The thing about Robert "Rock Em Sock Em" Robertson III that you have to remember is that the Mech is there for the villains' safety, not his.
I fully believe that if Flambae had fought Mecha Man sans Mecha, he would still be missing those fingers but this time from the feral bastard that is Robert just not caring if he gets half his face melted off while he bites Flambae's fingers off.
Sure Robert probably would have also gotten fucked up, but Flambae would have come away from that fight with a new sleep paralysis demon and a weird new standard for all future men he dates all in one. The Mecha Man reveal in the game would have ended with Flambae torn between running for his life and actually asking Robert for dinner.
(Honestly Flambae would have taken one look at Robert going feral in the Sardine fight and known right then and there what hero he used to be. Before anyone could even bring up the topic at the taco place Flambae would just be standing there, pointing dramatically before thinking better of it and tucking his fingers as close to his chest as he can, a d loudly freaking out about Robert being Mecha Man.
Robert: I figured you would have tried to incinerate me by now
Flambae: Bitch the last time I tried you ate my fucking fingers, i'm not taking any more chances with your crazy ass
Robert: Yeah, sorry about that, but in my defense, you were trying to kill me at the time
Flambae: Eh, take me to dinner and I'll think about calling us even
Robert: I thought I wasn't your type?
Flambae: And I thought you were supposed to be smart or some shit
The reat of the Z Team, watching them flirt over shitty 3am tacos and shared memories of Robert biting Flambae's fingers off: UM?? HELLO?? WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN YOU'RE MECHA MAN? )
