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* InconsistentSpelling: Whoo boy. Too many examples to list, but common to a greater or lesser extent in basically every series. The most infamous examples are probably the Principality (Duchy/Archduchy/Grand Duchy) of Zeon (Zion/Jion) and Mu (Muu/Mwu -- though thankfully no Moo) la (ra) Flaga (Fllaga/Fraga). And then there is Quattro Bajeena, whose name has on at least one occasion been translated as "Quattro Vagina", due to the katakana used in his name. (And given Jamitov "Hyman"[[note]]say it aloud[[/note]], it's very possible it ''is''... uh, meant to, be spelled with a "V"...)
** None of this is helped by the fact that Sunrise is, at this point, absolutely ''infamous'' for coming up with names [[AerithAndBob that are meant to sound "foreign" and "sci-fi future" to Japanese audiences,]] [[AsLongAsItSoundsForeign but are often absolute nonsense that aren't informed by the zeitgeists or cultural memetics of any real-life civilization]]. For the Spacenoids, this can sort of work since they're meant to be very different and their own thing anyway (who says some dude born in space can't be named "Zeon Zum Deikun"?) but when Earth folks are ''meant'' to be named things like "South Burning", "Milliardo Peacecraft" and "Lady Une" ([[HisNameReallyIsBarkeep with Lady as a ''first name'']]), and when the kana interpretations for what the creators ''wanted'' the names to be end up all over the place, the result is a ton of confusion.

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* InconsistentSpelling: Whoo boy. Too many examples to list, but common to a greater or lesser extent in basically every series. The most infamous examples are probably the Principality (Duchy/Archduchy/Grand Duchy) of Zeon (Zion/Jion) and Mu (Muu/Mwu -- though thankfully no Moo) la (ra) Flaga (Fllaga/Fraga). And then there is Quattro Bajeena, whose name has on at least one occasion been translated as "Quattro Vagina", due to the katakana used in his name. (And given Jamitov "Hyman"[[note]]say it aloud[[/note]], it's very possible it ''is''... uh, meant to, be spelled with a "V"...)
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) None of this is helped by the fact that Sunrise is, at this point, absolutely ''infamous'' for coming up with names [[AerithAndBob that are meant to sound "foreign" and "sci-fi future" to Japanese audiences,]] [[AsLongAsItSoundsForeign but are often absolute nonsense that aren't informed by the zeitgeists or cultural memetics of any real-life civilization]]. For the Spacenoids, this can sort of work since they're meant to be very different and their own thing anyway (who says some dude born in space can't be named "Zeon Zum Deikun"?) but when Earth folks are ''meant'' to be named things like "South Burning", "Milliardo Peacecraft" and "Lady Une" ([[HisNameReallyIsBarkeep with Lady as a ''first name'']]), and when the kana interpretations for what the creators ''wanted'' the names to be end up all over the place, the result is a ton of confusion.

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* InconsistentDub: The ''Universal Century'' timeline spans across multiple entries and have been dubbed by multiple studios across North America. As such, there are some mobile suit names that get interpreted differently.
** The GM line of mobile suits is supposed to be pronounced as "Jim", and is in the original Ocean Studios dub of ''Mobile Suit Gundam.'' Future installments would see the line being pronounced as "Gee-Em".
** The Gouf: Whether it is pronounced as "Goof" or "Guff" in the original ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' depended on the actor reading the line. It's "Guff" more often than not.
* InconsistentSpelling: Whoo boy. Too many examples to list, but common to a greater or lesser extent in basically every series. The most infamous examples are probably the Principality (Duchy/Archduchy/Grand Duchy) of Zeon (Zion/Jion) and Mu (Muu/Mwu -- though thankfully no Moo) la (ra) Flaga (Fllaga/Fraga). And then there is Quattro Bajeena, whose name has on at least one occasion been translated as "Quattro Vagina", due to the katakana used in his name. (And given Jamitov "Hyman"[[note]]say it aloud[[/note]], it's very possible it ''is''... uh, meant to, be spelled with a "V"...)
** None of this is helped by the fact that Sunrise is, at this point, absolutely ''infamous'' for coming up with names [[AerithAndBob that are meant to sound "foreign" and "sci-fi future" to Japanese audiences,]] [[AsLongAsItSoundsForeign but are often absolute nonsense that aren't informed by the zeitgeists or cultural memetics of any real-life civilization]]. For the Spacenoids, this can sort of work since they're meant to be very different and their own thing anyway (who says some dude born in space can't be named "Zeon Zum Deikun"?) but when Earth folks are ''meant'' to be named things like "South Burning", "Milliardo Peacecraft" and "Lady Une" ([[HisNameReallyIsBarkeep with Lady as a ''first name'']]), and when the kana interpretations for what the creators ''wanted'' the names to be end up all over the place, the result is a ton of confusion.



* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Whoo boy. Too many examples to list, but common to a greater or lesser extent in basically every series. The most infamous examples are probably the Principality (Duchy/Archduchy/Grand Duchy) of Zeon (Zion/Jion) and Mu (Muu/Mwu -- though thankfully no Moo) la (ra) Flaga (Fllaga/Fraga). And then there is Quattro Bajeena, whose name has on at least one occasion been translated as "Quattro Vagina", due to the katakana used in his name. (And given Jamitov "Hyman"[[note]]say it aloud[[/note]], it's very possible it ''is''... uh, meant to, be spelled with a "V"...)
** None of this is helped by the fact that Sunrise is, at this point, absolutely ''infamous'' for coming up with names [[AerithAndBob that are meant to sound "foreign" and "sci-fi future" to Japanese audiences,]] [[AsLongAsItSoundsForeign but are often absolute nonsense that aren't informed by the zeitgeists or cultural memetics of any real-life civilization]]. For the Spacenoids, this can sort of work since they're meant to be very different and their own thing anyway (who says some dude born in space can't be named "Zeon Zum Deikun"?) but when Earth folks are ''meant'' to be named things like "South Burning", "Milliardo Peacecraft" and "Lady Une" (with Lady as a ''first name''), and when the kana interpretations for what the creators ''wanted'' the names to be end up all over the place, the result is a ton of confusion.



* SpiritualSuccessor: Happens fairly often with AU series. To wit:

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* SpiritualSuccessor: [[InvokedTrope Happens fairly often often]] with AU series. To wit:
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* MoeAnthropomorphism: MS Girl is originator of the Mecha Musume.

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* MoeAnthropomorphism: MS Girl Girls, cute girls based on the franchise's various mobile suit designs, is originator of the Mecha Musume.Musume and has been a appearing in ''Gundam Ace'' since the 80s.
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* SlidingScaleOfGenderInequality: Most tend to hover between "Know Your Place, Woman!" and "Men are More Equal". Female combatants are usually around, but they're less common than male ones, and tend to be less skilled and/or stuck with less powerful mecha than their male counterparts. And pretty much the only woman capable of keeping up with the (invariably male) series protagonist in terms of both piloting ability and mecha strength -- Haman Karn of ''Zeta'' and ''ZZ'' -- is a villain.

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* SlidingScaleOfGenderInequality: Most tend to hover between "Know Your Place, Woman!" and "Men are More Equal". Female combatants are usually around, but they're less common than male ones, and tend to be less skilled and/or stuck with less powerful mecha than their male counterparts. And pretty much the only woman capable of keeping up with the (invariably male) series protagonist in terms of both piloting ability and mecha strength -- Haman Karn of ''Zeta'' and ''ZZ'' -- is a villain. That said, this trope tends to be absent in the ''Build'' subseries as well as the most recent entry, ''The Witch from Mercury,'' which has a female protagonist.
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reworking this a little bit to integrate stuff like newtypes and whatnot into the themes of the series.


Gundam works are generally stories about how WarIsHell, covering conflicts between different groups of people fighting WorldWarWhatever over ideology, resources, and other familiar real world issues -- as opposed to fighting an AlienInvasion, RobotWar, or other external threat. This conflict usually takes the form of the established Earth government fighting against people living in the enormous [[SpaceStation space colonies]] in Earth orbit in a {{downplayed|trope}} form of TheWarOfEarthlyAggression (though it's a toss up whether Earth or the colonies are actually the aggressors in any given series).

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Gundam works are generally stories about how WarIsHell, covering contrasting [[ThePowerOfFriendship the power human understanding]] and [[ThePowerOfFamily connection]] with [[InherentInTheSystem larger societal failures]] that seek to instead tear people apart. These are usually in the context of conflicts between different groups of people forced into fighting WorldWarWhatever over ideology, resources, and other familiar real world issues -- as opposed to fighting an AlienInvasion, RobotWar, or other external threat. This conflict usually threat -- and often takes the form of the an established OneWorldOrder Earth government fighting against people living in the enormous [[SpaceStation space colonies]] in Earth orbit in a {{downplayed|trope}} form of TheWarOfEarthlyAggression (though it's a toss up whether Earth or the colonies are actually the aggressors in any given series).



Lore-wise, the Gundam series (particularly the original Universal Century timeline) are notable for the remarkably consistent fictional technology; in UC, this is based on the original [[MinovskyPhysics Minovsky Particle]]. Also notable is the presence of Newtypes, who are essentially {{psychic|Powers}}s akin to "[[Franchise/StarWars Jedi]] in [[HumongousMecha giant robots]]". Newtypes, or some SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute, appear in most Gundam shows.

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Lore-wise, the Gundam series (particularly the original Universal Century timeline) are notable for the remarkably consistent fictional technology; in UC, this is based on the original [[MinovskyPhysics Minovsky Particle]]. Also notable is the presence of Newtypes, sci-fi metaphors for the power of human understanding and connection the franchise so often explores, who are essentially {{psychic|Powers}}s akin to "[[Franchise/StarWars Jedi]] in [[HumongousMecha giant robots]]". Newtypes, or some SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute, appear in most Gundam shows.
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* PinkMeansFeminine: Which is why so many female pilots, from ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam'' all the way through to ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamAGE'', have pink mobile suits (or, at least, suits with pink highlights).

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* PinkMeansFeminine: Which is why so many female pilots, from ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam'' all the way through to ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamAGE'', have pink mobile suits and/or pilot suits (or, at least, suits with pink highlights).
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* WorldHalfFull: Virtually all Gundam shows take this attitude -- thought the world may be in serious trouble, the protagonists can and ''will'' fight to make it a better place than it was when they started.

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* WorldHalfFull: AWorldHalfFull: Virtually all Gundam shows take this attitude -- thought the world may be in serious trouble, the protagonists can and ''will'' fight to make it a better place than it was when they started.
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->''"It's a Gundam!!"''
-->-- The LastWords of many a {{Mook}} in the franchise, as demonstrated [[http://youtu.be/6lvJ6eFcCJE here.]]

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->''"It's a Gundam!!"''
Gundam!"''
-->-- The LastWords of many a {{Mook}} {{Mook|s}} in the franchise, as demonstrated [[http://youtu.be/6lvJ6eFcCJE here.]]



* LensmanArmsRace: It's guaranteed that the first few episodes of a series will show the Gundam going up against basic {{mook}} units and slaughter them by the dozens. The enemy will then start fielding new and more advanced units in an effort to catch up. Via the MidSeasonUpgrade, the heroes will then have to adapt their technology to compensate as well. In the Universal Century timeline, after a while it starts evoking ClarksThirdLaw with how advanced and powerful the tech level gets.

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* LensmanArmsRace: It's guaranteed that the first few episodes of a series will show the Gundam going up against basic {{mook}} {{mook|s}} units and slaughter them by the dozens. The enemy will then start fielding new and more advanced units in an effort to catch up. Via the MidSeasonUpgrade, the heroes will then have to adapt their technology to compensate as well. In the Universal Century timeline, after a while it starts evoking ClarksThirdLaw with how advanced and powerful the tech level gets.



* MadeOfExplodium: Frequently what mook mecha are made out of. Given an actual explanation in the UC works ([[MinovskyPhysics a Minovsky reactor breached by beam weaponry will likely go nuclear]]), but other series use it as well. Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing (and it's classic MechaMook the Leo) are most infamous for it.

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* MadeOfExplodium: Frequently what mook mecha are made out of. Given an actual explanation in the UC works ([[MinovskyPhysics a Minovsky reactor breached by beam weaponry will likely go nuclear]]), but other series use it as well. Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'' (and it's its classic MechaMook {{Mecha Mook|s}} the Leo) are is most infamous for it.
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* SciFiFlyby: Present in this series:
** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED''. Vivian or Kazuma's "Moment" (2nd OP) ends with a kind of 360 flyby as the ''Archangel'' cruises first in the water, and then rising out of the water (as the camera rotates behind and to the right). You then get a flyby of the X05-Aile Strike as it launches from the Archangel
** ''Anime/GundamSeedDestiny''. T.M. Revolution's "Ignite" (1st OP) ends with a fly-by of the ''Minerva'' as it's skirting the bottom of one of the PLANTs, then it sharply going into a vertical climb, accompanied by the four mobiles suits assigned to it, all leaving engine streaks.
** ''Anime/Gundam00''. The last shot of the ''Ptolemaios'' in the 1st OP is a high speed flyby away from the camera.
** "Anime/MobileSuitGundamAGE": The opening of the last phrase has a lovely ventral flyby of the "Diva", which transitions into Flit Asuno running.
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Per TRS. Bishonen is Definition-Only fan-speak term. No examples allowed.


* {{Bishonen}}: Having downright ''pretty'' guys (more often than not, including the protagonists themselves) has been a hallmark for the series since about ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Wing]]''. Despite most of them being hardened soldiers, which doesn't typically lend itself toward that sort of thing.
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AGE also had Haros.


* RecurringElement: The visual style of the Gundam -- especially the iconic "face" -- is pretty consistent throughout the franchise. The setting in each AU also includes an "Earth vs space" aspect in almost every case. A recurring theme includes the question of when -- and if -- violence is an acceptable way to resolve your differences. Haro, the cute ball-shaped RobotBuddy, is a partial example, having shown up in UC, CE, 00, and AS, but none of the other settings.

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* RecurringElement: The visual style of the Gundam -- especially the iconic "face" -- is pretty consistent throughout the franchise. The setting in each AU also includes an "Earth vs space" aspect in almost every case. A recurring theme includes the question of when -- and if -- violence is an acceptable way to resolve your differences. Haro, the cute ball-shaped RobotBuddy, is a partial example, having shown up in UC, CE, 00, AG, and AS, but none of the other settings.
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there were haros in witch from mercury


* RecurringElement: The visual style of the Gundam -- especially the iconic "face" -- is pretty consistent throughout the franchise. The setting in each AU also includes an "Earth vs space" aspect in almost every case. A recurring theme includes the question of when -- and if -- violence is an acceptable way to resolve your differences. Haro, the cute ball-shaped RobotBuddy, is a partial example, having shown up in UC, CE, and 00, but none of the other settings.

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* RecurringElement: The visual style of the Gundam -- especially the iconic "face" -- is pretty consistent throughout the franchise. The setting in each AU also includes an "Earth vs space" aspect in almost every case. A recurring theme includes the question of when -- and if -- violence is an acceptable way to resolve your differences. Haro, the cute ball-shaped RobotBuddy, is a partial example, having shown up in UC, CE, 00, and 00, AS, but none of the other settings.
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* MotileVehicularComponents: The HandWave for why Gundams were built in a humanoid form is that it's so they can maneuver in such a way that they can reserve all their delta-V for actual forward motion, like how a properly-trained astronaut can reorient themself by using the momentum of their limbs. A nice side-effect of this is that they can be used as either SpaceFighters or HumongousMecha, depending on whether they're deployed in orbit or on the ground. Adding hands to their forelimbs allowed tactical flexibility by quickly changing weapons.
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** ''[[Film/GSaviour G-Saviour]]'' (2000 live-action movie)

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** ''[[Film/GSaviour G-Saviour]]'' (2000 live-action TV movie)
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** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamCucuruzDoansIsland'' (2022 movie)

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** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamCucuruzDoansIsland'' ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCucuruzDoansIsland Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island]]'' (2022 movie)

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** ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom'' (2024 movie)

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** ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom'' ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDFreedom'' (2024 movie)
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** ''Film/Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom'' (2024 movie)

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** ''Film/Mobile ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom'' (2024 movie)
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** ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom'' (2024 movie)

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** ''Mobile ''Film/Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom'' (2024 movie)
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** ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM'' (2024 movie)

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** ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM'' Freedom'' (2024 movie)
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** ''Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance'' (TBA)

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** ''Gundam: ''Mobile Suit Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance'' (TBA)(TBA ONA)
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I'm not sure if it's going to be under Anime or Western Animation.

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** ''Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance'' (TBA)
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** ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM'' (2024 movie)
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Ending card of the show finale says the story is over.


** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamTheWitchFromMercury'' (2022-ongoing TV series)

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** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamTheWitchFromMercury'' (2022-ongoing (2022-2023 TV series)
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"Weapon Title is where the titular arsenal is used in the title."


* 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/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), and ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'' (the characters' SuperMode), ''Anime/GundamReconguistaInG'', ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans'', ''Literature/MobileSuitGundamHathawaysFlash'', and ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamTheWitchFromMercury''.SuperMode).

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