Gundam Build Fighters Try has numerous references to previous Gundam series as well as a few other Sunrise shows.
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Episode 1
- It all opens with everyone launching from HRL EDI-40-II Laohu carriers.
- Fumina is playing in a Gunpla Battle version Dynasty Warriors: Gundam in the opening, complete with a giant Musha Gundam.
- Fumina's Powered GM Cardigan combines the RGM-79C Powered GM with the twin shields of RGM-79 GM (Thunderbolt Sector).
- Sekai searches for his sister by showing a picture of her to random strangers, echoing how Domon Kashuu searched for his brother in the early episodes of Mobile Fighter G Gundam.
- The Build Burning Gundam emerges from a Dom, similar to how Master Gundam emerges out of Kowloon Gundam in Mobile Fighter G Gundam.
- When Sekai uses his ultimate technique Seiken-Zuki, for a slight moment you when the water drops you can see the "Clean state of mind" from G Gundam.
- Ral refers to Sekai as a "the second coming of Reiji", referencing how Kamille Bidan was called "the second coming of Amuro Ray" in Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam.
- An Enact getting completely destroyed after receiving praise is a reference to the first episode of Mobile Suit Gundam 00.
- Sekai paraphrases a line from the Mobile Fighter G Gundam in the finale.Sekai: I understand... this Gunpla's loud roar.
- One of the modelling club's dioramas has a Gundam Mk-II and Hi-Zack recreating Amuro Ray's first kill from Mobile Suit Gundam, where he used the RX-78-2 Gundam's beam saber to slice a Zaku in half.
- The episode includes suit cameos from:
- ZGMF-515 CGUE
- AMA-01X Jamru Fin
- G-Sky Easy
- NRX-018-2 Daughtress Neo
- RX-160 Byarlant
- RX-110 Gabthley
- MSN-01 Psycommu Test High Mobility Type Zaku II
- OZ-06MS Leo
- MS-14Jg Gelgoog Jäger
- RGM-79 GM
- RMS-099 Rick Dias
- RX-77-2 Guncannon (with the RX-0's Hyper Beam Javelin)
- FF-X7 Core Fighter
- RB-79 Ball (MS Gundam and MS IGLOO versions)
- RB-79K Ball Type K
- AMX-003 Gaza-C
- MS-21C Dra-C
- RGC-83 GM Cannon II
- RGM-86R GM III
- AMX-011 Zaku III
- NRX-044 Asshimar (in RAS-96 Anksha and Green Divers colors)
- MS-17 Galbaldy Alpha
- RGM-122 Javelin
- XM-01 Den'an Zon
- Death Army
- RGM-96X Jesta
- WMS-03 Maganac Ahmad Custom
- SVMS-01 Union Flag
- MSZ-006A1 Zeta Plus A1
- RMS-106 Hizack
- RMS-154 Barzam
- RGZ-95C ReZEL Commander Type
- OZ-02MD Virgo
- ZM-S22SC Imperial Rig Shokew
- NR-001 Balient
- MVF-M11C Murasame
- ZM-S06S Zoloat
- MMS-01(OZ-17MS) Serpent
- Walter Gundam
- Musha Gundam
- MA-06 Val Walo
- Mock
- AEU-09 AEU Enact
- GAT-X105B/ST Star Build Strike Gundam
Episode 2
- When they first meet, Mr. Ral gets up in Sekai's face and says "You have good eyes", recalling the episode of Mobile Suit Gundam where Amuro encountered Ramba Ral in a desert town. However, Fumina tells him to knock it off before he can do the whole speech, to Ral's displeasure.
- The Gunpla in Yuuma's flashback is a heavily customized Hydra Gundam from the Mobile Suit Gundam Wing spin-off manga G-Unitnote , with parts of other After Colony Gundams tacked on (including Deathscythe Hell EW's bat wings, Sandrock Kai EW's cloak, and Nataku's dragon fangs), plus Gundam Throne Zwei/Arche Gundam's GN fangs.
- In that same battle, Yuuma's Gunpla is the Gundam Airmaster from After War Gundam X, with leg missile pods borrowed from its frequent partner Gundam Leopard.
- The symbol of the Jigen-Haou-Ryu, as seen on Sekai's dogi, is a hand grasping for victory.
- Eri Shinoda's Gunpla is a Hobby Hizack from Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack armed with the long-range beam launcher of the Hizack Custom from Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam.
- During the battle, Daiki brings out his Enact's secret weapon — the Agrissa mobile armor from Mobile Suit Gundam 00, foreshadowed by the fact that the Enact is partly based on Ali al-Saachez's Enact Custom.
- The Agrissa is destroyed in the same manner with one shot from a beam rifle.
- While Fuuma's RGM-79C Powered GM is caught in Agrissa's electric shock, Fuuma starts monologuing complete with flashbacks to her childhood, very similar to Setsuna when he was caught in the same situation against the same mobile armor. Her GM trying to reach to the Agrissa while its being electrocuted is also a Mythology Gag to that.
- Sekai talks about understanding Yuuma through his fists, which was pretty much Domon's philosophy throughout Mobile Fighter G Gundam.
- Visually, Daiki and Eri are almost a complete match for Obright and Remy.
- Speaking of Eri, the way she wears Scary Shiny Glasses until she takes them off and lets her hair down is also reminiscent of Lady Une.
- Yuuma's last line in the Preview of Episode 3 "They call her Gyanko, but she doesn't use a Gyan?!" is a copy of Meijin Kawaguchi's comment on the Sengoku Astray using a Chinese martial arts technique.
Episode 3
- At the start of the episode, Sekai's letter asks his master if he's still training in Guiana, which was where Domon went to train in G Gundam.
- The Mock Fumina destroys in the in the training battle is equiped the ZZ Gundam's High Mega Cannon.
- Ral comments that Yuuma's Lightning Gundam isn't just for show. Bonus points for the Lightning being based off the Re-GZ, which was Amuro's first unit in the movie.
- Team Song Dynasty Vase uses the Black Tri-Stars' "Jet Stream Attack" from Mobile Suit Gundam.
- Kaoruko's team is named after the favorite vase of M'Quve, the original Gyan pilot from Mobile Suit Gundam.
- And the other two Mobile Suits used in the team is a Rising Gundam and a Nobel Gundam. But both are equipped with the weapons of the Rising Gundam (Bow and Naginata)
- The St Odessa Gunpla clubroom is patterned after Riddhe Marcenas' mansion in Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn.
- Build Burning Gundam's Senpu Tatsumaki-Geri is like the God Slash Typhoon.
Episode 4
- When describing Gyanko's loss, Team SRC states "So Gyanko of Odessa has fallen to earth." This jokingly refers to the Battle of Odessa of the One Year War which ends with the Earth Federation taking the Zeon's major resource center in Odessa, controlled by none other than M'Quve.
- When Fuumina talk to Ral, there's a Gundam Wing Zero Custom poster in the background (the Gundam The Movie poster to be exact).
- Ral suggest Fumina use a Blue Destiny or Gundam Ground Type.
- In G-Muse park there's a lifesize Unicorn Gundam bust with an open cockpit.
- The Bearguy that Mirai hides behind wears a ribbon just like China's Bearguy III.
- Various flags from Neo Zeon, A.E.U.G. , Axis Zeon, London Bell, E.F.S.F.
- Fuumina is indecisive in choosing GP-01 Zephyranthes or GM Thunderbolt.
- In the SD Gundam section of the store, there are Nidaime Gundam Daishogun and SD Knight Gundam kits.
- Minato builds a MG Quin Mantha for G-Muse.
- Minato wears a necklace featuring a metal EFSF (Earth Federation Space Force) logo.
- Sekai makes a Musha Godmaru from Shin SD Sengokuden Chou Kidou Daishogun Hen.
- Minato uses a Kouki Gundam to fight Sekai.
- There's a poster from Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow in the food court Yuuma and Mirai go to.
- You can see the Toyota MS-186H-CA Auris in G-Muse.
- The episode includes suit cameos from:
- Sekai being defeated by Minato, which drives Sekai to more training, mirrors Domon's first encounter and defeat by Master Asia in Mobile Fighter G Gundam.
- The way Minato speed-builds the Kouki Gundam is taken from Plamo-Kyoshiro.
Episode 5
- In the scene where Yuuma and Ral are talking in the club room, there's a poster for an RX-79[G] Ground Gundam from Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team.
- Team Angelfish from Chusui Middle School uses the Zock, Hygogg and Z'Gok, all marine mobile suits from the original Mobile Suit Gundam.
- Three girls◊ from The Brave Fighter of Legend Da-Garn are a team at the prelims.
- Team Gaia Dragon, that Team Try Fighters fight, pilot GN-Xs colored and armed like the three main mechs from Mado King Granzort.
- The Build Burning Gundam using energy platforms to propel itself is similar to Valvrave IV Hinowa's Multi-Leg Spine System.
- The episode includes suit cameos from:
- Strike Noir Gundam, Stargazer Gundam
- Sandrock Gundam, Gundam Geminas
- Gundam Spiegel
- Rig Contio
- Bertigo
- Byarlant Custom
- Hardygun
- MS-06V Zaku Tank (With Guntank colors and a GM head)
- Sturm GN-X, GN-X Wave, GN-X LD
Episode 6
- The Ez-SR Intruder, Ez-SR Eliminator, and Ez-SR Shadow Phantom are all The RX-79[G]Ez-8 Gundam Ez8 units from Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team, customized to match the three main units in Metal Armor Dragonar: A high-mobility general purpose unit, an artillery unit, and a recon unit with a sensor dome.
- The battlefield is the forest Wu Fei used as a hideout early on in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing.
- Winning Gundam transforms into a giant gold fist to combine with another mech, a la Goldymarg from Sunrise's GaoGaiGar.
Episode 7
- The Tundra battlefield in the opening is where Wing Gundam and Tallgeese had their second match in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing.
- Team Babylonia from the Aristocracy Department of Cosmo Academy are a nod to Cosmo Babylonia from Mobile Suit Gundam F91.
- Naturally, the team all uses F-91 era Crossbone Vanguard mobile suits, the Berga Dalas, Den'an Gei and Den'an Zon.
- Shimon's Joto Middle School team is called Team FAITH, and the three mobile suits they use - Murasame, Destiny Gundam, Jet Striker Windam - are nods to Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny.
- The island battlefield is an undeveloped version of the Orb Union from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED and Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny.
- In The Stinger, Meguta Yasu's Zeo Zeong uses a Neo Zeong from Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn as its base but with the head and the colors of the original Zeong from Mobile Suit Gundam.
- Shimon's desperate last-ditch attack on the Build Burning references back to Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray when Lowe used to same technique to drive away the Astray Gold Frame, destroying the Astray Red Frame's arm.
Episode 8
- The winning Gunpla in Minato's dream is a ZZZ Gundam / Gundam Try Zeta from the Gundam Try AGE arcade game.
- Team G-Master has: Amethyst V Gundam, an V Gundam with B Sword backpack, a blue customized Hyaku-Shiki called Mega-Shiki and G-Bomber, an customized G-Fighter.
- Gyanko's defeat (which involves her falling with tears in a psychedelic background) was almost a blatant ripoff of Four Murasame's death in Zeta.
- In turn, the angle by which the Mega-Shiki is shown after slicing the R-GyaGya to pieces recalls the first battle of the RX-78-2 Gundam after slicing a Zaku in half◊.
- Akira's G-Fighter acts like a Grapple Ship from the anime Outlaw Star.
Episode 9
- Mega-Shiki ends up with the same damage by the end of the match that it's basis, Hyaku-Shiki, suffered in the finale of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam.
- The battlefield is Solomon, the space fortress that appeared in the final episodes of Mobile Suit Gundam.
- Akira slaps Yomi in the same way Sleggar slapped Mirai in Mobile Suit Gundam.
- The rockets that Akira's G-Bomber used to attack Build Burning with are the same rockets that the Big Zam used to kill Sleggar in Mobile Suit Gundam.
- The top half of the Amethyst Victory Gundam combining with the bottom half of the G-Bomber is homage to the RX-78-2 Gundam combining with the G-Fighter's B-Parts.
Episode 10
- Taku. A dark-skinned blonde like Loran Cehack was, uses a black ∀ Gundam.
- When crossing the lake, he uses its shield like a surfboard, similar to how the Gundam Maxter can use its shield to do so.
- Taku's group is called "SGOCK III", which soulds similar to Z'Gok, a mobile suit from the original Mobile Suit Gundam.
- "Show us your tears of time!"
- Yuuma's fantasy sequence about having dates with Mirai eventually caps off with them wearing Kamille Bidan's and Four Murasame's clothing (respectively), in that iconic scene where they were bonding with each other.
- Sekai says that his sister is "not for show", similar to how Amuro says that the Nu Gundam is also "not for show" in Char's Counterattack.
- Petitgguy tripping over a rock just as it hits the finish line; the same thing happened to China in Episode 9 of Gundam Build Fighters during her training montage.
- The eventual winner of the Gunpla Rally uses a modified MS-05B Zaku I with the legs of an MS-09 Dom that allow it to hover on the ground.
- The gunpla used by the other models include:
- Zebra Gundam, Gundam Rose Gundam Nadleeh
- Gaga
- Elmeth, Char's Gelgoog
- SD FA Gundam Mk II, SD Unicorn's third form
- GM Trainer, a pink Shenlong Gundam, Gundam NT-1 Alex
- Mihoshi, now a Hollywood star, sports a hairstyle similar to Saki Rukino and wears a single star-shaped hairclip just like Meer Campbell.
- One of the establishments along the beach is the "Yazan Gable Beach House Hambrabi". This is obviously named after Yazan Gable, one of the antagonists from Z Gundam and ZZ Gundam, who's trademark mobile suit was the Hambrabi.
- One of the other shops is named "McDaniels", which is the name of the Bland-Name Product burger chain from the Z Gundam.
Episode 11
- On their way to the Nielsen Labs, Fumina and Sekai sing "Anime Janai."
- The leader of Team White Wolf is named Matsunaga, and he uses a white MS-06R-1A Zaku II High Mobility Type. Totally shout outs to Zeon ace Shin Matsunaga.
- Yuuma's confused cry of "Impossible! Fangs can't do that!" mimics Gyunei Guss' comment about Nu Gundam's Fin Funnels in Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack.
- Meijin Kawaguchi enters the field with his gunpla (which is based on the original Gundam) descending from the heavens, spotlighted by the sun, causing the battle to stop.
- And later, Yuuma's reaction to that is similar to Setsuna's, by just staring with awe at the descending Gunpla and muttering a single word "Gunpla."
Episode 12
- Yuuma's upset bailing and Meijin aiding him in finding his drive again mimics the meeting between Kou Uraki and Kelly Layzner in Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory.
- Meijin Kawaguchi's 3-time winning streak mimics Gentle Chapman's 3-time winning streak in Mobile Fighter G Gundam. It's also possible that this winning streak lead to changes within the combat scheme, similar to what almost happened in G Gundam's backstory.
- Meijin piloting Lightining Gundam as a Char Clone he gives one Char Kick in Yuuma Amazing Red Warrior.
- During the battle against Lady Kawaguchi's Devil Dragon Blade Zero Gundam, the Winning Gundam used some weapons for the first time. These are the Beam Bow Gun, which resembles Crossbone Gundam X-1 Skull Heart's Peacock Smasher or looks like a crossbow version of Rising Gundam's Beam Bow/Rising Arrow and the Radome Shield/Buzzsaw, which looks like and functions similarly to Valvrave IV Hinowa's Spindle Knuckles but without the Attack Drone ability. Additionally, it can also project a beam saber from its beam rifle, similar to the Zeta Gundam.
- Yuuma refers to the Gunpla Battle controls as "arm rakers", which is the name for the spherical MS controls seen in Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack.
Episode 13
- Kei Karima uses a GN-006 Cherudim Gundam from Gundam 00.
- Wilfred Kajima's Transient Gundam is a mix of the prototype design◊ for Exia and the abilities / looks of Tekkaman Blade.
Episode 14
- Lucas Nemesis uses a Jegan from Char's Counterattack to demonstrate his skills.
- It's also a callback to Ayla Jyrkiainen from the original Build Fighters who's team was sponsored by Lucas' grandfather. During her first tryout, she also used a Jegan.
- The team name of Minato's opponents in the final round of the Osaka preliminaries is Tiger & Rabbit.
- Team Build Buster's Gundam Trion 3 is a modified Gundam Try Zeta from Gundam Try Age game.
- Gyanko's "Build Burning can fight for another 10 years." is a paraphrase of one of M'quve's lines from Mobile Suit Gundam.
- The academy Lucas enrolls in Japan is called Granada, named after the lunar city in the original Mobile Suit Gundam.
Episode 15
- The LGZ-91-Fb Lightning Gundam Full Vernian is a nod to the RX-78GP01-Fb Gundam "Zephyrantes" Full Vernian.
- Mirai's explosion of hearts reuses animation from the Trans-Am Burst from season 2, Episode 24 of Gundam 00. The beam rifle firing sound effect from the early Gundam series also plays when the explosion starts.
- Gunpla used by other teams in this episode include.
- Team Amorphous consists of 3 look-a-likes of characters from The Brave Express Might Gaine.
- Almost all the team / school names are references to other Sunrise shows:
- 長者雷中 Chousha-rai middle school - Chousha Raideen
- 七曲高 Nanamagari high school - Brave Police J-Decker (Nanamagari city)
- 青空高 Aozora high school - Genki Bakuhatsu Ganbaruger (Aozora town)
- 春風中 Harukaze middle school - Nekketsu Saikyo Gosaurer (Harukaze elementary)
- 山海高 Sankai high school - Brave Command Dagwon (Sankai high school)
- 朝日台中 Asahidai middle school - Brave Exkaiser (Asahidai elementary)
- 黄輝帝中 Kikoutei middle school - Ronin Warriors (kikoutei armour)
- 天環中 Links middle school - Angel Links (Links Group)
- 舞浜南高 Maihama Minami high - Zegapain (Maihama Minami high)
- 恵鈍中 Edon mid - Saikyo Robo Daioja (Edon)
- 鴎第三中 Kamome 3rd middle school - GaoGaiGar (Kamome 1st elementary)
- 南原高 Nanbara high - Combattler V (Nanbara Connection)
- 豪和高 Gouwa high - Gasaraki (Gouwa Yuushirou)
- 波瀾学園 Haran academy - Daitarn 3 (Haran Banjou)
- 竹尾学園 Takeo academy - Trider G7 (Takeo Watta)
- 第6文化高 6th Cultural high - Space Runaway Ideon (Sixth Culture)
- 石輪高 Ishinowa high - The Brave of Gold Goldran (Mt. Ishinowa)
- 模範高 Mo-han high - Heavy Metal L-Gaim (Nei Mo Han)
- 韻木坂学院 Otonokizaka academy - Love Live! (Otonokizaka academy)
- 太陽牙学園 Taiyouga academy - Fang of the Sun Dougram (太陽の牙 = Taiyou no Kiba)
- 装甲中 Soukou middle school - Armored Trooper VOTOMS (Soukou Kihei Votoms)
- 火鳥中 Hinotori middle school - The Brave Fighter of Sun Fighbird (火鳥 = firebird)
- 戦部中 Ikusabe middle school - Chou Mashin Eiyuuden Wataru (Ikusabe Wataru)
- 須郷学園 Sugou academy - Future GPX Cyber Formula (Sugou Asuka)
- 風歌学園 Fuuka academy - My-HiME (Fuuka academy)
- 銀河十三中 Ginga 13 middle school - Ginga Hyouryuu Vifam (Ginga Houryuu Vifam 13)
- 日暮中 Higurashi middle school - My-HiME (Higurashi Akane)
- 第五農中 Fifth Nou middle school - Phi-Brain: Puzzle of God (第五 + 農 = fivebrain)
- 聖ガルデ学園 St. Garde academy - My-Otome (Garderobe academy)
- 種定中Tane-sada middle school - Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny (種 + 定め = seed destiny)
- 冴場高 Saeba high - City Hunter (Saeba Ryou)
- 革命高 Kakumei high - Valvrave the Liberator (Kakumeiki Valvrave)
- 阿野国高 Anokuni high - Aura Battler Dunbine (A-no-kuni = Land of A = Drake's country)
Episode 16
- Minato and Team Build Busters' Tryon 3 is based on the MSZ-10 ZZ Gundam. However, the leonine face on its chest as well at the way it combines is a Shout-Out to GaoGaiGar. "Let's Try On!" is a reference to Voltes V.
- And of course, the first attack it does, is a Rocket Punch.
- Yuuma's analysis of the Tryon 3 and its flaws, including the fact that the complex combination mechanism serving no purpose and compromises the MS structural integrity is the same problem that plagued the ZZ Gundam.
- The Tryon 3 is also based on the Try Zeta from the arcade game Gundam Try Age; in fact, it's nearly identical, but adds the combination gimmick (and the resulting Kibbles and Bits, such as the body of Riku Tryon replacing the ZZ's original backpack).
- Two girls in the audience are wearing Lacus and Meer's hair decorations.
- Honmoku Academy's team uses a modified Vagan Gear.
- Shia's G-Portent is based on the GNW-100A Sakibure.
- And her team is named Team Celestial Sphere, homage to Celestial Being and Earth Sphere Federation.
- Lucas Nemesis' gunpla, seen during The Stinger is a modified XM-X1 Crossbone Gundam X-1 Kai-Kai Skull Heart "Full Cloth".
- Other Gunpla used by other teams include:
Episode 17
- When Gyanko see's Shia talking to Sekai, she experiences a "newtype reaction" similar to that seen in the UC series.
- Additionally, her quote about "level 1 battle stations" is a reference to a phrase commonly uttered by ship captains in other Gundam shows.
- Among the statues in the haunted castle, we can see the ff. SD gunpla.
- Superior Lander
- Tyrano Zaku
- Indy Gundam
- Psycho Golem
- The explosives used by Team SD-R are from the MS-18 Kampfer
Episode 18
- The Star Winning Gundam's Winning Beam creates a perfect, W shaped hole in the SxDxG Gundam, similar to how the God Gundam's "Sekiha, Love-Love Tenkyou Ken" creates a heart shaped hole in the Devil Gundam.
- The Star Winning's ability to transform from an SD into a HD Gundam is similar to that of the Tekki-Musya Haganemaru-Go from Gunpla Builders Beginning J.
- Other gunpla seen in this episode include.
- Eagail
- Geze, Geymalk
- Dom Tropen, Gelgoog Marine
- Zaku II Char Custom
- Gundam NT-1 "Alex"
- Ikazuchi Gundam, Houou Gundam, Neo Alex Gundam
Episode 19
- Tryon 3 fights an Psycho Gundam with King J-Der motif
- Team Celestial Sphere fights Justice Gundam with Freedom Gundam colors and Döven Wolf with Gundam MKII Colors.
- Team Titan uses Gundam Abulhool Plus, an modified Gunblaster + V-Dash backpack and Denial Gundam combine Gundam Deathscythe Hell body and Gundam Age FX arms and head he can use Nobel Gundam Beserker Mode with same capacities from beam cloth from Master Gundam.
Episode 20
- A number of Mobile Fighter G Gundam references:
- Junya uses his energy ponytail to mimic Master Asia's Master Cloth weapon.
- Sekai uses both Bushin Sapou God Shadow and Erupting God Finger to finish Junya, complete with a power crest manifesting on his Gundam's chest.
- Sekai gaining a new Super Mode mirrors that of Domon's. Both had previous attained a "false" Super Mode that was derived from anger/aggression and later gained a "true" Super Mode attained from a serene, tranquil state of mind.
- Lucas uses the Crossbone Gundam X-1 Full Cloth from Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam.
- Saga says: He's the European champ all right. It's not just for show. note He's strong enough to push back Axis.
Episode 21
- Rainer Cziommer is mentioned as an analyst for the tournament.
- True to form, the camera cuts away right before his segment. Even after 7 years, the series is still treating him as a Butt-Monkey.
- Lucas' teammates in Team Von Braun use custom Geara Doga's.
- Both their team name, Von Braun, and the name of their school, Granada Academy, are references to two cities on the moon from the original Universal Century timeline established by Mobile Suit Gundam and its sequels.
- The G-Portent contains Haro repair bots that Shia uses to repair the damage that Lucas did to it.
- Transient Gundam's Super Mode releases particles in the form of the Wings of Light.
- It also takes on the form of the Celestial Being logo.
Episode 22
- Star Winnning Gundam uses the funnels in shield-like form like Nu-Gundam.
- When the Tryon 3 pulls out its Minovsky Chohoken, it goes into the "Obari Sword Pose" that is a trademark of mecha that have been worked on by Masami Obari (such as the Tryon 3).
- Its finishing move resembles the Voltes V 's Choudenji Ball and V-no-Jigiri.
- Tryon 3's combination also resembles Variable Formation (the SRX combination) from Super Robot Wars: Original Generation.
Episode 24
- The match begins in dead quiet as Team Try Fighters opt to break into the space colony, complete with Sekai's Try Burning having to make several turns to an airlock handle. This is pulled from the very first episode of the original Mobile Suit Gundam, a scene that's been homaged dozens of times, and the Abnormal Limb Rotation Range was something added to them.
Episode 25
- Meijin Kawaguchi the 3rd and Lady Kawaguchi finish their exhibition bout - both them and the Kampfer and Zaku Amazing - doing the end pose of The School of the Undefeated of the East.
- The Dom is the mobile suit Ramba Ral had requisitioned, and was denied, before his final attack on White Base in Mobile Suit Gundam.
- Like last season, here we learn that the starring Sazaki sibling has an even younger sibling. When the fact that still one more is mentioned, the Sazakis are compared to the Zabis.
- The three Contest Winner Cameos are a Unicorn Gundam in RX-78-2 colors (winner of the custom color contest), a GP01 Zephyranthes with the Albion as a weapon pack (winner of the custom model contest), a kitbash made to look like Char Aznable using a Sazabi's head, the Sinanju's torso, a GN-XIII's lance, and the rest of it from the RGM-79 GM (winner of the Gundam Breaker 2 contest).
- The Kamiki Burning Gundam's Super Mode emits six flame wings and a halo akin to the God Gundam, foreshadowing the identity of his master.
- The shot of the three members of Team Try Fighters flying off into space is quite similar to the final shot of G Gundam where Domon and Rain do the same.
Island Wars OVA
- Fumina, Gyanko and Shia share a Newtype moment when they argue over who Sekai should end up with.
- The way the Plavsky Crystal goes out of control and spreads throughout the laboratory building is almost similar to ELS assimilation (thankfully, minus the Body Horror part).
- The Brown Pucchiguy gets a lucky popsicle stick that transforms into a gold-colored Gundam Barbatos' mace.
- Also, the Build Fighter series' first reference to the Post Disaster Era. This leaves the Regild Century the only timeline in the Build Fighters anime series yet to be referenced.
- Minato shows off a Super Fumina in Titans colors and promptly gets decked for his trouble.
- Nils comes out to the island in a full-scale and working Fanfan hovercraft-helicopter hybrid.
- Mirai snatches the fins from a Nether Gundam with her Beargguy P, and together with Fumina's Star Winning Gundam perform a Combination Attack by throwing their boomerangs and posing, something straight out of Celestial Being the Movie.
- Minato's ZZII stabs the Psycho Gundam in the head mega particle cannon, just like how Jerid killed Four in Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam.
- The Scramble Gundam summons Celestial Being, a Colony Laser (either the Gryps Laser from Zeta and Unicorn or the one from X), and the Photon Ring Array (and Diva) from Gundam AGE for a combined beam attack, and later attempts a Colony Drop on Sekai's group.
- Not just any Colony Drop (which is a common occurrence in the franchise) either. It's the original Colony Drop on Sydney i.e. Operation British from Mobile Suit Gundam.
- The final Combination Attack looks like it could have been done in Saint Seiya, but it was done first in the climax of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam.
- The emblem in the middle of the circle that summoned Superior Kaiser is Knight Unicorn Gundam and Black Knight Banshee's Akashic Binder emblem.
- Finally, the particle disturbance was due to interference with another, genuine Arista device. Its holder wanted to have a Gunpla of her very own, and she does during the end credits. After the credits, she vanishes, and runs to the arms of a familiar woman...
Lookalikes
- Sekai Kamiki is basically a younger Takeru Nekki from Gunpla Builders Beginning J. No coincidence that the Beginning J is the one customised for close combat.
- Akira Suga is a dead ringer for Sleggar Law.
- In fact his entrance at the end of the episode parallels Sleggar Law's entrance to the White Base Crew. And then he doffs his jacket and you realise his shirt is the same Federation tan.
- And not only does Allan Adams call him "a Sleggar", but he also gives a bright slap to Yomi in Episode 9. He basically is Sleggar's reincarnation.
- Not to mention his Gunpla of choice is revealed to be non other than a G Fighter!
- His in-universe nickname is "Speedy Sleggar".
- The women in Minato's dream in Episode 8 include: Cima Garahau, Kati Mannequin, Laura Rolla (Loran Cehack in drag), Kikka Kobayashi, Nina Purpleton, Mudie Holcraft, Aisha Kati, Selene McGriff, Ennil El, Dorothy Catalonia, and Chara Soon. Master Chinan even appears alongside them.
- Shuunsuke Sudou is basically Orba Frost in looks, albeit without the personality.
- One of the models in Episode 10's Gunpla Collection fashion show is Lalah Sune, carrying an MS-14S Gelgoog Commander-type in Char's colors, and a handbag shaped like the Elmeth, Lalah's mobile armor.
- Another model a look-alike of Neneka Nibrou, one of the "Bikini Babe Assault" girls sent to attack Uso Evin in one of the final episodes in Mobile Suit Victory Gundam.
- Lady Kawaguchi is a dead ringer for Tekken 5's Lili.
- Ikeda is a member of the TV crew in episode 18.
- During Sakai's flashback◊, the person who presented Yuuma's award in the Under-13 Championships looks like Judau Ashta.
- Susumu and Kaoruko's younger brother is a dead ringer in both looks and attitude to the former, though he's more gracious like the latter, recognizing Mamoru as a worthy rival.
- Sekai and Junya's master is, as everyone already guessed, Domon Kasshu.
- The presenter for the opening of the G-Quest attraction in Battlogue is a dead ringer for Maureen Kitamura, from the Blue Destiny games. It's unclear whether this is her Build Fighters universe equivalent, in the same vein as Domon, or just a cosplayer.
Soundtrack
As with the previous series, many of the song titles on the show's soundtrack are quotes or other references to previous Gundam shows:
- OST 1:
- Track 2 "Clear and Serene"note is the name of the Tranquil Fury technique Domon Kasshu learns. Naturally, it's used for Sekai's moments of ass-kicking, which are preceded by him focusing in a similar manner, complete with the image of ripples on the surface of water.
- Track 6 "Your Panel Lining is Weak! What are You Doing?!" is a play on one of Bright Noah's iconic quotes ("That barrage is weak! What are you doing?!")
- Track 8 "Sure-Kill Sure-Hit!"note is what Rain Mikamura says before using the Rising Arrow.
- Track 10 "This Hand of Mine Shines and Roars!" is of course the first part of Domon's Shining Finger attack speech.
- Track 12 "The Finisher! Top Coat!"note is a play on the last part of the Shining Finger speech.
- Track 14 "Out of the Way, You Cannon Fodder Mecha!" is a quote said by Paula Sis in After War Gundam X.
- Track 15 "Go Down, Mantis!"note is a play on Paptimus Scirocco's famous quote "Go down, string bean!"
- Track 16 "Unsnipeable Melancholy"note is a play on Lockon Stratos' Catchphrase "Sniping the target!"
- Track 17 "You're My Favorite, Boy!" is a line said by Chara Soon to Judau Ashta.
- Track 19 "War in the Plaket"note is a nod to Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket's sub-title.
- Track 22 "Shame on You, Philestine!" is a play on one of Haman Karn's iconic lines.
- Track 23 "I'll Correct That Kind of Gunpla!" is a play on one of Kamille Bidan's iconic lines, "I'll correct that kind of adult!"
- Track 24 "Hahahahaha! One More to Go!" is what Heero Yuy said after taking down Zechs Merquise's wingmen in the first episode of Mobile Suit Gundam Wing.
- Track 25 "Hurry Up and Be Next Wednesday!" may be a play on Dorothy Catalonia's famous quote "Hurry up and start a war!"
- Track 26 "The Stupid Pupil of the Twilight" uses Master Asia's insulting name for Domon in later parts of G Gundam.
- OST 2:
- Track 6, "I Won't Forget That You Loved Me..." is a Spoilerous quote from Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ, said by Roux Louka just before she kills Glemmy Toto.
- Track 10, "I'll Fight Until the Flesh is Stripped From My Bones" is another Spoiler from ZZ, said by Mashmyre Cello before he overloads his Cyber-Newtype powers and takes out Rakan Dakran's Dooben-Wolf squadron.
- Track 12, "Fight. In the Name of the God You Believe In." was said by Setsuna F. Seiei to Marina Ismail.
- Track 17, "There's Always Friendly Fire On the Battlefield" is said by Olba Frost as he and his brother kill off an allied Newtype.
- Track 18, "My Mount is Fierce" is a memetic line said by Shagia Frost in reference to his Gundam Virsago (and, subsequently, is the title of Gundam X episode 3).
- Track 20, "I'll Tell You One Thing...Dying Hurts Like Hell" was said by Heero Yuy when Trowa Barton was considering following Heero's example and self-destructing his Gundam.
- Track 21, "Buppigan", is probably the most obscure reference of all; it's apparently the Onomatopoeia for Gundam Sandrock throwing its heat shotels.
Unsorted
- The "7 years later, a new group of teenagers take up the mantle of the previous protagonists" setup of Try is the same premise as the very first Gundam sequel, Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam.
- The colors of the three main suits, Red for Sekai's Build Burning Gundam, Yellow for Fumina's Powered GM Cardigan and Winning Gundam, Blue for Yuuma's Lightning Gundam are the colors most often seen in the lead suits of most Gundam shows.
- In addition, the colors, mentality and dynamics of the cast really match up with the Power Trio of JukenSentaiGekiranger. Sekai is Unbreakable Body (Jan), Fumina is Honest Heart (Ran), and Yuuma is Fantastic Technique (Retsu).
- Meijin Kawaguchi (aka Tatsuya Yuuki) has won the World Gunpla Battle Championship three times in a row, reminiscent of how Gentle Chapman won three consecutive Gundam Fight championships.
- Suits:
- Kaoruko Sazaki uses a combo of the R-Jarja from Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ and the Gyan from Mobile Suit Gundam called the "R-GyaGya", with clear inspiration from her brother Susumu's Gyan Vulcan.
- Mirai Kamiki's Bearguy F is yet another customized Acguy from Mobile Suit Gundam, and have an other unit in backpack called "Puchigguy" identical the system from Seravee Gundam & Seraphim Gundam.
- Sekai's master dresses like Domon Kasshu from Mobile Fighter G Gundam. He is eventually revealed to actually be Domon.
- The emblem for the Jigen Haoh school of kenpo is the Shining Finger.
- The "Meijin Gunpla" shown in the first opening is a custom PF-78-3 Perfect Gundam III "Red Warrior" from Plamo-Kyoshiro.
- The sound effect used for the rifle of Yuuma's Lightning Gundam isn't the traditional Gundam beam rifle sound, but the one that was used for Zeta, Double Zeta and Char's Counterattack.
- The Star Winning Gundam's abilty to transform from Super-Deformed to a real scale suit is similar to the Tekki-Musya Haganemaru-Go from the photo novel Model Suit Gunpla Builders Beginning J.
- The full scale (1:1) green Hi-Mock◊ seen powered down at Yajima Trading is in the exact same power-down position◊ as Armored Trooper VOTOMS' Scopedogs. No surprise, since both shows were made by Sunrise.
- In the side manga, Tatsuya/Meijin creates a customized version of the Scramble Gundam from Island Wars named the Hot Scramble Gundam. The design was made to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Gundam video games, being named after and inspired by "Zeta Gundam: Hot Scramble", the first Gundam game ever made. As a result the Hot Scramble appeared in multiple video games released in 2016, including SD Gundam G Generation Genesisnote and Gundam Extreme Vs. Maxi Boost ONnote .
- There's also its model number, BN-876β, which references Bandai Namco Entertainment, the current rights-holders for Gundam video games (876 in Goroawase is "BaNaMu").