History Main / AmericanRobot

* In 2015 Megabots Inc. introduced the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVJTGLL2SnI Megabots Mk-II]] which bills itself as "America's first fully functional giant piloted fighting robot". While the prototype might not outwardly appear too american themed at first, the design philosophy is unmistakably 'Merican. In the intro video introducing the mech the two pilots come out wearing aviators and [[WearingAFlagOnYourHead American flags as capes]]. They then proceed to brag about the robots size, american inovation, and especially it's [[{{BFG}} MASSIVE guns]]. Even rival Japanese robot builder Kogoro Kurata's first reaction was to call the mech "Super American".

** The Detroit Steel armor, developed by Hammer Industries. Huge, loud, with ridiculous amounts of guns and weaponry (including ''chainsaws'') and painted with the colors of the American flag (though he's first and foremost a corporate tool and other "Steelmech" models can be painted to whatever the buyer wants). Creator/MattFraction conceived him as a mix between the jingoism of ''TeamAmerica'' and Tony Stark's worst nightmares about his tech being completely corrupted by the military industrial complex.

* The President also has a mech in DrMcNinja.
* U.N.C.A. S.A.M. from the EGO story arc in HeroesUnite.

* In 2015 Megabots Inc. introduced the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVJTGLL2SnI Megabots Mk-II]] which bills itself as "America's first fully functional giant piloted fighting robot". While it might not outwardly appear too american themed at first, the design philosophy is unmistakably 'Merican. In the intro video introducing the mech the two pilots come out wearing aviators and [[WearingAFlagOnYourHead American flags as capes]]. They then proceed to brag about the robots size, american inovation, and especially it's [[{{BFG}} MASSIVE guns]]. Even rival Japanese robot builder Kogoro Kurata's first reaction was to call the mech "Super American".
** It doesn't look so American-themed because that was just the prototype. [[https://ksr-ugc.imgix.net/assets/004/318/748/d40d90c488aeb3fd08789ed9aaaa3eaf_original.jpg?v=1439587848&w=680&fit=max&auto=format&q=92&s=5c037a94cffc4f75708e5e19609fe01f The final version]] is Eagleland incarnate.

* In 2015 Megabots Inc. introduced the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVJTGLL2SnI Megabots Mrk. I]] which bills itself as "America's first fully functional giant piloted fighting robot". While it might not outwardly appear too american themed at first, the design philosophy is unmistakably 'Merican. In the intro video introducing the mech the two pilots come out wearing aviators and [[WearingAFlagOnYourHead American flags as capes]]. They then proceed to brag about the robots size, american inovation and especially it's [[{{BFG}} MASSIVE guns]]. Even rival Japanese robot builder Kogoro Kurata's first reaction was to call the mech "Super American".

* In 2015 Megabots Inc. introduced the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVJTGLL2SnI Megabots Mrk. I]] which bills itself as "America's first fully functional giant piloted fighting robot". While it might not outwardly appear too american themed at first, the design philosophy is unmistakably 'Merican. In the intro video introducing the mech the two pilots come out wearing aviators and [[WearingAFlagOnYourHead American flags as capes]]. They then proceed to brag about the robots size, american inovation and especially it's [[BFG MASSIVE guns]]. Even rival Japanese robot builder Kogoro Kurata's first reaction was to call the mech "Super American".

* In 2015 Megabots Inc. introduced the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVJTGLL2SnI Megabots Mrk. I]] which bills itself as "America's first fully functional giant piloted fighting robot". While it might not outwardly appear too american themed at first, the design philosophy is unmistakably 'Merican. In the intro video introducing the mech the two pilots come out wearing aviators and american flags as capes. They then proceed to brag about the robots size, weight, and especially it's [BFG MASSIVE guns]. Even rival robot builder Kogoro Kurata's first reaction was to call the mech "Super American".

* In 2015 Megabots Inc. introduced the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVJTGLL2SnI Megabots Mrk. I]] which bills itself as "America's first fully functional giant piloted fighting robot". While it might not outwardly appear too american themed at first, the design philosophy is unmistakably 'Merican. In the intro video introducing the mech the two pilots come out wearing aviators and american flags as capes. They then proceed to brag about the robots size, weight, and especially it's [BFG MASSIVE guns].

* ''GetterRobo'': Texas Mack, the revolver-toting, lasso-throwing giant robot cowboy guardian of the USA, piloted by an [[GratuitousEnglish Engrish]]-spouting cowboy and his sister. Also has ''its own giant robot horse'', piloted by Jack King's ranch dog. The version in ''Shin Getter Robo vs. Neo Getter Robo'' is slightly more awesome than stereotypical, especially the high-powered cannon it keeps stored inside a giant coffin in the White House lawn (with a duplicate inside the US Embassy in Japan).

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* While no [[{{Eagleland}} patriotic American]] ''[[HumongousMecha mechs]]'' have been built (yet!), that doesn't stop American companies and individuals from dressing up their cars and other equipment in red, white, and blue. The American Motors Corporation made several outlandishly patriotic paintjobs for their high-end cars; The [[http://i.imgur.com/KYjQROo.jpg Rebel Machine]] and [[http://i.imgur.com/QieHAfu.jpg Rambler Scrambler]] both came out of the factory with fluorescent red and blue stripes and decals on a white body, and [[EnormousEngine both had 6.4 liter V8 engines]]. The AMX and Javelin AMX raced with red-white-and-blue liveries in the SCCA.
* While America is leading the way in terms of unmanned and robotic weapon systems such as bomb disposal robots and UAV's like the predator and Global Hawk UAV's, they are a downplay of this trope rather then a straight example since this trope is about a American "super robot".
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* The SuperSentai ''ShurikenSentaiNinninger'' has its core group of heroes piloting a series of GiantMecha that have Japanese designs and themes. Their (possibly first) SixthRanger is [=StarNinger=], an [[{{Eagleland}} American ninja]] with [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot a cowboy theme]]. His mecha is named Rodeomaru and it rides a giant motorcycle named Bison King Buggy with which it combines to become the Bison King.

* The SuperSentai ShurikenSentaiNinninger has its core group of heroes piloting a series of GiantMecha that have Japanese designs and themes. Their (possibly first) SixthRanger is [=StarNinger=], an [[{{Eagleland}} American ninja]] with [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot a cowboy theme]]. His mecha is named Rodeomaru and it rides a giant motorcycle named Bison King Buggy with which it combines to become the Bison King.

* A robot introduced in the last few episodes of ''SymBionicTitan'' was the '''H'''omeland '''M'''obile '''E'''mergency '''R'''obot or HMER (pronounced hammer). Commanded by [[GeneralRipper General Steel]]. Commanded, not piloted, because it has a large a crew as a battleship. Not patriotically colored, instead it goes for a traditional army green. It also is more of a [[RealRobotGenre Real Robot]] than a [[SuperRobot Super Robot]], it is very slow and resource intensive. There are multiple shots of all of the tank shells it expends when it fires its machine guns.

* In {{Sinfest}}, being the [[spoiler: President of the United States]] apparently involves piloting one of these.

* ''[[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam G Gundam]]'' has Chibodee Crockett's mech Gundam Maxter, which is a [[SurferDude surfing]] {{cowboy}} AmericanFootball-player GiantRobot [[GoodOldFisticuffs boxer]]. Most countries have equally stereotypical gundams, but they usually don't have quite [[NinjaPirateRobotZombie that many different stereotypes combined]]. Also, his crew is a bunch of {{Wrench Wench}}es.

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** Subverted in ''Film/IronMan2'': Justin Hammer tries to pass off his Hammer Droids as this. They come in [[RealRobot Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine]] models no less. Every model has a specialist weapon or device attached to it - an anti-armor cannon for the Army, missile launchers for the Navy, high-speed flight systems for the Air Force, and close-range machine guns for the Marines. [[spoiler:Too bad the RenegadeRussian in charge of AI sets them on rampage...]]

* A robot introduced in the last few episodes of ''SymBionicTitan'' was the '''H'''omeland '''M'''obile '''E'''mergency '''R'''obot or HMER (pronounced hammer). Commanded by [[GeneralRipper General Steel]]. Commanded, not piloted, because it has a large a crew as a battleship. Not patriotically colored, instead it goes for a traditional army green. It also is more of a RealRobot than a SuperRobot, it is very slow and resource intensive. There are multiple shots of all of the tank shells it expends when it fires its machine guns.

* DCComics' G.I. Robot (aka J.A.K.E.).

** The Detroit Steel armor, developed by Hammer Industries. Huge, loud, with ridiculous amounts of guns and weaponry (including ''chainsaws'') and painted with the colors of the American flag (though he's first and foremost a corporate tool and other "Steelmech" models can be painted to whatever the buyer wants). MattFraction conceived him as a mix between the jingoism of ''TeamAmerica'' and Tony Stark's worst nightmares about his tech being completely corrupted by the military industrial complex.

* ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'' gives us '''[[NoIndoorVoice LIBERTY PRIME]]''', the anti-Chinese, anti-Communist giant robot. It might not be flag-themed, but he ''throws nukes like they were footballs'', and is constantly spouting anti-Communist, pro-America propaganda, such as "DEMOCRACY IS THE SOVEREIGN RIGHT OF EVERY AMERICAN" and "AMERICA WILL NEVER FALL TO COMMUNIST INVASION".

* Cleatus the NFL robot.

** The Detroit Steel armor, developed by Hammer Industries. Huge, loud, with ridiculous amounts of guns and weaponry (including ''chainsaws'') and painted with the colors of the American flag (though he's first and foremost a corporate tool and other "Steelmech" models can be painted to whatever the buyer wants. MattFraction conceived him as a mix between the jingoism of ''TeamAmerica'' and Tony Stark's worst nightmares about his tech being completely corrupted by the military industrial complex.