History Series / ChoujinkiMetalder

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[[caption-width-right:350:''[[RageBreakingPoint IKARU!]]'']]

* DropTheHammer: Ben-K in episode 3. He's able to break down trees with it, and pound the ground to get Metalder out of one.

* ByThePowerOfGreyskull: '''IKARU!''' ("Rage!" or "Anger!")

* VillainSong: [[https://youtu.be/yoE2jfMt6MM The Four Armies of Neros]].

* {{Homage}}: Metalder has [[CaptainErsatz more than a passing resemblance]] to [[http://www.fanboy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/kikaider01.jpg Kikaider.]]

* CutShort: Was planned to be a 52 episode series, but ended at 39. It was ''supposed'' to end at 37, but the successor show Series/SekaiNinjaSenJiraiya wasn't ready yet. The show thus has a rather spectacular amount of WhatCouldHaveBeen, including [[spoiler: [[TheManBehindTheMan someone or something pulling Neros' strings]], a grievously wounded Topgunder getting a MercyKill from Metalder, and Metalder and Springer actually ''dying'' with the exploding Ghost Bank.]]

* SortingAlgorithmOfEvil: Not without exception, but Metalder mostly works his way through the weaker members of the four armies up to the higher-ranking ones as the series progresses. In a few cases, mostly Geldling's, it's because the top dogs are actually cowards hiding behind their subordinates.

''Metalder'' was one of the series that were used to create ''Series/VRTroopers''.

* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''Series/{{Kikaider}}''.

* AIIsACrapshoot: Part of the problem with the Neros Empire legion members all having different personalities is, their loyalty to God Neros varies considerably - and he's forced to realize this when Topgunder takes off on his own.

* RankInflation: The Neros Army has a ranking system with ten classifications. Each division is led by a commanding officer with the title of ''Gaisei'' (Victorious Saint), while the next nine ranks below it goes from ''Gōshō'' ("Mighty General", the second highest rank) to ''Gekitōshi'' ("Light Fighter", the lowest rank). There are occasional promotions.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Even moreso than ''Spielban'' in regards of it's overall depressing tone and this is one of the reasons the show was cut short was because younger fans were not fond of the rather dark tone of the series (or able to follow the drama-over-action writing), even for the franchise; the show is easily the darkest ''Series/MetalHeroes'' entry. It picked up [[PeripheryDemographic older viewers]] well enough.

* DarkerAndEdgier: One of the reasons the show was cut short was because younger fans were not fond of the rather dark and depressing tone of the series (or able to follow the drama-over-action writing), even for the franchise; the show is easily the darkest ''Series/MetalHeroes'' entry. It picked up [[PeripheryDemographic older viewers]] well enough.

* RocketPunch: Jamnue can shoot off his boxing gloves to hit targets at a distance. They can even chase targets around corners.

* SoapOperaRapidAgingSyndrome: Hedogross Jr. goes from conception, to birth, to adulthood, in a span of no more than 15 episodes. (Actually it's only between episodes 12 and 15, because that's when Wisdom realizes she's pregnant, and when the full-grown Hedogross Jr. appears!)

* SoapOperaRapidAgingSyndrome: Hedogross Jr. goes from conception, to birth, to adulthood, in a span of no more than 15 episodes.

* VillainSong: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vloYvG7_1Fs The Four Armies of Neros]].