History Fanfic / TekkaDread

** [[spoiler:Dita, Jura, Meia, and Duero also acquire this after gaining the powers of a Tekkaman, but they need to learn better control of it when interacting with other people.]]

* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: [[spoiler:Dita as Tekkaman Sapphire gets frustrated in her first battle when she was unable to score any hits with her bow weapon (though she unknowingly shot other enemies purely by accident). She throws her bow in annoyance, which in turn becomes a BattleBoomerang that sliced down more enemies before Dita quickly caught it on the return trip in shock.]]

* AbsoluteCleavage: Jura, naturally.

A collection of both stages, [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14024334/1/Tekkadread-Remastered Tekkadread Remastered]] can be read here.

* HenshinHero: Slade of course. Also Phantom. [[spoiler: Dita, Jura, and Meia also get in on this after being converted into Tekkamen themselves]].

* PowerAtAPrice: Slade tells Dita that she wouldn't want to get Tekkaman powers as he felt that his becoming a Tekkaman had robbed him of his past. Ghaleon Viperson as Tekkaman Phantom can only use his powers for thirty minutes before his mind gets overtaken by the Radam parasite in him.

* InstantExpert: Defied after Dita, Jura, and Meia [[spoiler:were transformed into Tekkaman after they and Slade almost got killed by Tekkaman Lance, Axe, and Rapier. Even though the battle became more equal, the former Dread pilots still had no idea how their new powers worked and were forced to go through a trial by fire, putting them at a serious disadvantage. They barely managed to win through beginners' luck]].

* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: [[spoiler:Dita as Tekkaman Sapphire gets frustrated in her first battle when she was unable to score any hits with her bow weapon (though she unknowingly shot other enemies purely by accident. She throws her bow in annoyance, which in turn becomes a BattleBoomerang that sliced down more enemies before Dita quickly caught it on the return trip.]]

The 1st Stage story is completed, and the 2nd Stage [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1118353/1/Tekkadread-The-Second-Stage Tekkadread: The 2nd Stage]], is near completion. Things have taken a turn for the worst as revelations are revealed, and an even more sinister evil is awakened. The fight for survival of the human race begins...

* YoureNotMyFather: It is revealed that [[spoiler:Vivian Magno is actually Nodoka Saotome. Once Slade recovered his lost memory as Ranma Saotome, Magno reveals this fact to him. However, Slade gets angry at her for basically abandoning him to Genma, supposedly not caring about what happened to him as she never tried to find him, and now of all times she wants to catch up and be the mother she failed to be back then. Slade tells Magno she's not his mother, just his captain, and once everything is said and done, he'll leave the Nirvana for good.]]

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: The Harvester Leaders planned to do this to Tekkaman Saber and vice versa. [[spoilerThis became a moot point after Darkon awakens and violently kills off the Harvester leaders and their followers. Saber winds up working under him, but unlike with his former employers, Saber fears Darkon and knew working under him would be for his own better interests.]]

* DangerouslyShortSkirt: Dita.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Meia.

* ArmorPiercingSlap: Jura gave this to [[spoiler:Barnette after declaring that she was glad Slade was dead.]]

* BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind: [[spoiler:Dita, Jura, and Meia dive into Slade's minds ape in an attempt to restore his memories. They meet his single consciousness where they then encounter a young Neko-Ken driven Ranma.]]

** [[spoiler:Jura]] of all people gives this to [[spoiler:Barnette, calling out the reason why she hates Slade so much was because she was jealous of him, and used the mutiny as a way to get back at him over something so petty. Jura even states that at that point, she was ashamed to even be associated with Barnette for her attitude. Barnette also later gets called out by Gascogne on her treatment of Slade despite everything he's done for all of them when he didn't have to.]]

* AccidentalInnuendo: Slade could’ve worded combining mechs better.
--> '''Slade: ''' ''(to Jura)'' Just because I’m not doing it with Dita doesn’t mean I’m going to do it with you! ''({{Beat}})''

* AssumedWin: Rabat makes the mistake of thinking he could beat up Slade since he was bigger. [[CurbStompBattle He was wrong]].

** Slade with the three Dread girls. [[spoiler: Played even straighter once they become Tekkaman Sapphire, Tekkaman Ruby, and Tekkaman Diamond]].

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/996841/1/Tekkadread Tekkadread]] is a crossover between ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' and ''Anime/VanDread'' with some ''Anime/TekkamanBlade'' by Hung Nguyen. (A.K.A Animeaddiction)

* ADayInTheLimelight: In one chapter, [[spoiler: Paiway gets heavily drilled by Duero to raise her medical skill since it was lacking, but fails. However, everything Duero had tried to teach her was ultimately tested when she was forced to operate on him and Barnette to save their lives]].

** At Heaven's Haven, [[spoiler: Duero with Parfet and Barnette, much to the shock of the Mejele refugees there]].

* ArmorPiercingSlap: Jura gave this to [[spoiler: Barnette after declaring that she was glad Slade was dead]].

* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler: Slade, at least twice]].

** [[spoiler: Duero as Tekkaman Razor and Barnette when they fuse to become Tekkadread Gunner]].
* BattleHarem: Slade with Dita, Jura and Meia, at first with their Dreads, [[spoiler: and later as Tekkamen themselves]].
* BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind: [[spoiler: Dita, Jura, and Meia dive into Slade’s minds ape in an attempt to restore his memories. They meet his single consciousness where they then encounter a young Neko-Ken driven Ranma]].

* BigBad: The Earth. [[spoiler: At least in the 1st Stage. They eventually get taken over by Lord Darkon]].
* BodyHorror: [[spoiler: Rabat after he gets "harvested" of his organs. He barely has anything left of his own body the last time Slade encountered him]].
* BoobsOfSteel: Jura knows how to work 'em and her Tekkadread forms serve as the tank. [[spoiler: Played straight after becoming a Tekkaman]].

** [[spoiler: The Radam captures Duero and Barnette, brainwashing them and turning them into a Tekkadread pair against the Nirvana crew. They later get rescued]].

** Dita after [[spoiler: Slade dies the first time]].
** Jura after learning that [[spoiler: she had been rendered infertile due to the injuries she sustained in the fight against the Clone Nirvana]].

* BullyingADragon: Rabat should’ve known better than to pick a fight with Slade, which ended very badly for the trader.
* ByThePowerOfGrayskull: “TEKSETTER!”
* CainAndAbel: [[spoiler: Slade is the Abel to Saber's Cain, though their half-brothers]].

* CannotSpitItOut: [[spoiler: Jura was scared and intrigued at her own growing feelings for Slade, since at first she was only attracted to him for the sake of fame, but grew to be something even deeper. She tries to voice out her feelings to Slade at Magno's advice, just before they go out to fight against the enemy, but pulls back on it]].
* CatFight: Between Tekkaman Rapier and [[spoiler: Jura/Tekkaman Ruby]].

* ChekhovsGun: The lights that formed unnoticed on Dita, Jura, and Meia's heads, [[spoiler: in the shape of Tekkacrystals]].

** [[spoiler: Parfet and Barnette towards Duero]].

* CurbStompBattle: Several

** Tekkaman Saber owned Slade in the first encounter [[spoiler: The second time, though, the tables have turned]].

* DeflectorShields: Vandread Jura, [[spoiler: Vandread Jura X, Tekkaman Ruby, and Tekkaman Blaze]], with AttackReflector in the mix.

* DyingDeclarationOfLove: [[spoiler: Dita when an unconscious Slade was slowly dying on the emergency gurney for the second time]].
--> [[spoiler: Dita: "I... love... you... [[YouCalledMeXItMustBeSerious Slade]]..."]].

* EyeScream: [[spoiler: Jura as Tekkaman Ruby managed to use Tekkaman Rapier's own sword to stab her through the right side of her face. Since then, Rapier vows to kill Jura when given the opportunity]].
* FaceFault: Slade after explaining about S-E-X between men and women as the natural way of procreation, then Duero casually asks if Slade could demonstrate this by having Dita volunteer. Does it again seconds later when Duero asks obvliviously that maybe Jura or Meia could volunteer as well.

** Jura gets grievously injured in a fight against the clone Nirvana and was put into the infirmary. Duero then gives the bad news that [[spoiler: her ovaries took the most damage, rendering her infertile. The news hit Jura hard and wished she had died in the battle instead. Fortunately Jura becomes fertile again when she, Dita, and Meia get turned into Tekkamen]].
** Rabat [[spoiler: gets “harvested” of his organs by the Harvesters due to failing to provide them more info about planets with potential organ material. He’s reduced to a limbless torso constantly connected to a life support system. He even begs Slade to just kill him once seeing him again]].

* FireForgedFriends: On the desert planet trap when [[spoiler: Duero and Barnette get separated from Slade, Dita, and Jura following the fight against Saber. Barnette wasn't happy about being stuck with a Tarak man, but several [[BreakTheHaughty life-threatening events where she was saved by Duero]] made her realize he's more than what she believed him to be]].
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Dita once told Slade how she wished [[spoiler: she could have Tekkaman powers like him]]. Two chapters later, she, Jura, and Meia get exactly that.

** [[spoiler: After evolution, when Slade fuses his own Tekkaman armor with the Tekkaman armor of Dita, Jura, and Meia.]]

* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: On the night of Slade’s birthday, Slade returns to his room to sleep, only to find [[spoiler: Jura waiting for him on his bed [[ReadyForLovemaking wearing almost nothing]]. He attempts to leave but was locked in with her, who tells him it was rigged earlier for this moment and that they won’t be disturbed. At that moment, Slade’s primal side was released and the two began having sex to consummate their love. Due to their Tekkaman physiology, Slade and Jura had made love for ''eight hours straight!''. The next day, Meia walks in on Slade in the bathing area where they also proceed to have sex, even at the risk of being caught. After that, Dita invites Slade to her room for a "feast". The two had sex afterward]].
* GroupHug: Slade gets this from Dita, Jura, and Meia after [[spoiler: reviving from being killed by Saber the first time]].

** Dita, Jura, and Meia nearly go catatonic after [[spoiler: Slade dies a second time due to the Radam’s interference of a delicate operation that could’ve saved him. They soon go into an UnstoppableRage and transform into Tekkamen to take down as many of their forces as possible]].
* HourglassHottie: Jura is the main perpetrator.

* ICannotSelfTerminate: [[spoiler: Rabat after getting harvested had been reduced to a limbless mutilated torso hooked onto a life support system pod. He even insists Slade to kill him as a way of atonement. Though he was greatly tempted to do so, [[CruelMercy Slade doesn't follow through and leaves]] ]].
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: [[spoiler: Subverted with Parfet when she saw Duero and Barnette having sex. She sadly leaves and accepts she has lost. However, Barnette calls her back and informs her of the “arrangement” they made. She then shoves Parfet into the room with Duero and encourages them to do the deed as well before excusing herself, much to Parfet’s embarrassment. Still, Parfet takes up the offer and makes love with Duero]].

* IronicHell: Because of Rabat's crimes with [[spoiler: his dealings with the Harvesters and basically selling out the human race]], Slade gave him the cryptic promise that he will send Rabat to hell the next time they meet. He was good on his word and had his crimes exposed to every populated planet in reach, causing Rabat to be isolated in space and unable to dock at any planet. [[spoiler: He then gets harvested by his employers for failing to give them more information on other planets, getting subjected to the same pain he caused to all those other planets the Harvesters had picked dry. What goes around comes around indeed]].

** Again with Barnette later on during the desert planet trap [[spoiler: with Duero]].

** [[spoiler: Rabat’s simian partner, Utan, gets killed by the Harvesters via getting tossed out into the vacuum of space]].
** [[spoiler: Tekkaman Lance gets vaporized by Tekkaman Blaze. His spot is then replaced by Tekkaman Dagger]].

** LastKiss: Between [[spoiler: Duero and Barnette of all people when they were trapped on the desert world surrounded by huge worm monsters. Thankfully, they were rescued.]]

* KnowWhenToFoldEm: [[spoiler: After Dita, Jura, and Meia become Tekkamen, Misty made the hard decision of giving up on pursuing Slade as she saw she had little chance of getting together with him. Misty opted to leave the Nirvana and stay on the psychics’ planet. Soon, she gets attracted to Ghaleon upon first meeting]].
* LeotardOfPower: Barnette’s usual attire.

** One between [[spoiler: Parfet/Duero/Barnette]].
* ManlyTears:

** After finding out that [[spoiler: Magno is his mother, Nodoka, and tears into her for abandoning him, Magno tries to reconnect with him but would be given the cold shoulder. Slade unknowingly sheds a tear after his last cold dismissal of Magno, internally believing he may have gone too far]].

* MissingMom: Slade mentions having a mother before after finally regaining his memories, only knowing the name is Nodoka. [[spoiler: It is later revealed Nodoka is alive, and is the former identity of Vivian Magno]].
* MyKungFuIsStrongerThanYours: Basically every battle between Slade and Saber is this.Saber became obsessive with trying to kill Slade to prove he is the ultimate Tekkaman, not caring what he has to do to gain the power needed too kill him.
* NakedApron: Dita in an attempt to seduce Slade. [[spoiler: It works and soon [[GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex they started making love]].]]

* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: Saber is obsessed with trying to kill Slade to the point that after learning from Darkon that [[spoiler: Slade will die from overuse of Blastor Mode, he demands from the Radam Warlord to grant him the power of evolution so that he can kill Slade himself. He absolutely refuses to accept Slade dying from some cosmic twist of fate and not by his own hand]].

* PregnantBadass: Before the final battle against Darkon and the Radam, [[spoiler: Jura finds out she's pregnant with Slade's child]].

* Really700YearsOld: Due to his being kept in stasis in the Tekkapod at the beginning of the story, Ranma/Slade is over 500 years old despite looking to be in his late teens to early twenties. [[spoiler: Vivian Magno is even older as she is actually Nodoka Saotome after going into cryo sleep to start her life over after learning of the deaths of her son and husband]].
* RefuseToRescueTheDisliked: When the Nirvana crew pick up a distress call from Rabat, they initially want to just leave him to his fate due to his past crimes of selling out the human race. However, as much as Slade hates to do it, it's only the humane thing to do to help him out. [[spoiler: Turned out he was just bait by the Radam]].

** [[spoiler: After Saber's trap on the desert planet, one occurred between Duero and Barnette]].

** [[spoiler: Slade realized to his horror why several planets have gotten gutted by the Harvesters, which was because of Rabat. Needless to say, Slade was angry about this]].
** [[spoiler: When Slade regains his memories as Ranma Saotome, Magno drops the bomb that she's actually his mother. It wasn't a heartfelt reunion, though]].
** [[spoiler: Slade also discovers to his horror that Saber is actually his half-brother]]
* RomanticFalseLead: Misty.

** Parfet wears a dress to catch Duero's attention due to [[spoiler: her fear she may lose him to Barnette]].

* SoLastSeason: Slade and the Nirvana crew fought against the Harvesters in the 1st Stage story. In the 2nd Stage story, [[spoiler: the Harvesters get killed off by Darkon and the Radam, thus becoming the new BigBad. With the arrival of not only Tekkaman Saber, there was also Tekkamen Lance, Axe, and Rapier. Solution? Dita, Jura, and Meia become Tekkamen themselves]].

* StrappedToAnOperatingTable: [[spoiler: Barnette after she and Duero get kidnapped by the Radam to be converted to be used as brainwashed soldiers for their cause]].

* SuperEmpowering: [[spoiler: Slade inadvertently to Dita, Jura, and Meia, from his numerous combing with them into the Tekkadreads, which later triggered their ability to become Tekkamen]].
* SuperSpeed: Tekkadread Meia is a craft specializing in speed and it's transformed state, Tekkadread Meia X. This also extends to [[spoiler: Meia as Tekkaman Diamond an her fusion with Tekkaman Slade as Tekkaman Flash]].

** [[spoiler: Dita, Jura, Meia, and Duero also acquire this after gaining the powers of a Tekkaman, but they need to learn better control of it when interacting with other people]].
* {{Synchronization}}: Bart and the Nirvana. [[spoiler: Duero and Barnette after getting captured and brainwashed by the Radam]].

** [[spoiler: Jura]] of all people gives this to [[spoiler: Barnette, calling out the reason why she hates Slade so much was because she was jealous of him, and used the mutiny as a way to get back at him over something so petty. Jura even states that at that point, she was ashamed to even be associated with Barnette for her attitude. Barnette also later gets called out by Gascogne on her treatment of Slade despite everything he's done for all of them when he didn't have to]].
** After Slade regained his memories as Ranma Saotome, he chews out [[spoiler: Magno (once it's revealed she's Nodoka Saotome) for abandoning him to Genma. Slade angrily disowns Magno as his mother and states he'll leave her forever once the threat of the Radam has been dealt with]].
* TheStarscream: Tekkaman Saber planned to get rid of the Harvester leaders but was unable to due to a failsafe installed into him to prevent any thoughts of betrayal. [[spoiler: It became a moot point when Lord Darkon emerged and took out the Harvesters himself. In fact, the Earth's Paksis core itself was this to the Harvesters, silently biding their time to give rise to Darkon in the first place]].

** Dita, Jura, and Meia when [[spoiler: reuniting with Slade after reviving from death, twice]].
** [[spoiler: Barnette towards Duero after the desert planet incident]].
* TemptingFate: [[spoiler: Magno teases Slade by encouraging him to bed Dita, Jura, Meia, or hell, all of them at once, in order to create children without damaged DNA. He sarcastically asks if she thinks she’s his mother or something, to which Magno responds she’d be the luckiest woman in space if she had a son like Slade. It later turned out to be true]].

** Tekkaman Lance (and later Tekkaman Dagger) to [[spoiler: Dita/Tekkaman Sapphire]].
** Tekkaman Rapier to [[spoiler: Jura/Tekkaman Ruby]].
** Tekkaman Axe to [[spoiler: Meia/Tekkaman Diamond]].

* ThemeNaming: The Radam Tekkamen are named after melee weapons (Saber, Lance, Axe, Rapier, and Dagger). [[spoiler: Dita, Jura, and Meia are also given Tekkaman names by Slade at Dita's request, and had them named after jewels (Sapphire, Ruby, and Diamond)]].

* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: [[spoiler: Dita as Tekkaman Sapphire gets frustrated in her first battle when she was unable to score any hits with her bow weapon (though she unknowingly shot other enemies purely by accident. She throws her bow in annoyance, which in turn becomes a BattleBoomerang that sliced down more enemies before Dita quickly caught it on the return trip]].

** [[spoiler: Dita, Jura, and Meia once they acquire the ability to transform into Tekkamen. Duero, too]].

** [[spoiler: Barnette for Duero]].
* [[spoiler: TwoBeingsOneBody]]: [[spoiler: Tekkaman Slade when merged with: Dita/Tekkaman Sapphire (Tekkaman Burst), Jura/Tekkaman Ruby (Tekkaman Blaze), and Meia/Tekkaman Diamond (Tekkaman Flash)]].

* [[spoiler: VictoryGuidedAmnesia]]: [[spoiler: When Slade died for a second time, then revived, pulling off a BigDamnHeroes moment. However, his revival came with the price of losing all memory of who he is and what had happened. Everyone tried their hardest to help Slade Remember who he is, but fail. He does get better, though]].

** Slade had been building up a lot of stress after he regained his memories as Ranma Saotome and finding out [[spoiler: Magno is actually his mother]]. Dita coming along and reflexively addressing him as Mr. Alien again grated on his last nerve in which he angrily shouts out that that’s not his name and berates her for continuing to do so. He immediately regrets his outburst after seeing Dita tear up then runs off crying when he tried to apologize.
** Slade also acts cold and dismissively towards [[spoiler: Magno after finding out the truth she is, or was, Nodoka Saotome, his mother. He resists any attempt from her to try and reconnect with her wayward offspring, stating he has no mother. After some time, Slade realizes that he had been unfair to the old captain]].

-->'''Duero''': [[spoiler: I'm sorry to say but... Jura will never be able to bear children.]]

-->[[spoiler: '''Magno''']]: [[spoiler: Ranma, I know it's been 563 years, but that is still no excuse to talk back to your mother!]]

-->'''Slade''': DON’T YOU DARE HURT [[spoiler: MY MOTHER!!!]]
-->'''Saber''': Don’t you mean [[spoiler: OUR mother]]!?

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: The Harvester Leaders planned to do this to Tekkaman Saber and vice versa. [[spoiler: This became a moot point after Darkon awakens and violently kills off the Harvester leaders and their followers. Saber winds up working under him, but unlike with his former employers, Saber fears Darkon and knew working under him would be for his own better interests]].
* YoureNotMyFather: It is revealed that [[spoiler: Vivian Magno is actually Nodoka Saotome. Once Slade recovered his lost memory as Ranma Saotome, Magno reveals this fact to him. However, Slade gets angry at her for basically abandoning him to Genma, supposedly not caring about what happened to him as she never tried to find him, and now of all times she wants to catch up and be the mother she failed to be back then. Slade tells Magno she's not his mother, just his captain, and once everything is said and done, he'll leave the Nirvana for good]].

* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: [[spoiler: Dita when an unconscious Slade was slowly dying on the emergency gurney for the second time]].
--> [[spoiler: Dita: "I... love... you... [[YouCalledMeXItMustBeSerious Slade]]..."]].

** One between [[spoiler: Parfet/Dero/Barnette]].

* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: On the night of Slade’s birthday, Slade returns to his room to sleep, only to find [[spoiler: Jura waiting for him on his bed [[ReadyForLovemaking wearing almost nothing]]. He attempts to leave but was locked in with her, who tells him it was rigged earlier for this moment and that they won’t be disturbed. At that moment, Slade’s primal side was released and the two began having sex to consummate their love. Due to their Tekkaman physiology, Slade and Jura had made love for ''eight hours straight!'']]

* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy:
** [[spoiler: After Dita, Jura, and Meia become Tekkamen, Misty made the hard decision of giving up on pursuing Slade as she saw she had little chance of getting together with him. Misty opted to leave the Nirvana and stay on the psychics’ planet. Soon, she gets attracted to Ghaleon upon first meeting]].
** [[spoiler: Subverted with Parfet when she saw Duero and Barnette having sex. She sadly leaves and accepts she has lost. However, Barnette calls her back and informs her of the “arrangement” they made. She then shoves Parfet into the room with Duero and encourages them to do the deed as well before excusing herself, much to Parfet’s embarrassment. Still, she takes up the offer and makes love with Duero]].

* ImprobableAimingSkills: Barnette, being a gun otaku, naturally has this. Duero is also this, but with syringes and scalpels. Dueros Prime, or father, Tensen, is this even moreso.

** [[spoiler: Dita, Jura, and Meia once they acquire the ability to transform into Tekkamen]].

* BoobsOfSteel: Jura knows how to work 'em

** Slade had been building up a lot of stress after he regained his memories as Ranma Saotome and finding out [[spoiler Magno is actually his mother]]. Dita coming along and reflexively addressing him as Mr. Alien again grated on his last nerve in which he angrily shouts out that that’s not his name and berates her for continuing to do so. He immediately regrets his outburst after seeing Dita tear up then runs off crying when he tried to apologize.

* BreakTheCutie: Slade, despite his power had been put through the wringer after the mutiny on the Nirvana, then after witnessing the Melanos fleet fall before the Harvesters.

* DeflectorShields: Vandread Jura, [[spoiler: Vandread Jura X, Tekkaman Ruby, and Tekkaman Blaze]].

* FateWorseThanDeath: Jura gets grievously injured in a fight against the clone Nirvana and was put into the infirmary. Duero then gives the bad news that [[spoiler: her ovaries took the most damage, rendering her infertile. The news hit Jura hard and wished she had died in the battle instead. Fortunately Jura becomes fertile again when she, Dita, and Meia get turned into Tekkamen]].

* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: On the night of Slade’s birthday, Slade returns to his room to sleep, only to find [[spoiler: Jura waiting for him on his bed wearing almost nothing. He attempts to leave but was locked in with her, who tells him it was rigged earlier for this moment and that they won’t be disturbed. At that moment, Slade’s primal side was released and the two began having sex to consummate their love. Due to their Tekkaman physiology, Slade and Jura had made love for ''eight hours straight!'']]

* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: [[spoiler: After Dita, Jura, and Meia become Tekkamen, Misty made the hard decision of giving up on pursuing Slade as she saw she had little chance of getting together with him. Misty opted to leave the Nirvana and stay on the psychics’ planet. Soon, she gets attracted to Ghaleon upon first meeting]].

* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Tekkaman Lance gets vaporized by Tekkaman Blaze. His spot is then replaced by Tekkaman Dagger]].

* NakedApron: Dita in an attempt to seduce Slade. [[spoiler: It worked and soon [[GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex they started making love]].]]

* {{Synchronization}}: Bart and the Nirvana.

--> Slade: (to Jura) Just because I’m not doing it with Dita doesn’t mean I’m going to do it with you! ({{Beat}})

* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: On the night of Slade’s birthday, Slade returns to his room to sleep, only to find [[spoiler: Jura waiting for him on his bed wearing almost nothing. He attempts to leave but was locked in with her, who tells him it was rigged earlier for this moment and that they won’t be disturbed. At that moment, Slade’s primal side was released and the two began having sex to consummate their love. Due to their Tekkaman physiology, Slade and Jura had made love for eight hours straight!]]

* NakedApron: Dita in an attempt to seduce Slade.

* ICannotSelfTerminate: [[spoiler: Rabat after getting harvested had been reduced to a limbless mutilated torso hooked onto a life support system pod. He even insists Slade to kill him as a way of atonement. Though he was greatly tempted to do so, Slade doesn't follow through and leaves]].

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Rabat, once his dealings with the Harvesters were made known to every colonized planet not yet overrun. He soon became public enemy number one among the galaxy.

* BodyHorror: [[spoiler: Rabat after he gets “harvested” of his organs. He barely has anything left of his own body the last time Slade encountered him]].

* CainAndAbel: [[spoiler: Slade is the Abel to Saber’s Cain, though their half-brothers]].

** Meia talked down on Slade, saying he’s nothing without his Tekkacrystal and tries to prove it in a fight. He easily parried her attack and instantly floors her.

* EyeScream: [[spoiler: Jura as Tekkaman Ruby managed to use Tekkaman Rapier’s own sword to stab her through the right side of her face. Since then, Rapier vows to kill Jura when given the opportunity]].

* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: When Slade, Dita, and Jura are stranded on a desert planet by Saber, Jura becomes hysterical that they’re all going to die since they not only have few provisions as well as the local wildlife, Saber was still out there stalking them. [[DespairEventHorizon In her fear and despair, she runs off]] but is quickly caught by Slade who tries to calm her down. When it became apparent Jura wasn’t stopping her flailing, Slade gives her a ForcefulKiss to make her stop.

* ICannotSelfTerminate: [[spoiler: Rabat after getting harvested had been reduced to a limbless mutilated torso hooked onto a life support system pod. He even insists Slade to kill him as a way of atonement. Though he was greatly tempted to do so, Slade doesn’t follow through and leaves]].

* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: Unlike in canon, Rabat suffers immensely for everything he’s done.

* PregnantBadass: Before the final battle against Darkon and the Radam, [[spoiler: Jura finds out she’s pregnant with Slade’s child]].

* ShutUpHannibal: Tekkaman Lance, Axe, and Rapier in their first fight managed to take down Slade as well as completely immobilize the Dreads of Dita, Jura, and Meia. The three Tekkamen decide to offer Slade a chance to [[FaceHeelTurn abandon his current allies and join with them, the “winning side”]], or die alongside the Nirvana and it’s crew. Without hesitation, Slade tells them to go fuck themselves.

* SuperSpeed: Tekkadread Meia is a craft specializing in speed and it’s transformed state, Tekkadread Meia X. This also extends to [[spoiler: Meia as Tekkaman Diamond an her fusion with Tekkaman Slade as Tekkaman Flash]].

** After Slade regained his memories as Ranma Saotome, he chews out [[spoiler: Magno (once it’s revealed she’s Nodoka Saotome) for abandoning him to Genma. Slade angrily disowns Magno as his mother and states he’ll leave her forever once the threat of the Radam has been dealt with]].

-->'''Duero''': [[spoiler: I’m sorry to say but... Jura will never be able to bear children.]]

-->[[spoiler: '''Magno''']]: [[spoiler: Ranma, I know it’s been 563 years, but that is still no excuse to talk back to your mother!]]

* YoureNotMyFather: It is revealed that [[spoiler: Vivian Magno is actually Nodoka Saotome. Once Slade recovered his lost memory as Ranma Saotome, Magno reveals this fact to him. However, Slade gets angry at her for basically abandoning him to Genma, supposedly not caring about what happened to him as she never tried to find him, and now of all times she wants to catch up and be the mother she failed to be back then. Slade tells Magno she’s not his mother, just his captain, and once everything is said and done, he’ll leave the Nirvana for good]].

[[caption-width-right:320: The thing about male/female relationships]]

Add tropes as you spot them! This is relatively new.

* KiAttacks: Slade, one of his only remembered parts of his past when he was Ranma Saotome.

* BoobsOfSteel: Jura knows how to work 'em.
* BreakTheCutie: Slade, despite his power had been put through the wringer after the mutiny on the Nirvana, then after witnessing the Melanos fleet fall before the Harvesters.