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Super Robot Wars Alpha (スーパーロボット大戦α) is part of the Super Robot Wars franchise, and was published for the Sony PlayStation by Banpresto. It is the initial game of the Alpha Series, which spans the Playstation and the Sony Playstation 2 platforms.
Alpha is notable for being the first game in the franchise to feature fully animated attacks, as well as pioneering the Skill Point System, which affects the game's difficulty and influences which optional pilots and units will join the player's roster, among other things.
Series Included In Alpha[]
- Banpresto Original
- Mazinger Series
- Mazinger Z (TV Series)
- Great Mazinger (TV Series)
- Getter Robo Series
- Getter Robo (TV Series)
- Getter Robo G (TV Series)
- Shin Getter Robo (Manga) (Unit only)
- Gundam Series
- Macross Series
- (Debut) Super Dimension Fortress Macross
- (Debut) Macross: Do You Remember Love?
- (Debut) Macross Plus
- Robot Romance Trilogy
- Brave Raideen
- The Unchallengeable Daitarn 3
- Aura Battler Dunbine
- Super Beast Machine God Dancouga
- Aim For The Top!
- Neon Genesis Evangelion
- Giant Robo The Animation: The Day the Earth Stood Still
Unlisted Series[]
- Mazinger Movie Series
- (Debut) Great Mazinger (Gosaku Outa Manga) (Unit only)
- (Debut) Getter Robo Armageddon (Unit only)
- (Debut) Mobile Suit Gundam F91: Formula Report 0122 (Unit only)
- (Debut) Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz (Unit only)
- Super Beast Machine God Dancouga: God Bless Dancouga (Unit only)
- (Debut) The End of Evangelion
Story[]
In the year 179 of the New Western Calendar, the One Year War broke out between the Earth Federation and the Duchy of Zeon, but after the war a large object crashed to Earth, landing on South Atalia Island. An investigative team from the Extra-Over Technological Investigative Institute discovered that the object was an alien battleship with highly-advanced technology. Despite the warnings of Dr. Bian Zoldark, the Federation hides the evidence of intelligent alien life, and uses the time to increase their military power. Bian founds the Divine Crusaders to utilize the Extra-Over Technology found on the ship to devise weapons capable of protecting the Earth from alien forces, should the planet become embroiled in the conflict.
During this time, the economic troubles caused by the Federation's buildup saw the rise of many anti-Federation movements, such as the Neo-Zeon, who had retreated to the asteroid Axis. In response, The federation establishes special forces units, such as the Titans and OZ. Other forces, such as the Demon Empire (from Brave Reideen) and Dr. Hell also threaten the earth, but are pushed back by the teams of Mazinger Z, Getter Robo, and Raideen.
In the year 186, the Excelion battleship (from Aim For The Top!) battle a force of STMCs (Space Terrible Monster Crowd), when they are suddenly attacked by another alien fleet, known as the Aerogaters...
From this point on, the player can select from either a super robot or a real robot storyline, putting the player in command of the Grungust Type-2 or the Huckebein MK II, repsectively.
Original Characters[]
Super Robot Wars Alpha allows the player to create their own character, giving them a name and birthdate, and selecting from 8 appearances: four male and four female, The player then chooses another template and name for the character's significant other. In Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation, The templates for the protagonist and his or her significant other would become the basis for the following characters:
- Kusuha Mizuha -- considered the canonical pilot of RyuKoOh. "Shy" female archetype.
- Brooklyn Luckfield -- considered the canonical pilot of KoRyuOh. "Hot-blooded" male archetype.
- Ryoto Hikawa -- considered the canonical pilot of the Huckebein MK III. "Shy" male archetype.
- Rio Mei Long -- considered the canonical pilot of the AM Gunner. "Hot-blooded" female archetype.
- Tasuku Shinguuji -- "Weird" male archetype.
- Leona Garstein -- "Cool" female archetype.
- Yuuki Jaggar -- Is not named until Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation 2. "Cool" male archetype.
- Ricarla Borgnine -- Is not named until Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation 2. "Weird" female archetype.
Other original characters appearing in the game include the following: