List of Virtual Dungeon monsters

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This is a list of fictional antagonist monster characters featured in the television series VR Troopers, specifically those commanded by the villain character Grimlord, who reside in the Virtual Dungeon. The footage of these characters is taken from the Japanese tokusatsu series Choujinki Metalder and Jikuu Senshi Spielban, two of the three such series that VR Troopers is adapted from.

Contents 1 Mutants and Cyborgs List 1.1 Kongbot 1.2 Metaborg 1.3 Laserbot 1.4 The Eliminator 1.5 Slice and Dice: Swordbot Brothers 1.6 Hammerbot 1.7 The Blade 1.8 Spiderbot 1.9 Slashbot 1.10 Gunslinger 1.11 Graybot 1.12 Drillbot 1.13 Polarbot 1.14 Mutant Jeb 1.15 "Shish-Kebot" 1.16 Magician 1.17 Chainbot 1.18 Cobrot 1.19 Metalbot 1.20 Crabor 1.21 Frogbot 1.22 Torpedobot 1.23 Trooper Terminator 1.24 Fistbot 1.25 Snowbot 1.26 Cannonbot 1.27 Diskbot 1.28 Spitbot 1.29 Dream Master 1.30 Spikebot 1.31 Pollenbot 1.32 Vacbot 1.33 Chrome Dome and "Minotaurbot" 1.34 Shoulderbot 1.35 Cranoid 1.36 Venobot 1.37 Bugbot 1.38 Rabidspore 1.39 Fake Dark Heart 1.40 Horrorbot 1.41 Footbot 1.42 Terminoid 1.43 Electrobot 1.44 Samson 1.45 Transmutant 1.46 Wolfbot 1.47 Rollbot 1.48 Combax 1.49 Mechanoid 1.50 Fiddlebot 1.51 Vanbot 1.52 Skullbot 1.53 Robot-Faced Skug 1.54 Amphibidor 1.55 Shark Fin 2 Nameless cyborgs and mutants 3 See also

[edit] Mutants and Cyborgs List

Here is a comprehensive list of several other Mutants and Cyborgs they infested the Dungeon (in order of appearance by episode airdate), but made one or few other appearances in the series:

[edit] Kongbot

• First Appearance: "The Battle Begins, Part 1" (09/03/94)
• Voice Actor: Tom Wyner

A gorilla-themed robot. The first robot that JB and Kaitlin faced after becoming VR Troopers. His knuckles have sharp spikes and sort of resemble maces which he can shoot out. Kongbot was having his way with JB and Kaitlin until Professor Hart informed JB that he has a Laser Lance he could use to destroy the robot. JB followed that helpful advice and used the Laser Lance command to destroy Kongbot. Fits the category of General Ivar's Machine Men army.

NOTE: Unless otherwise noted, JB would usually first stab a mutant through the stomach with his Laser Lance, forcing him to surrender, then finish him off anyway. This was done with Kongbot, like with most mutants. Some of these scenes are usually now missing from any current airings. To form the Laser Lance, JB flips his sword around and pulls out an extra blade which powers the Lance.

[edit] Metaborg

• First Appearance: "Error in the System" (09/14/94)
• Voice Actor: Tom Wyner

Grimlord created a computer virus that infected all computer systems, including the Professor! Grimlord even impersonated the Professor and had the Troopers out on missions that would destroy them. Ryan and Kaitlin were sent on a wild goose chase while JB was alone fighting Metaborg. Metaborg started off a small tank-like creature, but then assumed a full humanoid form. He was very strong and JB was outnumbered against Metaborg and Grimlord's Quantum Cruisers. After a recharge from Kaitlin, JB finally destroyed Metaborg with his "Laser Lance" command after he was weakened by the VR Double Team. Fits the category of General Ivar's Machine Men army.

[edit] Laserbot

• First Appearance: "Lost Memories" (09/15/94)
• Voice Actor: Gardner Baldwin

A samurai-themed robot who accompanied General Ivar in his attack at the time when Ryan lost his memory. Laserbot could fire lasers from the concealed blasters on his arms. In battle, JB blasted Laserbot's gem-like apparatus in the center of his head, which seemed to slow him down and disable his lasers. Then, Laserbot would meet his demise courtesy of JB's Laser Lance command. Laserbot would appear again in Season 2 (alongside Shoulderbot) to fight against JB in the "Dream Battle". JB once again defeated him, this time by simply by breaking his mid-head, gem-like apparatus. Fits the category of General Ivar's Machine Men army.

[edit] The Eliminator

• First Appearance: "Battle For the Books" (09/16/94)
• Voice Actor: Gardner Baldwin

A computer-resembling robot used to attack the Central Library. Unlike most mutants, The Eliminator demonstrated no language abilities. It had the ability to predict all of JB's moves before they were used, using its' downloaded battle information, thus making it difficult for JB to attack the robot. Every anticipated maneuver was displayed on a small monitor on the Eliminator's chest. He didn't have any battle information on Kaitlin, however, and didn't have quite as easy of time battling Kaitlin as he did JB. Eventually though, he was destroyed by JB and his laser lance command after being briefly stunned by JB and Kaitlin's VR Double Team. Fits the category of General Ivar's Machine Men army.

[edit] Slice and Dice: Swordbot Brothers

• First Appearance: "Oh Brother" (09/19/94)
• Voice Actors: Michael Sorich (Slice's first voice), Tony Oliver (Dice's first voice), Mike Reynolds (Dice's second voice), Brad Orchard (Slice's second voice, Dice's third voice), Richard Epcar (Dice's fourth voice, Slice's third voice)

The Swordbot Brothers are both siblings who were assigned to destroy Ryan Steele. Slice was an expert with the sword and Dice with the naginata. After their first defeat, they gave Ryan a clue that Tyler was still alive. The brothers would make returning appearances during the first season. Ryan fought Slice after Air Stryker and Fighterbot destroyed Tyler Steele's mountain lab after Dark Heart's repairs and assisted Rollbot while the Troopers were on the real mountain. Dice participated in Grimlord's obstacle course and later went one on one with Ryan to prevent him from saving Pointdexter, who was repairing the Virtualizers, but Ryan was able to defeat Dice with the Internal Gyro Command. In Season 2, after the self-destruction of Grimlord's dungeon, Slice and Dice survived as mere heads. They attacked Ryan and were soon destroyed afterwards, inflicting pain on the weakened Ryan as well. The brothers fit the category of Decimator's army.

[edit] Hammerbot

• First Appearance: "Grimlord's Challenge" (09/20/94)
• Voice Actor: Tom Wyner

A hammer-wielding robot who works for Grimlord. Referred to as the "Unbeatable" until his fight with Ryan, where he was defeated but not destroyed. Ryan cracked off Hammerbot's helmet and was ready to destroy him with his own hammer. However, Ryan decided to spare his life when he remembered that the VR Troopers fight fair. Grimlord wasn't so generous after the robot's defeat. Fits the category of Decimator's army.

[edit] The Blade

• First Appearance: "Grimlord's Challenge" (09/20/94)
• Voice Actor: Scott Page-Pagter

Before his loss to Hammerbot in the Dungeon, he was referred to as The "Invincible" Blade. He can turn his right forearm and hand into a sword blade and his left hand into large pincer claws. He later popped up to prevent Ryan from escaping with the injured Dark Heart after Ryan had defeated the fake one. He appeared again during Grimlord's no-rules obstacle course and lost there as well. Fits the category of Zelton's army.

[edit] Spiderbot

• First Appearance: "Grimlord's Challenge" (09/20/94)
• Voice Actor: Brad Orchard

A spider-based robot who fought J.B. at the top of the world. While Hammerbot challenged Ryan, Spiderbot was sent to stir trouble for the remaining two Troopers. J.B.'s fight with Spiderbot was difficult as Spiderbot had many hidden tricks. He also has rocket boots for flight. Spiderbot's head could flip open to reveal a weapon that discharged electrical beams. JB used his gun to blast off the monster's arms, but Spiderbot had one more weapon, the ring on his back. The ring wrapped around JB, restraining him. JB broke free and destroyed him with the Laser Lance. First JB stabbed him through the stomach, giving him heartburn, then he cured his heartburn by finishing him off. Fits the category of General Ivar's Machine Men army. Spiderbot would make a return appearance, in Season 2 episode "Game Over". He would appear in JB's virtual training game.

[edit] Slashbot

• First Appearance: "Computer Captive" (09/21/94)
• Voice Actor: Richard Epcar

A robotic samurai with a katana. His only notable battle was when Ryan was rescuing J.B. from Grimlord's dungeon. Defeated by Ryan and his "Internal Gyro" command. He later returned to fight Dark Heart, and also appeared during the "Quest for Power" saga in Season 2, as the very last mutant Ryan faced before Grimlord set off the self-destruction of the Virtual Dungeon, which Grimlord did after Ryan seemingly defeated Slashbot with the Lightning Hand command. After the destruction of Grimlord's dungeon, Slashbot survived as a mere head. He attacked Ryan and was soon destroyed afterwards, inflicting pain on the weakened Ryan as well. Fits the category of Decimator's army.

[edit] Gunslinger

• First Appearance: "Kaitlin's Little Helper" (09/22/94)
• Voice Actor: Eddie Frierson

A rifle toting desperado robot recommended by Grimlord himself that wore a brown overcoat and hat, which he would then throw off at the start of his battle against J.B. (His hat exploded on the ground after throwing it). He and J.B. then had a showdown, which he would eventually lose. Gunslinger (who initially spoke somewhat like Clint Eastwood in the Dirty Harry movies, but still using stereotypical cowboy lingo such as "Howdy, pardner", "varmit", and "draw") had a force-field-like shield which would deflect JB's attacks. When Kaitlin came in to aid JB, she was severely wounded and unable to continue the battle. As she pleaded to JB to destroy the robot for her, JB flew into a rage over what Gunslinger did to Kaitlin and delivered a beating, eventually shorting out Gunslinger's shield, afterwards Gunslinger had quite an anger fit. JB then shorted out Gunslinger himself permanently by destroying him with the "Laser Lance" command while he was busy having his anger fit, after first doing an unusually aggressive impalement attack. Fits the category of General Ivar's Machine Men army.

[edit] Graybot

• First Appearance: "The Virtual Spy" (09/23/94)
• Voice Actor: Richard Epcar (with Zelton as him)

Colonel Icebot constructed Graybot. Graybot had the ability to disguise himself as a human, named Jeremy, and was assigned to befriend the Troopers so he could gain access to their secrets. Kaitlin seemed to have a crush on Jeremy and was quick to defend him when Ryan and JB grew suspicious. In his true form, Graybot possessed superhuman strength and shot arrows from his wrist. Eventually he was defeated in battle by Ryan. He initially survived Ryan's Lightning Hand Command, but eventually wore himself out by continuing to battle. He fell over from exhaustion and exploded. Zelton briefly transformed into Graybot during his battle against Ryan since he fits the category of Zelton's army.

[edit] Drillbot

• First Appearance: "The Virtual V-6" (09/26/94)
• Voice Actor: Steve Kramer

Drillbot is a robot was assigned to steal J.B.'s VR Fighter Bike in order to extract its' V6 engine for Grimlord. To lure JB and his bike to him, Grimlord sent the Skugs, who hijacked a school bus filled with children. Drillbot then appeared on the scene and challenged JB to a fight. While JB was fighting Drillbot, Skugs began to dismantle the VR Fighter Bike attempting to swipe the engine for Grimlord. The Fighter Bike was given an automated command and escaped the Skugs. Kaitlin saved the kids from the bus and quickly arrived to help JB. JB destroyed Drillbot with his "Laser Lance command" while riding the VR Fighter Bike. Fits the category of General Ivar's Machine Men army.

[edit] Polarbot

• First Appearance: "No One's Friend" (09/27/94)

A shark-headed robot armed with two cannons on his shoulders. JB and Kaitlin were put under a spell (by an incognito Skug) that turned them against Ryan. The source of the spell was linked to Polarbot. After Ryan used the Internal Gyro Command to destroy Polarbot, his friends were free from the brainwashing. Polarbot was later seen in the hunt for Dark Heart where he is shot by Dark Heart in battle. Fits the category of Zelton's army.

[edit] Mutant Jeb

• First Appearance: "Dogmatic Change" (09/28/94)
• Voice Actor: Kerrigan Mahan

Grimlord created a special formula to mutate animals, and Jeb his first test subject. Ziktor setup a fake dog food commercial, where the formula was slipped into Jeb's food. Slowly, Jeb developed unusual behavior and a bad attitude problem. As a monster, Jeb was completely loyal to Grimlord and was ordered to go on a rampage by releasing animals from zoos. Ryan used a virtual canine to bring Jeb back to his senses, but Toxoid arrived and sprayed Jeb with a disintergrating foam. Jeb was saved just in time and returned to normal. Fits the catergory of Toxoid's army.

[edit] "Shish-Kebot"

• First Appearance: "Searching for Tyler Steele" (09/30/94)
• Voice Actor: Lex Lang

Jeb refers to this robot as "Shish-Kebot", a pun on the word, shish kebab, but it is unconfirmed if that is the monster's true name (he only said the bot's name while he was watching JB impale him with the Laser Lance). "Shish-Kebot" could extend cables from his chest and blast lasers from the cable's tips. He has a bazooka hidden in the hump next to his head and was silver in color. JB defeated him with the Laser Lance command. Fits the category of General Ivar's Machine Men army.

[edit] Magician

• First Appearance: "Searching For Tyler Steele" (09/30/94)
• Voice Actors: Terrence Stone (normal), Dave Mallow (substitute voice)

The Magician first appeared and attacked Ryan in the woods in his battle form, when Ryan was looking for his father. He was incorrectly called "Forestbot" by the Close Caption. Later masquerading as a human at Tao Dojo, The Magician stole JB and Kaitlin's Virtualizers, leaving only Ryan to battle. Magician was filled with dirty tricks including explosive cards, illusionary duplication, and an alternate dimension in which to fight with Ryan. The Magician was now without his Magician outfit, and Ryan now used some magic tricks of his own to fight the Magician, making this a more even battle. Ryan destroyed him with his "Lightning Hand" command and took back the stolen Virtualizers. Magician was later rebuilt and seen participating in the Dark Heart hunt as well as failing the obstacle course. He came back again for a rematch against Ryan in Season 2's "Secret Power" while Ryan and the other Troopers worked to stop the reality barrier from shattering under Col. Icebot's magnetic fields at the North Pole. He tried to stop Ryan from wrecking Icebot's plans, but in the end Ryan was able to defeat him for good this time with the "Lightning Hand" command. Fits the category of Decimator's army.

[edit] Chainbot

• First Appearance: "Save the Trees" (10/03/94)

When Ziktor's attempt to legally cut down an old forest failed, the robot known as Chainbot was assigned to destroy it completely. He was stopped by Ryan, though he wasn't shown to be destroyed. In Season 2, after the self-destruction of Grimlord's dungeon, Chainbot survived as a mere head. He attacked Ryan and was soon destroyed afterwards, inflicting pain on the weakened Ryan as well. Fits the category of Decimator's army.

[edit] Cobrot

• First Appearance: "Kaitlin's Front Page" (10/05/94)
• Voice Actor: Brianne Siddall

A female robot with a snake tail instead of legs. She is one of Grimlord's deadliest warriors. When Kaitlin was kidnapped, Cobrot was recommended by Col. Icebot and she is sent alongside Metalbot to ambush Ryan and JB in their attempt to rescue their friend. Cobrot went after JB while Metalbot went after Ryan. Cobrot could blast arrows from the bow on her hand, and crack her tail like a whip. JB destroyed Cobrot using his "Laser Lance" command, after being tossed overhead every time that he charged at her. JB didn't impale Cobrot, even though she was at a distance from him when he summoned the Laser Lance. Fits the category of General Ivar's Machine Men army, despite Col. Icebot's claims of Cobrot being his robot.

[edit] Metalbot

• First Appearance: "Kaitlin's Front Page" (10/05/94)
• Voice Actors: Tom Wyner (first voice), Mike Reynolds (with Zelton as him)

One of Grimlord's deadliest robot warriors. Along with Cobrot, and after being recommended by General Ivar, he ambushed Ryan and JB while they attempted to save Kaitlin. General Ivar said his punch was unequal to any opponent's punch. Metalbot could discharge electricity through tentacles that can sprout from his forehead. Metalbot was first defeated by Ryan's "Laser Fist" command. Metalbot was rebuilt by Col. Icebot to assist Renegade, Chrome Dome, and Minotaurbot into abducting a young baseball prodigy in order to lure Ryan into a fatal trap, but Ryan came out victorious again. Prior to Ryan fighting Transmutant, Metalbot was among the cyborgs chasing after Ryan. Zelton, in his most infamous battle with Ryan, would briefly transform into Metalbot since he fits the category of Zelton's army.

[edit] Crabor

• First Appearance: "The Dognapping" (10/07/94)
• Voice Actor: Tom Wyner

A mutant with tentacles loaded with electricity. When Jeb was kidnapped and the VR Troopers are coming for him, Grimlord positioned the mutant Crabor as part of his (Grimlord's) trap. After Crabor isolated Ryan, he feigned surrender. Ryan almost bought the act, but Crabor's intentions were shortly revealed. After Crabor lost the battle, he retreated to the Dungeon as a failure. He made other appearances as a background/supporting character. Crabor fought Ryan once more during a Reality Virus outbreak. He revealed the ability to produce green slime on his tongue and lug it at opponents. He also revealed that he could turn his right hand into a crab-like claw as well as breathe fire. That time he was defeated by Ryan's Lightning Hand and flying kick attacks. Crabor was later seen as one of Grimlord's warriors that challenged Transmutant. He survived, but the first clash with Transmutant where it nearly killed him. When it came to the second battle, he got stuck in the rocks. Fits the category of Toxoid's army.

[edit] Frogbot

• First Appearance: "The Dognapping" (10/07/94)
• Voice Actor: Richard Epcar

Despite the name, Frogbot is more of a kangaroo-themed robot, and was sent by General Ivar to prevent the VR Troopers from rescuing Jeb. J.B. dealt with Frogbot while Ryan dealt with Crabor. Frogbot can breathe fire. Destroyed by J.B. and his "Laser Lance" command while riding his VR Fighter Bike. Frogbot took awhile to finally fall over and explode, however. Fits the category of General Ivar's Machine Men army.

[edit] Torpedobot

• First Appearance: "The Dognapping" (10/07/94)
• Voice Actor: Paul St. Peter

A humanoid torpedo who accompanied Crabor to battle the VR Troopers to prevent them from rescuing Jeb. Torpedobot was armed with a spear gun. He self-destructed, trying to blow up the ship Ryan and Crabor were on fighting, as a last resort. He was evidently rebuilt as he made additional background appearances throughout the series. Fits the category of Blue Boar's army.

[edit] Trooper Terminator

• First Appearance: "My Dog's Girlfriend" (10/10/94)
• Voice Actor: Tom Fahn

An ultimate killing machine used by Grimlord to destroy the Troopers. It had deadly guns and heat seeking capabilities. To bring Ryan to the Trooper Terminator, some Skugs stole three puppies. The puppies were placed in a minefield guarded by the Trooper Terminator. Ryan tricked it by heating a rock to detour its heat seeking capabilities and while it was tricked, Ryan decapitated it, and then he finally destroyed it when he threw Ballistix right onto it, causing a big explosion. Fits the category of Decimator's army since he was built by the mutant robots that are in that particular army.

[edit] Fistbot

• First Appearance: "Digging For Fire" (09/21/94)
• Voice Actor: Scott Page-Pagter (1st voice), Dave Mallow (2nd voice)

Mysterious earthquakes were hitting Crossworld City. The Troopers began to investigate, which brought them closer to Grimlord's underground digging operation. Fistbot, a brown boxer mutant armed with flying punching gloves and a powerful upper body armor, was assigned to stop them so Grimlord could dig to the earth's core. Defeated by Ryan when Ryan scanned him and discovered his legs were his weakness; Ryan tackled/attacked him by going for his legs and threw him into a nearby lake, but didn't destroy him, once Fistbot was weakened. Fistbot was later seen participating in the Dark Heart hunt where he was shot by Dark Heart in battle. Fits the category of Decimator's army.

[edit] Snowbot

• First Appearance: "The Great Brain Robbery" (10/12/94)
• Voice Actor: Scott Page-Pagter

General Ivar plotted mutiny against Grimlord. Under the advice of a stolen military brain, Ivar used Snowbot to freeze the military communications network. This walrus-like creature had the power to freeze anything with ice blowers built into its' hands. JB and Kaitlin's VR suits were overpowered by the cold. After a hasty retreat, the Professor gave them antifreeze protection to withstand the freeze ray. The fight was in the Trooper's favor, but the monster also revealed it had a flamethrower equipped to it for emergencies. To defeat it, Ryan fired an ice beam from the Skybase to freeze the monster in place. This enabled JB to finish it with his "Laser Lance" command, since he was frozen solid, JB didn't bother impaling him into surrendering and just went right to destroying him. Fits the category of General Ivar's Machine Men army.

[edit] Cannonbot

• First Appearance: "The Dojo Plot" (10/14/94)
• Voice Actor: Richard Epcar

A silver robot used by Grimlord to guard the construction of a Weather Control Device. In battle, He used his wrestling moves on Ryan until Ryan cracked his head. When Cannonbot was beheaded, he grew a second cannon-shaped head. After blasting at Ryan a few times, he was destroyed in battle against Ryan and his "Lightning Hand" command. Cannonbot was later rebuilt and returned to prevent Ryan from making off with the real Dark Heart. In his battle against Ryan, Zelton briefly took the form of Cannonbot since he fits the category of Zelton's army.

[edit] Diskbot

• First Appearance: "Grimlord's Greatest Hits" (10/19/94)

Grimlord released an album known as "Grimlord's Greatest Hits". The CD emitted hypnotic waves that made people into mindless zombies. When JB attacked the CD factory, Diskbot was waiting. Diskbot, a robot with a head that resembled a turntable stereo, used assorted sizes of sharp-edged disks that he shot from his head. The disks could also double as a shield, reflecting JBs laser lance. JB eventually destroyed it in battle with the Laser Lance command. First JB slashed at Diskbot, then impaled him, giving him heartburn, then finished him off. Fits the category of General Ivar's Machine Men army.

[edit] Spitbot

• First Appearance: "The Disappearance" (10/25/94)
• Voice Actor: Bob Papenbrook (normal), Michael Sorich (substitute voice)

A mutant who accompanied Toxoid in an invisibility battle. Spitbot can spew explosive saliva from his mouth. Spitbot had a third, long extra arm coming from his back, but Ryan was able to use it against him by tying him up with it. Defeated by Ryan in battle with his Internal Gyro Command attack. Before he fought Ryan, Dark Heart fought against Spitbot. Also at that time, he participated in the Dark Heart hunt. Spitbot made additional appearances, including the obstacle course where he used his teleportation ability to cheat for victory when it came to crossing a mine field. Fits the category of Toxoid's army.

[edit] Dream Master

• First Appearance: "Nightmares" (09/19/94)
• Voice Actor: Tom Fahn

Dream Master is a mutant robot who is capable of attacking the Troopers through their dreams. He seems to resemble a humanoid Greek Olympian and wore a gauntlet on his one arm. He took advantage of Kaitlin's stress by inducing nightmares of her being outnumbered by Skugs. He challenged Ryan to battle, all while instilling Ryan with the fear of never finding his father. Ryan fought against Dream Master's headgames and won using his "Lightning Hand" command after redirecting the electrical current to Dream Master, thanks to a chain that just happened to be lying around in a box. He exploded unusually quickly from the Lightning Hand. He then reappeared at the start of Season 2 as the mutant that challenged Amphibidor, a mutant who tried to cover up his plans for a mutiny against Grimlord. After a brief battle, Dream Master finally surrendered to Amphibidor. In Season 2, after the self-destruction of Grimlord's dungeon, Dream Master survived as a mere head. He attacked Ryan and was soon destroyed afterwards, inflicting pain on the weakened Ryan as well. Fits the category of Decimator's army.

[edit] Spikebot

• First Appearance: "Nightmares" (10/31/94)
• Voice Actor: Stephen Apostolina

In addition to the Dream Master, the robot Spikebot was created to cause more trouble for Ryan. JB intercepted Spikebot, who started out in an alternate form with the word "Edison" written on his body; the reason or purpose of this form was never explained. Spikebot did mention that he would transform into a "more uncomfortable form" into order to battle JB, and thus turned into the second and more powerful version of himself. JB did not seem to care either way, and was quick to say that the robot's new spikier form "was still ugly." Spikebot then commented that flattery would get him nowhere. The battle was brief, as JB made short work of him with the "Laser Lance" command, first stabbing him through the stomach, giving him heartburn (that scene is missing), then finishing him off, and Spikebot fell and exploded rather quickly, too, probably due to the excessive laser lance slashing. Spikebot would make an appearance in Season 2's "Game Over" episode where he appeared as one of the robots in JB's virtual training game. Fits the category of General Ivar's Machine Men army.

[edit] Pollenbot

• First Appearance: "Secret Admirer" (11/03/94)

A large, white, mobile spore that was capable of floating in the air. Pollenbot was created from the same toxins used to poison Kaitlin when she inhaled contaminated flowers given to her from a "secret admirer". J.B. used his gun to suck up Pollenbot and then destroyed it with his Laser Lance. Fits the category of Col. Icebot's monsters.

[edit] Vacbot

• First Appearance: "Grimlord's House of Fear" (11/04/94)
• Voice Actor: Michael Sorich

A suburban neighborhood was plagued with stories of a haunted house; the house seemed harmless at first glance. Little did anyone suspect, Col. Icebot was using the house to secretly construct Vacbot in the real world. Vacbot was constructed with various household appliances and armed with a blasting vacuum, and a fan in his chest that could blow enemies away. He also could blast freezing ice from a built-in ice maker at J.B. and Kaitlin. He battled Kaitlin and J.B. in Cross World City and was weakened by both of them when they used their combined VR Double Team attack. J.B. then finished him off with his "Laser Lance" command. Fits the category of General Ivar's Machine Men army.

[edit] Chrome Dome and "Minotaurbot"

• First Appearance: "No One's Friend" (09/27/94)
• Voice Actors: Richard Epcar (Chrome Dome), Mike Reynolds (Minotaurbot's first voice), Richard Steven Horvitz (Minotaurbot's second voice)

Assisting Renegade on his missions were two bumbling robots. One was a black cyborg with a silver head and laser bayonet weapon. The other was a blue robot with a white skull-like face, drill weapon, and laser rifle. These two weren't much use in battle on their own, but they served as a great decoy for Renegade's attacks and ambushes. The black one was once referred to as "Chrome Dome" by Spitbot during the obstacle course episode (and by the end credits). The other robotic warrior is sometimes known as "Minotaurbot", but that appears to be a fan-created name, since there was no official name. Their first major appearance is when they appeared with Renegade to help Renegade assist Metalbot into capturing a baseball prodigy. They also accompanied Renegade (who was armed with a Virtual Vaporizer) during his attack on Ryan, who was fighting alone after JB and Kaitlin mysteriously disappeared into the dimension of the Ghost Biker. Later, they accompanied Renegade and Crabor during their battle against the Reality Virus-infected Ryan. Due to their aiding of Renegade, and their appearance, they seem to fit into Zelton's army.

[edit] Shoulderbot

• First Appearance: "Danger in the Deep" (11/08/94)

A robot with hidden gun turrets under his shoulderpads. The Troopers uncovered Grimlord's operation to destroy a dam which would lead to flooding Crossworld City. Shoulderbot was sent to stop them so the dam operation could be completed. Shoulderbot attacked Kaitlin by blasting a laser from the reddish circle from his forehead and nearly destroyed her. Later, JB confronted Shoulderbot and destroyed him using his laser lance. First stabbing him through the stomach, giving him heartburn, then finishing him off. Shoulderbot (alongside Laserbot) would later appear in Season 2, to face off against JB and Kaitlin in the "Dream Battle". In the dream, Shoulderbot attacked Kaitlin and nearly destroyed her again, but she escaped. Shoulderbot was not seen again after Kaitlin's dream ended. Fits the category of General Ivar's Machine Men army.

[edit] Cranoid

• First Appearance: "Small But Mighty" (11/09/94)
• Voice Actor: Tom Wyner

When the Troopers were turned into kids, Grimlord took advantage by sending Cranoid, a brain-themed robot with two brains on his chest. Cranoid underestimated young JB and Kaitlin. Cranoid still thought he had the upper hand as he mocked JB's laser lance as his "kiddie flashlight", right before young JB successfully performed the "Laser Lance" maneuver and destroyed Cranoid. Fits the category of General Ivar's Machine Men army.

[edit] Venobot

• First Appearance: "Defending Dark Heart Pt. 1" (11/14/94)
• Voice Actor: Scott Page-Pagter

A red-eyed cicada mutant who assisted Renegade with the executing of Dark Heart. Venobot can emit sonic waves. When Strickland had turned JB into the Transmutant, Venobot became the first mutant to fight Transmutant. He later joined Bugbot, Crabor, Wolfbot, and the Mutant Skugs in fighting Ryan and Transmutant where he was defeated. Fits the category of Toxoid's army.

[edit] Bugbot

• First Appearance: "Searching for Tyler Steele" (09/30/94)
• Voice Actor: Scott Page-Pagter

A red-eyed lizard-like mutant who assisted Renegade into executing Dark Heart. He became the second monster to fight Transmutant and lose, when Transmuatant sprouted claws and struck him across the stomach. Later on that same scheme, he accompanied Venobot, Crabor, Wolfbot, and the Mutant Skugs in fighting Ryan and Transmutant where he was knocked down the hill. Fits the category of Toxoid's army.

[edit] Rabidspore

• First Appearance: "Defending Dark Heart Pt. 3" (11/16/94)

During the "Defending Dark Heart" saga, Percy attempted to get back on Woody's good side by trying to relocate the virtual deathtrap that he, Kaitlin, and JB were imprisoned in. With a so-called Reality Break Detector, he successfully reopened the portal, but accidentally unleashed this floating organism. Apparently, Rabidspore was standing guard to the dimension. In the first part of "Quest for Power", this same spore-themed mutant accompanied Wolfbot into attacking Ryan and J.B. as a team. Icebot had injected it with the knowledge that Grimlord syphoned from Tyler, making it more powerful. Rabidspore could metamorph itself into a flat starfish-like mass and wrapped itself around J.B. Soon after it reverted back into its original form, J.B. destroyed it with his Laser Lance command. Fits the category of Col. Icebot's monsters.

[edit] Fake Dark Heart

• First Appearance: "Defending Dark Heart, Part 3" (11/16/94)
• Voice Actor: Richard Epcar

A second Darkheart was created and set up for Ryan to save. After Ryan successfully saved this fake Dark Heart, it attacked him. With the help of the real Dark Heart, Ryan was able to defeat this phony. He was later seen in the background again numerous times during the course of Season 1. The bogus Dark Heart also fits the category of Zelton's army, since he was seen aiding Renegade and others of that army.

[edit] Horrorbot

• First Appearance: "Endangered Species" (11/21/94)
• Voice Actor: Michael Sorich

A gray robot that looked like a pile of tubes with green boots and armed with a pointed harpoon. Horrorbot is a hunting specialist. On his first appearance, Horrorbot led a hunting party on a wildlife preserve to capture a pair of unusual wombats. By doing so, Ziktor would be able to tear down the preserve. Ryan, with the unlikely help of the wombats, fought against Horrorbot and the Mutant Skugs and defeated Horrorbot with his Internal Gyro Command attack, which may be the same as the Laser Fist. He would return again, this time assisting Terminoid in tracking down a special formula. He imprisoned Ryan in a deep ditch by blowing him in with a wind attack, and tried to bury the Trooper alive, but Ryan escaped and knocked Horrorbot into the ditch. Horrorbot begged Ryan to save him, which Ryan tried to do. He repaid Ryan's generosity with more aggressive attacks, so Ryan used his "Lightning Hand command" to slice Horrorbot in half and thus defeated him. Since he wasn't completely destroyed, he was able to be salvaged by Grimlord. Horrorbot was often rebuilt as he made frequent appearances in the background during the remainder of Season 1. In Season 2, after the self-destruction of Grimlord's dungeon, Horrorbot survived as a mere head. He attacked Ryan and was soon destroyed afterwards, inflicting pain on the weakened Ryan as well. Fits the category of Decimator's army.

[edit] Footbot

• First Appearance: "Field Goal" (11/22/94)
• Voice Actor: Bob Papenbrook

It was football season for Cross World City's high school team, but their coach had gone missing. Coachless, the team was ready to fall apart until the Troopers and Tao offered their services. Meanwhile, Col. Icebot created a football-themed robot called Footbot. Footbot could remove the football above his head and kick or throw it towards an opponent. When the football struck the opponent it would detonate like a bomb. He seemed to have unlimited supplies of these footballs. Footbot made short work of Kaitlin, taking her out of the battle early on in the fight. Footbot also attacked JB by making like a battering ram, charging head-first at JB and knocking him down. In now missing scenes, near the end of the battle JB gave Footbot a taste of his own medicine when he caught the football and tossed it back at Footbot, creating an explosion. Soon afterwards, he was finally defeated by JB and his Laser Lance's finishing maneuver (impalement scene is now missing), making Grimlord's great "football playing warrior" nothing but a memory. Fits the category of General Ivar's Machine Men army.

[edit] Terminoid

• First Appearance: "Friends in Need" (11/30/94)
• Voice Actor: Steve Kramer

A copper-colored bat-resembling robot. Along with General Ivar, Terminoid captured a pair of foreign scientists in order to steal a special formula that threatened Ziktor's control over the city's energy sources. Before getting the formula, Kaitlin rescued the scientists as JB took him on. Terminoid attacked a lot by biting. JB then found himself outnumbered when faced with both Terminoid and General Ivar. He then whipped out his Laser Lance command and swiped at both of them. He then stabbed Terminoid in the stomach with the Laser Lance, and then took another swipe at Ivar and knocked him down. JB then performed the finishing swipe on Terminoid to destroy him, but then Ivar came charging at JB once more but couldn't handle the Trooper, but Ivar fled before he could be destroyed. Terminoid fits the category of General Ivar's Machine Men army.

[edit] Electrobot

• First Appearance: "Good Trooper, Bad Trooper" (02/06/95)

Grimlord used this robot to charge up the other robots. Electrobot had long cable-like arms and his body resembled that of a blue landmine with microchip detail. Electrobot accidentally destroyed Samson, while Kaitlin had helped by clipping Samson's wires. Electrobot fought JB from on top of a cliff, blasting him with electricity. JB was nearly destroyed, but after summoning the laser lance he managed to shake off the electrocution attack. Eventually, Electrobot was destroyed by JB by the "Laser Lance" command. JB first stabbed Electrobot through his stomach long-range, causing him to lose his balance and fall off of the cliff, but he didn't surrender, and in fact appeared to be virtually unharmed, acting as if he was hit with the blast of a single laser pistol, backing up Col. Icebot's claims of these newer robots' superiority. Electrobot then got up angrily, ready to resume his attacks, but was quickly cooled off when JB hurriedly finished him off with the Laser Lance's finishing swipe, requiring much more slashing than with most bots. In Season 2, Electrobot would be seen in the background of the scrap-pile during Knighttime's mutiny when he created Conatron. Fits the category of General Ivar's Machine Men army even though he and the other "newer, superior bots" were created by Col. Icebot.

[edit] Samson

• First Appearance: "Good Trooper, Bad Trooper" (02/06/95)

In addition to Electrobot and the Ryan clone, Colonel Icebot constructed new "warriors" for Grimlord's army. However these warriors looked like nothing more than ridiculous wind-up toys. But one in particular proved fierceful in both power and appearance. Icebot named this strongman robot Samson and sent him to do battle with the Troopers. Samson didn't say much and used sheer muscle and brute force against JB and Kaitlin. During an accidental shock from Electrobot, while Kaitlin was snipping his wires, Samson was destroyed. Fits the category of General Ivar's Machine Men army.

[edit] Transmutant

• First Appearance: "The Transmutant" (02/07/95)
• Voice Actor: Michael Bacon

Strickland invented a special green slime that turned people into monsters. However it only worked in the virtual world and was good for a one time use. When JB was seeking a quiet place to study, he was ambushed by Skugs, but was able to defeat them; unfortunately however, he was soon taken to the Battle Grid where he was ambushed again, and administered the formula. After going back to our reality, JB slowly transformed into a green-skinned, silver-haired mutant with long claws, who would then be known as Transmutant. Transmutant can dissolve into slime. Grimlord tested him in battle where Toxoid used Venobot, Bugbot, and Crabor on him. Under Grimlord's control, he was assigned to kill Ryan. In mid-battle, Ryan saved JB from falling off a cliff. JB was confused with Ryan's actions; so Ryan made effort to reason with him. Finally free of Grimlord's control, both Troopers fought off Wolfbot, Crabor, Bugbot, Venobot, and the Mutant Skugs together, and eventually at the lab, JB was restored to normal again. Transmutant seems to fit the category of Toxoid's army.

[edit] Wolfbot

• First Appearance: "Secret Admirer" (11/03/94)
• Voice Actors: Brianne Siddall (first voice), Chuck Kovacic (second voice)

A white-and-brown-furred wolf-like mutant who later had a detachable black spider on his back. Wolfbot was extremely ferocious and would use his claws and fangs to attack Ryan. Wolfbot also had the ability to shoot webbing to bind his victims. Wolfbot's notable moments in the season included participating in the Dark Heart hunt where it used its webbing on him, being at the finish line at Grimlord's obstacle course, battling Ryan and JB when JB recovered from his Transmutant brainwashing, and finally batting Ryan solo after getting upgraded with virtual powers extracted from Tyler Steele. Wolfbot was more than a match for Ryan, seeing as how none of his attacks could faze him. No matter what Ryan did, Wolfbot continued attacking like nothing had happened. Later, Col. Icebot equipped Wolfbot with a giant black spider on his back, which caused even more problems for Ryan. When Wolfbot was attacked with the Lightning Hand Command, the spider instantly revived Wolfbot. When Ryan killed the spider on his back with the very same attack, Wolfbot fell down dead and melted into a pile of smoldering slime. Fits the category of Toxoid's army.

[edit] Rollbot

• First Appearance: "Who's King of the Mountain?" (02/08/95)
• Voice Actor: Eddie Frierson

A yellow robot that had the ability to turn into a ball and also had super strength, which he used to toss heavy boulders. He assisted General Ivar into trapping J.B. on an old mountain which was really a dormant volcano. J.B. eventually escaped the trap and destroyed Rollbot with his "Laser Lance" command after he was completely unaffected by the VR Double Team attack of JB and Kaitlin. Even though the VR Double Team had no effect on him whatsoever, the Laser Lance destroyed him just as easily as it did other bots. Fits the category of General Ivar's Machine Men army.

[edit] Combax

• First Appearance: "The Couch Potato Kid" (09/19/94)
• Voice Actor: Matt K. Miller

Inspired by the Troopers, Grimlord sets up his own ruthless obstacle course for his army to sharpen their skills. The one that didn't compete was Combax, a military soldier-looking robot. Combax refused to participate claiming he was already the best warrior in the competition, and Grimlord agreed. Combax then captures Tao's nephew, which lures Ryan to the obstacle course against overwhelming odds. Ryan eventually survives the obstacle course and defeats Combax with the "Lightning Hand" command. In Season 2, after the self-destruction of Grimlord's dungeon, Combax survived as a mere head. He attacked Ryan and was soon destroyed afterwards, inflicting pain on the weakened Ryan as well. Fits the category of Decimator's army.

[edit] Mechanoid

• First Appearance: "The Old Switcharoo" (02/10/95)
• Voice Actor: Kirk Thornton

This oversized copper-colored jukebox-themed robot was assigned to guard the special transference device that accidentally caused Ryan and Jeb to switch bodies. His bulky structure which Kaitlin described as a "walking jukebox" and heavy claw arm, along with very powerful armor, made the battle difficult for JB and Kaitlin. He kept tossing JB and Kaitlin back and forth, and even their VR Double Team attack only tickled Mehcanoid. Even JB's "Laser Lance" command didn't seem to be useful at first. JB's impalement attack only tickled, and Mechanoid initially mockingly laughed at JB's laser lance slashing, continuing his attacks, but JB slashed more rapidly, and eventually Mechanoid was destroyed by the Laser Lance Commmand. After Mechanoid was destroyed by JB, Grimlord angrily blew up the device causing Ryan and Jeb to switch back. Fits the category of General Ivar's Machine Men army even though it was Col. Icebot that constructed him.

[edit] Fiddlebot

• First Appearance: "Fiddler on the Loose" (02/14/95)
• Voice Actor: Michael McConnohie

Grimlord was fed up with Col. Icebot's robots, so he decided to make one himself. To finish his creation, he ordered Skugs to capture Kaitlin's cousin, Keith, a member of the Young Dubliners. Keith was imprisoned within Fiddlebot's body. As Fiddlebot, he could attack simply by playing a fanfare on his fiddle, which in turn would scramble Ryan's circuits, rendering him unable to move. He was impervious to all of Ryan's attacks. Ryan eventually defeated him by distracting him with a surprise "Lightning Hand" attack (which actually didn't harm him, but apparently exposed his power source). Luckily, Keith was completely unharmed and Ryan was then able to rescue Keith. Fits the category of Zelton's army.

[edit] Vanbot

• First Appearance: "New Kids on the Planet" (02/20/95)
• Voice Actor: Bob Papenbrook

Vanbot was a humanoid black SUV used to kidnap the pair of alien children. He could disguise himself as a regular van and switch into his true form at will, trapping his occupants inside. Eventually Ryan and Kaitlin were able to rescue the children, and while Vanbot was busy complaining about having his newly-repaired rear end shot at, JB was able to defeat him with his "Laser Lance" command while riding on his VR Fighter Bike. Fits the category of General Ivar's Machine Men army.

[edit] Skullbot

• First Appearance: "Message From Space" (02/22/95)
• Voice Actor: Tom Wyner

A skeleton-looking robot dressed in a black tunic and armed with a scythe. A scientist was delivering a message to Ryan concerning Tyler Steele. Skullbot and the Skugs intercepted the message, replaced the scientist with a robotic double, and set up a fake briefcase filled with explosives. Once the Troopers discovered the fake briefcase, they saved the real scientist and Ryan defeated Skullbot with his "Lightning Hand" command. Fits the category of Zelton's army.

[edit] Robot-Faced Skug

• First Appearance: "Message From Space" (02/22/95)

When JB and Kaitlin were on a mission to rescue the scientist kidnapped by Skullbot and the Skugs, one of the Skugs had a robot face underneath the Skug face. It was much stronger than a normal Skug. JB managed to destroy it with his Laser Lance command.

[edit] Amphibidor

• First Appearance: "Searching for Tyler Steele" (09/30/94)
• Voice Actor: Mike Reynolds (first voice), Terrence Stone (second voice)

A green frog-like mutant who can dissolve into slime and return to normal as well as spew acid-like liquid from its mouth. His most prominent episode was Season 2's opener, "Mutant Mutiny", where he planned to start a revolution against Grimlord, but failed when Grimlord found out. To prove himself loyal to Grimlord, Amphibidor fought Dream Master and used his slime-dissolving ability which caused Dream Master to surrender. Amphibidor fought Ryan and eventually damaged his armor. Despite interference from Ballistix and Cannon Nose, Amphibidor was eventually defeated by Ryan's "Lightning Hand" command. While on the ground from the finisher, Amphibidor spewed the liquid all over himself before he exploded. Grimlord warned his warriors that what happened to Amphibidor should be taken as a warning to anyone who tries to strike out against Grimlord. Fits the category of Toxoid's army.

[edit] Shark Fin

• First Appearance: "Trooper Out of Time" (09/12/95)

A shark-themed robot who fought Kaitlin and J.B. in the present while Ryan traveled into the past to save his younger self from Strickland. Shark Fin was summoned by General Ivar and was used by Grimlord to guard the cave full of crystals used to access time travel. In battle, Shark Fin could launch the fin-like blade on the top of his head at J.B. In the end though, J.B. brought about Shark Fin's doom with the usage of his "Laser Lance" command, causing him to finally drop his sword before falling over and exploding. Fits the category of General Ivar's Machine Men army.

[edit] Nameless cyborgs and mutants

There were also monsters that Grimlord used who were never named onscreen.

In almost every episode featuring the Virtual Dungeon, a white robot can be seen in the background. This robot has a skull-like face on its helmet. The gender of this character remains unknown. Fits the category of Zelton's army.

• First Appearance: "Searching for Tyler Steele" (09/30/94)

A red female monster who greeted Grimlord in "Searching for Tyler Steele." She seemed to act as a temporary consultant for Grimlord. She spoke in a haughty voice and seemed to have claws on the ends of her fingers. She is never seen again after she talks with Grimlord. Her name is not said on-screen. Fits the category of Toxoid's army.

NOTE: She is not "Madonna" from the Japanese equivalent series, "Metalder", as originally thought. Her Japanese counterpart is actually "Wisdom", the mutant female slave/wife of Amphibidor's Japanese counterpart.

In the first part of "Quest for Power", Tyler was trying to send a message to the Professor while in a dungeon cell. However, his transmission was cut short when a red cyclops-like monster entered and said "That was a bad idea! Grimlord's gonna make you pay for your long distance call!" This monster has no Metal Hero counterpart, but was used in Gosei Sentai Dairanger (as Master Kaku's first form).

In almost every episode two human/humanoid gentlemen were seen alongside Decimator's army on in the back of the Virtual Dungeon. One was a muscular wrestler dressed in white and the other was an obese wrestler dressed in red and black. They vanished after Season 1 and presumably perished during the Virtual Dungeon's second self-destruct sequence. They seem to fit the category of Decimator's army. They were never named on-screen.

There were also two human/humanoid women that could be seen in the Virtual Dungeon at times. They were not named on-screen, yet resembled Asian equivalents to Strickland's secretary Skugs. They are not seen again after Grimlord self-destructs the Dungeon in Season 2 and presumably perished within it.

[edit] See also

• Virtual Dungeon
• List of Mutants and Cyborgs in VR Troopers
• List of Mutants and Cyborgs in the Virtual Dark Fortress