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VR Troopers

#80: VRT 228 "The Charmeeka Invasion".

Features Footage from (bold = new):
Shaider, episodes 1, 9, 11, 16, 23, 30, & 43; Spielban, End Credits, and episodes 1, 2, 3, 23, 31, & 43; and Metalder, episode 1.

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 #01.

Zoom in on Ziktor Tower.

Recycled; transitions in.

VRT 207.

Karl Ziktor morphs into Grimlord, teleporting up to his Dark Fortress above, which floats through the virtual dimension.

Recycled.

SHAIDER #16.

Charmador shreds his way out of a backpack, which then spark bursts.


SHAIDER #16.

Charmador stands there, flashing eyes and shaking his arms menacingly, then a close-up, then a close-up with his mouth open.

Trims start to remove crossfade from Japanese version of the Charmeeka; fades out.

SHAIDER #16.

Charmador rips a tree down.

Altered to fit VR Lab screen; trims start to remove Japanese citizens fleeing.

SHAIDER #16.

Charmador stands there, flashing eyes and shaking his arms menacingly.

Recycled; altered to fit VR Lab screen.

SHAIDER #16.

Charmador jerks his arms about, then flexes down.

Altered to fit VR Lab screen; shot loops back around in reverse, then repeats final second.

SHAIDER #16.

Charmador leans back with his jaws open.

Altered to fit VR Lab screen; cuts before Japanese text appears.

SHAIDER #16.

Charmador repeats on the VR City Scanner.

Charmador stripped out of footage. Please don't make me find the exact shot for comparison.

SHAIDER #16.

The Dark Fortress floats through the virtual dimension.

Recycled, per source; trimmed; fades in from black.

SHAIDER #16.

Close up of Charmador, eyes glowing and mouth open.

Recycled; altered to fit sparkle-screen.

VRT 101.

The three Trooper teens raise their glowing Virtualizers.

Recycled.

VRT 208.

Ryan's VR transformation sequence, version 2.

Recycled.

VRT 101.

J.B.'s VR transformation sequence.

Recycled.

VRT 101.

Kaitlin's VR transformation sequence.

Recycled from 201.

SHAIDER #09.

The VR Nitrocycle lowers its wings, then flies forth through its hangar tunnel. The VR Nitrocycle flies down from the VR Shoulder Cannon Shuttle.

Recycled.

SHAIDER #09.

VR Ryan lands on his VR Nitrocycle while in motion to our left through a prismatic portal, before he flies further into it.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

The VR Skybase flies over the camera.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

VRs JB & Kaitlin fly up toward the VR Skybase and enter it.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

VR Kaitlin & VR JB land in their cockpit seats.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

The VR Skybase passes to our slight left.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

VR Kaitlin nod-talks in the Skybase cockpit.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #03.

VR JB ceases gripping the controls in the cockpit, then nod-talks a bit.

Recycled; plays in reverse.

SHAIDER #16.

VR Ryan rides along on his VR Nitrocycle in a field, when two sets of three Ultra-Skugs appear on a nearby hillside, two of each set armed with bazookas. VR Ryan is oblivious, until they start firing upon him, dirt bursting around him but failing to hit him even once. VR Ryan motions his left arm about, and fires lasers from his VR Nitrocycle, bursting the six Ultra-Skugs, then doing the same again with same results. VR Ryan glances about, and spots Charmador hobbling through the field by himself. So VR Ryan buckles down on his VR Nitrocycle and rides at Charmador, firing lasers at him. The bolts are reflected back, bursting around the VR Nitrocycle until VR Ryan is thrown off.

Cuts prior shot of VR Ryan on Cycle arriving on scene; shots 7 & 8 are switched from source positions; cuts additional explosions behind Cycle in between shots 26 & 27.

SHAIDER #16.

Charmador gestures arms about menacingly.

Recycled, but unaltered; cuts short.

SPIELBAN #01.

The VR Skybase passes to our slight left.

Recycled; trimmed.

SPIELBAN #01.

VR JB turns and talks to VR Kaitlin in the Skybase cockpit.

Recycled; cuts before she turns to look at him and reply.

SPIELBAN #01.

VR Kaitlin nod-talks in the Skybase cockpit.

Recycled, reverses end to extend dialogue.

SPIELBAN #01.

The VR Skybase passes to our slight left.

Recycled again.

SPIELBAN #01.

The VR Skybase passes below us uncomfortably close.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #02.

VR JB shifts both of the Skybase controls.

Recycled; cuts before button pressing.

SPIELBAN #23.

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

Recycled.

SHAIDER #16.

VR Ryan poses before Charmador.


SHAIDER #16.

Charmador gestures arms about menacingly.

Recycled again, but runs fully.

SHAIDER #16.

VR Ryan leaps up, flips over, and punches both fists at Charmador, bouncing off, only to then bound off a cliff and leap back at Charmador, again bouncing off and getting flung away as a result.

Cuts additional leaping shot between shots 2 & 3; cuts additional jumpkicking forth shot between shots 6 & 7.

SHAIDER #16.

Charmador leans back with his jaws open.

Recycled, but unaltered; loops into reverse near end to cut before Japanese text appears; pushed back from source position.

SHAIDER #16.

VR Ryan falls on his back, but recovers, backs up from Charmador, then pulls out his Laser Pistol and fires upon him, only for the beams to charge up the mutant, who returns the energy as a bolt that explodes the ground before VR Ryan. He rolls to safety and recovers, then suddenly looks up to see Doommaster atop a nearby cliff with a gang of Ultra-Skugs. There's some dialogue exchanged between VR Ryan and Doommaster. Charmador hobbles forth quickly, so VR Ryan leaps at him and punches, only to get his arm grabbed and then thrown over. Charmador then picks up the downed VR Ryan, and pitches his whole body into the air. He quickly recovers, pulls out his VR Laser Saber, readying it.


SHAIDER #43.

VR Ryan stands and nod-talks in front of a building.

Shortened.

SPIELBAN #03.

VR JB nod-talks a bit in the cockpit.

Recycled; shortened; altered to fit VR Ryan Vision.

SHAIDER #16.

Charmador fires a pair of red bolts at VR Ryan, bursting him down in front of Doommaster.

Cuts follow-up close-up of Doomy talking.

SPIELBAN #43.

The VR Skybase turns slightly.

Recycled.

SHAIDER #16.

Doommaster rushes to attack the downed VR Ryan, when he suddenly pauses and looks back skyward.

Cuts follow-ups of VR Combat Module flying in and firing lasers.

SPIELBAN #01.

VR JB readies right arm and nod-talks before reaching downward in cockpit.

Recycled; trimmed to end.

SPIELBAN #03.

VR JB presses the control button.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

The VR Skybase flies downward to our left and fires.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #02.

A pair of missiles fly into a cloud.

Recycled.

SHAIDER #16.

A dirt burst erupts between Doommaster with the Ultra-Skugs, and VR Ryan with Charmador.


SPIELBAN #02.

Close on VR JB in the cockpit, talking.

Recycled; cuts before he grips controls.

SPIELBAN #03.

VR JB presses the control button.

Recycled again; loops around.

SHAIDER #16.

Dirt bursts erupt around Doommaster, and through the field among the combatants.


SHAIDER #16.

Charmador reacts as his head bursts.

Used ahead of source; trims start to remove zoom out from Annie on hillside firing.

SHAIDER #16.

VR Ryan uncrouches as dirt burst before him subsides.

Cuts prior shots of more burstings.

SHAIDER #16.

Charmador, his eyes all swirled, staggers forth drunkenly, VR Ryan remains crouched as the mutant then passes by him and instead attacks the Ultra-Skugs and Doommaster! Doommaster recovers, backs away, then leads the Ultra-Skugs in a full retreat, teleporting away. Charmador spins around until he spark bursts.

Trims start; cuts end before sparks fade and Japanese title appears onscreen.

SPIELBAN #03.

A massive explosion erupts.

Recycled; trims start to remove visibility of mountaintop turret; fades out.

SHAIDER #16.

The Dark Fortress floats through the virtual dimension.

Recycled; trimmed; fades in.

SHAIDER #01

A trio of Grimstars fly into the clouds together.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

The VR Skybase passes to our slight left.

Recycled again; trimmed.

SPIELBAN #31.

A quick look at a green light, then a red light.

Recycled; plays in reverse.

SHAIDER #23.

A trio of Grimstars do a barrel roll together.

Recycled; altered to fit Skybase monitor.

SPIELBAN #02.

VR JB shifts both of the Skybase controls.

Recycled; plays in reverse; cuts before button pressing.

SPIELBAN #43.

VR Skybase tilts to its left side.

Recycled.

SHAIDER #01.

A trio of Grimstars swoop around in formation.


SPIELBAN END CREDITS.

The VR Skybase flies high up over us.

Recycled.

SHAIDER #01.

A trio of Grimstars fire electricity bolts.

Recycled.

SHAIDER #16.

VR Ryan flips over the camera, landing upon an empty reservoir or really big steps, posing.

Cuts follow-up of Charmador, Doommaster, Vixens, and Ultra-Skugs arriving to look.

SHAIDER #16.

Zoom out as VR Ryan poses.

Cuts follow-ups of more posing.

SHAIDER #16.

Charmador slaps hands, then leaps up. VR Ryan follows suit, both clashing in midair and bouncing back from one another. VR Ryan hits a tree and falls down, but quickly recovers when Charmador rushes at him, bounding off a tree as Charmador sparkily strikes it. VR Ryan rolls, then dodges as Charmador sparkily kicks another tree. VR Ryan pulls out his Laser Pistol and fires on Charmador, bursting him, but the beam is deflected back, also bursting VR Ryan. Undeterred, VR Ryan fires back again, bursting the mutant once more.

Shot 1 is trimmed to end and zoomed in to avoid seeing Doomy and Vixen arms in frame; Final shot is altered to fit sparkle-screen; cuts before beam is returned to VR Ryan again; cuts follow-ups of a little more usable fighting.

SHAIDER #16.

An explosion finishes.

Recycled, per source; trimmed to end so you don't see Gargantus.

SHAIDER #16.

Rapid flashing of a blue burst.

Recycled, per source.

SHAIDER #16.

VR Ryan turns around to see Charmador's giant head rising up above misty meadows, grabbing at him. VR Ryan pulls out his VR Laser Saber, goes to attack, when Charmador blows his breath down at him, overwhelming him until it's flung into the next area, which I'll call Glastonbury Grove. He looks around, seeing nothing but trees and fog. Charmador then strikes, so VR Ryan rolls over his back, then gets back up.

Cuts additional quick strikes by a teleporting Charmador between shots 9 & 10; splits final shot.

SHAIDER #16.

Charmador pops up behind VR Ryan and strikes him down.

Split from previous shot; altered to fit sparkle-screen; cuts follow-up of VR Ryan flying upward.

SHAIDER #16.

VR Ryan falls and rolls into the Fractal Zone.

Cuts before three robed demons attack him; cuts follow-ups of them fighting him.

SHAIDER #16.

Charmador charges in, VR Ryan does the same.

Trims start to remove Charmador tossing aside robe; cuts follow-up of VR Ryan fighting Charmador.

SHAIDER #16.

VR Ryan breaks out of a hold from Charmador, then hits him in the gut, before punching him into flying skyward, exiting the Fractal Zone, and ending up in Indigo Sector. There, Charmador teleports away. VR Ryan rushes in just after he leaves, glancing about, spotting Charmador rushing by behind him. He pulls out his Laser Pistol.

Teleport effects added to shot 3; cuts follow-ups of VR Ryan firing on Charmador and missing repeatedly.

SHAIDER #16.

VR Ryan fires upon Charmador, but misses and blasts a wall. Charmador pops up behind him, and flips him into the air, only for VR Ryan to bounce off a wall, flip over, bounce off an opposite wall, then keep doing the same over Charmador.

Shots 1 & 3 are part of a longer shot, split with shot 2 shortened from a prior cut shot stuck in between to fancy it up; cuts final shot before a few more flips over.

SHAIDER #16.

Charmador spins around, dizzy, his eyes swirling. VR Ryan leaps past him and Laser Pistol fires upon him, blowing sparks out of his brains. Charmador jumps at VR Ryan, who ends up sparkily slashed by the mutant on the way by. Charmador lands atop a cliff, looking down upon VR Ryan, firing a pair of bolts down that dirt burst him down. VR Ryan recovers, firing his Laser Pistol up at Charmador, exploding him into being flung back into misty meadows, where VR Ryan follows.


SHAIDER #16.

VR Ryan readies his VR Laser Saber, charging the blade up and twirling it about as it trails against a sparkly backdrop.

Recycled, per source (sparkily backdrop effect US added).

SHAIDER #16.

Charmador attacks, so VR Ryan whips his Laser Saber into a laser whip, snagging the mutant, then leaping over him, tugging it back and returning it into saber mode. Charmador spins around rapidly as a result. VR Ryan rushes past Charmador, sparkily slashing him, then when his back is to him, he sparkily stabs him in the back of the head, causing his eyes to swirl, before pulling it out. Charmador turns around dizzily.


SHAIDER #16.

VR Ryan energy slashes horizontally to our left a few times.

Recycled, per source.

SHAIDER #16.

Charmador is slashed sparkily.


SHAIDER #16.

A blue, massive explosion fireball expands before us, rapidly flashing. VR Ryan turns around and poses with his saber as the strange dimension reverts to the blue skies of reality.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #01.

Close on VR JB raising his right arm and talking, then reaching down and pressing button on his controls.

Recycled; trimmed to remove zoom in.

SPIELBAN #01.

Skybase fires forth.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #02.

A pair of missiles fly into a cloud.

Recycled again.

SHAIDER #23.

A trio of Grimstars do a barrel roll.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

A massive explosion in midair.

Recycled; trims off Air Fighters.

SHAIDER #30.

A bright explosion in midair turns into a swath of smoke and sparks.


SPIELBAN #01 / SHAIDER #01.

VRs JB & Kaitlin watch as a pair of flaming Grimstars streak across the horizon before them.

Recycled backplate with new insert.

SPIELBAN #01.

Zoom in on VR JB raising his right arm and talking.

Recycled; split.

SHAIDER #01.

A trio of Grimstars barrel rolls to our left.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #01.

VR JB, right arm raised, then reaches down and presses button on his controls.

Recycled; shot 1 is split from two shots ago.

SPIELBAN #01.

Skybase fires forth.

Recycled again.

SPIELBAN #02.

A pair of missiles fly into a cloud.

Recycled yet again.

SHAIDER #01.

A trio of Grimstars barrel rolls to our right.

Recycled; mirror-flipped.

SPIELBAN #01.

A massive explosion in midair.

Recycled again.

SHAIDER #01.

A pair of flaming, damaged Grimstars swoop down over us.

Recycled.

SHAIDER #11.

On the Skybase monitor, VR Ryan nod-talks.

Shortened; altered to fit Skybase viewscreen.

SPIELBAN #03.

VR JB looks forth, raises his right hand, and nod-talks in the cockpit.

Recycled; shortened; transitions out.

SHAIDER #01.

The Dark Fortress floats through the virtual dimension.

Recycled; transitions in.

Ending Credits