Heroes of Robloxia (2020 film)

Heroes of Robloxia (also known as Heroes of Robloxia: Mission One) is an American animated action superhero comedy film directed by Gabriel Combs and a spin-off to 2019’s The Roblox Movie. The film is produced by Universal Studios and distributed by Roblox Studios. The film stars Chris Evans, Kevin Hart, Brie Larson, Chris Pratt, Josh Brolin, Will Ferrell, James Earl Jones, and Nick Kroll.

The film was released theatrically in the United States on September 22, 2020. It was a box office success, grossing $800 million against a $300 million budget, and received generally positive reviews for its plot, casting, performances, humor, and animation. A sequel is in development.

Plot
Cicada (Will Ferrell), a psychopathic bug-themed supervillain attacks Robloxia. He is soon attacked by a superhero named Captain Roblox (Chris Evans), the world’s most popular and strongest superhero. He defeats Cicada, who reveals that he is part of a plot involved with the Cyber Crystals and disappears.

The town celebrates Captain Roblox’s victory as they go to the Hall of Heroes, a Golden palace with statues of the greatest superheroes of all time. Captain Roblox wants to live up to his father, who died in battle during World War II. Captain Roblox then meets Overdrive (Kevin Hart), a speed-themed superhero who wants to be friends with Captain Roblox.

The city is then once again attacked in the Museum. Captain Roblox and Overdrive arrive to investigate. The city is attacked by Atomic Waste (James Earl Jones), a villain who works in the sewers. Captain Roblox fights him as Overdrive discovers the Cyber Crystals as powerful devices that control the universe.

A new superhero arrives to help, an electricity-themed super heroine named Tessla (Brie Larson). Atomic Waste escapes as the three chase him down into a sewage room, where his henchmen surround the heroes. The heroes defeat the henchmen as Atomic Waste reveals that he supplies the Cyber Crystals and already delivered them to Darkmatter (Josh Brolin), the world’s most powerful supervillain.

The three discover Darkmatter as a super villain who controlls Matter itself and is a former superhero who controlled Plasma. The heroes discover Darkmatter to be hiding out in a shed in Robloxia. They then meet a superhero named Kinetic (Chris Pratt), who has telekinesis. The four form a team with an undecided name.

Captain Roblox, Overdrive, Tessla, and Kinetic discover a Museum to be attacked by a new villain named Dynamo (Nick Kroll), who reveals that he doesn’t believe in Darkmatter and tends to steal the money for himself. The heroes fight Dynamo, but are thwarted by his dynamite (hence the name). Tessla electrocutes the Dynamite, and the heroes believe that they destroyed the Cyber Crystals and saved the world.

In the Shed, Darkmatter collects the remaining Cyber Crystals and is revealed to have stolen the crystals from Dynamo. He then resurrects Cicada, Atomic Waste, and Dynamo to distract the Heroes so he can gain enough energy to destroy Robloxia and kill all the citizens in the town. Dynamo then spends his stolen money on a device that resurrects energy from the Sun to turn someone into a giant evil being.

Captain Roblox, Overdrive, Tessla, and Kinetic believe that they destroyed all of the Cyber Crystals and won the battle. They then research and discover that the Cyber Crystals can only be destroyed by a sacrifice, discovering that they didn’t destroy the Crystals. They then overhear an Explosion as every diamond in the City is floating away to Darkmatter’s shed.

The heroes discover the resurrection of the villains and have to individually defeat them all. Captain Roblox easily defeats Cicada, Overdrive outruns and tires out Atomic Waste, and Tessla and Kinetic outnumber Dynamo. The team then discovers Darkmatter. Captain Roblox plans to stop him, but the other heroes are tired out and their suits are destroyed. Captain Roblox then abandons them and goes to fight Darkmatter alone.

The other heroes rebuild their suits to be stronger and rush to help Captain Roblox, who is overpowered and attacked by Darkmatter and his suit is completely destroyed, aside from his mask. The other heroes arrive and give him a new suit made of Cyber Crystal-related product. The Heroes then prepare for their final battle with Darkmatter.

The Heroes then separate to take him out individually from each side, but are all overpowered and attacked. Captain Roblox then discovers that he is powered by the Cyber Crystals and works with Kinetic and Overdrive to distract Darkmatter while Tessla electrocutes the Crystals and destroys the Machine. The plan backfires as Kinetic throws a Plane into Darkmatter while Tessla electrocutes the machine and destroys it, defeating Darkmatter once and for all.

Darkmatter is revealed to be a trapped hero named Amethysto (Daniel Middleton), who was exposed to a dark power from the Cyber Crystals many years ago. Captain Roblox accepts Amethysto as a part of the team and the Hero team is formed. As the Town praises the Heroes, Captain Roblox came up with a name for the team, the Heroes of Robloxia.

In a mid-credit scene, a new villain named Cosminus (Jack Black) prepares to attack Robloxia in an act of vengeance for Darkmatter.

Cast
Additionally, Daniel Middleton and Jack Black portray Amethysto and Cosminus in uncredited roles, respectively.
 * Chris Evans as Captain Roblox, the world’s strongest superhero who is Overdrive’s best friend and the future leader of the Heroes of Robloxia.
 * Kevin Hart as Overdrive, a speed-themed superhero who is Captain Roblox’s best friend and a future member of the Heroes of Robloxia.
 * Brie Larson as Tessla, an electricity-themed super heroine who is a future member of the Heroes of Robloxia.
 * Chris Pratt as Kinetic, a superhero with telekinesis who is a future member of the Heroes of Robloxia.
 * Josh Brolin as Darkmatter, the most powerful supervillain who plots to use the Cyber Crystals to grow in size and destroy Robloxia and everyone in it.
 * Will Ferrell as Cicada, a bug-themed supervillain who is Captain Roblox’s former archenemy.
 * James Earl Jones as Atomic Waste, a sewer-themed supervillain who works for Darkmatter.
 * Nick Kroll as Dynamo, a dynamite-themed supervillain who will begin working for Darkmatter.

Production
In May 2019, shortly after the release of The Roblox Movie, the success of the film led to a franchise, with an unknown spin-off announced. The spin-off was announced to be focusing on the video game Heroes of Robloxia, with Chris Evans and Kevin Hart announced to portray the characters Captain Roblox and Overdrive. Brie Larson, Chris Pratt, and Josh Brolin announced to have been cast in the roles of Tessla, Kinetic, and Darkmatter via social media. Will Ferrell, James Earl Jones, Nick Kroll, Daniel Middleton, and Jack Black were all cast as Cicada, Atomic Waste, Dynamo, and two undisclosed roles, respectively.

Reception
The film received generally positive reviews for its plot, casting, performances, humor, and animation. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film received a 91% score, based on 1,000 reviews, with an average rating of 7.00 out of 10. The website’s critical consensus reads, “A more heroic spin-off to a masterpiece, Heroes of Robloxia’s first feature film excels in a funny adventure that all fans of the previous film are bound to enjoy, along with some MCU fans.” On an A+ to F Scale, the film received an “A”.

Release
The film was released theatrically in the United States on September 22, 2020. It was also released digitally on November 13, 2020, and on Blu-Ray and DVD on November 13, 2020.

Sequel
A sequel, titled Heroes of Robloxia: Mission Two, is scheduled for an unknown release date.