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{{quote| ''"THE HEAT....CRUSHER!!!!!"''}}
 
One of two halves of "Beater Services", a mechanic service, Rand Travis is a huge guy in his thirties with a good sense of humor, looking for his missing master and assisted by his master's daughter Mel Beater. He's known as "The Crusher" after his tendency to destroy more things than he fixes, an [[In-Series Nickname]] he doesn't take to so well. Being in his thirties, he has a lot of experience in dealing with all sorts of people, which is why he sort of tolerates Asakim Dowen, despite the atrocities he committed against Setsuko Ohara, and offers genuine, heartfelt support to her following those encounters with Asakim. He pilots the Gunleon, a ''[[Gao Gai GarGaoGaiGar]]''-like mecha carrying a huge wrench and an assortment of spanners, nailguns and chainsaws with which he can trash his enemies just as efficiently as he can repair damaged allies. He and the Gunleon exemplify these tropes:
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* [[Badass Normal]]: Rand's not a Sphere holder like Setsuko or Mel, but he still kicks mucho ass. It's pretty much required of him, since Mel is too inexperienced to be piloting a mech.
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* [[Chainsaw Good]]
* [[Combat Medic]]: Gunleon can repair allied units - in this game, it automatically heals units paired up in the same squad with it by a small amount every turn. This marks the first time a protagonist mecha is equipped with a innate-healing ability. {{spoiler|Later, it gets the ability to resupply ammo and energy}}.
* [[Cool Old Guy]]: Not really old, but mature enough that he hangs out with [[Overman King Gainer|Gain Bijou]], [[The Big O|Roger Smith]], [[Eureka Seven|Holland Novak]], and [[After War Gundam X (Anime)|Jamil Neate]].
* [[Dirty Old Man]]: Again, not really old, but he likes to use the UN (Universal Network) like [[The Internet Is for Porn|most of us do]]...
* {{spoiler|[[Empathic Weapon]]}}: {{spoiler|The Gunleon CRIES in its final attack animation (also counts as [[Berserker Tears]])}}.
* [[Expy]]: Lion-themed mecha? [[Improbable Weapon User|Uses construction tools as weapons]] and has a ''really '''BIG''''' one as its most powerful weapon? Associated with/powered by a green-colored energy source? [[Gao Gai GarGaoGaiGar|Check, check, and check]].
* {{spoiler|[[He's Back]]}}: {{spoiler|He and Mel return in the ''Second Super Robot Wars Z: Saisei-hen'', alongside Setsuko}}.
* [[Hot-Blooded]]
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* {{spoiler|[[Can't Grow Up]]}}: A side effect of her coming {{spoiler|[[Back From the Dead]]}}.
* [[Childhood Marriage Promise]]: Childhood for her, anyways: Rand agrees to marry her once her hair reaches her shoulders.
* [[Disappeared Dad]]: Cielo vanished 4 years before the start of ''Z''. According to Mel, he got caught in the same kind of dimensional warp that brought [[After War Gundam X (Anime)|Garrod Ran]] to the [[Combat Mecha Xabungle|Gallian Continent]]. He's only seen in flashbacks {{spoiler|and when Xine Espio was disguising as him}} throughtout ''Z'' and Mel hopes she will be reunited with him one day. {{spoiler|In the ''Second Super Robot Wars Z: Hakai-hen'', he makes an unexpected cameo appearance -- provided you can find him -- as the man who hands over the Auto-Repair Machine Parts to Crowe Broust}}.
* [[Pettanko]]: Much to her dismay. {{spoiler|She's the same even after [[Plot-Relevant Age-Up|her true age is restored]] in the ending. The only change is her hair...}}
* {{spoiler|[[Plot-Relevant Age-Up]]}}: {{spoiler|Technically she's 16, and in the ending, her body grows to match her real age, yet...}}
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* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old|Really Sixteen Years Old]]: A side effect of {{spoiler|her coming [[Back From the Dead]]}}.
* [[He Is Not My Boyfriend]]: Inverted. A good chunk of the cast tries to convince her Rand is her surrogate father figure and not her love interest. She won't have any of that.
* [[Spell My Name Withwith an "S"]]: Variously referred to as Mel Peter/Beater, Mail Beater/Peter, and even ''[[Blind Idiot Translation|Male Beater]]''.
* [[Token Mini-Moe]]: [[Word of God]] states she's intended to counterbalance Rand since he's older than the average SRW protagonist.
* [[You Can't Fight Fate]]: Not so much fate, but the {{spoiler|''Wounded Lion'' tried to avoid the Holy War by not choosing a battle-hungry holder and manifesting itself in a repair-based mech instead of a combat model. The plan would've worked, until Mel was killed in combat and Cielo passed it on to her to save her life}}.
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{{quote| ''"The Glory Star! Full Burst!"''}}
 
Female protagonist of ''Z'', Setsuko's an orphan thanks to her parents' death via the [[Colony Drop|Colony Drops]], and was drafted into the [[Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (Anime)|Titans]] and placed in the Glory Star squad under Denzel Hammer and Toby Watson. She has a rather timid, quiet and demure attitude, making her question her purpose as a Titan, and indirectly making herself and the rest of the team the Titan's go-to [[Butt Monkey]]. While out on a training mission in the new Virgora model mechs, Glory Star got embroiled in a skirmish with the [[Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (Anime)|AE]][[La Résistance|UG]]'s Quattro Bajeena and Camille Bidan. In the confusion, Setsuko mysteriously transported herself, Toby and Denzel into another world.
 
While finding out what's going on, Setsuko encounters the enigmatic Asakim, and [[It Got Worse|everything starts going downhill]], as her first experience with him was his unceremonious [[Clean Cut|killing]] of [[Half the Man He Used To Be|Denzel]]. If that wasn't enough, later on, he kills Toby in front of her, beats her up and possibly (we aren't sure due to a [[Fade to Black|scene change]]) and. [[Rape Asas Drama|rapes her]]. If that wasn't enough, he later has her meet up with [[Alternate Universe]] versions of Toby and Denzel, only to see that [[Magnificent Bastard|Asakim]] has convinced them she's their enemy. It turns out Setsuko possesses the Sphere known as the ''Sorrowful Maiden'', which grows more powerful the sadder she gets, and Asakim seeks to awaken its true potential by tormenting her. It's also the thing responsible for transporting her randomly throughout the dimensions. She resolves to thwart Asakim's ambitions (and later the Chimera Battalion's), but she later finds out the more she uses the Sphere's power, the more she's losing herself: first her sense of taste, then her sight...[[The Woobie|poor girl]].
 
She pilots the machine Virgora, formerly one of three test units, each with specific weaponry and combat roles, but eventually gathers up/unlocks all weapon outloads for one mech. Later, it's upgraded a second time to the Virgora Glory. She embodies these tropes:
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* [[BFG]]
* {{spoiler|[[Downer Ending]]}}: {{spoiler|All three of them. She dies in the bad ending and won't last long in the normal and good ones either, with the only difference is that she finally joins those alternate universe versions of Denzel and Toby in the good ending}}.
* [[Blessed Withwith Suck]]: A Sphere gives awesome power with the right emotions. Her emotional trigger? DESPAIR.
* [[Break the Cutie]]: Done ''lots'' of times by Asakim. It's pretty much his sole purpose in her version of the story.
* [[Fan Nickname]]: ''Sex''suko, or to another extent, "Setsubo" (a play on "zetsubou", the Japanese word for "despair").
** There's also ''[[Wangst|Wangstuko]]'' and [[Overshadowed Byby Awesome|"Blandsuko"]] (the latter due sharing the main character spotlight with [[Boisterous Bruiser|Rand]]).
* [[Heroic RROD]]: The more she uses her Sphere, the more she loses herself.
* [[It's Personal]]: After Asakim does...things to her, she's really pissed off.
* [[Leitmotif]]: "The Right Stuff" for the Glory Star team; once the Virgora Glory is acquired, it becomes "The Wings Which Wipe Away Tears".
* [[Meaningful Name]]: See [[Spell My Name Withwith an "S"]] below. She holds the ''Sorrowful Maiden'' Sphere, which arguably fits well with the zodiac Virgo.
* [[Mid-Season Upgrade]]: The Virgora Custom, which gets several attacks over the course of the game {{spoiler|via a perverse version of [[Mega Manning]], wherein what it acquires are the signature moves of the mechs of her dead teammates (the Custom itself being Denzel's unit with Setsuko's unit's left arm)}}. The Virgora Glory plays with this by intially being a simple [[Mecha Expansion Pack]] (that broke the Virgora's primary weapon to boot!) {{spoiler|before it's augmented by its Sphere}}.
* [[Panty Shot]]: Or to [[Fanon]], "NO PANTS AT ALL".
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* [[Shrinking Violet]]: In the early portion of her story, somehow.
* [[Sparkling Stream of Tears]]: {{spoiler|It's actually used to upgrade her mecha and part of the Virgora's attack animation}}.
* [[Spell My Name Withwith an "S"]]: "Balgora", but according to the artbook "OG Secret Hangar", it's spelled as "Virgora", lifting this up to [[Meaningful Name]].
* [[Sweet Tooth]]: She loves desserts, {{spoiler|only to be played tragically, since she loses her sense of taste after the ''Sorrowful Maiden'' awakens}}.
* [[Trauma Conga Line]]: Probably the poster girl for SRW.
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* [[Bald of Awesome]]
* [[Papa Wolf]]
* [[Real Men Wear Pink]]: In one of the ''Z'' gag comics, Setsuko gets harassed by Titans members [[Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (Anime)|Jerid Messa and Kakricon Kacooler]], culminating in the two of them forcing her to don a [[Playboy Bunny]] outfit. Just when it looks like things are going to go even further downhill, Denzel and Toby appear to save the day...[[media:14b7dece.jpg|wearing their]] [[media:06b75bcf.jpg|own bunny outfits]]. Moral of the story: don't mess with The Glory Star.
 
== SRW Z VILLAINS ==
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* [[Hot-Blooded]]
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Löwen is German for "lion"; Leo is obviously Latin for "lion".
* [[Playing Withwith Fire]]: His most powerful attack involves a lot of it.
* [[Kiai]]: Yells a lot, especially after he reveals {{spoiler|he's batshit insane}}.
* [[Proud Warrior Race Guy]]: A variation: {{spoiler|in his final appearance, he goes all-out in the proud warrior part, complete with [[media:lowencrazy.jpg|war paint]] on his face}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Psycho for Hire]], [[Psycho Supporter]]}}
* [[Spell My Name Withwith an "S"]]: Is it "Löwen" or "Reuben" or "Raven" or "Levin"?
* [[Wouldn't Hit a Girl]]: Even his gameplay mechanics reflect this: 20% more damage to males, 20% less damage to girls. After [[The Reveal]], {{spoiler|he's MORE than willing to hit a girl, and gains a 20% damage boost when attacking women, making him a...}}
** {{spoiler|[[He-Man Woman Hater]]}}
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* [[Meaningful Name]]: Schlan is German for "snake"; Anguis is the genus name for "slow worms", which are legless lizards rather than snakes, so the choice of name either reflects the similarity to the word [[Faux Symbolism|"anguish"]] or is [[Did Not Do the Research|a damn silly mistake]].
* [[Smug Snake]]: Literally and figuratively
* [[Spell My Name Withwith an "S"]]: "Shuran" or "Schlan"...take your pick.
* [[Stoic Spectacles]]
* [[Transforming Mecha]]: Chaos Anguis
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[[File:xine.jpg|frame|This is as worksafe as we could get for a photo]].
 
An extremely sexy ex-leader of a [[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny (Anime)|Windam squad]] that supposedly gets itself wiped out due to a freak explosion thanks to the ''Break The World'' event (only in name from ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny (Anime)|Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny]]''; ''Z'' uses it from ''[[Super Dimension Century Orguss]]''). She's the [[Sole Survivor]] and is found by the Chimera; without much to do, she joins them, is given a mecha and for the first part acts as a bitch towards the protagonists. However, it's later revealed she's simply lonely (as {{spoiler|the members of her old unit are indeed dead, but are entombed within the [[Eureka Seven|Scab Coral]] that's spreading across the planet}}) and has nowhere to go, and if the player is lucky, {{spoiler|they can convince her to desert the Chimera}}. She falls in love with Asakim and madly blushes ([[Squick|Squicky]] or not: you decide) whenever he's around. Asakim later abandons her, but tells her to live free.
 
She pilots the Chimera-made mech Chaos Capra (which she nicknamed "Eliphas") that resembles...what happens when [[Super Robot Wars Advance|Lamia Loveless' Angelg]] gets a [[Horny Devils]] redesign. She embodies these tropes:
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* [[BFS|Big Fragging]] [[Blade Onon a Stick|SPEAR]]
* [[Broken Bird]]
* [[Dark Chick]]
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* [[Ms. Fanservice]]: Xine's pilot cut-in may serve enough evidence she's beaten both Lamia AND [[Endless Frontier|Kaguya Nanbu]] in that size department.
* [[Shout-Out]]: The Eliphas might be a small shout to ''Eliphas Levi'', a French author of the occult and self-proclaimed magician.
* [[Schrodingers Cat]]: Her [[What Happened to Thethe Mouse?|not appearing in either]] ''Hakai-hen'' and ''Saisei-hen'' has left her in this predicament, and things won't be confirmed one way or another until a sequel.
* [[Spell My Name Withwith an "S"]]: Is it "Xine" or "Tsine"?
* [[Stripperiffic]]: She wears friggin' ''lingerie'' as her default getup.
* [[What Happened to Thethe Mouse?]]: Of all the major originals who survived ''Z'', she's the only one to not make the cut into ''Hakai-hen'' and ''Saisei-hen''; {{spoiler|even Mel's father shows up for a cameo}}. On the other hand, Marguerite Pistail serves as a loose [[Expy]] of her in ''Hakai-hen'' and ''Saisei-hen''.
** Unfortunately, thanks to some [[Fridge Brilliance]]/ [[Fridge Horror]] in ''Saisei-hen'', we find out Asakim has {{spoiler|the ''Truthful Goat'' Sphere stolen from a "curious girl", the implication that Xine was originally a Sphere holder}}.
 
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* [[The Brigadier]]: Figuratively, literally, and subverted at the same time!
* [[Colonel Badass]]: Again, figuratively and literally; she's a pretty decent pilot, and it takes some balls to take over the world.
* [[Evil Counterpart]]: To [[Turn a Gundam (Anime)|Dianna Solel]] and [[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny (Anime)|Lacus Clyne]].
* [[Macross Missile Massacre]]: Part one of Promised Millennium.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Edel is German for "noble, gentle, regal", etc; Lemures is Latin for "malicious/restless spirit".
* [[Mood Whiplash]]: Twice: one after [[The Reveal]] and the other {{spoiler|as she's forced to happily do things like twirl three times and bark and dance ''in the middle of the final battle'' by The Edel Bernal}}.
* [[This Is a Drill]]: Part two of Promised Millennium.
* [[Tomato in Thethe Mirror]]: {{spoiler|All of her desires, memories and personality traits were pre-programmed in by The Edel Bernal. She's also forced to follow any command given after The Edel says "I LOVE YOU!"}}
* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: It's pretty satisfying to see her slowly but surely lose her smug air as you whittle down her health until she's screaming and desperately pleading for an explanation as to why she's losing.
* [[Wave Motion Gun]]: Part three of Promised Millennium.
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* [[Bishounen]]
* {{spoiler|[[Evil Counterpart]]}}: {{spoiler|Of Elgan Laudic}}
* [[Evilly Affable]]: A lot of SRW adepts actually love this guy, even if he makes men like [[Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (Anime)|Ali Al-Saachez]] seem stable by comparison.
* [[For the Evulz]]: Lives, breathes, talks and walks it.
* {{spoiler|[[Go Mad From the Revelation]]}}: {{spoiler|''Saisei-hen'' reveals the reason for The Edel's insanity was because he learned of the Black Knowledge, the knowledge of the calamity that will destroy the entire universe}}.
* [[Gratuitous English]]: "GO TO DARK HEAVEN!" "SPECIAL PRESENT FOR YOU!" "WELCOME TO MY WONDERFUL WORLD!"
** "THANK YOU VERY MUCH!" "Yes, Baby!" "[[Too Kinky to Torture|Please, hit me more, PLEASE!]]". We could go on for ages, seriously.
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: He shares the same seiyuu as [[School Days (Visual Novel)|Makoto Itou]]; the people at NicoNicoDouga had a field day with this.
* [[Hidden Agenda Villain]]
* [[Karma Houdini]]: Causes suffering and misery on a global scale due to the wars his machinations result in. What does he get in return? The opportunity to die while having the time of his life with no regrets, whatsoever. What a bastard...
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* [[Psychopathic Manchild]]
* [[Reality Warper]]
* [[Spell My Name Withwith an "S"]], but closely tied to [[Spell My Name Withwith a "The"]]: It's '''The''' Edel Bernal, dammit, not "Ji Adel Banel"! He even explains he's the ''real'' Edel Bernal, and therefore ''THE'' Edel Bernal, during the final stage!
* [[Too Kinky to Torture]]: He REALLY enjoys being hit, and finds the final battle to be the pinnacle of his existence.
** To drive the point home, after having his machine trashed, he quite literally says "Please, more pain, more pleasure..."
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{{quote| ''"The Risk of My Life!"''}}
 
A former member of the [[Code Geass (Anime)|Britannian]] [[Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (Anime)|Union's]] Firebug Squad, Crowe is the headlining protagonist of the ''Second Super Robot Wars Z''. Saddled with a million dollars in debt, he agreed to be the test pilot for the anti-Dimensional Beast mecha Brasta as a way to work the sum off.
 
{{spoiler|The main goal of Firebug was to start minor rebellions in various countries for Britannia that would be crushed by its main military. However, during one mission in Esther Elhaas's hometown, a Dimension Energy Crystal experiment went haywire, causing its destruction. Firebug was sent in to "clean up the mess", but Crowe took pity on her and rescued Esther and deserted Firebug. It isn't until he encounters his former commander Marilyn Catto in ''Saisei-hen'' that Crowe finally opens up and confirms the story to Esther}}.
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* [[Chest Blaster]]: Seen in the last parts of the SPIGOT-VX with the [[Attack Drone|Attack Drones]] ranged-type.
* [[The Chew Toy]] / [[Born Lucky]]: He's pretty unlucky: that whole debt thing, plus his tendency to get shot down in events. On the other hand, he also comes with the "Fortune" pilot skill, and he does find a rather convenient way to pay off his debt, purely by chance, [[Faux Symbolism|just like how a scale can tip one way before tipping to the other]].
* {{spoiler|[[Cursed Withwith Awesome]]}}: Compared to Rand and Setsuko, {{spoiler|the ''Swaying Scales'' Sphere really isn't that bad: it's trigger is drive, or will, to do something; in Crowe's case, the will to repay his enormous debt. This is seen as a positive trait, which means not only does it not make him too miserable, but Asakim doesn't need to do awful things to him to force an awakening, like say...murder Esther. The Sphere's side-effect, being able to only focus on one thought or action, is easily countered by making him hear the sound of a coin dropping, as his desire for money to pay off his debt is so strong it can override the Sphere. As a result, Crowe gets the awesome power of a Sphere, with only minimal trouble from it}}.
* [[Disaster Dominoes]]: The reason behind his latest debt in ''Saisei-hen'' - a highway accident that would've resulted in another million dollar debt kinda... snowballed...
* [[Early-Bird Cameo]]: Crowe appeared much earlier in ''Z'' during the Shurouga's Ley Buster animation as the silhouette standing in the streets. That's right, folks: he was foreshadowed before ''Hakai-hen'' was announced.
* [[Everything Is Better With Spinning]]: If the SPIGOT-VX (melee version) doesn't end with a Dynamic Kill, the Brasta comes out spinning from the explosion.
* [[Expy]]/CaptainErsatz: Brasta reminded some players of the Lion series from ''[[Super Robot Wars Original Generation]]'' when it was showcased. Alternatively, the mechanical design somewhat resembles a [[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny (Anime)|Windam]], albeit an [[Ace Custom]] built for Crowe.
** In ''Saisei-hen'', {{spoiler|the Li-Brasta R is one for [[Super Robot Wars Alpha|DaiRaiOh]]. It even comes with a [[Kamen Rider|Rider Kick]]!}}
** As for Crowe himself, he's been called "the eldest [[After War Gundam X (Anime)|Frost brother]]".
* [[Fan Nickname]]: "Hobo", for obvious reasons.
** "GARlion" for the Brasta, in reference to its [[Super Robot Wars Original Generation|Lion]]-esque appearance, and being a pun on the [[Super Robot Wars Original Generation|Guarlion]].
* [[Friendly Sniper]]: Can be seen as this, especially if you choose to have the Brasta (then upgrade into the Li-Brasta B) as a ranged-oriented machine. He also hangs out a lot with [[Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (Anime)|Lockon Stratos]].
* [[Gratuitous English]]: When pulling off his attacks, though not really gratuitous from a national standpoint; he's a Britannian, and a native of Chicago, at that.
* [[He-Man Woman Hater]]: He mentions during battles against women sometimes about how scary they are. Also, after being busted by the Dimensional Beast "Moby Dick", he wakes up with Traiya Scott and Esther by his side leading him to say "I really did die...I'm in hell. I can see a Witch and a Little Demon...".<br />The root cause of this? His former CO was ''[[Cute and Psycho|Marilyn]]'', a psychotic [[Complete Monster]] despite her outwardly cheerful and silly appearance. This caused Crowe to believe all women are two-faced and their outward appearance can't be trusted until proven otherwise. The only women he doesn't think are this is Traiya, who's [[Brutal Honesty|brutally honest and holds nothing back]], and Esther, [[Tsundere|who wears her emotions on her sleeve]] such that Crowe can read her easily.
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* [[More Dakka]]: Brasta's Assault Combat Pattern (ACP) Faiz; ammo conservation is not one of Crowe's strengths.
* [[Overly-Long Fighting Animation]]: A lot of attacks in ''Hakai-hen'' count, but Brasta stands out with ''every'' one of its animations being unnecessarily long and drawn out, with Clutch Sniper being the most guilty. Crowe misses the first two shots and only hits with the third and final round. Thankfully, this was rectified in ''Saisei-hen'', and a lot of the Brasta's attack animations were significantly shortened or sped up.
* [[Poke the Poodle]]: Either to mess with Esther or simply because he really did forget, everything he described about ZEXIS is completely false. For example: [[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (Anime)|Deathscythe and Sandrock being Shenlong and Heavyarms]].
* [[Shout-Out]]: Li-Brasta R's Unbreakable Fulcrum to [[Getter Robo|Shin Shine Spark]].
* [[Shoot the Shaggy Dog]]: Played for laughs in the end of Z2-2. {{spoiler|When all is said and done, in spite of saving the world numberous times Crow ends up no closer to paying off his debt than he was at the start of the story.}}
* [[Spell My Name Withwith an "S"]]: Like Setsuko and Rand before him, his mech's name refers to the zodiac sign of his Sphere - in this case (Li)Brasta. Prior to ''Hakai-hen's'' release, many fans romanized it as "Blaster".
* [[Swiss Army Gun]]: Brasta's EAGLE, which can switch between normal, grenade and sniper rounds, as well as mount a beam spiker.
* [[Take a Third Option]]: In ''Hakai-hen'', the player had a choice to base the Brasta as a melee or ranged machine. Rather than carry player choice over into ''Saisei-hen'', Brasta comes equipped with both versions of the SPIGOT-VX in its arsenal. Likewise, ACP Faiz features both its melee/ranged final animations in the Dynamic Kill.
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* [[Action Girl]]: Though more of one still in-training. Esther's tough, but she still has a long way to go, and while she desperately wants to be one, to the point of trying to take pointers from the other ZEXIS women, notably [[Code Geass|Kallen Kozuki]], Esther is told by Kallen to do her own thing and believe in herself.
* [[A -Cup Angst]]: She got pissed off after they would not let her wear a bunny suit along with Kallen because of it, but usually doesn't care that much.
* [[Alliterative Name]]
* {{spoiler|[[And Then John Was a Zombie|And Then Esther Was A Dimensional Beast]]}}: Thankfully averted later as the story continues.
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* [[Honor Before Reason]]: Despite how horrible he is as the story goes, he did spare the leaders of the United Nations so that they can call their forces (namely ZEXIS and ZEUTH) to give him a good fight, even though he could've destroyed them all from the outset.
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}: Both routes, {{spoiler|with Crowe delivering the final blow}}.
* [[Make Way for Thethe New Villains]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHkSmu91PRc Curbstomped] by Uther in ''Saisei-hen''. {{spoiler|Averted in the last scenarios in both routes}}.
* [[No Indoor Voice]]: His voice is so powerful it has its own echo.
* [[One-Winged Angel]]: {{spoiler|1=[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iB2dY_JLf_s Dimensional General Gaioh]}}
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* [[Detachment Combat]], [[Action Bomb]]: The ranged attack of the Bull-class has them hurl their own tails at you. Uniquely, these severed tails mutate midflight into a monster of its own. Should these hit, they wrap around its target and explode.
* [[Eldritch Abomination]]: {{spoiler|[[From a Certain Point of View]]}}
* [[Everything's Better Withwith Rainbows]]: Rainbow crystals are implanted in their bodies that also glow blue/white when they begin their attacks.
* [[Fan Nickname]]: [[In-Series Nickname|In-universe]], they're dubbed "DAMON" for "''D''imension ''A''rmed ''MON''ster", but players have made a new translation of that acronym as "''D''at ''A''nnoying ''MON''ster" due to [[Demonic Spiders|certain reasons]].
* [[Fire, Ice, Lightning]]: Bizzarely, Rhino-class Beasts mush them all together in their ranged attack, shooting electrified fireballs that flash-freeze whatever they hit!
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* [[More Teeth Than the Osmond Family]]
* [[Nerf]]: The artificial DAMON in ''Saisei-hen''. No barrier! No status effects! Yaaay! {{spoiler|Of course, they later bring back the real deal...}}
* [[Ramming Always Works]]: Bull- and Rhino-class will also charge at you like runaway freight trains, mixing it up with [[Impaled Withwith Extreme Prejudice]] from the Bull-types and [[Incendiary Exponent]]/[[Not Quite Flight]] from the Rhino-types.
* [[Roar Before Beating]]
* [[Shock and Awe]]: Bull-class; truly seizure-riffic.
* [[This Is a Drill]]: Dino-class combine this with a chained [[Rocket Punch]] that inflicts worse wounds on the target coming back than it does going out.
* {{spoiler|[[Was Once a Man]]}}: {{spoiler|Dimensional Beasts are the remains of those who have fought and lost to Gaioh previously, with the pilots being fused with their mecha, then mutated into their current forms}}.
* [[Weaksauce Weakness]]: Like the [[Macross Seven7|Protodevlin]], Dimensional Beasts are affected by [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awAi36JjFiQ Basara Nekki's singing].
 
== The Holy Kingdom of Insaraum ==
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* [[Ace Custom]]/[[Super Prototype]]: The Diarmuid is shown to be a far superior variant of the standard Arksaber mech.
* [[Anti-Villain]]
* [[Blade Onon a Stick]]: The Diarmuid's primary weapon is a heavy lance called [[Celtic Mythology|Gae Bolg]].
* [[Graceful Loser]]: Should you destroy the Diarmuid without achieving a Dynamic Kill animation, the machine makes a salute just before it explodes.
* [[Mid-Season Upgrade]]: Geraud starts off in an [[Elite Mook]] mech before moving into his Diarmuid.
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* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]
* [[The White Prince]]
* [[World -Healing Wave]]: Part of Insarius Arclinus' strongest attack. Considering he's the King of Restoration and all, it fits.
* {{spoiler|[[Yank the Dog's Chain]]}}: {{spoiler|The Gaioh he destroyed was a fake created by Aim}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Zero-Approval Gambit]]}}: {{spoiler|Acts like a ruthless, corrupt tyrant in order to get his Arksabers to abandon him, so that ZEXIS will fight him without mercy. His goal was to have Crowe kill him to acquire his Sphere, and for Marguerite to take control of the remaining population of Insaraum}}.
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== Elgan Laudic ==
 
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Elgan was the one who came up with the idea for the creation of ZEXIS. Prior to that, he aided both [[Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (Anime)|Celestial Being]] and the [[Dancougar Nova|Dragon's Hive]] under the alias "Portman", supplying both organizations with useful information. After he reveals himself and aids in the creation of ZEXIS, he becomes highly invested in their continued success, at one point stating to Shiony that ZEXIS was "the only hope for the world". At the end of ''Hakai-hen'', {{spoiler|[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (Anime)|Ribbons Almark]] has successfully drugged and controlled Elgan into serving his designs}}. Fortunately, ''Saisei-hen'' reveals {{spoiler|Elgan [[Xanatos Gambit|anticipated something like this might happen]], and ensured that regardless of what happened to him, ZEXIS would exist as a policing force independent of the Earth Sphere Federation, beyond the authority of even the [[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (Anime)|Organization of Zodiac]] or the [[Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (Anime)|A-Laws]]}}.
 
{{spoiler|In actuality, Elgan the ZEXIS world's version of The Edel Bernal. Unlike his [[Evil Counterpart]], Elgan refused to [[Go Mad From the Revelation]] after learning of the Black Knowledge, but did his best to ensure humanity would be prepared to fight the oncoming calamity. To this end, he cooperated with [[Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (Anime)|Aeolia Schenberg]] from 200 years ago to help spur the evolution of the [[Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (Anime)|Innovators]], and formed ZEXIS as a group of all the planet's greatest warriors, doing his best to help them get stronger with each trial they face}}.
 
{{spoiler|Sadly, near the end of ''Saisei-hen'', Ribbons shoots Elgan in a fit of rage at all his plans having been ruined, but Elgan survives long enough to pass his information of the Black Knowledge onto ZEXIS before succumbing to his wounds}}.
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* [[Consummate Liar]]: Justified: {{spoiler|the ''Lying Black Sheep'' makes him physically unable to tell the truth, thus everything coming out from his mouth is a lie of some form}}.
* [[The Dragon]]: To Gaioh
** [[Dragon Withwith an Agenda]]
* [[Evilly Affable]]
* [[Keigo]]: Uses a really, really polite form of speech even when he's getting hammered by ZEXIS.
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* [[Meaningful Name]]: On multiple levels. "Aim Liard" becomes a partial anagram of "I'm a liar". {{spoiler|Pretty suitable, since he's the holder of the ''Lying Black Sheep'' Sphere}}. His mech's name, Arietis, refers to the zodiac sign of Aries. Lastly, {{spoiler|Hamul means "star" in Aramaic and Argo means "the head of the ram" in Greek, making him the bearer of the Sphere representing "the star at the head of the ram"}}.
* [[Mismatched Eyes]]: Green on the right, red on the left.
* [[Spell My Name Withwith an "S"]]: Known as "Aihm Fahviel" to some people for no good reason.
* [[Leitmotif]]: "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioLLEmni6q0 Untrue Crystal]"
* {{spoiler|[[Reality Warper]]}}: {{spoiler|The effects of the ''Lying Black Sheep'' turns truths into falsities. This means even death can be overridden}}.
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* [[Mid-Season Upgrade]]: Starts in a generic Axio (although a black one with a knife, named the Burglar) before upgrading to the Pearl Fang.
* [[The Nicknamer]]: She calls Crowe "Furafura-chan" and Esther "Little Kitten".
* [[Say It Withwith Hearts]]
* [[Slasher Smile]]: Her face looks more disturbing than Asakim and Aim's.
* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: {{spoiler|When Gaioh shows up and absolutely humiliates her}}.
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