Line #90 VideoGame/EndlessFrontier


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2	''Super Robot Wars OG Saga: Endless Frontier'' is an EasternRPG for the Platform/NintendoDS released in May 2008. Although this SpinOff does not take place in the same universe as the ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration'' games, it is nonetheless [[{{Continuity}} tied to]] [[GaidenGame its story]].
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4	The "Endless Frontier" is a collection of multiple worlds connected by dimensional portals known as "Cross Gates". In one of these worlds, BountyHunter and [[HandsomeLech amateur ladies man]] Haken Browning and his ArtificialHuman {{Sidekick}} Aschen Brodel explore the ruins of the crashed spaceship ''Mai Terra'', one they were both found in when Haken was just a baby. Inside they find, much to their surprise, a rather well-endowed young woman with an [[{{BFS}} enormous sword]] and a [[MsFanservice tiny dress]] sleeping in the crew's quarters. Turns out she's Kaguya Nanbu, the {{ojou}} of one of the Frontier's worlds. Discovering there's a reward for her safe return, the pair decide to accompany her home. Since this is roughly the first ten minutes of the game, things naturally start to snowball from there: strange "Mild Kiel" crystals start sprouting up all over the Endless Frontier and some very familiar-looking robots connected with a war that happened ten years ago have reappeared again. Secrets, conspiracies, spankings, and lots and lots of boob jokes await.
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6	Along the way, the group run into a number of travelers from beyond the Endless Frontier: Reiji Arisu, a law enforcement agent of "Shinra" from Earth, his [[AsianFoxSpirit fox-spirit]] partner Xiaomu (whom some may remember ([[NoExportForYou or not]]) from ''VideoGame/NamcoXCapcom''), and KOS-MOS, a RobotGirl from [[VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}} the far future]]. Unfortunately, their problems have tagged along, too.
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8	''Endless Frontier'' uses a TurnBasedCombat system similar to to ''Namco X Capcom'' where orders are issued via ActionCommands instead of the usual system interface typical to Eastern [=RPGs=]. Attacks can be chained into {{combos}} with one another to ensure an enemy cannot get a bead on the party when it's their turn to attack, allowing long attack combinations. Players can also issue a set of new commands during these attack strings, such as allowing the next party character to continue the combo, request assistance from characters placed in reserve or executing an "[[LimitBreak Overdrive]]" to maximize damage and achieve bonuses post-battle. Like its [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWars namesake]], {{Mecha}} do appear in the game, though they take a back role, appearing around [[MiniMecha a few meters tall]] compared to their [[HumongousMecha counterparts]], and are only available as an assist.
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10	A sequel called ''Endless Frontier EXCEED'' was released on February 2010 on the same platform, with a somewhat wider focus: the "Fairies" (really, [[OurElvesAreDifferent elves]]) from the kingdom of "Elfetale" fled the Endless Frontier during the war and ended up spending the next ten years co-existing with the "[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsCompact3 Shura]]". When a Shura fortress (coincidentally the one the Fairies are mostly living in) ends up getting tossed into the Frontier, Elven Princess Neige Hausen sets out to find out what's going on. Accompanying her is young Shura warrior Alady Nasch, who has the additional job of tracking down a Shura artifact that decided to step off its pedestal and take a walk, particularly before their rivals find it first. Meanwhile, the Endless Frontier is abuzz regarding the reappearance of Mild Kiel crystals, alongside new entities with their own ambitions. To make matters worse, more [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAdvance remnants of a war-mongering faction]] are on the move again, with their own schemes. However, a few individuals from beyond the Endless Frontier have made their way into the setting.
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12	Understandably, ''EXCEED'' features an expanded cast. In addition to new faces, the entire cast of the previous game returns, including Reiji, Xiaomu, and KOS-MOS (who also brings [[VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}} M.O.M.O.]] along this time). ''EXCEED'' even pulls in [[Characters/SuperRobotWarsAdvance Axel Almer]] and [[Characters/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGenerationSteelDragonBattleGroup Kouta Azuma]] from the main ''Original Generation'' installments, and Mark Hunter, a character from an obscure Banpresto Platform/SuperFamicom EasternRPG called ''Gaia Saver''. The combat system is also refined, doing away certain {{Scrappy Mechanic}}s and easing gameplay to fit the much wider selection of characters.
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14	While the first game was localized and released in April 2009, [[NoExportForYou there's been no word of a localization]] for ''EXCEED'', although a [[https://www.romhacking.net/translations/5492/ fan translation exists.]] However, Haken and Kaguya reappear in ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone'', a SpiritualSuccessor to ''Namco X Capcom'', along with Reiji, Xiaomu, KOS-MOS and surprisingly, [[Characters/SuperRobotWarsAlpha Sanger Zonvolt]] from the ''Original Generation'' series. Bringing this SpinOff full circle, in August 2016, Haken and Aschen appear in ''Original Generation'' {{Sequel}} ''The Moon Dwellers'', using [[HumongousMecha a full-sized version]] of the Phantom and Haken's [[SwissArmyGun "Night Fowl" rifle]] called the "Gespenst Haken".
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17	!!Tropes in ''Endless Frontier''include:
18	* AcceptableBreaksFromReality: Any decent physics engine would render Kaguya immobile (or at least a hunchback) and if she could move, she'd A) overbalance a lot, and B) have to put her dress back on after every fight (hmm...[[FanService perhaps that's not so "acceptable," after all...]]). It also wouldn't have allowed the acrobatics and enemy tossing the party can do.
19	* AdamSmithHatesYourGuts: In ''EXCEED'', up to four merchants/shop owners join the party. Naturally, the player isn't given freebies. Hawken's crew in the Zeit Krokodil also no longer provides free service to rest inside.
20	* AGodAmI: [[spoiler:Wahrschein Lichkeit]]; interestingly, [[spoiler:the Wahrschein Lichkeit's a fragment of the corpse of the [[Characters/SuperRobotWarsCompact2 Neue Regisseur]], the eternal guardian of the universe who existed since the beginning of time. In ''Original Generation 2'', when questioned by the heroes, Neue Regisseur vehemently denied being God]]. Granted, [[spoiler:the Neue Regisseur hadn't created any universes at the time. Wahrschein Lichkeit was being quite literal]].
21	* AllThereInTheManual: A lot of details regarding the story can only be found in the ''Original Generation'' main series. Similarly, most of the information regarding Reiji's pursuit of Saya and [[VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}} T-elos]]' hate for KOS-MOS is glossed over. ''Namco X Capcom'' and ''[[VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}} Xenosaga Episode III]]'' are the games to learn the details.
22	* AMechByAnyOtherName: Residents of Kagura Amahara call all robots ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karakuri_ningyo karakuri]]''. Princess Suzuka controls her Jyaki-GUN-Oh like a marionette through strings attached to her [[PaperFanOfDoom fans]]. In ''EXCEED'', the Shura refer to their mecha as "Rasetsu-Ki".
23	* AnimeHair: Kaguya's long hair and Xiaomu's multiple ponytails. In actuality, the latter's are actually her ''tails''.
24	* AntiHero: Though none of the characters are very far down the scale, whenever anyone suggests doing anything excessive, it gets lampshaded.
25	* AnotherDimension: The universe of the Endless Frontier is made up multiple worlds with unique cultures and races, each of them linked through dimensional portals known as Cross-Gates. [[spoiler:After Haken & Co. [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu defeated Wahrschein Lichkeit]] and stopped the Einst's plans to remake the worlds in their image, the multiple worlds of the Endless Frontier then fused into one.]]
26	* AscendedExtra: [[Characters/NamcoXCapcom Dokugozu and Dokumezu]] were simply Saya's {{Elite Mook}}s in ''Namco X Capcom''. Here, they become supporting antagonists each with a distinct personality. This would carry over into ''Project X Zone''.
27	* BackFromTheDead: Saya, the villainess from ''Namco X Capcom'' who was rather [[BoomHeadshot blatantly killed]] in that game, returns in ''Endless Frontier'' [[UnexplainedRecovery with no explanation]]. The kicker? Even ''she doesn't know'' why she's back.
28	* BackgroundMusicOverride: When a character launches their SuperMovePortraitAttack, their {{leitmotif}} overrides the current track.
29	* BagOfSharing: Being an EasternRPG, this is standard.
30	* BagOfSpilling: In regards to ''EXCEED'': where did all the Z.O. Swords and Monolith Armors from the first game go? Also applies to the whereabouts of the Alt Eisen Nacht and Weiss Ritter Abend.
31	* BattleCouple: By proxy, Reiji and Xiaomu since ''Namco X Capcom''; by the end of the first game, Haken and Kaguya ascend to this. Uniquely in ''EXCEED'', Axel and [[spoiler:[[Characters/SuperRobotWarsCompact2 Einst Alfimi]]]] are treated as a single unit during combat and always attack together.
32	* BeastMan: Lee Ly, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Katze]], Shirou and Rubor Cucullus. EXCEED adds the Gand siblings, which include a wolf and a dragon.
33	* BetterThanABareBulb: There's LampshadeHanging everywhere, on nearly everything.
34	* BilingualBonus: The localization only translates the script; voice-acting is left untouched, and without captions, thus players either need a grasp of Japanese or dig into their {{Ascended Fanboy}}ism to understand the victory quotes and start-of-battle banter.
35	* BoobBasedGag: Kaguya invokes this the most, but then again, she's a playable character and has StockFootage. Anne Sirena, on the other hand, ''may'' be going over the line:
36	--> '''Anne''': "Heh heh... Just so you know, I haven't even reached my full potential yet!"[[note]]Anne's already pushing a North American DD-cup/Eurasian F-cup[[/note]]\
37	'''Suzuka''': "What!? I don't believe it!"\
38	'''Xiaomu''': "OK, that's crossing the line from titillating to just plain creepy."
39	** Put it simply, there are only two breast sizes in the games: large and flat. BOTH are played for more jokes than you can imagine and a boob joke ''will'' be stuck into any conversation possible by misinterpretation or snarking. Hell, the animated opening for ''EXCEED'' has one bit where Xiaomu's examining herself and leering at the chests of the other girls.
40	* {{Bowdlerise}}: The Japanese version of the first game's covert art features [[https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ds/944506-super-robot-taisen-og-saga-endless-frontier/images/198818 the four original cast]] with a shot of Aschen's and Kaguya's cleavage in full view. The [[https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ds/944506-super-robot-taisen-og-saga-endless-frontier/images/1120107 North American cover art]], however, repositions the characters so the game's localized title and Atlus' logo hides them while partially obscuring Suzuka's midriff.
41	* BossRush: Because of scripted boss fights and a 100% flee rate from {{mooks}}, the games can potentially feel like this. Played straight and more properly in the first game while exploring Wilkurkind, and once again near the end.
42	* BottomlessMagazines: The characters and mechas who fight with firearms (e.g. Haken, Aschen, Reiji, Nacht) all have a seemingly endless supply of ammunition for their attacks.
43	* {{Brainwashed}}:
44	** In ''EXCEED'', [[spoiler:Pete Pain's use of "Code: PTP" (Play The Puppet) on both Cardia Basirissa and Aschen, and later Rig the Guard taking control over KOS-MOS]].
45	** Hamelin the Pied Piper also brainwashes people to fight Alady and company, leading to DefeatMeansFriendship.
46	* CallingYourAttacks: Nearly every attack the playable characters and even some bosses have a name for their repitoire of moves, and some of them even featuring an underlying theme with said characters.
47	* CanonImmigrant: Developer Creator/MonolithSoft seems to be making citizenship applications for their ''Xenosaga'' and ''Namco X Capcom'' characters with ''EXCEED''.
48	* CartoonBomb: The finale of Dorothy's signature attack has her summoning a gigantic cartoon bomb from under her skirt and proceeds to kick it onto her enemies.
49	* CatFolk [[CatsAreMean Are Mean]]: Koma and Katze Kotolnos, usually.
50	* ChekhovMIA: [[spoiler:In the first game, notice the W-03 and W-05 pods in the ''Neverland'' are open and their occupants missing. Guess who shows up in ''EXCEED'']]?
51	* ChestBlaster: KOS-MOS' "D-TENERITIAS", and to a greater extent, her "X-BUSTER", Gespenst Phantom's "Neutron Blaster", and T-elos' "U-TENERITIAS". The Jyaki-GUN-Oh has light artillery mounted on its torso that stuns {{mooks}} with surprising reliability.
52	* ClingyCostume: [[spoiler:[[Characters/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration Kouta Azuma as Fighter Roar]]]] suffers this problem in ''EXCEED'' which he attributes to Roar using it to keep both of them intact after the event that ended up transporting them to Endless Frontier. It wouldn't be that bad if the party didn't decide to go [[HotSpringsEpisode relax in a hot springs]].
53	* ComboBreaker: An enemy variation of this called "Forced Evasion" that makes you unable to continue attacking them, causes them to block the rest of your current attack for 0 damage and can also allow them to counterattack afterwards: while it's not a true ComboBreaker in sense that the enemy can only use it if you screw up your combo timing and cause them to fall to the ground, it's extremely easy to do by accident because of the strict timing on when to use each move, the varying weight of different types of enemies and because breaking enemy shields most of them get later in the game throws them high into the air and almost invariably screws up the natural flow of your current attack: they can also trigger Forced Evasion off a wall bounce that hits them when they're too low to the ground, which is next to impossible to anticipate.
54	** The sequel thankfully fixes this mechanic in several ways: the enemies now have a shared gauge that fills up when you kick their ass, and they can only use Forced Evasion when it's full and the chance for each individual enemy to use it if they fall out of your combo is shown next to the gauge, which also empties out if it's triggered, plus there are ways to lower the gauge yourself without giving the enemies a chance to use it. Enemies that have shields also have a visible gauge to show how close you are to breaking it to prepare for it, and some characters have attacks that instantly break the enemy's shield if they connect, which makes the shield meaningless if you set it as their first attack in their combo. There's also several ways to reduce the gauge, and [=PCs=] can also use Forced Evasion against enemy attacks, although it costs half of your LimitBreak bar to use and the character needs to be at 30% or less HP remaining and doesn't work against multitarget attacks or enemy {{Limit Break}}s, which bosses often like to spam at you.
55	* {{Combos}}: A key part of combat, which involves juggling and preventing {{mook}}s and [[BossFight bosses]] from scoring an evasion.
56	* ColonCancer: Just to be precise, the sequel ''EXCEED'' has '''four''' different qualifiers -- Super Robot Wars; Original Generation Saga; Endless Frontier; and EXCEED.
57	* ContinuityNod:
58	** The Japanese-only [[AudioAdaptation drama CD]] bundled with the first game confirms Aschen's [[spoiler:part of the W-Numbers series of [[ArtificialHuman androids]] created by [[Characters/SuperRobotWarsAdvance Lemon Browning]]. W-00, the first in the series, was mentioned in the ''Original Generations'' VideoGameRemake and is identified here as Haken]].
59	** ''EXCEED'' continues on from the events of ''Original Generation Gaiden'', namely [[spoiler:Axel's investigation of Lemon's "Project EF"]]. The pre-order ''EXCEED'' drama CD is actually a {{Prequel}} leading up to ''EXCEED'' regarding how Axel, [[spoiler:Alfimi]] and Kouta wind up in the Endless Frontier from the ''Original Generation'' universe. However, the reason they ended up there wouldn't be explained until ''The Moon Dwellers''.
60	* CuteLittleFangs: Suzuka and Koma have one of the "tooth" variant.
61	* DamnYouMuscleMemory: EXCEED changes up the cancel timings on a lot of returning characters' moves; combined with these timings already being pretty strict a returning player is in for a hard adjustment period.
62	* DeathByIrony: Hilariously [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by Haken while exploring the Dulces Tomb.
63	-->'''Haken:''' We've worked too hard to suffer lame ironic deaths like being killed in a cemetery!
64	* DeadpanSnarker: Virtually everyone lays the snark on thick as hell, but Aschen's primary personality programs deadpan to an art form.
65	* DevelopersRoom: EXCEED has one accessed at the very end of the NintendoHard BonusDungeon.
66	* DiskOneNuke: Surprisingly, it's Reiji. Not because he becomes weaker as the game goes on, far from it; it's because of the Forced Evasion mechanic, which the enemies will abuse much more readily later in the game. If he misses one attack, or has it go off, any damage he pulls off is rendered null. Which is why most people combine him with Haken by the time the latter gets Rampage Specter.
67	* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: ''Endlessly invoked''.
68	-->'''Aschen:''' "Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself."
69	* {{Double Entendre}}s: Followed by triple and quadruple entendres, and sometimes just plain innuendo and flat-out propositioning. Any dialogue ''will'' feature one eventually.
70	* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: Inverted due to being PlayedForLaughs when [[DisproportionateRetribution Xiaomu cracks a dumb joke and gets a spanking from Reiji]]. The only person to so much as blink is Kaguya. Subverted anyways since [[TooKinkyToTorture Xiaomu likes it]].
71	* DualWielding: KOS-MOS with her signature dual [[GatlingGood Gatling guns]] and Reiji with his [[PlayingWithFire fire-based katana]] and [[ShockAndAwe lightning-enhanced wakizashi]] ''and'' revolver and shotgun. Xiaomu also uses two pistols, and Haken will sometimes fire his HandCannon and SwissArmyGun together.
72	** Subverted in regards to Reiji: despite having two blades, he rarely uses both at the same time (mostly because he carries his weapon rack in one hand). Saya has ''three'' katanas, but will never use two at any given moment, due to her being an style focusing on ''[[IaijutsuPractitioner iaijutsu]]'' (quick-draw).
73	*** Played straight in ''EXCEED'' for Reiji, where several of his attacks use both swords in rapid succession, where one attack has him rapidly dual-wielding them.
74	* DuelBoss: Any boss that ''isn't'' a FlunkyBoss.
75	* DynamicDifficulty: Averted; compared to the main series, there's none in this SpinOff.
76	* EasyAmnesia: Axel [[spoiler:and Alfimi]], upon arriving in the Endless Frontier. Axel also shifts into his "Ahoseru" persona from ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAdvance''. Naturally, he doesn't get his memories and old personality back until right at the very last moment before being returned to his own world.
77	* EnemyMine[=/=]HeelFaceTurn: ''EXCEED'' [[TrailersAlwaysSpoil made it public knowledge]] that almost ''all'' villains from the original become supporting characters in the sequel. Saya even performs a CombinationAttack ''Jyuu no Kata Kiwame'' with Reiji and Xiaomu, which is Reiji's multitarget Overdrive.
78	* ExposedToTheElements: Subverted in ''EXCEED'', where two areas are frozen over and the {{Stripperiffic}} girls (namely, Kaguya and Neige) immediately start complaining about the cold.
79	* {{Expy}}: See the [[Characters/EndlessFrontier character page]] for details. A more direct example are Reiji and Xiaomu being expies of [[Characters/SuperRobotWarsCompact2 Kyosuke Nanbu and Excellen Browning]] of ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsCompact2''. In fact, multiple multiple {{mook}}s, {{Elite Mook}}s and half the soundtrack are all derived from elements of the ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' franchise.
80	* FanService: ''Endless Frontier'' often makes up for the lowered amount of both in traditional [=SRWs=]. Also lampshaded mercilessly.
81	* FantasyKitchenSink: The ''Endless Frontier'' series features elements of the WeirdWest, Feudal-era Myth/JapaneseMythology, {{fairy\|Tale}} and folk tales, science-fiction and SuperRobot elements brought in from the ''Super Robot Wars'' series, all between multiple worlds [[spoiler:and literally mixed into one in ''EXCEED'']] with a dash UrbanFantasy and [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture the distant future]] from crossing over with ''Namco x Capcom'' and ''Xenosaga'' respectively. ''Endless Frontier EXCEED'' also adds a touch of Myth/NorseMythology into the mix.
82	* FightWoosh: On both screens.
83	* {{Foreshadowing}}: A background element in one cutscene for ''EXCEED'' reveals that [[spoiler:"Code: DTD" (Dust To Dust) overrides both Code: PTP and "Code: ATA" (Ashes to Ashes)]] well before that information comes into play.
84	** As a whole, this game foreshadows events in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration'' with the appearance of the Cross Gates, and in ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone 2: Brave New World'' with Ouma's 101 Womb Project.
85	* FlunkyBoss: Nearly all of them, though subverted for the first [[spoiler:[=ArkGain=]]] fight in the first game.
86	* GaidenGame: From a story standpoint, the Endless Frontier would not ''exist'' were it not for the events in the main series to occur.
87	* GainaxEnding: The BigBad of the first game mumbles about motives and being responsible for the state of the world, then attacks the heroes when they ask for elaboration. After winning, the heroes inexplicably appear in their home dimensions, [[spoiler:of which the Endless Frontier has now returned to being a singular world, with the crossover characters having disappeared and supposedly returned to their respective dimensions]]. Rather than trying to figure out what just happened, the cast (and seemingly the inhabitants) writes it off as a victory, but goes back to bickering with each other.
88	* GatlingGood, MoreDakka: The Jyaki-GUN-Oh carries ''eight'' Gatling guns, while the Alt Eisen Nacht gets a small mention with a right-arm mounted five-barreled gatling gun. Naturally, KOS-MOS and T-elos can call out gatling guns from their HyperspaceArsenal.
89	* GratuitousForeignLanguage: [[GratuitousEnglish English]] and [[GratuitousJapanese Japanese]] are most prominent, especially when the voice acting is untranslated for the localization. Haken uses some [[GratuitousSpanish Spanish]] to fit his cowboy theme.
90	* GratuitousPrincess: This series has no less than three princesses in the Endless Frontier: Kaguya Nanbu, Suzuka, and Neige Hausen. Aschen also lampshades this.
91	-->'''Aschen:''' It appears there are more princesses than countries in this world.
92	* GunsAkimbo: Haken with his Night Fowl rifle and Longtomb Special revolver, Reiji with his Hollywood shotgun and Gold magnum, and Xiaomu with her Silver and Platinum handguns.
93	* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Shuten, a huge muscular Shiki-Oni, to Suzuka, a Shiki-Oni who has a pettie physique.
94	* HumongousMecha: Subverted; the {{mecha}} present are actually [[MiniMecha 2-3 meters tall, around 1/10 of their actual size]]. The cast even remarks they'd be crushed by a 20-meter SuperRobot, not that they're aware most of those regularly clear double that height.
95	* HurricaneOfPuns: The characters make lots of them.
96	* HyperspaceArsenal: KOS-MOS, T-elos, and Dorothy. The former two have the technology to perform this trope, meanwhile Dorothy hides literal ''bombs'' under her dress. Neige in ''EXCEED'' also does what Dorothy can do with ''apple grenades''.
97	* HypocriticalHumor: Often invoked. For example, Anne Sirena makes fun of Kaguya for being too busty, and Suzuka insults Neige for showing off her belly button.
98	* ImprobablyFemaleCast: The team consists of 2 guys and 5 girls; no antagonist group is all-male oriented. ''EXCEED'' bucks the trend by adding more males to the party (Alady, Katze, Ezel, Axel and [[spoiler:Kouta]]). Still, by endgame, the girls outnumber the guys in the main group.
99	* ImpossiblyCoolWeapon: With the exception of Aschen and Alady, who just beat enemies senseless with their {{Cyborg}} limbs and SupernaturalMartialArts, respectively, every single character is carrying at least one ridiculously sweet weapon that wouldn't make any sense in real life, whether because it's [[MixAndMatchWeapon slapping a bunch of normal weapons together]], impractically clumsy to use, or defies physics in some other way. Many of them are carrying multiple such weapons.
100	* InconsistentDub:
101	** {{Justified}} with Kaguya's "[[{{BFS}} Goshiki Zankantou]]", which would have been translated as "Type-5 Colossal Blade" if they hadn't chosen to leave everything about her in its original Japanese.
102	** Supplement on the Goshiki Zankantou: the ''kanji'' translates to "Protection Type Crown Cleaving Sword", rather than the normal "Type-# Ship Cleaving Sword".
103	** Atlus translated the family name of a missing royal family as "Howzen", when it's most likely "Hausen", after [[Characters/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGenerationSteelDragonBattleGroup Shine Hausen]] of ''Original Generation''. Made more apparent with Neige Hausen in ''EXCEED'', a princess from Elfetale now returning to the Endless Frontier.
104	* InformedEquipment: Justified, only two or three characters actually get something different than what they're using for weapons; for the others, it's an ammo or targeting chip upgrade. Armors are worn under the character's signature outfits.
105	* KickTheDog: Pete basically amounts to a "successful ''Original Generation'' [[Characters/SuperRobotWarsReversal Duminuss]]" - [[spoiler:he forces Cardia to blow herself up with Code: ATA; in other words, he actually ''succeeds'']].
106	* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Every Agrado Heim member in ''EXCEED''.]]
107	* LampshadeHanging: '''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis ALL...THE...TIME...]]'''
108	* LaserBlade: KOS-MOS' "DRAGON TOOTH" and Henne's "Roche Saber", the latter being a ShoutOut to the same named weapon for [[AMechByAnyOtherName Personal Troopers]] in the main series.
109	* LetsYouAndHimFight: '''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis ALL...THE...TIME...]]'''
110	* LighterAndSofter: Significantly more comedy-oriented than the rest of ''[=SRW=]''.
111	* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Only for enemies in the first game - they can guard and can use Forced Evasion. ''EXCEED'' gives the player the option to also use the latter.
112	* MagicSkirt: Dorothy and Neige, whom can unload a variety of explosives from under their skirts against their foes without ever panty-flashing the audience.
113	* ManChild: Xiaomu usually accuses and teases Reiji as one. While this can be seen as a maternal form of teasing, she kind of has a point.
114	-->'''Xiaomu''': "I bet Haken was all "I'm risking my life to save a girl!" and you were all "Boo hoo hoo, let me come, Haken! Please!" You might kick tremendous amounts of ass, but you'll always be a little kid on the inside!"\
115	'''Reiji''': "..."\
116	'''Haken''': "Heh. Looks like you'll be a kid forever then, Mr. Romantic. [[DeadpanSnarker You were right... A damn fine woman]]."
117	* MayDecemberRomance: When Xiaomu learns Neige's 117-years-old and Alady's 17, she teasingly consoles her that it'll somehow work out. Might also apply to Xiaomu and Reiji, if the wind blows that way.
118	* MilitaryMashupMachine: Zeit Krokodil and Giant Marquis.
119	* {{Meido}}: Xiaomu plays it straight in her new Overdrive for ''EXCEED'', effectively turning her into a CosplayOtakuGirl.
120	** Neige wears the outfit, but averts it, except in one post-battle banter, Aschen in Code: DTD starts berating Neige, leading her to "beg for forgiveness" and addressing Aschen as "my master".
121	%%* MythologyGag: ''Asstons''.
122	* NewGamePlus: A present feature in both games. The first one merely allows you to replay the game with all of your gold and equipment from your initial playthrough, while ''EXCEED'' features new dungeon and the ability to recruit [[spoiler:Mark Hunter]] as an Assist Character in its New Game+.
123	* TheNicknamer: Nearly ''everyone'' gives another character a nickname. In the (Japanese-only) official guide for the first game, there's a list of nicknames for each character. Kaguya has at least twenty, all of them reference either her breasts, status as a princess, or both.
124	* NoblewomansLaugh: Suzuka bursts into a rather impressive one at random moments, mostly while mowing down targets with her [[AMechByAnyOtherName karakuri's]] [[MoreDakka numerous]] [[GatlingGood gatling guns]]. Also applicable to Neige in ''EXCEED''.
125	* OldSaveBonus: If players happen to own a copy of ''Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation'' and its sequel for the Game Boy Advance, they can use the DS's dual-slot feature to unlock the [=OG1=] Choker (+100 Max SP) and [=OG2=] Pendant (+250 Max HP) in the first ''Endless Frontier'', respectively.
126	* OurOgresAreHungrier: There are three types of ogres in the Endless Frontier - the "Master Ogre", "Studious Ogre" and "Nerdious Ogre". All three wear NerdGlasses and carry a magic tome. They're hungry for ''knowledge!''
127	* OnlySaneMan: Suzuka takes this role until Reiji joins the party.
128	* OurElvesAreDifferent A variety of elves come into play at various points, from random encounters featuring shotgun-toting elven girls and elven {{commissar}}s with [[GunsAkimbo dual submachine guns]] to scientists Marion and Dorothy to ''EXCEED'' female protagonist Neige. The Wild and Wood elves? Instead of "Earth-attuned," "Magical-attuned" would be more appropriate.
129	* PaddedSumoGameplay: Since the basic attacks are a [[SpamAttack five-skill]] [[{{Combos}} Combo chain]] that can do upwards of 5,000 HP per character, basic enemies here would be [[DamageSpongeBoss Damage Sponge Bosses]] in any other game. However, [[HealthDamageAsymmetry the party members only have HP comparable to any other game.]]
130	* PartyInMyPocket: Haken seems to keep the group in a hyperspace arsenal. In ''EXCEED'', Aschen for a short while and Alady for the rest of the game invoke this.
131	* PortalNetwork: The Cross Gates, [[spoiler:until the defeat of the first game's BigBad]].
132	* ProlongedVideoGameSequel: The first game lasts about under 40 hours. The second lasts around 60, and unlike the first game, it has sidequests.
133	* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: The whole cast counts as this.
134	* RandomEncounters: In both games, wandering around the overworld and dungeon areas may lead into a random encounter to battle enemies similarly to other [=JRPG=] series.
135	* RapidFireFisticuffs: Nearly any character, mook or villain who doesn't wield a weapon
136	* RatedMForManly: The four male protagonists are a cop, a cowboy, and two badass martial artists. The females are a foxgirl, a demon-girl, two [[RobotGirl Robot Girls]], and a pair of busty princesses for good measure. And to top if off, they got a half-dozen armored assault mecha for ''sidekicks''.
137	* RazorFloss: What Otone uses in battle, as well as [[AllThereInTheManual Suzuka]].
138	* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Suzuka and Xiaomu. Despite her look, Neige's bio indicates she's 117 years-old.
139	* RecurringBoss: Expect to fight most bosses at least twice throughout each game.
140	* RobotGirl: Aside from Aschen and KOS-MOS, {{Evil Counterpart}}s Cardia and T-elos, respectively
141	* RuleOfCool: Despite lacking HumongousMecha, both games run on this like its home series.
142	* ShoutOut: Tons -- ''Anime/GaoGaiGar'', ''Anime/HellGirl'', ''Toys/MachineRobo'', ''Anime/{{Dangaioh}}'', ''Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico'', ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'', ''Literature/PeterPan'', "Literature/SnowWhite", ''Franchise/TombRaider'', ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration''...
143	** Coupled with MythologyGag, there's just far too many to list, but this [[http://www21.atwiki.jp/mugefuroexceed/pages/52.html Japanese wiki lists all known examples]] in ''EXCEED''.
144	** And at one point, Aschen calls Kaguya and Suzuka "WesternAnimation/CowAndChicken".
145	** In ''EXCEED'', apparently KOS-MOS has gotten ahold of one of Jr's gun techs and one of Shion's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65u1FOuHM2I close-range techs]] from ''Xenosaga Episode I''.
146	** There's one for '''Theatre/AvenueQ''', of all things:
147	--->'''KOS-MOS''': "Strange, in my time the [[TheInternetIsForPorn Internet is for]]--"
148	** Xiaomu shouts out [[Radio/TheLoneRanger "Hi-yo, Silver!"]] during her Nicho Sigaisen attack.
149	*** It's more likely she's just saying the name of her pistols, aptly ''named'' "Silver". "[[Anime/DanGaiOh XIAOMU WAAAAAAAVE]]", on the other hand...
150	** In ''EXCEED'':
151	--->'''Haken''': "[[VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}} Let's]] [[ActorAllusion Play]]."\
152	'''Aschen''': "[[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers Revolver Knuckle]]!"
153	** In Formido Heim for the first game, Koma (re)introduces herself as "[[Film/{{Shaft}} Who's the cat that won't punk out when there's danger all about]]? It's Koma!"
154	** Reiji is a walking, talking, ShoutOut to Rom Stoll.
155	* SpamAttack: Not only are some attacks just repeated hits with the same weapon, but the player can force this by editing the command roster for the 5 moves a character can use with 100% of their command bar.
156	%%* SpellMyNameWithAnS
157	* SpinOff: To ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration'' and ''VideoGame/NamcoXCapcom''.
158	* SplitPersonality: Normally, Aschen's the resident DeadpanSnarker [[StraightMan straight woman]] to Haken's playfulness, but once that PowerLimiter is removed or she overheats, she takes a level in [[GenkiGirl cheerfulness and hyperactivity]] that would make Excellen proud.
159	** KOS-MOS also has this, though it's much more subtle: she goes from sharp monotone to a soft, normal voice that's triggered randomly during the final hits of her Overdrive. Some of her pre-/post-battle quotes uses this tone of voice, too.
160	* StandardHeroReward: The ending of the first game. All Haken had to do was travel through a few worlds, fight hordes of mercenaries, ogres, mutants and whatnot, face a ton of bosses ''a lot'' of times each and save the Endless Frontier from an AssimilationPlot. Lampshaded by Haken right before the final dungeon:
161	-->'''Haken:''' ...Of course I'm doing it to get the girl! The world can bite me.
162	* TheStinger: ''EXCEED'' ends with a final shot of [[spoiler: Neige embracing and kissing Alady]].
163	* {{Stripperiffic}}:
164	** Notably Kaguya, but Aschen and KOS-MOS, upon entering their Overdrive, ''shed'' their clothing. Neige in ''EXCEED'' also counts.
165	** Played with: in ''EXCEED'', there's a section of the world covered in ice due to the local leader being AnIcePerson. Going there results in the underdressed Kaguya and Neige start complaining about the cold.
166	* SuperMovePortraitAttack: Used and abused frequently with certain Special Skills and Overdrives.
167	* SupportPower: Party members in the back row can do this. Essentially, each character has a Support Attack that can only be triggered when they're currently not in the front row. Furthermore, each support-only character in ''EXCEED'' comes with a preset chance of activating a skill or Spirit Command for the party member they're conjunctioned to, which also stacks with each members' abilities and Spirit Commands.
168	* SurplusDamageBonus: The first game grants more experience if you finish an opponent off with a Support Attack or an Overdrive. ''EXCEED'' awards bonus experience for an Overdrive finish depending on whether you destroyed one or more than one enemies at the end of battle, but a "Support Finish" (where a partner assigned to a front row fighter in the party achieves the final hit) nets additional gold, while an "Assist Finish" (a non-support only party member in the back row) fills the Frontier Gauge up. The latter's noteworthy as ''EXCEED'' allows the gauge to carry over for every fight. You also gain back a % of your SP equal to 1/10th of the maximum number of combo hits you did in that battle, meaning you can use Spirit Commands a lot more often than in the first game if you're good at juggling enemies.
169	* ThemeNaming: Fairy tales, ''especially'' the one's collected by Creator/TheBrothersGrimm.
170	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Oddly turned into [[PlayedForLaughs comedy]] at [[spoiler: the end of the first game]]. The heroes beat [[spoiler: the FinalBoss]], and they engage in the following conversation.
171	-->'''[[spoiler:Wahrschein Lichkeit]]''': "[[ThisCannotBe How could I lose?]]"\
172	'''Haken''': "You underestimated us!"\
173	'''Xiaomu''': "And because you deserved a good old-fashioned ass kicking!"
174	* ThisIsADrill: The [[spoiler:Thrudgelmir {{Expy}} Svaiser]] in ''EXCEED'' gets one. Funny enough, it doubles as another MythologyGag, since [[spoiler: the Thrudgelmir uses a {{BFS}} as its primary weapon, with a drill on its head; the Svaiser has a blade mounted to its head, with a drill lance as the main weapon]].
175	* ThongOfShielding: T-elos; if you're lucky, you can catch a glimpse during her SuperMovePortraitAttack. Kaguya also gets one as an (unfortunately invisible) accessory.
176	* UndergroundMonkey: Copious backtracking, among other things, allows for many monster types to repeat themselves every four dungeons in progressively stronger forms.
177	* UselessUsefulSpell: Played straight in both games. Some characters such as Aschen or Xiaomu can use Spirits that can inflict status effects Poison or Stun, but rarely does the effect stick on enemies, and [[ContractualBossImmunity some bosses are completely immune to them]]. Spirits that debilitates stats such as Essence or Disturb, however, reliably hit their targets, even if the effects are very brief.
178	* VerbalTic: KOS-MOS adds a "nya" to the end of some of her sentences, a MythologyGag from a ''Xenosaga'' fan disc, and some of the other females get into it as well.
179	* VillainDecay: Gnosis are just RandomEncounters; and can be beaten with simple force. There is no indication that the Hilbert Effect is required. KOS-MOS uses it in EXCEED when making her entrance to make the initial group of them vulnerable, implying that she does it offscreen whenever required.
180	* VillainousLegacy: The [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAdvance Shadow-Mirrors]] and [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsCompact2 Einst]] may have been dealt with in the mainline ''Original Generation'' games, but the events of the two decades of the Endless Frontier has been shaped by its inhabitants coming into contact with elements of the above two factions.
181	* [[spoiler:VirginSacrifice]]: Averted; [[spoiler:Kaguya's willing to seal off all the Cross Gates, in exchange for her life, so the [[TheVirus Einsts]] cannot interfere with the Endless Frontier anymore, until Haken decides to "kidnap" her back to the party, by TakingAThirdOption]].
182	** It's more of a cross between HumanSacrifice and PoweredByAForsakenChild, otherwise [[spoiler:Kaguya's mother Ui wouldn't have been able to pull off the same thing her daughter was prevented from doing]].
183	* WeirdWest: Lost Herencia, where Haken and Aschen hail from, is a post-apocalyptic desert populated by mutants and killer robots. It was probably just TheWestern until the VideoGame/SuperRobotWars dropped two or three alien starships on its head.
184	* TheWorfEffect: In ''EXCEED'', Rig the Guard shows how much he means business by taking control over KOS-MOS. If you have played ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}'', you would have taken notice of KOS-MOS being a nigh-unstoppable fighting machine (and in the latest model which mowed down T-elos, the only one who ever beat her beforehand) with extreme willpower to even defy her own original programming [[spoiler:as Mary Magdalene]], and unlike the previous case of Aschen and Pete, Rig was from a separate verse than KOS-MOS, thus completely unrelated. [[spoiler:This is the catalyst of T-elos [[EnemyMine joining the heroes]], because as far as she's concerned, she's [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou the only one allowed to defeat KOS-MOS.]]]]
185	* WorldOfBadass: The [[TheGoomba very first]] {{mook}} the party meets attacks with a MacrossMissileMassacre. The shopkeepers moonlight as HiredGuns and old crashed battleships constantly spewing forth monsters from other worlds are basically treated as ''tourist traps''.
186	* WorldOfBuxom: Besides three characters, any female character is very nicely endowed, more so than the girls in the main series.
187	%%* WorldOfSnark
188	* WorldTree: There are two of them. One is in Kagura Amahara, which has the power to close the Cross Gates, the other is [[spoiler:seized by Agrado Heim and has the power to open them]].
189	* YaoiFangirl: Xiaomu often comments about how she enjoys writing slash fan fiction. In fact, if she is in the same party as Haken and Reiji, there's a chance in her post-battle banter she'll whisper "Reiji Cross Haken..." to herself, just loud enough that Haken overhears her and asks her not to ship them.
190	** One of her post-battle quotes with [[spoiler:Alfimi]] in ''EXCEED'' takes it to SeriousBusiness levels where they ''debate'' on who's the top between Axel and Alady.
191	* YouLookFamiliar: Invoked by [[spoiler:Kouta]] when he comes across Aschen the first time, mistaking her as [[Characters/SuperRobotWarsAdvance Lamia Loveless]], [[{{Expy}} for good reasons]].
192	* {{Zonk}}: The "Gamble" Spirit Command and Kaguya's "Tsukimizake" skill. What's worse isn't when she poisons/stuns/paralyzes herself, but when either Gamble or Tsukimizake auto-casts "Mercy" [[note]]All hits cannot deal more than 1 point of damage[[/note]] on her. Since both games feature low-level {{Mook}}s with several thousand HP, having "Mercy" on, you might as well be doing zero damage. On the other hand, allowing them to live long enough can be used to fill the LimitBreak gauge.

Context VideoGame / EndlessFrontier