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''[[A Mech By Any Other Name|Heavy Metal]] L-Gaim'' is an anime television series, begun in 1984, which was directed by [[Yoshiyuki Tomino]]. Its characters and mecha were designed by [[Mamoru Nagano]], who would later go on to create [[The Five Star Stories]]. L-Gaim takes place in the Pentagona System, a solar system made up of five planets. [[Big Bad|Oldna Poseidal]], the legendary emperor from the planet Gastogal leads his 24 Temple Knights from planet to planet until all have fallen under his control. His final victory is on the planet Mizum in 3975 when he defeats Kamon Walha V, ruler of the Yaman Clan. Kamon hides his heir, Kamon Myroad on the planet Mizum with the legendary white mecha, [[Humongous Mecha|L-Gaim]]. Fifteen years later, now grown up and known as Daba Myroad, he leads a rebellion to free the planets of Pentagona from Poseidal's grasp.

 

* [[Ace Pilot]] - Most main characters.

* [[Air Jousting]]

* [[High Heel Face Turn]] - {{spoiler|Leccee}}, after meeting Daba.

* [[If It Swims It Flies]] - Somewhat subverted, as most Heavy Metals need additional equipment to do so.

* [[La Résistance]] - Various factions come and go; eventually, a cohesive force is pulled together by {{spoiler|Daba}}.

* [[Large Ham]] - Gavlet Gabre.

* [[Mecha Expansion Pack]] - The various Land Boosters.

* [[Meta Mecha]] - Kind of, as both L-Gaim and L-Gaim Mk. II can only be exploited to the fullest of their capacities using the Spiral Flow and Viewy [[Flying Car|air bikes]]. (They can actually be piloted without the air bikes, but it's a bumpy ride since they serve as shock absorbers.)

* [[Mind Rape]] - {{spoiler|Obilee.}}

** Not to mention that at least half the mechs have ones named after them in ''[[The Five Star Stories]]'', including yet another two Auges (Auge Arusqul and Original Auge's counterpart, Machine Messiah Auge). Usually, different romanizations are used to differentiate them. ''L-Gaim'''s A-TAUL vs. A-toll from ''FSS'', Bat-Shu the Blue Knight vs. Vatshu the [[Black Knight]], etc.

* [[No Holds Barred Beatdown]]: {{spoiler|the extremely poweful L-Gaim Mk. II is easily totally trashed by the original Aug. The only thing that prevents Daba from a [[Heroic Sacrifice]] is when Mian deactivates the Bio-Relation, causing Amandara to buy it.}}

* [[Panty Shot]] - Several.

* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]] - {{spoiler|The real Poseidal emperor Amandra Kamandra.}}

* [[Real Robot]] - All mecha. Crosses the line a bit with [[Super Robot|L-Gaim, L-Gaim Mk. II]] and {{spoiler|[[Super Robot|the original Aug]]}}, as they are one-of-a-kind-mecha, albeit prototypical ones.

* [[Redemption Equals Death]] - Several minor characters. Most notably in the episode ''General Kurosu'', {{spoiler|where a criminal has taken the place of the real General Kurosu, who was executed by the Poseidal Military Forces. After he discovers the truth, Daba asks him to stand-in for the real Kurosu. He truly redeems himself by saving Daba from Nei Mo Han by interposing his Machinery between Auge and L-Gaim. Sadly, [[Tear Jerker|his Machinery is destroyed in the process and he dies]].}}

* [[Super Prototype]] - L-Gaim Mk. II. Literally: {{spoiler|It is an Amon Duule Stack improved with L-Gaim's technology.}}

** The L-Gaim and L-Gaim Mk.II count for other reasons - the former is mass-produced as the D.Ssard while the more advanced Novel D.Ssard (of which we see only one, piloted by Lecce) is based off of the latter.