!!From ''Revenge of Chronos'':
* AccidentalInnuendo: [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/gobots/images/4/4b/Crane_Robo_1.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150419150216 Crane Robo's robot mode, with his crane arm being placed in the most unfortunate section.]]
* 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 popularize Leina to some extent in the West, too.
* FirstInstallmentWins: Whenever people talk about ''Machine Robo'', usually they're referring to ''Revenge of Cronos'' as it's the most fondly remembered (it's also the one which appeared in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars''); ''Battle Hackers'' is only mentioned in comparison to it and not very positively, and the one positive thing people ''will'' say about '''Battle Hackers'' is the catchy theme song.
** 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.
* 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 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!/I don't have a name to give to scums like you!]]
** An image of Crane Robo's robot mode had his crane arm being photoshopped and GIF'd into a dangling piece.
* SugarWiki/MostWonderfulSound: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=JtBKAXqyv5A Emissary From the Sky]]. When Rom Stoll tells you to stop and listen, whether you're a heartless villain, BigBad with delusions of godhood, or a mindless automaton, you better damn well stop and listen!

!!From ''Machine Robo Rescue'':
* ToyShip: Taiyoh and Rin. Unavoidable when they're ''all kids'' really, but these two were given the most focus in the show and basically confirmed at the end.
%%* TheWoobie: Taiyoh.
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