Moltar

Moltar
Species	Humanoid alien
Gender	Male
Member of	Council of Doom
Affiliation	Space Ghost Zorak
Occupation	Director/Producer Host of Toonami
Goals	To destroy Space Ghost and take over the universe To do his Coast to Coast job properly
Marital status	Single
First appearance	SG: "The Ovens of Moltor" (1966)
Played by	Regis Cordic (1966-68) C. Martin Croker (1994-2016) Bernardo de Paula (2024)
File:C2C Moltar.png Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Jellystone!

Moltar is a masked archenemy of Space Ghost and an antagonist of the Space Ghost animated franchise. His voice was originated by Regis Cordic.

Character description

Moltar normally wears an orange-red and gray full-body containment suit, which has green gloves, a visor, and a breathing receptacle. This was changed from his first appearance in which his containment suit was white and yellow. Although it is unknown what Moltar looks like without the suit, it is stated in Space Ghost Coast to Coast that his body is made entirely of lava.

Appearances

TV series

• Space Ghost
• Space Ghost Coast to Coast
• Cartoon Planet
• The Brak Show
• Jellystone!
  • 1.40 "Sweet Dreams" (picture)
  • 2.14 "Space Con"

Comics

• Cartoon Network Presents
  • Issue #2A: "Rainy Day Fun"
• Scooby-Doo! Team-Up
  • Issue #20: "Space Cases"

Biography

Debut Series

Moltar in his first appearance.

In "The Ovens of Moltor," Moltar was a brilliant scientist who made a base on the uninhabited molten planet Moltor. He created the powerful "Magma Men" who were giant and could easily destroy entire armies on their own. He planned to conquer the galaxy with them, but was thwarted by Space Ghost, who destroyed his planet.

Coast to Coast

In Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Moltar is the director and producer of Space Ghost's talk show. He acts as the most competent person in the series, sometimes presenting himself as being smarter than he seems. He tends to be very good friends with Zorak, even though Zorak does not have the same feelings for him.

Moltar Sells Out

From 1997 to 1999, Moltar was the original host of Cartoon Network's Toonami block, where he would broadcast action cartoons such as The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest and Thundercats at the Ghost Planet Industries building, and give out moral advise to viewers. He would also broadcast Japanese anime series at around this time, including Sailor Moon, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, and Dragon Ball Z. After Toonami went through a brand refresh in 1999, Moltar passed his hosting duties to TOM (short for Toonami Operations Module), who permanently became its host in addition to several incarnations throughout its run (and the block's revival on Adult Swim since 2012). Moltar was mentioned by TOM 1 during his first introduction, proclaiming himself as "the new Moltar." Later in a 2016 bumper, as tribute to the late C. Martin Croker, TOM 5 recieves an old transmission from Moltar, which SARA deciphered into a message of him quitting his role on Toonami:

Hey, TOM.

I've been called back to Moltor and I won't be coming back. There's a money oven waiting for me. Just wanted you to know, I always thought I was a better Toonami host than you. Good luck never being able to fill my boots, sucker.

Following the transmission, TOM wishes Moltar the best of future endeavors and to keep his oven forever lit.

In 2000, Moltar made an appearance in the Cartoon Network special "The Big Game XXVIII," where during the "halftime" segment, he and Fred Jones discuss the latter's experience with the events of The Scooby-Doo Project.

Gallery

Main article: Moltar/Gallery

In popular culture

• In the Veronica Mars episode "Gods of War," two college stoners watch the Space Ghost Coast to Coast episode "Explode" in the middle of the day, with Space Ghost being heard mention Moltar's name in the background. Both episodes were written by Rob Thomas.