Cooking Moe FAIL…
One of the things that I haven’t used and abused enough was my netflix account which I purchased under the expectation that I would be using it during down time when forward deployed, alas the 45 day wait period until my D-Day has been rather overdue for reasons that only the big wigs of the 5th Fleet would know. Still my hopes to watch G Gundam in it’s entirety were dashed because they didn’t have the disks between 1-10, as such I’ll be starting off at ep 37. In a way it sucks because I miss out on a lot but good in a way that it brings back all the nostalgia that I have. I remember most of what happened in between 4-37 but it was during 37-40 that Schwartz lost his winning streak and I missed out on much of the Allenby goodness. Still there was much to be enjoyed though it was bittersweet in that it brought back many cherished memories of the only AU series that made a dramatic break from UC. It’s also the only Gundam I watch dubbed because it just gets more hot blooded when I am not reading subtitles. Also it makes repeating after them less hard and there is something invigorating when you yell things like AND NOW THE END!
Much of this post was prompted by ghostlighting’s heinous omission of Allenby and Schwartz in his post and subsequent dithering. Granted he’s still on ep 32 and stuck there so I am also hoping to light the fire under his ass to get him moving again, with an ERUPTING BURNING FINGER of course, so that he gets a real basis for comparison before he gives any more undue recognition to any more Zekes like Marida. While the Zekes prattle about their having the best pilots and hawtest women nothing could be further from the truth as that Allenby is the Pilot Queen of all Gundam for unlike the Zekes she has no newtype hax or does she resort to funnel spam. Also she seems to be a fan of mahou shoujo so clearly she is pure of heart unlike that withered husk that beats within Haman (who had made such poor choices in love that Ranka almost looks reasonable in comparison). Though the Zekes can claim to have the loli-est pilots in all of Gundam for they have no scruples about using child soldiers… and think nothing of ruining the flower of their maiden years. Also she could beat any pilot in UC and any of the other AUs in hand to hand combat easily, also she communicates with her fists (as Zeus intended) not with some overly long speech or some newtype flash. As the the Greatest Gundam Pilot of all time is and will always be Master Asia it is fitting that his recognition of Allenby as a talented fighter that earned his respect that Allenby and ONLY Allenby be considered the top ranking Female Gundam pilot. Allenby is fast and graceful where her rivals are slow and lumbering in their movements.
Special mention must be made of Schwartz who like Harry Ord was free from the insanity and negative ambition of other masked characters in Gundam, while Char may be the first, Schwartz wasn’t a pedo nor was he preying on the hearts of little girls and driving them into madness. He had no crest to call his own but he beat four of them who did and only fell to the last one after Domon and Rain invoked the power of LOVE to defeat him. Even in his first pouting he impressed Master Asia so much that the Undefeated of the East demanded that he know the name of the esteemed fighter from Neo-Germany. Also while Zekes have long emulated the style of Germany, all of pilots of Neo-Zeon pale in comparison to to the lone Pilot of Neo-Germany. Schwartz fought for volk, fatherland, and much more as he helped train Domon into becoming a true King of Hearts. I remember when there was much excitement about Exia and how no frills and radically different it was, but six years before Exia there was the pride of Neo-German design known as Gundam Spiegel/Shadow Gundam. There was much commonality though the heretical Celestial Being Design needed pixie dust to bring peak performance while the Neo-German design demanded much more piloting skill and finesse to achieve peak performance which the oldtype/un-innovated Schwartz provided. It is a testament to Neo German engineering and Schwartz’s fighting skills that Shadow Gundam did well against near equals such as the newer Burning Gundam and Master Gundam, while the innovated Jihad-kun needed upgrades to fight against technologically outclassed opponents. Also there are few Gundam pilots capable of felling a tree with a rusty sword, so there is little doubt as to why Schwartz is the standard by which masked pilots are measured.
I have to say that Sai really needs to lower the age requirement for his onee-sama complex, Allenby is older than him and yet nothing… Still I did like how Allenby fought Sai to a stand still despite the latter being the Ace of Clubs. His fight with Domon ended in a rout and it was a far cry from how close it was when their fists first met. Sai’s ultimate attack was depressingly desperate even if cool, I just have a hard time swallowing one last desperate gambit though in Sai’s case he pretty much lost every means to fight on at his disposal. I did laugh rather heartily when Neo-China had an Emperor who I assume is Neo-Manchu… The next tag team match with Argo and Andrew vs. Domon and Allenby was a further extension of the communicating with fists theme that G Gundam promotes I pretty sure that it doesn’t really work that way but it is a romantic notion that I do like. It was odd to see Argo of all people weeping but those were MANLY TEARS and you’d cry too if you failed in the manner that he did when he couldn’t save some one despite being mere inches away from her. I always found it odd that Nastasha would start taking an shine to Argo though thankfully they didn’t get too mush as Argo demonstrated that he had the manners of a goat when he ate the fish. It’s really hard to describe in words how I feel about the events of G Gundam as it is a very visual series though there are few instances of beam weapons as it is mostly done with melee attacks.
I did RAEG when Wong Yun Fat made off with Allenby and continued to RAEG when Domon placed all the blame on Rain. That said I do like Domon despite his flaws because he is earnest and he does give it his all. He is slow to come along but he does admit his mistakes however slowly. His hot blooded nature doesn’t annoy me much mostly because when he acts before thinking things through it does come back to bite him in the ass. Episode 39 had one of of my favorite moments in G Gundam when Domon learns the Sekiha Tenkyoken, The Ultimate Secret Technique. It was just one of those rare moments that you could see them as master and pupil as opposed to them fighting each other which is also fun. I like how Master Asia and Schwartz alternated in their training of Domon Master Asia taught Domon how to fight better, but Schwartz helped Domon be a better person and temper his hot-headness and disregard for those around him. The fight with Schwartz was a delight to watch as Schwartz dominated the first nine minutes as Domon struggled due to his stubborn nature and refusal to accept that he needed Rain’s help. I felt a little bad for Akkiko who was trying to do her job at a time when she had limited experience managing Domon and Burning Gundam. Still if only more Gundam Pilots had the nerve to tell their handler’s to shut up as appropriate. Watching Domon get pummeled was enjoyable despite how much I like God Gundam/Burning Gundam, since watching Shadow Gundam fight is like watching a work of art that is made all the more precious since it doesn’t happen as often as Burning Gundam kicking the crap out of stuff. Despite Schwartz losing he only lost to the power of LOVE which is in my book pretty powerful, so it’s not like he was humiliated in any sense.
I hope to blog the rest of G Gundam with some regularity as I’d rather not waste my subscription in between the odd movie. The next post will probably later in the month as the next thing on my list is The Last King of Scotland starring Forest Whitaker, which I have been meaning to see for years now.
You know Sai you might need to adjust the age requirement for your onee-sama fetish…
Listen not to the idiot fans of Haman, Allenby is the Best Female Pilot in all of Gundam…
Just be cause Sai is part of teh Shuffle Alliance doesn’t mean he will win…
…or that he can’t lose.
The lucky bastard actually had a bout with Allenby out side of her Gundam, I am rather jealous…
Sai has no fear like he has no arms…
This guy…IS AN ACE.
Nena Trinity THIS is how it is done.
The most iconic shot of G Gundam.
Sadly Round 2 for Sai vs Domon wasn’t as close as round 1…
When I think Canada I think Hockey…
Neo-Russian style of urban renewal…
Allenby is at a loss to describe this double date…
Even if the ED says otherwise I thought that Allenby had a decent shot…
If only she did the Nyan Nyan dance too…
Argo has the manners of a goat…
Sadly Nobel Gundam was the about the only thing about G Gundam that Gundam 00 took wholesale…
The coolest Horse in all anime…
This Towel whip is going to HURT…
Master Asia felt the Cancer that was Killing Mecha keener than most…
Good to see that Argo was emulating Zeus.
Argo’s MANLY TEARS…
In the name of the moon I will punish you…
So hot blooded she caught on fire…
ALLENBY!
The best masked man in all of Gundam for Char is a pedo.
You know Domon even if Argo is the Black Joker even he doesn’t find this funny…
Well Domon how does it feel to have some one interfere in one of your matches eh?
Sadly this was not as useful as the Bright Slap and Katie Punch since that target usually died…
I like how they make entrances…
The horse is superfluous but it is pretty cool…
In a Joust no Knightmare can defeat Master Asia…
The School of the Undefeated of the EAST…
THE ULTIMATE TECHNIQUE…
Umm I can’t read moon runes…
This was a good fight even if it took Domon a while…
I wonder what Schwartz’s mid season upgrade would have looked like not that Shadow Gundam/Gundam Spiegel wasn’t already cool…
It’s like she’s Snow White in her glass coffin awaiting a Mecha Prince to kiss her… In a perfect world Allenby would have Married Schwartz.
He maybe Neo-German…
…but unlike a Neo Zeke he still has manners and is capable of common courtesy.
It’s okay if your heart wavers a bit…
…still okay remember you can always bring up Allenby.
Still got a little real robot going on…
In the end Sai’s face stayed that way…
Schwartz always had a dynamic entry…
Guess who…
It’s like they’re fighting WWI but with GUNDAMS!
Schwartz proves his superiority once again…
Despite it’s faults the mobile trace system does allow for some radically different methods of piloting than the usual two sticks.
Come ON! One push up DOMON! ONE LITTLE PUSH UP!
I remember when every one was gushing about Exia about how no frills it was, but before Exia there was Shadow Gundam which not only looked cooler but had a superior pilot to boot…
Yes dual wielding GET!
Noe likes her True Tears.
He has no crest but he’s still bad ass…
Not the best secret technique in G Gundam but it beat 4/5s of the Shuffle Alliance…
Yeah he lost but only to the POWER OF LOVE which is a curious thing…
Oh it’s not over yet you two…
The best part about Kyoji has yet to be revealed…
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Good post Crusader. But since you brought up Exia, that reminds me of a question you never properly answered. Favorite grunt suit in gundam – Overflag or ReZEL? Or other?
I mostly favor the GM, thought the Stark Jegan and ReZEL do make my heart waver.
Does the Rick Dias count as a grunt suit? Being that it was a failed Gundam design and looks like the love child of a Gelgoog and a Rick Dom…
Maybe, but it isn’t on my list.
Kherubim, you should know better, Crusader would never like a Zeke suit.
But as for grunts, I’ll be eagerly awaiting the delta plus in unicorn. Sort of the spiritual successor of the hyaku shiki.
Rick Dias is an AEUG suit (designed as Gamma Gundam?), but only took on it’s looks when Zeonic engineers got into the project (kinda of like Von Braun and the V2/Redstone projects in the 40s/50s). The number of custom units in Zeta really reached a record high…
Another fan of the gold pimp MS? D-plus is what the Hyaku Shiki was originally meant to be, but couldn’t because they couldn’t work out the waverider mode…
G GUNDAM!, i almost fainted when I thought my favorite mecha show outside of Macross was on the blog, thinking it was finally it’s turn on the Retroblog..but alas..you trolled me with episode 37-40..but i’m not angry.
If only you had the first tag team with Allenby and Domon. ERUPTING DOUBLE BURNING FINGER!, this is one of the few shows I prefer dub over sub.
Sadly Netflix doesn’t seem to be able to get me everything i need in order. I would if I could.
Watching it dubbed goes get the blood pumping faster since there is no lag from having to read what is being said, it’s also fun to repeat after them…
Good post
Can you ever retroblog Z gundam or 0083? I think this would be apropos considering Unicorn.
I have to get back to posting VOTOMS first… so little time.
G Gundam…Still happens to be my favorite Gundam, if only because of the nostalgia factor and the sheer awesomeness. Great post too~ Allenby and Schwartz are definitely near the top on my favorite characters in this series. Domon, for all his faults, remains awesome too.
Nostalgia only adds to it, it still is pretty awesome when taken for the first time. I consider G Gundam to be the best of the AU Gundams.
Not just Hockey, but also Curling, Ice Dancing, Snowboarding, Speed Skating, Moguls…….the Olympics sure were fun weren’t they? Unfortunately Japan refuses to acknowledge the greatness that is Hockey (there’s still no hockey manga despite the popularity of sports stories) so I get cheated out of the chance to see a Gundam on ice skates piloted by Gundam Fighter Wayne Gretzky pulling out it’s beam hockey stick and wailing on Domon with slap shot beam pucks.
How will those silver skates match up with those GOLD FINGERS?
Never underestimate the power of The Great One. Golden skates and fingers are mere crutches for lesser men.
Pretty well when you add GOLD MEDALS. That’s gotta be worth a power up or two.
L..O..L. just made my day.
Jerid’s Grabby Ghost!
Hey I didn’t dither for long and when I started watching again I pretty much marathoned the rest straight through!
One thing I found remarkably ironic is how little hugging and wrestling happens in this show considering the premise… compared to Z Gundam whose combat is all about HUGGING ROBOTS IN SPACE. I’ve heard SeeD has a lot of that too. Hugging robots is the stupidest thing ever.