Line #5 VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsGC


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3	'''Super Robot Wars GC''' is the first and only Platform/NintendoGameCube ''Super Robot Wars'' installment. It would later be ported to the Platform/{{Xbox 360}} under the title '''Super Robot Wars XO''', which had an online mode called "Super Robot Competition".
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5	Like the Platform/{{Dreamcast}} port of ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha'', ''GC'' plays the VideoGame3DLeap by using fully 3D battle animations and is the only game to feature multiple HitPoint bars on all units. Aside from the primary HP bar representing the "body", the "head", "arms" and "legs" of all units are also given HP values. [[SubsystemDamage By targeting specific parts of a unit]], it may be disabled during combat scenarios rather than become destroyed. Additionally, disabling enemy units allows the player to capture them and add it the playable roster or sell the machine for credits or turned into equippable parts.
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7	Finally, in a similar vein to the StatGrinding system used in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyII'', ''GC'' features the "Skill Ace System", wherein pilots will earn bonuses to stats and other attributes by repeating certain actions during scenarios, such as using melee or ranged attacks, successfully evading or hitting enemies, dealing {{Critical Hit}}s and casting "Spirit Commands".
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9	A complete FanTranslation was released in May 2021.
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12	!!Series listing (debuting series are highlighted in '''bold'''):
13	* ''Anime/BlueCometSPTLayzner''
14	* ''Anime/FutureRobotDaltanious''
15	* ''Anime/HeavyMetalLGaim''
16	* ''Invincible Robo Tryder G7''
17	* J9 Trilogy
18	** ''[[Anime/{{Braiger}} Galactic Whirlwind Braiger]]''
19	** '''''Galactic Gale Baxinger'''''
20	** '''''[[Anime/GalacticWhirlwindSasuraiger Galactic Hurricane Sasuraiger]]'''''
21	* '''''Anime/{{Mazinkaiser}}''''' (OVA)
22	* ''Anime/MetalArmorDragonar''
23	* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam''
24	** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamThe08thMSTeam''
25	** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam0080WarInThePocket''
26	** ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam''
27	** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ''
28	** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack''
29	* '''''Saikyo Robo Daioja'''''
30	* ''[[Manga/GetterRobo Shin Getter Robo vs Neo Getter Robo]]'' (OVA)
31	* ''[[Anime/{{Dancougar}} Super Beast Machine God Dancougar]]''
32	* '''''Anime/ZettaiMutekiRaijinOh'''''
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35	!!Tropes for ''Super Robot Wars GC'' are:
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37	* AdaptationalHeroism: Zeon deploys the Apsalus III during its second attempt to capture Jaburo. Aina is piloting it but Ginias soon assumes control over it after removing a half-hearted Aina from the cockpit. Ginias asked Norris to take Aina to safety while he pilots the Apsalas III himself in spite of his poor health, vowing victory for Zeon. In essence, Banpresto treated Ginias a lot better in ''GC'' than in the original series.
38	* AdaptedOut: [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam The Titans]] are not shown to exist in the game and their leaders are stated to have been dealt with offscreen. Made even more ironic in that their {{Leitmotif}}, ''Running Through Space ~ Clash!'', is used as the battle theme for the ''Zeta'' units rather than either of their usual ''Mobile Suit Combat'' or ''Fleet Battle'').
39	* ADayInTheLimelight: ''GC'' is this for the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam One]] [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamThe08thMSTeam Year]] [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0080WarInThePocket War]] and the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Neo Zeon movement]] - you jump from one to the other, and there is no [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Titans force]] to worry about. The main OYW pilots all live (so no, [[TheyKilledKenny Slegger and Ryu DON'T die]]) and stay on your side through the entire game, the White Base is your main ride (even after getting the [[Anime/{{Dancougar}} Gundor]]), and Bright Noa is always important to the plot. On top of that, [[spoiler:Lalah Sune is an ''automatic recruit''.]]
40	* AlternativeCalendar: Takes place in the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Year 0079 of the Universal Century]]
41	%%* BackFromTheDead: Emperor Gore.
42	%%* BeamSpam: Cloud Harken's Fire Harken, Dancougar's Dankuuhou Formation
43	%%* TheBet: On whether the Edon Kingdom will fall or not.
44	* {{BFG}}: Both L-Gaim's Buster Launcher, Zeta Gundam's Hi-Mega Launcher, Hyaku Shiki's Mega Bazooka Launcher, Kruez Warheit's Long Rifle and God Raijinoh's God Raijin Bazooka
45	%%* {{BFS}}: Mazinkaiser's Kaiser Blade, Dancougar's [=DanCouKoGaKen=], Soul Saber's Blast Sword
46	%%* BigBad: [[spoiler:Hellruga Izberga]]
47	* CharacterSelectForcing: While occasional mandatory deploys exist, for the first 19 scenarios, you are basically limited to [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Amuro Ray and his Gundam RX-78]] if you want to actually shoot other parts and capture enemy units. Worse, one secret that would save a beloved character is located within these scenario frame. If you want this secret, you better be investing on Amuro and RX-78.
48	* ChestBlaster: Shin Getter Robo's Getter Beam, Soul Saber's Buster Blaster, Mazinger's Breast Fire, Great Mazinger's Breast Burn and Mazinkaiser's Fire Blaster
49	%%* CombiningMecha: Daltanious, Baxinger, Neo Getter Robo, Shin Getter Robo, Dancougar, Raijin-Oh and Daioja
50	%%* CyberCyclops: The Zeon {{mook}}s.
51	%%* DegradedBoss: Gilga-Zamune, Compound Kikaijuu Garadoubla, Zan Gaioh, Apsalas II, Apsalas III
52	%%* EldritchAbomination: Muge Zolbados, Emperor Warusa
53	%%* TheEmpire: Grados Empire, Giganos Empire, Muge Zolbados Empire
54	%%* EvilKnockoff: Jaaku Raijinoh
55	%%* EvilVersusEvil: Interdimensional Alliance Vs. Intergalactic Alliance
56	%%* HeelFaceDoorSlam: Lee Sue Min
57	%%* HeelFaceTurn: Sally Emil, Sieg Altreet, Char Aznable, Gascon, [[spoiler: Bernie Wiseman, Aina Sahelin, Lalah Sune, Elpeo Puru, Puru 2]], Meio Plato
58	%%* HotbloodedSideburns: Kouji Kabuto, Tetsuya Tsurugi, Sieg Altreet and Sally Emil
59	%%* HumanAliens: The Gradosians, the Daiohja characters, and the L-Gaim characters.
60	%%* KingIncognito: Prince Edward Mito
61	* LethalJokeCharacter: Over the course of the game, you can capture grunt mecha from various shows, and some of them (mostly from Anime/MobileSuitGundam, Anime/MetalArmorDragonar, and Anime/HeavyMetalLGaim) can be used. Naturally, the better, star mechs from the show are better, but these often upgrade rather cheaply and some carry some pretty powerful attacks. Notable is the [[AceCustom High Mobility]] [[SuperPrototype Prototype]] [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Zaku 2]] - you can replay the fifth subscenario as many times as you want, and get up to three of these every time you play. Considering they're already upgraded Zaku 2s...
62	** Also note that any mech you capture remains with you in a NewGamePlus. So later game "grunt" mechs may be able to outright beat early units in power, mobility, and defenses.
63	** The game also throws a few bad mechs at you for this type of use, notably [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam a Ball and a GM]] (not a custom type of GM like the [[SecretCharacter potential GM Sniper]] you can get later, but a normal GM) and, as always, [[Anime/MazinKaiser Boss Borot]]. The Ball is also cheap, and its one attack is a seven range cannon with 20 rounds, plus small enough to be able to aim for specific parts on many enemy mechs. The GM is a weaker and cheaper version of the Ground Type Gundam you get a few missions later, and Boss Borot remains frail, easy to repair if it dies (10 money!), and cheap to upgrade, but it has the added bonus of a 1 range attack with REALLY high power, on top of three pilots who have good Spirit pools. Plus, it can Repair and Resupply. Sure, [[GlassCannon it can't take hits,]] but its usability makes it potentially useful.
64	** Possibly one of the most interesting examples comes from Sasuraiger, the third of the J9 trio. The robot form is much more like a RealRobot instead of a SuperRobot (can't take hits, dodges reasonably well), and it has a [[TransformingMecha train transformation]]. UNLIKE most normal vehicle transformations, this train is bulkier than Sasuraiger, has better attacks, and is less dodgy - meaning they [[InvertedTrope invert]] the Super/Real relation! Now, looking at the stats, you can tell the train is better (aside, of course, from not being able to access the [[CombinationAttack J9 Special]]), but the idea of using a train to kill everything, ESPECIALLY since [[Anime/{{Braiger}} Braigar's two transformations]] (the [[CoolStarship Brai-Star]] and [[CoolCar Brai-Thunder]]) are situational at best and [[JokeCharacter joke forms at the worst...]]
65	* OvershadowedByAwesome: Sadly a lot of the OYW pilots run into the problem of running face-first into the Newtype bloat once they hit Zeta-era. The 08th MS Team and Chris/Bernie are outclassed even by people like Fa Yuri which is a little sad. Shiro/Aina are literally only worth deploying if you use both of them for their Love bonus.
66	%%* PsychicPowers: Newtypes.
67	%%* {{Robeast}}: Mechasauruses and Mechanical Beasts.
68	%%* RocketPunch: Daltanious's Double Knuckle, [[Anime/{{Mazinkaiser}} Turbo Smasher Punch, Drill Pressure Punch, and the original Rocket Punch.]]
69	* PowerUpLetdown: [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-Zagged]] by the Layzner when it upgrades. In terms of attack power it noticeably drops, as the Powered Layzner's V-MAX tops out at 4900, the [[SecretCharacter Mk 2]] tops out at 5000, and base Layzner will top out at 5250. Everything else about the unit, however, is powered up, essentially trading power for [[LightningBruiser invulnerability]] as enemies fail to hit a V-Max Powered/V-MAXIMUM boosted unit.
70	* SecretCharacter
71	** Dragonar: [[spoiler: Dragoons]]
72	** Mazinkaiser: [[spoiler: Upgraded Great Mazinger and Venus A]]
73	** L-Gaim: [[spoiler: Bat-Shu]]
74	** UC Gundam: [[spoiler: Four Murasame]] in the Re-GZ, Fa Yuiry in Ground Combat-Type GM, Aina Sahalin with the GM Sniper & Apsalas II, [[spoiler: Bernie Wiseman (he will not bring a unit with him)]], [[spoiler: Puru Two in Qubeley Mk-II]], Nu Gundam and Sazabi.
75	** Shin VS Neo Getter Robo: [[spoiler: Jack and Mary King and their Texas Mack]]
76	** Layzner: Getting the Mk 2 instead of Powered Layzner.
77	%%* SmugSnake: Khamen Khamen, Shapiro Keats and Dorchenov
78	%%* SocialDarwinist: The Grados Empire
79	* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:Lalah Sune, Bernie Wiseman, Four Murasame, Elpeo Puru, Puru 2, Alan Igor, and the Baxinger Team except Don Condor]] get to live.
80	* [[SpiritualSuccessor Spiritual Predecessor]]: To ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsNEO''
81	* SuperMode: Mazinger Z, Great Mazinger and Mazinkaiser's Mazin Power, Shin Getter Robo's God Getter mode, Dancougar's Aggressive Beast Mode
82	* SuperTitle64Advance: ''GC'' stands for "Gamecube", while ''XO'' stands for "Xbox".
83	* TransformingMecha: Braiger, Neo Getter Robo, Shin Getter Robo, Sasuraiger, Zeta Gundam, Gundam Double Zeta, and Tryder G7.
84	%%* VillainTeamUp:
85	%%** Giganos Empire and Principality Of Zeon.
86	%%** Interdimensional Alliance (Guardisword, Nubia Connection and Muge Zolbados Empire).
87	%%** Intergalactic Alliance (Zarl Empire, Grados Empire and Poseidal Empire).

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