By the second half of the first season, he freed one half of the planet from the Dark Water. He wields the broken sword that belonged to his father in its whole form. Ren was raised by a lighthouse keeper in the outskirts of his homeland, unaware of his destiny and heritage. Ren (voiced by George Newbern) – The prince of the once-grand kingdom of Octopon and the main protagonist of the series.Ren's opponent in his quest is the pirate Bloth of the warship the Maelstrom, who will stop at nothing to get the treasures and control the Dark Water himself. His loyal crew of misfits that help Ren on his journey are the ecomancer Tula, a monkey-bird Niddler, and the treasure-hungry pirate Ioz. The treasures are prophesied to save Octopon and Mer from the threat of Dark Water, an all-consuming black liquid that has taken over the seas. Ren, the son of the dying King Primus of Octopon, sails around the alien world of Mer on a ship called the Wraith, searching for the 'Thirteen Treasures of Rule'. A second season, consisting of just eight episodes, aired in syndication in the United States from 1992 to 1993. The first season, consisting of 13 episodes including the original five-part miniseries, aired on ABC from September to December 1991. The series premiered as a five-part miniseries on Fox Kids early 1991, simply entitled Dark Water. The Pirates of Dark Water is an American fantasy animated television series created by David Kirschner and produced by Hanna-Barbera.
