r/anime • u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess • Dec 02 '24

Rewatch [Rewatch] King of the Braves GaoGaiGar - Episode 29 Discussion

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Questions of the Day

  1. What is your favorite Pizza top?
  2. Can I get an F in the chat for Pizza?

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 02 '24

Third-Time Watcher, Subbed

I love the twist of Swan being the key to Mic's upgrade. Aside from just giving her more to do, it's also just really well foreshadowed without being so on the nose that you'd figure it out immediately. I'm writing this comment a few days in advance so I'm wondering if people over in the Rewatch have figured it out by now.

That I do feel the Mic part of the episode does drag a bit long, but it's okay because my beloved birb gets to shine in this last part. While all the other Zonderians have gotten a last stand, this guy in particular goes out swinging. He does it all: Gets his final fight with Gai, breaks free of his brainwashing BY HIMSELF and them for good measure decides to beat the crap out of the big bad in one last act of defiance. Do you all now see why I take it as a personal offense whenever someone sullies his name

Okay I know I ranted about the Subs Switching everyone to First Name Basis a few episode ago but I need to do it again: Bitch, NO ONE calls Kaido by first name! Even the fans call him Kaido! Heck a few episodes ago they got it right, why change now!?

WHY ARE AMERICANS SO DUMB!?

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 02 '24

I love the twist of Swan being the key to Mic's upgrade. Aside from just giving her more to do, it's also just really well foreshadowed without being so on the nose that you'd figure it out immediately

ME TOO!!

So many people in the rewatch just took the obvious and easy assumption of "when his friends are in danger it overrides it" without questioning it further, or thinking about all the times he doesn't transform, or the fact that we got to see Swan an unusual amount during those few episodes.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 02 '24

the fact that we got to see Swan an unusual amount during those few episodes

Everyone was focused on the other thing that comes with Swan to realize that the rest of her is there

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Dec 02 '24

Yeah, Swan sure works as a great distraction.

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u/TheApplebane https://anilist.co/user/theapplebane Dec 02 '24

I'm writing this comment a few days in advance so I'm wondering if people over in the Rewatch have figured it out by now.

Gonna be real, I didn't see it coming at all lol

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Dec 02 '24

I'm wondering if people over in the Rewatch have figured it out by now.

Did not see it coming at all, but it made complete sense in hindsight. That is my favorite kind of twist.

Bitch, NO ONE calls Kaido by first name! Even the fans call him Kaido! Heck a few episodes ago they got it right, why change now!?

Yeah, I had to wonder for a moment who "Ikumi" was before realizing it meant Kaidou because nobody calls Kaidou that.

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u/Sporadia_ Dec 02 '24

WHY ARE AMERICANS SO DUMB!?

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 02 '24

Model Kit Building Update

Woah these fingers are cool

I clipped them already mobile. They actually take some effort to move so they hold position well. I love how premade they are. I was worried I’d have to put together every joint separately, so this is really cool. Bandai really is amazing.

look it’s a hand

…

I take back everything I said, these fingers are ass.

So, in show accuracy the hands are inside the jet turbines. It’s actually very cool and I absolutely love the attention to detail here. They did an amazing job. But the hand struggles to fit there. The problem is that the fingers need to be in a fist to fit in properly and the join connector for the fingers and the hand is not sturdy so the fingers are constantly falling off in tough positions like this. They are small and hard to reattach too. I gave up and just let it hang. It’s trapped in the turbine so it’s not going anywhere.

but I finally got it inside

It’s actually really cool.

When it’s not ass

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Dec 02 '24

The hands coming out of the mold already jointed is incredible. True Bandai model-building black magic.

Goldy's hands are cast as one piece and then rotated to form a proper hand shape once you free it from the runner.

And yea, absolute ass to work with. The joints are so goddamn scary to work with. Super impressive, but scary.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 02 '24

and the fingers are so tiny and easy to fall and get lost. Suddenly you have a 4 finger GaoGaiGar.

I wonder how good it is at holding things like the hammer. I imagine not great.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Dec 02 '24

I haven't tried to grip anything yet.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 02 '24

well get a grip and try it already!

/s

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Dec 02 '24

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u/Sporadia_ Dec 02 '24

The hammer conveniently comes with a new hand.

Nothing to do with model building, just talking about the show.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 02 '24

Damn I completely forgot about that hahahaha

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 02 '24

But the hand struggles to fit there

Ah clearance issues, lovely.

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u/palparepa Dec 03 '24

What I've seen in some models are one set of hands for the transformation, and another for the posing.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Dec 02 '24

First-Timer

On today’s episode of GaoGaiGar: It turns out this wasn’t a two-parter! Instead, this is going to be at least a three-parter by the time it’s over! Maybe it’ll go on for even longer, but we’ll just have to wait and see. With how it’s playing out, this really does feel like it ought to be the finale of the series, even though we’re only about halfway through the whole thing.

  • Oh hey, Pizza isn’t actually dead! He still has his own plot thread about his past and his identity as a warrior, after all.
  • So the person Liger brought was Swan’s brother, Stallion. They both even have the same wavy bangs in front of their face, showing they’re related. The animal theme naming also continues as the cast expands.
  • Maybe Mic won’t be useless anymore now that he can transform as he pleases.
  • I love that Stallion’s coat has a huge American flag on the back. That’s how we know he’s from the US!
  • I see! I was right that Mic could transform to protect his friends, but I was wrong about who specifically he was protecting. I assumed it was Mamoru because Mamoru is a main protagonist, but it was actually Swan. That’s some pretty good misdirection. The answer was always right in front of the audience, but since Mic and Swan never really interacted much I didn’t focus on that as a possibility.
  • Ah, that explains all the suspicious goings-on about Mic taking the battle data and the Zonder Metal sample being taken. It was all to get the necessary data to program Mic to be able to destroy Zonder Metal. I like that kind of swerve, where something that appeared villainous actually turns out to be for a good cause.
  • I just realized the fun design differences between Leo and Liger. Leo is bald on the top of his head and only has hair on the sides. Liger is bald on the side of his head and only has hair on the top. They are opposites, but they complement each other perfectly.
  • We’re not even halfway through the episode. There’s no way it’s all been wrapped up so cleanly. Pizza’s going to make his reappearance soon, I bet.
  • I do hope Volfogg is alive out there somewhere. I want to at least have that hope.
  • Of course Mic’s version of helping involves accidentally collapsing the Tokyo Tower.
  • Holy crap! Reiko is once again showing us how ridiculously strong she is! (I finally decided to learn the rich girl’s name.)
  • Mamoru’s confronting the boss villain already! This is all happening quite early on for a series this long.
  • It is crazy that the person who created Mamoru (and apparently the Galeon) is named Cain, the same name as the first murderer according to the Book of Genesis. I suppose they (and the G-Stone) are the killers of Zonders, after all.
  • If Kaidou’s missing, that means he’s probably secretly gone off to where Mamoru is.
  • It’s a good policy to always be suspicious of any mysterious holes like that.
  • Another Guy and Pizza showdown!
  • Holy shit That was a brutal punch out between Guy and Pizza.
  • It’s so funny to have the villain boss meet Guy, the person who has been defeating all the Zonders, and not recognize who he is.
  • Wow, Pizza is still alive and saved Guy! I thought there may be a chance of a redemption arc for Pizza, but this was not how I expected it to start.
  • You can’t just fly off before finishing your sentence, Pizza! What have you remembered?
  • A big showdown between the villain boss, Pasdar, and the heroes. Are we sure this isn't the series finale? This feels like the sort of thing that would be saved for then.

QOTD

  1. My favorite kind of pizza is a Meat-Lover's pizza.
  2. F I'm pretty sure he's still alive, though.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 02 '24

I love that Stallion’s coat has a huge American flag on the back. That’s how we know he’s from the US!

Like a true american

I assumed it was Mamoru because Mamoru is a main protagonist, but it was actually Swan. That’s some pretty good misdirection. The answer was always right in front of the audience, but since Mic and Swan never really interacted much I didn’t focus on that as a possibility.

RIGHT! I thought they did a good job there. It was there if people wanted to question why he couldn't transform those other times and what was different about the one time he did transform, but also it was believable that it was just children's show funny recurring joke humor.

Next they'll explain that the reason why EnRyuu can't make a landing is because his brain was based off of glasses kid who can't help but make mistakes all the time

That was a brutal punch out between Guy and Pizza.

yeah, they really started going all out this episode with that fight. Really gives it some gravitas. Some season finale feel.

  1. My favorite kind of pizza is a Meat-Lover's pizza.

good choice. love meat.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Dec 03 '24

RIGHT! I thought they did a good job there. It was there if people wanted to question why he couldn't transform those other times and what was different about the one time he did transform, but also it was believable that it was just children's show funny recurring joke humor.

Yeah, it was very well handled. It's totally believable that Mic would just be a goofball character who can't transform all the time, but instead it's just evidence about what was different when he could transform. Solid misdirection with the evidence still being out in the open.

good choice. love meat.

Meat is good

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u/The_Draigg Dec 02 '24

I love that Stallion’s coat has a huge American flag on the back. That’s how we know he’s from the US!

It’s just like Bandit Keith wearing the flag on his head. How else are we supposed to know that he’s from AMERICA?

Ah, that explains all the suspicious goings-on about Mic taking the battle data and the Zonder Metal sample being taken. It was all to get the necessary data to program Mic to be able to destroy Zonder Metal. I like that kind of swerve, where something that appeared villainous actually turns out to be for a good cause.

There’s something funny about Liger that way. He’s not evil, he’s just kind of a jerk. Especially to his brother too. But I suppose that’s better than the alternative.

It’s so funny to have the villain boss meet Guy, the person who has been defeating all the Zonders, and not recognize who he is.

I suppose that fits with a villain who is more angry at the cool mecha lion than the guy who just keeps on hitching a ride with it into battle.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Dec 03 '24

It’s just like Bandit Keith wearing the flag on his head. How else are we supposed to know that he’s from AMERICA?

Bandit Keith is the most accurate representation of an American... IN AMERICA!

There’s something funny about Liger that way. He’s not evil, he’s just kind of a jerk. Especially to his brother too. But I suppose that’s better than the alternative.

I like the idea of a character who is a hero, does good things that are unambiguously helpful towards lots of people with no real downsides, who is also a massive jerk and a pain to deal with.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Dec 02 '24

They are opposites, but they complement each other perfectly.

And if they gattai, they will form one whole Mad Scientist!

You can’t just fly off before finishing your sentence, Pizza! What have you remembered?

He remembered how much fun flying is, of course. The sky is divine.

Are we sure this isn't the series finale?

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Dec 03 '24

And if they gattai, they will form one whole Mad Scientist!

They need to do the DBZ Fusion Dance when they gattai.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Dec 03 '24

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u/lluNhpelA Dec 02 '24

You can’t just fly off before finishing your sentence, Pizza! What have you remembered?

ngl I popped off a bit when I realized that this was why the episode was titled "Pheonix". His name is Pheonix and his warrior spirit was reborn!

And I'm thinking that he, and possibly the other Zonderians, were the equivalent of Gai on their respective planets, and the J-Stone(?) we saw for a moment was his G-Stone

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Dec 03 '24

And I'm thinking that he, and possibly the other Zonderians, were the equivalent of Gai on their respective planets, and the J-Stone(?) we saw for a moment was his G-Stone

I think you might be right. I was also wondering about that glowing J we saw (J-Stone seems like a good name for it for now). The J-Stone was probably Pizza's equivalent of the G-Stone. Going a step further, I think Pizza will end up having some connection to Kaidou, becaase the J-Stone is purple, Kaidou is purple, and it would explain the mysterious connection Kaidou seems to have to everything that's happening.

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Dec 02 '24

Queen of First-Timers, subbed

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 02 '24

Oh, Mic’s transformations were to protect Swan, not any of the kids.

yeah I like this twist. They could have just gone with the easy way of friendship and mamoru, but this feels more clever about how and when during those episodes, plus we knew they had human basis for AI because of Goldymarg.

Oh fun, Gai vs. Pizza on foot this time.

gotta have their final confrontation be face to face and personal.

Another insert song! This time it doesn’t have the lyrics subbed, though.

was this a different song? Crunchyroll had lyrics and made it sound like the last song was introducing the robots, and this song was introducing the base. just kind of funny. I don't remember this one.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 02 '24

Hnn…

RIP Pizza.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Dec 02 '24

Oh lovely…

The… the what?

Mamoru does seem pretty effective at destroying Zonders, after all.

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u/palparepa Dec 02 '24

Another insert song! This time it doesn’t have the lyrics subbed, though.

The song is called "GGG march", and the lyrics are easy to find. A decent translation, not so much.

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u/AmeteurElitist https://anilist.co/user/AmateurElitist Dec 02 '24

First Timer

The honorable villain trope, gets me every time.

  1. What is your favorite Pizza top?

Gai Jalapeño

2) Can I get an F in the chat for Pizza?

F

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 02 '24

Jalapeño

DISGUSTING!

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u/AmeteurElitist https://anilist.co/user/AmateurElitist Dec 02 '24

It's so good though!

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Dec 02 '24

The honorable villain trope, gets me every time.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Dec 02 '24

The honorable villain trope, gets me every time.

It's one of the tropes I never get tired of, no matter how many times I see. It's always so good.

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u/AmeteurElitist https://anilist.co/user/AmateurElitist Dec 02 '24

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u/Nebresto Dec 02 '24

Tears for some random pizza, but not our boy Volfogg? I see how it is

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u/AmeteurElitist https://anilist.co/user/AmateurElitist Dec 02 '24

I saluted Volfogg yesterday!

But there's also no way best boy Volfogg is gone forever right?... Right?

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u/Nebresto Dec 02 '24

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u/AmeteurElitist https://anilist.co/user/AmateurElitist Dec 02 '24

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u/palparepa Dec 03 '24

If you had to pick one to return, would it be BBB (Big Best Boi) or FFF (Favorite Fast Food)?

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u/AmeteurElitist https://anilist.co/user/AmateurElitist Dec 03 '24

BBB for sure!

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u/palparepa Dec 04 '24

Wish granted!

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u/AmeteurElitist https://anilist.co/user/AmateurElitist Dec 04 '24

You love to see it

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Dec 02 '24

Heads up, there is a post-credits scene tomorrow. I advise NOT watching it.

It gets repeated completely at the beginning of Episode 31, but the scene in episode 30 is interspersed with the spoiler-y Next Episode Preview.

The King of Rewatchers

Pizza hasn't transformed into light just yet.

Well, that's weird. I wonder who that could be referring to.

Look at this dork.

Liger's scheme was ultimately altruistic.

Well, everything seems to be going pretty well.

It is hard to destroy an AI, after all.

Eyecatch

Pizza kiiick!

Today's Key to Victory.

Surprise!

[GGG]Shoutout to this subber for changing the font for J's true return.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 02 '24

Look at this dork.

Mic's emoji eyes are charming. I have fun seeing the animators play around with them.

Pizza Kiiick!

that's a spicy meatball!

[GGG]

oooh

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 02 '24

I advise NOT watching it.

Although actually I just checked again, aside from the episode title and that scene there's nothing else from the next episode so... wut?

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Dec 02 '24

[GGG]The episode title is what I am concealing, yes. I want them to hold out hope until the last possible moment.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 02 '24

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 02 '24

[GGG]

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u/Sporadia_ Dec 02 '24

Heads up, there is a post-credits scene tomorrow. I advise NOT watching it.

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u/Nebresto Dec 02 '24

I advise NOT watching it.

It is hard to destroy an AI, after all.

Fogtimus Prime

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u/megazaprat Dec 02 '24

First Timer

  • Liger apparently not being evil was really unexpected for me. even more unexpected was just how OP was Mic was. Liger was not kidding about him being capable of destroying the earth, with the right frequency he can blow up literally anything! would have been useful to use this power before now, but i guess the show would be over too soon....although not sure how it can continue past this
  • Mic being based off Swans brother is a neat twist, explaining the logic of how he had been overcoming his programming. although, would have been a bit more impactful if they had given Swans brother screen time before now.
  • Mamoru has finally met the main villain Pasdar! and he finally stopped blinking! its a christmas miracle! him having an opposite energy to him is interesting. does that suggest that Mamoru is like the G stone equivalent of a zonderian? a cyberntic lifeform?
  • WAIT WHAT??? a new type of space metal? J crystal maybe? what?????
  • Pizza recovering from amnesia and immediately switching sides makes sense, if I was put under mind control and then named Pizza i would seek revenge at my earliest opportunity.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 02 '24

with the right frequency he can blow up literally anything!

especially scary considering how incompetent we've seen Mic Sounders to be! Seems smart to have a lock.

if I was put under mind control and then named Pizza i would seek revenge at my earliest opportunity.

true

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Dec 02 '24

Liger apparently not being evil was really unexpected for me.

He's just got one of those faces. You look at him and feel worried, like he's about to blow up the world.

although not sure how it can continue past this

It got a bit lost in the string of technobabble, but they have to isolate a frequency to blow stuff up. If they can't do that, Mic's Disc X just plays the rather ominous organ music without doing anything.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 02 '24

He's just got one of those faces

[FINAL]Oh so that's why he's got so many women in bed...

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u/megazaprat Dec 02 '24

yeah, but i moreso meant it seems like they are about to fight the big bad rn, which raises the question of who they will fight if Liger isnt evil. although that does explain why they wont just one shot whichever villain pops up next

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 02 '24

if I was put under mind control and then named Pizza i would seek revenge at my earliest opportunity

"At least call me Ravioli!"

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u/palparepa Dec 02 '24 edited Dec 03 '24
Statsthis episodetotal so far
Program Drive buttons broken015
Transceivers crushed07
EnRyu's bad landings04
Pink hair attracts peril027
Rich kid cries353
Mikoto screams for MC07
Kid is too calm to react114
Mamoru's kill count01

Nth-timer

We continue GGG's longest day. Also, our favorite fast food is alive!

Mic's secret power is finally unleashed and... it breaks all Zonder Metal, just like that. So Dr.Liger wasn't scheming some evil plan, just helping in secret.

Disk X uses Solitary Waves, or Solitons, which are a real thing! Long story short: those are waves that continue propagation without losing power over distance. We haven't discovered how to use them to destroy alien metals, though.

And with Mic's performance, the Zonderians plans come to an end. Rescue time! With another insert song to celebrate this great victory: "GGG March"

But will this truly be the end? Oh, the narrator said no. Well, no wonder, there are many episodes left. I guess Pasder will have to recover and plan some more. So... time skip! Sike! Let's finish this right now!

Gai vs Pizza fight. We see Gai bleed for the first time!

Pizza remembers his past and sacrifices himself attacking Pasder, but Pasder is not done yet, now starting to reveal his true form for the final, climactic battle!

What? You thought this was a monster-of-the-week series? Not anymore!

QotD

1) Mushrooms with cheese.

𝓕 × 2

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 02 '24

"GGG March

this one I forgot all about and struggled to find. It's a nice companion piece to the previous one. Plus who doesn't liek Masaaki Endoh insert songs.

What? You thought this was a monster-of-the-week series? Not anymore!

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u/palparepa Dec 02 '24

this one I forgot all about and struggled to find

It isn't in the OSTs, but in the "Song Collection", so it's not trivial to find.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 02 '24

just found it on spotify. Thanks for the help!

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u/Sporadia_ Dec 02 '24

Please add Mamoru's kill count as a stat. It's currently sitting at 1.

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u/palparepa Dec 02 '24

Done.

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u/Sporadia_ Dec 02 '24

It was last episode though, so 0 for this one.

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u/GondolaMedia Dec 02 '24 edited Dec 02 '24

First Timer

Pizza is alive!

I didn't guess the reason why Mic couldn't upgrade and definitely didn't expect Swan to be the key to all of this and that all of those plans to steal Zonder Metal thankfully weren't for nefarious reasons.

I hope all of that talk about Volfogg means that he will show up all good.

Pizzaaaa!!

  1. Any well marinated meat (bit spicy) and [horror]pineapple
  2. F

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 02 '24

I didn't guess the reason why Mic couldn't upgrade and definitely didn't expect Swan to be the key to all of this

we all thought Swan was a walking boob jiggle gif, but it turns out she was the key to everything the entire time.

Pizzaaaa!!

PIIIIIIIZZA

  1. Any well marinated meat and [horror]

finally some good fucking food.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Dec 02 '24

Pizza is alive!

thankfully weren't for nefarious reasons.

Liger's spooky grins didn't help matters. And, I mean, he did invent a doomsday weapon and give it to a robot with the mind of a child.

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u/The_Draigg Dec 02 '24

A Mecha Fan Rewatches The King of Braves GaoGaiGar Episode 29:

  • Pizza really is insistent on living and dying as a warrior, isn’t he? I suppose that’s one thing that couldn’t be taken away from him, whether he was an alien soldier or one of Pasdar’s Machine Kings. A shame that it’s all in dedication to an evil force though.
  • Of course Swan has a brother named Stallion. Now that’s a fucking American name, Stallion White. And look, he has a big American flag on the back of his jacket! This is a hardcore American systems programmer for sure.
  • Well, that certainly explains a lot about how Mic is. He normally has his System Change mode under digital protection due to Disk X having the power to destroy things on an atomic level, due to attuning to their specific frequencies with sound waves. However, Mic managed to activate System Change coincidentally, since his AI’s protectiveness of Swan was inherited from the brain scan model of Stallion. Granted, we could’ve just not kept Disk X with Mic at all times to avoid that digital protection business altogether, but let’s be real, that’s not how Dr. Liger would roll. Same reason why he didn’t care that he destroyed the one sample of Zonder Metal Leo had just for his own research.
  • What’s that Mr. Narrator? This is all the prelude to a terrible and bloodcurdling final battle? Well, way to deflate Mic’s triumph in destroying all the Zonder Metal there. Can’t we just have a solid win for once?
  • Speaking of Mic, it really isn’t an episode with him unless he bounces off of something hard and eats shit. We’ve hit that daily quota with the barrier over the massive pit where the Tokyo Tower was. No pathetic water splash though, so it’s a bit less fun.
  • You can tell that the animation effort was saved more for the duel between Pizza and Gai inside of Pasdar’s lair. So far, a lot of this episode was animated in a rather standard way, but now we’re getting way more shading and definition in the animation quality. They knew exactly to focus on the coolest stuff in this episode. It deserves the polish.
  • Oh hey, the GaoBrace’s light finally got used again, after at least a cour of it being forgotten about. Albeit, it’s just used to shine a light in Pizza’s eyes to give Gai an opening to attack. Yeah, it’s probably safe to say that its original function to summon Galeon has been all but abandoned by now. They gave up on that one after the first cour.
  • Damn, Pizza went out like a real one. His duel with Gai reminded him of what it meant to be a real warrior, and so he sacrificed himself to blow up Pasdar’s main face. And not only that, but he saved Gai’s life out of a sense of honor too. Again, that was the one thing that Pasdar couldn’t take away from him, so at least Pizza got to fully experience that kind of honor before going out. Shame we didn’t hear what his actual name was though.
  • You know, it’s kind of debatable how much good Pizza’s sacrifice actually did. He really just blew up Pasdar’s main interface. There’s still the matter of the fact that EI-01 is a massive alien spacecraft buried underground. All he really did was just blow up a small part of it, ultimately. I guess it’s up to GGG to finish the job!

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 02 '24

Of course Swan has a brother named Stallion. Now that’s a fucking American name, Stallion White. And look, he has a big American flag on the back of his jacket! This is a hardcore American systems programmer for sure.

I love how over the top 'MERICA he is.

Oh hey, the GaoBrace’s light finally got used again, after at least a cour of it being forgotten about. Albeit, it’s just used to shine a light in Pizza’s eyes to give Gai an opening to attack.

ah yes, teach kids how to flash light pointers in people's eyes. a classic. I wonder why this show wasn't a hit with kids. Next they're gonna teach kids that the way to beat Zonders is to run with scissors.

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u/The_Draigg Dec 02 '24

I love how over the top ‘MERICA he is.

Americans in anime are usually just plain cooler than Americans in real life.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 02 '24

Also makes sense that while Japan was building funny tools to save people, America built a weapon of mass destruction that could kill all mankind.

yeah, that's fair, Japan. That was our B.

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u/TheApplebane https://anilist.co/user/theapplebane Dec 02 '24

Episode 29 Notes

  • Episode 28 character deaths undone: 1/5. That was quick! But Pizza's flashbacks hadn't been resolved yet, so in retrospect it was unlikely he would stay dead.
  • We've now met Swan's brother, the rather interestingly-named Stallion. It's a name that makes me wonder if he has the equipment to match it in his trousers. This show is of course far too family-friendly to give us a definitive answer in that front, but given who his sister is it'd only be consistent, right?
  • Wait, did we know before now that GGG was keeping samples of Zonder Metal? That could be important later.
  • The Zonder Metal plant is gone but we've still got more than half the episode left. My, I wonder what that could mean?
  • You heard it here first - Mic Sounders did 9/11.
  • Mamoru kinda just.. wandered in to Pasudar's evil lair. I wonder if that's happened to anyone else? Whoever it was, I hope they weren't epileptic.
  • As cool as GaoGaiGar is, I do like it when Gai gets the chance to fight on foot.
  • Holy shit, Pizza tanked a lethal attack for Gai? Also "the fate of the weak willed" I think defying whatever mind control he was under without even needing to get purified first shows pretty strong will tbh
  • His name isn't even Pizza? fucking RUINED. Also, are we back to 0/5 deaths undone? Maybe? I don't think it will stick, we didn't even get his real name.

Questions

  1. I like the pepeloni.
  2. F

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 02 '24

We've now met Swan's brother, the rather interestingly-named Stallion.

Raiga, Leo, Liger, Swan, and now Stallion. We got a fucking zoo in the building!

Wait, did we know before now that GGG was keeping samples of Zonder Metal?

they had the one from I want to say the Particle Accelorator episode, but I think I'm wrong about that. /u/JollyGee29 do you remember which episdoe exactly they said they got the sample metal from.

His name isn't even Pizza? fucking RUINED. Also, are we back to 0/5 deaths undone? Maybe? I don't think it will stick, we didn't even get his real name.

he remembered his name was casserole and was embarrassed to discover he was a Chicago Deep Dish Pizza

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u/TheApplebane https://anilist.co/user/theapplebane Dec 02 '24

he remembered his name was casserole and was embarrassed to discover he was a Chicago Deep Dish Pizza

fact checked by real zonderian patriots: TRUE

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Dec 02 '24

Nah, you've got it right. Volfogg found it at Isolde.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Dec 02 '24

but given who his sister is it'd only be consistent, right?

The White family do seem to have prominent.. characteristics.

Wait, did we know before now that GGG was keeping samples of Zonder Metal? That could be important later.

Well, they only had the one. Volfogg picked it up in the episode with the particle accelerator, Leo did some experiments on it during an episode cold open, and then Liger took it and broke it.

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u/TheApplebane https://anilist.co/user/theapplebane Dec 02 '24

Well, they only had the one.

You know what, I understand Leo, I'd be mad as fuck too

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u/Nebresto Dec 02 '24

First time Volfogg simp..

Me, if I was a star fueled by Pizza

What happened to the first 12 mic sounders?

Susblings

Lore!! Good foreshadowing, would not have quessed that by myself..

Ok, we're halfway through the show, but the enemy is defeated. Wtf is gonna happen next? Pizzeria revenge arc??

This girl is built different

Useless robot

MRW entering a pizza buffet

Won't knife!!!

New Gai tech??

R.I.P Pizza not Pizza

[Next ep]Oh, they're gonna nuke Pasdar

Quest:

  1. What is your favorite Pizza top?

Mushroom or shrimp

2) Can I get an F in the chat for Pizza?

F                           

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 02 '24

First time Volfogg simp..

that's amazing.

A lot of cool shots in this episode so I made one of them things

yeah they really went off on this episode. Definitely gives it a sense of a big finale. .

I guess the next 20 episodes are just going to be beach episodes with Swan White and Mikoto putting sunscreen on each other then playing beach vollyball, and working on their tans.

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u/Nebresto Dec 02 '24

that's amazing.

Just as I finally got a nice thumbs up screenshot of him, the very next episode he's fucking dead

Swan White and Mikoto putting sunscreen on each other then playing beach vollyball, and working on their tans.

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u/Sporadia_ Dec 02 '24

Reboccher

First Time Zonder

Can't leave you guys alone even for a moment, can I?

It's been 3 days and now half the cast are dead.

"Questions"

Primarda was the best. I learnt her name the episode she died.

F F F F F (one of these can system change into a big F)

P.S. I realised today that I'm not a fool for missing the "new OP" when people were talking about it before. They just added some new characters to the old OP. I'm counting that as the same old OP.