ights ▁with ▁" T enk ū ▁Shin ▁Ken ▁( 天 空 真 <0xE5> <0x89> <0xA3> , ▁Sky ▁True ▁S word )" ▁style . ▁Based ▁on ▁the ▁Machine ▁Rob o ▁MR - 0 3 ▁Jet ▁Rob o ▁to y ▁that ▁was ▁also ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁Ren eg ade ▁F itor ▁in ▁the ▁Go B ots ▁series . ▁Rod ▁Dr ill ▁( play ed ▁by ▁K ō ichi ▁Hash im oto ) ▁ ▁Happy - go - l ucky ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Battle ▁tribe . ▁Trans forms ▁into ▁a ▁dr ill - t ank . ▁Based ▁on ▁the ▁Machine ▁Rob o ▁MR - 1 7 ▁Dr ill ▁Rob o ▁to y ▁that ▁was ▁also ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁former ▁Ren eg ade / current ▁Guardian ▁S cre w ▁Head ▁in ▁the ▁Go B ots ▁series . ▁Tri ple ▁Jim ▁( play ed ▁by ▁T oshi har u ▁Sak ur ai ) ▁ ▁Trans forms ▁into ▁a ▁hel ic opter ▁and ▁a ▁car . ▁Act s ▁as ▁a ▁f uss y ▁care t aker ▁to ▁Le ina . ▁ ▁K ira i ▁St ol ▁( play ed ▁by ▁Jun ichi ▁K ag aya ) ▁ ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁C ron os ▁tribe ▁and ▁master ▁of ▁T enk ū ▁Ch ū sh in ▁Ken ▁mart ial ▁art . ▁He ▁taught ▁the ▁art ▁to ▁his ▁children ▁Guard i , ▁Rom , ▁and ▁Le ina ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Blue ▁Jet , ▁Rod ▁Dr ill , ▁and ▁Bug ▁New man . ▁He ▁is ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁episode ▁after ▁ref using