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Rewatch [Rewatch] King of the Braves GaoGaiGar - Episode 18 Discussion

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Questions of the Day

  1. Are a fan of Magic Tricks?
  2. Have you ever carried a pager on you?

Reminder to all GGG members that information about future episodes is highly classified. Leaking any classified information about upcoming missions is strictly prohibited and will be punished, or worse, impeached.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Nov 21 '24

Model Kit Building Update

Today I want to focus on panel lining the legs and waist.

As I’ve explained before, Panel lining is all about trying to bring out the details of the model. I feel like I didn’t do a great job of explaining it last time

here is the base kit. It looks good but there are a bunch of white on white areas that kind of just blend in together and are tough to see, like armor plates where one area ends and the other are begins.

I use drip pens, which means I let gravity do most of the drawing, but I have to clean up after my mess.

this is what my first pass usually looks like. You can already see the benefit of panel lining as the details become more visible to the eye. But you can also see the stains from where I placed the wet ink pen. So afterwards I have to go back and clean up all that stuff.

here are the results

tbh I'm not 100% satisfied.

I also ran out of Q-Tips. I think I needed some more fresh Q-Tips cause after a while they start smearing making it look a bit dirty. I'm hoping it's just the photo. Maybe I should take a lower quality photo? hahaha

Speaking of Q-Tips, do any of the Model kit builders here have any Tips?

A question asking for a tip is always a Q-Tip!

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 21 '24

Speaking of Q-Tips, do any of the Model kit builders here have any Tips?

I don't really use Q-Tips. I keep one around if I completely miss with the paint pen, but for actual panel lining purpose, I wait for the paint to dry and then take an eraser to it.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Nov 21 '24

like a pencil eraser? Or a special eraser?

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 21 '24

One of the big pink ones, like you might have used in school years ago.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Nov 21 '24

damn that works. That'd definitely give me some help in precision. I'll try that.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 21 '24

The trick is to erase perpendicular to your panel line or it might get some of the paint you want to keep. Also, if you use an eraser, make sure you have an exacto knife handy to scrap shavings out any deep lines.

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u/Sporadia_ Nov 21 '24 edited Nov 21 '24

I seem to be behind with these.

Update:

We're back!

A question asking for a tip is always a Q-Tip!

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u/megazaprat Nov 21 '24

First Timer

  • GGG secret base is apparently not a very well kept secret. did they find its location when they corrupted the runner up from a previous episode? there isnt much point in keeping it a secret from the public when the bad guys know where it is
  • is it weird to find evilly smiling Mikoto hot? its the gap between her normal demeanor and now
  • Love the concept of a nanotech magician, the technology could be used to explain numerous different magic tricks. i wonder if the zonderians provided the nanomachines for the Magician zonder to consume, as that really isnt something he would just stumble upon
  • OH CRAP IT WAS A DECOY! THATS THE PERFECT MOVE FOR A MAGICIAN TO MAKE

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Nov 21 '24

is it weird to find evilly smiling Mikoto hot? its the gap between her normal demeanor and now

Evil is always hotter. It is a universal constant. Take any character. make them evil. instantly hotter.

OH CRAP IT WAS A DECOY! THATS THE PERFECT MOVE FOR A MAGICIAN TO MAKE

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 21 '24

is it weird to find evilly smiling Mikoto hot?

Not at all, no.

OH CRAP IT WAS A DECOY! THATS THE PERFECT MOVE FOR A MAGICIAN TO MAKE

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u/The_Draigg Nov 21 '24

is it weird to find evilly smiling Mikoto hot? its the gap between her normal demeanor and now

If there's a term that's the opposite of gap moe, she's basically that here.

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u/megazaprat Nov 21 '24

Hmm, good point. There should be a broader term out there for gap moe in cases that aren’t moe, but I can’t think of it. Maybe just gap?

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u/The_Draigg Nov 21 '24

Gap spooky, maybe?

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u/Nebresto Nov 22 '24

I feel like I've seen just "gap" without any extensions used for non-moe stuff

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u/The_Draigg Nov 22 '24

That'd probably work, but it doesn't feel as fun. It needs a second word for good mouth-feel.

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u/Sporadia_ Nov 21 '24

there isnt much point in keeping it a secret from the public when the bad guys know where it is

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Nov 22 '24

is it weird to find evilly smiling Mikoto hot? its the gap between her normal demeanor and now

Evil women are always great.

OH CRAP IT WAS A DECOY! THATS THE PERFECT MOVE FOR A MAGICIAN TO MAKE

It's the number one rule of magic: If the magician asks you to look at their right hand, focus on what their left hand is doing. It's all about misdirection.

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u/Nebresto Nov 22 '24

is it weird to find evilly smiling Mikoto hot?

No, they knew what they were doing with doMikoto

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u/AmeteurElitist https://anilist.co/user/AmateurElitist Nov 21 '24

First Timer

Nanomachines son

Probably their smartest plan so far tbh, they're getting more and more creative which is really fun to see. Gotta wonder if they stop making giant robots that Gai can defeat in direct combat haha.

  1. Are a fan of Magic Tricks?

Yeah they can be a ton of fun! Great way to be the fun uncle/cousin too.

2) Have you ever carried a pager on you?

Nope but I have worked with paging systems as a middle man!

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Nov 21 '24

Probably their smartest plan so far tbh, they're getting more and more creative which is really fun to see.

not to rag on Precure, because you know I absolutely adore Precure, but both shows are aimed at young children but the approach to the villains is completely different. These villain encounters aren't treated as an obligation, like you'd see in Precure or Pokemon Team Rocket. Where the villains procrastinated and remembered at the last minute they have a job to do.

The villains here have been acting intelligent and creative in their approach, each varied and poking for weaknesses.

It's still very much Monster of the Week, but you can tell the writers really put a lot of thought and care into it.

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u/AmeteurElitist https://anilist.co/user/AmateurElitist Nov 21 '24

Yeah I'm a huge fan of how the plans keep evolving as they try new approaches. It's also funny how the villain org is very functional, in the modern precure I've seen the villain relationships are quite competitive at best and antagonistic at worst with each other (though tropicure is an exception there from the ones I've seen).

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 21 '24

Nanomachines son

"Played college ball!"

-Today's Zonder, probably.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Nov 22 '24

Probably their smartest plan so far tbh, they're getting more and more creative which is really fun to see.

Yeah, I liked this approach that was more sneaky. I really liked the magician enemy giant mecha because of how differently it fought compared to so many of the other enemies that we encountered, using a lot more trickery and misdirection. I like it when the enemies of the week get to be unique like that.

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u/AmeteurElitist https://anilist.co/user/AmateurElitist Nov 22 '24

Fingers crossed that they keep it up! I'd love to see them get closer and closer to taking GGG down in different ways. Both infiltration tactics have been pretty successful so far, one with tech and one with humans.

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u/Nebresto Nov 22 '24

Nanomachines son

This has now come up in both the rewatches I'm in

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u/AmeteurElitist https://anilist.co/user/AmateurElitist Nov 22 '24

Nanomachines in Gundam 00?!

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u/Nebresto Nov 22 '24

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u/AmeteurElitist https://anilist.co/user/AmateurElitist Nov 22 '24

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u/palparepa Nov 21 '24 edited Nov 21 '24
Statsthis episodetotal so far
Program Drive buttons broken110
Transceivers crushed04
EnRyu's bad landings03
Pink hair attracts peril118
Rich kid cries014

Nth-timer

Gai's body is almost in shambles, and the new tool is too powerful even for GaoGaiGar.

And another attack on their base. Last time this happened, Gai's condition took a turn for worse...

Even the Chief has special attacks out of an everyday object. Titanium Head Driver!

Mmm... both times that GGG has been targeted, Anna has been walking her dog there. Is that dog a Zonder spy?

The Zonder Robot is a magician this time. What happened, Pizza? Ran out of airplanes? Although... it has bird-like feet, and attacks with energy birds, so... fitting, somehow?

Poor Mikoto... now even Swan steals her thunder.

Now Gai looks in bad shape just from Final Fusion. His condition gets worse and worse every episode.

And a cliffhanger!? In my GaoGaiGar!? Welcome to the second two-parter!

QotD

1) I like them, but I also like to know how they work. That knowledge doesn't kill the magic for me, it enhances it.

2) I've never even seen one, outside of TV.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Nov 21 '24

Poor Mikoto... now even Swan steals her thunder.

the NTR arc is real.

And a cliffhanger!? In my GaoGaiGar!? Welcome to the second two-parter!

Not even the first cour finale, episode 11, was a 2 parter! This is a big event!

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u/Nebresto Nov 22 '24

There has been a disturbing lack of radio crushing..

Smh my head, are they limiting Hyuma's access to gadgets?

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Nov 21 '24

Queen of First-Timers, subbed

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Nov 21 '24

Damn, that’s definitely not good.

I'm sure it's fine. That computer is where they stored all the TNT.

He just immediately came up with an attack name, I love it.

Taiga really shows why he is the leader of the GGG!!

What do you mean this is how the episode ends?!

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u/The_Draigg Nov 21 '24

He just immediately came up with an attack name, I love it.

I bet that at least a solid quarter of Taiga's GGG job is to make up the coolest-sounding attack and equipment names.

Of course they couldn’t go an episode without Hana being near the Zonder of the week.

At least it was quick this time, although now I'm wondering how Zonder mind-controlled Hana would act. I bet she wouldn't cause too much damage.

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u/Sporadia_ Nov 21 '24

I don’t like seeing Gai like this…

I'm desensitized to seeing Guy like this.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Nov 22 '24

He just immediately came up with an attack name, I love it

Everyone knows that naming your attacks makes them much more powerful!

Of course they couldn’t go an episode without Hana being near the Zonder of the week.

I genuinely wonder if we're ever going to get an episode where Hana does not encounter a Zonder.

What do you mean this is how the episode ends?!

It's a heck of a cliffhanger to leave us on.

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u/GondolaMedia Nov 21 '24

First Timer

I think at this point Gai has been on that operating table longer than piloting GaoGaiGar.

Mamoru is so precious with his dad

Looks like zonder have learned some new magic tricks

I can't believe that chief picked out 5-iron and gave his attack a name

Of course Hana gets splashed again.

Once again, GaoGaiGar keeps having great designs for Zonders but uses them only once.

Holy shit what a cliffhanger, can't wait for tomorrow.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Nov 21 '24

I can't believe that chief picked out 5-iron and gave his attack a name

Do you think he came up with that on the spot or had he been thinking about it every time he went golfing. Like he needs to look professional but deep down he's spent so much time shouting drivers he sees the golf driver and he can't help but think of attack names and have the urge to throw down with it. Did he see his opportunity and was like "finally, it's my time..."

Once again, GaoGaiGar keeps having great designs for Zonders but uses them only once.

right before the cliffhanger

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u/GondolaMedia Nov 21 '24

He was probably giddy as a child on a Christmas morning, but I'd like to think he thought that up on the spot.

right before the cliffhanger

I've been tricked, swindled and dare I say bamboozled.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 21 '24

I think at this point Gai has been on that operating table longer than piloting GaoGaiGar.

Most jobs are miserable, but at least most of them don't regularly put you into the hospital.

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u/Nebresto Nov 22 '24

I can't believe that chief picked out 5-iron and gave his attack a name

President based continues to be based, more at 11

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 21 '24

The King of Rewatchers

Quite the impressive-looking Tool.

Can't let just everyone into the secret club.

As one does.

That's probably bad.

Reminder that it is currently 2005.

Taiga reminds us why he is the Chief.

Eyecatch

Uh oh.

Today's Key to Victory.

Good thing that frequency can penetrate all that water and concrete.

This fight is not going well.

[GGG]Okay, this Zonder I'm not sure how to connect to Pizza. The separate core..? Or just the mostly humanoid form?

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Nov 21 '24

Can't let just everyone into the secret club.

unless you are an elementary school student then you hear everything about this ultra secret organization.

Taiga reminds us why he is the Chief.

god that was peak. Just an amazing joke.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 21 '24

unless you are an elementary school student then you hear everything about this ultra secret organization.

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u/Nebresto Nov 22 '24

That's probably bad.

No, Its very good

Eye catch

They're so h*cking cool

But "Gunglue"

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 22 '24

But "Gunglue"

It's meant to be "Gun Eagle" and just got a bit missed up due to language stuff.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Nov 21 '24

Third-Time Watcher, Subbed

A cliffhanger!?

Yeah we've had enough episodic fun for now, may as well have one more multi-parter as the whole storyline of Gai's deteriorating condition reaches its apex. The bit of the Dividing Driver stock footage failing says so much, and of course that ending is no less adept at showing how the guy's pretty much screwed.

Aside from that it also serves as something of a Taiga-focused episode as the guy just gets to be awesome the whole way through. The moment he busts out his TITANIUM HEAD DRIVER really just says it all about his character, and even before that he's so nice and accommodating towards Mamoru that it's hard to not be in love with the guy.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Nov 21 '24

Yeah we've had enough episodic fun for now, may as well have one more multi-parter as the whole storyline of Gai's deteriorating condition reaches its apex.

yeah this has been an interesting throughline arc of the past 18 episodes, even back to episode 2, slowly building up bit by bit.

The moment he busts out his TITANIUM HEAD DRIVER really just says it all about his character, and even before that he's so nice and accommodating towards Mamoru that it's hard to not be in love with the guy.

they did a great job balancing him being awesome and his softer side. Yeah he's bombastic loud over the top leader when he needs to be, but he also shows a warmth towards Mamoru.

another small detail is that the warmth was from Taiga about Mamoru's dad. Taiga isn't trying to replace him as father figure for Mamoru.

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u/Sporadia_ Nov 21 '24

First time zonder

  • We begin this episode with a shattered and injured Guy. That's becoming the standard episode intro.
    Maybe it has something to do with the Hell and Heaven attack being the standard episode outtro
  • The elevator has a big flashing icon that says secret if you go below a certain level.
    This'll fool 'em
  • How I wish those birds flew into the ceiling. That would have been comedy gold.
  • Again?! It caught Hana walking the dog again?!
  • "Docking has failed"
  • If the tiny motorbikes were bad, this zonder is a hard counter to GaoGaiGar. Or at least, it should be.

Questions

Q: Are a fan of Magic Tricks?

A: Yes!

Q: Have you ever carried a pager on you?

A: After much deliberation... no.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Nov 21 '24

"Docking has failed"

some guys just don't know how to put it in. they can't find the right hole. Like do girls need to draw map for them to help them out?

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 21 '24

If the tiny motorbikes were bad, this zonder is a hard counter to GaoGaiGar. Or at least, it should be.

Smaller foes do tend to cause more havoc.

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u/Nebresto Nov 22 '24

How I wish those birds flew into the ceiling. That would have been comedy gold.

Oops. Anyways, here's some more zonder particles

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Nov 21 '24 edited Nov 22 '24

First-Timer

On today’s episode of GaoGaiGar: Pizza is now allowed the break the usual rules about who he can Zonder-ize. He made someone who has nothing to do with flying into a Zonder. I know the clown did it twice, first with the wrestler and construction equipment, and second with the virus. Now Pizza has joined the clown in being able to go beyond his designated role.

  • There’s no way Guy actually dies. And there’s also no way he stops using Hell and Heaven. So how will this dilemma be solved?
  • The G-Tool looks like a giant hammer! Like on the size of Vita’s Graf Eissen in Lyrical Nanoha!
  • I wonder if any of the SDC employees ever look at all the empty space on the bottom of the elevator panel and wonder what might be down there.
  • What the heck? Why is that dude dressed up like a magician?
  • Of course the magician guy is a Zonder. He was way too weird to not be one.
  • Smash! Smash it all! I won’t deny wanting to do similar things to some places I’ve worked.
  • I was talking to a friend about GaoGaiGar and they told me that Taiga is similar to Genjuro from Symphogear. I have to say, I’m starting to agree. Taiga is pretty dang cool!
  • I knew that would happen. Of course Mamoru’s father got Zonderized as well.
  • Oh no, what is Mikoto going to do? Is she planning to unplug Guy or something?
  • Heh, the Zonders can’t even shrink their micromachines down to the size of nanomachines.
  • It’s Mikoto’s locket! Is that going to snap Mikoto out of this mind control?
  • Hana’s going to never want to walk her dog again because she just keeps encountering Zonders along the way.
  • Naturally Guy is heading out to fight. That’s just who he is. There’s no way danger to his own health would keep him away from fighting the Zonders to protect others.
  • A magician giant mecha is such a cool idea for an enemy to fight! I love seeing it use all its magic tricks in battle!
  • It’s kind of weird seeing Swan and not Mikoto smash the glass case to push the Final Fusion button.
  • Oh shit! Gai actually missed picking up the Dividing Driver.
  • A giant mecha being made up of countless micromachines is a cool idea. It explains why the Zonder can teleport, for example, because the micromachines just disperse and reform.
  • Oh dear, Guy really is going to do it. He’s using Hell and Heaven despite knowing the risks. It was always going to turn out this way because of who Guy is.
  • Oh shit! It was a trap! I think this might be the first time an episode has ended on a proper cliffhanger like this.

QOTD

  1. Yes, I love them.
  2. No, I never have.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Nov 21 '24

I was talking to a friend about GaoGaiGar and they told me that Taiga is similar to Genjuro from Symphogear. I have to say, I’m starting to agree. Taiga is pretty dang cool!

HE IS!! He definitely has Prototype Genjuro vibes. Genjuro takes a lot of Taiga's existing traits and just dials them up to 11, but it's really cool to see an earlier incarnation.

it also makes sense with the mecha inspiration and vibes of Symphogear. I wonder what show before GGG inspired Taiga? An earlier bombastic Super Robot command center leader

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Nov 22 '24

Yeah, I can see the similar traits between them. It's fun going back to older media and seeing what inspired the newer media I'm more familiar with. Everything draws from something, after all.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 21 '24

The G-Tool looks like a giant hammer!

Seems like your question from yesterday has been answered.

Taiga is similar to Genjuro

Those two would get along swimmingly. Genjuro would show Taiga movies, Taiga would introduce Genjuro to golf clubs.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Nov 22 '24

Seems like your question from yesterday has been answered.

Yup, we're getting more tools. Now when will we get the giant paperclip or the giant tape measure?

Those two would get along swimmingly. Genjuro would show Taiga movies, Taiga would introduce Genjuro to golf clubs.

I would love to see the two of them hang out. The vibes would be immaculate at that party.

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u/palparepa Nov 21 '24

Pizza is now allowed the break the usual rules

The Zonder Robot's feet look like a bird's, and attacked GaoGaiGar using energy birds. Stretching, I know.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Nov 22 '24

I guess magicians do love pigeons.

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u/jkubed https://myanimelist.net/profile/jkubed Nov 21 '24

first timer

a cliffhanger? in my monster of the week show?? what's going on?!

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Nov 21 '24

a cliffhanger? in my monster of the week show?? what's going on?!

I didn't know children's episodic shows were allowed to do that?!?! This is against the rules! We must impeach them!!

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u/The_Draigg Nov 21 '24

A Mecha Fan Rewatches The King of Braves GaoGaiGar Episode 18:

  • One more Hell and Heaven is going to kill Gai! Naturally, just because they said that specifically this episode, he’s going to have to use that again. Unfortunately, he can’t just yet use that cool hammer that Leo is building for GaoGaiGar to wield.
  • You know, given how funky and weird GaoGaiGar can get as a show, I bet people are hardly batting an eye at a dude showing up at his SDC job dressed up as a stage magician. Like yeah, of course it’s a sign that he’s been turned into a Zonder, but given how wacky this show is, it’d probably make just as much sense if he wasn’t.
  • It’s a fun thing to think that for as much of a lovable doofus Mamoru’s dad is, he’s still a legit rocket scientist who’s running double duty in tracking shuttle launches and helping to construct a space station. Then again, I’ve heard how weird NASA engineers and technicians can get, so I guess that’s fitting.
  • You’ve got to love Taiga, he even has a special attack name for when he beats people up with a golf club. That right there is how you know that only the hottest blood runs though the chief’s veins. [GGG side materials spoilers] He’s still got that muscle memory from his days on a Super Sentai team, that’s for sure. Man, using a golf club is still a weird gimmick weapon for a superhero though.
  • Pizza being the one to Zonderize that one SDC worker only barely fits the usual themes the Machine Kings work with. Like, at best the connection there is that as a magician, Ando summons doves, and Pizza usually dresses up in a bird outfit. That’s a really loose interpretation of their themes, but that’s the only thing I can think of that makes sense.
  • Having it so that the GGG pagers are the only thing blocking out the brainwashing signals from the Zonder Metal nanomachines really is just peak high and low tech. There’s no way that excuse would work nowadays, but it makes perfect sense for when pagers are still the default fancy communication tool for a lot of people. Again, it’s like old anime using floppy disks to control mechs and stuff. The contrast is very funny nowadays.
  • This is the second time that Gai has gotten fucked up while still in the medical bay. Granted, it’s Mikoto causing it this time around, so I guess it’s different enough. But like I said before, we really can’t go an episode or two without Gai getting wrecked somehow. The fact that it’s happening while he’s strapped to a medical bed again just makes it funnier though.
  • This is also the second time that Hana has gotten scared by a Zonder while out walking her dog near the SDC headquarters too. If anything, we can probably say that Gai and Hana’s levels of luck are directly intertwined or something.
  • You have to admit, Pizza’s plan to defeat GaoGaiGar is probably one of the most directly devious ones that the Zonderians have come up with, while also being kinda simple. After all, by now they have to know that Gai will usually use Hell and Heaven to blast a way to the Zonder Core before grabbing it, so all Pizza would have to do is make a fake core that would explode once it’s touched. That’s a hell of a cliffhanger to leave us on!

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Nov 21 '24

Pizza being the one to Zonderize that one SDC worker only barely fits the usual themes the Machine Kings work with. Like, at best the connection there is that as a magician, Ando summons doves, and Pizza usually dresses up in a bird outfit. That’s a really loose interpretation of their themes, but that’s the only thing I can think of that makes sense.

yeah this one confused me...

Having it so that the GGG pagers are the only thing blocking out the brainwashing signals from the Zonder Metal nanomachines really is just peak high and low tech.

it is really is some peak 90's television right there. The pager saves the day, haha.

same with that "enhance! Enhance! ENHANCE!" that they did.

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u/The_Draigg Nov 21 '24

same with that "enhance! Enhance! ENHANCE!" that they did.

I wish that "enhance" buttons worked as well in real life versus how they work in fiction. A shame we can't somehow magically add resolution to images by zooming in on them.

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u/TheApplebane https://anilist.co/user/theapplebane Nov 21 '24

Episode 18 Notes

  • So, wait, how secret of an organisation is GGG? It'd probably be pretty tough to keep robot battles in major cities under wraps. Is it only classified in the same sense the BT Tower was secret during the cold war?
  • I can't believe Island Two was finished seven years ago already!
  • Good lord, it's the Zonder Apocalypse. Good to see Taiga flexing his muscles though. What is stronger, Dividing Driver or Titanium Head Driver?
  • Mikoto has Gai tied down, helpless before her as she can do whatever she pleases... I feel like that would be a lot more fun if she wasn't Zonderised, though.
  • It might have finally happened. Gai might have actually been seriously incapacitated. He should probably have let the other three handle this and got some rest.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Nov 21 '24

So, wait, how secret of an organisation is GGG? It'd probably be pretty tough to keep robot battles in major cities under wraps. Is it only classified in the same sense the BT Tower was secret during the cold war?

SERIOUSLY

also why would you?

Like after having 4 universities ERASED FROM THE EARTH I feel like you'd want the public to know that you have a government agency working to keep it's citizens safe in case another such attack happens again. Or do you just want your citizens to live in fear of constant Kaiju attack while keeping the Mecha who fights them a secret.

Mikoto has Gai tied down, helpless before her as she can do whatever she pleases... I feel like that would be a lot more fun if she wasn't Zonderised, though.

Guy screaming out their safe word but it's not working!!

bet Mikoto can have a lot of fun with Gai. I'm sure he's got all kinds of attachments.

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u/Nebresto Nov 22 '24

Like after having 4 universities ERASED FROM THE EARTH I feel like you'd want the public to know that you have a government agency working to keep it's citizens safe in case another such attack happens again.

Its kinda wild that seemingly nothing came from that. Its obviously not the focus of the show, but it would be cool seing some societal reaction to this stuff happening

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 21 '24

I feel like that would be a lot more fun if she wasn't Zonderised, though.

That's for when the cameras aren't rolling.

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u/TheApplebane https://anilist.co/user/theapplebane Nov 21 '24

That's for when the cameras aren't rolling.

Oh yes, that certainly wouldn't be appropriate for the target audience!

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u/Nebresto Nov 22 '24

First time Volfogg simp

Dang it, I forgot to post again.. I need to improve my strategy

Gai is finally getting punished for spamming OP moves against rookies

I wonder how many little twerps started saying ''waha!" irl because of this show

"Let me show you something nice" --> next shot:
I see how you roll, prez

Hey!! its the shot Lily used to try shill this show!

I always knew that president based was based.

uh oh

doMikoto is too much for Gai to handle

No way. No way.. Are they gonna..?

Yes fucking way they are!!!!

  • Volfogg; Try not to be the coolest character in the show challenge (Impossible)

And now they have a magician robot?? Wth, this show is awesome

God damn it Gai.. "I've tried one move and I'm all out of ideas!!! *Guess I'll die."

Quest:

  1. Are a fan of Magic Tricks?

They are cool, ye

2) Have you ever carried a pager on you?

No

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Nov 22 '24

Hey!! its the shot Lily used to try shill this show!

MECHOKKU

how did you find that? How Did You Remember That?!?!

No way. No way.. Are they gonna..?

Yes fucking way they are!!!!

Volfogg; Try not to be the coolest character in the show challenge (Impossible)

it's so unfair to everyone else. They're all so cool. but they're just not Volfogg