In the distant future, the Galaxy of Limbo is in trouble. Commander Stargazer reports to Earth Command of a prison break in which the deadly Mon-Star, empowered by the light of the Moonstar, has escaped his confines and now plans to terrorize the galaxy. Mon-Star has freed a group of ruthless villains, and the only hope for Stargazer and the forces of good are a new group of cyborg heroes being assembled on Earth. Flying on wings of silver, and fighting with nerves of steel, these partly metal, party real champions are known as the SilverHawks.
Arriving in the Galaxy of Limbo the SilverHawks meet Commander Stargazer and Tally-Hawk, just as Mon-Star and his minions strike an attack directly against the Hawk Haven Command Center. The newly formed team puts their fledgling skills to the test in an all out battle against the galaxy`s most hardened criminals.
The SilverHawks are called into action to stop Mon-Star`s Skychomper; a spaceship devouring metallic monstrosity. But Windhammer has other plans for the Hawks, and when the Copper-Kidd is captured in the heart of Mon-Star`s lair the insidious true nature of the Skychomper is revealed. It is feeding the deadly goliath, The Planet Eater. The SilverHawks will have to work together to defeat Windhammer, Hardware, Buzz-saw, and Mon-Star himself in time to save the Copper-Kidd and destroy The Planet Eater.
Trying to impress Mon-Star into letting him into his gang the reckless teenage criminal Timestopper, with the aid of Mo-lec-u-lar and Mumbo Jumbo, steals a mineload of power crystals from the planet Automata. Now the SilverHawks will need to coordinate their attack to beat the clock and defeat this chronological criminal before their time is up.
When Commander Stargazer goes undercover to infiltrate Pokerface`s Casino, he realizes that the most deadly game of all is being played in the infamous Backroom. But Pokerface plays for keeps, and the stakes are raised when Mon-Star starts gambling with the fate of planets. The SilverHawks are forced deal in, but their chances look slim cause at this Casino all the games are rigged.
Ambassador Dritt of The Triangulons is preparing to sign a historic peace treaty with Earth, Mon-Star however has other plans. He sends the dastardly Mo-lec-u-lar who manages to kidnap the Ambassador and bring him to the heart of Brimstar. Now it`s up to Quicksilver and Bluegrass to stop Mon-Star and his mob, before time runs out and intergalactic war becomes inevitable.
Frustrated by the constant surveillance of the SilverHawks, Mon-Star gets a hold of a deadly bird, Sky-Shadow. Then after capturing, and analyzing Tally-Hawk the mob is able to create their own cyborg spy bird. Can the SilverHawks stop Mon-Star and his gang before Tally-Hawk`s time is up? Or will the Sky-Shadow destroy them all?
While the rest of the Hawks are busy on a mission Stargazer charges Steelheart, and Seymour the space cabbie with transporting the captured criminal Pokerface to the penal colony. Mon-Star has other plans though, and sends Hardware who using his Super Magnetizer weapon to enhance Mumbo Jumbo manages to disrupt the transport, and launch an attack. Steelwill telepathically sensing his sister`s peril, races to her aid. Can the twins stop the mob, destroy the Super Magnetizer and save the day?
When Timestopper and Buzz-saw steal a disintegrator cannon from Bedlama, the SilverHawks sure have their work cut out for them. Matters only get worse when Mon-Star decides to use the cannon to rip apart Hawk Haven! The SilverHawks only hope is the build a Golden Shield (the only known substance the cannon doesn't work on) then take the fight back to Mon-Star and his mob.
In a plot to destroy Hawk Haven, Mon-Star plans "The Great Meteor Race" and sends Hardware and Timestopper to bust out Pokerface from the penal planet so Pokerface can officiate the race and the mob can cash in on Hawk Haven's destruction. Will the Silverhawks be able to save their home or will they finally face defeat?
Hardware creates a fantascreen and with the help of Mo-lec-u-lar lures Steelwill to them. Steelwill is drawn into the fantascreen where he is turned into a mindless zombie and Harware orders him to destroy the SilverHawks. All the SilverHawks are then drawn into the fantascreen except Steelheart when they attempt to rescue Steelwill. Can Steelheart use her mind powers to break the spell that the fantascreen has put over Steelwill or is this the end of the SilverHawks?
To help Mon-Star, Yess-Man joins him in the transformation chamber but, the effects of the Moonstar of Limbo have an adverse affect on Yess-Man's personality as he tries to take over the Mob. After, Mon-Star takes care of the bandits trying to start a rival mob, Timestopper comes and lets Mon-Star know what's going on. Mon-Star promptly goes and confronts Yess-Man and puts him back in his proper place.
Automata's computer, Monotone, goes haywire, and the Copper Kid is sent to fix her. The Kid is ambushed by Mo-Lec-U-Lar and Zero the Memory Thief with orders from Mon-Star to take control of Automata by draining Monotone's memory banks. The Kid sends his space racer out to find help. Can Hotwing save the Kid and stop the Mob from gaining control of Automata?
The Mob rob the mail ship of Limbo on a tip from Grod the informer of a rock that he says is worth a lot. After, Hardware's analysis and determination that it is worthless, Mon-Star promptly ejects Grod and the rock into deep space. Only to find out later from Mo-Lec-U-Lar that the rock is priceless because it is the only thing that can save planet Earth from catastrophe. Can the SilverHawksget the rock back and save the Earth in time?
Quicksilver, Bluegrass and the Steel Twins encounter a space cyclone that has a reversing effect and turn evil. They land in the Penal Planet after robbing Dolar and once the effects of the space cyclone wear off, must be rescued by Copper Kid to redeem themselves and stop the Mob from destroying Hawk Haven.
Melodia and Pokerface decide to take over the Mob. First they try to run out Monstar then they take on Hardware and Buzzsaw. Quicksilver tries to rescue Hardware and Buzzsaw and risks almost certain destruction in the light year limit. Then when Monstar swears revenge on Pokerface and Melodia, only the SilverHawks can prevent gang war in Limbo.
When the SilveHawks jail Buzzsaw and Harware in the Penal Planet, Monstar orders the Mob to free them and the first step is to rebuild the Sky Chomper. Yes Man flies the Sky Chomper to the Penal Planet and sets Harddware and Buzzsaw free. Now Monstar is out for revenge and the Sky Chomper starts taking chunks out of Hawk Haven.
Zero the memory thief steal Professor Powers memory and focuses all the energy of the artificial sun on Hawk Haven. The Steel Twins and Commander Stargazer are trapped and the temperature keeps rising. It's up to Hotwing to rescue Professor Powers from his cell in the depths of Monstars fortress but Yes Man gets the drop on him.
Hardware builds a laser satellite that is invisible in Limbo's artificial sun. While testing booster rockets he attached to the Hot Seat, Copper Kid crash lands on Brimstar and is placed inside the satellite with the hopes of destroying him on the Mob's mind. The Mob plans to use the laser satellite to conquer Bedlama. Can Moonstryker and Flashback save the Copper Kid and destroy the satellite?