History YMMV / SuperRobotWarsT

* ThatOneBoss: The climax boss of the ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth'', [[spoiler:Emeraude, is this in spades. She may have only one attack, but she has roughly double the HP of the previous boss of the stage, Zagato, comes in with the "Supreme", "Pressure Level 4" and "Triple Action" skills on top of a high "potential" ranking. If you do not take her out quickly, you will lose the fight. To put it in perspective, she can nearly one-shot battleships and Gunbuster. Also, she will make a beeline towards Hikaru, focusing completely on her and can easily one-shot her, resulting a Game Over.]]

** The plot of the ''Cowboy Bebop'' UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 video game features the crew of the ''Bebop'' on a hunt for the [[PirateBooty lost treasure]] of a legendary SpacePirate named "[[Anime/CaptainHarlock Captain H]]". It appears there's no need for a [[CaptainErsatz "pirated" version]] as the characters are meeting the real deal in ''T''.

** Similar to how ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Moon Dwellers]]'' rendered the {{Kiai}} of [[Characters/SuperRobotWarsAlphaGaiden Sanger Zonvolt]] from "CHEEEESTOOOO!!" into "CHEEEST!!", Van also uses it. While the official translations for ''Super Robot Wars'' has been improving overall, what is meant to be an archaic Japanese BattleCry shouldn't be a direct translation about a person's chest area. At this point, the localization may be running out of options for this particular word (ironically, the ''Gun X Sword'' dub [[{{Woolseyism}} modified it into "SEEEI-YAAAHHHH!!"]]). Ultimately {{Subverted}} - Van says "CHEEST!" and sometimes, he does say "Chestoh!".

* OvershadowedByAwesome: Meta-example - poor ''Anime/ExpelledFromParadise'', while an all-around solid property, attracted less cheer [[https://twitter.com/180223/status/1064883433921376256 thanks to it debuting alongside]] ''Cowboy Bebop'', ''Arcadia of My Youth'' and ''Rayearth'', who have higher fan reception and longevity. {{Lampshaded}} on ''Umasugi Wave'', where WordOfGod explains its inclusion is because it "[[TriviallyObvious is a mecha anime so it was just naturally picked]]".

** [[Anime/CowboyBebop Vicious]] is the BigBad of his series, but is DemotedToExtra, appearing in one cutscene, despite having fought Spike and [[Anime/CowboyBebop Gren]] in an OldSchoolDogFight in "[[Recap/CowboyBebopSession13JupiterJazzPart2 Jupiter Jazz Part 2]]". Even without access to a fighter craft he used in ''Cowboy Bebop'', ''Super Robot Wars'' has precedence of putting a character into a mecha of another series, but he isn't given such a treatment; narratively, Vicious also could have been made to be on the UND's recruitment list or take over [[Anime/TheBraveExpressMightGaine the Asian Mafia]] due to sharing similar themes; even [[Anime/CowboyBebop Lin]] appears in a cutscene via DownloadableContent involving [[Anime/TheBraveExpressMightGaine Hoi Kow Lou]] being targeted by AI-controlled Asian Mafia mecha. Sadly, B.B Studio did none of those for Vicious.

** The Shin Getter Dragon, the "Shin" version of the Getter Robo G from an obscure 1999 [=PlayStation=] game ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkyURXKhVzA Getter Robo Daikessen!]]'': part of the surprise is ''Daikessen'' wasn't included on the series line-up the same way the developers usually list "unit only" series like ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Beltorchika's Children]]'' and {{Spin Off}}s of ''Manga/MobileSuitCrossboneGundam'' and ''VOTOMS''. Furthermore, the [[LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition Premium Anisong version]] features the ''Daikessen'' theme song "Can't Stop".

* ThatOneBoss: Emeraude is this in spades. She may have only one attack, but she has roughly double the HP of the previous boss of the stage, Zagato, comes in with the "Supreme", "Pressure Level 4" and "Triple Action" skills on top of a high "potential" ranking. If you do not take her out quickly, you will lose the fight. To put it in perspective, she can nearly one-shot battleships and Gunbuster.

* * ThatOneBoss: Emeraude is this in spades. She may have only one attack, but she has roughly double the HP of the previous boss of the stage, Zagato, comes in with the "Supreme", "Pressure Level 4" and "Triple Action" skills on top of a high "potential" ranking. If you do not take her out quickly, you will lose the fight. To put it in perspective, she can nearly one-shot battleships and Gunbuster.

** [[Anime/ExpelledFromParadise Angela Balzac being quarantined by DEVA]]: in the original movie, it's supposed to show how Angela has been wrongly accused by a KnightTemplar system, with her being justifiably sad over it. ''T'' decides to alter her appearance into a blocky SuperDeformed {{Moe}} version of herself that looked like a child's doodling; contrast the {{Anime}} where she's rendered in normal size. Instead of feeling sorry for her predicament, players may end up being distracted by her cute visage.

** SpotlightStealingCrossover in a ''Super Robot Wars'' narrative has proven to be a double-edged sword: while reception was positive with ''V'' and ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato2199'', owing to the latter's dramatic story-telling nature and international popularity, it ended up [[BrokenBase divisive]] with ''X'' due to the LighterAndSofter setting of the ''Anime/MashinHeroWataruSeries'' and [[NoExportForYou how much of its recognition was centered only in Japan and Chinese regions]]. ''T'' does away with the trope - no licensed series receives a disproportionate amount of screen-time or plot importance compared to another; likewise, the OriginalGeneration of the game stand on their own rather than being heavily linked to one series.

* GoodBadBug: In the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 version, if players entered the Secret Scenario [[spoiler:involving TheCameo of the ''X'' OriginalGeneration and picked [[Characters/SuperRobotWarsX Amari Aquamarine]] as the protagonist]], this character's portrait and voiceover dialogue won't load, but replaced by generic [[Characters/SuperRobotWarsV Gardim]] {{Mook}}s. When a patch was released, this bug was the first issue addressed; in addition, Bandai Namco also handed bonus in-game items for free as an apology to players who preferred [[spoiler:Amari over [[Characters/SuperRobotWarsX Iori Iolite]]]].

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The first AnimeThemeSong for ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth'', "''Yuzurenai Negai''", has an an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSUn1Nbbgns instrumental rendition]]. Given its reception as one of the most beloved examples of AnimeThemeSong, Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment has done it right.

* AntiClimaxBoss: [[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam The final Gundam Fight between Domon Kasshu and Master Asia]] has an incredible build up; within the narrative of the game, it's an extremely rousing fight for mankind as the two recite the motto of the School of the Undefeated of the East per the source material. However, players who invested into Domon and his God Gundam, having him cast the "Soul" Spirit Command[[note]]Increase damage dealt by 120% for one attack[[/note]] and use the "Sekiha Tenkyoken" attack are capable of ending the battle in one turn before Master Asia can even react.

*** The ''Franchise/{{Nasuverse}}'' [[SatireParodyPastiche Pastiche]] FanGame ''VideoGame/BattleMoonWars'' has an OriginalGeneration enemy unit called "Raikiri," a white wolf with ShockAndAwe, predating the debut of Inova's Elemental Beast form in ''Super Robot Wars'' by several years. Their respective melee attacks are even similar: both gather electricity around themselves first, then rush towards their targets by [[RideTheLightning turning into a bolt of lightning]].

*** [[SatireParodyPastiche Pastiche]] FanGame of ''VideoGame/BattleMoonWars'' had an OriginalGeneration enemy unit called "Raikiri", a white wolf with ShockAndAwe, predating the debut of Inova's Elemental Beast form in ''Super Robot Wars'' by several years. Their respective melee attacks are even similar: both gather electricity around themselves first, then rush towards their targets by [[RideTheLightning turning into a bolt of lightning]].

* AntiClimaxBoss: [[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam The final Gundam Fight with Master Asia]] has an incredible build up and within the story itself, is considered an extremely rousing fight for mankind, and even Domon and Master Asia recite the motto of the School of the Undefeated of the East ("LOOK! THE EAST IS BURNING RED!") before the fight. Yet, if you have been investing even a bit in Domon, he can finish the battle in one turn before Master Asia can even react (hit him with a Soul-powered Sekiha Tenkyoken)

** The last time ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'' [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsNEO was in an installment]] [[UsefulNotes/NintendoWii on a Nintendo console]], the only representatives were Domon Kasshu and the Devil Gundam - the series was considered {{Filler}} for the game, and this continued into ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOE'' where it was just Domon and the God Gundam. ''Super Robot Wars T'' brings back members of the Shuffle Alliance and Allenby Beardsley as part of the {{Crossover}}, including Master Asia.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: [[Manga/MagicKnightRayearth Yuzurenai Negai/Unyielding Wish]] has been one of the most beloved classic AnimeThemeSong, and this game is Bandai Namco's chance to make an instrumental rendition of it. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSUn1Nbbgns And it is awesome!]]

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: This game, according to WordOfGod, is designed to cater to international fans a lot more than domestic fans in Japan, which explains the appearances of ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'', ''Anime/GaoGaiGar'' and ''Anime/GunXSword'', which had a lot of fans outside Japan, as well as the additions of internationally beloved series for debuts, such as ''[[Anime/CaptainHarlock Arcadia of my Youth: Endless Orbit SSX]]'', ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth'' and especially ''Anime/CowboyBebop''[[note]]Bebop was ''the'' GatewaySeries for anime in general for early Western audiences, and one of the biggest contributors to its shift from niche to mainstream[[/note]]. This resulted in [[https://www.dualshockers.com/super-robot-wars-t-highest-overseas-sales-demo/ the overseas version of the game outselling the Japanese version within a month after its release]].

** The title of the first AnimeThemeSong for ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth'', "''Yuzurenai Negai''", translates to "Unyielding Wish", evocative of how some ''Super Robot Wars'' fans have finally gotten what they wished for.

** The plot of the ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 video game features the crew of the ''Bebop'' on a hunt for the [[PirateBooty lost treasure]] of a legendary SpacePirate named "[[Anime/CaptainHarlock Captain H]]". It appears there's no need for a [[CaptainErsatz "pirated" version]] as the characters are meeting the real deal in this game.

*** Ferio, [[spoiler:initially an enemy to the Magic Knights]], piloted an insect-like Rune God that could pass for an {{Anime/Aura Battler|Dunbine}} in ''Anime/RayearthOVA''. Byston Well [[WhenDimensionsCollide combined]] with Cephiro in this game.
*** A [[SatireParodyPastiche pastiche]] FanGame of ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' called ''VideoGame/BattleMoonWars'' has an OriginalGeneration enemy unit called Raikiri, a white wolf with ShockAndAwe powers, predating the debut of Inova's Elemental Beast form in ''SRW'' by several years. Their respective melee attacks are even similar, with both of them gathering lightning around themselves first then rushing to their targets and [[RideTheLightning turning into pure lightning]] afterwards.
* HolyShitQuotient: Between the return of many series (''[=GaoGaiGar=]'', ''G Gundam'', ''Gun X Sword''), the combo of newcomers (''Cowboy Bebop'', ''[[Anime/CaptainHarlock Arcadia of My Youth - Endless Orbit SSX]]'', ''Magic Knight Rayearth'') and the use of {{Canon Foreigner}}s as {{Unexpected Character}}s (Bellvine and Shin Getter Dragon), on top of a localization, this installment really piled up the quotient before ''T'' was even released.

** This may be the ''Super Robot Wars'' debut of ''Cowboy Bebop'', but it's not the first time the developers included it for a {{Crossover}} with fellow Creator/{{Sunrise}} {{Anime}} series - that belongs to ''Sunrise Eiyuutan'', specifically the second installment ''Sunrise Eiyuutan R'' on the [=PlayStation 2=]. This also means Spike Spiegel and co. [[https://twitter.com/180223/status/1066224967879020547 have already fought alongside]] the casts from Universal Century ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'', ''G Gundam'', ''Anime/ArmoredTrooperVOTOMS'', ''Anime/AuraBattlerDunbine'' and ''[=GaoGaiGar=]''.

* OvershadowedByAwesome: Meta-example - poor ''Anime/ExpelledFromParadise'', while an all-around solid property, attracted less cheer [[https://twitter.com/180223/status/1064883433921376256 thanks to it debuting alongside]] ''Cowboy Bebop'', ''Arcadia of My Youth'' and ''Magic Knight Rayearth'', who have higher fan reception and longevity. {{Lampshaded}} on ''Umasugi Wave'', where WordOfGod explains its inclusion is because it "[[TriviallyObvious is a mecha anime so it was just naturally picked]]".

** The deaths of [[spoiler: [[Anime/GunXSword Carossa and Melissa]]]], who are literally just kids. Like the above example, there is no way to save them.

** Anime/QueenEmeraldas is a staunch ally to Captain Harlock, is involved whenever the plot concerns him and spends most of her time on-screen having the same level of reputation as he does; hell, her battleship even has its own map sprite during scenarios! Despite all this, she remains a NonPlayerCharacter in ''T''. This is consistent with her being a HeroOfAnotherStory in ''Endless Orbit SSX''.

** [[Anime/CowboyBebop Vicious]] is the BigBad of his series, but is DemotedToExtra, appearing in one cutscene. This is in spite of him being a pilot and having fought Spike and Gren in an OldSchoolDogFight in "[[Recap/CowboyBebopSession13JupiterJazzPart2 Jupiter Jazz Part 2]]". Even without the fightercraft he canonically piloted, ''Super Robot Wars'' has precedence of putting a character into a mecha of another series, but he isn't given such a treatment; narratively, Vicious also could have been made to be on the UND's recruitment list or perhaps even take over [[Anime/TheBraveExpressMightGaine the Asian Mafia]] due to sharing similar themes and Lin appears in a cutscene in a DLC involving Hoi Kow Low being targeted by AI-controlled Asian Mafia mechas. Sadly, B.B Studio did none of those for him.
** With the OriginalGeneration being {{Salaryman}}, many considered it a pity that the roster did not include ''Anime/DaiGuard'', a show that involves {{Salaryman}} saving the day and has also appeared in ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsZ Z3]]'' duology, therefore could've been subjected to [[NewWorkRecycledGraphics the asset recycling B.B Studio is doing]] and having CommonalityConnection with the protagonists.

** Patch v.1.02 is one for one minor yet notorious bug. Beforehand, if the player entered the Secret Scenario [[spoiler:which involves TheCameo of ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsX'' originals and picked Amari Aquamarine as the protagonist, especially in PS4 version, in battle, Amari's portrait did not appear and her voice lines were not loaded, replaced by generic AI of [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsV Gardim]] enemies. This was very annoying for players that preferred Amari over Iori.]] When the patch was released, [[spoiler:this voice bug is the very first issue addressed]]. And in addition of fixing other bugs, Bandai Namco also gave a bunch of bonus items ''for free'' as an apology for those.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: This game, according to WordOfGod, is designed to cater to international fans a lot more than domestic fans in Japan, which explains the appearances of ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'', ''Anime/GaoGaiGar'' and ''Anime/GunXSword'', which had a lot of fans outside Japan, as well as the additions of internationally beloved series for debuts, such as ''[[Anime/CaptainHarlock Arcadia of my Youth: Endless Orbit SSX]]'', ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth'' and especially ''Anime/CowboyBebop''[[note]]Bebop was ''the'' GatewaySeries for anime in general for early Western audiences, and one of the biggest contributors to its shift from niche to mainstream[[/note]]. This resulted in [[https://www.dualshockers.com/super-robot-wars-t-highest-overseas-sales-demo/ the overseas version of the game outselling the Japanese version within a month after its release.]]

** Compared to previous SRW titles, which typically nerfed anything that wasn't a main protagonist unit into uselessness, ''T'' is noticeably more generous with secondary units that are as strong as protagonists or have very useful niches, particularly the ''Rayearth'' supporting cast.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: This game, according to WordOfGod, is designed to cater to international fans a lot more than domestic fans in Japan, which explains the appearances of ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'', ''Anime/GaoGaiGar'' and ''Anime/GunXSword'', which had a lot of fans outside Japan, as well as the additions of internationally beloved series for debuts, such as ''[[Anime/CaptainHarlock Arcadia of my Youth: Endless Orbit SSX]]'', ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth'' and especially ''Anime/CowboyBebop''[[note]]Bebop is pretty much well known as ''the'' GatewaySeries for anime in general for Western audiences, that you can say that it is the [[SacredCow 'Holy Grail']] of anime in the West[[/note]]. This results to [[https://www.dualshockers.com/super-robot-wars-t-highest-overseas-sales-demo/ the overseas version of the game outselling the Japanese version within a month after its release.]]

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: This game, according to WordOfGod, is designed to cater to international fans a lot more than domestic fans in Japan, which explains the appearances of ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'', ''Anime/GaoGaiGar'' and ''Anime/GunXSword'', which had a lot of fans outside Japan, as well as the additions of internationally beloved series for debuts, such as ''[[Anime/CaptainHarlock Arcadia of my Youth: Endless Orbit SSX]]'', ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth'' and especially ''Anime/CowboyBebop''[[note]]Bebop is pretty much well known as ''the'' GatewaySeries for anime in general for Western audiences, that you can say that it is the [[SacredCow 'Holy Grail']] of anime in the West[[/note]]. This results [[https://www.dualshockers.com/super-robot-wars-t-highest-overseas-sales-demo/ the overseas version of the game outselling the Japanese version within a month after its release.]]

* PlayerPunch: [[spoiler:Players are forced to kill off [[Manga/MagicKnightRayearth Zagato and Princess Emeraude]]; just like [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Kamina]] and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Neil Dylandy/Lockon Stratos I]] [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsZ beforehand]], there is no way to avert this due to the former's impact to the overall ''Rayearth'' plot]].

** Anime/QueenEmeraldas is a staunch ally to Captain Harlock, is involved whenever the plot concerns him and spends most of her time on-screen having the same level of reputation as he does; hell, her battleship even has its own map sprite during scenarios! Despite all this, she remains a NonPlayerCharacter in ''T''.

** [[Anime/CowboyBebop Vicious]] is the BigBad of his series, but is DemotedToExtra, appearing in one cutscene. ''Super Robot Wars'' has precedence of putting a character into a mecha of another series, but he isn't given such a treatment; narratively, Vicious also could have been made to be on the UND's recruitment list or perhaps even take over [[Anime/TheBraveExpressMightGaine the Asian Mafia]] due to sharing similar themes and Lin appears in a cutscene in a DLC involving Hoi Kow Low being targetted by AI-controlled Asian Mafia mechas. Sadly, B.B Studio did none of those for him, as unlike Spike who was seen piloting Swordfish II in the original show, Vicious wasn't piloting anything at all.

** The deaths of [[spoiler: [[Anime/GunXSword Carossa and Melissa]]]], who are literally just kids. Like

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: [[https://www.dualshockers.com/super-robot-wars-t-gets-new-details-on-story-series-list-explanation/ On an episode]] for ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars''' official net radio show ''Umasugi Wave'', series producer Takenobu Terada stated that ''G Gundam'' and ''Anime/GaoGaiGar'' are included together for the first time in franchise history because of their international PopularityPower. An [[https://www.siliconera.com/2019/01/28/super-robot-wars-ts-second-english-subbed-trailer-charges-in-at-full-speed/ interview during the 2019 Taipei Game Show]] revealed that ''Anime/GunXSword'' was also brought in for the same reason.
** Played straight with the [[https://www.dualshockers.com/super-robot-wars-t-highest-overseas-sales-demo/ reveal]] on another episode of ''Umasugi Wave'' a month after the game's release that it's currently the ''highest selling'' overseas Super Robot Wars title as of its airing, outselling even the Japanese version.

** Ever since the ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsZ Second Super Robot Wars Z]]'' duology, the fully-evolved Shin Dragon was erroneously referred to by players as the "Shin Getter Dragon", a completely different machine in the ''Manga/GetterRobo'' franchise. Even ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsV'' alternately uses both names to refer to the former during conversations but the one with ''Getter'' is the official name in the aforementioned game's Mech List. ''Super Robot Wars T'' brings the latter from the UsefulNotes/PlayStation-exclusive ''Getter Robo Daikessen!'' into the fold.

** With the OriginalGeneration being {{Salaryman}}, many considered it a pity that the roster did not include ''Anime/DaiGuard'', a show that involves {{Salaryman}} saving the day and has also appeared in ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsZ Z3 duology]]'', therefore could've been subjected to [[NewWorkRecycledGraphics the asset recycling B.B Studio is doing]] and having CommonalityConnection with the protagonists.

** Patch v.1.02 is one for one minor yet notorious bug. Beforehand, if the player entered the Secret Scenario [[spoiler:which involves TheCameo of ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsX'' originals and picked Amari Aquamarine as the protagonist, especially in PS4 version, Amari's portrait did not appear and her voice lines were not loaded, replaced by generic AI of [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsV Gardim]] enemies. This was very annoying for players that preferred Amari over Iori.]] When the patch was released, [[spoiler:this voice bug is the very first issue addressed]]. And in addition of fixing other bugs, Bandai Namco also gave a bunch of bonus items ''for free'' as an apology for those.