History Anime / TekkamanBlade

%%* BigGood: Freeman.

%%* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: D-Boy and Aki.

%%* TheDitz: Yumi in ''Tekkaman Blade II''.

%%* LightningBruiser: EVERY Tekkaman.

* IncrediblyLamePun: The dub is full of these. Leads to a bit of MoodWhiplash, as Blade will go from joking around to deadly serious in the span of 5 minutes.

%%* HurtingHero: Blade, natch.

[[Characters/TekkamanBlade A character sheet is constantly in-progress]].

''Tekkaman Blade'' was dubbed in English under the name "Teknoman" in two versions: the American dub from Creator/SabanEntertainment, which only lasted 26 episodes on Creator/{{UPN}} (as part of their launch lineup in 1995) and the international dub, which lasted 43 episodes and was shown everywhere else besides America and Japan. The DVD American release is of the international dub.

''Tekkaman Blade'' was dubbed in English under the name "Teknoman" in two versions. The American dub from Saban, which only lasted 26 episodes on Creator/{{UPN}} (as part of their launch lineup in 1995) and the International Dub, which lasted 43 episodes and was shown everywhere else besides America and Japan. The DVD American release is of the International Dub.

* DarkerAndEdgier: The original ''Tekkaman'' was already pretty grim, but ''Blade'' throws [[SlidingScaleLongName Idealism]] into deep space and ([[MemeticMutation space]]) lances it. Just to compare on how much darker it is... let's compare the protagonists:

* TookALevelInBadass: Aki in ''II'', going from TheChick to TheCaptain [[spoiler:and a Tekkaman herself!]].

*** For that dub, they had Eric S. Rollman as executive producer. For anyone who doesn't know, Mr. Rollman has been involved in pretty much every AnimatedAdaptation of the Franchise/MarvelUniverse from ''WesternAnimation/XMen'' to present shows like ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperheroSquadShow'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes''.

** In the TV series, [[spoiler:Miyuki/Shara, [[IllGirl already dying]], blows herself up in battle with the Tekkamen attacking the Space Knights' HQ at the end of the first season. However, in the second season, it turns out that the evil Tekkamen survived. Also a scientist from earlier episode and Barnard O'Toole.]]

* IllGirl: Miyuki/Shara is a pretty tragic example.

* IHaveTheHighGround: Tekkamen really like standing in tall places to look down on their foes.

** Most of the main cast is modeled after [[Creator/TatsunokoProduction Tatsunoko's]] '80s series, ''Anime/RedPhotonZillion'''s, complete with at least one set of promotional images [[LampshadeHanging intentionally mirroring]] each other. Likewise the Radam Tekkamen's blank white faces and [[RedEyesTakeWarning red eyes]] evoke the biomechanical Nozans.

** Most of the main cast is visually modeled after [[Creator/TatsunokoProduction Tatsunoko's]] '80s series, ''Anime/RedPhotonZillion'''s, complete with at least one set of promotional images [[LampshadeHanging intentionally mirroring]] each other. Likewise the Radam Tekkamen's blank white faces and [[RedEyesTakeWarning red eyes]] evoke the biomechanical Nozans.

* WaveMotionGun: The Voltekka, used my nearly every Tekkaman on both sides.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: More HairColorDissonance than anything else (except for [[ArtShift the second-to-last episode]]).

* TragicVillain: Pretty much all of the evil Tekkamen.

%%* UnsettlingGenderReveal: Dead End. That's all.

* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Aki [[FanNickname "Bright Slaps"]] D-Boy at one point.

* StockSuperpowers: NighInvulnerability, SuperStrength, {{Flight}}, PureEnergy cannons, and a [[{{BFS}} Big Fracking Spear]]. Later in the series, there's a SuperMode which grants {{Flash Step}}s and BeamSpam. (It was predicted to be a DeadlyUpgrade, but fortunately wasn't.)

* RealityEnsues: In the climax of Episode 1 of ''II'', [[RookieRedRanger Yumi]] deploys against Aki's order in order to save David and Natasha who are struggling against Radam... despite not having any training at all. [[WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer All she knew at that point was just Reactor Voltekka.]] She used that to save her friends, but [[PowerIncontinence is absolutely untrained for stopping it, causing collateral damage.]] This results Aki shooting her down unconscious to stop the Reactor Voltekka, and the next day, Yumi is suspended from combat duty for violating orders and causing collateral damage. So much for the common 'newbie trying to invoke ThePowerOfFriendship and earning their peers instantly' cliche... And as a bonus/insult to the injury, Natasha slapped Yumi, scolded her for going too recklessly (on top of [[GivingTheSwordToANoob accidentally stealing her Reactor Voltekka]]), while Yumi thought of that they're going to get along well because they're a team, she hasn't earned her peers; leaving Yumi to cry alone in her suspension room. It's only after the second episode that Yumi got some much needed training and redeemed her blunder in the first episode in the ensuing battle that both David and Natasha start bonding with her.