Maddigan's Quest: Difference between revisions

[[File:51QnQd2iZ2L__SL500_AA300__3122.jpg|frame| The DVD cover - Garland, Lilith, Yves, Maddie and Boomer.]]

 

 

 

Early in the 22nd century, the world underwent a vast and rapid change. The tectonic plates began to shift and rapidly changed the face of the planet, becoming known as the 'Great Chaos'. As a result of these events, the population of Earth plummeted and the governments of the world collapsed. What is left is largely a [[Scavenger World]], where slavery is not uncommon and bandits roam the roads. Only a few cities are left, and of those, fewer still have managed to maintain any kind of order.

 

 

During the Fantasia's journey, two boys and their baby sister [[Time Travel|appear from the future]]. They reveal that they were sent to help the Fantasia in their task; in the original timeline, the troupe was wiped out by scavenger attacks and [[Race Against the Clock|at the Winter Solstice]], the solar converter failed and a dictator known as the Nennog took control of the city, over time reducing it to a radioactive hellhole. But while the younger brother, Eden, seems to be a blessing to the performers with his ability to do magic, something's wrong with his older brother Timon- a dark secret which threatens the Fantasia, their mission, and the future of Solis itself.

 

Sadly the show's fandom was never large, and while there are some isolated fanfics out there, it is now largely unknown.

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* [[Adults Are Useless]] / [[Kid Hero|Kid Heroes]]: Generally, all the adult characters do is drive the trucks, take care of baby Jewel and turn up on occasion to provide a last-minute save- even the adult ''bad guys'' are generally easily defeated.

* [[Alternate Universe]]: At the end, it is revealed that {{spoiler|the Silver Girl is in fact Jewel, trapped between possible futures}}.

* [[Always Second Best]]: [[Unlucky Childhood Friend|Poor Boomer...]]

* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]: Timon, Eden and Jewel (although, being a baby, the latter isn't terribly affected by it).

** [[Conveniently an Orphan]]

** [[Promotion to Parent]]: Played straight with Timon in episode one, then averted when Goneril steps in to look after Jewel and Eden.

** [[Troubled Backstory Flashback]]: Timon's nightmare.

* [[Don't Split Us Up]]: Timon and Eden risk death by plague to stay with Jewel.

* [[The Dragon]]: Ozul

* [[Evil Uncle]]: The Nennog to Timon, Eden and Jewel.

** [[The Hero]]: Garland. (Also crosses with [[Team Mom]].)

** [[The Lancer]]: Timon.

** The Nennog. "It's said the power of the talisman, once matured, will end my reign. Of course the science of prophecy is not well tested, but who wants to take a risk?"

** Also Eden.

** Maska and Ozul are okay with the Nennog {{spoiler|destroying the solar converter}} . . . as long as they're not within the blast radius. (See "Bird Boys".)

* [[Idiot Ball]]: Yves, on occasion.

* [[Kid From the Future|Kids From The Future]]: Whether or not the siblings will survive the changes to the future is something that frequently comes up, particularly in the latter half of the series.

* [[Middle Child Syndrome]]: Inverted- it's Timon who's jealous of Eden.

* [[Musicalis Interruptus]]: In the episode "Gramth", Lilith tries singing her "Rainbow" song, but gets interrupted each time. It becomes a kind of [[Running Gag]] throughout the episode as she never gets to finish her song.

* [[The Nicknamer]]: Maska (though he's not exactly creative with it, referring to Boomer, Lilith and Garland as Annoying Boy, Singing Girl and Fighting Girl respectively). Boomer calls him Metal Man.

* [[No One Gets Left Behind]]: Part of the 'Fantasia Way', invoked by a horrified Garland when Yves and Maddie suggest abandoning the sick in ''Plague'', {{spoiler|and again on Timon's behalf in ''Laketown'', although he eventually convinces the others to leave him behind}}.

* [[Posthumous Character]]: Ferdie

* [[Secret Diary]]: Garland's original diary was found by rebels from the future Solis, who gave it to Timon as a way of knowing how to prevent the Nennog's takeover.

* [[Set Right What Once Went Wrong]]: The reason why Eden and Timon came back.

* [[Static Character]]: Lilith. Even after {{spoiler|Garland causes a change in the timelines ''again''.}}

'''Timon''': [[Lampshading|Lilith's still Lilith.]] }}

* [[Sweet Tooth]]: Lilith, again. Her love for sweets even gets her into trouble (see STRIHC above).

* [[Unwitting Pawn]]: {{spoiler|Timon (see [[Face Monster Turn]] above), although just how unwitting he is is up for debate...}}

* [[Viewers Are Goldfish]]: After ''Newton'', the flashback section at the start included the fact that the Fantasia had managed to get the solar converter for several episodes. Apparently the fact that various people were fighting over it wasn't enough to let us remember it on our own.

 

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