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VR Troopers

#27: VRT 127 "Grimlord's House of Fear".

Features Footage from (bold = new):
Metalder, episodes 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 10, 15, 16, 20, 32, 35, & 36; and Spielban, episodes 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 43, & 44.

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; Fades in from prior shot; fades out to next.

VRT 101.

Karl Ziktor morphs into Grimlord.

Recycled.

METALDER #01.

The virtual mutants all raise their right arms into the air to hail Grimlord, then slowly lowering them.

Recycled.

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.

METALDER #01 / SPIELBAN #21.

Grimlord's energy screen shows an image of Colonel Icebot as he talks close with a fist raised that he slowly lowers.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #21.

Colonel Icebot talks close with a fist raised that he slowly lowers.

Recycled.

METALDER #01.

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

Recycled again, but runs fully this time; oddly doesn't fade to black, but just cuts to black.

SPIELBAN #21.

Colonel Icebot talks close with a fist raised that he slowly lowers.

Recycled again, but shortened more.

METALDER #01.

Grimlord talks in a medium shot, then a slight quick zoom in closer on him, talking more before raising his right hand.

Recycled again, but runs fully this time; oddly doesn't fade to black, but just cuts to black.

METALDER #06.

Close on Grimlord talking and looking from side to side.

Recycled; fades in from prior shot.

METALDER #01.

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

Recycled.

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.

SPIELBAN #12.

Close on the Air Castle as it rises up.

Cuts just before it more fully rises into frame.

SPIELBAN #09.

Colonel Icebot walks into his lab as the automatic door opens for him.

Recycled, but trims start to remove him standing there at first.

SPIELBAN #13.

Colonel Icebot ceases walking when he reaches the deactivated viewscreen.

Recycled, trimmed heavily.

SPIELBAN #04.

The lab viewscreen displays some US footage.

Backplate is recycled, but since it's digitally rebuilt, it's basically US stock now, so I'll only mention it when there's Japanese footage being shown in it.

SPIELBAN #13.

Colonel Icebot looks downward.

Recycled, but runs more fully.

SPIELBAN #12.

The lab viewscreen shows a refrigerator coming to life.

Altered to fit recycled backplate; crackling added.

SPIELBAN #12.

The lab viewscreen shows a refrigerator continuing to move forth on its own.

Altered to fit recycled backplate; crackling added.

SPIELBAN #12.

The lab viewscreen shows, amid electricity crackling, a stereo speaker, a vacuum, a fan, a lamp, and a toaster connecting with the fridge to form Ultra MegaFrigidareZord!

Altered to fit recycled backplate.

SPIELBAN #43.

Close on some colorful blinking control lights.


SPIELBAN #09.

Colonel Icebot turns around from the device and looks our way.

Recycled; Mirror-flipped; cuts before he talks.

METALDER #20.

Grimlord angrily raises his right fist near his face briefly, while talking in close-up.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #09.

Colonel Icebot talks in a side-angle close-up, turning his head a little, then looking down.


METALDER #35.

Close side-angle on Grimlord's talking face, Zelton in the background.

Recycled.

METALDER #02.

Grimlord speaks a little, then raises his left fist.

Recycled, trimmed heavily.

SPIELBAN #43.

Colonel Icebot talks at us near a console, angrily jerking arm briefly as he speaks.

Recycled, cuts before he talks more and turns away.

METALDER #32.

As shot slowly zooms in, Grimlord talks as he slowly looks from side to side.

Very slightly recycled (trimming off most of the previously used bit), but runs more fully, still cutting before extreme close-up.

SPIELBAN #13.

Colonel Icebot stares to our slight left, nodding briefly.

Cuts before he turns and leaves (which was previously used); fades out.

SPIELBAN #12.

Amid crackling, the toaster connects to the fridge monstrosity.

Recycled, but unaltered.

SPIELBAN #12.

Close on the Air Castle as it rises up.

Recycled, but runs fully; transitions in.

SPIELBAN #13.

Colonel Icebot ceases walking when he reaches the deactivated viewscreen.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #13.

Colonel Icebot looks downward.

Recycled; transitions out.

SPIELBAN #12.

Close on the Air Castle as it lowers down.

Recycled, but plays in reverse; transitions in.

SPIELBAN #13.

Close on Colonel Icebot looking downward.

Recycled, trimmed to end.

SPIELBAN #43.

Colonel Icebot turns some knobs.

Recycled; shortened; mirror-flipped.

SPIELBAN #13.

Close on Colonel Icebot looking downward.

Recycled, trimmed to end even more.

SPIELBAN #43.

Colonel Icebot flips some switches on a console, then reaches down and turns some knobs.

Recycled, start is trimmed; mirror-flipped.

SPIELBAN #10.

Green energy swirls around an air vent.

Energy added over gas.

SPIELBAN #06.

Green slime oozes through a vent.

Slime is given a green glow; Split.

SPIELBAN #10.

Green energy swirls around an air vent.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #06.

Continued, Green slime finishes oozes through a vent.

Split from two shots ago; slime given green glow.

SPIELBAN #06.

Green slime slowly seeps onto the ground, before plopping down fully.

Slime given a green glow; cuts before slime settles and becomes a monster.

SPIELBAN #13.

Colonel Icebot looks downward.

Recycled, cuts before zoom in.

SPIELBAN #13.

Colonel Icebot presses buttons and turn knobs.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #12.

A refrigerator comes to life.

Recycled, but unaltered, though crackling still added.

SPIELBAN #12.

Refrigerator continues to move forth on its own.

Recycled, but unaltered, though crackling still added.

SPIELBAN #12.

Amid electricity crackling, a stereo speaker, a vacuum, a fan, a lamp, and a toaster connect with the fridge to form Ultra MegaFrigidareZord!

Recycled, but unaltered.

SPIELBAN #12.

Close on the Air Castle as it rises up.

Recycled; fades in from black.

SPIELBAN #43.

Colonel Icebot flips switches, and reaches down to turn some knobs.

Recycled, trims start.

SPIELBAN #43.

Close on buttons on a machine blinking.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #43.

More buttons flash, as Colonel Icebot turns and looks to our slight left.

Cuts before he talks more.

SPIELBAN #12.

The Appliance Force Megazord suddenly turns into Vacbot.

Cuts before Japanese text appears onscreen.

SPIELBAN #12.

Vacbot finishes forming.

Recycled, shortened.

SPIELBAN #12.

Close on the Air Castle as it rises up.

Recycled, altered to fit VR visor vision.

SPIELBAN #12.

Vacbot finishes forming.

Recycled, altered to fit VR visor vision.

METALDER #36.

Sharp zoom in on lab indicator light flashing.


SPIELBAN #12.

Vacbot finishes forming.

Recycled; altered to fit viewscreen.

METALDER #08.

Combax gestures, and the vans fire their cannons forth.

Altered to fit viewscreen.

METALDER #08.

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

Recycled; altered to fit viewscreen.

METALDER #16.

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

Recycled, per source; altered to fit viewscreen.

METALDER #08.

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

Recycled; altered to fit viewscreen.

METALDER #01.

An industrial complex explodes.

Recycled; altered to fit viewscreen.

VRT 101.

The three Trooper teens raise their glowing Virtualizers.

Recycled.

VRT 101.

Ryan's VR transformation sequence.

Recycled.

VRT 101.

Kaitlin's VR transformation sequence.

Recycled.

VRT 101.

J.B.'s VR transformation sequence.

Recycled; fades out.

SPIELBAN #01.

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

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #02.

"VR Ryan" flies up into the VR Skybase.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #03.

VR Kaitlin poses as shot semi-circles around her, as seen on the VR Skybase monitor.

Recycled; Altered to fit recycled monitor backplate; cuts before we see VR JB (reused from VRT 108).

SPIELBAN #12.

VR JB flips over the camera.

Used ahead of source.

SPIELBAN #24.

VR Kaitlin flips over the camera.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #12.

VR Kaitlin and VR JB pose in a house, then begin to fight Vacbot who puts up quite a scuffle, before VR JB whips out his Laser Pistol.


SPIELBAN #12.

Vacbot spews cold air from his chest compartment at VR JB, who quickly gets out of the way.


SPIELBAN #12.

As VR Kaitlin leaves, Vacbot continues spewing cold air from his chest compartment at VR JB, causing him to fall back onto a chair, then finally dives out of the way.

Trims start to remove VR Kaitlin helping Japanese family to safety; final shot is recycled and flares out at end.

SPIELBAN #12.

A fleet of five Quantum Cruisers fly through the sky.

Recycled, per source; cuts prior shot of toy tanks in the streets.

SPIELBAN #12.

A trio of Air Fighters flies to our left out of some clouds.


SPIELBAN #01.

The VR Skybase passes to our slight left.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #11.

VR JB talks while looking up on the VR Skybase monitor.

Recycled (reused from VRT 108).

SPIELBAN #12.

VR JB presses down on his blinking belt buttons.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #12.

A Quantum Cruiser is sucked into the virtual reality vortex.

Recycled, per source; cuts prior shot of tanks getting sucked into vortex.

SPIELBAN #12.

Vacbot is sucked into the virtual reality vortex.


SPIELBAN #12.

The lone Quantum Cruiser is unsucked out of the virtual reality vortex.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #12.

The Ravage Tank rolls up a dusty hill.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #01.

General Ivar drives his Ravage Tank.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #12.

Pan left as a fleet of toy tanks roll forth.


SPIELBAN #01.

Air Fighters fire pink electricity.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

Dirt bursts erupt behind VRs Kaitlin & JB as they leap off the side of a cliff.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #21.

Repeat, closer and slower, on an explosion erupting behind VR JB & VR Kaitlin, sending them flying into the air.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #12.

A Quantum Cruiser fires.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #12.

Sparkle burts erupt around VR JB, sending him flying and falling.

Cuts final shot before he rolls and recovers.

SPIELBAN #01.

General Ivar rolls along.

Recycled; trims explosion off.

SPIELBAN #01.

The Ravage Tank rolls forth.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #04.

A dirt burst erupts behind VR Kaitlin as she twirls out of the way of the second one that erupts before her.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #04.

VR Kaitlin falls and rolls in a quarry, then gets up into a crouch, then turns sharply.

Recycled, but runs fully.

SPIELBAN #01.

The VR Skybase passes to our slight left.

Recycled; altered to fit VR Kaitlin vision.

SPIELBAN #02.

The VR Battlecruiser undocks from within the VR Skybase and falls to the Earth.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #12.

The VR Battlecruiser lands on and rides across rough terrain.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #24.

VR Kaitlin flips over the camera.

Recycled again.

SPIELBAN #23.

VR Kaitlin lands in the Battlecruiser cockpit, nod-talks, then brings her hands together briefly, before touching console.


SPIELBAN #23.

Downward angle on the VR Battlecruiser as it drives through the quarry.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

Explosions erupt on the model tank army.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

Explosions erupt around the driving VR Battlecruiser, which quickly fires.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

The VR Skybase passes to our slight left.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

Two sets of Air Fighters, three by three, fly upward from the grassy ground below.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

A trio of Air Fighters flank beneath the VR Skybase, followed by another trio from another direction.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

A trio of Air Fighters do a barrel roll.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

Air Fighters fire pink electricity.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

Air Fighters pass over the Skybase, as explosions erupt upon the ship and another trio follow.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

Three Air Fighters and Ivar's Ravage Tank in flight mode swoop around and fire pink electricity, bursting the Skybase, as more Air Fighters also fire upon it with same results.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

A trio of Air Fighters flies forth from the clouds, while another trio swoops in from the side.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #04.

The Air Castle emerges from the clouds.

Recycled; plays in reverse.

SPIELBAN #43.

Colonel Icebot turns and looks to our slight left.

Recycled, but runs briefly longer.

SPIELBAN #43.

Buttons blinking on a console.

Actually on the Skybase, but who's counting?

SPIELBAN #43.

Colonel Icebot nod-talks to our slight left.

Trimmed, but runs longer; still cutting before he turns to our right.

SPIELBAN #43.

Close on some colorful blinking control lights.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #12.

Close on the Air Castle rising up.

Recycled; altered to fit Skybase monitor.

SPIELBAN #12.

A fleet of five Quantum Cruisers fly through the sky.

Recycled again.

SPIELBAN #01.

The VR Skybase turns downward.

Recycled; cuts before it fires.

SPIELBAN #04.

The Air Castle retreats into the clouds.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #07.

The VR Skybase flies straight out of a wall of clouds.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #04.

The Air Castle sinks down into the water.

Recycled; plays in reverse.

SPIELBAN #13.

Colonel Icebot stares at those flashing lights in a tube, pressing buttons and turning knobs.

Recycled; transitions out.

SPIELBAN #12.

Vacbot taunts VR JB from atop a cliff, before leaping off and swatting him down. VR JB recovers, strikes him with his saber a time or two, only for the blade to get caught in Vacbot's vacuum arm. They struggle, and VR JB ends up getting flipped over, losing his saber.

Transitions in; cuts prior shot of VR JB turning around; final shot is split for later use.

SPIELBAN #01.

The VR Battlecruiser turns sharply up close.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #23.

VR Kaitlin quickly crosses her right arm over her chest, then raises it, before pressing button in cockpit.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

VR Battlecruiser extends its cannon.

Recycled, cuts before it fires.

SPIELBAN #01.

In his cockpit, General Ivar talks and jerks left arm about.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

Ravage Tank backs up, then speeds forth into VR Battlecruiser again.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #23.

VR Kaitlin looks down in her cockpit.


SPIELBAN #01.

In his cockpit, General Ivar talks and jerks left arm about.

Recycled again, cuts before he gestures arm again.

SPIELBAN #01.

The Ravage Tank rolls off the side of a cliff, General Ivar reacts in the cockpit, as it lands rightside up.

Recycled; transitions out.

SPIELBAN #23.

VR Skybase flies to our left over a body of water.

Recycled; transitions in.

SPIELBAN #04.

The Air Castle finishes sinking to the bottom of the sea at night.


SPIELBAN #20.

Colored console lights blink.


SPIELBAN #02.

VR JB presses button on the Skybase control.

Recycled; supposed to be VR Ryan.

SPIELBAN #25.

Missiles drop out of a bomb bay.

This is actually a Quantum Cruiser in source.

SPIELBAN #15.

An explosion underwater erupts.

Shortened.

SPIELBAN #43.

Colonel Icebot is pressing buttons when suddenly the controls begin to spark and explode.

Cuts a close-up of Icebot between final two shots.

SPIELBAN #13.

Colonel Icebot turns and stares to our slight left.

Recycled, plays in reverse.

SPIELBAN #01.

The VR Skybase passes below us uncomfortably close.

Recycled; altered to fit viewscreen.

SPIELBAN #43.

Colonel Icebot nod-talks to our slight left.

Recycled, still shortened.

SPIELBAN #04.

The Air Castle begins to rise up from the bottom of the sea at night.

Recycled, plays in reverse.

SPIELBAN #04.

The Air Castle rises up from underwater.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

The VR Skybase flies downward to our left and fires.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #43 / 12.

The Air Castle rises up as an explosion erupts over it.

Two unrelated, and recycled, shots overlayed onto each other (the explosion usually follows Air Fighters exploding).

SPIELBAN #44.

The Air Castle falls, lopsided and aflame, behind the horizon.

Cuts before energy flies up from where it crashes.

SPIELBAN #01.

The VR Skybase passes below us uncomfortably close.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #12.

VR JB stands back up to face Vacbot, who suddenly fires eyebeams at him, bursting him into falling over. Vacbot opens his chest compartment and spews frozen mist forth, overwhelming VR JB until he finds himself frozen in seran wrap. Vacbot approaches the frozen VR Trooper, who is unable to move.

First shot is split from earlier.

SPIELBAN #12.

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

Recycled, per source; cuts before full pan to the side but runs a bit longer than usual; fades out.

SPIELBAN #12.

VR JB suddenly glows, then breaks free from his ice prison. Vacbot charges forth, VR JB leaps up and kicks off of him, then snags his saber off the ground.

Fades in from prior shot.

SPIELBAN #12.

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 #12.

Vacbot reacts.


SPIELBAN #12.

VR JB stabs one Laser Lance glowing saber end forth.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #12.

VR JB stabs Vacbot with his Laser Lance, bursting him, then rushing forth and pulling it out of him and twirling it.


SPIELBAN #12.

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

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #12.

Energy slashed, Vacbot crackles and writhes. VR JB turns around and poses with his Laser Lance, as Vacbot collapses and explodes massively behind him. The destroyed remains of various applicances lie strewn and smoking on the quarry ground.

Final two shots fade into each other; transitions out.

METALDER #10.

Slow zoom in on Grimlord talking straight on.

Recycled; fades in.

METALDER #01.

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

Recycled.

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 medium shot, pointing with his right hand toward the end.


METALDER #01 / SPIELBAN #21.

Grimlord's energy screen shows an image of Colonel Icebot as he talks close with a fist raised that he slowly lowers.

Recycled.

METALDER #06.

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

Recycled; fades to black.

Ending Credits