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** The way in which Yoko equips herself in episode 21 is similar to Ash in [[Evil Dead|Evil Dead 2]].
** Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann bears an uncanny resemblance to [[Super Robot Wars|Persoenlichkeit]] and the Anti-Spirals' motivation is similar to that of the [[Cosmic Horror|Einsts]]. Even the area where the final battle takes place looks similar to the Einst pocket universe.
** Speaking of [[Super Robot Wars]] shoutouts, a large part of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOBG3CCew7Q Parallel Works 8] (which isn't really "parallel" at all and serves as Lordgenome's [[Start of Darkness]]) seems to shout out to the concept of SRW, as a lot of the Spiral Army mechs look like GL-ized versions of various famous mecha - a ''[[Mazinger Z]]'', several [[Gundam|Gundams]], a [[Gaiking]], an [[Full Metal Panic!|Arbalest]] and many others are clearly visible in the big "pan-back" around 1:00 and you can spot other shoutouts when Genome [[Tragic Mistake|slaughters his teammates]]. The "aliens attack, various robots team up to fight invaders" plot is even boilerplate SRW. So the implication is that Lordgenome lead a Super Robot War and then became ''the villain'' of such... ''[[The Bad Guy Wins|and then won]]''.
*** Nevermind other Shout Outs, You can even see the Alternate Gurren Lagann from Parallel Works 6 beside Lazengan right at the beginning of the pan.
** In ''Parallel Works'' 2-5, Kiyal and Darry are best friends as schoolgirls but enemies in their [[Magical Girl]] alter egos, essentially the same plot as ''[[Pretty Sammy]]''.
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** Lordgenome after the Time-Skip is a blatant reference to Zordon from Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers.
*** Possibly Mimir of Norse mythology, as well. To elaborate, Mimir was a defeated god in the Aesir-Vanir War, who had his head cut off and preserved by the winning side and made into a slave-adviser.
** The design of the Grapearl looks like a mix between the [[Full Metal Panic!|Arbalest]], the [[Mobile Suit Gundam|GM]] and the [[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED|Strike Dagger]]. Then again, it isn't surprising that it's similar in design to several Mass-Produced Real Robots, considering its own status in the series.
** Continuing with the [[Neon Genesis Evangelion]] references, there's a Pre-[[Time Skip]] episode that features the explosion of a Ganmen that looks very similar to the cross-shaped explosions that are prevalent in Eva.
** So, Gurren Lagann has a V crest shaped Sunglasses and a detachable wings that it gains as a sort of [[Mid-Season Upgrade]] that it can throw as a boomerang. This sounds rather simmilar to [[Mazinger Z|Scrander Boomerang ]] and [[Great Mazinger|Great Boomerang ]]
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