History Trivia / MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans

** The new English dub for the ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'' HD remaster: Creator/MaxMittelman (Ein) is Kira Yamato, Chris Hackney (Masahiro Altland) is Athrun Zala, Creator/JohnnyYongBosch (Orga) is Dearka Elsman, and Creator/CarrieKeranen (Carta) is directing the dub.

** A ''lot'' of the cast worked in ''Anime/AldnoahZero'', namely Natsuki Hanae, Kengo Kawanishi, Taishi Murata, Ai Kakuma, Takahiro Sakurai, Sho Hayami, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Ryota Ohsaka, Makoto Furukawa, Tohru Ohkawa, and Kosuke Toriumi. Also applies in English, as both dubs feature Max Mittelman, Zach Aguilar, Bryce Papenbrook, Michael [=McConnohie=], Erica Mendez, Erica Lindbeck, Christine Cabanos, Julie Ann Taylor, and Carrie Keranen (among others). Doubly funny when you consider that for some of its fans, this show is described as "a better ''Aldnoah.Zero''."

*** In English: Creator/JohnnyYongBosch (Orga) is Jonathan Joestar, Creator/WendeeLee (Amida) is Lisa Lisa, Creator/BrycePapenbrook (Eugene) is Caesar Zeppeli, Creator/JulieAnnTaylor (Fumitan) is Holly Kujo, Creator/DougErholtz (Akihiro) is Jean Pierre Polnareff, Creator/RayChase (Rustal) is Rubber Soul, and Creator/DavidVincent (Naze) is the narrator. Bonus points for Stardust Crusaders airing alongside IBO season 2 on Toonami.

** IBO also shares a good portion of its cast with yet another Toonami show, ''Manga/HunterXHunter''. Among the more notable relationships: Creator/EricaMendez (Cracker Griffon and Elgar) is Gon, Creator/CristinaVee (Lafter) is Killua, Creator/KeithSilverstein (Chad Chaden) is Hisoka, Creator/RobbieDaymond (Gaelio) is Chrollo, Chris Hackney (Masahiro Altland) is Illumi, Tom Bauer (Hush) is Feitan, Abby Trott (Julieta) is Machi, Griffin Burns (Yamagi Gilmerton) is Shalnark, Creator/EricaLindbeck (Azee) is Pakunoda, and Creator/DavidVincent (Naze) is Phinks.

*** ''[[Anime/{{MobileSuitGundamThe08thMsTeam}} 08th MS Team]]'': Creator/SteveStaley ([=McGillis=]) is Shiro Amada, Lex Lang (director of the season 2 dub) is Ginias Sahalin, and Creator/MichaelMcConnohie (Crank Zent) is Norris Packard.

** Bizarrely enough, the Dainsleif is also the name of a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A1insleif sword from]] NorseMythology and an [[https://dainsleif.bandcamp.com American Melodic Folk Metal band]].

** Another one for Takahiro Sakurai, but this time with Creator/MasayaMatsukaze. Both have been comrades in a (formerly war-based) mecha show before, as [[TheHero Bit Cloud]] and [[TheLancer Ballad Hunter]] of Anime/ZoidsNewCentury.

** There were also cast members involved in ''Anime/JoJosBizarreAdventure''; Creator/KentaMiyake (Galan Mossa), Creator/UnshoIshizuka ([=McMurdo=] Barriston), Creator/DaisukeHirakawa (Savarin Canele), Creator/AtsukoTanaka (Amida Arca), and Creator/TakahiroSakurai ([=McGillis=] Fareed), were, respectively, [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Mohammed Avdol, Old Joseph Joestar, Noriaki Kakyoin,]] [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency Lisa Lisa,]] and [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Rohan Kishibe.]]

*** In English: Creator/JohnnyYongBosch (Orga) is Jonathan Joestar, Creator/WendeeLee (Amida) is Lisa Lisa, Creator/BrycePapenbrook (Eugene) is Caesar Zeppeli, Creator/JulieAnnTaylor (Fumitan) is Holly Kujo, Creator/RayChase (Rustal) is Rubber Soul, and Creator/DavidVincent (Naze) is the narrator. Bonus points for Stardust Crusaders airing alongside IBO season 2 on Toonami.

** IBO also shares a good portion of its cast with yet another Toonami show, ''Manga/HunterXHunter''. Among the more notable relationships: Creator/EricaMendez (Cracker Griffon and Elgar) is Gon, Creator/CristinaVee (Lafter) is Killua, Creator/KeithSilverstein (Chad Chaden) is Hisoka, Creator/RobbieDaymond (Gaelio) is Chrollo, Tom Bauer (Hush) is Feitan, Abby Trott (Julieta) is Machi, Griffin Burns (Yamagi Gilmerton) is Shalnark, Creator/EricaLindbeck (Azee) is Pakunoda, and Creator/DavidVincent (Naze) is Phinks.
** ''Manga/MobPsycho100'': Creator/KyleMcCarley (Mika) is Mob, Chris Niosi (Savarin Canele) is Reigen, Creator/MaxMittelman (Ein) is Ritsu, Creator/ErikKimerer (Biscuit) is Teruki Hanazawa, and Michael Sorich (Kudal Cadel) is Dimple. Other [=IBO=] cast members (Cherami Leigh, Ray Chase, Abby Trott) can be found in secondary roles.

** "Artichoke Vagina" for the Ālaya-Vijñāna system due to fans giving up on trying to remember the correct spelling for the words. On Twitter, Creator/EricaMendez calls it the "Creator/VicMignogna System" instead.

** Many of the English voice actors also worked on the dub for ''WebComic/OnePunchMan'', which aired alongside it on Toonami. Most notably: Creator/MaxMittelman, Creator/ZachAguilar, Creator/ErikKimerer, and Creator/RobbieDaymond are also Saitama, Genos, Sonic, and Mumen Rider, respectively. In short: Ein is now bald, Takaki becomes a cyborg, Biscuit loses weight to be a Ninja, and Gaelio now rides a bicycle.

** A Creator/JohnnyYongBosch character pilots a HumongousMecha, [[Anime/CodeGeass where have]] [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers we seen this before]]?

** A Creator/JohnnyYongBosch character pilots a HumongousMecha, [[Anime/CodeGeass where have]][[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers we seen this before]]?

** A Creator/JohnnyYongBosch character pilots a HumongousMehca, [[Anime/CodeGeass where have]][[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers we seen this before]]?

** Julieta is voiced by Creator/MaoIchimichi, and midway through season 2, she gets a MidSeasonUpgrade with dual [[WhipSword whip swords]]. She also played [[Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger GokaiYellow]], who was the only member of her team to use Gokai Sabers in that fashion.

** Bizarrely enough, the Dainsleif is also the name of an [[https://dainsleif.bandcamp.com American Melodic Folk Metal band]].

* With the announcement that the series will be dubbed by Creator/BangZoomEntertainment, this will be the first time a Gundam full length TV show will be dubbed in the United States, as all other series were dubbed in Canada. The only entries dubbed in the US before were home-video releases of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' compilation movies, ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamF91'', and the ''[[Anime/{{MobileSuitGundamThe08thMsTeam}} 08th MS Team]]'', ''[[Anime/{{MobileSuitGundam0080WarInThePocket}} War in the Pocket]]'', ''[[Anime/{{MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory}} Stardust Memory]]'', ''[[LightNovel/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn Gundam Unicorn]]'' and ''[[Manga/MobileSuitGundamTheOrigin Gundam: The Origin]]'' [=OVAs=].

* NamesTheSame: this series is notable for having some character names and surnames taken from previous Gundam series.

** Also, in a even more meta sense, a [[TheOtherDarrin similar sounding voiceover]] reprised a very familiar promo, previously used when ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'' was being advertised for the Creator/{{Toonami}} block, when it ''too'' got onto the AdultSwim version of the very same block.

* DevelopmentHell: As explained in this [[https://wavemotioncannon.com/2017/02/01/iron-blooded-orphans-is-not-mari-okadas-gundam/ article]], the series was in development way back in ''2009'' but it was delayed by ''Anime/{{Mobile Suit Gundam AGE}}'' and Tatsuyuki Nagai's involement on other projects before work resumed in 2014.

** Speaking of ''Build Fighters'', Iok Kujan (the dreadlocked Gjallarhorn officer in Season 2) got the nickname "Space Nils" for his near-semblance to Nils Nielsen as he appeared in ''[[Anime/GundamBuildFightersTry Build Fighters Try]]''.
*** Beginning with his actions during Season 2 Episode 11 though [[spoiler:(firing at the Mobile Armor, thus leading it to a lightly-populated Agricultural Area)]], he has been tagged as "[[EpicFail IdIOK]]" by detractors. His mistakes are so egregious and he's so ignorant of them that the nickname [[https://www.reddit.com/r/idIOK/ even got its own subreddit]].

** In relation to the abovementioned, "Pepe Gundam" for the pre-Tekkadan Gundam Gusion, as its facial features resemble [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/pepe-the-frog Pepe the Frog.]] By extension, "Pepe Zaku" for the Man Rodi.
*** This reached AscendedMeme status in the video game ''Gundam Breaker 3'' when the Gundam Gusion appears ''making a frog croaking sound.''

*** In connection to Akihiro's nickname above, [=McGillis=] later gets tagged as "[=McGriffith=]". Which falls into HilariousInHindsight territory as Creator/TakahiroSakurai has been voicing ''[[ActorAllusion Griffith himself]]'' since ''Anime/BerserkTheGoldenAgeArc''. Doubly so now that Creator/SteveStaley has taken up the same role as of ''Anime/Berserk2016''. Then came Season 2 Episode 18, where the nickname goes full circle into "Space Griffith," and by the end of the show the strength of the comparison is beyond dispute. Combined with Akihiro's "Space Guts", people started calling the entire show "Space Berserk".

** "Artichoke Vagina" for the Ālaya-Vijñāna system due to fans giving up on trying to remember the correct spelling for the words.
*** On Twitter, Creator/EricaMendez calls it the "Creator/VicMignogna System" instead.

*** The Hugo is often being called "Sahelanthropus" because the head resembles a certain [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain humanoid Metal Gear]].
*** The Hashmal mobile armor is nicknamed as [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty Metal]] [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots Gear]] [[VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance RAY]] due to its resemblance[[note]]all three versions, actually[[/note]].
*** There's a reason why some start to call the show [[VideoGame/MetalGear Metal Gear Gundam]]. By Episode 42--when Tekkadan virtually goes through with a cold-blooded, guns blazing RoaringRampageOfRevenge in exchange for one too many betrayal and oppression--the phrase [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain "In Outer Heaven, men become demons"]] is just about appropriate.

** Jasley Donomikolos (the Teiwaz NumberTwo rocking a [[FurAndLoathing cow skin coat]]) quickly earned the nickname "[=Cowprint McGreekname=]", with just a few episodes of his appearance in the series.
*** The Chinese-speaking fans nicknamed him as "Butt Chin (屁股下巴)"

* RelationshipVoiceActor: A ''lot'' of the cast worked in ''Anime/AldnoahZero'', namely Natsuki Hanae, Kengo Kawanishi, Taishi Murata, Ai Kakuma, Takahiro Sakurai, Sho Hayami, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Ryota Ohsaka, Makoto Furukawa, Tohru Ohkawa, and Kosuke Toriumi. Also applies in English, as both dubs feature Max Mittelman, Zach Aguilar, Bryce Papenbrook, Michael [=McConnohie=], Erica Mendez, Erica Lindbeck, Christine Cabanos, Julie Ann Taylor, and Carrie Keranen (among others). Doubly funny when you consider that for some of its fans, this show is described as "a better ''Aldnoah.Zero''."

* WordOfGay: Norba Shino is confirmed to be bisexual by the director since the beginning considering all the hints between him and Yamagi throughout the show.

** [[spoiler:Apparently, Gaelio was supposed to stay dead after season 1. However, the writer (Mari Okada) like Creator/MasayaMatsukaze's performance that she decided to keep him alive and expand his character]].
** Director Tatsuyuki Nagai wanted the ending of the show to be a DownerEnding [[spoiler:where [[KillEmAll everyone in Tekkadan dies including Kudelia]], as was suggested by one of the producers. Mari Okada and the writing staff disagreed and wanted the characters to live. The actual ending as presented in the show itself was a ''happy'' one for Tekkadan and the last five episodes were rewritten in order to reach that]].

** The director wanted the ending of the show to be a DownerEnding [[spoiler:where [[KillEmAll everyone in Tekkadan dies including Kudelia]], which was suggested by one of the producers. Mari Okada and the writing staff disagreed and wanted the characters to live. In fact, the ending which is presented in the show itself was a ''happy'' one for Tekkadan and the last five episodes were rewritten in order to reach that]].

** One interview confirmed that [[spoiler:Kudelia and Atra]]'s situation at the end of the series was indeed [[spoiler:a same-sex marriage]]. They also say that had Shino been alive, he could have married Yanagi as well and [[TheMaidenNameDebate taken his surname]].

** [=McGillis=]'s role as a charismatic and ambitious leader who attempts to usurp the corrupt aristocracy and resorts to [[spoiler:sacrificing his best friend and many others]] to obtain the power he needs to make his dream a reality uncannily resembles Griffith from ''Manga/{{Berserk}}''; TakahiroSakurai has been the voice of Griffith since ''Anime/BerserkTheGoldenAgeArc''.

*** In connection to Akihiro's nickname above, [=McGillis=] later gets tagged as "[=McGriffith=]". Which falls into HilariousInHindsight territory as Creator/TakahiroSakurai has been voicing ''[[ActorAllusion Griffith himself]]'' since ''Anime/BerserkTheGoldenAgeArc''. Then came Season 2 Episode 18, where the nickname goes full circle into "Space Griffith," and by the end of the show the strength of the comparison is beyond dispute. Combined with Akihiro's "Space Guts", people started calling the entire show "Space Berserk".

** Also, in a even more meta sense, a [[TheOtherDarrin similar sounding voiceover]] reprised a very familiar promo, previously used when ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'' was being advertised for the Creator/{{Toonami}} block, when it TO got onto the AdultSwim version of the very same block.

** Also, in a even more meta sense, a [[TheOtherDarrin similar sounding voiceover]] reprised a very familiar promo, previously used when MobileSuitGundamWing was being advertised for the {{Toonami}} block, when it TOO got onto the AdultSwim version of the very same block.

** One interview confirmed that [[spoiler;Kudelia and Atra]]'s situation at the end of the series was indeed [[spoiler: a same-sex marriage]]. They also say that had Shino been alive, he could have married Yanagi as well and [[TheMaidenNameDebate taken his surname]].

** One interview confirmed that [[Kudelia and Atra]]'s situation at the end of the series was indeed [[spoiler: a same-sex marriage]]. They also say that had Shino been alive, he could have married Yanagi as well and [[TheMaidenNameDebate taken his surname]].

* WordOfGay: Norba Shino is confirmed to be bisexual by the director since the beginning considering all the hints between him and Yamagi throughout the show.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: A Newtype magazine interview revealed that there were several omitted and/or modified storylines for Season 1, which would have taken the show into a darker route [[spoiler: such as Eugene and Naze separately betraying Tekkadan, Kudelia being ostracized for her association with them, the public not trusting Tekkadan for being a bunch of amoral mercenaries, Ein not ending up as the DiscOneFinalBoss, and Tekkadan suffering heavier casualties near the end of the season]].
** [[RefittedForSequel Interestingly, at least two of those happen towards the end of the second Season.]]

** It's not the first time Creator/NobunagaShimazaki (Iok Kujan) voicing a villain of noble origins [[Series/GameOfThrones who is the target of hate from almost everyone in the cast]], [[spoiler:and dying a CruelAndUnusualDeath at the end]].