Heroes of Dvoreki

Heroes of Dvoreki (Slovene: Junakov Dvoreki, Chinese: 英雄二條河) is a Malichkan superhero franchise created in 1999 by public broadcaster RTVM and sponsored by the Royal Federal Police and Dvoreki Constabulary. For the entirety of its 20-year run, it has spawned from a franchise of 2 films, a TV series and a toy line.

Originally planned as "Junakov Malički" (Heroes of Malichka) in 1997 in the run-up to the bicentennial celebrations of Malichka, it later was renamed to "Junakov Dvoreki". The series takes lots of influence from DC and Marvel Comics, which explains the reason for its suspension from 2013-15.

Premise
The story revolves around a group of superheroes (mainly six), each with their own superpowers. They are depicted as fighting against villains who threaten to take over Dvoreki, or on some occasions, Malichka.

The team members are as follows:
 * Vitez Malički: Takes influences from DC's Superman, Marvel's Captain America and Excalibur Sonic. His name literally translates to "Knight of Malichka". His powers are super-strength and the ability to fly. He wears red knight's armor and wields a sword crafted from gold and a shield blazoned with the coat of arms of Malichka. He is the leader of the team.
 * Ognjenivitez: His name literally translates to "Fiery Fiend". His powers are pyrokinesis and wields explosives and a flamethrower. He wears an orange uniform inspired by riot police members.
 * Hitrejši: Based on DC's The Flash. His name literally translates to "Speeder". His powers are super-speed and can cut wires with his blades. He wears a black speed suit with yellow glowing lines and a yellow motorcycle helmet with a black visor. He wields blades attached to his gloves.
 * Miselna Bomba: His name literally translates to "Mind Bomb". His powers are genius intellect and telekinesis. He wears a black T-shirt under a green trench coat, a futuristic green visor and a green top hat. His weapon is a book of spells.
 * Strela: Her name literally translates to "Lightning Girl". Her powers are electricity generation and super jump abilities. She wears a light blue dress and a coronet made of crystals. Her weapon is a crystalline scepter with a blue gem on top, which she uses to generate electricity.
 * Plasma: As his name suggests, his powers are plasma generation and laser-vision. His weapon is a shape-shifting weapon made of purple plasma, its default form being a sword. He wears purple-colored high-tech armor under a purple hoodie and a chrome mask without a face.

TV series
From 2000-08, a live-action adaptation of the franchise aired on TVM1. The series was exported to only 9 countries, including the Philippines and El Kadsre. From 2010-13 and since 2015, a CGI-animated series aired on both TVM1 and TVM Kids and was made by Malichkan-Finnish animator Jaakko Pakkarinen. The series was put on hiatus from 2013-15 as penalty for copyright infringement on DC and Marvel's characters.

Film adaptation
A film adaptation was made for the series, released in 2009, which served as the middle-part of the series. A loose movie adaptation of the series' first episode was made in 2019. The latter grossed 90 million Malichkan dollars worldwide.

Controversy
The series took a lot of flak for its themes. DC didn't like the way the characters were inspired from their Justice League superhero team. Marvel complained that one of the members' powers looked near exactly like Thor. As penalty for copyright infringement, the 2nd TV series adaptation was put on a 2-year hiatus from 2013.