Line #71 YMMV/MobileSuitGundamWing


1	* AbandonShipping: [[spoiler:Trowa/Catherine, while always awkward given that Catherine viewed Trowa as a sibling first and foremost, fit the pattern of "pilot/lady friend" and had just enough wiggle room to argue that they weren't blood-related]]... until ''Frozen Teardrop'', [[FanonDiscontinuity contentious though it is]], [[spoiler:confirmed that the two are indeed biological siblings]] and killed that pairing stone-dead.
2	* AdaptationDisplacement: There are people who aren't aware there were Gundam series before this one, though this attitude was mostly prevalent when ''Wing'' was new to foreign shores and mostly justified as it was the first official widespread North American release of any Gundam show.
3	* AmericansHateTingle: Fan opinion of Relena is [[BrokenBase split in America]], while in Japan, she would often appear on the ''Gundam Ace'' "Top 30 Females" monthly ranking[[note]]and she's the only female ''Gundam Wing'' character to appear on the list to date[[/note]], not to mention ranking #21 on ''Newtype'''s list of Top 30 Female Characters of the 1990s, and even ranking #1 on a 2016 poll asking female ''Gundam'' fans which women from the entire franchise they admire the most. And that's not even getting into her spawning many [[FountainOfExpies close copies]] (and not just in Gundam either).
4	* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic:
5	** ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaZwWoLj1co White Reflection]]'' from the OST for ''"Endless Waltz"'' has a pulse pounding track and vocals. If that doesn't get your blood pumping, it's doubtful anything else will. Also, good luck trying to get it out of your head.
6	** The soundtrack on the whole is sweeping and epic, often being favorably compared to that of ''Franchise/StarWars''. Even those who don't like the rest of the series will concede that it has an awesome soundtrack. It helps that the whole thing, minus openings and endings, was done by Kou Otani, the award-winning composer for ''VideoGame/ShadowOfTheColossus''.
7	** [[Creator/MinamiTakayama Two-Mix]] performs the opening and ending themes. That can't be anything but awesome.
8	* BaseBreakingCharacter: Relena is THE poster child for {{Broken Base}}s in ''Gundam Wing'' (if not ''the entire franchise itself'') though the majority of it is caused by {{shipping}}. And if it's not because of the shipping, it's because some fans ignore (or at least refuse to acknowledge) her CharacterDevelopment throughout the series. Again, this mainly applies [[AmericansHateTingle to American audiences]], though her character has been considerably VindicatedByHistory for much of them over the years, especially when compared to even less well received ''Gundam'' franchise heroines.
9	* BigLippedAlligatorMoment:
10	** The ending is a song about Type A {{Tsundere}} Relena glaring at the camera and annoying various animals on safari. Relena's presence is basically the most this sequence has to do with the events of the actual show.
11	** Also, the scene where Trowa and Quatre play music. It's never mentioned again, and has exactly ''nothing'' to do with the events of the series.
12	* BrokenBase:
13	** There are essentially three bases involved: the old guard mecha fans who think the show is schlock starring invincible prettyboys (or at best, SoOkayItsAverage), the YaoiFangirl crowd who only cares about the cute guys and nothing else from the show, and the actual ''Wing'' fans who are tired of both of the above and just want to enjoy their show in peace.
14	** ''Frozen Teardrop'' is this, if not outright FanonDiscontinuity. Some fans love it for being SoBadItsGood [[MindScrew hilarious nonsense]], and don't really see it as being all that different from [[NarmCharm what the original show was]]. Other fans think it goes too far into bizarro territory.
15	** While it's mostly died off now, in the past debates over which version of the Gundams were better, Kunio Okawara's TV designs or Hajime Katoki's ''Endless Waltz'' designs, could get pretty nasty.
16	* CommonKnowledge: The English voice actors are actually Canadian - as the dubbing was done by Creator/TheOceanGroup. The fact that Western Canadian accents and American accents are ''very'' similar sounding long helps to contribute to this.
17	* CompleteMonster: ''Gundam Wing'', while perhaps LighterAndSofter than other works in the franchise, that can't be said about the following:
18	** [[EvilGenius Tubarov Bilmon]] is the bloodthirsty Chief Engineer of the Romefeller Foundation. [[PsychoSupporter Supporting]] the warmonger Duke Dermail [[WarForFunAndProfit in the hopes]] his [[KillerRobot Mobile Dolls]] will be used for mass slaughter, Tubarov even turns on Lady Une for suggesting an automated version to reduce civilian casualties. When the White Fang rebellion reaches the colonies, Tubarov betrays Une, seizes control of the colonies, attempts to murder the captive Gundam pilots by cutting off their oxygen, and guns Une down when she tries to interfere, also preparing the devastating ''[[KillSat Libra]]'' weapon for his boss. When finally cornered by the rebels, Tubarov snaps and turns his Dolls loose on the civilian population, ranting that he will achieve immortality.
19	** ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWingEndlessWaltz Endless Waltz]]'': [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist Dekim Barton]] is the [[GreaterScopeVillain original mastermind]] behind Operator Meteor, plotting to [[ColonyDrop drop a colony upon Earth]] and send the Gundams to raze what remained until it submitted to his rule. Upon the rebellion of the Gundam scientists and pilots, Dekim lies low, [[GruesomeGrandparent brainwashing his granddaughter Mariemaia Khushrenada]] to be the figurehead leader of the Barton family. Returning to conquer Earth, Dekim attempts to complete Operation Meteor with a new colony drop and murder Relena Peacecraft for trying to inspire the world to pacifism. Upon his own granddaughter TakingTheBullet for Relena, Dekim merely sneers that he can simply find another Mariemaia, as he is the one who created her to begin with.
20	** ''The Last Outpost''[=/=]''G-Unit'' manga, by Kōichi Tokita:
21	*** [[MadScientist Dr. Berg]] suffers from a terminal case of ChronicBackstabbingDisorder. He is willing to betray and murder in order to complete his research and create the most powerful Gundams ever, as he takes pride and joy in inventing newer and newer ways for humans to kill each other. He has no regard at all for human lives and only considers people as [[ForScience guinea pigs for him to toy with]]. It is also revealed later on that he arranged for the death of Dr. Burnett and his wife, the parents of series protagonists Odin and Odel, in order to divert funding from their research to his own weapon manufacturing; this sends Odel into an UnstoppableRage and drives him to kill Berg. Unfortunately, Berg activates his Grand Shirio's doomsday program to [[ColonyDrop destroy the colonies and drop itself on Earth to pollute it with its nuclear engines]].
22	*** [[BloodKnight Valder Farkill]], nicknamed [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Dark General of Destruction]], is an ace pilot from OZ. Valder is summoned by Dr. Berg, and [[EstablishingCharacterMoment his first act]] is shooting down all four space shuttles filled with civilians trying to escape from the conflict at MO-V. When announcing his takeover of OZ Prize, Valder killed Broom Brooks for objecting. Despite the Armonia sisters being furiously loyal to him, Valder didn't hesitate to [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness have them caught in the blast of Grand Chario's cannon once he found them useless]]. Valder's ultimate goal is to kill OZ leader Treize Khushrenada, so that he could take over OZ.
23	* ContestedSequel: The popularity of the series is not in doubt, it is generally considered the show to revitalize Gundam by creating an AU megahit and was a GatewaySeries to bring in a new generation of fans and [[PeripheryDemographic pull fans from other demographics]]. But its' tonal differences made it more controversial among Universal Century fans, as Wing is a lot more sprawling and melodramatic, while none of the UC projects ever attained the same popularity in the West. Over time, though, the series is acknowledged for what it accomplished and stands as a strong example of the Gundam franchise.
24	* DieForOurShip: Relena is one of the most infamous cases of character bashing ''ever'' in anime fandom, and a strong contender for all fandoms. This also happens to her rival Dorothy, Duo's best friend Hilde, ''and'' Chang Wufei, but much rarer.
25	* DracoInLeatherPants: While by no means a good person, Treize has gone far beyond MemeticBadass and is treated by many as if he walks on water. Rose-scented water.
26	* EnsembleDarkhorse:
27	** Duo is one of the most popular characters in the series, [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff especially in the West]]. In the semi-official ''Gundam Ace'' "Top 30 Male Characters" poll in Japan, as well as the "Top 30 Male Characters of the 90s" poll in the March 2010 issue of ''Newtype'' magazine, he is the second most popular male ''Gundam Wing'' character (#21 in the ''Newtype'' poll), after Heero Yuy. Also, he was voted the Best Male Character in Animage's 1995 Anime Grand Prix Awards, and was voted the 3rd Best Male Character the following year.
28	** Treize is by far the most popular out of all the antagonists for his unique sense of chivalry and overall AntiVillain tendencies. Even ''Wing'' detractors cannot help but admire him for the unique point of view the show offered on the concept of war through his character.
29	** For the mecha, all versions of the Heavyarms and the Tallgeese are are favorites among Western fans. They were two of the most requested units for ''VideoGame/GundamEvolution'' before the ''Endless Waltz'' version of Heavyarms Custom was added.
30	* EpilepticTrees:
31	** ''Episode Zero'' features a young girl roughly Trowa's age named Midii Une; {{Fanon}} often tries to draw a connection between her and Lady, despite the fact that WordOfGod says there is none (Midii references a father and brothers, but no female relatives). Rather, WordOfGod says that the connection "will remain a secret forever." In other words, there ''is'' one, but they'll never tell.
32	* FanonDiscontinuity:
33	** ''Frozen Teardrop'' is regarded by much of the fanbase to be on the level of officially licensed poorly-written fanfiction. (Even worse when you consider that it was written by the series' head writer.) Problems include but are not limited to:
34	*** The cast is overloaded with {{Generation Xerox}}es, not just of major characters like the Gundam pilots, but even one-shot characters like [[spoiler:Sylvia Noventa]].
35	*** There are few new characters who are not a direct {{Expy}} or clone of an existing character.
36	*** [[EveryoneIsRelated Every character being related]], such as Heero being the step-nephew of Trant Clark.[[note]]If you don't recall the name, he only appears in two episodes, both focusing on his obsession with Wing Zero's ZERO System.[[/note]]
37	*** Even if they aren't related, every character introduced looks exactly like an established member of the cast, including the original Heero Yuy being shown to look like Heero the Gundam pilot in his youth.
38	*** The ancestors of each character being revealed as being unlikable total [[{{Jerkass}} assholes]], if not worse.
39	*** [[FanDislikedExplanation Excessive and unnecessary detailing of back story]], trampling over the well-received ''Episode Zero'', especially since part of the appeal of the Gundam pilots was their mystique.
40	*** Taking the number-naming convention to ridiculous extremes (believe it or not, many of Wing's original characters weren't named for numbers)
41	*** A main plot and premise considered more appropriate for [[FandomSpecificPlot poorly written fanfiction]] than for extensions of the original material.
42	*** New technology relying upon ludicrous {{Hand Wave}}s, including abusing the concept of {{Nanomachines}} to levels considered excessive.
43	** While not declared FanonDiscontinuity, the ''Glory of the Losers'' manga, a retelling of the series with relevant side-stories added to the narrative, suffers the same problems. While it is beautifully illustrated and incorporates the much-loved Katoki redesigns, it also has horrible structural problems (shoe-horning in backstory/flashback at inappropriate points) and retcons a fair amount of the original series material (ex: Heero apparently killed Darlian, not Oz). Not to mention, it was designed as a continuity with the already much-hated ''Frozen Teardrop''.
44	* FashionVictimVillain: The Romefeller Foundation all wear old fashioned aristocratic clothing. Duke Dermail and Treize look okay, but then there's Colonel Tsubarov's blue jacket with puffy shoulders, neck frills, and blue puff pants. He wouldn't look out of place at a gaudy renaissance fair.
45	* FoeYayShipping: Fans view Dorothy's obsessive passes with Heero and Quatre on occasion (not even counting her snarky interactions with Relena) as rife with suspicion to this day.
46	* GatewaySeries: While not the first ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' series released in America, ''Wing'' was the first to gain a large audience, and is the main reason more of the franchise made its way over to the West in the early[=/=]mid-2000s. It's also credited with getting more girls interested in ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'', and possibly mecha anime in general.
47	* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: For being the GatewaySeries for the Gundam franchise in the United States, and being considered less popular than the likes of ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED SEED]]'' and the UC era in Japan... by a considerable margin. It isn't that ''Wing'' is disliked, but rather that the Universal Century and Cosmic Era timelines have much stronger and more fanatical fanbases. A [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2014-01-29/ntt-docomo-survey-ranks-best-gundam-series 2014 poll]], however, still placed ''Wing'' as Japan's 5th favorite ''Gundam'' series.
48	** At least initially, the Japanese fans (especially the women) ''despised'' Quatre, while he's one of the more popular characters in the West.
49	** Noin barely registers in Japan, but Western fans consider her to be the best heroine in the show and have long demanded an HG model kit of her white Taurus. There was one made back when the show was new, but it was limited and is now discontinued.
50	** This trope actually gets acknowledged in some sources; for example, ''[[VideoGame/GundamVsSeries Gundam Extreme Vs. Full Boost]]'''s encyclopedia entry for ''Wing'' notes that it was the first ''Gundam'' show to air in America and remarks on its international success.
51	** In addition to the above, when the Heavyarms Custom [EW] was added to ''VideoGame/GundamEvolution'', it was teased with a trailer which recited the old Gundam Wing Toonami promo, only this time voiced by Steve Blum.
52	* HarsherInHindsight:
53	** In the ''Battlefield of Pacifists'' manga, Heero teased Duo that reason the latter followed him on a mission is because he got into a fight with Hilde. [[spoiler:In ''Frozen Teardrop'', Duo and Hilde are divorced.]]
54	** Many a ''Gundam Wing'' fanfic has had the FandomSpecificPlot of Relena [[FaceHeelTurn go evil]], usually to facilitate [[DieForOurShip killing her off]] and [[HoYay setting Heero with Duo]]. [[spoiler:In ''Frozen Teardrop'', she actually '''is''' brainwashed into evil - and it's implied that she caused her brother's stand-in's death thanks to it.]]
55	** In a RealLife example, the controversy over "Mobile Dolls" and the meaning of unmanned combat vehicles takes on a whole new light 15+ years after this show's release, when drones and robotic unmanned combat vehicles are just beginning to enter the battlefield. There are probably a lot of Pakistanis out there who wish more people took Treize's message about the dangers of using robots as tools of genocide seriously.
56	* HesJustHiding:
57	** [[spoiler:Zechs after the series. Noin's trust in him wasn't helping. Indeed, he was back from the grave in the movie. He even claims he was dead when asked.]]
58	** [[spoiler:Also applies to his MS: The novelization ends by stating the whereabouts of the Gundams and mentions Epyon is at the bottom of the ocean. ''Frozen Teardrop'' follows up on this by having Zechs recover it and upgrade it into Epyon II.]]
59	* HilariousInHindsight:
60	** Here, Creator/BradSwaile voices a NiceGuy who thinks killing people must not ultimately be the answer. Rather ironic when you consider what his [[Manga/DeathNote big break]] would be a few years later...
61	** [[Franchise/StarWars Supreme Leader Snoke]] seems to have [[https://i.redd.it/mwgrfhbpu9jz.jpg lifted the blueprints]] for the ''[[Film/TheLastJedi Supremacy]]'' from the ''Peacemillion''.
62	** Lady Une was shooting people after throwing them out of airplanes long before [[Film/TheDarkKnightRises Bane came along]].
63	* HoYay: Dear God, where do we ''begin''? Check out the [[HoYay/{{Gundam}} Gundam Ho Yay page.]]
64	* LauncherOfAThousandShips: The North American fans seemed to have a thing for [[EnsembleDarkHorse Hilde]]. In fanfiction, she was often portrayed as being [[HeadTiltinglyKinky so kinky]] [[LustObject and desireable]], that all the Gundam pilots (including Zechs) wanted to bang her. The now defunct ''"[=DxH=] Addiction"'' was an entire archive dedicated to such stories, with half its lemon section being reserved for her sexual escapades with Duo. The other half was for stories about the other pilots either [[ReallyGetsAround seducing her]], or being seduced ''[[SexGoddess by her]]''.
65	* LesYay:
66	** Relena and Dorothy. Actually, fans view Relena as having some form of UST with pretty much everyone. [[DieForOurShip So much the worse for her...]]
67	** In the ''Blind Target'' manga, between Relena and her female assistant Chris. The way they keep holding hands all the time...
68	** Noin and Sally also strike up a fairly quick and close partnership of mutual ActionGirl understanding and asskicking.
69	** In ''Frozen Teardrop'', it's implied that Sally and Iria (one of Quatre's sisters) had a fling (or even a full-on relationship) [[EveryoneWentToSchoolTogether back in]] [[ExperimentedInCollege medical school]].
70	* MagnificentBastard:
71	** [[HiddenAgendaVillain Treize Khushrenada]], the leader of OZ, is a [[OfficerAndAGentleman brilliant military leader with a chivalrous spirit]]. Masterminding a [[ThePurge purge]] of his rivals to rise even higher, Treize learns of the Colonies deploying the Gundams against the Earth Government, and conceals their existence to better use them as an advantage, even tricking Heero into killing the leader of the Earth Alliance who was planning on making peace with the Colonies. Rebelling against OZ when the Romefeller Foundation takes over and institutes the AI Mobile Dolls, Treize systematically plays the entire war with his best friend Zechs Merquise to put themselves on opposite ends of the war and create a final, cataclysmic conflict to [[TheWarToEndAllWars traumatize humanity off war forevermore]]. Combining a brilliant mind with a sense of chivalry, Treize is even able to recall the names and faces of every man who has ever died to make his dreams a reality and considers [[{{Determinator}} no price too great for peace]], even his own life.
72	** "[[RedBaron Lightning Count]]" [[ColonelBadass Colonel Zechs Merquise]] is a talented commander and mobile suit pilot who'll do what it takes to achieve peace between the Colony and Earth. Born Crown Prince Milliardo Peacecraft of the Sanc Kingdom, whose dynasty was nearly wiped out by the Earth Sphere United Alliance, Milliardo allied with Treize and OZ as Zechs to free his kingdom. With his skills and leadership, Zechs was one of the few [[AcePilot capable of defeating the Gundams]], even able to go toe to toe with Heero Yuy. When the Romefeller Foundation began their world conquest, collapsing the Sanc Kingdom, Zechs had an epiphany, making plans to put an end to all wars. Leading the rebel militia White Fang, Zechs returns to his original name and destroys the Romefeller Foundation before declaring war on Earth, with his goal being to show the [[WarIsHell horrors of war]] to all of mankind by using the Battleship Libra to [[ColonyDrop ruin Earth]], hoping the resulting disaster would scare others enough from war.
73	** [[LadyOfWar Dorothy Catalonia]] is a ruthless, brilliant warmonger who truly desires peace. The granddaughter of Duke Dermail, Dorothy [[WarIsHell hates war]] after losing her father, but understands world peace can't be achieved without being earned. [[TheMole Sent to spy on Relena Peacecraft]] and the Sanc Kingdom on the behest of her grandfather, Dorothy gets close to Relena and bonds with her, convincing her to relent to Dermail by collapsing the Sanc Kingdom, while secretly guiding Relena to leadership to overthrow her grandfather. Curious about the White Fang organization led by Milliardo, Dorothy approaches them to join, convincing Zechs and uses her authority in the group to [[RobotMaster use the ZERO System]] and nearly destroys most of the enemy Gundams with the Mobile Dolls. Awaiting Quatre in Libra for a final duel, Dorothy overpowers him while explaining her intentions before leaving Libra after Quatre escapes, returning to Earth in order to maintain the hard-earned peace her loved ones sacrificed themselves for.
74	* MemeticLoser:
75	** The Leo mobile suit, despite the first episode showing it could defeat a Gundam with the right pilot and equipment, is considered to be the worst mobile suit in the entire ''Gundam'' franchise due repeated stock footage of Leos getting destroyed and an instance when a pair of Leos explode from a ''missed'' Buster Rifle shot cementing its reputation as a disposable low-level {{mook}} that [[MadeOfExplodium blows up if so much as sneezed on]]. Oddly enough, this has mostly served to endear the Leo to audiences as time has gone by.
76	** Despite being the titular Gundam and having an extremely devastating weapon, the Wing Gundam is subject to a fair amount of derision from fans, due to its relatively limited screen time, lack of upgrades (it's the only one of the five Operation Meteor units to be outright replaced, rather than improved), and its tendency to be abandoned or ignored by its pilot. This is likely referenced in the MythologyGag-riddled ''Anime/GundamBuildFighters'', where it serves as Sei's first Gunpla and gets completely thrashed by a [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Gyan]].
77	* MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales: Loud, upbeat, garrulous, tactile, and occasionally tactless Duo from the American-sponsored L2 colonies has been the most popular ''Wing'' character by ''far'' in North America, ever since the show's 2000 debut.
78	* MisBlamed: For years, actor Music/MarkHildreth was blasted by fans for making Heero sound stiff and emotionless in the dub. Then, at a convention, he said [[ExecutiveMeddling he was told to act that way]]. Possibly because of the backlash, he has never been called back to play Heero in other media (though he has said he'd be happy to if given the chance).
79	* MoralEventHorizon: ''Frozen Teardrop'' -- Cinquante's [[spoiler:kidnapping Angelina and getting Ein killed]].
80	* {{Narm}}:
81	** The dub, being your typical cheesy 90's dub, has its fair share of moments, including General Septum's downright cartoonishly angry voice. Even when he thanks someone for ''holding the door for him'' he sounds outraged.
82	** Zechs riding the Tallgeese into battle while saying "But I can't falter with the Sanc Kingdom right in front of my eyeeees!" in his best Creator/JackNicholson voice. Ditto for infamous yell of ''fooooolllls'' while destroying a cancer mobile suit.
83	** Sometimes the dialog between two characters makes it sound like they are having two different conversations. Almost every time two characters discuss philosophy, there will be at least a few lines that seem to have nothing to do with what is being talked about. This isn't a dub issue either, as it happens in the sub as well.
84	** Heero's habit of proclaiming he'll kill Relena, only to end up as a bit of a {{Tsundere}} that turns it into a passive-aggressive threat rather than a genuine declaration, is supposed to showcase that he has NoSocialSkills and be something of an endearing trait in their WillTheyOrWontThey relationship. For most fans, it ended up with the opposite effect of making him come off like an edgy dork that really sucks at actually following through on his word, undermining the entire attempt at his ConsummateProfessional status.
85	* NarmCharm:
86	** Despite being a more "serious" show, it almost seems like the franchise is still shaking off the effects of [[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam the previous entry]], what with the rose petal bubblebaths and [[MadeOfIron super-humanly sturdy]] Heero and all... which, intentional or not, is often ''hilarious'' and yet totally a part of the series' weird charm.
87	** General Septum's voice.
88	** "Ugh! ARIES!"
89	** "Heeeeeeeroooo! I am right over here, so come and KILL ME!" Even better, the English dub changed "kill" to "[[NeverSayDie destroy]]", which was one ''hell'' of an AccidentalInnuendo to put on air.
90	* NeverLiveItDown:
91	** The way some fans act, you'd think Wufei's entire vocabulary consisted of four words: "justice," "evil," "woman," and "Nataku".
92	** People can't get over Relena's bizarre behavior towards Heero, either. Yes, it was strange. She also ''stopped acting like that'' fairly early in the series, acknowledged it was ''not'' the best move (she was hurting badly over [[spoiler:her father's assassination and the revelations about her past]] and followed Heero to try coping with her inner pain), and by the end of the TV series she ''made a point about how she won't follow him anymore and HE will have to chase after her instead if he wants to see her''.
93	** Quatre was briefly [[spoiler:pushed to the limit by his own father's politically-motivated scapegoating and suicidal murder]], and subsequently built and used the Wing Zero on a cold-blooded rampage to take out the colonies' ability to wage war, that ended with him fighting Heero and Trowa and nearly killing the latter, even though he eventually regrets it all ''very'' quickly and continues to do so. Still, many in both the fandom, and in-universe characters, like Catherine, can't forget about his decision even after he successfully atoned.
94	** Heero once threw a pineapple in a game of fetch with a couple of dogs while in temporary captivity. Suddenly, mentioning Heero and pineapples in the same sentence is a MemeticMutation.
95	* NightmareFuel: In particular, some of the [[MindRape things]] that the ZERO System is capable of doing to its pilots' heads.
96	* SugarWiki/NoProblemWithLicensedGames: ''VideoGame/GundamWingEndlessDuel'' is considered one of the best fighting games on the SNES and sees high-level tournament play even into the current day.
97	* PoorMansSubstitute: Heero's dubbing voice actor, Mark Hildreth, apparently did not share the same love for the role the other Gundam pilots' voice actors did for their characters. Heero is the only one of the five to constantly be recast in productions following the end of the TV series. Initially, Hildreth was replaced by Louis Chirillo whenever Heero returned with voice acting. Chirillo eventually retired from voice acting, after which Heero's role was given to Brian Drummond, ironically the longtime voice of his rival Zechs Merquise. With each new voice actor change, Heero's voice changes just enough to be noticeable.
98	* PortmanteauCoupleName: One of the more famous examples in anime fandom, ''Wing'' combines this with the NumericalThemeNaming; hence, 1x2 means Heero[=/=]Duo. Since most of the show's women don't fall under the theme, they're identified by initial (1xR = Heero[=/=]Relena).
99	** The ''order'' in which the names are listed is important too. Whoever is listed first is the initiator or "aggressor" of the relationship, while the listing of [=XxYxX=] (as in [=1xRx1=]) means both partners are equally interested. Certain listings indicate shifts in personalities; for example, 2x1 means a moody Duo with a happy Heero. Don't think about it too hard [[Film/AustinPowers or you'll go cross-eyed]].
100	* RonTheDeathEater:
101	** A lot of fanfiction acts as if Quatre's vengeful, detached FreakOut [[spoiler:after his father's death]] (which he deeply regretted afterward) is his default state, ignoring how he's a guilt-ridden NiceGuy the entire rest of the time.
102	** Saying that Relena gets this is like saying "the sun is bright"; the bare statement of fact simply doesn't do it justice. [[DieForOurShip Usually for shipping reasons]], fanfics will often take this softspoken and understanding ActualPacifist and warp her into a violent Yandere.
103	* TheScrappy: Wu Fei wasn't much liked by the American fanbase, largely for his flip flopping sides on a dime and abrasive personality. Of the five, he's usually viewed as the least interesting. Although some do see him as one of the most nuanced characters (especially with side material delving into it more), others see him as simply inconsistent and the result of the writers not knowing what to do with him.
104	* ShipToShipCombat: Yaoi and Het fans can get very... touchy about their pairings of choice. The main war is over Heero x Duo vs. Heero x Relena fans.
105	** You don't even need to bring up Heero/Relena in front of Heero/Duo fans. If you ask "Hey, who tops? Heero or Duo?" you can have a really "nice" flame war.
106	* {{Squick}}:
107	** The first time Heero uses Epyon it causes him to throw up. ''Inside his pilot helmet''. ''Twice''!
108	** ''Frozen Teardrop'' mentions that when Treize was 5, his mom [[ParentalIncest "kissed him like a lover."]]
109	** Also from ''Frozen Teardrop'', Trowa Phobos is in love with Catherine Oud Winner. He's 19, and she's 10.
110	* TearJerker: No one can say they didn't at least get a little misty-eyed during Gundam Sandrock's death scene.
111	* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: ''Frozen Teardrop'' and ''Glory of the Losers'' gave a unique opportunity for fans to finally learn who Midii Une really is and what's her connection with Lady Une. Nothing came out of this as Midii never showed up and isn't even mentioned.
112	* ValuesResonance: A huge part of the show is the philosophical debate over whether or not Mobile Dolls -- automated mobile suits -- are ethical. It makes for interesting watching in the era of remote drone strikes.
113	* {{Woolseyism}}: In an early episode, Duo refers to Relena as "Ojou-san," which is the proper way to address a young woman of high social status (though he may have just been flirting). In the US dub, he instead says "Hey good-looking!", which is more obvious flirting, instead of just calling her "Miss", "missy", or hilariously, "Princess".

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