Morphylogeny

VR Troopers

#81: VRT 229 "Dream Battle".

Features Footage from (bold = new):
Shaider, episodes 1, 7, 16, 17, 24, & 29; and Spielban, episodes 1, 2, 8, 25, 28, 36, 37, 38, 41, & 44.

The complete program, from opening to end of end credits, lasts roughly 21:17;23.

Opening is about 1:00; by itself.

Ending is about 0:30; by itself.


Opening Credits

Source Description Edit Note
VRT 207.

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

Recycled.

SHAIDER #07.

Real close on Oraclon, narrowing his eyes.


SHAIDER #17.

Extreme close-up on each of Oraclon's eyes, widening the pair.


SPIELBAN #36.

Electricity crackles upward from the ground in the city at night.

Altered to fit sparkle-screen.

SPIELBAN #36.

At night in the city, energy swirls about, forming into Knighttime.

Recycled, per source, but runs fully; crossfades into next shot.

SPIELBAN #36.

Gliding forth in the dark, Knighttime finally stops before us, lit only by flashing lights.

Crossfades from prior shot.

SPIELBAN #36.

Circle around close on Knighttime, standing in the flashing light amid the darkness.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #36.

Knighttime stands before us, lit only by flashing lights.

Recycled; trimmed to end.

SPIELBAN #37.

Close up of Knighttime in the dark.

Cuts before Japanese title appears onscreen.

SHAIDER #01.

The Dark Fortress floats through the virtual dimension.

Recycled; transitions in.

SPIELBAN #36.

Knighttime unfolds his drapery arms in the misty forest.

Darkened and dream-blurred.

SPIELBAN #36.

Close on Knighttime in the forest.

Shortened to just the non-speaking portion.

SPIELBAN #36.

Close up of Knighttime in the forest, firing eyebeams.

Eyebeams added.

SPIELBAN #36.

Close up of Knighttime in the forest, still eyebeaming.

Recycled; eyebeams still added.

SHAIDER #07.

The Dark Fortress floats through the virtual dimension in a wider shot.

Recycled; transitions in.

VRT 101.

The three Trooper teens raise their glowing Virtualizers.

Recycled; note, all footage, recycled or otherwise, for the rest of the episode is given a foggy dream blur. I'm too lazy to retake all photos to reflect this.

VRT 101.

Kaitlin's VR transformation sequence.

Recycled from 201.

VRT 101.

J.B.'s VR transformation sequence.

Recycled.

VRT 208.

Ryan's VR transformation sequence, version 2.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #36.

A Quantum Cruiser flies down through the clouds firing pink electricity.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #36.

Air Fighters fire pink electricity.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #01.

Three Air Fighters and Ivar's Ravage Tank in flight mode swoop around and fire pink electricity.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #02.

"VR Ryan" flies up into the VR Skybase.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #02.

VR JB is bursted back, then poses.

Transitions in; shot 1 is recycled.

SPIELBAN #02.

Zoom in on Laserbot standing in the shadows, his eyes glowing to life.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #02.

VR JB leaps up.


SPIELBAN #02.

Laserbot opens his shoulder lasers and fires them downward.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #02.

VR JB leaps forth, bounces off Laserbot, knocking him down as he lands atop the perch the mutant was just on.


SPIELBAN #02.

VR JB poses with his unsheathed saber.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #02.

VR JB unsheathes his saber, the blade glowing.

Recycled, but cuts short.

SPIELBAN #02.

VR JB leaps down and faces Laserbot, striking at him, but he smacks his blade aside, eventually grabbing VR JB with his huge arms. They struggle, until VR JB leaps up and they both go flying skyward through the ceiling, up through an underground tunnel, and finally up through the street pavement, all the way up into the air above the city, where Laserbot kicks VR JB away. He goes flying back into a wall, which he hits.

Recycled; transitions out.

SPIELBAN #08.

VR Kaitlin also flipping over us, and landing atop a dam bridge. She fights the Skugs until Shoulderbot appears, which she reacts to, then he slowly starts marching her way, so she jumps.

Recycled; transitions in.

SPIELBAN #44.

VR Kaitlin dives downward to our rightish.


SPIELBAN #08.

Shoulderbot's left shoulder opens up and fires upon VR Kaitlin on a nearby roof, bursting her down.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #08.

VR Kaitlin recovers. Shoulderbot starts punching VR Kaitlin up close.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #08.

VR Kaitlin goes flying over to the other side of the railing and luckily lands on the cement passageway, where she struggles and talks while remaining on the ground as Shoulderbot taunts her.

Recycled; transitions out.

SHAIDER #29.

In a strange dimension, VR Ryan tries to avoid being stepped on by a pair of giant boots he calls "Twinkletoes". He dives out of the way, ends up in Misty Meadows, pulls out his Laser Saber, then faces Scissorfist, whose giant head appears and begins to spew fire forth. VR Ryan tries shielding his helmet from it, only to get overwhelmed and knocked back.

Transitions in; shot 3 is recycled, per source.

SHAIDER #29.

Flaring flash occurs.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #02.

VR JB struggles with Laserbot's lengthy arms, then looks up at his glowing crown.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #02.

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

Recycled; altered to fit VR JB vision (oddly, not quite the same composite as the prior use of this footage).

SPIELBAN #02.

VR JB nod-talks and leaps up, kicking Laserbot away. VR JB falls and rolls, then recovers, as Laserbot pops open his shoulders, VR JB readying his Laser Pistol, only to get laserblasted by the villain, sending him bursting as he flies backward. Finally released, VR JB quickly gets up and leaps up into the air, Laserbot fires lasers at him, but he rises up too fast and fires back, hitting his crown, bursting it. VR JB lands safely.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #02.

VR JB readies his saber and poses with it.

Cuts before he looks upward; fades out.

SHAIDER #29.

Flaring flash occurs.

Recycled; fades in and out.

SPIELBAN #08.

Zoom in on Shoulderbot, watching closely, as VR Kaitlin staggers to the side and backs up onto a railing on the edge of the dam top. Zoom in on Shoulderbot, zoom in on VR Kaitlin, then close on VR Kaitlin nod-talking.

Recycled; fades in; shot 3 is green tinted, per source (not desaturated to normal colors as in prior use of the footage); cuts final shot before more talking.

SPIELBAN #08.

Shoulderbot fires a forehead beam forth, exploding behind VR Kaitlin as she's flung into the air, flipping over the side of the dam.

Recycled.

SHAIDER #29.

Flaring flash occurs.

Recycled.

SHAIDER #29.

VR Ryan falls through the virtual dimension, ending up in a prismatic crystalline nexus, which he looks around, only to be attacked by a color wheel! He fires his Laser Pistol about, bursting a few areas.


SHAIDER #24.

Bursting occurs against a black backdrop.


SHAIDER #29.

A massive fireball explosion erupts, sending VR Ryan flying in front of it.

Recycled, per source.

SHAIDER #29.

Flaring flash occurs.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #41.

VR JB rolls over to VR Kaitlin, they exchange words, then he gets up.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #25.

Air Fighters fire pink electricity.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #25.

Distantly, as an explosion finshes to their side, another erupts behind VRs JB & Kaitlin as they separate, then a third.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #25.

A lone Quantum Cruiser flies forth.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #25.

A bomb bay door opens, and missiles drop out.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #25.

Explosions erupt behind VR JB & VR Kaitlin in a dark quarry.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #25.

VR JB & VR Kaitlin flail about as an explosion erupts behind, then in front, of them.

Recycled; crossfades with next shot.

SHAIDER #16.

A massive explosion erupts.

Recycled; crossfades in from prior shot; shortened so you don't see VR Ryan.

SPIELBAN #25.

VR JB falls, rolls, recovers, then summons skyward.


SPIELBAN #25.

The VR Skybase flies at us.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #25.

VR JB motions his arms about while his body trails, until he erupts into sparkle particles that reassemble as a giant energy image of him using the VR Techno Bazooka, firing both cannons forth.

Recycled; sparkles added to each shot.

SPIELBAN #25.

A Quantum Cruiser is shot with a laser, exploding it.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #25.

A trio of Air Fighters fly at us and explode.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #38.

An energy streak whips around, exiting the forest, and converges upon a hill in a quarry.

Plays in reverse; split.

SPIELBAN #38.

Continued, the energy streak comes together as Knighttime, who lowers his arms up close.

Both shots play in reverse; shot 1 is split from prior shot; cuts shot 2 before he talks.

SPIELBAN #28.

Push in on VR Troopertron as it lowers its arms.

Plays in reverse.

SPIELBAN #01.

Quantum Cruiser fires to our upper left.

Recycled; mirror-flipped.

SPIELBAN #01.

The VR Skybase flies downward to our right.

Recycled, cuts before firing; mirror-flipped.

SPIELBAN #01.

The VR Skybase flies downward to our right and fires.

Recycled; mirror-flipped.

SPIELBAN #02.

A pair of missiles fly into a cloud.

Recycled; mirror-flipped.

SPIELBAN #02.

A Quantum Cruiser flies down through the clouds firing pink electricity.

Recycled; mirror-flipped.

SPIELBAN #28.

VR Troopertron turns its head and begins to fire eyebeams.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #36.

Energy swirls materialize into Knighttime, who slowly lowers his wings.

Recycled, but plays in normal direction.

SPIELBAN #36.

Close on Knighttime in the forest.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #36.

Knighttime whips his drapery wings up, blocking an energy blast.

Energy bolts added; split.

SPIELBAN #36.

Knighttime glows and teleports away.

Split from prior shot; energy effects added.

SHAIDER #01.

The Dark Fortress floats through the virtual dimension.

Recycled; shortened; transitions in.

SPIELBAN #36.

Knighttime stands before us, lit only by flashing lights.

Recycled; trimmed to end; altered to fit sparkle-screen.

SPIELBAN #36.

Knighttime glides away from us in the dark.

Recycled; plays in reverse; shortened.

Ending Credits