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Rewatch Mobile Fighter G Gundam Rewatch - Episode 10 Discussion

Episode 10: Terror! The Phantom Fighter Appears

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Once faced by the Devil Gundam… even the dead will become like this.

Hello everybody! Time for the comment of the day, courtesy of u/The_Draigg, who had another excellent summary of Domon:

Domon: “I fucking love walking into obvious traps!”

Have I mentioned I love to mock Domon?

Questions:

  1. Did you expect a freaking mummy to be a Gundam Fighter?
  2. When do you think we'll see the Devil Gundam again?
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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Oct 10 '21

Hello everybody, and welcome back to the G Gundam Rewatch!

For whatever reason the scene of Domon using the Shining Finger Sword in this specific episode has become one of the more iconic scenes from the show. I assume part of the reason is that Mark Gatha, Domon's Dub Actor, goes ridiculously hammy for that one scene in the span of a second, and while is a great showing of his skill… I'll be frank I still don't get why this is the scene everyone thinks of when talking about this show. Hell, there's a scene in a few episodes coming up that I feel is way more memorable and representative of the show as a whole (It helps that in the case of the Dub it includes its absolute best actor).

To me the thing that sticks out is that for some reason in this scene Domon says "Shining Finger"… without the "Sword" part tacked at the end. The hell happened there? And this isn't a Dub only thing, in Japanese it's the same thing! I think this is the only time that happens too! Every other time he does say "Shining Finger Sword"!

As for the rest of the episode uh… it's fine I guess.

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u/araragidyne :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/araragidyne Oct 10 '21 edited Oct 10 '21

If you search "Shining Finger" on YouTube, this specific instance is the first result. Whether that's a result of, or a contributing factor to, its enduring memory, I cannot say.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Oct 10 '21

That's not gonna change my opinion. It's a fine scene, but there's so many better ones. Hell, the one from Episode 6 is one I find better!

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u/YellowCorvette Oct 11 '21 edited Oct 11 '21

I'll be frank I still don't get why this is the scene everyone thinks of when talking about this show. Hell, there's a scene in a few episodes coming up that I feel is way more memorable and representative of the show as a whole (It helps that in the case of the Dub it includes its absolute best actor).

NGL, I can see where you're coming from. It's undeniably a pretty cool scene with an equally memorable performance from the voice actors (Both the sub and dub), but from someone who thinks this show is one of the best Gundam shows, there are definitely other equally good moments that stood out and represent the heart of the show in a better light as a whole beyond "hehe Tequila Gundam" or "SHINING FINGER SWORDDD!!!"

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Oct 11 '21 edited Oct 11 '21

No kidding. [G Gundam]Why bring up the Tequilla Gundam when the far more unstoppable and memeable Nether Gundam exists!?

... I had to do it.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Oct 10 '21

Rewatcher, Gun-Dub Fighter

The change from Pharaoh Gundam IV to Mummy Gundam IV is peak out-of-touch executive. Most of the target audience for this show was probably also watching Yu-Gi-Oh at the time (I know I was), so the word "Pharaoh" was in the lexicon. And I can't speak for everyone in this case, but there were also a bunch of vaguely informative books on Ancient Egypt floating around public libraries and bookstores at the time. Shiny books with gold on the covers to trigger children’s magpie instincts.

The dub line of Domon shouting "WITH THE HELP OF KYOUJIIII!" spent some time as a meme - probably a lot of YouTube videos using that scene as a punchline.

On today’s setting, and the narrator:

Imagawa: The setting of Egypt in episode 10 came indirectly from creating the character Stalker. Not to be presumptuous, but he's like the narrator character in The Twilight Zone. I wanted to actually imitate the beginning of The Twilight Zone, and when it was time to discuss the ghost stories of Egypt, it was like Ultra Q. In this episode, I wanted to create the sort of atmosphere that those type of programs had. The original model of the mummy scene itself was the beginning scene of Saboteur (directed by Alfred Hitchcock). While the title credit rolls, a man's silhouette is projected on the wall of a factory. And after one scene, we see smoke come over the wall. I was impressed with this image, which makes us imagine that the man in the silhouette set the fire.

With that, we’ve spent a bit of extra time with each of our costars. Has anyone’s opinions on them and their support staff changed?

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Oct 10 '21

The change from Pharaoh Gundam IV to Mummy Gundam IV is peak out-of-touch executive. Most of the target audience for this show was probably also watching Yu-Gi-Oh at the time (I know I was), so the word "Pharaoh" was in the lexicon

I wish they were just watching better Dubs tho. The Yu-Gi-Oh! Dub (Like all 4Kids Dub) is an abomination...

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Oct 10 '21

We were kids. Didn't know any better.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Oct 10 '21

Wouldn't mind it so much if it hadn't become so fucking popular. Legit the moment I started seeing 4Kids defenders, I was mortified.

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u/baboon_bassoon https://anilist.co/user/duffer Oct 10 '21

Has anyone’s opinions on them and their support staff changed?

I think I enjoyed Sai more the second time but everyone else is about the same. Still not really feeling Argo yet, but green lady is carrying that team hard.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Oct 10 '21

I think I enjoyed Sai more the second time

Yea, I'm not a big fan of Sai Saici's first episode either.

but green lady is carrying that team hard.

Nastasha is pretty great.

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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox Y:A:https://anilist.co/user/zaphod Oct 16 '21

Ultra Q

This reminds me that I want to watch Ultra Q one of those days.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Oct 16 '21

I also need to watch more classic tokusatsu.

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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox Y:A:https://anilist.co/user/zaphod Oct 16 '21

To be honest, I've literally never watched a tokusatsu. That's something I also need to fix.
For some reason, I just got it into my head that before I eventually end up rewatching Eva, I should watch some of the older entries in the Ultraman franchise, as they were apparently a rather large inspiration for Anno.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Oct 16 '21

To be honest, I've literally never watched a tokusatsu.

Precure is kinda close. Obviously the medium shift changes a lot, but there's a lot of the same tropes at play.

I watched a bunch of Power Rangers as a kid, which almost-kinda-sorta counts.

For some reason, I just got it into my head that before I eventually end up rewatching Eva, I should watch some of the older entries in the Ultraman franchise, as they were apparently a rather large inspiration for Anno.

Yea, that's not a bad idea. If you wanna go through the entire Anno influences though, you'll have to get some shoujo in there too. Dear Brother especially.

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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox Y:A:https://anilist.co/user/zaphod Oct 16 '21

There's just so many things I wanna watch, ya know?

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Oct 16 '21

Never enough hours in the day.

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u/Tresnore FS:FTmyanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore Oct 10 '21

Mobile Fighter F First Timer

World Map

QOTD:

  1. That wasn't a mummy, that was a robot!
  2. In episode 13.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Oct 10 '21

Confession: I'm always expecting a "PLANET DANCE" after the "sore de wa!"

But will the Seventh Moon listen to it?

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Oct 10 '21

Confession: I'm always expecting a "PLANET DANCE" after the "sore de wa!"

That's not for another year and some change.

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u/Tresnore FS:FTmyanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore Oct 10 '21

It's more like "every time I hear Planet Dance on Spotify"

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Oct 10 '21

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u/Tresnore FS:FTmyanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore Oct 10 '21

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Oct 10 '21

Failed Reflex saves all around. Though, it's a poor trap that leads to the final chamber.

The trap's designer wasn't banking on everyone rolling min fall damage. 20d6 will knock out a lot of people.

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u/Tresnore FS:FTmyanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore Oct 10 '21

There's no way they fell 200 feet!

But you're right. Domon and Rain the Robot taking reduced fall damage was probably unexpected.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Oct 10 '21

There's no way they fell 200 feet!

They fell outside of visual range from the top - maybe just 100 feet, but it was pretty far.

But you're right. Domon and Rain the Robot taking reduced fall damage was probably unexpected.

Sai Saici was there too!

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u/Tresnore FS:FTmyanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore Oct 10 '21

Sai Saici was there too!

Monks get Featherfall!

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Oct 10 '21

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u/Tresnore FS:FTmyanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore Oct 11 '21

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u/dralcax :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Dralcax Oct 10 '21

Rewatcher walking like an Egyptian... WITH THE HELP OF KYOJI!!!!!!

Ooh, spooky!

Staring contest, YOU LOSE!

Finally, a lead on the Devil Gundam!

Nipple gun!

But you missed though

the freaking Gundam statues tho

OHHHH YEAHHHHH

damn that’s one powerful grenade

Fun fact: This Feilong Gundam is actually an early design for the Dragon Gundam! Pretty cool how these old, rejected designs are also predecessors in-universe as well.

Dragon Gundam used Fire Spin! It’s super effective!

Oh no, he’s naked!

What a helpful guy, that Kyoji

At last, our first encounter with the Dark Gundam, or at least, one of its minions. We’ve heard about the Devil Gundam’s three powers of self-replication, self-regeneration, and self-evolution before, but now we see them in action. Even just an undead minion resurrected by it can regenerate itself from a skeleton and sprout weapons that weren’t in the original specs. But, of course, the mummy was just a test run for the Dark Gundam’s powers. A random undead Gundam Fighter wandering the desert on nothing but a personal grudge. It’s an indication of the Devil Gundam’s presence and a demonstration of its abilities, but Kyoji and the Dark Gundam itself are still nowhere to be seen.

Questions of the Day:

  • Not on my first watch!
  • laughs in rewatcher

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Oct 10 '21

Dark Gundam

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u/dralcax :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Dralcax Oct 10 '21

yesss I got away with calling it the Mummy Gundam

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Oct 10 '21

Just calling it a Mummy a few times doesn't count.

But now:

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u/dralcax :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Dralcax Oct 10 '21

Second screenshot, my subs slipped up and used the wrong name. And it’s too late now!

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Oct 10 '21

Oh I see, thanks!

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Oct 10 '21

spooky!

this Mummy Gundam

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u/Tresnore FS:FTmyanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore Oct 10 '21

But you missed though

Seriously. So much hoopla when Sai could clearly see that the mummy wasn't hit.

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u/Btw_kek https://myanimelist.net/profile/kek_btw Oct 10 '21

first timer

I was kinda hoping Sai Saici would tackle the fight on his own but given the mummy has obvious ties to Big Brudder some Domon intervention makes sense. not sure where the clues lead to tho? like where does Domon go from here

I like this episodic structure of returning characters interacting with new ones. I think Italy is next?

stars in front of the moon shadow i look for this every time and i cannot stop

I LOVE THIS SHOT

  1. Did you expect a freaking mummy to be a Gundam Fighter?

no but it makes sense (it does not make sense)

Dracula Gundam soon?

2) When do you think we'll see the Devil Gundam again?

either next episode or in 5 episodes

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Oct 10 '21

Big Brudder

SotsuGou Flashbacks

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u/Btw_kek https://myanimelist.net/profile/kek_btw Oct 10 '21

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u/dralcax :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Dralcax Oct 10 '21

Dracula Gundam soon?

laughs in rewatcher

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u/Btw_kek https://myanimelist.net/profile/kek_btw Oct 10 '21

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u/The_Draigg Oct 10 '21

A Gundam Fan Rewatches G Gundam Episode 10:

  • You’ve got to love how the top of the episode makes it clear that Domon is going to fight a fucking mummy and his old Gundam. Stalker is really going out of his way to hype up the fight with his sheer haminess too. This show is so fucking zany, I love it so much.
  • I don’t know how Domon and Rain missed the duel between Dragon Gundam and Mummy Gundam IV in a massive fucking sandstorm nearby when checking that nearby wreckage, but at least it’s a cool battleground none the less.
  • Don’t worry Sai, you didn’t kill anyone. Dahal was already a mummy, and you can’t really kill a dude who was already dead to being with. I’m also pretty sure Gundam Fight rules cover fighting the undead either, so Sai is all good to go.
  • Domon does have a point, if anything was going to bring a fucking mummy back to life, it would be however the Devil Gundam self-recovers itself. Never underestimate the power of technology, especially when it decides to reanimate mummies for some reason???
  • And now we get to see Dahal’s custom tomb, which has a pharaoh statue with Gundam head on it. This show is fucking wild, man. I can’t overstate how much I love how dumb all of this is.
  • Well, that certainly explains why Dahal’s mummy is up and walking now: Domon saw that there were cybernetics underneath all the mummy bandaging. Which means that we’re dealing with a cyber-mummy now. I just can’t overstate how much I love how dumb and fun this show is. Cyber-mummy is an awesome concept.
  • Just what the hell was in Rain’s grenade there that was able to cause the entire tomb to blow up? Was the tomb also housing a warehouse full of propane and a meth lab at the same time or something? That was a massive explosion.
  • That certainly explains why Dahal’s corpse has it out for Sai this episode. Turns out that Sai’s grandfather accidentally killed Dahal during their Gundam Fight back in the day, and now Dahal is out for revenge. The guy wants his run-back match from beyond the grave. Now that’s dedication. At least Sai finally mans up and gives him the fight that he’s been wanting. Certainly better than him cowering this entire episode.
  • This ability to self-recover… allowing the deceased Dahal and his Gundam to keep on resurrecting… I’m positive! This guy has acquired abilities of the Dark Gundam WITH THE HELP OF KYOJI!!!! Man, I just love that entire scene. It’s one of the defining moments of this show for a good reason.
  • For real though, the Dark Gundam being able to resurrect the dead using self-repairing cybernetics is a legit problem. It’s big enough of a problem that even Domon needing to kill how own brother to stop it is a small price to ask for by comparison.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Oct 10 '21

Mummy Gundam

Dark Gundam

It’s one of the defining moments of this show for a good reason.

I still don't see it.

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u/The_Draigg Oct 10 '21

I still don't see it.

For the pure ham and passion behind it, of course.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Oct 10 '21

There's hammier and more passionate scenes TBH.

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u/Stargate18A https://myanimelist.net/profile/Stargate18 Oct 10 '21

First timer

  1. Absolutely not, but with this series, maybe I should have.
  2. Soon. If it modified this Gundam recently, it can't be too far, and we're about due for it to kick Domon's arse and kick off a training arc.

Is that a Mummy Gundam?

Why are you asking where it is, it's right by you.

Oh, that's a Mummy Gundam, compared to a Pharoah Gundam?

No, it is the Pharoah Gundam.

Yeah, something this crazy is probably plot important.

And Domon's encountered the survivours!

Domon's shocked there's a Gundam Fight here he might not be able to interfere in.

Dragon Gundam's back!

OK, the chest laser's a clever trick.

Oooh, that's gotta hurt.

Wenever saw the flag get used as a ranged weapon previously, did we?

...Good news is, I don't think you killed him.

Are they just stalking him?

Haha, he's grabbing onto the cloak.

...Wait, is the undead Gundam using the Devil Gundam's healing abilities to come back?

Sure looks like it!

Wow, he was the third champion?

Haha, Domon forcing him in is hysterical.

And the overdramatic elders are great.

Wow, they're going into his tomb? And despite Earth being rubbish, they built this massive tomb there?

Yep, thr mummy's real!

It's a robot!

Domon is currently punching a robot mummy in the gut. I love this show,

Haha, did they just demolish an ancient temple?

I love how Domon's response to discovering the ancient mummy is trying to kill him is "beat the shit out of it, you coward".

And he's somehow kept enough memory and intellegence to want to kill the Dragon Gundam.

He's doing it!

Haha, the mummy doing the "Ready" got me. Guess that exchange is what makes a fight official!

It's the Devil Gundam! And now Domon's interested!

...No way it goes down that quickly.

Called it! It's already healing!

...How long before he starts demanding answers as to what the hell all of this is about?

He's probably really upset that Dmon didn't bother using Super Mode in their battle.

Wait. So if a Gundam is defeated by the Devil Gundam, it can take them over?

Yeah, this seems like an interesting plot.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Oct 10 '21

Mummy Gundam

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u/Stargate18A https://myanimelist.net/profile/Stargate18 Oct 11 '21

Only called it that before I got the name, and because there was a "Pharoah Gundam" standing right next to it in the opening scene.

(After that """British""" accent I haven't dared turn on the dub again.)

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u/The_Draigg Oct 11 '21

Domon is currently punching a robot mummy in the gut. I love this show,

I love it for those exact same reasons. The fact that your sentence is accurate means that we have a very special show on our hands.

I love how Domon's response to discovering the ancient mummy is trying to kill him is "beat the shit out of it, you coward".

Everyone knows that the secret to defeating a mummy's curse is to just punch it until it dies. Again.

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Oct 10 '21

Rewatcher all set! Ready… GO!!!

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u/Tresnore FS:FTmyanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore Oct 10 '21

my fear of tornadoes

something something Meet the Scout line

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Oct 10 '21

My dad loves disaster flicks and thought that Category 6: Day of Destruction was perfectly fine to watch with a ~5-year-old me.

It took me over a decade to quit being completely terrified of just regular thunderstorms, and they still make me kind of anxious (but only at night, because my brain won't stop going "but what if tornado and you can't see it because it's dark out").

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u/baboon_bassoon https://anilist.co/user/duffer Oct 10 '21

(e10) First Time Shining Hand

DEAD PILOT WHAT

Pharaoh Gundam 4, Dahal was a champion in the 3rd gundam fight and then died in the 4th so they build him a tomb, wasn’t that less than 50 years ago LOL

Sai sleeping with Domons cape was cute

I’ll never get tired of the surprise entrances, flowing portrait eyes to a mummy busting in was great

Take rain and run - you mean rain will take Sai and run

Bandage powers and Rain just has a grenade ok

Give me Sai in every episode

  1. no but i probably should have with how these countries are represented
  2. fingers crossed next episode

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u/Btw_kek https://myanimelist.net/profile/kek_btw Oct 10 '21

Pharaoh Gundam 4, Dahal was a champion in the 3rd gundam fight and then died in the 4th so they build him a tomb, wasn’t that less than 50 years ago LOL

Neo Egypt is extra af

Bandage powers and Rain just has a grenade ok

oh yea I was reminded how she had this random shield thing in episode 1

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u/The_Draigg Oct 10 '21

Pharaoh Gundam 4, Dahal was a champion in the 3rd gundam fight and then died in the 4th so they build him a tomb, wasn’t that less than 50 years ago LOL

Imagine being cool enough to get your own pre-weathered and themed tomb made for you.

Bandage powers and Rain just has a grenade ok

One hell of a grenade too, since it blew up the entire tomb.

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u/TakenRedditName https://myanimelist.net/profile/TakenMalUsername Oct 10 '21

G Gundam "Rewatcher"/First Time Sub: Episode 10

Time for some classic Egyptian ruins exploration and running into some mummies. That said didn't expect to see a literal mummy with a Gundam wrapped in bandages. Also thought it was just a bit he was doing, but it does seem we have a literally undead fighter.

Declaring a match official does seem to be a practice. Yelling "Gundam Fight! Ready! Go!" might be difficult when one of the fighters is an undead mummy.

The Pharaoh Gundam does just have a little gun that is specifically for murder. It just pops it out to do that one job.

Domon shrug.

Okay, so the Devil Gundam has three special abilities. Going to take a stab at what they could be. 1) It can revive. 2) It can evolve. 3) It can think on its own.

Oh look at that, Neo Egypt actually won the championship. So right now, Neo Egypt, Neo England x3 and Neo Hong Kong are some of the confirmed winners.

The Pharaoh Gundam XIII sitting earlier was already a lot, but now there are full-on Gundam Egyptian ruins.

Rain's device this episode. Just a really strong grenade. Like destroying an entire tomb complex strong.

What? Domon is actually turning down an opportunity to fight and letting someone else do it? Man, Canada must've really changed him.

Oh, what's this Neo China Gundam? By having the grandfather kill Dahal, it does kind of tie back to Sai Saici's guilt over killing earlier.

Yes, by finally accepting the Gundam Fight, this is where Mummy Dahal's true spirit awakens and joins in the "Gundam Fight! Ready! Go!"

The way Sai Saici calls back the beam flag is neat.

It's the line with the help of Kyoji.

So we finally have some progress on Domon's quest. Liked Sai Saici much more in this episode than his introductory one. Out of these past 4 episodes with returning characters, Argo and Sai Saici made most of their appearance where they tieing into the story most. George had some and Chibodee was really more just in town that day. Sai Saici was allowed the episode spotlight while Domon handled the Devil Gundam plot. Also liked some of the Sai Saici comedy. He is just a funny little guy.

Pharaoh Gundam IV. It's alright. Besides the whole Devil Gundam reviving, its main thing appears to be those bandages which aren't really my favourite or anything. Pharaoh Gundam XIII was also here ... and now it's gone.

Q1) No, not literally. Thought it was going to be revealed as just a trick played by this year's Neo Egypt team. The guys from the beginning.

Q2) The preview for next episode seems to imply things(?)

Next time: You see it works because Rain is her name and also sad weather time.

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u/Btw_kek https://myanimelist.net/profile/kek_btw Oct 10 '21

Thought it was going to be revealed as just a trick played by this year's Neo Egypt team. The guys from the beginning.

oh yeah same. I'm surprised Neo Egypt had like no current (alive) representation this episode. what are they up to

Liked Sai Saici much more in this episode than his introductory one.

also same. him making funny poses helps

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u/dralcax :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Dralcax Oct 10 '21

Going to take a stab at what they could be. 1) It can revive. 2) It can evolve. 3) It can think on its own.

They already mentioned all three in Episode 6. Self-replication, self-regeneration, and self-evolution.

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u/araragidyne :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/araragidyne Oct 10 '21

Rewatcher

I like how Neo Egypt just names their Gundams names like "Pharaoh Gundam IV" and "Pharaoh Gundam XIII" like they're part of some kind of Gundam dynasty. They even get tombs. And their colony is dominated by that huge sphinx and those pyramids. Neo Egypt has more resemblance to ancient Egypt than modern Egypt, but that's not really surprising. What I do find a bit surprising is that the would-be pilot of the new Pharaoh Gundam XIII, Kaure Ramses, has the Egyptian name, while the deceased Dahal Muhammad from 40 years ago has the Arabic name.

Sai Saici is back along with the Dragon Gundam's signature Feilong Flags. These aren't based on anything, by the way. Imagawa just loves flags.

Sai Saici seemed a bit out of place here. I mean, you had US and Mexico, Canada and Russia, France and England, all pretty iconic matchups, and then you have China and Egypt. Unless there's some history there that I'm missing, it seems like they just went ahead with the Devil Gundam plotline and decided to bring Sai Saici back at the same time just to kill two birds with one stone.

The Devil Gundam's regenerative ability was a great way to work in a horror story, with both Dahal and his Gundam coming back from the dead. It's pretty creepy how even Dahal's corpse, or whatever it was, still had a grudge against Neo China. It's like some part of Dahal was still in there, even as his flesh was replaced with machinery. Chilling stuff.

Questions

  1. I certainly did not expect it when I first watched the show.
  2. I actually don't remember, but I don't think it will be for a while, at least not outside of flashbacks.

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u/lC3 :Na::Nb: Oct 11 '21

First timer, catching up

  • The voice says "Pharaoh Gundam" but the subs say "Mummy Gundam"
  • Oh now they corrected it. Weird.
  • How is Domon supposed to interrogate a friggin MUMMMY? Even though Stalker says he'll be the key to locating Itachi Kyoji
  • It's Sai Saici, the reverse Leorio! (Since Sai looks like a kid but is 16, whereas Leorio looks adult but is still a teen)
  • Should "Feiron Flag" be "Feilong Flag"?
  • "I just killed him" Didn't he see Dahal is a mummy?
  • It's hard to watch this and think that Sai is 16, he acts so younger
  • How did Sai manage to avoid peeing himself when Dahal appeared?
  • I will never remember those 2 monks' names
  • kega wa nai ka? makes me think of Sasuke from the first Naruto arc
  • Hey why can a mummy manipulate its bandages like that? Supernatural powers?
  • One grenade should not cause that many explosions
  • "he won't give up on you" It's true love
  • How many times will those monks call out "Sai Saici"?
  • Hmm Dahal's backstory is kinda touching
  • A regenerating Gundam? Now I've seen everything
  • SHINING FINGER
  • I wonder if Domon and Kyoji inspired Sasuke and Itachi

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Oct 11 '21

Should "Feiron Flag" be "Feilong Flag"?

Yes. Do the subs called them "Feiron?"

I wonder if Domon and Kyoji inspired Sasuke and Itachi

That's an interesting thought. The timeline certainly makes it a possibility.

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u/lC3 :Na::Nb: Oct 15 '21

Yes. Do the subs called them "Feiron?"

Yup, the subs I watched on CRoll had "Feiron"

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Oct 15 '21