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Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons was a television series originally broadcast on ITV channel in the years 1967–1968. It was the fifth Gerry Anderson show to be filmed in Supermarionation and the third in Videcolor.

Plot synopsisEdit

In the year A.D. (or C.E.) 2068, a manned mission to the planet Mars, the second Zero-X Mission in forty years, is conducted to locate the source of signals monitored at Spectrum. Alas, it ends in disaster when the three-member crew of the Martian Exploration Vehicle, or "MEV," from Earth encounters an amazing and mysterious Martian complex, populated by unseen beings. But mistaking the inhabitants's scanning camera for a gun supposedly being aimed at them, the crew believe that they are about to be attacked, and destroy the entire complex using missiles fired from the belly of the MEV--missiles meant to be used ONLY for clearing the MEV's path on the Martian surface. Captain Black, commanding the mission, thus acts in violation of orders that PEACEFUL contact be made with the inhabitants.

However, the complex then recreates itself using the unearthly process known as retro-metabolism, and the enraged inhabitants of the complex, who identify themselves as the Mysterons, vow to exact their revenge upon Earth by engaging humanity in a "war of nerves". The Mysterons are able convert anyone or anything to their cause by destroying the original and then recreating it anew - capable of employing any means necessary to bring about the downfall of the human race.

Earth’s first line of defence against the alien attackers is the world security organisation known as Spectrum; led by Colonel White, Spectrum uses all its available resources to thwart the Mysteron threat, including a crack team of colour-coded agents, with deadly Angel Interceptors and the tank-like Spectrum Pursuit Vehicles. One of Spectrum’s top agents is Captain Scarlet; once under Mysteron control, Scarlet somehow managed to regain control of himself with the added bonus of now being indestructible.

Fearless in his mission to protect Earth, the devoted Captain Scarlet continuously attempts to defeat the menace of the Mysterons.

DescriptionEdit

Unlike Anderson's previous series, Captain Scarlet had a darker, more mature plot, as well as a more terrifying threat than before, the Mysterons.

CharactersEdit

CastEdit

EpisodesEdit

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(Broadcast Order)

Other Media SortiesEdit

FilmEdit

Captain Scarlet Vs The Mysterons -- a compilation of the installments "The Mysterons a.k.a. Mars 2068 A.D.(One Man Fate Has Made Indestructible)," "Winged Assassin," "Seek And Destroy," and "Attack On Cloudbase"
Revenge Of The Mysterons From Mars -- a compilation of the installments "Shadow of Fear," "Lunarville 7," "Crater 101" and "Dangerous Rendezvous,"

Audio BooksEdit

RemakeEdit

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons was remade in 2005 with CGI technology into New Captain Scarlet.

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References or Tributes

Supermarionation:
About Supermarionation:	What is it? \| Who makes it? \| The marionettes \| the legacy
The Series:	Four Feather Falls \| Supercar \| Fireball XL5 \| Stingray \| Thunderbirds \| Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons \| Joe 90 \| The Secret Service \| The Investigator
The Films:	Thunderbirds Are Go \| Thunderbird 6
Imitators and tributes:	Team America World Police \| Interster \| X-Bomber (Star Fleet) \| Superthunderstingcar \| Thunderbirds F.A.B. \| Misc. Parodies and references