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* FinalBoss: In the final episode "Vanity", [[spoiler:Isabelle]] becomes the main threat Mirai has to face.


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* GracefulLoser: At the end of "Vanity", [[spoiler:Isabelle calmly closes her eyes in defeat as she's sent towards the sun.]]
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** In "Longing", Brooke says "Oh, no!" when she realizes Mirai has tricked the Machinegal Dolls into flying through a cloud and they're about to crash in "Longing". Seconds later, Mirai has one when her suit's power is about to run out.

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** In "Longing", Brooke says "Oh, no!" when she realizes Mirai has tricked the Machinegal Dolls into flying through a cloud and they're about to crash in "Longing".hit the ground. Seconds later, Mirai has one when her suit's power is about to run out.
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** In "Intruder", despite Brooke firing her tank's laser at Moria, the latter destroys said tank by charging into it.

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** In "Intruder", despite Vivian and Brooke firing her tank's laser their tank lasers at Moria, Mirai, the latter charges towards the tanks and destroys said tank by charging into it.them.



** Vivian and Brooke in "Intruder" when Mirai destroys their tanks.

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** Vivian and In "Longing", Brooke in "Intruder" says "Oh, no!" when she realizes Mirai destroys their tanks.has tricked the Machinegal Dolls into flying through a cloud and they're about to crash in "Longing". Seconds later, Mirai has one when her suit's power is about to run out.

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* DestroyTheVillainsWeapon: In the episode "Overzone", Mirai uses her titular suit to charge into Professor Amagi/Machinegal's satellite laser weapon while in space, destroying it in the process.

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* DestroyTheVillainsWeapon: DestroyTheVillainsWeapon:
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** In "Intruder", despite Brooke firing her tank's laser at Moria, the latter destroys said tank by charging into it.


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** Vivian and Brooke in "Intruder" when Mirai destroys their tanks.
* OhNoNotAgain: In "Intruder", Brooke yells "Not again!" shortly before her tank is destroyed.
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* WildCard: Moldiver 3, [[spoiler:AKA Nozomu Ozora]], who developed [[spoiler:his]] own Mol Unit and opposes both Moldiver and Dr. Machinegal.
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* ToBeContinued: The episode "Intruder" ends with the "To Be Continued" phrase spelled out all-capital letters.

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* ToBeContinued: The episode "Intruder" ends with the "To Be Continued" phrase spelled out all-capital letters.a white "TO BE CONTINUED" caption.
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* ToBeContinued: The episode "Intruder" ends with the "To Be Continued" phrase spelled out all-capital letters.
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** In "Overzone", Jennifer throws Mirai out into ''Akron'''s engines, but becomes dumbfounded when Mirai comes out of the shuttle's solid rocket boosters seconds later.

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** In "Overzone", Jennifer throws Mirai out into ''Akron'''s engines, but engines to the point where Machinegal thinks Moldiver couldn't have survived the high temperatures. Seconds later, Jennifer becomes dumbfounded when Mirai comes out of the shuttle's solid rocket boosters seconds later.boosters.

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* NoOneCouldSurviveThat:
** In "Overzone", Jennifer throws Mirai out into ''Akron'''s engines, but becomes dumbfounded when Mirai comes out of the shuttle's solid rocket boosters seconds later.
** In "Destruction", Jennifer tries firing a missile from the ''Yamato'''s cannons at Mirai. When the smoke clears, however, she and the other Dolls are shocked Mirai has grabbed the missile.



* WhyWontYouDie:
** While fighting with Mirai in "Overzone", Jennifer throws her out into ''Akron'''s engines. Seconds later, Jennifer becomes dumbfounded and asks what Mirai's made of when she comes out of the shuttle's solid rocket boosters.
** In "Destruction", Jennifer tries firing a missile from the ''Yamato'''s cannons at Mirai. However, Mirai grabs the missile and a shocked Jennifer says she can't be human.

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* WhyWontYouDie: While fighting with Mirai in "Overzone", Jennifer throws her out into ''Akron'''s engines. Seconds later, Jennifer becomes dumbfounded and asks what Mirai's made of when she comes out of the shuttle's solid rocket boosters.

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* WhyWontYouDie: WhyWontYouDie:
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While fighting with Mirai in "Overzone", Jennifer throws her out into ''Akron'''s engines. Seconds later, Jennifer becomes dumbfounded and asks what Mirai's made of when she comes out of the shuttle's solid rocket boosters.boosters.
** In "Destruction", Jennifer tries firing a missile from the ''Yamato'''s cannons at Mirai. However, Mirai grabs the missile and a shocked Jennifer says she can't be human.
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* WhyWontYouDie: While fighting with Mirai in "Overzone", Jennifer throws her out into ''Akron'''s engines. Seconds later, she becomes dumbfounded when Mirai comes out of the shuttle's solid rocket boosters.

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* WhyWontYouDie: While fighting with Mirai in "Overzone", Jennifer throws her out into ''Akron'''s engines. Seconds later, she Jennifer becomes dumbfounded and asks what Mirai's made of when Mirai she comes out of the shuttle's solid rocket boosters.
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* SpaceBattle: The episodes "Overzone" and "Verity" feature space battles between Mirai Ozora as well as Machinegal's Dolls.


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* WhyWontYouDie: While fighting with Mirai in "Overzone", Jennifer throws her out into ''Akron'''s engines. Seconds later, she becomes dumbfounded when Mirai comes out of the shuttle's solid rocket boosters.
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* DestroyingTheVillainsWeapon: In the episode "Overzone", Mirai uses her titular suit to charge into Professor Amagi/Machinegal's satellite laser weapon while in space, destroying it in the process.

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* DestroyingTheVillainsWeapon: DestroyTheVillainsWeapon: In the episode "Overzone", Mirai uses her titular suit to charge into Professor Amagi/Machinegal's satellite laser weapon while in space, destroying it in the process.
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* DestroyingTheVillainsWeapon: In the episode "Overzone", Mirai uses her titular suit to charge into Professor Amagi/Machinegal's satellite laser weapon while in space, destroying it in the process.
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* BittersweetEnding: At the end of the series, [[spoiler:Mirai goes back to her daily life with Mao after defeating Isabelle and helping Misaki carry out his deep space mission, while Hiroshi upgrades his Mol unit. But Amagi/Machinegal and his Dolls are still alive, and Nozomu is developing his version of the Moldiver suit]].
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* EurekaMoment: In "Intruder", Mirai is cornered by the Machinegal Dolls in their Super Doll uniforms. However, she quickly deduces [[spoiler:the suits are partly protected by a psuedo-molecule as opposed to the Moldiver suit, which is fully protected by said molecule]] and comes up with a plan to take the Dolls down.
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* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Brooke frequently wears red and black clothes and is one of the Dolls developed by the BigBad Professor Amagi/Machinegal.
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* MassOhCrap: Mirai, Mao and the other attendees at ZIC's race queen contest all shriek in terror when the Machinegal Dolls invade the contest and try stealing the P-34 machine.
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* MonumentalDamage: Space Shuttle ''Discovery'' is destroyed at the end of "Overzone" [[spoiler: Mirai's sky battle with Jennifer and ''Akron'''s satellite causes the latter shuttle to crash into the space museum]].

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* MonumentalDamage: Space Shuttle ''Discovery'' is destroyed at the end of "Overzone" [[spoiler: [[spoiler:after Mirai's sky battle with Jennifer and ''Akron'''s satellite causes the latter shuttle to crash into the space museum]].
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* MonumentalDamage: The Space Shuttle ''Discovery'' is destroyed at the end of "Overzone" [[spoiler:when the ''Akron'' crashes into the space museum following Mirai's sky battle with Jennifer and the ''Akron'''s satellite]].

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* MonumentalDamage: The Space Shuttle ''Discovery'' is destroyed at the end of "Overzone" [[spoiler:when the ''Akron'' crashes into the space museum following [[spoiler: Mirai's sky battle with Jennifer and the ''Akron'''s satellite]].satellite causes the latter shuttle to crash into the space museum]].
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* MonumentalDamage: The Space Shuttle ''Discovery'' is destroyed at the end of "Overzone" [[spoiler:when the ''Akron'' crashes into the space museum following Mirai's sky battle with Jennifer and the ''Akron'''s satellite]].
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* RobotGirl: Machinegal's Dolls; subverted in that they aren't at all robotic in appearance or behavior, and some viewers may not realize their nature until the horrific moment described in the Nightmare Fuel section.

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* RobotGirl: Machinegal's Dolls; subverted in that they aren't at all robotic in appearance or behavior, and some viewers may not realize their nature until their defeat towards the horrific moment described in the Nightmare Fuel section.end of "Intruder".
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* SoftGlass: In the episode "Overzone", Mirai punches through a glass window on the ''Akron'' space shuttle to rescue Amy from Machinegal's clutches. Thanks to the suit's design, Mirai doesn't suffer a scratch anywhere.
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* EvilWearsBlack: Isabelle frequently wears a black suit and is working for the BigBad.
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* HalfTheWomanSheUsedToBe: At the end of "Intruder", [[spoiler:Brooke gets [[DisneyDeath non-fatally]] bisected by Mirai. In her last moments, she uses a bomb to try and destroy the ''Sakigake'''s catapult]].

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* HalfTheWomanSheUsedToBe: At the end of "Intruder", [[spoiler:Brooke gets [[DisneyDeath non-fatally]] bisected through the waist by Mirai. In her last moments, she uses a bomb to try and destroy the ''Sakigake'''s catapult]].

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* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Machinegal's Dolls all bear the names of famous Western and Japanese models and actresses, the most obvious being [[Creator/NastassjaKinski Nastassja (Kinski)]], [[Creator/VivienLeigh Vivien (Leigh)]], [[Creator/BrookeShields Brooke (Shields)]], and [[Creator/ElizabethTaylor Elizabeth (Taylor)]].



* ShoutOutThemeNaming: Machinegal's Dolls all bear the names of famous Western and Japanese models and actresses, the most obvious being [[Creator/NastassjaKinski Nastassja (Kinski)]], [[Creator/VivienLeigh Vivien (Leigh)]], [[Creator/BrookeShields Brooke (Shields)]], and [[Creator/ElizabethTaylor Elizabeth (Taylor)]].
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* MidSeasonUpgrade: In the episode "Intruder", Hiroshi splits his Mol unit into two, with the only setback being that the user can only transform into Moldiver once. Meanwhile, Amagi/Machinegal upgrades the Machinegal Dolls's suits to prepare for their battle against Moldiver.
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* HourOfPower: The OVA is a rare example of a time limit that isn't a round hour, or even a round minute. It's still meaningful, though: [[NumberOfTheBeast 666]] seconds.
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* ImmuneToFire: Since the titular suit's outerwear is made out of a molecular level, it is invulnerable to fire and heat among other things. In the episode "Overzone", Mirai Ozora uses this immunity to her advantage when Jennifer throws the former into the ''Akron'''s engines, only for Mirai to bust out of one of the solid rocket boosters seconds later.

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