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{{quote|''"Area scanned! Battlefield set up! Ready... fight!"''|the '''Judge robots''', [[Once an Episode|repeatedly]]}}
''Zoids: New Century'', also known by the Japanese title ''Zoids: New Century/Zero''<ref> read as "New Century Slash Zero"</ref>, is the second anime in the ''[[Zoids]]'' franchise. Originally based on model kit toys, the anime series adds new characters and plot to the toy line, as well as acting as [[Merchandise-Driven|thirty minute toy commercials]]. Only [[Broad Strokes|vaguely related]] to its nominal prequel ''[[Zoids
The series revolves around the Blitz Team, a veteran but relatively low-ranking group of zoid warriors. During a match, they encounter Bit Cloud, a wandering junk dealer who specializes in salvaging parts from zoid battlefields. Bit turns out to be able to pilot the Blitz Team's Liger Zero, a zoid previously impossible to control, and Bit promptly joins the team. The series proceeds from there in grand [[Shonen]] style, with the Blitz Team fighting battles, gaining [[The Rival|rivals]], learning about the Liger Zero's mysterious nature, and becoming embroiled in the Zoid Battle Commission's conflict with the shadowy [[Nebulous Evil Organization|Backdraft Group]].
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* [[Black Box]]: The Liger Zero has one, prompting a baffled reaction from the mechanics that discover it.
* [[Blood Sport]]: They're robots, so there's no actual blood, but that's still basically what zoid battles are.
* [[Broad Strokes]]: How ''New Century'' treats ''[[Zoids: Chaotic Century
* [[Butt Monkey]]: The Tigers Team, who keep getting slapped down only to return for more punishment.
* [[Calling Your Attacks]]: Most common with Bit and Liger Zero's various special attacks (most commonly Strike Laser Claw), but others use it as well. Brad usually calls Shadow Fox's Strike Laser Claw, and Leena is fond of announcing "Wild Weasel Unit total assault!" while she [[Alpha Strike|fires every weapon in her possession simultaneously]].
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* [[Combat Referee]]: The Judge and Dark Judge fill these roles, though the Dark Judge doesn't actually do much refereeing.
* [[Continuity Nod]]: The Backdraft Group re-use the magnetic field poles seen in ''Chaotic Century'' once or twice.
* [[The Determinator]]: Harry Champ in [[Stalker
* [[Every Man Has His Price]]: The Blitz Team is regularly offered multiple times the normal prize money in order to persuade them to accept battle invitations. Harry Champ and Dr. Laon use it to get the Blitz Team in particular to accept challenges, while the Backdraft Group uses it as incentive for teams to fight them rather than run away when they take over a battle. Dr. Toros even uses it on his own team at least once, offering them extra pay to fight battles they normally wouldn't.
* [[Face Fault]]: Happens to the Tigers Team early in the [[Tournament Arc|Royal Cup]]. Newly renamed the Zaber Fangs, the Judge accidentally announces them as the [[Running Gag|Fuzzy Pandas Team]], prompting their ''zoids'' to facefault... which freezes their combat systems. While the pilots scream bloody murder, the Judge quickly declares the Blitz Team the winners and retreats to his judge capsule.
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** [[The Big Guy]]: Leena
** [[Team Dad]]: Dr. Toros
* [[Freeze
* [[Improbable Hairstyle]]: What exactly are those huge rods ''floating'' above Leena's head? Other than a stand-in for [[Expressive Hair]], anyway.
* [[Insufferable Genius]]: Vega comes off this way at first, though as a [[Child Prodigy]] zoid warrior rather than being generally intelligent.
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* [[More Dakka]]: Basically Leena's combat philosophy.
* [[Multiform Balance]]: Liger Zero's various versions. The Zero armor is the [[Jack of All Stats]], the Jager armor is a [[Fragile Speedster]], the Panzer armor is a [[Mighty Glacier]], and the Schneider armor is a [[Glass Cannon]].
* [[Mythology Gag]]: Several to ''[[Zoids: Chaotic Century
* [[Nebulous Evil Organisation]]: The Backdraft Group. They seem to be primarily a gambling ring that caters to rich, powerful clients who enjoy "high stakes" battles with no safety rules -- but then, how does overthrowing the Zoid Battle Commission fit in to that?
* [[Nobody Can Die]]: Despite dealing with giant robot [[Blood Sport|Blood Sports]] in mecha that equip [[Wave Motion Gun|Wave Motion Guns]] and are capable of [[Macross Missile Massacre|Macross Missile Massacres]], ''and'' dealing with certain villains that are actively disdainful of the usual rules for pilot safety, no one in the series is ever injured past the point of becoming a [[Bandage Mummy]] for a few scenes, much less actually killed. Hell, not even the ''zoids'' get that badly damaged -- they are only about three examples of a zoid being damaged beyond repair in the entire series.
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