Star Musketeer Bismark originally ran for 51 episodes between October 7th 1984 to September 29th 1985 and is set, like all good cartoons are, in the distant future! In the series humanity has explored beyond Earth and colonized both the inner and outer planets of the Solar System.
Those colonies need protection though so the Earth Federation Government (EFG) was created. Soon, many settlers started to resent the EFG’s and its sphere of influence, straining the relationship between the central government and the colonies.
While a strained peace was being forged between Earth and the colonies, a race of non-human creatures known as Deathcula invaded the System. Without provocation, they attacked the colonies and killed many of the colonists. The EFG quickly realised that the Deathcula were technologically superior and their forces were hopelessly outmatched.
In order to have a chance at survival, Dr. Charles Louvre developed a transformable starship known as the Bismarck.
Knowing that an advanced team of specialists were required to operate the Bismarck, four individuals came together and were charged with keeping the outer colonies safe from further Deathcula attacks.
In 1986, the rights to Star Musketeer Bismark were sold to the United States company World Events Productions (WEP). WEP reorganized and rewrote the series, incorporating both original episodes and creating six new ones before releasing it under the name Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs.
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