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*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-traveler and his outright defiance of Mother Brain for sympathizing with humans. | *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-traveler and his outright defiance of Mother Brain for sympathizing with humans. | ||
*Mary Shelley's [[Wikipedia:Frankenstein|'' | *Mary Shelley's [[Wikipedia:Frankenstein|''Frankenstein'']] is subtitled "The Modern Prometheus". This adds a new dimension to the man-made qualities of Robo and the struggle encountered as he develops human identity. | ||
*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]]. | ||
*In the [[FMV]] of the [[PlayStation]] and [[Chrono Trigger (DS)|DS]] releases, Robo is the only playable character without a special ending. This can be attributed to his role as the Prometheus Circuit in {{CC}}. | *In the [[FMV]] of the [[PlayStation]] and [[Chrono Trigger (DS)|DS]] releases, Robo is the only playable character without a special ending. This can be attributed to his role as the Prometheus Circuit in {{CC}}. | ||
