Hot Wheels: Battle Force 5 (formerly BattleRacers) is an American 3D CGI animated television series created by Nelvana Limited and Nerd Corps. in partnership with Mattel. The US-version of the series debuted on Cartoon Network on August 28, 2009. There were two seasons, with the last episode airing on July 16, 2011. A Latin American exclusive TV movie was also released in 2012.
The first trailer for the series was released on the official Battle Force 5 website on June 25, 2009.
The show features the epic adventures of a team of teen drivers, protecting the Earth against aliens and robots in amazing, interdimensional battlezones!
Plot and Setting[]
One day driving out in the Salt Flats, expert driver Vert Wheeler comes across an artificial dimension called a Battle Zone, where he meets a life form called a Sentient named Sage. Together, they assemble a racing team equipped with state-of-the-art weaponized vehicles to compete against the Sark and the Vandals in the Battle Zones for the devices that control the zones called Battle Keys to determine the fate of the Earth.
Battle Force 5 lives on the planet Earth at Vert's garage/race circuit at a town called Handler's Corners. When Tornado-like portals called Storm Shocks appear, they provide access to dimensions in the Multiverse called Battle Zones. All Battle Zones have a Battle Key that allows access to the home world of the ones who accessed the Zone through Storm Shocks. This obligates Battle Force 5 to secure the Keys before the Vandals or the Sark in prevention of them taking over Earth.
Battle Zones were created by the Sentients by using nanotech, There are two types of Sentients: Blue and Red. The two types lived in two separate Homeworlds which were taken over by the Sark and Vandals. Throughout the story, Battle Force 5 encounter situations that make them access the Vandal, Sark, and Sentient homeworlds.
Series Overview[]
| Season: | Episodes: | premiere: | end: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | August 24th, 2009 | June 26th, 2010 |
| 2 | 26 | September 18th, 2010 | July 16th, 2011 |
| Full Revolution | 2 | November 21st, 2012 | November 21st, 2012 |