Trivia / Master Ky: The Pre-Series

• Acting for Two:
  • Kyzer Preston as 5-year-old Kyzer and Master Ky.
  • Aida Avidarious as Doshia Serenity and Rose Red.
  • Richard Browning as both Dr. Crazyguy and Dr. Ivan Madman.
• Amateur Cast: Most of the cast - including the creator himself, has never voiced a single role prior to the characters on the show. The only exception is Richard Browning.
• Concept Art: Is often released within the updates on the Youtube channel, Twitter account, and during fundraising updates.
• Copiously Credited Creator: Kyzer Preston is credited for a lot of the roles in the end credits.
• Dawson Casting:
  • The 18-year-old Kyzer Preston as the 5-year-old Kyzer Preston.
  • Early adult Aida Avidarious as Doshia Serenity.
• Descended Creator:
  • Kyzer Preston plays as himself at 5 years old and Master Ky.
  • Ayn Duff; one of the animators of the first short, voices Punchtice.
• Directed by Cast Member: Kyzer Preston directs the shorts.
• No Budget: Short 2, which has a much bigger team, but doesn't have a budget behind it other than for the voice actors.
• The Other Darrin:
  • Richard Browning; who originally voiced Dr. Ivan Madman and Dr. Crazyguy in Short 1, voices Punchtice on Short 2.
  • Doshia and Rose Red are going to be recast and played by someone else instead of Aida Avidarious returning.
• Refitted for Sequel: Was originally going to be a simple preschool series and wasn't really built up upon by the creator, but was retooled into matching the main series.
• Self-Adaptation: Kyzer Preston made the Prequel to Master Ky before the series was even animated.
• What Could Have Been:

Short 1:

• Originally, Kyzer would’ve been the one hiding from Doshia in embarrassment instead of Doshia herself.
• Kyzer would’ve explained the entire Imagination Sequence as a narrator. This was cut out.
• Kyzer Preston would’ve voiced Dr. Crazyguy before being replaced with Richard Browning. His scream is still used when Crazyguy is about to get blasted by the Ultra Mega Blaster if you listen closely, however.
• Kyzer’s quote (“Every legend has a beginning. A tale that’s far from the main story. This story is about me.”) was originally going to be at the very start of the episode - before Kyzer’s 5-year-old self wakes up, to further imply that this takes place 9 years before the main series. This was changed into being placed at the start of the Imagine Spot.
• The robot Ivan Madman pilots was originally going to be traditionally animated like Madman himself. Instead, it’s replaced with CGI and Madman is a still image for the most part.
  • This is the same case for the robots in the Imagine Spot.
• Due to time constraints, some scenes seem to be at a lot faster pace or are cut entirely than originally intended.
• Kyzer at 5 originally would’ve been voiced by Courtney Lin or an actual kid voice actor before Kyzer ended up doing it himself.
• Punchtice stopping Madman from crushing the children and punching his robot was changed to Madman suddenly stopping and Punchtice implicitly saving the children instead due to time constraints.
• Kyzer’s 5-year-old voice would’ve originally been pitched up digitally to match how a 5-year-old would sound. Due to it being painfully obvious that it’s edited, the lines were chosen to be unedited due to them sounding childlike enough.
• To further exaggerate the power of the Ultra Mega Blaster; the attack was originally going to blast through several robots before eventually reaching Crazyguy.
• Ivan’s robot was originally going to have laser cannons.
• The entire short was originally going to be in a more detailed Anime-like style before it was decided to use the Anime style exclusively for the imaginary sequences, heroes, and villains while using a more simplified, cartoonish style for the children and other adults to further insinuate the preschool vibe of the show.
  • Likewise, the short was originally going to be entirely traditionally animated before switching to rigging for the main style to save time; with only the Imagine Spot and Punchtice being traditionally animated.
• In general: the entire series was going to be in one, Animesque style before separating the Anime-like style for the Imagine Spot and making the main style have more of a cartoony style.
• The backgrounds of Short 1 were originally going to be photorealistic with a paper-like feel.