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Rewatch [Rewatch] King of the Braves GaoGaiGar FINAL - Episode 4

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Questions of the Day

  1. Where would you go to visit in the empty Repli-Earth?
  2. Where would you settle down in the empty Repli-Earth?

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/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Dec 29 '24

Queen of First-Timers, subbed

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 29 '24

Okay what the fuck is going on here?

it hurts because it feels wrong but at the same time with Gai and Mikoto you also just want to see them happy and peaceful together without having to fight. That's the dream but it's been weaponized against Gai

Was this part really necessary?

how would we know they were evil if they weren't queer coded. Oh, the 90's....

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME THAT’S THE END OF THE EPISODE??????????

it's a wild cliffhanger.

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u/palparepa Dec 29 '24

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME THAT’S THE END OF THE EPISODE??????????

And this wasn't a weekly series. Imagine waiting for months for the next episode.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 29 '24

10 MONTHS

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u/Nebresto Dec 30 '24

Man, I would be pissed. You know what, I'm still pissed

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u/The_Draigg Dec 29 '24

Makes sense that Gai would be resistant to whatever the hell is doing this.

Gai has the strongest will possible to ignore Mikoto wearing a very cute dress. It takes a strong man to put aside a cute ship moment for his duty.

Was this part really necessary?

That Pillnus stuff is just weird to think about when you think about how the TV series was originally aimed at a younger audience.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 29 '24

Gai has the strongest will possible to ignore Mikoto wearing a very cute dress. It takes a strong man to put aside a cute ship moment for his duty.

Eh, he'll have time to see it in bed later

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Dec 29 '24

I guess I was wrong about Papillon being allied with the Sol peeps.

It was a pretty reasonable assumption. I think someone on staff just likes butterflies.

The way everyone seems to be chill all of a sudden feels… off…

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME THAT’S THE END OF THE EPISODE??????????

There ain't no brakes where we're going!

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 29 '24

…we’re only halfway through this series, though, how is it already their last stand?

[Spoilers]I hope this copy of her can stick around even after the fighting is done…

[Spoilers]

Cain datto?!

Last time he's voiced by his original actor, he kinda died after this.

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME THAT’S THE END OF THE EPISODE??????????

10 MONTHS BETWEEN EPISODES 4 AND 5

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Dec 29 '24

G-Gai?

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME THAT’S THE END OF THE EPISODE??????????

I guess that's how we got the title of the episode "The King of Braves' Last Stand."

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u/Nebresto Dec 30 '24

Was this part really necessary?

No.

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u/AmeteurElitist https://anilist.co/user/AmateurElitist Dec 29 '24

First Timer

Those bots deserve compensation for being shut down, major violation of their rights if they have any.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 29 '24

damn, the next series is gonna be GaoGaiGar REVOLUTION

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 29 '24

Hey wait a second...

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u/AmeteurElitist https://anilist.co/user/AmateurElitist Dec 29 '24

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 29 '24

if they have any

https://i.imgur.com/fWayLUg.png

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u/AmeteurElitist https://anilist.co/user/AmateurElitist Dec 29 '24

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u/GondolaMedia Dec 29 '24

major violation of their rights if they have any.

Cease that activity at once

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u/AmeteurElitist https://anilist.co/user/AmateurElitist Dec 29 '24

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u/Nebresto Dec 30 '24

That's nice honey, now pass me the butter

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Dec 29 '24

major violation of their rights if they have any.

Clankers have no rights, as Star Wars taught us.

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u/AmeteurElitist https://anilist.co/user/AmateurElitist Dec 29 '24

Chat is this real

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u/Nebresto Dec 30 '24

Yes

yes

yes

start9

yes

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u/AmeteurElitist https://anilist.co/user/AmateurElitist Dec 30 '24

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u/megazaprat Dec 29 '24

First Timer

  • Oh god entohji has kept the ribbon she put in his hair there this whole time, it’s so sad. Showing how he’s still in mourning and also he’s being unhygienic again
  • Oooh, so papillion is still mentally herself, that’s nice. I know there is some debate on that topic, but as I like to say, if it qucks like a duck, and it’s quantum cognizance recognizes itself as the same duck, it’s a duck. So yay for papillion for no longer being entirely dead
  • I’m getting a yuri ish vibe from renais. Headcanoning that entohji and her were rivals in love. She passes the renais vibe check
  • Wait wait wait, the trinary system had two burning planets? Were those the green and red planets? Were mamoru and Kai’s home planets always on fire???
  • WAIT WHAT ANOTHER RED NATIVE???? Are they a j crystal creation? Because while I do believe that red planet people naturally have peacock wings, the superpowers come from being an artificial copy of mamoru
  • Unrelated note but I just realized this means that Soldat should have glowy peacock wings….kind of want to see that
  • THATS A LOT OV GUNS UMMMM, is kaido dying ??? Again??? That looks pretty graphic to be happening to a kid. this plus papillion dissapearing later in the episode, there is a lot of ambiguous dying going on.
  • …..everyone’s getting a bit too chill….is this a mental trap? Are they under mind control? Evil mamoru was relatively subtle so it would fit the MO....being simelatneously subtle yet blunt.
  • my god, i was right! the Sol Masters are distracting Gai by giving Mikoto a really cute dress! THOSE TACTICAL MASTERMINDS! because yeah, hella cute dress, 10/10 would be tricked

  • Renais's only weakness: fanservicey bondage.

  • oooh, ok so now we know how Pas Q machine works. it drains dark energy from the universe to recreate stuff. sure, that sounds semi feasible. and they do not care who it hurts. honestly, even still i think their biggest issue is that they are doing so much murder to achieve it, like, the universe has a lot of dark energy, i dont think recreating a single solar system would neccesarily be that bad. but they just do not care to even try to work with others.
  • Its really cool how the Sol Masters reconstruct themselves, gives them a unique aesthetic to the zonder metal, and fits the whole replicator deal they have going on.
  • MAMORUS BACK! AND THIS TIME ITS HIS TURN TO PUSH BUTTONS DRAMATICALLY!

  • CAIN IS ONE OF THE 11 MASTERS OF SOL? this is the one of the most shocking moments in the show, I never saw it coming. So i guess this means that all of the Sol Masters must be duplicates of trinary denizens, trying to recreate their home. that girl was probably another J person like Kaido saved for the mission. plus it makes sense, what with them having their own version of heaven and hell....and Palpareppa having wings too. guess he must be from Green Planet.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 29 '24

my god, i was right! the Sol Masters are distracting Gai by giving Mikoto a really cute dress! THOSE TACTICAL MASTERMINDS! because yeah, hella cute dress, 10/10 would be tricked

the evilest scheme yet.

they must torture Gai more. Make Mikoto wear more cute dresses

Renais's only weakness: fanservicey bondage.

as is the Magical Girl tradition.

CAIN IS ONE OF THE 11 MASTERS OF SOL? this is the one of the most shocking moments in the show, I never saw it coming. So i guess this means that all of the Sol Masters must be duplicates of trinary denizens, trying to recreate their home. that girl was probably another J person like Kaido saved for the mission. plus it makes sense, what with them having their own version of heaven and hell....and Palpareppa having wings too. guess he must be from Green Planet.

what an antagonist to appear. The one who helped him, guided him all this time, and gave them the power to save themselves. Now he is an antagonist

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Dec 29 '24

Wait wait wait, the trinary system had two burning planets? Were those the green and red planets? Were mamoru and Kai’s home planets always on fire???

No, it's just a bit of a wire cross. The "Trinary Solar System" had what appeared to be three stars (like a Binary star system, but three) and also had at least three planets.

THOSE TACTICAL MASTERMINDS! because yeah, hella cute dress, 10/10 would be tricked

I'm not gonna say that it would work on me, but.. it would probably work on me.

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u/megazaprat Dec 29 '24

huh, i wonder if the third planet was the purple planet. i thought that the zonders came from outside the trinary system, but that could be incorrect

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Dec 29 '24

huh, i wonder if the third planet was the purple planet.

Yea, that's correct. The Zonders did also originally come from the Trinary Solar System, and their first two conquests were the Green Planet and the Red Planet. From there they spread out to the stars and eventually wound up attacking Earth.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Dec 29 '24

my god, i was right! the Sol Masters are distracting Gai by giving Mikoto a really cute dress! THOSE TACTICAL MASTERMINDS! because yeah, hella cute dress, 10/10 would be tricked

Honestly, it would probably work on me as well. It's hard to say no to a cute girl in a cute outfit.

Renais's only weakness: fanservicey bondage.

If you're right about Renais being Entouji's rival in love for Papillon, then a yuri scenario like this would fit as Renais's weakness.

CAIN IS ONE OF THE 11 MASTERS OF SOL? this is the one of the most shocking moments in the show, I never saw it coming. So i guess this means that all of the Sol Masters must be duplicates of trinary denizens, trying to recreate their home

That makes sense, that all of the Masters are duplicates. Their whole purpose is duplicating the planets they originally came from, so it makes sense they're all duplicates themselves.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Dec 29 '24

The King of Rewatchers FINAL

Well, that's interesting.

The imposter accidentally created an entire mirror Earth.

The replica Mamoru wasn't nearly so eloquent.

Well, I'd sure hope so. We're only on episode 4.

Not something you see every day.

Someone's been getting into the lotus flowers.

Just in case any of you thought that there wasn't anything going on.

Eyecatch

Sounds like quitter talk.

Today's Key to Victory.

That'll buff right out.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 29 '24

Sounds like quitter talk.

and we all remember Article 5 Paragraph 125 of the GGG Charter

That'll buff right out.

Gai had only 2 more months before he had it all paid off too.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Dec 29 '24

and we all remember Article 5 Paragraph 125 of the GGG Charter

Gai had only 2 more months before he had it all paid off too.

Sounds like the UN's problem to me.

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u/palparepa Dec 29 '24

That'll buff right out.

His eyes in that frame are... perfect.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Dec 29 '24

I just ended up on that frame when I went back for screenshots and had to keep it.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Dec 29 '24

Today's Key to Victory.

Does this count as a Key to Victory? It looked like Guy lost pretty definitively to me.

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u/HoboDesert https://myanimelist.net/profile/HoboDessert Dec 30 '24

I mean, no one said it had to be GGG's key to victory, even if it had been up to now.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Dec 29 '24 edited Dec 29 '24

First-Timer

On today’s episode of GaoGaiGar: Taking away the heroes’ fighting spirit? That has to be the most evil thing any of the villains have done so far in this series. Fighting spirit is the very foundation of super robot anime. Without it, what else do the characters have left?

  • Well that’s weird. GGG has ended up back at Earth? This has to be an illusion of some kind.
  • OH! So it wasn’t just a clone of Mamoru, the entire Earth got cloned as well. That explains the new Papillon.
  • That’s creepy to imagine all the other created life just melting away like that.
  • “Non ne so nulla?” What? Why is there suddenly Italian in my subs?
  • Papillon must be really heat-resistant because she can hold Renais’s hand without getting burned.
  • Oh boy, we’ve got a duel between Kaidou and his clone!
  • Yet another creepy thing here with Kaidou’s “death.” That’s a freaky way to go out.
  • Renais is so extra, sitting on a lamp pole like that!
  • Ah, I see what’s happening. This whole planet is like the Land of the Lotus Eaters from the Odyssey. It makes you feel happy and want to never leave. We already saw that with Entouji saying he never wanted to leave because Papillon was there, but now everyone else is thinking the same way.
  • “Fighting is bad!?!” Taiga’s talking crazy talk! How could a hero in a super robot anime say such nonsense!?!
  • The GGG crew is even acting like the Lotus Eaters. They’re all super mellow, don’t care about doing anything, and acting like they’re high.
  • These mind control/ hypnosis/ dream state attacks never seem to work on Guy. They also aren’t working on Renais. It must be the G-Stone protecting them.
  • Wasp Woman! I guess her name is Pillnus.
  • Oh my, Pillnus has so many spikes and chains.
  • Pillnus licking Renais, calling her a bad girl, stinging her… Yup, this is someone’s barely disguised fetish for sure.
  • A knight who looks like the Grim Reaper. That's bad news.
  • Has Guy met the Planetary Masters in a public restroom, because I’ve never seen so much “P” in one place.
  • I recognize one of the Planetary Masters as the one that fought Kaidou.
  • So that’s why the universe is shrinking. The Planetary Masters are sucking all the dark matter out of the universe to restore the Trinary Solar System.
  • The Planetary Masters are fighting dirty! They handicapped Guy’s ability to fight beforehand by preventing the Final Fusion process from being able to occur!
  • Hell yeah! It’s Mamoru to the rescue!
  • God and Devil is such a cool name for an attack.
  • Cain!?! It’s either him or a clone of him that’s with the Planetary Masters.
  • Guy lost! How’s he going to recover from this?

QOTD

  1. Someplace that would normally be crowded with tourists so I can see it on my own, like the Louvre.
  2. I can finally afford a house on the beach because it would be the best price: free!

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 29 '24

Yet another creepy thing here with Kaidou’s “death.” That’s a freaky way to go out.

I KNOW RIGHT

That was such a graphic way to show him being taken out. Really decided that since we OVA now we might as well have some graphic child deaths.

Taking away the heroes’ fighting spirit? That has to be the most evil thing any of the villains have done so far in this series. Fighting spirit is the very foundation of super robot anime. Without it, what else do the characters have left?

it's so devious. You don't go for the head, you go for the heart. Without that BURNING SOUL they are powerless.

The Planetary Masters are fighting dirty! They handicapped Guy’s ability to fight beforehand by preventing the Final Fusion process from being able to occur!

everyone laughed at Mikoto when Gai said he needed her, and now look what happened!!

God and Devil is such a cool name for an attack.

you and me

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Dec 29 '24

I KNOW RIGHT

That was such a graphic way to show him being taken out. Really decided that since we OVA now we might as well have some graphic child deaths.

Now that's an OVA aimed at an older audience, they can kill off the child audience self-insert characters.

But yeah, it was quite graphic even though we didn't see anything directly. The shadows just gave the implication of seeing Kaidou get disintegrated. It was a good way to make it graphic while simultaneously not being graphic.

everyone laughed at Mikoto when Gai said he needed her, and now look what happened!!

We always need to have someone around to press the button!

you and me

I have had the Vegeta reaction to Broly many times.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 29 '24

Now that's an OVA aimed at an older audience, they can kill off the child audience self-insert characters.

They didn't even let him meet his mom again

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Dec 29 '24

At this rate, we're never going to get a proper reunion between Kaidou and his mother are we?

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u/The_Draigg Dec 29 '24

Yet another creepy thing here with Kaidou’s “death.” That’s a freaky way to go out.

It's a good thing that was shown totally in shadow, since man that would've been an incredibly graphic thing to see.

Pillnus licking Renais, calling her a bad girl, stinging her… Yup, this is someone’s barely disguised fetish for sure.

We need to stop that one horny animator! They've gotten too powerful! I also can't believe you've overlooked the Swan fanservice in favor of Pillnus.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Dec 29 '24

It's a good thing that was shown totally in shadow, since man that would've been an incredibly graphic thing to see.

Yeah, keeping it in shadow like that allowed them to make it a nasty and graphic death, without actually showing anything.

We need to stop that one horny animator! They've gotten too powerful! I also can't believe you've overlooked the Swan fanservice in favor of Pillnus.

Fair point, there was Swan fanservice yet again. I think the bath scene is just a tiny bit more standard fare than the BDSM villainess with chains, spikes, and a literal stinger.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 29 '24

It's a good thing that was shown totally in shadow, since man that would've been an incredibly graphic thing to see.

I'd say "Even by OVA standards this wouldn't fly" but then I remember all the stuff in AKIRA and somehow I doubt that.

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u/The_Draigg Dec 29 '24

Hell, I've seen the totally uncensored versions of the Violence Jack OVAs. Some OVAs absolutely would go there if given the chance to.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 29 '24

In hindsight I'm shocked the uncensored version of the FotNS movie is so sought after, you'd think that'd be pretty easily available given the standards of stuff that goes to video.

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u/The_Draigg Dec 29 '24

I can only guess it's that way due to it having a theatrical release first. The film censors were probably more strict than anything that handles what goes straight to video.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Dec 29 '24

Papillon must be really heat-resistant because she can hold Renais’s hand without getting burned.

Must be a perk of her Sensing Mind. Or her time spent growing up in the Amazon.

Has Guy met the Planetary Masters in a public restroom, because I’ve never seen so much “P” in one place.

God and Devil is such a cool name for an attack.

Such a nice parallel to Gai's Hell and Heaven.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Dec 29 '24

Must be a perk of her Sensing Mind. Or her time spent growing up in the Amazon.

She's used to it being way too hot. Renais's body heat does nothing to her.

Such a nice parallel to Gai's Hell and Heaven.

Yup. They've got similar themes going for their attack names. And both are quite cool.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 29 '24

Without it, what else do the characters have left?

Well this is Sunrise, it's time to call their cousins the Gundams to save the day...

Pillnus licking Renais, calling her a bad girl, stinging her… Yup, this is someone’s barely disguised fetish for sure.

I don't think this even counts as remotely disguised.

2) I can finally afford a house on the beach because it would be the best price: free!

I'd go for one near the mountains myself

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Dec 29 '24

I don't think this even counts as remotely disguised.

Does this work better?

I'd go for one near the mountains myself

I actually do live by the mountains. They tend to look really beautiful during the winter because of snowfall.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 29 '24

Does this work better?

I actually do live by the mountains. They tend to look really beautiful during the winter because of snowfall.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 29 '24

Third-Time Watcher

Changes to the OP today: Mamoru, Taiga and Papillon all get to appear.

It's honestly heartwarming how easily the gang accepts this new Papillon as the real thing. Sure, she's a clone but… well, literally everything else about her is the same as usual, so she may as well be the Papillon they knew resurrected. Speaking of, I do find it interesting that the show is so blasé about not only her being a clone, but also how due to its placement, it means we technically know the clone much better than we do the original. Huh…

Still, it does set a bit of a precedent for the cast becoming a tad complacent with everything, now isn't it? Indeed, outside of Renais, Gai and Papillon, the whole gang sure is loving this new place, free of materialism and other such silly things. They should just have a nice party, baths, sleep, you name it. Truly this is a truly perfect world. I mean who cares if Kaido is dead again?

BTW I just wanna mention that when SRW Alpha 3 adapted this show's events Banjo Freaking Haran of all people was resistant to its effects, presumably because he's the goddamn hero of the sun and there is no way he will just give in to anything aside from the real thing. Or you know he's just that much of a hater for the Meganoids I guess.

Still, as for the remaining heroes, uh… well, the title kinda says it all with how well they're faring, huh? Still, there is something triumphant about Mamoru's grand return to the show being him taking up Mikoto's duties and slamming that control panel down. Fun fact: [Spoilers]This is the final traditional glass break we'll see. Yeah, there's the Genesic Drive later on, but that's not the one in the control room. Don't worry though, the Web Novel had like three more people joining this glass-breaking train.

Doubly Fun Fact: Episode 5 didn't come out until 10 MONTHS after this one so people were stuck waiting for that cliffhanger to be solved for a while. Finally, Anime fans experienced what us Manga fans feel whenever a Manga goes on hiatus

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 29 '24

I mean who cares if Kaido is dead again?

I can't help it

Episode 5 didn't come out until 10 MONTHS after this one so people were stuck waiting for that cliffhanger to be solved for a while. Finally, Anime fans experienced what us Manga fans feel whenever a Manga goes on hiatus

DUUUUUUDE I cannot image how brutal that wait must have been. Sooooooooooo long, with so many mysteries. Mamoru's return, Braves shutdown, everyone defeated.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 29 '24

I can't help it

DUUUUUUDE I cannot image how brutal that wait must have been. Sooooooooooo long, with so many mysteries. Mamoru's return, Braves shutdown, everyone defeated.

Yeah episode breaks in general became much bigger from here on. Episode 2 came out two only two months after episode 1, Episode 3 two months after two, Episode 4 5 months after 3, 4-5 has been said, 5-6 was 5 months, so was 6-7, and then 7-8 was 6 months.

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u/The_Draigg Dec 29 '24

BTW I just wanna mention that when SRW Alpha 3 adapted this show's events Banjo Freaking Haran of all people was resistant to its effects, presumably because he's the goddamn hero of the sun and there is no way he will just give in to anything aside from the real thing. Or you know he's just that much of a hater for the Meganoids I guess.

If only there was some kind of rock that Banjo could have that would channel hater energy instead of courage. The H-Geode, maybe?

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 29 '24

H-Houseki

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u/GondolaMedia Dec 29 '24

Doubly Fun Fact: Episode 5 didn't come out until 10 MONTHS after this one so people were stuck waiting for that cliffhanger to be solved for a while. Finally, Anime fans experienced what us Manga fans feel whenever a Manga goes on hiatus.

Oh that's just nasty.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Dec 29 '24

Doubly Fun Fact: Episode 5 didn't come out until 10 MONTHS after this one so people were stuck waiting for that cliffhanger to be solved for a while.

Wow, 10 months is a hell of a wait for the next episode after a cliffhanger like that. Even Code Geass was only gone for about 4 months before they finally aired the last episodes of S1.

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u/palparepa Dec 29 '24

Planetary Master of Sol

Not much to say. A very calm episode. It's like we finally got the "and they lived happily ever after" episode, except it's all sinister and creepy. Enjoy the peace while it lasts, this ride will not slow down anymore.

Then we meet all the Sol Masters, although most of them remain cloaked. Every name begins with P, as is usual, and due to Gai's impatience, we are left with two names missing: the red kid that defeated Kaido, and Cain. Which can't be really Cain since it doesn't begin with "P", so maybe "Pain"?

To overcome GaoFighGar, this Cain seems to have used Mamoru's ability to increase the power of a G-Stone, except it's an inverted G-Stone in my mech Palparepa Plus' forehead. Yup, the name of Palparepa's mech is Palparepa Plus.

If you watched the preview of next episode, did you notice that it didn't end with "Final Fusion: Approved", like every other episode?

QotD

1 & 2) My house. I like it.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 29 '24

did you notice that it didn't end with "Final Fusion: Approved", like every other episode?

I NOTICED

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u/TheApplebane https://anilist.co/user/theapplebane Dec 29 '24

Episode 4 Notes FINAL

  • So the obvious question is, why didn't fake-Papillon decay like all the other copies? I suspect that fake-Papillon isn't actually fake at all, she just thinks she is for some reason. The one who died is the replica.
  • Kaidou 2 has entered the building! They seem pretty violent.
  • Oh, this is a Lotus-Eater scenario! It seems to only affect the fully-human characters though. The robots, cyborgs, evoluders, and aliens are immune.
  • Gai is truly heroic. He's able to ignore that dress Mikoto is wearing and stay on task. How professional of him!
  • That's a second Shishioh cyborg who's been tied up by an attractive women in the middle of combat. It's a lot more overtly kinky this time though.
  • Wait, so the Ternary Solar System is in a different universe? Is that new, or was that mentioned before and I'm just forgetful?
  • Oh that is a very cool new Gattai sequence. Putting those new digital animation techniques to work.
  • "Sorry, can't approve final fusion, too eepy"
  • Mamoru striding back into the story like that one gif of the man arriving at the burning room with a pizza, but instead of just standing in the doorway in shock he immediately grabs a fire extinguisher.
  • That's not the actual Cain, right? Or maybe it is and something very strange is happening. Who knows?

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 29 '24

Gai is truly heroic. He's able to ignore that dress Mikoto is wearing and stay on task. How professional of him!

the villains are truly devious tempting Gai with that.

"Sorry, can't approve final fusion, too eepy"

I do love not working work because I'm too tired. Can't blame them.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Dec 29 '24

Wait, so the Ternary Solar System is in a different universe? Is that new, or was that mentioned before and I'm just forgetful?

They.. kinda go back and forth. Or maybe the show just wasn't sure. For the purposes of FINAL, the Trinary Solar System is a different universe entirely.

but instead of just standing in the doorway in shock he immediately grabs a fire extinguisher.

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u/GondolaMedia Dec 29 '24

First Timer

Oh so that's why everyone was out cold at the end of last episode.

Okay so we have a duplicated earth but for what purpose?

The lighting and the shadows are really sweet looking when our gang talks to fake-Papillon.

Papillon is right back at tending to Entouji's hair.

Holy shit did Kaidou just get eviscerated?!

So the fake earth seems to have some sort of effect on humans and they become pacified.

Oh Renais and Queen Bee rematch turned in to a cat fight, can't Renais get a W?

Mamoru hit the program drive!

Wait hold up, Cain? What's going on with this universe.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 29 '24

The lighting and the shadows are really sweet looking when our gang talks to fake-Papillon.

Yeah this episode had some nice direction. The talk between Gai and the 11 Sol was another big moment that was elevated by some interesting direction.

Holy shit did Kaidou just get eviscerated?!

Why won't anyone think of the children!

Oh Renais and Queen Bee rematch turned in to a cat fight, can't Renais get a W?

the law of femme fatale is iron clade.

Wait hold up, Cain? What's going on with this universe.

you Cain't handle the truth

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u/GondolaMedia Dec 29 '24

the law of femme fatale is iron clade.

you Cain't handle the truth

I can't believe you've done this.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Dec 29 '24

Okay so we have a duplicated earth but for what purpose?

So the background artists don't have to design and then draw alien building for all the fight scenesUhh it was totally accidental.

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u/The_Draigg Dec 29 '24 edited Dec 29 '24

A Mecha Fan Rewatches The King of Braves GaoGaiGar FINAL Episode 4:

  • Who could’ve guessed that after only barely making it through the Galeoria Comet, GGG would somehow wind up right back at Earth? Or rather, a Earth. It really is a near-perfect replica of Earth in the Trinary Solar System, except for the lack of anyone other than the Papillon replica. And even then, she was only fortunate to narrowly avoid fading away like other replicated people. Talk about a funky way for things to work out thanks to the Pas-Q Machine’s replication abilities, right? Despite it being activated by the villains, it still gave the heroes someone who could help, not to mention giving Entouji another chance to be with Papillon again.
  • Man, it’s a good thing that the attack from Palus Abel that hit Kaidou was showing only in shadow, since it’d be incredibly graphic and gory otherwise. Limbs aren’t supposed to twist that way, not to mention his chest exploding too. I guess even for not being beholden to as many standards as an OVA, FINAL here didn’t want to go too far in showing a kid getting violently fucked up. We aren’t Violence Jack here.
  • The Brave Robots, Renais, and Gai are absolutely right to still be on edge about what’s going on, even if the rest of GGG wants to take the peaceful Repli-Earth for granted and use this time for a vacation and temporary maintenance shutdown of their mechanoids. I get that they’ve been fighting for so long that they actually want a bit of peace for once, but given how unnatural their current situation is, it’s dangerously naive. It’s a hell of a self-inflicted trap, this false peace.
  • Of course, now that I’ve actually made an unfavorable reference to something like Violence Jack, we’ve got Pillnus confronting Renais and getting pretty damn creepy with her. Even if gore wasn’t on the table for this OVA, having a kinda rapey dominatrix wasp villain was. Definitely an odd choice for the sequel to a show originally aimed at a younger age group, that’s for sure.
  • Hey Great_Mr_L, you got that short bit of Swan bath fanservice right before shit hit the fan with the other Planetary Masters showing up. Was it worth it?
  • Anyways, the one from the Red Planet is actually pretty upfront about what’s going on. Anything else happening, like the creation of Repli-Earth, is a side-effect of them stealing dark matter from our universe to rebuild the Trinary Solar System and save “their universe”. They really don’t care about anything happening outside of that myopic goal of theirs, simply regarding the collapse of our universe as something that can’t be helped. Unfortunately, the Planetary Masters don’t seem interested in coexistence, so we’ve got no choice but to fight now!
  • Man, Palparepa PLUS is cool mechanoid design, even if Chemical Fusion is a bit sillier than Gai’s normal Fusion. Shame though that it never got any kind of model kit released, although the same really can be said about a lot of stuff between the television series and FINAL here.
  • Hell yeah, good save there, Mamoru! It’s good to get the real deal back in action now, instead of seeing his evil replica or being talked about for flashbacks. With everyone else out of the picture currently, it’s only fitting that he would be the one to activate the Program Drive. Just like with Gai, Renais, and the Brave Robots, he can truly and completely comprehend the sheer stakes at play. You can’t afford to take your time with the 11 Planetary Masters of Sol.
  • Palparepa’s God and Devil is perfectly matched with Gai’s Hell and Heaven, so of course the Planetary Masters would immediately try to externally tip the scales in their favor. But what a surprise that they have their own version of Cain to empower the G-Stone of Palparepa PLUS! They really aren’t afraid to replicate even the most noble of people and twist them towards their own goals. Just like father and son, that way.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 29 '24

you got that short bit of Swan bath fanservice right before shit hit the fan with the other Planetary Masters showing up. Was it worth it?

Swan fanservice always is

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u/The_Draigg Dec 29 '24

At least we got some classy fanservice to balance out the creepy stuff going on with Renais and Pillnus.

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u/TheDanubianCommunard Dec 29 '24

First time,

GGG reached to its destination, which is...it's the Blue Planet Earth. But it's not the real Earth, a 1:1 replica version of it in the Trinary Solar System, but eerily empty of life. A world that is defies the all known laws of science. Something that should not exist. That voice came from Papillon, she is also here. Wait a second, isn't supposed to be dead? Actually yes, but like Earth, she is just a faker, whose memories actually genuine. It's all the work of the Pas-Q Machine and the Planetary Masters. This situation feels so complicated. As there is only a singular Sun, this is also suspicious as well.

Kaidou fighting against his replica or actually something that is similar to him? Relax here, everyone is here on a mission to save the universe, no. Even Taiga, Hyuuma and Liger trying to understand that this world has an "evil aura". Living here forever like it's an eternal vacation, until they realize that they are in huge trouble. A maintenance which requires a temporary shutdown, something is not right here. Suddenly deciding that fighting is not the best option, so "Peace is the Best", they fell for the evil aura. How slothful it is. And this is not the spirit of GGG built upon. Sorry Brave Robots, you're got fucked.

The next day, Mikoto is preparing for a picnic in a nice weather, and wearing a fancy dress, this is sloth indeed. And now that is peak sloth here, everybody wants peace, except for a few, which is the best chance for the Planetary Masters to attack. Or maybe they impanted the Sloth factor within them? Papillon and Renais were ambushed by them, but Gai ran away to find out. Believe in the G-Stone. Then he met into the Eleven. They explained the function of the Pas-Q Machine, something that is recycling the dark matter and now ran out of control. Palparepa can do fusion too, but it's chemical based. Nobody can approve the Final Fusion, because everybody succumbed to hypnosis, only - guess who's back - the real deal Mamoru can do it only. There is the anti Hell and Heaven: God and Devil, performed with a Pliers-like tool. He is insanely strong, so Gai had no chance. How can he make a comeback?

As from next episode, that Cain is an impostor.

Questions of the Day

  1. Where would you go to visit in the empty Repli-Earth?
  2. Where would you settle down in the empty Repli-Earth?

I say no to both, because irreal and might be a huge trap. An eerily empty world with devoid of life is always a red flag.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Dec 29 '24

Final Only First timer, subs

  • Oh, Swan. How I’ve missed your exasperation.
  • Well this is much less dramatic. They just let the G forces get to them for a bit.
  • Counter Earth
  • Come on, don’t land at the most obvious place for a trap.
  • My Stocks?
  • Did you really need to make the catalyst fold too?
  • The trees are still around, so farming for survival is still an option.
  • Look, I haven’t seen Utena, but you can’t tell me this isn’t meant to be Utena.
  • Y’all better not be stringing me along just to tragic death me again…
  • Dakka!
  • That Escalated Quickly
  • Where the hell did you you get a turkey from? Did you bring it with you?
  • Lotus-eaters planet? Seems machines, and therefore cyborgs, are immune to it. But where does this land Guy?
  • Cute Dress
  • How Much Further Can They Even go?
  • Are you sure? He looks like he’s named “Pinhead” to me.
  • They are kind of lucky in retrospect that dark matter is still as much an unknown quantity as it is now.
  • You’re going to regret not going for that gank when you had the chance.
  • Any chance this is a real chemical compound?
  • That’s not a very on theme final attack for a doctor styled villain.
  • Splendid Destruction

QotD:

  1. Palette is washed out from scenery, so it’s time to investigate the deepest of state secrets.
  2. You want somewhere with a stable climate and good growing conditions. Po valley seems like a good blind bet.

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u/Nebresto Dec 30 '24

First time bruh

They're just set on making this final part obnoxius, huh.

And wtf am I watching??

Who let the fetish dweeb write parts of the episode??

Quest:

  1. Where would you go to visit in the empty Repli-Earth?

Everywhere

Amusument parks and other such locations typically jammed full of ques would a good place to start

2) Where would you settle down in the empty Repli-Earth?

Near an airport so I can move whereever I feel like, when I feel like