Shovelroid

**Shovelroid**(ショベルロイド *Shoberuroido*) is a power shovel-based Metaroid from Episode 1 of Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters.

He is voiced by **Takashi Nagasako**.

## Personality

Shovelroid is a competent, havoc-making, Metaroid who is always prepared for battle and often acts tough.

## Appearance

Shovelroid has a gray-colored metallic body with some areas covered with yellow metal-plated armor. He has bulldozer shovels for feet, a large excavator shovel in place for his right arm, and metal tubes connected to his shovel arm and his left shoulder. He also has no facial expressions but instead has four red eyes and two antennas on his gray-colored head, which is inside a cab-like helmet.

## Biography

A member of Vaglass, Enter, steals a ton of Enetron until he encounters two members of the Energy Management Center, Ryuji and Yoko, who transform into Blue Buster and Yellow Buster to take him down. After managing to escape, he uses the stolen enetron to power up his laptop and then places a chip with a wire connected onto a power shovel. Once installing a data card with the Kaziru data, the Enetron powered-laptop infects the power shovel with the Metavirus and the power shovel transforms into a human-sized Metaroid, named Shovelroid. Once Shovelroid is formed, his data is transmitted to a MegaZord in Hyper Space where it begins to transport to the city. Shovelroid begins to create havoc by smashing objects with his Shovel Arm until Ryuji and Yoko arrive and transform into Blue Buster and Yellow Buster. The two begin to fight Shovelroid with their weapons but then they’re given a timer on their Morphin Braces showing the time the MegaZord will arrive at their city. The two struggle fighting against the Metaroid with his Shovel Arm and Finger Cannons. Eventually, the MegaZord is fully transported out of Hyper Space and arrives in the city, armed with a shovel arm and a claw arm based off of Shovelroid’s data. The ShovelZord starts attacking the Enetron containment facility to reach the main source as Shovelroid continues overpowering Ryuji and Yoko. With the two down, Shovelroid approaches. Fortunately, the third member, Hiromu, arrives with his Buddyroid, Nick, and shoots at Shovelroid with a Ichigan Buster until he shatters two of his four eyes. Hiromu transforms into Red Buster and boards his Buster Vehicle to take down the ShovelZord. As Hiromu handles with ShovelZord, Ryuji and Yoko continue their fight with Shovelroid. With two of the Metaroid’s four eyes shattered, Ryuji and Yoko are able to overpower him and they activate the finishing shot with their Ichigan Busters. They shoot at the Shovelroid with two supercharged shots, causing him to blow up along with the ShovelZord.

## Powers/Abilities

**Shovel Arm**: Shovelroid has a power shovel in place for his right arm that allows him to smash into objects and to deflect his enemies attacks during combat.

**Finger Cannons**: Shovelroid can rapidly shoot ammo from the tips of fingers on his left arm.

## Gallery

Concept art of Shovelroid and ShovelZordShovelroid’s creationShovelroid’s Finger CannonsShovelroid’s and ShovelZord’s defeatShovelroid’s and ShovelZord’s explosionsShovelroid’s Shovel Arm
## Trivia

* Since Shovelroid was going to be in the first episode, Yasuhiro Moriki wanted to make him stand out more by adding a distinct part to him.
	+ So he made the shovel arm so large that it would be impossible for a Kaijin suit model.
* Shovelroid contains the overall image of the power loader from the movie, Aliens.