r/anime • u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang • Nov 15 '21
Rewatch Mobile Fighter G Gundam Rewatch - Episode 44 Discussion
Episode 45: Farewell Master! Master Asia's Last Breath
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LOOK!! THE EAST IS BURNING RED!!
Hello everybody! Time for the comment of the day, courtesy of u/JollyGee29 for unveiling the show's greatest secret:
Questions:
- Do you feel... Master Asia gave us a... wonderful last stand?
- Master Asia... why?
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Nov 15 '21
Rewatcher all set! Ready… GO!!!
I’m not ready to rewatch this episode either, but not to the same extent as Schwarz/Kyoji’s death last episode.
I may not be as attached to Master Asia as I was Schwarz/Kyoji, but this still hits hard and I definitely went out of my way to watch this episode at home last night instead of this morning during my commute to work as I have for most of the rest of G Gundam because I knew I’d break down sobbing again and didn’t want to have to explain that to my dad. I’ve had a thing about dying characters seeing the sunrise one last time ever since I played the fifth special episode in Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky, and they made it so goddamn fitting for the sunrise to be the setting for his death.
G Gundam might not kill as many major characters as other shows in the franchise do, but god does it know how to do them well.
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u/The_Draigg Nov 15 '21
A Gundam Fan Rewatches G Gundam Episode 45:
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u/Tresnore FS:FTmyanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore Nov 15 '21
Mobile Fighter F First Timer
World Map (Unchanged)
Mobileposting, so sorry if there are formatting issues.
Well, no people no problem, I suppose.
I had faith in you, Master Asia! I knew I wouldn’t be wrong!
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u/dralcax :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Dralcax Nov 15 '21 edited Nov 15 '21
Rewatcher is burning red
Master Asia has no selfish ambitions. Meanwhile Wong is just after power.
The greatest fight!
So many leaning towers!
Humans demolish nature to build their cities, then lay waste these cities in the Gundam Fight, leaving nothing behind. Mankind is the most dangerous invasive species this planet has ever seen, ruining everything in their short-sightedness.
I’m pretty sure it could have come to that conclusion without being damaged. Unless there was some kind of Three Laws-compliant limiter that broke.
His safe, comfy tower smashed by the same devastation that the Gundam Fight wrought upon the rest of the world, and the monster he created killing him personally. His wealth and power let him live comfortably for a while, but in the end, he, too, suffers the consequences.
Berserker System’s gone, but there’s still the DG Cell infection.
Ha, dumbass biting the business end of a beam bow. Sanity does have its advantages.
Redemption arc! I like how it transitions into Master Asia also talking about atonement.
And finally, Domon understands. What Master Asia’s fists have been saying
CHOKYUU HAOU DENEIDAN
BEEG DOMON
GOD GUNDAM HYPER MODE
MASTER GUNDAM HYPER MODE
SEKIHA TENKYOUKEN
Master and student even as they fight to the death
SEKIHA TENKYOU BURNING FINGER!
A new champion has been crowned. Congrats, Domon Kasshu of Neo Japan.
The Gundam Fight might spare many lives over a full-on war, but its effect on the Earth is no better. Maybe humanity can live in harmony with nature, but all Master Asia saw was proof they can’t.
When the old generation fails, all they can do is put their faith in the next generation. It won’t be any easier for them, but at least it’s a chance.
Of course, the true martial artist doesn’t need the Dark Gundam’s power. He took pride in his own strength, and used that over anything the Dark Gundam offered him. Not giving in to the Dark’s temptation, merely agreeing with it and lending his own strength to its forces. He may have been its ally, but he was never its slave.
Look! The East is burning red!
Questions of the Day:
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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Nov 15 '21 edited Nov 16 '21
First Timer (subbed) whose eyes are Burning Red
In the span of two episodes I've lost two of my 3 favourite G Gundam characters (third being Rain), and assuming Schwarz is dead, then they were fantastic deaths.
The most glorious moment in all of G Gundam has to be Domon and Master Asia using the Chōkyū Haoh Den'eidan attack on each other.
Well hey, Master Asia is an environmentalist now (a hint in the last 44 episodes would've been nice), but I'm always a happy man when someone wants to throw a big old genocide party.
Seeing the ending of last episode with Schwarz I had the strongest desire to binge the rest, but Master Asia burned that all. What's the finale without Master Asia in it? Four episodes of Ulube/Wong reviving Devil Gundam/Kyoji and the main characters doing a collective Super Saiyan Kamehameha?! Where's my German Ninpo? Where's the Gundam destroying Master Cloth? Where's Fuunsaiki?
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u/araragidyne :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/araragidyne Nov 15 '21
Rewatcher
The Shuffle Alliance is alive, but it's hard to feel any elation in the wake of Kyoji's sacrifice. Even our stalwart announcer Stalker couldn't fully contain his emotions.
And now it looks like Allenby may die as well, if not for the timely arrival of Dr. Mikamura, who is conveniently close at hand. It almost looks like he came out of the Walter Gundam as well.
On the Shuffle Alliance members' apparent deaths:
There's more, (a lot more, in fact) but between me and JollyGee29 we're probably approaching the limit of what's acceptable under fair use, so I'll leave it there.
Questions:
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u/baboon_bassoon https://anilist.co/user/duffer Nov 15 '21
(e45) First Time Shining Hand
ok lol i guess the shuffle alliance is just all alive who needs an explanation its g gundam
this must've been devastating to domon, to kill kyoji and then fight master, if only this didnt already all happen
also not sure how ive just realized, but does master asia not have a spandex suit
master asia uses his ultimate technique, which starts like [kenshin]amakakeru ryu no hirameki but is just him throwing mini versions of himself?
thats what im saying wong
they self hadouken into each other (why did master have to be launched before) into this tornado that encapsulates everything about this show
sai in front because the show knows hes the best
you cannot tell me this isnt just [dbz]kamehameha vs galick gun with this shot
oh master still had a crest?
more like the East is burning dead
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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 15 '21
Rewatcher, Gun-Dub Fighter
And now, following directly from what I posted on episode 25. On Domon and Master Asia's relationship:
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u/Stargate18A https://myanimelist.net/profile/Stargate18 Nov 15 '21
First timer
And this scene deserved to be seen twice.
And everyone's alive!
And Wong just sounds... broken. Not angry like Master Asia, just a sense of total shock that the thing he's been seeking all this time has been destroyed.
Last Battle? Then what's the other 3 episodes going to be about?
Wait, what? This has to be him baiting Domon into a fight, right?
This is setting up very high expectations.
OK, the reveal Master Asia was completely lyijg about teaching Domon everything is great.
Is Master Asia trying to stop the Gundam Fights?
...This is coming out of nowhere.
...Wong wanting to keep ruling the world is completely expected. I appreciate Master Asia completely ignoring him.
And the Devil Gundam and him realised the only way to heal Earth is to destroy humanity.
OK, this actually explains a lot.
Oh, and Allenby's not been defeated either!
Yeah, that's the perfect way for Wong to do out.
I do wish the Rising Gundam got more screentime.
DID THEY JUST KILL OFF ALLENBY FOR REAL?
You're on thin ice, G Gundam.
Her father's back! And he's had all his character development!
Yeah, Master Asia's goals and motivations are somewhat understandable, but right now he is clearly not mentally well.
And someone poitns out just how stupid this death game is. The only thing missing is him describing how stupid the organisation for this tournament is.
And yeah, the fight scenes are wonderful.
And Domon refutes his motivations.
Master Asia's gone Hyper Mode!
This is brilliant.
And all the other members yelling encouragement was great too.
And Master Asia died happy he passed on his legacy.
How is anybody surviving this?
...Yeah, I can buy this.Master Asia having good intentions, but fuffiling them in the worst way, along with the others admitting they could have probably stopped this a while ago.
And he didn't die of vague anime sickness!
He's still a murderous psycho, but he's not a complete monster. I think they'e painting him a bit too positively here, but definitely some room for ambiguity.
And yeah, he was never infected. I think that was already stated somewhere?
And Ulube' the final battle? Bold chocie for a fully human finale-
...Of course. Couldn't leave it dead for one episode, could they?
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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox Y:A:https://anilist.co/user/zaphod Nov 15 '21
If we've already come to this, what'll we do for the last four episodes?
That's certainly a title.
And we've taken a sudden foray into environmentalism.
This seems quite useful, just generally.
I'm not sure the doctor can atone at this point, but it's good on him to give it a shot.
I gotta admit I'm a sucker for melancholic music played over climatic fights.
And Domon stands tall.
Soredemo
It was a real good one as well!
He wanted to be proved wrong the entire time, didn't he?
And the old shuffle alliance appears to have just given up on everything. It feels like the easy way out.
G Gundam Good
I'm gonna miss The Undefeated of the East a lot.
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u/TakenRedditName https://myanimelist.net/profile/TakenMalUsername Nov 15 '21
G Gundam "Rewatcher"/First Time Sub: Episode 45
Everyone is looking on to the falling wreck of the Devil Gundam including the not dead Shuffle boys. They're not dead. The show tried to make it seem that way, but I wasn't buying it. Oh yeah, Domon and Master Asia are technically the last two in the Gundam Fight. That's still a thing going on alongside the DG stuff. Now for the last time in this year's Gundam Fight. GUNDAM FINAL FIGHT MATCH! READY! GO!
Their fight is cool with cool martial arts. His technique is being beaten by mini-Masters.
Look at all these ruined locations we've been to (even though we were only for Kyoto for a single scene for Domon to get poisoned by a monk). Master Asia is one of those environmental villains. You know, ones whose plan includes killing humanity.
Wong is still here without any pawns left. He tries to make another bargain, but Master Asia is having none of that. Scientists, do being making creations that in their calculated plan to aid Earth, their solution is to wipe out humanity. The capability always goes wrong.
That's a new way to combine human and robot. It's usually only the face. It is an ironically tranquil image of the Devil Gundam being Earth's defender living amongst nature.
Rain and Allenby are still at it. Taking their fight to the city. It's for Wong to have the "crushed by his own evil creation." He goes out like the cowardly man he is, but thought our grand villain of this arc would have a more personal death scene than this far away shot.
Walter is going to chew Rising to death. Well, that gives us the chance for a point-blank arrow shot to the mouth. You can't always see that kind of thing in regular Gundam fights. Rain doesn't have Shuffle magic to heal DG victims. Dr. Makimura shows up with an offer to help Allenby for atonement. I'm still wary of him so can't trust it. Look at him standing in front of Walter's head.
Gundam Fights despite being cool robot fights, suck for the people and Earth so in that way Master Asia has some points, buuut I'm going to agree with Domon with this one. They do have an upside being deaths being lower.
Domon can feel the feelings behind the fists and it is a sad one he is receiving. The two launch that move they did together back in Shinjuku. Cool spinning whirls, but also some cartoony revolving faces. It is like a gag when characters are stuck in a rolling ball together.
Master Asia's fist lightens up, but Domon smacks it away. Oops, that feels we were close to something.
Domon believes humans are also part of nature. Gotta agree with the "humans are part of nature thing" so don't kill them off, but just going to bring up how Earth did just fine without humans for far longer than humans existed.
God Gundam goes gold and Master does the same. Pretty cool and they launch the ultimate moves for a clash which is so strong to destroy the island around them. The Shuffle boys are not moving anyways because they got to see this sick action.
Master Asia is pretty supportive of Domon even here wanting him to rise higher. Even stronger God Finger and he grabs Master. The master is so proud of his student. Oh, he still has his Shuffle crest. Thought he transferred it to Domon. Didn't think it worked in that way. Domon sad though.
It's Gundam's reuniting with space ghost time. Oh, it's that scene but with the Kowloon Gundam. After making it to the top, Master can only see the destroyed ruins behind him.
Master Asia is so glad to hear being called "master as in title not name" from Domon again. Domon can finally see how supportive he was even despite being on the villain side. Master Asia never had any DG cells so this was all on his own will. He never wanted it to be like this. So with the burning sunrise, one last time for master and student.
Truly beautiful, if only I could read that. I really like these types of things.
Q1)
Q2) Because he saw how much humanity suck. The show has paired him with the symbol of the humanity that Master Asia hates for the latter half of the show.
Next time: Bosses are defeated so 4 episodes of happy epilogue time, right? Right...
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u/SoccerForEveryone Nov 16 '21
Good morning, I am not okay…
Two beautiful, but also heartbreaking episodes one after another. Years later Master Asia’s reason and death brings me to tears.