History Anime / ZoidsChaoticCentury

* HumansAreWhite: There are no people of color on Planet Zi (or at least it's hard to tell if they are white or of Asian descent or both due to {{Mukokuseki}}). The only brown-skinned character is Moonbay.

* ShoutOut: To ''JurassicPark'' (almost to the point of plagiarism when both themes climax); just listen to the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RShfhjV2Y2Y Ultrasaurus' theme]] and then the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8zlUUrFK-M Jurassic Park]] theme. Also consider how similar the scenes with the Ultrasaurus first moving and Dr. Grant seeing the living Brachiosaur/Brontasaur/whatever are, especially since the aforementioned themes start playing in both instances.

** TeamPet/RobotBuddy: Zeke

** TheSmartGuy: Moonbay.
** TheBigGuy: Zeke.

* TokenLoli: Fiona.

* ZeroPercentAproval: Hiltz by the end of the series. The entire planet wants him dead, even Raven and Riize since he was just using them and tried to kill them.

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* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Raven pretty much goes through one after Shadow temporarily dies, and Reese goes through one shortly after as well to the point where they both fight against Hiltz and the Death Saurer at Zoid Eve.]]

* HeelFaceTurn: Raven and Reese.

* RedOniBlueOni: Van and Raven.

* JumpAtTheCall: Van is more than eager to get into the cockpit of a Zoid and embark on an adventure.

* AbnormalAmmo: The gravity cannon, as may be imagined from the name, fires ''miniature black holes'' at its target; it's later used to shoot [[spoiler:Van, Zeke, and the Blade Liger at the True Deathsaurer]].

* DesertPunk: Though not in a completely desert setting, the characters spend a ''lot'' of time in arid wastelands.

''Zoids: Chaotic Century'' is the first of the several ''{{Zoids}}'' anime, itself adapted from the [[Manga/{{Zoids Chaotic Century}} manga]] of the same name. Known simply as ''Zoids'' in Japan, it was [[MarketBasedTitle marketed as]] ''Zoids: Chaotic Century'' in English-language markets. Western fans occasionally use ''Chaotic Century'' to refer to the first half of the series, and ''Guardian Force'' to refer to the post-TimeSkip second half, though this distinction was never officially made in Japan. It was played on CartoonNetwork in North America, but [[ScrewedByTheNetwork moved to an early-morning timeslot]] before it finished airing, and eventually canceled entirely without ever showing the last four episodes of the series, which were delayed due to production issues. The [[FanNickname Final Four]] were eventually aired -- on {{Toonami}} no less -- as a [[NetworkToTheRescue gift to the fans]].

''Zoids: Chaotic Century'' is the first of the several ''{{Zoids}}'' anime. Simply ''Zoids'' in Japan, it was combined with its direct sequel, ''Zoids: Guardian Force'', and [[MarketBasedTitle marketed as]] ''Zoids: Chaotic Century'' in English-language markets. Western fans occasionally use ''Chaotic Century'' to refer to the original series and ''Guardian Force'' to refer to the post-TimeSkip second series, though this distinction was never officially made in the Western markets. It was played on CartoonNetwork in North America, but [[ScrewedByTheNetwork moved to an early-morning timeslot]] before it finished airing, and eventually canceled entirely without ever showing the last four episodes of the series, which were delayed due to production issues. The [[FanNickname Final Four]] were eventually aired -- on {{Toonami}} no less -- as a [[NetworkToTheRescue gift to the fans]].

* WaveMotionGun: The Charged Particle Cannon, which is only mounted on the most powerful zoids: the Geno Saurer (and its upgrade, the Geno Breaker), the Death Saurer, the Death Stinger and the Berserk Fury.

* [[spoiler: TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou:]] So Van is cornered by the BigBad and is facing death at the hands of a MacrossMissleMassacre. How does he survive? [[spoiler: Raven blows the missles away with his Charged Particle Cannon and says the trope name almost word for word.]]

* [[spoiler: TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou:]] So Van is cornered by the BigBad and is facing death at the hands of a MacrossMissleMassacre. How does he survive? [[spoiler: Raven blows the missles away with his Charged Particle Cannon and says the trope name almost word for word.