McNeil as Pelvus and Blokk Jim Byrnes as Grand Vizier Garry Chalk as Emperor Femur Tasha Simms as Lamprey Blu Mankuma as Lord Mantle Tegan Moss as Lady Zera Janyse Jaud as Jewelia Ellen Kennedy as Zuma John Payne as Sternum War Planets toy line The Shadow Raiders series was based on the War Planets toys from Trendmasters. Toys of Planets Ice, Fire, Bone, Rock, Sand, Tek, Water, Reptizar, Remora, the Beast Planet, several Battle Moons and Beast, Bone and Ice Tanks were created. The series is not strictly set around the toys since more worlds than just Rock have Battle Moons. Several toys were brought out that were based on the Shadow Raiders series but they were either figures of the main characters or ships. Episodes Series overview Season 1 (1998) Season 2 (1999) Cancellation The series had originally been planned to have three seasons and 40 episodes in total. But during the exhibition of season two, the toy line had very low sales in Canada. Because of this, despite the series receiving good ratings, the producers decided to cancel it because the series was made to promote the toy line. Due to the cancellation, the third season was not made. Home releases The entire series was released on DVD by ADV Films in the year 2000. The series was spread over six volumes. Bonus features on the DVDs included data files on the characters, animation turnarounds, and a series trailer, featuring original animation not seen in the series. Much like fellow Mainframe Entertainment series ReBoot, the North American DVDs are long out of print and rare, though tend to fetch substantially less than other Mainframe DVDs. Both complete seasons are available in two sets in the United Kingdom. Eight volumes were released in Germany (English + German audio) and six volumes were released in Russia, both also containing all 26 episodes. See also Trendmasters makers of War Planets Mainframe Entertainment producers of Shadow Raiders List of Shadow Raiders characters References External links War Planets toy line 1998 Canadian television series debuts 1999 Canadian television series endings 1990s Canadian animated television series 1990s Canadian science fiction television series Animated television series about extraterrestrial life YTV (Canadian TV channel) original programming Canadian computer-animated television series Works by Len Wein Television series by Corus Entertainment Television series by Rainmaker Studios Canadian children's animated action television series Canadian children's animated space adventure