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It's a Custome Arblade used by Ryusei Date.
A combining Super Robot formed by five vehicles, a style later used by others such as Voltes V and Voltron, first appearing in the 1976 anime of the same name. Piloted by the Combattler team, lead by Hyouma Aoi, it has appeared in many Super Robot Wars 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 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.
The Gespenst is perhaps the most common Banpresto Original mecha in the Super Robot Wars series, appearing in no less than five different continuities and having numerous alternate designs.
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.
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.
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.
The titular mobile suit of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, piloted by Kamille Bidan and later Roux Louka. It can transform into a jet-like "Waverider."
The title robot of Yoshiyuki Tomino's 1975 animated series, Reideen is cited as the first Super Robot with ancient, mystical orgins. Piloted by Akira Hibiki, it is often used in the uncommon "ranged Super Robot" role in games it has appeared in.
The Nu Gundam is a mobile suit that appears in Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack, and is often Amuro Ray's mobile suit of choice in various Gundam and Super Robot Wars games.
The Hi-Nu is a Mobile Suit that appears in Char's Counterattack's second novelization, Beltorchika's Children. Despite its non-canon status, it is often portrayed in video games as Amuro Ray's ultimate MS.
Main interstellar spacecraft of the Macross anime
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.
The VF-1 Valkyrie is the standard stock variable fighter of the UN Spacy forces. The VF-1J model is typically reserved for officers and fighter aces. Its appearance is distinguishable from other VF-1 models by the presence of its two head lasers.
The VF-1 Valkyrie is the standard stock variable fighter of the UN Spacy forces. The VF-1S model is typically reserved for squadron leaders. Its appearance is distinguishable from other VF-1 models by the presence of its four head lasers.
A combining Super Robot formed by five vehicles, appearing in the 1977 anime of the same name. Piloted by the Voltes team lead by Kenichi Gou, it was the second in the "Romantic Trilogy" following Combattler V and preceeding Daimos, and is often paired with Combattler V in games.
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