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7	The first ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' title for the Creator/{{Nintendo}} Platform/GameBoyAdvance, ''Super Robot Wars [[SuperTitle64Advance Advance]]'' was released in 2001 and features some of the NintendoHard difficulty in the same vein of older [=SRW=]s, and [[{{Expy}} borrows a lot of mechanical designs from]] ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars64''. It is the only game in the franchise where [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe shields are given]] a seperate HitPoints gauge. Unfortunately, like previous [=SRW=]s, ''Advance'' [[ScrappyMechanic can't skip combat animations]], which [[BrokenBase didn't sit quite too well for many fans]].
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9	In 2008, ''Advance'' was given a VideoGameRemake for the Sony Platform/PlayStationPortable, titled ''Super Robot Wars A Portable'' ('''not''' ''Advance/Advanced Portable'', since it's no longer on the Game Boy Advance), boasting ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration Super Robot Wars Original Generations]]'' visuals, voice acting, modern gameplay mechanics (such as [[SkillScoresAndPerks selectable pilot skills]]), skippable combat animations and many other improvements. Yet, the difficulty is taken up to eleven, thus fans are divided whether ''A Portable'' was a good remake or not.
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11	The story revolves around the [[WarForFunAndProfit warmongering organization]] "[[Characters/SuperRobotWarsAdvance Shadow-Mirror]]", who sends out one of its members to spy on an AlternateUniverse before its primary force enters. Depending on the player, they can choose either the Shadow-Mirror's AcePilot [[Characters/SuperRobotWarsAdvance Axel Almer]] or the [[RidiculouslyHumanRobot newly created]] [[ArtificialHuman android of the W-Numbers series]] [[YouAreNumberSix W-17]], codenamed "[[Characters/SuperRobotWarsAdvance Lamia Loveless]]". Unfortunately for them, due to a mess up in the interdimesional jump to another universe, they receive a certain misfortune (EasyAmnesia for Axel, SpeechImpediment for Lamia) and actually ''align'' themselves with the heroes, thereby betraying the Shadow-Mirror.
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13	A FanTranslation for ''A Portable'' has been released by Steel Soul.
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15	!!This game includes the following series (debut series highlighted in '''bold'''):
16	* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam''
17	* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamThe08thMSTeam''
18	* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory''
19	* ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam''
20	* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ''
21	* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack''
22	* ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam''
23	* ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWingEndlessWaltz New Mobile Report Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz]]''
24	* ''Anime/MazingerZ''
25	* ''Anime/GreatMazinger''
26	* ''Anime/UFORoboGrendizer''
27	* ''Manga/GetterRobo''
28	* ''Manga/GetterRobo G''
29	* ''Anime/CombattlerV''
30	* ''Anime/VoltesV''
31	* ''Anime/{{Daimos}}''
32	* ''Anime/{{Zambot 3}}''
33	* ''Anime/{{Daitarn 3}}''
34	* '''Anime/MetalArmorDragonar'''
35	* '''Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico'''
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37	!!Tropes associated to with ''Super Robot Wars Advance'':
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39	* TenMinuteRetirement: After the finale of ''Anime/{{Daitarn 3}}'' and Don Zauser is dead, Banjo locks himself in his own quarters within Londo Bell, mirroring the ending in his home series. And he's back in the next mission, deciding that he can't keep up such a downer act for a long time, [[BlatantLies with his excuse being "I was so happy that I cried, I didn't want you guys to see."]]
40	* ATeamFiring: ''A Portable'' is known for its unusually high evasion rates, to the point that some late game bosses (most notably, Lemon and her Weiss Saber) require several missed attacks for the player to even gain the mathematical possibility of hitting them. It is for this reason that units carrying the accuracy-raising EWAC ability/part become ''extremely'' valuable.
41	* AlternateUniverse: The game marks the first time ''Super Robot Wars'' dabbled in alternate universes (rather than BadFuture like ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha Gaiden''), something that will become pretty much [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsZ a commonplace]] [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsV in future]] [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWars30 titles.]] The Shadow-Mirror hails from a universe running almost similarly with the main verse, but there were several key differences in the events there that makes both worlds' histories running differently.
42	* AdaptationalBadass:
43	** [[Anime/{{Daimos}} Olban]] in the original is the definition of DirtyCoward, only relying on his guards and manipulations, and going down easily when Richter corners him. In this game, however, he actually piloted the final Balm Battle Machine himself and proves himself to be a tough boss, and also provides a BodyDouble strategy, with the double being just as strong as him.
44	** [[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam Wong Yunfat]] is a much bigger threat here, both as a manipulator and as a fighter. This is mostly because he also has to take the role of the AdaptedOut Ulube on top of the role he already had in the show. This means he remains a threat even after losing his political power, making an alliance with Giganos and Shadow Mirror, as well as resurrecting the Devil Gundam a second time and piloting the Grand Master Gundam. A huge step up from his BigBadWannabe status in his home series.
45	* AdaptationalHeroism: [[Anime/{{Daimos}} Raiza]] in this game was less of a bitch compared to her original version (even if both versions had UndyingLoyalty to Richter). A lot of her more questionable actions such as emotionally manipulating Erika and threatening to punish her friends for it were omitted, and rather than [[DroppedABridgeOnHim getting an unceremonious death]], she also willingly goes with Richter to pull off a HeroicSacrifice together, stating that if Richter has sinned, she also sinned and must atone as well.
46	* AdaptationInducedPlotHole: The Gundam [=GP02=] can only carry one nuke, which is used for [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory Operation Stardust]]. However, from a gameplay perspective, having Gato lose the strongest weapon of his Gundam before fighting the player is too much of a handicap, so they have Karius supply him with another nuke after the attack on Solomon, with this being the implied handwave for Gato still having a nuke in every subsequent battle with him. Which begs the question of why he went through so much trouble to steal the [=GP02=] in first place, seeing how the Zeon remnants seem to have a healthy supply of nukes already.
47	* AdaptedOut:
48	** [[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam Ulube Ishikawa]] is absent in the game, but the whole Devil Colony arc still happened... except that it's carried out by Wong Yunfat, who TookALevelInBadass as opposed to his original 'disposable second fiddle' status in the original series.
49	** [[Anime/VoltesV Zu Zambajil]] is absent, the Boazanian invasion is wholly spearheaded by Heinel, though Zambajil's role as Heinel's superior is taken by [[Anime/UFORoboGrendizer King Vega]].
50	** The ''Anime/Zambot3'' cast is reduced to the main pilot and Heizaemon, who only appeared in the introduction of the ''Zambot'' plot. Which means that King Beal does not even appear.
51	** The secondary cast of the Real Robot shows took a huge hit in this game. The [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory Albion]] is absent, as are every member of its crew save for Kou, Nina, and Burning. Despite [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamThe08thMSTeam Shirou]] still being the leader of the 08th MS Team, none of the members of the team besides him shows up. Also, of all the Federation-aligned characters from ''Anime/MetalArmorDragonar'', only the main trio, Linda, and Kaine's mother are in this game. This likely because, with everyone joining the same team, the characters from other series can play the same role as the missing characters, making them redundant. For example, [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWingEndlessWaltz Noin]] and Burning become the mentors of the Dragonar team in place of Ben.
52	* AnachronismStew: Universal Century Gundam has plenty of this, mainly due to ''Advance'' adding numerous [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam 0079]] characters despite the game taking place circa ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Char's Counterattack.]]'' For starters, we have the ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Char's Counterattack]]'' iteration of Amuro Ray starting out by piloting the original [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam RX-78 Gundam,]] along with [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Ramba Ral, the Black Tri-Stars and Lalah]] showing up as well, not to mention the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam 0079 iteration]] of [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Char Aznable]] (Who later on changes to his [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Quattro Bajeena persona]]). A few [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Psyco Gundams piloted by Four Murasame and Rosamia Badam]] show up too.
53	** Downplayed with ''Manga/GetterRobo''. While the Getter Team begins with all of its original members while fighting against the villains of ''Getter Robo G'', Musashi can still die if the requirements for his survival aren't met, with Benkei taking his place as normal. On the other hand, references to the Dinosaur Empire were still thrown here and there, implying that Musashi survived the battle against the Dinosaur Empire, when originally it was his death that made victory possible against the Dinosaur Empire.
54	** For the ''Anime/MazingerZ'' saga, Kouji has already met [[Anime/UFORoboGrendizer Duke Fleed]] before he returned in the final legs of ''Anime/GreatMazinger'' where Tetsuya's jealousy issues against him started to flare up (and they're already like that ''in the beginning of the game), and even then, he's also aware of Duke's presence.
55	* TheArtifact:
56	** ''A Portable'' was the first ''SRW'' to be published by Bandai Namco. However, since development almost certainly wrapped up before the ''SRW'' team was folded into Bamco, it still sports the Banpresto logo and the originals are called Banpresto Originals. References to Banpresto would be quietly phased out over the next few games.
57	** Characters don't have animated portraits and there's only one song played in story scenes because that's how things were in the original ''Super Robot Wars A''. Though this didn't stop them from adding map BGM that was absent in ''A''.
58	* BackgroundMusicOverride: While pretty common throughout the series, fighting [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Char Aznable]] will have the music overridden by [[{{Leitmotif}} his theme, "Here Comes Char".]] In ''A Portable'', this apparently gets a similar treatment with [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration "Trombe!"]], in the original ''A'', when [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Quattro]] joins, he had his show's theme "Mizu no Hoshi e ai wo Komete". But in ''A Portable'', they forgot to assign him the ''Zeta Gundam'' theme, so he's still stuck with "Here Comes Char", and thus creating a DramaticIrony that the cast only suspects that Quattro is Char, whereas the players, even if they haven't watched the show, knows that he's totally Char.
59	* BecomingTheMask:
60	** The chosen protagonist, either Axel or Lamia, was originally supposed to scout out the main dimension for Shadow Moon. Cue EasyAmnesia (for Axel) or [[BecomeARealBoy Becoming A Real Girl]] (for Lamia), and they end up aligning with the various heroes of said dimension.
61	** Thanks to the events, since [[spoiler:the Axis Drop was eventually initiated by [[BigBad Vindel Mauser]], Char ends up embracing the Quattro Bajeena persona for the remainder of his life, with no turning back.]]
62	* BigBad: [[spoiler:[[Characters/SuperRobotWarsAdvance Vindel Mauser]]]]
63	* ButtMonkey: Bright tries really hard to keep a serious mood, befitting of a proper military force, when [[Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico Yurika]] is around. He isn't very successful. Making matters worse for him, even Amuro thinks it's funny.
64	* CombinationAttack: With twenty-six different combination attacks in the game, ''A Portable'' has more combination attacks than nearly any other entry in the franchise. Great Mazinger can have up to ''seven'' different combination attacks available simultaneously while God Gundam can have up to six. More tools for busting out big damage and getting past that pesky HP retreat threshold (especially when Tetsuya usually always had Valor when he rejoins for good.)
65	* CommonalityConnection: [[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam Master Asia]] got along well with [[Anime/CombattlerV Professor Yotsuya]] due to [[HumansAreBastards shared disgust with how humanity were constantly wrecking Earth]]. Fortunately, Yotsuya has changed his mind faster in believing the potential of mankind's goodness (while Master Asia took longer to realize [[spoiler:or pays with his death]]) and thus refused Master Asia's offer for VillainTeamUp.
66	* CompositeCharacter: The Ashsaber is essentially a combination of the Nu Gundam and Re-GZ, having the former's AttackDrone weapons and the latter's color palette, similar facial design and role as a non-transforming successor to an earlier TransformingMecha (''64'''s Ashcleave).
67	* DoIReallySoundLikeThat: During the climax of ''Anime/{{Daimos}}'', [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Zechs Merquise]] notes that he recognizes Erika's eye to be the kind to not give up easily in the face of temptation because he knows someone who has the same eye too well. The nearby Relena Peacecraft, who has been helping Erika throughout the story, has a VisibleSilence; she knows that Zechs was referring to ''her'', but she didn't expect that Erika would be similar to her all too well.
68	* EarlyGameHell: If Lamia is your MC and you choose to pilot a super robot, the very first stage can quite hard due to the lack of a proper tutorial, available resources and because you're outnumbered (Getter Robo is your only ally). Plus, you begin the battle with a damaged mecha.
69	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: ''Super Robot Wars A'' is the first in a line of nine largely-iterative standalone games on Nintendo handhelds and is very peculiar relative to the rest of them, owing to the fact that it released as the series was in the middle of moving away from the ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWars4 Super Robot Wars F/F Final]]'' template and into more modern form. Oddities include:
70	** [[FakeLongevity Animations cannot be skipped.]]
71	** Outside of the debuting ''Dragonar'' and ''Nadesico'', every single series was either in ''SRW 4/F/FF'' or has close ties to another series that was in those games.[[note]]''08th MS Team'' being a sidestory of the original ''Mobile Suit Gundam'', ''Voltes V'' rounding out the ''Robot Romance Trilogy''.[[/note]] Every other Nintendo handheld game has noteworthy twists and quirks with regards to their respective rosters; even [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsReversal the next game]], which largely carries over ''A'''s roster, ditches the 70s ''Getter Robo'' series for ''Shin Getter Robo vs Neo Getter Robo''.
72	** Gespensts show up as EliteMooks. The Gespenst had its status as a RecurringElement revoked shortly after, being confined to the ''Original Generation'' series beyond an occasional cameo where it's treated like a GuestFighter.
73	** The heroic force is [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Londo Bell]], whereas other Nintendo handheld armies go by entirely-original names.
74	** There is a system where [[BodyArmorAsHitPoints shields have their own HP that must be depleted before a mech starts taking damage]]; this doesn't carry over to ''any'' other ''Super Robot Wars'', not even ''A Portable''.
75	** The game uses the stat system from ''F and F Final'', which means a "reaction" pilot stat and "limit" unit stat.
76	* EleventhHourRanger: Depending on your route choices, it's possible to only have nearly the entire cast of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ'' for ''four stages''. The Gundam Wing cast isn't much better, being present throughout most of the story but only joining the Londo Bell in the last third.
77	* EvenEvilHasStandards: Or more downplayed to 'Even Jerk Racists Have Standards'. When [[Anime/{{Daimos}} Miwa]] harasses [[Manga/GetterRobo Miyuki]] for being an Oni and the daughter of an enemy despite already being on the good guys' side, aside of Michiru; Jack and Mary, the two 'offensive American stereotype characters' of the series, also came to defend Miyuki, definitely not approving of Miwa's brand of racism.
78	* {{Expy}}: With the exception of the Gespenst, all original {{mecha}} in ''Advance'' are cut-and-paste copies of the original machines from ''64''.
79	** What makes this guessing so spot-on is how the ''Advance'' back-story is closely identical to the ''64'' plot: [[spoiler:the Shadow-Mirror and the OriginalGeneration villains from ''64'' have the same motivations, along with the ''64'' protagonists winding up as a sort-of "heroic" Shadow-Mirror equivalent]]. Additionally, both games feature a reference to the Gespenst MK III, better known by its codename "Alt Eisen" from ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsCompact2''. Considering how current [=SRW=] series producer [[LyingCreator Takenobu Terada]] treats the fanbase...
80	* {{Foreshadowing}}: Although it was foreshadowed much earlier in ''64'', Axel makes mention of a Gespenst MK III back in their dimension before entering the ''Advance'' universe. In ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration Super Robot Wars Original Generation 2]]'', a large part of the story is the rivalry between Axel and the [[Characters/SuperRobotWarsCompact2 pilot of the Alt Eisen]].
81	** ''Advance'' also mentions "W16", another android of the W-Numbers, who doesn't appear in the game proper, but shows up fully in ''Original Generation 2'', under the codename "[[Characters/SuperRobotWarsAdvance Echidna Iisaki]]".
82	* FixFic: In this title where ''Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico'' debuts, the game gives one about the fate of Gai Daigoji, success or failure still leads to a fix. If you fulfill the requirements, Gai simply survives the story. If you didn't, Gai dies TakingTheBullet meant for Nadesico, meaning that rather [[DroppedABridgeOnHim than given a sudden, undignified death]], he gets to [[HeroicSacrifice die like a hero]], just like in ''Gekiganger 3''.
83	* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: In spite of the presence of [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Bright Noah]] and he did slap [[Anime/MetalArmorDragonar Kaine Wakaba]] after he returned from desertion, [[AvertedTrope it was not in spirit of the trope.]] (Bright was just doing a procedural reprimanding) The actual trope happened during the climax of ''Anime/{{Daimos}}'' plot: Kazuya was about to enter HeroicBSOD when he witnessed Erika's love declaration for Olban that he was deluding themselves to be in love. Nana then decks him in the face, telling him that he's jumping to the wrong conclusion too hastily, with Zechs confirming that Erika's eyes doesn't look like someone happy, and she's plotting something ([[spoiler:assassinating Olban when they're close enough.]])
84	* GuestStarPartyMember: In the Earth Route for scenario 8, [[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam Schwarz Bruder]] appears to help you at level 10, with some incredibly overpowered stats and all six Spirit Commands at his disposal. Due to [[CosmicHorror what you're]] [[ArrogantKungFuGuy up against]], he's more than crucial.
85	** [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Sayla Mass]] joins the party in the early Space Route for several scenarios, until she suddenly leaves for the rest of the game.
86	** [[Anime/MetalArmorDragonar The Cavalier-0]] parts on Dragonar-1 are only available in the first two stages of the Real Route until it is rendered unplayable from Stage 3 onwards without any explanation in-universe.
87	* GuideDangIt: A different example from this trope. Players who chose the Super Route who did not read ahead will find it extremely frustrating if they upgraded the [[Anime/GreatMazinger Great Mazinger and Venus A or used their skill parts onto Tetsuya or Jun]]. The game in Stage 3 states that Tetsuya and Jun will be auto-deployed which assumes that they are needed for the stage but in reality, the two leave right before the stage starts and do not return until Stage 15 which means the player just wasted their few funds and parts up until this point unless they were playing a NewGamePlus.
88	* HeelFaceTurn: Just after TheReveal occurs that sets the event for the [[spoiler:chosen protagonist's failed HeroicSacrifice against the BigBad]].
89	* HeroicSacrifice:
90	** [[Anime/{{Daimos}} Richter and Raiza]], though [[spoiler:not by throwing themselves into the sun like how Richter did it in the original series, but blowing themselves up in a nuclear level explosion, wiping out half of the army of the [[Anime/UFORoboGrendizer Vegan Alliance]]]].
91	** Subverted in the case for [[spoiler:the chosen protagonist, who fails to kill the BigBad by self-detonating his/her machine]].
92	** Failure to unlock [[Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico Gai Daigoji]] turns his death into this, TakingTheBullet for Nadesico, rather than [[DroppedABridgeOnHim being shot dead out of nowhere.]]
93	* HowUnscientific: Sums up [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory Nina's]] opinion on all the Super Robots in the team. She is baffled they even work without blowing up, and makes it clear that she would rather stick to her Gundams.
94	* KarmaHoudini: Subverted. [[Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico Haruki Kusakabe]] was TheUnfought, survived the story and didn't get killed. But in the ending, [[spoiler:many Martians became inspired with Londo Bell's efforts for peace and launched a coup against him, putting him out of power and draining him of the resources he needed to initiate the ''Prince of Darkness'' plot, while advocating for peace between Martians and Earthlings. Kusakabe may have lived, but he and his twisted ideals of justice are screwed either way.]]
95	* MadeOfIron: The protagonist withstanding being punched by both [[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam Domon Kasshu]] and [[Anime/{{Daimos}} Kazuya Ryuuzaki]], at the same time. Lamia gets hit RIGHT AT THE VITALS and shrugs them off just fine, though relatively justified since she's an android (thus a literal example), but the very human Axel ''manages to stay on his feet, clutching his stomach''. It's later revealed Domon and Kazuya BARELY missed his vitals; Axel vaguely dodged it by reflex.
96	* MidSeasonUpgrade: One of the few instances in [=SRW=] where it's averted - Axel and Lamia's starting machine gets upgraded in no way, shape, or form. The closest you get is unlocking the mecha's final attack when they hit level 20, but LevelGrinding can get you the attack quite quickly.
97	* TheMole: Whoever the chosen protagonist is
98	* MutuallyExclusivePartyMembers: There are a few units that won't be in the same hangar:
99	** Naturally, the chosen protagonist and rival's units.
100	** Taking on the steps to unlock [[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam Master Asia]] means taking routes that will not let you unlock [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Lalah Sune]] and [[Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico Gai Daigoji]]. Failure to get Master Asia, however, has one consolation prize: Fuun Saiki and his horse Gundam for Domon to ride on.
101	** The 3-way route split in regards of the Anime/RobotRomanceTrilogy means that you can only get either one of [[Anime/CombattlerV Grand Dasher]], [[Anime/VoltesV Choudenji Ball - V no Jigiri]] or [[Anime/{{Daimos}} Freezer Storm - Fire Blizzard - Reppu Seikenzuki]]. Furthermore, if you want to get Master Asia, you HAVE to take ''Daimos'' route on that, although going to ''Voltes V'' route nets you [[Manga/GetterRobo Kochou Ki]] while the ''Combattler V'' route gives you Kerot.
102	** Take your pick between [[spoiler:[[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Four Murasame and Rosamia Badam]] as the recruitable pilot of Psycho Gundam. Those who didn't get picked die.]]
103	* MythologyGag: In the Shadow-Mirror universe, [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Amuro Ray died in the Battle of A Baoa Qu]]. In the ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' [[Literature/MobileSuitGundam novelization]] written by Creator/YoshiyukiTomino, this is how Amuro meets his end.
104	* NewWorkRecycledGraphics: ''A Portable'' is the absolute champion of this trope when it comes to ''Super Robot Wars''. Not even the developers tried to hide that this game came into existence precisely because every single series was in another [=PS2-era=] ''SRW''.
105	** The battle animation engine is based on ''Original Generations'', with the background zooming and tilting that ''[=OGs=]'' introduces. Despite this, Banpresto reused as much as they possibly could from ''Super Robot Wars MX'', only making changes when there's a discrepancy with a unit's original ''Super Robot Wars A'' movelist. The explosions used in the animations are an easy way to determine whether an attack came from ''MX'', as ''MX''-style explosions are jarringly different from the ''Original Generations''-styled explosions that the other attacks use.
106	** Units that weren't in ''MX'' are given a graphical facelift, as ''MX'' represented an ArtEvolution over the ''Alpha'' series. However, this trope comes into play with their animations. While some units like Combattler V are largely done from scratch, others like Shin Getter-1 very clearly use ''Alpha 3'' choreography as a base with light modifications to the unit's "skeleton" to accomodate the updated sprites. There are numerous other instances of animations being reused, remixed, or heavily referencing older animations, such as a number of Beam Saber animations being derived from a generic sword animation in ''Original Generations''.
107	** The originals are, of course, directly ported from ''Original Generations''.
108	** There are three types of character portraits: crystal-clear mugshots done in the style of (the then-unreleased) ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsZ'', slightly blurry pictures ported directly from ''MX'', and ridiculously-blurry ones taken from ''Alpha 2'' and ''Alpha 3''.
109	* NintendoHard: The original game was already pretty tough, but ''A Portable'' sets out to translate the challenge of the late 90s ''Super Robot Wars'' games to the 21st century -- before tossing on a ''boatload'' of nerfs to accuracy and evasion, completely changing how the game is played. Not only is the player's accuracy much lower than average, the introduction of "Successive Target Adjustment" which lowers a unit's evasion each time they dodge an attack heavily favors enemy Mooks. This forces the use of Spirit Commands to mitigate the accuracy issue, which means less opportunities to use damage-increasing, healing, or other Spirit Commands. And just to add insult to injury, ''A Portable'' attempts to combat SaveScumming by having the same result occur regardless of the game being reset.
110	* NoOneCouldSurviveThat: Axel/Lamia surviving the self-destruction of their Mecha is explained by said Mecha having an ejection pod, which Lemon quickly finds. No such explanation is given for them surviving [[spoiler:being at point-blank range of the self-destruction of the Zweizergain]] in the final stage.
111	* NotSoDifferentRemark: In Moon Dwellers, Axel can't help but to sympathize with [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsJudgment Jua-Mu's]] [[{{Determinator}} obsession]], like he used to be with Kyosuke.
112	-->'''Axel''':You know, it's not like I don't understand that obsession.
113	* OriginalGeneration: Axel, Lamia and the Shadow-Mirror; for the {{mecha}}, the [[WingedHumanoid Angelg]], [[MotionCaptureMecha Soulgain]], [[{{Ninja}} Vysaga]], [[BeamSpam Ashsaver]], [[MoreDakka Laz Angriff]], Gespenst MK II, Zweizergain and Weiss Saber (''A Portable'' exclusive)
114	* PinkGirlBlueBoy: The exclusive SuperRobot originals - Axel gets the blue Soulgain, Lamia gets the pink Angelg.
115	* RealMenWearPink: If the player chooses Axel as the protagonist, Shadow-Mirror {{mook}}s will use the feminine Angelg in the last few scenarios.
116	* RecycledSoundtrack: Hand-in-hand with the gratuitous graphical reuse, ''A Portable'' uses a soundtrack heavily pulled from ''Super Robot Wars MX'', ''Alpha 2'', ''Alpha 3'', and ''Original Generations'', to the extent that some series like ''Grendizer'' and ''G Gundam'' completely change {{Leitmotif}}s to use whatever theme they had in ''MX''. The only new battle themes composed for the game are the opening themes of ''Zambot 3'', ''Nadesico'', and ''08th MS Team'', ''Mobile Suit Gundam'''s "Ai Senshi" and "Here Comes Char", and the Shadow-Mirror theme "Chaos"; this is likely because most of these series only had the heavily-stylized ''Impact'' and/or ''GC'' mixes of their themes available.
117	* TheRival: Whoever the player doesn't select as the protagonist becomes the chosen protagonist's rival for the duration of the game.
118	* SecretCharacter
119	** [[spoiler:[[Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico Aestevalis Gai Custom/Gai Daigoji and Daitetsujin/Tsukumo Shiratori]]]]
120	** [[spoiler:[[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam Nobel Gundam/Allenby Beardsley, Master Gundam/Master Asia and Fuunsaiki Gundam/Fuunsaiki]]]]
121	** [[spoiler:[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamThe08thMSTeam Gouf Custom/Norris Packard]]]]
122	** [[spoiler:[[Manga/GetterRobo Tekkou Ki, Kochou Ki, and Musashi Tomoe]], which the latter will not be KilledOffForReal for the rest of the game]]
123	** [[spoiler:[[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Four Murasame or Rosamia Badam]]; [[SadisticChoice yes, you can only pick one]]]]
124	** [[spoiler:[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Qubeley/Elpeo Ple & Ple II]]; in fact, it's possible to accidentally kill them)]]
125	** [[spoiler:[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Elmeth/Lalah Sune]]]]
126	** [[spoiler:[[Anime/MetalArmorDragonar Falguen/Meio Plato]]]]
127	** [[spoiler:[[Anime/MazingerZ Minerva X]]]]
128	* ShapeshifterModeLock: Getter Robo and Getter Robo G are mode-locked into Getter-1 and Getter Dragon when the Getter Team gets new machines. This allows them to fight at 100% power without needing all three pilots.
129	* ShoutOut: Exclusively in ''A Portable'', mixed alongside ActorAllusion, there's a chance Axel will say "'''LISTEN TO MY SCREAM!!''' - now's not the time to be saying that!" Creator/NobutoshiCanna voices Axel and Basara Nekki of ''Anime/{{Macross 7}}''.
130	* ShutUpHannibal: Done by [[Anime/{{Daitarn 3}} Haran Banjou]] to [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Haman Karn]]
131	* SuperTitle64Advance: ''Super Robot Wars Advance'' for the Game Boy Advance, ''Super Robot Wars A Portable'' for the [=PlayStation Portable=]. ''A Portable'' is [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsA2 the second case]] of a sequel/remake of a GBA game having to shorten the "Advance" in its usage of this trope to "A" because it's ''not'' on the GBA anymore.
132	* SuperpoweredMooks: The [[Anime/MetalArmorDragonar Dragoons]] in their home series may be a JackOfAllStats MasterOfNone compared to the original Dragonar trio but gameplay wise, they are more or less superior versions of Dragonar-3. The Dragoons have the rare EWAC (Large) ability which only Dragonar-3 has by default, increasing their already high evasion and accuracy further and access to long and close-range attacks. What sets them apart from being considered [[DemonicSpider Demonic Spiders]] are that their attacks are only average in strength and [[FragileSpeedster their armor and HP is quite low, making them go down quite fast]].
133	* SparedByTheAdaptation:
134	** [[spoiler:[[Anime/VoltesV Prince Heinel and his aide/would-be love interest Katherine]] were not killed and the final battle went differently because [[BigBad Zu Zambajil]] was AdaptedOut and no one was going to Boazan on-screen: Heinel summoned the final enemy in the undersea castle, and then after being defeated, Katherine shot him with a tranquilizer... but instead of going back to Boazan, she took him to a place far away in space, knowing that returning to the Vega Alliance means that [[Anime/UFORoboGrendizer King Vega]] would execute them for failure, but she'll continue to stay by his side forever. The ''Voltes V'' plot ended there, skipping out the parts where Katherine made her HeroicSacrifice for Heinel and Heinel biting the dust later on.]]
135	** As usual, the ''Anime/{{Zambot 3}}'' crews, because the plot ended after [[spoiler:Butcher died, there was no part of the Bandok controlled by Gaizok running amok and requiring Uchuta and Keiko to get killed off to make way for Kappei to get into the final confrontation.]]
136	* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: In the early stages of the Real Robot route, [[Anime/MetalArmorDragonar the D-Team]] and chosen protagonist sneak out of the [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Argama]] and infiltrate a Giganos base where they successfully evacuate all refugees and get them to safety. Rather than be celebrated or have the incident overlooked for their success, the D-Team and protagonist were all punished and thrown into the brig for deploying without permission as they are part of a military organization.
137	* ThisIsGonnaSuck: The standard reaction whenever Londo Bell is informed that [[Anime/{{Daimos}} Miwa]] is about to contact them.
138	* TranquilFury: Shortly before [[RageBreakingPoint he went utterly apeshit]] [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown against Miwa]], [[Anime/{{Daimos}} Kazuya]] was completely silent in the face of Miwa spewing all kinds of warmongering threats against the team, and only uttered a low "Move it." when [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWingEndlessWaltz Heero]] was about to shoot Miwa. And that completely stopped Heero and forced him to obey, apparently his TranquilFury overwhelmed [[TheStoic someone like him.]]
139	* TransformationNameAnnouncement: Spoofed by [[Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico Gai Daigoji]] in response of Kazuya's "DAAAAIIIMOOOOOSSS!!!"
140	-->'''AESTIIIII!!! VALIIIIISSS!!!!'''
141	* UnrelatedInTheAdaptation: In this story, [[Anime/VoltesV Heinel]] and [[spoiler:Kentaro Go/[=LaGour=] and thus Kenichi, Daijiro and Hiyoshi]] are unrelated, their relations go only as far as being WorthyOpponent to each other.
142	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: When Richter retreated fully to Small Balm to investigate Olban's issues, he still had his main underlings Balbas and Raiza. But when he re-appeared in the finale, only Raiza pops up with him, with no mentions of Balbas. Presumably, [[DroppedABridgeOnHim he died an off-screen death while helping Richter.]]

Context VideoGame / SuperRobotWarsAdvance