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I'm not entirely sure. For one thing, the CharClone page is rather unclear on exactly how explicit it needs to be that the reference was intentional. This is especially true for a western series where Gundam is not a pop culture icon, as explained on that page. As far as I know, aside from minor references like the singer of I Burn saying she's a Super Saiyan and Zwei being named after after Ein from Cowboy Bebop, the only Japanese media that we are positive Monty used as inspiration for aspects of RWBY is [=BlazBlue=], which we know he was a huge fan of. I have never seen anything that confirms Monty watched Gundam (I saw a tweet about him watching a show with giant robots but no specifics) but the trope definition doesn't explain if a coincidental similarity still counts.
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I\'m not entirely sure. For one thing, the CharClone page is rather unclear on exactly how explicit it needs to be that the reference was intentional. This is especially true for a western series where Gundam is not a pop culture icon, as explained on that page. As far as I know, aside from minor references like the singer of I Burn saying she\'s a Super Saiyan and Zwei being named after after Ein from Cowboy Bebop, the only Japanese media that we are positive Monty used as inspiration for aspects of RWBY is [=BlazBlue=], which we know he was a huge fan of. I have never seen anything that confirms Monty watched Gundam (I saw a tweet about him watching a show with giant robots but no specifics) but the trope definition doesn\'t explain if a coincidental similarity still counts.
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As for the trope itself, I am a bit hesitant since Adam only has two of the six universal traits (the pale hair and CoolMask). I am discounting the association with red since black is his primary color and he lacks any kind of mecha or machine that is red, which seems to be a necessary component as opposed to just connection to the color. It also mentions
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As for the trope itself, I am a bit hesitant since Adam only has two of the six universal traits (the pale hair and CoolMask). I am discounting the association with red since black is his primary color and he lacks any kind of mecha or machine that is red, which seems to be a necessary component as opposed to just connection to the color. It also mentions \"Complicated past relationship with someone on the protagonists\' side\" which is in generally the same ballpark as being a LongLostRelative but isn\'t actually on the list. There are some more specific issues I could bring up but this is getting a bit long already.
Looking at the examples on the page, I think this trope is used too easily. While I will admit it\'s possible to consider the list connected to Adam as enough, it is not decisive enough for me to consider this trope necessary.
EDIT: Also, you might want to consider taking future queries to the RWBY forum as opposed to the discussion pages. Very few people actually look at the pages and you\'re more likely to get a better consensus.
Looking at the examples on the page, I think this trope is used too easily. While I will admit it\'s possible to consider the list connected to Adam as enough, it is not decisive enough for me to consider this trope necessary.
EDIT: Also, you might want to consider taking future queries to the RWBY forum as opposed to the discussion pages. Very few people actually look at the pages and you\'re more likely to get a better consensus.
