History WesternAnimation / ZorroGenerationZ

* AdaptationalWimp: García is an useless imbecile instead of the bumbling but decent fighter he was in ''Series/Zorro1957''. All in all, this version of him seems more inspired by his portrayal in ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfZorro1997''. He does, however, get a DayInTheLimelight episode that shows him to be a fairly decent detective ... when Martinez allows him to be.
* AscendedFanboy: In a flashback to one of Diego's birthday parties both Diego and Maria are thrilled when Diego's grandfather shows up in his Zorro costume. Diego grows up to become the next Zorro, of course, and Maria's Scarlet Whip persona is basically Zorro's DistaffCounterpart. Which may explain why Maria/Scarlet Whip was initially hostile towards Diego when she first met the new Zorro; she saw him as a poser who could not live up to the legend of The Fox.

* LeftHanging: [[spoiler:The show ends with Mayor Martinez losing his reelection campaign... to an even bigger crook.]] The intro to a second season was released, but the season itself never followed. [[spoiler:Strangely the Season 2 intro makes it look like Mayor Martinez still would have been the main villain.]]

* MutualMasquerade: Diego and Maria have no idea of each others' secret identities, [[spoiler:until the last episode.]]

Another Creator/RickUngar creation. This time the story of Franchise/{{Zorro}} is updated to 2015, and the latest descendant of the de la Vega line is a 17 year old teenager named Diego who takes up the mantle of Zorro with help from his mute friend Bernardo. To replace the famous Tornado we now have a CoolBike called Tornado Z that helps transport Diego to fight against Pueblo Grande's corrupt mayor, Horace Hernando Martinez.

* WhipItGood: The Scarlet Whip wields twin laser whips.

* RichIdiotWithNoDayJob: Diego would do Bruce Wayne proud with his take on this, presenting himself as a handsome and rich college student that would rather race than do anything important. Averted with Maria who is a diligent student and socially conscious and is above suspicion mainly because she is the mayor's daughter.

* AdaptationalWimp: García is an useless imbecile instead of the bumbling but decent fighter he was in ''Series/Zorro1957''. All in all, this version of him seems more inspired by his portrayal in ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfZorro1997''.

* RealityEnsues: Being athletic teens with cool technology but no actual crime fighting experience means that Diego and Maria's first outings as costumed heroes is not exactly smooth; Diego is trapped by the mayor and needs Scarlet Whip's help to escape and their constant arguing is a sharp contrast to their teamwork in later episodes. Reality swings in the other way, though, as they do get better and become very competent superheroes with experience.

* NeverSayDie: Averted in ''the theme song.'' The show still uses euphemisms for the most part, though two episodes ("The Underground" and "Crime Wave") did end with the mayor implicitly killing people.

Another Creator/RickUngar creation. This time the story of Franchise/{{Zorro}} is updated to 2015, and the latest descendant of the De La Vega line is a 17 year old teenager named Diego who takes up the mantle of Zorro with help from his mute friend Bernardo. To replace the famous Tornado we now have a CoolBike called Tornado Z that helps transport Diego to fight against Pueblo Grande's corrupt mayor, Horace Hernando Martinez.

* CuteMute: The geeky, introverted Bernardo. Exactly why he can't speak is never made clear.

* MagicalRealism: Most of the show is fairly sci-fi due to its TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture setting, however, Diego sometimes receives dreams where his grandfather acts as a SpiritAdviser and one episode had him pep-talked by a young Native American girl [[spoiler:that he found out was his deceased grandmother]]. The episode "A Z In Time" had Diego travel back in time and team up with the original Zorro after taking a bad fall... somehow, and the ending [[spoiler:confirms it was not AllJustADream and was a StableTimeLoop]].

* RealityEnsues: Being athletic teens with cool technology but no actual crime fighting experience means Diego and Maria's first outings as costumed heroes is not exactly smooth; Diego is trapped by the mayor and needs Scarlet Whip's help to escape and their constant arguing is a sharp contrast to their teamwork in later episodes. Reality swings in the other way, though, as they do get better and become very competent superheroes with experience.
* RichIdiotWithNoDayJob: Diego would do [[Batman Bruce Wayne]] proud with his take on this, presenting himself as a handsome and rich college student that would rather race than do anything important. Averted with Maria who is a diligent student and socially conscious and is above suspicion mainly because she is the mayor's daughter.

* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: The series was originally aired in 2006 while it's setting is 2015, nine years apart. Things are mostly the same with the exception of the laser weapons and holographic projectors.

* FourIsDeath: The show's most formidable villains are the appropriately-named Fearsome Four. When they revolt against Mayor Martinez he's terrified for his life even though he's the head of both all law enforcement '''and''' all organized crime in the city. Luckily for him and Zorro they only show up twice.

* MagicalRealism: Most of the show is fairly sci-fi due to its TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture setting, however, Diego sometimes receives dreams where his grandfather acts as a Spirit Adviser and one episode had him pep-talked by a young Native American girl [[spoiler:that he found out was his deceased grandmother]]. The episode "A Z In Time" had Diego travel back in time and team up with the original Zorro after taking a bad fall... somehow, and the ending [[spoiler:confirms it wasn't AllJustADream and was a StableTimeLoop]].
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Is the golden feather given to the Dela Vega family really lucky? Zorro does have some bad luck once the feather is taken from him. At the end of the episode, [[spoiler:it's revealed that the real feather was never stolen in the first place]], so...

* NeverSayDie: Averted in ''the theme song.'' The show still uses euphemisms for the most part.

* RealityEnsues: Being athletic teens with cool technology but with no actual crime-fighting experience means Diego and Maria's first outing as costumed heroes isn't exactly smooth; Diego is trapped by the mayor and needs Scarlet Whip's help to escape and their constant arguing is a sharp contrast to their teamwork in later episodes. Reality swings in the other way, though, as they do get better and become very competent superheroes with experience.

* TalkingIsAFreeAction: Hilariously subverted in the pilot, where Zorro and Scarlet Whip have a spitting contest over who's a better hero, and the bad guys [[http://spectrumofmadness.blogspot.com/2010/11/zorro-generation-z-new-generation-part.html take advantage of their distraction to shoot Scarlet Whip off of a roof]].
* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: The series was originally aired in 2006 while it's setting is 2015, nine years apart. Things are mostly the same with the exception of the laser weapons and holographic technology.

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Another Creator/RickUngar creation. This time the story of Franchise/{{Zorro}} is updated to 2015, and the latest descendant of the De La Vega line (also called Diego) is a 17 year old teenager who takes up the mantle of Zorro with help from his mute friend Bernardo. To replace the famous Tornado we now have a CoolBike called Tornado Z that helps transport Diego to fight against the corrupt mayor of the town.

%%* ActionGirl: Scarlet Whip.
%%* AscendedFanboy: In a flashback to one of Diego's birthday parties both Diego and Maria are thrilled when Diego's grandfather shows up in his Zorro costume. Diego grows up to become the next Zorro, of course, and Maria's Scarlet Whip is basically Zorro's DistaffCounterpart. [[FridgeBrilliance Which may explain why Maria/Scarlet Whip was initially hostile to Diego when she first met the new Zorro, she saw him as a poser that couldn't live up to the legend of The Fox]].
%%* BadassBiker: Zorro.
* BeneathTheEarth: One episode has "The Subway People," a civilization that inexplicably lives below Pueblo Grande.
* BrokeEpisode: There was an episode where Diego's dad decides to make him learn the value of a dollar and cuts him off from his trust fund, right when he needs a lot of money to rebuild his totaled bike, forcing him to try and get a job to get the money. Bernardo ends up paying for the damages himself.
%%* ButNotTooForeign
* CaptainErsatz: Don Payaso is basically ComicBook/TheJoker, even down to wearing a purple tuxedo.
** Scarlet Whip for comic character ComicBook/LadyRawhide.
%%* CoolBike: Tornado Z.
%%* CoolCar: Scarlet Whip's sweet ride.
%%* CuteMute: Bernardo.
* DaddysLittleVillain: ''Mostly'' subverted with Maria. She fights the criminals working for her dad but when the opportunity arises to expose ''him'' as a criminal, she can't go through with it.
* FamilyFriendlyFirearms: The future looks a lot like the present if you don't count weaponry. Guns strongly resemble the ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' early "dustbuster" incarnation of phasers.
* FourIsDeath: Unintentional Western example. The show's most formidable villains are the appropriately-named Fearsome Four. When they revolt against Mayor Martinez he's terrified for his life even though he's the head of both all law enforcement '''and''' all organized crime in the city. Luckily for him and Zorro they only show up twice.
%%* GadgeteerGenius: Also Bernardo.
%%* GratuitousSpanish: JustifiedTrope, though, as the main cast are all depicted as being of Hispanic descent and Pueblo Grande is most likely in southern California.
%%* HollywoodHacking: Constantly.
%%* HeroesWantRedHeads: The dynamic between Zorro and Scarlet Whip.
%%* HumongousMecha: In "The Wounded Fox."

* LeftHanging: [[spoiler: The show ends with Mayor Martinez losing his reelection campaign... to an even bigger crook.]] The intro to a second season was released, but the season itself never followed. [[spoiler: Strangely the season 2 intro makes it look like Mayor Martinez still would've been the main villain.]]

** Making it kind of weird is that (in the English version at least) they always gave the role of previous Zorros to the same guy who voiced the mayor, that is the BigBad.
%%* LivingWithTheVillain: Maria.
%%* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Diego's father Don Alejandro.
%%* MagicalRealism: Most of the show is fairly sci-fi due to its TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture setting, however, Diego sometimes receives dreams where his grandfather acts as a Spirit Advisor and one episode had him pep-talked by a young Native American girl [[spoiler: that he found out was his deceased grandmother]]. The episode "A Z In Time" had Diego travel back in time and team up with the original Zorro after taking a bad fall... somehow, and the ending [[spoiler: confirms it wasn't AllJustADream and was a StableTimeLoop]].
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Is the golden feather given to the Dela Vega family really lucky? Zorro does have some bad luck once the feather is taken from him. At the end of the episode, [[spoiler: it's revealed the real feather was never stolen in the first place]], so...
* MorphWeapon: Zorro's single weapon can rearrange into several modes: LaserBlade, [[Film/ThePhantomMenace Darth Maul]]-esque laser ''staff,'' laser whip, and a standard laser blaster.

* MythologyGag: Originally Maria's costumed identity was going to be the Black Whip, probably based on the movie ''Zorro's Black Whip'', actually about a masked heroine. Presumably this was changed to make her more distinct from the black-clad Zorro. It's also a reference to ComicBook/LadyRawhide, a popular "Bad Girl" spin-off of the '90s Zorro comics who wore red and used a whip.

* PaperThinDisguise: Scarlet Whip's method of distinguishing herself from her civilian identity... she puts on red shades and wears a red trenchcoat. That's it.
** They never mention this but if you look close her hair is pinker in costume, implying she also wears a wig.

%%* RealityEnsues: Being athletic teens with cool technology but with no actual crime-fighting experience means Diego and Maria's first outing as costumed heroes isn't exactly smooth; Diego is trapped by the Mayor and needs Scarlet Whip's help to escape and their constant arguing is a sharp contrast to their teamwork in later episodes. Reality swings in the other way, though, as they do get better and become very competent superheroes with experience.
* RichIdiotWithNoDayJob: Diego would do [[Batman Bruce Wayne]] proud with his take on this, presenting himself as a handsome and rich college student that would race than do anything important. Averted with Maria who is a diligent student and socially conscious and is above suspicion mainly because she is the mayor's daughter.
* ShoutOut / {{Expy}}: Scarlet Whip to ComicBook/LadyRawhide
%%* SlapSlapKiss: Diego and Maria.

* TalkingIsAFreeAction: Hilariously subverted in the pilot, where Zorro and Scarlet Whip have a spitting contest over who's a better hero, and the bad guys [[http://spectrumofmadness.blogspot.com/2010/11/zorro-generation-z-new-generation-part.html take advantage of their distraction to shoot Scarlet Whip off a roof]].
%%* TotallyRadical
%%* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: The series was originally aired in 2006 while it's setting is 2015, nine years apart.
* TheVoiceless: Some actually assumed Bernardo [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Morn]]-esquely never quite got the opportunity to get a word in while on screen, before it was made clear he couldn't speak.

* WhipSword: the Scarlet Whip wields twin laser whips; {{Laser Blade}}s with the reach and flexibility of a whip.
%%* XtremeKoolLetterz

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%%* CoolBike: Tornado Z

* FourIsDeath: Thoe show's most formidable villains are the appropriately-named Fearsome Four. When they revolt against Mayor Martinez he's terrified for his life even though he's the head of both all law enforcement '''and''' all organized crime in the city. Luckily for him and Zorro they only show up twice.

* BrokeEpisode: There was an episode where Diego's dad decides to make him learn the value of a dollar and cuts him off from his trust fund, right when he needs a lot of money to rebuild his totaled bike, forcing him to try and get a job to get the money. [[BrokenAesop Bernardo ends up paying for the damages himself]].

* BrokeEpisode: There was an episode where Diego's dad decides to make him learn the value of a dollar and cuts him off from his trust fund, right when he needs a lot of money to rebuild his totaled bike.

* FourIsDeath: Thoe show's most formidable villains are the appropriately-named Fearsome Four. Luckily for Zorro they only show up twice.

%%* HeroesWantRedHeads

%%* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture

%%* MyHorseIsAMotorbike: Tornado Z.

Another Creator/RickUngar creation. This time the story of Franchise/{{Zorro}} is updated to 2015 and the latest descendant of the De La Vega line also called Diego is a 17 year old teenager who takes up the mantle of Zorro with help from his mute friend Bernardo. To replace the famous Tornado we now have a CoolBike called Tornado Z that helps transport Diego to fight against the corrupt mayor of the town.

* CaptainErsatz: Don Payaso is basically SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker, even down to wearing a purple tuxedo.

** Making it kind of weird is that whenever one appears, he sounds just like the evil mayor.

%%* WhipSword

%%* WhipItGood

%%* LaserBlade