History Anime / GaikingLegendOfDaikuMaryu

* AxCrazy: [[spoiler: After the Reveal Protist quickly shows herself to be full of rage and bloodlust just waiting to go off. However even well Protist is more lucid she show a clear sadistic streak.]]

* HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: Prof. Sakon [[spoiler:until episode 23]].

* FiveManBand: A villainous version comprising of Emperor Darius and his four generals, the latter of whom each correspond to a cardinal point. This arrangement changes as [[spoiler: Suspage attempts to kill Proist and dies trying, and Vestaanu and Nouza both pull a HeelFaceTurn.]]

** TheDragon: Proist - General of the East, the member with the Emperor's interests most often on mind, and the one who usually tries to get things done just for the sake of Darius. [[spoiler: Although, after TheReveal, she turns out to be just as self-serving as any of them, particularly as she supplants her father as the BigBad]].

** TheDragon: Proist - General of the East, the member with the Emperor's interests most often on mind, and the one who usually tries to get things done just for the sake of Darius. [[spoiler: Although, after TheReveal, she turns out to be just as self-serving as any of them]]

* FiveManBand: A villainous version comprising of Emperor Darius and his four generals, the latter of whom each correspond to a cardinal point. This arrangement changes as [[spoiler: Suspage attempts to kill Proist and dies trying, and Vestaanu and Nouza both pull a HeelFaceTurn]]

* FiveManBand: A villainous version comprising of Emperor Darius and his four generals, each of whom corresponds to a cardinal point:

** TheDragon: Proist (east), the member with the Emperor's interests most often on mind, and the one who usually tries to get things done just for the sake of Darius. [[spoiler: Although, after TheReveal, she turns out to be just as self-serving as any of them]]
** TheEvilGenius: Suspage (south), an accomplished biologist and military commander.
** TheBrute: Nouza (north), a BloodKnight who bosses SissyVillain Suspage around a lot, casually making death threats and waving his {{BFS}} around a lot.
** TheDarkChick: Vestaanu (west), a [[TheStoic cold, calculating]] IronLady who is more often than not watching her colleagues muck up whatever's going on, sending out her [[{{Robeast}} Iron Beasts]] only when she knows that she'll be at an advantage. [[spoiler: She's also the first one to begin to HeelFaceTurn]].

* FiveManBand: A villainous version, which changes over time:

** TheDragon: Proist, the member with the Emperor's interests most often on mind, and the one who usually tries to get things done just for the sake of Darius. [[spoiler: Although, after TheReveal, she turns out to be just as self-serving as any of them]]
** TheEvilGenius: Suspage, an accomplished biologist and military commander.
** TheBrute: Nouza, a BloodKnight who bosses SissyVillain Suspage around a lot, casually making death threats and waving his {{BFS}} around a lot.
** TheDarkChick: Vestaanu, a [[TheStoic cold, calculating]] IronLady who is more often than not watching her colleagues muck up whatever's going on, sending out her [[{{Robeast}} Iron Beasts]] only when she knows that she'll be at an advantage. [[spoiler: She's also the first one to begin to HeelFaceTurn]].

* TheDarkChick: Vestaanu, a [[TheStoic cold, calculating]] IronLady who is more often than not watching her colleagues muck up whatever's going on, sending out her [[{{Robeast}} Iron Beasts]] only when she knows that she'll be at an advantage. [[spoiler: She's also the first one to begin to HeelFaceTurn]].

* [[Five-Man Band]]: A villainous version, which changes over time:

* Five-Man Band: A villainous version:

* BigBad: At first, the 17th Emperor of Darius who spends most of the series [[OrcusOnHisThrone focusing on other matters]], so his generals take center stage. Later on, [[spoiler: Proist ascends to being TheDragon, and finally becomes the BigBad near the end after the 17th Emperor of Darius reveals his intentions]].

* TheBrute: Nouza, a BloodKnight who bosses SissyVillain Suspage around a lot, casually making death threats and waving his {{BFS}} around a lot.

* TheDarkChick: Vestaanu, a [[TheStoic cold, calculating]] IronLady who is more often than not watching her colleagues muck up whatever's going on, sending out her [[{{Robeast}} Iron Beasts]] only when she knows that she'll be at an advantage. [[spoiler: She's also the first one to begin to HeelFaceTurn]].

* TheDragon: Proist, the member with the Emperor's interests most often on mind, and the one who usually tries to get things done just for the sake of Darius. [[spoiler: Although, after TheReveal, she turns out to be just as self-serving as any of them]]

* TheEvilGenius: Suspage, an accomplished biologist and military commander.

%%* FiveBadBand:

* ADayInTheLimelight: [[PluckyComicRelief Yanma, Hacho and Bubi]] trying to become more useful. They end gettting a CrowningMomentOfAwesome.

* PunchCatch: Episode 31 has Gaiking The Great do this [[spoiler: to a HumongousMecha several times its size. [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Daiya then asks if that was Proist's best punch, then say that if it was, then she's lost, just before crushing Dborak's fist and part of its arm.]]]]

* {{Lolicon}}: Dick seems to be ''specially'' interested in Ruru, y'know...

''Gaiking: Legend of Daiku Maryu'' began on the 12th of November, 2005, and ran for 39 episodes. It has also features in the ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' games for the NintendoDS, ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsK'' and ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsL''. In January of 2011, Toei put up the entire series subtitled... [[BadExportForYou poorly]]... on Hulu. [[http://www.hulu.com/gaiking People living in the United States can view it here.]] The show is also available on Crunchyroll, Crackle, and the U.S. Playstation Video Store.

* DarkSkinnedBlonde: Puria
* DesignatedHero: Double-subverted in-universe. Daiya finds out fairly quickly that the people on Darius view the Daikuu Maryuu as invaders and he has to face the fact that technically they ''are'' the bad guys. And then we find out they're just helping out a pre-existing rebellion that got started by inhabitants of Darius anyways and the Darius Empire isn't as noble as the citizens think.

* TheDragon: Proist, the member with the Emperor's interests most often on mind, and the one who usually tries to get things done just for the sake of Darius. [[spoiler: Although, after TheReveal, she turns out to be just as self-serving as any of them]]

* TheDarkChick: Vestaanu, a [[TheStoic cold, calculating]] IronLady who is more often than not watching her colleagues muck up whatever's going on, sending out her [[{{Robeast}} Iron Beasts]] only when she knows that she'll be at an advantage. [[spoiler: She's also the first one to begin to FaceHeelTurn]].
* DarkIsNotEvil: [[spoiler: the black flame of the Darius is not inherently wrong or evil, although Proist's was potent enough to kill her father without even noticing]]

* HeyItsThatVoice: Creator/MayumiTanaka for Daiya Tsuwabuki

Gaiking: Legend of Daiku Maryu is a SuperRobot anime produced by Creator/ToeiAnimation. It loosely adapts the [[Anime/{{Gaiking}} 1976 anime, Gaiking]], retaining the names and appearances of the the titular HumongousMecha, and throwing in [[ShoutOut little references]] to the original series, such as recurring character names.

Gaiking: Legend of Daiku Maryu began on the 12th of November, 2005, and ran for 39 episodes. It has also features in the ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' games for the NintendoDS, ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsK'' and ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsL''. In January of 2011, Toei put up the entire series subtitled... [[BadExportForYou poorly]]... on Hulu. [[http://www.hulu.com/gaiking People living in the United States can view it here.]] The show is also available on Crunchyroll, Crackle, and the U.S. Playstation Video Store.

* AnAxeToGrind: Gaiking and Vulking's Great Axes. Surprisingly, despite being on the cover art for ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsK'', Gaiking's axe [[SomethingWeForgot does not show up in the game]]. In episode 14 Shizuka arises from scrap and seems to be dual wielding two that appear to be Getter Tomahawks of the Shin Getter - Armageddon variety...

* DarkSkinnedBlonde: Puria, but not in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsK'' for some reason.

** ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsK'' omits this little detail as the emergency shut-off is in the attack's animation all the time, including when it first debuts in the game proper.

* FiveBadBand:
** BigBad: The 17th Emperor of Darus, although is frequently OutOfFocus due to being OrcusOnHisThrone.
** TheDragon: Proist, the member with the Emperor's interests most often on mind, and the one who usually tries to get things done just for the sake of Darius. [[spoiler: Although, after TheReveal, she turns out to be just as self-serving as any of them]]
** TheBrute: Nouza, a BloodKnight who bosses SissyVillain Suspage around a lot, casually making death threats and waving his {{BFS}} around a lot.
** TheEvilGenius: Suspage, an accomplished biologist and military commander.
** TheDarkChick: Vestaanu, a [[TheStoic cold, calculating]] IronLady who is more often than not watching her colleagues muck up whatever's going on, sending out her [[{{Robeast}} Iron Beasts]] only when she knows that she'll be at an advantage. [[spoiler: She's also the first one to begin to FaceHeelTurn]].
* FragileSpeedster: In premise Raiking and Tenkuu Maryuu are supposed to be this. In ''execution'', they're freaking [[LightningBruiser Lightning Bruisers]] that shrug off some of Gaiking and Vulking's best attacks
* {{Gainaxing}}: [[spoiler: Proist, twice.]]
* GenreSavvy: Proist is very savvy, managing to keep both allies and enemies in check with tact and discretion. Eventually the heroes shape up too and start keeping up.

* MightyGlacier: In contrast to Raiking and Tenkuu Maryuu who subvert the FragileSpeedster trope, Vulking and the Daichi Maryuu play this one straight.

* HeyItsThatVoice: MayumiTanaka for Daiya Tsuwabuki

*** Episode 5 meanwhile, was a complete mess. To where when it got released on DVD[=/=]{{Creator/Hulu}}, it '''''had''''' to be fixed. And it still looked terrible, even screwing up twice during the process[[note]]When Rosa backs into a wall to distract some townsfolk. Originally said wall was made of stone. It was turned into a cloth wall in the corrected version. The problem comes when one notices the cloth does not resume its original shape the second time it's shown. A shot of her flooring the accelerator of the truck with her ''left'' foot not long after was also left untouched[[/note]].

*** Episode 5 meanwhile, was a complete mess. To where when it got released on DVD[=/=]{{Creator/Hulu}}, it '''''had''''' to be fixed. And even then, it still looked terrible, even screwing up twice during the process[[note]]When Rosa backs into a wall to distract some townsfolk. Originally said wall was made of stone. It was turned into a cloth wall in the corrected version. The problem comes when one notices the cloth does not resume its original shape the second time it's shown. A shot of her flooring the accelerator of the truck with her ''left'' foot not long after was also left untouched[[/note]].

*** Episode 5 meanwhile, was a complete mess. To where when it got released on DVD[=/=]Creator/{{Crunchyroll}}[=/=]{{Creator/Hulu}}, it '''''had''''' to be fixed. And even then, it still looked terrible, even screwing up twice during the process[[note]]When Rosa backs into a wall to distract some townsfolk. Originally said wall was made of stone. It was turned into a cloth wall in the corrected version. The problem comes when one notices the cloth does not resume its original shape the second time it's shown. A shot of her flooring the accelerator of the truck with her ''left'' foot not long after was also left untouched[[/note]].

Gaiking: Legend of Daiku Maryu is a SuperRobot anime produced by Toei Animation. It loosely adapts the [[Anime/{{Gaiking}} 1976 anime, Gaiking]], retaining the names and appearances of the the titular HumongousMecha, and throwing in [[ShoutOut little references]] to the original series, such as recurring character names.

* OffModel: This is not an anime that relies upon its looks to entertain its audience; most of the series was made up of the usual choppiness expected from Toei However, pretty much any scene animated by Hiroyuki Imaishi (of Gurren Lagann and Dead Leaves fame) [[AnimationBump could be really fun to watch]].