* ArchiveBinge: Getting in on Zeon Quest late can lead to this and with [[LongRunner 116 parts]], it might take awhile.
* BizarroEpisode: Episode 17 is significantly darker than usual, and the events of it have never been mentioned again.
* EndingFatigue: After the quest hit over a hundred chapters, both the players and Apologized soon started getting tired of it, with participation dropping off and threads getting shorter. Apologized himself said he was eager to just get the quest over with.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Both Ruubens and Ramirez were only supposed to be one-shot characters, [[WordOfGod according to Apologized]], but are promoted to squad members because of their popularity. [[spoiler:Well, rather briefly for Ramirez...]]
* FridgeHorror: Lister alone has killed so many people that it is impossible to count, though there's a prize if you can get a correct count to I Apologized.
** Also, recent Omakes imply that outside of those who know him personally, Lister is seen as a brutal, bloodthirsty killing machine.
*** David just gained full control of his Newtype powers. What are they? [[spoiler: Understanding and mastery of all weapons, including improvised ones. Think on that statement for a while and then remember than anything can be a weapon.]]
* GameBreaker: Beam weapons are this for a short period of time. [[spoiler:This is what happened to Hamburg- I mean Ramirez]]
** [[spoiler:Lister's newtype powers]] are definitely this when [[spoiler:he first awakens]], and taking them to their logical conclusion is both ''insanely'' broken and [[FridgeHorror rather horrifying]]. The nasty side-effects help mitigate this.
* MemeticBadass: If you're in the Nachtmaren, you are one. If you pilot a wappa or a dragoon, you will be able to destroy two Pegasus class cruisers in under three minutes.
* TheScrappy: [[spoiler:FUCKING GHIREN]]