History Manga / GetterRobo

** [[spoiler:'Arc's anime also ends with the final Getter introduced being a evolved Shin Getter in a form that is similar to the original Geetter 1. So Arc's anime ends with both the Dinosaur Empire attacking the surface and the creation of Getter 1]].

* RatedMForManly: "If there's a hole, it's a man's job to [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything thrust into it]]." That speaks for itself.

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* ActorAllusion: Creator/YuuAsakawa, who voiced the stoic samurai sword wielder, Sho Tachibana, in ''Shin vs. Neo'' would later go on to voice [[Anime/IkkiTousen Chou'un Shiryuu]], who, like Sho, [[{{Expy}} is also a stoic samurai sword user]].

** One of the American mecha in Getter Robo Hien gets a {{BFG}} made from ''the transformed Statue of Liberty''.

* GreenLanternRing: Getter Rays.

[[caption-width-right:330:''[[{{BadassBoast}} The pinnacle of evolution is... universal domination.]][[note]]From front to back: Getter-1, [[SoLastSeason Getter Dragon]], [[DistantSequel Getter Go]], [[SuperPrototype Shin Getter-1]]. Background: [[SpinOffspring Getter Āḥ]] (left), [[BadFuture Getter Emperor]] (right)[[/note]]]]''

* HotScientist: Michiru in ''New Getter Robo''

* TransformingMecha: Unlike most examples of CombiningMecha, Getter Robos can combine into multiple patterns to suit the situation. However, in order to do so, the Robo must separate into its constituent parts and recombine in order to do so.

* TransformationIsAFreeAction: Averted. In the pilot episode of the 70's series, the very first Mechasaurus successfully destroys two of the three prototype Getter Machines while they were attempting to combine.

A classic HumongousMecha manga, created in 1974 by manga author Creator/KenIshikawa, who had previously collaborated with Creator/GoNagai in the production of his smash-hit series ''Anime/MazingerZ''. Where ''Mazinger'' pioneered the concept of a HumongousMecha piloted by a human, ''Getter Robo'' effectively created the CombiningMecha with its title machine, which required its three pilots to work in harmony in order to function at its best. Its three component jets can quickly separate and recombine mid-combat, [[MultiformBalance producing different specialised forms]] depending on which pilot [[LeaderFormsTheHead takes the lead of the formation]] - the red [[JackOfAllStats Getter-1]] (a well-balanced machine with {{Flight}}, an [[AnAxeToGrind axe weapon]] and [[EnergyWeapon energy attacks]]), the white [[FragileSpeedster Getter-2]] (a sleek form with amazing speed and [[ThisIsADrill a large drill]] used for both [[FastTunnelling tunnelling]] and [[ArmorPiercingAttack piercing armour]]), or the yellow [[MightyGlacier Getter-3]] (a heavily-armored TankTreadMecha armed with missiles and ExtendableArms).

* AnAxeToGrind: Most forms of Getter-1 use one or more of these. [[spoiler:The there's the planet-destroying Final Getter Tomahawk in Armageddon]].

* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: The Dinosaur Empire, who feature extensively in every series of the manga except for ''Getter Robo Hien''.
** ''Āḥ'' gives us GETTERSAURUS, a giant robot dinosaur piloted by dinosaurs.

* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: The Beetle.

* LethalJokeCharacter: Or rather, a lethal joke mecha. The Beetle is a tiny, seemingly useless mecha used for scouting and with no real firepower. That is, until you master the art of [[EverythingsBetterWithSpinning spinning very fast]].