V.R. Troopers
Other (ended 1996)
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Season 2
- Ep 40Galileo's New Memory2/21/96
The Troopers have invented a new robot, GALILEO, to assist Professor Hart in the lab. His memory banks hold all the knowledge of the lab's computer. Grimlord kidnaps the robot and begins extracting information in order to crush the Troopers. But the Troopers have a plan...they follow Doom Master back to the Dark Fortress and rescue the robot. There, they find that Grimlord has stolen nearly all the robot's information. Troopers rescue Galileo and set Grimlord's computers to self-destruct. As they leave, Grimlord's chamber goes up in flames.moreless - Ep 39Time Out!2/20/96
Knighttime freezes time and it is up to Ryan (with the unlikely help of Grimlord) to destroy the machine of its source. And in the meantime, J.B. and Kaitlin are sent out to destroy another new monster, called FANBOT. - Ep 38Grimlord's Dummy2/13/96
Woody asks Kaitlin, Ryan, and JB to find entertainment for the annual Underground Kid's Extravaganza. They go to the park, where they track down WENDLE, a young ventriloquist and his dummy, WOODMAN. They hire him on the spot. When Ziktor gets word of the Trooper's mission, he transforms and orders Despera to place a spell on Woodman--bringing the puppet to life. Wendle is first amused at Woodman's unexpected outbursts, but then realizes he has no control over the dummy. When the dummy begins to grow to human proportions, he announces his true objective: to destroy the VR Troopers. Woodman steals JB and Kaitlin's Virtualizers, then runs off. To distract the Troopers, Grimlord sends PUPPETOID into Cross World city. Ryan must fight Puppetoid while JB and Kaitlin find Woodman and restore him to his earlier condition. They recover their Virtualizers, Wendle and Woodman are reunited, and the Underground Kid's Extravaganza is a smashing success!moreless - Ep 37The Ghost of Cross World Forrest2/12/96
When the Troopers run out of gas in the middle of nowhere, they must abandon their car and spend the night in an old miner's cabin near the old Ghost Mine where Grimlord is constructing his newest weapon---the REALITY BUSTER. Despera releases FOGBOT and the FOGATRONS, creatures who dispense a deadly fog which takes away a trooper's power to transform. Ryan goes for a walk and is disabled by the Fogbot. JB goes to look for Ryan, transforms and helps from the VR Skybase. Kaitlin falls into a mineshaft when she and Jeb go looking for Ryan and JB. Professor hart configures the VR Scanner to neutralize the effects of the fob. VR JB saves Ryan and Jeb saves Kaitlin by pulling her out of the mine with a rope. Together again and back to full power, the VR Troopers destroy the weapons factory and the Reality Buster. Then VR Ryan defeats Fogbot.moreless - Ep 37The Ghost of Cross World Forest
- Ep 36Despera Strikes Back2/7/96
Despera promises Grimlord that she finally has the secret weapon needed to destroy the VR Troopers: her evil sister, DESPONDA. Grimlord puts Deponda in charge of the Air Castle, and enlists the help of Icebot and General Ivar. Meanwhile, in Cross World City, Tao has left town for the weekend, and left the Dojo in the hands of Ryan. When there's a break in the reality barrier, JB and Kaitlin respond, leaving Ryan behind to keep an eye on the dojo. But when VR JB and the two VR Kaitlins get pulled into the Air Castle, Ryan must put aside his duty to Tao long enough to save his friends. VR JB and the VR Kaitlins wage a fierce battle against Desponda. In the end, VR Ryan helps the other Troopers defeat the evil mutant and destroy Grimlord's beloved Air Castle. Back at the dojo, Tao has returned and understands that Ryan must have a good reason to leave the dojo. Grimlord, however, is not as forgiving with Despera and Desponda.moreless - Ep 35The Duplitron Dilemma2/6/96
Grimlord, with the help of Strickland has developed a computer-type machine, the DUPLITRON, that can create anything once the name of it is typed into the keyboard. His plan is to manufacture many Duplitrons so they can begin forming a massive army. But when Strickland is taking the Duplitron to the factory, the Troopers recognize him and investigate his actions. They end up with the Duplitron and go the Underground to examine it. There Percy, who is in need of a computer, accidentally takes it. Soon Percy discovers the machine's powers and uses it to create money and girls to surround himself. Meanwhile, the Troopers discover Grimlord's plan to form a massive army, and head out to find the Duplitron factory. They must also destroy Percy's prototype. Using the VR Drill Tank, VR Ryan destroys the factory, then battles Grimlord's DUPLITRONIC monster to save the day.moreless - Ep 34Field and Scream2/5/96
When Ziktor calls a press conference to announce plans to bulldoze a forest to build a "research facility". The Troopers shame him in front of the press, pressuring him to agree to accompany them on the weekend "Nature Scout" camping trip which Kaitlin will cover as a photo story for the Underground Voice Daily. Ziktor, realizing that he will be unable to control his evil empire during the trip, appoints KNIGHTTIME to make sure that nothing good happens in his absence. Ziktor quickly tires on the hard work and humiliation he endures and gets word to Ivar to unleash BAZOOKA BOT and RAVAGEBOT on Cross World City--just to bring the camping trip to an end. The Troopers, in order to protect their identities, defeat the monsters in tag team fashion. Back at the Underground, Ziktor comes by to take a look at the tools which will turn the tide of public opinion in favor of his research facility---Kaitlin's pictures. Unfortunately, the photos prove to weaken his position as they portray him as a buffoon in nature. Frustrated, Ziktor gives up his plans and storms out of the Underground.moreless - Ep 33Grimlord's Big Breakout11/28/95
Grimlord frees Cross World City's most evil convict, "NUTSY" NICHOLS, from prison. Strickland then transforms him into the ultimate anti-Trooper weapon, the NUTSY MONSTER, who is immediately sent after the Troopers. In addition, Doom Master sends JAILBOT to battle VR Ryan as the other Troopers fight Nutsy---keeping in mind that what they're fighting is not a mutant but actually a human being. When the Monster is distracted by Woody's bag of peanuts, VR Kaitlin and VR JB use this weakness to lure the creature to the lab where, with the Professor's help, he is transformed back to human form. Meanwhile, VR Ryan destroys Jailbot and retroforms back to the lab. The teens decide to get "Nutsy" back to the prison before he wakes up. At the Warden's Office, "Nutsy" expresses his remorse. He feels like a great evil has passed through his body. The Troopers are impressed that even a hardened criminal like "Nutsy" can change.moreless - Ep 32Get Me to the Lab on Time11/27/95
Strickland develops a love potion Grimlord will use to preoccupy the Troopers, leaving the world defenseless. Strickland delivers a box of chocolates (addressed to Kaitlin) which contains the potion. Percy, however, intercepts the candy and sneaks some for himself, falling headover-heels in love with Kaitlin. The Troopers are puzzled, but when Kaitlin eats the chocolates and falls in love with Percy, they know there's a big problem. They take the chocolate to the lab while Percy and Kaitlin plan their wedding. Grimlord launches CUPITRON against the Troopers. They triumph against Grimlord, finish the antidote, and race to stop the wedding. Just before they say their vows, Kaitlin and Percy drink the antidote and return back to normal, disgusted by the thought of marrying each other. Percy finds his real dream girl and the Troopers reflect on the power love.moreless - Ep 31Magnetic Attraction11/21/95
Grimlord discovers that magentifity can damage the troopers hardaware and decides to use it to against the troopers through Magnetbot. - Ep 30A Hard Day's Mutant11/20/95
The Krossworld Kids, a popular, young, rock group, agrees to play a special benefit for the Homeless at the Tao Dojo. Grimlord decides to steal their musical talents with his mutant BONGOTRON. Despera creates a diversion that draws the Troopers away while Doom Master kidnaps the band and their fan club. Jeb leads the Troopers to General Ivar's underground fortress, where they free the prisoners and VR Ryan fights Bongotron. Ryan wins, restoring the Krossworld Kids' musical talents, and they hold their benefit concert.moreless - Ep 29Dream Battle11/15/95
Grimlord uses Knighttime to make Ryan, JB, and Kaitlin fall into a deep sleep where they experience the world as it might be if Grimlord won. If Hart and Jeb can't revive the Troopers, the heroes will remain in the "dream world" for the rest of their lives. Hart enters the dream world via a VR Visor interface and manages to tell the Troopers they are dreaming. The Troopers fight a menagerie of robots and airships, including their own skybase and Troopertron, before realizing that they must literally think their way from the dream rather than fight.moreless - Ep 28The Charmeeka Invasion11/14/95
Friendly, little creatures called CHARMEEKAS become the popular new pet in Cross World City. But the Troopers discover that Grimlord has sent them, and soon, they will mature into mutants called CHARMADORS who will carry out his plans for destruction. They must get rid of the Charmeekas before they all transform. JB and Kaitlin fly overhead and draw all the Charmeekas back across the reality barrier...except one which didn't hear the high-pitched lure. Soon this last Charmeeka mutates into a Charmador. Ryan must battle the last mutant through several zones before finally destroying him.moreless - Ep 27Santa's Secret Trooper11/13/95
When Ryan, JB, and Kaitlin take foster children to the mountains for Christmas, they meet one of Santa's elves, OTTO. Some of the foster kids don't believe the elf, especially young Ian, but Ryan, JB, and Kaitlin do. Otto goes back to the dojo with the group so the Troopers can figure out how to reunite him with Santa. Skugs, however, kidnap the elf to the Dark Fortress and coerce him to grant Grimlord's wish- -"Destroy the VR Troopers!" Otto won't give in and, instead, tricks Grimlord to wich him back to the dojo, just in time for the Christmas party. Ryan's Christmas wish is granted when Tyler Steele arrives with Santa, having gotten a ride on his sled. Santa has presents for everyone, including a new bow staff for JB. And Kaitlin's wish is granted when it begins to snow. Everybody believes in Santa now, even young Ian, who got to pull Santa's whiskers to make sure they were real.moreless - Ep 26Into Oraclon's Web11/8/95
Ryan befriends a mysterious new girl named Alexis, unaware that she is really one of Grimlords minions in disguise. Then, Ryan takes on Oraclon, one-on-one, and defeats him. - Ep 25Forward into the Past11/7/95
With the help of his old friend KNIGHTTIME, Grimlord sends Kaitlin and J.B. back to prehistoric earth and plans to do the same to Ryan. Meanwhile, the Evil emperor instructs Knighttime to construct the ultimate time machine that will send all the citizens of earth hurling back to a point before the beginning of time, thereby destroying them and making the planet his own. Grimlord sends LIZBOT to dispose of Ryan. They battle and Ryan is victorious. Meanwhile, Professor Hart has learned the location of Grimlord's time machine and also realizes that it's power might be able to retrieve J.B. and Kaitlin from the past. In a race against time, Ryan rescues his friends and then destroys the time machine once and for all. Knighttime, defeated, swears he will return.moreless - Ep 24On the Wrong Track11/6/95
Kaitlin is sent abroad to cover the Pan World Games. Grimlord uses this opportunity to alter the ceremonial gold medals thus transforming the world's greatest athletes into his army of mutants. While the three are occupied fighting skugs, Kaitlin's friend, a decathalete, is crowned with the gold and transforms into ATHLETETRON, the most powerful of Grimlord's creatures. VR Ryan must use all his strength, stamina and smarts to fend off such a strong adversary. Meanwhile, Kaitlin must stall the upcoming awards ceremony long enough for JB to deprogram the remaining medals and save the athletes from Grimlord's evil spell.moreless - Ep 23Grimlord's Dark Secret (2)11/3/95
Ryan discovers how to access the pyramid and finds the source of Grimlord's secret identity. Before he can learn the identity, however, he's attacked by Despera. Despera proves to be a formidable opponent, but VR Ryan forces her to retreat. Ryan decides he must save his friends before learning Grimlord's secret. He saves JB and Kaitlin, and they go off to rescue Nebraska. Ryan returns to the pyramid, but must fight HYDRA-BOT. In the lab, Professor Hart and Jeb intercept a message from Grimlord: Oraclon will move the pyramid and seal off the portal, trapping our heroes on the island forever. Jeb races to save his friends. Meanwhile, Ryan defeats Hydra-Bot. He gets to the pyramid just as it disappears in a flash. Kaitlin and JB find Ryan in the cave, semi-conscious. Grimlord's identity has eluded them. Jeb runs in to tell his friends that the portal is closing forever. They rescue Nebraska and race through the portal, just in time! Ryan regrets losing the secrets to the pyramid, but he's grateful that he still has his friends. That, after all, comes first.moreless - Ep 22Grimlord's Dark Secret (1)11/2/95
An Archieologist discovers an ancient doorway to another world what he doesn't know that it also unlocks the information to grimlord's true idenity when grimlord discovers this. he sends doomaster and despra to stop the trooprs from uncovering his idenity. - Ep 21The Millennium Sabre10/24/95
Grimlord's warriors, led by LIZARDBOT, ransack a museum trying to find the Millennium Sabre. Meanwhile, the Troopers buy a rusty old sword at a garage sale, which Tao recognizes as the legendary "Millennium Sabre", a sword which is strengthened by an invincible power one day out of every thousand years---tomorrow being that one day. Grimlord's skugs steal the sword from the Troopers and prepares his attack plan. The Troopers try to figure out a way to stop the sword, though no one in the history of time has been able to do so. Kaitlin discovers that the sword is energized by lightening and when Grimlord's army enters reality and the sword begins to draw it's power. The destruction is to begin when Kaitlin and J.B. arrive to stall the Lizardbot. Ryan flies into an electrical storm in his Blue Hawk and collects energy by being hit by lightning. He returns just as Lizardbot is about to destroy his two fellow Troopers. He blasts the sword with the energy and destroys it.moreless - Ep 20Grimlord's Children10/18/95
Tao Dojo becomes a temporary kiddie play center when the neighborhood center has water damage. Ryan, J.B., and Kaitlin must learn quickly how to deal with out-of-control kids, especially young Chad, who doesn't tell the truth. Ziktor/Grimlord, realizing that "kids are the future", sends OBOTATRON to turn the children into his slaves. Obotatron releases balloons which hypnotize kids who touch them. Adults who touch the balloons become imprisoned inside. Chad meets Obotatron in the park and is chased by balloons. He tells J.B., but J.B. does not believe him. Meanwhile, balloons in the dojo turn the kids into walking zombies and Ryan and Kaitlin become entrapped in the balloons, which float down the street. Tao takes care of Chad and the zombie kids, while J.B. transforms and fights off Obotatron to rescue Ryan and Kaitlin from the balloons. The Troopers defeat Obotatron, returning the children to normal. Chad, having learned to tell the truth, is accepted as Tao's newest karate student.moreless - Ep 19New World Order10/17/95
With Ryan's help, Kaitlin interviews bikers about an upcoming charity ride. But when Ryan puts on a new helmet, he tries to run Kaitlin over. He then roars off, with Percy handing on. Later, J.B. and Kaitlin fight Skugs who melts away with a bike. Professor Hart suggest the bike might be a clue to Ryan's behavior. On the lab monitor, Ryan and the bikers are seen making havoc in the city. J.B. and Kaitlin track Ryan down, but CYCLETRON materializes from a bike and fights them. Afterwards, Kaitlin finds a helmet with a mind-control device. J.B. and Kaitlin, later, do battle with Cycletron at his headquarters where a possessed Ryan holds Percy captive. When J.B. pulls Ryan's helmet off, Ryan returns to normal and removes the helmets from the other bikers. Meanwhile, J.B. destroys Cycletron and saves the day.moreless - Ep 18Virtual Venom10/16/95
While the Troopers are on a nature hike with J.B.'s nephew Sidney, Doom Master poses as a Park Ranger and gives Sydney a virtual spider to show his friends. It attacks J.B. and Kaitlin, biting them both with a virtual poison that enters their bloodstream and accelerates the aging process. As they begin to get older, Ryan attempts to find the spider so Professor Hart can make an antidote from its venom. Looking for the spider, though, Ryan is abducted by Skugs and taken to a waterfront location where ARACHNABOT, Grimlord's newest warrior, is waiting for him. They do battle, but Ryan sees that he's outmatched and gets away. Meanwhile, Sydney has decided to locate the spider that bit his uncle and Kaitlin on his own, and falls into a deep cave during the pursuit, realizing that the virtual spider is in the cave with him! Ryan once again battles Arachnabot, as Professor Hart sends Jeb to help Sydney. Ryan is nearly defeated by Arachnabot, but Doom Master steps in and destroys the bot first, in order to maintain his position with Grimlord. Ryan, free from the battle, rescues Sydney, catches the spider, and returns to the lab in time to save J.B. and Kaitlin from permanent old age.moreless - Ep 17The Disk10/11/95
A former teacher of Tyler Steele accidently creates a disk that could spell doom for the troopers when grimlord discovers this he sends his henchmen to retrieve the disk. - Ep 16Grimlord Takes Root10/10/95
Kaitlin's photo shoot and J.B. and Ryan's motorcycles are destroyed when vicious plants come to life in Cross World City Park. Suspecting that Grimlord is behind this ecological stunt, J.B. and Kaitlin take a sample of the killer vine back to the lab for analysis. Meanwhile, Ryan is attacked by the killer vines. The vines later mutate into plant mutants: CHLOROPHOID and VEGBOT. V.R. Ryan battles Veg-Bot while V.R. J.B. and the twin V.R. Kaitlins fight Chlorophoid. The plant mutants must be destroyed before all life on earth is threatened. Once the Troopers are victorious, they give the plant samples to a biological foundation for research. The foundation rewards the teens with two brand new motorcycles.moreless - Ep 15Kaitlin Goes Hollywood10/9/95
When the models don't show up for Kaitlin's fashion layout photo session, she becomes the model---until a famous movie director drops by to place an ad for a casting call for his new movie. Kaitlin is "discovered" and wins, not only the role but also the heart of the director. Meanwhile, all this movie business gives Grimlord an idea---he will create PHOTOBOT, half bot, half movie camera. Photobot will not only destroy the V.R. Troopers, he will photograph the battle for everyone to see. But General Ivar decides he wants to be a movie star and secretly uses Photobot to make a movie starring, who else, but General Ivar! Grimlord learns of the ruse and orders Photobot to destroy Ivar's movie set and attack Cross World City. Grimlord's armies march through the reality barrier as Ryan and J.B. transform. But they need Kaitlin and she is about to begin her new movie. Kaitlin must choose between movie stardom and her secret promise to defend all that is good. Kaitlin follows her heart, transforms and the V.R. Troopers save our reality.moreless - Ep 14Kaitlin Through the Looking Glass (2)10/4/95
Grimlord tries to expand his Virtual Mirror Program with mass production of the compact transmitters. His evil plan is thwarted when Kaitlin Two---pretending to betray the V.R. Troopers---returns to his fortress, only to steal the Master Virtual Mirror Replicator and return to Earth. Professor Hart uses the device to put the two Kaitlins back together, but Jeb accidentally breaks the mirror transmitter. As a result, Kaitlin has a new power; she may transform into two V.R. Kaitlins when a dire situation calls for an additional hand.moreless - Ep 14Kaitlin Through the Looking Glass, Part 2
- Ep 13Kaitlin Through the Looking Glass (1)10/3/95
Grimlord creates a weapon that can duplicate anyone's image but create an opposite of what they are he uses it on Katlin to create an evil image of katlin. who wreaks havoc on her alter ego and the troopers however Hart realizes that if Katlin that if the two Katlin's are not put back into one by 24 hours they will both disappearmoreless - Ep 12The Negative Factor10/2/95
When Grimlord uses a new devise to trap Kaitlin and J.B. in negative space, turning them into "ghosts" on earth (invisible to everyone except Jeb), the evil mutant lord realizes his weapon is a success and begins plans to send the entire planet into this new zone - where the V.R. Troopers are powerless - and his power is supreme. Meanwhile, J.B. and Kaitlin who've discovered the location of the negative weapon - arrive at the lab, scare the heck out of Jeb who can see the "ghosts", and manage to type the location of the buried device on a computer for Ryan. Professor Hart introduces Ryan to the V.R. Gargantus, an awesome robot created from the V.R. Skybase that will be backup for Ryan's solo mission. Jeb, meanwhile, uses virtual headgear to enter the Negative Zone and lead J.B. and Kaitlin to safety. After a tough battle with SCISSOR FIST, V.R. Ryan succeeds in dismantling the Negative device.moreless - Ep 11Watered Down9/27/95
Grimlord is developing a substance in his underwater lab that will make it impossible for the Troopers to use their V.R. powers anywhere the substance is applied. When the Troopers spot the substance off shore near the beach, Ryan dives down to check it out. He meets OCTOBOT who has spread the substance into the surrounding water. With Ryan unable to use his V.R.Power and transform, he is trapped underwater with his air running out. J.B. and Kaitlin must find a way to reach Ryan and destroy the underwater lab that is manufacturing the substance before it's too late. With time running out, J.B. drills through the bedrock to enter the lab without passing through the water, and then he and Kaitlin destroy Octobot to neutralize the substance to enable Ryan to transform out at the last moment.moreless - Ep 10Game Over9/26/95
In an effort to keep up their battle skills and practice defending against Grimlord's forces, J.B. creates a virtual reality computer program that possesses all the fighting capabilities to which the Troopers are most vulnerable. Grimlord becomes aware of this "video game" adversary and devises a way to launch it into our reality so that the Troopers must face their most awesome opponent imaginable for real. By confronting their fears, they defeat their opponents and are able to destroy GAMEOID and erase the program from existence.moreless - Ep 9Fashion Victims9/25/95
When Kaitlin and the Troopers offer to help a young fashion designer, they end up lending a hand, V.R. style. Grimlord brainwashes Andrea and uses her to lure the Troopers to her studio. Luckily, Ryan has to stay behind to help Tao, because while J.B. and Kaitlin are modeling Andrea's designs, they are trapped in cocoons by SILKOID. When Ryan shows up, he wonders where Kaitlin and J.B. are. He decides to look for them, but is intercepted by Doom Master and Vixens. Ryan transforms and drives them off. Returning to the studio, he discovers some silk residue which he uses to create a V.R. sensor in the Blue Hawk to track Silkoid. Ryan returns to save Andrea and defeat Silkoid which broke the spell that he had over J.B. and Kaitlin and freed them from their cocoons. Back at the office, Andrea has decided to scrap her previous line and look for more appropriate models to sport her new designs which are based on the "V.R. Trooper look".moreless - Ep 9Fashion Victim
- Ep 8Quest for Power (5)9/22/95
The Troopers are able to get a crystal to power the new V.R. suit from Tao. They all must battle DESPERA, the ULTRA SKUGS, DOOM MASTER, and the VIXENS in the Quarry. In the end, the Troopers win. - Ep 7Quest for Power (4)9/21/95
Ryan's powers are gone, and Grimlord's new army is activated, can the Troopers create a new armor and power source for their leader in time before the new mutant army is put to work? - Ep 6Quest for Power (3)9/20/95
Ryan and the Troopers search the mountains above Cross World City for any readings of Grimlord or Tyler with a special device that J.B. has created. They find that Grimlord is holding up in a cavernous temporary dungeon. Ryan must enter the new domain and battle Grimlord's gauntlet of mutants, while J.B. and Kaitlin are trapped in the Chamber of Doom. The Cavern is destroyed and Ryan loses his V.R. powers in the process of rescuing his father and the other Troopers. Tyler is in bad shape. It appears as if there is no hope for him. Or is there? ''...to be continuedmoreless - Ep 6Quest for Power, Part 3
- Ep 5Quest for Power (2)9/19/95
Grimlord continues to tap into Tyler Steel's mind, Jeb volunteers to infiltrate Grimlord's dungeon, and encounters the Wolfbot mutant. Against the wishes of Katlin, Ryan goes after Jeb and his father, but Grimlord is waiting for him... - Ep 4Quest for Power (1)9/18/95
Grimlord uses Tyler Steels' mind to create an energy prism which will upgrade his powers to a whole new level, he then unleashes a powrful cyborg to attack Ryan... - Ep 3Secret Power9/13/95
A neighborhood talent show is planned at the dojo. Amidst the festivities is little Timmy who is sad because he feels that he has no talent. Our teen heroes are determined to help him see differently. Meanwhile, Icebot has created a new invention, the Power Pulse -- two electro magnets, one at the Magnetic North Pole, the other near the Cross World City power plant. When full current is exchanged between these magnets, the reality barrier will warp and Ivar's robot armies will march through to destroy the real world. Fearing that the Troopers will discover the plot, Grimlord sends the MAGICIAN and several warrior bots to destroy the Troopers. The V.R. Troupers fight off the Magician and his warriors, and destroy the electromagnets just in time to save our reality. Back to the talent show, little Timmy says he has no talents, but Ryan, J.B. and Kaitlin show him that every kid has secret powers inside and lots of hidden talents.moreless - Ep 2Trooper Out of Time9/12/95
Strickland, a skug inventor, delivers to Ziktor the means to destroy Ryan's past-providing the industrialist with a portable time machine. Ziktor sends the inventor through the time barrier. From the data stream, the Professor has pulled Ziktor's plans for the time machine. While J.B. and Ryan build the device, Kaitlin volunteers to find a rare crystal needed to power it. Retrieving the crystal, Kaitlin encounters skugs which she battles and defeats. With the crystal, the Troopers complete their version of the time machine and send Ryan after Strickland while Kaitlin and J.B. go into battle with one of Grimlord's mutants. J.B. and Kaitlin defeat Grimlord's SHARKFIN as Ryan and Young Ryan, joining forces, defeat Grimlord's skugs. Bruised during the fight, Young Ryan doesn't remember anything about the skugs. Ryan sees his father but must return to the future before he has an opportunity to talk with him.moreless - Ep 1Mutant Mutiny9/11/95
As the Troopers entertain offers of commercial endorsements from a competing dojo to get money to help Tao's mother, AMPHIBIDOR, an evil mutant, is preparing a revolution against Grimlord; a revolution which will make this monster the dictator of Virtual Reality. When Grimlord realizes that his wicked empire is under attack, he devises a strategy to solve two problems at once: he will send Amphibidor after the V.R. Troopers. If they don't destroy each other, they will at least be weakened and vulnerable enough that Grimlord's thugs can finish the job. As Amphibidor battles V.R. Ryan, V.R. Kaitlin and V.R. J.B. face the rest of Grimlord's army in a full-out air battle. Together, the V.R. Troopers defeat Grimlord's men and Amphibidor---saving reality and ending Grimlord's revolution. Back at the dojo, the Troopers find out that Tao has worked out a deal with his competitor and will get the money he needs for his mother.moreless
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Season 1
- Ep 52The Rise of the Red Python (2)2/28/95
Ryan and J.B. desperately search for a way to help Kaitlin return to human form. J.B. is sent to fight the Red Python and the Python malfunctions midbattle. They visit their friend, Dr. Poindexter, hoping he can help them with Kaitlin. Poindexter has an extra retroformer and-they use it on Kaitlin, bringing her back to normal. Meanwhile, Amy goes to the dojo, looking for help and passes out. She transforms into the Red Python and is sent to destroy the Troopers. At the lab it is discovered that Amy is the Red Python and is in danger of self-destructing if engaged in another battle. J.B. again meets with Red Python and tries to reason with her. She collapses and changes back into Amy. She taken to the lab where the Professor is able to reverse the brainwashing. She is grateful to the V.R. Troopers and her new friends, unaware that they are one and the same.moreless - Ep 51The Rise of the Red Python (1)2/27/95
Grimlord creates his own VR Trooper but realizes that he's missing a human that could inhabit the armor, and promptly sets his sights on Kaitlin's friend Amy. He captures Amy and puts her under his evil spell. Kaitlin is injured, and a vengeful Ryan sets out to make the Python pay for what she has done unaware of her civilian identity.''moreless - Ep 51Rise of the Red Python, Part 1
- Ep 50Message from Space2/22/95
Dr. Monroe, head of the National Space Laboratory, and old friend of Professor Hart, has intercepted a recent transmission from one of the agency's satellites which appears to show Tyler Steele! He comes to Cross World City with the footage, but upon arrival, is kidnapped by Grimlord's Skugs. Can the team find Dr Monroe, amid numerous boobytraps, or will VR Ryan find the pointed end of Skullbot's sharp blade-arm instead?moreless - Ep 49New Kids on the Planet2/20/95
On a camping trip, the Trooper teens encounter a pair of young children from outer space! Niklot and Eoj are heading from their doomed planet of Sasnak to its asteroid colony, but their solar convertor has broken down. The Troopers bring it to Professor Hart to have it fixed, and while waiting, the two aliens are given a tour of humanity. Grimlord learns of their arrival, and wanting their powers for himself, has the pair kidnapped! Can VR Ryan defeat Blue Boar, and VR Kaitlin destroy multiple Skugs, while VR JB chases after the Vanbot Eoj & Niklot are being held in?moreless - Ep 48Virtually Powerless2/15/95
The Trooper teens find a fun time at an arcade turn into their worst nightmare when they play "Dark Odyssey". It's secretly a trap set by Grimlord, which zaps their Virtualizers, rendering them useless! The only hope of repairing them lies with the brilliant, yet clumsy inventor, Dr. Ulysses T. Poindexter. The Troopers must reveal their secret identities to him, but in doing so, he becomes targeted by Grimlord to learn the secrets of the Virtualizers! Can VR Ryan, whose powers aren't at full yet, cut Dice down to size, while JB and Kaitlin take on Skugs to rescue Poindexter?moreless - Ep 47Fiddler on the Loose2/14/95
Kaitlin's fiddle-playing, Irish cousin, Keith, comes to town with his band the Young Dubliners to play a benefit concert to raise awareness of toxic waste. Since his Karl Ziktor alter ego is responsible for much of that illegal dumping, Grimlord captures Keith and traps him within a music synthesizer, implanted inside the Fiddlebot mutant! With VR JB & Kaitlin busy with Skugs, can VR Ryan overcome the powerful effects Fiddlebot's music has to rescue the Ireland native?moreless - Ep 46Race to the Rescue2/13/95
Witnessing a young boy being bullied at a racetrack, the Troopers decide to help fix his defective go-cart in time for the Pee Wee Grand Prix. Meanwhile, Grimlord has the combined powers of all his greatest mutants loaded into Zelton. JB & Kaitlin head off to search for Baranium crystals for an experiment of Prof Hart's, and while inside an old mine, Grimlord's army opens fire, causing a cave-in to keep them out of the way. With air running low in the mine for the two Troopers trapped within, VR Ryan must defeat the amalgamized Zelton!moreless - Ep 45Who's King of the Mountain?2/8/95
While aiding an e-mail penpal from Chili in a research project, JB begins investigating strange seismic occurrences at the local dormant volcano, Mount Kronos. Little does he or his teammates realize, that the anomalies are due to Grimlord's General Ivar establishing an outpost atop it! Can VR JB & Kaitlin put a stop to the Rollbot and knock out the outpost, while VR Ryan strikes back against the Swordbot, Slice?moreless - Ep 44The Transmutant2/7/95
JB isolates himself in the park while studying to win a scholarship. This leaves him open for a Skug battle, where Strickland's latest invention, the Metamorphosis Pulse, is used on him. Slowly, JB transforms into a virtual mutant, becoming the green-skinned beast called Transmutant! He joins Grimlord's army and easily proves to be his most fearsome warrior. Can VR Ryan battle the Transmutant without harming him, and somehow reach his human within? Can Kaitlin and Prof. Hart find a way to reverse the spell?moreless - Ep 43Good Trooper, Bad Trooper2/6/95
Thanks to a molecular sampling device created by Tyler Steele, and a lock of Ryan's hair obtained during a Skug battle, Grimlord gets his very own evil clone of Ryan Steele! The evil Ryan soon manages to swipe the real Ryan's Virtualizer, and goes VR, taking command of the Skybase. Can VR JB & Kaitlin take out the duo of the superstrong Samson and jolting Electrobot, while being bombarded by VR Evil Ryan? Or does Professor Hart have something which can even the score between the dissimilar twins?moreless - Ep 42The Old Switcharoo2/10/95
As the Underground Voice Daily celebrates its 5th anniversary, Kaitlin is sent to do a story on a new scientific invention by Doctor Unger. This Matter Transference Device, which can switch properties of two different items, is intended for good use, until Grimlord has it stolen in an effort to steal Ryan's VR powers for himself. But a mix-up during the transference causes Ryan and Jeb to switch minds instead! Can VR JB & Kaitlin recover the device from the hefty Mechanoid? Will Jeb in Ryan's body stop stuffing his face with food and chasing squirrels long enough to go VR and take on Decimator?moreless - Ep 41The Couch Potato Kid2/9/95
Tao's nephew Ricky is sent for a visit, in the hopes his dojo-owning Uncle can get the TV and video game addicted child into physical activity. The Trooper teens are working on an obstacle course, and decide to involve Ricky in the construction of it. It also serves as inspiration for Grimlord's forces, who create their own obstacle course, with a race run between factions to decide who gets to go after the Troopers next. But Combax bucks the whole game and kidnaps Ricky, forcing VR Ryan into an ambush at the virtual villains' obstacle course!moreless - Ep 40Dogmatic Change9/28/94
Kaitlin's covering of a story for the UV Daily about Animal Shelter pets inspires Grimlord to have Colonel Icebot devise a potion that will change animals into vicious virtual mutants. To test it out, Kaitlin is tricked into getting Jeb to star in a commercial for Doggy Delicious dogfood. Upon consuming the potion during the shoot, Jeb begins to change, eventually transforming into a mutant beast! While VR Kaitlin & JB try to shut down the factory where the potion is being made, can VR Ryan, without hurting him, stop his best four-legged friend now that he's gone bad and is dead set on creating an animal rebellion? Will Jeb ever be able to return to his old, abnormal self?moreless - Ep 39Friends in Need11/30/94
The circus comes to town, and with it, Leah & Mikail, two scientists from the country of Capernistan. They've worked in the past with Ryan's father on a fuel-increasing formula, and seek the Trooper teens to gain assistance from Professor Hart in completing it. Grimlord has become aware of their plans, and wanting his alter ego of Karl Ziktor to control the world's fuel supply, has Skugs capture the pair! Can VR JB take down both Terminoid and General Ivar, while VR Kaitlin rescues Mikail and Leah? Will Horrorbot bury VR Ryan in a sandtrap cage?moreless - Ep 38The Reality Virus11/29/94
Unknowingly infected during a battle with General Ivar's air fleet, the VR Troopers bring back Colonel Icebot's Reality Virus when they return to Cross World City. Slowly, a green ooze begins to break down the reality barrier, wrecking havoc on the weather and giving Grimlord's forces an easy way in! The only antidote lies with one of Tao's herbal plants, but when that is stolen by Skugs, can VR Ryan defeat Crabor again to recover another?moreless - Ep 37The Littlest Trooper11/23/94
To keep the Troopers distracted while a secret bomb factory can create enough explosives to wipe out the reality barrier, Grimlord has Skugs leave a baby boy on the steps of Tao Dojo, while his parents are held captive in the factory. The team works together to take care of the child, nicknamed Baby Boo. They soon become aware of Grimlord's scheme, which gets an additional human shield, thanks to Percy getting captured. Can VR JB & Kaitlin take down the bomb factory's guardian, none other than Colonel Icebot himself, and save the hostages before VR Ryan blows it up?moreless - Ep 36Field Goal11/22/94
Grimlord's forces will soon use the High School football field as the site of their next massive reality break. In planning for it, Skugs are disguised as landscapers. But they're soon stumbled upon by Coach Williams, whom they capture in the form of a trading card! With the pre-season scrimmage coming up, the Cross World Crusaders are in need of a coach, so the Trooper teens, and Tao, step up to help. Will VR Ryan's disarming battle with Zelton provide the key to discovering Grimlord's scheme? Or will it just lead VR JB & Kaitlin into a game they can't win against the deadly Footbot?moreless - Ep 35The Dojo Plot10/14/94
Tao Dojo is being shut down, and the only person happy about it happens to be Grimlord! As Karl Ziktor, he has designs to demolish the building and use its location to house a device capable of controlling the world's weather, messing with the climate until humanity is easily overtaken by his forces. In an effort to save Tao's business, a fundraiser is held at the Underground Voice Daily, but can it help? It'll take finanical aid from an unlikely source to save the day. Meanwhile, it's up to VR JB & Kaitlin to deal with destroying the weather control device, while VR Ryan combats the deadly Cannonbot!moreless - Ep 34Defending Dark Heart (4)11/17/94
As JB & Kaitlin attempt to restore the VR Lab and get Professor Hart back online, VR Ryan aids Dark Heart in repairs. Grimlord's forces launch continued assaults on the pair, but their renewed vigor leads them to make a desperate ploy by heading directly to confront Grimlord! Can Ryan's father be returned to normal, and the team reunited safely? Even if they survive facing Grimlord, they'll still have to get out of the vapor-filled Dungeon alone!moreless - Ep 34Defending Dark Heart, Part 4
- Ep 33Defending Dark Heart (3)11/16/94
The team works overtime trying to find a way to de-virtualize Dark Heart and restore Tyler Steele to his natural form. But what the link they discover between him and Grimlord will make things even tougher for the Troopers. Soon, Dark Heart is captured and used as bait to lure VR Ryan to his ultimate doom, and his teammates to an equally dreadful one. Meanwhile, Percy buys a "reality break detector".moreless - Ep 32Defending Dark Heart (2)11/15/94
Trapped in a deadly trap in virtual reality, JB & Kaitlin must think fast to save themselves without exposing their secret identities as VR Troopers to fellow captive Percy. Meanwhile, while being prepared for termination, Dark Heart rebels against Grimlord's forces and flees. Ryan must save the villain to learn the truth about his father, Tyler Steele. But will it lead to a joyous reunion, put the Troopers into even more danger?moreless - Ep 31Defending Dark Heart (1)11/14/94
While crosstraining, the Troopers stumble upon a large group of Grimlord's virtual army undergoing a competition. A scan of the crowd determines that one of the mutants is actually a human, leading Ryan to believe it could be the only human they know to be trapped in virtual reality: his father! Dark Heart, the source of this human DNA, proves himself most worthy of Grimlord's forces, and is sent on a mission to destroy Ryan. Can VR Ryan stand a chance against an enemy he's afraid to harm, but has no restraint in return? And, will Percy's search for a news scoop land him, and JB & Kaitlin, in virtual hot water?moreless - Ep 30Front Page
- Ep 29Endangered Species11/21/94
Karl Ziktor has plans to take over Cross World Animal Sanctuary, and turn it into an oil refinery. Danielle Mason, daughter of the head researcher at the sanctuary, contacts her old friend Kaitlin, and gets the Troopers involved in trying to save the place. Ziktor's virtual identity of Grimlord sets about to ensure the deal closes, and dispatches his virtual forces to capture the sanctuary's most valuable animals, the last two Furry Wombats in existence. But can VR Ryan put a stop to Horrobot and save the endangered species, while VR JB & Kaitlin hold back General Ivar's army?moreless - Ep 28Ghost Biker11/18/94
Upon learning of a local legend concerning a patch of road haunted by a supposed Ghost Biker, Kaitlin and JB investigate. It turns out the location is a point where the reality barrier has weakened, attracting the attention of Grimlord's forces. The Ghost Biker mysteriously appears, and kidnaps JB & Kaitlin, leaving Ryan to not only try to find them, but fight alone against Renegade, who's armed with a Virtual Vaporizer! Just whose side is the Ghost Biker on anyway?moreless - Ep 27Small But Mighty11/9/94
Thanks to the invention of Skug assistant Strickland, Grimlord is able to turn the VR Troopers back into ten year olds! Despite the hope they'll be easily defeated as this younger age, the team proves to be just as resourceful and powerful as they were before. Unfortunately, they can only transform into VR Troopers for a mere 15 minutes! Can VR JB & Kaitlin stop Crainoid, while VR Ryan deals with General Ivar, all in this time limit? Can Professor Hart find a way to restore their age, or will our heroes be forever young?moreless - Ep 26Danger in the Deep11/8/94
A fun day in the sun at Cross World Lake leads to the undercovering of a deadly mystery. Kaitlin notices suspicious characters converging around the city dam. Thanks to some in-depth investigation by the team, the Troopers learn of Grimlord's scheme to blow up the dam, replace it with a bigger one, and harness the energy: all at the cost of flooding the city! Can VR Ryan disarm the bomb to save the dam, while VR JB & Kaitlin deal with the upper-armed and dangerous Shoulderbot?moreless - Ep 25The Dognapping10/7/94
On a routine trip to the little talking dog's room, Jeb gets dognapped by a band of Skugs. Held captive by Grimlord in an attempt to learn the secrets of the VR Troopers, only to have that thwarted by his general lack of knowledge, Jeb is used as bait to lure the team into a trap. Can Kaitlin rescue the wise-mouthed pooch while VR Ryan tangles with both Crabor and the kamikaze Torpedobot, while VR JB takes on Frogbot?moreless - Ep 24The Disappearance10/25/94
While the Trooper teens learn a lesson in the art of stealth by Tao, Grimlord has Colonel Icebot invent a device that can render anything invisible. The perfect test subject is determined to be Jeb! While Professor Hart works on trying to get the talking dog visible again, the team worries about the dire threat that an invisible virtual army could pose. VR Ryan clashes with both Spitbot and slimy Toxoid, while VR JB & Kaitlin deal with another air assault and Skugs.moreless - Ep 24Three Strikes11/7/94
A benefit little league game is being played to pay for the lease of the Cross World City baseball field. JB coaches one of the teams, which happens to have a star hitter, a boy named Shawn Matsumoto. Since Karl Ziktor wants the field to build another power plant, a rebuilt Metalbot is sent to capture the boy to ensure the much-hyped game loses its biggest draw. Can VR Ryan send Metalbot back to the scrap heap and rescue Shawn at the same time?moreless - Ep 23Grimlord's House of Fear11/4/94
A young, aspiring photographer named Manuel Ortega believes a house in his suburban neighborhood is haunted! He gets a photograph of what he believes to be a ghost to Kaitlin to be published in the Underground Voice Daily. As she and her Trooper teammates discover, the home is actually the nexus point of Colonel Icebot's latest experiment. By creating the Vacbot in the house via a cyber-beam, it will be able to open the reality barrier from our side, allowing Grimlord's forces unrestricted access! Can VR JB clog up Vacbot, while VR Kaitlin goes tank to tank with General Ivar, and VR Ryan targets Icebot's Air Castle?moreless - Ep 22Secret Admirer11/3/94
Kaitlin begins to receive flowers from a supposed secret admirer. Unbeknownst to her, they're actually from Grimlord! The final bouquet includes the dreaded Flower of Evil, which makes her ill upon sniffing, causing her to soon pass into virtual reality. As prisoner of Colonel Icebot, she continues to deteriorate! VR Ryan must face an enhanced Toxoid to track down the Flower of Evil to make an antidote. Even if he manages that, can VR JB infiltrate the prison to save Kaitlin, when it's heavily guarded by General Ivar, his Skugs, and the strange Pollenbot?moreless - Ep 21The Disapearance
- Ep 20Searching for Tyler Steele9/30/94
A relaxing excursion into the woods revives old wounds for Ryan, when he and his friends spot a man who resembles his long-lost father being held prisoner in an abandoned building. Attempts to gain answers are blocked by Grimlord's goons, who are protecting both the location, which happens to be his reactor parts facility, and the transference of the mysterious prisoner to the Virtual World. The question isn't just "Is this man really Tyler Steele?", but also, can our heroes save him while keeping the reality barrier from being blasted apart?moreless - Ep 19Grimlord's Greatest Hits10/19/94
To ensure that Brandon, an underpriviledged but highly talented saxophone player/ karate student, can go to a top-notched music academy, the Trooper Teens put on a dance-a-thon fundraiser at Tao Dojo. Grimlord is inspired by the power of music, and has Col. Icebot create the "Grimlord's Greatest Hits" CD, which causes those listening to it to become mindless zombies. JB and Brandon manage to avoid hearing the CD, but Brandon ends up captured and used as bait. Can VR JB stop the evil Diskbot and put an end to the production of Grimlord's evil CDs?moreless - Ep 18Nightmares10/31/94
Thanks to working nights at the UV Daily, Kaitlin's sleep schedule begins to be affected. This provides the perfect opportunity for Grimlord to have Colonel Icebot unleash the Dream Master, a robot capable of manipulating nightmares. Kaitlin's nightmares, of being taken by surprise by Skugs in disguise, start to occur even when she's awake! Shaken to the core and prepared to quit being a Trooper, can Prof. Hart provide the means to restore her confidence? Meanwhile, VR Ryan must put a stop to Dream Master, while VR JB takes on the prickly Spikebot.moreless - Ep 17Kaitlin's Front Page10/5/94
Getting inside information from a shadowy man, Kaitlin eagerly investigates the location of a secret weapons plant. Unfortunately, her mole was a Skug, and the entire tip a set-up to get her captured! Once her teammates try to rescue her, they're ambushed by a pair of villains: VR Ryan fights the punch-happy Metalbot, and VR JB mixes it up with the slitherly Cobrot. Will they survive long enough to save Kaitlin from the bomb she's strapped to? And if she survives that, will she successfully land the story?moreless - Ep 17The Great Brain Robbery10/12/94
The brain of Commander Donaldson, the greatest military strategist in history, has been preserved for scientific study. But Grimlord has it stolen, with the intent to use the brain's knowledge to formulate a plan to take over our reality. General Ivar is talked into staging a mutiny by the brain, and strikes out on his own. Using the brain's grand scheme and the Snowbot monster, he begins to have all electricity lines frozen to cripple the command posts of the Earth's military. VR JB & Kaitlin will have to a stop to the hot & cold-running Snowbot, while VR Ryan tries to recover the evil brain.moreless - Ep 16Digging for Fire10/11/94
While searching for the perfect gift for Tao's birthday, the Troopers end up at the epicenter of an unexpected (and uncommon in Cross World City) Earthquake. Investigating the nearby building leads them to discover Grimlord has General Ivar and his forces digging a tunnel to the Earth's core, with plans to harness its power while also destroying the city! Can VR Ryan knock out Fistbot, while VR JB & Kaitlin take care of the tunnel project?moreless - Ep 15My Dog's Girlfriend10/10/94
Jeb falls in love with a prized showdog named Princess. Despite the fact her puppies, and her owner Timmy, approve of him, Timmy's mother, Mrs. Burns, takes an instant disliking to the hound. Grimlord targets the pups, having Skugs capture them and use them as bait to lure the VR Troopers into a trap. Can VR Ryan defeat the aptly named new creation of Colonel Icebot, the Trooper Terminator, while also facing so many additional virtual warriors that even VR JB & Kaitlin are overwhelmed? And will Jeb and Princess ever be able to continue their romance in peace?moreless - Ep 14A Dirty Trick10/4/94
It's the 10th Anniversary of Tao Dojo, and a celebration is being held to honor Tao. The entertainment, a magician named Lex the Magnificent, wows the crowd, but manages to swipe the Virtualizers of his audience member assistants, JB & Kaitlin! The Troopers attempt to recover them from the malicious magician, only to discover he's one of Grimlord's goons, a Magician Robot, in disguise. Can VR Ryan defeat the tricky Magician on his own, or will it require some virtual slight of hand?moreless - Ep 13Save the Trees10/3/94
Karl Ziktor is planning to demolish the Old Growth Forest, and thanks to the weak-willed Mayor of Cross World City, he's got the permits to do it! Little does anyone suspect that his alter ego, Grimlord, wants the forest removed simply to clear an area where the reality barrier is weakest, allowing his virtual troops to march through. The Old Growth Forest happens to have been a favorite of Ryan's missing father, so the Troopers take a special interest in trying to get it saved, leading to VR Ryan facing the deforestationing Chain-bot, VR Kaitlin a load of Skugs, and VR JB an especially angry General Ivar! Will what's currently eating Jeb somehow be able to save the trees?moreless - Ep 12No One's Friend9/27/94
While Tao Dojo gives free self-defense lessons, Grimlord sends in a Skug disguised as a human to utilize the situation and get close enough infect both JB & Kaitlin with a viral spell. Now suddenly angry at Ryan, the pair join forces with Grimlord's army to destroy him! Can VR Ryan manage to take down Polarbot, and thus break the spell, while VR JB & Kaitlin blast at him from above in the VR Skybase? Also, Woody is forced to hire the Mayor's geeky and bumbling nephew, Percy. Will the U.V. Daily ever be the same?moreless - Ep 11The Virtual Spy9/23/94
Deciding to destroy the VR Troopers from within, Grimlord unleashes Graybot, who disguises himself as teen Jeremy Gibson. He quickly befriends the Troopers' civilian life, getting a job at the UV Daily, though proving to be a little too perfect when it comes to karate at the Tao Dojo. Unable to see through his facade in time, Jeremy manages to hack into the VR Lab, trap Kaitlin & JB inside, and activate the self-destruct! Can VR Ryan defeat Graybot, when he once called the villain a friend?moreless - Ep 10The Virtual V-69/26/94
An eccentric young inventor, Ulysses T. Poindexter, comes to the Underground Voice Daily, with the blueprints to his greatest invention: an engine that runs on plant extracts! Kaitlin agrees to write a story about it, to ensure it gets produced, but first, she has her teammates build one in virtual reality to prove the inventor's claims. Grimlord, knowing that such a pollution-free engine could cost his Karl Ziktor identity majorly, wants all evidence of it destroyed. When the engine is built into VR JB's Fighterbike, a bus full of children is hijacked by Skugs, forcing JB into a trap at the hands of the villainous Drillbot, while his bike is dismantled! Can the team pull together and score one for the environment?moreless - Ep 9Computer Captive9/21/94
While helping to upgrade the graphics software at the Underground Voice Daily, JB is drawn into Grimlord's Dungeon directly by Colonel Icebot's latest invention! With JB's VR powers being siphoned into the evil drones, time is running out. Ryan must brave facing the total horde of Grimlord's forces in order to rescue his best friend from the hostage situation. Even if he can get both of them out alive, he'll have the menacing Slashbot to deal with!moreless - Ep 8Grimlord's Challenge9/20/94
The Trooper Teens accept a challenge from Policewoman Johnson: turn Randy Worthington from a juvenile delinquent to a disciplined karate champion in two weeks and win $1000 from the Police Association for Tao Dojo to help other street kids. Grimlord issues his own challenge in response, Ryan face his best warrior, Hammerbot, one on one, winner take all. But when our heroes learn of a planned double cross, as Spiderbot and the evil air patrol plan to ambush him, the entire team of VR Troopers come together to even the odds. Can they defeat the evil armada, and also manage to keep Randy from ending up in reform school?moreless - Ep 7Error in the System9/14/94
A computer virus suddenly infects every computer in Cross World City, including the VR Troopers' lab! JB manages to reconnect with Professor Hart, though his attitude has changed abruptly to less than friendly. Unaware are our heroes that Grimlord is behind the virus, and this evil Prof. Hart duplicate, all in a scheme to learn the lab's secrets of mass VR barrier travel! Can the team spot the villianous differances in the Professor, and JB defeat the transforming Metaborg, in time?moreless - Ep 6Oh Brother9/19/94
Tao Dojo's best junior competitors, Scott and Josh Turner, also happen to be bickering brothers! The pair give their trainers, Ryan & JB, considerable headaches in trying to get them ready for the championship. Grimlord is inspired when learning of them, and summons the Swordbot Brothers, Slice & Dice. While Kaitlin investigates a sighting of Skugs at the industrial plant, the boys tag along, and end up captured! Can VR Ryan take down Slice & Dice, while VR JB & Kaitlin brave Grimlord's forces in an effort to cease their pfiltering of the city's power supply for evil purposes?! Will the brothers learn a lesson that will ease their tension with each other? And will Jeb learn it's best to follow his nose?moreless - Ep 5Lost Memories9/15/94
Karl Ziktor's ruthless eviction of a woman from her home in leaves her in such a distress emotional state, she's gets amnesia! When the woman wanders into Tao's Dojo and the VR Troopers get interested in helping her recover her memory, Grimlord worries his secret identity will be discovered. His efforts to silence the woman leads to Ryan suffering an injury that leaves him stricken with amnesia also! Can Jeb jog his master's memory, while VR JB takes on the barrier-blasting Laserbot and VR Kaitlin combats General Ivar's assault fleet?moreless - Ep 4Kaitlin's Little Helper9/22/94
Betsy Scott, young cousin of Kaitlin, comes for a visit, where she aids her in a wildlife project for her school newspaper. As they take pictures at the park, Betsy notices a strange green slime. Turns out, it's Colonel Icebot's creation, a chemical that eats away at plantlife. Karl Ziktor, aka Grimlord, wants to do away with the park to make more room for his power plant! The Trooper Teens investigate, forcing Grimlord to have Betsy captured to try to slow them down from interfering. To save Kaitlin's cousin, she and VR JB will have to duel with the brutual bot called Gunslinger, while VR Ryan engages General Ivar in an aerial dogfight!moreless - Ep 3Battle for the Books9/16/94
So as to assume total control over knowledge concerning solar energy, Grimlord schemes to destroy all libraries on Earth. His first target will strike directly at the VR Troopers, by having Skugs target JB Reese's father, who runs a bookmobile to help try to give JB a bigger college fund. But when the bookmobile is damaged, will JB give up his winnings in the Doubles Cup Karate Tournament he's taking part in with Ryan? Not that he's guaranteed to win, since the virtual warrior known as Eliminator strikes just in time to distract him!''moreless - Ep 2The Battle Begins (2)9/10/94
Ryan doesn't get much time to rest following his injury and defeat at the hands of Decimator. Kaitlin spots Grimlord's forces making their move across the reality barrier, forcing the team to take action immediately. VR Ryan faces mayhem both in the air and on the ground as he takes command of the VR Skybase and Battlecruiser, more of the powerful arsenal developed by his father. VR JB & Kaitlin sabotage Grimlord's military base, and are forced to flee for their lives from Skugs before the place explodes!moreless - Ep 2The Battle Begins, Part 2
- Ep 1The Battle Begins (1)9/3/94
Ryan Steele is a Karate teacher at Tao Dojo. JB Reese is a computer expert, and his best friend. Kaitlin Star is a photographer for the Underground Voice Daily. The three live in Cross World City, an average town in California, undergoing continual urban growth, thanks to the mechanizations of billionaire industrialist Karl Ziktor. Little do any of them realize, that he's actually a monarch from Virtual Reality named Grimlord, bent on invading our dimension and controlling the world! Luckily, Prof. Horatio Hart, partner of Ryan's long-missing father, recruits the three friends to become VR Troopers, armored guardians with the power to keep Grimlord's forces from breaching the reality barrier. But will the team's first battle, of VR Ryan against Decimator, and VR Kaitlin & JB versus Kongbot, be their last?moreless - Cybertron
Karate champion Adam Steel discovers his missing father's legacy, and becomes the ultimate blending of man and machine, named Cybertron. It's up to him to stop the evil Grimlord and his Wardrones from destroying the world.
