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''Heavy Gear'' was originally a tabletop wargame created in 1994 by a company called Dream Pod 9. It centered around the conflict of the Northern States versus the Southern Territories on the planet called Terra Nova, with an expanding storyline. The centerpiece of these conflicts is the [[Mini-Mecha|armored battle suit]] [[A Mech
The universe has a tabletop game, a character-based RPG, a card game, two video games, and an animated TV series to its name.
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* [[Airborne Aircraft Carrier]]: Of a sorts. Unusual magnetic activity on Terra Nova means that massive "landships" can hover about on magnetic repulsion. The first game features two, the Northern ''Vigilance'' and the Southern ''Draco'', both prides of their military. They of course meet.
* [[All There in the Manual]] - The extra art books sold by Dream Pod 9 contain lots of fluff and art about the mecha, the planet, and the characters in the universe. The first game's manual contains much of the same.
* [[A Mech
* [[Author Existence Failure]] - The planned [[Metaplot]] never reached its conclusion due to some of the original writers quitting. However, with the release of ''Heavy Gear Blitz!'' and the upcoming 4th Edition RPG, said metaplot will reach said conclusion.
* [[Axe Crazy]] - Many GREL stranded after the War of the Alliance, being engineered, bred, raised and trained for nothing but war have quite a bit of difficulty adopting to less military life styles.
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* [[Rollerblade Good]] - Wheels, treads or halftracks in the Gears' feet are used for movement over flat ground.
* [[Shoulder Cannon]] - Shoulder-mounted rocket/missile launchers and grenade launchers are the norm in this universe.
* [[Shout-Out]] - To both ''[[Nextwave]]'' and ''[[Dark Shadows (TV series)|Dark Shadows]]''.
* [[Show Within a Show]] - According to the second edition of the Duelist's Handboook, the television series is, in fact, a ''live action series'' in-universe.
* [[Shown Their Work]] - The team at Dream Pod 9 did their research and as a result, none of the technology presented in-game breaks known physical laws.
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