Editing Gundam (fictional robot) (section)

=== Pop culture ===
The RX-78-2 Gundam is one of the basic units that appear in the ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'' series'','' representing the ''Gundam'' franchise alongside series mainstays ''[[Mazinger]]'' and ''[[Getter Robo]]''.<ref name="gamefaq">{{cite web |author=Magenta Galaxy |date=October 14, 2003 |title=Super Robot Taisen A |url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/gbadvance/review/R61975.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070821062038/http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/gbadvance/review/R61975.html |archive-date=August 21, 2007 |access-date=June 2, 2015 |publisher=GameFAQs}}</ref>

The RX-78-2 also makes multiple cameo appearances in the anime ''[[Sgt. Frog]]''.

The RX-78-2 Gundam appeared in the film ''[[Ready Player One (film)|Ready Player One]]'' (2018),<ref>{{cite web |date=11 December 2017 |title=Gundam Appears in New Ready Player One Trailer |url=http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/gundam-appears-in-new-ready-player-one-trailer/}}</ref> where one of the protagonists controls the RX-78-2 to battle [[Mechagodzilla]].

On October 23, 2000, Japan included the RX-78 Gundam and Amuro Ray in the 20th Century Stamp Series.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://yushu.or.jp/english/e_sdate/00jpn/00comm/00oct23c1.html | title = The 20th Century Stamp Series 15 | access-date = January 10, 2007}}</ref> This mobile suit and other notable machines from various ''Gundam'' series were also recognized in the second set of "Anime Heroes and Heroines" stamps, released in 2005. Other franchises and series included were ''[[Pokémon]]'', ''[[Galaxy Express 999]]'', and ''[[Detective Conan]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://yushu.or.jp/english/e_sdate/05jpn/05kine/050801c1.html | title = Anime Hero and Heroine Series II - Gundam | access-date = January 13, 2007}}</ref>