Battle Rock

Battle Rock (バトルロック) is one of the Rock People from Cronos. Their leader, in fact.

In robot mode he is 1.92m tall, weighs 1.02 tons and has a hardness of 10. Battle Rock is armed with a Justice Laser Gun, Psycho Fire (unleashed when he makes contact with a foe), a Burning Blocker and a Searcher Beam (in his forehead), and knows Cosmo Kenpō. Hi-YA!

Among the many Battle Rocks on Cronos are Bally, Java and Mars. Child and female versions of Battle Rock also exist.

Fiction

The cartoons featured multiple versions of Battle Rock; for the sake of convenience all are listed here

Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos cartoon

Voice actor: Yuzuru Fujimoto (Java), Hideyuki Umezu, Bin Shimada (Mars)

A friendly tribe of Battle Rock discovered Leina Stol and Triple Jim after the former passed out from the humidity of Babria. They knocked Jim out for some reason and then took Leina away to restore her to full health just as they were found by Jim, Rom Stol, Blue Jet and Rod Drill, who helped save the Rock People's village from Mizuchi; during the battle they also gifted the Shield of Justice to Kenryū. The Rock People and Mizuchi the Mysterious Dragon A group of Battle Rock then saved Baikanfu from being knocked into a volcano by Jingi Mark 2. Burn and Run, Brother and Sister Warriors! The Battle Rock named Bally was the brother of Clay, and was saved from Gyandlar Devils by Rom, Jet and Drill and later helped allay a mob that had surrounded Leina and Clay in Korora's hospital. The Man from Gyandlar A settlement largely populated by Battle Robo, including the chief Java, was razed by Diondra in her search for the Hyribead before she interrogated the survivors. Falcon Robo was able to escape and find Rom's band for help. However, Diondra awakened Rockdon and set him on Baikanfu - until Java was able to summon up Rockgiran to counter the monster, at the cost of his own life. Rockgiran versus Rockdon Numerous Battle Rock were among the Machine Robo army gathered at Emerald City. Gather All Machine Robo They helped destroy Diondra's aerial limpet mines in one of the assaults on the city. Escape from the Underground - Pro Truck Racer Appears!

The Battle Rock named Mars was found by Rom, Leina, Jet, Drill and Jim in a forest and taken for medical attention in the nearby town, where the nurse Carma revealed he has been missing for a week. Mars had intermittent memories of being attacked by the Gyandlar; the travellers hang around as Mars goes back to his building work. Leina was almost killed by a falling iron bar on the site before Mars saved her; she was quite taken with Mars and visited him again at the site that evening. They were ambushed by a Gyandlar squad lead by Diondra. She claimed Mars was one of the soldiers in her army; this restored his memories of being captured and experimented on by the Gyandlar. Rom arrived to help but Leina is captured by Diondra; the stress of the situation causes Mars to suddenly turn into a mindless monster. Even Diondra seemed taken aback but she was then transported back to the Varigale-X with Leina. Rom tried to reason with Mars but the Battle Rock prevented Jet from giving chase before running off himself. Rom followed him into the woods where he found Mars back to normal and making more sense; Rom tried to persuade him to help by pointing out that they may be able to return him to normal if they defeat the Gyandlar. Mars agreed to help Leina - but only if Rom promised to kill him the next time he changes. Mars headed towards the landed Varigale-X where he met by Diondra and her troops. He demanded they hand over Leina but instead she attached a headband to Mars that will give the Gyandlar control of his rampages before Garudi threatened Leina, triggering his transformation. The Gyandlar unleashed Mars - now grown to giant size - on the city where he caused a huge amount of destruction; Diondra had Leina tied to a pole to keep him angry. Rom called up Baikanfu to battle Mars while Jet rescued Leina. She pled with Mars to no effect, and Baikanfu was forced to smash the crystal on Mars' chest to save her. With it destroyed, Mars exploded. A fragment of the crystal fell into Leina's hands as she mourned his death.Battle Rock Mars' Tears Other Battle Rocks formed a vital part of the forces that eventually defeated the Gyandlar. Power Riser, Break Through the Enemy!

Machine Robo: Battle Hackers cartoon

After the Machine Robo left Cronos and passed a dimensional gateway they re-emerged as the citizens of the Algo Republic on Electronic Planet B-1 with no memory of their previous adventures; Battle Rock became a member of the Blue Dragons in the Algo Army. He helped co-ordinate the Algo Army's response to the arrival of the Good Luck in the planet's atmosphere Burning Electronic Planet and observed the Wheelmen coming under Gurendos attack. Strongest Warrior - R.JeTan! He was later winged when Sorikondar used Garzack's gun to blow up a fuel facility inside Crystal City. Stolen Garfire-SP Mecha Rock and the other Blue Dragons went into the field as part of an attempt to free miners enslaved by Kariagen. While they were ambushed by guards the team was saved by the Winner Robo, who then helped the Blue Dragons and Battle Hackers save the workers.A New Machine Robo Team Appears! Battle Rock tried to contact RIM with information about Gakurandar's new super-gun but was caught and suspended from an aerial mine. Thankfully the Winner Robo arrived to help, and Jetter Robo saved him while the rest of the team destroyed the cannon. Dangerous Grand Whale He was later among the residents of Crystal City put under mind control by Yasand. Drill Crusher's Wrath Multiple Battle Rock were among the workers trapped in the electronic furnace when it was made to overload by the Gurendos; they were rescued by the Winner Robo and the Algo Army. Save the Electronic Furnace of Death!‎ He later took part in a coordinated Algo Army counter-offensive, which was ultimately successful. Quickly, Gattai Saurer! After the casualties of the electromagnetic missiles launched by Yasand were restored thanks to the Battle Hackers, Battle Rock and the Blue Knights joined an attack that pushed the Gurendos back out of Crystal City. Let's Do It!

Toys

Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos

Rock Robo

• Battle Rock (1986)
  • ID number: MRR-1
  • Accessories: Justice Laser Gun

Battle Rock was one of the Rock Robo in the Machine Robo:Revenge of Cronos toyline, and coverts from robot to Kimberlite rock in 4 steps. The figure has excellent arm articulation and further movement at the hips, knees and feet which can be used for some good poses thanks to the figure's balance. His head really, really looks like it should turn. But it doesn't. The Justice Laser Gun can clip into a hole on his right forearm.

• The same figure was issued as Boulder in Rock Lords by Tonka, with a modified colour scheme where the robot parts were tan. It is unclear which version of the figure was released first.

• Learn more about Battle Rock at The-Liberator.net

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Notes

• While the biography with the toy claimed Battle Rock was the leader of the good Rock Robo, he was by far the most common type in the cartoons, usually being portrayed as an unimportant bumpkin compared to the likes of Cross Rock or Mask Rock.