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* PinkMeansFeminine: Warp has a dress that is pink or magenta.

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* PinkMeansFeminine: Warp has a dress top and shorts that is are pink or magenta.


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* SensibleHeroesSkimpyVillains: Meta, Dash, Chaos, and General Creeper turn this trope on its head.
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* CuteAndPsycho: She may look cute, but Chaos can dish out major damage.

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* CuteAndPsycho: She may look cute, but Chaos can dish out major damage. Buster, Dash, Shield, and Warp are this as well in their brainwashed state.



* EvilKnockoff: Buster, Dash, Shield, and Warp have doppelgangers that are fought in the Fortress BossRush. While Buster, Dash, Shield, and Warp commit [[HeelFaceTurn Heel Face Turns]] following their battles, these knockoffs are [[KilledOffForReal actually destroyed]] as their [[DefeatEqualsExplosions defeat explosion]] leaves [[NoBodyLeftBehind no remains]] behind.

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* EvilKnockoff: Buster, Dash, Shield, and Warp have doppelgangers that are fought in the Fortress BossRush. While Buster, Dash, Shield, and Warp commit [[HeelFaceTurn Heel Face Turns]] following their battles, these knockoffs are [[KilledOffForReal actually destroyed]] as their [[DefeatEqualsExplosions [[DefeatEqualsExplosion defeat explosion]] leaves [[NoBodyLeftBehind no remains]] behind.remains behind]].



* GenderBlenderName: Buster is a masculine name, but the character Buster is not a boy in the slightest.



** Buster has a cannon on her right arm, akin to the "Mega Buster", which is an ArmCannon. Downplayed in that she uses it rarely, with most attacks having her use a [[TankGoodness tank]].

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** Buster has a cannon on her right arm, akin to the "Mega Buster", which is an ArmCannon. Downplayed in that she uses it rarely, with most attacks having her use a [[TankGoodness tank]].tank]] or the bomb launcher she has for a [[NonHumanHead head]].



* NonHumanHead: Buster has an upwards-facing cannon with a girl's face on the "front" for a head. This trope is averted in her death animation.

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* NonHumanHead: Buster has an upwards-facing cannon with that has a girl's face on the "front" for a head. This trope is averted in her death animation.


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* VehicularAssault: Unlike her sisters, Buster uses a tank during her fight.
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Meta is a RobotGirl who was created by Dr. Ray, along with her eight sisters. One day, Dr. Ray, along with Meta's sisters, have been kidnapped by the evil [[BigBad General Creeper]], who had Meta's sisters reprogrammed into battle robots to assist him in world domination.

From there, Meta embarks on a mission to face her sisters, free them and Dr. Ray, and stop General Ripper and his plans.

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Meta is a RobotGirl who was created by Dr. Ray, along with her eight sisters. One day, day,her father Dr. Ray, along with Meta's her sisters, have been kidnapped by the evil [[BigBad General Creeper]], who had Meta's sisters her reprogrammed into battle robots to assist him in world domination.

From there, Meta embarks on a mission to face her sisters, free them and Dr. Ray, and stop General Ripper and his plans.
from taking over the world.



* ArmCannon: Buster always has one on her right arm but uses that to [[ThrowDownTheBomblet throw]] [[HyperDestructiveBouncingBall bouncing]] [[HavingABlast bombs]], while Meta can summon one onto her left arm if she chooses to attack with it. Shield has [[GunsAkimbo two]] that are used to summon her [[BarrierWarrior shields]] or attack. Chaos has one that resembles a revolver.

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* ArmCannon: Buster always has one on her right arm but uses that to [[ThrowDownTheBomblet throw]] [[HyperDestructiveBouncingBall bouncing]] [[HavingABlast bombs]], while Meta can summon one onto her left arm if she chooses to attack with it. (Meta's artowrk portrays her with the cannon on the right arm instead.) Shield has [[GunsAkimbo two]] that are used to summon her [[BarrierWarrior shields]] or attack. Chaos has one that resembles a revolver.revolver.
** HandBlast: General Creeper does not turn his hands into guns, but that does not stop him from being able to fire bullets from his arms during his fight.



* BattleThemeMusic: Chaos has her own theme that plays when she's fought.

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* BattleThemeMusic: General Creeper and Chaos has her have their own theme that plays when she's fought.during their and the fortress bosses' fights.



* DefeatEqualsExplosion: A defeated boss will burst. Meta's sisters downplay this as they survive their explosion upon defeat allowing them to commit a HeelFaceTurn, although they appear exhausted and/or comically disfigured after the "explosion". Dash in particular looks the most surprised following her defeat.

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* DefeatEqualsExplosion: A defeated boss will burst. Meta's sisters downplay this as they survive their explosion upon defeat allowing them to commit a HeelFaceTurn, although they appear exhausted and/or comically disfigured after the "explosion". Dash in particular looks the most surprised following her defeat. General Creeper averts this, however, since he is a human.



* GeneralRipper: General Creeper, of course. He kidnapped Dr. Ray and had eight of Meta's sisters to TakeOverTheWorld.

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* EvilKnockoff: Buster, Dash, Shield, and Warp have doppelgangers that are fought in the Fortress BossRush. While Buster, Dash, Shield, and Warp commit [[HeelFaceTurn Heel Face Turns]] following their battles, these knockoffs are [[KilledOffForReal actually destroyed]] as their [[DefeatEqualsExplosions defeat explosion]] leaves [[NoBodyLeftBehind no remains]] behind.
* FieryRedhead: Dash has red hair and a fiery personality. Many of her attacks [[PlayingWithFire use fire]].
* GeneralRipper: General Creeper, of course.course, is the BigBad. He kidnapped Dr. Ray and had eight of Meta's sisters to TakeOverTheWorld.



* PlayingWithFire: Dash can do this when she fights, but she [[SuperSpeed wasn't named after it]].

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* PlayingWithFire: Dash can do this when she fights, along with ThrowDownTheBomblet, but she [[SuperSpeed wasn't named after it]].



* PowerFloats: Warp can do this during her fight, and [[ThrowDownTheBomblet drops bombs in this forme]].



* TakeOverTheWorld: General Creeper's plan to do so by reprogramming Meta's sisters.

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* TakeOverTheWorld: General Creeper's plan Creeper plans on bringing the world under his tyrannical rule, and plans to do so by reprogramming Meta's sisters.sisters into helping him.



* WeaponisedHeadgear: More like "weaponised head" than "weaponised headgear", but Buster's head is a cannon that has a girl's face on the "front" side. She can fire bombs from it, too. (Buster's defeat sprite gives her a [[AvertedTrope standard head]], though, complete with an [[InstantBandages instant bandage]].

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* WeaponisedHeadgear: More like "weaponised head" than "weaponised headgear", but Buster's head is a Buster has cannon that has a girl's face on the "front" side.side for a head. She can fire bombs from it, too. (Buster's defeat sprite gives her a [[AvertedTrope standard head]], though, complete with an [[InstantBandages instant bandage]].bandage]], implying that she is a TransformingMecha of sorts.)
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* ArmCannon: Buster always has one on her right arm but uses that to [[ThrowDownTheBomblet throw]] [[HyperDestructiveBouncingBall bouncing]] [[HavingABlast bombs]], while Meta can summon one onto her left arm if she chooses to attack with it. Chaos has one that resembles a revolver.

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* ArmCannon: Buster always has one on her right arm but uses that to [[ThrowDownTheBomblet throw]] [[HyperDestructiveBouncingBall bouncing]] [[HavingABlast bombs]], while Meta can summon one onto her left arm if she chooses to attack with it. Shield has [[GunsAkimbo two]] that are used to summon her [[BarrierWarrior shields]] or attack. Chaos has one that resembles a revolver.



* BigBad: General Creeper, who kidnapped Dr. Ray and Meta's eight sisters and reprogrammed them into battle robots to help him TakeOverTheWorld.

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* BigBad: General Creeper, who kidnapped Dr. Ray and Meta's eight sisters and reprogrammed them into battle robots to help him TakeOverTheWorld.robots, plans on [[TakeOverTheWorld bringing the world under his control]].



* CuteAndPsycho: She may look cute, but Chaos can dish out major damage.



* GunsAkimbo: Shield is the only GAL unit boss to be handless. Instead of hands, she has two [[ArmCannon Arm Cannons]] that allow her to summon [[BarrierWarrior shields]] as well as attack.



* InASingleBound: Buster has an attack where she jumps out of the [[TankGoodness tank she's piloting]] and fires a bomb ahead of herself. This does not actually have her move horizontally, though. She'll land back in the tank following the attack.

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Buster has an attack where she jumps out of the [[TankGoodness tank she's piloting]] and fires a bomb ahead of herself. This does not actually have her move horizontally, though. She'll land back in the tank following the attack.attack.
** Chaos is able to leap from one end of the area she's fought in to the other.



* LethalLavaLand: Dash hosts a stage with damaging lava and fiery hazards.



** Dash is able to run at high speed with a rocket engine.
** Shield can [[BarrierWarrior use shields]] when she fights.
** Warp can [[SpaceMaster warp space]] to create danger zones during her fight.



* NonHumanHead: Buster invokes this with an upwards-facing cannon with a girl's face on the "front" for a head.

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* NonHumanHead: Buster invokes this with has an upwards-facing cannon with a girl's face on the "front" for a head.head. This trope is averted in her death animation.



* ThrowDownTheBomblet: Buster can litter her arena with mines, and Dash can drop small bombs when she dashes overhead. Warp is able to throw down small pink bombs in her HoverBot phase.

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* ThrowDownTheBomblet: Buster can litter her arena with mines, and Dash can drop small bombs when she dashes overhead. Warp is able to throw down small pink bombs in her HoverBot phase. Chaos can also throw down some pink bombs that explode into smaller bullets when she [[InASingleBound jumps from one end of the room to the other]].



* UseYourHead: Buster can turn her head into a cannon and use that to fire bombs into her arena.

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* TransformingMecha: Apparently, Buster can turn her hair into a bomb-launcher, since when she is defeated she has a perfectly human-like head, aside from [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair green hair]].
* UnderTheSea: Part of Chaos' stage is underwater.
* UseYourHead: Buster can turn her head into a cannon and use that to fire some bombs into from her arena.[[WeaponisedHeadgear bomb-launcher]] [[NonHumanHead head]] when she and Meta fight.


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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair:
** Buster morphs her head into a green-haired girl's head when she is defeated.
** Shield has teal, cyan, or light-blue hair.
** Warp has pink hair.
** Chaos has light green hair

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* HeadWeapon: Buster's head is a cannon that has a girl's face on the "front" side. She can fire bombs from it.



* InASingleBound: Buster has an attack where she jumps out of the [[TankGoodness tank she's piloting]] and fires a bomb ahead of herself. This does not actually have her move horizontally, though. She'll land back in her tank following the attack.

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* InASingleBound: Buster has an attack where she jumps out of the [[TankGoodness tank she's piloting]] and fires a bomb ahead of herself. This does not actually have her move horizontally, though. She'll land back in her the tank following the attack.attack.
* InstantBandages: Drain her life bar and Buster has her head warped into a normal head, with a white X in her hair, implying she got this there.


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* NonHumanHead: Buster invokes this with an upwards-facing cannon with a girl's face on the "front" for a head.


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* WeaponisedHeadgear: More like "weaponised head" than "weaponised headgear", but Buster's head is a cannon that has a girl's face on the "front" side. She can fire bombs from it, too. (Buster's defeat sprite gives her a [[AvertedTrope standard head]], though, complete with an [[InstantBandages instant bandage]].
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* ArmCannon: Buster always has one on her right arm, while Meta can summon one onto her left arm if she chooses to attack with it. Chaos has one that resembles a revolver.
* BarrierWarrior: Hence her name, Shield can use barriers.

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* ArmCannon: Buster always has one on her right arm, arm but uses that to [[ThrowDownTheBomblet throw]] [[HyperDestructiveBouncingBall bouncing]] [[HavingABlast bombs]], while Meta can summon one onto her left arm if she chooses to attack with it. Chaos has one that resembles a revolver.
* BarrierWarrior: Hence her name, Shield can use barriers. Warp is also surrounded with a [[OrbitingParticleShield pair of orbiters]] during her fight.



* DefeatEqualsExplosion: A defeated boss will burst. Meta's sisters downplay this as they survive their explosion upon defeat allowing them to commit a HeelFaceTurn, although they appear exhausted and/or comically disfigured after the "explosion". Dash in particular looks the most surprised when she is defeated.

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* DefeatEqualsExplosion: A defeated boss will burst. Meta's sisters downplay this as they survive their explosion upon defeat allowing them to commit a HeelFaceTurn, although they appear exhausted and/or comically disfigured after the "explosion". Dash in particular looks the most surprised when following her defeat.
* DemilitarizedZone: Buster is fought in this environment. Quite fitting, since
she is defeated.uses a [[TankGoodness tank]].



* HavingABlast: Buster uses many explosion-based attacks when she is fought.
* HeadWeapon: Buster's head is a cannon that has a girl's face on the "front" side. She can fire bombs from it.



* HoverBot: When she is fought, Warp can turn into this.

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* HoverBot: When she is fought, Warp can turn into this. Get ready for her to ThrowDownTheBomblet when this happens.
* InASingleBound: Buster has an attack where she jumps out of the [[TankGoodness tank she's piloting]] and fires a bomb ahead of herself. This does not actually have her move horizontally, though. She'll land back in her tank following the attack.
* MeaningfulName:
** Buster has a cannon on her right arm, akin to the "Mega Buster", which is an ArmCannon. Downplayed in that she uses it rarely, with most attacks having her use a [[TankGoodness tank]].



* OrbitingParticleShield: When she is fought, Warp will have two pink drones that act similar to the drones that Astro Man has surrounding his vehicle. These surround Warp for the most part, defending her and absorbing any projectile that gets in their way without damage. She can also throw them out to attack.



* PlayingWithFire: Dash, to a degree.

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* PlayingWithFire: Dash, to a degree.Dash can do this when she fights, but she [[SuperSpeed wasn't named after it]].



* SharedLifeMeter: Buster and the tank she is driving share their [[LifeMeter health bar]].



* SpaceMaster: Warp.

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* SpaceMaster: Warp.Warp can use her powers to rend space as an attack during her fight.


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* SuperSpeed: Dash.


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* ThrowDownTheBomblet: Buster can litter her arena with mines, and Dash can drop small bombs when she dashes overhead. Warp is able to throw down small pink bombs in her HoverBot phase.
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* ArmCannon: Buster always has one on her right arm, while Meta can summon one onto her left arm if she chooses to attack with it. Chaos has one that resembles a revolver.
* BarrierWarrior: Hence her name, Shield can use barriers.
* BattleThemeMusic: Chaos has her own theme that plays when she's fought.



* DefeatEqualsExplosion: A defeated boss will burst. Meta's sisters downplay this as they survive their explosion upon defeat allowing them to commit a HeelFaceTurn, although they appear exhausted and/or comically disfigured after the "explosion". Dash in particular looks the most surprised when she is defeated.



* HeelFaceTurn: Buster, Dash, Shield, and Warp do this following their defeat.
* HoverBot: When she is fought, Warp can turn into this.



* PinkMeansFeminine: Warp has a dress that is pink or magenta.
* PlayingWithFire: Dash, to a degree.



* SpikyHair: Meta's got a pretty pointy top.

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* SpaceMaster: Warp.
* SpikyHair: Meta's got a pretty pointy top. Dash as well.
* TankGoodness: When she and Meta square off, Buster will have a tank. Defeating Buster destroys it, though she survives and escapes the wreckage.


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* UseYourHead: Buster can turn her head into a cannon and use that to fire bombs into her arena.


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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Where are GAL units 5 through 8 anyway?
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[=METAGAL=] is a ''Franchise/MegaMan''-like PlatformGame by [=RetroRevolution=].

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[=METAGAL=] is a ''Franchise/MegaMan''-like PlatformGame by [=RetroRevolution=].
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[=METAGAL=] is a ''Franchise/MegaMan''-like PlatformGame by Creator/RetroRevolution.

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[=METAGAL=] is a ''Franchise/MegaMan''-like PlatformGame by Creator/RetroRevolution.
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[=METAGAL=] is a ''Franchise/MegaMan''-like PlatformGame by [=RetroRevolution=].

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[=METAGAL=] is a ''Franchise/MegaMan''-like PlatformGame by [=RetroRevolution=].
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[=METAGAL=] is a VideoGame/MegaMan-like PlatformGame by [=RetroRevolution=].

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[=METAGAL=] is a VideoGame/MegaMan-like ''Franchise/MegaMan''-like PlatformGame by [=RetroRevolution=].


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* BlueIsHeroic: [[PlayerCharacter Meta's] armour has a lot of blue parts to it, and she is the hero of the game.

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* BlueIsHeroic: [[PlayerCharacter Meta's] Meta's]] armour has a lot of blue parts to it, and she is the hero of the game.
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* BlueIsHeroic: [[PlayerCharacter Meta's] armour has a lot of blue parts to it, and she is the hero of the game.
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* BeehiveBarrier: If an attack doesn't hurt an enemy, this will flash in front of it for a brief moment.
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* MegaManning: This is a Franchise/MegaMan clone through and through, so of course Meta gains her sisters' weapons for each one she beats.

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* MegaManning: PowerCopying: This is a Franchise/MegaMan clone through and through, so of course Meta gains her sisters' weapons for each one she beats.



* VictorGainsLosersPowers: See MegaManning above.

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* VictorGainsLosersPowers: See MegaManning PowerCopying above.

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The game was released on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} on May 23rd, 2016.

Not to be confused with the MetaGal trope or the videogame ''VideoGame/GalMetal''.

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The game was released on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} on May 23rd, 2016.

2016. It was then ported to UsefulNotes/PS4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch and UsefulNotes/PSVita in 2019.

[[SimilarlyNamedWorks
Not to be confused confused]] with the MetaGal trope or the videogame ''VideoGame/GalMetal''.

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''VideoGame/GalMetal''.
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Not to be confused with the MetaGal trope.

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Not to be confused with the MetaGal trope.
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* BigBad: General Creeper, who kidnapped Dr. Ray and Meta's eight sisters and reprogrammed then into battle robots to help him TakeOverTheWorld.

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* BigBad: General Creeper, who kidnapped Dr. Ray and Meta's eight sisters and reprogrammed then them into battle robots to help him TakeOverTheWorld.
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Meta is a RobotGirl who was created by Dr. Ray, along with her eight sisters. One day, Dr. Ray, along with Meta's sisters, have been kidnapped by the evil "General Creeper", who had Meta's sisters reprogrammed into battle robots to assist him in world domination.

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Meta is a RobotGirl who was created by Dr. Ray, along with her eight sisters. One day, Dr. Ray, along with Meta's sisters, have been kidnapped by the evil "General Creeper", [[BigBad General Creeper]], who had Meta's sisters reprogrammed into battle robots to assist him in world domination.



* BigBad: General Creeper.

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* BigBad: General Creeper.Creeper, who kidnapped Dr. Ray and Meta's eight sisters and reprogrammed then into battle robots to help him TakeOverTheWorld.

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* AnimeHair: Meta's got a pretty spiky top.


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* SpikyHair: Meta's got a pretty pointy top.
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* MechaMooks: Much like [[Franchise/MegaMan its inspiration]], this game has its share of robotic enemies.
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* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: Dr. Ray is a bespectacled genius who made nine robots.
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* RobotGirl: Eight of them. Meta and her sisters.

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* RobotGirl: Eight Nine of them. Meta and her sisters.
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* TakeOverTheWorld:

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* TakeOverTheWorld:TakeOverTheWorld: General Creeper's plan to do so by reprogramming Meta's sisters.
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* TakeOverTheWorld:
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* GeneralRipper: General Creeper, of course. He kidnapped Dr. Ray and had eight of Meta's sisters to TakeOverTheWorld.
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* VictorGainsLosersPowers: See MegaManning above.
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Not to be confused with the MetaGal trope.


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* MegaManning: This is a Franchise/MegaMan clone through and through, so of course Meta gains her sisters' weapons for each one she beats.
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[=METAGAL=] is a VideoGame/MegaMan-like PlatformGame by [=RetroRevolution=].

Meta is a RobotGirl who was created by Dr. Ray, along with her eight sisters. One day, Dr. Ray, along with Meta's sisters, have been kidnapped by the evil "General Creeper", who had Meta's sisters reprogrammed into battle robots to assist him in world domination.

From there, Meta embarks on a mission to face her sisters, free them and Dr. Ray, and stop General Ripper and his plans.

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!![=METAGAL=] contains examples of:
* BigBad: General Creeper.
* DistressedDude: Dr. Ray, who's been kidnapped by General Creeper.
* RobotGirl: Eight of them. Meta and her sisters.
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