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* TheWorfEffect: The role the Jaggernauts fill in this episode. Not only do they outnumber the Searchers, but they are among some of the strongest monsters in the Monster Rancher World. However, the moment Melcarba activates, it easily dispatches the entire hoard, demonstrating how powerful it is.
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* TheWorfEffect: The role the Jaggernauts fill in this episode. Not only do they outnumber the Searchers, but they are among some of the strongest monsters in the Monster Rancher World.world. However, the moment Melcarba activates, it easily dispatches the entire hoard, demonstrating how powerful it is.
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* TheWorfEffect: The role the Jaggernauts fill in this episode. Not only do they outnumber the Searchers, but they are among some of the strongest monsters in the Monster Rancher World. However, the moment Melcarba activates, it easily dispatches the entire hoard, demonstrating how powerful it is.
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* LeaveHimToMe: The episode ends with Gray Wolf deciding its time he faces the Searchers himself.
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* CueTheSun: Though the rain doesn't stop immediately after Melcarba is taken down, the following day proves to be bright, clear and sunny.
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* ChekhovsGun: While fighting the Jaggernauts, Genki skates into and trips over a pile of old pipes. He later uses one of these same pipes against Melcarba, lodging it into the space where its head connects to its body.
* StandYourGround: Once it becomes clear that they can't outrun Melcarba, Hare has the group circle back around to the old factory and attempt to take it out via ambush. This morphs into the Searchers standing their ground in an increasingly desperate battle.
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* TragicVillain: Genki comes to see Melcarba as one; the robot has literally no control over itself, driven by its programming to continue fighting despite there being no real reason or ''purpose'' for it. This ultimately leads to its destruction at the heroes' hands.
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* TragicVillain: Genki comes to see Melcarba as one; the robot has literally no control over itself, driven by its programming to continue fighting despite there being no real reason or ''purpose'' for it. This ultimately leads to its destruction at the heroes' hands.
hands, with Genki lamenting how [[YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForGood that technology could have been used]] for much better things.
* YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForGood: Variation; after Melcarba is taken down, the Searchers watch the rest of the promotional video bragging about its offensive capabilities, and Genki wonders why its creators focused on building war machines rather than applying that technology towards other areas.
* YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForGood: Variation; after Melcarba is taken down, the Searchers watch the rest of the promotional video bragging about its offensive capabilities, and Genki wonders why its creators focused on building war machines rather than applying that technology towards other areas.
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* AssKicksYou: While fighting against the Jaggernauts, Genki skates backwards into one in order to pull off this manuever.
* TheBerserker: Referenced in the original title, 'Berserk Warrior Merkava'. Thanks to its programming, Melcarba simply ''will not STOP'' after being activated.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: The fate of the tree the group initially shelters in helps Genki realize how to deal with Melcarba.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: {{Foreshadowing}}:
** The fate of the tree the group initially shelters in helps Genki realize how to deal with Melcarba.
** While exploring the ancient ruins, Genki activates a tourism guide bragging about the state-of-the-art faculty being able to mass produce robots like Melcarba.
** The fate of the tree the group initially shelters in helps Genki realize how to deal with Melcarba.
** While exploring the ancient ruins, Genki activates a tourism guide bragging about the state-of-the-art faculty being able to mass produce robots like Melcarba.
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* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: The Jaggernauts, complete with RedEyesTakeWarning, thanks to being Beaclon/Joker hybrids working for Moo.
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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: PlayedWith; The Jaggernauts are unintentionally responsible for activating Melcarba with their attacks, triggering their abrupt and brutal dispatching at its hands. Unfortunately, that leaves our heroes dealing with the rampaging robot on their own.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: The Jaggernauts, complete with RedEyesTakeWarning, thanks to being Beaclon/Joker hybrids working forMoo.Gray Wolf.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: The Jaggernauts, complete with RedEyesTakeWarning, thanks to being Beaclon/Joker hybrids working for
* TakingTheBullet: ''Narrowly'' avoided by Suezo, who knocks Genki out of the way of a deluge of fireballs, managing to not get hit himself in the process.
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* TragicVillain: Genki comes to see Melcarba as one; the robot has literally no control over itself, driven by its programming to continue fighting despite there being no real reason or ''purpose'' for it. This ultimately leads to its destruction at the heroes' hands.
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* TheJuggernaut: Melcarba is virtually unstoppable, being able to defeat an entire platoon of Jaggernauts and take everything the Searchers can throw at it
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* BattleInTheRain: Serves as the climax.
* CueTheRain: The episode starts with a [[HostileWeather vicious downpour]], with the Searchers briefly taking shelter inside a giant tree before it's split apart by lightning. The rain persists throughout their struggle to deal with the Jaggernauts and Melcarba.
* FailedASpotCheck: Suezo walks straight into a broken cannon turret that happened to be jutting out into his path, right at eye level.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: The fate of the tree the group initially shelters in helps Genki realize how to deal with Melcarba.
* FromBadToWorse: The heroes go from dealing with a heavy thunderstorm to being pursued by the Jaggernauts, to being chased by the untiring Melcarba.
* TheJuggernaut: Melcarba is virtually unstoppable, being able to defeat an entire platoon of Jaggernauts and take everything the Searchers can throw at
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: The Jaggernauts, complete with RedEyesTakeWarning, thanks to being Beaclon/Joker hybrids working for Moo.
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* StunnedSilence: The Searchers fall into this after their original shelter splits in two and falls apart around them.
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* TemptingFate: While the others are running for the forest, Suezo stays where their original shelter was, commenting on how 'lightning never strikes twice' in the same place and claiming it's far safer there. Then a lightning bolt strikes ''inches'' away from where he's standing.
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* TearsFromAStone: After Melcarba is finally brought down, its lifeless body is seen with the rain coming down over its eyes like it's crying.
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* ShockAndAwe: The Searchers finally manage to take Melcarba out through a lightning rod setup.
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While running in a thunderstorm from a group of Jaggernauts, the Searchers find an even worse problem when a giant robot named Melcarba awakens and attacks them.
''Nothing'' is capable of stopping Melcarba, and the Searchers are forced to run... until Genki creates a lightning rod to bring it down. Meanwhile, Gray Wolf hears of their ingenuity and decides to face them himself.
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!!This episode contains examples of:
* SternChase: Melcarba tirelessly pursues the heroes.
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''Nothing'' is capable of stopping Melcarba, and the Searchers are forced to run... until Genki creates a lightning rod to bring it down. Meanwhile, Gray Wolf hears of their ingenuity and decides to face them himself.
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!!This episode contains examples of:
* SternChase: Melcarba tirelessly pursues the heroes.
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