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The [[Gundam]] multiverse has been [[Long Runner|running for many years,]] with many, many series. And it deals with serious themes of philosophy and politics, all with animated mechas. It stands to reason that things will go [[Narm|hilariously wrong]] from time to time...

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* From the original ''[[~~Mobile Suit Gundam (Anime)|~~Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' series: Ryu's [[Heroic Sacrifice]] is turned into Narm when the whole crew is awkwardly crying over how [[~~Its~~ All My Fault|it's all their fault]] he had to die.

* From the original ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' series: Ryu's [[Heroic Sacrifice]] is turned into Narm when the whole crew is awkwardly crying over how [[It's All My Fault|it's all their fault]] he had to die.

** Rectified in the compilation trilogy, where this is replaced by Amuro & Hayato savagely beating each other because each blames the other for Ryu's death. Very dramatic.

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** The subplot from Sayla's Agony where the White Base is dangerously low on SALT! The chef is clearly worried about the loss of salt, and Frau tells Amuro that salt is as important to the human body as water.

*** To be perfectly fair, not getting ''any'' sodium in your diet is a rather bad thing, especially when traveling through a desert region (it helps the body retain moisture), as the White Base was at the time.

* [[~~After War Gundam X (Anime)|~~After War Gundam X]] brings us Garrod Ran, the boy who says, "TIFFA! I BELIEVE IN GOD!" Not a bad line, given the context; but the voice acting is so hilariously overexuberant that it inspires laughter.

* [[After War Gundam X]] brings us Garrod Ran, the boy who says, "TIFFA! I BELIEVE IN GOD!" Not a bad line, given the context; but the voice acting is so hilariously overexuberant that it inspires laughter.

** Also, when firing off his [[BFG]] (pick either version of the Satellite Cannon), he screams the word "HA SHAAAAA!!!!!" in a hilariously high-pitched voice.

* ''[[Gundam 0083]]'' has [[Idiot Hero|Kou Uraki]]'s infamous cries of "GATOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!"

* ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory]]'' has [[Idiot Hero|Kou Uraki]]'s infamous cries of "GATOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!"

** Honestly? Gato's surname. The word "gato" means "''cat''" in Spanish, and ''[[Gundam]]'' has fans in Spanish-speaking countries...

** The game ''Encounters in Space'' had another voice actor do that cry and manage to make it sound [[Narm Charm|awesome as well as]] [[Narm|Narmy]].

* "I WILL BECOME [[Mobile Fighter G Gundam ~~(Anime)~~|SUPER ASIA]]".

* "I WILL BECOME [[Mobile Fighter G Gundam|SUPER ASIA]]".

** That's [[Narm Charm]].

*** [[Mobile Fighter G Gundam ~~(Anime)~~|G Gundam]] is just one big awesome [[Narm Charm]].

*** [[Mobile Fighter G Gundam|G Gundam]] is just one big awesome [[Narm Charm]].

**** [[Memetic Mutation|...with the help of KIYOJIII!!]]

** Asia's ''horse'' has its own mobile suit.

** Most of the Gundams look like bizarre stereotypes. Neo Mexico may be the worst. It's piloted by a guy named Chico, wears a sombrero, has a mustache, is apparently part cactus, and is named ''Tequila Gundam''.

** And finally, just to show that G Gundam doesn't fuck around when it comes to its narm, ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fUJ6LehQ3I this is how the last battle ends]''.

* ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00 ~~(Anime)~~|Gundam 00]]''. To begin with, ''00'' has its characters [[Say My Name|state a person's full name]] when talking to or about them in a ''serious'' fashion. In the development of the Allelujah/Marie relationship, Al says to her:

* ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00|Gundam 00]]''. To begin with, ''00'' has its characters [[Say My Name|state a person's full name]] when talking to or about them in a ''serious'' fashion. In the development of the Allelujah/Marie relationship, Al says to her:

*** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWQYvYnZ2OY Here you go].

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** With names like the ones the Innovators possess, it becomes that much harder to take them seriously (try saying "FUCKING RIBBONS!" with a straight face).

*** Revive Revival is a particular offender. You'd really think they had someone on the production team who spoke English, because their names ''are'', for the most, part real words. The fact that they made such goofy names for these guys is just beyond me.

*** [[Two Words Obvious Trope|Two words]]: [[Blind Idiot Translation|Bring]]. [[What Do You Mean Its Not Awesome|Stabity]].

*** [[Two Words: Obvious Trope|Two words]]: [[Blind Idiot Translation|Bring]]. [[What Do You Mean Its Not Awesome|Stabity]].

*** Anew Returner. Seriously, is there anyone, ''anyone'' named Anew?!

** Episode 14 has visual narm. After Setsuna is shot by Ali and tries to fight him off while wounded, the attempts to make him look like he's in pain only make Setsuna look like he's tripping balls.

** The clone army {{spoiler|of Bring Stability and the other guy}}, because there's nothing funnier than a clone army of [[Jobber|jobbers]] all standing around.

*** Pity. If Ribbons had created a clone army of Ali, then that would have pushed the [[Holy Shit Quotient]] of the show through the roof, both for the audience and [[In Universe]]. But no...

*** Pity. If Ribbons had created a clone army of Ali, then that would have pushed the [[Holy Shit Quotient]] of the show through the roof, both for the audience and [[In-Universe]]. But no...

**** Then again, cloning someone like [[Blood Knight|Ali]] [[For the Evulz|Al Saachez]] probably isn't [[The Starscream|the wisest thing to do]].

***** That's what genetic engineering to make them all loyal to you is for. (Hey, it worked for [[Star Wars|Palpatine!]])

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*** Speak for yourself; many people found the little robot's cries increased the drama as everyone slowly realised what had happened. [[Narm Charm|C'mon, even Haro is sad!]]

** The Pixie Dust scene near the end of season two which solves the mental problems of several characters, primarily because only Louise had a difficult problem. The other two have ridiculous problems that could have been solved by just talking it out. One of them is nothing more than Sergei never explaining his actions to his son. Using Pixie Dust to solve that is overkill bordering on [[Karma Houdini]].

** Graham Aker's transformation into Mr. Bushido, in which he wears a ridiculous samurai outfit that wouldn't be out-of-place in ''[[Mobile Fighter G Gundam ~~(Anime)~~|G Gundam]]'', sadly this is played entirely straight, without any tongue in cheek scenes.

** Graham Aker's transformation into Mr. Bushido, in which he wears a ridiculous samurai outfit that wouldn't be out-of-place in ''[[Mobile Fighter G Gundam|G Gundam]]'', sadly this is played entirely straight, without any tongue in cheek scenes.

*** That's only true in the first season. When Billy meets Graham for the first time in season 2, Billy points out how everyone calls Graham Mr. Bushido now. Graham replies, "It's just the name they've given me, to be honest it's quite bothersome". So, while they don't show it, everyone does seem to consider Mr. Bushido a skilled pilot with a ridiculous outfit and persona.

** Graham gets crazier over time. The [[Alternate Character Interpretation|more generous interpretation of this]] is it being a [[Deconstruction]] -- "the guy who acts like a [[Mobile Fighter G Gundam ~~(Anime)~~|G Gundam]] character is a madman". If this is true, then everything before was on purpose; if not, then we may have [[Character Derailment]].

** Graham gets crazier over time. The [[Alternate Character Interpretation|more generous interpretation of this]] is it being a [[Deconstruction]] -- "the guy who acts like a [[Mobile Fighter G Gundam|G Gundam]] character is a madman". If this is true, then everything before was on purpose; if not, then we may have [[Character Derailment]].

** At the end of episode 18 of the second season, everyone is calling out people important to them. Then we get [[Cargo Ship|Tieria's and Setsuna]]'s calls...

** Speaking of dear Setsuna... He would like you to know that "He is Gundam." except when "He is not Gundam."

*** Worse is when in the dub he says "I am...Gundam." The problem is that he's voiced by Brad Swalie, so most likely what you'll be hearing in your mind instead is [[Death Note ~~(Manga)~~|"I am...Kira!"]]

*** Worse is when in the dub he says "I am...Gundam." The problem is that he's voiced by Brad Swalie, so most likely what you'll be hearing in your mind instead is [[Death Note|"I am...Kira!"]]

*** Which is doubly ironic, given that he's voiced by [[Mamoru Miyano]] in Japanese as well...

** The scene where the Gundam Meisters all take off while saying the names of their loved ones. Setsuna says [[Cargo Ship|"Gundam."]]

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** Honestly, it's kind of hard to take a lot of scenes seriously when suddenly the female characters' breasts take up the whole screen. Especially [[Ms. Fanservice|Sumeragi]] and her, um, [[Stripperific|"outfits."]]

** Wait, we haven't mentioned the memorable seconbd season scene in which {{spoiler|Allelujah}} is shown in a straitjacket and with a face mask on? [[Silence of the Lambs|Hannibal Lector]] vibes, people?

* {{spoiler|Katz's}} death in ''[[Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam ~~(Anime)~~|Zeta Gundam]]'': death by asteroid pinball.

* {{spoiler|Katz's}} death in ''[[Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam|Zeta Gundam]]'': death by asteroid pinball.

** When Kamille and Katz were away from their mobile suits during a fight in a city, Katz gets knocked over by a nearby explosion during the fight. The scream he makes while falling is so hilarious that it's hard to take the scene seriously.

** The sheer number of times people start spontaneously beating each other in this show. Seriously, it's like punching people replaced a simple "hello" somewhere along the line.

** Kamille for almost no reason (Jerid was surprised that Kamille was a boy because of his name) decides to take on about five Titans, screams [[Atop the Fourth Wall ~~(Web Video)~~|"I'M A MAN"]], proceeds to get his ass kicked, and ends up unconscious when Jerid lightly taps Kammile's forehead with a kick.

** Kamille for almost no reason (Jerid was surprised that Kamille was a boy because of his name) decides to take on about five Titans, screams [[Atop the Fourth Wall|"I'M A MAN"]], proceeds to get his ass kicked, and ends up unconscious when Jerid lightly taps Kammile's forehead with a kick.

** Char Aznable's [[Paper Thin Disguise]]. Did Char really think that calling himself Quatro and wearing '80s sunglasses was going to fool anyone into thinking that the AEUG's [[Ace Pilot]] was not the famed Red Comet?

** Char Aznable's [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]. Did Char really think that calling himself Quatro and wearing '80s sunglasses was going to fool anyone into thinking that the AEUG's [[Ace Pilot]] was not the famed Red Comet?

*** This was so bad that ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny ~~(Anime)~~|Gundam SEED Destiny]]'' parodied it: Athrun tried to disguise himself as "Alex Dino," but is found out ''very'' quickly because all he did was put on a pair of sunglasses.

*** This was so bad that ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny|Gundam SEED Destiny]]'' parodied it: Athrun tried to disguise himself as "Alex Dino," but is found out ''very'' quickly because all he did was put on a pair of sunglasses.

** Quattro Vagina, er, Bajeena. [[Unfortunate Names|What the HELL was Tomino thinking?]]

** Bask Ohm. The guy has no motivation mentioned [[In Universe]] for any of the atrocities he commits, and he wears Swimming Goggles at all times.

** Bask Ohm. The guy has no motivation mentioned [[In-Universe]] for any of the atrocities he commits, and he wears Swimming Goggles at all times.

** Kamille's idea of snapping Emma out of her [[Heroic BSOD]] after {{spoiler|Katz, Captain Heinken and the Radish crew are killed}} involves [[Nice Job Breaking It Hero|opening his helmet while in outer space.]]

** Kamille's idea of snapping Emma out of her [[Heroic BSOD]] after {{spoiler|Katz, Captain Heinken and the Radish crew are killed}} involves [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|opening his helmet while in outer space.]]

* General Septem from ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing ~~(Anime)~~|Gundam Wing]]'' has a hilariously awful dub voice that is scratchy and poorly acted.

* General Septem from ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing|Gundam Wing]]'' has a hilariously awful dub voice that is scratchy and poorly acted.

** Septem is ejected out of a plane and then shot just in case he survives [[No One Could Survive That|falling out of a plane]].

** Here's a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8uUQNQ4dZI clip] of the greatness that is General Septem. One of the commentors put it best when they described it as the type of voice you would see in an [[Abridged Series]].

{{quote| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v{{=}}okKzEiFa9PA "ARE YOU MAKING FUN OF ME, DAMN IT?!!"]}}

** Also from the English Dub of ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing ~~(Anime)~~|Gundam Wing]]'':

** Also from the English Dub of ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing|Gundam Wing]]'':

** One character is named Dr. J. It's nearly impossible to keep from chuckling through any conversation involving him.

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** In one of the earlier episodes, it seems like almost every character adds 'in space' to almost everything they say.

** Duke Durmail looks like the bastard child of George Washington and Colonel Sanders. Everyone else from the Romefeller Foundation looks like they just came from a Society for Creative Anachronisms convention.

* Every scene Stellar is in after she meets Shinn in ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny ~~(Anime)~~|Gundam SEED Destiny]]''. The most hilarious is when she dances right off a cliff. When did it seem like a good idea to keep putting a retarded person into a powerful giant robot?

* Every scene Stellar is in after she meets Shinn in ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny|Gundam SEED Destiny]]''. The most hilarious is when she dances right off a cliff. When did it seem like a good idea to keep putting a retarded person into a powerful giant robot?

** Speaking of which, this [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3v5p5fnDWM Youtube gem] exposes just how narmtastic Shinn is, {{spoiler|especially during Stella's demise.}}

** Shinn and Lunamaria's hooking up, which takes place one episode after Shinn blew up a mecha with Athrun and ''Luna's sister'' still in it. Accepting or forgiving a man for killing your sister, when you know that she's a traitor, is one thing. Jumping into his arms is another.

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** A bit of dub-specific Narm. During the fight between Shinn and Kira, Shinn is charging the Freedom Gundam with a [[BFS]]. In the Japanese, Kira makes a noise that, while difficult to describe, could be called a verbal flinch (the subtitles translate it as "What!?" but it's hard to say if he's saying "nani" or just making a similar noise). In the dub, however...

* Applicable to the original Japanese-language versions of both ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED ~~(Anime)~~|Gundam SEED]]'' and ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny ~~(Anime)~~|Gundam SEED Destiny]]'': Kira Yamato's soul-rending attempts at crying, which produce a sound that words cannot describe. It's seriously wince-inducing. This seems to be a problem with [[Soichiro Hoshi]] in general, since it's also present in his work as Keiichi in ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni]]''.

* Applicable to the original Japanese-language versions of both ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED|Gundam SEED]]'' and ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny|Gundam SEED Destiny]]'': Kira Yamato's soul-rending attempts at crying, which produce a sound that words cannot describe. It's seriously wince-inducing. This seems to be a problem with [[Soichiro Hoshi]] in general, since it's also present in his work as Keiichi in ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni]]''.

** This trope noticed a considerable difference between the crying from the [[Gundam vs. Series]], he has less of a gargling pitch.

** It's toned down, but it's still hard to take seriously, and to avoid wincing over something that can easily be mistaken for gargling, gagging, and choking. It is especially jarring when he breaks down after a WIN.

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*** The show gives [[Eighties Hair]] to everyone. Given how some scenes have a sense of weightlessness to them, this can get crazy for those bearing a massive 'do. Micott Bartsch has quickly risen to [[Memetic Mutation|meme status]] due to this.

** The English cast's difficulty in pronouncing Mobile Suit names is back in Unicorn, with such gems as "JAY-GAN" (Jegan), "RESEL" ([[Re ZEL]]), and "SEE-NANE-JUU" (Sinanju). The only name they manage to pronounce right is Khsatriya's!

* Arguably, the reasoning ([[What an Idiot|or lack thereof]]) behind {{spoiler|Yurin's forced [[Face Heel Turn]] and death}} in ''[[Gundam AGE]].'' {{spoiler|She allows herself to be captured by the Vagan, who strap her into a remote-controlled Mobile Suit [[Barrier Maiden|for the sole purpose of]] [[Powered By a Forsaken Child|acting as an amplifier]] for [[Complete Monster|Desil's]] [[Psychic Powers]]. She does this knowing full well that the Vagan [[Star Crossed Lovers|will likely use her to kill]] [[The Hero|Flit]], the boy she loves. Her reason for doing this? '''''They told her she'd never see him again.'''''}} Depending on who you ask, [[Idiot Ball|this flimsy, stupid reasoning]] can be responsible for turning {{spoiler|her resulting death scene}} into... well, this.

* Arguably, the reasoning ([[What an Idiot!|or lack thereof]]) behind {{spoiler|Yurin's forced [[Face Heel Turn]] and death}} in ''[[Gundam AGE]].'' {{spoiler|She allows herself to be captured by the Vagan, who strap her into a remote-controlled Mobile Suit [[Barrier Maiden|for the sole purpose of]] [[Powered by a Forsaken Child|acting as an amplifier]] for [[Complete Monster|Desil's]] [[Psychic Powers]]. She does this knowing full well that the Vagan [[Star-Crossed Lovers|will likely use her to kill]] [[The Hero|Flit]], the boy she loves. Her reason for doing this? '''''They told her she'd never see him again.'''''}} Depending on who you ask, [[Idiot Ball|this flimsy, stupid reasoning]] can be responsible for turning {{spoiler|her resulting death scene}} into... well, this.

** And we shall not forget that the Mobile Suit in which {{spoiler|Yurin gets stashed and then sent off to her death}} is... pink. [[Code Geass|"Hello kittymare"]], anyone?

** Also, the Strider mode of the AGE-2. It's hardly [[Zeta Gundam|the]] [[Gundam Seed|first]] [[Gundam Seed Destiny|time]] [[Gundam 00|a Gundam]] has been able to transform into a fighter, but, unlike previous transformable Gundams, the AGE-2's head sticks out right on top. [[Sarcasm Mode|Way to be subtle, Asemu.]]

** Also, the Strider mode of the AGE-2. It's hardly [[Zeta Gundam|the]] [[Gundam Seed|first]] [[Gundam Seed Destiny|time]] [[Mobile Suit Gundam 00|a Gundam]] has been able to transform into a fighter, but, unlike previous transformable Gundams, the AGE-2's head sticks out right on top. [[Sarcasm Mode|Way to be subtle, Asemu.]]

** Arguably, the reunion of Asemu, Zeheart and Romary in episode 24 thanks to bad writing. {{spoiler|When Zeheart offers to continue their friendship on the condition of Asemu abandoning the Earth Federal Forces, he rejects because he has nothing else in his life. Zeheart then pulls out his gun and says ''"If you're in the battlefield, I can't be myself."'' Add [[Sanity Slippage|Asemu looking like he's about to go]] [[~~Dragonball~~|Super Saiyan]] and Romary cranking a [[Gundam 0083|Nina Purpleton]], and you got one of the franchise's most unintentionally hilarious scenes yet.}}

** Arguably, the reunion of Asemu, Zeheart and Romary in episode 24 thanks to bad writing. {{spoiler|When Zeheart offers to continue their friendship on the condition of Asemu abandoning the Earth Federal Forces, he rejects because he has nothing else in his life. Zeheart then pulls out his gun and says ''"If you're in the battlefield, I can't be myself."'' Add [[Sanity Slippage|Asemu looking like he's about to go]] [[Dragon Ball|Super Saiyan]] and Romary cranking a [[Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory|Nina Purpleton]], and you got one of the franchise's most unintentionally hilarious scenes yet.}}

* Because this show is [[Darker and Edgier]], the unintentional humor in ''[[Mobile Suit Victory Gundam ~~(Anime)~~|Victory Gundam]]'' is even funnier. Of note is a scene in episode 23, wherein the mobile armor Sandhoge grabs hold of the Victory Gundam and begins bludgeoning it with one of its mechanical limbs. This would be fine, except the mobile armor is basically [[Groin Attack|kicking the Victory in the crotch.]] We have [http://i876.photobucket.com/albums/ab330/Enchanter468/VGundamCrotchShot.jpg this action], repeated over and over, ''all while sad music is playing in the background''. How did nobody realize how funny this was?

* Because this show is [[Darker and Edgier]], the unintentional humor in ''[[Mobile Suit Victory Gundam|Victory Gundam]]'' is even funnier. Of note is a scene in episode 23, wherein the mobile armor Sandhoge grabs hold of the Victory Gundam and begins bludgeoning it with one of its mechanical limbs. This would be fine, except the mobile armor is basically [[Groin Attack|kicking the Victory in the crotch.]] We have [http://i876.photobucket.com/albums/ab330/Enchanter468/VGundamCrotchShot.jpg this action], repeated over and over, ''all while sad music is playing in the background''. How did nobody realize how funny this was?

** {{spoiler|Cronicle}}'s death can be pretty funny, especially due to the camera angle. {{spoiler|"Maria..." *THUD*}}

** [[Values Dissonance]] causes another big narm as well. The Zanscare military meetings become freaking ridiculous when you see [[Fashion Victim Villain|either grunts or commanders wearing these ridiculous old-fashioned wigs.]] We know, it's [[The Empire]], and some also know it's a [[Shout-Out]] to formal professions like English judges and ''their'' wigs... but for some, ''it's still funny''.

* Every English dub for every Gundam series has Narm. This is because Sunrise uses Ocean Group for the dubbing, which is brings [[Hey ~~Its~~ That Voice]] [[Up to Eleven]].

* Every English dub for every Gundam series has Narm. This is because Sunrise uses Ocean Group for the dubbing, which is brings [[Hey, It's That Voice!]] [[Up to Eleven]].

** The biggest example? [[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing ~~(Anime)~~|Quatre Raberba Winner]] [[Brad Swaile|and]] [[Mobile Suit Gundam 00 ~~(Anime)~~|Setsuna F. Seiei]] [[Death Note ~~(Manga)~~|will take their potato chips... AND EAT THEM!]]

** The biggest example? [[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing|Quatre Raberba Winner]] [[Brad Swaile|and]] [[Mobile Suit Gundam 00|Setsuna F. Seiei]] [[Death Note|will take their potato chips... AND EAT THEM!]]