Trivia / Xiaolin Chronicles

• Acting for Two: Most of the actors have more than one main role.
  • Tara Strong reprises her role as Omi, along with his protege Ping Pong.
  • Eric Bauza voices Raimundo and Jack Spicer.
  • Jennifer Hale voices Kimiko and the newcomer Willow (aka Shadow). She also returns to voice Katnappe.
  • David Kaye voices Clay and Chase Young.
• Executive Meddling: Christy Hui noted that the more episodic nature of the series was because of "the networks", and that they had to fight very hard to be able to do the three-part season finale.
• Role Reprise: The only voice actors to reprise their roles from the original series are Tara Strong as Omi and Jennifer Hale as Katnappe.
• Screwed by the Lawyers: Most (if not all) of the Shen Gong Wu that were present in the first series had to be redesigned and renamed due to Warner Bros. holding the rights to their names. In addition, this was also the reason behind Dojo turning from green to yellow.
• Screwed by the Network: The show's tenure on Disney XD was a bit of a mess; after the initial premiere in August 2013, episodes began airing the following month on Saturdays – completely out of order. The show was then subject of several hiatus and schedule moves, which helped hastened its decline in ratings. Finally, it was unceremoniously dropped in March 2014 before it could finish its first season.
• The Other Darrin: Apart from Tara Strong as Omi and Jennifer Hale as Katnappe, none of the original voice actors return for the new series. To go into specifics:
  • Eric Bauza replaces Tom Kenny and Danny Cooksey as Raimundo and Jack respectively.
  • Jennifer Hale replaces Grey DeLisle as Kimiko.
  • David Kaye replaces Jeff Bennett and Jason Marsden as Clay and Chase Young respectively.
  • Cree Summer replaces Susan Silo as Wuya.
  • Michael Donovan replaces Maurice LaMarche (alongside original voice actor René Auberjonois) and Wayne Knight as Master Fung and Dojo Kanojo Cho respectively.
  • As the show is a French co-production, all but two of the voice actors (Anouck Hautbois as Kimiko, and Boris Rehlinger as Chase Young) were replaced.
• Troubled Production: As stated here in these newsletters, there were several issues that complicated the production of the show. The greatest was the language gap between the French and English staff, which lead to ‘lost in translation’ issues, as Christy Hui referred to it as. She also points out a creative limitation imposed on the staff to keep the plot episodic.
• What Could Have Been:
  • The showrunners wanted to keep the original voice cast from Xiaolin Showdown but couldn’t due to time and budget constraints.
  • Originally, the show was planned to have three seasons like the first series. The second season was announced for the fall of 2014. It was supposed to introduce new characters on both the good and evil sides, as well as new elements to the story.
  • Following the series’ conclusion, a Kickstarter was announced in November 2015 for a graphic novel called Xiaolin Dragons. The project was postponed following the terrorist attacks in Paris that month and was supposed to resume in January 2016. Unfortunately, January came and went, with the project all but cancelled.