Tekkaman

Tekkaman the Space Knight is about the adventures of the titular Space Knight and his fight to find a "Second Earth" as their Earth has undergone...problems.

The series is better known in America for its almost Adam Westlike tone than Japan's version.

In the early 1990s, a revamped version, Tekkaman Blade, was made.

Currently streaming on Anime Sols.

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Tropes used in Tekkaman include:

• Alien Invaders: The Waldarians and their mutant creations, complete with flying saucers.
• Big Bad: Lord Doburai
• Blade on a Stick: Tekkaman's Tek Lancer, known as the Space Lance! in the dub.
• Capcom vs. Whatever: Appears in Tatsunoko vs. Capcom, joined later by Blade.
• Captain Obvious: Tekkaman in the dub.
• Cliff Hanger: The ending, see below
• Cut Short: The show was meant to be a 52-episode series. The show's original Japanese airing was a complete ratings failure however, and resulted the show to be cut down to 26.
• The Dragon: Rambos
• Evil Knockoff: The Waldarians steal blueprints and make an evil Tekkaman in one episode, though the original Tekkaman and Pegas note the poor construction.
• Hey, It's That Voice!: Lupin III plays Andro in the Japanese original. Tekkaman himself is Ken the Eagle and Go Mifune.
• Lull Destruction: In Japanese, Tekkaman is pretty much The Quiet One. This didn't quick stick in the dub.
• No Indoor Voice: Dub Tekkaman isn't content with just stating the obvious all the time. He also has to say it as loudly as possible.
• Ridiculously Cute Critter: Mutan, who actually proves quite useful.
• Robo Speak: Pegas in the dub.
• Sacrificial Lamb: The robot army in episode 13 give up their lives by using their circuits to form a bomb to free Pegas from a trap.
• Shape Shifter: Various Waldestar underlings and occasionally Rambos himself.
• Wave Motion Gun: VOLTEKKA!
• Whip It Good: The Tek Win, also known as the Space Lariat! in the dub.