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BB Senshi Sangokuden unites the characters of Romance of the Three Kingdoms with the mecha of the Mobile Suit Gundam multiverse - nearly every character is represented by a Mobile Suit, with related characters often depicted as related mecha.

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Shou

(represented by Seiryu)

Ryuubi Gundam (Liu Bei)

Voiced by: Yuuki Kaji

Dual Wielding/Katanas Are Just Better
- At least till the anime, which forgets that he ever had a red katana as well, which then spills into the toyline.
Ermine Cape Effect (those red wings of his seem to follow this trope)
The Hero
Homage to the RX-78-2 Gundam
Mid-Season Upgrade (into Ryusou Ryubi Gundam)
Super Mode (borrows Kan-U and Chouhi's shoulderpieces for Sanmiitai/Trinity Form)
- Later on, he is upgraded for a climactic battle into Shuuretsutei Ryuubi Gundam, Homage to the PF-78-1 Perfect Gundam and the Gundam Hakuryu Taitei.

Kan-U Gundam (Guan Yu)

Voiced by: Hiroki Yasumoto

Badass Beard
BFS On A Stick
Cool Shades
Homage to the MSZ-010 Gundam ZZ (with some Musha Double Z thrown in)
The Lancer
Mid-Season Upgrade (into Ougasou Kan-U Gundam)
The Stoic
Wave Motion Gun (retained from his archetype. A bit out of place considering the environment, but who cares seriously)
What the Hell, Hero? (Kan-U is forced to serve under Sousou this way)

Chouhi Gundam (Zhang Fei)

Voiced by: Masayuki Katou

Blade on a Stick
Boisterous Bruiser
Homage to the MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam
Mid-Season Upgrade (into Raisou Chouhi Gundam)

Koumei Re-GZ (Zhuge Liang)

Voiced by: Kazutaka Ishii

Achilles in His Tent (Koumei is actually reluctant to dabble in the war initially)
Homage to the RGZ-91 Re-GZ
Mid-Season Upgrade (into Tenshouryu Koumei Nu Gundam, Homage to the RX-93 Nu Gundam and the Hi-Nu Gundam)
Robot Buddy (his iconic fan turns into a pigeon robot)
The Strategist

Kanpei Gundam (Guan Ping)

Voiced by: Rika Komatsu

Blade on a Stick
Homage to the MSA-0011 S Gundam
Legacy Character (he inherits Kan-U's position among the Five Generals down the line)
Lightning Bruiser
Power Fist (carries two demon-head brassknuckles on his back)

Shuusou Doven Wolf (Zhou Cang)

Voiced by: Masuo Amada

Defeat Means Friendship
Homage to the AMX-014 Doven Wolf
IKEA Weaponry (carries two machetes and a polearm, all of which connect into a BFG)
The Lancer to Kan-U (this was literal in Romanceof The Three Kingdoms)
Reformed Criminal (a former mountain bandit)
You Shall Not Pass: Holding off Giga grunts so that Kan-U can rejoin his brothers in the anime.

Chou-un Gundam (Zhao Yun)

Voiced by: Yuuki Ono

Bifurcated Weapon (two rather long combining spears)
Cool Horse (the Hieisen)
Homage to the LM314 V2 Gundam (with Dragon Flame attachments = V2 Buster Gundam and Ryukihou armor = V2 Assault Gundam)
The Lancer

Bachou Blue Destiny (Ma Chao)

Voiced by: Mutsumi Tamura

Bifurcated Weapon (a two-part polearm)
Homage to the RX79-BD1 Blue Destiny unit 1 and Dynasty Warriors' Ma Chao
IKEA Weaponry (his polearm also has several attachments)
Red Eyes, Take Warning

Kochu Gundam (Huang Zhong)

Badass Grandpa
Homage to the RX-178 Gundam mk. II
IKEA Weaponry (his weapons and equipment combine in several different ways)
Running Gag (his comic opens with Chouhi and Koumei making cracks about his age)

Kyou-I F91 (Jiang Wei)

Blade on a Stick
Expository Design Change (combining Power Gives You Wings with twin BFGs that double as swords)
Genius Bruiser (tenured as field tactician under Sousou)
Homage to the Gundam F91
Heel Face Turn (leaves the Giga forces after Shiba-I gains power but returns later on to guide the new leadership, Souhi and Shiba-En Zaku)

Kousonsan EZ-8 (Gongsun Zan)

Voiced by: Satoru Inoue

Cool Old Guy
Homage to the RX79 Gundam EZ-8
Take Up My Sword (heavily invoked when he hands Chou-un a scroll along with his final instruction to seek out Ryuubi)

Gou

(represented by Byakko)

Sonken Gundam (Sun Quan)

Voiced by: Nobunaga Shimazaki

BFS (both his normal one and the Kouteitou he inherits down the line)
Cool Shades
Ermine Cape Effect (as the youngest of the rulers, only gains this after promotion to Goutaitei)
Homage to the GP03 Dendrobium Stamen
Legacy Character
Mid-Season Upgrade (into Mokosou Sonken Gundam)
Super Mode (Goutaitei Sonken Gundam)

Shuuyu Hyakushiki (Zhou Yu)

Voiced by: Daisuke Hirakawa

Bling of War (he's usually more bright yellow than gold, but the trope applies)
Cool Shades
Genius Bruiser
Homage to the MSN-100 Hyakushiki
IKEA Weaponry (combines BFG, BFS and archery for a personal Wave Motion Gun)

Sonshoukou Gerbera (Sun Shang Xiang)

Voiced by: Akemi Kanda

Affirmative Action Girl
Blade on a Stick
Genki Girl
Homage to the GP04 Gerbera Gundam (but in Gerbera Tetra colors) and Chun Li of Street Fighter
Lethal Chef
Wheel o' Feet (In her very first scene!)

Sonsaku Physalis (Sun Ce)

Voiced by: Riki Kitazawa

Cool Shades
Dual Wielding (giant tonfa)
Homage to the GP02 Physalis
- Nuclear Weapons Taboo (being based on the only nuclear-capable Gundam, Sonsaku's special attack involves weilding his staff like a bazooka to deliver an Earth-Shattering Kaboom)
You Killed My Father

Sonken Zephyrantes (Sun Jian)

Voiced by: Takashi Nagasako

Ermine Cape Effect
Holding Back the Phlebotinum (he deliberately keeps the Kouteitou under lock and key, using a lighter sword normally)
Homage to the GP01 Zephyrantes (Retconned to GP01-FB for the anime)
Papa Wolf (...or tiger in this case)
Take Up My Sword

Kougai Gouf (Huang Gai)

Voiced by: Naoki Imamura

Badass Grandpa
Drop the Hammer: Heavy cudgel-turned-setsukon variety.
Homage to the MS-07B Gouf
Sacrificial Lion
Scarf of Asskicking (reconned with this for the anime, along with his fellow Chousa Four Riders)
Wolverine Claws

Ryomou Dijeh (Lu Meng)

Voiced by: Masakazu Morita

Death by Origin Story (his brother-in-law, Toutou GM)
Dual Wielding/An Axe to Grind
Homage to the MSK-008 Dijeh
Those Two Guys with Kannei Kampfer (anime only).

Kannei Kampfer (Gan Ning)

Voiced by: Takuma Terashima

Everything's Even Worse with Sharks
Homage to the MS-18E Kampfer and Dynasty Warriors' Gan Ning
Reformed Criminal
Robot Buddy (his saber and shark armor combine into a shark robot)
Underwear of Power (he and the Koutou Marines wear bright yellow loincloths)

Rikuson Zetaplus (Lu Xun)

Voiced by: Hiro Shimono

Battle Butler/Butt Monkey to Sonshoukou
Blade on a Stick
Homage to the MSZ-006A1 Zetaplus
Transforming Mecha (retains his archetype's Wave Rider form)

Taishiji Dom (Taishi Ci)

Voiced by: Masato Funaki

Defeat Means Friendship
Homage to the MS-09 Dom and Dynasty Warriors' Taishi Ci
IKEA Weaponry (his mix-and-match staff set)
Robot Buddy (he combines with an Expy of the Val-Walo from Gundam 0083)

Kogetsuei Gun-EZ (Huang Yueying)

Voiced by: Yu Shimamura

Hair Decorations (A huge bow on her head)
Homage to the Gun-EZ
Hot Scientist
Meganekko

Giga

(represented by Suzaku)

Sousou Gundam (Cao Cao)

Voiced by: Kenji Nomura

BFS
Cool Horse (Zetsuei, a jet black beast introduced in the anime)
Disney Death (at the end of the anime)
Ermine Cape Effect
- Artifact Title (Guren meaning Red Mantle, refers to Sousou's iconic dark red cape - but after his upgrade to Gurensou Sousou, the cape is now silver.)
Homage to the Gundam Double X but has similar colors to Athrun's Gundam
Mid-Season Upgrade (into Gurensou Sousou Gundam)
Put on a Bus
Super Mode (Kibutei Sousou Gundam)

Kakouton Giros (Xiahou Dun)

Voiced by: Shigeo Kiyama

Eyepatch of Power
The Dragon to Sousou (at least the most consistent one of the Five Giga Generals)
Homage to the XM-05 Berga Giros
Whip Sword disguised as a BFS

Kakouen Daras (Xiahou Yuan)

Voiced by: Takayuki Fujimoto

Homage to the Berga Daras
IKEA Weaponry (combines bow and Drop the Hammer)
Palette Swap (he's almost identical to Kakouton)

Shiba-I Sazabi (Sima Yi)

Voiced by: Keiichi Nakagawa

Homage to the MSN-04 Sazabi
IKEA Weaponry (his fan can be fitted with a sword blade)
Large Ham
Mid-Season Upgrade (into Tenshiho Shiba-I Sazabi)
Palette Swap (into Giga Taifu Shiba-I Sazabi)
The Starscream
The Strategist

Ten-I Asshimar (Dian Wei)

Voiced by: Ryu Yamaguchi

An Axe to Grind
Boisterous Bruiser
The Brute: Though his loyalty to Sousou rivals The Dragon.
Bring My Red Jacket (Ten-I is bright orange instead, but the trope applies)
Dropped a Bridge on Him
Grievous Harm with a Body (can turn into a MASSIVE battleaxe)
Homage to the NRX-004 Asshimar

Chouryou Gelgoog (Zhang Liao)

Voiced by: Tomoyuki Higuchi

Blood Knight (to the extent that his name is used to scare children... no, not like that)
The Dragon (to Ryofu initially)
Homage to Anavel Gato's custom MS-14 Gelgoog and Dynasty Warriors' Zhang Liao
IKEA Weaponry (his Blade on a Stick has a detachable machete that reconnects to become a Double Weapon)
Noble Demon: In the anime.

Choukou Zaku III (Zhang He)

Voiced by: Ryo Iwasaki

IKEA Weaponry (his machetes become a Blade on a Stick or bladed mitts)
- Mythology Gag (with the weapons mentioned above, Choukou essentially carries both signature weapons of Dynasty Warriors' Zhang He... without the Ambiguously Gay elements.)
Homage to the AMX-011 Mk III Zaku

Jyokou Serpent (Xu Huang)

Voiced by: Hiromu Miyazaki

Dual Wielding/An Axe to Grind: Also they connect to a rod to form yet another Blade on a Stick
BFG
Homage to the MMS-01 Serpent Custom
My Country, Right or Wrong

Souhi Gundam (Cao Pi)

Voiced by: Daisuke Sakaguchi

BFS (default weapon)
Dual Wielding (gains two more swords after succeeding Sousou)
Homage to the Gundam X (both regular and X-Divider versions)
Legacy Character (as Sousou's successor)

Kakuka Virsago (Guo Jia)

Voiced by: Hisayoshi Suganuma

Homage to the NRX-0013 Gundam Virsago
The Strategist
Superpowered Evil Side: "Kakuka Chest Break"

Shiba-En Zaku II (Sima Yan)

Shiba Shi Penelope (Sima Shi)

BFS
Homage to the RX-104FF Penelope

Shiba Shou Xi (Sima Zhao)

Dual Wielding
Homage to the RX-105 Xi Gundam

Toutaku Forces

(represented by Genbu)

Toutaku Zaku (Dong Zhuo)

Voiced by: Tetsuo Komura

Beard of Evil
Big Bad
Eyepatch of Power
Homage to the Black Tri-Stars MS-05 Zaku mk. I
More Dakka (six cannons on his shoulders. Just because.)
Power Floats (the primary effect of the Gyokuji on him, apart from firing up aforesaid shoulder cannons. The model kit's instructions even point out his battle stand compatibility in order to simulate this.)

Ryofu Tallgeese (Lu Bu)

Voiced by: Atsushi Miyauchi

Blade on a Stick
Blood Knight
Chewing the Scenery ("TAAMAASHIIII!!!")
Cool Horse/Cool Bike (Sekitoba is both)
The Dragon to Toutaku (though the anime goes for a Not In This For Your Revolution approach when he winds up under Enjutsu.)
Homage to the OZ-OOMS2B Tallgeese III and Dynasty Warriors' Lu Bu
Hot-Blooded Sideburns (parts of his headdress are deliberately shaped like this)
Mid-Season Upgrade (into Genbusou Ryofu Tallgeese)
Put on a Bus

Chousen Qubeley (Diao Chan)

Voiced by: Ayumi Tsunematsu

Hime Cut
Homage to the AMX-004 Qubeley
Stuffed in the Fridge (Manga only, though.)
- "Funny Aneurysm" Moment (Chousen was killed by a rain of artillery as she was rushing to warn Ryofu of it - so essentially, she died because she was pursuing Lu Bu.

Kouchun Vayeate (Gao Shun) and Chinkyu Mercurius (Chen Gong)

Voiced by: Hiromu Miyazuki (Vayeate) and Mizuki Takamura (Mercurius)

Red Oni, Blue Oni
Those Two Guys
Weapon of Choice:
- Drop the Hammer: Kouchun
- Precision-Guided Boomerang: Chinkyu

Kayuu Zanneck (Hua Xiong)

Voiced by: Hiroaki Ishikawa

Dirty Coward (when faced with the entire Gou family, he goes straight for the youngest one)
Dropped a Bridge on Him (The result.)
Ikea Weaponry: blades from his shoulders hitch onto his spear to form an axe.
Small Name, Big Ego

Koshin Gyan (Hu Zhen)

Voiced by: Rikiya Koyama

Homage to the YMS-15 Gyan
Remember the New Guy (his role in The Movie, set in an early chapter, invokes this)
The Worf Effect (Appeared just to trounce the Shou brothers early on, then get beaten himself by Trinity Ryuubi.)

Nanban, the Southern tribes

Moukaku Gundam (Meng Huo)

Good Old Fisticuffs (Because those hands of his burn with an AWESOME POWER.)
Homage to the GF13-017NJII G Gundam
Hot Blooded
Legacy Character (not only bears the title of Ashurao, but resembles the earlier Gundam Ashurao.)
Noble Savage
Robot Buddy (his personal Kongouyka war elephant)

Shukuyuu Gundam (Zhu Rong)

Berserker Rage
Bifurcated Weapon (Dual Wielding blades turn into a Precision-Guided Boomerang)
Fluffy the Terrible (Moukaku's other name for her is 'Yuukorin', a portmanteau of part of her name and 'bukkorin'.
Homage to the Nobel Gundam

Enshou/Enjutsu Forces

Enshou Bawoo (Yuan Shao)

Voiced by: Yosuke Akimoto

All Your Powers Combined (his Gyokuji Super Mode involves mishmashing his body with Enjutsu's remains)
Ermine Cape Effect
Homage to the AMX-107 Bawoo
The Neidermeyer
Small Name, Big Ego

Enjutsu Zssa (Yuan Shu)

Voiced by: Masaaki Ohkura

Dirty Coward (Runs for cover faster than his boss does)
Homage to the AMX-102 Zssa
The Strategist
Yes Man to Enshou above promptly becoming a tyrant in his absence: Tyrant Takes the Helm.

Bunshu Gazu-L (Wen Chou) and Ganryou Gazu-R (Yan Liang)

Voiced by: Hiromi Sugino (Gazu-L) and Ryou Sugisaki (Gazu-R)

Sojyu R-Jarja (Ju Shou)

Voiced by: Shigeo Kiyama

Kirei Hamma Hamma

Voiced by: Kiyoshi Katasunuma

An Axe to Grind
Diminishing Villain Threat:(the defeat of Sonken Zephyrantes is his only notable moment, after that it goes steadily downhill)
The Dragon to Enjutsu
Family Unfriendly Death: Requiring a Gory Discretion Shot, even

Others

Kousonsan EZ-8 (Gongsun Zan)

Voiced by: Satoru Inoue

Big Brother Mentor to Ryubi
Big Damn Heroes: trains up a mounted cavalry to fulfill this purpose.
Homage to the Gundam EZ-8
You Shall Not Pass

Choukaku Pallas Athene (Zhang Jiao), Choubou Bolinoak-Samaan, Chouryo Messala

Voiced by: Hiroshi Shirokumi (Pallas Athene), Hiroaki Ishikawa (Bolinoak-Samaan), and Takahiro Mizushima (Messala)

Ambiguously Gay
Homage to the PMX-001 Pallas Athene, PMX-002 Bolinoak Samaan and PMX-000 Messala
Quirky Miniboss Squad

Kouten The.O

Voiced by: Hiroshi Shirokuma, Hiroaki Ishikawa, and Takahiro Mizushima

Shuu Neue Ziel

Canon Foreigner (for some reason he's based on a pagan war god originating from an era before the dynasties.)
Homage to the AMX-002 Neue Ziel
Power Floats
Sealed Evil in a Can

Kouseki Turn X (Xiang Yu)

Arm Cannon
Canon Foreigner (by way of being a Legacy Character to a tyrant of an earlier dynasty)
Walking the Earth

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