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* BadassBaritone: As opposed to his counterpart's high-pitched whining.
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* TheWorfEffect: [[spoiler: The original MEGAS suffer this when Evil Coop's mech effortlessly defeats it, demonstrating how much of a dangerous threat Evil Coop is.]]

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* TheWorfEffect: [[spoiler: The original MEGAS suffer suffers this when Evil Coop's mech effortlessly defeats it, demonstrating how much of a dangerous threat Evil Coop is.]]
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* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Technically it came back through the Evil Coop's MEGAS but overall, the original mech that we followed throughout the series was destroyed.]]

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* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Technically it came back through the Evil Coop's MEGAS but overall, the original mech that we followed throughout the series was destroyed.destroyed shortly beforehand.]]
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An alien plant spore from Saturn. It requires heat to grow and germinate. Taking the disguise of Auggie the Adorable Aardvark (a spoof of Series/SonicTheHedgehog and Franchise/MickeyMouse), it attacked MEGAS because it considered it to be a threat to its germination process, later multiplying and taking the guises of the other Thanksgiving parade balloons.

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An alien plant spore from Saturn. It requires heat to grow and germinate. Taking the disguise of Auggie the Adorable Aardvark (a spoof of Series/SonicTheHedgehog Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog and Franchise/MickeyMouse), it attacked MEGAS because it considered it to be a threat to its germination process, later multiplying and taking the guises of the other Thanksgiving parade balloons.
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An alien plant spore from Saturn. It requires heat to grow and germinate. Taking the disguise of Auggie the Adorable Aardvark (a spoof of VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog and MickeyMouse), it attacked MEGAS because it considered it to be a threat to its germination process, later multiplying and taking the guises of the other Thanksgiving parade balloons.

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An alien plant spore from Saturn. It requires heat to grow and germinate. Taking the disguise of Auggie the Adorable Aardvark (a spoof of VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog Series/SonicTheHedgehog and MickeyMouse), Franchise/MickeyMouse), it attacked MEGAS because it considered it to be a threat to its germination process, later multiplying and taking the guises of the other Thanksgiving parade balloons.
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* BareYourMidriff: Wears a black tank top that exposes her navel during the ''Terminate Her'' episode.



* BareYourMidriff: Like Kiva in the episode she appears, she wears a purple tank-top that leaves her navel exposed.
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* TheChick: Duchess, the token female of the team.
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* UnluckyThirteen: A bad guy with the number thirteen painted on his armor.

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* UnluckyThirteen: ThirteenIsUnlucky: A bad guy with the number thirteen painted on his armor.
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->'''Ender''':Now I am free to conquer and destroy! Or destroy and conquer! Or just destroy!

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->'''Ender''':Now ->'''Ender''': Now I am free to conquer and destroy! Or destroy and conquer! Or just destroy!
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* AIIsACrapshoot: It's programming was simply to "destroy the enemy". Unfortunately, its "[[{{Zeerust}} massive 56-kilobyte processor]]" didn't have much room for rationalizing who that was.

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* AIIsACrapshoot: It's Its programming was simply to "destroy the enemy". Unfortunately, its "[[{{Zeerust}} massive 56-kilobyte processor]]" didn't have much room for rationalizing who that was.
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* AffablyEvil: Despite actively trying to eliminate everyone and everything it's mannerisms are rather polite even when threatening others.

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* AffablyEvil: Despite actively trying to eliminate everyone and everything it's its mannerisms are rather polite even when threatening others.
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* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Subverted, Riding in a giant robot wasn't enough to impress him but seeing the Glorft Moonbase was deemed cool by his standards.

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* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Subverted, Zig-zagged. Riding in a giant robot wasn't enough to impress him but seeing the Glorft Moonbase was deemed cool by his standards.
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An evil counterpart of Coop from an alternate dimension who became a ruthless warlord with obsession to destroy everything in his path and would like to do it all over again, and he pilots a more powerful warlike mech after abandoning his own Megas.

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An evil counterpart of Coop from an alternate dimension who became a ruthless warlord with who laid wasted to his home dimension through his obsession to destroy with destroying everything in his path and would like to do it all over again, and he pilots a more powerful warlike mech after abandoning his own Megas.
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* TrademarkFavoriteFood:
** While Coop loves all sorts of food, ([[BigEater And lots of it]]) he shows a special fondness for Philly cheesesteaks, mentioning them multiple times throughout the series. To the point that Warmaster Gorrath eats one in front of a captured Coop as ColdBloodedTorture.
** Coop also spent an entire episode trying to get a strawberry slushie.

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* CombiningMecha: Something of a parody of one. Coop's muscle car attaches to the robot body to control it as a head, but can still operate as a normal car without it.
* DoAnythingRobot: And by "do anything robot", we ''mean'' "do anything robot". It even has the original WaveMotionGun in its chest.

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* CombiningMecha: Something of a parody of one. Coop's muscle car attaches to the robot body to control it as a head, but can still operate as a normal car without it.
it. The parody is taken further when Coop uses the S-Force's Zorps to give MEGAS a power boost... which just amounts to shoving the big thing's arms and legs into the Zorps' rear ends to wear them as boots and gauntlets, and sticking the bird robot onto its back.
* DoAnythingRobot: And by "do Exaggerated as part of the overall AffectionateParody. MEGAS can do just about anything robot", we ''mean'' "do anything robot". Coop desires in a given episode. WaveMotionGun? You got it. Rockets and drills? Yep. Becoming an impromptu MotionCaptureMecha using a DDR dance pad? It even has the original WaveMotionGun in its chest.can do that too. It's all PlayedForLaughs.



* GiantScrapRobot: Despite its aesthetic, it's subverted given its origins. Only the ''cockpit'' is made from scrap.

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* GiantScrapRobot: Despite its aesthetic, it's subverted given its origins. Only the ''cockpit'' is made from scrap. The rest of it is standard mecha fare.



* VerticalMechaFins: It sports a pair of these thanks to Coop's modifications, styled to look more like the fins on a car.



* FatIdiot: Of a BrilliantButLazy fashion. He regularly makes questionable, absurd decisions that exasperate Kira, yet his mods to MEGAS mean he's the only one who can pilot it. Good thing this show doesn't play much of it seriously.



* HeroInsurance: It's lampshaded that he often does more damage than the villain!

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* HeroInsurance: It's lampshaded that he often does more damage than the villain!villain! At one point, a GalacticConqueror is impressed by the damage he unwittingly does to the city.



* PrimaryColorChampion: A red jacket and a pair of jeans.

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* PrimaryColorChampion: A red jacket and a pair of jeans. He also has the yellow thanks to being blonde.

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* MoreDakka: If the big guns come out, they don't stop shooting. Exaggerated with "Super Destructor Mode", although [[EpicFail Coop doesn't manage to hit anything with it]].

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* MoreDakka: If the big guns come out, they don't stop shooting. Exaggerated with "Super Destructor Mode", although [[EpicFail Coop doesn't manage to hit anything with it]].it.]]



* TheWorfEffect: [[spoiler: The original MEGAS suffer this when Evil Coop's mech effortlessly defeats it, demonstrating how much of a dangerous threat Evil Coop is.]]



An evil counterpart of Coop from an alternate dimension who became a ruthless warlord with obsession to destroy everything in his path and would like to do it all over again, and he pilots a more powerful warlike mech after abandoning his own Megas.
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* KnightOfCerebus: His arrival marked the one time the show took itself semi-seriously. When Coop tries his usual [[AttackAttackAttack reckless charge]], Evil Coop [[CurbStompBattle curbstomps]] him in ''seconds'' [[spoiler: and actually destroys Megas in the process]]. It took a [[EnemyMine combined effort]] between Coop and the Glorft army to stop him in the end and [[spoiler: he proved so dangerous that Coop [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness actually abandoned his usual strategy of attacking blindly]] and planned beforehand on forcing Evil Coop through the dimensional gate and forcefully shutting it while he's still in it in order to defeat him]].



* KnightOfCerebus: His arrival marked the one time the show took itself semi-seriously. When Coop tries his usual [[AttackAttackAttack reckless charge]], Evil Coop [[CurbStompBattle curbstomps]] him in ''seconds'' [[spoiler: and actually destroys Megas in the process]]. It took a [[EnemyMine combined effort]] between Coop and the Glorft army to stop him in the end and [[spoiler: he proved so dangerous that Coop [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness actually abandoned his usual strategy of attacking blindly]] and planned beforehand on forcing Evil Coop through the dimensional gate and forcefully shutting it while he's still in it in order to defeat him]].
* MechaMooks: Evil Coop's army is composed of white drones that are an Expy of Zakus and they wield red blaster rifles in combat.



* RocketPunch: His mech has a proper version of this, unlike Megas which just shoots its fist, which is shown to be powerful enough to generate an explosion comparable to a nuke.

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* RocketPunch: His mech has a proper version of this, unlike Megas which just shoots its fist, which is shown to be powerful enough to generate an a massive explosion comparable to a nuke.


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An evil counterpart of Kiva from an alternate dimension who became Evil Coop's second-in-command and is more machine than woman, twisted and evil after losing her own humanity. She pilots her former Earth Coalition mech she repaired and modified to carry out Evil Coop's will to destroy everything.
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* TheCorrupter: How Targon views Coop due to his "pointers" turning S-Force into lazy, video game playing, junk food devouring destructive slobs like him. He softens his opinion at least a little bit when Coop manages to help rescue S-Force and defeat the villain in "S-Force S.O.S."

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* WritersCannotDoMath: According to [[invoked]]WordOfGod Coop is 6'6" and weighs 300 pounds. At that height, 300 pounds is only barely overweight and Coop's implied to be much fatter.

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* WritersCannotDoMath: According to [[invoked]]WordOfGod [[https://www.deviantart.com/megas-xlr/journal/NEW-INTERVIEW-with-JODY-SCHAEFFER-248904609 an interview with Jody Schaeffer]], Coop is 6'6" and weighs is assumed to weigh around 300 pounds. At that height, 300 pounds is only barely overweight and Coop's implied to be much fatter.

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* AtomicSuperpower: Has the ability to generate fusion reactions powerful enough to devastate planets.



* ILoveNuclearPower: Has the ability to generate fusion reactions powerful enough to devastate planets.

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* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: When facing off against the Evil Kiva from the BadFuture, she criticizes Gorrath for teaming up with Coop to defeat her and Evil Coop.
-->'''Evil Kiva:''' Why are you helping this pale imitation? I thought you'd be happy to see the Earth enslaved.\\
'''Gorrath:''' If anyone's going to enslave this world; '''it's me!'''


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* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: When facing off against the Evil Kiva from the BadFuture, she criticizes Gorrath for teaming up with Coop to defeat her and Evil Coop.
-->'''Evil Kiva:''' Why are you helping this pale imitation? I thought you'd be happy to see the Earth enslaved.\\
'''Gorrath:''' If anyone's going to enslave this world; '''it's me!'''
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* OnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: When facing off against the Evil Kiva from the BadFuture, she criticizes Gorrath for teaming up with Coop to defeat her and Evil Coop.

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* OnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: When facing off against the Evil Kiva from the BadFuture, she criticizes Gorrath for teaming up with Coop to defeat her and Evil Coop.

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* OnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: When facing off against the Evil Kiva from the BadFuture, she criticizes Gorrath for teaming up with Coop to defeat her and Evil Coop.
-->'''Evil Kiva:''' Why are you helping this pale imitation? I thought you'd be happy to see the Earth enslaved.\\
'''Gorrath:''' If anyone's going to enslave this world; '''it's me!'''



-->'''Commander''': The Earth is defenseless! We should attack.
-->'''Gorrath''': We can conquer that puny planet any time. I want that monkey now!

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-->'''Commander''': The Earth is defenseless! We should attack.
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attack.\\
'''Gorrath''':
We can conquer that puny planet any time. I want that monkey now!
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* LoudOfWar: Also his first mech, called the "Sonic Abominator".

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* LoudOfWar: Also his MakeSomeNoise: His first mech, mech is called the "Sonic Abominator".Abominator" and is armed with a powerful sonic weapon.
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* IronicName: "Magnanimous" means "generous or forgiving, especially to a rival or less powerful person". Such words do not describe Magnanimous, especially in his second episode which focuses on him seeking revenge against Coop.
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* SimpleStaff: Her preferred weapon of choice. Sometimes fashioned from an ImprovisedWeapon.
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* YouAreNumberSix: Referred to as "Number 12" by the robots in "A Clockwork Megas." According to Coop, that's its racing number.

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* NonHumanHead: A humanoid mecha with a red muscle car for a head. It can be detached from its body at will.
* OffWithHisHead: Its original head was destroyed in the pilot before it was sent back in time. The car that Coop replaced the head with can be detached from the body at will.

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* NoPlansNoPrototypeNoBackup: Coop spent years modifying MEGAS with no knowledge of its original specifications, little rhyme or reasoning to the process, and no documentation of his work. This made MEGAS a truly unique machine that would be impossible to replicate without the years of studying the original, which is why the Glorft are so obsessed with stealing it. [[spoiler:His evil counterpart managed to build an entirely new version of it.]]
* NonHumanHead: A humanoid mecha with a detachable red muscle car for a head. It can be detached from its body at will.
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* OffWithHisHead: Its original head was destroyed in the pilot episode before it was sent back in time. The car that Coop replaced the head with can be detached from the body at will.



* AcePilot: She is quite seasoned from battles against Glorft, both for Earth Coalition and the resistance, which made her as the only one with [[OnlySaneMan experience and reasons]] for Coop.

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* AcePilot: She is quite seasoned from battles against Glorft, both for Earth Coalition and the resistance, which made her as the only one with [[OnlySaneMan experience and reasons]] rationality]] for Coop.Coop. Unfortunately for her, she rarely gets to display her skill thanks to Coop rendering MEGAS inoperable to her.



* DefrostingIceQueen: She is mostly an aloof, no-nonsense individual focused in the task at hand, but in time she grows to appreciate some of the guys' activities.

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* DefrostingIceQueen: She is mostly an aloof, no-nonsense individual focused in the task at hand, hand. She starts out disdainful of Coop and Jamie for their immature slacker lifestyle and flippant attitude towards fighting the Glorft, but in time she slowly grows to appreciate the guys as friends and learns to enjoy some of the guys' their activities.



* HypercompetentSidekick: She's far more capable and intelligent than Coop and especially Jamie, but has to act as support and advisor when she learns that Coop is the only one capable of piloting MEGAS in its current state.



* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]]: [[NotSoAboveItAll Most of the time, but she is also prone to getting involved in the antics]].

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* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]]: [[NotSoAboveItAll Most of the time, but she is also prone to getting often does [[NotSoAboveItAll get involved in the antics]].



* WrenchWench: Often works on upgrading Megas just as much as Coop does and is usually the one who repairs Megas's more advanced systems after they're broken (typically by Coop). She's also the one who originally modified Megas from the Avatar prototype after it was stolen from the Glorft.

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* WrenchWench: Often works on upgrading Megas just as much as Coop does and is usually the one who repairs Megas's more advanced systems after they're broken (typically by Coop). She's also She was the one who lead engineer for the project that originally modified Megas from the Avatar prototype after it was stolen from the Glorft.
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* {{Expies}}: Of the Franchise/SuperSentai[=/=]Franchise/PowerRangers, Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman and Anime/{{Voltron}}. Their mentor, Targon, is an expy of [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers Zordon]].

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* {{Expies}}: Of the Franchise/SuperSentai[=/=]Franchise/PowerRangers, Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman and The S-Force themselves are an {{Expy}} of Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman, while their Zorps are designed to resemble Anime/{{Voltron}}. Their mentor, Targon, is an expy of [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers Zordon]].
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* MoreDakka: If the big guns come out, they don't stop shooting. UpToEleven with "Super Destructor Mode", although [[EpicFail Coop doesn't manage to hit anything with it]].

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* MoreDakka: If the big guns come out, they don't stop shooting. UpToEleven Exaggerated with "Super Destructor Mode", although [[EpicFail Coop doesn't manage to hit anything with it]].

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* NonHumanHead: A humanoid mecha with a red muscle car for a head. It can be detached from its body at will.




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* WritersCannotDoMath: According to [[invoked]]WordOfGod Coop is 6'6" and weighs 300 pounds. At that height, 300 pounds is only barely overweight and Coop's implied to be much fatter.

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