"ThunderCats" (1985) Was Part Of My Escapist Childhood
There's always that desire for escapism. School can be boring but if facing danger involved learning newer stuff than just getting stuck in the classroom then why not? Part of my childhood was watching ThunderCats (1985) and I didn't watch that reboot. This show featured humanoid cats who escaped to the Third Earth. My favorite was Lion-O maybe because he was the leader or he endured the most hardship. I can't be sure why Lion-O was my favorite. There are times I preferred some sideline character like how Vegeta is my all-time favorite character in Dragon Ball Z or how Zero is my favorite in the Megaman X series. The orignal season had Tygra (who can become invisible and master of mind tricks), Panthro (whose design may have inspired Kintaro in Mortal Kombat II ), Cheetara who was a female version of Flash, and the twins Wily Kit and Wily Kat. Lion-O started off as a child but due to some malfunction in the capsules - he became a man-child. It gets interesting how Lion-O...