History Anime / Promare

''Promare'' is a Japanese animated feature film co-produced by Creator/StudioTrigger and mobile game company [=XFlag=], released in Japan on May 24, 2019.

* HumongousMecha: [[spoiler:To combat Kray’s plans, Galo and Lio receive one called the ''[[DeusExMachina Deus X Machina]]'' by Deus Prometh. They remodel it with Burnish Fire into a cooler-looking one Galo names the “Lio de Galon.” Meanwhile Kray Foresight wields his own in the penultimate fight that, while not [[NoNameGiven name-dropped]] by Kray, is given the name ''[[IncrediblyLamePun Krazor X]]'' [[TheNicknamer by Galo]], which dwarfs theirs in both size and armament. Ultimately, this is all topped in the finale when Galo and Lio, coupled with all the Burnish energy in the world, form [[AstralFinale a planet-sized mecha]] by the name of the ''Galo de Lion'' to save the world and return [[StarfishAliens the Promare]] to their home dimension.]]

* ShoutOut: Being a product of Studio Trigger, this is a given.
** Galo's mech seems to share some design cues from [[Anime/DarlingInTheFranxx Strelizia.]] He also wields the [[Anime/KillLaKill Matoi Gear]], which was inspired by firefighters from "an eastern land". It also seems to take a page or two from the [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Gunmen]].
** Galo himself looks like [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Kamina]]. [[spoiler: He even gets to use [[ThisIsADrill a drill!]]]]
*** Lampshaded by GKIDS and Creator/YuriLowenthal (who voiced Simon) during a watch party.
--->'''GKIDS:''' A [[spoiler: drill]], huh? [[https://twitter.com/GKIDSfilms/status/1252788038935236608 Hey Yuri,]] you know a thing or two about [[spoiler:drills]]?
--->'''Yuri:''' [[https://twitter.com/YuriLowenthal/status/1252788121583759360 What is it]] with Trigger and [[spoiler:drills]]...?
** Heris Arebit strongly resembles the pre-TimeSkip [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Kinon]].
** When Lucia has her goggles over her eyes, it looks almost a similar fashion to Simon from Anime/GurrenLagann. Her overall look resembles Creator/StudioTrigger's mascot, Spring, and sounds like [[Franchise/LittleWitchAcademia Sucy]].
** The way Aina pilots her plane is similar to the pose taken by the girls inside a [[Anime/DarlingInTheFranxx Franxx]].
** Lio looks like [[Anime/SpacePatrolLuluco Nova]].
** Lio dishing out an agonizing “[[Manga/YuYuHakusho Dragon of]] [[Literature/WhenSupernaturalBattlesBecameCommonplace Darkness Flame]]” and even riding it.
** [[spoiler: Lio de Galon]] at one point uses a kick framed like that of the [[Anime/GunBuster Inazuma Kick]].
** The classic Anime/GunBuster pose returns.
** Mascot Vinny looks like [[Franchise/LittleWitchAcademia Akko's mouse form]].

** [[spoiler: Galo De Lion bears a notable resemblance to the titular mecha from Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann.]]

** When Galo's Matoi initiates its [[BladeOnAStick Spear]]-to-[[MiniMecha Tech]] transformation, it starts by engulfing him in a tornado of fire-suppressant that keeps the flame-empowered Mad Burnish at bay.

* PlanetaryCoreManipulation: [[spoiler:Kray Foresight's refusal to do this is used to highlight [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist how selfish he is]]. The Earth's core has gone out of control since the Great World Blaze and [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt will completely burn the surface in six months]]. Kray decides to build a spaceship and evacuate 10,000 people to live on another planet, but using the Burnish as fuel to power a wormhole to the planet will speed up the catastrophe. At the same time, Kray has devices designed to help colonize the new planet, including guns to create soil for farmland and freezing bullets to control volcanic activity. Several characters point out that the resources for migration could instead be used to stabilize the Earth's core, but Kray refuses as he [[ItsAllAboutMe wants to be seen by the survivors as humanity's savior]].]]

* ActionFilmQuietDramaScene: [[spoiler: When Galo wakes up after being captured to seeing Lio, Galo's ready to go swinging. Lio admonishes him to be quiet as the other Burnish are having a meal, he then sets off a small fire burst in Galo's face after Galo makes a crack about the Burnish actually eating. Lio calmly follows-up asking Galo if he [[ArmorPiercingQuestion really thought that the Burnish didn't need to eat because they weren't human]]. This makes Galo realize that despite believing that the Burnish deserve rights, he still subconsciously holds onto [[FantasticRacism society's dehumanizing views of them]]. All the while as "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtCZuTewcDc Λsʜᴇs]]" plays softly in the background.]]

** Lio dishing out an agonizing “[[Manga/YuYuHakusho Dragon of]] [[LightNovel/WhenSupernaturalBattlesBecameCommonplace Darkness Flame]]” and even riding it.

** Why isn't Galo with the rest of the crew in the lounge? [[spoiler:He was sleeping inside the fire truck when the dispatch came in.]]

** Why isn't Galo with the rest of the crew in the lounge? [[He was sleeping inside the fire truck when the dispatch came in.]]

* TechnicolorFire: All the fire in this movie's world seems to be bright purple with touches of bright green andmade of triangles, except for the flame in the pizzeria's oven, which has normal colors and shape. [[spoiler: Said purple heat sources are powered by the Promare aliens. The pizzeria's flame, on the other hand, is a normal, human-created one.]] [[spoiler:The WorldHealingWave at the end is a turquoise fire that sloshes around like water.]]

** When Lucia has her goggles over her eyes, it looks almost a similar fashion to Simon from Anime/GurrenLagann. Her overall look resembles Creator/StudioTrigger's mascot, Spring, and sounds like [[Anime/LittleWitchAcademia Sucy]].

** Mascot Vinny looks like [[Anime/LittleWitchAcademia Akko's mouse form]].

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: And pink, and green…

* NotSoDifferent: Galo and Lio, as exemplified in the song ''Nexus'':