History WesternAnimation / ThePiratesOfDarkWater

* ActionFigureFileCard: The toys had them.
* AdventureTowns: Adventure Islands, to be specific.
* AesopAmnesia: Of a sort. In "The Dark Disciples" Ren needs Jenna to explain very forcefully that by "the key" to the chamber where the treasures are meant to be placed, she means his sword. Somewhat strange because he'd previously used his sword as a key to open the room where the treasure on Andorus was hidden without anyone telling him.

The high production costs and drop in art quality after it's ChannelHop dealt the series a fatal blow and it was canceled 21 episodes into its run (only eight of the thirteen treasures had been collected). All 21 episodes were later released on DVD on August 31, 2010, listed as [[http://www.wbshop.com/Pirates-of-Dark-Water-The-Complete-Series/1000161863,default,pd.html?cgid The Complete Series]]. Additionally, in 1991 Creator/MarvelComics released a comic book series based on the show.

* ChannelHop: The FiveEpisodePilot was a miniseries that aired on the Fox network (called simply "Dark Water", with Niddler originally voiced by [=Roddy McDowall=]), then that and eight new episodes showed on ABC, then the next (and final) season showed up as part of a syndicated block.

Short-lived but fantastic 1991-1993 Creator/HannaBarbera cartoon series which switched off between syndication and Creator/{{ABC}}. It began as a five-part miniseries which aired on FoxKids as simply "Dark Water". It's well known as one of the first animated television shows for children to have legitimate high-stake adventures and an epic storyline.

* NoEnding: The show ended with only 8 of the 13 treasures recovered.

** [[spoiler: It gets undoomed in the first season finale and shows signs of being a viable seaport again in the second season.]]

** "The Dark Dweller" - Bloth captures Ren just after the latter has lost Tula to the dark water and is in the midst of a HeroicBSOD. Does he throw him to the Constrictus? [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim Heck no!]] [[spoiler: Instead, he keeps Ren around as a ship slave because he "would rather watch Ren die a thousand deaths by guilt..."]]

* FountainOfYouth: The alchemist Cray was able to restore her youth using a potion she created, [[spoiler: Unfortunately the dark water she used in it causes her body to eventually break down into Dark water itself.]]

* ImColdSoCold: Tula lowers Ren's body temperature to the point where he dies so he can [[OurGhostsAreDifferent fight a gang of ghosts.]] [[spoiler: [[UnexplainedRecovery He gets better.]] ]]

* SealedEvilInACan: [[spoiler: The Dark Dweller in the backstory. Unlike other sealed evils, he actually managed to ''free himself'' and the Dark Water]].
** [[spoiler: Kiroptus, one of the servants of the Dark Dweller]] was also sealed in the backstory. And like [[spoiler: The Dark Dweller]], he managed to free himself [[spoiler: with a little help from [[UnwittingPawn Ren]]]] - only to be sealed again by the end of the one episode he appeared.

* DeathPlanet: The Planet Mir, has Middle Ages level of Civilization in a few Island Kingdoms. But everywhere else is filled with vicious pirates and bizarre beasts, with occasional savage tribesmen or fiendish swindlers to boot. And, large areas of the planet are getting eaten away by a substance of pure evil called Dark Water.

%%* ChainedHeat: Ren and Bloth in one episode.

* PiratesWhoDontDoAnything : both the ''Wraith'' and the ''Maelstrom'' just hunt the 13 treasures all the time. The Maelstrom's crew might be composed of slaves (and Bloth is seen to have no concern as to what his crew eats, for example), and the Wraith's crew always complains of having no money, but it's still strange that they manage to keep it up at all.

* TooDumbToLive: In "The Living Treasure", when the female warriors captured Ren and his crew, he plead that they're on a quest to save the world from the Dark Water. Only for the captain to tell them their "quest has ended for good".

* VillainousRescue: Unintentionally in "The Living Treasure", the pirates came along and the female warriors thought them. Giving Ren and his crew and the slaves the chance to escape.

* ChainedHeat: Ren and Bloth in one episode.

* FiveEpisodePilot

* FunctionalMagic

* GottaCatchThemAll: The 13 treasures of Rule.

* HighFantasy
* HumanAliens: Many of the inhabitants of Mer

* MadeOfEvil

* {{Mordor}}: Any place contaminated by Dark Water.
* MurderWater: The titular Dark Water.

* OpeningNarration
* OrphanedSeries

* OceanPunk
* OurDragonsAreDifferent

* RubberForeheadAliens: A lot of background characters.

* SayMyName: Often.

* TheStarscream: Yellow-wing, possibly Konk.

* OrganicTechnology: Making a submarine from a baby leviathan! ''Starfish as shuriken''. etc.

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* TheOtherDarrin: In the pilot mini-series, Niddler was voiced by [=Roddy McDowall=] and spoke perfectly clear English. When the show switched to syndication however, Creator/FrankWelker took over the part and Niddler started to speak with [[SpeechImpairedAnimal a squawking voice with bird screech accents]].

* AesopAmnesia: Of a sort. In "The Dark Disciples" Ren needs Jenna to tell explain very forcefully that by "the key" to the chamber where the treasures are meant to be placed she means his sword. Somewhat strange because he'd used his sword as a key to open the room where the treasure on Andorus was hidden without anyone telling him to.

* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Ioz has a younger sister Solia, depending on the interpretation she is either this or the follower of the RuleOfCool.

* CoolBoat: The Maelstrom, Bloth's huge ship made of bones.
** Sea Monster bones. The Wraith, the main characters' ship, has a detachable sail-glider.
* TheCorruption: The titular dark water
* CallARabbitASmeerp: Bloth's crew ride around on dragon-like creatures called...dagrons.
* ChannelHop: The FiveEpisodePilot was a miniseries that aired on the Fox network (called simply "Dark Water", with Niddler originally voiced by [=Roddy McDowall=]), then that and eight new episodes showed on ABC, then the next (and final) season showed up as part of a syndicated block.

** "A Drop Of Darkness"- Bloth won't kill Ren until after he's performed Ren's supposed wedding (albeit, the woman who arranged this promised Bloth the compass and treasures in exchange for this).
** "The Game"- Bloth helps Ren defeat the Korb monsters hunting them after they are no longer chained together as payback for Ren not abandoning him when he had the chance to earlier in the episode (and just after said chains had been broken).
** "The Dark Dweller"- Bloth captures Ren just after the latter has lost Tula to the dark water and is in the midst of a HeroicBSOD. Does he throw him to the Constrictus? [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim Heck no!]] [[spoiler: Instead he keeps Ren around as a ship slave because he "would rather watch Ren die a thousand deaths by guilt..."]]
*** Also in the same episode, when Bloth forces Ioz to battle one his pirates, he decides to "be a fair man" and tosses him a sword. All Ioz has to do is get past the pirate to reach it... who has four arms and a weapon in each hand.

* FantasticRacism: Monkeybirds were used and the first miniarc even went so far as to show the slavemarkets. While it was swept under the rug later on Niddler does mention on occasion that he can't enter certain pubs because monkeybirds aren't allowed there and characters in general seem to consider Niddler a lesser being even before he has a chance to prove himself as the SmallAnnoyingCreature.
* FemaleMisogynist: The female warriors in "The Living Treasure" appears to hate outsider women as equally as men in general. A woman is one of the slaves. Granted they (or at least their queen) will welcome a female outsider who openly voices her hatred for men.

*** Unusual because Ren (despite being the fighter) is quick, agile and tricky rather than particularly strong, while Ioz seems to be the physical powerhouse (and is the MightyGlacier in the video game). Also Tula has her thief-ly moments as well, and was trained as a warrior (though this doesn't really come up much after the miniseries and in the AmazonLand episode).

* FreakyFridayFlip: Bloth switches bodies with Ren (and Konk with Niddler) thanks to a powder by Morpho, it has to be noted however that their voices stay the same so the audience has Ren bellowing ''Curse my eyes!'' through the entire episode.

* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: The ghostpirate captain captures Ioz for this purpose, stressing her appreciation for his looks several times and going so far as to say that while being a ghost may be unpleasant [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar the sex will make it better.]]

* IslandBase: many.

* KarmaHoudini: Because the show ended prematurely Bloth and his crew were never permanently beaten and as such got away with their countless crimes.

* MythArc: The quest to find the thirteen treasures stop the Dark Water from spreading across the world. Notable as one of the first kid shows to actually have an over-arching plot. Sadly the show was TooGoodToLast and it got cut short with only eight of the treasures found.

* [[TheOtherDarrin Other Darrin, The]]: In the pilot mini-series, Niddler was voiced by [=Roddy McDowall=] and spoke perfectly clear English. When the show switched to syndication however, Creator/FrankWelker took over the part and Niddler started to speak with [[SpeechImpairedAnimal a squawking voice with bird screech accents]].

* FemaleMisogynist: The female warriors in "The Living Treasure" appears to hate outsider women as equally as men in general. A woman is one of the slaves.

* AmazonBrigade: "The Living Treasure"

Short-lived but fantastic 1991-1993 HannaBarbera cartoon series which switched off between syndication and Creator/{{ABC}}. It began as a five-part miniseries which aired on FoxKids as simply "Dark Water". It's well known as one of the first animated television shows for children to have legitimate high-stake adventures and an epic storyline.

The series was created by David Kirschner, producer of ''Film/ChildsPlay'' and writer of ''WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTail''. It was also HannaBarbera's first animated television series to have a far more substantial budget and more streamlined animation.

*** Also in the same episode, when Bloth forces Ioz to battle one his pirates, he decides to "be a fair man" and tosses him a sword. All Ioz has to do is get past the pirate to reach it... who has four arms and a weapon in each hand, including a bullwhip.

*** Also in the same episode, when Bloth forces Ioz to battle one his pirates, he decides to "be a fair man" and tosses him a sword. All Ioz has to do is get past the pirate... who has four arms and a weapon in each hand, including a bullwhip.

*** Also in the same episode, when Bloth forces Ioz to battle one his pirates, he decides to "be a fair man" and tosses him a sword...all Ioz has to do is get past the pirate.

The series was created by David Kirschner, producer of ''Film/ChildsPlay'' and writer of ''AnAmericanTail''. It was also HannaBarbera's first animated television series to have a far more substantial budget and more streamlined animation.

The high production costs and drop in art quality between ChannelHops dealt the series a fatal blow and it was canceled 21 episodes into its run (only eight of the thirteen treasures had been collected). All 21 episodes were later released on DVD on August 31, 2010, listed as [[http://www.wbshop.com/Pirates-of-Dark-Water-The-Complete-Series/1000161863,default,pd.html?cgid The Complete Series]]. Additionally, in 1991 Creator/MarvelComics released a comic book series based on the show.

The high production costs and drop in art quality between ChallenHops dealt the series a fatal blow and it was canceled 21 episodes into its run (only eight of the thirteen treasures had been collected). All 21 episodes were later released on DVD on August 31, 2010, listed as [[http://www.wbshop.com/Pirates-of-Dark-Water-The-Complete-Series/1000161863,default,pd.html?cgid The Complete Series]]. Additionally, in 1991 Creator/MarvelComics released a comic book series based on the show.

Short-lived but fantastic 1991-1993 HannaBarbera cartoon series which switched off between syndication and Creator/{{ABC}}. It began as a five-part miniseries which aired on FoxKids as simply "Dark Water".

It was notable because it was one of the first children's series to have an in-depth, epic storyline. Alas, the production costs were too high, and the art quality suffered a noticeable drop on its second ChannelHop. Ultimately, it was canceled 21 episodes into its run (only eight of the thirteen treasures had been collected). All 21 episodes were released on DVD on August 31, 2010, listed as [[http://www.wbshop.com/Pirates-of-Dark-Water-The-Complete-Series/1000161863,default,pd.html?cgid The Complete Series]]. Additionally, in 1991 Creator/MarvelComics released a comic book series based on the show.

Notable for being created by David Kirschner, who was also the producer of the original ''Film/ChildsPlay'' movie. It was also HannaBarbara's first animated television series to have a far more substantial budget and more streamlined animation.

Notable for being created by David Kirschner, who was also the producer of the original ''Film/ChildsPlay'' movie. No relation to the Japanese horror film ''Film/DarkWater'' ([[ForeignRemake or its US remake]]). Also no relation to ''DarthWiki/CandleCove''. Also no relation to [[strike:[[SpiritualSuccessor Gothic 5]]]] ''VideoGame/{{Risen}} 2: Dark Water'' (which shares a pirate themed setting).

** Sea Monter bones. The Wraith, the main characters' ship, has a detachable sail-glider.