History VideoGame / SuperRobotWarsL

* CharClone: [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Zechs Marquise]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Neo Roanoke]], [[Anime/MacrossFrontier Brera Stern]] and [[spoiler: [[Anime/DancougarNova Eida]]]]

* AdaptedOut: The Savior Gundam appears in text only as the scene where Athrun joins FAITH is in ''L''. The next time the Savior is mentioned is that it got destroyed off-screen.

* SmallRoleBigImpact: Comparatively minor compared to his role in Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED, [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Dearka Elsman]] provides a more neutral opinion of Kira to Shinn compared to Athrun (who vehemently stands up for Kira regardless of the damages he did to the Minerva in the original anime) and Durandal and Rey (the two of them exploiting Shinn's hatred of the ''Freedom''). Dearka's opinion was what convinced Shinn to not blindly attack the Freedom during the Battle of Berlin.

''Super Robot Wars L'' is the third entry in the ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' series on the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS, preceded by ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsW'' and ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsK''. It was released on November 25, 2010. According to WordOfGod, the "L" stands for "Link".

* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: In the ''Anime/{{Iczer}}'' series' canon, Nagisa Kasumi (''Iczer-3'') is the [[IdenticalGrandson Identical Granddaughter]] of Nagisa Kano (''Iczer-1''). Here, they hail from alternate universes. Fittingly, they have a nearly-identical set of Spirit Commands. They also thoroughly avert OneSteveLimit, with Iczer-3's Nagisa referred to by her full name in gameplay while Iczer-1's Nagisa just goes by "Nagisa".

* GeckoEnding: How the game resolves the issue of ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion'''s arc.

* CuttingOffTheBranches: Since ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion'' wasn't complete atvthevtimevthis game was released, it's plot ends with [[spoiler:Kaworu telling SEELE that this "distorted" world isn't theirs, so the defeated 8th Angel is the last one]].

* CuttingOffTheBranches: Since ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion'' isn't complete yet, it's plot ends with [[spoiler:Kaworu telling SEELE that this "distorted" world isn't theirs, so the defeated 8th Angel is the last one]].

* ButtMonkey: [[Manga/LinebarrelsOfIron Igarashi Shinobu]] and the Special Self Defense Force fill the same role as the [[LightNovel/FullMetalPanic Nerima Red Dragon]] from ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsW W]]''. Not only do they get their asses kicked by the Katou Organization like in the original series, they also have to go up against [[Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion the Angels]] and [[Anime/{{Iczer}} Cthulhu]] in their puny Armas. Predictably, they are wiped out every single time.

** For example, [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Zechs Merquise's]] cut-ins are all redone from W. Here, he's wearing his Preventers' jacket while in W, he was wearing his normal suit. In addition, he gains a brand new cut-in for the Tallgeese III's [[WhipItGood Heat Rod]] attack.

** This leads to the first time in the entire franchise where the Battle and Voltes teams are not so much as aware of each other's existence prior to the game's start. It also leads to some people in the game confusing the two robots for each other, which has happened in real life.

** The teams of Voltes V and Combattler V meeting Dancougar Nova, the [[Anime/MacrossFrontier SMS]] meeting [[Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion NERV]] and the [[Anime/{{Mazinkaiser}} Photon Labs team]] meeting the [[Anime/KotetsuJeeg Build Base team]] and the [[Anime/GaikingLegendOfDaikuMaryu new Gaiking]]. All of these meetings already occurred in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha'' with their prequel series

** This leads to the one time (until [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWars30 Super Robot Wars 30]]) where Combattler and Voltes are not friends (or at least know of each other's work) in the entire franchise. It also leads to some people in the game confusing the two robots for each other, which has happened in real life.

** [[Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion Second Impact]] is a Class-1.
** Second Impact's... well... impact, is significantly weaker, though, due to the more advanced technology level, as well as the existence of space colonies.
** [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Break the World incident]] is a Class-0. Though once again, the damage is reduced thanks to the [[Anime/MacrossFrontier Macross Quarter]] and various Super Robots destroying large portions of [[ColonyDrop Junius 7]]. It is also possible to defend all meteor breakers from the ZAFT deserters in the game, reducing the damage even further.

* ButtMonkey: [[Manga/LinebarrelsOfIron Igarashi Shinobu]] and the Special Self Defense Force fill the same role as the [[LightNovel/FullMetalPanic Nerima Red Dragon]] from [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsW W]]. Not only do they get their asses kicked by the Katou Organization like in the original series, they also have to go up against [[Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion the Angels]] and [[Anime/{{Iczer}} Cthulhu]] in their puny Armas. Predictably, they are wiped out every single time.

** Pretty much the entire ''[[Anime/{{Iczer}} Iczer-3]]'' cast other than the Iczers, Nagisa, and Neos Gold herself.

** Scenario 37 includes the mysterious scene of Kouichi and Emi meeting [[spoiler: alternate-reality versions of themselves]], but gives them an actual dialogue scene, which enforces their HeroOfAnotherStory status.

** This leads to the one time where Combattler and Voltes are not friends (or at least know of each other's work) in the entire franchise. It also leads to some people in the game confusing the two robots for each other, which has happened in real life.

* DayInTheLimelight: Unlike most Gundam Wing entries in SRW, in L the Gundam pilots actually don't join up for quite a while in game, and instead Zechs is the character who's with Lotus from almost the beginning of the game giving him some refreshing focus for a change where he's either a villain until late game or overshadowed by Heero.

** [[spoiler: [[Anime/RebuildofEvangelion Mari, Kaworu]] and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Auel]]]] are reduced to [=NPCs=].

** The Variable Fighters from ''Anime/MacrossFrontier'' gain the Reaction Warhead, and eventually, the Micro Dimension Eater Warhead, after certain points in the storyline. Turning them into this.

** [[spoiler: Until you unlock Rushbird's Dimension Storm attack, which is a two-handed, considerably stronger, version of the above.]]

** Throughout Soubi's subplot, [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWingEndlessWaltz Wufei]] was vital in helping him regain his desire for justice, and one of three characters that can [[spoiler:convince him to join]] (a first in Super Robot Wars history, since they are from two completely unrelated series). Since Soubi no longer believes in justice because of his wife's death, while Wufei did not believe in justice until his wife's death, as seen in ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Gundam Wing]]: [[EpisodeZeroTheBeginning Episode Zero]]''.

* OnlySixFaces: Character portraits of the Linebarrel and SEED Destiny characters. It isn't as bad as comparing [[Anime/FafnerInTheAzureDeadAggressor Fafner]] and Destiny in ''K'', but still fit this trope All of the aforementioned series have character designs by Hisashi Hirai, who is ''infamous'' for the use of this trope.

** Unlike in the show, [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Captain Talia Gladys]] sides with the protagonists when Durandal reveals the Destiny Plan for the sake of her son's future. She also never had an affair with Durandal, and did not join him to die on the Messiah.

** Scenario 37 includes the BigLippedAlligatorMoment of Kouichi and Emi meeting [[spoiler: alternate-reality versions of themselves]], but gives them an actual dialogue scene, which enforces their HeroOfAnotherStory status.

* DuelBoss: The last showdown with Iczer-2. You get a GameOver if anyone but Iczer-1 attacks her, which alongside her strong stats, make her ThatOneBoss as until Iczer-1 builds up some Will, Iczer-2 can OHKO her if she doesn't miss.

** The Rushbird's attacks are exactly like [[Manga/HadesProjectZeorymer Zeorymer]], as well as Alice being an Expy of Miku, aka RobotGirl [[spoiler: capable of channeling interdimensional energy into said mecha.]] The only main difference here is Nagumo isn't a [[{{Jerkass}} humongous bastard]] like [[DesignatedHero Masato.]]

* LeeroyJenkins: [[Manga/LinebarrelsOfIron Kouichi]] is AI controlled on stage 37 and will recklessly charge right into the middle of the enemy formation, and needless to say you have to keep him alive. This rapidly turns into ThatOneLevel if he's underlevelled or Linebarrels hasn't been upgraded much.

* HarsherinHindsight: Everyone was annoyed that Rebuild 2.0's ending was cut, with the fans complaining they wanted badass god powered Shinji. Then 3.0 came out [[spoiler:revealing that god powered Shinji is a bad thing, and the near 3rd Impact wasn't something that could be easily written off.]] People suspect the staff had advance notice on this.

* UnexpectedCharacter: The [[spoiler: pink hippo from [[Anime/GaikingLegendOfDaikuMaryu Gaiking]]]] appears as one of [[Manga/LinebarrelsOfIron Ishigami]]'s many, many tests. Unlike the one from the show however, this one isn't a hallucination.

*** The changes made to SEED Destiny in this game are quite unusual for Super Robot Wars. Most of the time the changes they make are limited to [[KarmaHoudini killing characters who should have been killed in canon]], [[SparedByTheAdaptation saving characters the audience likes]], [[AdaptationDistillation condensing stories so that they all fit in the game]], and [[CharacterDevelopment making reasonable changes to the characters through interaction with characters from other series]]. They went far beyond that with Gundam SEED Destiny in L. Essentially, they rewrote the entire second half of the plot. Which is somewhat hilarious, seeing as how Bandai is Banpresto's ''parent company'', meaning the rewrites likely were approved by the same people who released the original series.