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The original [[Real Robot]] series, ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' literally [[Trope Maker|created a genre]], and eventually spawned numerous sequels and side stories. Its direct sequel is ''[[Zeta Gundam]]'', and there are also a trio of [[OVA]]s set in the same time period as ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]: [[Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team]]'', ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket|Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket]]'' and ''[[Gundam IGLOO|MS IGLOO]]''.
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* [[Colony Drop]]: Operation British in the back story is the [[Trope Namer]]. Zeon [[Depopulation Bomb|nerve gassed]] a space colony, and then deorbited it in an attempt to destroy the Federation HQ in South America (which, being an [[Elaborate Underground Base]] whose exact location was secret, was effectively invulnerable to everything up to and including nukes). Unfortunately for them, the Federation intervened and inflicted enough damage on their missile that it broke up in the atmosphere, with the only major damage being to ''[[Epic Fail|Sydney, Australia]]''.▼
* [[Minovsky Physics]]: The fictional "Minovsky particles" create the exact conditions needed to make mobile suits work. While they can be used to create tremendous power, they distort image close to the ground and baffle more advanced sensors, forcing the use of tall ground vehicles that use purely optical detection over low profile tanks with fancy sensors that can designate a target before it's close enough for a human to ID it.
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* [[Character Development]]: What set it aside from several other [[Humongous Mecha]] shows of its time, aside of the [[Real Robot]] aspect.
* [[Char Clone]]: The original, actually, from which all [[Char Clone|Char Clones]] derive.
▲* [[Colony Drop]]: Operation British in the back story is the [[Trope Namer]]. Zeon [[Depopulation Bomb|nerve gassed]] a space colony, and then deorbited it in an attempt to destroy the Federation HQ in South America (which, being an [[Elaborate Underground Base]] whose exact location was secret, was effectively invulnerable to everything up to and including nukes). Unfortunately for them, the Federation intervened and inflicted enough damage on their missile that it broke up in the atmosphere, with the only major damage being to ''[[Epic Fail|Sydney, Australia]]''.
* [[Combining Mecha]]: The Gundam is formed from three separate parts; later in the series, even more optional parts are added.
** The Guncannon and Guntank are also merely plug-and-play parts that can be attached to a Core Fighter.
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* [[Mid-Season Upgrade]]: The G-Armour, a transport/fighter-bomber/tank that is compatible with the Core Block System, provides the Gundam and its sister suits with a great deal of extra tactical utility.
* [[Mildly Military]]: A deliberate choice on the part of the ''White Base'' officer cadre: given their desperate situation and the fact that most of their crew were green recruits and civilians, they decided that it would be easier for all concerned if they played fast-and-loose with the formalities. The mainstream Federation military is notably more rigid and disciplined.
* [[Missing Backblast]]: Tragically averted, as {{spoiler|Miharu}} finds out.
* [[Mukokuseki]]: Mostly averted. Mirai Yashima, the one with more direct Asian heritage, looks noticeably more Asian than the rest. Amuro is an aversion, since he's [[But Not Too Foreign]] (his mother is either American, Canadian or Mexican, depending on the canon you follow).
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