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2''Super Robot Wars Destiny'' is the fourth installment of Banpresto's ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' franchise on the Creator/{{Nintendo}} UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance, preceded by ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAdvance'', ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsReversal'' and ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration''. The series featured in ''Destiny'' is noted to be unique towards fans at the time (other than ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsJudgment'' and ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsK'', since both involve the removal of traditional series), as uncommonly used series appear in the main plot, such as ''Anime/{{Megazone 23}}'' and ''Anime/TheBigO''.
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4!Featured Series (Debuts highlighted in bold):
5* '''''Anime/TheBigO''''' (Season 1)
6* '''''Anime/FutureRobotDaltanious'''''
7* '''''[[Manga/GetterRobo Getter Robo Armageddon]]'''''
8* ''[[Anime/{{Godmars}} Six God Combination Godmars]]''
9* '''''Anime/{{Macross 7}}'''''
10* '''''Anime/{{Megazone 23}}''''' (Parts I and II)
11* ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}''
12** ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam''
13** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ''
14** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack''
15** ''Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam''
16** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing''
17* Mazinger
18** ''Anime/{{Mazinger Z}}''
19** ''Anime/{{Great Mazinger}}''
20** ''Anime/UFORoboGrendizer''
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22''Destiny'' takes place in a [[AfterTheEnd post-apocalyptic world]], prominently after the beginning of ''Getter Robo Armageddon'', where [[NukeEm a nuclear explosion wipes out the majority of humanity]]. While other factions are doing their own activities, they are shocked to discover the Earth is sealed, having disappeared from the face of the universe. The heroes must find out the reason behind the sealing and how to stop it. On the course of the journey, the player will engage against the antagonistic Ruina, a destructive race bent on seeing the rest of the universe in ruins.
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24Like prior games, ''Destiny'' gives players the choice of two protagonists: Joshua Radcliff or Cliana Rimskaya, with a selection of two [[OriginalGeneration original]] [[RealRobot real]] or {{super robot}}s. However, depending on who is the primary protagonist out of the two, it ultimately affects which SecretCharacter is recruitable for the player. Note that ''Destiny'' is also notorious among the fandom for being a tad bit difficult, if not actually NintendoHard, as the way damage is calculated essentially forces super robots unable to tank their way through scenarios as usual.
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26Also important is ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsZ'' and its sequels feature a large portion of the roster from ''Destiny'': only ''Daltanious'', ''Megazone 23'', ''Victory Gundam'' and ''ZZ Gundam'' aren't present, with the original ''Mazinger'' trio being left in the first ''Z'' release. While only a coincidence, but WildMassGuessing presumes a remake of this game using the ''Z'' engine is entirely possible. With the announcement that the cast of ''Destiny'' is to be part of ''Original Generation'', the game has clearly not been forgotten and has returned in style.
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28!!Tropes common to this game are:
29* AdaptationDistillation: The game managed to get through the entire plot of Anime/{{Megazone 23}} Part 1 and 2 in literally only two scenarios.
30* AntagonistTitle: [[spoiler: Perfectio's mech is named Fatum, meaning "fate" or "destiny" in Latin.]]
31* AppliedPhlebotinum: The Res Arcana System, Gravity Control System, and the Sympathia System, the latter which allows [[spoiler: Glacies and/or Ventus to join, should the right conditions be met]]. Forte Gigas has Dual Res Arcana Engines which give it the largest Energy pool of all the units in Destiny, and perhaps the entire series save it's Original Generation incarnation.
32* ArcWelding: When the [[Manga/GetterRobo Invaders]] tried to take over Jupiter and turn it into a Getter Ray star, they attacked the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Jupiter Energy Fleet]], leaving Judau and Roux the sole survivors.
33** Also, after Shin Dragon opened a wormhole to get to Jupiter as quickly as possible, it stayed open after it left, and [[Anime/Megazone23 MZ23]], which activated its jump drive to escape from A.D.A.M., emerged out of it. After it landed on the moon, the [[Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam Zanscare Empire]], ever obsessed with motorcycles, broke into it and stole a bunch of mass production type Garlands, which they later used against League Militaire.
34** The most plot-critical example, however, is the fate of Megazone 23's world: [[spoiler: the humans from that world tried to weaponize Fabula Fores and ended up letting Perfectio in. They were forced to render the entire Earth lifeless just to save the rest of their universe.]]
35* AristocratsAreEvil: [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing The Romefeller Foundation]], despite being the de facto ruler of Earth, do not care about anyone but themselves. Even though they have [[Manga/GetterRobo Getter Radiation]] absorption technology, they only use it to keep their home territory in Europe clean while the rest of the world remains a radioactive wasteland.
36* TheBadGuyWins: This is how the UC Gundam storyline started out: Neo-Zeon forces won during the events of ''Char's Counterattack'', and Char decided to punish Amuro and Bright for opposing him by [[ForcedToWatch making them watch the completion of his Axis Drop]]. Problem is, the moment he was about to finish it, Earth suddenly vanished, to Char's shock. And then he's forced to play the BigGood role to investigate the disappearance of Earth.
37* CoolMask: [[Anime/UFORoboGrendizer Duke Fleed]] and [[Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam Chronicle Asher]]
38* CombiningMecha: Daltanious, Godmars, Getter Robo, Shin Getter Robo and [[spoiler: Forte Gigas, combined from the protagonists' super robots Ganador and Strega]].
39* CompositeCharacter: [[Anime/{{Godmars}} Emperor Zuul]] in ''Destiny'' is a combination of the original Emperor Zuul from the TV series (has his appearance and personality), [[Anime/FutureRobotDaltanious Emperor Dolmen]] (due to the Kroppen cloning plot) and [[Anime/UFORoboGrendizer King Vega]] (he led the attack that destroyed Planet Fleed).
40** This is actually something that Zul would do, as he had several clones of himself within the TV series.
41** On the heroes' side, [[Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam Jinn Generham]] turns out to be an alias of [[Manga/GetterRobo Jin Hayato]], and the various Super Robots from the Tower land battleship got folded into the League Militaire.
42* ContinuityNod: Each character who can pilot the Hi-Nu Gundam has [[ILetGwenStacyDie the person they most regret being unable to save]] as part of the animation for the Fin Funnels - [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Lalah]] for Amuro, [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Four]] for Kamille, and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Ple]] for Judau.
43* CrapsackWorld: One of the bleakest settings in the series to date: The [[Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross Zentradi War]] forced humanity into going to space and establishing colonies only to be constantly attacked by extraterrestrial forces like the [[Manga/GetterRobo Invaders]]. This, along with the Federation's growing corruption and inability to properly assist, results in the Universal Century's conflicts with the twist of the Getter Ray permeation, the Mazinger stories and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing OZ's coup d'etat]] happening in between. By the time the game begins, it's a wonder how the Earth is even remotely inhabitable.
44** BackFromTheBrink: Yet with your team, by the end of it things are looking much brighter.
45* DarkerAndEdgier: When asked about what happened to most of the [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam AEUG]], [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Kamille Bidan]] responds [[EverybodysDeadDave they were dead before the game started]]...and this is just in the first few scenarios...
46** Zanscare's brutality is a large plot point early on during intermissions, including their habits of public executions. [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Amuro Ray and Bright Noah]] fail to stop [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Char Aznable's attempt at dropping Axis on Earth]][[note]]Londo Bell apparently never got formed, thanks to the Organization of Zodaic coup d'etat. In fact, Bright and Amuro start the game as prisoners/guests of Char's[[/note]]. Also, ''both'' of the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Purus]] are dead. ''Destiny'' pretty much finds a way to make Universal Century more depressing, even when events are already concluded.
47* DemonicSpiders: Ruina and Zanscare {{mooks}}. In-universe, [[Manga/GetterRobo the Invaders]] are considered this. The ''Megazone 23'' {{mooks}} don't fall under this only because they don't swarm.
48* DemotedToExtra: Unless you [[NintendoHard meet the conditions]] [[SecretCharacter to recruit her]], [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Haman Karn]] won't appear in the storyline at all.
49** Both the [[Anime/Megazone23 Trash gang]] and the [[Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam Shrike Team]] only appear as summon attacks.
50* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: [[Anime/Macross7 Gepelnitch]], The Invaders, Emperor Zuul and the BigBad Perfectio.
51* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: ''Getter Robo Armageddon'' has a lot that happens in this game that doesn't happen when it shows up in later games:
52** This game and the ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsZ 2'' duology are the only games where Tower and Stilva are playable units.
53** The original Getter Robo becomes an AscendedExtra, showing up partway through the first Earth route (with Benkei piloting it) and becomes an extra unit to fly around in later on.
54** As the ''Armageddon'' storyline ends at Scenario 17(''?!''), Shin Dragon is taken out of action for most of the game, forcing you to put the Shin Getter team in your other Getter Robos until you regain it.
55* EarnYourHappyEnding: ''Destiny'' makes it clear it's a CrapsackWorld from the get-go. It's up to the Blue Swear to fix that.
56* EarthIsTheCenterOfTheUniverse: Since Perfectio is trying to enter the universe through Earth, both the Invaders and Emperor Zuul wanted to destroy Earth, [[spoiler: to prevent the universe from being destroyed.]]
57* EasilyForgiven: You can recruit [[Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam Katejina Loos]] and instantly forgive every single thing of [[MoralEventHorizon sheer depravity that she has done]]. Granted, several of her actions, such as killing members of the [[Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam Shrike Team and Odelo Heinrik]], don't occur in ''Destiny''.
58** [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Char's]] colony and asteroid drop are also overlooked with more justification, as everyone - Char himself included - clearly has ''way'' bigger fish to fry. Amuro and Char even cooperate to an even friendlier extent than they did in Zeta.
59* EldritchAbomination: Perfectio, king of the Ruina EnergyBeings from another dimension. Since Perfectio feeds on despair, the Ruina try to turn Earth into his cattle farm by sealing Earth in another dimension. While it's possible to destroy the Ruina, Perfectio's NighInvulnerable and can only be stopped by sealing the gate to its home dimension. [[spoiler: If it fully enters a universe, that universe is instantly destroyed. That's why the humans of Megazone 23's universe considered scorching their own Earth an acceptable tactic to stop it from entering their universe.]]
60* TheEmpire: The Gishin Empire and the [[Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam Zanscare Empire.]]
61* EnemyMine: While ''Destiny'' includes antagonists from ''Gundam ZZ'', ''Char's Counterattack'' and ''Gundam Wing'', the situation at hand causes them to have the competence to ally with you all at the start since things are bad enough. Due to the Zanscare Empire attacking Earth, along with the Invaders and the [[Anime/Macross7 Protodevlin]], and the [[VillainTeamUp united alien forces of the villains]] from ''Daltanious'', ''Godmars'' and ''Grendizer'', the heroes quickly realize pretty much the only organizations out there that still have the sheer manpower to defend humanity are the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Neo Zeon]] and the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Organization of Zodiac]]. Thankfully, [[Anime/TheBigO Roger Smith]] takes care of the negotiations. This results in one of the first ''heroic'' roles for longstanding villains like Char (his roles as Quattro aside).
62* EvilVersusOblivion: Pretty much the premise of the first portion of the game, with the [[ALighterShadeOfBlack Neo Zeon]] and others who have no choice but to work with them fighting against even bigger threats.
63** When [[Manga/GetterRobo the Invaders]] tried to destroy Earth by [[ColonyDrop ramming Ganymede into it]], even the [[Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam Zanscare Empire]] got scared and tried to destroy it with the Keilas Guilie. It didn't work, due to the Invader force field around Ganymede, but it did reveal that Keilas Guilie was already operational, [[NiceJobFixingItVillain as well as giving the heroes enough time to destroy it before it could fire again]].
64** Over the course of the story, it's revealed that [[spoiler: this is the reason why the Invaders and Emperor Zuul wanted to destroy Earth - they wanted to prevent Perfectio from emerging and destroying the universe.]]
65* TheFederation: Subverted. Unlike in almost every other SRW title, where Earth is united under one of these (most frequently the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Earth Federation]]), the [[Anime/{{Macross}} Earth Unified Government]] was in tatters before the plot even started.
66* FixFic: At one point, ''Destiny'' follows the plot of ''Megazone 23'' Parts I and II (putting the "Trash" gang [[PutOnABus on a bus]]), until Eve sends the entire Megazone to another dimension to keep ADAM from destroying everything. ''Destiny'' also allows the player to gain back [[spoiler: [[Anime/{{Macross 7}} Kinryu]], who was KilledOffForReal in the TV series]]. In addition, [[Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam Junko Jenko]] and Odelo do not die in ''Destiny''; however, [[spoiler: [[Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam Oliver Inoue]]]] does still die, albeit through a different manner than in the series.
67%%* FragileSpeedster: Most notably the [[Anime/{{Megazone 23}} Garland]], as well as the [[Anime/{{Godmars}} Cosmo Crusher]] and the [[Anime/Macross7 Valkyries]].
68* GalacticConqueror: Emperor Zuul.
69* GratuitousLatin: All Ruina characters and mecha. [[FridgeBrilliance There's actually a pretty good reason for this...]]
70* TheHeartless: The Ruina, in the sense that they're powered by negative emotions of some sort or another.
71* HoldingBackThePhlebotinum: If you choose to go to Jupiter to complete the ''Armageddon'' storyline, you get to play with Shin Dragon for a stage, but after that stage, they reveal that Shin Dragon's reactor is completely drained. You don't get it back until the late 30s, so you'll have to put the Shin Getter team in classic Getter or Black Getter.
72* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Trieze Kushrenada]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8b0-hbpIMI does this]] to defeat Perfectio]].
73** [[spoiler: [[Anime/GreatMazinger Dr. Kabuto]] remains in the Scientific Fortress to allow everyone inside to escape from the Ruina's assault]].
74* [[HumongousMecha Humongous]] [[CombiningMecha Combining]] and/or [[TransformingMecha Transforming]] [[RealRobot Real]] and {{Super Robot}}s
75* LightningBruiser: [[Anime/{{Megazone23}} The (Proto) Garland]]. Granted, its armor is crap, but it's agile enough to not ''need'' armor, and WOW does it hit hard when fully upgraded (specifically, its standard "Physical Attack" has a high critical hit rate, accurate, and doesn't cost EN; combine this with its 4 parts slots, and it will very easily be getting nothing but critical hits at a decent range in no time flat).
76* MidseasonUpgrade: ''Destiny'' notably gives Amuro three of them in a single playthrough. He begins with the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Re-GZ]], then moves to the Nu Gundam. If certain requirements are met, the Nu Gundam HWS (Heavy Weapons System) is unlocked. Finally, the uber-powerful Hi-Nu Gundam is a ''mandatory'' upgrade for the last scenarios of the game. In a twist, while upgrades carry over from the Nu to the Nu HWS, it doesn't for the Hi-Nu.
77* MythologyGag: Getter Robo in ''Destiny'' uses the exact same Open Get sequence from ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsCompact2 Super Robot Wars Impact]]'' (Getter 3/Shin Getter-3/Shin Poseidon, Getter 1/Shin Getter-1/Shin Dragon and Getter 2/Shin Getter-2/Shin Liger).
78** When the team was trying to think of a better name for the November Treaty Organization Military, [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Amuro]] tried to name the team "[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWars64 March Wind]]", again, though [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Noin]] stops him because "[[BreakingTheFourthWall that would cause many problems]]".
79* NewGamePlus: Like most [=SRWs=], ''Destiny'' carries over kill count totals, customizations and credits to the next playthrough. However, customizations are unit-specific, so if you get a new or secret unit/character for the first time, it starts as a blank slate on the next playthrough.
80* NintendoHard: A variant exists with unlocking Haman. She will only join the party if take the [[Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam Angel Halo]] route, sortie Char, Kamille and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Judau Ashta]] during a certain scenario (and they survive), and ensure those three pilots' kill count exceeds 400 or more collectively before a certain point in the game. The first two are easy; the last one? [[NewGamePlus Basically impossible/impractical for your first time through]].
81** Just to twist the knife further, should you cheat and set those characters' kill totals to the appropriate amount, you still have to wait until you clear the game once before Haman can be recruited. That's right: Haman Karn is exclusively a NewGamePlus SecretCharacter.
82* PhysicalGod: During the final battle with Emperor Zuul, you have to destroy three fake versions of him before you get to fight the real deal. Not only is the real one much tougher than the fakes, but he actually ''regenerates'' after you beat him once. As if that's not bad enough, he fully regenerates ''again'' after you take out one third of his health. All these reality warping bullshit arguably makes him '''the''' [[ThatOneBoss most frustrating boss in the game]].
83* PutOnABus: [[Anime/Macross7 Emerald Force member Physica and Gamlin Kizaki's custom VF-22]], [[Anime/MazingerZ Dr. Hell, Baron Ashura, Count Brocken]], [[Anime/GreatMazinger the Mycenae Empire]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Judau's friends and younger sister]] do not appear in ''Destiny''.
84** For obvious reasons, [[Anime/Megazone23 Eve]] has a negligible presence once that storyline has been completed, but [[TheBusCameBack in her case, in about the best way possible]].
85* RedshirtArmy: For once, not the basic grunts typical of a Gundam series, but the [[Anime/Macross7 VF-11 Thunderbolt]] appears, as well. There's also a [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Taurus]] squad that gets destroyed by the [[Manga/GetterRobo Shin Dragon]].
86** In fact, if nameless Anime/{{Macross7}} OR [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing OZ]] forces show up on your side at any given time, consider them already dead.
87* ShutUpKirk: Emperor Zuul gives one to [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Relena Peacecraft]].
88* ThemeInitials: As of ''2nd Original Generations'', all of the Banpresto Originals' theme musics have titles that start with '''D'''. '''D'''estinies, '''D'''esire, '''D'''rumfire, '''D'''uologue, '''D'''uet, '''D'''estine, '''D'''eliverer, '''D'''evastator, '''D'''espair...
89* TooDumbToLive: [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Duke Dermail]], even more so than his canon counterpart. Literally every decision he makes ends up backfiring spectacularly: [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Give the Axis to Char]]? He drops it on Earth. Call the [[Anime/Macross7 Macross 7 Fleet]] back? Not only do they refuse to obey OZ, who toppled the only government they recognized, but the Protodevlins also follow them to Earth. Refuse Neo Zeon's ceasefire? Lady Une realizes that he's a liability and turns against him, which ultimately leads to his KarmicDeath.
90* TookALevelInKindness: [[Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam Chronicle]] and Katejina are much less bonkers and murderous in the game than they were in the series, to help suspend the disbelief that they'd be worth saving in the first place. And then there's [[Anime/Megazone23 B.D]], who is [[DefeatMeansFriendship recruitable if you beat him quickly enough]], and isn't the same population-controlling ass he was in the show. Also, Char is less obsessed with his former ambition of forcing everyone to become Newtypes and becomes an honest-to-God ''BigGood'' for a change. Also qualifies as AdaptationalHeroism.
91* UnnecessarilyLargeInterior: The final scenario is a particularly egregious example. It takes place in an underground base at the South Pole. One of the battleships available for the mission is the [[Anime/Macross7 Battle 7]], a [[TransformingMecha transforming]] CoolStarship that stands 1400 meters tall (about 200 meters short of a mile). It ''still'' has room to either fly or walk.
92** A scenario or two earlier tries to take this into account: the only battleship you can use is the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Ra Calium]]. However, you can still sortie the ''much larger'' Shin Dragon as one of your units.
93* WellIntentionedExtremist: If you choose to go to space for the first few scenarios, the story focuses on making it really damn clear that Char is this, stripping the "extremist" part away with the sudden disappearance of Earth and basically turning him into the BigGood for a while.
94* WhereItAllBegan: The final battlefield is located in the South Pole, where you first get to control Joshua and Cliana.
95* WhyAmITicking: [[Anime/{{Godmars}} Takeru]] is connected to [[EarthShatteringKaboom a bomb that can wipe out the Earth]] via his brainwaves stored in the Godmars itself; therefore, players unfamiliar with Godmars are likely to be surprised when they get a game over if Godmars is destroyed (although, if you've played [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWars 4 any of]] [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha the games]] featuring ''Anime/SpaceRunawayIdeon'', you'll be quick to pick this little detail up). It doesn't help that [[spoiler: Takeru's Gaia (initially) transforms into Godmars when it's severely damaged (i.e. HP bar is in the red)]], either. This little penalty also applies when you're in space and nowhere near a planet, too.
96* YouKilledMyFather: [[Anime/MazingerZ Kouji Kabuto]] and [[Anime/GreatMazinger Tetsuya Tsurugi]] want to kill Ignis for the death of Kenzo Kabuto. However, they realized that their desire for revenge was actually fueling the Ruina, and eventually [[CharacterDevelopment grew out of it]], deciding to fight for the sake of protecting Earth rather than avenging Kenzo.

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