Robot Wars story
The year is 2041, and a hotshot mech pilot must stop mech hijackers from provoking global war.
9 total · 4 major · 5 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| anthropogenic existential risk to civilization | major | By 2041 a proliferation of toxic gas had left large parts of North America uninhabitable. |
| international issue | major | Set in the year 2041, the Western bloc super-state called the North Hemi is in some sort of competition with an Eastern bloc super-state known as the Eastern Alliance. |
| piloted creature-shaped vehicle | major | Drake piloted the giant, humanoid robot MEGA-1 and in so doing defeated the mechanized scorpion piloting General Wa-Lee in epic battle. |
| speculative vehicle | major | One main novelty of the film is the Mega-Robotic Assault System-2 (or MRAS-2 for short), a giant and well-armed passenger vehicle that looks like a mechanized scorpion. It was being used to conduct tours for civilians. |
| archaeology occupation | minor | The archaeologist Dr. Leda Fanning was not happy when violent rocking motions of the MRAS-2 mechanized scorpion, of which she was a passenger, caused her to drop and break her valuable specimens. |
| claustrophobia | minor | Stumpy claimed he was claustrophobic in order to avoid doing an undesirable task. |
| journalism | minor | The journalist Annie was investigating some suspicious goings on in a perfectly preserved 20th-century town that was abandoned during the toxic gas scare. |
| romantic love | minor | The film ended with Drake and Leda admitting their attraction to each other and sharing a passionate kiss. |
| toxic waste management | minor | A pyramid-shaped structure was being used to store toxic waste. |