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Young James Ray Steam is a maintenance boy in a Manchester mill and a [[Steampunk]] [[Gadgeteer Genius|inventor]] in his own right. When his grandfather sends him a steam-producing ball, he is kidnapped by the O'Hara Foundation and taken to his cyborg father on the Steam Castle. The Castle seems innocuous, but it proves to be a huge weapons station, and a battle between the Foundation and the British army ensues.
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* [[For Science!]]: Edward Steam's motivation.
* [[Grey and Grey Morality]]: The movie carries a sense of regret that the Victorian sense of wonder towards the marvels of science had to end in the horrors of World War One, but also refuses to demonise George Stephenson or Edward Steam; James' idealistic view seems largely the result of his being a child.
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: As well as [[Anna Paquin]] as Ray, on the voice actor side we have [[Kari Wahlgren]] playing Ray's love interest, and Moira Quirk of ''[[Nickelodeon Guts]]'' and ''[[My Life
** And Byron from ''[[Babylon 5]]'' as a slimy henchman.
** Alfred "Doc Ock" Molina is the father (dub) and Patrick Stewart is Lloyd, the grandfather.
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* [[Made of Explodium]]: And ''how''.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: The Steam Tower is not only named after Eddy Steam, but is also powered by steam.
* [[Mecha
* [[Monowheel Mayhem]]: Ray uses one early in the film.
* [[Monumental Damage]]: The Tower Bridge takes quite a pummelling. Also, most of central London.
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* [[Science Is Bad]]: After being introduced to the Steam Castle, one might begin to wonder just what the hell the kindly elder Dr. Steam was thinking on helping to create it. Towards the end of the movie, we finally see what the good doctor's original intention for the Steam Castle was. How in the hell does someone get the idea to make a weapon out of a {{spoiler|children's carnival}}!?
** The whole point of Lloyd's view is that Science Is ''not'' Bad. It's the ''People'' that are the problem. No matter what wonders science can make, if you put it in the hands of a bunch of Gun merchants who sold weapons to both sides of the American Civil War, nothing good will come out of it.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Scarlett's character was based on [[Name's the Same|the same named]] character from ''[[Gone
** Ray carrying Scarlett while flying through London felt [[Superman]]-esque.
* [[Spider Tank]]: Part of the O'Hara Foundation's Steam Army package.
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* [[Theme Naming]]: It's a noun with five letters.
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: Ray goes from being a scared kid running away from Russian mooks to in the beginning to taking out said mooks in the end of the film.
* [[Unrobotic Reveal]]: Scarlett thought the company made [[Mecha
* [[What Happened to
* [[Where Are They Now? Epilogue]] / [[And the Adventure Continues...]] - Shows the Steamboy universe's alternate timeline in clips where {{spoiler|Lloyd Steam continues his pontificating to Ray, and bequeathing a final discovery (possibly electricity) to Ray before he dies and is buried, followed by a WWI style conflict complete dirigibles burning to the ground, a new villain, Ray picking up a partner/sidekick, and Scarlett (having dyed her hair to match her name) standing proudly in front of a plane she flies.}}
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