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* PoorCommunicationKills: [[spoiler:As Nega admits, the Guardians could have prevented the Virus Army from ever being formed if they had just told the Commander Circuit that the bots created by the Ark were sentient rather than bury him underground for centuries out of fear of him rejecting their rationale for staying.]]
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* BewareTheSillyOnes: Kernal on the surface seems like a PointyHairedBoss whose SkewedPriorities during mission briefings are the game's RunningGag. However, it's noted in lore that he earned his position because of his fighting capabilities. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, he only gets to show this off after falling under the control of the Commander Circuit.]]
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** Rather than a single achievement for finishing a MinimalistRun, the game has four: one for each type of upgrade the player can obtain. This way, the player can attempt the achievements across multiple playthroughs if it's too challenging without the upgrades. But they can still choose to do all four at once as a SelfImposedChallenge.
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* AliensNeverInventedTheWheel: This all-robot civilization must have stored all their data digitally, as physical books had only just been invented at the start of the game.
* HeartContainer: You can find a pick-up in each of the eight Circuit stages that either increases your max health or your energy capacity for finishing moves.
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* IShallTauntYou: Hash will point and laugh at you if you attack one of his clones instead of himself. [[TalkToTheFist Hitting the real deal while he's laughing]] nets you an achievement.
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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: [[spoiler: The Commander Circuit fails to understand why the Circuits defected and assumes they started protecting the native bots in order to be worshipped by them. He then angrily remarks that he could've just ''made'' them new bots to do that.]]
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*** The stage being a transport convoy Kai crosses over while dodging oncoming road signs brings to mind Panter Flauclaws' stage from ''VideoGame/MegaManZero2''.
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** Kernel informs you that the Guardian Corps borrowed the shape of the Gravity Circuit for their insignia. [[spoiler:However, the banner at HQ that displays it is in Nega's purple rather than [[RedIsHeroic Kai's red]]. Probably not by coincidence, Nega can usually be found in the same room.]]
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** Kernel informs you that the Guardian Corps borrowed the shape of the Gravity Circuit for their insignia. [[spoiler:However, the banner at HQ that displays it is in Nega's purple rather than [[RedIsHeroic Kai's red]]. Probably Underneath the cloak, Nega is the same purple shade. Perhaps not by coincidence, Nega he can usually be found in the same room.]]
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*** The Highway stage, as is customary in ''Mega Man'' stages with [[VideoGame/MegaManX similar]] [[VideoGame/MegaManZX titles]], features a pair of giant helicopter [[MiniBoss Mini Bosses]].
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: There are a few hints to [[spoiler:Kai and Nega's connection]] throughout the game.
** [[spoiler:From what little you can see of Nega under his cloak, he and Kai have similar forearms.]]
** Nega has in-depth, undeniably personal knowledge of all the Circuits, which he shares with Kai after each is defeated.
** Kernel informs you that the Guardian Corps borrowed the shape of the Gravity Circuit for their insignia. [[spoiler:However, the banner it's on at HQ is Nega's purple rather than [[RedIsHeroic Kai's red]]. Perhaps not by coincidence, Nega can usually be found in the same room.]]
** [[spoiler:From what little you can see of Nega under his cloak, he and Kai have similar forearms.]]
** Nega has in-depth, undeniably personal knowledge of all the Circuits, which he shares with Kai after each is defeated.
** Kernel informs you that the Guardian Corps borrowed the shape of the Gravity Circuit for their insignia. [[spoiler:However, the banner it's on at HQ is Nega's purple rather than [[RedIsHeroic Kai's red]]. Perhaps not by coincidence, Nega can usually be found in the same room.]]
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* ClimaxBoss: [[spoiler:Nega,]] whose boss fight comes directly after TheReveal [[spoiler:that he is in fact the original host for the Gravity Circuit. The fight is a MirrorMatch that serves to test both Kai and the player’s skills. In addition, Nega is the only boss other than the FinalBoss to have three health bars.]]
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* {{Ninja}}: Kai. His design heavily resembles one, along with the flipping, afterimage dash, wall jumping ability, his professional manner of speaking, and the glowing light trail that follows him as he runs, which vaguely resembles the stereotypical ninja scarf.
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*** After beating the FinalBoss, Kai stands on a cliff overlooking The Ark as he contemplates his journey, which is framed in the same way as X doing likewise outside Sigma's fortress in ''VideoGame/MegaManX1''.
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* RedHerring: [[spoiler:Nega comes off as suspiciously knowledgeable for a "humble traveler", being able to recount many details of the Rebel Circuits. Additionally, his shade of purple is extremely similar to that of the Virus Army. However, he turns out to be one of the most objectively good characters in the game, as the previous Gravity Circuit who hasn't lost any of his integrity.]]
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* MultipleLifeBars: All bosses (aside from the Rebel Circuit rematches during the [[spoiler:the Circuit Crystal]] boss fight) have two life bars. [[spoiler:Nega]] and the FinalBoss have three life bars.
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The gameplay is reminiscent of the ''Franchise/MegaMan'' series, though more focused on melee combat than RunNGun action. Players control Kai as he fights enemies using various attacks that are executed differently depending on directional input. Once enemies take enough damage, they enter a stunned state where they can be grabbed before they explode using the hookshot (which can also be used to latch onto surfaces to pull yourself or swing towards your desired destination) and thrown at other enemies. At the end of each stage, there is a boss fight against the stage's Rebel Circuit, and defeating them allows players to purchase and equip their moves to be used as [[LimitBreak Burst Techniques]] if they have any Burst Charges in stock. Stages also contain civilians to be saved, which can be traded for Booster Chips that give passive abilities such as a damage reduction or a double jump.
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* PunnyName: Each of the circuits has a secondary name that also refers to their element. The music-slinging Wave Circuit, for example, is named "Medley".
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* RunningGag: During Kernel's exposition for the goal of each mission, he'll make a deflating comment at the end which seems very low-priority for what's happening at the moment (like asking Kai to bring back some snow so he can cool off his servos, or wanting Wave Circuit's e-signature). He'll make a related comment in the debriefing after every mission too.
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* MirrorMatch: The fight against [[spoiler:Nega]] boss at the end of Ark - Entrance.Entrance. [[spoiler:Nega, as the original Gravity Circuit, posesses the same brawling capabilities as Kai, and throughout the fight will unleash similar moves to his own]]. To a lesser extent, every boss is this to a certain degree: their DesperationAttack will create similar move name text at the top of the screen to Kai's own Burst moves.
* NonIndicativeName: The Gravity Circuit doesn't seem to have any [[GravityMaster powers related to gravity]]. Lategame exposition provides an explanation: [[spoiler:the "gravity" refers to what the circuit does after its host expires, using it to find another host or create a new one]].
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* ShoutOut: Many to the ''Franchise/MegaMan'' series. Not surprising due to the game sharing more than a few elements of the series. One major example is the mech you control in the Ore Mines, which is basically the Ride Armor from ''VideoGame/MegaManX''.
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** Many to the ''Franchise/MegaMan'' series. Not surprising due to the game sharing more than a few elements of theseries. series.
*** The Circuits are stand-ins for the Robot Masters or Mavericks of the series, being a group of eight, each with their own theme or element, and which pose a danger to society.
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* IShallTauntYou: Hash will point and laugh at you if you attack one of his clones instead of himself. [[TalkToTheFist Hitting the real deal while he's doing it]] nets you an achievement.
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* AmnesiacHero: Kai's is unable to remember anything that happened from the last Virus Army attack, implied to be caused by his injuries. [[spoiler:As revealed later, he doesn't remember because [[LegacyCharacter he's not the same Gravity Circuit]].]]
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* BattleDancer: Medley the Wave Circuit.
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[[caption-width-right:800:''[[{{Tagline}} Be the Hero Everyone Needs]]'']]
''Gravity Circuit'' is a 2D [[ActionGame Action]]/[[PlatformGame Platform]] game developed by Domesticated Ant Games and published by PID Games. It was released on July 13, 2023 for PC on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}, UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, UsefulNotes/Playstation4 and UsefulNotes/Playstation5.
InAWorld populated by [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots sentient robots]], a mysterious vessel known as the Ark is discovered during a digging operation. A group of violent robots known as the Virus Army emerged shortly thereafter, attacking the MegaCity with the goal of [[TakeOverTheWorld world domination]]. While the civilians could not fight them off, nine Guardians of the Guardian Corps wielding the power of [[PowersAsPrograms Circuits]] appeared to fend off the invaders, though in the aftermath only one Guardian remained: the [[TitleDrop Gravity Circuit]] who was heavily damaged and was kept in stasis to recover.
Years later, the Virus Army has re-emerged and begun to attack the city once more. While the Guardian Corps are fighting a losing battle, the Gravity Circuit [[TheHero Kai]] miraculously recovers from his injuries to combat the returning threat. The other eight Guardians have also returned, though now they are [[FaceHeelTurn working for the Virus Army]], so Kai must fight his old allies to save the world with Kernel of the Guardian Corps and the eccentric Nega helping him out.
The gameplay is reminiscent of the ''Franchise/MegaMan'' series, though more focused on melee combat than RunNGun action. Players control Kai as he fights enemies using various attacks that are executed differently depending on directional input. Once enemies take enough damage, they enter a stunned state where they can be grabbed before they explode using the hookshot (which can also be used to latch onto surfaces to pull yourself or swing towards your desired destination) and thrown at other enemies. At the end of each stage, there is a boss fight against the stage's Rebel Circuit, and defeating them allows players to purchase and equip their moves to be used as [[LimitBreak Burst Techniques]] if they have any Burst Charges in stock. Stages also contain civilians to be saved, which can be traded for Booster Chips that give passive abilities such as a damage reduction or a double jump.
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* AchievementSystem: The Challenges, which are concurrent to the game's Steam Achievements. Examples of these include "[[FlawlessVictory Clear a stage/Beat a boss without taking damage]]", "Beat a boss using a [[FinishingMove Burst Technique]]" and "Clear a stage without taking damage from hazards".
* AirDashing: Gravity Dash functions as this, allowing the player to fly in the direction inputted.
* AntiFrustrationFeatures:
** If the player falls into either spikes or a bottomless pit, or gets crushed, rather than instantly dying like in the ''Mega Man'' series, they instead take massive amounts of damage (which can be lessened with a Booster Chip) and respawn on the last platform they stood on.
** The player can [[HealingCheckpoint refill their health and Burst Charges at checkpoints]] for a small fee so they don't start the upcoming boss fight at a disadvantage.
* AnIcePerson: Blade the Cooler Circuit.
* BattleDancer: Medley the Wave Circuit.
* BackgroundBoss: The FinalBoss is this, in a similar vein to Sigma from ''VideoGame/MegaManX1''.
* BandLand: City Center.
* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler:The Commander Circuit hijacks Kernel into taking the Rebel Circuits to the Ark so that Kai, the Gravity Circuit, follows him there, allowing the ship to take off into space.]]
* BigBad: The Commander [[spoiler:Circuit]], the source of the Virus Army [[spoiler:and the tenth Guardian]].
* BigBoosHaunt: The Junkyard, which contains many undead robots rising from piles of junk.
* BlowYouAway: Blade's Burst Technique has him surrounding himself in a hurricane that pulls the player in. And he also sweeps across the stage for CollisionDamage.
* BossCorridor: As to be expected from a game that takes many cues from the ''Mega Man'' series.
* BossRush: At the end of Ark - Machinery, though with a small twist: during [[spoiler:the fight with the Circuit Crystal]], Kai will be transported to one of the Rebel Circuit's arenas to fight them, rather than having a dedicated room with teleports or having them fought in a set order throughout the stage.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:Kernel is hacked into by the Commander after defeating all eight Rebel Circuits.]]
* CounterAttack: Catch Interrupt.
* TheCracker: Hash the Cipher Circuit attempts to hack into the city's computer systems from a warehouse.
* {{Cyberspace}}: Warehouse Area has you transporting to cyberspace near the beginning of the stage.
* DeflectorShields: Hardware Barrier creates a barrier around Kai that absorbs an attack to create a damaging shockwave.
* DesperationAttack: The Rebel Circuits, [[spoiler:Nega, the Circuit Crystal, and the Kernel]] use these upon losing the first portion of their health, and will repeatedly use them from there on out.
* EternalEngine: The Steelworks. Ark - Machinery is also this.
* FastballSpecial: Whenever enemies are stunned, they are able to be picked up and thrown at other enemies, dealing enough damage to instantly stun weaker enemies.
* FlunkyBoss: Trace summons enemies during the second phase of her boss fight, who you can then stun, grab and throw at her to send her flying across the room without the need of a Burst Technique. [[spoiler:The Commander Circuit also does this during his final phase, and the only way to damage him there is to throw stunned enemies at him.]]
* FlyingFace: [[spoiler:The Commander Circuit is just a head with floating hands.]]
* GoombaSpringboard: Using your down-angled mid-air attack, you can bounce off of enemies. The Mountains in particular has you doing this across bottomless pits.
* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:The Masters, who are the superiors of the Guardians and the driving force behind the Commander Circuit's actions.]]
* GroundWave: Whenever Medley lands on the ground during her boss fight, she releases a wave of energy across the ground. Kai replicates this with the Surface Render Burst Technique.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Nega opts to take the Commander Circuit for his own to ensure the Ark stays active and robotkind can live on.]]
* HurricaneKick: Cycle Kick.
* KamehameHadoken: Ray's Burning Laser fires a huge beam of energy that pushes him backwards due to recoil. Kai can replicate this using the Erupting Beam.
* LimitBreak: All Circuits have Burst Techniques. Kai can perform up to four equipped techniques if he has any full Burst Charges, and they generally deal huge amounts of damage.
* LocomotiveLevel: The Highway.
* MultipleLifeBars: All bosses (aside from the Rebel Circuit rematches during the [[spoiler:the Circuit Crystal]] boss fight) have two life bars. [[spoiler:Nega]] and the FinalBoss have three life bars.
* MegatonPunch: Flying Strike is a dash punch that launches enemies away when it connects.
* MetropolisLevel: Central Station, the first level of the game.
* MirrorMatch: The fight against [[spoiler:Nega]] at the end of Ark - Entrance.
* MissionControl: Kernel of the Guardian Corps. [[spoiler:He is replaced by Pat once the final stages are made available.]]
* MonsterCompendium: There are Data Chips containing information on the enemies and bosses fought in the game which are dropped whenever they are defeated. These can be researched by [[{{Bookworm}} Alph]].
* MrExposition: Nega, who gives backstory on the Rebel Circuits and their purpose each time you talk to him after defeating one.
* NoOntologicalInertia: [[spoiler:It's revealed that if the Ark leaves the planet the game takes place on, all the inhabitants will shut down and cease functioning.]]
* PlayerHeadquarters: Guardian Corps HQ. Initially it only contains a few [[NonPlayableCharacter NPCs]], but more of them start to appear there as you save civilians in the stages.
* PlayingWithFire: Ray the Optic Circuit.
* PowerCopying: Kai obtains two moves from defeated Rebel Circuits to use as Burst Techniques, which are available to purchase from Nega [[spoiler:or Nurse once the final stages are unlocked]].
* ProjectedMan: Hologram Trap creates a holographic clone that explodes after a few moments or upon contact.
* TheReveal: [[spoiler:Nega is the original Gravity Circuit from the first Virus Army conflict, whose circuit detached from him after he ceased functioning and attached itself to a new host, an ordinary robot who would later be known as Kai. The nine Guardians are also servants of their Masters, whom they defected from after realizing they were leaving innocent robots to die each time they left a planet.]]
* RobotDog: Amadeus and Yuki.
* ShockAndAwe: Cable the Power Circuit has electric powers, which in turn powers the electric floors on the ground of his boss arena.
* {{Shoryuken}}: Rising Upper.
* ShoutOut: Many to the ''Franchise/MegaMan'' series. Not surprising due to the game sharing more than a few elements of the series. One major example is the mech you control in the Ore Mines, which is basically the Ride Armor from ''VideoGame/MegaManX''.
** Kai's grounded up attack looks similar to [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Rugal's Genocide Cutter]].
* SlippySlideyIceWorld: The Mountains.
* SmartBomb: Screen Interrupt bombards all enemies on-screen with a SpeedBlitz, though it is weak as an attack on its own.
* TemporaryPlatform: Support Platform creates a [[FloatingPlatforms Floating Platform]] beneath Kai, granting him another jump and potentially saving him from falling into any bottomless pits.
* TheresNoKillLikeOverkill: You can keep wailing on enemies even after they enter a stunned state, which will eventually make them turn red (and unable to be grabbed) and explode.
* ThisIsADrill: Crash the Break Circuit has a drill for an arm that he can launch forth to pull himself to another location, not unlike Kai's hookshot.
* ThrowingYourShieldAlwaysWorks: Or rather, the ''enemies[='=]'' shields. There's an achievement for doing this enough times.
* TimeStandsStill: {{Downplayed}} with the Gravity Freeze, which only freezes any tangible enemy that are nearby.
* UndergroundLevel: Ore Mines.
* WhatTheHellPlayer: Prior to the final stages, there is a huge glass canister containing a damaged robot in stasis. [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential It can be attacked]], which cracks it though it cannot be broken entirely. This causes Medic, who is monitoring the canister, to chastise Kai for doing so, eventually resulting in the player [[VideoGameCrueltyPunishment having to pay for the damages if you attack it enough times]]. [[spoiler:You do get an achievement for doing this, though.]]
* WrestlerInAllOfUs: [[SpinningPiledriver Heavenly Piledriver]].
[[caption-width-right:800:''[[{{Tagline}} Be the Hero Everyone Needs]]'']]
''Gravity Circuit'' is a 2D [[ActionGame Action]]/[[PlatformGame Platform]] game developed by Domesticated Ant Games and published by PID Games. It was released on July 13, 2023 for PC on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}, UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, UsefulNotes/Playstation4 and UsefulNotes/Playstation5.
InAWorld populated by [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots sentient robots]], a mysterious vessel known as the Ark is discovered during a digging operation. A group of violent robots known as the Virus Army emerged shortly thereafter, attacking the MegaCity with the goal of [[TakeOverTheWorld world domination]]. While the civilians could not fight them off, nine Guardians of the Guardian Corps wielding the power of [[PowersAsPrograms Circuits]] appeared to fend off the invaders, though in the aftermath only one Guardian remained: the [[TitleDrop Gravity Circuit]] who was heavily damaged and was kept in stasis to recover.
Years later, the Virus Army has re-emerged and begun to attack the city once more. While the Guardian Corps are fighting a losing battle, the Gravity Circuit [[TheHero Kai]] miraculously recovers from his injuries to combat the returning threat. The other eight Guardians have also returned, though now they are [[FaceHeelTurn working for the Virus Army]], so Kai must fight his old allies to save the world with Kernel of the Guardian Corps and the eccentric Nega helping him out.
The gameplay is reminiscent of the ''Franchise/MegaMan'' series, though more focused on melee combat than RunNGun action. Players control Kai as he fights enemies using various attacks that are executed differently depending on directional input. Once enemies take enough damage, they enter a stunned state where they can be grabbed before they explode using the hookshot (which can also be used to latch onto surfaces to pull yourself or swing towards your desired destination) and thrown at other enemies. At the end of each stage, there is a boss fight against the stage's Rebel Circuit, and defeating them allows players to purchase and equip their moves to be used as [[LimitBreak Burst Techniques]] if they have any Burst Charges in stock. Stages also contain civilians to be saved, which can be traded for Booster Chips that give passive abilities such as a damage reduction or a double jump.
!!''Gravity Circuit'' contains examples of:
* AchievementSystem: The Challenges, which are concurrent to the game's Steam Achievements. Examples of these include "[[FlawlessVictory Clear a stage/Beat a boss without taking damage]]", "Beat a boss using a [[FinishingMove Burst Technique]]" and "Clear a stage without taking damage from hazards".
* AirDashing: Gravity Dash functions as this, allowing the player to fly in the direction inputted.
* AntiFrustrationFeatures:
** If the player falls into either spikes or a bottomless pit, or gets crushed, rather than instantly dying like in the ''Mega Man'' series, they instead take massive amounts of damage (which can be lessened with a Booster Chip) and respawn on the last platform they stood on.
** The player can [[HealingCheckpoint refill their health and Burst Charges at checkpoints]] for a small fee so they don't start the upcoming boss fight at a disadvantage.
* AnIcePerson: Blade the Cooler Circuit.
* BattleDancer: Medley the Wave Circuit.
* BackgroundBoss: The FinalBoss is this, in a similar vein to Sigma from ''VideoGame/MegaManX1''.
* BandLand: City Center.
* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler:The Commander Circuit hijacks Kernel into taking the Rebel Circuits to the Ark so that Kai, the Gravity Circuit, follows him there, allowing the ship to take off into space.]]
* BigBad: The Commander [[spoiler:Circuit]], the source of the Virus Army [[spoiler:and the tenth Guardian]].
* BigBoosHaunt: The Junkyard, which contains many undead robots rising from piles of junk.
* BlowYouAway: Blade's Burst Technique has him surrounding himself in a hurricane that pulls the player in. And he also sweeps across the stage for CollisionDamage.
* BossCorridor: As to be expected from a game that takes many cues from the ''Mega Man'' series.
* BossRush: At the end of Ark - Machinery, though with a small twist: during [[spoiler:the fight with the Circuit Crystal]], Kai will be transported to one of the Rebel Circuit's arenas to fight them, rather than having a dedicated room with teleports or having them fought in a set order throughout the stage.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:Kernel is hacked into by the Commander after defeating all eight Rebel Circuits.]]
* CounterAttack: Catch Interrupt.
* TheCracker: Hash the Cipher Circuit attempts to hack into the city's computer systems from a warehouse.
* {{Cyberspace}}: Warehouse Area has you transporting to cyberspace near the beginning of the stage.
* DeflectorShields: Hardware Barrier creates a barrier around Kai that absorbs an attack to create a damaging shockwave.
* DesperationAttack: The Rebel Circuits, [[spoiler:Nega, the Circuit Crystal, and the Kernel]] use these upon losing the first portion of their health, and will repeatedly use them from there on out.
* EternalEngine: The Steelworks. Ark - Machinery is also this.
* FastballSpecial: Whenever enemies are stunned, they are able to be picked up and thrown at other enemies, dealing enough damage to instantly stun weaker enemies.
* FlunkyBoss: Trace summons enemies during the second phase of her boss fight, who you can then stun, grab and throw at her to send her flying across the room without the need of a Burst Technique. [[spoiler:The Commander Circuit also does this during his final phase, and the only way to damage him there is to throw stunned enemies at him.]]
* FlyingFace: [[spoiler:The Commander Circuit is just a head with floating hands.]]
* GoombaSpringboard: Using your down-angled mid-air attack, you can bounce off of enemies. The Mountains in particular has you doing this across bottomless pits.
* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:The Masters, who are the superiors of the Guardians and the driving force behind the Commander Circuit's actions.]]
* GroundWave: Whenever Medley lands on the ground during her boss fight, she releases a wave of energy across the ground. Kai replicates this with the Surface Render Burst Technique.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Nega opts to take the Commander Circuit for his own to ensure the Ark stays active and robotkind can live on.]]
* HurricaneKick: Cycle Kick.
* KamehameHadoken: Ray's Burning Laser fires a huge beam of energy that pushes him backwards due to recoil. Kai can replicate this using the Erupting Beam.
* LimitBreak: All Circuits have Burst Techniques. Kai can perform up to four equipped techniques if he has any full Burst Charges, and they generally deal huge amounts of damage.
* LocomotiveLevel: The Highway.
* MultipleLifeBars: All bosses (aside from the Rebel Circuit rematches during the [[spoiler:the Circuit Crystal]] boss fight) have two life bars. [[spoiler:Nega]] and the FinalBoss have three life bars.
* MegatonPunch: Flying Strike is a dash punch that launches enemies away when it connects.
* MetropolisLevel: Central Station, the first level of the game.
* MirrorMatch: The fight against [[spoiler:Nega]] at the end of Ark - Entrance.
* MissionControl: Kernel of the Guardian Corps. [[spoiler:He is replaced by Pat once the final stages are made available.]]
* MonsterCompendium: There are Data Chips containing information on the enemies and bosses fought in the game which are dropped whenever they are defeated. These can be researched by [[{{Bookworm}} Alph]].
* MrExposition: Nega, who gives backstory on the Rebel Circuits and their purpose each time you talk to him after defeating one.
* NoOntologicalInertia: [[spoiler:It's revealed that if the Ark leaves the planet the game takes place on, all the inhabitants will shut down and cease functioning.]]
* PlayerHeadquarters: Guardian Corps HQ. Initially it only contains a few [[NonPlayableCharacter NPCs]], but more of them start to appear there as you save civilians in the stages.
* PlayingWithFire: Ray the Optic Circuit.
* PowerCopying: Kai obtains two moves from defeated Rebel Circuits to use as Burst Techniques, which are available to purchase from Nega [[spoiler:or Nurse once the final stages are unlocked]].
* ProjectedMan: Hologram Trap creates a holographic clone that explodes after a few moments or upon contact.
* TheReveal: [[spoiler:Nega is the original Gravity Circuit from the first Virus Army conflict, whose circuit detached from him after he ceased functioning and attached itself to a new host, an ordinary robot who would later be known as Kai. The nine Guardians are also servants of their Masters, whom they defected from after realizing they were leaving innocent robots to die each time they left a planet.]]
* RobotDog: Amadeus and Yuki.
* ShockAndAwe: Cable the Power Circuit has electric powers, which in turn powers the electric floors on the ground of his boss arena.
* {{Shoryuken}}: Rising Upper.
* ShoutOut: Many to the ''Franchise/MegaMan'' series. Not surprising due to the game sharing more than a few elements of the series. One major example is the mech you control in the Ore Mines, which is basically the Ride Armor from ''VideoGame/MegaManX''.
** Kai's grounded up attack looks similar to [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Rugal's Genocide Cutter]].
* SlippySlideyIceWorld: The Mountains.
* SmartBomb: Screen Interrupt bombards all enemies on-screen with a SpeedBlitz, though it is weak as an attack on its own.
* TemporaryPlatform: Support Platform creates a [[FloatingPlatforms Floating Platform]] beneath Kai, granting him another jump and potentially saving him from falling into any bottomless pits.
* TheresNoKillLikeOverkill: You can keep wailing on enemies even after they enter a stunned state, which will eventually make them turn red (and unable to be grabbed) and explode.
* ThisIsADrill: Crash the Break Circuit has a drill for an arm that he can launch forth to pull himself to another location, not unlike Kai's hookshot.
* ThrowingYourShieldAlwaysWorks: Or rather, the ''enemies[='=]'' shields. There's an achievement for doing this enough times.
* TimeStandsStill: {{Downplayed}} with the Gravity Freeze, which only freezes any tangible enemy that are nearby.
* UndergroundLevel: Ore Mines.
* WhatTheHellPlayer: Prior to the final stages, there is a huge glass canister containing a damaged robot in stasis. [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential It can be attacked]], which cracks it though it cannot be broken entirely. This causes Medic, who is monitoring the canister, to chastise Kai for doing so, eventually resulting in the player [[VideoGameCrueltyPunishment having to pay for the damages if you attack it enough times]]. [[spoiler:You do get an achievement for doing this, though.]]
* WrestlerInAllOfUs: [[SpinningPiledriver Heavenly Piledriver]].
