40 Fun Facts About LoliRock

Which country produced the magical-girl cartoon LoliRock, home to its studio Marathon Media?

France gave LoliRock its first broadcast in October 2014, though the episodes were written and voice-recorded in English first.

Thomas Astruc, a storyboarder on LoliRock, created which hit cartoon about two teenage superheroes?

Miraculous and LoliRock are jokingly called cousin shows by Astruc, who said a crossover was unlikely because different companies make them.

Which earlier Marathon Media hit did the studio's bosses call a perfect companion piece to LoliRock?

Totally Spies! shares its makers with LoliRock: David Michel co-created both shows, and Vincent Chalvon-Demersay was an executive producer on the newer one.

Which pop star's role as Cat Valentine in Victorious was a reference for Auriana in LoliRock?

Ariana Grande's Cat Valentine shaped Auriana, though the designer says the matching names are a coincidence: the princess was first called Aurora.

In LoliRock, the princesses' small furry pet Amaru can transform into which flying creature?

A winged horse is only one of Amaru's tricks: he can also whisk the princesses and their enemies to a battle arena, away from civilians.

In LoliRock, which scattered magical objects must Iris find on Earth to save her home kingdom?

Oracle Gems belong to the Crown of Ephedia, and Gramorr cannot take full control of the kingdom until that crown is his.

Which streaming service brought LoliRock's first season to American viewers in May 2016?

Netflix carried LoliRock's English version in the US, Canada, the UK and Australia, and added the second season the following January.

In LoliRock, Iris's blonde hair turns which colour when she transforms into a magical princess?

Pink also won out for Iris's stage outfit, which was modelled on a green dress and recoloured to suit merchandising.

In LoliRock, which animal named Banes serves as the minion of the villain Gramorr?

A black panther, Banes was created to give Gramorr more presence, and the production team describes him as the anti-Amaru.

In LoliRock, which heart-shaped piece of jewellery does Iris use to transform into a princess?

A pendant is Iris's alone among the trio: Talia transforms with a bracelet, and Auriana with a ring.

In the band LoliRock, Talia sings backup vocals and usually plays which instrument?

Keytar is Talia's main instrument, though she sometimes swaps it for a guitar, while Iris sings lead.

Which percussion instrument does Auriana play while singing backup vocals in the band LoliRock?

Tambourine suits the bubbly Auriana, a princess of Volta whose hair turns bright orange when she transforms.

In LoliRock, Iris's childhood friend and crush Nathaniel works at which kind of business?

A smoothie shop the girls often visit employs Nathaniel, whom early plans cast as Iris's boyfriend and the one outsider in on the band's secret.

In LoliRock, what cover story lets Talia and Auriana move in with Iris and her Aunt Ellen?

Exchange students is how Aunt Ellen takes the pair in, yet she has a secret of her own: she is an Ephedian warrior sent to guard Iris.

In LoliRock, the villain Praxina wears a brooch shaped like which winged insect?

A butterfly motif replaced the X symbols first drawn in Praxina's eyes, and the brooch stayed in her final design.

LoliRock's director suggested which animal as the symbol for the twin villain Mephisto?

A snake came with a second idea, a half-hidden face, which was dropped from Mephisto and ended up on Gramorr instead.

Lyna and Carissa's transformations in LoliRock were inspired by heroines from which classic anime?

Sailor Moon lent its Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune as models for the pair, and its cat helped inspire the princesses' pet Amaru.

LoliRock's designer based Iris's look on Taylor Momsen's character in which teen drama?

Gossip Girl supplied more than Jenny Humphrey: Iris's stage dress was based on one worn by her co-star Blake Lively.

Which fast-food chain became a promotional partner for LoliRock, putting its toys in kids' meals?

McDonald's put LoliRock toys in its Happy Meals, and the rival burger chain Quick ran a toy promotion of its own.

Which actress, also Skipper in the Barbie films, plays Iris in LoliRock's English version?

Kazumi Evans speaks for Iris, but the band's songs were sung by Yasmin Shah and recorded before the dialogue.

Which singer with the band Hey Ocean! plays both Talia and the rival Missy Robins in LoliRock?

Ashleigh Ball also plays two of the six lead ponies, Applejack and Rainbow Dash, in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.

Which actress plays several LoliRock characters, including Auriana, Carissa and Aunt Ellen?

Tabitha St. Germain covers both ends of the cast: she is the boy-crazy Auriana and also supplies the wordless noises of the pet Amaru.

Which actress, long the star of the animated Barbie films, plays the villain Praxina in LoliRock?

Kelly Sheridan was Barbie from 2001 to 2010 and again from 2012 to 2015, and in LoliRock she also plays the shy princess Lyna.

In LoliRock, Iris lives in which town, whose people a monster encases in dark crystal?

Sunny Bay is where Iris grew up believing she was an ordinary girl, raised from babyhood by her Aunt Ellen.

In LoliRock, Iris's spoiled childhood rival Missy Robins is the daughter of which local figure?

The mayor's daughter Missy was given dark hair to contrast with the blonde Iris, a pairing the producers call a classic trope.

In LoliRock, which symbol marks the magic of Auriana, the band's boy-crazy redhead?

A crescent moon is Auriana's emblem, just as a diamond marks her bandmate Talia and a heart marks Iris.

In LoliRock, Talia is a princess of which Ephedian realm, also the title of a first-season episode?

Xeris was attacked and destroyed while Talia was away at a festival, and Gramorr later imprisoned her.

In LoliRock, which older sister of Talia leads the resistance movement against Gramorr?

Izira was freed from the prison fortress Krozak by Lyna and Carissa, who then joined her fight.

In LoliRock, which Ephedian coming-of-age phase leaves Iris with short hair and weakened magic?

Shanila means Iris has reached a new level of power, and she later calls on her stronger Shanila form to destroy Gramorr.

In LoliRock, Aunt Ellen is revealed to be an Ephedian warrior with which real name?

Lady Ellira served as bodyguard to the king and queen, who trusted her to raise their infant daughter in hiding on Earth.

In LoliRock, Lev, the fellow prisoner who betrays Iris, makes his living as what?

A thief for hire, Lev sided with Gramorr as the highest bidder, but he has a change of heart in season two and helps the band escape.

In early plans for LoliRock, the villain Gramorr was written as which relative of Iris?

Her uncle was the first idea, with the twins as his nephews, but the head writer dropped it for making him too much of a stereotype.

LoliRock's creator named which magical-girl anime from his childhood as his biggest influence?

Minky Momo won him over with a child who turns into an adult to help people, in a show that could be funny one moment and tearful the next.

Which cartoon about a singer's double life was the reference for the music career side of LoliRock?

Jem and the Holograms covered the pop-star half of the idea, and the band format let the creator swap school scenes for concert rehearsals.

LoliRock head writer Madellaine Paxson also wrote for which superhero team franchise?

Power Rangers RPM episodes are among her credits, and the horror film Blood Punch, her first as a director, reunited much of that show's cast.

A Zodiak executive described LoliRock's music as a cross between Katy Perry and which genre?

K-pop and Katy Perry were the touchstones, and the first five songs were promoted to fans as online music videos.

In LoliRock, Talia and Auriana build a pretend ghost detector out of which household appliance?

A hair dryer becomes the gadget meant to show a nervous new neighbour that her house is not haunted, though Talia really can see ghosts.

At LoliRock's Halloween dance, Iris and her rival Missy both dress as what, confusing the twins?

Pirates caused the mix-up: the twins grabbed Missy by mistake, then caught Iris when she came to the rescue.

In LoliRock, what do Iris and a group of girls lose during rehearsals for a charity concert?

Their voices vanish at the worst time for Iris, whose magic is weaker when she cannot sing.

Before auditioning for the band in LoliRock's first episode, Iris loses a string of jobs doing what?

Babysitting keeps going wrong for Iris because strange things happen whenever she sings, the same power the villain Gramorr covets.