The Pirates of Dark Water (1991)
When Ren, a young son of a lighthouse keeper, rescues a stranger foundering in the rocks near his home, he learns the man was an aide to his true father, a great King. Ren is given a magic compass crystal that guides him to a dragon who shows him that the only way to claim his heritage is to find the Thirteen Treasures of Rule. Unfortunately, a pirate ship captained by the evil Bloth is also aware of this treasure and is relentlessly pursuing Ren for it. On his side, Ren soon acquires companions like Ioz the Pirate, Tula the Eco-Mage, and Niddler the Monkey-Bird, who help him in his quest. That quest becomes all the more urgent when Ren learns that the Dark Water, a carnivorous form of water that consumes anything it snares, threatens to envelope and destroy his world and only the treasures he seeks can stop it.
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Episode 1 - The Dark Disciples
Release Date: 1992-11-08A return trip to his home of Octopon turns out to be a problem for Ren when he finds out the city is controlled by Morpho and the Dark Disciples.
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Episode 2 - The Ghost Pirates
Release Date: 1992-11-15An encounter with a ghost ship turns into a race against the clock as Ren and the crew try to free Ioz before he becomes a ghost.
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Episode 3 - The Dagron Master
Release Date: 1992-11-22A storm washes both Ren and Niddler overboard and they find themselves on an island where a strange man speaks to them about a missing Treasure of Rule.
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Episode 4 - The Game Players of Undaar
Release Date: 1992-11-29Both Ren's crew and Bloth's crew work together when they are forced to play a dangerous game.
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Episode 5 - The Pandawa Plague
Release Date: 1993-05-02While in Octopon, Ren discovers a plot that has caused the monkey-birds to revolt against their queen.
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Episode 6 - Sister of the Sword
Release Date: 1993-05-09Ren and the crew encounter Ioz's sister but she has her own motives when she persuades them to search for treasure.
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Episode 7 - The Soul Stealer
Release Date: 1993-05-16Morpho creates a body-switching potion for Bloth so that he can use it on Ren and find the remaining Treasures.
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Episode 8 - The Living Treasure
Release Date: 1993-05-23Ren and his crew land on an island of Amazon women as they search for the Eighth Treasure of Rule.