GAME TRANSLATE · GBA GUIDE
Super Robot Taisen D
Secret Units
Every hidden unit, pilot and upgrade, with the exact condition the event script checks, the deadline, and where the old guides got it wrong.
At a glance
| Unit / pilot | Route | When |
|---|---|---|
| VF-1J Valkyrie / VF-11C Full Armored Thunderbolt (for Gamlin) | Neo Zeon route (prologue choice) | Start of "Fighting Mayor, Ace Milia!" |
| Gundam Mk-III (Roux Louka) | Jupiter route (split after "Raid! The Gishin Vega Fleet") | "Jupiter Mirage" |
| ν Gundam HWS | Kailasa-Giri route | Start of "Assault on Kailasa-Giri" |
| B.D. + Zame-Zau | Both routes | "Sentimental, Back to Back" (third part) |
| Vayeate / Mercurius | Both routes | Start of "Commander of the Zaar Fleet" |
| Full Armor ZZ Gundam | Both routes | Start of "Father and Son on the Battlefield" |
| Glacies + Fabularis (Joshua's partner) | Joshua only | "Ice Doll Glacies" → "Spell of Life and Death" → "The Proud Rebel" |
| Ventus + Studium (Lim's partner) | Lim only | "Winds of Fate" → "Spell of Life and Death" → "Say Goodbye to Me" |
| Marg + Gaiyar / God Mars | Old Helios route, then Gishin Empire route | 4 steps, joins in "Showdown on the Rebel Planet!" |
| Katejina Loos (Gottrlatan) + Chronicle Asher (Rig Contio) | Angel Halo route | "Dance with Illusions" → "Angel Halo in Frenzy" |
| Haman Karn + Qubeley | Angel Halo route | "Angel Halo in Frenzy" |
| Rose + Zeelon | Both last routes | "Emperor of Darkness" |
| Daltanious: Cannon Cubic, Flame Attack + Cross Slash, Hyperspace Energy Burst | Old Helios route | "Klopen the Rebel" |
| V2 Assault-Buster Gundam | Angel Halo route | "Angel Halo in Frenzy" |
| Remove the anti-proton bomb from God Mars | Old Helios route + Gishin Empire route | "Death Match! Final Battle on Gishin!" |
| Reaction Warheads | Planet Lux route | "Desperate Defense" |
| Gavil + FBz-99G Zaubergeran | Planet Lux route | "Nightmare Assault" → "Let Our Song Ring Across the Stars" |
| Sivil | Planet Lux route | "Let Our Song Ring Across the Stars" |
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Every secret, in story order
MISSABLEVF-1J Valkyrie / VF-11C Full Armored Thunderbolt (for Gamlin)
- Route
- Neo Zeon route (prologue choice)
- When
- Start of "Fighting Mayor, Ace Milia!" · Fighting Mayor, Ace Milia! in the walkthrough
- How
- Give Gamlin Kizaki 6 or more kills by the end of The Boys Return to War. Before the next map a menu appears: choose Search for a machine Gamlin can fly. With 6-9 kills he gets Mayor Milia’s VF-1J Valkyrie. With 10 or more a second menu lets you pick the VF-1J or the VF-11C Full Armored Thunderbolt (the plain VF-11C Thunderbolt comes with it).
- Script
- The scenario’s opening checks Gamlin’s kills (6+, then 10+) and stores the pick in a story flag. Searching also sets a map variable: the enemy starts in a different formation and the defeat condition becomes 6 turns pass instead of 8. The unit stays with Gamlin and comes back with his group after each route split.
Old guides: Matches the old secrets guide. Note the cost: searching shortens the turn limit of the next map.
⏳ MissableAUTOMATIC ON THIS ROUTEGundam Mk-III (Roux Louka)
- Route
- Jupiter route (split after "Raid! The Gishin Vega Fleet")
- When
- "Jupiter Mirage" · Jupiter Mirage in the walkthrough
- How
- Choose Go to Jupiter. Judau (ZZ Gundam) and Roux (Gundam Mk-III) fight beside you in Jupiter Mirage and join for good.
- Script
- They join as allied deployments in Jupiter Mirage. On the Kailasa-Giri route Judau and Roux still join when the groups meet again (Those from Another Earth), but without the Mk-III.
Old guides: Same as the old guide: the Mk-III and the ν Gundam HWS exclude each other.
✓ Automatic on its routeMISSABLEν Gundam HWS
- Route
- Kailasa-Giri route
- When
- Start of "Assault on Kailasa-Giri" · Assault on Kailasa-Giri in the walkthrough
- How
- Choose Join the Kailasa-Giri operation, and have Amuro at 50 or more kills when Assault on Kailasa-Giri starts (so by the end of Showdown! Mars and Marg).
- Script
- The opening of Assault on Kailasa-Giri checks Amuro’s kills (50 or more) and adds the HWS. On the Old Helios route the HWS comes back with Amuro in Emperor of Darkness.
Old guides: Confirmed: the threshold is 50 or more, checked at the start of the Kailasa-Giri map.
⏳ MissableMISSABLEB.D. + Zame-Zau
- Route
- Both routes
- When
- "Sentimental, Back to Back" (third part) · Sentimental, Back to Back in the walkthrough
- How
- In the third part of the map, B.D. appears when 5 or fewer enemies are left. Bring him down to his retreat line before 3 turns have passed since he arrived. He then fights on your side in Those from Another Earth and joins.
- Script
- Two events lead to B.D.’s exit: ‘3 turns later’ and ‘B.D. defeated’. The recruit flag is only set if his HP is at or under his retreat line when the scene plays, so running out the clock does not count.
Old guides: Same as the old guides. The 3 turns count from his arrival, not from the start of the map.
⏳ MissableMISSABLEVayeate / Mercurius
- Route
- Both routes
- When
- Start of "Commander of the Zaar Fleet" · Commander of the Zaar Fleet in the walkthrough
- How
- The game adds Noin’s and Hilde’s kills. 10 or more gives the Vayeate; 20 or more gives the Vayeate and the Mercurius. They arrive as units without pilots.
- Script
- Checked once, before Commander of the Zaar Fleet (that is, right after PLANET DANCE).
Old guides: The old guide put the check ‘before chapter 22’; it is the start of Commander of the Zaar Fleet.
⏳ MissableMISSABLEFull Armor ZZ Gundam
- Route
- Both routes
- When
- Start of "Father and Son on the Battlefield" · Father and Son on the Battlefield in the walkthrough
- How
- Have Judau and Roux at 40 or more kills combined when Father and Son on the Battlefield starts (by the end of The Proud Rebel). Judau moves into the Full Armor ZZ.
- Script
- Checked before the map. On the Old Helios route Judau leaves after this stage and brings the FA ZZ back in Emperor of Darkness.
Old guides: The old guide only counted Judau. The script adds Judau and Roux.
⏳ MissableMISSABLEGlacies + Fabularis (Joshua's partner)
- Route
- Joshua only
- When
- "Ice Doll Glacies" → "Spell of Life and Death" → "The Proud Rebel" · Spell of Life and Death in the walkthrough
- How
- 1) In Ice Doll Glacies, use Talk with Joshua on Glacies. 2) In Spell of Life and Death, Talk to her again; a menu appears: choose Don’t cut the system. She fights beside you in The Proud Rebel and joins with the Fabularis after it.
- Script
- Step 1 sets a flag that step 2’s menu needs. Choosing ‘Don’t cut the system’ sets the partner flag, which changes Joshua’s mech upgrades, when Fortegigas forms, the last stages’ defeat conditions (Glacies must survive) and the ending.
Old guides: The old guide: ‘Chapter 26, select the second option’. That is the second step; the Talk in Ice Doll Glacies is required too. Recruiting her means your sibling does not come back.
⏳ MissableMISSABLEVentus + Studium (Lim's partner)
- Route
- Lim only
- When
- "Winds of Fate" → "Spell of Life and Death" → "Say Goodbye to Me" · Spell of Life and Death in the walkthrough
- How
- 1) In Winds of Fate, when the menu appears, choose Listen to him. 2) In Spell of Life and Death, at 5 or fewer enemies a second scene starts; choose Don’t cut the system. Ventus joins with the Studium at the start of The Proud Rebel.
- Script
- The ‘listen’ choice sets the flag the second menu needs. The partner flag then changes Lim’s upgrades, Fortegigas and the ending, like Glacies for Joshua.
MISSABLEMarg + Gaiyar / God Mars
- Route
- Old Helios route, then Gishin Empire route
- When
- 4 steps, joins in "Showdown on the Rebel Planet!" · The Truth Revealed in the walkthrough
- How
- Use Takeru’s Talk on Marg in Tiger of the Galaxy, in The Proud Rebel and in The Truth Revealed (Old Helios route). Then defeat Marg’s God Mars in The Truth Revealed. Take the Gishin Empire route at the last split: Marg joins before Showdown on the Rebel Planet!
- Script
- Each Talk sets the next flag only if the previous one is set. The last flag is set when Marg is defeated in The Truth Revealed. The join itself is in the Gishin Empire route’s first scenario.
Old guides: The old guide says to kill Marg with Takeru whenever possible. The script only checks the three Talks and the defeat in The Truth Revealed, not who lands the hit.
⏳ MissableMISSABLEKatejina Loos (Gottrlatan) + Chronicle Asher (Rig Contio)
- Route
- Angel Halo route
- When
- "Dance with Illusions" → "Angel Halo in Frenzy" · Angel Halo in Frenzy in the walkthrough
- How
- 1) In part 2 of Dance with Illusions, don’t destroy Katejina or Chronicle: let them retreat at 20% HP, or beat Tassilo while both are on the map. 2) In part 1 of Angel Halo in Frenzy, Uso must fight Katejina and Chronicle. 3) In part 2, after Uso reaches the centre, Talk to Katejina first, then Chronicle. Both join on the next branch.
- Script
- Step 1 sets a flag; each battle in step 2 adds 1 to a counter (only with the flag); the Talk on Katejina adds the third point, and the Talk on Chronicle sets the join flag only when the counter is 3. Order matters.
Old guides: The old guide says to kill Tassilo first and ‘kill all enemies first’ in the second part. Neither is required: what matters is that both survive Dance with Illusions and the order of the Talks.
⏳ MissableMISSABLEHaman Karn + Qubeley
- Route
- Angel Halo route
- When
- "Angel Halo in Frenzy" · Angel Halo in Frenzy in the walkthrough
- How
- When part 2 of Angel Halo in Frenzy starts, Amuro + Kamille + Char + Judau must have 400 or more kills together. Then clear part 2 with Kamille, Char and Judau on the map and alive. Haman joins with the Qubeley in Emperor of Darkness.
- Script
- The kill total is taken at the start of part 2. At the end it checks that Judau, Kamille and Char are still on the map. Amuro is counted but doesn’t have to be deployed in part 2.
Old guides: The old guide says none of the four may have 0 kills; the script only checks the total.
⏳ MissableMISSABLERose + Zeelon
- Route
- Both last routes
- When
- "Emperor of Darkness" · Emperor of Darkness in the walkthrough
- How
- When Rose appears, move Takeru next to her and use Talk. She joins with the Zeelon on the next branch (Gishin Empire) or in The Meaning of “Ruin” (Planet Lux). Without the Talk she still joins, as a pilot only, and rides in the Cosmo Crusher.
- Script
- One Talk in Emperor of Darkness is all the script checks.
Old guides: The old guide says Takeru must battle Rose every time she appears. Only the Talk in this map matters.
⏳ MissableAUTOMATIC ON THIS ROUTEDaltanious: Cannon Cubic, Flame Attack + Cross Slash, Hyperspace Energy Burst
- Route
- Old Helios route
- When
- "Klopen the Rebel" · Klopen the Rebel in the walkthrough
- How
- Take the Old Helios route. The three attacks are added at the start of Klopen the Rebel.
- Script
- Added automatically before the map.
AUTOMATIC ON THIS ROUTEV2 Assault-Buster Gundam
- Route
- Angel Halo route
- When
- "Angel Halo in Frenzy" · Angel Halo in Frenzy in the walkthrough
- How
- Take the Angel Halo route. Uso gets the V2 Assault-Buster at the start of Angel Halo in Frenzy.
- Script
- Added automatically before the map.
MISSABLERemove the anti-proton bomb from God Mars
- Route
- Old Helios route + Gishin Empire route
- When
- "Death Match! Final Battle on Gishin!" · Death Match! Final Battle on Gishin! in the walkthrough
- How
- Take the Old Helios route, then the Gishin Empire route. In part 2 of Death Match!, when Zuul’s first form is defeated, Kento, Danji and Beralios (Daltanious) must all be on the map. Zuul then doesn’t come back the usual way, and Takeru is no longer a defeat condition in the last three stages.
- Script
- The check runs when Zuul’s first form falls: Daltanious’s three pilots on the map and the Old Helios route flag.
Old guides: The old guides say Takeru must land the hit. The script doesn’t check who defeats Zuul.
⏳ MissableAUTOMATIC ON THIS ROUTEReaction Warheads
- Route
- Planet Lux route
- When
- "Desperate Defense" · Desperate Defense in the walkthrough
- How
- Take the Planet Lux route. Before Desperate Defense every Valkyrie except the Sound Force (VF-1J, VF-11C, VF-17, VF-19S/F, VF-22S) and Battle 7 get the Reaction Warhead.
- Script
- Added automatically before the map.
MISSABLEGavil + FBz-99G Zaubergeran
- Route
- Planet Lux route
- When
- "Nightmare Assault" → "Let Our Song Ring Across the Stars" · Let Our Song Ring Across the Stars in the walkthrough
- How
- 1) In part 2 of Nightmare Assault, have Gamlin fight Gavil. 2) In Let Our Song Ring Across the Stars, have Gamlin fight the Gavigula. Gavil joins after the map.
- Script
- Each battle sets a flag; the second one only counts if the first was set.
Old guides: The old guide says Basara or Gamlin must fight Gavil every time. The script checks Gamlin, and only in these two maps.
⏳ MissableMISSABLESivil
- Route
- Planet Lux route
- When
- "Let Our Song Ring Across the Stars" · Let Our Song Ring Across the Stars in the walkthrough
- How
- Have Basara fight Geperuniti, then Sivil fight Geperuniti, and keep Sivil alive. She joins after the map.
- Script
- Both battles add to a counter; the join flag is set when the count is 2 and Sivil is still on the map.
Old guides: The old guide only says to take the Macross 7 route. The two battles are required.
⏳ MissablePlanning one playthrough
You can’t get everything in one run, because the routes exclude each other:
- Prologue: only the space route (Neo Zeon) has Gamlin’s Valkyrie check.
- Second split: Jupiter (Gundam Mk-III) or Kailasa-Giri (ν Gundam HWS).
- Third split: Old Helios (Marg, bomb removal, Daltanious attacks) or Angel Halo (Haman, Katejina & Chronicle, V2 Assault-Buster).
- Final split: Gishin Empire (Marg, bomb removal) or Planet Lux (Gavil, Sivil, Reaction Warheads).
- Hero: Joshua can recruit Glacies, Lim can recruit Ventus.
The two strongest combinations: Old Helios → Gishin Empire (Marg plus a bomb-free God Mars) or Angel Halo → Planet Lux (Haman, Katejina, Chronicle, Gavil and Sivil). Rose, B.D., the Vayeate/Mercurius and the Full Armor ZZ are available on every route.