History Anime / GunXSword

%%* BuxomIsBetter: Carmen 99 and Fasalina prove this.

* ArmorPiercingSlap: Subverted when Yukiko gives Ray a GetAHoldOfYourselfMan slap. Instead of appearing mollified, Ray pulls out his gun and would have shot her if Joshua hadn't stopped him.

* AloneWithThePsycho: [[spoiler: The Claw asks Wendy out on a "date." Though this isn't as tense as other examples considering, well, The Claw.]]

* AnAxeToGrind:
** Diablo of Monday's special weapon is...an axe!
** Not only that, its sleep mode is a GIANT FREAKEN AXE!.

%% This doensn't explain what the reaction is. * Berserk Button: Be careful about mentioning the Claw within earshot of Van.

** Or BF*Insert Weapon*. All of the Originals take the shape of a weapon when flying. They also brandish that sort of weapon in mecha mode. Their pilots also use that sort of weapon to fight ''and'' to interface with the Armor.

* BigEater: Van, to the point he regularly faints from hunger.
** Not to mention that he apparently can't eat something unless it's buried under as many different condiments as possible.

* CombiningMecha: The many forms of El Dorado.
** Can also be done by Sin and Sen.

* ComingOfAgeStory: For Wendy.

* BerserkButton: Be careful about mentioning the Claw within earshot of Van.
** Never mistreat women in front of Van, otherwise he will take time out to wreck your plans.

* MeaningfulRename: Carmen 99 has the number in her name because it represents the measurement of her bust, 99cm. Her real name is Carul Mendoza, but [[BerserkButton don't call her that]]..

%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

* AbsoluteCleavage: Fasalina, though usually her hair covers it.
** Carmen in her bathing suit also qualifies for this.

* AMechByAnyOtherName: Armors.

* BloodSplatteredWeddingDress: Elena.

* BrokenBird: [[spoiler: Fasalina's backstory]].

* BuxomIsBetter: Carmen 99 and Fasalina prove this.
* ByThePowerOfGrayskull: "[[GratuitousEnglish Wake up,]] * insert Original Seven name here* "
** Most other armor pilots also use a short catchphrase to activate their armor -- for instance, Ray's "Sanction's Charge Awaken -- Volkain."

* NiceHat: Van has one.

* CloseCallHaircut: Carmen lops off one of Fasalina's [[RapunzelHair prodigious sidelocks]] with her KillerYoYo. She then immediately ''apologizes''. Hair is SeriousBusiness?

* VengeanceFeelsEmpty: [[PlayingWithATrope Played with]]. The protagonist is obsessed with taking revenge on the Claw to the detriment of personal connections, but when he finally does take revenge, the revenge feels great. [[spoiler: However, he walks off while everyone else is celebrating, displaying some uncertainty about what's next. Having solved his quest does seem to leave him directionless, and we never see him express joy over the deed after it is done. It's like the show is taking the middle ground: vengeance is great and all, but like anything, if you fixate on it to the exclusion of all else, you won't have a purpose once you achieve it.]]

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Carmen 99 has dark blue hair.

* {{Invocation}}: Wake up, '''DANN'''!!! The other Armors of the Original Seven also respond to the same basic form of command to activate their systems

* InsistentTerminology: It's always Carmen99 or Carmen, ''never'' Carul. Well, unless one happens to be a close friend of hers.

%%* {{Invocation}}: Wake up, '''DANN'''!!!

%%* InsistentTerminology: "Ms. Carul!" "Carmen 99!"

* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler:The Claw can be seen as one, depending on whether or not you think his [[Creator/FredRogers Mister Rogers-esque]] persona is [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation for real or just a mask to manipulate his subordinates]].]]

* PlotIrrelevantVillain: Zakota‘s the very definition of this. Not only is he the only semi-recurring villain to not even be tangentially related to [[BigBad The Claw]], the guy is a complete afterthought in any episode he shows up in, with any appearance from him is swiftly followed by him [[CurbStompBattle getting his ass beat.]]

* PsychoticManchild: William Will Woo carries the same [[OedipusComplex obsession with his mother and jealousy of her affections towards his father]] he had as a child well into his thirties.
** [[StarterVillain Lucky‘s]] VillainousBreakdown has him petulantly screaming at Van and demanding him to give back the luck he "stole" like a child who got their favorite toy taken away.

** The whole reason they joined the Claw in the first place was because they thought he was after WorldDomination and they still planned on pursuing that goal after dispatching him, making their rebellion more of a case of EvilVersusOblivion than anything else.

* PenalColony: The planet Endless Illusion.

* [[AffablyEvil Affably Fucked Up In The Head]]: Gadved. Fasalina also keeps this up longer than the rest. But none came close with the affableness of The Claw.

%%* ImprovisedWeapon: Volkain, which was originally a mining Armor.

* ImprovisedWeapon: Volkain, which was originally a mining Armor.

* IsItSomethingYouEat: The crews question to when Joshua when he was trying to explain Space to them.

* {{Expy}}: Van is designed to look like [[Anime/CowboyBebop Spike Siegel]], complete with with badass tuxedo and hat. However, he also has a lot of similarities with [[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam Domon Kasshu]]: A JerkWithAHeartOfGold who is hell bent on revenge, thinks his allies are just nuisance, whose main partner (Wendy being the counterpart for Rain Mikamura) is mostly on the passive side (not fighting), and also has a [[GenkiGirl Genki]] ActionGirl who falls for him but eventually they don't hook up (Priscilla being the counterpart of Allenby Beardsley).

* {{Revenge}}:''The'' motivation of most of the heroes; this is possibly the only anime where this ''isn't'' presented in an always-negative light. The treatment of revenge in ''Anime/GunXSword'' is complicated: Ray's pursuit of revenge is depicted as destructive ''and'' self-destructive, since he [[IDidWhatIHadToDo does what he thinks he needs to]] regardless of the cost. This contrasts Ray with Van, who despite gunning for the same man for the same reason has some standards, such as not ruining properties or killing innocents. It's also worth noting that Joshua remains opposed to vengeance throughout the series, and he [[spoiler: nevertheless plays a key role in putting an end to the Claw's plan--through nonviolent means--in the last battle]]. In the end, "Revenge" in the series isn't about whether or not it's the right way to bring about closure, but whether or not you end up ruining other people's lives while you do it. And regardless, while the Clawed Man is a genuinely pleasant man and is a VisionaryVillain with an idea of peace for everyone, a murder is still a murder, it doesn't excuse him from someone who wanted bloody vengeance in the name of someone unjustly killed by him in the name of his dream, and the old saying of 'Revenge is not the way' tends to not hold up for him and his followers.

* HeroicSacrifice: On the part of Melissa, a "villain". It doesn't help.
** This doubles as a TearJerker because [[spoiler:[[SenselessSacrifice right after she dies trying to save her twin brother Carossa, he dies shortly afterward trying to avenge her death.]]]]

* ImpossiblyCoolClothes: Ray, Joshua, Michael, Carmen, Pricilla...
* IncurableCoughOfDeath: The Claw.
* {{Invocation}}: Wake up, '''DANN'''!!!

* InsistentTerminology: "Ms. Carul!" "Carmen 99!"

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Pretty much all of Joshua's and Van's dialogue at the end of ep 17.

* ZettaiRyouiki: Priscilla's piloting suit.

* AllMenArePerverts: Averted with Van, who doesn't even seem to notice when he's surrounded by extremely attractive and scantily clad women. Played straight with Joshua ("But what about the underwear?!").

* AnAxeToGrind: Diablo of Monday's special weapon is...an axe!