Morphylogeny

VR Troopers

#84: VRT 232 "Get Me to the Lab on Time".

Features Footage from (bold = new):
Shaider, episodes 1, 7, 21, 24, 28, 41, & 43; Spielban, episodes 1, 2, 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 18, & 32; and Metalder, episodes 7 & 36.

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 #07.

Zoom in on Ziktor Tower (no smog).

Recycled; transitions in.

VRT 207.

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

Recycled.

SHAIDER #07.

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

Recycled; transitions in.

SHAIDER #07.

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

Recycled again; transitions in.

SHAIDER #01.

The Dark Fortress floats through the virtual dimension.

Recycled; shortened; transitions in.

SHAIDER #41.

Oraclon talks as Doommaster & Despera stand facing him, before he fires a third eye bolt forth.

Plays in reverse; shortened; third eye beam added.

SHAIDER #41.

A beam causes a burst of sparks as Cupitron hatches from the egg, excitedly jerking her arrow staff.

Beam added.

SHAIDER #41.

Cupitron waves her left arm about while her chest heart glows.

Slowed; cuts before Japanese text appears; fades out.

VRT 101.

JB & Ryan hold up their glowing Virtualizers.

Recycled.

VRT 101.

J.B.'s VR transformation sequence.

Recycled; fades out.

VRT 208.

Ryan's VR transformation sequence, version 2.

Recycled; fades out.

SPIELBAN #16.

The VR Battlecruiser lands on and rides across rough terrain.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #15.

VR JB flips and twists over the camera, landing in the VR Battlecruiser as it turns sharply up close. He lands in the cockpit, raises a fist, nod-talks, then grips controls. The Battlecruiser changes into drill tank mode, drives forth.

Recycled.

SHAIDER #28.

VR Ryan drops from the sky with sword in hand, then lands.

Shot 2 is recycled; both play in reverse.

SHAIDER #41.

VR Ryan clashes swords with Doommaster.

Split.

SHAIDER #41.

Cupitron leaps forth, twice.

Pushed back from source position, during an unusable civilian mode fight.

SHAIDER #41.

Continued, Cupitron joins Doommaster in striking at VR Ryan, who blocks both weapons, kicks them away, then knocks Cupitron over and resumes facing Doomy. Red and Green Vixens toss ropes forth.


SHAIDER #41.

Green & Red Vixens yank on their ropes.


SHAIDER #41.

VR Ryan rushes in, blasts four Ultra-Skugs with his Laser, and when the smoke clears, they leave the place nice and clean.

Cuts before VR Ryan heads in.

SPIELBAN #16.

Sharp zoom in on VR JB in his cockpit, gripping a control.


SPIELBAN #16.

The VR Battlecruiser in drill tank mode drives forth, then drills into the ground, digging deep into the earth.

Recycled, per source; trims start.

SPIELBAN #16.

Close on VR JB in his cockpit, nod-talking and shifting in his seat.

Recycled; Shortened heavily.

SHAIDER #41.

VR Ryan stands there with his Laser Pistol in hand, nod-talking.

Shortened; altered to fit VR JB Vision.

SPIELBAN #15.

Close on VR JB in his cockpit, gesturing his right fist, then reaching down with it.

Recycled, but runs fuller at start and cuts before zoom in.

SHAIDER #41.

Sharp zoom in on an explosive device attached to a wall, blinking away. Then zoom in another, and a static shot of a third.

Altered to fit VR JB Vision.

SPIELBAN #15.

Close on VR JB in his cockpit, right fist raised.

Recycled, shortened heavily.

SHAIDER #41.

VR Ryan stands there with his Laser Pistol in hand, nod-talking.

Recycled, unaltered, but still shortened.

SPIELBAN #16.

Close on VR JB in his cockpit, nod-talking and shifting in his seat.

Recycled again; shortened a little differently.

SHAIDER #43.

VR Ryan stands and nod-talks in front of a building.

Recycled.

SHAIDER #41.

Zoom out as Doommaster rushes onto the rail scene, joined by the Vixens, Ultra-Skugs, and Cupitron.

Slowed slightly.

SPIELBAN #16.

Fist raised in his Battlecruiser cockpit, VR JB lowers it, then leaps out.

Trimmed; Plays in reverse.

SHAIDER #41.

An empty console room finishes exploding, with pillars collapsing.

Recycled, per source; cuts before zoom in.

SPIELBAN #14.

VR JB rushes into a room or hall, and poses.

Cuts before he glances about.

SPIELBAN #18.

A bunch of glowing flasks explode.

Altered to fit VR JB Vision.

SPIELBAN #08.

VR JB is facing our right, when he turns to look our way.

Trims start to remove civilians fleeing; split to fit US shot between.

SPIELBAN #08.

Continued, VR JB rushes off to our slight left.

Split from prior shot, slowed a little too.

SHAIDER #41.

Another sharp zoom in on explosive device on the wall.


SHAIDER #24.

Bursting begins to occur against a black backdrop.

Recycled, but cuts before explosion grows.

METALDER #36.

The repair-bed sparks and bursts and the cavern explodes.

Recycled, trimmed.

SPIELBAN #01.

A massive explosion erupts upon the rocky Earth.

Recycled; shortened.

SPIELBAN #07.

VR JB dives through the air.

Recycled; cuts before he flies up more.

SPIELBAN #01.

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

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

VR JB enters the Skybase.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

The VR Skybase passes to our slight left.

Recycled.

SHAIDER #41.

VR Ryan gets ropes tossed at him by all five Vixens at once, spark bursting him upon impact, sending him flying over to another area where Doommaster and others regroup, only for Doomy to glance up suddenly.

Cuts a good deal of usable fight footage prior; replaces follow-up shots of VR Shoulder Cannon shuttle.

SPIELBAN #32.

VR Skybase, tilted initially, rightens the ship.


SPIELBAN #02.

Close on VR JB in the cockpit, talking then gripping controls. VR JB shifts both of the Skybase controls then presses button.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

The VR Skybase flies downward to our left and fires.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #02.

A pair of missiles fly into a cloud.

Recycled.

SHAIDER #41.

Sparks erupt all around the Ultra-Skugs, Cupitron, and others. VR Ryan looks upward and nods.


SHAIDER #43.

VR Ryan stands and nod-talks in front of a building.

Recycled; altered to fit Skybase monitor.

SPIELBAN #01.

The VR Skybase passes to our slight left.

Recycled; trimmed.

SHAIDER #41.

VR Ryan readies his Laser Pistol, then flips over, firing at Ultra-Skugs repeatedly, blasting them down left and right.

Transitions out.

SHAIDER #41.

Cupitron and VR Ryan fight one on one, until VR Ryan kicks Cupitron into a vortex. He quickly summons before being sucked into it, as well.


SHAIDER #41.

The VR Nitrocycle flies down from the VR Shoulder Cannon Shuttle. VR Ryan lands on his VR Nitrocycle while in motion to our left through a prismatic portal, before he flies further into it.

Recycled, per source.

SHAIDER #41.

VR Ryan drives his VR Nitrocycle into the Indigo Sector, causing Cupitron to run backwards, skipping frames in a teleporting style method. VR Ryan fires Nitrocycle lasers, spark bursts erupt all around Cupitron, flipping her over. VR Ryan leaps off his cycle, runs over, locks weapons with Cupitron, then gut punches her, before swiping her off her feet.

Cuts follow-up showing the area they're in is heart shaped.

SHAIDER #41.

Cupitron fires hearts from her arrow forth, VR Ryan swats them away with his saber, until they finally overwhelm him and he's flung aside. Cupitron fires a few more.


SHAIDER #41.

An explosive fireball erupts before VR Ryan, knocking him down, before recovering.

Recycled, per source.

SHAIDER #41.

VR Ryan whips out his Laser Pistol, and begins firing down at Cupitron, who teleports away from each blast before the eruption result, then turns around and fires a heart from her arrow.A massive fireball erupts, spinning VR Ryan through the air.


SHAIDER #41.

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

Recycled, per source.

SHAIDER #41.

VR Ryan lands in a misty floor dimension, where he suddenly finds Cupitron's giant head before him, firing explosive darts from her mouth, blasting him into getting flung across the dimension region again.

Cuts a bunch of usable follow-ups where VR Ryan faces Cupitron in yet another dimension, then takes on Gargantus with the VR Shoulder Cannon, and finally fights with Cupitron again.

SHAIDER #41.

VR Ryan and Cupitron roll, facing each other, into another smokey floor dimension. She lunges with her arrow staff, he blocks it and tosses her aside. Cupitron quickly recovers, then starts gleaming her chest heart.


SHAIDER #41.

VR Ryan readies his VR Laser Saber, charging the blade up and twirling it about as it trails against a sparkly backdrop.

Recycled, per source (sparkily backdrop effect US added).

SHAIDER #41.

Cupitron, chest shimmering, reacts as VR Ryan poses with his glowing Laser Saber. Cupitron taunts, so VR Ryan rushes forth and butts her in the gut with the sword handle. He then turns her around, slashes her chest heart with a quick burst, before extending his Laser Saber into a laser whip, wrapping it around Cupitron's arrow staff, and soon relieving her of it. Enraged, Cupitron scurries at VR Ryan, who slashes her, then stabs her with her own arrow staff, before slashing her away, leaving her impaled on her arrow.


SHAIDER #41.

VR Ryan energy slashes horizontally to our left a few times.

Recycled, per source.

SHAIDER #41.

Cupitron is slashed sparkily.


SHAIDER #41.

A blue, massive explosion fireball expands before us, rapidly flashing. VR Ryan turns around and poses with his saber as the strange dimension reverts to the blue skies of reality.

Recycled, per source.

SHAIDER #07.

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

Recycled; transitions in.

Ending Credits