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Tarodia
Jan 13, 2008

Winners don't do drugs
suprise! people die when they're killed

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Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna!!!

"War is bad."

"BUT YOU ARE ALSO IN A WAR"

Kerning Chameleon
Apr 8, 2015

by Cyrano4747

Waffleman_ posted:

"War is bad."

"BUT YOU ARE ALSO IN A WAR"

The Gundam Franchise in two sentences.

I guess "giant fighting robot" should be in there somewhere, but the creators don't seem to think they're that important to it either.

Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna!!!

Read: Yeah, I'm Char.

SgtSteel91
Oct 21, 2010

Waffleman_ posted:

Read: Yeah, I'm Char.

Although it sounds like "Char" is like the Dread Pirate Roberts in this case

CharlestheHammer
Jun 26, 2011

YOU SAY MY POSTS ARE THE RAVINGS OF THE DUMBEST PERSON ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH BUT YOU YOURSELF ARE READING THEM. CURIOUS!
Guys, guys guys.


The federation is inept.

Makes you think.

CharlestheHammer
Jun 26, 2011

YOU SAY MY POSTS ARE THE RAVINGS OF THE DUMBEST PERSON ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH BUT YOU YOURSELF ARE READING THEM. CURIOUS!
Hyper Mega Particle Gun

JT Jag
Aug 30, 2009

#1 Jaguars Sunk Cost Fallacy-Haver

SgtSteel91 posted:

Although it sounds like "Char" is like the Dread Pirate Roberts in this case
In the Universal Century timeline, Char is a single person, probably the second best mech pilot around, and ultimately a mega-terrorist responsible for the deaths of millions

He's also supposed to be dead as of the thing that happened chronologically right before this show, so him being here is weird

I. M. Gei
Jun 26, 2005

CHIEFS

BITCH



I miss IBO. At least that had a couple of hot girls in it.

Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna!!!

Dr. Gitmo Moneyson posted:

I miss IBO. At least that had a couple of hot girls in it.

I'm liking Unicorn more than IBO.

CharlestheHammer
Jun 26, 2011

YOU SAY MY POSTS ARE THE RAVINGS OF THE DUMBEST PERSON ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH BUT YOU YOURSELF ARE READING THEM. CURIOUS!
This is a weird

Argus Zant
Nov 18, 2012

Wer ist bereit zu tanzen?
why is he being housed in a civilian home? Shouldn't he be in a brig, under armed guard?

Justin_Brett
Oct 23, 2012

GAMERDOME put down LOSER
Zeon started the war by gassing a colony of Spacenoids, incidentally.

Kerning Chameleon
Apr 8, 2015

by Cyrano4747
And now we have a depiction of everyone's Thanksgiving dinner last year.

JT Jag
Aug 30, 2009

#1 Jaguars Sunk Cost Fallacy-Haver
"Zeon dropped an entire loving colony on earth, and tried to do it multiple times

that's kinda hosed up dude"

Homura and Sickle
Apr 21, 2013
Hey guys, Lumberjack Bonanza says he'll handle hosting duties at Dirtnami since DTS is with his mom. Come here once Naruto hits: https://synchtu.be/r/DIrttoDirt

Argus Zant
Nov 18, 2012

Wer ist bereit zu tanzen?

Justin_Brett posted:

Zeon started the war by gassing a colony of Spacenoids, incidentally.

can you possibly explain why they decided that a good opening move was to murder a bunch of people they claim to represent and fight for

CharlestheHammer
Jun 26, 2011

YOU SAY MY POSTS ARE THE RAVINGS OF THE DUMBEST PERSON ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH BUT YOU YOURSELF ARE READING THEM. CURIOUS!

JT Jag posted:

"Zeon dropped an entire loving colony on earth, and tried to do it multiple times

that's kinda hosed up dude"

Zeon are cartoon villains that gundam desperately wants to be a flawed but sympathetic force.

JT Jag
Aug 30, 2009

#1 Jaguars Sunk Cost Fallacy-Haver

Argus Zant posted:

can you possibly explain why they decided that a good opening move was to murder a bunch of people they claim to represent and fight for
The colony was under Federation control and held a Federation superweapon on it

Kerning Chameleon
Apr 8, 2015

by Cyrano4747

Argus Zant posted:

can you possibly explain why they decided that a good opening move was to murder a bunch of people they claim to represent and fight for

BUT YOU SEE THE FEDERATION, WHATABOUT A HERPA DERPA DURRRRR FAAAAAAAAAART

SgtSteel91
Oct 21, 2010

Sounds like the rise of Nazi Germany, lady

CharlestheHammer
Jun 26, 2011

YOU SAY MY POSTS ARE THE RAVINGS OF THE DUMBEST PERSON ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH BUT YOU YOURSELF ARE READING THEM. CURIOUS!

Argus Zant posted:

can you possibly explain why they decided that a good opening move was to murder a bunch of people they claim to represent and fight for

To be fair that is something that happens in history a lot.

Probably Magic
Oct 9, 2012

Looking cute, feeling cute.

Waffleman_ posted:

I'm liking Unicorn more than IBO.

IBO had good male main protagonists, while this show can't really claim that.

MonsterEnvy
Feb 4, 2012

Shocked I tell you
They also dropped the colony on their enemies. And after a week they did decide that colony dropping and nucular weapons were a bad thing and agreed to not use them any more on each other.

Tarodia
Jan 13, 2008

Winners don't do drugs
Riddhe just drags down every scene he's in

Argus Zant
Nov 18, 2012

Wer ist bereit zu tanzen?
maybe it's just because I really loving hate politics and everything about it/them, but I cannot goddamn stand whenever people in this franchise open their stupid mouth to yammer about bullshit

CharlestheHammer
Jun 26, 2011

YOU SAY MY POSTS ARE THE RAVINGS OF THE DUMBEST PERSON ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH BUT YOU YOURSELF ARE READING THEM. CURIOUS!

Probably Magic posted:

IBO had good male main protagonists, while this show can't really claim that.

Ehhhhhhhhhh

JT Jag
Aug 30, 2009

#1 Jaguars Sunk Cost Fallacy-Haver

Probably Magic posted:

IBO had good male main protagonists, while this show can't really claim that.
This statement is extremely questionable

CharlestheHammer
Jun 26, 2011

YOU SAY MY POSTS ARE THE RAVINGS OF THE DUMBEST PERSON ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH BUT YOU YOURSELF ARE READING THEM. CURIOUS!

Argus Zant posted:

maybe it's just because I really loving hate politics and everything about it/them, but I cannot goddamn stand whenever people in this franchise open their stupid mouth to yammer about bullshit

I hate it because it's also clumsy and heavy handed.

It's better than IBO so far tho.

Probably Magic
Oct 9, 2012

Looking cute, feeling cute.
I'd rather have a sociopath than whatever this kid prattles about every time he enters the screen.

I'm just talking Orga and Mika here, everyone else sucked.

Argus Zant
Nov 18, 2012

Wer ist bereit zu tanzen?

Probably Magic posted:

IBO had good male main protagonists, while this show can't really claim that.

Mika was only tolerable by comparison because he kept his gob shut and killed bitches while everyone else never shut the gently caress up about ideals and poo poo

and even then, "tolerable," not "good"

JT Jag
Aug 30, 2009

#1 Jaguars Sunk Cost Fallacy-Haver

Argus Zant posted:

maybe it's just because I really loving hate politics and everything about it/them, but I cannot goddamn stand whenever people in this franchise open their stupid mouth to yammer about bullshit
The best Gundams don't necessarily do away with the politics entirely, but at the very least handle them with a lighter touch

JT Jag
Aug 30, 2009

#1 Jaguars Sunk Cost Fallacy-Haver

Argus Zant posted:

Mika was only tolerable by comparison because he kept his gob shut and killed bitches while everyone else never shut the gently caress up about ideals and poo poo

and even then, "tolerable," not "good"
Biscuit was pretty good, but he loving died

CharlestheHammer
Jun 26, 2011

YOU SAY MY POSTS ARE THE RAVINGS OF THE DUMBEST PERSON ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH BUT YOU YOURSELF ARE READING THEM. CURIOUS!
So many robots, none hitting each other.

CharlestheHammer
Jun 26, 2011

YOU SAY MY POSTS ARE THE RAVINGS OF THE DUMBEST PERSON ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH BUT YOU YOURSELF ARE READING THEM. CURIOUS!
Y'all just committed treason.

Kerning Chameleon
Apr 8, 2015

by Cyrano4747
Fluffy hair lady had good first instincts, should have made that call.

Tarodia
Jan 13, 2008

Winners don't do drugs
"Listen, she makes my brain tingle so I have to go AWOL and betray everyone I know"

Argus Zant
Nov 18, 2012

Wer ist bereit zu tanzen?
nobody even loving touched a warmech in that episode

like, not even to polish the drat paint job or restock the ammo

JT Jag
Aug 30, 2009

#1 Jaguars Sunk Cost Fallacy-Haver

Argus Zant posted:

nobody even loving touched a warmech in that episode

like, not even to polish the drat paint job or restock the ammo
That's definitely one thing that IBO had going for it, it was good at consistently giving gratuitous, often completely meaningless fights

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Crabtree
Oct 17, 2012

ARRRGH! Get that wallet out!
Everybody: Lowtax in a Pickle!
Pickle! Pickle! Pickle! Pickle!

Dinosaur Gum

Argus Zant posted:

nobody even loving touched a warmech in that episode

like, not even to polish the drat paint job or restock the ammo

And this is why I think G Gundam is the best as at least, AT loving LEAST IN THAT SHOW there was almost always a fight or a giant robot showing up to do something.

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