Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos

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Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos (マシンロボ クロノスの大逆襲 Machine Robo: Chronos no Dai Gyakushū?), known in English as Revenge of the Gobots, is a Japanese anime television series produced by Ashi Productions. It ran on TV Tokyo from July 3, 1986, through May 28, 1987.[1]

A large portion of the Machine Robo toy line was exported and sold by Tonka in America as GoBots and Rock Lords. To date, only 15 episodes of the series have officially been released with English subtitles on three DVDs by Central Park Media.

Story

The story takes place on the mechanical world of Cronos. A band of villains called the Gandora have come to the planet in search of the mythical energy known as the Hyribead.

Characters

Heroes

Rom Stol receives the Wolf Sword from his father in Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos episode 1, "Rising Storm! The Fighting Style of Justice!"
Master of the martial art Tenkū Chūshin Ken (天空宙心拳 literally Sky Space Heart Fist). Using the Wolf Sword Kenrō (剣狼), Rom can combine with Kenryū and Baikanfū for more power. Height: 186 cm, Weight: 880 kg.
Kenryū (Blade Dragon)
Larger robot body of Rom Stol. At the peak of light energy, Kenrō can cross the dimensional barrier and call forth Kenryū. When Rom combines with Kenryū, his power increases by tens. When the combination is complete, he says, "Wherever there is darkness, there is light. Wherever there is evil there is also good! The emissary from the heavens, Kenryū, is here!"
Baikanfu (Vikung-fu)
Largest robot body of Rom Stol and summoned at Rom's command of "Heaven, Earth, Fire and Water, grant me the power!". When Baikanfū synchronizes with the planet's energy, he can draw upon the power of nature itself.
The deluxe Rom Stol/Kenryu/Vaikungfu toy was a remold of DX Bunshin Gattai Tōshi Gordian (aka Godaikin "Guardian").
Younger sister of Rom, she also can use Tenkū Chūshin Ken when necessary. She is very close to Rom and gets jealous when other women get too close to him.
A swordsman of the Jet Clan. He can turn into a jet. Fights with "Tenkū Shin Ken (天空真剣, Sky True Sword)" style. Based on the Machine Robo MR-03 Jet Robo toy that was also used as the Renegade Fitor in the GoBots series.
Happy-go-lucky member of the Battle Clan. Transforms into a drill-tank. Based on the Machine Robo MR-17 Drill Robo toy that was also used as the former Renegade/current Guardian Screw Head in the GoBots series.
Transforms into a helicopter and a car. Acts as a fussy caretaker to Reina.
Chief of the Cronos Clan and master of Tenkū Chūshin Ken martial art. He taught the art to his children Gardi, Rom, and Reina as well as Blue Jet, Rod Drill, and Bug Newman. He is killed in the first episode after refusing to tell the evil Gyandler about the Hyribead. He bequeaths the sword Kenrō to his son and tells him to fight the evil Gyandler to protect his planet.
Rom's sentient car. Its toy was recolored as Galoob's "Power Machines" Flex monster truck toy.
  • Land Giant 32
32-wheeled transport/repair vehicle. Can separate into three vehicles: Leader 16, GripIron, and TurboJet. An import of Galoob's Power Machines Giant Command 32 vehicle.
Remold of Titan Boy from Choushinsei Flashman with a new trailer.
Remold of Titan Boy from Choushinsei Flashman with new accessories.

Dash Machine Robo

Recolors of Bandai's "Zenmai Kahen Winch Robo" line. Other recolors were released as "Secret Riders" GoBots in the U.S.

Double Machine Robo

Trim Sponsor in Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos episode 9, "Dash Out, Tank Trancer!"

Rock People

Based on the molds released in the Tonka "Rock Lords" toy line in the U.S. and Europe.

  • Battlerock (Boulder recolor) - Design used for many Rock People characters, including variants for elders, female and children. Made of kimberlite. Carries a Justice Laser Gun.
  • Crossrock (Crackpot) - An old prophet and knight made of hematite. Carries a Saint Sword.
  • Gutsrock (Granite)- Multiple Gutsrocks appeared in the series. Immensely strong and made of Granite.
  • Karma - Female Rock Person, seen in episode 32. Similar to Battlerock. No toy exists for her.
  • Magnarock (Slimestone recolor) - A heroic Rock Person made of silver with magnetic force field. Carries a Barrier Amp weapon. First introduced as Maskrock's sidekick.
  • Maskrock (Marbles recolor) - A knight and guardian of the Rocks Mountain. Made of cristobalite. Carries a Impulsar weapon.
  • Mecharock (Nuggit) - Multiple Mecharocks appeared in the series. Has telescopic vision.

Jewel People

Diaman in Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos episode 38

Recolors of these toys were released in the "Rock Lords" toy line in the U.S. and Europe.

  • Amberman (Sunstone) - A reclusive and cold hearted Rock Person made of Amber. Trusts no one. Has an affinity for nature and can control Rockdon and Rockgilan. Uses Crystal Scissors weapon and is the keeper of the Phoenix Armor.
  • Diaman (recolor of Solitare) - Powerful leader of the Jewel People. Made of diamond. Can teleport, phase and heal others.
  • Rubyman (Flamestone) - A sincere and hot-blooded Jewel Person. Made of ruby. Can heal others.

Wheelmen

These characters had highly articulated and detailed pull-back toys that are exclusive to Japan. They were not used in the Gobots series.

Guest Characters

  • Sofia (played by Kyoko Hamura)
A female Leo Clan warrior. Transforms into a lioness. Reincarnated in the OVAs as Kyoko Yoshida.
Female martial artist that inherited her late father's dojo. Blue Jet's love interest. Her OVA incarnation is Yuko Sato.
Daughter of the Hirai Village leader. A love interest for Rom Stol.
A female Scooter Robo. Reincarnated in the OVAs as Sara Yamada.

Gandora

Gades in Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos episode 1
Leader of the Gandora.
A giant pink slug that lives encased in a robot body.
Female Gandora commander.
Gandora martial artist. Underneath his giant robot exterior is Rom's long-lost older brother, Gardi Stol, who has been brainwashed. Carries the sword Nagase (流星 Shooting Star).
Six monstrous robots that can combine into the giant Devil Satan 6 robot. In the anime they are referred to by number instead of name. Released in new colors as the Renegade combiner Monsterous in the GoBots toy line.
  1. Gillhead (Fright Face): (played by Kenichi Ono): The head. Speaks in a Kansai dialect. Weapon: Nunchaku.
  2. Barabat (South Claw): Left arm. Weapon: Tonfa.
  3. Deathclaw (Weird Wing): Right arm. Weapon is the Sasumata.
  4. Gurogiron (Heart Attack): Torso. Weapon is the Wolf Tooth Staff (狼牙棒 Láng-Yá Bàng).
  5. Eyegos (Gore Jaw): Right Leg. Weapon is Kusarigama.
  6. Blugoda (Fangs): Left Leg. Weapon is Azure Dragon Sword (青龍刀 Qīng-Lóng Dao).

Gandora Rock People

Doublerock and Devilrock in Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos episode 20, "The Man From Gandora"
Recolors of these toys were released in the "Rock Lords" toy line in the U.S. and Europe.
  • Amazonrock (Stoneheart) - Evil rock person trooper made of malachite. Carries a Death Harpoon. Multiple Amazonrocks appear in the series.
  • Bloodyrock (Brimstone) - Evil rock person made of chromium. Has a furious temper and carries a heat axe.
  • Devilrock (Magmar recolor) - Leader of the evil Rock People made of space rock. Can fly, emit gas and shoot a Beta Beam. In his first appearance was called Clay, and became involved with Reina, but was killed and returned as a villain.
  • Doublerock (Sticks 'N Stones recolor) - Two headed evil Rock Person made of coal. Has heat and cold powers.
  • Geigerrock (Tombstone recolor) - Evil rock person made of radioactive crystal. Can shoot an Alpha Beam from his Atomic Death Fork.
  • Sandrock (Pulver-Eyes) - Evil rock person trooper made of mimetite. Multiple Sandrocks appear in the series.

Gandora Devil Commanders

Ashura and Bloodyrock in Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos episode 38, "Raise Your Gun Helitranser"

Throughout the first half of the series Gades uses various natives of Cronos to lead his forces.

  • Zagam: Appears in episodes 5, 17, and 18. Powers include a double sided scythe, invisibility, cold resistance, illusions, and dual foot skate blades.
  • Mizuchi: Appears in episodes 6, 17, and 18. Powers include body electricity that can causes cave ins, kicking, the Dragon King Sword, shoulder needle missiles, launchable back spikes, and lightning summoning that causes fissures.
  • Jingi: Appears in episodes 7, 17, and 18. Powers include dual buffalo horn boomerangs and size growth.
  • Lord Gillman: Appears in episode 8. Powers include swimming, hypnosis, three claws in the right wrist, a jawed left arm, an extendable neck with detachable heads, and drills hidden in the arms.
  • King Girandor: Appears in episode 9. Powers include a disguise, flight, and burrowing.
  • Bug Newman: Appears in episode 10. Renegade Tenkū Chūshin Ken disciple. Mastered the forbidden poison fist "Doku Shutō".
  • Iron Sand: Appears in episode 10. Powers include a sand based body, purple lightning strikes from the hands, and turning his hands into hooked swords.
  • Brocco: Appears in episode 12. Powers include a sword that can emit green lightning, high jumping, and a drill-hammer hybrid weapon in the right arm.
  • Glovine: Appears in episode 13. Powers include flight, twin katanas, and self duplication.
  • Kina: Appears in episode 14. Daughter of the Gandora yakuza bull warrior Jingi. She can combine with her brother Koron to form Jingi Mark 2. Its only known power is dual buffalo horn boomerangs that can emit electricity. Kina was reincarnated in the OVAs as Nami Kojima.
  • Gildar Brothers: Appears in episode 15. Powers include forming a tornado, flight, the silver one can extend his arms, the red one is armed with a scythe, the black one can fire a bladed boomerang from his abdomen, the combination to form Giant Gildar.
    • Giant Gildar: Powers include a scythe, abdomen boomerangs, and a constricting whip tail.
  • Preacher: Appears in episode 16. Powers include the Anger Fear which spawns illusions based on fear, throwing knives, a gold broadsword that can be encased in fire.
  • Black Bass: Appears in episode 19. Powers include summoning flying electric jellyfish and emitting electromagnetic shocks.
  • Gelber/Geigerrock (Tombstone): Appears in episode 20. Powers include the alpha beam from his atomic death fork and dark illusions.
  • Clay/Devilrock (Magmar): Appears in episode 20. Powers include stone skin and the beta beam from his hands. Unlike other Gandora commanders he is not truly evil.
  • Wiseman/Nerve: Appears in episode 21. Powers include hypnotic sound waves from the mouth, head tentacles, and levitation.
  • Magmanian: Appears in episode 23. Powers include a drill-like right arm trident spear and magma manipulation.
  • Ashura: Appears in episode 38. Powers include paralysis goo bullets from the abdomen and wired claw hands.
  • Phenomena: Appears in episode 39 and 41. Powers include levitation and heat bolts from its front spikes.
  • Varigale X
A type of spaceship used by the Gandora, specifically Garudi. The toy is a remold of Jaguar Vulcan from Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan.

Staff

Theme songs

  • "Machine Robo Honō" by MARTIN (1st opening)
  • "Shouri no Machine Robo" by Masato Shimon (2nd opening)
  • "Aoi Heart no Stranger" by Ema Watanabe (ending)

Original video animations

Reina Stol in Wolf Sword Legend

When Revenge of Cronos left off, Rom and Reina had crossed a dimensional barrier. Their physical forms changed from robot to human, and they were separated, with blurred memories. Reina Stol is incarnated as Reina Haruka, a Japanese schoolgirl. As the story progresses, she meets up with Rod Drill, Blue Jet, Triple Jim, and Rom, all of whom are now human.

Lightning Trap - Leina & Laika

Taking place in the middle of the Wolf Sword Legend feature, this story centers on Leina Haruka, whose plane has been hijacked by a group of thugs led by the supernatural wizard Zarik. At this point, the series has no resemblance whatsoever to the Machine Robo toy line that spawned it.

Video games

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Machine Robo was featured in three of Banpresto's Super Robot Wars series, beginning with SRW Compact 2: Part 2 & 3 in 2000 on the Wonderswan. All three parts of SRW Compact 2 were remade in 2002 as SRW Impact on the PlayStation 2. In 2004, the series was included in the PS2's SRW MX's line-up, as well as the PSP port of the same.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "マシンロボ　クロノスの大逆襲(1986)" (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Stingray. http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=89247. Retrieved December 5, 2015. 

External links

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