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[[File:gunnerkrigg-superprototype.jpg|link=Gunnerkrigg Court|frame|Left: Seraph 1. Right: Seraph 13.]]

{{quote|''"Why would a prototype be more efficient than the finished model? Did they think that [[~~Bioshock~~|Big Daddies]] being fast, flexible and capable of self-preservation was just not being fair on everyone else?"''|'''Yahtzee''', ''[[Zero Punctuation]]''}}

{{quote|''"Why would a prototype be more efficient than the finished model? Did they think that [[BioShock (series)|Big Daddies]] being fast, flexible and capable of self-preservation was just not being fair on everyone else?"''|'''Yahtzee''', ''[[Zero Punctuation]]''}}

A Super Prototype is a testbed version of some piece of technology -- like a [[Humongous Mecha]], [[Space Fighter]], or [[Killer Robot]] -- that is, for some reason, superior to the mass-produced version. A super prototype will have better weapons, stronger armour, and [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|higher-quality speakers]] than the units rolling off the assembly line. Even when there isn't very many of whatever device was designed in the first place, the prototype model is almost always the most powerful, or has at least some advantage over the other models.

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* The Smithy Gang in ''[[Super Mario RPG]]'' (Mack, Bowyer, Yaridovich and the Axem Rangers) are the super prototype models for their production lines. When you reach the last area, you discover that Smithy is creating an entire army of the bosses, though the Machine-Made versions are less powerful than the actual bosses.

* The Edelweiss in ''[[Valkyria Chronicles]]'', made by Isara's father for Welkin's father for the previous war. It was found to be an incredible tank, but it was too expensive for any kind of mass production.

* Subject Delta ''[[~~Bioshock~~]] 2'' isn't just a Big Daddy -- he's the ''first'' Big Daddy; unlike the production models, he's nimble and has plasmid powers. [[Zero Punctuation|Yahtzee]] pokes fun at this trope in his review of the game.

* Subject Delta ''[[BioShock (series)]] 2'' isn't just a Big Daddy -- he's the ''first'' Big Daddy; unlike the production models, he's nimble and has plasmid powers. [[Zero Punctuation|Yahtzee]] pokes fun at this trope in his review of the game.

* Vivi, like all Black Mages in ''[[Final Fantasy IX]]'', is an animated doll. However, as the prototype model, his power is greater than that of his "brothers", and his lifespan is much longer, as well.

* A [[Continuity Nod]] in ''[[Thunder Force]]'' series. The mass production model of Styx in ''III'' appear as [[NPC]] in ''IV''; The Rynex in ''IV'' has its production model appear in ''VI'' and also serve as prototype of Gauntlet in ''V''. It take [[Mid-Season Upgrade]] the Gauntlet into [[Ace Custom]] Vambrace and [[Mecha Expansion Pack]] Brigandine module that Earth's fighter can fight the Rynex. It's justified since Gauntlet is Earthling's replica, built with alien technology they aren't fully understand.