Águila Roja



Águila Roja (Red Eagle) is a Spanish live action TV show about a masked hero who fights injustice in 17th Century Spain. Best known for its use of Ninja motifs, the show is (according to [[http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/

The series tells the story of Gonzalo de Montalvo, a man who (after being forced into exile to the Far East) learns Ninja-like skills, and then returns to Spain- only to find his wife murdered by a conspiracy known as "La Logia" (The Lodge). Adopting the identity of Águila Roja, he fights the corrupt local Sheriff, Hernán Mejías, and investigates the Lodge's plans- all while raising his young son, Alonso, who is unaware that his father is a hero. He also picks up Saturno, a lovable scoundrel who helps him with his wiles and adds a touch of humor to the otherwise dead-straight show.

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The series is still going after three years (starting on 2009, with its fourth season starting in Spain in September of 2011) and a movie adaptation came out in April 2011.

Tropes in Aguila Roja:

 * Adult Fear: The episode where  is shockingly effective.
 * Anachronism Stew: One of the sound effects for the muskets appears to be the same sound effect for the Sniper Rifle on Halo
 * Anyone Can Die: The number of people killed off in the series is surprisingly high, and includes one child! (not Alonso.)
 * Artistic License Astronomy: Two nights before a solar eclipse there's a full moon. Even Satur says "it's almost full moon", implying it has something to do with the approaching eclipse, which does not: there should be a new moon in the sky.
 * Badass Teacher: Gonzalo.
 * Calling Card: A red feather that Águila leaves at the scene of his attacks.
 * Cain and Abel:.
 * Cold Blooded Torture: Characters actually *die* from it.
 * Disappeared Mom: As in, dead. Alonso blames his father for not being there with her to save her life.
 * Everythings Better With Ninjas
 * Historical Fiction
 * Love Dodecahedron: There are a LOT of love triangles in this show.
 * Loves My Alter Ego
 * McNinja
 * The Movie: Involves an adventure in three European countries.
 * Plucky Comic Relief: Saturno
 * Overprotective Dad: Gonzalo to Alonso, though given their situation, it's to be expected.
 * Shout Out: To El Zorro.
 * And Batman
 * Swashbuckler: Missing the fun side for the most part, but otherwise fits the genre.
 * Wilhelm Scream: At least once each episode