History Characters / TechRomancer

-> A mixed ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' ShoutOut, it has a LaserBlade, a beam rifle, bazooka, shield, a shoulder-mounted {{BFG}}, and [[AttackDrone remote-controlled beam cannons]]. A certain power up allows Dixen to pelt the enemy with [[BeamSpam homing lasers]]. Can be piloted by either '''Nakato Farland''' (voiced by Creator/ShigeruNakahara), whose story is a ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' pastiche, or by '''[[ActionGirl Halma Frockheart]]''' (voiced by Creator/YoshinoTakamori), whose storyline is more like the mix of ''Anime/{{Gunbuster}}'' and ''Anime/GenesisClimberMospeada''. A variant piloted by '''[[CharClone Shadow Red]]''' is available as a secret character.

-> While this mecha looks to be inspired by western mecha as seen from ''VideoGame/MechWarrior'' and ''VideoGame/MetalGear'', WordOfGod states that this tank with arms and legs is a nod to the HWR-00-Mk. II "MAC-II / Monster" Destroid from ''Anime/{{Macross}}''. It is equipped with a claw on one hand, a pile bunker/{{BFG}} in the other, [[MacrossMissileMassacre missile launchers]] on its shoulders and more on its back, and a [[GatlingGood three-barrelled autocannon]] mounted between the legs. It can lay mines, equip flamethrowers and artillery, keep an enemy at bay with ranged attacks or lay down a punishing barrage of melee attacks. The one thing it can't do is jump. The Wise Duck is piloted by [[TheSquad a crew of five]]: '''[[ColonelBadass Sergeant Gonzales]]''' (Commander, voiced by Creator/DaisukeGori), '''[[NewMeat Arvin Clauford]]''' (Combat, voiced by Creator/ShigeruNakahara), '''Ricky''' (Gunner, voiced by Creator/KoichiTochika), '''Thomas''' (Pilot, voiced by Creator/TakehitoKoyasu), and '''Herman''' (Sonar/Communications, voiced by Creator/ShuichiIkeda). A variant (complete with [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Zeon-style commander's antenna]]) piloted by '''[[CharClone Shadow Red]]''' is available as a secret character.

* CharClone: A masked figure with a penchant for the color red who seems to have a personal connection to the main hero (Junpei or Nakato depending on storyline)? He's even voiced by [[Creator/ShuichiIkeda Char's actor]].

Characters who appear in the mecha fighting game Tech Romancer.

** HumanAlien: Kei

* HumanAlien: Both Kai and Kei are identical to humans and live amongst the human population.

* ArmorPiercingSlap: [[spoiler:Junpei ends up suffering one by Saori from within Pollin's Bolon Route A ending.]]

* AnAxeToGrind: The Fire Formation's primary weapon is an axe it uses to devastating effect. This is part of the ShoutOut to Getter Robo, whose red form also primarily wields axes.

* ShoutOut: Twinzam V is essentially Getter Robo minus Getter 3: it's a combination of jets that have multiple forms, and said forms' weapons correspond to the WeaponOfChoice of the various Getter forms.

-> A ''Anime/MazingerZ'' ShoutOut, meaning it comes with a paired RocketPunch, a ChestBlaster, and a navel-launched bomb. Its [[FinishingMove Final Attack]] involves a {{BFS}} and [[EverythingsBetterWithSpinning a lot of spinning]]. Known as Kikaioh in Japan, thus the title character of the series. Piloted by the HotBlooded '''Junpei Todoroki''' (voiced by Creator/KoichiTochika)

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Befitting a magical girl pastiche, Pollin has bright pink hair for no explained reason.

-> A ''Anime/{{Macross}}'' [[TransformingMecha Variable Fighter]] in all but name. Armed primarily in its humanoid form with a beam rifle that doubles as a club, [[MacrossMissileMassacre missiles]], and a punching super move that sinks its fist deep into an enemy's torso, it can optionally equip 2 shoulder-mounted energy weapons and a heavy projectile cannon. Its alt forms give it 2 extra supers: [[DeathFromAbove bombs from above]] and a [[SpamAttack multi-hit]] [[RammingAlwaysWorks tackle]]. Rafaga's main pilot character is '''Simon Harvard''' (a [[CompositeCharacter Composite]] {{Expy}} of [[ChivalrousPervert Roy Focker]] and [[{{Megane}} Max Jenius]], voiced by Creator/TakehitoKoyasu), although Simon's wingwoman '''Amuritta''' (Expy of Claudia La Salle, voiced by Creator/RicaMatsumoto) is available as a secret character.

* {{Expy}}: Daichi and Sora are basically Ash and Misty (Satoshi and Kasumi in Japanese) from ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeries Pokemon]]'', right down to having the same Japanese seiyuu. Ironically, they also share the same first names as two of the main protagonists from ''[[Anime/DigimonAdventure Digimon]]'' at the same time.

* {{Expy}}: Daichi and Sora are basically Ash and Misty (Satoshi and Kasumi in Japanese) from ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeries Pokemon]]'', right down to having the same Japanese seiyuu. Ironically, they also share the same names as two of the main protagonists from ''[[Anime/DigimonAdventure Digimon]]'' at the same time.

* {{Expy}}: Daichi and Sora are basically Ash and Misty (Satoshi and Kasumi in Japanese) from ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeries Pokemon]]'', right down to having the same Japanese seiyuu.

* {{Expy}}: Daichi and Sora are basically Ash and Misty (Satoshi and Kasumi in Japanese) from ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeries Pokemon]]'', right down to having the same Japanese seiyuu. They also ironically share names with two of the main protagonists from ''[[Franchise/Digimon Digimon]]'' at the same time.

* {{Expy}}: Daichi and Sora are basically Ash and Misty (Satoshi and Kasumi in Japanese) from ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeries Pokemon]]'', right down to having the same Japanese seiyuu.

-> What's an Series/{{Ultraman}} clone doing in a HumongousMecha fighting game? Proving to players that you don't need to be mechanical to kick robot ass, that's what. Armed with punches, kicks, energy rays, and the ability to [[DoubleJump ignore the laws of physics]], Pulsion manages to ShoutOut to ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' as well, with its possible arsenal of double-bladed sword, thrown lance, and a combat knife. Let's add the fact that it can [[AttackAttackAttack go all out]] in a bestial manner... Pulsion's civilian identity is either the male human alien '''Kai Kaines''' (voiced by Creator/TakehitoKoyasu) or the female human alien '''Kei Keirum''' (voiced by Creator/MikiNagasawa). A variant called Dark Pulsion, controlled by an evil Kai, is available as a secret character.

-> Manga/GetterRobo minus the tracked, heavily armored, underwater combat form. To make up for it, it is given 3 [[LimitBreak super moves]], one for its Fire Formation, another for its Plasma Formation, and one that acts as its TransformationSequence. That's right, it changes tactics and weapons to the tune of a damaging PillarOfLight. It has two different [[FinishingMove finishing moves]], one of them a ShoutOut to ''Anime/VoltesV'' and the other one possibly to Anime/CombattlerV. Piloted by the Yumeno siblings, '''Daichi Yumeno''' (voiced by Creator/RicaMatsumoto) and '''Sora Yumeno''' (voiced by Creator/MayumiIizuka).

* Expy: Daichi and Reika are basically Ash and Misty (Satoshi and Kasumi in Japanese) from Pokemon. Right down to their Japanese Seiyuu.

* BittersweetEnding: One of Wise Duck's endings sees [[spoiler: Arvin returning to Wise Duck's rusted out remains. The war was won, but the rest of the crew has since passed and no one knows why Goldibus attacked. [[DownerEnding That's the ''happy'' ending]].]]
* DownerEnding: The Wise Duck crew has two possible endings. One is a BittersweetEnding at best. The other ending reveals [[spoiler: Arvin was shot and killed for insubordination early on, and most of the campaign was a DyingDream. The saddest part is he was killed because he refused to kill an innocent girl... which was actually a SecretTestOfCharacter since the crew wasn't going to hurt her anyway]].

* RealRobotGenre : Likely the realest robot in the game, it's a piece of military hardware operated by a crew of men (more like a tank than a jet fighter) and slow, ponderous, and cannot jump.

* {{Stripperiffic}}: A thong and a big hat. That's quite an outfit, there.

* BlackBestFriend: Thomas to Arvin.