* AntiClimaxBoss: [[Anime/TheBigO Big Fau]] is probably one of the most pathetic bosses in franchise history, rivaling the [[NeonGenesisEvangelion EVA Unit-01]] in [[SuperRobotWarsAlpha Super Robot Wars Alpha 3]], because it has fairly weak attacks and such a low hit rate you don't even need to use Spirit Commands. The only hard part is killing the [[OvermanKingGainer Overdevils]] which can be done very easily if you're careful. He's followed by a fairly easy battle that gives you unlimited time to get the skill point.
** Despite being a DuelBoss against whom you can only use [[MobileSuitGundam00 Setsuna F. Seiei and the Exia]], [[spoiler:[[MobileSuitGundam00 Alejandro Corner in the Alvaaron]]]] can be easily made into this. It only has around 20,000 HP, and the Exia with decently upgraded weapons, Setsuna's ace bonus, and the Soul Spirit Command cast (2.5 times the damage) can easily do over 30,000 damage with a single attack.
** In the same spirit as the above, ''Saisei-Hen'' gives us [[spoiler:[[ArmoredTrooperVOTOMS Wiseman]]]] as a boss for the second half for [[ArmoredTrooperVOTOMS Chirico Cuvie]]. The anticlimactic part is that he controls a set of Bloodsuckers with just about 12,000 HP with no special features at all. These Bloodsuckers can easily be finished in one move. [[spoiler: Of course, this is what Wiseman wanted]].
* BestLevelEver: From ''Z'' Scenario 36 - "[[MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Operation Angel Down]]". Instead of just pitting [[MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Shinn Asuka against Kira Yamato]], it's hero vs. hero for the entire cast. MazingerZ vs. GetterRobo? {{Aquarion}} vs. [[{{Gravion}} God Gravion]]? [[{{Xabungle}} Xabungle and Walker Gallia]] fighting [[MobileSuitGundam Universal Century Gundams]]? Yes, yes and yes.
** In ''Saisei-hen'', just about everyone loves Scenario 29. Let's see the battle is in the middle of a city on fire and numerous bad asses/upgrades/ and awesome moments occur in rapid session. [[spoiler: It is a level where both Ali and Graham Aker can be fought, Noin joins the team, Trowa regains his memory and returns there is a tiny window to play Gundam Epyon, Heero returns and trades for Zech's Wing Zero, the 00 Gundam gets the Raiser, Allelujah and Marina unite in battle (new attacks) AND Allelujah and Hallelujah fuse personalities to become a super soldier.]] And again everything is on fire. From the same game Scenario 24's Space Route has a lot of fans for having wave after wave of enemies attacking. The stage also has Wufei and Duo returning with their Gundam upgrades and Tieria getting a new attack.
* BrokenBase: ''Hakai-hen'' was suffering from this. While some found the cast list to be the best thing ever, others hate the game for removing the Tri-Battle System, having only one protagonist (thereby only one route that you can pick), a lack of secrets and the inability to save certain characters who they want to survive throughout the course of the series. Since ''Hakai-hen'' is only part one of the ''Second Super Robot Wars Z'', most of these complaints could a case of FanDumb.
** There is the fact that many of these complaints were rooted in space issues as an UMD can only hold oh so much data and with all the stuff in Z2, things wound up on the cutting room floor.
** People were rejoicing that Tetsujin #28, essentially the [[UrExample great grand-father of]] HumongousMecha, is at long last showing up in [=SRW=]...only it's the 1980s remake and not the original, which has some people happy Tetsujin #28 is showing up at all, some wishing it was the original, and some happy it's that version.
** The arrangements for some of the songs in ''Hakai-hen'' had fans either cheering (such as "[[ShinMazinger Kanjite Knight]]" and "[[GetterRobo HEATS]]"), or outright wanting to murder the composer in cold blood, with "[[DancougarNova Tori no Uta]]" being the largest offender to some. It wouldn't be that big of an issue...had not the same track been used in ''SuperRobotWarsL'', giving fans something to compare.
*** Also, fans were upset that certain songs are '''NOT''' in the game, such as "Yuusou" (the theme of the Stoner Sunshine event from ''Getter Robo Armageddon'') as well as "New Frontier" and "Angel Voice" from ''[[{{Macross 7}} Macross Dynamite 7]]''.
*** Not just music: let fans watch Dancougar Nova's animation in ''L'' and ''Hakai-hen''/''Saisei-hen''. People ''will'' argue which one is better (recall ''L'' is on NintendoDS while ''Hakai-hen''/''Saisei-hen'' is on PlayStationPortable). Same thing can be said for some of the MacrossFrontier animations.
** The plot of [[spoiler:''TengenToppaGurrenLagann'']] doesn't end in ''Saisei-hen'', and [[spoiler:the [[TengenToppaGurrenLagann Chouginga Gurren Lagann]]]] isn't playable, despite the [[spoiler:[[TengenToppaGurrenLagann Cathedral Lazengann]]]] appearing. While it's an obvious SequelHook, this annoyed certain players.
*** Technically it ''has'' ended [[hottip:*:Banpresto made a completely original "Anti-Gurren Lagann" piloted by the Anti-Spiral]], so they can still continue it in the next game.[[hottip:*:That said, the Anti-Spiral simply up and leaves, letting you live a little while longer...]]
** The fact that [[spoiler:[[CodeGeass Euphemia li Britannia]] is turned out NotQuiteDead]] in the ZEXIS Route, but [[spoiler:[[TengenToppaGurrenLagann Kamina]] and [[MobileSuitGundam00 Lockon "Neil Dylandy" Stratos]] stay dead]] ''does'' annoy some people. To be fair, [[spoiler:Euphemia coming back alive]] has less negative impact to the overall plot (for both ''Saisei-hen'' and ''CodeGeass'') than having [[spoiler:Kamina and Neil]] come back would.
* CompleteMonster:
** The BigBad of ''Z'' fits perfectly here, if only for the sheer destruction and havoc he brought about ForTheEvulz.
** [[{{Grendizer}} King Vega]], [[{{Zambot 3}} Gaizock]] and [[TheDragon his dragon]] [[{{Zambot 3}} Killer the Butcher]], [[SpaceWarriorBaldios Zeo Gattler]], [[GodSigma Gargan of the Elda]], [[GetterRobo Emperor Burai]], [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam the Titans]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Lord Djibril]], [[Anime/TheBigO Alan Gabriel]] and [[EurekaSeven Dewey Novak]] in ''Z''.
** ''Hakai-hen''/''Saisei-hen'' gives us [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Ribbons Almark and Ali Al-Saachez]], [[{{Godmars}} Emperor Zul]], [[ShinMazinger Dr. Hell]], [[GetterRobo Cohen and Stinger]], [[Anime/{{Dancougar}} Emperor Muge Zorbados]] and [[ConsummateLiar Aim Liard]], TheDragon to [[BigBad Gaioh]].
* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: When a rumor that "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-O1X9GDJD4 Back Alley Space Boy]]" wouldn't be the theme to DaiGuard was disproved, the Internet went nuts. And yes, it's probably one of the best instrumentals they have in ''Hakai-hen''.
** The arrangement of "HEATS" and "Kanjite Knight".
** While Crowe Broust's theme in ''Hakai-hen'', "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQzaLOZwnMI Close Game Life]]", is a little underwhelming, his MidSeasonUpgrade theme "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5aaddvtbgs&feature=related The Unbreakable]]" in ''Saisei-hen'' more than makes up for it.
** On the villains' side, we have Asakim's ''incredibly'' catchy "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O_1WNsvGZM Black Stranger]]". Likewise, there's Aim's strangely heroic sounding "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAl-MxsHFpk Unture Crystal]]", as well as the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6y2dL3LAstk various]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM0y7KpuauQ Ark]]-[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNusv4Wu-cY&feature=related Saber]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcwW_hYlULY&feature=related themes]], [[AndZoidberg plus]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpNYYJfHhV0&feature=relmfu Marilyn Cato's]]. And then there's Uther Insaraum's "The King's Love Is For The Sake Of The People", [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCUeVmboXtk&feature=relmfu which may be one of the best boss themes in SRW to date]].
** For participants of ''Saisei-hen'', "[[ShinMazinger The]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdN1wx6UzxE Guardian]]", "[[MobileSuitGundam00 TRANS-AM]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMEGOLNQp50 RAISER]]", "[[CodeGeass O]][[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Kqxo0kqlOg 2]]" and others soon became fan favourites.
*** Special mention goes to Scenario 29 of ''Saisei-hen'', where a background music named "The Advance of Warhorses" pop up at the beginning, which makes Chirico going nuts. This song is remade from the original Red Shoulder March of ''ArmoredTrooperVOTOMS'' since Banpresto couldn't purchase the song's licensing, but this version is very well-conceived. [[WastedSong Too bad you only got to hear it in a few scenarios or so]], ''nor'' can you set it as a unit's music.
* CrossoverShip: [[MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Shinn Asuka]] and Setsuko, and through that, Shinn has actually mellowed enough to [[FixFic fix some of his more objectionable personality problems]]. It helps they still care for each other when they meet again in ''Saisei-hen''.
** [[CodeGeass Kallen Kozuki]] and Chirico, of all people. They had much chemistry since ''Hakai-hen'', spent much time fighting along together, and even some ShipTease moments (some in front of Fiona even).
* DemonicSpiders: Or [[IncrediblyLamePun DAMONic Spiders]] as the case may be: Dimensional Beasts have high shields, status effect infliction, good accuracy/evasion rates (and will only go higher due to their [[CriticalStatusBuff Prevail skill]]), and HP/EN regeneration. As someone on SomethingAwful put it, "It's like someone decided [[MacrossPlus the Ghost X9]] should be [[UpToEleven more annoying]]".
** DifficultySpike: When you face those with ''MAP weapons'' in ''Hakai-hen''. In the last scenario, you face ''a few'' who have stats like a mini-boss, and their MAP weapons ''do not hit their allies''.
** Thankfully in ''Saisei-hen'', Bull- and Rhino-type Dimensional Beasts have less fewer HP, don't have HP/EN regeneration, and no barriers. [[ThisIsGonnaSuck That is, until you start facing Artificial-types mid-game]], as the weaker ones are even ''stronger'' than the old Rhino-types.
** ''Saisei-hen'' Scenario 15 introduces Axio Burglars (piloted by Fire Bugs). Each are equipped with a "Jamming Device" which makes allied units two grids around them given accuracy/evasion rate increases by 10%, ''and these bonus stack if they're adjacent to one another''. These make evasive {{real robot}}s like [[OvermanKingGainer King Gainer]] or a [[ArmoredTrooperVOTOMS Scopedog]] very prone to their strong attacks (their strongest even reduces Will), while it's almost impossible to hit them without using Spirit Commands. Marilyn in her Burglar/Pearl Fang only makes it worse, since she's always there to lead her gang and boosts their/her accuracy/evasion rates with her "Command" pilot skill [[hottip:*:Unit projects a command field; allies within the field receive accuracy/evasion bonus rates depending on the distance from the unit.]] ''and'' her unit's own Jamming Device.
* EarWorm: GAN GAN LEON, GUNLEON! GAN GAN LEON, GUNLEON!...and all the respective {{Ear Worm}}s of the various franchises, as usual.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Shiony Regys from ''Hakai-hen''. A mostly non-combatant villainess who's a SmugSnake at times, but she utterly ''dominates'' the ''Second Super Robot Wars Z'' fanarts.
* GoddamnedBats: In ''Saisei-hen'', any enemy faction aligned with the Earth Federation will get [[GundamWing Mobile Dolls]] with Support Defend [[hottip:*:Unit can provide defensive support to an adjacent ally]] and most them have barriers like Planet Defensors which nullifies any damage below 2000. Your attacks will constantly be blocked if you haven't been upgrading your units' weapons, not to mention the Dolls hit hard with the Ignore Size Modifier pilot skill [[hottip:*:Negate damage penalties when attacking larger units]].
** During the last scenario resolving the ''ShinMazinger'' and ''MobileSuitGundam00'' plots, you need to face Missile Mechanic Beasts and Gaga, respectively, by the numbers. While they aren't particularly hard to destroy, their suicidal attacks are quite accurate. In fact, you won't earn any experience or money if they're destroyed this way.
* GoodBadBugs: ''Saisei-Hen'' has two that can [[GameBreaker trivialize the game for you]]. The first one is available if you have clear data from ''Hakai-Hen'' and choose to start a new game with Link Data. Progressing to the screen where it asks if you're sure you want to continue and then backtracking to the title screen causes 500,000 credits to be added to your link data money total. Repeat until you have all the money you'll ever need.
** The second one is more minor, but still useful. In Z 2.1 and 2.2 it is possible to leave spaces on the sub-order menu before enacting orders, so one is allowed to go back and fill those spaces and activate orders for them if one so wishes. In 2.1 filled rows are locked out, but in 2.2 it's possible to visit an unfilled row, switch to a filled row (by pressing L or R while holding down triangle)and then swap out one pilot for one who hasn't had orders yet. Tedious, but it means that you're no longer forced to choose who gets sub-orders when the [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters cast]] gets too large.
* HilariousInHindsight: An image from ''Z'' made the rounds during the game's initial release, showing a man in a black and gold outfit with a full face mask, talking to [[MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Gilbert Durandal]] and saying "They call that man 'Orange'." [[CodeGeass Guess what series]] debuts in ''Hakai-hen''?
** ''Hakai-hen'' included a [[MacrossSeven Fire Bomber]] CD as an item, part of a ContinuityNod to the fact several ''MacrossFrontier'' characters (particularly Ozma Lee) are fans. We get to see the {{Squee}} in person, since ''{{Macross 7}}'' is in ''Saisei-hen''.
** Famitsu once posted a hoax article for a fake entry called "Super Robot Wars U", as an AprilFools joke. Among the series listed was ''DaiGuard''. Cue the cas listing for ''Hakai-hen''.
* MemeticMutation: Shiony has probably become the most memetic character in the entire franchise, only rivaling [[SuperRobotWarsK Mist Rex]] for the top slot. Look at how much fanart exists for her alone compared to how little there is for the other ''Hakai-hen'' originals. However, unlike Mist, Shiony's memetic status is due to the fanbase realizing how she acts tough while being meek and frail in reality, overreacting to just about anything; in turn, the fandom latched onto her personality quirks and just ran with it, as opposed to being the result of an accidental rumor in Mist's case. WordOfGod even acknowledged her memetic status by using her portrait in ''Saisei-hen'' for a civilian you met in-game. Some fans actually find her moe due to how ineffectual a villain she is (she's upstaged by her villainous partners and not that hard of a boss); that and how cute she looks in some of said art.
** That could be debated as she mainly appears in the ruins of the country she used to lead. Same goes for the fanart amount, mainly [[GagBoobs Marqette]].
** Crowe's debt is slowly reaching this level.
* MostAnnoyingSound: [[EurekaSeven MOKYUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN]]! Whoever decided the [[EurekaSeven Nirvash]] should do that ''every time it attacks'' should be shot.
** Dancougar Nova's "Main Theme" (No, not "Tori no Uta",) is so over-the-top serious that it quickly gets annoying. Then there's that delayed yell in the Dancougar Nova's final attack.
*** It's actually Aoi, [[spoiler: or more specifically, a young Aoi: in the show's final battle with the original {{Dancougar}}, when they used the Dancoudangaiken, it showed near the end a young Aoi, since just before using the attack. The other pilots helped her out of a HeroicBSOD where she was imagining herself when she was a little girl]].
* MostWonderfulSound: The sound the [[AfterWarGundamX Twin Satellite Cannon]] makes when it locks on, right before it fires is absolutely ''glorious''.
* NightmareFuel:
** [[spoiler: The Edel Bernal's]] ultimate attack: First he creates a rip in the fabric of spacetime, briefly showing off a rather ominous looking eye before a massive, rainbow-colored horde of evil...somethings...burst out in a massive stream, with the boss' mech leading them like some demented band leader, and with the horde making a cacophony of creepy impish giggling. They swoop up, grab the hapless victim(s) and carry them into a dimension of pure rainbow insanity. They then get swarmed by a mass of blobs which is then assails by giant sperm, then eaten by a much larger one-eyed blob, which then collides with MORE one-eyed blobs, zooming out all the while, until suddenly the mass is blasted by at least a dozen lasers, until finally the final boss' mech looms large, [[spoiler: The Edel]] makes a rather wiggly cut-in, completely with a disturbing expression of pure elation and with a "BYE-BYE", before finally ending the madness by ramming his gigantic spear into the whole mess. Definitely a contender for creepiest attack in the series, tied with the BigBad in ''[[SuperRobotWarsAlpha Super Robot Wars Alpha 3]].
** Dimensional Beasts increasingly become this.
* PlayerPunch: [[spoiler:[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFiiuEPnG1Y Esther Elhaas becomes a Dimensional Beast]] in ''Saisei-hen''. She gets better, though]].
* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap, alongside AuthorsSavingThrow and TookALevelInBadAss: When ''TheBigO'' debuted in ''SuperRobotWarsDestiny'', it was [[TierInducedScrappy near useless]] by that game's [[GameBreakingBug broken standards]] and many, many players were pleasantly surprised after seeing it in action in ''Z'', where it's one of the best units and becomes even better if you manage to get all of its weapons, making it a nigh-GameBreaker with its high defense, range, and Roger Smith's high stats (more accurately, his skill set, allowing him to make use of the "Attack Again" pilot skill) and accuracy. It seemed like the developers were issuing a warm, heartfelt apology for its sheer shafting in ''Destiny''.
** Same with ''GodMars'', which was a scrappy unit in the same game due to the same bug and if it was destroyed, it was an instant game over. Although the same "game over" situation is in ''Hakai-hen'', Godmars is rendered as an ass-kicking tool of destruction that's nearly unstoppable. One fan on the Gamefaqs board described it as "two trucks duct-taped together with an atomic bomb"...[[EarthShatteringKaboom which is an oddly accurate description of Godmars itself]]. It also helps that after the Godmars finale, the bomb is disposed of safely and there's now no game-ruining risk involved with using it.
** [[GetterRobo Getter-3]] in ''Hakai-hen'' is no longer a situational unit (at best): it's actually pretty good unit.
** If there's one unit and pilot people ragged on out of the ''Gundam 00'' pilots, it was the Kyrios and Allelujah Haptism for just not being quite up to snuff with the other Celestial Being Gundams. Cue a 180 with the Arios, winning fans over with better stats, having what many consider the best opening [[SuperMode TRANS-AM]] animation, an eventual ability to unleash Hallejuah and watching the Arios jump between jet and robot mode in glorious slow motion animation.
* ScrappyWeapon: GurrenLagann's MAP attack is pretty much useless. It consume a lot of EN, can only hit five enemies at most and you can't execute it after moving.
* TearJerker: Many from the various franchises, but especially [[spoiler:[[{{Zambot 3}} Aki's]] death, which can be avoided through a GuideDangIt by getting invisible "points" which will putting her in stasis until a method to stop the bomb in her is discovered]]. Also doubles as a PlayerPunch, as many players mercilessly slaughter the Gaizock forces responsible for it in revenge. Kappei's portrait even changes from his usual smile to an angry expression for the rest of the stage along with his character description changing.
** Also [[spoiler:[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjfVMZggw44 Kamina]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-UV1sk8ZNo Euphemia]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUe83vpiKC0 Neil]]]] in ''Hakai-hen''. The worst part is [[spoiler:while you can save Aki from her canon death (which you did in ''Z'' canon), Kamina and Neil are KilledOffForReal]]...[[EpilepticTrees or maybe until the sequel to ''Saisei-hen'']].
*** Especially with [[spoiler: Kamina]], where [[AxCrazy Batshit]] [[GetterRobo Ryouma]], of all people, screams for his name in the same way he screams whenever [[GetterRobo Musashi]] bites the dust.
*** [[spoiler:NotQuiteDead]]: [[spoiler:Euphemia faked her death in ''Saisei-hen'', but it is only available in the ZEXIS Route]]. Until a follow-up to ''Saisei-hen'' is announced, we don't know whether this is canon or not.
* ThatOneBoss: The [[OvermanKingGainer Overdevil]], [[Anime/TurnAGundam Turn X]] and [[EurekaSeven Dewey Novak's flagship, the Ginga-gou]].
** ''Hakai-hen'' has the dreaded big three of [[GodMars Emperor Zul]], [[DancougarNova Moon Will's Original Dancougar]] and [[TengenToppaGurrenLagann Lord Genome's Lazengann]]. All of them can and will one-shot your units if you aren't careful.
** [[spoiler: Level 99 Gaioh, who is only avalible if you're on hard mode and pick the second of a particular conversation choice]].
* ThatOneLevel: Rand's final scenario on EX-Hard mode is ''insanely'' annoying, both because of its length and the sheer difficulty spike the BigBad is compared to the previous few scenarios. SaveScumming is almost a must to avoid an {{Unwinnable}} situation.
** Some of the special mission requirements are near impossible to beat without a great deal of luck and SaveScumming. The only real way to beat ''Z'' on hard mode while getting the skill points, ending points and such is LevelGrinding repair units (making Rand's route a little easier since the Gunleon has this ability) to high levels as soon as you get a scenario without a time limit.
** Just about any stage in ''Hakai-hen'' with Dimensional Beasts is a pain in the ass, especially Scenario 50. THis doesn't get any better when Artificial-types present themselves anywhere in ''Saisei-hen''.
** Scenario 35 of ''Saisei-hen'' (of both routes, no exception) starts off with all your characters getting [[MindRape their heads messed with]], starting them off at 70 Will, no use of Spirit Commands while hordes of Artificial-type Dimensional Beasts close in, dealing massive damage to your units while taking paltry amounts in return.
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: ''Hakai-hen'' and ''Saisei-hen'' being on a handheld attracted a large number of complaints, as well as the removal of the Tri-Battle System. A combination of these two things has also limited the returning series to their key cast members and units only. Additionally, the fact that [[WhatCouldHaveBeen it was planned to be a PlayStation 2 game]] had some fans upset, as the [=PSP=] is seen as a downgrade in terms of graphical capabilities.
** Replacing the {{Eureka Seven}} TV series with the not-so-well received movie in ''Hakai-hen'', which had fans crying it was ruined now that the Nirvash is no longer broken, and the film version was considered by many as garbage.
** ''MacrossFrontier'' units are rendered medium-sized rather than small in ''Hakai-hen'', and no longer have their Pinpoint Barrier, which means they're no longer the {{Game Breaker}}s they were in ''L''. Naturally, people complained; however, the barrier does return in ''Saisei-hen''.
*** Actually, ''L'' [[MisBlamed got the size wrong, anyways]]: the VF-25 Messiah is about 18 meters long (same as the height of medium-sized mainstays MazingerZ and the [[MobileSuitGundam RX-78-2 Gundam]]) and 15 meters tall in battloid mode, making it too large to be considered "small". ''L'' worked them in due to a lack of small units (it only had the [[KotetsuJeeg Jeegs]] and the {{Iczer}}s), but ''Hakai-hen'' has enough small units to restore them to their original size.
*** There is also enough part of the fanbase that complained that Tori no Uta, LION, and by extension the entire soundtrack of MacrossFrontier is much better in ''L''. And don't even try to mention [[FinishingMove Absolute Nova Beast Attack]].
*** {{Macross7}} gets a bit of a flak for not including some of the songs as well. Mostly for Angel Voice and Holy Lonely Night.
* TheWoobie: Setsuko; Uther might've surpassed her for this status.
* UnfortunateImplications: In Scenario 57 of ''Saisei-hen'', during the "[[spoiler: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vrhIyYrJ4k Lelouch]]]] leaves" route, [[spoiler: he enacts the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxsjdsUJ0A8 Zero Requiem]], and ends up being stabbed through the chest. Apparently, he can survive with no one the wiser thanks to Celestial Being's regenerative technology, despite death occuring within a couple of minutes. The unfortunate part is all of ZEXIS state now that the world believes he's dead, he has to become Zero for the rest of his life. Canonically, [[CodeGeass Suzaku Kururugi]] becoming Zero forever is treated as a horrible punishment, but since ZEXIS is Lelouch's allies and frirends, it's treated as a heartwarming event. It's disturbingly out of character for the entire team, and it's hard to tell if Lelouch is simply being given a free pass, or being given a FateWorseThanDeath]]. On the other hand, that makes it practically the same as the ''GundamWing'' ending, which is contrasted with in the other available route.
** One way to look at it is [[spoiler: ZEXIS is telling Lelouch that if he wants to repay for all the crimes he's committed, he must live and work to make up for it instead of throwing his life away while still making people suffer because of the Zero Requiem]].
* UpToEleven: ''Saisei-hen'' is the only [=SRW=] to date to surpass the [[http://akurasu.net/wiki/Super_Robot_Wars/Z2.2/Series number of series in a single game]] previously set by ''Alpha 3''.
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