do u have any angsty headcanons of Robert from when he was a child/teen?
Robert used to have like panic attacks/sleep terrors at night. (He gets them after he sees his dad get Killed by Elliot and in his nightmares his dad blames him).
In Robert’s childhood he could never talk about his dad with anyone other than Chase and the team his dad was on. This doesn’t seem bad until you realize they idolize Robbie and Robert can’t talk about being lonely at school/anywhere due to his dad being Mecha Man.
Robbie was harsh to Robert growing up calling him “soft” and “sensitive”. Robbie tries training Robert physically but goes too rough on kid Robert and when he sees him crying he tells him how “crying will never make you Mecha Man, now get up!”
Robert doesn’t know his mom in most of my headcanons about this I usually say she left Robbie, leaving sole custody to Robbie or that she was a low ranking hero who died. Either way Robbie never talks to Robbie about his mom and if it’s brought up he yells at him and blames him.
Robbie tells Robert growing up how his dad raised him and that he’s “lucky” he gets it easier than him. (In this I had it where Robbie had a bad childhood and continued the cycle with Robert but thinks he’s better than his dad)
Robert in his teens had body image issues due to this dad always telling him he’s “too skinny” and “frail”. Robert is healthy and muscular just doesn’t have his dad/grandfather’s more bigger built.
Robert had a good relationship with Elliot and called him his uncle. Elliot always told him he’s was better than this dad and would always look out/protect Robert. (This hurts due to Elliot becoming Shroud and the one other person besides TrackStar being a good influence on his life turns on him)
Robert witnesses Elliot kill his dad and when his dad’s gun got thrown in his direction he hesitated to shot Elliot leading to his dad’s death and Elliot/Shroud getting away.
Robert as a kid wanted to have a family and even a normal life (in this Robert wanted to be a veterinarian as a child) and his dad destroyed his dreams telling him if he doesn’t become MechaMan he’ll be responsible for the deaths of hundreds to thousands of people and that he’s selfish for wanting a “normal life”.
Robert in his teens came out as bisexual in most of my AUs. In this I can see Robert coming out to his dad and his dad saying he doesn’t care who he sleeps with as his only task is to make sure he has a son to continue the MechaMan bloodline.
Robert has rarely had a home cooked meal in his life and lived off of microwave food and candy/snacks. He doesn’t have his first home cooked meal until he’s 26 at SDN and cries eating real food for the first time.