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10-03-2013, 09:59 AM | #1 |
Sentai of the Ages
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A conversation so awesome it deserved it's own thread.
Personally, I love a giant Super Robot. The more ridiculous the better. I know, I used to hate things likeG-12 Explosion and Samurai HaOh. But I ee the beauty in them now. And not just Sentai Super Robots. I love all Super Robots. Like the beautiful SRX-00 from SRW - And Optimus Prime's various Super Modes throughout the Unicron Saga of Amrada/Energon/Cybertron. And those lovely TF gestalt's. Not so much RotF Devastator.. But the show version. Menasor (Personal Favorite). But what constitutes a Super Robot? In my mind it has to combine to become what it is. Optimus Prime alone isn't a Super Robot. But when he combines with his trailer, or with Jetfire, he becomes one. Red Dragon ThunderZord/Ryuusei-Oh isn't a Super Robot. But DaiRenOh/Thunder Megazord is one. |
10-03-2013, 10:09 AM | #2 |
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You're mildly wrong. RyuuseiOh is a Super Robot. There isn't anything that classifies it as a real robot.
Being big, chunky, and a compete clusterfuck doesn't mean everything else isn't a super robot. All Super Robots despite being slim, sleek, and maneuverable.
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10-03-2013, 10:19 AM | #3 |
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I never said that What I said was, in my mind, it has to combine. Volfogg isn't one, but Big Volfogg is. GaiGar isn't one, but GaoGaiGar is. Genesic GaoGaiGar is a beautiful perfect Super Robot of awesome.
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10-03-2013, 10:22 AM | #4 |
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Combining isn't a prerequisite, though.
Tetsujin 28, for example, is commonly considered to be one of the first Super Robots despite being one solitary unit.
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10-03-2013, 10:23 AM | #5 |
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10-03-2013, 10:29 AM | #6 |
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So Mazinger-Z, the series to coin the term "Super Robot", isn't a Super Robot in your eyes?
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10-03-2013, 10:34 AM | #7 |
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10-03-2013, 10:55 AM | #8 |
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Go Nagai's work in the field of super robots should never be ignored. While combination between robots isn't a prerequisite, it almost always occurs in at least a power up of some sorts. Jet scranders, getter machines, etcetera. Some personal favorites from childhood include perennial classics such as Gaiking, Steel Jeeg, Mazinger, and Gakeen. Basically anything on a block of programming that was known as "El Festival de Robots" back in Venezuela.
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10-03-2013, 10:58 AM | #9 |
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Sentai stated that his thread is about Super Robots that combine, so even though Mazinger is considered to be a Super Robot variety, it is not the combiner that Sentai is looking for, so don't argue over the semantics.
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10-03-2013, 11:11 AM | #10 |
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Quote:
He stated the thread is about Super Robots, plain and simple. The point about combining is that, in his eyes, it's a requirement to even be a Super Robot. The thread isn't about Super Robots that combine. It's just assumed by the OP that a robot can't be a Super Robot unless it combined to begin with. I'm not arguing semantics. I'm arguing wording (Which is the same thing, so I guess I am ). It's explicitly stated: Quote:
But what constitutes a Super Robot? In my mind it has to combine to become what it is.
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