Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at Who’s King of the Mountain written by J.K. Richards and directed by Worth Keeter.
So we start off with today’s “my dad taught me” moment where Ryan talks about how his dad taught him that sometimes the only way to really learn something is from first hand experience.
At Tao dojo Ryan, and Kaitlin are sparing with some students while JB is talking to his e-mail friend Jose who lives in South America.
After Ryan, and Kaitlin are done sparing with the students they talk to JB, and he explains that he and Jose are talking about extinct volcanoes, and how MT Kronos the nearest one to Crossworld City is coming back to life.
At Ziktor industries Ziktor has intercepted JB’s e-mail, and shows one of his secretaries a bunch of clips from various episodes like The Great Brain Robbery, A Dirty Trick, and Danger in the Deep.
As well as a heretofore unseen clip of Kaitlin in Battle Grid mode destroying Skugs that looks like it might be from either The Dognapping, or Error in the System.
Then he orders his secretary to destroy JB’s computer before he finds out about Ziktor’s plan to build a base in MT Kronos. Then he transforms into Grimlord, and summons Ivar who says everything is going well for the base, and they have Rollbot a spikey yellow mutant protecting the base.
At the Underground Voice Daily we get a comedy bit where Woody accidentally scares Kaitlin, and then tries to give her some snacks, and Kaitlin asks for some files on MT. Kronos, and he gives them to her.
Back at Tao dojo Ryan, and JB are watching Zyuranger clips of volcanoes but JB still doesn’t know what’s happening, and Ryan says they should just go in person but JB disagrees.
While at the Underground Voice Daily Kaitlin looks through the files when Percy shows up in explorer gear saying that he heard about a bug monster near MT. Kronos leading to a comedy bit where Percy gets stuck in fly paper.
Back at Tao dojo Ryan is playing with Jeb while JB uses the computer when a young man appears claiming to be Jose who wants to go over the data with JB, and claims he saw a strange man outside messing with their bikes.
When Ryan, and JB go to look Jose turns out to be a Skug, and tries to destroy JB’s computer with a hatchet but Jeb pushes a chair, and knocks the Skug down, and when it tries to go after Jeb Ryan, and JB show up but the Skug summons reinforcements.
Ryan, and JB kick the Skugs, and Ryan tries to kick some Skugs but gets hit instead while JB punches the other Skugs.
Ryan throws some Skugs into a wall while JB kicks, and throws some other Skugs. Then Ryan, and JB keep kicking Skugs, and Ryan kicks some Skugs into each other, and kicks another Skug into the desk, and JB kicks a Skug into it destroying them but the last Skug destroys the computer, and teleports off.
But JB reveals that he made backups of everything just in case something like this happened, and Kaitlin shows up telling them about Percy’s monster story, and they all decide to go to the lab.
At the lab JB asks to analyze the data but can’t find anything so the Professor recommends building a virtual model of MT Kronos.
At the Virtual Dungeon Grimlord summons Icebot who just informs him of what’s going on while back at the lab JB has finished building the model so he transforms to explore it while Ryan, and Kaitlin monitor on the visors.
At first JB doesn’t see anything but then he falls down a hole into a cave, and Rollbot jumps down in, and fires spikes, and lasers at JB but JB just fires back with his own laser.
So Ivar has a Skug collapse the tunnel but the other Troopers bring JB back to the lab in time and they all decide to go to MT. Kronos in the real world.
After a comedy bit with Percy blowing air into a tire the Troopers show up, and Percy explains what happened, and Rollbot appears, and throws rocks down that trap Kaitlin’s car, and Percy runs away so the Troopers transform.
Dice appears, and attacks Ryan with his sword while Rollbot fires lasers, and Kaitlin summons the Battle Cruiser, and fires at the base forcing Ivar, and the Skugs to retreat.
Ryan kicks Dice who throws his sword but it misses, and JB, and Rollbot fire lasers at each other, and keep missing until they both hit each other, and Kaitlin destroys the base.
Dice keeps attacking Ryan, and a mutant Skug wraps a chain around Ryan’s arm but he grabs it, and throws the Skug destroying it, and Dive comes after Ryan but Ryan grabs him, and throws him at a minefield.
While Kaitlin jumps down to help JB but Rollbot fires spikes at them, and turns into a ball, and runs over JB, and Kaitlin so they do a double kick, and shoot lasers, and seemingly destroy Rollbot.
But Rollbot reappears, and comes after them so JB finishes him off with Laser Lance, and Grimlord once again swears vengeance on the Troopers.
Back at Tao dojo JB finishes fixing the computer when a young woman appears, and reveals that she’s the real Jose (short for Josephine), and JB shows her around Crossworld City.
Anyway “I miss you dad” the end.
Final Thoughts.
Today’s episode was another weird one because I understand the message it was trying to send about how not everything can be done with computers but at the same time I’m not sure if I like how they executed it.
I think it also reminded me of Digging for Fire mixed with The Virtual Spy with the idea of sending the fake Jose to distract from Grimlord’s plan to build a base in the volcano.
Rollbot was a cool monster with cool powers.
I also liked the fight scenes though the fight with Dice feels like it was thrown in solely to give Ryan something to do.
I also thought the part with the virtual model of the volcano, and the part where they found Percy felt tacked on.
Like when the Troopers got to the lab the Professor would just show them some Spielban footage of Grimlord’s base, and Rollbot, and then they would just transform, and JB, and Kaitlin would fight Rollbot while Ryan destroy the base.
I liked the blink, and you’ll miss it part where they showed that unused clip of Kaitlin in Battle Grid
mode but it made me realize that she was the only one who hasn’t transformed into Battle Grid mode since the first half of Season One.
Like I would rather just have them make an actual Battle Grid segment in an episode either this or another to have Kaitlin in Battle Grid mode.
Only 5 more episodes until the Season One finale
Tune in next time everyone for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.
So we start off with today’s “my dad taught me” moment where Ryan talks about how his dad taught him that sometimes the only way to really learn something is from first hand experience.
At Tao dojo Ryan, and Kaitlin are sparing with some students while JB is talking to his e-mail friend Jose who lives in South America.
After Ryan, and Kaitlin are done sparing with the students they talk to JB, and he explains that he and Jose are talking about extinct volcanoes, and how MT Kronos the nearest one to Crossworld City is coming back to life.
At Ziktor industries Ziktor has intercepted JB’s e-mail, and shows one of his secretaries a bunch of clips from various episodes like The Great Brain Robbery, A Dirty Trick, and Danger in the Deep.
As well as a heretofore unseen clip of Kaitlin in Battle Grid mode destroying Skugs that looks like it might be from either The Dognapping, or Error in the System.
Then he orders his secretary to destroy JB’s computer before he finds out about Ziktor’s plan to build a base in MT Kronos. Then he transforms into Grimlord, and summons Ivar who says everything is going well for the base, and they have Rollbot a spikey yellow mutant protecting the base.
At the Underground Voice Daily we get a comedy bit where Woody accidentally scares Kaitlin, and then tries to give her some snacks, and Kaitlin asks for some files on MT. Kronos, and he gives them to her.
Back at Tao dojo Ryan, and JB are watching Zyuranger clips of volcanoes but JB still doesn’t know what’s happening, and Ryan says they should just go in person but JB disagrees.
While at the Underground Voice Daily Kaitlin looks through the files when Percy shows up in explorer gear saying that he heard about a bug monster near MT. Kronos leading to a comedy bit where Percy gets stuck in fly paper.
Back at Tao dojo Ryan is playing with Jeb while JB uses the computer when a young man appears claiming to be Jose who wants to go over the data with JB, and claims he saw a strange man outside messing with their bikes.
When Ryan, and JB go to look Jose turns out to be a Skug, and tries to destroy JB’s computer with a hatchet but Jeb pushes a chair, and knocks the Skug down, and when it tries to go after Jeb Ryan, and JB show up but the Skug summons reinforcements.
Ryan, and JB kick the Skugs, and Ryan tries to kick some Skugs but gets hit instead while JB punches the other Skugs.
Ryan throws some Skugs into a wall while JB kicks, and throws some other Skugs. Then Ryan, and JB keep kicking Skugs, and Ryan kicks some Skugs into each other, and kicks another Skug into the desk, and JB kicks a Skug into it destroying them but the last Skug destroys the computer, and teleports off.
But JB reveals that he made backups of everything just in case something like this happened, and Kaitlin shows up telling them about Percy’s monster story, and they all decide to go to the lab.
At the lab JB asks to analyze the data but can’t find anything so the Professor recommends building a virtual model of MT Kronos.
At the Virtual Dungeon Grimlord summons Icebot who just informs him of what’s going on while back at the lab JB has finished building the model so he transforms to explore it while Ryan, and Kaitlin monitor on the visors.
At first JB doesn’t see anything but then he falls down a hole into a cave, and Rollbot jumps down in, and fires spikes, and lasers at JB but JB just fires back with his own laser.
So Ivar has a Skug collapse the tunnel but the other Troopers bring JB back to the lab in time and they all decide to go to MT. Kronos in the real world.
After a comedy bit with Percy blowing air into a tire the Troopers show up, and Percy explains what happened, and Rollbot appears, and throws rocks down that trap Kaitlin’s car, and Percy runs away so the Troopers transform.
Dice appears, and attacks Ryan with his sword while Rollbot fires lasers, and Kaitlin summons the Battle Cruiser, and fires at the base forcing Ivar, and the Skugs to retreat.
Ryan kicks Dice who throws his sword but it misses, and JB, and Rollbot fire lasers at each other, and keep missing until they both hit each other, and Kaitlin destroys the base.
Dice keeps attacking Ryan, and a mutant Skug wraps a chain around Ryan’s arm but he grabs it, and throws the Skug destroying it, and Dive comes after Ryan but Ryan grabs him, and throws him at a minefield.
While Kaitlin jumps down to help JB but Rollbot fires spikes at them, and turns into a ball, and runs over JB, and Kaitlin so they do a double kick, and shoot lasers, and seemingly destroy Rollbot.
But Rollbot reappears, and comes after them so JB finishes him off with Laser Lance, and Grimlord once again swears vengeance on the Troopers.
Back at Tao dojo JB finishes fixing the computer when a young woman appears, and reveals that she’s the real Jose (short for Josephine), and JB shows her around Crossworld City.
Anyway “I miss you dad” the end.
Final Thoughts.
Today’s episode was another weird one because I understand the message it was trying to send about how not everything can be done with computers but at the same time I’m not sure if I like how they executed it.
I think it also reminded me of Digging for Fire mixed with The Virtual Spy with the idea of sending the fake Jose to distract from Grimlord’s plan to build a base in the volcano.
Rollbot was a cool monster with cool powers.
I also liked the fight scenes though the fight with Dice feels like it was thrown in solely to give Ryan something to do.
I also thought the part with the virtual model of the volcano, and the part where they found Percy felt tacked on.
Like when the Troopers got to the lab the Professor would just show them some Spielban footage of Grimlord’s base, and Rollbot, and then they would just transform, and JB, and Kaitlin would fight Rollbot while Ryan destroy the base.
I liked the blink, and you’ll miss it part where they showed that unused clip of Kaitlin in Battle Grid
mode but it made me realize that she was the only one who hasn’t transformed into Battle Grid mode since the first half of Season One.
Like I would rather just have them make an actual Battle Grid segment in an episode either this or another to have Kaitlin in Battle Grid mode.
Only 5 more episodes until the Season One finale
Tune in next time everyone for more Magic Happy VR Troopers Reviews.
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