History WesternAnimation / Rollbots

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* ShoutOut: Pounder gives the command "Roll out!", known from ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' at least once. It also counts as an ActorAllusion [[Creator/GaryChalk given who voices him.]]

* GenocideSurvivor: Spin.

** Not just that, but the name 'Rollbots' could be a ''WesternAnimation/{{Robots}}'' reference in it's own right, too.

''Rollbots'' is a CanadianSeries set [[InAWorld In a]] WorldInTheSky called Flip City. In it lives a population of TransformingMecha who get around by turning into spheres and rolling (Roll-bots, get it?). The series follows rookie Flip City Police recruit Spin as he and the rest of the [=FCPD=] protect the citizenry from Vertex's team of rogue bots.

%% * CanadaEh: Bunto is slightly stupid, and tries to arrest Spin. Played to humorous effect, considering it's a CanadianSeries.

* FamousLastWords: [[spoiler:Captain Pounder's dying words are "Spin, you are Zushin. Protect the city. Make me proud."]]

* ShoutOut: Pounder gives the command "Roll out!", known from ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' at least once. It also counts as an ActorAllusion [[Creator/GarryChalk given who voices him.]]

* ShoutOut: Pounder gives the command "Roll out!", known from ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' at least once.

* RedIsHeroic: Red's ColorMotif is mostly red, and he is TheHero of the show.

%% * EyepatchOfPower: Pounder. Odd, since [[FridgeLogic he's a robot]].

%% * BadBoss: Mayor Aria is highly unpleasant and elitist.
%% * BarrierWarrior: This is Lance's ability, but he's not good at it.

%% * CorruptCorporateExecutive: Gates. According to the official website, he rigs the elections for Tensai leader annually.
%% * DaChief: Captain Pounder.

%% * FaceHeelTurn: Manx was a Kei'zatsu before the series.

%% * FantasticCasteSystem: Kei'zatsu are police, Tensai are scientists, Kuzuri are medics, and so on.

%% * LawOfChromaticSuperiority:
%% ** Spin is red and the fastest bot in Flip City.
%% ** Roboto is the Reddest member of his all-red team, and happens to be the most famous botballer.
%% * LawfulStupid: "The Do-Right Module" has the team forced to behave this way, or [[ElectricTorture they get shocked]].

%% * PoorCommunicationKills: Halfway through the 6-part season 1 SeasonFinale, Spin becomes convinced that Pounder is working with Vertex.

%% * SpiderTank: Vertex.

* ParentalFavoritism: Occupational Favoritism. Pounder is the team'S captain and Penny is Pounder's favorite, and he's been giving her lessons in private.

Find the Character Sheet [[Characters/{{Rollbots}} here]].

* {{Animesque}}
* BadBoss: Mayor Aria is highly unpleasant and elitist.
* BarrierWarrior: This is Lance's ability, but he's not good at it.
* ButtMonkey: Lance.
* CassandraTruth: Spin can't convince Captain Pounder that Vertex is a SpiderTank.
** It's obvious he's well aware of it but refuses to let Spin blab.

* CrossdressingVoices: Tabitha St. Germain plays [[TagalongKid Tinny]].
* DaChief: Captain Pounder.
* DumbMuscle: Macro.
* EyepatchOfPower: Pounder. Odd, since [[FridgeLogic he's a robot]].
* FaceHeelTurn: Manx was a Kei'zatsu before the series.
* FiveManBand:
** Heroes:
*** TheHero: Spin
*** TheLancer: Tinny
*** TheChick: Lance[[note]]Not female, but very feminine.[[/note]]
*** TheBigGuy: Pounder
*** TheSmartGuy: Penny
** Villains:
*** BigBad: Vertex
*** TheDragon, EvilGenius: Manx
*** TheBrute: Macro
*** DarkChick: Botch[[note]]Not female, but feminine.[[/note]]
*** SixthRanger: Phaze, [[spoiler:Vett]]
* FreeRangeChildren: Tinny, presumably. He's a child who's shown to be around the same age of every other 'bot tot' that is encountered in the show. Yet he's participated in battles against dangerous criminals, runs around constantly with no mention of any parent (assuming he has any), and is generally in a lot of dangerous situations which no child should logically be a part of by running with active members of the police force.
* GratuitousJapanese: The tribes' names are derived from [[MeaningfulName relevant]] Japanese words, often modified with XtremeKoolLetterz. Some examples include (note: "<" means "derived from"):
** Kei'zatsu (police) < keisatsu ("police")
** Kuzuri (medics) < kusuri ("medicine")
** Tensai (scientists) < tensai ("genius")
** Zobo'shi (firefighters) < shouboushi ("firefighter")
* GrievousHarmWithABody: Botch likes to do this with his GrapplingHookPistol hand.
* GroundhogDayLoop: "Crontab Trouble".
* FantasticCasteSystem: Kei'zatsu are police, Tensai are scientists, Kuzuri are medics, and so on.
* HealingHands: Penny.
* LawOfChromaticSuperiority: Spin is red and the fastest bot in Flip City.
* LawfulStupid: "The Do-Right Module" has the team forced to behave this way, or [[ElectricTorture they get shocked]].
* MeaningfulName: Spin spins, Tinny is a tiny tin (as [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by Lance), Pounder pounds things, Cable (presumably) comtains cables, Vertex is angular, Macro is big, and Botch screws everything up.
* PunBasedTitle: The title is a pun on "robots".

* ShoutOut: Pounder gives the command "[[{{Transformers}} Roll out!]]" at least once.
* SpiderTank: Vertex.
* TheBigGuy: Pounder is the biggest of the Kei'zatsu.
* TransformingMecha: Everyone.
* WorldInTheSky: Flip City.

* FiveBadBand:
** BigBad: Vertex
** TheDragon, EvilGenius: Manx
** TheBrute: Macro
** DarkChick: Botch[[note]]Not female, but feminine.[[/note]]
** SixthRanger: Phaze, [[spoiler:Vett]]

** TheHero: Spin
** TheLancer: Tinny
** TheChick: Lance[[note]]Not female, but very feminine.[[/note]]
** TheBigGuy: Pounder
** TheSmartGuy: Penny

''WesternAnimation/{{Rollbots}}'' is a CanadianSeries set [[InAWorld In a]] WorldInTheSky called Flip City. In it lives a population of TransformingMecha who get around by turning into spheres and rolling (Roll-bots, get it?). The series follows rookie Flip City Police recruit Spin as he and the rest of the [=FCPD=] protect the citizenry from Vertex's team of rogue bots.

''{{Rollbots}}'' is a CanadianSeries set [[InAWorld In a]] WorldInTheSky called Flip City. In it lives a population of TransformingMecha who get around by turning into spheres and rolling (Roll-bots, get it?). The series follows rookie Flip City Police recruit Spin as he and the rest of the [=FCPD=] protect the citizenry from Vertex's team of rogue bots.

* HeyItsThatVoice: Expect a lot of this, especially if you've seen ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'':
** Spin is [[WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy Double D]], though he doesn't sound like it.
** Pounder is [[WesternAnimation/BeastWars Optimus Primal]].
** Lance is [[WesternAnimation/BeastWars Rattrap]].
** Penny is a more adult-sounding [[GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex Tachikoma]].
** Manx is [[Anime/SaberMarionetteJ Luchs]].

** DarkChick: Botch[[hottip:*:Not female, but feminine.]]

** TheChick: Lance[[hottip:*:Not female, but very feminine.]]

** Spin is [[EdEddNEddy Double D]], though he doesn't sound like it.