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{{quote|''"This hand of mine glows with an awesome POWER! Its burning grip tells me to defeat you! Take this! My love, my anger, and all of my sorrow! SHINING FINGER SWORRRRRDDDD!!! GO! GO! GO!!!"''|'''Domon''', [[Calling Your Attack|Calling His Attack]] in the [[Large Ham|hammiest]] way possible}}
''Mobile Fighter G Gundam'' (''Kidou Budouten G Gundam'', lit. "Mobile Fighting Legend G Gundam") is the first [[Alternate Universe]] in the ''[[Gundam]]'' franchise. Notable as a significant departure from the normal ''Gundam'' saga in that it was essentially a [[Super Robot Genre|Super Robot]] show. Every ''Gundam'' series before and after has been essentially the prime examples of the [[Real Robot Genre]]. ''G Gundam'' has only a few mild relations to the other series besides the name "Gundam
''G Gundam'' is set in the Future Century (FC) in which [[The Federation]], consisting of several colonies corresponding to Earth's nations, has held a robot-battling competition called the Gundam Fight every four years to determine which colony would gain control of the government. The show's story takes place in the year FC 60, the year of the 13th Gundam Fight, and follows Neo-Japan's Gundam Fighter
The show completely embraced the aspects of the [[Super Robot Genre]] and featured, among many other things, a Gundam that not only looked like [[Sailor Moon|Sailor Venus]], but in one episode ''actually GLOMPS the main character's Gundam'' ([http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/7184/gundamglomp.png Link]
This was also noteworthy as the first ''Gundam'' series made after the toy company Bandai bought Sunrise.
Compare and contrast ''[[Macross 7]]'' in terms of a franchise sequel that differs greatly from the source material.
In 2010, as part of a project to revive interest in the Alternate Universe ''Gundam'' stories, an expanded retelling titled ''Choukyuu! G Gundam'' began serialization in ''Gundam Ace''.
* [[The Abridged Series]]: ''[[G Gundam Abridged]]''.
* [[Action Girl]]: Allenby.
** Rain can be quite the [[Action Girl]] herself sometimes. Perhaps even more of one than Allenby seeing as she {{spoiler|defeats Allenby when the latter is [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]}}.
* [[Adaptation Expansion]]: The 2010 manga is a retelling with some altered details and some expansion, such as having Ulube reference Domon's father during the Neo-France storyline.
* [[Affably Evil]]: Prime Minister Wong, who eats pocky, invites the hero to his penthouse for a drink, and even ''cheers his victories'' in his first few matches.
* [[After the End]]: The Earth itself, but not the colonies.
* [[Air Vent Passageway]]: Played straight in Episode 2, where Domon sneaks through the ducts of Madison Square Garden and ambushes Chibodee's boxing opponent so he can take his place. [[Played for Laughs]] in the 2010 manga, he ''intends'' to go to Chibodee and challenge him, [[Idiot Hero|but ends up in the opponent's room because he got lost]]. [[Refuge in Audacity|He then tries to play himself off as an autograph hound]]. It doesn't work, and after knocking the guy out, he decides to take his place.
* [[All There in the Manual]]: If you do the math, you might notice that the "Gundam Fight every four years" thing doesn't quite line up with 13th Fight's date of Future Century 60. The official timeline reveals that after Neo-England's Gentle Chapman won three tournaments in a row, rising international tensions lead to the 12th fight being delayed another four years.
** The information was first published in the "Gundam Fight Round 1 & 2" CD collection's booklet, though Bandai America later translated those details and posted it on the ''G Gundam'' portion of their [http://www.gundamofficial.com/worlds/fc/background/timeline.html gundamofficial.com site].
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* [[American Robot]]: And a Japanese Robot, and a Chinese Robot, and an Egyptian Robot...
* [[America Saves the Day]]:
** Chibodee attempts to play this trope straight, and manages to pull it off more often than not, though he's more successful as a member of the Shuffle Alliance than he is solo.
** When the Neo America military tries it at the climax, however, it doesn't work out so well.
* [[Ancient Conspiracy]]: The original Shuffle Alliance.
* [[Animate Dead]]: {{spoiler|Devil Gundam can use its nanomachines to animate corpses, turning them into zombies to pilot Death Army mobile suits}}.
** {{spoiler|It even brought back a previous champion who had been killed in a Gundam Fight 40 years earlier... as a mummy}}!
* [[Anyone Can Die]]: Well of course, it's a... [[Subverted Trope|Wait... not anyone can die?]] In a ''[[Kill'Em All|GUNDAM]]'' series? Holy hell.
* [[The Archer]]: The Rising Gundam features a bow that's normally folded up on its left arm. We even see an image of Rain in traditional Japanese archery clothes during one scene when she uses this weapon {{spoiler|to disable the Walter Gundam ''without'' hitting the cockpit and killing Allenby, its [[Brainwashed and Crazy]] pilot}}.
* [[Artifact Title]]: Sort of. In the English translation, God Gundam is renamed Burning Gundam, but it's suggested that ''G Gundam'' stands for "Gundam of Gundams" (i.e. the winner of the Gundam Fight) instead.
* [[Artificial Gravity]]: Played much straighter than most ''Gundam'' series, where spaceships have ''some'' gravity, but still involve a lot of floating around, and the colonies which do not have the standard round shape that spin to generate gravity. Ships and colonies both appear to have 1G. Most of the action takes place on Earth anyway.
* [[Artificial Human]]: {{spoiler|Schwarz Bruder}}, at least in his current state.
* [[Ascended Fanboy]]: Subverted with Chang in Episode 27, who tries to steal Domon's Gundam only to get nearly killed by the Mobile Trace System.
* [[The Atoner]]: Domon enters the Tournament to atone for his family's supposed sins. {{spoiler|However, the true atoner is Dr. Mikamura, who framed Domon's family and, after his [[Heel Face Turn]], he makes up for it with an [[Heroic Sacrifice]]}}.
* [[Attack Hello]]: '''[[Large Ham|ANSWER ME, DOMON! THE SCHOOL OF THE UNDEFEATED OF THE EAST!]]'''
* [[Awesome McCoolname]]: In the 2010 manga at least, Chibodee's boxing opponent from
* [[Ax Crazy]]: Michelo Chariot from day one. He's later joined in his murderousness by {{spoiler|[[Fallen Hero]] Gentle Chapman}}.
* [[A.I. Is a Crapshoot]]: {{spoiler|The Devil Gundam, originally named the Ultimate Gundam, was ''intended'' to be used to restore the Earth after the damage it'd taken from the Gundam battles. All it takes is a simple mechanical malfunction for the thing to interpret this ultimatum as "[[Kill All Humans]]"}}.
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* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: Saette, when under control of the DG cells. George, Sai Saici, Argo and Chibodee, during the Shinjuku arc, when also infused with the cells. {{spoiler|Allenby, during the Battle Royale in Lantau: she was under DG cells AND Berserker system control}}.
* [[Broken Pedestal]]: Master Asia, Kyouji.
* [[Cain and Abel]]: Kyoji is the Cain, Domon is the Abel. {{spoiler|Or so we think}}.
* [[Calling Your Attacks]]: As you'd expect from it being a [[Super Robot Genre|Super Robot]] series. See page quote for one of the most extreme examples (in the series) ''ever''.
* [[Canon Foreigner]]: The ''SD Gundam G Generation'' series of games introduced the [http://mahq.net/mecha/gundam/ggf/jdg-010.htm Devil Gundam Jr.], which looks suspiciously like the [[Turn A Gundam|Turn X]], and has yet to filter back into ''G Gundam'' proper.
** The 2010 manga introduced the JMF[[Leet Lingo|1337]]SD Shading Gundam, a [[Paint It Black|black]] copy of the Shining Gundam that appears in the "episode" where Domon is dragged back to the colonies to be tested by the Neo-Japanese government. It takes the place of the goofy-looking mobile armor Fantoma from the anime.
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** But just to illustrate: America's Gundam Maxter is a [[Good Old Fisticuffs|boxer]] with [[Cowboy|six-shooters]], [[Surfer Dude|a surfboard shield]]
** The Gundam from Neo Mexico wears a freakin' ''sombrero
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** The Gundam for Neo Holland ''is'' [[Transforming Mecha|a freaking windmill
** The Gundam for Neo Canada is a lumberjack, Spain has a literal bull face on its chest (think ''Gurren
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** One of Domon's later [[Calling Your Attacks]] quotes ("This hand of mine is burning red! Its loud roar tells me to grasp victory!") is notable in that everyone in the Shuffle Alliance (and Allenby) ends up saying it at least once.
** While Domon was still using Shining Gundam, the quote was much different ("This hand of mine glows with an awesome power! It's burning grip tells me to defeat you!").
* [[Cat Fight]]: Partially subverted with Rain's fight against {{spoiler|Allenby}}. They're both in the skintight suits, but the battle is a very serious one.
* [[Char Clone]]: Arguably two, in fact: Schwarz and Ulube.
** Don't be silly. Schwarz is clearly [[Speed Racer|Racer X]].
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** '''[[Up to Eleven|THEY PUNT A SKYSCRAPER THAT WAS BURIED SEVERAL STORIES UNDERGROUND
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* [[Crapsack World]]: Earth. After centuries of war and pollution, it was abandoned by the wealthy and powerful for space colonies and then completely written off by all but a few national governments. Conditions are so harsh in some places that people will do anything to get to the colonies. To make it worse, every four years they have to endure a load of giant robots tearing up the landscape in duels and there is absolutely no provision that they can't do this in population centers or natural landmarks (in fact, Gundam Fighters are legally protected from any responsibility for the damage they cause). Some countries hire criminals and outright killers as Gundam pilots, and others coerce fighters into the job. As a result, most locations in the series [[Scenery Gorn|looks like they've been run over by a truck five or ten times]].
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* [[A Day in The Spotlight]]: Some of the entourage characters get a few episodes focused on them.
* [[Dead Person Impersonation]]: {{spoiler|To a degree, Schwarz. It's... complicated}}.
* [[Defeat Means Friendship]]: And so, apparently, does a draw.
* [[Did Not Do the Research]] In Episode 5, Domon is trapped in a Russian cell. His cellmate, playing chess, signifies the hopeless of his situation by moving a knight and declaring checkmate... while not checking the opposing king at all.
* [[Disappeared Dad]]: Chibodee's [[Missing Mom]] is seen in a flashback, but nothing is ever mentioned about his father
* [[Drunk with Power]]: {{spoiler|Ulube, who waits about five seconds after Domon's won the tournament to pull a massive coup d'etat, declare himself Dictator of the Universe: and ultimately become an overly-muscled freak}}.
* [[Dub Name Change]]: Several mobile suits got their name changed to be more toy shop friendly, some to reduce the blatant sterotypes, and at least one from either a missed reference or potential legal concerns (Neo Sweden's Nobel Gundam, named after the Swedish inventor of Dynamite and the Nobel Prize, became the Noble Gundam.). The God Gundam becoming the Burning Gundam would unintentionally become a mythology gag in ''[[Gundam Build Fighters|Gundam Build Fighters Try]]'' where a custom Gunpla in the style of ''G Gundam'' is named the Build Burning Gundam (the director confirmed it was unintentional, but one would be forgiven for thinking otherwise given the subseries loves referencing stuff and has even acknowledged works as obscure as the Famicom game ''Hot Scramble''.).
* [[Eagle Land]]: Neo-America. Its first episode takes place in New York City, and their Gundam is a surfing, six-shooting, football-playing boxer, piloted by a proud [[Self-Made Man]]. The actual space colony is shaped like a star, has a detachable combat section shaped like and named after Manhattan (which is operated by a guy who looks like every American general from a [[World War II]] movie) and its ultimate weapon is the ''Statue of Liberty cannon''.
* [[Early-Bird Cameo]]: The [[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing|Wing Gundam]] makes a brief appearance in the final assault on the Devil Gundam. It would have a much larger role in the next series.
* [[Earth Is a Battlefield]]: Sort of. It's not covered by battles, but the Gundams can fight anywhere. "Earth is the ring."
* [[Earth That Used to Be Better]]: Earth was ravaged first by its endless wars and then by the Gundam Fight, which has no regard for the damage it causes to cities, towns, and wilderness. Cities are in disrepair and ravaged by crime and bandits. Everyone with money has moved to space colonies, leaving the poor to fend for themselves with what little resources remain; in fact, leaving Earth is a big part of Chibodee's [[Self-Made Man]] backstory.
* [[Eiffel Tower Effect]]: Numerous national landmarks are used to establish location: these landmarks are usually in a sad state of disrepair. The Eiffel Tower itself, for instance, is bent over almost double.
* [[Eldritch Abomination]]: The [[Big Bad|Devil Gundam]] itself.
* [[Empathic Weapon]]: The Gundams. They match whatever movement the pilot makes in the cockpit, but sometimes respond to what they're doing ''outside'' too. [[Justified Trope|Justified]], as they're controlled through a mix of voice commands and an elaborate motion capture system.
* [[Enemy Civil War]]: {{spoiler|Master Asia and Prime Minister Wong start off as partners in crime, begin to distrust and snipe at each other, and by the end, each is openly gunning for the other's death. Wong tries to bargain it into going full circle, but Asia openly admits at that point that he'd planned to double-cross Wong the entire time. And Asia would have disposed of Wong sooner if his [[Incurable Cough of Death]] hadn't acted up at the exact moment he got really pissed off at his nominal boss}}.
* [[Enthusiasm Versus Stoicism]]: The Meikyou Shisui requires that the user be able to channel ''both'' sides at once.
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]:
** {{spoiler|Prime Minister Wong and Domon are equally horrified when Master Asia reveals his intent to let the Devil Gundam wipe out humanity}}.
** {{spoiler|Master Asia becomes increasingly frustrated at Wong's blatant disregard for fair play and meddling with the finals for his own amusement}}.
* [[Everyone Looks Sexier If French]]: Look no further than Neo France's George de Sand.
* [[Everything's Better with Princesses]]: Maria Louise of Neo France despite the fact that the series was made well over a century since the last time France was a monarchy, and her father's title is President.
* [[Evil Plan]]: A few people have plans that drive the plot and the heroes must fight against, but the most notable are {{spoiler|Master Asia's well-intentioned plan to help the earth, and Urube's plan to rule [[The Federation]]}}. At times, it feels like [[Gambit Pileup|the plans are hijacking each other]].
* [[Evil Redhead]]: Michelo Chariot, subverted by the fact that he apparently ''dyes'' his hair that color
* [[Excited Episode Title]]: ''G Gundam'' is the one of the very few ''Gundam'' series to feature these and the only one with the lengthy variant, being a [[Super Robot]] show.
* [[Experienced Protagonist]]: Domon is already one of the setting's greatest martial artists at the start of the series, but since the Gundam Fight is ''the'' highest level competition, all his opponents are skilled combatants themselves.
* [[Face Palm of Doom]]: The Shining Finger, Darkness Finger and God Finger from ''G Gundam''. It even got two [[Shout-Out|Shout Outs]] in its franchise.
* [[Fallen Hero]]: {{spoiler|Gentle Chapman}}.
* [[Female Gaze]]: Domon Kasshu, making [[Super Robot Genre|Super Robot]] fanboys everywhere [[Stupid Sexy Flanders|vaguely]] [[Fetish Fuel Station Attendant|uncomfortable]] since 1994.
* [[FemBot]]: The Nobel Gundam.
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** Lampshaded in an episode where Marcelot angrily says to fighters also beaten by Domon that he wins by constantly using that "dirty technique".
* [[Five-Man Band]]: All of whom are competent fighters:
** [[The Hero]]: Domon, [[Hot-Blooded]] and very serious when it comes to this.
** [[The Lancer]]: Chibodee Crockett is the cheerful, fight-happy type.
** [[The Big Guy]]: Argo who is tough enough in person that Domon has a hard time even hurting him.
** [[The Smart Guy]]: Sai and George both fill this role. George is a gentleman fighter who uses finesse, and Sai may be the youngest but is clever enough to be the only person to fight Domon to a draw.
** [[The Chick]]/[[The Heart]]: Rain. She's [[Team Mom]], [[The Medic]] ''and'' [[Wrench Wench]]: when [[Took a Level in Badass|she gets upgraded to]] [[Action Girl]] and has her personal Gundam, it's modeled on the concept of [[Yamato Nadeshiko|a Samurai wife defending her homestead]] with [[The Archer|the bow and arrow]] and [[Blade on a Stick|naginata]].
** [[Sixth Ranger]]: Schwarz Bruder, German ninja, and later, Allenby Beardsley, [[Cute Bruiser]] who causes a great deal of jealousy between Rain and Domon.
* [[Foregone Conclusion]]: Any fight involving Domon, unless he's fighting a [[Broken Pedestal|mentor]] [[Big Brother Mentor|character]] for the purposes of an [[The Power of Love|Aesop]].
* [[Four-Girl Ensemble]]: Chibodee's Angels, of course.
* [[Four Is Death]]: The Four Heavenly Kings.
* [[Future Spandex]]: All of the pilots wear skin-tight body suits as part of the interface for their mobile suits. The substance is sort of like spandex, but they actually have transformation sequences (not always shown) that make it look like plastic wrap. Nearly all of the pilots are male, but we do get to see Rain suit up a few times, and Allenby as well.
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* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]:
** Rain's very... um... "[[Does This Remind You of Anything?|interesting]]" squeals whenever she puts on the [[Latex Space Suit|Mobile Trace System]]. She actually goes on to say "This is tight". No way this was unintentional. There's also the fact that, while others occasionally do seem to struggle when the system is activated, she's the only one to be brought to her hands and knees by it.
** In Episode 1, when the villain opens his Gundam's fist to reveal a hostage, you'll notice the suit only lift's up its middle finger. Yeah.
** The Uncut version also gets the word "Crap" past in one episode too.
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* [[Good Scars, Evil Scars]]: Domon has a cross-shaped scar on his face. {{spoiler|Ulube uses his [[Mask Power|metallic mask]] to cover the one that the Devil Gundam gave him as a proof of their [[Deal with the Devil]]}}.
* [[Gossip Evolution]]: One of the drama CDs has a variant: in the [[Show Within a Show|movie]] the cast is watching, The Shuffle Alliance and Master Asia engage in the standard shouting match... except that Master is standing on Tokyo Tower's observation deck while the guys are at the tower's base. Because of this, the banter quickly degrades into confusion.
{{quote|'''Movie!Chibodee:''' I said, "After this, we're coming for you! Prepare yourself!"
* [[Government Conspiracy]]: Neo Hong Kong, and {{spoiler|Neo Japan}}.
* [[Gratuitous English]]: Chibodee Crockett.
* [[Gratuitous French]]: An unintentionally hilarious bit in Episode 4: George tells Domon he understood the kidnapping was faked because he could never have written a note in French that good. The thing is, it is written exactly like a French note written by a Japanese guy would look like: pretty badly.
* [[Gundam vs. Series]]: God/Domon and Master/Tohou Fuhai show up in ''Gundam vs Gundam'', Devil Gundam is its final boss; Domon also receives Shining Gundam in ''NEXT''. Spiegel/Schwarz and Nobel/Allenby debut in the sequel as well. ''Extreme Vs.'' brings God and Master back while adding Sai Saici/Dragon to the mix.
* [[Guns vs. Swords]]: [[All There in the Manual|According to the backstory]], the world's nations will flip-flop between favoring melee and ranged combat depending on whichever won the last Gundam Fight. After Gentle Chapman won three Fights in a row, everybody started fixating on long-range sniping... only for Master Asia to dethrone Chapman in the 12th Fight using martial arts, which is why the 13th has such an emphasis on melee combat.
* [[Ham-to-Ham Combat]]: Just about every Gundam Fight match. And every non-Gundam fight too.
* [[Handicapped Badass]]: Kyral Mekirel of Neo-Nepal. He was one of the world's top competitors in the 11th Gundam Fight, ranking very highly but losing in the finals when his opponent accidentally blinded him. He makes a comeback in the 13th Gundam Fight... by assassinating his opponents before the fights so that he can win by default. But this ''still'' requires a blind man armed with only a sword to take out world-class martial artists. {{spoiler|After he fails to kill Domon before their scheduled match and is defeated in a fair fight, he makes a [[Heel Face Turn]] and proves that, even without his sight, he's ''still'' one of the world's top Gundam Fighters}}.
* [[Handshake Substitute]]: The greeting of the School of the Undefeated of the East ends with what is arguably the most epic brofist in all of [[Gundam]].
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Though never actually a real villain, Natasha's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=FQV0RU5HKnI#t=604s change of heart] at the end fits the bill quite nicely.
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* [[Hitman with a Heart]]: Kyral Mekirel.
* [[Honor Before Reason]]: All the Shuffle Alliance fall prey to this trope now and again, but none more so than Domon
** Particularly in the Finals, where Chibodee and George feel compelled to demonstrate their new finishing moves: Machinegun Punch and Rose Hurricane to Domon before their fights, which allows him to develop the God Shadow and God Slash Typhoon ''specifically'' to counter them. Sai Saici, the youngest of the group by far, is ironically the one who has the sense to ''not'' show off his ultimate attack before his fight with Domon... not that it helps (he almost shows it while sparring with Allenby, but he stops the fight before going through with it). Argo also doesn't explicitly show off his technique to Domon, though Domon is able to witness him using it against Andrew in a match.
* [[Horrible Judge of Character]]: Chairman Karato, {{spoiler|who inexplicably puts the deranged Ulube in charge of Neo Japan's military. D'oh}}!
** Considering that {{spoiler|Ulube}} is [[Manipulative Bastard|THAT good at lying]] ''and'' {{spoiler|was one of the best Gundam Fighters in the whole world until he was defeated by Master Asia}}, it ''may'' be not that surprising.
* [[Hot-Blooded]]: ''Everyone'', even the French gentleman, the technician and ''a horse''.
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* [[Hotblooded Sideburns]]: ''Many'' characters, though Master Asia's are particularly epic.
* [[Hot Scientist]]: Rain Mikamura.
* [[Hot Shounen Mom]]: Chibodee's [[Missing Mom]] was very beautiful. Domon's own [[Missing Mom]] was older, but still easy on the eyes.
* [[How Do I Shot Web?]]: Domon initially has trouble adjusting to the Burning Gundam's controls.
* [[Humans Are the Real Monsters]]: {{spoiler|Master Asia's motivation for becoming a [[Kill All Humans|genocidal maniac]]. He gets better [[Tear Jerker|before dying]]}}.
* [[Husky Russkie]]: Slightly subverted with Argo Gulskii. While he's [[The Big Guy|VERY big]] and possesses ''enormous'' strength, he's also remarkably mature and level-minded. {{spoiler|Enough to be the only one in the Shuffle Alliance who did ''not'' show any signs of emotional trauma after being [[Brainwashed and Crazy]] via DG cells}}.
* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: At one point, George starts berating Chibodee for being irresponsible enough to store whiskey in his Gundam's cockpit before quickly remembering that he does the ''exact same thing'' with champagne... while [[Giving Someone the Pointer Finger|Giving Him The Pointer Finger]] with said bottle, no less. Hey, at least he picks the quality stuff.
** George was more going on about the quality than the fact that Chibodee had alcohol at all: they both intended to save the drinks for after they had won the Gundam Fight, {{spoiler|but instead pour one out before going toe-to-toe with the Grand Gundam, thinking they won't survive. They do, but barely}}.
* [[Idiot Hero]]: Domon. Oh so much. Chibodee and Sai Saici also have their moments, but they're nowhere ''that'' bad. The 2010 manga retelling enhances it a good deal.
* [[I Got You Covered]]: During the Devil Gundam vs. Everyone Else fight.
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* [["I Know You're in There Somewhere" Fight]]: Domon does this *thrice* in the series. {{spoiler|First, he tried it to snap his friends from DG cell brainwashing in the Shinjuku arc, but failed. Second, towards the [[Brainwashed and Crazy]] Allenby during the Gundam Fight. And later, to Rain: who had been turned into the Devil Gundam's Seitai Unit by force during the [[Grand Finale]]}}.
* [[Ill Girl]]: Gina, the little sister of Chico from Neo Mexico. Complete with [[Incurable Cough of Death]]. {{spoiler|She doesn't die on-screen, but it's clear in the end of the episode that she's gonna fall victim to her illness ''very'' soon}}.
* [[Insufferable Genius]]: {{spoiler|If. Dr. Mikamura is to be believed, Domon and Kyoji's father was a prime example. He ''still'' didn't deserve what was done to him though}}.
* [[I Uh You Too]]: Domon has a few of these with Rain.
* [[Japanese Ranguage]]: Whenever Chibodee says something in English in the original Japanese dub. Also, in a rather hilarious oversight, when Chapman was locking onto George's Gundam with his rifle, instead of saying "LOCK ON", the HUD instead said "ROCK ON"!
** The "ROCK ON" thing seems to be in just about every anime where that situation occurs, which leads one to conclude that they either did deliberately or they just don't care. This particular example though [[Memetic Mutation|has become a bit of a meme]] among American fans... mainly because "Rock on!" is a hilarious [[Totally Radical]] phrase that's completely inappropriate in context.
* [[Jerkass]] --> [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: Domon, a huge [[Jerkass]] at the beginning, but [[Character Development|he *does* change with time]], and we still love him.
* [[Kick the Dog]]: Master Asia has several of these in the first half of the series.
* [[Kill All Humans]]: The Devil Gundam's top priority.
* [[Killed Off for Real]]: {{spoiler|Schwarz Bruder and Master Asia}}.
* [[Large Ham]]: Nearly every character epitomizes this trope, but Master Asia and Domon take it to a whole new level. If it's possible for [[Charles Atlas Superpower]]s to enhance your hamminess, Master Asia certainly figured out how and passed the technique onto Domon.
* [[Latex Space Suit]]: Arguably this ''Gundam'' series seems to have the [[Fan Service|tightest]] space suits ever to appear in the franchise... which is surprising as the huge majority of the pilots wearing them [[Fetish Fuel Station Attendant|are]] [[Stupid Sexy Flanders|male]]. There are exactly ''two'' female characters who are seen wearing the mobile trace suit.
* [[Lighter and Softer]]: Than all UC Gundam series and movies that proceeded it. Has an [[Earn Your Happy Ending]] where the main cast all get to live and [[The Power of Love]] is shown to conquer all.
* [[Love Hurts]]: Averted hard for a ''Gundam'' series!
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* [[Meditation Powerup]]: Domon unlocks his ''true'' [[Super Mode]] by putting himself into a serene state of mind (which is always depicted with a falling water droplet). This is immensely superior to his [[Unstoppable Rage]] since he can actually ''think clearly''.
* [[Merchandise-Driven]]: The Gundam Fight was created so that Bandai could sell a ton of models.
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* [[Mighty Whitey]]: The Japanese version.
* [[Mind Rape]]: {{spoiler|Episode 6, when Domon is drugged and forced to watch an holographic re-enaction of his family's downfall to see if he can really use his [[Super Mode]]: which is supposed to be powered up [[Unstoppable Rage|through anger-fueled]] [[Heroic Resolve]]. For worse, much later, we find out ''it was all a lie''}}.
* [[Missing Mom]]: Chibodee's mom got kidnapped and maybe killed by clowns.
* [[Monumental Damage]]: A lot of culturally important landmarks, like Rome's Colosseum or the Eiffel Tower, are damaged or totaled during Gundam fights as background detail. {{spoiler|Despite the initial casualness, this is actually a plot important as it's building up to the reveal of how the Gundam fights, even during bouts between good natured fighters, are harming the Earth.}}
* [[Mood Whiplash]]: After the first several, very lighthearted episodes, we get to one where Domon is revealing {{spoiler|what later turns out be a fabricated version}} of the events of the Devil Gundam incident, revealing that he's brother went rogue with what was effectively a weapon of mass destruction, and his mother died. Later in the series, we have another case Chidobee appearing terrified of the circus and clowns (along with the episode the features the Jester Gundam, probably the silliest design in the series), which is initially [[Played for Laughs]], then it starts getting [[Played for Drama]], and we find that he's terrified of laughing clowns was because of gang of lunatics with machine guns dressed up as guns started a riot that his lost his mother in, and she most likely died.
* [[Motion Capture Mecha]]: Using the Mobile Trace system. Also taken to a [[Up to Eleven|ridiculous extreme]]: you can ''dislocate your shoulder and the suit's arm will also dislocate''.
* [[Ms. Fanservice]]: Rain when she suits up, Allenby when she suits up, Natasha during the Guyana highlands arc.
* [[Multinational Team]]: The new Shuffle Alliance.
* [[Murder Is the Best Solution]]: Neo Nepal, which opts out of sportsmanship in favor of sending their Gundam Fighter to kill the competition before the match. They have a ''Buddhist Monk'' chewing out their fighter for failing an assassination attempt.
* [[Mythology Gag]]: Episodes 48 and 49 pit {{spoiler|a Rain-powered Neo Japan-sized Devil Gundam}} against every other nation's Gundams in space, and then some. Among them include [[Mobile Suit Gundam|the RX-78-2 and possibly an RGM-79 or two]], [[Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam|the MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam]], [[Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory|GP Unit 01 Full Vernian and GP Unit 02]], [[Mobile Suit Gundam F91|SNRI's Formula 91]], [[Crossbone Gundam|the F97 Crossbone]], [[Mobile Suit Victory Gundam|the LM314V21 Victory Mk. 2]] and [[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing|Wing Gundam 01]]. Keep in mind that ''Gundam Wing'' wouldn't start airing for another few weeks yet.
* [[Never Got to Say Goodbye]]: {{spoiler|Rain and her close classmate Saette. Domon and his mother: he ''does'' get to say goodbye to Kyoji and later gets his father back}}.
* [[Never Say "Die"]]: In the dub. The fact that people are dead is acknowledged, but the characters go through varying degrees of verbal gymnastics to avoid the actual word: return from the grave, pass away, lose his life, etc....
* [[New Powers as the Plot Demands]]:
** Arguably Domon in the Battle Royale arc, where he comes up with several [[Ass Pull]] attacks that are never used again to defeat his partners' various ultimate techniques.
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* [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot]]: Taken to its absolute limit. For example: mecha-piloting cyborg zombies.
** One of them was a freaking ''mummy'' instead of a zombie. An Egyptian Cyborg Mummy Zombie.
* [[Not Good with People]]: Domon is callous, [[No Social Skills|abrasive]], and generally a bit of a cad, due to ten years of rough training while growing up. He gets better in the second half, mainly through some timely [[Pet the Dog]] moments and even some [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|Moments of Heartwarming]].
* [[Not Just a Tournament]]: The Gundam Fight occurs regularly every four years. However, in the 13th Fight, we have the Devil Gundam getting lose and trying to destroy the planet, while several nations vie to find and take control of it for their own purposes.
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* [[Oddly-Named Sequel 2: Electric Boogaloo]]: One of the very few ''Gundam'' series (along with ''∀ Gundam'' and ''[[After War Gundam X]]'') to not have Mobile ''Suit'' in the title. Unlike those two examples, this is because a Mobile Fighter is a distinct class of machine that is operated quite differently from an Mobile Suit, which appear mainly in the hands of construction workers and military police.
* [[Omnidisciplinary Scientist]]: Rain patches up both people and giant robots with the same level of skill.
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* [[Partly Cloudy with a Chance of Death]]: A sunrise version.
* [[Phenotype Stereotype]]:
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* [[Power Glows]]: "This hand of mine glows with an awesome POWER!" "This hand of mine is burning red!" And so on...
** The Shuffle Alliance members and their Gundams take on a golden glow when they enter Hyper Mode.
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* [[The Power of Love]]:
** To the point where the ''King of Hearts'' himself is summoned. Also the most ''extreme''ly awesome portrayal.
** In his first fight with Domon, Chibodee is about to give up before the cheers of his fellow New Yorkers rouse him to get his second wind.
* [[Psycho for Hire]]: Michelo Chariot.
* [[Punch Parry]]: Especially whenever Domon and Master Asia fight.
* [[Rage Against the Mentor]]: Most of the first half of the series, once Master Asia does his [[Face Heel Turn|thing]].
* [[Rated "M" for Manly]]: "'''LOOK! THE EAST IS BURNING RED!!!'''"
* [[Real Men Wear Pink]]: George is a bishonen and loves roses, but can fight as well and as passionately as the others. Chibodee has pink bangs and is a self-admitted [[Momma's Boy]].
** Flashbacks imply that Chibodee's hair is naturally all-blue, meaning he ''purposely dyes'' his bangs pink.
*** Not to mention that his title in the Shuffle Alliance is the ''Queen'' of Spades, something he embraces fully with no one ever doubting his heterosexuality (it helps that his predecessor with that title was also male).
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: Subverted and later played straight with Karato. {{spoiler|Starts out as ''very'' incompetent and leaving almost every matter to Ulube and Dr. Mikamura, but by the end of the series, it's hinted that he ''does'' have the potential to become a true leader and actually intends to do so}}.
* [[Rebellious Princess]]: Maria Louise of Neo France. She looks cute and sweet, but isn't afraid of either plotting her own kidnapping to attract her Knight's attention, or using a molotov cocktail to aid said knight when he's in a pinch.
* [[Red Baron]]: Doesn't get much better then "Undefeated of the East".
* [[Redemption Equals Death]]: {{spoiler|Master Asia, after spending most of the series as a [[Card-Carrying Villain]], recants his dastardly deeds on his deathbed}}.
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: Once Wong's glasses start to slip is the part when the audience realizes he's a villain.
* [[Red Herring]]: Early on, {{spoiler|Karato and Dr. Mikamura}} seem more than a bit shady, as if they might have some villainous plan that they're worried Domon might get in the way of. Wrong. {{spoiler|Ulube}} on the other hand seems like a [[Reasonable Authority Figure]] who seems to be looking out for Domon and for Neo-Japan's best interests. [[Big Bad|Way wrong]].
* [[Refuge in Audacity]]: The most ridiculous: and at the same time, [[Narm Charm|wonderful]] [[Humongous Mecha]] designs in all of ''Gundam''.
** And that's not mentioning everything else.
* [[Rewrite]]: The 2010 manga version of Domon vs. Chibodee is more even-handed than the anime version was. In the boxing match before the Gundam Fight, Chibodee [[Curb Stomp Battle|completely dominates]] Domon; during the actual Gundam Fight, Domon has it won, but since he forced himself to fight through his earlier injuries, he's too roughed up and tired to actually finish Chibodee off, resulting in an actual draw.
** On the flipside, George gets it worse. In the manga, he rescues Princess Maria Louise from the Neo-Cubans and brings her into the Gundam Rose's cockpit, which messes with his synchronization. Eventually, Domon lands the Shining Finger, and Maria leaps onto George, apologizing for causing all the trouble while herself getting hit with the feedback. Rain begs Domon to stop before the feedback harms the princess, which he does.
* {{spoiler|[[Robotic Reveal]]}}: {{spoiler|Kyoji, while in the hospital unconscious}}.
* [[Rogues Gallery]]: Michelo assembles a team of antagonists in Episode 32 on behalf on Wong.
* [[Rule of Cool]]: Oh damn, yeah. The series director explicitly said in a DVD interview that he decided early on not to worry about whether or not anything made sense as long as it looked cool.
* [[Rule of Symbolism]]: Admist all the [[Rule of Fun]] thematic Gundams are the ''slightly'' more serious God and Devil Gundams. The Ultimate Gundam [[Fallen Angel|fell to Earth]] and became the [[Satan|Devil]] Gundam, turning into a [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|many-headed monster that corrupted people]]. Rather than the Judeo-Christian [[God]], the [[Enlightenment Superpowers|enlightenment-powered]] God Gundam's [[Super Mode|golden glow]], mandala, and [[Finishing Move|threateningly open hand]] evoke the statue of a Buddhist warrior deity.
* [[Say My Name]]: "Raaaaaaain!" "Domoooooon!" "Chibodeeeeee! Geooooorge! Argoooo! Sai Saiciiiii!" "MASTER ASIA!"
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* [[Screw the Rules, I Make Them]]: Prime Minister Wong, so much so that he could well be the trope namer.
* [[Shining Goodness]]: The Shining Gundam.
* [[Shout-Out]]:
** The Nobel Gundam looks a lot like a mecha [[Codename: Sailor V|Sailor V]].
** A rather surprising [[Shout-Out]] for an anime: the name of the Mobile Suit piloted by George's butler Raymond is "Butler [[Murder By Death|Bensonmum]]". Similarly, the Neo-American Mobile Suit is named "[[RoboCop|Murphy]]".
** The Maxter's color scheme greatly resembles [[Transformers|a certain other giant robot popular in America...]]
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* [[Stripperiffic]]: The Mobile Trace System does this to you. Surprising since most of the pilots are guys. Holy [[Stupid Sexy Flanders]]!
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* [[Super-Powered Evil Side]]: Allenby, who becomes 120% stronger when she goes nuts on the Berserker System.
* [[Super Mode]]: A [[Hot-Blooded]] hero cannot be without his Super Mode, it's even called "Super Mode".
** Domon and Master Asia have/gets a second one called ''Meikyou Shisui'': Clear Mirror, Still Water. This carries over to ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'' and is superior to the standard "Super Mode".
*** Director Imagawa specifically says that while the Gundam's Super Mode is the machine at its full potential, the Meikyou Shisui/Hyper Mode is the pilot's full potential.
* [[Super Robot Genre|Super Robot]]: Mobile Fighters, the Gundams, are, though there are [[Real Robot Genre|Real Robot]] examples, such as the Death Army robots and the few Mobile Armors that are still being used.
* [[Super Robot Wars]]: It's in the Game Boy version of ''[[Super Robot Wars 2]]'', as well as ''[[Super Robot Wars 4|F]]'', '' [[Super Robot Wars 4|F Final]]'', ''[[Super Robot Wars Compact 2|Impact]]'', ''[[Super Robot Wars MX]]'', ''[[Super Robot Wars Advance]]'', ''[[Super Robot Wars Reversal]]'', ''[[Super Robot Wars Judgment]]'', ''Shin'', ''[[Super Robot Wars 64]]'', and ''[[Super Robot Wars NEO]]''. ''Super Robot Wars NEO'' is unique in that Domon and God Gundam are the ''only'' Gundam representatives in the entire game. ''Super Robot Wars 64'' is special because [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9AsDCHGTiw Master Asia can fight Albert the Shockwave] and Axis gets infested by the Devil Gundam.
* [[Sweet Tooth]]: Wong, whose passion for sweets rivals that of L from ''Death Note''.
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* [[Tenchi Solution]]: Each of the four main Gundam Fighters has a love interest and, {{spoiler|the epilogue shows them becoming an [[Official Couple]]}}. While the other three have only one lady in this scene, Chibodee has ''four''.
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* [[Too Long; Didn't Dub]]: Certain attack names are left untranslated in the English version.
* [[Tournament Arc]]: Almost the entire last half of the series, save the final four episodes, falls under this.
* [[Transforming Mecha]]: Some of the weirdest in giant robot history. Highlights include: Mermaid Gundam: a fish. Mandala Gundam: a Buddhist Temple bell. Matador Gundam: a giant flying cow head. The ever popular Nether Gundam, who, as befitting his Dutch origins, becomes a windmill. Unlike the others though, there was actually a point to this. Since all one had to do to qualify for the finals was survive until enough combatants had been eliminated from the tourney hiding in plain sight to avoid being attacked, while not guaranteeing victory, was able to significantly increase the country's standing. Domon's Gundams may also count, being robots that turn into more powerful robots.
* [[Tyke Bomb]]: {{spoiler|Allenby}}.
** [[Defusing the Tykebomb]]: {{spoiler|Domon does the first part. When Ally is [[Brainwashed and Crazy]], Rain finishes the job}}.
* [[The Unfavorite]]: Implied to be Domon, who left home at an early age because he was [[Book Dumb]] and couldn't measure up to his much older brother Kyouji, a [[Badass Bookworm]], in his father's eyes. Subverted, since Dr. Kasshu isn't shown as ''evil'' towards his younger son, so Domon still cares for him more than enough to make his dad one of the causes why he's fighting. {{spoiler|And the first time they ''actually'' talk in the series towards the end, when the old man stops being a [[Human Popsicle]] and tells Domon [[So Proud of You|how proud he is of him]], qualifies as a [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]]}}.
* [[Unstoppable Rage]]: Subverted: Rage is eventually stoppable... ''[[Tranquil Fury|calm]]'' is truly unstoppable. However, this does not mean "calm" cannot be [[Hot-Blooded]]. Yes, [[Hot-Blooded]] [[Tranquil Fury]].
* [[Unwitting Pawn]]: {{spoiler|Master Asia for Wong's [[Evil Plan]], Domon for Ulube's. Later subverted when Domon tears Urube's scheme down around him}}.
* [[Victorious Childhood Friend]]: {{spoiler|Rain. ''Maybe'', Maria Louise}}.
* [[The Virus]]: DG cells. It also doubles as [[The Corruption]] for Gundam pilots, as the stuff also grants their mechs some of the Devil Gundam's regenerative abilities.
* [[Warrior Therapist]]: Roughly half the point of the series. [[Not Good with People]]? No problem: just fight against them, and the two of you will figure it out. Referred to as "communicating with your fists" in the series.
* [[Weaponized Landmark]]: The ''Statue of Liberty Cannon''!: Part of the ''Manhatten Battle Zone''! Both on the Neo-American space colony.
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]:
** Master Asia. Trust me.
** Even moreso, {{spoiler|the Devil Gundam... or rather, the Ultimate Gundam. It was built for the purpose of repairing the Earth's damaged ecosystem, but its AI was damaged when it landed on Earth and it decided the best way to heal the planet was to [[Kill All Humans]]}}.
* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]: The little spar/dance/greeting of the School of the Undefeated of the East. [[Your Mileage May Vary]] on whether it is awesome or just looks awesome.
** Fuunsaiki, the only ''horse'' in the entire franchise with its ''own Gundam''.
* [[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: In Episode 9, Gentle Chapman's wife Manon is instrumental in his Gundam Fight matches and even gives a speech in the end on the fate of warriors. When Chapman {{spoiler|is revived with DG cells later}}, she's nowhere to be found.
** [[Fridge Horror|She doesn't know]].
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* [[The White Prince]]: George.
* [[A Wizard Did It]]: Don't bother trying to make sense of most of the action scenes, the show is as [[Super Robot Genre|Super Robotty]] as it can possibly get.
* [[World of Badass]]: Everyone in the gundam fight, and everyone that tries to survive the people fighting in said fight.
* [[World of Cardboard Speech]]: Domon's confession to Rain at the end of the series.
* [[World of Ham]]: '''GOD HELP US ALL.'''
* [[Wuxia]]: With Giant Mecha. No wonder this show is both [[Narm Charm|awesome and cheesy]].
* [[Xanatos Gambit]]: Some strategies during the Gundam Fight lay heavily on this. For example, {{spoiler|Kyral Mekirel decided to assinate his opponents before the match. If he succeeds, great, he wins by default the next day. If he fails, he'll fight as normal with insight on how his opponent will react to his style}}.
* [[X Meets Y]]: The description of this show in 10 words is: ''[[Gundam]]'' meets ''[[Dragonball Z]]'' with shamelessness and [[Tear Jerker|manly tears]] moments.
** Or possibly, ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' with giant robots... ''before'' ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]''.
** Maybe even ''Gundam'' meets [[Super Sentai]], specifically ''[[JAKQ Dengekitai]]'' (playing card theme, like the Shuffle Alliance) and ''[[Battle Fever J]]'' (five national warriors, though ''Battle Fever'' has Kenya instead of China).
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