Line #62 VideoGame/Cyberbots


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3	-> '''"Phase 1... PROCEED!"'''
4	-> '''"Target Damaged!"'''
5	-> ''The Announcer''
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8	%% To be finished. It's strange that the double percent as commentary isn't included in the markup help.
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10	Also known as ''Cyberbots: Full Metal Madness'', this is a FightingGame made by Creator/{{Capcom}} in 1995 for arcade, Platform/SegaSaturn and Platform/PlayStation. The game is Capcom's attempt to create a ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' clone using the {{Mini Mecha}}s from ''VideoGame/ArmoredWarriors'' now turned into {{Humongous Mecha}}s and using four buttons instead of the usual six. Officially, ''Cyberbots'' is a spin-off of ''Armored Warriors'', bringing back and reusing mecha character designs from the previous game while introducing a new cast of pilot characters to control the mechas.
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12	The story takes place in the end of the 21st century, where the Earth begins to become overpopulated, leading to many people living in space colonies. The primary army of Earth, "Earth Corps", has been conducting experiments; their work, along with the actions of the playable characters, will determine the future of Earth.
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14	In the game, the player has to choose a pilot and one of the available mechas, called Variant Armors, and then duke it out against other pilots and mechas. The parts of these [=VAs=] can be {{Mix And Match\|Critters}}ed to affect the general playstyle through pre-set character variations in the character select screen. Each pre-set character variation has their own different parts and movesets that create their own unique playstyle. In fact, during the battle, the players can lose their parts, along with their special moves and attacks, but also pick them back up. The customization is based on the customizing concept seen in ''Armored Warriors'', but different due to having pre-set variations of the characters available rather than freely picking up other parts like in the previous game.
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16	Initially playable characters:
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18	* '''Jin Saotome''', a HotBlooded pilot whose father died a year before, and who wants to honor his memory by becoming the best VA pilot in the galaxy. He looks up to Gawaine. Pilots the BX-02 Blodia.
19	* '''Santana Laurence''', an egotistic loner who sometimes works as a mercenary. Good friends with Gawaine. Pilots the RF-004 Reptos.
20	* '''Mary Miyabi''', a captain of the Earth Corps. Pilots the FZ-900J Killer Bee.
21	* '''Gawaine Murdock''', a RetiredBadass [[HesBack out of retirement]] after learning that the Earth Corps was causing trouble. He was also Mary's superior, and is a friend of the Saotome family. He pilots the GP-N1 Guldin.
22	* '''Arieta''', a young girl with psychic powers. Subjected to horrific experiments by the Earth Corps, she escaped after two of her friends were killed by said experiments. Pilots the FZ-100 Fordy.
23	* '''Bao and Mao''', a pair of siblings who were captured by the Earth Corps, but managed to escape. [[IJustWantToBeNormal They don't want to be part of the conflict, anyway]]. "Pilots" of the GP-V4 Vise, pre-programmed for automatic self-defense.
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25	Selectable in the console versions:
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27	* '''Chiyomaru Kagura and Tessan Hagure''', TheCaptain and NumberTwo of LaResistance, former members of the Earth Corps who now are fighting them. They pilot the P-10033 Gaits.
28	* '''Princess Devilotte de Death Satan IX''', a [[RichBitch spoiled]] SpacePirate [[RichBitch brat]] [[TerribleTrio with two lackeys]], Dave and Xavier, who wants to steal other [=VAs=] and add them to her collection. They're unrelated to the main conflict. She has a crush on Gawaine. She pilots the S-008 Super-8.
29	* '''SHADE''', an Earth Corps' SuperSoldier who was bribed with promises of perfection, and who was ultimately {{Brainwashed}}. He pilots the UVA-02 Helion.
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31	Other characters include:
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33	* '''Final Weapon's Brain G.O.D.''', the BigBad of the game. Pilots the X-0 Warlock.
34	* '''Ken Saotome''', Jin's father who was also a friend of SHADE and Gawaine, and was killed a year before the conflict.
35	* '''Emperor Death Satan''', the king of Heldorado and the Milky Way Express, and Devilotte's father. He owns a Warlock VA of his own, but more importantly, he's the owner of Zero Gouki/Akuma.
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37	The series remained in obscurity until Devilotte was featured in ''Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo'' in 1996. Jin also made the cut for ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomClashOfSuperHeroes'' and ''VideoGame/TechRomancer'' in 1998, with Devilotte and her lackeys making the cut as a selectable AssistCharacter in the former, and ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2''. Finally, Blodia was featured in ''VideoGame/NamcoXCapcom'' as a mecha for [[VideoGame/ForgottenWorlds Sylphie]], and Devilotte appears as a Solo Unit in ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone'', the game's SpiritualSuccessor. It's now available as a downloadable game in the Platform/PlaystationNetwork, under Japanese Imports. And the game makes its return as one of many available classic Capcom arcade games to play in the ''[[https://www.capcom-arcade-stadium.com/us/ Capcom Arcade Stadium]]'' bundle for the Platform/NintendoSwitch and it released on February 18, 2021, later available for Platform/PlayStation4, Platform/XboxOne and Platform/{{Steam}}. It is also available as part of the ''Capcom Fighting Collection'', released June 24, 2022 for all the same platforms as ''Arcade Stadium''.
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40	!!Phase 2... PROCEED
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42	%%* AcheyScars: Jin.
43	* TheAloner: Santana became a lone wolf after the Mars revolt and makes a living as a scavenger and mercenary. His ending implies he's starting to abandon this lifestyle, having seemingly adopted Arieta.
44	* AntiGravityClothing: Jin's ScarfOfAsskicking seems to constantly defy gravity.
45	* AshFace: Devilotte, Dave, and Xavier's faces are covered in soot when they are defeated.
46	%%* AttackDrone: Bit weapon
47	* ApologeticAttacker: Arieta constantly apologizes to her opponents just before she's [[PeoplePuppets hijacked by G.O.D.]]
48	* BeginnersLuck: Bao and Mao have no knowledge about piloting VA at all. Luckily, their chosen Fordy just happens to be pre-programmed for automatic self-defense.
49	* BerserkButton: Don't mention Jin's [[spoiler:dead father]].
50	* BigBad: Weapon's Brain: G.O.D., the entity behind all the conflict.
51	* BigBrotherInstinct: Bao's entire character revolves around trying to protect his little sister.
52	* {{Bookends}}: In Jin's SinglePlayerGauntlet, SHADE is both his first and final enemy.
53	* BrainMonster: G.O.D. is this combined with BrainInAJar and BodyHorror. Their appearance is a horrific amalgamation of several human-like heads and faces combined into a fleshy, brain-like being floating in a jar full of liquids.
54	* TheCaptain: Mary Miyabi serves as a captain for the Earth Corps military. Chiyomaru used to be one before he defected.
55	%%* TheCasanova: Santana.
56	* ColonyDrop: In Jin's and Gawaine's story, the final battle takes place on a satellite weapon as it is sent falling into Earth's atmosphere and Gawaine [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifices himself]] to keep the satellite from hitting the planet.
57	* CuteIsEvil: Devilotte is very cute looking, and is an antagonist.
58	* CuteLittleFangs: Devilotte has these.
59	* CyberneticsEatYourSoul: SHADE ended up BrainwashedAndCrazy as a direct result of him being duped into becoming a cyborg.
60	* DefectorFromDecadence: Chiyomaru and Tessan were former members of the Earth Corp who defected and formed LaResistance after they learned about Earth Corp's misdeeds. Mary also does a MookFaceTurn once she learns about what her bosses are really doing.
61	* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Devilotte genuinely loves her father and seems to care for her two lackeys.
62	* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler:Earth Corps turns out to have been subjecting innocents to lethal experiments and only caring about the results]]. Finding out is enough for at least three members to ResignInProtest.
63	* TheEvilPrincess: Princess Devilotte, daughter of the space pirate Emperor Death Satan.
64	* {{Expy}}:
65	** Devilotte bears more than a passing resemblance to [[Anime/{{Yatterman}} Doronjo]]: both are blonde comedic mecha villains constantly accompanied by two male lackeys. This was {{lampshaded}} in Doronjo's ending in ''VideoGame/TatsunokoVsCapcom''. For bonus points, Super 8 looks like Agmiss, the stage 2 boss from Armored Warriors.
66	** Jin bears a striking resemblance to Kakugo from ''Manga/ApocalypseZero''.
67	** Santana design and personality is heavily based on Muhammad Avdol from ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders'', to the point he even does Avdol's famous "Yes I am!" pose in official illustrations.
68	* FallingIntoTheCockpit: Bao and Mao managed to escape the Earth Corps by sheer luck when they happened upon their Variant Armor, who has a good enough AI that they manage to pilot it despite not even knowing how.
69	* FullFrontalAssault: Arieta has to fight while completely naked inside the glass dome of her Variant Armor.
70	* GoodAllAlong: Mary was JustFollowingOrders. But from the wrong people. After realizing this, she does a MookFaceTurn.
71	* GuestFighter: The Saturn version had Zero Akuma, a mech that both looked and fought like the eponymous Franchise/StreetFighter.
72	* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:SHADE does this in his own story mode and in Jin's ending.]]
73	* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Gawaine and SHADE both perform sacrifices during specific endings.]]
74	* HesJustHiding: [[spoiler:Gawaine, after his HeroicSacrifice in his ending.]] [[invoked]]
75	* HotBlooded: Jin has a very passionate and headstrong personality, throwing himself into mech fights to avenge his father's death.
76	* HumongousMecha: Variant Armors like Blodia were originally MiniMecha sized in ''VideoGame/ArmoredWarriors''. Here in ''Cyberbots'', all Variant Armors including Blodia are scaled up in a larger size, towering over plenty of buildings.
77	* InconsistentSpelling: ''Devilotte'' or ''Devilot''?
78	* InterruptedBath: Chiyomaru and Tessan interrupt Devilotte while she's [[BathtubScene in the middle of a bubble bath]] while [[AwkwardlyPlacedBathtub inside her Variant Armor]]. She [[ShamelessFanserviceGirl isn't embarrassed]] to talk to Chiyomaru while they watch her via the monitor and even kicks her legs up as he talks to show her disinterest. When he ''does'' piss her off, she [[SexySurfacingShot doesn't hesitate to jump out of the bath and stand naked in front of the camera while telling them off]], which makes both Chiyomaru and Tessan blush. (CensorSuds cover up anything indecent).
79	* LaResistance: Chiyomaru and Tessan used to be part of the Earth Corps before [[DefectorFromDecadence they defected]] to oppose their methods.
80	* LaserBlade: Blodia (jumping high attack), Swordsman, Killer Bee and Helion have one. Reptos has a pair of them hidden in its forearms. Aside from VA, Gawaine also carries one around.
81	* LaughablyEvil: Devilotte is a hilariously snotty and bratty princess who doesn't take losing well. She also has a crush on the elder soldier Gawaine.
82	* MeaningfulName: Many people theorize that Jin Saotome's name is derived from the last name's of Hayato Jin and Professor Saotome of ''Manga/GetterRobo''. Jin's [[HotBlooded hot-bloodedness]] and crazy fighting style show he has more than a little bit of Ryoma in him, too.
83	* AMechByAnyOtherName: The Variant Armors, a term for the mechas that was borrowed from ''VideoGame/ArmoredWarriors''.
84	* TheMentor: Gawaine becomes a mentor figure to Jin in his pursuit of becoming a stronger pilot.
85	* MixAndMatchCritters: The Mechas. They aren't called "Variant Armors" for nothing. This is [[GameplayAndStoryIntegration part of the gameplay]]: every part changes the basic stats of the robots.
86	* MookFaceTurn: Captain Mary Miyabi does this in her own story mode, after she discovers how rotten the Earth Corps has become.
87	* MsFanservice: Arieta is an attractive young girl who due to her being stuck in a PeopleJars situation, is naked all the time while inside her Variant Armor, with a combination of GodivaHair, ShouldersUpNudity and SceneryCensor being the only things preserving her modesty. The only times she gets to wear some clothing are during Mary's and her own ending where she gets a ModestyBedsheet and in Santana's ending where she ends up as his assistant after a TimeSkip.
88	* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Princess Devilotte de Deathsatan IX is an inversion: her father is the one you should run away from.
89	* NewWorkRecycledGraphics: The characters are basically piloting {{Palette Swap}}s of the four playable Variant Armors from ''Armored Warriors'', with alterations for different variations of the same class, in addition to arcade mode-only bosses piloting enemy and boss Variant Armors from the previous game. For example, the BX-02 BLODIA's default version is red, comes with a weak gun drone, and has no particular strengths aside from being a JackOfAllStats. One variation gives it tank treads, a LaserBlade, and a rocket launcher while turning it green; and another replaces the legs with hover jets, turns one arm into a PowerFist, and adds a chaingun ShoulderCannon.
90	* NonIndicativeName: Go ahead and count them, Super 8 has only ''six'' tentacles.
91	* PaletteSwap: The 12 regular characters respectively use their default colors for Player 1 and alternate colors for Player 2. The four bosses are the ''other way around'' in case you've looked at the official artwork for those characters.
92	* PeopleJars: Arieta's Variant Armor doubles as this, being a jar filled with liquid where she resides naked, and using her psychic powers to pilot her armor.
93	* PeoplePuppets: [[spoiler:G.O.D. sometimes takes over Arieta's body, forcing her to fight people.]]
94	* PoweredByAForsakenChild: The Earth Corp kidnaps children and performs cruel experiments in order to fuel the technology needed for G.O.D., a fate Arieta just barely avoided.
95	* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler: SHADE]] in Jin's ending, preventing a ColonyDrop to save Jin and atone for killing his father.
96	* RetiredBadass: Gawaine and Santana are both veterans of pat conflicts. Gawaine especially, since by now he's an OldSoldier.
97	* RichBitch: Devilotte. Weird enough, as it's revealed in her storyline that all Deathsatan gave Devilotte before her journey is ''300 yen''.
98	* RoyalBrat: Devilotte is the spoiled daughter of Emperor Death Satan and acts like a selfish brat constantly.
99	* SelfPlagiarism: The Zero Akuma/Gouki SecretCharacter towards [[Franchise/StreetFighter Akuma]]. It has his name, his moveset, and his appearance, and both games were developed by Creator/{{Capcom}}.
100	* ShamelessFanserviceGirl:
101	** Arieta wears nothing but a collar when piloting her Variant Armor. She normally is seen in a personal mech suit, but it has a glass dome cockpit, which doesn't hide much anyway. She has much bigger problems to worry about than her nudity.
102	** Devilotte isn't embarrassed to have an audience with Chiyomaru while she's soaking in the bathtub, and even [[SexySurfacingShot stands nude in front of him at one point]].
103	* ShockAndAwe: RF-009 Lightning's spark arm. It's constantly arcing with electricity and is the focus of all its unique attacks.
104	* ShoutOut:
105	** Santana's name might be a reference to the famous Latin guitar player Carlos Santana. It may also be a nod towards ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure''-- one of the Pillar Men in Battle Tendency was named Santana, and Santana's design is quite [=JoJo=]-esque (imagine a younger Mohammad Avdol).
106	** The name of the robot version of Akuma, Zero Gouki, is a shout out to EVA 00 from ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', the designation of which is pronounced "zerogouki" in Japanese.
107	** Apart from the obvious Frankenstein reference, Dr. Stein (one of Devilotte's cronies) is named after the [[Music/{{Helloween}} Helloween]] song of the same name.
108	** Jin's father, [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DwaBL9gWwAALg9y.jpg Ken Saotome (seen on the left)]], is a direct homage to ''[[Series/KamenRider Kamen Rider Ichigo/Takeshi Hongo]]'', albeit without the mask.
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110	** Devilotte in the Super-8 is a "heinously cheap and difficult midboss" version. Super-8 is insane in zoning and knows how to apply pressure to opponents.
111	** P-10033 Gaits went from a fodder enemy mook in ''Armored Warriors'' to a PintSizedPowerhouse in ''Cyberbots'' that covers everything in a LightningBruiser character. This includes having a projectile that stuns the opponent, a {{Shoryuken}} from its shield that can hit enemies who attempt to jump in, a HurricaneKick that closes the distance greatly, anti-air missiles for hitting from afar, and the ability to teleport to different parts of the screen.
112	** Just like Gaits, compared to Warlock's original appearance as a reoccurring boss in ''Armored Warriors'', Warlock TookALevelInBadass and became even more powerful here in ''Cyberbots''. Instead of being piloted by Azrael, it's piloted by the weapon G.O.D. and Warlock gains new powerful moves like a full-screen projectile that boomerangs front and back, a DopplegangerAttack that increases its attack range, and an HP draining throw that can heal itself. While Warlock is not very combo-heavy, it sure hits hard.
113	** [[spoiler:SHADE piloting Helion also qualifies due to having lots of long-range zoning options and flight.]]
114	* SpiderTank: Three Variant Armor use 4 insectoid legs -- Jackal, Cyclone and Talantula.
115	%%* SpiritualSuccessor: ''VideoGame/TechRomancer''.
116	* StalkerWithACrush: Devilotte has an obsessive crush on Gawaine.
117	* TerribleTrio: Devilotte, and her lackeys Dave and Xavier.
118	* ThisIsADrill: GP-D2 Cyclone has a drill arm, around which most of its unique specials revolve. BX-07R Riot and FZ-900J Killer Bee can transform into a giant drill. Blodia has knee drills for its running light attack and its downward high jump attack.
119	* TransformingMecha: The aforementioned Riot and Killer Bee. The BX-04S Swordsman, GP-V4 Vise, and RF-009 Lightning all turn into a huge spiked wheel for their strong dash attack; the Swordsman also does this for one of its specials. And UVA-02 Helion, which can transform into a helicopter.
120	* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: [[spoiler:Mary, after learning the truth behind Earth Corps.]]
121	* UrbanRuins: The Megapolis Stage shows visible damage to surrounding buildings if a character gets knocked back and collides with the buildings in the background.
122	* VillainessesWantHeroes: TheEvilPrincess Devilotte has a crush on the heroic OldSoldier Gawaine.
123	* IJustWantToBeNormal: Arieta, Bao and Mao simply want to go back to having normal lives.
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125	->'''"Target Destroyed"'''

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