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* {{spoiler|In addition to all this, the "Super Vandread" (aka "Vandread Pyoro"), formed by combining Hibiki's Vanguard and all three Dreads with Pyoro at once, is a massive humanoid mecha with the abilities of all three Vandreads. It can also mix their abilities, such as combining Vandread Dita's cannons and Jura's shields into a [[Wave Motion Gun]]. It even gets enough chairs and control stations for everyone. [[An Aesop|See what happens]] when [[The Power of Friendship|we all work together?]] The controls for the Super Vandread have Hibiki and Dita sitting in a way similar to the way they are in Vandread Dita, Meia having her own console behind them facing backwards, and Jura sitting on a lower level in front of Hibiki having a wall of unlabeled buttons that she has to figure out. Take that for whatever symbolism that you will.}}

 

 

Over time, the three men and the enormous gang of women come to an understanding, and they work together to unravel the bigger mysteries of the universe, like the origin of their robotic enemies and the fate of the other human colonies. A very funny and enjoyable dose of ''[[Martian Successor Nadesico]]'' meets ''[[Love Hina]]'' meets ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''.

* [[Blue with Shock]]: Happens to Dita when Misty takes Hibiki's [[First Kiss]]. Pyoro, while he doesn't change colors, also seems shocked by it.

* [[Birthday Hater]]: Meia. Episode 21 is entirely devoted to the rest of the crew's efforts to lure her into attending the birthday party they throw for her, which she skillfully evades (like in all her previous years on ''Nirvana''). Needless to say, said episode gives her a great deal of characterization beside that.

* [[Breather Episode]]: Episode 7, which deals largely with Hibiki and Dita's growing relationship.

** Episode 7 again, this time in Season two, which happens right after a [[Wham! Episode]].

* [[Romantic False Lead]]: Misty.

* [[Running Gag]]: Pyoro constantly referring to Ezra's baby, Kahlua, as "Pyoro 2".

* [[Screaming Birth]]: The Second Stage, Ezra finally delivers her baby while trapped in an elevator in the middle of an attack and with her only help being Hibiki, the only one there with her, and the advice of Duelo and Magno.)

* [[Screw Destiny]]: The crew of the Nirvana tries to do this for every planet/space station they pass by whenever the Harvesters show up to gather the people living there. Some are thankful for their help, others slightly less so.

* [[Shout-Out]]: When Dita first meets Hibiki, she does the handmotion from [[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]] (goes with the Bah bi bah bom baaaaaaa). Also, there's a poster for the show on the wall in her room.

* [[Shut UP, Hannibal]]{{context}}

** Possibly justified by the Tarakians' [[Planet of Hats|hat]] being over-the-top manliness, making [[Ho Yay]], with the possible exception of [[Hard Gay]], unlikely.

*** Unless they model themselves on other warrior societies such as Samurai, Spartans, Romans, Athenians, the Big Nambas from Paupa New Guinea, the Vikings, Pirates. Actually almost all warrior societies come to think of it.

* [[The Aesthetics of Technology]]: Tarak tech is rough and bolted on and they still use conventional firearms while Majarl has shiny spaceships and laser rings.

* [[Third Person Person]]: Jura... sometimes. Also, Dita.

* [[Through His Stomach]]: Dita often uses this on Hibiki. It usually works, especially considering he only ate pills on Tarak.

** Misty does this as well in Season two.

* [[Trash of the Titans]]{{context}}

* [[Tron Lines]]{{context}}

* [[Unexplained Recovery]]: {{spoiler|Gascogne, who supposedly died in a [[Heroic Sacrifice]] that no one could survive. She comes back not only alive, but somehow having managed to get onto, taken over, and piloted a giant enemy mothership.}}

* [[Unwanted Harem]]: Not just the pilots are chasing Hibiki, after a while.

 

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