- “A team of writers is hired to promote the worst superhero in the world, Captain Dynamic. Starring Ed Robertson of Barenaked Ladies. Based on the game "City of Heroes" from NCSoft.”
- — Official website
Captain Dynamic was an American Rooster Teeth Live action brief 3-part miniseries created by Rooster Teeth Productions when the company first ventured into Live action production in January 2009, featuring a "super hero" of the same name, played by Ed Robertson of Barenaked Ladies, a long time fan and friend of RT. It was directed by Matt Hullum, written by Burnie Burns, and produced by Jason Saldaña. It was created to advertise, promote and is based on the NCSoft game 'City of Heroes' from NCSoft.[1] It was based around a team of writers who is hired to use the new in-game content creation tools to promote the title character, Captain Dynamic, the 'worst superhero in the world'. A number of Rooster Teeth employees were present throughout the series, notably Joel Heyman as Captain Dynamic's primary writer. Shannon McCormick appears as the series' antagonist, Great Face[2] The series also led to the release of an iPhone app called the Awesome Button.[3]
Synopsis
Captain Dynamic, himself
A team of writers is hired to promote the worst superhero in the world, Captain Dynamic. Starring Ed Robertson of Barenaked Ladies. Based on the game "City of Heroes" from NCSoft.
Episode list
| # | Title | Date | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Captain Dynamic: Episode 1 | February 26, 2009 |  RT  YouTube |
| 2 | Captain Dynamic: Episode 2 | March 5, 2009 | RT YouTube |
| 3 | Captain Dynamic: Episode 3 | March 12, 2009 | RT YouTube |
| 4 | Captain dynamic: Outtakes! | March 25, 2009 | RT YouTube |
Starring
- Geoff Ramsey as Geoff
- Jason Saldaña as Jason
- Nathan Zellner as Nathan
- Gavin Free as Gavin
- Joel Heyman as Joel
- Ed Robertson (from the Barenaked Ladies) as Captain Dynamic
- Shannon McCormick as The Great Face
- Gus Sorola as The Tech Guy