History VideoGame / Robopon

* GagBoobs: A couple girl Robopon have these, such as Uggy and Chubba. ''Everyone'' in the manga has these, which carried over to Razor's official design in later games.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Cody happens to walk in on Ringmaster Brutal and his Lion Tamer in the middle of what appears to be a ''BDSM session''.

* {{Gonk}}: Quite a few Robopons' evolutions, particularly in the first game--Uggy is one example. Even more jarring if they evolved from something cute.

* WhatTheHellHero: This happens surprisingly often.

''Robopon'' (short for ''Robot Ponkottsu'' in Japanese) is a series of [=RPGs=] produced by Creator/HudsonSoft and Creator/RedEntertainment and brought to the U.S. by Creator/{{Atlus}}. Three games in total have been released; three distinct versions for the first, ''Sun'', ''Star'', and ''Moon'' (released on the GBC), while the second had ''Ring'' and ''Cross'' (released on the GBA). There was one other single-version game, ''Robopon 64'', for the N64. The franchise also received a manga adaptation in ''Comic Bon Bon'', which also got a tie-in version of ''Moon''.

* CopyProtection: An unintentional example. Since emulators can't emulate the TV remote interface and IR signals, opening all of the game's treasure chests and saving Princess Darcy becomes impossible.

* HeroicMime: Averted; Cody ''does'' talk, just not that often.
* [[HijackedByGanon Hijacked By Dr. Zero]]: Prince Tail is known to be the [=Legend1=] and anticipates fighting Cody at the end, but once you hit [=Legend3=] status, [[spoiler: Dr. Zero comes in and defeats the prince, bumping him to [=Legend2=] and making Zero the final boss]].
** In the second game, [[spoiler: Dr. Zero, Sr. does this to Zero Jr]].

* ItsAllUpstairsFromHere: This happens a lot, in the second game especially; the Pyramids of the Pharo Ruins, the Galileo Windmills, the Waffle and Box Towers, My Tower...the list goes on....
* JackOfAllStats: Arm-type Robopon.

''Robopon'' (short for ''Robot Ponkottsu'' in Japanese) is a series of [=RPGs=] produced by Creator/HudsonSoft and Creator/RedEntertainment and brought to the U.S. by Creator/{{Atlus}}. Three games in total have been released; three distinct versions for the first, ''Sun'', ''Star'', and ''Moon'' (released on the GBC), while the second had ''Ring'' and ''Cross'' (released on the GBA). There was also one other single-version game, ''Robopon 64'', for the N64.

* GagBoobs: A couple girl Robopon have these, such as Uggy, Chubba, and ''Comic Bon Bon Moon'' and ''2'''s Razor.

* AIIsACrapshoot: In the first game, several wild Robopon have too-small [=CPUs=] and are prone to violence, confusion, and going out of control.

** Riggs Construction members make their exits in... memorably explosive ways. [[spoiler:In Riggs' case, though, this isn't so permanent.]]
** Out-of-control Robopon can self-destruct randomly.

* CaptainErsatz: Between the first game and the sequel, there are Expies or references to: VideoGame/{{Kirby}} and VideoGame/PacMan (Dotcom), VideoGame/{{Tamagotchi}} (Crowle's Oyajitchi-like design), ''Film/TheKarateKid'', Creator/JackieChan, and [[Franchise/MortalKombat Johnny Cage]] in one line (Ralph, Chan, and Luke); the "Monkeys-In-A-Barrel Game" (Chimp), Anime/{{Voltron}} (Voltone), VideoGame/MegaManClassic (the Gigapon[=/=]Micro and Negapon line, which is explained fully in the ShoutOut entry below), Niteboat from WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons, Franchise/{{Gundam}} (Gundarn), Series/TheTick (El Seed), Disney/{{Fantasia}} (Hippon), Anime/{{Doraemon}} (Doraepon), Anime/SpeedRacer (Mock V), Franchise/KamenRider ([[Series/KamenRider Rider1]], [[Series/KamenRiderV3 RiderV]] and [[Series/KamenRiderSuper1 Super-1]]) and finally a double reference to both Manga/ChoBits and Manga/MegaTokyo with an Robopon {{Expy}} of Chi named "Ping".

* RidiculouslyHumanRobot: In ''Robopon 64'' Robopon can eat human foods such as cake and grow from seeds like plants.

* {{Gonk}}: Quite a few Robopons' evolutions, particularly in the first game--Uggy is one example. Even more jarring if they evolved from something cute.

* DsnserAndWackier: While the first game had weird and funny moments, ''Robopon 2'' has a much greater sense of humor with frequent lampshading of tropes.

* UnderTheSea: In the first game, if you have any fishlike Robopon. It also has one of the best tunes in the game.

* OneGameForThePriceOfTwo: Much like how {{Pokemon}} uses its two versions to limit which mons can be found in which games, Robopon uses its two versions as a way of making [[GottaCatchEmAll sparking every Robopon]] much more difficult, especially in the second game; certain Robopon can only be created by "Link Sparking" with another person, and certain battery combinations may make different Robopon in different games (Ion+Moon in ''Ring'' version creates Sunny, while the same combination in ''Cross'' creates Sun-Zero).

* RaisingSim: ''64'' makes you care for your Robopon, give them tasks, and clean your room often, as if you don't rats will eat Robopon seeds before they can born.

* RandomEncounters: Oh, yes.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: The entire Macroworld/Waffle section of ''Ring'' and ''Cross'' is chock-full of this. Mr. Waffle is a washed-up computer maker, who was put out of business when a fire consumed his headquarters, Waffle Tower, twenty years ago. Now, his rival Mr. Gait has taken over the market with Macrosoft computers. [[spoiler:Things get nasty when you learn that he sabotaged Waffle in order to facilitate his little takeover....]]

* TournamentArc

The handheld games chronicle the adventures of a young boy named Cody, and his quest to become a Robopon master. Robopon, as the name implies, are robots, created by catching them in the wild with magnets, grown from seeds, or "sparking" two batteries together; practically everyone has one, and uses them to participate in fighting competitions.

* DistaffCounterpart: Cherry and Diane to Sunny and Sun-02.

* [[JokeCharacter Joke Robopon]]: Bulbots and Gears. They've got crappy stats and absolutely no ability to learn skills via software (due to their Boot-type nature) or natural training. They evolve into each other at Level 99 and you could theoretically max out their stats this way, but doing so would take far too long.

The handheld games chronicle the adventures of a young boy named Cody, and his quest to become a Robopon master. Robopon, as the name implies, are robots, created by either catching them in the wild with magnets or "sparking" two batteries together; practically everyone has one, and uses them to participate in fighting competitions.

''Sun'', ''Star'', and ''Moon'' follow Cody's quest to become [[ToBeAMaster Legend1]] in the Robopon rankings of Porombo Island, while ''Ring'' and ''Cross'' detail his journeys in the country of Majiko and the tournament there.

* RidiculouslyHumanRobot: In ''Robopon 64'' Robopon can eat human foods such as cake.

* KleptomaniacHero: This is ''encouraged''. Going into others' houses and taking their things is a law of Porombo Island called "What's Mine is Yours."

* BrokenPedestal: Prince Tail's father had a shady past with Dr. Zero, and won the Legend1 title by nearly killing the doctor after Zero defeated him. Tail has a HeroicBSOD when Zero tells him the truth.

* FaceHeelTurn: Doctor Disc goes power-mad after being outed as the Legend3, kidnapping Lisa and threatening to destroy Cody's company. He calms down once he's defeated.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: In Tail Castle, an NPC mentions that long ago, Prince Tail's father defeated an evil doctor to earn his Legend1 title--but adds that he remembers the doc winning the fight and disappearing. [[spoiler:It turns out the latter is true]].

* GoldenSnitch: Dr. Zero's Legend0 ranking in the second game, which, in his words, "transcends all ranking systems." He uses it to instantly rise to the top of the ranking and thus spend the rest of his time constructively.

* [[HijackedByGanon Hijacked By Dr. Zero]]: Prince Tail is known to be the Legend1 and anticipates fighting Cody at the end, but once you hit Legend3 status, [[spoiler: Dr. Zero comes in and defeats the prince, bumping him to Legend2 and making Zero the final boss]].

* {{Jerkass}}: Bisco. He insults Cody and his family personally, calls his Robopon junk, threatens to beat him up, and beats you to the Legend7 title. Becomes [[TookALevelInJerkass even worse]] in the second game, where he shoves Cody onboard [=SubRio=] before he can retrieve his Robopon, makes fun of him for it, and starts a years-long feud between two kingdoms. [[spoiler:That last act doesn't go unpunished]].

** Though the first game had this too. To reach the Legend3, [[spoiler: Dr. Disc]], you had to blow up the floors of his tower with bombs, as well as the cave in Grease Mountain with walls you had to blow up.
* MassHypnosis: Miss Amron, the Legend6, uses a TV signal to hypnotize the town of Caleyu.

** Kamat, the Legend4, used his/her influence to ''build an army''.
** Dr. Disc was so determined to defend his title of Legend3 in the first game that he kidnapped his own daughter and built a giant tower to hide from Cody.
** Becoming Legend1 allows you to essentially take over the world, which Dr. Zero is happy to exploit.

* SoLastSeason: Legend1 rankings don't mean much in Majiko; the tournament there is for Legend1s exclusively.

* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Played with in the first game. Miss Amron, the Legend6 and a TV idol, uses TV to hypnotize her viewers into loving her. When the broadcast ceases, however, she becomes unpopular.

* CaptainErsatz: Between the first game and the sequel, there are Expies or references to: VideoGame/{{Kirby}} and VideoGame/PacMan (Dotcom), VideoGame/{{Tamagotchi}} (Crowle's Oyajitchi-like design), ''Film/TheKarateKid'', Creator/JackieChan, and [[Franchise/MortalKombat Johnny Cage]] in one line (Ralph, Chan, and Luke); the "Monkeys-In-A-Barrel Game" (Chimp), Anime/{{Voltron}} (Voltone), VideoGame/MegaManClassic (the Gigapon[=/=]Micro and Negapon line, which is explained fully in the ShoutOut entry below), Niteboat from WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons, Franchise/{{Gundam}} (Gundarn), Series/TheTick (El Seed), Disney/{{Fantasia}} (Hippon), Anime/{{Doraemon}} (Doraepon), Anime/SpeedRacer (Mock V), Franchise/KamenRider ([[Series/KamenRider Rider1]], [[Series/KamenRiderV3 RiderV]] and [[Series/KamenRiderSuperOne Super1]]) and finally a double reference to both Manga/ChoBits and Manga/MegaTokyo with an Robopon {{Expy}} of Chi named "Ping".

* AmbiguousGender: In the first game, Kamat, the Legend4. The game describes Kamat as male, but ''Magazine/NintendoPower'' says Kamat is female. His/her sprites, on the overworld and in-battle, do not help in any way whatsoever.

* DangerouslyGenreSavvy:
** Dr. Zeke in Robopon 2 is in possession of a time machine. His brother, Dr. Zero, perished in an explosion at the end of the first game. So he goes back in time to save Zero.
** In the first game, [[spoiler: Dr. Disc's]] tower has no door for you to enter; the only door is at the very top, on the balcony. [[TakeAThirdOption He didn't expect you to blow it up]].
** In the second game, Dr. Zero doesn't tell you a thing about his plan until it's already enacted, ensuring you have no way of finding or stopping him beforehand.

* EvilTowerOfOminousness: [[spoiler: Dr. Disc's]] tower in the first game. In an example of being DangerouslyGenreSavvy, there's ''no door'' for you to enter the tower, except at the very top. Your solution? Blow it up.

* ActionBomb: Riggs Construction members make their exits in... memorably explosive ways. [[spoiler:In Riggs' case, though, this isn't so permanent.]]

%%* FragileSpeedster: Most Move-type Robopon lean towards this. Some can compensate by randomly becoming afterimages ''when you hit them'', others reduce the damage that they take occasionally.

* BlessedWithSuck[=/=]CursedWithAwesome: Mushroom effects in the second game basically fall under one of these two categories. There are three different mushroom colors, and each one has a specific set of spirits that can be summoned from it. Since the spirits are chosen at random, one may get the spirit that makes stuff cheaper at shops... or the spirit that ''throws stuff out of your inventory for no reason.'' SaveScumming is a must if you don't like letting the RandomNumberGod screw you over.

* FragileSpeedster: Most Move-type Robopon lean towards this. Some can compensate by randomly becoming afterimages ''when you hit them'', others reduce the damage that they take occasionally.