History Anime / ArmoredTrooperVOTOMS

* SuperRobotWars - the original series, The Red Shoulder, The Red Shoulder Document Roots of Ambition, and the Pailsen Files are all set to debut in ''SuperRobotWarsZ 2.'' Cue [[AndTheFandomRejoiced rejoicing fans]].

->''That day, the accursed war which had so disrupted my destiny has ended. But its end was ultimately meaningless for me. The moment I saw her, my own personal war had begun.''

* ShoutOut - To ''[=~2001: A Space Odyssey~=]''. [[spoiler:The destruction of Wiseman is very obviously based on HAL-9000's death scene.]]

Astragius Galaxy, year 7213. For one hundred years War the space nations of Gilgamesh and Balarant warred each other for reasons long forgotten. Severly exhausted, they both agree to cease fire. With the peace just around the horizon, some Gilgamesh soldiers turned traitor and attacked the Gilgamesh research station to steal its contents.

* CharClone - Looking and acting pretty familiar there, Ypsilon.
** His white hair maybe, but he doesn't wear a mask, prefers blue mecha, and is very much a pawn by his superiors, who use his childlike personality to command him.

* {{Expy}}: The VOTOMS are very likely inspired by the iconic {{Mook}}s in the ''{{Gundam}}'' franchise, Zakus.

* GunsAkimbo: Mostly used as concentrated fire in the general direction. The effective use of different targets in different directions variant is restricted to the Super Soldiers. [[spoiler:Barcoff, already fatally wounded, uses the latter to buy time for Chirico and Zaki.]]

* GunsAkimbo: Mostly used as concentrated fire in the general direction. The effective use of different targets in different directions variant is restricted to the Super Soldiers. [[spoiler:Barcoff, already fatally wounded, uses the latter to buy time for his Chirico and Zaki.]]

* BornLucky - Mellowlink. Although he has some pretty cunning tactics [[BatmanGambit and prepares]] [[CrazyPrepared for the worst]] when he can, many times he survives his fights simply because fortune favors him.

* MadeOfExplodium - Polymer Ringer's Solution. The fuel that allows the AT to move in a fluid human-like motion, but it's so volatile that even exposure to the wrong temperature will cause it to ignite without a warning.

''{{Armored Trooper VOTOMS}}'' is a 52-episode {{anime}} series that ran from April 1, 1983 to March 23, 1984, directed by Ryosuke Takahashi. It is divided up into four separate arcs, each one with their own unique mood and setting. Several additional VOTOMS {{OVA}}s have been created, such as the Pailsen Files, set before the events of the main series, and the Heretic Saints, set 32 years after the events of the series, as well as several other [[ShortAnimeMovie one-shot OVAs]] detailing the life of Chirico Cuvie, the series protagonist. A spinoff, ''Armor Hunter Mellowlink'', was also created; it is set in the same universe as VOTOMS, but involves an entirely different cast of characters.

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* RealityWarper - Abnormal Survivors. [[spoiler:several are speculated to be these, but only Chirico seems to truly incarnate the [[BeyondTheImpossible often insane survival skills]] seen mainly in Roots of Ambition, Pailsen Files and the last episode of Shining Heresy]].

* ThePowerOfHate - What drives Mellowlink in his quest of {{Revenge}}.

* AntiHero - Chirico, to Byronic levels - and Mellowlink, a "hero" in name only.

* AntiHero - Chirico, to Byronic levels

* {{Transhuman}} - The PS's arguably [[Expy inspired]] ZetaGundam's Cyber-Newtypes

* {{Expy}}: The VOTOMS are very likely inspired by the signature {{Mook}}s in the ''{{Gundam}}'' franchise, Zakus.

* {{Nakama}} - Chirico, Gotho, Vanilla, Coconna, and later on Fyana, though Chirico isn't that requiting and often runs off to do things on his own, particularly early on in the series.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything - The [[spoiler:entire Kunmen arc is more than a little reminiscent of the Vietnam War, complete with the jungle villages, the harsh conflict between the stubborn natives and the brutal mercenaries, and the moral ambiguity]].