Line #3 Trivia/MobileSuitVictoryGundam


1	* CreatorBacklash: This show is rather infamous for how much Sunrise and Bandai tried to wrestle creative control away from Tomino and was filled with ExecutiveMeddling. As a result Tomino doesn't have the highest opinion of the show. Tomino has also made no secret of the fact that ''Victory'' was produced at a time when his depression was at its worst, and has repeatedly spoken of having regrets about making the series too bleak and negative in its outlook.
2	* CreatorBreakdown: The production of the series coincided with what can be considered the low point of Tomino's depression, and it shows, being easily the darkest ''Gundam'' series, even surpassing ''Zeta'' at times.
3	* FranchiseKiller: Not for the ''Gundam'' franchise as a whole, but between the show not meeting sales expectations and Tomino deciding to step away from the franchise for a while, it led to the end of the Universal Century on TV for twenty years and instead all future ''Gundam'' TV series were set in Alternate Universes. It wouldn't be until the TV edit of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn'' that another TV series set in the UC timeline would air; all future animated additions to the UC timeline would either be in the forms of [=OVAs=] or movies.
4	* GodNeverSaidThat:
5	** For years, fans would quote Tomino as saying that "for people like Katejina, death is the easy way out" to illustrate just how evil she was. But the actual quote from [[https://wavemotioncannon.com/2016/11/08/interview-hideaki-anno-vs-yoshiyuki-tomino-animage-071994/ this interview]] was that he wanted to give her a punishment heavier than the ''blindness'' that was ultimately decided upon. Tomino pitied Katejina, and insisted that though he was obligated to punish her at the end, he wanted to leave her alive so that she has the chance to work hard to [[TheAtoner atone for her evil deeds]] and [[EarnYourHappyEnding earn her happy ending eventually.]] Basically, Tomino's stance on Katejina's fate shows that he believes she ''is'' redeemable, rather than the opposite.
6	** Nor did he say "This series is garbage, don't waste your money on it", despite the persistent rumor that he did say on a Laserdisc interview in which he actually simply discusses his mindset while making the series.
7	* LateExportForYou: There was no official release outside Japan until 2016, well over a decade after other ''Gundam'' shows were being dubbed. Tomino had considerable sway with regards to international licensing when he really doesn't want other people to see things (see [[MissingEpisode "Kukuruz Doan's Island"]] from the original ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam''), and the persistence of the above-mentioned rumour of him telling people not to watch it in an interview included with the Laserdisc release has said a lot about his overall view on the series. %% Sunrise getting the rights to re-release all of Gundam in the United States, and Right Stuf confirming Victory is coming to the US, among other Gundam titles.
8	* MarthDebutedInSmashBros: Despite the series not being released outside of Japan until ''2016'', various Gundam games featuring characters and mobile suits from this series have made it to the West beforehand. Examples being the ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriorsGundam'' games and ''VideoGame/MSSagaANewDawn''.
9	* NoDubForYou: Considering the lack of attention it gets in comparison to other series, even in Japan, it isn't really surprising that the show still hasn't gotten an English dub.
10	* OutOfOrder: Due to ExecutiveMeddling, the order of the first 4 episodes was rearranged in order to show the eponymous Gundam in the first episode, which makes for confusing watching. The TV Edit of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn'' also shows the titular Gundam in the first episode, but as a FlashForward; here, it starts with what should have been episode 4, then goes back to episode 2, 3 and 4, with nothing to indicate this to the viewer.
11	* TorchTheFranchiseAndRun: Tomino has later admitted that one the main of the reasons why ''Victory'' is so dark and bleak, is because his severe CreatorBreakdown made him weary of working on the ''Gundam'' franchise, and as a result he deliberately tried to make the series as unpleasant a viewing experience as possible in a bid to destroy the franchise by turning its fans against it.
12	* WordOfGod: Fans had a theory that, because Uso's mother's maiden name was Miguel, that she was the love-child, or daughter of the love-child, of Char Aznable, whose last lover was Nanai Miguel, and therefore Uso is Char's grandson or great-grandson. This was refuted by Tomino, but notably the production crew were actually big fans of this idea. It helps that Uso's mother has some of Char's features, like his hair and eye color and his facial structure.
13	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
14	** By some accounts, the plot was originally going to be a slightly re-worked version of Tomino's earlier novel ''Literature/GaiaGear'', including the main character being a descendant of Char. By the time they'd finished editing the only vestige of this that remained was Usso's mom's StrongFamilyResemblance to Nanai Miguel.

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