History ReferencedBy / CombattlerV

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[[caption-width-right:1000:''Combattler V'' in ''Series/KamenRiderRyuki'']]

** The penultimate episode of ''Voltes V'' is similar to the ''Combattler V'' GrandFinale because both involve [[spoiler:a planet-ending DoomsdayDevice that the heroes are helpless to stop but an outside force helps resolve the problem for them.]]

** An angry Perfect Cell bloats in size and threatens to [[SuicideAttack blow himself up]] and [[TakingYouWithMe take the entire world with him]], much to Son Gohan's chagrin. [[spoiler:This is likely a shout-out to ''Combattler V's'' ending of facing off against the planet-ending DoomsdayDevice that Empress Janera left after her defeat.]]

* 'Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger'': The Dino Tanker mode of Daizyujin is also a three-way reference to ''Anime/RobotRomanceTrilogy'' just like the Land Galaxy was for ''Maskman''.

* ''ComicBook/ShogunWarriors'': The comic book references ''Combattler V'' (now known instead as [[AdaptationNameChange "Combatra"]]) along with [[Anime/{{Raideen}} "Raydeen"]] and [[Anime/PlanetRoboDanguardAce "Dangard Ace"]], with the series giving the {{Super Robot}}s completely [[InNameOnly different origin stories]] as part of the Marvel Comic continuity.

* ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shogun_Warriors_(toys) Shogun Warriors]]'': The complete ''Shogun Warriors'' toyline from Creator/{{Mattel}} again references ''Combattler V'' as "Combatra" along with "Raydeen" and "Dangard Ace". However, the toyline also includes other imported and localized Popy SuperRobot toy designs such as [[Anime/VoltesV "Voltus V"]], [[Anime/{{Daimos}} "Daimos"]], [[Manga/GetterRobo "Dragun"]], [[Manga/GetterRobo "Poseidon"]], and [[Anime/GreatMazinger "Great Mazinga"]].

* ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shogun_Warriors_(toys) Shogun Warriors]]'': The ''ComicBook/ShogunWarriors'' comic book references ''Combattler V'' (now known instead as [[AdaptationNameChange "Combatra"]]) along with [[Anime/{{Raideen}} "Raydeen"]] and [[Anime/PlanetRoboDanguardAce "Dangard Ace"]], with the series giving the {{Super Robot}}s completely [[InNameOnly different origin stories]] as part of the Marvel Comic continuity.

* Since taking over the timeslot of ''Daimos'', ''Series/BattleFeverJ'' and its concept of five young people using a mecha to fight the forces of evil has technically been inherited from animated shows like ''Combattler V'' and ''Voltes V'', but their mech mostly copies Leopardon from ''Series/SpiderManJapan''. In short, it's a live-action version of ''Combattler V'' mixed with the ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' concept established by ''Series/HimitsuSentaiGorenger''.

* In ''Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger'', the Dino Tanker mode of Daizyujin is also a three-way reference to ''Anime/RobotRomanceTrilogy'' just like the Land Galaxy was for ''Maskman''.
* On the ''Series/KamenRiderRyuki'' episode "The Battle Ends", a tokusatsu show and anime were shown on a nearby [[https://twitter.com/PSIBEP/status/1694153951476613399 television screen]]. They were ''[[https://tokusatsu.fandom.com/wiki/Moero!!_Robocon Moero!! Robocon]]'' and ''Super Electromagnetic Robot Combattler V'' respectively.

* The complete ''Shogun Warriors'' toyline from Creator/{{Mattel}} again references ''Combattler V'' as "Combatra" along with "Raydeen" and "Dangard Ace". However, the toyline also includes other imported and localized Popy SuperRobot toy designs such as [[Anime/VoltesV "Voltus V"]], [[Anime/{{Daimos}} "Daimos"]], [[Manga/GetterRobo "Dragun"]], [[Manga/GetterRobo "Poseidon"]], and [[Anime/GreatMazinger "Great Mazinga"]].

* In ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha Alpha 2 & 3]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAdvance Advance]]'', the elaborate CombinationAttack shared by [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxAYqRFPWJs Voltes, Combattler, and Daimos]] in the games has Daimos in Tranzer mode traversing the "Grand Light Wave Rail" instead of Combattler V.
* In ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'' Chapter 2 Episode 3, during the curry cook-off, Keiichi and Rika play pretend with drawings. Rika states that Mr. Curry shoots missiles from his stomach, and Keiichi responds by blocking it with his "Super-Electromagnetic" ''(Choudenji)'' Barrier.
* Elizabeth Báthory or Brave Liz from ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'' is a walking ''Combattler V'' reference.

* ''Anime/VoltesV'' is practically a robotic clone variant of ''Combattler V''. Their respective teams of five pilots are also [[{{Expy}} quite]] [[CaptainErsatz similar]] to one another. They even share the same plot of stopping aliens from invading Planet Earth with [[{{Kaiju}} gigantic monsters]] on a [[MonsterOfTheWeek weekly basis]] care of their giant SuperRobot.

* ''Anime/{{Daimos}}'' also shares the same villain line-up as ''Combattler''. [[TheDragon Garuda]] is Richter, [[BodyguardCrush Miia]] is Raiza, [[TheBrute Girua]] is Balbas, and [[TheIgor Narua]] is Georiya. King Olban is also Daimos's equivalent of [[BigBad Oreana]] and [[GreaterScopeVillain Empress Janera]].

* In ''Manga/DragonBall'', an angry Perfect Cell bloats in size and threatens to [[SuicideAttack blow himself up]] and [[TakingYouWithMe take the entire world with him]], much to Son Gohan's chagrin. [[spoiler:This is likely a shout-out to ''Combattler V's'' ending of facing off against the planet-ending DoomsdayDevice that Empress Janera left after her defeat.]]

* In ''Manga/{{Genshiken}}'', the gang go to a KaraokeBox to help Kugayama become more outgoing. Kugayama then ends up interrupting Madarame's performance of the ''Combattler V'' theme.
* ''Anime/RobotGirlsZ'' parodies ''Anime/{{Raideen}}, Anime/CombattlerV, Anime/{{Daimos}}'', and ''Anime/VoltesV'' as [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fredfigglehorn.jpg cute anime girls]].[[note]]''Raideen'' is the light blue-haired girl at the top, ''Daimos'' is the black haired girl at the bottom, ''Combattler V'' is the cyan haired girl with the feather in her cap and ''Voltes V'' is the one on the left with green hair[[/note]]

* The ''ComicBook/ShogunWarriors'' comic book references ''Combattler V'' (now known instead as [[AdaptationNameChange "Combatra"]]) along with [[Anime/{{Raideen}} "Raydeen"]] and [[Anime/PlanetRoboDanguardAce "Dangard Ace"]], with the series giving the {{Super Robot}}s completely [[InNameOnly different origin stories]] as part of the Marvel Comic continuity.

* Like with the ''Combattler V'' finale and a pivotal ''Voltes V'' event, Dr. Man from ''Series/ChoudenshiBioman'' also has a [[spoiler:planet-annihilating [[DoomsdayDevice Anti-Bio Bomb]] that was supposed to destroy the whole Earth and every living being on it like what happened to Planet Bio.]]

* ''Series/VoltesVLegacy''

** Son Goku teleporting the [[ActionBomb explosive Cell]] to Kaio's planet on Gohan's behalf is also reminiscent of [[spoiler:the DeusExMachina ending of Zeus from Campbell removing Janera's DeadMansSwitch bomb from Earth on behalf of the Combattler Team.]]

** The Land Galaxy mode of the Galaxy Robo is a three-way reference to all the shows in the ''Anime/RobotRomanceTrilogy'' by Creator/TadaoNagahama. Not only does it reference Combattler's "[=GranDasher=]" form and its "Grand Light Wave Rail" (care of Land Galaxy's "Aura Road Spark")--it also references Voltes V's [[WhatCouldHaveBeen unused tank mode]] and Daimos's Tranzer mode.
* In ''Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger'', the Dino Tanker mode of Daizyujin is also a three-way reference to ''Anime/RobotRomanceTrilogy''. It's a shout-out to Combattler's tank mode that's used whenever it unleashes the "[=GranDasher=]" form and its "Grand Light Wave Rail" as well as Voltes V's unused tank mode and Daimos's wheeled Tranzer mode.

** Great Five is as much of a shout-out to Combattler V as it is to Voltes V, being {{Super Sentai}}'s first five-component combiner robot.

** Both ''Combattler's'' Chizuru Nanbara (who also wears pink) and ''Maskman's'' Momoko/Pink Mask have a tendency to suffer a HeroicRRoD in one episode. [[spoiler:In Chizuru's case, she has a valvular heart disease. In Momoko's case, she has the slight flaw of low constitution despite being a tough fighter on her own.]]

* The Land Galaxy mode of the Galaxy Robo from ''Series/HikariSentaiMaskman'' is a three-way reference to all the shows in the ''Anime/RobotRomanceTrilogy'' by Creator/TadaoNagahama. Not only does it reference Combattler's "[=GranDasher=]" form and its "Grand Light Wave Rail" (care of Land Galaxy's "Aura Road Spark")--it also references Voltes V's [[WhatCouldHaveBeen unused tank mode]] and Daimos's Tranzer mode.
* In ''Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger'', the Dino Tanker mode of Daizyujin is a three-way reference to ''Anime/RobotRomanceTrilogy''. It's a shout-out to Combattler's tank mode that's used whenever it unleashes the "[=GranDasher=]" form and its "Grand Light Wave Rail" as well as Voltes V's unused tank mode and Daimos's wheeled Tranzer mode.

* ''Series/VoltesVLegacy'' referenced ''Combattler V'' by mentioning Tau Cetis as one of the planets that Emperor Zu [[AdaptationNameChange Zambojil]] intends to occupy (the others being [[Anime/{{Daimos}} Baam/Brahmin]], [[Manga/MagicKnightRayearth Cephir]], [[Anime/FutureRobotDaltanious Helios]], and [[Anime/GoLion Gliese]]).

** Also in ''Voltes V: Legacy'', the [[https://twitter.com/VoltesVLegacy/status/1699038679052779640 tank mode of Voltes V]] is a shout-out to Combattler's tank mode that's used whenever it unleashes the "[=GranDasher=]" form and its "Grand Light Wave Rail" as well as Daimos's wheeled Tranzer mode. This tank mode was planned but ultimately cut from the original ''Voltes V'' anime but it's still available on its toy form.

* In ''Series/VoltesVLegacy'', Planet Campbell was [[https://twitter.com/NegiKitsu/status/1694470858881094073 mentioned]] by [[GenderFlip Marquise Zaki]], who intends to seek asylum there [[spoiler:before [[AdaptationNameChange Zandra/Katharine]] branded her as a traitor and personally shot her]].

*** In ''VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha3'', it's further revealed that Cammy is one of M. Bison's multiple "dolls" and [[CloningGambit spare clone (female) bodies]]. The way these dolls are presented as PaletteSwaps or {{Head Swap}}s of Cammy is reminiscent of [[spoiler:the many different iterations of the [[ExpendableClone Garuda bots]] in the big reveal of his [[TomatoInTheMirror true nature]].]]

* The complete ''Shogun Warriors'' toyline from Creator/{{Mattel}} again references ''Combattler V'' as "Combatra" along with "Raydeen" and "Dangard Ace". However, the toyline also includes other imported and localized Popy SuperRobot toy designs such as [[Anime/VoltesV Voltus V]], [[Anime/{{Daimos}} Daimos]], [[Manga/GetterRobo Dragun]], [[Manga/GetterRobo Poseidon]], and [[Anime/GreatMazinger Great Mazinga]].

* ''Anime/RobotGirlsZ'' parodies ''Anime/{{Raideen}}, Anime/CombattlerV, Anime/{{Daimos}}'' and ''Anime/VoltesV'' as [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fredfigglehorn.jpg cute anime girls]].[[note]]''Raideen'' is the light blue-haired girl at the top, ''Daimos'' is the black haired girl at the bottom, ''Combattler V'' is the cyan haired girl with the feather in her cap and ''Voltes V'' is the one on the left with green hair[[/note]]

* The complete ''Shogun Warriors'' toyline from Creator/{{Mattel}} again references ''Combattler V'' as "Combatra" along with "Raydeen" and "Dangard Ace". However, the toyline also includes other imported and localized Popy SuperRobot toy designs such as [[Manga/GetterRobo Poseidon]], [[Anime/{{Daimos}} Daimos]], [[Manga/GetterRobo Dragun]], and [[Anime/GreatMazinger Great Mazinga]].

* The ''ComicBook/ShogunWarriors'' comic book references Combattler V (known there as Combatra) along with [[Anime/{{Raideen}} Raydeen]] and [[Anime/PlanetRoboDanguardAce Dangard Ace]], giving the robots a completely different origin story as part of Marvel Comic continuity.

* The complete ''Shogun Warriors'' toyline from Creator/{{Mattel}} again refereces ''Combattler V'' as "Combatra" along with "Raydeen" and "Dangard Ace". However, the toyline alsoincludes other imported and localized Popy toy designs such as [[Manga/GetterRobo Poseidon]], [[Anime/{{Daimos}} Daimos]], [[Manga/GetterRobo Dragun]], and [[Anime/GreatMazinger Great Mazinga]].