SpaceWar 101

SpaceWar 101 is an American animated comic science fiction series created by Ralf Hat and Ben Dover for Kingson. The show sets in a war-stricken alien galaxy and follows the young cadets of a military academy, who must overcome the deadly challenges of life to ready themselves to replace the older generation and continue the ongoing perpetual warfare. The show ran for five seasons, starting from December 12, 2015 to May 30, 2020. A feature film entitled SpaceWar 101: Final Conquest is intended to conclude the story, and was originally set to release on August 14, 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a new release date is pending.

Setting
SpaceWar 101 takes place in Terron, a war-torn galaxy.

Synopsis
The series follows two orphaned brothers Zork and Zoid, who live with their war veteran uncle on a devastated rural landscape in Xaador. The two attend a mandatory military school alongside their many peers, with the intention on training to be the next generation of soldiers who will continue their empire's endless battle for galactic conquest.

Squadron Beta

 * Zork: The main protagonist who seems to lack any form of rational thought. Contrary to the miserable and chaotic state of the galaxy, Zork seems to maintain an upbeat and overly optimistic personality which consistently
 * Zoid: Being the eldest child, Zoid is pressured in taking much responsibility over himself and Zork, despite his incompetence and lack of leadership skills.
 * Xera: A cephalopodic
 * Goron:
 * Merna:
 * Unit-Beta: Squadron Beta's indolent, wisecracking supply unit droid, designated with aiding and interacting with the team during their missions.

Squadron Alpha

 * Krogüll:
 * Jez: An insectoid
 * Desa:
 * Luungi:
 * Unit-Alpha: The supply unit droid for Squadron Alpha; An updated version of Unit-Beta, and a more useful

Inhabitants of the Xaador Empire

 * Headmaster Ondu: The prime educator and head chief of the academy who normally appears to the students as a hologram. He dictates every aspect of the school from his control room office and runs it with an iron fist, asserting utmost discipline onto those who dare step out of line. He occasionally takes orders from Xaador's all-powerful monarch, the Decalord.
 * Uncle Fer: A military veteran and widely recognized war hero on Xaador, and Zoid and Zork's uncle and guardian.
 * The Slavedrivers:

Xaador Imperial Body

 * The Decalord:
 * Princess Lalon: The warrior princess of Xaador; the daughter of the Decalord.

Other inhabitants of Terron

 * Lord Darreer, The King of Madness:
 * Yog-Sothoth and Shub-Niggurath: Eldritch abominations. Although being capable of destroying galaxies and devouring planets with their omnipotent capabilities, the two beings remain neutral within the war, and don't seem to care at all to intervene in Terron's affairs. They are also the overprotective parents of Xera, who constantly shower her with affection and are generally benevolent and pacifistic despite their horrific presence.
 * Reznokk:
 * Prisoner-1:
 * Prisoner-0:
 * Anti-Zork "Kroz":

Development
The concept of SpaceWar 101 went through several pitches before Kingson would have eventually picked the series up. It was developed by Ralf Hat and Ben Dover, who both previously created programs on the network (Hat who had created Risky Frizz, Kitchen, and later Marlton, and Dover who had created Television Head). The two of them were heavily in tune on the idea of space warfare being the basis, but were contempt on giving the theme a "good versus evil" narrative, so instead expanded further into its setting to make all sides equally antagonistic dystopias. It was the network's decision to include a high school setting, which Hat and Dover initially thought was a good idea to explore furthermore and eventually settled with a military academy featuring components of a regular high school. Having the characters be teenagers with an already chosen destiny would later help with story lines concerning themes of identity and belonging.