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Dragon Hunters is a French animated TV series created by Arthur Qwak and produced by Futurikon and Tooncan. The show follows the adventures of two hunters, Gwizdo and Lian-Chu, in a medieval world terrorized by dragons. A 3-D movie and a video game based on the same universe have also been released.
==2D Dragon Hunters Pilot (2002)==


Several short scenes exist from the Dragon Hunter 2D pilot that go for a total of 15 seconds and have some changes compared to the final TV series.
In 2019 some scenes of the 2D pilot were found on Pascal David's website, which he made available in a Show Reel on Vimeo and is viewable on his website.<ref>https://vimeo.com/68209357 Vimeo video</ref><ref>https://rascalitoz.wixsite.com/art-work/a-propos1-cj4p Website of Pascal David and the demo reel</ref>
 
The 2D pilot looked better than the finished series in terms of presentation and quality. According to Pascal David's LinkedIn, the information says that the pilot was completed from January 2002 to April 2002.<ref>https://www.linkedin.com/in/pascal-david-b1112629/details/experience/</ref> Patrice Suau, an illustrator, created the backgrounds for the 2D pilot.<ref>http://suaupatrice.blogspot.com/2009/12/chasseurs-de-dragons-premier-pilote-de.html Backgrounds of the pilot</ref>
==Discovery==
 
In 2019 some scenes of the pilot were found on Pascal David's website, which he made available in a Show Reel on Vimeo. <ref>https://vimeo.com/68209357 Vimeo video</ref> and is viewable on his own website. <ref>https://rascalitoz.wixsite.com/art-work/a-propos1-cj4p Website of Pascal David and the demo reel</ref>
The 2D pilot looks better than the finished series in terms of presentation and quality. According to Pascal David's Linkedin, the information says that the pilot was completed from January 2002 to April 2002. <ref>https://www.linkedin.com/in/pascal-david-b1112629/details/experience/ Linkedin</ref>  


==Differences==
==Differences==
The biggest difference between the pilot and the finished series is the quality, the different art style, and the animation itself, as well as that some characters like Gwizdo and The Zimbranelle Dwarves look completely different in design from the finished TV show.


The biggest difference between the pilot and the finished series is the quality, the different art style and animation itself, as well as that some characters like Gwizdo and The Zimbranelle Dwarves look completely different in design from the finished TV show.
Gwizdo, the main protagonist, has a different look than in the finished TV show, which you can see in one of the scenes. Despite the poor quality of the pilot, you can see that Gwizdo is wearing a different hat. A similar design of Gwizdo can be seen on Arthur Qwak's old inactive website,
 
<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080405073057/http://arthurqwak.com/dragon/dragon_rc23_HD.jpg Arthur Qwaks old website</ref> which indicates that the design of the 2D pilot and the one from the concept art are the same, except that his clothes in the pilot are grayish looking.
Gwizdo, the main protagonist of the series, has a completely different look than in the finished TV show, which you can see in one of the scenes. Despite the very poor quality of the pilot, you can see that Gwizdo is wearing a different hat. A similar design of Gwizdo can be seen on Arthur Qwak's old inactive website  
<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080405073057/http://arthurqwak.com/dragon/dragon_rc23_HD.jpg Arthur Qwaks old website</ref>, which indicates that the design of the 2D pilot and the one from the concept art are the same, except that his clothes in the pilot are grayish looking.


==New discoveries==
==Status==
 
According to new information, Pascal David had a Myspace account that has the said pilot. The video, which is unfortunately no longer viewable, is 2:37 minutes long. It is unknown if it is the complete pilot or only a part of it.<ref>https://myspace.com/pascal_david/videos Myspace website of Pascal David</ref>
According to new information, Pascal David had a Myspace account that has the said pilot. The video, which is unfortunately no longer viewable, is 2:37 minutes long. It is unknown if it is the complete pilot or only a part of it. <ref>https://myspace.com/pascal_david/videos Myspace website of Pascal David</ref>
 
==Background concept art==
Patrice Suau, an illustrator, created the backgrounds for the 2D pilot.
<ref>http://suaupatrice.blogspot.com/2009/12/chasseurs-de-dragons-premier-pilote-de.html Backgrounds of the pilot</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Chasseurs de dragons 1.webp|Lian-Chu.
File:Chasseurs de dragons 1.jpg|Lian-Chu.
File:Chasseurs de Dragons 2.webp|Closer look at Lian-Chu in the Pilot.
File:Chasseurs de Dragons 2.jpg|Closer look at Lian-Chu in the Pilot.
File:Chasseurs de Dragons 3.webp|Gwizdo in his pilot outfit.
File:Chasseurs de Dragons 3.jpg|Gwizdo in his pilot outfit.
File:Chasseurs de Dragons 4.webp|Background 1.
File:Chasseurs de Dragons 4.jpg|Background 1.
File:Chasseurs de Dragons 5.webp|Background 2.
File:Chasseurs de Dragons 5.jpg|Background 2.
File:Chasseurs de Dragons 6.webp|Pilot version of Zimbranelle Dwarves.
File:Chasseurs de Dragons 6.jpg|Pilot version of Zimbranelle Dwarves.
</gallery>
</gallery>


==References==
==References==
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==External Link==
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Hunters
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Revision as of 04:25, 21 February 2024

Chasseurs de dragons 1.webp

A screenshot of the pilot.

Status: Partially Found

Dragon Hunters is a French animated TV series created by Arthur Qwak and produced by Futurikon and Tooncan. The show follows the adventures of two hunters, Gwizdo and Lian-Chu, in a medieval world terrorized by dragons. A 3-D movie and a video game based on the same universe have also been released.

In 2019 some scenes of the 2D pilot were found on Pascal David's website, which he made available in a Show Reel on Vimeo and is viewable on his website.[1][2] The 2D pilot looked better than the finished series in terms of presentation and quality. According to Pascal David's LinkedIn, the information says that the pilot was completed from January 2002 to April 2002.[3] Patrice Suau, an illustrator, created the backgrounds for the 2D pilot.[4]

Differences

The biggest difference between the pilot and the finished series is the quality, the different art style, and the animation itself, as well as that some characters like Gwizdo and The Zimbranelle Dwarves look completely different in design from the finished TV show.

Gwizdo, the main protagonist, has a different look than in the finished TV show, which you can see in one of the scenes. Despite the poor quality of the pilot, you can see that Gwizdo is wearing a different hat. A similar design of Gwizdo can be seen on Arthur Qwak's old inactive website, [5] which indicates that the design of the 2D pilot and the one from the concept art are the same, except that his clothes in the pilot are grayish looking.

Status

According to new information, Pascal David had a Myspace account that has the said pilot. The video, which is unfortunately no longer viewable, is 2:37 minutes long. It is unknown if it is the complete pilot or only a part of it.[6]

Gallery

  • Chasseurs de dragons 1.jpg

    Lian-Chu.

  • Chasseurs de Dragons 2.jpg

    Closer look at Lian-Chu in the Pilot.

  • Chasseurs de Dragons 3.jpg

    Gwizdo in his pilot outfit.

  • Chasseurs de Dragons 4.jpg

    Background 1.

  • Chasseurs de Dragons 5.jpg

    Background 2.

  • Chasseurs de Dragons 6.jpg

    Pilot version of Zimbranelle Dwarves.

References

  1. ↑ https://vimeo.com/68209357 Vimeo video
  2. ↑ https://rascalitoz.wixsite.com/art-work/a-propos1-cj4p Website of Pascal David and the demo reel
  3. ↑ https://www.linkedin.com/in/pascal-david-b1112629/details/experience/
  4. ↑ http://suaupatrice.blogspot.com/2009/12/chasseurs-de-dragons-premier-pilote-de.html Backgrounds of the pilot
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20080405073057/http://arthurqwak.com/dragon/dragon_rc23_HD.jpg Arthur Qwaks old website
  6. ↑ https://myspace.com/pascal_david/videos Myspace website of Pascal David

External Link

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