Talk:Megadeus

message: I have a question. Did Alan really need to be hardwired in order to pilot Big Duo? I was always under the assumption that he just let it take control of him, the way Fau did to Alex and the way Big O almost did to Roger. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.200.116.199 (talk • contribs) 
:Yes he did, because remember when Alex first piloted the Big Fau it went haywire, it needed memories or a dominus. -The Big X 22:23, 23 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Alan 

message: It states in several places under the armaments section that various laser weaponry, including O Thunder and the eye lasers, require an unknown ammunition. What evidence is there that they are anything more than lasers? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.21.161.229 (talk • contribs) .
:In a broad sense ammunition could be taken to mean the power supply for the weaponry, as in how long it can fire before that supply is exhasted. I know that similar attributes are often given to the Mobile Suits of the Gundam universe with regards to laser weaponry; presumably, that is also what is being done here. TomStar81 05:12, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ammunition? 

message: Either it is valid to link to sites on the topic, or it is not. Let us not play games with links here, it would be stupid to get the page locked when there was nothing wrong with the link added and it states clearly what the site is. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Zola (talk • contribs) .
:I don't think anyone's playing games, and there's hardly an edit war here.. so just calm down. Links on this article should be pointing to web pages specifically on Megadeus's, not just Big O in general (since they're already in the EL section of The Big O. If you can find a URL from those sites that is more just about the Megadeus, then add those links. -- Ned Scott 05:28, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  External Links 

message: I know I've seen speculation on a connection between the term Megadeus and the literary term [Deus ex Machina], but I can't for the life of me find any proper sources on it. The idea was the the name megadeus was a pun off the term, as Big O served as a fairly obvious Deus ex Machina at the end of each episode, at least initially. I don't want to put anything up uncited, though, so if anyone can find any mention of this, it'd be much appreciated. 24.250.221.24 06:03, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Deus ex Machina 

message: I was curious about the source of the "Cast in the name of God; Ye not guilty" quote, and a bit of research seems to indicate that it is not directly lifted from Conan's sword as this article states.  One of the swords used in the first Conan film has "Suffer no guilt yee [sic] who wield this in the name of Crom." See:
http://filmswords.com/conan/conan-sword-master-fathers-anniversarys.htm
http://www.danielsengraving.com/engraving/sample8.shtml
I'm not sure if this is a translation issue in the original article Kazuyoshi Katayama read about John Milius, or whether the cited web page paraphrases a bit, but I'd suggest that the section be revised to indicate that the phrase isn't a direct lift from the Conan prop.  I think it is reasonable to call it an inspiration, though.
--VishnuSchist 16:00, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Attribution of the boot sequence quote 

message: The edit made by User:Nohansen at 23:16 on 21 February 2007 included a few sentence fragments, along with complete revisions of the article. 24.14.170.40 19:33, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
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message: These sections hold considerable differences from the other sections, unless the other sections can be conformed to uniformity these sections belong in their own section titled "The Big Three". -The Big X 19:54, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not sure I can agree with putting the main Big descriptions in episode articles; if anything, I think that the one-off enemies should be described in detail in episode articles, but that the ones that are more important than just a "monster of the week" should be covered here. (Strictly speaking, "The Big Three" would be an original research term, and also inaccurate if we count Big Venus, but unless it's stated in the art book or something it's probably also OR to note Big Fau's adaptation for underwater combat, but I doubt there's any real debate on that.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.134.250.124 (talk • contribs) 14:12, 24 November 2007
=== Big Fau ===
thumb|240px|Big Fau, introduced as "The Third Big", is designed for submarine warfare.
First appearing in Roger's memories of "The Event" in Act 13, and first seen in action during Act 21, aptly titled "The Third Big", Big Fau is the third and final "Big" found in the series which had a certain importance and was piloted by Alex Rosewater. Considered by the Union and Alex to be the most powerful "Big". The parts for Big Fau were transported within the three foreign megadeuses that fought Big O offshore of Paradigm City at the end of the first season and the beginning of the second season. After the foreign megadeuses were disabled (but not destroyed), they were recovered by the Paradigm science team and Big Fau's parts were salvaged and re-assembled secretly under the supervision of Alex, but lacked a memory core. Despite missing this vital component, Big Fau was activated and piloted by Alex Rosewater. Judging by Big Fau's streamlined appearance, its ability to travel effortlessly through the water, its conning tower shaped head, and the flexible periscope-like laser cannons on its back, it is likely that the Big Fau units were used primarily for naval combat, functioning as heavily armed amphibious craft, and providing ocean-based combat support for land- and air-based megadeuses.
During its maiden battle against the Union Megadeus Bonaparte, Alex could completely control the Big, allowing him to tear Bonaparte to pieces before finally destroying it with Fau's dorsal beams. Once Bonaparte was vanquished, however, Big Fau's dorsal beams disobeyed Alex's orders and began to assault the domes. In response to Alex's claim that he was Big Fau's dominus, Big Fau displayed the message "Cast in the Name of God... Ye Not" before shutting down. Later, Big Fau was jerry-rigged into working by Jason Beck using R. Dorothy's Memory Core, finally completing Fau and allowing it to declare Rosewater "Not Guilty." The Big Fau is the only Megadeus in the series to defeat the Big O after a challenge from Roger Smith. Fau is also the only known Megadeus to fuse with its pilot, Rosewater, via a series of cables plugged into the pilot's back, although Big O attempted to do the same with Roger. Big Fau was eventually disabled by Big O's Final Stage at the end of the Act 26 and removed by Big Venus. Big Fau may be a reference to Frankenstein because of its long head and bolt-like ears, as well as the nature of its reconstruction.
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Due to its limited screen time, Big Fau did not display as much armament as the other Bigs. Still, it filled this gap by using advanced weaponry and technology which gave Fau the ability to easily defeat the Union megadeus Bonaparte and later, seriously damage Big O and injure Roger Smith during their final confrontation in the last episode.
*Saw Cuffs: As the name indicates, Big Fau's wrists are equipped with extremely sharp rotative blades which are very useful in close-combat. Used very effectively against the Union Megadeus Bonaparte and later, Big O, they are powerful enough to damage and grind into tiny bits even the thickest armor. They also give Big Fau the ability to travel underwater by using them as turbines.
*Eye Beams: A standard weapon for every Big, the Eye Beams are super heated beams of light that are shot out of the eyes. This weapon can be used as a long range attack and for cutting through objects. Not actually used during a battle in the series, Big Fau is seen using this weapon in the flashbacks Roger has of the rampaging Bigs.
*DD Beams: There are two lasers on Big Fau's back called "DD Beams" or "Dual Dorsal Beams" that are attached to a snake-like movable tubing situated on his back which allow these lasers to be fired in any direction. They are powerful enough to destroy a normal Megadeus as seen in the episode "The Third Big" but are no match against Big O's Arm Shields.
*Charger Cannon: More powerful and larger than the Dorsal Beams, these cannons are integrated in Big Fau's frontal upper torso and deployed horizontally when needed. They appear to use kinetic projectiles instead of beams- they need to charge first before attacking, and combined with their incredibly long-range, could be likened to howitzers. The main problem with them is, that they can only fire at objects situated in front or above the Big Fau and the Megadeus must pivot on himself in order to fire in other directions.
*Impact Barrier: Big Fau is the only "Big" of the whole series to exhibit a standard non-physical barrier. A special invisible shielding which protects Big Fau especially from frontal attacks, making him almost untouchable and invincible. Big O's Final Stage was the only weapon able to penetrate it. It is possible that this was a "non-standard" modification added during Big Fau's construction, but it bears similarities to Big O's Plasma Gimmick.
*Rocket Drills: Big Fau can spin his fists and Saw Cuffs at extremely high speeds while his arms are shot out of their sockets by small rocket boosters situated at the back of the arms, turning them into highly destructive moving drills. This seems to be more of a last ditch weapon, as the rocket drills can be destroyed while in flight, literally disarming Big Fau and taking away its ability to move underwater as well.
These are the sections put here for archiving purposes, these need to be incorporated into their articles. -The Big X 22:09, 23 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Megadeus#Big Fau|Big Fau]] and [[Megadeus#Big Duo|Big Duo]] 

message: -The Big X 03:52, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
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message: Big Fau wasn't the only Big to be fused with its pilot. Alan Gabriel was hard-wired into Big Duo Inferno, as well. Big Fau, however, may be the only one to perform the wiring itself. 216.236.163.39 (talk) 19:45, 16 August 2008 (UTC)
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