History VideoGame / SuperRobotWarsJudgment

* AxCrazy: [[Characters/SuperRobotWarsJudgment Jua-Mu Dalby]], after getting shot down for the first time and recieving his promotion to full Knight, and [[Anime/BlueCometSPTLayzner Gosterro]]

** And on the main mission itself, the Aestivalis and Nadesico herself turn into "yellow units" on Turn 3 (and will eject any units loaded inside the Nadesico), attacking all other units indiscriminately except for the player mecha and Combattler V (who also participated in the escape to Mars). On Turn 4, Capt. Teletha Testarossa form Mithril makes contact and offers to hack into Omoikane from her ship, with Ruri's help in regards to what she's supposed to correct. They eventually fix things (albeit temporarily) after you take out the attacking Boazanian forces ''and'' Baron Ashura's Mechabeasts after that.

** Other [[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam Chibodee Crockett]]-related shouts include references to boxers Mike Tyson and Mohammad Ali. Hell, he even references Ali's CatchPhrase:

''Judgment'' is an excellent introduction to the series for Western newcomers, with its beautiful visuals and tunes, buttery-smooth difficulty curve that stands in stark contrast to [[NintendoHard other games in the series]], accessible game mechanics and a cast of characters from shows that were both localized for and popular with the Western market, with the added bonus of being one of the few translated titles. However, take care: most of the other translated ''Super Robot Wars'' titles are more primitive by comparison in design, interface, and presentation, and it can have the unintentional effect of [[SeinfeldIsUnfunny making its predecessors seem dated and ugly]].

* ArcWelding[=/=]CanonWelding[=/=]MetaOrigin: Like most [=SRWs=], ''Judgment'' ties together the disparate stories of the various series involved. For instance, the HumanAliens from ''Layzner'' and ''Voltes V'' are descendants of the ancient Martian civilization from ''Nadesico'' (who are presumably descended from space explorers of [[Anime/{{Mazinkaiser}} the advanced Mycenae civilization]] or contemporaries of them) and the truly extraterrestrial enemies such as [[Anime/BrainPowerd Orphan]] and the [[Anime/TekkamanBlade Radam]] are presumably members of the alien alliance the Fury fled to Earth from in order to escape. Some of the advanced technologies created by humans such as [[Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico IFS Nanomachines]] and the seven Hakkeshu are said to have been created using designs gleaned from the MentalTimeTravel of the [[Literature/FullMetalPanic Whispered]], who are in turn tapping into Fury designs.

* BreakingOldTrends: This game is the first to exclude every series featured in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars1''. The classic ''Mazinger'' units are playable in this game, but only because the ''Mazinkaiser'' [=OVA=] is utilized. ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsUX'' would later one-up ''Judgement'' in this regard by using [[Anime/MazinkaiserSKL a Mazinger series]] that doesn't feature Mazinger Z or Koji Kabuto.

* '''''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic'''''

* ArcWelding[=/=]CanonWelding[=/=]MetaOrigin: Like most [=SRWs=], ''Judgment'' ties together the disparate stories of the various series involved. For instance, the HumanAliens from ''Layzner'' and ''Voltes V'' are descendants of the ancient Martian civilization from ''Nadesico'' (who are presumably descended from space explorers of [[Anime/{{Mazinkaiser}} the advanced Mycenae civilization]] or contemporaries of them) and the truly extraterrestrial enemies such as [[Anime/BrainPowerd Orphan]] and the [[Anime/TekkamanBlade Radam]] are presumably members of the alien alliance the Fury fled to Earth from in order to escape. Some of the advanced technologies created by humans such as [[Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico IFS Nanomachines]] and the seven Hakkeshu are said to have been created using designs gleaned from the MentalTimeTravel of the [[LightNovel/FullMetalPanic Whispered]], who are in turn tapping into Fury designs.

** Another one pulled by the protagonist during a ''Full Metal Panic'' event: [[spoiler:[[LightNovel/FullMetalPanic Sôsuke Sagara, Chidori Kaname]], [[Anime/{{Mazinkaiser}} Kouji Kabuto and Sayaka Yumi]] are stranded behind enemy lines and are about to be discovered by the enemy when [[LightNovel/FullMetalPanic Melissa Mao and Kurz Weber]] appear, then followed by a whole team of robots. Chidori being amazed at the number of mecha is an icing on the cake]].
* BossInMookClothing: The 'Behemoth' [[LightNovel/FullMetalPanic Arm Slave]]. In the anime, it was a unique, one-of-a-kind AwesomeButImpractical unit that required a special (and insane) pilot. But after the relevant incident has popped up in the game, numerous Behemoths - driven by ordinary {{Mooks}} - show up in a bunch of stages as mercenaries. They possess thick armor, a ton of HP, and a 'Lambda Drive' shield to boot... their attacks, though [[PowerfulButInaccurate powerful, aren't very accurate]], or very long ranged, so they mostly just wind up serving as metallic [[StoneWall Meat Shields]]. On the other hand, if they DO manage to hit you... you're gonna NOTICE.

* GuestStarPartyMember: [[spoiler: The [[LightNovel/FullMetalPanic Tuatha de Danann]]]] provides some fire support from the water during the assault on Hell Castle. [[spoiler: Tekkaman Rapier, Balzak, and Gai Daigoji]] also count, provided you don't save them.

* JokeCharacter: Bonta-kun: shares the same stat growths as the [[LightNovel/FullMetalPanic ARX-7 Arbalest]]. The only reason why it's not as useful is a lower HP pool and weaker weapons, not to the mention it lacks the Arbalest's "Lambda Drive" abiliity. To balance that, it does have a high evasion rate, can be upgraded to have fairly decent, if not outstanding parameters (carrying four possible parts slots in contrast to the Arbalest's two), with the benefit of inspiring some [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments absurdly funny comments from the villains who fight it]]. The Grenade Launcher is also a mid-to-long ranged weapon at a maximum range of six, whereas the Arbalest caps at the range of four.

* MarathonLevel: The attack on [[Anime/{{Mazinkaiser}} Hell Island]] pits you against several waves of high HP bosses and EliteMooks, including [[LightNovel/FullMetalPanic Gauron]], who is invulnerable to all but the strongest and most expensive attacks.

* TheWorfEffect: Kouji and his Anime/{{Mazinkaiser}} briefly suffer this when [[LightNovel/FullMetalPanic Gauron]] uses the Lambda Drive to block a Turbo Smasher Punch.

* ArcWelding[=/=]CanonWelding[=/=]MetaOrigin: Like most [=SRWs=], ''Judgment'' ties together the disparate stories of the various series involved. For instance, the HumanAliens from ''Layzner'' and ''Voltes V'' are descendants of the ancient Martian civilization from ''Nadesico'' (who are presumably descended from space explorers of [[Anime/MazingerZ the advanced Mycenae civilization]] or contemporaries of them) and the truly extraterrestrial enemies such as [[Anime/BrainPowerd Orphan]] and the [[Anime/TekkamanBlade Radam]] are presumably members of the alien alliance the Fury fled to Earth from in order to escape. Some of the advanced technologies created by humans such as [[Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico IFS Nanomachines]] and the seven Hakkeshu are said to have been created using designs gleaned from the MentalTimeTravel of the [[LightNovel/FullMetalPanic Whispered]], who are in turn tapping into Fury designs.

** Even though [[Anime/{{Mazinkaiser}} Tetsuya Tsurugi]] has a relatively small role in ''Anime/{{Mazinkaiser}}'', he is the only supporting character in the game who has dialogue with bosses outside his [[Anime/GreatMazinger parent series]]. On the other hand, given his [[SpotlightStealingSquad previous ascension]] in the ''Alpha'' series, it's understandable that certain villains want to have a word with him.

** Another one pulled by the protagonist during a ''Full Metal Panic'' event: [[spoiler:[[LightNovel/FullMetalPanic Sôsuke Sagara, Chidori Kanama]], Kouji and [[Anime/{{Mazinkaiser}} Sayaka Yumi]] are stranded behind enemy lines and are about to be discovered by the enemy when [[LightNovel/FullMetalPanic Melissa Mao and Kurz Weber]] appear, then followed by a whole team of robots. Chidori being amazed at the number of mecha is an icing on the cake]].

* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: The seven Hakkeshu of the Hau Dragon and [[spoiler:Great Zeorymer]], [[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam The Devil Gundam]], [[Anime/TekkamanBlade Tekkaman Omega]], [[Anime/BrainPowerd Baron Maximillian's Hyper Baronz]] and [[spoiler: Gu-Landon's Zui Gaiden fused with the Fury mothership]]

* FixFic: [[spoiler:Gai, [[Anime/TekkamanBlade Miyuki "Tekkaman Rapier" Aiba and Balzack Azimov]], [[Anime/BlueCometSPTLayzner Ahmos Gale and Alberto Null Julia Asuka]]]] can survive. [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Asagi, Juri and Mayura of Orb]] also survive (but other ''Gundam SEED'' characters aren't so lucky...), [[Anime/{{Mazinkaiser}} Rolly and Roll]] and [[spoiler: Alan]] don't die. However, [[spoiler: Ru-Kain]] does bite it, while [[spoiler:[[Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico Haruki Kusakabe]]]] FINALLY dies and the tragic events of ''[[Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico Prince Of Darkness]]'' are averted.

* FakeBalance: The three original HumongousMecha are supposed to be balanced, with {{Real Robot}}s "Bellzelute" as a light, dodgy sniper and "Coustwell" the somewhat heavier, melee counterpart. "Granteed", the SuperRobot, is supposed to be the tanker with balanced weapons on both ends. However, thanks to the AI's tendency to attack units with lower evasion rates, the Granteed and its overwhelming armor rating makes it better than the other two. As a bonus, because it is an L-sized unit, attack and defense bonuses are increased, with weapons so powerful its second strongest is greater than the final attack of the other originals, not to mention good weapon reach that makes it the best sniper, tanker, and melee attacker out of all three.
** The ''actual'' balance comes in with how the protagonist receives a different set of Spirit Commands depending on whether they're piloting the Granteed or not. On a first playthrough, if the male pilot uses the Granteed, he receives the "Accelerate" Spirit Command [[note]]Increase movement by three for one turn[[/note]], which doesn't quite compensate for the unit's base movement of five. When it finally arrives on the frontlines (or within range of it), it's the best of the three and solidifies its position as the top-tier super, but not before.
*** And even that can be rectified on a NewGamePlus, as, for finishing the game for the first time, the player gets access to the Spirit Edit screen. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin As the name implies]], it allows for customization of which spirit commands do the chosen protagonist gets access to at pre-set levels. [[GameBreaker Wanna have Accel and Love as the starting spirits? Go right ahead!]]
** The same can be said for the secret fourth unit [[spoiler: The Laftkranz]] which has the qualities of all three other originals. It's an L-Sized unit, meaning it has the firepower and defense of the Granteed. It's also quite dodgy thanks to the Orgone Cloud (which is even available on its predecessor unit the [[spoiler: Vorlent]]) and has a variety of long ranged weapons and a MAP attack. Finally, it isn't lacking in close range attack either, having a Combo Attack and a strong melee attack comparable to the Granteed's, albeit for more EN.

* ShoutOut: The animation for the "Burning Punch" from the [[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam Gundam Maxter]] ends with a [[StreetFighter Shoryu]][[{{Shoryuken}} reppa]]. Bonta-kun's melee attack also incorporates the same punch.

** To a lesser extent, Touya's initial choice to desert the crew after his first skirmish regardless of the consequences causes Kouji and Tetsuya to have this reaction. Kouji, in particular, really lays it into Touya, going so far as [[LoudLastName using Touya's surname as opposed to his first]].

** [[Anime/{{Mazinkaiser}} Mazinkaiser vs. the Great General of Darkness]]'s entire plot got merged with the Anime/BrainPowerd finale, so the Mycenae Empire, instead of being the apocalyptic threat it was in the show, is defeated embarrassingly quickly (appearing in a grand total of ''two scenarios'', '''both of which are optional'''). It's almost as if the writers forgot that this series was in the game and just threw it in at the last minute. As if that's not insulting enough, only three of the Seven Generals actually appear as enemies, the other four got killed off-screen by Jonathan.
** ''Anime/{{Dancougar}}'' in general doesn't have many plotlines; aside from the main cast interacting with other shows the only major enemy is Shapiro, who turns his coat for the Gradosians in the absence of any other alien invaders, and the only side character is Alan, who is little more than a MidSeasonUpgrade.

* VillainDecay: [[spoiler:[[Anime/{{Mazinkaiser}} The Great General of Darkness]]]] appears in only two scenarios late in ''Judgment'' and only if players pick the correct route (it's possible to miss him entirely). In the first of these, he attacks while players are fighting someone else, something the [[Anime/BlueCometSPTLayzner Gradosians]] and [[Anime/VoltesV Boazanians]] have already tried. In the second encounter, the [[Anime/BrainPowerd Reclaimers]] defeat most of his generals before the heroes even arrive on the scene. Sure, he puts up a fight, but his late, brief appearance, un-original style, and the total failure of his plan just don't convey what he was capable of back in his home series.

** The "Love" Spirit Command may grant almost every possible buff in the game, but is still the most expensive Spirit Command in the game at the cost of 90 Spirit Points (for point of comparison, by the end of ''Judgment'', an average pilot will have amassed around 160-200 Spirit Points). Subverted because it's rare a pilot will need all possible Spirit Commands at once, since the player will be saving Spirit Points to cast "Love" against bosses.

* AxCrazy: [[Characters/SuperRobotWarsJudgment Jua-Mu Dalby]], after his promotion to full Knight, and [[Anime/BlueCometSPTLayzner Gosterro]]

* BoringButPractical: Aside from pilot stats, Spirit Commands, and [[Anime/BrainPowerd Nanga's]] air support, eight out of ten ''Brain Powerd'' units carry the same abilities: good mobility, a barrier, a variant on "Mirror Image" [[note]]At 130 Will, gain a 50% chance of evading any attack[[/note]], A-ranking for performance underwater, decent melee weapon, and reliable long-ranged {{Combination Attack}}s. Their practicality is only limited by low health and energy reserves, both of which regenerate quickly.
*** Emphasis on "boring", all units use the exact same sprites, animations, and loadouts. No player can be blamed for turning battle animations off when fielding more than a few of them, due to how repetitive it can get watching the same thing over and over under a different PaletteSwap.
** To a lesser extent the [[Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico Aestivalis Units]]. Decent mobility, a nice barrier, as long as they are in range of the Nadesico they refill their energy each turn. Later they get a Barrier ignoring melee attack. Ryoko, Hikaru and Izumi also have some nice team attacks you can easily spam after upgrading their energy a bit.

* DwindlingParty: [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Natarle Badgiruel, Tolle Koenig, Kuzzey Buskirk, Mu La Flaga]]]] all depart the Archangel over the course of the story; it's why it's generally less powerful than the Nadesico.

* DemotedToExtra: [[Anime/{{Mazinkaiser}} Mazinkaiser vs. the Great General of Darkness]]'s entire plot got merged with the Anime/BrainPowerd finale, so the Mycenae Empire, instead of being the apocalyptic threat it was in the show, is defeated embarrassingly quickly (appearing in a grand total of ''two scenarios'', '''both of which are optional'''). It's almost as if the writers forgot that this series was in the game and just threw it in at the last minute.
** As if that's not insulting enough, only three of the Seven Generals actually appear as enemies, the other four got killed off-screen by Jonathan.

* GlassCannon: The Shuffle Alliance units hit hard thanks to their pilots' stats, but their evasion rate and armor rating are terrible. The exceptions are Dragon Gundam, since it has a variant of "Mirror Image" and an attack that decrease the target's attack, and Bolt Gundam, which is more of a MightyGlacier. Rising Gundam and Nobel Gundam are also an exception.
* GuestStarPartyMember: [[spoiler: [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Natarle Badgiruel, Tolle Koenig, Kuzzey Buskirk, Mu La Flaga]]]], and the [[spoiler: [[LightNovel/FullMetalPanic Tuatha de Danann]]]]. [[spoiler: Tekkaman Rapier, Balzak and Gai Daigoji]] also count, provided you don't save them.

* LethalJokeCharacter: Believe it or not, [[Anime/{{Mazinkaiser}} Boss Borot]] - four parts slots and three pilots with a great set of Spirit Commands each, it's an absolute monster when upgraded. Just make sure to slap a part that enables flight.
** Like most [=SRWs=] that have the Boss Borot as a playable unit, if it gets destroyed in battle, it costs a mere ''10 credits'' to repair, even if it used its [[ActionBomb self-destruct attack]].

** The [[SecretCharacter hidden]] [[spoiler:Vorlent]] unit may seem like an underwhelming original unit with only three attacks, especially considering its requirement (beating the game three times each with a different original mecha). However, its MidSeasonUpgrade is the [[spoiler:Raftclans]], arguably the strongest of the original playable mecha. It also has the Orgone Cloud ability.

* OutOfCharacterMoment: [[SmugSnake Ru-Kain]] leads the [[Anime/BlueCometSPTLayzner Gradosian Empire]] in striking an alliance with the [[spoiler: [[Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico Jovian Federation]]. This is completely antithetical to his [[TheSocialDarwinist in-series beliefs]], where he [[FantasticRacism views all humans as inferior]]. It's partially justified by it playing to his MightMakesRight philosophy, however]]. Several characters do point out the Grandosians would never see the Jovians as equals, and are simply using this alliance to make their invasion of Earth easier before turning on them, to the point of aggravating the war so that the Earthlings and Jovians will wipe each other out. [[spoiler: It also dovetails with his later characterization from the OVA, where he comes to respect at least one human enough to put him in charge while he's out.]]

* RedemptionDemotion: Averted with Gale and Julia; they have the same stats they had as bosses if they join you.

* AdaptationalVillainy: While General Colbert has always been a colossal jerk, in [[Anime/TekkamanBlade his original series]] his worst issue was being a possessive and power-hungry military commander, but he still wanted to get rid of the Radam menace as much as the heroes did. Here? He outright forms a BigBadDuumvirate with [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Muruta Azrael]], sharing his and Blue Cosmos' same genocidal hatred for the Coordinators, and forms alliances with plenty of other villains whenever convenient.

* DummiedOut: [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Justice Gundam]] has an animation for a [[TakingYouWithMe self-destruction attack]], accessible only via debug mode's attack exhibition. Can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eqz8jBakGrU here]].

%% After Eiji suffers a breakdown after being forced to kill Gale, Kira reflects on his situation with Athrun and wonders if the same thing might happen. Mu and the prtoagonist('s cast) fill Cagalli and the Brain Powered pilots in on this. While the circumstances that got Kira involved are slightly different from Eiji's, the crux of the issue is the same.

** And on the main mission itself, the Aestivalis and Nadesico herself turn into "yellow units" on Turn 3 (and will eject any units loaded inside the Nadesico), attacking all other units indiscriminately except for the player mecha and Combattler V (who also participated in the escape to Mars). On Turn 4, Capt. Teletha Testarossa form Mithril makes contact and offers to hack into Omoikane from her ship, with Ruri's help in regards to what she's supposed to correct. They eventually fix things (albeit temporarily) after taking out the attacking Boazanian forces ''and'' Baron Ashura's Mechabeasts after.

%% ** And on the main mission itself, the Aestivalis and Nadesico herself turn into "yellow units" on Turn 3 (and will eject any units loaded inside the Nadesico), attacking all other units indiscriminately except for the player mecha and Combattler V (who also participated in the escape to Mars). On Turn 4, Capt. Teletha Testarossa form Mithril makes contact and offers to hack into Omoikane from her ship, with Ruri's help in regards to what she's supposed to correct.

%% ** And on the main mission itself, the Aestivalis and Nadesico herself turn into "yellow units" on Turn 3 (and will eject any units loaded inside the Nadesico), attacking all other units indiscriminately except for the player mecha and Combattler V (who also participated in the escape to Mars).

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A FanTranslation has been released by the Romhacking Aerie and is available [[https://www.romhacking.net/translations/1577/ here]].

A FanTranslation has been released by Kingcom and is available [[https://www.romhacking.net/translations/1577/ here]].

''Judgment'' generated considerable controversy in the ''Super Robot Wars'' fandom. The game was announced mere ''weeks after'' the release of ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha Super Robot Wars Alpha 3]]'' with ''Judgment'' launching less than ''a month'' post-announcement[[note]]No two [=SRW=] installments have had such a narrow release window between them[[/note]]. Secondly, ''Judgment'' broke tradition by excluding Universal Century ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' and ''Manga/GetterRobo'', which disappointed some of the [=SRW=] veterans (to date, only ''Anime/{{Mazinger|Z}}'' has appeared in every non-original [=SRW=]). Finally, the inclusion of ''Anime/TekkamanBlade'' was seen as a violation by some, as the series uses PoweredArmor rather than HumongousMecha (fans, however, note this demonstrates Banpresto's willingness to expand upon the definition of "robot" for the franchise).

A translation patch has been released by the Romhacking Aerie. It is available [[http://aerie.wingdreams.net/?p=154 here]].

''Judgment'' is an excellent introduction to the series for Western newcomers, with its beautiful visuals and tunes, buttery-smooth difficulty curve that stands in stark contrast to [[NintendoHard other games in the series]], accessible game mechanics and a cast of characters from shows that were both localized for and popular with the Western market, with the added bonus of being one of the few translated [=SRWs=]. However, take care: most of the other translated ''Super Robot Wars'' titles are more primitive by comparison in design, interface, and presentation, and it can have the unintentional effect of [[SeinfeldIsUnfunny making its predecessors seem dated and ugly]].

* StoryBranching: At the end of Stage 10, the player gets to choose between transferring with the Archangel or staying with the Nadesico. They merge again around Stage 15.