Dinosaur King

Dr. Taylor was on a paleontology mission with his son, Rex in Africa. Max, Rex's best friend, joins along as well. When Max had stumbled across some magic stone slabs with images of dinosaurs, the boys were being called out by the dinosaurs for help. It seems that an evil organization called the "Alpha Gang", led by the nefarious Dr. Z, traveled back in time to hunt down the dinosaurs so that they could take over the world by using those dinosaurs. It is up to Max, Rex, and their friend Zoe to travel around the world, defeating Dr. Z and the Alpha Gang while hunting down the dinosaurs.

The protagonists of the series who prevent the Alpha Gang from succeeding in their goal. Among its members are:

• Kids
• Max Taylor (古代リュウタ, Ryuuta Kodai in japanese version) (Veronica Taylor): The son of a paleontologist, Dr. Taylor.

• Rex Owen (Sebastian Arcelus): A friend of Max's. Left under the Taylor family's care while his father is away.

• Zoe Drake (竜野マルム, Malm Tatsuno in japanese version) (Amanda Brown): She's the little sister of Dr. Reece Drake.

• Adults
  • Dr. Spike Taylor (David Wills): A paleontologist who is Max's father.
  • Dr. Reece Drake (Maddie Blaustein): Zoe's older sister and Dr. Spike Taylor's assistant.

The term "elements" in this section refer to the Sega arcade game play and have nothing to do with real dinosaurs or legitimate paleontology. The D-team's Dinos include: An Armada of Pteranodons, a living Submarine Suchomimus, A giant Carcharodontosaurus, and many more.

• Max's Partners
  • Chomp (ガブ, Gabu in japanese version): A Triceratops. He is Max's primary partner. Chomp's element is Lightning.
  • Salty (4-): A Saltasaurus found in the Amazon Rainforest. Salty is among Max's secondary partners. Salty's element is Water.
  • Horny (8-): A Styracosaurus that appeared in Maui, Hawaii. He is Chomp's cousin. Like Tank, Horny's personality was altered to be aggressive and violent by Dr. Z. Horny was later reclaimed by the D-Team when they escaped Zeta Point. Horny is among Max's secondary partners. Just like his cousin Chomp, Horny's element is Lightning.
  • Sucho (11-): A Suchomimus which is found in Monaco. Sucho is among Max's secondary partners. Sucho's element is Water.

• Rex's Partners
  • Ace (2-): A Carnotaurus. He is Rex's primary partner and is not a fan of water. Ace's element is Wind.
  • Thrash (5-): A Carcharodontosaurus found near the Great Wall of China. Thrash is among Rex's secondary partners. Thrash's element is Fire.
  • Utah (7-): A Utahraptor found in a TV studio in Tokyo. Utah is among Rex's secondary partners. Utah's element is Wind.
  • Club (9-): An Ankylosaurus found in a subway train station in Japan. Club is among Rex's secondary partners. Club's element is Earth.
  • Cera (12-): A Ceratosaurus found at Zeta Point. Cera is among Rex's secondary partners. Cera's element is Wind.

• Zoe's Partners
  • Paris (パラパラ, Parapara in japanese version) (2-): A Parasaurolophus. She is Zoe's primary partner. Paris' element is Grass.
  • Mia (6-): A Maiasaura found in the Swiss Alps with her hatchling. She is Paris' cousin. Mia is among Zoe's secondary partners. Just like her cousin Paris, Mia's element is Grass.
  • Pterano Trio (10-): Three Pteranodons found in Japan when their card dropped out of a Dinosaur Card Book the D-Team and the Alpha Gang were fighting over. The Pterano Trio are among Zoe's secondary partners when she activated it to help Paris win the battle against the Alpha Gang. The Pterano Trio's element is Grass.
  • Pachy (14-): A Pachycephalosaurus found in Rome. Pachy is among Zoe's secondary partners. Pachy's element is Secret

The antagonists of the series who abduct any dinosaur cards they find using their own dinosaurs as their muscle. Among its members are:

• Dr. Z (Dr. Sonoida in japanese version) (Eric Stuart): The zany, egotistic, and evil leader of the Alpha Gang. Plans to use the dinosaur cards in his plans to rule the world. He often sends Ursula, Zander, and Ed to obtain dinosaur cards from him while he stays in his lab on Zeta Point researching and experimenting with the dinosaur cards that he already has.

• Ursula (Usarapa in japanese version) (Rachael Lillis): Member of the Alpha Gang. She works with Zander and Ed into obtaining dinosaur cards for Dr. Z. She is often very conceited and acts like a queen in front of her two cohorts. Ursula is usually called an "old lady" by Zoe. Whenever failure occurs with the three, Ursula thinks that it's not her own fault, but blames the other two who keep bringing her down.

• Zander (Noratty in japanese version) (Darren Dunstan): Member of the Alpha Gang. He works with Ursula and Ed into obtaining dinosaur cards for Dr. Z. He is usually the one who comes up with a plan that always goes horribly awry. He tries to act smart and sophisticated, but is nervous, awkward, and cowardly most of the times.

• Ed (Sean Schemmel): Member of the Alpha Gang. He works with Ursula and Zander into obtaining dinosaur cards for Dr. Z. He doesn't talk much since Ursula often yells at him when he does. Despite his cowardly behavior, he follows the other two anywhere even if they end up in a dangerous predicament.

• Seth (Nopis in japanese version) (Marc Thompson): Member of the Alpha Gang and the only one who is the intelligent of the bunch. He is often annoyed by the antics of Ursula, Zander, and Ed whom he doesn't think of himself associated with.

• Laura (Loa in japanese version) (Rachael Lillis) and Rod (Roto in japanese version): Dr. Z's grandkids. Laura is a genius at numbers and makes money playing the stock market to fund the Alpha Gang's activities. Rod is smart at science and often helps his grandfather with his inventions.

• Helga (Maddie Blaustein): She serves as a strict housekeeper of the Alpha Gang.Sometimes she seems too strong to be a human...

The term "elements" in this section refer to the Sega arcade game play and have nothing to do with real dinosaurs or legitimate paleontology.

• Terry (ティラノ, Tyranno in Japanese version): A Tyrannosaurus Rex and the Alpha Gang's mascot. Terry's element is Fire.

• Spiny (スピノ, Spino in Japanese version) (2-): A Spinosaurus that appeared in Giza, Egypt. Spiny's element is Water.

• Tank (サイカ, Saiko in Japanese version) (3-): A Saichania that appeared in a London museum. Originally docile, Dr. Z altered his mind to have an aggressive and violent personality. Tank's element is Earth.

There are different cards to collect and use in order to play Dinosaur King. The barcodes are located on the long edges of the cards for the player to scan them in the machine. So far, there are four types of cards used in this game.

These cards represent the "character" for the player. This is first scanned when a player scans his/her dinosaur and move. Each dinosaur is unique in the following traits:

• Basic information (Meaning of name, Length, Period and Located Where; in the back of the card)
• Critical Hit type
• Element
• Technique points
• Strength Value
• Type

Type :
Every Dinosaur Card has its type.
Each Type has different ability to effect the battle.
Most of dinosaurs now in Japan's version gets New Type instead of old one.

• Attack Type : Has higher power of move and usually with powerful Critical Move.
• Tie Type : Get lower damages from a tie.
• Defense Type : Higher stamina but usually with weaker Critical Move.

New Type in Japan(Just provisional translation)

• Blitz : Raise Move's power when counter at 10 to push botton.
• Counter : Raise Move's power after lose.
• Juncture : Raise Move's power when stamina turns red.
• Hunter : Raise Move's power when opponent in weak.
• Onslaught : Make oppoment get more damages from a tie.
• Valiant : Raise Move's power which is lose to opponent's Critical Move.
• Revive : Can survive when lose by a tie for one time.

These cards represent the fighting techniques of the super-powered dinosaurs in the Dinosaur King arcade game. They are only scanned once the Dinosaur Card has been scanned. Only one move card per move type can only be scanned, making a total of possible three cards to scan.

These cards can teach the dinosaur a special elemental move and can cause massive damage when used. In the first edition cards there is only one card per element. As of the third edition each move (rock, paper, and scissors) has one super move card per element. More will be revealed over time. The player cannot scan an element card if the element of the dinosaur does not match the element of the Super Move. If he/she scans a "wrong" card, the game will tell the player that he/she scanned the wrong element.

These cards are only available in Japan but work in English. Character Cards are cards that display members of the Alpha Gang. They can alter the game in many ways. 1 PLAYER: You can choose difficulty levels without pressing all three buttons at the same time, the character on the card will be playable instead of Rex, Dr. Taylor will be replaced by Dr. Z giving you hints,and you will receive an Alpha Gang level at the end of the four battles. 2 PLAYER: You will play as the character on the card. The only way to obtain character cards is to go to Japan, get specific Japanese stamped cards, and trade them with an office. Only scan before the dinosaur.

• Frame rate is lower
• Loading times seem faster
• Character designs are in anime, not 3D
• Barcode is on one side, not both
• Rare cards have the bronze, silver, or gold color on the frame, not in the background
• Rare card's names are not engraved in gold
• There are elements for each dinosaur
• There are no other collections, like parallel collections, for the dinosaurs
• The dinosaur's energy range in the thousands, while the beetle's energy range are the hundreds

Kodai Ōja Kyōryū King: DKidz Adventure (古代王者恐竜キング Dキッズ・アドベンチャー, Kodai Ōja Kyōryū Kingu D Kizzu Adobenchā) is a kodomo or kodoshonen anime or a Japanese kid’s cartoon show or a child-oriented anime that remains true to video game creator Sega's unique vision of dueling and fighting super-powered dinosaurs. It is produced by Sunrise and began airing on TV Asahi on February 4, 2007. It is released on DVD in Japan by BEAM or Happinet, the same Japanese video company that released another Japanese kodoshonen, or child-oriented anime, Digimon Data Squad on DVD.

4Kids Entertainment has licensed the anime and distributes the US English adaptation. The anime was launched under the name Dinosaur King on September 8, 2007 on 4Kids TV.

Unlike many of 4Kids' licensed anime, the English version of the show is fairly faithful to the Japanese version. The English script follows the Japanese script closely, although occasionally a joke will have its meaning changed. 4Kids also appears to not be hiding the fact that the setting is in Japan, as they have left in maps of Japan, as well as dinner scenes with Japanese food and silverware. While some humans and dinosaurs receive Americanized names, 4Kids does keep all technical terms like "Dino Holder," "Dino Slash," and attack names, such as "Electric Charge." (It should also be noted that it was not 4Kids' decision to Americanize the character names, as Sega had already changed them before 4Kids licensed the anime.) Most Japanese text is erased (though English text is left in). An original soundtrack has been created, although 4Kids occasionally uses some of the original Japanese music. The English version has also been cropped from widescreen to fullscreen.

• Zoe's name in the Japanese version is homage to the Malmu Tatsuno that occurred around the end of the Jurassic.
• Rex's name is a pun on what usually succeeds Tyrannosaurus in books (Rex means king in Latin.)
• Every menber of Alpha Gang's name has relation to dinosaur in Japanese version. Most of it is sounds like reversed name of dinosaur.

Dr.Z > Dr. Sonoida (Dinosaur)
Zander > Tyrannosaurus rex
Seth > Spinosaurus
Rod > Torosaurus
Ed > Edmontonia
Ursula > Parasaurolophus
Laura > Allosaurus

1. Fire 　　 2000　Tyrannosaurus Rex Alpha Gang Terry
2. Water 　 2000　Spinosaurus Alpha Gang Spiny
3. Lightning 2000　Styracosaurus D-Team Horny
4. Earth　　2000　Saichania Alpha Gang Tank
5. Grass 　 2000　Parasaurolophus D-Team Paris
6. Wind　　2000　Carnotaurus D-Team Ace
7. Fire 　　 1800　Carcharodontosaurus D-Team Thrash
8. Water 　 1800　Amargasaurus D-Team
9. Lightning 1800　Pachyrhinosaurus
10. Earth　　1800　Stegosaurus Alpha Gang
11. Grass 　 1800　Lambeosaurus
12. Wind　　1800　Utahraptor D-Team Utah
13. Fire 　　 1600　Torvosaurus
14. Water 　 1600　Baryonyx D-Team
15. Lightning 1600　Torosaurus D-Team
16. Earth　　1600　Edmontonia
17. Grass 　 1600　Shantungosaurus
18. Wind　　1600　Ceratosaurus D-Team Cera
19. Fire 　　 1400　Acrocanthosaurus Alpha Gang > D-Team
20. Water 　 1400　SaltasaurusD-Team Salty
21. Lightning 1400　Triceratops D-Team Chomp
22. Earth　　1400　Ankylosaurus D-Team Club
23. Grass 　 1400　Maiasaura D-Team Mia
24. Wind　　1400　Allosaurus
25. Fire 　　 1400　Giganotosaurus
26. Water 　 1400　Suchomimus D-Team Sucho
27. Lightning 1400　Chasmosaurus
28. Earth　　1400　Kentrosaurus
29. Grass 　 1400　Iguanodon Alpha Gang > D-Team
30. Wind　　1400　Neovenator
31. Fire 　　 1200　Tarbosaurus
32. Water 　 1200　Camarasaurus
33. Lightning 1200　Centrosaurus
34. Earth　　1200　Sauropelta
35. Grass 　 1200　Tsintaosaurus
36. Wind　　1200　Monolophosaurus
37. Fire 　　 1000　Gorgosaurus
38. Water 　 1000　Irritator
39. Lightning 1000　Einiosaurus
40. Earth　　1000　Wuerhosaurus
41. Grass 　 1000　Ouranosaurus
42. Wind　　1000　Dilophosaurus

Secret Dinosaur Cards
Secret dinosaur card is a special card that will not appear in card's DM.
But you can get it when playing with low probability in some version.
Every Secret dinosaur's element is "Secret" and has their own Super Move.

• Secret01 Therizinosaurus

　　Nail Blade　Gyro Slasher　Dangerous Claw

• Secret02 Pachycephalosaurus
  D-Team Pachy

　　Head Diver　Dynamic Ray　Quake Hit

• Secret03 Deinonychus

　　Dino Galaxy　Cross Cutter　Rolling Attack

These Dinosaur is not appear in international(means except Japan)'s game program. Have to wait for program update to see them.

1. Fire 　　 2000　Albertosaurus
2. Fire 　　 1800　Daspletosaurus D-Team Das
3. Fire 　　 1600　Yangchuanosaurus
4. Fire 　　 1400　Mapusaurus D-Team Mapy
5. Fire 　　 1400　Nanotyrannus
6. Fire 　　 1200　Siamotyrannus
7. Fire 　　 1000　Alioramus
8. Water 　 2000　Ampelosaurus
9. Water 　 1800　Dicraeosaurus
10. Water 　 1600　Vulcanodon
11. Water 　 1400　Alamosaurus
12. Water 　 1400　Cetiosaurus
13. Water 　 1200　Patagosaurus
14. Water 　 1000　Opisthocoelicaudia
15. Lightning 2000　Anchiceratops D-Team
16. Lightning 1800　Pentaceratops
17. Lightning 1600　Arrhinoceratops
18. Lightning 1400　Monoclonius
19. Lightning 1400　Avaceratops
20. Lightning 1200　Achelousaurus
21. Lightning 1000　Brachyceratops
22. Earth　　2000　Euoplocephalus D-Team Quake
23. Earth　　1800　Tarchia
24. Earth　　1600　Tuojiangosaurus
25. Earth　　1400　Nodosaurus
26. Earth　　1400　Huayangosaurus
27. Earth　　1200　Dacentrurus
28. Earth　　1000　Polacanthus
29. Grass 　 2000　Saurolophus D-Team
30. Grass 　 1800　Altirhinus Alpha Gang > D-Team Altey
31. Grass 　 1600　Hypacrosaurus
32. Grass 　 1600　Edmontosaurus
33. Grass 　 1400　Corythosaurus
34. Grass 　 1200　Camptosaurus
35. Grass 　 1000　Muttaburrasaurus
36. Wind　　2000　Megaraptor D-Team Claw
37. Wind　　1800　Indosaurus
38. Wind　　1600　Deltadromeus D-Team Smash
39. Wind　　1400　Majungatholus
40. Wind　　1400　Sinraptor
41. Wind　　1200　Eustreptospondylus
42. Wind　　1000　Herrerasaurus

These "dinosaurs" will appear when using designated Move Card.
They are not "Dinosaur Card" and parts of them are not dinosaur.
Some of them are not appeared in international version now.

• Oviraptor
• Seismosaurus D-Team
• Pteranodon Pterano Trio D-Team
• Supersaurus Alpha Gang
• Futabasaurus Alpha Gang > D-Team
• Velociraptor Alpha Gang
• Tapejara
• Cryolophosaurus
• Piatnitzkysaurus
• Segnosaurus
• Pawpawsaurus Alpha Gang > D-Team
• Troodon
• Stegoceras
• Leaellynasaura
• Quetzalcoatlus

• 01. Tail Smash Spiny

　(Rock 20)After smacking them with its tail, your dinosaur will do a spinning tail attack!

• 02. Stomping Hammer

　(Rock 50)Rams your opponent with its tail,then stomps it into the ground!

• 03. Diving Press Mia

　(Rock 80)Throws dirt at your opponent,then grabs it by its neck and smash it into the ground!

• 04. Critical Block

　(Rock ！)Velociraptors block your opponent's critical move!
　(Win at rock,scissors,paper against your opponent's critical move to use this move.)

• 05. Final Fury

　(Rock ！)Velociraptors will come and save you from danger!
　(Win at rock,scissors,paper when your stamina is very low to use this move.)

• 06. Kamikaze Tackle

　(Scissors 20)Throws your opponent into the air,and ram it in midair!

• 07. Death Grind

　(Scissors 50)Smacks your opponent with its tail,then drags it in the dirt!

• 08. Hell Smash

　(Scissors 80)Charges your opponent and smash it into the wall!

• 09. Tie Breaker

　(Scissors ！)Tapejaras will come and fight when its a tie!
　(Win at rock,scissors,paper after atie to use this move.)

• 10. Quick Strike

　(Scissors ！)Tapejaras will confuse your opponent by telling them you're going to use a critical move!
　(Press a move button when the counter is at 10 to use this move.)

• 11. Neck Crusher Terry

　(Paper 20)Throws your opponent into the air,then hits its neck with a mighty tail blow!

• 12. Atomic Bomb Utah

　(Paper 50)Throws your opponent into the air,does a backflip,and lands on it hard!

• 13. Dino Swing Tank

　(Paper 80)Bites into your opponent;s tail and swings it around!

• 14. Haste

　(Paper ！)Cryolophosaurus rushes your opponent's timer,giving it less time to decide!
　(Win at rock,scissors,paper to use this move.)

• 15. Recovery

　(Paper ！)After getting hit with a critical move,Cryolophosaurus comes and heals you!
　(Win at rock,scissors,paper after being hit with a critical move to use this move.)

• 16. Attack Boost

　(Paper ！)

• 17. Defence Boost

　(Rock ！)

• 18. Power Drain

　(Rock ！)

• 19. Venom Fang

　(Scissors ！)

• 20. Light Recovery

　(Scissors ！)

• 21. Move Breaker

　(Paper ！)

• 22. Elemental Power

　(Scissors ！)

Cards numbered after 04 are direct translation from Japanese.

• FIRE-01. Fire Cannon Thrash

Launches a fire ball at your opponent.

• FIRE-02. Fire Bomb

　Bites into your opponent and create a fiery blast!

• FIRE-03. Blazing Spin Attack Terry
• FIRE-04. Volcano Burst Terry

　Breathes fire at your foe after you make an attack.

• FIRE-05. Magma Bluster

　Gather all power in mighty fire , then blow down the opponent!
　(Win at rock after lose to use this move.)

• FIRE-06. Death Fire

　When get win after lose , you can fell your opponent by once hit!
　(Get chance to gather power after lose , Win at rock,scissors,paper in charge time to use this move.)

• WATER-01. Water Sword
• WATER-02. Tragedy Of The Sphere

　Traps your opponent in a sphere of water.

• WATER-03. Aqua Whip

　Grabs your opponent and smashes him into the ground!

• WATER-04. Shock Wave Spiny
• WATER-05. Aqua Vortex

　Creates a vortex to attack when a tie , makes opponent forgets its move!
　(Get chance to gather power after lose , Tie at rock,scissors,paper in charge time to use this move.)

• WATER-06. Futaba Mega Cannon Spiny

　Futabasaurus lives in the lake will come and shoot out powerful hydro cannon!
　(Win at scissors after win to use this move.)

• LIGHTNING-01. Lightning Strike Chomp

　Gathers and shoots out a bolt of lightning!

• LIGHTNING-02. Thunder Bazooka Chomp
• LIGHTNING-03. Lightning Spear Chomp

　Slashes opponent with a blade of lightning.

• LIGHTNING-04. Electric Charge Chomp
• LIGHTNING-05. Blitz Counter

　There will comes a lightning attack at opponent when you get lose!
　(Get chance to gather power after lose , Lose at rock,scissors,paper in charge time to use this move.)

• EARTH-01. Spike Arrows

　All the spikes on your dinosaur glow and shoot at your opponent.

• EARTH-02. Mole Attack Club

　Burrows under ground and thrusts upwards to attack!

• EARTH.03. Earthquake Tank

　Creates a chasm underneath and your opponent somashed in.

• EARTH-04. Earth Barrier Tank
• EARTH-05. Quake Saber

　Creates a light saber on its tail and maks a swift horizontal chop!
　(Win at rock after a tie to use this move.)

• EARTH-06. Crystal Break

　Creates earth crystals when its tie to makes a mighty ram!
　(Get chance to gather power after lose , Tie at rock,scissors,paper in charge time to use this move.)

• GRASS-01. Egg Attack
• GRASS-02. Big Foot Assault Paris

　Seismosaurus will come and stomp your opponent.

• GRASS-03. Metal Wing Pterano Trio

　Pteranodon will come and slice your opponent with their wings!

• GRASS-04. Natures Blessing Paris
• GRASS-05. Super Impact

　Borrows Supersaurus' power to jump into the sky then downfall on your opponent!
　(Win at paper after lose to use this move.)

• WIND-01. Biting Wind

　Creates a tornado that shoots out windy spikes!

• WIND-02. Ninja Attack Ace

　Creates copies of itself and all attack at once!

• WIND-03. Tornado Toss
• WIND-04. Cyclone Ace
• WIND-05. Dino Illusion

　You can makes your opponent's attack inactive for one time when you get lose!
　(Get chance to gather power after lose , lose at rock,scissors,paper in charge time to use this move.)

Shogakukan's CoroCoro Comics have serialized the game and the anime. A manga adaptation for the Dinosaur King anime, as well as the game will be published in Japan by Shogakukan and serialized in its CoroCoro Comics, and will also be published in America by Viz Media.

• Kyoryu-King.com - The official website for Kyoryu King (in Japanese, certain sections still under construction)
• Dinosaur King at the Anime News Network.
• Sega takes on Taito Company claims Taito's dinosaurs infringe on its insects
• Official website in Taiwan
• Official 4Kids Dinosaur King website
• TV.com: Dinosaur King