#04: VRT 104 "The Dognapping".
Features Footage from (bold = new):
Metalder, episodes 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 23, 27, 34, & 35; and Spielban, episodes 2, & 18.
The complete program, from opening to end of end credits, lasts roughly 21:16;00.
Opening is about 1:00; by itself.
Ending is about 0:30; by itself.
Source | Description | Edit Note |
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METALDER #23. |
Static exterior of Ziktor Tower. |
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METALDER #01. |
Zoom in on Ziktor Tower. |
Recycled; Transitions in from prior shot. |
VRT 101. |
Karl Ziktor morphs into Grimlord and materializes onto his throne. |
Recycled. |
METALDER #07. |
The camera lowers into the Virtual Dungeon, as Grimlord addresses his assembled Mutants, a pair of women kneeling in the middle. |
Trims start; cuts before zoom in. |
METALDER #01. |
Grimlord raises his right hand, palm outward. |
Recycled, but cuts before he points forth. |
METALDER #01. |
The mutants cease fist pumping into the air, and stand silently as camera pans left across the room of them. |
Recycled, but cuts before full pan across. |
METALDER #02. |
Grimlord talks up close, eventually motioning his left hand briefly. |
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METALDER #02. |
The four main Generals in front, the mutants of the virtual dungeon step forth, pumping fists in the air. |
Recycled; transitions out. |
METALDER #03. |
Kaitlin's car drives down a dirt road. |
Cuts before it gets close enough to see VR Ryan's counterpart. |
METALDER #03. |
Driver's POV of Kaitlin's car driving roughly down a dirt road. |
Recycled. |
METALDER #03. |
The camera flies off into the sky above mountains. |
Recycled. |
METALDER #03. |
Someone let Toonces drive Kaitlin's car. |
Recycled and slowed down. |
METALDER #03. |
Another camera jerking skyward among mountains shot. |
Recycled. |
METALDER #03. |
Kaitlin's car converts into flying mode and narrowly avoids crashing into the ground. |
Recycled. |
METALDER #03. |
Kaitlin's car flies away from us. |
Recycled. |
METALDER #35. |
Kaitlin's car converts into flying mode while turning in midair. |
Mirror-flipped and slowed down. |
METALDER #03. |
Kaitlin's car flies away from us. |
Recycled again and slowed down. |
METALDER #03. |
Kaitlin's car begins to descend. |
Recycled, only runs about 11 frames so consider it split. |
METALDER #03. |
Kaitlin's car reverts from flying mode to driving. |
Recycled; split. |
METALDER #27. |
POV of Kaitlin's car driving on the left side of a paved road in the forest. |
Transitions out. |
METALDER #04. |
The camera lowers in the back of the Virtual Dungeon as Grimlord talks to his Mutants, a table full of food in the front of them. |
Trims start to remove arm raising of crowd and cuts before zoom in on Grimlord. |
METALDER #04. |
Decimator suddenly turns around and motions left arm outward. |
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METALDER #06. |
The VR mutants stand in Grimlord's Dungeon, Dark Heart in the center, as Skugs and a caged Jeb stand in front. |
Recycled underlying footage, with US Skugs & Jeb superimposed over. |
METALDER #06. |
Zoom out from really close on Grimlord's face. |
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METALDER #06. |
Jeb barks as the Mutants stand in background. |
Recycled and slowed down behind new US Jeb footage. |
METALDER #06. |
Close up of Grimlord talking. |
Semi-recycled (it's used in the Ziktor transformation sequence), but runs almost fully and unaltered. |
METALDER #06. |
Jeb talks in his cage as the Mutants stand around in the background. |
Recycled background, but zoomed in and slowed down, behind US footage. |
METALDER #06. |
Zoom in really close on Grimlord's face. |
Recycled, plays in reverse. |
METALDER #06. |
Close on Decimator. |
Recycled, but runs unaltered. |
METALDER #06. |
Toxoid is facing our right, when he turns to face forward. |
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METALDER #04. |
Crabor slowly raises his right arm a little. |
Trims start. |
METALDER #01. |
The virtual mutants all raise their right arms into the air to hail Grimlord. |
Recycled; cuts before they lower their arms. |
METALDER #02. |
Grimlord talks and points forth with his right hand for a moment. |
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METALDER #06. |
The Jeb-guarding Skugs bow as the Mutants continue standing in the background. |
US footage superimposed over recycled, slowed, and blurred footage; transitions out. |
METALDER #01. |
Grimlord raises his right hand, palm outward, then points forth, shooting a beam of energy at us. |
Recycled. |
METALDER #01. |
Grimlord's energy summons an energy screen above the mutants in the Dungeon, forming an image of US footage. |
Recycled footage, with US footage superimposed in; loops near end. |
METALDER #35. |
Grimlord talks in a semi-close up shot. |
Shortened considerably, and a bit darker than source. |
SPIELBAN #02. |
Close on the flashing red VR Lab indicator light. |
Recycled. |
METALDER #06. |
Jeb barks as the Mutants stand in background. |
Recycled. |
METALDER #04. |
Dark Heart steps out from his chamber and faces the crowd of Mutants. |
Trims start to remove onscreen text. |
METALDER #06. |
Close up of Grimlord talking. |
Recycled. |
METALDER #04. |
Close on Toxoid, jerking arm to the side. |
Trimmed heavily and plays in reverse. |
METALDER #04. |
Close on Toxoid, jerking arm to the side as he talks. |
Recycled partially, but runs more fully, though still cuts short, and unaltered. |
METALDER #06. |
Jeb talks in his cage as the Mutants stand around in the background. |
Recycled. |
METALDER #04. |
Crabor stands there, facing our left. |
Shortened a little. |
METALDER #01. |
Close on Zelton's faction of Mutants standing in the Dungeon (Dark Heart, Invincible Blade, Polarbot, Fembot, and others). |
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METALDER #06. |
Zoom in to a close up of Grimlord talking. |
Recycled, but runs fully for first time. |
METALDER #06. |
The assembled crowd of Mutants in the Virtual Dungeon raise hands in excited cheer. |
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METALDER #06. |
Jeb talks in his cage as the Mutants stand around in the background. |
Recycled. |
METALDER #01. |
The mutants cease fist pumping into the air, and stand silently. |
Recycled; cuts before pan across room. |
METALDER #01. |
The virtual mutants all raise their right arms into the air to hail Grimlord, and slowly lower them. |
Recycled; transitions out. |
METALDER #08. |
Tankotron, Ballistix, Cannon Nose, and a Gunbot and a Tankbot all fire off the side of the a cliff. |
Recycled; altered to fit VR visor vision. |
METALDER #08. |
Tankotron fires his forehead guns. |
Recycled; altered to fit VR visor vision. |
METALDER #01. |
An industrial complex explodes. |
Altered to fit VR visor vision. |
METALDER #08. |
Ballistix fires missiles. |
Recycled; altered to fit VR visor vision. |
METALDER #06. |
The VR mutants stand in Grimlord's Dungeon, Dark Heart in the center. |
Recycled; Altered to fit VR visor vision. |
METALDER #06. |
Close on Decimator. |
Recycled; Altered to fit VR visor vision. |
METALDER #06. |
Close on Zelton and Metalbot. |
Recycled; Altered to fit VR visor vision. |
METALDER #04. |
Dark Heart slaps his gun against his left hand. |
Recycled; Altered to fit VR visor vision. |
METALDER #04. |
Close on Toxoid. |
Recycled; Altered to fit VR visor vision. |
METALDER #01. |
Close on Blue Boar with his robotic army faction. |
Recycled; altered to fit VR visor vision. |
METALDER #06. |
As seen from the back of the room, Grimlord addresses the silent, still, and darkened crowd of Mutants. |
Cuts before shot lingers longer. |
METALDER #02. |
Grimlord talks briefly, then smiles. |
Recycled, but runs a little longer. |
METALDER #06. |
The Skugs bow, then begin to wheel the Jeb cage away, running over Decimator. |
Recycled (and slowed) background, with new US footage superimposed in. |
METALDER #01. |
Grimlord raises his right hand, palm outward, then points forth, shooting a beam of energy at us. |
Recycled. |
METALDER #01/SPIELBAN #02. |
Grimlord's energy summons an energy screen above the mutants in the Dungeon, forming an image of General Ivar, motioning his right hand as he talks close. |
Recycled, both sets of footage. |
METALDER #01/ SPIELBAN #18. |
Grimlord's energy screen now shows Frogbot readying arms. |
Recycled (and looped) background, with new (and slowed) Spielban footage superimposed in. |
METALDER #02. |
Grimlord talks for a bit, smiling briefly (if you can call it that). |
Recycled, runs a lot longer, though still cuts before he shakes head. |
METALDER #04. |
Crabor steps out of the crowd, and slowly raises his right arm a little. |
Partially recycled, but runs fully for first time. |
METALDER #03. |
Grimlord talks to our slight left, raising his left hand forth. |
Trimmed heavily. |
METALDER #04. |
Torpedobot raises his right fist across his chest. |
Shortened at both ends. |
METALDER #04. |
Crabor stands there, facing our left. |
Recycled but runs fully; transitions out. |
METALDER #04. |
Torpedobot, Slashbot, Crabor, and Dark Heart are out standing in their field. |
Transitions in; cuts follow-up shot of empty quarry. |
METALDER #04. |
Crabor talks to Slashbot. |
Cuts follow-up of unusable wrestler duo. |
METALDER #04. |
Slashbot talks to Torpedobot & Crabor, who reply and follow him as he rushes off, Dark Heart hanging back. |
Trims start. |
METALDER #04. |
A pair of Mutant vans drives on a bridge, inside one of them is a Mutant Drone (driving on the wrong side, shhh!), Dark Heart riding shotgun, Slashbot and Torpedobot in the back, and Crabor in the rear. |
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METALDER #04. |
The van pulls up to the shipping docks and parks, Dark Heart getting out first, then Crabor, who approaches him, Slashbot then talking to both, before gesturing forth, causing the van to drive onward and away. |
Cuts prior driving shots; cuts follow-up of Dark Heart & Crabor departing. |
METALDER #04. |
Torpedobot's back fin pokes out of the water and slowly floats closer to the docks. |
Trims start heavily. |
METALDER #04. |
Crabor lurks behind a shipping container. |
Cuts prior footage of Torpedobot being dropped off and Crabor & Dark Heart hanging out. |
METALDER #04. |
Crabor steps out from behind a shipping container, spreads arms. |
Slowed down, cuts before he whips tentacle forth. |
METALDER #04. |
Crabor spreads arms beside a shipping container. |
Recycled, cut to end, but unaltered. |
VRT 101. |
Ryan's VR transformation sequence. |
Recycled (though the solo Virtualizer shot is new). |
METALDER #04. |
VR Ryan flips over, Crabor whips his tentacle at him, wrapping around his left arm, allowing the Mutant to send an electric charge through it into him. VR Ryan chops the tentacle off, causing Crabor to writhe in pain as he watches, before Crabor rushes off, VR Ryan tossing the broken tentacle down in anger. |
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SPIELBAN #18. |
Frogbot readies arms. |
Recycled but unaltered, though still cuts before pan down. |
VRT 101. |
J.B.'s VR transformation sequence. |
Recycled (though the solo Virtualizer shot is new). |
SPIELBAN #18. |
Pan down from Frogbot as a pair of Skugs rush forth.VR JB whips out his Laser Pistol and fires on the group of Skugs below Frogbot. |
Cuts follow-up of Skug's head exploding. |
METALDER #04. |
Crabor rushes up a flight of stairs, as VR Ryan arrives on the scene, spots him, then leaps up and lands atop the ship the stairs are connected to, finding Crabor kneeling there. Crabor repeatedly bows before VR Ryan like he's not worthy, VR Ryan puzzled. |
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METALDER #04. |
Crabor stands there talking as Prof Hart speaks in VR Ryan's POV. |
Footage trimmed and used ahead of source position; altered to fit VR Ryan vision. |
METALDER #04. |
VR Ryan turns around suddenly. |
Slowed down. |
METALDER #04. |
Torpedobot pokes his head up out of the water. |
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METALDER #04. |
VR Ryan reacts defensively. |
Slowed down, cuts before he leaps away. |
METALDER #04. |
Torpedobot floats down here too. |
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SPIELBAN #18. |
Frogbot opens his mouth and fires a glowing missile down at VR JB, who dodges as it bursts before him. He then rushes past the smoke and finds Frogbot missing. |
Cuts follow-ups of VR JB rushing over to jeep. |
SPIELBAN #18 / METALDER #34. |
VR JB's POV of the villain-less scene, as VR Ryan appears in the smaller display screen. |
Recycled Spielban footage and new Metalder footage altered to fit VR JB vision. |
SPIELBAN #18. |
The VR Fighter Bike flies in, in Skycycle mode reverting to cycle mode. VR JB leaps up, does a flip, and lands on the Fighter Bike, before driving it in a quarry at Frogbot, knocking him over as it passes him. |
Cuts a little prior usable Frogbot fight footage; Cuts final shot before he gets up completely. |
METALDER #04. |
Crabor stands there talking in VR Ryan's POV. |
Recycled; altered to fit VR Ryan vision. |
METALDER #04. |
VR Ryan nod-talks, Crabor ceases bowing and points, VR Ryan turns around suddenly, Crabor whips his tentacle around VR Ryan's neck and fries him, extending his other tentacle across the ground until it snags a chain, which he then slaps at VR Ryan, wrapping around his waist. Crabor continues shocking VR Ryan with one tentacle around his neck, whips him with the other, then stands there talking. |
Cuts prior extensive Crabor talking shots; shots 3 & 14 are recycled but first time unaltered and in context; cuts follow-ups of Crabor whipping the crap out of VR Ryan. |
METALDER #04. |
Torpedobot floats in sight of the oil tanker. |
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SPIELBAN #18. |
VR JB readies his Saber on his Fighter Bike, as Frogbot rushes toward him. |
Cuts prior footage of VR JB driving through him again. |
SPIELBAN #18. |
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 #18. |
Frogbot keeps running forth, as VR JB steps on the accelerator, revs up the engine, and rides the Fighter Bike right at Frogbot with his Laser Lance charged, finally cutting into him as he leaps over him, causing Frogbot to crackle as he collapses, then gets back up, still crackling. |
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METALDER #04. |
Torpedobot floats down here too. |
Recycled, but in original context. |
METALDER #04. |
Torpedobot's monoeye POV of Crabor whipping and zapping VR Ryan on the ship. |
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METALDER #04. |
Torpedobot floats, then submerges and his fin blade pops up. |
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METALDER #04. |
Crabor whips the chained VR Ryan. |
Cuts before he whips some more; cuts lengthy follow-ups of VR Ryan taking a beating, scanning Crabor, lots of talking, and finally him doing a charged chop to free himself. |
METALDER #04. |
Suddenly unchained, VR Ryan unwraps the broken tentacle from around his neck, before Crabor leaps up. |
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METALDER #04. |
Torpedobot pokes his head up out of the water and floats there. |
Recycled, but first in context. |
METALDER #04. |
Crabor gets up on another level of the ship, VR Ryan following and in dramatic slow motion, dodges his tentacle slaps. |
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METALDER #04. |
Torpedobot keeps floating and watching. |
Recycled and trimmed, per source. |
METALDER #04. |
VR Ryan dives and rolls, then gets back up. |
Split. |
SPIELBAN #18. |
VR JB pulls his Fighter Bike to a stop and poses with his glowing Laser Lance as Frogbot crackles, collapses, and explodes massively behind him. |
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METALDER #04. |
VR Ryan leaps up and kicks Crabor in the head with both feet. |
First shot is split from before; cuts second shot before Crabor staggers back; cuts follow-ups of VR Ryan punching his lungs out. |
METALDER #04. |
Crabor jerks back, then falls over the side of the ship, landing in the water below. |
Trims first shot; cuts follow-up of VR Ryan tossing down lungs. |
METALDER #04. |
Torpedobot raises his fist in the water, then submerges again, sticking his fin up. |
Partially recycled, but runs fully. |
METALDER #04. |
Torpedobot's fin floats closer to the docks. |
Reycled, but first in context. |
METALDER #04. |
Torpedobot's fin swims forth. |
Cuts follow-ups of VR Ryan's robotic parts working to detect his approach. |
METALDER #04. |
VR Ryan reacts defensively, then leaps away. |
Recycled, but unaltered, runs fully, and in context. |
METALDER #04. |
VR Ryan leaps off of the ship as Torpedobot approaches it, exploding upon impact, blowing the tanker up as VR Ryan runs away and dives out of the way of the fireball that bursts from it. |
Fades to black. |
METALDER #04. |
Crabor lies on the ground of the Dungeon, surrounded by Mutants, as he moves a little, defeated. |
Cuts follow-up of Blue Boar talking. |
METALDER #04. |
Decimator slowly raises a fist and talks as Zelton listens. |
Cuts before Zelton speaks. |
METALDER #04. |
Close on Toxoid, jerking arm to the side as he talks. |
Recycled, but still cuts early. |
METALDER #04. |
Crabor lies there like a slug; it was his only defense. |
Cuts follow-ups of Mutants departing the scene. |
METALDER #04. |
Slow zoom in on Grimlord talking, soon raising his right hand. |
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METALDER #06. |
Close on Grimlord, talking as his eyes glow red, then his right fist clenches and glows red as well. |
Recycled, trims start; transitions out. |