>>18754537Urobuchi didn't create any of the characters and the original series was based on the gimmick of Votoms meets The Five Star Stories, it would have been just monster of the week of a squad of small robots beating a huge robot with tactics.
The first 3 episodes actually showcase this somewhat before Inaho becomes a mary sue who can take on enemies on his own.
But if Aoki didn't ask for Urobuchi to add the hackneyed plot elements, it would have probably not been that popular at all.