Defeat Bug, the User of Darkness!
Dash Out, Tank Trancer! is the tenth episode of the animated television series Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos, which was broadcast on September 4th, 1986 in Japan.[1]
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Plot
Rom, Reina, Jim and Battleflex arrive in Iron City to look for a friend of Jim's named Vilion but are ambushed by the locals. Rom battles Vilion while Jim and Reina find Jet and Drill. Jet helps subdue Vilion, who explains the town is under constant attack from a gang led by someone with the same fighting style as Rom. While they're talking the gang strikes the town again. The travelers confront them and Jim recognizes the leader of the gang as Bug Newman, a former student of Kirai Stol. However, he is using the lethal and forbidden Murderous Knife technique and defeats Rom, nearly killing him.
They try to treat Rom in Iron City while Bug is contacted by Diondora and told of Rom's survival. Rom wakes in the night, sneaks out while everyone is asleep and receives a vision from Kirai imparting advice on how to beat Bug. Meanwhile Bug raids the town's quarry. Jet and Vilion confront him and Bug demands a showdown with Rom. His gang has been joined by the Gandora Devil Commander Iron Sand who takes Vilion hostage. Having meditated and realized how to beat Bug, Rom arrives - summoning Blade Dragon and freeing Vilion. Bug combines with Iron Sand and buries Blade Dragon, but Rom summons Vikung-Fu to destroy Iron Sand. A defeated Bug is captured.
Cast
Heroes | Gandora | Others |
---|---|---|
Reina Stol | Gades | Bug Newman |
Triple Jim | Grujious | Vilion |
Rom Stol | Diondora | Iron Town Residents |
Battleflex | Devil Soldiers | Missile Tank Robo |
Blue Jet | Iron Sand | Buggy Robo |
Rod Drill | Battle Robo | |
Blade Dragon | Supercar Robo | |
Vikung-Fu | Green Ambulance Robo | |
Yellow Ambulance Robo | ||
Bug Newman Gang | ||
Kirai Stol |
Notes
- Firsts: The is the first appearance of Battle Robo, Buggy Robo, Green Ambulance Robo, Missile Tank Robo, Supercar Robo and Vilion, who all appear in later episodes.
- Battleflex appears at the beginning of the episode driving Rom to Iron Town, but disappears after they are attacked, never returning in this episode.
- Rom Stol's lecture this week is about "occurrences". Supercar Robo doesn't deserve to know Rom's name.
- Iron Town's residents include Vilion, who is based on the Drill Heli toy, and Missile Tank Robo.
- Bug Newman's gang includes two Supercar Robos, one of which dies horribly.
- The Bug Newman gang includes Battle Robo, Blue Ambulance Robo, Green Ambulance Robo, Highway Robo, Supercar Robo, Yellow Ambulance Robo and a number of non-toy characters. Bug is transported among his gang by Buggy Robo.
- Blade Dragon has a pose with the Shield of Justice added to the end of his summoning scene. Blade Dragon carries the shield when he rescues Vilion, but drops the shield when fighting Bug.
- Iron Sand stands about 18 feet tall. He breaks apart into sand when first attacked, but then reforms and draws Bug Newman inside him. He can magnetize an opponent, and summon Killer Double Swords.
- The character of Bug Newman may be inside joke. He is voiced by the same voice actor who provided the for the Transformers character Bumblebee in Japan.
- Death toll: Supercar Robo is killed by Bug Newman. Bug kills two Devil Soldiers who visit his camp. Iron Sand is killed by Vikung-Fu's Burst Kick.
- Episode director Makoto Nagao went on to direct seven episodes of Transformers: Cybertron.
- The French dub of this episode was called "Le Détenteur de la Force des Ténèbres", which means "The Force of Darkness".
- In some English subtitles the name of this episode is "Defeat the Dark Messenger".
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References
- ↑ "Defeat Bug, the User of Darkness!". Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos. September 4th, 1986. No. 10, season 1.
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