Anime / B't X

PEGASUS RYUSE-
(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Manga/SaintSeiya)errr,
I mean, MESSIAH FIST!

B't X is a Super Robot (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php

/Main/SuperRobot) themed Shonen Manga (http://tvtropes.org
/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ShonenDemographic) written by Masami
Kurumada (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator
/MasamiKurumada), published for Kadokawa Shoten's
(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SacredHospitality)
Shonen Ace magazine after he was forced to nish Saint Seiya
(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/SaintSeiya)
prematurely due to the insistence of its publisher (http://tvtropes.org
/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ExecutiveMeddling). B't X has a similar
premise but with a dierent setting and execution, some people
considered this as Saint Seiya WITH SCIENCE!!! (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Main/RecycledINSPACE)
Set sometime in (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture) the 21st Century note To be
precise, a couple of years after the 2020s., the story begins with Teppei
Takamiya, as he travels to Beijing to attend an international robotics
expo to reunite with his brother Kotaro, who's been studying robotics
abroad in Berlin and was scheduled to make a presentation within the
expo. Not long after Kotaro begins his research presentation about
the possibility to create an advanced form of machine, Kotaro was
abducted in public by a Humongous Mecha (http://tvtropes.org
/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HumongousMecha) in the shape of a
Queen Ant. Teppei immediately began his chase-down using a
gauntlet known as the "Messiah Fist" to hold onto the Queen Ant as it
travels to a secretive base within the Gobi Desert, which was revealed
as their Empire's (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/TheEmpire) headquarters.

Getting thrown into a garbage heap and facing a cyborg he somehow

was familiar with, Teppei's blood awakens a relic from the past; a B't
(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MiniMecha) known
only as "X, (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/OneLetterName)" who was considered the most powerful B't in
existence. Both are equally stubborn, although quite dierent in many
ways, and after a few initial squabbles, X resolves to help Teppei in his
quest to save his brother.

Along the way, we nd out quite a bit about Teppei's past, the reasons
Kotaro was kidnapped, and the Machine Empire's plans involving a
home-grown monster of Devil Gundam (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Anime/MobileFighterGGundam) proportions.

It's manga completed it's run on Shonen Ace from December of 1994
(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheNineties), to
February of 2000 (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/TurnOfTheMillennium); with it's anime released in year 1996.
The manga was once licensed by TOKYOPOP in North America, and
the anime was licensed and partially dubbed (with questionable
quality) by Illumitoon Entertainment and has recently been rescue
licensed by Anime Midstream (https://www.animenewsnetwork.com
/news/2016-08-19/anime-midstream-licenses-bt-x-tv-anime-series
/.105546), and they're redubbing the series from scratch

As of June 2013, they have revived into a (http://www.youtube.com

/watch?v=-NPY7sz2WqM) PACHINKO (https://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=Xke-Ldbc9_w) GAME!! (https://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=eL2NHJeKa5Y)
This series provides examples of:
Action Girl (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/ActionGirl): Teppei's teacher Karen, who had been one of
the Empire's Four Knights up until ve years ago. Aramis is
another example.
Air Jousting (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/AirJousting): A lot of ghts take place in the air.
Alternative Foreign Theme Song (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Main/AlternativeForeignThemeSong): The airing in
Taiwan had a particularly rare situation done by the Japanese
companies themselves. Stabilized since the late 80's
(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheEighties),
Taiwan would leave all licensed anime opening and ending
themes untouched, even when dubbed. (http://tvtropes.org
/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheSongRemainsTheSame) But in
B't X's case, Fence of Defense's opening theme,
Haruka~SAILING FOR MY DREAM was replaced by
T.M.Revolution's (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Music
/TMRevolution) HIGH PRESSURE midway through it's airing
without prior notice despite Word of God (http://tvtropes.org
/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WordOfGod) personally handpicked
FoD's song and the song was selling tremendously well
(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SleeperHit) in
Japan thanks to the anime; this was speculated as to 1) B't X
was popular (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/GermansLoveDavidHasselho) and Sony Music wanted a
piece of their pie, and 2) Sony Music wanted to ocially
package T.M.R to the the international anime fan base,
redirecting the demographic into buying T.M.R's Triple Joker
album since T.M.R was ocially licensed in Taiwan and was
doing well with his restoration Level 3 album thanks to Rurouni
Kenshin (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga
/RurouniKenshin). This made B't X as the second anime project
in T.M.R's history with his name in it, albeit forcefully.
Haruka~SAILING FOR MY DREAM was later placed back to it's
normal state by the time of B't X's VCD (http://tvtropes.org
/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/UsefulNotes/CompactDisc) release. Since
the Japanese fanbase became aware of this over the years, they
treated T.M.R's HIGH PRESSURE as a "bonus theme song" to this
series.
Animal Mecha (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/AnimalMecha) / A Mech by Any Other Name
(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/AMechByAnyOtherName): In this case, B'ts
(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MiniMecha).
Kurumada (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/WordOfGod) took pride in this rst ever mecha
(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SuperRobot)
story that he wrote, and is persistent to not use the term
"robots" for his mechs. See Meaningful Name
(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/MeaningfulName) below for more details.
Armor Is Useless (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/ArmorIsUseless): Averted for the most part. Foh, Hokuto,
and Ron rarely use theirs simply because they either hate
ghting (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/MartialPacist) (Foh and Hokuto's reason) or they're just
that good (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/ArrogantKungFuGuy). (Ron's reason)
Batman Can Breathe in Space (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Main/BatmanCanBreatheInSpace): Applies to
everyone with a B't. Except for instances involving the B'ts'
Weaksauce Weakness (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/WeaksauceWeakness) (see below), a B't's protective
"Guard System" enables it and its rider to withstand anything
ranging from magma to the void of space.
A Boy And His Kirin (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/ABoyAndHisX)
Calling Your Attacks (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/CallingYourAttacks): All the time.
Came Back Strong (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/CameBackStrong): B't X and Teppei after the former was
reduced to scrap and the latter utterly damaged.
Cast Full of Pretty Boys (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/CastFullOfPrettyBoys): It was made by Kurumada, after
all. Also total Mr. Fanservice (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Main/MrFanservice).
Chekhov's Gun (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/ChekhovsGun): Foh's bible and Raphaello's cell .
Cybernetics Eat Your Soul (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Main/CyberneticsEatYourSoul): Made apparent
with the cyborg named Metalface, who considers sacricing his
own esh and blood for an immortal robotic body to be an
obvious choice.
Darker and Edgier (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/DarkerAndEdgier): The Seven Demon Generals Arc and
onward.
Deadpan Snarker (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/DeadpanSnarker): At least in the Tokyopop manga, the
narrator pulls this o in the recap of the previous volume,
complete with Lampshade Hanging (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Main/LampshadeHanging) various issues such as
Teppei's Vitriolic Best Buds (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Main/VitriolicBestBuds) status he eventually gets
with Foh and company, the fact that Juggler's real face looks
just like a clown face anyways , etc.
Defector from Decadence (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Main/DefectorFromDecadence): Karen and the
other guardians after learning the true intentions of the Machine
Empire (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/AssimilationPlot).
Defeat Means Friendship (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Main/DefeatMeansFriendship): Averted. Teppei
never actually defeats Foh in a ght and the best he does
against Ron is ght him to a draw. He also never duels either
Karen or Hokuto. However, they all eventually side with him.
(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MagneticHero)
Dub Name Change (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/DubNameChange): Teppei is named Marlon, Foh is
changed to Falcon, Hokuto to Homer, Karen is named Lourdes
and so ford. The only ones that remain somewhat the same are
Kaos and Metal Face.
Eldritch Abomination (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/EldritchAbomination): Raphaello in every sense of the
word. For a good part of the series, the Empire has to move
heaven and hell to keep it under control. And they fail miserably
at it.
Every Scar Has a Story (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/EveryScarHasAStory): Teppei and the Four Generals all
have physical scars on their bodies and was shown in the OVA.
But it's origins were only mentioned in the manga.
Teppei's scar is an "X (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Main/XMarksTheHero)" on his forehead, and
claimed it was a "minor injury" from Karen's training program
(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/TrainingFromHell).
Karen's scar is a big "X" on her back, though she claimed to
Teppei that it was a "minor injury" she gained from old
battles, readers never really knew the story behind it
(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RuggedScar).
Foh's scar is a big "cross" on his back, but like Karen, it's a
Rugged Scar (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/RuggedScar).
Ron's scar is a "Lightning Bolt" on his chest, the scar came
from Aramis, who defeated him using her sword one time
when they were little.
And Hokuto takes the cake of having the most lengthy story
behind his scar, a "Big Dipper" located on his back. This was
from a radioactive explosion he encountered when he was
little.

Enemy Of The Week (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php

/Main/MonsterOfTheWeek): Battles depicting up to the 6th post
were set up like this for the majority of TV series, while NEO only
depicts a couple of the Demon General battles and skipped the
rest to pace up.
Expy (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Expy):
Pretty much everything in this series can be tracked down to
Saint Seiya (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga
/SaintSeiya):
Fans often pointed how The Takamiya Brothers are character
swapped versions of brothers, Ikki and Shun.
Teppei is a much more cultured and mature Seiya with Ikki's
manly physique (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/Hunk), but kept the cute Cry (http://tvtropes.org
/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TenderTears) Baby
(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/BigBrotherWorship) factor of a younger brother.
Kotaro has greater character elements of Aries Mu, and is
only similar to Shun in terms of appearance, due to him
 being a lovable Non-Action Guy (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Main/NonActionGuy); other than that, as an
older brother who is cunning and can look after himself, his
personality is certainly (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Main/NervesOfSteel) no pushover
(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/Determinator).
Ron looks a lot like Shiryu. This, however, doesn't apply to his
personality.
Foh also looks a lot like Hyoga. Then again, it doesn't apply to
his personality as well. He can also be seen as the unholy
child of Saga and Shaka, with a dash of Lyra Orpheus thrown
in. With Shion's hair.
Hokuto is pretty much like Mu with Shaka's aloof personality.
Karen holds Marin's position, mixed with Aioros' status and
background; since Karen served as the hero's
(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheHero)
trainer, and like Aioros, was also labeled as a traitor despite
being well-respected by their teammates, and had the best
intentions for their allegiance.
And last, but not least, the B'ts and Battle Gears. The B'ts are
inverted in a way that they don't split themselves up to form
armors for their owners, but are responsible in providing the
armors for their owners when their owners call out the
commands to wear them (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Main/ByThePowerOfGrayskull).

Faceless Mooks (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php

/Main/FacelessMooks): the regular soldiers from the Machine
Empire.
Filler (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Filler):
Three episodes dealing with the Dark Knights (while in the
manga they were defeated all together and very
anticlimactically), along with encountering an old member of the
Four Knights and also a reclusive scientist.
The Four Gods (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/TheFourGods): Inverted. Contrary to the popular usage
of The Four Gods as trope explained, The Four Spirit animals
depicted in this work, in Chinese mythology are called "The Four
Benevolent Animals (https://en.wikipedia.org
/wiki/Four_Benevolent_Animals)," and are said to be the four
beings responsible in bringing prosperity to the land.
Four Is Death (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/FourIsDeath): Subverted. The Four Knights are, naturally,
four in number, and they all eventually resolve to help Teppei.
The seven Demon Knights, however, are all out for his blood.
Gecko Ending (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/GeckoEnding): The world is saved, and very well...the
main cast, not so much (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Main/BittersweetEnding) ...In the anime that is
(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/OvertookTheManga).
Hack Your Enemy (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/HackYourEnemy): Hokuto and Demon General Dr. Poe
throws viruses (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/ComputerVirus) at each other's B'ts in the manga. Kotaro
on the other hand, hacks a laser-beam surveillance camera to
aid Teppei to combat the hallways in the anime.
HeelFace Turn (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/HeelFaceTurn): Plenty, especially when people realize
how dangerous Raphaello really is.
The Hero's Journey (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/TheHerosJourney)
Heroic Sacrice (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/HeroicSacrice): Again, lots of people. Metalface
managed to pull it o twice. Once sacricing a means of safely
travelling a mineeld to help out a young Karen years ago which
caused him to require his cyborg parts, and once again to
secure the force that would destroy Raphaello at the cost of his
body
Heroic Spirit (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/HeroicSpirit): Be it either facing the Despair Event
Horizon (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/DespairEventHorizon) of B't Rafaello growing to the
giant dark blob ball about to absorb the Earth in the anime or
becoming the Ultimate B't in the manga , it takes the Four
Generals plus Kotaro's spirit to give Teppei the power defeat it.
High-HeelFace Turn (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/HighHeelFaceTurn): A noticeable aspect in this series.
Pretty much every female character who serves in the Machine
Empire, such as Salome, Karen, and Nasha, will end up having
the brains to help Teppei by the end. Too bad that all of them
die in at least one version of the story with the sole exception of
Karin.
Hot-Blooded (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/HotBlooded): This is a Kurumada manga
(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SignatureStyle)
we're talking here.
Hyperspace (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/HyperspaceMallet) Powered Armor (http://tvtropes.org
/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PoweredArmor): The Battle Gears, a
type of light-weight, exible, yet extremely durable armor made
from non-metal material. The Battle Gear system was focused
on Teppei as his Transformation Sequence (http://tvtropes.org
/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TransformationSequence), but
anyone who owns a B't will have the Battle Gear System
installed within their B't to be triggered once the command:
"Battle Gear, ON! (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/ByThePowerOfGrayskull)" is spoken by their Donors in
order for the B'ts to apply the armors onto their Donors from
thin air. The Four Spirit Generals all have wore them in the
manga, but only Teppei and Karen wears them in the anime.
Law of Chromatic Superiority (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Main/LawOfChromaticSuperiority): Regardless
of military rank, the color and technical specications for all
Machine Empire Battle Gears, including The Four Spirit
Generals, are the same and in the color white. The armor
Teppei initially received from X was also white; But after X's
Mid-Season Upgrade (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Main/MidSeasonUpgrade), Hokuto deliberately
tweaked X's system to surpass the The Empire
(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheEmpire)'s
standards, including the Battle Gear System, which gives
Teppei's new armor a cream-yellow hue.
Adaptation Dye-Job (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/AdaptationDyeJob): The cream-yellow hue is a dye-job
from the anime, since Kurumada was shown to render
Teppei's upgraded armor as white in his illustrations through
the very end. The only times the armor turns yellow in
Kurumada's illustrations was when Teppei is performing his
Power Glow (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
 /Main/PowerGlow).
Future Spandex (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/FutureSpandex): The Battle Gears every donor wears
have these underneath their armors in matte nish. Unlike
the armor which are color coded in white, spandex can be set
to dierent colors as each donor chooses.
The default Battle Gear spandex color is black. Which is
worn by Teppei.
Karen's in red, Fou's in blue, Ron is green
(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/ChromaticArrangement), and Hokuto is grey.

Kill 'em All (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php

/Main/KillEmAll): the manga kills o a lot of people, and in the
end pretty much the only two protagonists, both human and B't,
that survive are Teppei and Kotaro. In the anime, the last scenes
implies that everybody died, including Teppei and Kotaro .
Magic Floppy Disk (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/MagicFloppyDisk): Kurumada (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Main/WordOfGod), despite claiming to be
"technologically dumb," has made some surprisingly near-
accurate predictions in technology usage within this story, but
with one little blooper of Karen using a memory card that looks
similar to a oppy disk to take X's data with her to ee her
country. Karen gives this card to Teppei to have him reinstall X's
combat data back and turn-on the Battle Gear System by
episode 1 of the anime and Act 2 of the manga.
Meaningful Name (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/MeaningfulName):
"B't" is pronounced like "beat", as in "heartbeat".
Appropriate considering blood is required to activate one.
Kurumada (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/WordOfGod) insisted to not use the term "Robot" to
dene the mechas he created for this story, and has also
intended the term to be pronounced as be-tow, note
emphasizing the pronunciation from the word, "Total"
explained in the section below.
Implied by Aramis, a B't is dened as "a 'Total' denition of
a mechanical being with a highly sentient 'Brain
(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/ArticialIntelligence)' born through
 (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BloodMagic)
'Blood (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/BloodOath),' who is programed to be a 'Brave
(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/BraveryTropes) Battler (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Main/SuperRobotGenre).'"
"Blind Idiot" Translation (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Main/BlindIdiotTranslation): In the Spanish
localization, however, B't was turned into Beta, deleting any
meaning of the original name.
Family Theme Naming (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Main/FamilyThemeNaming): The given names of
brothers, Kotaro and Teppei have metals "steel" and "iron"
embedded within their names, and meant "First Born Steel"
and "Iron Soldier (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/SuperSoldier)" respectively. This is pretty much their
parents' wish for the brothers to form into one Unbreakable
(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/ExtraOreDinary) Sibling Team (http://tvtropes.org
/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SiblingTeam).

Mecha-Mooks (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/MechaMooks): The Ryukans, which are piloted by generic
soldiers.
Mid-Season Upgrade (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/MidSeasonUpgrade): After X dies for the rst time,
Hokuto repairs him. Among other things, Teppei's armor
changes and he gets a new attack.
Metalface and B't Madonna gets one as well.

My Country, Right or Wrong (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki

/pmwiki.php/Main/MyCountryRightOrWrong): Deconstructed
with the remaining guardians after Karen's supposed betrayal.
Nerves of Steel (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/NervesOfSteel): Teppei (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Main/TheHero) aside, the rest of his allies, namely
The Four Spirit Generals and Kotaro (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Main/MeaningfulName), are individuals who are
calm upon confrontations and opts to use their intellects to
solve disputes before considering force. Teppei however,
gradually grows into this via learning from his experiences.
Nuclear Weapons Taboo (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Main/NuclearWeaponsTaboo): Averted. Hokuto's
radiation sickness was triggered by being just outside the direct
killzone of a nuke that destroyed his home and family and he's
got the burns on his back to prove it. Aramis also tries to kill
Raphaello by loading Rosemary up with every nuclear warhead
she can nd and performing a Heroic Sacrice
(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HeroicSacrice),
but Raphaello's power makes it a Senseless Sacrice
(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/SenselessSacrice).
OVA (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OVA): B't X
Neo, also known as episodes 26-39.
Overtook the Manga (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/OvertookTheManga): The anime entirely skips the last
four Demon General battles and revamps the nal battle against
Raphaello.
Phlebotinum Rebel (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/PhlebotinumRebel): Any B't whose owners decides to
confront the agenda of their Empire, in this case, The Four Spirit
Generals. B'ts are programmed with Undying Loyalty
(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UndyingLoyalty)
towards their owners, so if an owner makes an agenda, their
B'ts will side with them. However, our titular B't X bares the
special case in that he gets to make his own decision as to
whether he should aid Teppei in saving his brother who is
abducted by their Empire, or reunite with his original owner, who
was put on exile. Either way, X's is already on the "rebel" side in
terms of the greater agenda, therefore he has to make the
decision as to whether he should defy his loyalty program in
favoring a new owner over his predecessor. He chose to work
with his new owner (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/PowerOfTrust).
The Messiah Fist as well, at least in the anime. Turns out it
was reverse-engineered from a sample of Raphaello's cells .

The Power of the Sun (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php

/Main/ThePowerOfTheSun): Teppei's awakened power, and
becomes the key person in defeating Raphaello .
Power Glows (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/PowerGlows): Comes with The Power of the Sun
(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
 /Main/ThePowerOfTheSun) package, whether with or without
his armor, he will glow once he triggered the power button.

Punctuation Shaker (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php

/Main/PunctuationShaker): Played straight with "B't", but
justied with "Je t'aime", which is French for "I love you."
Redemption Equals Death (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Main/RedemptionEqualsDeath): Many, many
people, especially in the manga. Juggler, Marcello, Amigo, and
Aramis just to name a few. Misha and Nasha also die in the
anime after each makes a HeelFace Turn (http://tvtropes.org
/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HeelFaceTurn).
Red Oni, Blue Oni (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/RedOniBlueOni): Teppei and X t this dynamic quite well,
and it's taken to almost Vitriolic Best Buds (http://tvtropes.org
/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VitriolicBestBuds)-level proportions.
Rescue Arc (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/RescueArc): Essentially the entire series.
Role Reprisal (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/RoleReprisal): It's pretty clear that Nobuyuki Hiyama
(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator
/NobuyukiHiyama), Keiji Fujiwara (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Creator/KeijiFujiwara), and most of the main cast
came back in the pachinko (https://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=b4kKPF0Lr7A) for their respective roles. But
unfortunately Megumi Ogata (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Creator/MegumiOgata) (Karen) and Kenyuu
Horiuchi (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator
/KenyuHoriuchi) (Metal Face) failed to come back for their roles.
Scam Religion (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/ScamReligion): The Machine Emperor
(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AGodAmI)
develops his country by inicting nuclear bombs all over the
world, manipulating each country to think it was of another
country's doing, triggering (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/UsefulNotes/WorldWarI) world
(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/UsefulNotes
/WorldWarII) wars (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/WorldWarWhatever), recruiting war orphans to brainwash
them that he's their god and savior, and that he promises to
create an utopia for all people with endless life as long as they
swear loyalty to him, his country, and execute whatever orders
he's placed onto them.
She's Back (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/HesBack): Karen, now sporting a Black
(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DarkIsNotEvil)
female version of B't X. (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/ActionGirl)
Ship Tease (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/ShipTease): Metal Face (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Main/CyberneticsEatYourSoul) implies Karen had
feelings for Foh, though he immediately rebus this.
It has also implied that Metalface cares about Karen more
than he admits himself to be. (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Main/Tsundere)
Ron and Aramis have this in the manga.

Shout-Out (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/ShoutOut) / Spiritual Successor (http://tvtropes.org
/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SpiritualSuccessor): From subtle
character designs, to the subtle elements within the story plot,
having The Takamiya Brothers going against the Machine Empire
can be seen as a huge take from God Mars (http://tvtropes.org
/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Anime/GodMars).
Both Emperor Zuul of alien Planet Gishin (http://tvtropes.org
/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Anime/GodMars) and The Machine
Emperor are their stories' big bad (http://tvtropes.org
/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheBigBad), and wanted to
destroy Earth since The Planet Earth (humanity) never
wanted to comply with their ideologies.
Both series takes the talents of two teenage brothers working
together to bring their respective evil empires to their
downfall. note
Teppei and Takeru Myoujin (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Main/TheHero) shared the same younger
brother statuses in respective to their older brothers Kotaro
and Marg, the same brunette Shounen Hair
(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ShounenHair)
cut, note the letter "T" (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Main/BroughtToYouByTheLetterS) in their rst
names, and res their Battle Aura (http://tvtropes.org
/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BattleAura) while making "X
poses" with their arms. note
Kotaro echoed Prince Marg's hairstyle, wearing his hair long
reaching shoulder-length. And on a bizarre note, like Prince
Marg to his brother, Kotaro can somehow telepath
(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Telepathy) to
Teppei.
Teppei once had a nightmare about his older brother, Kotaro
being brainwashed in serving The Empire (http://tvtropes.org
/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheEmpire). God Mars
(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Anime/GodMars)'
hero, Takeru Myoujin's older twin brother Marg was
brainwashed by their evil empire for real.
From the same nightmare above, Kotaro wore a cape to
reveal his transformed cybernetic body . Marg from God Mars
(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Anime/GodMars)
was the prince of planet Gishin, and is usually dressed in
Ermine Cape Eect (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/ErmineCapeEect).
One interesting element both works share is their reference
to the apocalyptic prediction of the year 1999, named
Nostradamus (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/UsefulNotes/Nostradamus). note In God Mars
(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Anime/GodMars),
the story setting was on the year 1999, where Emperor Zuul
started his invasion towards Earth in attempt to destroy the
planet in which brothers, Mars (Takeru Myoujin) and Marg,
along with a few supporters fought hard to take down; while
here in B't X, the year 1999 did had a huge scare with a
meteoroid crashing near Hokkaido (http://tvtropes.org
/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ColonyDrop), Japan. But that
meteoroid however, eventually formed into a tiny private
island called Kamui Island, which was the birthplace of The
Takamiya Brothers, who became saviors in overthrowing the
Machine Emperor.
And the shout-out segment that takes the cake?
(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/CrowningMomentOfAwesome) When all hope is lost
before their "Save the World" Climax (http://tvtropes.org
/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SaveTheWorldClimax) within the
manga, Kotaro throws out a "We haven't lost yet!"
(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
 /Main/HeroicSecondWind) Telepathy (http://tvtropes.org
/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Telepathy) speech
(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/EpiphanyTherapy) to Teppei , requesting the
concerned Teppei strike B't Raaello with his grandest nal
blow even when Kotaro's physically located in the path of
destruction . Proclaiming with condence that he, Kotaro
Takamiya, as a scientist (who thoroughly does his research),
"is NOT some kind of saint who makes stupid sacrices!
(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/StupidSacrice)" So Teppei, with his Power of Trust
(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PowerOfTrust)
on Kotaro, nished o B't Raaello with Kotaro intact . This,
was a superb Take That! (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Main/TakeThat) moment of Kurumada xing the
fatal aw of Godmars where Prince Marg made his infamous
Stupid Sacrice (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/StupidSacrice) out of pure Big Brother Instinct
(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/BigBrotherInstinct) without any brain work.

Sibling Team (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php

/Main/SiblingTeam): The Takamiya Brothers. In the OVA, while
Teppei's busy taking out killer-robots by hand in the hallway of
the Empire Tower, Kotaro remains inside an oce of the tower
hacking the Empire database AND help Teppei take out laser-
beam surveillance cameras (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Main/HackYourEnemy) using a laser-beam
surveillance camera. (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment)
Cop and Scientist (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/CopAndScientist): Teppei's the Cop, while Kotaro's the
Scientist of the duo.
Sensitive Guy and Manly Man (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Main/SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan): On the
appearance, Kotaro is the sensitive guy while Teppei's the
manly man; but on the inside, Kotaro's the manly man while
Teppei's actually the sensitive one.

Signature Style (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php

/Main/SignatureStyle): The inclusion of a Cool Horse
(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CoolHorse)
through our lead mascot, B't X, which in this story is
represented by a Kirin. Technically speaking, a Kirin
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qilin) is a mythological animal
that is more of a deer (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/TheMarvelousDeer) with the slight anatomy of a horse,
and the head of a Chinese dragon...with no wings. But somehow
Kurumada designed his Kirin to look more like a full-on horse
with deer antlers, dragon brows, and wings, which made X
resemble more like a Pegasus (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Main/Pegasus) over anything else. In many of
Kurumada's other works, a Pegasus has something to do with
the protagonist.
Spell My Name with an "S" (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Main/SpellMyNameWithAnS):
Is it Ron, Lon, or Long?
And Foh, Fou, or Phoue?
Karin is often referred as "Carrie" according to a good
portion of Japanese manuals (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Main/AllThereInTheManual).
Multiethnic Name (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/MultiethnicName): Kurumada gave Karen and Karin (
whom are biological sisters ) names that have kanji
spellings, note yet also suitable for western name
pronunciations. So this most likely implied that the two
women are more or less half-Asian, but as to which
ethnicity they are, remains blurred; for that their on-yomi
(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/AlternateCharacterReading) Japanese pronoun can
be used to indicate Chinese names. Foh is also this with his
given name rendered as the on-yomi kanji for "Phoenix,"
which also makes his ethnicity ambiguous.

Star Scraper (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php

/Main/StarScraper): The Machine Empire Tower is this to a tee.
Super Robot (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/SuperRobot): The B't.
Theme Twin Naming (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/ThemeTwinNaming): Emperor representatives Misha and
Nasha are this.
Third Line, Some Waiting (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Main/ThirdLineSomeWaiting): You have a number
of plots going on at the same time. The three big ones are:
Teppei's Rescue Arc (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/RescueArc).
Foh and the other members of the Four Knights trying to
determine if Raphaello is indeed an evil that has to be put
down and if they should help Teppei.
Kotaro's Adventures in Underhell where he tries to gure out
Raphaello's weaknesses. (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Main/DoingResearch)

Utopia Justies the Means (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki

/pmwiki.php/Main/UtopiaJustiesTheMeans): The Machine
Empire's subordinates believe they are ghting to bring about
an end to wars. Some of them are more dogged in this belief
than others.
Viewers Are Geniuses (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/ViewersAreGeniuses): Hokuto vs. Dr. Poe... plus any time
Kotaro is writing formulas.
We Can Rebuild Your BT (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Main/WeCanRebuildHim)
Weaksauce Weakness (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/WeaksauceWeakness): B'ts are vulnerable to certain
sound frequencies that damage fragile parts of their systems.
What Measure Is a Non-Cute? (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Main/WhatMeasureIsANonCute): B'ts, with their
design based from a huge range of animal and mythological
creature selections (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/PetMonstrosity) tend to suer from this issue pretty
seriously. Poor (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/TheIngenue) Madonna... (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Main/EverythingsBetterwithDinosaurs)
What Measure Is a Non-Human? (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Main/WhatMeasureIsANonHuman): Teppei initially
views X as a tool to help him rescue Kotaro. It takes a while for
him to realize X has his own thoughts and feelings. This also
applies to Metalface, although his realization came too late.
What Measure Is a Mook? (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Main/WhatMeasureIsAMook): The Juggler uses
mooks as People Puppets (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Main/PeoplePuppets), to which Teppei is horried
despite having killed hundreds of them by that point.
Interestingly, once he manages to end his Villain Override
(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VillainOverride)
of them, their helmets (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/FacelessGoons) harmlessly blow up and reveal their
faces.
Where It All Began (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/WhereItAllBegan): Teppei and X started their journey
together from the Empire's garbage heap located at the foot of
The Tower, and made their way back to the same location by
volume 14 of the manga.
You Fail Logic Forever (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/YouFailLogicForever): Deliberately invoked by Hokuto at
one point to distract an enemy.
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki
/pmwiki.php/Main/YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness): Aramis is
eventually demoted due to her eorts to suppress Raphaello's
growth. Monster Clown (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php
/Main/MonsterClown) Juggler takes over for her.

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