Zabitan's Magic Happy American Tokusatu Reviews

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Hello there everyone I'm Zabitan, and I am here to take you on a strange trip into the world of American/Western Tokusastu productions starting with the first attempt at duplicating the success of Power Rangers, and one of my personal favorites VR Troopers.



I guess I'll start by saying what I plan on doing with this. I'm going to watch an episode of VR Troopers a day, and review it from Monday to Friday.

I will also watch episodes of Metal Hero but only the ones that the episode of VR Troopers used footage from so I can see for myself what footage they had to work with.

I'll save official reviews of those episodes when I decide to review the shows themselves.



Anyway I guess I'll start by talking about the Cybertron pilot. I like seeing Jason David Frank as the main character, Grimlord having a bully son who's the hero's main rival. Jamie Kennedy before he was famous as one of the comic relief characters.

My only real gripe is the transformation being just JDF starring at a crystal. I can understand him putting his hand on it, and then saying his transformation phrase to start it but just starting at it no.

Everything else I don't know I like Tao being a mentor, Tao's daughter Mia, and seeing how the show would have been like with only one Metal Hero show but at the same time I still like the VR Troopers we did get.

It mostly has to do with the fact that only the script for what the first episode would be about, and only about ten minutes of footage with 90% of it being Metalder

And it's pretty hard to judge a show that doesn't exist since there's no way short of a magic what if machine to tell if it would have been better or not.

I will say it's a pretty good what if though like if Saban was going to make an actual Karato series out of Janperson, or if they were going to take Rescue Hero or Blue Swat and make it something like Mega Patrol.



So on to the first episode of VR Troopers The Battle Begins written by Douglas Sloan, and directed by Shuki Levy.

So we start with how every episode starts with our main hero Ryan Steele sitting in front of a bell at park going on about his legendary missing daddy issues. Not much else to say since all the really good jokes have been made, and so no real reason to talk about them other than what the moral of the story is.



We then go to Tao dojo where Ryan, and his best friend JB Reese are in the middle of a karate tournament against the generic Crossworld City dojo with Tao dojo down 1 to Crosworld's 2 while their friend, and sensei Tao, and Ryan's pet bloodhound Jeb watch and cheer on.

I will say that I always enjoy how much 90's Saban shows treat karate tournaments like they're these big things that everyone in town is obsessed with. The middle aged white guy ref, random judges in business suits, and my personal favorite the audience that has a random guy with a 70's porn stache.

Ryan fights some random blonde guy in black gi, and they pretty much just kick at each other until they punch each other, Ryan takes him down with a scissor kick winning a point for Tao dojo.

Now for the tie breaker JB vs random Asian guy in black gi. They punch, and karate chop each other, then they kick each other, then random Asian guy jumps, and JB kicks him winning the tournament for Tao dojo, and Ryan, JB, and Tao celebrate.



We then go to the Underground Voice Daily where crazy editor Woody is on the phone giving the five Ws before comically slamming the phone on his own finger calling forth Kaitlin Star Ryan and JB's other best friend who works as reporter at UVD to tell her that local greedy evil rich corporate asshole type and the shows main villain Karl Ziktor is demolishing an old building to make a power plant.

Ryan, and JB then go on their motorcycles to meet Kaitlin at Occupy Crossworld City. While in his totally not creepy, and evil looking corporate headquarters Ziktor himself grabs his pet lizard Julia so they and his secretaries can watch the old building getting blown up.

Ziktor, and the foreman for the demolition team take turns counting down from five so that we can cut back and forth between Ziktor in his office, and Ryan and his friends at the demolition site, and then we see the old building get blown up.

Ziktor gets up, and tells his secretaries to return to virtual reality to await further instructions, and they turn into Skugs gold robots with weird faces in black tights with capes who are the show's henchmen, and slide into the floor while Ziktor starts gloating about taking over the city.

There's something about this part that bugs me but it won't make sense until I get to my final thoughts so let's move on.

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We then go back to Tao dojo where Ryan is putting up the trophy he, and JB won from the tournament earlier, and straightening up around the dojo while JB is trying to update the dojo books on the computer, and Kaitlin is playing with Jeb.

Just then the computer starts acting weird, and Ryan, and his friends try to see what's going on, and the image of a middle aged black guy shows up on the screen. The man says he's Professor Horatio Hart, and that he has a message from Ryan's father.



Meanwhile at Ziktor industries Ziktor's secretaries inform him of it, and he has them leave while he puts his hand on his crystal ball, and goes "Forces of darkness empower me. Take me back to my virtual reality", and transforms into Grimlord, and goes to his virtual dungeon to see his army of mutant robots.

Now I would like to make that one joke where you pretend to confuse the Japanese names with the American ones like if I was talking about Power Rangers I would joke "The astronauts open the space dumpster, and accidentally release Band-er I mean Rita Repulsa" but honestly I would be here all day if I did that, and we've just seen the Metalder monsters.



Instead I'll just compare and contrast what I like and what I don't like about the villains of VR Troopers with regards to the ones on Power Rangers.

For starters I like how they look since they look like how I imagine robots, and mutants would look like if they were real, and I like how they are an actual army as opposed to just a few characters.

And I like General Ivar if I wasn't such a wimp about needles I would get General Ivar as a Tattoo on my back I think he's that cool.

On the other hand there's just so many of them, and it's always the same amount no matter who gets blown up so it's hard to care sometimes who's supposed to be a main minion and who's just an MOTD.

Especially since it still comes across like Grimlord's the Zedd/Rita, Ivar, Decimator, and maybe Zelton, Dark Heart, and Blue Boar are the Goldars, Icebot is the Finster, and Toxoid, Air Striker, Fighterbot, and maybe the tankbots are the Squats, and Baboos.



Anyway Grimlord calls up General Ivar, to make sure that the final assault on reality is under way, and to stop Ryan, and his friends from going to Professor Hart's lab

We then see Ryan, and his friends in Kaitlin's car driving to the lab while Ryan explains that Professor Hart worked with his dad, they were both close to a major scientific breakthrough when his father disappeared.

Just then two of Grimlord's mutants Air Striker, and Fighterbot appear, and on Grimlord's orders start trying to blow up Kaitlin's car with enough missiles, and lasers to turn mount Everest into a gravel pit, and still end up missing it.

And yet our heroes are still smart enough to get out soon as they get the woods to escape to the bridge but Grimlord is also smart enough to have Fighterbot destroy the bridge before they can reach it.

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We then see our heroes walking through a field explaining that when we weren't looking they were able to find a side road.

You know I'm starting to notice a pattern with this episode of just Ziktor/Grimlord screwing over Ryan, and his friends, and then the next scene is like they don't even care.

Anyway Ryan, and his friends then find some weird triangle thing in the middle of nowhere. The Professor's voice comes out, and tells them to enter, and they do. we then see Professor Hart's lab, I'll admit I like it just because of how futuristic it looks.

Inside our heroes look around, and then the Professor appears on the lab's screens revealing he only exists as a virtual image, and tells them to put on some VR visors which he makes appear out of thin air.



Our heroes put them on, and are assaulted by a 90's screen saver that the Professor explains is them looking through the reality barrier. Then Ryan's father appears which JB explains is a virtual recording like a 3D video.

Ryan's father shows some Metalder clips, and explains that Grimlord has been making mutant robots so he can attack the reality barrier and take over the world.

He then says that he and Professor Hart need Ryan, and his friends to become superheroes called the VR Troopers, and explains about the skugs but he doesn't actually show them.



He then explains that if they fail to defeat the Skugs in our world they will have to fight them in an outpost next to a virtual black hole called the Battle Grid.

But instead of showing what the Battle Grid looks like he shows them transforming into the Battle Grid suits but doesn't explain why they have those suits when they go there.

Though I'll admit I like the insta morph effect with the weird "seizure" lights, and the Troopers glowing as civilians, and being in the suits when it fades.



I will say this just to get it out of the way I do enjoy the Battle Grid suits. I Like how all three of them try to incorporate elements from the Metal Hero suits into them like the padding meant to be the metal plates on their main suits.

And how they make the Troopers look more like they're part of the same team while still having individual elements to tell who's who.

Like Ryan's suit has this half red half blue color scheme with the yellow eyes, and all these various designs that I'm guessing are supposed to look like metal plates.

Kaitlin has this white suit with a red stripe, and black visor on the helmet, and a design that looks like she's wearing a one piece swimsuit/leotard, and even looks like it has straps, and it even has these yellow crystals on her chest, and a belt on there.

Hell JB's is the most "normal" looking and it still manages to have elements of both Ryan, and Kaitlin's suits with this solid body suit and armored design like Ryan but with this silver helmet with a black stripe, and red visor, and red, and silver crystal like shapes like a male version of Kaitlin.



We finally get to see the main suits, and I'll say that I like how they have full body armor, and how they all have unique designs to them, and the various lights on all them.

Ryan's father then tells them they are Earth's last hope, and there's an admittedly touching part where Ryan tries to reach out to his dad, the message ends, and our heroes take off their visors, and Ryan's still sad about his dad.

The Professor then has these three pendants appear which he explains are the transformation virtualizers that will allow them to become VR Troopers, and travel between realities to stop Grimlord' and his mutants, and our heroes then put them on.



Meanwhile at the Virtual Dungeon Grimlord has his Tankbots attack the lab, so the Professor tells them to say Trooper Transform, and use their new powers which they do, and we get to see them transform for the first time.

Ryan's transformation is the Metalder one with Brad Hawkins, and without the part where he grabs his own arms for no reason, and JB, and Kaitlin's transformations are the Spielban, Dianna Lady ones with Michael Bacon, and Sarah Brown.

We then see JB, and Kaitlin fight an ape like mutant called Kongbot who attacks with huge fists he can launch at opponents, while Ryan fights Grimlord's second in command Decimator, and the Tankbots who open fire on him.

JB, and Kaitlin jump to attack Kongbot who punches JB, and pins him to the ground, but JB gets out of the way, and Kaitlin tries to kick Kongbot but he just punches her out of the way.

Meanwhile Decimator jumps at Ryan with his sword, and tries to slash him but Ryan keeps getting out the way, then he jumps, and kicks Decimator, and blocks him with his arm but Decimator jumps out of the way.



I'll also add that when they're in Trooper mode they have what I like to call Trooper vision where you can see what it looks like in the helmets, and in addition to the main visor there's also a little screen so they can talk to others, and see what's going on elsewhere.

It's a small thing but it adds a nice touch to how the Troopers' powers work, and adds to the techno feel of the show.



Meanwhile JB does a jump kick at Kongbot, and knocks him upside the head, and then tries to slash him with his sword but gets punched aside, so he tries again but still gets punched so he kicks Kongbot and knocks him back again but Kongbot keeps running at him.

So the Professor tells JB to use his Laser Lance against Kongbot, and I'm not gonna lie it's awesome. Lightsabers are cool, double edged Lightsabers are cool so using a double edged Lightsaber to slash a robot until it blows up is just perfect.

Meanwhile Ryan is still dealing with Decimator kicking him, and trying to dodge his sword slashes but then Decimator rushes at Ryan, and slashes his shoulder, and exposing his circuits, and sending him off a cliff.

At the lab JB, and Kaitlin back in civilian mode return from defeating Kongbot, and wonder where Ryan is. The Professor explains that Ryan's communication system is down, has JB use the geo thermal scanner to find Ryan.

Meanwhile at the Virtual Dungeon Grimlord, and his mutants celebrate Ryan's defeat, and plan to continue the invasion of Earth. While at the bottom of the cliff Ryan lies quiet, and motionless as the words To Be Continued flash on the screen.




Now here's where I would talk about Finale Thoughts but I'll save those for part as this is a multi parter.

So tune in next time for more Magic Happy American Tokusatsu Reviews.

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So we start where we left off with Ryan in Trooper mode lying at the bottom of a canyon only now he's talking about the time his dad told him to never give up.


Back at the lab JB, Kaitlin, and the Professor are still looking for Ryan. The Professor explains that Ryan's main power source is down so he has one of the lab's machines materialize a device to fix Ryan's circuits.



Kaitlin, and JB then take Jeb, and her car to get to Ryan in time with Kaitlin wishing they could get there faster but she, and JB start to regret that when her steering wheel, and breaks are stuck, and the car is still moving on it's own towards off a cliff.

Just when it looks like they're going to have a car wreck the doors of Kaitlin's car sprout wings and it starts flying, and the radio turns into a computer screen with the Professor who explains that he upgraded her car when know one was looking.



Meanwhile at Ziktor industries. One of Ziktor's Skug secretaries informs him that Ryan is still alive. While he is watching it on a tv in his office for himself I might add.

However he believes that he can use it to destroy all three Troopers at once.



Kaitlin lands her car, and they all get out to look for Ryan who's okay except for the fact that he can't move so JB uses the device the Professor gave to fix Ryan.


Just then a group of Ziktor's secretaries appear, and transform into their true forms, and which Kaitlin just automatically knows, and we get our first Skug battle.

They both kick at them, but then Kaitlin gets flipped over by the Skugs while JB kicks at them but they get out of the way.

Kaitlin gets flipped over again, and JB gets knocked down by a leg sweep kick but gets back up and kicks a Skug but then gets down, and let's the Skug run towards him so he can grab it with both his arm and leg, and throws the Skug off.

Meanwhile Kaitlin is trying to get two Skugs off so she runs up a tree, and slams them into each other.


Now here is where we get into the elephant in the room. The infamous weakness where the Skugs disintegrate when they touch each other.

Yeah it's pretty lame 1994 was not a good year for henchmen in American kids based on Japanese ones.



Anyway Kaitlin tells JB and he wastes no time, and kicks the two Skugs in front of him into each other Kaitlin, and JB then go to take Ryan back the Lab.

Once there the Professor scans Ryan, and has a machine fix Ryan. Kaitlin wonders why the Virtual power didn't protect Ryan.

To which the Professor explains that the Troopers must still defend themselves even with the powers.

Afterwards we see some flashing lights, and Ryan turns back into Brad Hawkins.

I will say I like the idea that their VR Trooper forms are actual robots, and if they get damaged as robots they have to get repaired.

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Meanwhile at Ziktor industries Ziktor tells his secretaries he wants to purchase some land that will soon be available. Then he brags to Juliet about how it's like a game of I Win while they watch scenes of factories, and construction crews.

Why? I'm guessing to try, and make it look like the stuff about the old building from the last was actually relevant.

Unless Haim Saban generally thought that kids, and parents liked shows buying land.

VR Troopers: Superheroes, Robots, Martial Arts, Real Estate



Anyway back at the lab the Professor congratulates the Troopers on their first time. But the Troopers themselves are worried about Grimlord, and his mutants.

So the Professor has them put on the visors, and he shows them some more Metalder clips of monsters they'll have to fight and there is an admittedly funny part where the Troopers actually get freaked out by a monster, and make defensive poses while the Professor does an aside.

Afterwards Ryan says that if that's what it takes to find his father he'll do it, and Kaitlin says they'll be with him.



Just then Jeb gets on the machine, and starts messing with it which then starts electrocuting him, and when it's done he starts talking with a Jack Nicholson impersonation.

Now I'm just going to flat out say it I like Jeb because I like his whole sarcastic commentary on everything.

Anyway the Professor says he can make Jeb normal but Jeb doesn't want to so Ryan makes him promise not to talk around anyone besides them.



Back at Ziktor industries Ziktor transforms into Grimlord, and goes to the Virtual Dungeon.

While at Tao dojo the Troopers are practicing martial arts while a Ron Wasserman song plays afterwards Tao himself comes out with some brooms, and dust pans, and asks them to clean the dojo before they leave.



We then go to the Underground Voice Daily where Woody is playing with some toys when Kaitlin comes in, and Woody asks if she has her story ready which she doesn't.

So she grabs her camera, and drives her car just outside Crossworld City when she sees something strange, and finds Grimlord's mutants getting ready for the final assault on reality.



At Tao dojo the show sets up this sub plot where Ryan is trying to become part owner of the dojo when Kaitlin comes in and tells them she has to talk to them while grabbing her Virtualizer to show them it's Trooper related.

So Ryan and JB leave with her while Tao just stands around confused.

While at the Virtual Dungeon Grimlord's mutants are cheering while Grimlord has all of them attack the reality barrier.

Back at the UVD JB puts a floppy disk into Kaitlin 's computer that lets them talk to the Professor so Kaitlin shows him her pictures and he tells them to stop Grimlord's army.

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So they all go to the dark room, and transform into the VR Troopers.

The Professor tells Ryan to attack Grimlord's base to stop his army, and gives him a spaceship called the Skybase to do it with.

Just then the Skybase is attacked by Grimlord's remote controlled jet fighters so he fires some missiles at them.

Meanwhile JB and Kaitlin sneak into Grimlord's base, plant explosives in the main power core.

Just then the alarm goes off so the Skugs go after JB, and Kaitlin who try to escape the base in time when they are attacked by a robotic surveillance camera but they manage to escape before it's destroyed.

Which I'll say I like this part because of how it reminds me of a live action Contra.



Back in the Virtual Dungeon Grimlord tells General Ivar to send an Ramada of tanks at the Troopers so the Professor tells Ryan to use the VR Battle Cruiser.

Ryan tries to attack all the tanks but they keep coming so the Professor tells him to attack General Ivar's tank.

The Battle Cruiser, and Ivar's tank try to run each other off but Ryan succeeds in pushing Ivar's tank off the cliff and JB Kaitlin high five while Jeb's eyes bulge out.



Back at the Virtual Dungeon Grimlord is mad the Troopers beat him and vows revenge.

At the lab the Professor congratulates the Troopers but warns them that Grimlord will strike again.

Then Grimlord himself sends a message to taunt them.

"I miss you Dad" the end.

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So finally (pardon the pun) here's my final thoughts.

I'll start by saying that as VR Troopers fan myself I'm not too big into the whole idea that the show is better than PR because it's "Darker" and " Edgier" since that's only half the show.

I'm usually not a fan of stereotypical evil businessman types, and it's especially weird since one of the richest guys around made this but at the same time I can see why they other people might see this as more "realistic"



I'm not to sure about the Virtual Reality motif since aside the visors, and some of the effects this could easily just about technology in general.

I'll admit I do like the whole theme of technology like how the Troopers, and the Professor represent technology being used to for peace, and fixing the world, and Ziktor represents it being used for war, and pollution, and all that bad stuff.




I guess I should talk about Ryan's epic daddy issues but I don't don't know like I said all the good jokes have been done, and despite or perhaps because I've seen so many Anime, and Tokusatsu shows that I'm pretty much just as used to missing/dead family issues as I am with monsters, and robots.



I like how the Troopers have jobs, and goals like all of them working at the dojo, Ryan wanting to be part owner, JB being a computer genius, Kaitlin being a reporter.

I like how the heroes turn into robots, and have armor, and the vehicles, and how you can see what they see.

I also like the comic relief side characters

I like the monsters, and how they look like how I imagine robots, and mutants would look like though I wish they weren't so many at a time though that's more with Metalder then VR Troopers.




The only real combo breaker for me is the stuff with the old building in part 1, and Ziktor talking about land.

On one hand it's only three minutes but that's three minutes that could have been spent on anything else.

Like having Tyler's message make more sense, having that deleted Skug fight that part 1 was supposed to have, and maybe even having an actual Battle Grid scene to introduce the suits, or just use the unused fight scene footage that was in the episodes they adapted.




Which reminds me, and I'm probably going to point this out a bunch of times for a show that uses two later three Japanese superhero shows and ended because of a lack of footage there's either a whole fight scene they don't use or they use it but not all of it.

Especially since there was a whole fight scene from the episode of Metalder they used in Part 1, and in the Spielban fight they used had Spielban use the Gaios tank.

Other than that it's a good premiere.

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We start off with Ryan thinking about the time his dad taught him origami which leads to a scene where he, and his friends are riding on horseback through the woods talking about how great it is to get out of the city for a bit while Jeb gives snarky commentary about the horses’ breath.

Eventually they see a seemingly abandoned building, and dismount to investigate.

Kaitlin takes out her camera, and sees that it’s a prison with a single scraggly faced middle aged looking white guy as a prisoner, and a mysterious “S” symbol on the wall.

The Troopers then decide to investigate further.



Meanwhile Ziktor watches the Troopers sneaking around what he claims is his reactor parts facility, and decides to transform into Grimlord.

In the Virtual Dungeon he talks to an unnamed spiky red female mutant who Metal Heroes wiki has dubbed Scarlet Seductress who is apparently Grimlord’s advisor.

She tells Grimlord to distract Ryan, and destroy him.



When Ryan, and his friends get to the building three random security guards show up without saying anything, and transform into Skugs, and the Troopers fight them off while Jeb runs off.

JB kicks a Skug while Ryan punches, and kicks one, and Kaitlin flips over another.

Then Ryan, and JB flip over their Skugs while Kaitlin punches, and kicks hers.

Then Ryan kicks, and flips over his again, and then all three kicks their skugs into each other defeating them.



At the Virtual Dungeon Grimlord requests another diversion, and Scarlet Seductress suggests drawing them into the Battle Grid.

First we go to the Lab where an alarm I jokingly refer to as a Dragonzord light goes off, and then the Professor says Battle Grid alert Prepare for Battle Grid mode.



Then we see Ryan, Kaitlin, and JB’s faces over a black background that turns into seizure lights, and then we see the Battle Grid suits form onto them.

Ryan has these armor like pieces, Kaitlin has these weird little cubes that I jokingly refer to as popcorn pieces, and JB has what looks like glass shards.

I’ll admit I like them because of how unique everyone’s transformation is.



Then some more glass shard looking things appear and turn the black background into a portal that looks like a cheesy 90’s screen saver, and the Troopers fly through it while we see them from behind as a group, then individually from the side, then as a group from the front, and finally from behind again.

I will say while the CGI for the Battle Grid portal is very cheesy, and 90’s I do like the flying effects for the Troopers.



I’ll take this moment to actually talk about the Battle Grid itself.

It’s basically just this small glowing room with all these curtains with weird glowing lights underneath that I’m guessing is supposed to be the “sky” here, the ground is all rocky, and there’s these weird rock formations, and these weird barren trees, and there’s fog on the ground.

On one hand I have to say that I like it because it looks how I imagine virtual reality or some other dimension would look like if I physically went there, and in some episodes it’s the only time the Troopers actually appear in Virtual Reality but in some episodes it’s the only time we see some Troopers appear in VR Trooper mode even if they don’t transform into the full armor.

But on the other hand not only will I admit it’s cheesy I also have to admit as much as I like the Battle Grid suits themselves I have to wonder how much all the stuff for the Battle Grid set actually cost since I can’t imagine any of it could be cheap.

It makes me wonder why they didn’t just make the Battle Grid suits but call it Hyper Tech mode or something, and use the money they would have used to make the set to either make suits for the full armor the stunt people could actually fight in, or an American suit for Grimlord before season 2, and some American suits for Decimator, and General Ivar, or anything really.



Anyway on to the actual fight itself they land in the Battle Grid. JB is on the left, Ryan is in the middle, and Kaitlin is on the right, and they all just stand around talking wondering what Grimlord is up to.

Then we see the Skugs rise up with their arms crossed like vampires, and then unfurling them to make karate poses.

The Troopers do this thing where JB goes V, Ryan goes R, and Kailtin goes Troopers like they’re a Super Sentai team which I actually kind of like.



Ryan jumps through the air while doing a sideways karate chop, and then he lands on this rock formation, and then starts punching, and kicking a Skug, and knocks it off, and then he does this summersault down to the ground, and then Ryan starts kicking, and punching more Skugs.

Then Kaitlin punches, and low kicks some other Skugs, and then there’s this awkward edit where it looks like a Skug is hitting Kaitlin but it’s really JB who got hit, and he gets thrown back, and Kaitlin runs up to help him back up, and then they jump, and JB does this mid air kick that knocks a Skug into two others.

A scene I might add you see in every Battle Grid fight.



Then we see JB, and Kaitlin fight off the skugs some more for about a second.

Ryan punches, and kicks some more Skugs before grabbing one by the neck, and kicking it.

Kaitlin does a mid air summersault, and punches, and kicks some more, and knocks one into some others.



Now all the Skugs are gone, and we see Ryan, and then Kaitlin, and JB join him, and Ryan figures they should find out what’s with the old building that spooks Grimlord

Then they all say VR Troopers, and go back to reality.

What’s weird though is that we hardly ever directly see the Troopers transform back out of Battle Grid, and return to reality it’s usually they say VR Troopers the screen goes white, and then it cuts to the next scene, and most of the time the screen doesn’t even go white it just cuts to the next scene.



Anyway we then go to the Underground Voice Daily where after a brief comedy bit where two people pet Jeb we see Ryan, and JB are researching the building, and find out it’s owned by the government, and that they used to build nuclear weapons.

Meanwhile Kaitlin is in the dark room trying to enhance the pictures she took, and there’s one bit I like where she briefly mentions the Battle Grid.

Then she shows the others her pictures, and they decide to the lab hoping the Professor has some equipment that can help.

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Meanwhile at the Virtual Dungeon another unnamed mutant who will later be identified as the Magician in A Dirty Trick is warning Grimlord that the Troopers will find out everything if they don’t cease operations.

And there’s this funny bit where Toxoid suggests poisoning the water but then Decimator quips that it’s stupid because teenagers don’t drink water.

Then Grimlord suggests they should attack the reality barrier to distract the Troopers while they take the prisoner to Virtual Reality.



At the lab the Troopers use the lab’s image enhancing software to blow up the image, and get a good look at the prisoner’s face, and Ryan, and the others notice something familiar about him so they digitally remove his beard.

Meanwhile at Ziktor industries Ziktor is bossing around Rooney the city’s cowardly mayor, and another comic relief character, and after the mayor leaves he transforms back into Grimlord, and orders his main fleet to distract the other Troopers while a ground squad handles Ryan.

Back at the lab the Troopers have finished removing the facial hair from the prisoner’s face (damn I wish I had that image editing software that way my fan made Battle Grid Troopers wouldn’t look like crap but I digress), and Ryan notices the prisoner looks like his father but JB, and Kaitlin warn him that it’s just a digital estimate of what the man might look like but Ryan wants to make sure just in case.

Just then another reality break alarm only this one is some glowing letters that say ALARM over red, and white background, and the Professor warns the Troopers that Grimlord is once again trying to penetrate the reality barrier so the Troopers transform to stop him.

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The Professor warns Ryan that Grimlord has sent his mutant scouts which are these black and yellow ninja like foot soldiers with these weird helmets that I think look cool though I don’t think they get used much sadly.

And a group of them wrap ropes around Ryan, and try to electrocute him but he just grabs the ropes, and throws them.

But then one tries to fire laser needles at Ryan but he ducks out of the way, and they hit another mutant scout.

Then two more try to come after Ryan with their double edged swords/spears but he gets out of the way then grabs them, and throws them causing them to explode.

Then it’s just one last one (The Magician), and he and Ryan both jump at each other, Ryan karate chops the Magician but he punches Ryan’s stomach so they disconnect then the Magician breaths fire, and causes explosions but then Ryan jumps out of the way so the Magician throws an exploding shuriken but Ryan karate chops it out of the way.



Meanwhile Kaitlin fights off some Skugs by punching, and kicking them, and then using her ray gun on them.

While JB fights yet another unnamed robot mutant one who not even Metal Heroes wiki has a name for though they say they’re thinking of calling him Shockerbot because he was called Mecha Shocker in Spielban which I think is a good name though he’s also been called Shiskabot after Jebs snarky commentary for him.

Though just to be a sarcastic dick I’ll call him Nathaniel Merryweather the 3rd for this review.




Anyway JB jumps at Nathaniel Merryweather the 3rd, and tries to slash him with his sword but Nathaniel grabs it, and throws JB, and then grows out these tentacles to shoot JB with electricity.

But JB shoots him with his ray gun so Nathaniel grows a bazooka out of his shoulder, and shoots JB with lasers but JB teleports, and hits Nathaniel with his sword.



Meanwhile Ryan is still fighting Magician who is running while teleporting at him but Ryan punches, and throws him.

But the Magician teleports away, and reappears with a whole army of clones who come after Ryan with their swords/spears so the Professor gives Ryan a program that lets him see the real Magician who still comes after Ryan with his sword/spear but Ryan doges, and blocks, and then grabs it, and throws the Magician.

Then he uses a move called the Lightning Hand command where his hand grows a laser blade, and he karate chops the Magician but the Magician teleports out, and the Professor says he’s retreated so Ryan searches for his father.

Meanwhile Kailtin is fighting off some more Skugs by kicking, and throwing them while Nathaniel is firing lasers at JB who shoots his own lasers at Nathaniel who keeps coming so JB finishes him off with Laser Lance.



Afterwards there’s a bittersweet part where Ryan goes to the old building but finds it abandoned, and the prisoner gone but sees an origami bird seemingly confirming that his father was the prisoner, and looks for him.

While at the Virual Dungeon Decimator confirms the prisoner has been transferred to Virtual Reality, and Grimlord orders some fighters sent to the reality barrier.

So JB, and Kaitlin get in the Skybase which gets hit so they fire missles at the jet fighters but they keep coming so Kaitlin takes evasive maneuvers, and there is a funny part where the jet fighters keep hitting the Skybase, and JB quips “What happened to ‘evasive maneuvers’” to which Kaitlin goes “This isn’t a Sports Car JB it’s hard work”, and they apologize to each other.

Eventually though they fire missles at the jet fighters, and destroy them, and talk to Ryan who sadly reports he was too late.



While at the Virtual Dungeon Grimlord is mad at his minions for failing to destroy the Troopers.

JB, and Kaitlin then go to the abandoned building to find Ryan sitting around holding the origami bird bemoaning the fact that he was too late to save his dad, and his friends comfort him.

And I’ll be honest I find this actually very touching.

Anyway “I miss my dad” the end.

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Final Thoughts.

This was a pretty cool episode.

There’s some generally touching bits when Ryan thinks the prisoner is his dad, and his friends try to cheer him up. I like how they took a show don’t tell approach to whether or not the prisoner is Ryan’s dad, and even the “I miss my dad” parts actually felt relevant for a change

I also thought a lot of parts like Decimator explaining why poisoning the water supply is stupid to JB, and Kaitlin arguing over Kaitlin’s flying.

Also once again this show has some good monster designs I like Magician’s whole ninja motif, and powers, and I like Shockerbot/Shishkabot/Nathaniel Merryweather the 3rd/call him what you will with his electro tentacles, and shoulder bazooka.

And Scarlet Seductress with her spikes, and everything but let’s just say I wish they had saved her for a later episode.

And the mutant scouts where cool with their electro ropes, and laser needles I wish we could have gotten them in American footage since I can imagine the suits are any more complex than the Skug suits.

Also random thought I once had a dream where the Troopers fought the Mutant Scouts in the Battle Grid.

That would have been cool because one of my few problems with Battle Grid mode is that they only fight Skugs who aren’t much of a challenge in civilian mode so it probably would have lent the Battle Grid scenes some weight I think if they used Mutant Scouts for them.

Not much on the Metal Hero front there was a fight scene with Scarlet Seductress but Metalder was unmorphed, a jet fighter chase, and Spielban morphed looking around a quarry but they were both more relevant to Spielban’s version of what will later be The Rise of The Red Python.

I think there’s a few more seconds of the mutant scout fight in the Metalder, and in Spielban they used the Gran Nazca’s cannon formation but that’s it.


Anyway tune in next time for more Magic Happy VR Troopers reviews with me Zabitan.

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So we start off with today’s “My dad taught me” moment though this time I don’t think they were even trying since Ryan just says his dad taught him stuff he would learn time, and time again.

Anyway we start off with the Troopers at Tao dojo practicing their kicks on a boxing bag, and we get this funny bit where Kaitlin, and JB get it right but Ryan kicks the bag off.

Meanwhile Ziktor’s secretaries tell him how much Ryan loves Jeb, and that he can talk so this gives him the idea to dognap Jeb thinking he might know the Troopers’ secrets, and his secretaries transform into their true forms, and teleport out.



Back at Tao dojo the Troopers help Tao put the boxing bag back up (try saying that 3 times fast), and then decide to call Jeb before Tao has even left the room.

Anyway we get another funny bit where when the Troopers try to call him Jeb is at the lab ordering pizza, and watching Samurai Pizza Cats, and they leave the phone on, and continue their workout till Jeb answers.

Meanwhile Ziktor transforms into Grimlord, and tells his mutants that they have an important mission, and the their going have a visitor who will lead the Troopers to their doom.



At the lab Jeb is still watching Samurai Pizza Cats when he tells the Professor he in the most family friendly way he has to piss, and the Professor lets him out but three Skugs are waiting for him, and try catch him but he runs off.

Back at Tao dojo the Troopers finally get an answer from the lab but instead of Jeb they get the Professor who tells them Jeb hasn’t got back from his piss break so they take Kaitlin’s car, and then take it into flying mode to look for Jeb using the VR scanner.



Meanwhile the Skugs are still chasing Jeb but he manages to temporarily evade them, there’s an increasingly weird, and silly Benny Hill esque scene of the Skugs chasing after nothing while Jeb just watches.

But they eventually get wise so Jeb tries to hide in an old mine but the Skugs follow him, and we see dust clouds spewing out while Jeb snarks about how he thought he foiled them, and the Skugs take Jeb out of the mine,

Meanwhile the Troopers still haven’t found anything on the scanner so Kaitlin lands the car.

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At the Virtual Dungeon two Skugs, and Jeb are digitally inserted into some Metlader footage so that Grimlord, and his mutants can interrogate him, and one mutant later identified as Crabor can say he wants Jeb for a snack but Jeb just snarks at them, and Grimlord tells his mutants to tell Ryan they have Jeb.

Meanwhile the Troopers run into a police blockade, and get out, and one of the police has Jeb’s collar, and the police officers transform into Skugs to fight the Troopers.



First the Troopers punch, and kick the Skugs then JB kicks a Skugs then Kaitlin punches, and kicks another JB jumps on some barrels, and blocks his Skug’s punches,

Ryan punches, and kicks his Skug but it throws him off then Ryan’s Skug jumps on the barrels to attack JB but Ryan jumps, and leg swipes it off, and JB kicks his Skug off.

Then Ryan summersaults of the barrels because Kaitlin is being choked by her Skug so he kicks it’s arms off her, and Kaitlin kicks it but it jumps on the barrels so Ryan kicks it off.

At the Virtual Dungeon Grimlord sees the Troopers defeating his Skugs so he orders the fight be taken to the Battle Grid.



Not much happens differently then the Professor says Troopers in between Battle Grid Alert, and Prepare for Battle Grid mode when he has them transform and we get what I like to call a shorty sequence where the portal sequence ends after we see the Troopers from the front.

Also when the Skugs show up instead of doing the VR Troopers thing Kaitlin just points at the Skugs, and them does a mid air summersault before she punches some skugs

Then we see all three Troopers at once punching and kicking Skugs then JB punches some Skugs before leg swiping another while Kaitlin is punching, and kicking some more Skugs.

Then Ryan punches some Skugs while JB punches, and kicks some Skugs, and kicks some Skugs into each other getting the obligatory “Skugs getting knocked into each other” shot once again.

Then Ryan punches, and flips over some more Skugs onto each other then we see some close ups of the Troopers’ legs as the land, and we get a shorter version of the return to reality part but without the screen going white.



Meanwhile at the Virtual Dungeon Grimlord, and his minions are still interrogating Jeb who still refuses to cooperate so Toxoid uses negative effects to scan Jeb’s brain but finds nothing so after a bit where Toxoid compares Jeb’s brain to peanut, and Crabor says he likes peanuts Grimlord suggests using Jeb as bait for the Troopers.

At the lab JB tries to hack into Grimlord’s communications while the Professor has Ryan, and Kaitlin put on their visors, and shows them some Metalder footage of Grimlord’s minions confirming what I said from Battle Begins part 1 saying Grimlord’s main lieutenants are Decimator, Dark Heart, Zelton, and Toxoid, and the others he just creates.



At the Vritual Dungeon Grimlord has the digitally inserted Skugs take Jeb away from the Metalder footage, calls General Ivar who sends a kangaroo like mutant called Frogbot, and Grimlord assigns Crabor, and another mutant torpedo shaped mutant called Torpedobot as well.

Then at the harbor in Crossworld City the Skugs call the Troopers who drive over there while Grimlord’s mutants get ready for the trap.



Crabor brags about how Grimlord will make him a general for this but Dark Hear tells his to do his job, and another mutant tells them Torpedobot is watching which we see for ourselves.

The Troopers arrive at the harbor, and split up to find Jeb then Ryan runs into Crabor, and transforms.

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Crabor brags about how Grimlord will make him a general for this but Dark Heart tells his to do his job, and another mutant tells them Torpedobot is watching which we see for ourselves.

The Troopers arrive at the harbor, and split up to find Jeb then Ryan runs into Crabor, and transforms.


Ryan does a mid air summersault but Crabor electrocutes him with his tentacles so Ryan uses Lighting Hand to cut off.

Then Ryan interrogates Crabor about Jeb’s whereabouts but Crabor runs off, and Ryan goes Aww man.



Meanwhile JB runs into Frogbot, and transforms, and Frogbot sends some Skugs so JB shoots them with his Ray gun. While Kaitlin finds Jeb’s cage.



Crabor is trying to get away from Ryan so he summersaults up to Crabor who pretends to give up but the Professor warns Ryan that Torpedobot is in position.

Frogbot is firing lasers at JB, and disappears but Ryan tells JB that Frogbot has teleported to the quarry so JB uses the VR Fighter Bike to go there, and runs over Frogbot with it.



Crabor continues to feign giving up but then uses a tentacle to electrocute Ryan while using the other to tie him up with a chain while Torpedobot watches

Frogbot is running after JB so we see the only thing cooler than a Laser Lance a Laser Lance on a motorcycle.



Torpedobot watches as Ryan is being defeated but Ryan breaks out, and rolls around to avoid Crabor’s tentacles.

Then Ryan jump kicks Crabor off the ship they were fighting on, and Torpedobot takes matters into his own hands, and launches himself at the ship but Ryan gets out of the way.


The Troopers are reunited with Jeb, and At the Virual Dungeon Crabor is shamed for losing to Ryan.

Then the Troopers hold a party for Jeb who uses the Lab’s machines to materialize a steak but it gets burnt to a crisp, and then Ryan finally explains that today’s message is about why dogs are man’s best friend, and that’s it.



Final Thoughts

This was an alright episode nothing much on the plot but a lot of good fight scenes, and funny bits.

What’s odd is that this is one of those episodes where not only is the plot of the episode like the plot of the source episode but I think there’s more plot since the Metalder episode was just about him learning about his creator, and God Neros sending out one bad guy from each of his armies.

Well the Spielban episode did have this weird plot about a girl trying to cross cacti with aquatic flowers, and I think there was something about her being part plant herself, and Waher trying to get their hands on her research so they could create their own cactus/water/plant/human hybrids or combine the Waher god’s DNA with them or something I’m not sure since the only Spielban episodes I’ve seen so far are in Portugese.



But even then I’m only watching them for the fight scenes, and usable footage, and on that front not much I wish was left in other than the part in Metalder where Top Gunder is talking to Gamadone.

And in Spielban the monster had this weird laser shooting flying probe that was part of him, and Spielban used the Gran Nazca’s cannon formation on some spaceships but that was it.



Diana didn’t transform so that’s why we got the Battle Grid segment to give Kaitlin some transformed fighting.

What’s weird is that there are these VR Troopers panini stickers (here (http://gibistokusbrasil2-asagacontinua.blogspot.com/2012/08/clique-para-ler-on-line-album-de.html)) that were only available in Europe, and this episode was one of the episodes they used, and it shows Kaitlin in full armor fighting Skugs so I’m guessing they filmed a fight for Kaitlin but then decided the Battle Grid fight was enough.

Random thought on that though for the longest time from about the fall of 01 when I first saw these to spring 06 when I finally saw VR Troopers in it’s entirety I thought there was a Battle Grid segment with Ryan, and JB but not Kaitilin because of the sticker that just shows Ryan, and JB in Battle Grid mode.



Anyway tune in next time for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at Kaitlin’s Front Page written by Robert Hughes, and directed by Debra Spelling


So we start off with today’s “My dad taught me” moment, and this time it’s actually pretty good since it’s about how Ryan’s dad taught him to have faith in people but also be careful who you place that faith in which is actually a pretty cool message I think.

we then go to the Underground Voice Daily office where Woody is throwing paper airplanes around while Kaitlin is talking to strange man who looks like a poor man’s Dick Tracy who’s telling her that there’s some secret illegal weapons site just outside Crossworld City, and that he has a map to it, and says the only way to stop it is to expose it in the media but refuses to say who he is.

He then goes outside, and surprise surprise he’s really a Skug transforms into his true form, and teleports to Ziktor’s office where back in human form he tells Ziktor that Kaitlin’s probably on her way to the weapons site so Ziktor tells him, the Skug secretaries to go there, and be ready.

He then gloats before transforming into Grimlord, and teleporting to the virtual dungeon. Once there the virtual mutants hail him before he explains what his evil plan is which is to capture Kaitlin when she gets to the weapons site so that he can use her as bait to destroy the VR Troopers.

Meanwhile at Tao Dojo Ryan is teaching a Karate class, and afterwards goes back to talk to Tao tell him the kids are looking better everyday (that doesn’t sound right) when Kaitlin calls them to say that she is in fact checking out the story she got, and wants Ryan, and JB to come with her.

Ryan has another class while JB wants to go but has help Tao with his paperwork so she’ll have to go to the weapons site by herself while they wait unil the afternoon to talk to her about it

Kaitlin then drives out to the weapons site while Air Striker watches, and checks with Grimlord who tells him to do nothing but observe her.

Kaitlin then gets out of her car sees the weapons site, and walks over to a hill where she takes pictures of workers moving explosives before taking out her tape recorder to take notes when a bunch of workers come up to her.

Kaitlin tries to pretend that she’s just a tourist taking pictures of rock formations hoping to get them to leave but they turn out to be Skugs, and attack her.

Kaitlin kicks the Skugs away from her but then two try to grab her but she kicks those as well, and another tries to grab her but she flips it over, and takes a defensive stance while they circle her.

At the Virtual Dungeon Zelton or Decimator (I’m honestly not sure who since they're both Michael Sorich) informs Grimlord that the Skugs are losing so he orders the fight be taken to the Battle Grid.

We then get another Troopers less Battle Grid alert Prepare for Battle Grid mode before Kaitlin transforms into Battle Grid mode by herself, and we get to see a full portal sequence with just Kaitlin.

Which instead of the usual from behind, from side, from front, from behind we get from behind, from front, from side, from behind.

We then see Kaitlin land in the Battle Grid where she taunts the Skugs hoping to get them to come out which they do so she jumps into the air before twirling mid air, and landing, and starts kicking the Skugs,

The Skugs then try to circle Kaitlin while she points out that they just keep coming when the Skug make hatchets appear, and try to hit her but she just punches them into each other disintegrating them.
Kaitlin then backflips for a bit before saying she doesn’t how much longer she can do this before punching, kicking, and flipping some more Skugs.

Kaitlin then points around and proclaims how the Skugs may be tough but it’s not over yet, and jumps into the air, and performs some weird swan dive/scissor punch attack that destroys some more Skugs.

Then we see the exact same punching, kicking, and flipping we saw earlier only this time at the end Kaitlin proclaims she can’t keep it up, and that’s it it just cuts to the Underground Voice Daily.

Ryan, and JB are wondering what happened to Kaitlin who was supposed to be their over an hour ago so they ask Woody who’s doing a comedy bit where he tells a reporter to do a good story but doesn’t know what about, and afterwards Ryan, and JB ask him if he know where Kaitlin is which he doesn’t.


We then cut back to the weapons site where Kaitlin who has already transformed back into Sarah Brown offscreen is being tied to a bomb by Skugs, and starts taunting them.

While back at the Underground Voice Daily Ryan, and JB are checking Kaitlin’s computer to find it empty so they decide to use the aerial scanner at the lab we then see them riding their backs to the lab while Air Striker watches, and Grimlord tells him to just keep watching.

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At the lab we then see Jeb sing his number one smash hit the Doggy Rap before Ryan pulls out a dog whistle so JB can ask the professor to use the aerial scanner which actually confuses him since he doesn’t know she’s missing (even though he was the one who had her transform into Battle Grid mode earlier).

We then cut back to Kaitlin at the weapons site only to immedtiatley cut back to JB hacking into a weather sattlite to find Kaitlin at the weapons site by tracking her virtualizer.

Meanwhile at the virtual dungeon Grimlord asks General Ivar, and a heretofore unseen, and currently unnamed Colnol Icebot who should be today’s monsters, and Ivar picks a blue, and silver robot with oversized fists named Metalbot while Icebot suggests Cobrot (not Cobrabot Cobrot) a red snake like robot with two arms but no legs, and Grimlord chooses both.

We then see Ryan, and JB drive to the weapons site while Air Striker watches (again), and Grimlord tells him to just keep watching (again), and we then see Ryan, and JB arrive at the weapons site to see Kaitlin, and the Skugs but Kaitlin warns them it’s a trap, and Metalbot, and Cobrot show up so it’s Trooper time kids.

Ryan goes after Metalbot who just skips around, and taunts him and tries to punch but Ryan blocks but Metalbot, and him jump up to a hill.

While JB goes after Cobrot with his laser saber while Cobrot blocks with her bow, trips him with her tail so he tries to get up but Cobrot keeps tripping, and hitting him with her tail but JB eventually blocks it, and jump kicks Cobrot.

JB check in on Ryan who tries to punch Metalbot who punches back causing an earthquake, and they keep punching each other until Metalbot gains the upper hand and punches Ryan repeatedly until Ryan is able to grab him, and flips him over while JB fires lasers at Cobrot who just fires arrows at him.

Ryan charges at Metalbot who keeps punching him while JB keeps getting grabbed by Cobrot’s tail, and shot at byt her arrows, and the timer on the bomb is counting down.

Ryan is still getting beat up by Metalbot but charges up his powers, and starts kicking Metalbot, and gaining an advantage.

JB on the other hand isn’t so lucky still being grabbed, and shot at by Cobrot while Metalbot turns his eyes into tentacles, and fires lasers at Ryan who just jumps out of the way.

JB meanwhile finally decides to use his laser lance to destroy Cobrot while Ryan uses an attack called laser fist command to punch Metalbot also destroying him, and the two are able to rescue Kailtin, and escape before the weapons site is destroyed, and at the virtual dungeon Grimlord proclaims he will no longer tolerate failure (spoilers there’s still 87 episodes which means he will).

At the Underground Voice Daily Ryan, and JB meet up with Kaitlin who tells them that not only did her story make the front page (we have a title people) but also lead to the weapons site being closed down.

Woody then tells Kaitlin to do a story on a spelling bee but she wants to do real news so he suggests a story on the VR Troopers leading to one last comedy bit where they joke around about whether to do it or if anyone would believe it.

Anyway “I miss my dad” the end.

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Final Thoughts

This episode was okay it wasn’t the worst ever but it was the worst of the ones I have reviewed so far.

I mostly blame it on the fact that it’s a damsel in distress episode especially since they usually trout out Kaitlin as this tough tomboyish woman of the 90’s who can do anything the boys can.

I get that in Spielban Diana was more of a sexy sidekick who didn’t even have a finisher, and sometimes they didn’t have footage but they still had vehicle battles, and Battle Grid mode.

Which remimds me that this episode brings up my one real pet peeve with the Battle Grid concept which is that the Battle Grid fight seems tacked on as an afterthought because they needed to pad the runtime or because Sarah Brown wanted at least one transformed fight this episode.

I wouldn’t care if they either saved the Battle Grid fight for another episode, and had Kaitlin win or at least actually showed her being defeated instead of just cutting off.

What also bugs me is that in the Spielban episode they used Diana had a tank battle with Deathzero (Ivar), and was even the one who hurt the monster enough for Spielban to beat it.

Plus considering over half the monster fight from Spielban was cut for this episode it makes me wonder why not just use a different Spielban episode.

Also I didn’t like the parts with Air Striker or the constant cutting back, and forth.

Not much to say on the Metalder front since the only things they left out where part of the Topgunder arc which we’ll see in Defending Dark Hart.

I did like the comedy bits with Woody, and Jeb, and aside from the editing I did like the fight scenes.

Do I think I could have done a better job than Robert Hughes or Debra Spelling? Probably not but maybe a better job than Terry Chiappe, Shawn Paper, Matthew Silver, and David P. Frediani.

Tune in next time everyone for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews,

[Zabitan]

Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at The Dojo Plot written by Stewart St. John, and directed by Debra Spelling


So we start off with today’s “My dad taught me” moment, which isn’t all that much since it’s just Ryan talking about how he, and his dad used to practice Karate when the weather was nice moving on.

We then go to Tao Dojo where Tao himself is teaching a karate class to some kids when a shady looking guy comes in, and after the class Tao talks to the man who is a banker, and has come to tell Tao that the Dojo is in financial trouble, and unless Tao can come up with the money the dojo will be seized.

Then the Troopers walk in with Ryan, and JB arguing over which one of them a pretty girl was looking at while Kaitlin points out that she was wearing sun glasses.

But the comedy ends when they ask Tao what’s wrong, and he gives them the bad news while outside the banker who surprise surprise is working for Ziktor who’s latest evil plan is to seize the dojo, and turn into a weather station to take over the world (we have a title people), and transforms into Grimlord.
At the virtual dungeon Grimlord calls up Col Icebot (who now has a name), and tells him to test out the weather device at -50 degrees but instead of showing footage of a snowstorm or something we just see a bunch of machinery working while Grimlord, and Col Icebot once again remind us they need Tao Dojo.

Later at the lab the Troopers are trying to come up with a way to help Tao while Ryan trains on Skug simulator using his visor, and JB works on a device so the professor can contact Jeb when Kaitlin suggests a fundraiser.

Meanwhile at the virtual dungeon Grimlord orders Decimator, and today’s monster Cannonbot (who despite his name looks more like a robot sumo wrestler) to prove themselves in hand to hand combat but we don’t see anything.

At the Underground Voice Daily Kaitlin is asking Woody who’s goofing around with some paper if they can hold the fundraiser at the Underground Voice Daily which he agrees to much to the delight of the Troopers while at Ziktor industries Ziktor hears from one of his secretaries about the fundraiser, and doesn’t want it to happen.

We then go back the Underground Voice Daily we see Kaitlin setting up the party when a bunch of caterers show up, and tell her the party’s canceled before transforming into Skugs so Kaitlin kicks one before somersaulting over and kicking another then another tries to kick her but she ducks down but another Skug grabs her from behind but she just uses it to kick the other Skugs, and is able to force two together to disintegrate them when Ryan, and JB show up, and help destroy the last two Skugs, and afterwards the Troopers realize Grimlord wants to stop the party while at the Virtual Dungeon Grimlord orders Cannonbot to destroy the Troopers but otherwise nothing happens.

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We then go back the Underground Voice Daily we see Kaitlin setting up the party when a bunch of caterers show up, and tell her the party’s canceled before transforming into Skugs so Kaitlin kicks one before somersaulting over and kicking another then another tries to kick her but she ducks down but another Skug grabs her from behind but she just uses it to kick the other Skugs, and is able to force two together to disintegrate them when Ryan, and JB show up, and help destroy the last two Skugs, and afterwards the Troopers realize Grimlord wants to stop the party while at the Virtual Dungeon Grimlord orders Cannonbot to destroy the Troopers but otherwise nothing happens.

We then go to the Underground Voice Daily where the fundraiser party is underway, and the Troopers are finished setting thing up when they see Mayor Rooney, and his wife show up while at the virtual dungeon Grimlord once again orders Cannonbot to destroy the Ryan but otherwise nothing happens other than Grimlord teleports away.

Back at the party Kaitlin introduces herself, and the others to the Mayor, and his wife, and tries to appeal to their better nature to help the dojo when Ziktor shows up to give the whole “silly rabbit idealism is for kids” speech.

While at the lab the professor gets strange signals on the computer, and finds out about the weather station so he has Jeb contact the Troopers who tell the mayor, and his wife something’s come up, and leave while an obviously suspicious Ziktor also leaves.

The Troopers sneak off to Kailtin’s desk, and take out the VR disc to contact the professor who informs them not only of the weather station but also about Cannonbot but just when it looks like the Troopers are going to transform to stop it a Battle Grid alert breaks out so they all transform into Battle Grid mode.

After another shorty portal sequence we get a different landing scene where the Troopers are filmed from a different angle before the Skugs show up, and they do the V,R, Troopers thing again.

Then we’re treated to some recycled footage from Searching For Tyler Steele of Ryan fighting Skugs only it cuts off around the time Ryan somersaults off the rock formation.

Then we see some new footage of JB kicking Skugs when one of them knock him out, and we see some more recycled footage of Kaitlin running over to help him up.

Then we go back and forth between recycled footage of Ryan fighting Skugs, and JB, and Kaitlin jumping but then we see a new scene that’s pretty cool.
First JB lands, and starts punching, and flipping Skugs then it pans over to Kaitlin punching, and kicking more Skugs before Ryan backflips over, and kicks some more Skugs.

Then we see Kaitlin, and JB do midair kicks, and Ryan does a midair somersault, and then that’s it they’ve defeated all the Skugs, and instead of returning to reality they just transform back out of Battle Grid mode, and immediately transform into their full armor.

Ryan then charges at Cannonbot, and the two of them just grab each other’s hands, and taunt each other before Cannbot flips Ryan over while JB, and Kaitlin fight off Skugs so they can destroy the weather station.

Then Ryan charges at Cannbot only to once again get flipped over, and Cannonbot puts him in a headlock (it looks like he’s trying to steal Ryan’s brain) so Ryan tries to charge his powers.

While JB, and Kaitlin continue fighting Skugs when Grimlord orders Ivar to send jet fighters, and quantum cuisers to attack them.

Ryan is still getting a noogie from Cannonbot who’s stealing his powers but then Ryan gives him a taste of his own medicine, and grabs Cannonbot’s head weakening him long enough for Ryan to punch him around, and twist his head, and knock him out.

But Cannonbot get back up, and decides to finally live up to his name, and turns his head into a Cannon, and fires at Ryan while Air Striker provides support but Ryan uses lighting laser command to destroy Cannonbot.

Afterwards we get a brief clip of JB, and Kaitlin sneaking into the weather station, and destroying it, and then a brief clip of Grimlord once again swearing he’ll stop tolerating failure.

Back at the party the Troopers tell Jeb what happened when the mayor shows up to tell them that the party wasn’t a success but he’s decided to pay the difference out his own pocket which angers his wife but then Jeb turns on a fan, and blows off her wig starting one of the shows biggest running gags.

Anyway “I miss my dad” the end.

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Final Thoughts

Well today’s episode was pretty good not as good as Searching for Tyler Steele but better than the last one, and my only real complaints are in the nitpick department.

Such as the fact that they skipped the monster vs monster fight from Metalder since they use the other ones in later episodes.

And the fact that despite the show being able to show stabbings something Saban’s Masked Rider couldn’t do they can’t show decapitations or heads being twisted even when we see the aftermaths something oddly enough Masked Rider could show.

In a perfect universe all of Saban superhero shows would be able to show both stabbings, and decapitations especially since in not only VR Troopers, and Masked Rider but also the Japanese shows the monsters were Robots, and Mutants.

Which you think would be okay to show violence against since last time I checked Robots, and Mutants aren’t a group you have to worry about offending.


That and it seems like Grimlord’s evil plan is oddly irrelevant since we don’t actually see any snowing in Crossworld city so Grimlord’s plan might as well have been to turn Tao dojo into a crack house.

It did make me think since a common criticism of the show is that it’s hard to tell reality from virtual reality since they tend to look the same.

Perhaps maybe they could have just explained that virtual reality or at least the part where Grimlord lives is perpetually snowing since we later learn that it never snows in Crossworld City.

So Grimlord wants to make are reality more like virtual reality something he also does in later epsisodes, and maybe also have JB, and Kaitlin fight Snowbot who did have ice powers.

I do like seeing a VR Troopers episode use only one monster, and it was cool seeing JB, and Kaitlin destroy the weather station since I think seeing them destroy Grimlord’s bases as an alternative to just vehicle battles, and Battle Grid mode.

That being said I still liked the Battle Grid fight since it was cool to see a Battle Grid segment that doesn’t come right after the regular Skug battle since it makes the Battle Grid fight feel like it’s own thing vs just an extension of the regular Skug fight.

I also like that we got to see the Troopers transform back out of Battle Grid mode even if it’s just their regular Battle Grid transformations in reverse.

Tune in next time everyone for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at Battle for The Books written by Adam Gilad, and directed by John Blizek.

So we start of with today’s “My dad taught me” moment which this time is another actually good one since it explains how his dad used to read to him everyday, and about the importance of books which again is a good message, and actually fits the plot of the episode.

We then go to Tao Dojo where Ryan, and JB are practicing Karate but it looks like their just flexing their muscles around while Tao watches, and then shows them how it’s supposed to be done by looking like he’s freaking the heck out,

Afterwards Ryan, and JB talk about an upcoming tournament which gives them the opportunity to remind us of Ryan’s sub plot of wanting to buy into the dojo but also sets up a new one for JB where he’s trying to save up money to go to college, and sets up the main plot of JB’s dad having a bookmobile.

Speak of the devil as they say we see JB’s dad himself driving around giving books to kids, and says “these kids make this job worth everything” (that doesn’t sound right) while at Ziktor industries Ziktor is watching and gives exposition on his latest evil scheme which is to destroy all books so that he himself, and only him can have access to knowledge of Solar energy (no really), and transforms into Grimlord, and orders his mutants to destroy the bookmobile.

At the Underground Voice Daily Kaitlin is showing some kids around, and explains how reading is an important part of becoming a journalist, and how she herself visits the library five times a week for research, and that the bookmobile should be there soon,

We then cut to JB’s dad’s bookmobile when JB’s dad see’s a police blockade (which I’m sure will have no uncomfortable implications), and proceed to transform into Skugs, and trash his bookmobile with axes.

While back at the Underground Voice Daily Kaitlin wonders what happened to JB’s dad so she calls JB who in turn takes out the VR disc so that he can ask the professors help to check his dad’s route.

Then JB, and Ryan get on their motorcycles to where JB’s dad is, and a Skug fight breaks out where Ryan, and JB just punch, kick, duck, and legsweep the Skugs until one Skug accidentally kicks another Skug trying to hit JB destroying them both, and Ryan kicks a Skug into another destroying the last of them.

JB’s dad is okay but the damage is done as his bookmobile is totaled, and the library can’t afford to fix it since it can barely afford upkeep as it is, and he’s worried about JB’s college fund, and we get an actually pretty touching bit where JB decides he’s going to use the prize money from the Tournament to help his dad.

At the virtual dungeon Grimlord ask Ivar, and Icebot who the most powerful soldier is, and they both suggest the Eliminator a silver computer like robot while at Tao Dojo the Tournament is underway against the generic Crossworld City dojo to the delight of another inexplicably large crowd of random people

JB is fighting with an Asian guy in a white gi, and punches him earning a point while Kaitlin takes pictures JB then does jump kick but his opponent blocks earning him a point which worries Tao but JB does another jump kick, and hit earning another point to Ryan’s delight.

Now for the tie breaker JB’s tries to kick his opponent who keeps dodging then tries his own kick, and punch which JB doges, and then lands a punch of his own winning the first half of the semi finals.

Now it’s Ryan’s turn, and his opponent is some long haired guy in red pants, and a white shirt who has an eye patch. Ryan tries to kick him but his opponent blocks punches him with his palms, and laughs.

Then Ryan’s opponent does a bunch of kicks, and jump kicks but Ryan dodges them, and punches him, and knocks him down while Tao, and the random juges in business suits look approvingly.

Now for the tie breaker Ryan’s opponent tries to punch, and kick him but Ryan blocks, and then downs him with a jump kick allowing Tao Dojo to advance to the finals.

Ryan then takes off his virtualizer, and puts it in his gym, and Kaitlin, and Tao both congratulate Ryan, and JB but Kaitlin has to go develop some pictures but promises to return before the finals against Midtown dojo

Ryan then puts his gym bag on a chair when the phone rings, and he picks it up to find Jeb who says it’s a problem at the lab so he, and JB leave but forget Ryan’s virtualizer.

At the lab the professor informs them that the Eliminator is attack but also tells them that he’s given JB some new weapons like the vr techno bazooka a powerful cannon launched from the mothership, and the vortex command which will allow him to send mutants back to virtual reality so no one in the real world gets hurt Ryan, and JB are about to transform when Ryan remembers he left his virtualizer at the dojo so he has to go back, and get it leaving JB to fight Grimlord’s minions.

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JB charges at the Eliminator, and tries to jump kick him but the Eliminator predicts it, and knocks JB out of the air but JB just parkours off a building„ and tries to punch Eliminator who again predicts it, and knocks him away then the Eliminator grabs JB, and throws him.

Back at the dojo Ryan tells Kaitlin what’s happening, and she goes out to help JB while Ryan gets his virtualizer when Tao shows up to inform him it’s only 30 minutes till the finals so Ryan tells him he’s returning some overdue books.

JB tries to fire lasers at the Eliminator whoonce again predicts it, and doges them so JB uses his vr saber, and charges at Eliminator who dodges, and punches JB who again tries using his sword but Eliminator again dodges, and punches him.

Not only that but Grimlord has sent quantum cruisers, and jet fighters forcing JB to take the battle to virtual reality where the jet fighters, and quantum cruisers fire at him with lasers so JB contacts the professor who reminds him to use the techno bazooka which he uses to destroy the quantum cruisers, and jet fighters.

That just leaves the Eliminator who grabs JB, and throws him so JB tries using his sword again but the Eliminator once again predicts it, and punches him, and also grows these weird panels to shoot lasers at JB who tries to fire his own lasers but the Eliminator again predicts it.

Luckily at the moment Kaitlin arrives in Trooper form to help JB while Ryan is in the Skybase so Kaitlin, and JB fire both their lasers which Eliminator can’t predict so the attack works weakening him.

Then more jet fighters appear, and attack the Skybase but Ryan fires some missiles, and destroys them while JB uses laser lance to destroy Eliminator, and Grimlord again swears vengeance on the Troopers.

Back at the dojo we get to the finals of the tournament Ryan is fighting a blonde guy in a white shirt, and black pants, and tires to kick him but his opponent blocks, and punches Ryan who also blocks, and lands some punches.

Then Ryan’s opponent tries to punch, and kick him, and Ryan blocks but his opponent lands a punch so Ryan tries to kick his oppenent but he keeps blocking, and tries a jump kick but Ryan dodges, and does a jump kick of his own that hits his opponent.

Now it’s JB’s turn against some guy with a mullet in stereotypical Chinese kung fu clothes JB tries to punch but his opponent blocks, and kicks JB who also blocks, and punches his opponent which knocks him down.

But JB’s opponent flips himself back up so JB kicks him but his opponent blocks, and the two punch each other but JB’s opponent is the one that lands a hit.

So now it’s the final tie breaker JB’s opponent tries to punch him, but JB blocks, and kicks him, and lands a hit winning the tournament.

Afterwards Tao, Kaitlin, and JB’s dad congratulate Ryan, and JB for winning the tournament especially JB’s dad who wants to use the prize money for JB’s college fund but Ryan, and JB instead give it to his dad to fix the bookmobile, and we get a touching moment between JB, and his dad which leads to today’s “I miss my dad” moment.

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Final Thoughts

Today’s episode was pretty good.
I liked that in addition to the main plot of the show with Ryan’s dad we get to see JB’s dad which leaves Kaitlin as the only Trooper whose parents we never find out about.

I also like how in addition to reminding us of Ryan’s goal of becoming partners with Tao we get another sub plot for JB where he’s trying to save money for college.

I also liked that the only thing they skipped from the Spielban episode was fight scene with Hellvira that we’ll see in Rise of th Red Python, and a base invasion we already saw in The Dojo Plot.

I also got a kick out of the more out there opponents Ryan, and JB fought.

Really I think the only thing that remotely bothered me was once again Ziktor’s evil plan seeming phoned in though I did like the idea that he’s trying to destroy the world’s books so that he can own all the world’s knowledge even if it was just for a very specific thing

Tune in next time everyone for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at Kaitlin’s Little Helper written by Doug Sloan, and directed by John Grant Weil

So we start off with today’s “My dad taught me” moment where he talks about how kids should always have somebody to look up to which I like.

We then go to Crossworld City Park where Kaitlin is helping her cousin Betsy Scott take pictures of a frog for her wildlife article when Ryan throws a Frisbee to her, and they walk over to give it back while they gush over each.other.

Meanwhile Mrs Rooney is waiting outside a limo where her husband the mayor is inside talking to Karl Ziktor who wants to tear down the park to expand his power plant, and steals the flower on the Mayor’s suit to give to his lizard all while the mayor just goes “Mr Ziktor”.

Then we see Mrs Rooney get a drink from a water fountain when Jeb sees her, and we get treated to a comedy bit where Jeb pushes her into a mud puddle, and licks her.

Later at Ziktor industries Ziktor transforms into Grimlord, and goes to the virtual dungeon where he orders Col Icebot to create a substance that can destroy plant life so everyone will think the park is useless, and after a brief commercial break Icebot is successful, and we see some green ooze seeping out of an air vent.

Back at the park Ryan is cleaning up Jeb while he, and Kaitlin scold Jeb for pulling pranks on the mayor’s wife while JB, and Betsy actually find it funny then Ryan throws the Frisbee again, and Betsy goes to get it when some of Icebot’s plant toxin falls on it from a tree so she calls over Kaitlin, and the others to see, and Kaitlin realizes this could be a whole new story.

Back at the Virtual Dungeon Grimlord orders a status report, and Zelton explains that the plant toxin is doing it’s job but the Troopers know about it so Grimlord orders them to stop the Troopers so we go back to the park where three park rangers go up to the Troopers, and Betsy, and transform into Skugs.

Ryan, and JB each punch and kick at a Skug while another Skug tries to kick Kaitlin but she grabs it’s leg, and kicks the Skug instead then we just see all three of them kicking Skugs while Jeb, and Betsy watch.

Then Ryan tries to karate chop a skug but it blocks, and punches him instead while JB kicks his Skug while Kaitlin blocks, and punches her Skug.
Then JB flips over his Skug while Ryan, a flips, punches, and blocks his Skug while JB punches, and blocks his Skug but gets kicked while Kaitlin’s Skug tries to kick her but she catches it’s leg which Ryan, and JB do to their own Skugs, and the Troopers push them into each other, and after destroying the Skugs decide to take a sample of the green ooze to the lab for testing.

Then there’s a brief scene where Kaitlin leaves Betsy at the Underground Voice Daily to finish her wildlife article, and be watched by Woody who’s currently on the phone.

At the lab Kaitlin puts a sample of the substance on one of those little glass slabs you use on a microscope, and puts it in the lab’s analyzer, and JB finds on the lab’s computer that it’s a toxin meant to destroy plant life.

Back at the Underground Voice Daily Betsy is bored, and wants to go back to the park, and look for clues so she asks Woody to go to the park with her but he’s busy writing a story so Betsy leaves a message on Kaitlin’s computer, and goes to the park to investigate the slime.

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Kaitlin, and the others return, and wonder what happened to Betsy, and find her message on the Computer while Woody apologizes because he though she was there while at the Virtual Dungeon Grimlord gets the idea to capture Betsy who thinks the slime has something to do with Ziktor’s power plant nearby as bait to destroy the Troopers.

Then Grimlord summons General Ivar who wants to send an all out aerial assault across the reality barrier but Grimlord instead orders him to send one only if necessary, and send a skeletal gun wielding robot called the Gunslinger to assist the Skugs.

Back at the park the Troopers see that the slime is everywhere, and decide to follow it to find Betsy’s hair band so they go the lab, and ask the Professor to use the geothermal scanner to find Betsy, and find her at the park captured by Skugs with jet fighters, and the Gunslinger patrolling the area so it’s Trooper time.

Ryan briefly turns into digitally colored Spielban again, so he can pilot the Skybase, and fire missles at the jet fighters while Kaitlin fights Skugs, and has to deal with quantum cruisers dropping bombs, and JB fights Gunslinger who fires at JB who doges, and fires back but Gunslinger uses an energy shield to block it, and fire again.

Ryan gets out of the Skybase, and into the VR interceptor jet while JB tries to hide from Gunslinger who’s using a antennae to track him then JB comes out, and Gunslinger tries to shoot him but JB kicks the gun out of his hands, and tries to slash at him with his sword but Gunslinger blocks with an energy shield.

Then he makes a scimitar appear out of nowhere, and slashes at JB with it until Kaitlin shows up to jump kick Gunslinger but he just slashes at her, and then turns one of his hands into a gun, and shoots at her which angers JB enough to rush at Gunslinger’s shield, and short it out, and then destroy him with laser lance while General Ivar attacks Ryan with his own fighter jet but Ryan destroys it.

Back at the park JB, and Kaitlin find Betsy who apologizes for running off by herself, and later we find out that because of their story the slime has been traced back to Ziktor industries thus ruining his own plan, and at the virtual dungeon Grimlord again swears vengeance.

Anyway “I miss you dad” the end.

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Final Thoughts
Today’s episode was pretty good about the same quality as the last couple of episodes, and in my opinion a better Kaitlin focus episode than Kaitlin’s Front Page.

There wasn’t even anything really wrong in the editing department since there was nothing they took out of the Spielban episode that I felt was missing,
I think my only problem looking back is that like Kaitlin’s Front Page, and The Dognapping I can’t help but wonder if this episode, and Battle for the Books shouldn’t have switched Spielban monsters considering that was a JB focus episode but he needed Kaitlin’s help to beat, and here we have a Kaitlin focus episode where she gets hurt, and JB has to help.

Other than that this was a very good episode.

Tune in next time everyone for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at Lost Memories written by Margo McCahon, and directed by John Bilzek

So we start off with today’s “My dad taught me” moment where he just talks about his memories of his father, and how today’s episode is about memories.

We then go to Tao dojo where the Troopers are teaching a karate class when Tao tells them they’re doing it wrong then an old lady just randomly wanders into the dojo.

Kaitlin ask if she lives nearby, and the old lady reveals she has amnesia or at least the TV version where you forget everything that happened to you but you can still talk, and make new memories.

Anyway at Ziktor industries we find out that she got amnesia because Ziktor evicted her from one of his apartment complexes (I thought he was an energy magnate now he’s a real estate magnate?), and if he doesn’t do something it could ruin his reputation (what reputation everyone already knows he’s an asshole, it’s just that the mayor’s a wimp) so he transforms into Grimlord.

Back at the dojo Tao has made the woman soup while a doctor has checked up on her, and confirms that her amnesia is emotional induced, and JB decides to check the missing persons database while Kaitlin decides to do a story about her.

Ryan gets a message from the Professor telling him he has a surprise while at the virtual dungeon Grimlord orders
Ivar, and Icebot to send in an unseen robot called Laserbot to Crossworld City.

At the Undergound Voice Daily Kailtin pitches her story to Woody which leads to a comedy bit while at Tao Dojo the old woman is interrupting Tao in the middle of a lesson to tailor him when two of Ziktors secretaries come in claiming to be the woman’s daughters but JB suspects something so he follows them back to their car when Tao asks for proof, and a Skug fight breaks out.

First they try to fly at JB but he just punches them out. Then he kicks them, then one tries to come after him but he flips it over. Then the other Skug tries to kick JB but he doges, and it gets it’s foot stuck in a car door so JB beats it up, and finally they try to come at him but he throws them both in the back of the truck, and destroys them.

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At the lab we get a comedy bit where Jeb uses the lab’s computers to make popcorn when Ryan comes in, and the Professor informs him about Laserbot, and tells Ryan to transform which he does, and the Professor shows him a new motorcycle called the VR Turbo Cycle that Ryan’s father invented for him, and tells him to practice using it while he tries to intercept Grimlord’s minions.

At the virtual dungeon Zelton informs Grimlord that Ryan is flying the turbo cycle so Air Striker volunteers to destroy Ryan. Then we see Air Striker in the real world flying, and trying to destroy Ryan with missiles but Ryan keeps dodging them but even though we don’t see it one hits, and Ryan crashes into Air Striker so the Professor alerts the other Troopers.

At the Virtual Dugeon we get a funny bit where Air Striker’s wings are damaged, and Grimlord still berates him for failing to destroy Ryan, and all Air Striker can do is blame it on Ryan not knowing how to fly, and then Grimlord tells Decimator to send some mutants to find Ryan.

We then see Ryan still in Trooper form wandering around a forest, and we find out he has amnesia now too, then the other Troopers, and Grimlord’s minions both find him, and Ryan’s friends bring him to Kaitlin’s car while Grimlord’s mutants fire at them, and there’s a funny part where Ryan is seemingly more concerned with losing a flower he was looking at then the fact a bunch of robot mutants are trying to blow him up.

At the lab JB, and Kaitlin explain everything to the Professor who informs them that Laserbot is attacking so JB transforms to fight it while Kaitlin also transforms to pilot the Skybase against Ivar’s tank fleet, and the Professor changes Ryan back to human form.

Laserbot (who we finally see) fires at JB who then comes after Laserbot with his laser saber but Laserbot punches, and grabs JB then jumps up to the surface, and kicks JB into a building.

Then Ivar, and his tanks show up so JB takes the battle to virtual reality but the tanks are still too much so Kaitlin gets into the battle cruiser, and after a brief skirmish destroys Ivar’s tank.

Meanwhile JB is being grabbed by Laserbot but notices that a glowing jewel on Laserbot’s head is his weakness so kicks Laserbot away, and tries to fire his own laser but Laserbot fires at him but JB fires at Laserbot anyway, and destroys the jewel which allows JB to finish off Laserbot with Laser Lance.

Meanwhile at the lab all attempts to jog Ryan’s memory have failed so Jeb, and him go out for a walk, and Jeb tells him the story of how they first fought the Skugs (which is flashback to Searching for Tyler Steele) but JB tells it like he’s the hero even when the footage shows him running away, and Ryan’s calling him out on it restores his memory while at the virtual dungeon Grimlord swears vengeance.


At the Undergorund Voice Daily the old woman who’s name turns out to be Mrs. Evergreen is reunited with her real daughter Jane which leads to today’s “I miss you dad” moment.

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Final Thoughts

Today’s episode was pretty good.

I thought a lot of parts where funny, and I liked seeing the turbo cycle, and when they finally showed him I thought Laserbot was a cool robot with his name, powers, and even appearance.

I’m tempted to think showing the Skug battle from Searching for Tyler Steele was meant to imply that the show was supposed to be in production order but then I remember the times when Robert Hughes, and Doug Sloan both have said that they didn’t really have a plan for the show.

Honestly the only nitpicks I have are that Ziktor industries is changed from being an energy company to a real estate one, and Ziktor has gone from not caring what people think, and only getting away with anything because the mayor’s a wimp to now caring what people will think.

Unless the idea is that Ziktor is one of those people who thinks that hates everyone but still expects them to like him or something.

I’m tempted to think maybe it’s supposed to justify all the real estate talk in The Battle Begins, and The Dojo Plot but even that was just so he could build more power plants.

That, and in the Spielban episode they had another fight with Laserbot they cut out, and the one they did use was longer especially since unlike the last few times it happened this episode wasn’t trying to cram in extra stuff like a Metalder battle.

Other than that another great episode.

Tune in next time everyone for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at Oh Brother written by J.K. Richards, and directed by John Bilzek.

So we start off with today’s “My dad taught me” moment where Ryan talks about how when he was a kid he wished he had a brother, and how his dad said all men are brothers.

Which leads to the main plot of the episode as Ryan is training two feuding brothers Josh, and Scott Turner for a junior tournament that Kaitlin is covering but Tao warns Ryan that if they can’t get along they won’t be able to compete.

Meanwhile in classic Power Rangers villain fashion Ziktor reads Kaitlin’s article, and gets the idea to send two monsters after the Troopers, and he summons Icebot who recommends the Swordbot brothers Slice, and Dice.

Back at the Dojo Ryan, and JB do a practice together in the hopes of showing the boys to use teamwork but the boys still argue so they stop the lesson, and Kaitlin decides to drive the boys home while she investigates the old industrial site for a story.

Kaitlin arrives at the industrial site with the boys still arguing when they all see a Skug tampering with the power lines, and Kaitlin decides to investigate, and the boys finally agree on something when they want to see what’s going on but Kaitlin tells them to wait, and no surprise both times she tells them the boys sneak off, and no surprise a Skug tries to catch them, and a Skug battle breaks out.

Not much happens except the Skugs try to punch, and kick Kaitlin but she dodges their moves, grabs their legs, and flips them over while one Skug tries to catch the boys, and there’s some actually funny bits where whenever the Skug tries to catch them they beat it up but when the boys are almost home free until their arguing gets them caught by a group of Skugs.

Meanwhile back with Kaitlin she jumps on a panel, and uses a human steam roller move to destroy the Skugs but finds out that the boys have been captured, and calls the dojo on a 90’s era cell phone, and they tell her to meet them at the lab.

At the lab Ryan, and JB bring over the boys’ workout clothes so that Jeb who’s wearing some weird gizo that enhances his sense of smell a thousand fold can get a scent, and they drive back to the industrial site.

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Meanwhile the boys are still arguing, and their arguing gets so bad that even the Skugs can’t stand it so they split the boys up which actually gets them to stop arguing, and Jeb smells it anyway so the Troopers split up.

At the virtual dungeon the Swordbot brothers show up, and display their powers like the Ultimate Sword of Destruction, and the Whirling Blade of Doom (I wonder if their friends with Kaos from Skyladers), and Grimlord orders to them to go to reality, and destroy the Troopers

In the real world Ryan who’s looking for Scott sees the Swordbot brothers tells Jeb to leave, and transforms, and Dice tries to attack him with the Whirling Blade of Doom but Ryan keeps dodging it, and grabs it, and gives Dice a flying kick.

Meanwhile JB, and Kaitlin are looking for Josh when some Skugs try to ambush them, and some Quantum Cruisers, and Jet Fighters appear so they transform, and take the battle to virtual reality but there’s a brief malfunction where it takes them to a different part of Crossworld City so they try again, and it works.

Meanwhile Slice fires a smoke bomb, and he, and Dice try to attack Ryan but he just doges, and blocks their attacks, and despite doing good with them he claims he needs a new plan.
Then Ryan runs, and does a jump kick at Dice, and tries to finish him off but Dice just grabs Ryan’s legs while Slice slashes him then Ryan breaks free, and tries to doge Dice’s attack but gets slashed by Slice again, and starts to lose power so they go after him again but he blocks again.

Meanwhile JB, and Kaitlin are still dealing with Quantum Cruisers, and Jet Fighters so JB uses the Techno Bazooka to destroy them, and he, and Kaitlin return to reality, and retroform, and go look for Josh again.

Meanwhile the Swordbot brothers are going after Ryan so he uses a double version of the Lighting Hand command, and blocks their weapons again, and throws them in the air so they try to use daggers on him but he jumps out of the way, and they stab each other instead, and then try to throw their daggers but Ryan catches one, and uses it to block the other, and the Swordbot retreat to virtual reality.

JB, and Kaitlin find Josh, and Ryan finds Scott, and the boys have learned their lesson about arguing, and there’s a brief comedy bit from Jeb, and Grimlord once again swears vengeance.

At the tournament Josh, and Scott perform their technique perfectly now, and later win the tournament, and Kaitlin takes a picture of them with Ryan, and JB, and Tao congratulates Ryan leading to another comedy bit.

Anyway “I miss you dad” the end

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Final Thoughts

Honestly this episode was okay not better than the last few episodes but not really all the worse either.

I liked the designs and weapons of the Swordbot brothers especially how they seemed to evoke the whole Red Oni Blue Oni schtick.

I did like how they tied the whole idea of two brothers having to learn to get along with the idea that the monsters are feuding brothers as well, and while Ryan’s students learn their lesson the monsters don’t, and that’s how Ryan beats them

My only complaints were the part with JB’s vortex command not working since it didn’t really add to anything, and the bit about Skugs stealing the city’s power for the same reason.

The only thing I can think that didn’t use from the Metalder episode is the part where the Japanese versions of the Swordbot brothers practice on various other monsters, and it seemed like they shortened the fight they did use.

I used to think it was because they keep trying to shoehorn in a Metalder fight, and a Spielban fight in the same episode along with Battle Grid segments but a lot of these episodes have no Battle Grid segments, and use only one Metal Hero show, and they still do it.

Then again I also wish the monsters Slice, and Dice practiced on in the Metalder episode got to be MOTDs themselves since there’s like two or three more episodes with these guys.
And with that I am officially 1/5 of the way done with the first season, and 1/9 done with the show overall.

Here’s hoping that it doesn’t take me as long to finish the rest of the show.
Tune in next time everyone for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at Error in the System written by Mark Litton, and directed by Worth Keeter.

So we start off with today’s “My dad taught me” moment where Ryan talks about how his dad taught him that things aren’t always what they seem, and how that ties into today’s episode.

We then go to Crossworld City park where Ryan, and JB are goofing off on roller blades when they realize they have to meet Kaitlin for lunch, and decide to make a race out of it.

When they get there there’s some comedy bits but then Kaitlin’s computer acts weird, and JB finds out a virus has wiped out her computer, and Woody informs them that all the computers in Crossworld City are down making the Troopers worry about the Professor, and the lab.


Meanwhile at Ziktor Industies we find out that no surprise Ziktor is behind it, and plans to use the virus to access the VR Troopers secrets, and destroy them, and then he transforms into Grimlord to brag about it,

Then we see the Troopers driving in Kaitlin’s car when Air Striker, and Fighterbot attack them but Kaitlin transforms her car into flight mode, and they evade the mutants then they arrive at the lab, and check the machines.

Then JB recommends a system scan which JB monitor on the VR visors, and after being treated to random Metalder clips JB finds the Proffesor, and explains the situation to him but the Professor just acts like an asshole about it, and the Troopers are still worried about the virus.

Meanwhile at the virtual dungeon show some Spielban footage to explain how not only is he transmitting the virus from a secret underwater installation but the professor currently in the lab is an imitation created to distract the Troopers.

Grimlord then demonstrates by having the fake Professor send the Troopers to the Battle Grid under the guise of a reality break at the lab.

To be honest though it’s literally just The Dognapping’s Battle Grid segment in a different order with a full portal sequence, some parts shortened or removed, a different return to reality scene, and different dialogue but otherwise the exact same fight.

When the Trooper return to the lab the Professor tells them there’s another reality break nearby, and JB tries to confirm it but the Professor snaps at him, and tells the Troopers to investigate the reality break while he restores the lab’s computers but of course he’s really evil, and only Jeb of all creatures knows.

Then we see the Troopers flying in Kaitlin’s car to the reality break when they see a stalled car down where the fake Professor say the break is going to occur, and land to help the stranded people but this is all part of Grimlord’s plan, and a Skug fight breaks out.

Skugs try to kick Ryan but he blocks then JB kicks another Skug while Kaitlin does some back flips before kicking another then Ryan kicks two of the Skugs while JB, and Kaitlin punch the other two then Ryan kicks his Skugs into each other while JB, and Kaitlin finish off the other two.

The Troopers don’t see any sign of a break, and blame the whole thing of a system error (not quite a title) brought on by the virus.

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At Tao dojo JB is helping Tao bring back the dojo’s books then puts the VR disk in when Kaitlin comes in, and explains that the virus appeared out of nowhere making it a virtual virus, and call the Professor for help but get a pathway inoperative message which JB explains means they can’t talk to the Professor there or at the lab, and the Troopers figure out what’s going on.

Just then the Professor appears, and tells them to go to virtual reality, and destroy the virus transmission site, and since he’s using the Professor’s pathway this time the Troopers decide to take the risk, and transform.

The Troopers then go into the Skybase where the Professor tells Ryan, and JB to go to virtual reality, and destroy Grimlord’s hidden base while JB stays in the real world.

But of course this all really a trap by Grimlord so he has Ivar, and Icebot send Quantum Cruisers, and a robot called Metaborg after JB.

Then we see Metaborg himself run over JB while Cruisers fire at him but JB fires his laser at Metaborg but it does nothing, and Metaborg fires his own laser while the Quantum Cruisers fire theirs.

Meanwhile Ryan, and Kaitlin can’t find Grimlord’s base,a nd figure out the trap, and return to reality to help JB by blowing up the Quantum Cruisers with lasers but there’s still the matter of Metaborg.

Metaborg proceeds to run over JB some more before transforming into his robot form, and punching JB, and ramming him with his head while the fake Professor gloats, and Ryan tells Jeb to leave the lab.

Metaborg then flips JB over, and over like a ragdoll while the Skugs cheer on, and in if you look hard enough it looks like their smoking some kind of hookah so Kaitlin gets into the battle cruiser, and fires at Metaborg, and the Skugs before recharging JB’s powers.

JB, and Kaitlin combine laser power to weaken Metaborg, and JB finsishes Metaborg off with Laser Lance but surprisingly Grimlord is chill about it because he hacked their systems, and will learn everything but the Trooper find the real base in virtual reality, and destroy it bringing Grimlord back to his grumpy self.

Later at the lab JB has deleted Grimlord’s virus, and brings back the Professor who congratulates them for solving their own problem, and JB returns to Tao’s dojo to fix Tao’s computer, and Kaitlin returns to the Underground Voice Daily where Woody is making the reporters use old typewriters, and Ryan is just glad to have the Professor back.


Anyway “I miss you dad” the end.

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Final Thoughts

I still remember when I first heard about this very show back on Labor Day weekend when my family was staying in a hotel on the way to San Francisco when I first saw a commercial for VR Troopers, and I was hooked.

Now at the time I didn’t live in a place that got VR Troopers so for the longest time I had to go off just video tapes, and books until direct downloading, and Youtube became a thing before I actually was able to watch the show in it’s entirety.

Now my whole point is that the very first episode I saw was a video tape I got for my ninth birthday back in 1994, and that tape was this very episode.

That’s right kids this was the first episode of VR Troopers I ever saw so how does it stack up?

Well pretty good all things considered.

I like the plot of using a fake version of the Professor to lead the Troopers onto fake missions designed to distract, and destroy them.

I also liked Metaborg, and his design, and powers since he could transform from a vehicle to a robot like a Transformer.

I also liked seeing Kaitlin’s power transfer ability since she’s the only Trooper who can heal anyone though I think it was an attempt to compensate for not giving her a finisher move.

I think the only thing that really bugged me was the Battle Grid segment, and that was only because it was all recycled footage instead of anything new,

And even then I thought it was interesting to see the Battle Grid fight before the regular Skug fight instead of the usual other way around.

Heck there was nothing useable in the Spielban episode they used that didn’t get carried over so there’s that.

Honestly while I still think Searching for Tyler Steele is the episode I would show someone who never saw VR Troopers before to explain the show I still think this is one of my favorite episodes.

In a perfect universe the tapes would have had two episodes each with one having both parts of The Battle Begins, one having Searching for Tyler Steele, and this episode, the next having The Dogapping, with Lost Memories, then Kaitlin’s Front Page, with Battle for the Books, and finally The Dojo Plot with Oh Brother.

Tune in next time everyone for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at Grimlord’s Challenge written by Margo McCahon, and directed by Worth Keeter.

So we start off with today’s “My dad taught me” moment where Ryan talks about how his dad taught him about determination.

We then go to Crossworld City park where Ryan, JB, and Kailtin are goofing off on roller blades with Ryan giving commentary, and then they decide to take a water break, and after a brief comedy bit from Jeb a policewoman named Officer Johnson goes up to the Troopers with a troubled girl named Randy who will end up in reform school unless Ryan can teach her Karate.

So he bets that they can get enter her in an upcoming tournament, and if she wins anything she won’t go to reform School, and Officer Johnson, and Randy agree with Johnson agreeing to donate a 1,000 if they succeed.

Meanwhile at Ziktor industries Ziktor watches the Troopers, and once again in typical Power Rangers villain fashion proceeds to transform into Grimlord, and announces he’s going to have a tournament with the winner fighting Ryan.

At Tao dojo Randy sees various other kids practice Karate, and almost leaves the Dojo when Tao goes up to her, and reminds of what will happen if she leaves, and she decides to give it a chance, and then there’s a brief comedy bit at the Undergound Voice Daily with Woody, Kaitlin, and Jeb when Kaitlin pitches her story about Randy.

Then there’s a brief training montage where Randy tries to practice but keeps messing up, and then we see the Troopers in the park with Ryan trying to encourage them to keep training Randy when one of Ziktor’s secretaries comes up to him with a challenge to fight Grimlord’s most powerful mutant, and proceeds to transform into her true form, and a Skug battle breaks out.

Not much happens other than the Skugs try to punch the Troopers but the Troopers keep blocking, and punching back then they hide in some playground equipment, and Ryan flips over a Skug, Kaitlin kicks another, and JB just dodges his Skug then they all kick the Skugs into each other, and destroy them.

At the virtual dungeon only two mutants are left in Grimlord’s tournament Hammerbot, and The Blade, first Hammerbot swings his hammer at The Blade but then the Blade turns his arms into a sword (hence his name), and a claw, but Hammerbot blocks both, and hits The Blade with his Hammer, and decapitates The Blade earning him the Right to fight Ryan.

Back at Tao dojo Tao encourages Randy to keep practicing while at the lab the Troopers intercept one of Grimlord’s messages that in addition to Hammerbot he’s going to send another robot called Spiderbot after Ryan while Ivar sends fleet against our reality so the Troopers decide to transform, and split up.

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Ryan does a jump kick against Hammerbot who throws mini axes at Ryan but he just doges them, and then Ryan scans Hammerbot but can’t find any weak spots then Hammerbot almost hits Ryan with an axe, and tires to hit him with his hammer.

Meanwhile JB pulls out his laser saber to attack Spiderbot who gives some rather funny comments about hating kids with attitude, and fires a laser at JB who dodges, and leaps at Spiderbot who catches him, and kicks him away.

Hammerbot tries to hit Ryan with his hammer but Ryan keeps getting out of the way while Spiderbot, and JB fire lasers at each other, and JB blows Spiderbot’s arms off but Spiderbot traps him with a laser disc from his back.

Hammerbot keeps trying to hit Ryan with his hammer but Ryan is still dodging but Hammerbot hits him, and Ryan tries to block with a Shovel but Hammerbot breaks it , and Ryan can barely keep dodging Hammerbot’s swings.

Quantum Cruisers, and jet fighters try to attack the Skybase but Kaitlin destroys them with missles while JB breaks out of the laser disc, and Laser Lances Spiderbot into oblivion.

Ryan once again dodges Hammerbot’s hammer swings, and does a jump kick knocking away his hammer, and breaking his helmet (and if you pause, and look for it you can see that he’s really a Japanese guy underneath), and Ryan is about to finish off Hammerbot with his own hammer when Hammerbot’s pleas for mercy remind him that’s not the right way, and Grimlord once again swears vengeance.

Later at the tournament has just one more match against a random boy named Kowalski, and if she wins it she can still make 3rd place, and at first it looks like she might lose but with some encouragement from Tao she wins, Tao congratulates her, and Officer Johsnon gives the check to Ryan.

Anyway “I miss you dad” the end.

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Final Thoughts

Well today’s episode was really good.

I liked the idea of Grimlord having a tournament for his Robots since it gave them an excuse to use the monster vs monster fights from Metalder.

I also liked the designs, and powers of both Spiderbot, and Hammerbot.

And believe it or not nothing was skipped from the Metalder, and Spielban footage except for a base invasion that was already used in The Battle Begins part 2.

So I like that it seems like they were starting to figure out how to use footage.

I thought the stuff with Randy was okay it just reminded me of a fast food version of that The Next Karate Kid movie with Hillary Swank which I think either came out before or right around when this did not bad but not really good either

Tune in next time everyone for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at Computer Captive written by Robert Hughes, and directed by Worth Keeter.

So we start off with today’s “My dad taught me” moment where Ryan talks about how his dad told him to use his skills only to defend himself, and others which leads to a surprising heavy moment where he outright says he had to save his friend’s life in this episode.

We then go to the city pool where the Troopers, and Tao are diving of a board while Jeb gives commentary, and Ryan, Kaitlin, and even Tao have impressive dives while JB just flubs it, and then JB, and Kaitlin dry off so they can go to the Underground Voice Daily, and help Woody install a graphic program while Ryan, and Tao stay.

Meanwhile at Ziktor industries one of Ziktor’s secretaries hands him a profit, and loss report, and this just by itself leads him to go on about how wonderful it is that computers can do anything.

Then he transforms into Grimlord, and after a backhanded compliment to his monsters summons Icebot who informs Grimlord that he’s invented a device that can capture someone through a computer, and Grimlord decides to use it on the VR Troopers.

At the Underground Voice Daily there’s a brief comedy bit where Woody is playing a Footbal game on the computer while wearing it, and gets so excited he throws down the controller, and breaks it when he scores a touch down then JB goes to install the graphics program while Kaitin works on her photo layout.

While in virtual reality Icebot has completed the computer abduction device, and Grimlord orders him to use it on JB and just as JB has finished installing the graphics program Icebot appears on the screen to talk to JB, and then we see Icebot’s hands come out, and pull JB through the computer screen, and Kaitlin tires to help but Icebot almost abducts her as well so she turns off the computer, and seeks Ryan’s help.

At the virtual dungeon JB is being held in the air with ropes made out of electricity while in the Metalder footage Grimlord, and his mutants explain that the electricity ropes will drain JB of his VR Trooper powers, and give them to Grimlord’s mutants.

At Tao dojo Ryan, and Tao are practicing karate when Kaitlin comes in, and explains to Ryan what happened to JB so they use the VR disc to contact the Professor but instead get Icebot who tries to capture them but they turn off the computer before he can.

Grimlord scolds Icebot for failing to capture Ryan, and Kaitlin, and JB points out it was because they were too smart for Grimlord, and Icebot but Grimlord decides to send a Skug fleet after Ryan, and Kaitlin, and the two are about to head to the lab when three guys in karate gis show up, and turn out to be the Skugs.

One Skug kicks Ryan a whole bunch of times while another tries to punch Kaitlin but she blocks, and punches it, and then the Skugs try to hit Ryan, and Kaitlin but they keep dodging then Ryan uses his backpack to block a Skugs hits, and then throws it at the Skugs while Kaitlin kicks, and flips over another Skug then finally Ryan hits one with a punching back, and punches, and kicks another before throwing them into some bleachers, and Kaitlin punches her Skug into the others destroying them.

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At the lab Ryan, and Kaitlin explain everything to the Professor, and Jeb, and the Professor tells Ryan, Kaitlin, and Jeb to put on the visors, and after a 90’s screen saver effect they see JB trapped in Grimlord’s Dungeon.

Ryan decides to go to Grimlord’s dungeon himself to rescue JB but the Professor informs him his powers won’t let him access it directly so Ryan decides to transform, and let Icebot capture him, and Kaitlin wants to go too but Ryan, and the Professor tell her to stay, and monitor things until Ryan needs help.

After being teleported to Grimlord’s dungeon Ryan sees JB who’s almost completely drained, and tries to get him out but Grimlord mocks Ryan, and his dad so Ryan tries to attack Grimlord but Grimlord sends out all his mutants, and teleports away.

Ryan fights off Grimlord’s mutants, and rescues JB, and the two escape through a portal but Grimlord’s mutants chase them, and the Gunbots open fire on them while at the lab Kailtin, Jeb, and the Professor see that Ryan has rescued JB.

Ryan tells JB to hide by a tree, and rest while a samurai themed mutant named Slashbot tells the Gunbots to return to the dungeon while he deals with Ryan personally.

First Slashbot tries to stab Ryan with his sword but Ryan dodges so Slashbot takes the crescents off his helmet, and throws them, and hits Ryan but then Ryan starts blocking them so Slashbot tires his sword again but then Ryan does a jump kick, and kicks the sword out of Slashbot’s hands.

Then he makes a scythe with two crescent edges appear, and hits Ryan but then dodges, and throws Slashbot’s own sword at him but Slashbot blocks with the scythe but gets disoriented allowing Ryan to finish him off with a spinning kick, and Grimlord scolds his mutants for failure.

Ryan takes JB back to the lab, and he, and Kaitlin put JB on one of the lab’s machines, and it restores his powers then everyone has a tender moment, and that leads to today’s “I miss you dad” moment.

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Final Thoughts

Today’s episode was all right it reminded me of Kaitlin’s Front Page in the sense that not only the plots of Grimlord capturing one of the Troopers as bait to destroy the others but also how they both do some things good, and some thing bad but for different reasons.

Like in Kailtin’s Front Page Kailtin got a Battle Grid fight by herself, and JB got to fight an MOTD but they cut off Kaitlin’s Battle Grid fight at the end, and cut the Spielban fight for JB in half.

Whereas here you almost have the opposite problem in that nothing was really wasted in that stuff was skipped but it was all just stuff that either ended up in Defending Dark Heart anyway or would be better off in Fiddler on The Loose which I haven’t got to yet.

However the problem is that at the same time they don’t find anything for JB, and Kaitlin to do which might make sense for JB since he gets captured but they can’t find anything for Kaitlin to do even when she’s not kidnapped.

I did like Slashbot with his samurai motif, and weapons

And I did like the idea of the villains capturing the heroes through a computer though it reminds me of something I forgot to talk about in Error in the System.

Where one of the things I was always confused by was how the show seemed to play it both ways whether or not virtual reality meant it was just a universe that had been created through technology or was supposed to refer to it being the universe inside machines.

And like I said the only things wasted production wise where things that were better saved for other episodes any way.

Tune in next time everyone for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at Virtual V6 written by Doug Sloan, and directed by Worth Keeter.

So we start off with today’s “My dad taught me” moment where Ryan talks about how his dad taught him that it’s everyone’s responsibility to stop pollution, and protect the environment.

At the Underground Voice Daitly a stereotypically nerdy looking guy steps in carrying a brief case, and there’s comedy bit where he quite literally bumps into Kaitlin, and he explains that his name is quite literally Ulysses T. Poindexter.

He also explains that he’s invented an engine that runs on plant extracts instead of gasoline but nobody will buy it so Kaitlin agrees to show the plans to the others, and do a story about the engine if it works, and Poindexter agrees,

But it turns out Grimlord has a mole in the Underground Voice Daily as one of the reporters who was secretly watching Kaitlin, and Poindexter turns out to be a Skug, and secretly transforms, and teleports to tell Ziktor.

Ziktor is not surprisingly worried about Poindexter’s engine since it could ruin his energy company so he transforms into Grimlord, and orders Ivar, and a drill themed mutant called well Drillbot to destroy Poindexter’s plans.

Meanwhile Kailtin, Ryan, and JB are at the swimming pool again, and the Mayor, and his wife are nearby so we get a comedy bit where Jeb knocks the mayors wife into the pool.

Then we see the Troopers heading to the lab and when they get to the lab JB tells the Professor they want to create Poindexter in virtual reality, and put it in JB’s Sky Cycle to see if it works, and the Professor agrees, and JB creates the engine on the computer using some weird game controller looking things.

While Air Striker spies on them, and tells Grimlord at the virtual dungeon that he thinks the disk with Poindexter’s plans is at Tao Dojo so Zelton sends a Skug platoon to Tao dojo to retrieve it.

Then at Tao dojo we see Tao practicing karate when Ziktor’s secretaries show up in karate gis, and change into their true forms, and a Skug fight breaks out.

First two of them try to kick Tao but he blocks, and and punches both back then the third Skug tries to kick him but he catches it’s leg, and punches it then one tries to punch, and kick Tao but he grabs, and throws it then one tries to kick him but he grabs, and kicks it while the third one searches the dojo’s computer.

Then the other Skugs try to kick Tao but he grabs, and throws, and kicks them, and Jeb trips one, and finally one tries to punch Tao but he blocks, punches it, and throws it at the other Skug destroying them both, and the remaining Skug leaves with what it thinks are the plans.

At the lab JB has just finished putting the engine in his Sky Cycle so he transforms to test it out while Ryan, and Kaitlin watch on the visors, and it works perfectly, and while JB keeps testing the engine the others head back to Tao Dojo.

At the virtual dungeon Grimlord is furious because not only did the Skugs fail to steal the plans but the Troopers have already built a prototype of the engine while at the dojo Tao explains what happened, and Ryan, and Kaitlin figure out that Grimlord knows about the engine.

Then Kaitlin gets a call explaining that Skugs have kidnapped a bus full of children which we then see for ourselves as Grimlord explains he plans to use the children as bait to destroy the Troopers, and the engine.

Ryan, and Kaitlin then use the VR disc to contact the Professor, and inform him of the kidnapped children, and the Professor uses the lab’s scanners to find the bus, and informs Ryan, and Kaitlin that he’ll send JB to rescue the children, and that Grimlord has also sent Air Fighters so they transform.

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Ryan goes into the Skybase to fight the Air Fighters while Kaitlin battles with Skugs who throw hatchets at her but she punches, and kicks them, and blast them with her laser while JB goes after the bus but Skugs try to throw bombs at him but he fires lasers, and them, and finds the bus but it’s empty.

JB searches for the missing children, and gets attacked from behind by a floating drill then two more try to attack but he punches them out of the way but they go back into Drillbot then a group of Skugs appear but JB fights them off but gets punched by Drillbot’s drill arm but successfully dodges repeated attempts, and continues fighting off Drillbot, and the Skugs.

Then Grimlord orders the Skugs to take JB’s bike, and destroy it, and one of them pushes a button, and JB’s bike is lowered down on a platform, and tied with metal ropes while JB gets beaten up by Drillbot but then turns the tables.

Then JB, and the Professor use a scanner to track the bike while Kaitlin uses her own scanner to find the missing kids, and there’s a brief American original fight where Kaitlin defeats the Skugs, and rescues the children who just refer to her as “A VR Trooper”.

Then Skugs try to destroy JB’s bike but he activates it remotely, and it drives itself away knocking off the Skugs, and the metal ropes, but the Professor informs JB that the building has a self destruct mechanism that’s off now, and he escapes on the Sky Cycle while Ryan tells Kaitlin to help JB deal with Drillbot.

Drillbot tries to punch JB with his drill arm but then Kailtin appears but Drilbot punches her away then Skugs show up, and and JB, and Kaitlin fight them off then JB fights Drillbot who keeps punches him.

But JB then jumps, and takes one of Drillbot’s drills, and hits him with it before getting on his bike to do some overdrive attack, and then finishing off Drillbot with Laser Lance while Ryan destroys Grimlord’s Jet Fighters, and Grimlord once again swears vengeance.

At the Undergound Voice Daily Kaitlin’s story of Poindexter’s engine is out, and Poindexter himself come to congratulate the Troopers, and there’s some more comedy bits.

Anyway “I miss you dad” the end.

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Final Thoughts

Today’s episode was pretty good I think.

For starters I like the plot of the Troopers trying to make a clean burning engine, and Grimlord trying to steal it to protect his energy company.

I also like Poindexter since I thought he was funny.

And I liked the stuff with Grimlord’s spy at the Underground Voice Daily.

I also liked Drillbot’s design, and powers though I wonder if he was maybe more appropriate for another episode like Digging for Fire or Who’s King of the Mountain.

Heck once again nothing was left out of the Spielban episode.

In fact there was probably like one scene that was like a second I would have liked to have seen but at the same time it brought up something I might talk about a lot if I haven’t already where a lot of things I have problems with are more due to the source footage then VR Troopers itself.

In this case they show Diana using some sword against a holographic swordsmanship teacher for like a second , and it just reminded me of how I whished they had used that as an actual finisher for Diana, and thus Kaitlin.

Come to think of it they did give her a brief American original fight, and the Swordsman teacher’s costume didn’t look all that hard to reproduce so maybe we could have gotten something I don’t know.

Tune in next time everyone for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at Virtual Spy written by Mark Litton, and directed by John Gran Weil.

So we start off with today’s “My dad taught me” moment where Ryan talks about how his dad taught him to be ready for an attack from any direction even from someone you trust.

At the lab Ryan is practicing on a virtual mutant combat simulator using a vr visor so we can see some Metalder footage of him fighting a blue mutant skug like robot while Kaitlin, and Jeb just stand around, and watch.

Meanwhile at Ziktor industries Ziktor gets the idea to have one of his virtual mutants befriend the Troopers to infiltrate, and destroy them so he transforms into Grimlord, and summons Ivar, and Icebot who recommend a shape shifting skeleton like mutant called Greybot who proceeds to transform into a young white guy with long brown hair.

At the Underground Voice Daily Kaitlin is sitting at her desk when a remote controlled car with a follow me note attached runs up to her so she follows, and Woody introduces her to Graybot’s human form who calls himself Jeremy Gibson, and has just moved to Crossworld City, and gotten a job as a reporter, and Kailtin agrees to take him to lunch with the others.

Ryan, and JB try to bond with him but Ziktor realizes he needs something for the Troopers to trust Jeremy so a random young woman drops her hotdog, and when the Troopers try to help she, and several other people transform into Skugs, and there’s a brief battle with the Skugs, and the Troopers, and Jeremy just kicking, and dodging each other until the Troopers, and Jeremy knock them into each other.

After the fight the Troopers congratulate Jeremy who explains the he doesn’t have any formal training so Kaitlin invites him to the dojo but Ryan, and JB are suspicious of him.

At the dojo Ryan practices on some boards, and JB practices with a bo staff, and Jeremy then shows off some moves, and Kaitlin is impressed but Ryan, and JB are still suspicious of how he can be so good without training.

Then JB tries to explain to Jeremy how he’s been trying to convince Tao to raise the price of enrollment, and Jeremy is able to figure out how much JB thinks it will make.

And while JB figures it out on the computer Jeremy reaches into his backpack, and scans the VR disc with his hand, and absorbs the data while Ryan, and JB are further suspicious, and Kaitlin however remains impressed, and later at Ziktor industries Jeremy shows Ziktor the data in his hand, and Ziktor gives a title drop.

At the Underground Voice Daily Kaitlin is talking to Jeremy who says he’s doing a story on the VR Troopers, and mentions that he’s figured out they have a secret lab near Crossworld City, and this finally makes Kaitlin suspicious enough to look him up but can’t find any records on Jeremy so she calls JB to go to the lab with her but Ryan’s busy with an errand while Jeremy hacks into the lab’s computers.

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At the lab Kaitlin, and JB try to research who Jeremy really is, and are able to figure out he’s a virtual being but when they try to leave the doors are locked, and the alarms are going off, and Jeremy appears on the lab’s monitor to tell them that he’s put an energy dampener that prevents them from transforming, and has rigged the portal to send who ever goes through to a virtual combat zone.

Ryan leaves the Dojo to go to the lab while Grimlord orders Graybot to transform into his true form, and battle Ryan in the Battle Grid while JB, and Kaitlin are helpless as Ryan walks into the portal, and we’re treated to a Battle Grid segment with just Ryan.

First we get a full portal sequence with Ryan then he lands in the Battle Grid wondering why he’s there, and then the Skugs show up so he jumps into the air doing some cool scissor kick then some Skugs try to come after him so punches them into each other.

Then we get some recycled footage from Searching for Tyler Steele before Ryan destroys the rest of the Skugs, and we get a return to reality sequence with just Ryan then he appears in a field as Brad Hawkins again.

Ryan wonders where he is then Graybot shows up, and Ryan figures out who he is from his voice, and transforms into Trooper form Graybot then fires arrows at him but Ryan jumps out of the way, does a jump punch on him.

At the lab JB, and Kaitlin find out that Graybot also activated the Labs self destruct sequence but JB is able to deactivate it, and get the lab working normally again so he, and Kaitlin transform, and use the Skybase to rescue Ryan but are attacked by Air Fighters.

Meanwhile Graybot taunts Ryan before shooting his arrows, and hits Ryan but then Ryan uses lighting laser to block them but Graybot fires some more, and pins Ryan but Ryan summons the Turbo cycle which JB and Kaitlin who are still fighting Air Fighters use to find Ryan.

Then the Turbo Cycle appears, and Graybot fires arrows at it but they bounce off, and Ryan gets on, and rams Graybot with it but Graybot fires missles from his chest but Ryan keeps dodging them so Graybot just grabs the Turbo Cycle with his bare hands, and throws it at Ryan but Ryan gets out of the way, and does a jump kick, and breaks Graybot’s arrows.

But Graybot makes spikes come out of his arm, and tries to hit Ryan but Ryan blocks, and then they both roll down a hill then Ryan kicks Graybot who then hits Ryan with his arm spikes but Ryan finishes with Lighting Laser but after some dramatic pacing Graybot gets back up, and fires one more arrow but Ryan catches, and throws it away, and Graybot falls back down, and blows up, and Grimlord chastitises his mutants for failure.

At the Underground Voice Daily Kaitlin gets another RC-gram but it turns out to be Ryan, and JB, and then we get another comedy bit from Woody.

Anyway “I miss you dad” the end.

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Final Thoughts

Today’s episode was pretty good I thought.

I liked the idea of Grimlord sending in one of his robots disguised as a human to infiltrate the Troopers.

And I liked the design behind by him as well.

I also liked seeing the Battle Grid fight with Ryan since we actually got to see him win, and once again it was pretty cool to see another Battle Grid fight that didn’t come right after the Skug fight.

Really I only have one complaint, and it’s more of a nitpick, and a really strange nitpick at that since it ties back into stuff I said back in The Dojo Plot about wanting that episode to be a two parter or something

You see this episode skipped footage from the Metalder episode but you see in the Metalder episode Graybot was an old repair robot, and Cannonbot was his apprentice, and he escaped to fight Metalder personally to prove himself to the other robots.

Well the reason I bring this up was that they showed Graybot beating up, and blowing up other robots, and talking to Cannonbot, and it made me want to see something similar in VR Troopers with the master/apprentice switched with Graybot being a rookie mutant trying to prove himself to Grimlord with the parts where he beats up, and destroys other robots being him training, and then he gets destroyed by Ryan so in the next part Cannonbot tries to avenge Graybot.

It’s also because I remember when PRangerX once made a thread about this very episode because Jeremy reminded him of Tommy when he first showed up, and how he wished Jeremy would turn out to be a real person who would join the Troopers.

And I only bring this up because it reminds me off a couple of similar things I tried to come up with for VR Troopers fanfics.

For instance when I found out that in Spielban Col Icebot, and Red Python where the hero’s father, and sister before being turned into bad guys.

And in Metalder The Armor Army were just human warriors, magicians, and athletes who just wore power armor, and I heard that even the Robot Army started out as humans who had their brains put into robot bodies, and the Monster Army started out as people who were genetically altered into mutants.

Plus there are a lot of later episodes where Grimlord either turns people into mutants or has existing ones disguise themselves as people.

Anyway that gave me the idea to want to see it where all of Grimlord’s mutants at least the high ranking ones where really humans like Ivar or Decimator being his head of security.

Also I wanted to see other Metal Hero shows besides just Metalder, Spielban, and Shaider become VR Troopers.

As well as wanting everything that was multi parters, and story arcs in the Metal Hero shows to be multi parters in VR Troopers but with the VR Troopers storylines.

So I came up with this crazy story where they used the footage for this episode for The Dojo Plot which was a two parter, but they still used the actual story but saved for Season Two, and combined it with Rise of The Red Python, and Kaitlin through the looking glass, and made Jeremy start out as Mad Gallant but turn into Juspion.

I don’t know I’m just throwing out ideas.


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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at No One’s Friend written by Mark Litton, and directed by Worth Keeter

So we start off with today’s “My dad taught me” moment where Ryan talks about how his dad told him it was important to keep your friends close.

Then we see Ryan at the Underground Voice Daily when some stereotypical masked thug tries to get him from behind but he flips over the thug, and pins him down to the delight of Kaitlin, Woody, and various other reporters.

Then Ryan pulls up the thug who’s really JB, and it turns out the whole thing was just an act to promote free self defense classes at Tao dojo, and Woody wants every reporter to show up, and wants Kaitlin to do a story on it.

Just then Mrs. Rooney shows up with another stereotypical nerdy looking guy, and goes up to Woody, and it turns out that the nerdy looking guy is Mrs. Rooney’s spoiled nephew Percival Rooney who despite his protest will henceforth simply be called Percy.

Mrs. Rooney wants Woody to hire Percy but Woody initially doesn’t want to until Mrs. Rooney brings up how much they paid for campaign ads so Woody begrudgingly hires him but passes Percy off to Kaitlin.

Meanwhile at Ziktor industries Ziktor is talking to a random young Asian man who’s obviously one of his Skugs in human form, and tells him to infiltrate the self defense class, and spar with JB, and Kaitlin, and we see the Skug holding some green energy between his hands.

Then the Skug leaves, and Ziktor transforms into Grimlord, and goes to the virtual dungeon where he, and Ivar, and Icebot explain the evil plan of the day which is that when the Skug touches JB, and Kaitlin it will infect them with a spell from today’s monster a white robot with shoulder mounted guns named Polarbot, and put them under Polarbot’s control turning them against Ryan.

Later at the self defense class Ryan, JB, and Tao are helping out the people who came while Kaitlin takes pictures, Percy takes notes, and Grimlord’s stares menacingly (though it looks more like he’s stoned).

Then we get a comedy bit where Percy tries to get out of participating in the class by claiming he has a topaz belt but Tao quickly calls out his bluff

While it’s the Skugs turn to spar with JB, and when JB bows the Skug kicks him into Kaitlin infecting both of them with Polarbot’s spell, and when Ryan tries to catch the Skug but fails then we see the spell is working because Tao tries to offer some tea, and they tell him it’s new age hippy bullshit.

Then Grimlord asks Polarbot to have JB, and Kaitlin fight Ryan while we can see S, and K the two female villains from Metalder who weren’t adapted (unless you count spiritually as Ziktor’s secretaries) because they couldn’t be passed off as robots in the background if you look hard enough.

Then JB starts insulting Ryan claiming that if he was in charge they would have found his dad already, and proceeds to fight Ryan while Kaitlin cheers on, and Tao tries to get them to stop, and everyone else just watches, and Ryan pins JB, and JB, and Kaitlin just leave.

Later at the Underground Voice Daily Ryan is confused by what’s happened to JB, and Kaitlin so he, and Jeb go to see Kaitlin who’s eating cake with Percy listing off how he’s allergic to everything then we get a comedy bit with Jeb causing Percy to get cake on his face.

Then Kaitlin yells at Ryan for bringing over Jeb, and Ryan apologizes, and aske Kaitlin what’s wrong, and she says the same thing as JB which is that they’re tired of taking orders from Ryan, and Ryan wants to talk to JB to get this sorted out, and Kaitlin decides to take Ryan to JB who’s out in the middle of nowhere, and it turns out to be a trap to get Ryan ambushed by Skugs.

First one tries to kick Ryan but he kicks it then two more try to kick him but he blocks, and punches one while kicking the other, then a Skug comes after him but he throws it away, and kicks it while he wonders why JB, and Kaitlin aren’t helping.

Then he kicks one Skug, flips over another, and then kicks, and punches the third then pins one down punches, and kicks away another, and then punches one before flipping it over on the first one destroying them so Grimlord decides to take the fight to the Battle Grid.

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Then we get another Battle Grid segment with just Ryan that’s more or less the same as the one from Virtual Spy except just before the Searching for Tyler Steele footage there’s some recycled footage from The Dognapping before we get some new footage of the Skugs surrounding Ryan before we get a cool part where one of the Skugs jumps in the air, and Ryan punches it mid air.

Anyway afterwards Ryan returns to reality, and asks JB, and Kaitlin what’s wrong, and they just transform but he doesn’t want to fight his friends so he escapes in Kaitlin’s car so Grimlord orders them to go into the Skybase while Polarbot fires at Ryan in Kaitlin’s car.

Then Grimlord orders Air Striker, and Fighterbot to assist Polarbot, so Ryan tries to escape in Kaitlin’s car’s flight mode but Grimlord’s mutants, and the evil Troopers fire at him but he tricks JB, and Kaitlin into destroying Air Striker, and Fighterbot, and escapes to the lab.

At the lab Ryan messes with some machines at the lab, and when JB, and Kaitlin try to get in the lab JB moves a joystick, and it activates a force field that cuts off their VR Trooper powers, then the Professor explains to Ryan how their linked to Polarbot, and that Polarbot is in the real world but also has three other mutants helping so Ryan transforms.

Ryan first fights off three mutants The Blade, an unnamed silver skeleton themed robot who will later be known as Chrome Dome, and a blue horned robot who later be called Minotaurbot.

After fighting off The Blade, Chrome Dome, and Minotaurbot Ryan goes after Polarbot, and they both teleport to a rock quarry where Polarbot just fires lasers at Ryan but Ryan dodges them, and jumps into the air, and does a flying kick at Polarbot.

At the lab JB, and Kaitlin play into Jeb’s ego, and trick him into letting them out of the force field then transform again, and get back in the Skybase to help Polarbot destroy Ryan.

But Ryan kicks the cliff Polarbot is standing on causing him to fall off allowing Ryan to kick him, and then perform a corkscrew attack that destroys Polarbot turning JB, and Kaitlin good again so Grimlord orders Ivar to destroy Ryan but JB destroys Ivar’s tank instead, and Grimlord once again shames his mutants for failure.

Later at the Underground Voice Daily the Troopers are glad everything is back to normal, and then Woody shows up to explain he’s making Percy do another self defense class, and we get one last comedy bit where Percy tries to show off his karate skills but messes up.

Anyway “I miss you dad” the end.

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Final Thoughts

Honestly I think this more than even some of the other episodes my all time favorite so far.

I like the idea of Grimlord turning JB, and Kaitlin against Ryan I just think the idea was bigger than what they could I actually do since Ryan came from a different Metal Hero show then JB, and Kaitlin, and it wasn’t like there was a Chojinki Metalder vs Jikku Senshi Spielban back in 1987.

Then again since this episode had a Battle Grid segment I wished they had found a way to make it where Ryan had to fight JB, and Kaitlin in the Battle Grid since even if the suits were meant more for toys than footage it still would have been a good way to at least see Ryan fight JB, and Kaitlin in some transformed hand to hand combat.

I did like the one we did get from a purely visual production stand point even if all it really did was add a clip that wasn’t in the last one.

I also like how this episode introduces Geek Nation columnist, and the first VR Troopers cast member to appear at Morphicon Aaron Pruner as one of my favorite characters on the show Percy who will more or less become the main comic relief character alongside Woody, and Jeb though Poindexter, and Percy’s aunt, and uncle will still make occasional appearances.

I’m guessing he was created to more or less combine elements of the Mayor, and his wife (spoiled rich person who’s the target of Jeb’s antics) with Poindexter (stereotypical nerd).

It also has a brief appearance by actor Crispin Alapag as the Skug who puts the spell on JB, and Kaitlin.

I also liked how they didn’t waste anything from the Metalder episode in fact they actually used multiple little fights from various episodes for this which I thought was cool.

I also liked the brief appearance of S, and K from Metalder in the background during the parts where Polarbot, and Grimlord where in the virtual dungeon.

Tune in next time everyone for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at Dogmatic Change written by Sam Orkun, and directed by John Grant Weil.

So we start off with today’s “My dad taught me” moment where Ryan once again talks about how his dad taught him that appearances are deceiving, and how you need to give someone time to show their true colors.

At the animal shelter Kaitlin is taking pictures for a story she hopes will get people to adopt the homeless animals while she, and the other Troopers along with Jeb go on about how sad it all is.

Meanwhile at Ziktor industries Ziktor once again takes a page from the Power Ranger villain handbook when Kaitlin’s article gives him the idea to transform into Grimlord, and order Icebot to create a potion that will turn pets in mutants so he can turn Crossworld City’s stray animals into his own personal army.

At Tao dojo JB is practicing a technique while Ryan, Kaitlin, Tao, and a little girl named Lindsay watch, and after a brief bit where Lindsay isn’t sure if she can do it, and JB tells her she can.

Kaitlin gets a call from Ziktor who gives a fake accent, and tells her he’s from a dog food company, and wants Kaitlin to take pictures for a new commercial, as well as bring a dog to star in it, and naturally she chooses Jeb who’s excited to star in his own commercial but Ziktor has one of his Skugs in the form of smarmy Hollywood director to be there when Kaitlin, and Jeb show up.

Later at the virtual dungeon Grimlord is messing with a weird old computer looking machine, and explains that as soon as Jeb has taken the mutagen Grimlord will summon him with a teleportation machine while the machine he’s messing with will control Jeb, and Toxoid will be in charge of the mission.

At the dog food commercial Kaitlin is taking pictures while Jeb eats the dog food, Ryan, and JB watch, and the producer secretly sips the mutagen in one of the plates of food for Jeb to eat, and afterwards the producer calls Ziktor on the phone to let him know the plan worked.

Later at the Underground Voice Daily the Troopers are looking at the pictures, and congratulating Jeb who’s already turning evil from the mutagen, and snaps at them before running off to scare a random pair of joggers.

Then the producer shows up, and Jeb teleports away while the Troopers wonder what happened to Jeb, and find the producer, and confront him but he transforms into an army of Skugs.

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Ryan kicks one Skug, and punches another, JB throws one, and Kaitlin kicks two more Ryan kicks his Skugs while JB throws his Skug again, and Kaitlin keeps kicking her Skugs then Ryan, and Kaitlin kick their Skugs some more while JB punches kicks, and throws his Skug.

Then Ryan punches, and flips his Skugs while JB kicks his Skugs while Kaitlin kicks, and punches her Skugs, and destroys them then Ryan throws one Skug, and kicks the other into it destroying it, and JB just kicks his Skugs into each other destroying the last of them.

After the battle the Troopers realize what’s going on, and decide to take Jeb’s bowl to the lab for analysis while at the virtual dungeon Jeb has just finished mutating, and teleports into the mutant transporter, and for his first mission he, and Toxoid will go to the Zoo, and release the animals.

At the lab Kaitlin puts a sample on the microscope tray so that the lab’s scanner can see what it’s made out of, and the Professor explains that it contains a mutagen so the Troopers decide to look for the plant that makes the mutagen, and destroy it.

But a news report appears showing mutant Jeb rampaging at the Zoo so the Troopers transform with Ryan going after Jeb while the others destroy the mutagen plant.

Jeb jumps at Ryan who does a jump kick, and then flips Jeb over, and pins him down to try to reason with him but Jeb throws Ryan, and bites him so Ryan tries to reason with him some more but Jeb starts throwing him a bunch of times while JB, and Kaitlin find the mutagen plant but are attacked by jet fighters.

Then Jeb jumps at Ryan who punches Jeb but Jeb grows a drill, and tries to attack Ryan so Ryan asks the Professor to create a non mutated dog to remind Jeb of who he is while JB, and Kaitlin destroy Grimlord’s jet fighters.

Then Ryan kicks off Jeb who then tries to jump at Ryan but he jumps out of the way, and grabs Jeb, and takes him to some nearby water while the Professor sends the virtual image of a talking St. Bernard to where Jeb, and Ryan are just as Jeb is biting Ryan, and the virtual St. Bernard reminds Jeb of who he is but when he turns on Toxoid Toxoid sprays Jeb with some acid foam.

Kaitlin, and JB destroy the chemical plant that made the mutagen, and Ryan takes Jeb who’s returned to normal back to the lab to save him from the acid foam while Grimlord once again swears vengeance.
Then there’s one more scene at the animal shelter where the Mayor gives a speech while we get one last comedy bit where Jeb steals Mrs. Rooney’s purse, and tricks her into getting locked in a cage.

Anyway “I miss you dad” the end.

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Final Thoughts

Well this was another one of those episodes that wasn’t as good as a lot of previous episodes but wasn’t as bad since it was pretty much like the last episode but with Jeb instead of the other Troopers except this time he was the actual MOTD instead of just under it’s control.

I did like Jeb’s mutant form as well.

And I can’t think of anything that really got skipped from the Metalder episode other than some parts where the Japanese version of mutant Jeb fought Metalder’s human form which they obviously couldn’t use, and brief part where the bad guys turned a cat into a mutant but it got destroyed as soon as it was created so it’s not like it got a fight or anything.

One thing I did notice is how like The Dognapping was to it’s Metalder episode, and Virtual V6 was to it’s Spielban episode this episode is surprisingly similar to it’s source footage episode with the only real difference was that the bad guys used the machine that became a teleporter here, and the monster was a different dog than Jeb’s Japanese counterpart.

Tune in next time everyone for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at Save The Trees written by J.K. Richards, and directed by Worth Keeter.

So we start off with today’s “My dad taught me” moment where Ryan talks about how his dad taught him about the importance of trees, and nature.

Then we see the Troopers biking through the woods while this weird slo mo effect that looks like it came from some 80’s music video (I seriously for a sec thought maybe Netflix wasn’t working when I watched it) plays, and then Ryan tries to sneak in another “My dad used to” moment.

Meanwhile at Ziktor industries Ziktor is bullying Mayor Rooney into letting him clear out the old growth forest, and at first Rooney tries to argue that he can’t do that but then Ziktor threatens him, and he leaves.

Then Ziktor transforms into Grimlord, and we find out from Decimator who’s looking at a clear plastic map that no surprise they need to destroy Crossworld forest because it’s the reality barrier is weakest there.

Later at the Underground Voice Daily Woody explains to the Troopers what’s going on, and Percy explains why so the Troopers themselves decide to confront Ziktor personally, and the weird thing is when they confront him he actually tries to pretend to be nice to them, and even crazier still the Troopers believe him.

Anyway later at Tao dojo Ryan, and JB are practicing, and Kaitlin finally remembers that they don’t trust Ziktor so they go back to the forest to see for themselves what’s going on, and so Kaitlin can take pictures but Ziktor watches them, and after a brief comedy bit from Jeb a bunch of random hikers show up, and turn into Skugs.

First the Troopers hit the Skugs with their bikes as they all dismount then the Skugs jump at the Troopers then JB, and a Skug kick each other then Ryan tries to karate chop a Skug but gets punched instead, and Kaitlin kicks, and punches one.

Then JB kicks, and punches his Skug, Ryan also punches, and kicks his Skug, and Kaitlin flips hers over then JB, and Ryan do the same then finally the Troopers with Jeb’s help kick the Skugs into each other destroying them.

Then the Troopers go back to the Underground Voice Daily where there’s a comedy bit with Percy getting his tie stuck in the copier, and Woody trying to get him out while the Troopers decide to go to the lab, and see if the Professor has a solution while Jeb complains about fleas.

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At the lab the Troopers ask the Professor for help, and he mentions that Ryan’s father was interested in the forest, and has files on it but nothing that can help then Jeb mentions his fleas, and the Professor knows that he’s talking about blue fleas, which JB points out is an endangered species which could get the forest protected by the government so JB puts one of Jeb’s fleas into the Lab’s scanner, and it proves to be a blue flea.

Then just as a lumberjack has his chainsaw revved up the Troopers show up with a paper, and a sign labeling the forest a protected reserve but Ziktor is undaunted, and transforms into Grimlord, and asks for a mutant who can destroy the forest, and Decimator recommends a black, and white mutant with a weird brown face named Chainbot while Grimlord also orders Ivar to assist with his tank as well.

While at the lab Ryan in Trooper mode experiments with a new machine called the image multiplier that enables him to turn into three Ryan’s at once, and after Ryan turns back into Brad Hawkins the Professor asks for some more blue flea samples but Jeb doesn’t want to volunteer so it’s back to the forest but when they get their they hear noises, and split up to investigate, and Ryan runs into Chainbot, and transforms.

Chainbot tries to attack Ryan with a spiked ball, and chain but Ryan dodges it so Chainbot summons some mutant Skugs but Ryan fights them off but then gets attacked by Chainbot but then is able to handle Chainbot, and the mutant Skugs at once.

Meanwhile Kaitilin, and JB find the rest of Grimlord’s army trying to clear through the forest so they transform as well, and we get to see some cool American footage of JB using the Vortex command, and then we get a part where it looks like JB, and Kaitlin are going to fight Ivar but he instead sends Skugs after them.

Ryan is being pushed to the edge of a seaside cliff, and Chainbot hits him of with his spiked ball but Ryan summons the VR Turbo Cycle then jumps off, and uses the image multiplier to become four Ryan’s at once so Chainbot pulls out a sword, and slashes at the multiple Ryan’s but because their holograms it can’t hit them then Ryan kicks Chainbot’s sword out of his hands then Ryan jumps around, and hits Chainbot with a backwards kick.

Meanwhile Kaitlin is fighting off Skugs while JB fights Ivar with his sword but Ivar keeps slashing at him but JB, and Kaitlin team up, and use their lasers to blow up Ivar but he escapes in a flying turtle shaped airship, and Grimlord once again shames his minions for failure.

Later at the Underground Voice Daily Woody congratulates Kaitlin on her story about the forest, and the Troopers in general for saving it, and then we get one last comedy bit where Jeb’s fleas have now moved to Percy.

Anyway “I miss you dad” the end.

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Final Thoughts

Honestly I just wasn’t really feeling this episode mostly because a lot of it felt like a mishmash of various parts from earlier episodes.

I thought the parts where Ziktor tried to pretend to be nice, and the Troopers believed him was all right I wouldn’t have cared if he was like that all the time but up until this point he’s been open about his assholeness, and only gotten away with anything by bullying the Mayor which he still does.

Another problem that it reminds me of that I should talk about if I haven’t already have is how in Metalder a lot of the bad guys that Metalder spared would later show up as good guys either making it out okay or getting destroyed by their former allies.

Well the reason I bring this up is because in the Metalder episode this was based on the Japanese version of Hammerbot returned as a good guy to help Metalder fight Chainbot.

It makes me whish they swapped out Hammerbot in Grimlord’s Challenge for another Metalder monster, and combined this episode with say another episode with a give a hoot don’t pollute episode that maybe either didn’t have a Metalder monster or had one that could easily swapped out as way to justify having Hammerbot switch sides.

It also bugged me that they didn’t even show Ryan actually destroying Chainbot even when the footage was perfectly usable.

I did like the fight with Ivar though it made me think that maybe one alternative to using a Metalder monster, and a Spielban monster in the same episode was maybe having it where when the monster is from Metalder JB fights Ivar or Icebot but if it’s a Spielban monster Ryan fights Decimator, Zelton, or Toxoid but then you would probably have to recycle more footage that way.

Tune in next time everyone for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at A Dirty Trick written by Robert Hughes, and directed by John Grant Weil.

So we start off with today’s “My dad taught me” moment where Ryan talks about how his dad taught him about the power of illusion, and to always have a trick up your own sleeve.

Then we see the Troopers handing fliers to announce a party at the dojo to celebrate the 10 year anniversary, and Ziktor once again reads from the Power Rangers villain playbook, and is inspired to transform into Grimlord, and announce his plan to use the party as a way to steal the Troopers' virtualizers.


Later at the party after a comedy bit with the mayor, and his wife Kaitlin shows up to congratulate Tao for receiving a citation of honor from the mayor.

Then she sees Ryan, and JB hitting on some girls, and then we get a comedy bit with Jen drinking from the punch bowl then the mayor gives Tao a plauqe.

Then a magician carrying a briefcase that says Lex the Magnificent shows up, and he performs various magic tricks for the audience.

Then he requests audience volunteers, and picks Kaitlin, and JB who are glad to be chosen then he covers them with his cape, takes their virtualisers, and disappears.

Kaitlin, and JB then chase off after the magician, and Ryan follows them, and eventually the Troopers get to an alley with three garbage men who turn out to be Skugs, and not only that but the magician has escaped to the roof of a nearby building, and Ryan transforms to go after the magician who turns out to be a virtual mutant.

Ryan tries to jump kick The Magician but he disappears with his cape while Kaitlin punches two a Skug, and JB kicks the others.

Then Kaitlin kicks her Skug while JB gets kicked by his Skugs, Kaitlin's Skug tries to strangle her so she fights it off.

While The Magician banishes Ryan to another dimension where The Magician throws a giant playing card at him but Ryan dodges it only to get hit by explosions.

Then JB kicks his Skugs who then try to grab him but gets out, and throws them on the ground while Kaitlin throws her Skug away into JB's Skugs destroying them.

Ryan doesn't have as much luck since when he tries to go after The Magician The Magician simply once again disappears sending Ryan off the building.

Then a Battle Grid alert breaks out, and despite not having their virtualizers Kaitlin, and JB are still able to transform into Battle Grid mode to join Ryan.

Not only that but instead of all three Troopers landing at same, and talking about what's going on we get the Troopers landing one at a time from JB, Ryan, and finally Kaitlin without dialogue, and when they do the V, R, Troopers thing we see the full suits instead of just the helmets.

Then we get some recycled Kaitlin's Front Page footage mixed with new stuff for Kaitlin, then Ryan punches some Skugs, and JB kicks some more.

Then some recycled footage from the Dognapping in reverse, then JB kicks a Skug, and puts it in a choke hold, then some recycled Virtual Spy footage followed by some new stuff where Kaitlin jumps then lands, and kicks a Skug, grabs another

Then some recycled Searching for Tyler Steele stuff, then Kaitlin kicks a Skug, and Ryan flips another over then JB, and Kaitlin kick some more Skugs, JB knocks some Skugs into each other, and then finally we get some recycled Searching for Tyler Steele footage of Kaitlin destroying the last of the Skugs, and then the Troopers return to reality.

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At the Lab Kaitlin explains what happened, and the Professor makes them all put on the visors to show them some Metalder footage to explain what we already know that if they can't get back the stolen virtualizers there's no way to stop the virtual army.

So Ryan comes up with a plan where Kaitlin, and JB take her car to scan for The Magician, when they find him Ryan will transform, and get back their virtualizers while at the virtual dungeon Grimlord orders Icebot to steal Ryan's virtualizer when he tries to take back the others.

Kaitlin, and JB fly around in Kaitlin's car but can't find The Magician so the Professor tells them check sector Q4 but still don't find anything so JB uses the image enhancer, and finds him, Ryan transforms to battle The Magician.

The Magician makes swords rain down that turn into a cage, and trap Ryan so that the Gunbots can blow him up but Ryan drills his way through the dirt, and escapes so The Magician makes a rose appear that can create windstorms, and explosions, then turns into a wand that can shoot flames.

Meanwhile Air Striker, and Fighterbot attack Kaitlin's car so Kaitlin tries to escape but then they get attacked by the Gunbots, and when they escape the Gunbots are attacked by the Airbots again.

Meanwhile The Magician throws a spear at Ryan who catches it, and tries to attack The Magician with it but The Magician keeps disappearing, and using illusions, and kicks Ryan.

Meanwhile Air Striker, and Fighterbot are still attacking Kaitlin's car so Kaitlin rams her car into Air Striker which knocks him into Fighterbot, and destroys them.

Meanwhile Ryan uses his scanner to find The Magician, and throws the spear at him, but The Magician catches it, and hits Ryan with it but Ryan then grabs it, and throws The Magician then punches The Magician before finally finishing off with Lighting Hand.

When JB, and Kaitlin show up Ryan shows them their Virtualizers but Grimlord remains undaunted, and orders Ivar to destroy the Troopers in his tank but JB transforms, and uses the Battle Cruiser to knock it off a cliff, and Grimlord once again chastises his minions.

Later at the lab Kaitlin does a magic trick, JB makes a cheeseburger with the lab's machines, and we get on last comedy bit with Jeb eating the burger.

Anyway “I miss you dad” the end.

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Final Thoughts

Honestly I really liked today's episode.

In fact I think it, ranks right up there with Searching for Tyler Steele, Error in The System, Grimlord's Challenge, Virtual V6, and No One's Friend in terms of favorite episodes so far at least from production standpoints

It had a simple but neat premise with Grimlord stealing JB, and Kaitlin's virtualizers.

Also I can't really think of anything that was really skipped from the Metalder episode.

I liked the Battle Grid segment in fact I think it's probably my favorite one.

Oddly enough my only problem with it is that the Battle Grid segment didn't make much sense other than to give Kaitlin some transformed fighting.

And even then I would either simply replace it with a Battle Grid segment with just Ryan, put this episode's Battle Grid segment in another episode, and replace the part where Kaitlin fights Air Striker, and Fighterbot in her car with one where she fights Air Fighters, and Quantum Cruisers in the Skybase.

Or Alternatively keep it but separate the Skug battle from Ryan's first fight with The Magician, and have it where the magician for the party is a real guy that Grimlord has his Skugs kidnap, and the Troopers have to rescue him.

And the Skug battle, and Battle Grid segment happen before the first fight with The Magician.

Oddly enough this the last time we'll see all three Troopers together in Battle Grid mode this season, and the last time we'll see Kaitlin in Battle Grid mode this season unless you count a blink, and you'll miss it bit in Who's King of the Mountain?

Tune in next time everyone for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at My Dog's Girlfriend written by Margo McMahon, and directed by Worth Keeter.

So we start off with today’s “My dad taught me” moment where Ryan talks about how his dad told him told him that love will always find a way.

Then we see the Troopers on roller skates looking for Jeb who's looking a little boy playing with a girl dog, and her puppies, and the little boy named Timmy let's Jeb, and the Troopers play with the girl dog who's named Princess, and has won a dog show but Timmy's mother doesn't approve of Princess, and Jeb's relationship.

Meanwhile Grimlord is still reading the Power Rangers villain playbook since he comes up with a plan to use Princess' puppies as bait to destroy the Troopers so he transforms into Grimlord, and summons Ivar, and Icebot who have finished a new robot called the Trooper Terminator that looks like an evil version of Johnny Five from the Short Circuit movies.

Meanwhile at Tao dojo the Troopers are trying to cheer Jeb up by singing the Doggy Rap from Kaitlin's Front Page but Tao comes in, and tells them to stop so they just hug Jeb instead.

Back at the virtual dungeon Grimlord requests a field test of the Trooper Terminator so the Gunbots, and Airbots fire at the Trooper Terminator but it dodges their attacks, and destroys them with its own attacks.

Meanwhile at the Underground Voice Daily Kaitlin, and Jeb see Timmy, and his mother with Princess and her puppies, and Woody comes to tell her he wants Kaitlin, and Percy to do a story about Princess

Then Jeb, Princess, and the puppies try to run off, and Timmy's mom, and some reporters get the puppies, and Woody, Kaitlin, and Timmy find Jeb, and Princess in a closet.

Then at the virtual dungeon the Trooper Terminator is practicing on some targets of the Troopers, and Grimlord is pleased so he orders his minions to kidnap Princess' puppies.

When Jeb, and Kaitlin go to see the puppies when a creepy looking dog catcher guy shows up to take the puppies, and Jeb, and transforms into some Skugs.

While Kaitlin fights off two of them by kicking, and dodging them the third steals the puppies, and then Kaitlin tricks the Skugs into destroying each other, and gets Jeb out of the net.

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After a brief bit with Air Striker, and Grimlord spying on the Troopers the Troopers arrive at the lab to explain what happened, and the Professor makes everyone put on the visors, and shows some Metalder footage of the Gunbots putting the puppies in a mine field , and the Trooper Terminator waiting.

The Professor also warns that Air Fighters are in the area while the Professor urges caution Jeb reminds the Troopers of Princess' puppies, and they transform.

Air Fighters, and Quantum Cruisers fire on JB, and Kaitlin while the Gunbots fire on Ryan, and Ivar gets in his ravage tank, and summons his tanks so Kaitlin summons the Skybase, and pilots the Battle Cruiser.

Ryan uses his scanner to find the puppies surrounded by land mines, and he sees two Gunbots, surprises them with a jump kick, then beats them up, and gets the puppies so Tankotron alerts the Trooper Terminator, and it, and the Gunbots fire at Ryan but he gets out of the way, and puts the puppies in a safe spot while one of the Gunbots trips on a land mine, and blows itself up.

Kaitlin continues to fight Ivar, and his tanks while the Trooper Terminator fires lasers at Ryan who dodges them, and hides so he can scan the Trooper Terminator, and finds his weakness is that it takes him a while to switch between types of vision,

So Ryan uses Laser Fist to charge up a rock, and throws it at the Trooper Terminator who shoots a laser at it giving Ryan enough time to rush at it, and decapitate the Trooper Terminator while JB uses Techno Bazooka to destroy the Air Fighters, and Quantum Cruisers.

Then a Gumbot fires missiles at Ryan but he dodges, and grabs the Gunbot, and they both struggle before Ryan throws it in the air then jumps, punches the Gunbot, and throws it at some explosives destroying it.

While Kaitlin destroys the last of the tanks, pushes Ivar's tank off a cliff, then Skugs show up take off their heads, and kick them at JB causing explosions that damage him so Kaitlin gives him a recharge, and Ryan makes sure the puppies are okay, and Grimlord once again shames his mutants.

Later at the Underground Voice Daily everyone is celebrating the safe return of the puppies, and the mayor, and his wife show up, and we get a comedy bit where Jeb pulls off the mayor's wife's skirt, then, he, and Princess run off, and everyone finds them in the closet again, and it seems that Timmy's mom finally approves of Jeb.

Anyway “I miss you dad” the end.

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Final Thoughts

Today's was pretty good I thought since I liked the story with Jeb, and Princess.

I honestly think it's funny how it seems like Jeb actually has more focus episodes than the Troopers.

First getting kidnapped, then turned into a monster, and now falling in love, and having his girlfriend's kids get kidnapped.

I was also surprised by how close it seemed to the Metalder episode since the only difference was the Metalder episode had a dad, and his daughter instead of a mother, and son.

And the idea with the Trooper Terminator in it was that it was just an experimental weapon they were trying to sell to various governments, and the puppies just happened to be there when they were testing it.

I do wish they kept the part where Cannon Nose's Japanese counterpart actually liked the puppies, and even sacrificed himself to save them.

I also liked seeing Kaitlin recharge JB again since this, and Error in the System are the only times she does it.

I also liked seeing the Skugs throw their heads since it's a pretty cool power along with pretending to be people.

In fact as we'll see later the Skugs actually have all sorts of cool powers which makes their weakness to touching each other all the more surreal.

And with this we are 2/5s of the way through season one.

Tune in next time everyone for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at Digging For Fire written by Adam,Gilad, and directed by Jonathan Grant Weil.

So we start off with today’s “My dad taught me” moment where Ryan once again talks about how his dad told him told him to never give up no matter how hard it seems.

Then we see the Troopers looking for a present for Two's birthday, and first they look at flowers but decide against it, then we get a comedy bit with Jen trying to eat a flower, then the Troopers decide to buy a pot from a nearby vendor when an earthquake hits which isn't supposed to happen in Crossworld City so Kaitlin goes to Underground Voice Daily, and investigate, and the other Troopers go to the lab.

Meanwhile at Ziktor industries we find out that no surprise Ziktor is responsible as he's working on a secret tunneling project then he transforms into Grimlord, and goes the virtual dungeon to explain that he's tunneling to the center of the Earth for power.

He then requests a mutant to protect the tunneling project, and a purple, and yellow mutant with large gloves, and bulky upper body armor but light leg armor named Fistbot volunteers.

At the Underground Voice Daily we get a comedy bit with Woody in full protective gear next an earthquake kit before Kaitlin asks to search the backlogs.

While at the lab JB asks the Professor if Crossworld City has a faultline, and before JB can ask if a new one has opened since the last survey the Professor is way ahead, and has Ryan, and JB put on visors, and they find Grimlord's tunnels.

Then the Troopers drive over to where they think the tunnels are but can't find a place to park so Ryan splits off to investigate but Grimlord decides to send Skugs, and just when Kaitlin parks her car a parking attendant gets up, and turns into a Skug, and more show up.

Then the Skugs try to kick at JB, and Kaitlin but they block it, then JB punches ,and kicks them, and Kaitlin kicks them, then JB punches, kicks, and throws a Skug while Kaitlin flips over another Skug, and kicks it, and another.

Meanwhile Ryan is trying to get inside but it's locked then some skater dudes show up, and tell him it's always locked, and that they always hear weird noises then they just skate away.

Then a flying fist almost hits Ryan, and he sees Fistbot, and transforms then Fistbot jumps at Ryan but Ryan dodges so Fistbot punches, and kiss kicks him but Ryan keeps blocking, and grabs Fistbot's arm so he fires a fist but it misses, and Ryan throws Fistbot, and punches, and kicks him so Fistbot retreats.

Meanwhile JB dodges a Skug then kicks it, and another then hits one with a car door, kicks the Skugs into each other then Skugs try to punch Kaitlin but she tricks them into destroying each other.

Then the Troopers meet back up, and figure out that Grimlord's up to something then an even bigger earthquake happens so the Troopers go back to the lab, and investigate some more.

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At the lab the Troopers try to figure out what's going on, and when Ryan says volcano it gives JB, and the Professor an idea, so the Troopers put on their visors, and we get some Zyuranger footage of what could happen if Grimlord drills to the center of the Earth so the Troopers go back to where they saw the Skugs, and Fistbot.

The Troopers then sneak into the building Ryan couldn't get into, and split up but activate the alarms, and some bars drop, an trap Ryan so he transforms, and uses lighting hand to destroy them but then falls through a trap door, and rope drops down, and chokes him.

Then Kaitlin walks into a Skug ambush so she transforms, and fights the Skugs off while JB trips another trap door but he transforms, and gets out, and fights some Skugs before finding the master control room with Ivar, and some Skugs inside so he fights them, and Kaitlin shows up to help.

Then a pendulum swings, and hits Ryan but he dodges the next hit, and cuts the ropes with Lighting Hand then goes down some more hallways before being attacked by security lasers.

While JB, and Kaitlin are still fighting Skugs, and escape the building but are still attacked by the Skugs, and Air Fighters, and Quantum Cruisers appear so JB takes the fight to virtual reality where he, and Kaitlin continue to fight Skugs while the Quantum Cruisers, and Air Fighters fire on them.

Then Ryan looks for Fistbot, and finds on the outside of the building so Fistbot punches him with flying fists then punches, and kicks Ryan directly but Ryan dodges, and they both jump off the building while JB uses Techno Bazooka to destroy the Air Fighters, and Quantum Cruisers, and uses the Battle Cruiser to destroy Grimlord's tunnels.

Then Fistbot fires his fists at Ryan before punching, and kicking directly so Ryan scans Fistbot, and finding out his weakness is his legs so grabs Fistbot by the legs, pulls a Super Mario 64 ", and throws Fistbot .

But Fistbot gets back up, fires his fists at Ryan but Ryan catches one, throws it back at Fistbot, and then uses his corkscrew attack to knock Fistbot into some nearby water.

While JB destroys Grimlord's tunnels, and Grimlord once again shames his minions, and swears vengeance on the Troopers.

Later at Tao's party Tao blows out the candles on his cake, and the Troopers give him the broken pot from earlier but Tao is happy anyway citing the "It's the thought that counts", and we get a comedy bit of Jeb eating the cake.

Anyway we then get today's “I miss you dad” moment where this time now the episode was about how it's the thought that counts the end.

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Final Thoughts

Today's episode was pretty good.

I liked Fistbot, and his powers, as well as how Ryan defeated him

Though I do wonder if they should have used Drillbot from Virtual V6 in this episode since it was about Grimlord drilling to the center of the Earth.

And Virtual V6 was about a bike engine but had a drill themed monster, and I remember Spielban having an episode with a bike themed monster that wasn't used at all in VR Troopers.

That and JB, and Kaitlin didn't get to do much besides fight Skugs, and Air Fighters.

I did like the part where for JB transforming they used an actual clip of Spielban transforming, and if you look hard enough when Ryan fights Fistbot the first time you can see one of Metalder's human friends.

Which reminds me of something I might of forgot to mention back in The Dojo Plot where there was also a brief part when JB, and Kaitlin fight Skugs, and you can briefly see Diana transforming as a teleportation effect for Kaitlin.

There was a part in the Metalder episode where he fought S, and K but since it was just Metalder punching them, and only lasted a second they took it out.

Tune in next time everyone for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at The Great Brain Robbery written by Doug Sloan, and directed by Worth Keeter

So we start off with today’s “My dad taught me” moment where Ryan once again talks about how his dad told him he had a gift for martial arts but to use that gift carefully.

Then we go to the Underground Voice Daily where we get a comedy bit where Woody is playing hockey in full hockey gear, and he accidentally hits Percy.

Then Kaitlin, and Woody discuss a deceased Commander Donaldson who was said to be the greatest mind in military history, and donated his brain to science, and that Donaldson's brain was recently stolen.

Meanwhile at Ziktor Industries we find out that no surprise it was Ziktor who stole Commander Donaldson's brain so he could come up with the ultimate battle plan then Ziktor transforms into Grimlord, and summons Ivar then we get a funny bit where Ivar thinks Grimlord is complementing him when he's talking about Commander Donaldson's brain.

Then we see Kaitlin at the military base talking to Captain Drighton one of the soldiers there, and he explains that they have no idea who stole Donaldson's brain or how but with the right technology they might be able to access it's secrets.

While this going on Percy is sneaking around listening to the the conversation with his tape player, and taking pictures when some military police officers see him, and haul him away thinking he's an intruder.

Then we see Ryan, and JB playing basketball when Kaitlin shows up to explain what happened, and that she thinks Grimlord is involved, and plays basketball with the boys at the same time.

At the virtual dungeon Decimator informs Grimlord that Kaitlin has been asking questions so he decides to send her, and the other Troopers a warning so when the Troopers are done playing basketball three guys show up, and transform into Skugs.

First the Troopers, and Skugs do this weird thing where they throw a basketball at each other, and kick each other, then Ryan kicks a Skug, Kaitlin dodges another, and JB punches, and kicks another.

Then Ryan punches, and kicks his Skug, Kaitlin kicks, and flips hers, and JB kicks his Skug then Ryan kicks his Skug while Kaitlin, and JB punch their Skugs.

Then Ryan kicks his Skug some more, and JB punches his some more, and Kaitlin flips hers over some more, and finally Ryan kicks his Skug just as the others have thrown theirs destroying the Skugs, and the Troopers decide to go to the lab for answers.

While at the virtual dungeon Ivar is complaining about working for Grimlord, and Donaldson's brain tells Ivar to stop talking about it, and do it, and Ivar agrees so he decides to lead the attack personally, and to overthrow Grimlord.

Then after a brief comedy bit where Percy is forced to do pushups by the military police who think he stole Donaldson's brain the Troopers arrive at the lab, and explain everything so the Professor lets them use the visors.

Then after some impressive for the time VR effects they see some Spielban footage of Ivar talking to Donaldson's brain but they can't hear it so JB uses a decoder program, and they hear Ivar, and Donaldson's plan so Ryan decides to transform, and find Donaldson's brain while the others stay in case Ivar attacks.

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Ryan then summons the Skybase, and briefly turns into digitally altered Spielban to jump inside while at the virtual dungeon Donaldson's brain convinces Ivar to freeze the city's power lines while Zelton informs Grimlord of Ivar's mutiny, and instead of being angry actually wants him to do it since either Ivar will destroy the Troopers or Vice Versa, and he'll just destroy who's left.

Then Kaitlin, and JB see a news report about the city's power lines being frozen from underground so they transform then we see Ivar, some Skugs, and walrus like mutant named Snowbot walking into a tunnel while Ryan in the Skybase is attacked so he's forced to land while Snowbot uses his tusks to freeze the power lines.

Then JB, and Kaitlin find a frozen manhole that's a direct access to the city's power supply, and teleport down to the bottom but are attacked by Snowbot.

Snowbot punches both of them then punches JB down, and freezes his circuits so Kaitlin pushes Snowbot off but then Snowbot punches her down, and freezes her so JB pushes Snowbot off, and they both escape to the surface but Snowbot keeps freezing them so JB summons the VR Fighter Bike so he, and Kaitlin can retreat.

Then Ryan finds the cave where Donaldson's brain is being kept but it's guarded by Skugs so we get a brief but cool looking fight scene of Ryan fighting some Skugs.

Then the Professor gives JB, and Kaitlin an upgrade to protect them from Snowbot then Ryan uses his scanner to find Donaldson's brain, and has another brief Skug battle.

Then JB, and Kaitlin intercept Ivar, Snowbot, and the Skugs so Snowbot tries to freeze them but thanks to the Professor's upgrade it doesn't work but Snowbot then uses a flamethrower so JB uses vortex command, and if you closely enough you can see two Kaitlin's when it happens.

But Snowbot starts freezing, and burning JB, and Kaitlin at the same time so Ryan fires a freeze beam from the Skybase that freezes Snowbot, and gives JB time to finish off Snowbot with Laser Lance.

But Ivar remains undaunted so he summons the Ravage Tank so JB summons the Battle Cruiser, and the two get into a skirmish before JB knocks Ivar off a cliff but he gets out of his tank, and Ivar, and JB have a brief sword battle.

Ivar then turns into a missile (which isn't as cool looking as it sounds since it's just a silver rod with what looks like Ivar's head on the front), and tries to destroy JB, and Kaitlin but blows himself up instead, and instead of cursing his minions Grimlord just uses Ivar's destruction to show the penalty for mutiny.

Later at the military base the army gives the Troopers a medal of honor which the mayor accepts, then we get one last comedy bit where Jeb makes the mayor's wife think Captain Driedon is making the moves on her.

Anyway “I miss you dad" the end.

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Final Thoughts

Today's episode was all right

I liked the idea of Grimlord stealing the brain of military genius as well as Ivar's mutiny.

I liked Snowbot though I do wish maybe they should have used him in The Dojo Plot going back to the idea that Grimlord's plan was to freeze the city with his weather device.

What's odd is usually I don't like it when the show doesn't use something from the metal hero shows but this time I have the opposite problem.

Since while I liked the fight with Ivar I felt they could have saved it for a later episode preferably one in the final season that served as the final episode for Ivar.

Especially since they cut out the sword fight they used in Save The Trees, and the part where Spielban used Arc Edge to destroy Death Zero.

And I think they could have easily replaced it with Ryan fighting a random Metalder monster.

They also cut out a part with the Grand Nazca's robot form, and the parts where Helen was in armor but they got cut due that stuff being saved for season two, and because most of the parts with Helen were just her, and Diana getting fired at by Snowbot's Japanese counterpart, and some Air Fighters.

I did like seeing the blink, and you'll miss it parts like
Spielban, and Diana's civilian modes when JB, and Kaitlin are trying to dodge Snowbot's flamethrower.

Or the two Kaitlin's when JB uses Vortex Command, and Ryan uses the freeze ray.

Tune in next time everyone for more brain stealing Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at Nightmares written by Al Winchel, and directed by John Grant Weil

So we start off with today’s “My dad taught me” moment where Ryan talks about fear, and how courage is not the absence of fear but doing stuff you're afraid of.

Then we go to a miniature golf course where Kaitlin is hitting a shot but hits the windmill instead of the hole, and JB wonders what's going on since she's usually good at it.

Then Percy shows up carrying an oversized bag of golf clubs, and after some dialogue that would sound filthy out of context we get a comedy bit where Jeb sabotages Percy's puts.

Kaitlin then explains that she's been working nights lately, and it's affecting her sleep, and at Ziktor industries Ziktor is once again reading the Power Rangers villain playbook, and decides to transform into Grimlord, and announce his plan to give the Troopers nightmares.

Then after another comedy bit where Percy gets stuck in the windmill, and Jen rigs the fan to spank Percy's ass we see Kaitlin working at the Underground Voice Daily when everyone starts acting weird, and Percy shows up dressed as The Phantom of The Opera, and he and everyone else turns into Skugs.

Kaitlin calls out for Ryan, and JB who are standing with two of Ziktor's secretaries but Ryan, and JB are Skugs as well, and all the Skugs all swarm on Kaitlin who is woken up by a call from the real Ryan revealing the whole thing to be a dream.

At the virtual dungeon we find out Grimlord is responsible for Kaitlins nightmare, and he summons Icebot, and they both explain that it's the work of their newest mutant a scuba diver themed robot named Dream Master who uses Kaitlin's deepest fears against her.

Then we see Kaitlin get a call from Woody explaining that her last pictures were out of focus, and then we see Kaitlin, and Ryan training kids at Tao dojo when the kids all turn into Skugs, and overpower Ryan while Kaitlin just watched helplessly.

But it turns out to be another dream as Kaitlin is really in the dark room at the Underground Voice Daily, and later at Tao dojo she breaks down, and tells the others she can't be a VR Trooper anymore, and Ryan, and JB realize Grimlord is responsible.

Then at the lab JB explains what's happening, and the Professor tells them to put a visor on Kaitlin so they can see her thoughts, and at first she doesn't want to but with some encouragement from the others she goes through with it, and we see some random Metalder, and Spielban footage.

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Then Dream Master himself appears on the lab's monitors, and takes responsibility for Kaitlin's nightmares, and then taunts Ryan about his father which makes Ryan want to fight Dream Master, and JB wants to help but Ryan says it's personal, and that someone needs to stay with Kaitlin so he transforms alone.

Then Dream Master taunts Ryan some more, and tries to hit Ryan with his chain, and misses but eventually wraps his chain around Ryan's arm, and then electrocutes him then the Dream Master tries to come after Ryan with his scythe but Ryan dodges, punches him so Dream Master electrocutes him again.

Meanwhile the Professor tells JB that Grimlord has sent another robot a silver spikey mutant named well Spoken of to ambush Ryan so JB has to leave Kaitlin, and transform.

First Spikebot traps JB in an electrified cage, and attacks him but JB breaks out with his sword but Spikebot makes guns appear out of him, and fires at JB, and beats him up.

Meanwhile the Dream Master continues electrocuting Ryan, and plays some clips from Tyler's message to mess with Ryan's head but Ryan resists, and punches Dream Master who just electrocutes him some more.

JB finishes off Spikebot with Laser Lance while Grimlord orders Ivar to attack JB with Air Fighters so JB uses Skybase to destroy them.

But Grimlord orders his mutants to fire on Ryan but he, and Dream Master both escape, and JB uses the Battle Cruiser to destroy Ivar's tanks.

At the lab Kaitlin sees JB, and Ryan in trouble, and wants to help but is too afraid so the Professor tells her to use her visor, and the Professor shows her some Spielban clips of her fighting Skugs.

And this convinces Kaitlin to shake Grimlord, and Dream Master's nightmares, and transform to go into the Skybase, and destroy th Air Fighters while JB destroys Ivar's tanks.

Meanwhile Ryan finds a chain, and throws it at Dream Master, and gives him a taste of his own medicine, and overloads Dream Master with his own electricity then jump kicks him, and Ryan finishes off with Lighting Hand, and Grimlord just gets angry.

Later at Tao dojo Ryan is brushing Jeb, JB's working, and Kaitlin's writing notes then JB invites Tao for another miniature golf game when Percy comes in, and we get one last comedy bit where Percy tries to play golf in the dojo, and sucks, and and Jen does better than we see Kaitlin getting some well deserved rest.

Anyway “I miss you dad" the end.

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Final Thoughts

Today's episode was pretty good I actually liked the idea of Grimlord using Kaitlin's own fears against her.

I'm kind of tempted to think that since all of Kaitlin's nightmares are about her, and her friends being ambushed by Skugs maybe it was a reference to Kaitlin's Front Page since that episode had her get defeated by Skugs, and she, and her friends were almost blown up because of it .

I did like the part in her first nightmare where everyone including Ryan, JB, and Percy turned out to be Skugs since that probably would be freaky to find out everyone you knew was a mutant robot from cyberspace.

I do wish that they used actual clips of Kaitlin being attacked from Grimlord's mutants in the nightmare at the lab, and actually helping JB fight them when the Professor restores her confidence.

Though I also blame Spielban for that since it's not like Diana Lady ever actually destroyed any monsters.

I'll also add that nothing from the Metalder episode or Spielban episode was skipped save for a Skug battle that was already used in Digging for Fire.

Tune in next time everyone for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at Grimlord's Greatest Hits written by Gil Rozencratz, Douglas Sloan, and directed by John Grant Weil

So we start off with today’s “My dad taught me” moment where Ryan talks about music, and how it's the universal language.

Then at Tao dojo Ryan, and JB practice with bo staffs in front of some teenage students then after the class JB notices a boy named Brandon who seems out of it.

Tao explains that Brandon is a talented musician, and got accepted to a prestigious school but his parents can't afford it so the Troopers decide to hold a dance a thon to raise money for Brandon to go to music school.

At Ziktor industries Ziktor is once again reading from the Power Rangers villain playbook, and after reading Kaitlin's article about the dance a thon decides to transform into Grimlord, and summons Icebot.

They both explain Grimlord's latest plan to use hypnotic music to control the minds of everyone in Crossworld City, and there's a funny bit when Grimlord says they'll probably won't tell the difference between when everyone is brainwashed or not.

Later at Tao dojo the dance a thon is underway, and JB break dances while Brandon plays saxophone, then there's a comedy bit where Percy hits on two random women, and one of them dances with Percy while the other messes with the jukebox.

When JB, and Brandon leave to get more party food she puts a cd labeled Grimlord's Greatest Hits (We have a title people), and weird music plays which hypnotized everyone but the two women who are really Skugs.

At the virtual dungeon Toxoid informs Grimlord that JB, and Brandon aren't hypnotized, and Grimlord orders them to capture Brandon to lure JB into a trap to destroy him then we see JB, and Brandon with some food talking about what music Brandon should play, they see band, and follow it but the band members turn out to be Skugs.

First JB fights the Skugs by throwing pizzas at them (not joking) while one kidnaps Brandon so one of the Skugs uses a guitar it's still holding as a weapon but JB grabs it, and uses the Skugs own guitar against it (again not joking).

Then they just kick him but he kicks back, and throws them, and then the third Skug comes back to see what's going on, and JB just pick it up, and throws it at the others destroying them.

JB then realizes that Brandon's been kidnapped, and goes back to Tao dojo to see everyone hypnotized by Grimlord's music which for some reason isn't affecting JB.

So he asks Jeb who's been wearing headphones what's going on, and Jen explains what happened, and JB finds Grimlord's cd, and takes it, and the other Troopers to the lab.

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At the lab JB explains everything to the Professor who has JB put Grimlord's cd into one of the lab's machines, and the Professor tells JB that only playing the CD backwards will reverse it's effects.

So JB puts visors on Ryan, and Kaitlin which play the song backwards and break the spell on them then JB explains what's going on, and the Professor tells them that Brandon is being held hostage in Grimlord's cd factory, and Grimlord has also sent his forces across the reality barrier so the Troopers transform.

The Troopers decide to split up with JB, and Kaitlin rescuing Brandon, and destroying Grimlord's cds while Ryan fights Grimlord's army in the Battle Cruiser.

JB, and Kaitlin arrive at Grimlord's factory and battle Skugs, and a weird mutant with a cd for an eye like a cyclops, and another for hand named Diskbot, and while JB battles Diskbot Kaitlin finds Brandon on her scanner.

Grimlord orders his mutants to activate the actor's self destruct mechanism while finds Brandon, and has the Professor neutralize Grimlord's force field, and Kaitlin rescues Brandon while Ryan fights Ivar, and his tanks, and pushes Ivar off a cliff.

JB continues fighting Diskbot, and escapes the building just before it blows up but Diskbot has survived so JB battles him some more while Ryan goes into the Skybase, and informs JB that Air Fighters are coming .

So JB uses Vortex Command to take the fight to virtual reality but the Air Fighters keep firing on him so Ryan shows up, and destroys the Air Fighters.

Diskbot then fires cds from his cd hand but JB blocks them with his sword so Diskbot instead uses his cd hand to blind JB with light but JB hits Diskbot with his sword but Diskbot hits back.

Then they attack each other at the same time, and JB grabs Diskbot by his cd hand with his sword, and throws Diskbot but then Diskbot throws JB thenhen JB tries to fire his laser but Diskbot blocks it with his cd hand, shoots JB's laser out of his hand, and fires cds, and shines light on JB

so JB decides finish off Diskbot with Laser Lance but Diskbot tries to fight back by firing cds but JB blocks them with his Laser Lance, and destroys Diskbot while Grimlord once again swears vengeance.

JB finds Brandon with Kaitlin still in Trooper mode, and they both just refer to her as a VR Trooper.

then at the party Ryan, and Kaitlin play the reversed cd, and return everyone to normal then Brandon shows up, and thanks everyone since thanks to the dance a thon he can now go to music school, then Jeb plays one last prank on Percy.

Anyway “I miss you dad" the end.

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Final Thoughts

Today's episode was pretty good I liked the plot of Grimlord trying to brainwash everyone with music.

I also liked Diskbot with his cd eye, and CD hand, and how he fired vids at his opponents, and how he fit the episode.

I also liked the sub plot of the Troopers raising money so Brandon could go to school since it reminded me of JB's sub plot of trying to the same which I'm surprised they didn't touch on considering it was pretty much a JB episode.

Also the only thing I can really think was taken out of the Spielban footage other than the Grand Nazca's robot form which we'll see in season two as the Troopertron

I think it's weird that Kaitlin keeps getting called just a VR Trooper since they have no special names in Trooper mode which makes me wish they at least call them VR Trooper 1, VR Trooper 2, and VR Trooper 3.

Tune in next time everyone for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at The Disappearance written by Robert Hughes and directed by John Grant Weil.

So we start off with today’s “My dad taught me” moment where Ryan talks about how his dad taught him that if you trust your instincts, and use everything you have you will succeed.

Then we see the Troopers at lake riding on jet skis, and when they're done they wonder where Jeb is, and Kaitlin lampshades that Grimlord's gone after him before so they look for him, and it turns out a little girl was giving him ice cream.

Meanwhile at Ziktor industries Ziktor is still reading the Power Rangers villain playbook since Jeb disappearing on the Troopers inspires him to transform into Grimlord, and summon Icebot, and the two explain Grimlord's plan to use an invisibility potion on Grimlord's mutants.

Later at Tao dojo Tao asks the Troopers what is a martial artists greatest weapon, and JB guesses speed, and Kaitlin guesses strength but they're both wrong, and only Ryan guesses that it's surprise.

Then Tao tells them that they're next lesson is to sneak up on him, and take a little red ribbon from him, and we see various comedic bits where the Troopers try to take the ribbon from Tao but he catches on.

Ryan tries to sneak up on Tao while he's drinking water, and Tao throws Ryan into a chair, and catches his glass before it breaks.

JB tries to use a bo staff to take the Ribbon while Tao is putting something up but Tao notices it, jumps, and takes the bo staff, uses it against JB.

and finally Kaitlin tries to sneak up on him while he's dusting but Tao notices, and backflips behind Kaitlin.

When the Troopers ask what Two's secret is he simply explains that he uses all five senses to be aware of his surroundings, and that they should do the same.

At the virtual dungeon Grimlord wants to test the invisibility potion, and Decimator volunteers but Grimlord says he's too valuable, and other mutants volunteer but Grimlord decides to test the potion on Jeb.

Back at Tao dojo Ryan, and JB are sparing then everyone decides to go out for a break, and the Troopers, and Tao talk about the lesson from earlier

While inside a gym bag, a punching bag, and a wooden frame turn into Skugs, and use a weird looking device that shoots red lasers that turn Jeb invisible.

Then we see a comedy bit where Jeb pulls various pranks on the Skugs like tripping them, pulling their capes over their faces, and throwing books at them.

Then Ryan decides to see what's wrong with Jeb, and sees the Skugs, and starts to fight them, first they kick him but blocks, and dodges, and kicks back, then he punches a Skug into a chair, and throws another underneath the desk, and finally Jeb pulls the rug out from underneath them making them touch each other, and disintegrate.

Ryan hears Jeb but can't see him so Jeb explains what's happening, and Ryan tries to find him when everyone else arrives, and Ryan tries to explain he's straightening up, and Jeb has disappeared again, and when Tao leaves Ryan explains what's going on.

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Then the Troopers take Jeb for a walk, and decide to go to the lab to see if Professor Hart can help but Percy sees them, and thinks Kaitlin is on to a big story.

But he doesn't notice for a whole minute that their carrying a dog leash without the dog, and even when Kaitlin tells the truth be doesn't believe it until Jeb bites his pants off.

While at the virtual dungeon Decimator informs Grimlord that the test was successful, and they're ready to use the invisibility potion on his mutants, while at the lab the Troopers explain what's happening so the Professor has them wear the visors so they can see Jeb, and that it will take him a while to make Jeb visible again.

But the Professor's more worried about Grimlord making his mutants invisible since the Troopers can't fight an enemy they can't see so the only solution is to make Jeb visible so they can reverse the process.

The Troopers then drive around in Kaitlin's car when they notice a reality break just ahead when they get there see a weird blue scorpion like mutant with three arms riding a motorcycle

The Troopers decide to chases after the mutant in Kaitlin's car's flight mode then land, and chase after it some more on the ground, and they have the Professor scan it.

The Professor identifies it as Spitbot a mutant with explosive saliva then Spitbot tries to ram Kaitlin's car so they stop get out the car, and transform.

Then Grimlord's air force appears so JB, and Kaitlin take them to virtual reality while Ryan fights Spitbot by punching him so Spitbot uses explosive saliva but Ryan dodges, and jump kicks Spitbot who tries to attack Ryan but Ryan dodges, and attacks Spitbot but Spitbot disappears.

Grimlord's air force is firing on JB, and Kaitlin so JB uses Techno Bazooka to destroy it but then the Skugs show up with bazookas of their own, and fire on JB, and Kaitlin while Grimlord's mutants make portals with guns attached appear, and the portals fire lasers at Ryan and Chrome Dome, and Minotaurbot fire lasers as well while JB, and Kaitlin fight Skugs.

Spitbot grabs Ryan with his tentacle then pulls Ryan in, and strangles him then Toxoid appears then Spitbot throws Ryan and Toxoid slashes Ryan with his claws.

Then Toxoid, and Spitbot disappear, then Toxoid reappears, and Ryan goes after Toxoid but something grabs his legs, and it's an invisible Spitbot who reappears, and trips Ryan, and grabs him so Toxoid can finish him off but Ryan kicks Toxoid, and destroys him.

JB destroys the Skugs with Laser Lance while Ryan tries to fight Spitbot who keeps disappearing so the Professor tells Ryan to use his scanner, and Ryan finds Spitbot then punches him wraps him with his own tentacle then kicks Spitbot, and destroys him, and Grimlord once again curses his robots' inability to destroy the Troopers.

Later at the lab the Troopers are setting things up, and the Professor tells them that he's ready to reverse Jeb's invisibility so the Troopers call Jeb over, and the Professor is only able to make Jeb's front half visible for now.

Anyway “I miss you dad" the end.

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Final Thoughts

Today's episode was pretty good I liked the plot with Grimlord making Jeb l, and his mutants invisible.

I also liked how there's been so many episodes about Jeb that even the Troopers themselves are acknowledging it in universe.

I also thought it had a lot of funny bits.

I also thought Spitbot was another cool monster especially with his third arm that's also a tentacle.

My only problems are that I wish Tao's message of trusting your instincts actually paid off during the battle like Ryan couldn't find Spitbot with his scanner so he remembered Tao's lesson, and figure out where Spitbot, and Toxoid really were.

I'm also reminded of The Great Brain Robbery where in this case I actually wish they left out the fight with Toxoid, and saved it for later episode as his actual finale.

Especially since they didn't use everything from the Metalder fight they used for that part anyway.

And with that we are pretty much halfway through season one.

Tune in next time everyone for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at Secret Admirer written by JK Richards and directed by John Grant Weil.

So we start off with today’s “My dad taught me” moment where Ryan talks about how he always admired his father, and how everyone wants to be admired but what matters most is who's admiring.

Then we go to Tao dojo where Ryan, JB spar while Kaitlin's on a the bench doing something we can't see, and Tao comes in with flowers Kaitlin thanks Tao but he says it's not from him.

So she reads the note which says it's from a secret admirer (we have a title), and at first Kaitlin thinks Ryan, or JB sent them but neither of them confess to it but Kaitlin is just glad she got them.

Meanwhile at Ziktor industries we see Ziktor talking to a delivery guy, and it turns out he sent the flowers as part of his latest evil scheme then he transforms into Grimlord, and summons Ivar, and Icebot who explain that the flowers they gave Kaitlin are the flowers of evil (not joking) that will destroy her.

Later at the Underground Voice Daily Kaitlin gets some more flowers, and she others still wonder who sent them then.

Percy shows up claiming he sent them but Kaitlin calls him out by shoving the flowers in his face, and making him sneeze, and Jeb trips him.

Ryan is worried about who's sending Kaitlin the flowers so he has JB come with him, and the two stakeout the Underground Voice Daily to see who's delivering the flowers.

After Ryan explains his reasons for being suspicious the two see another delivery, and even JB becomes suspicious so they both follow the delivery van to an empty warehouse where Ryan confronts the delivery men who turn out to be Skugs so he and JB fight them.

JB kicks a Skug while Ryan kicks one, and punches another, then JB, and a Skug fight each other with a flower pot while Ryan fights one with packaging, and decorations.

Then JB kicks a Skug unto some stairs while Ryan kicks one into a trash can, and the Skug he tied up earlier breaks free but Ryan just literally picks it up, and throws it in the trash with the other, and destroys them while finally the Skug JB threw on the stairs jumps back down but JB just kicks him into another, and destroys them.

Ryan, and JB realize what's going on, and try to warn Kaitlin but she's already got the next delivery, and Ryan, and JB are too late to stop her from smelling them, and she starts turning blue so they get her to the lab.

At the lab Kaitlin explains she's feeling tingly, JB explains what's happening, so the Professor has JB put the flowers in a machine so Jeb can smell them, the Professor identifies them as the flowers of evil but Kaitlin disappears into blue light.

Kaitlin then appears in a weird room surrounded by an electric field then Icebot appears, and explains their evil plan is to use her as bait for a flower like mutant called Pollenbot.

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At the lab JB explains they need a fresh example of the flower of evil to make an antidote, and the Professor explains that it grows only in the most dangerous section of the virtual grid so Ryan transforms, and goes after the flower while JB stays to get Kaitlin out of virtual reality.

Ryan then uses the VR Turbo Cycle to find the sector where the flower of evil grows but Toxoid, and two mutants who will later be known as Bugbot, and Wolfbot are waiting for him.

But Ryan spots them, and destroys Bugbot with a kick so Toxoid makes claws come out of his fingers, and makes red veins appear on his arms, and his eyes start glowing red, and he throws a rock to show how strong he is.


Ryan is undaunted however, and tries to use Lighting Hand but Toxoid disappears so he tries a kick but it doesn't phase Toxoid.

So Ryan tricks him into smelling some more flowers of evil by saying that they're the flowers of power, and it works.

Then after a brief bit with Kaitlin, and Icebot Toxoid then shoots lasers out of his eyes at Ryan, and breaths fire, and then tries to drown Ryan in a river but then he starts flashing, and his claws disappear, and Ryan pulls him under water, and destroys him with Lighting Hand.

Ryan returns to the lab with a flower, and JB puts it into a machine which turns it into some antidote so JB transforms to rescue Kaitlin while Ryan stays at the lab.

A weird flying squid like mutant tries attack JB but he disintegrates it with his ray gun but Ivar appears, and warns him that if he doesn't drop his ray gun Kaitlin will be crushed by the force field.

So JB drops ray gun, and Ivar picks it up, and is about to shoot JB when JB pulls out his sword, and knocks the gun out of Ivar's hand but Ivar makes Pollenbot appearappear who's really just a great big puffy cloud of fluff that tries to construct JB.

but he fights off Pollenbot, and destroys the force field, and gives Kaitlin the antidote returning her to reality.

Then JB fights Ivar, Pollenbot, and some Skugs in the real world but Quantum Cruisers, and Air Fighters appear so JB takes the fight to virtual reality.

Then JB uses Techno Bazooka to destroy the Quantum Cruisers, and Air Fighters, and fights Ivar but then Pollennbot appears but JB sucks it into his ray gun then fires Pollenbot back out at Ivar, and destroys Pollenbot with Laser Lance,and returns to the lab and Grimlord once again shames his mutants.

Later at the Underground Voice Daily Kaitlin is fed up with flowers for a while, and Percy shows up with a piece of meat for Kaitlin, and asks for help.

But she already has a story, and Percy wants it thinking it's good but it turns out to be about backed up sewers.

Anyway "I miss you dad" the end.

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Final Thoughts

Honestly this was just another episode I just was not feeling mostly because it ultimately ended up being another damsel in distress episode for Kaitlin.

Which once again wouldn't be much of an issue if Kaitlin's Japanese counterpart didn't transform in the Spielban episode but she did.

Speaking of which Pollenbot was just not a very good monster since on one hand I give it credit for being an unusual design it's also not what I would want to see in a flower based monster but that's more of a knock at Spielban.

I did like the fight between Ryan, and Toxoid as well as the one between JB, and Ivar but at the same time I do wish they not had been saved for their own episodes considering the episode Toxoid's fight was from was part of the same storyline from Metalder as the episode The Disappearance was based on.

While the Spielban episode for this one wasn't part of it The Great Brain Robbery was also part of a storyline that was the conclusion for Ivar's counterpart as well.

Another good thing I will say is that except for the the parts with Diana in armor nothing was really taken out from either the Spielban or Metalder episodes.

Tune in next time everyone for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at Grimlord's House of Fear written by Margo McCahon and directed by Robert Hughes.

So we start off with today’s “My dad taught me” moment where Ryan talks about how his dad taught him that with training, and teamwork you can be ready for the unexpected.

We then go to a stereotypical looking suburb where the Troopers are looking around a supposedly haunted house but don't see anything.

After a cat scare the Troopers meet a young boy named Manuel who told Kaitlin about the house, and wants to take a picture to prove its haunted but the Troopers are still not convinced.

Meanwhile at Ziktor industries one of Ziktor's secretaries informs him that the Troopers are snooping around the house so he tells her to stop them before they ruin his plan.

Then he transforms into Grimlord, and summons Ivar, and Icebot who both explain that they created a device called the cyber beam that will open a hole in the reality barrier at the old house, and that they have a new mutant protecting it.

Then at the Underground Voice Daily Kaitlin is showing Woody her story, and pointing out various weird occurrences around the house but he isn't convinced unless Kaitlin can show a photo of the ghost, and Percy rubs it in but gets instant karma when the vacuum cleaner he's using malfunctions, and he starts accidentally blowing objects, and people with it.

While at the virtual dungeon Grimlord summons Icebot who's running a test with the cyber beam to some the new mutant Vacbot by assembling it from various items in the house but it uses more power than expected, and the experiment is a failure.

Then at the house Manuel takes a picture of Icebot's experiment, and calls Kaitlin thinking it's the ghost, and she decides to go to the house herself while Manuel finds out that his picture didn't come out right so he decides to go back for a better picture.

Kaitlin goes to the house, and sees a real estate agent holding a sign but when Kaitlin talks to her the Real estate agent turns into an army of Skugs.

Kaitlin kicks a Skug so another tries to hit her with the real estate sign but Kaitlin dodges it, takes it, and hit the Skugs with it while still kicking them.

Then she gets rid of the sign, and just punches, and kicks them, and kicks all the Skugs into each other disintegrating them.

Then Kaitlin runs into Manuel while Icebot performs one final cyber beam experiment, and it works, and Vacbot is successfully activated.

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Manuel takes a picture thinking it's the ghost but when the photo comes out they see it's a mutant so Kaitlin has Manuel go to the Underground Voice Daily while she goes to Tao dojo.

At Tao dojo Ryan, and JB are sparing with Tao who beats both of them then Kaitlin shows up, and explains she needs Ryan, and JB's help, and as soon as Tao leaves Kaitlin explains what's happening so they go to the lab.

At the lab the Troopers explain what happened, and the Professor has the Troopers put on visors, and shows them some Spielban footage, and explains that thanks to Icebot's cyber beam he can create virtual constructs including mutants from our side of the reality barrier who can make holes in the reality barrier for the rest of Grimlord's mutants to break in so the Troopers transform.

Ryan goes into the Skybase while JB, and Kaitlin go into the house, and JB punches Vacbot but Vacbot punches him so Kaitlin grabs Vacbot so JB can beat him up but Vacbot throws Kaitlin off so JB pulls out his ray gun but Vacbot shoots a freezing most at him.

Then they end up back outside for no reason, and even JB lampshades it, and Quantum Cruisers, and Air Fighters appear so JB takes the fight to virtual reality.

Ivar, and his tanks appear, and along with the air force , and they all fire at JB, and Kaitlin so Kaitlin summons the Battle Cruiser, and destroys Ivar's tanks.

Ryan chases after Ivar's Air Castle (the turtle like spaceship from Save the Trees) because that's where Icebot's lab is but Icebot evades him by hiding in a lake.

Vacbot then jumps at JB, and hits him with his vacuum cleaner arm so JB hits Vacbot with his sword but Vacbot sucks it with his vacuum arm.

Kaitlin rams Ivar's tank off a cliff while Ryan finds the Air Castle, and drops bombs on it so it tries to get away but Ryan fires missiles at it, and crashes down.

Vacbot fires a red laser at JB, and then freezes JB with his most but JB uses supercharge, and breaks out of the ice, and destroys Vacbot with Laser Lance, and Grimlord shames Icebot for failure.

Later at the Underground Voice Daily Manuel shows up while Percy's cleaning, and goes up to Woody, and the Troopers, and he talks about working for the paper someday, and taking a picture of the Troopers in , and Percy complains which leads to one last comedy bit where Jeb pushes a mop bucket on him.

Anyway "I miss you dad" the end.

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Final Thoughts

Today's episode was pretty good.

I liked the idea of Grimlord, and his mutants being able to create mutants from our side of the reality barrier that can weaken it enough to let other mutants in.

I also liked the idea of everyone initially thinking the house was haunted, and I thought Manuel was a pretty cool character.

I'm not sure what I think of Vacbot since he's like the opposite of Pollenbot in that I don't really like the idea so much of a monster based on random household items but somehow he has pretty cool design.

I also liked how they actually acknowledged the villain base from Spielban, and explained it as Grimlord's main spaceship.

And I liked how they explained that that's where Icebot's laboratory is as a way to explain why the Spielban villains are never in the same place as the Metalder ones without editing.

Though I'm a bit confused since all the previous episodes implied that the Spielban villains where just in a different part of the virtual dungeon unless the idea is he has different labs in both the Air Castle, and virtual dungeon.

I also liked how they didn't take out anything from the Spielban episode, and in fact I think they added stuff as well.

Tune in next time everyone for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at Three Strikes written by Mark Litton, and directed by Robert Hughes.

So we start off with today’s “My dad taught me” moment where Ryan talks about how his dad told him that there are two forces that enhance our senses cooperation, and competition.

We then go to baseball field where a bunch of little kids are playing baseball, and JB is their coach, and their best player is a little boy named Shawn Matsumoto but they're in danger of losing their field so they're having a benefit game to save it.

When Ryan asks what kind of person would take a baseball field from little kids we immediately learn the answer by going to Ziktor industries where Ziktor explains he wants to tear down the field, and build another power plant.

Then he transforms into Grimlord, and orders his minions to abduct Shawn so he can't play in the benefit game.

Then at the Underground Voice Daily we get a comedy bit where Woody acts like a vendor, and throws snacks around then JB comes in with Sean who thanks Woody, and the paper for sponsoring the game.

We then we get another comedy bit where Percy tries to show off his batting skills, and Jen trips him with a baseball, and everyone else goes back to talking to Sean about the game.

Then we go back to the baseball field where JB, and his team are practicing, and JB psyches his team up then a bunch of teenagers show up to play baseball, and the Troopers ask what their favorite thing about it is.

The teenagers say stealing, and when the Troopers ask what they mean they say kids but since this is a children's superhero show, and not Law, and Order the teenagers are just Skugs.

Kaitlin has the kids evacuate while Ryan, and JB kick the Skugs then Kaitlin shows up to help by punching them while a Skug tries to kidnap Sean but he gets away.

Then a Skug tries to kick Ryan but he grabs it,throws it, punches, and kicks it, and throws it again while JB kicks some more Skugs while Kaitlin punches, kicks, and throws some other Skugs, and pushes them into each other while Ryan, and JB kick the last two into each other destroying the Skugs.

Kaitlin wonders where Sean is, and he's okay while at the virtual dungeon Grimlord summons Icebot who explains that he's repaired Metalbot.

At the lab the Troopers wonder what Grimlord wants with Sean, and the Professor just says they should keep an eye on him just to be sure so they take turns staking out Sean's house.

Then Kaitlin wishes there was a way they can stay in touch, and the Professor makes these game boy looking devices appear with the lab's machines one is half red, half blue for Ryan, another is half red half silver for JB, and the other half red half white for Kaitlin.

Later that night we see Kaitlin sitting outside Shawn's apartment building while in virtual reality Metalbot, Chrome Dome, Minotaurbot, and an unnamed red, and silver robot who will later be called Renegade search for a reality break while Shawn sleeps, and the Troopers take shifts watching the building.

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The next day Ryan is still sitting outside Shawn's building when Grimlord's mutants appear in the real world, and kidnap Shawn.

So Ryan transforms to rescue Shawn from Chrome Dome but is ambushed by Minotaurbot but Ryan makes quick work of him but the other mutants get away so Ryan summons the Turbo Cycle to chase after the but Air Striker, and Fighterbot appear to attack, and Ryan looses them, and at the virtual dungeon Zelton informs Grimlord that they captured Shawn.

At the Underground Voice Daily Kaitlin, Woody, Percy, and everyone else is looking for anything that can help find Shawn then Kaitlin gets a call from JB telling her to meet him at the lab.

At the lab Ryan tells JB, and Kaitlin that they found Shawn so they put on their visors, and see Shawn being held hostage by Grimlord's mutants so they all transform.

The Troopers all go into the Skybase to rescue Shawn but Grimlord has Ivar send Quantum Cruisers, and Air Fighters to attack them but the Troopers destroy them.

While at the lab the Professor, and Jen tell the Troopers where Shawn's location so Ryan jumps out of the Skybase while the others stay in the Skybase.

After some dramatic tension Ryan appears but Metalbot just starts punches him repeatedly so JB jumps down, and helps by shooting lasers at Chrome Dome but Shawn gets knocked loose, and almost falls off a cliff so Ryan, and JB try to rescue him.

But Metalbot appears, and punches Ryan but he dodges, and punches, and kicks Metalbot who then makes spikes come out of his hands, and tries to punch Ryan some more but Ryan dodges, and lands his own attacks.

So Metalbot fires his spikes but Ryan hits them away but they explode but Ryan dodges, and attacks Metalbot who fires electrical beams.

But Ryan dodges, and uses Lighting Hand so Metalbot makes a tentacle come out of his chest and shoots Ryan who Lighting Hands Metalbot anyway, and kicks Metalbot destroying him.

Ryan, and the others rescue Shawn, and Grimlord once again swears vengeance on the Troopers.

Later at the baseball game it's the bottom of the ninth, and JB, and Shawn's team needs a home run to win but they've already raised enough money to save the baseball field, and Shawn hits a home run.

Anyway "I miss you dad" the end.

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Final Thoughts

Today's episode was one of those weird okay episodes that wasn't all that bad but not all that great.

The story was all right but it reminded me of a lot of earlier episodes.

I liked the fight with Metalbot but it reminded me of why I wished either Metalder would have used a monster that wasn't already used in an episode for the one this episode was based on.

Or they just took the Metalder episode this was based on, and the one Kaitlin's Front Page was based on, and just made an episode from that.

I did like how they got an actual Japanese American boy to play Shawn, and had American actors wear American made prop hands so they could integrate footage of the civilian boy from the Metalder episode into this one.

Come to think of it I probably would like to see that more often in this show.

I also liked how they didn't skip anything from the Metalder episode other than the stuff with Top Gunder.

And how they also tried to edit it so JB could be with Ryan during the fight scene.

Tune in next time everyone for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at Danger in the Deep written by Adam Gilad, and directed by Robert Hughes.

So we start off with today’s “My dad taught me” moment where Ryan talks about how his dad told him that the strongest mind will always surpass the strongest body.

Then we go to a lake where the Troopers are once again riding around on jet skis, and when they are done Ryan says nothing could ruin the day.

And on cue we go to Ziktor industries where Ziktor explains his latest evil scheme to destroy Crossworld City dam, and flood the city so he can make his own one, then hen he transforms into Grimlord, and explains his scheme to his mutants.

Then we go back to the beach where Jeb makes a fire hydrant out of sand and Kaitlin decides to take nature shots, and sees Percy on a rowboat which leads to a comedy bit where Jeb knocks Percy off his boat

Then Kaitlin sees some strange looking men carrying boxes out of a truck but a lifeguard appears and he tells Kaitlin that the water is contaminated

So Kaitlin tells the others, and they all take a sample, and while it looks fine they head to the lab while the lifeguard talks without moving his lips and his eyes glow red.

At the lab the Troopers, and the Professor run a test on the sample of water, and it checks out as fine then they put on their visors, and scan the lake, and don't find anything except radio waves.

Then Kaitlin mentions the guys carrying crates so they all decide go back to the lake where Kaitlin look for the truck while the others will go under water in scuba gear.

At the beach Ryan, JB are checking their scuba gear when the lifeguard appears, and when JB tells him they checked the water themselves, and it's clean the lifeguard transforms into an army of Skugs.

Ryan fights off Skugs with a flipper while JB just kicks them but starts using his scuba gear as a weapon as well, and the two knock two Skugs into each other, and destroy them.

Then JB kicks one Skug while Ryan grabs, and punches, and throws another, and finally JB throws his diving goggles and knocks the last two Skugs into each other, and destroys them.

Meanwhile Kaitlin spots someone else getting out of the water but they run away into a truck bed, the truck drives off before she can find out who they are but they leave behind a piece of crate that says dyn on it.

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Then Ryan, and JB have their scuba gear on, and go into the lake and they see some recycled Spielban footage from Error in the System of an underwater cave, and when go back to land Kaitlin shows up, and everyone explains to each other what happened.

While at the virtual dungeon Grimlord summons a silver mutant named Shoulderbot so named because one shoulder is a machine gun, and the other is a laser cannon as he demonstrates on some Skugs carrying cardboard cutouts of JB, and Kaitlin in Trooper mode.

At the Underground Voice Daily Ryan, and JB ask Woody for a map, and find out that the place where they found the underwater cave is the most narrow area of the dam, and Kaitlin finds out that the guys in the truck where carrying dynamite.

Then the Troopers all go up to the archives, and talk to the Professor, and that's when they figure out what's going on, and go back to the dam.

At the dam the Troopers are, and split up to find the explosives, and the Professor informs them they have 15 minutes to stop the detonation, and Kaitlin runs into some Skugs, and fights them off but then encounters Shoulderbot.

While JB flies around on his fighter bike, and Ryan sees Air Fighters, and Quantum Cruisers so JB tries to lure them away.

Kaitlin jumps at Shoulderbot who just fires at her with his machine gun, and laser cannon, and then punches, and throws Kaitlin so she calls for help while Air Fighters fire on JB so Ryan looks for the explosives alone.

Kaitlin tries to hurt Shoulderbot with her ray gun but he just grabs the gun out her hands, and break it, and shoots a red laser at Kaitlin, and knocks her off the dam so JB takes the fight to virtual reality where the Air Fighters fire on them so he uses Techno Bazooka.

Ryan then finds the bomb while Shoulderbot fires his machine gun on JB so Kaitlin appears but Shoulderbot fires both of his weapons on both Troopers.

Ryan only has seconds to get rid of the bomb so he gets out of the dam, and throws the bomb, and it explodes harmlessly in the air while Shoulderbot is still firing at JB, and Kaitlin so Kaitlin fires her gun at Shoulderbot, and JB finishes him off with Laser Lance.

While at the virtual dungeon one of the mutants finally says maybe Grimlord's plan wasn't all that good but they won't say who but Grimlord ignores it, and goes back to swearing vengeance on the Troopers.

Later back at the Underground Voice Daily the Troopers are trying to convince Woody to go to the lake when Percy shows up, and pitches the story of the explosives in the dam but Kaitlin already beat him to it, and we get one more comedy bit where Jeb trips Percy.

Anyway "I miss you dad" the end.

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Final Thoughts

Today's episode was another good but not great episode since I liked the idea of it but it seemed weird that it took so long for the Troopers to find out that Grimlord was up to something since it seemed like in previous episodes they figured out stuff like that fairly quick.

I liked Shoulderbot's design, and powers.

And I can't think of anything that was cut from the Spielban episode that I wish they left in, and in fact they added stuff again.

Tune in next time everyone for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at Small but Mighty written, and directed by Robert Hughes.

So we start off with today’s “My dad taught me” moment where Ryan talks about how when he was a kid he was in a hurry to grow up but now that he's a grown up he sometimes wishes he was a kid again.

Then right outside of Tao dojo Ryan, and JB are fixing up their motorcycles while Kaitlin sits on the steps, and watches, and reminds them that they all have a workout but Ryan, and JB keep fixing their motorcycles.

While at Ziktor industries Ziktor is with a Skug in the form of a delivery man who is working on a device, and needs a test subject, and despite Ziktor's protests he uses Juliet, and the device turns her into a baby lizard, and Ziktor makes him change her back.

Then he transforms into Grimlord, and explains his latest evil scheme to use the device to turn the Troopers into children so they will be powerless to stop him.

Later at Tao dojo Ryan, and JB are sparing with Tao while still in their regular clothes, and Tao beats them up, and leaves, and the delivery guy shows up with the strange device, and just as Ryan warns them it could be a trap the device turns them into children, and the delivery man turns into an army of Skugs.

The Skugs try to kick the Troopers but they grab the Skugs by the legs then Ryan grabs one so Kaitlin, and JB can punch it.

Then they flip over the Skugs, and then the Skugs try to keep the Troopers at bay when they try to fight them but the Troopers throw the Skugs into each other, and destroy them.

The Troopers then decide to go to the lab with the machine, and run into Jeb then JB tries to go on his motorcycle but Ryan, and Kaitlin remind him that they're too little now to do that so they take their bicycles but run into Percy.

At the virtual dungeon Grimlord is upset with the Skugs being defeated so he summons Ivar who recommends a brain like mutant named Crainoid to destroy the Troopers.

While Jeb distracts Percy by driving Kaitlin's car causing Percy to ride his bike into some kids' lemonade stand.

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At the lab the Professor doesn't recognize the Troopers until they explain what's going on, and a reality break occurs in sector L7 (not joking).

So the Troopers ask if they can still transform and the Professor says they can but only for a few minutes, and the Troopers decide that's enough so they transform complete with a new transformation effect.

Quantum Cruisers, and tanks appear so Ryan summons the Battle Cruiser to destroy the tanks while JB destroys the Quantum Cruisers, and Air Fighters with Techno Bazooka.

Then Crainoid appears, and JB tries to fight him with his sword but Crainoid punches him so Kaitlin tries her sickle weapon but Crainoid goes after her so JB tries again but Crainoid just deals with him again.

Ivar appears in Ravage Tank to fight while Crainoid shoots electricity at JB, and Kaitlin fire lasers at him, and JB finishes Crainoid off with Laser Lance.

While Ryan pushes Ivar off a cliff but Ivar's jet fighter detached from his tank so Ryan chases after Ivar in his own jet fighter, and shoots down Ivar.

The Troopers go into the Skybase but more Air Fighters, and Quantum Cruisers appear, and their VR powers give out but Ryan is able to shoot down the Quantum Cruisers, and Air Fighters, and Grimlord once again shames his minions for failure.

At the lab the Professor tells the Troopers that he's reversed the device but first the Troopers goof off while they're still kids, and then the Professor turns them back to normal.

Anyway "I miss you dad" the end.

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Final Thoughts

Today's episode was one of those weird episodes where I liked the story, and I liked the monster but I don't know if the monster they picked was right for it.

Mostly because the Spielban episode they used was a later episode that contained a lot of stuff that we won't see until season two like Gran Nazca's robot form, and Helen Lady in armor or stuff we saw in Digging for Fire, and civilians.

But at the same time they cut out like half the fight from Spielban not to mention that Helen Lady appears in armor for quite a bit of the fight in the Spielban episode which makes me think they could have just have just had a different monster.

Though I did like the story mostly because I thought it was a better "the heroes turn into kids" story than some of the ones in Power Rangers (coughAlien Rangerscough)

And I still thought Crainoid was a cool monster with his whole body being made of brains.

And with that we are 3/5s of the way into Season One.

And not only that but next week we'll look at one of my favorite episodes, and my favorite episode of Season One.

Tune in next time everyone for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at Defending Dark Heart part 1 written by Doug Sloan, and directed by John Grant Weil.

So we start off with today’s “My dad taught me” moment where Ryan talks about how you can be thinking of someone, and suddenly they'll appear.

We then go to the forest outside Crossworld City where the Troopers are getting ready to go hiking when Percy shows up, and we get a montage of the Troopers hiking while Percy sucks at it.

Then the Troopers hear some laser noises, and see some Metalder footage of Grimlord's army in our reality training or having a tournament.

We then go to Ziktor industries where Ziktor cancels his calls for the day, and brags to Juliet before transforming into Grimlord, and summoning Decimator, and they both explain that they're having a tournament to decide which mutant gets to be the next one to fight the Troopers with the odds favoring Dark Heart a black mutant with one red eye, and a large silver robotic arm who carries a rifle.

The Troopers decide there's too many mutants to fight them directly so JB scans them with his communicator so the Professor can see it but they run into three hikers who turn out to be Skugs.

Ryan and JB kick some Skugs before they both backflip onto a rock formation while Kaitlin kicks a Skug, and climbs the rock formation.

Then the Skugs jump up to where the Troopers are so Ryan, JB punches Skugs while Kaitlin dodges another.

Then JB kicks, and karate chops a Skug while Kaitlin, and Ryan kick the others.

Then finally Ryan, and JB trick two Skugs into jumping off the rock formation, and Kaitlin throws the last one into the others destroying them.

After that there's a comedy bit where Percy is hiding in a tree from a wild animal that turns out to be Jeb, and Percy refuses to let the Troopers help him because he wants to show them he can handle it himself but then sees a snake in the tree with him.

Then at the lab the Troopers, and the Professor analyze JB's scan of Grimlord's tournament, and JB gets a DNA reading from one of the mutants which the Professor explains means one of Grimlord's mutants is really human.

Then at the virtual dungeon Dark Heart has won the tournament but the other mutants aren't happy because he hasn't fought Spitbot so Dark Heart let's K from Metalder have his rifle, and he, and Spitbot have a challenge where whoever gets the rifle wins.

At first it looks like Spitbot will win with his tentacle arm but Dark Heart jumps at the last second, and gets it before Spitbot so Grimlord orders Dark Heart to destroy Ryan.

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The Troopers go through missing persons reports but don't find anything, but then right then and there Ryan, and JB figure out that the only person they know for sure was captured by Grimlord is Ryan's father meaning they may be the mutant.

While Dark Heart appears in the real world waiting to fight Ryan who later has a nightmare where he figures out Dark Heart is his father but is completely under Grimlord's control.

Later at Tao dojo Ryan, and JB are sparing but Ryan keeps sucking at it, and he explains it's because he's not getting much sleep, and when Tao leaves he explains his nightmare to them.

Then the Professor contacts them on JB's communicator so they go to the lab where the Professor informs them that Dark Heart has appeared, and that he's the mutant that tested positive for the DNA sample so Ryan transforms by himself but the Professor advises him to take the Turbo Cycle in case there's a battle.

Dark Heart appears on his own motorcycle, and fires his rifle at Ryan who keeps dodging while Percy has finally come back down from the tree, and sees the battle, and takes pictures of it but Skugs catch him so the Professor tells JB, and Kaitlin, and they rush over to save Percy.

Then Ryan knocks Dark Heart off his motorcycle, and throws a knife into Dark Heart's arm making him lose his rifle which Ryan takes, and aims at Dark Heart who begs Ryan to destroy him for failure but Ryan just leaves.

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Meanwhile JB, and Kaitlin look for Percy who are the Skugs throw into a portal which JB, and Kaitlin find, and are later sucked into as well, and it takes them to Grimlord's dungeon where the walls make spikes appear, and close in on JB, Kaitlin, and Percy.

While Grimlord orders Dark Heart be destroyed for failure , and an unnamed insectoid mutant destroys Dark Heart's rifle with acid, and all the other mutants condemn him.

Then Ryan appears at the lab, and asks if the Professor found out which person Dark Heart really is which the Professor hasn't but he does explain what happened.

To be continued.

Tune in next time everyone for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at Defending Dark Heart part 2 written by Doug Sloan, and directed by John Grant Weil.

So we start off where we left off JB, Kaitlin, and Percy are still in the spiked wall trap in Grimlord's dungeon, Dark Heart is going to be destroyed by the other mutants, and Ryan isn't sure what he should do.

But that all becomes a moot point when Ryan decides to save Dark Heart, and Kaitlin kisses Percy which knocks him out so he can't see her, and JB transform which they do, and use their lasers to escape the dungeon.

Then Skugs ambush Ryan but he makes quick work of them while Dark Heart jumps over two mutants, puts Ryan's knife up to Toxoid, and steals a motorcycle.

Then Ryan fights two more Skugs while the other mutants fire on Dark Heart so Ryan transforms to help him, and decides to take Dark Heart to the lab.

Meanwhile JB, and Kaitlin drop Percy off at the Underground Voice Daily, and we get a comedy bit where Percy is in a hurry to get his photos developed but he doesn't see that Woody is inside, and ruins Woody's pictures.

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Then at the lab we see Dark Heart laying on one of the lab's machines, and Ryan explains that the Professor has tapped into Dark Heart's memory bank.

Then Ryan, and his friends put on the visors, and they see Ryan's father, and the Professor in physical form creating the VR Troopers.

Then Ryan talks to Dark Heart, and just in case you haven't got it yet we see Tyler Steele inside Dark Heart but he still doesn't remember being Tyler Steele.

Then we go back to the Underground Voice Daily where we get another comedy bit where Woody doesn't believe Percy's story so Percy shows him the pictures he took but it turns out that he was pointing his camera at himself the whole time.

Then after a brief bit at the virtual dungeon where Grimlord orders his mutants to find Dark Heart we go back to the lab where the Professor tells Ryan that if he puts his visor back on they can transfer some of Ryan's childhood memories to Dark Heart to get him to remember being Tyler Steele.

So Ryan puts his visor back on, and touches Dark Heart's head, and some clips of Ryan as a kid play, and Dark Heart mentally turns back into Tyler Steele but informs Ryan that he's still physically a mutant, and until they can get him back to normal he has to stay in virtual reality, and disappears so Ryan transforms to go help him.

Then Ryan fights off various mutants while the Professor tells JB, and Kaitlin to help Ryan so they transform as well, and pilot the Skybase against Quantum Cruisers, and Air Fighters which they quickly destroy.

Then Renegade who finally has a name pulls out two ray guns, and fires at Dark Heart but Dark Heart gets out of the way, and fires his own ray gun at Renegade.

Then Minotaurbot, and Chrome Dome tell Dark Heart they're on his side but it's a trick so Renegade can fire a laser at Dark Heart but Dark Heart escapes, and Renegade's laser hits them instead.

Then Dark Heart grabs one of Renegade's laser gun, and shoots him in the head then Dark Heart grabs, and throws Renegade then Ryan appears, and the two share a heartfelt father/son moment, and Grimlord once again shames his minions.

To be continued.

Tune in next time everyone for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at Defending Dark Heart part 3 written by Doug Sloan, and directed by John Grant Weil.

So we start off at Tao dojo where Tao himself is practicing karate while JB finds something surprising on his computer.

We then go to the Underground Voice Daily where Ryan, and Kaitlin talk about how JB is looking for a way to turn Ryan's father back to normal.

But Ziktor's Skug spy overhears them, and sneaks off to the archives to transform into his true form, and teleport to Ziktor industries where he explains what's happening to Ziktor who just has the Skug teleport back to the Underground Voice Daily, and transforms into Grimlord, and orders his mutants to keep searching for Dark Heart.

Then we go back to the Underground Voice Daily where we get a comedy bit where Percy shows up with a device he claims is a reality break detector but it just electrocutes him, and blows up a microwave.

Then JB appears on Ryan's communicator, and informs Ryan, and Kaitlin that they figured out how to devirtualize Ryan's father so they both leave.

Then they see some smoke in the distance, and they also see a woman by the side of the road who claims her barn is burning, her horses are trapped, and she doesn't have a phone.

So Ryan, Kaitlin go, and open the barn, but they just see four cowboys with a smoke machine who turn out to be Skugs.

Ryan, and Kaitlin just punch, and kick the Skugs but then one comes after Kaitlin with a branding iron, but she tricks it into branding another Skug instead.

Then Ryan knocks two of the Skugs into each other, and the Skug with the branding iron keeps coming after Kaitlin so Ryan picks up a hay pile, and throws it at the Skug knocking it into the other destroying them.

Then after a comedy bit with Percy wondering around the forest with his reality break detector we then go to the lab where JB explains that they found out that Ryan's father has a special link to Grimlord himself, and the Professor explains that the only way to sever the link is to destroy Grimlord.

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While at the virtual dungeon Decimator informs Grimlord that they found Dark Heart then we see Dark Heart in a field spying on Grimlord's other mutants when Air Striker spots him so the other mutants fire on Dark Heart.

Dark Heart tries to run away but there's too many mutants so he destroys them with his laser rifle but Spitbot grabs Dark Heart's rifle with his tentacle but Dark Heart destroys Polarbot.

Then The Magician comes kicks Dark Heart but Dark Heart destroys him, then Slashbot comes after him with his sword but Dark Heart blocks it with his rifle.

Then the unnamed wolf like mutant spits webbing at Dark Heart, and traps him allowing Renegade to shoot Dark Heart who falls down, and when he gets back up Renegade shoots Dark Heart in the head exposing his true robotic face.

Then we see Dark Heart chained up at Grimlord's dungeon where the other mutants want to destroy him right then, and there but Grimlord decides to use Dark Heart as bait to destroy Ryan.

At the lab the Troopers are trying to figure out how to find Grimlord's dungeon but Grimlord himself appears on the lab's monitors to tell Ryan he'll give Ryan a set of coordinates to where his father is but he must go alone otherwise Dark Heart will be destroyed so Ryan transforms by himself, and goes.

Then we go to the forest where Percy almost falls off a cliff, and then the reality break detector starts actually working, and but it unleashes a random Spielban monster.

Then we see Dark Heart being chained up with Minotaurbot, and Chrome Dome guarding him so Ryan quickly fights them off but it turns out that it's a fake Dark Heart who fires at Ryan while Renegade, and some mutant Skugs show up with the real one.

But Dark Heart escapes from the mutant Skugs, and Renegade while Ryan escapes from the fake Dark Heart, then Dark Heart kicks Renegade, and shoots the fake Dark Heart.

Then Renegade fires a laser at Ryan but Dark Heart takes it instead so Ryan destroys Renegade with Lighting Hand, and he, and Dark Heart escape.

So Grimlord orders a full scale aerial assault on the lab.

To be concluded.

Tune in next time everyone for the epic conclusion of the Defending Dark Heart storyline, and more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at Defending Dark Heart part 4 written by Doug Sloan, and directed by John Grant Weil.

So we start off where we left off with Ryan carrying Dark Heart in the Turbo Cycle trying to reach the lab but getting no response so Dark Heart tells Ryan he has a secret lab in the mountains so they head over there.

While at the lab JB, Kaitlin, and Jeb are okay but the lab is destroyed, and they can't contact the Professor but JB says they can fix the lab.

While at Ziktor industries Ziktor transforms into Grimlord, and Decimator explains what happened, and Grimlord snarks about how an Ice cream truck with a flat tire can elude his mutants.

Back at the lab JB, and Kaitlin are still fixing everything, and JB explains that he backed up everything on some discs that he taped under her desk at the Underground Voice Daily so she goes, and gets them while at Tyler's secret lab machines are repairing Dark Heart but Air Striker finds the secret lab.

Then at the Underground Voice Daily Woody asks Kaitlin why she hasn't had a story in a week, and she explains she has a personal problem.

Then Percy comes in with the photos he took of the mutant he accidentally summoned but Jeb opens the door to the dark room on him while Kaitlin gets the disks, and tells Woody she has a new story but Percy overhears, and decides to follow her.

While at Tyler's secret lab Dark Heart is repaired but Air Striker opens fire on the secret lab so Ryan, and Dark Heart escape.

Then Air Striker contacts Grimlord who orders a ground search for Ryan, and Dark Heart to make sure they're both destroyed.

Then after a comedy bit where Kaitlin sees Percy following her so Jeb decides to get out of the car, and distract him the lab is fixed, and JB brings the lab, and the Professor back online, and the Professor tells them to see if they can find Ryan.

Ryan, and Dark Heart run into Slice who attacks them with a knife but Ryan destroys him with Lighting Hand.

So Grimlord orders an aerial assault while mutants fire on Ryan, and Dark Heart on the ground but JB , and Kaitlin are able to contact Ryan, and after to waiting for the transformation commands to work again transform to help him by piloting the Skybase, and destroying Air Striker, and Fighterbot.

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But Ryan, and Dark Heart are still being fired upon by the ground mutants so they split up while Dark Heart fires lasers at the mutants.

Then Decimator informs Grimlord that Ryan, and Dark Heart are trying to get into the dungeon, but Grimlord decides to set a trap for them.

Then we see Dark Heart sneaking into Grimlord's dungeon through an underground tunnel while Ryan finds a reality break by a cave, and enters that way but Percy spots him, and follows.

Ryan reunites with Dark Heart, and they both invade Grimlord's dungeon but no one is there but then Grimlord appears, and rigs the dungeon to fill up with toxic gas.

Then Grimlord sprouts tentacles which grab, and electrocute Ryan but Dark Heart shoots them with his laser so Grimlord fires his own lasers at both of them.

Then Grimlord disappears so Ryan, and Dark Heart try to escape but reach a dead end, and their attempts to break are futile but they survive the destruction of the dungeon anyway, and escape through one of Grimlord's portals.

While all of this has been happening Percy tries to escape from Grimlord's dungeon, and finds Jeb who helps him escape.

Ryan, and Dark Heart then appear on the surface but Grimlord's mutants are ready, and fire on them so Ryan, and Dark Heart go back to the portal, and Ryan uses the portal's guns to destroy the ground mutants while Dark Heart destroys Air Striker, and Fighterbot with his rifle.

But Decimator appears, and slashes Dark Heart, and tries to do the same to Ryan but Dark Heart blocks Decimator's sword with his rifle but Decimator stabs Dark Heart making Ryan angry enough to beat up Decimator who then leaves.

Ryan transforms back, and finds Dark Heart who's dying from the wound but thanks to kid show logic it just turns him back into Tyler Steele, and Ryan hugs his dad but he disappears, and Grimlord reveals he's still alive, and that he abducted Ryan's father again, but Ryan is just more determined to rescue his father for good.

At Tao dojo Ryan practices the last karate move his father taught him a move he explains he hasn't done since his father disappeared.

Then JB, and Kaitlin show up, they all talk about what Grimlord could be doing to his father like turning him back into Dark Heart or a different mutant or Grimlord making another fake Dark Heart.
(which I'm guessing is Doug Sloan throwing potential story ideas for later episodes at us.)

Then after all this time we finally get our "I miss you dad" moment"

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Final Thoughts.

I'll start by saying that I stand by what I said about this being my favorite episode of Season One.

It's not my favorite episode of the show itself that would be Quest for Power but that's in Season Two

I love how we finally learn what happened to Ryan's father.

I liked how it started out like a regular episode until the big revelation that Dark Heart was Ryan's father.

I liked the interaction between Ryan and his father both as David Carr as Tyler Steele, and as Richard Epcar dubbing footage of Top Gunder from Metalder since it was nice to see Ryan being reunited with his father.

I also thought Dark Heart was a cool character with his design, and his laser rifle, I liked how he was almost a Fourth Trooper in a sense.

It also more or less captured everything I liked about VR Troopers, and how it adapted the Metal Hero shows.

The reason is, and I'm going to give spoilers for both Spielban, and Metalder here but long story short in Metalder Dark Heart's counterpart Top Gunder was just a regular MOTD who's life Metalder spared, and later became a good guy himself.

In fact it wasn't all just one great big multi part episode like it was here there was just the episode where Top Gunder was the MOTD then he made various brief appearances in various episodes, and then he showed up in the final story arc, and they just cobbled the parts where Top Finder showed up in.

The thing is too that was actually a very common plot in Metalder in fact Top Gunder wasn't even the first time that happened in Metalder that honor goes to Ben K who became our Hammerbot who I previously talked about in Grimlord's Challenge, and Save the Trees.

Though there was a sub plot later in the show where Metalder's human friend's father was brainwashed into becoming a bad guy but that got turned into Who's King of the Mountain so I'll until then to talk about it.

Also in Spielban Dr. Bio who became our Col Icebot who ironically was also voiced by Richard Epcar
turned out to really be Spielban's father who was brainwashed, and transformed into a bad guy.

I also liked Percy's sub plot of him trying to get pictures of the Troopers, and the mutants.

I also thought a lot of stuff like Grimlord sarcastically thanking his mutants for Ryan, and Dark Heart's bonding moment at the end of part two, and pointing out that his mutants can't seem to catch an Ice cream truck with a flat tire.


Now was it perfect?

Not really but even then a lot of it is nitpicks.

JB, and Kaitlin spend whole episodes untransformed.

The stuff with JB, Kaitlin, and Percy being trapped in Grimlord's dungeon, and the comedy bit with Percy in the tree, the Skug battle in part two and two of the parts where Percy is running through Grimlord's dungeon all feel like they could have been removed without hurting anything.

Other than that definitely a must see.
Tune in next time everyone for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at Ghost Biker written by Mark Litton and directed by Worth Keeter.

So we start off today's "my dad taught me" moment where Ryan talks about how his dad taught him that sometimes you need to trust your imagination if you want to solve a problem.

We then go to a garage where the Troopers, and Woody are listening to Woody's mechanic a biker guy named Harris is telling them the story of the ghost biker (title drop) a phantom motorcyclist who makes people disappear if they look him in the eye, and the Troopers don't believe it but Woody does, and he wants Kaitlin to do a story on it.

Meanwhile at Ziktor industries one of Ziktor's secretaries informs him that a break in the reality barrier is forming at one his construction sites.

But for once it's not Ziktor doing because he ask her to find out what's causing it but he decides to use it anyway so he transforms into Grimlord, and summons Ivar who confirms the reality break.

Icebot suggests using a new weapon he created called the virtual vaporizer to further open the break, and Renegade who now has a cool new winged serpent head volunteers to use it.

Then we go to the Underground Voice Daily where Woody is making nachos, and Kaitlin is getting ready to go to the construction site where everyone keeps seeing the ghost biker, and Woody suggests taking along Ryan and/or JB.

Percy then complains about not getting the good assignments, and Woody explains it's because Percy can't take good pictures.

So we get a comedy bit where Percy tries to take a picture of Woody but the film falls out of his camera, and he accidentally sits on Woody's nachos.

While at the virtual dungeon Grimlord wants Renegade to explain why he thinks he should have the virtual vaporizer, and he says it's because he's the most ruthless, and merciless of Grimlord's mutants.

Grimlord agrees so K from Metalder gives Renegade the virtual vaporizer, and he recruits Chrome Dome, and Minotaurbot to help him.

Kaitlin shows up at Tao dojo while Percy follows her, and Ryan, and JB are helping Tao teach a class, and Ryan still has to teach the class but JB is free so he goes with her.

At the site JB explains that people have been reporting weird events at site, and then their virtualizers start glowing.

Then we see some Metalder footage of Hakko who's supposed to be the ghost biker while Kaitlin, and Percy both take pictures, and then Hakko from Metalder disappears, and Percy faints.

At the virtual dungeon Decimator informs Grimlord that the Troopers have discovered the reality break so at the site a foreman shows up, and transforms into an army of Skugs.

First JB, and Kaitlin just punch, and kick the Skugs then they try throwing, and kicking the Skugs into tire piles.

But the Skugs multiply so JB, and Kaitlin try to get away but the ghost biker appears, and shoots JB, and Kaitlin with a rainbow colored energy beam, and they disappear.

The Skugs are confused but just teleport back to virtual reality, and Percy wakes up, and finds Kaitlin's camera.

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While JB, and Kaitlin are in another dimension with the Ghost Biker, and they try to transform, and escape but they can't.

At the Underground Voice Daily Percy shows Woody Kaitlin's pictures, and tries to claim they're his but Ryan shows up wondering what happened to JB, and Kaitlin.

Woody reveals he knows Percy is lying, and tells Ryan they were at the conatruction site but disappeared, and Ryan asks Percy what happened but he doesn't know so Ryan goes to the construction site.

While at the virtual dungeon Grimlord asks Icebot what's going on but he doesn't know so Grimlord just tells Renegade to destroy Ryan.

At the site Ryan calls out for JB, and Kaitlin but can't find them so he uses his communicator but can't get anything so he contacts the Professor but the Professor doesn't know where they are either.

In the other dimension JB figures out that it's a buffer zone between the real world, and virtual reality explaining why they can't use their powers.

Then the ghost biker disappears, and Ryan's virtualizer starts acting weird while Renegade tests out the virtual vaporizer on Air Striker.

Then Chrome Dome, and Minotaurbot find the Ghost Biker, and Renegade tries to use the virtual vaporizer on them but they disappear.

The Professor tells Ryan to protect the ghost biker since they're the only way to find the others so Ryan transforms.

Renegade fires lasers at Ryan but Ryan dodges them so Renegade orders Chrome Dome, and Minotaurbot to go after Ryan.

Back in the other dimension JB, and Kaitlin finally decide to just ask the ghost biker who or what they are, and the ghost biker explains he's a virtual guardian created to protect the weakest part of the barrier.

Then he shows them some Metalder footage of Chrome Dome, and Minotaurbot chasing Ryan, and they want to help but as long as there's danger outside they can't leave.

While in the virtual dungeon Grimlord orders Ivar to launch a full scale attack on the reality barrier so inside the other dimension JB convinces the ghost biker to help them, and he teleports to help Ryan.

Ryan surprises Chrome Dome, and Minotaurbot with a double jump kick so they retaliate with their weapons but Ryan kicks Chrome Dome, and punches Minotaurbot, and they leave.

So Renegade fires lasers at Ryan but the Ghost Biker appears, and knocks the virtual vaporizer out of Renegade's hands with his own lasers, and drives Renegade off.

Renegade then fires more lasers at Ryan so Ryan hides from him, and surprises Renegade with a kick but Renegade keeps blasting at Ryan.

But the Ghost Biker appears, and rams Renegade, and Ryan kicks the winged serpent off his helmet.

Then the ghost biker appears, and takes Ryan to the other dimension, and explains what he is to Ryan, and let's everyone go now that the reality barrier is safe, and Ryan wonders if his father created the ghost biker.

While at the virtual dungeon Renegade begs Grimlord for forgiveness but Grimlord is ashamed of Renegade's failure.

Later at the Underground Voice Daily Kaitlin claims that the ghost biker story was a bust, and we get one last comedy bit with Percy, and an old camera.

Anyway "I miss you dad" the end.

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Final Thoughts.

Today's episode was weird.

I liked the idea behind the ghost biker as well as the twist that he was really a good guy, and the implication that he was a creation of Ryan's father.

I'm just not sure I liked how they executed it since the Metalder footage they used was just footage of one of Metalder's human friends Hakko who happened to be a dirt biker, and not only that but it was all stuff that could have been taken out, and just left the stuff with Renegade.

Not only that but there's a later episode Message From Space where they also used footage of Hakko but had him be JB.

I do wonder if this whole thing started out as an attempt to tease a potential extra Trooper or at least ally by adapting another Metal Hero show.

Or an early idea to make the Defending Dark Heart storyline like the Top Gunder arc with parts one, and two being their own two parter in the middle of Season one, then an episode like this, and brief appearances in other episodes, and then have another two parter at the end of Season One that would have been parts three, and four.

It also bugged me that they couldn't find anything for JB, and Kaitlin to do.

I also thought they could have cut back on some of the parts in the other dimension, and just cut through it.

I did like the fight scenes, and I liked Renegade's winged serpent head.

In fact it once again reminded me of how I like how this show takes things from the Metal Hero shows, and changes them.

In this case what happened was in the Metalder episode this was based on this was actually the first appearance of Renegade's Japanese counterpart, and the parts where he just had a regular head where actually from later appearances.

But here they switched it around.

Also I can't really think of anything they took out that I would have left in.

Tune in next time everyone for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at Endangered Species written by Cheryl Saban, and directed by Worth Keeter.

So we start off with today's "my dad taught me" moment where Ryan talks about how his dad taught him that all living things are part of nature's delicate balance.

We see some Metalder footage of this small weird looking white furry gorilla like creature running through a forest.

Then we go to the Underground Voice Daily where Kaitlin meets her old friend Danielle Grayson who's parents run an animal sanctuary that houses the world's last furry wombats (which are supposed to be the weird white furry animals we saw earlier) but developers want to get rid of it.

Then we go to Ziktor industries where we find out that no surprise Ziktor is the one who wants to destroy the animal sanctuary then he transforms into Grimlord, and orders Decimator to destroy the animals at the sanctuary.

Back at the Underground Voice Daily Kaitlin tells Danielle that she, and the others will help, and they agree to meet in an hour, but Percy is hiding behind Kaitlin, and once again tries to steal the story from her.

Then we go to Tao dojo where there's a funny bit where Ryan, and JB try to teach kids about the importance of focus but Ryan gets distracted by Jeb eating the kids' lunches.

Then Kaitlin explains what's going on, and the other Troopers decide to help, and they all go out to the sanctuary.

Then Air Striker, and Fighterbot try to attack the sanctuary from the air while the other mutants try to attack from the ground.

But the wombats are too fast, and we get a funny bit where they have to report it to Grimlord, and one of the mutants actually calls the wombats cute.

The Troopers arrive at the sanctuary, and Kaitlin takes pictures of various animals while Jeb runs off, and we get a brief comedy bit with Percy trying to act like a brave jungle explorer but getting pooped on by a bird.

Then the Troopers meet Danielle's mother who informs them that the furry wombats have escaped their enclosure, and Danielle is looking for them, and the Troopers volunteer to help find Danielle, and the wombats.

Grimlord orders Decimator to deal with the Troopers, and then we see Danielle looking for the wombats while Percy falls into a mud puddle and Danielle runs into three park rangers who turn out to be Skugs, and kidnap Danielle.

Then we see the Troopers in the forest looking for Danielle when they find her scarf on the ground, and the Skugs show up.

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First the Skugs kick the Troopers but they get back up, and Kaitlin, and Ryan kick Skugs while JB punches, and flips another.

Then they keep doing that until they get all the Skugs down but they don't touch each other so Ryan does that human steam roller move Kaitlin did in On Brother, and that destroys them.

Then the Troopers hear Air Striker, and run away, and run into Grimlord's mutants lead by a blue mutant covered in tubes carrying a harpoon who's going after the wombats so the Troopers decide to transform, and split up.

Grimlord's mutants trap a wombat in a net, and tranqualize another when it tries to escape, but Ryan appears, and fights off Grimlord's mutants.

Meanwhile Ivar orders Skugs, Quantum Cruisers, and Air Fighters to attack JB, and Kaitlin while he attacks in his tank so JB takes the fight to virtual reality where Ivar, and the Air Fighters, and Quantum Cruisers fire on them but they find Danielle.

So Kaitlin uses the Battle Cruiser to destroy Ivar's tank while JB uses Techno Bazooka to destroy the Quantum Cruisers, and Air Fighters.

The blue tube covered mutant goes after Ryan with his harpoon but Ryan dodges, and frees one of the wombats who helps Ryan fight off the mutants.

But the blue mutant orders Air Striker to destroy the wombat which gets the other one angry enough to help Ryan who gets attacked by the blue mutant's harpoon but Ryan jumps on it, and kicks the mutant.

Kaitlin destroys the Skugs with her ray gun, and she, and JB save Danielle while Ryan destroys the blue mutant with Internal Gyro Command.

Then we get a comedy bit where Percy runs into Jeb who leads him back to civilization while Danielle reunites with her mother, and the Troopers appear, and the wombats are safe.

At the virtual dungeon Grimlord shames Ivar for his failure, and at the Underground Voice Daily Kaitlin's story is a success, and the sanctuary is saved, and we get one last comedy bit from Percy.

Anyway "I miss you dad" the end.

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Final Thoughts.

Today's episode was weird in that it was like a good version of Save the Trees.

I liked Danielle, and her mother, they were cool characters.

I also liked the blue mutant who will later be called Horrorbot.

I was genuinely surprised that they showed an innocent animal being killed in a VR Troopers episode not so much Metalder because in the Metalder episode Dogmatic Change was based on had a dog die after becoming a monster.

My only real nitpick is that they tried to pass off the weird white animals as wombats since they looked more like monkeys.

Other than I liked it.

Tune in next time everyone for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at Field Goal written by J.K. Richards, and directed by Worth Keeter.

So we start off with today's "my dad taught me" moment where Ryan talks about how his dad was his first coach, and that the best way to thank a coach is to become one yourself.

We then go to a middle school field where the football team is finished practicing, and afterwards the coach sees some strange men sneak into a closed off area.

When he follows them he sees them with a strange device, and one of the men just up, and blasts the coach with a ray gun, and turns him into a trading card, and the men turn out to be Skugs, and teleport away.

We then go to the Underground Voice Daily where Kaitlin is getting ready to take pictures of the football team who are up against Percy's old school.
So he, and Kaitlin make a bet to so who's team will win, while the team explains something happened to the coach now identified as Williams but they don't know what.

While at Ziktor industries one of the Skugs transforms back into human form, and explains what happened to Ziktor, and shows him the captured coach Williams.

Then Ziktor himself transforms into Grimlord, and summons Icebot who shows him a football themed mutant named Footbot who's head is a football he can detach, and throw.

At Tao dojo Ryan, and JB are sparing when Kaitlin comes in with the football team, and they explain what's going on, and he agrees to coach the team until they can find coach Williams.

Then the Troopers, and the football team go out to the field but it's closed for re-sodding, and the Troopers talk to the Skug custodians who at first try to talk them away.

But when that doesn't work one of them pulls out the capture beam but Ryan kicks it out of his hands so they transform into their true forms.

Ryan, and JB just kick some Skugs a bunch of times while Kaitlin punches, and kicks a Skug while another sneaks back to get the capture ray, and disappears.

Then finally JB kicks a Skug next to Kaitlin's Skug while Ryan trips them with a piece of wood knocking them into each other, and destroying them.

At Tao dojo we get a montage of the Troopers, and Tao help the team practice using martial arts inspired moves.

While at the virtual dungeon Grimlord orders one of his mutants to destroy Ryan, and Delton volunteers for the mission.

One of the players gives Ryan a yellow letter from someone who claims to know what happened to coach Williams but Ryan must go the Oceanside just outside of town by himself, and when he gets there he spies Zelton showing off to some mutant Skugs so he transforms.

Zelton sends the mutant Skugs after Ryan who just fights them off so Zelton turns his hand into a gun, and fires on Ryan

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And at first it seems to work but it turns out Ryan was playing possum, and he Lighting Hands Zelton, and severs Zelton's hand leaving behind a memory cell.

At the lab Ryan gives JB the memory cell, and JB puts it into the lab's scanner to see if it can help them find coach Williams.

While some Skugs in the form of the custodians are finishing work on the device to let Grimlord's mutants through the reality barrier while the coach Williams card does his best impression of The Fly.

At the lab JB finds out that the memory cell is fried but the Professor encourages him to see what he can find, and JB figures out Zelton came in through the football field.

Ryan, and Tao get the team out on to the field while JB, and Kaitlin find the device just as Footbot is trying to get through the reality barrier so they transform.

JB, and Kaitlin go through the machine to virtual reality where Footbot throws his football head at the Troopers so JB summons the Fighter Bike.

But Footbot beats up Kaitlin, and throws her off a cliff but JB saves her while on the football field the team is playing but they aren't doing good.

Then it goes back, and forth between JB, and Kaitlin getting beat up by Footbot until JB throws Footbot's own football head back at him, and finishes him off with Laser Lance when he tries to make another.

And the football team losing until they start doing good until the end of the game when Ryan calls a time out with seconds left in the game while JB, and Kaitlin find the trapped coach Williams, and free him

Coach Williams reminds Ryan of an old game, and that inspires him to think of a winning move, and the team does it, and wins while Grimlord once again swears vengeance on the Troopers.

Then finally we go back to the Underground Voice Daily where Kaitlin takes a picture of the team, and we get one last comedy bit where Percy has to paint the Underground Voice Daily building for losing the bet.

Anyway "I miss you dad" the end.

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Final Thoughts.

So today we have another weird episode where if yesterday's episode was like a good version of Save the Trees then today's episode is like a mediocre version of Three Strikes.

Most of my problem comes from how aside from helping team cause Williams disappeared the Troopers biggest motivation was beating Percy at the bet when usually there's always something like Ziktor trying to get his hands on something, and the only way to stop him is to win something.

And usually Percy got humiliated for trying to steal Kaitlin's stories where here it's just because he wants his old school to win the way the Troopers do with theirs.

I liked Footbot he was cool, and I liked that his head was a football bomb he could take off, and throw at enemies.

I liked the fight between Ryan, and Zelton but part of me wishes they saved it for a later episode like Race to the Rescue mostly since it just seemed like a way to give Ryan some transformed fighting in this episode.

I don't think anything got skipped though except from some stuff with Helvira that I think we'll see in Rise of the Red Python, the Grand Nazca's robot form destroying tanks, and for some reason a part where the the Quantum Cruisers, and Air Fighters fired on the heroes so Spielban used the Grand Nazca's cannon formation.

Tune in next time everyone for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at Littlest Trooper written by Margo McCahon, and directed by Worth Keeter.

So we start off with today's "my dad taught me" moment where Ryan thinks about how his dad once told him that awareness should extend beyond the here, and now.

Then we go to a park where two people are playing with their infant child when Skugs appear out of nowhere, and attack them.

Then we go to Tao dojo where Ryan, and JB are sparing while Kaitlin is sparing with Tao but then Ryan notices Jeb brought something, and everyone stops sparing, and they see that it's the infant from earlier but they don't know who left it.

Meanwhile at Ziktor industries we find out Ziktor himself left the baby as distraction to keep them away from finding out about his bomb factory.

Then he transforms into Grimlord, and summons Ivar, and orders him to defend the bomb factory but Icebot interrupts, and says he wants to be the MOTD instead of just making them so Grimlord excepts, and Icebot changes into his monster form, and turns into ooze so he can reappear in reality.

Back at Tao dojo a doctor checks on the baby, and now confirms it as a boy named Boo, and everyone discusses how it's going to be a while too they can get the baby in a foster home, and no one reported a missing baby.

Tao comes in with some baby supplies, and the doctor leaves, and we get a comedy bit where Ryan goes to get more supplies, Kaitlin goes to the Underground Voice Daily to do a story about Boo leaving JB, and Jeb to take care of Boo.

Then we some random Spielban footage where Ivar and some Skugs load missiles onto some Air Fighters in a secret cave base where Boo's parents are being held prisoner in American footage.

Then we go back to Tao dojo where we are treated to JB, and Jeb rapping while JB cleans Boo while at the Underground Voice Daily Kaitlin shows Woody her picture of Boo while Percy is getting ready to do research on his story about secret caveswhile Woody gives everyone spicy snacks.

Meanwhile Ryan comes out of a store carrying supplies, and sees Icebot on a bridge, and some construction workers who are really Skugs.

Ryan punches, and kicks a Skug another tries to kick him but he tricks it into kicking another destroying both, then another Skug comes after him with a sign post.

But Ryan tricks it into hitting another Skug but they both break the sign post, and the first Skug still goes after Ryan with what's left so Ryan punches, and kicks them into each other destroying them.

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Back at Tao dojo we get another comedy bit where JB is changing Boo's diaper with a gas mask on then Kaitlin comes over to tell everyone that the paper is running Boo's story, and Ryan explains what happened so he, and the others decide to go to the lab with Boo.

After some more gratuitous Spielban footage of the secret cave base the Troopers, Jeb, and Boo arrive at the lab, and explain everything to the Professor.

Then the Professor tells them he's been getting readings from a mountain, and when the Troopers scan the area they see Percy get kidnapped, and placed with Boo's parents.

So JB, and Kaitlin transform to stop the factory, and save Boo's parents, and Percy while Ryan stays to look after Boo

Icebot appears so Kaitlin jump kicks him but he retaliates with his saber so JB kicks the saber out of his hands, and stabs Icebot with his own sword.

But Icebot turns into his monster form, and makes a swarm of bee like creatures come from an eye on his chest and attack the Troopers, then he wraps them in tentacles but JB frees them.

so Icebot turns into a blob, and attacks the Troopers, and transforms into a flower that blasts then with explosive gas, and Quantum Cruisers also drop bombs on JB, and Kaitlin so Ryan transforms to help them.

Ryan gets into the Skybase, and he and JB destroy the Quantum Cruisers, and Air Fighters, and JB, and Kaitlin sneak into the base, and destroy the Skugs with their ray guns, and rescue Boo's parents, and Percy.

When JB, and Kaitlin escape Ryan destroys the base, and Grimlord shames both Icebot, and Ivar for failure, and swears vengeance on the Troopers.

Then at the Underground Voice Daily we get one last comedy bit where Percy tries to take credit for saving Boo's parents when they all show up to call bullshit on him, and after that they think everyone for helping.

Anyway "I miss you dad" the end.

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Final Thoughts.

I enjoyed today's episode.

Mostly because of how funny it was since in addition to the usual stuff with Percy we actually get some funny stuff with the Troopers themselves.

My only real problem was that Grimlord had Boo's parents in the same place as his secret bomb factory since that's how they were able to find it in the first place.

I liked Icebot's monster form but I wish they waited till the end of the show to use it since in Spielban it was his only fight.

And the only thing I can think they skipped was some stuff with Hellvira but that seemed more appropriate for Rise of the Red Python.

Tune in next time everyone for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at The Reality Virus written by Mark Litton, and directed by John Grant Weil.

So we start off with today's "my dad taught me" moment where Ryan talks about how his dad taught him that the one thing universal we take for granted is reality.

We then go to Tao dojo where the Troopers, and Tao are practicing karate, and after Tao leaves the Troopers get a message from the Professor telling them that Ivar, and Icebot are invading reality with Air Fighters, and Quantum Cruisers so they transform, and get in the Skybase.

When the Troopers fight the Air Fighters, and Quantum Cruisers Ivar, and Icebot load something called the reality virus (title drop) into a war head, and fire it at the Skybase but all it really does is cover the Troopers in green slime that disappears anyway, and Grimlord's forces retreat.

At Ziktor industries Ziktor plays with his balls (that doesn't sound right), and transforms into Grimlord, and summons Ivar, and Icebot, and they all explain that it was a trap to infect the Troopers with the reality virus which will now spread, and infect all reality.

Back at Tao dojo the Troopers talk about what happened earlier while some green slime spreads around the plants, and at the virtual dungeon Grimlord, and his mutants remind us of stuff we already know.

Then we go to the Underground Voice Daily where Woody is talking to the reporters when Kaitlin sees some of the green slime in her coffee cup, and on a paper, and Percy thinks it's Sick Building Syndrome but Kaitlin suspects something worse.

Back at the virtual dungeon (or the Air Castle I'm not sure) Ivar, and Icebot talk about how there's something that can destroy the reality virus but they don't say what.

Ryan, JB, and Tao are trying to get the plants away from the green slime, and they notice it's eating at the reality barrier then someone from the power company comes over for a courtesy call but tries to steal a plant, and transforms into an army of Skugs.

Ryan, JB, and Tao fight off the Skugs by punching, and kicking them then Ryan, and JB go into another room to fight two Skugs while Tao fights the or three.

Then it just goes back, and forth between Ryan, and JB in one room, Tao in the other until they all kick the Skugs into each other.

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At Ziktor industries one of Ziktor's secretaries informs him of what's going on while in the Virtual Dungeon Crabor is goofing around.

Grimlord appears, and summons the other mutants, and orders Renegade (who now has his old boring head), Minotaurbot, Chrome Dome, and Crabor to defend the virus.

Back at Tao dojo the Troopers get a message from the Professor explaining what's going on, and they look at where the Skugs tried to steal the plants, and see a spot that hasn't been infected with the virus but they don't know which plant it was so they take some branches to the lab.

After an awesome but impractical scene with the Troopers in Kaitlin's car they arrive at the lab, and give the Professor the branches, and he figures out what plant they need but they need more, and Grimlord's mutants are attacking so JB, and Kaitlin transform while Ryan stays to help the Professor.

Air Fighters fire on the Skybase but JB, and Kaitlin destroy them, and some Quantum Cruisers while at the lab the Professor tells Ryan he's programmed the coordinates to find more plants in his Turbo Cycle so he also transforms.

Renegade, Minotaurbot, Chrome Dome, and Crabor go to deal with Ryan so Renegade fires a laser at Ryan but he hides underwater.

But Crabor appears, and whips Ryan with his tentacles, and grabs him but JB fires a laser at Crabor so he retreats.

Then we see Ryan rescue a rabbit before he finds Crabor who goes back to grabbing, and whipping Ryan, and also throws blobs of slime from his hand to trap Ryan so Crabor can electrocute Ryan, and spit more green slime from his tongue.

But Ryan uses Supercharge to free himself then uses Lighting Hand to sever one of Crabor's tentacles but it regenerates into a claw but Ryan uses Lighting Hand on Crabor, and kicks him destroying him.

Then Ryan finds the plant they need then Ryan jumps into the Skybase, and the Professor is able to right then, and there make an antidote, and load it into the missiles.

The Troopers fire missiles at random scenery, and that saves reality, and Grimlord once again swears vengeance on the Troopers.

Back at the Underground Voice Daily Woody shows the Troopers a story about the Troopers saving reality, and we get one last comedy bit with Percy.

Anyway "I miss you dad" the end.

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Final Thoughts.

Today's episode was another good one.

I liked the idea of a virus that could disintegrate the reality barrier.

Especially since it reminded me of Error in the System because of how the virus worked more like a computer virus than an organic one, and that episode had it where they had to make a computer virus in a factory, and transmit it from their end.

Really my only problems are nitpicks like some of the parts at Virtual Dungeon seeming redundant, or the part with the weird sky when everyone was in Kaitlin's car.

I liked the fight with Crabor but once again I wished the Metalder episode had a new monster instead of just bringing back an old one back but that was more of a problem with Metalder.

And I didn't like how they made Renegade go back to his old boring head after the cool winged serpent one in Ghost Biker but that could have been solved by just making this an earlier episode.

And the only thing I think they skipped from Metalder was stuff that they already used in Defending Dark Heart so there's that.

Tune in next time everyone for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at Friends in Need written by J.T. Paul, and directed by John Grant Weil.

So we start off with today's "my dad taught me" moment where Ryan again talks about how his dad taught him that the Earth has limited resources, and that we should take care of it.

We then go to the Underground Voice Daily where the circus is in town, and various circus performers are practicing their acts, and we see some comedy bits like Jeb with a clown, and Woody accidentally volunteering for a knife throwing act.

Then two of the performers a woman in a long white dress named Leeah, and a man in a white toga with a bronze chest plate named Mikolai ask Ryan, and his friends to meet them privately.

The two reveal that they're really scientists from Copernistan who have an important discovery to show Professor Hart.
At Ziktor industries one of Ziktor's secretaries informs him what's going on, and he explains that Leeah, and Mikolai have invented a formula that could double the world's fuel supply.

Then he transforms into Grimlord, and summons Ivar, and asks for a robot to capture Leeah, and Mikolai, and Ivar recommends a bronze bat like mutant called Terminoid.

At Tao dojo Leeah, and Mikolai explain what they created, and that the formula is on microdot on Leeah's necklace, and they knew Ryan's father, and Professor Hart, and think the Professor can help, and Ryan agrees to take them.

On the way to the lab Ryan sees that someone wrecked their motorcycle but when Ryan gets out to help they transform into an army of Skugs so Ryan tells Leeah, Mikolai, and Jeb to leave while he fights the Skugs.

Not much happens other than the Skugs kick Ryan, and he kicks back while Leeah, Mikolai give Jeb the necklace just before Skugs kidnap them, and Ryan throws the last two Skugs into each other, and destroys them.

Grimlord orders the fight be taken to the Battle Grid and we get the rarest of the rare a shortly portal sequence with just one Trooper.

Not much happens since it's pretty much just the Battle Grid segment from No One's Friend but with a weird part in the middle where they do this slow motion thing.

When Ryan returns to reality he informs JB, and Kaitlin about what happened, and at the lab the Professor explains what's going on.

At the Virtual Dungeon Ivar informs Grimlord that they captured Leeah, and Mikolai, and shows them in a cage but explains they don't have the formula so Icebot recommends Horrorbot (who now has a name).

Back at the lab the Troopers are looking for Leeah, Mikolai when Horrobot attacks so the Troopers decide to transform, and split up with JB, and Kaitlin going after Leeah, and Mikolai while Ryan fights Horrorbot.

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JB, and Kaitlin go into the Skybase, and find Leeah, and Mikolai so JB jumps down, and fights off Skugs so Terminoid attacks him but JB throws him off so Terminoid sends more Skugs but JB fights them so Air Fighters fire on JB.

Skugs take Leeah, and Mikolai's cage, and put it in a truck so JB chases after it on the Fighter Bike while Quantum Cruisers, Air Fighters, Air Striker, and Fighterbot fire on the Skybase but Kaitlin destroys them.

Horrorbot whips his harpoon around, and whips up a sandstorm that knocks Ryan into a pit of sinking sand, and throws metal poles that make a makeshift cage around Ryan that Horrorbot shoots electricity from his harpoon at to electrocute Ryan.

In the back of the truck Ivar interrogates Leeah, Mikolai while the truck fires at JB but JB fires back, and stops the truck, and breaks in, fights off the mutants, and rescues Leeah, and Mikolai.

Kaitlin jumps down, and helps JB but Terminoid grabs her so JB hits Terminoid, and frees Kaitlin who gets Leeah, and Mikolai to safety.

Ryan breaks out of the pit, grabs a pole, and throws it at Horrorbot knocking him into the pit so Horrorbot pleads for help, and Ryan helps but it turns out to be a trick, and Horrorbot hits Ryan with his harpoon so Ryan uses Lighting Hand to destroy him

Ivar hits JB with his sword so JB fights back with his own sword but Ivar keeps hitting him but JB knocks out Ivar's sword but Terminoid attacks JB, and grabs, and throws JB with his tongue while Ivar attacks JB with his sword, and turns his hand into a gun.

So JB fires his laser at Ivar but Terminoid notes his arm, and throws him, and Ivar, and Terminoid attack JB at the same time so he uses Laser Lance to destroy Terminoid, and knock back Ivar forcing him to retreat, and at the virtual dungeon Grimlord once again shames Ivar for failure, and swears vengeance on the Troopers.

At Tao dojo Leeah, and Mikolai now in regular clothes are leaving for Copernistan, and Kaitlin gives them back the necklace with the information from Professor Hart.

Anyway "I miss you dad" the end.

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Final Thoughts.

Today's episode was one of the best episodes I've seen so far.

I liked the story with Leeah, and Mikoli, and their secret formula.

I also liked how they integrated the Spielban footage with the American stuff just by dressing Leeah, and Nikkoli like the Spielban characters.

I liked the fight with Horrrbot who finally has a name my only complaint is more with the Metalder episode it's based on then the scene itself.

I also liked Terminoid he was a cool monster though I do,wonder why he wasn't called Horrorbot unless they originally had each other's names.

I also liked how they had a Metalder episode, a Spielban episode, and a Battle Grid segment, and there was nothing I can think got cut out that I would have left in.

And now only 10 more regular episodes until the Season One finale Rise of the Red Python, and my overall thoughts on Season One, and after that I start Season Two.

Tune in next time everyone for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at The Couch Potato Kid written by Margo McCahon, and directed by John Grant Weil.

So we start off with today's "my dad taught me" moment where Ryan again talks about how his dad taught him that overcoming obstacles is what life is all about.

We then go to Tao dojo where Ryan, and JB are sparing, and afterwards Tao comes in with a little boy who he explains is his nephew Ricky who's a couch potato, and his parents want him to do other stuff, and the Troopers explain they made an obstacle course, and think maybe that could help.

Meanwhile at Ziktor industries Ziktor is watching clips of his mutants being defeated from previous episodes so he transforms into Grimlord, and asks Decimator why the Troopers always win, and he explains that he thinks it's because their always training.

So Grimlord decides to hold a competition to train his warriors with the winner being the one to destroy the Troopers but one robot a camouflage colored mutant named Combax believes he doesn't need training so Grimlord challenges him to lure Ryan into a trap, and Combax accepts.

At the Underground Voice Daily Kaitlin asks Woody to help pay for the obstacle course, and he agrees but wants Percy to enter, and do a story about it, and at first Percy doesn't want to do it but when Kaitlin doesn't think he can do it he accepts leading to a comedy bit.

Then we get a montage cutting back, and forth between the Troopers training on the obstacle course, and Metalder footage of Grimlord's mutants in virtual reality having their competition.

Then there's a funny bit where The Blade hits an obstacle, and tries to go over the rope but it electrocutes him so The Magician just jumps over but is taken down by Bugbot who teleports from behind.

Then Chrome Dome appears, and just blasts his way through the obstacle while Slice appears, and grabs The Magician's flag, and Cannon Nose just runs through everything.

While the Troopers are trying to find a way to make the obstacle course more challenging so they ask Ricky, and he recommends some barrels so people can jump over them, and they think it's a good idea.

Then we go back to Grimlord's competition where Bugbot runs into a minefield, and is blown back but Spitbot teleports around it while Air Striker, and Cannon Nose fly over.

Back with the Troopers Ricky is actually starting to enjoy the obstacle course while Grimlord contacts Combax who's spying on them, and he decides to kidnap Ricky to lure Ryan to the rest of the mutants, and Grimlord agrees.

So a little boy appears, and lures Ricky into the woods while the Troopers set up the obstacle course, and when the Troopers follow the other boy transforms into an army of Skugs.

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First the Troopers punch, and kick the Skugs but Combax bursts from the ground, and kidnaps Ricky, and the Troopers keep punching, and kicking the Skugs while Combax runs off with Ricky but then they hear him, and realize he's in trouble.

Ryan tricks two of the Skugs into punching each other while JB, and Kaitlin kick the last two Skugs into each other destroying them.

The Troopers realize Grimlord has Ricky so they contact the Professor who recommends using the lab's computer, and the Skybase, and they waste no time, and transform.

The Troopers find Combax, and Ricky in a van, and Ryan summons the Turbo Cycle, and jumps down to get on it, and chases after the van.

Eventually Combax gets to a cave so he gets out, and Ryan chases after them but can't see anything, and there's too much echoing but Ricky uses his camera to make flashes, and Ryan follows.

Back at the competition Chrome Dome is in the lead with Slice, Spitbot, and Torpedobot trailing behind so Air Striker carries Torpedobot but Renegade shoots them down.

Then it's just Wolfbot, Minotaurbot, and Slice climbing a cliff, and Minotaurbot uses his grappling hook but Slice can't do it, and Wolfbot climbs on Minotaurbot, and knocks off him off and winning the competition.

But Grimlord appears, and reveals that Combax won because he succeeded in his mission to lure Ryan then Combax himself appears with Ricky with Ryan behind them.

Wolbot attacks Ryan, and grabs his legs, and throws him then Wolfbot scratches Ryan with his claws, and then bites his arm but Ryan throws Wolfbot and jump kicks Toxoid.

Ryan rescues Ricky, and jumps off the cliff with him so Combax goes after them, and punches, and kicks Ryan who just punches, and kicks back.

So Combax runs off, and lures Ryan into a trap but Ryan escapes, punches Combax, and destroys him with Lighting Hand.

Then JB, and Kaitlin jump down, and the Troopers explain the moral of the story to him while Grimlord just once again swears vengeance on them.

Then we get a montage of Percy sucking at the obstacle course then Ricky had a go at it, and we get another montage of Percy still sucking at the obstacle course while Ricky does better.

Anyway "I miss you dad" the end.

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Final Thoughts.

Today's episode was a weird one for me because I liked it for a lot of the right reasons but I also enjoyed it for all the wrong reasons as well.

I thought the message was okay since it wasn't just "don't play video games, and watch tv ever" it was just "hey do other stuff besides just video games, and tv"

I just thought it was weird that we're supposed to believe Ricky is a couch potato yet he actually liked the obstacle course even before the Troopers flat out told him the message.

And even then it seemed like it wasn't so much Ricky didn't want to do anything but video games, and tv as much as he just didn't know they were other things besides them.

I think it's also because especially with Ryan's monologues you'd think it was because Ricky wanted to get into sports but wasn't good at them.

Or something like what we saw with Percy, and Combax where neither of them wanted to train because they both thought that they were already good at it.

I also liked Combax since he had a neat design with his camouflage pattern.

I also liked the parts with the competition because it was funny to see all the various antics of the mutants.

My only gripe is that even with just a Metalder monster they still cut out stuff.

Only 9 more episodes until the Season One finale

Tune in next time everyone for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at The Old Switcheroo written by Al Winchel , and directed by John Grant Weil.

So we start off with today's "my dad taught me" moment where Ryan talks about the time he first got Jeb.

At the Underground Voice Daily the paper is holding a fifth anniversary party, and Kaitlin is getting ready to do a story about a scientist named Dr. Unger who has invented a device that can transfer properties from one, and give them to another.

At Ziktor industries one of his secretaries informs him that they tried to purchase Dr. Unger's device but he refused to sell it.

Then he transforms into Grimlord, and orders his mutants to steal the device so he can use it to steal the powers of the Troopers, and give it to the mutants.

The Troopers arrive at Dr. Unger's lab, and Ryan stays with Jeb since it doesn't allow pets, and Dr. Unger shows Kaitlin, and JB the device but it's been stolen by a mysterious woman, and when Ryan finds out he chases her but she turns out to be a Skug.

The Skug tries to hit Ryan with its bag but Ryan dodges so it summons more Skugs to help, and they kick Ryan but he just punches, and kicks back.

Grimlord orders one of the Skugs to use the device on Ryan but Jeb jumps in to protect him, and Kaitlin, and JB see what's going on so the Skugs retreat.

When Kaitlin, and JB see if Ryan is okay they find out that Ryan, and Jeb switched bodies while at the Virtual Dungeon Grimlord summons Icebot who has a new robot a bronze mutant with a giant claw named Mechanoid.

At the lab the Professor explains that he'll try to track the device while Kaitlin remembers the party at the Underground Voice Daily so everyone goes, and after numerous comedy bits of Jeb in Ryan's body the Professor informs the Troopers that he found the device so JB, and Kaitlin transform to go after it.

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JB, and Kaitlin arrive at where the Professor told them to go, and Quantum Cruisers, and Air Fighters fire on them so JB uses Techno Bazooka.

While we get another comedy bit where Jeb chases a squirrel up a tree in Ryan's body JB, and Kaitlin find the device protected by Mechanoid who attacks JB with his claw arm so JB, and Kaitlin fire on Mechanoid but it doesn't phase him.

So Kaitlin kicks Mechanoid but he just punches her away so JB tries to attack but Mechanoid punches, and grabs him, and JB tries to use his laser but it still doesn't work, and Mechanoid keeps beating them up.

Ryan tries to transform to help his friends thinking maybe it will put him, and Jeb back in their own bodies but it doesn't work, and Grimlord sends Decimator after Jeb thinking he's Ryan.

Decimator comes after Jeb with his sword so the Professor gives Ryan a visor, and a joystick so he can control Jeb remotely, and has Jeb pick up a large piece of wood to use as a weapon.

JB uses Laser Lance to destroy Mechanoid, but Grimlord destroys the device but all that does is reverse the effect, and Ryan, and Jeb are back in their real bodies.

So Ryan jumps with the large piece of wood but Decimator slices it with his sword but Ryan uses Lighting Hand but Decimator retreats, and Grimlord once again shames his minions, and swears vengeance on the Troopers.

At Tao dojo the Troopers regret having Dr. Unger's device destroyed but are glad Grimlord doesn't have his hands on it, and that everything is normal again but then we get one last comedy bit where the delivery guy from The Dognapping appears with a whole bunch of food Jeb ordered when he was still in Ryan's body.

Anyway "I miss you dad" the end.

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Final Thoughts.

Today's episode was another funny episode.

Mostly because of all the parts with Jeb in Ryan's body.

I also liked the idea of the device that could give properties of one thing, and give them to another, and Grimlord trying to get his hands on it to give his mutants the Troopers' powers.

I also liked Mechanoid with his claw arm, and design.

My only problem was that they cut out out a bit from the beginning of the fight with Mechanoid in the Spielban episode.

And a bit from the end of the fight from the Metalder episode where when Metalder cut Coolgin's helmet revealing he had a second helmet underneath since in VR Troopers they made him a robot, and they could have just said that was his real face.

Other than that the only things that got cut out was stuff we already saw in Danger in the Deep, and Littlest Trooper.

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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at Good Trooper Bad Trooper written by Winston Richards, and directed by Worth Keeter.

So we start off with today's "my dad taught me" moment where Ryan talks about how his dad taught him to be prepared for anything.

We then go to the Underground Voice Daily where Kaitlin is taking pictures of twin boys who are fighting then Ryan, and JB show up, and there's a comedy bit where Woody tries to give them weird snacks.

Afterwards he explains that Kaitlin is doing a story on twins who look the same but act like opposites, and then Ryan goes to take Jeb for a walk.

At Ziktor industries one of Ziktor's secretaries gives him a device designed but never built by Ryan's father that can replicate anything from a single sample, and Ziktor takes a scale from Juliet, the machine turns it into another Juliet.

Then Ziktor transforms into Grimlord, and explains to his mutants his plan to use the device to create an evil Ryan to help them.

Ryan, and Jeb are jogging when Ryan sees a young woman who says she twisted her ankle, and Ryan puts her by her friends but the woman, and her friends are really Skugs.

The Skugs try to punch, and kick Ryan but he just kicks, and throws the Skugs into various things like pies, cakes, railings, trash cans, and barbecues.

Eventually though he kicks three of the Skugs into each other, and destroys them but still leaves one last Skug who steals a piece of Ryan's hair, and disappears.

The Skug then teleports back to Ziktor industries, turns back into human form, and gives Ziktor the sample of Ryan's hair, and he puts it into the machine, and it creates a clone of Ryan.

Ziktor then orders the clone to distract the Troopers from his plan to have his newest mutant Electrobot invade reality, and he accepts, and just so we know who's who the clone wears sunglasses so we know he's evil.

Then we get a comedy bit where Jeb sees his cousin Zeb, and runs after him with Ryan following behind while at Tao dojo Evil Ryan decides to beat up JB for no reason, and everyone wonders what's wrong with him.

At the Virtual Dungeon Grimlord summons Icebot, and we finally see Electrobot who's a giant metal disk with legs, as well as a strongman themed mutant named Samson, and various other mutants who look like oversized toys.

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Back at Tao dojo JB, and Kaitlin are worried about how Evil Ryan is beating up a punching bag when the Professor tells them that Grimlord's mutants are getting ready to invade reality but rather than transforming, and fighting them he wants the Troopers to go to the lab.

The Troopers go to the lab but the portal puts up a force field to keep Evil Ryan out so JB, and Kaitlin go in alone, and the Professor realizes that he might be a clone.

The real Ryan appears at Tao dojo looking for Jeb but finds Tao who's still disappointed in him for the clone beating up JB, and is upset that Ryan doesn't remember it.

While at the lab the Professor tells the Troopers to contact Ryan, and JB contacts Ryan on his communicator, and Ryan still doesn't know what's going on proving that the other Ryan is a clone.

Back at Tao dojo Ryan calls to see if anyone found Jeb when Evil Ryan appears, and after some bad puns gets into a fight with the real Ryan.

Grimlord orders Icebot to send his mutants across the reality barrier so JB tries to contact Ryan again but Evil Ryan breaks his communicator, and steals his virtualizer so JB, and Kaitlin have to transform alone.

JB tries to grab Samson but Samson throws him off so Kaitlin offers to help blast Samson with her ray gun but JB grabs him again but is thrown off again so Kaitlin, and JB try to attack Samson together but he was throws them off, and Electrobot charges him, and the other robots.

While Ryan chases after Evil Ryan to the park but is too late, and Evil Ryan uses the real Ryan's virtualizer to transform, and go into the Skybase.

JB, and Kaitlin are still getting beat up by Samson who throws JB of a balcony while Kaitlin disconnects Samson's wires, and destroys him while Electrobot uses magnetism to grab JB but JB takes them to Virtual Reality, and frees himself.

But Evil Ryan appears in the Skybase, and Electrobot grabs JB with tentacles but JB kicks him off but Evil Ryan fires lasers, and drops bombs on them.

The real Ryan appears at the lab, and the Professor gives Ryan his virtualizer, and a device that will destroy Ryan's clone so Ryan transforms, and goes into the Skybase.

Ryan, and Evil Ryan fight over the controls but Ryan is able to grab Evil Ryan, and use the device on him, and grabs his virtualizer before the clone disintegrates, and Ryan retakes control of the Skybase.

JB tries to fire his laser at Electrobot but Electrobot tries to electrocute him so JB uses Laser Lance to remove the electricity, and destroy Electrobot while Grimlord once again swears vengeance on the Troopers.

Back at Tao dojo the Troopers make a poster to find Jeb, and Ryan apologizes to Tao for what his clone did, and we get one last comedy bit with Jeb, and Zeb.

Anyway "I miss you dad" the end.

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Final Thoughts.

Today's episode was pretty good.

In fact Brad Hawkins himself says it's his favorite episode, and I can see why.

It was pretty cool to him be the bad guy for once, and we get to see him fight himself both as Brad Hawkins, and as Metalder.

I also liked Electrobot, and Samson since they had cool designs, and powers.

And I thought that it was cool that we actually see Kaitlin destroy a monster in an episode something I don't think happened in Spielban.

And I can't think of anything that got cut out that I would have left in.

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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at The Transmutant written by Mark Litton, and directed by Worth Keeter.

So we start off with today's "my dad taught me" moment where Ryan once again talks about how his dad taught him to be prepared for anything.

We then go to Tao dojo where Ryan, and Kaitlin are sparing while JB is studying for a test he has to take in a few hours, and Tao suggests he study someplace quieter, and he decides to go to the park, and after a comedy bit Jeb decides to tag along.

At Ziktor industries the Skug from Small but Mighty who invented the de-aging device comes in with some green slime called the Metamorphosis Pulse he says can turn humans into mutants but only if they're in the virtual world.

So Ziktor transforms into Grimlord, and summons Icebot, and explains his plan to use the slime to transform the Troopers into mutants.

At the park JB tries to study while Jeb looks for other dogs when a soccer ball hits JB, and he throws to the guys who kicked it but they both turn out to be Skugs.

The Skugs try to kick JB but he kicks them back, and kicks one Skug into a trashcan to then proceeds to use a soccer ball as weapon, and kicks two Skugs into each other, and kicks a third one into a soccer net.

Then the Skug who was kicked into the trashcan gets out, and tries to use it as a weapon but JB dodges, and it hits the other Skug, and JB kicks them into each other.

Grimlord orders the fight be taken to the Battle Grid so JB transforms into Battle Grid mode, and we get a full portal sequence with just JB, and a landing scene of just JB.

Then the Skugs show up, and JB jumps in the air, and we get some recycled footage from The Dojo Plot but instead of JB getting hit he punches a Skug then he does a mid air somersault, and punches, and kicks some more Skugs but one kicks him, and Grimlord orders Icebot to activate the slime, and a Skug shoots JB with it, and he's forced to retreat from the Battle Grid.

Ryan, and Kaitlin are done sparing when the Professor contacts them, and tells them what happened so they go to the park to find JB having turned back into Michael Bacon covered in green jello, and after asking Jeb what happened take JB to the lab.

At the lab the lab's machines suck up the slime, and scan JB, and the Professor says he's ok, then JB wakes up, and he no longer wants to study for the test or go to college, and leaves, and the Professor explains he's changing so the others follow him.

JB arrives at Tao dojo, and tells Tao he's quitting, and then he starts glowing green, and Ryan, and Kaitlin show up, and JB's skin turns green, and his hair turns white, and then he completely turns into a mutant, and teleports, and Grimlord appears to tell Ryan, and Kaitlin that he plans to do the same thing to them.

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At the lab Ryan, and Kaitlin ask the Professor what happened, and he tells them he needs their help to analyze the slime to make an antidote.

While at the Virtual Dungeon Grimlord renames JB Transmutant, and Icebot informs him that the slime only works once so Grimlord just orders Transmutant to fight his other mutants to prove himself.

First a cicada like mutant called Venobot volunteers but we see Bugbot grabbing Transmutant from behind so Transmutant melts into slime, reforms, and claws Bugbot.

Then Crabor volunteers to fight, he whips Transmutant with his electric tentacles, and breathes fire on him but Transmutant fires his claws at Crabor, and Grimlord stops him from destroying Crabor just to tell Transmutant that he's earned the right to fight Ryan, and Kaitlin.

At the lab Ryan, and Kaitlin are still trying to find an antidote when the reality break alarm goes off, and the Professor tells them that JB is invading reality so Ryan, and Kaitlin decide to transform but the Professor needs someone to help finish the antidote so Ryan transforms alone.

Ryan goes after JB on the Turbo Cycle but Air Striker attacks him from the air while other mutants attack from the ground but Ryan sees a boulder, and knocks it off blocking the ground mutants.

But Transmutant jump kicks Ryan, claws him so Ryan tries to reason with him but Transmutant claws him, melts into slime, and teleports before clawing some more so Ryan grabs his arm to reason with him some more.

But Transmutant throws Ryan off, and keeps attacking Ryan so Ryan is forced to do a double punch on Transmutant who still attacks Ryan, and forces him off a cliff into a river.

Ryan gets back up, and the Professor encourages him to keep trying so he does but Transmutant keeps attacking so Ryan dodges, and does a jump kick, and almost knocks Transmutant off the cliff but then rescues him, and finally gets through to him.

But Grimlord's other mutants attack so Transmutant claws Bugbot, and Venobot but Crabor grabs Ryan with his tentacles, and electrocutes him but Transmutant frees Ryan only to be caught by Wolfbot's web so Ryan frees him.

Then Ryan jump punches Crabor, and throws Bugbot while Venobot uses sonic waves on Transmutant who grows tentacles, grabs Venobot, claws him, and throws him, and at the Virtual Dungeon Grimlord once again shames his minions.

Back at the lab Kaitlin, and Jeb are flipping switches when Ryan teleports in, and transforms back, and JB teleports back in human form, and leaves to go take his test

Anyway "I miss you dad" the end.

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Final Thoughts.

Today's episode was another weird one in that it was a good episode that could have been a great one but at the same time I understand why it happened.

I'll start by saying I liked the idea of Grimlord turning one of the Troopers into a mutant.

I also liked JB's mutant form, and his powers.

I also liked the fights like the one between JB, and the other mutants, the one with Ryan, and the one where they teamed up to fight the other mutants.

I also liked the Battle Grid fight with just JB I just wish they also had one in another episode where he won so we could see his return to reality thing by himself.

I also liked that the only thing I can think they skipped from the Metalder episode was a brief fight with Polarbot's counterpart that was already used in No One's Friend.

I also liked that they brought back that one Skug who was an inventor from Small but Mighty who will later learn is called Strickland when in that form.

I sometimes wish all of Grimlord's minions not just Skugs could assume human form because I always imagine Strickland being a human form of Icebot.

My only problem is that they couldn't think of anything to do with Kaitlin since even though nothing happens to her she's the only Trooper who never appears in any VR Trooper mode at all.

Especially since Grimlord warned to turn all the Troopers into mutants.

Like they had another Battle Grid segment of just Ryan, and Kaitlin, and either Kaitlin got hit by the slime, and became a mutant herself, or Ryan or Kaitlin destroyed the Skug that had the device that shot the slime before it could fire it, and they just returned to reality normally.

Especially since we never had two Battle Grid segments in an episode, or one with two Troopers, and this was the last time they had a Battle Grid segment in Season One.

Also this might sound weird considering how much I usually complain about stuff being taken out but I probably would have taken out the part where Air Striker, and the mutants in the van fired on Ryan, and he knocked the boulder off the cliff since it seemed like something I would have saved for an episode with just a Spielban monster as something for Ryan to do.

There's one last thing but it tries into why I think this episode turned out the way it did.

You see the Metalder episode this episode was based on was part of a story arc that included the episode Searching for Tyler Steele was based on, and the one that Mutant Mutiny is based on.

Long story short what happened is that the Metalder monster who became the unnamed female mutant dubbed Scarlet Seductress was the wife of the monster from Mutant Mutiny, and JB's monster form was their son.

Not only that but she fought Metalder in the episode that became Searching for Tyler Steele, and helped her son, and Metalder fight other mutants in the one that became this episode.

The problem is that the one time she fought Metalder he was in human form, and when she fought the other mutants her son was in human form.


Also her son was in human form during the fight with Venobot's counterpart, and half the fight with Bugbot's counterpart.

So it's more of a thing with the Metalder episode then this one.

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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at Who's King of the Mountain written by J.K. Richards and directed by Worth Keeter.

So we start off with today's "my dad taught me" moment where Ryan talks about how his dad taught him that sometimes the only way to really learn something is from first hand experience.

At Tao dojo Ryan, and Kaitlin are sparing with some students while JB is talking to his e-mail friend Jose who lives in South America.

After Ryan, and Kaitlin are done sparing with the students they talk to JB, and he explains that he and Jose are talking about extinct volcanoes, and how MT Kronos the nearest one to Crossworld City is coming back to life.

At Ziktor industries Ziktor has intercepted JB's e-mail, and shows one of his secretaries a bunch of clips from various episodes like The Great Brain Robbery, A Dirty Trick, and Danger in the Deep.

As well as a heretofore unseen clip of Kaitlin in Battle Grid mode destroying Skugs that looks like it might be from either The Dognapping, or Error in the System.

Then he orders his secretary to destroy JB's computer before he finds out about Ziktor's plan to build a base in MT Kronos. Then he transforms into Grimlord, and summons Ivar who says everything is going well for the base, and they have Rollbot a spikey yellow mutant protecting the base.

At the Underground Voice Daily we get a comedy bit where Woody accidentally scares Kaitlin, and then tries to give her some snacks, and Kaitlin asks for some files on MT. Kronos, and he gives them to her.

Back at Tao dojo Ryan, and JB are watching Zyuranger clips of volcanoes but JB still doesn't know what's happening, and Ryan says they should just go in person but JB disagrees.

While at the Underground Voice Daily Kaitlin looks through the files when Percy shows up in explorer gear saying that he heard about a bug monster near MT. Kronos leading to a comedy bit where Percy gets stuck in fly paper.

Back at Tao dojo Ryan is playing with Jeb while JB uses the computer when a young man appears claiming to be Jose who wants to go over the data with JB, and claims he saw a strange man outside messing with their bikes.

When Ryan, and JB go to look Jose turns out to be a Skug, and tries to destroy JB's computer with a hatchet but Jeb pushes a chair, and knocks the Skug down, and when it tries to go after Jeb Ryan, and JB show up but the Skug summons reinforcements.

Ryan, and JB kick the Skugs, and Ryan tries to kick some Skugs but gets hit instead while JB punches the other Skugs.

Ryan throws some Skugs into a wall while JB kicks, and throws some other Skugs. Then Ryan, and JB keep kicking Skugs, and Ryan kicks some Skugs into each other, and kicks another Skug into the desk, and JB kicks a Skug into it destroying them but the last Skug destroys the computer, and teleports off.

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But JB reveals that he made backups of everything just in case something like this happened, and Kaitlin shows up telling them about Percy's monster story, and they all decide to go to the lab.

At the lab JB asks to analyse the data but can't find anything so the Professor recommends building a virtual model of MT Kronos.

At the Virtual Dungeon Grimlord summons Icebot who just informs him of what's going on while back at the lab JB has finished building the model so he transforms to explore it while Ryan, and Kaitlin monitor on the visors.

At first JB doesn't see anything but then he falls down a hole into a cave, and Rollbot jumps down in, and fires spikes, and lasers at JB but JB just fires back with his own laser.

So Ivar has a Skug collapse the tunnel but the other Troopers bring JB back to the lab in time and they all decide to go to MT. Kronos in the real world.

After a comedy bit with Percy blowing air into a tire the Troopers show up, and Percy explains what happened, and Rollbot appears, and throws rocks down that trap Kaitlin's car, and Percy runs away so the Troopers transform.

Dice appears, and attacks Ryan with his sword while Rollbot fires lasers, and Kaitlin summons the Battle Cruiser, and fires at the base forcing Ivar, and the Skugs to retreat.

Ryan kicks Dice who throws his sword but it misses, and JB, and Rollbot fire lasers at each other, and keep missing until they both hit each other, and Kaitlin destroys the base.

Dice keeps attacking Ryan, and a mutant Skug wraps a chain around Ryan's arm but he grabs it, and throws the Skug destroying it, and Dive comes after Ryan but Ryan grabs him, and throws him at a minefield.

While Kaitlin jumps down to help JB but Rollbot fires spikes at them, and turns into a ball, and runs over JB, and Kaitlin so they do a double kick, and shoot lasers, and seemingly destroy Rollbot.

But Rollbot reappears, and comes after them so JB finishes him off with Laser Lance, and Grimlord once again swears vengeance on the Troopers.

Back at Tao dojo JB finishes fixing the computer when a young woman appears, and reveals that she's the real Jose (short for Josephine), and JB shows her around Crossworld City.

Anyway "I miss you dad" the end.

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Final Thoughts.

Today's episode was another weird one because I understand the message it was trying to send about how not everything can be done with computers but at the same time I'm not sure if I like how they executed it.

I think it also reminded me of Digging for Fire mixed with The Virtual Spy with the idea of sending the fake Jose to distract from Grimlord's plan to build a base in the volcano.

Rollbot was a cool monster with cool powers.

I also liked the fight scenes though the fight with Dice feels like it was thrown in solely to give Ryan something to do.

I also thought the part with the virtual model of the volcano, and the part where they found Percy felt tacked on.

Like when the Troopers got to the lab the Professor would just show them some Spielban footage of Grimlord's base, and Rollbot, and then they would just transform, and JB, and Kaitlin would fight Rollbot while Ryan destroy the base.
I liked the blink, and you'll miss it part where they showed that unused clip of Kaitlin in Battle Grid mode but it made me realize that she was the only one who hasn't transformed into Battle Grid mode since the first half of Season One.

Like I would rather just have them make an actual Battle Grid segment in an episode either this or another to have Kaitlin in Battle Grid mode.

Only 5 more episodes until the Season One finale

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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at Race to the Rescue written by Robert Hughes and directed by Worth Keeter.

So we start off with today's "my dad taught me" moment where Ryan talks about how his dad taught him that when you're helping someone you care about any task can seem easy.

Then we see the Troopers racing around in go karts, and Kaitlin wins then they see a little boy being picked on by some other kids because his go kart is all messed up so the Troopers decide to help him.

At Ziktor industries Ziktor goes on about the superiority of machine to human then he transforms into Grimlord, and explains his plan to give one of his mutants the powers of all the other mutants, and they all volunteer but Grimlord chooses Zelton.

At Tao dojo the Troopers are fixing the boy's go kart when Tao comes in, and tells them to put it somewhere else, and clean up but when they explain what's going on he lets them do it just once.

Then the Professor contacts the Troopers, and asks them to find some uranium crystals, and JB, and Kaitlin go while Ryan stays to fix the go kart.

JB, and Kaitlin arrive at the mine, and find some crystals while Air Striker, and Grimlord spy on them, and Grimlord orders his mutants to destroy the cave, and trap JB, and Kaitlin, and orders Decimator to have Zelton destroy Ryan.

At Tao dojo Ryan is still working on the go kart when Skugs teleport in, and make a widescreen with their arms, and Grimlord gives an ultimatum to either fight his mutant or it will destroy Crossworld City, and the Skugs multiply, and fight Ryan.

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First the Skugs try to punch, and kick Ryan but he just punches, and kicks back. Then Ryan flips over, and kicks a couple of Skugs, and throws them into each other.

Then the last two Skugs hit Ryan but he throws a tire at one, and trips the other before getting back up, and kicking, and flipping them into each other, and destroys them.

Ryan then goes to the lab to see if the Professor can help but he doesn't know where they are, and the lab's scanners can't find them.


While JB, and Kaitlin are still trapped in the cave, and the air is running out, and Grimlord, and Zelton appear to challenge Ryan so transforms to fight Zelton while the Professor looks for the others.

Zelton summons Cannonbot's powers, and grabs Ryan's head but Ryan throws Zelton but Zelton throws Ryan then transforms into Renegade, and fires lasers at Ryan but Ryan kicks him.

JB, and Kaitlin are still trapped in the cave while Zelton transforms into Graybot, and fires arrows, and then transforms into Metalbot, and punches Ryan so Ryan uses Lighting Hand to destroy Zelton's memory cell cutting off Zelton's transformation ability.

So Zelton attacks Ryan with his own powers, and they both jump kick each other, and before he explodes Zelton tells Ryan where his friends are so Ryan summons the Battle Cruiser, and rescues JB, and Kaitlin while Grimlord shames Decimator for letting Ryan destroy Zelton.

At the race track Chris (who now has a name) thanks the Troopers for fixing his go kart, and races the bully, and beats him.

Anyway "I miss you dad" the end.

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Final Thoughts.

Today's episode was another weird one for me because it was another one that was good but seemed like it could have been better.

I liked the whole plot about Zelton having the powers of all the previous mutants.

I also liked the civilian plot with the Troopers helping Chris fix his go kart.

My only problem was the sub plot of JB, and Kaitlin getting trapped in the cave since it existed solely to get JB, and Kaitlin out of Trooper mode in this episode.

And even then I think that's because I thought the stuff with Chris was enough in fact I wish there was more of it.

And because they used Spielban footage anyway for the Battle Cruiser.

I think the simple solution was simply have Chris get kidnapped but instead of blowing up the cave to destroy JB, and Kaitlin they either have another base in it, or it's just where Grimlord is keeping Chris hostage.

I also wish they kept in the part from the Metalder episode where Zelton's counterpart used his gun hand, and also the part where he transforms into Polarbot's counterpart.

Everything else I'm not sure about.

For starters in the Metalder episode this was based on their was a female robot called Lortail who appeared in VR Troopers but was never given a name or officially made a MOTD in Metalder so she wasn't used.

Long story short though in Metalder she had a romance with Zelton's counterpart, and was the reason he could transform into previous robots.

I'm also tempted to wish they had the clip from the Metalder episode they used in Field Goal.

Like maybe they had the fight from the Metalder episode they used in Field Goal for the beginning of the episode and then have the Metalder footage with Zelton, and Lortail's counterpart, and finally the big battle at the end.

Also normally I would complain about Zelton's counterpart's big fight being used in a regular episode but at the same time we're so late in the season that I can accept that this is when they would start killing off the more main villains of the show especially considering we're only 10 more episodes away from when the show stopped using footage from Metalder.

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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at Fiddler on the Loose written by Douglas Sloan and directed by Robert Hughes.

So we start off with today's "my dad taught me" moment where Ryan once again talks about how his dad taught him that every little thing we do to help the environment can make a difference.

Then at Tao dojo Kaitlin's Irish cousin Keith, and his band The Young Dubliners are playing music to get ready for an environmental benefit concert at the dojo.

Then Keith gives a speech about toxic waste dumping which Ziktor sees on the news so he transforms into Grimlord, and orders his mutants to stop the benefit concert.

Then we see the Troopers, and The Young Dubliners at a rodeo because Keith wanted to see something American, and Keith is especially entertained by the rodeo clowns, and after the rodeo we get a comedy bit where Percy shows up in stereotypical rock star gear, and wants to join the band.

At the Virtual Dungeon Grimlord himself is working on his newest mutant that is currently just a half finished skeleton but has the name Fiddlebot, and just needs Keith to be completed.

Back at the rodeo the Troopers, and The Young Dubliners are still enjoying themselves when a couple of rodeo clowns show up, and turn into an army of Skugs.

The Skugs try to kick the Troopers but the Troopers punch, kick, and throw the Skugs while Keith watches then the Troopers keep fighting the Skugs while two Skugs take Keith, and when the Troopers destroy the Skugs they realize they can't find Keith.


Keith then appears in the Virtual Dungeon trapped in a force field, and Grimlord explains that he's going to trap Keith in a music synthesizer, and implant it in Fiddlebot.

Then Grimlord shoots Keith with a red laser that traps him in the synthesizer, uses another red laser to put the synthesizer into Fiddlebot, and a final red laser into a machine that shoots rainbow colored lasers that gives silver armor to Fiddlebot who now complete plays music for Grimlord.

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At Tao dojo Ryan is still looking for Keith when the Professor contacts him on his communicator, and tells him that a mutant is invading reality so Ryan transforms to stop it.

Fiddlebot plays music that freezes Ryan's circuits so he can't move but he breaks free, and kicks Fiddlebot but it doesn't work so Ryan tries punching him but it doesn't work either.

Then Fiddlebot uses his fiddle string as a weapon to slash at Ryan, uses his fiddle as a shield when Ryan tries to punch him, and shoots yellow music note shaped lasers at Ryan.

Then Fiddlebot plays more music so Ryan summons the Turbo Cycle, and retreats while Air Striker shows it to Grimlord who is glad since it means Fiddlebot is working.

At the lab Ryan is surprised to learn that Kaitlin is actually glad he didn't destroy Fiddlebot, and JB, and the Professor explain that Fiddlebot is Keith, then JB suggests taking the synthesizer from Fiddlebot so they can return Keith to normal.

Just then the reality break alarm goes off, and the Professor tells the Troopers that Fiddlebot is back, and he's brought an army of Skugs so the Troopers transform.

Fiddlebot slashes Ryan with his fiddle string, and blasts him with music note laser while JB, and Kaitlin fight Skugs by shooting lasers at them.

Then Fiddlebot comes after Ryan with his string then plays more music, fires roses that turn out to be bombs that explode, then Fiddlebot fires lasers, then comes after Ryan with his string, and hits him, and then plays more music.
Skugs attack JB with axes, and sparklers while Kaitlin fires lasers, and JB destroys the Skugs with Laser Lance.

Fiddlebot hits Ryan with his string, and plays more music so the Professor suggests using Lighting Hand so Ryan does it, and he slashes Fiddlebot, and takes the synthesizer which deactivates Fiddlebot.

Then the Professor returns Keith to normal, and Ryan reminds him of the concert so he returns to the dojo.

At the Virtual Dungeon we get a funny bit where Decimator unintentionally criticizes Grimlord who just swears vengeance on the Troopers.

At Tao dojo The Young Dubliners are getting ready to play when we get one last comedy bit with Percy still trying to join the band, and getting electrocuted.

Then the Young Dubliners start their concert, and it's a success.

Anyway "I miss you dad" the end.

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Final Thoughts.

Today's episode was good.

I liked the plot about Grimlord turning Kaitlin's cousin into a mutant just to keep him from doing a benefit concert.

I also thought Fiddlebot was a cool monster with cool powers.

I also liked the part where JB destroyed the Skugs with his Laser Lance.

My only problem is that not in the Metalder episode this was based on but the one Computer Captive was based on Fiddlebot's counterpart returned as a good guy to help a little girl who got lost in the villains base, and even got a happy ending.


Like maybe Keith's personality took over Fiddlebot to the point where he wanted to play fiddle more than destroying the Troopers, and eventually quit being a bad guy, and even after being separated from Keith still wanted to play music instead of being a bad guy.

At the same time I can see why that would mean having to take out the stuff with JB, and Kaitlin in Trooper mode without making it a two parter.

Fun Fact the guys who played Kaitlin's cousin, and his band are a band in real life also called The Young Dubliners, and pretty much played themselves.

Only 3 more episodes until the Season One finale

Tune in next time everyone for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at Virtually Powerless written by Stewart St. John and directed by Robert Hughes.

So we start off with today's "my dad taught me" moment where Ryan once again talks about how his dad taught him that nothing's impossible if you keep trying.

Then we go to an arcade where the Troopers are playing Smash TV when the creepy owner tells them he has a new game called Dark Oddysey that is so hard no one can even get past the first level, and the Troopers decide to try it.

Then at Ziktor industries the owner tells Ziktor what's happening, and he transforms into Grimlord, and orders Dice to destroy Ryan.

Back at the arcade the Troopers play the game which is a cross between After Burner, and Star Fox.with Cthuluu monsters when an electric shock hits their virtualizers, and they tell the owner who runs off into an alley, and transforms into an army of Skugs.

The Troopers decide right then, and there to transform but their virtualizers are fried so they all just punch, and kick, and throw the Skugs while Jeb gives video game related commentary.

JB then kicks, and throws some Skugs into a box while Ryan, and Kaitlin kick the others onto some wooden planks, and the Skugs are destroyed.

The Troopers then decide to go to the lab while at the Virtual Dungeon Decimator informs Grimlord that the plan worked, and Grimlord checks on Dice.

At the lab the Professor tells the Troopers he can't fix the virtualizers but Kaitlin has an idea, and they see Poindexter, and after some comedy bits the Troopers explain everything to Poindexter.

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Back at the Virtual Dungeon Decimator informs Grimlord that Poindexter is repairing the virtualizers so Grimlord orders him to kidnap Poindexter.

At Poindexter's lab Poindexter himself has finished Ryan's virtualizer so they go out, and Ryan transforms, and tests his powers but Skugs appear, and kidnaps Poindexter while Mutant Skugs attack Ryan who defeats the mutant Skugs but loses Poindexter.

The Skugs hold Poindexter at a warehouse, and tie him to an assembly line, and Grimlord appears on a viewscreen, and demands that Poindexter give up the Troopers secrets but he refuses so Grimlord turns the widescreen into a fiery vortex with the assembly line slowly pulling Poindexter towards it.

Back at Poindexter's lab the Professor finds Poindexter but since Ryan's virtualizer is the only one that works he has to transform alone.

Ryan finds the warehouse but Dice fires arrows from a crossbow, so Ryan knocks them out of the air, but Dice comes after Ryan with his spear but Ryan keeps blocking it.

JB, and Kaitlin decide to rescue Poindexter while after some recycled footage from Oh Brother it turns out Ryan's virtualizer isn't completely repaired because his powers fading

Kaitlin, and JB arrive at the warehouse, and have a brief battle with Skugs while Poindexter is almost at the vortex.

Ryan's powers are still fading but a vision of his father encourages him to keep trying, and he jump kicks Dice, uses a turbo charged karate chop, and destroys Dice with Internal Gyro Command.

JB, and Kaitlin destroy the Skugs, and save Poindexter while at the Virtual Dungeon Grimlord once again swears vengeance on the Troopers.

Back at Poindexter's lab Poindexter has completely restored the Troopers' virtualizers, and is excited that he now knows who the Troopers are, and wants to tell everyone he knows so the Troopers use mind wiping device, and Poindexter goes back to showing off his inventions.

Anyway "I miss you dad" the end.

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Final Thoughts.

Today's episode was another good but not great one.

I liked the idea of Grimlord temporarily destroying their powers, and the Troopers needing someone to fix them.

I also liked that they brought back Poindexter as a character since before this point it seemed like they had completely replaced him with Percy.

I got a kick out of the fact that they actually showed the Troopers playing Smash TV a video game which while tame by today's standards I imagine would like if you saw one of the Power Rangers playing Five Nights at Freddy's, on an episode of Dino Charge.


I thought the fight with Dice was cool I just wish the Metalder episode they used had a different monster.then one we already saw.

I thought the fight with the Mutant Skugs was cool but it seemed like something that was better suited to give Ryan something to do for an episode that only used a Spielban monster.

Mostly because I thought it would have been better to see JB, and Kaitlin do something in costume in this episode like a spaceship or base battle.

Especially since this was an episode where they surprisingly added Metalder footage.

Only 2 more episodes until the Season One finale.

Tune in next time everyone for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at New Kids on the Planet written by, and directed by Robert Hughes.

So we start off with today's "my dad taught me" moment where Ryan talks about how his dad taught him that just because something is different doesn't mean you should afraid of it.

Then we go to Crossworld Forest where the Troopers are camping, and after a comedy bit with Jeb eating hot dogs a weird cgi bucket flies through the air then it lands, and two children a boy named Neon, and a girl named Niklon in silver jumpsuits carrying a device that looks like a giant lightbulb.

Neon, and Niklon get out the bucket which flies off by itself, and Neon, and Niklon explain that they're
from another planet, and the device they're carrying is a part that needs repairing, and the alien children use telekinesis to give the part to the Troopers.

At Ziktor industries one of Ziktor's secretaries informs him about what's going on, and he orders her to capture the aliens, then he explains his plan to use the aliens' technology for his own ends then he transforms into Grimlord, and explains his plan to his mutants.

At the lab the alien children now named Eaj, and Nikla show some Spielban footage, and that their home planet of Sakras was destroyed by war so their friends, and family went them on a spaceship to a distant asteroid colony when their spaceship broke down, and the flying bucket was just a mini shuttle.

While at the Virtual Dungeon Decimator informs Grimlord that the aliens are with the Troopers so he summons Icebot, and orders him to send Skugs after the aliens.

The Troopers take the aliens to Tao dojo, and spar to show them some martial arts, and the aliens explain that they have their own version of that, and float in the air doing flips, and waving their arms, and afterwards the Troopers make them promise not to use their powers in public, and decide to have the kids dress into regular Earth clothes while unbeknownst to them Percy sees everything about the aliens.

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Then the Troopers decide to take the kids to the Underground Voice Daily, and the kids show off their powers like storing things in their forheads, and telepathy which leads to a comedy bit where the Troopers find out that Percy knows about the aliens.

The Troopers wonder what to do about Percy when a black van shows up, and Pizza delivery guy comes out, and after Ryan explains he didn't order anything the delivery guy transforms into an army of Skugs.

First the Troopers punch, and kick the Skugs then they kick, and flip them. Then Ryan tricks a Skug into hitting a wall, Kaitlin trips one with her arm, and JB gets kicked by another while two other Skugs kidnap the kids.

The Troopers destroy the Skugs they were fighting but are too late to rescue the kids then the Professor contacts the Troopers, and informs them that Grimlord has sent Blue Boar into our reality so the Troopers transform.

Kaitlin fights Skugs while Blue Boar comes after Ryan with his sword so Ryan kicks him but it doesn't work, and Blue Boar hits him.

JB finds the van, stops it with his hands, and then throws it back but it transforms into a mutant named Vanbot, and jumps at JB but JB kicks him so Vanbot transforms back into a van.

Blue Boar punches Ryan while Kaitlin keeps fighting Skugs, and JB on the Turbo Cycle chases after Vanbot who fires electricity while Air Fighters, and Quantum Cruisers fire from the air, and Vanbot jumps on the Turbo Cycle so JB takes the fight to virtual reality, and knocks Vanbot off.

Blue Boar keeps coming after Ryan with his sword, and Ryan keeps kicking so Ryan jumps onto a rock, and jumps down doing a vertical Lighting Hand then he follows with a horizontal Lighting Hand, and destroys Blue Boar while Air Fighters, and Quantum Cruisers keep firing on JB so he uses Techno Bazooka to destroy them.

Then JB grabs Vanbot, and shoots him with his laser causing Vanbot to stop allowing Ryan, and Kaitlin to rescue the kids, and JB destroys Vanbot with Laser Lance, and at the Virtual Dungeon Grimlord once again shames his minions for failure.

Later at the forest the kids are back in their space clothes, and the Troopers have finished repairing their part so the the flying metal bucket comes back, and they say good bye, and go back to the ship.

Anyway "I miss you dad" the end.

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Final Thoughts.

Today's episode was pretty good.

I liked the plot with the alien children since it felt like what I think a hypothetical adaptation of just Spielban would look like had the show gone with the original idea of Cybertron.

I liked Vanbot because of the fact that he was a robot that could transform into a van though I'm not sure of I feel about his robot form since it's just a van with hands, and feet with a face on the bottom.

I thought the fight with Blue Boar was cool though I almost wish they saved it for the end of the Season but like with Race to the Rescue the Season's almost done, and we're even closer to running out of Metalder footage.

I can't even think of anything that they skipped ththat I would have kept since everything they took out of the Metalder or Spielban episodes was stuff that I would have saved for other episodes.

My only thing is how they didn't resolve the sub plot of Percy finding out about the aliens.

Only 1 more episode until the Season One finale.

Tune in next time everyone for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at Message from Space written by, Margo McCahon and directed by Robert Hughes.

So we start off with today's "my dad taught me" moment where Ryan talks about how his dad taught him that with hope, and hard work you can accomplish anything.

We then go to the Underground Voice Daily where Woody is using a model train to give everyone weird snacks ending with him, and Percy fighting over the controls, and Percy breaking the train.

Then the Troopers get a message from the Professor so they sneak over to the archives when no one's looking, and the Professor tells them that they have a message from Dr. Monroe a NASA scientist who says that when they reestablished contact with an old satellite they got a message from Ryan's father in the Virtual Dungeon, and that he wants to meet the Troopers, and the Professor personally to show them the message.

At Ziktor industries Ziktor himself intercepts the message from Tyler, and decides to have his secretary kidnap Dr. Monroe just to be a dick to Ryan, and then he transforms into Grimlord, and orders a black grim reaper themed mutant with a scythe for a hand named Skullbot to destroy Ryan.

The Troopers wait for Dr. Monroe's train to arrive, and Ryan is nervous about what the message could be, and Dr. Monroe's train arrives the Troopers go to see him but he's quickly abducted by Skugs.

So JB asks some random guy who looks like Breckin Meyer (though considering when this came out, and that Jaime Kennedy was almost on this show that could very well be him but don't quote me on that) to borrow a motorcycle.

JB briefly turns into Hako from Metalder, and in just a few minutes proves everything I said about Ghost Biker, and chases after the Skugs, and Skullbot but Air Striker, and Fighterbot fire on him, and he makes it out okay but he loses the Skugs so Ryan transforms.

Ryan finds the car the Skugs, and Dr. Monroe were in empty by a warehouse so Ryan goes in, and sees Skullbot holding Dr. Monroe hostage. Then Skullbot cuts Dr. Monroe, and he and Ryan jump up, and down a bunch of times then Skullbot makes knives come out of his feet, and jumps at Ryan with them
But Ryan dodges, and punches Skullbot who disappears, and Ryan finds out that the Dr. Monroe Skullbot attacked was just a robot, and the real one is trapped in another warehouse while Skugs play hot potato with his briefcase.

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At the Virtual Dungeon Grimlord, and Skullbot go over how the briefcase Ryan has is a bomb, and Ryan's more concerned about the briefcase then the fact that Dr. Monroe was a robot.

but thankfully JB, and Kaitlin have common sense, and convince Ryan to use a bomb disposal robot to open the briefcase from a distance, and Kaitlin realizes that the real briefcase is with the real Dr. Monroe so the Troopers head to the lab.
At the Virtual Dungeon Grimlord, and Zelton implant a power chip into Skullbot that will enable him to destroy the Troopers.

While at the lab the the Professor suggests using the visors to use a satellite that the government is letting them use just once to find Dr. Monroe through a security chip implanted in him, and the Troopers find Dr. Monroe, and decide to transform..

Skullbot goes after Ryan with his scythe but Ryan dodges so Skullbot tries to run away, and sneak up on Ryan so he can try again while Kaitlin, and JB fight Skugs who try to use their capes to trap JB but he blows off one Skugs helmet revealing it's robotic face, and destroys them with Laser Lance while Kaitlin rescues Dr. Monroe.

The Professor tells Ryan that Skullbot has an explosive device in his chest that will blow up if Ryan punches him then Skullbot attacks Ryan with his scythe, and lodges it into Ryan's arm, and uses a sword with his other one.

But Ryan blocks, and throws the sword so Skullbot electrocutes him so Ryan dislodges the Scythe, and punches Skullbot destroying him then Dr. Monroe gives the Troopers the briefcase, and Grimlord once again swears vengeance on the Troopers.

At the lab the Troopers open the briefcase, and shows them Tyler Steele trying to escape Grimlord's dungeon but failing.

Anyway "I miss you dad" the end.

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Final Thoughts.

Today's episode was pretty good.

I liked the idea of Tyler Steele sending a message to the Troopers, and Grimlord trying to stop Ryan from seeing it.

I thought Skullbot was cool with his grim reaper motif, and powers.

I also liked the part with JB on the motorcycle using Metalder footage.

I also thought it was funny that Ryan's first reaction to findIng out that Dr. Monroe was a robot was that it was weird but he didn't question it.

I think my only nitpick may be that I felt that the fights with Skullbot felt like they could have been made into one fight without hurting anything.

I suppose I should talk about the infamous Metalder footage they took out where Metalder severed his own arm to get rid of Skullbot's counterpart but I don't know by that logic they should have kept the part where Skullbot's counterpart dreamt about Metalder destroying Neros Empire.

When we come back we'll look at the Season One finale.

Tune in next time everyone for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and first things first for the next few weeks my schedule is going to be weird since not only is this the end of Season One but when I start Season Two there's a lot of multi parter episodes.

And they all come out at weird points in the show that make it hard to fit them into my regular five episodes a week schedule, and get them done in one week.

So my solution is that I will do both parts of Rise of The Red Python, and my overall thoughts on Season One as a whole.

Then I'll take the rest of the week off, and the next week off.

Then when I get back I'll do the first three episodes of Season Two as their own week.

After that I'll have a regular week again to talk about Quest for Power but then the week after that will only have four episodes followed by a special two day week for Kaitlin Through the Looking Glass.

Then another four day week, and finally my schedule will go back to normal for the remainder of Season Two until maybe the final two episodes.

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Anyway today we are looking at Rise of the Red Python written by, and directed and Douglass Sloan.

So we start off with today's "my dad taught me" moment where Ryan talks about how his dad taught him about making new friends.

We then go to a park where Ryan, and JB are sparing, and afterwards a young boy tells them that there's a cat stuck in a tree so Ryan rescues it, and when he gives to the boy who says it's not his so Ryan, and JB think of where to take the cat.

At Ziktor industries Ziktor asks one of his secretaries if Icebot is done, and she doesn't know so he transforms into Grimlord, and summons Icebot who explains that thanks to technology stolen from Tyler Steele he has created his own VR Trooper called The Red Python but like the Troopers it needs a human host to wear the armor.

Meanwhile Ryan, and JB take the cat to the shelter where they meet a young woman named Amy who works as a veterinarian, and has just moved to town, and is interested in learning martial arts so Ryan, and JB take her to the dojo, and show her some moves.

But unbeknownst to the Troopers a Skug is spying on them, and Ziktor decides that Amy would be the perfect choice for the Red Python.

Amy shows the Troopers, and Jeb around the animal shelter, and a man, his girlfriend, and some bodyguards show up, and ask if the shelter has a python, and when Amy says it doesn't the man, his girlfriend, and the bodyguards turn out to be Skugs.

The Troopers, and the Skugs both do a bunch of backflips, and punches, and kicks while one of the Skugs kidnaps Amy, and when the Troopers destroy the Skugs they try to find Amy, and suspect that Grimlord may be involved.

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At the Virtual Dungeon Amy is trapped in the same force field Keith was in in Fiddler on the Loose, and Grimlord shoots a red laser that gives Amy an evil version of one of the Troopers' visors, and shows her some Spielban footage of The Red Python to brainwash her.

While at the lab the Troopers can't find Amy but the Professor reminds them that some parts of virtual reality are blocked from their scanners.

Back at the Virtual Dungeon Grimlord transforms Any into The Red Python, and has her demonstrate her powers which include teleportation, and shooting lasers from her dagger like weapon by fighting Skugs.

But she overheats and Grimlord wonders what's wrong but Icebot thinks she has to get used to her new powers.

Amy then teleports back to the animal shelter back to her old self but she doesn't remember anything, and the animals all of a sudden don't like her.

Then she runs into Ryan who takes her back to the dojo while Grimlord orders Ivar to transform Amy into Red Python, and during a karate practice Amy starts to feel strange, and she goes to the bathroom, and transforms into Red Python against her will.

Kaitlin shows up, and looks for Amy but can't find her while the Professor tells them to come to the lab, and when they do he tells them another mutant is attacking so they all transform.

Red Python slashes JB, and Kaitlin with her dagger while Air Striker fires on them so Ryan summons the Turbo Cycle to lure Air Striker away but Red Python damages Kaitlin so JB has to use the Fighter Bike to rescue her.

At the lab Ryan, and JB try to repair Kaitlin but she's too damaged while Grimlord congratulates Amy for destroying Kaitlin.

To be continued.

Tune in next time everyone for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at Rise of the Red Python part two written by, and directed and Douglass Sloan.

So we start off where we left off with Kaitlin still damaged, and the other Troopers, and the Professor unable to repair her.

Meanwhile Amy is practicing karate in a park while Ziktor watches, and gloats, then transforms into Grimlord, and tells his mutants that he wants to destroy JB next.

Back at the lab the Troopers figure out that Red Python is a VR Trooper like them so the Professor runs a separation program to find out who she is.

Ryan decides to take Kaitlin's damaged part to Poindexter while Red Python invades reality so JB transforms.

Red Python fires a laser from her dagger so JB fires his own laser but it doesn't phase her so Red Python attacks with her dagger while JB fights back with his saber.

Grimlord orders Air Striker to fire on Ryan who escapes but a car appears out of nowhere, and transforms into an army of Skugs.

The Skugs circle Ryan but he kicks, punches, and throws them, and quickly destroys two Skugs, and only has a slightly harder time with the other two but he destroys them as well.

Meanwhile JB tries to fight Red Python but she keeps teleporting but then she overheats so Grimlord orders Icebot to take the fight to virtual reality where JB and Red Python keep fighting but Red Python overheats again so she retreats.

At Poindexter's lab Ryan asks Poindexter for a replacement part, and he has one while at Tao dojo we get a comedy bit where Jeb has a party when Tao isn't looking.

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Back at the lab Ryan gives JB the part, and he repairs Kaitlin who transforms back, and wakes up, and the others explain everything to her while at Tao dojo Amy passes out so Jeb tries to contact the Troopers.

The Troopers decide to go to Tao dojo when the lab's computer reveals Amy is the Red Python while at the Virtual Dungeon Icebot informs Grimlord that Red Python could self destruct if she keeps fighting but he just decides to send her into battle anyway hoping that she will still destroy the Troopers.

Then Amy wakes up, and goes apeshit on the dojo, and leaves just before the Troopers arrive, and get a fax from the Professor explaining everything.

At the Virtual Dungeon Grimlord orders Ivar to send his entire army through the reality barrier so the Professor informs the Troopers, and they transform.

JB tries to reason with Red Python but she still attacks him while Ryan fights Air Fighters, and Quantum Cruisers with the Skybase, and Kaitlin destroys Ivar's ravage tank.

JB still tries to reason with Red Python who still tries to fight him but then she overheats, and transforms back into Amy so the Troopers take her back to the lab while at the Virtual Dungeon Grimlord once again swears vengeance on the Troopers.

At the lab the Troopers undo Grimlord's brainwashing, and remove the Red Python powers, and Amy is glad to be back to normal then at Tao dojo the Troopers dressed in karate gis that match their trooper colors give Amy an orange belt.

Anyway "I miss you dad" the end.

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Final Thoughts.

Today's episode was pretty good.

I liked Amy both as herself since it seemed like she had potential had the show gone with the original idea from Spielban and made her a fourth Trooper.

Like if I could I would somehow make this episode a three parter where it's mostly like what we did get but in part three Amy becomes the fourth Trooper

Though we'll have to wait until Kaitlin Through the Looking Glass before I can fully elaborate on why.

Also her whole plot with being a vet, and having a mother make me wonder if she wasn't originally supposed to be Danielle from Endangered Species at some point before they decided to make her a different character.

Still she seemed like an interesting character, and it would have been interesting to see a Power Rangers esque show where the token "Evil Ranger who becomes a good guy" was a woman.

And as the Red Python since I actually liked how they adapted the Helvira arc from Spielban, and in my opinion almost improved on it.

Especially since in Spielban this was a lengthy storyline that spaned over nine episodes before it was resolved.

And yet the only thing I think they took out that I would have kept in was the part from the Spielban episode Littlest Trooper was based on where she fought along side Icebot's counterpart.

And even then I would have just found a way to just have the parts with Helvira, and save the parts without Helvira for when I killed off Icebot.

Then again I'm also tempted to wish they hadn't used Cobrot in Kaitlin's Front just so they could have made her Red Python's monster form.

I still thought she had a neat design with her red, and black body, silver mouth, and red eyes she almost looks more like an evil version of a Battle Grid Trooper if she was wearing full armor.

I also liked that they also gave her a transformation that seemed like a Battle Grid transformation for when she transformed into Red Python.

I also liked that they kept the idea from The Battle Begins, and Defending Dark Heart that the Troopers Trooper modes are separate robot bodies that merge with their real ones, and if they get damaged they have to be repaired as robots before they can transform back into people.

I think my only real nitpicks are that oddly enough in both parts it feels like the beginnings drag on forever, and because of that the second halves suffer.

Like I felt that they could have hurried more to having Amy get turned into Red Python, and fighting the Troopers.

I also thought that the sub plot with Kaitlin being damaged dragged on a bit.

And the Skug fight, and the stuff with Air Striker, as well as the comedy bit with Jeb from part two all felt like stuff that could have been removed without hurting anything

Other than that it was a terrific story, and a great way to end Season One.

When I come back my overall thoughts on Season One, and then a week off, and when I come back we'll start Season Two.

Tune in next time everyone for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Final thoughts on VR Troopers Season One

I'm trying to think of of where I should start since I was originally just going to do the "what I liked, and what Final thoughts on VR Troopers Season One

I'm trying to think of of where I should start since I was originally just going to do the "what I liked, and what I don't like" thing

But then I realized I could think of something I liked about anything, and something I didn't like about that same thing.

So I realized I should break this up into what I think of particular things the characters, the powers, weapons, and vehicles, the story, the production, etc.

I also noticed, and this is more of a hypothesis then an outright rule it seems like there's three kinds of people when it comes to this show

You have people who think this is the worst show ever without any redeeming qualities whatsoever.mostly because they think it ruins the Metal Hero.shows it was based on.

You have people who like it but mostly because they like how "darker" it is because the main hero is looking for his dad who might be dead, and because the villain is a corporate executive who's evil plans are sometimes more about making money than taking over the world.

And you have people who are almost in the middle in that they like it but they like it "ironically" because of how weird, and silly they find everything.

And for me I find myself somewhere between group 2, and group 3 because and this is something you'll hear me say quite a bit which is that there's a lot of things that I like or at least understand that other people don't but I understand why other people don't

Or it's because I think if anything VR Troopers actually is true to the Metal Hero shows that it was based on, and some things I had problems with were problems I had with the Metal Hero shows or where actually improved.bI don't like" thing

But then I realized I could think of something I liked about anything, and something I didn't like about that same thing.

So I realized I should break this up into what I think of particular things the characters, the powers, weapons, and vehicles, the story, the production, etc.

I also noticed, and this is more of a hypothesis then an outright rule it seems like there's three kinds of people when it comes to this show

You have people who think this is the worst show ever without any redeeming qualities whatsoever.mostly because they think it ruins the Metal Hero.shows it was based on.

You have people who like it but mostly because they like how "darker" it is because the main hero is looking for his dad who might be dead, and because the villain is a corporate executive who's evil plans are sometimes more about making money than taking over the world.

And you have people who are almost in the middle in that they like it but they like it "ironically" because of how weird, and silly they find everything.

And for me I find myself somewhere between group 2, and group 3 because and this is something you'll hear me say quite a bit which is that there's a lot of things that I like or at least understand that other people don't but I understand why other people don't

Or it's because I think if anything VR Troopers actually is true to the Metal Hero shows that it was based on, and some things I had problems with were problems I had with the Metal Hero shows or where actually improved.

Though I want to save discussions about the Metal Hero shows for when I decide to do dedicated reviews on them.

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All right first things first I wanted to get my final thoughts on Season One done first but real life, and general laziness got in the way, and I want to just go straight to Season Two.

Anyway welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we're looking at Mutant Mutiny written by Michael Ryan, and directed by John Grant Weil.

So we start off with today's "My dad taught me" moment where Ryan talks about the time his dad taught him about loyalty, and obedience.

We then go to Tao dojo where the Troopers are practicing karate when Tao comes in explaining that his family is having a family reunion in China but a plane ticket costs a thousand dollars.

The Troopers try to think of a way to help, and in comes a guy named Artie who wants them to advertise his own dojo for a thousand dollars.

Meanwhile at Ziktor industries Ziktor is signing a contract that will give him ownership of another building in Crossworld City when he notices green slime on his desk so he transforms into Grimlord, and asks which of his mutants has invaded reality without his permission.

The Troopers are still confused about if they should take Artie's offer while Toxoid explains that he figured out that the green slime means that Amphibidor a frog like mutant is to blame so two gunbots go to confront Amphibidor who's busy planning to take over virtual reality.

Grimlord confronts Amphibidor who swears he's still loyal so Grimlord has him fight another mutant, and Toxoid chooses Dream Master.

Dream Master tries to use his chain but Amphibidor melts into green slime so Dream Master uses electricity but Amphibidor just reforms, and absorbs it so Grimlord orders Amphibidor to destroy the Troopers.

At the lab Ryan explains the situation to the Professor when a reality break occurs so Ryan calls the other Troopers who are closer but Amphibidor blocks them with his slime.

The Professor explains about Amphibidor, and his plan to take over virtual reality while JB, and Kaitlin decide to take some slime, and analyze it when they see two phone workers who turn out to be Skugs.

First the Skugs, and the Troopers just swing kick each other then JB, and Kaitlin flip some Skugs over, then the Troopers just punch, and kick the Skugs while Kaitlin Kaitlin kicks one into the van, and JB knocks a few into a pole destroying the Skugs.

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Ryan sees Amphibidor, and decides to transform, and they both grab at each other but Ryan keeps flipping Amphibidor over.

So Amphibidibor spits acid foam but Ryan dodges, and slices Amphibidor but some of Amphibidor's foam is in his circuits which at first just makes him angry, and throw Amphibidor again but then his circuits malfunction.

The Professor informs the other Troopers about what's going on so Kaitlin transforms her car into flight mode but Air Striker attacks while Amphibidor's foam makes Ryan walk off a cliff.

The other Troopers find Ryan, and take him to the lab to repair him, and analyze the foam while Grimlord orders Amphibidor to bring Ryan's armor as proof of victory.

At Tao dojo Tao practices karate when Artie shows up with a fruit basket for the Troopers while the Professor has found an antidote to the foam but Amphibidor is back so JB, and Kaitlin transform.

While JB, and Kaitlin go into the Skybase Amphibidor's foam makes Ryan get up, and go to where Amphibidor is but when Amphibidor grabs Ryan it wakes him up from the trance but Amphibidor keeps grabbing him.

Grimlord orders Cannon Nose, and Balistix to destroy Ryan, and Amphibidor but JB, and Kaitlin destroy them instead, and all it does is give Ryan enough time to throw Amphibidor a bunch of times before destroying him with Lighting Hand..

Then there's a funny bit where Ryan says Grimlord's not going to like it when it cuts to Grimlord actually being happy that Amphibidor is destroyed, and that he'll destroy the Troopers anyway.

At Tao dojo the Troopers are about to explain everything to Tao when they see that Tao worked out a compromise where he does Artie's advertising while Artie opens his dojo in another city.

Anyway "I miss you dad the end".

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Final Thoughts

Today's episode was another one of those good but not great ones.

On one hand it feels like how I feel a lot of Season One episodes should have been like.

It has a good message that's executed well, the a plot, and the b plot tie in well without feeling forced, Kaitlin, and JB are allowed to do stuff even if it only uses a Metalder episode, there's cool fight scenes, and nothing is cut from the Metalder episode that I would have left in.

On the other hand it's supposed to be how they start Season Two, and the only thing that shows it is that Kaitlin has different hair now.

The plot is interesting but the Metalder episode they used didn't allow much, in my opinion the upcoming Knighttime arc, and The Great Brain Robbery do a better job with it.

And sadly it exists solely to use up the last bit of Metalder footage aside from the first half of Quest for Power.

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Welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we're looking at Trooper Out of Time written by Mark Litton, and directed by John Grant Weil.

So we start off with today's "My dad taught me" moment where Ryan once again talks about the time his dad taught him to be prepared for anything.

We then go to the Underground Voice Daily where the paper is hosting a school's career day, and Woody asks Percy to get him coffee leading to a comedy bit where Percy tries to put some water in the coffee machine, and messes it up.

At Ziktor industries Ziktor is talking to Strickland who is carrying a really big crystal which he explains is a time machine, and Ziktor gets an idea.

After a brief bit where the Troopers ask some kids what they want to be when they grow up Strickland shows Ziktor a communicator he can talk to him on, and Ziktor explains his plan for Strickland to go back, and destroy Ryan as a little boy.

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Then Strickland uses the device, and winds up at the temple where Ryan does his "My dad taught me/I miss you dad" monologues where not too far off young Ryan is playing basketball with his father, a little boy who looks like he could be JB, and two other boys.

Meanwhile in the present the Professor summons the Troopers, and after a brief comedy bit with Percy the Professor explains everything at the lab, and even shows them what's happening.

And despite seeing Ziktor on the visors the Troopers first thought is to build their own time machine with JB volunteering to build it, Kaitlin volunteering to get the crystal, and the Professor giving Kaitlin a device to find it.

Kaitlin goes to a cave where the crystals are, and sees some researchers digging for crystals, and when Kaitlin asks them who they are they transform into Skugs.

After Kailtin and the Skugs all backflip the Skugs try to swing kick Kaitlin but she just leg sweeps them, and elbows them.

Then Kaitlin punches, and kicks the Skugs but one grabs her, and flips her but she flips it backs, and then flips over the other Skugs into it as well destroying them.

Kaitlin then finds the crystal so Grimlord appears in the Virtual Dungeon, and summons Ivar who.decides to use a shark themed sword wielding mutant called Sharkfin to destroy the Troopers.

At the lab the Troopers have finished building the time machine when a reality break occurs so Ryan tells the others to take care of Sharkfin while he goes back in time so they transform, and go into the Skybase.

Back in the past Strickland sees young Ryan by himself and tells him that he knows his father but when Ryan asks him for the secret password he figures out what's going on, and escapes.

While at the lab Ryan goes back in time and the Professor explains tjat it burned out the crystal so they need a new one while Ryan finds his younger self.

Kaitlin, and JB find a cave that has more crystals so Kaitlin goes down in the Battle Cruiser while JB uses the Fighter Bike, and when JB goes into the cave he finds Sharkfin who attacks JB with his sword.

But JB kicks him, and Kaitlin gets out, and helps him but Sharkfin attacks her as well so JB grabs Sharkfin while Kaitlin looks for more crystals but encounters Skugs instead.

After a brief bit where Ryan sees his younger self deal with a bully JB, and Kaitlin are still fighting Sharkfin, and the Skugs when Quantum Cruisers, and Jet Fighters fire on them so JB uses the Techno Bazooka to destroy them.

Then Sharkfin throws a boomerang, and some electricity at JB, and then they hit each other with their swords until JB finishes off Sharkfin with Laser Lance.

Back in the past Ryan finds Strickland who transforms into an army of Skugs so Ryan tells his younger self to run but Skugs grab him but young Ryan kicks them away while Ryan punches, and kicks a few Skugs into each other then rescues his younger, and tells him to leave.

But young Ryan goes back to help his older self but during the fight young Ryan gets hurt so Ryan finishes off the Skugs, and Ryan's father comes back, and young Ryan is okay but he doesn't remember the Skugs, and Ryan's father thanks him but Ryan leaves before things can get weird.

At the lab JB, and Kaitlin put the only crystals they could find in the time machine, and bring Ryan back while at the Virtual Dungeon Grimlord wants another attempt at destroying Ryan but Icebot tells him all the crystals are destroyed so he swears vengeance on the Troopers.

The Troopers return to the Underground Voice Daily where we get one last comedy bit with Percy, and Woody.

Anyway "I miss you dad the end".

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Final Thoughts

Today's episode was another good but not great one.

I liked the idea of Grimlord sending one of his minions back in time to destroy Ryan when he was a kid, and Ryan having to go back, and save himself, and I thought Sharkfin was a cool monster.

My only problem is that it feels like the actual part where Ryan is back in time drags on longer than it should, and as a consequence Ryan the main character of the show spends the entire episode out of armor.

It also doesn't have the excuse of yesterday's episode of having to use up what's left of Metalder since they were still using Spielban after this so it all feels wasted especially since I can think of a gazillion episodes where JB, and Kaitlin could have fought a monster but didn't.


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Welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we're looking at Secret Power written by Margo McCahon, and directed by John Grant Weil.

So we start off with today's "My dad taught me" moment where Ryan talks about the time his dad taught him that everyone has a secret power that helps us do things we never thought we could.

We then go to Taoc dojo which is hosting a neighborhood talent when the Troopers notice a boy named Travis who looks sad, and Travis explains that he doesn't think he's talented.

And when Ryan tells him he can dance good he admits he just has stage fright, and the Troopers just tell him to do the show anyway, and that everyone gets stage fright, and it works.

At Ziktor industries Ziktor is explaining his latest evil scheme, to steal power from Crossworld City, and break through the reality barrier.

Then he transforms into Grimlord, and summons Icebot who further explains that he plans to put two sonic pulse devices one in the power plant the other in the north pole to open the reality barrier.

Then Grimlord orders Ivar to protect the pulse devices, and Decimator recommends sending in The Magician to as well, and The Magician, and some Mutant Skugs appear, and Grimlord agrees to send them out as well.

We then go back to Tao dojo where Travis is practicing his dancing but can't get it, and the Troopers encourage him to keep going, and we get a comedy bit where Percy sings a song poorly.

Then we some Spielban footage of Icebot in the Air Castle ordering Skugs in American footage to activate the pulse devices.

Meanwhile at Tao dojo Travis is still struggling with his dancing so Ryan explains what he said at the temple when the star going out, and Ryan sees Jeb holding his ears because of a loud noise only he can hear when everyone in the dojo hears it as well, and Ryan decides to take Jeb to the lab.

Air Striker sees Ryan driving Kaitlin's car so he informs The Magician, and the Mutant Skugs who run through the forest following him when Ryan sees them, and gets out of the car but the Mutant Skugs grab him with ropes, and electrocute him so he transforms.

Ryan then uses the ropes to throw the Mutant Skugs who fire laser needles but Ryan dodges, and the laser needles hit the Mutant Skugs instead so they use their double edged spear swords but Ryan blocks them, and punches, and kicks the Mutant Skugs, and grabs a pair, and throws destroying them, and leaving Ryan to deal with The Magician.

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Back with Icebot the pulse devices are still working, and at Tao dojo a flower pot breaks, and Kaitlin turns on the radio explaining what's happening so they sneak off to contact Ryan, and the Professor but their communicators aren't working.

Ryan has turned back into Brad Hawkins, and asks Jeb how he is when another vibration hits while Grimlord orders Icebot to set the vibrations to maximum.

The vibration hits Tao dojo as well so Kaitlin, and JB head to the lab where everyone explains everything to each other, and the Troopers decide to transform with Ryan going to the power plant, and Kaitlin, and JB going to the north pole.

JB, and Kaitlin find one of the pulse devices in a glacier while Ryan jump kicks The Magician who tries to attack with twin daggers but Ryan blocks them, and punches, and kicks him.

So The Magician throws one of his daggers, and turns the other into a spear.

JB, and Kaitlin see some Skugs on snow skis, and follow them to their base which sets off the alarm, and the Skugs go after them.

Meanwhile The Magician tries to hit Ryan with his spear but Ryan dodges it, and uses it to throw The Magician, and uses Lighting Hand but The Magician teleports away.

So Ryan uses his scanner to find The Magician, and throws the spear but The Magician catches it, and attacks Ryan with it but Ryan once again grabs it, and throws The Magician, and follows up with another Lighting Hand which this time destroys The Magician.

JB, and Kaitlin escape from the Skugs, and summon the Skybase while Ryan destroys the pulse device at the power plant while Kaitlin, and JB destroy the one at the north pole with missiles, and Grimlord once again shames his minions for failure, and swears vengeance on the Troopers.

Back at the dojo the talent show is underway, and Travis is the final act, and at first he's nervous but JB, and Kaitlin remind him of today's message, and he does his act, and everyone likes it.

Then we get one last comedy bit with Percy singing badly, and Jeb pulling out his microphone, and dragging it.

Anyway "I miss you dad the end".

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Final Thoughts

Today's episode continues the trend of good but not great.

I would joke that the only good thing is that I didn't have to watch any Metal Hero shows today but if anything I think it's the other way around.

I like the story with Travis, and I think it has a good message, and I like the main story with Grimlord trying to break the reality barrier, as well as the American footage of Skugs in the north pole since it reminded me of what I wanted them to do with virtual reality to tell it from the real world.

My only problem is that as much as I like the Magician, and his fight scenes I've already seen them, plus it doesn't help that I would have rather had a Metalder monster who got a bad episode in here.

I also thought it dragged out in parts like it should have taken the Troopers less time than it did for them to go to the lab, and the fight with the Mutant Skugs seems like it was just put there as a placeholder for a regular Skug battle.

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Welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we're looking at Quest for Power part one written by Douglas Sloan , and directed by Worth Keeter.

So we start off with today's "My dad taught me" moment where Ryan just talks about missing his dad, and how he hopes to find him.

We then go to Tao dojo where the dojo is having a father/son day which reminds Ryan of his situation with his own father.

Meanwhile at Ziktor industries Ziktor is looking at a prism which he explains will give him the knowledge that he needs to take over the world.

Then he transforms into Grimlord, and has Skugs tie Ryan's father up with ropes made out of electricity while Grimlord shows him some Shaider footage.

Grimlord further explains his plans to steal the knowledge from Ryan's father to make new, and improved mutants, and vehicles.

Meanwhile at the Underground Voice Daily Kaitlin is taking pictures of some models when Ryan, and JB show up.

Kaitlin explains that the paper now has a new section called Crossworld Style that talks about fashion, and sports, and Kaitlin is the new editor with her own office.

Back at the Virtual Dungeon Grimlord, and Icebot begin draining the knowledge from Tyler Steele, and only stop so it doesn't cause permanent damage.

Then Skugs take Tyler to his cell, and when no one's looking he pulls out a device, and tries to send out an SOS.

Back at the Underground Voice Daily there's a comedy bit where Percy tries to put the moves on Kaitlin's models when Jeb humiliates him.

Then the Troopers get a message from the Professor telling them to go to the lab while back at the Virtual Dungeon a mutant catches Tyler, and Decimator informs Grimlord about it, and Grimlord orders him to destroy the Troopers.

The Troopers are driving to the lab when they are stopped by a tree branch, and try to move but can't, and when they go back to the car are ambushed by Skugs.

The Troopers just punch, kick, and flip Skugs while Jeb uses the car's door, and windshield wipers to hit Skugs, then the Skugs try to grab Kaitlin, and Ryan but they get the Skugs off.

Kaitlin kicks some Skugs into each other while the other Troopers trick the last of the Skugs into knocking into each other, and go back to the car.

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At the lab the Professor shows them Tyler's message but it's scrambled but JB unscrambles it, and Tyler explains Grimlord's plan.

Back at the Virtual Dungeon Grimlord has just finished another knowledge draining session, and orders Icebot to use what they've drained so far to upgrade Wolfbot from The Transmutant, and Couch Potato Kid, and Rapidspore the mutant that attacked Percy in Defending Dark Heart, and wants them to destroy the Troopers.

Back at the lab the Troopers are trying to trace Tyler's message when the Battle Grid alert goes off but it's just the lab detecting Wolfbot, and Rapidspore so Ryan, and JB transform to deal with them.

Wolfbot tries to grab Ryan but Ryan throws him so Wolfbot fires his claws but Ryan blocks them so Wolfbot slashes Ryan with his claws but Ryan just punches, and kicks him so Wolfbot jumps up into a tree.

JB searches for Rapidspore who just blinds him with gas while Skugs attack JB so Kaitlin transforms to help him.

Wolfbot jumps back down, and tries to bite Ryan who just punches him off show Wolfbot tries to slash Ryan again but Ryan knocks his claws off with a karate chop so Wolfbot keeps attacking but Ryan keeps punching, and kicking so Wolfbot retreats.

JB takes the fight with Rapidspore to virtual reality where Rapidspore keeps attacking with toxic gas, and transforms into a starfish like creature, and grabs JB, and electrocutes him.

But JB manages to get Rapidspore off, and uses his scanner to find Rapidspore's weak spot, and destroys Rapidspore with Laser Lance.

Back at the lab the Troopers talk about how hard to defeat Grimlord's mutants were when Grimlord himself shows up on the lab's monitor, and shows Ryan's father in the midst of another knowledge draining session.

To be continued.

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Welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we're looking at Quest for Power part two written by Douglas Sloan , and directed by Worth Keeter.

So we start off where we left off with Grimlord, and Icebot still draining the knowledge from Ryan's father with only one more session before they have while back at the lab the Troopers don't know what to do to save Ryan's father.

Ryan decides that the only solution is to go into Grimlord's dungeon directly but JB informs him that Grimlord's dungeon has a human DNA sensor so only mutants can enter.

Then Ryan asks the Professor of he, and his father had anything that could help, and the Professor tells them to check the archives at Crossworld University, and the Troopers check it out.

Back at the Virtual Dungeon the mutants are worried about being scrapped in favor of new mutants when Grimlord appears, and summons Icebot who informs Grimlord that he's upgraded Wolfbot with more of Tyler's knowledge, and Grimlord orders him to destroy Ryan.

Back at the archives there's a brief comedy bit/heartwarming bit where the Troopers find an old baby picture of Ryan.

Then they find a book that contains the blueprints for the VR Trooper technology when the Professor contacts them to tell them about Wolfbot so JB, and Kaitlin take the book, and Ryan transforms to fight Wolfbot.

Wolfbot jumps at Ryan a bunch of times but Ryan keeps kicking him, and throwing him, then they jump down and Wolfbot jumps out of a building but Ryan kicks him again.

At the Virtual Dungeon Icebot reveals that Wolfbot has a new weapon, and we see a spider like flying creature detach from Wolfbot, and shoot webbing at Ryan.

Meanwhile Grimlord has Air Striker, and Fighterbot attack JB, and Kaitlin while Ryan uses Lighting Hand on Wolfbot but Wolfbot is revived by the spider creature.

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Then the spider creature shoots webbing at Ryan so he dodges but this leaves him open to attacks from Wolfbot so Ryan destroys the spider creature with Lighting Hand which also destroys Wolfbot causing him to melt into green slime.

Back at the lab JB tells Ryan that the blueprints don't have anything that can help so Jeb volunteers to sneak into Grimlord's dungeon, and while the Troopers debate this Jeb says he's going to the bathroom.

But really he looks for the nearest portal to virtual reality, and goes directly to Grimlord's dungeon but he still sets off the alarm, and Skugs chase after him.

Back at the lab the Troopers figure out what happened to Jeb, and after a lengthy comedy bit the Skugs capture Jeb, and Ryan transforms by himself to rescue Jeb.

Ryan finds the portal Jeb used, and goes into Grimlord's dungeon while the Skugs put Jeb in the same cell as Tyler and Grimlord decides to destroy his own dungeon with Ryan inside.

Ryan then appears in Grimlord's dungeon where Grimlord has Slashbot attack Ryan with his sword while Grimlord rigs his dungeon to explode in a few minutes.

Ryan punches Slashbot, and destroys him with Lighting Hand while the Skugs take Tyler Steele, and Ryan finds Jeb, and debates searching for his father or escaping the dungeon before deciding on the latter.

Ryan tries to escape but Grimlord's dungeon explodes seemingly destroying Ryan, and there's an admittedly tear jerking part where JB, and Kaitlin debate looking for Ryan.

And they admit that they knew there were risks when they became VR Troopers but they didn't think anything like that would happen.

To be continued.

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Welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we're looking at Quest for Power part three written by Douglas Sloan , and directed by Worth Keeter.

So we start off where we left off with JB, and Kaitlin looking for any trace left of Ryan or Jeb when they see Ryan, and Jeb emerge from the rubble of the Virtual Dungeon.

Then Ryan, and Jeb return to the lab, and Ryan wonders if they found any trace of his dad but JB says no.

But Ryan decides to go to where they can get a better scan of both realities, and the other Troopers join him.

Meanwhile at Ziktor industries Ziktor's secretaries are fighting over who's in charge of the virtual army now that Grimlord's gone.

But then Grimlord himself appears on the monitor, and reveals he's in a temporary base until his new Dark Fortress is complete.

And he uses what's left of his old mutants to destroy Ryan but needs to get all the Troopers to his lair.

The Troopers are still looking for clues when they pick up a signal coming from a nearby cave.

While Grimlord, and Icebot have finished the last brain draining session, and Icebot is already using it to new, and improved mutants.

Grimlord has him send them after the Troopers who arrive at the front of the cave to find plants that turn out to be Skugs.

The Skugs wave their hatchets around but the Troopers just punch, and kick them, and Kaitlin knocks one into a flower pot, and kicks another Skug into it destroying them.

Then JB also knocks a couple of Skugs into each other but Grimlord via campfire orders Icebot to enhance the Skugs' powers.

Then the last two Skugs put their hands in front of each other, and transform into Miraclers from Shaider, and when the Troopers to fight them off they kidnap Kaitlin, and JB.

Then Ryan contacts the Professor who explains what's going on, and tells Ryan to come to the lab.

While the new Ultra Skugs take JB, and Kaitlin, and put them on weird metal crosses with Tyler Steele on a third one.

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At the lab the Professor explains what's going on, and explains that the technology from Ryan's father has upgraded Grimlord's mutants to the point that if Ryan keeps fighting them he could lose his powers forever but Ryan still has to save his friends, and his father.

Meanwhile JB, and Kaitlin try to talk to Ryan's father but it seems like the brain draining has left him a vegetable.

Then Grimlord explains his plan which is to use a laser cannon which will move back, and forth, and slowly down until it decapitates JB, Kaitlin, and Tyler like a laser pendulum, and starts the device.

At the lab Ryan says fuck it, and decides to transform, and the Professor lets him but only if he recharges his powers first.

The laser pendulum swings closer to Ryan's father, and friends but Ryan's powers have finished charging, and he teleports to Grimlord's temporary base.

The heads of various past mutants keep flying into Ryan, and exploding draining his powers but Ryan doesn't give up.

Then a cape falls down, and turns into Decimator who comes after Ryan with his sword so Ryan kicks him but it turns out to be an illusion which the Professor explains all the Mutants Ryan been fighting have been.

So Ryan pulls out a knife, and throws it at the Decimator, and it disappears into nothingness.

Then Grimlord himself appears, and picks up Ryan, and throws him electricity, and then attacks Ryan with tentacles.

Then Grimlord tells Ryan he's rigged his temporary base to explode, and his throne levitates, and Grimlord escapes.

Ryan searches for his father, and friends but his powers are giving out, and the laser pendulum is coming down on his friends, and father.

Ryan's powers finally give out but he finds his friends, and father, deactivates the laser pendulum, frees everyone, and everyone escapes the cave before it explodes.

But alas Ryan's virtualizer starts glowing, and when he pulls it out it disintegrates into powder confirming that Ryan's lost his powers.
At the lab attempts to revive Ryan's father from his current state have failed, and Ryan is distraught over the whole thing.

While elsewhere Grimlord now having a new American costume since the show finally used up all the Metalder footage, and he brags about how the worst is yet to come


To be continued.

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Welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we're looking at Quest for Power part four written by Douglas Sloan , and directed by Worth Keeter.

So we start off where we left off with the Troopers trying to revive Ryan's father but nothing is working, and the Professor explains that physically Ryan's father is okay but he can't access his own memories.

So Jeb suggests going to Tao for help, and the Troopers agree so they tell Tao they need help, and he agrees.

At Ziktor industries Ziktor's secretaries give him the fully charged prism of empowerment, and has his secretaries destroy his old power orb.

Then he uses the prism to create his new Dark Fortress which a flying shark like spaceship, and then Ziktor uses the prism to transform into Grimlord.

Grimlord then shoots a beam that creates a woman in a white dress with an Egyptian style head dress, and a scepter who calls herself Despera.

Then Despera shoots electricity from her scepter which brings a face on the wall behind Grimlord to life as a supercomputer/genie called Oraclon.

And Oraclon in turn shoots lasers that create Ultra Skugs, a man dressed in black, and red scorpion themed armor called Doom Master, and a group of women warriors in various different colored outfits called Vixens.

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Then the Troopers take Ryan's father to Tao who opens a bookcase door, and takes everyone to his secret meditation room.

Then Tao puts some herbs, and a giant purple crystal on Tyler, and tells everyone to think happy thoughts, and that fixes Tyler.

Then we go to the temple where Ryan has his "my dad taught me/I miss my dad" moments, and shares a long overdue father son moment when they remember Grimlord, and immediately start working on new VR Trooper powers for Ryan.

At the Dark Fortress Grimlord orders his minions to destroy the other Troopers, and Oraclon recommends sending in Grimstars new manta ray shaped spaceships to do the job, and Grimlord agrees.

The Troopers, and Ryan's father are still working on Ryan's new powers when the lab's alarms sense the Grimstars so JB, and Kaitlin transform to fight them.

The Grimstars fire on the Skybase with lasers so JB fires missiles, and destroys one but the others keep firing so Ryan's father tells them to retreat but they can't escape, and the communication goes out.

Ryan's father tries to reestablish communication while JB destroys the Grimstars with more missiles but the damage is done, and the Skybase crashes.

JB, and Kaitlin teleport back to the lab okay but the Skybase is trashed but Ryan, and his father have finished his new powers with only one thing missing: the virtualizer.

Meanwhile Grimlord is confident that nothing stands between him, and final control of reality.

To be continued.

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Welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we're looking at Quest for Power part five written by Douglas Sloan, and directed by Worth Keeter.

So we start off where we left off with the Troopers, and Ryan's father trying to make a new virtualizer for Ryan but the crystal is imperfect.

Then the Professor, and Ryan's father show some Shaider footage of all the powers, and weapons he could have.

Like the lightsaber esque Laser Saber, The VR Shoulder Cannon a laser cannon similar to JB's Techno Bazooka, the VR Nitro Cycle a flying motorcycle similar to JB's fighter bike.

And finally the VR Combat Module a tank that splits into a jet, and drill tank like the Battle Cruiser.

At Ziktor industries one of his secretaries informs him that JB, and Kaitlin survived the crash of the Skybase.

So he transforms into Grimlord, and orders his minions to send a mutant after the Troopers so Despera has Oraclon create one.

And Oraclon makes an orb appear in his mouth which Despera takes out, afterwards fly into the walls of the Dark Fortress, and appears on the monitor in the form of a white mutant with a claw for a hand called Irradiator.

At Tao dojo Ryan, and his father are sparing when the Professor contacts them to tell them to come to the lab.

At the lab JB shows them Irradiator so Ryan's father has JB, and Kaitlin transform, and uses a special virtual enhancement program to upgrade their powers.

Kaitlin jumps, and kicks at the Skugs while JB goes sword to claw with Irradiator when Air Fighters appear so JB takes the fight to virtual reality.

Kaitlin keeps fighting Skugs, and destroys two of them while Irradiator throws JB, and makes guns come out of his shoulder, and fires on JB.

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While Ryan, and his father watch at the lab so Ryan, and his father try another virtualizer experiment but it fails.

While at the Dark Fortress Grimlord orders Doom Master, and the Vixens to invade Crossworld City.

JB shoots off Irradiator's arms with his laser but they come back to life, and attack JB.

But JB slices them with his sword, and decapitates Irradiator but Irradiator is still alive.

Meanwhile Kaitlin still fights Skugs when they transform into Ultra Skugs but Kaitlin still holds own with them.

At the temple Ryan, and his father have another father/son moment when Tao appears, and Ryan, and his father tell Tao they need a special crystal, and he has one.

JB destroys Irradiator with Laser Lance while Kaitlin destroys the Ultra Skugs who have the same weakness as the old ones.

Tao gives Ryan, and his father the crystal while Kaitlin, and JB fight Doom Master, and the Vixens by punching, and kicking them.

Grimlord orders Despera to help Doom Master, and the Vixens so she teleports to where they are, and fires lasers from her scepter at JB, and Kaitlin.

Meanwhile Ryan, and his father have finished the virtualizer, and Ryan finally transforms into Shaider, and we're treated to some Shaider footage of Ryan fighting Ultra Skugs with his sword.

Ryan summons his spaceship to fire lasers at Grimlord's minions forcing them to retreat, and Grimlord once again swears vengeance on the Troopers.

Finally at the temple Ryan's father congratulates the Troopers but Grimlord is still out there, and the Troopers are ready.

Then JB, Kaitlin, and Jeb leave, and Ryan, and his father share one last father/son.

The end.

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Final Thoughts.

This whole storyline was pretty good.

I still stand by what I said about how if I could count all of it as single episode I would say it's my all time favorite.

It's a great send off to Ryan's old powers, and Grimlord's old mutants, and fortress, and great introduction to Ryan's new powers, and Grimlord's new mutants, and fortress.

I also liked the part where it genuinely seemed like Ryan was killed before he could escape Grimlord's dungeon.

I also liked the various father/son my moments between Ryan, and Tyler.

It has problems but there mostly small, and can be chalked up to pacing, and production.

The whole story feels like it could have just been three episodes instead of five since the story is just Grimlord steals Tyler's knowledge to upgrade his mutants, Ryan, and the others find out, and fight them, Ryan goes to the Virtual Dungeon to rescue his father, and Jeb, and almost gets blown up.

Ryan, and his friends search for Grimlord, and his father, and them in a cave but Kaitlin, and JB get kidnapped, and Ryan has to rescue them, and he rescues his father, and friends but looses his old powers.

Ryan, and the others heal Tyler while Grimlord creates the Dark Fortress, and his new minions, and Tyler makes new powers for Ryan so he can fight them.

I liked the fights with Wolfbot, and Rapidspore in parts 1 and 2, and the one with Irradiator in part 5 but I felt like they both could have been used for stand alone episodes.

Remember how I went on all the time in The Disappearance, Race to the Rescue, and New Kids on the Planet about how I wished they had saved Ryan's fights for those episodes for a major multi parter.

Well this what I was talking about.

It also bugged me how JB, and Kaitlin spend so much of the first half out of Trooper mode, and they try to overcompensate by having Ryan spend all of part 4 out of Trooper mode

Also for all the build up to Ryan's new powers it bugged me that they didn't actually use a Shaider monster to show them off.

Then again I also think if it didn't have the Shaider stuff, and you edited it to end at part 3, and you included Ivar's fights from Save the Trees, and Great Brain Robbery, and Icebot's fight from Littlest Trooper, and made this the series finale.

Or if they switched around Grimlord stealing Tyler's knowledge to have it before Defending Dark Heart, and split it up into two two parters with one that's the first two parts of Defending Dark Heart in the middle of Season One with Dark Heart becoming an ally of the Troopers.

And the other at the end of Season One that's the last two parts of Defending Dark Heart mixed with the first half of this episode.

And then the second half be the Season Two premiere.

Tune in next time for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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So remember when I said that after Quest for Power I was doing a four day week because there's only four regular episodes afterwards before Kaitlin Through the Looking Glassm

And I was going to make Kaitlin Through the Looking Glass it's own special week just for itself, and do one more four day week before going back to my regular schedule?.

Well since I took that month, and a half hiatus when I originally was just going take a couple of weeks tops I looked it up, and there's only 7 regular episodes after Kaitlin Through the Looking Glass before Grimlord's Dark Secret.

And afterwards there's just 17 more regular episodes of VR Troopers.

Anyway my point is while I'm still doing a four day week this week.

Next week is going to be a full week before another four day week, and then three more while weeks before one more four day week.

Moving on welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we're looking at Fashion Victims written by Clifford Herbert, and directed and Vikie Brodough.

So we start off with today's "My dad taught me" moment where Ryan talks about how his dad taught him about the importance of keeping promises.

We then go to the Underground Voice Daily where Kaitlin is with her friend Andrea who's a fashion designer, and is making clothes for a design competition.

Andrea explains that she needs models, and after a comedy bit with Percy Kaitlin, and Andrea decide that Kaitlin, and the guys would be perfect.

At Ziktor industries Ziktor is back to reading the Power Rangers villain playbook because he's looking at Andrea's designs, and decides to transform into Grimlord.

Grimlord then orders Despera, and Oraclon to create a mutant, and they create a silkworm like mutant called Silkoid.

Later at Tao dojo JB practices with a bow staff while Ryan watches when Kaitlin shows up, and tells them what's going on, and at first they're reluctant but Kaitlin convinces them to go along.

Meanwhile Andrea is working on her clothes when three women appear, and turn out to be Skugs who then restrain Andrea, and use a device to shoot purple lasers, and put Andrea under Grimlord's control.

Back at the dojo Ryan gets a call from Tao asking him to teach a class so he tells the others to go without him, and he'll meet them later.

Then we see a montage of JB, and Kaitlin trying on Andrea's clothes, and afterwards the Skugs appear in their human forms before changing back, and multiplying.
Kaitlin, and JB just punch, and kick Skugs, and there's parts with a Skug in a dress, and Skugs using fabric rolls as weaweapons.

Then the Skugs trap Kaitlin with some fabric, and JB destroys some Skugs before being trapped as well, and Silkoid appears, and cocoons them.

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At the Dark Fortress Andrea appears on the monitor, and tells Grimlord that JB, and Kaitlin are prisoners

But he still wants Ryan so he orders her to go after Ryan, and Doom Master, and the Vixens volunteer as back up.

Ryan's done at the dojo so he goes to Andrea, and sees the cocoons, when Andrea isn't looking he tries to contact JB, and Kaitlin but can't.

Then he tries to contact the Professor who also confirms not being able to contact JB, and Kaitlin so Ryan goes outside, but Doom Master and the Vixens are there.

So Ryan transforms, and briefly fights Doom Master, and the Vixens, and shoots lasers at them, they retreat.

Ryan retroforms, and goes back inside, and finds some of Silkoid's silk so he tells the Professor, and goes to the lab.

At the lab Ryan puts the silk in the analyzer, and the Professor figures out what's going on, and explains that if they can't get JB, and Kaitlin out of the cocoons they'll mutate into silkworm mutants as well.

so Ryan transforms again to fight Silkoid, and free his friends, and summons the Nitro Cycle while Doom Master undoes the brain washing on Andrea, and Silkoid cocoons her but Ryan frees her with his laser.

Ryan briefly fights with Ultra Skugs before fighting Doom Master with his sword, and Silkoid using a giant rose as a weapon, and later fires at everyone with his laser.

Oraclon then sends the fight to a strange dimension called the fractal zone where Silkoid spits webbing at Ryan, and cocoons him but Ryan uses his laser, and escapes.

Oraclon then takes the fight to another dimension called the Indigo Sector where Silkoid is holding a scimitar, and teleports, and turns invisible.

While Ryan is dual wielding his laser gun, and laser saber, and uses his scanner to find Silkoid, his laser gun to bring Silkoid out of hiding, and his laser saber to destroy him freeing the other Troopers from the cocoons.

Ryan helps Andrea, and the others escape while Grimlord once again swears vengeance on the Troopers.

Back at Andrea's studio Andrea reveals she's made new designs based on the Troopers then we get one last comedy bit with Percy.

Then Ryan once again talks about the moral of the episode.

The end.

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Final Thoughts.

Today's episode was okay it was good but not great.

I liked the story, and message, and Silkoid was one of the better looking Shaider monsters, and it's cool to finally see a Shaider monster after all the buildup of Quest for Power.

My only real gripe was that JB, and Kaitlin didn't transform at all especially since Andrea got cocooned herself, and the stuff with Andrea being brainwashed felt like it dragged on.

It also didn't help that even though only one Metal Hero show was used they still cut out stuff from the fight scene with Silkoid but left the one part I probably would take out.

In the end it's good but not how I would have kicked off the new status quo after Quest for Power.

Tune in next time for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we're looking at Game Over written by Diane Mathers, and directed and Vikie Bronough.

So we start off with today's "My dad taught me" moment where Ryan talks about how his dad taught him that there's a balance between work, and play.

We then go to a lake where Ryan, and Kaitlin are fishing with some kids when while we get a comedy bit with Percy.

And JB is working on a virtual reality game that simulates a fight with Grimlord's mutants to test their skills but unbeknownst to the Troopers one of Grimlord's Skugs is in the water, and sees them.

At Ziktor industries Ziktor watches what the Skug sees, and once again has been reading the Power Rangers villain playbook because he transforms into Grimlord, and orders his minions to steal the game.

At the lab Ryan, and Kaitlin are playing the game which is a bunch of Spielban footage while JB programs it on his computer, and asks them for ways to improve it, and they say thinks like giants, and being ambushed.

JB then creates a green mutant with pointy ears, red bug eyes, and a claw tipped spear called Gameoid while Oraclon, and Ivar volunteer to steal Gameoid, and make him real.

At Tao dojo Kaitlin is sparring with Tao when JB, and Ryan come in with the newly finished game, and some visors.

And the Troopers play the game until three guys in karate gis show up, randomly turn into Skugs, and multiply.

The Troopers, and Skugs just punch, and kick each other, and the Troopers roundhouse kick the Skugs, and grab their legs when they try to kick back so the Skugs transform into Ultra Skugs.

But Ryan kicks one of the Ultra Skugs into a cabinet, and kicks another Ultra Skug into it destroying them, and Kaitlin, and JB kick two Ultra Skugs into a bench together destroying them but the last Ultra Skug steals JB's computer so they head to the lab.

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At the Dark Fortress Oraclon makes Gameoid real while at the lab the Troopers track JB's computer to a warehouse so Ryan decides to go over there.

Ryan sees Grimlord's minions at the warehouse so he transforms, summons the Nitro Cycle, and bursts through a wall.

But Despera shoots him with her scepter, and covers Ryan with green slime, puts chains on him, and traps him in a cage.

Then she shoots him with more lasers, and the slime comes off Ryan, and reforms into Gameoid.

The Professor, and the other Troopers see Ryan on the lab's monitors so they give him a power boost which enables him to escape the trap, and he fights off Grimlord's minions.

Gameoid comes after Ryan with his spear but Ryan keeps kicking him, and dodging so Gameoid teleports away.

JB, and Kaitlin transform, and Kaitlin fights Ultra Skugs while JB fights Ivar.

Ryan is still fighting Gameoid who's grabbed Ryan's sword with a vine but Ryan slices it off, and goes after Gameoid who teleports away.

Then Grimlord orders the fight be taken to the Indigo Sector where Gameoid shoots lasers from his eyes at Ryan so Ryan shoots his own laser which makes Gameoid shrink.

So Gameoid comes after Ryan with his spear but Ryan destroys him with his laser while JB defeats Ivar, and Kaitlin destroys the Ultra Skugs, and retrieves JB's computer.

But then Despera appears in the Indigo Sector, and throws her scepter, shoots lasers, and teleports, and Ryan tries to fire his own lasers at her but she retreats, and Ryan is knocked out of the Indigo Sector.

Then the Troopers take the computer to the lab, and JB deprograms it.

While at the Dark Fortress Grimlord once again shames his minions.

We then see the Troopers fishing again while the kids they were fishing with are playing on game boys, and we get one last comedy bit with Percy.

Anyway "I love you dad" The end.

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Final Thoughts.

Today's episode was pretty good.

I liked the idea of the Troopers making a fake mutant to test their skills, and Grimlord stealing it, and turning it into a real one.

I also thought that Gameoid was another one of the better Shaider monsters.

I also liked that JB, and Kaitlin got to be in Trooper mode, and that the Troopers fought the Ultra Skugs in this episode.

Really I think my only real gripe was that I would have saved the fight with Despera for a major episode especially since it seemed like they cut a bit from the actual fight with Gameoid.

All in all this episode feels more like how I would have started Season Two after Quest for Power.

Tune in next time for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we're looking at Watered Down written by Al Winchel, and directed by Vikie Bronough.

So we start off with today's "My dad taught me" moment where Ryan talks about how his dad taught him that friends are always there when you need them.

We then go to a beach where the Troopers are playing volleyball with some kids, and we get a comedy bit where Percy tries to put the moves on some beautiful girls who are petting Jeb.

At Ziktor industries Ziktor is watching some Spielban footage when a secretary gives him a jar of a red substance which he explains is called the VR shield a substance designed to block the VR Troopers powers.

Then he sees the Troopers playing volleyball on the beach near where his lab is so he transforms into Grimlord, and Icebot explains that he's already given the VR shield to a new Octopus like mutant named Octobot so his lab is safe.

Back at the beach the Troopers find some of the VR shield on some seaweed but don't know what it is so they go to the Underground Voice Daily, and JB explains that they don't know what it is.

So Ryan, and JB decide to go scuba diving to find anything while Kaitlin takes the sample to the lab.

At the lab the Professor explains that the analyzer can't find out what the substance while Grimlord sees JB getting the diving equipment ready so a random guy goes up to him, and transforms into an army of Skugs.

First the Skugs jump at JB but he just throws them then he kicks them, and one Skug tries to use an oxygen tank as a weapon but JB kicks the Skug, and the oxygen tank just hits the other Skugs, Skugs.

JB grabs a Skug's leg, and throws it into another destroying them so the two remaining ones transform into Ultra Skugs, and punch JB but he grabs an Ultra Skug, and throws it into the other destroying them.

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Then Ryan shows up but JB sees his oxygen tank is cut so Ryan will have to go alone.

The Troopers, and the Professor still can't find anything, and Grimlord sees Ryan so Octobot attacks him while JB, and Kaitlin try to contact him.

The Professor is able to contact Ryan, and tells him to transform but the VR shield blocks him.

JB transforms instead but the VR shield prevents him from even touching the water.

Kaitlin, and the Professor transfer all the lab's power to the scanner, and find Ryan trapped by animated hands.

the Professor explains everything, and JB, and Kaitlin decide to summon the Battle Cruiser so JB transforms again.
JB destroys Grimlord's lab with lasers restoring contact with Ryan but Ryan still can't transform until Octobot is destroyed so Kaitlin transforms.

Kaitlin punches Octobot but Octobot punches her, grabs her, throws her, and fires a weird thing at her face.

JB comes over and helps Kaitlin, and uses a Skug as a shield when Octobot fires another thing at them, and proceeds to attack Skugs, and Octobot with his sword.

Then Kaitlin tries to fire lasers but they don't work so JB helps her, and it works, and JB destroys Octobot with Laser Lance.

Ryan makes it out in time, and Grimlord once again swears vengeance on the Troopers.

Back at the Underground Voice Daily we get some two more comedy bits one with Woody wearing some swimming gear over his business clothes, and making water jokes.

And one with Percy in an inflatable muscle suit with Jeb exposing him.

Anyway Ryan sums up the moral of the day the end.

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Final Thoughts.

Today's episode was okay.

I thought the idea of Grimlord making a substance that could block the Troopers powers was cool.

I also thought Octobot was a cool monster with cool powers especially since he looked like a Cthullu monster.

My only problems are that it felt like the part where the Professor, and the other Troopers try to contact Ryan dragged on.

And the part where JB transformed back after he couldn't go into the water felt like it could have been outright removed without hurting anything.

Especially since they cut out some stuff from the Spielban episode they used, and because Ryan didn't transform into Trooper mode in this episode.

Tune in next time for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we're looking at The Negative Factor written by Stewart St. John, and directed by Vikie Bronough.

So we start off with today's "My dad taught me" moment where Ryan talks about how his dad taught him that sometimes you have to trust your own instincts.

We then go to a road in Crossworld City when Kaitlin, and JB are supposed to pick up Ryan but the roads closed.

Then Kaitlin, and JB get out, and talk to a road worker who turns out to be Doom Master who then takes out a remote control, and shoots JB, and Kaitlin with a silver laser, and teleports away.

The laser makes Kaitlin, and JB transparent, and a bicyclist goes right through them like their not there so they try to transform but can't.

At Ziktor industries Ziktor is watching, and explains that JB, and Kaitlin are trapped in the Negative Zone, and then transforms into Grimlord, and further explains that he plans to send the entire world into the Negative Zone as well.

At Tao dojo Tao is sparring with a young boy, Ryan is supposed to watch but he's spacing out, and explains that he's getting bad vibes.

Then when Tao leaves the Professor contacts Ryan, and explains that JB, and Kaitlin have disappeared so Ryan leaves.
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At the Dark Fortress Doom Master, and the Vixens are working on the Negative Zone device.

While in another room Grimlord's newest a mutant a pile of yarn balls with sheep's head in the middle carrying a spear with scissors on the end named Scissor Fist waits to destroy the Troopers.

At the Underground Voice Daily Kaitlin, and JB phase through a wall, and we get a comedy bit where their presence blows away pile of papers, and makes Woody cold but they can't talk to him.

At the lab Ryan, and the Professor are trying to find JB, and Kaitlin when JB, and Kaitlin themselves appear but only Jeb can see them but can't hear them.

The Professor, and Ryan find where they disappeared, and goes there, and JB, and Kaitlin follow him.

At the Dark Fortress Doom Master informs Grimlord that the Negative Device is complete, and Grimlord orders Scissor Fist to destroy Ryan.

Ryan finds Kaitlin's car, and a guy in a tow truck comes out, and merges with the truck into a Skug which then turns into a whole bunch of Skugs.

The Skugs circle Ryan, and try to kick him but he kicks them back, and kicks two Skugs into each other, and destroys them.

Then Ryan punches the other two Skugs when JB, and Kaitlin appear, and Ryan destroys the last two Skugs.

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Then Doom Master appears, and tries to send Ryan to the Negative Zone but he dodges, and transforms but Scissor Fist appears, and wraps Ryan with yarn.

But Ryan frees himself with his sword, and jump kicks Scissor Fist while Kaitlin, and JB follow some Ultra Skugs who are carrying the Negative Device.

Ryan fights off Ultra Skugs, and Doom Master with his sword then jumps onto a tree branch, and shoots everything with his laser.

Then Ryan jumps back down, and the Professor explains what's going on.

Back at the lab Ryan, and the Professor are still looking for the Negative Device when JB, and Kaitlin appear, and Jeb finally says he see's them.

Then JB, and Kaitlin telekinetically type on the lab's computer the coordinates to the location of the Negative Device.

At the Dark Fortress Grimlord activates the Negative Device while back at lab JB, and Kaitlin are fully pulled into negative space, e the Professor explains everything, and has Jeb rescue JB, and Kaitlin.

The Professor also gives Ryan a message from his dad explaining that now the Skybase can transform into a giant robot called the Troopertron , and Ryan transforms again.

Ryan finds the Negative Device but Grimlord, and his minions find out, and attack Ryan but Ryan fights them off jump kicks Scissor Fist.

But Scissor Fist fights back with his spear, and Grimstars attack so Ryan summons the Combat Module.

At the lab Jeb is wearing a visor, and travels to the Negative Zone which is some weird red, and orange cgi, and rescues JB, and Kaitlin.

The Combat Module destroys Grimlord's base with a missile while Ryan shoots lasers at Grimlord's minions.

Grimlord orders the fight between Ryan, and Scissor Fist be taken to the Indigo Sector, and a spaceship with a face on it appears, and fires on Ryan so he summons the Troopertron.

Then we see the Troopertron stomping on tanks, and shooting lasers at Air Fighters.

Then Ryan summons his Laser Saber, and Scissor Fist tries to fight back but Ryan destroys him while JB, and Kaitlin appear in the lab back to normal.

But there's still the matter of the Negative Device, and there's only seconds left.

But Ryan remembers the moral of the day, and pushes a random button, and deactivates the Negative Device.

Grimlord once again shames his minions, and swears vengeance on the Troopers.

Then at the Underground Voice Daily we get one last comedy bit where Jeb gets scared by a mouse.

Anyway Ryan sums up the moral of the day the end.

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Final Thoughts

Today's episode was not very good.

It had a neat concept with the Negative Zone, and it had a good message.

Unfortunately Scissor Fist represents one of my pet peeves about Shaider which is that for every monster that actually looks cool, and creepy you get one that's silly, and goofy looking.

It also bugged me that JB, and Kaitlin didn't transform into Trooper mode in this episode since it used the Troopertron which was from Spielban.

And because it seemed like they could have had the stuff with Kaitlin, and JB in the Negative Zone in the first half, and then freed them.

And had the stuff with the larger device, and Ryan fighting Scissor Fist in the second half instead of having both at the same time, and dragging it out.

I did like the introduction of the Troopertron, and it didn't skip anything I would have kept from the Shaider episode.

Tune in next time for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we're looking at Kaitlin Through the Looking Glass part one written by David Avalon, and directed by Worth Keeter.

So we start off with today's "My dad taught me" moment where Ryan talks about how his dad taught him that it's not outwardly appearances that matter most.

We then go to the Underground Voice Daily where the Troopers, and Woody are celebrating a new front page article by Kaitlin.

And we get a comedy bit where Woody tries to make a milkshake with a blender but it shakes the whole building, and Percy tries to stop it just to get the shake all over him.

At Ziktor industries Ziktor is crumpling his copy of the Underground Voice Daily, and explains that he plans to steal Kaitlin's image, and use it to create a second evil Kaitlin.

Then a secretary informs him that his latest mutant a new like mutant called Stingbot is under the Underground Voice Daily building causing earthquakes.

Ziktor sees this for himself then transforms into Grimlord, and Doom Master, and Ivar both tell him everything is going according to plan.

Back at Underground Voice Daily another of Stingbot's earthquakes hits so everyone except the Troopers leaves, and the Troopers contact the Professor who explains what's going on.

Ryan decides to check the basement by himself and after telling a couple of janitors to leave he finds Stingbot, and transforms but Stingbot teleports away.

Meanwhile one of the janitors steals Kaitlin's compact, and replaces it with another, and tries to steal the VR disc, and JB, and Kaitlin decide to go back into the building, and when they see what the janitors are doing the janitors transform into Skugs.
Not much happens other than JB, and Kaitlin punch, and kick the Skugs into various things around the building, and one of the Skugs trying to grab Kaitlin but she gets it off her.

Then the Skugs transform into Ultra Skugs, and JB, and Kaitlin still punch, and kick them, and there's more pratfalls but JB, and Kaitlin destroy the Ultra Skugs.

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Ryan finds a beam, and uses it to repair the foundation of the building, and transforms back, and everyone explains to each other what happened.

Then Kaitlin takes out her compact and puts on some lipstick, and Grimlord has Ivar, and some Skugs activate the Mirror Replicator.

and some pink lasers shoot out at Kaitlin, and surround her face, and her reflection starts looking evil.

Then the evil Kaitlin teleports to the Dark Fortress, and we know she's evil because she swears allegiance to Grimlord, and Grimlord gives her a device, and orders her to destroy the Troopers.

Then Evil Kaitlin appears at the Underground Voice Daily, and after five seconds of pretending to be the real thing she just beats up Ryan, and briefly transforms.

And afterwards gets a message from Grimlord telling to go to the lab, and sabotage it while Ryan gets up from his beating.

Meanwhile back at the Underground Voice Daily the real Kaitlin, and the other reporters are putting stuff back when she gets a message from JB already in Trooper mode, and transforms to help.

While Evil Kaitlin appears at the Underground Voice Daily, and steals the VR disc but Ryan contacts the Professor who explains everything.

Ryan arrives at the lab just as Evil Kaitlin is about to destroy the lab but Ryan, and the Professor show her the real Kaitlin, and JB who are getting beat up by Ivar, Stingbot, and Skugs.

And Ryan tries to convince her she's too much like the real Kaitlin, and it works, and the other Kaitlin transforms to help the real one while Ryan tries to save the lab.

JB, and the two Kaitlins destroy Grimlord's machines, and the other Kaitlin explains what's going on when Skugs, and Stingbot appear.

JB fights off the Skugs but Stingbot spits acid at him so he takes the fight to virtual reality while Ryan barely saves the lab, and afterwards transforms.

Then we get a cool part where Ryan pilots his spaceship, and they edit it to have him blow up Air Fighters from Spielban.

While JB tries to fight off Stingbot but Stingbot makes these robot bees appear, and attack JB, and the two Kaitlins.

Ryan destroys the Air Fighters while JB destroys the robot bees.

But Stingbot spits acid at them so Kaitlin one shoots lasers, and Kaitlin two throws her double edged scythe at him, and JB destroys Stingbot, and the Skugs with Laser Lance.

Grimlord once again swears vengeance on the Troopers but believes that the two Kaitlins will destroy each other.

And at the lab the Professor explains that if they can't recombine the two Kaitlins in 24 hours they'll both cease to exist.

To be continued.

Tune in next time for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we're looking at Kaitlin Through the Looking Glass part two written by David Avalon, and directed by Worth Keeter.

So we start off where we left off with the Professor explaining that if they don't recombine the two Kaitlins they'll both cease to exist, and the process is already starting.

At Ziktor industries Ziktor, and one of his secretaries explain his plan to create mirror duplicates of everyone on Earth.

Then he transforms into Grimlord, and Oraclon shows him some Spielban footage of Ivar, and some Skugs making more mirror replicators.

Back at the lab the Troopers, and the Professor try to recombine the two Kaitlins but it fails.

The Professor explains that they have to either get Grimlord's original device or find a rare crystal similar to the one that powers it.

Ryan, and the two Kaitlins decide to go to Tao dojo while JB stays at the lab because he still doesn't trust Kaitlin two.

Despera, and some Skugs are in human form loading the Mirror Replicators onto trucks, and JB finds out, and investigates.

Meanwhile at Tao dojo Ryan, and the two Kaitlins can't find the crystal they need, and Kaitlin two takes out the device Grimlord gave her, and stuns Ryan, and Kaitlin one, and teleports.

JB finds the boxes, and trucks containing the Mirror Replicators but Despera, and the Skugs catch him, and transform into their real forms, and the Skugs transform directly from human form to Ultra Skugs.

Not much happens other than JB kicks the Ultra Skugs, and the Ultra Skugs try to trip him, and grab him but JB gets them off, and kicks them into each other destroying them.

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But Despera summons a weird goofy looking red lion like mutant with the unusual name of Serpentoid so JB transforms.

Serpentoid rams into JB a bunch of times, and JB tries to punch him but Serpentoid beats him up instead.

So JB pulls out his ray gun but Serpentoid runs away so JB summons the Fighter Bike, and chases after Serpentoid.

Grimlord orders Oraclon to send Grimstars after JB, and we see them, and some Air Fighters fire on JB.

So he tries to contact the other Troopers, and the Professor explains what's going on so he sends Jeb to revive the other Troopers.

Back at the Dark Fortress Kaitlin two explains what's going on, and that she was just pretending to betray him.

While at Tao dojo Jeb wakes up Ryan, and Kaitlin one, and explains what's going on so they both transform.

Ryan summons the Combat Module, and destroys Grimlord's underground factory.

While Kaitlin two steals the main Mirror Replicator device, escapes the Dark Fortress, gives the device to the Troopers, and transforms.

Ryan appears, and fires on Serpentoid, and the Skugs but Ivar shows up in his own tank along with some tanks Air Fighters, and Quantum Cruisers, and fires at Ryan.

So Ryan summons the VR Troopertron, and it quickly destroys the Air Fighters, Quantum Cruisers, and Ivar's tanks.

JB, and the two Kaitlins jump punch Serpentoid, and JB destroys him with Laser Lance.

And at the Dark Fortress Grimlord once again shames his minions, and swears vengeance on the Troopers.

Back at the lab the Troopers, and the Professor try to recombine the two Kaitlins, and it works but then Jeb accidentally knocks over the Mirror Replicator device.

But all that does is result in Kaitlin now being able to summon Kaitlin two whenever she's in Trooper mode.

Ryan then reminds us of the moral of the day the end.

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Final Thoughts

This whole thing was pretty cool actually.

You know how usually I have a problem with an episode having a good story but bad execution.

Well this almost the opposite in that on paper it sounds like a rehash of Good Trooper Bad Trooper.

But I did like Kaitlin two especially since it seemed like Sarah Brown enjoyed being a bad guy for a change.

And I actually liked how Kaitlin two had to pretend to still be working for Grimlord.

I also liked that technically we now have a fourth Trooper.

Really I think my only problem is the same thing I always have which is that I would have liked it if they could have found a way to combine this with Rise of the Red Python, and have Amy from that episode become the fourth Trooper.

Like have Rise of the Red Python be a three parter, and have it be like the Rise of the Red Python we did get up until the end of part two.

And have the end of part two be like the end of part one of this episode, and have part three be like the part two of this episode.

I liked Stingbot, and thought he was a cool monster but Serpentoid was just silly looking, and even then I probably wouldn't have cared if they called him Lionoid, or Lionbot.

It also bugged me that it seemed like they didn't even use all of Serpentoid's fight scene from Spielban.

Tune in next time for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we're looking at Kaitlin Goes Hollywood written by Margo McCahon, and directed by Worth Keeter.

So we start off with today's "My dad taught me" moment where Ryan talks about the time his father told him that game and fortune don't always go together.

We then go to the Underground Voice Daily where Woody, and Percy are taking pictures of Kaitlin for the paper which leads to a comedy bit with Percy, and a fan.

Then a man, and his entourage comes in, and he explains that he's a famous movie director Phillip Marceu, and he's having a casting call to find someone for his newest movie, and takes one look at Kaitlin, and wants her to audition.

At Ziktor industries Ziktor is watching on his monitor and once again has been reading the Power Rangers villain playbook because it gives him an idea to destroy the Troopers.

So he transforms into Grimlord, and summons Icebot, and orders him to send a mutant that can destroy the Troopers, and make it a movie at the same time, and Icebot recommends Photobot.

At the audition Kaitlin is nervous but after some encouragement from Ryan she imagines herself being famous.

Then we see the auditions, and none of them are that good but when it's Kaitlin's turn she nails it, and Marceu decides to make her the star of his movie.

Back at the Dark Fortress Icebot shows Grimlord Photobot who no surprise looks like a humanoid movie camera while elsewhere we see Ivar goofing off, and deciding he wants to direct.

While at a park the Troopers are having a picnic while Kaitlin is confused because she wants the part in Marceu's movie but worries that it means she can no longer be a VR Trooper.

But Ivar is watching them, and a guy comes up to them complaining about litter, and he turns into a bunch of Skugs.

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Not much happens other than JB kicks some Skugs while Ryan, and Kaitlin dodge Skugs and throw them.

JB kicks some Skugs into each other, and Ryan throws the other Skugs into each other destroying them.

Then Kaitlin goes to lunch with Marceu, and Ryan, and JB spy on her wearing stereotypical 80's rocker clothes, and wigs, and there's some comedy with an annoying waiter.

Later at Tao dojo Tao tells Ryan, and JB that they should be happy for Kaitlin, and after he leaves the Professor contacts them, and explains what's going on so they both transform.

Ryan summons the Blue Hawk while Photbot fires a laser at JB, and Ivar comes after him with his sword but JB dodges them, and kicks them.

At the movie set the Professor contacts Kaitlin, and explains what's going on, and Kaitlin decides to go.

But Philip tells her if she leaves he'll never work with her again but she leaves anyway, and transforms.

Kaitlin, and JB beat up Skugs, and then Kaitlin decides to split into two Kaitlins, and they beat up Skugs some more.

Grimstars, Quantum Cruisers, and Air Fighters fire on everyone so JB takes the fight to virtual reality, and Ryan destroys all the Quantum Cruisers, Air Fighters, and Grimstars.

Photobot shoots lasers at Kaitlin, and JB so they shoot lasers at him, and JB destroys him with Laser Lance.

At the Dark Fortress Ivar tries pass the blame onto Icebot, and Photobot but Grimlord shames him anyway.

At the movie set Marceu has found a new leading lady but Kaitlin is glad she chose her friends, and being a Trooper over the part.

Ryan then reminds us of the moral of the day the end.

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Final Thoughts

Today's episode was pretty good.

I liked the whole story about Kaitlin having to choose between being a famous actress, and being a VR Trooper.

Mostly because looking back it's strangely prophetic when you remember what happened to Brad Hawkins, and Sarah Brown in real life.

I also liked all the various funny parts like the Audition, Ryan, and JB's disguises, and the bit with Ivar at the beginning.

I also liked Photobot he was a cool monster with cool powers, and he was quite appropriate for the episode.

I also can't really think of anything that they took out from the Spielban episode they used.

Tune in next time for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we're looking at Grimlord Takes Root written by Michael Ryan, and directed by Worth Keeter.

So we start off with today's "My dad taught me" moment where Ryan talks about the time his father told him that no good deed goes unrewarded.

We then go to a garden where Kaitlin, and some others are taking pictures of flowers for a gardening issue but Percy keeps sneezing.

We then see some Spielban footage of a Skug driving a truck when a box falls out the back, and spills plants that magically plant themselves.

At Ziktor industries one of Ziktor's secretaries informs him of what happened, and Ziktor is actually glad because it just means his plan is going ahead of schedule.

Then he transforms into Grimlord, and he, and his minions explain that the plants are vines that will squeeze the life from everything in Crossworld City, and eventually also turn into virtual mutants.

Back at Kaitlin's photo shoot there's a comedy bit where Percy finally finds a plant that he's not allergic to, and it turns out to be poison ivy.

Then one of Grimlord's vines grabs him so Kaitlin, and the other reporters get it off, and Kaitlin tells them to go back to the Underground Voice Daily with Percy, and contacts Ryan, and JB.

Kaitlin shows Ryan, and JB where the vine was but it's disappeared leaving nothing but leaves but JB decides to take some so the Professor can analyze it.

Meanwhile Grimlord is watching in the Dark Fortress, while his vines wrap around Ryan, and JB's bikes.

And when the Troopers go to the lab they're blocked by some old ladies who turn out to be Skugs.

Not much happens other than the Skugs try to kick the Troopers but the Troopers kick the Skugs so they retreat.

Grimlord then orders the fight be taken to the Battle Grid, and really not much happens here either.

Let me put it this way go back to The Dojo Plot, and watch the Battle Grid segment from it.

But you have to watch it with the sound off, and you have to cut off about four seconds into the part with Ryan on the rock formation.

And then go back to it at the part where JB does the mid air kick, and it segues into the part where everyone fights one at a time in the same scene.

All the while imagining different dialogue for it.

Congratulations you just saw this episode's Battle Grid segment.

Seriously the only not taken from that is that they refilmed Kaitlin's Battle Grid transformation to acknowledge that Sarah Brown has different hair now.

I will say that I like that when it's over, and the Troopers return to reality it cuts right to them back in the park back out of Battle Grid mode.

The Troopers then see what happened to Ryan, and JB's bikes, and JB, and Kaitlin go to the lab while Ryan stays.

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Back at the Dark Fortress Grimlord is glad with how things are going, and orders Ivar, and the Skugs to distribute more of the vines.

At the lab the Professor analyzes the vine, and explains what's going on.

And the Professor, and JB go on about how if the same thing that makes the vines grow so fast was used for other plants it could conceivably end hunger.

Back at the park Grimlord's vines start wrapping around Ryan, and squeeze the life out of him.

While back at the lab JB, and Kaitlin watch some Shaider footage, and find out about the vines being able to turn into mutants.

At the park Ryan tries to free himself from the vines, and remembers his father telling him to always think of a way out of your problems.

While back at the lab the Professor does a scan of the city, it reveals that Grimlord's vines are all over the place.

Ryan transforms, and frees himself from the vine, and Kaitlin, and JB inform him of what's going on.

The Professor explains that the vines have already turned into two mutants Vegbot, and Chlorophoid so JB, and Kaitlin transform as well.

JB flies around on his Fighter Bike destroying Grimlord's trucks with lasers but then trees appear, and block his path.

Ryan goes to a house that's being attacked by Vegbot who's this weird plant monster with a giant head, and a weird Predator like face.

Vector then wraps Ryan with vines but Ryan frees himself with his sword so Vegbot escapes into the Indigo Sector, and Ryan chases after him.

JB needs help so Kaitlin splits into two, but Ivar sends some Skugs, and the Skugs, and trees close in on JB, and the two Kaitlins.

Vegbot has grown giant, and is shooting electricity at Ryan so Ryan shoots his laser, and it shrinks Vegbot.

But Vegbot just teleports, and wraps Ryan in vines, and electrocutes, and throws him but Ryan frees himself with his laser.

The two Kaitlins are fighting Skugs, and Chlorophoid who's this weird green plant creature with a domed head, and branches, and vines coming out.

JB helps them but Air Fighters, and Quantum Cruisers fire on them so JB takes the fight to virtual reality.

Chlorophoid then wraps JB, and the two Kaitlins with vines, and electrocutes them but JB frees himself with his sword, and destroys Chlorophoid with Laser Lance.

While after some choice words from Ryan he destroys Vegbot with Laser Saber.

At the Dark Fortress Grimlord shames Ivar for failure, and there's a funny bit where he pretends the communication system isn't working to shut up Grimlord.

Then Grimlord once again swears vengeance on the Troopers.

Ryan, and JB meet Kaitlin, and she explains that she sold a sample of the vines to a biological institute because they liked JB's idea of using them to end hunger.

And that the institute wanted to reward them with money, and Kaitlin used it to buy new bikes for Ryan, and JB.

Ryan then reminds us of the moral of the day the end.

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Final Thoughts

Today's episode was pretty good.

I liked the idea of Grimlord growing killer plants that also eventually turn into mutants.

I also thought that Vegbot, and Chlorophoid were both cool monsters with cool powers.

I also liked the part where the Professor, and JB talk about using whatever Grimlord used to create the vines to end hunger.

Like even if they didn't say anything specifically it felt like they were talking about GMOs particularly genetically modified plants, and how it's just a technology just like any other that can be used for good or evil.

I also liked that they used a Spielban monster, and a Shaider monster that both had similar themes.

Which reminds me of something I forgot to talk about last time which was that Shaider had a monster that was movie camera theme that wasn't in Kaitlin Goes Hollywood.

Really the only thing I can really think of that bothered me was the Battle Grid segment, and that was only because it was just recycled footage of the Battle Grid segment from The Dojo Plot.

It's like how come Ryan doesn't have a new Battle Grid suit based on his Shaider powers?

How come the Troopers are just fighting regular Skugs still, and not Ultra Skugs?

I probably wouldn't even care about recycled footage either if they didn't use everything from just one Battle Grid segment.

Like maybe use a full portal sequence after they transform.

Use the landing scene from all the other Battle Grid segments besides A Dirty Trick, and The Dojo Plot.

Use the V, R, Troopers thing from A Dirty Trick with the full suits.

Use all of the Searching for Tyler Steele footage of Ryan on the rock formation, and some Transmuant footage for JB.

And at the end after Kaitlin, and JB do their mid air kicks have Ryan do that scissor kick he did in The Virtual Spy, and No One's Friend.

And then show that part where the Skugs get knocked into each other.

I don't I'm just throwing things out there.

Other than that I think they cut out some stuff from the Shaider footage they used.

But I think even that could have been solved by just shortening the part where Ryan is trapped by the vines.

Tune in next time for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we're looking at The Disk written by Mark Litton, and directed by Vickie Bronough.

So we start off with today's "My dad taught me" moment where Ryan talks about how he always hated it when his father had to leave.

We then go to an alleyway outside the Underground Voice Daily where a man, and his daughter are carrying a strange CD carrier that contains a CD.

The man doesn't want falling into the wrong hands, and we see one of Ziktor's secretaries spying on them.

The man, and his daughter go inside asking for the VR Troopers, and are Percy brags about knowing them Kaitlin takes them to her office.

The man explains that he's Dr Danielle Jacobson, and that his daughter is named Laurie, and he also explains that he's been doing virtual reality research in Norway.

And he has accidentally created something that could destroy the VR Troopers' powers forever.

At Ziktor industries his secretaries explain what's going on so he transforms into Grimlord, and orders his minions to steal Jacobson's disk.

Jacobson explains that he only made one copy of the disk that contains the Trooper Distruct Program, and Kaitlin arranges for them to meet the Troopers.

Then Percy tries to tag along but Kaitlin passes him off to her style article, and we get a comedy bit with a woman about to give him a makeover.

Back at the Dark Fortress Icebot informs him that they found Jacobson, and Oraclon recommends sending a mutant named Transgressor after them.

At the lab Ryan's father explains that Jacobson was his mentor who disappeared to Norway when Ryan was barely old enough to remember.

And he's been trying to invent a way to destroy Grimlord when he must have found a way to destroy the Troopers instead.

Kaitlin, the other Troopers, and Tyler meet Jacobson, and Laurie at the park, and Tyler, and Jacobson bond.

Jacobson shows them the disk but some teenagers on skateboards run him over, and turn out to be Skugs, Laurie runs off to safety.

What's cool about this Skug battle is that Tyler helps them fight the Skugs so we get Tyler, and the Troopers kicking Skugs, and throwing them.

Eventually JB kicks a Skug into a bench, and Kaitlin kicks another one into it destroying them.

And Tyler flips two Skugs over into a slide that Ryan kicked another Skug into destroying them as well.

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The Troopers take Jacobson to the lab but they don't know where Laurie is.

Jacobson explains that he has an old lab in Crossworld City that maybe Laurie is there so the Troopers go look for her.

Kaitlin goes back to the Underground Voice Daily, and asks Percy if he saw Laurie but he hasn't.

So she contacts the Professor who explains that JB hasn't found her either.

At the lab Jacobson explains how the Trooper destruct program works, and the Professor explains that there's a break in the reality barrier at Jacobson's lab.

Ryan goes to Jacobson's lab, and finds Laurie being held hostage by Doom Master, and a cage falls down on him, and spikes come out of the wall.

Not only that but Transgressor who's a weird green mutant with a skull like face, big eyes, and a drill for a hand appears, and destroys the lab while Doom Master escapes with Laurie.

Ryan transforms, and escapes from the cage, and informs everyone at the lab what's going on.

Grimstars, and Air Fighters appear so JB, and Kaitlin transform as well, and destroy the Air Fighters, and Grimstars with the Skybase.

Ryan tries to lure Transgressor away from Jacobson's computers, and Transgressor attacks Ryan with his drill.

Ryan kicks Transgressor, and fires his laser at him but it doesn't work, and Transgressor attacks him with his drill arm again.

At the lab a message from Grimlord's Dark Fortress comes in, and it's Doom Master giving Jacobson an ultimatum: The disk for Laurie.

Tyler asks if the disk is the only copy of the program, and when he says yes they agree to give them the disk.

Ryan hits Transgressor who's now carrying a giant hammer with his sword, and all of Grimlord's minions appear but JB, and Kaitlin fire on them.

Then Transgressor attacks Ryan with a mace so Ryan uses Laser Saber to destroy the mace, and Transgressor.

The Troopers meet Tyler, and Jacobson at the rendezvous site, and Doom Master appears with Laurie.

Tyler gives Doom Master the disk, and it self destructs.

At the Dark Fortress Grimlord once again shames his minions, and swears vengeance on the Troopers.

At the lab Tyler explains that he, and Jacobson are going to work together to find a way to permanently stop Grimlord.

But it requires that Tyler go to Norway with Jacobson, and Tyler, and Ryan have a father/son moment.

Anyway "I miss you dad (again)" the end.

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Final Thoughts

Today's episode was pretty good.

I liked that we learn that Tyler, and the Professor had a mentor of there own who worked with virtual reality technology.

I also liked the idea that he accidentally created something that could destroy the Troopers, and Grimlord wanted to get his hands on it.

I also liked that we get to see Tyler himself help during the Skug battle.

Really I think my only problem is that it points out one of my problems with Season Two.

Which is that they finally permanently rescued Tyler Steele from Grimlord but aside from a throwaway line from Tao in Game Over, and the message about the Troopertron from The Negative Factor he's been pretty non-existent until now.

When I think they missed a chance to have him further explain more about the VR Trooper powers, and Grimlord, and maybe even more bits about Ryan's life before Grimlord abducted Tyler.

Not to mention that up until now there hasn't been any big storylines for Season Two like there was the big one about rescuing Tyler Steele in Season One.

I liked Transgressor he was a cool monster with cool powers but, and here's a weird thing.

He represents another problem I have with Shaider monsters.

Which is that for everyone that is genuinely cool, and creepy looking like a lot of them have been actually.

You also either have ones that are goofy, and silly looking like Scissor Fist.

Or they don't know if they want to be silly, and goofy looking, or cool, and creepy looking, and as a result they look like some weird hodgepodge of both.

In this case Transgressor looks like a cool, and creepy monster with his weird green body, and skull like head.

But then he's got these huge cartoony eyes that look like at some point he was supposed to be a goofy, and silly monster.

I will say I can't think of anything that they took out from the Shaider episode they used aside from a spaceship battle that they replaced with JB, and Kaitlin's anyway.

Tune in next time for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we're looking at Virtual Venom written by Stewart St John, and directed by Vickie Bronough.

So we start off with today's "My dad taught me" moment where Ryan talks about the time his dad taught him to respect all living things.

We then go to a park where the Troopers, Jeb, and JB's nephew Sydney are going on a nature walk when Sydney decides to go exploring by himself.

A park ranger goes up to Sydney, and gives him what looks like a giant perfume bottle with a spider in it, and tells Sydney to show everyone.

When Sydney does just that the park ranger turns out to be Doom Master in disguise, and teleports, and the spider bites JB, and Kaitlin.

Ryan is able to brush it off but apparently it did something to JB, and Kaitlin because their eyes, and the bite marks are purple, and they're feeling weak.

At Ziktor industries Ziktor is watching the Troopers, and explains that the bite will make JB, and Kaitlin start aging.

Then he transforms into Grimlord, and congratulates Arachnobot a humanoid mutant in red, gold, and green armor with a green spider shaped helmet who's spider was the one that bit JB, and Kaitlin.

At the lab the Professor explains what's going on, and that if they don't cure JB, and Kaitlin they'll be a hundred within a day.

And he needs a sample of the spider's venom to make an antidote so he gives Ryan a device to find the spider.

At the Dark Fortress Doom Master, and Arachnobot have a sword duel to train, and Grimlord orders Arachnobot to destroy Ryan.

Grimlord also says that if Arachnobot destroys Ryan he'll have Doom Master's job as well, and there's a brief scene where Arachnobot shows Doom Master his spider.

Ryan goes to Tao dojo where Tao is sparring with Sydney, and Ryan explains what's going on.

Sydney wants to help but Ryan doesn't let him so when no one's looking he sneaks off to help Ryan anyway.

After a brief scene of Grimlord watching Ryan we see Ryan in the woods looking for the spider while Sydney spies on him, and Skugs ambush Ryan.

Not much happens other than the Skugs try to kick Ryan but he punches, and throws them.

So they transform into Ultra Skugs but Ryan just punches, and kicks them, and kicks two Ultra Skugs into each other but the other two capture him.

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Sydney then finds Ryan's device, and looks for him, and the spider while Ryan transforms to battle Arachnobot.

Arachnobot makes a trident appear, and he, and Ryan clash weapons so Arachnobot throws his trident but Ryan jumps over it but a loud noise weakens him.

At the lab JB, and Kaitlin want to help Ryan but the aging process is accelerating, and they're already elderly.

Ryan is still being weakened which gives Arachnobot a chance to attack him so Ryan summons the Skybase.

(and briefly becomes an all blue Spielban, and even half red Spielban), fires at Grimlord's minions, and escapes.

Sydney looks for the virtual spider, and falls down into an underground cave where the spider is but now he's trapped with it.

Ryan contacts the Professor who explains what's going on, and at the Dark Fortress Grimlord orders Arachnobot to send spider's after everyone on Earth, and the Professor informs Ryan.

Ryan fights off Ultra Skugs, and Vixens with his sword, so Arachnobot pulls out his own sword, and fights Ryan, and they shoot lasers at each other.

After a brief scene at the lab Arachnobot fires electricity at Ryan, and is about to finish him off but Arachnobot gets stabbed by Doom Master.

So Arachnobot shoots lasers at Doom Master which allows Ryan to hit him causing Arachnobot to be destroyed, and Doom Master to flee.

The Professor teleports Ryan to where Sydney is, and Ryan captures the spider, and saves Sydney then he goes to the lab, and the Professor creates an antidote, and it works.

While at the Dark Fortress Doom Master blames everything on Arachnobot, and Grimlord once again swears vengeance on the Troopers.

At Tao dojo JB is sparring with Sydney who has not only learned his lesson about running off but has also stopped collecting spiders.

Anyway Ryan sums up the moral of the day the end.

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Final Thoughts

Today's episode was bad.

On its own merits it's actually pretty good with the idea of Grimlord causing the Troopers to rapidly age.

And the only thing that they took out I think was just spaceship fights.

But then there's the fact that is one of those episodes where JB, and Kaitlin spend the entire episode untransformed.

Also once again saving them had nothing to do with actually destroying the monster.

But what really bugs me is that speaking of the monster I think my biggest problem is Arachnobot.

Not because I think he's a bad character per say but just because he looks more like he would be a high ranking minion rather than just an MOTD.

Especially since I actually liked his rivalry with Doom Master, and in Shaider he was even Doom Master's brother.

I know he was only in one episode but I still think they could have just got someone to play him in American footage.

Tune in next time for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we're looking at New World Order written by Peter Meech, and directed by Vickie Bronough.

So we start off with today's "My dad taught me" moment where Ryan talks about the time his dad taught him that the mind controls the body.

We then go to a bike shop where Ryan is introducing Kaitlin to some biker friends of his so she can do a story about a charity ride they're having.

Percy shows up, and the guys decide to do a practice ride, and give Ryan a new helmet while Percy tags along with Ryan.

But when Ryan puts on the helmet it does something weird to him because he tries to run over Kaitlin, and doesn't let Percy off.

At Ziktor industries One of Ziktor's secretaries gives him a helmet, and he explains that the helmet is really a mind control device.

Then he transforms into Grimlord, and brags about his latest plan, and Ivar says he has the perfect mutant for the job.

At Tao dojo JB kicks some boards when Kaitlin arrives, and Kaitlin explains what's going on.

JB, and Kaitlin go to the bike shop but Harris doesn't know anything but two bikers come up to them, and transform into Skugs.

Not much happens other than JB, and Kaitlin kick the Skugs a bit.

So they transform into Ultra Skugs but JB, and Kaitlin keep kicking them, and throwing them.

Kaitlin destroys her Ultra Skugs but JB's escape with a motorcycle.

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At the Dark Fortress Ivar shows Grimlord the motorcycle transforming into a red motorcycle themed mutant named Cycletron, and Grimlord orders him to lead the mind controlled bikers.

At the lab JB, and Kaitlin explain what's going on, and we see Percy being held hostage by Ryan, and the other mind controlled bikers.

All the while we see some Spielban footage of the bikers practicing, and Ryan leading the bikers for a run.

At the lab JB, and Kaitlin see Ryan, and the other bikers so they find him, and try to reason with him.

But Ryan's still under Grimlord's control, and summons some Skugs so JB, and Kaitlin transform.

JB, and Kaitlin punch, and kick Skugs, and Kaitlin summons her double.

But Cycletron transforms into his real form, and rams into JB, and the two Kaitlins before transforming back into bike form, and riding off.

One of the Kaitlins finds a helmet, and they figure out what's controlling Ryan, and the other bikers, and where they're at.

At the warehouse Percy is washing the floor, and tries to escape but fails.

JB, and Kaitlin arrive but Cycletron transforms into his true form, and Skugs appear.

So the two Kaitlins fight the Skugs while JB fights Cycletron but Cycletron once again transforms, and escapes.

JB gets the mind control helmet off Ryan, and they take the helmets off the other bikers, and JB chases after Cycletron.

But Air Fighters, and Quantum Cruisers fire on JB so he takes the fight to virtual reality.

The other Troopers, and Percy get the mind control helmets off all the bikers, and Ryan transforms to help JB who's being punched, and thrown by Cycletron.

Ryan destroys the Air Fighters, and Quantum Cruisers with Shoulder Cannon while JB, and Cycletron shoot lasers at each other.

So JB kicks Cycletron, and gets on his bike fires lasers, and destroys Cycletron with Laser Lance.

At the Dark Fortress Grimlord once again shames his minions.

Back at the bike shop Ryan, and the other bikers are getting ready for the charity ride, and we get one last comedy bit from Percy.

Anyway Ryan sums up the moral of the day the end.

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Final Thoughts

Today's episode was pretty good.

I liked the story with Grimlord trying to mind control people with bike helmets.

I also liked that Ryan was brainwashed since this is the second time we see Brad Hawkins play Evil Ryan, and this time it's actually him under Grimlord's control instead of just a clone.

I also liked Cycletron especially because he looked like an evil mutant version of Kamen Rider Drive.

I also liked how they still had Ryan transform even if it was just to destroy Air Fighters, and Quantum Cruisers.

And even then the only thing that I think they took out of the Spielban footage was some spaceship fights, and stuff with a villain they never adapted.

I also liked how they used Spielban footage for Ryan, and the other bikers when they were under Grimlord's control.

Tune in next time for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we're looking at Grimlord's Children written by Margo McCahon and directed by Vickie Bronough.

So we start off with today's "My dad taught me" moment where Ryan talks about the time his dad taught him that when you cheat the person who looses the most is you.

We then go to Tao dojo where the Troopers see a bunch of kids including a boy named Chad who does bad things, and lies about it.

A woman named Jane Johnson shows up, and she, and Tao explain that she's from a next door daycare center that has water damage, and they need the Troopers to take care of the kids.

At Ziktor industries Ziktor is watching the kids on his monitor, and once again has been reading from the Power Rangers villain playbook because he gets the idea to brainwash the kids.

Then he transforms into Grimlord, and explains his plan, and Icebot suggests a strange pink slug like mutant named Obatatron.

At Tao dojo the Troopers are trying to keep the kids under control when Percy shows up.

And we get a comedy bit where he actually gets under control until Jeb tells them to cover him in paint.

At the Dark Fortress Icebot shows Grimlord Obatatron sticking out his tongue, and blowing balloons out.

And Icebot explains that if children touch the balloons they'll be under Grimlord's control, and if adults touch them they'll be trapped.

At Tao dojo the kids are finally under control, and Kaitlin reads them Pinocchio but Chad runs off, and wanders into Obatatron who sends a balloon after Chad so he runs away.

The Troopers look for Chad, and JB finds him but by then the balloon has stopped chasing Chad so JB doesn't believe him.

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Back at the dojo Obatatron sends out more balloons which brainwash the kids, and trap Ryan, and Kaitlin, and JB, and Chad show up.

But Ryan, and Kaitlin's balloons float off, and JB chases after them while Chad stays, and explains everything to Tao.

JB decides to transform, and summons the Fighter Bike, and runs into Obatatron who tries to trap him in a balloon.

But JB breaks free, and shoots Obatattron causing him to flee, and frees Ryan, and Kaitlin with his sword.

After a brief scene at the dojo we see Obatatron making more balloons to brainwash more children.

At the lab the Professor shows Obatatron's balloons chasing after children, and explains that Obatatron is being powered by a special pulse from the Air Castle.

So he gives the Troopers a device that will lure Obatatron, and disable his pulse.

Obatatron chases after the decoy pulse so Kaitlin changes her car into flight mode.

But Air Striker, and Fighterbot (who are still around) spot them so Grimlord spends Quantum Cruisers after them.

Obatatron finds the decoy pulse device, and destroys it with a laser so Ryan transforms.

Quantum Cruisers, and Air Fighters fire on Ryan while Air Striker, Fighterbot fire on Kaitlin's car so she, and JB transform as well.

The Quantum Cruisers keep firing on everyone so Kaitlin summons her clone, Ryan summons the Blue Hawk, and JB summons the Troopertron.

Ryan, and JB destroy the Air Fighters, and Quantum Cruisers, and Obatatron tries to rush after JB, and the two Kaitlins.

But JB fires a laser, and he, and the two Kaitlins rush after him, and JB destroys Obatatron with Laser Lance.

And at Tao dojo Obatatron's spell wears off, and the kids go back to playing.

At the Dark Fortress Grimlord once again shames Ivar, and swears vengeance on the Troopers.

Back at Tao dojo Tao is teaching the kids karate, and Chad has learned his lesson, and we get one last comedy bit with Jeb breaking boards.

Anyway Ryan sums up the moral of the day the end.

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Final Thoughts

Today's episode was all right, not too bad but not too good either.

One hand I like the story with Grimlord controlling kids.

And the thing with Chad lying so much that nobody believed him when something bad really happened.

On the other hand it felt like a retread of the last episode but with kids instead of bikers.

I probably wouldn't care about it if they waited a bit before having this episode.

I think another thing is that Obatatron is one of the few silly looking Spielban monsters.

And I felt like some parts like the parts with Chad trying to explain what happened to Tao, and the parts where JB fought Obatatron could have been turned into one big part each instead of several small parts.

Other than that I can't think of any other problems, and I can't think of anything that got cut from the Spielban episode that I would have liked.

Tune in next time for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we're looking at The Millennium Sabre written by Judd Lynn, and directed by Al Winchel.

So we start off with today's "My dad taught me" moment where Ryan talks about the time his dad taught him that if you believe in yourself nothing is impossible.

We then go to Ziktor industries where Ziktor watches some Spielban footage of Ivar, and a green samurai themed mutant taking swords from the museum, and looking for one they can't find, and bending the rest.

We then go to an antique sale where the Troopers are looking at stuff when JB finds a rusted sword, and an old man named Max Maxwell explains that it's a relic from the museum, and the Troopers decide to buy it.

At Ziktor industries one of Ziktor's secretaries explains that the rusted sword the Troopers found is the Millennium Sabre which Ivar, and the green mutant were looking for.

So he transforms into Grimlord, and orders his minions to steal it from the Troopers.

At Tao dojo after a brief comedy bit with Jeb messing with Tao the Troopers come over, and give him the sword.

Then a pair of men from the museum come over, and want the sword but the Troopers trick them by giving them the wrong name.

And when exposed the men transform into an army of Skugs.

Not much happens other than the Troopers and Tao punch, and kick Skugs but eventually one of them steals the sword.

Tao, and Kaitlin destroy two Skugs while Ryan, and JB destroy the final two Skugs.

Tao then takes them to the secret room where he takes out a book, and explains that the sword is the Millennium Sabre.

Which he explains is an evil sword that most of the time is rusted but one day every thousand years it becomes all powerful.

We then see the green mutant bending more swords to the point that Ivar doesn't think it exists to the point that when a Skug gives him it he almost destroys it as well.

But the green mutant recognizes it as the Millennium Sabre, and gives it to Grimlord.

At Tao dojo Ryan, and JB decide to go to the lab while Kaitlin decides to go to the Underground Voice Daily.

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The Professor informs the Troopers that Grimlord's mutants are invading reality while Kaitlin sees a weather forecast about an electrical storm.

And Kaitlin figures out that maybe that's the source of the sword's powers.

And to confirm that we see the green mutant holding the sword He Man style, and the sword is restored to full power.

And Grimlord orders Ivar, and the green mutant who's named Lizardbot to destroy the Troopers.

Back at the lab the Professor informs Ryan, and JB that the Millennium Sabre is at full power, and Kaitlin tries to explain where the sword's powers come from.

But Air Striker, and Fighterbot fire on her so Ryan, and JB transform, and Ryan summons the Blue Hawk.

JB gets into a sword fight with Ivar, and defeats Ivar but Lizardbot has a go at it, and hits JB so he uses his laser but it doesn't work.

Ryan destroys Air Striker, and Fighterbot while JB uses Laser Lance but even that doesn't work against the Millennium Sabre, and JB is thrown off a cliff.

JB has another go at fighting Lizardbot but once again gets trounced by the Millennium Sabre.

While Kaitlin finishes explaining where the sword's powers come from, and the Professor tells Ryan to use Blue Hawk to store enough voltage of the opposite polarity.

Kaitlin transforms, and splits into two Kaitlins but even they aren't enough for Lizardbot, and the Millennium Sabre.

Ryan gathers voltage with the Blue Hawk but Grimlord finds out, and sends out Grimstars after Ryan.

But Ryan destroys them, gathers enough voltage, and uses it to destroy the Millennium Sabre allowing JB to destroy Lizardbot with Laser Lance.

At the Dark Fortress Grimlord once again shames Ivar, and swears vengeance on the Troopers.

Back at Tao dojo we get one last comedy bit where the Troopers get Jeb to stop messing with Tao.

Anyway Ryan sums up the moral of the day the end.

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Final Thoughts

Today's episode was pretty good.

I liked the story with Grimlord trying to get his hands on some ancient mystical sword of evil, and the Troopers themselves just randomly buying it at an antique sale.

I also thought that Lizardbot was a cool monster with cool powers.

Oddly enough though I wonder why they called him that when he didn't look all that reptilian, and because there's another monster this season called Lizbot.

It makes me wonder why not just call him Samuraibot or something since I think that would be more appropriate.

I also liked the part with Ryan destroying Air Striker, and Fighterbot.

Also I can't think of anything that they cut out from the Spielban fight they used.

Tune in next time for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we're looking at Grimlord's Dark Secret part one written by Michael Ryan, and directed by Al Winchel.

So we start off with today's "My dad taught me" moment where Ryan talks about the time his dad taught him that friends always come first.

We then go to an archeological site where the Troopers are meeting with a non copyright infringing version of Indiana Jones named Nebraska Smith.

Smith has just discovered The Box of Isis a supposedly cursed pre Egyptian artifact that if solved will reveal great secrets at the cost that you disappear forever.

At Ziktor industries one of his secretaries informs him what's happening, and that they could discover the truth about him being Grimlord.

So he transforms into Grimlord, and explains everything to his minions, and orders them to destroy the Troopers, and Nebraska Smith.

At the archeological site Nebraska Smith plays with the tiles in The Box of Isis, and it makes a rather Stargate esque portal appear.

Nebraska Smith then enters the portal, and Ryan decides to go after him but not before telling Kaitlin, and JB to take the Box of Isis to Tao.

Ryan then finds himself in some other dimension that looks like a random mountain range but the sky has all these random planets in it.

At the Dark Fortress Oraclon, and Despera inform Grimlord about what's going on.

At Tao dojo after a brief comedy bit with Jeb ordering pizzas for Percy when JB, and Kaitlin arrive with The Box of Isis.

Then they go into the secret room, and show him The Box of Isis, and he was explains what we already know while messing with the tiles.

Then he opens a different portal then the one Ryan, and Nebraska Smith went into but Kaitlin decides to enter anyway.

Kaitlin ends up at the Dark Fortress when she hears Grimlord coming back so she hides by a statue, and Grimlord appears with Doom Master.

Kaitlin overhears Grimlord explaining what's going on, and ordering Doom Master to destroy Ryan, and Nebraska Smith before teleporting out.

Then Oraclon tells Doom Master that one of the Troopers is there so he pulls out his sword, and finds Kaitlin, and tries to slash her but she escapes back to Tao dojo.

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Kaitlin explains what happened, and JB tries to contact Ryan but something about the other dimension blocks communication so they go to the lab.

In the other dimension Ryan finds Nebraska Smith who has found a pyramid, and plans to enter it.

But Doom Master appears with two rocks he puts together, and they shoot a laser that turns Nebraska Smith into a statue.

Doom Master then tries to do the same to Ryan but he dodges, and transforms, and the laser bounces off, and hits Doom Master forcing him to retreat.

At the lab the Professor explains what we already know, and explains that he, and Tyler Steele found the Box of Isis before Nebraska Smith.

He also explains that they used it to create the VR Trooper powers, and we see a flashback of Steele, and Hart finding the Box of Isis.

Then Ziktor in disguise appears with his secretaries, and they steal the Box of Isis, and Grimlord uses it to transform into Grimlord, and shoots a laser at Hart.

Hart then explains that that's why he's a only a virtual image now, and not long after that Grimlord, and his minions kidnapped Steele.

In the other dimension Ryan enters a cave full of Easter Island heads, and a weird pyramid with a stone slab for a door.

Ryan tries to scan it but can't so he tries to force the door but it explodes without opening so Ryan tries firing his laser but the pyramid fires an arrow at him.

At the lab JB, and Kaitlin decide to go back to the archeological site to find a way to find Ryan while in the other dimension Doom Master appears, and he, and Ryan have a sword battle.

Grimlord watches on his monitor, and orders the fight be taken to the Indigo Sector where Doom Master attacks with bad breath (not joking), and spitting fireballs.

Then Doom Master shrinks down, and he, and Ryan go back to sword fighting but Doom Master uses a shockwave so Ryan fires his laser but it doesn't work.

At the archeological site JB, and Kaitlin use the Box of Isis, and the portal to the Isis dimension appears so they enter it.

Oraclon explains what's going on to Grimlord so he sends Doom Master, and Ryan back to the Isis dimension.

Ryan tries to warn JB, and Kaitlin but Doom Master turns them into statues, and teleports away.

To be continued.

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Welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we're looking at Grimlord's Dark Secret part two written by Michael Ryan, and directed by Al Winchel.

So we start off where we left off in the Isis dimension with JB, and Kaitlin turned into statues, and Ryan trying to contact the Professor when Jeb appears.

We then go to the Dark Fortress where Doom Master, and Despera explain what happened, and Grimlord orders Despera to destroy Ryan.

In the Isis dimension Jeb has just finished explaining what's going on so Ryan decides to check the pyramid out again but can't get passed the arrows.

At the lab the Professor explains what the rock Doom Master used to turn the other Troopers, and Nebraska Smith into statues.

While in the Isis dimension Ryan solves another hieroglyphic tile puzzle, and it opens the pyramid but Despera appears so Ryan transforms.

Despera hits Ryan with her staff, and teleports but Ryan gets a lucky hit so she takes the, fight to the Fractal Zone where she teleports, and hits Ryan with her staff some more, and traps Ryan in a flaming crystal ball.

Then they go to the Indigo Sector where Ryan shoots lasers at Despera but she shoots at him, and they go back to the Isis dimension where Ryan tricks Despera into getting hit by an arrow.

Ryan transforms back, and finds the rock Doom Master used to turn the other Troopers, and Nebraska Smith into statues.

But Ryan is caught between using it to return everyone to normal, and finding out Grimlord's identity but remembers the moral of the day, and goes for his friends.

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At the Dark Fortress Oraclon recommends a hydra like mutant called Hydrabot to destroy Ryan.

Back in the Isis dimension Ryan uses the rock to turn JB, and Kaitlin back to normal, and they go to do the same to Nebraska Smith.

Ryan goes back to the Pyramid, and finds this weird Necromonicon esque book with Grimlord's face on it but Hydrabot appears so Ryan transforms.

Hydrabot spits fire, and disappears so Ryan looks for him but Hydrabot grabs him from behind.

But Ryan breaks free, and tries to use his laser but Hydrabot steals it, and hits Ryan with his snake heads.

Grimstars fire on JB, and Kaitlin so they transform, and summon the Skybase.

Ryan runs from Hydrabot, and when they get out of the cave Ryan gets his weapons back, and shoots Hydrabot forcing him to retreat back into the cave.

JB, and Kaitlin destroy the Grimstars while Ryan finds Hydrabot who attacks him with snake heads, and fire again so Ryan shoots lasers at him, but it doesn't work so he destroys Hydrabot with Laser Saber.

At the Dark Fortress Grimlord orders Oraclon to take the Pyramid to a different dimension, and trap the Troopers in the Isis dimension.

At the lab the Professor explains what's going on while in the Isis dimension Ryan is about to open the book, and learn Grimlord's identity when the Pyramid throws him back, and disappears.

Jeb shows up in the Isis dimension to rescue the Troopers, and the other Troopers find Ryan, and they all go to find Nebraska Smith.

After a brief bit of Grimlord gloating the Troopers find Nebraska Smith, and Ryan returns him to normal while JB, and Kaitlin escape through the portal.

Nebraska Smith escapes the Isis dimension, and there's a part where Ryan trips, and it looks like he'll be trapped but Nebraska Smith saves him but the Box of Isis turns into ash.

At the Dark Fortress Grimlord is about to once again shame his minions when Despera reminds him that they actually won this time.

Back at the archeological site the Troopers, and Nebraska Smith decide to keep what happened a secret, and Nebraska Smith goes to investigate a fountain of youth in Brazil.

Ryan then sums up the moral of the day the end.

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Final Thoughts.

This whole thing was just weird.

I liked the idea of the Troopers accidentally stumbling into another dimension, and almost finding out that Grimlord is really Karl Ziktor.

I also liked that we got to see how Ziktor became Grimlord in the first place, and why Professor Hart only exists as a virtual image.

I also got a kick out of Nebraska Smith, and how they based him off Tom Selleck playing Indiana Jones since Tom Selleck almost did play Indiana Jones.

I also liked Hydrabot he was a cool monster with cool powers.

I think my only problems are how they tried to explain Virtual Reality away as ancient Egyptian magic tech.

Especially since up until now there was nothing to say that it wasn't just something Tyler Steele, Horatio Hart, and Daniel Jacobson created that Karl Ziktor stole.

It also bugged me that JB, and Kaitlin spent the entire first part untranformed.

And in the Shaider episodes they used the fight with Doom Master was his final battle, and it seemed like there was either another fight with Despera that they either took out or just took parts from both, and combined them into one.

What's especially weird is that there was a Shaider episode that was never adapted that was part of the same storyline as these episodes that they could have used.

It also bugged me that it seemed like Ryan could have just took the book, and the rock at the same time, and just gave JB, and Kaitlin the book when he turned them back to normal.

That, and it seemed like there was a lot of padding, and reminding us of things we already know.

I got the feeling that this was supposed to be this Season's Defending Dark Heart, and that they were setting up a new storyline with the Troopers trying to find out Grimlord's identity.

And had the show had a true finale or another Season they probably would have resolved it the way Quest for Power resolved the search for Tyler Steele.

Tune in next time for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we're looking at On The Wrong Track written by Danielle Weinstock, and directed by Al Winchel.

So we start off with today's "My dad taught me" moment where Ryan once again talks about the time his dad taught him to never give up.

We then go to the Underground Voice Daily where Woody informs Kaitlin, and Percy that he's going to Mexico to cover the Pan Global games, and he's taking them as well.

At Ziktor industries one of his secretaries gives him a gold medal that's powered by the sun, and Ziktor explains that anyone who wears one will become his slave.

Then he transforms into Grimlord, and further explains that he plans to use the medals to transform the first place winning athletes at the Pan Global games into his mutants.

At the practice field for the American team Kaitlin meets with Ryan, and JB, and it turns out that one of the runners Tim is an old friend of Kaitlin's.

Then Kaitlin takes pictures of the athletes, and we get a comedy bit where Percy shows off, and hurts himself which means Woody, and him have to stay, and Ryan, and JB have to take their place.

We then go to Mexico where we get a montage of the Troopers goofing off then at the games Tim wins a race, and the Troopers congratulate him.

But the Troopers get a message from the Professor explaining that there's a reality break where there at, and the Troopers decide to split up.

Doom Master, and some Skugs teleport into the trophy room, and Doom Master has the Skugs replace the real medals with Grimlord's but JB appears, and Doom Master teleports away, and the Skugs fight JB.

Not much happens other than JB kicks Skugs, and flips them over, and eventually flips one into the others, and destroys them.

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The other Troopers appear, and they figure out Grimlord's after the athletes but don't know how he's doing it.

They check on Tim who is awarded the medal but it turns out to be Grimlord's, and we see his eyes glow red, and his skin glows gold, and the medal absorbs Tim, and flies away.

At the Dark Fortress Tim appears now in the form of a red, and blue bodybuilder like mutant with a trophy for a head named Athletetron.

While back at the field the Professor explains what's going on, and has JB, and Kaitlin keep other athletes from becoming mutants while Ryan transforms.

Ryan jumps onto a balcony, and Athletetron throws him, and throws a giant ball at him while back at the field Kaitlin tries to disrupt the events while JB tries to deprogram Grimlord's medals.

Atheletron punches Ryan, and teleports away, and Ryan tries to hit him with his laser but keeps missing, and then they both end up on some weird video game like platforms.

Back at the stadium the Professor explains that the only way to deprogram the medals is to expose them to direct sunlight so JB transforms, and summons the Skybase.

In the Indigo Sector Athletetron throws his ball at Ryan some more but Ryan kicks it back at him so Athletetron turns invisible but Ryan finds him with his scanner, and uses his laser.

At the Dark Fortress Grimlord sees what's happening so he orders an aerial assault on the Skybase while at the games Kaitlin keeps stalling the events.

In the Indigo Sector Ryan shoots Athletetron who's now giant with a laser, and he shrinks down, and Ryan summons the Laser Saber, and Athletetron summons his own sword but Ryan destroys him.

Ryan, and Tim then reappear at the games, and Kaitlin stalls the award ceremony, and JB appears with the medals returned to normal.

At the Dark Fortress Grimlord once again shame his minions

Back at the games the winners are awarded the real medals, and Kaitlin shares a moment with Tim before she, and the other Troopers have to leave for Crossworld City.

Ryan then sums up the moral of the day the end.

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Final Thoughts.

Today's episode was pretty good actually.

I liked the story with Kaitlin covering the Pan Global games, and Grimlord using contaminated medals to transform the winners into his mutants.

I also liked Tim, and how they teased the idea of him being a potential love interest for Kaitlin.

I also liked a lot of the funny bits they did.

Really my only thing is Athletetron, and even then he was a cool monster with cool powers it's just that I wasn't a fan of his whole trophy head he had but everything else looked cool.

And it bugged me that Kaitlin was the only Trooper who didn't transform in this episode.

Especially since it seemed like she, and JB could have just told the athletes, and officials that someone tampered with the medals, and had Kaitlin join JB for the spaceship battle.

Though I can't think of anything that they cut out from the Shaider episode other than a part with the Valvios in robot form fighting spaceships.

Tune in next time for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we're looking at Forward into the Past written by Stewart St John, and directed by Vickie Borough.

So we start off with today's "My dad taught me" moment where Ryan thinks about the time his dad taught him that things from the past are important to the future.

We then go to a park where the Troopers have a race, and Kaitlin wins, and they see an old man who gives them some bracelets.

But he turns out to be Doom Master, and the bracelets glow pink, and teleport JB, and Kaitlin away.

At Ziktor industries Ziktor explains that the bracelets he gave the Troopers are time machines.

Then he transforms into Grimlord, and summons an androgynous white wizard with horns named Knighttime who Grimlord explains is old friend who happens to be a dark prince of time travel from a savage universe.

JB, and Kaitlin are in a mountain range, and wonder where they are, and after finding some large bones figure out they've been sent back in time, and to confirm that they run into a tribe of cavemen.

At the lab the Professor explains what's going on, and gives Ryan a device to find the other Troopers, and tells him to go to where they disappeared.

Then in the past the cavemen surround JB, and Kaitlin, and touch them, and Kaitlin's music player falls out, and the cavemen like it so they worship the Troopers, and take them away.

At the Dark Fortress Grimlord orders Knighttime to build a larger time machine to send everyone on Earth to the beginning of time where they will cease to exist.

We then go to the park where Ryan uses the device to find where JB, and Kaitlin disappeared from the present day but Grimlord sees him doing, and orders Skugs to put a time machine on Ryan.

Not much happens other than the Skugs kick Ryan, and he punches, and kicks back, and eventually he kicks them into each other, and destroys them.

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Back in the past the cavemen are still checking out JB, and Kaitlin, and feed them bugs, and play some more music but get angry when the music player runs out.

At the lab the Professor finds where JB, and Kaitlin are, and explains what Grimlord is up to, and tells Ryan to use Grimlord's device to rescue the other Troopers but destroy it afterwards to prevent Grimlord from having it.

Back in the past JB, and Kaitlin are tied up with vines, and the cavemen steal their virtualizers, and time bracelets.

At the Dark Fortress Ivar, and Knighttime are looking around a scrap pile which Knighttime explains is his time machine, and that it's almost complete.

While back at a warehouse the Professor explains that that's where Grimlord's time device is, but Grimlord sees Ryan, and Oraclon sends a green lizard like mutant named Lizbot after Ryan so he transforms.


Lizbot attacks Ryan with a silver staff but he blocks it so Lizbot summons Grimlord's other minions but Ryan fights them off so Lizbot attacks him with her staff some more.

Back in the past a cave girl comes up to the Troopers, and Kaitlin is able to convince her to get the virtualizers, and time bracelets but the older cavemen return.

Ryan fights with Lizbot some more but she retreats to the Indigo Sector, and Ryan chases after her with Nitro Cycle.

In the Indigo Sector Lizbot breathes fire, and shoots electricity at Ryan but he shrinks her down with a laser but a spaceship fires on Ryan so he destroys it with Shoulder Cannon.

Back in the past there's a funny part where JB, and Kaitlin try to distract the caveman with music by whistling, and it works.

Back in the warehouse Ryan finds the time machine, and brings JB, and Kaitlin back to the present day, and destroys the time machine with the Combat Module.

At the Dark Fortress Grimlord once again swears vengeance on the Troopers.

Back at the Underground Voice Daily we get a comedy bit with Woody in a caveman outfit.

Ryan then sums up the moral of the day the end.

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Final Thoughts.

Today's episode was okay.
One one hand it felt like a rehash of The Negative Factor and like that episode JB, and Kaitlin spend the entire episode untransformed.

Especially since I thought that they could have Ryan rescue JB, and Kaitlin earlier, and just replaced the part where Ryan uses Shoulder Cannon on the spaceship with JB using Techno Bazooka on Air Fighters, and Quantum Cruisers.

And replaced the part where Ryan destroyed the time machine in the Combat Module with Kaitlin destroying it in the Battle Cruiser.

Not only that but this episode is one of the few ones that cuts out the part where Ryan destroys the monster.

One the other hand I did get a kick out of the parts with JB, and Kaitlin back in time with the cavemen.

Also Lizbot was a cool monster with cool powers.

And this episode introduced one of my favorite characters Knighttime.

I like the story behind him, and without giving away too much about how it turns out I will just say that later on we see that he has all sorts of cool powers.

And because he's an early example of what I like to call a Darkonda villain on account of how his story turns out.

Tune in next time for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we're looking at Into Oraclon's Web written by Clifford Herbert, and directed by Vickie Borough.

So we start off with today's "My dad taught me" moment where Ryan thinks about the time his dad taught him that it takes time to build a bond.

We then go to Tao dojo where everyone is setting up stuff for a tournament that the dojo is hosting.

At Ziktor industries Ziktor pets Juliet while complaining about the VR Troopers, and his minions.

Then he transforms into Grimlord, and shames them for failure, and they blame each other for it, and Oraclon claims that he can destroy Ryan because he knows Ryan's weakness.

At the tournament JB, and Kaitlin are doing registration while Ryan judges alongside two of the business suit dudes.

Then a young woman in a white karate gi with the words Chan Dojo appears, and she fights another woman in a black karate gi.

Ryan is smitten with the girl in the white gi, and impressed with her karate when she wins her round, and afterwards the other Troopers talk about her, and explain that her name is Alexis, and only Kaitlin sees her eyes glow.

Then Alexis goes up to Ryan, and explains that she's going to compete in a tournament in Japan, and wants Ryan to help her train, and after a comedy bit with Percy Ryan agrees.

Then we see Alexis training at Tao dojo, and the Troopers are impressed by her but then she asks for help with a move that Kaitlin saw her doing perfectly.

So Kaitlin tells JB, and Jeb, and Jeb recommends calling her dojo which JB does, and Ziktor answers pretending to be Alexis' sensei Chan.

But JB realizes something is up when Chan mentions Tao even though JB didn't say anything about Tao.

So JB, and Kaitlin confront Ryan about Alexis, and Ryan defends her, and tells them that they should talk to Alexis to get her side of the story.

Alexis then goes into a warehouse, and orders some Skugs to contact Grimlord for her, and Grimlord wants her to lure Ryan into the Dark Fortress.

The Troopers follow Alexis into the warehouse, and when she hears them she has the Skugs tie her up, and when the Troopers see it a Skug fight breaks out.

Not much happens other than the Troopers kick the Skugs, and Ryan frees Alexis, and she helps kick Skugs.

JB, and Kaitlin team up to destroy two of the Skugs while Ryan destroys the other three Skugs, and afterwards Alexis gives a cover story, and she goes out with Ryan.

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We then go to the museum where Alexis is showing Ryan around a secret room, and when Ryan goes in the door locks behind him, and Alexis pretends to be in trouble so Ryan transforms.

Ryan tries to escape while Alexis contacts Oraclon who tells her to destroy the other Troopers while Ryan uses his scanner to find a button that opens a garage with a motorcycle.

At the Underground Voice Daily Alexis shows up, and tries to give another cover story but Percy shows up, and spills water on her causing to short circuit, and she gets into a fight with JB, and Kaitlin.

The motorcycle takes Ryan to the Dark Fortress where Grimlord, and Oraclon explain what's going on, and Oraclon grows tentacles, and a robotic body.

Ryan jumps at Oraclon with his sword but Oraclon grabs him, and electrocutes him so Ryan frees himself with his laser.

But Despera takes the fight to the Indigo Sector where Oraclon shoots electricity at Ryan.

Back at the Underground Voice Daily JB, and Kaitlin grab Alexis but she reveals her true form as a black, and silver Bobba Fett like robot.

And she starts throwing the Troopers, and everyone else around the Underground Voice Daily

In the Indigo Sector Oraclon shoots more electricity at Ryan, and separates his body from his head but Ryan destroys his body with his laser.

Oraclon shoots lasers at Ryan so he attacks his head with Laser Saber but it doesn't work, and Oraclon breathes fire, and shoots electricity at Ryan.

At the Undergound Voice Daily JB, and Kaitlin run outside, and transform, and Alexis follows them but they fire lasers on her, and destroy her.

Back in the Indigo Sector Oraclon shoots more electricity at Ryan so he uses his Laser Saber again, and pierces Oraclon's middle eye which weakens him enough for Ryan to destroy him.

At the Dark Fortress Grimlord orders Oraclon be rebuilt, and once again swears vengeance on the Troopers.

Back at the Underground Voice Daily we get a comedy bit with Woody, and Ryan shows up, and the Troopers explain what happened to each other.

Ryan then sums up the moral of the day the end.

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Final Thoughts.

Today's episode was pretty good.

On one hand it's pretty much a gender swapped version of The Virtual Spy but at the same time that was a good episode.

I liked Alexis since I liked how she interacted with Ryan with the idea that if she was a real person she would have been a potential love interest for Ryan.

And even then I liked her mutant form since it was a cool monster, and I liked that it was completely American made even if it was just kitbashed from the Dark Heart suit from Defending Dark Heart.

I also liked the fight between Ryan, and Oraclon with Oraclon's separate robot body.

My only problem is that there wasn't much actual fighting against Alexis in mutant form.

And as much as I liked it I would have saved the fight with Oraclon for another episode since the Shaider episode they used was the final episode.

And because there are a gazillion unused Shaider monsters.

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Welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we're looking at Santa's Secret Trooper written by Clifford Herbert, and directed by Vickie Borough.

So we start off with today's "My dad taught me" moment where Ryan thinks about the time his dad taught him that it's better to give than it is to receive.

We then go to Tao dojo where the Troopers, and Tao are selling Christmas trees to raise money for an orphanage.

And after a comedy bit with Ryan trying to sell a tree to a lady who can't decide we get a bit with a family who wants one but can't afford it so Ryan, and Tao lower the price for them.

We then see the Troopers, and some kids in a bus singing Jingle Bells while JB spots a vertically challenged man in weird clothes running through the forest.

At Ziktor industries Ziktor, and his secretaries explain that they are looking for the man JB saw since he has magical powers.

At the forest the Troopers, and the kids are having fun, and the Troopers say what they want for Christmas while someone overhears them.

Then Ryan plays a song for the kids, and the little man comes out, and the Troopers, and the kids chase him up a tree.

The man explains that he's an elf named Otto who fell off Santa's sleigh during a test drive, and he has all sorts of powers like teleportation, turning water into hot chocolate, and granting wishes but only for others.

But Ziktor sees them through a Skug so he transforms into Grimlord, and orders his minions to kidnap Otto.

At the dojo the Troopers, the kids, Tao, and Otto are celebrating, and the Troopers go outside to discuss how to get Otto back to Santa.

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Then a giant present appears, and Skugs come out, and chase Otto so Tao tries to stop them but they trap him in the present, and kidnap Otto, and the Troopers return, and Tao explains what happened.

At the Dark Fortress Grimlord orders Otto to destroy the Troopers but he refuses, and just annoys Grimlord, and his minions.

At the lab the Troopers explain what's going on, and the Professor explains that a full assault on Grimlord's Dark Fortress could harm Otto as well.

At the Dark Fortress Grimlord, and his minions try to reason with Otto but he keeps annoying them so Grimlord threatens to destroy him.

So Otto relents, and grants Grimlord's wish to send the Troopers to his Dark Fortress without their powers.

And sure enough the Troopers arrive, and they can't transform, and not even their martial arts skills work anymore.

So Otto decides to annoy Grimlord, and his minions some more, and his annoyance gets so bad that Grimlord wastes his last wish just to get rid of Otto, and the Troopers, and Otto reappear at Tao dojo.

At the Dark Fortress Grimlord once again swears vengeance on the Troopers.

Back at the dojo Santa appears to take back Otto, and give everyone everything they wanted including Tyler and visiting from Norway.

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Final Thoughts.

Today's episode was okay.

I liked the story with Otto, and Grimlord trying his hands on him.

I also got a kick out of the parts where Otto played pranks on Grimlord, and his minions.

My only problem was that none of the Troopers transformed in this episode.

Especially since there was a Shaider episode with a Santa themed monster.

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Welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we're looking at The Charmeeka Invasion written by Chip Lynn, and directed by Vickie Borough.

So we start off with today's "My dad taught me" moment where Ryan thinks about the time his dad taught him that the important things in life are the things that last forever.

We then go to a pet store where the Troopers, and Woody are looking at some weird green gargoyle like creatures called Charmeekas that are the current fad.

Woody wants Kaitlin to do a story about them but she's not sure, and Percy wants the story himself which leads to a comedy bit.

At Ziktor industries we find out that the Charmeekas are his latest evil scheme to take over Crossworld City.

Then he transforms into Grimlord, and asks for a status update, and Doom Master assures that everything is fine.

At Tao dojo the Troopers think Tao is in trouble but he's just taking care of a Charmeeka that he didn't want, and Kaitlin explains that they're from a place called Drolmirg.

We then go to the park where we get a comedy bit where Percy is still trying to take care of his Charmeeka but it keeps misbehaving.

Then Kaitlin goes to a pay phone, and calls Woody who explains that he can't find Drolmirg on any map, and Kaitlin notices what Drolmirg looks like in the surface of the pay phone.

Then we see a man, and some kids with a Charmeeka who's eyes glow, and the Charmeeka mutates, and rips through the backpack it was in as a monster.

At Tao dojo Ryan, and JB are sparring when Kaitlin appears, and explains that she figured out that Drolmirg is Grimlord spelled backwards, and the Professor summons the Troopers to the lab.

Then at the lab the Professor shows the Charmeeka rampaging, and he explains that the Charmeekas become monsters called Charmadors.

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At the Dark Fortress Despera shows Grimlord what's going on so he gloats but still orders Doom Master to protect the Charmador from the Troopers.

At the lab the Troopers remember the comedy bit with Percy earlier, and decide to split up with JB, and Kaitlin luring the Charmeekas while Ryan fights the Charmador.

They transform and Ryan summons the Nitro Cycle while JB, and Kaitlin take the Skybase

Ultra Skugs fire Bazooka's at Ryan but he fires lasers at them then fires on the Charmador but it reflects the laser back at him.

JB, and Kaitlin broadcast a signal throughout Crossworld City to lure the Charmeekas back to virtual reality, and it works.

Ryan tries to punch, and kick the Charmador but it doesn't work so he tries his laser again but the Charamador once again bounces it back at Ryan.

Ryan tries another kick but the Charmador throws him, and fires it's own laser at him so JB fires a missile, and it dazes the Charmador into attacking Grimlord's minions before exploding.

At the Dark Fortress Despera informs Grimlord of what's going on so he orders Grimstars to destroy JB, and Kaitlin.

Then we see JB, and Kaitlin luring the Charmeekas back to the reality barrier except for Percy's which mutates into a Charmador.

Ryan jumps at the Charmador but it throws him back, and tries to claw him but he dodges, and fires his laser but it bounces back.

At the Dark Fortress Despera takes the fight to the Indigo Sector where the Charmador spits bad breath at him, and banished him to a forest where it beats up Ryan.

At the Dark Fortress Despera takes the fight to the Fractal Zone where Ryan beats up Charmador so they go back to the Indigo Sector where the Charmador keeps teleporting.

Ryan then jumps around, and distracts the Charmador, and hits it with a laser so it scratches him, and fires it's own lasers.

But Ryan fires his laser, and uses the Laser Saber as rope before using it to destroy the Charmador while JB, and Kaitlin destroy the Grimstars.

At the Dark Fortress the place is swarmed with Charmeekas, and Grimlord once again swears vengeance on the Troopers.

Back at the Underground Voice Daily we get one last comedy bit with Percy.

Ryan then sums up the moral of the day the end.

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Final Thoughts.

Today's episode was pretty good.

I liked the story with Grimlord sending out his mutants under the guise of cute animals.

I also liked their monster forms since they were cool monsters with cool powers.

I also got a kick out of all the funny parts, and the fact that its both ironic, and strangely appropriate that an episode of a Saban Superhero show itself created because of fads has a message about fads that in a weird way predict another fad in this case virtual pets that Saban would later make an adaptation of as well.

I also liked that nothing from the Shaider episode was taken out that I would have kept.

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Welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we're looking at Dream Battle written by Mark Litton, and directed by Al Winchel.

So we start off with today's "My dad taught me" moment where Ryan thinks about the time his dad taught him that dreams are just another way for the mind's eye to look at things.

We then go to a paint war game where Ryan, and Percy are up against JB, and Kaitlin, and Ryan, and Percy try to run from JB, and Kaitlin but they ambush them, and Kaitlin gets while JB gets Percy.

While a mysterious woman spies on the Troopers, and appears at Ziktor industries to inform him of what's going on.

Then he transforms into Grimlord, and summons Knighttime who has a plan to destroy the Troopers by putting them in a dream where Grimlord's mutants are unstoppable.

At the paint war game everyone but Percy is celebrating when Ziktor's spy pretends to be in trouble to lure the Troopers into the forest where she, and two guys transform into Skugs.

Nothing much happens other than the Skugs try to kick the Troopers but the Troopers just grab their legs, and two Skugs try to throw rocks at JB but he just kicks them into each other, and destroys them.

At the Dark Fortress Grimlord orders Knighttime to send the Troopers to a place called the dream zone, and the Professor has the Troopers transform into Battle Grid mode.

Then after a brief portal sequence everything turns red, and there's this weird disintegration effect, and instead of landing in the Battle Grid they teleport to a different forest.

Not much happens other than the Troopers wonder what's going on, and Knighttime appears while the Skugs disappear, and Knighttime shoots lasers at Ryan that jump into JB, and Kaitlin.

Then the Troopers reappear in reality still in Battle Grid mode, and we get an insta morph transformation out of Battle Grid mode.

Once the Troopers transform back they start to become sleepy, and head to the lab but they pass out once they get there so the Professor puts visors on them to study the dream.

Then the Troopers wake up to find the lab trashed but it turns out to be the dream Grimlord, and Knighttime put them under.

Then the Troopers decide to go to the Underground Voice Daily but see pro Grimlord propaganda everywhere with Skugs, and Ultra Skugs.

Inside the Troopers find more Skugs, and Ultra Skugs as well as find that Percy who knows they're the Troopers is editor while Woody is a janitor.

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Then Doom Master appears with some more Ultra Skugs, and the Vixens for raid, and the Troopers are forced to run away.

Then the Troopers go to Tao dojo but it's covered in eviction notices, and wanted posters, and inside it's trashed as well, and Skugs appear but there's too many of them.

At the Dark Fortress Grimlord gloats, and in the dream the Troopers find Tao who explains that Grimlord took over the world, and he's been deported back to China.

Then Jeb tries to wake up the Troopers but it doesn't work, and Grimlord appears on the screen to gloat some more, and the Professor decides to enter the dream himself.

In the dream the Professor appears, and explains what's going on, and Tao reveals that he's really Doom Master who summons Ultra Skugs, and Vixens so the Troopers transform.

Doom Master then takes the fight to a rock quarry where Air Fighters, and Quantum Cruisers fire on the Troopers so they summon the Skybase but then reappear on the ground, and are teleported away.

JB is attacked by Laserbot from Lost Memories, Kaitlin is attacked by Shoulderbot from Danger in the Deep, and Ryan is attacked by Scissor Fist from The Negative Factor.

Kaitlin then reunites with JB, and Air Fighters fire on them so JB tries to summon the Skybase but it doesn't work so he uses Techno Bazooka, and it works.

Ryan reunites with the other Troopers but Knighttime appears, and attacks them with their own Skybase, and Troopertron.

Ryan then tells everyone to concentrate on the forest where Knighttime put the dream spell on them, and they teleport to it.

Ryan dreams up a laser beam that banishes Knighttime, and at the lab the Troopers wake up from Grimlord's dream

At the Dark Fortress Grimlord shames Knighttime for failure.

Back at the Underground Voice Daily we get one last comedy bit with Percy.

Ryan then sums up the moral of the day the end.

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Final Thoughts.

Today's episode was pretty good.

I liked the story with Grimlord putting the Troopers in a dream where he took over the world.

I also liked that they used it as an episode excuse to show old mutants.

I also liked that we once again see Knighttime again, and not only that but we actually get to see his universe, and see him actually fight the Troopers.

I also liked that we got to see the Troopers in Battle Grid mode in a place besides the Battle Grid, and even briefly in the real world in Battle Grid mode.

It actually reminded me of what I said way back in Searching for Tyler Steele about how I liked the Battle Grid suits themselves, and I liked the place

But at the same time wondered why they didn't just have the suits themselves, and call it something else.

I think my only problem was that there wasn't much actual fighting between the Troopers, and Knighttime since all his appearances in this episode where just Spielban footage.

Which is especially weird since they later did get an American actor to play him in American footage.

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Welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we're looking at A Hard Day's Mutant written by David Avalonne, and directed by Al Winchel.

So we start off with today's "My dad taught me" moment where Ryan thinks about the time his dad taught him that it takes time, and perseverance to learn something.

We then go to the Underground Voice Daily where Brandon Sands a member of a rock band The Krossworld Kids thanks Kaitlin for a story she wrote about them.

Then everyone swarms him for autographs, and Woody tells Kaitlin that the homeless shelter will close due to a lack of money, and she convinces Brandon to hold a benefit concert, and he agrees.

At Ziktor industries Ziktor has been reading from the Power Rangers villain playbook because he wants to get his hands on the Krossworld Kids.

Then he transforms into Grimlord, and explains his plan, and Despera creates a white mutant with drums on it's chest named Bongotron, and Grimlord orders him to steal the Krossworld Kids' talent.

At Tao dojo the Krossworld Kids are playing a sound check while Kaitlin takes pictures, and a crowd of teenage girls appears, and the girls explain that they're the official Krossworld Kids Fan Club.

At the Dark Fortress Grimlord checks on Ivar at his underground base, and orders Despera to distract the Troopers while Doom Master kidnaps the Krossworld Kids.

Kaitlin gets a call from Woody telling to go to the power plant for a story but it's really Despera, and when Kaitlin goes there a worker randomly transforms into an army of Skugs.

Nothing much happens other than Kaitlin punches, and kicks Skugs into storage wheels, and the Skugs try to use one as a weapon but she tricks the Skugs into destroying themselves.

But Despera appears, and traps Kaitlin in an energy field, and imitates Kaitlin to lure the other Troopers while Doom Master, and the Vixens appear at Tao dojo, and abduct the Krossworld Kids, and the fans.

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Ryan, and JB show up at the power plant, and free Kaitlin with a metal pipe, and then a brief scene with Tao.

Then we see the Krossworld Kids and the fans in Grimlord's dungeon, and Bongotron shoots pink lasers that steal their talent.

The Troopers go back to Tao dojo, and after Tao leaves Jeb explains what happened so JB contacts the Professor but he can't find the Krossworld Kids but Jeb has an idea.

Then we see the Troopers, and Jeb in the woods with Jeb wearing the VR sense enhancer from Oh Brother, and the Troopers find Grimlord's underground base but Grimlord's mutants attack.

Ryan transforms, and fights off Ultra Skugs, Vixens, and Doom Master, and Ryan fires his laser, and they retreat.

JB, and Kaitlin find the base so they transform as well, and Kaitlin splits into two Kaitlins but Skugs fire on them.

Ryan summons the Combat Module while JB summons the Battle Cruiser, and Ryan rescues the Krossworld Kids, and the fans but they tell him about Bongotron.

Ryan fights with Bongotron but Oraclon takes the fight to the Indigo Sector where Ryan fires at Bongotron with his Nitro Cycle but Bongotron teleports, and to strangle him but he jumps off.

The Skugs keep firing on the two Kaitlins so they fire lasers at them, and JB shows up in the Battle Cruiser, and destroys Grimlord's underground base.

In the Indigo Sector Bongotron Keeps teleporting so Ryan fires lasers at him, and summons the Laser Saber, and Bongotron summons twin scimitars but Ryan destroys him.

The Troopers then find the Krossworld Kids who have their talent back, and are singing to the fans, and at the Dark Fortress Grimlord shames his minions, and swears vengeance on the Troopers.

Back at Tao dojo the benefit concert is a success, and the Krossworld Kids thank the Troopers.

Ryan then sums up the moral of the day the end.

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Final Thoughts.

Today's episode was pretty good.

I liked the story with the Troopers trying to hold a benefit concert, and Grimlord trying to steal the talent from the band.

I also liked all the various funny parts like when the Krossworld Kids, and their fans made fun of Grimlord's minions.

I also liked that we got to see Ryan use the Combat Module, and JB use the Battle Cruiser, and still got a Shaider monster.

And I can't think of anything that was cut from the Shaider episode I would have kept.

I think my only problem is that Bongotron was one of those monsters that seems like they couldn't decide if they wanted to be silly or serious.

And it seemed like instead of the thing with Kaitlin in the energy field they could have just had Ryan, and JB join her earlier, and just made the fight longer.

And it seemed like some parts like Tao seeing no one at the dojo, and JB, and Kaitlin waiting till they found Grimlord's base to transform could have been removed without hurting anything.

Only 10 more episodes of VR Troopers.

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Welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we're looking at Magnetic Attraction written by Michael Ryan, and directed by Al Winchel.

So we start off with today's "My dad taught me" moment where Ryan thinks about the time his dad taught him that sometimes technology may not always be there when you need it.

We then go to the Underground Voice Daily where Ryan is writing a story about martial arts for the paper.

Then Percy comes in with a giant magnet, and we get a comedy bit where he accidentally destroys Kaitlin's computer.

At Ziktor industries one of his secretaries informs him that Despera has discovered the Troopers' greatest weakness.

Then he transforms into Grimlord, and Despera explains that it's magnetism, and she has Oraclon create a white, red, and blue mutant with magnets on his forearms named Magnetbot.

At the Underground Voice Daily we get another comedy bit with Percy, and the magnet, and JB, and Kaitlin go to the dojo.

At the Dark Fortress Despera tells Grimlord that Magnetbot is waiting to destroy the Troopers, and Grimlord orders Doom Master to help.

Then we see JB, and Kaitlin driving when Magnetbot appears, and hits Kaitlin's car with magnetism causing it to go haywire, and crash.

Then we see some more comedy bits with Percy harassing Ryan, and playing with the magnet when the other Troopers try to contact Ryan.

And eventually all the magnetic fields cause Percy to merge with his magnet, and he gets stuck to a support beam with various objects stuck to him.

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Magnetbot attacks JB, and Kaitlin so they transform but he shoots more magnetism at them, and it damages their systems.

Ryan appears but so do Doom Master, and the Vixens so he transforms as well, and fights Magnetbot who tries to attack Ryan with a spear, but Ryan keeps dodging.

Ryan then tries his laser but Magnetbot hits him with magnetism, and now his systems are damaged, and Grimlord's minions attack him so the Troopers escape in the Skybase

At the lab the Professor explains that he can repair their systems, and make them immune to magnetism but it will take time.

At the Underground Voice Daily we get another comedy bit where Woody makes a clock stick to Percy.

Then the Troopers go to where Grimlord's minions are, and try to transform but only Ryan can transform, and even his powers aren't finished.

Ryan fights Ultra Skugs while JB, and Kaitlin fight regular Skugs and nothing much happens other than Kaitlin, and some Skugs kick each other.

Ryan fights Vixens, and more Ultra Skugs while Kaitlin, and JB just keep kicking the Skugs.

Ryan, and Magnetbot clash weapons until Magnetbot throws him, hits him with his spear, and shoots magnetism at him.

But Ryan is still able to beat up some Ultra Skugs but a swarm of Grimstars fire on him while JB, and Kaitlin destroy the Skugs.

Then Magnetbot fires more magnetism at Ryan but he just fires his laser, and destroys Magnetbot with Laser Saber which also demagnitizes Percy.

At the Dark Fortress Grimlord swears vengeance on the Troopers.

Back at the Underground Voice Daily we get one last comedy bit with Percy thinking he's still magnetized.

Ryan then sums up the moral of the day the end.

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Final Thoughts.

Today's episode was okay.

On one hand it seemed like a rehash of Virtually Powerless minus Poindexter who I actually liked.

And Magnetbot had the same thing as Transgressor, and Bongotron where it looks like they couldn't decide if they wanted a silly design or a scary one.

On the other hand it solved one of my pet peeves about Virtually Powerless just by having JB, and Kaitlin transform before Magnetbot destroyed their powers.

And I liked all the comedy bits with Percy.

Also I can't think of anything that they cut out of the Shaider episode they used that I would have kept.

Only 9 more episodes.

Tune in next time for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we're looking at Get Me To The Lab On Time written by Michael Ryan, and directed by Al Winchel.

So we start off with today's "My dad taught me" moment where Ryan thinks about the time his dad taught him that love can be a powerful force.

We then go to Ziktor industries where Strickland explains that he's created a love potion, and Ziktor orders him to give it to the Troopers.

Then he transforms into Grimlord, and explains his latest evil scheme to them.

Then we go to the Underground Voice Daily where Strickland disguised as a delivery man gives love potion laced chocolates but Percy takes them, and eats one falling in love with Kaitlin to her dismay.

At the Dark Fortress Despera explains what's going on, and Grimlord decides to go ahead, and use the love potion on the whole world.

At the Underground Voice Daily Percy gives Kaitlin gifts including the chocolates, and she falls in love with Percy to Ryan, and JB's dismay, and Percy proposes to her, and she accepts.

At the Dark Fortress Despera explains what's going on so Grimlord orders Skugs to attack the Troopers.

At the Underground Voice Daily JB realizes that Kaitlin, and Percy both ate the chocolates so he, and Ryan decide to go the lab to analyze the box they came in.

Then Kaitlin runs into them, and she sees a woman in a wedding dress but she transforms into an army of Skugs.

Nothing much happens other than the Skugs try to kick Ryan, and JB but Ryan, and JB just grab them, and throw them, and eventually throw the Skugs into each other, and destroy them.

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I will admit that I like how while this is going on Kaitlin is too distracted by being in love with Percy especially when he shows up to help fight Skugs.

At the lab the Professor analyzes the chocolate box, and explains what's going on so Ryan, and JB try to find an antidote to the love potion.

At the Dark Fortress Grimlord orders his minions to protect his love potion factory, and Oraclon creates a white angel like mutant with a demonic face, and a spear with a heart shaped point named Cupidtron.

Then the Professor explains what's going on so Ryan, and JB transform, and JB takes the Battle Cruiser while Ryan fights Grimlord's minions with his sword, and laser.

JB finds the love potion at Grimlord's factory, and escapes in the Skybase before it can self destruct while Grimlord's minions attack Ryan so JB fires missiles at them.

Ryan fires lasers at Grimlord's minions while at the Underground Voice Daily Kaitlin, and Percy's wedding is underway, and Tao gives out Kaitlin.

Ryan, and Cupidtron clash weapons but she escapes into the Indigo Sector but Ryan chases after her, and fires lasers, and clashes with his sword.

But Cupidtron fires exploding hearts from her spear, and hits Ryan with it, and breathes fire on him, and teleports so Ryan uses Laser Saber, and Cupidtron's own spear to destroy her.

At the lab JB creates an antidote, and Jeb tries to stall the wedding just in time for JB to put the antidote in some punch, and have Percy, and Kaitlin drink it breaking the spell.

At the Dark Fortress Grimlord shames his minions, and swears vengeance on the Troopers.

Back at the Underground Voice Daily we get one last comedy bit where Percy falls in love with a girl who's the female version of him.

Ryan then sums up the moral of the day the end.

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Final Thoughts.

Today's episode was okay.

I liked the idea with Grimlord using a love potion on the Troopers, and making Kaitlin fall in love with Percy.

My only problem was that it felt like a rehash of that Power Rangers episode The Potion Notion without the stuff I actually liked about it.

It also bugged me that Kaitlin didn't transform at all in this episode especially since not only did they have to do just one thing to cure her.

But also it seemed like they could have replaced the part where JB piloted the Skybase with Kaitlin piloting it instead.

Cupidtron was another weird monster that like Transgressor, Bongotron, and Magnetbot seemed like they couldn't decide if they wanted it to be scary or silly.

Though to her credit they for the most part just focus on a cute, and cuddly theme with only her face being off from the rest of her design.

And aside from some scenes with the Combat Module, and the Shoulder Cannon that were replaced with the Battle Cruiser, and Skybase scenes nothing was cut from the Shaider episode.

Only 8 more episodes.

Tune in next time for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.

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Welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we're looking at Grimlord's Big Breakout written by Eric Moford, and directed by Vickie Borough

So we start off with today's "My dad taught me" moment where Ryan thinks about the time his dad taught him that we must always learn, and change.

We then go to a field just outside a prison yard where Strickland, and some secretaries use a laser to tear open a hole in the fence freeing a criminal named Nutty Nichols.

At the Underground Voice Daily Woody finds out, and tells Kaitlin, and has her do a story about it, and JB goes with her while Ryan goes to the dojo, and Percy overhears everything.

At Ziktor industries Ziktor tells Nichols that since he has the evilest brain in Crossworld City that Ziktor plans to make him invincible so he can conquer the world.

Then he transforms into Grimlord, and explains his latest evil scheme.

At the prison Kaitlin, and JB talk to the warden about Nichols, and the warden just says that guys like Nutty are just evil, and can't tell right from wrong.

Then we get a comedy bit where Percy sneaks into the prison but a guard mistakes him for an escaping prisoner, and takes him away.

At the Dark Fortress Grimlord sees JB, and Kaitlin investigating Nichols' escape so he orders Despera to go after the Troopers.

JB, and Kaitlin run into a guard who turns out to be a Skug but instead of fighting him they just drive away but the Skug chases after them, and more Skugs appear but Kaitlin throws it into them.

At Tao dojo Ryan is teaching a class when he gets a message from Kaitlin telling him to meet them at the lab, and once there Ryan explains what's going on, and the Professor thinks that Nichols is in a bus.

Ryan transforms, and chases after the bus on the Nitro Cycle but Strickland spots him, and sends Ultra Skugs after Ryan but he fights them off.

Then a weird green, and gold mutant with a golden gate on his back, and gold wings named Jailbot appears, swallows the bus, and teleports away.

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At Grimlord's secret lab Nichols starts having second thoughts after seeing the place but Strickland sticks a helmet on Nichols.

Then electricity surges into Nichols, and he mutates into an Incredible Hulk/Frankenstein pastiche with a giant brain, and at the Dark Fortress Despera shows Grimlord what's happening.

At Crossworld prison we get a comedy bit where Percy sees a big burly prisoner who's actually scared of him after hearing his story.

Then Nichols rampages the Underground Voice Daily, and we get another comedy bit where Woody just casually asks him questions despite being scared of him earlier.

At the lab the Professor explains what's going on, and also explains that Jailbot is the real world so the Troopers transform.

Nichols continues rampaging the Underground Voice Daily when JB, and Kaitlin try to fight him off while Ryan fights Ultra Skug, and shoots lasers at Grimlord's minions.

Ryan, and Jailbot jump at each other, and Despera takes the fight to the Indigo Sector where Jailbot teleports, and creates explosive shockwaves with his spear.

At the Underground Voice Daily JB, and Kaitlin are still fighting Nichols when he gets distracted by a bag of peanuts, and they use it to lure him out of the Underground Voice Daily.

In the Indigo Sector Ryan, and Jailbot are clashing with their weapons when Grimlord's giant spaceship attacks Ryan so he summons the Troopertron, and it destroys Grimlord's spaceship.

Ryan then destroys Jailbot with Laser Saber, and at the lab the Troopers turn Nichols back into a human being with the lab's machines.

At the Dark Fortress Grimlord once again swears vengeance on the Troopers.

Back at the prison Nichols doesn't remember anything that happened, and says the experience has changed him for the better, and we get one last comedy bit with Percy.

Ryan then sums up the moral of the day the end.

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Final Thoughts.

Today's episode was pretty good.

I liked the idea with Grimlord turning the most evil criminal in Crossworld City into a mutant.
I also got a kick out of how Nichols was a Joe Pesci parody.

I also liked all the various comedy bits.

Jailbot was just like Cupidtron but for the opposite reason in that they seemed to focus on making him scary with only the gate on his back, and his hat being silly.

I wasn't fond of Nichols' mutant form since I thought it looked silly, and I would have preferred something kitbashed from various Power Rangers monsters.

Especially since they already had Alexis/Transformatron from Into Oraclon's Web, and that unused Dairanger monster form Quest for Power.

Or just have it where Jailbot was Nichols monster form, and just have JB, and Kaitlin use the Troopertron to fight spaceships, and tanks.

Also I can't think of anything that was skipped from the Shaider episode except for a part with the Valvios' robot form that got replaced with the Troopertron.

Only 7 more episodes left.

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