Galactik Football is an animated television series created by Augias Imaginaction and co-produced by Gaumont-Alphanim, France 2 (seasons 1–2) and Telegael (season 3) in association with Audi'Art, Welkin (season 1), Hosem (season 1), LuxAnimation (season 1), Jetix Europe (seasons 1–2), Carloon (season 2), Europool (season 2) and DQ Entertainment (season 3) with the participation of Gulli (season 3) and Disney XD (season 3). The series mixes conventional 2D animation with 3D computer graphics. It originally aired from 3 June 2006 to 27 October 2011.
Galactik Football is set in the far future, where the inhabited worlds of the Zaelion Galaxy compete in Galactik Football, a sport analogous to association football, but played seven to a side. The game is complicated by the addition of the Flux, a cosmic energy that enhances a player's attributes such as speed, strength, and agility, or grants special powers such as teleportation. The story follows the fate of an inexperienced Galactik Football team, the Snow Kids, as they aim to compete in and win the Galactik Football Cup.
Plot Season 1 The story begins during a match between the home team of planet Akillian and the Shadows. As Aarch, captain of the Akillians, takes a direct free kick, an explosion is heard and an avalanche sweeps over the stadium, marking the beginning of the Akillian Ice Age and the loss of The Breath, Akillian's Flux.
The storyline jumps forward 15 years. Aarch and his friend Clamp, a robotic technician, arrive back in Akillian for the first time since the game. Aarch aims to create a new Akillian Galactik Football team capable of winning the Cup and selects a group of talented teenagers for his team: D'Jok, Sinedd, Micro-Ice, Mei, Thran, Ahito, Rocket, and Tia. However, Rocket's father and Aarch's brother do not want him on the team and agree only to let him play on the condition that the newly named Snow Kids win a match against the incumbent Akillian team, the Red Tigers, who are coached by Aarch's estranged old friend and team-mate, Artegor Nexus. During her tryout, Tia reveals that she has the power of the long-lost Breath of Akillian.
The Snow Kids beat the Red Tigers, becoming the new Akillian team. However, an embittered Artegor lures Sinedd away from the Snow Kids and recruits him to the Shadows, whom he has agreed to coach.
As the Snow Kids progress through the competition, each develops the Breath of Akillian. There are some intra-team tensions caused by Tia and Rocket's burgeoning relationship and Micro-Ice's unrequited crush on Mei. Unknown to any of them is that all seven of the players have been affected by the Meta-Flux, a synthetic undetectable Flux, inadvertently created by Clamp and pirate Sonny Blackbones, which was the true origin of the Akillian Ice Age. This Flux is now coveted by the ruthless General Bleylock, who happily endangers the Snow Kids to get his hands on it.
With the help of Clamp and his old partner, the pirate Sonny Blackbones, the Snow Kids escape General Bleylock's machinations and win the Galactik Football Cup.
Season 2 In season 2, Ahito falls ill and is replaced as a goalkeeper by his cousin Yuki. Also, Rocket is suspended from the team due to illegal use of The Breath and is replaced by Mark, another young Akillian soccer player, who had previously been considered as a substitute player. In Rocket's absence, D'Jok is made captain. After Ahito's recovery he and Yuki share duties as goalkeeper and upon finding in his favor the League allows Rocket to return to the team, which he eventually did. D'Jok remains captain on Rocket's return and leads the team to a second consecutive GFC victory.
Season 3 A year after their second Galactic Football Cup victory in succession, the mysterious Lord Phoenix invites everyone in the galaxy to a special mixed-flux tournament on the planet Paradisia. After a bad friendly match against the Shadows, D'Jok and Mei have an argument. Mei dumps D'Jok and joins the Shadows. Yuki leaves the Snow Kids temporarily to join the Elektras, and D'Jok leaves the team after being recruited by Team Paradisia. A Wamba named Lun-Zia joins the Snow Kids for the mixed-flux tournament.
Due to the injection of flux in the core of the Planet Paradisia, Paradisia explodes but luckily everyone was evacuated from the planets with the help of the Galactik Football Players. There is also the Galactik Football Cup which was won by the Snow Kids vs Team Paradisia. This made the Snow kids win the 3 cups in a row and first team who ever did it.
A year after the third GFC victory of Snow Kids, the team was in the base for having a training match with Galactik Kids who are called the stars of the future. Clamp presses the button to start the training session in the Holo-Trainer and then a mysterious energy appears, seeds Mei and Micro Ice from Snow Kids, whole the Galactik Kids and Hush Sharky the paparazzi, teleports them to the deep space with leaving a major cliff-hanger on the back.
Disney XD UK aired the first 8 episodes of season 3 in 2010. It was 10 October 2011 before Disney XD was able to air episode 9 of season 3. The remaining episodes have been aired on consecutive days, with the series finale airing on 27 October 2011.
Season 4 After 15 years passed on the major cliff-hanger of season 3 finale, which resulted in the disappear of Micro Ice and Mei, Galactik Kids and Hush Sharky, there's no official season 4 yet.
But a hopeful piece of news for the fans and others who are interested in Galactik Football was shared after the interview between a French YouTuber named Alex San and Vincent and Flavien Vandelli, who are the original creators of the Galactik Football series. According to the interview and later posts on some social media platforms like Reddit, San pointed out that he wants to create a fourth season by working with them. Additionally, from the same posts, it's being understood that the original creators are working to give an official fourth season to the public.
Cast
Mario Rosenstock as D'Jok, Barry Rant, Duke Maddox, Baldwin, D'Jado, Akamouk, Zoran, additional voices. Michael Fitzgerald as Rocket, Harvey. Lara Lenahan as Tia, Addim, Xeeria, Paradisia, additional voices. Dominic Catrambone as Micro-Ice. Anthony Royer as Micro-Ice. Gavin O'Connor as Sinedd, Mark, Sonny Blackbones, Warren, Arty, Woowamboo, Ron Zaera, additional voices. Doireann Ní Chorragáin as Mei, Yuki, Kernor, Sunja, Zoelene, Lucille, Olka, Kim. Dermot Magennis as Thran, Ahito, Flint Corso, Bennett, Hush Sharky, Doukooba, additional voices. Hilary Rose as Lun-Zia, Nina, Nikki, Lun-Zaera, additional voices. Jonathan Ryan as Aarch, Harris, Bellow, Ataro, Otis, additional voices. Morgan C. Jones as Clamp, Wolfen, additional voices. Susan Slott as Dame Simbai, Callie Mystic. Malcolm Douglas as Artegor Nexus, Norata, Nork Ag'Net, Brim Balarius, additional voices. Roger Gregg as Sydney, General Bleylock, Brim Simbra, Luur, Stevens, Nihla, additional voices. Anne Byrne as Maya, Vega, Momice, Stella, additional voices. Eoghan Ó Riada as Lord Phoenix, Magnus Blade. Caitriona Ni Mhurchu as Kyra. J. Scott Thompson as additional voice.
Characters D'Jok is considered to be the star player of the Snow Kids and plays as the striker. He is dedicated to Galactik Football and tries his best to make sure the Snow Kids win the Galactik Football Cup. In season 1, D'Jok was brought up by his foster mom Maya, who took him in as her adoptive son upon his biological mother's request before she died. Despite refusing to foretell his future, D'Jok later finds out that Sonny Blackbones is his father. D'Jok's mother died after giving birth to him and Maya took him under her care. In season 2, D'Jok got to take Rocket's place in the All-Star Match, due to his suspension and became the team captain. In season 3, D'Jok leaves the Snow Kids for Team Paradisia but eventually returns to the team. He also teaches a group of kids how to play Soccar along with the help of Warren and Artegor. Toward the end of season 1, D'Jok and Mei shared a kiss and dated till the beginning of season 3. Mei accused D'Jok to be too controlling and left him for Sinedd. However, D'Jok shares a kiss with Nikki 4 whom Mei sees on the screen caught by a paparazzi and got upset about it. D'Jok is seen to be arrogant and sometimes selfish, but he also has a caring side. He is best friends with Micro-Ice and good friends with Thran, Ahito, and Mark too. Subsequently, Sinedd is D'Jok's arch-enemy, as both of them compete against each other to see who is the better one. Although, at the end of season 3, they get along with each other. D'Jok cites Warren as his favorite Galactik Soccar player. D'Jok wears jersey number 9. He is described to have red spiky hair and green eyes. Rocket is Aarch's nephew and the son of former Galactik Soccar star Norata. In season 1, Rocket helped his father with his flower company. His father banned him from going to Aarch's tryout. But Rocket eventually goes only to help Tia get to the tryouts. However, Rocket makes it to the Snow Kids as the team captain, as Aarch told Norata that his son could be the next Galactik Soccar star and has potential. Rocket later finds out, from Tia, that his mother, Kira, is still alive. She pays a visit to him on his 16th birthday, but Rocket gets upset about it as he thought his mother walked out on him and Norata after his birth. However, he forgives his mother when he finds out that his parents reunited for his happiness and to give their relationship a second chance. In season 2, Rocket is suspended by the Galactik Soccar League due to using his flux (The Breath) outside of the Galactik Soccar games, but only to save Tia's life. He eventually leaves the team but goes to play Netherball, which is offered by Sinedd. Despite the Galactik Soccar League, later in season 2, allowing Rocket back to the Snow Kids, he refuses to come back because he wants to continue to play Tetherball. However, Tia beats him and they both quit Netherball and return to the Snow Kids. In season 3, Rocket becomes the Snow Kids' coach when Aarch leaves them for some time. In the series, Rocket develops a relationship with Tia and they eventually date. Rocket is seen to be shy at the beginning of the series. He is seen to be ambitious and intelligent, as he always has strategies to help the Snow Kids win their matches. Rocket is tall and has long brown hair (in season 2 he keeps his hair in a ponytail). He wears jersey number 5 and plays in midfield.