Morphylogeny

VR Troopers

#24: VRT 124 "Grimlord's Greatest Hits".

Features Footage from (bold = new):
Metalder, episodes 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 16, 20, 32, & 35; and Spielban, episodes 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 21, 23, & 28.

The complete program, from opening to end of end credits, lasts roughly 21:16;22.

Opening is about 1:00; by itself.

Ending is about 0:30; by itself.


Opening Credits

Source Description Edit Note
VRT 101.

Karl Ziktor morphs into Grimlord.

Recycled; cuts final shot.

METALDER #03.

Grimlord materializes onto his throne, zoom in from across the room to him raising his right hand outward.

Recycled; teleport effects added (per reuse from VRT 112).

METALDER #01.

The mutants stand silently as camera pans left across the room of them.

Recycled; Trims off their fist pumping, cuts before pan finishes.

METALDER #16.

Grimlord speaks in close-up shot, furrowing his brow slightly as he does.

Cuts off before he talks a little more.

METALDER #01.

Grimlord raises his right hand, palm outward, then points forth, shooting a beam of energy at us.

Recycled.

METALDER #01 / SPIELBAN #21.

Grimlord's energy summons an energy screen above the mutants in the Dungeon, forming an image of Colonel Icebot as he talks close with a fist raised that he slowly lowers.

Recycled.

METALDER #35.

Slow zoom in on Grimlord, as he talks, ending up with an extreme close-up of his ugly mug.

Shortened; plays in reverse; fades to black.

METALDER #32.

The four main generals of the VR mutant army walk into the dungeon and face Grimlord's empty throne.


METALDER #32.

Toxoid talks while turned to his right. Grimlord slams his fist down angrily just off-screen. Toxoid reacts. Decimator steps to the side as he speaks to Toxoid.

Shot 1 is trimmed heavily.

METALDER #02.

Grimlord speaks a little, then raises his left fist.

Recycled, trimmed heavily.

METALDER #32.

Toxoid reacts.

Recycled.

METALDER #32.

Toxoid trembles as he turns to Decimator next to him.


METALDER #08.

Grimlord points briefly, as he talks constantly.

Shortened.

METALDER #32.

Slight zoom in on Toxoid, as he bows meekly and talks.

Trimmed; cuts before Japanese text appears onscreen.

METALDER #03.

Grimlord vanishes from his throne.

Recycled, but first time unaltered; transitions out.

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.

METALDER #09.

VR Ryan flips over the camera diagonally.


SPIELBAN #01.

VR Battlecruiser begins to turn sharply to our slight left.

Recycled, cuts before full turn; transitions out.

SPIELBAN #28.

VR JB nod-talks in a room.

Split.

SPIELBAN #28.

VR Kaitlin poses in a room.

Pushed up from source position; Trims start to remove zoom out.

SPIELBAN #28.

VR JB nod-talks some more in a room.

Split from two shots ago.

SPIELBAN #28.

A Skug rises up with both hands on his head.

Trims start to remove human lowering down.

SPIELBAN #28.

A Skug whips his cape to the side.

Trims start to remove human covering self with cape.

SPIELBAN #28.

Diskbot begins to walk forth.

Shortened so you don't see woman to the left; pushed back from source position.

SPIELBAN #28.

Diskbot spreads arms, when suddenly the area quakes.

Pushed back from source position.

SPIELBAN #28.

VR JB poses, then hops forth at Diskbot, striking him, as he blocks, then a Skug gets involved, so VR JB takes on both at the same time. VR Kaitlin opens up a glass case with a person in it, then fights a Skug, then reaches down to a second glass case.


SPIELBAN #28.

VR JB gets struck by Diskbot and spins around.

Trims start to remove Japanese lady on bed getting up.

SPIELBAN #28.

VR JB jumpkicks Diskbot, then goes to fight a Skug.

Split for later use.

SPIELBAN #28.

VR Kaitlin poses in a room.

Recycled; transitions out.

METALDER #02.

Grimlord speaks a little, then raises his left fist.

Recycled, trimmed heavily.

METALDER #06.

The Virtual Mutants stand in the dungeon, mostly in nice neat rows, the lense all smudgy.

Recycled.

METALDER #35.

Close side-angle on Grimlord's talking face, Zelton in the background.


METALDER #20.

Grimlord angrily raises his right fist near his face briefly, while talking in close-up.

Recycled.

METALDER #01.

A shot of Toxoid's mutant army faction cheering for a moment.

Recycled, cuts before they stand there silent.

METALDER #01.

Close on Grimlord looking silently to our left.

Recycled; transitions out.

SPIELBAN #01.

The VR Battlecruiser turns sharply up close.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #28.

Sharp zoom in, three times, on a trio of approaching real tanks in a desert.

Altered to fit VR Ryan vision.

SPIELBAN #02.

The tanks fire in the distance, explosions erupting all over the battlefield.


SPIELBAN #01.

A fleet of tanks rolls along.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

VR Battlecruiser drives on through explosions, finally firing at the end.


SPIELBAN #09.

Tanks fire, explosions erupt before them.

Recycled, but runs longer, per source.

SPIELBAN #09.

Explosions erupt some more on the battlefield.

Recycled; the prior shot's end repeated.

SPIELBAN #02.

The Battlecruiser fires upon the tank fleet explosively.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #02.

Explosion erupt right behind the Ravage Tank, jolting General Ivar within, who then raises a fist and talks briefly.

Recycled, but shot 2 runs fully.

SPIELBAN #02.

Massive explosions engulf the Ravage Tank.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #02.

The Battlecruiser drives away from a massive explosion and fires as it does.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #02.

The Ravage Tank plummets backwards over the side of a cliff.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #02.

Monitor readout has a bunch of dots converging on a center target.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #28.

VR JB fights a Skug, knocking it down, then he gets hit by Diskbot, but when the villain goes to strike again, he ducks under.

Split from earlier.

SPIELBAN #28.

VR JB, initially glowing, is thrown out of an open window, as the interior room explodes behind him. He recovers and looks back at it, then begins to look around.

Pushed way back from source position; cuts follow-up of Ivar talking to him.

SPIELBAN #28.

Diskbot begins to flee, but turns around just as VR JB leaps in and saber strikes him. VR JB lands, then dodges the lunging Diskbot, who falls down.

Trims start.

SPIELBAN #02.

"VR Ryan" flies up into the VR Skybase.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

The VR Skybase flies out of a cloud to our slight left.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #28.

VR JB nod-talks, then looks upward.


SPIELBAN #28.

A fleet of five Quantum Cruisers fly through the sky.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #28.

Air Fighters fire pink electricity.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #28.

Sparkle bursts erupt around VR JB.


SPIELBAN #28.

Quantum Cruiser fires to our upper right.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #28.

An oil refinery explodes to bits, from two angles.

Recycled, but unaltered and in context; first shot repeats twice at end, trimmed both times.

SPIELBAN #28.

VR JB jumps forth, speaks, then reaches downward.


SPIELBAN #28.

VR JB presses down on his blinking belt buttons.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #28.

VR JB remains posed as energy crackles about him and Diskbot, who freaks out.


SPIELBAN #28.

Trio of Air Fighters are sucked into the virtual reality vortex.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #28.

A Quantum Cruiser is sucked into the virtual reality vortex.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #28.

The energy crackling continues, until VR JB and Diskbot are teleported into a quarry.

Cuts follow-ups of Air Fighters & Quantum Cruiser coming out of vortex.

SPIELBAN #28.

VR JB steps back and reacts upward.


SPIELBAN #01.

A trio of Air Fighters fires while turning.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #07.

Dirt bursts erupt behind VR JB as he dives out of the way.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #28.

A single Air Fighter spins as it dives and fires bolts downward.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #28.

Sharp zoom in as a dirt burst erupts behind VR JB, who flips over from it, then falls, rolls, and recovers.


SPIELBAN #28.

A fleet of five Quantum Cruisers fly through the sky.

Recycled again.

SPIELBAN #28.

Air Fighters fire pink electricity.

Recycled again.

SPIELBAN #28.

Quantum Cruiser fires to our upper right.

Recycled again, per source.

SPIELBAN #28.

An explosion behind and to the side of VR JB is close enough to cause him to flip over, before a second explosion erupts before him.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #28.

As an explosion subsides, VR JB gets up and runs through it, then looks upward and gestures to the sky.

Recycled, per source; cuts follow-ups of Troopertron stuff.

SPIELBAN #28.

A fleet of five Quantum Cruisers fly through the sky.

Recycled again.

SPIELBAN #28.

A trio of Air Fighters fly at us and then explode.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #28.

A trio of Air Fighters fly forth, viewed from a slightly downward angle, before exploding massively.

Explosion is recycled from somewhere else, per source.

SPIELBAN #02.

VR JB presses button on the Skybase control.

Recycled; supposed to be VR Ryan.

SPIELBAN #02.

The VR Skybase fires both cannons to our left.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #02.

A pair of missiles fly into a cloud, causing a Quantum Cruiser to spontaneously explode massively.

Recycled, but unaltered; end of explosion repeats.

SPIELBAN #23.

VR Skybase flies to our left over a body of water.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #03.

VR JB stands up and talks softly.


SPIELBAN #02.

VR JB's POV of the computer scan read-out of Laserbot's weakness.

Recycled, still altered to fit VR JB vision (reused from VRT 109).

SPIELBAN #28.

VR JB turns to face Diskbot, who begins to fire laserdiscs at him. He slashes them all into broken shards, then leaps up. Diskbot fires his eye-laser, causing a bright light that knocks VR JB to the ground. He quickly gets back up, and battles Diskbot with his saber, until the monster gets the upper hand by sparkily striking him back. Diskbot charges forth, VR JB jabs his saber forth, they clash, with VR JB flipping him over, but he recovers quick. VR JB gets his saber caught in Diskbot's disk hand, which allows him to, in turn, flip him over. Diskbot then smokily strikes VR JB, then hits him again, sending him flipping over. VR JB gets back up, whips out his Laser Pistol and fires on Diskbot, who blocks it repeatedly, until a blast ricochets back at VR JB burstingly. Diskbot fires another laserdisc that blasts the Laser out of VR JB's hand. VR JB then charges forth.


SPIELBAN #28.

Diskbot fires his eye-laser.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #28.

VR JB is blinded by the light, allowing Diskbot to fire off more laserdiscs, which sparkily strike him in the chest, and he falls, but recovers, just in time to see Diskbot approaching.


SPIELBAN #28.

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 #28.

Diskbot stops, bends over, and begins to fire energy discs from the top of his head at VR JB, who swats them away with his Laser Lance, then slashes him with it, before stabbing him explosively. In a flash, the explosion vanishes, Diskbot dazed.


SPIELBAN #28.

VR JB nods, then twirls his Laser Lance about, slicing upward diagonal, then downward diagonal.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #28.

Diskbot crackles as he's energy sliced, VR JB turns around and poses with his Laser Lance as Diskbot collapses, and explodes massively. CDs and laserdiscs fall into piles on the ground, as the explosion begins to subside.

Transitions out.

METALDER #35.

Slow zoom in on Grimlord talking directly.

Cuts before shot crossfades into a photograph.

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