Machine Robo: Battle Hackers (マシンロボ ぶっちぎりバトルハッカーズ) is a Japanese animated television series produced by Ashi Productions. It ran on TV Tokyo from June 3, 1987 through December 30, 1987.

Connection to Revenge of Cronos

In the finale of Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos, the Machine Robo decide to leave planet Cronos after defeating Gandler so that they can fight against evil in a new dimension. When they cross the dimensional barrier, the Machine Robo appear on Electronic Planet B1 with no memory of events from the previous series.

Story

In the year 406AE, the Electronic Planet B-1 falls prey to the Mechanoid space gang Gurendos. To fight back against them, the Machine Robo join forces to form the Algo Republic. Meanwhile, a large starship with five humans in suspended animation malfunctions and crash lands on B-1. Emerging from their ship, they find themselves caught up in the struggle between the Gurendos forces and the Algo Republic, eventually joining forces with the rough-and-tumble bunch of Machine Robo known as the Battle Hackers team to help save B-1 and eventually find a way back to Earth. In the final episode it is discovered that the robotic wars of Electronic Planet B1 were created by humans as a testing ground for arms traders.

Characters

Algo Army

Battle Hackers

The most dangerous unit in the Algo Army, it is composed of the misfits, hotheads, and dropouts of the Machine Robo.

Wheelmen

Humans

Winner Robo

Silver Wolves

The new team name of the Battle Clan from Revenge of Cronos. Composed of the land and sea robots.

White Thunder

Team name of the Jet Clan from Revenge of Cronos. Composed of the aerial robots.

Blue Dragons

Team name of the Jewel Lords and Rock Lords from Revenge of Cronos.

Red Knights

Team name of the Martial Arts Robo/Cronos Clan from Revenge of Cronos.

Gurendos

The villains of the series. The group's name derives from the term guren-tai (愚連隊 hoodlums)