History WesternAnimation / MegasXLR

* {{Mecha-Mooks}}: Expendable Glorft robots. Though Gorrath does appear to conserve them a few times, and the commander notes that they can't always afford to lose mechs. They're probably building a lot of new ones per episode.

From the creators of MTV's ''{{Downtown}}'' comes this action cartoon, an [[AffectionateParody affectionate spoof]] of "guy culture", science fiction, {{anime}} and anything that was "cool" in TheEighties. If ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' is the {{Deconstruction}} of the HumongousMecha genre, then ''MegasXLR'' is the Demolition. It is also possibly the American precursor to ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann''. It is one of the few mecha shows to get unanimous praise from [[ImageBoards 4chan's]] Anime, Cartoons & Comics and Mecha boards.[[note]] Which, for 4chan, is ''really'' saying something.[[/note]]

In the distant future, mankind is losing a war against evil aliens known as the Glorft. Only one hope remains: a stolen Glorft prototype robot that has been converted into the Mecha Earth Guard Attack System (MEGAS). But while sending the robot through time in order to turn the tide of the war, it accidentally ends up getting sent too far back into the past. It sits in a junkyard in Jersey City for 70 years, until it is found by Coop, a large, jovial gearhead and video game fanatic.

Coop manages to repair the robot and also makes a few modifications, like [[RuleOfCool replacing the absent, destroyed head with a 1970 Plymouth Barracuda]]. He dubs it XLR - "[[XtremeKoolLetterz Xtra]] Large Robot", but just as he's showing it off to his friend Jamie, who should show up but soldier, [[GadgeteerGenius mechanical expert]], and all-around ActionGirl Kiva Andru, who's traveled from the future to reclaim the robot she modified. Unfortunately, due to Coop's modifications, he's now the only one who can pilot it. What's worse, a band of Glorft troopers, led by the tyrannical Warmaster Gorrath, have followed Kiva through time and are intent on reclaiming what was once theirs: Megas. Now Coop -- with the help of Kiva and, to a lesser extent, Jamie -- battles the Glorft, along with countless other threats to the Earth. Usually doing just as much damage as the things he fights.

Formerly on Creator/CartoonNetwork's {{Toonami}}. Currently on iTunes and [[{{Xbox 360}} Xbox Live]].

Not to be confused with TheMegas.

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!!''MegasXLR'' has named the tropes:

* ConvenientlyEmptyBuilding (also provides the page image.)

!!''MegasXLR'' provides examples of:

** Also, in the episode with the [[{{Transformers}} planet of sentient robots]], the two that get the most screen time are voiced by PeterCullen and FrankWelker.

* CutawayGag: There are few that crop up in the form of {{Flashback}}s and AreYouPonderingWhatImPondering jokes. Note that this type of joke was being used during ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' 's infancy, and it would be [[HilariousInHindsight a couple years before]] Creator/CartoonNetwork considered picking the series' reruns up for its AdultSwim lineup.

* WeirdnessMagnet: Repeated attacks on Jersey City by a variety of alien forces, aside from the Glorft, for no apparent logical reason other than Megas is there.[[hottip:*:Might be partially justified, because Coop accidentally sent an interdimensional distress beacon, [[UnusualUserInterface which he somehow implemented as the alarm]].]] No one is surprised about ''anything'', except [[FishOutOfTemporalWater Kiva]] and one person at the DMV.

* ThirdPersonPerson: The REGIS Mk. V speaks like this. The REGIS Mk. V refers to itself in nearly every sentence the it utters. No one can match the annoyance of the REGIS Mk. V.

* Acrofatic: Hilariously subverted with Coop. He can move when the time calls for it but his rather large gut makes it hard.

* ContextSensitiveButton: With a different label every time.
** At one point it reads "[[LampshadeHanging Exactly The Same Button Coop Just Pressed Like Five Minutes Ago]]".
** "Do Something Stupid, Coop".
** Also, Megas' fifth gear, which contains such functions as "Fight," "Save Jamie," and "SPACE."
** Another time it's marked "Drive", "Neutral", "Reverse", and "SPACE".
** "Button to Push 10 Minutes Before The Show Ends". Naturally, it's broken.
** "Five minutes until end of episode."

* ThirdPersonPerson: The speaks like this. Then will destroy you. You cannot resist the might of the REGIS Mk V.

* ILikeThoseOdds: In the first episode, a large number of Glorft surround Megas and Kiva's mech. Coop's response is to agree that the fight isn't fair... and smashes Kiva's mech. "Now it's fair."

* InventionalWisdom: Some of the labels on the buttons would only make sense in Coop's mind. Others not so much.

* BigRedButton: Which triggers the ForgottenSuperweapon of the week. One recurring button involves Coop [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome dramatically smashing his forehead]] on it to push it.

[[caption-width-right:318:Chicks dig giant robots.[[hottip:*: Nice!]]]]

From the creators of MTV's ''{{Downtown}}'' comes this action cartoon, an [[AffectionateParody affectionate spoof]] of "guy culture", science fiction, {{anime}} and anything that was "cool" in TheEighties. If ''NeonGenesisEvangelion'' is the {{Deconstruction}} of the HumongousMecha genre, then ''MegasXLR'' is the Demolition. It is also possibly the American precursor to ''TengenToppaGurrenLagann''. It is one of the few mecha shows to get unanimous praise from [[ImageBoards 4chan's]] Anime, Cartoons & Comics and Mecha boards.[[hottip:*: Which, for 4chan, is ''really'' saying something.]]

Formerly on CartoonNetwork's {{Toonami}}. Currently on iTunes and [[{{Xbox 360}} Xbox Live]].

* Acrofatic: Hilariously subverted with Coop. He can move when the time calls for it but his rather large gut makes it hard.
** A notable example would be in one episode when Coop tried jumping into the window of Megas and got stuck.
** Another would be when he launched himself off of the stage at a rock concert; [[SarcasmMode surprisingly no one caught him]]

* BoisterousBruiser: Coop natch.

** Mercilessly abused and mocked with the ''Gatchaman''-style opponents in "Bad Guy". Then horribly spoofed when Megas needs their power against a mutual foe, so it grabs one mecha and ''literally shoves a foot up its ass'' until it's on like a boot, does the same for the rest of its limbs, then grabs the leader's eagle-mecha by the neck and slams it onto the back, ''complete with each S-Force member whimpering at the violation''. The result is a humiliating abomination, that surprisingly looks perfect, which the villain approves of. Even more surprising, it actually ''works'', somehow giving Megas access to all the other mechas' weapons. And here you people thought ''[[TengenToppaGurrenLagann Kamina]]'' [[OlderThanTheyThink invented that trick!]]

* CutawayGag: There are few that crop up in the form of {{Flashback}}s and AreYouPonderingWhatImPondering jokes. Note that this type of joke was being used during ''FamilyGuy'' 's infancy, and it would be [[HilariousInHindsight a couple years before]] CartoonNetwork considered picking the series' reruns up for its AdultSwim lineup.

* FatIdiot: Sort of subverted with Coop who is much smarter than he lets on (the man manages to get a robot from years in the future in working condition with a ''video game controller''.
* FatBastard: Subverted with Coop who is actually pretty nice unless A) you're a jerk or B) you're a villain.

* GassHole: Coop belches in few episodes but when he does ''he does''.

* HugeGuyTinyGirl: In a non romantic example with Coop and Kiva.

* ImagineSpot: A rather disturbing one by Coop in DMV: Department of Megas Violations when he imagines destroying the DMV.

* MagicalGirl: One entire episode is an extended ShoutOut to the genre, complete with [[CaptainErsatz suspiciously]] [[SailorMoon Sailor-ish]] characters and an [[OverlyLongGag overly long]] TransformationSequence.

* OminousLatinChanting: Parodied with the REGIS Mk.5. The score breaks into ominous Latin chanting as his {{Leitmotif}} (and clearly based on [[CarminaBurana O Fortuna]]), then immediately cuts out as soon as the camera changes to focus on something else, only to resume whenever he's on-screen again. The fact that it does this for ''everything'' REGIS does just makes it funnier.

* StoutStrength: Coop may seem like a gluttonous fat guy (and he is) but he can punch through a TV and not flinch.

* FoeYay: Parodied with in the credits background of the first season finale. It shows a valentine with Coop and Gorrath in it, and the caption "Best Enemies".

* TheJimmyHartVersion: The William Tell Overture in episode four.

* ConvenientlyEmptyBuilding

* OminousLatinChanting: Parodied with the REGIS Mk.5. The score breaks into ominous Latin chanting as his {{Leitmotif}}, then immediately cuts out as soon as the camera changes to focus on something else, only to resume whenever he's on-screen again. The fact that it does this for ''everything'' REGIS does just makes it funnier.

* Acrofatic: Hilariously subverted with Coop. He can move when the time calls for it but his size makes it hard.

* DoAnythingRobot: Megas seems to have a weapon for every occasion. Now, whether or not it actually ''works'' is an entirely different issue.
** The dashboard includes buttons like "Destroy The World," "Smite The World," "Destroy The World WORSE," and "Save The World." Guess which one was busted?
** An even better example from Megas's appearance in the ''PowerpuffGirlsDoujinshi'' is [[http://ppg.snafu-comics.com/index.php?comic_id=111 a list of Megas Super Desperation Attacks: "Raging Fury Final Attack", "Megablast Ultimate Weapon", "Armageddon", and "WTF??! o_O"]]. Naturally, [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill Coop picks the last one.]]

In the distant future, mankind is losing a war against evil aliens known as the Glorft. Only one hope remains: a stolen Glorft prototype robot that has been converted into the Mecha Earth Guard Attack System (MEGAS). But while sending the robot through time in order to turn the tide of the war, it accidentally ends up getting sent too far back into the past. It sits in a junkyard in Jersey City for 70 years, until it is found by Coop, a large, jovial gearhead and video game fanatic.

* {{Cerebus Syndrome}}: Of the "Tone doesn't get darker, but [[BlackComedy the]] [[KafkaKomedy humor]] [[DeadBabyComedy does]]" variety.

* {{Darker And Edgier}}: The two part {{Series Finale}}, which was the only time the show took itself (semi-)seriously.

* {{Downer Ending}}: "Bad Guy" (plus the sequel episode "S Force S.O.S" from season 2), "Ultra Chicks" and "Ice Ice Megas" (All {{Played For Laughs}} [[KafkaKomedy of course]]).

** Used several times, actually, in this same matter.

* ImagineSpot: Frequent. Funniest is Coop imagining a {{Sugar Bowl}}-inspired world without TV.

-->*Gorrath turns around, DeathGlare*

* OnlyFriend: The first season finalereveals that NonActionGuy Jamie resents being taken on dangerous missions, and the main reason why he doesn't simply leave is because Coop's his only friend.

* [[QuintessentialBritishGentleman Quintessential British Gentlemonster]]: A creature from "Coop D'etat" appears drinking a SpotOfTea to autoharp music. He appears again in "Department Of Megas Violations" speaking in a sophisticated British Accent.

** {{Ship Sinking}}: The final episode basically told us that the only way those two could end up together is in a {{Mirror Universe}}.
* ShoutOut: ''[[ShoutOut/MegasXLR Everywhere.]]''

* StaringKid: This kid was a recurring character who was usually standing around, drinking a Mega Slush or something, and proclaiming "cooooooool" at all the destruction going on in the episode.

** Some of the attacks have recycled footage in them, mostly when he's jumping around or fighting the Glorft, or when Coop destroys his own garage.

* TelescopingRobot: Where the hell do Megas' weapons come from?

** From "Battle Royal".

* VerbalTicked: [[MrT T-Bot]] [[RhymesOnADime uses words that rhyme]] a lot, ("T-Bot will pounce you, trounce you, and utterly denounce you!") but near the end of the episode, he does not.

''[[{{CatchPhrase}} NICE!]]''

--> '''Warmaster Gorrath:''' What have they done [[ThisIsSparta TO MY ROBOT?!]]

From the creators of MTV's ''{{Downtown}}'' comes this action cartoon, an [[AffectionateParody affectionate spoof]] of "guy culture", science fiction, {{anime}} and anything that was "cool" in TheEighties. If ''NeonGenesisEvangelion'' is the {{Deconstruction}} of the HumongousMecha genre, then ''MegasXLR'' is the Demolition. It is also possibly the American precursor to ''TengenToppaGurrenLagann''. It is one of the few mecha shows to get unanimous praise from [[ImageBoards 4chan's]] Anime, Cartoons & Comics and Mecha boards.[[hottip:*: Which, for [[WretchedHive 4chan]], is ''really'' saying something.]]