Literature / Element Bots

Element Bots is an original fictional story written by gelefant.

It focuses on Jermaine hanging out with robots with Elemental Powers and their creators.

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Tropes:

Tropes A to I

• Animal Lover: Jermaine and Phoebe are this, which is what kickstarted their friendship in the first place.
• Bare-Fisted Monk: Fisticuff is programmed with vast knowledge of martial arts and physical training.
• Bespectacled Cutie: Josephine, Starla, Margaret, Skylar, Phoebe, and Chloe all wear glasses and are, at the very least, conventionally attractive.
• Big Beautiful Woman: Josephine is described as chubby but no less beautiful because of it.
• Blow You Away: Gale has air and wind powers.
• Breath Weapon: Blaise and Draco can breathe fire.
• Cats Are Snarkers: Whiskers is described as having a talent for dishing out biting sarcasm.
• Cats Are Superior: Whiskers believes this, mostly about himself.
• Chest Insignia: Many of the robots have them. To wit:
  • Floria's is a green leaf.
  • Aquaria's is a blue raindrop.
  • Luminaria's is a multi-pointed star meant to be/resemble a burst of light.
  • Blaise's is a red-and-yellow flame.
  • Torben's is a yellow lightning bolt.
  • Fisticuff's is a brown fist.
  • Don's is a brown mountain or rock.
  • Gale's is a white tornado.
  • Draco's is a black dragon head.
  • Faye's is a pink sparkle of light encircled by pink fairy wings.
  • Melusine's is an aquamarine mermaid.
  • Uniqua's is a black unicorn head.
• Childhood Friends: Brenna and Jermaine have been friends since they were children.
• Christmas Episode: "Let There Be Snow."
• Cute Bookworm: Phoebe is a Bespectacled Cutie and greatly enjoys reading. It's to the point that her desk and shelves are stacked with books.
• Cybernetic Mythical Beast:
  • Draco is a dragon robot.
  • Faye is a fairy robot.
  • Melusine is a mermaid robot.
  • Uniqua is a unicorn robot.
• Deadpan Snarker: Josephine and Starla are described as being able to dish out biting sarcasm.
• Dishing Out Dirt: Don can control earthen materials.
• Dork in a Sweater: Phoebe is a Bespectacled Cutie and Cute Bookworm who wears a green sweater.
• Dreaming of a White Christmas: At the end of "Let There Be Snow," Snowblower uses his powers to make it snow on Christmas Eve.
• Elemental Powers: As indicated by the title, the majority of the robots have appearances and powers themed around certain elements.
  • Snowblower has ice powers.
  • Floria has plant powers.
  • Aquaria and Melusine have water powers.
  • Luminaria and Faye have light powers.
  • Blaise has fire powers.
  • Torben has electric powers.
  • Don has earth-based powers.
  • Gale has air and wind powers.
• Fembot: Aquaria, Faye, Floria, Gale, and Luminaria are all robots with pronounced chests and somewhat curvy bodies.
• Fire Is Red: Blaise's body is different shades of red, and he can control fire.
• Flight: Draco, Faye, and Gale can fly at high speeds.
• Gadgeteer Genius: Every human character in the story except Jermaine is an inventor who builds robots.
• Genki Girl: Gale, Luminaria, and Starla are described as always being full of boundless energy. It's also literal in Luminaria's case, since she can control light energy.
• Green Thumb: Floria has plant powers.
• Hair-Trigger Temper: Arlo, Blaise, Margaret, and Torben all have short tempers.
• An Ice Person: Snowblower has ice powers. At the end of "Let There Be Snow," Snowblower uses said ice powers to make it snow on Christmas Eve.

Tropes K to P

• The Klutz: Starla can be clumsy on occasion.
• Light 'em Up: Faye and Luminaria can control light and light energy. Torben also has mild light powers.
• Light Is Good:
  • Luminaria is a light-controlling robot with a white-and-yellow color scheme who enjoys helping people.
  • Faye is a robotic fairy with light powers and a light pink color scheme who enjoys having fun and playing.
• Lunacy: Both Faye and Melusine can control lunar energy.
• Making a Splash: Aquaria and Melusine have water powers.
• Manly Tears: Jermaine cries during his martial arts training with Fisticuff.
• Meaningful Name:
  • Snowblower as ice powers.
  • Aquaria has water powers.
  • Blaise has fire powers.
  • Floria has plant powers.
  • Luminaria has light powers.
  • Fisticuff is a Bare-Fisted Monk.
  • Gale has air and wind powers.
  • Draco is a robotic dragon.
  • Faye is a robotic fairy.
  • Uniqua is a robotic unicorn.
• Mechanical Animals:
  • Lovebug is a robot designed after literal lovebugs.
  • Whiskers is a cat robot (robot cat?).
• Mechanical Insects: As mentioned directly above, Lovebug is a robot designed after literal lovebugs.
• Nice Girl: Every female character, both human and robot, is a caring and friendly person who goes out of their way to help people.
• Our Dragons Are Different: Draco is a robotic dragon.
• Our Fairies Are Different: Faye is a robotic fairy.
• Our Mermaids Are Different: Melusine is a robotic mermaid.
• Personality Powers:
  • The unemotional Snowblower has ice powers.
  • The caring, helpful, and loving Floria has plant powers.
  • The calm, caring, easygoing, and nurturing Aquaria has water powers.
  • The energetic, optimistic Luminaria has light powers.
  • The impulsive and short-tempered Blaise has fire powers.
  • The energetic, touchy, and volatile Torben has electric powers.
  • The headstrong and stubborn Don has earth-based powers.
  • The carefree, energetic, and unfocused Gale has wind powers.
• Pink Is Feminine: Faye is a female, pink robotic fairy.
• Playing with Fire: Blaise can breathe and control fire.
• The Pollyanna: Luminaria is described as an eternal optimist.
• The Power of the Sun: Floria's body can store and use solar energy.
• Pubescent Braces: Brenna is in her late teens and wears braces.

Tropes R to Y

• Rainbows and Unicorns: Uniqua is a robotic unicorn who can release rainbow energy blasts from her horn.
• Robot Superhero: Every robot except Lovebug and Whiskers is essentially this, given they all have a Chest Insignia, possess superpowers, and use them to help people.
• Shock and Awe: Torben has electric powers.
• Shout-Out:
  • Don's name and Dishing Out Dirt abilities are a reference to the Ground type from Pokémon. In general, him and the other robots having Elemental Powers is a reference to Steel-type Pokémon.
  • In "Fembot Helpers," the way Aquaria rescues a drowning man (grabbing him with one hand and using the other hand to swim back to the surface) is exactly the same way Ariel rescues Prince Eric from drowning in The Little Mermaid (1989).
  • In "Insect Queen," Brenna asks Jermaine if his love of black widow spiders is because of Black Widow from The Avengers (2012). It isn't.
  • At the end of "Animal Friends," Jermaine and Phoebe binge watch all of Serengeti and Planet Earth.
• Smart People Wear Glasses: The above-mentioned Bespectacled Cuties are all genius inventors.
• Snowball Fight: Jermaine and Josephine have one at the end of "Let There Be Snow."
• So Proud of You:
  • At the end of "Fembot Helpers," Starla tells her robots that she's proud of all the good they do.
  • At the end of "Rough and Tough," Margaret tells her robots the exact same thing.
  • Ditto for Skylar at the end of "Wind Power."
• Super-Speed: Draco, Faye, and Gale can fly at high speeds.
• Tomboy:
  • Brenna is considered this by both herself and others. Her love of arthropods plays a big role in this.
  • Margaret is also described as a tomboy.
• Unicorn: Uniqua is a robotic unicorn.
• Water Is Blue: Aquaria is a blue robot with water powers.
• Yellow Lightning, Blue Lightning: Torben's body is different shades of yellow, and he can control electricity.

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