Submarine Robo

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This article is about the character from the 1980s Machine Robo franchises. For the Machine Robo Rescue character, see Submarine Robo (MRR).
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Submarine Robo (サブマリンロボ) is a Machine Robo from Romulos and later Cronos.

His vehicle mode weighs 187,000 tons, can dive to 9,800m, move at 64 knots and is carries a dozen Ionoid Trident and four Aqua Poseidon missiles. In robot mode he is 170.7m tall.

Fiction[edit | edit source]

The cartoon featured multiple versions of Submarine Robo; for the sake of convenience all are listed here

Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos cartoon[edit | edit source]

Voice actor: Kenichi Ono, Kōichi Hashimoto
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The Submarine Robo were peaceful fishermen on the island of Mu until the arrival of the evil Lady Nasuka, who tricked them into working for her to raise the island itself from the Devil's Abyss, convincing them the Mu Clan were their ancestors and caring little for the danger the work put them in, with two even being destroyed by the Kraken. When Rom Stol, Leina Stol, Blue Jet, Rod Drill and Triple Jim visited searching for a Wolf Emblem they came across Nasuka and realised she was actually working on behalf of the Gyandlar, whose general Lord Gillman battles the travellers. Rom was able to find the underwater computer that controlled Mu and Gillman was destroyed. The Submarine Robo were released from Nasuka's hold and rose up against her.The Demon Sea of the Lost Civilization of Mu

Toys[edit | edit source]

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Machine Robo[edit | edit source]

Machine Robo Series[edit | edit source]

  • Submarine Robo (1984)
    • ID number: MR-33
    • Accessories: none
Submarine Robo was the 33rd figure in Bandai's Machine Robo Series and transforms from robot to USS Los Angeles-class nuclear submarine in seven steps. According to the sticker on the toy it is specifically the USS Oklahoma City. Subtle metal wheels on the bottom of the submarine mode enable it to roll along on level surfaces. Considering the shape of the alternate mode Submarine Robo has surprisingly good proportions in robot mode and retains good articulation in the shoulders. A weak point is the ankles, which can wear - while this is not a problem in robot mode, where gravity keeps them in position, it means the two halves of the submarine's stern can flop around as they do not peg together, relying on the friction of the joint to stay in position.
  • From 1986 onwards Submarine Robo was repackaged on a blister card. The figure itself was unchanged.
  • The figure was later issued as the GoBots/Robo Machine figure Dive-Dive, with no significant changes, though the GoBots version omitted the extra sticker sheet featuring several of the submarine mode details.

Merchandise[edit | edit source]

A painted version of the kit, as per the brochure included with the figures.

Machine Robo Series Gashapon[edit | edit source]

  • Submarine Robo (1985)
    • ID number: 4
    • Accessories: none
A plastic model kit version of Submarine Robo was issued by Bandai in 1985 as part of their Machine Robo Series line of Gashapon. Submarine Robo was part of the first series and retained his ability to transform. The model very closely followed the transformation of the Machine Robo Series version; while it included some stickers for detail the kit itself was cast in a single colour of red plastic and would require extensive painting to look anything like the picture included on the leaflet.
  • The Gashapon figures were never issued outside of Japan.