Dragon Hunters

Dragon Hunters (French: *Chasseurs de dragons*) is an animated fantasy comedy television series created by Arthur Qwak and produced by the French company Futurikon, in co-production with France 3, Super RTL, RTL-TVI (season 1) and Your Family Entertainment (formerly RTV Family Entertainment for season 1), with participation from Canal J, VRT (season 1) and GA&A (season 2), in association with Carrimages (season 1). The series follows two hired hunters navigating a medieval world of floating land masses plagued by a wide variety of monsters called dragons. A 3-D feature film and a videogame set in the same universe have also been released.

Set in a medieval world of floating land masses, the story centers on Gwizdo and Lian-Chu, two professional dragon hunters who have known each other since childhood. They are perpetually broke and must stay at the Snoring Dragon Inn until they land their next dragon-hunting contract to pay their rent. The inn is run by Jeanneline, a three-time divorcee with two daughters; one daughter is also a professional dragon hunter who rarely visits.

Lian-Chu is a muscular, sword-wielding warrior who does the actual dragon slaying. Unlike Gwizdo, he is kindhearted and honorable, and he enjoys knitting. It is revealed that a dragon killed his parents, and later that his uncle failed to warn the village of the dragon’s approach. Lian-Chu can only count to ten and cannot read, so he relies on Gwizdo for these tasks. In the French version, he is voiced by Alexis Victor (season 1), Thierry Desroses (season 2), and Vincent Lindon (movie); in English, by Harry Standjofski (season 1) and Forest Whitaker (movie).

Gwizdo is the group’s brains, negotiating contracts with terrified villagers. He is small, gangly, and speaks with a New York or New Jersey accent. He and Lian-Chu grew up together in an orphanage called Mother Hubbard’s Farm. Gwizdo is greedy, cowardly, egotistical, cynical, and unsympathetic, often abusing their pet dragon Hector with violence and insults. However, he has a hidden good heart, brought out by Lian-Chu, Zaza, or other close friends. His egotism stems from a miserable childhood at the orphanage, where he was bullied and called names for being scared. He is the only one who can read, write, and count, so Lian-Chu and Jeanneline depend on him for business. He also pilots their airship, the St.