List of Raven Series - Series 1 (2002)

Series 1 (2002)

The first series aired at the end of 2002 as a brand-new show for the new digital channel. There was an advert for the first ever series that came on the CBBC Channel where Raven was saying if one of the warriors can prove to be the Champion he is searching for then that warrior will be richly rewarded. There were clips of the warriors in the advert doing the challenges and there was a clip of Gaale swimming in the Deep Loch and one of Daala and Intho getting lost in the forest. The advert was also saying what the warrior's needed quest qualities such as Skill and Courage CBBC, and is notably different to the subsequent series. The outfits comprise trousers and shirt of varying earth-like colours, and a sash of specific colour to identify them and match their standards: mauve, sky blue, tree green, pure black, pale brown or olive green. Raven's appearance was markedly different, with a featherless blue/black jacket and limited facial hair, whilst Raven himself was much more comedic, sarcastic and friendly with the warriors, whilst still retaining his respectful nature towards them. Lacking his Staff of Power from later series, he would give and take lives using the metal clip on his middle finger. The tournament rules also differed: on the final day of each week, a warrior completing a challenge would win back a life, and no lives would be lost for failing. This is the only series in which the warriors did not have the emblems. It is also the only series where the warriors did not have the Demon Square challenge.

Two warriors were forced to retire early. Gaale was forced to quit on the final day of the first week. Having initially hurt her knee in Stepping Stones on day three, she later hurt it again at the Castle on day four, and withdrew on day five. Sejen, who had been knocked out the day before, replaced her,taking back her score but despite moving from a distant 3rd to first by the final challenge, did not go through to the final. In week two, Kefra was too ill to carry on in the quest, and was replaced by new warrior Racar, who was eliminated the day after. Racar and Boyan are the only warriors of the whole series to have lost all their lives, although they did so at the end of the day after failing the Way of the Warrior, a challenge which no one completed this series, Bryal got the closest as he made it to the swinging blades. Adluk is the only warrior not to have won any rings. Challenges that returned after this series include Way of the Warrior, Eyeless Demons, Leap of Faith, Deep Loch, Stepping Stones, Treasure Ring, Riddle Bridge, Blasted Mountain, High Walk and Thrall Demons.