History Anime / CombattlerV

In 2012, a pachinko game (basically the lovechild of a pinball table and a slot machine) depicting the anime in a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AOtenm30uc kick-ass modernized art style]] debuted.

* FiveManBand (The pilots of Combattler V, arranged according to altitude in the Combattler Machine)

** [[KidAppealCharacter Kid Appeal]] [[TheSmartGuy Smart Guy]] - Kosuke Kita

* EenieMeenieMinyMoai: These are used to defend Oreana's island stronghold in the climactic showdown against her forces.

* DrivesLikeCrazy: Hyoma Aoi. He is not a lousy driver but a BadassBiker, but he likes ''a bit too much'' having fun as he drives. In his first appearance he caused a traffic accident because he broke the speed limit and several patrol cars were trying to catch him. All of his chasers crashed into each other, but of course, he avoided to crash.

* AlwaysChaoticEvil: For a while it seemed the trope was being played straight, but it was ultimately averted. The Campbellians that were attacking Earth were not representative of the entire race, but a rebel faction led by leaders constantly indoctrinating their troops into believing it is [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters HUMANS]] who are AlwaysChaoticEvil. For the most part, the Campbellians were not presented as evil or harbouring ill will towards humans, and actually at the end [[spoiler:Deus, the Campbellians' true leader, came to Earth to stop BigBad Empress Janera personally, and vowed he would help to rebuild what Janera destroyed of Earth.]]

* ExpositoryThemeTune: Its song names several of the weapons it has "Choudenji YOYO! Choudenji TA-TSU-MA-KI!!choudenji SPIN!!" while showing them on screen.

* {{FallingIntoTheCockpit}}: An interesting instance. In the first episode, the team handles the vehicles forming Combattler reasonably well, in spite of neither of them -but Chizuru- had seen them before or got pilot training. However it was later revealed there are computers located in their helmets help them to handle their vehicles by giving instructions. However, in a later episode, a young boy sneaked into the Nanbara Connection, heard about the helmets, stole Hyoma's helmet thinking he also would be able pilot Combattler, and... almost got killed.

* {{The Determinator}}: Hyoma. What if [[spoiler:Garuda]] has shot [[spoiler:his arms]] off? What if he is ill and dying? He still will get on the Battle Jet and kick their butts!
* DrivesLikeCrazy: Hyoma Aoi. He is not a lousy driver but a BadassBiker, but he likes ''a bit too much'' having fun as he drives. In his first appearance he caused a traffic accident because he broke the limit speed and several patrol cars were trying to catch him. All of his chasers crashed into each other, but of course, he avoided to crash.

* NothingCanStopUsNow: It is ''disturbingly'' frequently used by Prince Garuda. When he [[spoiler:blew [[TheHero Hyoma's]] arms off]], when he blackmailed the Japanese Government in blowing up the Nanbara Connection -the HQ of the heroes-, when he deceiving the Japanese police to get the Combattler team under arrest... Some would think he would learn NOT tempting fate after the first time.

* AlwaysChaoticEvil: For a while it seemed the trope was being played straight, but it was ultimately averted. The Campbellians were attacking Earth were not representative of the entire race, but a rebel fraction led by leaders constantly indoctrinated their troops into believing it is HUMANS who are AlwaysChaoticEvil. The most part of the Campbellians were not presented as evil or harbouring ill will towards humans, and actually at the end [[spoiler:Deus, Campbellians' true leader, came to Earth to stop BigBad Empress Janera personally, and vowed he would help to rebuild Earth what Janera destroyed.]]

** TheSmartGuy - Kosuke Kita

* ArtificialLimbs: Hyoma Aoi -TheHero of the FiveManBand- got replacement arms after Garuda [[spoiler:shot his original arms off.]] Unlike from other examples of this trope, they did not grant him super-strength and they did not work perfectly at all. Several times they stopped working momentarily in ''very'' inopportune moments (such like when he was driving his car or fighting in his HumongousMecha).

* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Kiiru, the "Slave Beast" showed up in episode 10 was Garuda's dragon pet (Let me stress this: Garuda's pet was A FREAKING DRAGON). And it was a {{Mama Bear}}, too.

* {{Nice Job Breaking It Hero}}: Juzo in episode 10.
* {{Our Dragons Are Different}}: Kiiru, the "Slave Beast" showed up in episode 10 was Garuda's dragon pet (Let me stress this: Garuda's pet was A FREAKING DRAGON). And it was a {{Mama Bear}}, too.

* SuperRobotWars (Introduced in ''SuperRobotWars3''. Appeared in ''[[SuperRobotWars64 64]]'', ''[[SuperRobotWarsAdvance Advance]]'', ''[[SuperRobotWarsAlpha Alpha series]]'', ''[[SuperRobotWarsCompact2 Compact 2 trilogy]]'', ''[[SuperRobotWarsCompact3 Compact 3]]'', ''[[SuperRobotWarsCompact2 Impact]]'', ''[[SuperRobotWarsJudgment J]]'', ''[[SuperRobotWarsReversal R]]'', and ''[[SuperRobotWarsL L]]'')

The series was brought over to the US in a fashion... As part of a toyline called ''Shogun Warriors'' that also included other super Robots such as {{Raideen}} and GreatMazinger In 1979 MarvelComics licensed it as part of the 20-part miniseries ''Shogun Warriors'', along with ''{{Reideen}}'' and DangardAce, under the name Combattra. One of the latter issues in the series even featured the standard [[LetsYouAndHimFight "Heroic misunderstanding"]] with the FantasticFour.

* IAmHeroHearMeRoar ('''Combattler V'''!)