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** ''Gundam 00'' as it was originally conceived wasn’t split into two seasons, with various events supposed to play out quite differently and at a different pace. Then Sunrise split the show into two 25 episode seasons...
* [[Fan Nickname]]: '''''(Warning: unmarked spoilers below!)''''':
** Tieria Erde: "Vowels", for the large number of them in his name. Also "Mantrap", "Titeria", and "T-chan" for his [[Wholesome Crossdresser]] stint.
*** In the Japanese and Chinese fandom, he's also known as [[Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei|''Zetsubou-sensei'']] due to the share of [[Hiroshi Kamiya|seiyuus]] and an awful lot of coincidences. Eventually parodied in one of the said show's episode.
** Lockon Stratos: "[[Stupid Sexy Flanders|Stupid Sexy Lockon]]" due to his GAR-ness. Also known as "Rockon", thanks to the [[Engrish|Engrishy]] habit of switching "L"s and "R"s (which has happened in both ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam|Gundam 0079]]'' and ''[[Mobile Fighter G Gundam|G Gundam]]'' at the very least). Briefly "[[Captain Harlock|Harlockon]] ", thanks to the [[Eyepatch of Power]].
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* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: The English dub, done by [[The Ocean Group]], uses VA's from several previous Gundam series. As a result, many Gundam 00 characters sound like other well-known characters.
** Aeolia Schenberg's [[Michael Kopsa|voice]] sounds like [[Mobile Suit Gundam|someone who pilots Red Tree Times Faster]].
*** Speaking of Aeolia, WHO would have guessed that [[Chikao Ohtsuka|his japanese voice]] is [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Doctor Eggman's]].
*** Though the irony takes a [[Darker and Edgier|VERY DARK]] turn when you realize he also did [[Sonic Adventure 2|Doctor Gerald Robotnik]] as well.
** In the original Japanese, it becomes rather difficult to take Tieria Erde seriously once you realize that [[Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei|he tends to mope around in despair quite frequently]]...
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*** Did I also mention that Setsuna F. Seiei is once [[My Little Pony|a Pony]] too? Setsuna's English voice actor Brad Swalie voiced Ace, Starlight's love interest in My Little Pony Tales.
** [[Tabitha St. Germain|Soma]] is [[Gundam Seed|Fllay Allister]]. She is also a [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|fashion-centric white unicorn pony and an Alicorn with a Royal Canterlot Voice]].
** [[Nicole Bouma|Nena]] is [[Gundam Seed Destiny|Meyrin]] if she was extroverted and ''crazy''.
** [[Chantal Strand|Lacus]] is Feldt, reprising her role as the [[Gundam Seed|pink-haired girl with Haros]]. Even more surprising that she voiced a [[My Little Pony|Tiddly-Wink, Starsong]] and lastly [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|Diamond Tiara]].
** Christina Sierra is also [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|Sliver Spoon]]. It's funnier that Sierra is Feldt's friend, and [[Relationship Voice Actor|Sliver Spoon is Diamond Tiara's pal]].
** You'd think [[Richard Ian Cox|Allelujah]] and [[Kelly Sheridan|Louise]] would get along together after all those years fighting [[Inuyasha|Naraku]].
*** Weirdly speaking, Allelujah is also [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|Snips]] while Louise is [[My Little Pony|Cotton Candy, the old Cheerilee and most notably, Melody]].
** [[Samuel Vincent|Tieria]] is [[Gundam Seed|Athrun Zala]].
** [[Scott McNeil|Ali]] is [[Dawn of War|Firaeveus Carron]]! And [[Monster Rancher (anime)|Suezo]]! Oh, also [[Gundam Wing|Duo Maxwell]].
* [[Mythology Gag]]: Oh boy...
** Trans-Am, which turns the machine using it red and increases its output threefold, is clearly a reference to the infamous [[Gundam/Memes|Gundam meme]] about [[Mobile Suit Gundam|Char Aznable's]] red Zaku being three times faster than the normally colored version.
** The party scene from season two, in addition to being one long [[Shout-Out]] to ''[[Turn
** Ribbons' Gundams contain several gags as an [[Actor Allusion]], since his voice actor also played [[Mobile Suit Gundam|Amuro]] [[Chars Counterattack|Ray]]:
*** The 0 Gundam '''is''' the RX-78-2 Gundam, with clavicle antennae and a GN Drive tacked on. On top of that, the original version is gray, white, and red, which was how [[Yoshiyuki Tomino]] wanted the Gundam to look. Infamously, he was [[Executive Meddling|over-riden by the sponsors]] and forced to make the Gundam more colorful, resulting in the iconic tricolor look...which shows up on the Actual Combat Deployment version of the 0 Gundam<ref>For the curious, Tomino's original color scheme was later adopted as the Gundam's rollout colors, inverting the dynamic that would appear with the 0 Gundam</ref>.
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** Seravee's GN Bazooka II is without a doubt a shout out to [[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing|Wing Zero's]] [[Wave Motion Gun|Twin Buster Rifle]].
** The first compilation movie adds a homage to the Deathscythe Hell Custom from ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing|Endless Waltz]]'', courtesy of Dynames.
* [[Playing Against Type]]: Numerous seiyuus of past Gundam protagonists voiced antagonists this time around: Bad [[Mobile Suit Gundam|Amuro]] ([[Tohru Furuya]] as Ribbons Almark), Bad [[Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ|Judau]] ([[Kazuki Yao]] as Aber Rindt), Bad [[Turn
** The English dub followed suit: Bad [[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED|Yzak]] ([[Michael Adamtwaite]] as Ribbons Almark), Bad [[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing|Duo]] ([[Scott McNeil]] as Ali al-Saachez), Bad [[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny|Meyrin]] ([[Nicole Bouma]] as Nena Trinity), Bad [[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny|Lunamaria]] ([[Maryke Hendrikse]] as Wang Liu Mei), Bad [[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing|Trowa]] ([[Kirby Morrow]] as Billy Katagiri), and Bad (singing) [[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED|Lacus]]/[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny|Meer]] ([[Jillian Michaels]] as Revive Revival).
*** On the other side of the coin the English version also ''inverts'' the trope, with voice actors of past Gundam antagonists voicing protagonists: Good [[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny|Auel]] ([[Brad Swaile]] as Setsuna F. Seiei), Good [[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED|Shani]] ([[Richard Ian Cox]] as H/Allelujah Haptism) Good [[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED|Azrael]] ([[Andrew Francis]] as Lasse Aeon), and (arguably) Good [[Chars Counterattack|Char]] ([[Michael Kopsa]] as Aeolia Schenberg)
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