yet. Here are my thoughts on it:

1. It was great when Sophie & Zhalia put aside their differences to distract the Organization. Cherit was so funny when he impersonated Dante so Lok could grab the map from Defoe!:D It's too bad they got captured in the maze, since Defoe had a duplicate map.:sad:

2. It was great when Sophie's compact helped reflect the statue's stone gaze on itself!:)

3. I'm glad Dante showed up in time to help battle the Organization. I was relieved when Zhalia was able to use the Basilisk titan when the others were losing.:D

4. The perplexed look on Lok's face when he saw in the journal that the key belonged to his father was priceless!:eek:

A pretty good ep. 4 stars.:D
 
This was a pretty solid episode. Zhalia does indeed make for an interesting character, you never know what she's thinking.

There's also some interesting sub-plots popping up here...Metz, the leader of the Huntik Foundation, apparently has some incurable disease. And it looks like Lok realizes that he actually knows very little about his father. Plus, Defoe fails once again and loses the Professor's personal key...I doubt that will go over well.
 
Another thing I noticed is that 4kids allowed somebody to die onscreen (getting turned into stone=death, albeit a bloodless kind of death). That was a shocker.
 
Well, this wouldn't be the first time. The same thing happened in season three of TMNT. And Ash died in the first Pokemon movie when he was turned to stone (he was revived a minute later but still :sweat:).
 
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