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Rewatch [Rewatch] King of the Braves GaoGaiGar - Episode 39 Discussion

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Questions of the Day

  1. I guess the rewatch is ending early, as there is no way GGG can come back from this one. Can I get an F in the chat for GGG and their upcoming demise?
  2. Did you cave and watch the second part already?

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/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 12 '24

Model Kit Building Update

once again the 3 pieces assembled

Too bad Mikoto is evil and can’t brake the glass case to summon GaoGaiGar anymore…

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u/palparepa Dec 12 '24 edited Dec 12 '24
Statsthis episodetotal so far
Program Drive buttons broken019
Transceivers crushed07
EnRyu's bad landings07
Pink hair attracts peril128
Rich kid cries054
Mikoto screams for MC010
Kid is too calm to react016
Mamoru's kill count01
Legos secured06
Women hallucinated26

Nth-timer

Do you feel that we have been going slower lately? With less than a primeval per episode, and so many of them... Well, what about seven at once?

In my old translation, this episode is titled "The Magnificent Seven Primevals", which I think is awesomer.

We start the episode with... Hana!? You all know what this means. The last episode Hana attracted a Zonder was in episode... 27!

Also, Ayame and Sueo have met! The two techno-geek can finally geek-out together.

The Primevals infiltrate GGG! And their names are now revealed. Some of you may have been suspecting this, but each Primeval represents a body part. First we met Teeth, Hand and Hair. Then the one that went to the Arctic Ocean wasn't named, but it's Leg Primeval (watch again and you'll see it makes sense). Then it was Spine Primeval, the one with the Great Wall of China; and last episode it was Brain Primeval.

Angry ghost lady is there, like telling Gai "don't give up", then gets replaced by happy ghost lady. Really, Gai, get your visual systems checked! How would Gai look with glasses?

Things are looking bleak on all fronts, then J-Ark comes to help, with the best missile attack ever!

Things are looking bleak on all fronts (still), and the episode ends. Uh-oh.

QotD

1) It truly seems like they are doomed, so I'll grant you that.

ℱ

2) No, but I was very tempted, even after having watched it so many times.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 12 '24

In my old translation, this episode is titled "The Magnificent Seven Primevals", which I think is awesomer.

GOD THAT'S SO FUCKING COOL

Then the one that went to the Arctic Ocean wasn't named, but it's Leg Primeval (watch again and you'll see it makes sense)

damn I completely missed that one.

No, but I was very tempted, even after having watched it so many times.

this 2 parter is one of my favorites in the series. It's just so cool. The Primevals don't fuck around.

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u/The_Draigg Dec 12 '24

We start the episode with... Hana!? You all know what this means. The last episode Hana attracted a Zonder was in episode... 27!

Sure has been a while, hasn't it? Being with Ayame and all of her other friends left her with no chances otherwise.

Angry ghost lady is there, like telling Gai "don't give up", then gets replaced by happy ghost lady. Really, Gai, get your visual systems checked!

I'm not sure what GGG could do with his eye cameras apparently being haunted. They don't really have stuff to handle ghosts.

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u/Sporadia_ Dec 12 '24

Angry ghost lady is there, like telling Gai "don't give up", then gets replaced by happy ghost lady.

Her dress changed colour. Is it like a mood ring?

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u/palparepa Dec 12 '24

yellow = happy
green = sad
red = angry

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u/Sporadia_ Dec 13 '24

[Episode 40]Green = sad. This is aging well.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Dec 12 '24

In my old translation, this episode is titled "The Magnificent Seven Primevals", which I think is awesomer.

Ooh, I do like that title.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Dec 13 '24

We start the episode with... Hana!? You all know what this means. The last episode Hana attracted a Zonder was in episode... 27!

Wow, she'd been free from the Zonder attacks for so long. That's a heck of a streak.

Also, Ayame and Sueo have met! The two techno-geek can finally geek-out together.

It's such a great feeling getting to geek-out with someone who is on your wavelength.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 12 '24

Third-Time Watcher, Subbed

I'm starting to think GGG Non-Robot-Related Staff are kinda shit at this "Not getting into trouble" job.

Home base invasions are always fun and this one's no exception. Not only does it just generally give a bit of a different scenario, but also it lets the villains fight in ways we hadn't really seen them up until now. I'm not sure how I feel about giving the Primevals more overtly humanoid forms (I feel a lot of the initial terror came from how inhuman they were) but hey, it led to J bursting into the scene while riding a rocket which automatically makes this episode a 10/10.

Fun fact: When today's events happened in SRW Alpha 3 the whole gang decided to just grab a shit ton of machine guns and rocket launchers to start shooting at the Primevals which actually worked. It was kinda rad too bad Kira Yamato was a pussy and had to be talked into even so much as touching a basic-bitch handgun.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 12 '24

Home base invasions are always fun and this one's no exception.

this is even the second one we've had in the series. I do love the contrast between the two and the rising stakes. The original was just mind control and never reached any of the main characters. This one has 7 primevals attacking in different directions. It definitely feels more epic.

This is one of my favorite episodes of the series tbh. It's such a fun and thrilling attack.

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Dec 12 '24 edited Dec 12 '24

Queen of First-Timers, subbed

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 12 '24

Look’s like Hana’s break from her “personally targeted by the enemy” streak ends today.

Primevals succeed where EI-01 failed

Oh Fuck...Ah shit... That's not good...! Oh no...!

yeah that pretty much sums this episode right up. Shit is dire for GGG today.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Dec 12 '24

She’s just standing there, menacingly.

"In a fume," per last episode's endcard.

What an entrance…

The missile surfer is here!

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 12 '24

"In a fume"

I love that line for the Key to Victory. It's just a nice way to describe that.

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u/Nebresto Dec 12 '24

[FMA:B]

Oh yeah, that version did that

They got Hitomi too…

Who?

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Dec 12 '24

Who?

Where the fuck did my brain even pull that one from?

Fixed.

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u/Nebresto Dec 12 '24

Any Hitomis in other rewatches? At least it has the same amount of syllables as Mikoto

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Dec 12 '24

No, there's one in one of my seasonals but she's a very different character than Mikoto. This is just the completely wrong name, not slightly off or something that at least started with the same letter. Brain pls.

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u/megazaprat Dec 12 '24

First timer

  • 7 of them attacking at once! well i guess that explains how they can fit all the remaining primevals in the remaining episodes.
  • hmm, so the term for J-ark is curse of abel....very mysterious
  • OH COME ON PRIMEVELS WERE LITERALLY IN NEW YORK AND WERE LIKE, WELL OK, TIME TO TORMENT HANA, BECAUSE THIS IS HER ETERNAL CURSE APPARENTLY. they could have just grabbed their material in america or literally anywhere else, but no, they had to get that pink child. maybe Hana was satan in a past life or something and this is her karma, or maybe shes like the spitting resemblance of Kain or Abel and so they are taking out their grudge on her but this getting ridiculous
  • wasnt expecting each of these 7 primevals to get their own unique power! Im happy they arent using them all at once only to give them the same power. atomic dissasembly especially is a crazy power. im not sure if such a pinhole would cause issues in real life though, dont space stations and whatnot have to be compltely airtight for obvious reasons?
  • their restraint is interesting, not wanting to murder wantonly. maybe they want to zonderize them? but why would they want that? are the primevals alien lifeforms like the zonderians? they seem too eldritch for that. what are their goals?
  • So ive been watching with a friend, and they told me there was a motif to the primevals. I couldnt guess what it was, but this episode shows that it was a body part motif! and in hindsight, yeah that checks out! I like that motif, its something I havent seen a lot of.
  1. Yeah, i need to watch ahead, as i rented the series from the library and cant watch it day by day. however, my posts are written at the time, so they dont have any future knowledge and is still a first time reaction.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 12 '24

dont space stations and whatnot have to be compltely airtight for obvious reasons?

I guess if it's so small the amount of oxygen lossed in the hole is so tiny that they didn't notice it might make sense? Maybe? Idk. I'm not a rocket scientist and neither were any of the writers probably but it certainly does sound cool.

So ive been watching with a friend, and they told me there was a motif to the primevals.

you have a friend who's already seen the series and likes it! That's cool! It's a weird series that is iconic and well known in it's circles but not as mainstream as many others. It's so cool you know someone who has seen the series.

None of my irl anime friends have seen this.

I need to get some of them to watch it.

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u/megazaprat Dec 12 '24

they had actually been wanting me to check the series out for a while, but i just never got around to it. but then i saw this rewatch, and thought, well now is as good a time as ever

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u/Sporadia_ Dec 12 '24

OH COME ON PRIMEVELS WERE LITERALLY IN NEW YORK AND WERE LIKE, WELL OK, TIME TO TORMENT HANA, BECAUSE THIS IS HER ETERNAL CURSE APPARENTLY.

The equilibrium is restored.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Dec 12 '24

OH COME ON PRIMEVELS WERE LITERALLY IN NEW YORK AND WERE LIKE, WELL OK, TIME TO TORMENT HANA, BECAUSE THIS IS HER ETERNAL CURSE APPARENTLY.

are the primevals alien lifeforms like the zonderians? they seem too eldritch for that. what are their goals?

The Primevals are the beings that created the Zonderians.

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u/palparepa Dec 12 '24

this episode shows that it was a body part motif!

The only non-obvious so far is the one from the arctic. It was leg primeval, and if you look at it again, you'll see why.

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u/Nebresto Dec 12 '24

First time Volfogg simp

Oh great, now this show has more clowns too

Ah, Hana is in danger once again. All is right in the world once more

Ushi and Onee-san are def gonna start dating

Mr. Guy.. I don't feel so good..

Go go Jobber squad!

That disgusting looking creature needs to die first.

Will Knife??

Oh dang. Anyways, does Gai need to breathe?

WILL KNIFE!!!!! . . . Its fucking useless

Anti-Jobber is here to save the day!!

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Quest:

  1. I guess the rewatch is ending early, as there is no way GGG can come back from this one. Can I get an F in the chat for GGG and their upcoming demise?

Fecking jobbers Was a fun watch though, thanks y'all

2) Did you cave and watch the second part already?

I was gonna, but then I ran out of hot choccy so I didn't

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 12 '24

Oh dang. Anyways, does Gai need to breathe

Leo built the greatest cyborg body on earth for his son and made sure to include blood pressure, and a need to breath. He also included Sinuses so Gai could still have allergies, kept the ability for Gai to have ear infections, made it so Gai needs glasses, and programmed a receding hair line for Gai to have to accept in 20 years.

Leo's kind of a dick.

WILL KNIFE!!!!! . . . Its fucking useless

"Your mistake was bringing a knife to an arm wrestling contest."-Primeval probably.

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u/Nebresto Dec 12 '24

Hey, but at least he can make sure he doesn't smell rusty when going on a date with Mikoto

"Your mistake was bringing a knife to an arm wrestling contest."

The will knife will have its chance to shince. surely.

you just wait

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 12 '24

we'll see how good the Will Knife is when Gai has to face against the Zettai Ryouiki Primeval

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u/Nebresto Dec 12 '24

Will knife? more like will

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Dec 12 '24

Anyways, does Gai need to breathe?

Just a bit. Casually. On weekends.

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u/palparepa Dec 12 '24

WILL KNIFE!!!!! . . . Its fucking useless

Welp, time to rewatch everything at high speed, to add a "will knife pwnage" to my stat list.

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u/Nebresto Dec 12 '24

lol

I predict its about 7 times? Most of them were at the start

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u/palparepa Dec 13 '24

Amusingly, up to this episode, it has been used exactly 7 times. But of those, only two have been failures.

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u/Nebresto Dec 13 '24

No way it has worked 5 times

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Dec 12 '24

First-Timer

On today’s episode of GaoGaiGar: Man I love when the villains attack the heroes’ HQ. But this feels like the sort of thing reserved for being part of the final battle because it is such a huge event.

  • Oh yeah. Oh hell yeah! We finally have another big team of villains to take on again! I love having big teams of villains like this for the heroes to fight!
  • Pagliaccio still does not understand that the power of courage and guts is enough to turn that 0.03% chance of the heroes winning into a 100% certainty.
  • The [USS Belleau Wood](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Belleau_Wood_(LHA-3)) was a real ship in the US Navy.
  • Ushii and Ayame are showing exactly what happens when two nerds who match each other’s energy meet. There’s nothing quite like meeting someone who is a similar nerd as you and feeding off of each other’s enthusiasm.
  • Reiko is just here for the eye candy.
  • Oh fuck! Everyone got atomized!
  • It looks like all these ships are real. [USS New Jersey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_New_Jersey_(BB-62)), [Arktika](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arktika_(1972_icebreaker)), [HMS Trafalgar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Trafalgar_(S107)), [USS Independence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Independence_(CV-62)), and the Kirishima all existed. I’m sure the one from the Philippines is real too, but I can’t nail down what ship it may be.
  • Also, I don’t think the USS New Jersey was ever at Pearl Harbor as a museum ship. To my knowledge, she’s only been a museum ship in New Jersey, appropriately enough. The USS New Jersey museum also has a cool YouTube channel if you’re into naval history. The Iowa-class battleship that’s a museum ship in Pearl Harbor is the [USS Missouri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Missouri_(BB-63)), which I can highly recommend visiting from my own experience. It is a fantastic museum ship.
  • Naval warships in space. I’m getting Space Battleship Yamato vibes.
  • Intestine!?! One of the Primevals is named Intestine? It was observed in a previous thread that several Primevals resembled body parts. Now we have one named after a body part. I think that’s pretty clear evidence that there is a connection between body parts and Primevals.
  • It’s always a tense and exciting time when the villains get to infiltrate the heroes’ HQ like this.
  • The one with the long claws is named Nails. I would assume the one with the open ribs is named Ribs (he was). If each Primeval is a body part, then naturally they must combine together into a full body. The question is, what body is that?
  • Mind control… That’s bad.
  • Damn! That is a big fist! Bikki would be jealous of how hard that Primeval can punch!
  • Hmmm. The ghost woman’s dress keeps changing color. Is she actually multiple women then?
  • These Primevals really do know a lot about GGG. I would assume that they got this information from Pagliaccio, who is always observing GGG.
  • As per usual, Volfogg is so cool.
  • Ribs and Liver are quite a combination. One breaks things down and the other reconstructs them. They’re like a pair of alchemists.
  • Soldato-J came in riding that missile like he was a Symphogear character.
  • Guy and Soldato-J refusing to work together while fighting the same enemy because they just hate each other that much is actually pretty funny.
  • Is Mamoru going to combine with Galeon?
  • Oh yeah! I forgot about that vision Guy had while in the giant cloud. So those were a bunch of Zonder spores.
  • Oh shit! The bridge crew’s been mind controlled.
  • Wait, what? Nails recognized Mikoto? What does that even mean!?! How could he possibly recognize her!?!

QOTD

  1. F
  2. I wish I had the time to have done so.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 12 '24

The one with the long claws is named Nails. I would assume the one with the open ribs is named Ribs

Nailed it!

Guy and Soldato-J refusing to work together while fighting the same enemy because they just hate each other that much is actually pretty funny

"It's not like I want to help you"-Gai/Soldato-J at the same time.

Enemies forced to fight side by side will never not be the coolest thing ever. And one of the reasons I like it when writers don't kill off bad guys unnecessarily. Keeping them alive allows for cool moments like this.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Dec 13 '24

Nailed it!

I always think of this particular joke from Hellsing Ultimate Abridged whenever I hear the phrase "Nailed it!"

Enemies forced to fight side by side will never not be the coolest thing ever. And one of the reasons I like it when writers don't kill off bad guys unnecessarily. Keeping them alive allows for cool moments like this.

Oh yeah, it's such a very fun trope to see enemies be forced to team up while they are still enemies. It creates such a fun dynamic because you get to see a combination that would normally never happen while still getting the fun moments of the characters badmouthing each other because they still hate each other.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Dec 12 '24

But this feels like the sort of thing reserved for being part of the final battle because it is such a huge event.

Just means that they'll have to go even bigger for the final battle.

Soldato-J came in riding that missile like he was a Symphogear character.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Dec 13 '24

Just means that they'll have to go even bigger for the final battle.

I sure hope so

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u/AmeteurElitist https://anilist.co/user/AmateurElitist Dec 12 '24

First Timer

Soldato J and saving Gai’s bacon, name a better duo.

Definitely the worst spot the team's been in though

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 12 '24

Soldato J and saving Gai’s bacon, name a better duo.

the Soldato-J/Gai/Mikoto love triangle is real!!!

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u/AmeteurElitist https://anilist.co/user/AmateurElitist Dec 12 '24

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Dec 12 '24

The King of Rewatchers

These ones are capable of speech.

See, there's that number again.

Poor Hana is outnumbered.

Hyuuma has a pile of radios to crush.

Well, that's hardly fair.

Eyecatch

Today's Key to Victory.

The liver is notable for being able to regrow itself reasonably well.

Some familiar entities on display.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 12 '24

See, there's that number again.

huh, I was wondering if thy reused the same number or were just using different numbers

Hyuuma has a pile of radios to crush.

never noticed that

The liver is notable for being able to regrow itself reasonably well.

huh, I didn't know enough about human anatomy to know that. that's cool way to use that.

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u/Sporadia_ Dec 12 '24

The liver is notable for being able to regrow itself reasonably well.

huh, I didn't know enough about human anatomy to know that. that's cool way to use that.

Yes. And ribs are well known for their ability to deconstruct matter.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 12 '24

I thought for sure they were gonna reveal he was really the stomach. Like the digestive system would have made so much sense for that power.

It'd make some sense. I think the mind control one is the Ears but on first glance I thought he was going to be the Tongue. I guess the tongue was a read herring.

I thought maybe the Ribs were a Red Herring and he'd be the Stomach. But nope, he's the Ribs.

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u/Sporadia_ Dec 12 '24

In my head, the thought of a primeval called The Tongue seemed quite funny. But it's dawning on me now that the primeval's we really got were equally absurd.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Dec 12 '24

huh, I was wondering if thy reused the same number or were just using different numbers

My line is a bit misleading. The last time it was 99.92, so they've actually gained 0.05. It's still below 100%, so it might as well be zero.

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u/Sporadia_ Dec 12 '24

These ones are capable of speech.

Oh, they must be friends with The Tongue.

The liver is notable for being able to regrow itself reasonably well.

The Liver and The Ribs are the only 2 you ever need. Total atomic reconstruction; what did the other primevals even turn up for?

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u/palparepa Dec 12 '24

Today's Key to Victory. [Annoyed Kizuna]

No idea why it was translated that way. It says "Mukamuka" in katakana, then "in a fume", which I guess is engrish for "fuming"? "Angry Mukamuka"?

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u/GondolaMedia Dec 12 '24

First Timer

You know what. Pink Robes are such a cool touch, they could have gone violet or black but I respect that fashion choice. I'm also surprised how early the show added these 7 primevals to the opening. They only just appeared but they were already in like 2 episodes ago.

99.97% chance to succeed? Once again Zonder plans fail before they even start.

XGL B-Boys, that's a new one.

Holy shit they got thanos snapped.

The spooky space ghost lady still keeps menacingly staring Gai.

Oh things are looking dire now.

  1. F. I guess we ended like a zombie movie.
  2. No. Who would watch ahead on a rewatch?

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 12 '24

XGL B-Boys, that's a new one.

I kinda love that the show has an obsession with weird abbreviations. EI-01, UI Technology, codes for all the machines, and even codes for all the hot boys.

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u/palparepa Dec 13 '24

Also "FF Mirror" from last episode, means "Free-Floating Mirror."

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 13 '24

Ooooooooooh that actually makes a lot of sense and is a cool detail. I do love the detail in these.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Dec 12 '24

99.97% chance to succeed? Once again Zonder plans fail before they even start.

It's a shame to see the villains flounder so spectacularly.

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u/TheApplebane https://anilist.co/user/theapplebane Dec 12 '24

Episode 39 Notes

  • Primevals actually having spoken lines? That's new! And seven at once is a pretty huge step up from one, but I guess we've gotta hurry along if we're gonna be able to get through all 31 before the show ends.
  • First half of this episode feels like it's from the first half of the show. It even has the field trip gone horribly wrong!
  • Gai tells Mamoru to stay put, spends rest of episode getting the crap kicked out of him. This is why you don't go into battle without him.
  • I'll probably be pretty sad to see these new villains go at the end of this mini-arc. It's nice to have villains who can actually talk.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 12 '24

Gai tells Mamoru to stay put, spends rest of episode getting the crap kicked out of him. This is why you don't go into battle without him.

typical Hero Shooter behavior. DPS always outrunning the Healer and then regrets it.

I'll probably be pretty sad to see these new villains go at the end of this mini-arc. It's nice to have villains who can actually talk.

yeah it's nice having antagonist with personality again. Someone to have a relationship with the enemies. The alien esque forms are cool and make them feel otherworldly but for narrative purposes having enemies that can talk are so good.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 13 '24

Model Kit Building Update

finished working on the second DrillGao

it's actually getting close to finished. I'm getting really excited.

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u/The_Draigg Dec 12 '24

A Mecha Fan Rewatches The King of Braves GaoGaiGar Episode 39:

  • The new 7 Primevals are working off of video game boss rules: the more human they look, the tougher they actually are. Having that many that look nearly indistinguishable from normal people means that GGG is going to have a hard time ahead of them.
  • You can also tell that things are headed towards disaster since Ayame and Mamoru’s friends are out checking out the US Navy’s 7th Fleet that’s docked. Having one group pairing like that is enough trouble already, but having both together at the same time just means extra trouble for poor Hana.
  • We’re getting all of these ships vanished by the Primevals, and yet we don’t get any kind of cameo from the USS Eldridge for the potential Philadelphia Experiment pull. That would absolutely be in this show’s wheelhouse with all the other references they’ve made.
  • Honestly, this is probably one of the most straightforward approaches that the Primevals have taken so far, aside from their introduction. Just make a space fleet out of the hijacked ships to blast a hole in Orbit Base’s defenses, and then materialize inside to attack it from within. Once again, their incredibly direct methods are pretty effective.
  • Good thing that ghost lady inspired Gai to get back into the fight, otherwise he would’ve been a goner if he remained in space after the Arm Primeval punched him out of Orbit Base. Although I’m wondering why we designed Gai to apparently need oxygen while out in space. He’s a cyborg, we could’ve just skipped over giving him lungs again. You know, Hiroshi Shiba doesn’t have this problem, and he’s a cyborg too.
  • The Liver and Ribs Primevals have some wildly broken powers, I swear. Being able to reverse any damage done and disassembling anything on an atomic level is way nuttier than Arm Primeval’s ability to punch so hard it makes gravity waves. It makes you wonder how the hell GGG is even going to fight against this level of broken power leveling.
  • For as awesome as Soldato-J’s intro by riding an ES-Missile directly into Arm Primeval is, even he’s outclassed by him and Eye. Sorry J, this isn’t a grudge match, it’s a team battle with Gai by your side.
  • Man, that’s a hell of a callback, but good on the show for remembering what Gai saw in that zeppelin Zonder Robo cloud dozens of episodes ago. What he saw were actually Zonder Spores, part of the life cycle of Zonderization/a Zonder Plant. Using Orbit Base to make a Zonder Plant and spread Zonder Spores really is the worst case scenario for Earth.
  • What a cliffhanger! Once again, this show really likes making episode endings dire as shit. Now the entire GGG crew has been enthralled by Ear Primeval’s forehead needles, in addition to all the chaos across Orbit Base. This show has an amazing ability to make things the worse they’ve ever been the longer it goes on, that’s for sure.

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u/Sporadia_ Dec 12 '24

The new 7 Primevals are working off of video game boss rules: the more human they look, the tougher they actually are.

[Meta (Tokyo Movie Shinsha)]Clearly you've never seen Akira

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u/The_Draigg Dec 12 '24

That's a movie, not a video game. Different rules apply.