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     Beetleborgs 

Tropes related to the whole team:

  • Adaptational Wimp: The original powers are no match for Nukus, who easily destroys them, forcing the Beetleborgs to go Metallix to even stand a chance. In B-Fighter Kabuto, the original trio is evenly matched against the new villains. This stems from the fact that the heroes in Kabuto are a new team of heroes, as opposed to a power upgrade for the original three, as they left Japan to fight evil elsewhere.
  • Age Lift: Their B-Fighter counterparts were young adults, while in Beetleborgs, they're pre-teens.
  • Animorphism: After Nukus destroys their original powers and turns Flabber into ice, the trio try to use Flabber's spellbook to return him to normal, in the process finding a spell related to bugs. Thinking it can help them (as Roland says, "Well, we are Beetleborgs"), Jo recites it, giving the trio the ability to turn into talking beetles by saying “Bug out!” and turn back into humans by saying “Bug back!”.
  • Character Tic: Each of them has one they tend to use when activating their civilian powers. Drew gives a nod of his head, Jo cracks her knuckles, Roland snaps his fingers, and Josh dusts his hands.
  • Combat Pragmatist: Unlike the Power Rangers, they're very willing to use their mecha against human sized opponents. This backfires in the finale of season 1 when they use their A.V.s against an army of monsters, the excess energy letting Nukus combine the destroyed monsters into Borgslayer, and then when they try to use Gargantis against Borgslayer itself, resulting in the mech's destruction.
  • Composite Character: Between the original B-Fighters Takuya, Daisaku and Rei/Mai, with their successors Kouhei, Kengo and Ran.
  • Discard and Draw: The Beetleborgs lose their original powers in their fight against Nukus, requiring them to gain the new upgraded Metallix powers. Roboborg restores their original powers which they fuse with their new ones to access Mega Spectra Mode.
  • Forgot About His Powers: A lot of times, they run scared from the monsters and go through a chase sequence before trying their civilian powers. They never even try using their Beetleborg powers to fend them off.
  • Japanese Beetle Brothers: Drew and Roland are this in both of their incarnations. Jo can fit into this trope in her Red Striker Beetleborg form, as it's based on a female Japanese rhinoceros beetle.
  • Kid Hero: Practically the whole point of the show.
  • Older Alter Ego: Their transformed states appear to be full grown adults, even if their voices don't change. It seems most people don't notice they aren't.
  • Only Sane Man: On one side, there is a haunted house full of classic horror characters pulling all kinds of stupid antics and on the other side, there are comic book villains trying to take over the world. And yet, the kids don't seem even slightly fazed by this.
  • Phlebotinum Overdose: Downplayed — the excess energy from their initially becoming Beetleborgs is what accidentally gives the kids their "civilian powers" (as Flabber explains, "It looks like you have a little leftover power."), but it doesn't cause any harm. When Flabber tries to apologize, Drew says he doesn't need to, explicitly referring to this as "a good boo-boo".
  • Secret Identity: The three are fairly careful about maintaining theirs.
  • Super Mode: Mega Blue Beetleborg for Drew in season 1, Mega Spectra Beetleborgs for all three in season 2.
  • Two Guys and a Girl: Their ensemble for most of the series. Temporarily broken when Josh joins the team for a few episodes.
  • Wish-Fulfillment: Taken literally, as they wished to become the superheroes they were fan of and got their wish.

Andrew "Drew" McCormick (Blue Stinger Beetleborg, later Chromium Gold Beetleborg)

Played by: Wesley Barker

The leader of the Beetleborgs. He is also Jo's brother.

  • Blade Below the Shoulder: As the Blue Stinger Beetleborg, Drew wields the wrist-mounted Stinger Blade. Later, when he gets his Mega Spectra powers, he gets a similar wrist-mounted blade.
  • BFG: During the Shadowborg arc, Drew is given the very large Thunder Stinger as a new weapon; it becomes his default weapon in his Mega Blue Beetleborg form.
  • Brother–Sister Team: With Jo, though Roland is there to balance them out.
  • Double Weapon: As Chromium Gold, Drew wields the Metallix Lancer, a polearm with blades on both ends.
  • Mind over Matter: Gains telekinesis as his "civilian power".
  • Only Known by Their Nickname: His real name is Andrew, but is referred to by Drew for most of the series.
  • Super Mode:
    • After using Vexor's "Energy Axis" to empower himself, Drew gains the Mega Blue Beetleborg form, which gives him wings and greater power. He also uses the Thunder Stinger, which Art Fortunes had drawn for him earlier, as his primary weapon in this form.
    • Late in season 2, Roboborg restores and combines Drew's original Blue Stinger powers with his current Chromium Gold powers, granting him access to the Mega Spectra Chromium Gold form, which gives him a back attachment (letting him fly), a wrist-mounted sword akin to his old Stinger Blade and a wrist-mounted blaster.
  • This Is a Drill: As the Blue Stinger Beetleborg, he wields the Stinger Drill as his secondary wrist-mounted weapon.

Josephine "Jo" McCormick (Red Striker Beetleborg, later Platinum Purple Beetleborg)

Played by: Shannon Chandler (Eps. 1-39), Brittany Konarzewski (Eps. 39-88)
The only girl on the team. She is also Drew's sister.
  • Arm Cannon: Her Striker Blaster as Red Striker.
  • The Big Girl: While not resembling this trope outwardly, she acts tough and, thanks to Flabber, has the strength to back this up.
  • Brother–Sister Team: With Drew, though Roland is there to balance them out.
  • Color-Coded for Your Convenience: Subverted as the Red Beetleborg. While she would occasionally wear red, she would more often wear yellow.
  • Cute Bruiser: Jo is a little girl with Super-Strength who effortlessly defeats classical horror monsters and comic book villains.
  • Double Weapon: As Platinum Purple, Jo uses the Metallix Baton, a double-bladed spear.
  • The Nth Doctor: Via a magical mishap. Replacing the only girl with someone who looks nothing like her? Then do what Beetleborgs did, and say that a spell was placed on Jo which caused her to look and sound different, and then a second spell makes Muggles see her old self, but not the main characters (or viewer). That's a smooth save right there.
  • Gender-Blender Name: "Jo", which could easily be mistaken for "Joe".
  • Knuckle Cracking: This is how she activates her civilian powers.
  • One of the Boys: Is never seen hanging around with other girls and always spends her free time with Drew and Roland.
  • Purple Is Powerful: After losing her Red Striker powers, she upgrades to the more powerful Platinum Purple form.
  • The Smurfette Principle: She's the only girl on the Beetleborgs team.
  • Super Mode: Late in season 2, Roboborg restores and combines Jo's original Red Striker powers with her current Platinum Purple powers, granting her access to the Mega Spectra Platinum Purple form, which gives her a dragonfly-like back attachment (letting her fly), a wrist-mounted curved sword and a crossbow.
  • Super-Strength: Her "civilian power" allows her to effortlessly lift heavy objects.
  • Super-Strong Child: She's nine when the series starts and gained super strength with her Beetleborg powers.
  • Tomboyish Baseball Cap: Wears it backwards.

Roland Williams (Green Hunter Beetleborg, later Titanium Silver Beetleborg)

Played by: Herbie Baez
A good friend to Jo and Drew and also the son of Aaron, the owner of Zoom Comics.
  • Badass Finger Snap: This is how he activates his civilian powers.
  • Power Pincers: His Hunter Claw as the Green Beetleborg. If one counts the Metallic Grappler as the Silver Beetleborg, then he's the only one that keeps his initial weapon theme. He gets a similar weapon to the Hunter Claw in his Mega Spectra Titanium Silver form.
  • The Smart Guy: Of the Black and Nerdy variety.
  • Super Mode: Late in season 2, Roboborg restores and combines Roland's original Green Hunter powers with his current Titanium Silver powers, granting him access to the Mega Spectra Titanium Silver form, which gives him a cape (letting him fly), a wrist-mounted weapon similar to his old Hunter Claw and a sword.
  • Super-Speed: His "civilian power" lets him run really fast.

Josh Baldwin (White Blaster Beetleborg)

Played by: Warren Berkow
  • Adaptation Species Change: Kabuto, his counterpart in Juukou B-Fighter is some kind of armored humanoid insect, whose real form happens to look like a superhero. Here, he is an actual human with the ability to transform.
  • Evil Knockoff: Inverted. Josh's White Blaster powers were created to counter the evil Shadowborg.
  • Flat-Earth Atheist: Despite personally witnessing Shadowborg's rampage in the town (which included buildings being blown up), it takes way more effort than it should to convince him to become the White Blaster Beetleborg.
  • Good Counterpart: Created specifically as a counterpart to the Shadowborg.
  • Good Needs Evil: White Blaster was created as an antithesis to Shadowborg. When Shadowborg is defeated, Josh loses his powers.
  • Good Wears White: Josh's armor is white and he is a heroic Beetleborg created as a counter to the black-armored Shadowborg.
  • Invisibility: His "civilian power". Loses it along with the rest of his powers.
  • Put on a Bus: After Shadowborg's destruction, Josh loses his powers, and says he'll be around if the team ever needs him again... And he was never seen or mentioned again.
  • Sixth Ranger: For a few episodes of season 1, during the Shadowborg arc.
  • Unskilled, but Strong: Was made to be the strongest Beetleborg, but Shadowborg points out he's also the least skilled, which is why despite being made to destroy Shadowborg he can't beat him head on.
  • Unrelated in the Adaptation: In B-Fighter, his counterpart Kabuto (no relation to B-Fighter Kabuto) was the son of Guru, the insect elder who gave the B-Fighters their powers. Here, he's a normal human and completely unrelated to Guru's rough counterpart Flabber.
  • Writers Cannot Do Math: Probably the only reason Josh exists at all; Heather is already a Beetleborg fan — enough so that she works at Zoom Comics — and has likely known Drew, Jo and Roland her entire life, meaning they would much more easily trust her as White Blaster than someone who just moved to town less then a week beforehand... had Shadowborg not broken her leg during his introductory attack in an obvious attempt by the writers to justify not making Heather the new Beetleborg.

Astralborgs

A group of insect based superheroes drawn by Art Fortunes when he was a kid. They can be summoned into the real world by throwing their corresponding Astral Coin. The Astralborgs help out the Beetleborgs against their foes, the Mantrons, during the Astral Coins saga.

  • Adaptation Species Change: Their counterparts in B Fighter Kabuto were all humans who could summon Powered Armor. The Astralborgs are comic book characters made real and have no human forms.
  • Animal Themed Super Being: All of them are based on insects generally considered harmless and sometimes even pretty to look at. Dragonborg is based on a dragonfly, Fireborg on a firefly, Lightningborg on a cicada and Ladyborg on a butterfly.
  • Arm Cannon: Fireborg's Astral Launcher.
  • BFG: Ladyborg's Astral Bazooka.
  • Dual Wielding: Lightningborg's twin Astral Sabers.
  • Make Some Noise: Lightningborg can emit damaging sound waves from his chest.
  • No Celebrities Were Harmed: Dragonborg really sounds like an imitation of Sean Connery.
  • Non-Indicative Name: Despite Ladyborg's design and imagery all clearly invoking butterflies, apparently the pun on "Ladybug" for the sole female Astralborg was just too good to pass up.
  • Put on a Bus: Like Josh before him, after the Beetleborgs finally get their hands on Roboborg, the Astral Borgs tell them they'll be there when the need arises, but are subsequently never seen again.
  • The Cape: Their personalities tend towards this. Justified, as they're comic book characters created by a little kid.
  • The Smurfette Principle: Ladyborg is the only female in this team of borgs.
  • Super Prototype: All of them were drawn by Art Fortunes when he was a kid. These drawings inspired him to create the Beetleborgs comics and can therefore be seen as the prototypes to the Beetleborgs. However, it is obvious that the Astral Borgs are much stronger than the Beetleborgs, as they can easily defeat the Mantrons, while just one Mantron is more than enough to defeat the Metallix Beetleborgs (who are explicitly stronger than the original Beetleborgs). They can also teleport, which the Beetleborgs can't.

     Hillhurst Monsters 

General

A group of classic horror monsters living in Hillhurst. They are the reason why the people of Charterville proclaim the house to be haunted.

  • Bullying the Dragon: Insist on trying to eat the kids despite the three being superheroes who are easily able to handle them with their civilian powers, and could crush them in a second with their Beetleborg powers if they wanted to.
  • Harmless Villain: Except for Flabber.
  • I'm a Humanitarian: Except for Flabber, they will try to eat the main kids or any other ones that stumble into the house.
  • I'm a Humanitarian: They usually try to eat any human they come across.
  • It's All About Me: Sometimes, they'll only help the Beetleborgs if it will somehow benefit them. For example, Flabber convinces them to help keep the kids' identifies a secret because exposure means reporters hanging around Hillhurst and never giving any of them any peace.
  • The Millstone: They frequently cause trouble for the kids for the most selfish of reasons. A good example is when they wanted to give the villains the last Astral Coin needed to control a Humongous Mecha. In return, the villains would leave Hillhurst alone. Somehow, they didn't realize that if this deal succeeded, the entire world would be in trouble.
  • Monster Mash: Hillhurst is home to a "phantasm", a vampire, a werewolf, a mummy, a Frankenstein monster, a trio of pixie-like girls, and an occasionally seen living statue. They're later joined by a ghoul and sometimes get visits from such beings as Frankie's Mad Scientist father, a hunchback, and assorted ghosts.
  • Pet the Dog: They once find a lost baby. It's actually Rocket Man in disguise as part of a Magnavore plot, but they don't know that and care for the tyke as if it were their own. Fangula does try to scare the baby, but he genuinely thought babies like to be scared; the baby laughed instead. They also often act friendly with each other and, on extremely rare occasions, even the kids.
  • Promotion to Opening Titles: Downplayed. Flabber's actor was always credited and the four main House Monsters (Mums, Frankenbeans, Fangula and Wolfie) were always in the opening credits, but in episode 3 of Metallix, the new intro starts crediting the quartet's actors as well, with newcomer Little Ghoul and her actress subsequently joining in episode 4.
  • Spotlight-Stealing Squad: Their antics sometimes receive more screentime than the kids' fight against the villains.
  • With Friends Like These...: The monsters constantly try to eat the kids, and even when not trying to eat them, they act rude to the kids and treat them as unwanted guests. Despite this, the kids always come to their aid when they need it.
  • Would Hurt a Child / Would Hit a Girl: They constantly try to eat kids, and the fact that Jo is a girl doesn’t stop the monsters from trying to eat her.

Flabber

Played by: Billy Forester
A phasm who was imprisoned in a pipe organ, until he was freed by the kids. He was the one who made them Beetleborgs and assists them in other ways during their fight against the Magnavores and later Crustaceans.

  • Big Good: Genuinely cares for the kids, provided their powers, and helps them in any way he possibly can.
  • Composite Character: His role combines the Insect Elder Guru, Professor Mukai from B-Fighter and Dr. Osonai from B-Fighter Kabuto. And in one episode, he becomes the counterpart to Bagma Virus.
  • Eccentric Mentor: Basically acts like a live action version of the Genie from Disney's Aladdin. Both Flabber and Genie share a lot of traits (blue, eccentric, wish granter, etc.)
  • Large Ham: It says something when the kids occasionally have to tell him to be serious.
  • Literal Genie: A benevolent example, as he did not let the kids stick with a badly executed wish and instead gave them what they really wanted after rectifying his mistake. Flabber is also a literal genie in another way, as he frequently uses his magic to literally depict puns and expressions.
  • The Mentor: Of the Beetleborgs.
  • More than Three Dimensions: Is from the seventh dimension, according to the Pipettes in the first episode.
  • Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: Flabber granting the kids' wish of becoming Beetleborgs (and then not "watching the gateway", as he put it) caused the Magnavores to escape the comic book and into the real world, which makes him the cause of the series' entire conflict.
  • No Celebrities Were Harmed: Based on Liberace, Elvis Presley, and Jay Leno. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno commented on this. Needless to say, Jay was a bit put out...
  • Papa Wolf: He genuinely does care for the kids, and is quick to protect them from his roommates. When the Phantom tries to kidnap Jo, if it weren't for them being equal in strength, Flabber would've turned him into a candlestick for it without question.
  • Reality Warper: Is capable of being this to a certain degree.
  • Scaled Up: If he wants to be terrifying, his form of choice is a giant dragon he's assumed on several occasions.
  • Sealed Good in a Can: At the start of the series, he's trapped in an old organ until Jo leans on the keyboard with her elbow and frees him (later explained as her hitting three specific notes in order). Playing them in reverse in the season 1 finale sucks him back in, but when Jo sits on the keyboard, it frees him a second time.
  • The Social Expert: Capable of preventing the other Hillhurst monsters from torturing the Beetleborg kids.
  • Spared by the Adaptation: As the counterpart to Guru and Bagma Virus, Flabber survives whereas they died.
  • Token Good Teammate: The only one of the Hillhurst crew who always willingly helps the kids.

Count Fangula

Played by: Joe Hackett
A rather ineffectual vampire.

  • Animorphism: As with all classical vampires, Fangula can change himself into a bat.
  • Canon Character All Along: One episode sees him undergo a Forced Transformation into a counterpart to Zyren, a monster from B-Fighter Kabuto.
  • Classical Movie Vampire: Is dressed as a thinly disguised parody of the classic portrayal of Dracula.
  • Friendly Neighborhood Vampire: Zigzagged. He is certainly a huge jerk to the kids and really wants to suck their blood, but never leaves Hillhurst to hunt for blood. In fact, when his superior, Vlad the Impaler, demanded he should do so, Fangula fell into a depression, rather than going out to suck blood. This implies he really does not want to be a vampire.
  • Our Vampires Are Different: He can survive in the sun with no problem so long as he wears sunglasses. He also doesn't need to drink blood, though he considers it a treat. Mainly, this is because he doesn't like hurting people and drinking blood usually means a vampire is biting someone somewhere squishy. When offered Black Pudding, he was delighted both by the taste and the fact that he had a source of blood that wasn't people.
  • The Smart Guy: He specializes in witchcraft.
  • Translator Buddy: He is responsible for translating whatever Wolfie is saying.

Frankenbeans

Played by: David Fletcher
Like his name suggests, he is a parody of Frankenstein's monster, only with the mentality of a toddler.

  • The Big Guy: He's the tallest and effectively strongest out of all the Hillhurst monsters.
  • Dumb Muscle: Is about as strong as Jo at times, but due to lacking a brain, he is the dumbest monster living in Hillhurst.
  • Einstein Hair: It's pretty wild.
  • Frankenstein's Monster: His name clearly suggests that he's based on this.
  • Hulk Speak: A result of his lacking intelligence.
  • Manchild: Is the biggest of the monsters, but has the maturity of a toddler.
  • Ugly Cute: He certainly looks scary, but his childlike behavior still makes him endearing to watch.

Mums

Played by: Blake Torney
Voiced by: Michael Sorich
An undead Egyptian mummy who somehow ended up in America.

  • Adaptational Heroism: His one-off reaper form uses the suit from B-Fighter Monster of the Week Mercenary Shinigamian. Unlike Shinigamian, Mums is one of the good guys.
  • And I Must Scream: Was apparently mummified alive as punishment for kissing Cleopatra. Since this is a kids show, mummification simply involved wrapping him in bandages and shutting him in a pyramid. Still, the priest who mummified him did curse him with eternal life, while being sealed in a pyramid.
  • Dem Bones: Is briefly shown what he looks like without his bandages, which is a walking skeleton.
  • Hidden Depths: He actually apparently knows how to do magic himself and is decent with it, but rarely ever uses it.
  • Jerkass: Usually the least sympathetic of the Monsters.
  • Like Father, Unlike Son: His mother is soft-spoken, polite, and doesn't try to eat anyone—everything he isn't. Maybe he takes after his father instead.
  • A Lizard Named "Liz": He's a mummy named Mums, making this a rare non-animal example.
  • Mummy: Is the classical portrayal of this trope: A walking corpse wrapped in bandages.
  • Momma's Boy: Absolutely loves his mother. When she drops by for a visit in Season 2, he insists on making everything perfect for her.
  • One-Winged Angel: Can transform into a reaper-like form by unwrapping his bandages. Only did this in the first episode though. Other episodes in which he is unwrapped simply show his skeleton falling apart.
  • Shock and Awe: Seems to be able to send out electrical shocks in his reaper form.

Wolfgang "Wolfie" Smith

Played by: Frank Tahoe
Voiced by: Michael Sorich, Scott Page-Pagter
A werewolf who was Fangula's previous roommate in another haunted house. He wanted to move in at Hillhurst, much to the displeasure of the other monsters, but ultimately got permission to stay, as he would otherwise be recruited to the Magnavores.

  • Badass Normal: While being a werewolf is anything but normal, Wolfgang has none of the fancy powers the Beetleborgs and their enemies have, yet still managed to score some victories against the Beetleborgs' enemies. In fact, if it wasn't for Wolfgang, the villains might have succeeded in some of their plans.
  • Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: Don't push Wolfie too far — he will fight back, even against Nukus, trying to help the Beetleborgs in their first battle against the villain. It didn't help much, but he was actually able to touch the guy, which the heroes couldn't.
  • Dark and Troubled Past: A flashback in "Headless Over Heels" indicates he was living on his own in the woods and eager to find a home before arriving at Hillhurst.
  • The Heart: The nicest and most sympathetic of the Hillhurst Monsters. While the other Hillhurst Monsters care only for themselves and their house, Wolfgang helped the kids with their battle against the villains at some occasions. However, he still has some selfish tendencies and, like his roommates, still tries to eat the kids when he's hungry.
  • Noodle Incident: When the Headless Horseman comes looking for his missing head, Wolfgang has it as a keepsake. According to Flabber, Wolfie has had a habit of bringing home strange heads.
  • Our Werewolves Are Different: He's permanently in humanoid wolf form.
  • Pet the Dog: Aside from Flabber, Wolfgang is the most prone to freely helping the team out against enemies, such as when he tried to fight Nukus during the battle where he destroyed the original Beetleborg powers, and later when he freely attempted to attack Horribelle when she broke in to kidnap Art in "Battle Station Alert" (even without the kids around).
  • Spanner in the Works: Wolfie's hearing is so good that he can hear Hagfish's hypnotic song all the way in Hillhurst's basement. It's so loud the first time that it causes him to double over in pain; this allows Flabber to learn what's going on and warn Drew before it's too late.
  • The Unintelligible: He express himself with howling and barking, forcing Fangula to translate his language.
  • Werewolf Theme Naming: Played straight; he's a werewolf named Wolfgang.
  • Wonderful Werewolf: When he's not trying to eat the kids, at least.

Ghoulum

Played by: Dan Letlow
A living statue standing in the entrance hall of Hillhurst.

  • Ascended Extra: Downplayed. He's not very prominent compared to the other monsters, but he's more active than the giant statue that was used to represent him in the B-Fighter footage.
  • Brainwashed and Crazy: Was forcibly turned evil and mind controlled by Noxic in one episode, but ultimately saved by the Beetleborgs.
  • Living Statue: Exactly.
  • Punny Name: Hi name is derived from "ghoul" and "golem".
  • The Quiet One: Says and does very little compared to his roommates. He is, after all, a statue.
  • The Unintelligible: Prefers grunts rather than words.

Little Ghoul

Played by: Lina Godouse
A hooded female monster who moves into Hillhurst's basement shortly after the kids get their Metallix powers.

     Other allies 

Aaron Williams

Played by: Kim Delgado
Roland's father and owner of Zoom Comics.

  • Put on a Bus: Suddenly got a job as a sales representative for Beetleborgs comics, forcing Roland's mother Abbie to take over Zoom Comics.
  • Team Dad: Though he doesn't know about the Power Trio's abilities.

Nano Williams

Played by: Vivian Smallwood
Roland's rather eccentric, but cool grandmother. She is also seen helping Zoom Comics.

Abbie Williams

Played by: Channe Nolen
Roland's mom, who takes over Zoom Comics when her husband leaves for business.

Heather

Played by: Elizabeth Z. Lund
A girl who works at Zoom comics. She seems to be well liked, as she has to constantly put up with the advances of Trip and Van, while Drew is just too shy to admit he loves her.

Arthur "Art" Fortunes

Played by: Rigg Kennedy
The artist of the Beetleborgs comics. He sometimes comes to help out by drawing new weapons and vehicles for the kids, which are brought to the real world by Flabber.

  • Einstein Hair: Though he does comb it down sometimes.
  • Full-Name Ultimatum: Refers to Les as "Lester" when the two are verbally sniping at one another.
  • Mad Artist: A bit eccentric but a rare good example of this trope.
  • Meaningful Name: He's the creator of the Beetleborg comics, which makes him an "artist" that made "fortunes."
  • Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: He blurts out who really created Nukus in front of him, leading to Nukus gaining allies and a reliable source of monsters. To be fair though, Nukus was very intimidating (having already destroyed the Beetleborgs' powers by that point), so poor Art was literally scared out of his wits at the time.
  • Sibling Yin-Yang: With his older brother Les. He's good and white-haired; Les is evil and dark-haired.

Dr. Baron von Frankenbeans

Played by: Don Altman
The mad scientist who created Frankenbeans. He is a recurring visitor of Hillhurst whose experiments cause all sorts of trouble for the monsters and kids, though not on purpose, but rather because the experiment went wrong.

  • Dark Is Not Evil: His first appearance makes him seem like a deranged, demanding scientist quick to perform experiments on the various monsters, but he's actually quite kindhearted. What he did to the monsters were treatments for various issues; as painful as the processes clearly were, they feel loads better afterwards. He also loves Frankenbeans like a son.
  • Dramatic Thunder: Every time he introduces himself and sometimes even when someone else mentions his name, the rumbling of thunder can be heard.
  • Herr Doktor: As you can tell from his name.
  • Mad Scientist: A rare benevolent example, as he is a really well meaning man. He created Frankenbeans and considers himself his father.

Trip and Van

Played by: Todd Hurst & Patrick Seaborn
Two insanely wealthy brothers who frequently try to bully the Beetleborg kids, but always end up being victims themselves as the kids secretly use their superpowers on them.

  • The Ditz: Van tends to be this at times, much to Trip's annoyance.
  • Pet the Dog: During the Christmas special, they bring a Christmas dinner to replace the one that got destroyed, purely out of Christmas spirit.
  • Put on a Bus: In season 1's finale, they go to live on their father's country estate.
  • Sitcom Arch-Nemesis: Are this to the kids. They often try to hinder the kids in rather petty ways.
  • Rich Jerks: They're a pair of wealthy brothers who antagonize the main characters.
  • Screw This, I'm Outta Here: When Borgslayer starts wreaking havoc, they decide they've had enough and leave town... then return for a short while at the insistence of Nukus, telling the Beetleborgs the technique that destroys Borgslayer. Once they've passed on the information, they depart for good.
  • Unwitting Instigator of Doom: They dared the heroes to go into Hillhurst, setting the plot of the series in motion. Including all the monster attacks.

Dudley

Played by: Dudley Davis
Van and Trip's butler, who always accompanies them on their misadventures.

  • The Drag-Along: Often forced to join in with whatever Van and Trip are planning.
  • Servile Snarker: He's Trip and Van's chauffeur.
  • Unfazed Everyman: Doesn't lose his flat, bored demeanor when he's taken hostage by the Magnavores.

Villains

     The Magnavores 
The first set of villains. The Magnavores are villains hailing from the Beetleborgs comics. They are accidentally set free by Flabber when he opened the gate to the comic book dimension to turn the kids into Beetleborgs.

  • Adaptational Comic Relief: The main trio, Jara, Noxic and Typhus are almost always played for laughs, due to their incompetency and clashing personalities. Their B-Fighter counterparts, Jera, Schwartz and Gigaro while having moments of comedy are serious and threatening villains.
  • Attention Deficit... Ooh, Shiny!: The main trio is easily distracted by pretty much everything they encounter during their missions for Vexor. An example is when they were send out to steal comic books so Vexor could create an army of monsters. During said mission, they decided to steal donuts, getting them into trouble with the police.
  • Dumbass Has a Point: The main trio openly distrust and dislike Nukus. Part of this is jealousy over being replaced as Vexor's right-hand goon, but they also call his loyalty into question multiple times. Naturally, they're spot on the money — he was plotting from the start to have them sent back into the comics and then take over as the new lead villain.
  • The Empire: According to this card, they are the rulers of the Magnavorian empire in the comic books.
  • For the Evulz: There never seems to be a reason for their evil behavior. While the villains in sister show Power Rangers have stated they want to take over the world, the Magnavores have no such motivation. This gets lampshaded in "Borgslayer!"; when asked why he needs a new minion, Vexor said the others wasted a year on silly nonsense, such as stealing donuts.
  • Harmless Villain: They never seem to pose any real threat due to their incompetence. While Vexor seems capable enough to avert this trope, he rarely actually acts directly, only via elaborate plans. It's little wonder that the Shadowborg is Vexor's only minion he actually liked.
  • Refugee from TV Land: Are comicbook characters come to life.
  • Spared by the Adaptation: Their counterparts in B-Fighter are all Killed Off for Real or subjected to a Fate Worse than Death. In Beetleborgs, the villains are merely sent back to the comic books.
  • Terrible Trio: Jara, Noxic and Typhus fit this trope.

Vexor

Played by: Rick Tane
Voiced by: Joey Pal
The first villainous leader.

  • Adaptational Niceguy: While he's still a villain, he's nowhere near the levels of awful Gaohm reached (namely, Vexor never attempted to open a black hole above Earth to kill everyone in hopes of luring a goddess out so he could be fully brought to life).
  • Adaptational Wimp: His counterpart Gaohm's ability to send the B-Fighters into the Gaohm Zone was not adapted.
  • Adapted Out: There's no sign that, unlike his B-Fighter counterpart he's not really a bizarre, embryonic entity in a tank somewhere who was only created from a random warp in space.
  • Big Bad: Of season 1.
  • The Chessmaster: Tends to come up with elaborate plans for dealing with things rather than using brute force and is definitely smarter than his underlings. He'd probably be a far more effective villain with more competent minions, something showcased when he has the powerful and genuinely competent Shadowborg instead.
  • Non-Action Big Bad: Apart from one short skirmish with the Beetleborgs, which he lost (though what, if anything, his One-Winged Angel form is capable of is never shown), he never takes any direct action against them. He's more keen on making plans and schemes than fighting directly, and many of his plans fail more due to his minions' incompetence than anything.
  • Not So Above It All: During the Christmas special, Jara gives him a stocking and, while he still berates them for being idiots, he still seems to enjoy it and take a break from evil for the night.
  • Not So Stoic: While he has his hammy moments, he's normally rather subdued and rarely ever raises his voice. However, towards the end of the series the Terrible Trio constantly failing clearly begins to get on his last nerve and he starts raising his voice.
  • One-Winged Angel: Briefly turns into a monstrous giant after being defeated in his normal form. How strong this is is never shown.
  • Orcus on His Throne: Does not really take active action against the Beetleborgs. Though he does make plans and do other things, such as trying to seal the portal to the second dimension so that the Magnavores couldn't be defeated and creating Shadowborg.
  • Out of Focus: Because of the above, he doesn't get as much screentime as his three underlings. Some episodes he doesn't appear at all because the there's no scene at their base.
  • Surrounded by Idiots: Feels this way about his generals. Given he's far smarter than they are and many of his plans fail due to their incompetence, he has a point. Shadowborg is his only minion he actually likes because he's actually serious and competent.
    Vexor: When am I going to learn not to rely on you bumbling boneheads? If there's a brain cell among you, it's dying of loneliness!
  • We Need a Distraction: Many of his directly ordered monster attacks are explicitly intended more as distractions from his intentions than his main attack.

Typhus

Played by: Kyle Jordan
Voiced by: Dave Footman

  • Adaptation Species Change: Gigaro, his B-fighter counterpart is a skeletal humanoid from another dimension who biologically augmented his body to become stronger. Typhus is a comic book villain made real.
  • Evil Sounds Deep: Has a very low guttural voice.
  • Villainous Glutton: Frequently stuffs himself through the mouth on the top of his head.

Noxic

Played by: Lee Whey
Voiced by: David Umansky

Jara

Played by: Balinda English
Voiced by: Rajia Baroudi

Shadowborg

Voiced by: Bob Papenbrook

  • Adaptation Species Change: His B-Fighter counterpart Black Beet is a human clone of The Hero who can transform into an armored form. Shadowborg is a robot who happens to look like an evil Beetleborg.
  • Adaptational Villainy: Unlike Shadow, he doesn't get any form of redemption.
  • Always Someone Better: To the Terrible Trio, being competent, serious, and actually capable of doing what Vexor wants. They're naturally incredibly jealous of him for it.
  • Ax-Crazy: While mostly subdued, it's clear he's a sadistic monster who enjoys attacking the town and actively aiming at innocent civilians.
  • Badass Boast: A large amount of his dialog consists of these. He lives up to them.
  • Dark Is Evil: He's evil and has a black color scheme.
  • Deadpan Snarker: In contrast to the other villains, he doesn't joke or go Large Ham, rather keeping his quips to deadpan one-liners.
  • Demoted to Extra: Black Beet, his B-Fighter counterpart plays a role in almost two thirds of the series. Shadowborg only appears in six episodes.
  • The Dragon: To Vexor during his arc.
  • Evil Counterpart: To the Beetleborgs as a whole, but mostly to Drew, as Shadowborg is created from a part of his armor.
  • Evil Knockoff: Is an evil, fully mechanical copy of the Blue Stinger Borg created from his armor.
  • Implacable Man: When first introduced, nothing the heroes do, including making weapons and powers explicitly intended to kill him, does much to phase him. It takes Drew risking turning himself evil with Vexor's Energy Axis to finally take him down.
  • Killed Off for Real: Unlike every other villain, Shadowborg isn't a comic book character who can be sent back. He's actually killed when destroyed by Mega Blue Beetleborg. While Art adds him to the comic, even if that version was ever summoned, it'd not be the same one.
  • Knight of Cerebus: He's definitely a more serious and threatening villain than the other season 1 bad guys.
  • Kryptonite-Proof Suit: He's not originally from the comics so he can't be sent back into a comic book like most other villains and has to be destroyed outright.
  • Power Parasite: In his debut episode, he steals the other Beetleborgs' powers. Unlike most examples, he already has powers of his own; he just does it to De-power the heroes and boost his existing strength.
  • Robotic Psychopath: Is a robotic copy of Blue Stinger Borg, and a sadistic, Ax-Crazy monster who is clearly enjoying attacking the town and tormenting the kids.
  • Token Competent Minion: Shadowborg was the only minion that Vexor actually liked due to him being the only one of his minions who was an actual threat to the Beetleborgs and being capable of carrying out his evil plans successfully.
  • Vile Villain, Saccharine Show: Is much more dangerous and powerful than anything before, and completely lacks any humorous traits. He's also the first villain to actively be show aiming at people with intent to kill. Is it any wonder he's Vexor's only minion he actually liked?

     The Crustaceans 

The second group of villains. Unlike the Magnavores, who come directly from the Beetleborgs comics, this group comes from sketches made by Art Fortunes' deranged and criminal brother Les Fortunes. This probably explains why they are more effective at being villains compared to their predecessors, the Magnavores.

Nukus

Played by: Christopher Cho
The new Big Bad. In his first appearance, he proves himself to be more intelligent and competent than Vexor — not only does he destroy the paper he was summoned from (and later a second drawing of himself) to keep from being readily sent back into the two-dimensional world, he gets rid of the other villains in an elaborate scheme before taking over. He is also more proactive compared to Vexor, as he frequently goes to the battlefield himself.

  • Achilles' Heel: He does have one major weakness: if his sword is used by anyone but him to create a monster, not only can he not control it, if it's not sent back to the 2nd dimension in time, it creates another rift like the one that happened when Borgslayer was destroyed, only this time it'd take all the Crustaceans with it, including Nukus. This heel is never exploited though, in part because he's smart enough to not let the Borgs know the one time he's forced into an Enemy Mine because of it.
  • Adaptational Badass: While his B-Fighter Kabuto counterpart Raija is a formidable warrior in his own right, he was merely one of two Co-Dragons to Mother Melzard, the series Big Bad. Nukus IS the Big Bad in Metallix and is able to turn every drawing or picture into a living being or a fully functional object. Raija lacked this abillity.
  • Adaptational Intelligence: Raija is merely the enforcer of Mother Melzard in Kabuto, preferring straightforward combat to elaborate schemes. Nukus is more of a schemer who manipulates others into doing his bidding, as seen when he sets up the Magnavores for defeat to take their position as the villain.
  • Bad Boss: Mostly towards Les.
  • Batman Gambit:
    • His entire first plan consists of exploiting the way the Beetleborgs typically react when Hillhurst is attacked to destroy the Battle Base and Gargantis, and play Vexor in such a way he can tell him to his face that Borgslayer's destruction will take the Magnavores with him without Vexor once suspecting he's going to be betrayed.
    • His plan to find the Lost Comic consists of sending Les to try and get the location out of Art... knowing Les will likely fail, but in doing so the heroes will find the Lost Comic thinking the Crustaceans are looking for it, leading them right to it.
  • Big Bad: Of Metallix.
  • Break the Badass: In his first battle with the Beetleborgs, he intimidates the kids and the monsters in a way the Magnavores never could.
  • Character Catchphrase: "(Insert Monster's Name Here)! Arise!", whenever he brings something out of the comics. It's implied it's necessary for his sword to work, as Les and Vilor have to say it when they do it. Given he doesn't just summon monsters, this leads to some interesting statements, especially given Nukus's generally serious delivery and lack of comical traits.
    Nukus: (When summoning a normal guy from an insurance ad) Average Man! Arise!
  • The Comically Serious: While a Knight of Cerebus and a dead serious character, that very same serious can cause for some humor given who he's often sharing the screen with, or some of the stuff he ends up having to say.
  • Dragon Ascendant: Was Vexor's right-hand goon before the Magnavores disappeared back into the comics.
  • Explaining Your Power to the Enemy: Defied. He tells the heroes how to beat Borgslayer... with a method that's completely worthless on him. He also keeps how his sword brings monsters into the 3rd dimension and how it works very close to his chest, as until it became relevant for Les and Vilor to know after accidentally causing his Achilles' Heel to come into play, and even then makes sure not to tell the Beetleborgs it when forced into an Enemy Mine with them.
  • Eye Beams: He can shoot what seems to be fire from his eyes, which is how he destroys both the original sheet of paper he was summoned from and later another copy of it; when he and Les Fortunes first meet, he also sets Les' pencils on fire with his eye beams to prove he's the real deal and not just some guy in a costume.
  • Horrifying the Horror: The House Monsters are... well, monsters. They're terrified of Nukus's power after seeing him in action though, and opt to hide in various parts of the house after he first walks in and growls at them. Even Ghoulum, the living statue, runs and hides when Nukus gives him a look while walking past him.
  • Knight of Cerebus: While the show still stays lighthearted and goofy after Nukus's appearance, he is much more of a threat compared to Vexor, who was just there to berate his minions for failing. He's also presented as much more intimidating than the Magnavores ever were.
  • Large Ham: Nukus really does not know what subtlety is, as every line spoken by him is this.
  • Manipulative Bastard: Sets up Vexor and his minions to be defeated and sent back to the comic books, allowing him to take over as the new villain. His entire plan to destroy the Beetle Battle Base and Gargantis revolves around knowing exactly how the Beetleborgs will react.
  • Mind over Matter: He demonstrates telekinesis at times, such as in the opening episode of Metallix (where he mainly uses it to open doors and expose the House Monsters when they're hiding from him).
  • No-Sell: Having successfully defeated Borgslayer by triangulating their firepower, the Beetleborgs try to get rid of Nukus with the same tactic. He shrugs it off with no problem, then reveals he knew the technique wouldn't work on him — that's why he told them about it (via proxy) in the first place.
  • Orcus on His Throne: Averted, as he regularly sets foot on the battlefield. He faced the Beetleborgs way more often than Vexor ever did (to say nothing of the lead villains on Saban's other shows).
  • Pet the Dog: In the opening episode of Metallix, he rewards a kid who helps him find the prison by turning his dog into his favorite animal, a monkey.
  • Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Why he usually departs a battle. He's rarely ever losing outright, but if it's just not worth his trouble, he'll leave and let some mook take it from there.
  • Spared by the Adaptation: The series ends with he, Horribelle and Vilor all still alive and free. B-Fighter Kabuto saw them all killed off by the individual B-Fighters.
  • The Starscream: To Vexor. Though a rather competent one, since he permanently takes over the position of Big Bad.
  • Super Mode: Mega Nukus, gained from touching Les's transmogrifier device.
  • Villain Decay: Was basically unstoppable in his first appearances, before ending up failing to fight them again later; then again, the Beetleborgs got new upgraded armors, most likely didn't fall to the same tricks anymore, and he still could handle them pretty well in a fight. It should be noted that he never actually gets beaten so badly he has to retreat for his entire run, and normally simply retreats when he feels the situation has become unfavorable.
  • Would Hurt a Child: Zig-zagged. He has no problem fighting the kids when they're powered up. After destroying their powers at the start of Season 2, however, he otherwise gently moves them out of his way and focuses on more important targets (Flabber and Art).

Horribelle

Played by: Claudine Barros
Nukus's female second-in-command. She is a mantis-based warrior, armed with two blades.

  • Co-Dragons: Is one of two dragons to Nukus, the other being Vilor.
  • Dual Wielding: She wields a pair of hooked swords as her primary weapon.
  • Punny Name: Obviously a pun on "horrible", which is actually what inspires her name when Nukus sees her drawing:
    Nukus: "Who's this? She's so wonderfully... horrible."
  • The Smurfette Principle: The only female among the villains. Also the only one without a Super Mode, leading to her forcing Les into creating a new weapon for her: the Astral Axe, and the giant mecha Boron that comes with it.
  • Slaying Mantis: Her motif is that of a praying mantis.
  • The Starscream: Temporarily turns into this after being jealous of Nukus and Vilor's super modes, while not getting one herself. This only lasts for one episode.

Vilor

Played by: Kyle Jordan
Voiced by: Dave Footman

  • Adaptational Dumbass: Dezzle from B Fighter Kabuto preferred elaborate schemes over direct combat and even schemes against his brother Raija for the approval of Mother Melzard. Vilor is merely The Brute to Nukus.
  • The Brute: Never seems to come up with any plans of his own and is only send out to do the Crustaceans' dirty work.
  • Butt-Monkey: While Nukus and Horribelle are both presented as serious and dangerous villains, Vilor normally gets treated like a joke and suffers far more defeats than either of them. He's also the only one of the three the heroes manage to beat without transforming. This status is why he had Les turn him into Super Vilor in the first place.
  • Co-Dragons: Is one of two dragons to Nukus, the other being Horribelle.
  • Fish People: Looks like a humanoid fish.
  • Punny Name: Like Horribelle, Vilor's name is a pun on a word Nukus used to describe him on seeing his drawing — in his case, "vile".
  • Super Mode: Had two different super modes, albeit only temporary. The first one, called Super Vilor, was used in the Astral Coins saga. It was drawn by Les Fortunes and realized by Nukus, giving him greater power and arming Vilor with a trident. The second one is Mega Vilor, gained from touching Les's transmogrifier device. Due to stock footage constraints, he doesn't have them very long, as he reverts back to his original form after just one battle each.
  • Took a Level in Badass: Super Vilor is way stronger than his original form, as in it he's even stronger than the Mantrons. Unfortunately for him, he doesn't keep it long, as it effectively takes a trip back to the second dimension for him.

Lester "Les" Fortunes

Played by: Marshal Hilton
Art Fortunes' brother. Les is also an artist, albeit one with a much darker taste compared to his brother, seeing as the characters he has drawn are more threatening than whatever Art came up with. He somehow ended up in jail ten years before his debut, though the series never elaborated on why.

  • Ambiguous Criminal History: Nukus finds him prison where he's been for ten years with no sign they plan to ever release him. Why he was locked up is never revealed.
  • Breaking Out the Boss: Inverted. His creation, Nukus, breaks him out... but makes it clear that he's in charge.
  • Bullying a Dragon: He has zero problem talking back to Nukus despite Nukus being leagues stronger than him and having no qualms about killing people. Justified, however, as Les is far too valuable to Nukus to kill, something Les seems aware of.
  • Butt-Monkey: Nukus constantly threatens him and pushes him around.
  • Cut Lex Luthor a Check: It's shown that Les is a legitimately brilliant artist and the one comic book that he manages to publish with help from Nukus sells like hotcakes. Despite that, he became a criminal and later a supervillain.
  • Einstein Hair: It's even wilder than his brother's.
  • Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": Nukus tends to refer to him simply as "Cartoonist". It irritates Les because he thinks of himself as more than a mere cartoonist.
  • Full-Name Ultimatum: Refers to Art as "Arthur" when the two are verbally sniping at one another.
  • Hate Sink: In-Universe, no one on either side likes him much. In one episode Flabber intentionally sics the Hillhurst monsters on him, whether to just scare him off or let them eat him is unclear.
  • Insistent Terminology: He says he's an artist, not a cartoonist.
  • Mad Artist: Mad enough that he's willing to work for Nukus and draw him new monsters to use against the Beetleborgs.
  • Maker of Monsters: Creates Nukus and all of his monsters.
  • Meaningful Name: As in "less fortunate", especially when compared to his brother.
  • Nice Job Fixing It, Villain: After the Beetleborgs try (and fail) to summon Boron in the finale, he starts gloating and inadvertently tells them the extra word they need to do so.
  • Nightmare Fetishist: His genre of choice is Horror Comic Books and his monsters are basically horror movie monsters. Notably, the Booger Man's nightmare powers are considered amazing inspiration for the guy, and after a brief scare is excited to draw what he saw in his nightmare.
  • Noodle Incident: It's never revealed just why he was sent to the Charterville Prison for the Criminally Insane.
  • Screw This, I'm Out of Here!: After the Beetleborgs have taken control of Boron, he finally has enough of Nukus’ abuse and decides to go back to jail for some peace and quiet.
  • Sibling Yin-Yang: With his younger brother Art, who is good and white-haired, while Les is evil and dark-haired.
  • The Starscream: Tries this a bunch of times, but fails horribly at it.

The Mantrons

Voiced by: Bob Papenbrook (Scorpix), Lee Hondo Woodford (Centipix), Ethan Murray (Mantix), Bob Johnson (Hornix)
A group of four evil Borgs drawn by Les Fortunes when he was a kid and brought to life by Nukus when he found said drawing. They are Scorpix, Centepix, Mantix and Hornix, who, as their names suggest are based on a scorpion, centipede, mantis and hornet.

  • Animal Themed Super Being: All four are based on predatory arthropods:
  • Arc Villain: Only appeared during the Astral Sword saga and are destroyed after Drew summons Roboborg for the first time.
  • Chest Blaster: Centepix has a sphere-like one exposed when his chestplates open vertically.
  • Curb-Stomp Battle: Are at the receiving end of one against Roboborg during the latter's first appearance. This results in them being sent back to the comics.
  • Demoted to Extra: Their B-Fighter Kabuto counterparts, the B-Crushers, lasted for almost half the series. The Mantrons lasted only 8 episodes.
  • Dies Differently in Adaptation: Well, defeated differently in adaptation. The B-Crushers all died in individual battles (Descorpion against Kabuto, Mukadelinger when a bomb inside him was activated and Killmantis and Beezak while blowing up the Neo Beet Machines' hanger), while the Mantrons were simply blasted by the Beetleborgs, Astral Borgs and Roboborg's eye lasers and sent back to the Lost Comic.
  • Dual Wielding: Mantix has two blades resembling a praying mantis' claws.
  • Knight of Cerebus: Their first appearance shows them effortlessly wiping the floor with the Beetleborgs, suggesting they really need to up their game before the same thing happens again.
  • The Psycho Rangers: Not to the Beetleborgs themselves, but rather to their backup team; the Astral Borgs.

Repgillian

The final monster of the series, created by tossing several older monster drawings into a vat of toxic waste and then summoning the result forth as a single creature.

  • Adaptational Dumbass: Its B Fighter Kabuto counterpart was actually the final form of the show's Big Bad. Here, it is merely a non-sentient beast created by Nukus.
  • Climax Boss: Required the effort of Roboborg, Boron and the Mega Spectra Beetleborgs to defeat it, being the hardest battle they ever fought.
  • Kaiju: Is notable for being the only monster in the show to be a giant rather than human-sized.
  • Reptiles Are Abhorrent: Can best be described as a giant reptilian monster. Its name even reflects this.

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