"X-Men: Evolution" Rogue Recruit (2000)

Director:

Steven E. Gordon

Writer:

Simon Furman (writer)

TV Series:

"X-Men: Evolution" (2000)

Original Air Date:

18 November 2000 (Season 1, Episode 3)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Drama | Fantasy | Romance | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

In Mississipi, a girl known only as Rogue learns she has power to absorb the memories, energy and powers of others. This frightens her, but also leads to both the X-men and the Brotherhood trying to find her for their own purposes. |

Plot Keywords:

Energy | Found Unconscious | Blind Prophet | Friendship Between Women | Popcorn

Cast

Kirby Morrow	...	Cyclops / Scott Summers (voice)
Scott McNeil	...	Wolverine / Logan (voice)
Venus Terzo	...	Jean Grey (voice)
Maggie Blue O'Hara	...	Shadowcat / Kitty Pryde (voice)
Christopher Judge	...	Magneto / Magnus (voice)
Meghan Black	...	Rogue (voice)
Brad Swaile	...	Nightcrawler / Kurt Wagner (voice)
David Kaye	...	Professor Charles Xavier (voice)
Kirsten Williamson	...	Storm / Ororo Munroe (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ellen Kennedy	...	Destiny / Irene Adler (voice)
Moneca Stori	...	Amanda Sefton (voice)
Sam Vincent	...	Cody (voice) (as Samuel Vincent)
Colleen Wheeler	...	Mystique / Raven Darkholme (voice)

Directed by
Steven E. Gordon

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Simon Furman		writer

Produced by
Avi Arad	....	executive producer
John Bush	....	animation executive producer
John W. Hyde	....	animation executive producer (as John Hyde)
Boyd Kirkland	....	producer
Stan Lee	....	executive producer
Rick Ungar	....	executive producer
Jon F. Vein	....	animation executive producer (as Jon Vein)
Michael Wolf	....	animation producer (as Mike Wolf)

Original Music by
William Anderson

Film Editing by
Al Breitenbach

Casting by
Randi Riediger

Production Management
Patrick Inness	....	animation production manager
Patrick Inness	....	post-production supervisor

Art Department
Steven E. Gordon	....	storyboard artist
Gilbert Hung	....	property designer
Ed Klautky	....	property designer
Hank Tucker	....	storyboard artist
Young Ki Yoon	....	storyboard artist

Sound Department
Tracy Clark	....	sound facility coordinator
James Corrigall	....	assistant recordist
Kendra Doherty	....	sound facility coordinator
Robert Hargreaves	....	re-recording mixer
Robert Hargreaves	....	sound effects editor
Robert Hargreaves	....	supervising sound effects editor
Michael Iske	....	dialogue editor
Michael Iske	....	recordist
Charlie King	....	track reader
Eric Leblanc	....	dialogue editor
Gary Marullo	....	foley artist
Tom Maydeck	....	re-recording mixer
Giovanni Moscardino	....	dialogue editor
Jeremy Pitts	....	foley mixer
Patrick Rodman	....	foley mixer

Animation Department
Ted Blackman	....	background supervisor
Kimberly Bowles	....	assistant character designer
Richard Bowman	....	animation timer
John Celestri	....	animation timer
Jamie Frye	....	color key designer
Steven E. Gordon	....	character designer
Felipe Morell	....	background designer
Erik Jan Peterson	....	lip sync
Eric Semones	....	background painter (as Eric Samones)
Alan M.W. Simmons	....	background designer
Betty Tang	....	assistant character designer
Kuni Tomita	....	assistant character designer
Carrie Wassenaar	....	design coordinator
Lin Hua Zheng	....	background painter (as Lin Zheng)

Editorial Department
Joe Cook	....	colorist
Sandra Kumashiro	....	director of post-production (as Sandy Kumashiro)
Jose Moreira	....	assistant editor
Mark Needham	....	editor: symphony
Carrie Wassenaar	....	post-production assistant

Other crew
Jim Cerrotta	....	finishing supervisor
Sandra Contreras	....	production accountant
Bob Forward	....	executive story editor
Diana Gage	....	production coordinator
Greg Johnson	....	executive story editor
Craig Kyle	....	story consultant
Carlos Lopez	....	creative consultant
Carrie Wassenaar	....	production coordinator
Karl Williams	....	voice director

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
John Byrne		comic book & characters (uncredited)
Chris Claremont		comic book & characters (uncredited)
Jack Kirby		comic book & characters (uncredited)
Stan Lee		comic book & characters (uncredited)

Art Department
Kimberly Bowles	....	assistant character designer
Stacy L. Inness	....	color key designer
Chuck Puntuvatana	....	property designer
Eric Wight	....	storyboard artist
Matt Youngberg	....	storyboard artist

Animation Department
Christian Lignan	....	background designer
George W. Stokes	....	background designer

Other crew
Ted Blackman	....	background supervisor
Laurie Wetzler	....	track reader (as Laurie A. Wetzler)

Quotes:

Shadowcat:[Rogue touched Kurt and he passed out] Kurt? Wake up! talk to me! Tease me, scare me, anything!

episode preview

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

This episode presents Rogue, a normal teen girl becoming a mutant. Like everybody at her age, she freaks out by what was happening to her. At a party she touches a boy and gets all of his memories, powers and knowledge. The X-men found about her and they go after her. Meanwhille, Kitty is seriously freaked by Nightcrawler and she does not like him. He was just trying to impress her. Mystique wants Rogue as well and she does not to loose her to Xavier. Rogue meets Nightcrawler and Shadowcat and she accidentally harms Nightcrawler, the she disappears using his powers. Kitty takes care of Kurt while Jean, Scott and Storm talk to Rogue. Rogue runs away when she saw Storm. Finally Mystique thought she got Rogue.