History Anime / SpaceWarriorBaldios

* EarthAllAlong: [[spoiler: In the movie anyway. Turns out that Planet S-1 is in fact Earth from far in the future, polluted and damaged so badly that it's become almost unrecognizable. It turns out that the inhabitants of S1 are responsible for polluting the Earth in the first place thanks to a Stable Time Loop, one which our heroes are unable to stop. Hell, they practically only learn about it after the fact, and by then, there's absolutely nothing they can do about it. There's a reason this show has a reputation for being ridiculously depressing...]]

* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: Gattler decides to have [[spoiler: Marin]] executed after he seemingly betrayed the location of the Blue Fixer base, stating that he was disappointed in his lack of conviction.

A distant planet called S-1 is polluted. Our hero, Marin, is a boy who escaped from S-1's crazed military dictator Zeo Gattler. Unfortunately, before he can do anything about the people trying to overthrow the evironmentalists' hard work at restoration, he is sucked into a time warp and ends up near Earth in 2100. There, he uses his ship to form part of the mighty mecha, Baldios, and joins the rebel military team called the Blue Fixers.

* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: Just showing sympathy to the enemy will get you brutally murdered by Aphrodia. Gattler also decides to have [[spoiler: Marin]] executed after he seemingly betrayed the location of the Blue Fixer base, stating that he was disappointed in his lack of conviction.

** Episode 31 gets a bit heavy-handed with a flashback where Dr. Raygun tells his some that the name S-1 is shorthand for "First planet orbiting Soll." The episode ends with [[spoiler: Mercury and Venus getting destroyed by a phlebotinum-induced black hole, leaving Earth as the closest planet to Sol.]] The Narrator even declares this a similarity whose significance no one yet grasps.

* MidSeasonUpgrade: Baldios is powered up in utmost secrecey after receiving significant damage in battle against Mirror Jaguar. The World Alliance is understandably upset that their greatest asset is unable to sortie for an extended period with no proper explanation, but come around once Baldios's new power is revealed.

* TimeTravel: Serves as the main plot twist in the last two episodes and the movie.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: When he first sees the Grand Canyon, Marin thinks it's identical to a location he knows on Planet S-1. He also recognizes the opening verses of [[Literature/TheBible The Book of Genesis]] from his school days. These are signs that [[spoiler: S-1 is actually a future Earth]].

* {{Foreshadowing}}: When he first sees the Grand Canyon, Marin thinks it's identical to a location he knows on Planet S-1, and also recognizes the opening verses of [[Literature/TheBible The Book of Genesis]] from his school days. These are signs that [[spoiler: S-1 is actually a future Earth]].

* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: Just showing sympathy to the enemy will get you brutally murdered by Aphrodia.

A 1980 SuperRobot series by Creator/AshiProductions, followed up by a 1981 movie produced by Reed and distributed by Creator/ToeiCompany.

A 1980 SuperRobot series by Creator/ProductionReed, followed up by a 1981 movie produced by Reed and distributed by Creator/ToeiCompany.

* EarthAllAlong: [[spoiler: In the movie anyway. Turns out that Planet S-1 is in fact Earth from far in the future, polluted and damaged so badly that it's become almost recognizable. In the end, it turns out that the inhabitants of S1 are responsible for polluting the Earth in the first place thanks to a Stable Time Loop, one which our heroes are unable to stop. Hell, they practically only learn about it after the fact, and by then, there's absolutely nothing they can do about it. There's a reason this show has a reputation for being ridiculously depressing...]]

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* ScrewedByTheNetwork
* ShoutOut: ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsZ'' uses the ending frame of the series as a Game Over scene in the 44th scenario of the game. Episode 29's Fixer-1 also appears as a unit.

* VideoGame/SuperRobotWars: Debuts in the aforementioned ''Z'' and returns in the sequel.

A 1980 SuperRobot series by [[Creator/ProductionReed]] , followed up by a 1981 movie produced by Reed and distributed by [[Creator/ToeiCompany]] .

A 1980 SuperRobot series by [[Creator/ProductionReed]], followed up by a 1981 movie produced by Reed and distributed by [[Creator/ToeiCompany]].

A 1980 SuperRobot series by [[Creator/ProductionReed Ashi Productions]], followed up by a 1981 Creator/ToeiAnimation movie.

** CoolSword: Balsaber
** DualWielding: Balsaber Drilling

* SuperRobotWars: Debuts in the aforementioned ''Z'' and returns in the sequel.

* ShoutOut: ''SuperRobotWarsZ'' uses the ending frame of the series as a Game Over scene in the 44th scenario of the game. Episode 29's Fixer-1 also appears as a unit.

A 1980 SuperRobot series by [[ProductionReed Ashi Productions]], followed up by a 1981 ToeiAnimation movie.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Marin

A 1980 SuperRobot series by Ashi Productions, followed up by a 1981 ToeiAnimation movie.

* TearJerker: Especially with the music. The English dub did a very good job recreating the mood.

* SuperlativeDubbing

* JerkassWoobie: Despite all the bad things she does, it ''sucks'' to be Aphrodia. [[spoiler:A symbolic scene implies that Gattler has exerted his authority over her even by [[RapeAsDrama forcing]] [[MoralEventHorizon himself]] upon her]].

* EvilIsSexy: Aphrodia