What if villainy had a midlife crisis?
Season 1 • Episode 1
LatestMantis Commander and his minions try their best to be the bad guys they think they are.
Mantis Commander and his minions try their best to be the bad guys they think they are.
Writing
Sharp villain self-awareness that subverts tropes
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This pilot arrived during the peak 'villain protagonist' wave of the mid-2010s, when shows like BoJack Horseman and Rick and Morty proved animated antiheroes could carry adult comedy.
The single-episode pilot format suggests this was likely a pitch to networks that never got picked up, leaving Mantis Commander's arc permanently unresolved.
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