Starship Troopers: Invasion

Starship Troopers: Invasion (スターシップ・トゥルーパーズインベイジョン) is a 2012 adult animated military science fiction horror film directed by Shinji Aramaki. It is the fourth installment of the Starship Troopers franchise. The film was released in Japan on July 21, 2012, and in North America on August 28, 2012, as a direct-to-video title.

The film was followed by Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars (2017).

Plot

On an asteroid, the Terran Federation's Fort Casey is crawling with bugs. The starship Alesia begins to deploy its Mobile Infantry troopers, by dropship, to seize and control the hangar and rescue any survivors. Lt. Daugherty's Alpha Team lands and immediately engages bugs, fighting through to rendezvous with the surviving Fort Casey troopers. After setting explosives charges, the troopers head to the starship John A. Warden for evacuation, only to see it leave dock without them—Minister Carl Jenkins has commandeered the Warden from Captain Carmen Ibanez, sending her to Alesia. Before leaving, Jenkins orders that Major Henry "Hero" Varro, the commander of Fort Casey's K-12 troopers, be escorted to Alesia as a prisoner. Alesia docks with Fort Casey for emergency evacuation of the surviving troopers, and the Fort Casey asteroid is successfully destroyed.

While en route to Earth, Alesia is contacted by General Johnny Rico from High Command at L-6 Base. When he orders Alesia to search for the Warden, which has broken all contact, the Fort Casey troopers agree to do so on condition that Varro lead them during the mission.

Cast

The voice cast as presented in order of closing credits:

Luci Christian as Carmen Ibanez, captain of the John A. Warden

Justin Doran as Carl Jenkins, Minister of Paranormal Warfare

David Matranga as Johnny Rico, general from High Command at L-6 Base.

David Wald as Hero, Major Henry Varro, commander of K-12 team. He is brave and considered an incredible soldier, killing bugs even after grievous injuries and loss of limbs. He is one of the last soldiers to die, sacrificing himself for Rico.

Andrew Love as Bugspray, Lieutenant Otis Hacks, acting commander of K-12 team. He forms a relationship with Trig after saving her and is overrun by bugs after fulfilling her desire, simultaneously buying Hero time to reach the Queen. He is close friends with Ratzass.

Leraldo Anzaldua as Ratzass, sergeant from K-12 team. He is a rowdy soldier with a raging libido, although his fighting skills are not to be questioned. He is close friends with Bugspray.

Sam Roman as Daugherty, Lieutenant Tony Daugherty, commander of A-1 team. He is respected amongst his subordinates, but is killed when the John A. Warden crashes.

Emily Neves as Trig, Tia Durer, sniper from A-1 team. She fights for vengeance for a previous battle that left hundreds of civilians dead, swearing that one bug will die for each victim of the battle. She is killed by the Queen's bugs after severing the Queen's connection to the John A. Warden. She forms a relationship with Bugspray, who saves her from death at the beginning of the movie.

Melissa Davis as Ice Blonde, corporal from A-1 team. She flirts with her teammates but is a soldier at heart. She is revealed to be mother and widow whose husband died on another planet

Kalob Martinez as Holyman, private from K-12 team. He rarely speaks, he mostly points at various tattoos of prayer symbols and pantomimes certain actions. He believes different symbols will protect him and his teammates in different battles, and he is killed saving Ice Blonde. He is close friends with Kharon.

Chris Patton as Kharon, private from K-12 team. He is killed during the John A. Warden's evacuation, caught by a bug on the way to the airlock. He holds the line, and is swiftly overrun. He is close friends with Holyman.

Adam Gibbs as Shock Jock, medic from A-1 team. He dies when the Queen fires the John A. Warden's weapons at the Alesia.

Jovan Jackson as Mech, sergeant and explosives specialist from A-1 team.

Corey Hartzog as Chase, scout from K-12 team. He is Hero's right hand, accompanying him to the airlock, but fails to make a jump, falling into a pit of bugs. He then detonates a grenade, killing himself to buy time for Hero.

Josh Grelle as Chow, private first class from A-1 team. He is a solitary martial artist and technical expert, focusing on speed. He fights Ratzass hand-to-hand after being provoked, a match which ended in a tie with Ratzass in a daze from various kicks and headlocks from Chow, and one single heavy blow from Ratzass. He reactivates the engine of the John A. Warden but inadvertently also releases the bugs. He kills many bugs as well, even killing one with his martial arts skills after losing his rifle, but is eventually overrun and stabbed in the shoulder.

Karl Glusman as Gunfodder, private from K-12 team. He loses an arm at the beginning of the film, which is replaced by a prosthetic by Shock Jock. He is caught after Kharon, just barely before reaching the airlock. A bug snaps his prosthetic off, and with his rifle jammed, he is unable to return fire, although Shock Jock rescues him. He dies of his injuries shortly after.

Shelley Calene-Black as Captain Jonah, captain of the Alesia, killed along with the rest of the crew when the queen uses the John A. Warden's weapons to destroy the Alesia.

Noel Burkeen as Crysoch

Andy McAvin as High Command

Michael Keeney as Communication Officer 1

Kris Carr as Communication Officer 2

director	Shinji Aramaki
producer	Joseph Chou
screenplay	Flint Dille
story	Shigehito Kawada Shinji Aramaki Joseph Chou
based on	Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
music	Tetsuya Takahashi
studio	Sola Digital Arts Stage 6 Films Lucent Pictures
distributor	Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
runtime	89 minutes
country	Japan United States
language	English

Starship Troopers: Invasion

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