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* MotionCaptureMecha: ''Anime/MazingerZ'' showed hints of it and its Korean ripo-off ''{{Taekwon}}'' started it, but ''Daimos'' properly introduced the trope in anime.
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* MotionCaptureMecha: ''Anime/MazingerZ'' showed hints of it and its Korean ripo-off ''{{Taekwon}}'' rip-off ''[[RobotTaekwonV Taekwon V]]'' started it, but ''Daimos'' [[TropeCodifier properly introduced introduced]] the trope in anime.
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** Combattler-V is the king of this trope among HumongousMecha. He is equipped with Atomic Burner (its hands withdraw inside its arms and are replaced with a flamethrower), Rock Fighter (it shoots missiles from its fingers), Battle Guleggar (Combattler releases a chain with metal collar from the arms, used for grabbing opponents by the neck) and MAgne Claw (Combattler's wrists shot a spiked, square projectile).
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** Combattler-V is the king of this trope among HumongousMecha. He is equipped with Atomic Burner (its hands withdraw inside its arms and are replaced with a flamethrower), Rock Fighter (it shoots missiles from its fingers), Battle Guleggar (Combattler releases a chain with metal collar from the arms, used for grabbing opponents by the neck) and MAgne Magne Claw (Combattler's wrists shot a spiked, square projectile).
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* RedIsHeroic: Hyoma Aoi and Ippei Mine wear red. Likewise, all titular robots are partially red.
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* CharacterDevelopment - HumansAreFlawed: The three series touched on serious themes like ParentalAbandonment (explored ''very'' seriously in ''VoltesV'') and all kind of racial-based prejudices (specially the FantasticRacism in Voltes V and Daimos).
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* DubNameChange: the names of the characters were changed when they were broadcast in Philippines and USA.
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* DubNameChange: the The names of the characters were changed when they were broadcast in the Philippines and USA.
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** Hyoma Aoi simply ''can't'' stay calm or quiet. He is so HotBlooded that, when [[spoiler:TheDragon shot his arms off]], he still tried to crawl to his vehicle's cockpit, demanding being allowed pilot.
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** Hyoma Aoi simply ''can't'' stay calm or quiet. He is so HotBlooded that, when [[spoiler:TheDragon shot his arms off]], he still tried to crawl to his vehicle's cockpit, demanding being to be allowed to pilot.
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: ''{{Combattler V}}'' is pretty much the ''only'' trilogy entry to have a relatively happy ending (Garuda's ultimate fate aside).]]
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** The Falcon Camp, located on a bird-shaped pennisula [[spoiler:and seceretly doubling like CoolStarship]].
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The ''Robot Romance Trilogy'' refers to a group of three SuperRobot television series produced by {{Sunrise}} and Creator/ToeiAnimation that were aired during the late 1970s.
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The ''Robot Romance Trilogy'' refers to a group of three SuperRobot television series produced by {{Sunrise}} Creator/{{Sunrise}} and Creator/ToeiAnimation that were aired during the late 1970s.
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The ''Robot Romance Trilogy'' refers to a group of three SuperRobot television series produced by {{Sunrise}} and ToeiAnimation that were aired during the late 1970s.
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The ''Robot Romance Trilogy'' refers to a group of three SuperRobot television series produced by {{Sunrise}} and ToeiAnimation Creator/ToeiAnimation that were aired during the late 1970s.
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Combattler-V is pretty much the ''only'' entry to have a relatively happy ending (Garuda's ultimate fate aside).]]
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Combattler-V ''{{Combattler V}}'' is pretty much the ''only'' trilogy entry to have a relatively happy ending (Garuda's ultimate fate aside).]]
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* SuperRobotgenre: SuperRobotGenre: Seminal series for the this genre.
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** Combattler-V is the king of this trope among HumongousMecha. He is equipped with Atomic Burner (its hands withdraw inside its arms and are replaced with a flamethrower), Rock Fighter (it shoots missiles from its fingers) and Battle Guleggar (Combattler releases a chain with metal collar from the arms, used for grabbing opponents by the neck).
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** Combattler-V is the king of this trope among HumongousMecha. He is equipped with Atomic Burner (its hands withdraw inside its arms and are replaced with a flamethrower), Rock Fighter (it shoots missiles from its fingers) and fingers), Battle Guleggar (Combattler releases a chain with metal collar from the arms, used for grabbing opponents by the neck).neck) and MAgne Claw (Combattler's wrists shot a spiked, square projectile).
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* ThematicRoguesGallery: Being SuperRobotGenre shows, the heroes employed a HumongousMecha to fight HumongousMecha enemies:
** ''Anime/CombattlerV'' fought Campbellians Slave Beasts and Magma Monsters
** ''Anime/VoltesV'' fought Beast Fighters, fighting robots mimicked Earth animals
** ''Anime/{{Daimos}}'' fought Battle Robots and Mecha Warriors
** ''Anime/CombattlerV'' fought Campbellians Slave Beasts and Magma Monsters
** ''Anime/VoltesV'' fought Beast Fighters, fighting robots mimicked Earth animals
** ''Anime/{{Daimos}}'' fought Battle Robots and Mecha Warriors
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* TransformationSequence: Daimos has one of the most infamously long ones, helping pioneer the "transfer from little vehicle to larger one" system seen in other series such as ''GoLion''.
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** Combattler-V is the king os this trope among HumongousMecha. He is equipped with Atomic Burner (its hands withdraw inside its arms and are replaced with a flamethrower), Rock Fighter (it shoots missiles from its fingers) and Battle Guleggar (Combattler releases a chain with metal collar from the arms, used for grabbing opponents by the neck).
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** Combattler-V is the king os of this trope among HumongousMecha. He is equipped with Atomic Burner (its hands withdraw inside its arms and are replaced with a flamethrower), Rock Fighter (it shoots missiles from its fingers) and Battle Guleggar (Combattler releases a chain with metal collar from the arms, used for grabbing opponents by the neck).
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* CompleteMonster: Janera, Zambojil, Olba... It's really hard to tell which is the worst of the lot. Well, Zambojil combined this trope with DirtyCoward.
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** Kenichi Go outdoes Hyoma. You only have to watch the scene where he and his brothers finally learn about his father's past. He swears loudly defeating the enemy while shedding plenty ManlyTears.
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** Kenichi Go outdoes Hyoma. You only have to watch the scene where he and his brothers finally learn about his father's past. He swears loudly defeating to defeat the enemy while shedding plenty of ManlyTears.
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* CompleteMonster: Janera, Zambojil, Olba... It's real hard telling which is the worst of the lot. Well, Zambojil combined this trope with DirtyCoward.
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* CompleteMonster: Janera, Zambojil, Olba... It's real really hard telling to tell which is the worst of the lot. Well, Zambojil combined this trope with DirtyCoward.
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** Professor Yotsuya bluntly told he hated humanity in the SECOND episode of the first series. Still he got forced to follow his friend's [[spoiler:last will]] and help to the Combattler team to fight the Campbellians. He managed regain his faith on humanity in the process, even if his newfound faith was often tested.
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** Professor Yotsuya bluntly told he hated humanity in the SECOND episode of the first series. Still Still, he got forced to follow his friend's [[spoiler:last will]] and help to the Combattler team to fight the Campbellians. He managed to regain his faith on humanity in the process, even if his newfound faith was often tested.
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* ArmedLegs:
** Combattler-V has Battle Returns, a pair of fresbee hit can launch from the ankles to reach farther distance enemies.
** Daimos has a retractable spike on each foot to simultaneously kick and stab {{Robeast}}s with.
** Combattler-V has Battle Returns, a pair of fresbee hit can launch from the ankles to reach farther distance enemies.
** Daimos has a retractable spike on each foot to simultaneously kick and stab {{Robeast}}s with.
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* FingerFirearms:
** Combattler-V's Rock Fighter.
** Voltes-V's Finger Missiles.
** Combattler-V's Rock Fighter.
** Voltes-V's Finger Missiles.
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* ArmCannon:
** Combattler-V is the king os this trope among HumongousMecha. He is equipped with Atomic Burner (its hands withdraw inside its arms and are replaced with a flamethrower), Rock Fighter (it shoots missiles from its fingers) and Battle Guleggar (Combattler releases a chain with metal collar from the arms, used for grabbing opponents by the neck).
** Voltes-V's Voltes Bazooka. The entire weapon is hidden in his right arm, and is deployed by tilting the right hand downward (which also becomes the weapon's grip held by the left hand) allowing the barrel to telescope out of the arm.
** Daimos has the Daimos Chain Shark, two chains with a hook shoot from above Daimos' hands. They can be used to deal damage or to drag the enemy.
** Combattler-V is the king os this trope among HumongousMecha. He is equipped with Atomic Burner (its hands withdraw inside its arms and are replaced with a flamethrower), Rock Fighter (it shoots missiles from its fingers) and Battle Guleggar (Combattler releases a chain with metal collar from the arms, used for grabbing opponents by the neck).
** Voltes-V's Voltes Bazooka. The entire weapon is hidden in his right arm, and is deployed by tilting the right hand downward (which also becomes the weapon's grip held by the left hand) allowing the barrel to telescope out of the arm.
** Daimos has the Daimos Chain Shark, two chains with a hook shoot from above Daimos' hands. They can be used to deal damage or to drag the enemy.
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* ChestBlaster:
** Combattler-V has the Grand Light Wave Rail and Grand Dasher, where it forms a tangible energy trail from its chest, turns into a ''tank-like vehicle'' and rams down its opponents.
** Voltes-V has the Voltes Laser and Choudenji Wave from the yellow orb on his chest, and the Grand Fire from where is "belt buckle" is. They are just minor weapons though. His {{BFS}}, the Ten Kuu Ken, on the other hand, is sheathed on his chest.
** Daimos has Double Blizzard, where the torso of the robot opens and launches throws two freezing tornadoes at its enemies. Later it got upgraded to Fire Blizzard.
** Combattler-V has the Grand Light Wave Rail and Grand Dasher, where it forms a tangible energy trail from its chest, turns into a ''tank-like vehicle'' and rams down its opponents.
** Voltes-V has the Voltes Laser and Choudenji Wave from the yellow orb on his chest, and the Grand Fire from where is "belt buckle" is. They are just minor weapons though. His {{BFS}}, the Ten Kuu Ken, on the other hand, is sheathed on his chest.
** Daimos has Double Blizzard, where the torso of the robot opens and launches throws two freezing tornadoes at its enemies. Later it got upgraded to Fire Blizzard.
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!! RobotRomanceTrilogy series:
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!! RobotRomanceTrilogy Anime/RobotRomanceTrilogy series:
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** Hyoma Aoi simply ''can't'' stay calm or quiet. He is so HotBlooded that, when [[spoiler:TheDragon shot his arms off]], he still tried to crawl to his vehicle's cockpit, demanding being allowed pilot.
** Kenichi Go outdoes Hyoma. You only have to watch the scene where he and his brothers finally learn about his father's past. He swears loudly defeating the enemy while shedding plenty ManlyTears.
** Kazuya Ryuuzaki. His emotions are not like a flood; they are like a bloody ''tsunami''. When he is in infatuated, he walks over with a silly, fond smile. When he is upset and sorrowful, he sobs loudly, cries ManlyTears and even punches walls. [[BewareTheNiceOnes When he is ''pissed off''...]] don't bother writing a will. There will be nothing left of you after he is through with you. And God helps you if you make Erika upset...
--->'''Kazuya''': The Baam-Seijin are not monsters, Miwa... YOU ARE!
** Kenichi Go outdoes Hyoma. You only have to watch the scene where he and his brothers finally learn about his father's past. He swears loudly defeating the enemy while shedding plenty ManlyTears.
** Kazuya Ryuuzaki. His emotions are not like a flood; they are like a bloody ''tsunami''. When he is in infatuated, he walks over with a silly, fond smile. When he is upset and sorrowful, he sobs loudly, cries ManlyTears and even punches walls. [[BewareTheNiceOnes When he is ''pissed off''...]] don't bother writing a will. There will be nothing left of you after he is through with you. And God helps you if you make Erika upset...
--->'''Kazuya''': The Baam-Seijin are not monsters, Miwa... YOU ARE!
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[[caption-width-right:266:The three robots of the trilogy: Combattler-V, Voltes-V and Tosho Daimos]]
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All three shows were created by Saburo Yatsude (not an actual person, but a collective pseudonym for Toei's staff) and directed by TadaoNagahama.
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All three shows were created by Saburo Yatsude (not an actual person, but a collective pseudonym for Toei's staff) and directed by TadaoNagahama.
TadaoNagahama. YoshiyukiTomino collaborated in at least two of them.
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* BlondeAreEvil: Played straight with Garuda and Heinel. Subverted with Richter, who was not bad per se, but he was consumed by hatred and thirst of revenge.
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* BlondeAreEvil: BlondGuysAreEvil: Played straight with Garuda and Heinel. Subverted with Richter, who was not bad per se, but he was consumed by hatred and thirst of revenge.
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* ConvenientlyOrphanKid: Most of the parents of the heroes are dead or missing (and in the case of Erika, her father dying broke off the war).
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* ConvenientlyOrphanKid: ConvenientlyAnOrphan: Most of the parents of the heroes are dead or missing (and in the case of Erika, her father dying broke off the war).
* MotionCaptureMecha: ''Anime/MazingerZ'' showed hints of it and its Korean ripo-off ''{{Taekwon}}'' started it, but ''Daimos'' properly introduced the trope in anime.
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If you want to watch how most of the tropes used in the trilogy were born, watch ''{{Mazinger}}'' saga (''Anime/MazingerZ'', ''Anime/GreatMazinger'' and ''Anime/UFORoboGrendizer'') and ''Manga/GetterRobo''. If you want to watch how those tropes are deconstructed, watch ''Anime/{{Zambot3}}'', ''Anime/SpaceRunawayIdeon'' and ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''. If you want contrasting how those tropes are used in other kind of HumongousMecha shows, watch ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' -and other series of the franchise- and ''Anime/{{Patlabor}}''. Watch ''Anime/{{Raideen}}'' to know about their inmediate forefather and ''Anime/GoLion'' (or ''Anime/{{Voltron}}'') to learn about their most famous heir. If you want watching how the SuperRobotGenre is made nowadays, watch ''Anime/GaoGaiGar'' and ''GurrenLagann''. Lastly, if you are interested in more YoshiyukiTomino shows, watch ''Anime/{{Daitarn3}}'', ''Anime/AuraBattlerDunbine'', ''{{Xabungle}}'' or ''Anime/OvermanKingGainer''.
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!! The trilogy provides examples of:
* AlasPoorVillain: TheDragon of each series is always pitiable -well, after a fashion-, like opposite to the BigBad is always a despicable bastard.
* AlienInvasion: It happens in the three series. Subverted in ''{{Daimos}}'', since the Baam-Seijin had not planned invading our planet and they intended to negotiate to settle peacefully. Too bad the BigBad had other plans.
* AlwaysChaoticEvil: Subverted or averted. The Campbellians attacking Earth were only a tiny rebel faction. The Boazanians were not evil, but they were led by a corrupt ruling class and a greedy emperor. The Baam-Seijin were not more good or evil than your average Earth inhabitant.
* AsskickingPose: Everybody, after transformation.
* BigBad: Empress Janera, Emperor Zu Zambojil and Great Marshall Olban.
* bittersweetEnding:
* BlondeAreEvil: Played straight with Garuda and Heinel. Subverted with Richter, who was not bad per se, but he was consumed by hatred and thirst of revenge.
* CallingYourAttacks: The main characters kept that proud tradition of SuperRobotGenre:
** '''Hyoma''': CHOUDENJI YO-YO! BATTLE GULEGGER! ROCK FIGHTER!
** '''Kenichi''': CHOUDENJI BEAM! CHOUDENJI TOP! GROUND FIRE!
** '''Kazuya''': DAIMOS KICK! DAIMOS CHOP! SHORYUKEN!
* CaptureMotionMecha: ''Anime/MazingerZ'' showed hints of it and its Korean ripo-off ''{{Taekwon}}'' started it, but ''Daimos'' properly introduced the trope in anime.
* CombiningMecha: Combattler and Voltes.
* CompleteMonster: Janera, Zambojil, Olba... It's real hard telling which is the worst of the lot. Well, Zambojil combined this trope with DirtyCoward.
* ConvenientlyOrphanKid: Most of the parents of the heroes are dead or missing (and in the case of Erika, her father dying broke off the war).
* CoolAirship: The aerial bases of the alien invaders.
* coolCar
* CoolBike
* CoolHelmet
* TheDragon: Prince Garuda, Prince Heinell and Prince Richter.
* DubNameChange: the names of the characters were changed when they were broadcast in Philippines and USA.
* TheEvilPrince: Garuda, Richter and Heinel. Although the last one rather was not quite evil... but irrational and misled.
* FallingIntoTheCockpit:
** ''Anime/CombattlerV'' played it straight with the main characters. The first time they deployed Combattler, they handled it reasonably well in spite of Chizuru was the only pilot could be expected having got basic training. It was justified later: there is one computer built into each one of their helmets, and it help them to pilot it.
*** And it was deconstructed, too. In one episode, a child sneaked into the cockpit, thinking he could use Hyoma's helmet to drive Combattler. As a matter of fact, he could not, and he almost got himself -and everyone else- killed off.
** It was apparently played straight but quickly subverted in ''Anime/VoltesV'': When the Voltes team was roughly shoved into their vehicles, Kenichi protested they did not knew how driving them. Then his mother reminded him flatly they HAD got training to pilot aircrafts.
** ''Anime/{{Daimos}}'' justified the trope: Kazuya was a space pilot but nobody had taught him to pilot Daimos before shoving him into the cockpit. However, his MotionCaptureMecha was piloted through a mental interface, allowing him piloting it and using his martial arts to fight (and still in the first battle he needed being informed of the weapons of Daimos).
* FantasticRacism: Boazanians look down on hornless races. Miwa thought AlwaysChaoticEvil applied to the Baam-Seijin.
* FiveManBand: Introduced the trope in HumongousMecha anime.
** ''CombattlerV'':
*** TheHero: Hyoma Aoi
*** TheLancer: Juzo Naniwa
*** TheBigGuy: Daisaku Nishikawa
*** TheChick: Chizuru Nanbara
*** KidAppealCharacter: Kosuke Kita
** ''VoltesV'':
*** TheHero: Hyoma Aoi in Combattler; Kenichi Go in Voltes
*** TheLancer: Juzo Naniwa; Ippei Mine
*** TheBigGuy: Daisaku Nishikawa; Daijiro Go
*** TheChick: Chizuru Nanbara; Megumi Oka
*** KidAppealCharacter: Kosuke Kita; Hiyoshi Go
* FinishingMove: Combattler uses Choudenji Tatsumaki and Chodenji Spin straight after (it paralyzes the enemy with a stream of electro-magnetic energy and then rams through it); Voltes uses V-no-Jigiri (it uses its sword to slice the enemy mecha with a V-shaped slash); and Daimos uses Doble / Fire Blizzard (It shoots twins tornadoes from its ChestBlaster)
* FlyingBrick: The three mechas
* HotBlooded: Hyoma, Kenichi and Kazuya are virtually ''burning'' on it!
* HotBloodedSideburns: Out of all heroes, Kenichi sports the most magnificent pair.
* HomeBase:
** The Nanbara Connection, located in the coastline and protected by a Beehive Barrier.
** The Falcon Camp, located on a bird-shaped pennisula [[spoiler:and seceretly doubling like CoolStarship]].
** The Space Daimobic, which has multiple functions of TheBattlestar, SpaceBase and MissionControl).
* HumansAreBastards: Play with the trope, mixing it with
** RousseauWasRight: In a nutshell, many characters -on both sides- think humans are scum and they are not worthy of anything... but there always are good people makes them reconsider.
** Professor Yotsuya bluntly told he hated humanity in the SECOND episode of the first series. Still he got forced to follow his friend's [[spoiler:last will]] and help to the Combattler team to fight the Campbellians. He managed regain his faith on humanity in the process, even if his newfound faith was often tested.
* HumongousMecha
* KineticWeaponsAreJustBetter: All robots were equipped with energy-based weapons, but more often than not, they used missiles, flamethrowers, or blunt and bladed weapons. Kazuya, of course, used Daimos' fists and legs mainly.
* LatexSpaceSuit
* MechaShow
* NotSoDifferent: This trope was played often to show the Earth people and the alien invaders were not so different or to show the heroes and the villains had more things in common than they thought. And in Daimos it is the running theme.
* OfficialCouple: Hyoma and Chizuru; Kazuya and Erika.
* TheProfessor:
** Dr. Nanbara and Dr. Yotsuya from ''CombattlerV''.
** Dr. Kentaro Go from ''VoltesV'' (who also was: [[spoiler: [[LukeIamYourFather the]] [[TheDragon Dragon's]] DisappearedDad]]), along with Dr. Hamaguchi and Dr. Sakunji (who bordered on SadistTeacher)
** Dr. Shinnichirou Izumi from ''{{Daimos}}'', also Kazuya's foster father after the guy's dad (Dr. Ryuuzaki, another professor) is murdered when he's a child.
* {{Robeast}}: Slave Beasts and Magma Beasts in Combattler; Beast Fighters in Voltes; and Mecha Soldiers in Daimos.
* RobotBuddy: In at least two of them. Combattler team's buddy was named Ropetto.
* TheSeventies: The three series were made in that decade.
* SeventiesHair: Obviously.
* SuperRobotgenre: Seminal series for the genre.
* TransformationNameAnouncement: Let's Combine! Let's volt in!
* TelescopingRobot: All mechas have a ton of weapons stored inside them.
* TransformingMecha: Daimos is one of the first examples.
* TomatoInTheMirror: I'm sorry, Garuda, you in reality are [[spoiler:the last member of a long series of clones made by Orellana.]] I'm sorry, Erika, in reality you [[spoiler:are the Princess of the Baam-Seijin.]]
* VillainousBSOD: All Dragons went through one.
* WeaponOfChoice: Combattler uses a KillerYoYo; Voltes a BFS; Daimos uses two daggers.
!! The trilogy provides examples of:
* AlasPoorVillain: TheDragon of each series is always pitiable -well, after a fashion-, like opposite to the BigBad is always a despicable bastard.
* AlienInvasion: It happens in the three series. Subverted in ''{{Daimos}}'', since the Baam-Seijin had not planned invading our planet and they intended to negotiate to settle peacefully. Too bad the BigBad had other plans.
* AlwaysChaoticEvil: Subverted or averted. The Campbellians attacking Earth were only a tiny rebel faction. The Boazanians were not evil, but they were led by a corrupt ruling class and a greedy emperor. The Baam-Seijin were not more good or evil than your average Earth inhabitant.
* AsskickingPose: Everybody, after transformation.
* BigBad: Empress Janera, Emperor Zu Zambojil and Great Marshall Olban.
* bittersweetEnding:
* BlondeAreEvil: Played straight with Garuda and Heinel. Subverted with Richter, who was not bad per se, but he was consumed by hatred and thirst of revenge.
* CallingYourAttacks: The main characters kept that proud tradition of SuperRobotGenre:
** '''Hyoma''': CHOUDENJI YO-YO! BATTLE GULEGGER! ROCK FIGHTER!
** '''Kenichi''': CHOUDENJI BEAM! CHOUDENJI TOP! GROUND FIRE!
** '''Kazuya''': DAIMOS KICK! DAIMOS CHOP! SHORYUKEN!
* CaptureMotionMecha: ''Anime/MazingerZ'' showed hints of it and its Korean ripo-off ''{{Taekwon}}'' started it, but ''Daimos'' properly introduced the trope in anime.
* CombiningMecha: Combattler and Voltes.
* CompleteMonster: Janera, Zambojil, Olba... It's real hard telling which is the worst of the lot. Well, Zambojil combined this trope with DirtyCoward.
* ConvenientlyOrphanKid: Most of the parents of the heroes are dead or missing (and in the case of Erika, her father dying broke off the war).
* CoolAirship: The aerial bases of the alien invaders.
* coolCar
* CoolBike
* CoolHelmet
* TheDragon: Prince Garuda, Prince Heinell and Prince Richter.
* DubNameChange: the names of the characters were changed when they were broadcast in Philippines and USA.
* TheEvilPrince: Garuda, Richter and Heinel. Although the last one rather was not quite evil... but irrational and misled.
* FallingIntoTheCockpit:
** ''Anime/CombattlerV'' played it straight with the main characters. The first time they deployed Combattler, they handled it reasonably well in spite of Chizuru was the only pilot could be expected having got basic training. It was justified later: there is one computer built into each one of their helmets, and it help them to pilot it.
*** And it was deconstructed, too. In one episode, a child sneaked into the cockpit, thinking he could use Hyoma's helmet to drive Combattler. As a matter of fact, he could not, and he almost got himself -and everyone else- killed off.
** It was apparently played straight but quickly subverted in ''Anime/VoltesV'': When the Voltes team was roughly shoved into their vehicles, Kenichi protested they did not knew how driving them. Then his mother reminded him flatly they HAD got training to pilot aircrafts.
** ''Anime/{{Daimos}}'' justified the trope: Kazuya was a space pilot but nobody had taught him to pilot Daimos before shoving him into the cockpit. However, his MotionCaptureMecha was piloted through a mental interface, allowing him piloting it and using his martial arts to fight (and still in the first battle he needed being informed of the weapons of Daimos).
* FantasticRacism: Boazanians look down on hornless races. Miwa thought AlwaysChaoticEvil applied to the Baam-Seijin.
* FiveManBand: Introduced the trope in HumongousMecha anime.
** ''CombattlerV'':
*** TheHero: Hyoma Aoi
*** TheLancer: Juzo Naniwa
*** TheBigGuy: Daisaku Nishikawa
*** TheChick: Chizuru Nanbara
*** KidAppealCharacter: Kosuke Kita
** ''VoltesV'':
*** TheHero: Hyoma Aoi in Combattler; Kenichi Go in Voltes
*** TheLancer: Juzo Naniwa; Ippei Mine
*** TheBigGuy: Daisaku Nishikawa; Daijiro Go
*** TheChick: Chizuru Nanbara; Megumi Oka
*** KidAppealCharacter: Kosuke Kita; Hiyoshi Go
* FinishingMove: Combattler uses Choudenji Tatsumaki and Chodenji Spin straight after (it paralyzes the enemy with a stream of electro-magnetic energy and then rams through it); Voltes uses V-no-Jigiri (it uses its sword to slice the enemy mecha with a V-shaped slash); and Daimos uses Doble / Fire Blizzard (It shoots twins tornadoes from its ChestBlaster)
* FlyingBrick: The three mechas
* HotBlooded: Hyoma, Kenichi and Kazuya are virtually ''burning'' on it!
* HotBloodedSideburns: Out of all heroes, Kenichi sports the most magnificent pair.
* HomeBase:
** The Nanbara Connection, located in the coastline and protected by a Beehive Barrier.
** The Falcon Camp, located on a bird-shaped pennisula [[spoiler:and seceretly doubling like CoolStarship]].
** The Space Daimobic, which has multiple functions of TheBattlestar, SpaceBase and MissionControl).
* HumansAreBastards: Play with the trope, mixing it with
** RousseauWasRight: In a nutshell, many characters -on both sides- think humans are scum and they are not worthy of anything... but there always are good people makes them reconsider.
** Professor Yotsuya bluntly told he hated humanity in the SECOND episode of the first series. Still he got forced to follow his friend's [[spoiler:last will]] and help to the Combattler team to fight the Campbellians. He managed regain his faith on humanity in the process, even if his newfound faith was often tested.
* HumongousMecha
* KineticWeaponsAreJustBetter: All robots were equipped with energy-based weapons, but more often than not, they used missiles, flamethrowers, or blunt and bladed weapons. Kazuya, of course, used Daimos' fists and legs mainly.
* LatexSpaceSuit
* MechaShow
* NotSoDifferent: This trope was played often to show the Earth people and the alien invaders were not so different or to show the heroes and the villains had more things in common than they thought. And in Daimos it is the running theme.
* OfficialCouple: Hyoma and Chizuru; Kazuya and Erika.
* TheProfessor:
** Dr. Nanbara and Dr. Yotsuya from ''CombattlerV''.
** Dr. Kentaro Go from ''VoltesV'' (who also was: [[spoiler: [[LukeIamYourFather the]] [[TheDragon Dragon's]] DisappearedDad]]), along with Dr. Hamaguchi and Dr. Sakunji (who bordered on SadistTeacher)
** Dr. Shinnichirou Izumi from ''{{Daimos}}'', also Kazuya's foster father after the guy's dad (Dr. Ryuuzaki, another professor) is murdered when he's a child.
* {{Robeast}}: Slave Beasts and Magma Beasts in Combattler; Beast Fighters in Voltes; and Mecha Soldiers in Daimos.
* RobotBuddy: In at least two of them. Combattler team's buddy was named Ropetto.
* TheSeventies: The three series were made in that decade.
* SeventiesHair: Obviously.
* SuperRobotgenre: Seminal series for the genre.
* TransformationNameAnouncement: Let's Combine! Let's volt in!
* TelescopingRobot: All mechas have a ton of weapons stored inside them.
* TransformingMecha: Daimos is one of the first examples.
* TomatoInTheMirror: I'm sorry, Garuda, you in reality are [[spoiler:the last member of a long series of clones made by Orellana.]] I'm sorry, Erika, in reality you [[spoiler:are the Princess of the Baam-Seijin.]]
* VillainousBSOD: All Dragons went through one.
* WeaponOfChoice: Combattler uses a KillerYoYo; Voltes a BFS; Daimos uses two daggers.
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The ''Robot Romance Trilogy'' refers to a group of three SuperRobot television series produced by {{Sunrise}} and ToeiAnimation that were aired during the late 1970s. 1970s.
All three shows were created by Saburo Yatsude (not an actual person, but a collective pseudonym for Toei's staff) and directed by TadaoNagahama.
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The trilogy is notable for presenting more complex storylines than those of most other Super Robot shows, which tended to be MerchandiseDriven and little else.shows. They have also been featured numerous times in the ''SuperRobotWars'' video game series, although ''Combattler V'' and ''Voltes V'' have appeared more often than ''Daimos''.
