# Sym-Bionic Titan (2010)

> Three alien refugees from a war-torn planet crash on Earth and hide in suburbia while piloting a giant robot against their homeworld's tyrannical pursuers.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/29738

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 20
- Episode runtime: 23 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, science fiction, action, adventure
- Created by: Genndy Tartakovsky, Paul Rudish, Bryan Andrews
- Network: Cartoon Network
- Cast: Brian Posehn, Tara Strong, Kevin Thoms, John DiMaggio, Audrey Wasilewski, Tom Kenny, Jeff Bennett, Brian Tee
- TMDB rating: 8.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1709198/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Tone: playful, heartfelt, brisk, adventurous, wistful

## What critics say

Audiences rate the series positively for its action, mecha design and humor layered over a war-refugee premise.

## Synopsis

Sym-Bionic Titan (2010-2011) is an American animated science fiction series created by Genndy Tartakovsky, Paul Rudish and Bryan Andrews for Cartoon Network. Three young aliens from the war-torn planet Galaluna, the core of the story, crash-land on Earth while fleeing the tyrannical forces that ravaged their home. Their shared ability to form a giant robotic warrior becomes both their greatest asset and their greatest risk, as they try to blend into an ordinary suburban neighborhood. Voiced by Brian Posehn as Octus, Tara Strong as Ilana and Kevin Thoms as Lance, the characters juggle everyday domestic life with battles against pursuers who never stop hunting them. The series runs for a single season of twenty episodes, each one pairing a robot-scale clash with a lighter suburban comedy of errors. Set on contemporary Earth, it balances brisk action and warm humor with the melancholy of refugees far from home. Its tone sits somewhere between a kids' super robot cartoon and a heartfelt family adventure. Fans of Voltron: Defender of the Universe, Avatar: The Last Airbender and Justice League Unlimited will find resonance in its blend of mecha spectacle, alien heroism and friendship.

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