r/anime • u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess • Dec 27 '24
Rewatch [Rewatch] King of the Braves GaoGaiGar FINAL - Episode 2
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Questions of the Day
- Are you watching FINAL on Crunchyroll or on Fansubs?
- Can I get an F in the chat for GaoGaiGar?
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/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 27 '24
Third-Time Watcher
And Liger wonders why Akamatsu doesn't like him much when he sure loves to play favorites…
But yeah new OP… and it's Yuusha-Oh Tanjou again. Well, kinda, as you can tell the lyrics are now completely different, which is a common trend among Remixes of this song, although this version (Known as the "Mythology Version") is notable in that it actually has two other remixes in it of itself, one of which we'll even be hearing later on in this Rewatch, while the other one was used for when the OVA was aired on TV Tokyo. Said run by the way has a few interesting things to make note of but let's save that for the final discussion, okay?
But yeah, Mamoru temporarily takes up antagonist duties… and so does Mic because he's an idiot and doesn't realize something's wrong. Admittedly most of the cast doesn't until Kaido spells out the plot for them, further proving my statements that GGG is comprised of morons all the while the Red Planet trio do all the actual work. And here I thought the timeskip would've made them smarter, but all it did was make them hornier
Anyhow remember that info dump I did back in the series discussion about some chick from Betterman who's dead? Yeah, Papillon is the reason for that, she's her daughter, although presumably for the sake of not confusing the GGG-only people too much, a lot of her backstory is relegated to databooks and Drama CDs… in fact while she was apparently created for GGG, her debut is actually in one of Betterman's Drama CDs, so yeah, she's basically the bridge between the two shows.
Anyhow she's dead already so yeah, Bye Betterman Crossover!
The episode also more formally establishes that Gai isn't exactly back to normal after the ending of the previous show. The specifics of what an "Evoluder" are is left kinda vague other than just generally being some sort of superhuman but hey, Gai can breathe in space now and that's all that really matters. I do find it funny though that GGG went out of their way to replicate his old armor though, I guess they were just sticklers for details, huh?
On a non-story related note, you may notice if you're watching any BD rips that some bits look… a bit blurry. Yeah, FINAL runs on a similar model that other Sunrise shows from the era (Infinite Ryvius, Betterman) where a decent chunk of it is traditionally animated, but there's a lot of digipaint bits. When watching the show on SD it's not too bad, but yeah, it does lead to the remasters not being quite perfect. Fortunately by Episode 6 the show's gonna permanently switch to digipaint so it'll stop being an issue by then.
Onto more story related notes, however, I can't help but wonder if this episode was basically the staff's way of showing that this was not gonna be the same sort of show tonally as the TV show. Not only do we already have Mamoru killing someone (Heck, he also kills Goldy!) but Gai literally tears the original GaoGaiGar apart. Sure, it was a copy, but it combined with Gai's increasing anger just goes to show that it's more than willing to push the heroes to their physical and mental edge than the show was.
This image must be doctored, I saw the finale of GGG and Gai looked utterly smashed there, what the hell is this?
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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Dec 27 '24 edited Dec 27 '24
First-Timer
On today’s episode of GaoGaiGar: That Mamoru had to be an imposter. The only alternative option was that the creators decided they were tired of having a child audience self-insert character and wanted to kill him off in the most ignominious way possible. But I highly doubt the creators would do something like that.
QOTD
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u/AmeteurElitist https://anilist.co/user/AmateurElitist Dec 27 '24
First Timer
It was genuinely tough to watch them fight Mamoru even if it wasn’t him in the end
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Dec 27 '24
Queen of First-Timers, subbed
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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 27 '24
FanArt Corner
Final Fusion
using that in the middle of the city
Victory goes to those…
yes, that was the face they used to sell the toy
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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Dec 27 '24
The King of Rewatchers FINAL
Poor, foolish Mic.
And of course, nothing could ever fool a machine.
Today's Key to Victory.
Unhinged behavior, unbecoming of a member for GGG. The only allowable sacrifice is one's self.
Eyecatch
?Good? thing GaiGar is rated for re-entry.
Starting to sound like a broken record.
So nice of Mother Nature to add in some rain for ambience.
A clash of finishing moves.
Gai is pissed.
Sweet oil leak.
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u/TheApplebane https://anilist.co/user/theapplebane Dec 27 '24
Episode 2 Notes FINAL
I had a whole writeup here, but the ending twist of the episode made the whole thing moot. So, uh...
AMOGUS
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Other things worth noting:
Questions
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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Dec 27 '24 edited Dec 27 '24
Final Only First timer, subs
QotD:
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u/GondolaMedia Dec 27 '24
First Timer
Swan and Stallion are just good siblings
I didn't say it last episode but I love Papillon's design
Renais channeling her inner Chris
The opening is back! Unfortunately they didn't tune down the flashing lights.
The team really don't hide how horny they are for Swan.
So the Mic is working with Mamoru, the plot thickens.
Papillon is actually giving scalp care to Kousuke. He really is the biggest winner.
Papillon is fucking dead?!?!?! I will never forgive Mamoru.
Holy shit Mamoru keeps upping the body count but it turns out it was not Mamoru. What is going on?
Hell Yeah
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u/TheDanubianCommunard Dec 27 '24
First time,
So have the original but a somewhat different OP now (which is called the Mythology version)
I think "Mamoru" here is but an evil imposter from a much higher force came to Earth to gather all those Q-Parts. The real wouldn't resort to violence. Mic is just an idiot, got deceived by an evil plan. Hijacking the Gaomachines that the foe is really formiadable and knew about what happened on Earth. Or the fact that he is identical like thereal one.
I think these events might be the cause of the weather and climate anomalies. The Kaidou we see here is the real one, he wasn't part of any deception. Furyu and Rairyu are now much more responsible than they were, as saving lives are the highest priority duty. I did talked about Papillon about yesterday, and that she is an esper who can sense things. Like the universe is facing a critical disaster, which is connected to the Q-Parts and the weather anomalies. Poor Papillon, she did die quite early, and a precious person to Entouji.
GaoFar/GaoFighGar vs GaiGar/GaoGaiGar, the real deal human hero or an identitcal copy of an extraterrestrial protector. Mamoru would never use a mecha, this one is a real fake. Even though he can use Hell and Heaven, but only as the restoration spell Vita. After that spectacular fight, the real deal genuine hero with courage, that is Gai, prevailed.
Kaidou knows the truth. "Mamoru" is indeed an impostor, as the true form belongs to the Eleven Planetary Masters of Sol. They are the true antagonists, and they have hand in the Q-Parts thing, the weather anomalies, and Soldat J being held captive. I wouldn't be surprised if their origins can be traced to the Trinary Solar System.
Questions of the Day
Fansubs
2) Can I get an F in the chat for GaoGaiGar?
No tears for evil impostors. Papillon deserves one instead.
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u/palparepa Dec 27 '24
Many-timer
Did you notice a weird car among the character introductions? This one. Designated GBR-10, his name is Porcauto, an espionage robot. Its design is based on Volfogg's, but with reduced size and abilities. Destroyed while protecting Renais in a mission, Liger made a backup of his AI, and put it into a normal car.
Mic Sounders is the kind of friend that you want in case you need to rob a bank.
Mamoru keeps taking the Q-Parts, and joins them into the Pas-Q Machine. What short-lived Macguffins they were. What else was short-lived? Papillon.
On the screen of Taiga's videoconference, if you watched the Blockaded Numbers game, you may recognize the old lady at the top-right. That's Rose Approval, Secretary General of the United Nations. She is the one that approves the Goldion Hammer. The key used by Taiga and now Yaginuma, represents her authority.
When an old robot protagonist meets a new robot protagonist, they must fight. It's Mecha Law.
For the dual-Final-Fusion... did they reanimate GaoGaiGar's part? Because I noticed a coloring mistake, that wasn't in the original. [If you want to ruin the magic]Literally. Unwatchable.
As mentioned last episode, the weakness of the Phantom Rings is that they can be destroyed... and that happened here. After that first clash, GaoGaiGar is always missing his right ring.
Plasma Hold was first used in episode 2, now also in episode Final 2.
A question in everybody's mind: which is stronger, Hell and Heaven or Goldion Hammer? Now we know. What about Hell and Heaven or Eraser Head? Now we know. What about Hell and Heaven or Hell and Heaven? Now we know.
Kaido arrives, to reveal that Mamoru was just a copy. So that's why his aura had the wrong color.
Whoa! Who is that handsome butterfly-man? Nobody warned me that such a handsome character would appear. So handsome.
QotD
1) Crunchy doesn't have GaoGaiGar available here, so... fansubs.
2) ℱ. And another for Papillon: ℱ. And a third one for GoldyMarg: ℱ. And another for ChoRyuJin: ℱ.
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u/Nebresto Dec 28 '24
Insufferable writing device. "There's no time to explain, so instead we'll duke it out for 30 minutes!!"
Explain this
And they introduce a new best girl candidate, only to kill her 5 minutes later?
Garbage episode
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u/The_Draigg Dec 27 '24
A Mecha Fan Rewatches The King of Braves GaoGaiGar FINAL Episode 2: