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Quest For Power is a five-parter encompassing episodes four through eight in the second season of VR Troopers.
Synopsis[]
The VR Troopers attempt to rescue Tyler Steele from Grimlord's dungeon and the evil warlord's plan to steal all of his knowledge.
Plot[]
Ryan Steele and his fellow Troopers receive a message from Tyler Steele, whose knowledge regarding virtual reality is being tapped by Grimlord's Prism of Empowerment. Grimlord plans to rebuild his empire using this jewel. Ryan and J.B. take on Wolfbot and Rabid Spore to stop Grimlord from tapping Tyler's brain. The Troopers realize that they must infiltrate Grimlord's Virtual Dungeon to locate Tyler, and Jeb and Ryan decide to do so but are detected and trapped. Grimlord sets off a self-destruct mechanism, which completely wipes out the Virtual Dungeon, but very nearly kills both Ryan and Jeb. In the mountains above Cross World City, the Troopers find that Grimlord is holding Tyler in a second dungeon, the Virtual Cavern. Ryan enters Grimlord's new domain, where he battles a gauntlet of Grimlord's old mutants (restored using the rest of Tyler's technology), while J.B. and Kaitlin Star are trapped in Grimlord's Chamber of Doom. The Cavern is self-destructed; Ryan finds his father in critical condition and rescues him along with the other two Troopers, but loses his V.R. powers in the process. The Troopers bring Tyler to Tao Chung, who physically rehabilitates him. Tyler then builds new V.R. technology - particularly improved virtual armor, weapons, and powers for Ryan - to battle Grimlord's new army. All the Troopers need is to capture Grimlord's Prism of Empowerment from his Dark Fortress in Earth's orbit. They find the Fortress guarded by Despera, the Ultra Skugs, Doom Master and the Vixens ...who pin the Troopers to a final showdown in the Virtual Quarry.
Cast[]
- Brad Hawkins as Ryan Steele
- Farrand Thompson as Young Ryan Steele
- Sarah Brown as Kaitlin Star
- Michael Bacon as JB Reese
- Gardner Baldwin as Karl Ziktor/Grimlord (voice)
- Joe Hackett as Grimlord (body suit)
- Richard Rabago as Tao Chong
- Julian Combs as Professor Horatio Hart
- Zeb as Jeb
- Kerrigan Mahan as Jeb (voice)
- David Carr - Tyler Steele
- Arnold Spearman - Mr. Reese
- Richard Epcar (credited as Richard George) - Colonel Icebot (voice) / Slashbot (voice)
- Michael Sorich - Woody Stocker / Decimator (voice)
- Aaron Pruner as Percival Rooney III
- Brad Orchard as Virtual Dungeon Guard (voice)
- Chuck Kovacic as Wolfbot (voice)
- ??? - Rabidspore (voice)
- Dave Mallow as Air Stryker (voice) / Irradiator (voice)
- Tom Wyner as Fighterbot (voice)
- Mike Reynolds (credited as Ray Michaels) as General Ivar (voice)
- Kristin Norton as Despera
- ??? as Oraclon (voice)
- T.J. Storm as Doom Master
- Corinne Chooey as Black Vixen
Song[]
- It's All In Your Mind (Part 1)
- Skugs (Part 3)
- Let's Save the World (Part 5)
Trivia[]
- Part One of this episode aired the same day as Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 3) episode 8, A Brush with Destiny.
- Part Two of this episode aired the same day as Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 3) episode 9, Passing the Lantern.
- Part Three of this episode aired the same day as Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 3) episode 10, Wizard for a Day.
- These episodes mark the first appearance of Ryan's new VR Trooper suit, Ryan's VR Laser Ray, VR Combat Module, and the Prism of Empowerment.
- In the third part of "Quest For Power", Grimlord was alive in this episode unlike in Choujinki Metalder's final episode where God Neros (Grimlord) had been beheaded by Metalder by using his Laser Arm Chop.
- Earlier in season two, a monster named Amphibador hinted at the events of this episode, mentioning to Ryan that Grimlord had "special plans" for his father.
- This episode marks the first appearance of Grimlord in US footage due to the Metalder footage of him running out.
- In Part 1, one of Grimlord's prison guards has a suit resembling Chief Officer Jia Xu from Gosei Sentai Dairanger which was later modified for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers season 3’s Friend in Need as part of the Plague Patrol.
- JB and Kaitlin don't transform in Parts 2 and 3.
Error[]
- In Part 2, Dark Heart can be seen behind VR Ryan when he charges the Lightning Hand Command against Slashbot.
- Also in part 2, Grimlord's new body can be seen from behind.
- In the final Scene of Part 3, Grimlord appears in his new body despite it not being introduced properly until the next episode.
See Also[]
- The Combat Creature's Strange Cells - counterpart in Jikuu Senshi Spielban. See comparison page. (Part 1, Rabidspore fight footage)
- The Emperor With A Thousand Faces・Neros - counterpart in Choujinki Metalder. See comparison page. (Part 1 and 2, Wolfbot fight footage)
- Ep. 45: Disbanding for Real!! - counterpart in Gosei Sentai Dairanger. (Part 1, Grimlord's prison guard suit)
- Lovely Thief・Shining Diamond Shines Upon a Virgin's Wish - counterpart in Choujinki Metalder. See comparison page. (Part 2, Wolfbot's Spider debut)
- Great Collapse! Neroz Empire - counterpart in Choujinki Metalder. See comparison page. (Part 2, VR Ryan vs. Slashbot fight footage)
- Great Decisive Battle! Metalder for Eternity - counterpart in Choujinki Metalder. See comparison page. (Part 3, VR Ryan vs. Grimlord fight footage and story)
- Last Stand! Breaking into Waller Castle - counterpart in Jikuu Senshi Spielban. See comparison page. (Part 4, VR Skybase crash footage)
- The Strange World - counterpart in Uchuu Keiji Shaider. See comparison page. (Part 4 and 5, New VR Ryan powers and introduction of Virtual Dark Fortress)
- A Maze Gamezone - counterpart in Jikuu Senshi Spielban. See comparison page. (Part 5, Irradiator fight footage)
- Vavilos S.O.S. - counterpart in Uchuu Keiji Shaider. See comparison page. (Part 5, New VR Ryan fight footage)