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25. Gargoyles - Pokewars
https://youtu.be/CjI0TdvVbqI

Unique: 5.25
Story: 6.75
Music: 8.75
Animation: 5.5
Personal: 7.75
Average: 6.8

A lot of intros fail when narrating a backstory, but this one nailed it. Rather than just explain about how the Gargoyles were turned to stone for 1,000 years, the intro shows how they were first betrayed. We see a human raising a weapon to shatter one of the Gargoyles in stone form, followed by Goliath howling in agony. This not only makes for a far more interesting story, but gives the viewer an emotional investment in the characters before the show even begins. Then in the present day, Goliath declares (with some fantastic voice acting) and we live again! What could have been a stale premise in the wrong hands feels like an interesting story.

But the best aspect of this intro has to be the epic theme song, which over the course of only one minute, has an astonishing amount of variation and depth. In fact, it sounds more to me like a cinematic soundtrack than a theme song to a kids cartoon. Its also timed perfectly with the visuals, down to the hands grasping the side of a building in rhythm with the music.

That being said, its not an extremely novel intro in presentation. The flashback segment near the start saves it from being just a series of clips, but the clips are still a good chunk of the intro. Of course, that doesnt stop it from being a fantastic and memorable intro.