Let's say you want something a little more original than just Real Steel, the RPG. Or maybe you don't like the fighting-by-proxy element of the source. Or [spoiler alert] maybe you have a low tolerance for adorable hip-hop dancing moppets.
So then, fighty robots with some human skin in the game. Let's merge (heh) Real Steel with Transformers. The contenders are drivers. They build and race futuristic Formula 1 style single-seater racecars. These cars can transform at need into a sort of robotic powersuit around their drivers. Car and driver participate in brutal street races in which parts of the course have to be negotiated in powersuit mode, while other parts are better handled in car mode. It's up to each driver to hotswitch modes when they think best. Rules are few, and injuries are many. Picture fast, furious street racing combined with crazy robotic parkour stunts and smash-mouth martial arts fighting. So really it's Real Steel meets Transformers meets Speed Racer meets District B13.
You can still do this with Contenders or Piledrivers & Powerbombs. It'll take a little more effort to reskin, though. If you're feeling really wealthy and creative, try running the people scenes with Smallville, PTA or your other favorite relationship drama system, while running the robot action in heavily-houseruled Mechaton.
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