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''Gundam Breaker Mobile'' (known initially worldwide as ''Gundam Battle: Gunpla Warfare'' before Version 3) is a smartphone-based ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' game. It is based on the ''Gundam Breaker'' franchise and is the first smartphone game in the ''Gundam'' franchise to be released overseas.
The game features the same idea that runs through the rest of the ''Gundam Breaker'' franchise in that players can use pieces of various Mobile Suits to create their own special Gunpla to battle with. Players can choose units from virtually every major installment, from the original ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' all the way to the recent ''Anime/GundamBuildDiversReRise'', mixing and matching pieces however you like.
Don't worry, there's actually a story! You play as "the Protagonist", a male second-year high school student who is dragged into the world of Gunpla Battle when [[GenkiGirl Sana Miyama]] recruits you to help with a tournament she is in. Soon, you find yourself caught up in the tournament scene and showing up everyone! But with the Gunpla Club in shambles, can you help rebuild it and return it to promenance?
Also, an ONA called ''Gundam Breaker Battlogue'' aired in 2021, featuring characters from this game and ''VideoGame/GundamBreaker 3''.
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!!Tropes Used In This Game:
* AbsurdlyYouthfulMother: [[spoiler:[[https://preview.redd.it/ze7sra4mmya51.jpg?width=620&auto=webp&s=21b75a3cee17dc653b9c7a47876d3192ff062251 Ran Kotomori]], Ren's mother and one of the Gunpla Designers behind both the Gundams Artemis and Areus.]]
* AceCustom: Many of the heroes, heroines and villains have these, even if the game claims they are unique units. The Protagonist has the Gundam Artemis, a unit combining the Destiny Gundam and the Gundam X. Sena has the Dianathus, which combines the X Divider and the Strike Gundam. Rindo uses the Enzian, which is basically the Impulse Gundam with the Wing Gundam's shoulders, backpack, and Buster Rifle. Yuri has the Astray Red Frame Flame, which combines the Astray Red Frame with the Dragon Gundam. Touma starts off with a customized Buster Gundam before upgrading to the Code Phi, which is a heavily modified G-Self.
* AdaptationalWimp: Thanks to the ColorCodedForYourConvenience trope (as well as a few others), many Mobile Suits are hit with this stick:
** The Stark Jegan, which is a special variant of the Jegan and went toe-to-toe with the Kshatriya, is a 1-star unit with the basic Jegan being 2-stars.
** The Gundam Mk-II, both AEUG and Titans variants, are the only 2-star Gundams with all the others being 3-star and above.
** The Crossbone X-1, despite being the ''hero'' of the ''Manga/MobileSuitCrossboneGundam'' series, is a 3-star unit with the X-2 being a 4-star.
** Except for the Legilis and the AGE-FX, all AGE-era Gundams are 3-stars, including the Try-AGE.
** While the Aile Strike, Perfect Strike and Force Impulse Gundams are 4-stars, their other packs, including Strike Rogue IWSP, are 3-stars.
* AllegedlyFreeGame: Like many Bandai Namco games, the game is free to download ''and'' play, but the game is silly with the Haro Chips, the premium currency needed to roll for the more iconic units. That being said, the game isn't ''that'' cruel and gives you a single free roll every 24 hours on its two unit gacha pulls and a free ten-pull on its Friend Point pull. As well, players can obtain up to 12 free single-pull tickets a month to use how they see fit. The game's relative generosity likely stems from the part that it's one-part AllegedlyFreeGame, one part [[MerchandiseDriven advertisement for Gunpla]].
** Taken to slightly more BribingYourWayToVictory levels with the [[FemBot Mobile Doll May]] unit skin, which apparently costs ''as much as [[Anime/GundamBuildDiversReRise the actual Gunpla it was based on]]''.
* AllYourPowersCombined: Like with other ''Gundam Breaker'' games, you can combine various aspects of suits to get awesome abilities and attacks. As well, getting five parts with a certain tag will activate a bonus that makes you stronger. With the new parts tier, Gunpla can now equip sub-parts: add a part of the same type to get an extra boost in stats, and be able to select traits, EX skills, word tags, and even the appearance of the Gunpla.
* AnAssKickingChristmas: PlayedForLaughs. The Crossbone X1 event, which took place a week before Christmas 2019, has the female characters barging in on the player character's room to play Gunpla battles.
* ArtifactTitle: In Japan, the game is called ''Gundam Breaker Mobile'', as it's a continuation of the ''VideoGame/GundamBreaker'' series of games. However, the game does away with the "breaking," as there are no mechanics where Gunpla parts can be knocked off.
* ArtificialStupidity: AI tends to have an AttackAttackAttack strategy that is terrible for two reasons:
** AI will, for the most part, use their EX-Attacks as soon as possible. This is actually a passable strategy for AI-controlled opponents since they have an InstantWinCondition if they defeat the player's mech. However, on the players' side, it's much less viable since it means an AI-controlled ally (or AI-controlled PC, as auto-play is an option) won't save powerful EX-Attacks for a boss and instead will waste them on mostly-dead {{mooks}} or even empty space.
** AI tends to rush headlong at an enemy. Doesn't sound so bad, but it leaves the unit completely open to just being shot as it's gradually approaching their target. This is even worse in the Arena.
* AwesomeButImpractical:
** Some parts that have Cinematic EX Skills are deemed this, especially if the cinematic itself lasts more than 3 seconds, or if it takes too long to activate. Chief offender would be the Tryon 3's torso, as its EX skill needs a long time to charge, takes a ball-ache to finish once activated, AND must be used at an enemy target ''[[NoRangeLikePointBlankRange at point-blank range]].''
** Certain word tags fall under this depending on specificity. Some require playing on certain terrain to fully activate and some are based around types of gunpla, such as Zaku type or GM type. Hardest hit is "Mobile Fighter" which is specific mainly to ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'' parts and AI. The only exceptions are AI or parts based on the game's own characters and gunpla such as Yuri Ichinose or the Blazing Gundam.
* BeachEpisode: The post-release Chapter 7 in Story Mode has all of the named characters training in the beach.
* CantCatchUp: Downplayed. Rindo, Rin, and Yuri were all introduced as being as being highly skilled fighters with powerful Gunpla. However they have yet to change their signature Gunpla out for more powerful ones as the story progresses. Despite this, they are able to close the gap in power with their skill as pilots.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Averted. Though it took the game being active for over a year, ''Anime/GundamBuildDivers'' was the last anime to receive representation. This is despite the other ''Build'' entries having representatives, especially its sequel and one of the original units, the Sankapool, being derived from a ''Build Divers'' unit.
* ColorCodedItemTiers: The game's six tiers are represented with colors: White (1-star), Green (2-star), Blue (3-star), Purple (4-star), Gold (5-star), and Red (6-star).
* DevelopersForesight: If you play the game at night, then you can see from the player's room windows that it's also at night.
* DiskOneNuke: The Gundam Artemis. Obtained as an achievement or as a random drop in the Friend Points daily capsule banner, the parts have amazing stats for a 2-star unit.
* FaceHeelTurn: Touma, upon transferring schools, becomes the Protagonist's main rival. This is even signified by changing his machine to the Code Phi, a G-Self painted [[DarkIsEvil darker]] and made demonic.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: Gundam Artemis didn’t originally have the Gundam X’s Satellite Cannon. It was instead a modification that Ryusei made while he had amnesia. To reflect this, the Satellite Cannon can’t use the same Marks as the rest of the Gundam and uses its own unique Marks instead.
* HonorBeforeReason: In chapter 14 of the story mode, Touma [[spoiler:does not activate the AIS system, an illegal AI support, during a tournament to protect his pride. This results in his sponsorship deal, in which the company involved pays his family's living expenses, being revoked]].
* InsistentTerminology: Despite the Sanakapool being a recolored Momokapool of ''Anime/GundamBuildDivers'', the game only refers to it as a custom Mobile Kapool of ''Anime/TurnAGundam''.
* JokeCharacter: 1-star units, as they are the weakest of the group, they end up becoming this. They only reach level 10 and Rank 4 for stats and most people just ignore them for better machines. Of course, since these parts can be evolved into 5-stars, these can evolve into a LethalJokeCharacter.
* LimitBreak: Certain Gunpla parts have EX Skills with elaborate cutscenes. Usually, they cannot be countered, save for other parts with EX Skills and/or stun mechanics.
* MarketBasedTitle: In Japanese, it's known as ''Gundam Breaker Mobile''. The change is likely due to the fact that the [[VideoGame/NewGundamBreaker sole game]] in the ''Gundam Breaker'' franchise to make it to the west was a massive flop, while the Japanese market has several successful games in the series so the brand isn't as tainted.
** Changed as of Version 3. The international versions also use GBM as the official title.
* MidSeasonUpgrade: Touma, Sana and the player character all get new Gunpla units throughout the story campaign: Touma swaps his old Buster for the G-Self-based Code Phi; Sana trades her Dianthus for the Kapool-based Sanakapool and later the Gundam Valkyrie; and the player gets the Aureus, which is an evolution of the Artemis, employing aspects from the Destiny, the Double X, and even the F91.
** Repeated at the start of ''Gundam Breaker Battlelogue'', where the protagonist upgrades from the Gundam Areus to the Gundam Helios, Sana trades the Gundam Valkyrie for the Perfect Strike Freedom Gundam; and Touma swaps his Code Phi for the Gundam Livelance Heaven, then later the Code Sora.
* MythologyGag: The arm parts of the Shining Gundam's EX skill (Shining Finger Sword) has the description [[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam "crush foes with your love, your anger, and all of your sorrow"]].
* NoNameGiven: The main character. Oh, sure, you can give him any old name, but he has no canonical name. He's just "The Protagonist". Averted in ''Gundam Breaker Battlogue'', where his name is revealed to be Ryūsei Fudоu.
* NoodleIncident: Something happened prior to the main character joining the Gunpla Club that caused Rindo to quit the team and drive other people from it. Whatever happened, she ends up making amends partway through.
* PermanentlyMissableContent:
** During the first month of the game, players could obtain 2-star versions of the Gundam, Wing Gundam, Amuro Ray and Heero Yuy. While nice, everything's been officially released as 4-stars, making them a BraggingRightsReward.
** Currently the Sokai Festival and Gundam Battle Festival units are these. Comprised as of Ver. 1.2 of (arranged by release date) the Nu Gundam, the Zeta Gundam and Qubeley, the Freedom and Justice Gundams, the Unicorn Gundam and Kshatriya, the ZZ and Hi-Nu HWS Gundams, and the Turn A and Turn X; they were unavailable for a time until the year-end special Sokai banners where, apart from the Turn A and X which were the featured suits, all of them can be obtained via Haro coins for a brief period.
** Outside of the monthly Sokai Festival drops, the Wing Zero OVA Ver. and the 00 [=Qan[T]=] Full Saber, offered as special banner drops for Christmas and Valentine's Day, respectively. Though on occasion, they have also been treated as Sokai Festival units with their dedicated event-based limited-time banners.
* RainbowPimpGear: Downplayed, as players can color their units with the color scheme of any complete Gunpla they've collected. However, this is imperfect as color schemes rarely are applied in a predictable manner (especially on the rarer or more exotic parts) and mixing and matching color schemes results in garish clashes. This can be averted, or justified, if the player opts to apply a custom paint scheme on his kit.
* TheRival: Touma Aizen. He TookALevelInJerkass once he changes schools so he can go into Gunpla Battling professionally and this switch is signified by him changing units.
* StealthSequel: Chapter 16 reveals that game serves as one towards ''Gundam Breaker 3'', taking place some time after the main events of the final DLC story chapter. Misa, Kadomatsu, and Mr. Gunpla all make a return, and even the protagonist, now named Takuma Nagitsuji, makes an appearance as well.
* ToylessToylineCharacter:
** While the game features a bunch of real Gunpla figures, there are also figures of [[Manga/MobileSuitCrossboneGundam Anchor]], [[Anime/AfterWarGundamX RMSN-008 Bertigo]], and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ AMX-015 Geymalk]], none of which have Gunpla figures of their own at the time of their inclusion in the game. While Anchor [[ProductPlacement was put in to commemorate the release of Volume 13 of]] ''[[Manga/MobileSuitCrossboneGundam Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam: Dust]]'', neither Geymalk nor Bertigo have this excuse. Even the characters' primary Gunpla in-game are sadly not spared from having no official real life kits to their name.
** Averted with the Gundam Breaker Battlogue ONA -- their kits were announced way before the show's airing.
''Gundam Breaker Mobile'' (known initially worldwide as ''Gundam Battle: Gunpla Warfare'' before Version 3) is a smartphone-based ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' game. It is based on the ''Gundam Breaker'' franchise and is the first smartphone game in the ''Gundam'' franchise to be released overseas.
The game features the same idea that runs through the rest of the ''Gundam Breaker'' franchise in that players can use pieces of various Mobile Suits to create their own special Gunpla to battle with. Players can choose units from virtually every major installment, from the original ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' all the way to the recent ''Anime/GundamBuildDiversReRise'', mixing and matching pieces however you like.
Don't worry, there's actually a story! You play as "the Protagonist", a male second-year high school student who is dragged into the world of Gunpla Battle when [[GenkiGirl Sana Miyama]] recruits you to help with a tournament she is in. Soon, you find yourself caught up in the tournament scene and showing up everyone! But with the Gunpla Club in shambles, can you help rebuild it and return it to promenance?
Also, an ONA called ''Gundam Breaker Battlogue'' aired in 2021, featuring characters from this game and ''VideoGame/GundamBreaker 3''.
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!!Tropes Used In This Game:
* AbsurdlyYouthfulMother: [[spoiler:[[https://preview.redd.it/ze7sra4mmya51.jpg?width=620&auto=webp&s=21b75a3cee17dc653b9c7a47876d3192ff062251 Ran Kotomori]], Ren's mother and one of the Gunpla Designers behind both the Gundams Artemis and Areus.]]
* AceCustom: Many of the heroes, heroines and villains have these, even if the game claims they are unique units. The Protagonist has the Gundam Artemis, a unit combining the Destiny Gundam and the Gundam X. Sena has the Dianathus, which combines the X Divider and the Strike Gundam. Rindo uses the Enzian, which is basically the Impulse Gundam with the Wing Gundam's shoulders, backpack, and Buster Rifle. Yuri has the Astray Red Frame Flame, which combines the Astray Red Frame with the Dragon Gundam. Touma starts off with a customized Buster Gundam before upgrading to the Code Phi, which is a heavily modified G-Self.
* AdaptationalWimp: Thanks to the ColorCodedForYourConvenience trope (as well as a few others), many Mobile Suits are hit with this stick:
** The Stark Jegan, which is a special variant of the Jegan and went toe-to-toe with the Kshatriya, is a 1-star unit with the basic Jegan being 2-stars.
** The Gundam Mk-II, both AEUG and Titans variants, are the only 2-star Gundams with all the others being 3-star and above.
** The Crossbone X-1, despite being the ''hero'' of the ''Manga/MobileSuitCrossboneGundam'' series, is a 3-star unit with the X-2 being a 4-star.
** Except for the Legilis and the AGE-FX, all AGE-era Gundams are 3-stars, including the Try-AGE.
** While the Aile Strike, Perfect Strike and Force Impulse Gundams are 4-stars, their other packs, including Strike Rogue IWSP, are 3-stars.
* AllegedlyFreeGame: Like many Bandai Namco games, the game is free to download ''and'' play, but the game is silly with the Haro Chips, the premium currency needed to roll for the more iconic units. That being said, the game isn't ''that'' cruel and gives you a single free roll every 24 hours on its two unit gacha pulls and a free ten-pull on its Friend Point pull. As well, players can obtain up to 12 free single-pull tickets a month to use how they see fit. The game's relative generosity likely stems from the part that it's one-part AllegedlyFreeGame, one part [[MerchandiseDriven advertisement for Gunpla]].
** Taken to slightly more BribingYourWayToVictory levels with the [[FemBot Mobile Doll May]] unit skin, which apparently costs ''as much as [[Anime/GundamBuildDiversReRise the actual Gunpla it was based on]]''.
* AllYourPowersCombined: Like with other ''Gundam Breaker'' games, you can combine various aspects of suits to get awesome abilities and attacks. As well, getting five parts with a certain tag will activate a bonus that makes you stronger. With the new parts tier, Gunpla can now equip sub-parts: add a part of the same type to get an extra boost in stats, and be able to select traits, EX skills, word tags, and even the appearance of the Gunpla.
* AnAssKickingChristmas: PlayedForLaughs. The Crossbone X1 event, which took place a week before Christmas 2019, has the female characters barging in on the player character's room to play Gunpla battles.
* ArtifactTitle: In Japan, the game is called ''Gundam Breaker Mobile'', as it's a continuation of the ''VideoGame/GundamBreaker'' series of games. However, the game does away with the "breaking," as there are no mechanics where Gunpla parts can be knocked off.
* ArtificialStupidity: AI tends to have an AttackAttackAttack strategy that is terrible for two reasons:
** AI will, for the most part, use their EX-Attacks as soon as possible. This is actually a passable strategy for AI-controlled opponents since they have an InstantWinCondition if they defeat the player's mech. However, on the players' side, it's much less viable since it means an AI-controlled ally (or AI-controlled PC, as auto-play is an option) won't save powerful EX-Attacks for a boss and instead will waste them on mostly-dead {{mooks}} or even empty space.
** AI tends to rush headlong at an enemy. Doesn't sound so bad, but it leaves the unit completely open to just being shot as it's gradually approaching their target. This is even worse in the Arena.
* AwesomeButImpractical:
** Some parts that have Cinematic EX Skills are deemed this, especially if the cinematic itself lasts more than 3 seconds, or if it takes too long to activate. Chief offender would be the Tryon 3's torso, as its EX skill needs a long time to charge, takes a ball-ache to finish once activated, AND must be used at an enemy target ''[[NoRangeLikePointBlankRange at point-blank range]].''
** Certain word tags fall under this depending on specificity. Some require playing on certain terrain to fully activate and some are based around types of gunpla, such as Zaku type or GM type. Hardest hit is "Mobile Fighter" which is specific mainly to ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'' parts and AI. The only exceptions are AI or parts based on the game's own characters and gunpla such as Yuri Ichinose or the Blazing Gundam.
* BeachEpisode: The post-release Chapter 7 in Story Mode has all of the named characters training in the beach.
* CantCatchUp: Downplayed. Rindo, Rin, and Yuri were all introduced as being as being highly skilled fighters with powerful Gunpla. However they have yet to change their signature Gunpla out for more powerful ones as the story progresses. Despite this, they are able to close the gap in power with their skill as pilots.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Averted. Though it took the game being active for over a year, ''Anime/GundamBuildDivers'' was the last anime to receive representation. This is despite the other ''Build'' entries having representatives, especially its sequel and one of the original units, the Sankapool, being derived from a ''Build Divers'' unit.
* ColorCodedItemTiers: The game's six tiers are represented with colors: White (1-star), Green (2-star), Blue (3-star), Purple (4-star), Gold (5-star), and Red (6-star).
* DevelopersForesight: If you play the game at night, then you can see from the player's room windows that it's also at night.
* DiskOneNuke: The Gundam Artemis. Obtained as an achievement or as a random drop in the Friend Points daily capsule banner, the parts have amazing stats for a 2-star unit.
* FaceHeelTurn: Touma, upon transferring schools, becomes the Protagonist's main rival. This is even signified by changing his machine to the Code Phi, a G-Self painted [[DarkIsEvil darker]] and made demonic.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: Gundam Artemis didn’t originally have the Gundam X’s Satellite Cannon. It was instead a modification that Ryusei made while he had amnesia. To reflect this, the Satellite Cannon can’t use the same Marks as the rest of the Gundam and uses its own unique Marks instead.
* HonorBeforeReason: In chapter 14 of the story mode, Touma [[spoiler:does not activate the AIS system, an illegal AI support, during a tournament to protect his pride. This results in his sponsorship deal, in which the company involved pays his family's living expenses, being revoked]].
* InsistentTerminology: Despite the Sanakapool being a recolored Momokapool of ''Anime/GundamBuildDivers'', the game only refers to it as a custom Mobile Kapool of ''Anime/TurnAGundam''.
* JokeCharacter: 1-star units, as they are the weakest of the group, they end up becoming this. They only reach level 10 and Rank 4 for stats and most people just ignore them for better machines. Of course, since these parts can be evolved into 5-stars, these can evolve into a LethalJokeCharacter.
* LimitBreak: Certain Gunpla parts have EX Skills with elaborate cutscenes. Usually, they cannot be countered, save for other parts with EX Skills and/or stun mechanics.
* MarketBasedTitle: In Japanese, it's known as ''Gundam Breaker Mobile''. The change is likely due to the fact that the [[VideoGame/NewGundamBreaker sole game]] in the ''Gundam Breaker'' franchise to make it to the west was a massive flop, while the Japanese market has several successful games in the series so the brand isn't as tainted.
** Changed as of Version 3. The international versions also use GBM as the official title.
* MidSeasonUpgrade: Touma, Sana and the player character all get new Gunpla units throughout the story campaign: Touma swaps his old Buster for the G-Self-based Code Phi; Sana trades her Dianthus for the Kapool-based Sanakapool and later the Gundam Valkyrie; and the player gets the Aureus, which is an evolution of the Artemis, employing aspects from the Destiny, the Double X, and even the F91.
** Repeated at the start of ''Gundam Breaker Battlelogue'', where the protagonist upgrades from the Gundam Areus to the Gundam Helios, Sana trades the Gundam Valkyrie for the Perfect Strike Freedom Gundam; and Touma swaps his Code Phi for the Gundam Livelance Heaven, then later the Code Sora.
* MythologyGag: The arm parts of the Shining Gundam's EX skill (Shining Finger Sword) has the description [[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam "crush foes with your love, your anger, and all of your sorrow"]].
* NoNameGiven: The main character. Oh, sure, you can give him any old name, but he has no canonical name. He's just "The Protagonist". Averted in ''Gundam Breaker Battlogue'', where his name is revealed to be Ryūsei Fudоu.
* NoodleIncident: Something happened prior to the main character joining the Gunpla Club that caused Rindo to quit the team and drive other people from it. Whatever happened, she ends up making amends partway through.
* PermanentlyMissableContent:
** During the first month of the game, players could obtain 2-star versions of the Gundam, Wing Gundam, Amuro Ray and Heero Yuy. While nice, everything's been officially released as 4-stars, making them a BraggingRightsReward.
** Currently the Sokai Festival and Gundam Battle Festival units are these. Comprised as of Ver. 1.2 of (arranged by release date) the Nu Gundam, the Zeta Gundam and Qubeley, the Freedom and Justice Gundams, the Unicorn Gundam and Kshatriya, the ZZ and Hi-Nu HWS Gundams, and the Turn A and Turn X; they were unavailable for a time until the year-end special Sokai banners where, apart from the Turn A and X which were the featured suits, all of them can be obtained via Haro coins for a brief period.
** Outside of the monthly Sokai Festival drops, the Wing Zero OVA Ver. and the 00 [=Qan[T]=] Full Saber, offered as special banner drops for Christmas and Valentine's Day, respectively. Though on occasion, they have also been treated as Sokai Festival units with their dedicated event-based limited-time banners.
* RainbowPimpGear: Downplayed, as players can color their units with the color scheme of any complete Gunpla they've collected. However, this is imperfect as color schemes rarely are applied in a predictable manner (especially on the rarer or more exotic parts) and mixing and matching color schemes results in garish clashes. This can be averted, or justified, if the player opts to apply a custom paint scheme on his kit.
* TheRival: Touma Aizen. He TookALevelInJerkass once he changes schools so he can go into Gunpla Battling professionally and this switch is signified by him changing units.
* StealthSequel: Chapter 16 reveals that game serves as one towards ''Gundam Breaker 3'', taking place some time after the main events of the final DLC story chapter. Misa, Kadomatsu, and Mr. Gunpla all make a return, and even the protagonist, now named Takuma Nagitsuji, makes an appearance as well.
* ToylessToylineCharacter:
** While the game features a bunch of real Gunpla figures, there are also figures of [[Manga/MobileSuitCrossboneGundam Anchor]], [[Anime/AfterWarGundamX RMSN-008 Bertigo]], and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ AMX-015 Geymalk]], none of which have Gunpla figures of their own at the time of their inclusion in the game. While Anchor [[ProductPlacement was put in to commemorate the release of Volume 13 of]] ''[[Manga/MobileSuitCrossboneGundam Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam: Dust]]'', neither Geymalk nor Bertigo have this excuse. Even the characters' primary Gunpla in-game are sadly not spared from having no official real life kits to their name.
** Averted with the Gundam Breaker Battlogue ONA -- their kits were announced way before the show's airing.
to:
''Gundam Breaker Mobile'' (known initially worldwide as ''Gundam Battle: Gunpla Warfare'' before Version 3) is a smartphone-based ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' game. It is based on the ''Gundam Breaker'' franchise and is the first smartphone game in the ''Gundam'' franchise to be released overseas.
The game features the same idea that runs through the rest of the ''Gundam Breaker'' franchise in that players can use pieces of various Mobile Suits to create their own special Gunpla to battle with. Players can choose units from virtually every major installment, from the original ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' all the way to the recent ''Anime/GundamBuildDiversReRise'', mixing and matching pieces however you like.
Don't worry, there's actually a story! You play as "the Protagonist", a male second-year high school student who is dragged into the world of Gunpla Battle when [[GenkiGirl Sana Miyama]] recruits you to help with a tournament she is in. Soon, you find yourself caught up in the tournament scene and showing up everyone! But with the Gunpla Club in shambles, can you help rebuild it and return it to promenance?
Also, an ONA called ''Gundam Breaker Battlogue'' aired in 2021, featuring characters from this game and ''VideoGame/GundamBreaker 3''.
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!!Tropes Used In This Game:
* AbsurdlyYouthfulMother: [[spoiler:[[https://preview.redd.it/ze7sra4mmya51.jpg?width=620&auto=webp&s=21b75a3cee17dc653b9c7a47876d3192ff062251 Ran Kotomori]], Ren's mother and one of the Gunpla Designers behind both the Gundams Artemis and Areus.]]
* AceCustom: Many of the heroes, heroines and villains have these, even if the game claims they are unique units. The Protagonist has the Gundam Artemis, a unit combining the Destiny Gundam and the Gundam X. Sena has the Dianathus, which combines the X Divider and the Strike Gundam. Rindo uses the Enzian, which is basically the Impulse Gundam with the Wing Gundam's shoulders, backpack, and Buster Rifle. Yuri has the Astray Red Frame Flame, which combines the Astray Red Frame with the Dragon Gundam. Touma starts off with a customized Buster Gundam before upgrading to the Code Phi, which is a heavily modified G-Self.
* AdaptationalWimp: Thanks to the ColorCodedForYourConvenience trope (as well as a few others), many Mobile Suits are hit with this stick:
** The Stark Jegan, which is a special variant of the Jegan and went toe-to-toe with the Kshatriya, is a 1-star unit with the basic Jegan being 2-stars.
** The Gundam Mk-II, both AEUG and Titans variants, are the only 2-star Gundams with all the others being 3-star and above.
** The Crossbone X-1, despite being the ''hero'' of the ''Manga/MobileSuitCrossboneGundam'' series, is a 3-star unit with the X-2 being a 4-star.
** Except for the Legilis and the AGE-FX, all AGE-era Gundams are 3-stars, including the Try-AGE.
** While the Aile Strike, Perfect Strike and Force Impulse Gundams are 4-stars, their other packs, including Strike Rogue IWSP, are 3-stars.
* AllegedlyFreeGame: Like many Bandai Namco games, the game is free to download ''and'' play, but the game is silly with the Haro Chips, the premium currency needed to roll for the more iconic units. That being said, the game isn't ''that'' cruel and gives you a single free roll every 24 hours on its two unit gacha pulls and a free ten-pull on its Friend Point pull. As well, players can obtain up to 12 free single-pull tickets a month to use how they see fit. The game's relative generosity likely stems from the part that it's one-part AllegedlyFreeGame, one part [[MerchandiseDriven advertisement for Gunpla]].
** Taken to slightly more BribingYourWayToVictory levels with the [[FemBot Mobile Doll May]] unit skin, which apparently costs ''as much as [[Anime/GundamBuildDiversReRise the actual Gunpla it was based on]]''.
* AllYourPowersCombined: Like with other ''Gundam Breaker'' games, you can combine various aspects of suits to get awesome abilities and attacks. As well, getting five parts with a certain tag will activate a bonus that makes you stronger. With the new parts tier, Gunpla can now equip sub-parts: add a part of the same type to get an extra boost in stats, and be able to select traits, EX skills, word tags, and even the appearance of the Gunpla.
* AnAssKickingChristmas: PlayedForLaughs. The Crossbone X1 event, which took place a week before Christmas 2019, has the female characters barging in on the player character's room to play Gunpla battles.
* ArtifactTitle: In Japan, the game is called ''Gundam Breaker Mobile'', as it's a continuation of the ''VideoGame/GundamBreaker'' series of games. However, the game does away with the "breaking," as there are no mechanics where Gunpla parts can be knocked off.
* ArtificialStupidity: AI tends to have an AttackAttackAttack strategy that is terrible for two reasons:
** AI will, for the most part, use their EX-Attacks as soon as possible. This is actually a passable strategy for AI-controlled opponents since they have an InstantWinCondition if they defeat the player's mech. However, on the players' side, it's much less viable since it means an AI-controlled ally (or AI-controlled PC, as auto-play is an option) won't save powerful EX-Attacks for a boss and instead will waste them on mostly-dead {{mooks}} or even empty space.
** AI tends to rush headlong at an enemy. Doesn't sound so bad, but it leaves the unit completely open to just being shot as it's gradually approaching their target. This is even worse in the Arena.
* AwesomeButImpractical:
** Some parts that have Cinematic EX Skills are deemed this, especially if the cinematic itself lasts more than 3 seconds, or if it takes too long to activate. Chief offender would be the Tryon 3's torso, as its EX skill needs a long time to charge, takes a ball-ache to finish once activated, AND must be used at an enemy target ''[[NoRangeLikePointBlankRange at point-blank range]].''
** Certain word tags fall under this depending on specificity. Some require playing on certain terrain to fully activate and some are based around types of gunpla, such as Zaku type or GM type. Hardest hit is "Mobile Fighter" which is specific mainly to ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'' parts and AI. The only exceptions are AI or parts based on the game's own characters and gunpla such as Yuri Ichinose or the Blazing Gundam.
* BeachEpisode: The post-release Chapter 7 in Story Mode has all of the named characters training in the beach.
* CantCatchUp: Downplayed. Rindo, Rin, and Yuri were all introduced as being as being highly skilled fighters with powerful Gunpla. However they have yet to change their signature Gunpla out for more powerful ones as the story progresses. Despite this, they are able to close the gap in power with their skill as pilots.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Averted. Though it took the game being active for over a year, ''Anime/GundamBuildDivers'' was the last anime to receive representation. This is despite the other ''Build'' entries having representatives, especially its sequel and one of the original units, the Sankapool, being derived from a ''Build Divers'' unit.
* ColorCodedItemTiers: The game's six tiers are represented with colors: White (1-star), Green (2-star), Blue (3-star), Purple (4-star), Gold (5-star), and Red (6-star).
* DevelopersForesight: If you play the game at night, then you can see from the player's room windows that it's also at night.
* DiskOneNuke: The Gundam Artemis. Obtained as an achievement or as a random drop in the Friend Points daily capsule banner, the parts have amazing stats for a 2-star unit.
* FaceHeelTurn: Touma, upon transferring schools, becomes the Protagonist's main rival. This is even signified by changing his machine to the Code Phi, a G-Self painted [[DarkIsEvil darker]] and made demonic.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: Gundam Artemis didn’t originally have the Gundam X’s Satellite Cannon. It was instead a modification that Ryusei made while he had amnesia. To reflect this, the Satellite Cannon can’t use the same Marks as the rest of the Gundam and uses its own unique Marks instead.
* HonorBeforeReason: In chapter 14 of the story mode, Touma [[spoiler:does not activate the AIS system, an illegal AI support, during a tournament to protect his pride. This results in his sponsorship deal, in which the company involved pays his family's living expenses, being revoked]].
* InsistentTerminology: Despite the Sanakapool being a recolored Momokapool of ''Anime/GundamBuildDivers'', the game only refers to it as a custom Mobile Kapool of ''Anime/TurnAGundam''.
* JokeCharacter: 1-star units, as they are the weakest of the group, they end up becoming this. They only reach level 10 and Rank 4 for stats and most people just ignore them for better machines. Of course, since these parts can be evolved into 5-stars, these can evolve into a LethalJokeCharacter.
* LimitBreak: Certain Gunpla parts have EX Skills with elaborate cutscenes. Usually, they cannot be countered, save for other parts with EX Skills and/or stun mechanics.
* MarketBasedTitle: In Japanese, it's known as ''Gundam Breaker Mobile''. The change is likely due to the fact that the [[VideoGame/NewGundamBreaker sole game]] in the ''Gundam Breaker'' franchise to make it to the west was a massive flop, while the Japanese market has several successful games in the series so the brand isn't as tainted.
** Changed as of Version 3. The international versions also use GBM as the official title.
* MidSeasonUpgrade: Touma, Sana and the player character all get new Gunpla units throughout the story campaign: Touma swaps his old Buster for the G-Self-based Code Phi; Sana trades her Dianthus for the Kapool-based Sanakapool and later the Gundam Valkyrie; and the player gets the Aureus, which is an evolution of the Artemis, employing aspects from the Destiny, the Double X, and even the F91.
** Repeated at the start of ''Gundam Breaker Battlelogue'', where the protagonist upgrades from the Gundam Areus to the Gundam Helios, Sana trades the Gundam Valkyrie for the Perfect Strike Freedom Gundam; and Touma swaps his Code Phi for the Gundam Livelance Heaven, then later the Code Sora.
* MythologyGag: The arm parts of the Shining Gundam's EX skill (Shining Finger Sword) has the description [[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam "crush foes with your love, your anger, and all of your sorrow"]].
* NoNameGiven: The main character. Oh, sure, you can give him any old name, but he has no canonical name. He's just "The Protagonist". Averted in ''Gundam Breaker Battlogue'', where his name is revealed to be Ryūsei Fudоu.
* NoodleIncident: Something happened prior to the main character joining the Gunpla Club that caused Rindo to quit the team and drive other people from it. Whatever happened, she ends up making amends partway through.
* PermanentlyMissableContent:
** During the first month of the game, players could obtain 2-star versions of the Gundam, Wing Gundam, Amuro Ray and Heero Yuy. While nice, everything's been officially released as 4-stars, making them a BraggingRightsReward.
** Currently the Sokai Festival and Gundam Battle Festival units are these. Comprised as of Ver. 1.2 of (arranged by release date) the Nu Gundam, the Zeta Gundam and Qubeley, the Freedom and Justice Gundams, the Unicorn Gundam and Kshatriya, the ZZ and Hi-Nu HWS Gundams, and the Turn A and Turn X; they were unavailable for a time until the year-end special Sokai banners where, apart from the Turn A and X which were the featured suits, all of them can be obtained via Haro coins for a brief period.
** Outside of the monthly Sokai Festival drops, the Wing Zero OVA Ver. and the 00 [=Qan[T]=] Full Saber, offered as special banner drops for Christmas and Valentine's Day, respectively. Though on occasion, they have also been treated as Sokai Festival units with their dedicated event-based limited-time banners.
* RainbowPimpGear: Downplayed, as players can color their units with the color scheme of any complete Gunpla they've collected. However, this is imperfect as color schemes rarely are applied in a predictable manner (especially on the rarer or more exotic parts) and mixing and matching color schemes results in garish clashes. This can be averted, or justified, if the player opts to apply a custom paint scheme on his kit.
* TheRival: Touma Aizen. He TookALevelInJerkass once he changes schools so he can go into Gunpla Battling professionally and this switch is signified by him changing units.
* StealthSequel: Chapter 16 reveals that game serves as one towards ''Gundam Breaker 3'', taking place some time after the main events of the final DLC story chapter. Misa, Kadomatsu, and Mr. Gunpla all make a return, and even the protagonist, now named Takuma Nagitsuji, makes an appearance as well.
* ToylessToylineCharacter:
** While the game features a bunch of real Gunpla figures, there are also figures of [[Manga/MobileSuitCrossboneGundam Anchor]], [[Anime/AfterWarGundamX RMSN-008 Bertigo]], and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ AMX-015 Geymalk]], none of which have Gunpla figures of their own at the time of their inclusion in the game. While Anchor [[ProductPlacement was put in to commemorate the release of Volume 13 of]] ''[[Manga/MobileSuitCrossboneGundam Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam: Dust]]'', neither Geymalk nor Bertigo have this excuse. Even the characters' primary Gunpla in-game are sadly not spared from having no official real life kits to their name.
** Averted with the Gundam Breaker Battlogue ONA -- their kits were announced way before the show's airing.
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* BlindIdiotTranslation: An interesting one - the English website for the game, for some odd reason, decided to translate Rindo's biography to suggest she was actually a ''he'', which lead quite a few players to wonder if she was actually a WholesomeCrossdresser. Not helping matters was that the game uses the "she" pronoun. This is what happens when you decide to take liberties on a gender-neutral pronoun.
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* HonorBeforeReason: In chapter 14 of the story mode, Touma [[spoiler: does not activate the AIS system, an illegal AI support, during a tournament to protect his pride. This results in his sponsorship deal, in which the company involved pays his family's living expenses, being revoked.]]
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* HonorBeforeReason: In chapter 14 of the story mode, Touma [[spoiler: does [[spoiler:does not activate the AIS system, an illegal AI support, during a tournament to protect his pride. This results in his sponsorship deal, in which the company involved pays his family's living expenses, being revoked.]]revoked]].
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* StealthSequel: Chapter 16 reveals that game serves as one towards ''Gundam Breaker 3'', taking place some time after the main events of the final DLC story chapter. Misa, Kadomatsu, and Mr. Gunpla all make a return, and even the protagonist, now named Takuma Nagitsuji, makes an appearance as well.
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** Repeated at the start of ''Gundam Breaker Battlelogue'', where Sana trades the Gundam Valkyrie for the Perfect Strike Freedom Gundam; and Touma swaps his Code Phi for the Gundam Livelance Heaven, then later the Code Sora.
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** Repeated at the start of ''Gundam Breaker Battlelogue'', where the protagonist upgrades from the Gundam Areus to the Gundam Helios, Sana trades the Gundam Valkyrie for the Perfect Strike Freedom Gundam; and Touma swaps his Code Phi for the Gundam Livelance Heaven, then later the Code Sora.
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** Repeated at the start of ''Gundam Breaker Battlelogue'', where Sana trades the Gundam Valkyrie for the Perfect Strike Freedom Gundam; and Touma swaps his Code Phi for the Gundam Livelance Heaven, then later the Code Sora.
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Also, an ONA called ''Gundam Breaker Battlogue'' aired in 2021, featuring characters from this game and ''Gundam Breaker 3''.
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Also, an ONA called ''Gundam Breaker Battlogue'' aired in 2021, featuring characters from this game and ''Gundam Breaker ''VideoGame/GundamBreaker 3''.
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** Averted with the Gundam Breaker Mobile: Battlogue ONA -- their kits were announced way before the show's airing.
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** Averted with the Gundam Breaker Mobile: Battlogue ONA -- their kits were announced way before the show's airing.
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** Certain word tags fall under this depending on specificity. Some require playing on certain terrain to fully activate and some are based around types of gunpla, such as Zaku type or GM type. Hardest hit is "Mobile Fighter" which is specific only to ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'' units outside of AI parts based on Yuri Ichinose.
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** Certain word tags fall under this depending on specificity. Some require playing on certain terrain to fully activate and some are based around types of gunpla, such as Zaku type or GM type. Hardest hit is "Mobile Fighter" which is specific only mainly to ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'' units outside of parts and AI. The only exceptions are AI or parts based on the game's own characters and gunpla such as Yuri Ichinose.Ichinose or the Blazing Gundam.
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* ToylessToylineCharacter: While the game features a bunch of real Gunpla figures, there are also figures of [[Manga/MobileSuitCrossboneGundam Anchor]], [[Anime/AfterWarGundamX RMSN-008 Bertigo]], and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ AMX-015 Geymalk]], none of which have Gunpla figures of their own at the time of their inclusion in the game. While Anchor [[ProductPlacement was put in to commemorate the release of Volume 13 of]] ''[[Manga/MobileSuitCrossboneGundam Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam: Dust]]'', neither Geymalk nor Bertigo have this excuse. Even the characters' primary Gunpla in-game are sadly not spared from having no official real life kits to their name.
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* ToylessToylineCharacter: ToylessToylineCharacter:
** While the game features a bunch of real Gunpla figures, there are also figures of [[Manga/MobileSuitCrossboneGundam Anchor]], [[Anime/AfterWarGundamX RMSN-008 Bertigo]], and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ AMX-015 Geymalk]], none of which have Gunpla figures of their own at the time of their inclusion in the game. While Anchor [[ProductPlacement was put in to commemorate the release of Volume 13 of]] ''[[Manga/MobileSuitCrossboneGundam Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam: Dust]]'', neither Geymalk nor Bertigo have this excuse. Even the characters' primary Gunpla in-game are sadly not spared from having no official real life kits to their name.
** While the game features a bunch of real Gunpla figures, there are also figures of [[Manga/MobileSuitCrossboneGundam Anchor]], [[Anime/AfterWarGundamX RMSN-008 Bertigo]], and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ AMX-015 Geymalk]], none of which have Gunpla figures of their own at the time of their inclusion in the game. While Anchor [[ProductPlacement was put in to commemorate the release of Volume 13 of]] ''[[Manga/MobileSuitCrossboneGundam Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam: Dust]]'', neither Geymalk nor Bertigo have this excuse. Even the characters' primary Gunpla in-game are sadly not spared from having no official real life kits to their name.
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* ToylessToylineCharacter: While the game features a bunch of real Gunpla figures, there are also figures of [[Manga/MobileSuitCrossboneGundam Anchor]], [[Anime/AfterWarGundamX RMSN-008 Bertigo]], and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ AMX-015 Geymalk]], none of which have Gunpla figures of their own at the time of their inclusion in the game. While Anchor [[ProductPlacement was put in to commemorate the release of Volume 13 of]] ''[[Manga/MobileSuitCrossboneGundam Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam: Dust]]'', neither Geymalk nor Bertigo have this excuse. Even the characters' first few Gunpla in-game are sadly not spared from having no official real life kits to their name.
** Averted with the Gundam Breaker Mobile: Battlogue ONA -- their kits were announced way before the anime airing.
** Averted with the Gundam Breaker Mobile: Battlogue ONA -- their kits were announced way before the anime airing.
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* ToylessToylineCharacter: While the game features a bunch of real Gunpla figures, there are also figures of [[Manga/MobileSuitCrossboneGundam Anchor]], [[Anime/AfterWarGundamX RMSN-008 Bertigo]], and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ AMX-015 Geymalk]], none of which have Gunpla figures of their own at the time of their inclusion in the game. While Anchor [[ProductPlacement was put in to commemorate the release of Volume 13 of]] ''[[Manga/MobileSuitCrossboneGundam Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam: Dust]]'', neither Geymalk nor Bertigo have this excuse. Even the characters' first few primary Gunpla in-game are sadly not spared from having no official real life kits to their name.
** Averted with the Gundam Breaker Mobile: Battlogue ONA -- their kits were announced way before theanime show's airing.
** Averted with the Gundam Breaker Mobile: Battlogue ONA -- their kits were announced way before the
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* CantCatchUp: Downplayed. Rindo, Rin, and Yuri were all introduced as being as being highly skilled fighters with powerful Gunpla. However they have yet to change their signature Gunpla out for more powerful ones as the story progresses. Despite this, they are able to close the gap in power with their skill as pilots.
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** Averted with the upcoming Gundam Breaker Mobile: Battlogue anime -- their kits were announced way before the anime airing.
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* FaceHeelTurn: Touma. This is even signified by changing his machine to the Code Phi, a G-Self pained darker and made demonic.
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* FaceHeelTurn: Touma. Touma, upon transferring schools, becomes the Protagonist's main rival. This is even signified by changing his machine to the Code Phi, a G-Self pained darker painted [[DarkIsEvil darker]] and made demonic.
