| “ | (Jess: Hello...erm...Dark Master ?) What did you call me ?? | „ |
| ~ TAOD's first quote |
| “ | Yes, I met Elvis Presley, very nice... Michael Jackson too, he told me how to moonwalk...oh and Lisa Hill, very nice too... | „ |
| ~ TAOD boasting about the celebrities he met in deathworld |
| “ | (Jess: Well look who it is... Dark Master mk2...) Will you STOP CALLING ME DARK MASTER ?? | „ |
| ~ TAOD yelling at Jess making fun of him |
TAOD (short for The Angel of Death) is the recurring main antagonist (sometimes a anti-hero) of Bridge to Terabithia : The Animated Series, based on 2007 coming-of-age fantasy film Bridge To Terabithia and the novel of the same name.
He is a grim reaper-esque evil figure who's obsessed with bringing Leslie back to Deathworld and prevent her form coming back to Jess.
TAOD was voiced by Michael Bell.
History[]
Season 1[]
Planes, Trains and Leslies[]
While TAOD is mentioned in the episodes "Leslie Returns", "Teacher's Pet" and "Adventures in Maybelle Sitting", TAOD first appears in "Planes, Trains and Leslies" where he collects Jess's neighbour's wrecked Ferrari which Leslie stole to bring Jess to school because he missed the bus. Later, when the car is fixed, it disappears in Deathworld much to TAOD's chagrin.
Not The Bees[]
TAOD appears in the next episode where Jess asks him to find Thomas J.'s best friend Vada and TAOD feins to team up with Jess. When Jess finds out Thomas J. was kind of a bully, he rushes to warn Leslie just as Jess finds Thomas J. and TAOD fight over Leslie. Before Jess's friend could be hurt, TAOD wipes Thomas J. out of existence with ghost bees and wows revenge to Jess and Leslie.
Granny Time[]
After being mentioned by Jess (in Maybelle's body) in "Leslie Friday", TAOD appears again in the episode, trying to bring back Leslie's grandmother Adelaide to Deathworld instead of Leslie. This attemp fails when Leslie's grandmother reincarnate into a cow at the end of the episode.
Season 2[]
I Dream of Leslie[]
TAOD appears in "I Dream of Leslie" for a short time, chasing Leslie, who's stuck in Jess's dreamworld as Leslie escapes just in time as she nearly ceases to exist...
The Winning Daylights[]
In this episode, he shows Jess and Leslie that Jess actually saw the rope Leslie used to get to Terabithia so she could drown to get revenge on the race she won but it's actually another evil scheme to kidnap Leslie which fails thanks to Jess and Prince Terrien
The Boy who cried Leslie[]
TAOD only appears in the final part where Leslie asks for his help to get Jess back from his manipulative new girlfriend, however, near the end of the episode, TAOD double-crosses Leslie and Jess only to be defeated once again along with Jess's now ex-girlfriend.