Gundam Build Divers

[Ronové]

That was basically a set-up episode, which is fine if it wasn't just setting up things we already knew.

I did laugh when Kyoya whips off his overcoat (one handed too, he must play a lot of Yakuza)...only to reveal another coat underneath that's just a different color. XD

Looks like the much foreshadowed Raid Battle has become the Uneven Flag Battle. Was to be expected really with only a few episodes left to go. I suppose it makes a nice bookend what with the very first battle way back in the Prologue also being a Flag Battle that the Champion won. And now Riku will bring things to a close by overcoming him in the same type of contest.

I do hope that Tsukasa actually participates as well and not just sits at the computer. I wanna see the No-Name at least once more, is that too much to ask Sunrise? T_T

[thwalker13]

I think a surprise appearance of the No-Name would be awesome. I to would like to see that one again.

[Ronové]

Been thinking about the climax and this is how I predict the battles to come:

Neo Chat Noir vs mooks
Tigerwolf vs Shahryr
Momo vs ??? (Maybe Kurt?)
Yukki & Ayame vs Karuna & Emilia
Magee vs Rommel
Riku vs Kyoya Kujo

Or something like that anyways. How do you guys predict the fights will go?

[Plamobot]

I'm going to go out on a limb and bet that the Build Divers will come out victorious.

[thwalker13]

Or. Maybe it'll take a turn like IBO. Where they don't.

[Plamobot]

That would actually be a welcome surprise. Not that I want BD to fail, but it would be a nice change of pace, much like IBO was.

[Ronové]

They don't actually have to win every single battle, or any of them to be honest. As long as they capture Sarah before all of their machines are wiped out.

I could definitely see Riku abandoning his machine during the final clash with Kyoya in order to swoop onto the Avalon castle balcony, grab Sarah and triumphantly hold her up to all the spectators like Simba or something. XD

And then Rommel admonishes Kyoya for being too fixated on fighting that he forgot BD had a different objective.

[UrbanSniper]

We need to infiltrate the castle! If only we had a skilled ninja with an MS that can turn invisible! Does this qualify Ayame as best girl, but worst ninja? Seriously, sending your infiltrator to the front lines? Or is this all due to KO-1's bad planning? Was there really no better way to decoy than sacrificing actual gunpla? You couldn't log in with extra parts or find some laying around you could take?

GBN really has to be in a beta stage or something for THE admin to be able to lose access inside a player base. Just send a message out and use a forced logout if you don't want to hear the champ's lip! Act like you've got admin rights!

Still, obvious flaws aside, I was entertained.

[Plamobot]

GBN:~ gamemaster$ sudo pkill -KILL -u kyoyakujo

[Ronové]

For how much it was advertised in the preview, the Tigerwolf/Shahryar fight was agonisingly short. I needed moar dammit!

So Kyoya's new mech is the "AGE II Magnum SV Version" and the SV stands for "Savior". According to it's official profile, it's OS has incorporated the AGE-FX system on-board and so I suspect that strange luminescence was indeed the FX-Burst in action.

Am I sensing some history between Rommel and Magee? Also that scene between Karuna and Momo was hilarious. XD

Overall a solid episode.

[thwalker13]

I do believe there is some history between the two. Personally, I'm not a big fan of Rommel. So I'd like to see Magee whoop his ass. When the dude from the 1st arc showed up, I was super excited and was hoping to see the Astray No-Name in battle again. But alas, was disappointed there.

[Ronové]

Forgot to bring this up but it was interesting that to use the Satellite Cannon you still need DOME to send you the microwaves, though being a game there are probably endless ways to get around the limitations.

I really hope the Blast Master gets even a little more screentime, it's become my favourite of the team's mechs. <3

[Plamobot]

The admins are lucky DOME doesn't become sentient.

I'm just happy because I love Gundam X so much, so it was very cool to see that.

[Ronové]

^ Indeed, X is probably my favorite in terms of TV anime.

On a side note, we got this awesome art of the Blast Master by mechanical designer Kanatake Ebikawa. <3

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[thwalker13]

I hope it gets some added screen time as well. It was pretty impressive that the Coalition leaders were pretty stunned by the blast it gave off.