History YMMV / MobileSuitGundam00

** Nena Trinity, when she provided back up for [[spoiler:Setsuna F. Seiei]] with her shuttle while facing an [[spoiler: Innovade]], and solidified when she killed [[spoiler:[[TheScrappy Wang]] [[SmugSnake Liu Mei]]]], an even bigger Scrappy.

* ValuesDissonance: An important part of the characterization of Celestial Being as an organization is that using force to bring peace and a unified world is viewed as hypocritical, and depending on the person a significant drawback or a NecessaryEvil. In the US, the acceptability of the concepts of peace through force and world unity are almost flipped, being instead seen as heroic and just.

* ValuesDissonance: An important part of the characterization of Celestial Being as an organization is that using force to bring peace and a unified world is viewed as hypocritical, and depending on the person a significant drawback or a NecessaryEvil. In the US, the acceptability of the concepts of peace through force and world unity are almost flipped.

** Gundam Meister 874 goes by the nickname Hanayo... wait a minute, didn't Sunrise start an [[Franchise/LoveLive idol franchise]] with someone named Hanayo? Even funnier now that Love Live Hanayo's seiyuu ''has'' done voice work for a Gundam character.

** Is Aeolia Schenberg a visionary who sought to bring about a world devoid of war or was he just a narcissist and hypocrite with a messiah complex? He achieves his end goal by simply having BiggerStick despite not even liking humanity to begin with, but his rationale that was revealed in ''Anime/Gundam00AWakeningOfTheTrailblazer'' meant he had to act now or there won't be anything left. Given the long history of squabbles between the power blocs who wield the power but not fixing or even foster the world's troubles in backstory, Aeolia could be seen as a NecessarilyEvil against the rest of apathetic society.

** Is Aeolia Schenberg a visionary who sought to bring about a world devoid of war or was he just a narcissist and hypocrite with a messiah complex? He achieves his end goal by simply having BiggerStick despite not even liking humanity to begin with, but his rationale that was revealed in ''Anime/Gundam00AWakeningOfTheTrailblazer'' meant he had to act now or there won't be anything left. Given the long history of squabbles between the power blocs who wield the power but not fixing or even foster the world's troubles in backstory, Aeolia's actions could be seen as a mix of NecessarilyEvil and IDidWhatIHadToDo.

** Is Aeolia Schenberg a visionary who sought to bring about a world devoid of war or was he just a narcissist and hypocrite with a messiah complex? He achieves his end goal by simply having BiggerStick despite not even liking humanity to begin with, but his rationale that was revealed in ''Anime/Gundam00AWakeningOfTheTrailblazer'' meant he had to act now or there won't be anything left. Given the long history of squabbles between the power blocs who wield the power but not fixing or even foster the world's plights in backstory, Aeolia's actions could be seen as a mix of NecessarilyEvil and IDidWhatIHadToDo.

** Is Aeolia Schenberg a visionary who sought to bring about a world devoid of war or was he just a narcissist and hypocrite with a messiah complex? He achieves his end goal by simply having BiggerStick despite not even liking humanity to begin with, but his rationale that was revealed in ''Anime/Gundam00AWakeningOfTheTrailblazer'' meant he had to act now or there won't be anything left.

** There's also Setsuna F. Seiei, who holds his Gundams in a very high regard. Taken UpToEleven after [[spoiler:he truly becomes a "Gundam" (ELS Hybrid) in the end of Anime/Gundam00AWakeningOfTheTrailblazer]].

* ToughActToFollow: Regarding the model kits, the Perfect Grade Gundam Exia is highly regarded as the best among other Perfect Grades thanks to it's intricate and complex engineering that [[UpToEleven topped off every other Perfect Grade release]] as for now, so much to the point that many would consider that every succeeding Perfect Grade releases is going to be held at high standard that there's no way Bandai would be able to top themselves off.

** Andrei Smirnov is supposed to be a misguided character but still be a caring man who is concerned about [[spoiler:Louise]] health and understand her before her reunite with Saji. However, everything that Andrei did to [[spoiler:Louise]] never made her become positive. At worse, he wanted [[spoiler:Louise]] to follow in his footsteps by [[spoiler:killing Saji]], pointing out that he is a "BastardBoyfriend" and "traitor" like [[spoiler:Sergei]], who deserved to be killed. All of this merely because he wants to prove that he is "caring", wants to "protect" her and win her heart. In fact, [[spoiler:Louise]] only treats him as a comrade, never seeing him as more than a friend, and sometimes being absolutely annoyed with his attitude. [[spoiler:While Andrei gets a HeelRealization over killing his father mistaking him for a traitor, he never shows regret over similarly killing his fathers friend, who help Andrei get into the military, in violation of a cease-fire.]]

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic: They had a lot of fun with the "Celestial Being" thing.

** Is Aeolia Schenberg a visionary who sought to bring about a world devoid of war or was he just a narcissist and hypocrite with a messiah complex? He achieves his end goal by simply having BiggerStick despite not even liking humanity to begin with, but the rationale only brought on later in ''Anime/Gundam00AWakeningOfTheTrailblazer'' meant he had to act now or there won't be anything left.

* MemeticMutation: [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Memes/Gundam See here for the 00-based memes]].

* NeverLiveItDown: See if you can talk to anyone about Nena Trinity and ''not'' have [[MoralEventHorizon "the wedding incident"]] come up. [[spoiler:So much that one of the victims (Louise) evolved into a character that isn't unlike Nena in the second season.]]
** On a very similar note, the first thing one will say about Andrei is probably [[spoiler: that he committed patricide.]]

** Wang Liu Mei's real motive and characterization is highly debatable too. 1.) Is she a pure ChaoticGood character who cares about the future? 2.) Is she a ChaoticNeutral character who cares about nothing but [[ItsAllAboutMe herself]] and only [[IJustWantToBeSpecial wants to be seen as special]] in the world, no matter what? 3.) A delusional, [[TheSociopath sociopathic]] ManipulativeBitch who is as bad as Ali al-Saachez?

** Over in the FoeYay corner, there's [[spoiler:Ribbons Almark]] and [[spoiler:Tieria Erde]]. To make matters worse, [[spoiler:Ribbons]]' seiyuu stated that he was told by the directors to deliver the line where he [[spoiler:offers Tieria regained access to Veda]] in a ''highly erotic manner''.

** Speaking of FoeYay, there's always Mr. Bushido and "This feeling...it must be love!"

** Out of all [=Setsuna's=] mobile suit, Exia is essentially the most popular of the bunch, thanks to it's intricate and stylish design that even non-gundam fans agreed that it looked cool, to the point that [[spoiler:it appeared at the end of Season 2 going up against [=Ribbon's=] O Gundam]]. Fans weren't as pleased when the initial High Grade model kit and the Master Grade didn't do enough justice, but the design was popular enough that Bandai released a pretty good Real Grade and later an amazing Perfect Grade that topped-off the competition.

* AlasPoorScrappy: [[spoiler:Nena Trinity]] got hit with it [[KilledOffForReal in the traditional manner]], [[BaseBreakingCharacter for some people at least]].

* AlasPoorScrappy:
** [[spoiler:Louise Halevy]], even when it didn't involve [[spoiler:''her'']] death.
** [[spoiler:Nena Trinity]] got hit with it [[KilledOffForReal in the traditional manner]], [[BaseBreakingCharacter for some people at least]].

** Ali al-Saachez having his brainwashed ChildSoldier [[SelfMadeOrphan murder their parents]] in his backstory/EstablishingCharacterMoment, showing he spent ''all of his known history passed it''. And if ''that's'' not enough to convince anyone that he's crossed it, then [[spoiler: his cold-blooded murder of Kinue Crossroad, which he did [[ForTheEvulz purely for shits and giggles,]]]] probably will.
** If Ribbons didn't crosses it by burning down the neutral Kingdom of Azadistan just so the A-Laws can occupy it, he obviously crossing it by blowing up a space elevator with a KillSat to silence thousands of protestors.
** [[spoiler:Louise]] desires to kill Saji merely because she wants no one, especially him, to stop her quest to seek revenge, ''justice'' and ''world unification'' for ''true'' peace. This is not part of [[spoiler:Ribbons's manipulation]], but it's due to Andrei's statement.

** Ali al-Saachez having his brainwashed ChildSoldier [[SelfMadeOrphan murder their parents]] in his backstory/EstablishingCharacterMoment, showing he spent ''all of his known history passed it''.

** In the series' backstory, the KPSA committed a terrorist attack in Ireland via suicide bombing, which claimed many innocent lives. Such an event became a lot more disturbing after a rash of similar plots masterminded by ISIS and lone-wolf Islamists occurred in other European countries during the mid-2010s, which has given birth to a strong anti-Muslim sentiment in the West.

* HarsherInHindsight: In season 2, Veda can alter videos ''in real-time'' to fool the public with fake news. 12 years after the airing of the series, there are now emerging technologies that allow unscrupulous individuals to manipulate videos that can fool even the most skillful of experts. They are called deepfakes.

** [[AGodAmI Ribbons Almark]] is an unbelievably arrogant "[[Characters/MobileSuitGundam00Innovades Innovator]]" who views himself and his kind as destined to rule over humanity. Setting himself up as a [[DarkMessiah messianic figure]], Ribbons takes control of the United Earth Federation after betraying Alejandro Corner--who genuinely liked him--and arranging for the death of Aeolia Schenburg, his creator. Almost all of the atrocities that Ali Al-Saachez commits, such as razing Azadistan; murdering the Trinity siblings--who Ribbons genetically engineered in the first place; and attempting to kill all the members of Celestial Being, were done on Ribbons's orders, and once he's ruler of the world, his crimes include ruthlessly manipulating the unstavle Louise Halevy into becoming his pawn, forcing Anew Returner into a battle to the death with her LoveInterest, using the A-Laws to crush anyone who gets in his way, and utilizing a KillSat to murder thousands of people.

** [[AGodAmI Ribbons Almark]] is an unbelievably arrogant ArtificialHuman who views himself and his fellow "Innovators" as destined to rule over humanity. Setting himself up as a [[DarkMessiah messianic figure]], Ribbons takes control of the United Earth Federation after betraying Alejandro Corner--who genuinely liked him--and arranging for the death of Aeolia Schenburg, his creator. Almost all of the atrocities that Ali Al-Saachez commits, such as razing Azadistan; murdering the Trinity siblings--who Ribbons genetically engineered in the first place; and attempting to kill all the members of Celestial Being, were done on Ribbons's orders, and once he's ruler of the world, his crimes include ruthlessly manipulating the unstavle Louise Halevy into becoming his pawn, forcing Anew Returner into a battle to the death with her LoveInterest, using the A-Laws to crush anyone who gets in his way, and utilizing a KillSat to murder thousands of people.

* CrazyAwesome: Anything related to Hallelujah Haptism.

** Nena Trinity is intended to be seen as a TragicVillain who was [[{{Tykebomb}} raised specifically for the sole purpose of killing]] and starts to pull a HeelFaceTurn in the second season after her TraumaCongaLine. The problem is that her origin is [[AllThereInTheManual only hinted at in side materials]], meaning that as far as viewers of the show alone are concerned, she doesn't appear to have a FreudianExcuse and [[{{Jerkass}} is just a dick because she is]]. Even then, she is never shown to regret any of her past actions or develop out of her CuteAndPsycho personality, making [[spoiler:her death come off as a case of AssholeVictim rather than a case of HeelFaceDoorSlam]].