History ShoutOut / CombattlerV

* Nanbara Connection's BeehiveBarrier is the same as the barrier used by the Photonic Research Institute in ''Anime/MazingerZ''.

** God Phoenix's [[HotWings "Firebird Mode"]] even involves [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique hurling itself aflame]] to the enemy [[SuicideAttack kamikaze-style]], which is kind of like Combattler V's [[TornadoMove "Choudenji Spin"]].

!!Historical References

** Additionally, [[FireBreathingWeapon "Atomic Burner"]] is Voltes V's version of Mazinger's [[ChestBlaster "Breast Fire"]]. In turn, the corrosive [[BreathWeapon "Rust Hurricane"]] has roughly the same effect as the [[[TornadoMove "Choudenji Tatsumaki"]] in disabling enemies or softening them up for the FinishingMove.

!!Mythological and Historical References

** Additionally, [[Fire-Breathing Weapon "Atomic Burner"]] is Voltes V's version of Mazinger's [[ChestBlaster "Breast Fire"]]. In turn, the corrosive [[BreathWeapon "Rust Hurricane"]] has roughly the same effect as the [[[TornadoMove "Choudenji Tatsumaki"]] in disabling enemies or softening them up for the FinishingMove.

** Combattler V's "Battle Guleggar" is basically a variation of "Rocket Punch" by Mazinger Z (which in turn was originally Mazinger's shout-out to Giant Robo).

!!Mythological References

!!Cultural References

Here are the cultural references of ''Combattler V''.

* Planet Campbell, aside from the Sci-Fi shout-outs, can also be considered [[SpaceRomans Space Rome]], what with its warrior faction, ties to human history, and shout-outs to ancient gods that were [[AlienAmongUs aliens all along]] as [[HilariousInHindsight suggested]] by Creator/TheHistoryChannel show ''Series/AncientAliens''.
** The introduction to the Campbell civilization showed StockFootage of Nazca symbols, the Easter Island heads, and Stonehenge, among many other [[LandmarkOfLore mysterious monuments]] associated with [[AncientAstronauts Ancient Aliens]], thus suggesting AllMythsAreTrue.
* In the second episode, the [[HurricaneOfPuns U.N. representatives]] sent to the Nanbara Connection had [[PunnyName names]] that were various cultural references relative to their respective [[ThisIsAWorkOfFiction misspelled]] [[FictionalCountry country]].
** ''[[UsefulNotes/UnitedStates Sand Witch]]''[[note]](sounds like "Sandwich" after separating the syllables to homonyms "Sand" and "Witch")[[/note]] from the United States of ''Americo''.
** ''[[UsefulNotes/{{China}} Da San Yuan]]''[[note]](it's the winning combination in TabletopGame/{{Mahjong}}, "Da-San-Yuan" or "大三元")[[/note]] from the People's Republic of ''Shina''.
** ''[[UsefulNotes/HistoryOfTheUSSR Khorosho]]''[[note]](sounds like the Russian greeting "Kharasho", which means "Fine/Good")[[/note]] from the ''Sowiet'' Union.
** ''[[UsefulNotes/GreatBritain Cam Bridge]]''[[note]](refers to [[UsefulNotes/{{Oxbridge}} Cambridge University]], an UsefulNotes/IvyLeague level school in the United Kingdom, and the city where it was established)[[/note]] from Great ''Bretain''.

* It seems like every inch of Planet Campbell is a shout-out to the greats of ScienceFiction.
** The planet name itself references Creator/JohnWCampbell, the godfather of the [[ScienceHero Space Hero]] genre.
** The Asimov Continent within the planet is a reference to Creator/IsaacAsimov, who popularized tropes such as {{City Planet}}s, {{Robot Budd|y}}ies, and [[GalacticSuperpower Galactic Empires]].
** The Hamilton Ocean references Creator/PeterFHamilton, known for blending SpaceOpera with hard sci-fi.
** The Leinster-Miller City references two people:
*** There's Creator/MurrayLeinster or William F. Jenkins, known for writing many sci-fi firsts.
*** There's also [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_M._Miller_Jr Walter M. Miller Jr.]], author of the Hugo-Award-winning ''Literature/ACanticleForLeibowitz''.
** The Heinlein Sun, the dying star of Planet Campbell, is a shout-out to Creator/RobertAHeinlein. His works are noted for their strong political themes and their strident idealism. He's most well-known as the author of ''Literature/StarshipTroopers''.

* Many of the Campbellians are based on gods, demigods, and... [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking mathematicians]]? Oh right, [[HistoricalDomainCharacter historical figures]].
** [[NobleDemon Great General Garuda]] is named after a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garuda winged Hindu demigod]] that looks like a humanoid [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahminy_kite brahminy kite]] and is described as the King of All Birds. Both Garudas possess a zoomorphic bird monster form and an anthropomorphic winged human form.
** [[BigBad "Oreana"]] or [[SpellMyNameWithAnS "Oriana"]] is often used to refer to Queen Elizabeth in the 1601 English book of madrigals, ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Triumphs_of_Oriana The Triumphs of Oriana]]'' by Thomas Morley. Her iconic [[GodGuise statue look]] is reminiscent of depictions of the Virgin Mary in statue form.
*** Oreana is a girl's name with Latin roots meaning "sunrise." As a variant of the Latin name Oriana, Oreana shares a connection to the concept of dawn and new beginnings.
** [[TheDragon Warchimedes]] is like a [[BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy villainous alien version]] of the physicist [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archimedes Archimedes]], who was famous for having a EurekaMoment in the bathtub. In the series, [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot robot alien Archimedes]] serves as the resident MadScientist of the Campbellian villains.
** [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Empress]] [[GreaterScopeVillain Janera]] might've been named after [[https://www.andersonlock.com/blog/god-doors/ Janus]], the TwoFaced god of doors, gates, and transitions. He represents the middle ground between both the concrete and abstract as well as the [[DualityMotif concept of dualities]].
** Deus saving the day in the GrandFinale isn't only an example of DeusExMachina, with him personifying the trope. He's also reminiscent of [[EverybodyLovesZeus Zeus or Jupiter]] as depicted by [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greco-Roman Creation Mythology]].

* As [[{{Expy}} Expies]] of ''Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman'' or as ''[[RecycledInSpace Gatchaman]]'' [[RecycledInSpace with A COMBINING MECHA!]], ''Combattler V'' also follows the FiveManBand formula, among many other inspirations.
** Both teams are composed of TheLeader, TheLancer, [[TheHeart The Chick]], [[KidAppealCharacter The Kid]], and TheBigGuy.
*** ''[[HotBlooded Hyoma Aoi]]'' and ''[[AcePilot Ken the Eagle]]'' both sport SeventiesHair and love [[BadassBiker riding motorcycles]].
*** ''[[TheIdiotFromOsaka Juzo Naniwa]]'' and ''[[CommanderContrarian Joe the Condor]]'' are both TheGunslinger as well as TheLancer to their respective team leaders.
*** ''[[CoolBigSis Chizuru Nanbara]]'' and ''[[ActionGirl Jun the Swan]]'' both fulfill TheSmurfettePrinciple and the role of TheHeart for their respective teams.
*** ''[[TheSmartGuy Kosuke Kita]]'' and ''[[KidAppealCharacter Jinpei the Swallow]]'' are both the youngest members of their respective teams but are [[ChildProdigy Child Prodigies]] who can keep up with them.
*** ''[[GeniusBruiser Daisaku Nishikawa]]'' and ''[[{{Acrofatic}} Ryu the Owl]]'' are both TheBigGuy of their respective teams. They also share a GentleGiant personality.
** God Phoenix also requires all vehicles to dock inside it for its weapons systems to work, just like Combattler requiring the [[CombiningMecha combination sequence]] to become a giant robot.
*** God Phoenix's [[HotWings "Firebird Mode"]] even involves [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique hurling itself aflame]] to the enemy [[SuicideAttack kamikaze-style]], which is kind of like Combattler V's [[TornadoMove "Choudenji Spin"]].

* Many of the Campbellians are based on gods, demigods, and... [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking mathematicians]]? Oh right, [[HistoricalDomainCharacter historical figures]].
** [[NobleDemon Great General Garuda]] is named after a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garuda winged Hindu demigod]] that looks like a humanoid [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahminy_kite brahminy kite]] and is described as the King of All Birds. Both Garudas possess a zoomorphic bird monster form and an anthropomorphic winged human form.
** [[BigBad "Oreana"]] or [[SpellMyNameWithAnS "Oriana"]] is often used to refer to Queen Elizabeth in the 1601 English book of madrigals, ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Triumphs_of_Oriana The Triumphs of Oriana]]'' by Thomas Morley. Her iconic [[GodGuise statue look]] is reminiscent of depictions of the Virgin Mary in statue form.
*** Oreana is a girl's name with Latin roots meaning "sunrise." As a variant of the Latin name Oriana, Oreana shares a connection to the concept of dawn and new beginnings.
** [[TheDragon Warchimedes]] is like a [[BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy villainous alien version]] of the physicist [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archimedes Archimedes]], who was famous for having a EurekaMoment in the bathtub. In the series, [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot robot alien Archimedes]] serves as the resident MadScientist of the Campbellian villains.
** [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Empress]] [[GreaterScopeVillain Janera]] might've been named after [[https://www.andersonlock.com/blog/god-doors/ Janus]], the TwoFaced god of doors, gates, and transitions. He represents the middle ground between both the concrete and abstract as well as the [[DualityMotif concept of dualities]].
** Deus saving the day in the GrandFinale isn't only an example of DeusExMachina, with him personifying the trope. He's also reminiscent of [[EverybodyLovesZeus Zeus or Jupiter]] as depicted by [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greco-Roman Creation Mythology]].

** The Hamilton Ocean references Creator/PeterFHamilton, known for blending SpaceOpera with hard science-fiction.

** Both teams are composed of TheLeader, TheLancer, TheBigGuy, [[KidAppealCharacter The Kid]], and [[TheHeart The Chick]].

* Many of the Campbellians are based on gods, demons, and... [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking mathematicians]]? Oh right, [[HistoricalDomainCharacter historical figures]].

** God Phoenix also requires all vehicles to dock inside it for its weapons systems to work, just like Combattler requiring the [[CombiningMecha combination sequence]] to becoming a giant robot.

** [[NobleDemon Great General Garuda]] is named after a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garuda winged Hindu demigod]] that looks like a humaoid [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahminy_kite brahminy kite]] and is described as the King of All Birds. Both Garudas possess a zoomorphic bird monster form and an anthropomorphic winged human form.

*** God Phoenix's [[HotWings "Firebird Mode"]] even involves [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique hurling itself aflame]] to the enemy [[SuicideAttack kamikaze-style]] like Combattler V's [[TornadoMove "Choudenji Spin"]]

*** God Phoenix's [[HotWings "Firebird Mode"]] also involves [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique hurling itself aflame]] to the enemy [[SuicideAttack kamikaze-style]] like Combattler V's [[TornadoMove "Choudenji Spin"]]

** ''[[UsefulNotes/UnitedStates Sand Witch]]''[[note]](sounds like "Sandwich" by separating the syllables to homonyms "Sand" and "Witch")[[/note]] from the United States of ''Americo''.

* Planet Campbell, aside from the Sci-Fi shout-outs, can also be considered [[SpaceRomans Space Rome]], with its warrior faction, ties to human history, and shout-outs to ancient gods that were [[AlienAmongUs aliens all along]] as [[HilariousInHindsight suggested]] by Creator/TheHistoryChannel show ''Series/AncientAliens''.

* As [[{{Expy}} Expies]] of ''Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman'' or as ''[[RecycledInSpace Gatchaman]]'' [[RecycledInSpace with A COMBINING MECHA!]], ''Combattler V'' also follows the FiveManBand formula.

** "Oreana" or "Oriana" is often used to refer to Queen Elizabeth in the 1601 English book of madrigals, ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Triumphs_of_Oriana The Triumphs of Oriana]]'' by Thomas Morley. Her iconic statue look is reminiscent of depictions of the Virgin Mary in statue form.

* [[NobleDemon Great General Garuda]] is named after a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garuda winged Hindu demigod]] that looks like a humaoid [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahminy_kite brahminy kite]] and is described as the King of All Birds. Both Garudas possess a zoomorphic bird monster form and an anthropomorphic winged human form.
* [[TheDragon Warchimedes]] is like a [[BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy villainous alien version]] of the physicist [[HistoricalDomainCharacter Archimedes]], who was famous for having a EurekaMoment in the bathtub. In the series, [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot robot alien Archimedes]] serves as the resident MadScientist of the Campbellian villains.
* [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Empress]] [[GreaterScopeVillain Janera]] might've been named after [[https://www.andersonlock.com/blog/god-doors/ Janus]], the TwoFaced god of doors, gates, and transitions. He represents the middle ground between both the concrete and abstract as well as the [[DualityMotif concept of dualities]].
* Deus saving the day in the GrandFinale isn't only an example of DeusExMachina, with him personifying the trope. He's also reminiscent of [[EverybodyLovesZeus Zeus or Jupiter]] as depicted by [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greco-Roman Creation Mythology]].

*** God Phoenix's [[HotWings "Firebird Mode"]] also involves [[DangerousForbiddenMove hurling itself]] to the enemy aflame [[SuicideAttack kamikaze-style]] like Combattler V's [[TornadoMove "Choudenji Spin"]]

*** God Phoenix's FinishingMove, [[HotWings "Firebird Mode"]], also involves hurling itself to the enemy aflame [[SuicideAttack kamikaze-style]] like Combattler V's [[TornadoMove "Choudenji Spin"]]

** God Phoenix also requires all vehicles to dock inside it for its weapons systems to work, just like Combattler requiring the [[CombiningMecha combination sequence]].