Who Made the Gundam MK.II? [Question of the Week]
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- Was it the Titans or Anaheim Electronics? Or is the truth somewhere in the middle?
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In the end we find out Anaheim lead Gundam designer is an Earthnoid known as Hajime Katoki.
This is the biggest gundam conspiracy I've ever heard lol.
Kinda ironic we have haven't gotten any names of staff members of the production teams in anime yet.
Hajime Katoki seems to be credited for a lot of MS for different factions.
Should this make him the biggest arms dealer?
@@ducpham1478 technically, yes
Poor kunio okawara
Ok but given how eager the Federation usually was to cover up unfortunate incidents like the Delaz Conflict, it totally makes sense for them to blame the loss of money on the prototype development.
Gotta save face right? Lol
Gundam Mark II lasted this long from Gryps Conflict to the First Neo Zeon War.
Quite a testament to the quality of the Gundam Mark II compared to more advanced mobile suits.
If based on the novel in unicorn then it lasted till uc96 after the laplace's conflict where Banagher used a white colored mk ii with beam magnum reinforced arms.
Imagine we get an rg of banagher’s mk2
@@Keryaken133isn't it still survived in Crossbone era with most it's part replace by different MS part alongside Gump?
@ZeroDarkness-666 that was the ZZ
I like the idea that the Feds and Titans went
"Oh Trust us that Our New Gundam Prototype Cost just as Much as 3 Flagship Class Space Ships, see we didn't waste Tax Payer Money by accidentally giving a Nuke Lobing Giant Robot to our Arch Enemies and then Totaling Our New Gundam Projects so we have to make this one instead thats way Cheaper Trust us"
It adds a layer of Incompetence to the EFSF that is boarderline comedy.
*Looks at the USA or any government bill having stuff thrown in that has nothing to do with the actual subject bloating the bill itself*
I mean certain real life governments are like this *looks at some of the government projects such as Nazis*
GPO series 😭.
Tbf, it's not that far off from how the us budget is handled, they always allocate "more money" to certain companies to develop stuff, while actually using the extra chunks for black projects, that's how they did the sr72
@@wolfsworkshop9095 really any government, "how did this Building got this expensive, we don't know, we did spend it that much trust us"
meanwhile they made the Psycho Gundam linage.
i think the psycho gundam is the child of Zeon Mobile armor development.
they did acquire Zeon's Newtype labs.
its just that titans funded them.
It ain't Gundam without a classic hijacking of the titular mobile suit.
Zeta started that trope
@@jonathansalazar4630I mean, technically Amuro did hijack the Gundam the first time he was piloting it since he is not the designated pilot and later when he goes AWOL.
AEUG and the Earth Federation: "they might have even created the Mk II, but in the end, who got it was us.."
"my conspiracy cap" **sees an EFSF cap** ofcourse a conspiracy cap with the conspirators logo
I mean, the show made it pretty clear who made the Mk.2. Hell, Kamilie's parents, who work for the Titans, confirm they developed it.
5:40 HOLY SHIT!! And it took that long for the Federation to go bankrupt? Your theory makes so much sense. They had to hide the fund for the GP series somehow.
Earth Federation is the world government. It's like Combining all worlds economics into ONE entity mega corporate. Ofc something like this MK2 Gundam wouldn't of crumbled the gov very much. They would of needed the ultimate dictators which judging by the way they kept the same type of Federation gov for over 200 yrs despite the crap like allowing colony drops that would of gotten people to overthrow them quite a while ago. I think by G saviour they where operating only barely. Hathaway showed how developed they where.
And then they got the resulting limited series model stolen. I wished I knew how Jamitov was able to spin that one.
What I love abot the MKII is how it's movable frame was a breakthrough in the technology in mobile suits. When the AEUG stole all three, the zeta project became a complete success after the failure of the delta gundam. After reverse engineering it's data the AEUG now had mobile suits to keep up with the amount of prototypes the titans was coughing up and the zeta gundam being a transformable mobile suit was made possible thanks to the MKII.
So a bit of creative accounting from the Titans. Makes sense, the GM Quel directly traced its descent from the RGM-79N, which was itself a mass production version NT1. More reasons for Anahem to go, "it's mine."
To me it was always one simple thing, not unlike what happens in the real world with certains car preparators :
They take a base machine, either a car or here the Gundam, made a lot of improvements under the hood, a bit of tuning, and slaps their own logos on it (Think Ruf, Alpina, or the firsts AMG...)
So, very like the second theory but even going crazier... Which would also explain how, during ZZ, it was still pertinent, even while GMIII were already in use, even though they were supposed to be at an equivalent performance level
That Prototype Mk-II theory is a rather elegant solution that I hadn't even begun to consider before. Honestly with all the attention AOZ has gotten in the last few years I entirely forgot about the Prototype's existence.
I like to think that the prototype mk 2 was made with data from the GP01. And then was later developed with data from the Hazels Into the final gundam mk2 created by the titans and federation.
I like to think that while the Titans had designed, developed and built the MK2 Gundam, AE had been contracted to manufacture parts for it that the Titans didn’t have the manufacturing capacity to make in house, such as the movable frame having been built by AE.
Makes sense, the panoramic cockpit was a feature AE built into the GP03. Titan's would have licensed or straight outsourced stuff like that.
Interesting answers, but it doesn't explain how Kamille's parents fit into the Gundam Mk-II development story. Remember that as per the opening episodes of Zeta Gundam, Franklin Bidan is supposed to have been instrumental in the development of the movable frame, while his wife (Kamille's mother, I forget her first name) was a materials scientist whose work contributed to the Mk-II's (outdated) armor. Both were easily made hostage by the Titans because both were Federation employees.
Despite the Mk II being very derivative of the rx-78-2, I love the design especially the Titans paint scheme. It was the first MG kit I ever built. I was kinda disappointed when it was replaced by the Zeta as the hero machine in the series.
hello fellow titan's paint scheme appreciator.
do you have F91 mass production ver? you could paint it to harrison madin colors, its also available as a P-bandai kit
i also have a few banshee Kits.
i also want to paint AU kits in titans colors but i barely have the time.
The dark blue makes more sense. Not because the Titans were the bad guys, but because the RX-78-2's color scheme and the AEUG's Mk-II color scheme are more likely to attract attention on the battlefield and easier to target in certain terrains. And they do half their battles in space where the background is mostly black or dark blue.
The GM Quel is also one of my favorite GMs alongside GM Sniper 2 and GM Custom.
@@SoulstrikerV rx-78 was supposed to be in G3 colors. but to sell toys, tomino had to compromise.
but thanks to that we see MSV.
Huh? I actually never thought of this. I only assumed it was just the Titans only and that’s it.
In alternate timelines, it was shown in Gundam Thunderbolt manga that Anaheim made the mk2 a whole bunch of it at that in von braun under the zeta project.
Given how poor LEO gets memed on relentlessly, how about some questions about the LEO:
1. What major factors would you consider to be why the LEO performed so poorly? (can be in-universe or in terms of writing, such as unwillingness to upgrade the LEO)
2. How well would it have performed against other grunt suits in other timelines? (UC,CE, etc.)
3. What will be needed for the LEO to lose its negative reputation?
Bonus question: if a character in a new build-fighters/divers anime were to have an LEO as their gunpla of choice and you were tasked with designing it, how would you design the ultimate LEO?
I have the answer and only answer for #1.
#1. Plot. It was a magnificent machine, in the hands of a pilot with P.L.O.T. (Piloting Limit-Over Tactics) armor and weapons. But against P.L.O.T. weapons and armor, they crumbled like paper. That has always been one of Wing's shortcomings. Everything is made to look weak whenever it is needed to... But suddenly when the plot needs it to be, the pilot gains P.L.O.T. armor and weapons. Very inconsistent. P.L.O.T. is even required to even master the Z.E.R.O. (Zoning & Emotional Range Omitted) System. Anybody without it goes crazy.
1.) The Leo was, essentially, an obsolete suit with several competing replacements that were beginning production at the time. It was planned to be phased out to replace with one of if not several other suits within a couple years...the fact that the Leo was already an aging mobile suit combined with the planned replacement was also a reason for why Operation Meteor was planned for when it was since there were the far better suits that were going to enter mass production and the plan was to, well, wreck everything they could before the new suits were deployed.
That's something mentioned in a few of the guide books for the series and, I believe, also mentioned during Episode Zero for the timing.
However, the Leo had other major advantages which came about following the wars when slightly upgraded versions continued production in the civilian market since it's ease of maintenance and modification combined with simplicity of use made it a dedicated worker machine in a lot of places across the MF, PPP, and ESUN decades later
2.) I'm pretty sure it would do decently against most of them save, perhaps, IBO or some of the mid-later IBO, though might have issues due to size differences. Especially with the various kit pieces of it's different types or some of the other variants to it.
3.) Have something set earlier in the timeline for it, as it is, the setup is basically a F-14 trying to keep up with F-22s in a fight there, and even more advanced fighters with the upgraded Gundams. The exceptions being the specialty Leo variants such as in G-Unit that were, essentially, fully custom machines.
Bonus: I'd start with the MO-V variant Leo and go from there with different gear for it, though I might go for the Leo V from Frozen Teardrop which could almost keep up with the Gundams or some of the other successor Leo and Leo based designs such as the Capricorn.
LEO doesnt deserve to get memed on anymore, in the hands of a skilled pilot it can stop a gundam.
we all know the worst grunt suit is the GenoAce from AGE. but no skill can help the basic genoace.
it needed to borrow the DODs rifle tech to score a kill.
i think a Petite MS from UC can take down a genoace.
Leo would easily stomps half 80% of one year war ms..if not outright take out some titans grunts.
@@AzraelThanatosobsolete?
We sees Treize faction pilots taking out virgos and even virgos II in just space leos.
Aint no fcuking way a prototype cost 3 ships😂. Thats a dozen mk2s with chib armor that could have been built
It's not just prototype mk2 cost it's also probably the R&D and probably including funding for other stuff and KICKBACKS aka meat fat funding slotted in them with other stuff like nowadays bills on the floor for all governments to have them to in order to get them pass stuff. That adds hidden stuff that Normally first and surface wouldn't be big in the grand scheme things but actually would be lol.
Fuck yea, it’s sick when you do these kinds of vids. Production info/ lore of Gundams and mobile suites are super interesting.
I just finished rewatching stardust memory and I'm so happy to have this head cannon now. It just fits
nah i agree with you man how else did they fucking hide the gundam project
Great, now we're dealing with crazy conspiracies. Next he's gonna be telling us Operation Stardust was an inside job.
But seriously, awesome video as always.
Seems like it would have been built by Anaheim. I highly doubt the Titans had the resources to design, test, and manufacture a new suit in house. But, I can also see perhaps a Zeon company that managed to not be "acquired" by Anaheim being used for it. Before being grabbed by them once it came out that they were working with the Titans...
Great. Now I'm spouting conspiracy theories.
Anaheim Electronics had followed the Rules of Acquisition well.
Of course. They are particularly fond of the 34th Rule of Acquisition: War is Good for Business. Granted, they haven't forgotten about the 35th Rule: Peace is Good for Business; they just prefer the 34th Rule.
AE are Frengi without the Frengi morals. Even some Frengis who do business know they have morals like protecting their family and their lives. Whilst AE literally could backstab or even sell out their family or allies if they have to
Frenygi have some morals, lives, and have family in their business. AE literally don't. They could sell their own family or just betray their own for a buck if possibly.
@@gerogyzurkov2259 AE pretty much takes the 10th Rule of Acquisition to the extreme; that rule states "Greed is Eternal"
@@Devenix8527 Ferengi have to deal with many races. AE is literally one mega corp that has almost a every monopoly on literally every product in every market. Basically they own everything. FED is owned by them and even Zeon is almost totally rely on them after OYW.
Imagine AE in Star Trek. Can turn FED and Klingons into Gundam's UC. Just literally use every playbook for money lol. Temporal will be warzone hell. AE will be secretly selling secrets like their main business. Ferengi will be offended by the mirror image of themselves crank up to 11 ironically. Borg will be exception destroyed completely as AE will probably hate a puppet master. Probably have a clean up Black ops squad.
Maybe it’s because I’ve been following these videos for so long, but I swear the shield of the Mark 2 prototype look like an extended version of the shield the Ground type Gundam used in the 08th MS Team. Also, those backpack vernier thrusters look like they’d be slapped on the backpack of the Hizacks.
First off as far as I'm concerned I am totally cool with the fact that the gundam mark 2 is a very cool upgrade of the original gundam and the Titan's color scheme is great despite the fact that I'm not a huge fan of the titans. Secondly I noticed that you have unicorn overlord in the background and yes I'm still planning on getting that, gonna be trying to get that on my birthday next month. Specifically on the switch because I need a good medieval fantasy RPG title on my switch that isn't fire emblem because I refuse to get engage. Fun video as always Kararot!
In Z Define MK-2 actually gets upgraded into MK-2x2 which at least visually have changes being A LOT MORE ambac thrusters all over the body
I think its probably a combination of things the titans test team and another team were developing a gundam and they were probably using the data from the gp series to do their testing designing and upgrading. I wouldn't be surprised if in the end the majority of the systems were copied over and that the movable frame is just them taking the testing data from the test team and the gp series -plus according to the wiki the gp used a partial movable frame so it may be that they just looked and said lets put all the really essential stuff in the frame itself like the generator then put the rest on top of it so its easier to build and make it faster.
Also don't forget that AE also built the GP 00 which got destroyed and the GP 04 which was rebuilt into a zeon design
5:40 - A conspiracy theory that I like. It fills in a lot of logical gaps.
My head canon has been AE engineers who worked with the AEUG on site made alterations to the MK2 after it was stolen.
Regardless, intergalactic space dibs rule still applies
They did to the leg frames.
Kakarot your theory of how the Titan's and Federation hide the funds for developing the GP series sounds more likely to be the case. As for AE developing the prototype Mk II could be on the money for all we know Kamille's parents could have been the lead project managers for that gundam in the Gundam Development Project (like Nina was for the GP01) before the Titans took over the Project and had them keep developing the gundam to the end product.
Something that I've always wondered about is if Amuro or the Federation was the true "owner" of the Rx-78-2 Gundam. This has to do with the fact that while the Rx-78-2 Gundam was labeled under "Federation property," Amuro was the only one who was allowed to use it. It also didn't help that Amuro's father was also the designer and creator of the famous Rx-78-2 Gundam that his son would go on to use. From what I've watched, the moment the Feds hand out a mobile suit, that mobile suit becomes their officially assigned unit and the pilot becomes the "owner" of the MS. If anyone else tried to borrow the mobile suit without permission, they could be court martialed and jailed for "thievery."
The thing is, Amuro wasn't made to be the Gundam's official pilot until after he reached Jaburo, yet not only was he the only person on White Base to use the MS, but Sayla herself got jailed when she borrowed the Rx-78-2 and was nearly defeated because of it. This meant that anyone could be allowed to pilot the Rx-78-2 provided Bright allowed them to yet, Bright, for some reason didn't let anyone use it even though they had a pilot that was definitely more experienced that Amuro(I'm talking about Ryu). Even when several other members of WB volunteered or wanted to pilot the Gundam, Bright either turned them down or had to ask Amuro first.
Well, Ryu was a fighter pilot, not a mech pilot, and Bright was considering training other people on the Gundam, but never got around to it. Best I can tell, piloting a mech requires a certain mix of prexisting talent and training, and knowing how to use one does not translate well to another (see Fa in Gundam ZZ, she's an ace pilot but is useless in the Zeta Gundam [and in the Methuss, but I get the impression she prefers using guns, and the Methuss was a bit of a wreck]). But yeah it does look like, especially with prototypes and commander types, mechs are assigned to specific pilots.
When Sayla used it, it was against Bright's orders and literally put the Gundam and the White Base in danger, whether Amuro let her or not. So naturally she would be in trouble. Remember in 0083 when Monsha and Kou "borrowed" their MS and fought? Both got locked up for a bit as well.
As for Amuro and the Gundam... He was assigned to it by Bright since he seemed to naturally bring out the potential of the unit. His feats in only his first few missions proved he was the most capable for it. So it makes sense that he would be the assigned pilot, and only in dire circumstances would they ever sortie someone else in it. Doesn't matter if he was "officially" made the pilot or not by the Feddie commanders. Bright had the common sense to realize that if Amuro used the Gundam, they would stand the best chance.
Don't get me wrong, him being the protagonist of the series plot certainly didn't hurt... But in survival terms, he was always the best choice at pretty much any given time.
@@321guyver True. I guess Bright was able to let it fly as well considering their circumstances.
My silly joke about Kakarot being an ESF Lieutenant testifying about stuff to the Feddie brass just keeps going...
Nobody mention the ReGZ, we all remember how he lit off of that last time.
Let the headache commence.
I swear, this design lineage is going to be the ruin of someone.
My belief is that the Mark II was indeed built exclusively by the Federation and the Titans likely incorporating a lot of know how and technical knowledge gleaned from previous Anaheim mobile suits. But since the Mark II was meant to be a symbol of the Titans strength and purity from spacenoids, they refused to involve Anaheim directly. After the AEUG stole the Gundams and gave them to Anaheim it’s likely that Anaheim heavily overhauled them which is why the one unit was still effective even in the entire next war and because of the heroics of the Mark II by the AEUG, its likely they’d want to put their name on it for the credit and publicity.
:... and then they got stolen" that gave me a good chuckle for some reason.
You saying "Wake up, sheeple!" is everything. I love it.
Wow, I actually love that conspiracy theory. Is it "canon"? Almost certainly not. But I like it better than canon (especially since Stardust Memory is... to put it lightly, a continuity mess.)
Is it tho?
Only due to a change in staff partway through production.
Your personal theory is, funny enough, also what I've always thought -- but with a detail missing: The Gerbera Tetra was, from what I've uncovered (and this may be inaccurate; I don't have canon sources to back me up), originally intended to be the RX-78-GP04 Gundam Gerbera, but when the Gundam Development Project was cancelled and Jamitov had Adm. Kowen arrested (more hat, please), it was scrapped, hence why AE was more than happy to give the GP04-turned Gerbera Tetra to Cima Garahau. Another interesting piece of information is that the word tetra means four, sooooo... GP04 confirmed? Still need more conspiracy hat on this. Pls send halp, need video on GDP/GP04/GT.
now i want a grunt tournament to decide who is the strongest grunt MS in all of the gundam multiverse...
It's GNX IX no question will win. The ultimate grunt MS of 00 + the one thing that gives it the best leg over all others able to Trans Am. That last bit alone tops all others. No need for low number pilots for fancy systems or systems that can destroy u. Anybody can use Trans AM so that gives it a huge plus side. Just a huge performance enhancer when activated that can push it towards or abrove a avg Gundam performance puts it for alot people including me choice this MP MS as the best MP MS.
This MS will probably be the easy winner.
My question of the Week:
With the newest announcement of the HGUC Psycho Gundam Mk. II, after we just got the HGCE Destroy Gundam, and amidst a good amount of large scale HG gunpla we've gotten in recent years
What do you think would be the next logical big HG gunpla and/or which one are you wishing for the most??
For me, my most wanted big HG gunpla is an HGFC Devil Gundam, but the most logical one would be an HGUC Queen Mansa, as a followup to the figure rise Puru Two and HG Psycho Gundam Mk. II
I think Big Zam HG for 50th.
6:23 and a 4th Gundam that so conveniently went to Zeon hands
Your theory about the prototype Gundam MK-II being a scapegoat aligns with a theory I had about the Striker Custom. I think that the main reason the Striker Custom was built, was to cover up for the GP project. Because it was a GM Striker modified with Gundasm and prototype parts that was intentionally thrown into the public eye by giving it to the BGST. Like they wanted it to be noticed. They gave the Striker Custom to a pilot that was way too young, and made him the BGST commander out of nepotism. Though he was an excellent commander, he was extremely flashy in combat. And he was an extremely thorough investigator. Ergo the Federation used him and the Striker Custom as a distraction for the failed GP project coverup. I wonder if you could make a video specifically on the coverup of the GP project and what it influenced?
There are two things that come to mind.
1. The decals are just "flavor text" because Anaheim was playing both the AEUG and Titans and turning an enemy suit into a mobile billboard would've been bad for business with the Titans.
2. By the time the Argama reached Ammon City, the Mark II had been in so many battles without specialized maintainence that Anaheim had to do an impromptu refit. It's not like the AEUG managed to steal spare parts from Gryps.
AEug
btw the Proto Mk2 is kinda hilarious in SD G Gen Advance on the GBA. its beam shots was basically the caliber of Zeta Mega launcher.
does similar amount of damage too.
Great video. I have a question that I hope could be covered in the next one: Considering the prevalence of N-Jammers in the Cosmic Era, how are warships powered? How are they able to operate, and maintain such powerful weapons like positron cannons and the deuterion beam system? Is it just really big batteries, or am I missing something?
I actually have a special favouritism for the mk 2. It was actually the first Gundam i had ever seen.
Its the same with the Zaku 2. First other type Mobile Suit i ever saw.
I love them both.
I actually love your version of the story and 100% it's not my new head canon!
I agree with the conspiracy theory, but with one addition: after the Stardust fiasco the Titans went back to Anaheim and secretly contracted them to make the Mk-2.
The only problem I have with any conspiracies about Anaheim developing the Mk. II is that... if they were involved in developing it, and had access to the data on its Movable Frame system... wouldn't they have been able to fix the Delta Gundam's problems and then push it out as a proper transformable machine BEFORE Kamille joined them and started designing his Zeta Gundam?
Question for @Kakarot197, in both UC and the most recent SEED Freedom, why do heroin flagship (Example: White base, Archangel and Minerva) interior deck catapult was quickly loose trend and replaced with a more modern Carrier like Deck Catapult (Example: Albion, Argama, Nahel Argama, Ra Cailum , Space Ark and Millennium) ?
Interior catapult need to dedicate interior space for the catapult and launch path. Exterior catapult doesnt.
I think they used a fraction of the budget and used the remainder of the budget on funding the titans. Or it was for the machine the MK2 prototype and used the rest to make the 3 separate units and their equipment.
Anaheim stole the credit. Also, have you heard of project overrun? The F-35 project was a good example.
The F-35 is great example of why "perfect is the enemy of good enough." Precisely because of the expense of the time, money and man hours tied up in it.
I give u better example of overrun project. The Boeing 737 MAX series. Losing Boeing money in the further billions even more + more importantly their reputation and faith in the company.
At least Lockheed designed and built an aircraft that is very capable for what it is despite the headaches.
Literally in the anime, Franklin Bidan(aka, the head engineer of the Gundam Mark II) was revealed to have been working with AE meaning that collaborated with AE to make the Gundam Mark II.
The Titans themselves, rarely had the ability to develop a fully combat mobile suits without the aid of AE. This meant that everything about the Mark II was made by AE just like some of their other machines. Except, with this machine, they decided to peel off AE's own labels and slap their own on them. They also didn't patent the machine before it was stolen by the AEUG. Fortunately(or rather unfortunately if you're on the Titans side), all the machines were stolen before the Titans could add their own label to the machine and "claim" it to be their own. In other words, the Titans literally tried to steal credit from AE for the Gundam Mark II's design and combat strength.
Since Franklin, the original designer, was killed(not MIA like Amuro's father) when the Gundam Mark II was stolen before its design was patented by either Franklin Bidan, the Titans or AE, this meant that the machine's title of true owner and maker was quite literally up for grabs by anyone who had the Mark II. Since it was the AEUG that had it, this meant that they could've literally stamped "Original Property and design of the AEUG" on it without any issues. Additionally, the Titans were the only ones capable enough to take on the AEUG and steal back their machines. AE literally had no way to prove they were the original designers of the Mark II as Franklin was the one who had all the designs and since the Mark II blueprints weren't taken out of the machine, acquiring the machine meant acquiring ownership.
By shear luck, Quatro and the AUEG were nice enough to go to AE and hand the three stolen Mark IIs over so they could take credit for the machines they worked so hard to make.
At that time AEUG was considered a terrorist organization, so they couldn't patent anything. But i think that the Titans contracted Anaheim to make the Mk-2 payng them under the table to keep it secret and let them take all the credit. I also agree with Kakarot's conspiracy theory, the Mk-2 was inferior to the GP series because it was built with a small fraction of the official budget.
A question I had after just rewatching Gundam 0083:
What happened to Monsha, Bait and Adel and the Albion bridge crew in the Titans? Did the participate in the Gryps War?
In 0083 rebellion manga, there are post 0083 stories focusing on mosha where they are forced to join titan.
In another manga, after titan lost, monsha fled to mars.
The truth is that I like the idea that it was developed by AE and the Titans, and I would really like to see a Question Of The Week of "which MS is better for mass production? GM-II, Hi-Zack or Galbaldy b?.
Maybe the truth is somewhere in the middle where it was a joint development by both the Titans and AE
Question: did anyone know Anaheim was playing both sides in every conflict? Outside of those on the take, that would really piss off both sides
The thing was Anaheim and their relationship with both sides is that EVERYONE was on the take.
My view: considering that the Mk-IIs suffered some damage even before the one Kamille used got its new paint job, it's likely that while it used its original Titans-made equipment at the start, AEUG very quickly had to request new replacement parts and equipment from Anaheim, considering they had the other two machine to copy from.
So while it would technically still have some of the original markings on original parts, it was slowly replaced by Anaheim made parts over the course of its service in the Gryps War.
Finally a video on the best Gundam in the franchise!
Debatable
This doesn’t look like the Hi-Nu Gundam
The next question is what happen with all mk ii units in the UC timeline. We know one participated in the first neo zeon war but then another mk ii make appearance in some manga like banagher mk ii and yazan mk ii
Proto Mk II cost the budget to make several pegasus class ships???
Proto MK II is a limited P-Bandai, wasn't it?
Would you consider doing a Design History of one of the later UC Gundam? F91, Crossbones, Victory, etc.?
You should do a video on all the different cockpit systems that gundams use.
Like Zero and Exam.
also i love hearing Anything on my Favorite UC-Gundam The MK-II
When will you cover “Operation Angel Dust”? This operation laid the groundwork for Operation Stardust.
With the upcoming Ka Signature Figure for the Full Armor Hyaku Shiki Kai, can you try and give us an explanation for the Explosive Bolt weapon?
Where it started, where it is now, the confusing SRW stuff in-between, and how a misunderstanding/mistranslation lead to the Gundam Delta Kai getting what appear to be highly explosive electrical missiles.
Sonce it's just the AEUG version maybe Anaheim put their name on it because they were manufacturing the repair parts needed every time Kamille wrecked it or Katz put it in the drink
Should do a video on the zeta gundam development history. I always wondered how many were made
My theory: after the OYW, Anaheim trademarked the name "Gundam" and some design details, so they technically have the rights to the appearance and name of the Mark II.
The Gundam Mk II was clearly developed by the EL hivemind living in ChuChu's hair-balls, one of which once wore a Gundam mask and fooled the nightmare of solomon into giving the Zeong Schoolgirl mobile armor legs.
Question(s) of the week:
why did Earth sphere rely on Helium-3 mined out from Jupiter rathern than on the Moon even after the OYW?
How actually work the control system of a MS?
LOVE the conspiracy theory presented here, it makes way too much sense when you lay it out that way
I actually missed that MK.II was made inhouse! I thought it was always made by Anaheim, it being a war-profiteering company that plays with whomever pays. I do really like that conspiracy theory of yours, it makes a lot of sense, being repurposed AE tech.
Guys I don't know. Conspiracy hat might be on to something. That sounds like things they have either tried to do in the past or did do.
I always thought the other two mark twos got absorbed as spare parts on the argama and radish
Random question: do y’all think that Gjallarhorn actually reformed, I mean sure it said they became more democratic but I could see Rustal Elion being the orbiter of any final decision and then there’s the whole Bigoted attitude towards the cybernetically enhanced and people in the outer spirit and colonies in general.
Got another question for you:
How does the Nemo perform so awfully in Zeta Gundam, despite combining designs from the GM sniper II (arguably the best mass production MS of the entire OYW), the Rick Dias (The AEUGs cutting edge ace suit, whose design can be traced back to the GPo2), and Hyaku Shiki development data, (which itself uses data from the Gundam Mk II)?
With that design lineage the Nemo should blow every other mass production suit out of the water, yet it doesn't even match up to the Rick Dias it's partially based on, which itself is also a mass production suit, and was designed without access to data on the Gundam Mk II.
I have always wondered, where did you get your jacket from? Been looking off and on for a few years, but can never find a good one that I like.
Question: What is the History of the Jovian Empire?
Great video as always. AE is the dirtiest people in the UC.
If you are Titans test pilot in AoZ, and you are given the following
* 1 of any TR-6 based MS
* unlimited access to any of it's AOZ attachments/parts. Like the Psycho antenna/ head for TR-6
What combination will you use for a space combat ? Maybe an in earth set up to ?
Question I would like to see addressed in a video:
We know Newtypes can instantly fall in love with each other because of a deep psychic connection that lets them know the other person extremely intimately, for example Kamille and Four. We also know that strong Newtypes can deliberately manipulate and brainwash people by making them fall in love, because Paptimus Scirocco did it to multiple women, even making a certain AEUG officer switch sides and almost completely abandon her former ideals just for the chance to get close to him.
Did Quess Paraya have a similar ability, but she was unaware of it and used it subconsciously? Both Hathaway and Gyunei fall in love with her immediately upon meeting her and become obsessed with her, and a random guy who sees her go by with Char asks if she's single and available for a date (despite being a grown man and her being THIRTEEN). The only people she actively crushes on are Amuro, who brushes her off, and Char, who uses her crush to manipulate her. Both are powerful Newtypes and maybe be able to ignore her brainwashing/love obsession ability. I can totally buy Quess having the same power to make people fall for her that Paptimus had, but being an annoying tween she was completely unaware of her power. If Quess hadn't been manipulated by Char and subsequently died, could she have become a villain on the same level as Paptimus Scirocco and Haman Karn? Or at least a Newtype just as powerful?
I love the infinite lore, and possibilities for more series or movies. Dozens upon dozens of questions to answer.
And that is why I say the ef is based on the us.
There were so many Gundam prototypes and/or testbeds bring pumped out that at least one company must have had Metaverse-level security.
I'm not saying Bandai evolves into something bigger by the U.C., not necessarily...
Say in honor of the new high grade Destroy maybe you can do a Video on the Destroy Gundam like its development history or like here a conspiracy vid like HOW the Hell did the alliance make that thing and how no one knew about it till it was too late or where they got the budget for that Beast!
The second theory doesn't explain the AE's lack of moveable frame before AEUG took the mkii tho. If they made it in the first place then they should have had it. Unless the prototype didn't have a full moveable frame, but then that means it has less to do with the actual mkii.
Loved the conspiracy hat! Keep up the great work! 🧢🧢
I think it just can be just simplfied down to Anihiem double dipping in backdoor deals as they were already known for doing...producing for the highest bidder so to speak.
Question of the week: Will we ever get another Gundam series set in the late UC prior to Reconguista in G?
The f35 development program cost around 400 billion. Compare that to the cost to build USS Gerald R. Ford at about 13.3 billion and the MKII's 3 pegasus class development cost doesn't seem unreasonable.
Well, when you start to develop and build a MS from scratches, you don't spend the money to build it, you spend money in facilities, reserches, technology, patents and errors, a lot of errors.
From what I know about this before coming up with the MK II they did try to restore an old RX-78, probably the G-3 and make it the RX-78T, but some sorceress says that the build it up from scratches modifying a GM II, and others taht they did it with a GM Quel. Since we have illustrations of all of this version, my headcanon is that they made all of those 3, plus they tested all of those backpacks and weapons on the Gm Quels and Hazels.
So we can say that they spend all that money to acquire the know-how to priduce the prototype,not just to build it!
For the weapon model numbers, only one of the MK2s was taken with any weapons, so it would make sense that AEUG (Anaheim) would have to create their own production line for them. So despite being identical, they would still have Anaheim specific serial numbers
The Gundam Mk. II is the best looking Gundam, and it's not even close.
Question: what would have happened if Char/Quattro Bajeena received the Delta Gundam (in a universe where it actually got completed) instead of the Hyaku Shiki? would he have defeated Haman during their battle? and how will it affect the events in ZZ Gundam?
I dont think it wont affect much, cuz the o n qubeley already outperformed even zeta
I always figured Proto Mk-II / unit 0 was so bloody expensive because it's a stupidly high spec machine (though also very poorly balanced) because it kinda brute forces all the tech advancements of proper Mk-II but a fair bit earlier. Hell, in Ghiren's Greed where it's originally from it's not even a necessary step in Mk-II development. More of a teaser of sorts for what a second generation (kinda) suit will be capable of. Just prohibitively expensive.
I do like the fund hiding idea though, even if I suspect GP project was worth a fair share more than 3 Pegasus class ships. After all leftovers from it were a major source of funding for the TR Plan.
The AE Emblem on the MK II might just be AE produced replacement parts after they reversed engineered it.
I wouldn't be surprised if Franklin Bidan lifted significant elements for the Mk.II project from AE designs in the first place, sufficient for AE to declare the Mk.II is technically "theirs" in an intellectual property kind of way.
Granted, knowing companies like AE in real life, they'd probably try the same with Scirocco's weirdass designs if given half the chance.