Line #32 PlayingWith/CombiningMecha


1	'''Basic Trope''': A HumongousMecha composed of a number of smaller mecha.
2	* '''Straight''': Aldous, Bernard, and Charlie combine Alpha, Beta, and Gamma to form the invincible ''Troperion Omega!!''
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** Aldous, Bernard, Charlie, David, Edouard, Francis, Gemmy, Helena, Ingrid, Joseph, Katrina, Lilith, and Markus (ad nauseam) combine Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, Zeta, Eta (ad nauseam) to form the invincible ''Troperion Omega Ultimate!!''
5	** Once Alpha, Beta, and Gama have combined into it, Troperion Omega can then combine with King Gestalt (composed of Gattai Star, Hyper Lynx, and Modulon) and Big One (composed of First Striker, Two-Fist, and Triple Threat) to form the unfathomably mighty '''''Troperion Grand Trinity!!!'''''
6	* '''Downplayed''':
7	** MechaExpansionPack
8	** Leo-9, R.A.M., and Ophidion are dismantled, and Chaemerix is built from their parts.
9	* '''Justified''':
10	** The mecha are designed in a way that if part of Troperion Omega is destroyed, that part can detatch without causing more damage to the rest of the systems.
11	** Aldous is an AcePilot, Bernard is a master marksman and fencer, and Charlie is intimately familiar with Omega's systems. The combination lets them each focus on their best talents without dividing their attention between tasks.
12	** The combined mecha is designed as such so there are multiple redundant pilots, ensuring that there is always someone to control the mecha.
13	* '''Inverted''':
14	** A HumongousMecha is a part of an absolutely ''ginormous'' starfish-shaped modular satellite in low-earth orbit.
15	** A HumongousMecha can [[MookMaker mass-produce]] {{Attack Drone}}s.
16	** The HumongousMecha was specifically designed to split up.
17	* '''Subverted''': Alpha, Beta, and Gamma have obvious linkage systems, but they're redundancies from a scrapped project.
18	* '''Double Subverted''': When they're in a pinch, the chief engineer digs up some code that allows them to combine.
19	* '''Parodied''':
20	** Doughbot, Ovenbot, Bikebot, Pepperonibot, Tomatobot, and Cheesebot combine to form the invincible ''Extra-Large Pizza Delivery!!!''
21	** Several drunken teenage drivers get into a horrible four-way car crash. However, against all odds this causes all of their cars to fuse together into an awesome giant robot. They are elated and take their new giant robot for a drive and get into another accident.
22	** Instead of something cool-looking and badass, the combined form is just the individual mecha welded together into what vaguely looks like a new one.
23	* '''Zig Zagged''': Alpha, Beta, and Gamma are not designed to combine. However, with a blowtorch and the power of GAR, the engineers figure out a way for them to combine...but it wasn't designed to do so, and stalls.
24	* '''Averted''': Alpha, Beta, and Gamma do not combine.
25	* '''Enforced''':
26	** "Having the mecha combine would really show ThePowerOfFriendship for these characters".
27	** "Having the mecha combine but sold separately will ensure [[MerchandiseDriven kids will buy more merchandise]] to recreate their favorite characters."
28	* '''Lampshaded''': "Is this the part where we combine?"
29	* '''Invoked''': "We designed your mecha to combine, because that's really super awesome".
30	* '''Exploited''': A villain has infected one of the mecha, knowing that the rest will be infected when they combine.
31	* '''Defied''': "The chief engineer designed your mecha to combine, but we nixed that because they'd see it coming".
32	* '''Discussed''': "Why would they design the robots to combine, rather than just build one big robot? Budget cuts?"
33	* '''Conversed''': "Five robots? Yeah, these are definitely gonna combine by the end of the episode".
34	* '''Implied''':
35	** Troperion Omega is seen to possess shiftable armor plating around the connective joints.
36	** Each of Troperion Omega's limbs has a different color scheme and design.
37	* '''Deconstructed''':
38	** Aldous begins to lose his independence because he has to trust his copilots so much, resulting in self-esteem problems and attempted suicide.
39	** The combined mecha is AwesomeButImpractical due to requiring too much setup time and losing versatility.
40	** The combined form either requires all three pilots to work in unison, which is awkward at best, or reduces two of the pilots to passengers while the third controls the whole thing, something apt to create resentment.
41	** Due to the combining mecha needing to be able to split apart, the villains don't even bother trying to fight Troperion Omega, instead developing technology to outfit their units to force the components apart.
42	* '''Reconstructed''':
43	** Bernard and Charlie convince Aldous that his mecha is an essential part of the whole and he returns with a vengeance.
44	** The advantages of the combined form outweigh the disadvantages, particularly when the individual mechs have bought time to combine.
45	** The combined form allows there minds to "meld" together for a short time, making them even better in combat.
46	** Each pilot is in charge of a different aspect of running the mecha, combat, weapons systems, navigation, and other specialized operations that no one person could manage on their own.
47	** Because Troperion Omega needs to be able to split apart, the interlocking system is designed to constantly change the resonance to prevent it from being easily negated, in addition to having additional plating and interlocking mechanisms to make it even more difficult to negate.
48	* '''Played For Laughs''': Beta, piloted by [[TheSmurfettePrinciple Barbara]], is one of those [[{{Fembot}} Ridiculously Feminine Robots]]. The Alpha + Beta + Gamma TransformationSequence looks like ThreeWaySex.
49	* '''Played For Drama''':
50	** The combined form is very unusual and difficult to control, and arguments break out between the team on how to use it.
51	** The CombiningMecha is made of MechanicalLifeforms. The fusion of their bodies forms an awe-inspiring titan, but the fusion of their ''minds'' forms a deeply troubled individual with the mother of all identity crises who just so happens to be very, very large. And when they separate... Will they be the same as they were before they combined? And what happens to the combined form's identity when its components are apart? The process raises a thousand questions regarding the nature of individuality and the self, and none have easy answers.
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53	PotHole! Return link joke! Self-reference! COMBINE TO FORM THE LINK BACK TO {{COMBINING MECHA}}!!!
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