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Generator Rex 6-Disc Box Set DVD
Generator Rex unfolds in a near-future world where a global event called the Nanite Event has filled every living thing with microscopic machines that can suddenly activate and transform their host into a chaotic mutant called an EVO. Rex is a young hero who can control his nanites at will and contains them in others, and he works for the international agency Providence to bring rampaging EVOs back from the brink. Each story pairs the action-arc of the week with the unfolding mystery of Rex's lost memory.
What stands out is the action language and the worldbuilding behind it. The animation handles fluid super-powered combat with a confident sense of impact, the body-mods Rex deploys for each fight unfold with mechanical visual detail, and the supporting cast of Providence agents, scientists, and rogue elements gives the show steady tension on every front. The storytelling balances monster-of-the-week adventures with a season-spanning conspiracy that pays off in real revelations.
It aired on Cartoon Network during the network's strong run of action-cartoon programming, sitting alongside similar genre shows in its weekly block. The appeal lands for fans of hero-versus-mutant action with proper sci-fi mechanics, of identity-recovery stories with stakes, and of cartoons that take their own world seriously enough to follow through on a multi-season arc.
Episodes that lean into heart include "The Day That Everything Changed" with its origin-energy first impression, "Promises, Promises" for its loyalty-tested plot, "A Family Holiday" for its at-home tenderness, "Heroes United" for its cross-show team-up event, and "Endgame Part 1" for its season-finale stakes. The series finale "Endgame Part 2" closes the run with a full-arc payoff. This collection gathers 59 episodes across 6 DVDs, the complete Generator Rex run preserved on disc.
Stars: Daryl Sabara, Grey Griffin, John DiMaggio
More Information: IMDB, Wikipedia
59 Total Episodes on 6 DVDs:
Generator Rex S01 E01 - The Day That Everything Changed
Generator Rex S01 E02 - String Theory
Generator Rex S01 E03 - Beyond The Sea
Generator Rex S01 E04 - Lockdown
Generator Rex S01 E05 - The Architect
Generator Rex S01 E06 - Frostbite
Generator Rex S01 E07 - Leader Of The Pack
Generator Rex S01 E08 - Breach
Generator Rex S01 E09 - Dark Passage
Generator Rex S01 E10 - The Forgotten
Generator Rex S01 E11 - Operation: Wingman
Generator Rex S01 E12 - Rabble
Generator Rex S01 E13 - Gravity
Generator Rex S01 E14 - What Lies Beneath
Generator Rex S01 E15 - The Hunter
Generator Rex S01 E16 - The Swarm
Generator Rex S01 E17 - Basic
Generator Rex S01 E18 - Plague
Generator Rex S01 E19 - Promises, Promises
Generator Rex S01 E20 - Badlands
Generator Rex S01 E21 - Payback
Generator Rex S02 E01 - Rampage
Generator Rex S02 E02 - Wasteland
Generator Rex S02 E03 - Lost Weekend
Generator Rex S02 E04 - Alliance
Generator Rex S02 E05 - Robo Bobo
Generator Rex S02 E06 - Divided By Six
Generator Rex S02 E07 - Mixed Signals
Generator Rex S02 E08 - Outpost
Generator Rex S02 E09 - Haunted
Generator Rex S02 E10 - Moonlighting
Generator Rex S02 E11 - Without A Paddle
Generator Rex S02 E12 - Written In Sand
Generator Rex S02 E13 - Night Falls
Generator Rex S02 E14 - Hard Target
Generator Rex S02 E15 - A Family Holiday
Generator Rex S02 E16 - Exposed
Generator Rex S02 E17 - Grounded
Generator Rex S02 E18 - Six Minus Six
Generator Rex S02 E19 - Lions And Lambs
Generator Rex S03 E01 - Back In Black
Generator Rex S03 E02 - Crash And Burn
Generator Rex S03 E03+04 - Heroes United
Generator Rex S03 E05 - Phantom Of The Soap Opera
Generator Rex S03 E06 - Riddle Of The Sphinx
Generator Rex S03 E07 - Double Vision
Generator Rex S03 E08 - Guy Vs. Guy
Generator Rex S03 E09 - Black And White
Generator Rex S03 E10 - Deadzone
Generator Rex S03 E11 - Deadzone
Generator Rex S03 E12 - Remote Control
Generator Rex S03 E13 - A Brief History Of Time
Generator Rex S03 E14 - Mind Games
Generator Rex S03 E15 - Hermanos
Generator Rex S03 E16 - Target: Consortium
Generator Rex S03 E17 - Enemies Mine
Generator Rex S03 E18 - Rock My World
Generator Rex S03 E19 - Endgame Part 1
Generator Rex S03 E20 - Endgame Part 2
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