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{{nihongo|'''''Super Robot Wars Alpha 2'''''|第2次スーパーロボット大戦α|Dai-Ni-Ji Sūpā Robotto Taisen Arufa}}, for the ], is the third game in the Alpha series, continuing from '']'' and '']''. The 2nd Super Robot Wars Alpha, or simply ''Alpha 2'', includes series debuts ], ] (the first appearance of a ] title) and ].<ref name=IGN />

==Series Included<ref name=IGN>{{cite web | url=http://ps2.ign.com/articles/380/380680p1.html | title=Second Super Robot Wars Alpha | publisher=IGN.com | date=2002-12-18}}</ref>==
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Although unlisted, units from ''Mobile Suit Gundam F90'' and ''Getter Robo Armageddon'' appears as hidden units in this game.

This is the first Super Robot Wars game features series that having toy merchendises produced by Bandai's direct business rivals (the GaoGaiGar and Steel Jeeg, which the series is produced by ] and ] respectively but toys produced by ] (now ])). However, series that have completely no relationship with the Bandai/Sunrise/Toei was not given any appearances in participate the SRW series, until ]'s "]" series participates in the ]. A few years later, "]", a series exclusively owned by Takara Tomy, participated in Super Robot Wars K and marked the first animation which having no relationship with ] to participate in the SRW series.<ref>Currently (Until Super Robot Wars NEO), other than the titles listed above, the ''Eldran series'', '']'', are the only series that not having either (or both) productions merchendises that are not produced under Namco-Bandai (Ideon's merchendises' right was transferred to Bandai nowadays). It is noted that the original novellic version of ] series (which participated before the Zoids) was produced and owned by ], a corporation with close relationship to Sunrise, even the animations were produced by two Namco/Bandai-unrelated producers.</ref>

==Banpresto Originals==

When starting the game, the player chooses between four scenarios, one for each combination of a male or female protagonist and ] or ], as follows:

*'''Super Robot Pilots'''
:Sanger Zonvolt - Male, pilot of ''Grungust Type-3'' and the Dynamic General Guardian, ''DyGenGuard''. He first appeared in ''Alpha Gaiden''. Sangar awakens to battle a mysterious female, after she attacks the ''Earth Cradle''. In his first scenerio, he's approached by the Gaiking team, but quickly leaves them behind.

:Kusuha Mizuha - Female, pilot of the ''Ryujinki'' and ''RyuKoOh''. This is Kusuha's second appearance in the Alpha series, and is the only returning selectable character from ''Alpha''. At the start of her story, the ''RyuOhKi'' reappears, attacked by the ''KoOhKi'', piloted by a mysterious masked pilot, as well as the Mikene Empire. It is rescued by the combined efforts of the Mazinger and GaoGaiGar teams.
:Brooklyn Luckfield - Male, alias "Bullet", pilot of the ''KoRyuOh''. This is Bullet's second appearance in the Alpha series, and is playable only if Kusuha is selected as the protagonist.

*'''Real Robot Pilots'''
:Arado Balanga - Male, pilot of the ''Huckebein MK III'' and the ''Wild Wurger''. He is one of two characters to begin as a member of the '']'', an antagonist group in the game. He is eventually captured by the ''Alpha Numbers'', comprised of the crews of the Albion (from Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory) and the Argama (from Mobile Suit Z Gundam), and shown the evils of the Titans.
:Seolla Schweizer - Female, pilot of the ''Wild Falken''. Playable only if Arado is selected as the protagonist. She is the second character to begin as a member of the Titans.
:Ibis Douglas - Female, pilot of the ''Altairion'' and ''Hyperion''. An inexperienced pilot, she is haunted by a crash that claimed the life of her mentor ''Filio Presty''. When her scenario begins, she is rescued by the '']''.
:Tsugumi Takakura - Female, co-pilot of the Altarion and Hyperion. Playable only if Ibis is selected as the protagonist. Fiancée to Filio, she wears his glasses as a sign of remembrance.
:''Sleigh Presty'' - Female, pilot of the ''Vegalion'' and co-pilot of the Hyperion. Sister to Filio, she holds a deep, resenting grudge towards Ibis for accidentally killing her brother.

*'''Other Original Characters'''

:Viletta Vadim - Female, pilot of the ''Huckebein MK III R'' (regardless if Arado is the protagonist or not). This is Viletta's second appearance in the Alpha series, and is the only active member of the ''SRX Team''.

:Rätsel Feinschmecker(Elzam Branstein) - Male, pilot of the ''Huckebein MK III R "Trombe"''. This is Rätsel's first appearance in the Alpha series, having previously appeared in ].

==Noteworthy==
*The first Super Robot Wars that uses the "Squad System", which allows the player to arrange squads (up to 4 units acting as a single unit) to participate in battles.
*The first game to introduce "Dynamic Kills", variants on attack animations, such as Daitarn 3's "Sun Attack", showing certain attacks destroying targeted enemies, whereas most attacks proceed exactly the same, regardless of whether they destroy the enemy or not. Some attacks, such as the GaoGaiGar's "Goldion Hammer", carry special variants for specific enemy types.

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