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''There are no heroes left in man!''<br />▼
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'''''(We will BUILD heroes!)'''''
[[The Protomen]] are a [[Loads and Loads of Characters|very large]] indie progressive rock band from Nashville, TN, whose musical catalogue is based around a [[Rock Opera]] trilogy inspired by ''[[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]]''. ''[[In Name Only|Very loosely]]'' based off of the mythology of the Mega Man games (the first three in particular), it shows an Orwellian [[Dystopia]] that takes the idealistic side of the [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]] and beats it to death with its own corpse.
It is a [[Deconstruction|bitter and awful look]] at [[Holding Out for a Hero]], and a general examination of the psychology behind fascism.
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Additionally, the Protomen composed the score for ''Terminator the Second'', a theatrical piece of found art that reconstructs the plot of ''[[Terminator (franchise)|Terminator]] 2'' using dialogue from the works of [[Shakespeare]]. They also appeared in it as the SWAT Team that takes down Dyson.
An [http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/788868065/the-official-protomen-documentary official documentary] is in production, as is an official music video for "Light Up the Night".{{when}}
Compare and contrast [[The Megas]], a completely unrelated band who, while similar in their [[Mega Man (video game)|base inspiration]], have no relation to the Protomen and are not in any kind of so-called "rivalry" with them, [[Fandom Rivalry|no matter what some of the bands' respective fans]] would lead you to believe.
The main page of their website can be found [http://www.protomen.com here].
Tropes relating to specific songs should be placed [[The Protomen/Tropes|here]].▼
'''Current personnel:'''
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=== Tropes Used All Throughout Both Albums: ===
* [[Adaptation Expansion]]: Dr. Light is given a much fuller backstory than he ever had in the games, including the creation of Emily Stanton, an original character.
* [[Aerith and Bob]]: The band members' names run from fantastical, like Scartoe and Panther, to ordinary names like Doug.
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* [[Dark Fic]]: Of ''[[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]]''. In [[Rock Opera]] form no less.
* [[Dark Reprise]]: Not exactly, but lyrics from The Will Of One are repeated in a much darker context in The Sons Of Fate; at first they are Mega Man talking about fighting against Wily the same way his brother Protoman did, but the second time {{spoiler|they indicate Mega Man's disgust with humanity after killing Protoman, taking up his brother's nihilistic point of view himself}}.
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* [[Darker and Edgier]]
* [[Darkest Hour]]: November of 2007 was a dark time for the Protomen. First they were attacked by Killer Robots, forced to barricade inside their bus to survive. Then they were attacked by [[Back to the Future (film)|the Libyan Death Squad]]; only the fury of the warriors of Greenville saved them. Finally, after crashing their plane in a [[Shout-Out]] to [[Top Gun]], the band lost their beards. Also, Doug Fetterman fell around this time.
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* [[Determinator]]: Dr. Light refuses to give up in Act II, and spends 12 ''years'' building Protoman in Act I.
** The band itself qualifies, given that they have only canceled a show ''twice'', and even then after mounting every conceivable effort, including an email plea to their fans for replacement auto parts, to make it. Recent canceled shows weren't their fault, but the fact that no venues in the cities would book them. Even then, they quickly made arrangements for shows elsewhere.
* [[Do Not Call Me "Paul"]]: According to one interview, even Commander B. Hawkins's ''mother'' calls him "Commander" these days.
** At the Act II release show, his parents were only referred to as "Commander's Mom" and "Commander's Dad", with those names on the backs of their shirts.
* [[Dying Like Animals]]: Ostriches and Lambs in ''The Protomen'', Sheep and Lemmings in ''The Father of Death''.
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* [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]]: What the Robot Masters do to Protoman early in Act I.
* [[Non-Action Big Bad]]: Dr. Wily. It's [[Lampshaded]] in Act I:
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* [[Place Worse Than Death]]: The City is regarded as this even in Act II; by the time of Act I, [[It Got Worse|it gets worse]].
* [[The Power of Rock]]: The Protomen's music has been noted to rout armies of killer robots and save doomed cities. If they can't quite handle the job, their fans have been known to help.
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** And of course there are Shout Outs by way of their tour names. "Super Awesome Tour Part III: [[An American Tail|Fievel Goes West]]", and after that, "[[Cats Don't Dance|Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now]]".
** The LIGHT Brigade street team is a reference to the famous poem, "Charge of the Light Brigade".
* [[The Smurfette Principle]]: In-story: There is only one major female character, and even she [[Death
* [[Song of Courage]]: 'The Will of One' and 'Vengeance' in Act I, 'Breaking Out,', 'Keep Quiet', 'Light Up the Night', and 'The Fall' in Act II.
* [[Spontaneous Crowd Formation]]: Crowds form ''a lot'' in their songs. It's [[Lampshaded]] a couple times in Act II.
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* [[Steampunk]]: The descriptions of the early machines make them sound like this. It shifts over to [[Cyberpunk]] once Wily takes over.
* [[Suspiciously Similar Song]]: The band never quotes music from the original games note-for-note, but certain melodies are very similar.
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