History Trivia / CombattlerV

* ChannelHop: In the Philippines, the [[http://p2k.unkris.ac.id/id3/2-3065-2962/Combattler-V_89696_p2k-unkris.html English dub]] of ''Combattler V'' channel-hopped from [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choudenji_Robo_Combattler_V#:~:text=The%20show%20first%20aired%20on%20RPN%20in%201979 RPN-9 in 1979]], [[Creator/GMANetwork GMA-7]] in 1982, IBC-13 in 1986, RPN-9 again in 1989, SBN-21 in 1993, and ABS-CBN-2 in 1996. The Tagalog dub, on the other hand, aired first on GMA-7 in 1999 then on Hero TV in 2006.

** RPN-9's in-house dubbers responsible for the ''[[Series/HimitsuSentaiGoranger Star Rangers]]'' dub making an [[CondemnedByHistory unknown English dub]] of ''Combattler V'' in the 70's versus GMA-7 making its own [[MorePopularSpinOff more famous Tagalog dub]] in 1999 care of Telesuccess Productions, who were also responsible for the ''Anime/VoltesV'' dub.

** ''Combattler V'' was also dubbed in other Filipino dialects aside from Tagalog, including [[https://manga.fandom.com/wiki/Chodenji_Robo_Combattler_V Cebuano and Hiligaynon]].

** ''Combattler V'' was also dubbed in other Filipino dialects aside from Tagalog, such as [[https://manga.fandom.com/wiki/Chodenji_Robo_Combattler_V Cebuano and Hiligaynon]].

** ''Combattler V'' was also dubbed in other Filipino dialects aside from Tagalog, such as Cebuano and Hiligaynon.

* The robot's name is a portmanteau of '''Combine, Combat and Battle,''' and the V is intended both as an abbreviation for "victory" and in reference to the five component machines that form the robot as well as its five pilots.

** RPN-9's in-house dubbers responsible for the ''[[Series/HimitsuSentaiGoranger Star Rangers]]'' dub making an [[CondemnedByHistory unknown English dub]] of ''Combattler V'' versus GMA-7 making its own [[MorePopularSpinOff more famous Tagalog dub]] in 1999 care of Telesuccess Productions, who were also responsible for the ''Anime/VoltesV'' dub.

* The word ''[[MagnetismManipulation Choudenji]]'' [[HollywoodMagnetism (Super Electromagnetic)]] has been copyrighted by Tadao Nagahama's estate and can only be used in Japanese media with their permission.

** Being a SuperRobotGenre show, naturally it used ''Anime/MazingerZ'' as its template. Its FiveManBand twist comes from ''[[Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman Gatchaman]]'', though. Ironically, later SuperRobotGenre shows that used the FiveManBand trope also used ''Combattler V'' as their template.

** Being a SuperRobotGenre show, naturally it used ''Anime/MazingerZ'' as its template. Its FiveManBand twist comes from ''[[Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman Gatchaman]]'', though. Ironically, later SuperRobotGenre shows that used the FiveManBand trope used ''Combattler V'' as their template.

* The toys for this series (provided by Bandai) were so successful that they were included in Mattel's phenomenal ''ComicBook/ShogunWarriors'' toy line as well as Bandai America's popular ''Godaikin'' line. In the ''Shogun Warriors'' collection, Combattler V is renamed "Combatra".

* DuelingDubs: RPN-9's in-house dubbers responsible for the ''[[Series/HimitsuSentaiGoranger Star Rangers]]'' dub making an [[CondemnedByHistory unknown English dub]] of ''Combattler V'' versus GMA-7 making its own [[MorePopularSpinOff more famous Tagalog dub]] in 1999 care of Telesuccess Productions, who were also responsible for the ''Anime/VoltesV'' dub.

** Most Filipinos in the 1990s believed that the GMA-7 Tagalog dub of ''Combattler V'' was the first time it ever aired on Philippine television, alongside GMA-7's 1990s anime block at the time. [[OlderthanTheyThink Unbeknownst to them]], there's an [[CondemnedByHistory obscure]] [[AdaptationDisplacement English dub]] that's been airing on Philippine television since the 1970s alongside ''[[MorePopularSpinOff Voltes V]]'', with it hopping [[ChannelHop from one channel to another]], including GMA-7.

* The "Campbellians" from Planet "Campbell" mainly references ScienceFiction writer Creator/JohnWCampbell, who helped invent the [[ScienceHero Space Hero]] genre. Every place in Planet Campbell is also a reference to famous sci-fi authors, from the [[Creator/IsaacAsimov Asimov Continent]] to the [[Creator/PeterFHamilton Hamilton Ocean]] as well as [[Creator/MurrayLeinster Leinster]]-[[Literature/ACanticleForLeibowitz Miller]] City and the [[Creator/RobertAHeinlein Heinlein Sun]].

* This anime series featured the first "realistically" combining giant robot. In this case, ''Combattler V'' was five vehichles that combined into one giant robot in a way that can be duplicated by its [[MerchandiseDriven toy merchandise]].

* Unlike ''Combattler V'', where letter "V" is pronounced as "vee" (ブイ), the "V" in ''Voltes V'' is regarded as a Roman numeral and pronounced as "five" (ファイブ) in English.

* FollowTheLeader: Being a SuperRobotGenre show, naturally it used ''Anime/MazingerZ'' as its template. Its FiveManBand twist comes from ''[[Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman Gatchaman]]'', though. Ironically, later SuperRobotGenre shows that used the FiveManBand trope used ''Combattler V'' as their template.

* Although ''Manga/GetterRobo'' was actually the [[TropeMaker first heroic combo-robot]], ''Combattler V'' [[TropeCodifier directly inspired]] not only similar giant robot anime[[note]](''Anime/GoLion'', better known as ''Anime/{{Voltron}}'' in the U.S., is actually one of several offshoots of this series)[[/note]], but also the giant robots featured in the ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' Series[[note]](starting with ''Series/BattleFeverJ'' and most definitely with ''Series/HikariSentaiMaskman'' and their sentai-first five-vehicle combiner robot)[[/note]].

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Most Filipino Millennials are aware of the Tagalog dub of ''Combattler V'' in the Philippines that aired in 1999 on GMA-7. However, most of them are unaware that the show was [[OlderThanTheyThink first aired]] on RPN-9 ''in 1979'' '''in English''' to capitalize on the success of ''Anime/VoltesV'' on GMA-7. This English dub of ''Combattler'' has been [[MissingEpisode lost to time]], with not even a clip available online.

* This anime series featured the first "realistically" combining giant robot. In this case, ''Combattler V'' was five vehichles that combined into one giant robot in a way that can be duplicated by its toy merchandise.

* The toys for this series (provided by Bandai) were so successful that they were included in Mattel's phenomenal ''ComicBook/ShogunWarriors'' toy line as well as Bandai America's popular ''Godaikin'' line. In the ''Shogun Warriors'' collection, Combattler V is renamed "Combattra".

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Most Filipino Millennials are aware of the Tagalog dub of ''Combattler V'' in the Philippines that aired in 1999 on GMA-7. However, most of them are unaware that the show was [[OlderThanTheyThink first aired]] on RPN-9 ''in 1979'' '''in English''' to capitalize on the success of ''Voltes V'' on GMA-7. This English dub of ''Combattler'' has been [[MissingEpisode lost to time]], with not even a clip available online.

* Although ''Manga/GetterRobo'' was actually the first heroic combo-robot, ''Combattler V'' directly inspired not only similar giant robot anime[[note]](''Anime/GoLion'', better known as ''Anime/{{Voltron}}'' in the U.S., is actually one of several offshoots of this series)[[/note]], but also the giant robots featured in the ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' Series[[note]](starting with ''Series/BattleFeverJ'' and most definitely with ''Series/HikariSentaiMaskman'' and their sentai-first five-vehicle combiner robot)[[/note]].

* The toys for this series (provided by Bandai) were so successful that they were included in Mattel's phenomenal ''ComicBook/ShogunWarriors'' toy line, as well as Bandai America's popular ''Godaikin'' line. In the ''Shogun Warriors'' collection, Combattler V is renamed "Combattra".

* Although ''Manga/GetterRobo'' was actually the first heroic combo-robot, ''Combattler V'' directly inspired not only similar giant robot anime[[note]](''Anime/GoLion'', better known as ''Anime/{{Voltron}}'' in the U.S., is actually one of several offshoots of this series)[[/note]], but also the giant robots featured in the ''SuperSentai'' Series[[note]](starting with ''Series/BattleFeverJ'' and most definitely with ''Series/HikariSentaiMaskman'' and their sentai-first five-vehicle combiner robot)[[/note]].

* Although ''Manga/GetterRobo'' was actually the first heroic combo-robot, ''Combattler V'' directly inspired not only similar giant robot anime[[note]](''Anime/GoLion'', better known as ''Anime/{{Voltron}}'' in the U.S., is actually one of several offshoots of this series)[[/note]], but also the giant robots featured in the Sentai Series[[note]](starting with ''Series/BattleFeverJ'' and most definitely with ''Series/HikariSentaiMaskman'' and their sentai-first five-vehicle combiner robot)[[/note]].

* The "Campbellians" from Planet "Campbell" mainly references ScienceFiction writer Creator/JohnWCampbell, who helped invent the [[ScienceHero Space Hero]] genre. Every place in Planet Campbell is also a reference to famous sci-fi authors, from [[Creator/IsaacAsimov Asimov Continent]] to the [[Creator/PeterFHamilton Hamilton Ocean]] as well as [[Creator/MurrayLeinster Leinster]]-[[Literature/ACanticleForLeibowitz Miller]] City and the [[Creator/RobertAHeinlein Heinlein Sun]].

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Most Filipino Millennials are aware of the Tagalog dub of ''Combattler V'' in the Philippines that aired in the afternoon during 1999 on GMA-7. However, most of them are unaware that the show was [[OlderThanTheyThink first aired]] on RPN-9 ''in 1979'' '''in English''' to capitalize on the success of ''Voltes V'' on GMA-7. This English dub of ''Combattler'' has been [[MissingEpisode lost to time]], with not even a clip available online.

* FollowTheLeader: Being a SuperRobotGenre show, naturally it used ''Anime/MazingerZ'' as its template. However, later SuperRobotGenre shows that used the FiveManBand trope used ''Combattler V'' as their template.