Gormiti (2008 TV series)

Did You Know?

• A new CGI series titled Gormiti Nature Unleashed began airing in Italy in 2012, followed by a third series in 2018.
• There were already over 200 Gormiti licensed toys on the market in Brazil before the television show appeared.
• The series was well known among boys in Brazil long before the television show appeared.

Characters

Toby Tripp is the older brother of Nick and holds the title of Lord of Water. He is voiced by Paolo De Santis in Italian, Sam Riegel in English, and Emmanuel Garijo in French. Toby would rather transform into a Gormiti than stay behind as a Keeper in the Primal Pad. His powers let him control water and breathe underwater. In the episode "Curse of the Crown," it is shown that he has a fear of spiders, and in "Going Buggy," he must face that fear directly to rescue his friends, which allows him to overcome it. Nick Tripp, voiced by Massimo Di Benedetto in Italian, Brian Beacock in English, and Hervé Grull in French, is Toby's younger brother. He acts as a contrast to Toby, being smart, neat, and careful to follow proper behavior and rules both on Earth and in Gorm. As the Lord of the Earth, Nick can manipulate rocks and stones. Lucas Wanson, voiced by Federico Zanandrea in Italian, Ogie Banks in English, and Alexandre Nguyen in French, is an eleven-year-old boy who loves nature. As the Lord of the Forest, he has the ability to control trees and plants. He does not notice that Gina has feelings for him. Jessica Herleins, voiced by Patrizia Mottola and Marcella Silvestri in Italian, Melissa Fahn in the first twenty-six episodes of the English dub, Kate Higgins in episodes twenty-seven through sixty-five, Laura Bailey in episode fifty-three, and Delphine Braillon in French, is the Lord of Air and Gina's best friend. She is often caught up in fashion-related activities, but she always supports her friends and does not hesitate to put herself in danger to save them when trouble comes. Razzle, voiced by Graziano Galoforo in Italian, Brian Beacock in English, and Christophe Lemoine in French, is a smart dinosaur given the job by the Old Sage of finding the Lords of Nature. He lives in the Primal Pad and serves as a guide for the children, connecting Earth and Gorm. Paula Pickney, voiced by Colleen O'Shaughnessey in English and Laura Préjean in French, is a girl who tries to capture the Lords because she thinks they are aliens. In the episode "Slip Rift," a huge whirlwind takes her to Gorm, where she discovers that Toby, Lucas, Nick, and Jessica are the Lords. She manages to take photos as proof of their existence, but the images are erased before she can show them to anyone.

Broadcast

The series first aired on Italia 1 in Italy and Canal J in France on 27 October 2008. It later aired on 5 October 2009 on Cartoon Network in the United States, on Nickelodeon in the UK, and on Disney XD in Latin America in 2011. The second season returned to the USA and Canada in Summer 2012. On 3 January 2011, Giochi Preziosi Group launched the series in Brazil, where it became the number one show on TV Globinho.