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26-473: The robot's name is a portmanteau of "combine", "combat", and "battle", and the V is intended both as an abbreviation for "victory" and in reference to the five component machines that form the robot, as well as its five pilots. The V is pronounced as the letter V, unlike in the spiritual successor , Voltes V , where it is pronounced "five". The show follows the adventures and battles of the Battle Team,

52-407: A creator from releasing a direct sequel using the same copyrighted characters and names as the original. The term is also used more broadly to describe a pastiche work that intentionally evokes similarities to pay homage to other influential works, but is also distinct enough to avoid copyright infringement . Arthur Conan Doyle 's Sherlock Holmes stories, published between 1887 and 1927, drew

78-554: A group of young pilots, as they battle against the Campbell Empire from outer space. Thousands of years ago, the people of the planet Campbell decided to leave their planet and seek out new worlds to inhabit. One group, led by the scientist Oreana, landed on Earth , but was delayed from their mission. In the early 21st century, Oreana's group reawakens and begins their plan to conquer the Earth. The only effective defense against

104-460: A large number of pastiches from other authors as early as the 1900s to capture the same mystery and spirit as Doyle's writings. Subsequently, Doyle and his publishers, and since then Doyle's estate, had aggressive enforced copyright on the Holmes character, often requiring authors that were publishing stories to change any use of Holmes' name to something else. The name "Herlock Sholmes" became one of

130-517: A prequel to the original book , takes many elements and designs from the movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory . Spiritual successor games are sometimes made by the same studio as the original, but with a new title due to licensing issues. Some examples of these include: Alternatively, a successor may be developed by some of the staff who worked on the preceding game, under a new studio name. Examples of these include: The term

156-424: Is about to kill him, he is saved by Oreana. As the series moves on, his trust for Oreana lessens. Garuda eventually discovers that he is in fact a cyborg, and uncovers a robot specifically designed for him. In the final episode of the first season, he defeats Oreana, and duels Combattler V, which eventually leads to his defeat. The second season features Empress Janera and her generals Dungele and Warchimedes. The way

182-484: Is also more broadly applied to video games developed by a different studio with no connection to the original, and simply inspired by the gameplay, aesthetics or other elements of the preceding work. Examples of such games include: In sports, the Ravens–Steelers rivalry is considered the spiritual successor to the older Browns–Steelers rivalry due to the original Cleveland Browns relocation to Baltimore , as well as

208-484: Is known for telling complex human stories instead of merely being having a monster of the week format. The trilogy, consisting of Chōdenji Robo Combattler V , Chōdenji Machine Voltes V , and Tōshō Daimos , was a co-production between Tohokushinsha Film , Nippon Sunrise (formerly Soeisha) and Toei Company with Nippon Sunrise providing the animation work on Toei's behalf. The series are notable for developing ideas from Brave Raideen . Yuki Hijiri (of Locke

234-440: Is thus only a successor "in spirit". Spiritual successors often have similar themes and styles to their preceding material, but are generally a distinct intellectual property . In fiction, the term generally refers to a work by a creator that shares similarities to one of their earlier works, but is set in a different continuity , and features distinct characters and settings. Such works may arise when licensing issues prevent

260-501: The Campbellians' giant bio-mechanical slave beasts is the super-electromagnetic robot, Combattler V and its pilots. The entire series follows the then-standard monster-of-the-week format, with the first season featuring Garuda sending various mecha to defeat Combattler V. His tactics range from brute force to cunningness and taking hostages. He even duels Hyouma in a sword fight with their feet chained together; though just as Hyouma

286-403: The Earth. Notably, the team is not dispirited, but are quite calm and instead happy for having the chance to fight to protect Earth. Just as it looks as though Earth will be destroyed, the "true" leader of the Campbellians, Deus, riding in a golden wagon, informs the team of the coup d'etat at Campbell, and stops the bomb seconds before it burrows into the core of the Earth. The series (along with

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312-476: The Superman fame) was character designer for Voltes V and Daimos . Spiritual successor A spiritual successor (sometimes called a spiritual sequel ) is a product or fictional work that is similar to, or directly inspired by, another previous product or work, but (unlike a traditional prequel or sequel ) does not explicitly continue the product line or media franchise of its predecessor, and

338-624: The case Klinger v. Conan Doyle Estate, Ltd. (2014), it was determined that the characters of Holmes and Watson were in the public domain. However, certain story elements were under copyright until 2023. In films and television shows, spiritual successor often describes similar works by the same creator, or starring the same cast. For example, the show Parks and Recreation is a spiritual successor to The Office . Both are workplace mockumentaries developed by Greg Daniels , featuring satirical humor and characters being filmed by an in-universe documentary film crew. The film 10 Cloverfield Lane

364-568: The future. Spiritual successors are common in Indian film industries, particularly Bollywood, where films marketed as sequels do not share continuity with their predecessors. The 2006 film Superman Returns was created as a spiritual sequel to Superman: The Movie and Superman II , with no references to Superman III or Superman IV: The Quest for Peace , though the Arrowverse 's Crisis on Infinite Earths would later confirm that

390-561: The late 1970s as part of Mattel 's Shogun Warriors line of imported Super Robot toys under the name of 'Combattra', and as such was one of the three Super Robots in the Marvel Comics companion series. In addition, Combattler V and its storyline have appeared in many entries in the Super Robot Wars franchise of video games. In 2012, a Combattler V pachinko game was released, featuring remade animation clips from

416-401: The later two shows) was created by Saburo Yatsude, who would later go on to create GoLion (best known to American viewers as the "Lion Force" half of Voltron ). "Saburo Yatsude" is not a real person, but a pseudonym which refers to the collective staff at Toei (the main office, rather than the animation studio; the series was animated by Soeisha and produced by Toei Company ). The series

442-633: The latter two sequels had occurred within the timeline established in the 2006 film. The 2022 film Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers was created as a spiritual sequel to the 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit ; both films showcases worlds where cartoon characters coexist with humans. The 2022 miniseries We Own This City was described as a spiritual successor to the 2002–08 series The Wire in that both are street-level crime dramas set in Baltimore and both are produced by David Simon for HBO . The 2023 film Wonka , while being described as

468-580: The more common variations on this, notably in Maurice Leblanc 's Arsène Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes , with the Sholmes character having a personality similar, but not quite exactly like Holmes to further distance potential copyright issues. In and around the 1950s, the character Solar Pons , a pastiche of Holmes, appeared in several books not authorized by the estate of Conan Doyle. These copyright issues have continued into contemporary times: in

494-417: The new program would have been at the last second, Nagahama rejected the continuation of Raideen and its staff finally went over to work on Combattler , putting pressure on their schedule. Getter Robo also largely influenced the design of Combattler V itself, as toys made of the former were unable to replicate its three-state combination abilities to an extent that satisfied consumers. Thus, Combattler V

520-570: The original series. All lyrics are credited to Saburou Yatsude (the pseudonym for the production studio), while the songs were composed by Asei Kobayashi and arranged by Hiroshi Tsutsui. The Robot Romance Trilogy ( 長浜ロマンロボシリーズ , Nagahama Roman Robo Shirīzu , lit. Nagahama's Romance Robo Series) were three Super Robot anime series created by Saburo Yatsude (a collective name for the staff at Toei, similar to Hajime Yatate ), directed by Tadao Nagahama , and aired on TV Asahi and its affiliates from late 1976 through early 1979. The trilogy

546-515: The reactivated Browns having a 6–30 record against the Steelers since returning to the league in 1999 . The Honda CR-Z is regarded as the spiritual successor to the second generation Honda CR-X in both name and exterior design, despite a nearly two decade time difference in production. The Toyota Fortuner SUV is a spiritual successor to the Toyota 4Runner SUV mainly because they both share

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572-471: The second season is structured is quite similar to that of the first, but involves more serious plot points such as the taking of hostages and plots to kill the team. Eventually, the entire base of the Campbellian empress is deployed, and only through the help of the airborne Nanbara Connection Base is Combattler V able to destroy it, but Janera manages to deploy an "Earth Bomb" which is supposed to destroy

598-409: Was animated by Sunrise on Toei's behalf. A sizable portion of the staff that worked on the earlier show Yuusha Raideen also worked on Combattler V , but according to Tadao Nagahama, there were still efforts to sell a continuation to Raideen even when it looked to be clearly ending, ignoring the demands of Combattler ' s producer, Takashi Iijima. In the end, right at the point where creating

624-640: Was brought to the Philippines and dubbed in English and later Filipino and Cebuano are aired on GMA in 1999. The show first aired on RPN in 1979, later moved to PTV, ABS-CBN and IBC in 1986-1990s, Hero in 2006 and Q in 2007-2008. The series saw sequels in both Voltes V and Daimos and is the first show in Nagahama's Robot Romance Trilogy . Combattler V appeared in the United States during

650-537: Was designed in such a way that toy makers would be able to include this function more easily. The same concept would later go on to be used in Voltes V and in the Super Sentai series. Combattler V ran for 54 episodes from April 17, 1976, to May 28, 1977, and was replaced by Voltes V . Various manga adaptations were released both during its airing and afterwards. Many toys were also produced. The anime itself

676-403: Was not originally scripted with any connection to Cloverfield . When the film was acquired by Bad Robot , producer J. J. Abrams recognized a common element of a giant monster attack between the two films, and chose to market 10 Cloverfield Lane as a spiritual successor to Cloverfield to help bring interest to the newer film, which allowed him to establish a franchise he could build upon in

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