Line #27 ComicBook/MegaRoboBros


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3	''Mega Robo Bros'' is a ScienceFiction comic by Neill Cameron that is serialised in the British comic magazine ''The Phoenix''.
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5	Alexander (Alex) and Frederick (Freddy) Sharma are your average boys living with their adopted parents in UsefulNotes/{{London}}. They go to school, they bicker over stuff, they drive their parents up the wall. You know, like average boys do.
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7	Oh, and they're robots.
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9	Yeah, that's kind of important. And because they're robots, their parents want to keep that on the down-low. Thing is, though, that doesn't always work out. Because there's currently some mystery robot out there who seems rather keen on them.
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11	The book was released on June 2nd, 2016, which is followed by a sequel released in the same year known as ''Mega Robo Rumble'', and another sequel released in January 2019 known as ''Mega Robo Revenge'', which is about the two bros' half-brother [[spoiler:Wolfram]] returning to get revenge on Dr. Nita Sharma for what happened during the events of ''Super Robo Seven'' (a comic that tells a story on what happened before Mega Robo Bros' events).
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13	The first three books are, starting from 5 August 2021 to 4 August 2022, remade into newer editions titled, ''Power Up'', ''Double Threat'', ''Robot Revenge'', and ''Meltdown'', the latter two were parts 1 and 2 of ''Mega Robo Revenge'' respectively.
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15	A fifth book, ''Next Level'' was released on 4 May 2023 and became one of the first Mega Robo Bros books to be released in the new edition books' format, followed by their sixth book, ''Carnival Crisis'' releasing on 3 August 2023.
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18	A spinoff novel series focusing more on Freddy called the ''Awesome Robot Chronicles'' was released beginning with the book ''Freddy Vs. School'' in 7 January 2021, with a sequel titled ''Freddy and The New Kid'' releasing on 1 July 2021, followed by ''Freddy The Superstar'', which was released on 2 June 2022.
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21	!!''Mega Robo Bros'' contains examples of:
22	* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: Alex shows signs of this in books 2 and 3, as he wonders if he is a girl after Jamal says he's one, can't decide whether to get a Blue (Action & Adventure) or Pink (Friends & Feelings) [[BlandNameProduct Choki Egg]], changes his colour scheme to Pink and joins the girl's football team.
23	%%* AmusementPark: Robo World in Book 1.
24	%%* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Freddy is this to Alex.
25	%%* BadassAdorable: The titular characters, Alex and Freddy.
26	%%* BigBad: Robot 23 in book 1. [[spoiler:Wolfram]] in books 2 and 3
27	%%* BigBrotherInstinct: Alex will immediately rush to Freddy's defense.
28	%%* BlackEyesOfEvil: Robot 23 has these.
29	* BritishRoyalGuards: Giant robot versions guard the palace. In Book 1 they're hacked [[spoiler:by Robot 23]] to attack the royal family, who are saved by Alex and Freddy.
30	%%* TheBully: Jamal.
31	* CatapultNightmare: Alex suffers from one near the beginning of book 1, [[spoiler:which unfortunately for him, foreshadows his connection to Robot 23]].
32	* ClothingDamage: Alex and Freddy have these in book 1 while fighting giant robot palace guards hacked [[spoiler:by Robot 23]]. They also receive these BIG TIME [[spoiler:while fighting Wolfram]] in book 3.
33	* CoolBigSis: Susie Nichols, the babysitter and handler of Alex and Freddy and one of R.A.I.D.'s agents.
34	* CoolTrain: The London Central Skyline, which is a wheel-less train that runs through "Grav Tubes". [[spoiler:Robot 23 hacks it in Book 1 to open the doors while the train's still moving, and shut down the Grav Tube to have the train fall out. Luckily, Alex and Freddy save the day.]]
35	* ComingOfAgeStory: for both Alex and Freddy, as they deal with normal kid problems growing up while being the youngest agents of R.A.I.D.
36	* DarkerAndEdgier: The rest of the books are more intense when compared to the first books, albeit without losing its humor and heartwarming moments.
37	* FlyingCar: All vehicles in this world fly.
38	* FunWithAcronyms: The organization that Alex [[spoiler:and later Freddy]] work for is called R.A.I.D., which stands for '''R'''obotics '''A'''nalysis, '''I'''ntelligence, and '''D'''efense.
39	* HappilyAdopted: Alex and Freddy, by Dr Nita Sharma and her husband.
40	* KidHero: The titular bros themselves.
41	* LogicalWeakness: Alex and Freddy deduce in Book 1 that, [[spoiler:since Alex and Robot 23 are from the same facility, Robot 23 is likely just as susceptible to Magnetic Pulse Generators as Alex]].
42	* {{Prequel}}: Super Robo Seven is this to Mega Robo Bros.
43	%%* RedOniBlueOni: Freddy and Alex respectively. They're even coloured appropriately.
44	%%* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: Alex and Freddy [[spoiler:and Robot 23]].
45	%%* RobotAntennae: Alex and Freddy [[spoiler:and Robot 23]] have these.
46	%%* SiblingTeam: Alex and Freddy.
47	* TheGhost: Dr. Roboticus, the creator of both Alex and Freddy, [[spoiler:Wolfram]], and [[spoiler:the entire team of Super Robo Seven]].
48	** Subverted as [[spoiler: Wolfram isn't dead, unlike what R.A.I.D. had thought.]]
49	* WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld
50	* WouldHurtAChild: The villains have no qualms about trying to defeat and even outright harm Alex and Freddy, [[JustifiedTrope which is probably due to the fact that both of them are the most powerful robots on Earth]] capable of super powers such as shooting laser beams out of their hands, flying using their rocket booster feet, super strength, and even punch/hit things with a lot of power.
51	* YouAreNumberSix: Robot 23 is simply called that.

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