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* ActionGirl: Saedee is captain of the Thunderbolts and their most competent member. Also, the Iron Maidens, a fellow Lunar League team, qualify.



* BigBad: Dr. Blood.
* TheChosenOne: [[spoiler: Blip. Dr. Tommy designed him to manifest [[SuperMode super-powers]] when Dr. Blood makes his move, but not before.]]
* CursedWithAwesome: Sadie's malfunctions are beneficial almost as often as they are detrimental.

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* BeleagueredAssistant: Steve is this to Coach Gridiron. He longs to one day coach his own battlebot team.
* BigBad: Dr. Blood. His evil plans to conquer the Moon and destroy Dr. Tommy's legacy drive the show's MythArc.
* BigGood: Dr. Tommy, as the beloved creator of all the robots in Crater City and archenemy of Dr.
Blood.
* BloodSport: The Lunar League Games are the robot version of this, being fought between the various battlebot teams to settle Earth disputes.
* TheChosenOne: [[spoiler: Blip.[[spoiler:Blip. Dr. Tommy designed him to manifest [[SuperMode super-powers]] when Dr. Blood makes his move, but not before.]]
* CursedWithAwesome: Sadie's Saedee's malfunctions are beneficial almost as often as they are detrimental.



* TheEveryman: Blip.
* EvilTwin: Since Sadie is introduced as a buggy prototype, Sadie 2.0 eventually makes her appearance. Of ''course'' she's evil.
* FemBot: Lunar City has both male and female robots.
* TheFool: Bolts.
* TheGhost: Dr. Tommy [[spoiler: until the end of the series.]]
* HiddenElfVillage: The Land of the Shlepricauns, the little recycling robots that nobody seriously believes in.

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* DrillSergeantNasty: Coach Gridiron is a classic example of the sports coach variation.
* TheEveryman: Blip.
Blip. A good-natured and mild-mannered, if somewhat shy, robot who finds himself thrusted from his mundane civilian life to that of a battlebot and discovers his role in a huge conspiracy involving his creators.
* EvilTwin: Since Sadie Saedee is introduced as a buggy prototype, Sadie Saedee 2.0 eventually makes her appearance. Of ''course'' course she's evil.
actually an agent of Dr. Blood.
* TheFaceless: Dr. Blood is this [[spoiler:until the last few episodes]], with only his glove being visible in the same manner as [[WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget Dr. Claw]].
* FamilyFriendlyFirearms: In the Lunar League Games, battlebots use water guns to fight each other, as it causes robots to instantly rust.
* FateWorseThanDeath: Being turned into an appliance by the Reformatter is considered to be this by the robots.
* FemBot: Lunar City has both male and female robots.
robots, with Saedee being the most prominent female robot in the show.
* TheFool: Bolts.
Bolts. Despite his impulsive and bumbling behavior and tendency to get himself into trouble with various figures, he always manages to find his way out (often with help from Blip) and [[spoiler:is Dr. Blood's sleeper agent.]]
* GeniusDitz: Dr. Tommy. Despite being the brilliant scientist who created every robot in the show and found the solution to world peace in doing so, he's also a goofy jokester and manchild who never takes things seriously.
* TheGhost: Dr. Tommy [[spoiler: until [[spoiler:until the end of the series.series, where it's revealed he's still alive.]]
* HiddenElfVillage: The Land of the Shlepricauns, Shleprecauns, the little recycling robots that nobody seriously believes in.



* JerkJock: Tigrr Jaxxon.
* MacGuffin: The Black Box.

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* JerkJock: Tigrr Jaxxon.
Jaxxon. Bolts and Blip initially admire and look up to him, but once they become members of the Thunderbolts, his narcissistic attitude really starts to get on them.
* KentBrockmanNews: Klank Lockton and Lock Klankton, the resident reporters and announcers for every battlebots tournament. Klank constantly hogs the mic from Lock, who never gets a single chance to speak [[spoiler:(except for the commentary of the final battle).]]
* LosingYourHead: This constantly happens to Coach Gridiron due to his constant frustration with the Thunderbolts' constant losing streak causes him to literally blow his top when he's sufficiently enraged. Fortunately, as a robot, this has no effect on him.
* MacGuffin: The Black Box.Box, which contains the data for every single robot constructed by Dr. Tommy.
* TheMafia: Bolts is frequently in trouble with Crater City's robot mafia led by Vinnie Two-Chimes.



* MineralMacguffin: Potofgoldium, which the Shlepicauns make from recycled trash.
* RecycledInSpace: Robot leprechauns and robot vampires.
* RedHerring: [[spoiler: Tigrr is set up early on as the most likely suspect to be Dr. Blood's sleeper agent, but it's actually ''Bolts.'' [[TomatoInTheMirror Not that Bolts has any idea]] that that's what he is, of course.]]

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* MineralMacguffin: Potofgoldium, which the Shlepicauns Shleprecauns make from recycled trash.
* RecycledInSpace: Robot leprechauns
trash and robot vampires.
is able to enhance any electronics its put in. [[spoiler:Dr. Tommy reveals in the finale that all his robots have a tiny amount of it built into their bodies that gives them the ability to act and think like people (like expressing emotions of friendship and love) unlike Dr. Blood's mindless Bloodbots.]]
* MythArc: While the show is generally an episodic comedy, there is a recurring storyline in the background regarding Blip's discovery of his powers and destiny as TheChosenOne to save Lunar City from Dr. Blood's sleeper agent.
* {{Narcissist}}: Tigrr Jaxxon is massively in love with himself. To a lesser extent, Bolts qualifies as this too.
* NoWaterproofingIntheFuture: Robots in the show's setting are instantly rusted by water, although it is totally harmless and only freezes them in place.
* RedHerring: [[spoiler: Tigrr [[spoiler:Tigrr is set up early on as the most likely suspect to be Dr. Blood's sleeper agent, but it's actually ''Bolts.'' [[TomatoInTheMirror Not that Bolts has any idea]] that that's what he is, of course.]]]]
* RedOniBlueOni: The immature and reckless Bolts is the Red Oni to the mid-mannered and level-headed Blip's Blue Oni.
* RoboRomance: Blip and Saedee have feelings for each other, and their inability to confess them to each other is a recurring plot in the series.
* RobotHair: Saedee has a clump of wires in the form of a ponytail.



* SuperMode: Blip discovers he has one, but can't activate it when he wants to.

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* SuperMode: Blip discovers he has one, but can't activate it when he wants to. [[spoiler:He ultimately discovers in the finale that it is activated by ThePowerOfFriendship (with Bolts) and ThePowerOfLove (with Saedee).]]
* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler:Bolts. He's Dr. Blood's sleeper agent, built from Dr. Tommy's schematics to become the leader of his takeover of the Moon.]]
* WillTheyOrWontThey: Blip and Saedee. The two have feelings for each other, but are too awkward to admit it. [[spoiler:TheyDo in the finale.]]
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''Bolts & Blip'' is a Korean-Canadian AllCGICartoon produced by [=ToonBox=] Entertainment (the same people behind ''WesternAnimation/TheNutJob'') and Creator/RedRoverStudios. It was posthumously created by the late Canadian animator Andy Knight, the founder of Red Rover Studios and creator of such cartoons as ''WesternAnimation/NedsNewt'', ''WesternAnimation/PigCity'', and ''WesternAnimation/GetEd''.

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''Bolts & Blip'' is a Korean-Canadian AllCGICartoon produced by [=ToonBox=] Entertainment (the same people behind ''WesternAnimation/TheNutJob'') and Creator/RedRoverStudios. It was posthumously created by the late Canadian animator Andy Knight, the founder of Red Rover Studios and creator of such cartoons as ''WesternAnimation/NedsNewt'', ''WesternAnimation/PigCity'', and ''WesternAnimation/GetEd''.
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''Bolts & Blip'' is a Korean-Canadian AllCGICartoon made by [=ToonBox=] Entertainment (the same people behind ''WesternAnimation/TheNutJob'') as their very first production. It was posthumously created by the late Canadian animator Andy Knight, who is known as the founder of Creator/RedRoverStudios and creator of such cartoons as ''WesternAnimation/NedsNewt'', ''WesternAnimation/PigCity'', and ''WesternAnimation/GetEd''.

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''Bolts & Blip'' is a Korean-Canadian AllCGICartoon made produced by [=ToonBox=] Entertainment (the same people behind ''WesternAnimation/TheNutJob'') as their very first production. and Creator/RedRoverStudios. It was posthumously created by the late Canadian animator Andy Knight, who is known as the founder of Creator/RedRoverStudios Red Rover Studios and creator of such cartoons as ''WesternAnimation/NedsNewt'', ''WesternAnimation/PigCity'', and ''WesternAnimation/GetEd''.
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''Bolts & Blip'' is a Korean-Canadian AllCGICartoon posthumously created by the late Canadian animator Andy Knight, who is known as the founder of Creator/RedRoverStudios and creator of such cartoons as ''WesternAnimation/NedsNewt'', ''WesternAnimation/PigCity'', and ''WesternAnimation/GetEd''.

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''Bolts & Blip'' is a Korean-Canadian AllCGICartoon made by [=ToonBox=] Entertainment (the same people behind ''WesternAnimation/TheNutJob'') as their very first production. It was posthumously created by the late Canadian animator Andy Knight, who is known as the founder of Creator/RedRoverStudios and creator of such cartoons as ''WesternAnimation/NedsNewt'', ''WesternAnimation/PigCity'', and ''WesternAnimation/GetEd''.
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''Bolts & Blip'' is a Korean-Canadian AllCGICartoon posthumously created by the late Canadian animator Andy Knight, who is known as the founder of Creator/RedRoverStudios and creator of such cartoons as ''WesternAnimation/NedsNewt'', ''WesternAnimation/PigCity'', and ''WesternAnimation/GetEd'').

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''Bolts & Blip'' is a Korean-Canadian AllCGICartoon posthumously created by the late Canadian animator Andy Knight, who is known as the founder of Creator/RedRoverStudios and creator of such cartoons as ''WesternAnimation/NedsNewt'', ''WesternAnimation/PigCity'', and ''WesternAnimation/GetEd''). ''WesternAnimation/GetEd''.

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''Bolts & Blip'' is a Korean-Canadian ALLCGICartoon created by the late Andy Knight (creator of ''WesternAnimation/NedsNewt'', ''WesternAnimation/PigCity'', and ''WesternAnimation/GetEd''). It aired as part of Creator/{{Vortexx}} block on Creator/TheCW, and is notable for being the only ''new'' cartoon to premiere in the very ''last'' season of broadcast network [[SaturdayMorningCartoon Saturday Morning Cartoons.]]

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''Bolts & Blip'' is a Korean-Canadian ALLCGICartoon AllCGICartoon posthumously created by the late Canadian animator Andy Knight (creator Knight, who is known as the founder of Creator/RedRoverStudios and creator of such cartoons as ''WesternAnimation/NedsNewt'', ''WesternAnimation/PigCity'', and ''WesternAnimation/GetEd''). It aired as part of Creator/{{Vortexx}} block on Creator/TheCW, and is notable for being the only ''new'' cartoon to premiere in the very ''last'' season of broadcast network [[SaturdayMorningCartoon Saturday Morning Cartoons.]]


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The series debuted in June 28, 2010 on Creator/{{Teletoon}}, running for a single season of 26 episodes. It later aired in the United States in 2013 as part of Creator/{{Vortexx}} block on Creator/TheCW. During its run in America, the series became notable for being the only ''new'' cartoon to premiere in the very ''last'' season of broadcast network [[SaturdayMorningCartoon Saturday Morning Cartoons.]]
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CG animated series airing ''Bolts & Blip'' is a Korean-Canadian ALLCGICartoon created by the late Andy Knight (creator of ''WesternAnimation/NedsNewt'', ''WesternAnimation/PigCity'', and ''WesternAnimation/GetEd''). It aired as part of Creator/{{Vortexx}} block on Creator/TheCW. Notable Creator/TheCW, and is notable for being the only ''new'' cartoon to premiere in the very ''last'' season of broadcast network [[SaturdayMorningCartoon Saturday Morning Cartoons.]]
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* SuperMode: Blip discovers he has one, but can't activate it when he wants to.

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* SuperMode: Blip discovers he has one, but can't activate it when he wants to.to.
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* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: [[BigBad Dr. Blood]] deconstructs the OnlySaneMan. He and [[BigGood Dr. Tommy]] created world peace by convincing everyone to use the Lunar League Games as a substitute for war. However because Dr. Tommy was a GeniusDitz {{Manchild}} who got on Bloods nerves and Blood was afraid that in the long run [[SurroundedByIdiots world peacewould make everyone but him become that way]] he decided to undo what he and Tommy did.

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* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: [[BigBad Dr. Blood]] deconstructs the OnlySaneMan. He and [[BigGood Dr. Tommy]] created world peace by convincing everyone to use the Lunar League Games as a substitute for war. However because Dr. Tommy was a GeniusDitz {{Manchild}} who got on Bloods Blood's nerves and Blood was afraid that in the long run [[SurroundedByIdiots world peacewould peace would make everyone but him become that way]] he decided to undo what he and Tommy did.
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* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: [[BigBad Dr. Blood]] deconstructs the OnlySaneMan. He and [[BigGood Dr. Tommy]] created world peace by convincing everyone to use the Lunar League Games as a substitute for war. However because Dr. Tommy was a GeniusDitz {{Manchild}} who got on Bloods nerves and Blood was afraid that in the long run [[SurroundedByIdiots world peacewould make everyone but him become that way]] he decided to undo what he and Tommy did.
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* RobotMaster: Dr. Tommy and Dr. Blood, who between the two of them built every other character in the series.
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* RedHerring: [[spoiler: Tigrr is set up early on as the most likely suspect to be Dr. Blood's sleeper agent, but it's actually ''Bolts.'' [[TomatoInTheMirror Not that Bolts has any idea]] that that's what he is, of course.]]
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* TheHunter: Helsing-5, a robot who hunts robot vampires.

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* TheHunter: HunterOfMonsters: Helsing-5, a robot who hunts robot vampires.
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* BigBad: Dr. Blood

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* BigBad: Dr. BloodBlood.



* TheEveryman: Blip

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* TheEveryman: BlipBlip.



* TheFool: Bolts

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* TheFool: BoltsBolts.



* MacGuffin: The Black Box

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* MacGuffin: The Black BoxBox.
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CG animated series airing as part of {{Vortexx}} block on the CW.
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* SuperMode: Blip discovers he has one, but can't activate it when he wants to.

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* SuperMode: Blip discovers he has one, but can't activate it when he wants to.
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In TheFuture, disputes on Earth are resolved by having robots compete in sporting events in a robot city on the Moon. All these robots were built by the mysterious Dr. Tommy, except for the malevolent Bloodbots built by Dr. Blood, who wants to conquer the Moon.

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In TheFuture, disputes on Earth are resolved by having the Lunar League Games -- robots compete competing in sporting events in a robot city on the Moon. All these robots were built by the mysterious Dr. Tommy, except for the malevolent Bloodbots built by Dr. Blood, who wants to conquer the Moon.
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* TheChosenOne: [[spoiler: Blip. Dr. Tommy designed him to manifest super-powers when Dr. Blood makes his move, but not before.]]

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* TheChosenOne: [[spoiler: Blip. Dr. Tommy designed him to manifest super-powers [[SuperMode super-powers]] when Dr. Blood makes his move, but not before.]]




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* SuperMode: Blip discovers he has one, but can't activate it when he wants to.
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* TheIgor: D-Got, Dr. Blood's abused assistant.

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* TheIgor: D-Got, D-Gor, Dr. Blood's abused assistant.

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* TheHunter: Helsing-5, a robot who hunts robot vampires.



* MechaMooks: Unlike Dr. Tommy's robots, Dr. Blood's Bloodbots seem virtually mindless, or at least personality-less.




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* RecycledInSpace: Robot leprechauns and robot vampires.
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* TheChosenOne: [[spoiler: Blip. Dr. Tommy designed him to manifest super-powers when Dr. Blood makes his move, but not before.]]

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* EvilTwin: Since Sadie is introduced as a buggy prototype, Sadie 2.0 eventually makes her appearance. Of ''course'' she's evil.

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* EvilTwin: Since Sadie is introduced as a buggy prototype, Sadie 2.0 eventually makes her appearance. Of ''course'' she's evil.


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* BalefulPolymorph: What the Reformatter does to robots.

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* BalefulPolymorph: What the Reformatter does to robots.robots, turning them into household appliances.



* EvilTwin: Since Sadie is introduced as a buggy prototype, Sadie 2.0 eventually makes her appearance. Of ''course'' she's evil.
* FemBot: Lunar City has both male and female robots.



* HiddenElfVillage: The Land of the Shlepricauns.

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* HiddenElfVillage: The Land of the Shlepricauns.Shlepricauns, the little recycling robots that nobody seriously believes in.
* JerkJock: Tigrr Jaxxon.




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* MineralMacguffin: Potofgoldium, which the Shlepicauns make from recycled trash.
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* TheGhost: Dr. Tommy [[spoiler: until the end of the series.]]
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In TheFuture, disputes on Earth are resolved by having robots compete in sporting events in a robot city on the Moon. All these robots were built by the mysterious Dr. Tommy, except for the malevolent Bloodbots built by Dr. Blood, who wants to conquer the Moon.

Bolts and Blip were best friends stuck in a boring office job, who wanted to take part in the games--then due to a computer error, they got their chance, joining the chronically losing team, the Thunderbolts. To everyone's surprise, including their own, they do well there, and the Thunderbolts start winning.

Blip, meanwhile, starts uncovering evidence of a conspiracy involving Dr. Blood's plans to conquer the Moon.

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!!''Bolts and Blip'' provides examples of:

* BalefulPolymorph: What the Reformatter does to robots.
* BigBad: Dr. Blood
* CursedWithAwesome: Sadie's malfunctions are beneficial almost as often as they are detrimental.
* TheEveryman: Blip
* TheFool: Bolts
* HiddenElfVillage: The Land of the Shlepricauns.
* MacGuffin: The Black Box

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