Cold Vengeance

"Cold Vengeance"
X-Men episode
Sabretooth's fight with Wolverine
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 6
Written by	Michael Edens
Production code	106
Original air date	February 6, 1993 (1993-02-06)
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Cold Vengeance is the sixth episode from the first season of X-Men: The Animated Series. Fox Kids originally broadcast it in the USA on February 6, 1993.^[1][2] The episode was released with the Volume One DVD along with the other episodes from the first two seasons.^[3]

Plot

Professor X discovers Genosha's acceptance of mutants, and Cyclops assigns Storm, Gambit and Jubilee to go on a tour there. Wolverine, meanwhile, leaves the X-Men in an attempt to find solitude in Canada. He is rendered unconscious during a confrontation with Sabretooth, and is rescued by a group of Eskimos whom he finds peace with. However, one of the villagers becomes jealous of Wolverine's popularity among them and leaves. He then teams with Sabretooth against Wolverine, and together they attempt to capture him. Sabretooth double-crosses him and holds the other Eskimos captive on top of a cliff whilst he is distracting Wolverine. Wolverine rescues the villagers after Sabretooth falls off the cliff into a river. Meanwhile, those in Genosha are attacked by an army of Sentinels.

References to other media

Gambit references Stanley Kubrick's film The Shining when he quotes: "All work and no play make Jacque a dull boy". Sabretooth's description of revenge in the episode is similarly quoted in various other medias including Moby-Dick and the second Star Trek feature film.^[4]

Reception

Reviews of the episode said it was enjoyable despite criticism of some of the scenes and characterisations, such as the jealous villager and Cyclops. The opening sequence, which showed Wolverine skiing in Canada, has received praise, as have some of his other scenes and dialogue in the episode. However, the fight sequence at the end has been described to have been ruined by the shows censorship levels, as were many others in the series. In terms of the episodes backgrounds and animation, it is considered good among viewers in comparison to other episodes.^[5]

Cast

Voice actor	Role
Cedric Smith	Professor Charles Xavier
Cal Dodd	Wolverine/Logan
Norm Spencer	Cyclops/Scott Summers
George Buza	Beast/Dr. Hank McCoy
Alyson Court	Jubilee/Jubilation Lee
Catherine Disher	Jean Grey
David Fox	Sentinels
Don Francks	Sabretooth/Victor Creed
Paul Haddad	Kiyoek
Iona Morris	Storm/Ororo Munroe
Chris Potter	Gambit/Remy LeBeau
Lenore Zann	Rogue

References

1. ^ "Cold Vengeance". The Big Cartoon DataBase. http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon_information/28985-Cold_Vengeance.html. Retrieved 2009-11-09. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ "Cold Vengeance". DRG4's X-Men the Animated Series Page. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
3. ^ "DVD - X-Men - Volumes One and Two". Marvel Animation Age. http://www.marvel.toonzone.net/xmen/dvd/r1v1/. Retrieved 2009-11-09. 
4. ^ "Cold Vengeance". TV.com. http://www.tv.com/x-men/cold-vengeance-2/episode/56109/summary.html. Retrieved 2009-11-09. 
5. ^ Review by Stu. "Cold Vengeance". Marvel Animation Age. http://marvel.toonzone.net/xmen/episode/coldvengeance/. Retrieved 2009-11-09. 

External links

• Cold Vengeance (1993) at the Internet Movie Database

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