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** "Mechanical Warrior α" and "Mechanical Warrior β" are prototypes for testing and refining the internal mechanics of the series and Evulz knows how [[UsefulNotes/BetaTest denoting prototype software with these symbols is mainstream.]]

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* '''Straight''': [[EvilOverlord Emperor Evulz]] [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure names one of his robot series with a Greek symbol.]]

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* '''Straight''': [[EvilOverlord Emperor Evulz]] [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure names one of his robot series with a Greek symbol.]]

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* '''Straight''': [[EvilOverlord Emperor Evulz]] [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure names one of his robot series with a Greek symbol]].
* '''Eggagerated''': Emperor Evulz names the entire robot with Greek symbols.

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* '''Straight''': [[EvilOverlord Emperor Evulz]] [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure names one of his robot series with a Greek symbol]].
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* '''Eggagerated''': '''Exaggerated''': Emperor Evulz names the entire robot with Greek symbols.



* '''Justified''': It sounded cool to him.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
** [[RuleOfCool
It sounded cool to him.]]
** He's Greek and is very proud of his culture.
** He has a ForeignCultureFetish for Greece.



* '''Double Subverted''': Only to later name another robot "Evil Thing α".

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* '''Double Subverted''': Only to later But later, he does name another robot "Evil Thing α".α".
* '''Zig-Zagged''':
** Emperor Evulz has several series of robots, including one named in Greek, one in English, one in numbers, and one with [[TheNameless no name]].
** Emperor Evulz frequently changes his robots' names between Greek and other languages.
** Emperor Evulz and some of his collaborators do this, while others don't.



* '''Implied''': The robot's name is never said or shown on screen, but Emperor Evulz can be briefly seen reading a book called "How to speak in Greek".

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* '''Implied''': The robot's name is never said or shown on screen, but Emperor Evulz can be briefly seen reading a book called "How "''How to speak Speak in Greek".Greek''".
* '''Lampshaded''': "It's Greek to me. Literally, there's a Greek letter on Evulz' robot."
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'''Basic Trope''': Greek for the sake of TechnoBabble.
* '''Straight''': [[EvilOverlord Emperor Evulz]] [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure names one of his robot series with a Greek symbol]].
* '''Eggagerated''': Emperor Evulz names the entire robot with Greek symbols.
* '''Downplayed''': Only one robot has the Greek symbol.
* '''Justified''': It sounded cool to him.
* '''Inverted''': The entire name is Greek except for the last symbol, which is a number.
* '''Subverted''': Emperor Evulz was ''originally'' going to call it "Evil Thing α", but changed it at the last minute to "Monster Robot".
* '''Double Subverted''': Only to later name another robot "Evil Thing α".
* '''Parodied''': The robot is called "χαζος" (which is Greek for [[SelfDeprecation stupid]]).
* '''Averted''': Emperor Evulz doesn't make a robot.
* '''Implied''': The robot's name is never said or shown on screen, but Emperor Evulz can be briefly seen reading a book called "How to speak in Greek".

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