History Anime / MobileSuitGundamF91

* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope - ''F91'' and its side materials mark the point where Anaheim Electronics goes from kind of scummy[[note]]:As in ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam'', selling MS to both sides, with the vague justification of "The Titans were onto us, we had to!"[[/note]] to '''very''' scummy, all because they lost their Federation contracts to SNRI. In the manga ''Silhouette Formula 91'' Anaheim steals the F91's tech for their own Silhouette Gundam[[note]]Whose model number is RX''F-91''. Subtle.[[/note]], and the SuperFamicom game ''Gundam F90: Formula Wars 0122'', where they help a group of Mars-based Zeon remnants invade Earth, apparently as a "screw you" to the Feddies. If you believe that Anaheim represents ''Gundam''[='s=] old sponsors (see WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic below), this would qualify as a TakeThat against them.

* VideoGame/SuperRobotWars - It has appeared in ''Super Robot Wars 1'', ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars2'', ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars3'', ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars4'', ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars64'', ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWars4 Super Robot Wars F, Super Robot Wars F Final]]'', ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsCompact'', ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsCompact2'', ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha'' and ''Super Robot Wars Alpha 2''.

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[[caption-width:200:''Pray, don't break our peace forever.'']]

'''This series contains examples of:'''

* TheWorfEffect : [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Londo Bell]], the Earth Federation's elite paramilitary force, is briefly revealed to be still in action in UC 123. Unfortunately, they've become so bloated and weak that the Crossbone Vanguard wipes it out permanently.

* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope - ''F91'' and its side materials mark the point where Anaheim Electronics goes from kind of scummy[[note]]:As in ''ZetaGundam'', selling MS to both sides, with the vague justification of "The Titans were onto us, we had to!"[[/note]] to '''very''' scummy, all because they lost their Federation contracts to SNRI. In the manga ''Silhouette Formula 91'' Anaheim steals the F91's tech for their own Silhouette Gundam[[note]]Whose model number is RX''F-91''. Subtle.[[/note]], and the SuperFamicom game ''Gundam F90: Formula Wars 0122'', where they help a group of Mars-based Zeon remnants invade Earth, apparently as a "screw you" to the Feddies. If you believe that Anaheim represents ''Gundam''[='s=] old sponsors (see WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic below), this would qualify as a TakeThat against them.

** Most modern mobile suits apply, since in the early UC [=0100s=] there was a general scaling-down. Compare the Crossbone Vanguard suits and the Federation's Heavygun and G-Cannon to the overhauled [[CharsCounterattack Jegans]], both in size and performance, and see how it goes.

* BadassNormal - Seabook is closer to Kou Uraki and Shiro Amada than Amuro Ray.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen - It was supposed to be a full-length series, but production was snagged due to staff disputes and was ultimately canned. Then it was decided that what was already made would be made into a movie instead, so we get treated to the a highly condensed version of what was supposed to have been the first quarter of a fifty episode show. Made even more "what could" when looking at ''CrossboneGundam''.
** a [[WhatCouldHaveBeen MSV]] released showed some planned upgrades among which was upgrades to the F-91 that gave it 4 VSBR rifles which is pretty overkill considering the effect it had with just 2 and another a take on the long line of "Heavy weapons systems" variants of gundam's which is shorthand for "put as much guns and missile launchers on it has the frame can handle without killing performance too badly".

* SpentShellsShower - in one memorable scene a woman gets hit on the head by a spent casing from one of defending Mobile suit units in the colony takeover part and kill by this while trying to evacuate with her child.

* PileBunker: Shot Lancer.

* ContinuityNod - '''Zabi'''ne '''Char'''eux

Mobile Suit Gundam F91 is a 1991 anime film, which was Gundam creator YoshiyukiTomino's attempt to launch a new Gundam saga, set thirty years after Char's Counterattack. He re-teamed with character designer Yoshikazu Yasuhiko and mecha designer Creator/KunioOkawara for the occasion. The movie was first released in Japan on March 16, 1991.

Given how none of the characters from the previous UC series show up and the considerably long time jump, it's apparent that (had it been a series) this would have been to be a Gundam equivalent of sorts to ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration,'' perhaps even more so than ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam.'' As it happens, Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam ended up being that equivalent, as well as Tomino's last shot at doing a late UC series.

* AwesomeButPractical: The Crossbone Vanguard's shotlancers, which look like giant lawn darts with machineguns strapped to them, were developed as a melee weapon with zero chance of setting off a reactor explosion[[note]]The idea is that it would damage but not destroy critical components, triggering the safety shut-off[[/note]].

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong - At one point in the movie, a couple chords from 'The Imperial March' can be heard.

* AwesomeYetPractical: The Crossbone Vanguard's shotlancers, which look like giant lawn darts with machineguns strapped to them, were developed as a melee weapon with zero chance of setting off a reactor explosion[[note]]The idea is that it would damage but not destroy critical components, triggering the safety shut-off[[/note]].

* DaysOfFuturePast: Cosmo Babylonia and the Crossbone Vanguard tend to have a particularly old-world aesthetic, reminiscent of the European monarchies they're (at least superficially) mimicking. In a way, this foreshadows the Zanscare Empire from ''Victory.''

* MinovskyPhysics

* NoveauRiche

* DaysOfFuturePast: Cosmo Babylonia and the Crossbone Vanguard tend to have a particularly old-world aesthetic, reminiscent of the European monarchies they're (at least superficially) mimicking.

* HotMom - Nadia Ronah, Cecily's mom.

* VideoGame/SuperRobotWars - It has appeared in ''Super Robot Wars 1'', ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars2'', ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars3'', ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars4'', ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars64'', ''[[SuperRobotWars4 Super Robot Wars F, Super Robot Wars F Final]]'', ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsCompact'', ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsCompact2'', ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha'' and ''Super Robot Wars Alpha 2''.

* SuperRobotWars - It has appeared in Super Robot Wars 1, SuperRobotWars2, SuperRobotWars3, SuperRobotWars4, SuperRobotWars64, [[SuperRobotWars4 Super Robot Wars F, Super Robot Wars F Final]], SuperRobotWarsCompact, SuperRobotWarsCompact2, SuperRobotWarsAlpha and SuperRobotWarsAlpha 2

* WarIsHell - And how! The anime totally shows many people getting killed in the wake of the Corssbones attack. A woman dies when she gets hit by a mobile suit sized shell, and bunch of people are crushed by falling debris, and they were having party at that time! Plus the Fedies are more than willing to shoot at locations where the civilians are to attack the enemy.

* AwesomeYetPractical: The Crossbone Vanguard's shotlancers, which look like giant lawn darts with machineguns strapped to them, were developed as a melee weapon with zero chance of setting off a reactor explosion[[hottip:*:The idea is that it would damage but not destroy critical components, triggering the safety shut-off]].

* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope - ''F91'' and its side materials mark the point where Anaheim Electronics goes from kind of scummy[[hottip:*:As in ''ZetaGundam'', selling MS to both sides, with the vague justification of "The Titans were onto us, we had to!"]] to '''very''' scummy, all because they lost their Federation contracts to SNRI. In the manga ''Silhouette Formula 91'' Anaheim steals the F91's tech for their own Silhouette Gundam[[hottip:*:Whose model number is RX''F-91''. Subtle.]], and the SuperFamicom game ''Gundam F90: Formula Wars 0122'', where they help a group of Mars-based Zeon remnants invade Earth, apparently as a "screw you" to the Feddies. If you believe that Anaheim represents ''Gundam''[='s=] old sponsors (see WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic below), this would qualify as a TakeThat against them.

** Most modern mobile suits apply, since in the early UC [=0100s=] there was a general scaling-down. Compare the Crossbone Vanguard suits to the overhauled [[CharsCounterattack Jegans]], both in size and performance, and see how it goes.
*** the big thing that allows this in-universe is refinements to power-plants and internals allow them to be smaller and for the F-91 in particular the Variable Speed Beam Rifle(VSBR for short) for it's main weapon system which allows it to have the effect of 2 different types of beam weapons in one system short fat beams for dealing with groups of enemies or long thin beams for sniping and piercing all kinds of defenses even beam shields which allows the F-91 to deal with multiple types of targets without needing to change or carry various beam weaponry compared to older suits.