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|first_appearance=''[[Saturday Supercade]]'' "[[Junior Meets Kid Dynamo]]" (1983)
|first_appearance=''[[Saturday Supercade]]'' ("[[Junior Meets Kid Dynamo]]") (1983)
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'''Lightning''' is a character in the ''[[Saturday Supercade]]'' episode "[[Junior Meets Kid Dynamo]]." He is an anthropomorphic {{wp|Irish Wolfhound}} who acts as [[Kid Dynamo]]'s sidekick.
'''Lightning''' is a character in the ''[[Saturday Supercade]]'' episode "[[Junior Meets Kid Dynamo]]." He is an anthropomorphic {{wp|Irish Wolfhound}} who acts as [[Kid Dynamo]]'s sidekick.


He first appears at the beginning of the episode with Kid Dynamo and tried to interrogate [[Bones (character)|Bones]], only for Kid Dynamo to stop him as he had met them before. Lightning explained that [[Meteor Dust|the dust from a meteor]] is what gives them their powers as Kid Dynamo invited them over to his house.
He first appears at the beginning of the episode with Kid Dynamo and attempts to interrogate [[Bones Bailey]], only for Kid Dynamo to stop him as he has met them before. Lightning explains that [[Meteor Dust|the dust from a meteor]] is what gives them their powers as Kid Dynamo invites them over to his house.


As Donkey Kong Jr., Bones, Ricky, and Lightning talked about how to stop Dr. Demise (Lightning explains that even his superior sense of smell could not pick up any trace of Dr. Demise's hideout), Ricky's father asks him to rake the leaves; after he does so, Lightning was momentarily distracted with a bone he found, allowing Dr. Demise to kidnap him prompting Kid Dynamo to rescue him; this was actually a trap set up by Dr. Demise in order to chemically eradicate his superhuman powers. After he was freed, Lightning gave a now powerless Kid Dynamo some additional meteor dust to replenish his powers.
As Donkey Kong Jr., Bones, Ricky, and Lightning talk about how to stop Dr. Demise (Lightning explains that even his superior sense of smell could not pick up any trace of Dr. Demise's hideout), Ricky's father asks him to rake the leaves; after he does so, Lightning is momentarily distracted with a bone he found, allowing Dr. Demise to kidnap him, prompting Kid Dynamo to rescue him; this is actually a trap set up by Dr. Demise in order to chemically eradicate his superhuman powers. After he is freed, Lightning gives a now powerless Kid Dynamo some additional meteor dust to replenish his powers.


He then accompanied Kid Dynamo in going after Dr. Demise at [[Sweetville Station]], helping lure him into a pine tree to cover his helicopter in pine needles. Kid Dynamo then destroyed the helicopter and caught Dr. Demise, ending his schemes once and for all.
He then accompanies Kid Dynamo in going after Dr. Demise at [[Sweetville Station]], helping lure him into a pine tree to cover his helicopter in pine needles. Kid Dynamo then destroys the helicopter and catches Dr. Demise, ending his schemes once and for all.


Back at his house, he had dinner with Donkey Kong Jr. and Bones before they would take off again in search of [[Donkey Kong]]. When Ricky's mother told him to eat vegetables to grow strong, Lightning hinted that he is already strong enough because he is the true identity of Kid Dynamo.
Back at his house, he has dinner with Donkey Kong Jr. and Bones before they take off again in search of [[Donkey Kong]]. When Ricky's mother tells him to eat vegetables to grow strong, Lightning hints that he is already strong enough because he is the true identity of Kid Dynamo.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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LightningCel.jpg|Lightning as a puppy, reference sheet
LightningCel.jpg|Lightning as a puppy, reference sheet
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Latest revision as of 18:38, December 1, 2024

Lightning
Kid Dynamo (right) and Lightning (left) from Saturday Supercade
Lightning with Kid Dynamo
Species Canine
First appearance Saturday Supercade ("Junior Meets Kid Dynamo") (1983)

Lightning is a character in the Saturday Supercade episode "Junior Meets Kid Dynamo." He is an anthropomorphic Irish Wolfhound who acts as Kid Dynamo's sidekick.

He first appears at the beginning of the episode with Kid Dynamo and attempts to interrogate Bones Bailey, only for Kid Dynamo to stop him as he has met them before. Lightning explains that the dust from a meteor is what gives them their powers as Kid Dynamo invites them over to his house.

As Donkey Kong Jr., Bones, Ricky, and Lightning talk about how to stop Dr. Demise (Lightning explains that even his superior sense of smell could not pick up any trace of Dr. Demise's hideout), Ricky's father asks him to rake the leaves; after he does so, Lightning is momentarily distracted with a bone he found, allowing Dr. Demise to kidnap him, prompting Kid Dynamo to rescue him; this is actually a trap set up by Dr. Demise in order to chemically eradicate his superhuman powers. After he is freed, Lightning gives a now powerless Kid Dynamo some additional meteor dust to replenish his powers.

He then accompanies Kid Dynamo in going after Dr. Demise at Sweetville Station, helping lure him into a pine tree to cover his helicopter in pine needles. Kid Dynamo then destroys the helicopter and catches Dr. Demise, ending his schemes once and for all.

Back at his house, he has dinner with Donkey Kong Jr. and Bones before they take off again in search of Donkey Kong. When Ricky's mother tells him to eat vegetables to grow strong, Lightning hints that he is already strong enough because he is the true identity of Kid Dynamo.

Gallery[edit]