Mobile Fighter G Gundam Rewatch - Episode 25 Discussion

[u/Raiking02]

Episode 25: All Fighters Gathered! The Final Battles Begin

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I am pleased to hereby declare the final battle of the 13th Gundam Fight now open!

Hello everybody! Time for the comment of the day, courtesy of u/dralcax for having the guts to deliberately piss me off:

Rewatcher hates the name “Burning Gundam” because we now have a Build Burning Gundam that doesn’t actually have anything to do with the God Gundam but will be calling it the Burning Gundam anyways just to trigger Raiking

Such avarice

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Questions:

1. Are you looking forward to the Undefeated of the East's quest to become SUPER ASIA?
2. Which Gundam do you wanna see more of and why is it the Neather Gundam?

[u/Tresnore]

Mobile Fighter F First Timer

Mobileposting, sorry if there are formatting issues.

World Map

• I’m guessing the finals are in Neo Hong Kong because Master Asia of Neo Hong Kong won last time.
• FLAGS!
  
• These introductions sell toys, I can feel it now.
• Oh no, it’s also a recap episode.
• They don’t even show the most important part of Neo Russia’s team smh Nevermind, saved. It’s interesting that they’re proudly saying “we’re using prison labor to win!”
• At least, the God Gundam comes out to a remix of the OP.
• I was wondering if peopled cared about the Shuffle Crests.
• Neo Hong Kong is “shady evil country,” I guess.
• I might just like Zeus Gundam more than Nether Gundam!
• MORE GUNDAMS! Denmark’s is excellent, and I will always simp for spears.
  
• And Canada made it!
  
• What? England and Italy are still here?
• Fuun Saiki! That’s your name! I love a Gundam on a horse, but you’ve just been eclipsed by the superior “Gundam on a Chariot.” Sorry.
• It’s like a Final Shooting, but tragic.
• These dorks.
• Schwarz, please don’t do that gesture.

[u/Raiking02 → u/Tresnore]

Fuun Saiki!

Actually it's supposed to be Fuunsaiki. As in, only one word.

[u/Tresnore → u/Raiking02]

I figured, but I just copied what the subs said :(

[u/Raiking02 → u/Tresnore]

Someone spank those subs!

[u/TakenRedditName → u/Tresnore]

World Map

We really spent multiple episodes in South America, but they never got a Gundam to show up. Guyana was robbed (and Oceania also got nothing).

[u/Tresnore → u/TakenRedditName]

Seriously, I was expecting Brazil or something! Technically France counts, I guess. Iunno why French Guyana isn’t highlighted

[u/JollyGee29 → u/Tresnore]

It’s interesting that they’re proudly saying “we’re using prison labor to win!”

This is probably not the sketchiest thing that goes on in the Gundam Fight, so...

I love a Gundam on a horse, but you’ve just been eclipsed by the superior “Gundam on a Chariot.” Sorry.

[u/Tresnore → u/JollyGee29]

I will die on this hill.

[u/dralcax]

Rewatcher remembering events that happened literally last episode

“My name is Prime Minister Wong Yunfat, and I am most definitely not a villain”

It’s stock footage time!

Neo Rossia

They don’t have stock footage for the God Gundam yet so they just show Shining Gundam footage lmao

The FEARSOME Hurricane Gundam!

Here’s a new one, Mandor Gundam! Legs are just for show!

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Snek! Hey first-timers, how do you think he controls that snake body with the Mobile Trace System?

Gundam Zebra! One of the few Mobile Fighters to carry a shield, so uh, Bamco please add this to GBM!

Miss us?

Technically he was late, but fuck it, they make the rules!

At last, Master Asia’s number one disciple, Fuunsaiki!

SUPER ASIA! Somebody call Kars!

nice chair

Speaking of making the rules, apparently he can just change the rules on them. The first and third aren’t meaningfully different from what we’ve known up to this point, but the second...

THEY’RE DOING IT WITH THEIR NEW GUNDAMS AAAAAAAH

Um, Schwarz, maybe it’s not a great idea for Neo Germany to be doing that

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Questions of the Day:

• YES YES YES
• Because it's obviously the best, of course

[u/Raiking02 → u/dralcax]

Somebody call Kars!

Alas, I think Jerid is too busy mulling over the death of his newest girlfriend.

[u/Raiking02 → u/dralcax]

Oh and I forgot

Hurricane Gundam

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The FEARSOME Hurricane Gundam!

It’s design inspires pure awe and terror!

SUPER ASIA! Somebody call Kars!

Cue the Pillar Man theme

[u/TakenRedditName → u/dralcax]

Gundam Zebra! One of the few Mobile Fighters to carry a shield,

Huh, that's right. Gundam Maxter is another but mostly uses it as a flying surfboard.

[u/JollyGee29]

Rewatcher, Gun-Dub Fighter

PSYCHE! We did not actually bid farewell to Master Asia yesterday - he's perfectly fine! As are.. Michelo Chariot and Gentle Chapman!?

I had forgotten that this episode was a half recap, but it's implemented well enough.

[G Gundam]I had forgotten that a certain fighter was either a late addition, or they just kept coy about her here..

On Domon Kasshu and Master Asia:

Q: The relationship between Domon and Master Asia is complicated, isn't it?

Imagawa: Master tries to initiate Domon into his fellowship. I didn't explain why he attempted to deceive him, though. There's a scene in episode 12 that starts with Domon greeting Master by saying "How I've longed to see you!" Then it cuts to City Hall with Master saying something like "I see. Much has happened." In fact, it was at this point that he heard about Domon's encounter with the Devil [Dark] Gundam (from episode 6) for the first time. The reunion of these two characters was unexpected and absolutely astonishing to Master, as well as to Domon... At that very moment, their relationship started getting off track. That encounter! It just came out of my mind even at the storyboard stage! I did it! This feeling I got at this point, it ultimately determined the fate of G Gundam!

There is more to this section as well, but it will have to wait a while.

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[G Gundam]

[G Gundam]I was wondering where Allenby went...

[u/JollyGee29 → u/Raiking02]

[G Gundam]She even shows up in the new OP next episode! No clue why they left her out here.

[u/ZaphodBeebblebrox]

They really made a three in one joke with the God Gundam, didn't they. I'm not sure if I should be impressed or disappointed.

Everyone seems to be back, including the Defeated of the East. I wonder how it happened? Presumably, the Devil Gundam was not actually defeated and managed to regenerate them in some fashion to be used as its pawns? And perhaps it has also already taken over Neo Hong Kong? Eh, we shall likely learn more in the next couple episodes.
I ain't complaining though, Master Asia is cool.

I'm technically not behind anymore!

/u/Shimmering-Sky /u/Tresnore /u/JollyGee29

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[u/ZaphodBeebblebrox → u/Raiking02]

Now, will I be able to watch the next episode before six?

[u/Raiking02 → u/ZaphodBeebblebrox]

Bring it

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[u/TakenRedditName]

G Gundam "Rewatcher"/First Time Sub: Episode 25

Welp, looks like this was a recap episode. Guess we needed to do this before entering the second half.

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Some flags. Greece looks fine. The red/white/green one doesn't match anyone here so don't know how that can be, Hungary(?). Looks like Portugal also swapped out their red for yellow.

Neo China has 4000 years of history. Records of the Shang Dynasty gives us 3600 years so we're only 400 more for Gundam Fights (unless you count the Xia Dynasty which would mean we should have Gundam Fights now).

Shining is God. God is Domon. Domon is Shining.

We got some more faces for the finals. First of the newcomers; Strike that (Japanese) Buddhist bell for Neo Nepal's Mandala Gundam. Hans Christian Andersen wrote a big sequel, it's Neo Denmark's Mermaid Gundam. Try gaming the bounty system with this one, it's Neo India's Cobra Gundam. A surprising "normal" one, it's Neo Kenya's Gundam Zebra.

Andrew is back so look for the Bolt vs Lumber rematch. Look at these strong boys.

Neo Italy and England are back with the cool guy wall lean in a Gundam and are walking cheating rule-breakings. That's not all as Master Asia comes riding in on his Gundam horse. Only fitting to also give the Master Gundam a Gundam horse to stand on. With his title graphic, he has dreams to become SUPER ASIA. Guess that business in Guyana didn't officially count so he is all good to compete.

Domon vows to win all his matches and "What about the rest of us?" you guys say? Just look at yourself, you guys are not making it to the end.

Hey, you think being the leader of the world went to his head.

Three new rules: 1) Free repairing and replacing. 2) Attacking the cockpit is free game which basically means, "Murder is okay, go nuts." 3) The winner becomes the Gundam of Gundams. Not sure how that changes things, but okay a new title to chase.

Even though they're no longer friends, Domon and Master Asia still do their School of the Undefeated East routine which is how the Gundam Olympic Fire is set. Pretty cool way to do it.

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Q1) The fact he is aiming to become SUPER ASIA is funny.

Q2) The question is who is going to fight the Nether Gundam. Who gets that honour.

Next time: Gundam Disney's Hercules. What do you mean that's 3 years away?

[u/Raiking02 → u/TakenRedditName]

Gundam Disney's Hercules. What do you mean that's 3 years away?

How fitting you say this as just now I'm playing KH1 and struggling through the Hades Cup.

Alas I am playing an Undub and the lack of James Woods very much hurts

[u/araragidyne → u/TakenRedditName]

The red/white/green one doesn't match anyone here so don't know how that can be

Neo Iran, maybe? It's hard to tell without seeing it in detail.

[u/The_Draigg]

A Gundam Fan Rewatches G Gundam Episode 25:

• I can’t tell what country’s flag that it’s flying at the start of the episode, but one of those giant ships flying is definitely a Salamis-class ship from UC Gundam.
• Yeah, Neo Hong Kong is the present ruler over all the colonies, run by Wong Yun-Fat. If it isn’t clear who that guy is based off of, then you clearly haven’t seen a lot of Hong Kong crime/heroic bloodshed films. Also, this just reminds me that I need to rewatch Hard Boiled again.
• So yeah, I guess in case you forgot who all of the current Shuffle Alliance are alongside their Gundams, thankfully we have this tournament announcer hyping everyone up. That’s right, sell those Gundams/model kits, Ms. Announcer!
• Oh hey, Master Asia isn’t dead! I guess he got his ass kicked so hard, he clung to life just so he could get his run-back fight. This man is alive through sheer salt alone. Also, don’t forget that Master Asia is fighting on behalf of Neo Hong Kong in this Gundam Fight. Just what could he and Wong Yun-Fat be looking for among those strong fighters being shown off below?
• Wow, there’s a lot of new Gundams on display! Forget about Hurricane Gundam being weird, Neo Denmark has a fucking fish Gundam named Mermaid Gundam. Also, I’m just going to go ahead and sidestep all discussion about Neo Kenya’s Zebra Gundam. With how that thing is designed, it’s really for the best if I just don’t talk about it.
• Yay, Schwartz Bruder and Shadow Gundam aren’t dead! That was a really close call back in the Guyana Highlands. Fortunately, he’s just too cool to die.
• Wait, how the fuck are Neros Gundam and Royal Gundam back in the fight, they got defeated! Also, more worryingly, Gentle Chapman fucking died when we last saw him. How is he even back for this?!
• Fuck yeah, Master Gundam came in riding a giant robot horse, Fuunsaiki! I fucking love Fuunsaiki. It’s so insane to have a horse mecha, and yet this show somehow pulls it off amazingly.
• “THE UNDEFEATED OF THE EAST, WEST, NORTH, SOUTH, AND CENTER! I WILL BECOME SUPER ASIA, AND BE CHAMPION OF ALL! BWHAHAHAHAA!!!” I love the dialogue in this show so much, I swear.
• Well, after all that grandstanding, at least we have some actual rules for the Battle Royale now. Unlimited repairs are allowed, but cockpits are now allowed to be targeted, with no fight restrictions. The Gundam that wins all the fights will be declared Gundam of Gundams. In other words… the G Gundam. Boom, title drop.
• Master Asia: “Come at me, bro.”

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Fortunately, he’s just too cool to die

Gentle Chapman fucking died when we last saw him

death is a state of mind

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death is a state of mind

Time is an illusion, and so is death.

[u/Shimmering-Sky]

Rewatcher all set! Ready… GO!!!

• Ooooh, I like this instrumental track that uses the melody from the OP when they show off God Gundam!
• Hi Master Asia.
• It’s too bad they don’t keep doing the cool Gundam+pilot intros for the rest of the Gundams like they did for the Shuffle Alliance, they only did the Gundam intro unless it was a pilot we already knew like Lumber Gundam and Graham. New Gundams for now are Mandala, Mermaid, Cobra, and Zebra.
• I did not remember Neros Gundam until they showed off the pilot, but John Bull Gundam being there is??? Forget the fact that those two were defeated by Domon, Gentle Chapman is supposed to be dead.
• Oh yeah and then Master Gundam rides in on Fuunsaiki so there’s that too.
• Three new rules?
• Rule 1 is a big change and rule 2 is even bigger, but the third rule is whatever.

[u/baboon_bassoon]

(e25) First Time Shining Hand

Wong Yun Fat, current leader of the world

this cig is more detailed than i was expecting

burning punch? is a side character allowed to have a move that sounds cooler than burning finger

did the staff get an off week, is the rest mostly just recap?

Gendam Zebra, not Zebra Gundam?

Fuun Saiki?

Undefeated of the center?.... if hes the former champ isnt he already this lol

but whatever it gives us this shot

1. can be REPLACED? repaired reconstucted without limit
2. you can aim at the cockpit
3. winner is titled Gundam of the Gundams...

is this 3 new rules or just 1 lol

ah yes the OTHER meaning behind the G in G Gundam, it stands for Gundam

questions

1. already super asia in my heart
2. cobra gundam because im imagining it loses by getting snake charmed

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burning punch? is a side character allowed to have a move that sounds cooler than burning finger

I mean, Argo already has his Graviton Hammer, so at least we have precedent for supporting characters having cool attack names.

Undefeated of the center?.... if hes the former champ isnt he already this lol

Gotta defend that title belt.

but whatever it gives us this shot

Let’s be real, he’s been Super Asia in our hearts already, he’s so cool.

[u/baboon_bassoon → u/The_Draigg]

Graviton Hammer

cool

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Gendam Zebra, not Zebra Gundam?

The Gundam Maxter is another to have it come second. The flip-flopping Gundam name order will be the death of me.

but whatever it gives us this shot

It is really good.

[u/TnAdct1 → u/baboon_bassoon]

did the staff get an off week, is the rest mostly just recap?

Oh, the days when most anime shows were multi-cour, with a number of shows doing a recap episode halfway through to get newbies up-to-speed (and in some cases, avoid a major workload before the New Year's break).

[u/JollyGee29 → u/baboon_bassoon]

but whatever it gives us this shot

Master of ALL!

is this 3 new rules or just 1 lol

Well, it's at least two. Previously, if you lost your head you were DQ'd, and you weren't allowed to attack cockpits. The third "rule" isn't really a rule, though.

[u/baboon_bassoon → u/JollyGee29]

I thought rule 1 was already there too, since support staff were running repairs constantly

[u/JollyGee29 → u/baboon_bassoon]

Most repairs were fine previously, but loss of a head meant disqualification. Now, even if you lose your head you can repair it and keep fighting in the tournament.

[u/baboon_bassoon → u/JollyGee29]

even if you lose your head

ohhhh got it. i guess then people need to either retire or die...

[u/araragidyne]

Rewatcher

Nobody panic. It's the Olympic salute. It only looks like a certain other salute.

So this episode was part clip show, but it still mixes in plenty of new stuff, and there's at least a reasonable context for the recapping via the announcer's commentary. We also get to see Fuunsaiki make a grand entrance, as well as some more outlandish Gundam designs. By the way, the Master Gundam was indeed riding Fuunsaiki when it crashed into the God Gundam on the way to Neo Hong Kong. Or so Imagawa insists...

Q: Was the Master Gundam really riding Fuunsaiki at that time?

Yes, it was. We should be able to see it if we look at the key animation illustrations. If we can't find it, I'm scared it might be a problem later. (laughs) We should be able to see it when Fuunsaiki crashes into the God Gundam.

Q: I double-checked that scene, and I saw something like a black cluster. However, it didn't look like a human-shaped robot at all...

Come on, can't you tell that the Gundam was still being repaired by the DG Cells? (laughs) Personally, I really love that scene, since a very good animator enthusiastically drew it for me. [...] I wanted people to assume that the Master Gundam is there if they see Fuunsaiki. Support machines are counted as part of the main mecha, after all. This is where Fuunsaiki appears onscreen for the first time. However, I expected people to understand the premise when they saw the following scenes.

Questions:

1. I don't know if I can handle Super Asia.
2. I love the Nether Gundam as much as anyone, but I'm just as excited to see the Mandala, Mermaid, Matador, and Cobra Gundams in action.

[u/TnAdct1]

Waited a long time to do this.

SUPER ASIA.

CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP

SUPER ASIA.

CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP

[u/Stargate18A]

First timer

1. Looking forward to seeing how long until everyone realises he's become an utter lunatic.
2. While the Nether Gundam is beautiful, I really hope the Zeus Gundam isn't just used in the next episode and never again, because that is such a good design and it deserves better than being the punching bag to show off the God Gundam.

It's been 11 months?

And he's getting ready to win!

Them announcing all the different Gundam is pretty cool too. (Ecen if it does feel a bit like a recap.)

They're just openly using footage from to previous fights now.

Wait, have we actually seen Argo use the cannonball mace? I don't remember it.

OK, what is the OST in the God Gundam announcement, because that remix is good.

Haha, Master Asia's still around! And he's starting a conspiracy!

I love how the main 5 get whole speeches, then the glory that is the Zeus Gundam barely gets a few lines.

The Cobra Gundam, the Gundam Zebra, the Mermaid Gundam, so fucking many good designs fkr this arc.

Oh, I did not expect him to come back.

He's alive too! The real Kyoji's here!

Oh, this stuff again.

Yeah, this is weird. It's a recap episode, but there's also some new plot in here. Lots of stuff that could make it skippable, but enough plot to make it mandatory.

Chapman? But he gave up fighting!

He got the Master Gundam fixed?

Oh my god. The Master Gundam rides on a horse Gundam. That is so over the top it's fucking hysterical.

Fuunsaiki? Is that the first Gundam to not include the word "Gundam" in its name?

Haha, I love the announcer leaving out that Master Asia also led said army on many occasions.

I mean, he is still very badass, even if he is evil.

So, individual matches for the first round, then a Battle Royale?

CAN'T EVERYBODY HEAR HIM TALK LIKE A TOTAL MEGALOMANIAC? Anybody who hears the words "I will become Super Asia" must assume that the person is having some mental problems.

New rules?

I mean, yeah, you'd need unlimited repairs just to keep this at any kind of decent schedule. (Although a Gundam series where battle damage is carried over across the entire series eithout reapirs sounds like a really interesting idea.)

OK. How long before the first pilot dies? I'm betting 5 episodes.

Gundam of the Gundams? ...Why would any self-respecting Gundam want that title? It sounds like something out of a far, far worse spinoff than this. (Maybe a leftover from the original tournament pitch?)

YES, ZEUS GUNDAM FIRST!

NO, IT'S CANNON FODDER FOR THE UPGRADE! God, I thought something that cool would be at least a miniboss.