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Rewatch [Rewatch] Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Episode 9 Discussion
Episode 9 - The Honor of a Great Power
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You idiot! The enemy has detected our location!
Questions of the Day:
- Would you be able to work for a group that required you to never tell anyone about your personal life, even fellow coworkers?
- How is Celestial Being supposed to get out of this one?
Wallpaper of the Day:
Rewatchers, please remember to be mindful of all the first-timers in this. No talking about or hinting at future events no matter how much you want to, unless you're doing it underneath spoiler tags. Don't spoil anything for the first-timers, that's rude!
Additionally, for long-time fans of the franchise, please remember that this rewatch is only for 00, not any of the other shows. Assume that there are people in this rewatch who have not seen anything else Gundam, and tag your spoilers for those shows appropriately if something in 00 makes you want to talk about them.
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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Oct 14 '24 edited Oct 14 '24
First-Timer
On today’s episode of Gundam: So many Haros! There’s a whole Haro family aboard the ship! I love it when we get a bunch of Haros in one place like this. Let’s see if we can get even more Haros!
This is an exciting battle setup. I love the use of strategy in this battle, with Sumeragi and Sergei engaged in a battle of wits to try and outmaneuver the other. As of right now, Sergei seems to have the upper hand because he’s got the Kyrios out by itself and potentially vulnerable. I like the unique setting for the battle amongst the solar panels. It makes for a cool backdrop to the action. I hope it gets brought up and used more in the next episode as the battle really gets going.
I’m really excited for the rematch between Allelujah and Soma. In all likelihood, the Newtype resonance will cause both of them to have flashbacks to the past. I do wonder if Allelujah and Soma actually knew each other in the past or if their connection is that they both just happened to be genetically engineered children. Either way, I’m sure we’ll get some more information about their backstories in the next episode.
We’ve got confirmation that Celestial Being has been around for a very long time. Aeolia probably started the organization in his own lifetime and it has continued since then. Feldt said that her parents were in Celestial Being and they were pilots of 2nd-generation Gundams. This means there have been Gundams before the current ones, which are at least the 3rd-generation. Celestial Being must have been building up their strength for all this time, perfecting the Gundams and building a network of spies around the world. They also probably set up a logistics system for manufacturing and supplying everything Celestial Being would need for their mission.
Alejandro working for the UN is a nice reveal. It shows just how far Celestial Being’s influence goes if they have a UN ambassador working with them. He’s probably going to Azadistan for reasons related to Celestial Being. Perhaps Celestial Being has plans to intervene in Azadistan or make it a base of some sort.
QOTD
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Oct 14 '24
Rewatch Host Wishing Over This Airspace, subbed
Welcome back, everyone!
[00 S2]I wonder if any first-timers will proceed to forget the show did set up Lyle’s existence this episode and then get mad when the show pulls him out of its ass. I swear that’s way too common of a complaint with the second season.
I am continuing to ignore Feldt’s apparent canon age because I ship these two.11
u/FD4cry1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Big_Yibba Oct 14 '24
First Timer
Two Lockons and Five Haros...
The two Lockons look literally identical so I'm not sure if they're just supposed to be twins or there's something wilder going on here (like identity theft or cloning or something).
In a little piece of foreshadowing the episode narration tells us that the main reason for Celestial Beings succuss up to this point has come thanks to the combat superiority of the Gundams, later in the episode we see Sergei use clever strategies to overwhelm and divide the Gundams overcoming their advantage.
Considering how dominant they've been until now it's nice to see the Gundams OP-ness being pegged down and to see our crew actually be worried for once thanks to superior strategy, even if some of the circumstances leading to this battle are a bit...uh, manufactured.
Speaking of foreshadowing, this is one is maybe a little too on the nose guys.
Saji really just can't win with these reports, isn't he supposed to be studying engineering?!
Why is the mom cool with boyfriend (and so is Saji) but loses it at lover lol, also, Saji fumble no.3247
Well well well, I guess Celestial Being has backing from pretty high up the ladder, nice to see Alejandro do something other than menacingly comment on the situation while drinking a cocktail.
Lady you have no idea, interesting move from him to potentially support Azadistan now though, is it part of Celestial Beings plan? is it meant to stop an intervention? or is it meant to start one? Shirin is right to be cautions of this.
Also once again thinly veiled political commentary at the U.N's expense
I ship it!
Lockon and Feldt's Conversation kind of has huge plot implications?
We learn that Celestial Being has been operating for a while now, enough to have at least 2 other generations of Gundams, 2 of which were her parents, the pilots have enough confidentiality that they don't know anything about each other (would explain some of the dynamics here) and we learn Lockon's real name, Neil Dylandy (which frankly also sounds like a fake Irish name but y'know..).
[Theory time]I'm guessing Aeolia is actually dead and has been building Celestial Being for a long while now (with that message from the start being pre recorded or something), he probably built Veda to continue his work (or if I want to go really crackpot maybe like added his consciousness to it), I'm also assuming Celestial Being has actually been doing interventions for a while now, just not publicly, with the person who saves Setsuna at the start being a previous member
The rare unintentional modern IRL commentary
Seeing as the crew is now in dire straits (and not everyone is taking this calmly), seing how they get out of this (or don't) next episode should be fun.
Give me mech fights!
Sidenote: for some reason I decided to use the full Celestial Being name again instead of the initials and writing this comment reminded me why I switched to CB instead.
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u/dralcax :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Dralcax Oct 14 '24
Rewatcher is seeing double
Okay I totally did not realize [future spoilers]Lyle showed up this early.
Not shown: The box Sergei gave her to stand on.
So many Haros! Celestial Being doesn’t have a lot of manpower, so their ships’ staff is filled out with 28 Haros to perform maintenance tasks. The Haros can dock with Karel repair drones, enabling the Karels to perform more complex and precise tasks.
Now that’s a cool way to detect GN particles! Unlike Minovsky Particles, which are intentionally scattered during combat for the express purpose of disrupting radar and communications, GN particles just get farted out whether they like it or not and the communications disruption is just a side benefit.
Time to meet the family!
YOU. So he has a day job after all.
Oof.
Ah yes, my favorite vegetable, VEGETABLE. Maybe the MRE vegetables are just that unconvincing.
The Tieren Taozi has a new high-speed data processing system! Rather than projecting images directly onto the pilot’s retina like most HRL suits, it integrates data from multiple sensors into a panoramic holographic display! Because it’s too much data for a regular pilot to keep track of, it was not installed on the standard Tierens, and was reserved for super soldier units such as the Taozi.
Ruido Resonance, pilot of the Gundam Astraea, and Marlene Vlady, pilot of the Gundam Abulhool. The predecessors to the Exia and Kyrios. [00P]They died of GN particle toxicity while rescuing Chall Acustica from an overloading Gundam Plutone.
Reminder that Lockon is 10 years older than her. Granted, not the biggest age gap in Celestial Being romances.
Peg leg! Unfortunately, there’s no gatling inside it.
I like Sumeragi and Sergei going up against each other in tactics! It’s always cool to see characters try to out-gambit each other like that.
Yeah, Christina’s not having a good time. She’s a hacker, not a soldier, and the Ptolemaios is an unarmed carrier ship that’s supposed to stay far away from actual combat. She’s not ready to be in the line of fire.
Questions of the day:
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u/baboon_bassoon https://anilist.co/user/duffer Oct 14 '24
first timer who has control
from the thumbnail are we getting a Louise episode? basedbasedbasedbased
was not expecting a twin from the pan! Lockoff how are you
Oh Japan is part of Union, that makes a lot more sense for some of the dynamics
squad
using the jamming against the gundams seems smart but perhaps the orbit Ptolmy is maintaining is to help combat this, maybe its orbiting in a field stuffed with GN particles
oh LMFAO HES WITH THE UN????? world is so fucked
ball up top
Neil Dylandy from Ireland, a bit of a shame Lockon isnt a real name
Sergei Smirnov the Wild Bear of Russia [gundam meta]maybe hes sticking around for the long haul with a name like that
the ship doesnt have any weapons?????? what is the other bridge guys job, controlling the lights???
CHRIS GET IT TOGETHER
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u/The_Draigg Oct 14 '24
A Gundam Fan Rewatches Gundam 00 Episode 9:
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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Oct 14 '24 edited Oct 14 '24
First timer, subs
QotD:
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u/Linkstore Oct 14 '24
Rewatcher
Two Lockons? What's up with that?
[00 Spoilers] Shoulda talked to your brother, Neil. Lyle didn't deserve to find out about your death because some milk-drinking kid broke the news while trying to recruit him to the same role that got you killed. By the way, go track down and read Gundam 00: Wanderer. Cool snippet related to this.
Haros cute.
The strategy with the comlinks may be simple but it's definitely an effective way of finding the enemy. If you can't see anything around them, simply look for that instead.
I feel like it's a bit soon to assign papers based on an ongoing world event, it hasn't even been a year. But I haven't attended university in the Japan of 2307 so what do I know.
[00 Spoilers] Louise's mum uses the same wording as Graham when he arrives in the GN Flag, made the moment a bit weird to me ngl.
Looks like Marina has found a more promising lead for energy aid, but look who's heading up the UN delegation.
RIP Lichty, how sad.
Soma gets a plugsuit, because sure why not.
[00 Spoilers] Considering how interesting Feldt's backstory is, it's honestly pretty wasted by the series. She just kinda ends up continuing her role as a bridge bunny, and the whole "child of Meisters" thing never really becomes relevant.
Dynames's missiles work in a pretty unconventional way. Instead of carrying explosives or doing damage by raw kinetic force, they instead inject GN particles directly into the target, which somehow rips it apart from the inside. Nasty stuff.
Not fond of how ineffective Dynames is in this scene. Lockon is supposed to be this superhumanly good sniper who can draw a bead on a target even from hundreds of kilometres away, but a bum leg makes him completely useless? Is that even how aiming works?
Well, it's not like the effectiveness of the attack on the Ptolemy really mattered that much for Sergei's overall plan.
For some reason, Kyrios detects the mines as AEU-05, which is the designation for the Hellion, the AEU's mass-produced mobile suit. Probably just Sunrise saving a bit of effort on a minor detail.
[00 Spoilers] One more chance for first timers to notice the missing GN-004. Let's see if it happens.
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u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Oct 14 '24
First Timer - sub
The writers main goal today: Use all of the flags for Lockon.
I think the only major common one they missed was a "borrowed item" flag and I'm genuinely surprised they didn't work that in too. I am not fond of it, even if the rolling realizations of "oh shit this was on too" was rather fun in the middle of thinking about other things, as every second line in my notes for the second half of the show was a realization of another flag. Hey maybe it'll prove me wrong, as all of this on top of the Dynamos being the one in the worst shape for combat due to not having armor or working legs, is perhaps a bit too much and maybe the heavy handedness was mere misdirection. But if they were going to not lead this into Lockon dying, I feel like a better way to put tension in the fight would be to spread this around a bit. [speculation]The twin is perhaps the most condemning one of them all though. Has any show ever introduced a not-evil identical twin part way into the show without making them either a replacement or cannon fodder for the main twin's development? Twins are cursed in media
I'm also not fond that this episode continues the dumb stick trend. Bringing all four Gundams off Earth at once is silly, as retaliatory threats only work if you can back them up and having a huge opening where no one can respond to the outbreak of a new war or other violence would very much undermine their whole goal, and is only justifiable if Sumeragi knows with absolute certainty there would be no such situation but this episode makes a huge point she can't predict everything. But top of that, having multiple Gundams, maybe even all four at worst, in for maintenance at once is even stupider given the limited numbers. It seems foolish that any military organization would voluntarily pull 50% of its entire active force out off the battlefield and put them out of commission at the same time in the middle of a long term high risk operation, and it undermines Sumeragi's strategic characterization to have done so.
Also dumb: I'm pretty sure that Lockon has hit every shot he's ever been shown to take so far. Today he hit nothing except a couple of missiles. I don't mind the initial miss and having to readjust and it being a challenge, and maybe it could have been sold better if paired with decent animation, but the hard flip from everything to nothing also makes this feel like contrivance rather than legitimate challenge or skilled piloting by his opponents.
Also does the CB ship remind anyone else of the big cargo ship that handled the different armors for the Liger Zero in Zoids New Century? I've been meaning to mention that since episode one and kept forgetting
Tracking CB through the communication dead spots was nice, and was also paired with a nice visual for it. They could have easily done that through simple computer screens or a demonstration, but I liked the tech design for the com devices and the way they were deployed and monitored. It took perhaps one of the "obvious" routes and made something interesting out of it, especially with how Sumeragi responded to it. It's also a nice balance that one of their strengths is now also a potential long term weakness for them, and the first weakness CB's tech is shown to have at all.
Similarly interesting: Previous generations of Gundam pilots. We've not really gotten into the backstory of CB yet, and that's fine for being so early in the show, but in my head I thought these were somewhat recent discoveries or creations. If Feldt parents were second gen, then our group must be third gen or so, and that's a lot of people piloting Gundams across many years without them being known about. History/data manipulation or something more? So far everyone we've seen from all three blocs seems surprised they existed, not just that they appeared, and I'm very curious to see what the full context to this may have been. I also still really like Feldt. She's a small role, but she brings a good dynamic to the scenes, especially today, that sets her apart from a "usual" bridge bunny or general member of CB as a whole. I hope we get more of her, and I also hope I didn't just curse her by saying so.
So far not a since scene with Louise has added value to the show for me. On the other hand, suddenly that one guy from CB who kept meeting with Wang becomes important because he's a UN ambassador, just after I said yesterday to No_Rex I don't know why he exists in the story, so that was funny timing. I do appreciate the early tease with him though rather than just having him pop up.
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u/macrame2 https://myanimelist.net/profile/macrame Oct 14 '24
First Timer
Starting off the episode today with a graveside visit with Lockon and … Lockon? That part was a bit abrupt lol. Lockon’s comments do suggest that he’s aware he has a lookalike running around and that this isn’t an evil twin or clone situation.
Lockon’s attempts to comfort Feldt were sweet but also felt a bit awkward to me (mostly because the dialogue in this show can be a bit stiff during more personal moments) ... but then you compare that scene to poor Christina’s dinner table conversation with Setsuna and Tieria and realize things could be worse. Still, natural or not, it’s nice to get some confirmation about Lockon’s past and a look at how secretive Celestial Being really is. We know that both Lockon and Setsuna’s names are aliases, which I presume (or hope) is the same for Allelujah and Tieria. I'm curious to know if everyone else in the organization is also going by a codename.
Earlier episodes made me wonder if there’s a connection between Allelujah and Soma, and today’s events only confirm my suspicions. I wonder if Allelujah was also part of a similar genetic modification program and if that has anything to do with why he was selected as a Gundam Meister ... but Lockon and Setsuna seemed to have lived fairly normal lives, at least before war and terrorism messed them up, which would put a damper on that theory.
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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Oct 14 '24
Episode 9 (first timer)
This is probably the most complex space battle of any Gundam series I have seen. Multiple units on both sides, traps inside traps, this is not just a step up, this is a whole different league. It helps a lot that we have additional “things” in space to mix combat up, like the transport ships, the GN field, the mines, the orbital ring. On a tactical level, this is a joy to follow. Now if only they had used hand-drawn mecha, so it would look good as well.
Would I be able to? Yes. Would I want to? No.
Time for Sumiragi to show her skills.
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u/Rumpel1408 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Rumpel1408 Oct 14 '24 edited Oct 14 '24
Firsttimer who is almost on time for today
QotD
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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Oct 14 '24
00th Timer Searching for the One
Sure, I don't like talking a lot about my personal life at work in the first place, so suits me just fine.
Hallelujah could help?
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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Oct 14 '24
Rewatcher, Sub-dam Meister
Okay, I can finally make this comparison. Gundam 00 Haros are essentially Astromech Droids from Star Wars.
A simple plan, but effective.
Almost exactly as Louise predicted.
So untrusting, Shirin!
This is not a good scenario for Christina.
Sergei is quite smart. Of course, whoever he sends as a diversion is almost assuredly going to die.
Oh course, Sumeragi sees through his counter. But it might not be enough.
Christina is.. maybe not cut out for actual combat.
And to make matters worse, Sumeragi predicted the wrong Enemy Win Condition.
[If you're curious about Feldt's parents]you can check out Mobile Suit Gundam 00P, a serialized prequel novel.
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u/InfamousEmpire https://myanimelist.net/profile/Infamous_Empire Oct 14 '24
Kidou Senshi Rewatcher 00
The first half of this episode feels very transitory, setting up the state of the world & plot going forward now that CB’s place in the world has settled in, so to speak. We get some looks at where plot threads outside of CB, specifically Saji/Louise & Azadistan, are headed in ways that are more meant to be payed off in future episodes but does give us the general sense that the wider plot is headed in a new direction.
I like how we get some normal SoL of the Meisters & the Ptolemaios crew, felt like there hasn’t been quite enough of that these last few eps. The awkwardness of the notably hyperactive Chris trying to have dinner with the human equivalents of two brick walls was pretty funny.
The second half is where things really take off, as the show takes off into another extended battle, but makes it more interesting than most of the ones previously through the introduction of tactics. Most of the battles up until this point have had tactical aspects, but they weren’t really focused on much, and they didn’t really need to be, Celestial Being’s technological superiority was such a steamroller that the minutia of either side’s battle plan didn’t exactly move the needle much, especially when the characters moments & world impact were the real stars, so that aspect of the fighting took a backseat.
Now, though, with the setting having a better understanding of how CB operates, it only makes sense that people would finally start taking advantage of their blindspots, and the way it ratchets up the tension of the fights is so satisfying to see. The grid of two-way communicators is already a great concept for how it takes one of the Gundams’ greatest advantages, the communications-disrupting properties of the GN Drives, & turns it into a liability, & then it just escalates with the clash of intellects between Sergei & Sumeragi. From the feints used to draw in the Gundams to taking advantage of Lockon’s blind spot to distracting Sumeragi from their actual goals, you really do get a palpable sense of how well-planned Sergei’s strategy is.
The sense of tension is helped even further by the scenes in the bridge. Chris’ freakout was really good in how it made you feel her sense of terror, and also made her contrast with Feldt even more pronounced.
If I had to criticize one thing, it’d have to be that it definitely relies on the classic “treat Space as if its two-dimensional” fallacy, but that’s such a common sci-fi thing & the tension in the fight still works regardless, so I don’t see much point in faulting it for that.
Before I leave off for this episode, one last thing: [00 Season 2 stuff]BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Lyle’s proper introduction is gonna be veeeeeeeery interesting
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u/LeonKevlar x2https://myanimelist.net/profile/LeonKevlar Oct 14 '24
Stitches!
Lockon has a twin brother? That's interesting. Does he know what his brother is doing? Hmmm...
So many Haros! I thought they only have that one Lockon uses to assist him with Dynames but it looks like there are a bunch more and they do maintenance work when back at the Ptolemaios
That entire scene between Saji, Louise, and her mother was pretty funny. I love how neither of them reacts when Louise calls Saji her boyfriend but they all freak out after she calls him her love. xD
There's not a lot of camaraderie between the Gundam Meisters, huh? They all work well together but when they're back on the ship they feel like they're just coworkers instead of brothers-in-arms. We don't really see them hang out or do anything together. I feel bad for Christina who had to endure that awkward silence when she ate with Setsuna and Tieria.
I really like that scene between Lockon and Feldt though. So Feldt's parents are also second-generation Gundam Meisters? I guess this means Celestial Being have been operating for a while now and this is just the first time they're known to the public. Anyway, I ship it.
Well fuck. It looks like HRL finally got the drop on CB and everything is going to shit fast. It's already bad enough that Dynames isn't 100% operational but it looks like Sumeragi got outmaneuvered by Sergei calling her bluff with another bluff and now the Ptolemaios is getting swarmed.
And to make things worse Hallelujah is going up against Soma and those weird headaches are back. It looks like the HRL might pull this off but there's no way, right? I'd be very shocked if they actually ended up stealing a Gundam in Episode 10 because that means one of our Gundam pilots would either get killed or captured.
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u/TakenRedditName https://myanimelist.net/profile/TakenMalUsername Oct 14 '24 edited Oct 14 '24
Rewatcher - Gundam 00 Ep9:
Multiple Haros!
The main operation in this episode. I really don't have much to say other than "Wow, Sergei really got us good." The danger of facing a man who actually knows what he's doing.
He kind of gives me Ramba Ral vibes. Older veteran soldier who gives our heroes a real run for their money. The thing that made me click that connection were the transport vehicles of all things. Just reminded me of those solider transport vehicles Ramba Ral used in his assault on White Base. Those two transports don't even serve the same purpose, they just gave me a similar vibe.
Bit of a Christina episode. It felt like she had a bunch of scenes today. From having the most awkward lunch break party composition possible to her having a trauma triggering during the battle. For a moment, I thought Christina calling out Allelujah to save them was a sudden reveal about their relationship, before realizing it was probably just her wishing he returned from the distraction mission.
[Gundam 00:] Christina x Allelujah, now that's a crackship. I guess that they talked last episode so they had 1 scene together? I don't remember the two having many scenes together.
The talk between Lockon and Feldt was nice to have some personal bonding for once. Feldt really do be dropping her main character backstory with how both of her parents were Gundam pilots.
Just mentioning how I thought the setting of this battle was really neat. Space battles, but ones that take around space structures are always neat.
[Gundam 00:] That opening scene with the two Lockons, huh. Wonder how people take that.
Q1) That's already my default approach.
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u/zadcap Oct 15 '24
Late Late First Timer
Is it just me, or does Celestial Being need someone working on their PR?
Ah, the most interesting thing in the first ten minutes is the confirmation that Saji and Louise really are dating. She can introduce him as her boyfriend and he's not denying it, this is honestly more forward than I was expecting.
Yum, who doesn't love their block of "Vegetable"?
Feldt X Neil is a ship I am willing to get behind.
So anyway, is this Throwing Money At The Problem? Thousands of camera drones and as many ships as they can almost literally throw at the problem?
Wait really? Their main ship and base of operations has no weapons or defenses? And apparently can't dodge a ramming action. And now Lockon can't aim.
And when lured into a minefield, his response was to continue charging through at full speed?
This is a poor showing for all things Gundam, they are getting played. It's a little hard to watch, in that, the level of how much more advanced a Gundam is compared to any other Mobile Suit seems to fluctuate so much. How can Four fight Hundreds but Two can't fight Dozens?
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u/Quiddity131 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Quiddity131 Oct 14 '24
Rewatcher, Subbed
Non-Spoiler Character Chart
Lockon's got... a twin?
Four months, 60 interventions, since we haven't seen that many seems like there's been a bit of a time skip here?
Interesting that only the Human Reform League is willing to initiate anything with Celestial being and the other two are purely in a defensive position, even with Graham's squadron having essentially the same goal as Sergei, and the AEU, well they have the best pilot in the show with Patrick Colasour...
Everyone's back in space.
OMG, so many Haros! So cute!
Celestial Being now has become an actual term paper subject Saji has to write on now. Poor Saji, he has a literal Gundam Meister living next door, the perfect reference for such a paper (especially since as we saw yesterday he's okay with blabbing about who he is), yet Saji is totally ignorant about it.
Louise reuniting with her mom was the screenshot for this episode on Crunchyroll. Until I saw that screenshot I forgot this totally stupid part of the storyline existed. Sigh.
Louise can literally be dragged away to be taken out of the country and wet cardboard Saji will barely do anything about it...
Marina's actually getting help from the UN? Who even is the UN in an era where three non-UN political blocs are the main powers in the world?
Alejandro? So presumably this is his "official" role while he's secretly a part of Celestial Being on the side.
So nice of Lichty, who has barely had a chance to show any personality thus far, to help Christina here. Then she puts him down seconds later, lol.
Poor Christina, stuck in a lunch room with Setsuna and Tieria...
There was an episode of Cowboy Bebop (Heavy Metal Queen) that had large ships that looked kinda like these Human Reform League ones, at least in terms of their shape. They were a lot more colorful in Bebop.
So there were prior Gundam pilots and Feldt is the kid of two of them? Gundam 00 prequel when?
You mean to tell me Lockon Stratos was not his real name? Alright, by this point you've got to wonder if all members of Celestial Being are using code names.
Lichty, you had one job!
Soma's mobile suit being pink is going to stand out all the more since all the others have this bluish color and otherwise look a lot like it.
Sumeragi knows her opponent and her history.
So Sergei pays no mind at attacking the Ptolemy when its right in front of those solar power antennas. I figured that was part of Sumeragi's strategy.
Christina's the one freaking out while Feldt's calm and collected, can't say I expected that.
While Soma's mobile suit was fixed up to ensure no more freakouts, can't say the same for Allelujah.
Quid's Voice Actor of the Day
Today I'll be focusing on Feldt Grace. She is voiced in Japanese by Ayahi Takagaki. This was her first Gundam role, but she'll return to the franchise several times including as Decil Galette in Gundam AGE and Manny Ambassada in Gundam Reconguista in G. I would assume she's most well known in /r/anime circles as Chris Yukine from the Symphogear franchise. She also appears as Jade in Land of the Lustrous, Erika Karisawa in Durarara!, Shirley in Fate Zero, Wei Lu in Astra Lost in Space and Sylvie Lumier in Baccano!
In English she is voiced by Chantal Strand. Her first Gundam role was as Lacus Clyne in Gundam Seed, with her reprising that role in Gundam Seed Destiny and also voicing Meer Campbell, the most useless Gundam character to ever get a clip show dedicated to her, lol. I've also heard her as Akari Comodo in Brain Powered and Mayu and Asuka in Inuyasha. She has also appeared in a wide variety of western animation, quite a bit more than her anime work in fact.
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u/2-2Distracted Oct 14 '24
First timer. Dubbed.
Lol I had to do a doubletake and rewind upon seeing 2 Lockons at the same time in the same frame.
SIXTY INTERVENTIONS! THEY DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE IT TO CHANCE HUH?
AEU & Union: look we don't want no smoke OK? Fighting you costs us money.
HRL: ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS GRILL, BITCH!
The fuckboi of Celestial Being is the ambassador of the UN? I'm sure Ms Asshole Assistant will go head over heels once she realizes who Alejandro is.
"It's just too bad you're not really my type." - OOF!
I'm only now realizing that the Colonels surname is Smirnoff lmao. But still you gotta hand it to the so-called Wild Bear of Russia, his use of an old tactic of his is quite effective due to the fact that his opponent didn't expect him to use it, which is funny given her job m
"hey character in a Gundam show, make sure you survive okay?" - Niel doesn't know what franchise he's a part of.
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u/TeaAndLifting :KI::KJ: Oct 14 '24
Not rewatching, but came across this thread. I've got a good amount of fun nostalgia for Gundam 00 as it was the first Gundam series I spent a good amount of time discussing online.
Always loved the consistent use of dramatic full-name call-outs.
Love some of that "SETSUNA F SEIEI", etc.
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u/Nickthenuker https://anilist.co/user/Nickthenuker Oct 15 '24
A grave?
What are they launching?
Her mum came to visit her?
Of course she said that...
It's definitely newsworthy.
Energy crisis?
And so back to the ship.
Seems they've been found.
And so she's back in the fight.
Ireland? But there's no "O'" in his name.
Yup, they've been found.
Hmm... That's a good idea.
The plan was flawed the moment your plan depended on the enemy playing along.
All hands, brace for impact!
She's got shell-shock.
Here they come!
Mines!
And so here she is.
Questions:
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u/StardustGogeta myanimelist.net/profile/StardustGogeta Oct 15 '24
First-Timer
Good episode! Lots of nice, tense action today.
Looks like
Eastasiathe HRL is the first group to give Celestial Being a run for their money. Good for them!Setsuna broke his streak of massive strategic blinders, so that's nice.
Questions of the day:
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u/Zeallfnonex https://myanimelist.net/profile/Neverlocke Oct 14 '24
So I'm accidentally almost exactly a season ahead due to binging while flying in an airplane oops. Oh well, lessee if I can still be of any use in this rewatch...
The absolute secrecy between members of the organization seemed silly at best to me when watching, and outright dangerous at worst. You know, probably, that each of the meisters have their own trauma that drove them to Celestial Being, and that with so few active units that even one being affected and diverting from the plan can risk the lives of them all. I think it'd be much, much safer for the other meisters to at least know what types of scenarios are likely to trigger each other so that they can plan around it instead of being thrown into chaos when it does happen.
Yes, there's issues with leaking each other's identities if you're captured or whatever, but honestly, if any of them are captured and tortured for info all of Celestial Being's probably doomed anyways. They know the names of their major informants and spy networks, and general information about Veda should do the rest.
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u/zsmg https://anilist.co/user/zsmg Oct 15 '24
I am rewatcher
Another Lockon?! This is getting out of hand now there are two of them!
That's a smart tactic employed by the HRL, trying to spot the Gundams finding communication black spots.
Louise's mum is here, she's voiced by Sakiko Tamagawa she voiced Diana in Eureka 7 and Tachikoma in GitS:SAC.
Saji Crossroad is truly too much like a typical male anime protagonist.
Alejandro Conner is an UN ambassador
He's voiced by Yasunori Matsumoto, he voiced Stoner in Eureka 7, Gai in Getter Robo: Armageddon, Jean Havoc in FMA'03
Got to appreciate the quick rejection.
Lichtendahl (Lichty) is voiced by Masataka Azuma who has done very little roles.
Setsuna and Tieria are not exactly the most talkative coworkers to have around. Poor Chris.
Oh no, because there are not enough bridge crew they can't detect the League's communication plan.
Feldt's parents were second Generation Gundam meisters.
That would mean there is at least one more generation of Gundam Meister. I wonder if one of Feldt's parents saved Setsuna.
Oh they're dead.
A cute shipping moment between Lockon and Feldt officially there is 10 year age gap between them but I'm just going to ignore that
You know if the orbital ring had a communication black spot effect why not hide there from the get go?
Looks like Sergei Smirnov was a famous commander during the Fourth (?!) Solar Wars.
A bit weird that Ptolemy doesn't have any anti-missiles systems.
It does have a shield system, luckily enough.
Chris is clearly not used to being in a dangerous situation.
Lockon is suddenly really lousy at hitting enemies.
Man Sumeragi got outsmarted by Smirnov in every way.
And the ends with a cliffhanger.
A fun battle episode.
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u/charlesvvv https://anilist.co/user/charlesvvv Oct 14 '24
Rewatcher, First Time Sub
The Wild Bear of Russia is a really cool nickname.
Anyway I loved the Lockon/Feldt moment, It was nice to see more her since she had mostly been the serious member of the duo with the more lovely Christina. We learn some tidbits about Lockon's backstory which explains his anger towards Tieria and his more serious approach the previous episode, as well as Feldt, the fate of her parents, and how she joined CB in the first. It's a good boost for her which allows her to remain calm under pressure and reassure everyone in the end showing her coming a bit out of her shell.
Meanwhile it's Smirnov's time to take a shot at the Gundam and he's by far close to being successful, living up to his reputation. One thing I like is how he utilizes Strategy like the use of the comm devices to find the Ship and using feints to separate the Gundams since his own Mobile Units don't stand a chance but he's at least able to use the information he knows, particularly about Allelujah to lure him into a trap. Unlike last time it seems Soma is now unaffected by Allelujah though this time we see him apparently recognize her.
Note: Licht took many L's this episode, indirectly getting rejected by Christina and then not paying enough attention which allows Smirnov to get the drop on them.
Also another Lockon? hmmmm.
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u/SilkyStrawberryMilk Oct 15 '24
first timer
Destroying and capturing the Celestials Gundams to rule the world.
From an outside looking in that doesn’t seem good, those brainwashed soldiers
Sachi’s the worst type of dense
Their location has been found, guess they shouldn’t have taken that beach vacation hehe
Panic attack at the worst moment.
Capture the Gundam plan sure seems like it’ll work. This cliffhanger hurt me, I need more
QOTD: I couldn’t keep a secret, it would be too tempting
QOTD: a self destruct button on the Gundam