History Awesome / GaoGaiGar

* In the UsefulNotes/PlayStation video game ''Blockaded Numbers'', Taiga and Hyuma have been transformed into Zonders, and merged together to form one nasty monster. Over the course of the battle, the Goldion Hammer's energy is completely drained. But, being Gai, he never gives up, and instead keeps fighting by [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7rXig8Tids Rocket-Punching the Zonder using Goldymarg]]. The day is finally saved when, [[MultipleEndings in one version,]] J shows up, uses the J-Jewel to restore Goldymarg's power (turning the Goldion Hammer silver), and uses the ''Silver''ion Hammer to destroy the Zonder, extracting the cores with his ''fingers''.

* In ''Anime/GaoGaiGar Final'', the protagonist Gai single-handedly tops all of his other exploits with one move. After receiving his final humongous mecha upgrade, he grabs [[DropTheHammer a gravity hammer]] that is literally made out of three battleships and absolutely massive in size. With this hammer, he warps into the middle of a -star- and destroys the device that allowed his enemies to keep infinitely regenerating- and not before taking out several hundred clones of the Big Bad with one swing.

* ...and the scene right in between those two. Pisa Sol is doing its' business and the bad guys are regenerating ''en masse''. It's taken everything the heroes had just to defeat the Sol Masters in one-on-one combat, now they're outnumbered a hundred to one ''easily''. The odds look so horrible that you almost can't help but think the series is headed for a DownerEnding, and Palus Abel sums up the situation quite nicely: "It appears that you've lost, doesn't it?" ...and then J turns and gives her ''a Look''. A Look that is so utterly self-confident and so out of place in the face of imminent defeat that it could make a character GAR all by itself, and then J and Renais follow it up with a quote that is so epic that it makes Abel go OhCrap ''before she's even seen'' ''[[DropTheHammer what J and GGG still have up their sleeves.]]''

** Goldymarg drives out in the middle of a super gravitational field that has every single Brave on their knees (including [=GaoGaiGar=] himself) and [[NoSell experiences no ill effects]], when the enemy notices it's not stopping him, it increases the gravity as high as it can, only slowing him to a snail's pace, it then uses anti-gravity and hurls him several kilometers into the air and then restores the super-heavy-gravity and slams him back into the ground. Then it does it again. [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill And again. And again. AND AGAIN.]] Then it tries focusing its power into one point and fires him through a building. All this does is tick him off. He then uses its super-gravity field to [[GeniusBruiser alter his Marg Cannon's trajectory]] [[HoistByHisOwnPetard and disables it with one shot.]] Then he destroys it in the form of the [[DropTheHammer Goldion Hammer]].

** Especially nice in how it immediately follows up his SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}} with his parents, and is then itself followed up (after Gai steals the spotlight for a second to DropTheHammer on the Zonder) by ''another'' SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}} with Hana accepting what he is and realizing just who her knight in shining armor really was all this time.

** [=TenRyuJin=] only shows up for one episode, but makes the most of it with the patently awesome Hikari to Yami no Mai, which traps the enemy in a giant field of mirrors, chaff, smoke, and reflecting [=MASERs=] from all directions. Then she... um, ''[[IncrediblyLamePun tops]]'' herself on the cool front - she uses her chestplate as a decoy for her enemy, appears behind that enemy, apologizes for "going topless", and then bisects her with the [[DualWielding Double Lime à Ongle]].

* Difficult as it is to follow up the Goldion Crusher, the scene immediately ''preceding'' it is even more awesome. The one where Guy, backed up against a corner, facing down Palparepa at his highest AGodAmI moment, drags Genesic [=GaoGaiGar=] up from the ruins and utters: "I'll show you... ''the power of true courage!''" Cue visuals of guy powering up [=GaoGaiGar=] like he's going full on super robot Super Saiyan. Genesic [=GaoGaiGar's=] mecha hair, [[PowerGlows golden power glow included]], rises up behind him. Gai proceeds to beat the ever-loving snot out of Palparepa Prajna ''while'' charging up Hell and Heaven. Pure, concentrated gar. Seriously.

* And there's also the ass-kicking of Replica Mamoru... all with Guy shedding ManlyTears, and uttered, ''"Have you forgotten, Mamoru? Victory goes to...'' '''THOSE WITH COURAGEEEEE!!!!!"'''

** And three more, when heard for the first time in ''FINAL'', episode 6, signalling a truly epic HesBack - '''GAO! GAI! GAAAAAAR!'''

*** Hell, J's introduction in the original series might also count. [[spoiler:The GGG base has been destroyed, Guy is on his own and getting [[CurbStompBattle curb stomped]] by three primevals when suddenly the J-Ark appears from nowhere and proceeds kicking all three of the primevals' asses. Successfully]].

*** All I know... Is a Phoenix... IS REBORN IN FLAMES! [[spoiler:Shame it didn't work. Good thing a zero-range Maser blast DID.]]
** Let us not forget dear old Galeon. In saving Guy, he beat down EI-01 so hard that he had to spend 2 years in hiding before he was recuperated enough to begin his plans. [[spoiler:It could be said that the reason EI-01 made himself so strong in their final encounter, was because he didn't want to ''get his ASS handed to him again!'']]

** Even before that, in the beginning of the same episode, King J-Der is struggling against a [[spoiler: mind-controlled Guy piloting [=GaoFighGar=] and using a mind-controlled Goldymarg in hammer form]]. With the Jewel Generator exceeding it's limits and beginning to overload, it seems like the end for King J-Der, Renee, Mikoto and Mamoru when [[spoiler: the Replicant Braves break free from their mind-control, and use themselves to shield King J-Der from the Goldion Hammer.]] The following quote says it all:
--->[[spoiler:'''En Ryu''']]: We won't follow...
--->[[spoiler:'''Hyo Ryu''']]: ... such a command!!!
--->[[spoiler:'''Volfogg''']]: Even though we are just duplicates...!
--->[[spoiler:'''An Ryu''']]: Even though our AI was modified...!
--->[[spoiler:'''Kou Ryu''']]: We still have our memories!!
--->[[spoiler:'''Fuu Ryu''']]: Even if we are Replicants...
--->[[spoiler:'''Rai Ryu''']]: We are all...

--->[[spoiler:'''Mic''']]: Right on!!!

* While the stock footage for [[TransformationSequence Final Fusion]] is awesome enough in itself, there were two that definitely stood out: The last time it's done in the main series (made especially awesome thanks to [[spoiler:the Gao Machines being piloted by the AIs of the Mobile Unit]]), and the birth of Genesic [=GaoGaiGar=].

** While the aftermath goes ''deep'' into TearJerker territory, [[spoiler: Mamoru gets a ([[PowerGlows quite literal]]) moment to shine here: his [[PleaseWakeUp pleading for the Mobile Unit to wake up]] unleashes so much G-Stone Energy that the ''sky glows green,'' as can be seen by his parents from ''miles'' away, while simultaneously jump-starting their GS-Rides and saving their lives. Given that the sky stayed dark during the final battle, it's entirely possible that Mamoru unleashed more energy ''than Projectile-X!'']]

* ...and the scene right in between those two. Pisa Sol is doing its' business and the bad guys are regenerating ''en masse''. It's taken everything the heroes had just to defeat the Sol Masters in one-on-one combat, now they're outnumbered a hundred to one ''easily''. The odds look so horrible that you almost can't help but think the series is headed for a DownerEnding, and Palus Abel sums up the situation quite nicely: "It appears that you've lost, doesn't it?" ...and then J turns and gives her ''a Look''. A Look that is so utterly self-confident and so out of place in the face of imminent defeat that it could make a character GAR all by itself, and then J and Renais follow it up with a quote that is so epic that it makes Abel go OhCrap ''before she's even seen'' ''[[DropTheHammer what J and 3G still have up their sleeves.]]''

*** Hell, J's introduction in the original series might also count. [[spoiler:The 3G base has been destroyed, Guy is on his own and getting [[CurbStompBattle curb stomped]] by three primevals when suddenly the J-Ark appears from nowhere and proceeds kicking all three of the primevals' asses. Successfully]].

* After spending the entire series being Guy's love interest and the marginally best-treated of the BridgeBunnies (plus the core of the GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere at the end of the anime), Mikoto Utsugi finally gets one towards the end of ''FINAL''. She flies through an asteroid field and pounds a ''giant crystal panel'' floating in space, activating Guy's final TransformationSequence. "Genesic... DRIIIIIIIIIIVE!" Okay, so she spends the entire series smacking panels to activate something or other, but the asteroid-dodging made this scene stand out. And in the end, it's kind of the ''ultimate'' panel-smash at the end of an ever-building chain of awesome panel-smashes.

* The final battle versus [[{{GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere}} Zonuda]]. Bonus points for ThePowerOfLove and SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments.

** Naturally, even though it ''doesn't'' kill them, the aftermath was probably the biggest TearJerker in the series. If you don't shed even a single tear between the end of that fight and the credits, '''''you have no soul.'''''