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Post by jwm on Apr 24, 2005 19:58:56 GMT -5
Just for fun here- don't want to step on toes or anything. What is the all-time worst Gundam of all time? This has to be a candidate. JWM
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Post by bleen on Apr 24, 2005 21:11:49 GMT -5
whoa, you read my mind! ![::)](http://lemonstre.fr/robot-japan/smileys/rolleye.png) I was also thinking about the mermaid gundam... haven't seen Gundam G but I've seen the action figure on sale in HLJ and thought "no wonder...." ![:P](http://lemonstre.fr/robot-japan/smileys/tongue.png) Actually, browsing through the mechas from Gundam G, I find most of them horrible... I was thinking of eventually watching the show... now I don't know ![:-/](http://lemonstre.fr/robot-japan/smileys/undecided.png)
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Post by Bazookafied on Apr 24, 2005 21:35:20 GMT -5
Question, does it have to be known as a "Gundam"? What about MS like the Re-GZ or gundam-esque mobile suits?
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Post by jwm on Apr 24, 2005 22:20:53 GMT -5
If it's bad, it's fair game. ![;)](http://lemonstre.fr/robot-japan/smileys/wink.png) JWM
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Post by jwm on Apr 24, 2005 22:25:27 GMT -5
whoa, you read my mind! ![::)](http://lemonstre.fr/robot-japan/smileys/rolleye.png) I was also thinking about the mermaid gundam... haven't seen Gundam G but I've seen the action figure on sale in HLJ and thought "no wonder...." ![:P](http://lemonstre.fr/robot-japan/smileys/tongue.png) Actually, browsing through the mechas from Gundam G, I find most of them horrible... I was thinking of eventually watching the show... now I don't know ![:-/](http://lemonstre.fr/robot-japan/smileys/undecided.png) I'm not sure whether G Gundam was supposed to be a satire or if it was just ridiculously bad. But don't waste your money on a DVD set. The show isn't worth it. JWM
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Post by Mudrock's Ace on Apr 24, 2005 22:36:03 GMT -5
it's more martial art's and a giant evil gundam that wont die than a war.
p.s. did anyone else have a problem when they added in all the uc gundams,gm, ms and wing ms in the last few episodes of G when they were fighting Devil in space.
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Post by heavyarmscustom on Apr 24, 2005 23:32:25 GMT -5
man I would have said 99% of all gundams from G but then I have to witness the distruction of the Gundam story by G-Seed Desiny, Man the gundam with a transformable back pack is getting played out. I hate it and they need to get going on with better designs of these guys. but the Acguy,Z'ock and the g'ok(sp) are by far the worst of the worst my tow cents clifton
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Post by ataru on Apr 24, 2005 23:54:25 GMT -5
It's ok heavyarmscustom, the amphibious mobile suits don't like you either. ;D
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Post by Shropshire Slasher on Apr 25, 2005 0:29:27 GMT -5
How dare you discriminate against the fish... ;D
No, we need opinions and in my humble opinion, the Gundam bot without legs that looks like it's wearing a jet diaper is a real abomination.
Too lazy to look it up.
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Post by zephyranthes on Apr 25, 2005 0:51:29 GMT -5
Windmill Gundam (Neo Holland?) is pretty bad. Come on, a fighting windmill?! What were these guys on when they came up with this stuff for G Gundam? My guess it that they all got totally wasted while drawing these Gundams or had preschoolers give them ideas. By the way, I believe a Gundam not shown on the series is a Kangaroo Gundam from you guessed it--Neo Australia--that appears in a manga from G Gundam. Laughably BAD. ;D
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Post by Shropshire Slasher on Apr 25, 2005 1:36:24 GMT -5
Haha, a roo Gundam! That's so Japanese, it's crazy! I'd love to see it...it'd either be a Western red or a wallaroo as they're the biggest species, but if the Japanese picked an obscure roo species like the paddy melon or quaka it'd be hillarious! I'm surprised they didnt pick the frill knecked lizard or koalas as the Japanese tourists go absolutely psycho over those animals. Oh, the Japanese also like wild Australian turkeys because (get this) they like to drink Wild Turkey ![::)](http://lemonstre.fr/robot-japan/smileys/rolleye.png) When I was 7 years old I went to a national park in Aus and there was a J' family taking close up pix of this Koala sitting on the grass. But the little girl of the family was balling her eyes out and I didnt really take notice of why. So anyway I was feeding this koala some gum leaves when the old boy reached out and stuck his freaking sharp claw straight into my finger- into the bone even. So my mom goes psycho and starts whacking the koala with her handbag and then the koala unhooks itself in retreat. Anyway, the J' tourists kept taking photos of the whole event and you know what was so odd? Their little girl had just been mauled also; she had blood running down her legs from where the koala had gashed her before we came along ![::)](http://lemonstre.fr/robot-japan/smileys/rolleye.png) I had to wear an aluminum finger brace for about 5 months after that- it could have been prevented if the tourists just motioned `danger'. Australia almost always gets left out of sci-fi stories...with the exception of Tank Girl and Mad Max, I can't recall anything since an episode of Gigantor and one Thunderbirds episode, oh and some Dredd comics. But a roo Gundam ;D ;D ;D I'd expect that from a bootleg company.
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Post by zephyranthes on Apr 26, 2005 1:10:30 GMT -5
I found the Kangaroo Gundam in a side story that comes with an official Japanese G Gundam art book which describes the various mecha, characters, and episodes. I wonder if it's listed in the G Gundam Technical Manual which is in English. I don't have that particular Technical Manual.
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Post by Bazookafied on Apr 26, 2005 11:49:57 GMT -5
I think G-Gundam itself gets the vote for works MS ever. If you thought the windmill was bad, check out these> www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/newtype-gg/index.htmTheres some in there that are actually kind of cool (ferrarri Gundam, tyr gundam) but most of them are down-right horrendeous. I think G-Gundam designers got confused and thought the only thing that classifies a robot to be a Gundam is the two eyes, some lines across a mouthguard and a chin-thingy, and they even stray from those basics sometimes. They left out an important rule, Gundam isn't supposed to look RIDICULOUS!!! If you want more laughs, check these links out. All based off G Gundam. www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/7thfight/index.htm <note in this link, Gundam Freedom isn't the SEED gundam. Its just an even worse version of Maxter www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/rojg/index.htm<note, the Manager Gundam does have a cigar...
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Post by jwm on Apr 26, 2005 12:12:50 GMT -5
Hey Sasha: Here's your kangaroo Gundam.This is fun. JWM (from the land of the easily amused)
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Post by ataru on Apr 26, 2005 12:20:50 GMT -5
If you're going to count G gundam designs you might as well count SD gundam. Neither takes itself seriously. G gundam is actually a pretty good show, taken as a martial arts show. It can get away with what it has because of the kind of show it is- it would be unforgivable of course if it were supposed to be even semi-realistic. I have a much harder time swallowing Seed and Seed Destiny, with their crappy designs that have no such excuse. Like that Seed Destiny gundam that transforms into a dog, even when in space, for example. ![:P](http://lemonstre.fr/robot-japan/smileys/tongue.png) We are all toy/model collectors though, so it's very understandable that G gundam would get a bad rap- the designs themselves just aren't cool, and when you've got a toy in front of you, you can't make yourself like it by saying it's a joke character.
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Post by Shropshire Slasher on Apr 26, 2005 14:30:31 GMT -5
Ha ha ha, That things just a freak of `induhstry' ![:P](http://lemonstre.fr/robot-japan/smileys/tongue.png) Skippy has been focusing on the thigh master a little too much... I can understand character creators going down the nature road and the national icon road- heck, now that Panda-Z has been conceptualized, the Chinese only have the dragon left to create into their own character...and they'd better hurry before Bandai patents the idea. As for this metalic roo, it's pure CRAP and Bandai is welcome to claim it/make it as it's UGLY and not really funny either. ############################### Distinctly Aussie sci-fi characters including roo's... "Who are the characters in Tank Girl? #Tank Girl the Heroine. An Australian tank pilot turned outlaw #Jet Girl A friend of Tank Girl since childhood. She flies a jet. F_cking hippy. #Sub Girl Another old friend of Tank Girl. She drives a sub. #Booga Tank Girl's significant kangaroo. Snuck into her tank one night to steal her knickers. He never left. #Stevie Owns a convenience stores and smokes alot. #Camp Koala TG's teddy bear #Mr Precocious Some long snouted creature #Barney TG's flakey friend. Tank Girl busted her out of a mental hospital. She's more or less insane. " ![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v731/TAEKWONV/d9ab87d1.gif) ![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v731/TAEKWONV/f2f7c6f9.gif) ![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v731/TAEKWONV/ba3bda19.gif) Mr. Precious- I think he's supposed to be a bilby which is a rare Aus critter. ![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v731/TAEKWONV/89fe2ba0.gif) You used to be able to hitch all over Aus...that was until a psycho killer targetted tourist hitchers in the 1980's. ![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v731/TAEKWONV/5388d4fe.jpg) If it's done right, the characters really become national icons that people take pride in...no matter how messed up they might be ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Falconhood on Apr 27, 2005 10:22:51 GMT -5
i thot the same one, the Mermaid gundam..i actually bought that one. alot of G-Gundams i didn't like, Matador, Holland wind-mill, that jack-in-the box looking one with balls for arms
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Post by Shropshire Slasher on Apr 27, 2005 12:03:55 GMT -5
What's the Jack in the box looking one? Anyone got a link? When I was like 5 years old, Jack in the boxes used to scare me ![:'(](http://lemonstre.fr/robot-japan/smileys/cry.png) ...they could make good material for a horror story.
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Post by Falconhood on Apr 27, 2005 12:08:57 GMT -5
i wanna say the Mandarin Gundam, he had this staff with fire ring around it, and his head looked like a grenade, and his body was this green cylinder, and he compacts into it, or comes out, but from the waist down, the cylinder(box) was all he had instead of legs.
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Post by jwm on Apr 27, 2005 12:33:27 GMT -5
What's the Jack in the box looking one? Anyone got a link? When I was like 5 years old, Jack in the boxes used to scare me ![:'(](http://lemonstre.fr/robot-japan/smileys/cry.png) ...they could make good material for a horror story. Speaking of Jack-in-the-boxes- Ever see the old Twilight Zone episode entitled "It's a Good Life", starring Billy Mummy of Lost in Space fame? Creepiest TZ of all time. JWM Check the "World-Wide Gundam Informatonal Network" (link above) for pic's of all this Gundam silliness.
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