History VideoGame / SuperRobotWarsCompact

* CharClone: This trope's taken to its logical conclusion when [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Quattro Bajeena]] convinces [[spoiler: [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory Anavel Gato]]]] to join Londo Bell; [[spoiler:Gato]] realizes Quattro is Char and he immediately joins.

''Super Robot Wars Compact'' is the first game of the ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' franchise on the UsefulNotes/{{Wonderswan}}. Like the original ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars1'' on the Creator/{{Nintendo}} UsefulNotes/GameBoy, ''Compact'' features no OriginalGeneration; in fact, it doesn't even have any new series, at all. However, it's the first game to use the "Free Route System": instead of following a completely linear progression, players are able to choose what order to play certain scenarios in, potentially affecting the plot or giving the opportunity to receive [[SecretCharacter hidden units or characters]]. The same system would be used again in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsCompact2'', its VideoGameRemake ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsCompact2 Impact]]'' and ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsMX''. The "Tactical Area Selection" system in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars30'' also takes inspiration from this mechanic.

* OffModel: Technically, [[SuperDeformed everyone is off-model]], but Nu Gundam and F91 were bizarre enough to warrant redrawn sprites in ''Compact 2''. This is because their sprites are inexplicably based on their ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsEX'' incarnations, while most others are based on ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars4'' or later.

* LuckBasedMission: ''Compact'' introduces a system where each character has five separate Spirit Command sets; the game chooses one based on an equation using the birthday and bloodtype entered into the player's [=WonderSwan=]. This means that, unless the player uses factory settings or deliberately matches their information up with another player, ''no two playthroughs will be the same''. This especially applies to the color version, where the differences between Spirit Command sets are much more noticeable.
** At certain points, the monochrome version hands the player one of two bonus units at random. The color version gets rid of this and awards the player units based on their turn count instead.

* OffModel: Technically, [[SuperDeformed everyone is off-model]], but Nu Gundam and F91 were bizarre enough to warrant redrawn sprites in ''Compact 2''.

* SpeedRun: Reaching Scenario 28 under 250 turns unlocks [[spoiler:Shin Getter Robo]]. Also, if you clear a scenario in less than 11 turns, you can give a skill to one of your pilots.

* UpdatedRerelease: Remade for the Wonderswan Color

''Super Robot Wars Compact'' is the first game of the ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' franchise on the UsefulNotes/{{Wonderswan}}. Like the original ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars1'' on the Creator/{{Nintendo}} UsefulNotes/GameBoy, ''Compact'' features no OriginalGeneration; in fact, it doesn't even have any new series, at all. However, it's the first game to use the "Free Route System": instead of following a completely linear progression, players are able to choose what order to play certain scenarios in, potentially affecting the plot or giving the opportunity to receive [[SecretCharacter hidden units or characters]]. The same system would be used again in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsCompact2'', its VideoGameRemake ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsCompact2 Impact]]'' and ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsMX''.

* FaceHeelTurn: [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Chang Wufei and Trowa Barton]] in between the wars, though they eventually reveal themselves as {{Reverse Mole}}s.

** [[spoiler:Don Sauzer is the BiggerBad behind Emperor Muge]].

[[quoteright:199:[[VideoGameRemake https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/566008_6226_front_6203.jpg]]]]

''Super Robot Wars Compact'' is the first game of the ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' franchise on the UsefulNotes/{{Wonderswan}}. Just like the original ''Super Robot Wars'' on the UsefulNotes/GameBoy, Compact features no OriginalGeneration; in fact, Compact doesn't even have ''any'' new series, at all. However, it's the first game to use the "Free Route System": instead of following a completely linear progression, the player is able to choose what order to play certain scenarios in, potentially affecting the storyline or giving the opportunity to receive [[SecretCharacter hidden units or characters]]. The same system would be used again in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsCompact2'', its VideoGameRemake ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsCompact2 Impact]]'' and ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsMX''.
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! Series included in ''Super Robot Wars Compact'':
* Anime/AuraBattlerDunbine
* [[Anime/{{Daimos}} Brave Leader Daimos]]
* [[Anime/{{Daitarn 3}} Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3]]
* [[Anime/{{Dancougar}} Super Beast Machine God Dancougar]]
* Manga/GetterRobo
** Getter Robo G
** Shin Getter Robo
* Anime/MobileSuitGundam
** [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0080WarInThePocket Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket]]
** Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory
** [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam]]
** [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ]]
** [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack]]
** [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamF91 Mobile Suit Gundam F91]]
** [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWingEndlessWaltz Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz]]
* Anime/HeavyMetalLGaim
* Anime/MazingerZ
** Anime/GreatMazinger
* [[Anime/{{Raideen}} Brave Raideen]]
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* VillainTeamUp: [[Anime/{{Daimos}} Olban]] and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Glemmy Toto]] work with Poseidal. [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam The Principality of Zeon]] works with Drake Luft’s forces in the beginning scenarios.
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* {{Nerf}}: The color version is based on ''Compact 2'' and thus does away with both double movement and the end-of-map EXP bonus.

''Super Robot Wars Compact'' is the first game of the ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' franchise on the UsefulNotes/{{Wonderswan}}. Just like the original ''Super Robot Wars'' on the UsefulNotes/GameBoy, Compact features no OriginalGeneration; in fact, Compact doesn't even have ''any'' new series, at all. However, it's the first game to use the "Free Route System": instead of following a completely linear progression, the player's able to choose what order to play certain scenarios in, potentially affecting the storyline or giving the opportunity to receive [[SecretCharacter hidden units or characters]]. The same system would be used again in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsCompact2'', its VideoGameRemake ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsCompact2 Impact]]'' and ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsMX''.

* HeelFaceTurn: Char, [[spoiler: [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0080WarInThePocket Bernie Wiseman]], [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Four, Rosamie]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Puru, Puru 2]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory Gato]], [[Anime/HeavyMetalLGaim Kwathan, Gabley]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Quess Paraya]], [[MazingerZ Minerva X]], [[Manga/GetterRobo Tekkou Ki, Kouchou Ki]], [[Anime/{{Daimos}} Richter and Aizam]]]] if all the latter are convinced.

'''[[MazingerZ Kouji Kabuto]]''': "Oh, don't give us that crap! We won't let you even touch the Earth we live in!"\\

* DegradedBoss: [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamF91 Rafflesia]], ([[OriginalGeneration Mecha]]) [[GreatMazinger Gilg]][[Manga/GetterRobo ilgun]], [[Anime/AuraBattlerDunbine Hyper Leprechaun]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Quin Mantha]], [[Anime/HeavyMetalLGaim Auge, Original Auge (Augi)]], and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory Gerbera Tetra]].

* DegradedBoss: [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamF91 Rafflesia]], ([[OriginalGeneration Mecha]]) [[GreatMazinger Gilg]][[Manga/GetterRobo ilgun]], [[Anime/AuraBattlerDunbine Hyper Leprechaun]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Quin Mantha]], [[HeavyMetalLGaim Auge, Original Auge (Augi)]], and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory Gerbera Tetra]].

* HeelFaceTurn: Char, [[spoiler: [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0080WarInThePocket Bernie Wiseman]], [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Four, Rosamie]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Puru, Puru 2]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory Gato]], [[HeavyMetalLGaim Kwathan, Gabley]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Quess Paraya]], [[MazingerZ Minerva X]], [[Manga/GetterRobo Tekkou Ki, Kouchou Ki]], [[Anime/{{Daimos}} Richter and Aizam]]]] if all the latter are convinced.

'''[[HeavyMetalLGaim Daba Mylord]]''': "This Scirocco guy's just as bad as Posaydal... and I'm afraid the same mistakes will be committed in this universe as well."\\

* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: [[{{Dancougar}} Emperor Muge Zolbados']] attack on [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Jaburo]].

* [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever Attack Of The Four Hundred Foot Whatever]]: [[{{Daitarn3}} Don Sauzer]] becomes very large to take on the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Londo Bell]] as part of the final battle.

* BackFromTheDead: Emperor Muge Zorbados, Don Zauser and [[{{Daitarn3}} Koros]] from the previous war.

* ExcusePlot: None of the {{Big Bad}}s from Getter Robo, Raideen and Great Mazinger show up. Mobile Suit Gundam and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0080WarInThePocket Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket]] get the first 4 scenarios to share with Aura Battler Dunbine. The rest of Universal Century Gundam gets only one to three scenarios each. The ColonyDrop from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack'' gets started by the [[{{Daitarn3}} Meganoids]].

* HeelFaceTurn: Char, [[spoiler: [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0080WarInThePocket Bernie Wiseman]], [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Four, Rosamie]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Puru, Puru 2]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory Gato]], [[HeavyMetalLGaim Kwathan, Gabley]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Quess Paraya]], [[MazingerZ Minerva X]], [[Manga/GetterRobo Tekkou Ki, Kouchou Ki]], [[{{Daimos}} Richter and Aizam]]]] if all the latter are convinced.

* VillainTeamUp: [[{{Daimos}} Olban]] and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Glemmy Toto]] work with Poseidal. [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam The Principality of Zeon]] works with Drake Luft’s forces in the beginning scenarios.

* AuraBattlerDunbine

* DegradedBoss: [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamF91 Rafflesia]], ([[OriginalGeneration Mecha]]) [[GreatMazinger Gilg]][[Manga/GetterRobo ilgun]], [[AuraBattlerDunbine Hyper Leprechaun]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Quin Mantha]], [[HeavyMetalLGaim Auge, Original Auge (Augi)]], and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory Gerbera Tetra]].

* MidSeasonUpgrade: [[AuraBattlerDunbine Billbine]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Nu Gundam]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory GP-03 Dendrobium Orchis, Neue Ziel]], Getter Robo G and Shin Getter Robo. Subverted with L-Gaim Mk. II, as you get both L-Gaim units at the same time.

* HeelFaceTurn: Char, [[spoiler: [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0080WarInThePocket Bernie Wiseman]], [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Four, Rosamie]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Puru, Puru 2]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory Gato]], [[HeavyMetalLGaim Kwathan, Gabley]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Quess Paraya]], [[MazingerZ Minerva X]], [[GetterRobo Tekkou Ki, Kouchou Ki]], [[{{Daimos}} Richter and Aizam]]]] if all the latter are convinced.

* AceCustom ([[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Char Aznable's Custom Zaku II]])
* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs ([[{{Dancougar}} Emperor Muge Zolbados']] attack on [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Jaburo]])
* AlternativeCalendar (Takes place in the year [[Franchise/{{Gundam}} 00XX]])
* AnotherDimension ([[{{Dancougar}} Muge Space]])
* AristocratsAreEvil ([[Anime/MobileSuitGundamF91 Crossbone Vanguard/Cosmo Babylonia]])
* [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever Attack Of The Four Hundred Foot Whatever]] ([[{{Daitarn3}} Don Sauzer]] becomes very large to take on the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Londo Bell]] as part of the final battle)
* AnAxeToGrind ([[GetterRobo Getter-1, Getter Dragon and Shin Getter-1]])

* BackFromTheDead (Emperor Muge Zolbados, Don Zauser and [[{{Daitarn3}} Koros]])
* BadassArmy (Londo Bell)
* TheBaroness ([[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Haman]] [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Karn]])
* {{BFG}} ([[HeavyMetalLGaim L-Gaim's]] Buster Launcher, Dancougar’s Dankuuhou Formation, [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Wing Gundam's]] Twin Buster Rifle)
* {{BFS}} (Dancougar’s Dankucougaken)
* BigDamnHeroes (In the scenarios "A New Strength" and "Inside the Winds of Light", Londo Bell comes to the rescue of [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Judau Ashta]] and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamF91 Seabook Arno]], respectively)
* BlackKnight (From AuraBattlerDunbine)
* BrainwashedAndCrazy ([[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Four Murasame and Rosamia Badam]])
* BusCrash ([[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Gihren Zabi and Kishiria Zabi]] were assassinated off-screen, allowing Haman's rise to power)
* TheCaptain ([[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Bright Noah]])
* CharClone (This trope's taken to its logical conclusion when [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Quattro Bajeena]] convinces [[spoiler: [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory Anavel Gato]]]] to join Londo Bell; [[spoiler:Gato]] realizes Quattro is Char and he immediately joins)
* ChestBlaster (Getter Robo’s Getter Beam, Mazinger Z’s Breast Fire and Great Mazinger’s Breast Burn)
* CloningBlues ([[spoiler:[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Puru 2 is Elpe Puru]]’s clone]])
* ColonyDrop ([[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Neo Zeon]], Koros and Don Sauzer's plan to do this to Earth)
* CombiningMecha (Getter Robo, Dancougar)
* CoolMask ([[Anime/MobileSuitGundamF91 "Iron Mask" Carozzo]], [[{{Raideen}} Prince Sharkin]] and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Char Aznable]])
* CoolShades (Quattro Bajeena; crosses over with PaperThinDisguise)
* CoolStarship (The [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Argama]] and the [[CharsCounterattack Ra Cailum]])
* DeadlyUpgrade ([[AuraBattlerDunbine Hyper Leprechaun and Hyper Galava]])
* DeflectorShields ([[Franchise/{{Gundam}} I-Field Barriers]] and [[AuraBattlerDunbine Aura Barriers]])
* DegradedBoss ([[Anime/MobileSuitGundamF91 Rafflesia]], [[GreatMazinger GiruGiruGan]], [[AuraBattlerDunbine Hyper Leprechaun]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Quin Mantha]], [[HeavyMetalLGaim Auge, Original Auge (Augi)]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory Gerbera Tetra]])
* EldritchAbomination (Muge Zolbados)
* TheEmpire ([[HeavyMetalLGaim Poseidal’s Empire]])
* EvilOverlord ([[AuraBattlerDunbine Drake Lufft]])
* ExcusePlot (None of the {{Big Bad}}s from Getter Robo, Raideen and Great Mazinger show up. Mobile Suit Gundam and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0080WarInThePocket Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket]] get the first 4 scenarios to share with Aura Battler Dunbine. The rest of Universal Century Gundam gets only one to three scenarios each. The ColonyDrop from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack'' gets started by the [[{{Daitarn3}} Meganoids]])
* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs ([[GetterRobo Mechasauruses]])
* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses ([[{{Daimos}} Erika]] is the princess of the Barmians)
* EvilKnockoff ([[{{Raideen}} Gildeen]], [[{{Dancougar}} Fake Dancougar]])
* FaceHeelTurn ([[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Chang Wufei and Trowa Barton]], in between the wars, eventually reveal themselves as {{Reverse Mole}}s)
* FairyCompanion ([[HeavyMetalLGaim Lilith Fau]], [[AuraBattlerDunbine Cham Hau]])
* TheFederation (Earth Union Government)
* FemBot ([[MazingerZ Minerva X]])
* FinalBoss ([[spoiler:Don Sauzer]])
* FixFic (Most characters, due to HeelFaceTurn; also, [[spoiler:[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory South Burning]]]] and [[spoiler:Lalah Sune]] survive their canonical deaths, while none of the {{Downer Ending}}s from any of the series occur)

* HeelFaceTurn (Char, [[spoiler: [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0080WarInThePocket Bernie Wiseman]], [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Four, Rosamie]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Puru, Puru 2]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory Gato]], [[HeavyMetalLGaim Kwathan, Gabley]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Quess Paraya]], [[MazingerZ Minerva X]], [[GetterRobo Tekkou Ki, Kouchou Ki]], [[{{Daimos}} Richter and Aizam]]]] if all the latter are convinced)
* HijackedByGanon (Emperor Muge was the one behind the surface invasions, but it was [[spoiler:Don Sauzer]] who revived Muge)
* HonorBeforeReason (Gato)
* HotBlooded (Naturally, the "Valor" Spirit Command)
* HumanAliens [[AlienAmongUs Among Us]] (The L-Gaim characters)

* LegionsOfHell ([[{{Raideen}} The Ghost Empire]], [[GetterRobo the 100 Demons Empire]] and the [[GreatMazinger Mycenae Empire]])
* LethalJokeCharacter ([[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Leina Ashta]], any unit with 3 or more item slots equipped with two V-Up units)
* LittleMissBadass (Quess, Puru, Puru 2 and Lina)
* ManBehindTheMan ([[spoiler:"Iron Mask" Carozzo]] is the one puppeteering [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Mariemaia Khushrenada]])
* AMechByAnyOtherName (Aura Battlers, Heavy Metals, Mobile Suits)
* MetaMecha ([[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory GP-03 Dendrobium Stamen]])
* MidSeasonUpgrade ([[AuraBattlerDunbine Billbine]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Nu Gundam]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory GP-03 Dendrobium Orchid, Neue Ziel]], Getter Robo G and Shin Getter Robo)

* OffModel: Technically, [[SuperDeformed everyone is off-model]], but Nu Gundam and F91 were bizarre enough to warrant a re-draw in ''Compact 2''.
* OmnicidalManiac (Carozzo wants to slaughter the entire population of Earth)
* PsychicPowers ([[Franchise/{{Gundam}} Newtypes]])
* RammingAlwaysWorks (Raideen's God Bird attack)
* {{Robeast}} ([[GetterRobo Mechasaurus, Mecha Oni]], [[MazingerZ Mechanical Beasts]] and [[{{Daimos}} Mecha Warriors]])
* RobotWar (Mentioned to have happened in the previous war with the Meganoids)
* RocketPunch ([[UrExample Mazinger Z’s Rocket Punch]], Iron Cutter and Daisharin Rocket Punch, Great Mazinger’s Atomic Punch and Drill Pressure Punch)
* ShutUpHannibal (A particularly good example given to [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Paptimus Scirocco]] by the heroes:)

* SpeedRun (With good reason, reaching Scenario 28 under 250 turns unlocks [[spoiler:Shin Getter Robo]]. Also, if you clear a scenario in less than 11 turns, you can give a skill to one of your pilots)
* StarcrossedLovers ([[{{Daimos}} Kazuya and Erica]], Kamille and Four)
* TitleDrop (Sort of: the final scenario is simply titled "Super Robot Wars")
* ThisIsADrill ([[GetterRobo Getter-2, Getter Lyger and Shin Getter-2]])
* TimedMission (Scenarios 32 and 33)
* TitleThemeDrop (In Scenario 33, "Fight for Tommorrow", the music for the title screen, is the BGM)
* TransformingMecha (Getter Robo, Zeta Gundam, [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Double Zeta Gundam]], Raideen, Daitarn 3)
* [[TrappedInAnotherWorld Trapped In Byston Well]] (The game begins with the Argama and its crew getting transported to Byston Well; this lasts for 4 scenarios and they're sent back to Earth with the Aura Battler characters)
* {{Tykebomb}} (Four, Rosamia and Puru)

* UpdatedRerelease (Remade for the Wonderswan Color)
* TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon ([[CharsCounterattack Axis Colony]])
* VillainTeamUp ([[{{Daimos}} Olban]] and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Glemmy Toto]] work with Poseidal. [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam The Principality of Zeon]] works with Drake Luft’s forces in the beginning scenarios)
* WomanScorned (Haman, in regards to Quattro)

* {{Daimos}}
* {{Daitarn 3}}
* {{Dancougar}}
* GetterRobo
** GetterRobo G
** Shin GetterRobo

* HeavyMetalLGaim
* MazingerZ
** GreatMazinger
* {{Raideen}}

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome (Reproduces a few {{Ear Worm}}s quite well. There's also [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVjXT1O0uQY Fight For Tomorrow]])

* GoddamnedBats (Dunbine {{Mooks}} due to Aura Barriers)
* GoddamnedBoss ([[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory GP-02A Physalis]] uses its shield a lot, making it hard to kill)

''Super Robot Wars Compact'' is the first game of the ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' franchise on the {{Wonderswan}}. Just like the original ''Super Robot Wars'' on the GameBoy, Compact features no OriginalGeneration; in fact, Compact doesn't even have ''any'' new series, at all. However, it's the first game to use the "Free Route System": instead of following a completely linear progression, the player's able to choose what order to play certain scenarios in, potentially affecting the storyline or giving the opportunity to receive [[SecretCharacter hidden units or characters]]. The same system would be used again in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsCompact2'', its VideoGameRemake ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsCompact2 Impact]]'' and ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsMX''.

''Super Robot Wars Compact'' is the first game of the SuperRobotWars franchise on the {{Wonderswan}}. Just like the original ''Super Robot Wars'' on the GameBoy, Compact features no OriginalGeneration; in fact, Compact doesn't even have ''any'' new series, at all. However, it's the first game to use the "Free Route System": instead of following a completely linear progression, the player's able to choose what order to play certain scenarios in, potentially affecting the storyline or giving the opportunity to receive [[SecretCharacter hidden units or characters]]. The same system would be used again in ''SuperRobotWarsCompact2'', its VideoGameRemake ''[[SuperRobotWarsCompact2 Impact]]'' and ''SuperRobotWarsMX''.

* MobileSuitGundam

** [[{{Gundam0083}} Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory]]

** [[CharsCounterattack Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack]]
** [[GundamF91 Mobile Suit Gundam F91]]
** [[GundamWing Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz]]

* AceCustom ([[MobileSuitGundam Char Aznable's Custom Zaku II]])
* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs ([[{{Dancougar}} Emperor Muge Zolbados']] attack on [[MobileSuitGundam Jaburo]])
* AlternativeCalendar (Takes place in the year [[{{Gundam}} 00XX]])

* AristocratsAreEvil ([[{{GundamF91}} Crossbone Vanguard/Cosmo Babylonia]])
* [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever Attack Of The Four Hundred Foot Whatever]] ([[{{Daitarn3}} Don Sauzer]] becomes very large to take on the [[CharsCounterattack Londo Bell]] as part of the final battle)

* TheBaroness ([[ZetaGundam Haman]] [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Karn]])
* {{BFG}} ([[HeavyMetalLGaim L-Gaim's]] Buster Launcher, Dancougar’s Dankuuhou Formation, [[GundamWing Wing Gundam's]] Twin Buster Rifle)

* BigDamnHeroes (In the scenarios "A New Strength" and "Inside the Winds of Light", Londo Bell comes to the rescue of [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Judau Ashta]] and [[GundamF91 Seabook Arno]], respectively)

* BrainwashedAndCrazy ([[ZetaGundam Four Murasame and Rosamia Badam]])
* BusCrash ([[MobileSuitGundam Gihren Zabi and Kishiria Zabi]] were assassinated off-screen, allowing Haman's rise to power)
* TheCaptain ([[MobileSuitGundam Bright Noah]])
* CharClone (This trope's taken to its logical conclusion when [[ZetaGundam Quattro Bajeena]] convinces [[spoiler: [[{{Gundam0083}} Anavel Gato]]]] to join Londo Bell; [[spoiler:Gato]] realizes Quattro is Char and he immediately joins)

* CoolMask ([[GundamF91 "Iron Mask" Carozzo]], [[{{Raideen}} Prince Sharkin]] and [[MobileSuitGundam Char Aznable]])

* CoolStarship (The [[ZetaGundam Argama]] and the [[CharsCounterattack Ra Cailum]])

* DeflectorShields ([[{{Gundam}} I-Field Barriers]] and [[AuraBattlerDunbine Aura Barriers]])
* DegradedBoss ([[{{GundamF91}} Rafflesia]], [[GreatMazinger GiruGiruGan]], [[AuraBattlerDunbine Hyper Leprechaun]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Quin Mantha]], [[HeavyMetalLGaim Auge, Original Auge (Augi)]], [[{{Gundam0083}} Gerbera Tetra]])

* ExcusePlot (None of the {{Big Bad}}s from Getter Robo, Raideen and Great Mazinger show up. Mobile Suit Gundam and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0080WarInThePocket Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket]] get the first 4 scenarios to share with Aura Battler Dunbine. The rest of Universal Century Gundam gets only one to three scenarios each. The ColonyDrop from [[CharsCounterattack Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack]] gets started by the [[{{Daitarn3}} Meganoids]])

* FaceHeelTurn ([[GundamWing Chang Wufei and Trowa Barton]], in between the wars, eventually reveal themselves as {{Reverse Mole}}s)

* FixFic (Most characters, due to HeelFaceTurn; also, [[spoiler:[[{{Gundam0083}} South Burning]]]] and [[spoiler:Lalah Sune]] survive their canonical deaths, while none of the {{Downer Ending}}s from any of the series occur)

* GoddamnedBoss ([[{{Gundam0083}} GP-02A Physalis]] uses its shield a lot, making it hard to kill)
* HeelFaceTurn (Char, [[spoiler: [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0080WarInThePocket Bernie Wiseman]], [[ZetaGundam Four, Rosamie]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Puru, Puru 2]], [[{{Gundam0083}} Gato]], [[HeavyMetalLGaim Kwathan, Gabley]], [[CharsCounterattack Quess Paraya]], [[MazingerZ Minerva X]], [[GetterRobo Tekkou Ki, Kouchou Ki]], [[{{Daimos}} Richter and Aizam]]]] if all the latter are convinced)

* ManBehindTheMan ([[spoiler:"Iron Mask" Carozzo]] is the one puppeteering [[GundamWing Mariemaia Khushrenada]])

* MetaMecha ([[{{Gundam0083}} GP-03 Dendrobium Stamen]])
* MidSeasonUpgrade ([[AuraBattlerDunbine Billbine]], [[CharsCounterattack Nu Gundam]], [[{{Gundam0083}} GP-03 Dendrobium Orchid, Neue Ziel]], Getter Robo G and Shin Getter Robo)

* PsychicPowers ([[{{Gundam}} Newtypes]])

* ShutUpHannibal (A particularly good example given to [[ZetaGundam Paptimus Scirocco]] by the heroes:)

'''[[ZetaGundam Kamille Bidan]]''': Scirocco! We're not letting despicable people like you, who laugh at others from their comfy seats, get away scot-free!"

* VillainTeamUp ([[{{Daimos}} Olban]] and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Glemmy Toto]] work with Poseidal. [[MobileSuitGundam The Principality of Zeon]] works with Drake Luft’s forces in the beginning scenarios)