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#26: VRT 126 "Secret Admirer".

Features Footage from (bold = new):
Metalder, episodes 1, 5, 6, 15, 19, 32, & 33; and Spielban, episodes 2, 4, 9, 13, & 21.

The complete program, from opening to end of end credits, lasts roughly 21:16;28.

Opening is about 1:00; by itself.

Ending is about 0:30; by itself.


Opening Credits

Source Description Edit Note
VRT 101.

Karl Ziktor morphs into Grimlord.

Recycled.

METALDER #32.

The four main generals of the VR mutant army walk into the dungeon and face Grimlord's empty throne.

Recycled; trimmed a little.

METALDER #32.

Grimlord talks as he slowly looks from side to side, the shot just beginning to slightly zoom in.

Trims start to remove materializing; cuts before he talks more and shot zooms in more.

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 that he slowly lowers.

Recycled.

METALDER #15.

Grimlord talks in a nearly close-up shot.

Shortened.

METALDER #05 / SPIELBAN #02.

General Ivar talks and motions his right hand, as the virtual mutants watch from behind the energy screen.

Recycled (reused from VRT 107).

METALDER #32.

Zoom in between Toxoid and Decimator, onto Grimlord pointing forth.

Trimmed heavily.

METALDER #32.

Grimlord slams his fist down angrily just off-screen.

Recycled.

METALDER #32.

Decimator steps to the side as he speaks to Toxoid.

Recycled; fades to black.

SPIELBAN #13.

Pan across a lab as the door opens up and Colonel Icebot enters, the door then closes behind him.

Trims start to remove full lab pan.

SPIELBAN #13.

Close on Colonel Icebot nod-talking and his hand coming into frame.

Cuts before he clenches his fist.

SPIELBAN #13.

Colonel Icebot walks across his lab.

Recycled, trimmed and split.

SPIELBAN #13.

Colonel Icebot stares to our slight left, then turns and leaves.

Trimmed heavily.

SPIELBAN #13.

Continued, Colonel Icebot ceases walking when he reaches the deactivated viewscreen. He then looks downward.

Shot 1 is split from two shots ago and recycled; cuts final shot before it lingers and zooms in a little.

SPIELBAN #04 / 13.

A viewscreen shows a swirling energy mass writhing about in a vortex.

Viewscreen backplate is digitally rebuilt to remove device and energy rings, and to insert footage from a different episode in the screen.

SPIELBAN #13.

Close on Colonel Icebot, nod-talking slightly to our slight left.

Cuts before he talks and looks forth.

SPIELBAN #13.

The swirling energy mass writhes in the vortex, until a flash of yellow engulfs outward from within it.

Transitions out.

VRT 101.

Ryan's VR transformation sequence.

Recycled.

METALDER #33.

VR Ryan leaps up, his VR Turbo Cycle swoops down, and he lands on it in midair, then takes off.

Shots 1 & 2 are flipped in position.

METALDER #33.

VR Ryan flies the VR Turbo Cycle, turning to our right.


METALDER #32.

Pan down from the mountains to the creek below.


METALDER #32.

Toxoid rides a motorcycle in front of a mutant van on a gravel road.


METALDER #33.

VR Ryan flies the VR Turbo Cycle off into the air.

Recycled, per source.

METALDER #32.

Toxoid and the van keep driving down the road, before finally coming to a stop. Toxoid walks over and talks to Wolfbot and Bugbot, who were in the van. He gestures, and they follow.


METALDER #32.

Near the creek, Toxoid talks and gestures, as Bugbot and Wolfbot glance about, until suddenly all three duck down.


METALDER #33.

VR Ryan flies the VR Turbo Cycle forth through the sky.

Recycled, per source.

METALDER #32.

Toxoid motions his arm, as he, Bugbot and Wolfbot depart.


METALDER #33.

VR Ryan leaps off of his Turbo Cycle, and begins to land.

Cuts shot 2 before we see Hornbot, Chrome Dome, and Dark Heart.

METALDER #32.

As Toxoid hangs back and Wolfbot taunts, Bugbot menacingly gestures his arms.

Trims start so you don't see the little kid.

METALDER #32.

VR Ryan jumpkicks.

Cuts two prior redundant flipping overs; cuts follow-ups of him fighting Bugbot due to presence of civilians.

METALDER #32.

Bugbot jerks back, and is flung into a quarry, rolling down the side of a cliff and exploding.


METALDER #32.

Toxoid jerks his arm as Wolfbot stands there.

Cuts before they depart.

METALDER #32.

VR Ryan stands there by the creek, as shot zooms in.

Trims start to remove civilians.

METALDER #32.

Close on Toxoid as he excitedly rushes forth.


METALDER #32.

Toxoid reaches the edge of the creek, finding a grouping of flowers.

Cuts before he reacts to them.

METALDER #32.

Close on Toxoid as he flexes his arms, his helmet fills with red energy, which then fills his eyes. His fingernails grow sharply, and his right arm gains red veins. Filled with power, Toxoid turns around, picks up a huge boulder, and flings it into the water.

Cuts shot of Toxoid lifting boulder over his head between final two shots.

METALDER #32.

Toxoid's eyes glow as he clenches his fists.

Pushed up from source position.

METALDER #32.

Close on Wolfbot speaking.


METALDER #32.

Zoom in across the creek to Toxoid, talking and gesturing.


METALDER #32.

VR Ryan stands there by the creek, as shot zooms in.

Recycled; fades to black.

METALDER #32.

Toxoid dusts off his chest, eyes glowing, as he talks.

Fades in from black; cuts later usable follow-up of VR Ryan fighting Wolfbot and knocking him into the water.

METALDER #32.

Toxoid charges at VR Ryan, who throws a kick that Toxoid dodges and slaps his arm, causing him to fall over briefly. VR Ryan recovers, Toxoid rushes at him, so he charges up his Lightning Hand. Toxoid pauses and reacts, as VR Ryan leaps up and slashes his glowing hand at him, only for Toxoid to vanish! VR Ryan reacts, as Toxoid pops back up behind him, grabs him and flings him down the beach. Toxoid talks, VR Ryan leaps up, kicks both feet forth, then begins to rotate quickly, only for his kick to bounce off Toxoid's chest, sending him flying back and falling to the ground. Toxoid talks and acts tough, as VR Ryan and the mutant general face each other beside the creek.

Trims start to remove their arrival.

METALDER #32.

Zoom in across the creek onto some flowers, a quick close-up of one of them.

Pushed back from source position.

METALDER #32.

Close on Toxoid as he excitedly rushes forth.

Recycled.

METALDER #32.

Toxoid reaches the edge of the creek, finding a grouping of flowers, which he reacts to.

Recycled, but runs fully.

METALDER #32.

Toxoid picks the flowers, inhaling them with one hand, then lifting another handful to sniff them all at once.

Actually two shots in source with a shot of Wolfbot and a boy between them.

METALDER #32.

Zoom in past Toxoid, onto VR Ryan standing battle ready.

Cuts before he leaps up; cuts follow-ups of VR Ryan doing a spinning punch into Toxoid, then getting flung into a quarry.

SPIELBAN #09.

Colonel Icebot stands in a doorway, and holds up a device, firing a beam from it.

Trimmed slightly to cut him entering; beam added.

SPIELBAN #09.

Colonel Icebot turns around as the automatic door opens for him, he walks into his lab.

Trimmed slightly to cut him bowing.

METALDER #32.

Toxoid's eyes glow, as he soon fires eyebeams at VR Ryan, bursting him repeatedly. Toxoid then spews flame breath, igniting explosions around VR Ryan, soon sending him flying into the water, where he's soon joined by Toxoid, who leaps in after him. Suddenly back in the creek, Toxoid grabs VR Ryan and begins to drown him.


METALDER #32.

Toxoid holds VR Ryan under the water.


METALDER #32.

Toxoid talks a bit, while he keeps dunking on VR Ryan.

Cuts additional follow-ups of more drowning shots.

METALDER #32.

Toxoid finally grabs VR Ryan, pulls him up, then flings him over onto a rock. Suddenly, Toxoid's fingernails vanish, and a quick negative flashing leads to Toxoid splashing about angrily in the water. VR Ryan hops back down into the water and grabs Toxoid from behind, dragging him downstream.

Cuts before they vanish.

METALDER #32.

In a flashy colorful dimensional background, VR Ryan slashes his Lightning Hand at Toxoid, causing him to crackle, before the creek erupts in two places, before the water splashes once more.

Second to last shot repeats.

METALDER #32.

VR Ryan stands up, ready for more in the creek.

Cuts prior shot of him emerging from the water.

METALDER #32.

Close upward angle on VR Ryan looking on.

Transitions out; Cuts follow-ups of Decimator watching VR Ryan.

VRT 101.

J.B.'s VR transformation sequence.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #13.

A baby Rabid Spore leaps up, so VR JB fires on it with his Laser Pistol, killing it, so it dissolves on the floor.

Cuts follow-up close-up of VR JB.

SPIELBAN #13.

VR JB turns and reacts to our slight right.


SPIELBAN #13.

Close on General Ivar nod-talking and gesturing.

Cuts before he looks to our left.

SPIELBAN #13.

VR JB slowly lowers his weapon, then tosses his Laser Pistol forth. It lands on the ground, General Ivar reaching down and picking it up, VR JB standing defensively as Ivar begins to aim it at him.

Cuts final shot before we see Gold Proto-Vixen next to him.

SPIELBAN #13.

VR JB stands defensive, as General Ivar remains pointing the pistol forth.


SPIELBAN #13.

VR JB now has his saber, slashing forth as Skugs scatter and General Ivar ducks.

Shot 2 cuts before much of anything happens, due to Silver Proto-Vixen's visibility.

SPIELBAN #13.

General Ivar goes to slash at VR JB, who dodges him. Ivar stumbles over to a table with a rose on it, which expels from within it a white mass known as Pollenbot, which snags VR JB's head inside of its jellyfish-like structure. He struggles, as General Ivar sparkily slashes him.

Shot 1 is trimmed heavily to reduce visibility of Proto-Vixens, but they're still pretty visible.

SPIELBAN #13.

VR JB struggles with Pollenbot until it flies off, passing a head statue on a table which explodes.

Cuts follow-up due to VR Kaitlin joining the battle.

SPIELBAN #13.

General Ivar sics Pollenbot on VR JB, who struggles to keep it at bay with his saber, soon having to contend with Ivar, blade to blade, clashing weapons until he kicks Ivar away. Pollenbot, now glowing, swoops around, annoying VR JB who slashes at it, until it ceases glowing and returns to physical form.

Cuts before Japanese text appears onscreen.

SPIELBAN #13.

VR JB turns and flees out the open doorway as Pollenbot follows.

Trims start to remove VR JB talking at first.

SPIELBAN #13.

Against a black backdrop, zoom in on General Ivar pointing. Zoom in on a trio of Skugs, raising their axes as shot quickly pans to each one.

Shot 2 is recycled, but first time unaltered.

SPIELBAN #13.

VR JB leaps up and flips over onto a rooftop, where he beats down four Skugs, before General Ivar and Pollenbot arrive, clashing blades once again.


SPIELBAN #13.

Colonel Icebot talks as he stares at a flashing light, pressing buttons and turning knobs, and staring at those flashing lights in a tube some more.

Trims start to remove pan over from Desponda; shots 2 & 3 are flipped from source positions.

SPIELBAN #04 / 13.

VR JB tries to avoid fighting with Pollenbot.

Recycled backplate, new insert (which is altered to fit from a different viewscreen).

SPIELBAN #13.

VR JB leaps in and clashes blades with General Ivar a few more times, before glancing upward.


SPIELBAN #13.

A single Quantum Cruiser flies in from our left.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #13.

Air Fighters swoop around the clouds.

Recycled, but unaltered.

SPIELBAN #13.

VR JB nod-talks, then motions his arm while reaching down.


SPIELBAN #13.

VR JB presses down on his blinking belt buttons.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #13.

Energy crackles about around the posed VR JB and the writhing General Ivar, even ensnaring Pollenbot.


SPIELBAN #13.

A Quantum Cruiser is sucked into the virtual reality vortex.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #13.

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

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #13.

VR JB and General Ivar soon glow amid the crackling, and are teleported to the virtual reality quarry.


SPIELBAN #13.

The lone Quantum Cruiser and the trio of Air Fighters are unsucked out of the virtual reality vortex.

Shot 2 is recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #13.

Sharp zoom in from a downward distance onto VR JB.


SPIELBAN #13.

A trio of Air Fighters fires while turning.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #13.

Dirt bursts erupt behind VR JB as he dives out of the way.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #13.

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

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #13.

A trio of dirt bursts erupt around VR JB.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #13.

VR JB falls over the side of a hill, and rolls down it, but quickly recovers, backs up, and does his summoning gesture.

Cuts follow-ups of Skybase approaching and transforming.

SPIELBAN #13.

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, per source, altered to feature colored sparkles during each shot.

SPIELBAN #13.

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

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #13.

A trio of Air Fighters fly at us and explode massively.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #13.

VR JB turns around just as General Ivar leaps in and slashes his chest smokily.

Cuts follow-ups of the pair fighting some more.

SPIELBAN #13.

VR JB smokily slashes General Ivar in the chest, causing him to stagger back. The pair continue to duel across the quarry hilltops at a distance, making their way across them while clashing blade to blade, until Ivar gets knocked over, rolling down the hill, with VR JB following on foot. They clash blades some more, knocking Ivar down for a moment. As he recovers, VR JB leaps up and gets a facefull of Pollenbot, causing him to fall. Pollenbot glows immaterial as VR JB struggles with it, until he finally pries him free. VR JB stabs his saber up at Pollenbot, who struggles with it for a moment, before breaking off. VR JB recovers and spots Pollenbot merging with a tree. He nod-talks and pulls out his Laser Pistol, firing on the tree, sending Pollenbot flying outward. VR JB nods, then tosses his laser into the air, where Pollenbot merges with it. VR JB catches it, then aims it away, firing a blast that includes Pollenbot, causing it to finally return to physical form, joining General Ivar's side, who backs up quickly from it. VR JB targets Pollenbot as it bobs up and down.

Trims start to remove more fighting; shot 10 is trimmed to reduce dialogue.

SPIELBAN #13.

A quick shot of VR JB's helmet up super close as his eyes light up.

Recycled, per source; cuts before pan to the side.

SPIELBAN #13.

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 #13.

Pollenbot floats menacingly.


SPIELBAN #13.

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

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #13.

Pollenbot gets energy slashed and crackles. VR JB turns around and poses with his Laser Lance as Pollenbot glows and crackles, before finally breaking into two blobs that hit the ground and dirt burst, with an explosion soon erupting between.


METALDER #19.

An explosion fades away behind US VR JB.

Recycled explosion inserted into US footage.

METALDER #06.

The Virtual Mutants stand in the dungeon, mostly in nice neat rows, the lense all smudgy.

Recycled.

METALDER #06.

Close on Grimlord talking and looking from side to side.

Recycled.

METALDER #06.

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

Recycled; still cuts before Zelton listens.

METALDER #06.

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

Recycled; fades to black.

Ending Credits