History Anime / TheBraveOfGoldGoldran

* {{Expy}}: The '[[MechaMook Custom Gear]]' robots are basically [[MobileSuitGundam Zakus]]. The purpose-specific [[EliteMooks Walter-use variations thereof]] hew closer to GM-style customizations, and overall are gradually supplanted with Mobile Armor-style robots that stand more of a chance against the [[SuperRobot Legendra Yuushas]].

** There appears to be a [[{{Macross7}} VF-19 Fire Valkyrie]] model hanging from Gratche's castle room in episode 40.

** The circus in episode 38 is being led by a [[TheBraveFighterOfLegendDaGarn green blob of a ringmaster]] voiced by KozoShioya. (The pink blob, apparently a dancer, is unfortunately not voiced by YumiTouma though.)

* ShoutOut: The pirate captain in episode 9 (and later, Eater Eezack) seems to have jacked his dress sense from CaptainHarlock.

* CharacterDevelopement: Walter gets far more of this than you'd expect, particularly around the time Serious shows up.

* CoolOldGuy: Colonel Sandgross.

* PaperThinDisguise: Walter does very little besides put on a pirate-y costume to be Eater Eezack, and it fools almost no one (though he thinks it does). The one person it ''does'' fool is Sharanra though, so it's a success!

** There appears to be a [[Macross7 VF-19 Fire Valkyrie]] model hanging from Gratche's castle room in episode 40.

While very popular in its time, ''Goldran'' has become something of a forgotten gem nowadays, and NeedsMoreLove. A shame, since is is impressively {{Troperific}} and completely willing to poke fun at itself and the genre.

* GenreSavvy: Surprisingly, and for all his foibles, Walter actually ''is''. On more than a few occasions, he comes ''very'' close to actually winning.

* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Something about being sealed away in their Power Stone forms means that the Legendra Braves typically remember their identities and how to fight upon being revived, but that's about it.

* TransformationIsAFreeAction: Averted - transformations and combinations happen in real-time. Goldran's most vulnerable moment is Dran's summoning of Golgon, and Walter thinks to interrupt this on a few occasions.

''The Brave of Gold: Goldran'' is a Japanese anime television series that had begun in 1995, created by Sunrise. It was the sixth in the Anime/BraveSeries. ''Goldran'' follows the adventures of three young boys, Takuya, Dai, and Kazuki, who are tasked with finding alien robot fighters, or Braves, that are sleeping in the form of crystals known as Power Stones. Their enemy is the [[LargeHam flamboyant]] and [[LaughablyEvil thoroughly incompetent]] Prince Walter Walzac, and his henchmen are often [[AffablyEvil similarly humorous]]. The entire show is mostly focused on [[HilarityEnsues comedy]], almost to the exclusion of much in the way of storytelling, although the series has some running plotlines toward the end. ''Goldran'' was very popular in its time.

* CoolPlane: Leon. (Jet Silver as well, but they never use him as a mode of transportation.)
* CoolTrain: Advenger. They tried using Dran, but something like an undersea drive halfway around the world taxes his stamina and affects his performance in battle, so after the second episode they switch to Advenger's train mode as their primary mode of transportation.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: He's a card-carrying Bad Guy, but Walter has a few lines he won't cross. No unnecessary collateral damage or violence toward civilians (that aren't directly opposing him), a... ''somewhat'' honorable approach to adventuring and battle, and is largely as much of a GoodBoss as present circumstances will allow. This all serves to heighten the WhamEpisode, and makes his HeelFaceTurn believable.
** Unfortunately, Serious has exactly none of these standards.

* {{Yandere}}: Sharlanla is this towards Walter.

* CoolPlane: Leon.

* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: Golgon.
* GagSeries: For the most part, anyway.

* WhamEpisode: [[DarkerAndEdgier Episode]] [[CerebusSyndrome 27.]] An uncharacteristically bloodthirsty Walter coming ''very'' close to winning, and only loses to a minor miracle Dran and Golgon managed to pull off.

* WhamEpisode: [[DarkerAndEdgier Episode]] [[CerebusSyndrome 27.]] An uncharacteristically bloodthirsty Walter coming ''very'' close to winning, and only losing against a minor miracle Dran and Golgon managed to pull off.

* AdventurerArchaeologist: They bump into one named Mac in episode 19. While he's a dead ringer for [[IndianaJones the man himself]], it's abundantly clear that he's done all the necessary homework to safely navigate the trap-filled temple they're in.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: A rare protagonist example. In Serious Walzac's debut episode [[spoiler: the bad guys take control of Golgon and fuse him with Waldoran, an EvilTwin of Dran, to form Dark Goldran. Dark Goldran then proceeds to [[DiagonalCut cleave Dran from shoulder to hip with his own BFS.]]]]

* MadeOfIndestructium: The Power Stones are explicitly indestructible.
* MagicalGirl: Sharanra's character design is built around this trope, though she cannot perform any magic. Comes to a head in episode 22, where she imagines herself as an ''actual'' MagicalGirl complete with items, pet, and ''broom''.

* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: Not only are the Braves sentient, they can also get sick and [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs impregnate female robots.]] They technically aren't ''robots'' per se, as they are the realized forms of their Power Stones (plus the Golden Beasts Golgon and Kaiser), but otherwise the trope fits.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Walter is actually a pretty good WarriorPrince - if you watch closely, you realize that he ''always'' strives to lead from the front and ''never'' delegates blame for a failed plan. Serious is more of an [[TheEvilPrince Evil Prince]] due to his upbringing.

* WhamEpisode: [[DarkerAndEdgier Episode]] [[CerebusSyndrome 27.]]
* [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim Why Don't You Just Shoot Them?]]: Addressed. Colonel brings this up in episode 3 - they already know everything they need to about the PowerTrio, and they even know where they're hiding Dran and Advenger, so why not just kill the kids and question the robots? Walter instead declares that the search for the Power Stones is a ''game'' of wits, and that they'll simply follow them to the next one. (Though why he doesn't just point out that only the kids know where the next Power Stones are is a question for the ages...)

* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: The Silver Knights all have shields, which carries over to (God) Silverion.

* MadeOfIndestructium: The Power Stones are explicitly indestructible.

* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Walter is actually a WarriorPrince, while Serious is more of an [[TheEvilPrince Evil Prince]] due to his upbringing.

* DinosaursAreDragons: Golgon representes "The Dragon" in the background of Goldran.

* LaserGuidedAmnesia: The Legendra Braves have apparently been sealed away in their Power Stone forms for so long that they remember their identities and how to fight, but that's about it.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: ...we have no Silverion-damn idea how to spell Sharanra's name.

* HighlyVisibleNinja: ...who is a ''golden'' ninja.

* PaperThinDisguise: Walter does very little besides put on a pirate-y costume to be Eater Eezack, and it it fools almost no one. However, because it fools the two people he actually ''does'' want to fool, Sharanra and Serious, it's a success.

* {{Ninja}}: Sora-kage.

* HeelFaceTurn: Walter Walzac, the moment the new main villain came in the picture.

* JidaiGeki: Japonesia in episode six is a mix of this and modern technology.

* [[KnightInShiningArmor Knights In Silver Armor]]

* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: Not only are the Braves sentient, they can also get sick and [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs impregnate female robots.]] They technically aren't ''robots'' per se, as they are the realized forms of their Power Stones (plus the Golden Beasts Golgon and Kaiser).
* {{Samurai}}: Dran and Leon.

* In the "Fake Braves" episode, when they're on their way to Legendra, it suspiciously looks like the Universal Studios logo.

* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: Not only are the Braves sentient, they can also get sick and [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs impregnate female robots.]]
** [[FridgeLogic WITH A SINGLE KISS!!!]]

* ShoutOut: In the "Fake Braves" episode, when they're on their way to Legendra, it suspiciously looks like the Universal Studios logo.

* GenreSavvy: Surprisingly, and for all his foibles, Walter actually ''is''.

* SixthRanger: After his HeelFaceTurn, Walter Wal- I mean, 'Eater Eezack', who appears out of nowhere to save the day with Captain Shark. The idea is that there really were just 8 Legendra Braves on Earth - Captain, the 9th Brave, was on the moon as insurance against the other 8 becoming evil.

* [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim Why Don't You Just Shoot Them?]]: Addressed. Colonel brings this up in episode 3 - they already know everything they need to about the PowerTrio, and they even know where they're hiding Dran and Advenger, so why not just kill the kids and question the robots? Walter instead declares that the search for the Power Stones is a ''game'' of wits, and that they'll simply follow them to the next one.