Skeleton Warriors

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Skeleton Warriors was a short-lived Saturday Morning Cartoon made by Landmark Entertainment Group and broadcast by CBS in 1994.

The story is set on the planet Lumimaire, with the Lightstar Crystal as the center of the series. Baron Dark tried to steal it, but he could obtain only half of the Crystal, empowering him with the ability to turn people into zombies the eponymous Skeleton Warriors, while Prince Lightstar, the one who was guarding the crystal, obtained the other half. Then, a battle ensued, in which each side tried to obtain the other's half while guarding its own. Lightstar isn't alone, since his siblings, Joshua (who was closer with Baron Dark until their Karmic Transformation) and Jennifer, and their uncle Ursak formed the Legion of Light. Their half of the crystal gave them many powers, such as energy channelizing (Lightstar), flight (Jennifer/Talyn) and shadow-travelling (Joshua/Grimskull).

Video games for Sony PlayStation and Sega Saturn were released, as was a toyline.

Tropes used in Skeleton Warriors include:

• After the End
• Anti-Hero: Grimskull.
• The Atoner: Grimskull, again.
• Badass Beard: Ursak.
• Badass Biker: Skeletons riding bikes, yeah.
• Badass Family: Two brothers, their sister and their uncle.
  • The Hero: Justin "Prince Lightstar" Steele.
  • The Lancer / The Chick: Jennifer "Talyn" Steele.
  • The Big Guy / The Smart Guy: Joshua "Grimskull" Steele.
  • The Obi-Wan / Team Dad: Ursak, their uncle.
• Black Sheep: Grimskull.
• Bloodless Carnage
• Boring Invincible Hero: Grimskull.
• Capture The Crystal
• Cool Pet: Stalker, Grimskull's wolf
• Dark Is Not Evil: In addition to Grimskull's Bad Powers, Good People tendencies, the series takes a very nuanced approach to the fact that not being too Pure of Heart to be turned into a Skeleton Warrior is not the same as being evil. Having a short temper, a Dark and Troubled Past or even just being willing to fight dirty when the stakes are high enough makes you vulnerable to having the transformation forced upon you, and it's also clear that anyone forcibly skeletonised is also under some level of Mind Control.
• Decapitated Army: Discussed. When a Skeleton Warrior is changed back into a human, Baron Dark can just "reskeletonize" them, but what happens if Baron Dark himself gets changed back?
• Dem Bones: You can reverse the effect of being a Skeleton Warrior by removing the ruby in front of the chest.
• Damsel in Distress: Talon
• Easily Forgiven: The only thing that's between Grimskull and being an enemy of the Legion of Light is that... they're brothers.
• Everything's Deader with Zombies: Or, better yet, with the eponymous Skeleton Warriors.
• Five-Bad Band:
  • Big Bad: Baron Dark.
  • The Dragon: Dagger.
  • The Brute: Aracula.
  • The Evil Genius: Dr. Cyborn.
  • Dark Chick: Shriek.
• Gang of Hats: The Skeleton Warriors, of course!
• Heel Face Turn: Grimskull was with Baron Dark before their Karmic Transformation.
• Immortal Life Is Cheap
• Keep Circulating the Tapes
• La Résistance: The Legion of Light.
• Light Is Good
• Meaningful Name: EVERYWHERE!!!
• Merchandise-Driven
• Names to Run Away From Really Fast: Baron Dark.
• Royals Who Actually Do Something
• Rewarded as a Traitor Deserves: Played with - Baron Dark turns humans that defect to him into skeleton warriors, even if they would be more useful staying The Mole.
• Prince Charming: Lightstar.
• Pulling Themselves Together: The Skeleton Warriors
• Shoulders of Doom: Baron Dark
• Sickly Green Glow: The skycycle engines and weapon blasts of the skeleton warriors.
• Spiritual Successor: To He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, more or less.
• The Necrocracy: Type I, Led by Baron Dark.
• The Virus: Though, you must have some bit of dark in your soul in order to become a Skeleton Warrior.
• Tony Jay: "These are the tales of the Skeleton Warriors!"
• Too Dumb to Live: Dagger
• Warrior Prince: Lightstar.
• We Have Reserves: Baron Dark, because the skeleton warriors Pulling Themselves Together
• Welcome Back, Traitor: The Legion of Light toward Grimskull, no less.
• What Measure Is a Non-Human? / What Measure Is a Mook?: Skeletons are shot without hesitation. Immortal Life Is Cheap though.
• What Measure Is a Non Super: The only use the skeletons see in those that are too good at heart to be converted is as expendable slaves.