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Not as popular, but more imaginative, than its older brother, Orguss is the second show in the "Super Dimension" series, preceding ''The [[Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross]]''.
A six-episode sequel OVA, ''Orguss 02'' done by [[JC Staff]] (of ''[[Slayers]]'' fame), was released in 1993. The story is set in a completely different world; at first, the only ties to the original series are the Orguss and Nikick mecha buried around the world, along with the ruins of the orbital elevator where everything started. The kingdoms of Rivilia and Zafrin have both learned how to rebuild the ruined "[[A Mech By Any Other Name|armors]]" (or "Decimators" in the English dub) using their [[World War II]]-level [[Schizo
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=== ''Super Dimension Century Orguss'' contains examples of: ===
* [[Ace Pilot]]: Kei's pretty skilled and can at least stay alive when he's hopelessly outnumbered. [[Super Robot Wars Z]] puts him nearly on level with [[Chars Counterattack]]-era Amuro!
* [[Angst? What Angst?]]: Kei is told fairly early on that the Emaan get over death very quickly. And by "very quickly" we mean "within two minutes"
* [[Another Centurys Episode]]: ''R'' (coincidentally alongside about 5 other shows that were in ''[[Super Robot Wars Z]]'').
* [[Back for The Dead]]: {{spoiler|Poor, poor Sley.}}
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** Olson is essentially Athena's [[Zeta Gundam|Quattro]], straight down to the mentor role and sunglasses... except Orguss aired before Zeta Gundam. And he's voiced by [[Mobile Suit Gundam|Bright Noah]] himself too!
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: {{spoiler|Sley early on, and then Mohm and Tai leading up to the final moments of the series where '''''Olson and Kei kill their past selves and die in the process''''' to correct the damage to the Earth}}
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Kei is voiced by Sho Hayami who also voiced [[Super Dimension Fortress Macross|Maximilian Jenius]], [[Gravion|Klein Sandman]], [[Aura Battler Dunbine|Bern Bunnings]], the OVA version of [[Devilman]], [[Heavy Metal L Gaim|Gavlet Gabare]], [[The 08th MS Team|Ginias Sahalin]], and a lot of other guys, actually. [[Really Gets Around|Makes sense, doesn't it?]]
* [[Idiot Hero]]: Lampshaded by Shaya, leaving Kei wondering whether it's a compliment or an insult.
* [[Implacable Man]]: The Mu combat androids are nearly indestructible. Oftentimes two or three ''infantry'' go into fights with hordes of enemy mecha. ''And win''.
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* [[Robot Girl]]: Mohm
* [[Robot War]]: The Chilam are fighting one against the robot forces of Mu.
* [[Romantic False Lead]]: Kei essentially wows Mimsy while her boyfriend Sley starts becoming more and more like a [[Romantic Runner
* [[Shout
** Mimsy and Jabby's names are ''[[Jabberwocky]]'' references.
* [[Super Prototype]]: Averted with Orguss. From what we can tell, there's no noticeable difference or advantage the original Orguss has over the mass-produced Orguss 2 machines created in the latter part of the series.
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* [[Enigmatic Minion]]: Manning.
* [[Falling Into the Cockpit]]: Lean in the first episode, when he has to fight off an attacking mecha to save the cargo plane carrying Manning and his mentor Zante. (Manning was a qualified pilot, but his first plan was to just take the Decimator and run; this way, he can land the plane.)
* [[Not With the Safety On, You Won't]]: After Lean breaks into his country's torture chambers to rescue Nataruma, holding his mentor Lt. Manning at riflepoint, Manning casually mentions that Lean needs to load a bullet in the gun's breech to fire -- after he's already tied up. When Lean asks why he didn't... mention... this earlier, Manning just explains that "[[Enigmatic Minion|he's a whimsical man]]."
* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: {{spoiler|Prince Parion feigns idiocy for the first few episodes of the OVA - until he orchestrates the murder of his half-brother and the [[Evil Chancellor]] who killed his father, assuming the throne himself. He then goes on to attempt a global [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds|omnicide]] using a [[Humongous Mecha]].}}
* [[Schizo
* [[Sphere of Destruction]]
* [[That's No Moon]]: Prince Parion's island retreat is actually {{spoiler|the resting place of an incredibly powerful Decimator in mint condition.}}
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