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** First the original English dub of the movie, called ''Space Cruiser Yamato'' (or sometimes just ''Space Cruiser''), which is fairly obscure. The most glaring change here was the renaming of Daisuke Shima to "Shane O'Toole" and making him a [[Token Minority]] Irishman.
** Then the ''much'' better known ''Star Blazers'', with its [[Luke Nounverber]] heroes and the elimination of all the [[No Swastikas|Nazi-Germany-derived names]] among the bad guys. Not to mention the ship itself becoming the ''Argo''<ref> As the Japanese title indicates, the ship is known as the "Yamato" in the Japanese version; the same name as the original WWII vessel that was unearthed.</ref>.
* [[Earthshattering Kaboom]]: The destruction of planets Gamilas and Iscandar (by a [[Self -Destruct Mechanism]]) in ''The New Voyage''
** In a [[Kick the Dog]] moment, the Comet Empire pauses on their invasion route to blow up a planet inhabited mainly by dinosaurs. Strangely, the weapons used to do this are never actually used against Earth.
* [[Elaborate Underground Base]]
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''(everyone looks at Kodai with [[Going Down With the Ship|realization]])'' }}
* [[Find the Cure]]
* [[Five -Man Band]]:
** [[The Hero]]: Susumu Kodai (Derek Wildstar)
** [[The Lancer]]: Daisuke Shima (Mark Venture)
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** [[Composite Character]]: Both characters fill roles held by Yuki Mori (Nova) in the original series -- [[Bridge Bunnies|Bridge Bunny]] and [[Hello Nurse|medical care]], respectively.
*** Yuki was the nurse, the (old) doc seems to have been made into the Chief Engineer, he and the (new, female, still boozer) doc share several drinks with Kodai.
* [[Half -Human Hybrid]]: Sasha from the movies ''The New Voyage'' and ''Be Forever Yamato''
* [[Heel Face Turn]] ({{spoiler|Dessler / Desslok}})
* [[Heel Race Turn]]
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** In the 2010 movie, {{spoiler|[[Anyone Can Die|several folks including Kodai himself]].}}
** The death of Kodai's brother Mamarou is [[Retcon|retconned]] in the ''2199'' remake. In the original series, Mamarou refuses to retreat due to [[Honor Before Reason]], since he can't live with the shame of retreating. This leads to his death being a arguably pointless one. In ''2199'', his death is played as a straight [[Heroic Sacrifice]] with him staying behind to ensure Okita's ship can withdraw safely.
* [[Hey ItsIt's That Voice]] : Most of the other ''Star Blazers'' voice actors were never heard in anything else, and a few remain unidentified. The big exception is Sgt Knox who is voiced by Chris Latta (in what may be his very first voice acting role) who would later become legendary as the voice of [[G.I. Joe|Cobra Commander]] and [[The Transformers (Animation)|Starscream]]. His voice for Knox sounds a bit like Steeler, another ''GI Joe'' character that he voiced.
* [[Hollywood Cyborg]]: Sanada/Sandor
* [[Honorifics]]: In the original Japanese version, "Leader Desslok" is referred to as "Dessler-sama", which can be best translated as "Lord Dessler".
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* [[Mecha Show]]
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Comet Empire villain Sabera's name in ''Star Blazers'' is "Invidia", the Latin word for "envy". The alien planet Iscandar is apparently named after the Egyptian city of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria Iskandariyya,] an important capital of ancient [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellenistic_civilisation Hellenistic civilization.]
* [[Mike Nelson, Destroyer of Worlds]]: The Yamato's attacks push the volcanic activity of {{spoiler|Gamala}} up to a point that the planet explodes. When they arrive at Iscandar, the learn that {{spoiler|the attacks on Earth were the Gamalans' last ditch attempt to establish a new home, as their own planet was dying. The attack merely sped up this destruction.}}
* [[Mis Blamed]]: ''Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato'' is advertised as "the film that almost got Matsumoto lynched". Leiji Matsumoto was actually very much opposed to the [[Kill 'Em All]] ending that Yoshinobu Nishizaki had insisted on.
* [[Military Mashup Machine]]
* [[The Movie]]: Currently five movies with a [[Revival]] movie (after years of rights disputes) released in late 2009, plus a 2010 [[Live Action Adaptation]].
* [[Mythology Gag]]: Dr Sado's cat appears just [[One -Scene Wonder|once]] in the series when he's sending a message home; in the 2010 movie, it's with the doctor ''on'' the Yamato.
** Similarly, the resemblance between Starsha and Yuki is lamphaded with {{spoiler|Yuki temporarily ''becoming'' Starsha.}}
* [[A Nazi By Any Other Name]]: Dessler and the Gamilons in general. {{spoiler|which makes his subsequent [[Heel Face Turn]] kind of disturbing}}
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** Deslar apparently loves causing [[Oh Crap]] faces: in the third season he provokes a series of them by {{spoiler|asking his generals why they attacked the ''Yamato'', a ship he SPECIFICALLY warned them not to attack as he's now an ally of Earth. Poor generals expected to be executed in some horrible fashion, by the look of their faces...}}.
* [[Old School Dogfighting]]
* [[One -Woman Wail]]: "The Universe Spreading To Infinity". The Wail also appears as backup vocals for some versions of the theme song.
* [[Only One Female Mold]]: Due to [[Author Appeal]]. Males sometimes have a token Gonk just to skew the ratio.
* [[Painting the Fourth Wall]]: Halfway through the movie ''Be Forever Yamato'', the film changes from 4:3 to widescreen just as the Yamato emerges from a [[Negative Space Wedgie]] into the mysterious home galaxy of the film's villains. (Promotion for the film only described this as "Warp Dimension".)
* [[Peek -a -Bangs]]: Fighter pilot Yamamoto/Hardy goes into ''combat'' with one eye obscured. This is probably to be expected in a series by the creator of ''[[Captain Harlock]]''.
* [[Plot Relevant Age Up]]: Sasha Kodai, the half-human infant daughter of Mamoru and Starsha who appeared in the ''New Voyage'' special, physically aged into a teenager in the one year between then and the movie ''Be Forever, Yamato'' (thanks to [[Bizarre Alien Biology]]).
* [[Post Script Season]]
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** ''Star Blazers'' even has one bizarre [[Woolseyism]] in which a funeral for dead crew-members is translated into a funeral for dead ''enemies'', to show the respect that both sides have even as they try to slaughter one another. It would have worked if you wouldn't have been able to see the obviously human bodies inside the caskets.
* [[Xenafication]]: Yuki/Nova in the 2010 live action film, where she becomes the leader of the Black Tiger fighter squadron.
* [[Younger Than They Look]]: [[Half -Human Hybrid]] Sasha, due to her Iscandarian origins, is ''one'' year old in ''Be Forever Yamato'' despite looking like a teenager.
* [[You Have Failed Me]]: In addition to using a [[Trap Door]] to dispose of men who laugh at their own jokes, Dessler is known to shoot subordinates ( {{spoiler|Vice President Hisu in the first season and Admiral Vandeburg in the second season}}) with a gun that is only shown smoking after the act. An exact inversion of [[Family -Friendly Firearms]]: in a series where Family Friendly lasers actually would be expected, this guy seems to prefer old-fashioned guns.
* [[Your Princess Is in Another Castle]]: {{spoiler|Gamilas remnants catch up to the Yamato at the end of both the original series and the 2010 movie.}}
* [[You Shall Not Pass]]: In the 2010 Live Action Adaptation, {{spoiler|Kodai fits this when he fires the jammed [[Wave Motion Gun]] to destroy the last Meteor Bomb. Because the barrel is jammed, the ship blows up, along with Kodai who stayed behind to keep the bomb from falling.}}
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