Machine Robo: Battle Hackers

Did You Know?

• The new team name of the Battle Clan from Revenge of Cronos is composed of land and sea robots.
• The team name of the Jewel Lords and Rock Lords from Revenge of Cronos is also used in this series.

Story

In 406 AE, the Mechanoid gang Gurendos attacks the Electronic Planet B-1. The Machine Robo band together as the Algo Republic to resist. A faulty starship carrying five sleeping humans crashes onto B-1. Waking up, they get pulled into the war between Gurendos and the Algo Republic. They eventually side with the scrappy Battle Hackers team of Machine Robo, helping defend B-1 while searching for a route home. The final episode uncovers that humans designed B-1’s robot conflicts as a testing ground for weapon dealers.

Characters

RIM, voiced by Masako Katsuki, is the Mother Computer commanding the Algo Army. The most dangerous unit within that army consists of misfits, hotheads, and dropouts of the Machine Robo. R. JeTan, voiced by Shin'ya Ōtaki, leads the Battle Hackers; he transforms from robot to jet to tank and carries the R. Bazooka and sub-rifle. Garzack, voiced by Nobuyuki Furuta, is a non-transforming sub-commander armed with the Garfire Special; no toy of Garzack was released, but an electronic prototype was designed to interact with the anime. Mach Blaster, voiced by Issei Futamata, is a triple changer (robot, jet, gun) and a former White Thunder member. Drill Crusher, voiced by Kōichi Yamadera, is a muscle-type character who transforms from robot to drill-tank to rhinoceros and is a former Silver Wolves member. Pro Truck Racer, voiced by Nobuaki Fukuda, is a former Silver Wolves member carrying the Big Blazer Cannon. The human pilots are Akira Amachi (Jet Riser), Luke Stewart (Battle Riser), Mia White (Power Riser), Zen Ogawa, and Patricia Longfellow. Additional characters include Roboshooter Gaiden, Testarossa Winner (Ferrari Testarossa), Truck Winner (race truck), Police Winner (Toyota Soarer Patrol Car), Buggy Winner (Hornet Buggy, called Dirt Robo in the anime), F-1 Winner (Lotus F1, called Racer Robo in the anime), Eagle Winner (F-15 Eagle), Fire Winner (chemical fire engine), and Porsche Winner (Porsche 935). Rod Drill, voiced by Ken'yū Horiuchi, leads the Silver Wolves and transforms into a drill-tank; one of his toy molds was used as the Renegade Screw Head in the GoBots series. Blue Jet, voiced by Shinya Ōtaki, leads the White Thunder, transforms into a jet, and fights with Tenkū Shin Ken style sword; one of his toy molds was used as the Renegade Fitor in the GoBots series. Dia Man (Solitare), voiced by Shō Hayami, leads the Blue Dragons and transforms into a diamond. Kendo Robo leads the Red Knights.