The Heroes (Persian: پهلوانان, romanized: Pahlevānān, meaning The Champions)[a] is an Iranian animated television series written and directed by Siavash Zarrinabadi and produced by Alireza Golpayegani from Harekat-e Kelidi Company and Saba Animation Center.
Pahlavan Pourya-ye Vali, a blacksmith and master of Pahlevan Haydar Khorasani's Zoorkhaneh,[b] with the ingenuity and cooperation of his students: Pahlavan Yavar, who is like Pouria in blacksmithing, Pahlavan Safi, who was formerly one of the ruling armies of Balkh, has now engaged in felt-making and Pahlavan Mofrad, who was Ayyar, has now set up a barber shop in the city square, fights against the trickery of Eskandar Khan, the greedy and ambitious Darughachi of the city.
[3]Siavash Zarrinabadi stated the reason for choosing to make the series 2D:
At first, we had a lot of discussions about choosing the technique of working with our friends in the production team, and finally, from various construction methods such as computer 3D, cut-out and single-frame dolls, the two-dimensional method was chosen.
In my opinion, despite the problems of using this method, especially in Iran, such as the large number of production team members and the need for a large workspace compared to the three-dimensional method, which requires fewer people and smaller space, the two-dimensional method and its special graphics are more in line with the storytelling style, characters and historical atmosphere of this collection.