From: tkim@sdcc3.ucsd.edu (Tonghyun Kim)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: Gundam 0083 Episode 11
Date: 27 Aug 92 02:12:44 GMT
Organization: University of California, San Diego

In article <BtM3Mu.14G@world.std.com> chadwick@world.std.com (Chadwick Ngan) writes:
>In article <3130224@hpcc01.corp.hp.com> okamoto@hpcc01.corp.hp.com (Jeff Okamoto) writes:
>
>>You're right that the Brabrow and other One Year War MA's are pretty close
>>to the Val Varow (sp?) in 0083.  I'd only say, though, that the Val Varo's
>>electric field attack thingies are *stupid*.  They look like they'd be
>>*real useful* in space....

Although I agree that Plasma Leader thingies are stupid, there is no
reason why Val-Walo shouldn't have weapons for the battle on the
surface of the planet. Although most mobile armors are designed for
space combat, there has been exceptions like Grabro, which resembles
Val-Walo in its design.
>
>	That's exactly what I don't like in 0083.  There are too many *stupid*
>concepts.  Take the GP02 shield for example.  You would expect something as
>important as a cooling system to be located in a carefully protected location,
>right?  No, it is placed inside the shield (An external cooling system!?  On
>a seperate piece of equipment!?)  Okay, so you expect the shield to be quite
>tough, after all it can withstand a nuclear blast, right?  No, in episode 2
>Kou penetrated it with a single beam saber thrust, forcing Gato to retreat as
>unit 2 overheats.  (Real smart engineers ... Anahiem)  What a concept!  I
>wonder what will happen if Kou just grabbed Gato's shield and run away at full
>speed.  Will unit 2 simply shutdown/blown up as it overheats?

Well, Gundam 0083 staffs are not that stupid. (^_^) Here's the explanation
for that scene from Gundam 0083 Mook published by Keibunsha.

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There is a reason why Gato got so schocked with just a hole on the
shield. This shield was NOT intended for close range combat. The
shield is for protecting the unit from the heat generated by a
nuclear explosion. Because of it the shield is equipped with cooling
system and it's filled with the coolant. Because Unit 1 was splashed
with the coolant, it was covered with ice (check the video to
confirm this). It was this cooling system that allowed Unit 2 to
escape from burning Komusai. You can see from the screen that the
cooling system was functioning.

Severe damage to the shield means that Unit 2 won't be able to use
Atomic Bazooka. If you consider that, you will be able to understand
why Gato was so irritated. What Delaz Fleet wanted was a mobile suit
ARMED with the nuke, not mobile suit that can just TRANSPORT the
nuke. 

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>	Another scene: Kou landing his core fighter on the Albion ... in
>REVERSE!  It serves no puproses other than to provide an opportunity for
>Monsha to harass Kou.  A simple crane inside the hanger bay can do the job
>much quicker.  Why all the troubles?

A plot device, you know. ^_^; Besides, not everyone always behaves
logically. :-)

>	0083 has the best Gundam animation I've ever seen.  But I do wish
>the people in the story board will pay a bit more attentions to such details.
>They can distract the audience at times, and make the show less enjoying than
>it should have been.

I agree that 0083 has few holes but that is true to other Gundam
series as well. Also, none of them are serious enough to REALLY
distract most viewers, except for REAL hard-core fans. 


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