Drill Heli

Drill Heli (ドリルヘリ) is a Machine Robo.

A prominent Drill Heli is Vilion (ビリオン), leader of Iron City on Cronos.

Fiction

The cartoons featured multiple versions of Drill Heli; for the sake of convenience all are listed here

Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos cartoon

Voice actor: Hōchū Ōtsuka‎

The Drill Heli called Vilion grew up in Iron City along with good friend Triple Jim. He later rose to chief of the settlement; however, when Rom Stol arrived in town along with Jim, Blue Jet, Rod Drill and Leina Stol the population - including Vilion and Missile Tank Robo - mistook them for the bandit Bug Newman. While the misunderstanding was soon cleared up, the real Bug turned up soon afterwards and put Rom in hospital with his Poison Fist attack. Vilion and Jet then attempted to tackle Bug themselves, but he merged with the Gyandlar captain Iron Sand; thankfully Rom recovered and was able to defeat the enemy as Baikanfu. Defeat Bug, the User of Darkness!

Later he, Missile Tank Robo and Combat Buggy aided Rod Drill when he needed reinforcements to storm the Sky Castle; however, Grujios was able to bring down a mystical fog to prevent them reaching Rom. Death in the Demonic Castle in the Sky The group instead withdrew to Elie, where they were able to rouse the settlement's chief Pylon into joining them, helping send Grujios and his undead minions into a black hole. The Demonic Castle - Farewell Grujios A Drill Heliwas part of the militia at Cleo City, controlled by the Gyandlar Nerve; he was freed thanks to the efforts of Rom's band and chief Pithus' daughter Sara. The Heart of a Protecting Angel Drill Heli was later part of the Machine Robo army gathered at Emerald City, surviving Gadess' razing of the city. Escape from the Underground - Pro Truck Racer Appears! He was part of the squad sent out to retrieve Leina, Rod, Tough Trailer and Pro Truck Racer, chasing Garudi and his troops away. Fire! Big Blazer Cannon! Later, Drill Heli was one of the Machine Robo called together to discuss the possibility of a traitor leaking information from the Battle Base. Raise Your Gun, Heli Transer! He later took part in the final battle against the Gyandlar that destroyed the invaders and saved Cronos. The Final Battle of Cronos

Machine Robo: Battle Hackers cartoon

Drill Heli crossed a dimensional gateway with the other Machine Robo and was reborn as one of the citizens of the Algo Republic on Electronic Planet B-1 when it came under attack from the Gurendos. Electronic Planet B-1

Toys

Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos

Double Machine Robo

• Drill Heli (1986)
  • ID number: MRJW-3
  • Accessories: rotor

Drill Heli was released by Bandai in the Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos toyline as one of the Jet Tribe Double Machine Robo, and converts from robot to Sikorsky S-64 Sky Crane helicopter (named in the instructions as a "Hyper Helicopter") and drill... thing... (named in the instructions as a "Twin Crusher Drill"). The drill unit can be slung under the helicopter as a piece of cargo. The figure was either made especially for the Revenge of Cronos line or was a latecomer from the original Machine Robo franchise.

• Drill Heli was not released outside of Japan.

• Learn more about Drill Heli at Courageous Blog

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Notes

• A prototype version of Drill Heli featured in catalogues had a more pastel colour for the Twin Crusher Drill module and a red head as in the cartoon.
• The character's appearance in Machine Robo: Battle Hackers is fleeting, and it's not clear which group he belongs to in that continuity, or if he's even a member of the Algo Army.