Welcome......... to Mason City in the not to distant future. It is a city full of change, with the citizens caught in the middle .Towers of glass and steel have erected within the heart of the city.  The rapid growth and the use of robots in place of traditional human labor have caused an increase in crime.  The law enforcement agencies are low on manpower.   It is at this moment that a great Japanese business tycoon by the name of “Sumo San”   has taken notice of the situation. Sumo San proposes to rid the city of all crime! But at what price?  Sumo wants to replace all working officers with droids. It is his attempt to control the law offices, and make them a private institution. Sumo San already controls the city’s’ share of domestic droids. Even though the Droids do not need to eat or sleep, replacement parts are expensive. This is where Sumo San attempts to cash in.

            Allegations have been thrown around that it is indeed Sumo San that is causing all the crime in order to promote his goods, but nothing has been proven. After countless demonstrations of Sumo San’s law Enforcement machines, and the citizens of Mason City crying out for Justice, the Mayor has no choice but to sign up....... That is until Alloy

Arrives in the picture...............    

Alloy

           

                        Alloy is a fully functioning Bio-cyborge. Robotic transforming capabilities with lightening fast human reflexes to use them. He came out of nowhere and has saved the day. Up until now Mason City’s only hope was to contract Sumo San’s law enforcement droids.  But Alloy has the strength of ten droids and he is working for free!!!

Alloy cycle

                         

                        Justin Case is a 14 year old boy who, up until now, has led a normal life. Every thing changed for him when one day Justin decided he was fed up with some bullies at school.  Justin sized up his foe and realized he had no chance...... So he ran!!   He out ran his adversary and was looking back in triumph when he tripped over something. Upon closer inspection it was an alien in a little metal suit.  Amazed Justin slowly attempted to touch the creature when it shot a laser at him ..... Said some foreign words then expired.  The alien instantly disintegrated .leaving his metal suit behind like a shell. Then miraculously the suit began to fold unto itself, over and over until it turned into two arm bracelets. By this time the bullies had caught up and were plenty pissed. Justin hastily donned the two bracelets clinked them together and yelled out SHAZAM!! Nothing happened, and poor Justin got his ass kicked that day.  

                        But Justin did figure out how to use the bracelets and became ALLOY.

At first being a super hero was fun. But with that power comes a huge responsibility, not to mention the political aspect has become daunting. So can Justin save the city, keep the peace, do his homework, and in the midst of it all deal with puberty?.....

            Hailey Storm is a child prodigy who graduated high school at the age of15 and has become an officer of The Mason City Police at the age of 18. Her determination comes from a promise she made to her dying father on becoming a police officer, even though her specialty is technical sciences. She is amazed by Alloy’s capabilities, and together they both try to figure out how far Alloy’s capabilities will go. Alloys’ total compliance on her experimentation’s is due to the crush he secretly harbors for her. She does not know he is Justin Case.

            

            Sgt. Jones has been keeping the peace for years. She has declined promotions just so she could stay where the action is... in the streets.  She can’t stand all this new fanged technology and likes to keep it simple. Even though she is happy with the fact that the New Enforcement droids contract has officially been put in the back burner, she is not happy however with alliance the mayor has made with Alloy. Not wanting a robots’ help.

As she states and I quote, “ I could clean up dis city ma’ damn self.”

                                      

            James Stylos is a millionaire playboy who likes to go from city to city attempting to be a hero of some sorts.  Equipped with the latest gadgetry, Stylos tries to be the savior but always falls short. Crime fighting was a pastime activity for Stylos. That is until he met Hailey. Realizing money won’t help him, James attempts to win Hailey’s’’ affection by saving the day.  But who will save James........

         

            Radius Major and Radius Minor are the first and second in command in a mission to bring back an escaped convict from their planet. Their orders were simple; bring back the convict dead or alive. They  believed their mission had been completed when the escape pod the convict was fleeing in had crashed on earth and disintegrated , but half way to their planet they received a reading that the convict’s metal suit is still functioning and moving about , so they head back to earth .  

                                   

            Sumo San is a Japanese business tycoon bent owning the world. Through the process of completely automizing the nation’s workforce, Sumo wants to bring the world back to the way it was in Feudal Japan.  And he is doing this one city at a time. Having conquered his home land Sumo San attempts the process in Mason City.

            All was going to plan until Alloy showed up.  Now Sumo San is a very stubborn man, he will not go on the next city until he owns Mason City. 

                 

            Aiko is Sumo San’s bodyguard, and butler, also Sumo would not directly answer any one so he speaks through Aiko. Aiko is a master in the martial arts and takes his job very seriously. Though he loves to bash heads since so many people underestimate him

           

 

 

                           

 Kage which simply means “shadow.” is a group of ninja assassins trained in a secret school in Japan. And are called upon whenever Sumo is in need of   dirty tactics.

        

Recoil

      

Recoil is one of Sumo San’s prized creations, completely designed with Alloy in mind. He carries almost the same speed and agility that Alloy has, but runs totally on artificial intelligence. Recoil’s specialty is the super condensed coiling system built in with in his legs, arms, neck. And torso. This quick Torques in his coils produce powerful amounts of kinetic energy that can be thrown back into the enemy.  

              

Prof. Von Beardedclam definitely has some issues.  As a child the Professor grew up with severe physical and mental abuse from his mother, who appeared to be a man hater. She continually told the Professor that he was not able to amount to anything, and the best thing he could do for himself was to serve women. So Professor Von Beardedclam became a gynecologist and served womankind. But when his mother died something snapped within.  Hating the world we live in,  Prof used his genius to make mechanical weapons of destruction. That fact that Mason City has a female mayor does not help!

            

Radius Dark is the Commander of the retrieval mission to bring back an escaped convict. He is tough and firm. He has a mission to complete and will not let anyone stand in his way.

  

            Say hello to Bot 201. It is one of Sumo Sans earlier works. This robot comes from his domestic line. Which functions as cleaners, butlers and bodyguards, security. Loyal and trustworthy but with a low A.I., these bots are easily fooled, or are not diverse enough to know when to work outside directives if necessary. 

               

            The hoodratz were a group of delinquent boys that had snuck into one of Sumo Sans R and D Bio labs. The result was a DNA formula stolen from the lab that changes the boys into half rats and half human. Which they don’t mind a bit since the transformation also enlightened the senses as well as giving extra strength and speed.  The leader of the crew calls himself “Chedda Mike.” The three love rap so sometimes in the middle of tormenting a victim the trio would  “buss Out some Freestyle,” and rap in the face of their victims about their despairs.... 

                      

“Wreak Havoc and bring forth the dogs of War!” Is a phrase this lowly magician would not have likely said. Had he been alive! Once a great magician, and dog trainer, Maestro was soon to be out done by the glitter and shine of video games and extreme sports. But it was the magic show that he played for the Mayor’s son that broke the camel’s wand. The little brat knew much about magic through magic kits he bought from infomercials. The Mayor’s brat exposed all of Maestros tricks in front of a crowd of hundreds.  Maestro left Mason City in shame. In desperate need of income Maestro took his act on the road.  But his trip was cut short when he stopped for a quick side show act deep within Central America. The natives did not like his trick one bit. They claimed it was the work of the Devil! And his dogs were possessed! Maestro and the dogs were quickly killed. But Maestro‘s hate lives on in the form of a tortured soul, with real hellhounds at his beck and call...

                             Mason City is in Peril!  So it’s up to Alloy to save its citizens!”

                        Alloy, is a show about a young boy who stumbles across an alien suit which grants him capabilities beyond any normal droid or robot. The show is best described as having the technical cyborglistic qualities of “Robocop,” while maintaining a style and attitude of “Sonic the Hedgehog.” The show is primarily geared toward the younger audience with more mature humor and theme to maintain the attention of the older crowds.

                                                           “Alloy on the Web!”

                        What will make this show stand out from other animated series on the web is that the show in itself will be interactive, very similar to the “Choose your own Adventure” books. At certain critical points within the storyline the web viewer will be prompted to make a decision that will change the story’s outcome. The result is repeated visits from viewers to watch the show to see other possible scenarios.

                         

                                                               “Mainstream Alloy!”

                       

                        Alloy’s simple and stylistic design is highly marketable, with a framework animation based in “Anime.” The result is a medium that is simple to produce, easy to communicate, and designed with a tried and true style that promises to create a fruitful and longtime following. This makes Alloy an excellent candidate for mainstream broadcasting, in both 2d and 3d formats.

                        Due to the scale and attention to detail a mainstream show requires, the level of interactively will not be as extensive as a web animated series. A good step toward rectifying this would be to encourage the viewers to submit graffiti and other types of artwork. The winner will be able be to view his work in an upcoming episode of Alloy in a form of graffiti art on a wall or a billboard within the show.

                  

                                                       “Episode Plotlines”

“The Alloy Acometh!” The first action packed episode ! Alloy is confronted by a by a huge dilemma. There was a mix up in one of Sumo San’s Droid factories, and Law Enforcement Droid chips were put into Domestic Droid and visa-versa. Causing havoc in homes everywhere. The mix up was a ploy to keep the police force occupied while Sumo San assigned a secret band of ninjas called Kage’ to loot the museum, but Alloy rectified the droid situation quicker than Sumo San thought possible . This was the first time The Sumo San Corporation had heard of Alloy. So when Alloy disbanded the motley crew of ninjas, Akio sent a supersized Enforcement Droid to attack Alloy, to gauge his full possibilities.

“Settle into the Metal” This episode follows Justin Case through the life and trails of being a 14 year old boy. All that changes when one day Justin decided to help a fellow classmate out who was being harassed by some bullies. When the thugs turned their total attention to Justin he loses all his courage and ran. While running Justin comes across an alien lying the ground. When Justin took a closer look, the alien fired a laser at him then expired.  The alien then disintegrated and left behind a strange metal suit, which then folded up into itself until it turned into two aluminum looking arm bracelets. “There he is!,” one of the bullies cries out. Justin then grabs the bracelets and runs. Justin runs in to an abandoned warehouse were he is cornered. Feeling there was nothing he could lose; Justin donned the alien bracelets and attempted to confront his pursuers. He clinks the bracelets together and yells SHAZAM!, but nothing happens. The bullies proceed to give Justin a good thrashing. Later that day at home Justin is in his bedroom trying to get the bracelets to work. He attempts to spin around with his arms held out like Wonder Woman, it doesn’t work, but he did get plenty of chuckles from his neighboring friends who were watching outside of his window. All of the preceding events are viewed as a flashback, through a monitor, by Hailey Storm when she was tinkering with Alloy’s memory files. She has promised to keep Alloy’s secret.

            

“Recoil Acometh!”  In this episode Sumo San Himself flies to Mason City to find out why his assistant Akio is not able to tie down the deal. He learns first hand the trouble this Alloy can bring him, and the effect this might have if other cities he had acquired feel they no longer need Sumo San Corp’s services and attempt to break contract. So Sumo San hires the local mad scientist to help him create a robot with the same level of technical design such as Alloy. The outcome was Recoil! Recoil is a very sophisticated robot that has many of Alloys’ abilities, but without his human sense. The competition is fierce and it seems neck and neck. Until a rival gang from another city comes to terrorize. This threat shows us who the real hero of the city is.

“Boogie Borg!” In this episode the city council speaks out against Alloy. They state that Alloy is too harsh when conducting his police business. Since the mayor wants badly to keep Alloy aboard, she asks Hailey storm if there is any means to alleviate the situation. The public wants to somehow make Alloy more personable at social gatherings. Alloy allows Hailey to make some adjustments to his inner workings. That following night the Mayor had a party in which Alloy attended all went fine. When Alloy went back on duty the next night there seemed to be a problem, while attempting to pursue the Hoodratz, Alloy changed to “Run” mode. What he got however was his body began going through the dance steps of the “Macarena!” Something was wrong! So he tried to change modes but doing so only gave him different party steps like; The Funky Chicken, Electric Slide! This causes some very interesting situations. With a subplot of impending doom from a giant robot about to flatten the city, Alloy had to think fast!.

                                                                    “Credits”

                           Jose Ortiz : creator, animator ,and character designer of “Alloy

           

             “I Created Alloy back in 1995 for my first walk cycle assignment  in animation class. I was always fond of robots and how they moved so Alloy was my obvious choice, and the walk cycle came out great. I have done many other animations since then, but it was Alloy that stood in the minds of friends and Family alike. ‘How’s that robot of yours,’ I’d hear or ‘Can please have a cell from your Alloy cartoon?’ Even when I wasn’t working on any projects I’d catch myself doodling an Alloy action pose on a napkin somewhere, and people always seemed to comment. So I decided to give Alloy the 100% backing he deserved.”

                                                                  Jose Ortiz

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