The Phoenix Defenders

The Justice Guardians is an American animated television series produced by Cartoon Network Studios.

Tag line:  Premise 
 * Being a teen is hard, especially when you have superpowers and have to save the world from time to time. The Phoenix Defenders are no different from any other teenager. They just want to grow up, find their own way and be happy.

The series centers on the lives of a group of fifteen metahuman teenagers who lived in the fictitious city of Goldmoor, California. One day, The Phoenix Defenders. The team deals with all manner of criminal activity and threats to the city from time to time, and the series also explores what they do when they are not saving the world; like dealing with their own struggles with their high school life, their mutual friendships and their personal lives.

List of The Phoenix Defenders Characters

List of The Phoenix Defenders Episodes

The Phoenix Defenders Opening Theme Song

Star Guardians Unite! Opening Theme Song 2

The Phoenix Defenders Ending Theme Song

The Phoenix Defenders Shorts

Star Guardians Unite! Soundtrack

List of Characters

 Main Characters (The Phoenix Defenders) 

Lyn Betty Jean Manchester/Cursechanter (voiced by Elizabeth Gillies)- a 16 year old Scotch-Irish American self proclaimed yet unofficial highly disciplined leader of The Justice Guardians and is Julie's redheaded older sister with a heroic reputation. Lyn is a natural born leader who is fiercely serious and is willing to help people in need and won't stop at nothing to protct her family, friends, and anyone in danger. She and her sister have alien heritage from an alien species called Anodite, through their deceased father.Hunter is vastly powerful thanks to her abilities and some of these abilities are include immense strength, the ability to emit destructive scream, capable of transforming between her human and Anodite form more freely, a talented gymnast and martial artist and a "strong" magical aura. She can easily manipulate and control a supernatural substance called mana from her aura to create numerous things(energy blasts, shields, etc.). Through their father, Her and Julie are the paternal cousins of Ben and Gwen Tennyson. Her Infinity Force mask is black.

Bernadette "Berna" Verdona Manchester/ManaStar (voiced by Ariel Winter)- a 15 year old member of The Phoenix Defenders and is the younger sister of Lyn. Berna can manipulate and control mana but can't manipulate magic and possesses the ability to foresee the future. Like Mallory and Devanie, She is portrayed as a high school outcast and gets bullied by her peers. Berna is shown to be very self-conscious, sensitive, shy and insecure but is very stubborn. She is a coward who would normally stays in the shadows while her friends fight against villains. However, as the series progressed, she became somewhat a confident, courageous and outspoken girl who according to Lyn, is not afraid to defend what she believes in and is willing to try something to make things right and "has became a force to be reckon with". Her true identity is Berna Manchester, a member of the Manchester Family, an extremely wealthy and powerful family who lives in the richest part of Goldmoor and are close allies with the Wayne Industries. She, along with Sheila and Mallory, became part of Lakewood High's cheerleading squad.

Hermione Cooper/Shield (voiced by Kate Micucci)- a 16 year old Jewish American member of The Phoenix Defenders who is a super powered girl with elemental abilities to control, manipulate and reshape earthen materials, particularly soil, dirt, stone, concrete, and rock. She can be immature, simple minded, eccentric and sometimes hyperactive, but can be serious if necessary. Though is on good terms with Devanie, Hermione has strong romantic feelings for her in spite their different personalities. Her Infinity Force mask is brown.

Skye Rowan/StormWind (voiced by Kaitlyn Alexander)- a happy ,fun loving and caring 17 year old Canadian American member of The Phoenix Defenders who can control and manipulate weather and is Paul's older half sister. They are in a romantic relationship with Zak Saturday as evidenced in a few episodes. Most people calls Skye for a male because of their unisex name and their appearance, although some characters called Skye a female while others called Skye "they". Their Infinity Force mask is light gray.

Chloris Datura Isley/Venus (voiced by Jennette McCurdy)- a 16 year old girl who is quite intelligent and has a scientific mind but is sometimes cynical and sassy. Chloris is born with chlorophyll as her blood is only 56 percent chlorophyll and has to take pills to keep her chlorophyll in check from becoming too much for her body or otherwise, she could die. She has a strange connection with plants and has the ability to mentally control and animates all forms of plant life on a molecular level. This plant growth can occur in an instant, allowing her to use plants in the environment to attack or ensnare her opponents. According to Chloris, when she was in infant, her paternal aunt Pamela Isley (Poison Ivy) infused her with an unknown serum causing her to have chlorophyll in her blood stream, pale green skin and the ability to control plants. Her Star Guardian mask is green.

Mallory Black/Hex Storm (voiced by Brenda Song)- a 14 year old goth girl who is one of the team's only mixed raced members due to her being half Hmong American and half Caucasian and is the second youngest and the shortest member of The Phoenix Defenders. She is very agile and can use a form of black magic to bring misfortune upon others. She is depicted as a mischievous troublemaker and shows little disregard to other people, including her friends and her boyfriend Trent. Like Berna, she is considered a freak and an outcast by most her peers because of her appearance and bad luck. She, along with Sheila and Julie, became part of the cheerleading squad. She and Vanessa are cousins and is mostly known for their on and off friend/enemy relationship and won't hesitate to put aside their differences to help each other when necessary.

Tora Carmelita Gutierrez/Voltage (voiced by Keshia Chante)-a 16 year old Portuguese American member of The Phoenix Defenders and is Lakewood High's class president. She has the ability to control and manipulate electromagnetism. She is the voice of opinion and is very clearheaded. She also has a bit of an aggressive side that only shows when those closest to her are hurt or injured in some way.

Seraph "Sera" Nikita Hernandez/Hyrr (voiced by Becky G)- the 15 year old Mexican American delinquent member of The Phoenix Defenders but is more of an uncharismatic antihero. She has an elemental ability to control, manipulate and reshape fire. Maya is a grumpy, abrasive, tomboyish, aloof, critical and selfish girl who is very cruel and dismissive towards everyone including Berna and is visibly annoyed by her. As the series progresses, Sera somewhat matures a bit and is calmer and her feelings toward Julie eventually improves causing her to become Julie's closest confidant and eventual love interest, much to Aeolus's dismay. Prior to the events in the series, Sera was born to a couple who decides to get rid of her because of her gender. Years later, she was raised in an orphanage by a couple but ran away when nobody wants to adopt her because of her temper issues and upfront attitude, independence and her hatred for girly things. The reason why she is so cruel to everybody is because she is afraid of getting close to them after the tragic death to Jackson. Her Infinity Force mask is red.

Crispin Carlos Martinez/Hielo Amigo (voiced by Carlos PenaVega)-the 13 year old Puerto Rican American and one of the two youngest members of The Phoenix Defenders who has the ability to manipulate ice. Antonio is friendly and more of an open and gentle person but is really anti-social, shy and quiet, but only speaks up when he needs to. As of "Prom Edition",it is revealed that he is in a same sex relationship with Caden, the leader of the nerds.

Aeolus Rowan/Zephyr (voiced by Michael Cera) -Skye's 15 year old younger half brother who is a very passionate and honest person and can manipulate winds. He is in a relationship with Julie and has feelings for her, despite later knowing Maya is in love with her too. Paul aspires to join the SWAT team one day because they get a lot of action, despite it being dangerous. His Infinity Force mask is gold.

Maya Jelani/ Whirlpool (voiced by Yoon Mi-rae) -the 17 year old girl and is the team's only mixed raced member due to the fact that her mother is Korean American and her father is African American. She can use hydrokinesis, the ability to increase the local specific density of water and manipulate its shape. She, along with Julie and Wendy, became part of the Lakewood High's cheerleading squad. She is romantically interested in Ezekiel.

Ezekiel Sanders/Beam Boy (voiced by Drake Bell)- the fun loving 17 year old jock and member of The Justice Guardians who is able to shoot laser beams from his eyes. He is romantically attracted to Sheila and is currently lives with Trent, Jan and Wendy.

Devanie Black/Oz(voiced by Isabelle Fuhrman)- the 17 year old emo girl who is somewhat apathetic and levelheaded who is usually depicted with a stoic expression on her face. Devanie has a range of superpowers based upon her skills with telekinesis and psychokinesis, with her mind empowering her to manipulate and levitate objects. At some point, she entered a same sex relationship with Indira. She and Mallory are cousins and are mostly known for their on and off friend/enemy relationship but won't hesitate to put aside their differences to help each other when necessary.

Saya Sato/Velocity (voiced by Sophie Oda)- the 16 year old Japanese American who is capable of running at hypersonic speed. She is very spunky, bright and perky. Lisa is shown to have a mutual attraction with Richie Foley as evidenced in a few episodes. She is later revealed to be a direct descendant of Samurai Jack as mentioned in one episode. Her Star Guardian mask is yellow.

Trent McGuire/LightMan (voiced by Jerry Trainor) -the ditzy, laid back and good natured 17 year old scenester and a member of The Infinity Force who can manipulate and control light. He is very good friends with Ezekiel and is in a romantic relationship with Mallory.

 Recurring Characters 

Melanie (voiced by Tanaya Beatty )-Skye and Aeolus's 23 year old stepsister and the daughter of Hana.

Howard Cooper (voiced by Brad Garrett) -Hermione's father who is a police officer.

Samantha Rowen and Hana (voiced by Grey Griffin and Alex Rice)- Skye and Aeolus's mothers who cared deeply about their children. Samantha is Skye and Aeolus's biological mother who had them with two different men. She had Skye with a man who ditched her after three months and later had Aeolus with a man who, unfortunately, ditched Samantha for another woman after Aeolus was born. Hana is Samantha's childhood friend and lover, the mother of Melanie, and the Rowan's siblings's second mother who is of Aboriginal Canadian descent. Hana also works as a customer service employee at Walmart as seen in Radda, Do you speak it?.

Fred Gooden (voiced by Rino Romano) -Robby's father who works as a Blaccu-Weather Forecast reporter for Channel WGPN.

Judith Gooden (voiced by Tara Strong) -Robby's mother.

Steve Sato (voiced by Eric Bauza )-Saya's father who is aware of his daughter's powers and superhero identity.

Daphne Sato (voiced by Stephanie Sheh)- Saya's mother.

Heather Jelani (voiced by Linda Park)- Maya's Korean American mother.

Donovan Jelani (voiced by Kevin Hart) -Maya's African American father and is Lakewood High's gym teacher.

Shirley Jonas voiced by Beatrix's mother and the maternal grandmother of Lyn and Berna. She is very domineering and manipulative individual who despises Manny and Lyn and Berna's friends because they are of "commoner blood".

Beatrix Manchester (voiced by Colleen Villard)- Lyn and Berna's 30 year old widowed mother who is a member of the Manchester family, a family of extremely wealthy socialites. She is also a billionaire industrialist and owner of The Manchester Industries. She is very anxious about both of her daughters and cares for their well being while trying to live her life as a single mother. She is currently in a romantic relationship with Agent Six.

Miguel Gutierrez (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui) -Tora's father.

Elena Gutierrez (voiced by Nika Futterman) -Tora's mother.

Refugio Martinez voiced by George Lopez- Crispin's uncle and guardian.

Jan McGuire (voiced by Katie Crown)- Trent's 11 year old albino younger sister. She is a generally happy and naive person and is relentlessly kind and polite to everyone.

Beau Smith (voiced by )-Chloris's hipster 18 year old next door neighbor and later love interest who is the leader of a group of hipsters and has a strong dislike for cars. He is shown to have a thing for Doc Martens and his bike.

Manny Jonas (ne Tennyson) (voiced by Clifford Chapin) -the late father of Hunter and Julie and the late husband of Trixie who was killed in a car crash four years prior the series. He is the third son of Max and Verdona Tennyson. It was later revealed that Manny was a criminal and has a rough history with Ceila's mother, which later results in a deadly car crash with Julie inside, taking away her courage and hope and was replaced with fear and hopelessness, leaving her vulnerable to bullying and harassment.

Macy Connors (voiced by Pamela Adlon)- an insensitive ringleader of a small clique of mean girls who continually teased, harassed and mercilessly bullied Julie because she was involved in the same car crash that killed Celia's mother and because of Manny's criminal past.

Mayor Spoons (voiced by Seth McFarlane) the Mayor of Goldmoor who is very cheerful, irresponsible and yet childish.

Ashley(voiced by Stefanie Scott)- a stuck up, snobby head of the cheerleader squad who has a possessive love with Paul and is constantly causing problems for Julie when it comes to winning over Paul's affection.

Mr. Tatum(voiced by Patrick Seitz)-A history teacher who is better suited as a drill sergeant than a teacher.

Mr.Johnson(voiced by Matthew Mercer)- Lakewood High's administrator who has a strong respect for school authority, structure and discipline.

Principal Williams(voiced by J.Michael Tatum)- the principal of Lakewood High.

Mr. Elliot (voiced by Tom Kenny)- the vice principal of Lakewood High.

Evangeline Black/Charm(voiced by Ahney Her-) Mallory's younger twin sister and Vanessa's distant cousin who can use a form of white magic to bring good fortune upon others.

Deborah Malfoy (voiced by Emma Watson)Mallory's gothic friend and ex girlfriend who is a vampire. She speaks in an upper middle class English accent.

 Villains 

Zatavia (voiced by Kate Winslet) - A witch who tries to take over Goldmoor but failed miserably.

Sinclair (voiced by Teresa Gallagher)-a necromancer who was imprisoned under Evergreen Valley Mansion by the current Star Guardians's ancestors centuries ago for causing mayhem upon humans. That was until in The Bitter Visit when Julie and Maya accidentally released her by opening the stone casket. She then possessed Candace and Candace made a deal with her in order to kill Paul but was then defeated by the current Star Guardians after Hunter told them that Candace is allergic to pollen. She appears again in Star Guardians Unite! The Movie: We All Fall Down but with the ability to manipulate knives but was defeated by Robby.

Ciela (voiced by Kathleen Barr)- a close friend of Macy who was at first kind to Berna until Berna accidentally squirted mustard all over Ceila's leather jacket which she had stated that it used to belong to her mother before she died and after that incident she became hostile towards Berna the main reason why many villains wants to kidnap Berna.

List of Episodes

Season One
 * It Begins: A group of extraordinary teenagers finds out that they are the current yet the youngest Star Guardians and must save the world from the antagonistic witch named Zatavia.
 * Switched: As a teenaged superhero, one finds themselves in a lot of weird situations. What happens if a villain came to Goldmoor and his magic goes haywire and being inside someone else's body is probably the worst?


 * Hocus Dorkus: After Julie gets bullied, Zatavia gain control over her body.

Season Two
 * Terror in the Woods: As the Star Guardians include Muffy, Melanie, Jan, Brent, Zak Saturday and Doyle Blackwell camp out in the Sierra Mountains, animals began to attack them for no apparent reason and the group must survive the animal onslaught and make their way to safety.
 * Star Guardians Beyond!:
 * Good Girl Gone Bad: In an attempt to make Maya be nice to her, Julie, with Jan's help used Soul Eater to turn her into a "bad girl". However, the spell had nefarious side effects.
 * Magic Mystery: The Mystery Inc. gang attend a music festival in Goldmoor. But when strange things starts happening, The Mystery Inc, Hunter, June and the Hex Girls start investigating and need to work together to figure out who is behind these mysterious attacks.
 * Let's Go Hunting: Desperate for friends, Julie met and quickly befriends a goth girl named Katie, who along with her mother, moved to Goldmoor for one mysterious purpose.
 * The Bitter Visit: As Trixie takes Hunter and Julie to visit her younger sister Candace, the other members of the Star Guardians comes with them. However, things go wrong when Candace gets possessed by a necromancer who wants to destroy Paul.
 * The Bitter End: Tired of the Star Guardians for protecting her from Celia, Julie decides to confront her alone, only to discover a shocking origin story that will shock her forever.
 * It's the Great Pumpkin, Phoenix Defenders!: Our heroes are getting ready for Halloween until a supernatural force came to get rid of them and the residents of Goldmoor to unleashed a powerful evil the world as ever known and see.
 * It's No Joke: Batman pays a visit to Goldmoor and reunites with Hunter and Julie, meeting the Star Guardians in the process. But the Joker's in town too and he got a few tricks up his sleeve...
 * Saving Private Zeta: The Star Guardians must protect Zeta and Ro from.
 * Ding Dong, I Ain't Dead: Trent, Wendy, Brent and Jan get a surprise visit from The Grim Reaper, who only showed up because Trent cheats death for the past 5 years.
 * How the Star Guardians Save Christmas: The Star Guardians must save Christmas from The Grinch.
 * The Unsuspecting Assassin: When Mayor Spoons is targeted by a mysterious assassin, Lisa's dad became his new bodyguard while the Star Guardians began to investigate the crime scene.
 * My Riddles Three: The Star Guardians face some mythical monsters who are out for their blood.
 * Prom Edition: It's time for the team's prom and everyone is getting ready. With some drama, romance and friendship, Can the Star Guardians survive the ultimate high school experience: prom night?
 * Mechanical Mayhem: Although a giant robot in Goldmoor sounds pretty bad for the Star Guardians, they soon learn that there is something worse, a giant robot designed for their destruction! Who is behind this machine and will he strike again?
 * Deadpool and the Star Guardians: Zatavia hires Deadpool to assassinate the Star Guardians.
 * Is There a Doctor in the House?: It's bad enough that Paul and Trent are stuck sick in the house together. When the house is broken in by a knife wielding villain, will the two be able to work together and fight him off in their current states?
 * Boom: The peace in Goldmoor is interrupted by a villain with highly destructive habits. Can the Star Guardians stop him before the city is rubble?
 * The Gremlin: The Star Guardians must stop a villain who is actually a gremlin.
 * Bitter Reunion: A creature that feeds on energy roams the streets of Goldmoor and it's up to the Star Guardians to take it down. The only problem is that the creature might be somebody that one of the Star Guardians know.
 * Hit the Surf: Everybody needs some time off. Even superheroes. After calling in some people to watch the city while they're gone, the Star Guardians decide to hit the beach! What could possibly go wrong?
 * Arguments Can Cause Tears: After Katelyn threatens to kill Berna in front of everyone, Aeolus made an ultimate decision that would shatter their relationship in pieces.
 * The Eye of the Hurricane Part 1: Maya gets over pressured after Macy threatens her to stay away from Julie, causing her to avoid Julie at all costs. Julie then founds out the truth behind the reason of why Maya is so harsh towards people.
 * The Eye of the Hurricane Part 2:
 * The Eye of the Hurricane Part 3: Once they finally reconcile, Berna then founds out the truth behind the reason of why Sera is so harsh towards people.
 * The Eye of the Hurricane Part 4: Maya and Julie publicly announced their relationship to the Star Guardians, who are shocked yet supportive upon hearing the news. Yet, Paul became very depressed upon hearing the news and not everybody are not as accepting of a same sex relationship.
 * Star Guardians Go Comic Con:
 * Star Guardians Go Comic Con:

List of Shorts  Crossovers 
 * Beware of the Hax: Tired of getting killed off on Team Fortress 2, Indira decided to hack it in order to win. However, a certain stranger decides to show Indira what happens to people who hacked a game.
 * The Legion of Zatavia: What if Zatavia has her own Legion of Doom?
 * You Shall Not Pass: As Donovan drives down a road, he comes across a bridge where he must answer three questions from the bridge keeper before proceeding.
 * The Wrath of the Snails: Serena has the ability to control snails and use that power to kill Lisa only to have slower than expected results.
 * Emo vs. Goth: Devanie and Mallory are battling each other in a stereotypical yet comical way.
 * I'm at a loss for words: Vanessa has a somewhat normal day while meanwhile, Control Freak introduces coffee to Jan.
 * Radda, Do you speak it?: Samantha works as a customer service employee at Walmart and has trouble understanding what a customer is saying.
 * You Just Got K.O.'d!: Hunter walks into Mr.Gar's bodega to buy some soup.
 * That's Just Who I Am: Before she was a Phoenix Defender, Skye doesn't know who she is anymore. Luckily, she has a stepsister who has lots of knowledge and a half brother who has lots of spare clothes.
 * Stand Up!: Sometime after the events from Good Girl Gone Bad, Julie is finally able to stop the bullying problem in Lakewood High once and for all.
 * Diner Declarations: After classes, Paul and Antonio talk about life as they eat together.
 * The First Date: After seeing Hunter losing her mind over being cooped up in Providence, Rex decides to take her out on a date.

Star Guardians Unite! has numerous of crossovers with other shows includes Ben 10 and the DC animated universe.

 TV Rating 

TV-PG for crude humor, mild violence and mild bad language.

Star Guardians Unite! Parents Guide

 Critical Reception 

Star Guardians Unite! has received positive reviews, with critics praising its art style and animation, voice acting, writing and humor.

 Comics 

BOOM! Studios has published several limited comics series based on Star Guardians Unite!:

Seeing Red: Pantha is kidnapped by an unknown person and it's up to the Star Guardians to find out who and where she is. Unfortunately, they may need help from a large red guy with a big stone hand to do it.

Nothing but the Tooth: Jan messed up her tooth and now she has to see the dentist! And somebody takes an interest in her unique teeth while she's there...

 Film 

Cartoon Network Studios has announced that a movie based on the series Star Guardians Unite! The Movie will set to be released on January 21,2023. The movie will take place after the events of the series, The Star Guardians are dealing with a group of villains who are planning on taking over the world. The film is intended as the series finale.

 Trivia 
 * Star Guardians Unite! was inspired by The Life and Times of Juniper Lee, Teen Titans, Steven Universe and Family Guy.
 * The animation of the series was made using Adobe Photoshop CC 2015, Adobe After Effects CC 2015, TVPaint and Maya.
 * Although younger children and teenagers were the intended audience for the series, the deeper and serious themes of the show widened the appeal to a much broader audience.
 * Star Guardians Unite! is one of the few Cartoon Network shows to feature LGBT characters.