Super Robot Wars/Trivia


 * Actor Allusion: There are quite a few jokes stemming from characters from different series being played by the same voice actor.
 * Colbert Bump: Some of the more obscure series, such as Hades Project Zeorymer, immediately gets attention prior to the game with their debut is released.
 * Fan Nickname: A hefty amount by the fandom with the Original Generation, but Gundam, Mazinger and Getter form the "Holy Trinity" of SRW.
 * Fan Translation: The original, marginal Super Robot Wars 3, and the completely excellent Alpha Gaiden, courtesy of Aeon Genesis. Hopefully the rest of Alpha is coming soon!
 * Super Robot Wars Judgment, courtesy of the Romhacking Aerie. Apparently, they are also doing Super Robot Wars Destiny and Super Robot Wars F (and F Final) so it's worth keeping an eye out for.
 * Alas, in the case of Destiny, it's no longer meant to be..
 * Hey, It's That Voice!: Used as the basis of a LOT of jokes. Sailor Moon is especially popular to reference, given Tohru Furuya (Tuxedo Kamen) is in practically every game by virtue of playing Amuro Ray, and Mitsushi Kotono (Sailor Moon) shows up extremely often as well, most famously as Misato Katsuragi. They also like to play around with this if you save in-scenario and quit.
 * Marth Debuted in Smash Bros: Since Namco X Capcom doesn't (and probably will never) appear internationally, Endless Frontier is the first time non-domestic gamers will (legally) see Reiji Arisu and Xiaomu.
 * No Export for You: Out of all the above, the US market only get two GBA games, Original Generation animes (undubbed) and Endless Frontier. International copyright regulations suck, don't they?
 * To be fair, Bandai and Toei combined currently own the American distribution rights of all the newer series. Anything Macross-related, though, is caught in the legal snarl that prevents most of it from ever making it overseas by itself. In fact, W's lineup consists entirely of Bandai and Toei-held, American-released series... barring Voltron (still held by World Events Productions, who are in dispute over it with Toei for the rights to make a movie).
 * And GaoGaiGar and Tekkaman Blade, which are Media Blasters property in the US. And Mazinkaiser, Martian Successor Nadesico and Full Metal Panic!, which are held by ADV. Face it, licensing a SRW game will never be remotely sane.
 * To all those who stayed hopeful the Video Game Remake Original Generations might get localized, well...
 * Tatsunoko vs. Capcom will hopefully serve as an inspiration for Bandai Namco to put forth the effort.
 * One of Us: Hikaru Midorikawa is such a major fan of the series, he has been a beta tester for some of their games and has a page on Banpresto's official blog. To that end, any character voiced by him (e.g. Heero) will have more special battle quotes against enemies. He may even throw in a few extra lines in for "his" characters for free.
 * Relationship Voice Actor: Abundant, and pretty much unavoidable.
 * Urban Legend of Zelda: The "Two Year Rule", a belief that Banpresto won't include an anime in SRW until two years after it's ended in order to avoid spoilers. In reality, shows can't be added until the rights come up for licensing; this rule can be disproven simply by looking at the original Super Robot Wars, which had Mobile Suit Gundam F91 barely over a month after it came out in theaters.
 * Additionally, the idea that Banpresto and Winky Soft had some kind of falling-out, which is why the Masou Kishin characters haven't appeared in a mainstream game since Alpha Gaiden.