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* AnimeChineseGirl: Haruka Rin.
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* ChineseGirl: Haruka Rin.
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''Machine Robo'' (''マシンロボ'') is a [[LongRunners long-running]] toy-based franchise produced by toy company [[Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment Bandai]]. It debuted in 1982 in Japan and initially ended in 1989. It was revived several times, and its latest incarnation, ''Machine Robo Mugenbine'', is still being released today. A large portion of the Machine Robo toy-line was exported and sold by Tonka in America as ''[[WesternAnimation/ChallengeOfTheGoBots GoBots]]'' and ''Rock Lords'', sometimes with major color and mold changes, together with toys developed by Tonka themselves.
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''Machine Robo'' (''マシンロボ'') is a [[LongRunners long-running]] toy-based franchise produced by toy company [[Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment Bandai]].Creator/{{Bandai}}. It debuted in 1982 in Japan and initially ended in 1989. It was revived several times, and its latest incarnation, ''Machine Robo Mugenbine'', is still being released today. A large portion of the Machine Robo toy-line was exported and sold by Tonka in America as ''[[WesternAnimation/ChallengeOfTheGoBots GoBots]]'' and ''Rock Lords'', sometimes with major color and mold changes, together with toys developed by Tonka themselves.
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* {{Bishonen}}: Guardi Stoll
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''Machine Robo'' (''マシンロボ'') is a LongRunning toy-based franchise produced by toy company [[Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment Bandai]]. It debuted in 1982 in Japan and initially ended in 1989. It was revived several times, and its latest incarnation, ''Machine Robo Mugenbine'', is still being released today. A large portion of the Machine Robo toy-line was exported and sold by Tonka in America as ''[[WesternAnimation/ChallengeOfTheGoBots GoBots]]'' and ''Rock Lords'', sometimes with major color and mold changes, together with toys developed by Tonka themselves.
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''Machine Robo'' (''マシンロボ'') is a LongRunning [[LongRunners long-running]] toy-based franchise produced by toy company [[Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment Bandai]]. It debuted in 1982 in Japan and initially ended in 1989. It was revived several times, and its latest incarnation, ''Machine Robo Mugenbine'', is still being released today. A large portion of the Machine Robo toy-line was exported and sold by Tonka in America as ''[[WesternAnimation/ChallengeOfTheGoBots GoBots]]'' and ''Rock Lords'', sometimes with major color and mold changes, together with toys developed by Tonka themselves.
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* KansaiRegionalAccent: Devil Satan; crosses into TheIdiotFromOsaka territory occasionally
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* NotBloodSiblings: Leina and Rom (revealed in the {{Original Video Animation}})
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* TwoDVisualsThreeDEffects: THe robots are handled with CG instead of the traditional 2D animation of the previous series.
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* TwoDVisualsThreeDEffects: THe The robots are handled with CG instead of the traditional 2D animation of the previous series.
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The story of Revenge of Chronos takes place on the mechanical world of Cronos. A band of villains called the Gyandlar have come to the planet in search of the mythical energy, the [[MacGuffin Hyribead]]. Rom Stoll is the successor of the Tenkuu Chushinken sword technique after the death of his father in the first episode, kicking the plot. Rom, Drill, Jet and Leina ( Rom's sister ) fights again Devil Satan 6, Diondola and their minions to free their planet.
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The story of Revenge of Chronos takes place on the mechanical world of Cronos. A band of villains called the Gyandlar have come to the planet in search of the mythical energy, the [[MacGuffin Hyribead]]. Rom Stoll is the successor of the Tenkuu Chushinken sword technique after the death of his father in the first episode, kicking the plot. Rom, Drill, Jet and Leina ( Rom's sister ) sister) fights again Devil Satan 6, Diondola and their minions to free their planet.
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* TheLostLenore: Blue leader Makoto gets to know this gifted girl who's a qualified doctor while being the same age as him. Turns out she'd gone full-bore into medicine to help others ''[[IllGirl before her own terminal illness got to her]]''. [[TearJerker Yeah, this can only end one way.]]
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* TheLostLenore: Blue leader Makoto gets to know this gifted girl who's a qualified doctor while being the same age as him. Turns out she'd gone full-bore into medicine to help others ''[[IllGirl ''[[DelicateAndSickly before her own terminal illness got to her]]''. [[TearJerker Yeah, this can only end one way.]]
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This was followed by ''Machine Robo: Battlehackers'' (''マシンロボ ぶっちぎりバトルハッカーズ''), a loose sequel to ''Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos'', which aired in 1987.
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This was followed by ''Machine Robo: Battlehackers'' (''マシンロボ ぶっちぎりバトルハッカーズ''), a loose sequel to ''Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos'', which aired in 1987.
1987. [[NoExportForYou This series initially wasn't licensed for a Western release at all]], but Discotek confirmed in 2022 that they'd be following up their release of ''Revenge of Cronos'' with the first-ever English release of this series later in 2022.
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''Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos'' (''マシンロボ クロノスの大逆襲'') is a Japanese anime television series produced by [[Creator/ProductionReed Ashi Productions]][[note]]with cooperation from Creator/{{AIC}}, Creator/TransArts, Creator/KanameProductions and ''Anime/MDGeist'' company Production Wave for several episodes[[/note]]. It ran on TV Tokyo from July 3, 1986, through May 28, 1987. Initially, the only western releases were three subtitled [=DVDs=] with only 15 episodes released in 2003 by Creator/CentralParkMedia, until Creator/DiscotekMedia announced their licensing of the show for their own release in 2022.
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''Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos'' (''マシンロボ クロノスの大逆襲'') is a Japanese anime television series produced by [[Creator/ProductionReed Ashi Productions]][[note]]with Creator/AshiProductions[[note]]with cooperation from Creator/{{AIC}}, Creator/TransArts, Creator/KanameProductions and ''Anime/MDGeist'' company Production Wave for several episodes[[/note]]. It ran on TV Tokyo from July 3, 1986, through May 28, 1987. Initially, the only western releases were three subtitled [=DVDs=] with only 15 episodes released in 2003 by Creator/CentralParkMedia, until Creator/DiscotekMedia announced their licensing of the show for their own release in 2022.
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''Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos'' (''マシンロボ クロノスの大逆襲'') is a Japanese anime television series produced by [[Creator/ProductionReed Ashi Productions]][[note]]with cooperation from Creator/{{AIC}}, Creator/TransArts and ''Anime/MDGeist'' company Production Wave for several episodes[[/note]]. It ran on TV Tokyo from July 3, 1986, through May 28, 1987. Initially, the only western releases were three subtitled [=DVDs=] with only 15 episodes released in 2003 by Creator/CentralParkMedia, until Creator/DiscotekMedia announced their licensing of the show for their own release in 2022.
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''Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos'' (''マシンロボ クロノスの大逆襲'') is a Japanese anime television series produced by [[Creator/ProductionReed Ashi Productions]][[note]]with cooperation from Creator/{{AIC}}, Creator/TransArts Creator/TransArts, Creator/KanameProductions and ''Anime/MDGeist'' company Production Wave for several episodes[[/note]]. It ran on TV Tokyo from July 3, 1986, through May 28, 1987. Initially, the only western releases were three subtitled [=DVDs=] with only 15 episodes released in 2003 by Creator/CentralParkMedia, until Creator/DiscotekMedia announced their licensing of the show for their own release in 2022.
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* {{Expy}}: Rom Stoll/Kenryu/Baikanfu is based on the same toy as Protteser/Delinger/Garbin from ''Gordian''. Tough Trailer and Pro Truck Racer are the same design as Titan boy from ''Series/ChoushinseiFlashman''. The bad guy vehicle Varigale X is just Jaguar Vulcan from ''Series/TaiyouSentaiSunVulcan''.
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* {{Expy}}: Rom Stoll/Kenryu/Baikanfu is based on the same toy as Protteser/Delinger/Garbin from ''Gordian''. Tough Trailer and Pro Truck Racer are the same design as Titan boy Boy from ''Series/ChoushinseiFlashman''. The bad guy vehicle Varigale X is just Jaguar Vulcan from ''Series/TaiyouSentaiSunVulcan''. (Those last two cases were simply [[PropRecycling recycled molds]] on the part of Popy/Bandai in the toyline.)
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''Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos'' (''マシンロボ クロノスの大逆襲'') is a Japanese anime television series produced by [[Creator/ProductionReed Ashi Productions]][[note]]with cooperation from Creator/{{AIC}}, Creator/TransArts and ''Anime/MDGeist'' company Production Wave for several episodes[[/note]]. It ran on TV Tokyo from July 3, 1986, through May 28, 1987. To date, only 15 episodes of the series have officially been released with English subtitles on three [=DVDs=] by Central Park Media.
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''Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos'' (''マシンロボ クロノスの大逆襲'') is a Japanese anime television series produced by [[Creator/ProductionReed Ashi Productions]][[note]]with cooperation from Creator/{{AIC}}, Creator/TransArts and ''Anime/MDGeist'' company Production Wave for several episodes[[/note]]. It ran on TV Tokyo from July 3, 1986, through May 28, 1987. To date, Initially, the only western releases were three subtitled [=DVDs=] with only 15 episodes of the series have officially been released with English subtitles on three [=DVDs=] in 2003 by Central Park Media.
Creator/CentralParkMedia, until Creator/DiscotekMedia announced their licensing of the show for their own release in 2022.
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''Machine Robo'' is a LongRunning toy-based franchise produced by toy company [[Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment Bandai]]. It debuted in 1982 in Japan and initially ended in 1989. It was revived several times, and its latest incarnation, ''Machine Robo Mugenbine'', is still being released today. A large portion of the Machine Robo toy-line was exported and sold by Tonka in America as ''[[WesternAnimation/ChallengeOfTheGoBots GoBots]]'' and ''Rock Lords'', sometimes with major color and mold changes, together with toys developed by Tonka themselves.
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''Machine Robo'' (''マシンロボ'') is a LongRunning toy-based franchise produced by toy company [[Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment Bandai]]. It debuted in 1982 in Japan and initially ended in 1989. It was revived several times, and its latest incarnation, ''Machine Robo Mugenbine'', is still being released today. A large portion of the Machine Robo toy-line was exported and sold by Tonka in America as ''[[WesternAnimation/ChallengeOfTheGoBots GoBots]]'' and ''Rock Lords'', sometimes with major color and mold changes, together with toys developed by Tonka themselves.
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''Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos'' is a Japanese anime television series produced by [[Creator/ProductionReed Ashi Productions]][[note]]with cooperation from Creator/{{AIC}}, Creator/TransArts and ''Anime/MDGeist'' company Production Wave for several episodes[[/note]]. It ran on TV Tokyo from July 3, 1986, through May 28, 1987. To date, only 15 episodes of the series have officially been released with English subtitles on three [=DVDs=] by Central Park Media.
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''Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos'' (''マシンロボ クロノスの大逆襲'') is a Japanese anime television series produced by [[Creator/ProductionReed Ashi Productions]][[note]]with cooperation from Creator/{{AIC}}, Creator/TransArts and ''Anime/MDGeist'' company Production Wave for several episodes[[/note]]. It ran on TV Tokyo from July 3, 1986, through May 28, 1987. To date, only 15 episodes of the series have officially been released with English subtitles on three [=DVDs=] by Central Park Media.
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This was followed by ''Machine Robo: Battlehackers'', a loose sequel to ''Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos'', which aired in 1987.
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This was followed by ''Machine Robo: Battlehackers'', Battlehackers'' (''マシンロボ ぶっちぎりバトルハッカーズ''), a loose sequel to ''Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos'', which aired in 1987.
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2003 saw the release of ''Machine Robo Rescue'', a {{Rescue}} show which told the feats of a rescue organisation and its Machine Robo helpers. All of the rescuers are kids because the Machine Robos synchronize especially well with kids aged 10-12. This is especially bad since artificial disasters are being caused by a mysterious organization, pushing both the kids and their robots to the limit in order to save lives and thwart the evil.
Although its current incarnation ''Machine Robo Mugenbine'' does not feature an anime, several CG shorts and a manga were produced, and the current releases feature a story on the boxes.
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2003 saw the release of ''Machine Robo Rescue'', Rescue'' (''出撃!マシンロボレスキュー''), a {{Rescue}} show which told the feats of a rescue organisation and its Machine Robo helpers. All of the rescuers are kids because the Machine Robos synchronize especially well with kids aged 10-12. This is especially bad since artificial disasters are being caused by a mysterious organization, pushing both the kids and their robots to the limit in order to save lives and thwart the evil.
Although its current incarnation ''Machine Robo Mugenbine'' (''マシンロボムゲンバイン'') does not feature an anime, several CG shorts and a manga were produced, and the current releases feature a story on the boxes.
Although its current incarnation ''Machine Robo Mugenbine'' (''マシンロボムゲンバイン'') does not feature an anime, several CG shorts and a manga were produced, and the current releases feature a story on the boxes.
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** They work like the actual game does as well. Drill is more powerful than Jet, but when they fire their finishers at each other... Well, [[ForegoneConclusion Jet's paper, Drill's rock]].
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** They work like the actual game does as well. Drill is more powerful than Jet, but when they fire their finishers at each other... Well, well, [[ForegoneConclusion Jet's paper, Drill's rock]].
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* EleventhHourSuperpower: Jet Robo's upgrade into Shuttle Robo can be removed once the business is done.
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* EleventhHourSuperpower: Jet Robo's upgrade into Shuttle Robo can be removed once the business is done.
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* EleventhHourSuperpower: Jet DiscardAndDraw: [[spoiler:After Stealth Robo's upgrade into Shuttle Robo can be removed once the business Tank bots are destroyed and he is done.rescued and recruited, he gets a repaint and a bunch of new add-ons that serve as his new Hyper Mode limbs.]]
* MacrossMissileMassacre: Hyper Stealth Robo is capable of unleashing a huge barrage of missiles. No wonder its support bots are all kept away to prevent Stealth from accessing Hyper Mode.
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* SuperPrototype: [[spoiler:Stealth Robo is revealed to be the first-ever Machine Robo developed, but unlike his counterparts which were designed for rescue operations, he was designed for battle.]]
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* SuperPrototype: [[spoiler:Stealth Robo is revealed to be the first-ever Machine Robo developed, but unlike his counterparts which were only designed for as a weapon rather than as a rescue operations, he was designed for battle.vehicle.]]
* TokenHeroicOrc: [[spoiler:One of the Gara-Goros, the usual trouble-causing Mooks, gets taught the value of rescuing people, and ends up defecting to assist MRR on the side.]]
* TokenHeroicOrc: [[spoiler:One of the Gara-Goros, the usual trouble-causing Mooks, gets taught the value of rescuing people, and ends up defecting to assist MRR on the side.]]
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* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: With [[spoiler: the kids all grown up and leading their own teams across the whole world.]]
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* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: With [[spoiler: With the kids all grown up and leading their own teams across the whole world.]]
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* CombiningMecha: The Machine Robos stand out from other examples of such mecha in that their drones are interchangeable - for example, giving Jet's Air Robos to allow flight for another Robo.
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* CombiningMecha: The Hyper Mode allows each Machine Robos stand out from other examples of such mecha in that Robo to combine with their drones are interchangeable - helpers to form a bigger, stronger unit. They can even exchange parts to, for example, giving instance, allow Hyper Fire Robo the ability to fly using Jet's Air Robos to allow flight for another Robo.
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* MetaMecha: Machine Commander Robo is an even larger combining mecha, with each of its three main parts housing one of the base Machine Robos. [[spoiler:It can even combine with Hyper V Stealth Robo to further enhance itself.]]
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* TransformingMecha: Every Machine Robo and their helpers can transform between a vehicle and a humanoid form.
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Furthermore, three [[OriginalVideoAnimation OVAs]] were produced under the title "Leina Stoll in Wolf Sword Legend" from 1988 to 1990 that told the further story of Rom Stol and his sister (especially his sister), Blue Jet, Rod Drill, and Tripple Jim.
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''Machine Robo'' is a long running toy-based franchise produced by toy company [[Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment Bandai]]. It debuted in 1982 in Japan and initially ended in 1989. It was revived several times, and its latest incarnation, ''Machine Robo Mugenbine'', is still being released today. A large portion of the Machine Robo toy-line was exported and sold by Tonka in America as ''[[WesternAnimation/ChallengeOfTheGoBots GoBots]]'' and ''Rock Lords'', sometimes with major color and mold changes, together with toys developed by Tonka themselves.
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''Machine Robo'' is a long running LongRunning toy-based franchise produced by toy company [[Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment Bandai]]. It debuted in 1982 in Japan and initially ended in 1989. It was revived several times, and its latest incarnation, ''Machine Robo Mugenbine'', is still being released today. A large portion of the Machine Robo toy-line was exported and sold by Tonka in America as ''[[WesternAnimation/ChallengeOfTheGoBots GoBots]]'' and ''Rock Lords'', sometimes with major color and mold changes, together with toys developed by Tonka themselves.
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''Machine Robo'' is a long running toy-based franchise produced by toy company Creator/{{Bandai}}. It debuted in 1982 in Japan and initially ended in 1989. It was revived several times, and its latest incarnation, ''Machine Robo Mugenbine'', is still being released today. A large portion of the Machine Robo toy-line was exported and sold by Tonka in America as ''[[WesternAnimation/ChallengeOfTheGoBots GoBots]]'' and ''Rock Lords'', sometimes with major color and mold changes, together with toys developed by Tonka themselves.
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''Machine Robo'' is a long running toy-based franchise produced by toy company Creator/{{Bandai}}.[[Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment Bandai]]. It debuted in 1982 in Japan and initially ended in 1989. It was revived several times, and its latest incarnation, ''Machine Robo Mugenbine'', is still being released today. A large portion of the Machine Robo toy-line was exported and sold by Tonka in America as ''[[WesternAnimation/ChallengeOfTheGoBots GoBots]]'' and ''Rock Lords'', sometimes with major color and mold changes, together with toys developed by Tonka themselves.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Daichi.
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''Machine Robo'' is a long running toy-based franchise produced by toy company Bandai. It debuted in 1982 in Japan and initially ended in 1989. It was revived several times, and its latest incarnation, ''Machine Robo Mugenbine'', is still being released today. A large portion of the Machine Robo toy-line was exported and sold by Tonka in America as ''[[WesternAnimation/ChallengeOfTheGoBots GoBots]]'' and ''Rock Lords'', sometimes with major color and mold changes, together with toys developed by Tonka themselves.
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''Machine Robo'' is a long running toy-based franchise produced by toy company Bandai.Creator/{{Bandai}}. It debuted in 1982 in Japan and initially ended in 1989. It was revived several times, and its latest incarnation, ''Machine Robo Mugenbine'', is still being released today. A large portion of the Machine Robo toy-line was exported and sold by Tonka in America as ''[[WesternAnimation/ChallengeOfTheGoBots GoBots]]'' and ''Rock Lords'', sometimes with major color and mold changes, together with toys developed by Tonka themselves.
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* {{JAM Project}}: Did the opening and ending themes for this show.
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* BadAss: Rom.
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''Machine Robo'' is a long running toy-based franchise produced by toy company Bandai. It debuted in 1982 in Japan and initially ended in 1989. It was revived several times, and its latest incarnation, ''Machine Robo Mugenbine'', is still being released today. A large portion of the Machine Robo toy-line was exported and sold by Tonka in America as ''[[WesternAnimation/ChallengeOfTheGoBots GoBots]]'' and ''Rock Lords'', sometimes with major color and mold changes, together with toys developed by Tonka themselves.
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''Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos'' is a Japanese anime television series produced by [[Creator/ProductionReed Ashi Productions]][[note]]with cooperation from Creator/{{AIC}}, Creator/TransArts and ''Anime/MDGeist'' company Production Wave for several episodes[[/note]]. It ran on TV Tokyo from July 3, 1986, through May 28, 1987. To date, only 15 episodes of the series have officially been released with English subtitles on three [=DVDs=] by Central Park Media.
The story of Revenge of Chronos takes place on the mechanical world of Cronos. A band of villains called the Gyandlar have come to the planet in search of the mythical energy, the [[MacGuffin Hyribead]]. Rom Stoll is the successor of the Tenkuu Chushinken sword technique after the death of his father in the first episode, kicking the plot. Rom, Drill, Jet and Leina ( Rom's sister ) fights again Devil Satan 6, Diondola and their minions to free their planet.
When the series left off, Rom and Leina had crossed a dimensional barrier. Their physical forms changed from robot to human and they were separated with blurred memories. Leina Stol is incarnated as Reina Haruka, a Japanese schoolgirl. As the story progresses, she meets up with Rod Drill, Blue Jet, Triple Jim, and Rom; all of whom are now human. This story is told in "Leina Stoll in Wolf Sword Legend"
This was followed by ''Machine Robo: Battlehackers'', a loose sequel to ''Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos'', which aired in 1987.
Furthermore, three [[OriginalVideoAnimation OVAs]] were produced from 1988 to 1990 that told the further story of Rom Stol and his sister (especially his sister), Blue Jet, Rod Drill, and Tripple Jim.
2003 saw the release of ''Machine Robo Rescue'', a {{Rescue}} show which told the feats of a rescue organisation and its Machine Robo helpers. All of the rescuers are kids because the Machine Robos synchronize especially well with kids aged 10-12. This is especially bad since artificial disasters are being caused by a mysterious organization, pushing both the kids and their robots to the limit in order to save lives and thwart the evil.
Although its current incarnation ''Machine Robo Mugenbine'' does not feature an anime, several CG shorts and a manga were produced, and the current releases feature a story on the boxes.
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!!Both ''Revenge of Cronos'' and ''Battle Hackers'' provides examples of:
* ActionGirl: Leina Stol, esp. in the {{Original Video Animation}}
* BadAss: Rom.
* {{BFS}}: Kenro and Nagase
* BigBad: Gadess in ''Revenge of Cronos'', Dylan in ''Battle Hackers''
* BigDamnHeroes: Rom Stoll's main forte.
* {{Bishonen}}: Guardi Stoll
* BrainInAJar: Grujios
* BrotherSisterIncest: Leina and Rom are a little too close
* CallingYourAttacks: Rom
* CatchPhrase: Rom has a set of it...''"WAIT!!!"'', ''"*insert speech here, mostly about virtue and justice* People call it *insert meaning here*!"'', ''"Scum like you doesn't deserve to know my name!"''. And to a lesser extent, ''"SEIBAI!!"'' (meaning: "PUNISHMENT!!"), usually said after [[FinishingMove God Hand Smash]]
** PhraseCatcher: The villain will ask "Who're you?" or some variation thereof.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Leina Stoll
* CoolOldGuy: Kirai Stoll
* CombiningMecha: Devil {{Satan}} 6, Land Commander 5
* DarkActionGirl: Diondra
* DeathIsCheap: Devil Satan 6 is finally killed at the end of ''Revenge of Cronos''... except he's back with no explanation in ''Battle Hackers''.
* DeceptiveDisciple: Bug Newman
* {{Delinquents}}: The entire theme of ''Battle Hackers''
* DrillTank: Rod Drill and Drill Crasher
* {{Expy}}: Rom Stoll/Kenryu/Baikanfu is based on the same toy as Protteser/Delinger/Garbin from ''Gordian''. Tough Trailer and Pro Truck Racer are the same design as Titan boy from ''Series/ChoushinseiFlashman''. The bad guy vehicle Varigale X is just Jaguar Vulcan from ''Series/TaiyouSentaiSunVulcan''.
* FauxActionGirl: Sometimes Leina falls into this category, depending on who's writing the episode.
* HammerSpace: Kenryu and Baikanfu
* HumongousMecha: Baikanfu
* KansaiRegionalAccent: Devil Satan; crosses into TheIdiotFromOsaka territory occasionally
* LongLostRelative: Guardi Stoll
* MaskPower: Rom
* MerchandiseDriven
* NoMouth: Rod Drill, Triple Jim
* NotBloodSiblings: Leina and Rom (revealed in the {{Original Video Animation}})
* PowerOfTheGodHand: The [[HumongousMecha Baikanfu]]'s FinishingMove is named God Hand Smash.
* RobotGirl: Leina Stoll
** For that matter, Leina's is the only major female character in the series. Though '''''far''''' from the only one.
* SomethingElseAlsoRises: Provides the picture, if not any actual examples.
* SuperRobot
* ThisIsADrill: Rod Drill
* TransformationIsAFreeAction: Played straight with the shows (see below for why).
** [[AvertedTrope This is not used]], however, in the animated commercial for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4mL7YBmpqc battle Armor 5]]. Which shows several of the individual robots still fighting off the villains even ''while'' they become the Armor's limbs.
* TransformationSequence
* TransformationTrinket: Kenro the Wolf Sword.
* TransformingMecha
* VillainDecay: Devil Satan 6 was PutOnABus for a while.
* {{Yakuza}}: Jingi, Kina, and Koron in ''ROC''; Yasando in ''Battle Hackers''
!!''Machine Robo Rescue'' provides examples of:
* {{Adorkable}}: Daichi.
* AIIsACrapshoot: [[spoiler:The BigBad is revealed to be an AI developed to protect humanity from disasters, but has deemed humanity to be the biggest threat to the Earth instead.]]
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Rin loves her family, but their [[LargeHam over the top cheering of her]] makes her want to strangle them as well.
* AmbiguouslyBrown: Jay, [[spoiler:implied to be the child of mixed parents on an international space station.]]
* AmbiguouslyGay: Ken. Averted with [[spoiler: him crushing on Nina, a ghost.]]
* BokeAndTsukkomiRoutine: Shoh and Ken start marketing themselves as this.
* BornLucky: Taiyo got into a hell of a lot of accidents before joining MRR, but he's survived all of them and helped people to boot.
* ButNotTooForeign: Arias "Ace" Honoh.
* ChineseGirl: Haruka Rin.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Red[[note]]Air and Fire rescue[[/note]], Blue[[note]]Urban rescue with police and chopper teams[[/note]] and Yellow[[note]]Heavy work with digging vehicles ''and'' ocean rescue[[/note]], just like in the OP. The bad guys are technically black, the Stealth team is purple and navy blue while the EvilTwin bots are black repaints. [[spoiler:Then Jay joins up and Stealth Robo gets a free white repaint.]]
* CombiningMecha: The Machine Robos stand out from other examples of such mecha in that their drones are interchangeable - for example, giving Jet's Air Robos to allow flight for another Robo.
* DudeMagnet: Sayuri, [[{{Meganekko}} without]] [[SpoiledSweet even]] [[{{Moe}} trying]].
* EleventhHourSuperpower: Jet Robo's upgrade into Shuttle Robo can be removed once the business is done.
* EvilTwin: Black versions of Fire, Police and Drill Robos are busted out to battle our heroes - and steal their support Robos before getting their own.
* FinishingMove: "Finger Flash" has the Machine Robos fire off energy projections of their team's symbols. Yes, they're killing people with RockPaperScissors.
** They work like the actual game does as well. Drill is more powerful than Jet, but when they fire their finishers at each other... Well, [[ForegoneConclusion Jet's paper, Drill's rock]].
* IdenticalTwinIDTag: Half of the Blue team is twins Susumu and Tsuyoshi, who merely mirror their hair partings.
* {{JAM Project}}: Did the opening and ending themes for this show.
* KidHero: All of the MRR kids, because apparently Machine Robos can synchronize best with kids.
* LonelyRichKid: Sayuri Suizenji.
* TheLostLenore: Blue leader Makoto gets to know this gifted girl who's a qualified doctor while being the same age as him. Turns out she'd gone full-bore into medicine to help others ''[[IllGirl before her own terminal illness got to her]]''. [[TearJerker Yeah, this can only end one way.]]
* MythologyGag: Nearly all the Robos are based on the classic Machine Robo designs with the leading mechs of the Red and Yellow teams being expies of Blue Jet and Rod Drill from ''Revenge of Cronos'' respectively, leaders and identical drones alike, sometimes with drastic color changes. Those police bikes are based on Cy-Kill, for one thing.
* NaiveNewcomer: [[spoiler: Jay]], after he joins the Machine Robo Rescue squad.
* RobotBuddy: The Machine Robos tend to be partnered with the guys of each team. Jay and Stealth Robo are the straightest example here. They do have transforming handphones that turn into minibots but those come standard.
* SadClown: Shoh. [[ILetGwenStacyDie He lost his older sister at sea.]]
* ShipTease: Taiyo and Rin get a lot of moments over the series, even with [[PuppyLove their young age]]. [[spoiler: It continues even when they're all grown up.]]
* MySignificanceSenseIsTingling: Taiyo's special ability. He instinctively knows if somebody's in danger or is CAUSING it.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: There is only one girl in each team. There's even just one woman in the command staff!
* SuperPrototype: [[spoiler:Stealth Robo is revealed to be the first-ever Machine Robo developed, but unlike his counterparts which were designed for rescue operations, he was designed for battle.]]
* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: With [[spoiler: the kids all grown up and leading their own teams across the whole world.]]
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'''Several anime series were produced for it:'''
''Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos'' is a Japanese anime television series produced by [[Creator/ProductionReed Ashi Productions]][[note]]with cooperation from Creator/{{AIC}}, Creator/TransArts and ''Anime/MDGeist'' company Production Wave for several episodes[[/note]]. It ran on TV Tokyo from July 3, 1986, through May 28, 1987. To date, only 15 episodes of the series have officially been released with English subtitles on three [=DVDs=] by Central Park Media.
The story of Revenge of Chronos takes place on the mechanical world of Cronos. A band of villains called the Gyandlar have come to the planet in search of the mythical energy, the [[MacGuffin Hyribead]]. Rom Stoll is the successor of the Tenkuu Chushinken sword technique after the death of his father in the first episode, kicking the plot. Rom, Drill, Jet and Leina ( Rom's sister ) fights again Devil Satan 6, Diondola and their minions to free their planet.
When the series left off, Rom and Leina had crossed a dimensional barrier. Their physical forms changed from robot to human and they were separated with blurred memories. Leina Stol is incarnated as Reina Haruka, a Japanese schoolgirl. As the story progresses, she meets up with Rod Drill, Blue Jet, Triple Jim, and Rom; all of whom are now human. This story is told in "Leina Stoll in Wolf Sword Legend"
This was followed by ''Machine Robo: Battlehackers'', a loose sequel to ''Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos'', which aired in 1987.
Furthermore, three [[OriginalVideoAnimation OVAs]] were produced from 1988 to 1990 that told the further story of Rom Stol and his sister (especially his sister), Blue Jet, Rod Drill, and Tripple Jim.
2003 saw the release of ''Machine Robo Rescue'', a {{Rescue}} show which told the feats of a rescue organisation and its Machine Robo helpers. All of the rescuers are kids because the Machine Robos synchronize especially well with kids aged 10-12. This is especially bad since artificial disasters are being caused by a mysterious organization, pushing both the kids and their robots to the limit in order to save lives and thwart the evil.
Although its current incarnation ''Machine Robo Mugenbine'' does not feature an anime, several CG shorts and a manga were produced, and the current releases feature a story on the boxes.
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!!Both ''Revenge of Cronos'' and ''Battle Hackers'' provides examples of:
* ActionGirl: Leina Stol, esp. in the {{Original Video Animation}}
* BadAss: Rom.
* {{BFS}}: Kenro and Nagase
* BigBad: Gadess in ''Revenge of Cronos'', Dylan in ''Battle Hackers''
* BigDamnHeroes: Rom Stoll's main forte.
* {{Bishonen}}: Guardi Stoll
* BrainInAJar: Grujios
* BrotherSisterIncest: Leina and Rom are a little too close
* CallingYourAttacks: Rom
* CatchPhrase: Rom has a set of it...''"WAIT!!!"'', ''"*insert speech here, mostly about virtue and justice* People call it *insert meaning here*!"'', ''"Scum like you doesn't deserve to know my name!"''. And to a lesser extent, ''"SEIBAI!!"'' (meaning: "PUNISHMENT!!"), usually said after [[FinishingMove God Hand Smash]]
** PhraseCatcher: The villain will ask "Who're you?" or some variation thereof.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Leina Stoll
* CoolOldGuy: Kirai Stoll
* CombiningMecha: Devil {{Satan}} 6, Land Commander 5
* DarkActionGirl: Diondra
* DeathIsCheap: Devil Satan 6 is finally killed at the end of ''Revenge of Cronos''... except he's back with no explanation in ''Battle Hackers''.
* DeceptiveDisciple: Bug Newman
* {{Delinquents}}: The entire theme of ''Battle Hackers''
* DrillTank: Rod Drill and Drill Crasher
* {{Expy}}: Rom Stoll/Kenryu/Baikanfu is based on the same toy as Protteser/Delinger/Garbin from ''Gordian''. Tough Trailer and Pro Truck Racer are the same design as Titan boy from ''Series/ChoushinseiFlashman''. The bad guy vehicle Varigale X is just Jaguar Vulcan from ''Series/TaiyouSentaiSunVulcan''.
* FauxActionGirl: Sometimes Leina falls into this category, depending on who's writing the episode.
* HammerSpace: Kenryu and Baikanfu
* HumongousMecha: Baikanfu
* KansaiRegionalAccent: Devil Satan; crosses into TheIdiotFromOsaka territory occasionally
* LongLostRelative: Guardi Stoll
* MaskPower: Rom
* MerchandiseDriven
* NoMouth: Rod Drill, Triple Jim
* NotBloodSiblings: Leina and Rom (revealed in the {{Original Video Animation}})
* PowerOfTheGodHand: The [[HumongousMecha Baikanfu]]'s FinishingMove is named God Hand Smash.
* RobotGirl: Leina Stoll
** For that matter, Leina's is the only major female character in the series. Though '''''far''''' from the only one.
* SomethingElseAlsoRises: Provides the picture, if not any actual examples.
* SuperRobot
* ThisIsADrill: Rod Drill
* TransformationIsAFreeAction: Played straight with the shows (see below for why).
** [[AvertedTrope This is not used]], however, in the animated commercial for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4mL7YBmpqc battle Armor 5]]. Which shows several of the individual robots still fighting off the villains even ''while'' they become the Armor's limbs.
* TransformationSequence
* TransformationTrinket: Kenro the Wolf Sword.
* TransformingMecha
* VillainDecay: Devil Satan 6 was PutOnABus for a while.
* {{Yakuza}}: Jingi, Kina, and Koron in ''ROC''; Yasando in ''Battle Hackers''
!!''Machine Robo Rescue'' provides examples of:
* {{Adorkable}}: Daichi.
* AIIsACrapshoot: [[spoiler:The BigBad is revealed to be an AI developed to protect humanity from disasters, but has deemed humanity to be the biggest threat to the Earth instead.]]
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Rin loves her family, but their [[LargeHam over the top cheering of her]] makes her want to strangle them as well.
* AmbiguouslyBrown: Jay, [[spoiler:implied to be the child of mixed parents on an international space station.]]
* AmbiguouslyGay: Ken. Averted with [[spoiler: him crushing on Nina, a ghost.]]
* BokeAndTsukkomiRoutine: Shoh and Ken start marketing themselves as this.
* BornLucky: Taiyo got into a hell of a lot of accidents before joining MRR, but he's survived all of them and helped people to boot.
* ButNotTooForeign: Arias "Ace" Honoh.
* ChineseGirl: Haruka Rin.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Red[[note]]Air and Fire rescue[[/note]], Blue[[note]]Urban rescue with police and chopper teams[[/note]] and Yellow[[note]]Heavy work with digging vehicles ''and'' ocean rescue[[/note]], just like in the OP. The bad guys are technically black, the Stealth team is purple and navy blue while the EvilTwin bots are black repaints. [[spoiler:Then Jay joins up and Stealth Robo gets a free white repaint.]]
* CombiningMecha: The Machine Robos stand out from other examples of such mecha in that their drones are interchangeable - for example, giving Jet's Air Robos to allow flight for another Robo.
* DudeMagnet: Sayuri, [[{{Meganekko}} without]] [[SpoiledSweet even]] [[{{Moe}} trying]].
* EleventhHourSuperpower: Jet Robo's upgrade into Shuttle Robo can be removed once the business is done.
* EvilTwin: Black versions of Fire, Police and Drill Robos are busted out to battle our heroes - and steal their support Robos before getting their own.
* FinishingMove: "Finger Flash" has the Machine Robos fire off energy projections of their team's symbols. Yes, they're killing people with RockPaperScissors.
** They work like the actual game does as well. Drill is more powerful than Jet, but when they fire their finishers at each other... Well, [[ForegoneConclusion Jet's paper, Drill's rock]].
* IdenticalTwinIDTag: Half of the Blue team is twins Susumu and Tsuyoshi, who merely mirror their hair partings.
* {{JAM Project}}: Did the opening and ending themes for this show.
* KidHero: All of the MRR kids, because apparently Machine Robos can synchronize best with kids.
* LonelyRichKid: Sayuri Suizenji.
* TheLostLenore: Blue leader Makoto gets to know this gifted girl who's a qualified doctor while being the same age as him. Turns out she'd gone full-bore into medicine to help others ''[[IllGirl before her own terminal illness got to her]]''. [[TearJerker Yeah, this can only end one way.]]
* MythologyGag: Nearly all the Robos are based on the classic Machine Robo designs with the leading mechs of the Red and Yellow teams being expies of Blue Jet and Rod Drill from ''Revenge of Cronos'' respectively, leaders and identical drones alike, sometimes with drastic color changes. Those police bikes are based on Cy-Kill, for one thing.
* NaiveNewcomer: [[spoiler: Jay]], after he joins the Machine Robo Rescue squad.
* RobotBuddy: The Machine Robos tend to be partnered with the guys of each team. Jay and Stealth Robo are the straightest example here. They do have transforming handphones that turn into minibots but those come standard.
* SadClown: Shoh. [[ILetGwenStacyDie He lost his older sister at sea.]]
* ShipTease: Taiyo and Rin get a lot of moments over the series, even with [[PuppyLove their young age]]. [[spoiler: It continues even when they're all grown up.]]
* MySignificanceSenseIsTingling: Taiyo's special ability. He instinctively knows if somebody's in danger or is CAUSING it.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: There is only one girl in each team. There's even just one woman in the command staff!
* SuperPrototype: [[spoiler:Stealth Robo is revealed to be the first-ever Machine Robo developed, but unlike his counterparts which were designed for rescue operations, he was designed for battle.]]
* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: With [[spoiler: the kids all grown up and leading their own teams across the whole world.]]
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