Only in It for the Money: When Gunvolt questions why Merak is siding with Sumeragi, Merak states that he needs the money for games.One-Hit Kill: Merak dies in a single blow, courtesy of a Luxcalibur to the face.Mêlée à Trois: While it isn't apparent until the end of the episode, Copen snipes both Gunvolt and Merak from offscreen with Voder, causing Gunvolt to eat a punch in the back.Made of Explodium: Instead of returning to a Glaive form upon dying, Merak spectacularly explodes when destroyed by Luxcalibur.Gunvolt simply dodges through the mess with Prevasion. Macross Missile Massacre: Merak fires a massive payload of rockets at Gunvolt.Merak also uses Lazy Laser against Gunvolt once he's sufficiently pissed off.
Limit Break: Gunvolt has his signature Luxcalibur, which he uses to off Merak."Flash, my enchanted sword of lightning! Destructive azure thunderbolt, smite my foe! Luxcalibur!" Invocation: As Gunvolt activates his Luxcalibur, he chants:.Half the Man He Used to Be: Merak gets cleaved in half by Gunvolt's Luxcalibur, before blowing up.Gameplay and Story Integration: It is implied that Gunvolt is able to visually perceive his Tags, as does the player in-game.
Freeze-Frame Bonus: Moniqa is seen writing and compiling some code in Python, which captures, flips, and saves a video.In the anime, his slacker traits are practically non-existent and his game traits are taken way Up to Eleven, to the point where he proactively engages Gunvolt and constantly uses game terminology such as "session", "cheating", and "respawn". Flanderization: In the games, Merak is a slacker who plays online games as a pastime.The Japanese credits gives his name as "Romeo". In the translations and dub, this is the only name he's known as.
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": This is the first iteration of the series where the creepy electro-whip guy is actually called "Creepy Electro-Whip Guy" note The Japanese dub calls him "perverted old man", although the name was coined earlier by official online media.Nori, who was introduced in Gunvolt 2, appears with Copen at the end of the episode.The rest of the Sumeragi Swordsmen appear at the end of episode surrounding Gunvolt, but are shrouded in shadow and are only identified by their Tron Lines.Dull Surprise: One of the common complaints about the English voice acting is that Gunvolt sounds rather flat.Color-Coded Characters: The Sumeragi Swordsmen that appear at the end can be recognized by their colors.He fights through the pain long enough to get Joule free.