Legends of Chima


Legends of Chima is a 3D animated television series based on the Lego theme of Lego Legends of Chima toy series from The Lego Group and broadcast on the Cartoon Network. It began with 2 episodes airing on January 16, 2013, with the Season 1 finale on December 5, 2013.
On March 15, 2014, season 2 premiered on Cartoon Network and ended on April 19, 2014.
Season 3 aired on August 9, 2014 and ended on November 22, 2014.

Plot

Chima is a pristine realm filled with tribes consisting of various anthropomorphic animals ranging from the Lions, Crocodiles, Eagles, Gorillas, Wolves, Ravens, Rhinos, Bears, Beavers, Scorpions, Spiders, Bats, Saber-Tooth Tigers, Mammoths, Vultures, Phoenixes, Tigers, Leopards, Ice Bears, and other animals.

Season 1: Power of the Chi

When young Prince Cragger loses his parents in the Gorge of Eternal Depth and becomes king of the Crocodile Tribe, his sister Crooler uses Persuader Plants to force him to do whatever she wants. His former best friend, Prince Laval of the Lion Tribe, becomes his worst enemy. Thus, a terrible war breaks out between the eight animal tribes over the powerful Chi, a substance that can both sustain life and destroy it. Before the final battle a black cloud stops the Chi falls making Cragger blame Laval for it. At the final battle, since Crooler has run out of Persuader Plants and Laval fakes his death, Cragger is emotionally moved and apologizes for everything he has done. It is revealed that Laval faked his death to find the Crocodile legend beast, along with Cragger's mother.

Season 2: Quest for the Legend Beasts

When the Crawlers use the advantages of the war for the Chi to steal the Chi from Mount Cavora, the eight heroes of Chima must travel to the Outlands to rescue the eight Legend Beasts, which are the keys to restarting Mount Cavora. After the defeat of the Crawlers, Chima becomes a peaceful land, but not for long.

Season 3: Legend of the Fire Chi

As a threat of the Ancient Hunter Tribes emerge, the heroes of Chima must find the legendary Fire tribes and unlock the new Fire CHI power to turn up the heat and stop the Ice tribes from freezing all of Chima. Towards the end of the battles with the Hunter Tribes, the heroes begin their quest for the 8 Fire Wings, the only things powerful enough to stop the Hunter Tribes. The heroes eventually find all 9 and spark another Great Illumination. Because of this, everything is fixed. The lands are no longer covered in ice and even the Hunter Tribes were healed of their rotting flesh as well as the corruption in their hearts. Chima, once again, becomes a peaceful land with the threat from other dangerous species. The final scene of episode 41 reveals that Chima is a realm of a giant floating continent hovering above on an even larger unknown world.

Characters

The Lion Tribe

The Lion Tribe resides in the Lion Temple at the base of Mount Cavora where they harvest and equally distribute the Chi to all the Animal Tribes. The Lion Tribe's vehicles, buildings, and monuments are often colored in an orange-yellow with brown manes and tan accents.
The Eagle Tribe live in the Eagle Spire. The Eagle Spire has no windows, doors, or streets because Eagles can fly, making it unnecessary. They are known to fly without vehicles and be analytical. The Eagle Tribe's vehicles are colored blue and white with yellow beaks.
The Gorilla Tribe are known to have a passion for flowers and fruits, and they live in the Gorilla Forest. They often say the word "dude," which according to Laval has over 1500 meanings in their language. Their homes hang from trees and are made from fruit. The Gorillas are all practitioners of the art of "mellowness" and seek to achieve enlightenment atop a "Tower Flower," a massive flower that they cause to grow.
The Crocodile Tribe reside in the Swamps of Chima hideout which is the source of a gas that can be used in conjunction with a gel to create a torch-weapon. Crocodiles believe in their version of the Great Story that life in Chima was created by the "Mother of Mud," whose name they invoke as an expression of astonishment or frustration. The vehicles used by the Crocodile Tribe often use olive green as a base color with transparent red windshields, if any, with accents of dark red.
The Bear Tribe is one of the tribes of Chima that are allied with the Lions. The Bear Tribe are very sleepy and can sleep under any circumstances. Because of this, they sleep through many battles and even fall asleep during Speedorz races. As such, the other tribes often consider them to be lazy. In fact, the Bears are able to use sleep to enter a dream world that allows them to communicate with each other and the Bear Legend Beast. The Bear Tribe later shows off a blind fury side in battle when the Ice Bear Tribe is awakened.
The Wolf Tribe is a nomadic tribe that has little need for a leader because as a pack they all think similarly. However, they do choose one wolf to handle negotiations with "the others" they come in contact with. The Wolf Tribe is destructive and several of their members are known for loving to inflict pain. The Wolves revere a great "Mother Wolf" whose "Mother Tooth" was left to them to provide light in darkness and thus is treated as a sacred artifact. The Wolf Tribe's vehicles are colored in gray, black, and dark red.
The Raven Tribe is the sneakiest tribe in Chima and reside in the Raven's Junkyard like a city in the desert. They all act like thieves and they have an attraction to shiny objects. The vehicles of the Raven Tribe are often gliders colored black, dark red, and purple.
The Rhino Tribe is the dumbest tribe in Chima. They reside in a quarry where they are known to bash rocks. The Rhinos don't know that the world is made of rocks and they think that rocks can make them rich. It has also been shown that the Rhinos can be bribed to anyone's side by giving them rocks. They appear to be very fond of the Mammoth Tribe, though this is only seen when their intelligence isn't boosted by the Rhino Legend Beast's presence.
The Beaver Tribe act like construction workers and are always working on their dam. They are very strange as the thought of having a vacation from work is horrible to them. Although the Beaver Tribe are neutral during the various conflicts occurring in Chima, they have helped out many tribes on different occasions.
The Crawlers are the result of the Crocodiles' Chi Orbs that Laval threw into a gorge exposing a bunch of Scorpions, Bats, and Spiders. They were responsible for capturing the Legend Beasts and Crominus. All of their lasers and weapons are green. The Crawlers were soon frozen by the spreading ice produced by the Ice Hunters, but were soon melted out of the ice by Flinx and later ejected from the glaciers.

The Scorpion Tribe

The Scorpion Tribe appears to be the leading tribe of the Crawlers. They have some sort of venom in their tails which allows them to control minds which they once used it to control the Raven and Wolf Legend Beast. Razar described the venom of the Scorpion Tribe to be similar to a Persuader Plant. The Scorpions believe the "Great Scorpion" dropped Chi Orbs from the sky. They worship the Great Scorpion by building a statue by using Golden Chi stolen by the Raven Legend Beast. The Scorpions live in a camp in the Outlands.
The Bat Tribe is part of the Crawlers. They are the only tribe of the Crawlers which have wings which enables them to fly without machines and helicopters. They are the tribe that caused Mount Cavora to stop flowing Chi. They were called the "Black Cloud" when this happened as they can split into many bats. They appear very little as regular bats and have a minor role with little authority in the Crawlers. Individual Bats have not been shown speaking clearly. However, the Chima Online shorts reveal that the Bats who make up the Black Cloud can communicate in a single understandable voice. Scorm was also shown listening to a whispered report from a Bat soldier. Whether this indicates that Bats can communicate in the same tongue as the other Tribes or have their own language that Scorm can understand is unknown.
The Spider Tribe is part of the Crawlers. They can spin webs from their legs and shoot them at enemies. The Spider Tribe used their webs to trap many Legend Beasts. Like the Scorpions, they originally believed that a great creature was responsible for providing them with Chi that led to their evolution which was actually Laval. However, they believe in a Great Spider rather than a Scorpion even though it was a Lion.
The Ice Tribes are a group of tribes that specialize in ice attacks. As a result of them using Ice Powers and being frozen in the Gorge of Eternal Depth of Ice upon being defeated by the Phoenix Tribe, each of the Ice Hunters lost their flesh and gained exposed bones. The Ice Tribes want to freeze all of Chima so that they can live in cold temperatures. At the end of "The Heart of Cavora," the Ice Hunters are purified by the Illumination which restored their lost flesh and got rid of their exposed bones.

The Saber-Toothed Tiger Tribe

The Saber-Tooth Tiger Tribe is the leading tribe of the Ice Hunters.
The Mammoth Tribe are the strongest warriors of the Ice Hunters, but also the most simple-minded. As such, they developed an unlikely friendship with the Rhino Tribe during one battle.
The Vulture Tribe are the extremely patient master spies of the Ice Hunters.
The Ice Bear Tribe is the fourth tribe in the Ice Hunters. They are described to be mad and uncontrollable. When they were first awakened, the Ice Bear Tribe found themselves locked in combat with the Bear Tribe as a side effect of their awakening.
The Fire Tribes are tribes of animals that are classed as the "teachers" or the Guardians of Chima. The members of the Fire Tribe specialize in the use of Fire Chi.

The Phoenix Tribe

The Phoenix Tribe is the leading tribe of the Fire Tribes, and the oldest and most advanced tribe in Chima. Their Phoenix Temple is located on Mount Cavora, and has been since ancient times when Cavora was an ordinary mountain. Anciently, the Phoenix took it upon themselves to educate the other tribes and aid them in their advancement. However, Sir Fangar of the Saber-Tooth Tiger Tribe became corrupted by his new knowledge and led his own tribe, the Mammoth Tribe and the Vulture Tribe in a war against the rest of Chima. In order to stop them, the Phoenix used eight ancient artifacts to produce the "Illumination" which reverted Chima to a primordial state and trapped the Ice Hunters in the Gorge of Eternal Depth in ice. Mount Cavora was lifted into the sky and surrounded by an energy field, which isolated the Phoenix Tribe from the new "Earthborn" tribes below. It also began absorbing moisture from the air and producing the Chi falls that fell to the surface. The Phoenix Tribe carved the mouths of the falls into shapes resembling the eight new major tribes and their Legend Beasts. The Phoenix Tribe remained separate from Chima and its affairs....until the Ice Hunters escaped from their icy imprisonment.
The Tiger Tribe are the militaristic members of the Fire Tribes. Some of them serve as the Fire Tribe's guards.
The following characters do not fit the category of the other tribes:
The Legend Beasts are a group of animals that did not drink the Chi from Mount Cavora and have left Chima in where they were prophesied to return there when they are needed the most. The Legend Beasts are listed in order of appearance.

Season 1: Power of the Chi (2013)

Season 2: Quest for the Legend Beasts (2014)

Season 3: Legend of the Fire Chi (2014)

Mini Movies

A series of Mini Movies of extra adventures in the land of CHIMA were uploaded on the Lego website and YouTube channel. A selection of them appeared on special Season 1 Part 1 DVD releases.

Crossover

Lego Ninjago

1.
In the Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu, the realm of Chima appears to be one of the many multiple realms alongside with the realm of Ninjago. When Lloyd and Morro have teleported themselves there with the Realm Crystal, surprises the local population, before teleporting themselves away and leaving a shocked Laval behind them.
2.
In The , The Beavers of Legends of Chima Appear After Master Wu and P.I.X.A.L Opened A Portal Trying to Reach the Ninjas in the Never Realm by the Help of Mistaki's Travelers Tea

Cast

The series premiere was watched by 1.5 million viewers, making it the 10th highest rated show overall on cable that night.

Awards

Soundtrack

The music for Legends of Chima was written by Danish composer Anthony Lledo who had worked together with Peder Pedersen on the director's Indiana Jones and Star Wars themed Lego shorts. The music was awarded the 2013 Cue Award for Best Television Score and has been released on two soundtrack albums by MovieScore Media.
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