#raideen

If I had the chance to restructure the story of Super Robot Wars Y to only have 10 titles, these would be them.

So I thought I’d do a quick writeup of my full thoughts on the new series’ revealed for Super Robot Wars Y, at least before my hyperfixation abruptly pivots to the Yugioh Chronicles anime later this evening lol

Starting with the new series’, as I feel like I’m going to have more interesting things to say about the returning shows:

SSSS DYNAZENON – Honestly I’m kicking myself just a little bit for not having thought of this one as an inclusion. Considering how Gridman was one of the big headliners of 30, it really only made sense that Dynazenon would make it into the next game. No real thoughts otherwise other than it’s cool to see it included.

Godzilla: Singular Point – I mean, what am I supposed to say? It’s Godzilla in an SRW game. Shit’s gonna get crazy XD. Though honestly, in hindsight I’m not too surprised, as ever since V introduced Space Battleship Yamato, it seems like every mainline SRW game has included this kind of off-the-wall entry. Whether it was Nadia in X, Cowboy Bebop in T or Gridman in 30, and now Godzilla in Y. Also, at this point I think it’s only a matter of time before Nanoha or Symphogear make it into an SRW game lol

And now for the returning shows:

Heavy Metal L-Gaim – Not much of an opinion, though I certainly don’t mind seeing it. Yes, it’s another returning series from 30, but considering just how long L-Gaim was benched before that game, I certainly don’t mind them showing up a second time in a row.

Raideen – I’m not all that into Raideen, but I have to say it is really cool to see this one return after being absent for so many games. Especially given how Raideen was something of a mainstay for earlier SRW games.

Mazinkaiser vs. The Great General of Darkness – Okay yeah, this one is REALLY interesting. It’s been a long time since we’ve seen the Mazinkaiser OVA in an SRW game (I want to say last time was L?), but at the same time it seems like we’re getting the SRW Alpha version of Mazinkaiser? Combined with that really wild looking Tornado Punch/Shoulder-Slicer attack, I feel like this is going to be one of those times were the team just starts blending a lot of elements together to make some pretty fun original stuff. Personally hoping this turns out like the W version of Mazinkaiser that had both the Final Kaiser Blade from the OVA and the Final Kaiser Nova from the Alpha games. Or hell, maybe a combo of the two?

Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz – While it may have shown up pretty recently in SRW X, not to mention my previous comments about other Gundam shows not gelling well with G-Witch, I’m honestly pretty happy to see Endless Waltz included. Mostly because we also have Code Geass, and as anyone who played the Z2 games will know, there is a lot of VERY fun crossover potential between Gundam Wing and Code Geass, particularly as we have both their sequel movies together. And of course that this might just have us getting the Wing Zero Rebellion in this game (you better believe I have my fingers goddammned crossed for that XD).

Gundam SEED Destiny – Honestly I don’t mind that it’s here? The last time we saw Destiny was in V, so it does feel like it’s been a bit. I know a lot of people were hoping we’d see FREEDOM, but I think we all kinda knew that it was probably just a bit too early for that. And heck, maybe Destiny is being included so the team can sneak a few things from FREEDOM into this game?

Zeta Gundam and Char’s Counterattack – So yeah, after giving it some more thought, I think I’m definitely with a lot of other people in that I’m not a fan of these inclusions, for pretty much all the same reasons. These two shows have been in ALL of the recent SRW games and it really does feel like it’s time to bench them. At least 30 had the interesting gimmick of only including Gundam shows from the Universal Century, but that just makes it seem like it would have been more appropriate to NOT include any UC entries in this game. Like if you wanted another Gundam entry that would allow you to reuse assets from a recent game, why not 00 Trailblazer? Like SEED Destiny, it’s been a few games since we’ve seen that one AND it goes very well with both Endless Waltz and Geass being included.

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RAIDEEN the BRAVE! 勇者ライディーン

Co-created by Gundam creator Yodhiyuki Tomino, Raideen is an giant ancient robot guardian, created by the the people of the lost continent of Mu! Piloted by teenager Akira Hibiki, he must use Raideen to defend mankind from The Mu’s ancient enemies: the evil Demon Empire and it’s dark god: Baraos!