History YMMV / Daimos

* GeniusBonus:
** So remember that sun Erika mentioned, that Planet Baam orbits? [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algol Yeah, it's a real thing]].
** The seventh episode of the series [[ADayInTheLimelight focuses]] on Nana. "Seven" in Japanese is read as "Nana" (七).

* RetroactiveRecognition: Balbas' little brother Himley, who died in the same episode he appeared (and yet, [[SpannerInTheWorks his actions were extremely vital for the heroes' victory]]), voiced by Creator/RyuseiNakao. Yes, that was ''way'' before [[StarMakingRole he found his signature style with]] [[Anime/DragonBallZ Frieza]], and even ''before'' [[Series/DenshiSentaiDenziman the one time he guest-starred in a live action series singing a sweet love song.]] (Also of note, Creator/MasakoNozawa debuted the episode prior as Genta. That's right, the voice of Goku debuted one episode before the voice of Frieza.)

** The aliens' main spaceship, Cobrard, is a [[https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Baam_Empire?file=Cobrard2a.png#Machinery pyramid]]. Guess the aliens really did build them after all![[note]]The conspiracy theory of aliens building the pyramids actually pre-dates the anime by ten years, being proposed by Erich von Däniken in 1968. However, it's likely because of [[Creator/TadaoNagahama Tadao Nagahama]]'s tendency to incorporate [[FantasyCounterpartCulture Fantasy Counterpart Cultures]] in his works.[[/note]]

** ''Starbirds'', the crappy American dub, has resulted in a few thanks to the [[DubNameChange Dub Name Changes]].
*** The MacGuffin is called the "Crystal Light". Crystal Lite is a line of powdered lemonade mixes, so it sounds like they're fighting for their beverages.
*** The [[CainAndAbel villainous older brother]] of one of the [[PrincessProtagonist main characters]] [[Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKidRodrickRules is named Roderick]].

* MoralEventHorizon: Boy, does Miwa skip over it like no tomorrow. Arguably, his first crossing was when he indiscriminately attacked fellow humans just to have a shot against the Baam-seijin, ignoring them as 'inevitable' collateral damage and dismissing them as 'useless'. If that didn't convince you, he then repeated this after press-ganging the President of the United Nations into unleashing a bomb that could wipe out 350,000 to 700,000 human lives... and deliberately launched it anyway when the UN ordered him to abort. As Kyoshiro puts it, he was just concerned with getting all the glory after he was presented with a medal (that was meant for Prof. Izumi). All in all, while the audience has known what kind of monster he is from that event, Kazuya and the Daimovic crew were still capable of putting up with him, until Miwa gunned down harmless Baamites personally. That was when the trope became an in-universe example, with Kazuya finally running out of patience with Miwa and administering a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown, and [[EveryoneHasStandards the UN also deciding that enough is enough and proceeding to strip him of his rank]].

** Miwa has a great resemblance to [[Anime/DragonBallZ Vegeta]], down to the hair. Personality-wise, they're the same, except Miwa is a human that wants to destroy the alien race.
** Kyoshiro quoting Creator/KarlMarx in the fourth episode is this when he gains an AbhorrentAdmirer in the ditzy UpperClassTwit [[RichBitch Reiko]].

** Every Filipino's fave super robot second to ''Anime/VoltesV''.

* SpiritualSuccessor: ''Anime/{{Daimos}}'' has one in ''AnimeRomeoXJuliet'', which is also a retelling of Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet JustForFun/InSpace.

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: The show overall shows the message of MirroringFactions well enough; just as there are evil, racist humans and Balmians, there are also equal numbers of those who wanted peace and co-existence. After the sinking of the Undersea Castle and then arrest of [[GeneralRipper Miwa]], the scene cuts to Kazuya tending to a wounded Baamite, who confessed that they fought against the humans because they were fearing that if they were captured, they'd be tortured to death. Kazuya assured him that it certainly won't happen again, especially when humans that advocate such ideas (like Miwa) have been removed.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Balbas' little bro Himley, who died in the same episode he appeared (and yet, [[SpannerInTheWorks his actions was extremely vital for the heroes' victory]]), voiced by Creator/RyuseiNakao. Yes, that was ''way'' before [[StarMakingRole he found his signature style with]] [[Anime/DragonBallZ Frieza]], and even ''before'' [[Series/DenshiSentaiDenziman the one time he guest-starred in a live action series singing a sweet love song.]] (Also of note, Creator/MasakoNozawa debuted the episode prior as Genta. That's right, the voice of Goku debuted one episode before the voice of Frieza.)

** [[spoiler: uThe [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters Chief General]] of [[Characters/DaimosEarthlings Earth]], [[GeneralRipper Sakamori/Sakimori Miwa]], believes the best way to win a war is by exterminating your enemy to the last man. Ostensibly on the heroes' side, Miwa tries to undermine them at every time, even accusing them of treason and, despite his job being to protect humanity, he doesn't care when civilians are caught in the crossfire. He also proceeds to execute groups of defeated and helpless Baams simply [[FantasticRacism out of hatred]]. In many ways, the genocidal, brutal Miwa is as bad as the power-hungry Olban.]]

** The [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters Chief General]] of [[Characters/DaimosEarthlings Earth]], [[GeneralRipper Sakamori/Sakimori Miwa]], believes the best way to win a war is by exterminating your enemy to the last man. Ostensibly on the heroes' side, Miwa tries to undermine them at every time, even accusing them of treason and, despite his job being to protect humanity, he doesn't care when civilians are caught in the crossfire. He also proceeds to execute groups of defeated and helpless Brahmins simply [[FantasticRacism out of hatred]]. In many ways, the genocidal, brutal Miwa is as bad as the power-hungry Olban.]]

* {{Narm}}: The villains are called "The Balm Empire". At times it sounds like the heroes are fighting against a tub of Vaseline.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: In episode 39, Georiya [[https://ibb.co/48DbByj shoots an arrow]] at the [[UsefulNotes/{{Judaism}} Star Of David]]. It is never explained why this Baamite alien has a specific grudge against the Jewish people considering the anime never mentions them once.

** [[spoiler: [[PlanetBaron King Olban]] of [[Characters/DaimosTheBalmEmpire the Balm Empire]], unlike most of his kind, is a power-hungry, cold-hearted tyrant who states his people only exist for him to rule them. Olban rose to power by [[TheStarscream killing the previous king]], and masterminded the war between the Brahmins and humanity. He blamed the humans for his ruler's death, taking advantage of the Brahmins' despair after the loss of their power and risking their extinction simply to gain more to rule. He also shows no compunction in trying to kill his dead sovereign's children as well. Threatening the loved ones of Erika, the daughter of the previous king, Olban forces her to marry him to legitimize his rule, and when he is cornered by her furious brother, Olban threatens to cut the life support of the frozen Brahmins. Once he is fatally wounded, Olban reveals that he had a DeadMansSwitch to [[ColonyDrop make the space station fall to Jupiter]] to take down his own people alongside him.

* ValuesDissonance: Episode 24 is about Cairo trying to photograph the underneath of Nana's clothes, his antics being PlayedForLaughs. Even Kyoshiro and Kazuya are aware but don't say anything about it. Since Nana is sixteen, this would be considered illegal imagery in many countries.

** [[PlanetBaron King Olban]] of [[Characters/DaimosTheBalmEmpire the Balm Empire]], unlike most of his kind, is a power-hungry, cold-hearted tyrant who states his people only exist for him to rule them. Olban rose to power by [[TheStarscream killing the previous king]], and masterminded the war between the Brahmins and humanity. He blamed the humans for his ruler's death, taking advantage of the Brahmins' despair after the loss of their power and risking their extinction simply to gain more to rule. He also shows no compunction in trying to kill his dead sovereign's children as well. Threatening the loved ones of Erika, the daughter of the previous king, Olban forces her to marry him to legitimize his rule, and when he is cornered by her furious brother, Olban threatens to cut the life support of the frozen Brahmins. Once he is fatally wounded, Olban reveals that he had a DeadMansSwitch to [[ColonyDrop make the space station fall to Jupiter]] to take down his own people alongside him.
** The [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters Chief General]] of [[Characters/DaimosEarthlings Earth]], [[GeneralRipper Sakamori/Sakimori Miwa]], believes the best way to win a war is by exterminating your enemy to the last man. Ostensibly on the heroes' side, Miwa tries to undermine them at every time, even accusing them of treason and, despite his job being to protect humanity, he doesn't care when civilians are caught in the crossfire. He also proceeds to execute groups of defeated and helpless Brahmins simply [[FantasticRacism out of hatred]]. In many ways, the genocidal, brutal Miwa is as bad as the power-hungry Olban.

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: The show overall shows the message of MirroringFactions well enough; just as there are evil, racist humans and Balmians, there are also equal numbers of those who wanted peace and co-existence. After the sinking of the Undersea Castle and then arrest of [[GeneralRipper Miwa]], the scene cuts to Kazuya tending to a wounded Balmian, who confessed that they fought against the humans because they were fearing that if they were captured, they'd be tortured to death. Kazuya assured him that it certainly won't happen again, especially when humans that advocate such ideas (like Miwa) have been removed.

** Kyoshiro quoting Creator/KarlMarx in the fourth episode is this when he gains an AbhorrentAdmirer in [[RichBitch Reiko]].

* MoralEventHorizon: Boy does Miwa skips over it like no tomorrow. Arguably, his first crossing was when he indiscriminately attacked fellow humans just to have a shot against the Barmians, ignoring them as 'inevitable' collateral damage and dismissing them as 'useless', and if that didn't convince you, he then repeated this after press-ganging the President of the United Nations into unleashing a bomb that could wipe out 350,000 to 700,000 human lives... and deliberately launching it anyway when the UN ordered him to abort. As Kyoshiro puts it, he was just concerned with getting all the glory after he was presented with a medal (that was meant for Prof. Izumi). All in all, while the audience has known what kind of monster he is from that event, Kazuya and the Daimobic crews were still capable of putting up with him... until Miwa guns down harmless Barmians personally. That was when the trope became an in-universe example, with Kazuya finally running out of patience with Miwa and administering a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown and [[EveryoneHasStandards the UN also deciding that enough is enough and proceeding to strip him of his rank and order his arrest]].

* UnconventionalLearningExperience: Kyoshiro frequently quotes famous philosphers and authors, including Nietszche, [[UsefulNotes/{{Marxism}} Marx]], Goethe, Shakespeare and Descartes, amongst others. Episode 27 has Dr. Izumi explain [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tachyon Tachyons]] to the viewer and try to prove that they exist.

* GeniusBonus: So remember that sun Erika mentioned, that Planet Baam orbits? [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algol Yeah, it's a real thing]].

* NarmCharm: The Filipino English dub. This being a 70's dub, lowering your standards before watching is advised.

** [[SayMyName "Kazuyaaaa!" "Erikaaaa!"]]. Many Japanese fans and [[OccidentalOtaku hardcore mecha fans]] are also familiar with the original Japanese version of the meme.

** [[SayMyName "Kazuyaaaaa!" "Erikaaaa!"]]. Many Japanese fans and [[OccidentalOtaku hardcore mecha fans]] are also familiar with the original Japanese version of the meme.

* MemeticMutation: [[SayMyName "Richaaaard!" "Erikaaaa!"]]. Many Filipinos are familiar with that dramatic conversation.