Hot Wheels Battle Force 5
Animated series based on Hot Wheels, featuring vehicular combat in Battle Zones.
Hot Wheels Battle Force 5 is an animated science fiction television series created by Mattel, Nelvana, and Nerd Corps Entertainment, based on the Hot Wheels toy line. The series follows expert driver Vert Wheeler as he discovers a dimension called a Battle Zone and assembles a racing team to compete against robotic Sark and animal-like Vandals for Battle Keys that determine the fate of Earth. It aired on Cartoon Network in the United States starting with a two-episode preview on August 24, 2009, and officially debuted on August 29, 2009.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Sports (Auto racing) / Science fiction / Drama
- Based On
- Hot Wheels · Mattel
- Voices
- Kathleen Barr · Michael Dobson · Brian Drummond · Mark Hildreth · Noel Johansen · Alessandro Juliani · Gabe Khouth · Scott McNeil · Colin Murdock · Kira Tozer
- Theme Music Composer
- Spaceman Music Productions
- Open Theme
- "Hot Wheels Battle Force 5"
- End Theme
- "Hot Wheels Battle Force 5" (Instrumental)
- Composer
- Brian Carson
- Country
- United States · Canada
- Language
- English
- Num Seasons
- 2
- Num Episodes
- 52 (+1 movie)
- Executive Producer
- Doug Murphy · Barry Waldo
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Lore & Background
The series centers on Vert Wheeler, who while driving in the Salt Flats encounters a Battle Zone and meets a Sentient named Sage. Together they form Battle Force 5, a team using weaponized vehicles to secure Battle Keys from the Sark and Vandals. The team operates from Vert's garage in Handler's Corners, accessing Battle Zones through tornado-like portals called Storm Shocks. The Battle Zones were created by Sentients, who had blue and red factions living on separate homeworlds until the Vandals took over the blue homeworld. The second season, titled 'Fused,' began airing September 18, 2010, and concludes with the Sentient war ending and the Ancient Ones awakening. The feature film 'Total Revolution' addresses the Ancient Ones, called Karmordials, who created the Sentients and were banished to the Primordiverse. The series does not follow or reference the World Race or AcceleRacers franchises, except for the character Vert Wheeler, and has no continuity with the toy line.
Reader's Guide
Hot Wheels Battle Force 5 represents a significant expansion of the Hot Wheels brand into serialized animated storytelling, following earlier series like Hot Wheels: World Race and AcceleRacers. Produced by Nerd Corps Entertainment, it was their fourth series and aired on Cartoon Network in the United States and internationally. The show introduced a multiverse concept with Battle Zones and a team of drivers using transforming vehicles, which tied into a toy line described on HotWheels.com as allowing vehicles to combine into more powerful machines. The series received Daytime Emmy nominations in 2010 for Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, and Music Direction/Composition, and its marketing team won three awards from the Web Marketing Association's 2010 Internet Advertising Competition. With 52 episodes and a feature film, it provided a complete narrative arc that concluded with the multiverse at peace. Its legacy includes being part of the broader Hot Wheels media franchise, though it maintained no continuity with earlier animated entries or the toy line itself.
Did You Know?
- The series is the fifth produced by Nerd Corps Entertainment, after Dragon Booster (2004), Storm Hawks (2007), League of Super Evil (2009), and Hot Wheels Battle Force 5 (2009).
- A two-episode preview aired on Cartoon Network in the United States on August 24, 2009, with the official debut on August 29, 2009.
- The series was nominated for three 37th Daytime Emmy Awards in Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, and Music Direction/Composition.
- The marketing team won three awards in the Web Marketing Association's 2010 Internet Advertising Competition, including 'Best of Show Online ad.'
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Hot Wheels Battle Force 5?
It is an animated science-fiction TV series produced by Mattel, Nelvana, and Nerd Corps Entertainment that mixes Hot Wheels-style vehicular combat with a story set across parallel dimensions called Battle Zones. The show premiered on Cartoon Network in the United States in late August 2009.
Who is the main character of Hot Wheels Battle Force 5?
Vert Wheeler is a talented driver who accidentally discovers a hidden dimension known as a Battle Zone. He then recruits a racing crew to compete in high-stakes races that decide the future of Earth.
What are Battle Keys in the show?
Battle Keys are powerful artifacts that all competing factions race to collect. Whoever secures them gains the power to determine the fate of Earth, making them the central prize driving the entire plot.
Who are the main villains in Hot Wheels Battle Force 5?
Vert's team faces two rival groups: Sark, a collective of hostile robots, and the Vandals, a tribe of animal-like creatures. Both factions are equally determined to win the Battle Keys and dominate Earth.
When did Hot Wheels Battle Force 5 first air?
Cartoon Network broadcast a two-episode preview on August 24, 2009, followed by the official series debut on August 29, 2009. It was the fifth animated series produced by Nerd Corps Entertainment.
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