History WebAnimation / GenLock

* Main/ChildSoldier: Averted. Unlike most Mecha anime that have teenage pilots, the pilots in gen:LOCK are all adults with military experience - with the exception of [[PlayfulHacker MacCloud]].

* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Julian implies that Yasamin is this, after the latter bluntly calls the rest of the pilots "lab rats".
-->'''Julian:''' It's cool. Once you get to know her, she's ... [[BaitAndSwitchComment nah, she's pretty much the same]].

'''Sinclair:''' He's like a kid on Christmas morning!"
* HotBlooded: Iida is apparently this, having a knack for disobeying orders, and got demoted down to kitchen staff. Colonel Marin even suggests this is likely why his unit is so supportive of transferring him.
* Main/{{Invisibility}}: Julian has the ability to do this. Whether it's a byproduct of the gen:LOCK tech or not is unknown.

** Kazu is Japanese.

* MadScientist: Dr. Weller has shades of this in how he interacts with others, but is otherwise benevolent. His default communication style is described quite aptly by the recruits after first meeting him.
-->'''Cammie:''' Did he say "suit up"?\\
'''Sinclair:''' He's like a kid on Christmas morning!"

* [[Characters/RoosterTeethOthers Blaine Gibson]] as Rob Sinclair\\

* ColorCodedCharacters: As seen on [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dowosr9UUAA5BlW.jpg:large the official poster]] and the image at the top of the page, all of the confirmed gen:LOCK pilots are associated with a colour - specifically, the dominant colour of their mecha armour. Julian's armour is cyan, Yasamin's is yellow, Cameron's is green, Kasu's is red, and Valentina's is purple.

** Julian is an American, specifically a black Brooklynite.

* AnimeHair: Iida has a believable, but still improbable, haircut that definitely invokes this trope.
* Main/ChildSoldier: Averted. Unlike most Mecha anime that have teenage pilots, the pilots in gen:LOCK are all adults with military experience - with the exception of [[TheCracker MacCloud]].
* ColorCodedCharacters: As seen on [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dowosr9UUAA5BlW.jpg:large the official poster]] and the image at the top of the page, all of the confirmed gen:LOCK pilots are associated with a colour - specifically, the dominant colour of their mecha armour. Julian's armour is cyan, Yasamin's is yellow, Cameron's is green, Iida's is red, and Valentina's is purple.

* MultiNationalTeam: The main heroes consist of members from many different nations:

* MultiNationalTeam: The main heroes consist of members from many different nations.

* [[Creator/MichaelBJordan Michael B. Jordan]] as Julian Chase\\

* [[Creator/KoichiYamadera Koichi Yamadera]] as Iida Kasu\\

* ColorCodedCharacters: Julian is strongly associated with the color blue.

''gen:Lock'' (stylized as ''gen:LOCK'') is an upcoming {{Mecha}} web series from Creator/RoosterTeeth.

As a summary puts it; On the losing side of a global culture war, an Experimental Science Unit is pushed to identify a team of young pilots who can control a variety of prototype, next-generation mecha—giant, robotic, weaponized bodies. The recruits will find, however, that their newfound abilities come at no small cost.

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Additionally, Blaine Gibson, Lindsay Jones, Gray Haddock, Chad James and Miles Luna have been cast in unspecified roles.

-->'''Dr. Weller'': Each of these recruits is one in a million!\\

- [[Creator/MichaelBJordan Michael B. Jordan]] as Julian Chase\\
- [[Creator/DakotaFanning Dakota Fanning]] as Miranda Worth\\
- [[Creator/MaisieWilliams Maisie Williams]] as Cameron [=MacCloud=]\\
- [[Creator/MonicaRial Monica Rial]] as Colonel Raquel Marin\\
- [[Creator/DavidTennant David Tennant]] as Dr. Rufus Weller\\

** Subverted with Cameron MacCloud, who's Scottish and a talented programmer and hacker.

The confirmed cast is as follows:
- [[Creator/MichaelBJordan Michael B. Jordan]] as Julian Chase
- [[Creator/DakotaFanning Dakota Fanning]] as Miranda Worth
- [[Creator/MaisieWilliams Maisie Williams]] as Cameron [=MacCloud=]
- [[Creator/MonicaRial Monica Rial]] as Colonel Raquel Marin
- [[Creator/DavidTennant David Tennant]] as Dr. Rufus Weller

Additionally, Blaine Gibson, Lindsay Jones, Gray Haddock, Chad James and Miles Luna are all cast in unspecified roles.

[[Creator/MichaelBJordan Michael B. Jordan]] voices the main protagonist, Julian Chase. Joining him are [[Creator/DakotaFanning Dakota Fanning]] who voices Miranda Worth, [[Creator/MonicaRial Monica Rial]] who voices Colonel Raquel Marin, and [[Creator/DavidTennant David Tennant]], who voices Dr. Rufus Weller.

* Main/ChildSoldier: Averted. Unlike most Mecha anime that have teenage pilots, all the pilots in gen:LOCK are all adults with military experience - with the exception of [[TheCracker MacCloud]].

** Happens again when Rufus identifies Cameron [=MacCloud=] and Iida Kasu as the next two recruits. Despite Madrani proving to be invaluable to their program, Colonel Marin is less impressed than before and flat out calls the pair "a hacker and a crook".

* Main/ChildSoldier: Averted. Unlike most Mecha anime that have teenage pilots, all the pilots in gen:LOCK are all adults with military experience.

[[Creator/MichaelBJordan Michael B. Jordan]] voices the main protagonist, Julian Chase. Joining him are [[Creator/DakotaFanning Dakota Fanning]] who voices Miranda Worth, and [[Creator/DavidTennant David Tennant]], who voices Dr. Rufus Weller.

* Main/RecruitingTheCriminal: Dr. Weller tells the Colonel that Yasamin Madarani is a top potential pilot, but she has to be signed to his custody from the Mesa detention center. The Colonel is not amused.

''gen:Lock'' (stylized as ''gen:LOCK'') is an upcoming {{Mecha}} anime series from Creator/RoosterTeeth.

* SkunkStripe: Julian has a few small, light blue streaks in his hair.

* AnimeHair: Iida has a believable, but still improbable, haircut that definitely invokes

* DarkerAndEdgier: WordOfGod says that the series will tackle more mature themes than Rooster Teeth's other anime-like program [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}.]]

* DarkerAndEdgier: WordOfGod says that the series will tackle more mature themes than Rooster Teeth's other anime-like program [[WebAnimation/RWBY.]]

[[Creator/MichaelBJordan Michael B. Jordan]] voices the main protagonist, Julian Chase. Joining him are [[Creator/DakotaFanning Dakota Fanning]] who voices Miranda Genlock, and [[Creator/DavidTennant David Tennant]], who voices Dr. Rufus Weller.

* Main/RecruitingTheCriminal: Dr. Weller tells the Colonel that Yasamin Madarani is a top potential pilot, but she has to be signed to his custody from the Mesa detention center. The Colonel is not amused.

* Main/Mecha: Well, yeah.