WMAC Masters
WMAC Masters is an American live-action television show produced by Norman Grossfeld featuring choreographed martial arts fights. It was created and licensed by 4Kids Entertainment. The show, while featuring real martial arts by trained martial artists, depicted a fantasy setting using fictional episodic stories, with each episode relating a life lesson. Battles were fought on elaborate closed sets, with an omniscient narrator, on-screen scoring and health gauges, giving the show a feel of a cinematic live-action video game. WMAC stands for the fictional World Martial Arts Council, where the best martial artists compete for the ultimate prize, the Dragon Star. The Dragon Star is a gold trophy that looks like a shuriken surrounded by a dragon; it was proof that its holder was the best martial artist in the world.
Episodes
The masked ninja escapes before his identity is discovered. As a new Super Challenge is fought, accusations are thrown at Star Warrior. The ending reveals that Warlock and the newest Master, Tracer, are secretly working together to destroy WMAC.
Superstar and the Machine's rematch is marred by an earthquake. Meanwhile, the Masters put Star Warrior on trial as the masked ninja.
Lady Lightning hopes a new outfit gets her confidence back after losing the Dragon Star. Meanwhile, Star Warrior feels resentment towards his brother, Superstar, for doubting him during the masked ninja controversy.
Red Dragon prepares to go for full Dragon Belt status as Olympus shows off a unique weapon.
A new Master called Wizard arrives with Warlock revealing him as his estranged brother, whom he tells the Masters is part of an evil martial arts organization known as Jukido; however, Wizard tells the Masters that it's the other way around and that Warlock has been lying to them all. Red Dragon defeats The Machine for the Dragon Star. At the end of the episode, Warlock has Wizard ambushed by ninjas.
Tiger Claw saves Wizard from his attackers, the man sharing a clue before passing out. Meanwhile, Star Warrior and Superstar overcome their mistrust issues as the other Masters investigate the attackers.
The issues of the attacks and mistrust cause tension between the Masters, especially during their preliminary matches.
Another Super Challenge gives Warlock the chance to attain full Dragon Belt status. Turbo and Star Warrior embark on a series of strange challenges against each other following Turbo's Battledome loss to Star Warrior in the previous episode.
A special match of male/female Masters is made while Warlock challenges Red Dragon for the Dragon Star. Meanwhile, Wizard returns to the WMAC following his brutal Battledome beating at the hands of the Jukido warriors a few weeks ago.
The Masters play with a program that creates anagrams of names. Star Warrior and Turbo settle their feud while Black Widow reveals she is retiring as Dragon Star champion, perhaps giving Jukido the opening they have been looking for.
Great Wolf shares a nightmare he had of the Dragon Star being stolen and fears the day's match-ups will prove it true.
In a special 3-way match, Chameleon wins the Dragon Star but a bizarre statue shows up instead, thus confirming Great Wolf's fears. The Masters finally realize who is behind the plot unfolding all this time, as Wizard finally exposes his brother's true intentions to the Masters.
A recap of the personal flashbacks of the Masters.
