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Used in puzzle games to be broken, moved, or matched by color, shape and size. Also used in many early 3D polygonal games. Not to be confused with Squares or Cubes.
When your robot comes from your grandfather's basement, performs impossible transformations, is more powerful than an entire nation's military or otherwise kicks reason to the curb, it's more than a mech; it's a Super Robot.
Mazinger Z, created by Go Nagai in 1972, is a popular Super Robot, featured in manga, anime, and several video games, including various arcade shooters and all Super Robot Wars games involving giant robot anime crossovers. Piloted by Kouji Kabuto, it is considered the first super robot.
Created by Go Nagai and Ken Ishikawa in 1974, Getter Robo is a Super Robot, with several spin-offs, iterations, and sequels featured in manga, anime, and video games. Piloted by Ryouma Nagare, Hayato Jin, and Musashi Tomoe, it is the first combining and transforming Super Robot.
The title robot of Yoshiyuki Tomino's 1979 anime series "Mobile Suit Gundam". Piloted by Amuro Ray, it is the basis for every Gundam series and robot after it, separated itself from the Super Robot genre, and spawned a franchise spanning anime, manga, video games, model kits, and much more.
Created by Go Nagai in 1974, Great Mazinger is the successor and direct sequel to Mazinger Z. Piloted by Tetsuya Tsurugi, it often appears in video games with Mazinger Z and Kouji Kabuto.
Created by Go Nagai and Ken Ishikawa in 1975 as the sucessor and direct sequel to Getter Robo. Piloted by Ryouma Nagare, Hayato Jin, and Benkei Kuruma, it is considered an advanced version of the original Getter Robo, and is the most common version to appear in games.
The signature robot of Yoshiyuki Tomino's 1978 animated series, Daitarn 3 is one of the largest and most versatile Super Robots. Piloted by Banjou Haran, it is portrayed as one of the strongest robots with a couple of drawbacks due to its size.
The title robot of Go Nagai's 1975 anime, Grendizer is the third Super Robot in the Mazinger metaseries. Piloted by Duke Fleed, it gained a huge following in European and Arabic countries, and is often paired with Mazinger Z and Great Mazinger in video games.
The title robot of its 1985 anime, Dancouga is a combining robot formed from four separate, transforming robots. Piloted by the Jyusenki team lead by Shinobu Fujiwara, it's often portrayed in games as a high offense unit that gets progressively stronger as it continues fighting.
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