Ryan is the principal character of the series, directly linked through blood to the unfolding agenda of Grimlord who uses Tyler in areas to increase his evil hold on virtual reality, and to continue his war against the Troopers to conquer their (read: our) universe. Most episodes begins and ends with Ryan reflecting on his father's teachings at a Buddhist Temple where Tyler trained young Ryan in martial arts and in other lessons in life. Ryan's obsessive quest to locate his dad is mellowed by a desire not to see his friends, or their world, suffer. Ryan remains hopeful of ultimately reuniting with Tyler.
Publication Information
- Host : Ryan Steele
- Troopers : VR Ryan
- Colors : Red Blue
- Gender : Male
- Season : VR Troopers
- Homeworld : Earth
- First Appearance : The Battle Begins, Part 1
- Last Appearance : Galileo's New Memory
- Number of Appearances : 92 (VR Troopers)
- Portrayer : Brad Hawkins, Farrand Thompson (child)
- Main View : Full Episode & Download (Torrent)
Story
Ryan's younger self is often seen at the beginning of every episode. Whenever Ryan recalls his past, his younger self is often seen with Tyler. Most of the time, Young Ryan is training or doing father-son activities. He does get the spotlight in two episodes. In one episode, he and the other Troopers are reduced to the ages of 10-year-old children by a molecular regression device, but fortunately retain their memories. As kids, the Troopers only have limited time to defeat Grimlord's army.
After young J.B. defeated the incoming air fleet with his Technobazooka and Cranoid with his Laser Lance, they regrouped in the Skybase where they retroformed after their limited Trooper time was up. As kids, they had to fly the Skybase to defeat Grimlord's remaining air fleet. They had one final fling as kids before Professor Hart restored them to their proper ages. Young Ryan also played a role in another episode when Ziktor sent Strickland through time to capture him, but his older half came into the past to save him; the older Ryan then saw Tyler, but had to return to the present before having a chance to speak to either of them.
Form
VR Trooper
VR Trooper Suit (First)
Arsenal
- Virtualizer
- Video Transmitter
- Laser Fist Command
- Lightning Laser Command
- Internal Gyro Command
- Sky Base
- VR Battlecruiser
- VR Interceptor
- VR Base
- VR Turbo Cycle
Arsenal
- Virtualizer
- Video Transmitter
Arsenal
- Virtualizer
- Video Transmitter
- Laser Saber
- Laser Pistol
- VR Shoulder Cannon
- VR Laser Ray
- VR Combat Module
- VR Drill Tank
- VR Blue Hawk
- VR Nitro Cycle
- Ryan was originally going to appear as a Power Ranger twice, one in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers as the White Ranger and in Power Rangers Zeo as the Gold Ranger.
- Even after losing his original VR powers and gaining his second powers, Ryan's battle grid uniform did not change from its original two-toned appearance.
