History VideoGame / GihrensGreed

** To illustrate, Doms will be given the name "Skirts" when first encountered. Once espionage discovers the proper name, then MS-09 Dom will be used instead. However, on the battlefield it is only possible to id a machine as ''a'' Dom and actual contact is needed to confirm whether it's a regular Dom, Dom Tropen, Dom II and so on.

The series is [[NoExportForYou not available]] for purchase in the West.

The latest in the series is ''Shin Gihren no Yabou'' (aka New Gihren's Greed). Essentially a remake of the original game, it was released on the PSP in 2011, including among others updated attack scenes, a new anime opening and characters from ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn Gundam Unicorn]].'' It differed from earlier series in two significant ways: 1) units are now individuals instead of being produced in teams of three or five, which additionally could be grouped into stacks of 5 units as opposed to three in the past (so now a player could have a group made up of 2 [=GMs=] and 3 Balls instead of a group made up of 2 squads of 3 [=GMs=] each and 1 squad of 3 Balls), and 2) the player plays as certain characters (besides Gihren and Revil, Amuro, Char, Ramba Ral and Dozle are selectable). Rank affects what units and resources are available to the player (for example, Amuro is a mere sergeant and can only command a small squad, and even at his highest possible rank may only command a single ship or two while someone like Dozle or Tianamen, both much higher ranked, can command entire fleets).

The first game, ''Gihren's Ambition'', was released in 1998 for the Sega Saturn, the game follows the path of either [[TheFederation The Earth Federation]] or Principality of Zeon throughout the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam One Year War]]. The player has 150 turns to defeat the opposing side with either a scenario victory or a complete victory. If you meet certain requirements, you can unlock factions such as the [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Titans]] and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Char's Neo Zeon]] (though they do not have access to post-OYW units for obvious reasons) as well as Kycilia's "Legitimate Zeon".

* RealityEnsues: The encyclopedia entries of several characters end with them dying in battle at A'Baoa'Qu, which is what one would expect to happen when you have numerous ace pilots in their customised MS all gathered in one place. Among the casualties are Thomas Kurtz of the Chimera Unit (Zeon's BadassCrew of aces) and the Federal ace Dancing Black Death Reed Wolf. Johnny Ridden is listed as MIA and presumed dead (though later material confirms he survived).

* EmergencyTraineeBattleDeployment: Can be invoked by the Federation in some games if the One Year War portion of the game goes on for too long. This results in characters like Kou Uraki to appear (Kou being a rookie in MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory).

** This is also played straight when nothing in the current era suits the situation. During the Axis War portion of Menace of Axis, Axis forces include the amphibious MS Kapool. Federation MS of the era like GMIIIs are not amphibious and can only fight them by using flying sleds to fire at them from above. The closest thing the Feddies have to mass-produced amphibious MS are Aqua GMs, which would've been developed way back during the One Year War era.

* ReportingNames: Played with. When a new or unidentified unit appears, it is given one of these. Once espionage is able to find out the machine's actual name and designation, the proper name is then used. In some games such as Menace of Axis, even once enemy machine's ids have been discovered they still need to be positively identified on the battlefield (especially if there are multiple variants such as the various versions of Zakus, GMs and so on).

* YouBastard: If playing as Gihren or Revil and surviving the One Year War, upon defeating the Titans the Cyber Newtype Proto Zero will arrive having escaped the Murasame Labs. He turns over the data he stole, hoping it'll never fall into the wrong hands. If the player opts to use the data to set up their own Cyber Newtype facilities, this is Proto Zero's response.

* OldSoldier:

* FrontlineGeneral: Any highly ranked officer can serve on the front lines, no matter how much they whine or complain when forced into battle. Of course, some officers like Dozle and Revil take to it much better than others.

* NoCampaignForTheWicked: Averted in that you can play as either Federation or Zeon, or as any of the AEUG, Titans or Axis Zeon in the ''[[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Zeta]]'' era. However, Char Aznable's Neo-Zeon, Scirocco's Titans, and most other factions are unlockable and do not have full campaigns.

* BoringButPractical: Most mass-production, or even limited mass-production MS fall under this. It might be tempting to manufacture as many SuperPrototypes as possible, but that isn't always cost-effective. A Gundam takes several turns to produce compared to a single turn for a GM, and Amuro in a GM is still [[AcePilot Amuro Ray]].

* OriginalGeneration: The series features quite a few original mobile suits; for example, if you choose to mass produce the Gyan instead of the Gelgoog, it can be developed into new model that parallel the Gelgoog's development from canon, including the Gyan Marine and Krieger (analogous to the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083 Gelgoog Marine]] and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0080 Jaeger]] respectively). This also includes AceCustom versions for pilots like Char and Gato.

The fourth game, ''Gihren's Greed: The Menace of Axis'', restores many of the features missing in the last game and returns the battles to 2D, instead of 3D. The timeline is stretched to include the events of ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Gundam ZZ]]'' and ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Char's Counterattack]],'' Factions featured in "Blood of Zeon" also make an reappearance. However it removes the ability to create your own faction AS well as the diplomacy system, replacing it with the [[KarmaMeter Alignment System]]. This game contained EVERY single Gundam protagonist and antagonist, that piloted a mobile suit or was on a warship. Units from ''/Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Char's Counterattack]]'', ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamMSIGLOO MsIgloo]]'', ''[[Literature/MobileSuitGundamHathawaysFlash Hathaway's Flash]]'' and many more are included--there are said to be roughly 400 MS/MA featured in this version of the video game. A major feature that was taken out were Event scenes, having animation: instead there are more than 400 still scenes created in collaboration with Sunrise to represent important events as portrayed in previous titles.

The latest in the series is ''Shin Gihren no Yabou'' (aka New Gihren's Greed). Essentially a remake of the original game, it was released on the PSP in 2011, including among others updated attack scenes, a new anime opening and characters from ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn Gundam Unicorn]].'' It differed from earlier series in two significant ways: 1) units are now individuals instead of being produced in teams of three or five, which additionally could be grouped into stacks of 5 units as opposed to three in the past (so now a player could have a group made up of 2 GMs and 3 Balls instead of a group made up of 2 squads of 3 =[GMs]= each and 1 squad of 3 Balls), and 2) the player plays as certain characters (besides Gihren and Revil, Amuro, Char, Ramba Ral and Dozle are selectable). Rank affects what units and resources are available to the player (for example, Amuro is a mere sergeant and can only command a small squad, and even at his highest possible rank may only command a single ship or two while someone like Dozle or Tianamen, both much higher ranked, can command entire fleets).

The latest in the series is ''Shin Gihren no Yabou'' (aka New Gihren's Greed). Essentially a remake of the original game, it was released on the PSP in 2011, including among others updated attack scenes, a new anime opening and characters from ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn Gundam Unicorn]].'' It differed from earlier series in two significant ways: 1) units are now individuals instead of being produced in teams of three or five, which additionally could be grouped into stacks of 5 units as opposed to three in the past (so now a player could have a group made up of 2 GMs and 3 Balls instead of a group made up of 2 squads of 3 {{GM}}s each and 1 squad of 3 Balls), and 2) the player plays as certain characters (besides Gihren and Revil, Amuro, Char, Ramba Ral and Dozle are selectable). Rank affects what units and resources are available to the player (for example, Amuro is a mere sergeant and can only command a small squad, and even at his highest possible rank may only command a single ship or two while someone like Dozle or Tianamen, both much higher ranked, can command entire fleets).

The fourth and game, ''Gihren's Greed: The Menace of Axis'', restores many of the features missing in the last game and returns the battles to 2D, instead of 3D. The timeline is stretched to include the events of ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Gundam ZZ]]'' and ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Char's Counterattack]],'' Factions featured in "Blood of Zeon" also make an reappearance. However it removes the ability to create your own faction AS well as the diplomacy system, replacing it with the [[KarmaMeter Alignment System]]. This game contained EVERY single Gundam protagonist and antagonist, that piloted a mobile suit or was on a warship. Units from ''/Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Char's Counterattack]]'', ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamMSIGLOO MsIgloo]]'', ''[[Literature/MobileSuitGundamHathawaysFlash Hathaway's Flash]]'' and many more are included--there are said to be roughly 400 MS/MA featured in this version of the video game. A major feature that was taken out were Event scenes, having animation: instead there are more than 400 still scenes created in collaboration with Sunrise to represent important events as portrayed in previous titles.

The fourth and most recent game, ''Gihren's Greed: The Menace of Axis'', restores many of the features missing in the last game and returns the battles to 2D, instead of 3D. The timeline is stretched to include the events of ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Gundam ZZ]]'' and ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Char's Counterattack]],'' Factions featured in "Blood of Zeon" also make an reappearance. However it removes the ability to create your own faction AS well as the diplomacy system, replacing it with the [[KarmaMeter Alignment System]]. This game contained EVERY single Gundam protagonist and antagonist, that piloted a mobile suit or was on a warship. Units from ''/Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Char's Counterattack]]'', ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamMSIGLOO MsIgloo]]'', ''[[Literature/MobileSuitGundamHathawaysFlash Hathaway's Flash]]'' and many more are included--there are said to be roughly 400 MS/MA featured in this version of the video game. A major feature that was taken out were Event scenes, having animation: instead there are more than 400 still scenes created in collaboration with Sunrise to represent important events as portrayed in previous titles.

* NoExportForYou: Through, to be fair given the fact that Gundam is not popular enough in the West, along with the fact that it would take a LONG time to translate all the menus and units and find voice actors to voice the battle conversations, this is kinda of justified. Not to mention that chances are, Western critics would probably slam this game for having a lot of similarities to certain [[VideoGame/{{Civilization}} turn based]] [[VideoGame/TotalWar strategy games]] [[VideoGame/EuropaUniversalis that are]] [[VideoGame/HeartsOfIron well-received]] in the West.
** And to those who are hoping for a fan translation...well, you're out of luck, since the game has lots of menus and stuff to translate, it would take a REALLY LONG TIME and a lot of commitment, far more than most indie or fan projects to be successful.

* NonstandardGameOver: Many special endings occur due to making the wrong decision in the event trees. In fact, every historical event path is this, as with [[spoiler: in the Zeon campaign, Kycilia Zabi executing Gihren for patricide]]. That's because [[spoiler: all of the faction leaders are canonically murdered]].

The latest in the series is ''Shin Gihren no Yabou'' (aka New Gihren's Greed). Essentially a remake of the original game, it was released on the PSP in 2011, including among others updated attack scenes, a new anime opening and characters from ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn Gundam Unicorn]].'' It differed from earlier series in two significant ways: 1) units are now individuals instead of being produced in teams of three or five, which additionally could be grouped into stacks of 5 units as opposed to three in the past (so now a player could have a group made up of 2 GMs and 3 Balls instead of a group made up of 2 squads of 3 {{GM}}s each and 1 squad of 3 Balls), and 2) the player plays as certain characters (besides Gihren and Revil, Amuro, Char, Ranba Ral and Dozle are selectable). Rank affects what units and resources are available to the player (for example, Amuro is a mere sergeant and can only command a small squad, and even at his highest possible rank may only command a single ship or two while someone like Dozle or Tianamen, both much higher ranked, can command entire fleets).

* AceCustom: As this is a Gundam game, this appears quite often. One of the big draws of the series is that the player can develop ace customs that certain pilots never had in the canon, such as Ranba Ral receiving a customised Dom and Gelgoog (he died in battle before the Gelgoog was even developed) and Char piloting his own custom Gundam.

* ForWantOfANail: This series makes it clear that Ranba Ral would've defeated and captured the White Base if the Doms he'd been promised had been delivered on schedule. There are similar occurrences throughout the series, such as giving Ginias Sahalin full support means he doesn't go insane from the stress, and deciding to let the White Base remain part of the main Federal Forces (as opposed to functioning as an independently operating self-contained unit) prevents the deaths of several characters such as Matilda, Woody and Ryu Jose.

** Others come in the form of dialogue, such as Captain Paolo Cassius getting a variation of his "It's Char, the Red Comet! Run!" line for several other Zeon aces (e.g. "It's Shin Matsunaga, the White Wolf! Run!", "It's Ranba Ral, the Blue Nova! Run!" and so on). Likewise, Ramba Ral gets variations of his "This is not a Zaku! Not a Zaku!" when piloting a Dom ("This is not a Gouf! Not a Gouf!") or a Gelgoog/Gyan ("This is not a Dom! Not a Dom!").

* RealityEnsues: The encyclopedia entries of several characters end with them dying in battle at Abaoaqu, which is what one would expect to happen when you have numerous ace pilots in their customised MS all gathered in one place. Among the casualties are Thomas Kurtz of the Chimera Unit (Zeon's BadassCrew of aces) and the Federal ace Dancing Black Death Reed Wolf. Johnny Ridden is listed as MIA and presumed dead (though later material confirms he survived).
* RedBaron: Several pilots have their own nicknames and customised suits. The most famous is of course The Red Comet Char Aznable, but you also have the Blue Nova Ranba Ral, the Crimson Lightning Johnny Ridden, the White Wolf Shin Matsunaga and the Nightmare of Solomon Anavel Gato. The Federals get a few too, such as White Devil Amuro Ray and Reed Wolf, the Dancing Black Death.

* UpThroughTheRanks: This happens in Shin Gihren's Greed if you choose to play as a low-ranking character like Amuro, Char, Ranba Ral or Bright. As you succeed in battle, you get promoted to higher and higher ranks, though there is a cap. Bright, for example, can reach his Char's Counterattack rank of Colonel, while Amuro can only reach Captain.

* GenreSavvy: The player can play whoever they control as this. However, certain characters act like this anyway, such as Revil being wary when Jamitov requests permission to set up a StateSec task force called the Titans.

* AdaptationalHeroism: Arguably Gihren Zabi himself in Blood of Zeon and the earlier games despite [[ANaziByAnyOtherName what he is in Canon]](some fans bothered by the MisaimedFandom for Zeon in parts of the Gundam fanbase do suspect that ending to be [[UnreliableNarrator in-universe propaganda]] through). Inverted in Axis No Kyoui V when he can be just as bad as he was in the canon through the alignment system.
** In Axis no Kyoui, pretty much all the antagonist factions can be seen as this in a full law route.

* NonstandardGameOver: Many special endings occur due to making the wrong decision in the event trees. Sometimes, this is even the historical event path, as with [[spoiler: in the Zeon campaign, Kycilia Zabi executing Gihren for patricide]].

The fourth and most recent game, ''Gihren's Greed: The Menace of Axis'', restores many of the features missing in the last game and returns the battles to 2D, instead of 3D. The timeline is stretched to include the events of ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Gundam ZZ]]'' and ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Char's Counterattack]],'' Factions featured in "Blood of Zeon" also make an reappearance. However it removes the ability to create your own faction AS well as the diplomacy system, replacing it with the [[KarmaMeter Alignment System]]. This game contained EVERY single Gundam protagonist and antagonist, that piloted a mobile suit or was on a warship. Units from ''Char's Counterattack'', ''MsIgloo'', ''Hathaway's Flash'' and many more are included--there are said to be roughly 400 MS/MA featured in this version of the video game. A major feature that was taken out were Event scenes, having animation: instead there are more than 400 still scenes created in collaboration with Sunrise to represent important events as portrayed in previous titles.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: As of the fifth game, the game includes ''every'' single Gundam UC Character up until ''Hathaway's Flash''. Through there are quite a few useless ones that you can use as a result of that.

** One possible ending for Bright Noa is [[spoiler:him and Mirai setting up their own restaurant after he retires from service]]. This is pretty much what happens to him in the BittersweetEnding of ''Hathaway's Flash.''

* TheStarscream: Ubiquitous; this is Gundam, after all, and every villain faction has someone scheming for the top villain's slot. [[spoiler: Paptimus Scirocco to the Titans, Kycilia Zabi and later Haman Khan to the Principality of Zeon, and Glemmy Toto to Axis Zeon.]]