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3	->''"As Don Diego, I pretend to be afraid. But with a mask as my disguise, I ride into the night, and raise my sword in the name of justice! For I am... ZORRO!"''
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5	''The New Adventures of Zorro'' is the 1981 Creator/{{Filmation}} AnimatedAdaptation of [[Literature/{{Zorro}} the black-clad, sword-wielding character]]. It was co-animated by [[Creator/TMSEntertainment Tokyo Movie Shinsha]] and thus has a [[ArtShift slightly better art style]] and [[AnimationBump animation quality]] than most typical Filmation cartoons preceding or following it.
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7	Don Diego de la Vega dons the outfit, and is often accompanied by his amigo, Miguel, who has his own costume. Together they fight crime, but the criminals in question just happen to be the Governor General, who is backed up by the soldiers in his garrison under the command of Captain Ramon.
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9	[[AdaptationalNameChange Unlike most versions]], Zorro calls his horse Tempest rather than Tornado, his archenemy is Captain Ramon rather than Captain Monastario, and Ramon's aide is Sgt. Gonzales rather than Sgt. Garcia. The names Ramon and Gonzales for these characters harken back to the first Zorro film, ''Film/{{The Mark of Zorro\|1920}}'' (1920) with Creator/DouglasFairbanks.
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12	!!''The New Adventures of Zorro'' provides examples of:
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14	* AnimatedAdaptation: Of ''Literature/{{Zorro}}''.
15	* AntagonisticGovernor: the unnamed Governor-General of California.
16	* BadassNormal: Zorro
17	* BashBrothers: Zorro and Miguel.
18	* BumblingSidekick: Sergeant Pedro Gonzales, to Captain Ramon.
19	* CowardlySidekick: Sgt. Gonzales.
20	* CallingCard: the Z that Zorro etches with his sword.
21	* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Don Diego
22	* DarkIsNotEvil
23	* EvenEvilHasStandards: Captain Ramon is only too happy to arrest General Dalamentes after Zorro exposed him as a thief in "The Tyrant". Though to be fair, that probably had more to do with the General's harsh discipline regimen he imposed on both Captain Ramon and Sergeant Gonzales. Later in the episode, Sgt. Gonzales expressed disgust that the General robbed everybody in the name of the King.
24	* {{Flynning}}: Every sword fight comes down to this, especially with the cheap animation.
25	* GoKartingWithBowser: Played with. Sgt. Gonzales is a family friend to the de la Vegas, including Don Diego, and Don Diego is dating Maria, the Governor-General's daughter.
26	* GratuitousSpanish: To make it seem more like Spanish Colonial California. In the AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle segment after every episode, Zorro teaches the audience a Spanish word.
27	* MinionWithAnFInEvil: Sgt. Gonzales. He's almost Zorro's answer to Sgt. Schultz of ''Series/HogansHeroes.''
28	* NoNameGiven: The Governor-General
29	* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Anytime Captain Ramon and Sgt. Gonzales find themselves having to work with Zorro.
30	* OpeningNarration
31	* PirateGirl: Lucia.
32	* PresidentEvil: The Governor-General.
33	* SecretUndergroundPassage: Don Diego shifts a brick on his fireplace to gain access to his secret underground lair.
34	* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Zorro's SecretKeeper and SideKick in this version is Miguel rather than the mute Bernardo.
35	* SwordFight: At the drop of a hat.

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