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* WeaponTitle: The eponymous Gundams are {{Humongous Mecha}}s designed for warfare. Some works not named after the eponymous Gundams also count, such as ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack'' (ColonyDrop), ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'' (the characters' SuperMode), ''Anime/GundamReconguistaInG'', ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans'', ''Literature/MobileSuitGundamHathawaysFlash'', and ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWitchFromMercury''.

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* WeaponTitle: The eponymous Gundams are {{Humongous Mecha}}s designed for warfare. Some works not named after the eponymous Gundams also count, such as ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack'' (ColonyDrop), ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'' (the characters' SuperMode), ''Anime/GundamReconguistaInG'', ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans'', ''Literature/MobileSuitGundamHathawaysFlash'', and ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWitchFromMercury''.''Anime/MobileSuitGundamTheWitchFromMercury''.
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* WeaponTitle: The eponymous Gundams are {{Humongous Mecha}}s designed for warfare. Some works not named after the eponymous Gundams also count, such as ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack'' (ColonyDrop), ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'' (the characters' SuperMode), Anime/GundamReconguistaInG and Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans.

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* WeaponTitle: The eponymous Gundams are {{Humongous Mecha}}s designed for warfare. Some works not named after the eponymous Gundams also count, such as ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack'' (ColonyDrop), ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'' (the characters' SuperMode), Anime/GundamReconguistaInG ''Anime/GundamReconguistaInG'', ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans'', ''Literature/MobileSuitGundamHathawaysFlash'', and Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans.''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWitchFromMercury''.
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* GenerationalTrauma:
** From the Universal Century that began with ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'':
*** Most famously the effects of the devastating One Year War reverberate throughout the decades. Part of this is due to the sheer loss of life (5.8 billion people lost their lives, over half the entire population of the entire Earth Sphere), part of this is due to the horrific destruction unleashed (many of the destroyed colonies and Sides are simply left as haunted ruins, with little interest and attempts at rebuilding and recolonising them), and partly due to the LensmanArmsRace begun by the creation of the titular Gundam as well as the development of Psyco (Psychic Communication) technology. There are still stubborn Zeon remnants from the One Year War active as late as [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn 0094]], almost 20 years after the war ended. Worse, many of these remnants have raised families and their children have inherited their hatred of the Earth Federation, despite not even being born when the War took place.
*** The ideas (and assassination) of Zeon Zum Deikun likewise haunt the Universal Century for decades. Zeon developed the ideas of Ere-ism (i.e. Earth is sacred as the origin of mankind, and mankind ought to leave it to recover and take to the stars) and Side-ism (i.e. the space colonies have the right to be independent of the Earth Federation rather than be second class citizens), and also put forth the theory of Newtypes (i.e. by expanding into space, humanity would evolve into a "new type" of mankind). His ideas continue to be utilised by various factions as justification for all sorts of atrocities, such as [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam the Titans accusing anyone sympathetic to his ideas as rebels to be killed on sight]], to numerous Spacenoid organisations invoking his name, to his own son [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Casval Rem Deikun]] (aka [[RedBaron Red Comet]] Char Aznable) attempting to drop the asteroid Axis on Earth to cause a nuclear winter and force humanity to leave Earth for good. Even as late as [[Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam UC0149]], almost 70 years after Zeon's death, the Zanscare Empire adopt part of his ideals during their own brutal grab for power.
*** The Zabi Family, who ruled Side 3 and the Principality of Zeon during the One Year War era, likewise cast a long shadow. Several antagonist factions continued to fight on in their name [[note]] In ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory'', both Admiral Delaz and Anavel Gato continue to believe in Gihren Zabi's ideals, while Glemy Toto of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ'' claimed to be his successor or cloned son [[/note]]. SoleSurvivor Mineva Lao Zabi, daughter of Dozle Zabi, is painfully aware of the power of her family name, as she was propped up as the figurehead of Axis Zeon during both the [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Gryps]] and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ First Neo Zeon]] Wars. When she becomes involved in the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn Laplace Box incident]], simply the fact she was being held aboard a Federation ship was enough to cause the Zeon loyalists to retreat rather than risk her being harmed. She eventually resolves to use her family name to actually do some good but also laments that she would've much rather been allowed to be a normal girl.
** ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'': The wars that left Earth devastated and prompted the development of the various space colonies left their legacy in the form of the Gundam Fight: instead of full-fledged wars that would wind up destroying the very planet they want to rule, the Space Colonies instead send representatives to fight in a tournament with the victor's colony becoming ruler of Earth until the next Gundam Fight. However, Master Asia's FaceHeelTurn is triggered by his realisation that the Gundam Fight is generally just as destructive as a full war since the Gundam Fighters representing their colonies are cutting edge with all sorts of powerful weapons and techniques, meaning any fights can wind up devastating the surrounding area. Likewise, Gundam Fighters are generally feared and hated by inhabitants of Earth who get caught up in their Fights.
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** ''LightNovel/MobileSuitGundamTwilightAXIS'' (2017 ONA)

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** Universal Century: ''Manga/MobileSuitGundamTheOrigin'' (UC 0068-0079), ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamMSIGLOO'' (UC 0079), ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' (UC 0079-0080), ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamThe08thMSTeam'' (UC 0079-0080), ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam0080WarInThePocket'' (UC 0079-0080), ''Manga/MobileSuitGundamThunderbolt'' (UC 0079-0080), ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory'' (UC 0083), ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam'' (UC 0087-0088), ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ'' (UC 0088-0089), ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack'' (UC 0093), ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn'' (UC 0096), ''LightNovel/MobileSuitGundamTwilightAXIS'' (UC 0096), ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamNarrative'' (UC 0097), ''Literature/MobileSuitGundamHathawaysFlash'' (UC 0105), ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamF91'' (UC 0123), ''Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam'' (UC 0153), ''[[Film/GSaviour G-Saviour]]'' (UC 0223)

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** Universal Century: ''Manga/MobileSuitGundamTheOrigin'' (UC 0068-0079), ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamMSIGLOO'' (UC 0079), ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' (UC 0079-0080), ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamThe08thMSTeam'' (UC 0079-0080), ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam0080WarInThePocket'' (UC 0079-0080), ''Manga/MobileSuitGundamThunderbolt'' (UC 0079-0080), ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory'' (UC 0083), ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam'' (UC 0087-0088), ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ'' (UC 0088-0089), ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack'' (UC 0093), ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn'' (UC 0096), ''LightNovel/MobileSuitGundamTwilightAXIS'' ''Literature/MobileSuitGundamTwilightAXIS'' (UC 0096), ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamNarrative'' (UC 0097), ''Literature/MobileSuitGundamHathawaysFlash'' (UC 0105), ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamF91'' (UC 0123), ''Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam'' (UC 0153), ''[[Film/GSaviour G-Saviour]]'' (UC 0223)
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* ''Anime/Gundam Breaker Battlogue'' (2021 ONA)
* ''Anime/GundamBuildMetaverse'' (2023 ONA)
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** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamTheWitchFromMercury'' (2022 TV series)

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* DubPronunciationChange: The Italian dubs call the franchise "Goon-dumb" rather than "Gun-dumb".
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** ''Witch From Mercury'': Family
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* NameMeaningChange: All the different continuities have mobile suits called called "Gundam", but what the name refers to varies, when it even has a specific meaning. These include the material the suits are made of to the software involved in their operation.
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* ''Manga/KidouSenshiGundamSan''
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* RadarIsUseless: {{Enforced}}, as the [[MinovskyPhysics Minovsky Particle]] (and similar super-science in other-universe works like the GN Particle in Gundam 00) diffuses radar and radio waves - which is of course [[NecessaryWeasel a justification]] for why HumongousMecha have a practical military application.

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* RadarIsUseless: {{Enforced}}, as the [[MinovskyPhysics Minovsky Particle]] (and similar super-science in other-universe works like the GN Particle in Gundam 00) diffuses radar and radio waves - which is of course [[NecessaryWeasel [[AcceptableBreaksFromReality a justification]] for why HumongousMecha have a practical military application.
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** The titular Gundam and its upgrade of ''Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam'', a highly mobile aeral mobile suit using the Minvosky Craft System, is notable among protagonist mobile suits in that how easily its various parts get trashed on a regular basis in stark contrast to how durable they are usually portrayed as.

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** The titular Gundam and its upgrade of ''Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam'', a highly mobile aeral areal mobile suit using the Minvosky Craft System, System that abandons the more bulky preceeding design language is notable among protagonist mobile suits in that how easily its various parts get trashed on a regular basis in stark contrast to how durable they the Gundams are usually portrayed as.
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** The titular Gundam and its upgrade of ''Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam'', a highly mobile aeral mobile suit using the Minvosky Craft System, is notable among protagonist mobile suits in that how easily its various parts get trashed on a regular basis in stark contrast to how durable they are usually portrayed as.
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* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Not individual episodes, but almost all of the Gundam TV series produced before 2014 (as well as ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamF91'', which was ''[[ExecutiveMeddling intended]]'' as a TV series) are named after one of the protagonist's mobile suits. The only exception is ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Gundam SEED]]'', which is instead named for the series SuperMode. Beginning in 2014, the series names started to move away from this: ''Anime/GundamReconguistaInG'' is named for the Towasanga faction's plan to conquer Earth by force[[note]]''G'' in Reconguista in G meant to be ''ground'' as in the Earth's surface[[/note]], while ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans Iron-Blooded Orphans]]'' and the ''[[Anime/GundamBuildFighters Build Fighters]]'' / ''[[Anime/GundamBuildDivers Build Divers]]'' line are named for the protagonists, rather than any of their mecha.

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* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Not individual episodes, but almost all of the Gundam TV series produced before 2014 (as well as ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamF91'', which was ''[[ExecutiveMeddling intended]]'' as a TV series) are named after one of the protagonist's mobile suits. The only exception is ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Gundam SEED]]'', which is instead named for the series SuperMode. Beginning in 2014, the series names started to move away from this: ''Anime/GundamReconguistaInG'' is named for the Towasanga faction's plan to conquer Earth by force[[note]]''G'' in Reconguista in G meant to be ''ground'' as in the Earth's surface[[/note]], while ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans Iron-Blooded Orphans]]'' and Orphans]]'', the ''[[Anime/GundamBuildFighters Build Fighters]]'' / ''[[Anime/GundamBuildDivers Build Divers]]'' line line, and ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamTheWitchFromMercury The Witch from Mercury]]'' are named for the protagonists, rather than any of their mecha.
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* FragileFlyer: While flight-capable Mobile Suits appear throughout the franchise, there are times when this is played straight.
** Some flight-capable MS are noted to be fragile in the "it's difficult to maintain and keep in working order" sense. For example, the Gouf Flight Type (famously seen in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamThe08thMSTeam'') needed specialised spare parts for its various flight-related systems like stabilizers. In addition, the thermonuclear jet engines built into the legs that granted the Gouf Flight Type its flying ability could be jammed by debris, causing them to malfunction.
** Transformable flight-capable MS are noted to be quite fragile thanks to their transformation systems. The most famous of these MS, [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam the Zeta Gundam]], was at its most effective at the hands of its original pilot and designer Kamille Bidan, who was able to use his Newtype reflexes and skills to turn it into a LightningBruiser. In comparison the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Double Zeta]] was so fragile around its various combination/ transformation parts that the Full Armour upgrade was introduced to remove those weaknesses but also removed its ability to transform.
** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'': The Aries are the aerial counterpart to the Leos, acting as the primary airborne {{Mooks}} of the series. Unlike the Leos, which can be equipped with either solid ammunition weapons like machine guns and bazookas or beam weapons like beam rifles in addition to a basic beam saber mounted in their shields, the Aries are armed with nothing more than a chaingun and missiles. In order to keep weight low, they also have less armour than the Leos. Notably, when [[CharClone Zechs Merquise]] leads a team to intercept the Wing Gundam as it enters Earth's atmosphere, Zech opts to pilot a Leo rather than an Aries despite the confrontation happening at high altitude.
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* LatexSpaceSuit: For use by both males and females, though only pilots; other crew get bulkier, more conventional space suits.

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* LatexSpaceSuit: For use by both males and females, though only pilots; other crew get bulkier, more conventional space suits. Also downplayed in that pilot suits more closely resemble advanced flight suits rather than being skin-tight.
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* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Downplayed. Every series has female pilots, but they're almost always outnumbered by male ones, and until ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamTheWitchFromMercury'' (on the manga side of things, there was ''Tiel's Impulse'' and ''[[Manga/MobileSuitGundamEcoleDuCiel Ecole Du Ciel]]''), they were never the main character. Well, it is {{Shonen}}, after all...

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* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Downplayed. Every series has female pilots, but they're almost always outnumbered by male ones, and until ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamTheWitchFromMercury'' , they were never the main character in an anime (on the manga side of things, there was ''Tiel's Impulse'' and ''[[Manga/MobileSuitGundamEcoleDuCiel Ecole Du Ciel]]''), they were never Ciel]]'', and there's the main character.video game ''VideoGame/MobileSuitGundamBattleOperationCodeFairy''). Well, it is {{Shonen}}, after all...
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* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Downplayed. Every series has female pilots, but they're almost always outnumbered by male ones, and (with the exception of the manga ''Tiel's Impulse'' and ''[[Manga/MobileSuitGundamEcoleDuCiel Ecole Du Ciel]]''), they're never the main character. Well, it is {{Shonen}}, after all...

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* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Downplayed. Every series has female pilots, but they're almost always outnumbered by male ones, and (with the exception of until ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamTheWitchFromMercury'' (on the manga side of things, there was ''Tiel's Impulse'' and ''[[Manga/MobileSuitGundamEcoleDuCiel Ecole Du Ciel]]''), they're they were never the main character. Well, it is {{Shonen}}, after all...
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Given that this invented the below genre, it's no surprise there'd be enough examples for a [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome/{{Gundam}} page]].
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** ''Iron Blooded Orphans'' is a send-up to ''X'', ''Wing,'' and ''00'', with the violence and deconstruction of the genre taken UpToEleven.

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** ''Iron Blooded Orphans'' is a send-up to ''X'', ''Wing,'' and ''00'', with the violence and deconstruction of the genre taken UpToEleven.up a notch.


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