Bravest Warriors
Series, 2012, The 2010s, Set in The year 3085
Bravest Warriors is #4 of 18 in release order and #4 of 18 in chronological order in the Modern Cartoon Classics.
The story
In the year 3085, Chris, Beth, Wallow and Danny, four teenage heroes-for-hire, warp through the universe to save adorable aliens and their worlds using the power of their emotions.
Bravest Warriors recap
In the year 3085, four teenagers run a heroes-for-hire business that saves aliens and their worlds using the power of their emotions. Chris Kirkman is the leader, in love with his best friend Beth Tezuka. Danny Vasquez is the inventor, and Wallow is the laid-back one whose glove holds an AI called Pixel. Plum, an alien with plant-like hair, becomes an unofficial fifth member, and the tiny, cute Catbug follows them everywhere. Created by Pendleton Ward, it began as a pilot in 2009 and became a YouTube series on Cartoon Hangover in 2012. The first two seasons are short episodes, with the Emotion Lord, Chris's future self, and a hamster who becomes the hero of his own subplot. At the end of season 2, Beth takes over as leader. Season 3 moved to the VRV streaming service in 2017, and a longer fourth season of 52 episodes, made with Nelvana, ran from 2017 to 2018 and also brought in rival heroes.
Bravest Warriors ending explained
The last episodes, the two-part "No Matter What the Future Brings" in December 2018, have the team go back to business once their rivals, the Courageous Battlers, are trapped in the See-Thru Zone, then discover their parents' happiness may not be their own choice. The story stops there. No fifth season was made, and a Catbug spin-off announced in 2019 has not appeared.
Where to watch Bravest Warriors
Bravest Warriors isn't on a US streaming service right now. You can rent or buy it on Amazon.
Ratings
IMDb 8.0/10
Where it fits
- Release order: after Gravity Falls, before Steven Universe.
- Chronological order: after Gravity Falls, before Steven Universe.
What to watch before Bravest Warriors
In release order, the essentials before Bravest Warriors (2012) are Adventure Time (2010), The Legend of Korra (2012), and Gravity Falls (2012).
Cast
- Liliana Mumy as Beth Tezuka (voice)
- Breehn Burns as Emotion Lord (voice)
- Sam Lavagnino as Catbug (voice)
- Michael-Leon Wooley as Impossibear (voice)
- Tara Strong as Plum (voice)
- Ian Jones-Quartey as Wallow (voice)
- John Omohundro as Cashboy (voice)
- Graeme Jokic as Chris Kirkman (voice)
- Alexander Walsh as Chris Kirkman
- Bill Mumy as Ralph Waldo Pickle Chips
- Jinkx Monsoon as Jenna Crawshaw (voice)
- Laraine Newman as Virginia (voice)
Created by Pendleton Ward.