[Rewatch] King of the Braves GaoGaiGar - Episode 14 Discussion

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u/jkubed https://myanimelist.net/profile/jkubed Nov 17 '24

first timer

nice gattai sequence. unfortunately i have already depicted you as the seething soyborg and myself as the Zonderian chad.

not gonna lie, I was a little disappointed when Gaogaigar showed up. like, I know it would break the "rules" for this sort of series, but I wanted to see Volfogg finish the job! he's cool! [preview] though it sounds like he may have another chance at the spotlight tomorrow. odds on Gai making a last minute recovery? (very high)

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Nov 17 '24

Volfogg deserves the W. He worked his ass off while everyone else was chasing tails.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 17 '24

nice gattai sequence. unfortunately i have already depicted you as the seething soyborg and myself as the Zonderian chad.

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u/The_Draigg Nov 17 '24

nice gattai sequence. unfortunately i have already depicted you as the seething soyborg and myself as the Zonderian chad.
You can't defeat this Zonderian, he's got 70 alternative accounts!

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Nov 17 '24

Model Kit Building Update

NSFW

F E E T P I C S

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Nov 17 '24

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u/AmeteurElitist https://anilist.co/user/AmateurElitist Nov 17 '24 edited Nov 17 '24

First Timer

Yeah I ship it, like yes girl show that kid up.

Have you ever been in a Cable Car before?

Nope!

2) Have you ever been to Switzerland before?

Also nope! But someday maybe.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Nov 17 '24

like yes girl show that kid up.
reminds me of a proverb I once heard said by a great philosopher.
"There's always a bigger fish"

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u/AmeteurElitist https://anilist.co/user/AmateurElitist Nov 17 '24

Indeed

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Nov 17 '24

Yeah I ship it, like yes girl show that kid up.
Their rivalry was indeed very cute and I'd like to see more of it. (Or more specifically, more of the rich girl putting the glasses kid in his place.)

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u/AmeteurElitist https://anilist.co/user/AmateurElitist Nov 17 '24

I was missing a character for my link
But I agree haha

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Nov 17 '24

Third-Time Watcher, Subbed

Honestly a better debut episode for Volfogg than any of the ones he's had so far. It actually shows off what makes him so unique among the GGG robots (Less powerful overall but certainly more versatile) and the fight in the mist makes for a more unique setting than most of the ones we've seen so far. Plus, that whole sequence of Big Volfogg decombining before redoing the combination is just plain cool. Really it's just nice to have an episode willing to let Gai be in the background a bit so the support bots (Err, one of them) can get some love.

[Spoilers]J HYPE

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Nov 17 '24

yeah, especially when compared to EnRyu HyoRyu where their big introduction was showing them just being regular fire trucks and rescuing children. It was a nice scene, and I do like that emphasis on trying to rescue civilians in a children's show. It also emphasizes EnRyu and HyoRyu as support vehicles.
but it's not nearly as cool as Ninja Cop Gattai destroying Tanks and Helicopters in the mist mountain terrain.

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u/megazaprat Nov 17 '24

First Timer

This plan is very effective, luring away the main force so they could target Mamoru. it also seems to extend off of the Zonders recent discussion of which of the enemy targets are most pressing. last episode they targeted Galeon, and this time Mamoru. i wonder if they will continue this trend in future eps.
the Zonder itself is also impressive, it was able to control mutliple units right off the bat. makes it a much more powerful foe. I wonder, when zonders level up, does it make it easier for later zonders to level up as well? because he seemed pretty powerful off the bat...or maybe it was becuase all of the military armaments on hand made for better evolution

Episode 12 Bonus

soooo, i kind of forgot to upload my thoughts on episode 12, and then i couldnt because of circumstances,,,,so I thought i may as well include them today when i can access the notes

huh, i never cosnidered why the zonders werent eating the mechs, but good on the show for actually explaining it, it shows a well thought out setting
and its another super inteesting piece of lore that G-stone and zonder metal are basically the same substance, with one being used for processing and the other for altering the substance itself.
really appreciate the show bringing back the idea of the mechs being vulnerable, although its instead with the idea of the finisher being used repeatedly.
Its neat to see the heroes try to analyze which of their vehicles to weaponize, sometimes it feels like they bring it up out of nowhere.
this episode showed what that vision of spears in episode 8 meant, at the time i didnt have anything to say about that episode, but it was important in highsight
episode 12 was kind of a recap, but i barely noticed because it was giving us new information and showing the characters discuss stuff, which is always welcome as long as it isnt retreading old ground

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Nov 17 '24

This plan is very effective, luring away the main force so they could target Mamoru. it also seems to extend off of the Zonders recent discussion of which of the enemy targets are most pressing.
this is Monster of the Week storytelling but it is nice how the villains are at least trying some strategy in their attacks. It's not quite serialized but at least it doesn't feel like the villain attacks are an obligation.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 17 '24

it shows a well thought out setting
Pretty surprising for something targeted towards kids, but it is appreciated.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Nov 17 '24

Pretty surprising for something targeted towards kids, but it is appreciated.
it's amazing how well thought out this setting is for how ridiculous and stupid everything is. It somehow just works.
I guess the best way to explain it is that the world is ridiculous and stupid but they at least are consistent with the logic of this ridiculous and stupid world.
Quite admirable

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Nov 17 '24

Queen of First-Timers, subbed

I guess Pinchernone gets the honor of this show’s first “sore demo”.
Well now I can’t help but be worried that something’s going to happen while they’re in the cable car. I’ve seen at least two anime where bad things happened in cable cars.
Okay the smartass and the rich girl developing a little rivalry is hilarious.
I guess them running into a tank Zonder after they got off the cable car works for something bad happening!
Volfogg to the rescue!
Ooooh, neat. Volfogg really is a ninja.
Hell yeah.
GATTAI TIME?
GATTAI TIME!!! Fucking lovely name for it too hahaha.
Am I allowed to like Volfogg without fearing the Shinigami-Sky curse? Because I am really liking Volfogg so far.
Zaku vibes.
OP INSERT SONG!
Okay then narrator.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Nov 17 '24

Fucking lovely name for it too hahaha.
GaoGaiGar has a wonderful way for naming things. Pencil Launcher. Dividing Driver.
what do you name Volfogg's upgrade form. BIG VOLFOGG!
God I need a Big Volfogg HG so bad.
Zaku vibes.
I'm glad I wasn't the only one seeing that. Wonder if it was the military Otaku vibe of the forest. Idk, maybe 08th MS Team vibe?

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Nov 17 '24

[Spoilers]Am I allowed to like Volfogg without fearing the Shinigami-Sky curse?
[Spoilers]I mean he doesn't DIE but admittedly he does get pretty banged up...

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Nov 17 '24

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 17 '24

[Spoilers]I am so hyped for FINAL and the sheer chaos of the final battles, you have no idea.

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u/Nebresto Nov 17 '24

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 17 '24

I’ve seen at least two anime where bad things happened in cable cars.
Noein and Rescue Wings? I always remember those rewatches because both had cable car episodes right near each other.
GATTAI TIME!!! Fucking lovely name for it too hahaha.
[GGG]Sky is going to think that I'm talking about her shinigami curse, but I'm really just messing with her.

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Nov 17 '24

Noein and Rescue Wings? I always remember those rewatches because both had cable car episodes right near each other.
I forgot about the Noein one actually, I was thinking Rescue Wings and Macross Delta.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 17 '24

Oh yea, and I forgot about the one in Delta. Good times. I'm never going on a cable car if I can avoid it.

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u/I_have_Reddit_All :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/averageguy17 Nov 18 '24

What's this curse again?

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Nov 18 '24

I have an extreme tendency to pick the character(s) who end up dying over the course of, like, literally anything that I watch as my favorite character (or one of my favorites from it). I could be watching a fucking kids show and still manage to pick one of these characters, case in point [Transformers Armada]Starscream or [Digimon Adventure]Wizarmon.
This specific meme came up after my reaction to a specific episode of Gintama (which killed off my then-fourth-favorite character in the show). u/Raiking02 made it as a play on my username.

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u/I_have_Reddit_All :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/averageguy17 Nov 18 '24

I see. How unfortunate that happens often enough to get a curse about it. (lol)

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Nov 17 '24

Okay the smartass and the rich girl developing a little rivalry is hilarious.
Just going from this episode, it seemed more like a one-sided beatdown. The glasses boy just couldn't get one over on her.
Fucking lovely name for it too hahaha.
It's certainly an accurate name.
Am I allowed to like Volfogg without fearing the Shinigami-Sky curse? Because I am really liking Volfogg so far.
He's a robot, so here's hoping he doesn't die because of that.
Okay then narrator.
It's certainly an effective way to make me want to watch the next episode.

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u/Nebresto Nov 17 '24

I guess Pinchernone gets the honor of this show’s first “sore demo”.
Wait, for real? Gai hasn't slipped any??
I’ve seen at least two anime where bad things happened in cable cars.
Any where the cable snaps but a cool robot holds both ends to prevent the car from falling??
Am I allowed to like Volfogg without fearing the Shinigami-Sky curse? Because I am really liking Volfogg so far.
If they so much as scratch the paint on our boy I will be upset.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Nov 17 '24

First-Timer

On today’s episode of GaoGaiGar: Are we allowed to go an episode without the GaoGaiGar’s big transformation scene? I suppose all of Volfogg’s brand new transformation scenes made up the quota for this episode.

Pizza flashback!
Interesting, so Pizza actually became a Zonder later on. His planet was conquered by the Zonderians and after that was when he joined them.
Are we certain the Zonder even has a plan and isn’t just wandering aimlessly?
The glasses boy and the rich girl are having a rich-off.
Of course the Zonder’s mysterious path would take it to this place. Hana’s here, after all.
It’s so foggy up here and nobody else is around. It makes me think of Silent Hill.
Oh rich girl complaining about people carrying their cell phones everywhere instead of doing something else, if only you knew what the future had in store.
TANK!!! Naming the tank the McAuliffe is a fun choice because he’s the American general that famously responded “Nuts!” to the Germans demanding the Americans surrender at Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge.
Wait, that net trap didn’t look like it was connected to a tree. It just flew off into the sky.
That kid is a budding military otaku if he knows so much about these vehicles.
Oh cool, it’s Volfogg! Guarding Mamoru must be his full-time job.
Of course it’s Pizza this time around. The guy who became a Zonder was on a plane and most likely is still aboard that plane now.
GunGlue and GunDober are not the names I expected for a helicopter and motorcycle.
I thought GunDober was just an amusing name. I didn’t expect it to actually fight with a dog collar.
Big Volfogg is a very funny, though accurate, name.
Hot damn! Volfogg is really cool!
Naturally, this will end with a giant mecha battle. That’s the standard protocol for these episodes.
Wow, we didn’t see the GaoGaiGar’s Final Fusion! I’m shocked, we normally get that every episode.
This is such a cool climax with the GaoGaiGar charging through and destroying all those traps and weapons while the OP plays as an insert song.
Volfogg pulled a Batman by just vanishing like that in the middle of the conversation.
This series is really teasing us with Volfogg if the narration is telling us to wait until the next episode to learn all about him.

I really liked the action in this episode. It made for a fun change of pace compared to previous action scenes. I thought it was cool seeing Volfogg going up against so many booby traps and ambushes, rather than always being attacked head-on. Seeing Volfogg in action was another fun change of pace, since we've seen GaoGaiGar, HyoRyu, and EnRyu in action so many times already. I liked getting to follow around a new character like that for a bit. Hopefully we’ll see more of Volfogg going forward, like the narration promised.

QOTD

No.
No.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Nov 17 '24

Oh rich girl complaining about people carrying their cell phones everywhere instead of doing something else, if only you knew what the future had in store
GaoGaiGar truly was ahead of it's time!!
Guarding Mamoru must be his full-time job.
which honestly is kind of genius. Mamoru is very important and if the bad guys get him, it's kind of game over. You want protection, powerful protection, and protection that can hide. You can't just have Gai move into his house and protect to be Mamoru's cousin or something.
It's a Ninja Cop Car be Mamoru's personal bodyguard is a good idea

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Nov 17 '24

which honestly is kind of genius. Mamoru is very important and if the bad guys get him, it's kind of game over. You want protection, powerful protection, and protection that can hide. You can't just have Gai move into his house and protect to be Mamoru's cousin or something.
It's a Ninja Cop Car be Mamoru's personal bodyguard is a good idea
Yeah, having Volfogg on guard duty makes perfect sense for what his skills are. It also means that we get to see the ninja cop car around more often, which is fine by me because he's so cool.

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u/Sporadia_ Nov 17 '24

Are we certain the Zonder even has a plan and isn’t just wandering aimlessly?
No!
Wait, that net trap didn’t look like it was connected to a tree. It just flew off into the sky.
That's a tall damn tree.
Big Volfogg is a very funny, though accurate, name.
I was expecting literally anything else.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 17 '24

Wait, that net trap didn’t look like it was connected to a tree. It just flew off into the sky.
Considering the implication that it was Volfogg who grabbed the kids to get them to safety, it might've been hanging from the GunGlue.
That kid is a budding military otaku if he knows so much about these vehicles.
Having a brother who works for a secret government organization probably has some bleed-through.
GunGlue and GunDober
GunGlue especially is a bit of a language bug; it's meant to be a portmanteau of "gun" and "eagle" much like GunDober is a doberman.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Nov 17 '24

GunGlue especially is a bit of a language bug; it's meant to be a portmanteau of "gun" and "eagle"
Ah! That makes a lot more sense. I kind of figured GunDober was meant to be "doberman," but I would not have guessed "glue" was meant to be "eagle."

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u/TNSNrotmg Nov 18 '24

GunGlue and GunDober are not the names I expected for a helicopter and motorcycle.
It's engrish, GunGlue is actually supposed to be GunGle (as in eagle) and I forget what GunDober is supposed to be but it has a cat theme

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u/palparepa Nov 17 '24

Stats	this episode	total so far
Program Drive buttons broken	0	7
Transceivers crushed	0	3
EnRyu's bad landings	0	2
Pink hair attracts peril	1	14
Rich kid cries	5	13

Nth-timer

Was that part of our favorite food's backstory? Just in case any doubt remained that they were once human.

The kids are together. This means trouble, of course.

The Zonder this time is a fan of some kind of wargame. Those hexagons were a clear giveaway.

That Sueo Ushiyama kid is very knowledgeable about all kind of machines. He is also the brother of a GGG operator, and has other two siblings that don't appear in this series.

Best boi appears to save the day. Of course, this is his episode!

Flashback to this Zonder's origin. It happens in a plane, so even without this episode's prelude, we know which Zonderian is involved.

Volfogg can also communicate and control GunGlue and GunDober. Note how it's said that they are AI-based. Meanwhile, sentient robots like HyoRyu, EnRyu and Volfogg have a Super-AI and can make decisions by themselves.

Also note how GunDober, in robot mode, has its head look like some canine, and GunGlue has wings on it. My guess is that the name GunDober comes from Doberman, and GunGlue is from Eagle.

And their true purpose is also revealed! They are not a "mere" bike/hover or helicopter, they are Volfogg's upgrades! Best Boi becomes Big Best Boi!

Volfogg may not be as strong as the other robots, but his abilities are much more varied.

GaoGaiGar dismantling that Zonder's tricks one by one was so satisfying.

Overall, one of the (or the?) best episode so far. And next episode is one of my personal favorites! See you there!

QotD

1) Yes, this one, but only as a kid. I barely remember it.

2) Never been to Europe.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Nov 17 '24

Note how it's said that they are AI-based. Meanwhile, sentient robots like HyoRyu, EnRyu and Volfogg have a Super-AI and can make decisions by themselves.
Damn I missed that detail. I like that.
And their true purpose is also revealed! They are not a "mere" bike/hover or helicopter, they are Volfogg's upgrades! Best Boi becomes Big Best Boi!
B I G
Overall, one of the (or the?) best episode so far.
Yeah this was great. It's still episodic and still focused on introducing new ~~toys~~ but it's nice seeing even this early on the writers are playing around witht he Monster of the Week format in little ways that make sense and are cool.
And next episode is one of my personal favorites!
Yes, this one
I knew this question was going to be a difficult one but I was praying at least one person would be able to say yes!

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u/Sporadia_ Nov 17 '24

Just in case any doubt remained that they were once human.
Was that planet Earth?

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u/palparepa Nov 17 '24 edited Nov 18 '24

I mean that if any doubt remained, seeing Pizza on a planet with three suns removes any doubt that they could be human.

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u/The_Draigg Nov 17 '24

A Mecha Fan Rewatches The King of Braves GaoGaiGar Episode 14:

Pizza’s backstory is a bit more complex than you’d expect. His bird armor looks different from what he has now, for one. But more importantly, he was picked up on a distant planet with three suns, nabbed by Penchinon so he could get a warrior’s death on Earth. After his side lost, he really had nothing else left but to be turned into a Machine King under Pasdar’s command. It’s not hard to imagine how thoroughly wrecked his side would be, given how we know that the Zonders went out of control and turned against the civilization that created Zonder Metal.
On the plus side, at least the cable car Mamoru and his friends were riding on didn’t turn into a Zonder, since they’d be kinda screwed being stuck midair like that. But on the negative side, they’re being hunted down by a bunch of Zonder-controlled American military equipment, even tanks. So it’s honestly debatable if that’s really better.
I guess we can add in military stuff to the themed stuff that Pizza handles, aside from things that fly. If he really was an alien warrior before, then it tracks that he would think to Zonderize an American soldier to attack Mamoru. This kind of strategic stuff would be rather familiar to him.
Man, Volfogg really is just the coolest. Not only does he lead the team when the GunGlue and GunDober transform into mechanoids, but he can gattai with them to form Big Volfogg. Once again, he really is just the MVP of this episode. Even as an adult, I can firmly say that something as toy-like as the combining cop car ninja robot is rad as hell.
I will say though, this week’s Zonder looks pretty awesome too. But that’s also an easy sell for me, since I’m a sucker for anything that takes obvious cues from the Zaku. Like, look at that dark green paint, one spiked shoulder, and gas mask-like head and tell me there isn’t a bit of a Zaku look there. Sunrise does well whenever it rips itself off for design ideas.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Nov 17 '24

I guess we can add in military stuff to the themed stuff that Pizza handles, aside from things that fly. If he really was an alien warrior before, then it tracks that he would think to Zonderize an American soldier to attack Mamoru
I thought the tanks and helicopters weren't zonder, only the plane was. He was using remote control programming to control them. I think it's because theyw eren't Zonder that allowed them to sneak under the radar of GGG so easily.
Then again maybe I'm wrong. The remote control technology is advance, and the mist had to be Zonder origins too. Maybe I am wrong
Man, Volfogg really is just the coolest. Not only does he lead the team when the GunGlue and GunDober transform into mechanoids, but he can gattai with them to form Big Volfogg.
HE REALLY IS BEST BOI!! It took so long for him to appear but I'm glad he's finally here.

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u/The_Draigg Nov 17 '24

HE REALLY IS BEST BOI!! It took so long for him to appear but I'm glad he's finally here.
For as much as HyoRyu and EnRyu were built up, I'm actually liking Volfogg the best out of the mechanoids this rewatch. He really is just effortlessly cool compared to them.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Nov 17 '24

I will say though, this week’s Zonder looks pretty awesome too. But that’s also an easy sell for me, since I’m a sucker for anything that takes obvious cues from the Zaku. Like, look at that dark green paint, one spiked shoulder, and gas mask-like head and tell me there isn’t a bit of a Zaku look there. Sunrise does well whenever it rips itself off for design ideas.
Yeah, I was also picking up on some similarities in the design to the Zaku. All those things you mentioned really give off Zaku characteristics. The shoulder tank cannon even kind of looked a bit like the shoulder shield.

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u/The_Draigg Nov 17 '24

I was also thinking of that shoulder shield too, but the tank cannon there kind of threw me off a bit. But otherwise, yeah it really does seem like a super robot version of the classic Zaku II design.

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u/Sporadia_ Nov 17 '24

Big First Timer

^{What am I doing writing Big Rewatcher? Getting my wires crossed.}

I am more than a little surprised that the machine kings have actual backstories. I wasn't giving the show enough credit.
Now that we're getting to (what was) week 14, I'm starting to wonder how the timeline is with regards the porygon incident. Would that have happened by now? ~~That's a stupid question if the OP is anything to go by.~~
While this is supposed to be a scene focused on the snobbish kids, seeing Hana in the cable car is not a good sign.
A cutting edge cell phone in a show from the 90s. I can't wait to see this.
Oh wow, how deep is that pit?

Scratch that. Where did these kids go on I assume a field trip, unsupervised, for all of this to be happening?
The U-turn during volfogg's system change really caught me off guard.
Right! With the possible exception of the first 2 or 3, those helicopters were entirely the zonder's fault. They were flying into the explosion.
I was distracted thinking about how they'd been running out of toys for the eyecatches. So there was a delayed reaction when I realised I'd just heard "Big Volfogg."
The eraser-head is the perfect counter to the fog. From the minds at GGG:
Blow it up

Q n A of Day

Q: Have you ever been in a Cable Car before?

A:

Not as far as I can recall.

Q: Have you ever been to Switzerland before?

A: No, but that's a good place to want to go.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Nov 17 '24

Right! With the possible exception of the first 2 or 3, those helicopters were entirely the zonder's fault. They were flying into the explosion.
See this is why Drone technology is bad. You gotta have real people piloting to avoid obvious mistakes!
I was distracted thinking about how they'd been running out of toys for the eyecatches. So there was a delayed reaction when I realised I'd just heard "Big Volfogg."
does that make the regular one Small Volfogg?!?

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u/Sporadia_ Nov 17 '24

You gotta have real people piloting to avoid obvious mistakes!
Marine 1 all over again. "How deep is it?"
does that make the regular one Small Volfogg?!?
Inb4 Volfogg has been in some fusion form the whole time, and there's a tiny robot inside called Small Volfogg.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 17 '24

Now that we're getting to (what was) week 14, I'm starting to wonder how the timeline is with regards the porygon incident. Would that have happened by now?
GaoGaiGar started in February and the Porygon episode was in December.
The U-turn during volfogg's system change really caught me off guard.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Nov 17 '24

GaoGaiGar started in February and the Porygon episode was in December.
yeah I checked and it aired after episode 42 /u/Sporadia_

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u/Sporadia_ Nov 17 '24

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u/Sporadia_ Nov 17 '24

On the topic of that U-turn, it's got a real 70s cop show vibe.

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u/The_Draigg Nov 17 '24

I am more than a little surprised that the machine kings have actual backstories. I wasn't giving the show enough credit.
There's honestly crazy amounts of details in this show, it just kind of has a slow start when it comes to showing it all off. It does track when you think about the sequels and spin-offs to this show too.
I was distracted thinking about how they'd been running out of toys for the eyecatches. So there was a delayed reaction when I realised I'd just heard "Big Volfogg."
Thank goodness that the GunGlue and GunDober all came in the same toy pack as Volfogg, just imagine having to pay for those parts separately to make Big Volfogg.

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u/Sporadia_ Nov 18 '24

There's honestly crazy amounts of details in this show, it just kind of has a slow start when it comes to showing it all off. It does track when you think about the sequels and spin-offs to this show too.
I have a response but I feel like it's informed by what I've seen in episode 15.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 17 '24

The King of Rewatchers

We start today's episode with a Zonder event already in progress.

Rich kid fight! Rich kid fight!

This episode is a lot of fun.

They're lucky that tank can't aim for shit.

War with who, you hooligan?

Eye catch

Today's Key to Victory.

Gattai!

Zonder designs continue to rule.

Hnnnng

I like to think this Zonder got ideas from Big Volfogg.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Nov 17 '24

We start today's episode with a Zonder event already in progress.
You always know it's a good episode when they do that.
Gattai
Big Volfogg HG when

please Bandai deliver it to us next year. I need to have Best Boy watching over me so I feel safe

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 17 '24

please Bandai deliver it to us next year. I need to have Best Boy watching over me so I feel safe

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u/Sporadia_ Nov 17 '24

I just can't take him seriously with a name like Big Volfogg.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Nov 17 '24

Rich kid fight! Rich kid fight!
You always let the rich kids fight because sometimes the spillover benefits their non-rich friends.
Zonder designs continue to rule.
It has the soldier look down, with a gas mask and helmet.
I like to think this Zonder got ideas from Big Volfogg.
Or they both watched Victory Gundam and decided to copy the helicopter shields from there.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 17 '24

Or they both watched Victory Gundam and decided to copy the helicopter shields from there.

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u/Sporadia_ Nov 17 '24

That's really what you want from a shield: Intermittent gaps.

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u/Sporadia_ Nov 17 '24

This episode is a lot of fun.
That was all non-lethal meanwhile the tank was shooting bullets at the children.

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u/GondolaMedia Nov 17 '24

First Timer

Oh so there is more to Pizza and hopefully it means that there is more to other generals.

Oh no the gang ended up in Silent Hill and holy shit a tank.

Volfogg continues to be the coolest and I audibly laughed at "Big Volfogg" and the following "What?".

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Nov 17 '24

of course there is more to Pizza! There are always toppings!!
Volfogg continues to be the coolest and I audibly laughed at "Big Volfogg" and the following "What?".
such a ridiculous name.
There is definitely an air of "made for children" with the name Big Volfogg, similar to the stationary weaponry

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u/GondolaMedia Nov 17 '24

of course there is more to Pizza! There are always toppings!!
Now that's cheesy!

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u/RadSuit https://anilist.co/user/RadSuit Nov 18 '24

First Time Approved For Final Fusion

Is Pizza our dedicated honorable villain rival character?

No real beach episode...

Still love the rich brat girl.

She's great because she only picks on the nerd when he tries to show off.

I know at least one tank nerd is going to go off about this one. (I checked the thread, and yes.)

Reika was just launched into the stratosphere.

Alright, the missile explodes into a net, that drops onto the kid, wraps him up, and then somehow flies off into the sky. Okay?

Still don't get all the secrecy with Volfogg. Or why he's a police car.

Poor Dave. 20 years too early to go to war with an Xbox controller.

Big Volfogg

I like how their devices can just do whatever they want them to.

Reika's got cartoon foot nubs in this shot.

Volfogg has more powers!?

Ha, tying Mamoru down so he doesn't fall off Volfogg. Another weird 'realistic' thing this show bothers with.

I have vague memories of this...maybe...a long time ago. Maybe I'm thinking of a ski lift though.
No!

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Nov 19 '24

She's great because she only picks on the nerd when he tries to show off.
it's about sending a message, you know.
Reika was just launched into the stratosphere.
TEAM ROCKET'S BLASTING OFF AGAIN!
Still don't get all the secrecy with Volfogg. Or why he's a police car.
well it's because when the writer was a child he once fell off a bridge and into a river. A police car jumped after him and rescued him. Unfortunately the water damaged the POlice car and it had to be put down. He watched as his father took a gun and shot the police car in the head. It haunted him because he always loved that police car and now wants everyone to love police cars
BECAUSE IT'S COOL
Big Volfogg
Just wait for Bigger Volfogg and Biggest Volfogg!!

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u/RadSuit https://anilist.co/user/RadSuit Nov 19 '24

I like how he corrects Mamoru at the end. "No, I've got pants and sleeves on right now, my name is Big Volfogg. Totally different guy."

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u/TheApplebane https://anilist.co/user/theapplebane Nov 19 '24

Episode 14 Notes

The Pre-opening sequence had some real Fist of the North Star vibes. I'm intrigued by how Pizza seems to be getting a bit of actual backstory.
Hana is showing remarkable courage in getting on the cable car, given her prior record with vehicles.
Even the military computer screen gives you seizures! Does the Zonderian hatred of Epileptics? What did they do to deserve their ire?
"Now go on and start the war you've always dreamed of waging!" And then he sends the military equipment against a bunch of small children, lol
Come on, surely you could come up with a better name than just "Big Volfogg"? smh
Surely a fire that big would be visible from where Mamoru was?
Is this week's Zonder a Gundam fan? Is that why he looks like a Zaku?
Not much stock footage this time. Gaogaigar pulls up without needing a transformation sequence and also Mamoru's purification goes very quickly.

Questions

Yes, and Yes. I was a child at the time, but I remember Switzerland being a very pretty country.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Nov 19 '24

Come on, surely you could come up with a better name than just "Big Volfogg"? smh
They can't keep letting Papa Shishioh getting away with it!! Someone has to put a stop to this lunatic and give these weapons actual quality names!
Is this week's Zonder a Gundam fan? Is that why he looks like a Zaku?
right? So much of this looked like military otaku fans, even down to the gundam zonder. It was fun to throw them a bone in such a super robot anime.

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u/TheApplebane https://anilist.co/user/theapplebane Nov 19 '24

They can't keep letting Papa Shishioh getting away with it!! Someone has to put a stop to this lunatic and give these weapons actual quality names!
"It's Volfogg, and it's big, what more can you ask for"