History YMMV / SuperRobotWarsK

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Although [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Kira, Yzak, and Dearka]] are playable characters in a game that also feautures ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDCE73Stargazer'', they don't have much interactions with the Phantom Pain trio that pilot upgraded versions of their old mechas. Their interactions are demoted to unique battle dialogue, and no particular rivalry is build between the teams. This is in spite of Sven seemingly being interested in the "Ultimate Coordinator" in Kira's debuting scenario. Not to mention that the Blu Duel and Verde Buster aren't even unlockable units to use.
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: To the umpteenth degree for Mist - in a better written narrative, Mist's back-story as a FailureKnight who's trying to do better in a new world might make him a legitimate candidate of being a sympathetic hero that players can root for. Unfortunately, the way he runs his mouth without reading the situation ''throughout the course of the game'' gave Mist the most unintentional {{Jerkass}} personality - one that fails to endear any fans to him - without letting the story tell him the way he was intended to be, ultimately dropping him to TheScrappy status for good measure.

** Dialogue during the climax of the Battle of Berlin is changed slightly to show that Kira (and all the other good guys) thought Stella was moving towards Shinn to attack him, which is what spurred him into action, better framing his actions as a TragicMistake brought forth by good intention. And even then, the player can still save Stella.

** Neo expresses a desire to become TheAtoner even after his brainwashing is undone, and he even gets to fight other members of Phantom Pain to show he is serious about it.

* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: A lot of problems fans had with the cast of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny'' are resolved in this game:

** Athrun's indecisiveness is gone, as he flatly refuses to fight his old companions and has no issues telling the Minerva crew he thinks fighting them is a mistake. Cagalli later mentions part of the reason he stayed with ZAFT was to investigate Durandal, so he isn't guilty of blind trust either.

** Heine Westenfluss is SparedByAdaptation and isn't a SacrificialLamb any longer. This allows him to get a small character arc that can potentially end with him pulling a HeelFaceTurn during the climax of the ''Gundam SEED Destiny'' plot, depending on the actions of the player.

** In one ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDCE73Stargazer'' scenario, players must prevent any enemy unit from reaching a certain point [[RecycledInSpace IN SPACE]]. This sort of mission objective isn't a problem, except many series and their respective mecha in this game don't go into space from their home series, meaning they're stuck with a relatively low rank of "B" for terrain (see ScrappyMechanic above). To emphasize, a LightningBruiser like the King Gainer can easily get hit and often miss in space.

* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Largely ''Gundam SEED Destiny'' characters; not only is [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Kira Yamato]] more reasonable (who doesn't attack the player's team on sight, but agrees to join them) and Cagalli's {{Chickification}} completely nullified, ''K'' goes out of its way to make [[TheScrappy Yuuna]] [[RomanticFalseLead Roma]] [[ButtMonkey Seinan]] of ''SEED Destiny'' less of a coward and more affectionate towards Cagalli, to the point where [[spoiler:he acknowledges his faults and steps aside when Cagalli forcibly takes command of Orb - Yuuna even [[SparedByTheAdaptation lives through the Battle of Orb]]]]. Unfortunately, the same can't be said about the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny ZAFT]] characters (with the exception of [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Athrun Zala]] and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Heine Westenfluss]]).

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter
** Despite the proper ''Super Robot Wars'' appearance of ''Godannar'' (the series made its debut in ''Super Robot Wars Scramble Comannder 2''), units like the Goddinner, Genesister and Volspinner do not appear, let alone mentioned in ''K''; instead, their respective pilots make appearances during intermissions.
** The various frames for Anime/KotetsuJeeg are not available in ''K'': one of them even has ''[[ThisIsADrill drill legs]]''!
** Although [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Yzak Joule and Dearka Elsman]] are playable characters in the game, a lot of players were disappointed the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDCE73Stargazer Blu Duel and Verde Buster]] weren't unlockable units for them to use, and they're relegated to [[{{Mook}} ZAKU Phantom and Gouf Ignited]].
** Despite the individual forms appearing as {{Combination Attack}}s, [[Anime/GaikingLegendofDaikuMaryu Sky Buster Gaiking and Triple Gaiking]] do not appear.
** ''K'' marks the first time the actual ''[[VideoGame/VirtualOn Virtual ON MARZ]]'' plot is used (the cast treated their ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha Super Robot Wars Alpha 3]]'' appearance as a "bonus level" from their world), yet players only get 4 of the 9 ''MARZ'' characters to use.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot
** Even with the changes to its story, ''Gundam SEED Destiny'' still gets the short end of the stick in several areas. So what if [[spoiler:[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Captain Talia Gladys]] dies in the game]]? Let players use the ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Minerva]]'' battleship instead of the ''Archangel'', for a change.
** The entire plot of ''Fafner'' in ''K'' is played in a way such that if players choose the wrong route splits, they will encounter only one Festum unit in the ENTIRE game, and won't even be able to fight it. This also extends to plot-important characters or units being glossed over.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: To the umpteenth degree for Mist Rex. In a better written story, his backstory as a FailureKnight and trying to do better in the new world might make him a legitimate candidate of a sympathetic hero to be rooted for. Unfortunately, the way he runs his mouth without reading the situation instead generated the most unintentionally {{Jerkass}} personality that fails to endear the fans to him and see him as intended, dropping him to TheScrappy status for good measure too.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Of the series debuts included, ''Anime/GunXSword'' stands as the best received, owing to its GameBreaker-style BoringButPractical units, its unique and quirky cast of characters. Despite ''Gun X Sword'' being self-contained for one game until ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsT'', many players deemed the series a saving grace to this divisive title, who played ''K'' [[JustHereForGodzilla just for it]] or ended up watching the {{Anime}} thanks to its inclusion here.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: To the umpteenth degree for Mist Rex. In other scenarios, his backstory as a FailureKnight and trying to do better in the new world might make him a legitimate candidate of a sympathetic hero to be rooted for. Unfortunately, the way he runs his mouth without reading the situation instead generated the most unintentionally {{Jerkass}} personality that fails to endear the fans to him and see him as intended, dropping him to TheScrappy status for good measure too.

** The entire plot of ''Fafner'' in ''K'' is played in a way such that if players choose the wrong route splits, they will encounter only one Festum unit in the ENTIRE game, and won't even be able to fight it. This also extends to plot-important characters or units being glossed over.

* TheScrappy: Mist is, beyond the shadow of a doubt, the most '''hated''' ''Super Robot Wars'' protagonist ever. He spends most of ''K'' complaining about how much better Altreim is than Earth, acts like a {{Jerkass}} to the cast over the party's character flaws (berating [[Anime/ShinkonGattaiGodannar Goh Saruwatari]] [[LoveTriangle for his women troubles]], telling [[Anime/GunXSword Van]] to get over his bride-to-be's death, insulting Kira's idealistic pacifism and denigrating inexperienced pilots like [[Anime/OvermanKingGainer Gainer Sanga]], [[Anime/ZoidsGenesis Ruuji Familion]], and [[Anime/GaikingLegendOfDaikuMaryu Daiya Tsuwabuki]]). The ultimate expression of this is his reaction to the ending as "[[WasntThatFun a fun party]]" (see MemeticMutation) by completely glossing over [[spoiler:the actions of [[Anime/FafnerInTheAzureDeadAggressor Soushi Minashiro]], who [[HeroicSacrifice sacrificed himself to ultimately destroy]] the EldritchAbomination BigBad that was '''RESPONSIBLE FOR ALTREIM'S DESTRUCTION''']]. Made worse when a lot of his attitude is {{Hypocrit|e}}ical, such as one ending putting him in a LoveTriangle situation after insulting Goh for the very same reasons or some instances where he [[LeeroyJenkins recklessly charges at Edax forces and gets his ass handed to him]], after telling off other pilots for doing just that. There's a reason why Mist leads the MemeticMutation entry for ''Super Robot Wars''.
* ScrappyMechanic

** Following the release of ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsZ'', installments began standardizing many game-play mechanics, such as "[[DiminishingReturnsForBalance evasion decay]]"[[note]]As a unit is attacked, its evasion rate decreases every time it is targeted[[/note]], raising the cost of "Spirit Commands" and balancing individual Will gains. The one gripe players have with ''K'' regarding standardization are terrain rankings on units: first, ''K'' goes with the idea that if a series is never set in space, it cannot have more than rank of "B" in space. This is fine until players realize Anime/MazingerZ, who has never been in space, gets a rank of "A". This also extends to the [[Anime/FafnerInTheAzureDeadAggressor Fafners]], while the [[Anime/GunXSword Dann of Thursday]] (who not only fought in space, but fought to a draw against the [[Anime/GunXSword Saudade of Sunday]], an "[[AMechByAnyOtherName Armor]]" built for space combat within its own series) gets a measly "B". Secondly, despite the primary units from ''Anime/ShinkonGattaiGodannar'' fighting often in water and the Fafners originating from an ''island'', none of them have a better rank of "B" in water terrain (the exceptions are the [[Anime/ShinkonGattaiGodannar Cosmo Diver]], a dedicated underwater/space unit and one of the unlockable Fafner units).

* HilariousInHindsight: ''Anime/FafnerInTheAzureDeadAggressor'' is in this game with ''Anime/OvermanKingGainer'', which features an Exodus in its plot. The former's second season (released six years after this game) is called ''Exodus'', but it's also HarsherInHindsight because some characters who survived in the first season and [[TheMovie Heaven and Earth]] were KilledOffForReal.

* HilariousInHindsight: ''Anime/FafnerInTheAzureDeadAggressor'' is in this game with ''Anime/OvermanKingGainer'', which features an Exodus in its plot. The former's second season is called ''Exodus'', but it's also HarsherInHindsight because some characters who survived in the first season and [[TheMovie Heaven and Earth]] were KilledOffForReal.

** The entire plot of ''Fafner'' in ''K'' is played in a way such that if players choose the wrong route splits, they will encounter only one Festum unit in the ENTIRE game, and won't even be able to fight it. This also extends to plot-important characters or units being glossed over.
* VindicatedByHistory: In Wiki/ThisVeryWiki, a trope entry on PlotHole from an apparent mistranslation claimed that ''K'''s prologue was lazily written and singled out lines on MemeticMutation made Mist Rex too much of a {{Jerkass}}. Thanks to the NoExportForYou problem and people having to only depend on a certain translation FAQ in [=GameFAQS=] (whereas Mist ended up rubbing the author in the wrong way that he spoke negatively about him, when he was capable of being more neutral and accurate in his other works), some of these entries persisted for ''years'' and some fans already took these as facts until [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDcSWFTNcxt17rWTTMHCMKmhPaUDcxKIm khanh nguyen]]'s ongoing translation started clarifying some of these. [[note]]It should be noted that the hatred spread so much even in Japan that they made memes out of kicking Mist's ass based on the {{Jerkass}} portrayal of Mist, so the vindication might not be very complete even if there is a better translation if even the Japanese are affected, unless there is a confirmation that they just looked at the English-speaking fandom's negative reaction and [[{{Troll}} decided to run with it.]][[/note]]
** In the mistranslated prologue, the "[[Anime/ShinkonGattaiGodannar War of the Titans]]" in ''K'' was thought to be set ten years after the appearance of the [[Anime/KotetsushinJeeg Jama Kingdom]] (which was fifty years before the present) and created the confusion that the ''Godannar'' characters are OlderThanTheyLook. With khanh nguyen's translation, it turned out that Mimetic Beasts appeared ten years before the present and the "War of the Titans" happened five years ago, just like in the anime. Subsequent conversations between several characters supported this.
** Mist's supposedly rude lines (up to the first scenario of the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeedDestiny Berlin Route]] so far) give better impressions if one knows the entire conversations and full context. The [[Memes/SuperRobotWars page]] has been edited to include khanh nguyen's translation in the explanation notes.