Ryce

I don't think Robert taught Luke how to fight either; rather, I'm suggesting that they utilize similar attacks because they both learned how to fight in the Army. Guile and Nash have similar movesets because they were both trained by the U.S. Air Force, so it makes sense to me to apply that same logic to Luke and Robert.

I believe Robert was badly injured in the explosion and was rebuilt as a cyborg, much like the Six Million Dollar Man. His limbs aren't real, and that's why he's taller than before.

I always just took Oro's quote as a tongue-in-cheek reference to Robot Detective since the show aired exactly 25 years before 3rd Strike. David is only 6' tall and weighs 161 pounds, whereas Q is at least 6'6" (he's taller than Urien) and much heavier than that. And like you said, David is bald and Q has short blonde hair. Luke is wearing his father's military dog tags around his neck. You can also see Robert wearing them in his concept art.

This is my first post here, and I just want to say... Luke's father Robert is Q. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Q is Robert Sullivan I'm surprised that I haven't seen anyone else propose this theory. Robert's concept art looks like it was made to match Q's official art: his hair color is the same as Q's, his shirt has a large collar reminiscent of Q's trench coat, and his facial features even match the contours of Q's mask (most notably the cheeks). Possible story: Robert could feel that he was about to spontaneously combust (see Q's Total Destruction), so he started yelling about a bomb to clear out the mall and avoid hurting anyone in the explosion. G sensed Robert's immense discharge of Earth energy and warped in to rescue him, turning him into a cyborg to save his life. ("Robert" even sounds like "robot" in Japanese!) G figured that someone who so strongly resonates with Earth's natural energy would be a good ally/weapon to have in preventing the apocalypse, so he befriended the now-amnesiac Robert and took him under his wing, teaching him how to control his powers. G uses his powers to telepathically communicate with (and sometimes commandeer) Q, hence Q's 3rd Strike win quotes. Luke's moveset appears to contain several references to Q in order to make the familial connection apparent: Q's High Speed Barrage looks like a sloppy, projectile-free version of Luke's Rock Smasher/Vulcan Blast: Luke's super is three identical hooks followed by multiple body blows followed by one final hook, and Q's is three identical hooks followed by a single body blow followed by one final hook: Robert and Q are both often depicted with their backs turned to the camera: The scene of people running away scared from Robert is also incredibly reminiscent of Q's intro animation: So, yeah, this is obviously all just a theory, but it's one I feel very strongly about.