Titan Maximum: Difference between revisions

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* [[Affectionate Parody]]: They say the [[Humongous Mecha]] genre, but ''[[Voltron]]'' is the obvious target.

** There's also a lot of tiny shout outs to the [[Combattler V|Nagahama]] [[Voltes V|Romance]] [[Daimos|Trilogy]]. That, and Gibbs looks just like [[Captain Harlock]].

* [[All There in the Manual]]: Gibbs's full name is Gibson Giberstein, [[Averted Trope|avoiding]] the [[Last-Name Basis]] problem Palmer has. There is ZERO mention of this throughout any of the 9 episodes of the entire first season, and he goes by Gibbs anyway...or [[Large Ham|Super King Big Nuts]], whichever you prefer.

* [[Annoying Younger Sibling]]: Willie.

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** Palmer's "Time to punch the fuck out of it!"

** Gibbs' flipping the bird each episode could be considered a non-verbal version of this. There's also his less-widely used actual catch phrase, "Moooooooooo!", which he uses to grab attention.

** Sasha says "bitch" a lot. Also, she has "[[Never My Fault|Look what you did Jodi]]".

*** Don't forget "[[Sarcasm Mode|Duuuhhhh, good one, Jodi!]]"

** Palmer also has "There's something in your teeth... my fist!" Followed by him using an attack which isn't a punch.

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'''Gibbs:''' Don't forget to stab me in the ears, too, darling, so I won't have to listen to another one of your albums.

'''Sasha:''' You motherfucking cocksucker... [Palmer cuts her mic off, disturbing hand motions continue.] }}

* [[Coitus Uninterruptus]]: Gibbs is able to do this without even his partner Jodi noticing that he's given instructions to his assistant Clare, who's video taping it, and even using [[Authentication by Newspaper]] to prove the date.

* [[Combat Pragmatist]]: Jodi and Sasha manage to beat Clare by resorting to cheating.

* [[Comically Missing the Point]]: After Jodi and Gibbs' sex tape has been released:

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** This is even more impressive because the bomb was located inside an energy beam that rendered it virtually inaccessible. The bomb and method of placement were both specially built specifically so it could survive inside the beam. It would have been very easy for Gibbs to assume the bomb would not have been deactivated.

** This further pointed out in the pilot as Gibbs reminds Palmer, his brains were the secret to their former success. Thus without him [[Failure Is the Only Option|they can't win]].

* [[Dating Catwoman]]: Inverted with Gibbs as the bad guy and Jodi as the good guy. Turned out to be a plot to get Jodi arrested and Titan Maximum decommissioned.

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Formerly Gibbs, now he's more of a [[Smug Snake]].

* [[Deconstructive Parody]] of the [[Five-Man Band]] [[Super Robot]] genre as typified by Voltron.

* [[Decoy Protagonist]]: The promos made it look like that Spud and Gibbs were part of the cast.

* [[Did I Just Say That Out Loud?]]?: Sasha does this in front of Jodi and her grandmother while remembering how she gave a teacher a blow job for a good grade.

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* [[Foreign Language Theme]]: The end song is in Japanese as a tribute to the shows that inspired Titan Maximum, specifically the ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'' theme by [[Puffy AmiYumi]].

* [[For the Evulz]]: Why Gibbs wants to [[Take Over the World|take over the solar system]], at least on the surface. He hints at having more altruistic reasons to Jodi.

* [[The Fun in Funeral]]: The DVD comes with a mini comic about Spud's funeral -- Palmer gives a eulogy mostly about his own sexual conquests and interrupts Gibbs' eulogy to generally brag about how cool he is. He and Gibbs start tussling and accidentally knock over the casket, causing the body to fall out.

* [[Glad I Thought of It]]: Palmer - Inverted when he comes up with a bad idea and Willie starts to suggest a better one, he tells him that he better not steal his idea; but then played straight immediately afterwards as he immediately starts claiming he thought of the better idea first.

* [[Gosh Dang It to Heck]]: Jodi. "Holy crow!"

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* [[Hero with Bad Publicity]]: Titan Force Five, at least after Gibbs became evil. Before that, they were rather well liked despite some embarrassing public displays of drunkenness.

** Actually, they were still well liked afterwards, because they were directly opposing Gibbs. It was only when their incompetence became apparent that people started to turn against them, but even then...

* [[Heroic Comedic Sociopath]]: Sasha seems to be approaching this, showing signs of being [[Ax Crazy]] and an über-[[Alpha Bitch]]. An good example would her being able to defeat a robot by punching through its crotch to reach its heart. Perhaps best summarized in her establishing character moment in her introduction in the first episode, where she saves a man's life from falling debris by kicking him in the crotch to get him out of the way. Palmer could also be seen as this. Their only saving grace is opposing Gibbs [[Omnicidal Maniac|plans]].

* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]:

** [[Star Wars|Lando]] is Admiral Bitchface.

** H. Jon Benjamin was that guy who trained Jodi in arm wrestling and [[Frank Welker|Frank Freakin' Welker]] was the anchorman from the last episode.

** [[King of the Hill|Joseph Gribble]] is Palmer, [[Family Guy|Chris Griffin]] is Gibbs, [[Kingdom Hearts|Tifa]] is Jodi, and [[Battlestar Galactica|Helo]] is Troy.

** In fact, anybody who's a fan of [[Robot Chicken]] in general will recognize a voice from there in at least one or two episodes. Abraham Benrubi (who voiced [[William Shatner]] on RC) appears in a TM episode, for instance. And [[That 70s Show|Red Forman]] is the Mercury Commander in episodes 8 and 9. Plus, Dan "Skeletor" Milano plays Willie.

** In fact, anybody who's a fan of [[Robot Chicken]] in general will recognize a voice from there in at least one or two episodes. Abraham Benrubi (who voiced [[William Shatner]] on RC) appears in a TM episode, for instance. And [[That '70s Show|Red Forman]] is the Mercury Commander in episodes 8 and 9. Plus, Dan "Skeletor" Milano plays Willie.

** The Mercury Militia leader is [[Kurtwood Smith|Red]] [[That 70s Show|Forman.]]

** The Mercury Militia leader is [[Kurtwood Smith|Red]] [[That '70s Show|Forman.]]

* [[Hollywood Tone Deaf]]: Sasha.

{{quote|''"Hey, Sasha? is there any connection between your poor album sales and the fact that it sucks?"''}}

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* [[Idiot Hero]]: Palmer and Sasha both.

** The whole team really, if only because Palmer and Sasha drag them down.

* [[I Lied]]:

{{quote|'''Prime Minister''': [After giving up codes Gibbs needs and those at the party find out] What?! We voted, show of hands. [whispers] It was this or the volcano, you fools.

'''Gibbs''': Ooo, yeah, about that... it's actually gonna be this ''and'' the volcano, I'm afraid, so... double cross, enjoy. [Presses a button to have the bot drop them in.] }}

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* [[The President's Daughter]]: Sasha.

* [[Psycho Ex-Girlfriend|Psycho Ex Boyfriend]]: Jodi used to date Gibbs back when he was [[The Lancer]] and not [[Large Ham|Super King Big-Nuts]]. And {{spoiler|kind of still is}}.

* [[Plucky Comic Relief]]: Subverted and invoked with the Jester Corpsman.

* [[Punctuated ~~for~~ Emphasis]]: After Willie makes a bad try at bantering.

* [[Punctuated! For! Emphasis!]]: After Willie makes a bad try at bantering.

* [[Really Gets Around]]: Sasha, to put it lightly.

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** When the [[Space Marine|space marines]] are attacked by Clare in the hangar, the camera switches to a first-person perspective almost exactly like that of ''[[Doom]]''.

*** All while she's running in and out of shadows like the creatures from ''Aliens''.

** Episode 7 is entitled "[[Maximum Overdrive|Megamum Overdrive]]."

*** The same episode features [[Military Maverick|Military Mavericks]] Bingo and Buzzard, based on Maverick and Goose from ''[[Top Gun]]''. A previous episode also had a ''Top Gun''-inspired montage featuring Palmer riding his motorcycle, drunkenly singing in a nightclub, and playing volleyball.

* [[Sibling Yin-Yang]]: Palmer and Willie.

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*** Followed by "Look what you DID, Jodi."

* [[This Is Sparta]]: Palmer tells Willie, "DON'T. BANTER. ''EVER.'' NO."

* [[Token Evil Teammate]]: Before he turned on Titan Force Five, Gibbs obviously loathed most of his team.

* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: Sasha. When Willie brings out a [[Frickin' Laser Beams|laser gun]] to fire at the [[Monster of the Week]], her first instinct is to throw it at said monster. She misses and asks Willie for another (''"But I only made ''one!''"''). When the monster picks the gun up later, she assumes it's going to do the same thing. It doesn't. [[For Massive Damage|Massive Damage]] ensues.

* [[Too Much Information]]: President Caylo does ''not'' want to know about all the weird sexual stuff his daughter Sasha is up to in the public spotlight.