Line #30 ShoutOut/CombattlerV


1	Here are the various references and shout-outs made in ''Combattler V''.
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4	[[caption-width-right:1000:Guess ''Combattler V'' really is ''[[Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman Gatchaman]]'' with [[CombiningMecha A COMBINING MECHA]]!]]
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6	!!Sci-Fi References
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8	It seems like every inch of Planet Campbell is a shout-out to the greats of ScienceFiction.
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10	* The planet name itself references Creator/JohnWCampbell, the godfather of the [[ScienceHero Space Hero]] genre.
11	* The Asimov Continent within the planet is a reference to Creator/IsaacAsimov, who popularized tropes such as {{City Planet}}s, {{Robot Budd\|y}}ies, and [[GalacticSuperpower Galactic Empires]].
12	* The Hamilton Ocean references Creator/PeterFHamilton, known for blending SpaceOpera with hard sci-fi.
13	* The Leinster-Miller City references two people:
14	** There's Creator/MurrayLeinster or William F. Jenkins, known for writing many sci-fi firsts.
15	** There's also [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_M._Miller_Jr Walter M. Miller Jr.]], author of the Hugo-Award-winning ''Literature/ACanticleForLeibowitz''.
16	* The Heinlein Sun, the dying star of Planet Campbell, is a shout-out to Creator/RobertAHeinlein. His works are noted for their strong political themes and their strident idealism. He's most well-known as the author of ''Literature/StarshipTroopers''.
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18	!!Historical and Mythological References
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20	Many of the Campbellians are based on gods, demigods, and... [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking mathematicians]]? Oh right, [[HistoricalDomainCharacter historical figures]].
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22	* [[NobleDemon Great General Garuda]] is named after a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garuda winged Hindu demigod]] that looks like a humanoid [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahminy_kite brahminy kite]] and is described as the King of All Birds. Both Garudas possess a zoomorphic bird monster form and an anthropomorphic winged human form.
23	* [[BigBad "Oreana"]] or [[InconsistentSpelling "Oriana"]] is often used to refer to Queen Elizabeth in the 1601 English book of madrigals, ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Triumphs_of_Oriana The Triumphs of Oriana]]'' by Thomas Morley.
24	** Her iconic [[GodGuise statue look]] is reminiscent of depictions of the Goddess Kannon or the Virgin Mary in statue form.
25	** Oreana is a girl's name with Latin roots meaning "sunrise." As a variant of the Latin name Oriana, Oreana shares a connection to the concept of dawn and new beginnings.
26	* [[TheDragon Warchimedes]] is like a [[BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy villainous alien version]] of the physicist and inventor [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archimedes Archimedes]], who was famous for having a EurekaMoment in the bathtub. In the series, [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot robot alien Archimedes]] serves as the resident MadScientist of the Campbellian villains.
27	* [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Empress]] [[GreaterScopeVillain Janera]] might've been named after [[https://www.andersonlock.com/blog/god-doors/ Janus]], the TwoFaced god of doors, gates, and transitions. He represents the middle ground between both the concrete and abstract as well as the [[DualityMotif concept of dualities]].
28	* Deus saving the day in the GrandFinale isn't only an example of DeusExMachina, with him personifying the trope. He's also reminiscent of [[EverybodyLovesZeus Zeus or Jupiter]] as depicted by [[UsefulNotes/AncientGreece Greco-Roman]] [[AncientRome Creation]] [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Mythology]].
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30	!!''Gatchaman'' References
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32	As [[{{Expy}} Expies]] of ''Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman'' or as ''[[RecycledInSpace Gatchaman]]'' [[RecycledWithAGimmick with A COMBINING MECHA!]], ''Combattler V'' also follows the FiveManBand formula, among many other inspirations.
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34	* Both teams are composed of TheLeader, TheLancer, [[TheHeart The Chick]], [[KidAppealCharacter The Kid]], and TheBigGuy.
35	** ''[[HotBlooded Hyoma Aoi]]'' and ''[[AcePilot Ken the Eagle]]'' both sport SeventiesHair and love [[BadassBiker riding motorcycles]].
36	** ''[[TheIdiotFromOsaka Juzo Naniwa]]'' and ''[[CommanderContrarian Joe the Condor]]'' are both TheGunslinger as well as TheLancer to their respective team leaders.
37	** ''[[CoolBigSis Chizuru Nanbara]]'' and ''[[ActionGirl Jun the Swan]]'' both fulfill TheSmurfettePrinciple and the role of TheHeart for their respective teams.
38	** ''[[TheSmartGuy Kosuke Kita]]'' and ''[[KidAppealCharacter Jinpei the Swallow]]'' are both the youngest members of their respective teams but are [[ChildProdigy Child Prodigies]] who can keep up with them.
39	** ''[[GeniusBruiser Daisaku Nishikawa]]'' and ''[[{{Acrofatic}} Ryu the Owl]]'' are both TheBigGuy of their respective teams. They also share a GentleGiant personality.
40	* [[SpacePlane God Phoenix]] also requires all vehicles to dock inside it for its weapons systems to work, just like Combattler requiring the [[CombiningMecha combination sequence]] to become a giant robot.
41	** God Phoenix's [[HotWings "Firebird Mode"]] even involves [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique hurling itself aflame]] to the enemy [[SuicideAttack kamikaze-style]], which is kind of like Combattler V's [[SpinAttack "Choudenji Spin"]] and how it's used to [[RammingAlwaysWorks ram over enemies]].
42	* The initial line-up of Campbellian villains match those of Galactor sans the interchangeable {{Mooks}}. [[SexShifter Berge Katse]] is [[TheHeavy Garuda]] while [[HateSink Sosai X]] is [[BigBad Oreana]].
43	* They also share mentor figures. Dr. Kozaburo Nambu fulfills the same role of TheProfessor as Dr. Nanbara did as well as Prof. Yotsuya would later on.
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45	!!Miscellaneous References
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47	Here are the miscellaneous references of ''Combattler V''.
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49	* Planet Campbell, aside from the sci-fi shout-outs, can also be considered [[SpaceRomans Space Rome]], what with its [[AlienInvasion alien invaders]] from the planet's [[PlanetOfHats warrior faction]], ties to human history, and shout-outs to [[Myth/ClassicalMythology ancient gods]] that were [[AlienAmongUs aliens all along]] as [[HilariousInHindsight suggested]] by Creator/TheHistoryChannel show ''Series/AncientAliens''.
50	** The introduction to the Campbell civilization showed StockFootage of Nazca symbols, the Easter Island heads, and Stonehenge, among many other [[LandmarkOfLore mysterious monuments]] associated with [[AncientAstronauts Ancient Aliens]], thus suggesting AllMythsAreTrue.
51	* In the second episode, the [[HurricaneOfPuns U.N. representatives]] sent to the Nanbara Connection had [[PunnyName names]] that were various cultural references relative to their respective [[ThisIsAWorkOfFiction misspelled]] [[FictionalCountry country]].
52	** ''[[UsefulNotes/UnitedStates Sand Witch]]''[[note]](sounds like "Sandwich" after separating the syllables to homonyms "Sand" and "Witch")[[/note]] from the United States of ''Americo''.
53	** ''[[UsefulNotes/{{China}} Da San Yuan]]''[[note]](it's the winning combination in TabletopGame/{{Mahjong}}, "Da-San-Yuan" or "大三元")[[/note]] from the People's Republic of ''Shina''.
54	** ''[[UsefulNotes/HistoryOfTheUSSR Khorosho]]''[[note]](sounds like the Russian greeting "Kharasho", which means "Fine/Good")[[/note]] from the ''Sowiet'' Union.
55	** ''[[UsefulNotes/GreatBritain Cam Bridge]]''[[note]](refers to [[UsefulNotes/{{Oxbridge}} Cambridge University]], an UsefulNotes/IvyLeague level school in the United Kingdom, and the city where it was established)[[/note]] from Great ''Bretain''.
56	* Nanbara Connection's BeehiveBarrier is the same as the [[DeflectorShields barrier]] used by the Photonic Research Institute in ''Anime/MazingerZ''.
57	** Combattler V's [[VariableLengthChain "Battle Guleggar"]] and [[ArmCannon "Magne Claw"]] are chained variants of [[RocketPunch "Rocket Punch"]] by Mazinger Z (which in turn was originally Mazinger's shout-out to ''Manga/GiantRobo'').
58	** Additionally, [[FireBreathingWeapon "Atomic Burner"]] is Combattler V's version of Mazinger's [[ChestBlaster "Breast Fire"]].
59	** Meanwhile, the corrosive [[BreathWeapon "Rust Hurricane"]] has roughly the same effect as the [[TornadoMove "Choudenji Tatsumaki"]] in disabling enemies or setting them up for the FinishingMove.
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