GAME TRANSLATE · GBA GUIDE
Super Robot Taisen R
Secret Units
Every hidden unit and recruit, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gundam Mk-III (for Four Murasame) | Ra Cailum route (stage 1 choice) | Stage 4 "The Worst Ending" → unit arrives in stage 20 |
| Mass Production ν Gundam (Incom) + (Fin Funnels) | Ra Cailum route (stage 1 choice) | Join for good in stage 31 |
| Black Sarena (High Mobility) | Nadesico B route (stage 1 choice) | Stage 31 |
| Febral | Colony Drop route (stage 21 choice) | End of stage 22 "Haman's Dark Shadow" |
| Elpeo Ple + Qubeley Mk-II | Colony Drop route | Stage 22 "Haman's Dark Shadow" |
| Chang Wufei + Altron Custom | Both routes | Joins after stage 23 |
| Master Asia + Master Gundam | Both routes | Stages 26-27 → joins in stage 28 |
| Ple Two + Qubeley Mk-II (red) | Space route (stage 28 choice) | Stage 29 "I Can See the Moon!" → unit in stage 30 |
| Lancerow Dawell + Crouda | Space route | Stages 29 and 30 |
| Alstroemeria (for Tsukumo Shiratori) | Both routes | End of stage 31 |
| Tiffa + G-Bits for the Double X | Space route | After stage 31 |
| Fully upgraded Knight GEAR Ohga | GEAR HQ route (stage 28 choice) | Stage 29 |
| Phoenix Alae (Dendoh and Ohga) | Both | Stage 35, or stage 36 at the latest |
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Every secret, in story order
MISSABLEGundam Mk-III (for Four Murasame)
- Route
- Ra Cailum route (stage 1 choice)
- When
- Stage 4 "The Worst Ending" → unit arrives in stage 20 · Stage 4 in the walkthrough
- How
- Let Chan Agi shoot down Quess Paraya (Alpha Azieru) while Hathaway is still on the map. Hathaway then shoots Chan down in a story event, and that event is what the game remembers. In stage 20 Four Murasame arrives in the Gundam Mk-III instead of a Jegan, and the Mk-III stays with her.
- Script
- Quess’s defeat event checks who shot her down. Only the Chan branch, with Hathaway on the map, sets the Mk-III flag. Stages 20, 23 and 31 then add the Mk-III or a Jegan depending on that flag.
Old guides: The old guide also tells you to keep Char alive. The script does not check Char at all.
⏳ MissableMISSABLEMass Production ν Gundam (Incom) + (Fin Funnels)
- Route
- Ra Cailum route (stage 1 choice)
- When
- Join for good in stage 31 · Stage 31 in the walkthrough
- How
- Take the Ra Cailum route after stage 1. When the future group comes back in stage 31, both Mass Production ν Gundams join.
- Script
- Stage 31 adds both units only if you picked the Ra Cailum route. It does not look at your stage 2 result. Stopping Fifth Luna in stage 2 (Ra Cailum at the point within 7 turns) only decides whether Kayra flies the Incom version in stages 3 and 4.
Old guides: The old guide says you must clear stage 2 within 7 turns. The script does not check it for the permanent join (not yet confirmed in a play test).
⏳ MissableMISSABLEBlack Sarena (High Mobility)
- Route
- Nadesico B route (stage 1 choice)
- When
- Stage 31 · Stage 31 in the walkthrough
- How
- Take the Nadesico B route after stage 1. In stage 31 Akito comes back with the High Mobility Black Sarena. On the Ra Cailum route he gets the normal Black Sarena.
- Script
- Stage 31 adds the High Mobility version on the Nadesico B route and the normal one on the Ra Cailum route.
MISSABLEFebral
- Route
- Colony Drop route (stage 21 choice)
- When
- End of stage 22 "Haman's Dark Shadow" · Stage 22 in the walkthrough
- How
- Jamil Neate must have 20 or more kills when stage 22 ends. Jamil starts in the Freeden, so give him finishing blows from the start of the game. The Febral joins right after the map.
- Script
- The end of stage 22 checks Jamil’s kill count (20 or more) and adds the Febral. Stage 22 is the only place the check happens, and only on the Colony Drop route.
Old guides: Same as the old guide, but note that the Vega Rescue route has no check at all.
⏳ MissableMISSABLEElpeo Ple + Qubeley Mk-II
- Route
- Colony Drop route
- When
- Stage 22 "Haman's Dark Shadow" · Stage 22 in the walkthrough
- How
- Bring Judau next to Ple and use Convince. The first attempt fails (she attacks him anyway); the second one works and Ple switches sides with her Qubeley Mk-II. Don’t let Judau attack Ple: a battle between them removes the Convince option for good.
- Script
- Judau gets two Convince entries for Ple. The second one runs the success scene, sets the Ple flag and moves her to your side. An after-battle event between Judau and Ple deletes both entries. She is in the roster for stage 31 and later only if that flag is set.
AUTOMATIC / NOT MISSABLEChang Wufei + Altron Custom
- Route
- Both routes
- When
- Joins after stage 23 · Stage 23 in the walkthrough
- How
- Nothing to do: Wufei and the Altron join after stage 23 on both routes. On the Colony Drop route you can make him change sides during the map: fight him with Heero, then use Heero’s Convince.
- Script
- The end of stage 23 adds Wufei and the Altron Custom without any condition, on both the Vega Rescue and the Colony Drop scenario.
Old guides: The old guide lists Wufei as a secret that needs Convince. He is not missable.
✓ Can’t be missedMISSABLEMaster Asia + Master Gundam
- Route
- Both routes
- When
- Stages 26-27 → joins in stage 28 · Stage 26 in the walkthrough
- How
- Two steps. Stage 26: destroy Master Asia’s evolved Devil Gundam. If it only retreats, he is gone. Stage 27: after Emperor Gore’s first form is beaten, let Shin Getter-1’s HP fall to 30% or less. The Getter awakens and its Getter Rays clean Master Asia’s DG Cells. He joins before stage 28 with the Master Gundam.
- Script
- Stage 26 sets a flag only in the “destroyed” event (the retreat event does not). Stage 27 sets the awakening flag when Go’s HP drops to 30% after Gore’s first form; the cure scene needs both flags.
Old guides: The old guide only mentions stage 26. Without the stage 27 Getter event he dies in the next scene.
⏳ MissableMISSABLEPle Two + Qubeley Mk-II (red)
- Route
- Space route (stage 28 choice)
- When
- Stage 29 "I Can See the Moon!" → unit in stage 30 · Stage 29 in the walkthrough
- How
- Make Ple Two talk in battle twice: Judau vs Ple Two, or Ple vs Ple Two if you recruited Ple. After the second talk Judau can Convince her and she joins on the spot. Her own Qubeley Mk-II is waiting before stage 30.
- Script
- Each of those battle talks adds 1 to a counter; at 2 Judau’s Convince is enabled. Glemy is not part of the check.
Old guides: The old guide says to do it after defeating Glemy. That isn’t needed.
⏳ MissableMISSABLELancerow Dawell + Crouda
- Route
- Space route
- When
- Stages 29 and 30 · Stage 29 in the walkthrough
- How
- Stage 29: let Jamil fight Lancerow. Stage 30: fight him with Jamil again, then use Jamil’s Convince. Lancerow joins, and the Crouda after the map.
- Script
- The stage 29 talk sets a flag; in stage 30 Jamil’s Convince is only offered if that flag is set. The stage 22 talk between the two sets nothing.
Old guides: The old guide says you need the talks in stages 22, 29 and 30. Stage 22 is optional.
⏳ MissableMISSABLEAlstroemeria (for Tsukumo Shiratori)
- Route
- Both routes
- When
- End of stage 31 · Stage 31 in the walkthrough
- How
- Tsukumo Shiratori must have 10 or more kills when stage 31 ends. He joins in stage 27, so give him kills in stages 27-31.
- Script
- Both stage 31 scenarios check Tsukumo’s kills (10 or more) and add the Alstroemeria.
Old guides: The old guide calls it “Astromauler” and “99” (Tsukumo’s name is written with the characters for ninety-nine).
⏳ MissableAUTOMATIC / NOT MISSABLETiffa + G-Bits for the Double X
- Route
- Space route
- When
- After stage 31 · Stage 31 in the walkthrough
- How
- Automatic on the Space route: Tiffa joins Garrod after stage 31 and his Gundam gains the G-Bit attack.
- Script
- The Space-route stage 31 sets the G-Bit flag and adds Tiffa as Garrod’s sub pilot; the game checks that flag before giving Garrod’s unit the extra attack.
AUTOMATIC / NOT MISSABLEFully upgraded Knight GEAR Ohga
- Route
- GEAR HQ route (stage 28 choice)
- When
- Stage 29 · Stage 29 in the walkthrough
- How
- Automatic on the GEAR HQ route: after stage 29 Hokuto rejoins and the Ohga’s stats are fully upgraded. Ginga’s Talk with Hokuto in the map is optional (it just brings him back early).
- Script
- The end of stage 29 upgrades the Ohga before Hokuto rejoins, whichever way the map ended.
Old guides: The old guide says you must fight Ohga with Dendoh. The upgrade does not depend on it.
✓ Can’t be missedAUTOMATIC / NOT MISSABLEPhoenix Alae (Dendoh and Ohga)
- Route
- Both
- When
- Stage 35, or stage 36 at the latest · Stage 35 in the walkthrough
- How
- In stage 35, destroy Zero three times. If you don’t, it happens in stage 36 anyway, after Lalia, Despinis and Tis are defeated.
- Script
- Stage 36 checks whether the Phoenix scene already played in stage 35 and plays it if not.
Old guides: The old guide only gives the stage 35 method. You can’t miss it.
✓ Can’t be missedPlanning one playthrough
You can’t get everything in one run, because three routes exclude each other:
- Stage 1: Ra Cailum (Mk-III chance, both MP ν Gundams) or Nadesico B (Black Sarena High Mobility).
- Stage 21: Colony Drop (Ple, Febral) or Vega Rescue (nothing secret).
- Stage 28: Space (Ple Two, Lancerow, G-Bits) or GEAR HQ (upgraded Ohga).
The run with the most secret units: Ra Cailum → any → any → Colony Drop → Space, feeding kills to Jamil early (Febral, 20 kills by stage 22) and to Tsukumo from stage 27 (Alstroemeria, 10 kills by stage 31).