Roks Reborn, known in Japanese as Dorcus no Kiseki (ドークスの奇跡, lit. "Dorcus's Miracle"), is the 24th episode of Medabots Spirit.
Content[]
Summary[]
Kam once again asks Banjo to defeat the Mystery Medafighter's Tyrelbeetle and Ginkai's Arc-Dash. Nae advises Zuru, the Mystery Medafighter, to activate Roks' Medaforce in order to win against Banjo's Redrun.
Plot[]
Eddie and Kam revisit the G・Joy Game arcade, where Banjo is getting another perfect score. Kam then hires Banjo to use Redrun again to defeat Ginkai's Arc-Dash and the Mystery Medafighter's Tyrelbettle, the best Medabots from the Medabot Corporation, to show the superiority of the Kilobots. Banjo asks Kam why he doesn't do it himself, and Kam says that only Banjo can draw out Redrun's full potential, managing to convince Banjo by teasing his Robattle skills.
The scene shifts to a battle between Arc-Dash and Redrun. Redrun is easily defeating Arc-Dash. He manages to knock Arc-Dash from a high floor, and Metabee manages to catch him as he's walking by. They allow Ginkai to get down and take Arc-Dash to Ms. Nae for repairs while Metabee battles Redrun. Redrun's power proves to be to much, and Metabee ended up being thrown on a train, and Redrun follows him. While following Metabee, Ikki encounters Ms. Nae and gets a ride from her, while Banjo encounters Minitora and Kintora and takes their board.
As they catch up and the battle continues, Nae suggests that the only thing capable of defeating Redrun is the Medaforce. Ikki is not sure about it, as the Medaforce does not work against Kilobots, but Nae believes that Metabee's Medal, as well as his Medaforce, may have become stronger after so many Robattles against the Kilobots, being worth trying. Without options, Ikki and Metabee decide to try the Medaforce. Despite being more powerful, like Nae predicted, Redrun receives only 1 point of damage while Metabee collapses for using all his energy. Banjo laughs, and before leaving, he says Tyrelbeetle will be next. Ikki does not understand why the Medaforce did not work, as it represents the strength of his ties with Metabee, and starts crying.
Later, at Ms. Nae's shop, she begins repairs on Metabee, with Ginkai, Zuru and Erika looking. Ikki notes that it was the first time Metabee used the Medaforce since he got his new parts, and they should have at least practiced before trying using it again. Hearing that Tyrelbeetle is next on Banjo's target list, Zuru leaves the shop. Ms. Nae follows him and warns Zuru to not try facing Redrun, and then offers the only way to defeat Redrun, the Medaforce. Zuru doesn't think Roks can access the Medaforce, but as Nae suspects that Roks is far too skilled for a standard Medabot, she takes Zuru to her grandfather, Dr. Aki, to see if it is possible. Dr. Aki examines Roks's Kuwagata Medal, and finds out it is a First Medal, confirming Nae's suspicion.
Zuru asks what is a First Medal, and Dr. Aki explains that Rare Medals, like Metabee's Medal, were not created by the Medabot Corporation, they were found in the ruins from an ancient civilization. After a long research, analysis from those Medals revealed that they had data similar to artificial intelligence and advanced combat abilities. The company decided to incorporate the technology found in the Rare Medals as small computers for Medabots. For the tests, they created an exact copy of the Rare Medals, which was the First Medal.
Before the Medals were mass produced and commercialized, the company decided to downgrade the First Medal, something that Dr. Maizu Zora was against, as he felt the company should make their Medals as powerful as the First Medal. Dr. Aki explained to him that their Medabots do not need such an advanced combat program, but Dr. Maizu was not satisfied and secretly formed a team to create copies of the First Medal. This made Zuru realize that the Medal his father gifted to him when he was younger was one of the copies he created, and as a First Medal, Roks may be able to use the Medaforce. Zuru then began practicing the Medaforce with Roks.
Having trouble to make Roks access the Medaforce, Zuru decides to ask Ikki about the Medaforce. Ikki does not know the details as it is a mystery even for Dr. Aki, but it is theorized that it is possible due to him and Metabee being best friends and always together, except when he goes to school, the Medaforce apparently being activated thanks to the union of their minds and spirits. This causes Roks and Zuru to grow closer. One night, Roks asks Zuru why he hates Kilobots. Zuru reveals that his father got so absorbed on his research that he basically became a different person, ignoring his family to pursue building the strongest Kilobots at Extreme Tech, and the only way he knows how to strike back at his father is by destroying Kilobots. This made Roks realize that Zuru wished for his father to be like he was before, and Zuru remembered his father saying that Medabots are not just machines, they are friends. Feeling sad, Zuru hugs Roks, and Roks swears that he will do whatever he can to help, including learning the Medaforce, increasing the bond between them.
The next day, Ikki and Metabee head to Ms. Nae's shop to get a routine check up. It was a busy day, as Nae got a big line of Medabots waiting, when Banjo appears. Banjo decided to attack Nae's shop to see if he can draw out the Mystery Medafighter to face Tyrelbeetle. Redrun and Metabee again battle, and Metabee begins to lose when Roks comes flying in in Demolition Mode. Banjo asks the Mystery Medafighter to use Tyrelbeetle, but the Mystery Medafighter stated he won't use Tyrelbettle unless Redrun can defeat Roks. Not considering him a challenge, Banjo mocks Roks by asking for both him and Metabee to attack Redrun together, and Zuru immediatly commands Roks to use the Medaforce. Roks doesn't fully succeed at accessing the Medaforce, and Metabee is forced to attack Redrun to save the tired Roks, with Redrun throwing Metabee on some of the Medabots in Nae's shop.
Ms. Nae condemns Banjo for his actions, but Banjo does not care and says that Redrun can break all the Medabots in the shop if necessary, which angers Ikki. Ikki asks the Mystery Medafighter to use the Medaforce again, and to believe in Roks. Although Roks is exhausted, this time Roks successfully uses the Medaforce, but like when Metabee used it, it appears to be having no effect. While Roks is attacking, Ikki and Metabee decide to try the Medaforce as well, accepting Banjo's earlier offer to attack Redrun together, and their combined Medaforce attack is able to defeat Redrun. This also gives Banjo his first defeat in a Robattle.
Roks and Zuru realize that their spirits are now one, and it causes Metabee to comment about how tiring the Medaforce can be, so Ikki teases him to get his energy back up. However, they now know that the Medaforce works against Kilobots.
Trivia[]
- Redrun's horns were miscolored in one scene during the Robattle between Ginkai and Banjo.
Background[]
English dub changes[]
Banjo using Kintora's board.
Death Medarot text in Banjo's Kilowatch.
The view of the city, with Ikki's scream echoing during the scene.
Death Medarot text in Banjo's Kilowatch.
- Besides defeating Arc-Dash and Tyrelbeetle, in the dub Kam also asks Banjo to destroy them.
- Arc-Dash's Scatter, Sprinkle, and Appendix were respectively renamed as Scatter Bolt and Hail Storm, and Electrical Storm.
- Of note, while Redrun's Crust Shield was called Lower Shield in Once a Medafighter (2), it kept its original name in this episode.
- A short scene showing only Ginkai was repeated twice in the dub.
- A scene showing Ginkai while Arc-Dash was being punched by Redrun was cut.
- The text "he is enemy!!" in Redrun's HUD was changed to "target locked".
- Ginkai asking Ikki if he will be fine against Redrun was cut.
- The second half of the scene where Banjo takes Kintora's board and the following scene with Banjo catching up with Nae's van were cut.
- The scene with Redrun jumping in Metabee's direction and Redrun reflected on Metabee's eyes were inverted. An eyecatch was added afterwards, with a scene repeating after the eyecatch.
- In the dub, Banjo taunts Ikki by calling him the world champion.
- The scene with Nae talking about the Medaforce was shortened a bit, and her mention about the Medal's experience points was omitted.
- The text Death Medarot was removed from Banjo's Kilowatch in the two scenes its screen was shown. Of note, in the first appearance Banjo's Kilowatch mistakenly shows Metabee's silhouette instead of Redrun's, while the second appearance has Redrun's silhouette.
- The view of the city, shown when Ikki screams when he started crying, was cut.
- The eyecatch before Nae and Zuru go talk with Dr. Aki was moved to after they finished talking with Dr. Aki.
- Dr. Aki asking for Roks's Medal and Zuru giving it to him was cut.
- An echo was added when Dr. Aki mentions the First Medal during his explanation.
- A small part from the beginning of Dr. Aki's explanation was shortened a bit.
- Besides their advanced combat data, in the dub, Dr. Aki said that Rare Medals contain the life essence and knowledge of an ancient civilization, while in the original, he said that they contain data similar to artificial intelligence.
- A small part after Dr. Aki's explanation was shortened a bit.
- The view of Zuru's apartment and Zuru asking Roks to try using the Medaforce were replaced by the second eyecatch.
- In the dub, Ikki mentions that he and Metabee even eat together. In the original, Ikki mentions that he and Metabee even bath together.
- Zuru and Roks bathing together was cut. They have a friendly conversation, with Zuru asking Roks to call him by his name instead of master when he is not disguised.
- Gorem-2 had no lines in the original. In the dub, Zuru, Roks, and Gorem-2 wish good night to each other in a scene that was silent.
- Roks gained a new introduction, and part of Rokusho's theme plays before its appearance. An eyecatch was added after this.
Characters[]
Note: All characters are listed in order of their first appearances in the episode. The time they appear is the time from the Japanese dub.
| Image | Name | Note |
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Eddie | |
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Banjo | |
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Kam Kamazaki | |
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Arc-Dash | |
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Redrun | |
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Ginkai | |
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Ikki Tenryou | |
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Metabee | |
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Nae Aki | |
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Minitora and Kintora | |
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Zuru Zora (Mystery Medafighter) |
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Gorem-2 | |
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Erika Amazake | |
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Dr. Aki | |
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Dr. Maizu Zora | Only in flashbacks. |
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Roks | |
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Medabots | Several Medabots are seen in Nae's shop: Aquamar, Kappalord, Churlybear, Rhinorush, Attack-Tyrano, Gentleheart, T-Mummy, Wildfire, Sir Gold, Mammotusk, Drakonfly, Femjet, Foxuno, Meda-Neptune, Landmotor, Piraskull, Pirastar, Hakado, Stingaray, Medamaid, Skycargo, Goriongo, Wigwamo, Banisher, and an unidentified Medabot seen briefly when Roks appears flying and hits Redrun. |
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