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Chronicled in both live-action and animated storylines, The Aquabats! Super Show! follows the adventures of The Aquabats, a group of superhero rock musicians who travel the countryside on a self-appointed mission to fight evil, destroy boredom and seek justice for all, protecting the world from the villains and creatures who threaten to destroy it.
The Aquabats consist of singer The MC Bat Commander (Christian Jacobs), the swaggering leader of the group, bassist Crash McLarson (Chad Larson), who can grow up to 50 feet in size, keyboardist Jimmy the Robot (James Briggs), a humanoid android, drummer Ricky Fitness (Richard Falomir), who has the power of super speed, and guitarist EagleBones Falconhawk (Ian Fowles), who wields a laser-powered electric guitar and an invisible spirit eagle named "The Dude".[4] Despite their superhuman strengths and abilities, The Aquabats are quite bumbling, disorganized, and sometimes cowardly when faced with danger; this has in fact led them to be labeled "the world's most inept superheroes". The band lives and travels by way of their "Battletram", a modified recreational vehicle which, despite its small exterior, has an implausibly massive interior (similar to the TARDIS from Doctor Who), which contains, among many things, a science lab, a command center, and a living room.
As of the first season, there has been no concrete explanation for The Aquabats' origins, though series co-creator Jacobs has explained that the group's backstory is intentionally left vague for the sake of the viewer's imagination: "We're always trying to explain to adults why...why is this happening or why is that happening, whereas with kids they just accept it. 'There's five guys. This is what each of the five guys does. There are monsters. They're gonna try to fight them'. It's so simple. And I think that's why it's so awesome with kids — they just take it and run with it".
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