B-Fighter Kabuto
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| B-Fighter Kabuto | |
|---|---|
| Format | Metal Hero action/adventure |
| Created by | Saburo Hatte |
| Starring | Sakami Nakazato Naoto Adachi Yukina Kurisu Reuben Langdon Seiji Takaiwa Hideki Anzai Reika Hashimoto |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| No. of episodes | 50 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 23 minutes (per episode) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | tv asahi |
| Original run | February 6, 1996 – February 23, 1997 |
B-Fighter Kabuto (ビーファイターカブト Bī Faitā Kabuto?, Beetle Fighter Kabuto) is a Japanese television series. It 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. The term "B-Fighter" stands for "Beetle Fighter".[1]
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[edit] Plot
Several years after the destruction of Jamahl, Earth has returned to peace again. The Earth Academia has become the Cosmo Academia, a scientific research organization, where Takuya Kai, the original Blue Beet, works with the Insect Elder Guru on a new generation of Insect Armor in the event of another threat to the Earth. A Cosmo Academia exploration submarine comes across a fissure in the ocean floor, out of which rises a huge flying fortress. The ancient tribe Melzard has awakened from its millions of years of sleep, and seeks to destroy mankind. The giant Mother Melzard, ruler of the Melzard Tribe, speaks to her sons, the Dinosaur Warrior Raija and the Deep-Sea Fish Man Dezzle, telling them that Melzard will triumph. Mother Melzard then gives birth to the Giant Elephant Beast Elebamamoth, and commands him to freeze the Earth and kill all of humankind. Elebammoth begins freezing everything in his path.
At the Cosmo Academia homebase, Guru infuses the Neo Insect Armor with Insect Power, creating the three Command Voicers to link three humans with the armor. Kengo Tachibana and Ran Ayukawa, who have been selected to wear the new armor, ready themselves and become B-Fighter Kuwaga and B-Fighter Tentou. But the person to become B-Fighter Kabuto has not been chosen yet. The remaining Command Voicer flies out the window, with Ran and Kengo following it. Meanwhile, Kouhei Toba is at school. He is a star athlete and is looked up to by many of his classmates. He and his younger sister Yui walk together when they are attacked by Elebammoth. Yui is frozen solid and Kouhei attacks Elebammoth. He is losing badly when the last Command Voicer flies into his hand. Kengo and Ran are shocked that this high school student is to be B-Fighter Kabuto, but they go to him and tell him how to transform. He changes into Kabuto and the three of them attack Elebammoth and several henchmen. Using their Input Cardguns and Finish Weapons, the three beat all but Elebammoth. Kabuto uses the Cavalier Lancer attack, riding his Road Kabuto and spearing Elebammoth with his Kabuto Lancer like a jousting knight, slamming him into a wall and then tossing him aside. Elebammoth is killed, but Mother Melzard vows to be victorious.
Mother Melzard continues her attacks, sending forth either Raija or Dezzle (who are always quarreling with each other). Raija and his comrade Miorla command land-dwelling animal monsters while Dezzle and his companion Dord command sea-dwelling animal monsters. The B-Fighters are based at the Cosmo Academia homebase, under the guidance of Professor Osanai. They also have a valuable ally in the intelligent computer Bit, and gain powerful vehicles, the Neo Beet Machines, to fight against Melzard's hordes of caterpillar-like Gidorba and aerial Fly Gidorba fighters.
When Mother Melzard's most powerful child Hebyuuza proves to be too much for the B-Fighters, the first generation B-Fighters return to help them. But Hebyuuza infects all six of them with her special cells before she is destroyed, and as the cells invade their Insect Armor the B-Fighters are controlled into battling one another. Taking advantage of this, Raija sends a monster created from a piece of himself, Driceraija, to attack the helpless B-Fighters. To prevent them from killing themselves, the B-Fighters un-transform and Osanai and Bit work on finding a way to kill the cells, which are active in the B-Commanders and Command Voicers, as the B-Fighters try to stay alive. They finally discover that cold will drive the cells out of the armor, and once they are driven out and contained, the B-Fighters transform again and kill Driceraija. Raija, enraged at this defeat, challenges Kabuto to a duel and is beaten by Kabuto's Liner Blast. His body turns to stone and Miorla takes it back to the Melzard fortress.
With that done, Takuya reveals his true reason for returning. Eight golden medals have fallen to different areas of the Earth, and are brimming with power. The Melzard Tribe already has four of the golden medals and gives birth to the B-Crushers: Descorpion, Mukaderinger, Killmantis and Beezack. Other B-Fighters with the other golden medals from around the world appear; Mac Windy from the New York Branch of the Cosmo Academia, who becomes B-Fighter Yanma; Julio Rivera from the South American branch of the Cosmo Academia, who becomes B-Fighter Genji; Li Wen from the Peking branch of the Cosmo Academia, who becomes B-Fighter Min; and Sophie Villeneuve from the Paris branch of the Cosmo Academia, who becomes B-Fighter Ageha.
Dezzle is later granted with greater power from Mother Melzard and becomes Dezzle the Great, but is defeated by the Input Rifle, with only his head remaining and Dord places Dezzle's head in a tank. Sophie, being a genius violinist, plays a song that awakens an ancient sword called the Astral Saber. The B-Fighters soon discover that if they insert the eight golden medals inside the swords helt, they would gain the power of a warrior called the Great Shell God Kabuterious. As soon as they gather all eight medals, B-Fighter Kabuto calls out and merges with Kabuterious, gaining the team a powerful ally.
Raija and Dezzle are soon revived by Mother Melzard into new more powerful forms; Raija gains a new maroon armored form, empowered by the magma deep within the Earth, and Dezzle, given the power by the darkness of the deep sea, no torso and a white mask which keeps his face hidden; and the B-Crushers eventually gain a weapon similar to the Astral Saber called the Geist Axe, with which Descorpion uses to call forth and merge with the Evil Shell God Kuwaga Titan to help fight Kabuterious.
While fighting Mother Melzard's latest child Dargriffon proves to be too much for the B-Fighters, the first generation of B-Fighters once again come to the rescue, and while fighting him, Guru dies while trying to protect the world from Dargriffon's Dark Wave Motion power, causing the B-Commanders to disappear, leaving the new B-Fighters to pick where they left off and they help burry Guru in the cave where Takuya first found him.
It is soon time for the final battle against the Melzard, as the Melzard destroy the Beetle Base, B-Fighter Kabuto mortally wounds Mother Melzard, but she soon returns in a new giant form. The B-Fighters manage to capture the Geist Axe from the B-Crushers and B-Fighter Kuwaga calls and merges with Kuwaga Titan and helps Kabuterious to fight and defeat Mother Melzard for good.
[edit] Characters
[edit] B-Fighters
- Kouhei Toba (鳥羽 甲平 Toba Kōhei?)/B-Fighter Kabuto (ビーファイターカブト Bī Faitā Kabuto?): 17 years old. A high-school 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 (橘 健吾 Tachibana Kengo?)/B-Fighter Kuwaga (ビーファイタークワガー Bī Faitā Kuwagā?): 22 years old. 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 than 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 Descorpion for evil but was not actually evil.
- Ran Ayukawa (鮎川 蘭 Ayukawa Ran?)/B-Fighter Tentou (ビーファイターテントウ Bī Faitā Tentō?): 18 years old. 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. She left of her parents' home at 15. As Tentou, Ran's armor is modeled after a ladybug.
"Warrior of Wind~B-Fighter Yanma!"
- Mac Windy (マック・ウィンディ Makku Windi?)/B-Fighter Yanma (ビーファイターヤンマ 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.
"Warrior of Light~B-Fighter Genji!"
- Julio Rivera (ジュリオ・リベラ Jurio Ribera?)/B-Fighter Genji (ビーファイターゲンジ Bī Faitā Genji?) (30-50): The Warrior of Light. Peruvian archeologist and agent from the South American Cosmo Academia branch, Julio Rivera is a nature-loving man. He played a reed flute which he gave to Ran as a memento of their time together. It is close to prediction ability, it has strange power. He was chosen by the Firefly Medal to become Genji, whose armor is modeled after a firefly.
"Warrior of Sound~B-Fighter Min!"
- Li Wen (李文（リー・ウェン） Lī Wen?)/B-Fighter Min (ビーファイターミン Bī Faitā Min?) (31-50): The Warrior of Sound. 35 years old. From the Peking branch of Cosmo Academia, Li 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.
"Warrior of Flowers~B-Fighter Ageha!"
- Sophie Villeneuve (ソフィー・ヴィルヌーブ Sofī Virunūbu?)/B-Fighter Ageha (ビーファイターアゲハ Bī Faitā Ageha?) (32-50): The Warrior of Flowers. 17 years old. Born in 10 May 1979. From the Paris branch of Cosmo Academia, Sophie is a genius violinist. She is in love with Kouhei, and her song 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 (鳥羽 ゆい Toba Yui?): 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 Masaru Osanai (小山内 勝 Osanai Masaru?): The Japan branch chief of Cosmo Academia.
- Artificial Life Bit (人工生命体ビット Jinkō Seimeitai Bitto?): The artificial life in the computer of the Beetle Base.
- Insect Elder Guru (老師グル Rōshi Guru?) (1, 25-32, 46-47): 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 (カブト Kabuto?) (50): 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 father's grave.
- Juukou B-Fighter (25-28, 47): The 3 main heroes from the preceding series.
[edit] Arsenal
- Command Voicers (コマンドボイサー Komando Boisā?): Voice-activated henshin devices used by B-Fighter Kabuto, Kuwaga and Tentou. They store the Neo Insect Armor which is activated when the users of the Command Voicer inserts their respective data card shouts Chou Jyuukou! (Super Heavy Shell!).
- Insect Commanders (インセクトコマンダー Insekuto Komandā?): Variant of the Command Voicer used by the 4 additional B-Fighters.
- Input Rifle (インプットライフル Inputto Raifuru?): Combination of Input Cardgun, Tonbou-Gun, Bright Pointer and Semission Magazine This weapons is much more powerful than any other in the B-Fighters' arsenal, normally held by Kabuto, who fires the Kabutonic Buster (カブトニックバスター Kabutonikku Basutā?), a ball of destructive energy. Once, however, Kuwaga used the Input Rifle and fired a similar ball called the Kuwagatic Buster (クワガティックバスター Kuwagatatikku Basutā?).
- Input Cardgun (インプットカードガン Inputto Kādogan?): sidearms for the main three B-Fighters. Activated with the Input Cards. Numbers as follows:
- IC-01. Attack Beam (アタックビーム Atakku Bīmu?): Standard energy blast.
- IC-02. Fire Beam (ファイヤービーム Faiyā Bīmu?): Blast of fire.
- IC-03. Jamming Beam (ジャミングビーム Jamingu Bīmu?): Blast of disrupting sound waves that stun enemies.
- IC-04. Needle Laser (ニードルレーザー Nīdoru Rēzā?): Blast of small needle-like darts.
- IC-05. Cement Beam (セメントビーム Semento Bīmu?): Blast of cement that hardens when it hits its target.
- IC-06. Cold Beam (コールドビーム Kōrudo Bīmu?): Freezing blast of cold.
- IC-07. Tornado Shower (トルネードシャワー Torunēdo Shawā?): Blast of powerful air at high speeds.
- Bright Pointer (ブライトポインター Buraito Pointā?): B-Fighter Genji's additional weapon, which can fire the Impact Flash (インパクトフラッシュ Inpakuto Furasshu?).
- Semission Magazine (セミッションマガジン Semisshon Magajin?): Min's additional weapon, a device that can attach to the back of the Input Cardguns and give them elemental powers including flame and lightning.
- Input Cardgun (インプットカードガン Inputto Kādogan?): sidearms for the main three B-Fighters. Activated with the Input Cards. Numbers as follows:
- Shell God Seal Sword Astral Saber (甲神封印剣アストラルセイバー Kōjin Fūin Ken Asutoraru Seibā?): 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.
- Geist Axe (ガイストアックス Gaisuto Akkusu?): 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, Descorpion 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.
[edit] Road Beetles
The Road Beetles (ロードビートル Rōdo Bītoru?) are the main three B-Fighters' transportation.
- Road Kabuto (ロードカブト Rōdo Kabuto?): Kabuto's Road Beetle.
- Road Kuwaga (ロードクワガー Rōdo Kuwagā?): Kuwaga's Road Beetle.
- Road Tentou (ロードテントウ Rōdo Tentō?): Tentou's Road Beetle.
[edit] Neo Beet Machines
The Neo Beet Machines (ネオビートマシン Neo Bīto Mashin?) are the B-Fighters' super machines that they use to fight Melzard airborne and ground vehicles. They emerge from the Beetle Base, the new B-Fighters' base of operations.
- Joint Formation: Combination of the B-Fighters Neo Beet Machines shaped after a robot, with Kabutron and Kuwaga Tank attaching to the underside of the Stealth Gyro's wings.
- Kabutron (カブトロン Kabutoron?): Kabuto's Neo Beet Machine, a gold and black 6-wheeled vehicle with a kabutomushi horn on the front. From this horn it can fire a powerful energy black, the Kabuto Shooter (カブトシューター Kabuto Shūtā?). It can also tilt downward for Battle Formation so that its horn can dig a trench in the ground to dig up underground enemies, or open its wings to reveal jets that let it fly for Aerial Mode.
- Kuwaga Tank (クワガタンク Kuwaga Tanku?): Kuwaga's Neo Beet Machine, a black tank with two pincerlike horns on the front. The Kuwaga Tank can grab enemies in these horns and toss them about. On top, it has a double-barreled gun, the Kuwaga Cannon (クワガキャノン Kuwaga Kyanon?). It can convert to Battle Formation, the front rising up and folding back, and can fire off its horns to hit enemies at long-range in the Shoot Scissors (シュートシザース Shūto Shizāsu?) attack.
- Stealth Gyro (ステルスジャイロ Suterusu Jairo?): Tentou's Neo Beet Machine, a small plane with two large turbines on its tail and two large wings with hover turbines on them. The Stealth Gyro can fire a blast of energy from its Stealth Blaster (ステルスブラスター Suterusu Burasutā?).
- Great Shell God Kabuterios (大甲神カブテリオス 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 (ビュグフレア Biggu Furea?); or an energy beam from its chest, the Glorious Flare.
- Evil Shell God Kuwaga Titan (邪甲神クワガタイタン 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 Descorpion and was 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 (タイタニックサンダー Taitanikku Sandā?).
[edit] Melzard Tribe
The Melzard Tribe (メルザード一族 Meruzādo Ichizoku?) are an ancient race that have existed since prehistotric times. They dwell in the fortress Melzardos (メルザードス Meruzādosu?).
- Mother Melzard (マザーメルザード Mazā Meruzādo?): 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, Jadow Mothera (ジャドーマザーラ Jadō Mazāra?). She was killed by Kabuterios and Kuwaga Titan.
- Dinosaur Warrior Raija (恐竜武人ライジャ Kyōryū Bujin Raija?) (1-27, 36-50): The eldest son of Melzard. A powerful warrior with red Ceratopsia-like armor, he is in-charge of commanding the Melzard monsters based on land-dwelling creatures. Raija frequently quarrels with Dezzle, both of them each trying to outdo one another. 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 in the finale.
- Insect Swordswoman Miola (昆虫剣士ミオーラ Konchū Kenshi Miōra?): Raija's comrade, 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.
- Raija Bodyguards (ライジャ親衛隊 Raija Shineitai?): Raija's bodyguards seemed to be made from the fossils of land animals.
- Stegoceras
- Pterosaur
- prehistoric spider
- Deep Sea Fish-man Dezzle (深海魚人デズル Shinkai Gyojin Dezuru?) (1-31, 36-48): The second son of Melzard. Dezzle is Raija's constant rival, who wears an elaborate blue costume with fins and a fishlike helmet. He is in-charge of commanding the Melzard monsters based on water-dwelling creatures and he is the one to often actively sabotage Raija's plans. After Raija was killed, Dezzle was granted with greater power from Mother Melzard and became Dezzle the Great, but is defeated by the Input Rifle, with only his head remaining. Dord placed Dezzle's head on a tank and Dezzle was later revived by Mother Melzard in a new, mysterious form. His new form, given new power by the darkness of the deep sea, had no torso and a white mask which kept his face hidden. He eventually was killed for good in the finale.
- Rock Shell Chamberlain Dord (石貝侍従ドード Ishigai Jijū Dōdo?): The captain of Dazzele Bodyguards, a squat creature whose head resembles an ammonite fossil. Dord looked after Dezzle's head after he was blown to pieces, and remained as his loyal servant, until Dezzle returned in his new form.
- Dezzle Bodyguards (デズル親衛隊 Dezuru Shineitai?): Dezzle's bodyguards seem to be made from the fossils sea creatures.
- B-Crushers (ビークラッシャー Bī Kurasshā?) (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 Descorpion (猛毒鎧将デスコーピオン Mōdoku Gaishō Desukōpion?): He is the leader of the B-Crushers, his armor was modeled after a scorpion, and is an honorable warrior by nature, prefers to fight fair compared to his teamates' methods. He uses the Poison Anchor (ポイズンアンカー Poizun Ankā?) on his right to grab and strangle enemies and Slaughter Scissors (スローターシザース Surōtā Shizāsu?) claw-attachment for his left forearm he uses for slashing attacks. He originally wielded the Geist Axe until Kuwaga took it from him when he died.
- Cold-Blooded Armored General Mukaderinger (冷血鎧将ムカデリンガー Reiketsu Gaishō Mukaderingā?): Is the polar opposite of Descorpion, his armor was modeled after a centipede. His weapon is the Hundred Feeler (ハンドレッドフィーラー Handoretto Fīrā?) trident and can open his chest to reveal the Mukadenic Bomb (ムカデニックボム Mukadenikku Bomu?). He also use the centipede legs on his armor to control ordinary humans via mind control.
- Demon Blade Armored General Killmantis (魔剣鎧将キルマンティス Maken Gaishō Kirumantisu?): He is an expert at using bladed weapons, especially his two Felinger Snipe (フェリンガースナイプ Feringā Sunaipu?) sickles that allow him to cut through millions of peaches in blinding speed with lightning-fast strikes. He performs the Killer Hands (キラーハンズ Kirā Hanzu?) attack with Felinger Snipe. His armor was modeled after a mantis.
- Mirage Armored General Beezack (変幻鎧将ビーザック Hengen Gaishō Bīzakku?): A master of disguise and illusion, his armor was modeled after a bee. He can assume human form to lower his enemies' guard and can hide himself with the pleasure to attack from a disclosed with his Hardoc Shocker (ハードックショッカー Hādokku Shokkā?) weapon.
- Fly Gidorbas (フライギドーバ Furai Gidōba?) / Giborbas (ギドーバ Gidōba?): caterpillar-like tanks, aerial fighters form.
[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 (巨象獣エレバンモス Kyozōjū Erebanmosu?) (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 (凶竜獣ディノザーラ Kyōryūjū Dinozāra?) (3-4): Born from a Tyrannosaurus fossil, Dinozaura had 3 heads and 2 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.
- Mole Beast Mogerado (土竜獣モゲラード Mogurajū Mogerādo?) (6): Born from a prehistoric mole fossil, he was weak at first until he ate a special fruit that empowered him. Mogerado was killed when Tentou blasted his sunglasses off, leaving him blinded by sunlight and vulnerable for the deathblow.
- Flame Ant Beast Baeria (炎蟻獣バエリア Engijū Baeria?) (8): Born from an 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 Baeria that would raise her body-temperature. However, the temperature in Baeria kept rising to the point of her becoming a living bomb. Kouhei managed to freeze Baeria to reduce her temperature so he could finish her off without any explosion.
- Leaping Fist Beast Gangaroo (跳拳獣ガンガルー Chōkenjū Gangarū?) (10) Born from a prehistoric kangaroo fossil.
- Thorn Illusion Beast Zabodera (棘幻獣ザボデーラ Kyokugenjū Zabodēra?) (12): Born from half of a cactus fossil.
- Fang Tiger Beast Dorafire (牙虎獣ドラファイヤー Kikojū Dorafaiyā?) (16): Born from a Smilodon fossil. Dorafire looked like a combination of a mouse, with a second tiger's head on his forehead. Dorafire could blast flamethrowers from his second/tiger head.
- Destroyed Flower Beast Groba (滅花獣グロバ Mekkajū Guroba?) (18) Born from a fern fossil. Groba could sprinkle a destructive pollen from her head in battle.
- Heat Wind Beast Zarst (灼風獣ザースト Shakufūjū Zāsuto?) (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 (変色獣ガメレオーダ Henshokujū Gamereōda?) (22): Born from a chameleon fossil.
- Spirit Evil Beast Zanshoror (霊魔獣ザンショーオー Reimajū Zanshōō?) (24): Born from a salamander fossil.
- Frightful Warrior Beast Driceraija (恐武獣ドリケライジャ Kyōbujū Dorikeraija?) (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 Zazanyoda (三葉獣ザザンヨーダ Sanyōjū Zazanyōda?) (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. Zazanyoda was almost invincible until the B-Fighters fired at his weak point, the small trilobyte on his forehead. Reduced to his normal size, he was killed by the B-Fighters.
- Shell Turtle Beast Gamegeron (甲亀獣ガメゲロン Kōkijū Gamegeron?) (5): Born from an 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 Gamegeron, but his shell was too hard to be cracked. Though the only flaw was his belly, Gamegeron covered it. However, it was Kabuto's determination that finally shattered the monster's shell.
- Covering Star Beast Hitodenajiru (覆星獣ヒトデナジル Fukuseijū Hitodenajiru?) (7): Born from a starfish fossil, he could possess people & enhance their agreesive behavior. Targeting Kazuya 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 and Tentou 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 Hitodenajiru's control, forcing the monster out of him. Once gathered, the B-Fighters learned that Electric ShockWave was useless on Hitodenajiru. But Kazuya's Triple Lightning Kick severely weakened Hitodenajiru enabling Kuwaga to finish him off.
- Greedy Fish Beast Coelaganza (貪魚獣シーラガンザ Dongyojū Shīraganza?) (11): Born from a coelacanth fossil.
- Changing Body Beast Isogilala (化身獣イソギララ Keshinjū Isogirara?) (15): Born from a Sea Anemone fossil.
- Sea Scorpion Beast Kaizazora (海蠍獣カイザゾラー Umisasorijū Kaizazorā?) (17): Born from a Sea Scorpion fossil. In battle, Kaizazora could detach/blast its' arms and its' connected head & stinger tail combo at opponents.
- Poison Fin Beast Okozezeze (毒鰭獣オコゼゼゼ Dokuhirejū 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 Nezugaira (歯貝獣ネズガイラ Hakaijū Nezugaira?) (9): A hybrid monster born from a rat fossil and a clam fossil, combining their strengths. But Nezugaira suffered a spilt-personality: a gentle creature and a sadistic monster. Despite reluctance to kill him, the B-Fighters had no choice.
- Snake Mysterious Beast Hebyuza (蛇妖獣ヘビューザ Jayōjū Hebyūza?) (25-26): A monster that resembles a gorgon from Greek Mythology. Killed by the first generation of B-Fighters.
- Darkness Combined Beast Arajibiray (暗黒合成獣アラジビレイ Ankoku Gōseijū Arajibirei?) (37): A hybrid monster born from a porcupine fossil and a stingray fossil.
- Darkness Combined Beast Tokasuzura (暗黒合成獣トカスズラ Ankoku Gōseijū Tokasuzura?) (39): A fire-breathing monster that resembles a swordfish.
- Darkness One-Horned Beast Misty Horn (闇の一角獣ミスティ・ホーン Yami no Ikkakujū Misuti Hōn?) (43): A monster that resembled a unicorn.
- Darkness Devil Beast Zadan (闇の悪魔獣ザダン Yami no Akumajū Zadan?) (44)
- Darkness Wave Beast Dargriffon (闇の波動獣ダーグリフォン Yami no Hadōjū Dāgurifon?) (47): A gryphon-themed monster. Killed by the B-Fighters.
[edit] Episodes
- The Second Generation are High School Warriors (２代目は高校戦士 Nidaime wa Kōkō Senshi?)
- The Invitation of the Trilobite After School (三葉虫は放課後誘う Sanyōchū wa Hōkago Sasō?)
- Awaken!! Neo Machines (目覚めよ！！ 新マシン Mezame yo!! Shin Mashin?)
- Vow!! Heated Stag Beetle (誓え！！ 熱きクワガタ Chikae!! Atsuki Kuwagata?)
- A Great Reversal to the You that Departed (大逆転去りゆく君へ Daigyakuten Sariyuku Kimi e?)
- A Great Wild Battle at the Cherry Blossom Festival!! (桜祭りで大乱戦！！ Sakura Matsuri de Dairansen?)
- The Iron Fist of Anger Presented by a Friend (友に捧ぐ怒りの鉄拳 Tomo ni Sasagu Ikari no Tekken?)
- Kabuto Finally Leaves School!? (カブトついに退学！？ Kabuto Tsuini Taigaku!??)
- Becoming a Pupil of the Storytelling Monster!! (弟子入り落語怪物！！ Deshi Iri Rakugo Kaibutsu?)
- Showdown with the Martial Arts Master (対決格闘技マスター Taiketsu Kakutōgi Masutā?)
- Shoot Across the Sea of Tears. (涙の海を越えて撃て Namida no Umi o Koete Ute?)
- Mysterious?! The Fossil's Fantastic Maze (謎？！ 化石の夢幻迷宮 Nazo?! Kaseki no Mugen Meikyū?)
- Change!! The Explosive Dashing Professor (チェンジ！！ 爆走博士 Chenji!! Bakusō Hakase?)
- The Cry that Destroyed the Trapped Town (罠の街消された悲鳴 Wana no Kaishō Sareta Himei?)
- Infiltrate the Hospital Ward of Terror (恐怖病棟に潜入せよ Kyōfu Byōtō ni Sennyū seyo?)
- Save the School Anniversary's Idols (救え学園祭アイドル Sukue Gakuensai Aidoru?)
- The Fighting Love-Foretelling Diary!! (戦う恋占い日記！！ Tatakau Kou Uranai Nikki!!?)
- The 20-Million Year Revenge of the Exterminated Flower (絶滅花２億年の復讐 Zetsumetsubana Niokunen no Fukushū?)
- Is the Mysterious Girl a Mermaid Princess?! (夏の彼女は人魚姫？！ Natsu no Kanojo wa Ningyohime?!?)
- The Hunt for the Kappa for 3000 Ri!! (河童訪ねて三千里！！ Kappa Tazunete Sanzenri!!?) (a "ri" is a unit of length about 3.9 km)
- Call the Rain, Heroic Crybaby (雨を呼べ泣き虫英雄 Ame o Yobe Nakimushi Eiyū?)
- The Flaming Mistress' Roaring Shamisen (轟く三味線炎の女将 Todoroku Shamisen Honō no Okami?)
- Run to the Wilderness of Pride!! (誇りの荒野を走れ！！ Hokori no Kōya o Hashire!!?)
- Summer Vacation!! The Haunted Classroom (夏休み！！ 怪談教室 Natsuyasumi!! Kaidan Kyōshitsu?)
- The Return of The First Generation (帰ってきたアイツ達 Kaettekita Aitsutachi?)
- Nightmare!! B-Fighter vs. B-Fighter (悪夢！！ ＢＦ対ＢＦ Akumu!! Bī Faitā Tai Bī Faitā?)
- The Certain Death of the 6 Great Warriors (６大戦士絶体絶命 Rokudai Senshi Zettai Zetsumei?)
- Enter!! The Insect Warrior of the Wind (見参！！ 風の昆虫戦士 Kenzan!! Kaze no Konchū Senshi?)
- The Violent Centipede General (暴れん坊ムカデ将軍 Abarenbō Mukade Shōgun?)
- Shine Genji, the Power of the Earth (輝けゲンジ大地の力 Kagayake Genji Daichi no Chikara?)
- The Combined Ultimate Gun and the Sad Warrior (合体最強銃と哀戦士 Gattai Saikyō Jū to Ai Senshi?)
- Echo, Beautiful Butterfly's Melody (響け美しき蝶の旋律 Hibike Utsukushiki Chō no Senritsu?)
- Grab it!! The Divine Sword of Legends (つかめ！！ 伝説の神剣 Tsukame!! Densetsu no Shinken?)
- Control!? The B-Fighters' Day of Defeat (制圧！？ ＢＦ敗北の日 Seiatsu!? Bī Faitā Haiboku no Hi?)
- Rip Through the Darkness, The Revived Giant God (闇を裂け復活の巨神 Yami o Sake Fukkatsu no Kyoshin?)
- Dirty!! Counterattack of the Melzard Rivals (卑劣！！ 魔兄弟の逆襲 Hiretsu!! Ma Kyōdai no Gyakushū?)
- Defeat, The Invincible New Monster (倒せ不死身の新怪人 Taose Fujimi no Shin Kaijin?)
- The Giant Stag Beetle of Nightmare (悪夢のオオクワガタ Akumu no Ō Kuwagata?)
- Merciless!! The B-Fighter are Melting (無惨！！ ＢＦが溶ける Muzan!! Bī Faitā ga Tokeru?)
- Break Through the Maze of Love (駆け抜けろ恋の迷宮 Kakenukero Koi no Meikyū?)
- The No-Rules Peak Battle (ルール無用頂上決戦 Rūru Muyō Chōjō Kessen?)
- Kabuto's Trip To The Moon World (カブトの月世界旅行 Kabuto no Tsuki Sekai Ryokō?)
- The Girl of Darkness is the B-Fighter Killer (闇の娘はＢＦキラー Yami no Musume wa Bī Faitā Kirā?)
- The Devil Girl Arrives... (悪魔少女来たりて… Akuma Shōjo Kitarite...?)
- B-Fighter!! A Challenge in History (ＢＦ！！ 歴史に挑戦 Bī Faitā!! Rekishi ni Chōsen?)
- Super Heavy Shell Strike! (超重甲ストライキ！ Chō Jūkō Sutoraiki?)
- The Father of the B-Fighters, Insect Elder Dies!! (ＢＦの父 老師死す！！ Bī Faitā no Chichi Rōshi Shisu!!?)
- The Beetle Base's Great Explosion!! (ＢＦ基地（ビートルベース）大爆破？！ Bītoru Bēsu Daibakuha?!?)
- The Sunrise of The Earth's Downfall (地球滅亡の夜明け Chikyū Metsubō no Yoake?)
- The Last Battle (ラストバトル Rasuto Batoru?)
[edit] Cast
- Kouhei Toba/B-Fighter Kabuto (鳥羽 甲平／ビーファイターカブト Toba Kōhei/Bī Faitā Kabuto?) - Omi (オミ Omi?) (Played as Hideomi Nakazato (中里 栄臣 Nakazato Hideomi?))
- Kengo Tachibana/B-Fighter Kuwaga (橘 健吾／ビーファイタークワガー Tachibana Kengo/Bī Faitā Kuwagā?) - Naohisa Adachi (足立 直久 Adachi Naohisa?) (Played as Naoto Adachi (安達 直人 Adachi Naoto?))
- Ran Ayukawa/B-Fighter Tentou (鮎川 蘭／ビーファイターテントウ Ayukawa Ran/Bī Faitā Tentō?) - Yukina Kurisu (栗栖 ゆきな Kurisu Yukina?)
- Professor Masaru Osanai (小山内 勝 Osanai Masaru?) - Ryoichi Yamaguchi (山口 良一 Yamaguchi Ryōichi?)
- Yui Toba (鳥羽 ゆい Toba Yui?) - Kaori Aso (麻生 かおり Asō Kaori?)
- Mac Windy/B-Fighter Yanma (マック・ウィンディ／ビーファイターヤンマ Makku Windi/Bī Faitā Yanma?) - Reuben Langdon (ルーベン・ラングダン Rūben Rangudan?)
- Sophie Villeneuve/B-Fighter Ageha (ソフィー・ヴィルヌーブ／ビーファイターアゲハ Sofī Virunūbu/Bī Faitā Ageha?) - Reika Hashimoto (橋本 麗香 Hashimoto Reika?)
- Li Wen/B-Fighter Min (李文（リー・ウェン）／ビーファイターミン Lī Wen/Bī Faitā Min?) - Hideki Anzai (安斉 英樹 Anzai Hideki?)
- Julio Rivera/B-Fighter Genji (ジュリオ・リベラ／ビーファイターゲンジ Jurio Ribera/Bī Faitā Genji?) - Seiji Takaiwa (高岩 成二 Takaiwa Seiji?)
- Dinosaur Warrior Raija (恐竜武人ライジャ Kyōryū Bujin Raija?) - Akira Ōoka (大岡 旭 Ōoka Akira?)
- Insect Swordswoman Miola (昆虫剣士ミオーラ Konchū Kenshi Miōra?) - Akiko Yoshio (吉尾 亜希子 Yoshio Akiko?)
[edit] Voice actors
- Artificial Life Bit (人工生命体ビット Jinkō Seimeitai Bitto?) - Tomoe Hanba (半場 友恵 Hanba Tomoe?)
- Insect Elder Guru (老師グル Rōshi Guru?) - Yasuo Tanaka (田中 康郎 Tanaka Yasuo?)
- B-Fighter Yanma - Kōichi Tōchika (遠近 孝一 Tōchika Kōichi?)
- Shell God Seal Sword Astral Saber (甲神封印剣アストラルセイバー Kōjin Fūin Ken Asutoraru Seibā?) - Ryūzaburō Ōtomo (大友 龍三郎 Ōtomo Ryūzaburō?)
- Kabuto (カブト Kabuto?) - Takahiro Yoshimizu (吉水 孝宏 Yoshimizu Takahiro?)
- Mother Melzard (マザーメルザード Mazā Meruzādo?) - Wakana Yamazaki (山崎 和佳奈 Yamazaki Wakana?)
- Deep Sea Fish-man Dezzle (深海魚人デズル Shinkai Gyojin Dezuru?) - Kaneto Shiozawa (塩沢 兼人 Shiozawa Kaneto?)
- Rock Shell Chamberlain Dord (石貝侍従ドード Ishigai Jijū Dōdo?) - Hiroshi Masuoka (増岡 弘 Masuoka Hiroshi?)
- Deadly Poison Armored General Descorpion (猛毒鎧将デスコーピオン Mōdoku Gaishō Desukōpion?) - Tetsu Inada (稲田 徹 Inada Tetsu?)
- Cold-Blooded Armored General Mukaderinger (冷血鎧将ムカデリンガー Reiketsu Gaishō Mukaderingā?) - Masuo Amada (天田 益男 Amada Masuo?)
- Demon Blade Armored General Killmantis (魔剣鎧将キルマンティス Maken Gaishō Kirumantisu?) - Takao Ishii (石井 隆夫 Ishii Takao?)
- Mirage Armored General Beezack (変幻鎧将ビーザック Hengen Gaishō Bīzakku?) - Yutaka Aoyama (青山 穣 Aoyama Yutaka?)
[edit] Songs
- Opening theme
- "B-Fighter Kabuto" (ビーファイターカブト Bīfaitā Kabuto?)
- Ending theme
- "Loudly Singing" (大声で歌えば Ōgoe de Utae ba?)
- Lyrics: Yōko Aki
- Composition: Ryūsuke Uzaki
- Arrangement: Eiji Kawamura
- Artist: Nobuhiko Kashiwara
[edit] External links
- B-Fighter Kabuto at the Internet Movie Database
- B-Fighter Kabuto FAQ page
- B-Fighter Kabuto on Toku Central
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