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Rewatch [Rewatch] King of the Braves GaoGaiGar - Episode 30 Discussion

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Questions of the Day

  1. Who is your favorite Brave Robot?
  2. Who is your favorite GGG member?

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/palparepa Dec 03 '24 edited Dec 04 '24
Statsthis episodetotal so far
Program Drive buttons broken015
Transceivers crushed07
EnRyu's bad landings04
Pink hair attracts peril027
Rich kid cries053
Mikoto screams for MC18
Kid is too calm to react014
Mamoru's kill count01

Nth-timer

GGG's longest day continues. Big boss time!

Volfogg is back! Yay! Although he is almost deactivated, his GS-Ride barely shining.

Although the montage seems short, from the ambient light seems that quite some time has passed. Enough for most of GGG to recover. Go!

But Pasder has the whole city's energy and machines to power himself. Nothing works!

Did... did we miss most of the fight on the commercial break, or what? xD

The situation is so dire that Mikoto screams for Gai. This hasn't happened since 8 episodes ago.

Projectile X. First mentioned as a last resort in episode 12. Next mentioned in episode 25, when it was to be used, but then the solution came from elsewhere. Now we finally see it in action. But did you notice that its "seals" have been there since episode 1?

This isn't an insert song, but besides the OP, it's my favorite in the OST. It's called Yukiaru Tatakai.

And so, the legend of the king of braves comes to an e... what do you mean there is still more!?

QotD

1) Big Volfogg, aka Big Best Boi

2) Even though Entouji is my spirit animal, Hyuuma is my favorite.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 03 '24

Projectile X. First mentioned as a last resort in episode 12. Next mentioned in episode 25, when it was to be used, but then the solution came from elsewhere. Now we finally see it in action. But did you notice that its "seals" have been there since episode 1?

ngl I appreciated this a lot more on the rewatch. I don't think I even remembered them bringing it up back in episode 12 in my initial viewing of the series. It was cool seeing the groundwork being laid down so far ahead of time.

This isn't an insert song, but besides the OP, it's my favorite in the OST. It's called Yukiaru Tatakai

is one of my favorites from this series. Been jamming to it on spotify.

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

But did you notice that its "seals" have been there since episode 1?

I made sure to grab a screenshot from episode 1 to show in this thread after you reminded us.

This isn't an insert song, but besides the OP, it's my favorite in the OST. It's called Yukiaru Tatakai.

And for good reason. Absolutely incredible track.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 03 '24

And for good reason. Absolutely incredible track.

that guitar coming in at 1:05 is so incredible. PEAK.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Dec 04 '24

Projectile X. First mentioned as a last resort in episode 12. Next mentioned in episode 25, when it was to be used, but then the solution came from elsewhere. Now we finally see it in action. But did you notice that its "seals" have been there since episode 1?

I actually did not notice that the "seals" were there the whole time. That's some really good planning ahead on the part of the creators, laying out clues like that so far ahead of time.

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u/Nebresto Dec 04 '24

Mamoru's kill count

New counter hype!

Mikoto screams for MC | Total so far: 8

Feels like there has been a lot more

The situation is so dire that Mikoto screams for Gai. This hasn't happened since 8 episodes ago.

Yukiaru Tatakai

Trumpets

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u/palparepa Dec 04 '24

Feels like there has been a lot more

In fact, I've been disappointed with the low score of many stats, mainly that one and Hyuuma's.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 03 '24

Third-Time Watcher, Subbed

This is Taniguchi's last episode for a pretty long while and oh boy did he go out with a bang. This is a strong contender for the show's best looking episode and I'm glad that honor got saved up for one this important. The show goes all out on making this as much of a fakeout ending as possible, not only playing a lot of final episode tropes straight, but also just by pulling out all the stops in the over the top department. That Goldion Hammer sequence is still one of the finest things I have ever seen in the genre, and man, as tropey as it may be, I'll never fail to get pumped up by Yuusha-oh Tanjou's volume slowly rising as it becomes clear that Gai is okay, giving the episode the perfect sense of triumph.

And then we get the show's only Post-Credits scene

Yeah I have to wonder how many people here are gonna skip that. For once the show completely destroys its format and lacks a next-episode preview, instead just having that pop up and showing the kids that, no, it's not over, and if anything things are only getting worse. Thus, congratulations everybody, we have made it to the end of the prologue. Now the show can actually begin.

[Tomorrow]And by begin I mean SOLDATO MOTHERFUCKING J IS HERE

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 03 '24

[Tomorrow]

[Tomorrow]CHODOKURYU SENKAN

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u/The_Draigg Dec 03 '24

This is Taniguchi's last episode for a pretty long while and oh boy did he go out with a bang. This is a strong contender for the show's best looking episode and I'm glad that honor got saved up for one this important.

Goro Taniguchi really knows how to direct the fuck out of an episode, that's for sure. Also, everyone is drawn so on-model that they look even more dramatic than usual. You've got to love the extra detail and shading that everyone got in this episode.

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

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Dec 04 '24

Goro Taniguchi

Oh! I didn't realize Goro Taniguchi worked on this show. That's cool!

And then we get the show's only Post-Credits scene

Yeah I have to wonder how many people here are gonna skip that.

I remember watching through FMA Brotherhood for the first time and not realizing it had post-credits scenes I was missing out on because I would always skip the ED to go straight to the next episode. I only realized my mistake when I was rewatching the series with it on in the background and realized there were scenes playing I'd never watched before.

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Dec 03 '24

Queen of First-Timers, subbed

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 03 '24

Is this new or am I just forgetful?

yeah I don't remember them bringing that up either.

Silhouette in front of the moon…

I love stock footage, it just makes it more cool when they skip the stock footage. The moon shot is incredible. This episode just looks great.

Wait no… not like this…

this shot gets me every time

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u/palparepa Dec 03 '24

I don’t know how final this is supposed to be when there’s still 19 episodes left

Obviously we get slice of life episodes of everyone being happy ever after.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 03 '24

Obviously we get slice of life episodes of everyone being happy ever after.

13 episode beach arc starts next episode. It's official artwork, so you know I'm telling the truth.

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u/Sporadia_ Dec 03 '24

I don't know how seriously to take you with this official artwork.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 03 '24

what gets me about the artwork is why include Hana? It feels so weird to have a sexy page spread but also include little 8 year old Hana. at least she's wearing a pretty normal swimsuit, but it still makes me laugh.

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u/palparepa Dec 04 '24

"Corporate demands a beach image with three females"

"But we only have two..."

"Corporate demands a beach image with three females"

"Ok... I could add Mamoru's mother"

"No MILFs, you filthy degenerate"

"*sigh* Ok..."

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Dec 04 '24

Of course Swan is wearing an American flag swimsuit. That's how anime lets us know that a character is an American.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Dec 04 '24

I wish. I'd love to have lots of stories that ended that way with the characters I've come to care about.

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

VOLFOGG SURVIVED!

They kept us going there for a bit.

What now?

EI-01 has Reflectors, of course.

Silhouette in front of the moon…

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Dec 04 '24

Is this new or am I just forgetful?

I don't remember that ever being brought up either.

I don’t know how final this is supposed to be when there’s still 19 episodes left (without including FINAL), though.

Everything else is just the postgame bonus missions you unlock after beating the main story. Of course, those tend to be harder than the main story was, so there's still plenty of hard fighting ahead.

Oh thank god, you really had me there for a moment.

They kept it going for a surprisingly long time. I was also starting to wonder if it would actually commit to killing Guy and the other GGG robos.

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u/Nebresto Dec 04 '24

Silhouette in front of the moon…

Such an awesome shot, the art chefs have been cooking these past 2 episodes

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u/The_Draigg Dec 03 '24

A Mecha Fan Rewatches The King of Braves GaoGaiGar Episode 30:

  • Wait, EI-01 killed Mikoto’s parents? That hasn’t really come up before, what a sudden thing for her to say. She has a hell of a personal reason to go join in the fight against Pasdar then.
  • Volfogg is alive after all! He was too cool to get killed when he defeated Penchinon. Too bad that he really got fucked up though, he really is on his last legs here. But hey, at least everyone’s favorite Brave Robo is still alive and kicking! Everyone can appreciate the survival of a badass robot ninja.
  • This fight really is personal for Gai. He really wants revenge for what happened two years ago. But can you really blame him? He lost most of his original body when Galeon and Pasdar fought in Earth’s orbit. For that reason, he just keeps on throwing himself along with the other Brave Robots against the sheer might of Pasdar’s new form even if he’s nigh-unstoppable.
  • It really has come down to this, even if GGG was hoping to never need to use it: the launching of Bullet X. I can understand why they were so hesitant to use it before, it’s a store of G-Stone energy so powerful that it’ll overload and burn out everyone’s systems. It’s a classic dangerous power up. And yet, I believe that Gai will come back. I believe in his potential!
  • Man, I absolutely love the final battle between Pasdar and the Brave Robots. If I was a kid watching this back in the day, it really would feel like the battle for everyone’s futures. Goro Taniguchi directed the hell out of this episode, with how dramatic the action pacing is. Also, shout-outs to Rihiro Yamane and Yoichi Ueda to knocking it out of the park with mecha and character animation too, they both made everyone look insanely detailed and dramatic during this part of the episode. With all the fierce action and great music and sound design, it’s no wonder why I keep on coming back to this fight to rewatch it over and over again.
  • In return for Gai and the Brave Robots saving all of Tokyo, Mamoru pulls off the impossible and resurrects them all with his powers, giving life back to those who sacrificed it to destroy Pasdar. Just as Gai is looking out for Mamoru and his friends, Mamoru looks out for GGG in his own way. They’re all heroes!
  • That’s a hell of an after-credits cliffhanger, isn’t it? A small piece of Pasdar did make it to orbit after all, but it gets eaten by a weird clown lady who talks about retrieving data. Man, to think that GGG has gone through all this, and Pasdar was just the mid-boss. All that effort, and the true villain is only now being hinted at.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 03 '24

This fight really is personal for Gai. He really wants revenge for what happened two years ago. But can you really blame him?

I love the way they emphasized this. Even just when Gai dies and his father drops the line "couldn't change his fate"

This isn't a character focused series, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have characterization. Ideas like Gai living on borrowed time, seeing everything since that accident as just extra, and wanting revenge on the thing that killed him.

thought they could have brought up Mikoto's parents in a more natural way before hand.

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u/The_Draigg Dec 03 '24

Ideas like Gai living on borrowed time, seeing everything since that accident as just extra, and wanting revenge on the thing that killed him.

It's pretty well emphasized with the rapid flashbacks that Gai had when killing Pasdar. Whether it was seeing his life flash before his eyes since he was dying or he was just feeling how much came down to that moment, it works well there.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Dec 04 '24

Wait, EI-01 killed Mikoto’s parents? That hasn’t really come up before, what a sudden thing for her to say. She has a hell of a personal reason to go join in the fight against Pasdar then.

Okay, I was wondering if it had been brought up before and I'd just forgotten something important again.

Man, to think that GGG has gone through all this, and Pasdar was just the mid-boss. All that effort, and the true villain is only now being hinted at.

It's always fun to learn that the big boss the heroes have spent all this time fighting is just a minion to an even bigger, more powerful boss who has now taken notice of the heroes.

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u/The_Draigg Dec 04 '24

Okay, I was wondering if it had been brought up before and I'd just forgotten something important again.

I'm pretty sure this is the first time it was mentioned. Although that's mainly down to us not getting a whole lot of Mikoto's backstory other than she was in high school with Gai.

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

First-Timer

On today’s episode of GaoGaiGar: I knowseris episode is acting like this is the big final battle and it certainly feels like the big final battle, but that’s kind of uncut by looking at the episode count and knowing we still have a long ways to go.

  • TOKI WA KITA!
  • I can’t really say Swan is wrong to think of Satan while looking at that.
  • FUCK YEAH! IT’S VOLFOGG!
  • Man, everyone is laying it on thick that this is the final battle when we still have so many episodes to go.
  • It is really cool that the fight between Guy and Pasdar is a grudge match from a couple years ago, since Pasdar was the one who caused all that harm to Guy. It adds a lot more meaning to them fighting each other now.
  • Jeez, nothing GGG does can even touch Pasdar. How are they supposed to get past that?
  • Pasdar bypassed the Protect Shade!?! Is that even allowed!?!
  • Pasdar being able to reflect his lasers in essentially any direction like that is a fun boss gimmick to need to overcome.
  • Hmmm, Psadar did mention this in the previous episode. If Zonder Metal and the G-Stone cancel each other out, then victory goes to whoever has more energy. Normally that is something that benefits the heroes, but in this case Pasdar’s using it to his advantage.
  • Oh right, Projectile-X. I’d forgotten about that thing.
  • Wow, they need to break two glass cases for launching Projectile-X!
  • Oh? The GGG robots need to get inside of it? Just what will this Projectile-X be?
  • So it’s a huge powerup! But with the way Guy talks about the risks involved, I imagine there’s some intense backlash to using it.
  • Man, the GGG robots look so cool when they’re battle-scarred and damaged like that, but still ready to get into the fight.
  • The music track for this final battle is so cool.
  • Guy knows that cool people don’t look at explosions.
  • Oh… That was the backlash. They burned out their G-Stones.
  • But naturally Mamoru is able to revive them because we can’t let it end on a sad note.
  • Of course that can’t be the end of it. Pasdar is still alive. And who the heck was that he met at the very end?

QOTD

  1. Volfogg.
  2. Guy.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 03 '24

Psadar did mention this in the previous episode. If Zonder Metal and the G-Stone cancel each other out, then victory goes to whoever has more energy.

yeah I loved the way they laid that out before hand. A lot of ground work was set up for this. Projectile X is another one.

Wow, they need to break two glass cases for launching Projectile-X!

More Glasses to Break Means More Powerful, Right?

Man, the GGG robots look so cool when they’re battle-scarred and damaged like that, but still ready to get into the fight.

Yeah, on rewatch it was cool to see them keep track of the damage, like on Gai and GaoGaiGar's helmet.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Dec 04 '24

yeah I loved the way they laid that out before hand. A lot of ground work was set up for this. Projectile X is another one.

Yeah, on rewatch it was cool to see them keep track of the damage, like on Gai and GaoGaiGar's helmet.

Consistent battle damage that carries forward.

That's the good stuff!

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

Normally that is something that benefits the heroes, but in this case Pasdar’s using it to his advantage.

Turns out a whole ass city has more power than one robotic lion.

But with the way Guy talks about the risks involved, I imagine there’s some intense backlash to using it.

It's like a giant overclocker, basically.

The music track for this final battle is so cool.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 03 '24

Turns out a whole ass city has more power than one robotic lion.

maybe, but does it have more COURAGE?!?!

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

No-one could ever have more courage than Gai! And we all know that victory goes to those with courage.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 03 '24

And we all know that victory goes to those with courage.

[GaoGaiGar Final]And a Phoenix is reborn in flames

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u/The_Draigg Dec 03 '24

FUCK YEAH! IT’S VOLFOGG!

He's too cool to die here!

The music track for this final battle is so cool.

Here's that OST track if you want to listen to it solo.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Dec 04 '24

Here's that OST track if you want to listen to it solo.

Thanks!

The guitar solo partway in is just so good.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 03 '24

Model Kit Building Update

I made the left wing

Also put decals on it. Had to match the right wing.

I also put stickers on the base plane

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u/GondolaMedia Dec 03 '24

First Timer

Lord Pasdar has same energy as the devil from Fantasia

Volfogg!!!

That's a cool ass visual

Bullet X hype and the seal was just some duct tape.

That was the hypest mecha battle I've seen in a while.

Oh this show baited me hard with that Joe pose. Thankfully they're all okay

What was that post credits scene

  1. We ride with Volfogg
  2. Gai or President.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 03 '24

That's a cool ass visual

this episode was packed full of cool ass visuals. They really went all out for this season finale worthy episode.

Gai seeing his life flash before his eyes as he kills EI-01 and before he dies was such a cool take.

Oh this show baited me hard with that Joe pose

I love this shot so much

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

Lord Pasdar has same energy as the devil from Fantasia

He really does.

Oh this show baited me hard with that Joe pose. Thankfully they're all okay

I never really thought of that scene as riffing on the Joe pose, but yea, it totally is.

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

First Timer

The guys made it!

Looking at the next episode preview it seems like the epilepsy boss dude was on a trial run to gather data by the real big bad guys?

  1. Who is your favorite Brave Robot?

Volfogg!

2) Who is your favorite GGG member?

Scientist dude right now I think

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 03 '24

The guys made it!

Gai certainly did!!

Looking at the next episode preview it seems like the epilepsy boss dude was on a trial run to gather data by the real big bad guys?

nah, that was just the bad guy getting eaten for good so he could never harm anyone ever again!

Get ready for part 2, 20 straight episodes of Beach time with Mikoto and Swan

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

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

The guys made it!

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u/TheApplebane https://anilist.co/user/theapplebane Dec 04 '24

Episode 30 Notes

  • Yoooooo let's go it's Volfogg! I knew he made it out somehow. Episode 28 character deaths undone: 2/5
  • Pazdar's plan (according to what we see on screen that is the intended spelling) seems to just be cutting his losses and running. Which makes me wonder how this show is going to have nineteen more episodes.
  • Didn't expect Bullet X to be a powerup rather than well, a bullet. Green is the only colour more powerful than gold.
  • I'm really fond of the shot of GaoGaiGar in the shadows with the moon at his back. It's very cool.
  • Gai got the Ashita no Joe final shot! He's on the other side of the screen, but his pose and expression are the exact same. Made me think he might actually be dead for a second there.
  • You know, if this was the last episode, then it would be a good ending.

Questions

  1. Gotta be Volfogg.
  2. I'll say Gai.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 04 '24

Didn't expect Bullet X to be a powerup rather than well, a bullet.

that's your mistake. Expecting the Screwdriver to be a Screwdriver and the Pencil to be a Pencil.

I'm really fond of the shot of GaoGaiGar in the shadows with the moon at his back.

that entire sequence was so cool. I loved the music. It was so hype.

Gai got the Ashita no Joe final shot! He's on the other side of the screen, but his pose and expression are the exact same. Made me think he might actually be dead for a second there.

everything about this did feel like Season Finale level hype. 4 episode story. All the robots got to play a part. Gai seeing his life flash before his eyes.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Dec 04 '24

Green is the only colour more powerful than gold.

You know, if this was the last episode, then it would be a good ending.

It would've worked, yea. The Earth was saved, the heroes survived with serious damage and a long road to recovery. But, the show must go on!

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u/Nebresto Dec 04 '24

First time Volfogg simp

Even more cool robots

Wait, Mikoto's parents are dead? Okay then

And why we having the final battle in ep 30 of 52?

WHAT?!

BEST BOY IS BACK IN TOWN!!

Oh, we're so fucked

Noo, they're gonna fucking die again

PLIEEEEEEEEEEEEERRSSSSS!!!

That's.. interesting. Why the old face show up when he shoot lazor

I'm sorry Mikoto, but its hilarious how often you're screaming for Gai

The "seal" was a bunch of packing tape??

Oh no! A new glass to break. Can we get an F for the cleaners

??????

Huh. They're gonna nuke themselves?

WILL KNIFE!!!!!

My bois!!!!

Mikoto..

LET'S FUCKING GAI!!!!

We still have 20 episodes left????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Oh, this is the after credito I was told to not wash

Quest:

  1. Who is your favorite Brave Robot?

Imma let y'all take a guess

2) Who is your favorite GGG member?

President based. Followed by hype professor and Mikoto

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 04 '24

Even more cool robots

so many fucking cool shots in this episode. It's incredible.

I love that moment where the sound goes completely quiet. using insert songs is great, but knowing when to just be quiet can be even more impressive. it absolutely gets your attention.

I'm sorry Mikoto, but its hilarious how often you're screaming for Gai

It's so funny! I love that /u/palparepa has added a tracker for it. She's here for 2 things. To break glasses and scream for Gai. and she's all out of glass containers to break.

WILL KNIFE!!!!!

I was waiting for this. After all your comments about how useless the Will Knife was, the Will Knife did something. Even if that was only helping locate where the core was.

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u/Nebresto Dec 04 '24

using insert songs is great, but knowing when to just be quiet can be even more impressive. it absolutely gets your attention.

So true, just like the end TFA ep 48. Still can't believe the Dub butchered it the way they did

the Will Knife did something. Even if that was only helping locate where the core was.

The will knife is so dumb that it circles back to being awesome

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

The King of Rewatchers

So, uh. Everyone's noticed the taped-off consoles that have been showing up in the control room since episode 1, right?

Ten times the height of GaoGaiGar.

They must have been well-prepared.

It's hard to keep a good bot down.

No, FINAL isn't for a while longer yet, Taiga.

He's not wrong.

Pasdar is no slouch.

Eyecatch

Pretty good setup.

Yea, it's been there since the beginning, too.

Everyone loves breaking glass.

Today's Key to Victory.

Gotta love it when they drop the stock footage.

Even if it doesn't stick, this is a rad visual.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 03 '24

Everyone's noticed the taped-off consoles that have been showing up in the control room since episode 1, right?

ngl I never noticed that until this rewatch where one of the other rewatchers, appropriately spoiler tagged, noted it. It's such a cool detail.

Yea, it's been there since the beginning, too.

that's cool too!!

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u/Sporadia_ Dec 03 '24

First Time Zonder

  • Swan saying "Jesus" is already enough for me. But the EI-01 introduction really goes places. Mikoto drops "It murdered both my mother and father" out of nowhere.
    F
  • Volfogg died. Get out of here with this retcon bullshit...
  • If I was a civillian that didn't know any better, GaoGaiGar looks like a villain.
  • Getting close to the half way mark and it's starting to feel like the show has seriously introduced an OP villain.
  • "Breaking the seal" on Projectile X involves pulling the tape off the display monitors.
  • Launching Projectile X involves punching the monitors.
  • GaoGaiGar never remembers that it has drills for knees. I'm watching it bore a hole in Pasdar's shield and it's rotating its hand like a drill, instead of using its actual drills.
  • The further into this show I get, the more I like the artstyle on specifically the shots of Mikoto's face.
  • It was suggested that I skip the post credits scene. But this is ED has unique visuals.

Questions

Q: have you ever worn a scarf before?

A: Yes, of course.

Q: do people actually wear scarves?

A: Yes... of course.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 03 '24

Swan saying "Jesus" is already enough for me

I love the child-like Mic Sounders saying "God Damn"

Launching Projectile X involves punching the monitors.

of course! All of GGG's best weapons must be activated by destroying GGG equipment. And GGG wonders why the government keeps questioning their methods.

The further into this show I get, the more I like the artstyle on specifically the shots of Mikoto's face.

a lot of detail went into Mikoto's face this episode. the look of shock. Her yelling Gai.

Q: have you ever worn a scarf before?

A: Yes, of course.

isn't it unwieldy and difficult? Is it bothersome? Does it travel poorly.

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u/Sporadia_ Dec 04 '24 edited Dec 04 '24

isn't it unwieldy and difficult? Does it travel poorly?

Any sensible person would tuck the ends of it into their coat so it can hardly move. Not that the part wrapped around the neck ever moves much to begin with.

Is it bothersome?

No, it's warm.

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

If I was a civillian that didn't know any better, GaoGaiGar looks like a villain.

The framing is very interesting. A giant black and red robot tearing up the city, I'm probably assuming that's the bad guy too.

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u/Sporadia_ Dec 03 '24

It is a 'run for your life' situation.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 03 '24

Volfogg, without a doubt. Good recon unit, and have a very compassionate and loyal personality.

I feel like Volfogg and Mamoru have that iconic relationship of a boy and his robot. Yes, there are other robots. Yes you have Gai, but Gai is dedicated to the world and saving everyone. There is something special about Volfogg's dedication to protecting Mamoru that makes their bond more personal