History Film / RobotJox

* WorthyOpponent: Alexander thinks so of Achilles. He doesn't return the sentiment, seeming to think of it as just another fight with a particularly unhinged opponent.

* InNameOnly: The film has two "sequels", ''Crash and Burn'', which was actually marketed in some areas as ''Robot Jox 2: Crash and Burn'', and ''Robot Wars''. The only connections between the three films are they all have the same producer (Charles Band), and he directed ''Crash and Burn'' while his father directed ''Robot Wars''. Otherwise the two films have nothing in common in terms of story, characters or setting beyond "post-apocalyptic future where we have giant robots", and their connection to ''Robot Jox'' was mostly for marketing uses.

* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler:The final move of their first battle is for Alexander to fire his RocketPunch at Achilles, who intercepts it but is knocked off balance and crashes into the bleachers. In the final battle, Achilles takes refuge in the severed arm of Alexander's robot and activates the Rocket Punch feature to fire it and destroy his robot.]]

* TakingYouWithMe: Alexander attempts this on Achilles in their first battle, firing his fist at him as he falls down after Achilles damages his leg. [[spoiler;It works, but probably not as he intended.]]

* ChekhovsArmory: Achilles's hovercraft, Alexander's RocketPunch, the weapons briefing, [[spoiler:Tex's lucky shot in his last fight.]]

* ChekhovsArmory: Achilles's hovercraft, Alexander's RocketPunch, the weapons briefing.

* FinishingMove: Alexander loves to stomp his foot on the cockpit of the opponent's robot to end the fight. The opening of the film shows him doing this after the referees rule in his favor and his opponent yields, wasting no time in having him KickTheDog.

** It's implied that Alexander has killed his previous opponents, likely after he's been told to stand down. No consequences for this are shown. [[spoiler:They come out to yell at him during the final battle when he moves to do it again, but he squashes them. He's disqualified for it, but that of course doesn't stomp him from continuing the fight.]]

* CatchPhrase: ''Crash and Burn!'' Said when a "pilot" downs his opponent. It's also used to wish pilots luck in a "Break a Leg" kind of way.

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* ChekhovsArmory: Achilles's hovercraft, Alexander's RocketPunch.

* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Alexander's robot in the first film is knocked off balance when one of its legs is damaged and he falls to the ground. For the next fight, his robot has ''four legs''.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Achilles manages to use his robot to block Alexander's robot fist, but in doing so, ends up overbalancing and doing exactly what he wanted to avoid - crushing one of the bleachers around the open-air arena.

* RealRobot

Robot Jox was a low budget western attempt to exploit the HumongousMecha genre. In a dystopic future, a nuclear war has devastated the earth. With war outlawed, all territorial disputes are settled through CombatByChampion using giant robots piloted by "Jox", and their battles have become media-televised sporting events. The film follows Achilles, a famed Jox for the Market, and his rivalry with Alexander, the best Jox of the Confederation. With Alaska, abundant in valuable natural resources, is put on the line, and the two both preparing for the last of their contracted ten fights, the next battle will be one of the greatest in the history of the conflicts. Subplots include a new generation of genetically engineered Jox including Athena, who's in the running to become the first female Jox, and a Confederate spy in the Market ranks that keeps leaking information to the Confederation.

Robot Jox was a low budget western attempt to exploit the HumongousMecha genre. In a dystopic future, nuclear armageddon is averted by resolving all battles with duels between giant robots, which are followed by the mass media like sporting events.

* [[IncrediblyLamePun Groin]] [[GroinAttack Attack]] - The Russian robot has one mounted on where the groin should be.
** Combined with a bit of ChainsawGood and FreudWasRight for good measure.

* HaveYouToldAnyoneElse: Of course he hasn't. [[hottip:*: [[EngineeredPublicConfession But being shot dead won't stop him from telling everyone.]]]]

->'''Alexander''': Yes, if I kill you with this!

->'''Alexander''': We are already dead. We are Robot Jox!

* MadeOfExplodium: Writer Joe Haldeman told a story about the filming that ended with a child of the director (or was it the producer?) saying "Daddy, tables don't explode."