<s>
Ace	B-Application
Lightning	I-Application
is	O
a	O
children	O
's	O
television	O
series	O
co-produced	O
by	O
the	O
BBC	O
and	O
Alliance	O
Atlantis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
is	O
significant	O
in	O
that	O
until	O
its	O
creation	O
,	O
live	O
action	B-Application
and	O
CGI	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
attempted	O
to	O
such	O
a	O
huge	O
and	O
constant	O
degree	O
within	O
a	O
weekly	O
television	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
stormy	O
night	O
,	O
Mark	O
plays	O
his	O
favourite	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
fictional	O
Ace	B-Application
Lightning	I-Application
and	O
the	B-Application
Carnival	I-Application
of	I-Application
Doom	I-Application
–	O
a	O
superhero-based	O
adventure	O
game	O
where	O
hero	O
Ace	B-Application
Lightning	I-Application
traverses	O
the	B-Application
Carnival	I-Application
of	I-Application
Doom	I-Application
to	O
find	O
the	O
pieces	O
of	O
the	O
magical	O
Amulet	B-Application
of	I-Application
Zoar	I-Application
,	O
whilst	O
battling	O
his	O
nemesis	O
Lord	O
Fear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ace	O
hires	O
Mark	O
as	O
his	O
sidekick	B-Application
to	O
fulfil	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
objectives	O
in	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
second	O
season	O
,	O
Chuck	O
becomes	O
Ace	O
's	O
secondary	O
sidekick	B-Application
,	O
and	O
all	O
the	O
villains	O
return	O
under	O
the	O
leadership	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
antagonist	O
named	O
Kilobyte	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
Riley	O
as	O
Ace	B-Application
Lightning	I-Application
:	O
The	O
titular	O
character	O
,	O
the	O
playable	O
character	O
from	O
the	O
fictional	O
game	O
Ace	B-Application
Lightning	I-Application
and	O
the	B-Application
Carnival	I-Application
of	I-Application
Doom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
superhero	O
and	O
Lightning	O
Knight	O
from	O
the	O
Sixth	O
Dimension	O
,	O
Ace	O
recruits	O
Mark	O
as	O
his	O
sidekick	B-Application
to	O
defeat	O
Lord	O
Fear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drawn	O
into	O
the	O
battle	O
of	O
good	O
and	O
evil	O
between	O
Ace	B-Application
Lightning	I-Application
and	O
Lord	O
Fear	O
,	O
Mark	O
reluctantly	O
becomes	O
Ace	O
’s	O
sidekick	B-Application
to	O
win	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
becomes	O
aware	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
season	O
,	O
becoming	O
Ace	O
’s	O
secondary	O
sidekick	B-Application
,	O
mistakenly	O
named	O
“	O
Chuckdude	O
”	O
by	O
Ace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
rules	O
over	O
the	B-Application
Carnival	I-Application
of	I-Application
Doom	I-Application
,	O
collecting	O
the	O
pieces	O
of	O
the	O
Amulet	B-Application
of	I-Application
Zoar	I-Application
to	O
use	O
to	O
rule	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cal	O
Dodd	O
as	O
Random	O
Virus	O
:	O
A	O
cyborg	B-Application
Lightning	O
Knight	O
and	O
Ace	O
’s	O
friend	O
,	O
Random	O
suffers	O
from	O
two	O
clashing	O
programs	O
,	O
one	O
good	O
and	O
one	O
evil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
Lamport	O
as	O
Staff	B-Application
Head	I-Application
:	O
The	O
figurehead	O
who	O
perches	O
on	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Lord	O
Fear	O
’s	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Howard	O
Jerome	O
as	O
Anvil	O
:	O
A	O
dim-witted	O
rhinoceros	B-Algorithm
who	O
acts	O
as	O
the	O
muscle	O
for	O
Lord	O
Fear	O
’s	O
gang	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Philip	O
Williams	O
as	O
Duff	O
Kent	O
:	O
The	O
owner	O
of	O
the	O
Kent	O
Bros	O
.	O
Carnival	O
,	O
which	O
becomes	O
the	B-Application
Carnival	I-Application
of	I-Application
Doom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Huband	O
as	O
Coach	O
:	O
The	O
coach	O
of	O
the	O
elementary	O
school	O
’s	O
soccer	O
team	O
,	O
and	O
secret	O
Ace	B-Application
Lightning	I-Application
fan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
were	O
greatly	O
improved	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
including	O
Staff	B-Application
Head	I-Application
and	O
Pigface	O
,	O
were	O
changed	O
to	O
look	O
more	O
like	O
the	O
animals	O
they	O
resembled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
'	O
s	O
alter	O
ego	O
,	O
Peter	O
Parker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Former	O
CEO	O
of	O
DIC	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
Andy	O
Heyward	O
,	O
defended	O
Ace	B-Application
Lightning	I-Application
,	O
taking	O
the	O
educational	O
requirement	O
very	O
seriously	O
for	O
each	O
episode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
video	O
game	O
adaptation	O
titled	O
Ace	B-Application
Lightning	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
on	O
25	O
October	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
