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Everyone likes robots, this is an undeniable fact. Every now and then, especially when the creators have run out of ideas, you get a ROBOT version of a character. He's just like the character... but a robot. Maybe he's a giant. Maybe he has super robot powers. Maybe he's just a robot. Nevertheless, this trope has appeared in countless games so let's talk about it.

The most obvious one is METAL SONIC.

(click if you want to see the biggest picture of Metal Sonic in history)

He's got a pretty cool design. Not too over the top, and the evil eyes tell you everything you need to know. Apparently he is totally different from the robot Sonic that appeared as a boss in Sonic 2. That was MECHA Sonic. Please don't get them confused or Sonic fans will come after you. He also appears as a multiplayer character in some games. I mean, who wants to play as Sonic when Metal Sonic is right there?

One of my favorites is Robo-Ky from Guilty Gear.

He's the robotic version of Ky, the hero of the series. He's not just a lifeless robot, he is very bizarre and almost psychotic in how he fights. He's pretty fun for a clone character that you always see in fighters. He also can make his own chair.

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[Falcs]

 

[Silky]

Zero Beat and NT-3000 are the shit.

 

[Alex Connolly]

Is Tekken 4's Combot cheating a tad?

 

[undu]

The Mann versus Machine Mode (coop) Robots from TF2

video

 

[ViewtifulJC]

 

[SJRB]

 

[leroidys]

 

[Kokonoe]

Mecha Sonic is king.

 

[oneida]

Space Channel 5's Evila.

 

[Lijik]

 

[Pound_lb003]

My avatar is a robot version of Toriko from TLG I drew

 

[Kinyou]

Not to forget the Mom bot

 

[Geedorah]

 

[Ducarmel]

Bomberman

to bad the game sucked and had no depth to it.

 

[def sim]

The best alternate costume in SF4. I almost wish they would make it so Zangief is always like this.

 

[WiiredShawn]

My avatar is a robot version of Toriko from TLG I drew

Awesomely done - and given the game's release status, it will be far enough in the future for this to be a realistic scenario.

 

[oneida]

The best alternate costume in SF4. I almost wish they would make it so Zangief is always like this.

Related: Mecha Gouki from MSHvSF

 

[ViewtifulJC]

The best alternate costume in SF4. I almost wish they would make it so Zangief is always like this.

best thing about Mecha-Gief is that he also makes robot/metal rustling sounds when he moves

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

 

[Snakeyes]

Z-Akuma from Cyberbots

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

 

[Exclamation-One]

How about all of the characters?

In Europe and Oceania, the NES version of Contra was retitled Probotector, and the player characters, as well as some of the enemy soldiers, were replaced with robotic counterparts. This was done to circumvent the BPjM's censorship laws in Germany, which prohibits the sales of violent video games to minors. Subsequent Contra games for the NES, Game Boy, Super NES, and Mega Drive followed suit, all being released in the PAL region under the Probotector title and featuring similar modifications. The Contra series would later retain the Contra title and characters in Europe beginning with Contra: Legacy of War.

 

[Wichu]

A lot of good examples are also massive spoilers for the game - even saying the game's name would reveal way too much. On the other hand, we have:

MECHA-TYRANITAR

Spoiler

it's a CG robot used in a game-universe movie

 

[Paltros]

Impact from the Mystical Ninja Goemon series, he's a giant mecha Goemon with an afro.

 

[Ken]

Robo-Miss Fortune (Skullgirls)

Nunubot, Mecha Kha'Zix (League of Legends)

 

[Arkos]

OP got the best one for sure. Metal Sonic FROM SONIC 2 is the best Sonic. Chunky and steely, not spindly and blue

 

[Gormless Noodle]

What? Spongebob had games...

 

[Seven Force]

My favorite (Metal Sonic) has already been covered, so I'll go with Meta Ridley:

I think I prefer the design to regular, organic Ridley, actually.

 

[greycolumbus]

What? Spongebob had games...

Ravioli ravioli, give me the formuoli.