Knights of the Multiverse Animated Shorts

The Knights of the Multiverse Animation Shorts are a collection of test animations for the series proper, featuring all the members of the Crystal Knights in huge battles against the main antagonistic force of the season. Each segments showcases the abilites of almost each member of the main cast, and characters that joins the team in each subsequent season appear in later segments. The first two shorts are only meant to give little snipets of the characters featued in the series, while the last four act as abridged versions of the plots to the four seasons of the show proper. Each segment is also modeled off of intros/previews from the Super Robot Wars/previews, particularly those for DD, MX, Alpha 2, Z, Z2 & 2.2, Z3 & 3.2, and Alpha 3.

***Important Note:*** None of these should be taken as canon to the main series.

## Short #1

### Overview

Like a majority of test animations, the first one doesn't really tell a narrative. Rather, it's simply a showcase to see the show's numerous characters in action. This short was modeled after (and even uses the music used in) the intro to Super Robot Wars DD.

### Characters Featured

* **Crystal Knights**\*\*Usagi Tsukino/Neo Sailor Moon
	+ Catra
	+ Sunset Shimmer
	+ Zeta Gundam
	+ Getter Robo G
	+ Starscream
	+ Eva Unit-02
	+ Pink Diamond

* **Villains**
	+ Leo (Mobile Suit)
	+ Black Moon Droids

## Short #2

### Overview

This short is meant to give a brief glimpse to the more obscure characters that appear in the series, and even gives brief cameos to Mazinkaiser & Shin Getter Robo. This short was inspired by the intro to Super Robot Wars MX.

### Cast (in order of appearance)

* **The Knights**
	+ Shin Getter Robo
	+ Mazinkaiser
	+ Nyoka
	+ Emily
	+ Usagi Tsukino/Neo Sailor Moon
	+ Atros
	+ Agnes
	+ Drum
	+ Ayako
	+ Lime
	+ Zeta Gundam
	+ Getter Robo G
	+ Orguss
	+ Xabungle
	+ Eva Unit-02
	+ Sunset Shimmer
	+ Pink Diamond
	+ Catra

* **Villains**
	+ Heralds of Unicron
		- Koan
	+ L.O.S.R.
		- Gilgazamune
	+ Axis Zeon
		- Qubeley
		- Zssa
		- Gelgoogs

## Short #3

### Overview

This animation is based off of the intro to Super Robot Wars Alpha 2.

### Characters Featured

* **The Knights**
	+ Gundam Mk-II
	+ Zeta Gundam
	+ Usagi Tsukino
	+ Starscream
	+ Sunset Shimmer
	+ Getter Robo G
	+ Mazinger Z
	+ Orguss
	+ Nyoka
	+ Emily
	+ Tobikage
	+ Epsilon
	+ Qubeley Mk-IIs (Puru & Puru Two customs)

* **Villains**

* + Heralds of Unicron
	+ L.O.S.R.
	+ Axis Zeon

## Short #4

### Overview

This short features an abridged version of the Mini-Series' plot, with the founding members of the Crystal Knights being featured, fighting against Megatron and some of the other Heralds of Unicron. This animation is based off of the intro for Super Robot Wars Z.

### Characters List

* Crystal Knights
	+ Usagi Tsukino
	+ Starscream
	+ Getter Robo G
		- Liger
		- Poseidon
		- Dragon
	+ Zeta Gundam
	+ Sunset Shimmer
	+ Catra
	+ Tobikage
	+ Orguss
* Heralds of Unicron
	+ Dark Army Drones
	+ Soaring Raven Gundam
	+ Walter Gundam
	+ Grand Gundam
	+ Megatron

## Short #6

### Overview

This short acts as a showcase of the characters that appear in Season 1, with the Knights fighting against the evil machinations of the organization L.O.S.R.. This animation is based off of the intro to Super Robot Wars Z2 Hakai-Ken.

### Character List

* The Knights
	+ Getter Robo G
	+ Tobikage
	+ Mazinger Z
	+ Eva Unit-02
	+ Usagi Tsukino
	+ Ayako
	+ Orguss
	+ Atros
	+ Epsilon

* L.O.S.R.
	+ Ga-Keen
	+ Balatack
	+ Dai-Apolon
	+ Big O
	+ Sasuraiger
	+ God Sigma
	+ Groizer X Squadron
	+ Braiger
	+ Mechander Robo
	+ DaiRugger XV
	+ Gattaiger
	+ Orgun
	+ Blade
	+ Sigma
	+ Gigantis

## Animation #5

### Overview

Around four to six minutes of the Knights launching a full-scale assault on the battle fortress Libra from Gundam Wing, battling the forces of Axis Zeon. This short also shows the first fully-animated appearance of Combattler V & Voltes V, and provides foreshadowing to all of Zeon's robots. This short's animation is based off of the opening to Super Robot Wars Z2 Saisei-Hen.

### Cast (in order of appearance):

* Crystal Knights
	+ Destiny Gundam
	+ Zeta Gundam
	+ Getter Robo D2
	+ God Sigma
	+ Xabungle
	+ Might Kaiser
	+ Orguss
	+ Epsilon
	+ Lime
	+ Drum
	+ Atros
	+ Ayako
	+ Emily
	+ Nyoka
	+ Usagi Tsukino

* Axis Zeon
	+ Libra
	+ Gaza-C
	+ Dreissen
	+ Providence Gundam
	+ Legend Gundam
	+ Psyco Gundam
	+ Destroy Gundam
	+ ZZ Gundam
	+ Gundam Epyon

## Animation #6

### Overview

This animation is actually a mix between Super Robot Wars Alpha 3 & Z3 Jigoku-hen's intros.

### Characters Featured (in order of appearance)

* Crystal Knights
	+ Usagi Tsukino
	+ Zeta Gundam
	+ Nyoka
	+ Orguss
	+ Emily
	+ Sunset Shimmer
	+ Catra
	+ Pink Diamond
	+ Artemis
	+ Starscream
	+ Magneto
	+ Ayako
	+ Lorelai Heinrich
	+ Meryl
	+ Agnes Kisaragi
	+ Honey Kisaragi Jr.
	+ Akabon
	+ Drum
	+ Tobikage
	+ Lime
	+ Xabungle
	+ Eva Unit-02
	+ Atros
	+ Shin Getter Robo
* Guild of the Multiverse
	+ Getter Army
	+ Mazinkaiser SKL

## Notes

For the shorts, Asuka and Mohm are represented by the mechs they pilot in their original series (Eva Unit 02 and Orguss respectively). In addition to that, in the series proper, Eva Unit 02 only appear in flashback sequences.

In a similar vein, Getter G is put in place of the D2, mostly because (obviously) G is a lot more recongnizable than the D2.

A major difference between the shorts and the main series is that Starscream is actually alive for the full duration of the shorts, rather than in the main series where he only appears in the Mini-Series (for obvious reasons).