I think my favourite mecha trope is when a villain joins the

Definitely Neon Genesis Evangelion

Bundol from Goshogun was pretty cool

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxcsyxX4yJ8

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That kind of cliche usually rubs me the wrong way, but GGG did it pretty well.

>>12473861
Pizza joining GGG was the best.

Endless Waltz

>>12473963
Pizza was the best, period.

>>12473776
This reminds me, I'm pretty positive there was a story where the initial main antagonist not only joins the heroes during the course of the story but even becomes their new leader. I just can't remember what it was.

And it wasn't Target: 2006.

>>12473861

He wasn't really a legit villain though, he was just brainwashed.

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>>12473776

>>12474184
I don't count that as a bad thing, but that's true: it might not exactly fit OP's request.

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Abaranger did it great.
Abarekiller was a dick all the way throughout the show even after he joined. Plus, he only joined for a short amount of time.

>>12474286
Who was the chick in the cockpit?

>>12474323
That emotionless loli who was a vessel for Lulu's dead mom's soul.

>>12474388
It was meant for >>12474371

dinobot ... beast wars.

>>12474178
Paul, in the Bible
>tfw no Bible mecha anime

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>>12474711
stop that

>>12474722
>with ninja-messiah throwing nails death killer-cross pump-action over-under shotgun
W-what?

>Jesus Christ Superstore
My sides, why have you forsaken me?

>>12474197
Was about to mention this. From the petty rival to awesome immortal wingman, Viral had a great development.

Also worth mentioning Dougram's Heckle, at first wanted that shit to die and in the end he was my favorite of the bunch and LoGH's Merkatz

Well, they were more like antagonists, not villains, but it works.

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>>12473776
>character is evil, but noble
>fancies himself the protagonist's rival
>holds the pursuit of truth higher than anything
>finds out his rival died without him knowing
>has respect for his rival's kin
>even after he loses, he still respects his new rival, and shows an understanding (compassion, even) to the side of good
>finally gets to be the protagonist
I'm glad Viral won the TTGLbowl, he deserved it.

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>>12474796
>tfw his family

>>12474810

He could adopt.

>>12474972
He doesn't need to. His desire to change destiny, allowed him to access spiral power, so now he can do anything humans can. It also helped that the Mc has perfect command of spiral spiral power, and can just warp reality around him.

>>12474796
My nigga, Viral was the boss. Enki(du(du)) was also rad.

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>>12473776
Gaw Ha Leccee.

>>12475396

Who?

>>12475396
This. L-Gaim is the shit.

>>12474178
Was it Dragonar?

>Merkatz
>Gaw Ha Leccee
They never been a villain. They just happen to be bad guy underling.

If you ask about Villain, that would be Adette Kistler.
>disregard of others & civilian
>all tactic is fair tactic

>>12475744
No.

I'm actually wondering if I'm just making this whole thing up.

>>12474178
It's Power Rangers.

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I really liked Galden from Ryu Knight TV series and was a bit disappointed, that in the "Adeu's Legend" OVA he was replaced by a bunch of quite boring antagonists.

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>>12475582

Shu is the worst

Once he joins, there's no villain left

>>12473802
It's been a while since I watched it, who turncoats in NGE?

>>12476201
I watched it last year, and I have no idea. I guess maybe Rei? She betrays Gendo and fucks Shinji.

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I really liked Nouza who started out as a merciless asshole who had no issues with slaughtering his own cronies but then gets completely fucked over and in the end even decides to put his life at risk by ripping out a vital artificial organ with his bare hands to support his former rival.

>>12474796
>name is literally "rival" with V and R switched
>him and his gunman are allusions to the first rival from the first actual piece of epic literature

Viral confirmed for most rival

>>12477191
>Gigil being Basara
hue

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It wasn't permanent I guess, but it lasted more or less all of Zeta.

Quattro is my favorite version of Char.

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She turned good after the most baddass knife fight of the history. Then she was banged by the greatest pilot and got 7 babies

>>12474784
fuck yeah Heckel

>>12475854
I think it might've been Dougram, actually.

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I really loved Adette in King Gainer.

>>12479390
You just love that ass

>>12479482
Okay, you got me, I really only like her for her fuzzy white hat

>>12475771
The OP has Aida's pic in it, so I'm not sure what counts.

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>tfw all of AD owe their lives to this man and his ultimate sacrifice