What else can MS stand for besides Miyuki Sawashiro? This is one of the most awesome mobile suits in Zeon’s arsenal during the One Year War. Well, at least in my Zeon Campaign in Giren no Yabou anyway. Need someone to smash through some tough naval defences to land an invasion force? The Z’Gok’s your MS. After that’s done, you’d normally expect it to make way for specialized ground fighters… but guess what? It continues to kick ass on land, leading the way, all the way. This exactly sums up Miyukichi’s performance in Kannagi: She started in a familiar young male role (shota Jin) in episode one, but once that’s done, she shifts into a rare high school osananajimi loli mode in Tsugumi that totally caught me by surprise. She was a fish out of water (just like the Z’Gok), but put up a commendable performance nonetheless. Probably the only thing that the Z’Gok absolutely couldn’t do was fight in space, which is why the job of selling Kannagi DVDs in the omake specials was left to Hanazawa and Tomato. =p Why the commander variant, you ask? Well, even Suigintou admits that she’s the boss, that’s why!
Here’s Miyukichi and her mecha counterpart:
まだまだ地．味．だ．NE！MS-06F Zaku II “Mamimami”
Introduced early during the One Year War, the Zaku IIF was the most heavily mass-produced and well-known of Zeon's mobile suit forces. (176 cast entries listed on ANN. ‘Nuff said.) Technically designed to fight, and has fought, everywhere. (176 cast entries listed on ANN.) The actual mileage varies greatly depending on the theatre of operations though. Respectable performances can be observed for offensive ops in open terrain where the F-type has decent mobility (Moyashimon, Mnemosyne, Witchblade); or in defensive operations where it simply is not required to move much (School Rumble, Ichigo Mashimaro). On the other hand, the F-type is currently taking 3 long seasons to trudge through the dense jungles of Hellgirl with no sign of victory in sight. At least the promo video for いちぬけwith mamimami in a wedding dress was quite enjoyable. Then again, I was watching it at 2x speed for the very cute chipmunked mami voice.
Introduced early during the One Year War, the Zaku IIF was the most heavily mass-produced and well-known of Zeon's mobile suit forces. (176 cast entries listed on ANN. ‘Nuff said.) Technically designed to fight, and has fought, everywhere. (176 cast entries listed on ANN.) The actual mileage varies greatly depending on the theatre of operations though. Respectable performances can be observed for offensive ops in open terrain where the F-type has decent mobility (Moyashimon, Mnemosyne, Witchblade); or in defensive operations where it simply is not required to move much (School Rumble, Ichigo Mashimaro). On the other hand, the F-type is currently taking 3 long seasons to trudge through the dense jungles of Hellgirl with no sign of victory in sight. At least the promo video for いちぬけwith mamimami in a wedding dress was quite enjoyable. Then again, I was watching it at 2x speed for the very cute chipmunked mami voice.
Jungle green camo pattern for Earthside ops.MS-14A Gelgoog “Tomato”
A next generation design intended as a replacement for the ageing MS-06F Zaku II (see above) as Zeon’s mainstay mobile suit. It eliminated 37,443 other designs, including the YMS-15 Gyan, during the 6th 東宝 Cinderella audition in 2006, which I believe is the codename of the tender for Zeon’s next-gen MS acquisition. It had a limited production run due its late introduction into the war, and subsequently had little role to play (24 since 2007 actually) in the war’s outcome. Served with distinction in the last battle at Kannagi in an AAM (Archaic Accent Moe) role. Reputed to be a high-performance MS on par with the RX-78 Gundam, though more exposure in theatre is required before we can accurately assess its capabilities. Nice legs, er I mean uh, beam rifle, a feature which its predecessor, the MS-06F, lacked (or did not want to show off for some reason, I dunno). This MS has much potential, and looks poised for mass production at zergling levels in the foreseeable future.
Really nice pair of beam rifles. Note the tummy bulge in both photos where the power plant is located.
A venerable Zaku IIF flanked by a prototype GelgoogGAT-X105 Strike “Rierie”
A product of the Earth Alliance’s secret project to develop mobile suits as a counter to ZAFT's mass-produced ZGMF-1017 GINN, the Strike is designed to operate in various configurations through the use of Striker packs. The MBF-02 Strike Rouge is an almost identical Orb copy of the original Strike.
GAT-X105+AQM/E-X01 Aile Strike
A product of the Earth Alliance’s secret project to develop mobile suits as a counter to ZAFT's mass-produced ZGMF-1017 GINN, the Strike is designed to operate in various configurations through the use of Striker packs. The MBF-02 Strike Rouge is an almost identical Orb copy of the original Strike.
GAT-X105+AQM/E-X01 Aile Strike
GAT-X105+AQM/E-X03 Launcher Strike
GAT-X105+AQM/E-X02 Sword Strike
MBF-02 Strike Rouge
GAT-X105E+AQM/E-X09S Strike Noir
GAT-X105+P202QX Strike IWSP
Note that the basic chassis is still largely recognizable even under the impressive armament load of the IWSP striker pack. That said, we are not really interested in how the IWSP pack was attached. In fact, we might even start denying the existence of the GAT-X105 chassis by claiming it’s actually the RX-78-2 in disguise.
Two more, just to piss off Kagamisumi:
MSN-02 Zeong “Emirin” (Note Promininent mouth cannon)
Note that the basic chassis is still largely recognizable even under the impressive armament load of the IWSP striker pack. That said, we are not really interested in how the IWSP pack was attached. In fact, we might even start denying the existence of the GAT-X105 chassis by claiming it’s actually the RX-78-2 in disguise.Two more, just to piss off Kagamisumi:
MSN-02 Zeong “Emirin” (Note Promininent mouth cannon)
MSM-03 Gogg “Minorin” (Note pronounced ballast tanks)
This is the kind of post you would write if you spent the New Year holiday playing Giren no Yabou.
Bibliography:
Burke's All the World's Mobile Weapons
http://seiup.net/
This is the kind of post you would write if you spent the New Year holiday playing Giren no Yabou.
Bibliography:
Burke's All the World's Mobile Weapons
http://seiup.net/
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