History VideoGame / ZoneOfTheEnders

** Though initially neutral, ADA evolves into a compassionate computer, as does Pharsti from ''The Fist of Mars''.

* AwesomeMcCoolname: Rock Thunderheart from the first game.

** Barring Testament, all of the BIS' [=LEVs=] & [=OFs=] are named after weapons: Edge, Blade, [[{{Excalibur}} Calibur, Caliburnus]], [[Literature/TheSongOfRoland Durandal]], [[Literature/TheHobbit Orcrist,]] Vjaya (a mispelling of [[Myth/HinduMythology Vajra,]]) Dreizehn (real name "Toradar,") & Justeen (real name [[AnAxeToGrind "Francesca."]])

* HomingLasers: A version that not only [[{{Roboteching}} arches and curves]], but takes that trope UpToEleven, with the beams zig-zagging, and even turning 180° to get at their target.

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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Ultimately, the efforts of the heroes in ''Dolores, i'' and ''Fist of Mars'' end up helping Nohman take over BAHRAM

* {{Meganekko}}: Dr. Rachel Links and Robin O'Connell.

** [[spoiler:In the first game, Viola has been defeated, Celvice is safe, the space colony is okay, but BAHRAM still exists. Furthermore, ADA informs Leo she is programmed to self-destruct to destroy the fortress Aumaan, which leaves Leo distraught.]]
** [[spoiler: In ''The 2nd Runner'', Dingo destroys Anubis and Nohman, but the latter activates Aumaan, resulting in the destruction of Phobos, the largest moon of Mars. Lloyd was killed in a previous battle, though the rest of the cast manage to escape the explosion. When all is said and done, Dingo is finally treated so that he can leave Jehuty without any risk of dying.]]

* CantLiveWithoutYou: In the sequel, Dingo can't live outside Jehuty.

* AmbiguouslyBrown: Dingo's race is never stated, but he's noticeably darker in skin tone that the rest of the cast.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Celvice from the first game has blue hair. Leo also has blue hair albeit its darker. Nohman, as mentioned before, used to have purple hair. [[spoiler:Viola's A.I. copy also has purple hair.]]

* FlashStep: Zero Shift, which allows Jehuty to instantaneously warp to locked targets, even from long distances.

* TheGift: At the start of the first game, Leo's just a punk kid who's never been in a mech in his life, but after FallingIntoTheCockpit of Jehuty he rapidly masters control of the advanced Orbital Frame until he's taking the attacking BAHRAM forces ''apart''. When he finally tries to hand the mech off to Rock, Rock tells Leo bluntly that, despite being completely untrained while Rock is a veteran soldier, Leo's a better pilot than him, and Leo goes on to put down the psychotic enemy ace Viola and save the colony single-handedly, even surviving a clash with Nohman and Anubis. By the time of the second game he's TheAce, able to [[LetsYouAndHimFight go head-to-head with new protagonist Dingo]] in Jehuty, despite only piloting the upgraded LEV Vic Viper rather than a proper Orbital Frame. The kid was just born with a natural talent.

* {{Megane}}: Leon Links, mainly when he's working.

* AMechByAnyOtherName: Orbital Frames and [=LEVs=]. To further distinguish them from one another, Orbital Frames being immeasurably superior to [=LEVs=] in pretty much every way possible. The only thing [=LEV=]s have on frames is they can be manufactured with common materials. Although by ''The 2nd Runner'', commercial LEV technology, as with the Vic Viper, had ''just about'' caught up with Orbital Frames, at least with a decent pilot who can give an Orbital Frame a run for its money.

* BonusBoss: A secret area hidden in the second game can be accessed on NewGamePlus by using the Vector Cannon in a level taking place way before the player obtains it in the main campaign. [[spoiler:Accessing it allows players to fight against a ''slightly'' toned-down version of Anubis' final form.]]

* FauxActionGirl: Ken is a Frame Runner, and apparently a rather highly ranked one considering she works directly with Nohman. However, she spends most of the game offscreen or being a DamselInDistress.

* MixedAncestry: Noel and Leon Links are the children of James Links (Earth) and Rachael Links (Mars).

* RealityEnsues: Baan Dorfloum's is relieved of his authority by Sameggi when the man proves to be abusing his authority.

* CherryTapping: Forced upon you in ''The 2nd Runner'' when you fight Anubis for real [[spoiler:Jehuty has been damaged, leaving the only things it can do is blade, dash, grab, burst-blade and Zero Shift. No shield nor long-range weapons of any kind]]. Needless to say, it makes Anubis [[ThatOneBoss insanely hard]] on your first attempts.

* ChristmasCake: Mebius from ''The Fist of Mars''.

** Barring Testament, all of the BIS [=LEVs=] & [=OFs=] are named after weapons: Edge, Blade, [[{{Excalibur}} Calibur, Caliburnus]], [[Literature/TheSongOfRoland Durandal]], [[Literature/TheHobbit Orcrist,]] Vjaya (a mispelling of [[Myth/HinduMythology Vajra,]]) Dreizehn (real name "Toradar,") & Justeen (real name [[AnAxeToGrind "Francesca."]])

** Barring Testament, all of the BIS LEVs & OFs are named after weapons: Edge, Blade, [[{{Excalibur}} Calibur, Caliburnus]], [[Literature/TheSongOfRoland Durandal]], [[Literature/TheHobbit Orcrist,]] Vjaya (a mispelling of [[Myth/HinduMythology Vajra,]]) Dreizehn (real name "Toradar,") & Justeen (real name [[AnAxeToGrind "Francesca."]])

** Barring Testament, all of the BIS LEVs and OFs are named after weapons: Edge, Blade, [[{{Excalibur}} Calibur, Caliburnus]], [[Literature/TheSongOfRoland Durandal]], [[Literature/TheHobbit Orcrist,]] Vjaya (a mispelling of [[Myth/HinduMythology Vajra,]]) Dreizehn (real name "Toradar," ) & Justeen (real name [[AnAxeToGrind "Francesca."]])

** Barring Testament, all of the BIS frames are named after weapons: Edge, Blade, [[{{Excalibur}} Calibur, Caliburnus]], [[Literature/TheSongOfRoland Durandal]], [[Literature/TheHobbit Orcrist,]] Vjaya (a mispelling of [[Myth/HinduMythology Vajra,]]) Dreizehn (real name "Toradar," ) & Justeen (real name [[AnAxeToGrind "Francesca."]])

** Barring Testament, the names of all the BIS frames relate to weapons: Edge, Blade, [[{{Excalibur}} Calibur, Caliburnus]], [[Literature/TheSongOfRoland Durandal]], [[Literature/TheHobbit Orcrist,]] Vjaya (a mispelling of [[Myth/HinduMythology Vajra,]]) Dreizehn (real name "Toradar," ) & Justeen (real name [[AnAxeToGrind "Francesca."]])