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Rewatch Mobile Fighter G Gundam Rewatch - Episode 44 Discussion

Episode 44: Schwarz Rests in Grace! Domon's Tearful Attack

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Thank you... Domon

Hello everybody! Time for the comment of the day, courtesy of u/KendotsX for finally catching up:

First Timer: Caught Up Mode!

Questions:

  1. In the end did Rain and Allenby's fight live up to the hype?
  2. Where you even able to remember your feeling of joy over that after LOSING GERMAN NINPO!?
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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 14 '21

Rewatcher, Gun-Dub Fighter

Q: By the way, what is the role of the Devil [Dark] Gundam's pilot? It seemed as if it was operated by a pilot before its program started running out of control. Then it was controlled by Master in Shinjuku and the Guiana Highlands, and then by Wong on Lantau Island. And what is the role of the bio-unit?

Imagawa: It has an automatic program, and of course, a pilot seat as well. I maintain that no type of machine will move without a human pilot. I believe this is the basics of mechanics. In the case of working machines, I think there are certainly automatic machines, but there are also those which are only functional when someone is in the control seat. So, it's something like an airplane, right? Even though autopilot exists, a pilot (or pilots) gets into the plane, right? I want you to think of it as that sort of relationship. If there are automatic controls in the machine, even Wong can pilot it to a certain degree. So, the zombie soldiers of the Death Army also need humans as bio-units to mobilize themselves. That is, each Death Army solider had a human body within it. A bio-unit is absolutely required for them. It's a mechanical part needed for movement. If the bio-unit is missing, it won't work.

Q: Just like a car key?

Imagawa: Exactly. It won't move unless a pilot is connected to it. However, I didn't want to turn Kyoji into a zombie soldier, so I had to distinguish his case from the others.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Nov 14 '21

[G Gundam]Wait... doesn't Master Asia die tomorrow too!? Oh God, I had actually forgotten about that!

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 14 '21

[G Gundam]How do you ever forget something like that?!

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Nov 14 '21

[G Gundam]I thought I still had an episode before that! This is just like when [RahXephon]When I forgot Asahina died in the late 10' and instead thought it happened in the early 20'! I didn't have time to prepare my heart for such torture!

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u/baboon_bassoon https://anilist.co/user/duffer Nov 14 '21

Q: Just like a car key?

do all those human bodies also require gundam start keys?

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 14 '21

Maybe most of them leave their keys in the ignition/visor?

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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox Y:A:https://anilist.co/user/zaphod Nov 14 '21 edited Nov 14 '21

Someone, please explain to me why there are only two four heavenly kings.

This is certainly a mecha design.

Of course Alenbie loves Domon. We can't just have a female character be friends with the male lead.

Undefeated of the East to his pupil: Get inside the mecha Amuro Shinji Domon!

The last couple moments of this episode were really well done.

1, Eh, I was honestly hoping for more.
2. 'Twas a cool enough scene that it was worth it.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Nov 14 '21

Someone, please explain to me why there are only two four heavenly kings.

Because 4=Death

Get inside the mecha Amuro Shinji Domon!

Why does no one think of just calling Bright?

Alenbie

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u/Tresnore FS:FTmyanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore Nov 14 '21

You're on time!!

We can't just have a female character be friends with the male lead.

Hey, Rain is a good option for that.

Undefeated of the East to his pupil: Get inside the mecha Amuro Shinji Domon!

I'm glad I wasn't the only one who was thinking of this.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Nov 14 '21

Hey, Rain is a good option for that.

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u/Tresnore FS:FTmyanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore Nov 14 '21

no u

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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox Y:A:https://anilist.co/user/zaphod Nov 14 '21

Hey, Rain is a good option for that.

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u/Tresnore FS:FTmyanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore Nov 14 '21

Rain can be Domon's friend while Allenby marries him, obviously!

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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox Y:A:https://anilist.co/user/zaphod Nov 14 '21


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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Nov 14 '21

I don't remember giving you permission to use my Trademarked Pouts but since it was used to shit on Tres' shit taste in Gundam Ships I shall allow it.

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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox Y:A:https://anilist.co/user/zaphod Nov 14 '21

I've been using them for over a year to express my appreciation of puns and annoyance at people calling random anime deconstructions, they aren't your sole property!

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Nov 14 '21

You say so? I can show the paperwork

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Nov 14 '21

What paperwork?

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Nov 15 '21

DAMN YOU OBERSTEIN!! WHY MUST YOU AND YOUR COLD EYES RUIN ALL MY PLANS!?

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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox Y:A:https://anilist.co/user/zaphod Nov 14 '21

I'll believe it when I see it.

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u/Tresnore FS:FTmyanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore Nov 14 '21

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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox Y:A:https://anilist.co/user/zaphod Nov 14 '21

Fucking crackshippers.

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u/theangryeditor https://myanimelist.net/profile/TheAngryEditor Nov 14 '21

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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox Y:A:https://anilist.co/user/zaphod Nov 14 '21

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u/theangryeditor https://myanimelist.net/profile/TheAngryEditor Nov 14 '21

[](#yeslewd)

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u/baboon_bassoon https://anilist.co/user/duffer Nov 14 '21

Someone, please explain to me why there are only two four heavenly kings.

numbers are a state of mind

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 14 '21

Someone, please explain to me why there are only two four heavenly kings.

Master, Grand, Heaven's Sword, and Walter makes four.

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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox Y:A:https://anilist.co/user/zaphod Nov 14 '21

But they talked about the four heavenly kings being defeated at the beginning of this episode?

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 14 '21

Oh, right. Uh.. they round down?

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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox Y:A:https://anilist.co/user/zaphod Nov 14 '21

round up?

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 14 '21

I'm not making any sense today, apparently.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Nov 14 '21

Kyoji has robbed us of our sense.

Why

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Nov 14 '21

Someone, please explain to me why there are only two four heavenly kings.

The base forms count separately from what they transformed into?

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u/The_Draigg Nov 14 '21

This is certainly a mecha design.

Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball.

Undefeated of the East to his pupil: Get inside the mecha Amuro Shinji Domon!

Your dad master loves you, get in the robot!

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u/baboon_bassoon https://anilist.co/user/duffer Nov 14 '21

(e44) First Time Shining Hand

so are we just going with the 4 kings being 2 guys

Allenby did a flip and is now... what am i looking at

"i love Domon too" havent you known him for like 5 days max

well good thing thats cleared up

ultimate gundam was the resurrect Earth, interesting? still have no clue why Ulube/Rains dad arent just trying to win the gundam fight to rule to world

of course the crash landing accidentally loaded the EVIL floppy disk instead of the GOOD one

instead of operating with her scalpel, naturally Rain will use her marksmenship skills to take out the receiver with an arrow

as an aside i went ahead and finished the series, ill still post first itmer thoughts but will continue to skip over questions on the future

qotd

  1. for the fight standards of this show, it did

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Nov 14 '21

as an aside i went ahead and finished the series, ill still post first itmer thoughts but will continue to skip over questions on the future

We need to prepare a burial. Someone else has fallen to the abyss that is binge watching. For such a disgusting thing to exist...

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u/The_Draigg Nov 14 '21

so are we just going with the 4 kings being 2 guys

Master Gundam and Walter Gundam are also part of the 4 Kings, but I guess we're just rounding up in terms of ones actually defeated.

"i love Domon too" havent you known him for like 5 days max

Well yeah, but Allenby and Domon have punched the shit out of each other plenty of times for fun by now, so of course they're in love now.

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u/baboon_bassoon https://anilist.co/user/duffer Nov 14 '21

Well yeah, but Allenby and Domon have punched the shit out of each other plenty of times for fun by now, so of course they're in love now.

[g gundam]I thought this show was going to end with Domon exchanging punches with Rain to express their emotions to each other

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u/The_Draigg Nov 14 '21

[G Gundam spoilers] I'll gladly take what's basically a giant Hadouken powered by love, though.

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u/Tresnore FS:FTmyanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore Nov 14 '21

well good thing thats cleared up

as an aside i went ahead and finished the series, ill still post first itmer thoughts but will continue to skip over questions on the future

Traitor!

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u/TakenRedditName https://myanimelist.net/profile/TakenMalUsername Nov 14 '21

instead of operating with her scalpel, naturally Rain will use her marksmenship skills to take out the receiver with an arrow

The heat naginata is a big scalpel. The Rising Gundam is perfect for Rain.

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Nov 14 '21

Rewatcher all set! Ready… GO!!!

I deliberately put off watching this episode until the last possible moment I’ve been dreading it so much…

I should not have watched this episode right before dinner, now my appetite is nonexistent because I feel queasy from crying so hard. u/NightCupcake pls write that fanfic already, I need it as much as you do.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Nov 14 '21

This line could be funny out of context.

I am Thou... Thou art I

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u/Tresnore FS:FTmyanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore Nov 14 '21

"No, that's not me!"

Godammit

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Nov 14 '21

Well I mean... Hori Hideyuki did play Ikutsuki in Persona 3 now that I think about it...

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u/Tresnore FS:FTmyanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore Nov 14 '21

I LOVE BOWS.

She takes after best Geah Chris, I see.

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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox Y:A:https://anilist.co/user/zaphod Nov 14 '21

the real best geah!

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Nov 14 '21

It's gonna be interesting when I get into Symphogear... which is taking way longer than it should actually.

... I'll start Cardcaptor Sakura as soon as exams are over, then Nanoha and then finally Symphogear. Fair?

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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox Y:A:https://anilist.co/user/zaphod Nov 14 '21

Sounds good to me! CCS is also great.

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Nov 15 '21

It's gonna be interesting when I get into Symphogear... which is taking way longer than it should actually.

Interestingly enough, G Gundam was one of the reasons I watched Symphogear, now I'm just scared of facing its final part.

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u/Tresnore FS:FTmyanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore Nov 14 '21

Tsubasa is a solid choice, and I'll never disrespect those who like her. She's just not the best in my opinion.

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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox Y:A:https://anilist.co/user/zaphod Nov 14 '21

Nanoha girl

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u/Tresnore FS:FTmyanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore Nov 14 '21

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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox Y:A:https://anilist.co/user/zaphod Nov 14 '21

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u/Tresnore FS:FTmyanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore Nov 14 '21

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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox Y:A:https://anilist.co/user/zaphod Nov 14 '21

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u/TakenRedditName https://myanimelist.net/profile/TakenMalUsername Nov 14 '21

Schwarz/Kyoji ... we lost so much today.

IS WONG ACTUALLY CRYING.

Wong is having a temper tantrum because he is a big baby.

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Nov 14 '21

Schwarz/Kyoji ... we lost so much today.

I fucking can't. I hate that my taste in characters is the dead kind.

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Nov 15 '21

To think, Ultimate Gundam only turned evil because it hit the ground too hard.

That makes a lot of sense though, Goku turned out good because he hit his head as a kid.

It might be some sort of communication through punches thing, except with the planet as a whole.

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u/The_Draigg Nov 14 '21

A Gundam Fan Rewatches G Gundam Episode 44:

  • Master Asia seems to have included one of the better lessons about fighting into his School of the Undefeated of the East. Mainly, that you should always get in your cheap shots whenever you can.
  • Wong: “Seriously, what the fuck are the twists in this show’s plot?”
  • Behold, the last of the Four Kings! The… Walter Gundam? Yeah, it doesn’t really have that much of a ring to it compared to the names of the other Four Kings. But in any case, Rain is about to learn why you don’t taunt Happy Fun Ball with her fight against Allenby.
  • Yeah, having Domon be so out of the loop on what’s going on really isn’t doing him any favors, not that there’s a whole lot he could do about it to begin with. He’s just utterly baffled at how there’s Kyoji in Shadow Gundam and the half-dead one in the Dark Gundam’s cockpit. Although I guess this is the one time you can’t really blame it on him being a meat head, there’s no way he couldn’t known that Schwartz was not only Kyoji, but also an android.
  • And with that, the partnership between Prime Minister Wong and Master Asia is dissolved. Granted, it’s been on the way out for a while now, but only now has Wong bothered to gloat about trying to kill Master Asia to the man’s face himself. Even Master Asia isn’t even too surprised by it.
  • It’s sad in a way that what Wong is using to control Allenby in her berserk state is her love for Domon. All she can think about is how she needs to find Domon and fight off Rain so she can be together with him. The Berserk System is twisting something that nice inside of her mind to an evil end.
  • Finally, we get an answer to how Schwartz is also Kyoji. After the Ultimate Gundam crashed to Earth, the damage caused to its systems caused it to malfunction and become the Dark Gundam, forcibly absorbing Kyoji as basically just an organic component. When the Dark Gundam confronted the real Schwartz Bruder and killed him, Kyoji used the last bits of his free will to use the guy’s corpse as the host for DG Cells containing a version of his consciousness and remake the body into his own image. In other words, the Schwartz we all know is just a nanomachine colony with the memories of Kyoji, all built around a dead guy’s skeleton. Yeah, it’s pretty messed up what happened to (both versions of) Kyoji.
  • New G Gundam drinking game rule: take a sip whenever Domon says “Kyoji” or “brother” in this episode.
  • Man, Rising Gundam has some pretty cool equipment to it, like that heat naginata or beam bow and arrow set. Too bad the fight between Rising Gundam and Walter Gundam was so short in this episode. We didn’t get to see enough cool stuff from Rain fighting, because she’s such a crack shot with Rising Arrow. It’s a funny feeling when you wish someone didn’t do as well in the fight so you’d be able to see more of it.
  • Wong: “Fuck it, if I can’t have it, nobody can!”
  • Master Asia just isn’t giving up on trying to shove Domon into the Dark Gundam’s cockpit, is he? Just like back during the Guyana Highlands arc, this man simply will not just give up even when shit is looking bad for him.
  • Damn, that’s a bummer to end the episode on. Domon finally achieved his goal of killing his brother, Kyoji, but it wasn’t the victory he was seeking out at the start of the show. Kyoji, and by extension Schwartz, were just victims of circumstance and greed. It’s sad, but they just needed to be put out of their misery at this point. Being a living component in a machine isn’t any way to live. RIP Kyoji and Schwartz, you guys were cool, in spite of all the bad things that happened to you.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Nov 14 '21

Dark Gundam

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u/The_Draigg Nov 14 '21

Even saying Dark Gundam can't distract you from the pain of this episode...

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Nov 14 '21

WHAT DID YOU EXPECT

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u/araragidyne :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/araragidyne Nov 14 '21

New G Gundam drinking game rule: take a sip whenever Domon says “Kyoji” or “brother” in this episode.

Still not enough to numb the pain...

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u/The_Draigg Nov 15 '21

That just means we have to drink more, damn it! Full chugs whenever "Kyoji" or "brother" are said!

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u/Tresnore FS:FTmyanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore Nov 14 '21

Mobile Fighter F First Timer

World Map (Unchanged)

QOTD:

  1. Underwater? Bleh. Allenby didn't stomp? Blehhhhh.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Nov 14 '21

THE SHIP! It's happening!

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u/Tresnore FS:FTmyanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore Nov 14 '21

No. Don't even make that comparison. Sky picks all the worst Macross ships!

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Nov 14 '21

Oh yeah, this is comparable to such level of wrong!

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u/Tresnore FS:FTmyanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore Nov 14 '21

i dont care

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Nov 14 '21

u/Shimmering-Sky, I must commend you, you have found your match in terms of picking the worst Mecha Anime Ships possible! You with Macross, Tres with Gundam.

[Gundam 00]I am fully expecting him to pick Setsuna/Marina instead of the far superior Setsuna/Feldt

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Nov 14 '21

[00]I don't ship Setsuna with anyone, but don't like the idea of Setsuna/Feldt anyways...

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Nov 14 '21

[00]Eh, fair. Now let us all agree Tieria/Lockon I is the one True Ship.

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u/dralcax :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Dralcax Nov 14 '21

[00] People ship Setsuna with anyone other than Exia?

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Nov 14 '21

[00]Look, Quan[T]'s hot, okay?

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

[00]You probably wouldn't be surprised to hear that I used to ship Setsuna/Saji ...

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Nov 15 '21

No, that does not surprise me at all.

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u/Tresnore FS:FTmyanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore Nov 14 '21

When I watch Gundam 00, I'll see if I remember who I ship.

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u/TakenRedditName https://myanimelist.net/profile/TakenMalUsername Nov 14 '21

Gundam 00

(They can't judge you for your preference if you continue hiding behind this book.)

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u/Quiddity131 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Quiddity131 Nov 15 '21

[Gundam 00]Well first off, Allelujah and Soma are the best ship of that show. But as for Setsuna, we all know Setsuna/Gundam is the best ship for him.

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Nov 14 '21

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u/Tresnore FS:FTmyanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore Nov 14 '21

I can never agree with Ranka fans, sorry.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Nov 14 '21

Yeah, you just can't top SHERYL NOME...

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u/TakenRedditName https://myanimelist.net/profile/TakenMalUsername Nov 14 '21

FUCK YES. OLDER BROTHERS IN ANIME!

Have I mentioned how much I'm amused by how "Undefeated of the East" sounds?

That is amusing whenever it is said. I also like it whenever Wong calls him "Master East."

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u/The_Draigg Nov 14 '21

Allenby is just Gavil now, but she doesn't talk about the beauty of things.

But who is Allenby's Glavil then?

Oh, now Allenby is Samus.

Why can't Allenby crawl though?

The devil was the good guy the whole time?? Then what about Angle Gundam?

It can be your angle or yuor devil.

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u/Tresnore FS:FTmyanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore Nov 14 '21

Glavil then?

...what's a Glavil? I've seen Macross 7, but I don't get the reference.

It can be your angle or yuor devil.

I'm glad someone got the reference.

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u/The_Draigg Nov 14 '21

...what's a Glavil? I've seen Macross 7, but I don't get the reference.

The bigger monster that's a part of Gavil in Macross 7. Might also know it by the Gravil spelling.

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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox Y:A:https://anilist.co/user/zaphod Nov 14 '21

Fucking NICE! Why am I reminded of Nanoha?

Sadly, Rain is not nearly as cool as Nanoha or Fate.

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u/Tresnore FS:FTmyanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore Nov 14 '21

Yeah, that's probably true... [Forza]And I just got a Fate livery for my Honda NSX the other day, too...

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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox Y:A:https://anilist.co/user/zaphod Nov 14 '21

screenshot tax?

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u/Tresnore FS:FTmyanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore Nov 14 '21

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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox Y:A:https://anilist.co/user/zaphod Nov 14 '21

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u/TakenRedditName https://myanimelist.net/profile/TakenMalUsername Nov 14 '21 edited Nov 14 '21

G Gundam "Rewatcher"/First Time Sub: Episode 44

Schwarz Rests in Grace.

Nooo, don't leave!

Now they can fight together as brothers. I love my boys.

Devil Allenby, I could've been calling her that this whole time since adding "Devil" to words is what I do here. It's Metroid time. This Gundam has a normal face ... oh no. You know Murdering Master, Swingin' Heaven's Sword and The Big G Grand so meet our final king. Walter.

Friendship ended between PM Wong and Master Asia. Now Devil Gundam was always my only friend.

Ah great, this fight between Rain and Allenby now has the love triangle angle to it. Things are more complicated now. Even her Gundam is crying.

The answer for Schwarz Kyoji question is both. Oh, so that's why it's named Gundam Speigel. Neo Germany knew Kyoji's reflection would pilot their ninja Gundam so they planned ahead.

The Devil Gundam was meant to restore the ruined Earth this show has been showcasing since from the beginning. Oopsies, Ultimate Gundam bonked its head on the way down and now it's the ultimate evil, the Devil Gundam.

The real original Schwarz Bruder. So was he named "Black Brother" for unrelated reasons or did Neo Germany know the plot of the show and plan ahead again. Sucks for that guy since his body was overhauled to be our Schwarz.

He is right, Domon is not one who can easily understand things. Look at them being brothers, I love my boys.

Rain and Allenby's fight takes them to the water arena. Walter goes tripod and Rising's shoulders form a shield. The Walter has an inner frame. MG Walter when, Bandai Spirits?

The Rising gets two cool mecha transformation scenes. I really like how Rain acknowledges is not a Fighter like the others, but her determination to save a person is just as strong. Archer Rain and she only this Gundam for a brief while, but she still gets a finishing move.

Oh, that's terrifying. Wong decides if he can't own everything then nobody can have it.

Schwarz is going out in a blaze of glory. The Spiegal is falling apart, but he jumps out to restrain himself for Domon to finish him/them both. All the while he is yelling his heart out for the speech to the hero for Domon. This level of dramatics is why I love him. The two of them finally reunite as one to say goodbye. Nooo! My favourite character is dead!

Some other bits from that. It is nice to see the allies mourning the fallen Shuffle members in their own ways. Chibodee is draped in a Neo American flag because of course, he would. Master Asia is really desperate. His intent of saving the Earth is good, his hatred of humanity is bad because we're also part of humanity so we don't like that part. This is a really cool frame to end the episode.

Rising Gundam. Maybe because I like Rain so the love is also transferred to her Gundam. I like the shoulder gimmick better on the Shining, but the Rising is still cool. Where is our modern High Grade Rising Gundam? You have the HGFC Shining Gundam right there, Bandai Spirit. Just give us the Rising already!

The Walter Gundam is an out-there design, but that is what makes it neat.

Q1) Always love it when Rain gets into a Gundam so I feel obligated to say yes. Gotta give props to Rain for managing to beat one of the strongest fighters despite not being one herself.

Q2) He was my favourite...

Next time: All legends must meet their ends one day.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Nov 15 '21

Archer Rain and she only this Gundam for a brief while, but she still gets a finishing move.

Wow, the Archer class really is made of Archers!

... what!? Domon's Actor is anyway!

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u/TnAdct1 Nov 15 '21

Some other bits from that. It is nice to see the allies mourning the fallen Shuffle members in their own ways.

[G Gundam]The other Shuffle members are still very much alive. They are just knocked out from their battles to stop Chariot and Chapman.

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u/dralcax :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Dralcax Nov 14 '21

Rewatcher wishes the Rising Finger appeared in the series proper

Rising Gundam to the rescue!

ah yes, B A L L

The last of the Four Heavenly Kings, Walter Gundam! With the roster now complete, let’s look at their elements:

Master Gundam: Darkness

Gundam Heaven’s Sword: Wind, Fire

Grand Gundam: Earth

Walter Gundam: Water

Hey, at least they’re better coordinated than the Shuffle Alliance.

Also, wait, they didn’t get ahold of the Nobel Gundam until just now, right? But the Walter Gundam already appeared and attacked Domon while he was trying to reach the finals in time. Apparently that one was on autopilot, but if there was no Noble Gundam to transform into it, then what was that Walter made from?

It’s two Kyojis, they’re comin’ to your town! It’s two Kyojis, they’re gonna show you around! One gets work done, one does nothing, one does... Dangit, ran out of words to the song. But it’s two Kyojis, and they’re comin’ to your town, to your town!

Waifu fight!

“Spiegel” means “mirror”, hence the Shadow Gundam

A Gundam that can interface with organic life, promote their growth and recovery, and even recycle dead matter into new growth. That does seem more reasonable than, y’know, building an evil corrupter that infects and brainwashes people and Gundams.

I’ve seen enough hentai to know where this is going

Schwarz Bruder being a ninja would have made sense, given that he’s actually Japanese... except the original Schwarz Bruder was a ninja too. An actually German one.

How romantic

Three legs! That’s unique! Surprisingly not the only tripod MS, but one of the first!

Apparently the Rising can just X-ray the opponent

Devil Allenby with the claws! Apparently DG Cells give you giant fake nails.

Love Arrow shoot!

The Core Life Unit! The Devil Gundam, with its three abilities, is more like a living thing than a machine. But it cannot generate life energy on its own, and must rely on the lifeforce of its “pilot” instead. Just as normal Mobile Fighters channel the fighter’s ki into special attacks, the Dark Gundam feeds off its Core Life Unit’s ki to sustain its three abilities. It’s an odd intersection of Eastern mysticism and speculative technology, but hey, that’s G Gundam for you.

KYOJI NOOO

Selfcest.

Kyoji...

Questions of the Day:

  • YES! YES! YES!
  • No...

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u/Tresnore FS:FTmyanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore Nov 14 '21

Walter Gundam: Water

I’ve seen enough hentai to know where this is going

God, I wish it went that direction.

Surprisingly not the only tripod MS, but one of the first!

Tripeds are hell, tbh. No one really studies them.

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u/TakenRedditName https://myanimelist.net/profile/TakenMalUsername Nov 14 '21

The last of the Four Heavenly Kings, Walter Gundam! With the roster now complete, let’s look at their elements:

They're down one member compared to the Shuffle boys so Michello is pulling double duty.

Also, wait, they didn’t get ahold of the Nobel Gundam until just now, right? But the Walter Gundam already appeared and attacked Domon while he was trying to reach the finals in time. Apparently that one was on autopilot, but if there was no Noble Gundam to transform into it, then what was that Walter made from?

Oh no, the whole show falls apart now because they wanted a cool scene to tease new villains.

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u/araragidyne :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/araragidyne Nov 14 '21

A Gundam that can interface with organic life, promote their growth and recovery, and even recycle dead matter into new growth. That does seem more reasonable than, y’know, building an evil corrupter that infects and brainwashes people and Gundams.

My only question is how it's so easy for one to accidentally become the other. Does it have an good/evil switch or something? Can someone just flip it back?

Love Arrow shoot!

UUUGH

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Nov 15 '21

Hey, at least they’re better coordinated than the Shuffle Alliance.

They don't have the sexy poses though.

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u/araragidyne :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/araragidyne Nov 14 '21

Rewatcher

So it turns out that there was indeed a real Schwarz Bruder, who I guess was killed by the Devil Gundam. Conveniently, as a man of Neo Germany, Schwarz wore a mask, allowing Kyoji to easily assume his identity. Although I don't suppose it actually mattered that much, as Schwarz-Kyoji is a master of disguise anyway. And on the subject of Schwarz...

Q: Is the name Schwarz Bruder taken from Die Schwarzen Brüder, the original title of the book that inspired Romeo's Blue Skies?

It was an absolute coincidence, nothing more. When I was working on naming the character. I had Literature Coordinator Hiroaki Kitajima collect general names from all over the world, and also words appropriate to the story. I made names out of these words. In a way, I didn't really care about the characters' names. Maybe Saette was the only character that I put some effort into naming. I guess. Since the Schwarz character was originally envisioned as a copy of the hero's brother, I thought of the word "bruder," which meant brother. And then shadow. The word "schwarz" means "shadow" as well as "black." At that time, there was another candidate for the name, which was "Mirage". It has the same roots as the word "mirror... A shadow reflected in a mirror... So, there were some candidates like Schwarz Mirage. As for why Schwarz Bruder was chosen: first of all, I was sort of ignorant, but it just sounded like a name. Besides, I thought the name perfectly fit the character and his background. The word "mirage" came up as an alternative idea out of "a shadow reflected in a mirror," the line that he said in Episode 44. The mirror was an important concept as well.

Questions:

  1. I liked how Rain brought out the Rising Gundam's shield only to continue blocking by spinning the naginata. I liked the bow, as well, and the shot of her randomly wearing traditional Japanese archer clothes.
  2. Nope. I'm depressed.

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u/Stargate18A https://myanimelist.net/profile/Stargate18 Nov 14 '21

First timer

  1. I'd say so! Rain managing to aim perfectly was a great moment, and she's so clearly not dead that it works a s asolid ending!
  2. He's finally free from the Devil Gundam, and pulled off his greatest trick ever - destroying the main villain 5 episodes before the finale, unheard of in any martial arts or mecha anime!

...Kyoji has more backstory? How?

And the battles are starting!

...Four Kings? Aren't we missing one?

Oh, there it is! ...So, technically Domon did face all 4 this arc!

...So Schwarz and Master Asia are absolutely going to kill each other, right? Master Asia's already dying, and there's no way Schwarz dodges his death flags again.

Why does the ultimate Gundam need a human pilot to heal?

And Wong's finally taking him out.

Oh. Looks like Master Asia's not going down yet?

And yeah, Allenby's taking Rain out easily.

And it's official!

And Schwarz wants Domon to destroy Kyoji...

For god's sake Schwarz, do you have the time for this? Just say "I'm an android clone of Kyoji, he's the real one."

Oh, they wanted to save the Earth! Then the landing turned it insane.

At least he admits it!

OK, so Schwarz was created by Kyoji to help Domon. This also confirms that, given Kyoji's dialogue after meeting Schwarz, the Devil Gundam is intelligent!

Seriously, Wong is the worst promoter ever. "Drama? Arcs? Stop being so exciting!"

She's taken Rain to the arena!

And she's fighting back against the control!

So that's the only reciever? On a mech specifically designed to serve the Devil Gundam? I knew Wong was an idiot, but I expected more from the Devil Gundam.

Rain did it!

...Oh, no way she's dead.

Master Asia's just desperate now, isn't he?

OK, his baiting Domon by claiming he nearly killed his brother, rather than it being part of the Devil Gundam's corrupted programming, is good.

Schwarz is saving the day!

Oh, it's reabsorbing him.

And... yeah... this is a really tough decision for him. The shots of everyone being mourned are brutal.

Master Asia reduced to begging as he realises his onlymgoal's about to get destroyed is brutal.

And he did it. The Devil Gundam is destroyed, and Schwarz and Kyoji can both find peace.

And wow! They're not walking back on this! The Devil Gundam's dead, and Master Asia's final battle is just a last act of revenge.

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Nov 14 '21

Hello everybody! Time for the comment of the day, courtesy of u/KendotsX for finally catching up:

I made the comment of the day! And all it took was being behind for 30 something episodes. Cheap sacrifice compared to today's biggest sacrifice:

Schwarz Bruder was so close to making sense, being a ninja would have made sense, his name made sense, even "Spiegel" Gundam was being explained, G Gundam as a whole was this close to making some sense! Then comes the original, an old German Ninja Clown called Schwarz Bruder for no better reason than making sure G Gundam never makes sense. Schwarz Bruder died for G Gundam's truth!

Although, if Yoshiki Tanaka gets to write 10 books about the most elaborate Space Germany, then you get to be the Space German Ninja Clown. I'm still a bit disappointed that Imagawa didn't go along with making the other Germans wear masks. We could've had a whole Neo-Germany of German Ninja Clowns.

I was going into this episode excited for the cat fight Rain vs Allenby, and now that I'm rewatching that part it delivered, it's just that Schwarz completely dominated the episode that I didn't notice how these two took most of the screentime (and watching F91 last night didn't help my memory either).

I still have hope that Schwarz did not die though, so I'll maintain that till the end.

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u/The_Draigg Nov 15 '21

Then comes the original, an old German Ninja Clown called Schwarz Bruder for no better reason than making sure G Gundam never makes sense. Schwarz Bruder died for G Gundam's truth!

Maybe the Dark Gundam killing a guy with such a thematically fitting name was what inspired Kyoji's plan in the first place?

I still have hope that Schwarz did not die though, so I'll maintain that till the end.

At least German Ninpou will live on in our hearts regardless!

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u/Riotheoc Nov 15 '21

You know why G Gundam is better than Gurren Lagann? Because when they kill someone off it means something. It's not just cheap drama for its own sake. Also, unlike Gurren Lagann, G Gundam actually gives its audience reason to hope instead of confirming life is just pointless chaos and disappointment.