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Verhoeven's satire goes Saturday morning—bugs, blood, and surprisingly big feelings.
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Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles (1999)

CGI pioneerwar cartoon nightmarebug-splat catharsis

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Season 1 • Episode 40

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Court-Martial of Lt. Razak

Apr 5, 2000

The Roughnecks are about to be dropped on Klendathu into a hot LZ. Lt Razak tells Carmen to clear the LZ as he thinks it's too dangerous for the squad to land. Carman tells him INTEL in the form of Lt Walker ordered no weapons to be used, stealth drop only. Lt Razak overrides her and the LZ is cleared by bombs. As soon as Lt Walker finds out he tells Lt Razak that 6 squads were in that area under General Redwing but they'd lost radio contact. Lt Razak asks why he wasn't told and Walker tells him it was a covert op. on a need to know basis - and Razak didn't need to know. Back at the base Lt Razak faces a court of inquiry with Walker as prosecutor. Lt Walker charges Razak with endangering the squad and wrecking S.I.C.O.N. equipment needlessly, using troopers evidence and flash backs as proof. As the hearing goes on a swarm of bugs attacks the base prompting Lt Walker to exclaim there was a traitor in their midst feeding information to the Bugs and he points at LT Razak

Overview

AnimationAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy

The exploits of the Mobile Infantry squad, "Razak's Roughnecks," during the SICON–Bugs War between a newly united humanity and an extraterrestrial race, known as the "Bugs," also sometimes referred to as Arachnids.

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based on novel or bookspace travelfuturemilitary sci-figiant insectbased on movie

Standout Aspects

Visual Effects

Groundbreaking 1999 CGI that aged like angry wine—ugly but ambitious.

Writing

Kids' show that kills characters permanently. No reset button.

Direction

Verhoeven's satirical edge somehow survived Disney's censors.

Best for:Binge: 40 episodes of escalating bug war trauma—commit or retreat, soldier.·Solo: Late-night nostalgia with actual emotional damage.
Heads up:Violence: Limbs severed, soldiers dissolved—surprisingly graphic for 'children's' animation.·Emotional: Multiple permanent deaths; Roughnecks mourn and never fully recover.
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Creators

Richard Raynis, Duane Capizzi, Jeff Kline

First AiredAug 30, 1999
StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Seasons1·Episodes40
Syndication
Syfy

Top Cast

Rider Strong

Rider Strong

Carl Jenkins (voice)

Irene Bedard

Irene Bedard

Miriam Redwing (voice)

Steve Staley

Steve Staley

T'Phai (voice)

James Horan

James Horan

Richard 'Doc' LeCroix (voice)

Nicholas Guest

Nicholas Guest

Zander Barcalow (voice)

David DeLuise

David DeLuise

Francis Brutto (voice)

E. G. Daily

E. G. Daily

Isabelle 'Dizzy' Flores (voice)

Rino Romano

Rino Romano

Johnnie Rico (voice)

Bill Fagerbakke

Bill Fagerbakke

Jeff Gossard (voice)

Alexander Polinsky

Alexander Polinsky

Robert Higgins (voice)

R. Lee Ermey

R. Lee Ermey

Sanchez (voice)

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Cultural

This exists because Verhoeven's 1997 film was misunderstood as straightforward action; the show leans HARDER into the satire most viewers missed.

Trivia

The 'Pluto' and 'Tophet' arcs were originally planned as a theatrical film; budget collapsed, became the show's darkest episodes. Jenkins' psychic deterioration mirrors cut content from Heinlein's novel.

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