History YMMV / GeneratorRex

** [[EmperorScientist Van Kleiss]] is the ruthless dictator of Abysus, and the ArchEnemy of Rex Salazar. Once a researcher who worked on the original nanite project with Rex's parents, Van Kleiss betrayed them and left them to die when the project went critical. After the nanite event, Van Kleiss resurfaces as a powerful EVO with the ability to drain the nanites of others and turn them into statues. Van Kleiss has his minions threaten Peter Meechum's young daughter in order to have her father start a ZombieApocalypse across New York to create an army of minions for him to use. Van Kleiss later drains Rex of his powers to gain the ability to turn others into monstrous [=EVOs=] which he uses to target Rex's best friend. Van Kleiss also cares nothing for his subordinates and will sacrifice them if need be, or in the case of Breach painfully experiment on her to increase her abilities. Though he claims that he wishes to help create a better world for [=EVOs=], [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist Van Kleiss]] only truly cares for himself and his goal to [[GodhoodSeeker become a god]].

* BaseBreakingCharacter
** There is a great controversy about Bobo, where although the overwhelming majority consider him a wonderful and funny character, some believe his presence is irritating and irrational in addition to his bad influence on Rex.

** Now it seems that Gatlocke may be becoming one of these. This is likely due to CrazyIsCool and his FoeRomanceSubtext with Rex.
** The Jungle Cat EVO, [[FanNickname Nightshadow]], had a decent following even though he was killed at the end of his debut. His return later on in the show was praised especially as he was fleshed out more.

* HesJustHiding:
** This pops up every time Van Kleiss apparently dies, due to [[JokerImmunity obvious reasons]], but the best example is [[spoiler:Breach]]. When you apparently kill off the [[spoiler:EnsembleDarkhorse]], you better believe this'll happen! Note that [[spoiler:while Dr. Holiday is skeptical that she's dead, Van Kleiss seems to have moved on and is looking for a replacement.]]

* ParanoiaFuel: The Nanites. In the show's universe, they're everywhere, in ''everyone'', and at any second you or someone you know could end up an EVO. [[SarcasmMode Sweet dreams]]!
** Things go FromBadToWorse: The nanites infested every ''living'' thing. Meaning anything from algae colonies on up to trees and animals (this actually happens!) could turn into an EldritchAbomination out to waste you. Suddenly your backyard looks a little more worrying...

* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: White Knight was somewhat divisive among some of the fanbase until "Plague", when he helps Rex and gives out some relatively justifiable reasons for being so distant and bitter, [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome while also accumulating some cool moments]].

--> '''White Knight''': "I don't trust anything with nanites."
--> '''Rex''': EVERYTHING HAS NANITES!
--> '''White Knight''': ... Everything but me.

%%* EvilIsSexy: Black Knight, big time.

* TearJerker: The majority of "Six Minus Six."

** Between the "contain or kill to protect humanity" mentality of Providence and the fact that several of its members are morally grey, one could argue that this is the closest thing we have to an AnimatedAdaptation of the Website/SCPFoundation. Adding to the similarities is the detail that many of the [=EVOs=] are basically treated like [=SCPs=] in the Generator Rex setting in that they are either contained, neutralized (Rex's curing serving as the EVO equivalent of an SCP losing it's anomalous properties within the storyline) or, only as a last resort, killed.
** The show has also been compared it as LighterAndSofter version of VideoGame/{{Prototype}}, which was published a year before and included a main character with similar powers.

** Between the "contain or kill to protect humanity" mentality of Providence and the fact that several of its members are morally grey, one could argue that this is the closest thing we have to an AnimatedAdaptation of the Website/SCPFoundation. It also does not help that many of the [=EVOs=] are basically treated like [=SCPs=] in the Generator Rex setting in that they are either contained, neutralized (Rex's curing the EVO equivalent of an SCP losing it's anomalous properties) or, only as a last resort, killed.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The show's theme song is "Revolution", a 1998 piece by the british band known as Orange. Needless to say, the song packs a punch even 12 years after it's original debut, and has been closely associated with the show for 21st century listeners.

* WTHCastingAgency: A possible initial reaction to Wrestling/JohnCena getting a voice acting role, although he actually did a pretty good job. Sadly a case of voice-actor WeHardlyKnewYe, as Cena was replaced by Creator/JohnDiMaggio in subsequent episodes.

** Of course, we also have things like Providence (the name suggesting divine intervention) and an infection of Nanites that is in everyone and everything (much like sin, in the orthodox Christian sense).

** [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist Van Kleiss]] is the ruthless dictator of Abysus, and the ArchEnemy of Rex Salazar. Once a [[MadScientist researcher]] who worked on the original nanite project with Rex's parents, Van Kleiss betrayed them and left them to die when the project went critical. After the nanite event, Van Kleiss resurfaces as a powerful EVO with the ability to drain the nanites of others and turn them into statues. Van Kleiss has his minions threaten Peter Meechum's young daughter in order to have her father start a ZombieApocalypse across New York to create an army of minions for him to use. Van Kleiss later drains Rex of his powers to gain the ability to turn others into monstrous [=EVOs=] which he uses to target Rex's best friend. Van Kleiss also cares nothing for his subordinates and will sacrifice them if need be, or in the case of Breach painfully experiment on her to increase her abilities. Though he claims that he wishes to help create a better world for [=EVOs=], Van Kleiss only truly cares for himself and his goal to [[GodhoodSeeker become a god]].

** "Six by Six": [[ProfessionalKiller Dos]] is the second most dangerous man in the world and charismatic de facto leader of the assassins known as [[Characters/GeneratorRexTheSix the Six]]. After his mentor One is turned into an Evo, Dos and the others test and capture Rex to see if he's potentially of use in curing his mentor. When it's discovered his mentor One is incurable, Dos plans to MercyKill him so he doesn't need to live like this and clashes with Rex and Six, who plan to stop him. Dos is able to hold his own against them despite not not having powers of his own through cunning tricks like sleep powder. A MasterSwordsman, Dos is so good that it requires both Rex and Six to work together in order to defeat them and is even able to still hold them off.

** The ruthless and brilliant [[EmperorScientist Van Kleiss]] is the man responsible for the nanite disaster worldwide. Ruling his home nation of Abyssus, Van Kleiss wastes little time in becoming Rex's [[ArchEnemy arch-nemesis]] by scheming to use Rex as his pawn. When he brings the young Circe into his circle, Van Kleiss plays on her feelings for Rex to use the both of them while constantly outwitting Rex and his organization, even almost taking over the United Nations. Even after losing his abilities to Rex, Van Kleiss simply responds by using a spy to infiltrate Providence and absorb Rex's nanites to not only restore his lost abilities but gain new ones. When sent back through time, Van Kleiss time and time again bends history to his will by manipulating each great human civilisation all across time into doing his biding. Van Kleiss even manipulates Roman Emperor Septimus Severus into allowing him free scientific reign after impressing him. Returning to the present, Van Kleiss [[ObfuscatingInsanity feigns insanity]] to trick Black Knight and the others into lowering their guards, while he secretly helps set up a plan to absorb the powers of the meta-nanites. Eventually betraying everyone, Van Kleiss reveals that after he absorbs the powers of Meta-nanites [[GodhoodSeeker that he will become a god]], and ends the series implied to one day return to power once more.

** [[GodhoodSeeker Black Knight]] is one of the first Evos in existence and the BigBad of season 3. A cool collected woman, Black Knight acts as main enforcer for the Consortium and helps them in their quests to gather all the Meta-nanites and become gods. Preferring affable manipulation to violence, Black Knight almost convinces Rex to join her. Black Knight is a master at playing people against each other to get what she wants, and is even able to break the trust of the heroes using shapeshifter John Scarecrow. When Black Knight discovers that a member of the Consortium plans to replace her, she instead kills him and [[FrameUp pins the blame on the heroes]] to become a Consortium member. Disabling Rex's powers using a power damping Evo, Black Knight ultimately succeeds in upgrading herself and the rest of the Consortium into godlike biomechanical Evos who very nearly end up in control of the entire world before Rex defeats them. Black Knight is ultimately able to escape while [[KarmaHoudini plotting to return to her former glory once more]].
** Jungle Cat was once a member of The Pack who Van Kleiss betrayed and [[TakenForGranite turned into a statue]]. Through [[{{Determinator}} sheer force of will]], Jungle Cat is able to break free and [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal sets about revenge on Van Kleiss]]. A charming master of spying and covert operations, Jungle Cat uses [[VoiceChangeling voice mimicking]] to either play Providence against each other or lure the heroes into traps. Jungle Cat even finds a way to disable the base's defenses and later nearly defeats both Rex and White Knight in battle. Deciding to join forces with Rex, Jungle Cat later helps devise a plan to break into Providence and acquires the information needed to find and help capture the Consortium's Meta-nanite, holding his own against the Mooks of the Consortium and helping ensure his allies safe retreat.
** "Six by Six": [[ProfessionalKiller Dos]] is the second most dangerous man in the world and charismatic de facto leader of the assassins known as The Six. After his mentor One is turned into an Evo, Dos and the others test and capture Rex to see if he's potentially of use in curing his mentor. When it's discovered his mentor One is incurable, Dos plans to MercyKill him so he doesn't need to live like this and clashes with Rex and Six, who plan to stop him. Dos is able to hold his own against them despite not not having powers of his own through cunning tricks like sleep powder. A MasterSwordsman, Dos is so good that it requires both Rex and Six to work together in order to defeat them and is even able to still hold them off.

is the second most dangerous man in the world and charismatic de facto leader of the assassins known as The Six. After his mentor One is turned into an Evo, Dos and the others test and capture Rex to see if he's potentially of use in curing his mentor. When it's discovered his mentor One is incurable, Dos plans to MercyKill him so he doesn't need to live like this and clashes with Rex and Six, who plan to stop him. Dos is able to hold his own against them despite not not having powers of his own through cunning tricks like sleep powder. A MasterSwordsman, Dos is so good that it requires both Rex and Six to work together in order to defeat them and is even able to still hold them off.

** [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist Van Kleiss]] is the ruthless dictator of Abysus. Although he uses propaganda to claim he's trying to build a better world for E.V.O.s, Van Kleiss only cares about his dream of world domination, and nothing for his subordinates. Van Kleiss makes a habit of [[TakenForGranite petrifying E.V.O.s]] by sucking the nanites out of them, or [[TragicMonster turning regular people into E.V.O.s]] to act as muscle for him, not caring that such an action could leave them permanently transformed. In his bid for power, Van Kleiss murdered Rex's parents, experimented on his WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds follower to amplify her powers while causing her excruciating pain, and [[WouldHurtAChild threatened a little girl]] to force her father to turn the people of New York into his zombie army.
** "[[Recap/GeneratorRexS2E15AFamilyHoliday A Family Holiday]]": [[MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate Dr. Branden Moses]] is the greedy head of Moses Labs. Moses fakes a cure for E.V.O. mutations and convinces dozens of functional but deformed E.V.O.s innocents to sign up for it, including Dr. Holiday's sister. Moses is lying though, and instead [[PlayingWithSyringes horrifically experiments on them]] and turns then into [[LivingWeapon living bioweapons]] to be [[SuperhumanTrafficking sold]] to the [[AuctionOfEvil highest bidder]].

* FanNickname: "Sleevespace" seems to be the popular term for the sleeves in which Six keeps his fold-out katanas.

** [[spoiler:Rex's two giant robot builds. The first form is obscured in shadows and is only alluded to about twice in the series outside of flashbacks. He never uses it. It would have been nice to have a few episodes showing Rex being forced to use it in a desperate situation, and fully considering the ramifications of it, rather than seemingly rushing it in the final episode. His second giant build seems to be less a full use of all builds than a generic giant robot, which doesn't use any of his Omega-Nanite builds. ]]

** It makes one wonder what would happen if something like a [[NighInvulnerable tardigrade]] or a [[GiantEnemyCrab mantis]] [[PowerFist shrimp]] ended up becoming an EVO.

* SpiritualAdaptation:
** Between the "contain or kill to protect humanity" mentality of Providence and the fact that several of its members are morally grey, one could argue that this is the closest thing we have to an AnimatedAdaptation of the Website/SCPFoundation. It also does not help that many of the EVOs are basically treated like SCPs in the Generator Rex setting in that they are either contained, neutralized (Rex's curing the EVO equivalent of an SCP losing it's anomalous properties) or, only as a last resort, killed.

%%* AwesomeEgo: Van kliess

%%** Weirdly, a lot of fans like Van Kleiss more than Rex himself.

%%** Weirdly, a lot of fans like Van Kleiss more than Rex himself .

** Between the "contain or kill to protect humanity" mentality of Providence and the fact that several of its members are morally grey, one could argue that this is the closest thing we have to an AnimatedAdaptation of the Website/SCPFoundation.

* AwesomeMusic: The show's theme song is "Revolution", a 1998 piece by the british band known as Orange. Needless to say, the song packs a punch even 12 years after it's original debut, and has been closely associated with the show for 21st century listeners.

** Between the "contain or kill to protect humanity" mentality of Providence and the fact that several of its members are morally grey, one could argue that this is the closest thing we have to an AnimatedAdaptation of the Wiki/SCPFoundation.

%%* AwesomeMusic: The show's theme song is "Revolution", a 1998 piece by the british band known as Orange. Needless to say, the song packs a punch even 12 years after it's original debut, and has been closely associated with the show for 21st century listeners.

%%* AwesomeEgo: Van kliess.

** It makes one wonder what would happen if something like a [[NighInvulnerable tardigrade]] [[SmallTaxonomyPools or a]] [[GiantEnemyCrab mantis]] [[PowerFist shrimp]] ended up becoming an EVO.

** "[[Recap/GeneratorRexS2E15AFamilyHoliday A Family Holiday]]": [[MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate Dr. Branden Moses]] announced a breakthrough in nanite research that allowed him to dramatically reverse E.V.O. mutations, giving a faux demonstration using an E.V.O. and either an actress with a set of prosthetic tentacles or an E.V.O. with tentacles, playing the part of the "cured E.V.O." Having convinced hundreds, possibly thousands, of people--including Dr. Holiday, who added her sister Beverly Holiday to Brandon's ranks--that he had made a breakthrough, dozens of intelligent but physically deformed, incurable E.V.O.s lined up to be cured. Instead, they were kidnapped and brought to a lab in the Arctic circle where their mutations were amplified and were ready to be [[{{Greed}} auctioned off to the warlord with the deepest pockets]].

* SpiritualAdaptation: Between the "contain or kill to protect humanity" mentality of Providence and the fact that several of its members are morally grey, one could argue that this is the closest thing we have to an AnimatedAdaptation of the Wiki/SCPFoundation.