Black Star

Blackstar is an American animated television series, a science fantasy story sometimes reported as being inspired by Thundarr the Barbarian.It was produced in 1981 by Lou Scheimer and Norm Prescott for Filmation.

Characters

John Blackstar – The main protagonist of the series. John Blackstar is an astronaut who ends up stranded on the planet Sagar where he takes part in the battles against Overlord.

Warlock – A winged, green equine-like dragon mount ridden by Blackstar who he called a "dragon-horse".

Klone – A tall, pale green elf-like shapeshifter with long white hair and a ready wit who assists Blackstar against the Overlord.

Mara – A purple-skinned enchantress who is Blackstar's ally. She is capable of telekinesis, telepathy, levitation, forcefield projection, illusions, magic blasts, and teleportation. In "City of the Ancient Ones", it is revealed that she is at least a few centuries old.

Trobbits – A portmanteau of troll and hobbit, they are the inhabitants of the Sagar Tree. The pink-skinned, white-haired little Trobbits rescue Blackstar upon his arrival on Sagar. They are likely inspired by the Seven Dwarfs. Some of the known Trobbits are:

Balkar – The King of the Trobbits and the mentor of John Blackstar. He controls elemental magic and is also a great alchemist.

Rif – The Trobbits' grumpy, flame-capped cook.

Terra – The gardener who talks to plants.

Burble – The babbler who swims very well and freezes during the winter.

Carpo – The carpenter who gnaws wood with his beaver-like teeth to construct things.

Poulo – The mute whistler, youngest of the Trobbits.

Gossamear - The huge-eared flying one who is the scout and lookout.

Overlord – The primary antagonist of the series. The large, muscular purple-skinned tyrant plots to rule all of the planet Sagar and wields one half of the PowerStar called the Power Sword and constantly seeks the other half the Star Sword which John Blackstar now wields.

Vizier – Overlord's short, blue-skinned and purple-robed right-hand man and companion. He is an expert at mind-control and conjuring.

Warhoun – Only appears in "The Air Whales of Ancar," he's an ancient and powerful Air Whale who befriends Gossamear.

Thorg – Only appearing in "Crown of the Sorceress," he is the leader of a people imprisoned by the evil magic of Taleena. He becomes an ally of Blackstar.

Prince Dal and Princess Loweena – Only appear in "The Zombie Masters," they are the co-rulers of the city of Gondar. It is destroyed by Shaldemar, but Blackstar defeats him with Prince Dal's help. Dal and Loweena claim the floating city of Marakand as the new home for their people, becoming powerful allies to Blackstar and friends.

Flame People – Only appearing in "Kingdom of Neptul," they are fire elementals who help Blackstar & the Trobbits fight Neptul and his Amphimen.

Delia – Only appearing in "Tree of Evil," she is a Wood Sprite (called a dryad), whose forest is tainted by evil when the Overlord creates an evil copy of the Sagar Tree as a trap for Blackstar and Klone. Thereafter their ally.

Lyla – Only appears in "The Air Whales of Ancar," she is the daughter of Nihilus who falls in love with Blackstar and helps him defeat her father. She vows to make her father change his ways.

Grogon – Only appears in "The Air Whales of Ancar," he is an Ape Man who speaks in the third person. Grogon helps Blackstar rebel against Nihilus.

Crios – Only appearing in "Lightning City in the Clouds," Crios is an Ice King whom the Overlord sends to capture Lelanna and use the special key she has to open the Box of Seasons and obtain the Weatherseed for the Overlord's purpose. In exchange, Overlord would have him rule winter on Overlord's behalf. When the key was destroyed and the Box of Seasons opened, Crios vanished in the dawning spring

Typhot – Only appearing in "The Mermaid of Serpent Sea," Typhot is the captain of a group of undead pirates and enemies of the Mermanites. He is an ancestor of the Overlord. Typhot was last seen as a flying manta ray flying to Overlord's icy castle.

Leilanna – Only appearing in "Lightning City in the Clouds," she is keeper of the key to the Box of Seasons and possibly a demigoddess. Her opposite counterpart is King Crios.

Tholen – Only appearing in "The Lord of Time," he is king of the Desert Sprites, a race of pacifists who guard the Fountain of Fire from evil.

Queen Brindell – Only appearing in "The Mermaid of Serpent Sea," she is the Queen of the Mermanites and ally of the Trobbits.

Puffin – Only appearing in "The Mermaid of the Serpent Sea," she is an extremely chatty Mermanite child who befriends Poulo.

Tyson – Only appearing in "The Quest," he is the Elder of the Desert Dwellers who guard the Healing Stone.

Emerald Knight – Only appearing in "The Quest," she started out as a servant of the Overlord who gave her armor that restored her youth. Realizing the error of her ways, Emerald Knight decided to stay with the Desert Dwellers and help guard the Healing Stone.

Storm -Only appearing in "The Lord of Time," she is Queen of the Amazons and ally of Blackstar.

Amber - Only appearing in "City of the Ancient Ones," Amber is a sorceress who is hundreds of years old and is worshiped by the Cave Apes. With the help of Vizier, the Overlord awakens her from her crystallized sleep and forces her to lead him to Tamboriyon. At the Overlord's command, Amber imprisons Klone and the Trobbits. She is redeemed by Blackstar and Mara. While Amber herself is human, she has a gnarled monstrous hand for reasons that were left unexplained.

Sirk – Only appearing in "The Mermaid of the Serpent Sea," Sirk is Typhot's first mate.

Breelorand – Only appearing in "Overlord's Big Spell," it is a giant magic-consuming demon that Overlord foolishly summoned to destroy the rebellion that went out of control. Breelorand's rampage forced the Overlord to team up with Blackstar to defeat it as it began destroying the planet Sagar.

Neptul – Only appearing in "Kingdom of Neptul," Neptul is the ruler of Aquaria and a servant of the Overlord. He attempted to steal the Star Sword from Blackstar.

Nihilis – Only appearing in "The Air Whales of Ancar," Nihilis is the captain of a flying whaling ship when he tries to capture the Air Whales and turn them into servants of the Overlord. Last we see of Nihilis, his daughter Lyla is trying to get him to see the error of his ways.

Isogul – Only appearing in "The Air Whales of Ancar," he is the king of the Vampire Men who blasts the Star Sword with evil magic, making it unstable. The evil can only be purged by the song of the Air Whales of Ancar.

Taleena – Only appearing in "Crown of the Sorceress," Taleena is a high priestess of the Demonlands and one of the minions of the Overlord. She was last seen consumed by the demonfire of her own making.

Alien Demons – They appear in two episodes. In "Spacewrecked," they appear as minions of the Overlord and Vizier. In "The Crown of the Sorceress," they are summoned by Taleena. The Alien Demons look a bit like evil gremlins and their toy figures came with each villain character.

Lava Locs – They appear in "Search for the Star Sword" and "Spacewrecked." The Lava Locs they are semi-intelligent creatures that can harden into volcanic stone and emerge from volcanic stone. They worship the Overlord and present him offerings at their temple.

Palace Guards – Only appearing in "The Quest," they are the Overlord's beak-faced minions who guard the Ice Palace.

Shaldemar – Only appearing in "The Zombie Master," Shaldemar is an ally of the Overlord and the ruler of Marakand. Shaldemar was last seen turning to smoke after a blast from the Star Sword shattered the Sphere of Souls, releasing the captured spirits.

Kadray – Only appearing in "Lord of Time," Kadray is a time lord who rides a flying bull named Triton. He uses a time scepter to control time. But in the end, his powers backfire and he is turned into a baby. Kadray was last seen in the care of the desert sprites.

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