History YMMV / MachineRobo

* CultClassic: This series is generally considered to be vastly superior to ''WesternAnimation/ChallengeOfTheGoBots'', even though it's nowhere near as iconic or well-known in the US.

* CultClassic: This series is generally considered to be vastly superior to ''WesternAnimation/ChallengeOfTheGobots'', even though it's nowhere near as iconic or well-known in the US.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: For Japan at least, Leina Stol; much of the show's promotional art features her heavily and the fact that she was the central focus of the [=OVAs=] that continued the story pretty much solidifies this. Leina also gets plenty of fanart on Pixiv and the sudden death of her voice actress, Creator/YukoMizutani in 2016 drove this home even further. The Discotek release of the complete series helped popularized Leina to some extent in the West, too.

** The OVAs were frequently considered inferior by the few who watched it in the west, primarily because of the shift in focus to Leina and the entire "turning into humans" gimmick. Nowadays however there is a pretty big group of fans who came there precisely because they ''love'' Leina.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: For Japan at least, Leina Stol; much of the show's promotional art features her heavily and the fact that she was the central focus of the [=OVAs=] that continued the story pretty much solidifies this. Leina also gets plenty of fanart on Pixiv and the sudden death of her voice actress, Creator/YukoMizutani in 2016 drove this home even further.

* CultClassic: This series is generally considered to be vastly superior to ''WesternAnimation/ChallengeOfTheGobots'', even tho its no where near as iconic in the US.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: For Japan at least, Leina Stol, much of the show's promotional art features her heavily and the fact that she was the central focus of the OVA's that continued the story pretty much solidifies this. Leina also gets plenty of fanart on pixiv and the sudden death of her voice actress, Creator/YukoMizutani in 2016 drove this home even further.
* FirstInstallmentWins: Whenever people talk about ''Machine Robo'', usually they're referring to ''Revenge of Cronos'' as it's the most fondly remembered (also the one which appeared in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'') and ''Battle Hackers'' is only mention in comparison to it and not very positively, the one positive thing people ''will'' say about '''Battle Hackers'' is the catchy theme song.

* SugarWiki/MostWonderfulSound: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=JtBKAXqyv5A Emissary From the Sky]]. When Rom Stoll tells you to WAIT, whether you're a heartless villain, BigBad with delusions of godhood, or a mindless automaton, you freaking '''WAIT'''.

** For the reasons stated below, Rom counts as this, and for good reasons

*** Step 3: *Insert [[WorldOfCardboardSpeech very emotional]] and [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech very scathing]] speech*

* EarWorm: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_j6qUtZuLHQ Shouri no Machine Robo]]
** Say what you will about ''Battle Hackers'', but you can't deny that [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3yZpDhSC5w its theme song]] is catchy

* TheWoobie: Taiyoh.

*** Step 5: [[CatchPhrase You don't deserve to know my name!]]

* SugarWiki/MostWonderfulSound: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=JtBKAXqyv5A Emissary From the Sky]]. When Rom Stoll tells you to WAIT, you freaking '''WAIT'''.

* MemeticMutation: Rom Stoll's ENTIRE schtick. All of which was inherited by [[VideoGame/NamcoXCapcom Reiji Arisu]], because [[Creator/KazuhikoInoue it]] [[ActorAllusion was]] [[{{Expy}} unavoidable]].
** Step 1: '''[[BigWordShout MATTE/WAIT!]]'''
** Step 2: Who's there?! Who is that?!
** Step 3: *Insert [[WorldOfCardboardSpeech very emotional]] and [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech very scathing]] speech*
** Step 4: [[PhraseCatcher Goddammit, WHO ARE YOU?!]]
** Step 5: [[CatchPhrase You don't deserve to know my name!]]

** Step 1: '''[[BigWordShout MATTE!]]'''

* FirstInstallmentWins: Whenever people talk about ''Machine Robo'', usually they're referring to ''Revenge of Cronos'' as it's the most fondly remembered and ''Battle Hackers'' is only mention in comparison to it and not very positively, the one positive thing people ''will'' say about '''Battle Hackers'' is the catchy theme song.

* MostWonderfulSound: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=JtBKAXqyv5A Emissary From the Sky]]. When Rom Stoll tells you to WAIT, you freaking '''WAIT'''.

* TheWoobie: Taiyoh.

** Step 1: 'MATTE!'

** Step 4: Goddammit, WHO ARE YOU?!
** Step 5: You don't deserve to know my name!

* MostWonderfulSound: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=JtBKAXqyv5A Emissary From the Sky]]. When Rom Stoll tells you to WAIT, you WAIT.

* MemeticMutation: Rom Stoll's ENTIRE schtick. All of which was inherited by [[VideoGame/NamcoXCapcom Reiji Arisu]], because [[Creator/KazuhikoInoue it was]] [[ActorAllusion it simply]] [[{{Expy}} couldn't be avoided]].

** Step 3: *Insert [[WorldOfCardboard very emotional]] and [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech very scathing]] speech*

* MemeticMutation: No one deserves to know [[strike: Rom's]] that man's name. Inherited by [[VideoGame/NamcoXCapcom Reiji Arisu]].

* ToyShip: Taiyoh and Rin. Unavoidable when they're ''all kids'' really.
* TheWoobie: Taiyoh.

!!''Machine Robo Rescue''

* TheWoobie: Taiyoh from MRR.

* MemeticMutation: No one deserves to know [[strike: Rom's]] that man's name.