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A [[Long Runner|long-running]], [[Massive Multiplayer Crossover]] video game franchise, based off almost every [[Humongous Mecha]] series ever made in Japan. Also known as ''Super Robot Taisen'' if you're looking for the US releases (retitled to avoid a trademark conflict with ''[[Robot Wars (TV series)|Robot Wars]]'') or just feeling particularly Japanophilic.
In western terms, imagine if [[The Avengers (Comic Book)|The Avengers]] ([[The Avengers (TV series)|both teams of that name]]), the [[Justice League]], [[Spider-Man]], the [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Scoobies]], the [[Fantastic Four (Comic Book)|Fantastic Four]], the [[X-Men]], the [[Doctor Who|Doctor]], and [[The Incredible Hulk]] teamed up with [[G.I. Joe]], [[Stargate SG-1|SG-1]], [[Battlestar Galactica]] (the original and rebooted series), and the [[Firefly|crew of the Serenity]]. Inject them with industrial levels of weapons-grade [[Hot-Blooded|hot blood]]. Now imagine the threat it would take to bring them all together, and imagine them ''[[Curb Stomp Battle|pounding it flat]]''.
The first ''Super Robot Wars'' was released on the Nintendo [[Game Boy]], and featured mecha from ''[[Mazinger Z]]'', ''[[Gundam]]'' (various series) and ''[[Getter Robo]]'' (who usually appear in subsequent games). As the series grew, more series were added, as well as their characters. Each game would take the storylines of all the series and merge them into one (mostly) complete whole. This often required some creative interpretation, particularly in the case of ''Gundam'', as characters, mecha and events that took place decades apart in the original stories will now occur within a matter of weeks of each other, if not at the same time.
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Compare ''[[Another Century's Episode|Another Centurys Episode]]'', the third-person [[Mecha Game]] equivalent also made by Banpresto (in cahoots with From Software of ''[[Armored Core]]'' and ''[[Metal Wolf Chaos]]'' fame) and ''[[SD Gundam G Generation]]'', a similar strategy series centered exclusively around the [[Gundam]] franchise.
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Starting from the 2nd game, Banpresto used a story format that would be used throughout the whole series: Instead of sentient robots, the plot would be about an amalgamation of existing series, characters like [[Mazinger Z|Kouji Kabuto]], [[Getter Robo|Ryoma Nagare]] and [[Mobile Suit Gundam|Amuro Ray]] interacting as human characters and their respective antagonists from their own series ([[Mazinger Z|Dr. Hell's forces]], [[Getter Robo|Dinosaur Empire]], [[Mobile Suit Gundam|Principality of Zeon]]). And eventually, the heroes will find out that the [[Original Generation]] villains are behind the chaos and with the help of the Original Generation good guys, they storm the [[Final Boss]]. [[Fix Fic]] elements are also used to better characterize the characters (as well as making them more legitimately good). Take note that this is still Banpresto's attempt to write a big (for its time), non-[[Excuse Plot]] [[Crossover]], so there were some hiccups in the not-so-big narrative (for the series standards) like [[Hand Wave]] and [[Negative Continuity]].
* ''[[Super Robot Wars 2]]'': The first game to have a story and Banpresto Originals. The plot starts with a [[Civil War]] with the Divine Crusaders. Released on the Famicom in December 1991. A remake was released for the Game Boy in June 1995, but isn't canon to the timeline.
** Important Banpresto Original characters debuting here: ''Masaki Andoh'', ''Shu Shirakawa'', ''Bian Zoldark''.
** Series debuts: ''[[UFO Robo Grendizer]]'', ''[[Mobile Suit Victory Gundam]]'', ''[[Mobile Fighter G Gundam]]'' (last two entries debut in the remake)
* ''[[Super Robot Wars 3]]'': Sequel to the second game, first one for the Super Famicom. Released in July 1993, it revolves around the attack of the Zuvorg Alliance's Inspectors.
** Important Banpresto Original characters debuting here: ''Lune Zoldark'', ''Mekibos'', ''Vigagi'', ''Aguija'', ''Sikalog'', ''Wendolo''.
** Series debuts: ''[[Raideen|Brave Raideen]]'', ''[[Combattler V]]'', ''[[Daitarn 3]]'', ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket]]'', ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory]]'', ''Zeta Gundam-Mobile Suit Variations'' (Not an actual series, rather concepts by mechanical designers intended for Zeta Gundam but were never implemented)
* ''[[Super Robot Wars EX]]'': A sequel, of sorts, to the third game. Released in March 1994, this takes place in Masaki's enigmatic world of La Gias, and deals with the Masou Kishin storyline.
** Important Banpresto Original characters debuting here: ''Hwang Yang Long'', ''Tytti Noorbuck'', ''Mio Sasuga''.
** Series Debuts: ''[[Aura Battler Dunbine]]'', ''[[GoShogun]]''
* ''[[Super Robot Wars 4]]'': The proper sequel to ''Super Robot Wars 3'' and the final story of the Classic Timeline, dealing with the invasion of the Guests from the Zuvorg Alliance. Released in March 1995 on the Super Famicom, players get to choose from some Banpresto Originals, with staple personalities, to be the protagonist. This gets remade a lot of times, from ''Super Robot Wars 4 Scramble'' (January 1996; no longer canon) to ''Super Robot Wars F/F Final'' (April 1998 for [[Sega Saturn]], later ported to the [[Sony Playstation]]; F Final the last being considered canonical). ''Gilliam Yeager'' from ''Hero Senki'' makes an appearance here, and is also the debut appearance of the [[Super Robot Genre]] [[Mazinkaiser]].
** Important Banpresto Original characters debuting here: ''Irmgult Kazahara'', ''Ring Mao'', ''Lenonjayce Starlord'', ''Mina Likering'', ''Hector Madison'', ''Patricia Hackman'', ''Arwynn Dorstein'', ''Grace Urigin''.
** Series debuts: ''[[Daimos]]'' (Only in 4), ''[[Dancougar]]'', ''[[Aura Battler Dunbine|Aura Battler Dunbine: The Tale of Neo Byston Well]]'' (Only in 4), ''[[Gundam Sentinel]]'' (Only in 4), ''[[Heavy Metal L-Gaim]]'', ''[[Zambot 3]]'' (Only in 4), ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' (Only in F), ''[[Gunbuster]]'' (Only in F/F Final), ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing|New Mobile Report Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz]]'' (Only in F/F Final), ''[[Space Runaway Ideon]]'' (Only in F/F Final).
* ''[[Super Robot Wars Gaiden]]'': The first SRW [[Gaiden Game]], occurring partway through the Classic Timeline (before ''Super Robot Wars 2'' and after ''Super Robot Wars 4''). This is actually the first [[Original Generation]] game, as it only includes Masou Kishin characters. Released in March 1996 on the Super Famicom.
* ''Super Robot Wars Alpha'': The first SRW to get a rather complex storyline, centered on the Balmar invasion and, to some extent, on the terrestrial Choukijin plot (in actuality, the story is simply an upgraded form of ''Shin Super Robot Wars''). Released in May 2000 on the [[Sony Playstation]], it's the first game to allow pilot customization of skills and statistics and also brings back old characters like Ring Mao, Irmgult Kazahara, Masaki Andoh, Lune Zoldark, Shu Shirakawa and the SRX Team, as well as Ingram Plisken and Viletta Vadim from ''Super Hero Sakusen''. A [[Video Game Remake]] was released on the [[Sega Dreamcast]] in 2001, featuring 3D visuals, increased difficulty, secret boss characters and a cameo of the ''G-Breaker'', a robot from Bandai's ''Sunrise Eiyuutan''.
* ''Super Robot Wars Alpha Gaiden'': A [[Gaiden Game]] of the Alpha series involving [[Time Travel]] to an [[Crapsack World|apocalyptic future]] and the battle against the Ancestors/Machinery Children; remains a fan favorite. Released in March 2001 on the [[PlayStation]], it's the first game to incorporate the Support Attack/Defend system and it also brings back Masou Kishin characters for their final appearance before the [[Super Robot Wars Original Generation|Original Generation]] sub-series, which was a source of [[Urban Legend of Zelda]] speculation that Banpresto got sued by Winkysoft for using their characters ([[Word of God]] states the team really just wanted a break from the recent spate of Masou Kishin-centric stories). Also features the first theme song in the series, performed by [[JAM Project]], "Hagane no Messiah".
** Series debuts: ''[[After War Gundam X]]'', ''[[Turn A Gundam|Turn a Gundam]]'', ''[[Xabungle|Combat Mecha Xabungle]]'', ''[[Braiger|Galactic Whirlwind Braiger]]''.
* ''Super Robot Wars Alpha 2'': Proper sequel to Alpha, released on the Sony [[Playstation 2]] in March 2003. First title to introduce squad-based mechanics and revolves around the Sealing War against the Gun Eden. Also marks the promotion of Sanger Zonvolt, formerly [[The Dragon]] in Alpha Gaiden, into a protagonist, and confirmation the canon heroes of the Alpha games are Kusuha Mizuha and Brooklyn Luckfield.
* ''Super Robot Wars Alpha 3'': The most crowded SRW at its time (''33'' individual series!). Released in August 2005 on the Playstation 2, this is the sequel to Alpha 2, ending the Balmar War saga. It's also famous for introducing Sega's [[Virtual On]] characters, the first time another company's ''video game'' series was brought into the franchise. The SRX Team, who were absent in Alpha 2 sans Viletta, make a full blown return, as do all of the previous game's originals.
** Important Banpresto Original characters debuting here: ''Touma Kanou'', ''Minaki Tomine'', ''Cobray Gordon'', ''Selena Recital'', ''Baran Doban'', ''Luria Qayitz'', ''Almana Tiqvah'', ''Hazal Gozzo'', ''Ace Gozzo'', ''Shiva Gozzo'', ''Calico McCready'', ''Spectra McCready'', ''Etzira Tolar'', ''Son Gan Long'', ''Ruach Gun Eden'', ''Keisar Ephes''
** Series Debuts: ''[[Virtual On]]'' (Includes ''Oratorio Tangram'' and ''MARZ''), ''[[GaoGaiGar|King Of Braves GaoGaiGar FINAL]]'', ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED]]''.
* ''[[Super Robot Wars Compact 2]]/[[Video Game Remake|Impact]]'': This SRW has such a huge storyline, it was separated into 3 games for the Wonderswan altogether. Released between March 2000 to January 2001, it revolves around the [[Eldritch Abomination|Einst invasion]]. In March 2002, [[Video Game Remake|it gets compiled into]] ''Impact'' for the Playstation 2.
** Important Banpresto Original characters debuting here: ''Kyosuke Nanbu'', ''Excellen Browning'', ''Einst Alfimi (Impact)'', ''Neue Regisseur''
** Series debuts: ''[[Dangaioh|Hyper Combat Unit Dangaioh]]'', ''[[Ninja Senshi Tobikage]]'', ''[[Dancougar|Dancougar: Requiem for Victims]]'', ''[[Machine Robo|Machine Robo: Revenge of Chronos]]''
* ''[[Super Robot Wars Compact 3]]'': Released in July 2003 for the [[Wonder Swan]] Color, the last Compact story deals with the Shura invasion.
** Important Banpresto Original characters debuting here: ''Folka Albark'', ''Fernando Albark'', ''Alion Lucada'', ''Altis Tarl'', ''Maythis Mark'', ''Magnaz Ald'', ''Alkaid Nassh'', ''Mizal Touval''
** Series debuts: ''Acrobunch'', ''Betterman'', ''[[Vision of Escaflowne]]'', ''Mechander Robo''
* ''[[Super Robot Wars MX]]'': Taking a jump to the Playstation 2 for good, this game was released in May 2004, and one year later in December 2005, gets ported to the [[PlayStation Portable]]. Introduces the Favorite Series system and deals with the artificially intelligent Medius Locus/A1 saga. [[What Could Have Been|Originally intended to be Impact's sequel, due to similar entries that game, but scrapped the idea]].
** Series debuts: ''[[Zeorymer|Hades Project Zeorymer]]'', ''[[RahXephon]]''
* ''Super Robot Wars Z'': Made for the Playstation 2 in 2008 and the start of a new series, with the largest debut of new series in a single SRW. Incoporating the Tri-Battle System, the story revolves around the "Holy War", alongside the Chimera and the ever enigmatic "[[Evil Counterpart|Evil Masaki]]", Asakim Dowin.
** Important Banpresto Original Characters debuting here: ''Rand Travis'', ''Mel Peter'', ''Setsuko Ohara'', ''Denzel Hammer'', ''Toby Watson'', ''Asakim Dowin'', ''Xine Espio'', ''Lowen General'', ''Schlan Opel'', ''Edel Bernal'', ''The Edel Bernal''
** Series Debuts: ''[[Super Dimension Century Orguss]]'', ''[[Gravion|Chojushin Gravion]]'' (Includes ''Gravion Zwei''), ''[[Genesis of Aquarion]]'', ''[[Eureka Seven|Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven]]'', ''[[Overman King Gainer]]'', ''Baldios'', ''[[God Sigma|Space Emperor God Sigma]]'', ''[[The Big O]]'' (Season two).
* ''The 2nd Super Robot Wars Z: Hakai-hen'' (World Breaking Chapter): Part one of the sequel to ''Z'', it will retain almost all of the original cast listing, alongside a surprising number of series additions and returns. This game was intended to celebrate the franchise's 20th anniversary. Released on April 14, 2011 for the [[PlayStation Portable]].
** Important Banpresto Original Characters debuting here: ''Crowe Broust'', ''Traiya Scott'', ''Esther Elhaas'', ''Aihm Laird'', ''Marguerite Pistail'', ''Cheval Reptail'', ''Shiony Regis'', ''Carlos Axion Jr.'', ''Gaioh''
** Series Debuts: ''[[Armored Trooper VOTOMS]]'' (Includes the original TV series, ''The Last Red Shoulder'', ''Red Shoulder Document - Roots of Treachery'' and ''Pailsen Files''), ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00]]'' (Season one), ''[[Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z-hen|Shin Mazinger Impact! Z Chapter]]'', ''[[Dai-Guard|Earth Defence Enterprise Dai-Guard]]'', ''[[Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion]]'' (Season one), ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' (Includes the original TV series and ''Gurren-hen''), ''[[Macross Frontier|Macross Frontier: The False Songstress]]'', ''[[Eureka Seven|Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven: Pocket Full of Rainbows]]''
* ''The 2nd Super Robot Wars Z: Saisei-hen'' (Reborn World Chapter): Part two of ''The 2nd Super Robot Wars Z''. Released on April 5, 2012 for the [[PlayStation Portable]], ''Saisei-hen'' has broken the record set by ''Alpha 3'' with the largest number of individual series in a single game.
** Important Banpresto Original Characters debuting here: ''Elgan Laudic'', ''Wayne Reptail'', ''Geraud Garce Bantail'', ''Anbrorn Jeus'', ''Marilyn Catto'', ''Uther''
** Series Debuts: ''[[Gigantor|Tetsujin-28 (1981)]]'', ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00]]'' (Season two), ''[[Macross 7|Macross Dynamite 7]]'', ''[[Macross Frontier|Macross Frontier: The Wings of Goodbye]]'', ''[[Code Geass|Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2]]'', ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' (''Lagann-hen'')
== Handheld SRW (All standalone) ==
* ''[[Super Robot Wars Advance]]'': First game for the [[Game Boy Advance]] released in September 2001. First game to incorporate [[Combination Attack]]s and deals with the invasion of the Shadow-Mirror. Original robots are [[Expy|picked up/upgraded from]] ''Super Robot Wars 64''. Gets an [[Updated Rerelease]] for the [[PlayStation Portable]] that's extremely shiny but also [[Nintendo Hard]] in 2008.
** Series debuts: ''[[Metal Armor Dragonar]]'', ''[[Martian Successor Nadesico]]''
* ''[[Super Robot Wars Reversal]]'': Second [[Game Boy Advance]] title released in August 2002. Revolves around [[Time Travel]] and the mysterious interloper Duminuss.
** Series debuts: ''[[Full Metal Panic!]]'' (Includes the first-half of the original TV series and ''Fumoffu?''), ''[[Mazinkaiser|Mazinkaiser VS the Great General of Darkness]]'', ''[[Tekkaman Blade]]''.
* ''[[Super Robot Wars W]]'': Debut SRW for the [[Nintendo DS]] in March 2007. Brings back [[Getter Robo]], but still no Universal Century Gundam (or any shows directed by [[Yoshiyuki Tomino]], in general). Deals with the mechanical Database. Notably the first SRW to have a cast list made exclusively of shows licensed in the United States (save perhaps the particular version of Shin Getter the game uses, although [[Getter Robo|Getter Robo Armageddon]] was released in the States and the cast here is classic [[Getter Robo|Getter G]], e.g. the group that got dubbed into [[Macekre|"Starvengers"]]) with at least one franchise (''[[GoLion]]''/''[[Voltron]]'') being incredibly obscure in Japan and seemingly only really included to appeal to Americans. Despite this, the game has not come out in North America.
** Important Banpresto Original characters debuting here: ''Kazuma Ardygun'', ''Mihiro Ardygun'', ''Blessfield Ardygun'', ''Shihomi Ardygun'', ''Akane Ardygun'', ''Horis Horion'', ''Aria Advance'', ''Regulate'', ''Applicant'', ''Inference'', ''Critic''
** Series Debuts: ''[[Tekkaman Blade|Tekkaman Blade 2]]'', ''[[GoLion]]'', ''[[Detonator Orgun]]'', ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray]]'' (Includes the original manga series and ''X Astray'', ''[[Full Metal Panic!|Full Metal Panic: The Second Raid]]''
* ''[[Super Robot Wars K]]'': Released for the DS in 2009. Uses an interface similar to W's with a brand-new Partner Battle System. The cast is even more notorious than Judgment, by having no Universal Century Gundam, no [[Getter Robo]], and even no [[Great Mazinger]]!.
** Important Banpresto Original characters debuting here: ''Mist Rex'', ''Angelica Shartill'', ''Sheldia Rouge'', ''Lu Cobol'', ''Verinee'', ''Ispeil'', ''Gazum''
** Series Debuts: ''[[Kotetsu Jeeg|Kotetsushin Jeeg]]'', ''[[Gaiking|Gaiking: Legend of Daiku Maryu]]'', ''[[Fafner in the Azure|Fafner in the Azure: Dead Agressor]]'', ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED|Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Stargazer]]'', ''[[Zoids|Zoids Genesis]]'', ''[[Gun X Sword]]''
* ''[[Super Robot Wars L]]'': Bringing back many familiar series from K, L seems to fix the Partner Battle System. Unfortunately, those who wish for Universal Century Gundam and [[Getter Robo]] will be disappointed again; however, Great Mazinger is back in. Released on November 25, 2010 for the DS.
** Important Banpresto Original characters debuting here: ''Nagumo Ichitaka, AL-3 Alice, Yuunagi Graife, HL-0 Haruno, Professor Graife, Lude Gloria''
** Series Debuts: ''[[Rebuild of Evangelion]]'', ''[[Iczer]]'' (Includes ''Fight! Iczer-One'' and ''Adventure! Iczer-3''), ''[[Linebarrels of Iron]]'', ''[[Macross Frontier]]'', ''[[Dancougar Nova]]''
* [[Super Robot Wars UX]]: An SRW title for the [[Nintendo 3DS]], and the first Nintendo handheld game to feature voice acting. Has a lineup that has no Universal Century Gundam, no version of Getter Robo, and the only Mazinkaiser entry is [[Mazinkaiser SKL]], so this would make this the first game to not even have any form of Kouji Kabuto. It is also the first game for a Nintendo handheld SRW to use DLC addon content.
** Series Debuts: ''[[Demonbane]], [[Fafner In The Azure:Dead Aggressor|Fafner in the Azure]]: Heaven and Earth, [[The Wings Of Rean]], Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Fei-Yen HD, [[Gundam 00|Gundam 00: Awakening of the Trailblazer]], [[SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle Warriors]], [[Heroman]], [[Mazinkaiser SKL]]''
* [[Super Robot Wars Operation Extend]] (OE): A PSP title, and the first to be almost completely digitally released in the form of [[Downloadable Content|DLC]]. It has 8 chapters of about 20 stages each (not counting DLC/mission pack extras) and uses the SRW NEO game engine, albeit in reduced format with some modifications for the casts included and the PSP handheld format. It has over 30 different series, with the intent of using as many as possible. It is also one of the few SRW handheld games to feature SRW Alpha like squad systems.
** Series Debuts: ''[[Zoids: Chaotic Century]], [[Zoids: New Century]], Mobile Police [[Patlabor]] (includes both TV Series and Movie), [[Keroro Gunsou]]''
* ''Super Robot Wars Scramble Commander'': Released in November 2003 for the Playstation2, it's actually a [[Real Time Strategy]] game. Devoid of originals, but does have the Swordian Guards, which reappear in ''Original Generation Gaiden''.
* ''Super Robot Wars Scramble Commander 2'': The second Scramble Commander released in November 2007 for the Playstation 2.
** Important Banpresto Original characters debuting here: ''Keiji Tachibana''
** Series Debuts: ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny]]'', ''[[Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam|Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation]]'' (The compilation movies), ''[[Godannar]]'', ''[[Macross Zero]]''
== Other Standalone SRW ==
* ''Shin Super Robot Wars'': Released in December 1996 for the [[Sony Playstation]], it marks the debut of the SRX Team and Balmarians, both of which got a comprehensive retooling when ''Super Robot Wars Alpha'' was released.
** Important Banpresto Original characters debuting here: ''Ryusei Date'', ''Raidiese F. Branstein'', ''Aya Kobayashi'', ''Laodecia Judecca Gozzo''
** Series Debuts: ''[[Blue Comet SPT Layzner]]'', ''[[Voltes V]]'', ''[[Gaiking]]'', ''Trider G7'', ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing|New Mobile Report Gundam Wing]]''
* ''[[Super Robot Wars 64]]'': Released in October 1999, this is the only entry for the [[Nintendo 64]]. Notorious for having loads and loads of stages, a rather complex branching system, and many original mecha the Shadow-Mirror would [[Expy|base theirs off of (or outright use)]]. Original characters and mecha confirmed by [[Word of God]] not to appear in ''Original Generation''.
** Important Banpresto Original characters debuting here: ''Brad Skywind'', ''Katz Folneus'', ''Manami Hamill'', ''Aisha Ridgemond'', ''Arklight Blue'', ''Elrich Schtazen'', ''Selain Meneth'', ''Reese Greasewell''
** Series Debuts: ''[[Giant Robo]]'', ''[[God Mars]]''
* ''[[Super Robot Wars GC]]'': The only SRW for the [[Nintendo GameCube]], released in December 2004. Done in full 3D and uses a unique parts system that determines where damage is dealt to a machine (head, torso, limbs). Gets ported to the Xbox360 as ''Super Robot Wars XO'' in November 2006, which adds a turn-based online multiplayer mode.
** Important Banpresto Original characters debuting here: ''Akimi Akatsuki'' (male and female)
** Series debuts: ''Baxinger'', ''Sasraiger'', ''Daiorja'', ''[[Mazinkaiser]]'' (OVA), ''[[Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh]]''
* ''[[Super Robot Wars NEO]]'': First SRW for the [[Wii]]. Released in October 2009, it utilizes the same 3D scheme from ''GC/XO'' and eschews a grid-based movement system for a radial-based one, a first for the franchise. This is also the first SRW to be totally devoid of [[Real Robot|real robots]] (''[[Mobile Fighter G Gundam|G Gundam]]'' is the ''[[Gundam]] representative, and even then, you only get the God Gundam).
** Series debuts: ''Juushin Liger'', ''[[Getter Robo|New Getter Robo]]'', ''NG Knight Lamune & 40'', ''Ganbaruger'', ''[[Nekketsu Saikyo Gosaurer]]'', ''Daiteioh'', ''Iron Leaguer'', ''Hao Taikei Ryu Knight''
== [[Super Robot Wars Original Generation|Original Generation]] ==
* ''Super Robot Wars Original Generation'': First proper Original Generation game released on the [[Game Boy Advance]] in November 2002. Features original characters only and mixes the first part of the Balmar War and Divine Crusaders War, alongside never-before-seen originals. Also the first one to touch "The School" subplot hinted in ''Alpha 2'', which later mingles with other originals and introduces a unique interchangeable weapon system. Since it's devoid of licensing problems, it's the first to be localized into English.
** Important Banpresto Original characters debuting here: ''Elzam von Branstein'', ''Kai Kitamura'', ''Latooni Subota'', ''Shine Hausen'', ''Radha Bairaban'', ''Katina Tarask'' (Gameplay debut; she debuts in a trading card game), ''Russel Bagman'', ''Garnet Sandi'', ''Giado Venerdi'', ''Daitetsu Minase'', ''Tetsuya Onodera'', ''Eita Nadaka'', ''Lefina Enfield'', ''Sean Webley'', ''Eun Hyojin'', ''Rishu Togoh'' (Not his playable debut), ''Marion Radom'', ''Randolph Laker'', ''Siebel Mistrel'', ''Adler Koch'', ''Tempest Hawker'', ''Lily Junkers'', ''Kar-Wai Lau'', ''Tenzan Nakajima'', ''Nibhal Mubhal'', ''Graien Grasman'', ''Atad Shamran'', ''Gaza Haganer'', ''Galuin M'Habel'', ''Septuagint''
* ''Super Robot Wars Original Generation 2'': Sequel to the first Original Generation, released in February 2005 on the [[Game Boy Advance]] and got localized, too. Continues the story and adds up the Inspectors, Shadow-Mirror, Einst and Machinery Children.
** Important Banpresto Original Characters debuting here: ''Ouka Nagisa'', ''Wodan Ymir'', ''Echidna Iisaki'', ''Archibald Grims'', ''Van Vat Tran'', ''Agilla Setme'', ''Cuervo Cero'', ''Brian Midcrid'', ''Mitsuko Isurugi'', ''Kenneth Garret'', ''Filio Presty'', ''Stern Regisseur''
* ''Super Robot Wars OG: Original Generations'': [[Video Game Remake]] compiling the two Original Generation [[Game Boy Advance]] titles for the Playstation2 in June 2007. Presumably due to cost considerations, this game has yet to be localized. Adds up the Twin Battle System and retouches the story with minor and major alterations, including the addition of the originals from ''Reversal''; effectively, the game essentially [[Retcon]]s the first two Original Generation games (as well as the first 3-episode OVA) via [[Continuity Reboot]]. The game was intended to celebrate the franchise's 15th anniversary.
* ''Super Robot Wars Original Generation Gaiden'': [[Gaiden Game]] sequel to Original Generations, released in December 2007. Rather short compared to other entries in the series, but features lots of bonus material like a trading card mini-game and a battle viewer. Story-wise, it continues from Original Generations and adds the ODE Incident from the [[OVA]]/[[Audio Adaptation|drama CD]], Duminuss, the Shura, and a {{spoiler|revamped Einst (now called Jetzt)}}, as well as the heroes and villians from one of Banpresto's early crossover franchises, ''Great Battle''. Also features cameos from Touma Kanou of ''Alpha 3'' and the originals from MX.
** Important Banpresto Original Characters debuting here: ''Kouta Azuma'', ''Shouko Azuma'', ''Foglia Esto'', ''Eric Wong'', ''Kyle Bean'', ''Celcia Farm''
* ''The Second Super Robot Wars Original Generation'': Sequel to ''Original Generation Gaiden'', this will be the first Super Robot Wars to be released on the [[Play Station 3]]. The story will include Kusuha and Ibis' from ''Alpha 2'' and follow up on Hugo and Aqua's MX story introduced in ''OG Gaiden''. New series entrants will include Joshua Radcliffe and Cliana Rimskaya from ''Destiny'', Ariel Org and Duvan Org from the obscure ''Real Robot Regiment'' and Ing Egret, the last of the Machinery Children who first appeared in ''Lost Children'', a manga side-story from ''Alpha 2''. Release date is currently set for a winter 2012 release.
== OG Saga ==
''(A selection of [[Gaiden Game]]s for the Original Generation series. By [[Word of God]], each takes place before, during or after the events of the main series, but are separate from them)''
* ''[[Endless Frontier|Super Robot Wars OG Saga: Endless Frontier]]'': First spinoff game under the title "OG Saga". Basically a multiverse-travelling [[Eastern RPG]]. Released for the DS in May 2008. Features a cast referencing previous SRWs and crosses over with [[Capcom vs. Whatever|Namco X Capcom]] and [[Xenosaga]], showcasing Reiji Arisu, Xiaomu and KOS-MOS. Released in the US in April 2009, making it [[Marth Debuted in Smash Bros|Reiji and Xiaomu's international debut]].
** Important Banpresto Original Characters debuting here: ''Haken Browning'', ''Kaguya Nanbu'', ''Aschen Brodel'', ''Suzuka-Hime'', ''Sanuki Nanbu'', ''Shuten'', ''Cardia Basirissa'', ''Otone'', ''Anne Sirena'', ''Bonny Maxmad'', ''Katze Kotolnos'', ''Ezel Granada'', ''Kyon Feulion'', ''Henne Valkyria'', ''Koma'', ''Shirou'', ''John Moses Browning'', ''Lee Ly'', ''Marion Sumii'', ''Dorothy Mistral'', ''Rubor Cucullus'', ''Wahrschein Lichkeit''
* ''Super Robot Wars OG Saga: Endless Frontier EXCEED'': DS sequel to [[Endless Frontier]] released in February 2010. All playable characters from the previous game return alongside new protagonists. Ties into the events of Original Generation Gaiden, as Axel Almer, Einst Alfimi and {{spoiler|Fighter Roar}} make their way to the Endless Frontier as playable characters, including MOMO of [[Xenosaga]]. Mark Hunter from ''Gaia Saver'' makes a cameo.
** Important Banpresto Original Characters debuting here: ''Aledy Naash'', ''Neige Hausen'', ''Cindy Bird'', ''Pete Pain'', ''Hamelin Silbato'', ''Gerda Miroir'', ''Cleo Gretel'', ''Lok Eye'', ''Hild Brun'', ''Rig the Guard'', ''Vanar Gand'', ''Hela Gand'', ''Jolm Gand'', ''Gagun Laos''/''{{spoiler|Gymnos Basileus}}''
* ''[[Super Robot Wars Gaiden|Super Robot Wars OG Saga: Masou Kishin - The Lord of Elemental]]'': An [[Updated Rerelease]] of ''Super Robot Wars Gaiden'' for the DS in May 2010. The intent is to incorporate and expand on the untold ''Masou Kishin'' story and characters into Original Generation [[Continuity]].
* ''[[Super Robot Wars Gaiden|Super Robot Wars OG Saga: Masou Kishin - Revelation of Evil God]]'': Set for a January 12, 2012 release, this will be a [[PlayStation Portable]] sequel to ''The Lord of Elemental'' and marks the 15th anniversary of the Masou Kishin series. ''Revelation of Evil God'' will come bundled with the ''The Lord of Elemental'' DS rerelease, complete with enhanced visuals and extended voice acting.
== Other games ==
* ''Hero Senki: Project Olympus'': An [[Action RPG]] for the Super Famicom that features [[Toku]] heroes [[Kamen Rider]] and [[Ultraman]], as well as several Gundam pilots in [[Powered Armor]] stylized to their Gundams.
** Important Banpresto Original characters debuting here: ''Gilliam Yeager''
* ''Gaia Saver'': Another [[Action RPG]] for the Super Famicom similar to Hero Senki.
** Important Banpresto Original characters debuting here: ''Mark Hunter''
* ''The Great Battle'' (1-6): An [[Action Game]] series mostly appearing on the Super Famicom, featuring [[Super-Deformed]] heroes such as [[Ultra Series|Ultraman]], [[Kamen Rider]], various Gundams and the original [[Henshin Hero]] Fighter Roar. The series also spawn many spin-offs to various genres, such as ''Battle Pinball'', ''Battle Racer'', ''Battle Dodgeball'' and so on. Although these games seem to be free of plot, the fact Kouta Azuma uses a hoverboard, similar to the one used by Roar in ''Battle Racer'' and in the ''Endless Frontier EXCEED'' [[Audio Adaptation|drama CD]] [[Epileptic Trees|might tell us something]].
** Important Banpresto Original characters debuting here: ''Fighter Roar'', ''Dark Brain'', ''Professor Kisaburo''
* ''Super Robot School'': A [[High School AU]] simulation spin-off based on the titles and sprites featured in Judgment, W and K, but replacing ''[[Tekkaman Blade]]'' with ''[[Getter Robo|Getter Robo Armageddon]]'' (which is really [[Lazy Artist|W's Shin Getter with pilot portraits from Destiny]]). The ''Original Generation'' version of Compatible Kaiser also appears. One of the saving graces are [[Moe]] characters designed by Eiji Komatsu (of the Deep-Blue series and [[Maburaho]]). Apparently based on a desire to expand the concept behind Link Battler and the XO multiplayer modes. Released for the DS in fall 2009.
* ''Shin Masou Kishin: Panzer Warfare'': Released around the same time alongside the Cybuster [[Animated Adaptation]], it uses similar mecha designs for the Elemental Lords. Supposedly takes place in the far future when the civilization of La Gias has long since been forgotten, but the game's generally ignored by fans since it's somewhat disappointing. Although it brims with material for [[WMG]], Banpresto never touched ''Panzer Warfare'' again...until the release of ''Super Robot Wars Z'', where this version of the Cybuster can be seen in the Shurouga's Ley Buster attack animation.
== [[Animated Adaptation]]s ==
* ''Super Robot Wars Original Generation The Animation'': A 3-episode [[OVA]] set after ''Original Generation 2''. The story's about the next generation of unmanned mecha from [[The Federation]] [[A.I. Is a Crapshoot|inexplicably going berserk]] and kidnapping people as part of an [[Assimilation Plot]], including several of the main characters. The OVA's story would be re-adapted into a set of bonus missions in ''Original Generations'' called "2.5: Unified Wisdom"; the story is fully fleshed out in ''Original Generation Gaiden''.
* ''Super Robot Wars Original Genration: Divine Wars'': A 26-episode TV adaptation of the first Original Generation game that re-tells Ryusei Date's story.
* ''Super Robot War Original Generation: The Inspector'': TV adaptation of ''Original Generation 2'' and sequel to Divine Wars. Series now airing on [http://www.crunchyroll.com/super-robot-wars Crunchyroll].
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* [[Adaptational Personality Adjustment]]: This is a deliberate intention of the series, which often has alternate takes on the events of mecha anime canons they integrate, resulting in drastically different characters from the source, most of the time with their perspective drastically altered by the crossover, but sometimes they start off much different from the get go, being based on "what-if" versions of their base character.
* [[Anime Theme Song]] (''Divine Wars''' Break Out. "Whooooah, whoa-oh-oh-oooohhhh, Super Robot Waaaaars!")
* [[Arms and Armor Theme Naming]]: The series features several characters named for brands of guns, including Kyosuke '''Nanbu''', Excellen '''Browning''', '''Ingram''' Plisken and {{spoiler|his clone}} Viletta (presumably supposed to be '''Beretta''') Badim. Ingram's most famous [[Humongous Mecha]], the Astranagant, is another example (Astra + Nagant).
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* [[BFS]] (Any and all incarnations of the Zankantou/Colossal Blade)
* [[Big Bad]] (Usually an [[Original Generation]], but older titles use a few from licensed series)
* [[The Blank]] (Generic nameless soldiers in ''
* [[The Cameo]] (Certain ''Original Generation'' characters show up with their respective machines in ''[[Another Century's Episode|Another Century's Episode: R]]'')
* [[Clown Car Base]] (Depending on the primary battleship and mecha you have)
* [[Color-Coded Armies]]
* [[Combination Attack]] (Mostly ones from the same series, but there have been crossover combinations)
* [[Character Exaggeration]] (''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket|Gundam 0080]]'''s Bernie Wiseman often gets depicted as a Zaku fanboy. Heaven forbid he cross paths with the [[Turn
** Kou Uraki's dislike of carrots, basically a throwaway gag in ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory]]'', is made distressingly canon...
*** ...which would [[Hilarity Ensues|lead to the inevitable]] when ''[[Macross Frontier]]'' makes it onto the games. Ninjiin loves you yeah!
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* [[Darker and Edgier]] (Notably certain games following Alpha. Even ''[[Anime of the Game|The Inspectors]]'' isn't immune to this, when compared to Divine Wars: {{spoiler|the opening scene features a helpless SRX Team virtually annihilated by Beowulf}})
* [[Deflector Shield]]: Many enemies use this. {{spoiler|Warp Fields in Original Generation, Orgone Cloud/Distortion Field in Judgment... The list goes on}}
* [[Dive Kick]]:
** The Gespenst line of mecha is known for the Gespenst Kick finisher move. If you give certain Gespensts a different pilot in the Original Generations subseries, all of the characters that can pilot a Gespenst have unique recorded lines. As the Gespenst's first outing is Hero Senki, a crossover game featuring the [[Kamen Rider]], [[Mobile Suit Gundam]], and [[Ultraman]] franchises, it can be theorized that Gilliam Yeagar, creator of the Gespenst line in the Super Robot Wars multiverse and constant [[Dimensional Traveler]], paid homage to the Rider Kick in-universe with the Gespenst Kick.
** As a ''[[Kamen Rider]]'' homage, Raioh and its upgrade Dairaioh have an upward variant in the form of the Rising Meteor and Rising Meteor Inferno finishers.
* [[Divergent Character Evolution]] (There were eight "pre-built" hero options in ''Alpha'', one for each character design: Kusuha and Bullet become protagonists for the rest of ''Alpha'', four are fleshed out into distinct characters in ''Original Generation'', while the remaining two appear in ''Original Generation 2''. Similarly, the rest of the selectable heroes in ''Alpha 2'' get their individual place to shine in the sequel)
* [[Drill Sergeant Nasty]] (Many, as someone has to keep the [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]] in line and in shape. Tetsuya Tsurugi of ''[[Great Mazinger]]'' usually plays this role)
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** [[The Chick]]: Kusuha
** [[The Sixth Ranger]] and successor to [[The Big Guy]]: Lamia
* [[Fix Fic]] (The series goes out of its way to avert more unpleasant elements and "fix" problems many fans had with the original series, with the most recent being ''[[Super Robot Wars Z]]'' towards improving peoples' attitudes on ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny|Gundam SEED Destiny]]'' by mellowing Shinn Asuka out and saying "[[What the Hell, Hero?]]" to Kira Yamato and his friends. Being able to have the [[Mind Screw]] plots of ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' and ''[[The Big O]]'' make sense earns the writers for ''
* [[Foreshadowing]] (Beginning around the time of ''Original Generations'', Banpresto started including hints at future games. A few examples:)
** In ''Original Generations'', Lemon Browning reminds Axel Almer that Beowulf isn't the only person with the "wolf" monniker. In the sequel ''Original Generation Gaiden'', the Cry Wolves from ''[[Super Robot Wars MX]]'' show up.
** In ''Original Generation 2'', Lamia mentions a number of Shadow-Mirror units were lost in transit when they jumped before the main group. In ''Original Generation Gaiden'', {{spoiler|Axel}} makes references to Shadow-Mirror's "Project EF"
** In the DS remake of ''[[Super Robot Wars Gaiden]]'', Masaki gets so lost his friends aren't really sure where he is anymore. Three months later after the remake is released, he finally turns up...in ''Another Century's Episode: R''.
*** Likewise, in the SRW crew's ending for the game, {{spoiler|Autumn-Four sends Ryusei, Kyosuke and Masaki back to their world...except Masaki arrives alone in the familiar La Gias; Ryusei and Kyosuke are nowhere to be seen...}}
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** It's also a nice way to level up characters you've been neglecting and suddenly decide to use: just take the route they're not available in. When they rejoin, their levels will increase relative to how long they've been away, usually enough to match your own.
* [[Mecha-Mooks]] (Sometimes enemy mecha are controlled by a Super AI rather than a soldier)
* [[Mighty Glacier]] (Most [[Super Robot
* [[More Dakka]] (''Z'' has an entire class of attack, the TRI-Charge, based on all three mechs in a squad simultaneously unloading rapid-fire weapons in the general direction of the enemy...and then [[Joke Character|Boss Borot]] completely subverts it)
* [[Mythology Gag]] (So, ''so'' many)
** The series has a few gags with its own originals: two from ''4/F/F Final'', Irm and Ring, feature somewhat prominently in ''Original Generation'' and make cameos in the early ''Alpha'' games. However, they aren't direct [[Expy|expies]] of their old characters (like, say, Masaki and Gilliam is the same from series to series): the Irm and Ring in ''Alpha/Original Generation'' are ''significantly'' older than their first appearance, and rather than a simple lovey-dovey couple, they're separated, but tend to bicker [[Like an Old Married Couple]]
* [[No Experience Points for Medic]]: Until ''[[Super Robot Wars Gaiden]]''.
* [[No Fourth Wall]] (A staple of the "Save And Quit" messages, which can vary from standard [[Guilt Based Gaming]] messages derived from particular series' casts to [[Hey, It's That Voice!]] jokes (One of ''Alpha Gaiden's'' most notorious is Masaki "[[Hikaru Midorikawa]]" Andoh speaking in [[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing|Heero Yuy's]] voice from behind an "unknown character" portrait))
* [[Original Generation]] ([[Trope Namer]])
* [[Overly-Long Fighting Animation]] (Ein Soph Aur and End of the Galaxy comes to mind, though almost all of the strongest moves count...)
** It got toned down somewhat with ''Z''...''somewhat''. You still get stuff like the Final Dynamic Special, with 4 [[Super Robot
*** Not to mention the Nu Gundam. Fans joke the entire animation budget was used on it.
** this got one uped in SRWMX one could [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ka_5ldAIh8 double team attack ] the foe with the [[Mobile Fighter G Gundam|Shuffle alliance]] and the Final Dynamic special both team attacks for one long (a little over 2 minutes) needless to say just about everything not a full health boss is almost certainty dead after taking 2 finishing team move combos.
*** Upped again in SRW Original Generations, where one could do a double team attack, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfLsea2PVzc followed by a second double team attack] on Suppourt Attack. Shown here with R-Formation/Tatsumaki Zankantou to Twin Bird Strike/Royal Heart Breaker.
* [[Precursors]] (Several names are mentioned: ''Alpha'' has the "First People", ''W'' has the "E's" and ''K'' has the "Crusians". Some titles like ''Destiny'' or ''Scramble Commander 2'' have relics left by a nameless race. A source of [[Epileptic Tree
* [[Real Robot Genre]] ([[Trope Namer]])
* [[Red and Black and Evil All Over]]: As part of being a [[Char Clone]], Elzam paints his robots black with red bits (Along other tweaks). He eventually gets his own robot, the Aussenseiter, which is also in this costume. He eventually does a [[Heel Face Turn]], though.
* [[Relationship Values]] (Some of the games have a built-in mechanic where pilots adjacent to a [[The Power of Friendship|friend]], [[Rivals Team Up|rival]] or [[The Power of Love|significant other]] gain higher stats during scenarios. Quite useful in the games it appears, as it can affect the skills of the pilots if they're surrounded by the people closest to them)
* [[Required Party Member]] (Often used for the first appearance of a character in a game or when the game is reenacting something from a series.)
* [[Road Cone]] (Any game with multiple character routes with a direct sequel or was introduced into ''Original Generation'')
* [[Schizo-Tech]] (''Alpha Gaiden'' and ''Z'', mainly. Yes, technically, ''[[Xabungle]]'', ''[[After War Gundam X]]'', and ''[[Turn
* [[Second-Person Attack]]: Quite a few attacks do this, probably so the animations can play fine regardless of how the target looks. A good example would be Mazinkaiser's Final Kaiser Blade.
* [[Spin-Off]] (Most famously ''[[Endless Frontier]]'' and ''[[Another Century's Episode|Another Centurys Episode]]'', but there are others such as ''Super [[Tokusatsu]] Wars'', ''Real Robot Regiment'', ''Super Hero Sakusen'' (Super Hero Operation), ''Legend of the [[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]] Heroes''...)
* [[Super-Deformed]] (An iconic trait. They changed it in ''Shin'' and [[They Changed It, Now It Sucks|fans didn't like it]]. It actually has a key purpose, though: because the sprites are so small, it's easier to animate them for [[Overly-Long Fighting Animation]])
** In addition, the visual style serves to [[Suspension of Disbelief|minimize weirdness]] from units of massively different size interacting.
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*** Which makes sense due to the fact that Kouji is the FIRST mech pilot. Removing him would be like removing your ancestor out of the family tree.
{{tropelist|Anime tropes that stand out in Super Robot Wars include:}}
(Pretty much any anime trope can be found in Super Robot Wars sooner or later, due to the fact that it contains so many anime series. Some that stand out, though, are:)
* [[Adaptation Distillation]] (As a result of [[Fix Fic]])
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* [[Bilingual Bonus]] (Several characters and mechs are named after foreign words)
* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]] (In addition to several characters from the various anime series represented in the games undergoing this, many of the originals have undergone this trope at some point)
* [[Brooding Boy, Gentle Girl]]: Kyosuke Nanbu and Excellen Browning. Excellen is not gentle per se(she's more [[Genki Girl|genki]]), but Kyosuke is DEFINITELY brooding, and Excellen is very sweet and loving with him.
* [[The Cape (trope)]] ([[Daitarn 3|Haran Banjou]] and [[Machine Robo|Rom Stol]] play this role whenever they show up)
* [[Cloning Blues]] (The Balmar Empire love this, and then, {{spoiler|the Database of ''W'' repeats it}})
* [[Epic Flail]] (Baran Doban pretty well ''perfects'' this trope via use of a Super Robot-sized wrecking ball capable of being swung '''FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF SOUND''')
** Sikalog does this, too; the weapon he uses is an actual flail.
* [[Everything
* [[Everything's Better with Samurai]] (Sanger, Bullet and their master, Rishu Togoh)
* [[Expy]], [[Captain Ersatz]] (Both characters and mecha: Grungusts are clearly [[Mazinger Z|Mazinger]] [[Expy|expies]] with a little Daitarn-esque transformation thrown in (hell, Irm basically acts like and fulfills the same plot purpose Banjou Haran does in "normal" SRWs, except with less [[Crimefighting with Cash|dough]]), and in no way whatsoever do Huckebeins resemble [[Gundam
** Compatible Kaiser's updated appearance in ''Original Generation'' is almost a complete clone of [[Gravion]] (granted, it's the same mechanical designer Masami Obari).
* [[The Federation]] (Usually [[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'s Earth Federation in most games, and its own version in ''Original Generation'')
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* [[Hot-Blooded]] (Masaki and Ryusei are the ones that stand out, but almost everyone can be this, thanks to the Hot Blood/Valor Spirit Command)
** Notably the Gespenst MK II Type-S is a Hot Blood-inducing machine. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OcwkRpuHuA GESPENSTO KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICKU!]
* [[Improbable Weapon User]]
** Not only does the Gunleon carry a giant spanner and throw a smaller one for one of its attacks, it has ''spanner-nunchucks'' - and gets a ''lightning-effect'' pose when used.
** And who in the ''right mind'' would pilot a heavy armor-riddled machine that can barely move with a pile bunker and titanium ball bearing launchers??
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* [[Multinational Team]] (''Z'' particularly exploits this (ZAFT, the fact that virtually all the aliens are bad guys...)
* [[The Nudifier]] (The Bartolls of ''Original Generation'': a requirement for you to be put as its pilot is to be stripped naked first. If you get caught by it, get ready to strip; however, instead of funny, this is usually played for [[Nightmare Fuel]] and [[Fan Disservice]])
** Or [[Powered by a Forsaken Child]], at least until Lamia was captured and was reduced to [[Mecha-Mooks]].
* [[The Power of Friendship]] / [[The Power of Love]] (Practically event-driven, but they also serve as Spirit Commands)
** ''Friendship'': Restore all allies' hit points.
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* [[Rule of Cool]] (Driving force behind a lot of the games, characters and mecha)
** The whole premise of the series is this.
* [[
* [[Shut UP, Hannibal]] (The heroes' usual response to a main villain's speech)
** And then there's Sanger Zonvolt...
* [[Shout-Out]] ([[Shout Out/Super Robot Wars|Overloaded]])
* [[Spared by the Adaptation]]: Many, many characters.
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* [[Time Travel]] (First used in ''Alpha Gaiden'', the whole plot in ''Reversal'' and partially responsible for {{spoiler|the Database in ''W''}})
** It's taken to [[Fix Fic]] levels in ''Reversal'', preventing the [[Downer Ending|downer endings]] of some shows, the fictional [[Downer Ending|downer endings]] of events that are supposed to come to a good end, and averting {{spoiler|[[Chars Counterattack]] and [[Martian Successor Nadesico|Prince of Darkness]]}}.
* [[Took a Level
** [[Shinji and Warhammer40K|However, he still falls short of the Golden Standard...]]
** But is still above the badass level of Rebuild Shinji.
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