Geeky SKAturday: The Aquabats

I've mentioned the Aquabats at least once previously on this blog when I posted one of their cartoons (which I see is now no longer available on YouTube...).  This band is really the primary thing I had in mind when I thought about doing a "Geeky SKAturday" series.  They're a team of heroes from the island nation of Aquabania.  After an attack by the evil Space Monster M, Professor Monty Corndog uses Science to give them powers that will help them defeat their archnemesis.  They also happen to be a band!  They're a pretty perfect convergence of catchy ska tunes, superheroics, and...well, pretty much everything that's fun about being a geek.  Here's one of their older tunes...

You can find episodes of their award-winning, tokusatsu-inspired TV show at the series site HERE and learn more about their story at their wiki over HERE.

And now...let's look at an Aquabat in Light City!

The MC Bat Commander

Pic from The MCBC's wiki entry...

Normal Human  (when asked what power he got from The Professor, he told the kids to "mind their own business")

STR 10    DEX 10    CON 11    INT 13    WIS 10    CHA 10  (I just rolled these...)

1 HD (2 HP)    Saving Throw 17

AC 8[11] (Aquabats rashguard)

Attack:  by weapon

Possesses an Anti-Negativity Helmet to protect vs. negativity, bad vibes, and "playa hataz."

Saturday Evening Cartoon: The Aquabats!

I'm extremely impressed with what the Aquabats have accomplished over the last two decades.  I think it was 1998 that I first became familiar with them, after seeing them open for Reel Big Fish.  They were a lot of fun, something different for the ska kids, and spot-on musically.  In a few years, it seemed, they should be a great memory for all of us...

I never would have guessed that, under the guidance of The MC Bat Commander (aka Christian Jacobs), they'd still be a thing in 2016.  I hope they find someone to pick up their Super Show!...definitely a shame that was cancelled!  Here's a fun animated bit from it...