Quote (SexPanther @ Sun, Sep 20 2009, 10:47pm)
by your powers combined..
I AM CAPTAIN PLANET!
Kwame: From Africa, Kwame possesses the power of Earth. He is 16 years old and has a soft spot for plant life. Growing up in a tribe in his homeland, he is at one with the land and its purpose, and does what he can to preserve it. The de facto leader of the group, he is the voice of reason that keeps the Planeteers in check when the group begins to lose faith in a given situation.
Wheeler: From North America (specifically Brooklyn, NY), Wheeler controls the power of Fire. At 17 years old, Wheeler is oldest, yet least knowledgable about earth preservation trends. He is the street-smart comic relief for the group whom, while having his heart in the right place, tends to get himself into tight spots when acting impulsively. He also tends to annoy Linka, on whom he has an ongoing crush throughout the series. His compassion and fighting spirit adds to the team's backbone. During Season 1, Episode 25 (Part 1 & Part 2 of 2 futures), when Wheeler quits as a Planeteer, he realizes what happened to Hope Island (it became Greedly Gambling Centre & Gliter Glamour place for other peoples).
Linka: From the Soviet Union, Linka has the power of Wind. At 16 years old, Linka closely studies bird life. She is a master of strategy and logic, as well as a computer expert. She is a no-nonsense girl whose common sense has helped the group when in their most critical moments. She sometimes appears to reciprocate or appreciate Wheeler's soft spot, but is often annoyed at him and therefore does not pursue the altered relation. Later in the series her introduction stated that she was from Eastern Europe, rather than the Soviet Union, after the fall of the latter in the early 1990s.
Gi: Hailing from Southeast Asia, Gi controls the power of water. Also at 16 years old, Gi is a self-proclaimed marine biologist. Her compassion for sea life contributes to the overall effort of the Planeteers' protection of animals. Barbara Pyle later specified her nationality to be Malaysian or Japanese.
Ma-Ti: From the Amazon rainforests of somewhere in South America, probably in Brazil (he is of Kayapo descent, a Brazilian indigenous people), Ma-Ti uses the power of heart to instill love, care, compassion, and empathy into the people of the world to care for the planet. He can also use this power to communicate with animals telepathically. At 12 years old, Ma-Ti is the youngest and the most impressionable, but his youth and innocence also aids in the level of love and caring that keeps the group together. Ma-Ti also has a pet monkey named Suchi.