Generator Rex

Generator Rex
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Genre	Action Science fiction Comedy-Drama
Created by	Man of Action
Written by	Man of Action Scott Sonneborn Paul Giacoppo Alexx Van Dyne James Felder Rob Hoegee Eugene Son Ken Pontac Tad Stones
Directed by	Chris Graham Rick Morales Seung-Hyung Oh Sam Montes Kenji Ono John Fang Rob Hoegee
Voices of	Daryl Sabara Troy Baker Grey DeLisle John DiMaggio Jennifer Hale Wally Kurth Freddy Rodriguez Fred Savage J. K. Simmons Hynden Walch
Theme music composer	Orange
Opening theme	"Revolution", performed by Orange
Composer(s)	Kevin Manthei
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	60 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	For Cartoon Network Studios: Brian A. Miller and Jennifer Pelphrey For Cartoon Network: Tramm Wigzell, Rob Swartz (Season 1–2), and Rob Sorcher
Producer(s)	Ryan Slater John Fang (supervising producer)
Running time	23 minutes
Production company(s)	Cartoon Network Studios
Distributor	Cartoon Network
Release
Original network	Cartoon Network
Picture format	480i SDTV 1080i HDTV
Audio format	Dolby Digital 5.1
Original release	April 23, 2010 (2010-04-23) – January 3, 2013 (2013-01-03)
Chronology
Related shows	Ben 10
External links
Website

Generator Rex is an American science fiction "nanopunk" action animated television series created by Man of Action Studios for Cartoon Network. John Fang of Cartoon Network Studios serves as supervising director. It is inspired by the comic M. Rex, published by Image Comics in 1999. The series premiered in the United States on April 23, 2010, on Cartoon Network. Generator Rex is rated TV-PG-V. The last episode of the series aired January 3, 2013.

Plot

Five years prior to the series, a massive explosion released high concentrations of nanites into the atmosphere, infecting almost every living thing on Earth. These nanites may randomly activate inside their hosts, mutating the subject into a monster known as an E.V.O. (short for "Exponentially Variegated Organism"). Though some E.V.O.s retain human-level sanity, intelligence, and memory and are in full control of their special E.V.O. abilities, most go violently berserk and cause widespread chaos and destruction. An international organization known as Providence exists to combat the E.V.O. threat.

Rex is a fifteen-year-old (sixteen, later on in the series) amnesiac teenager who is an E.V.O. Unlike most E.V.O.s, he lacks any physical deformation but forgets about his past. He is also able to control his active nanites, allowing him to manifest a wide variety of various bio-mechanical abilities and powers. However, Rex is truly unique because he has the ability to deactivate nanites inside other E.V.O.s, effectively curing them of their monstrous mutations. Working for Providence under Agent Six, Rex uses his unique abilities to stop and cure rampant E.V.O.s. His archenemy is Van Kleiss, an E.V.O. scientist who hates and despises Providence. He believes nanite mutations are a gift and should be utilized accordingly. Van Kleiss is connected not only to the original Event which released the nanites upon the Earth, but to Rex himself. Though it was never stated Rex may have the ability to turn himself into the mechanical E.V.O. in the episode "Promises, Promises" in season one, this was shown to be theoretically possible when Rex started combining his E.V.O. powers so if he were to combine them all it could make him into the giant bio-mechanical E.V.O. previously seen and mentioned.

Characters

Main article: List of Generator Rex characters

Episodes

Main article: List of Generator Rex episodes

Generator Rex currently does not air on Cartoon Network. Episodes 54 through 60 were released on iTunes for purchase before they aired. The episodes "Hermanos" and "Enemies Mine" are currently unaired.

Seasons		Episodes	First aired	Last aired
	1	21	April 23, 2010 (2010-04-23)	December 10, 2010 (2010-12-10)
	2	19	February 4, 2011 (2011-02-04)	November 4, 2011 (2011-11-04)
	3	20	November 11, 2011 (2011-11-11)	January 3, 2013 (2013-01-03)

Crossovers

Main article: Ben 10/Generator Rex: Heroes United

On July 11, 2011, the schedule for the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con revealed that during Cartoon Network's panel, a crossover special between the Ben 10 and Generator Rex series titled Ben 10/Generator Rex: Heroes United would be discussed. During the conference, show creators "Man of Action" revealed that the crossover would be a special, extended episode of Generator Rex, which aired on November 25, 2011. The double-length special revolved around Ben and Rex fighting a villain, originally created by Rex's older brother Caesar, the Alpha Nanite.

Cast

• Daryl Sabara - Rex Salazar
• Troy Baker - Van Kleiss, Biowulf, Agent Weaver, Roswell
• Grey DeLisle - Dr. Rebecca Holiday, ZAG-RS, Girl E.V.O, Co-Pilot, Rhodes, Diane Farah, Isabella, Violeta Salazar
• John DiMaggio - Bobo Haha, Skalamander, Architect, Jungle Cat E.V.O., Pete Volkov, Robo-Bobo Haha, Two-Headed E.V.O. (Michael), Hunter Cain, Dark Figure, Providence Agent, Huckster, Vostok
• Wally Kurth - Agent Six, Captain Calan
• Freddy Rodriguez - Dr. César Salazar
• Tara Sands - Circe
• Fred Savage - Noah Nixon
• J. K. Simmons - White Knight
• Hynden Walch - Breach

Broadcast

The series first aired in India on January 16, 2011. In September 2013, the series made its US debut on Boomerang.

Other media

Home video

Warner Home Video released Volume 1 DVD, a two-disc set that contains the first nine episodes of the series on October 19, 2010.

Video game

A video game, entitled Generator Rex: Agent of Providence has been developed for Wii, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, and Xbox 360. The game was released on November 1, 2011, in the United States, published by Activision. The plot involves Van Kleiss attempting to find blueprints to build an Omega-One Nanite. All voice actors reprise their roles from the series. Agent of Providence was given an E10+ rating by ESRB. The game was also scored by the series' composer, Kevin Manthei.

Toy line

Mattel has produced a toy line based on the series. For the main figures each is approximately 4 inches tall and packaged with an ordinary day E.V.O. There were also deluxe figures, EVO attack packs, as well as other waves and lines that were never released including a line from MEGA Bloks was announced (in 2010) featuring construction sets.

Publications

Cartoon Network has featured Generator Rex and Ben 10 in their and DC Comics's Cartoon Network: Action Pack comic books. Two 3D picture books (featuring cardboard 3D glasses) "EVOs and Heroes," a whole analysis on characters and their abilities and "The Swarm," an adaption of the episode of the same name, where Rex must fight insect E.V.O.s that feed on metal, have also been released. For beginning readers, the story "Leader of the Pack" is also based on an episode and features Rex and Bobo being captured and locked in an underground prison cell.

In February 2013, IDW Publishing announced a partnership with Cartoon Network to produce comic books and issues based on its properties. Generator Rex along with Ben 10 was one of the titles announced to be published.

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result
2010	62nd Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Individual in Animation	Chu-Hui Song and Nora Murphy-Breden for the episode "The Day That Changed Everything"	Won

See also

• M. Rex

External links

• Official website
• Man of Action's official web
• Providence's official web, Providence wants You!
• Official web, living with nanites
• Generator Rex at IMDb