Black Scorpion
★ 5.9 · 2001 · 45m · Action & Adventure · Crime · Drama
The City of Angels is falling apart, and crime pervades the city to the core. The mayor is corrupt, the police are inept, the city needs a figure to take control of the situation. Then in the light of day Darcy Walker is a cop, but in the dark of night she becomes the Black Scorpion. She does with a mash what she can't do with a badge. This is vigilante justice, old school style.
Episodes
1. Armed and Dangerous45m · Darcy befriends a new male cop (Detective Steve Rafferty) who is determined to capture the Black Scorpion, not knowing her true identity. Meanwhile a former cop is forced into an early retirement, but when an urban militia group costs him his right arm he seeks revenge. With new armor and a cannon where he lost his arm, he renames himself Firearm and goes on a deadly rampage.
2. Wave Goodbye45m · A marine biologist is studying the ocean filled with toxic waste dumped by the mayor's henchmen. When she comes in contact with the poison she seeks revenge, renaming herself Hurricane and plotting to flood the city of angels.
3. Blinded by the Light45m · Darcy befriends an out of work fireman who is still trying to save lives. One night a freak accident with flammable chemicals gives Adam the power to start fires rather than stopping them. His mind goes awry and he renames himself Inferno.
4. Home Sweet Homeless45m · AfterShock (Sherrie Rose) enlists the help of the city's homeless to assist in taking over the city.
5. Love Burns45m · Darcy befriends an out of work fireman who is still trying to save lives. One night a freak accident with flammable chemicals gives Adam the power to start fires rather than stopping them. His mind goes awry and he renames himself Inferno.
6. Out of Thin Air45m · Black Scorpion's long lost enemy The BreathTaker is back and this time he's got a new special gas.
Breathtaker is resuscitated by the mad-but-benign Dr. Phoenix, and his lovely, buxom assistant, Ariana. Unfortunately for the populace of City of Angels, Breathtaker plots to torture the city with a nerve gas that brings their fears to life through dangerous hallucinations.
7. No Stone Unturned45m · Medusa, the owner of a ritzy mineral spa, abducts the city's most eligible bachelors, including Darcy's partner, Steve. When Medusa starts turning them into statues, only Black Scorpion can save them.
When Minerva Stone was young she had one fear: being rejected by boys. What she didn't know was that they were afraid of being rejected by her. One Halloween night some boys sprayed her with some water but it turned out to be acid. Now she hides out in a Heath Spa with some magical water that allows her to hide her ugly face, renaming herself Medusa and planning to seek revenge on all the men who rejected her.
8. Crime Time45m · 25 years ago Ben Tickerman was sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit. Now, Tickerman is out of the slammer and renaming himself Clockwise, seeks revenge on those who sent him to jail.
9. No Sweat45m · Aerobicide, Bend and Stretch plan to emasculate the male population.
10. Roses Are Red, You're Dead45m · Eugene Gardner is a florist with a dark side. He is obsessed with getting the mayor's secretary, Babbette, whom he has loved since childhood, for himself. Going by the nickname of Greenthumb, he plots to use a deadly gas to threaten the city.
11. An Officer and a Prankster45m · Another one of Black Scorpion's long lost enemies is back. The Gangster Prankster has a new bag of tricks as he re-unites his old gang.
12. Life's a Gas45m · Dr. Ariel Haze is an environmental scientist obsessed with stopping pollution. One night she becomes in contact with some chemicals and becomes a human smog. Renaming herself Pollutia, she plots to erase all humankind.
13. Fire and Brimstone45m · Darcy and Steve team up while hunting for a weird character called Cupid. Meanwhile Darcy's ex-boyfriend Adam Burns, a.k.a. Inferno, and Steve's ex-girlfriend Minerva Stone, a.k.a. Medusa, team up to plot against Black Scorpion.
14. Virtual Vice45m · Dr. Sarah Bellum plans to shelter the homeless by creating a virtual reality world for them to live in. When Mayor Worth rejects her proposal, she becomes MindBender, a sexy VR specialist who uses her powers of virtual persuasion to create fantasies that transform into reality.
15. Bad Sport45m · Ricky "The Rocket" Blade is injured by his team-mates after he refuses throw a game. Paralyzed and unable to walk. Ricky thinks his life is over. until a physical therapist offers him a metallic armor that will allow him to walk. Ricky takes that offer. Renaming himself Slapshot Ricky plans to eliminate his former teammates and anyone who tries to stop him.
16. Kiss of Death45m · When a new female detective gets suspended after Darcy backs up a suspect brutality against her. The Cop dons a white costume and becomes a dark vigilante known as The Angel of Death. Darcy soon finds herself not only protecting her alfter ego Black Scorpion but also protecting her enemies as well when The Angel of Death plans to kill the supervillains.
17. He Who Laughs Last45m · When Argyle is accused of car jacking, his ex-partner Luther Simms, a.k.a. the Gangster Prankster, breaks him out of jail and forces him to join his gang. Gangster Prankster, sick of being the butt of jokes, escapes jail and forces Argyle to invent a weapon to punish anyone in City of Angels who laughs.
18. Power Play45m · When Mayor Worth ignores the warnings of his Deputy Mayor, Edwina Watts, and proceeds with his plan to put his name in lights, Edwina is accidentally electrocuted and becomes the villainesse Stunner. She threatens to unleash her raging electrical current through every outlet in the city, turning household appliances into deadly bombs.
19. Photo Finish45m · Dr. Phoenix clones Black Scorpion in order to dupe the city's residence.
20. Face the Music45m · Vox Populi, the lead singer of the world's worst band, finds the only way she can sell records is through subliminal recordings that make her young fans (including Darcy's pal, Tender Lovin') turn violent.
21. Zodiac Attack (1)45m · Ridiculed because none of his predictions come true, Professor Prophet, a washed-up psychic, fulfills his own prophecy that the City of Angels will be destroyed by earth, fire, wind and water. He forces Breathtaker, AfterShock, Inferno and Hurricane to carry out his plan, which also predicts the demise of Black Scorpion.
22. Zodiac Attack (2)45m · Unable to defeat the combined might of four supervillains, Darcy questions her vocation as a superhero. When Dr. Phoenix resurrects her father, Lieutenant Walker, Darcy is inspired to remain true to her calling. Once again, Darcy becomes Black Scorpion, and this time father and daughter battle the four supervillains together.More Like This
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