History Trivia / MetalHeroes

* OldShame: ''Kabutack'' and ''Robotack'' appear to be this for Toei now, since not only are those 2 the only shows not to have gotten DVD releases (the former was uploaded by Toei to their youtube channel in 2017, but outside of the crossover the latter had with the former, the latter has been completely ignored), outside of a reference in one of the ''Super Hero Taihen'' shorts[[note]]which, given the inclusion of ''Moerro!! Robocon'', was more likely just listing the shows that aired while ''Kamen Rider'' was on hiatus during the 90s[[/note]], neither have been referenced at all by any of Toei's other toku works.

* TheWikiRule: [[http://metalheroes.wikia.com/wiki/Metal_Heroes_Wiki The Metal Heroes Wiki]].

* NoExportForYou: Arguably hit the hardest by this trope of the "Big 4" Toku franchises[[note]]the other 3 being ''Franchise/KamenRider'', ''Franchise/SuperSentai'', and ''Franchise/UltraSeries''[[/note]], since not only is it not offered legally on any streaming service, but it's also not available on DVD outside of Japan...[[SubvertedTrope or that was the case]] until August 2018, when Discotek Media licensed ''Series/KyojuuTokusouJuspion'', with possibly more getting licensed if ''Juspion'' does well.

** After the aforementioned ''Beetleborgs'' ran out of footage, Saban could've adapted ''Series/BRoboKabutack'' if they had wanted to finish the series. However, due to how different ''Kabutack'' was in comparison to ''Fighter'' and ''Kabuto'', Saban decided against doing so.

** Subverted as of April 2020, with episodes of every show but Shaider, Spielban, and Metalder being uploaded to Toei’s new channel. Though availability depends on your region.

* FranchiseKiller: Kabutack and Robotack were aimed at far younger audiences than the rest of the franchise[[note]]for reference, the audience demographics for Metal Heroes resembled that of the Franchise/KamenRider series of today, with a large contingent of teen and young adult viewers[[/note]] and caused ratings to plummet with Toei pulling the plug on the franchise.[[note]]Ironically, the final episode of ''Robotack'' ended with the main hero getting a DisneyDeath, and with it, the death of the franchise.[[/note]] As of recent, Toei has been giving the series a second chance with movies, but the franchise will likely be limited to theatrical and [=DTV=] movies like the ''Space Squad'' movies and some guest appearances on some Super Sentai shows.

* YouLookFamiliar: [[YouLookFamiliar/MetalHeroes Has its own page.]]

* TheWikiRule: [[http://metalheroes.wikia.com/wiki/Metal_Heroes_Wiki The Metal Heroes Wiki]].

** Subverted as of April 2020, with episodes of every show but Shaider and Spielban being uploaded to Toei’s new channel. Though availability depends on your region.

** Subverted as of April 2020, with episodes of every show but Shaider and Spielban being uploaded to Toei’s new channel. Hugh availability depends on your region.

* FranchiseKiller: Kabutack and Robotack were aimed at far younger audiences than the rest of the franchise[[note]]for reference, the audience demographics for Metal Heroes resembled that of the Franchise/KamenRider series of today, with a large contingent of teen and young adult viewers[[/note]] and caused ratings to plummet with Toei pulling the plug on the franchise. As of recent, Toei has been giving the series a second chance with movies, but the franchise will likely be limited to theatrical and [=DTV=] movies like the ''Space Squad'' movies and some guest appearances on some Super Sentai shows.

** Reportedly, there were plans to make a third season of ''VR Troopers'' using ''Series/BlueSWAT'', but due to Saban not wanting to alienate the fandom[[note]]the suits in ''Blue SWAT'' are very different from those of Spielban, Metalder, and Shaider[[/note]], they eventually chose to adapt ''Series/JuukouBFighter'' and use it (and later, ''Series/BFighterKabuto'') to create ''Series/BigBadBeetleborgs''.

** Reportedly, there were plans to make a third season of ''VR Troopers'' using ''Series/BlueSWAT'', but due to Saban not wanting to alienate the fandom[[note]]the suits in ''Blue SWAT'' are very different from those of Spielban, Metalder, and Shaider[[/note]], but instead, Saban chose to adapt ''Series/JuukouBFighter'' and eventually chose to use it (and later, ''Series/BFighterKabuto'') to create ''Series/BigBadBeetleborgs''.

* FranchiseKiller: Kabutack and Robotack were aimed at far younger audiences than the rest of the franchise[[note]]for reference, the audience demographics for Metal Heroes resembled that of the Franchise/KamenRider series of today, with a large contingent of teen and young adult viewers[[/note]] and caused ratings to plummet with Toei pulling the plug on the franchise. As of recent, Toei has been giving the series a second chance with movies, but the franchise will likely not air on a TV series

** After the aforementioned ''Beetleborgs'' ran out of footage, Saban could've adapted ''Series/BRoboKabutack'' if they had wanted to finish the series. However, due to how different ''Kabutack'' was in comparison to ''Fighter'' and ''Kabuto'', Saban decided against doing so.

* CanonDiscontinuity: How Toei has treated ''Series/BRoboKabutack'' and ''Series/TetsuwanTanteiRobotack'' as of late - while the series were listed in one of the ''Super Hero Taihen'' specials, said list also included ''Moerro!! Robocon'', which is definitely '''NOT''' a Metal Heroes series, so it was likely referring to series that had come out during the period of time that ''Kamen Rider'' was on hiatus[[note]]Prior to ''Series/KamenRiderKuuga'' airing, Metal Heroes had the place ''Kamen Rider'' would eventually have alongside ''Super Sentai'', with ''Series/SeijuuSentaiGingaman'' being the last ''Super Sentai'' series to air alongside a ''Metal Hero'' series[[/note]]; later, ''[[Film/KamenRiderXSuperSentaiXSpaceSheriffSuperHeroTaisenZ Super Hero Taisen Z]]'' showed a list of the Metal Heroes series, with ''Kabutack'' and ''Robotack'' both being absent from said list; additionally, these 2 are the only series that have not received DVD re-releases. Although as noted below, this isn't entirely without reason.

* FranchiseKiller: Kabutack and Robotack were aimed at far younger audiences than the rest of the franchise[[note]]for reference, the audience demographics for Metal Heroes resembled that of the Franchise/KamenRider series of today, with a large contingent of teen and young adult viewers[[/note]] and caused ratings to plummet with Toei pulling the plug on the franchise. As of recent, Toei has been giving the series a second chance with movies, but the franchise will likely not air on a TV series

* CanonDiscontinuity: How Toei has treated ''Series/BRoboKabutack'' and ''Series/TetsuwanTanteiRobotack'' as of late - while the series were listed in one of the ''Super Hero Taihen'' specials, said list also included "Moerro!! Robocon'', which is definitely '''NOT''' a Metal Heroes series, so it was likely referring to series that had come out during the period of time that ''Kamen Rider'' was on hiatus[[note]]Prior to ''Series/KamenRiderKuuga'' airing, Metal Heroes had the place ''Kamen Rider'' would eventually have alongside ''Super Sentai'', with ''Series/SeijuuSentaiGingaman'' being the last ''Super Sentai'' series to air alongside a ''Metal Hero'' series[[/note]]; later, ''[[Film/KamenRiderXSuperSentaiXSpaceSheriffSuperHeroTaisenZ Super Hero Taisen Z]]'' showed a list of the Metal Heroes series, with ''Kabutack'' and ''Robotack'' both being absent from said list; additionally, these 2 are the only series that have not received DVD re-releases. Although as noted below, this isn't entirely without reason.