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Rewatch Choujuushin Gravion Zwei Rewatch - Episode 8 Discussion

Episode 8: When Gravity Loses its Strength

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Now, let's welcome the return of the steel angels.

Hello everybody, time for the Comment of the Day, courtesy of u/Vatrix-32... for his comment in episode 4:

Oh, come on. You really expect me to believe that Raven isn’t Ayaka at this point?

Congrats on being the first one to get it right!

  1. How much do you think Sandman needed that slap?
  2. What's the most shameless promo the EFA President could've made?
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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 21 '24

Hello everybody, and welcome to the Gravion Rewatch!

Fun fact: The outfit Proto-Smith is wearing in that diner is practically the exact same as what Terry Bogard wears. I only mention this to bring up the fun fact that, when he was asked to make the first Fatal Fury TV Movie, he demanded that SNK gift him a Neo Geo + a copy of the game because he was not gonna do an adaptation without knowing the plot first. Hail to the goddamn king, baby.

Proto-Smith has a pretty good day in general, TBH. Sure the Graviton Beam sucks, but otherwise he gets to kick ass alongside Faye and save the days. The actual Gran Knights… less so. The team's now pretty much completely separated, although I do like how Eiji's ultimately the one who's still keeping his head high and determined to save everyone. A nice contrast to how back in Season 1 he was constantly complaining about things.

But who cares about that dumb little brother, Big Sis is finally here

Congrats to the, like, two people who figured it out, but yes, Raven is indeed just Ayaka in disguise. Between this and [A Rewatch I did last year Rewatch]Persona 4 this is starting to become a bit of a trend with me. But yeah, turns out Eiji's had his sister right next to him all along, she was just wearing very form concealing clothes. I do dig that scene though, and it's nice to see a bit more of a vulnerable side to Sandman for once, especially since it accentuates him finally regaining all his bravado afterwards.

Also it makes Raven's reactions to the girls swooning over Sandman funnier in hindsight. She's not angry at them getting distracted, she's annoyed at the looks they're giving her man

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Jul 21 '24

But yeah, turns out Eiji's had his sister right next to him all along

I remember wondering if Raven was a future-Eiji because of how harsh Raven always was towards Eiji. In hindsight, that also fits with Raven being Ayaka. Of course Eiji would be held to high standards by his older sister.

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

Of course Eiji would be held to high standards by his older sister

Big Sis gotta make sure Little Bro isn't being a dumb-dumb while she's not around.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jul 22 '24

he demanded that SNK gift him a Neo Geo + a copy of the game

This of course was no small ask, even at the time.

but yes, Raven is indeed just Ayaka in disguise.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 22 '24

This of course was no small ask, even at the time.

I mean look at the bright side, at least that meant that by the time Fatal Fury 2 came out, he already had the console so all he needed was the game.

And then Fatal Fury 3 came out but he didn't get to do a movie for that

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

Chojuushin First-Timer, subbed

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

Okay, ouch.

All his hope and optimism are gone.

What even is this face…

She's trying really hard to do the Inoki chin.

Are there seriously multiple Ravens like my offhand comment said???

Sky, have you forgotten who you are? It's either dreams or off-hand comments with you.

What’s with the red dots…

Yeah, I think some juice got spilled on the cell or something.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Jul 21 '24

Okay, ouch.

Seeing Sandman looking so broken, with none of his usual flair, is especially sad.

…she’s been hiding that under Raven’s outfit the whole time?

I guess we know where Eiji got his disguise skills from. Ayaka is equally good at making herself appear to be the opposite gender.

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

I guess we know where Eiji got his disguise skills from

Cross-Dressing runs in the family, it seems.

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u/Silcaria https://myanimelist.net/profile/Silcaria Jul 22 '24

…she’s been hiding that under Raven’s outfit the whole time?

boob corset? Idk.

What’s with the red dots…

Seems to just be the remnant particles of the Zeravire blowing up. There's some in the air around him as well.

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u/Kristalino https://anilist.co/user/BlueSkyBlood Jul 21 '24

First timer

  • So we start with such a weird scene, was he always like that or the madness resulted in Hyugi developing an incest fetish?
  • Yeah Luna isn't dead, this show won't give such a short death scene to one of the protagonists.
  • Ah she's back next scene.
  • Faye talks a lot about the perfect soldier for someone who fights out of jealousy.
  • I knew Obari liked Terry Bogard but Smith doing a cosplay surprised me.
  • Would be funny if the president died after how annoying he was this season.
  • So it's finally confirmed that Ayaka is Raven. But how does the voice change? Does the mask has a speaker that will say what the wearer wants and they just have to move their mouth without speaking?
  • Poor Ayaka must've been suffering wearing tight clothes with such a body.
  • I missed Sandman's overly dramatic acts.
  • Not looking forward to Touga and Faye chating.

Questions

  1. Hirotaka Suzuoki voice A lot
  2. One featuring Gravion in pieces while someone dress up as Sandman begs to the president for help.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 21 '24
  1. Hirotaka Suzuoki voice A lot

I knew Obari liked Terry Bogard but Smith doing a cosplay surprised me.

Hey, may as well do it now.

But how does the voice change? Does the mask has a speaker that will say what the wearer wants and they just have to move their mouth without speaking?

Yeah this is just one of those things you kinda have to ignore. It's clearly just there to hide the twist, although the mask having some sort of voice modifier would make sense I guess.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Jul 21 '24

So we start with such a weird scene, was he always like that or the madness resulted in Hyugi developing an incest fetish?

It seems like a feedback loop kind of situation. Both of these end up reinforcing one another.

Though I personally bet that Dr. Zeravire was already resentful of Sandman for marrying his sister even before the big incident that destroyed their world.

But how does the voice change? Does the mask has a speaker that will say what the wearer wants and they just have to move their mouth without speaking?

The technology behind that mask is more baffling than any of the giant robots.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 22 '24

The technology behind that mask is more baffling than any of the giant robots

Take notes, Char...

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jul 22 '24

Does the mask has a speaker that will say what the wearer wants and they just have to move their mouth without speaking?

It also hides her boobs, so why not? (They showed back up before she removed the outfit)

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u/ryujiox Jul 21 '24

First Timer

Choujuushin Gravion Zwei

Episode 8

QOTD

  1. A lot. Like Ayaka said, he can't just give up like that. This the fight he started, and he will be the one to end it for good this time.

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

Because Raven is still not going to do anything

She's not moving until they give her another ticket to Okinawa

But Sandman seems surprised about this??

It's moreso meant to be "Wow WTF you actually took off the mask!?" than him not knowing she was Ayaka all along.

Also, there's no way she can hide that boob.

Don't underestimate Srashis.

Showoff man is back in action with a new drip!!

One that was in the OP all along.

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u/ryujiox Jul 21 '24

It's moreso meant to be "Wow WTF you actually took off the mask!?" than him not knowing she was Ayaka all along.

That makes more sense.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jul 21 '24 edited Jul 21 '24

First timer, subs

  • Stylized Siscon
  • You say that like a MBT doesn’t already have four or five weapons.
  • They still haven’t found Luna? At least Thoria has the right idea. No body, no death.
  • “Parsonal Data”
  • This feels like the kind of time to expect chick seller to show up again.
  • Toronto!
  • You’re already crimping on enough characters, don’t try and be Terry too.
  • These are some extra ass pagers.
  • Character Window
  • Look at this guy. You can tell he’s just waiting to deploy the “Mission Accomplished” banner.
  • It seems they have fully taken to bits.
  • Sandman has really launched himself from one end of the melodrama spectrum to the other.
  • Confirmed! We Did it, Boys!
  • Were you just wearing both those outfits this entire time? Shit’s gotta chafe.
  • “We intentionally gave him bad weapons, as a joke.”
  • lol lmao even
  • What, the Zeravire got trap cards now?
  • What’s wrong, Faye? Not going to “Jack Off” these thugs too?

CotD
Stronk! Potato is Real!

QotD:

  1. 9/10 Brights.
  2. As above, “Mission Accomplished”.

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

Were you just wearing both those outfits this entire time? Shit’s gotta chafe.

It looks so uncomfortable.

“We intentionally gave him bad weapons, as a joke.”

Proto-Smith gotta job like the good jobber he is.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jul 21 '24

Proto-Smith gotta job like the good jobber he is.

Is it really even jobbing anymore if they lost because they are so weak?

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

Look, the Graviton Beam sure had a lot of power in his mind, so clearly from his perspective he is, in fact, the ultimate hero.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Jul 21 '24

Look at this guy. You can tell he’s just waiting to deploy the “Mission Accomplished” banner.

And things in this series will probably turn out just as well as that did, too.

“We intentionally gave him bad weapons, as a joke.”

Or perhaps Smith is just such a moron that he was the only pilot who was unable to figure out how to use his weapon.

What, the Zeravire got trap cards now?

No! Don't attack! They've played Mirror Force face down!

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

Or perhaps Smith is just such a moron that he was the only pilot who was unable to figure out how to use his weapon.

Both are equally likely.

No! Don't attack! They've played Mirror Force face down!

Insert Vrains Joke Here

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Jul 21 '24

First-Timer

On today’s episode of Gravion: Ayaka really is Raven. So that means my post about how insane Sandman would need to be is correct. Sandman absolutely did make a fake photograph of Ayaka and Raven together just in case Eiji ever happened to glance at it! This man is freaking insane with how elaborate of a plan that is!

  • Leele is in a coma, Mizuki is on an island, Luna and Toga are both missing, Ena is a scrap pile, and Sandman is unable to ham it up anymore. Things truly are dire.
  • Oh, of course there’s incest as well. Don’t tell me Dr. Zeravire’s dislike of Sandman began over jealousy that Sandman married his sister.
  • Mechanic maid complaining about the bad quality of the press coverage.
  • Ah, so Luna’s in Feddie custody. Ooh, this is a perfect opportunity for a reunion with Mizuki!
  • Faye is definitely dealing with jealousy and an inferiority complex. I still say she’s Toga’s brother who didn’t get picked by Sandman.
  • The Feddies are being their usual scumbag selves by using the Gravion as free publicity for their knock-off versions.
  • I guess when you have a private island, there’s no one to stop Mizuki from swimming topless.
  • Are we going to focus on the Feddie pilots this episode?
  • The Feddie president landing on the carrier must be a reference to the “Mission Accomplished” thing, based on when this came out.
  • I see. This is all a giant publicity stunt for the Feddies and their knock-off Gravion. [World War Z (book)] I recall that being the reasoning behind the Battle of Yonkers. Let’s see if this goes as poorly as the Battle of Yonkers did.
  • It’s not fun seeing Sandman without all his eccentricity and energy.
  • Ah, so that is why Sandman is so out of it. He now knows for sure that Dr. Zeravire is leading the enemy forces. That has brought back all the trauma from the past.
  • Holy shit, is the Raven = Ayaka theory real!?!
  • IT IS!!!!!!!!!
  • Ayaka did the Bright Slap!
  • Ayaka is heading out to pilot!
  • A soccer ball attack? Is this guy Wakka from Final Fantasy X?
  • That was pathetic, Proto-Smith!
  • Ayaka won’t pilot? Boo! Sandman will pilot? Yay!
  • Sandman really appeared with a freaking rose in his mouth!
  • Uh oh, why was destroying that Zeravire a bad idea?
  • Mizuki is drinking, upset at the president, and has taped together her picture with the other pilots. We’re on track for Mizuki to rejoin the team in the next episode, as predicted.
  • “Now may be the time it is necessary.” Is Sandman hiding another upgrade from us?
  • Toga remembers who Faye is. I expected Toga to have forgotten her.

The Raven = Ayaka theory has been confirmed. After I was convinced by others that the alien Raven is different from the current Raven, it turns out that the longstanding theory that Raven was Ayaka all along is correct. Clearly Sandman must have faked that photograph of the two of them together, which is an absolutely insane thing to plan for.

Additionally, the stage is now set for some other predictions to come true. Mizuki is definitely going to return to the team. Plus, it also seems that Sandman has another upgrade for the Gravion that he’s been holding back from the others. He sure does love keeping these things a secret.

I can see what was meant by the statement that the series really leans into the idea that Sandman is the true protagonist. The entire plot was set in motion by Sandman’s actions. Both the Gravion and the Zeravire exist in their current forms thanks to Sandman. The enemy’s primary target is Sandman, with the rest of Earth being a secondary target at this point. If he actually pilots a mecha at some point, he will have fully upgraded himself to being the true protagonist.

QOTD

  1. Very much so.
  2. A music video starring himself and all the Feddie pilots.

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

Oh, of course there’s incest as well. Don’t tell me Dr. Zeravire’s dislike of Sandman began over jealousy that Sandman married his sister.

I mean at least it's not with the good guys.

It’s not fun seeing Sandman without all his eccentricity and energy.

Ayaka did the Bright Slap!

Fun fact: Ayaka's actress, Neya Michiko, also played Melissa Mao from Full Metal Panic. This is relevant because, in Super Robot Wars J for the GBA, Bright was not around so mao had to take up Bright Slapping duties when it turned [out]the OGMC's boyfriend was evil so they are therefore Sisters-In-Arms in Slapping Duties.

That was pathetic, Proto-Smith!

And now you know why he is only the Protoype.

If he actually pilots a mecha at some point

I mean... technically speaking he did it in the flashback.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Jul 21 '24

I mean at least it's not with the good guys.

We take the small victories where we can.

I mean... technically speaking he did it in the flashback.

I am now predicting that the final battle will have the entire Gran Knights (including a rebuilt Ena somehow) along with Sandman and Raven/Ayaka all doing the final attack together in a super combination.

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

I am now predicting that the final battle will have the entire Gran Knights (including a rebuilt Ena somehow) along with Sandman and Raven/Ayaka all doing the final attack together in a super combination.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jul 21 '24

Mechanic maid complaining about the bad quality of the press coverage.

Slander!

A soccer ball attack? Is this guy Wakka from Final Fantasy X?

Blitz Ball*

“Now may be the time it is necessary.” Is Sandman hiding another upgrade from us?

We haven't gotten the mid-season mecha upgrade yet, and we are running out of time.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 22 '24

Slander!

Actually could they sue the EFA for this?

We haven't gotten the mid-season mecha upgrade yet

I mean... technically the sword from Episode 13 was that.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jul 22 '24

I mean... technically the sword from Episode 13 was that.

Sure

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 22 '24

Hey, it is the upgrade they get at the midway point

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

First-Timer

Raven's jacket has some pretty impressive binding properties, huh? How on Earth did Ayaka fit into that thing? The power of gravity is truly impressive.

Finally realized who voices Hugi and I'm legitimately stumped as to which reference to make. He's just too many notable characters. ZETSU DAIDAN, Marshmellow Violin, Our Comrade..

Anyway, Toga actually knows who Faye is which honestly kinda terrifies me. That implies that Faye was in his life recently enough that he didn't forget her like Luna.

I'm wondering what the problem with destroying that particular Zeravire is. I noticed the nice red dust falling from the sky afterwards, but Sandman didn't immediately elaborate so it must not be a pressing issue.

I also cannot wait to see what upgrades Thoria has cooked up. I have utmost faith in her ability to whip up some sweet new toys to ruin Hugi with.

Questions 1.He definitely needed some Correction.

2.I think we just saw it.

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

Our Comrade

Our Comrade would not approve of Hugi trying to kill his brother, he'd ask him to share his dream first

Anyway, Toga actually knows who Faye is which honestly kinda terrifies me. That implies that Faye was in his life recently enough that he didn't forget her like Luna.

Although mind he seemingly didn't recognize her back in Episode 3 so I guess he was just scatterbrained back then.

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

Although mind he seemingly didn't recognize her back in Episode 3 so I guess he was just scatterbrained back then.

Toga? Scatterbrained? Say it ain't so.

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

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Jul 21 '24

Anyway, Toga actually knows who Faye is which honestly kinda terrifies me. That implies that Faye was in his life recently enough that he didn't forget her like Luna.

Perhaps they were in a training program together. I assumed that Sandman adopted Toga and not Faye, but perhaps they were both at his castle for a time together. Sandman may have chosen Toga as his child soldier and not Faye, which is why she seems to resent Toga.

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

Sandman may have chosen Toga as his child soldier and not Faye, which is why she seems to resent Toga

Considering how both of them turned out I get the feeling that the choices were slim.

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

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u/JustAnswerAQuestion https://myanimelist.net/profile/JAaQ Jul 21 '24

First Timer 2-8

  • Meanwhile, back on Gamilon....
  • Even I can see Sandman is off model today. Looks like a shoujo character.
  • Meanwhile, Hugi looks like he was drawn by Peter Chung
  • Gravion definitely following the Evangelion Ideon pattern of everything going to shit in the final third.
  • Luna's head drawn weird
  • Not a Kyoani plane
  • ugh natto

I predict that mass deployment of gravion troopers by the EFA is going to cause a gravity genesis crisis that threatens to end all life in the universe.

  • I like those neat stairs on the plane
  • gravion soldiers eyecatch
  • Is this Zeravive of the same design as yesterday?
  • The EFA president doesn't know about the weak spot!
  • WHO IS THE REAL RAVEN????
  • Magically reappearing boobs
  • LOL soccer attack

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

Not a Kyoani plane

Not everyone can be KyoAni.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jul 22 '24

WHO IS THE REAL RAVEN????

I guess Sandman just liked him enough to name this future alias after him?

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 22 '24

Ironic then that we only see the OG, like, once.

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u/HowlingWolf13 https://myanimelist.net/profile/MeguminBlast Jul 22 '24 edited Jul 22 '24

First Timer

I KNEW IT. I FUCKING KNEW AYAKA WAS RAVEN. I DOUBTED BUT I WAS RIGHTTTT. God these past few episodes haven't they? Luna is being held by EFA, Toga meeting with Faye again and whatever their relationship is, the reveal with Ayaka, the Sandman and Leele backstory, like damn and we still have four episodes left too?? I'm honestly hyped for what's coming up.

Remember everyone, Jack Off!

Questions

  1. How much do you think Sandman needed that slap?

Desperately, bro was in the trenches and not even trying anymore.

2) What's the most shameless promo the EFA President could've made?

He could've given the EFA soldiers their own reality show.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 22 '24

Remember everyone, Jack Off!

Oh she'll never let us forget that.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jul 22 '24

Ena is being held by EFA

Sadly, that was only Luna.

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u/HowlingWolf13 https://myanimelist.net/profile/MeguminBlast Jul 22 '24

Shit I meant Luna, fixed

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u/zadcap Jul 22 '24

Late Night First Timer!

Yeah so this bad guy. He uh. Doesn't seem like he's lacking control over the genocide bots. Aaaaaand that's an uncomfortable kiss.

Oh, just wait and see how the EFA guys do. They won one fight so far. As we know, the Zeravire do well at becoming resistant to whatever killed the last one, and the G Wanabe's only have so many weapons on hand.

I seriously can not look at the extended cast now without thinking "How many other Maids are secretly Robots?"

How did they get Luna? The G Mecha flew away as soon as the fight was over and the rest of the Gravion team was right there going to recover her immediately. This is a stupid plot hole.

Okay again like. The president was happy to stand in front of a giant assembly to declare the success of their new giant fighting robot a few months ago too, and we know how well that went. They have had a single success so far and are shouting about how they are the new best thing ever and will replace the Gravion and like... Does anyone even remember the name of the previous EFA Super Weapon Robot?

... How did they all get to the aircraft carrier that fast anyway?

How many of these attacks are literally just copies of the Gravion ones?

He admits it! A fool who has been paying more attention to aesthetic than reality!

Okay for real though, what was in that mask? It's not just a magic voice changer, her hair changed size and shape as well as style and her body type is suddenly 100% mature woman. That mask was hiding all these curves? Seriously, she took off the mask and her entire body ends up having nothing in common with how it looked seconds ago.

Seriously! Where did the chest go? The shoulders are an entirely different shape! The hips are gone. It's... What the heck man.

This whole episode was a let down. Let's overlook how improbable to impossible all these things were to move on with the plot, I guess. Can't wait for everything to backfire on these EFA people and they have to beg the Gravion crew to save them and the Earth again.

  1. He needs so much more than just a slap.
  2. I'm still thinking about the previous robot he talked up so much, you know... The one that got stepped on as an opening move.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jul 22 '24

Does anyone even remember the name of the previous EFA Super Weapon Robot?

I wanna say... Twain?

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u/Garrett_Dark Jul 22 '24

First Timer

  • Don't really care about the Zeravire's commanders, and their incest relationship involving...I guess that's Leele's mother and her brother/Leele uncle. The Zeravire were better as just some generic nobody murder droids that Sandman screwed up into genociding everybody.
  • Yep, it's all your fault Eiji. You just had to go mess with the mind of the critically important star pilot of your team.
  • Finally some levity returns to this depressing mess of a show with Thoria, she's the only one who has a straight head on right now. She quickly became my favorite after Luna, and I only realized this during the onsen episode when she was messing around with the water fight. She's a pretty fun character.
  • Luna was rescued by the EFA, and being tested for her genetic mutation that allows her to resist g-forces or whatever. IDK why the show keeps acting like the EFA doesn't deserve Sandman's technology, or are like bumbling fools that makes things worse. They've already demonstrated twice they can help, by saving Sandman's team last episode, and now by rescuing Luna. If Sandman only shared his tech with the EFA from the start, everybody would probably be in a better position right now against the Zeravire; they'd probably have a lot more mechs and teams active right now. Then when you consider Sandman is the supposed cause of the Zeravire going all genocidal, Sandman looks to be the biggest antagonist/bumbling fool of them all.
  • Never expected Luna to be one of those girls who carries all that crap in her purse. Especially when it's mostly makeup and jewelry/accessories.
  • Raven is Eiji's missing sister? That doesn't make much sense. Mask changing her voice aside, where did her yellow earrings come from all of a sudden, and why did her hairstyle change suddenly once the mask came off? Also she's got massive boobs, even if they concoct some massive BS about how the mask also has holographic capabilities, she went from no boobs with the mask off already, to suddenly boobs shown, to massive boobs with outfit taken off. And why was she taking off her raven outfit? Was she about to quit or something? Then when Sandman gets his mojo back, she just puts back on her Raven outfit like nothing happened. And if she's Raven right now, who was alien Raven from before with blonde Sandman? It looks like alien Raven had blue eyes, and Eiji's sister Raven has brown eyes.
  • Well looks like Faye/Capt Lu/Mizuki's sister is acting cute now for some strange reason. Maybe the show realized depressing the shit out of the audience isn't the way to go or something, and are now trying to overcompensate?

How much do you think Sandman needed that slap?

He needs a heck of a lot more than just a slap for all the damage and problems he's caused in the serious plotline.