Metabee (KBT-0)

Metabee メタビー
Model No.
KBT-0
Motif
Rhino beetle
Parts
Head:	Missile ミサイル
Right Arm:	Revolver リボルバー
Left Arm:	Submachinegun サブマシンガン
Legs:	Ochitsuker オチツカー
Game appearances
Medarot 1, Medarot 2, Medarot R, Medarot Navi
Other appearances
Medarot 1 (manga), Medarotter Rintarou (manga), Medarot (anime) (flashback only), Medarot Navi (manga), Medarot Card Game
Designer
Horuma Rin

This page describes the Medarot model found in Medarot 1 and Navi. For other Metabee models, see Metabee. For information on the character itself, see Metabee (character) or Hikaru's Metabee.

Metabee (メタビー), short for Metal Beetle (メタル・ビートル), is the original rhino beetle-type Medarot, It first appeared as Hikaru's partner Medarot in the Kabuto version of Medarot 1.

In the video games, Hikaru's Metabee (listed as KBT-0) is usually distinguished from Ikki's Metabee (KBT-1), despite them essentially being the same model of Medarot according to the anime and manga series.

Description

The first of its series, Metabee's design is based on a Japanese rhinoceros beetle, with the missile launchers on its head representing the beetle's branching horns. Its color is mainly goldish-brown with white and black accents.

Metabee is a well-balanced Medarot that specializes in shooting attacks, designed to be compatible with the Kabuto Medal. It has a gun on its right arm designed for speed and accuracy, a machine gun on its left arm for rapid-fire shots, and can fire powerful and accurate tracking missiles from its head part.

This original version of Metabee (KBT-0) can be differentiated from the later versions used by Ikki and Azuma by its darker brown color, and the ends of its shoulder pieces being colored white or yellow instead of black. This "older-style" Metabee has been included in several games past the first one, but usually as more of an Easter egg. Prior to Medarot DS, "KBT-0" could be used to refer to "Hikaru's Metabee".

In the games

In the video games, Metabee is exclusive to the Kabuto versions. It's a bipedal Medarot with a variety of shooting attacks: a Rifle attack on its right arm, a stronger Gatling attack on its left arm, and a powerful Missile attack on its head that can pierce multiple parts.

Outside of the original game, this version of Metabee usually has its name and parts written in hiragana letters (akin to writing them in a more cursive font) to seperate it from Ikki's KBT-1 model with the same part names.

One notable difference between this model and KBT-1 is that its head part (Missile) has the Explosive attribute instead of Shooting, making it only partially compatible with the Kabuto Medal. This is preserved in its Medarot 2 and Medarot R appearances, but not in Medarot Navi, where its attributes were all changed to Speed giving it full compatibility with the Kabuto Medal.

In Medarot 1

Metabee is obtained at the beginning of the game in the Kabuto version. After finding a Kabuto Medal dropped by a member of the Rubberobo Gang, Hikaru receives a Tinpet and parts for Metabee from his dad as part of a "Medarot starter kit".

Because it is one-of-a-kind and the game always displays the name of the Tinpet, the default name is never shown during normal gameplay. However, if the player cheats or modifies the game to face an enemy Metabee, it can be seen that the game mistakenly refers to it as "Power Beetle" (パワービートル). This was corrected in the Parts Collection games, where it is referred to as "Metal Beetle".

Stats in Medarot 1

Head KBT-01 : Missile / ミサイル Attribute: Explosive Armor Success Power Uses Skill: Shoot 40 20 30 @ 4 Action: Missile Blast deals extra damage. Right arm KBT-02 : Revolver / リボルバー Attribute: Shooting Armor Success Power Charge Cooldown Skill: Shoot 20 5 10 8 2 Action: Rifle Simple and easy to use. Left arm KBT-03 : Submachinegun / サブマシンガン Attribute: Shooting Armor Success Power Charge Cooldown Skill: Snipe 20 25 15 10 4 Action: Gatling Simple and easy to use. Legs KBT-04 : Ochitsuker / オチツカー Attribute: Shooting Bipedal - Good overall balance. Armor Speed Mobility Fighting Shooting Scan Conceal * 50 30 35 6 10 20 20

In Medarot 2

KBT-0's Medarot 2 sprite, which resembles its sprite in Medarot 1 more than the official artwork.

In Medarot 2, the old version of Metabee is treated as a seperate Medarot from the KBT-1 version Ikki uses, although both of them are numbered KBT-0 on the parts list. It can be only obtained by transferring it over from Medarot 1 or the Parts Collection games after clearing the game.

Here, rather than being called Metal Beetle (or Power Beetle), its name was changed to "Metabee" (めたびー) written in hiragana. Its parts were also written in hiragana to distinguish them from Ikki's new parts, which would otherwise have the same names. Its sprite (pictured right) is different from the new version and more closely resembles its sprite from Medarot 1, most likely as an Easter egg for players who transferred it from the original game.

In Medarot R

The original Metabee appears in Medarot R as well, used by the Phantom Retort and Fake Hikaru.

This game re-organized the model numbers in the KBT line, cementing the original Metabee as KBT-0 and Ikki's Metabee as KBT-1.

It's also used by Rintarou in the rank 2 battle.

In Medarot Navi

Metabee reappears in the Kabuto version of Medarot Navi as a Medarot used by Hikaru in the post-game of the Kabuto Version. As Hikaru is only fought once in the postgame (excluding his appearance as the Phantom Retort), the player only has 1 chance per game to obtain one of its Parts.

In Medarot Classics Plus you can collect all 4 of Metabee's parts by simply playing Medaron Navi in new game + four times, or beating the game and selecting the Get all parts function.

Its model number is KBT-0BH and its name and part names are written in hiragana, much like the ones found in Medarot 2 and R. Its sprite also has a scratch over one eye to match the appearance of Hikaru's Metabee in the later parts of the manga series.

Stats in Medarot Navi

Head KBT-01BH : Missile / みさいる Attribute: Speed Armor Success Power Target Range Uses Skill: Shoot 60 51 27 One Enemy 4~5 4 Action: Missile Always hits and pierces Armor. Right arm KBT-02BH : Revolver / りぼるばー Attribute: Speed Armor Success Power Target Range AP Skill: Shoot 40 45 13 One Enemy 3~4 9 Action: Rifle A low-AP Shooting attack. Left arm KBT-03BH : Submachinegun / さぶましんがん Attribute: Speed Armor Success Power Target Range AP Skill: Snipe 40 31 23 One Enemy 3~4 15 Action: Gatling A low-AP Shooting attack. Legs KBT-04BH : Ochitsuker / おちつかー Attribute: Speed Bipedal - Most effective on "Plain" and "Forest" terrains. Armor Speed Mobility Defense Physical Ranged 75 36 23 48 13 29

In the Manga

Medarot 1

Main article: Hikaru's Metabee

Medarot Navi (Manga)

Kasumi's Childhood Metabee

A Metabee is seen with Kasumi Asano in the Medarot Navi manga, but it is explained that he died being the hero and saving another Medarot from a car accident, but as a result ends up dead. This fuels Kasumi's attempt to bring him back.

Kasumi's new Metabee

Kasumi found and loaded a new Kabuto Medal inside his old Metabee, but the new Metabee has a stubborn and reckless personality, which Kasumi doesn't initially didn't like. However, these two become friends and had gone on adventures after being invited to Cluster, with Metabee later using Granbeetle parts on Cluster. That Metabee took part in a fight with Shiden and his Metabee, but Shiden loses due to his poor strategy, and Kasumi's words get Shiden to think later on about his choices.

Image gallery

Official Artwork:

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  Concept art

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  Metabee on the box art for Medarot 1's Kabuto version

Sprites & 3D Models:

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  Title Screen Sprite in Medarot 1

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  Sprite in Medarot 1

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  Sprite in Medarot Perfect Edition

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  Sprite in Medarot 2

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  Model in Medarot R (front)

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  Model in Medarot R (back)

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  Sprite in Medarot Navi

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  Sprite in Medarotch toy line and mobile app

Cards & Merchandise:

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  Metabee's head part card: Missile

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  Metabee's right arm part card: Revolver

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  Metabee's left arm part card: Submachinegun

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  Metabee's leg part card: Ochitsuker

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  Medarot card from the Medarot Card Game

Related Medarots

• KWG-0 Rokusho, the original KWG-type Medarot found in Medarot 1.

• KBT-1 Metabee, the version of Metabee used by Ikki Tenryou.
• KBT00-M Metabee, the version of Metabee used from Medarot DS onwards.

KBT-type Medarots
KBT-0	Metal Beetle	KBT-2	Bayonet	KBT05C	Saikachis C	KBT-7	Kabuto Benimaru	KBT0C (KBT-0CH)	Chrotojil	KBT12-M	Jhuk
KBT00-M	Metabee	KBT-3 (KBT-2020)	Kantaros	KBT-55	Blackbeetle	KBT08 (KBT-0NF)	Granbeetle	KBT0D (KBT-1CH)	Dechotom	KBT13-M	Torito Beetle
KBT-1	Metabee	KBT03R-M	Kantaros R	KBT05A	B Beetle A	KBT09 (KBT-1NF)	Kaiser Beetle	KBT0E (KBT-0)	Beet	KBT14	Musha Beetle
KBT01-M	Metabee	KBT-4	Arcbeetle	KBT-6	Arcbeetle-Dash	KBT0A (KBT-9BX)	Anzudo Beetle	KBT10-M	Gun-Nose	KBT15	Anzwei
KBT01A	Metabee A	KBT-5	Saikachis	KBT06T	Arc BDT	KBT-0NF	Pupa Beetle	KBT11-M	Sägehorn	KBT50-M	G-Metabee