Rod Drill

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Rod Drill
Machine Robo character
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Machine Robo Drill Robo in box
First appearance

Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos episode #1, "Rising Storm! The Fighting Style of Justice!", July 3, 1986
Created by

Bandai
Voiced by

Koichi Hashimoto
Japanese name

ロッド・ドリル
Release number

MR-17, MRB-1, MRG-02
Information
Aliases Drill Robo, Jet, Lu, Rock Drill
Species Machine Robo
Occupation Racer, warrior
Abilities

Affiliation

Battle Base, Battle Clan, Land Commander 5
Alternate mode

Drill tank

Rod Drill is a fictional character from the Machine Robo series. He is a heroic Machine Robo introduced in 1983 as Drill Robo, but was renamed Rod Drill in 1986 for Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos.

Machine Robo

A young warrior of the Battle Clan, Rod Drill transforms into a drill tank and stands 6 feet 4 inches tall. He was born in mining town of Daug. He trained under Master Kirai Stol along side his friends Blue Jet and Rom Stol. He uses a bare fist form of Tenku Chushin Ken martial arts. He has a bright, happy-go-lucky personality and adores Rom's sister Reina Stol. He can be cranky if woken up early, and is secretly afraid of snakes and spiders. Because of his robotic nature, Rod Drill does not need to breath oxygen. His weapons include Ionoid Super Drill, a pair of tonfas and his Blazer Cannon.

Rod once piloted the MR P3 Power Suit from the Land Commander 5 team. This suit triples his strength and allows him to fly at Mach 16.8.

The design of the Machine Robo Rescue character Drill Robo was directly based on Rod Drill.

Reception

Animated series

Rod Drill in Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos episode #1, "Rising Storm! The Fighting Style of Justice!"

Rod Drill was one of the main characters in the animated series Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos. He first appeared in episode #1, "Rising Storm! The Fighting Style of Justice!". He aided his friends and fellow martial arts students Rom Stol and Blue Jet in rescuing Reina and Triple Jim from Devil Satan 6.[1]

In episode #2, "Wolf Sword! Call Forth the Thunder of Courage!" Drill and friends attended the funeral of Kirai, where Rom took on a quest to follow the Wolf Sword's directions to find the next threat to Cronos. This quest would lead the companions to a fortress with the Wolf Symbol which attacked by Grujios and the Devil Satan 6. Rom and friends were captured by the Gandora when the people of the fortress betrayed them, but once it was clear the Gandora were still a threat, the people of the fortress helped free the companions. Rom used Vikung-Fu to defeat Devil Satan 6 once again.

Rod Drill appeared in episode #11, "Pledging Love On the Great River". After saving the beautiful Melodia from a trap Rod helped free her village from the Gandora. Rod was crushed when she professed her love for Combat Buggy after the Gandora were defeated.[2]

In episode #19, "Race to the Death!" Rod Drill won the annual race of Momo, narrowly defeating Jali and Rom.[3]

Rod Drill appeared in episode #25, "Scramble! Land Commander 5". When Patrol Car Robo of the Land Commander 5 team was injured, Rod took his place as the pilot of the P3 suit to help repel a Gandora attack on Yamilan City. Note: Despite Rod taking the place of Patrol Car Robo on the team, the stock combining footage still depicts Patrol Car Robo in the P3 suit.

Rod Drill appeared in episode #27, "The Magic Mountain Knight Maskrock". In the episode Rod Drill was part of a Yamilan City volunteer group lead by Rom Stol that went to retrieve the cure for Gandora rust poison gas which had effected Reina and some school children. Triple Jim gave Rod Drill a lift when they flew off for their mission.

In episode #28, "Tough Trailer - 10 Seconds to Detonation" Rod Drill was present in Yamalin City during a Gandora attack that lead to the city's core computer starting a self-destruct countdown. Rod stopped the countdown at the last moment with the help of Tough Trailer.[4]

Rod Drill appeared in episode #34, "Vikung-Fu Disappears In Space", where he was among those who helped repulse a Gandora attack on the Battle Base construction site.

Rod Drill first appeared in Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos episode #35, "The Secret of the Jewel People". In the episode Rubyman was trapped in Devil's Cave and sent Magnarock for help. Magnarock returned with Reina, Pro Truck Racer, Rod Drill, Rom Stol and Triple Jim, who freed him. Outside the cave they were confronted by Gandora forces lead by Diondora. She promised not to harm the other if Rubyman went with her. Although Rubyman agreed to go for the sake of the others, Blue Jet arrived with reinforcements and helped them overcome the Gandora.[5]

Rod Drill appeared in episode #37, "Critical Moment - Land Commander 5".[6]

In episode #41, "Power Riser - Break Through the Enemy" when Rom attempts to leave in his Power Riser suit to take on the Gandora he is joined by many of his allies, including Bike Robo, Blue Jet, Wrestler Robo, Reina, Rod Drill and Triple Jim.

In episode #42, "Vikung-Fu - Cry of Anger", Battle Gyror, Blue Jet, Classic Robo, Combat Buggy, Countach Robo, Fire Robo, Mixer Robo, Porsche Robo, Pro Truck Racer, Rod Drill and Trailer Robo were attacking the downed Gandora mothership during a giant hail storm when they are attacked by missiles.

Rod Drill fought in the final attack on the Gandora in episode #44, "Cronos' Last Battle". He chooses to leave Cronos at the end of the series with Bike Robo, Blue Jet and others.

Note: Rod is 15 years old at the start of the Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos animated series. In some English subtitled versions of the series he is called Jet, Lu or Rock Drill.

Toys

  • Bandai Machine Robo MR-17 Drill Robo (1983)
A new mold by Bandai. Turns from robot to drill tank. This toy was released in as GoBots 22 Screw Head by Tonka.
  • Bandai Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos MRB-1 Rod Drill (1986)
A release of Drill Robo in new packaging with a new name for the Revenge of Cronos line.
  • Action Toys Machine Robo Gokin Series MRG-02 Rod Drill (2016)
A new mold by Action Toys. Turns from robot to drill tank. Comes with two tonfa weapons, large drill and stand.

Gallery

  • Rod Drill and friends pose in Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos episode #18, "The Demonic Castle - Farewell Grujios"

  • The volunteers from Yamilan City take off for their mission of mercy in Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos episode #27, "The Magic Mountain Knight Maskrock"

  • GoBot Screw Head and Rod Drill toys in robot modes

  • GoBot Screw Head and Rod Drill toys in drill tank modes

References

  1. ↑ "Rising Storm! The Fighting Style of Justice!". Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos. July 3, 1986. No. 1, season 1.
  2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gQkiTKz3LI
  3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gExblshJIk
  4. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xL3hiBcidG8
  5. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhrOBGF2tDI
  6. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKAsVIxzQG0

External links

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