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** Robot got Fishy! [[spoiler: Kitty ''[[EatTheDog loves]]'' Fishy.]]
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** Robot got Fishy! [[spoiler: Kitty ''[[EatTheDog loves]]'' ''loves'' Fishy.]]
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* BigBadEnsemble: The six bosses- [[GiantEnemyCrab Dungeon S. Crab]], [[DualBoss Das Boxen]], the [[AlluringAnglerfish Obtuse Angler]], [[BatOutOfHell Battle Bat]], [[AIIsACrapshoot PAL-1000]], and [[FinalBoss Drillbaby]]- stand in Robot’s way of getting Fishy.
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* BigBadEnsemble: The six bosses- [[GiantEnemyCrab Dungeon S. Crab]], [[DualBoss Das Boxen]], the [[AlluringAnglerfish Obtuse Angler]], Angler, [[BatOutOfHell Battle Bat]], [[AIIsACrapshoot PAL-1000]], and [[FinalBoss Drillbaby]]- stand in Robot’s way of getting Fishy.
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* SpeedRun: Built around this. There are several achievements for beating the games under certain times.
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-->The Krobb is an extremely genteel creature. If it had a pinkie, it would stick it out when [[SpotOfTea drinking tea]].
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-->The Krobb is an extremely genteel creature. If it had a pinkie, it would stick it out when [[SpotOfTea [[BritsLoveTea drinking tea]].
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->''[[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife Robot's life is ruined!]]''
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* MechaMooks:
** The Cyberkrobbs were developed by Imperiax scientists to create robot Mooks because the organic Krobbs were too peaceful for war (though they originally wanted to convert Krobbs into Cyberkrobbs but decided on pure robots to save money).
** The Cyberkrobbs were developed by Imperiax scientists to create robot Mooks because the organic Krobbs were too peaceful for war (though they originally wanted to convert Krobbs into Cyberkrobbs but decided on pure robots to save money).
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* MechaMooks:
**MechaMooks: The Cyberkrobbs were developed by Imperiax scientists to create robot Mooks because the organic Krobbs were too peaceful for war (though they originally wanted to convert Krobbs into Cyberkrobbs but decided on pure robots to save money).
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** The Deathbots were created by Tronk by taking industrial vaccine and sticking cannonballs in the tubes.
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** The Deathbots were created by Tronk by taking industrial vaccine vacuums and sticking cannonballs in the tubes.
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* RealityEnsues:
** The Drippys, having only one eye, cannot aim their deadly energy orbs properly since they lack depth perception, so they just shoot at a constant rate.
** The Murps having no shading is justified in-universe by their skin having bioluminescent cells activating in response to darkness.
** Drillbaby's ground-pound attack, which dislodges Robot from the ceiling if he is standing upside-down, was intended as a way to shake debris loose from the ceilings of caves so it can be collected.
** The Drippys, having only one eye, cannot aim their deadly energy orbs properly since they lack depth perception, so they just shoot at a constant rate.
** The Murps having no shading is justified in-universe by their skin having bioluminescent cells activating in response to darkness.
** Drillbaby's ground-pound attack, which dislodges Robot from the ceiling if he is standing upside-down, was intended as a way to shake debris loose from the ceilings of caves so it can be collected.
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* SlidingScaleOfGameplayAndStoryIntegration:
** The Drippys, having only one eye, cannot aim their deadly energy orbs properly since they lack depth perception, so they just shoot at a constant rate.
** The Murps having no shading is justified in-universe by their skin having bioluminescent cells activating in response to darkness.
** Drillbaby's ground-pound attack, which dislodges Robot from the ceiling if he is standing upside-down, was intended as a way to shake debris loose from the ceilings of caves so it can be collected.
** The Drippys, having only one eye, cannot aim their deadly energy orbs properly since they lack depth perception, so they just shoot at a constant rate.
** The Murps having no shading is justified in-universe by their skin having bioluminescent cells activating in response to darkness.
** Drillbaby's ground-pound attack, which dislodges Robot from the ceiling if he is standing upside-down, was intended as a way to shake debris loose from the ceilings of caves so it can be collected.
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* TheGreatOffscreenWar: The Solarium Wars, between the Felgax Horde and the Imperiax, serve as backstory to some of the enemies and bosses, which were experimented on for purposes of the war. The Imperiax won, seeing as the Felgax were wiped out by the Zarps, who rebelled against the Felgax for trying to use them as disposable soldiers.
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* TheGreatOffscreenWar: The Solarium Wars, between the Felgax Horde and another enemy (possibly the Imperiax, another nation mentioned in the data entries), serve as backstory to some of the enemies and bosses, which were experimented on for purposes of the war. The Imperiax won, seeing as the Felgax were wiped out by the Zarps, who rebelled against the Felgax for trying to use them as disposable soldiers.
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: The Felgax Horde, in the Solarium Wars, attempted to use the Zarp species to serve as disposable frontline troops. The Zarps rebelled instead and caused the downfall of Felgaxia.
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* NonMaliciousMonster: The Snorks do not actually mean any harm to Robot- it’s just that, since they are aquatic, being on land disrupts their respiratory system, resulting in them expelling acidic mucus that serves as a projectile.
* PerspectiveFlip: The Fishy Wants Robot bonus map places you in control of Fishy, who must rescue Robot in much the same way Robot rescued Fishy - except everything is underwater. It's non-canon, since [[spoiler:Fishy dies at the end of ''Fishy'', almost immediately after Robot finds them.]]
* PerspectiveFlip: The Fishy Wants Robot bonus map places you in control of Fishy, who must rescue Robot in much the same way Robot rescued Fishy - except everything is underwater. It's non-canon, since [[spoiler:Fishy dies at the end of ''Fishy'', almost immediately after Robot finds them.]]
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* NonMaliciousMonster: The Snorks do not actually mean any harm to Robot- it’s it's just that, since they are aquatic, being on land disrupts their respiratory system, resulting in them expelling acidic mucus that serves as a projectile.
* PerspectiveFlip: The Fishy Wants Robot bonus map places you in control of Fishy, who must rescue Robot in much the same way Robot rescued Fishy - except everything is underwater. It's non-canon, since [[spoiler:Fishy dies at the end of ''Fishy'', almost immediately after Robot findsthem.]]her]].
* PerspectiveFlip: The Fishy Wants Robot bonus map places you in control of Fishy, who must rescue Robot in much the same way Robot rescued Fishy - except everything is underwater. It's non-canon, since [[spoiler:Fishy dies at the end of ''Fishy'', almost immediately after Robot finds
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** Drillbaby’s ground-pound attack, which dislodges Robot from the ceiling if he is standing upside-down, was intended as a way to shake debris loose from the ceilings of caves so it can be collected.
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** Drillbaby’s Drillbaby's ground-pound attack, which dislodges Robot from the ceiling if he is standing upside-down, was intended as a way to shake debris loose from the ceilings of caves so it can be collected.
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* GrandFinale: This seems to be the final game in the series.
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* GrandFinale: This seems to be the The final game in the series.series. It has Robot going on his grandest adventure yet, and when it is all over, Robot decides to retire.
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* NeutralNoLonger: Robot decides to stop running about the galaxy for pets and does something about the Durpoid crisis.
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* NeutralNoLonger: Robot decides to stop running about {{Mordor}}: The BigBad Emperor Tronk's planet is a lava planet, and it is the galaxy for pets and does something about the Durpoid crisis.main setting, filled with Tronk's evil machines.
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* ExcusePlot: Most of the games just have Robot going to some planet to find a friend, braving through obstacles and fighting enemies to navigate the levels. ''Y'' has NoPlotNoProblem. The only ones with a more involved plot are ''Ice Cream'', where Robot fights off the Mekazoid invasion of Happy Ice Cream Planet complete with a twist at the end, and ''Justice'', where Robot seeks to save the Durpoids from Emperor Tronk, but even those are still relatively light on plot. ''Robot Wants It All'' does contain a feature that allows you to collect data on enemies and gives backstory to a lot of stuff in the series, but it's all off-screen.
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* NoPlotNoProblem: Unlike previous games, this one does not even contain an OpeningScroll or try to justify why Robot is in a cave looking for giant letters- it just puts you in the game.
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* ''[[http://hamumu.com/robotkitty.php Robot Wants Kitty]]'' (which later had an [[http://www.raptisoft.com/index.php?game=robotwantskitty expanded version released for iOS]])
* ''[[http://hamumu.com/robotpuppy.php Robot Wants Puppy]]''
* ''[[http://hamumu.com/robotfishy.php Robot Wants Fishy]]'', and
* ''[[http://hamumu.com/roboticecream.php Robot Wants Ice Cream]]''.
* ''[[http://hamumu.com/robotpuppy.php Robot Wants Puppy]]''
* ''[[http://hamumu.com/robotfishy.php Robot Wants Fishy]]'', and
* ''[[http://hamumu.com/roboticecream.php Robot Wants Ice Cream]]''.
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* ''[[http://hamumu.com/robotkitty.php Robot Wants Kitty]]'' (which later had an [[http://www.raptisoft.com/index.php?game=robotwantskitty expanded version released for iOS]])
iOS]]), in which Robot, in an unnamed facility, goes to look for Kitty, braving obstacles and enemies while getting powerups to do so.
* ''[[http://hamumu.com/robotpuppy.php Robot WantsPuppy]]''
Puppy]]'', where Robot travels to an unknown space facility to get a second friend in Puppy, who is being held at the facility.
* ''[[http://hamumu.com/robotfishy.php Robot Wants Fishy]]'',and
where Robot travels to the dangerous mining facility of Regulus IX to find the last friendly lifeform, Fishy.
* ''[[http://hamumu.com/roboticecream.php Robot Wants IceCream]]''.
Cream]]'', the SeriesFauxnale. Robot travels to Happy Ice Cream Planet to get some delicious treats, only to find the planet under attack by a fleet of robots led by [[BigBad Tom Stone]], a square stone being who wants all the ice cream for himself.
* ''[[http://hamumu.com/robotpuppy.php Robot Wants
* ''[[http://hamumu.com/robotfishy.php Robot Wants Fishy]]'',
* ''[[http://hamumu.com/roboticecream.php Robot Wants Ice
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* ''[[http://jayisgames.com/archives/2010/11/robot_wants_jig_banner_game_by_hamumu.php Robot Wants Y]]'', which was originally made as a banner game for the Jay is Games website (later removed from the site).
* ''Robot Wants Justice'', implied to be the GrandFinale of the series.
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* ''Robot Wants Justice'',
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* AmbiguousGender: All of the animals.
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* AmbiguousGender: All of the animals.animals have an unknown gender. Fishy is confirmed as female in ''It All''.
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* BagOfSpilling: This is a Metroidvania series we're talking about, after all.
* CatsAreMean: Kitty [[spoiler:hates Puppy, eats Fishy, and attacks Happy Ice Cream Planet just to get revenge on Robot]].
* CatsAreMean: Kitty [[spoiler:hates Puppy, eats Fishy, and attacks Happy Ice Cream Planet just to get revenge on Robot]].
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* BagOfSpilling: {{Exaggerated}}- every ''level'' has Robot lose his powerups, requiring him to get new ones. This is a Metroidvania series we're talking about, after all.
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* CatsAreMean: Kitty [[spoiler:hates Puppy, eats Fishy, andattacks becomes the BigBad of ''Ice Cream'', attacking Happy Ice Cream Planet just to get revenge on Robot]].Robot for abandoning him for his bad behavior]].
* CatsAreMean: Kitty [[spoiler:hates Puppy, eats Fishy, and
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* ChekhovsGunman: Both the kitty (see AttackAnimal) and puppy (see NonHumanSidekick) from the first and second game respectively.
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* YearX: Parodied. ''Puppy'' is set in 20XX, ''Fishy'' is set in "20XX and a couple of days", ''Ice Cream'' is set in "20XX and a week or two" (plus the ten-year nap Robot and Puppy have while travelling to Happy Ice Cream Planet), and ''Justice'' is set in 20X''Y''. In ''It All'', [[spoiler:Robot Wants Data]] mentions that the one-eyed alien from ''Kitty'' was discovered in 20WR.
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* YearX: Parodied. ''Puppy'' is set in 20XX, ''Fishy'' is set in "20XX and a couple of days", ''Ice Cream'' is set in "20XX and a week or two" (plus the ten-year nap Robot and Puppy have while travelling to Happy Ice Cream Planet), and ''Justice'' is set in 20X''Y''. In ''It All'', [[spoiler:Robot Wants Data]] mentions that the one-eyed alien Squiddle from ''Kitty'' was discovered in 20WR.
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* ExcusePlot: Parodied. The game opens describing an epic yet completely unrelated plot, ending with "Meanwhile, in a completely different galaxy, thousands of light years away, [[TitleDrop Robot wants puppy]]." (If you're patient, after a wide gap between paragraphs, the story backpedals to clarify a detail in the initial plot description.)
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* ExcusePlot: Parodied. The game opens describing an epic yet completely unrelated plot, plot about a rebellion growing against Morgox the Unborn, who has enslaved the galaxy, ending with "Meanwhile, in a completely different galaxy, thousands of light years away, [[TitleDrop Robot wants puppy]]." (If you're patient, after a wide gap between paragraphs, the story backpedals to clarify a detail in the initial plot description.)
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[[folder:''Robot Wants It All'']]
!!Includes extra lore mentioned in the [[spoiler:Robot Wants Data feature]] that is not made apparent in the games themselves.
!!Includes extra lore mentioned in the [[spoiler:Robot Wants Data feature]] that is not made apparent in the games themselves.
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[[folder:''Robot Wants It All'']]
All'' (spoilers)]]
!!Includes extra lore mentioned in the[[spoiler:Robot Robot Wants Data feature]] feature that is not made apparent in the games themselves.
!!Includes extra lore mentioned in the
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* AsHimself: Somehow ''inverted'' in the credits. "As Himself" is played by [[CallBack Morgox the Unborn]].
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* AsHimself: Somehow ''inverted'' in the credits. "As Himself" is played by [[CallBack Morgox the Unborn]].Unborn, the VillainOfAnotherStory mentioned in ''Puppy''.
* CallBack: In the credits, the AsHimself section lists Morgox the Unborn, the VillainOfAnotherStory mentioned in the OpeningScroll of ''Puppy''.
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* EnemyScan: Purchasing [[spoiler:the Robot Wants Data bonus feature]] in the shop causes enemies to occasionally drop blueprints on death (or, in the case of ''Y'', when being stunned). An enemy's description starts out obscured, and is gradually revealed as you collect more blueprints pertaining to that enemy.
* TheGhost: Almost everyone named in [[spoiler:Robot Wants Data]] aside from the [[spoiler:scanned entities]] themselves.
* TheGhost: Almost everyone named in [[spoiler:Robot Wants Data]] aside from the [[spoiler:scanned entities]] themselves.
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* EnemyScan: Purchasing [[spoiler:the the Robot Wants Data bonus feature]] feature in the shop causes enemies to occasionally drop blueprints on death (or, in the case of ''Y'', when being stunned). An enemy's description starts out obscured, and is gradually revealed as you collect more blueprints pertaining to that enemy.
* TheGhost: Almost everyone named in[[spoiler:Robot Robot Wants Data]] Data aside from the [[spoiler:scanned entities]] themselves.scanned entities themselves.
* TheGreatOffscreenWar: The Solarium Wars, between the Felgax Horde and the Imperiax, serve as backstory to some of the enemies and bosses, which were experimented on for purposes of the war. The Imperiax won, seeing as the Felgax were wiped out by the Zarps, who rebelled against the Felgax for trying to use them as disposable soldiers.
* TheGhost: Almost everyone named in
* TheGreatOffscreenWar: The Solarium Wars, between the Felgax Horde and the Imperiax, serve as backstory to some of the enemies and bosses, which were experimented on for purposes of the war. The Imperiax won, seeing as the Felgax were wiped out by the Zarps, who rebelled against the Felgax for trying to use them as disposable soldiers.
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** The Sonic Mine is said in the bio to have been created to destroy [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog hedgehogs]].
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** The Deathbots were created by Tronk by taking industrial vaccine and sticking cannonballs in the tubes.
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* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Apparently, the bio for Bad Robot seems to consider the difference between good robots and bad robots being in what direction they move- good ones move (mostly) horizontally, bad ones move vertically.
-->Much has been written on the philosophical implications of the Rocket Riser powerup.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Tronk Industries, when producing the Constructipods, made it so that any violators of the EULA would be decapitated by the Copterbots.
-->Much has been written on the philosophical implications of the Rocket Riser powerup.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Tronk Industries, when producing the Constructipods, made it so that any violators of the EULA would be decapitated by the Copterbots.
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* HanlonsRazor: Mentioned in reference to Emperor Tronk, only to be rebuked by saying he is both evil and stupid.
-->Never attribute that to malice which can be adequately explained by incompetence. Of course, Tronk is equally incompetent and malicious, so really, just pick either one. If he's trying to be malicious, he'll probably screw it up, and if he's making a mistake, it's in the process of doing evil.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: The Felgax Horde, in the Solarium Wars, attempted to use the Zarp species to serve as disposable frontline troops. The Zarps rebelled instead and caused the downfall of Felgaxia.
* ImprovisedWeapon:
** The Copterbots were originally landscape robots before Tronk and his empire removed the safety cover from the rotating blades and turned them into weapons to be auctioned off.
** Their successors, the Grapebots, were also indented as landscaping machines to use on grapevines, but the core was so unstable that the Felgax repurposed it as an antipersonnel mine.
* MechaMooks:
** The Cyberkrobbs were developed by Imperiax scientists to create robot Mooks because the organic Krobbs were too peaceful for war (though they originally wanted to convert Krobbs into Cyberkrobbs but decided on pure robots to save money).
-->Never attribute that to malice which can be adequately explained by incompetence. Of course, Tronk is equally incompetent and malicious, so really, just pick either one. If he's trying to be malicious, he'll probably screw it up, and if he's making a mistake, it's in the process of doing evil.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: The Felgax Horde, in the Solarium Wars, attempted to use the Zarp species to serve as disposable frontline troops. The Zarps rebelled instead and caused the downfall of Felgaxia.
* ImprovisedWeapon:
** The Copterbots were originally landscape robots before Tronk and his empire removed the safety cover from the rotating blades and turned them into weapons to be auctioned off.
** Their successors, the Grapebots, were also indented as landscaping machines to use on grapevines, but the core was so unstable that the Felgax repurposed it as an antipersonnel mine.
* MechaMooks:
** The Cyberkrobbs were developed by Imperiax scientists to create robot Mooks because the organic Krobbs were too peaceful for war (though they originally wanted to convert Krobbs into Cyberkrobbs but decided on pure robots to save money).
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* PopularSayingBut: On the Evil Bots:
-->And as the saying goes, evil cannot be stopped until you tear off its outer shell and blow its skeleton to pieces.
-->And as the saying goes, evil cannot be stopped until you tear off its outer shell and blow its skeleton to pieces.
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-->The Krobb is an extremely genteel creature. If it had a pinkie, it would stick it out when [[SpotOfTea drinking tea]].
* RealityEnsues:
** The Drippys, having only one eye, cannot aim their deadly energy orbs properly since they lack depth perception, so they just shoot at a constant rate.
** The Murps having no shading is justified in-universe by their skin having bioluminescent cells activating in response to darkness.
** Drillbaby’s ground-pound attack, which dislodges Robot from the ceiling if he is standing upside-down, was intended as a way to shake debris loose from the ceilings of caves so it can be collected.
* RealityEnsues:
** The Drippys, having only one eye, cannot aim their deadly energy orbs properly since they lack depth perception, so they just shoot at a constant rate.
** The Murps having no shading is justified in-universe by their skin having bioluminescent cells activating in response to darkness.
** Drillbaby’s ground-pound attack, which dislodges Robot from the ceiling if he is standing upside-down, was intended as a way to shake debris loose from the ceilings of caves so it can be collected.
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* YouBastard: The Squiddle bio humorously calls out the player for attacking and killing them, and the Dungeon S. Crab bio guilts you for killing a ruler who was chosen “in a test of manners so subtle and complex that we simply couldn’t understand it”.
-->Squiddle Bio: They appear to need no sustenance and are as light as a feather. But you callously slaughter them regardless.\\
Dungeon S. Crab Bio: But you just blew him up. Nice.
-->Squiddle Bio: They appear to need no sustenance and are as light as a feather. But you callously slaughter them regardless.\\
Dungeon S. Crab Bio: But you just blew him up. Nice.
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* BigBad: Tom Stone. [[spoiler:That is, Kitty in a mech.]]
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* BigBad: Tom Stone. [[spoiler:That is, Stone is the leader of the invasion on the Happy Ice Cream Planet and is destroying it so he can steal all the ice cream for himself. [[spoiler:Turns out he is actually Kitty in a mech.mech, who wants revenge on Robot for abandoning him in response for his bad behavior.]]
* BigBad: [[{{Trumplica}} Emperor Tronk]] has captured and enslaved the Durpoids and plans on eating them, with Robot setting out to stop him and his army.
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* EldritchAbomination: PlayedForLaughs with the Horror Beyond Comprehension, which is just a screaming purple monster with one eye. It also looks quite cute when being knocked backwards, which doesn't help its case.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: In form of Emperor Tronk, resembling a certain other toupee-wearing politician with low approval. The [[spoiler:"View Game History"]] section in ''It All'' says this was not meant as political commentary or parody, but rather as a comparison.
* NonIndicativeName: The Horror Beyond Comprehension is not all that horrific.
* PuppetKing: It's implied that Emperor Tronk is taking orders from [[spoiler:2-Pei]].
* NonIndicativeName: The Horror Beyond Comprehension is not all that horrific.
* PuppetKing: It's implied that Emperor Tronk is taking orders from [[spoiler:2-Pei]].
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* YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm: {{Subverted|Trope}} with the Horror Beyond Comprehension, which is fully visible and frankly not that hard to comprehend (a purple blob with one eye and a mouth who roars constantly).
* ZeroEffortBoss: The Horror Beyond Comprehension, whose only attack is roaring at you, which slightly pushes you back. Punching it in either direction will instantly propel it into [[BossArenaIdiocy the conveniently placed lava pit right behind it]].
* ZeroEffortBoss: The Horror Beyond Comprehension, whose only attack is roaring at you, which slightly pushes you back. Punching it in either direction will instantly propel it into [[BossArenaIdiocy the conveniently placed lava pit right behind it]].
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* BonusBoss: Slurg, Lord of Slime. Beating him gives you a powerup [[spoiler:which highly increases your rate of fire]].
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* KingMook: Slurg, Lord of Slime is this to the Squiddles (blue, one-eyed aliens). The iPhone version has boss monsters for the other two enemies as well.
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* FetusTerrible: Morgox the Unborn, assuming his name isn't [[NonIndicativeName of the non-indicative variety]].
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* GetBackHereBoss: The Battle Bat becomes this as it loses its armor and starts moves faster.
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* BigBadEnsemble: The six bosses- [[GiantEnemyCrab Dungeon S. Crab]], [[DualBoss Das Boxen]], the [[AlluringAnglerfish Obtuse Angler]], Battle Bat, [[AIIsACrapshoot PAL-1000]], and Drillbaby- stand in Robot’s way of getting Fishy, with Drillbaby in particular guarding the key that
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* BigBadEnsemble: The six bosses- [[GiantEnemyCrab Dungeon S. Crab]], [[DualBoss Das Boxen]], the [[AlluringAnglerfish Obtuse Angler]], [[BatOutOfHell Battle Bat, Bat]], [[AIIsACrapshoot PAL-1000]], and Drillbaby- [[FinalBoss Drillbaby]]- stand in Robot’s way of getting Fishy, with Drillbaby in particular guarding the key thatFishy.
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* NoAntagonist: In the first three games and ''Y'', as the enemies are either native life or machines with no real grudge against Robot. ''Ice Cream'' and ''Justice'' have proper antagonists, however.
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''Robot Wants'' is a series of {{Metroidvania}} games, developed by Creator/HamumuGames, that follows a robot as he searches for important items through dangerous and very hostile futuristic environments.
Each game involves the robot utilizing various (and sometimes ridiculous) abilities and tools to access new parts of the environment, while also using an animal (including a cat and dog) to help in their adventure. All of the games also feature massive bosses, [[EasterEgg plenty of secrets]] and challenges for [[SpeedRun speedrunners]]. Due to the series' nature and scope, the games aren't nearly as long as other Hamumu games (or {{Metroidvania}} games in general). Nonetheless, the series is often considered a worthy addition to the Hamumu game roster, especially as part of the Hamumu Clubhouse revamp.
There are four original Flash games in the series:
* ''[[http://hamumu.com/robotkitty.php Robot Wants Kitty]]'' (which later had an [[http://www.raptisoft.com/index.php?game=robotwantskitty expanded version released for iOS]])
* ''[[http://hamumu.com/robotpuppy.php Robot Wants Puppy]]''
* ''[[http://hamumu.com/robotfishy.php Robot Wants Fishy]]'', and
* ''[[http://hamumu.com/roboticecream.php Robot Wants Ice Cream]]''.
A CompilationRerelease, ''[[https://store.steampowered.com/app/834760/Robot_Wants_It_All/ Robot Wants It All]]'', was released on April 4th, 2019. The compilation includes the original games, a "remixed" and "easy" version for each game, as well as:
* ''[[http://jayisgames.com/archives/2010/11/robot_wants_jig_banner_game_by_hamumu.php Robot Wants Y]]'', which was originally made as a banner game for the Jay is Games website (later removed from the site).
* ''Robot Wants Justice'', implied to be the GrandFinale of the series.
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!!Robot Wants Tropes:
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[[folder:Multiple games]]
* AmbiguousGender: All of the animals.
* AttackAnimal: In ''Puppy'', Robot throws Kitty at enemies to attack them. In ''Ice Cream'', Puppy can mount a turret to shoot at enemies.
* AttackItsWeakPoint: Defeating the first boss of ''Puppy'' requires you to throw the cat through the opening in its force field. Obtuse Angler from ''Fishy'' can only be hit on its bulb. Drillbaby, from the same game, needs to be defeated by dropping bombs from the ceiling onto its core.
* {{Backtracking}}: Most games in the series require you to do this to find the rest of the upgrades/collectibles required for OneHundredPercentCompletion.
* BagOfSpilling: This is a Metroidvania series we're talking about, after all.
* CatsAreMean: Kitty [[spoiler:hates Puppy, eats Fishy, and attacks Happy Ice Cream Planet just to get revenge on Robot]].
* {{Checkpoint}}: The Transmatter Computrons, which also [[HealingCheckpoint restore Robot's shield/hearts/chasis]].
* ChekhovsGunman: Both the kitty (see AttackAnimal) and puppy (see NonHumanSidekick) from the first and second game respectively.
* {{Chiptune}}: Chiptune music is used in all games except the original release of ''Y'', which was silent.
* CoresAndTurretsBoss: PAL-1000 from ''Fishy'', and the two security cores from ''Ice Cream''.
* CruelTwistEnding / ShaggyDogStory: Most of the sequels to ''Kitty''. [[spoiler:''Y'' and ''Justice'' have no twists, although ''It All'' points out how obtaining the letter Y isn't exactly impressive.]]
** Robot got Puppy! [[spoiler: Kitty hates Puppy!]]
** Robot got Fishy! [[spoiler: Kitty ''[[EatTheDog loves]]'' Fishy.]]
** Robot got ice cream! [[spoiler:But he has no mouth.]]
* DoubleJump: Every game has this as an upgrade for Robot.
* DownerEnding: Robot Wants Puppy ([[spoiler:Kitty hates Puppy]]), Robot Wants Fishy ([[spoiler:Kitty eats Fishy]]), and Robot Wants Ice Cream ([[spoiler:Robot has no mouth with which to eat ice cream]]). Mind you, these endings are sad for the robot, but hilarious for anyone else.
* DeathIsASlapOnTheWrist: Getting destroyed simply reforms Robot at his last checkpoint with a penalty applied to the ingame timer. Downplayed in ''It All'', where dying ''a lot'' will result in a penalty to bonus Moneys received.
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: In a nutshell, the robot wants whatever is mentioned in the title.
* FinalBoss: In ''Ice Cream'', you fight Tom Stone at the end. In ''Justice'', you fight Tronk [[spoiler:(but mostly 2-Pei)]] at the end.
* FrickinLaserBeams: Whenever Robot can shoot "lasers", they're guaranteed to move rather slow.
* GratuitousGerman:
** Das Boxen from ''Fishy''. [[AsLongAsItSoundsForeign It's not even correct German]], since "das" is a ''singular'' article, and the German for "box" is ''Kasten'' anyway.
** It returns in ''Ice Cream'' as the ''Überboxen'', even more incorrect since there's only one of them, albeit with cyborg enhancements. But [[RuleOfFunny that's probably the point]]...
* JokeItem:
** The Sekrit Item of Wonder in ''Puppy'' is hard to find, hard to collect, and gives you [[spoiler:ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. Except an achievement, and some Moneys in ''It All'']].
** In ''Fishy'', there is an item that can only be obtained after a big chain explosion, and it is literally nothing. A graphically represented "nothing" that you can collect, and does nothing whatsoever. "Sometimes an [[StuffBlowingUp explosion]] is its own reward."
* JustifiedExtraLives: It's implied that the Transmatter Computrons, which serve as standard {{Checkpoint}}s, rebuild Robot from scratch every time he dies.
* MarathonBoss: Most bosses in ''Fishy'', and Tom Stone[[spoiler:/Kitty]] in ''Ice Cream''.
* {{Metroidvania}}: Each game is set up so that certain passages or destinations are only accessible after obtaining the right upgrades.
* NintendoHard: Definitely. Luckily, getting hit or dying doesn't equal game over. It just adds more seconds to your completion time. In ''It All'', dying a lot can bring down the amount of bonus gold you receive at the end of the map, but you can never have a negative amount of bonus gold.
* NoAntagonist: In the first three games and ''Y'', as the enemies are either native life or machines with no real grudge against Robot. ''Ice Cream'' and ''Justice'' have proper antagonists, however.
* NonHumanSidekick: The kitty and the puppy serve as this in various games.
* OneHitPointWonder: Zig-Zagged. Robot is this in the first two games, though ''Fishy'', ''Y'', and ''Justice'' have a shield powerup that absorbs one hit until a checkpoint is reached, and ''Ice Cream'' gives him [[HeartsAreHealth three hearts]] to work with. ''It All'' lets you play any of the games with the Tank-Bot chassis, which can always survive one more hit than Robot's default chassis.
* PowerUp: Actual powerups in question vary from game to game, though some of them are universal, like the double jump.
* PunnyName:
** Many of the bosses have wonderful/horrible pun names. Dungeon S. Crab, The Obtuse Angler, and Char-L07, just to name a few.
** 50-Pei, 4-Pei, and [[spoiler:you guessed it, 2-Pei]] in ''Justice''.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Robot, Kitty, Puppy, Fishy, the Durpoids... that's not even counting the cute monsters.
* SequentialBoss: Some bosses will grow new lifebars when you so much as put a ''dent'' in their armour, with their forms showing their armour gradually being destroyed. Notably, the FinalBoss of ''Ice Cream'' has ''five'' forms.
* ShoutOut:
** The boss names, such as the robotic spider "[[Literature/CharlottesWeb Char-L07]]", or the "[[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey PAL-1000]]", a boss whose mainframes you need to hack with the [=HaXXoR=] skill to expose the central core, which looks like HAL's red sensor.
** One item in ''Fishy'' is called "Dolemite Infusion" and makes your bombs more powerful. "Dolemite" was a tough metal featured in ''{{WesternAnimation/Futurama}}'' as one component of Bender's robot body.
** One area in ''Fishy'' is called [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Bat Cave]]. It's a big cave full of bats.
** Probably it's just a concidence, but when Robot hacks a computer in ''Fishy'', their happy screens look just like [[WesternAnimation/{{Superjail}} Jailbot]]'s dot matrix screen/face.
** The ability to make Puppy attack in ''Ice Cream'' is called "Atomic Robo-Puppy". There was an old arcade game called ''[[http://www.shmups.com/reviews/atomicrobokid/index.html Atomic Robo-Kid]]''.
* SpeedRun: Built around this. There are several achievements for beating the games under certain times.
* SuperDrowningSkills[=/=]SuperNotDrowningSkills: Before collecting the Rustproofing or Aqualung upgrade in ''Fishy'' or ''Y'', you die on contact with any water whatsoever. After collecting it, you can stay in water as long as you want. Justified since Robot is [[NoWaterproofingInTheFuture mechanical]].
* YearX: Parodied. ''Puppy'' is set in 20XX, ''Fishy'' is set in "20XX and a couple of days", ''Ice Cream'' is set in "20XX and a week or two" (plus the ten-year nap Robot and Puppy have while travelling to Happy Ice Cream Planet), and ''Justice'' is set in 20X''Y''. In ''It All'', [[spoiler:Robot Wants Data]] mentions that the one-eyed alien from ''Kitty'' was discovered in 20WR.
* YourSizeMayVary: Kitty becomes a lot smaller in ''Puppy'' and ''Ice Cream'' than they were in ''Kitty''. The same thing happens to Puppy in ''Ice Cream'' and ''Justice''. Fishy is also a lot larger in [[spoiler:Fishy Wants Robot]] from ''It All'' than in ''Fishy''.
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[[folder:''Robot Wants Kitty'']]
* BonusBoss: Slurg, Lord of Slime. Beating him gives you a powerup [[spoiler:which highly increases your rate of fire]].
* DiscOneNuke: As you already have the horizontal thrusters when you meet Slurg, Lord of Slime, it is quite easy to rocket past him, grab the power-up for your laser-gun, and finish him off in a few seconds.
* KingMook: Slurg, Lord of Slime is this to the Squiddles (blue, one-eyed aliens). The iPhone version has boss monsters for the other two enemies as well.
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[[folder:''Robot Wants Puppy'']]
* ArmorPiercingAttack: Dropping Stalacs on Blocko, the second boss, is the only way to decrease his health before his final form.
* AttackAnimal: Throwing Kitty onto aliens until they're scratched to death becomes your main form of attack in this game.
* ExcusePlot: Parodied. The game opens describing an epic yet completely unrelated plot, ending with "Meanwhile, in a completely different galaxy, thousands of light years away, [[TitleDrop Robot wants puppy]]." (If you're patient, after a wide gap between paragraphs, the story backpedals to clarify a detail in the initial plot description.)
* FakeOutOpening: The uprising against Morgox the Unborn has nothing to do with the actual game.
* FetusTerrible: Morgox the Unborn, assuming his name isn't [[NonIndicativeName of the non-indicative variety]].
* GrievousHarmWithABody: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. Although you attack by throwing Kitty, it's not the act of Kitty hitting an enemy that harms them - it's Kitty going nuts and scratching them.
* TheGhost: Morgox the Unborn.
* ImprovisedWeapon: Since Robot isn't given any powerups that allow him to directly attack, his only form of offense is throwing Kitty at enemies.
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[[folder:''Robot Wants Fishy'']]
* BulletHell: The Obtuse Angler fires spirals of bullets now and then that need to be carefully avoided.
* DolledUpInstallment: ''Fishy'' was retooled into ''[[http://boyslife.org/games/online-games/14356/pedros-space-adventure-2/ Pedro's Space Adventure 2]]'', changing the main character into [[ComicStrip/TheWackyAdventuresOfPedro Pedro the Mailburro]] (the mascot of the Boy Scouts magazine ''Boys' Life'') and replacing the Robo-Bombs with letters.
* GetBackHereBoss: The Battle Bat becomes this as it loses its armor and starts moves faster.
* LeetSpeak: The name of the [=HaXXor=] skill.
* UnderwaterBossBattle: The Obtuse Angler. To properly fight it, you need to collect a powerup that allows you to swim and a powerup that lets you shoot underwater.
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[[folder:''Robot Wants Ice Cream'']]
* AbnormalAmmo: By means of a secret upgrade which allows you to shoot [[spoiler:[[EdibleAmmunition bananas]]]].
* AsteroidsMonster: The Nanoswarm is an Asteroids ''Boss''.
* BigBad: Tom Stone. [[spoiler:That is, Kitty in a mech.]]
* CreateYourOwnVillain: Tom Stone [[spoiler:(Kitty) may not have liked being hurled at enemies in ''Puppy'' and ejected into space at the start of the game]].
* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:Kitty. "This'll teach you to abandon me, Robot!"]]
* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:Kitty [[NoodleIncident somehow]] ended up conquering Happy Ice Cream Planet and terrorizing it with missiles and hostile robots.]]
* {{Faceship}}: The Mekazoid spaceship is shaped like [[spoiler:a cat head.]]
* FromNobodyToNightmare: While [[spoiler:the Kitty]] was no slouch in ''Puppy'', it largely undergoes a HumiliationConga ([[spoiler:being thrown by the Robot repeatedly into enemies and electrical fields, culminating in it being replaced by the Puppy once the Robot finds him]]). As a result, the character conducts a GreatOffscreenWar, taking over Ice Cream Planet and populating it with Mekazoids, a spaceship with plenty of defenses, and missiles raining down upon the surface.
* GreatOffscreenWar: How do you think Happy Ice Cream Planet was overtaken?
* HopeSpot: A single, solitary ice cream cone is placed a few feet in front of the Robot at the very beginning of the game... only to be cruelly blown apart by a strategically-placed missile moments afterwards.
* LethalJokeItem: The [[spoiler:hidden BANANARANG!! upgrade]] replaces Robot and Puppy's bolts with [[spoiler:bananas. Extremely bouncy bananas that do no less damage than regular bolts]].
* NecessaryDrawback: The use of save stations has been greatly relaxed in the CompilationRerelease -- while the original RWIC map made it so that you couldn't regenerate hitpoints (you had exactly three hits before you died), the re-release has it so that you can refill your hit points at any time simply by touching one of the stations... however, the drawback is that three seconds are added to the total time if you hit an enemy, while still factoring in the ten-second penalty if you die. As a result, the map is much harder for players trying to get the achievements for speedrunning, as they have to weigh the tradeoffs of getting hit versus completing the area as quickly as possible.
* SchmuckBait: Getting two of the upgrades on the undercarriage of the Mekazoid spaceship requires the Robot to fly directly into an exploding enemy, which will cost it a hitpoint. There is no way to avoid it, as even the [[spoiler:Bananarang secret weapon]] doesn't have the angle possible to shoot down the enemy (in a one-pixel tunnel) before it explodes.
* SigilSpam: The letter K is imprinted on numerous bosses. [[spoiler:As in, K for Kitty]].
* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler:You can't mention Kitty playing a non-trivial role in the game without noting that they took over Happy Ice Cream Planet.]]
* ZergRush: Once the Nanoswarm breaks apart enough (and if the Robot hasn't fully upgraded its weaponry), it will attempt this, using dozens of smaller copies of itself.
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[[folder:''Robot Wants Y'']]
* {{EMP}}: The EMP Bombs are a standard depiction, disabling electronics (pistons and acid cannons) temporarily... and destroying Robot if he's in range.
* FunWithAcronyms: Every item in the game. That is, '''C'''rawly Bombs, '''A'''ir Jump, '''S'''hield, '''U'''nderminer, '''A'''ctuator, '''L'''aser Blaster; '''G'''lidewings, '''A'''ir Bombs, '''M'''ag-Lock, '''E'''MP Bombs, '''P'''lasma Bombs, '''L'''ateral Magnets, '''A'''qualung, and '''Y'''OU WIN![[note]]"Y? Because Robot wants it."[[/note]].
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[[folder:''Robot Wants Justice'']]
* ContinuityNod: You can find one of the computer terminals from ''Fishy'' in one of the caves on the surface of the planet, a short time before you fight 2-Pei.
* EldritchAbomination: PlayedForLaughs with the Horror Beyond Comprehension, which is just a screaming purple monster with one eye. It also looks quite cute when being knocked backwards, which doesn't help its case.
* FlashOfPain: Robot starts flashing red when he takes a hit with the External Plating upgrade.
* GrandFinale: This seems to be the final game in the series.
* GroundPunch: The "Seismic Slam" upgrade allows for this.
* NeutralNoLonger: Robot decides to stop running about the galaxy for pets and does something about the Durpoid crisis.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: In form of Emperor Tronk, resembling a certain other toupee-wearing politician with low approval. The [[spoiler:"View Game History"]] section in ''It All'' says this was not meant as political commentary or parody, but rather as a comparison.
* NonIndicativeName: The Horror Beyond Comprehension is not all that horrific.
* PuppetKing: It's implied that Emperor Tronk is taking orders from [[spoiler:2-Pei]].
* {{Shoryuken}}: One of Robot's attack upgrades, only it's just called "Uppercut".
* YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm: {{Subverted|Trope}} with the Horror Beyond Comprehension, which is fully visible and frankly not that hard to comprehend (a purple blob with one eye and a mouth who roars constantly).
* ZeroEffortBoss: The Horror Beyond Comprehension, whose only attack is roaring at you, which slightly pushes you back. Punching it in either direction will instantly propel it into [[BossArenaIdiocy the conveniently placed lava pit right behind it]].
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[[folder:''Robot Wants It All'']]
!!Includes extra lore mentioned in the [[spoiler:Robot Wants Data feature]] that is not made apparent in the games themselves.
* AndYourRewardIsClothes: Unlocking the variants of each map (Remix or Classic) unlocks certain alternate skins for the Robot to use, like the Safetybot (orange-and-yellow). Downplayed in that some skins have actual gameplay effects.
* AsHimself: Somehow ''inverted'' in the credits. "As Himself" is played by [[CallBack Morgox the Unborn]].
* DoubleUnlock: The Shop menu is built around this. Playing any map results in enemies dropping Moneys and Moneys being rewarded upon completing the map, which can be spent on new features, alternate Robot costumes, and Mutators. However, not everything is immediately accessible - you'll need to purchase items to unlock more of them, making the Shop more akin to a TechTree.
* EndlessGame: ''Robot Wants Mayhem'' only ends when Robot dies.
* EnemyScan: Purchasing [[spoiler:the Robot Wants Data bonus feature]] in the shop causes enemies to occasionally drop blueprints on death (or, in the case of ''Y'', when being stunned). An enemy's description starts out obscured, and is gradually revealed as you collect more blueprints pertaining to that enemy.
* TheGhost: Almost everyone named in [[spoiler:Robot Wants Data]] aside from the [[spoiler:scanned entities]] themselves.
* MiniGame: A few of them in the Bonus menu.
** ''Fishy Wants Robot'' is a roguelike where Fishy traverses a randomly generated cavern to rescue Robot.
** ''Robot Wants Mayhem'' is an endless arena mode where Robot destroys Mekazoids until they destroy him.
** ''Robot Warps Quickly'' is a ''VideoGame/{{Gradius}}''-esque sidescrolling shooter.
* PerspectiveFlip: The Fishy Wants Robot bonus map places you in control of Fishy, who must rescue Robot in much the same way Robot rescued Fishy - except everything is underwater. It's non-canon, since [[spoiler:Fishy dies at the end of ''Fishy'', almost immediately after Robot finds them.]]
* QuintessentialBritishGentleman: The Krobbs (crab-like enemies in ''Fishy'') are presented as a PlanetOfHats with this trait.
* RedundancyDepartmentOfRedundancy: The Horror Beyond Comprehension is described as "a horror so horrifying that its horrific countenance cannot be described."
* SamusIsAGirl: Fishy is described as female in ''Fishy Wants Robot''.
* ShoutOut:
** The ''Fishy Wants Robot'' sidestory uses items and designs from ''Pedro and the Pearls of Peril'', a separate game also developed by Hamumu Software. These include the oysters (which now confer powerups instead of pearls) and the Ghost Angler boss, who appears once all of the Chrono Shards have been collected.
** Dying in ''Robot Wants Mayhem'' results in a [[Memes/DarkSouls YOU DIED]] screen, complete with a soundalike of the ''Dark Souls'' death sound.
* TheseAreThingsManWasNotMeantToKnow: PlayedForLaughs. The game insists you cannot possibly understand why there are deadly gray pistons everywhere in ''Y'' because "you are (I assume) a mere human."
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->''[[AWinnerIsYou Robot got tropes!]]''
->''[[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife Robot's life is ruined!]]''
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Each game involves the robot utilizing various (and sometimes ridiculous) abilities and tools to access new parts of the environment, while also using an animal (including a cat and dog) to help in their adventure. All of the games also feature massive bosses, [[EasterEgg plenty of secrets]] and challenges for [[SpeedRun speedrunners]]. Due to the series' nature and scope, the games aren't nearly as long as other Hamumu games (or {{Metroidvania}} games in general). Nonetheless, the series is often considered a worthy addition to the Hamumu game roster, especially as part of the Hamumu Clubhouse revamp.
There are four original Flash games in the series:
* ''[[http://hamumu.com/robotkitty.php Robot Wants Kitty]]'' (which later had an [[http://www.raptisoft.com/index.php?game=robotwantskitty expanded version released for iOS]])
* ''[[http://hamumu.com/robotpuppy.php Robot Wants Puppy]]''
* ''[[http://hamumu.com/robotfishy.php Robot Wants Fishy]]'', and
* ''[[http://hamumu.com/roboticecream.php Robot Wants Ice Cream]]''.
A CompilationRerelease, ''[[https://store.steampowered.com/app/834760/Robot_Wants_It_All/ Robot Wants It All]]'', was released on April 4th, 2019. The compilation includes the original games, a "remixed" and "easy" version for each game, as well as:
* ''[[http://jayisgames.com/archives/2010/11/robot_wants_jig_banner_game_by_hamumu.php Robot Wants Y]]'', which was originally made as a banner game for the Jay is Games website (later removed from the site).
* ''Robot Wants Justice'', implied to be the GrandFinale of the series.
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!!Robot Wants Tropes:
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[[folder:Multiple games]]
* AmbiguousGender: All of the animals.
* AttackAnimal: In ''Puppy'', Robot throws Kitty at enemies to attack them. In ''Ice Cream'', Puppy can mount a turret to shoot at enemies.
* AttackItsWeakPoint: Defeating the first boss of ''Puppy'' requires you to throw the cat through the opening in its force field. Obtuse Angler from ''Fishy'' can only be hit on its bulb. Drillbaby, from the same game, needs to be defeated by dropping bombs from the ceiling onto its core.
* {{Backtracking}}: Most games in the series require you to do this to find the rest of the upgrades/collectibles required for OneHundredPercentCompletion.
* BagOfSpilling: This is a Metroidvania series we're talking about, after all.
* CatsAreMean: Kitty [[spoiler:hates Puppy, eats Fishy, and attacks Happy Ice Cream Planet just to get revenge on Robot]].
* {{Checkpoint}}: The Transmatter Computrons, which also [[HealingCheckpoint restore Robot's shield/hearts/chasis]].
* ChekhovsGunman: Both the kitty (see AttackAnimal) and puppy (see NonHumanSidekick) from the first and second game respectively.
* {{Chiptune}}: Chiptune music is used in all games except the original release of ''Y'', which was silent.
* CoresAndTurretsBoss: PAL-1000 from ''Fishy'', and the two security cores from ''Ice Cream''.
* CruelTwistEnding / ShaggyDogStory: Most of the sequels to ''Kitty''. [[spoiler:''Y'' and ''Justice'' have no twists, although ''It All'' points out how obtaining the letter Y isn't exactly impressive.]]
** Robot got Puppy! [[spoiler: Kitty hates Puppy!]]
** Robot got Fishy! [[spoiler: Kitty ''[[EatTheDog loves]]'' Fishy.]]
** Robot got ice cream! [[spoiler:But he has no mouth.]]
* DoubleJump: Every game has this as an upgrade for Robot.
* DownerEnding: Robot Wants Puppy ([[spoiler:Kitty hates Puppy]]), Robot Wants Fishy ([[spoiler:Kitty eats Fishy]]), and Robot Wants Ice Cream ([[spoiler:Robot has no mouth with which to eat ice cream]]). Mind you, these endings are sad for the robot, but hilarious for anyone else.
* DeathIsASlapOnTheWrist: Getting destroyed simply reforms Robot at his last checkpoint with a penalty applied to the ingame timer. Downplayed in ''It All'', where dying ''a lot'' will result in a penalty to bonus Moneys received.
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: In a nutshell, the robot wants whatever is mentioned in the title.
* FinalBoss: In ''Ice Cream'', you fight Tom Stone at the end. In ''Justice'', you fight Tronk [[spoiler:(but mostly 2-Pei)]] at the end.
* FrickinLaserBeams: Whenever Robot can shoot "lasers", they're guaranteed to move rather slow.
* GratuitousGerman:
** Das Boxen from ''Fishy''. [[AsLongAsItSoundsForeign It's not even correct German]], since "das" is a ''singular'' article, and the German for "box" is ''Kasten'' anyway.
** It returns in ''Ice Cream'' as the ''Überboxen'', even more incorrect since there's only one of them, albeit with cyborg enhancements. But [[RuleOfFunny that's probably the point]]...
* JokeItem:
** The Sekrit Item of Wonder in ''Puppy'' is hard to find, hard to collect, and gives you [[spoiler:ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. Except an achievement, and some Moneys in ''It All'']].
** In ''Fishy'', there is an item that can only be obtained after a big chain explosion, and it is literally nothing. A graphically represented "nothing" that you can collect, and does nothing whatsoever. "Sometimes an [[StuffBlowingUp explosion]] is its own reward."
* JustifiedExtraLives: It's implied that the Transmatter Computrons, which serve as standard {{Checkpoint}}s, rebuild Robot from scratch every time he dies.
* MarathonBoss: Most bosses in ''Fishy'', and Tom Stone[[spoiler:/Kitty]] in ''Ice Cream''.
* {{Metroidvania}}: Each game is set up so that certain passages or destinations are only accessible after obtaining the right upgrades.
* NintendoHard: Definitely. Luckily, getting hit or dying doesn't equal game over. It just adds more seconds to your completion time. In ''It All'', dying a lot can bring down the amount of bonus gold you receive at the end of the map, but you can never have a negative amount of bonus gold.
* NoAntagonist: In the first three games and ''Y'', as the enemies are either native life or machines with no real grudge against Robot. ''Ice Cream'' and ''Justice'' have proper antagonists, however.
* NonHumanSidekick: The kitty and the puppy serve as this in various games.
* OneHitPointWonder: Zig-Zagged. Robot is this in the first two games, though ''Fishy'', ''Y'', and ''Justice'' have a shield powerup that absorbs one hit until a checkpoint is reached, and ''Ice Cream'' gives him [[HeartsAreHealth three hearts]] to work with. ''It All'' lets you play any of the games with the Tank-Bot chassis, which can always survive one more hit than Robot's default chassis.
* PowerUp: Actual powerups in question vary from game to game, though some of them are universal, like the double jump.
* PunnyName:
** Many of the bosses have wonderful/horrible pun names. Dungeon S. Crab, The Obtuse Angler, and Char-L07, just to name a few.
** 50-Pei, 4-Pei, and [[spoiler:you guessed it, 2-Pei]] in ''Justice''.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Robot, Kitty, Puppy, Fishy, the Durpoids... that's not even counting the cute monsters.
* SequentialBoss: Some bosses will grow new lifebars when you so much as put a ''dent'' in their armour, with their forms showing their armour gradually being destroyed. Notably, the FinalBoss of ''Ice Cream'' has ''five'' forms.
* ShoutOut:
** The boss names, such as the robotic spider "[[Literature/CharlottesWeb Char-L07]]", or the "[[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey PAL-1000]]", a boss whose mainframes you need to hack with the [=HaXXoR=] skill to expose the central core, which looks like HAL's red sensor.
** One item in ''Fishy'' is called "Dolemite Infusion" and makes your bombs more powerful. "Dolemite" was a tough metal featured in ''{{WesternAnimation/Futurama}}'' as one component of Bender's robot body.
** One area in ''Fishy'' is called [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Bat Cave]]. It's a big cave full of bats.
** Probably it's just a concidence, but when Robot hacks a computer in ''Fishy'', their happy screens look just like [[WesternAnimation/{{Superjail}} Jailbot]]'s dot matrix screen/face.
** The ability to make Puppy attack in ''Ice Cream'' is called "Atomic Robo-Puppy". There was an old arcade game called ''[[http://www.shmups.com/reviews/atomicrobokid/index.html Atomic Robo-Kid]]''.
* SpeedRun: Built around this. There are several achievements for beating the games under certain times.
* SuperDrowningSkills[=/=]SuperNotDrowningSkills: Before collecting the Rustproofing or Aqualung upgrade in ''Fishy'' or ''Y'', you die on contact with any water whatsoever. After collecting it, you can stay in water as long as you want. Justified since Robot is [[NoWaterproofingInTheFuture mechanical]].
* YearX: Parodied. ''Puppy'' is set in 20XX, ''Fishy'' is set in "20XX and a couple of days", ''Ice Cream'' is set in "20XX and a week or two" (plus the ten-year nap Robot and Puppy have while travelling to Happy Ice Cream Planet), and ''Justice'' is set in 20X''Y''. In ''It All'', [[spoiler:Robot Wants Data]] mentions that the one-eyed alien from ''Kitty'' was discovered in 20WR.
* YourSizeMayVary: Kitty becomes a lot smaller in ''Puppy'' and ''Ice Cream'' than they were in ''Kitty''. The same thing happens to Puppy in ''Ice Cream'' and ''Justice''. Fishy is also a lot larger in [[spoiler:Fishy Wants Robot]] from ''It All'' than in ''Fishy''.
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[[folder:''Robot Wants Kitty'']]
* BonusBoss: Slurg, Lord of Slime. Beating him gives you a powerup [[spoiler:which highly increases your rate of fire]].
* DiscOneNuke: As you already have the horizontal thrusters when you meet Slurg, Lord of Slime, it is quite easy to rocket past him, grab the power-up for your laser-gun, and finish him off in a few seconds.
* KingMook: Slurg, Lord of Slime is this to the Squiddles (blue, one-eyed aliens). The iPhone version has boss monsters for the other two enemies as well.
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[[folder:''Robot Wants Puppy'']]
* ArmorPiercingAttack: Dropping Stalacs on Blocko, the second boss, is the only way to decrease his health before his final form.
* AttackAnimal: Throwing Kitty onto aliens until they're scratched to death becomes your main form of attack in this game.
* ExcusePlot: Parodied. The game opens describing an epic yet completely unrelated plot, ending with "Meanwhile, in a completely different galaxy, thousands of light years away, [[TitleDrop Robot wants puppy]]." (If you're patient, after a wide gap between paragraphs, the story backpedals to clarify a detail in the initial plot description.)
* FakeOutOpening: The uprising against Morgox the Unborn has nothing to do with the actual game.
* FetusTerrible: Morgox the Unborn, assuming his name isn't [[NonIndicativeName of the non-indicative variety]].
* GrievousHarmWithABody: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. Although you attack by throwing Kitty, it's not the act of Kitty hitting an enemy that harms them - it's Kitty going nuts and scratching them.
* TheGhost: Morgox the Unborn.
* ImprovisedWeapon: Since Robot isn't given any powerups that allow him to directly attack, his only form of offense is throwing Kitty at enemies.
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[[folder:''Robot Wants Fishy'']]
* BulletHell: The Obtuse Angler fires spirals of bullets now and then that need to be carefully avoided.
* DolledUpInstallment: ''Fishy'' was retooled into ''[[http://boyslife.org/games/online-games/14356/pedros-space-adventure-2/ Pedro's Space Adventure 2]]'', changing the main character into [[ComicStrip/TheWackyAdventuresOfPedro Pedro the Mailburro]] (the mascot of the Boy Scouts magazine ''Boys' Life'') and replacing the Robo-Bombs with letters.
* GetBackHereBoss: The Battle Bat becomes this as it loses its armor and starts moves faster.
* LeetSpeak: The name of the [=HaXXor=] skill.
* UnderwaterBossBattle: The Obtuse Angler. To properly fight it, you need to collect a powerup that allows you to swim and a powerup that lets you shoot underwater.
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[[folder:''Robot Wants Ice Cream'']]
* AbnormalAmmo: By means of a secret upgrade which allows you to shoot [[spoiler:[[EdibleAmmunition bananas]]]].
* AsteroidsMonster: The Nanoswarm is an Asteroids ''Boss''.
* BigBad: Tom Stone. [[spoiler:That is, Kitty in a mech.]]
* CreateYourOwnVillain: Tom Stone [[spoiler:(Kitty) may not have liked being hurled at enemies in ''Puppy'' and ejected into space at the start of the game]].
* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:Kitty. "This'll teach you to abandon me, Robot!"]]
* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:Kitty [[NoodleIncident somehow]] ended up conquering Happy Ice Cream Planet and terrorizing it with missiles and hostile robots.]]
* {{Faceship}}: The Mekazoid spaceship is shaped like [[spoiler:a cat head.]]
* FromNobodyToNightmare: While [[spoiler:the Kitty]] was no slouch in ''Puppy'', it largely undergoes a HumiliationConga ([[spoiler:being thrown by the Robot repeatedly into enemies and electrical fields, culminating in it being replaced by the Puppy once the Robot finds him]]). As a result, the character conducts a GreatOffscreenWar, taking over Ice Cream Planet and populating it with Mekazoids, a spaceship with plenty of defenses, and missiles raining down upon the surface.
* GreatOffscreenWar: How do you think Happy Ice Cream Planet was overtaken?
* HopeSpot: A single, solitary ice cream cone is placed a few feet in front of the Robot at the very beginning of the game... only to be cruelly blown apart by a strategically-placed missile moments afterwards.
* LethalJokeItem: The [[spoiler:hidden BANANARANG!! upgrade]] replaces Robot and Puppy's bolts with [[spoiler:bananas. Extremely bouncy bananas that do no less damage than regular bolts]].
* NecessaryDrawback: The use of save stations has been greatly relaxed in the CompilationRerelease -- while the original RWIC map made it so that you couldn't regenerate hitpoints (you had exactly three hits before you died), the re-release has it so that you can refill your hit points at any time simply by touching one of the stations... however, the drawback is that three seconds are added to the total time if you hit an enemy, while still factoring in the ten-second penalty if you die. As a result, the map is much harder for players trying to get the achievements for speedrunning, as they have to weigh the tradeoffs of getting hit versus completing the area as quickly as possible.
* SchmuckBait: Getting two of the upgrades on the undercarriage of the Mekazoid spaceship requires the Robot to fly directly into an exploding enemy, which will cost it a hitpoint. There is no way to avoid it, as even the [[spoiler:Bananarang secret weapon]] doesn't have the angle possible to shoot down the enemy (in a one-pixel tunnel) before it explodes.
* SigilSpam: The letter K is imprinted on numerous bosses. [[spoiler:As in, K for Kitty]].
* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler:You can't mention Kitty playing a non-trivial role in the game without noting that they took over Happy Ice Cream Planet.]]
* ZergRush: Once the Nanoswarm breaks apart enough (and if the Robot hasn't fully upgraded its weaponry), it will attempt this, using dozens of smaller copies of itself.
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[[folder:''Robot Wants Y'']]
* {{EMP}}: The EMP Bombs are a standard depiction, disabling electronics (pistons and acid cannons) temporarily... and destroying Robot if he's in range.
* FunWithAcronyms: Every item in the game. That is, '''C'''rawly Bombs, '''A'''ir Jump, '''S'''hield, '''U'''nderminer, '''A'''ctuator, '''L'''aser Blaster; '''G'''lidewings, '''A'''ir Bombs, '''M'''ag-Lock, '''E'''MP Bombs, '''P'''lasma Bombs, '''L'''ateral Magnets, '''A'''qualung, and '''Y'''OU WIN![[note]]"Y? Because Robot wants it."[[/note]].
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[[folder:''Robot Wants Justice'']]
* ContinuityNod: You can find one of the computer terminals from ''Fishy'' in one of the caves on the surface of the planet, a short time before you fight 2-Pei.
* EldritchAbomination: PlayedForLaughs with the Horror Beyond Comprehension, which is just a screaming purple monster with one eye. It also looks quite cute when being knocked backwards, which doesn't help its case.
* FlashOfPain: Robot starts flashing red when he takes a hit with the External Plating upgrade.
* GrandFinale: This seems to be the final game in the series.
* GroundPunch: The "Seismic Slam" upgrade allows for this.
* NeutralNoLonger: Robot decides to stop running about the galaxy for pets and does something about the Durpoid crisis.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: In form of Emperor Tronk, resembling a certain other toupee-wearing politician with low approval. The [[spoiler:"View Game History"]] section in ''It All'' says this was not meant as political commentary or parody, but rather as a comparison.
* NonIndicativeName: The Horror Beyond Comprehension is not all that horrific.
* PuppetKing: It's implied that Emperor Tronk is taking orders from [[spoiler:2-Pei]].
* {{Shoryuken}}: One of Robot's attack upgrades, only it's just called "Uppercut".
* YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm: {{Subverted|Trope}} with the Horror Beyond Comprehension, which is fully visible and frankly not that hard to comprehend (a purple blob with one eye and a mouth who roars constantly).
* ZeroEffortBoss: The Horror Beyond Comprehension, whose only attack is roaring at you, which slightly pushes you back. Punching it in either direction will instantly propel it into [[BossArenaIdiocy the conveniently placed lava pit right behind it]].
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[[folder:''Robot Wants It All'']]
!!Includes extra lore mentioned in the [[spoiler:Robot Wants Data feature]] that is not made apparent in the games themselves.
* AndYourRewardIsClothes: Unlocking the variants of each map (Remix or Classic) unlocks certain alternate skins for the Robot to use, like the Safetybot (orange-and-yellow). Downplayed in that some skins have actual gameplay effects.
* AsHimself: Somehow ''inverted'' in the credits. "As Himself" is played by [[CallBack Morgox the Unborn]].
* DoubleUnlock: The Shop menu is built around this. Playing any map results in enemies dropping Moneys and Moneys being rewarded upon completing the map, which can be spent on new features, alternate Robot costumes, and Mutators. However, not everything is immediately accessible - you'll need to purchase items to unlock more of them, making the Shop more akin to a TechTree.
* EndlessGame: ''Robot Wants Mayhem'' only ends when Robot dies.
* EnemyScan: Purchasing [[spoiler:the Robot Wants Data bonus feature]] in the shop causes enemies to occasionally drop blueprints on death (or, in the case of ''Y'', when being stunned). An enemy's description starts out obscured, and is gradually revealed as you collect more blueprints pertaining to that enemy.
* TheGhost: Almost everyone named in [[spoiler:Robot Wants Data]] aside from the [[spoiler:scanned entities]] themselves.
* MiniGame: A few of them in the Bonus menu.
** ''Fishy Wants Robot'' is a roguelike where Fishy traverses a randomly generated cavern to rescue Robot.
** ''Robot Wants Mayhem'' is an endless arena mode where Robot destroys Mekazoids until they destroy him.
** ''Robot Warps Quickly'' is a ''VideoGame/{{Gradius}}''-esque sidescrolling shooter.
* PerspectiveFlip: The Fishy Wants Robot bonus map places you in control of Fishy, who must rescue Robot in much the same way Robot rescued Fishy - except everything is underwater. It's non-canon, since [[spoiler:Fishy dies at the end of ''Fishy'', almost immediately after Robot finds them.]]
* QuintessentialBritishGentleman: The Krobbs (crab-like enemies in ''Fishy'') are presented as a PlanetOfHats with this trait.
* RedundancyDepartmentOfRedundancy: The Horror Beyond Comprehension is described as "a horror so horrifying that its horrific countenance cannot be described."
* SamusIsAGirl: Fishy is described as female in ''Fishy Wants Robot''.
* ShoutOut:
** The ''Fishy Wants Robot'' sidestory uses items and designs from ''Pedro and the Pearls of Peril'', a separate game also developed by Hamumu Software. These include the oysters (which now confer powerups instead of pearls) and the Ghost Angler boss, who appears once all of the Chrono Shards have been collected.
** Dying in ''Robot Wants Mayhem'' results in a [[Memes/DarkSouls YOU DIED]] screen, complete with a soundalike of the ''Dark Souls'' death sound.
* TheseAreThingsManWasNotMeantToKnow: PlayedForLaughs. The game insists you cannot possibly understand why there are deadly gray pistons everywhere in ''Y'' because "you are (I assume) a mere human."
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->''[[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife Robot's life is ruined!]]''
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