Wall Banger/Video Games: Difference between revisions

* Who says ''[[Super Robot Wars (Video Game)|Super Robot Wars]]'' is always a good 'Crossover done right'? OG Gaiden shows how even a plot can be a Wall Banger. Which plot am I talking about? The ODE Incident, which is taken from the OVA, which is already a Wall Banger. It pulls Lamia Loveless into the main spotlight of the plot, but only to see her butt naked against her will, smack her with a [[Distress Ball]] on the size of a planet even though she's a mightily competent [[Action Girl]]. That's just the OVA, but the game cranks this up to eleven. She is later shot down and killed by a [[Big Bad Wannabe|third banana villain]], and would've stayed dead if a second banana villain didn't bring her [[Back From the Dead]]. She is later restored, but her whole scenario gives her no benefits or development at all, instead it only lets us see how [[The Stoic|grumpy]] Kyosuke gets to act [[Not So Stoic|un-grumpy]], and for Axel to show off that he had an honest [[Heel Face Turn]]. That also means that it doesn't matter if she lived, her record will be forever stained that she was defeated by that third banana guy. So basically, despite her being the center of that certain sub plot, she gains nothing out of it and only acts as a plot device for other characters to develop themselves. Now please excuse me as I bang my head to the wall.

** Unfortunately, even the ODE Incident right from the origins (the OVA) rides on Wall Banger surfboard in order to EVEN SUCCEED. Let's see, what's established after the end of [[OG 2]]? Graien Grazman took over EFA, and despite his ruthless method, at least he'll make sure that there'll be no more rebellion, especially incidents like this. Then the ODE System and Bartolls, for no good reason... got past Graien's (crap) radar and supervision (as if he suddenly got lenient). Seriously, you may be a minor character, Graien, but WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED WITH YOUR TOTALITARIAN, SUPER STRICT STANCE that you even let that thing pass!? That's seriously something that would happen if Midcrid was still in control, not Grazman. Mind you, there ''is'' a reason why SRW fans shun the OVA and would rather consider the ODE Incident and Lamia's humiliating and pointless moment to be one [[Big Lipped Alligator Moment]] (except, you know, the one involving Axel's [[Heel Face Turn]]) in OG Gaiden and never talk about it anymore. This trope is the reason.

*** Actually, Asuham isn't that bad in K, since he never gets to the [[Disproportionate Retribution]] point. The real problem is they let you recruit ''[[Gun X Sword (Anime)|Fasalina and Michael]]'', who make very little sense to be recruit-able (Specially Fasalina, who has NO justification other than [[All Men Are Perverts|she has big breasts]]) while Carossa and Melissa... don't get so lucky. Dammit, why can't we save the poor little kids but let the nutcases join?

** In MX, they FORCE you to not only see Asahina from [[Rah Xephon]]'s death but MAKE YOU KILL HER to continue.