A kingdom built of crystals came under attack by the
reptilian humanoid and
troll-like Saurians whose leader, Zok, desired the powerful crystals protected by the Empress. Zok broke into the castle and reached for the crystals only to see them explode into pieces and fly to Earth. After being thrown out the back door of a
New York City club, an awful rock band known as the Rock Detectors found the five magical stones which gave them troll-like appearances and special skills (not the least of which is playing
good music), and they are now collectively known as The Protectors. This put them at odds with the music-hating Zok and his henchman Zink who call themselves the Predators. •
Cornelius, the group's leader, holds the green stone and became a
samurai with an assortment of appropriate weaponry (
katana,
shuriken, and a pair of
nunchaku made of microphones). He is the band's lead singer, but also plays the
guitar. •
Chester holds the red stone, became an expert at
wrestling and received great strength. He plays the
bass guitar and
saxophone. •
Clifford "Cliff" holds the blue stone and became an expert
rock climber. He is the band's
drummer. •
Angus holds the yellow stone and became a soldier excelling in
military combat, as well as turning ordinary objects into weapons. He plays the
keyboard. Angus ostensibly built up the Protectors' bizarre attack vehicles from things like barbecues and lawnmowers. •
Maxwell holds the orange stone and became an "accelerator" - an athletic speedster who sports in-line skates. He plays the guitar. ==Animated series==