Prof. Horatio Hart

Professor Horatio Hart is the mentor and serves a Zordon-like role. He was a computerized being who would provide and construct the necessary arsenal and equipment that the Troopers would use throughout the series. Hart was once a flesh and blood human who worked with Tyler Steele on the VR Trooper project. But one day, he was mortally injured by Grimlord; to keep Hart alive, Tyler virtualized his brain. In his most notable role in the episode "Good Trooper, Bad Trooper", he gave Ryan his own Virtualizer to allow Ryan to battle his evil clone after the clone stole the real Ryan's Virtualizer and took control of the Skybase. He also gave helpful tips in battle whenever the Troopers were in a jam, such as in the first episode when he informed JB he has a laser lance that could be used to defeat Kongbot.

In early pilot footage for the show (as seen in a VR Troopers promo featured on the Power Rangers Official Fan Club video), Hart was originally portrayed by a Caucasian male slightly resembling Albert Einstein.

We Are VR Troopers!
The War Slammers' coach, The General, informed the professor of the declaration of Grimlord's virtual war. Razor Kidd passed on the newsbreak, and the Troopers were on the case. Sadly, just after Ryan gave Chita a crash course in Battle Grid Mode, he and his lab were being destroyed by Grimlord's thugs, Gen. Ivar and Col. Icebot. He gives the Troopers a final farewell and wishes them good luck on winning the war as well as wishing Tyler to carry on their legacy.