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|friends = [[Lucca]] (friend) <br /> [[Crono]] (friend) <br /> [[Marle]] (friend) <br /> [[Frog]] (friend) <br /> [[Ayla]] (friend) <br /> [[Kino]] <br /> [[Melchior]] <br /> [[Gaspar]] <br /> [[Belthasar]] <br /> [[King Guardia XXXIII]] <br /> [[King Guardia XXI]] <br /> [[Queen Leene]] <br /> [[Atropos XR]] <small> (before she got reprogrammed) </small> <br /> [[Mother Brain]] <small> (hates) </small> <br /> [[Magus]] <br /> [[Schala]] <br /> [[Fiona]] <br /> [[Marco]] | |friends = [[Lucca]] (friend) <br /> [[Crono]] (friend) <br /> [[Marle]] (friend) <br /> [[Frog]] (friend) <br /> [[Ayla]] (friend) <br /> [[Kino]] <br /> [[Melchior]] <br /> [[Gaspar]] <br /> [[Belthasar]] <br /> [[King Guardia XXXIII]] <br /> [[King Guardia XXI]] <br /> [[Queen Leene]] <br /> [[Atropos XR]] <small> (before she got reprogrammed) </small> <br /> [[Mother Brain]] <small> (hates) </small> <br /> [[Magus]] <br /> [[Schala]] <br /> [[Fiona]] <br /> [[Marco]] | ||
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{{nihongo|'''Robo'''|ロボ|Robo}} is a robot originally created to assist humans at the [[Proto Dome]]. His real name is {{nihongo|'''Prometheus'''|プロメテス|Purometesu}}, and his serial number R-66Y. Having a curious and bright personality, he was rendered dormant by the Apocalypse in [[1999 AD]], but is found and repaired by [[Lucca]] in the year [[2300 AD]]. Upon his reactivation, Robo has no memory of his prior mission and joins the party. He uses his robotic arm as a weapon and although [[Spekkio]] cannot grant him the power to use magic (Spekkio being unable to properly read his character), Robo can use laser attacks that are similar to Shadow magic. | {{nihongo|'''Robo'''|ロボ|Robo}} is a robot originally created to assist humans at the [[Proto Dome]]. His real name is {{nihongo|'''Prometheus'''|プロメテス|Purometesu}}, and his serial number R-66Y. Having a curious and bright personality, he was rendered dormant by the Apocalypse in [[1999 AD]], but is found and repaired by [[Lucca]] in the year [[2300 AD]]. Upon his reactivation, Robo has no memory of his prior mission and joins the party. He uses his robotic arm as a weapon and although [[Spekkio]] cannot grant him the power to use magic (Spekkio being unable to properly read his character), Robo can use laser attacks that are similar to [[Shadow]] [[magic]]. | ||
In an optional side quest, Robo is punished by his corrupted maker, "[[Mother Brain]]", for having sympathy for humans, and he meets his long-lost companion robot [[Atropos XR]]. In another side quest, Robo can volunteer to spend four hundred years restoring [[Fiona]]'s forest. During this time, Robo ponders the existence of an "Entity", a being having guided [[Crono]] and his friends through time for some purpose. He explains his theory to the party when they are reunited outside the Forest Shrine in [[1000 AD]]. | In an optional side quest, Robo is punished by his corrupted maker, "[[Mother Brain]]", for having sympathy for humans, and he meets his long-lost companion robot [[Atropos XR]]. In another side quest, Robo can volunteer to spend four hundred years restoring [[Fiona]]'s forest. During this time, Robo ponders the existence of an "Entity", a being having guided [[Crono]] and his friends through time for some purpose. He explains his theory to the party when they are reunited outside the [[Fiona's Shrine|Forest Shrine]] in [[1000 AD]]. | ||
In the best ending, Robo still exists in the new timeline and as the [[Epoch]] is searching for [[Crono's mother]], Robo and [[Atropos XR]] are overlooking a more beautiful landscape (as [[Lavos]] didn't destroy it in [[1999 AD]]). | In the best ending, Robo still exists in the new timeline and as the [[Epoch]] is searching for [[Crono's mother]], Robo and [[Atropos XR]] are overlooking a more beautiful landscape (as [[Lavos]] didn't destroy it in [[1999 AD]]). | ||
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In the Japanese version, Robo has a unique speech; he speaks with bits of katakana in his sayings and has trouble with pronunciations. Most of the robots talk in all katakana, with the exception of [[Johnny]]. | In the Japanese version, Robo has a unique speech; he speaks with bits of katakana in his sayings and has trouble with pronunciations. Most of the robots talk in all katakana, with the exception of [[Johnny]]. | ||
==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
Rotund and bulky, there is no doubt Robo packs a punch. Unlike the other [[R-Series]] robots similar in | Rotund and bulky, there is no doubt Robo packs a punch. Unlike the other [[R-Series]] robots similar in construction to him, which are blue, and [[Atropos XR]] which is pink, Robo is beige and brown. The color of his metal skin is presumably the result of the weather in [[2300 AD]], which appears to be severely polluted. The color may also be attempt on the part of the game designers to highlight the dissonance between Robo and the other robots of this era. His outer body equates to an exoskeleton of metal plates that splay or separate under duress or emotional excitement. Underneath, there is a soft layer of what appears to be black rubber or another sleek oily material. | ||
Robo is bipedal with two claw-like feet and two arms, one serving as a three-fingered mandable and the other as a laser cannon. Robo also has bluish green eyes. Vents serve as the creature's mouth and nostrils. | Robo is bipedal with two claw-like feet and two arms, one serving as a three-fingered mandable and the other as a laser cannon or spring-loaded fist. Robo also has bluish green eyes. Vents serve as the creature's mouth and nostrils. | ||
Robo is decidely male. The other robots refer to him as such, and his romance with pink [[Atropos XR]] also alludes to the robot's gender. On his back, Robo wears what appears to be some sort of cooling appartus, indicated by the smoke-spewing chimney that branches from it. Robo speaks with a Vicotrian-esque eloquence. | Robo is decidely male. The other robots refer to him as such, and his romance with pink [[Atropos XR]] also alludes to the robot's gender. On his back, Robo wears what appears to be some sort of cooling appartus, indicated by the smoke-spewing chimney that branches from it. Robo speaks with a Vicotrian-esque eloquence. | ||
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*'''Omega Flare''' ''"Ultimate Laser"''- Deals various magic damage to all enemies. Requires '''Robo''' to know [[Laser Spin]], have [[Lucca]] (with [[Flare]]) and [[Magus]] (with [[Dark Bomb]]) in the party and one of them has the [[Blue Rock]] equipped. | *'''Omega Flare''' ''"Ultimate Laser"''- Deals various magic damage to all enemies. Requires '''Robo''' to know [[Laser Spin]], have [[Lucca]] (with [[Flare]]) and [[Magus]] (with [[Dark Bomb]]) in the party and one of them has the [[Blue Rock]] equipped. | ||
*'''Triple Attack''' -Requires '''Robo''' to know [[Robo Tackle]], Crono to know [[Cyclone]], and Frog to know [[Slurp Slash]]. | *'''Triple Attack''' -Requires '''Robo''' to know [[Robo Tackle]], Crono to know [[Cyclone]], and Frog to know [[Slurp Slash]]. | ||
==Etymology== | |||
*As with Atropos XR, his mechanical lover, Robo was named after a figure in Greek Mythology. Renowned for his mischievous intelligence, [[Wikipedia:Prometheus|Prometheus the Titan]] stole fire from Zeus and provided it to early humans. Prometheus is often blamed, in ancient sources, for his pivotal role in history. Likely, Robo was given this extra name to explicate his role as a time-travler and his outright defiance of Mother Brain for sympathizing with humans. | |||
*Mary Shelley's [[Wikipedia:Frankenstein|''Frankenstien'']] is subtitled "The Modern Prometheus". This adds a new dimension to the man-made qualities of Robo and the struggled encountered as he develops human identity. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||