Morphylogeny

VR Troopers

#56: VRT 204 "Quest for Power" Part One.

Features Footage from (bold = new):
Metalder, episodes 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 15, 18, 19, 22, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, & 37; Spielban, episodes 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 13, & 21; and Shaider, episodes 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 20, 21, & 22.

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

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; cuts final shot.

METALDER #03.

Grimlord materializes onto his throne, as seen from across the room.

Recycled, cuts before zoom in; teleport effects added (per reuse from VRT 112).

METALDER #15.

Grimlord talks in a nearly close-up shot.

Recycled.

METALDER #19.

Close-up of Grimlord yammering.

Recycled.

METALDER #30.

Grimlord talks on his throne, facing our slight left.

Slightly cropped and slowed.

METALDER #15.

Grimlord talks in a nearly close-up shot.

Recycled again.

SHAIDER #01.

After the Dark Fortress finishes rotating to the side, Gargantus flies off of it.

Altered to fit viewscreen.

SHAIDER #01.

A trio of Grimstars fires down upon VR Ryan, bursting the dirt before beginning to swoop down above him.

Altered to fit viewscreen.

SHAIDER #01.

Gargantus floats forth away from a green planet.

Plays in reverse; Altered to fit viewscreen.

SHAIDER #01.

An unnamed monster I'm calling Funkatron.

Altered to fit viewscreen.

SHAIDER #02.

An unnamed monster I'm calling Dogoid.

Altered to fit viewscreen.

SHAIDER #04.

An unnamed monster I'm calling Wizbot.

Altered to fit viewscreen.

SHAIDER #05.

A quick preview of Silkoid.

Altered to fit viewscreen.

SHAIDER #01.

The Dark Fortress flies through another dimension.

Altered to fit viewscreen.

SHAIDER #07.

An unnamed monster I'll call Petaltron.

Altered to fit viewscreen.

SHAIDER #01.

Gargantus fires a pair of spiked missiles forth.

Altered to fit viewscreen.

SHAIDER #20.

An unnamed monster I'll call Leechbot.

Altered to fit viewscreen.

SHAIDER #21.

An unnamed monster I'll call Maskoid.

Altered to fit viewscreen.

SHAIDER #22.

An unnamed monster I'll call Jellybot.

Altered to fit viewscreen.

SHAIDER #01.

Gargantus fires electricity bolts from its eyes.

Altered to fit viewscreen.

SHAIDER #06.

A brief blue flash, then an explosion erupts in the air.

Altered to fit viewscreen.

METALDER #01.

Grimlord points forth, shooting a beam of energy at us.

Recycled; trimmed.

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 #31.

Close on Grimlord talking.

Recycled; shortened.

METALDER #31.

Close on Grimlord talking.

Recycled again but runs longer.

METALDER #30.

Medium shot of Grimlord yakking on his throne.


SPIELBAN #13 / METALDER #05.

Colonel Icebot talks and clenches his fist briefly, as the virtual mutants watch from behind the energy screen.

Recycled backplate with new insert (which is trimmed to end).

METALDER #29.

Zoom in on Grimlord as he faces left and keeps his hand stretched out to computer console.

Recycled; shortened; plays in reverse.

METALDER #37.

Grimlord presses a button causing a red light to turn on.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #07.

Close on Colonel Icebot, gesturing his left hand forth then lowering it, as he nod-talks and shifts his weight.

Cuts before he talks a little more.

METALDER #30.

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

Recycled; shortened.

SPIELBAN #13.

Close-up of Colonel Icebot, nod-talking to our slight left.

Recycled; cuts before he talks more and raises a fist (which we used a little while ago).

METALDER #29.

Grimlord talks to our slight right, making a sweeping gesture with his right arm.


METALDER #30.

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

Recycled again; shortened.

METALDER #26.

Distant angle on Grimlord, sitting on his throne, with an audience of just Decimator, who stands there patiently.

Trims start to remove zoom out from Grimlord.

METALDER #10.

Slight zoom in, close on Grimlord talking.

Recycled; trimmed to end.

METALDER #08.

Decimator steps forth and talks.

Recycled; shortened; transitions out.

METALDER #22.

Kaitlin's car converts to flying mode and takes off.

Recycled.

METALDER #03.

Another camera jerking skyward among mountains shot.

Recycled.

METALDER #03.

Kaitlin's car flies away from us.

Recycled; fades out.

SPIELBAN #09 / METALDER #05.

Colonel Icebot nod-talks, steps forward, gestures to the back of the room, then nod-talks some more, as the virtual mutants watch from behind the energy screen.

Recycled backplate, new insert.

METALDER #19.

Close-up of Grimlord yammering.

Recycled again.

SPIELBAN #03 / METALDER #05.

Col. Icebot talks in close-up, glancing to our right briefly, but mostly talking to our slight left, as the virtual mutants watch from behind the energy screen.

Recycled.

METALDER #28.

Grimlord sits at his throne, talking and gesturing his right hand at a red pillow on a platform in front of him.

Split.

SPIELBAN #04.

Colonel Icebot nods.

Recycled; cuts before he leaves; mirror-flipped.

METALDER #28.

Close-up of Grimlord talking to our lower slight left.


METALDER #28.

Whip pan over to a virtual chamber, as Wolfbot steps out of it and walks over to the middle of the empty dungeon, facing Grimlord and saluting. .

Split from three shots ago.

METALDER #28.

Close-up on Wolfbot talking.

Trims start to remove Japanese onscreen text.

METALDER #28.

Grimlord picks up a diamond on the red pillow, but quickly puts it back down, as he talks.

Starts in the middle of the shot, then rolls back into reverse.

METALDER #34.

As Grimlord talks to Wolfbot, track left around him to show Decimator in his chamber to the side.


METALDER #31.

Close on Grimlord talking.

Recycled; shortened.

METALDER #34.

Side angle on Grimlord, Decimator turning to face him, talking to him as he turns to look at him.

Cuts before both look back to our right.

METALDER #01.

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

Recycled again.

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 again; cuts short.

SPIELBAN #06.

Rabid Spore lowers into a device in Colonel Icebot's lab.

Cuts follow-up of Icebot pressing buttons.

SPIELBAN #06.

Colonel Icebot leaves one console, then walks around Rabid Spore to the other side of the lab, presses some buttons on another console, and turns around.


SPIELBAN #06.

Colonel Icebot takes a syringe and injects one of Rabid Spore's suction cup mouths with it.

Energy effects added to shot 2.

SPIELBAN #06.

Colorful changes on a cellular level.

Pushed back by four shots from source position.

SPIELBAN #06.

Colonel Icebot looks down, as he ceases injecting Rabid Spore with the syringe.

Trims start heavily to reduce Icebot's dialogue.

METALDER #35.

Slow zoom in on Grimlord, talking on his throne, starting with a wide angle.

Recycled; shortened; plays in reverse; transitions out.

SPIELBAN #02.

Close on the flashing red VR Lab indicator light.

Recycled.

VRT 101.

JB & Ryan hold up their glowing Virtualizers.

Recycled from VRT 105.

VRT 101.

Ryan's VR transformation sequence.

Recycled.

VRT 101.

J.B.'s VR transformation sequence.

Recycled.

METALDER #34.

VR Ryan's POV scan of Wolfbot lurking in the woods.

Trims zoom in.

METALDER #34.

Wolfbot leaps over the camera.


METALDER #34.

Wolfbot grabs at VR Ryan, who throws him aside. but he gets back up and lunges at him, so VR Ryan dodges. Wolfbot holds his right hand out and fires his nails forth, VR Ryan slaps them out of the air. Wolfbot leaps forth, sparks bursting between him and VR Ryan as he lands, he throws a punch at him, VR Ryan dodges, then kicks him, sending Wolfbot rolling and backwards leaping up into a tree. VR Ryan reacts.


SPIELBAN #06.

VR JB flips over and lands in the woods, posing a bit.


SPIELBAN #06.

VR JB's eyes glow.

Recycled, per source; cuts follow-ups of VR JB's body close-ups.

METALDER #32.

VR JB's POV of the forest mountain.

Altered to fit VR JB vision.

SPIELBAN #06.

Rabid Spore floats forth, VR JB leaps forth, Rabid Spore spews mist from his sucker, hitting VR JB, causing him to fall down. He recovers, wiping his visor with the backs of his hands, blurrily looking forth to see Skugs approaching.

Shot 1 is recycled, but first time in context; final shot is split.

SPIELBAN #06.

As it ceases being blurry, a Skug attacks VR JB, causing him to smoke burst and roll back, as more Skugs approach.

Altered to fit VR Lab viewscreen; shot 1 is split from before.

VRT 101.

Kaitlin's VR transformation sequence.

Recycled from VRT 201.

SPIELBAN #06.

VR Kaitlin poses in the woods. VR JB fights a Skug, while VR Kaitlin does as well, though two gang up on her, so VR JB has to come over to assist, freeing of her assailants, before the two VR Troopers go back to back.


METALDER #34.

VR Ryan reacts, as Wolfbot leaps down from the tree and proceeds to chomp down on his shoulder. They struggle for a bit, looking like they're embraced dancing, until VR Ryan finally breaks free, smacks Wolfbot, then flings him away. Wolfbot falls, rolls, then recovers and leaps up, lunging forth, until VR Ryan sidesteps and smacks off his claws. Wolfbot reacts as VR Ryan kicks him, before they step back a few and exchange blows. VR Ryan somersaults and kicks up into Wolfbot's gut, using the leverage to flip him over. Both Wolfbot & VR Ryan leap up and at one another, with VR Ryan jumpkicking into him. Wolfbot falls, rolls, and teleports away. VR Ryan watches, then turns and runs off.

Teleport effects added to second to last shot.

SPIELBAN #06.

VR JB defends VR Kaitlin, until both nod, and he reaches down.

Cuts prior shot of Rabid Spore approaching.

SPIELBAN #06.

VR JB presses down on his blinking belt buttons.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #06.

Energy crackles about, teleporting VR JB, VR Kaitlin, the Skugs, and Rabid Spore, to a spectral-backdropped dimension. VR Kaitlin takes on multiple Skugs, as does VR JB.

Cuts final shot before he continues to take on pair of Skugs.

SPIELBAN #06.

VR JB finishes his final Skug off, and faces Rabid Spore, rushing at him, only for him to lift up into the air and disappear. VR JB glances about, when Rabid Spore swoops in and slides past him. Rabid Spore spews mist from his sucker, overwhelming VR JB.

Cuts follow-ups of VR JB getting sprayed more, than slashing at Rabid Spore only for him to teleport away, then return in his starfish mode, before reverting to normal, VR JB then firing laser at him to no avail.

SPIELBAN #06.

Rabid Spore morphs into starfish mode, rushing at VR JB and giving him a tight hug, causing him to struggle.

Energy effects added to shot 1; cuts follow-ups of VR JB almost dropping his saber and his eyes blinking out of power.

SPIELBAN #06.

VR JB's internal circuitry crackles.

Cuts additional follow-up of VR JB's eyes fading out.

SPIELBAN #06.

VR JB suddenly gets electrified, causing a zoom in on Rabid Spore's skin, where the frying continues.

Cuts follow-up look at the cellular level.

SPIELBAN #06.

VR JB keeps crackling until Rabid Spore is able to be shrugged off.

Cuts follow-up of VR JB spinning around woozily.

SPIELBAN #06.

A Skug attacks VR Kaitlin, she blocks its axe, then flips it over.

Pushed back from source position.

SPIELBAN #06.

Rabid Spore glows and morphs back into his original form, albeit with added head crackling. VR JB nod-talks, then touches the side of his helmet, causing a tiny antenna to lift up. VR JB scans Rabid Spore with some wavelength determination. Zoom in on VR JB, as he watches Rabid Spore bobbing about, crackling.

Shot 3 is trimmed to reduce dialogue; shot 5's VR JB vision is spruced up from source.

SPIELBAN #06.

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 #06.

Zoom in on VR JB, holding his Laser Lance steady, as his eyes glow to life.

Partially recycled, but runs longer at start; cuts follow-up side shots of his helmet.

SPIELBAN #06.

VR JB stabs one Laser Lance glowing saber end forth.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #06.

The extended Laser Lance end stabs through Rabid Spore's forehead.

Used ahead of source.

SPIELBAN #06.

VR JB, with one end of his Laser Lance extended into Rabid Spore's forehead causing a bursting, rushes forth and retracts it, then twirls it.

Trims intial impact; cuts follow-ups of VR JB slashing and spark bursting Rabid Spore.

SPIELBAN #06.

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

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #06.

Energy slashed, Rabid Spore crackles even more, then fades to blackness, before a massive explosion is superimposed over where it just was. VR JB's eyes then cease glowing.

Shot 2 is recycled, but first time unaltered and in context; final shot is recycled, per source; fades to black.

METALDER #18.

Medium-close shot on Grimlord talking on his throne.

Recycled; altered to fit staticky VR Lab viewscreen.

METALDER #18.

Medium-close shot on Grimlord talking on his throne.

Recycled; freeze-frames at end; altered to fit staticky VR Lab viewscreen.

METALDER #19.

Close-up of Grimlord yammering.

Recycled; altered to fit staticky VR Lab viewscreen.

METALDER #19.

Close-up of Grimlord yammering.

Recycled once more.

METALDER #30.

Medium shot of Grimlord yakking on his throne.

Recycled.

METALDER #30.

Medium shot of Grimlord yakking on his throne.

Recycled again.

METALDER #18.

Medium-close shot on Grimlord talking on his throne.

Recycled.

METALDER #19.

Close-up of Grimlord yammering.

Recycled again.

METALDER #29.

Zoom in on Grimlord as he faces left and keeps his hand stretched out to computer console.

Recycled again; shortened; plays in reverse.

Ending Credits