Dinotrux is an American computer-animated web television series. It is based on Chris Gall's illustrated children's book series, which features a fictional prehistoric world inhabited by hybrid characters that are part dinosaur and part mechanical construction vehicle. The series debuted on August 14, 2015 on Netflix, with the second season following on March 11, 2016, and the third on October 7, 2016. Season 4 will premiere on March 31, 2017.
DreamWorks Animation first optioned rights to Dinotrux in March 2009, a month before the first book was published, with an intention to develop a computer-animated film.
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Plot
A prehistoric world, set in the Mechazoic era, is populated by hybrid dinosaur-construction vehicles called Dinotrux, and by hybrid reptile-tools called Reptools. Two best friends, Ty, a Tyrannosaurus Trux, and Revvit, a Reptool, must team up with other inhabitants of the world to defend their community and their work from an evil Tyrannosaurus Trux, named D-Structs.
Paul Dobson as D-Structs, a Tyrannosaurus Trux — part Tyrannosaurus and part excavator
Fred Ewanuick as Click-Clack, a Rotilian Reptool — part lizard (resembling a chameleon) and part rotary drill
Cree Summer as Ace, a Crescent Wrenchtool — part lizard and part crescent wrench
Doron Bell as Waldo, a Pipe Wrenchtool — part lizard and part pipe wrench
Trevor Devall as Skrap-It, a Scraptool — part lizard and part leatherman tool
Brian Drummond as George, a Dozeratops — part Triceratops and part bulldozer
Brian Drummond, Ashleigh Ball, Richard Ian Cox, Paul Dobson, Andrew Francis, and Doron Bell as the Ottos, a group of identical Hex Wrenchtools - part lizard and part hex wrench tools with Swedish accents. Three are later nicknamed Wings, Numbers, and "The Silent Dude" by Ton-Ton.
Trevor Devall, Paul Dobson, and Brian Drummond as Lloyd, Smash-It, and Break-It, a trio of Scraptools
Brian Drummond, Ashleigh Ball, and Trevor Devall as "the Dumps": Drag-O, Wrecka, and Scoot, a trio of daredevil Ankylodumps and Ton-Ton's "old crew"
Eric Bauza as Stix, a Gluphosaur - part Dilophosaurus and part glue gun
Sam Vincent and Eric Bauza as the Leader Gluphosaur and the Gruff Gluphosaur
Eric Bauza, Kathleen Barr, and Sam Vincent as Auger, Bore-is, Drillian, and Burrow, a quartet of Drillasaurs - part Nodosaurus and part Drill.
Ashleigh Ball, Brian Drummond, and Sam Vincent as Woodland Reptool #1 (a female with a personality similar to Click-Clack's), Woodland Reptool Leader, Hudnut, and Woodland Reptool #2, a group of Rotilians who are menaced by Splitter.
Richard Ian Cox as Splitter, a Sawmetradon - part Dimetrodon and part saw.
Eric Bauza as Flynt, a Hydrodon - part Iguanodon and part Fire Truck - who has a history with Skrap-It and D-Structs.
Kelly Sheridan as Blayde, a unique large female Dozeratops with an excavator claw who was once friends with Dozer but became a territorial bully after their herd was attacked by D-Structs.
Maryke Hendrikse and Brian Drummond as Zera and Tops, friends of George's who are terrorized by Blayde and her minions.
Richard Ian Cox and Andrew Francis as Prong and Horn, Blayde's Dozeratops minions
Kyle Rideout and Vincent Tong as Crunk and Chunk, two Cementasaurs - part Pachycephalosaurus and part Cement Truck.
Richard Ian Cox and Brian Drummond as Dozeratops #1 and Craneosaur #1, leaders of two herds that Ty's group stop from fighting over ore.
Trux and tools
Tyrannosaurus Trux — part Tyrannosaurus and part Excavator; they also have wrecking ball tails
Reptool - part lizard and part Tool.
Rotilian Reptool - part lizard (resembling a chameleon) and part Rotary drill.Wrenchtool - part lizard and part Pipe wrench or Crescent Wrench.Hex Wrenchtools - part lizard and part Hex key.
Scraptool - part lizard and part Leatherman tool.
Tortools - testudinatan-like Reptool relatives with wheels, Buffers, a Jack and spray paint nozzles.
Towaconstrictors - part snake and part tow chain.
Slamtools - part lizard and part Claw Hammer.
Ankylodump - part Ankylosaurus and part Dump truck.
Craneosaur - part Brachiosaurus and part Crane.
Dozeratops - part Triceratops and part Bulldozer; they also have jackhammer tails. (An exception would be Blayde, who has an Excavator arm for a tail)
Stegarbasaurus - part Stegosaurus and part Garbage truck.
Gluphosaur - part Dilophosaurus and part Glue gun. They resemble Dilophosaurus from the film adaptation of Jurassic Park.
Scraptors - dromaeosaur-like Dinotrux. There are also horned variants known as Desert Scraptors.
Scrapadactyls - pterosaur-like creatures who are drawn to scrap.
Bitbugs - insects that can be converted into Tool bit.
Dragonflopters - dragonfly-like insects resembling helicopters with VTOL rotors.
