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VR Troopers

#30: VRT 130 "Small But Mighty".

Features Footage from (bold = new):
Metalder, episodes 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 16, 30, 32, 35, & 36; and Spielban, episodes 1, 2, 7, 11, 15, 24, 38, & 39.

The complete program, from opening to end of end credits, lasts roughly 21:16;23.

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 #01.

The Virtual Dungeon fills up with dozens of mutants.

Recycled, still trimmed heavily.

METALDER #01.

Pan left as Grimlord talks and raises his arms.

Recycled, but cuts before he shakes head.

METALDER #30.

The assembled mutants glance about in a state of confusion.


METALDER #30.

Grimlord nods, then talks in close-up, facing our slight left.

Recycled, cuts before he talks more.

METALDER #16.

Several of the Mutants laugh (including Air Striker, Cannonnose, Fighterbot, Slashbot, Combax, Spitbot, and Crabor).

Trims start.

METALDER #30.

Grimlord talks in close-up, facing our slight left.

Recycled, trims to remove nodding.

METALDER #01.

A shot of Toxoid's mutant army faction.

Recycled.

METALDER #35.

Quick zoom in onto Grimlord's face, not talking.

Fades to black.

METALDER #10.

Slow zoom in on Grimlord talking straight on before stopping in a close-up of his face (lighter flashes).

Possibly previously used and I confused it with an identical shot from #10 with brighter flashes.

METALDER #02.

Close on Decimator in the dungeon (as Air Striker is being led away in the background). He talks, then bows.

Recycled, shortened heavily.

METALDER #01.

Close on Grimlord talking and raising his right hand.

Recycled, trimmed heavily.

METALDER #01.

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

Recycled, trimmed a little.

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.

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

Recycled, cuts before stuff from three shots ago.

METALDER #05 / SPIELBAN #38.

Cranoid in a quarry stretches out his arms, as the virtual mutants watch from behind the energy screen.

Recycled backplate, new (slowed) inserts.

METALDER #32.

Close on Grimlord looking slowly from side to side and talking.

Trims start to remove (the previously used) zoom in; transitions out.

VRT 101.

Young Ryan's VR transformation sequence.

Recycled (with new close-up of Young Ryan).

VRT 101.

Young Kaitlin's VR transformation sequence.

Recycled (with new close-up of Young Kaitlin); cuts end before sequence finishes.

VRT 101.

Young J.B.'s VR transformation sequence.

Recycled (with new close-up of Young JB); fades out before final shot finishes.

SPIELBAN #07.

A fleet of five Quantum Cruisers fly through the sky.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

A Quantum Cruiser spits six pods out, which crash to Earth and explode.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

The smoke cleares and reveals a fleet of tanks rolling along.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #02.

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

Recycled.

METALDER #16.

VR Ryan leaps and flips over in front of the sun.


SPIELBAN #07.

The VR Battlecruiser lands on and rides across rough terrain.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

VR Battlecruiser turns sharply to our slight left.

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.

VR JB presses button on control stick in VR Battlecruiser.

Recycled (supposed to be VR Ryan).

SPIELBAN #01.

VR Battlecruiser extends its cannon and fires.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

Explosions erupt across the line of model tanks.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

VR Battlecruiser fires its cannon.

Recycled again and trimmed.

SPIELBAN #01.

More tanks explode.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

A pair of real tanks drive through a desert.


SPIELBAN #01.

More tanks burst.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

The tanks explode.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

VR Battlecruiser fires its cannon.

Recycled again and trimmed.

SPIELBAN #01.

Explosions erupt around the VR Battlecruiser, which drives through them.

Recycled, but cuts before it fires back.

SPIELBAN #07.

A Quantum Cruiser fires.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

A trio of Air Fighters fires while turning.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #07.

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

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #15.

As a trio of explosions erupt around them, VR Kaitlin and a cartwheeling VR JB dive out of the way.

Final second or so repeats for some reason.

SPIELBAN #15.

A Quantum Cruiser fires.

Recycled again, per source.

SPIELBAN #15.

VR JB flips over as a dirt burst erupts next to him, engulfing him.


SPIELBAN #24.

VR JB & VR Kaitlin roll into a smokey field beside a dam.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #24.

VR JB & VR Kaitlin look forth and nod in front of smokey dam.


SPIELBAN #24.

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 #24.

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

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #03.

A massive explosion erupts.

Recycled, still trimmed to remove turret.

SPIELBAN #38.

Cranoid turns around in a quarry.

Recycled, trimmed, unaltered otherwise.

SPIELBAN #38.

VR JB leaps up and over Cranoid, slashing him with his saber sparkily as he does, landing on the other side of him, then turning and rushing back at him. VR JB is unable to strike Cranoid again before the mutant strikes first, bursting him as VR Kaitlin rushes in behind. VR JB recovers quickly, and blocks Cranoid's arm with his saber as VR Kaitlin sparkily slashes him in the back with her scythe. While he's dazed, VR JB sparkily slashes him, VR Kaitlin tries again, but gets sparkily slashed away, VR JB trying also, but gets blocked and stuck in the back.

Cuts prior shots due to double VR Kaitlins, and follow-up for same reason.

SPIELBAN #38.

A crouching VR Kaitlin gives a thumbs up.


SPIELBAN #38.

Cranoid turns around then spreads arms.

Recycled; altered to fit VR Kaitlin vision.

SPIELBAN #01.

VR Battlecruiser turns sharply to our slight left.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

Sharp zoom in on a trio of real tanks, then a close-up of their tank treads rolling along.

Shot 1 is recycled, but unaltered.

SPIELBAN #01.

Explosions erupt on the model tank army.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

Amid explosions, VR Battlecruiser drives through them and fires back.

Recycled, trimmed to end.

SPIELBAN #01.

General Ivar in his Ravage Tank rolls along through an explosion or two, as he talks in his cockpit, raising fist briefly.

Recycled, splits before his fist comes down.

SPIELBAN #01.

VR Battlecruiser turns sharply to our slight left.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

General Ivar finishes slamming his fist down in his cockpit.

Recycled, split from two shots ago.

SPIELBAN #01.

The Ravage Tank rolls forth, General Ivar driving it.

Recycled, splits shot 2.

SPIELBAN #01.

The VR Battlecruiser turns sharply up close.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

Continued, General Ivar continues driving his Ravage Tank past us.

Recycled, split from two shots ago.

SPIELBAN #01.

The Ravage Tank slams into the VR Battlecruiser, both playing bumper cars with each other.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

Ravage Tank & VR Battlecruiser continue to get shovey with each other.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

Ravage Tank backs up, then speeds forth.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

VR JB presses button on control stick in VR Battlecruiser.

Recycled again (supposed to be VR Ryan).

SPIELBAN #01.

VR Battlecruiser extends its cannon and fires.

Recycled again.

SPIELBAN #01.

Ravage Tank speeds forth into the VR Battlecruiser again.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #38.

VR JB readies saber and charges forth.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #38.

Cranoid zaps VR JB and VR Kaitlin (and VR Kaitlin 2, shh!) sparkily, causing VR JB to roll away.

Trims start to try to hide VR Kaitlin 2, but she's still visible anyway.

SPIELBAN #38.

Cranoid spreads arms.

Recycled, but unaltered.

SPIELBAN #38.

VR JB, Laser Pistol in hand, nod-talks to our left.

Trims start.

SPIELBAN #38.

A crouching VR Kaitlin gives a thumbs up.

Recycled, but first in context.

SPIELBAN #38.

VR Kaitlin whips out her Laser Pistol, and both she and VR JB fire upon Cranoid, bursting him down. VR JB lowers his weapon cautiously, as Cranoid lies on the ground, his exposed chest cavity spewing foam and sparks as he writhes about.

Cuts follow-up due to VR Kaitlin 2 visibility.

SPIELBAN #38.

VR JB nod-talks with saber in hand.

Cuts follow-ups due to VR Kaitlin 2 visibility.

SPIELBAN #38.

Cranoid lies on the ground, his exposed chest cavity spewing foam and sparks.

Recycled; altered to fit VR JB vision.

SPIELBAN #38.

Cranoid gets back up as VR JB and VR Kaitlin react.

Cropped to remove VR Kaitlin 2.

SPIELBAN #39.

VR Kaitlin gives a thumbs up to our right, then prepares to pull out her Laser Pistol forth.

Recycled, but runs fully.

SPIELBAN #38.

VR JB nod-talks with saber in hand.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #38.

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 #38.

Cranoid marches forth.


SPIELBAN #38.

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

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #38.

Energy slashed, Cranoid crackles, then collapses, and explodes massively, as VR JB turns around and poses with his Laser Lance.

Transitions out.

SPIELBAN #01.

Ravage Tank rolls over the edge of the VR Battlecruiser, then drives away, as the Battlecruiser follows and cuts across, aimed right at the Tank's side.

Recycled; transitions in; splits shot 2 to fit in a US VR Ryan cockpit shot.

SPIELBAN #01.

VR JB presses button on control stick in VR Battlecruiser.

Recycled again (supposed to be VR Ryan).

SPIELBAN #01.

Amid explosions, VR Battlecruiser drives through them and fires back.

Recycled again, trimmed to end.

SPIELBAN #01.

General Ivar in his Ravage Tank rolls along through an explosion or two, as he talks in his cockpit, raising fist briefly.

Recycled again, cuts before his fist comes down.

SPIELBAN #01.

General Ivar drives his cockpit by as the VR Battlecruiser cockpit begins to pass.

Recycled, cuts before we can see VR JB.

SPIELBAN #01.

The VR Battlecruiser plows right into the Ravage Tank's side.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #02.

The Ravage Tank plummets backwards over the side of a cliff.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

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

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

General Ivar reacts in his upside down cockpit.

Recycled; flipped upside down.

SPIELBAN #01.

The Ravage Tank lands rightside up, where Ivar then talks and jerks left arm about.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

General Ivar's Ravage Tank separates into an aerial module we'll call the Ravage Jet.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

The Ravage Jet finishes snapping its wings into place, and takes flight, swooping down past the driving VR Battlecruiser.


SPIELBAN #01.

The Ravage Jet flies up into the clouds, then swoops back down, firing pink electricity.


SPIELBAN #01.

General Ivar talks in his cockpit, raising fist briefly.

Recycled, cuts before his fist comes down.

SPIELBAN #01.

VR Battlecruiser drives on through explosions, finally firing at the end.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

The Ravage Jet swoops down from the clouds.


SPIELBAN #01.

VR JB presses button on control stick in VR Battlecruiser.

Recycled again (supposed to be VR Ryan).

SPIELBAN #01.

VR Battlecruiser turns left and fires, an explosion erupting behind the Ravage Jet but it stays ahead of it. The VR Battlecruiser turns sharply and parks, before detaching its VR Interceptor module, which unfolds its wings while hovering in midair.

Cuts follow-ups of Interceptor flying off due to onscreen text.

SPIELBAN #01.

The Ravage Jet and VR Interceptor fly off in opposite directions.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

General Ivar talks in his cockpit.

Recycled, cuts before he raises arm.

SPIELBAN #01.

VR Interceptor is chased by the Ravage Jet through the clouds.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

The Ravage Jet turns in the air and fires pink electricity toward us.


SPIELBAN #01.

The VR Interceptor flies away from an explosion.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

The Ravage Jet swoops down into a canyon, followed closely by the VR Interceptor.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

Monitor readout has a bunch of dots converging on a center target.

Recycled, shortened.

SPIELBAN #01.

The Interceptor fires lasers forth.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

The Ravage Jet flies away from an explosion in a canyon.

Cuts before it finishes flying safely away.

SPIELBAN #01.

A massive explosion in midair.

Recycled; repeats end twice.

SPIELBAN #11.

VR JB turns to VR Kaitlin as she turns to him.

Recycled; altered to fit VR Ryan vision.

SPIELBAN #01.

VRs JB & Kaitlin fly up toward the VR Skybase.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

VRs JB & Kaitlin enter the Skybase.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #02.

"VR Ryan" flies up into the VR Skybase.

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.

Air Fighters fire pink electricity.

Recycled again.

SPIELBAN #01.

Skybase fires forth.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

A couple of missiles gets close to a trio of Air Fighters, exploding them massively in midair.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

Quantum Cruiser fires to our upper right.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

VR Skybase is struck repeatedly by pink electricity, but it flies on undeterred.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

Quantum Cruiser flies away from us into the clouds.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

Three Air Fighters and Ivar's Ravage Tank in flight mode swoop around and fire pink electricity.

Recycled; mirror-flipped.

SPIELBAN #01.

The Skybase bursts, as more Air Fighters also fire upon it with same results.

Recycled again.

SPIELBAN #01.

VR Skybase fires a pair of missiles at three Air Fighters, exploding them in midair.

Recycled.

METALDER #01.

Close on Grimlord looking silently to our left.

Recycled.

METALDER #36.

Track down the row of Blue Boar's mutant faction standing in line.

Recycled; Shortened, cutting off Blue Boar and those at the end.

METALDER #36.

Track down the row of Zelton standing in line with his mutant faction.

Recycled; cuts before we see those at the end.

METALDER #35.

Decimator is on his knees as Grimlord speaks before him. Close on Grimlord jawing a little.

Trims start.

METALDER #35.

Decimator listens while on his knees.

Recycled.

METALDER #06.

Sharp zoom in 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