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*** 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/{{X-Men}}'' to present shows like ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperheroSquadShow'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/AvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes]]''.
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*** 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/{{X-Men}}'' to present shows like ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperheroSquadShow'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/AvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes]]''.''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes''.
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* ThemeTwinNaming: Both Takaya and Shinya end with "-ya".
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* TwinThemeNaming: Both Takaya and Shinya end with "-ya".
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*** Tekkaman Omega and Tekkaman Evil are an [[OddNameOut exception]] to the rule. The English dub renames the latter to Sabre, though.
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* OneWomanWail: The Thorny Garden songs from the Japanese soundtrack of the anime.
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* OneWomanWail: The Thorny Garden songs song from the Japanese soundtrack of the anime.
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* MonsterSobStory: The Burning Clock special.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: D-boy, after he attacks Milly.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: D-boy, D-Boy, after he attacks Milly.
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* ArmorPiercingAttack: Generally possible with [[AbsurdlySharpBlade Tek-lancers]].
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* GlowingEyesOfDoom: Spider-crabs, and Tekkamen when they're transformed.
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* IdenticalTwinIDTag: Shinya / Evil has paler skin and finer eyebrows than Takaya / D-Boy.
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* VideoGame/SuperRobotWars: ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsJudgment Judgment]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsW W]]''.
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* MagicalParticleAccelerator: A couple episodes focus on the defense of a large-scale particle accelerator in Texas [[note]]likely based on the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superconducting_Super_Collider Superconduction Super Collider]] that was canceled shortly after theseries aired[[/note]] that produced ammunition
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* MagicalParticleAccelerator: A couple episodes focus on the defense of a large-scale particle accelerator in Texas [[note]]likely based on the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superconducting_Super_Collider Superconduction Super Collider]] that was canceled shortly after theseries aired[[/note]] that produced ammunitionFermion Cannon ammunition for the Sol-Tekkaman suits.
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Not quite magical, but it is a plot point for a while
* MagicalParticleAccelerator: A couple episodes focus on the defense of a large-scale particle accelerator in Texas [[note]]likely based on the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superconducting_Super_Collider Superconduction Super Collider]] that was canceled shortly after theseries aired[[/note]] that produced ammunition
* {{Mangst}}: Despite all the endless and very angst-inducing problems D-Boy seems to have, he doesn't even TALK about them during practically the entire first half of the series, instead focusing all his efforts of kicking the Radam's ass. Pretty damn manly way to deal with angst.
* {{Mangst}}: Despite all the endless and very angst-inducing problems D-Boy seems to have, he doesn't even TALK about them during practically the entire first half of the series, instead focusing all his efforts of kicking the Radam's ass. Pretty damn manly way to deal with angst.
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* {{Mangst}}: Despite all the endless and very angst-inducing problems D-Boy seems to have, he doesn't even TALK about them during practically the entire first half of the series, instead focusing all his efforts of kicking the Radam's ass. Pretty damn manly way to deal with angst.
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''Tekkaman Blade'' was dubbed in English under the name "Teknoman" in two versions. The American dub, which only lasted 26 episodes 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.
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''Tekkaman Blade'' was dubbed in English under the name "Teknoman" in two versions. The American dub, 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.
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''Space Knight Tekkaman Blade'' is a 1992 {{anime}} series by Creator/TatsunokoProduction, re-imagining their 1970s series ''Anime/{{Tekkaman}} the Space Knight''. The setup for the series is that the Earth is being invaded by parasitic aliens known as the Radam (Venomoids in the English version). The Radam are led by mysterious armored warriors called Tekkamen (Teknomen in the English version). The Earth military and the Space Knights have been unsuccessful at fighting the invading aliens (and at cooperating with each other) until the arrival of a mysterious young man known as D-Boy, who can transform into the powerful armored warrior Tekkaman Blade. Together with the Space Knights, D-Boy must fight tooth and nail for the future of Earth and humanity.
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''Space Knight Tekkaman Blade'' is a 1992 {{anime}} series by Creator/TatsunokoProduction, re-imagining their 1970s series ''Anime/{{Tekkaman}} the Space Knight''. The setup for the series is that the Earth is being invaded by parasitic aliens known as the Radam (Venomoids in the English version). The Radam are led by mysterious armored warriors called Tekkamen (Teknomen in the English version). The Earth military and the Space Knights have been unsuccessful at fighting the invading aliens (and at cooperating with each other) until the arrival of a mysterious young man known as D-Boy, who can transform into the powerful armored warrior Tekkaman Blade. Together with the small, but elite team called the Space Knights, D-Boy must fight tooth and nail for the future of Earth and humanity.
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''Space Knight Tekkaman Blade'' is a 1992 {{anime}} series by Creator/TatsunokoProduction, re-imagining their 1970s series ''Anime/{{Tekkaman}} the Space Knight''. The setup for the series is that the Earth is being invaded by parasitic aliens known as the Radam (Venomoids in the English version). The Radam are led by mysterious armored warriors called Tekkamen (Teknomen in the English version). The Earth military and the Space Knights have been unsuccessful at fighting the invading aliens (and at cooperating with each other) until the arrival of a mysterious young man known as D-Boy, who can transform into the powerful armored warrior Tekkaman Blade.
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''Space Knight Tekkaman Blade'' is a 1992 {{anime}} series by Creator/TatsunokoProduction, re-imagining their 1970s series ''Anime/{{Tekkaman}} the Space Knight''. The setup for the series is that the Earth is being invaded by parasitic aliens known as the Radam (Venomoids in the English version). The Radam are led by mysterious armored warriors called Tekkamen (Teknomen in the English version). The Earth military and the Space Knights have been unsuccessful at fighting the invading aliens (and at cooperating with each other) until the arrival of a mysterious young man known as D-Boy, who can transform into the powerful armored warrior Tekkaman Blade. \n Together with the Space Knights, D-Boy must fight tooth and nail for the future of Earth and humanity.
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''Space Knight Tekkaman Blade'' is a 1992 {{anime}} series by Creator/TatsunokoProduction, re-imagining their 1970s series ''Anime/{{Tekkaman}} the Space Knight''. The setup for the series is that the Earth is being invaded by parasitic aliens known as the Radam (Venomoids in the English version). The Radam are led by mysterious armored warriors called Tekkamen (Teknomen in the English version). The Earth military and the Space Knights have been unsuccessful at fighting the invading aliens until the arrival of a mysterious young man known as D-Boy, who can transform into the powerful armored warrior Tekkaman Blade.
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''Space Knight Tekkaman Blade'' is a 1992 {{anime}} series by Creator/TatsunokoProduction, re-imagining their 1970s series ''Anime/{{Tekkaman}} the Space Knight''. The setup for the series is that the Earth is being invaded by parasitic aliens known as the Radam (Venomoids in the English version). The Radam are led by mysterious armored warriors called Tekkamen (Teknomen in the English version). The Earth military and the Space Knights have been unsuccessful at fighting the invading aliens (and at cooperating with each other) until the arrival of a mysterious young man known as D-Boy, who can transform into the powerful armored warrior Tekkaman Blade.
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[[caption-width-right:280:Whoever said that angst hinders badassery?]]
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* TimeCapsule: Takaya and his brother buried one in their back yard when they were ten years old.
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* BandOfBrothers: The Space Knights.
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* BeingHumanSucks: At least the Radam Tekkamen think so.
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* MetamorphosisMonster: The Spider-crabs, who eventually transform into Radam trees.
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* TouchedByVorlons: How all of the Tekkamen get their powers.
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* BodySnatcher: The Radam.
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* BodySnatcher: The Radam.Radam [[spoiler: are actually worm-like parasites that can control larger hosts like human Tekkamen; they presumably enter fairly late in the process since Blade and Rapier were freed with nearly full power before getting implanted]].
* BugWar: The Radam are giant arthropod-like creatures that turn into alien trees after burrowing into the ground, for a slight variation on the usual queen and hive structure.
* CataclysmBackstory: The Prague Black September, when Primary Tekkamen revolted and got nuked, for the OVA. Three of the four new characters are closely tied to it (David and Dead are survivors, Natasha's father ordered the nuking) and Aki killed the rebel leader. It's not really described until the last few episodes, but David constantly flashes back to seeing Aki in the burning city.
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* ComingInHot: Blade/D-Boy's landing on Earth.
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* DownerBeginning: The Radam have seized the Orbital Ring and are using it to bombard the Earth, conventional weapons are useless against them, and the Radam trees are taking over much of the land.
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DuringTheWar: Focuses on the Space Knights and their attempts to stop the Radam invasion, and later resistance to the occupation.
*EarthIsABattlefieldDysfunctionJunction: The new Tekkaman team in the OVA are a deeply screwed up group, with most of their issues centered on the Hayato/Jumi/D-Boy/Aki/David love polygon and a common tie to Prague.
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* FantasticRacism: The Primary Bodies (people partially converted by the Radam pods with a semi-armored form) get subjected to this in ''Tekkaman Blade II''. It eventually escalates into a rebellion that ends in a city getting nuked.
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* FantasticRacism: The Primary Bodies (people partially converted by the Radam pods with a semi-armored form) get subjected to this in ''Tekkaman Blade II''. It eventually escalates into a rebellion that ends in a city Prague getting nuked.
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* ScavengerWorldScavengerWorld: In the second half of the series, the human industrial base is gone, so any human resistance has to scrounge weapons, ammunition, and spare parts wherever they can be found. However, this is fixed by the time of ''Tekkaman Blade II''.
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* TwoGuysAndAGirl: Takaya, Noal, Aki. Goddard/Axe, Malotov/Lance, Feng Li/Sword.
* {{Unobtainium}}: Tekkaman armors and Tekset crystals.
* {{Unobtainium}}: Tekkaman armors and Tekset crystals.
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AfterTheEnd: The second half of the series, after [[spoiler: Miyuki self-destructs in an attempt to destroy the other Tekkamen, which also destroys the Space Knights base.]] Earth was barely holding on even before that.
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* CainAndAbel: ''Teknoman'' actually renames one of the brothers "[[NameOfCain Cain]]." The first episode of ''Tekkaman Blade II'' includes the biblical Cain and Abel story in its title crawl.
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* CainAndAbel: ''Teknoman'' actually renames one of the brothers "[[NameOfCain Cain]]." The first second episode of ''Tekkaman Blade II'' includes the biblical Cain and Abel story in its title crawl.
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* MeatMossMeatMoss: The [[spoiler: Aiba family's ship]] after the Radam remodel it into their base, as well as the alien ship they found near Jupiter, though Radam tend for a more vegetalbe look.
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* ScreamingWarrior: Notably to the point that [[ToshiyukiMorikawa Blade's voice actor]] broke the microphone. ''Twice''.
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** Out of all the 12 tekkamen introduced in the two series, all but four use it (Omega,Dagger, Rapier and Scarlet). Of the remaining eight, Axe and Sword are the only ones who don't call it.
