Dragon Booster was a Canadian animated series that lasted three seasons from 2004 to 2006. It was aired in the Toon Disney network in the U.S. and was created by Rob Travalino and Kevin Mowrer.
The animated series used the toon shading technique that renders a paper-like texture to emulate a comic book’s style.
Plot Summary
It tells Artha Penn’s adventure, a normal 16-year-old stable boy chosen by the dragon Beaucephalis to become the legendary hero who will save the planet by uniting the dragons and humans for all eternity.
In a world where humans and dragons live together in harmony, a powerful man consumed by greed seeks to attain world domination. He will not stop at anything to impend the Dragon-Human war that will destroy the planet so that he can rule the remainder of humanity.
Dragon Booster Season 1
Beaucephalis is a mighty dragon reared by Connor Penn, Artha’s father. When Paynn tried to steal the extinct dragon breed, he failed, but Artha’s father disappeared right after.
The newly chosen Dragon Booster needs to take care of himself by racing in the All-City Races to obtain money and train to become a Dragon racer.
He then met Mortis, a mysterious Dragon Priest who became his mentor to help him fulfill his destiny as the legendary hero.
Dragon Booster Season 2
The season opens with Cyrano being possessed by Samurox, the ancient leader of the Blue Draconium Empire. He then ordered every single blue dragon to war.
Darkness fell in Dragon City in the finale as the powerful Shadow Booster, Drakkus, returned to commence his ultimate evil plan.
Dragon Booster Season 3
In this final season, Artha was thrown into the deepest part of the city, the Waste Lands of Loan.
The legendary hero’s life is in jeopardy as the Prophecy, a black-hearted dragon attempts to ambush him to prevent humans from controlling the dragons.
The season and the entire series ended with Artha competing in the Dragonball Elimination Challenge in the Dragon City Racing Academy.
Watch more animated movies about dragons, like, How to Train Your Dragon.
Dragon Booster Characters:
Artha Penn
Son of Connor and Fira Penn, he is the ultimate Dragon racer with a challenging task to save the world from an imminent Dragon-Human War,
Beaucephalis
He is a Gold Draconium dragon, which is an extinct breed. Beaucephalis, or Beau, is the last of his kind and the only dragon who can use all Draconium gear colors.
Word Paynn
Father of Moordryd Paynn and the ultimate villain in the series. He is powerful as he owns Paynn Inc., a big business producing gears for dragon racing.
Connor Penn
Owner of Penn Stables, an establishment that raises and trains dragons. He is most notable for breeding Beaucephalis, the most valuable dragon in the entire series. As he went missing, Connor disguised himself as Mortis Dragon Priest.
Moordryd Paynn
Moordryd is the Son of Word Paynn and the leader of the Dragon Eye Crew. As a loyal son, he follows his father’s orders and embarks on dangerous missions for him to attain world domination.
Lance Penn
He is Artha’s kind-hearted younger brother and a Penn Racing Crew member.
Parmon Sean
Best friend of Artha, he plays as a valuable member of Penn Racing Crew as he has profound knowledge of configuration and modification of gears.
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