They couldn't really replicate the way it was in the book. Shade had to literally eat parts of another bat Goth had killed to pour some of the herb onto it.
I used to wake up at 4:00 every morning just to watch this show. Loved every second of it, and upon rewatching it a couple years ago, Orestes is definitely my favorite.
@UCfoIRby4HP1B1n4D-wca6QA okay so he's a bit larger than his kin and I can see a bat like that having the chance in killing one owl, but after seeing what his species looks like and how the bats proportions are far more realistic In the books, I find it hard to imagine such a species killing a group of owls
I remember this show when I was a wee lad and I still love it to this day. I’ve only read the first 2 chapters of the book so far, and I don’t think much of the book so far. For such an underrated show, it has phenomenal voice acting, great animation with some remarkable fluidity, and amazing sound design. Nobody apart from Michael Dobson can voice Goth. The way he embraces the role of the bloodthirsty carnivore can’t be compared. Goth as a character is a more advanced form of the murderous predator stereotype. He does it in a way that makes him stick out among other fictional carnivorous characters (like Sabor from “Tarzan” or the hyenas from “The Lion King”). His first approach at manipulating Shade could’ve worked all the way if it wasn’t for the dead bat Shade saw. His power, cunning, speed, and stealth make him a force to be reckoned with. Think about it. He (along with Throbb) slaughtered a whole cabin of banded bats and wore their bands as trophies, went face to face with a freaking WOLF, and gave General Brutus a run for his money. Man, this show needs much more love! Edit: Okay, so I’m almost finished with the book and, I gotta say, in some ways, it’s better than the TV series, mostly due to more realism and the characters background stories are in more detail. Still, the TV series is phenomenal. For one thing, it shows a little sub-plot with Frieda and her leadership skills throughout the migration. That sub-plot was hardly ever shown in the book, but still makes sense. Frieda, despite being such a wise and benevolent leader, had her leadership skills and her status put to the test. Another thing I like is that the TV series tweaked some elements of the books and even added some. In the book, Throbb was merely Goth’s hunting partner and was just a dumb hunk that could’ve been devoured by Goth at any second, but in the TV series, Throbb is Goth’s brother-in-law. Although the relationship between the two bats is still somewhat antagonistic, it’s dialed down in the TV series and hints at a softer side to the villains. Throbb really seems to care about Goth, as shown in multiple cases (i.e. when Goth is electrocuted). Goth’s violent gestures towards Throbb aren’t really severe compared to the book’s version. In the series, Goth literally says, “If you were not my brother-in-law, I would have eaten you a week ago!” Although the book presented the same stakes for Goth as the TV series, the TV series makes Goth’s morals, however very few in amount, more apparent. It’s not just the relationship between Goth and Throbb that’s tweaked. It’s the relationship between General Brutus and Orestes. From what I’ve heard, Orestes was never Brutus’s son in the books, but all that was changed in the TV series. Orestes is constantly torn between two dilemmas: making Brutus proud of him or sticking true to his morals and go against the war by joining forces with Shade and Marina. That dilemma of trying to measure up to someone you love or look up to yet potentially sacrificing your morals and identity is a very complicated one that some of you have probably been presented with. In the end, Orestes chose Shade, Marina, and the Silverwing colony over Brutus. It was only when Brutus actually found out about Goth and Throbb that he showed some understanding towards his son. Who knows how things could’ve played out if Brutus never learned the truth? Orestes could’ve potentially been forced to fight his own father. That’s a powerful message right there: idols and role models can be rejected and replaced, but who you truly are and your morals are irreplaceable and are more important than some other being.
@@barone8889 The history of Dragon Ball is particularly ironic. The farther you go back, and the younger Goku gets, the more violent and raunchy it becomes.
@@tyrant-den884 Indeed. The fight scenes in Dragon Ball are far more brutal and vivid than the fights you will see in Dragon Ball Super. You'd think it would be the opposite, but no and that is sad. What kind of sad world are we creating? I for one would like a world where art is expressed freely.
@@EmptyMan000 its a world where scared parents started paying attention to what their kids are watching, and the new generation who would be okay with kids watching some nice wholesome violence do not want to have kids.
@@marleecorrell1486 I don't really know. I've gathered information on all kinds of bats from Central and South America, but he doesn't seem to match any real life species. The closest thing I got to an answer, was when I went to the Silverwing Wiki page. Apparently Goth is a "Spectral Bat". I don't know what that means, but oh, well. At least I gave it my best shot.
@@brianwalters7855spectral bats are the largest bat in the Americas. They live in small family groups. They’re highly carnivorous and prey on small birds and small mammals (including other bats).
I watched this thing one time when I was 10 , I thought it was a movie what the hell.i just rememberer they where migrating and got lost or something ,there where people after them and that the female bat was orange .maybe I’ll rewatch it
What a cool detail! I never noticed how Goth's beard and mane becomes burnt and unruly after he's shocked at 19:18 and it continues into the other episodes. Does the books make this a known detail?
It was actually even _worse_ in the books, if you can believe it! By that point in the story, Goth and Throbb had devoured the colony of banded bats and were wearing their bands along the webbing of their wings as trophies (as opposed to the "index fingers" of their wings like in the show), which was noted in the books to produce a disorienting whistling sound that made it hard for Shade to use his sonar when Goth and Throbb were nearby. Their grisly trophies _also_ resulted in the climactic battle between them and Shade and Marina ending with both Goth and Throbb getting struck by the lightning due to the highly conductive metal instead of just Goth. In the end, Goth was described as being _horribly_ burnt from the lightning with a _very_ graphic description of all the metal bands melting and fusing to the skin of his wings, while poor Throbb was described as getting straight-up _exploded_ in midair by the lightning that hit him.
I LOVE this guy, its not very often you see a terrifying cannibalistic character in a kids show, and the way he is so deliciously meticulous, I love it Thank you for introducing me to this awesome character EmptyMan000
Goth is one of the greatest villains of all time. I used to think he was a vampire bat when I was younger (the fangs, the purple color, his hypnotic voice, sinister laugh and Dracula style wings). I was slightly disappointed that he wasn't, but when I discovered he was a cannibal, I almost s**t my pants because that's even scarier. Silverwing will always be awesome.
He might not be a vampire, but spectral bats like him are basically the biggest carnivorous bats in the world with a bite force that, in proportion to their body, is among the strongest bites of all living carnivores. He's basically an orc with wings.
@@superpeanutcrusade9208 and there are owls small enough for spectral bats to square up against, yet don’t occupy the same range as. Elf owls and scops owls seem like just the right size for spectral bats to take down.
this may be the longest video you've done yet. But I have a little request see can you do a video based on Starscream throughout the entire Transformers Franchise? That would be awesome!
Considering how dark things get, it's probably not possible. I mean the next books literally have the heroes going to Hell, fighting the equivalent of Bat Satan, suicide bombers, and one hero getting his heart ripped out. Not family friendly at all.
I remember once, long ago, turning on Disney XD just in time to see the scene where Goth is tearing into a dead bat. I thought "Wow, that's pretty graphic for a kid's show. Don't think I've ever seen anything quite like that." I never really got the chance to watch the show, since it always came on so late/early (depending on how you wanna look at 4 AM), but that scene in particular has stuck with me for many, many years. It wasn't until I stumbled on this video that I could remember the name of this show.
@@thundertits I wasn't saying you are nitpicking, just hypothetically speaking. There are difference to be sure, but a cannibal has a wide range of contexts. I just chose the one that relates to bats eating bats.
