Line #33 Film/Manborg


1	[[quoteright:282:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/48432c1ad4bde3b574077ce1c7cfb8ef.jpg]]
2	[[caption-width-right:282:To fight the world's greatest enemy, you need the world's greatest hero.]]
3
4	->''"It's not about the killing. It's about...family."''
5
6	''Manborg'' is a 2011 film from Creator/{{Astron6}}. It follows the story of an unnamed soldier of the Hell Wars, fought and eventually lost by humanity against the infernal forces of [[{{BigBad}} Count Draculon]]. Shot dead after vowing bloody revenge, he is dragged off the battlefield by an unseen party and resurrected with Hell's best robo-technology, turning him into Manborg, humanity's only hope against the demons. With his human allies: [[{{Delinquents}} Justice]], [[{{OnlySaneMan}} Mina]], and [[{{WorldsStrongestMan}} #1 Man]] (who is voiced by [[Creator/KyleHebert KYLE HEBERT]]), he must confront Count Draculon and end his reign of terror.
7
8	Also, the film was made on a budget of [[{{NoBudget}} 1000 Canadian dollars]].
9
10	Unlike certain other examples such as ''Film/TheFinalSacrifice'', ''Manborg'' is well-aware of its limitations and relies on being intentionally terrible in just the right ways. In addition to its intentional failures, it's also full of non-meta humor, to the point that its status as an AffectionateParody of low-budget sci-fi action movies is obvious.
11
12	It can be viewed on demand on Youtube, and the official trailer is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mISUM0qvFTQ here.]]
13	----
14	!!''Manborg'' provides examples of:
15	* AbhorrentAdmirer: Mina would rather die than go out with the Baron.
16	* AllLoveIsUnrequited: #1 Man and the Baron have crushes on Mina, Shadow Mega seems to have some jealousy regarding the Baron's infatuation for Mina, and Mina just...isn't interested.
17	* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:#1 Man was forced to train Hell's armies and had to abandon Justice and Mina to escape, and Dr. Scorpius created Manborg to atone for his mistake of opening the gateway to Hell in the first place.]]
18	* BareFistedMonk: #1 Man is clearly a martial artist in the Eastern style.
19	* BigBad: Count Draculon
20	* BladeBelowTheShoulder: Manborg has a katana stored in his right arm, which he can partly extend into a sort of punch dagger or fully eject and wield in his hands.
21	* BladeEnthusiast: Mina's choice weapons are knives, both thrown and swung.
22	* BolivianArmyEnding: [[spoiler: Count Draculon is dead, but the forces of Hell are still there. Justice, Mina, and #1 Man still have a war to win.]] It boarders on DownerEnding after the WhamLine.
23	* CardCarryingVillain: All of the villains [[spoiler:except for Dr. Scorpius]].
24	* TheChosenOne: #1 Man thinks Manborg is this [[spoiler:and Dr. Scorpius agrees]].
25	* CrapsackWorld: TheLegionsOfHell have taken over the Earth, and enslaved humanity. Most of the human race live in abject poverty, and human experimentation and death games are a common occurrence. [[spoiler:Also, there's no Heaven.]]
26	* CyberneticsEatYourSoul: Downplayed with Manborg. While he does seem more out of it than he did before, he's more or less the same guy.
27	* {{Delinquents}}: Justice is pretty much a punk...with an Australian accent.
28	* DevilButNoGod: [[spoiler: Near the end of the film Manborg's brother shows up as a ghost to reveal that heaven doesn't exist.]]
29	* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Manborg kills Count Draculon, but he manages to gravely wound Mina before he dies. Manborg is forced to sacrifice his own life support to stop her from dying, only to learn Heaven doesn't exist as he dies. The rest of our heroes are then surrounded by Draculon's surviving henchmen, and prepare to die fighting.]]
30	* TheDragon: The Baron is capable of matching #1 Man in melee combat.
31	* EvilCounterpart: Shadow Mega, being a super-soldier created from infernal experimentation on a human, is one to Manborg. Interestingly, he never has a climactic fight with her. Instead, he fights Count Draculon and she fights [[spoiler:her friend,]] Mina.
32	* EvilCripple: Dr. Scorpius [[spoiler:isn't evil, though he was forced to work for Count Draculon]].
33	* EvilFormerFriend: [[spoiler:Shadow Mega, though there doesn't seem to be anything of her old self left.]]
34	* EvilIsVisceral: Unlike Manborg, Shadow Mega's modifications turn her into a monstrous-looking demon. Interestingly, they're both examples of infernal science.
35	* EyeScream: [[spoiler:The Baron is blind. #1 Man gouged his eyes out during his escape.]]
36	* TheForeignSubtitle: In Germany, it's Manborg: Savior of the Future.
37	* ForScience: Dr. Scorpius gives this as his motivation for[[spoiler: opening the gate to Hell in the first place]].
38	* GunKata: Justice's favored fighting style.
39	* TheHeroDies: [[spoiler:Manborg gives up his life support to save Mina's life.]]
40	* HongKongDub: #1 Man's dialogue is dubbed this way...by '''[[Creator/KyleHebert KYLE HEBERT]]'''.
41	* HowDoIShotWeb: Manborg has noticeable trouble using his built-in weapons at first, though he improves quickly.
42	* KnightTemplarBigBrother: Justice is willing to kill Manborg for looking at Mina.
43	* LethalChef: Only in Justice's hands can boxed mac and cheese be explosive.
44	* [[{{LineOfSightName}} Line-of-Sight Name]]: How Manborg gets his name. He first looks at his human hand, then at his robotic hand.
45	* MeaningfulEcho: The page quote was initially said by Manborg's brother, which Manborg later quotes to Dr. Scorpius's holographic projection. He also initially misunderstands Justice's telling him to hitch-hike (or tries to make a joke of it that falls flat), but later gives Justice a thumbs-up to reassure him that he'll be okay.
46	* MightyGlacier: Manborg is strong enough to fight Count Draculon, tough enough to withstand Count Draculon, and fast enough to...probably be unable to dodge a parked hoverbike (owned by Count Draculon).
47	* NotSoHarmless: Sure, the Baron's a goofy fumblethumbs when it comes to romantic overtures, but he's able to fight #1 Man by himself [[spoiler:and was the one who originally beat #1 Man and forced him to train Hell's armies]].
48	* [[{{OneDialogueTwoConversations}} One Dialogue, ]]'''[[{{OneDialogueTwoConversations}} Three]]''' [[{{OneDialogueTwoConversations}} Conversations]]: Manborg talks to two people (the Baron and Dr. Scorpius), both face to face, one after the other...and the three of them each seem to have one side of ''entirely different conversations''.
49	* [[{{OnlySaneMan}} Only Sane Woman]]: Mina is clearly the only one with a decent amount of sense in her head.
50	* ThePowerOfLove: To quote an exchange between the Baron and #1 Man:
51	-->'''The Baron:''' What pathetic human desire made you throw it all away? It wasn't love, was it?\
52	'''#1 Man:''' [[{{BluntYes}} Yes.]]\
53	'''The Baron:''' ''(looks down somewhat dejectedly)'' Oh.
54	* {{Portmantitle}}: "Man"+"Cyborg."
55	* ProtagonistTitle
56	* ReforgedIntoAMinion: Shadow-mega used to be[[spoiler: Mina's friend.]]
57	* RuleOfFunny: Most of the movie.
58	* TheSociopath: Count Draculon commander of TheLegionsOfHell on Earth. He's a brutal conqueror who is willing to slaughter entire platoons himself and subject humans to forced experimentation.
59	* SpeedStripes: Mina and #1 Man are fast enough to get these on a regular basis.
60	* StalkerWithACrush: Downplayed with the Baron. For someone as cruel and villainous as he is, the worst he gets with Mina is being completely oblivious to the fact that she'd rather die than date him, and he never threatens her in any way.
61	%%* StylisticSuck
62	* TrainingMontage: Justice, Manborg, and #1 Man go through one near the end...in which they do pretty much everything they already knew how to do well and don't get noticeably better at any of it. The only exception is Manborg, who does at least learn how to use his sword.
63	* UsedFuture: Almost everything is grungy and dilapidated after Hell takes over.
64	* VillainsOutShopping: The Baron gets flustered whenever speaking to Mina.
65	* WhamLine: In the end scene,[[spoiler: while Manborg is dying from his wounds, he sees a vision of his brother.]]
66	--> [[spoiler:'''Manborg's Brother:''' Hey, bro, it's me, your brother. Remember? [[{{BreakingTheFourthWall}} I died at the beginning.]] I just wanted to let you know that I think you did great out there.\
67	'''Manborg:''' (''smiling'')\
68	'''Manborg's Brother:''' There is no heaven.\
69	'''Manborg:''' (''[[{{OhCrap}} smile fades]]'') No...heaven...?!]]
70	* WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: The Baron clearly has no understanding of human emotions, even though he seems to possess some of them.
71	* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Justice is ludicrously afraid...of poor people.
72	--> '''Justice:''' That guy's house is made out of newspaper! That means he's p-poor!\
73	''...''\
74	'''Justice:''' I think that guy's got garbage on his head! Oy, mate, take that garbage off your head...he can't even hear a word I'm sayin'...
75	* [[{{WorldsStrongestMan}} World's Strongest Man]]: #1 Man is capable of punching demon heads clean off their shoulders!

Context Film / Manborg