The Guyver

The Guyver

Year: 1991

Runtime: 88 mins

Language: English

Directors: Screaming Mad George, Steve Wang

Science FictionActionEpic heroesAction comedy and silly heroicsIntense combat and martial arts

FBI agent Max Reed watches as Chronos researcher Dr. Tetsu Segawa is murdered after stealing an alien device called the Guyver. College student Sean Barker, whose girlfriend’s father was Segawa, discovers the Guyver’s hidden location while observing the forensic team at the crime scene.

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1

Segawa's theft and death at Chronos

Dr. Tetsu Segawa steals the Guyver unit from Chronos and is pursued by Lisker. During their confrontation, Segawa—who is also a Zoanoid—is killed by Lisker. Lisker returns the metal briefcase to Chronos' president Balcus, only to discover the unit was hidden elsewhere and the briefcase contains an old toaster.

Night of the theft Chronos facility
2

Sean becomes the Guyver host

Sean Barker's scooter breaks down in a back alley and a gang attacks him. The Guyver unit activates and fuses with Sean, forming the armored suit. The armor dissolves into two scars on the back of his neck, leaving him stunned by his transformation.

That night Back alley
3

Mizuki's danger is revealed

The next night, Sean goes to Mizuki's apartment and finds his sensei murdered and Mizuki abducted by Lisker's thugs. Max Reed, a CIA agent, informs Mizuki about Segawa's death, heightening the urgency. Sean and Reed plot a rescue as the danger closes in.

The next night Mizuki's apartment
4

Rescue attempt leads to the warehouse

With Reed's help, Sean rescues Mizuki from Lisker's captors, but the trio is soon chased by Zoanoid assailants. They slip away into an abandoned warehouse, where Mizuki remains in danger and the fight continues.

Soon after the abduction Abandoned warehouse
5

Final warehouse confrontation begins

Sean and the others face off against Lisker and his Zoanoid forces. Sean's abilities surface again as he battles the gang, and a headbutt creates a flaw in the Guyver's control system. Lisker and his crew begin to exploit the potential weakness of the Control Metal.

During the confrontation Abandoned warehouse
6

Sean is fatally wounded; Lisker wins a brutal moment

In the ferocious melee, Weber is killed by Sean, and Mizuki fears the worst for her companion. The Zoanoid assault continues and Lisker rips the Control Metal off Sean's forehead, causing the armor to disintegrate and killing Sean in the process.

Towards the end of the confrontation Abandoned warehouse
7

Mizuki wakes at Chronos; discovery of regeneration

Mizuki wakes up at the Chronos headquarters to Balcus flaunting a gallery of Zoanoids and questioning how Sean activated the Guyver. Dr. East, the head of genetics, discovers that the Control Metal is regenerating itself into a new Guyver unit.

After Sean's death Chronos headquarters
8

Control Metal attaches to Mizuki; an escape hitch

Mizuki attempts to seize the Control Metal, but it attaches to her hand and resists disposal. M.C. Striker accidentally flings the metal away, where it is swallowed by Dr. East, triggering a dangerous chain of events as Lisker pursues it.

Shortly after the reveal Chronos genetics lab
9

Sean's rebirth and Reed's captivity ends

Dr. East dies from internal turmoil as Sean bursts through East's body, revealing that the Guyver unit can regenerate both itself and its host. Sean and Mizuki then free Reed from the experimental chamber, setting up the next phase of their fight.

Moments after East's death Chronos laboratory
10

The final confrontation escalates

Sean, Mizuki, and Reed confront Lisker in a climactic battle. The Guyver's defenses prove formidable as Lisker presses his advantage, and Reed mutates briefly into a cockroach-like Zoanoid before dying as his system rejects the new form.

During the final battle Chronos facility
11

Mega Smasher ends the threat; escape begins

The Mega Smasher Cannon on the Guyver's chest erupts, obliterating Balcus and the laboratory. Sean deactivates the Guyver armor and, with Mizuki by his side, prepares to depart Chronos HQ as Castle and Striker look on in astonishment.

After the final battle Chronos laboratory

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