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VR Troopers

#19: VRT 119 "A Dirty Trick".

Features Footage from (bold = new):
Metalder, episodes 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 15, 18, 24, 25, & 35; and Spielban, episodes 1, 2, 3, 5, 15, 21, & 35.

The complete program, from opening to end of end credits, lasts roughly 21:18;04.

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 from prior shot, fades out to next shot.

VRT 101.

Karl Ziktor morphs into Grimlord and materializes onto his throne.

Recycled.

METALDER #01.

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

Recycled, but trims fist pumping off and splits off end of pan across.

METALDER #01.

Grimlord talks from a distance.

Recycled; Cuts before he raises arms and shot begins to zoom in.

METALDER #01.

The mutants cease fist pumping into the air, and stand silently.

Recycled; cuts before pan across room.

METALDER #01.

Pan left as Grimlord talks and raises his arms.

Recycled; trims start and splits off end for use in two shots.

METALDER #01.

End of pan left across the room of mutants.

Recycled; split to end.

METALDER #01.

Continued, camera keeps panning left around Grimlord as he talks and lowers arms.

Recycled; Split from before, still cuts before panning around ends; fades to black.

METALDER #24.

The Magician Robot twirls his cape as he steps away from the edge of a building rootop.


VRT 101.

Ryan's VR transformation sequence.

Recycled.

METALDER #24.

VR Ryan flips up in the air.

Cuts follow-up of him landing on roof before Magician.

METALDER #24.

Magician sweeps his cape, VR Ryan stands battle ready and talking.

Trims start to make transition from Lex the Magnificent to Magician Robot.

METALDER #24.

Magician talks then whips up cape with both arms, talks to VR Ryan, who replies while remaining stanced, Magician raises arms, so VR Ryan leaps up, Magician sweeps his cape over himself, VR Ryan jumpkicks, and lands on the empty cape, finding the mutant gone.

Trims start due to Japanese onscreen text; shortens shot 2 to reduce dialogue.

METALDER #24.

VR Ryan remains stanced.

Recycled.

METALDER #24.

Zoom out from Magician, standing across from VR Ryan, pulling out an ace of spades. VR Ryan lowers his guard and Magician tosses the card at him, so he dives out of the way and ends up in another dimension, where shards of paper rain down on him as he looks around, then poses forth. A giant playing card twirls his way, so he dives out of the way, only to end up in the confetti zone, when a trio of eruptions burst around him, VR Ryan leaping out of the dimension suddenly and ending up back in front of Magician on the roof.


METALDER #24.

Magician snaps his fingers, VR Ryan rushes at him as a curtain drops between them.

Cuts follow-up of VR Ryan briefly in another dimension.

METALDER #24.

The curtain raises and VR Ryan keeps rushing forth, finding himself suddenly stumbling over the edge of the rooftop, plummeting down to the ground below, Magician departing, and leaving VR Ryan to fall to his doom.

US replaces follow-ups of him grabbing ledge due to onscreen bumper eyecatch.

METALDER #01.

Slow zoom in close on Grimlord, as he talks.

Recycled; trims start to remove head shaking; fades in from prior shot.

SPIELBAN #02.

Close on the flashing red VR Lab indicator light.

Recycled.

METALDER #24.

Zoom out as Magician whips a rose overhead and fires energy from it.

Altered to fit VR visor vision.

METALDER #06.

A bunch of mutants stand on a cliff, zoom in on Air Striker as he talks to Blue Boar, who then gestures forth, causing cannons to fire.

Recycled, trims start; Altered to fit VR visor vision.

METALDER #08.

Tankotron, Cannon Nose, and a Gunbot and a Tankbot blast to our right.

Recycled; Altered to fit VR visor vision.

METALDER #24.

Zoom out as Magician turns around and morphs his rose into a wand.

Transforming effect added to rose/wand; Altered to fit VR visor vision.

METALDER #01.

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

Recycled; fades in from prior shot.

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.

Recycled, both shots; cuts before he lowers fist.

METALDER #01.

Slow zoom in close on Grimlord, as he finishes shaking his head, then talks some more.

Recycled, shortened.

SPIELBAN #15.

Colonel Icebot talks in medium shot.

Recycled, but unaltered.

SPIELBAN #03.

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

Recycled.

METALDER #01.

Grimlord talks in a medium shot, then a slight quick zoom in closer on him.

Recycled, but fades to next shot before he can finish motioning hand forth.

METALDER #35.

Kaitlin's car takes flight.

Recycled; fades in from prior shot.

METALDER #18.

Kaitlin's car soars away from us.


METALDER #18.

Kaitlin's car flies toward us at an angle.

Recycled.

METALDER #03.

Kaitlin's car flies away from us.

Recycled.

VRT 101.

Ryan's VR transformation sequence.

Recycled.

METALDER #24.

Zoom in on Magician and a Mutant Drone/Scout/Skug appearing on a hilltop.


METALDER #24.

Magician talks and begins to motion hand to chest.

Cuts before he finishes motioning hand.

METALDER #24.

Magician talks and motions hand to chest, before raising both arms briefly.

Partially recycled, but runs longer; Slightly trimmed; cuts before Mutant Drones appear behind him with captured humans.

METALDER #01.

Slow zoom in on Grimlord talking.

Recycled, trims him raising arms and cuts before he shakes his head.

METALDER #24.

Lightning strikes twice in the stormcloudy sky.


METALDER #24.

Metal spikes shoot down from darkness.

Actually four separate shots connected as one (with a quick artifact shot at the end of a foot).

METALDER #24.

VR Ryan finds himself chained in a cage, turning his head suddenly.


METALDER #24.

Close on Magician lowering his head.


METALDER #08.

Tankotron, Ballistix, Cannon Nose, and a Gunbot and a Tankbot stand on the side of the a cliff.

Recycled; cuts before any fire.

METALDER #24.

Magician gestures arm while looking to our slight left.


METALDER #24.

VR Ryan finds himself chained in a cage, turning his head suddenly.

Recycled.

METALDER #08.

Tankotron, Ballistix, Cannon Nose, and a Gunbot and a Tankbot all fire off the side of the a cliff.

Recycled.

METALDER #24.

VR Ryan watches a trio of energy bolts heading his way.


METALDER #24.

Shots of VR Ryan's robotic scalp, which transition into shots of his inner circuitry.

Recycled, per source.

METALDER #24.

VR Ryan breaks out of his chains, then ducks down, and corkscrews his body into the ground below just before the cage explodes massively.

Cuts follow-ups of VR Ryan vertically underground.

SPIELBAN #02.

A spontaneous massive explosion in midair.

Recycled; trims start so you can't see the Quantum Cruiser (though, there it is for a frame).

METALDER #08.

Tankotron, Ballistix, Cannon Nose, and a Gunbot and a Tankbot all fire off the side of the a cliff.

Recycled.

METALDER #24.

Cannon Nose fires his cannon nose.


METALDER #15.

An explosion erupts in a quarry.

Recycled; slowed.

METALDER #24.

Tankotron fires his forehead guns.

Recycled, per source.

METALDER #08.

Tankotron, Ballistix, Cannon Nose, and a Gunbot and a Tankbot all fire off the side of the a cliff.

Recycled.

METALDER #24.

Ballistix fires missiles.

Recycled, mirror-flipped, both per source.

METALDER #24.

The cage explodes again.

Split; trims start to remove zoom out from counterpart inside.

METALDER #15.

An explosion erupts in a quarry.

Recycled.

METALDER #24.

Continued, the cage finishes exploding.

Split from before; slowed.

METALDER #24.

Close on Magician lowering his head.

Recycled.

METALDER #24.

A Mutant Drone rushes over the burning cage, looks it over, then turns to us and waves arms in the air while shaking head.


METALDER #24.

Magician nod-talks angrily.

Shortened heavily.

METALDER #24.

Magician reaches out then clenches his right hand into a fist.


METALDER #24.

VR Ryan speaks, then points forth.

Trims zoom-in beginning.

METALDER #24.

Magician raises his hand briefly, nod-talks angrily, then gestures hand to the side.

Partially recycled, but runs fully.

METALDER #24.

VR Ryan speaks.

Recycled; shortened heavily; replaces usable close-up of VR Ryan.

METALDER #24.

Magician motions his flaming palms around, then materializes a rose in his right hand. VR Ryan reacts, as Magician whips his rose overhead and fires energy from it. A gust of wind knocks VR Ryan off his feet for a moment, he recovers, Magician gestures the rose, then sparks burst up around VR Ryan. Magician turns around and morphs his rose into a wand, firing flames from it at VR Ryan, who dodges the fire, before Magician ceases blazing at him and holds his wand forth.

Materializing effects added to shots 1 & 7; splits final shot at the transition between turning wand into a javelin.

METALDER #18.

Kaitlin's car flies toward us at an angle.

Recycled.

METALDER #25.

Air Striker approaches, as seen on Kaitlin's car's side mirror.

Recycled and mirror-flipped insert shot inside US footage.

METALDER #25.

Air Striker approaches, as seen on Kaitlin's car's side mirror.

Recycled, mirror-flipped (which makes the insert no longer mirror-flipped... weirdly).

METALDER #03.

As Fighterbot dives down, Air Striker flies past behind him.

Recycled.

METALDER #18.

Kaitlin's car soars away from us.

Recycled.

METALDER #18.

Air Striker swoops down from the clouds.

Recycled, per source.

METALDER #18.

Air Striker fires both wrist missiles.

Recycled, per source.

METALDER #18.

Kaitlin's car flies to our left as an explosion erupts beneath it.

Recycled, cuts before more explosions, both per source.

METALDER #03.

Fighterbot dives down firing lasers from wings.

Recycled.

METALDER #25.

Kaitlin's car flies past sparkings, right at Fighterbot & Air Striker.

Recycled.

METALDER #06.

Air Striker comes to a landing in the quarry, then rushes forth.

Recycled.

METALDER #06.

A bunch of mutants stand on a cliff, zoom in on Air Striker as he arrives and talks to Blue Boar, who then gestures forth, causing cannons to fire.

Recycled; cuts second shot before second cannon fires.

METALDER #08.

Ballistix fires missiles.

Recycled.

METALDER #08.

Tankotron, Ballistix, Cannon Nose, and a Gunbot and a Tankbot all fire while facing our right.

Recycled.

METALDER #08.

Close on a Gunbot and a Tankbot firing cannons forth.

Recycled.

METALDER #18.

Kaitlin's car flies to our left as an explosion erupts beneath it.

Recycled.

METALDER #08.

Tankotron, Cannon Nose, and a Gunbot and a Tankbot blast to our right.

Recycled; trimmed to just firing.

METALDER #24.

Tankotron fires his forehead guns.

Recycled.

METALDER #18.

Kaitlin's car soars away from us.

Recycled; fades out into next shot.

METALDER #25.

An explosion in midair finishes.

Recycled; shortened to remove any sign of Kaitlin's car flying to our left; fades in from prior shot; immediately repeats.

METALDER #01.

A dirty explosion erupts brightly in midair.

Recycled.

METALDER #03.

As Fighterbot dives down, Air Striker flies past behind him.

Recycled.

METALDER #18.

Kaitlin's car flies toward us at an angle.

Recycled.

METALDER #03.

Fighterbot fires lasers from wings downward.

Recycled.

METALDER #03.

Air Striker flies to our left, then he fires a wrist missile.

Recycled.

METALDER #18.

Air Striker and Fighterbot swoop up into the clouds.

Recycled.

METALDER #24.

Magician hurls a javelin forth.

Split off from earlier, thus partially trimmed; cuts follow-ups of VR Ryan dodging and Magician throwing more.

METALDER #24.

VR Ryan catches the javelin, twirls it, then rushes forth with it, and tries to stab Magician with the tip, only to have the mutant teleport behind him. He tries to hit him again, and again he vanishes just to reappear behind him, this time jumpkicking past. Now in another dimension, VR Ryan stabs at Magician repeatedly, only for the villain to be intangible, until he decides to kick VR Ryan, knocking him out of the dimension.

Effects added to each Magician teleport in shot 2.

METALDER #03.

Fighterbot fires lasers from wings downward.

Recycled.

METALDER #25.

Air Striker approaches.

Recycled.

METALDER #03.

Air Striker fires a wrist missile.

Recycled.

METALDER #18.

Kaitlin's car flies to our left as an explosion erupts beneath it.

Recycled.

METALDER #18.

Kaitlin's car flies toward us at an angle.

Recycled.

METALDER #25.

Fighterbot flies to our left.


METALDER #25.

Kaitlin's car flies right into Fighterbot sparkily, sending him careening off in flames.


METALDER #03.

Air Striker flies to our left.

Recycled; cuts short a little.

SPIELBAN #05.

An explosion in midair.

Recycled; Trims start to remove Air Fighters.

METALDER #24.

VR Ryan glances about and speaks, his POV scans the area and finds Magician hiding in boulder, so he flings the javelin at it, causing Magician to appear and catch it. VR Ryan then flips over and lands before Magician, trying to dodge his spearing, causing him to fall and roll down the hill a little, before recovering, grabbing the javelin and relieving Magician of it.

Trims start to reduce dialogue; effect added to Magician reappearing in shot 6; cuts final shot before VR Ryan can toss the javelin aside, then splits the rest.

METALDER #03.

Kaitlin's car reverts from flying mode to driving.

Recycled.

METALDER #24.

VR Ryan rushes over and punches Magician a few times, sending him falling and rolling.

Shot 1 is split from before.

METALDER #24.

VR Ryan charges up his Lightning Hand, then leaps up and energy chops down into Magician, sending him crackling and writhing until he falls down the side of a hill.

Splits final shot.

METALDER #24.

Magician finishes rolling down the hill.

Split from before.

METALDER #15.

An explosion erupts in a quarry.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #02.

Close on an explosion in the sky.

Recycled; Trims start to remove Quantum Cruiser.

METALDER #02.

Air Striker falls to his knees.

Fades in from prior shot.

METALDER #02.

Air Striker grovels on his knees in the dungeon.

Recycled; still cropped and split.

METALDER #02.

Grimlord speaks, then raises his right fist during zoom-in. The mutants react in shock.

Trims start to reduce dialogue; crops second shot to remove sumo rejects.

METALDER #02.

Grimlord talks up close, eventually motioning his left hand briefly.

Recycled.

METALDER #02.

Decimator bows then raises his arm to his chest.

Recycled, trimmed heavily, but runs longer.

METALDER #06.

Close on Grimlord talking and looking from side to side.

Recycled and trimmed.

SPIELBAN #01.

General Ivar raises a fist in his cockpit while talking.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

Ivar's Ravage Tank retracts its sawblade.

Recycled; plays in reverse.

SPIELBAN #01.

The Ravage Tank rolls forth.

Recycled.

VRT 101.

J.B.'s VR transformation sequence.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

The Ravage Tank rolls forth, General Ivar driving it.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

Amid explosions, the Ravage Tank turns and fires.

Recycled, trimmed to end.

SPIELBAN #05.

A trio of dirt bursts erupt around VR JB.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

General Ivar drives the Ravage Tank.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

Amid explosions, the Ravage Tank turns and fires.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #05.

VR JB flips over away from one explosion just for another to erupt near where he lands.

Recycled; slowed.

SPIELBAN #02.

General Ivar is shaken about his cockpit.

Cuts before shaking stops and he talks a bit.

SPIELBAN #35.

VR JB flips and twists over the camera. The VR Battlecruiser turns up close. VR JB lands in the cockpit, raises a fist, nods, then grabs controls.


SPIELBAN #01.

VR Battlecruiser turns sharply to our slight left.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

The Ravage Tank rolls forth, General Ivar driving it, as it slams into the VR Battlecruiser, both playing bumper cars with each other.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

General Ivar raises a fist in his cockpit while talking.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

Ravage Tank speeds forth into VR Battlecruiser again.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #02.

General Ivar is shaken about his cockpit.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

VR JB drives his cockpit forth, causing General Ivar to back his up.


SPIELBAN #01.

The Battlecruiser backs up.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

Amid explosions, the Ravage Tank turns and fires.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

VR JB drives his cockpit past an explosion, he shields his face briefly, then another explosion erupts outside the window.


SPIELBAN #01.

Explosions erupt outside of General Ivar's cockpit window. He then talks in his cockpit, slamming fist down briefly.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

Ravage Tank rolls over the edge of the VR Battlecruiser, then drives away.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #02.

General Ivar is shaken about his cockpit.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

The Battlecruiser follows and cuts across, aimed right at the Ravage Tank's side.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

The cockpits pass each other, as the Battlecruiser slams into the side of the Ravage Tank.


SPIELBAN #02.

General Ivar is shaken about his cockpit.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

Sparks spew up as the two cockpits scrape against one another.


SPIELBAN #01.

Ravage Tank begins to roll off the side of a cliff.

Recycled; split.

SPIELBAN #01.

General Ivar reacts in the cockpit, as the Ravage Tank finishes rolling off the side of a cliff.

Recycled; shot 2 split from before.

SPIELBAN #35.

VR JB raises a fist in his cockpit.

Recycled; shortened; transitions out.

METALDER #09.

Grimlord talks a bit.

Recycled; fades in from prior shot.

METALDER #06.

As the Virtual Mutants stand in the dungeon, on the right, Toxoid talks, the lense all smudgy.

Recycled; still cuts before Zelton turns.

METALDER #06.

Close on Grimlord, talking as his eyes glow red, then his right fist clenches and glows red as well.

Recycled, trimmed; fades to black.

Ending Credits