Introduction

What game is this?
Super Robot Wars (SRW) L was the last game of the series to be released on the Nintendo DS and, while the series has a couple of games released in the west (plus a few patches or, recently, Singapore-based English releases), it is completely understandable if you’ve never heard of it.
SRW games are, essentially, massive crossovers of mecha anime that have been built around a solid strategy game – all the different stories are tied together by an original plot.
L tends to be the less famous of the three DS games; most people have played W and it’s regarded as the best, K is infamous for its many problems (including, but not limited to, plagiarized music and a MC whose biggest achievement was becoming the SRW meme) but L never really garnered a lot of attention.
Mechanically, though, it follows in K’s footsteps but gives it a few needed tweaks.

Why LP this game?
As I said, L isn’t that well-known (I confess that I haven’t beaten it myself) and that leads to the lack of available summaries. It doesn’t have a MNeidengard guide, which is a rarity, and the only one is available is, by the author’s own admittance, lacking a lot of plot detail.
I wanted to play this one for a while, so I figured I’d do an in-depth guide for it along the way.

What series can be found here?
L’s list borrows a handful from K’s, though it also adds some old veterans and newcomers:

• Rebuild of Evangelion – 1.0 and some of 2.0
  
• Fight, Iczer-1!
  
• Iczer Reborn/Adventure! Iczer-3!
  
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
  
• New Mobile Report Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz
  
• Super Electromagnetic Robo Combattler V
  
• Super Electromagnetic Machine Voltes V
  
• Gaiking – Legend of Daiku Maryu
  
• Koutetsushin Jeeg
  
• Beast Machine Armor Dancouga Nova
  
• Mazinkaiser – Showdown with the Great General of Darkness!
  
• Marriage of God and Soul – Godannar
  
• Macross Frontier
  
• Linebarrels of Iron (the anime, not the manga)

Shows making their debut in L are both Iczers, Dancouga Nova, Linebarrel and Macross Frontier (which went on to be in everything for a good many years).

How will you play this game?
Well, since there’re almost no summaries available, I’ll just have to cook one up from scratch. I’ll usually follow whatever names I find in wikis to keep in line with previous translation works, unless I see something being horribly mistranslated. Don’t think that’ll happen, though.

I will TRY to update about once per week but don't hold me to that. As I often said during the MX LP, my free time has been about cut in half, so things will be posted whenever possible. Barring something going horribly wrong, I will absolutely finish this but don’t expect another six-month clear like before.

And, as always, series spoilers are allowed as long as they are tagged but original story spoilers are OFF LIMITS.


Mission list:

• Prologue 1 - Another Encounter - Part 1
  
• Prologue 1 - Another Encounter - Part 2
  
  
• Prologue 2 - Galaxy Chase - Part 1
  
• Prologue 2 - Galaxy Chase - Part 2
  
  
• Mission 1 - The Youth Drawn to Iron - Part 1
  
• Mission 1 - The Youth Drawn to Iron - Part 2
  
  
• Mission 2 - Special Training: Mach Drills! - Part 1
  
• Mission 2 - Special Training: Mach Drills! - Part 2
  
  
• Mission 3 - The Woman Who Fights, The Woman Who Won’t Fight, The Woman Who Can’t Fight - Part 1
  
• Mission 3 - The Woman Who Fights, The Woman Who Won’t Fight, The Woman Who Can’t Fight - Part 2
  
  
• Mission 4 - Enter the Giant of Flames
  
  
• Mission 5 - Red Impact, Blue Terror - Part 1
  
• Mission 5 - Red Impact, Blue Terror - Part 2
  
  
• Mission 6 - The Day the Sky Fell - Part 1
  
• Mission 6 - The Day the Sky Fell - Part 2
  
  
• Mission 6 - Route Split
  
  
• Mission 7 (Rescue Route) - Chaotic World - Part 1
  
• Mission 7 (Rescue Route) - Chaotic World - Part 2
  
  
• Mission 8 (Rescue Route) - The Price of Justice - Part 1
  
• Mission 8 (Rescue Route) - The Price of Justice - Part 2
  
  
• Mission 9 (Rescue Route) - A Will to Fight - Part 1
  
• Mission 9 (Rescue Route) - A Will to Fight - Part 2
  
  
• Mission 10 (Rescue Route) - Engage, Godannar - Part 1
  
• Mission 10 (Rescue Route) - Engage, Godannar - Part 2
  
  
• Mission 7 (Retreat Route) - The Wind Blowing Through the Proud Fang
  
  
• Mission 8 (Retreat Route) - The Legend of Daiku Maryu
  
  
• Mission 9 (Retreat Route) - Operation Carnival - Part 1
  
• Mission 9 (Retreat Route) - Operation Carnival - Part 2
  
  
• Mission 10 (Retreat Route) - At the Tip of the Muzzle
  
  
• Mission 11 - Prelude to Battle - Part 1
  
• Mission 11 - Prelude to Battle - Part 2
  
• Mission 11 - Prelude to Battle - Part 3
  
  
• Mission 12 - Prologue
  
• Mission 12 - After-School Visitor - Part 1
  
• Mission 12 - After-School Visitor - Part 2
  
  
• Mission 13 - A Reason to Fight - Part 1
  
• Mission 13 - A Reason to Fight - Part 2
  
  
• Mission 14 - Nighttime Deathmatch
  
  
• Mission 14 - Route Split
  
  
• Mission 15 (Alliance Route) - Our Path - Part 1
  
• Mission 15 (Alliance Route) - Our Path - Part 2
  
  
• Mission 16 (Alliance Route) - Intervention
  
  
• Mission 15 (JUDA Route) - Traitorous Blue - Part 1
  
• Mission 15 (JUDA Route) - Traitorous Blue - Part 2
  
  
• Mission 16 (JUDA Route) - Operation JUDA Reclamation - Part 1
  
• Mission 16 (JUDA Route) - Operation JUDA Reclamation - Part 2
  
  
• Mission 17 - Entrusted Hope - Part 1
  
• Mission 17 - Entrusted Hope - Part 2
  
  
• Mission 18 - Hoping for Retrieval
  
  
• Mission 19 - Assault at Aso
  
  
• Mission 19 - Route Split
  
  
• Mission 20 (Minerva Route) - Descending Angels
  
  
• Mission 21 (Minerva Route) - The Dannar Base, Hanging By a Thread
  
  
• Mission 22 (Minerva Route) - Heart Break - Part 1
  
• Mission 22 (Minerva Route) - Heart Break - Part 2
  
  
• Mission 20 (Himika Route) - Contact With the Unknown - Part 1
  
• Mission 20 (Himika Route) - Contact With the Unknown - Part 2
  
  
• Mission 21 (Himika Route) - Langoon's Revival! Reclaim the Bronze Bells!
  
  
• Mission 22 (Himika Route) - The Blade of the Soul, Piercing Through Evil
  
  
• Mission 23 - The Warriors' Encounter - Part 1
  
• Mission 23 - The Warriors' Encounter - Part 2
  
  
• Mission 24 - When the Great Power Cleaves the Sky
  
  
• Mission 25 - A God to Bring Woe and Grief to an End - Part 1
  
• Mission 25 - A God to Bring Woe and Grief to an End - Part 2
  
  
• Mission 26 - Individual Wishes - Part 1
  
• Mission 26 - Individual Wishes - Part 2
  
  
• Mission 27 - The Enemy We're to Fight - Part 1
  
• Mission 27 - The Enemy We're to Fight - Part 2
  
  
• Mission 28 - A Broken Promise
  
  
• Mission 28 - Route Split
  
  
• Mission 29 (Space Route) - Triangular
  
  
• Mission 30 (Space Route) – Little Queen, Little Sister
  
  
• Mission 31 (Space Route) - Set Out on an Interstellar Flight...
  
  
• Mission 29 (Earth Route) - The Awakening of the God Beast
  
  
• Mission 30 (Earth Route) - Transcendent Evolution
  
  
• Mission 31 (Earth Route) - The Demon-Eater - Part 1
  
• Mission 31 (Earth Route) - The Demon-Eater - Part 2
  
  
• Mission 32 - The Song That Was Played - Part 1
  
• Mission 32 - The Song That Was Played - Part 2
  
  
• Mission 33 - The Chosen Future - Part 1
  
• Mission 33 - The Chosen Future - Part 2
  
  
• Mission 34 - The Light of The Iczelio - Part 1
  
• Mission 34 - The Light of The Iczelio - Part 2
  
  
• Mission 35 - The Eternal Soldier - Part 1
  
• Mission 35 - The Eternal Soldier - Part 2
  
  
• Mission 36 - In the Name of Justice - Part 1
  
• Mission 36 - In the Name of Justice - Part 2
  
  
• Mission 37 - Flower of Steel - Part 1
  
• Mission 37 - Flower of Steel - Part 2
  
  
• Mission 38 - True Begin
  
  
• Mission 39 - Journey's End - Part 1
  
• Mission 39 - Journey's End - Part 2
  
  
• Mission 40 - Wings of Time
  
  
• Mission 41 - The Light of Hope - Part 1
  
• Mission 41 - The Light of Hope - Part 2

Ye Olde Super Robot Discotheque

1) Macross Frontier

• Alto, Ozma, Jeffrey, Klan, Canaria, Luca and Michel's theme - Triangular
  
  
  
• Sheryl Song #1 - Sagittarius☆9pm ~ Don't be late
  
  
  
• Sheryl Song #2 (from Z2.2) - Diamond Crevasse
  
  
  
• Sheryl Song #3 - Northern Cross
  
  
  
• Ranka's Song #1 - Aimo
  
  
  
• Ranka's Song #2 - Interstellar Flight
  
  
  
• Macross F OST - Do You Remember Love? ~ Bless the Little Queen
  
  
  
• Ranka and Sheryl's Duet - Lion
  
  
  
• May'n & Megumi Nakajima - Lion
  

2) Super Electromagnetic Machine Voltes V

• Voltes' battle theme - The Song of Voltes V
  

3) Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny

• Shinn, Rey, Lunamaria, Heine, Dearka, Yzak, Athrun and Talia's theme - Ignited
  
  
  
• Kira, Waltfeld, Cagalli and Murrue's theme - Follow Your Heart, Kira
  
  
  
• T.M. Revolution - Ignited
  
  
  
• T.M. Revolution - Vestige
  

4) Banpresto Originals

• Ichitaka/Alice's theme - Head To the Blue Skies
  
  
  
• Rushbird's special attack theme - In Front of a New Door
  
  
  
• Yuu/Haruno's theme - Feathers Fluttering in the Night Sky
  
  
  
• Straybird's special attack theme - You Can Be Sincere
  
  
  
• Pre-asskicking theme - Hope's Blossom
  
  
  
• Bad Guys' theme - Potential for Glory
  
  
  
• Very special attack theme - Wings of Time
  
  
  
• Final Boss theme - Great Throne
  
  
  
• Final stage theme - The Light of Hope
  
  
  
• Ending theme
  
  
  
• Appropriately hype theme for the final beatdown - JAM Project - Savior in the Dark
  

5) Linebarrels of Iron

• Kouichi, Yamashita, Reiji, Shizuna, Miu and Jack, Sawatari, Yulianne's theme - Sword of the Demon Emperor
  
  
  
• Event theme - PROUD
  
  
  
• Ali Project - Sword of the Demon Emperor
  
  
  
• Lisa Komine - PROUD
  

6) Beast Machine Armor Dancouga Nova

• Dancouga Nova's theme - A Bird's Song
  
  
  
• Senri Manaka - A Bird's Song
  

8) Koutetsushin Jeeg

• Kenji, Kyo, Tsubaki, Yagyuu and Micchi's theme - Stormbringer
  
  
  
• Big Goddamn Heroes theme - Dead or Alive
  
  
  
• JAM Project - Dead or Alive
  
  
  
• JAM Project - Stormbringer
  
  
  
• SRW Alpha 3 - The Song of Steel Jeeg
  

9) Mazinkaiser OVA

• Kouji, Teetsuya, Jun, Boss and Sayaka's theme - Fire Wars
  
  
  
• Upgrade themes - Enter the Devil
  

10) Fight, Iczer-1!

• Iczer-1 and Iczer Robo's theme - Iczer Robo
  
  
  
• Iczer-1 event theme - The Eternal Iczer-1
  
  
  
• Iczer-2's theme - The Unbeatable Iczer-2
  
  
  
• Iczer-1 OST - My Target
  
  
  
• Iczer-1 OST - Iczer Robo
  

11) Super Electromagnetic Robo Combattler V

• Combattler's theme - The Theme of Combattler V
  

12) Marriage of God and Soul Godannar

• Goh, Anna, Mira, Shizuru, Tetsuya, Ken and Lou's theme - Marriage of God and Soul Godannar
  
  
  
• Godannar's event theme - Engage, Godannar!
  
  
  
• Akira Kushida - Marriage of God and Soul Godannar
  
  
  
• Mitsuko Horie & Ichiro Mizuki - Engage, Godannar!
  

13) Gaiking - Legend of Daiku Maryu

• Daiya, Lulu, Yanma, Dick, Norza, Lee, Kain, Vestanu and Puria's theme - Gaiking
  
  
  
• Proist's theme - Dvorak ~ From the New World
  
  
  
• Dvořák - Symphony №9, 4th Movement, Allegro Con Fuoco
  
  
  
• Psychic Lover - Gaiking
  
  
  
• Ultimate power theme - Its Name is Gaiking the Great
  
  
  
• Akira Kushida - Its Name is Gaiking the Great
  

14) New Mobile Report Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz

• Heero, Quatre, Duo, Hilde, Zechs, Wufei and Noin's theme - Last Impression
  

15) Rebuild of Evangelion

• Shinji, Rei's theme - Decisive Battle
  
  
  
• Berserk EVA-01's theme - The Beast
  
  
  
• Asuka's theme - Red Ambassador
  

16) Iczer Reborn/Adventure! Iczer-3!

• Iczer-3 and Iczer Robo's theme - Oath ~ Iczer-3... With You
  
  
  
• Maiko Yoshino - Oath ~ Iczer-3... With You