Medabots (2001)
Set in the near future, Medabots revolves around the super charged battling adventures of a group of kids and their pet robots. Fueled with artificial intelligence and a specialized arsenal of high powered weapons, Medabots compete against each other in exciting Robattles, with the winners acquiring Medaparts from the defeated Medabot. With over 370 unique robots ready to Robattle, Medabots is filled with explosive adventures in a world where kids have the ultimate power. But more than anything else, these challenges are about courage and mind power, where the soul of the Medafighter and Medabot combine to emerge victorious.
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Episode 1 - Spaceship Superstars
Release Date: 2002-07-01When no one belives that an UFO landed on her front yard, Erika tries to bring out the truth, while the Rubber Robos make money selling Alien merchedice.
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Episode 2 - For Love or Robattle
Release Date: 2002-07-02Sammantha has a hard choice to make. Give up Ro-Battling, so she could stay with her ""true love"" (who dosen't liek Medabots) or forget about him and continue as a Medafighter. She deicdes to quit Ro-Batting for Nathan, who dosen't like Medafighter because he lost to Samantha years back. Now, Samantha has an even harder dession. Will she lose purposefully to regain her true love's spirit back?
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Episode 3 - Dance with the Mantis
Release Date: 2002-07-03Karin is having a costume party and invited everyone, from Ikki, Erika, and Metabee (who are real glad to be invited) to Samantha and the rest of the Screws (who were surprised to get an invite). Koji got and invite to and he decides to confess his love to Karin at her party. Just as he's about to confess his love, the rubber Robo Gang crashes the party and with all the confusion, Koji confesses his love to Samatha, by acident. But she thinks he's really tellibg the truth.
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Episode 4 - Once Frostbitten, Twice Shy
Release Date: 2002-07-04A snow storm causes the school to be closed. Ikki and Erika are having a snowball fight with the Screws, and don't hear the no-school annoucement. Still thinking htey have school, Ikki, Erika, and the Screws all report to school and are surprised to find no one there. They decide to go home after a while, but they meet up with Tom and Snowbro, who suposidly are the #1 team in Japan. Metabee gets frozen with Snobro's special attack, but qiucky thaws and gets back into action.
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Episode 5 - Bridge Over Troubled Squidguts [a.k.a. Robattle Bridge]
Release Date: 2002-07-05Space Medabotter X goes to share information with Koji on how he can compete against Ikki and Metabee's Rare Medal. Although Koji can't invoke the Medaforce, there are ways to combat it. Still ranked at only number four, Ikki desperately looks for a new opponent to Robattle in order to regain his top three ranking. Squidguts and Samurai-Type Medabot Gobanko spread the word that they are looking for a Robattle with a formidable opponent. They wait for Ikki and Metabee on top of a pedestrian bridge. When doing battle against Squidguts, Metabee is again able to summon the power of the Medaforce to defeat his opponent.
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Episode 6 - No Body Home
Release Date: 2002-07-12Ikki and Erika decide to do a report on Medabots and Medafighters for school. Metabee finds a Mermaidl Medal while strolling. The peeps put the medal in to Brass and the find out that this medalwas lost when her Medafighter had to move somewhere else, and forgot her medal. Metabee insists on finding Oceana to her Medafighter Hannah. When they find her, they find out that Oceana's body was lost during the move too. Erika, being the great invstigator she is, located the guy who found Oceana's body, but he refuses to give ot back. Now Metabee has to Ro-Battle Kuraba, a Crab type Medabot, to win her body back.
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Episode 7 - Welcome to Ninja World
Release Date: 2002-07-19When Ikki wins two free tickets to popular Ninja Park, Erika persuades him to take her as his free guest. Ikki's first choice was Karin, but Erika wants to do a story on the park. Ikki reluctantly agrees because Erika took one ticket and wouldn't give it back. The main attractions to the park are the Explosive Ninja Show that features Ninja-Type Medabot Nin-Ninja and Kunoichi (Female Ninja)-Type Medabot Icknite, as well as the Ninja Castle that says closed for renovations. Disappointed, Ikki and Erika proceed to the Ninja Show. As the Ninja Show begins, Ikki and Erika notice that the monsters in the show look very much like the Rubberobo Gang. Seaslug has decided to hold Ikki and Erika captive until renovations are completed on their new base Ninja Castle! The Rubberobo Gang has stolen the Medals of Nin-Ninja and Icknite, and has complete control over them. Intuitively knowing that Ikki and Erika are in trouble, Metabee and Sailor-Multi (nicknamed Brass) come to their rescue. As
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Episode 8 - Eat, Drink, Man, Medabot
Release Date: 2002-07-26While traveling across the nation, training to become the best in the country, a Medafighter stops at Ikki's home. He is looking for a blue and white Medabot that interrupted his training in the mountains. The Medafighter tells Ikki that over 100 Medabots attacked him at one time and defeated his Kintaro-Type Medabot Kintaro. He can't remember seeing an Medafighter, and only remembers a white and blue Medabot with horns. A blue and white Medabot with no Medafighter? That description fits Rokusho, but he can't possibly be the one that did this terrible thing, can he? When Rokusho is confronted, the truth is revealed - it was indeed Rokusho who interrupted their training, but for good reason. Acting alone, Rokusho did this because they were cutting down trees during their training. He stopped their training not with force but with compassion. This sounds more like the Rokusho that we know!
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Episode 9 - There's Something About Miss Mimosa
Release Date: 2002-08-02Spring is in the air, and like flowers, the hearts of men are blooming for Miss Mimosa, a popular teacher at Ikki's school. Coach Mountain, Squidguts, and the local florist, Mr. Richards all want to confess their love for Miss Mimosa but are too shy. Not surprisingly, Mr. Richards tries to express his feelings with flowers. But now someone is stalking Miss Mimosa by making crank telephone calls, following her home and breaking into her classroom. They discover that Mr. Richards' Medabot Flower-Type Medabot FLORO is the culprit. He tried to act as a go-between by calling her at home and visiting the school, all in an attempt to bring Mr. Richards and Miss Mimosa together. Then, just like his Medafighter, FLORO became shy and nervous when he approached her.
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Episode 10 - The Birds and the Metabees
Release Date: 2002-08-09Penguins are cute with their black and white bodies and small wings, and the unique way they waddle when they walk. When they stare at you with those beady eyes, it just takes your breath away! Along with a little boy named Paco and his Medabot Pingen, Ikki and his friends break into a strange animal park operated by the Rubberobo Gang to help send hundreds of penguins back to their home in Antarctica. Pingen, a Penguin Type Medabot that is not suited for battle because of its weak armor, was a present from Paco's dad in Antarctica to keep Paco company while he is away. Rubberobo's plan was to build a zoo to raise funds for taking over the world! The mistake was trying to make a zoo with only penguins. Their bizarre plans were spoiled when Pingen, Paco and his new friends succeed in setting the penguins free. Ikki and the others are happy to help send the penguins home to Antarctica, but hate to say goodbye to Pingen.
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Episode 11 - Skyward, Yo!
Release Date: 2002-08-16Ikki and Metabee are being trained by Dr. Aki to become top-level, highly skilled fighters for Robattle. The doctor visits a friend of his, Kailey, the famous stunt pilot. Kailey and her Plane-Type Medabot Femjet are practicing their aerodynamic moves when Femjet is unable to pull out of a dive and crashes into the forest. Kailey explains that three months ago at the City Airshow, she made a mistake on her landing and Femjet crashed badly. Ever since that crash, Femjet has been afraid of flying. Ikki suggests that Metabee and Femjet train together so Metabee can learn flying battle techniques while Femjet regains her confidence and aero-form. Kailey flat out rejects Ikki's offer. Feeling slighted, he challenges her to a Robattle. She agrees, and Mr. Referee officially declares the start of the match. Unfortunately, Metabee has only homemade aero-parts to use, and is unable to move. He ultimately defeats himself with his own missiles! Observing how easily Femjet defeats Metabee, the Rub
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Episode 12 - Love at First Bite
Release Date: 2002-08-23In Ikki's neighborhood, a cart from Osaka that sells fried octopus balls sets up shop. Despite their good taste, Ikki voices his discontent, since he is a connoisseur of fried octopus balls. Natalie was upset and stayed up all night trying to perfect her recipe. The next day, she was enjoying a good crowd around her cart and again Ikki stopped by to taste her product. Unfortunately, he was once again not satisfied by the taste. Giving Natalie Ikki's attention and valuable advice, Natalie does not get upset, but instead falls in love with Ikki. Natalie is greatly troubled when she finds out that Ikki is ranked third in the nation of all Medafighters. Natalie must decide between her affection for Ikki, and her desire to eliminate him from the competition so she can compete in the World Robattle Tournament and promote her father's fried octopus ball recipe. Very distracted by the smell of fried octopus balls, Ikki almost loses a Robattle to the Clam-Type Octoclam Medabot.
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Episode 13 - Heavy Medal
Release Date: 2002-08-30Spyke and Cyandog argue with each other and the two end up going their separate ways, with Cyandog deciding to join The Rockers. Determined not to show how much he misses his old Medabot, Spyke buys a Krosserdog Medabot but it just isn't the same without his old buddy. The two eventually reunite, but the turn of events leaves Cyandog's medal in Krosserdog's body, giving Spyke his old friend in a new way.
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Episode 14 - Let the Meda-Games Begin (1)
Release Date: 2002-09-14As competitors from around the world gather for the start of the World Robattle Championships, Mr Referee is shocked to be informed of a new rule for the contest. As Ikki and Koji meet up, they worry that Space Medafighter X might not turn up for the competition and that they will be disqualified, however Ikki and Metabee have more important things to worry about when they immediately get off on the wrong foot with world champion Victor of Team Kenya. When Ikki learns that an exhibition match between Team Kenya and Team Japan will be held during the opening ceremonies, he and Metabee look forward to taking Victor on, until Space Medafighter X fails to turn up for the opening ceremony. As the teams are all introduced, Mr Referee reluctantly announces the new ruling for the championship, that the loser of each robattle must give up their medal to the winner. The stunned players take in the news as the exhibition match begins, but with Space Medafighter X still a no show, Team Japan is ab
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Episode 15 - Pixies and Pirates (2)
Release Date: 2002-09-15After their near defeat in the exhibition match, Ikki and Koji are worried about how they will fare in the championship, especially as Space Medafighter X still hasn't turned up. While the two start arguing about who is going to be team leader, they rescue a little girl from the Caribbean team and let her watch them training. When the robattle begins later that day, Karen has to take MedaX's place yet again, but as the robattle begins they realise that the girl they helped was actually the daughter of Team Caribbean's leader. As the Caribbean rips through Team Japan, the three have to work together in order to defeat their opponents and make it through to the next round. With the three friends finally working together, Henry decides that it is time for the real Space Medafighter X to make his appearance, but how will the team fare against the rest of the opposition.
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Episode 16 - The French Deception
Release Date: 2002-09-21Ikki and Koji become suspicious when they learn that Tem France has won all of their matches by default because their opponents have failed to turn up. When Metabee's medal goes missing, the gang suspects that Team France have stolen it, but find that their opponents are able to dress up like other people, making them hard to catch. As the gang tries to recover their medals, Team France kidnaps Karin, so Samantha has to stand in as Space Medafighter X, but as the Robatlle prepares to begin, the real Space Medafighter X (a.k.a Phantom Renegade) has switched places with one of the members of Team France and so the team has to forfeit the match, meaning that Team Japan advances automatically.
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Episode 17 - Space Medaballerina X
Release Date: 2002-09-22Samantha is training for both the comming robattle AND a ballet recital. To make matters worse they're sceduled on the same day. Samantha really wants to impress her mom, but she doesn't want to disapoint her team.
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Episode 18 - Swede and Sour
Release Date: 2002-09-28As Team Japan prepares for their fourth round match against Team Sweden, Ikki, Koji and Sloane (Space Medafighter X) are all infatuated by the three beautiful girls that make up the team. As Spyke and the girls try to snap them out of it, it seems like there is nothing they can do to get the guys to practice. When the match begins, it seems like Team Sweden is in for an easy victory, until the Phantom Renegade reveals that Team Sweden are actually male Rubberrobo Gang members dressed up like beautiful women. Furious that they have been tricked so easily, Metabee wipes out his opponents using the Medaforce, taking Team Japan through to the final eight.
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Episode 19 - Future's Past
Release Date: 2002-09-29Ikki, Koji and Spyke (Space Medafighter X) find themselves up against Team Egypt in the quarter finals, but when the leader of the team, Patra, warns them that they can't win until they identify their weakest link, Koji is sure that she means Spyke because he has the weakest Medabot. As the three begin training, Spyke tries his hardest but Koji tells him to just stay out of the way and leave him and Ikki to do the robattling. However as the robattle begins and Team Egypt takes an early lead, Patra informs Koji that he is the weakest member of the team. As a stunned Koji tries to take in what his opponent has told him, it's up to Spyke to save the day and stop Team Egypt from winning the robattle. Meanwhile, Ikki and Rintaro learn about the Ten Days of Darkness that occurred during the WRC eight years ago and Ikki is stunned to learn that the competitor who caused the incident (the same Henry who Rintaro is obsessed with) caused the Ten Days while using a Metabee.
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Episode 20 - The Medaforce Within
Release Date: 2002-10-05Stunned by the news that Hikaru Agata and Metabee caused the Ten Days of Darkness at the WRC eight years ago, Ikki and the others head off to find Henry, certain that he knows more than he is letting on about the incident. On the way, Ikki explains that Henry suggested the name Metabee, and he thinks that Henry and Hikaru may be one and the same. While the gang have no luck finding Henry, Koji is in shock after seeing how he almost let the team down against Patra and Team Egypt. As a disheartened Koji wonders how he can help the team without being able to use the Medaforce, a confrontation between Joe, the leader of Team USA, and Space Medafighter X results in the real Medafighter agreeing to fight in the semi-finals. As the robattle begins, Koji is unable to fight and Team Japan looks set for an early defeat, but as Arcbeetle seemingly destroys both Team USA's Medabots and Metabee as well, Sumilodon jumps in, rescuing his team mate. Determined not to lose, Joe reveals his secret move,
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Episode 21 - A Date with Destiny
Release Date: 2002-10-06Team Japan's day off goes in unsuspected ways when Dr Aki insists that he check out why Sumilodon was able to use the Medaforce. Leaving Koji behind, Ikki and Erika head off in search of Team Iceland to check out the competition, but Erika soon falls in love with team leader Belmont. When Belmont falls ill saving Erika, she feels guilty that he might not be able to compete and pleads with Victor to postpone the match but he refuses. The match goes on as planned and although Belmont fights valiantly, Warbandit is too powerful and Team kenya wins the second place in the finals, taking Orkamar's medal as their prize. While Belmont mourns the loss, Ikki vows to win back the medal by defeating Victor in the finals, however Brass tries to explain that Warbandit told her that Victor does not want to take the medals, but is doing it for another reason.
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Episode 22 - Calm Before the Storm
Release Date: 2002-10-12As Team Iceland recovers from their defeat, everyone is in shock as the board of directors for the World Medabot Corporation reveals themselves to be the Rubberrobo Gang. While Ikki tries to take in the news, Koji is pleased to hear that Sumilodon should be fine to battle in the finals, however things won't be easy against the World Champion, Victor. Seeing the Robos on television, Miss Caviar recognises Seaslug as the man she fell in love with and tries to talk to him, but when he ignores her she vows revenge, forcing Dr Aki and the Phantom Renegade to let her be Space Medafighter X in the final round. Meanwhile Rokusho learns tyhat Victor has been hired by the Rubberrobos and warns Ikki, who confronts Victor when Mrs Tenryou accidentally invites him home for dinner. During the meal, Victor tells Ikki more about the horrors of the Ten Days of Darkness, but even after hearing his warnings, Ikki is still determined to beat Victor and wim back Orkamar's medal for Belmont. As Team Japan p
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Episode 23 - Taking the Victor Out of Victory (1)
Release Date: 2002-10-19As the finals of the WRC begin, Miss Caviar (as Space Medafighter X) heats things by making a special announcement to the head of the Medabot Corporation, Seaslug. If Team Japan wins the Cup, then Seaslug must quite the Rubberrobos, however if Team Kenya wins, Miss Caviar will join the Robos. As the robattle begins, both teams are on top form and it looks like it could be anyone's game. But as the two teams fight on, Medabots are destroyed one-by-one until only Metabee and Warbandit are left. A crushing blow from Warbandit almost destroys Metabee and in the process fries Ikki's medawatch. Certain that he has won, Victor prepares to leave the stage, but Metabee refuses to give up, summoning the Medaforce to eliminate his opponent. But when Warbandit also summons the Medaforce, the two blasts hit each other head on and the stadium is filled with light...
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Episode 24 - Altered States (2)
Release Date: 2002-10-20The violent combination of Metabee and Warbandit's Medaforce blasts shakes the whole stadium, as, far beneath the arena, Rokusho and the Phantom Renegade discover that the Rubberrobo Gang's hideout has been beneath the Medadome all along. They discover a massive resonating antenna, and the Phantom recognises the truth, racing to tell Doctor Aki while Rokusho takes on a team of Whitesords. Warbandit and Metabee, meanwhile, appear caught in a state of suspended animation, and, in a dream state, deep in the recess of his own mind, Metabee sees a world devastated by war. Victor and Ikki bring their Medabots around, but the strength of their robattle spirit is affect both their medals, and the medals of all the other Medabots around them - and the Phantom Renegade suddenly appears to explain why! The entire stadium is a gigantic resonance device, harnessing the energies of the rare medals and spreading it's effect to all the medals within. The Phantom warns that if the battle does not stop,
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Episode 25 - Waking to a Dream (1)
Release Date: 2002-10-26Metabee finds himself in a paradise... a world of Medabots, but no humans, where a Medabot who is apparently Brass calls him ""Kyuumu."" Doctor Meta-Evil reveals that he thinks of himself as a Medabot, having cybernetically enhanced his body. Then, he delivers the ultimate revelation... Eons ago, the beings that we now know as Medabots were the rulers of the Earth. But they were obsessed with battle and war - to evolve and fight, they modified their bodies into robotic, metal, armored forms. But their war decimated both their race and the world, and so the survivors encoded their minds into small metallic hexagons - Medals - so that when the world was returned to life, they might live again, too. But when this race was returned to life, they were no longer what they had been - now they were Medabots. It is within his own memories of this past time that Metabee's mind now resides, as he and Rokusho's former self battle each other as generals of opposing armies. Metabee is forced to kill R
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Episode 26 - Metabee's Last Stand (2)
Release Date: 2002-11-02Doctor Meta-Evil has unleashed his ultimate weapon - the colossal Medabot, Babby-Blue! But Doctor Aki is ready this time - after the las time Meta-Evil played the giant Medabot card, he had a Giant Metabee constructed. Metabee is unable to generate enough power to mobilise his giant likeness, and realises that they need - ""More Medabots, More Power!"" Brass, Peppercat, Neutranurse, Sumilidon, Totalizer, Kantaroth and Cyandog all board the Giant Metabee and help to pilot it into battle with Babby-Blue, in a submission robattle refereed by Mr. Referee, who's determination has been restored by the peddler. But even this combination of strength can't breach Babby-Blue's forcefield. Metabee's determination to win draws on the power of the medals of Medabots from all over, unlocking the dormant power within all medals, both rare and clone. A Medaforce blast generated by this energy shatters Babby-Blue's forcefield, but fails to damage the Medabot itself. Metabee knows what he has to do to win