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I wish they'd put Relena in charge of a battleship. Use a little creative license, guys.
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HitTheTargets posted:I wish they'd put Relena in charge of a battleship. Use a little creative license, guys. You'll want to play SD Gundam G Generation for that.
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I used to not care for the Destiny at all. I still don't care for the Legend. It's the big spiky dish on its back that just makes it look fat. But the Destiny has grown on me over the years and I actually really like it now. For a late-season upgrade that's superior in everything, I love how simple it keeps things. It's Impulse, only more refined. The big sword and big cannon are literally just hooked onto the back-pack, one each. And their colour-scheme is also a call-back to the equivalent backpacks on Impulse. Red for the wings, blue for the sword, green for the artillery. It is as if they looked at the Impulse and said "Two swords are terrible at range, but two big cannons are terrible at melee, why not compromise and have a little of everything?" Athrun mentioned the Junius treaty. Gundams don't grow on trees and you have to wonder how long they've been in development and for how long Durandal has been planning to hand Legend and Destiny to the Shinn and Rey. Was the Destiny based on Impulse, or was Impulse based on Destiny, a cheaper testbed they could use to get all the glitches looked at without revealing the treaty-ignoring machine? While I like to see Athrun bring up the fact that these Gundams are technically illegal and get the 'hard times, hard measures' answer in return, as it tells you something about both him and Durandal, it's one of those things in SRW that always make me chuckle. Now the ban on developing mobile-suits with nuclear reactors makes sense in the anime. Suits like Freedom and now Shinn and Rey's new rides are essentially one-gundam armies. That said, I don't think the ban was focused just on nuclear mobile suits. If I remember my SEED correctly, earth and the colonies have been seeded with magical anti-fission devices. Which means that mobile suits, spaceships etc. have to run on an alternate, lesser, power-source and more importantly, no nukes. So in order to develop suits like Destiny, you also need to develop an anti-magic device that's small enough to fit in your mobile suit to keep it from shutting down when within the influence of the anti-fission gizmo. And if you can fit this on a mobile suit, you can fit it on a WMD big old nuke. So I can see why this is such a big deal, even if LOGOS broke the treaty with their nuclear attack earlier in the game. But this is SRW, and compared to some of the other power-sources we're lugging around, fission just seems kinda meh. I mean, what do we have here? Mazingers: photonic energy. Which seems to be your standard super-robot do-it-all limitless power-source invented, built and controlled by a lone scientific genius. Which makes sense, Mazinger is one of the oldest super robots around. The two big V-bots: Dunno, super electromagnets? Godannar: Big spinny turbines that make sweet noises and let your robot grow awesome flame-hair. Practicality aside, flame-hair is awesome and more robots should rock it. Gaiking: Literal magic fire. The Wing-boys: Probably fusion. Whether that is better or worse than SEED's fission-powered gundams is a bit hard to tell. SRW tends to make everyone equal after all. Macross: Err....thermo-nuclear turbines according to a quick google. I don't know if that's closer to fission or fusion. Either way, they get a pass on the treaty due to being from a parallel universe. The Machina: Nanomachine magic. Iczer-1/robot: Dunno, heart and emotions? The power of friendship? Jeeg: a magical artefact. Only two exist, so mass-production is out. Evangelion: I think I don't even want to know what powers these. On a different note, there are only two other things I have to comment on. First is the location of our last battle. I thought both routes would go into space, just to different parts. I blame the name Heaven's gate for this. The other is Goh....he practically went berserk there. That's not good at all given what we know of him.
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maninthesuit posted:Athrun mentioned the Junius treaty. Gundams don't grow on trees and you have to wonder how long they've been in development and for how long Durandal has been planning to hand Legend and Destiny to the Shinn and Rey. Was the Destiny based on Impulse, or was Impulse based on Destiny, a cheaper testbed they could use to get all the glitches looked at without revealing the treaty-ignoring machine? While I like to see Athrun bring up the fact that these Gundams are technically illegal and get the 'hard times, hard measures' answer in return, as it tells you something about both him and Durandal, it's one of those things in SRW that always make me chuckle. The Impulse and Destiny are probably completely different lineages. Destiny pretty clearly follows after the Freedom, but the Impulse
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maninthesuit posted:Evangelion: I think I don't even want to know what powers these. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7422Qzj6SIs
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Montegoraon posted:The Impulse and Destiny are probably completely different lineages. Destiny pretty clearly follows after the Freedom, but the Impulse The Destiny actually derives its lineage from an MSV-only Impulse pack, the Destiny Impulse. Which basically just existed as a testbed, but you know. I would link the Gundam wikia page, but it's got spoilers for the like two of you who don't know how Destiny goes down.
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To be honest, I lump SEED Gundams into two categories: Looks like a normal Gundam & looks a Gubdam with a buncha dumb crap on it.
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The Destiny Impulse is a better Destiny than the Destiny.
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Onmi posted:The Destiny Impulse is a better Destiny than the Destiny. Okay, I'm gonna ignore all the nerdy technical stuff and just point out the thruster dick. Why would you put that there?
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Inferno-sama posted:Okay, I'm gonna ignore all the nerdy technical stuff and just point out the thruster dick. Why would you put that there? I mean, you need a retrograde thruster somewhere.
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maninthesuit posted:Was the Destiny based on Impulse, or was Impulse based on Destiny, a cheaper testbed they could use to get all the glitches looked at without revealing the treaty-ignoring machine? Impulse was used as a testbed for everything.
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NHO posted:Impulse was used as a testbed for everything. This is slightly backwards, the Chaos, Abyss and Gaia were created before these. These were possible packs based on said Gundams, although apparently none of them was really created. I'd love to have that Gaia Impulse in a game someday though.
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 Welcome to the Pursue Himika route, where Daiya’s really breathing down Ichitaka’s neck. The kid got a massive kill streak going in the Minerva path, but I’ll very likely be keeping this one, so he’ll have a tough race ahead. Iczer-1’s closing in on them, too, but the AI is less keen on going after her.  All the money I had went to excellent use: Alto got a pip in weapons, our Supers got a few boosts here and there, and I upped Gaiking’s stats as high as they’ll currently go. Unfortunately, much to my disappointment, L doesn’t subscribe to the more recent games’ philosophy of counting weapons and stat upgrades separately. If you want the boosted Squad Bonus, you need to upgrade EVERYTHING to 50%, weapons included.  Iczer-1 and the Macross folk are auto-deploying, so we adapt accordingly: Jack/Yagyuu (he needs someone to boost his space rating, or he’ll be going nowhere fast) Daiya/Yanma Kouichi/Yamashita Ichitaka/Miu Dick/Puria Domyoji/Klan Voltes/Shizuna We’ve a much bigger mission here than on the other path, so let’s get to it.  Sheryl is STILL at Island 1’s hospital, with no indication of being discharged. She’s been getting plenty of “get well soon” gifts, but no one’s actually come to see her. She was pretty happy to get that video message from Ranka, Alto and everyone else, though. Speaking of Ranka, she’s up on TV right now – her career’s really taken off recently. As the girl thanks all the fans who’ve come to her concert, Sheryl spots someone behind her: Grace.    Cut to the Cthulhu Fortress, Big Gold’s spawn is already up and about. She’s called Neos Gold, and has summoned forth her Four Generals: Golem (blue hair), Insect (blue skin), Bigro (red skin) and Fiber. Big Gold, mother dearest, has fallen asleep after giving birth to Neos Gold, and plenty of time has passed since. Yet, she has yet to awaken once more. Neos Gold doesn’t know what the reason is, but isn’t about to sit on her hands: the five of them have a mission to look for a new partner for Iczer-2, destroying Iczer-1 along the way if possible. As luck would have it, Neos Gold already has an idea of where they’ll find such a partner and commands Fiber and Insect to go after.  Back to the Quarter, Kenji asks if we managed to figure out where Himika went, but Ozma says not yet. She’s very likely using some unknown tech to camouflage herself and her group, and Emi figures they’re headed to where that ship, Langoon, is tucked away. Kenji fumes that that doesn’t really help us chase after, as we don’t know where the thing is either. Shizuna tells him to calm down, remembering that the JUDA folk had to do plenty of waiting around when they were trying to capture the Linebarrel. Maybe all we can do now is also sit around until the Langoon pops out of hiding. But, Ichitaka argues, that may be counterproductive, as Himika has the Bronze Bells and the huge power they have – if we take too long, it may be too late to stop them. True, true, there’s that... Kenji also remembers what Kyo said about his and Tsubaki’s combined powers bringing forth a miracle – that’s got to be a clue for a way to beat Himika. Whatever the case, the fact remains that leaving the Bronze Bells in the Jama Kingdom’s hands means Hiroshi and Kenji are grounded, so our first priority should be getting them back.  While Kenji wrings his fists at Himika, Jeffrey calls in and says the Quarter and Daiku Maryu are going to head towards the Frontier. What for?! They’re going to be picking up some Reactive Weapons to use in their battle against the Jama Kingdom. Michel’s very surprised to hear that the President’s Office has given them the go-ahead so quickly, but it IS just a matter of granting permission. Mishima himself, face the current crisis, moved to get things rolling ASAP – Ozma smells fish with how helpful Mushroom Head’s being. Whatever the case, we’ll also be getting some help from Prof. Kentarou to figure out where Himika’s at; while the Valkyries are getting equipped with their new weapons, the pilots will get some time off in shifts. Kenji isn’t too keen on taking it easy right now, though he knows we don’t have anything better to do. Hiroshi points out that being well-rested is also part of being a pilot, and the kid knows, figuring he’ll just look at it like he’s resting the day before a Grand Prix.  Out in Island 1, Nagisa’s very surprised to see a replica Japanese city inside a spaceship, but, as Luca explains, they wanted to recreate the Earth landscapes they’d left behind. Speaking of, Kouichi wonders if the sight of his helped Emi remember anything about what kind of town she lived in, but, no, unfortunately. Yamashita suggests he just leave it at that, as we didn’t come here in hopes to restore her memories in the first place. Regardless, Nagisa thanks Alto for accompanying them, and it was no problem – he had to come this way to get to the SMS HQ anyway. The company’s owner called him over, and this’ll actually be Alto’s first time seeing the guy. Maybe he wants to give him a raise for all his hard work, Nagisa wonders. That’d be fine with Alto, though he doesn’t see why he’d need to specifically summon him for that. Either way, it’s starting to rain, so Luca points out a restaurant for the group to chill out at. Kouichi’s blown away that the Island even has artificial rain, but Yamashita tells him to quit gawking and get moving. Conventional Japanese wisdom says idiots don’t catch colds, but it’s best not to tempt fate, so he drags Kouichi away.  And at the SMS building, Alto is brought before Richard Birler: Zentran, huge train-set owner and his boss. Birler congratulates him on his recently promotion, but what he is really interested in talking about is this: does Alto have a dream?  Alto’s convo with the guy took quite a long time: apparently the Vajra produce this ore, Fold Quartz, and with it one could establish a comm network unbound by Fold faults. While it’s obviously true that the Vajra can traverse between parallel worlds, this still sounds like a very farfetched dream… but, whatever the case, Alto’ll just keep on fighting as he has. Also, drat, this rain isn’t letting up – he should’ve paid more attention to the weather forecast. He has it better than Sheryl, though, who stumbles out into his alleyway. What’s she doing here?! She slowly grunts at him not to get any ideas – she didn’t come here to see him – and Alto figures she skipped out the hospital before she was fully healed. He wants to bring her back, but Sheryl begs him not to: “Don’t take me to the hospital, or to the hotel… I can’t stand being locked up like that anymore…” The girl’s passing out, so, in that case, there’s only one option left…  Sheryl wakes up in Alto’s room, and immediately freaks out at him. What did he do to her?! Stop yelling and calm down, already – does she have any idea the pain it was to bring her here after she fainted?! Oh, dear, is that what happened? And here was Alto, all worried… Sheryl’s slightly surprised to hear that he was worried for her, but how could he not?! Looking at her, Alto notices something: the earring she’s got looks just like the ore Birler showed him earlier. Is it Fold Quartz too? Before Sheryl can question what he’s staring at, the door slides open: “You know, we might have some time off, but that doesn’t mean you’re free to bring chicks over to your room,” Michel enters and has a laugh. Alto stammers a denial – a woman like her?! Sheryl doesn’t appreciate it: “‘a woman like her’, what, exactly?!” See? This is exactly what Alto meant. The levity is cut short by the alarm blaring: Vajra have been spotted close to the Frontier, so Cathy tells everyone to scramble. So much for resting. Oh, and by the way, we’ll be escorting Ranka out there – they’ll be briefed in a bit. What the hell? Apparently, says Cathy, the Frontier Government wants to use this as an opportunity to test using her song as a new weapon against the buggers. Well, Alto and Michel need to get going, but the former begs Sheryl to stay in – if folks find out she’s here, it’ll be a huge mess. “… Fine. Get to it, then. You call yourself a professional, right?” Sheryl huffs, Alto sighing at her sass and suggesting she get some rest. As they leave, however, Sheryl sneaks right after – she’s worried about Ranka.  Ranka’s already arrived at the Quarter’s hangar (she hopes Ai-kun’s doing okay), and Grace asks if she’s not too keen on using her childhood memento song as a weapon against the Vajra. No, she says it’s fine – this is important work, right? Then Grace should go and get things ready; she’s sure everything’ll work just fine. As the woman takes off, Brera asks why Ranka’s ill at ease. She’s surprised by this, but Brera says it’s his job as her bodyguard to pay attention to how she’s feeling. Sure, but what she wants to know is how he could tell she was ill at ease. “I can tell after all the times I’ve listened to you sing. Your song makes me feel the universe around me,” Brera explains. “Usually I’m ripping through it, but when you sing, I feel cradled in the currents of the galaxy… and… Sorry, I can’t quite put it into words”. But Ranka appreciates his insight nonetheless, and is inspired to go for it – this is what she can do to help everyone.  As you might expect, Ozma is not happy with this. Where’d they come up with this insane idea that Ranka’s song’ll work on the Vajra?! Mishima says it’s just a theory, which is why they’re going to put it to the test. Besides, his sister has already agreed to it, so his fuming won’t change anything. Ozma sees that the only reason Mishima rushed our request to equip Reactive Weapons was to use us as part of this experiment, but the guy says more and more Vajra have been coming to this world. We’d do well to see them as a real threat, as while their numbers were initially few enough that the NUNS and ZAFT could deal with, the frequency of their spawns has been increasing daily. We cannot remain passive anymore. Wishing us good luck escorting Ranka, Mishima signs off. The idea of driving off the Vajra through song sounds pretty crazy to Hiyoshi, and while Michel’s aware that many of the brass fancy the “Minmay Attack” strategy, he has to wonder if it’ll actually fly with these opponents. Against the old Zentran and the Protodeviln, sure, but Klan isn’t even certain we’re dealing with intelligent life-forms here. Iczer-1 asks if this strategy worked in their old world, and Michel says it was less “driving off” and more like using song to bridge the gap between enemies. There are plenty of videos about those battles, Ozma says, though events have obviously been dramatized some to make them more appealing to the general public. Daiya likes the idea of reconciliation through song – maybe this is proof that all people can reach an understanding with one another. As for the Vajra, Luca figures, as living creatures, it stands to reason that they have SOME way of communicating. And if this experiment succeeds, it’ll make our battle against them much easier, too, so it’s well worth the effort. We’ll see, as Lulu tells everyone to deploy – we’re about to reach the Vajra flock.  Mission 20 (Himika Route) – Contact With the Unknown  The Vajra are right up ahead and Jeffrey’s surprised they had a warp point around here. Cathy says he shouldn’t, as the Vajra’s Folds aren’t limited by Fold Faults and gravitational fields like ours are. It’s likely these are calling their friends from the other universe by way of some hitherto unknown means. When Bobby asks, Cathy says she knows that thanks to the newest research report handed by the President’s Office. Now, Iczer-1 insisted on deploying by herself, and explains to Nagisa that she’s got a bad feeling (Daiya tells her not to say that or she’ll jinx us). Regardless, Monica pings the same Fold signal we saw at Diokia, and a bunch of Vajra warp right in – just like Cathy said. Seems to Jeffrey that the Frontier’s research is on to something, so maybe it actually will be worth our while to give this experiment a chance. Ranka’s aboard Canaria’s Koenig Monster, and she’ll try her best to fly as gently as possible. When Ozma asks, Ranka confirms that she wants to do this. Brera’s deployed for this as well, still acting as Ranka’s bodyguard, and going by his usual Antares 1 callsign. First order of business is to close the distance with the Vajra flock – initiate “Ranka Attack”!  Destroy everything, don’t lose Alto, Canaria, Iczer-1 or any ship. This one’s so much easier than the other path, I don’t even know what to say. While we don’t have Jeeg, we make up by having Brera on our side (who’s actually really dang strong) and, better still, there’s this:  The Valkyries have all received their special packs back now that we’re in space! Ozma, who’s pro, has his Armored Pack while everyone else has Super Packs. That’s a small stat boost, but, more importantly, they’ve all gained access to their Reactive Munitions: two shots (3 with B-Save) and it’ll hurt anything it touches. Considering all the Valkyries have them, that’s another reason why they’re such great squaddies even if you don’t wanna lead with anyone.  Everyone moves forward.   : … Truth be told, I didn’t wanna let you come here. But if this is what you want…: Ranka… I’ll protect both you and your dreams!!    Ozma’s the only one that gets in range, mind.  Enemy Phase!  I’m not sure if Brera’ll auto-heal if he dies, but he is very willing to charge head-first into the enemy. On the flip side, he auto-casts Focus and Accelerate. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-ehQnadDM8 Why does he get after-images, but not us?  The Vajra don’t appreciate Brera getting in their face, though, and a bunch swarm him (no kills).  Ozma and Iczer-1 also get attacked, to no avail:   : If these creatures have something akin to intelligence, then… : Iczer-1, focus! The Vajras are dead ahead!: !! How could I let my mind wander while on the battlefield…! Here I go!     That’s one kill for her.  Player Phase!  : Who goes there?! Don’t you know it’s strictly forbidden to enter the bridge when it’s in Condition 1? : … : Sheryl Nome…! Why are you here?! And what is security doing?! : I don’t recall giving you permission to come aboard, Ms. Sheryl. Care for an explanation?: I heard about this secret test you’re doing – what it entails, and what you’re after.: Are you going to blackmail us with that knowledge?: No, I won’t. Please, Mr. Wilder, I need to see all this with my own two eyes.: Your curiosity at work, is it?: My pride, rather…!: Hah… Get her a seat, people.: Thank you. : Time to begin, Ranka. : Alright…! : Aimo, Aimo…♪ : (Emotional index +4.33, Fold Wave level at 3.2. Very good…)  : The Vajras’ movement has grown irregular! They’ve stopped attacking…!: … : Yak Deculture…!: It’s true…! : They’re listening to her song…? : Well, I’ll be damned… : This is Antares 1, the test is a confirmed success. Proceeding to eliminate. : A-All units, engage the Vajra! : (Ranka, you’re…)And there we have it. Ranka’s song has rendered the Vajra passive and they’ll simply move around, never attacking or counterattacking. Do note that moving Canaria in any way will end the effect, so let her sit still wherever she’s at. Let’s spread out and clear the flock. : Ranka…! I’ll destroy any and all Vajra that’ve come to this world…!: That’s how we, humanity, will survive!    : (She’s managed to hinder the Vajra’s movement so much… Now if we can get the mass-production of the new warhead underway, then…!)    : Things are looking up already…! With this trick on our side, the NUNS and ZAFT alone could deal with the Vajras even if a whole bunch of them turn up!: You’re awesome, Ranka!     : Her song really made them all docile… guess this is another one of those mysteries of space, huh?: Either way, it shouldn’t take long to wrap up this battle now! Here I come, Vajra!     : Ranka Lee’s song… It’s even made me feel at peace. : Maybe this is what our people felt when their hearts were taken with Lynn Minmay’s song during the First Space War…: But we can’t just sit here and take in the tunes. Our job in all this is to exterminate any Vajra that came to this world!    : I can kinda understand how Ozma’s feeling… No big bro would like seeing his baby sister stepping out into a battle zone. : Maybe it’s impossible to take out every single Vajra, but I’m still gonna at least try to end this fight quick-like!   : Don’t get tunnel vision with the enemy. Our main mission here is to defend Ranka.  : I’m keeping a close eye on everything. And you, Kenichi, don’t get so hung up on the Koenig that you let the Vajra run off!: Yeah, I got it!    : The Cthulhu?! What are they doing here…! : Hohohohoh… My name is Neos Gold, and I have been looking forward for the chance to do battle with you all.: That evil presence… Are you Big Gold’s—?!: Ah, Iczer-1, the beautiful warrior that repelled Iczer-2… Though I believe your face would look even more beautiful devoid of life.: What is she, Iczer-1?!: Big Gold’s spawn, I think… Meaning we must defeat her!: We cannot interrupt the “Ranka Attack”. Troops, repel the Cthulhu on the double!: Hohohohoh… You shouldn’t assume it’ll all be so simple…Well, darn. The Cthulhu are still plenty far away, though, so we’ll keep focusing on the Vajra – once the buggers are gone, we’ll worry about the rest. Just pull whatever units are hanging back closer to keep them from getting mobbed (though you still cannot move Canaria).  : I’ve no idea what’s going on through your heads, but if you’re trying to have your way with our world, then I’m not cutting you any slack!     Kill enough of the Vajra, and… : … I see. One of them is sapping the bugs’ fighting spirit. : And, in that case…! : Go, Dilos! Put a stop to these odd dimensional waves!*The Dilos charges after the Koenig Monster!* : Ranka?! : Hrk…!  : A-Aah…!: Are you alright, Ranka? : That’s… Captain, the Vajra have turned hostile again!: Hrm…!: drat, I knew it was too good to be true!: (Her emotional index has… She needs more training, just as I thought.)No more passive Vajra, but there shouldn’t be many of them left for that to be a big issue. Just remember the Knight-Class’ frontal MAPW and clear out the rest while the Cthulhu are still moving in. And, of course, you can move Canaria again.       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR8p47Dt9gg And here’s Brera’s best attack.       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ft-Ze3U8rE And here are our shiny new Reactive Munitions. Anyone Macross savvy can clarify if these are straight-up nukes or something different?        : There were more hanging around?!: Just one, though. Let’s wrap this up and make it snappy!: (The battle’s still going… I… I have to sing…): Aimo, Aimo…♪: …*The Vajra blasts off towards her!* : Ranka…! I’ll get it!: Move, Skull 4!  : Brera…!: Brera, you…!: I said it before: you don’t deserve her. I’ll keep Ranka safe…! : Yo, what’s your problem?! Why’d you cut Alto off like that?! : This really ain’t the time for a pissing match, ya know!: …So now we gotta go aaaall the way to the other side of the map. Considering a handful of our guys don’t have accelerate or are just too far, I’ve to load them onto our ships to cut travel time.  That’s not the case with Brera, whose auto-Accelerate allows him to immediately intercept the Cthulhu and start shaving off about 60-70% of their HP. So, you’ve about two turns before he starts killing stuff and, by three, he’ll likely have killed at least over half the Dilos due to their counterattacks. Hurry on over, or there’ll go a bunch of your cash for this mission!  Thankfully, with his Valkyrie’s low HP, we just need to start bringing folks close enough and the AI’ll switch focus to us. The Dilos are the same as ever and Neos Gold is hanging back (for now), so on the next turn, when the rest of our group arrives, they’ll fall in droves.  Neos Gold Pilot Skills: Ignore Size Difference Commander L3 Prevail L3 Support Attack L2 Attack Combo L2 Neos Gold is exactly what you’d expect from an Iczer boss: she’s got a ton of stats where it matters and dodges like a motherfucker due to that S size. Her attacks’ accuracy modifiers ain’t all that, so she won’t get TOO big %s against you, but they sure pack a good punch and have very good range. That Command aura’ll give the Dilos quite the hefty bonus, so that’s another reason to kill them all sooner rather than later. No MAPW attacks to worry about, thankfully, but do note that her strongest attack is also the one she can chain-attack with. Watch it.               https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZcstaI37js Rare footage of the Daiku Maryu with its head on since Daiya’s currently hitching a ride towards his newest stomping grounds!  Kill enough of the Dilos and eventually the plot will pick up again.
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: I’ll concede that your strength exceeds my expectations, foolish Earthlings. : I won’t allow you to leave here alive, Neos Gold!: However, it is precisely because you struggled so that you will experience even greater pain. : What…?: Just about now, my Four Generals should be in pursuit of Iczer-2’s new partner, cutting a swathe of destruction as they do. *Beep, beep!* : Captain, we’ve an emergency transmission from Island 1! Mihoshi Academy is under attack by some unknown bugs!: What?!: And at this hour… Nanase and the others are there!  : A-Aah…! : Please, give Kawai back! : That’s just not going to work, I’m afraid. You, alone, are the person we’re here for, Nagisa Kasumi.: Meaning everyone else are simply pawns for me to toy with until they’re broken… and I’ll very much enjoy slowly tearing them apart. : If… If only Alto and the others were around, you… : It’d make absolutely no difference. Whoever may be here, they’d all end the same way: food for by adorable bug servants. : And, so, I believe this girl can go first. Why don’t I start with this pretty face of hers…? Hmhmhm, hahahahah!: STOP! Stay away from her!*Nagisa’s struck by Insect’s bugs!* : Urk… let Kawai… go…: You can’t fight those monsters, Nagisa! It’s impossible!: Heh… Look at you, risking your life to save your dear friends.: You’re a funny girl... And, you know what, I’ve changed my mind. I’ll make her scream a bit before handing her over to Lady Neos!: !!: (God, please… save her…!) : Argh?! : Hee, hee…: Huh… Wh-Who are you…?  : Heey Yo! I’m Iczer-3!: Iczer-3…? I heard of Iczer-1, but…: Oh, you know my big sis? What about granny there with the bugs?: “Granny”…? You dare address the mightiest of Lady Neos’ warriors so? I’ll make you rue your impudence.: And if she’s Iczer-1’s sister, then we must kill her…!: Ah! You two wanna play?!: Indeed. You should be honored to get the chance to fight me!: Let’s go, then, grannies!*Bzzt! Swoosh! Whiplash! Beam! : Wow… that girl’s unbelievable…: (Iczer… What’s going on…? I feel like I know her… Actually, didn’t I see this in a dream…?)*Bzzt! Swoosh! Whiplash! Beam! : Ooh, you grannies are strong! I like it!: … Buut, I think you’re a bit too weak to play with my big sis.: What did you say?!: Iczer… BOOOOMB! *Craaaaaaash!* : Woo-hoo! I win!: She’s… too strong…!: Inconceivable… How could such a tiny girl hurt my beautiful body…?: Insect…! We must report this… to Lady Neos…: Hm, we’ve no choice…!*Warp!* : Aaw, they ran! Jerks!: Iczer-3… who are you?: Ah, Nagisa! I’m your partner!: My partner…?: Yep, that’s what Sister Gray said. So, Nagisa, lemme borrow a bit of your strength, okay? We’ll give those guys a whooping together!*Warp!* : Hm… ooh… Nanase? What happened…?: Nagisa… vanished…! : Ah…! What is the meaning of this, Fiber, Insect?: A-A thousand apologies… We were attacked by this girl. She called herself Iczer-3 and said she was Iczer-1’s sister…: Our attacks had no effect on her…: I accept your apology… but I also have no use for incompetent warriors. : LADY NEOS!!: GWAAAAARGH!! : Did she just destroy her own allies?!: What’s the situation at the Frontier Fleet?! : If you mean that big ol’ space ship, it’s all good! Both the bugs and the grannies got kicked out!: What’s going on…? I’m floating in space…?!: H-Hey, isn’t that the Nyan-Nyan Nagisa?!: What’s she doing there…?: Iczer-1, is that girl the one you escaped the Cthulhu with?: No, she’s not… who in the world…: Good to meet you, sis! I’m here to help you just like Sister Gray told me to!: “Gray”? Then, you’ve the Iczelio…: Yup, and I can also pilot the Iczer Robo. Take a look, too, Nagisa! This is my friend!: Iczer… Robo!: She’s…? : What happened, Iczer-1?: The Iczer Robo was called elsewhere.     : What…? …Wait, this sensation… I know this…: Here we go, Nagisa!: … : What are you doing, Lulu? We still have a battle to deal with.: Ah— I-I’m sorry. I was just a bit taken aback…: Your targets haven’t changed, troops! Destroy the Cthulhu while carrying on with the Ranka Attack experiment! Iczer Robo (Iczer-3, Nagisa Kasumi) Pilot Skills: Sword Cut Shoot Down Prevail L4 Support Attack L1 Support Defense L1 Attack Combo L2 Spirit Commands – Iczer-3: Daunt Focus Spirit Spirit Commands – Nagisa: Trust Attune Iron Wall Bless Squad Bonus: exp earned +10%, mobility +5 Iczer-1, bulky edition. Iczer-3 has SLIGHTLY worse stats than her sisters, but she does have them beat in defenses and her attacks have lower EN costs. On the other hand, on offense, Iczer-3 is straight-up worse than 1: in both forms, her weapons are varying degrees of weaker (from just 100 points less on the melee and beam attacks, to a full 500 less between 3’s strongest and Iczer-1/Robo Full Power). And that’s an issue because, as you saw, there’s only ONE Iczer Robo to go around – you need to choose who uses it at a given time. Mind, you could make the point that, since Iczer-1’s stronger by herself, 3 needs the Robo more. And, in case you’re wondering, Nagisa Kasumi is an exact mirror image of Nagisa Kanou down to the spirit command list, so don’t let that stop you from choosing one or the other. Now, we’ve only a handful of Dilos left alive, so we’ll make quick work of those and converge upon Neos Gold.  While that’s going on, Iczer-3 has a chance to pull a nice chain attack with her melee attack: : Game on! Let’s see which is stronger: you or the Iczer Robo!: Wh-What am I supposed to do here…? Gimme some sort of explanation, Iczer-3!: Here goes!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lim-xQnmrhU  Oh, and Neos Gold decided to start moving when she saw an opportunity of her own to chain attack. : drat that Big Gold! So she had another trick up her sleeve other than those monsters and giant robots?!: My mother is all-powerful… she far exceeds your feeble imagination. And, of course, so do I!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KR6q_IpN7M And now we go deal with her properly! : You may be young, but you are also an Iczer… Fine, I’ll deal with you in person.: You’ve got a lotta nerve sending people after Nagisa, Neos Gold!: Haah… Haah… Iczer-3… wait up…! I’m feeling… kind of…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_byhzX-N6w   : You had your goons attack Mihoshi Academy while it was completely defenseless?! There’s sordid and then there’s that, Neos Gold!: Hohohoho… I care not to comply with the standards of humans, foolish Earthling.: Well, you better! Because the Voltes is going to pay back the horror you put our friends through twice over!     : D’you really want to kill us and Iczer-1 so bad that you’d pull crap like that?!: Ohoho… No different from you and your unwillingness to coexist with the Vajra.: …! Then that’s what we are in your eyes, huh…? Then, I’ll…!    : Neos Gold… You’re 100% evil, no question about it! And our justice’s gonna put you down!: Your “justice”… I see. Then I believe I’ll kill you first.     : You Cthulhu are really running short on people by the looks of it. : Your insolent tongue won’t be wagging for long. Observe how weak you truly are.   : Disappear, Neos Gold! And take your evil power with you!: I’ll bring your head as a gift to my mother. Here is where you die, Iczer-1!      : Urgh…! Not bad, though this is hardly enough to best me. : Her energy signal’s growing fainter! She’s going to…!: Ooh, no! This spawn’s mom messed with my sis and her friends so much, so she’s going down right here, right now!: Stop! Don’t rush—*Iczer-3 rushes Neos Gold down.* : Yaah! “See how you like my Iczelio Bomber!”  “Urgh… I… can’t…”  “Take this!”     “Rrrgh! Curse you… Iczer-3!!” : Jeez, she’s tough!*Power doooown.* : Eh?! Wh-What’s with the Iczer Robo?! : Think it’s same thing that happened to our Nagisa?!: If the partner’s unable to synchronize herself, the Iczer Robo grows weak…!: Did something happen to her partner, then…?! : …: Nagisa?! What is it, Nagisa?! Talk to me, please!: Fool… In your bid to claim victory, you’ve left yourself exposed.    : Huh?! Why’d the Iczer Robo leave?!: I’ve taken the liberty of seizing the Iczelio, source of you Iczers’ power. Rest assured that I’ll put it to very good use…: All that remains now is to capture Nagisa Kasumi…: Not on my watch!: Worry not, Iczer-3. I’ll also take the time to give you your just deserts.: (But if I fight here, Nagisa’ll be in danger… What do I do…?!): Die! : Watch out!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejJD4fTDNrg : You OK, Iczer-1?!: Yes… as are the two of them… Urk…!: Very impressive, Iczer-1… I now see why Iczer-2’s been wounded so by your hand.: But, unfortunately, I, like you, no longer have any strength with which to fight. Much as I am loath to leave without Nagisa Kasumi, the Iczelio is a fine prize in itself. Once I’ve recovered my power, we shall meet again…! : Stop… Neos Gold…*Faint.* : Oh, no! Someone bring Iczer-1 and Nagisa to the Macross!: I’ll do it! I have to get them to that ship there, right?  That’s all the Vajra and Cthulhu taken care of, and Bobby’s very impressed with the amazing show Ranka put today. She was like the legendary Minmay herself, Mina thinks, but the singer’s too passé for Bobby. Basara’s a much better comparison… though he’s also old news in Lam’s eye. Alto also praises her for the good work, but Ranka’s more worried about Nagisa and Iczer-1. We don’t know how they’re doing, but will check now; Ranka can’t come with, though, as she has exams to undergo… Inwardly, though, she wonders to Alto and Ozma: “Is… Is this right?” Couple of convos we missed today: : (It’s true that, if this works, we’ll see a major dip in KIA cases. We’ll also have a way of regaining our footing and dealing with the Vajra… This is quite the conundrum for Ozma, hm?)-- : Oh, different bugs! Nagisa, can I play with them for just a bit? I bet they’re strong!: Th-Those are the Vajra, aren’t they?! No! Stay away from them!: Naah, don’t worry about it! I’m pretty strong too, you know! Iczer-3 hurries to the Quarter’s infirmary in search of Nagisa and Iczer-1, and Alice has to tell her to keep her voice down – Nagisa’s still very weak. She’s not at risk, Canaria points out, and will recover with some rest. Miu points out that the same happened with Nagisa Kanou during her first battle, where she exhausted herself due to controlling the Iczer Robo. Iczer-1 starts getting off her gurney, and Iczer-3 immediately apologizes for putting her here. Alice protests that she’s still hurt and shouldn’t move around, but Iczer-1 says, regardless, she’ll soon be unable to move. Before that, though, she has something to do and looks at the asleep Nagisa Kasumi. Canaria tells who she is, and since this Nagisa from another world is Iczer-3’s partner, she has a favor to ask.  : You’re leaving, Iczer-1…?: Yes. I must return to my ally’s side in order to heal my wounds. : Nagisa… I’m entrusting your protection, as well as that of the other Nagisa, to Iczer-3.: … : Are we gonna see each other again?: My battles will continue until Neos Gold… and Big Gold are destroyed, and Earth is saved. So I promise to you all that I’ll return.: We’ll be looking forward to the day where we’ll fight side-by-side again, Iczer-1.: As will I. Take care of them, Iczer-3. And, Nagisa… farewell for now.: Bye, Iczer-1… and please come back to us.: Absolutely..!*Warp!* : Iczer-3. I’m sure Iczer-1 and Canaria already said this to you, but…: If you’re going to be fighting with us, then you’ll need to listen to what we say and not act as rashly as you did.: I just screwed up when controlling the Iczer Robo, that’s it! I’ll do it right next time…!*Off she goes.*  : Oof, she’s quite the handful. What do we do? Just give her free rein? : Is she the kind of kid that’d listen to us, even?: Nagisa Kasumi… we might just have to depend on her for this. And BOTH Alto and Michel had to run a ton of laps around the hangar as punishment for bringing Sheryl over, and the latter is not happy that he wound up getting caught in that. Alto’s already apologized for it, drat it! Well, now that that’s done, Michel has to take off: this is their first time back in the Frontier in who knows how long, so he has a date! As he leaves, Alto gets a call from Ranka: she wants to thank him for today, and apologizing for taking this long. She had to wait for Brera and the others to leave the room. Alto doesn’t blame her, since the guy has been assigned to her. Either way, Ranka wants his opinion on the experiment. Well, everyone’s stoked over what happened, saying how this’ll make our fight with the Vajra way simpler, how it could be key to uncovering so much more, etc… And what does Alto, himself, think? Well, wanting to expand and gain prosperity is a fundamental desire for any living beings, and when two groups have that same desire, that’s when conflict is born. This is what we have on our hands, and it seems survival comes down to either us or them… or maybe some other group, even. Alto thinks we might be at a major crossroads here, and, in that case, he’s ready to do whatever’s necessary. Is it really okay, then? That’s what Alto thinks, at least, and that’s all the validation Ranka needs: if her song can help us even a little, then she’ll sing her heart out for Alto, his friends and Nagisa! Speaking of, the doctors expect the girl to be awake tomorrow – he’ll let Ranka know if it happens, so he tells her to keep up the good work. With much gratitude, she hangs up, and while Alto’s glad that there wasn’t anything major wrong with Nagisa, he does have to wonder what might be up with Sheryl after they took her back to the hospital…  Cut to the President’s Office, Cathy’s investigation has born some fruit: she thinks Brera’s getting his orders from people connected to the Macross Galaxy, still believed to be in their original world, while the approval for today’s operation has Mishima’s fingerprints all over it. See, while Howard was very happy with the experiment’s results, he apparently wasn’t too keen on having it take place. Ozma wonders if Cathy’s really fine with leading this investigation, what with her fiancée being involved, and she sighs that Mishima’s a very ambitious man. She used to think that was a good point of his… unlike someone else’s lack of ambition? Cathy falls silent, so Ozma apologizes for crossing the line.  Speak of the devil, Luca’s been brought to Mishima’s office, and asks the man if both today’s experiment and the covert recovery of Fold Quartz from the Vajra corpses are being done in accordance to Birler’s wishes. What makes him think that? Well, the guy has an obvious reason to want the mineral: to create with it a network spanning even parallel worlds. A monopoly like that would essentially give the man dominion over the world. Mishima praises the insight of L.A.I.’s heir, but he’s not quite right: Mishima’s no longer acting in accordance to Birler’s agenda. G, stepping out of the shadows, says they’re setting their sights way higher than Luca’s hypothesis. But Mishima says they still need L.A.I. to continue its excellent work. They all want to get back to their original world, you see, meaning they need to stay alive until that can happen. Thus, he wants them to make good on the development of the new warhead. That’s fine with Luca, but he does ask them to quite using their prototypes for unscheduled experiments. With that, he leaves, and G is very impressed with the kid. Well, he didn’t earn his position of technical advisor in L.A.I. by being charming – he’s a prodigy through and through.   But more important than him, Mishima wants to know how things’ll proceed with the Ranka Lee Experiment. “Training requires both carrot and stick, you know,” G says… and takes away his disguise, revealing himself to be Grace! “So how about we give the ‘carrot’ some priority for now?” she says. Scary, scary woman.  Turns out Michel’s date was with Klan. Did she wait long? N-No, who would waste their time waiting for HIM? She’s clearly just got here! And, whoops, Alice is also around, apologizing for running late – not that Michel’ll complain, since he was late himself after running with Alto. “I thought this’d be my big chance and you brought someone else along…” Klan fumes silently. Either way, Michel’s sorry for calling them over while they were off-duty, but he asks if they’ve found out anything about that mysterious medicine Sheryl was taking. Klan hasn’t anything yet, but she did call in a favor from a college friend to analyze it. Once the results are in, they’ll be sent over with an encryption only she can unlock. Great, though Michel apologizes to her for all the work-talk during their first break in ages. Well, if that’s what he thinks, then maybe— “OK, now that that’s done, let’s go have some nice tea, Alice!,” Michel quips. Whuh? B-But she’s an android, so drinking tea wouldn’t really do anything for her. Oh, don’t worry about that – the whole thing is about enjoying the ambiance, having fun and what not. As she drags her away, Klan’s disappointed in him: “You’re still running away, Michel…?”   : Hmhmhm… Thanks to the Cthulhu and those insects drawing the humans’ attention, I’ve managed to complete my preparations without any intrusions. : Oh, Bronze Bells, reveal the path that leads to the Iwato.   : Oooh…?! : Space-time is… splitting apart! : The Iwato is appearing before us!: Hmhmhm… HAHAHAHA! At long last! The time has come to bring our ancient desire to fruition!
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Aug 23, 2017 22:39
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Losing the cool Iczer seems like it'd be rather bad, even if you get a worse Iczer to compensate. About Iczer-3 herself, I already dislike her personality, but I hope she gets to grow into a true CHAMPION OF JUSTICE eventually. Also your Amano-Iwato URL tab is broken.
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Aug 24, 2017 05:19
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There's a lot of stuff I want to comment on in this update, hopefully I remember it all -Grace being G all along means that I'm probably not going to ever have a good opportunity to do a "Suffer like G did?" joke. -I can't decide if Fiber and Insect getting introduced and killed in one stage without even getting a chance to fight is infuriating or hilarious. I'm leaning towards hilarious. Jeez they got killed faster than Auel did. -Iczer-3's hairstyle  -Brera is this awful mix of annoying and uninteresting, which is awful here because being MYSTERIOUS is literally the only thing he has going for him. Is he this bad in the anime? -I have mixed feelings about the Super Packs. Statistically they're a nice boost, but design wise is it literally just strapping some giant missiles to the planes? Not sure if that's worthy of being Super.
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Aug 24, 2017 08:49
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Alacron posted:There's a lot of stuff I want to comment on in this update, hopefully I remember it all I know it's hardly unique to SEED, but it really does feel like a lot of SEED designs are "We really just want to build cool space ships and mobile weapons. But we're contractually required to make it a Gundam." So they build the thing they actually wanted, and just kind of cram a gundam into it. Like, the Psycho Gundam was a huge loving Gundam. The MK2 switches between wacky floating fortress and giant gundam. Meanwhile, The Destroy is a Walker Mech that turns into a gundam with a backpack bigger than it is. Don't get me wrong. I love the idea of utility packs for your robots. But SEED seems to go loving crazy with that and ends up with a show about a bunch of Backpacks that wear comparatively tiny robots. Meanwhile… Gold, pal, I don't think you know how accepting an apology works.
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Aug 24, 2017 08:58
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The thing with Iczers is hilarious. Pity they decided to spare us Nagisa-Nagisa interaction. But yes, Iczer-1 got a backstory about being amnesiac on medieval planet or some such. Iczer-3 is arrogant brat with abrasive voice that's freshly decanted (and who made her?) and not quite knows her strength. She won't grow to be true hero of justice. Just better person. Well, at least in source material.
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Aug 24, 2017 17:57
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Blaze Dragon posted:Losing the cool Iczer seems like it'd be rather bad, even if you get a worse Iczer to compensate. About Iczer-3 herself, I already dislike her personality, but I hope she gets to grow into a true CHAMPION OF JUSTICE eventually. I was not prepared for this SRW to have Chibi Usa in it.
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Aug 24, 2017 21:36
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Section Z posted:Meanwhile… Gold, pal, I don't think you know how accepting an apology works. No, Mommy Gold simply taught Baby Gold using clips from various unsavory sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttPwA8hitoY NHO posted:The thing with Iczers is hilarious. Pity they decided to spare us Nagisa-Nagisa interaction. I'm sure the Nagisas will have plenty of chances to talk when Kasumi wakes up. As for the VA, I've read that it's former-JP Pro Wrestler Cutie Suzuki, and that she got the job through nepotism...
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Aug 24, 2017 21:55
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Brunom1 posted:As for the VA, I've read that it's former-JP Pro Wrestler Cutie Suzuki, and that she got the job through nepotism... That goes a long way to explaining why her favorite attack is a flying elbow-drop if I remember things right. I don't have much to say about this mission to be honest. Macross used their standard plan of 'sing at it till things happen, sprinkle with missiles according to personal taste' and the Iczer-side was basically a quick way to introduce Iczer-3 and get her sister out of the way so she wouldn't hog the spotlight, essentially forcing the player to get a look at what makes the little elf tick. Oh, and we lost the glowy powerball that I don't think was mentioned before. Great going, miss three. Alacron posted:-I have mixed feelings about the Super Packs. Statistically they're a nice boost, but design wise is it literally just strapping some giant missiles to the planes? Not sure if that's worthy of being Super. I've often had problems with the various packs on the Valkyries. Mostly in that they all seemed like either too much busywork to handle, so I'd just stick with whatever's on there. The difference seems to be minor anyway. A few missiles here, a beam cannon there, maybe swap in space-air ranks. The game is forgiving enough that I just never felt a need to dig into it for maximum effectiveness.
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Aug 24, 2017 22:24
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maninthesuit posted:Oh, and we lost the glowy powerball that I don't think was mentioned before. Great going, miss three. I'll allow the others, but this one confused me as well. They've, truly, never even referenced the Iczelio before. Reason we have those pics from the show is because I actually had to check there to see what the hell they were talking about. I know the OAV is short (6 episodes, which is actually twice what Iczer-1's OAV got), but the Iczelio getting stolen happens at the end of episode 2, so this seems to have gone by too quickly. Odd, because L hadn't, so far, done anything to this level.
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Aug 24, 2017 22:30
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I like that since the Iczer's story is more personal they can actually get a significant amount of plot mileage out of somebody being cocky at the wrong moment and getting smacked down.
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Aug 25, 2017 02:50
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It may be a combination of plot and gameplay at work. Plot-wise, it looks like Iczer-3 gets a single joy-ride in the robo before being depowered. Gameplay wise, there are the following things I noticed. 1: Iczer-3 shows up pretty late. Not late as in 'two stages before the finale' late, but still at the point where other stories like Destiny and Jeeg are making a solid run for their endgame. Since the series doing their finale naturally get the main share of attention in conversations and mission design, this puts a limit on the number of stages the developers have available for Iczer-3's development. 2: Iczer-3's miniboss-squad got stomped in a cutscene. I can't be sure why they didn't put them on the map as actual enemies, but I'm guessing the developers decided it wouldn't be worth the time and resources. Besides, they'd probably be of the annoyingly dodgy variant anyways. Anyways, without the human-scale minibosses, that leaves the fight in the robo which probably works best if it is condensed into a single stage. In a way, I like how fast they run through her full-powered tutorial-level and get her set for the main plot of the story. We don't really need any more to see that Iczer-3 is supremely confident, rather childish and can't admit that she's not as invincible as she wants to be. Now that that's out of the way, there's more time to have her learn not to treat fighting like a game or that people don't work as voluntary batteries all that well when you essentially kidnap them. Edit: Added some spoiler-tags in-case my guess at the future plot is too accurate. maninthesuit fucked around with this message at 13:23 on Aug 26, 2017 |
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Aug 26, 2017 08:40
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My understanding is that the Iczer plot in this game is actually two different OVA's being smashed together, which is why Iczer-1 suddenly has to take a vacation and Big Gold is taking a long nap. It's like in W how the Tekkaman Blade plot ground to a halt so that the new Tekkamen could get their plot rolling, but this game doesn't have the benefit of a timeskip to justify it.
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Aug 26, 2017 10:05
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 Back again in the WATER! Route, goddamn, look at that lead Ichitaka has. The Alliance mooks really liked going after him in the previous mission, and he liked just as much punching them into oblivion.  Upgrade tally: Shinji took a bunch if Gunfights, and random upgrades went to everyone. Special care was given to the Godannar units since they’re all deploying today. Jun also got a boost in HP and Armor in hopes of preventing another death.  Quick shuffle around, and this is how we’re going: Shinji/Rey (their weapon spread and range is pretty dang similar and, better yet, Shinji gives him an A on land.) Athrun/Luna Combattler/Rei Ichitaka Kouji/Quatre Tetsuya/Jun Dancouga/Boss Zechs/Noin Shinn/Heine Forward!  We open up at the Dannar Base, where Goh’s test results have just come in. Kiriko relates that his condition is extremely delicate, and if he triggers the Rabid Syndrome now, there’s a good chance he’ll never recover. This is certainly not how Aoi expected things to turn out for him, but Misato tells her and Anna not to give up hope yet. The PLANTs and JUDA are making progress, so Chizuru is certain they’ll have a cure soon, and then Goh’ll be fine. Shibakusa then walks in, saying he’s finished getting “that” ready to roll. As for why he’s here and not at JUDA, he explains to Kouji that he had to come over for a rather important job. Yotsuya helped him out with it, and they should be ready for a trial run. So, they turn to Tetsuya Kouji and ask him to come with to the underground hangar – there’s a surprise waiting for him. As he and Shibakusa leave, Yotsuya tells Hyouma that they’ve put together something of a secret weapon. With Shizuru in a coma and Goh still out, they had to do SOMETHING to make up for our lost firepower.  At the hangar, Shinn pulls Rey over for some real talk: how much progress has the PLANTs actually made in finding a cure for Goh? Rey doesn’t know, but it’s not like we’ve any other options other than trusting in Durandal and the scientists. “And if a cure isn’t found… then I suppose it was just his destiny,” Rey sighs. “Destiny…? I don’t really like the idea of something like that deciding how people live and die,” Shinn ponders, Rey staring in silence. At length, he tells Shinn that there’s only one thing they can do: fight for as long as their hearts are beating. Shinn agrees, more than ready to fight for the PLANTs and Earth: “even if it’s our destiny to be beaten, I’ll find a way to cut a path through it.” Yo, what’s with all this depressing talk, Heine steps in. “You two think you’re gonna come down with something, too?” Rey slowly say no, so then they should lighten up some. There’re already too many dark clouds hanging over the Dannar Base. … And just as Shinn agrees, the alarm starts blaring. Guess there’s just no lightening up around here. To the command room!  Konami reports bad news throughout the world: Mimetic Beasts are going berserk, and a huge posse of them is headed towards Japan… more specifically, here! Momoko puts it up on screen, and our folks see a SWARM of the things. But why are all of those converging here, Juzo asks. Because we’ve killed tons of them all this time, so the answer is clear to Kiriko: they’ve tagged us as their greatest threat. They shouldn’t be smart enough to make that sort of correlation, Kagemaru objects, but a heightened instinct isn’t all that different from intellect. And in some cases, instincts are even superior to intellect. By the looks of it, they’ve looked over their kind’s past experiences and decided we’re the ones to beat. Goh runs on over, having heard of the incoming mob of Mimetic Beasts. Him getting excited in any way is very ill advised, so Kagemaru orders him back to the infirmary right now. But if the Dannar Base gets wrecked they’ll lose everything! Not on Anna’s watch, it won’t, and she’ll fight for the two of them! Yotsuya’s with her, saying Goh should be focusing on getting better – leave this battle to us. Then can they at least let him stay here until the team deploys? Kiriko allows it, but he’ll have to get to the infirmary once the battle starts. As Goh thanks her, the radar pings the Mimetic Beast swarm. They’ll be breaking into our airspace soon, so Misato orders everyone out to intercept.  Mission 21 – The Dannar Base, Hanging By a Thread    : There are a ton of them… Even more than when that transmission was taken, I think…! : It really does look like Mimetic Beasts from across the whole world are gathering here. : An all-out assault by them, huh? : Meaning we just need to win this one and that’ll be game over for the Mimetic Beasts! Psyche yourselves up, people! : The Mimetic Beasts are likely planning to destroy both LOTUS and the Dannar Base! Do whatever it takes to keep all of them away!  : Aye, aye! Let’s go and make ‘em regret trying to pull this stunt! Come here, beasties! Destroy everything without losing the Minerva or the Neo Okusaer, or letting any enemy enter the marked area. This one isn’t TOO hard, provided you follow a few guidelines:
Because of the defensive strat, this mission will proceed a bit slowly. I don’t do anything different from what’s written above, so let’s fast forward a bit.   : I have to fight… for myself and for Goh! That’s my mission, both as a pilot and as a wife!    : It’s time…! We win this, we put a legit end to the battle with the Mimetic Beasts!    : Are the Mimetic Beasts more sluggish than usual…? I mean, that’s good for us, but what’s going on with them…?!     : We must be a pretty big deal if even Mimetic Beasts are singling us out…!: Bring it on, then! Booking a private tango with us comes with a hefty price tag, ya know…!      : Even if humans managed to stop fighting each other, we’d never be able to throw away our weapons while the Mimetic Beasts are around…: And this battle will be a major step towards changing that!       : We gotta work extra-hard to cover for Daiya and Kenichi taking off. Keep the generator running smooth, Johnny. : Everything’s A-OK on my end. We’ll give even the biggest of them a run for their money in raw strength!: Well, look at you being all reliable…! How about we get this mission started, then!    : Mimetic Beasts or not, if we cut the head of the snake, then the body will follow… We’re putting an end to this today!        : Our friends up in space are also fighting the Jama Kingdom right now…! So we all have to do everything we can!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_2r_e04pUQ And here’s Rey’s second-best weapon, which actually gets a DK! Kill enough things, and…   : I-It’s…! More Mimetic Beasts surfaced from the sea by Dannar base! They’re right by us! : Hrm…! They approached from underwater while we were distracted by their first wave?! Ms. Katsuragi, we’ve an ambush! Have some troops divert to engage them ASAP!  : I’m detecting a powerful energy reading from that Mimetic Beast in front of the Base!: Stop!  : Urgh…! : MIRA! : Damage report!: The Neo Okusaer blocked the brunt of the attack, but it seems the medical block still took damage!: The medical block?! What about Goh and Shizuru?!  : *cough, cough*…! What the hell was that blast…?!: That’s…?! The Neo Okusaer?! Mira shielded the Base…?!: Shizuru… Is Shizuru alright?! *Beep!*  : Goh, are you there?!: Yes, and I’m fine! But Shizuru’s life-support system was!: What?!: Shizuru! SHIZURU! drat it, what do I do…?!*The Okusaer’s cockpit opens.*  : Sh-Shizuru…?: Mira…!   : …: Mira…! Your body’s glowing…: Shizuru… You can’t… die…  : What am I doing here? …Oh, right… I covered Anna and ate that attack… : Goh, Mira… Thank you for the tears you shed for me…: Shizuru…: Mira…?: You cannot die yet… Goh, Anna, myself… all of LOTUS is in need of your strength.: My…: This energy I was given – the energy of life… I now pass it on to you…!: So, please… open your eyes again, Shizuru!: Mira…! : Hm...: ?!: Goh...: Mira?! You...!Back outside... : The Mimetic Beast closing in on Dannar Base! Our defense system can’t stop it!*The Mimetic Beasts gets right next to the base.*  : No, the Dannar Base’s—!  : Energy reading from the Mimetic Beast is spiking rapidly!: Is it going to self-destruct?!: All hands, take shelter!: There’s no time! : I-Is this the end?! *The Mimetic Beast takes 5k damage and is blasted far away.* : What?! : It’s too soon to give up, Kiriko!: Th-That voice…!: There’s someone up on the roof! : Stars for heaven, flowers for earth, love for humans… No person is capable of living by himself. That is what makes humans willing to fight for those they love, and why humans are more beautiful than any flower or any star! (Tatsuya): Th-That’s… It can’t be!: Shizuru, Tetsuya! Rise now and crush the Mimetic Beasts!  : Sorry to keep you in suspense! The G-Zero Gunner finally makes its grand debut!: And I'm just itching to go crazy and make up for all the time I spent asleep!: Shizuru?!: I-Is that really you, Shizuru?!: Who do you think I am, huh? I’ve come back from the depths of hell to hunt and kill these monsters again! : Shizuru… thank god, you’re alright…!: You ready to rock, Shizuru? Let’s go and tear through whatever beasts are still standing!: Aye, aye! Here we go, Tetsuya! Any extra help is good on this mission, especially Tetsuya. The G-Zero Gunner is a direct upgrade to everything the regular G-Gunner had and, better yet, it works just fine in water! Keep Tetsuya and Shizuru parked where they are, taking the terrain bonus, and snipe down whatever gets close. The new group is made of jacked MSs (only two Zamza-Zah groups, thankfully, and they’re the last to get moving), and they’ll also make a beeline for the Dannar Base. Letting them come in close is dangerous since they’re flying and can move plenty, so this is when you should send one or two flying groups out there. I’ll be going with the Combattler and Rei since they both know Iron Wall, and Hyouma hits like a truck. In the meantime, the southern group of Mimetic Beasts is dwindling, but their bigger forces are still back there. So, I’ll keep our more hard-hitting folks there to deal with them (don’t be afraid to bust out some Fighting Spirits) while already having our speedier troops retreat to where Shizuru and Tetsuya are standing. By the time the western enemies get in range, the plan is for Hyouma to have oneshotted a bunch of guys in counterattacks and the southern group to be mostly cleared out. A nice wall of units along the western side of the Dannar Base should buy you an extra turn. Finally, the Trojan Horse Mimetic Beast will always attack if there’s stuff in range, so ignore it until the end. The thing is always underwater, has 50k HP and regens, so you’ll want to focus fire. : This here’s our ace in the hole! Come take a look at the G-Zero Gunner’s full power!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CplLM-guHkQ   : I’m trying my best not to be a negative Nancy today, Hyouma. So step on the gas and throw everything we got at ‘em!: That’s the plan – we’re bringing our A-game right from the start! Gotta kick some rear end for Goh too, right?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQr0g8n9eS4 : OK, let’s see if I can’t find someone to help me get back up to speed.: I may have just gotten better, but underestimate me and you’ll be sorry!     : Bring in however big a swarm you want, “retreat” isn’t part of our dictionary today! We swear it by our name as LOTUS!    : We can end this without any more bloodshed if we just clear out the Mimetic Beasts right here. Whatever happens, we’re closing the book on them today…!: That’s how we’ll make up for letting Djibril escape!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOdH1J1mATQ    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HejZwyJLvw Here’s the Trojan Horse’s best attack. Look at that little guy!      : D-Did we do it…?: All nearby Mimetic Beast signals are gone!: Hell, yeah! That’ll learn ya!: Looks like the battle’s over Well done, folks!: It was an honor to see you fight, LOTUS. The rumors didn’t do justice to your strength!: Prof. Aoi, is he…: … Tatsuya Aoi.: “Aoi”… You don’t mean…: Yes. He’s my husband.: H-He’s my dad?!: Whaaaaaa?! Tatsuya thanks Yotsuya for all the help he provided during his lengthy absence, but it was no bother. Working to help Earth is what he does. Kiriko formally introduces Tatsuya as the creator of the Dannar Base, and someone who also worked tirelessly to help LOTUS come to be. He wanted to meet up with us sooner, but had been busily travelling around in search of ways to fight the Mimetic Beasts. He got here just as Shizuru was deploying, so he decided to take it upon himself to spruce up her comeback… though she told him she didn’t like making grand entrances. Maybe, but Tetsuya laughs she still had no problem with playing along. Whatever the case, Alice and Ichitaka are so very glad that she’s recovered, but the question remains: how? Shizuru had told Goh that Mira gave her life anew, or at least that’s what she heard – she couldn’t see Mira when it all happened, but the voice was unmistakably hers. Kiriko has an hypothesis that, in the five years Mira spent absorbed into a Mimetic Beast, she took in some sort of unique vital energy. Kosuke remembers that the Beasts survive by absorbing other people and feeding off their vital energy, so maybe what Mira developed the ability to do something similar? She likely used that ability to restore life to Shizuru, but it’s all conjecture until test results come in. As for Mira herself, she’s alive but exhausted and is currently resting.  Kiriko has a question for Tatsuya, though: he’s been gone for so long, so what made him come back to the Dannar Base so suddenly? Was it because he heard of what was going on, Kurara wonders? Not quite, and Tatsuya has a video to show us. It’s a gigantic Mimetic Beast! See, the beasts, having once faced extinction, had found a way to survive: the weak ones fuse together, sharing strength with one another. Throughout this process, one of them stood above the rest by absorbing more and more beasts, eventually growing to be the strongest of them all – the leader of their pack, the Super Mimetic Beast! The thing seems to be done growing in hiding, however, and is currently headed straight for Japan, absorbing any other surviving Mimetic Beasts along the way. Looks like our battle with the things is still ongoing, and the big one we just beat was no more than an antenna for the leader’s signal – shows how strong that one must be.  Still, Rey sees a silver-lining in this: we’ve plenty of data on the Mimetic Beasts, so he doubts, even with all their evolution, they’ll bring anything to the table that we can’t manage. Plus, thinks Tetsuya, if all the Mimetic Beasts across the world are no fusing into a single being, then it’s also the perfect opportunity for us to truly eradicate them in one go. Tatsuya agrees somewhat. While we can’t say FOR SURE that they’ll be gone forever, as there’s still plenty we don’t know about the Mimetic Beasts, destroying this leader’ll mean that it’d take years – decades, even – for humanity to be threatened by them again. Sounds like a great deal to Juzo and Boss, who tells Kouji he better not chicken out on this one. Hell, no, he’s been through too many battles to flinch over something like this. Shinji’s ready too, though not as confident as the others. Still, he’s made a decision to keep fighting. Aoi and Sakuya are also pumped to tangle with this big enemy, so Tatsuya tells everyone to get ready for the Super Mimetic Beast’s arrival – it’ll be here soon. As Misato orders all units serviced, Ichitaka’s a wee bit doubtful of whether he could win this when he couldn’t even beat Yuu… but, no, this is about “can or cannot”. We HAVE to win this one.  Anna and Tatsuya finally meet face-to-face. He’s been gone since she was a little girl, so none of this feels quite real yet for her. “Anna, I was never there to actually be a father to you. I’d like to beg your forgiveness for that,” Tatsuya says. Anna isn’t mad, though, as she remembers hearing his voice before – a voice that was always so encouraging to her. Tatsuya’s also heard of Goh and can’t imagine how difficult it all must be for Anna. Not as difficult as what Goh’s going through, of course. Regardless, he tells her to never lose faith in the man she’s chosen as her husband.  : Godannar… I really can never pilot you again…? : Shizuru’s just come out of a coma, and even she’s out there fighting, while I…!
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Aug 26, 2017 19:10
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If there's one saving grace about this particular defense mission, it's that Dannar Base gives you terrain bonuses to smooth things over and not be exhausted fighting the swarm of Mimetic Beasts coming at you. Yes, it's a boring slog buffered by Godannar's finale happening all around it, but the game knows this and gives the player some relief. And only now do I see how much this mission is supposed to train you for a later defense mission where the game is not as kind as it is here.
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Aug 26, 2017 21:59
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Why do I fear Goh taking the Goddannar even though he's in no shape to do it, and then go insane due to his illness even though he was constantly, repeatedly told what would happen? It seems he's only growing more desperate every mission even though things are actually going well, Shizuru is even back piloting. Also that Miniature Mimetic Beast attack was adorable and they remind me a lot of a Digimon, specifically Kuramon.
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Aug 26, 2017 22:38
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Given Godannar's love of all things sex related, I wouldn't be surprised if they make Goh's angst into some kind of impotency thing.
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Aug 26, 2017 23:11
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I actually had to redo this stage once.  I thought reinforcements would come from anywhere but the sea so one of them managed to slip into one of the base's corners squares.
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Aug 26, 2017 23:32
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Really your fate was sealed as soon as you put on the wire-frame spectacles. Nobody gets in a robot with guns bigger than an entire human being wearing wire-frame spectacles.
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Aug 27, 2017 21:36
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Glazius posted:Really your fate was sealed as soon as you put on the wire-frame spectacles. Nobody gets in a robot with guns bigger than an entire human being wearing wire-frame spectacles. To be fair, he doesn't wear the glasses in the robot.
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 We’re back at the Himika Route, and Ichitaka’s actually been overtaken! Daiya’s huge HP pool just draws in too many enemies and, slightly unlike the Rushbird, the Gaiking can oneshot Super Robot mooks with pretty much anything. Iczer-1 taking off has allowed Kenichi to take third place, though.  And I’ve fulfilled my vow! The Gaiking becomes our first unit to clear the 50% mark, gaining a boosted Squad Bonus: Armor +200, Crit +20. Pretty much everything he needs since Armor is the sole stat that boosts barrier damage mitigation, and more crit means more oneshots. The Rushbird takes a boost in mobility and accuracy, also reaching 50% stats (not weapons). Elsewhere, Iczer-3 joins with 3 pips in everything, unlike Iczer-1’s four, so she EN, mobility and accuracy. Alto and Voltes take a few things here and there.  Yagyuu’s deploying as an event, making fielding Jack inadvisable. Overall, we’re still pretty much the same: Ozma/Luca Gaiking/Yanma Kouichi/Yamashita Ichitaka/Miu Dick/Puria Domyoji/Klan Voltes/Canaria Alto/Michel Iczer-3/Deceive (not great, but it’ll do for now). On we go!   : Kenji…: You feeling better?: I am, thanks. I’ve gotten more than enough rest. But, you know, while I was doing that, I had a lot to think about…: …: That was pretty cold of Kyo, huh? He decided to take all this onto his shoulders, and left us just like that. Seriously, talk about unfair…: … You shouldn’t be acting tough like that, you know.: …! I’m not acting tough…! Kch…! *sniffles*: See, that’s exactly what I’m talking about. You don’t need drive yourself so hard.: I’m here for you. Now and always.*Tweeep!* : Ah—!: Wh-What is it?!: I… I just felt the energy of the Bronze Bells! What she felt was Himika using said Bronze Bells to take control of the enormous power that lay asleep within the Langoon. And with this power, nothing is beyond her grasp! Mwahaha!  Elsewhere, aboard a Cthulhu emigration ship, Iczer-1’s already recovering within Sister Gray’s pod. Just a bit of rest has already healed her considerably. Gray figures she must’ve been shocked with how suddenly her sister was sent over, though Iczer-1 doesn’t mind. Rather, it was only with Iczer-3’s timely arrival that Nagisa Kasumi’s priceless life was kept safe. “In due time, you could rise to lead us, the Cthulhu people,” Gray notes. “I created that girl in hopes that she could take your place on the battlefield.” Indeed, Iczer-1 sees that 3 is very much like her and Iczer-2… “Rather, I saw that she hides even greater potential than us… but…” Hm, Gray’ll concede that she is still very young, but it WAS her fate to eventually join the fight. Iczer-1’s concern is understandable, but she is certain that fighting alongside the people of Earth will be an invaluable learning experience to the girl. “I’ll have to sleep for a small while, Iczer-3… Take care of LOTUS, and Nagisa, for me…” Iczer-1 ponders, as she continues to recover.  Speaking of, Ozma’s accosted the girl to ask: she does understand that it was her fault that Nagisa (Kasumi) was driven to that point of exhaustion, right? She does. Then, Ozma wants her to understand that when you’re fighting as a group, doing whatever you feel like only causes trouble to those at her flank. She needs to remember that, or they won’t allow her to deploy with us. Iczer-3 apologizes and says she’ll be careful next time. She should since, as Yagyuu notes, our next battle will be with Himika herself; the Jama Kingdom’s leader is incredibly powerful, so, is the girl really ready for something like this? “I am, I am! Besides, if you’re gonna be fighting someone THAT strong, then you have to let me come along too!” Iczer-3 proclaims loudly. Hmhmm, so she’s one of those people that love fighting, Dick ponders. Not quite, Iczer-3 merely figures that if enemies that strong are left around, it’ll mean danger for Nagisa (Kanou). And since Iczer-1 left both girls and the rest of us in her care, that means she has to fight! Ozma can see that her heart is set, and in the right place, so he gives her the go-ahead to launch with us when the time comes. “You’ll really let me, gramps?!” Iczer-3 gasps, immediately stunning the guy. Mido suggest she address him as Lt. Ozma Lee, not gramps. And since he’s in shock right now, she’ll officially confirm the girl’s permission to deploy. W-Who’s shocked?! Ozma isn’t shocked! Pfft!  : This isn’t the Frontier… Is it Earth…?: What… What am I doing here? Who are those two…?quote:
 : What… was that dream?*Door opens!* : I see you’ve regained consciousness, Nagisa. : Thank goodness…: Ah…! You’re…!: I’m Nagisa – Nagisa Kanou.: I-I’m...: Nagisa Kasumi, right? I saw you on that video letter you sent. Boy, was I surprised – so were Alto and Michel.: I... I saw you in a dream just now…: Huh…? Me…?: Um, but why am I here…?: You fainted inside that robot you were aboard. We had to bring you to the Macross Quarter to keep you safe from the enemy.: Really…? So this is inside the Macross…?: Do you not remember anything? Oh, and I’m AL-3 Alice. I’m something of a military physician.: Hmm… I remember there being a mess at Mihoshi and… Hrm… Oww…: Aah, never mind! Don’t force yourself to remember if it’s that painful!: Maybe your strength hasn’t returned yet? You should keep getting plenty of rest, then. I’ll prescribe you some sedatives to help. : Mind you, while this ship’s headed into a battlefield, it should actually be safer than at the Frontier. So relax.: OK…Thank you…Some time later… : Nagisa woke up?!: Hey, this is the infirmary! Quit yelling!: That goes for you too, Lt.: Hrm…: She came to for a moment, yes, but she was much more exhausted than we expected, so we told her to sleep some more. : “Plenty of rest”, that was mine and Canaria’s professional recommendation. : Hm… First the Iczelio gets stolen, then I get Nagisa like this… : …: Nevertheless, the Iczer Robo won’t move with that Iczelio gone… Best to just let her take it slow and recover.: Get well soon, Nagisa. ‘Til then, I promise I’ll keep you safe…!: Will you really be alright by yourself, Iczer-3?: I’ll be fine, Nagisa-1! You saw how strong I was, no? Iczelio or no, I can fight just fine!: Hey, don’t talk like nothing can touch you! Iczer-1 never acted like that – not once!: How’s she supposed to rest easy if you’re still going like that?!: Ah—…: Now you’re the one who’s yelling, Nagisa.: O-Oh. Sorry…: I’m not my big sis, so maybe I can’t protect you as well as she did… : But I still have to do this, and I will!*Iczer-3 runs off. : Don’t you think you went at her too hard, Nagisa? The girl feels responsible for all this.: …: Actually, Lt. Ozma also gave her a talking-to. Said that Nagisa’s like this because of how she fought. And Iczer-3 promised to think things over and change how she behaves in battle. : Ah?! I had no idea…! And I said those awful things to her…: You’re the only one who can support her while Nagisa Kasumi’s hospitalized, Nagisa. : Yes… I’ll go talk to her.*Alarm!* : What is it?! : We’ve an emergency! All pilots are to assemble at the briefing room immediately! So, Jeffrey has good news in that we’ve found Himika and co. Great! Where are they? Tsubaki already has an idea: the moon. Rosa’s surprised that she knows, but, yes, we picked up the Bronze Bells’ signal coming from the far side of the moon. Tsubaki says she’s been feeling a great power coming from there, something like the Bronze Bells but far stronger! Kenichi figures she can sense them due to her being the Priestess of the bells, but that’s not what’s important right now. Shiba calls in and says that that power is what Himika is after. Ichitaka asks what it is, figuring it’ll be bad news if it’s even stronger than the Bronze Bells. Indeed, it is: what Himika is after is the enormous power that rests within the Langoon, the Great Bronze Bell! See, the Himika and her peers draw their magical powers from the negative emotions of humans, and the Great Bronze Bell will amplify that power tenfold. Himika’s already very powerful on her own, so let her get a power boost and our chances of victory might as well be nil. Kenji tells Luca to man up: “The hell do I care that they got bigass Bronze Bell?! I’ll just go and tear their whole show down myself!” And how will he fight when he can’t turn into Jeeg, Shiba asks. Well, Kenji says there’s only one way around that: we break inside the Langoon and get both his and Hiroshi’s bells back! Hiyoshi likes that idea, as it’d not only weaken Himika’s powers, but also enable the Jeegs to fight again. But nothing’s ever simple, and Tsubaki feels that enormous power drawing closer to us!  Shiba confirms that she’s saying, pinging that powerful Bronze Bell signal we’re getting heading towards the Frontier Fleet. Monica hooks us up with a video feed of the Langoon, and it’s goddamn huge, but Kouichi likes that it’s coming this way. It’ll save us time! That’s be great, but, as Yamashita points outs, we still have no idea how we’re actually going to beat Himika. Have Kenji and Tsubaki manage to think something up from Kyo’s previous words? “Absolutely nothing!” Maybe our best shot is just to fire a bunch of Reactive Munitions at the ship from long range, Domyoji wonders. Whatever the case, Jeffrey knows we can’t let them close in on the Frontier or the PLANTs, so he orders everyone ready to deploy. Kenji’ll be heading out in the Big Shooter, and Tsubaki insists on coming with as the heiress of that ancient power. Jeffrey’ll allow it, but asks them not to bite off more than they can chew. Kenji promises to be careful, having learned from Ichitaka and Iczer-3 what happens when you’re not. Hiroshi’ll also be aboard the Big Shooter, handling the piloting until they reach the Langoon. “And you fight in whatever way you think is right, Kenji.” Sounds great; and with Shiba wishing us good luck, we set off.  Mission 21 (Himika Route) – Langoon's Revival! Reclaim the Bronze Bells!   : Foolish humans... you’ve willingly come to greet your deaths?: But there shall be none who’ll dare oppose me once they lay eyes upon my new power…! They, and their fleet, shall all be ashes!: Are we all clear on the plan? Kenji, Tsubaki and Hiroshi will enter the Langoon and get the Bronze Bells back from them!  : And that’s where they’ll be breaking in from, yeah?: Right. But, of course, the enemy isn’t going to make this easy, so everyone’ll be covering the Big Shooter ‘til it gets there!: Yes, sir!: Go for it and make it good, Kenji!: I got your backs, too! I Not like I can just pooh-pooh someone else’s stolen power source! : You finally have your hot date with Tsubaki, Kenji. Be nice with her, you hear!: Heh… at least they’re lightening the tension some. : Hmhm… Is everyone good to go?: Hell, yeah! We’re gonna be winning this, even without the Jeegs! And I’ll keep you safe, Tsubaki, don’t worry about a thing!: OK!: Engage! Get the Big Shooter into the marked spot without losing either ship or the Big Shooter. This is pretty much a retread of our battle in Aso, except Ikima, Amaso and Mimashi are deployed right from the start. Our forces are more limited than before, but the strategy is still the same: build on morale on the front Boya Kaengus, watch out for the Dai Kaengus and their SP draining attack, and just go to town. Make good use of all the command auras you’ve available while jumping right into the fray, and look for opportunities to use Jeffrey and Canaria’s MAPWs since the enemy’s so numerous. Killing everything will automatically bring the Big Shooter into position, but things’ll actually progress faster if you actively bring it in yourself.  Oh, and Hiroshi is a great pilot who can take very good care of himself, even if the Big Shooter remains rather weak. Here we go!  : Hiroshi, the enemy’s dead ahead…!: Relax, Tsubaki! I’ve no problems taking the line all the way to the finish!: “Taking the line”… Are you a racer too?: I’ll tell you about it later! Our priority now is breaking through their defenses!   : I didn’t expect there to be this many enemies… The Jama Kingdom is really laying out the red carpet for us, huh? : Even just covering Kenji’s crew’s gonna be tough like this!: Mido, Saotome, this is the decisive battle of the war with the Jama Kingdom!: So focus and let’s jump into the fireworks one more time!: Aye, aye!  : Open your eyes, and take a look…! Whatever you decide to throw at us, we’re still gonna find a way through this!    : You still fight even when there’s no chance of victory? You humans truly are fools!-- : We’re gonna escort you guys all the way to the Langoon! And once you’re there, nab the Bronze Bells and get back to fighting ASAP!     : Ghosts and evil spirits all around… I’d really love if the Laplace Wall could also absorb occult stuff like this, I tell ya…!    While all that’s going down, know that the AI REALLY fancies Daiya’s boosted HP pool. He’s taking no damage, and oneshotting everything. With that, Iczer-3 has some chances to show off her tricks: : My sis must be so sad now… I gotta work hard!: Wait a minute, Iczer-3! I’ve to apologize to you!: Huh…?: I’d no idea how you really felt, and I was so mean to you. I’m so sorry, Iczer-3…!: No, the truth is I really did screw up. Still, I’m really happy that you forgive me, Nagisa-1!: Now I just have to be patient and wait ‘til Nagisa’s back with us!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7omRPeruQwg All in one video for your convenience.  : This is what Himika’s power is like now that it’s been boosted…?! : We better hurry, Kenichi! The Big Shooter needs to make it, or there’ll be no recovering from this!: Right! Our main job here is to clear out any enemies directly in their path!    : Hihihihahaa! I’ll be painting this sector red with the blood of all you humans!      : All your heads will roll today, and then I’ll present them all before Her Majesty!    : Bunch up as many mooks as you want, you’re still not stopping us!: Everyone knows CHAMPIONS OF JUSTICE are at their strongest when facing adversity!          : Kenji, Tsubaki! You’ll have to go with the Raikouba from here!: Alright! : Hold on tight, Tsubaki! Ooooryaaaaa!  : Show your face, HIMIKAA!: Kenji, I’m feeling a huge power nearby!: …?! : Hmhmhmhm…!: Himika! : You came here despite your defeat being all but certain? I’d call you foolish, but that would be an understatement! I’ve already laid claim to the tremendous power of the Great Bronze Bell with the two Bronze Bells! : Behold! Your Bronze Bells have completed their task and are disappearing. Hahahaha! AHAHAHAHAHA!: Oi, cut it with that stupid laugh!: …Excuse me?!: The odds were often against us before, and we still fought!: Yeah, and we sure as hell ain’t losing now…! That’s why were right here, gunning for you!: We will beat you, Himika! We have to!: Neither of us are just gonna let you do your thing!: The gall... Here is the very gateway to the underworld, and it already bows to my will. Do tell, what could you possibly accomplish?! : Gwaargh!: Kenji!: You will die without ever knowing the true significance of the Bronze Bells!: No… we’re not! You’re not beating us! We’ll kick your rear end, and then Tsubaki and I’ll go back to Earth together!: That’s right, we can’t lose to you! I’m sure our path’ll be clear so long as that wish is in our hearts!: Nonsense! The only path you’ll trail is the one towards Hell! : Rrrgh! We… We’re gonna protect Earth! NO WAY WE’RE DYING LIKE THIS!!: You won’t… beat us…! The power to give form to emotions… That’s the power I inherited! : Ggh! Wh-What?!    *Heartbeat!* : …! The… The Bronze Bell’s back in the Raikouba! I can turn into Jeeg, then!: We did it…!: Impossible…! My accursed energy… This entire area is awash in hatred, resentment and negative emotions…How?!*Beep!*  : Kenji, my Bronze Bell’s also back! Hurry back out!: drat you all to Hell! You won’t escape!: Hahah, just try and catch us, ya witch! Come on, Tsubaki!: OK!*Vrooom!* Back outside… : Kenji and Tsubaki are safe, guys!: And we got the Bronze Bells with us, ‘course!: Whew… I was on pins and needles the whole time!: Hehehe! Now it’s our turn to go to town!  : Multiple enemy reinforces have appeared!: But I don’t feel Himika’s presence…: We’ll worry about her later! First order of business is getting rid of her mooks!: I’m going out there too! Open the hatch!: Huuh?! But we’re in space!: Hatch, open! : CHAAANGE CYBOOOOOORG!  : Here I go!: Y-You! Hiroshi Shiba!: Yoooo, that’s sick!: Micchi!: “Micchi”…? : Okay, Hiroshi! : Grandma?!: Baruba! : Jeeg parts, set up! SHOOT!! BUILD UP! BANBANBANBAN!             : Whaa?! He doesn’t even need a bike to do it?!: You can still fly your Big Shooter, grandma?!*Micchi flies over to them.* : Sorry for the late arrival. : Kenji, Tsubaki, are you two alright?!: Kyo?! That’s my line! You’re OK?!: Prof. Shiba and Baruba saved me. I can’t revert back to my Takeru form, but I’ll carry on fighting as Kyo Misumi!: Kyo… thank goodness!: drat, you coulda at least have called us!: Seems I had you all worried. I’m very sorry! : We’re going too, Tsubaki!: Okay!                  : Woow! We got the old and new Jeegs together!: Oooh, that’s so AWESOME!: You guys’re finished now that I can transform again! Gimme a hand, Baruba! : Grooowrr! : The wind’s turned in our favor, captain!: Yes, it has! Let’s rout the enemy troops and go after Himika within the Langoon!: You’re getting far too excited for your own good!: You might’ve reclaimed the Bronze Bells, but it’s already too late! Her Majesty is already headed there!: Not that it’s any of your concern, since we’ll erase the lot of you from the face of the universe! : You took the words out of my mouth! This is the end of the road for you, Jama Kingdom! KIIIILL!  Jeeg Pilot Skills: Predict Prevail L6 Spirit Commands: Focus Strike Invincible Squad Bonus: Accuracy +5, melee weapons’ power +100  Old Big Shooter (Miwa Tamashiro) Pilot Skills: Commander L1 Prevail L3 Support Attack L2 Support Defense L2 Attack Combo L1 Spirit Commands: Focus Accelerate Alert Squad Bonus: Experience earned +10%, EN+50 By himself, Hiroshi is Kenji, but better. All stats are higher and his weapons are stronger than the new Jeeg. On the flip side, he doesn’t have as much flexibility as Kenji: he lacks his Jeeg Bazooka for cheap and powerful long-range attacks, and even his rocket punch costs 10 EN. In other words, you need to be way more mindful of his EN supply than you are with Kenji (though his Mach Drills with Micchi is still ammo-based). That said, Hiroshi is a tremendous big mook/boss killer, having both the Bronze Bell cheat code and, best of all, a combined attack with Kenji! It’s very expensive at 60 EN, but it’ll tear a huge chunk of health off anything it touches. Micchi herself is a slightly worse Kyo, but she’s still good at what she does, which is stick with Hiroshi and refuel his EN tank. Like with the new Big Shooter, you’ll want to keep her as his sub for both the resupply and easier access to the combined attack. Do note that the years have made Micchi inch away from the standard support-oriented spirit list, so all you’re getting from here is Hope (at 36). But we already have plenty of full support subpilots, so that’s not a big deal. Now, where was I?  : Fifty… or even a hundred years may pass, but I’ll never stop hounding you! I’m ending this here and now, Jama Kingdom!   : Blast! I’m not dying yet! : Is he going to gear up for a rematch…?: I don’t think that’s what it was… Is he just gonna watch everything go down from the Langoon or something?: I’ll give you ample proof that my teamwork with Hiroshi’s going strong even after all this time…!             : Curse you, humans! I’ve no choice… I must retreat to the Langoon!  : Dang, we let him escape…! : But he ran off into the Langoon. We’ll be facing him again soon, I bet…!          : Hmph… There’ll be no victory for you while the Langoon remains under our grasp! : What’s with that guy? Why’s he acting so smug when we got him running?: Maybe they’ve something else up their sleeve. : You were injured, weren’t you, Kyo? You can’t be pushing your body so hard right now! I’ll pilot for you!: No, I could never rest while everyone else is fighting…!: Don’t worry about my health, Tsubaki! Let’s just go at this like we always do!: … Alright. But if it gets too difficult, I want you to tell me right away! I’m ready to take over whenever!        : Ya got any idea how worthless I felt having to watch my friends in trouble, and not being able to do anything about it? Well, I’m gonna take it all out on you guys now!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfIYCVuJ0Zg And here’s the rocking DK for Baruba Jeeg. Seriously, that looks like a Heavy Metal album cover.  Cha-ching!     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UKzOqi3GXk And here’s the crazy powerful combined attack between the Jeegs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjgJtIJhSqI Oh, what the hey, have Hiroshi’s Jeeg Breaker too! In both cases: “WHO’S NEXT?!” : We’ve confirmed that all Haniwa Phantoms have been destroyed!: Tell all troops that we’re moving into the Langoon before they’ve a chance to send more reinforcements! Any units that need to resupply are to return to the ships at once!: Hell, yeah! I’m coming to give you what for, Himika!*Beep, beep!* : Wait! This is…!: What’s wrong? Did something happen?!: I’m pinging a gigantic Bronze Bell signal! It’s coming from the Langoon!: What?!  : A-A shockwave…!: Hey, what gives?! We’re in space!: The energy flowing out the Bronze Bell is making space itself tremble, I think… This could be very bad.: The hell?! Is something happening there, then?!: It… it can’t be…! *RUUUUMBLE!* : Look at that huge bell…!: I feel a chill down my spine... What’s going on?!  : That’s the Great Bronze Bell! I’m seeing it on my monitors too!: The Great Bronze Bell…!: Its energy readings are off every conceivable chart… Nothing we’ve seen even comes close!: Psh, whatever! That don’t mean jack! : Kenji…: They can get any power they want, we’re still not losing this! : Same goes for any other enemy we gotta fight, right, Jeff?: Well said… we’ve got the Earth right at our backs. The PLANTs and the Frontier Fleet too!: We’ve a ton of things we need to keep safe…!: Tsubaki, Kenji… This will be our final battle with the Jama Kingdom. And you two are our trump cards. We’re counting on you!: You got it! We’ll pry the path to our victory wide open!: Hold on a lil’ bit more, Himika! We’ll be there real soon…!
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The Kotetsushin Jeeg finale is just all sorts of hells of enjoyable for everyone.
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"I'm a super robot pilot. I can breathe in space."
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I'm honestly surprised they followed up on Iczer-1 at the start of the mission, I expected her to just straight up vanish until she reappears later to one-shot a villain or support defend someone or some other suitably heroic entrance.
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Materant posted:The Kotetsushin Jeeg finale is just all sorts of hells of enjoyable for everyone. Oh boy, is it. Jeeg is just a good hot-blooded series in general and the finale does not disappoint in that regard. Glazius posted:"I'm a super robot pilot. I can breathe in space." The thing is, Hiroshi isn't a super robot pilot. He is a super robot, hence why he does not need oxygen. CHANGE CYBORG!
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gently caress, I just love Dead or Alive so drat much. Also Jeeg.jpg will never not be funny.
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I've grown up with Kotetsu Jeeg, he old series I mean, and so Hiroshi and Jeeg keeps a very special place in my heart. In fact their presence in the new series was the only thing that kept me interested in it.
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He may not need air to breathe, but how does he talk in space? Probably a radio or something, but he's considerate enough to move his mouth anyway in case someone is hard of hearing. The Old and New Jeeg team-up scene is all kinds of awesome. Starting with Kenji and Tsubaki using the power of love (or lust in Kenji's case) to overload hell and make it spit out the two bells, then doing the double transformation. And perhaps the best part is Hiroshi's old partner hopping in the old Shooter and getting him his components and battle-support like old times. Heck, Hiroshi never even doubted she would be there. drat, now I want to watch this show again.
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