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* In both games, there's a slight chance Reiji will shout [[Toys/MachineRobo Rom Stol's "WAIT!"]] (''matte'' in Japanese) when it's his turn during combat; Creator/KazuhikoInoue voices Reiji and Rom. Similarly, if Aschen is in the active party with Reiji, after all enemies are defeated, she might ask him "What's your name?" (in SurprisinglyGoodEnglish). He'll respond by saying "[[CatchPhrase he has no name to give her]]", one of Rom's frequent quips.

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* In both games, there's a slight chance Reiji will shout [[Toys/MachineRobo Rom Stol's "WAIT!"]] (''matte'' in Japanese) when it's his turn during combat; Creator/KazuhikoInoue voices Reiji and Rom. Similarly, if Aschen is in the active party with Reiji, after all enemies are defeated, she might ask him "What's your name?" (in SurprisinglyGoodEnglish).English). He'll respond by saying "[[CatchPhrase he has no name to give her]]", one of Rom's frequent quips.
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* Kaguya's name is lifted from the same-named Princess Kaguya of the Japanese folklore story ''[[Literature/TheTaleOfTheBambooCutter The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter]]'', which is referenced InUniverse.

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* Kaguya's name is lifted from the same-named Princess Kaguya of the Japanese folklore story ''[[Literature/TheTaleOfTheBambooCutter The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter]]'', folk tale ''Literature/TheTaleOfTheBambooCutter'', which is referenced InUniverse.
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** Fee-Kleid to the "[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration Fairlion]]", another DanceBattler-based mecha with a BladeBelowTheShoulder called "Refined Swayer" and a ShoulderCannon named "Twisted Laser", both references to the Fairlion's respective "Sonic Cutter" and "Vostok Laser".

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** Fee-Kleid to the "[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration Fairlion]]", another DanceBattler-based mecha with a BladeBelowTheShoulder called "Refined Swayer" and a ShoulderCannon named "Twisted Laser", both references to the Fairlion's respective "Sonic Cutter" and "Vostok Laser". Neige also uses it for her multitarget Overdrive and the attack is called Royal Heart Blaster, with the CombinationAttack between the 2 original Fairlions being called Royal Heart Breaker.
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* Hamelin Silbato is literally based on ''Literature/ThePiedPiperOfHamelin''; not only does he use a flute, one of his attacks is [[ZergRush summoning a stampede of mice]].

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* Hamelin Silbato is literally based on ''Literature/ThePiedPiperOfHamelin''; not only does he use a flute, one of his attacks is [[ZergRush summoning a stampede of mice]].mice martial artists]].
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* Neige means "snow" in French; Neige is a princess who throws around exploding apples and encases enemies in glass coffins she blasts through and reflects lasers off mirrors in battle. [[Literature/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Sound familiar]]? To make the reference explicit, every single one of her moves except her "[[LimitBreak Overdrive]]" is named after elements of the original story, and her [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld age]] can be taken as Snow White's age when she reawakens.

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* Neige means "snow" in French; Neige is a princess who throws around exploding apples and encases enemies in glass coffins she blasts through and reflects lasers off mirrors in battle. [[Literature/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs [[Literature/SnowWhite Sound familiar]]? To make the reference explicit, every single one of her moves except her "[[LimitBreak Overdrive]]" is named after elements of the original story, and her [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld age]] can be taken as Snow White's age when she reawakens.
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** Ark-On to the "[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsCompact3 Ialdabaoth]]"; essentially, the Ark-On's a PaletteSwap of Folka's Ialdabaoth, painted black in place of crimson. Like the Ialdabaoth, it also uses KiAttacks and RapidFireFisticuffs.

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** Ark-On to the "[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsCompact3 Ialdabaoth]]"; essentially, the Ark-On's a PaletteSwap of Folka's Ialdabaoth, painted black in place of crimson. Like the Ialdabaoth, it also uses KiAttacks KiManipulation and RapidFireFisticuffs.
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* Kaguya's name is lifted from the same-named Princess Kaguya of the Japanese folklore story "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter", which is referenced InUniverse.

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* Kaguya's name is lifted from the same-named Princess Kaguya of the Japanese folklore story "The ''[[Literature/TheTaleOfTheBambooCutter The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter", Cutter]]'', which is referenced InUniverse.

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!Names
* Haken Browning shares the surname of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Browning John Moses Browning]], the RealLife firearms manufacturer who designed the "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M1918_Browning_Automatic_Rifle Browning Automatic Rifle]]" (BAR), "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M1911_pistol the M1911]]" and the "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browning_Hi-Power FN Hi-Power]]". In all his appearances, Haken is TheGunslinger; taken to its logical conclusion with Haken's father, who is named John Moses.
* Kaguya Nanbu is named after the RealLife [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nambu_pistol "Nambu" pistol]].
* Neige Hausen's last name is an obvious reference to [[Characters/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGenerationSteelDragonBattleGroup another princess named Hausen]] from the main {{Continuity}}.
* Dorothy Mistral's surname refers to a strong, cold and usually dry regional wind in France; one of her attacks is [[BlowYouAway conjuring a small tornado]].
* Anne Sirena and Bonny Maxmad's names are derived from "UsefulNotes/AnneBonny", the RealLife 18th Century Irish PirateGirl.
* Hamelin Silbato's surname is Spanish for "whistle"; [[MusicalAssassin most of Hamelin's attacks are done through a musical flute]].
* Gerda Miroir's surname is French for "mirror"; some of Gerda's attacks involve creating duplicate images of herself.
* [[spoiler:"Gymnos Basileus"]] means "naked king" in Greek; [[spoiler:having no body of its own, [[[[GrandTheftMe Gymnos hijacks Gagun Laos' body to use]]]].
* The Gand Siblings Vanar Gand, Hela Gand, Jolm Gand are named after entities from Myth/NorseMythology - "[[CanisMajor Vanargandr]]"[[note]]Another name for "Fenrir"[[/note]], "[[TheGrimReaper Hel]]" and "[[SeaMonster Jormungandr]]"[[note]]More popularly known as the "Midgard Serpent"[[/note]], respectively.

!Fairy Tales, Folklore and Literature

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!Names
!Historical Names
* Haken Browning shares the surname of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Browning John Moses Browning]], the RealLife American firearms manufacturer who designed the "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M1918_Browning_Automatic_Rifle Browning Automatic Rifle]]" (BAR), "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M1911_pistol the M1911]]" and the "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browning_Hi-Power FN Hi-Power]]". In all his appearances, Haken is TheGunslinger; taken to its logical conclusion with Haken's father, who is named John Moses.
* Kaguya Nanbu is named after the RealLife [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nambu_pistol "Nambu" pistol]].
* Neige Hausen's last name Thanks to her Egyptian motif, Cleo Gretel is an obvious reference to [[Characters/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGenerationSteelDragonBattleGroup another princess named Hausen]] from the main {{Continuity}}.
* Dorothy Mistral's surname refers to a strong, cold and usually dry regional wind in France; one of her attacks is [[BlowYouAway conjuring a small tornado]].
[[UsefulNotes/CleopatraVII Cleopatra]].
* Anne Sirena and Bonny Maxmad's names are derived from "UsefulNotes/AnneBonny", the RealLife UsefulNotes/AnneBonny, an 18th Century Irish PirateGirl.
* Hamelin Silbato's surname is Spanish for "whistle"; [[MusicalAssassin most of Hamelin's attacks are done through a musical flute]].
* Gerda Miroir's surname is French for "mirror"; some of Gerda's attacks involve creating duplicate images of herself.
* [[spoiler:"Gymnos Basileus"]] means "naked king" in Greek; [[spoiler:having no body of its own, [[[[GrandTheftMe Gymnos hijacks Gagun Laos' body to use]]]].
* The Gand Siblings Vanar Gand, Hela Gand, Jolm Gand are named after entities from Myth/NorseMythology - "[[CanisMajor Vanargandr]]"[[note]]Another name for "Fenrir"[[/note]], "[[TheGrimReaper Hel]]"
PirateGirl.

!{{Fairy Tale}}s, Sandbox/{{Folklore}}
and "[[SeaMonster Jormungandr]]"[[note]]More popularly known as the "Midgard Serpent"[[/note]], respectively.

!Fairy Tales, Folklore and Literature
{{Literature}}



* Try translating Aschen Brodel's name into German: per the fairy tale ThemeNaming of ''Endless Frontier'', "Aschenbrödel" means "Literature/{{Cinderella}}"; likewise, if she attacks with her feet, she sometimes yells out "Glass Heel!", a signature item from the story. In fact, throughout ''Endless Frontier'', Haken explicitly calls her Cinderella.

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* Try translating Aschen Brodel's full name into German: per the fairy tale ThemeNaming of ''Endless Frontier'', "Aschenbrödel" means "Literature/{{Cinderella}}"; likewise, if she attacks with her feet, she sometimes yells out "Glass Heel!", a signature item from the story. In fact, throughout ''Endless Frontier'', Haken explicitly calls her Cinderella.



* In a call to ''Literature/TheBremenTownMusicians'', Henne Valkyria, Ezel Grenada and [[spoiler:Katze Kotolonos]] are "hen", "donkey" and "cat" in German, respectively, while Kyon Feulion, or "[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Kuon]]", is "dog" in Greek.
* When fighting Dorothy for the first time, [[FlunkyBoss she comes along with minions]] named [[Film/TheWizardOfOz "Cerebrumless", "Heartless", and "Valorless". The road to her "Esmeralda Castle" is paved with yellow bricks, and in the sequel, she'll occasionally call out her attack as "Return To Home!"]]
* Rubor Cucullus' castle is named "Abuelita", the Spanish word for "[[Literature/LittleRedRidingHood grandmother]]".
* "Cleo" is an obvious reference to "[[UsefulNotes/CleopatraVII Cleopatra]]", while her surname "Gretel", her obsession with sweets and the name of her bakery "Fatty Hansel" is from another familiar [[Literature/HanselAndGretel fairy tale]] by "Creator/TheBrothersGrimm".
* Koma comes from ''nekomata'', the Japanese twin-tailed cat {{Youkai}} from Japanese folkore; emphasized with Koma, a CatGirl, having a tail that splits in two. Likewise, Shuten's name is derived from ''Shuten-dōji'', the giant ruler of {{Oni}}.
* Of all things, Aledy Naash's name is a reference to "Literature/{{Aladdin}}"; if that sounds farfetched already, his master Cindy Bird is, likewise, a {{Pun}} on "[[Series/TheAdventuresOfSinbad Sinbad]]".
* Hamelin is literally based on ''Literature/ThePiedPiperOfHamelin''; in fact, one of his attacks is [[ZergRush summoning a stampede of mice]].
* Gerda is a reference to ''Literature/TheSnowQueen'': she shares the same name as the female protagonist of the story, [[AnIcePerson her attacks are ice-themed]] and her duplicating attacks and surname invoke the magic mirror from the fairy tale.
* Hild Brun is clearly a {{Valkyrie|s}}, with her name being a rearrangement of [[Theatre/DerRingDesNibelungen "Brunhilde"/"Brünnhilde"]] from the famous opera epic.

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* In a call to ''Literature/TheBremenTownMusicians'', the first names of Henne Valkyria, Ezel Grenada and [[spoiler:Katze Kotolonos]] are "hen", "donkey" and "cat" in German, respectively, while Kyon Feulion, or "[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Kuon]]", is "dog" in Greek.
* When fighting Dorothy Mistral for the first time, [[FlunkyBoss she comes along with minions]] named [[Film/TheWizardOfOz "Cerebrumless", "Heartless", and "Valorless". The road to her "Esmeralda Castle" is paved with yellow bricks, and in the sequel, she'll occasionally call out her attack as "Return To Home!"]]
* Rubor Cucullus' castle is named "Abuelita", the Spanish word for "[[Literature/LittleRedRidingHood grandmother]]".
grandmother]]"; Rubor takes on the appearance of a humanoid wolf.
* "Cleo" is an obvious reference to "[[UsefulNotes/CleopatraVII Cleopatra]]", while her Cleo's surname "Gretel", her obsession with sweets and the name of her bakery "Fatty Hansel" is comes from another familiar [[Literature/HanselAndGretel fairy tale]] written by "Creator/TheBrothersGrimm".
* Koma comes from ''nekomata'', the Japanese twin-tailed cat {{Youkai}} from Japanese folkore; emphasized with Koma, a CatGirl, having a tail that splits in two. Likewise, Shuten's name is derived from ''Shuten-dōji'', the giant ruler of {{Oni}}.
Creator/TheBrothersGrimm.
* Of all things, Aledy Naash's name is a reference to "Literature/{{Aladdin}}"; if that sounds farfetched already, far-fetched, his master Cindy Bird is, likewise, a {{Pun}} on "[[Series/TheAdventuresOfSinbad Sinbad]]".
* Hamelin Silbato is literally based on ''Literature/ThePiedPiperOfHamelin''; in fact, not only does he use a flute, one of his attacks is [[ZergRush summoning a stampede of mice]].
* Gerda Miroir is a reference to ''Literature/TheSnowQueen'': she shares the same name as the female protagonist of the story, [[AnIcePerson her attacks are ice-themed]] and her duplicating attacks and surname invoke evoke the magic mirror from the fairy tale.
* Hild Brun is clearly based on a {{Valkyrie|s}}, with her name being a rearrangement of [[Theatre/DerRingDesNibelungen "Brunhilde"/"Brünnhilde"]] from the famous opera epic.



* Whenever Dorothy uses her BlowYouAway attack, there's a chance she might say "[[Film/MaryPoppins Poppin Typhoon]]!"

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* Whenever Dorothy uses her BlowYouAway attack, there's a chance she might say "[[Film/MaryPoppins Poppin Typhoon]]!"Typhoon]]!"
* Look carefully at the environment the party is walking on when entering the Einst's dimension in ''Endless Frontier''. They're actually ''[[GiantCorpseWorld climbing on the corpse]]'' of the defeated "Stern Regisseur" from ''Original Generation 2''.
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Since ''Endless Frontier'' is built to house so many references within and beyond ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'', here's a list of them.
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!Names
* Haken Browning shares the surname of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Browning John Moses Browning]], the RealLife firearms manufacturer who designed the "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M1918_Browning_Automatic_Rifle Browning Automatic Rifle]]" (BAR), "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M1911_pistol the M1911]]" and the "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browning_Hi-Power FN Hi-Power]]". In all his appearances, Haken is TheGunslinger; taken to its logical conclusion with Haken's father, who is named John Moses.
* Kaguya Nanbu is named after the RealLife [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nambu_pistol "Nambu" pistol]].
* Neige Hausen's last name is an obvious reference to [[Characters/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGenerationSteelDragonBattleGroup another princess named Hausen]] from the main {{Continuity}}.
* Dorothy Mistral's surname refers to a strong, cold and usually dry regional wind in France; one of her attacks is [[BlowYouAway conjuring a small tornado]].
* Anne Sirena and Bonny Maxmad's names are derived from "UsefulNotes/AnneBonny", the RealLife 18th Century Irish PirateGirl.
* Hamelin Silbato's surname is Spanish for "whistle"; [[MusicalAssassin most of Hamelin's attacks are done through a musical flute]].
* Gerda Miroir's surname is French for "mirror"; some of Gerda's attacks involve creating duplicate images of herself.
* [[spoiler:"Gymnos Basileus"]] means "naked king" in Greek; [[spoiler:having no body of its own, [[[[GrandTheftMe Gymnos hijacks Gagun Laos' body to use]]]].
* The Gand Siblings Vanar Gand, Hela Gand, Jolm Gand are named after entities from Myth/NorseMythology - "[[CanisMajor Vanargandr]]"[[note]]Another name for "Fenrir"[[/note]], "[[TheGrimReaper Hel]]" and "[[SeaMonster Jormungandr]]"[[note]]More popularly known as the "Midgard Serpent"[[/note]], respectively.

!Fairy Tales, Folklore and Literature
* "Haken" means "hook" in German [[spoiler:and he arrived in the Endless Frontier on a ship called the "Neverland" with a navigational computer called "Tinkerbell"]]. Haken's battleship, the ''Zeit Krokodil'', refers to an aquatic animal that ate, amongst other things, a clock and a ship captain's hand. [[Literature/PeterPan Got the reference, yet]]? Even Haken's crew members are {{Pun}}s on the story's characters: Professor Marion "Sumii" and the man-"tiger Lee Ly". Finally, "[[ArtificialHuman "W-Numbers]]" member W-03 in ''EXCEED'' has the CodeName "Pete Pain".
* Kaguya's name is lifted from the same-named Princess Kaguya of the Japanese folklore story "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter", which is referenced InUniverse.
* Try translating Aschen Brodel's name into German: per the fairy tale ThemeNaming of ''Endless Frontier'', "Aschenbrödel" means "Literature/{{Cinderella}}"; likewise, if she attacks with her feet, she sometimes yells out "Glass Heel!", a signature item from the story. In fact, throughout ''Endless Frontier'', Haken explicitly calls her Cinderella.
* Neige means "snow" in French; Neige is a princess who throws around exploding apples and encases enemies in glass coffins she blasts through and reflects lasers off mirrors in battle. [[Literature/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Sound familiar]]? To make the reference explicit, every single one of her moves except her "[[LimitBreak Overdrive]]" is named after elements of the original story, and her [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld age]] can be taken as Snow White's age when she reawakens.
* The Orchestral Army's former frontline fortress "Poker Castle" is under the command of "[[Literature/AliceInWonderland Hum Dum]]", and the location carries random {{Mook}} encounters of [[Literature/AliceInWonderland playing card soldiers, including a chest in the castle which holds the "Cheshire" armor]]. Furthermore, [[Characters/NamcoXCapcom Reiji]] [[AliceAllusion Arisu]] joins the party here.
* In a call to ''Literature/TheBremenTownMusicians'', Henne Valkyria, Ezel Grenada and [[spoiler:Katze Kotolonos]] are "hen", "donkey" and "cat" in German, respectively, while Kyon Feulion, or "[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Kuon]]", is "dog" in Greek.
* When fighting Dorothy for the first time, [[FlunkyBoss she comes along with minions]] named [[Film/TheWizardOfOz "Cerebrumless", "Heartless", and "Valorless". The road to her "Esmeralda Castle" is paved with yellow bricks, and in the sequel, she'll occasionally call out her attack as "Return To Home!"]]
* Rubor Cucullus' castle is named "Abuelita", the Spanish word for "[[Literature/LittleRedRidingHood grandmother]]".
* "Cleo" is an obvious reference to "[[UsefulNotes/CleopatraVII Cleopatra]]", while her surname "Gretel", her obsession with sweets and the name of her bakery "Fatty Hansel" is from another familiar [[Literature/HanselAndGretel fairy tale]] by "Creator/TheBrothersGrimm".
* Koma comes from ''nekomata'', the Japanese twin-tailed cat {{Youkai}} from Japanese folkore; emphasized with Koma, a CatGirl, having a tail that splits in two. Likewise, Shuten's name is derived from ''Shuten-dōji'', the giant ruler of {{Oni}}.
* Of all things, Aledy Naash's name is a reference to "Literature/{{Aladdin}}"; if that sounds farfetched already, his master Cindy Bird is, likewise, a {{Pun}} on "[[Series/TheAdventuresOfSinbad Sinbad]]".
* Hamelin is literally based on ''Literature/ThePiedPiperOfHamelin''; in fact, one of his attacks is [[ZergRush summoning a stampede of mice]].
* Gerda is a reference to ''Literature/TheSnowQueen'': she shares the same name as the female protagonist of the story, [[AnIcePerson her attacks are ice-themed]] and her duplicating attacks and surname invoke the magic mirror from the fairy tale.
* Hild Brun is clearly a {{Valkyrie|s}}, with her name being a rearrangement of [[Theatre/DerRingDesNibelungen "Brunhilde"/"Brünnhilde"]] from the famous opera epic.

!CaptainErsatz and {{Expy}}
* Even though Haken has a color-scheme that makes him more of a Sanger {{Expy}}, including his storyline of [[spoiler:being a W-Numbers human clone of [[Characters/SuperRobotWarsAdvance Lemon Browning]]]], Haken carries similar character traits to [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsCompact2 Kyosuke Nanbu]] ([[TheStoic stoicism]], [[TheGambler gambling habits/references]]), a main weapon with a PileBunker and leadership qualities. Furthermore, the director for ''Endless Frontier'' was also in charge of ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsCompact2 Impact]]'' and ''VideoGame/NamcoXCapcom'', where Kyosuke and his earlier {{Expy}} Reiji were protagonists.
** A LovableSexManiac who grows stronger the more women are beside him, a RobotBuddy he won't flirt with, and has an unusual high skill in a HumongousMecha; is this Haken or [[Anime/SuperDimensionCenturyOrguss Kei Katsuragi]]?
* Aschen's blatant {{Expy}} status to [[Characters/SuperRobotWarsAdvance Lamia Loveless]] is hardly worth mentioning, especially when co-developers Banpresto and Creator/MonolithSoft heavily promoted this fact before ''Endless Frontier'' was released.
* Aledy is a rare fourth-generation {{Expy}} example with [[Characters/SuperRobotWarsCompact3 Folka Albark]], the {{Expy}} of [[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar Kenshiro]], the {{Expy}} of Creator/BruceLee; noted InUniverse by [[spoiler:[[Characters/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGenerationSteelDragonBattleGroup Kouta Azuma]]]] during the {{Sequel}}.
* Played with Gagun Laos: he looks like [[spoiler:[[Characters/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGenerationAntagonists W-15 "Wodan Ymir"]], but only in appearance. Whereas Wodan was able to emote, W-05 has none and Gymnos simply [[GrandTheftMe stole the android's body for its use]]]].
* W-06 "Cardia Basirissa" functions as a CallBack to [[TheRival the similar rivalry]] between Lamia and [[Characters/SuperRobotWarsAdvance W-16 "Echidna Iisaki"]] in ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration Super Robot Wars Original Generation 2]]''.
* Professor Marion to [[Characters/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGenerationOthersAndWalkingSpoilers Doctor Marion Radom]], a heroic FieryRedhead MadScientist who provides assistance to the party by helping to reprogram the Gespenst Phantom for Haken to use.
* With the exception of the Jyaki-GUN-Oh, each of the MiniMecha in the ''Endless Frontier'' games are an {{Expy}} to a pre-existing ''Super Robot Wars'' HumongousMecha:
** Alt Eisen Nacht to the "[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsCompact2 Alt Eisen Riese]]", while bearing the name of the one-off "Alt Eisen Nacht" in the beginning scenarios of ''Original Generation 2'' in ''[[VideoGameRemake Original Generations]]''.
** Ark-On to the "[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsCompact3 Ialdabaoth]]"; essentially, the Ark-On's a PaletteSwap of Folka's Ialdabaoth, painted black in place of crimson. Like the Ialdabaoth, it also uses KiAttacks and RapidFireFisticuffs.
** Arkgain to the "[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAdvance Soulgain]]", complete with BladeBelowTheShoulder and RapidFireFisticuffs.
** Fee-Kleid to the "[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration Fairlion]]", another DanceBattler-based mecha with a BladeBelowTheShoulder called "Refined Swayer" and a ShoulderCannon named "Twisted Laser", both references to the Fairlion's respective "Sonic Cutter" and "Vostok Laser".
** The Gespenst Phantom is essentially a CompositeCharacter: it uses the black-color scheme of the original Gespenst used by [[Characters/CompatiHeroSeries Gilliam Yeager]], has larger versions of the Gespenst MK II Type-R's "Slash Ripper" called "[[FuumaShuriken Grand Slash Ripper]]", the same ChestBlaster as the Gespenst Type-S ("[[WaveMotionGun Neutron Blaster]]") and the "Gespenst Kick" from the Gespenst MK II Type-S.
** Svaiser to the "[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha Thrudgelmir]]"; however, notice how its {{BFS}} and ThisIsADrill are reversed for the Svaiser compared to the Thrudgelmir.
** Weiss Ritter Abend to the [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsCompact2 "Weiss Ritter" and "Rein Weiss Ritter"]], but with a technological motif rather than the Rein's EldritchAbomination OrganicTechnology visage.
** The FinalBoss of ''Endless Frontier'', [[spoiler:the Wahrschein Lichkeit]], is basically the "[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsCompact2 Persoenlichkeit]]" through and through.

![[ActorAllusion Allusions]]
* Haken gives a lot of nods to his [[Creator/NobuyukiHiyama voice actor's]] [[Anime/TheBraveExpressMightGaine first heroic role]], including his [[TheCharmer charming personality]], love of {{Cowboy}} motifs, [[TheGunslinger and using guns as a primary weapon]]. Bonus points for a line of dialogue he uses in ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration The Moon Dwellers]]''.
--> '''Haken''': "So [[Anime/TheBraveExpressMightGaine this is the nice guy who brings out the whirlwind]], right?"
* In both games, there's a slight chance Reiji will shout [[Toys/MachineRobo Rom Stol's "WAIT!"]] (''matte'' in Japanese) when it's his turn during combat; Creator/KazuhikoInoue voices Reiji and Rom. Similarly, if Aschen is in the active party with Reiji, after all enemies are defeated, she might ask him "What's your name?" (in SurprisinglyGoodEnglish). He'll respond by saying "[[CatchPhrase he has no name to give her]]", one of Rom's frequent quips.
* When it's her turn during combat, [[Characters/NamcoXCapcom Xiaomu]] might say the traditional CatchPhrase of [[Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico Ruri Hoshino]], "[[VerbalTic baka baka]]"; both characters are voiced by Creator/OmiMinami.
* In ''EXCEED'', if Xiaomu and Aledy are on the active roster, the former may say "[[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam Your hand is burning red]]!", with the latter following up with "[[InTheNameOfTheMoon Its loud roar tells me to grasp victory]]!" when all enemies are defeated. Both lines of dialogue were made famous by [[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam Domon Kasshu]]; he and Aledy are voiced by Creator/TomokazuSeki.
* When summoned by any party member to perform a "Support Attack" in ''EXCEED'', there's a chance Mark Hunter may shout "''Yatte yaru ze''!", the CatchPhrase of [[{{Anime/Dancougar}} Shinobu Fujiwara]]; both characters are voiced by Creator/KazukiYao.

!Others
* Aschen's Overdrive called "Phantasm Phoenix" is a reference to the "Phantom Phoenix" attack for Lamia's HumongousMecha "[[Characters/SuperRobotWarsAdvance Angelg]]"; in ''EXCEED'', Aschen's multi-target Overdrive "Gravity Howling" is a nod to "Bloody Howling", the ultimate attack of the "[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWars64 Simurgh Splendid]]", an {{Expy}} of the Angelg.
** The first part of the animation for her Phantasm Phoenix is a visual reference to the [[VideoGame/FatalFury Kim]] [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Kaphwan]] "[[DesperationAttack Desperation Move]]" ''Hou'ou Kyaku'': both attacks are named after ThePhoenix, they start by sliding at the enemy knee-first while trailing with shadows, followed up with an extended kick combo, and finally ending in a somersault kick. Aschen, however, continues her attack with a series of RapidFireFisticuffs and finishes off with an upward heel shotgun blast.
* One of Aschen's Special Skills in ''EXCEED'' is called "Code: Amphisbaena", based on a Greek mythological monster like the lamia. One of the meanings for "amphisbaena" is "both ways" and its appearance is that of a serpentine monster with a head at each end. The attack involves grabbing one enemy and a random object off-screen with her {{Rocket Punch}}es and slamming them together.
* When using the Jyaki-GUN-Oh, there's a chance Princess Suzuka might yell out "[[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam Jyaki-GUN Finger]]!" Meanwhile, compare some of the Jyaki-GUN-Oh's starting attacks to the [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsCompact2 Alt Eisen]].
* Whenever Dorothy uses her BlowYouAway attack, there's a chance she might say "[[Film/MaryPoppins Poppin Typhoon]]!"

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