Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!

{{main|List of Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! characters{{!}}List of Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! characters}}

The Super Robot Monkey Team is set in Shuggazoom City, a city that takes up a good portion of its planet, named Shuggazoom. The rest of the planet is divided into sparsely or entirely uninhabited zones. The largest of these making up the majority of the visible surface outside of Shuggazoom city is "The Zone of Wasted Years" which is a barren wasteland.

The main character is a boy named Chiro. When he was exploring the outskirts of the city, he stumbled upon a giant abandoned robot partially overgrown with plants but still accessible. Once inside, his curiosity got the better of him and he pulls an old power switch among a series of stasis tanks. In doing so, he awakened the five robotic monkeys that form the Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce. In the process Chiro also fused himself with the mysterious supernatural energy of the Power Primate, allowing him to transform into a stronger, braver fighter and the leader of the team. With the aid of the five Robot Monkeys: Sparx, Antauri, Gibson, Otto and Nova, their mission is to save Shuggazoom City from the evil Skeleton King, the main villain of the series, as well as any other evil forces that may threaten it.

Since Chiro was not born a superhero, or with any enhanced abilities, the five Robot Monkeys take up training him to hone his abilities which results in him leading the team. With each member possessing a different set of skills Chiro acts as a unifying force keeping them on point where they otherwise might fall to differing opinions, in addition to being familiar with the current culture of Shuggazoom. With the monkeys continuing to train Chiro he grows into the leader they need with the potential to fulfill his greater destiny as protector of the universe.

When fighting with larger enemies the Hyperforce uses the Super Robot, which can operate as a single entity or split into six separate vehicles for versatility. Its main attack, when combined as the whole robot, is Lasertron Fury. This powerful energy beam that is fired from its chest is capable of destroying large objects or hostile entities while an array of smaller weaponry is used to handle other lesser threats. The Super Robot also serves as Chiro and the Monkeys' headquarters and home while parked on its landing pad in Shuggazoom City.

Over the course of the series the history of both Shuggazoom and the Robot Monkeys is expanded upon revealing they were created long ago specifically to combat the evil Skeleton King by a brilliant inventor known only as the Alchemist. Having unintentionally released a great evil into the world with his experiments the Hyperforce was his attempt to prepare for an uncertain future where defenses would be needed. The Hyperforce itself also expanded as the series ran to include various allies and a rogues gallery of enemies as recurring characters.

{{main|List of Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! characters{{!}}List of Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! characters}}

• Greg Cipes as Chiro{{cite web |title=Voice Of Chiro – Behind The Voice Actors |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Super-Robot-Monkey-Team-Hyperforce-Go/Chiro/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |postscript=. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources}}
• Kevin Michael Richardson as Antauri{{cite web |title=Voice Of Antauri – Behind The Voice Actors |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Super-Robot-Monkey-Team-Hyperforce-Go/Antauri/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |postscript=. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources}}
• Tom Kenny as Gibson{{cite web |title=Voice Of Gibson – Behind The Voice Actors |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Super-Robot-Monkey-Team-Hyperforce-Go/Gibson/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |postscript=. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources}}
• Kari Wahlgren as Nova{{cite web |title=Voice Of Nova – Behind The Voice Actors |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Super-Robot-Monkey-Team-Hyperforce-Go/Nova/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |postscript=. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources}}
• Clancy Brown as Otto{{cite web |title=Voice Of Otto – Behind The Voice Actors |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Super-Robot-Monkey-Team-Hyperforce-Go/Otto/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |postscript=. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources}}
• Corey Feldman as Sparx{{cite web |title=Voice Of Sparx – Behind The Voice Actors |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Super-Robot-Monkey-Team-Hyperforce-Go/Sparx/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |postscript=. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources}}
• Mark Hamill as Skeleton King{{cite web |title=Voice Of Skeleton King – Behind The Voice Actors |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Super-Robot-Monkey-Team-Hyperforce-Go/Skeleton-King/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |postscript=. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources}}
• Ashley Johnson as Jinmay{{cite web |title=Voice Of Jinmay – Behind The Voice Actors |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Super-Robot-Monkey-Team-Hyperforce-Go/Jinmay/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |postscript=. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources}}
• James Hong as Mandarin{{cite web |title=Voice Of Mandarin – Behind The Voice Actors |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Super-Robot-Monkey-Team-Hyperforce-Go/Mandarin/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |postscript=. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources}}

• Hynden Walch as Sorceress Valeena{{cite web |title=Voice Of Sorceress Valeena – Behind The Voice Actors |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Super-Robot-Monkey-Team-Hyperforce-Go/Sorceress-Valeena/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |postscript=. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources}}
• Jeff Bennett and Eric Idle as Lord Scrapperton{{cite web |title=Voice Of Lord Scrapperton – Behind The Voice Actors |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Super-Robot-Monkey-Team-Hyperforce-Go/Lord-Scrapperton/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |postscript=. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources}}
• Jeffrey Combs as Gyrus Krinkle{{cite web |title=Voice Of Gyrus Krinkle – Behind The Voice Actors |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Super-Robot-Monkey-Team-Hyperforce-Go/Gyrus-Krinkle/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |postscript=. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources}}
• Mark Hamill as Skeleton King Droid{{cite web |title=Voice Of Skeleton King Droid – Behind The Voice Actors |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Super-Robot-Monkey-Team-Hyperforce-Go/Skeleton-King-Droid/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |postscript=. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources}}
• Arthur Burghardt as Commodore Game Master{{cite web |title=Voice Of Commodore Game Master – Behind The Voice Actors |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Super-Robot-Monkey-Team-Hyperforce-Go/Commodore-Game-Master/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |postscript=. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources}}
• Tara Strong as Alliana{{cite web |title=Voice Of Alliana – Behind The Voice Actors |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Super-Robot-Monkey-Team-Hyperforce-Go/Alliana/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |postscript=. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources}}

{{main|List of Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! episodes{{!}}List of Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! episodes}}

Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! was created by director and producer Ciro Nieli.{{Cite web |last=Inoa |first=Christopher |date=July 19, 2023 |title=Anime helped make Teen Titans one of the 2000s' most important shows |url=https://www.polygon.com/23795036/anime-teen-titans-anniversary-season-watch |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}} In 2003, an executive from Disney accepted the project.

The series is influenced by Japanese animation.{{Cite web |date=October 13, 2017 |title=Jetix estrena nueva serie |url=https://www.infobae.com/2005/05/15/183134-jetix-estrena-nueva-serie/ |access-date=2023-09-22 |website=Infobae |language=es-ES}} It is also inspired by Star Trek, Super Sentai, Power Rangers, Voltron, and Star Wars. Animator and designer Lynne Naylor, who worked on Samurai Jack and Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, served as the art director. Her husband, Chris Reccardi, writer for Samurai Jack and The Powerpuff Girls and additional staff for Tiny Toon Adventures was the assistant director. The art style was a tribute to classic anime, such as Speed Racer, Astro Boy, and Cyborg 009, and was influenced by the works of Ken Ishikawa, Go Nagai, Sanpei Shirato, Shotaro Ishinomori, and Osamu Tezuka. Other crew members include Tad Stones, who also worked on Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, Greg Weisman, creator of Gargoyles, Eric Trueheart, a writer for Invader Zim, Rich Fogel, a writer for Justice League and Pinky and the Brain, Chris Mitchell, who worked on SpongeBob SquarePants(which also involved Tom Kenny and Clancy Brown), and Kevin Hopps, who also worked on Animaniacs. Sebastian Evans composed the score of the show.{{Cite web |last=Trumbore |first=Dave |date=February 18, 2017 |title=Composers Jake Monaco and Sebastian Evans on Their Craft |url=https://collider.com/how-to-get-a-job-as-a-composer/ |access-date=2023-09-22 |website=Collider |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Freedman |first=Richard |date=November 14, 2016 |title=Teenage Mutant Teenage Turtles music to composer's ears |url=https://www.dailydemocrat.com/arts-and-entertainment/20161114/teenage-mutant-teenage-turtles-music-to-composers-ears/ |access-date=2023-09-22 |website=Daily Democrat |language=en-US}} The theme song of Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! is performed by Japanese synthpop/new wave band Polysics.{{Cite web |last=Verne |first=Michelle |date=February 17, 2010 |title=Technicolor pogo punk hits America |url=https://sundial.csun.edu/20741/news/technicolor-pogo-punk-hits-america/ |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=Daily Sundial}}

Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! premiered on ABC Family's Jetix programming block on September 18, 2004.{{Cite web |title=Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! (television) |url=https://d23.com/a-to-z/super-robot-monkey-team-hyperforce-go-television/ |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=D23 |language=en-US}} It also aired on Toon Disney's Jetix block, until the Jetix programming block was taken off of ABC Family in August 2006, and the series began to air exclusively on Toon Disney. The show was planned to air on ABC Kids on September 17, 2005, but it was scrapped. It was shown on Jetix UK from January 1, 2005 until July 22, 2006. In 2005, Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! aired on Champ TV in South Korea.{{Cite web |last=Baisley |first=Sarah |date=April 21, 2005 |title=Jetix Block To Premiere On New Animation Channel In South Korea |url=https://www.awn.com/news/jetix-block-premiere-new-animation-channel-south-korea |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=Animation World Network |language=en}} The entire series was broadcast in the United Kingdom on GMTV's Toonattik. In Ireland, it was released on RTÉ Two as part of "The Den" children's programming block. In 2007, the series was released on Mio TV in Singapore.{{Cite web |last=DeMott |first=Rick |date=August 31, 2007 |title=Disney Brings Videos on Demand to Singapore |url=https://www.awn.com/news/disney-brings-videos-demand-singapore |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=Animation World Network |language=en}}

The series was produced for widescreen, but originally shown cropped due to network restrictions.{{Cite web |last=Baisley |first=Sarah |date=February 10, 2006 |title=Super Robot Monkey Team Episodes Debut in Widescreen |url=https://www.awn.com/news/super-robot-monkey-team-episodes-debut-widescreen |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=Animation World Network |language=en}}

Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! was later made available to stream on Disney+.{{multiref2

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It never got the season sets, but it did had 3 DVD discs with 1 episode that comes with the action figures, they got episodes "Flytor", "Lords of Soturix 7" and "Planetoid Q".{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}

Shreya Suresh Kumar of ComingSoon.net said, "This series has a perfect blend of humor, action, and sci-fi elements, making it an exciting experience. It features a stellar voice cast with Greg Cipes, Kevin Michael Richardson, Tom Kenny, and Kari Wahlgren. It is a series that appeals to everyone, from children to adults."{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Shreya Suresh |date=July 17, 2023 |title=Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!: Where to Watch & Stream Online |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/guides/news/1306543-super-robot-monkey-team-hyperforce-go-where-to-watch-stream-online |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=ComingSoon.net |language=en-US}} Charlotte Gorrell of MovieWeb stated, "It is a great series for the entire family, and a great introduction to science fiction for a young audience. At the same time, the humor in the one-liners appeals to a more adult audience. It uses the same personalities and eccentric imagery that are popular in anime. The futuristic world, mixed with a bright colors and a relatable protagonist, combines into a great family-friendly series."{{Cite web |last=Gorrell |first=Charlotte |date=August 16, 2023 |title=15 American Animated TV Shows That Were Inspired by Japanese Anime |url=https://movieweb.com/american-animated-shows-inspired-by-anime/ |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=MovieWeb |language=en}}

The series was nominated for Best Sound Editing in Television Animated at the 2006 Golden Reel Awards.{{cite web |title=2006 Golden Reel Award Nominees & Recipients: Television |url=http://www.mpse.org/goldenreels/tvnominees.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061001071822/http://www.mpse.org/goldenreels/tvnominees.html |archive-date=October 1, 2006 |access-date=October 1, 2006 |work=Motion Picture Sound Editors}} It was nominated for Best Sound Editing in Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue, ADR and Music for Television Animation at the 2007 Golden Reel Awards.{{multiref2

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In December 2014, across an interview with AnimeSuperhero.com, Ciro Nieli stated, "There's a finale planned for that and I don't know how I'm gonna do it but I swear that I'm gonna do it someday. I can do it as one movie or I can do it as a whole season, it just depends on how much breadth I want to give it. Look at the last episode. You can either pick it up from there or you can go 'Five years later: it's the war of the undead vs the robot chimps.' It's this crazy battlefield where all forces have kinda teamed up against the ultimate evil. It'd be awesome. It's all figured out pretty much. Everyone bugs me about it all the time and I really wanna sit down and tell everybody what happens but I'd rather just make it someday and give it to them. Worst case scenario: before I die I'll do a perfect graphic novel of it and then Disney can sue me posthumously 'cause they now completely own it and that's how it goes. I guess I could make a comic and change the names and hairdos…"{{Cite web |last=White |first=Grant |date=2014-12-05 |title=TMNT Exec. Producer Ciro Nieli Talks Ninja Turtles, Robot Monkeys, and the United Kingdom |url=https://animesuperhero.com/tmnt-exec-producer-ciro-nieli-talks-ninja-turtles-robot-monkeys-united-kingdom/ |access-date=2021-12-15 |website=AnimeSuperhero.com |language=en-US}} In June 2018, Greg Cipes shared one of Ciro Nieli's concept art on Twitter, as it could be either a reboot or continuation for a fifth season, while showing off two new characters set to appear.{{cite tweet|number=1012292533487980544|user=GregCipes|title=There has been many world famous Italian Artist that have changed the world with their works. Geniuses like Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Donatello and my favorite Italian master artist Ciro Nieli! Here Ciro (@superrobot74) is exploring something new with #srmthfg #cgi|first=Greg|last=Cipes|date=June 28, 2018}} As of December 2024, there has yet to be updates about the show's revival.

In March 2025, Greg Cipes announced he has Parkinson's disease as he shared on his Twitter{{Cite web |title=Greg Cipes announcement |url=https://x.com/gregcipes/status/1898097257070915885?s=46&t=evFrDjOz0J56cjwXHKohcA}} it is unknown if he will return to reprise his role as Chiro in the revival.

• In 2005, Majesco published the Game Boy Advance Video Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! - Volume 1.{{Cite news |title=Game Boy Advance Video: Super Robot Monkey Team Hyper Force Go! - Volume 1 |language=en |url=https://thegamesdb.net/game.php?id=55020 |access-date=2023-09-22}}{{Cite web |title=Game Boy Advance Video: Super Robot Monkey Team Hyper Force Go! - Volume 1 Release Information for Game Boy Advance - GameFAQs |url=https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/gba/927238-game-boy-advance-video-super-robot-monkey-team-hyper-force/data |access-date=2023-09-22 |website=GameFAQs}}
• In 2006, Hasbro released several action figures inspired by Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!.{{Cite web |last=Raugust |first=Karen |date=March 9, 2006 |title=Toy Fair Trend: Opportunities for Animators |url=https://www.awn.com/animationworld/toy-fair-trend-opportunities-animators |access-date=2023-09-22 |website=Animation World Network |language=en}}
• In 2012, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles episode "The Weird World of Wyrm" rehashed the same plot to episode "Meet the Wigglenog" and Wigglenog makes a cameo.{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}

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