B-Fighter Kabuto
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B-Fighter Kabuto (ビーファイターカブト Bī Faitā Kabuto?) is the sequel to Juukou B-Fighter taking place 10 years after the preceding B-Fighter series and aired from 1996 to 1997. The combat footage was used for Beetleborgs Metallix.
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[edit] Plot
[edit] Characters
[edit] B-Fighters
The next generation of B-Fighters.
- Kouhei Toba (Toba Kōhei) / B-Fighter Kabuto (Bī Faitā Kabuto): A college student dragged into the fight. A star athlete. Kouhei is a very courageous fighter, although he sometimes impetiously leaps into a fight. He lives alone with his younger sister Yui, whom he cares for a lot. As Kabuto, Kouhei dons armor modeled after a rhinoceros beetle. Kabuto is the only B-Fighter who can wield the Astral Saber to become one with and gain control of the giant robot, Kabuterios.
- Kengo Tachibana (Tachibana Kengo) / B-Fighter Kuwaga (Bī Faitā Kuwaga): A serious student who takes his role as a B-Fighter seriously. He originally had no respect for Kouhei because Kouhei was chosen to become Kabuto instead of himself and Kouhei was younger tham him, although they eventually became friends. As Kuwaga, Kengo dons armor modeled after a stag beetle. At the end of the series, Kuwaga is able to wield the Geist Axe and take control of the giant robot, Kuwaga Titan, which was formerly being used by Death Scorpion for evil but was not actually evil.
- Ran Ayukawa (Ayukawa Ran) / B-Fighter Tentou (Bī Faitā Tento): A computer expert, who sometimes thinks too much about the mechanical side of things and ignores the natural side. She had feelings for Julio when he taught her to appreciate nature. Ran loves to eat and is skilled at playing the shamisen, a stringed Japanese instrument. As Tentou, Ran's armor is modeled after a ladybug.
- Mac Windy / B-Fighter Yanma (Bī Faitā Yanma) (28-50): The Warrior of Wind. From the New York branch of Cosmo Academia, Mac is a very outgoing man, flirting with Japanese girls at every chance and pigging out on sushi. He blurts out things in English. He was chosen by the Dragonfly Medal to become Yanma, whose armor is modeled after a dragonfly.
- Julio Rivera / B-Fighter Genji (Bī Faitā Genji) (30-50): The Warrior of Light. Peruvian agent from the South American Cosmo Academia branch, Julio is a nature-loving man. He played a reed flute which he gave to Ran as a memento of their time together. He was chosen by the Firefly Medal to become Genji, whose armor is modeled after a firefly.
- Li Wen / B-Fighter Min (Bī Faitā Min) (31-50): The Warrior of Sound. From the Peking branch of Cosmo Academia, Wen loves children and often puts on magic shows in parks for children to see, and is also a very good cook. He is a very peaceful man who hates the fight between the B-Fighters and Melzard, and at first refused to cooperate when he obtained the Cicada Medal. However, Kengo made him realize that the B-Fighters fight in order to stop the fighting, and so he agreed to help as Min, whose armor is modeled after a cicada.
- Sophie Villeneuve / B-Fighter Ageha (Bī Faitā Ageha) (32-50): The Warrior of Flowers. From the Paris branch of Cosmo Academia, Sophie Villeneuve is a genius violinist. She is in love with Kouhei, and her song is what was able to awaken the Astral Saber from its sleep. She was chosen by the Butterfly Medal to become Ageha, whose armor is modeled after a butterfly.
[edit] Allies
- Yui Toba: Kouhei's younger sister and his self-proclaimed manager, covering for him when he has to leave school to fight off Melzard. She is in love with Kengo.
- Professor Osanai
- Insect Elder Guru (1, 46): The one who gave the original B-Fighter their powers. Though he's aged, he is still able to help the B-Fighter in their times of need as he has extensive knowledge of the Melzard. Guru died trying to protect the insects of the world from the "Dark Wave Motion" power of Dargriffon. He was buried in the cave where Takuya first found him.
- Kabuto (46): Guru's son who left his father a hundred years ago and has been travelling across the dimensions as a supplier of weapons and equipment. He returned to Earth to visit his mother's grave, bringing with him the Beet Ingram to give to Takuya Kai the Blue Beet years ago. When his father Guru died, he returned once more to visit his fathers grave.
- Juukou B-Fighter (25-28, 47): The 3 main heroes from the preceding series.
[edit] Arsenal
- Commander Voicers
- Finish Weapons
- Kabuto Lancer: B-Fighter Kabuto's finish weapon. An attack B-Fighter Kabuto can use with this weapon is the "Liner Blast", while on his Road Kabuto bike, he can use the "Cavalier Lancer" attack.
- Kuwaga Chopper: B-Fighter Kuwaga's finish weapon. Attack used with this weapon is "Gravity Crush".
- Tentou Spear: B-Fighter Tentou's finish weapon. Attack used with this weapon is "Crosswar Slicer".
- Astral Saber: The Astral Saber is a red and gold short sword with a crystal ball in its hilt. Within this ball is a small mechanical kabutomushi beetle that is actually the giant Kabuterios. The Astral Saber was sleeping in a cave until Sophie Villeneuve's song woke it. B-Fighter Kabuto was able to call Kabuterios forth from the saber and join with the giant robot, gaining the B-Fighters a powerful ally.
- Bloom Cannon: B-Fighter Ageha's weapon.
- Geist Axe: The Geist Axe is a green axe with a crystal ball similar to the Astral Saber's in its hilt. Within this one, however, is a mechanical stag beetle that becomes the giant Kuwaga Titan. Initially, Death Scorpion was the wielder of the Giest Axe and the commander of Kuwaga Titan, but later B-Fighter Kuwaga got possession of it and used the power of Kuwaga Titan for good.
- Input Rifle: Combination of Input Cardgun, Tonbou Gun, Bright Pointer and Semission Magazine, normally held by Kabuto.
- Input Cardgun: sidearms for the main three B-Fighters. Activated with the Input Cards. Numbers as follows:
- 1. Attack Beam: Standard energy blast.
- 2. Fire Beam: Blast of fire.
- 3. Jamming Beam: Blast of disrupting soundwaves that stun enemies.
- 4. Needle Laser: Blast of small needle-like darts.
- 5. Cement Beam: Blast of cement that hardens when it hits its target.
- 6. Cold Laser: Freezing blast of cold.
- 7. Tornado Shower: Blast of powerful air at high speeds.
- Tonbou Gun: Yanma's weapon.
- Bright Pointer: B-Fighter Genji's additional weapon.
- Semission Magazine: Min's additional weapon.
- Input Cardgun: sidearms for the main three B-Fighters. Activated with the Input Cards. Numbers as follows:
- Lightning Cannon: Genji's weapon.
- Ringer Swords: Min's weapons.
[edit] Vehicles
- Road Beetles: The main 3 B-Fighters' transportation.
- Road Kabuto: Kabuto's Road Beetle.
- Road Kuwaga: Kuwaga's Road Beetle.
- Road Tentou: Tentou's Road Beetle.
[edit] Mecha
- Joint Formation: Combination of the B-Fighters Neo Beet Machines.
- Kabutron: Kabuto's Neo Beet Machine.
- Kuwaga Tank: Kuwaga's Neo Beet Machine.
- Stealth Gyro: Tentou's Neo Beet Machine.
- Great Shell God Kabuterios (Daikōjin Kabuteriosu): Kabuterios is a giant gold and black robot that can change into a kabutomushi beetle form. It normally stays inside the Astral Saber but can emerge and enlarge itself when needed. B-Fighter Kabuto can join with Kabuterios and control it. Kabuterios fights with a large sword and can fire a powerful blast of fire, the Big Flare; or an energy beam from its chest, the Glorious Flare.
- Evil Shell God Kuwaga Titan (Jakōjin Kuwaga Taitan): Kuwaga Titan is a green and black robot that can become a mechanical stag beetle. It stays inside the Geist Axe until someone calls it forth, and was originally controlled by Deathcorpion and used for evil. However, Kuwaga Titan was (despite his title) not actually evil and once fought alongside Kabuterios, and in the end of the series allowed B-Fighter Kuwaga to use it to fight for good. Kuwaga Titan can fire a blast of energy, the Titanic Flare; or a blast of lightning from its antennae, the Titanic Thunder.
[edit] Melzard Tribe
An ancient race that have existed since prehistotric times. They dwell in the fortress Melzardis.
- Mother Melzard: The leader of Melzard, whose members she gave birth to by eating a fossil with one of her tendrils and spitting it back out an egg which instantly hatches into a Melzard creature. When the B-Fighters entered her fortress, she fought them personally until she was mortally wounded by Kabuto. But using the energy of the Earth, Mother Melzard evolved into a larger monster and gained a new form. She was killed by Kabuterios & Kuwaga Titan.
- Dinosaur Warrior Raija (Kyouryuu Senshi Raija) (1-27) / Driceraija (36-50): A powerful warrior with red Ceratopsia-like armor, he commands the Melzard monsters based on land-dwelling creatures. Raija constantly fights with his younger brother Dezzle, both of them each trying to outdo the other. He was seemingly killed by Kabuto but his body turned to stone and later he returned, revived by Mother Melzard in a new maroon armored form, empowered by the magma deep within the earth. He died at Kabuto's hands during the finale.
- Insect Swordswoman Miorla (Konchuu Kenshi Miorra): Raija's assistant, a female warrior with light green insectoid armor and two red swords. When Raija was seemingly killed, she stayed by his petrified body until he awakened.
- Deep-Sea Fish Man Dezzle (Deepsea Gyojin Dezuru) (1-31) / Dezzle the Great (31) / "Dezzle?" (36-50): Dezzle is Raija's younger brother and wears an elaborate blue costume with fins and a fishlike helmet. He commands the monsters based on water-dwelling creatures and he is the one to often actively sabotages Raija's plans. After his brother is killed, Dezzle gains power from Mother Melzard and becomes Dezzle the Great, but is defeated by the Input Rifle, with only his head remaining. Dord placed Dezzle's head in a tank and Dezzle was later resureected by Mother Melzard in a new, mysterious form. His new form, given power by the darkness of the deep sea, had no torso and a white mask which kept his face hidden. He died during the finale.
- Rock Chamberlain Dord: Dezzle's lacky, a squat creature whose head resembles an ammonite fossil. Dord looked after Dezzle's head after he was blown to pieces, and remained his loyal protector, until Dezzle returned in his new form.
- B-Crushers (28-50): When Mother Melzard ingested 4 of the 8 insect medals, she gave birth to 4 armored fighters, the B-Crushers to counter the B-Fighters.
- Deadly Poison Armored General Death Scorpion (Moudoku Gaishou Des Corpion): The leader of the B-Crushers, his armor was modeled after a scorpion, and is an honorable warrior by nature. Unlike his fellow B-Crushers, he prefers to fight fair and has a true warrior's spirit. He originally wielded the Geist Axe until Kuwaga took it from him when he died.
- Cold-Blooded Armored General Mukadelinger (Reiketsu Gaishou Mukanderingaa): The polar opposite of Death Scorpion, his armor was modeled after a centipede. He can control ordinary humans by placing the centipede legs from his armor on their necks and mentally transmitting commands to them.
- Double-Blade Armored General Killmantis (Maken Gaishou Kirumantisu): A master of bladed weapons and blinding speed, his armor was modeled after a mantis. He attacks with lightning-fast strikes.
- Changing Illusion Armored General Beezac (Hengen Gaishou Beezaku): A master of disguise and illusion, his armor was modeled after a bee.
- Shineitai: The Melzard's footsoliders, two different types for Raija and Dezzle. Raija's Shineitai seemed to be made from the fossils of a Stegoceras, a Pterodactyl, and a prehistoric spider. Dezzle's Shineitai seem to be made from the fossils of a prehistoric fish, a prehistoric jellyfish, and a prehistoric squid.
[edit] Melzard monsters
Monsters of the land and sea given birth by Mother Melzard.
[edit] Raija's Monsters
Raija's monsters are land-based creatures.
- Giant Elephant Beast Elebammoth (1): Born from a wooly mammoth fossil, it was sent to begin a new Ice Age and kill all of humanity in the process. Elebammoth begins freezing everything in his path with his liquid nitrogen gas. When he froze Yui, Kouhei battled the monster, losing to him, until the last Command Voicer flies into his hand as Kengo and Ran arrived. As Kabuto, Kouhei killed Elebammoth with the Cavalier Lancer attack.
- Violent Dragon Beast Dinozaura (3-4): Born from a Tyrannosaurus fossil, Dinozaura had three heads and two tails for hands. He was sent to destroy the power lines and sources in the city to affect Cosmo Academy's attempt to set up the Neo Beet Machines. Dinozaura was soon defeated by the B-Fighters. He returned with powerful bombs in his heads for a kamikaze attack to take out the Neo Beet Machines. When the B-Fighters learned this, after realizing Dinozaura was not attacking powerlines like before, they got him to follow them to the countryside to finally kill him after his heads detached from his exploding body.
- Earth Dragon Beast Molardo (6): Born from a prehistoric mole fossil, he was weak at first until he ate a special fruit that empowered him. Molardo was killed when Tentou blasted his sunglasses off, leaving him blinded by sunlight and vulnerable for the deathblow.
- Flame Ant Beast Baneria (8): Born from a ant fossil, she was sent to lay her eggs around Mount Fuji and as the eggs neared hatching, they began to rise in temperature, threatening to cause an eruption. However, Dezzle, intend on sabotaging his brother's plan, gave medicine to Baneria that would raise her body-temperature. However, the temperature in Baneria kept rising to the point of her becoming a living bomb. Kouhei managed to freeze Baneria to reduce her temperature so he could kill her without any explosion.
- Leaping Fist Beast Gangaroo (10) Born from a prehistoric kangaroo fossil.
- Thorn Illusion Beast Cactusera (12): Born from half of a cactus fossil.
- Bat Beast Zyren (14): Born from a prehistoric bat fossil.
- Fang Tiger Beast Dygerfire (16): Born from a Smilodon fossil. Dygerfire looked like a combination of a mouse, with a tiger's second head on his forehead. Dygerfire could blast flamethrowers from his second tiger head.
- Destroyed Flower Beast Groba (18) Born from a fern fossil. Groba could sprinkle a destructive pollen from her head in battle.
- Heat Fruit Beast Pineappler (19): Born from a pineapple fossil.
- Heat Wind Beast Zarst (21): Born from a prehistoric vulture fossil. With the flaps of his wings, or a blast from his breath, Zarst could cause immense heatwaves.
- Changing Color Beast Gameleorda (22): Born from a chameleon fossil.
- Spirit Evil Beast Zalamander (24): Born from a salamander fossil.
- Frightful Warrior Beast Driceraija (26-27): A triceratops monster that was born from a part of Raija's body.
[edit] Dezzle's Monsters
Dezzle's monsters are water-based creatures.
- Trilo-Beast Trilobida (2): Born from a Trilobite fossil, he was sent to adbuct the girls at Kouhei's school and to absorb the lifeforce from people through his extending tentacles and use it to enlarge himself to giant size. Trilobida was almost invincible until the B-Fighters fired at his weakpoint, the small trilobyte on his forehead. Reduced to his normal size, he was killed by the B-Fighters.
- Shell Turtle Beast Turtle-Geron (5): Born from a Archelon fossil, the powder scraped from his shell was sold as a calcium supplement called "Bone-Health", but began to harden people's skin into bone. B-Fighters attacked Turtlegeron, but his shell was too hard to be cracked. Though the only flaw was his belly, Turtlegeron covered it. However, it was Kabuto's determination that finally shattered the monster's shell.
- Covering Star Beast Starfish-Najiru (7): Born from a starfish fossil, he could possess people & enhance their agreesive behavior. Targeting Kazyua Yano, the son of Kengo's late senei Ryuzaburo Yano, he used the man's hatred for Kengo to wreck havok across town. He uses smaller starfish parasites from his body to possesses people, turning them into violent slaves under his control. The B-Fighters were forced to retreat as a result. A plan was soon forumlated, while Kengo fights Kazuya, Kabuto & Tento handle the angry mob. The two fortunately learned that electricity was the starfish-parasites' weakness & used free the people with the Electric Shockwave just as Kengo managed to free Kazuya from Starfish-Najiru's control, forcing the monster out of him. Once gathered, the B-Fighters learned that Electric ShockWave was useless on Starfish-Najiru. But Kazuya's Triple Lightning Kick serverly weakened Starfish-Najiru enabling Kuwaga to finish him off.
- Greedy Fish Beast Coelaganza (11): Born from a coelacanth fossil.
- Hell Sickle Beast Helltoad (13): Born from a toad fossil.
- Changing Body Beast Anemolala (15): Born from a Sea Anemone fossil.
- Sea Scorpion Beast Seascorpia (17): Born from a Sea Scorpion fossil. In battle, Seascorpia could detach/ blast its' arms and its' head/stinger tail combo at opponents.
- Water Dwelling Beast Kapparapa (20) A Kappa-themed monster.
- Poison Fin Beast Okozezeze (23): Born from a scorpionfish fossil. Okozezeze could blast stinger darts from its' mouth in battle.
[edit] Other Monsters
Some of these creatures were both Raija and Dezzle's monsters.
- Tooth Clam Beast Ratclamra (9): A hybrid monster born from a rat fossil and a clam fossil, combining their strengths. But Ratclamra suffered a spilt-personality: a gentle creature & a sadistic monster. Despite reluctance to kill him, the B-Fighters had no choice.
- Evil Snake Beast Snakyuza (25-26): A monster that resembles a gorgon from Greek Mythology.
- Darkness Combined Beast Porcuray (37): A hybrid monster born from a porcupine fossil and a stingray fossil.
- Darkness Combined Beast Meltzura (39): A fire-breathing monster that resembles a swordfish.
- Darkness One-Horned Beast Misty Horn (43): A monster that resembled a unicorn.
- Darkness Devil Beast Zadan (44)
- Darkness Wave Motion Beast Dargriffon (47): A gryphon-themed monster.
[edit] Episodes
- The Second Generation is a Highschool Warrior!?
- The Trilobite Invites you After School
- Awaken!! Neo Machines
- Vow!! Heated Stag Beetle
- A Great Reversal to the You that Departed
- A Great Wild Battle at the Cherry Blossom Festival!!
- The Iron Fist of Anger Presented by a Friend
- Kabuto Finally Leaving School!?
- Becoming a Pupil of the Storytelling Monster!!
- Showdown with the Martial Arts Master
- Namida no Umi o Koete Ute
- Mysterious?! The Fossil's Fantastic Maze
- Change! Explosive Dashing Professor
- The Cry that Erased the Trapped Town
- Infiltrate the Hospital Ward of Terror
- Save the School Anniversary's Idols
- The Fighting Love-Foretelling Diary!!
- The 20-Million Year Revenge of the Exterminated Flower
- Is the Mysterious Girl a Mermaid Princess?!
- Hunt for the Kappa for 3000 Ri!! (a "ri" is a unit of length about 3.9 km)
- Call the Rain, Heroic Crybaby
- The Flaming Mistress's Roaring Shamisen
- Run to the Wilderness of Pride!!
- Summer Vacation!! The Haunted Classroom
- The Guys who Returned
- Nightmare!! B-Fighter vs. B-Fighter
- The Certain Death of the 6 Great Warriors
- Enter!! The Insect Warrior of the Wind
- The Violent Centipede General
- Shine Genji, the Power of the Earth
- The Combined Ultimate Gun and the Sad Warrior
- Echo, Beautiful Butterfly's Melody
- Grab it!! The Divine Sword of Legends
- Control!? The B-Fighters' Day of Defeat
- Rip Through the Darkness, Revived Giant God
- Kirezu!! Counterattack of the Evil Brothers
- Defeat the Invincible New Monster
- The Giant Stag Beetle of Nightmare
- Merciless!! The B-Fighters are Melting
- Break Through the Maze of Love
- The No-Rules Peak Battle
- Kabuto's Trip to the Moon World
- The Girl of Darkness is a B-Fighter Killer
- The Devil Girl Arrives...
- B-Fighters!! A Challenge in History
- Super Heavyshell Strike!
- B-Fighters' Father, the Elder Dies!!
- The Beetle Base's Great Explosion?!
- The Sunrise of Earth's Downfall
- The Last Battle
[edit] Trivia
- The three girls of the series (Ran, Sophie and Yui) all had love interests: Ran (Yukina Kurisu)/Julio (Seiji Takaiwa), Sophie (Reika Hashimoto)/Kouhei (Sakami Nakazato) and Yui (Kaori Aso)/Kengo (Naoto Adachi)
- Is the first Metal Heroes series to feature non-Japanese heroes. Mac Windy (Reuben Langdon) is from the United States; Julio Rivera (Seiji Takaiwa) is from South America; Li Wen (Hideki Anzai) is from China and Sophie Villeneuve (Reika Hashimoto) is from France.
- Reuben Langdon is also a member of Zero Gravity, a group of martial artists and stuntmen located in California. Langdon also made small guest appearances on Power Rangers: Time Force.
- Due to low ratings and criticism of the show from fans of Juukou B-Fighter, B-Fighter Kabuto flopped, and thus ended the Metal Heroes franchise. Since 2000, it has been replaced with the revived Kamen Rider franchise.
- Seiji Taikawa was chosen to play Julio Rivera because of his Latin American facial features. As well as him as the out suit roles, he was able to play Julio in-suit due to him being a suit actor.
- Each of the B-Fighters' names are puns on the insect they are modeled from.
[edit] Cast
- Sakami Nakazato - Kouhei Toba/Kabuto
- Naoto Adachi - Kengo Tachibana/Kuwaga
- Yukina Kurisu - Ran Ayukawa/Tento
- Reuben Langdon - Mac Windy/Yanma
- Seiji Takaiwa - Julio Rivera/Genji
- Hideki Anzai - Li Wen/Min
- Reika Hashimoto - Sophie Villeneuve/Ageha
- Kaori Aso - Yui Toba
- Ryoichi Yamaguchi - Dr. Masaru Koyamauchi
- Daisuke Tsuchiya - Takuya Kai
- Wakana Yamazaki - Mother Melzard (voice)
- Akira Oka - Raija
- Akiko Kishio - Miora
- Yoshimasa Senda - Dezzle
- Kaneto Shiozawa - Dezzle (voice)
- Kotaro Fujimoto - Dord
- Hiro Mashita - Dord (voice)
- Yasuro Tanaka - Ancian (voice)
[edit] References
| Metal Heroes | |
|---|---|
| 1980s: | Gavan | Sharivan | Shaider | Juspion | Spielban | Metalder | Jiraiya | Jiban |
| 1990s: | Winspector | Solbrain | Exceedraft | Janperson | Blue SWAT | Juukou B-Fighter | B-Fighter Kabuto | B-Robo Kabutack |
