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VR Troopers

#03: VRT 103 "Searching for Tyler Steele".

Features Footage from (bold = new):
Metalder, episodes 1, 6, 9, 11, & 12; and Spielban, episodes 1, 2, 3, & 16.

The complete program, from opening to end of end credits, lasts roughly 21:24;00.

Opening is about 1:00; by itself.

Ending is about 0:30; by itself.


Opening Credits

Source Description Edit Note
METALDER #01.

Zoom in on Ziktor Tower.

Recycled; Fades in from prior shot.

VRT 101.

Karl Ziktor morphs into Grimlord and materializes onto his throne.

Recycled.

METALDER #12.

Whipping aside a cloak, the unnamed creature we'll call Grimlady stands in a dark room as light flashes intermittenly.

Slowed.

METALDER #11.

Zoom in on Grimlord, sitting on his throne talking, eventually motioning his right arm forth.

Trims start to remove zoom in past Zelton.

METALDER #12.

Close on Grimlady, slowly raising her hand as she wiggles her lengthy fingers.

Fades to black; cuts before onscreen title appears.

METALDER #12.

Whipping aside a cloak, the unnamed creature we'll call Grimlady stands in a dark room as light flashes intermittenly.

Recycled, but cuts sooner; fades in from prior shot.

METALDER #12.

Close on Grimlady, slowly raising her hand as she wiggles her lengthy fingers.

Recycled, but shortened.

METALDER #11.

Grimlord, sitting on his throne talking, eventually motions his right arm forth.

Recycled, but shortened.

SPIELBAN #02.

Close on the flashing red VR Lab indicator light.


METALDER #12.

Grimlord sits silent on his throne, as Magician talks in the center of the room, surrounded by a small group of Virtual Mutants. Decimator turns sharply and talks to Toxoid, who talks back for a bit, before Grimlord chimes in. Decimator then steps up as shot zooms in on him, then shot zooms in past his and Zelton's shoulders onto Grimlord, talking. Pan right across the assembled Mutants, listening, as Grimlord talks some more, then pan left across the Mutants, and Grimlord talks some more.

Shots 8 & 10 are shortened to reduce dialogue; Transitions out; cuts follow-up sequence of Magician talking to other Mutants.

METALDER #01.

Zoom in on Ziktor Tower.

Recycled; Fades in from prior shot.

METALDER #09.

Toxoid hangs out his Mutant faction inside a small room.

Split.

METALDER #09.

Grimlord talks and soon points forth, then lowers hand as he continues talking closer.


METALDER #09.

Toxoid gets up close to the camera and creepily leans in.

Split off from before.

METALDER #09.

Grimlord talks a bit, then gestures his right hand up.


METALDER #09.

Toxoid leans in close to the camera creepily again.

Trims start heavily.

METALDER #09.

Grimlord talks a bit.

Recycled, cuts before he raises arm.

METALDER #09.

Amphibidor bows to the left and right, then Bugbot, Spitbot, and Wolfbot lean in close to the camera while talking.


METALDER #09.

Grimlord slowly nods his head.

Transitions out.

SPIELBAN #03.

Still image of turret in mountaintop.

Altered to fit VR Lab monitor; freeze-framed.

VRT 101.

The three Trooper teens raise their glowing Virtualizers.

Recycled.

VRT 101.

Ryan's VR transformation sequence.

Recycled.

VRT 101.

Kaitlin's VR transformation sequence.

Recycled.

VRT 101.

J.B.'s VR transformation sequence.

Recycled; transitions out.

METALDER #12.

VR Ryan jogs through a path in the woods, then stops and looks around.


METALDER #12.

Three ropes whip in.


METALDER #12.

A Mutant Skug/Drone/Magician's Assistant, holding one of the ropes, sends an electricity charge through it.

Cuts before we see VR Ryan's unmorphed counterpart.

METALDER #12.

VR Ryan gets zapped with electricity from the three ropes ensnaring him by the five Mutant Drones, but ignores it, and jerks the ropes suddenly, sending the five Drones flying off. One lands and recovers, then fires glowing darts at VR Ryan, who dodges, sending the darts into another Drone who collapses dead. VR Ryan suddenly looks to our left.


METALDER #12.

VR Ryan ceases looking to our left, looks forth and nod-talks.


METALDER #12.

VR Ryan suddenly looks to our left.

Recycled.

METALDER #12.

A pair of Mutant Drones leaps in with spears in hand, so VR Ryan leaps up, bounces off a tree, and grabs both of them by the neck, before leaping up and tossing them into a quarry, where they explode together.


METALDER #12.

VR Ryan looks upward, as Magician leaps in at him, so he leaps up at him, they meet in midair exchanging blows, before being knocked back from each other, landing in a quarry. Magician begins to breathe fire at VR Ryan, who struggles against it.

Shot 6 doesn't freeze-frame.

METALDER #12.

VR Ryan struggles against the flames.

Recycled; altered to fit VR Lab monitor; shortened.

METALDER #12.

Magician keeps spewing fire, causing a trio of explosions to erupt around VR Ryan.

Cuts final shot before the flames fully stop, splitting for later.

METALDER #12.

Magician keeps spewing fire.

Recycled; altered to fit VR Lab monitor.

METALDER #12.

Magician keeps spewing fire, causing a trio of explosions to erupt around VR Ryan.

Recycled.

METALDER #12.

As the flames subside, VR Ryan quickly leaps up and rises into the air, Magician throws a shuriken, VR Ryan chops it away, it hits a rock wall and explodes.

First shot is split from earlier.

SPIELBAN #03.

Zoom in on VRs JB & Kaitlin standing on the side of a cliff.


SPIELBAN #03.

Semi-circle around the posed-still VRs JB & Kaitlin.


SPIELBAN #03.

VR JB poses and talks.


SPIELBAN #03.

VR JB's eyes glow.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #03.

Close-ups of VR JB's blinking body details.


SPIELBAN #03.

VR Kaitlin poses and talks. Her eyes glow, then close-ups of her blinking body details.

Cuts follow-up semi-circle posed shot of the pair.

SPIELBAN #16.

VR Kaitlin leaps forth with her elbow out.

Recycled, but first time in context.

SPIELBAN #16.

VR Kaitlin dives over a pair of Skugs, lands atop a quarry hill and proceeds to make her way down, taking down three Skugs. The third falls on his back, but gets back up and axe attacks. She blocks then chops him away, before whipping out her VR Laser Pistol and firing down on a pair of rifle-holding Skugs in the quarry below. VR Kaitlin quickly turns as another Skug attacks her from the side, smoking her chest on impact, so she smacks him aside.

Cuts before second Skug joins in on the fight. Cuts follow-up battle sequence for usage in another ep, I'm sure.

SPIELBAN #03.

VR JB poses, facing down a quarry hill at the unnamed robot we'll call Shockerbot, who slowly walks toward him. VR JB readies saber, then leaps down at Shockerbot, who blocks his blade, then, grabbing his arm, flips him over onto his back. Shockerbot proceeds to unhook his antenna from the back of his double-sided head, and they dangle on tentacles forth, VR JB dodges as they fire electric bolts his way, until one hits him, spark bursting him down for a moment. He quickly gets back up, pulls out his VR Laser Pistol, dodges again, then fires it forth, bursting Shockerbot while frying his antenna. Turned away and hunched down, Shockerbot pulls a bazaooka out of his right shoulder-face, grips it, turns around and fires upon VR JB, who dodges the explosion, then teleports away from the second, popping up beside Shockerbot, and landing behind him.

Transitions out.

METALDER #12.

VR Ryan flips into the woods, turns and sees Magician running at him and vanishing repeatedly, before suddenly striking which he dodges and knocks him down, where he vanishes again. VR Ryan watches Magician appearing five times in different spots in the forest around him, to which VR Ryan nod-talks and stands defensive.

Transitions in.

METALDER #12.

Four of the Magicians charge at VR Ryan, who dodges the first one, who vanishes, then misses the second, before the third he blocks the spear strike of, and knocks him down. Magician stands against a black backdrop and reflects into five images as VR Ryan watches and talks, the villain talks back, and VR Ryan replies.


METALDER #12.

On the VR Lab monitor, a quick look at circuitry, then VR Ryan's POV scanner determining which Magician is the real deal, zoom in on VR Ryan posing ready and talking, before Magician prepares to strike.

Altered to fit VR Lab monitor. Note the circuitry shot, they usually cut those since VR Ryan isn't a robot.

METALDER #12.

VR Ryan's POV scanner determines which Magician is the real deal, zoom in on VR Ryan posing ready and talking, before Magician prepares to strike, so VR Ryan rushes in, dodges, blocks, grabs him by the spear and flips him overhead, sending him flipping onto his back.

First few shots recycled, but unaltered and run fully.

METALDER #12.

VR Ryan charges up his right hand, then rushes over, jumps up and chops down at Magician, who disappears at the last second, leaving VR Ryan looking around, puzzled.

Cuts before he rushes over in the woods and eyecatch-text appears onscreen.

SPIELBAN #16.

A Skug falls, VR Kaitlin turns and leg-chops another down, gets hit by another, then grabs the fourth, kicks the third down, and flips over the final Skug.

Transitions in; cuts prior shot of VR Kaitlin neck-chopping a Skug.

SPIELBAN #03.

Shockerbot fires his bazaooka upon VR JB, who dodges the explosion.

Recycled; trims start.

SPIELBAN #03.

Shockerbot fires his bazooka again, exploding behind VR JB as he fires his Laser Pistol forth, bursting Shockerbot until his bazaooka disappears between shots. Shockerbot begins to slowly walk forth as VR JB remains posed with his saber.


SPIELBAN #03.

Quick shot of VR JB's helmet up super close as his eyes light up.

Recycled, per source; cuts follow-up 180 degree look at his helmet and Skug flashback.

SPIELBAN #03.

VR JB whips saber around, extends the hilt into a second blade that fades from laser to solid, then both blades become laser charged, as he poses with it.

Recycled, per source (Sparkily colors from transformation sequence is overlayed into footage).

SPIELBAN #03.

Shockerbot slowly approaches while smoking.


SPIELBAN #03.

VR JB stabs one Laser Lance glowing saber end forth.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #03.

VR JB stabs Shockerbot with his extended glowing Laser Lance burstingly.

Cuts before VR JB rushes forth and retracts blade.

SPIELBAN #03.

Shockerbot, slashed by an energy slash, crackles and smokes.

Altered to fit VR Lab monitor.

SPIELBAN #03.

VR JB nod-talks quickly, then twirls his Laser Lance about, slicing upward diagonal, then downward diagonal.

Recycled, but runs fully, per source.

SPIELBAN #03.

Shockerbot, slashed by an energy slash, crackles and smokes.

Recycled, but runs altered and in context.

SPIELBAN #03.

VR JB slashes Shockerbot another time or two, and turns around and poses in slow motion as Shockerbot collapses behind him and explodes massively.

Transitions out.

METALDER #12.

Grimlord chimes in. Decimator then steps up as shot zooms in on him, then shot zooms in past his and Zelton's shoulders onto Grimlord, talking. Pan right across the assembled Mutants, listening, as Grimlord talks some more.

Recycled, though shot 5 runs fully for the first time; transitions in on first shot; transitions out on last shot.

SPIELBAN #03.

The VR Skybase flies over the camera.

Recycled, per source; transitions in.

SPIELBAN #03.

VRs JB & Kaitlin fly up toward the VR Skybase.


SPIELBAN #01.

POV of passing through the Skybase entry tunnel.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #03.

VRs JB & Kaitlin land in the VR Skybase cockpit, raising their right arms and nod-talking.


SPIELBAN #01.

The VR Skybase passes to our slight left.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

VR JB readies right arm and nod-talks before reaching downward in cockpit.

Trimmed heavily, which will be used in a minute.

SPIELBAN #01.

A trio of Air Fighters flank beneath the VR Skybase, followed by another trio from another direction.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

A trio of Air Fighters do a barrel roll.


SPIELBAN #01.

Air Fighters fire pink electricity.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

VRs JB & Kaitlin watch as a trio of Air Fighters explode before them.


SPIELBAN #01.

Skybase bursts as more Air Fighters also fire upon it with same results.

Recycled, trims start.

SPIELBAN #01.

VR JB turns and talks to VR Kaitlin in the Skybase cockpit.

Cuts before she replies.

SPIELBAN #01.

Skybase fires forth.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

A couple of missiles gets close to a trio of Air Fighters, exploding them massively in midair.


SPIELBAN #01.

Explosion from last shot repeats on VR Lab monitor.

Recycled, altered to fit monitor.

SPIELBAN #01.

A trio of Air Fighters flank beneath the VR Skybase, followed by another trio from another direction.

Recycled again.

SPIELBAN #01.

A trio of Air Fighters do a barrel roll.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

Three Air Fighters and Ivar's Ravage Tank in flight mode swoop around and fire pink electricity, bursting the Skybase, as more Air Fighters also fire upon it with same results.

Recycled, cuts before fighters fly fully over.

SPIELBAN #01.

VR JB turns and talks to VR Kaitlin in the Skybase cockpit, who nods in response.

Recycled, but runs longer but still cuts before he raises arm (which was already used earlier by itself).

SPIELBAN #01.

The VR Skybase passes to our slight left.

Recycled again.

SPIELBAN #01.

A trio of Air Fighters do a barrel roll.

Recycled again.

SPIELBAN #01.

Air Fighters fire pink electricity.

Recycled again.

SPIELBAN #01.

Skybase bursts as more Air Fighters also fire upon it with same results.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #03.

VR Skybase flies to our left as explosions erupt in the sky around it, shaking up VRs Kaitlin and JB in the cockpit, with VR JB quickly recovering and looking forth.

Cuts before he raises arm and leaps out.

SPIELBAN #01.

A trio of Air Fighters do a barrel roll.

Recycled again.

SPIELBAN #01.

VR JB turns and talks to VR Kaitlin in the Skybase cockpit, who nods in response.

Recycled again.

SPIELBAN #01.

A trio of Air Fighters flank beneath the VR Skybase, followed by another trio from another direction.

Recycled again.

SPIELBAN #01.

A trio of Air Fighters do a barrel roll.

Recycled again.

SPIELBAN #01.

Air Fighters fire pink electricity, then as they pass over the Skybase, explosions erupt upon the ship.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

Three Air Fighters and Ivar's Ravage Tank in flight mode swoop around and fire pink electricity, bursting the Skybase, as more Air Fighters also fire upon it with same results.

Recycled, but runs fully for once.

SPIELBAN #01.

A trio of Air Fighters flies forth from the clouds, while another trio swoops in from the side.


SPIELBAN #01.

Zoom in on VR JB raising his right arm and talking, then reaching down and pressing button on his controls.


SPIELBAN #01.

Skybase fires forth.

Recycled again.

SPIELBAN #01.

A couple of missiles gets close to a trio of Air Fighters, exploding them massively in midair.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

VRs JB & Kaitlin watch as a trio of Air Fighters explode before them.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

VR JB turns and talks to VR Kaitlin in the Skybase cockpit, who nods in response, then VR JB readies right arm and nod-talks before reaching downward.

Recycled again, but runs fully for first time.

METALDER #11.

VR Ryan stares to our left.


METALDER #11.

VR Ryan stands above a smoking cliff, gazing into the distance.


METALDER #11.

VR Ryan stares to our left.

Recycled already, but first in proper context; cuts follow-up zoom in on him face-on of him overlooking misty area; transitions out.

METALDER #09.

Grimlord talks.

Recycled, but cuts before he points; Fades in from prior shot.

METALDER #12.

Toxoid talks and turns to our right.


METALDER #06.

Sharp zoom in on Grimlord, talking as his eyes glow red, then his right fist clenches and glows red as well.

Recycled; fades to black.

Ending Credits