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This is a '''list of characters''' in the [[Cartoon Network]] series ''[[Storm Hawks]]''.
==Storm Hawks==
The Storm Hawks are the main characters of the series. The Storm Hawks is also the name of a previous Sky Knight squadron which was taken down by the Dark Ace, the newer one having adpted the name (and their carrier) in their honor.
===Aerrow===
[[Image:Aerrow.jpg|200px|thumb|Aerrow.]]
Leader of the Storm Hawks, Aerrow (voiced by [[Samuel Vincent]]) is a talented pilot and fighter, being the first person to defeat the [[#Dark Ace|Dark Ace]] in single combat. Typical of a leader, Aerrow is the first to suggest going on a potentially dangerous or deadly mission in order to foil Cyclonis' plans or generally defend what he considers to be right. His name is a [[portmanteau]] of the words [[wind|aero]] and [[arrow]].
For combat, Aerrow uses uses a pair of twin lightning blades, each powered by a rare blue striker crystal. The two blades can be joined at the hilts to form a double-bladed sword. Aerrow's signature attack with his blades is his Lightning Claw maneuver, a technique that fires a pulse of lightning energy ahead of him, preceded by a pair of wings extending from the blades. Unlike most characters, who keep a parachute on-hand should their vehicles be destroyed or otherwise rendered inoperable, Aerrow has a retractable hang-glider on his back, allowing him to continue fighting despite the loss of his vehicle.
Aerrow's vehicle of choice is his Air Skimmer III Ultra, a motorcycle equipped with a pair of retractable bi-wings. Unlike the regular model, Aerrow's Skimmer has a secondary cockpit built into the [[starboard]] engine for [[#Radarr|Radarr]]. Controls for the wings are also situated near Radarr. It comes with a crystal-powered afterburner for short bursts of speed, though use of the device comes with the risk of causing the vehicle to explode. Finally, Aerrow's Skimmer has more armor than the standard model, the weight of which is offset by a lighter frame, and removable shields in the upper wing-pair for an added defense. In contrast, however, the vehicle features no weaponry, since Aerrow prefers hand-to-hand combat.
===Radarr===
[[Image:Radarr.jpg|200px|thumb|Radarr.]]
Radarr is Aerrow's pet of indeterminate origin, though Radarr is intelligent enough to understand others and dislikes the "pet" classification. When introducing his squadron, Aerrow dubs Radarr the "mission specialist". Radarr is usually seen sitting on Aerrow's shoulder or piloting Aerrow's Skimmer, since Aerrow himself rarely stays in the vehicle's seat during combat. During those times Aerrow is actually piloting the vehicle, Radarr will often help by throwing wrenches and other objects at nearby enemies to disable them. Radarr is also a capable mechanic where the Skimmer is concerned, able to make basic repairs to it in-flight.
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===Finn===
[[Image:Finn.jpg|200px|thumb|Finn.]]
Finn (voiced by [[Matt Hill]]) is the wing-man and sharpshooter of the Storm Hawks, an egotistical and self-centered kid who nevertheless is invaluable when it comes to anything that requires precision aiming. In other respects, however, Finn is less than competent, namely where piloting and hand-to-hand combat is concerned. Despite his failings, Finn has a talent for sniffing out danger.
In combat, Finn uses his energy crossbow to attack from long range. The weapon has been modified extensively, including a telescoping sight and an auto-reloader. The tip has a vaguely Wallop-shaped design on it, which [[#Junko|Junko]] added. Finn's ammunition consists of crystal-tipped arrows.
For flight, Finn uses a standard Air Skimmer III. Unlike the Ultra, Finn's standard Skimmer sacrifices armor for speed and maneuverability. Finn has a retractable crossbow built into the bow of the vehicle, which operates in basically the same manner as his portable one. In addition to its speed, Finn's Skimmer has a pair of Nimbus 7 engines, which are designed to make as little noise as possible when holding off on the throttle. As a running gag, Finn's vehicle is almost always cut in half during combat.
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===Junko===
[[Image:Junko.jpg|200px|thumb|Junko.]]
Junko (voiced by [[Colin Murdock]]) is the flight engineer and heavy [[ballistic]]s expert (in short, mechanic) of the Storm Hawks. Junko is a Wallop, a species of stereotypically dimwitted yet amazingly strong creatures that resemble humanoid [[rhinoceros|rhinos]]. Junko aspires to overcome this stereotype, and hence is smarter than is considered normal for his species. He's still not considered bright, however ("The beacon tower! It stopped, uh, beaconing!", being an example). He's also weaker than normal, though still stronger than any human. As a child, he was picked on for both these traits.
Junko fights with knuckle busters, steel knuckle covers powered by a level nine nimbus crystal. They light up with green energy when active and increase his strength to several times that of normal, enough to lift a massive metal airship with ease. The busters are family heirlooms, given to him by his aunt to make up for his lack of strength in comparison to others of his species.
For flight, Junko uses a Air Skimmer III EL. This model sacrifices speed and maneuverability for more combat-oriented items, namely missiles and armor. The vehicle comes equipped with eight crystal "little birdie" missiles and eight crystal "turkey burps" launched via catapult or trap door. Like Finn's Skimmer, it also sports Nimbus 7 engines for stealth.
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===Piper===
[[Image:Piper StormHawks.jpg|200px|thumb|Piper.]]
Piper (voiced by [[Chiara Zanni]]) is the navigation and tactics specialist of the Storm Hawks. She's also a crystal specialist, capable of refining raw crystals into usable ones, an art considered difficult at best. Piper often devises elaborate plans for the team to follow, though more often than not they only manage to complete half the plan before simply improvising, annoying her.
Despite her more intelligence-oriented station, Piper is a capable fighter. She is a master of a unique style of [[martial arts]] called "Sky Fu" (the ''Storm Hawks''' equivalent to [[Kung Fu]]) and her knowledge of crystals make her attacks in battle unpredictable, since during any given battle her crystal-powered staff could potentially have a different effect.
Unlike her friends, who all pilot plane-like vehicles, Piper pilots a Heliscooter, a combination helicopter/scooter built for fuel economy. Piper's model is maneuverable, but lacks the speed of a Skimmer.
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===Stork===
[[Image:Stork StormHawks.jpg|200px|thumb|Stork.]]
Stork (voiced by [[Scott McNeil]]) is the pilot of the Storm Hawks' carrier ship, the ''Condor'', and as such does not actively fly with the rest of the squadron. Stork is a Merb, a species of green-skinned humanoids apparently paranoid of everyone and everything that could potentially kill them. As such, Stork expects doom from basically every encounter, to the point that in his first battle he begins filling out his own will, only to discard it upon realizing that his possessions are onboard the ship and thus would be destroyed along with him. He's also a hypochondriac, often complaining of an apparently growing yet never visible rash or some other ailment. Stork's paranoia results in extreme pessimism, as he often disregards any possibility of survival.
Stork's paranoia does have benefits, however, since he's a brilliant inventor. His devices, though never used as intended, are often incredibly useful or life-saving. For example, he invented a pair of x-ray binoculars, which he had designed to locate brain tumors. Stork also displays extreme ingenuity and resourcefulness during "The Code", in which he builds a versatile motorcycle from a pile of scrap within moments. Despite his personality, Stork is a gifted pilot, pulling off precision maneuvers in the massive ''Condor'' if necessary.
Unlike his teammates, Stork's loyalty is questionable. He actively states that his tenure with the Storm Hawks will only last "until something better comes along". He also comments that Cyclonia is "homey" and has a "certain dark charm", though another comment about dungeon decorations implies that this is merely part of his pessimism.
==Other Sky Knights==
===Absolute Zeroes===
The Absolute Zeroes are a squadron of Sky Knights from Terra Blizzaris. Their team consists of vaguely dog-like humanoids called Blizzarians, all of whom speak with Canadian accents. Their leader is Suzi-Li. The males of the squadron have a penchant for risky or just plain foolish stunts, acting like [[extreme sport]]s enthusiasts. As the name of their terra suggests, they use a blizzard crystal to cover the terrain in snow. Reflecting their appearance, the Blizzarians use alarms tuned to frequencies beyond the range of human hearing. They appear in the pilot episode, where they and every other Sky Knight squadron are taken out by the Dark Ace, and in "Velocity", where their racer's souped-up vehicle malfunctions and takes off unassisted by wings before the race even begins.
The Absolute Zeroes pilot Ice Grinders, split wings fighters that transform into snowmobiles on land. The vehicles are designed for cold temperatures, and thus operate poorly in high heat. On the plus side, they are very reliable, requiring very little maintenance. In battle, they wield crystal-enhanced axes.
===Rebel Ducks===
The Rebel Ducks are the Sky knight squadron of Terra Gale. They are defeated and imprisoned during a Cyclonian invasion, leaving the terra defenseless. Terra Gale's people are subsequently enslvaed and the terra itself is turned into a factory field, the smelters and other such machinery covering the normally clear sky in pollutants. The Storm Hawks, while attempting to rescue the daughter of one of Terra Gale's few unenslaved residents, are roped into freeing the Rebel Ducks, allowing them to mount a counter-attack against the Cyclonians.
===Red Eagles===
The Red Eagles are the defenders of Terra Atmosia, home of the Sky Knight council and the Aurora Stone. Whether they are from here or not is unclear. They are widely considered to be the best Sky Knight squadron in the entire Atmos, and as such have legions of admiring fans. They are led by [[#Carver|Carver]], who turns traitor in favor of Master Cyclonis and attempts to steal the Aurora Stone. He freezes his entire team during the attempt, and they remain absent for the following attack by the Cyclonian Talons.
Like the Storm Hawks, the Red Eagles pilot model III Air Skimmers.
===Rex Guardians===
The Rex Guardians are a Sky Knight squadron from Terra Rex, being the main feature of "The Code". They appear in the pilot at the head of a massive Sky Knight attack on Cyclonia, which the Dark Ace easily repels with his [[Storm Hawks#Crystals|Aurora Stone]]-enhanced weapon. They initially look down on the Storm Hawks, disregarding them as children. After Harrier, their leader, takes a phoenix crystal which Aerrow and Piper had worked hard to retrieve, Aerrow challenges them to a duel. The Guardians, being sticklers to the Sky Knight Code, cheat the Storm Hawks out of victory through various technicalities, after which Harrier hands the phoenix crystal over to the Dark Ace in an attempt to placate Cyclonia. Obviously unfamiliar with the dishonorable tactics of villains, it comes as no surprise when the Dark Ace attacks anyway. He quickly takes down their entire squadron, and the Storm Hawks subsequently repel the Dark Ace on their behalf. Faced with the ineffectiveness of their current ways, Harrier agrees to take some pointers from the Storm Hawks.
Reflecting their initial attitudes, the Rex Guardians dress in meticulously maintaining dueling armor and fly classic Air Skimmers, split-winged fighters with manually activated wings (newer models have automatic deployment), comparatively poor speed, and poor maneuverability in tight quarters. They are quite rugged, however, and can take more damage than most vehicles. Their weapons are equally antiquated, yet still effective.
===Starling===
[[Image:Starling StormHawks.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Starling.]]
Starling (voiced by [[Nicole Oliver]]) is a lone Sky Knight, formerly belonging to the Interceptors. The squadron was brought down by the [[#Raptors|Raptors]], Starling being the only survivor. She insists that she has no need for friends, but only says this to avoid the pain of losing them again. Starling prefers cunning to actual fighting, having infiltrated Cyclonia in the pilot episode disguised as one of them and using distractions to accomplish her goal in another.
Starling uses crystal-enhanced nun chucks in battle. The nun chucks can fire bolts of white energy from the hanzo crystals embedded in the handles. Starling is also skilled in use of general weapons.
Starling's vehicle is a Slip-Wing Fighter Ultra, a stripped down model designed to be as fast as possible without compromising performance. She has affectionately dubbed it the ''Red Streak'', and it's the fastest plane ever built.
===Third Degree Burners===
The Third Degree Burners are the burly Sky Knight squadron of Terra Saharr. Large by most standards, they love both a good fight and a good bet, something Finn comes to regret. Their terra plays host to Great Atmos Race, a race across the desert plains of their terra for an amulet holding a Velocity crystal. The original Storm Hawks were apparently consistently victorious in this race, but after their defeat it wasn't held for ten years. The new Storm Hawks are technically victorious when it is revived, but this is due in part to the Dark Ace cheating during the race.
The Third Degree Burners pilot modified Air Skimmers resembling reversed [[Tricycle#Motorized tricycles|trikes]]. The vehicle comes with much more armor than a standard Skimmer and three extra thrusters to compensate for the strong winds in Saharr. The extra thrusters give the Burner Skimmers top speeds rivaling (or exceeding) that of any other Skimmer, even in their home turf, which comes in handy during the Great Atmos Race.
==Cyclonians==
===Carver===
Carver (voiced by [[Brian Drummond]]) is leader of the Red Eagles. Carver turned on the Sky Knights in favor of Master Cyclonis, who has him steal the Aurora Stone. Though successful in removing it, he is quickly defeated by Aerrow and arrested.
Carver uses a single energy blade as his main weapon, powered by a standard striker crystal. For flight, he has a Air Skimmer III Ultra, essentially the same vehicle as Aerrow without the special modifications for a second pilot.
===Dark Ace===
[[Image:DarkAce.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Dark Ace.]]
The Dark Ace (voiced by [[Samuel Vincent]]) is a feared pilot in Atmos, said to be undefeated (not including Aerrow) and self-described as having defeated more Sky Knights than anyone. Such boasting is not without its merits: when wielding the stolen Aurora Stone, he defeats the combined forces of every Sky Knight in Atmos, and on his own managed to take down the five-man Rex Guardian squadron in less than a minute. He is also responsible for the destruction of the original Storm Hawks squadron.
In battle, the Dark Ace wields a two-handed long blade that can fire deadly blasts of energy. It is most effective when used with a firebolt crystal. Like Aerrow, the Dark Ace also has a signature attack which fires a massive energy pulse, though it doesn't have the same dramatic touches that Aerrow's does. Also like Aerrow, the Dark Ace uses a retractable hang-glider in place of a parachute.
The Dark Ace pilots a Talon Switchblade Elite, the design of which is basically similar to the Skimmers piloted by the Storm Hawks. It outperforms the Skimmer in almost every category, losing only in maneuverability, which is hampered by the excessive armor it comes equipped with. The Switchblade uses Magma 66 engines, which outperform any other engine at the cost of fuel economy. The Cyclonian crystal resources are such that this point is moot. Attached to the wings are secondary blades, designed to slice through other vehicles in near-collisions. In addition, the nose is reinforced to allow the vehicle to deliberately ram others and survive. The Dark Ace's model is also equipped with three-inch thick bronze absorption panels on the wings that repel most energy blasts, and a single ball-joint articulation between the front and back wheel allows him to make impossible turns in bike mode.
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===Master Cyclonis===
[[Image:Cyclonis.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Master Cyclonis.]]
Master Cyclonis (voiced by [[Lenore Zann]]) is the diabolical leader of Cyclonia. As the main villain of the series, she exhibits the common evil overlord traits: high-intelligence, expertise with doomsday devices (crystals in this case), and a violent dislike for failure on her subordinates' part. To accentuate her evil personality, any particularly threatening statements made by her seem to carry a distorted secondary voice in the background.
Master Cyclonis' weapon of choice is her crystal staff, which like Piper's staff can have any number of effects based on the crystal powering it. The staff can reform itself if broken. In addition, Cyclonis herself can control and generate crystal energy without an intervening device. At one point, she is able to stop one of Finn's crystal arrows in midair and fire it back with a massive charge. She also uses a red crystal at various points to create energy tendrils to grab her targets. Other skills include levitation and teleportation, the latter of which she does without the use of a crystal.
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===Ravess===
[[Image:Ravess_Storm_Hawks.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Ravess.]]
Ravess (voiced by [[Cathy Weseluck]]) is an uptight perfectionist, prone to fits of rage if her orders are not adhered to precisely. Like Finn, Ravess is a skilled sharpshooter, though her weapon of choice is a standard bow. She is also fond of the violin, playing her bow as if it were one. In her scenes, one of the Talons under her command is usually playing a violin, [[Diegesis#Film sound and music|diegetically]] providing Ravess' theme music in such appearances.
In battle, Ravess uses her crystal-enhanced energy bow combined with her accuracy to take down targets from great distances. The crystal-enhanced bow allows her to fire at speeds and distances normally considered impossible.
Ravess' vehicle is a Talon Switchblade Elite, essentially the same as the Dark Ace's. Ravess' Switchblade has been stripped down and fitted with aerodynamically redesigned armor plating to achieve maximum speed and stealth.
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===Snipe===
[[Image:Snipe StormHawks.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Snipe.]]
Snipe (voiced by [[Colin Murdock]]) is a gluttonous slob who showers himself in opulence while his subjects slave away in abject poverty. Not a particularly bright person (he speaks of himself in the third person on occasion), nor a very competent pilot, Snipe makes up for his failings with brute strength. Snipe is the brother of Ravess.
Snipe's weapon is a crystal-powered energy mace. Embedded in the iron ball are ten firebolt crystals, and the ball itself is attached to the handle by a retractable chain. Snipe's mace can fire deadly balls of energy, as well as its general capacity for smashing things.
Snipe pilots a Talon Heli-Blade Elite, a larger and more heavily armored version of Piper's Heliscooter. It also comes with a pair of crystal "chain" muskets (essentially rapid-fire energy weapons).
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===Talons===
The Cyclonian Talons are Master Cyclonis' army of well-trained soldiers, though in a fashion typical of fodder villains they are inevitably defeated en-masse with seemingly little effort on the part of the heroes. They wield crystal-tipped staves that fire energy blasts.
In aerial combat, the Talons are often led by either the Dark Ace, [[#Snipe|Snipe]], or [[#Ravess|Ravess]], though they do fly on their own on several occasions. The Talons commonly use standard Switchblades or Heli-Blades, neither of which sport the special enhancements of their squadron leaders. Rather than using hand-held weaponry in-flight, they use blasters mounted on their vehicles.
==Raptors==
The Raptors are lizard-like humanoids in Master Cyclonis' employ. Though pirates for the most part, they do her bidding under the threat that their homes would be destroyed otherwise. The promise of riches and access to new hunting grounds also keeps them loyal. All of them are brothers, being from the same nest.
===Hoerk===
Hoerk is the tallest and strongest Raptor, even more so than Repton. However, he lacks the intelligence of his leader.
===Leugey===
A nervous yet apparently more attentive Raptor, Leugey is often the first one to notice when something bad is going to happen, only to be inevitably ignored until it's too late. He tends to be blamed for any failure, even if it's not directly his fault.
===Repton===
[[Image:Repton.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Repton.]]
Repton (voiced by [[Scott McNeil]]) is the leader among his three bumbling brothers. A ruthless warrior, Repton's hobby is collecting the shields of defeated Sky Knight squadrons. Considered nasty and bitter even amongst his own kind, he is a seasoned hunter, cunning, patient and driven.
Repton's weapon is a crystal-powered boomerang, which becomes a fiery energy ring when thrown. Repton's vehicle is a Bone Wing, a vehicle resembling a skimmer in basic design but optimized for rough terrain and ground combat. It is a very loud vehicle, and hence impractical for stealth.
===Spitz===
A skinny and foul-tempered Raptor, Spitz makes up for his size and lack of intelligence with sheer determination.
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