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Teknomangame, Tekkaman Blade.Teknoman was an anime series which debuted in Japan in 1992 as Uchu no Kishi Tekkaman Blade ("Space Knight Tekkaman Blade"). The new series was a remake of the original , though they shared little beyond the Tekno armor concept. The original Japanese version was 49 episodes long; however in the U.S. dub, all names were changed, and only about 26 episodes were shown. Outside of the U.S., however, notably in Australia, a more complete and accurate version of the show was screened. The series was followed by Tekkaman Blade II, a six part OVA. This, however, was less dramatic and centered more around action than the heavily plot-based Teknoman.
PlotPresent Time: Earth, the Space Ring and the Space KnightsIt is the end of the 21st century and the Earth is under attack from an extraterrestrial enemy, the Venomoids. Earth's defenses are helpless against this new enemy which attacks with large hordes of mutant Spider-Crabs. The Venomoids are lead by an even deadlier force, known as the Teknomen. Surrounding the Earth is the huge man-made orbital ring known as the Space Ring. The Space Ring was constructed well before the arrival of the Venomoids and was the first human structure attacked by the them. As the aliens attacked, those that were left either fled or were killed, and the Space Ring was largely abandoned, serving only as a battle ground for Blade and the Teknomen. Fighting against the Venomoids and the Teknomen are the Space Knights. Led by Commander Jamison, the Space Knights are a Special Defense Force, and Earth's last hope for defeating the mighty Venomoids. The Space Knights consist of Ringo Richards, the hotshot pilot of the Space Knights ship the Blue Earth; Star Summers, the Blue Earth Navigator; Tina Corman, Communications Operator; Maggie Matheson, computer wiz and mechanic; and Mac Mackelroy, Mechanic and Repairs. The Space Knights have been unsuccessful at repelling the Venomoids until the arrival of Blade, a mysterious young man who has the ability to transform into the powerful warrior known as Teknoman Blade. Darkon, the Teknomen and the VenomoidsCommanding the Venomoids is Darkon, a Teknoman Warlord who leads the Venomoid invasion. Darkon's base was located on the dark side of the moon, where he lies in wait for the moment when he has enough power to raise the Venomoid Mother Ship and descend to plunge Earth into darkness. To prepare the Earth for Darkon's descent, the Venomoids have planted Teknopods across earth—deadly plants that have the ability to transform humans into Teknomen. Also commanding the Venomoid armies are the other Teknomen. Once human, the Teknomen were captured and transformed by the Venomiods to assist in the takeover of Earth. They are endowed with super-human strength, impenetrable armor and quantum energy weapons. The Teknomen transform using power from their Teknocrystals, each unique to its holder. Blade is a Teknoman, but unlike the others, fights to defend Earth, and is free of the mind altering which the Venomoids use to make their creations obediant to fight for them. The ArgosBefore the arrival of the Venomiods there was a deep space exploration ship called the Argos. It was the Argos that first encountered the Venomiod probe ship. Aboard the Argos were the Carters: Blade (Nick)'s family, and their ship crew. Whilst exploring the outer rings of Saturn, the Argos' radar picks up an unusual disturbance. Going to investigate, the crew discover the disturbance to be an alien ship, and as they get closer, they are drawn in by a tractor beam. Excited at the prospect of encountering alien life the crew board the vessel and discover the Venomoids. Venomoid Teknopods rain down upon the crew, beginning the process of turning them to Teknomen. All of the crew aboard the ship are put into Teknopods, though only the most ideal humans could become Teknomen. While this occurred, the Argos was slowly being assimulated into Venomoid Mother Ship. Over time, Blade's father was rejected by the process and manages to survive and with little time left he chocied to free one member of his family, Blade. It is through the crew of the Argos that the Venomoids learn of Earth and plan their invasion. On his last legs, Blade's father helps him into the escape pod and before activation the Argos' self destruct sequence, he casts Blade off into space telling him that the fate of the Earth rests in his hands. Upon the explosion, the Venomoid Mother Ship crash landed on the darkside of the moon. Battle for EarthBlade floats towards earth for six months, in the confines of his tiny pod, alone with his thoughts. By the time he arrives, the Earth is already under heavy attack from the Venomoids. Fueled by his hatred for the Venomoids, Blade bursts free from his pod and begins to attack them. The attack draws the attention of the Teknoman, Dagger. The two fight and Blade is sent hurtling towards Earth, however, his Tekno armor protects him and he crash lands on Earth without sustaining serious injury. His arrival attracts the attention of the two Space Knights, Ringo and Star who discover a naked Blade lying in a crater, and take him back to their headquarters. In the beginning, Blade is mysterious and hostile towards the otherwise helpful Space Knights, however, as time progresses, he begins to respect and admire them for their dedication in even the toughest of situations, and soon develops a relationship with Star. The Space Knights, with the help of Blade, slowly begin to repel the Venomoid Spider-Crabs until, during a battle, Blade's Teknocrystal is shattered, rendering him unable to transform into Teknoman Blade. Blade gives up hope, however the technically brilliant Maggie develops the Teknobot, who later takes the name Pegasus. Pegasus contains the shards of Blade's crystal, and amplifies their power, allowing Blade to transform once more. Pegasus and Blade develop a close friendship, despite Pegasus being a robot. In his first transformation using Pegasus, Blade challenges Dagger and easily overpowers him, destroying him with blasts from his shoulder cannons. Eventually more Teknomen arrive on Earth to challenge Blade: Saber, Blade's twin brother, Lance, Axe and Sword, are all keen to destroy him. As well, Blade's sister Shara arrives on Earth, however she—like Blade—is not under the control of the Venomoids. After pulling herself free from Darkon's base, she arrives very ill and is given a blood transfusion from Blade. The Teknomen Saber, Lance, Axe and Sword assault the Space Knights' base, attempting to kill Shara. Shara fights them and, though outnumbered, she strikes back, self-destructing in a vain attempt to destroy the evil Teknomen in the process. The resolve of Blade—now left without a family— to destroy the Venomoids, is strengthened by these events. He managed to kill Lance, Axe and Sword, gaining the power to take on a super-form. Saber also was gaven the same abilty to serve as the final line of Darkon's defensive. The final battleTowards the end of the saga, Blade and Saber meet for one last time to duel. They battle and eventually Blade impales Saber. As he dies, Saber is freed from the Venomiod control and hands Blade his Teknocrystal, instructing him that he will need its power to reach Darkon's base on the moon. Blade takes off on Pegasus whilst slipping further and further into a dark rage. He finally arrives on the moon and confronts Darkon, who reveals the whole Venomoid plan and that he is Conrad, Blade's older brother. Darkon has begun to ressurect the Venomoid mother ship, to descend upon Earth. Blade attacks Darkon, but he is too powerful and easily stops Blade. Darkon is about to kill Blade when Pegasus steps in. Darkon easily destroys Pegasus, whose last words are a farewell to Blade. The death of Pegasus sends Blade over the edge, and he erupts, drawing all his power into a huge green beam which encompasses him. Darkon tries to stop him, but cannot. As Darkon is about to die, Blade tells him, "Conrad, dear brother, it's over." The Venomoid mothership spectacularly explodes. As pieces of it fall to the Earth, so too does Blade, crash landing, once again. The series ends with Blade and Star watching a sunset and Ringo recalling what a miracle it was that Blade survived, however Blade has no memory of the events he took part in. With the Venomoids destroyed, the threat to the Earth was no more at the moment. CharactersName ChangesBladeReal name Nick Carter, he is more commonly referred to as Blade, his Teknoman name. Originally on board the Argos when it was taken over by the Venomoids, Blade was freed by his father before the process of transformation could be completed, leaving him almost free from mind control. Blade swore to avenge the loss of his family and destroy Darkon. Although one of the more powerful Teknomen, Blade is disadvantaged by a number of factors: in battle, Blade's Teknocrystal was shattered and he was no longer able to transform independently—having to rely on the robot Pegasus instead; also, Blade cannot stay in Teknoman form for longer than half an hour, else he digresses into a primal state in which he becomes uncontrollable; furthermore, the more he transforms into Teknoman, the more memory loss he experiences—in one episode, he completely forgets how to transform into Teknoman. Despite these weaknesses, Blade is able to defeat Darkon and save the Earth. SabreBlade's twin brother, Cain. Sabre's purpose in life is to destroy his brother (cf. the biblical story of Cain and Abel). Sabre believes that there was a mistake when the two were born and that only one can exist, and so he seeks out Blade. Sabre is more concerned with defeating Blade than with the invasion of Earth, it becomes an obsession for him. Sabre receives a number of power-ups from Darkon, in order to match Blade, but he is largely unsuccessful. Sabre seeks to destroy Blade on equal footing, and in the final battle, when Blade is over come by his 30-minute limit, Sabre allows him to recover before resuming battle. Blade eventually kills Sabre, holding him in his arms as he dies. Before he does, Sabre hands over his Teknocrystal to Blade, thus redeeming himself. SharaBlade's younger sister, also known as Teknoman Rapier. She managed to escape the final process of the transformation and left Darkon's base to seek out Blade. Arriving very ill and weak, she is not expected to live for very long, and thus self-destructs when she had the chance to destroy Saber, Sword, Axe and Lance. DarkonDarkon is the Teknoman warlord of the Venomoid army. He is eventually revealed to be Blade's older brother, Conrad. He remained in the shadows as he was physically linked to the Venomoid mothership until he can eventually raise the mothership from the moon and desend to Earth. He is the most powerful Teknoman, however Blade is able to destroy him through his great anger. DaggerHe is the first to fight Blade upon his return to earth and sends Blade crashing down. He is extremely cocky, believing that Blade could never destroy him. When Blade's crystal is shattered, Dagger leads an offensive on the Space Knights' base, offering to relent if they provide Blade, knowing he can no longer transform into Teknoman. Blade, however, uses Pegasus to transform and easily destroys Dagger. AxeBlade and Sabre's martial teacher. He's also an electrical engineer. One of the heaviest Teknoman. LanceHe can stand sideways on the wall like Spider-man SwordConrad Carter's former lover and wife. She is now the Teknoman, Sword. She still holds fast to memories of Conrad, and secretly wishes he was the man she once loved, but remains loyal to the cause of the Venomoids. StarA member of the Space Knights, Star is the Blue Earth Space Ship's navigator. She is headstrong yet compassionate, though she sometimes romantisizes situations. Star, along with Ringo, discovered Blade when he crashed to Earth, and soon developed a friendship that eventually became love. As Blade slips into his primal state after the final battle with Sabre, he holds on to the image of Star to keep him sane. She accompanies the Space Knights on many missions. See AlsoExternal links |
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