History Series / BRoboKabutack

* ThatSyncingFeeling: Episode 36 features the B-Robos in a singing contest judged by Captain Tonborg. During the bad B-Robos' song, Gerotan realizes something's not right, and confronts them from back stage. Cobrander accidentally reveals the ruse when he talks back to Gerotan, who pulls back the curtain to reveal them lipsynching to none other than Takayuki Miyauchi.

* WingdingEyes: Whenever Kabutack gets low on energy, the kanji for "kufuku" (空腹), Japanese for "empty stomach" appear in his eyes.

%% * ThreateningShark: Sharkler, who is even more threatening than Cobrander.
* WingdingEyes: Whenever Kabutack gets low on energy, the kanji for "kufuku" (空腹), Japanese for "empty stoamch" appear in his eyes.

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!!Recurring ''Metal Hero'' tropes include:
* HumongousMecha: [=DodeKabutack=], which also changes to a Super Mode version.
* TransformingMecha: The B-Robos.

* ABoyAndHisX: A boy and his B-Robot.

** JapaneseBeetleBrothers: Our two main B-Robots, Kabutack and Kuwajiro.
** SnakesAreSinister: Cobrander, leader of the Enemy B-Robots.
** SpidersAreScary: Spydon, one of Cobrander's henchmen.
** ThreateningShark: Sharkler, who is even more threatening than Cobrander.
* AwesomeButImpractical / BlessedWithSuck: Tentorina has a permanent SuperMode but doesn't have combat abilities and consumes too much energy.

* GoldfishPoopGang: The "evil" B-Robots, who show up every time Kabutack and his friends discover a new Star Piece to play a game against them for it.

* HourOfPower: The B-Robos can only stay in SuperMode for a matter of minutes. Sharkler, one of the evil B-Robos, can stay in SuperMode for 15 minutes, the longest for any B-Robo.
** The only one who has a permanent SuperMode is Tentorina, but [[AwesomeButImpractical it consumes too much energy]] [[BlessedWithSuck and has completely no combat ability other than having a combat stick, which may or may not be very useful at all.]]

* RedBoxingGloves: Ganiran the horseshoe crab has huge, round red claws to invoke this trope.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: The sole female B-Robo, Tentorina the ladybug, cannot transform due to having the SuperMode on permanent.
* SuperDeformed: The standard mode of the B-Robos is a chibi animal or insect.

* DismantledMacGuffin: The Star Pieces.

* GoldfishPoopGang: The "evil" B-Robos.
* GottaCatchEmAll: The Star Pieces, again.

* LighterAndSofter: To the entire ''Series/MetalHeroes'' franchise.

* SuperDeformed: The standard mode of the B-Robos.

* HumongousMecha: [=DodeKabutack=], which also changes to a Super Mode version.

* TransformingMecha: The B-Robos.

* ThatSyncingFeeling: Episode 36 features the B-Robos in a singing contest judged by Captain Tonborg. During the bad B-Robos' song, Gerotan realizes something's not right, and pulls back the curtain to reveal them lipsynching to none other than Takayuki Miyauchi.

''B-Robo Kabutack'' is the sixteenth ''Franchise/MetalHeroes'' series, airing from 1997-1998.

* LighterAndSofter: To the entire ''Franchise/MetalHeroes'' franchise.

** The only one who has a permanent SuperMode is Tentorina, but [[AwesomeButImpractical it consumes too much energy]] [[BlessedWithSuck and has completely no combat ability other than having a combat stick, which may or may not be very useful]]

* AnAssKickingChristmas: The aptly named ''The Epic Christmas Battle'' special, which features Kabutack teaming up with previous Metal Heroes [[Series/JuukouBFighter Blue Beet]] and Series/BFighterKabuto.

* {{Crossover}}: Kabutack teams up with [[Series/JuukouBFighter Blue Beet]] and [[Series/BFighterKabuto B-FighterKabuto]] in the ChristmasSpecial.

** The only one who has a permanent SuperMode is Tentorina, but [[AwesomeButImpractical it consumes energy highly]] [[BlessedWithSuck and has completely no combat ability other than having a combat stick, which may or may not be very useful]]

* MissingEpisode: The series itself could be considered one for the entire ''Franchise/MetalHeroes'' franchise, as not only is it the only one to not be released on DVD in any form save for a few specials, but Toei themselves seem to pretend that it never happened.

* TheSmurfettePrinciple: The sole female B-Robo, Tentorina the ladybug, cannot transform due to having the SuperMode at beginning.

* SuperMode: Their super robot alternate modes are literally called SuperMode.
* SuperPrototype: Subverted. Despite him being the titler protagonist, Kabutack's SuperMode lasts three minutes, the shortest of any of the B-Robos.

''B-Robo Kabutack'' is the sixteenth ''Franchise/MetalHeroes'' series, airing from 1997-1998. Essentially, it was the third of the ''B-Fighter'' series.

* DoItYourselfThemeTune: Creator/TakeshiKusao, who plays Kabutack, also sings the opening theme, "Kiyoku Tadashiku Kabutack."

'''''B-Robo Kabutack''''' is the sixteenth ''Franchise/MetalHeroes'' series, airing from 1997-1998. Essentially, it was the third of the ''B-Fighter'' series.

* TheSmurfettePrinciple: The sole female B-Robo, Tentorina the ladybug, cannot transform.

* AwesomeButImpractical/BlessedWithSuck: Tentorina has a permanent SuperMode but doesn't have combat abilities and consumes too much energy.

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