Morphylogeny

VR Troopers

#67: VRT 215 "Kaitlin Goes Hollywood".

Features Footage from (bold = new):
Shaider, episodes 1, 7, 8, 10, 17, & 34; Spielban, episodes 3, 21, 37, 38, & 41; and Metalder, episode 1.

The complete program, from opening to end of end credits, lasts roughly 21:17;07.

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.

VRT 207.

Karl Ziktor morphs into Grimlord, teleporting up to his Dark Fortress above, which floats through the virtual dimension.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #21.

Close on Colonel Icebot as he speaks and shifts his gaze, beginning to bow.

Altered to fit sparkle screen; shortened & plays in reverse.

SPIELBAN #21.

Colonel Icebot stands beside General Ivar as he talks and gestures at him.

Altered to fit sparkle screen; shortened to just previously unused bit.

SPIELBAN #21.

Colonel Icebot talks close and soon raises his fist.

Recycled; plays in reverse; shortened.

SHAIDER #01.

The Dark Fortress floats through the virtual dimension.

Recycled; fades in.

SPIELBAN #21.

Colonel Icebot speaks as he begins to raise his fist.

Altered to fit sparkle screen; shortened.

SPIELBAN #21.

Colonel Icebot talks close and soon raises his fist.

Recycled; shortened; plays in reverse.

SPIELBAN #41.

Photobot grips his eye-lense and adjusts it as shot zooms in.


SPIELBAN #41.

Photobot fires a pink bolt of energy from his eye-lense.


SPIELBAN #21.

A tremendous explosion erupts before us in the quarry, the flames then lingering behind it.

Recycled; shortened.

SPIELBAN #03.

Col. Icebot talks in close-up, glancing to our right briefly, but mostly talking to our slight left.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #41.

Zoom in on General Ivar, walking over and standing atop a hill, talking and gesturing.

Fades in from prior shot; trimmed; transitions out; cuts before he talks more.

SPIELBAN #41.

General Ivar peeks out from behind a tree, talking and gesturing.

Fades in from prior shot; cuts before he slinks back.

SPIELBAN #41.

General Ivar peeks out from behind a tree, talking and gesturing.

Recycled; fades out.

VRT 101.

JB & Ryan hold up their glowing Virtualizers.

Recycled from VRT 105.

VRT 208.

Ryan's VR transformation sequence, version 2.

Recycled.

VRT 101.

J.B.'s VR transformation sequence.

Recycled; fades out.

SHAIDER #34.

VR Ryan leaps straight up, cement structure barely visible in back.


SHAIDER #08.

Blue Hawk flies out of the clouds to our left.


SHAIDER #10.

The Blue Hawk entry port opens and VR Ryan flies up into it.

Recycled.

SHAIDER #10.

VR Ryan lands in his cockpit, motioning both fists, then grabbing the controls.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #41.

Photobot fires a pink bolt of energy from his eye-lense.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #41.

JB's untransformed counterpart (shh!) ducks as the pink bolt crashes in and explodes debris & dust around him.


SPIELBAN #41.

VR JB hops off a roof, landing between General Ivar & Photobot, dodging the former, then kicking into the latter.

Plays in reverse, until end, when it reverses to normal briefly; transitions out.

VRT 101.

Kaitlin's VR transformation sequence.

Recycled; fades out.

SPIELBAN #38.

VR Kaitlin leaps forth beside a mirrored-glass building.

Fades in.

SPIELBAN #41.

VR Kaitlin rolls over, grabs a Skug's axe-wielding arm, then kicks another Skug.

Trimmed; split.

SPIELBAN #41.

VR JB, facing General Ivar, leaps up and lands atop a roof.

Recycled; trimmed heavily.

SPIELBAN #41.

VR Kaitlin finishes kicking down a Skug, before striking down the first one.

Split from three shots ago.

SPIELBAN #41.

Blurry transition whip pan amid some Skugs.

Trimmed to end.

SPIELBAN #41.

VR JB slashes at a couple of Skugs with his saber, until a third leaps in after him, which he dodges.

Trims off start for later usage.

SPIELBAN #37.

VR Kaitlin leaps up and over us.


SPIELBAN #41.

VR Kaitlin 2 leaps up with her VR Scythe in hand.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #41.

Blurry transition whip pan amid some Skugs.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #41.

VR Kaitlin 2 kicks a Skug down, scythe-slashes another, then dodges past another, before facing Photobot.

Split.

SPIELBAN #37.

VR Kaitlin leaps up and over us.

Recycled; mirror-flipped.

SPIELBAN #41.

VR Kaitlin rolls over, grabs a Skug's axe-wielding arm, then kicks another Skug.

Recycled; mirror-flipped.

SPIELBAN #41.

VR JB flings a Skug off the roof, as VR Kaitlin dodges General Ivar's slashing.

Trimmed off from longer shot, parts of which were previously used; cuts before she fights Ivar some more.

SPIELBAN #41.

VR Kaitlin 2 slashes at Photobot, who blocks and then grabs her, only for VR JB to leap in and kick him away from her as a Skug strafes them.

Split from earlier; cuts before some more stuff we saw earlier of VR JB solo.

SPIELBAN #41.

A trio of Air Fighters fires while turning.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #41.

VR JB is spark bursted off the roof, landing on his back, and recovering while looking upward.


SPIELBAN #41.

A lone Quantum Cruiser flies in from our left.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #41.

VR Kaitlin finishes kicking down a Skug, before striking down the first one.

Recycled; mirror-flipped.

SPIELBAN #41.

VR JB speaks, then gestures his left arm about.


SPIELBAN #41.

VR JB presses down on his blinking belt buttons.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #41.

Electricity and energy crackles about, teleporting Skugs, Photobot, General Ivar, and the three VR Troopers away.


SPIELBAN #41.

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

Recycled, per source; cuts follow-up of Quantum Cruiser getting sucked in.

SPIELBAN #41.

Energy crackles about the quarry as the Skugs, Photobot, General Ivar, and the three VR Troopers materialize.


SPIELBAN #41.

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

Recycled, per source.

SHAIDER #17.

Blue Hawk flies up and away from us into the clouds.

Recycled.

SHAIDER #01.

A trio of Grimstars fly up into the clouds together.

Recycled.

SHAIDER #01.

A trio of Grimstars swoop down inches above the ground right at and then over us.


SHAIDER #01.

Blue Hawk swoops down inches above the ground right at and then over us.

Recycled.

SHAIDER #01.

A trio of Grimstars barrel roll toward and over us, as Blue Hawk follows right behind them.

Partially recycled but runs fully.

SHAIDER #01.

Radar readout screen of three Grimstars with one being targeted.


SHAIDER #10.

VR Ryan raises a fist in his cockpit, then gestures forth as shot zooms in.


SHAIDER #07.

Close-up on a red cockpit control button as VR Ryan presses it.


SHAIDER #01.

Blue Hawk flies to our left, firing lasers.

Recycled.

SHAIDER #01.

Following a trio of Grimstars, Blue Hawk swoops low over the ground as explosions erupt behind it.

Recycled; trimmed slightly, but runs longer than prior use.

SHAIDER #01.

Blue Hawk flies toward and over us.

Recycled; trims off Grimstars.

SHAIDER #01.

Radar readout screen of three Grimstars with one being targeted.

Recycled.

SHAIDER #10.

VR Ryan presses the buttons on his right cockpit control.

Recycled.

SHAIDER #01.

Blue Hawk flies to our left, firing lasers.

Recycled again.

SHAIDER #01.

A trio of Grimstars barrel rolls to our left, then explodes massively.

Transitions out.

SPIELBAN #41.

Photobot turns and sees VR Kaitlin 2 fighting a Skug all blurrily. So he adjusts his eye lense, and can see her clearly. General Ivar gestures, so Photobot fires an eyebeam at her, bursting her down. VR JB then fights the Skugs.

Transitions in; cuts prior section of VR Kaitlins vs Skugs and General Ivar; cuts before VR JB makes his way over to VR Kaitlin 2.

SPIELBAN #41.

Photobot reacts and fires again, bursting between VR Kaitlin 2 and VR JB, sending him flying off the side of the cliff, so he rolls to the bottom safely as VR Kaitlin regroups beside him. They exchange nods, then whip out their Laser Pistols and fire upon Photobot together, pink smoke bursting him, causing him to spin around and collapse. VR JB readies his saber, as Photobot recovers, smoking and flexing.


SPIELBAN #41.

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 #41.

Photobot approaches, readying his eye lense.


SPIELBAN #41.

VR JB stabs one Laser Lance glowing saber end forth.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #41.

VR JB extends his Laser Lance's glowing blade into Photobot explosively, then rushes forth and pulls it out and twirls it.

Cuts before he twirls it more.

SPIELBAN #41.

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

Recycled, per source; trimmed.

SPIELBAN #41.

Energy slashed and crackling, Photobot writhes, then collapses onto his back and explodes massively, VR JB then turning around to pose with his Laser Lance.

Cuts follow-ups of Ivar taunting VR JB & the VR Kaitlins.

SHAIDER #01.

The Dark Fortress floats through the virtual dimension.

Recycled; shortened; Transitions in.

SPIELBAN #41.

General Ivar grovels on his knees.

Recycled; Altered to fit sparkle screen.

SPIELBAN #41.

Still on his knees, General Ivar raises his head, speaks, then raises a fist.

Altered to fit sparkle screen.

SPIELBAN #41.

General Ivar grovels on his knees.

Recycled; Shortened.

SPIELBAN #41.

Still on his knees, General Ivar raises his head.

Recycled; shortened; Altered to fit sparkle screen.

Ending Credits