I find mass production units in general to be more fascinating than most of the Gundams. Any kid can become a god of war in the seat of a Gundam. Give me the guys who can hold their own in Zaku and ball units.
@@Banchoking "Any kid can be God of War in Gundam" No, they can't. Sayla, Katz, Sigh, and other ace-wannabes who tried to pilot Gundam but failed miserably would like to have a word with you.
Barry Bend The High Mobility Test Type was only seen in Gundam 8th MS Team and it shared similar colors as the black tri stars but was not used by any member of the black tri Star Unit. MS-06R-1s were the units mobile suit during the battle of loum. The biggest difference between the two suits is the feet. Test Type used Dom like leg units. If you don’t follow Gundam the origin logic then go to gunpla and look at the Zaku II High mobility type (original one) for black tri stars. That’s not a test type nor does it say test type.
Considering the Zaku in 08th MS Team had dom like legs, most likely to test out the data and design for the later Rick Dom which is a Dom replaced its nuclear jets (earth) for rockets in space
Another fact about war! There is no honor in war! War is a business of violence and killing, simple as that! Anyone that tells you otherwise is either in on it, or stupid!
@@nobleman9393 Only someone who has never faced the reality of war or lacks a strong grasp in reality would praise war. Even in fiction, wars are devastating. Exhibit A, the One Year War. A war so terrible that half the human population, both on Earth and in space, was wipe out in a single week, thanks to the overuse of WMD's, ranging from nuclear attacks on colonies to Operation British.
@@Eaglescout217 No, Bugu is not the prototype of the Gouf. Its actually based on the Zaku II Ground Type. The Gouf is design as a land only MS but more famously associated with the ace pilots that used it.
@@danielchew8739 and that's mainly because the Gouf was turned into an ace unit after plans for its mass production was cancelled in favor of the Dom, being given to those who preferred overall agility over greater speed on land
@@JeanLucCaptain the reason is pretty clear, it's hard to find a weird looking ship interesting when you have a sick ass mecha that's more powerful right next to it
@@JeanLucCaptain that's you, but most of the community doesn't care much about the ships, sure they are interesting, but not that much compared to a mobile suit
This is my jam, definitely do more Gundam videos. Overall this one was well executed but I had some minor nitpicks. You omitted mentioning the pinnacle of Zaku 2 models, the MS-06R-1A High Mobility Type. These things could keep up with the more advanced Gelgoogs at the end of the OYW and were preferred by the Aces alive at that point in the original continuity. In Origin, the footage you're using of the Black Tri-Stars during Loum are R-1As. You also used footage of a Gouf flight type to illustrate the atmospheric example, as Ramba Ral would say "this is no Zaku, boy! No Zaku!"
Actually the MS-06R-2 High Mobility Type could keep up with the Gelgoog. The R-1A was still Impressive but not as good as the R-2. But I agree with everything else!
@@xpluscollectorscrew I've been out of the Gundam sphere for a little while. Might have mixed up R1 & R2 a bit. You at least picked up what I was putting down. I'd have to say that Shin Matsunaga's high mobility Zaku is probably my favorite.
@@xpluscollectorscrew So I have a Zaku2 2.0 MG Shin Custom that I did up super nice. I'm talking like I went to this old hobby shop and got a bunch of tiny screws for model trains to put in place of the indents in the casting on the model. Also got a really nice orange "gem" for the mono eye that was supposed to be like a traffic signal for a train set, idk. Did that one up with some decent paint, all the waterslides, etc. I'm no GBC competitor but that probably had the most effort put into it of many of my kits. A few years later I picked up the old Gelgoog Jaeger hguc kit and painted it in Shin's white/grey colors as well as used some of the leftover waterslides. Fast forward ten years and PBandai released the official Shin Gelgoog Jaeger as well as Ridden's Gelgoog. Picked up both of those. They're both currently in my backlog pile abyss. I also remember one of these mall stores in the early 00s having a bunch of MGs that we didn't have in the states yet. One of them was the 1.0 Ridden Gelgoog. I was like who is this guy? Went on a tear looking him and the suit up on the nascent internet/mahq/etc. Pretty cool character overall.
@@cd5sircoupe Sounds nice I collect HG models...I have over 250..lol I weather them, panel line, do some seam line removal.. I'm not entering contests either but I'm happy with them. I own so many because I use them for table top role playing/war gaming, plus a I just love'em..
Wonderful timing, I've just used my lockdown time to finally watch all six parts of The Origin, great show. I enjoyed it so much, I'm now accidentally a third of the way into a rewatch of the original MS Gundam.
I consider the Kampfer to be a grunt suit in technicality. It seems to be a grunt suit built for the sole focus of speed and agility, but with extremely limited production. also, I meant the Sazabi as my favorite Zeon MS overall. I tend to seperate my favorite MS units into Super units, and Grunt units. Sazabi falls under Super unit, and Kampfer falls under Grunt suit. but, again, is just my opinion on the Kampfer. it could very well be a Super unit in it's own way.
@@aaronluisdelacruz4212 the Kampfer is a specialized unit created for high performance and better mid to close range combat. The one we see in War in the Pocket is an even further specialized version, completely dedicated for quick first strike operations inside space colonies by using lighter materials and many thrusters for superb speed and mobility
when he was asking for writers. i really wanted to start writing for Gundam myself. Probably should have started with the Mobile Workers instead of the Zaku 2 but thats my opinion
While it makes sense lore wise to start with the mobileworker, franchise-wise it makes sense that he chose one of the most prominent suits of Gundam, second only to the titular Gundam itself. People who are not familiar with Gundam would probably appreciate this video more than that of a mobileworker that only appeared once. Since this was MetaNerd’s first video on Gundam, I think he made a good choice choosing something more iconic. Also, I actually applied for the writing role and ended up not following through because life got hectic all of a sudden. I am doing work for other you tubers though so that’s nice.
@@thedecisiveraindrop4868 I see why you'd say that but I considered the angle of making Star Wars fans having a bridge and the Mobile worker was something that existed in Starwars as well. And showing a possible segways to push one pilot operated walking war machines
I have to agree with DecisiveRaindrop. The Zaku is the first mobile suit to show up in the franchise and in terms of icon status, it's like the Tie Fighter of the Gundam universe. If I were explaining Star Wars ships to someone, I would start with the icons first, like the Tie, X wing, Star Destroyer, Millennium Falcon, etc.
The weapon that forever changed the Universe Century. Where billions of people died for an idealistic super state war that fought for independence and corruption, but knowing Zeon Loyalists they will often ignore the colony drop that killed the majority of humanity on Earth, and compared that to the prejudices of the Colonies. This Mobile Suit will continue to be a symbol for a dead dream of the Universal Century, and the countless of horrors that came with it.
if ever you need more reference, what Kakarot197 as he makes history of gundam development Edit: When are you making more Gundam videos? Just a request, please make a break down of ships starting with the white base and the Pegasus class, not many make those
One interesting note is that, in the process of dropping the colony in Operation British, they missed, by a lot. They were aiming for the Federation's main base in South America, but (IIRC because of Federation efforts to stop them) they would up destroying Sydney and turning a big chunk of Australia into a new gulf. I think this is a reference to the ACTUAL space-station that fell on Australia in 1979, which was a chunk of Skylab.
Is it wrong to imagine Darth Vader in the Zaku II High Mobility Type [ Reuse "P" Device ] ? It's arguably the strongest variant of the Zaku II from the One Year War, and its Reuse P ( Psycho ) Device requires the pilot to have all four limbs as prosthetics, which Darth Vader already has covered.
Looking back, you missed the part where one of the reasons Zaku II used external energy pipe was to improve heat dissipation, a simple way to solve the over heating problem present on the Zaku I
Okay so this video definitely caught me off-guard and by God am I glad I subscribed to your Channel!!!! I originally subbed because of your Star Wars content but holy hell you're doing Gundam shit and I'm so happy! Please do more!
Sweet, nice gundam stuff. An interesting thing you could get into is the justification for a lot of the technical stuff in gundam, which is rather thought out. How the minovski particles disturb electomagnetic waves making closer (as in within visual range, instead of lightseconds away) as well as the design of the O’Neal style colony.
@MetaNerdz Lore You said that the Zaku II is a game changer, but that was only half the equation. The other half was the Minovsky Particles. These particles disrupts long range detection and tracking and communication, greatly reducing the effectiveness of radar and infra-red long range detection (radar was reduced by to WW2 range and capabilities) . This reverts the way of war back to near line-of-sight combat, was is why mobile suit were created. As they offered more mobility, armor, and firepower that of the jet fighters. It is these 2 elements that made the Zeon forces unstoppable in the beginning of the One-Year War.
Well done, the research done into this is quite substantial and many of them you wont find in the wiki (Im an editor at Gundam Wiki). Im quite impressed by your first video of a new IP, MetaNerdz, keep the Gundam train going! Some of the things you didnt cover over was the company that made (most of) them which is Zeonic. Also, the MS-06 line is specifically the Zaku 2 because the Zaku 1 is the MS-05. However, the Zaku 2 is so famous that when one says Zaku, it refers to the MS-06. A few of the more famous variants you didnt cover were the High Mobility types, there are quite alot but the ones everyone knows is the R and the R2 (distinguishable by their legs) which are exclusively piloted by aces, one of which is Shin Matsunaga and Johnny Ridden. Also, many Zeon MS technologies were tested on the MS-06 platform, the biggest expression of this would be the Psycommu Zaku piloted by a Newtype test pilot. Some interesting, but impirtant things to always remember in the UC timeline is thay canonicity is in this order of importance, from greatest to least: Movies>Series>OVA>Manga/MSV/Novel>Games The MSG trilogy movie is higher canon over the original televised series. This matters because of designs like the Core Booster where its a different design for both, but in this case, the aerodynamic looking one is higher canon. Gundam Thunderbolt is an alternate parallel timeline of mainline UC, nothing in there is canon. Gundam the Origin is basically a new canon that is still being carved out, to relate to Star Wars, The Origin is like Canon while everything outside of it but within the premise of the One Year War would be considered Legends, but usually only applies when there are points in the timeline that are inconsistent. Here are some pronounciation guides (Im not a grammarnazi, dont worry): Char - shar, same as shot Ridden - ride-den, the word 'ride', then 'den' Minovsky - mee-novs-ski, same as you would pronounce Tomino just without the To- and add -ovsky
Dude, in UC, you can't put all the movies in a canon-pedestal above all else. If you do, that makes Zeta New Translation trilogy more Canon than TV series. That's just silly. The TV series is the greater canon for UC.
@@androyus TLDR the example you cited is invalid for your argument because its not even in any way canon because its an alternate telling of Zeta marketed as a bridge to CCA for new and non Gundam fans. I established that canonicity order as a sort of guide and not an absolute rule due to how japanese dont view canonicity the same way as westerners would, theyre not as stringent on not following established lore. The Movies are usually the higher canon, case and point, MSG Unicorn. The Anime has canonicity over the Novels sinply because it is the Anime. Moreover, evidence for higher movie canonicity is in the design of the Core Booster/G-fighter (0079 trilogy and 0079 series, respectively), both have exact same roles in story & plot but in later lore we see that the Core Booster design is consistently used, like in 08th MS Team. The New Translation was SPECIFICALLY a rewrite from the beginning and also when it was announced due to it being meant as a way for a wide audience (specifically new and non Gundam fans) to bridge the 0079 Trilogy with CCA, skipping ZZ. Nobody should consider New Translation as UC-canon. Same for Gundam Thunderbolt, which is another parallel timeline to UC where many elements are similar but was not specifically far from original UC canon but then it went and kept doing its own thing.
@@JosephJoboLicayan My point is: since Gundam is Japanese work, we also need to view & understand them like the Japanese do. If they're lenient on canonicity then we should too. Also, Unicorn is an OVA series like Gundam 0083 & Origin. Not technically movies.
Awesome breakdown! I have love for the Zaku, but the RX-79[G] Ez-8 is one of my all time favs. Glad to see your are branching out to other genres. You are still my go to for Star Wars ship breakdowns and explanations.
Well thats unexpected, never expected see Gundam related from your channel especially I'm already a fan of Gundam since around late 90s or early 2000s.
Star Born Michael Hall mobile suits have speed, agility and the ability to fight at both long and close range at the same time. I want to say star wars would be good on the ground but bad in air or space. A mobile suit can close a distance pretty quickly in space and avoid point defenses if the pilot is good and the mobile suit is good. If you have a newtype, the equivalent to a jedi, and a gundam, then space fights are one sided.
@@kimbertactpro9 I doubt star wars would fair better on the ground. Take a battle of krayt for instance. The F.O. lined up all of their walkers in a single line. A single mobile suit could just come in a kick one over and the others would literally fall like dominos. Beam weapons also would penetrate the durasteel armor rather easily. So no, star wars would fare poorly against mobile suits. In space they'd be even better. Mobile suits are routinely shown to outfly point defense weapons and can turn faster than fighters.
@@kerosoldier Yeah, they would be a game changer for sure but not quiet as much given that they would do diddly squat against Star Wars capitol ships, they are on a whole other level above the warships in Gundam (but to be fair, the ships in Gundam are far more realistic). Also not sure how much better Universal Century beam weapons would be against Star Wars tech. Beam weapons in Gundam are pretty new tech and behave more like how real first gen particle beam teach would while blasters in Star Wars are a robust and developed tech and are quite powerful for there size. Han's blaster pistol was blowing fist sized chunks out of the walls of the space port he was in (yes it was rigged to fire more powerful shots but it still goes to show what just a handgun sized weapon can do) and medium turbo lasers on a star destroyer can can flash melt an 90 meter wide asteroid which would put them at the low end of around 5 kilotons per shot (assuming mostly rock) to fatman level if they're nickle-iron. Given the size difference, heavy turbo lasers would be in the 5 to 20 megaton range!
@@TheRyujinLP the gramp's Gundam rifle can blow away a musai in one shot. The twin buster rifle itself would annihilate anything and it has a massive range. There are dozens of gundams that have weaponry that could take out an isd. Then there are suits that are perfect for taking out fighters, the zabanya, the gadelazza, heavy arms, legend, providence, akatsuki, all could decimate tie fighters and weaken capital ships. Then you have other suits that are designed for heavy assault. Gundams vs. Star wars would not be a fair fight in favor of the gundams
Please cover the Rx-78 next whenever you get to making another Gundam Video. Also this was the video that got me into the Gundam series so it's so interesting to watch now that I know more about Gundam Lore. SIEG ZEON!
I love mobil suit gundam, I super the zaku 2, and I love lore. ^^ I was never going unsubscribe from this channel, however now I wish I had extra money to support the channel more.
This is my first time on your channel. I thought only Kakarot197 did gundam documentaries. This is awesome. Were there any documentaries on the Gouf, or the Doms/Rick Doms?
Awesome Job. I was hoping that you’d make Gundam videos someday. Can’t wait till more are out! Keep it up! 👍😁 Please some time do a video for the Strike Gundam and the G Weapons Project from Gundam Seed.
I just got into this series seriously and while sitting with a few gunpla on my desk decided to look up some videos. LO AND BEHOLD! One of my favorite youtubers have a video on the freaking Zaku II! Good day!
A major note about the Heat weapons is that the *only* reason to heat a weapon like that is to get the blade to a plasma state. So surface-of-the-sun hot or better. That would make it cleave through anything like it wasn't there. Edge alignment wouldn't really matter so much, the "Heat Saber" of the Dom somes to mind. It would actually cause colder items to explode because of the sudden change in temperature. An axe would be preferred because you could use the length of the handle without too much worry of coming in contact with the heated blade unlike a sword which would be more trouble than it's worth.
Very great video, I honestly expected you to talk about the Minovsky reactor more, and how it disrupts any low frequency wavelengths. And makes any unprotected com devices useless. And how it changed combat to close combat weaponry as even smart missiles were useless because it wouldn't be feasible to protect the unboard computer that guides it even when seperated from any low frequency guiding. Basically a fusion reactor that naturally creates an ecm, Electronic Counter Measures, field for kilometres/miles depending on output. Maybe an idea for another follow up video.
Where did clips like 6:02 come from. I know those are the 40th anniversary designs, but I've never known of anything outside of the promotional RX78 and Char Aznabele gunpla
Leave it to metanerdz to create a new meta. Definitely happy to see you guys make these moves. Especially smart to grab new viewers with a broader range of content while TH-cam has a large influx of traffic due to the virus keeping most at home without much to do and all that.
Glad to see you Gundam content. A Legendary franchise consisting of many universes. I would love if you continued to do more of this. Especially if you do Federation Suits like the RGM Series.
Clearly its going to be a long time till the next star wars series so I am super glad you are covering this series that I enjoy too. Excellent presentation on the zaku since there are so many varients and keep it up the good work.
Hello! This video is a great look at the iconic Zaku II from the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise. I hope you continue this type of breakdown, and I would surely love to see a AMS-119 "Geara Doga" and AMS-129 "Geara Zulu" breakdown, these two are successor units of the Zaku II and were used extensively by Neo-Zeon forces and remnant groups of the late Universal Century timeline. I hope to see more Gundam lore in your channel, in the mean time I would be exploring your Star Wars lore breakdowns! :D
Little correction, the Battle of Loum is a battle during the One Year War not a skirmish before it. It was the largest space battle up to the Battle of Solomon as well with massive losses on both sides which ended with the Zeon having the advantage in space thanks to the Zaku and Federation ship numbers reduced. It was also the battle where General Revil was captured and used as a bargaining chip in the workings on the Antartic Treaty. It's analogous to the Battle of Dunkirk in the second world war too which that war was the inspiration for the One Year War by the author as well which is one of the main reasons I adore the original story. :D
SOOOOOOOO glad to see some gundam love! Really hope we get some more over time. One minor correction though. The "atmospheric flight" type you showed was actually a "Gouf", which we all know is indeed "NO ZAKU BOY. NO ZAKU!!"
That's the good stuff I'm looking for in Gundam, just technical facts, no Newtype theory involved, good video man, looking forward to see some more mobile suits or battle tactics breakdowns
I like how your expanding into other mediums now. You two choices are on point. But dont let me catch you putting a gouf into this class again. "IT'S NO ZAKU, BOY!" You'll discover why.
Ah, a man of culture I see.
Be Random2000
Of course he is a man of culture. He is a Universal Century fan, the superior Gundam timeline.
@@whathell6t unless you add the G-savior
Cybertron Senshi
sieg zeon!
@@primusvsunicron1I need more gundam stuff from you guys
OH MY GOD, PLEASE DO MORE GUNDAM
Heavily seconded
I agree, the quality is amazing Bandai should hire you
Agreed. Wheres the Aries? GM? Taurus? Gelgoog?
@@sagesheahan6732 does one video on Gundam and then never touched it again 😭
which gundam series/movie are these clips from?
Metanerdz finally watched Gundam!!!!!!
Thor: YEEEEESSSSSSS!!!
@Rodrigo Sanchez I'm pretty sure he's been watching Gundam while growing up and he's been a fan of it ever since
I love the Zaku series and everything related to it.
Banchoking I’m a GM guy myself, but I can respect a zeek every now and then.
I find mass production units in general to be more fascinating than most of the Gundams.
Any kid can become a god of war in the seat of a Gundam. Give me the guys who can hold their own in Zaku and ball units.
@@Banchoking Same here
Lookup the Zaku 50, you will not be disappointed.
@@Banchoking "Any kid can be God of War in Gundam"
No, they can't.
Sayla, Katz, Sigh, and other ace-wannabes who tried to pilot Gundam but failed miserably would like to have a word with you.
A small error, Black Tri-Stars did not use S Types, they used High Mobility R-1 Zaku IIs in the Battle of Loum
Actually they were Hi Mobility test types not the R-1.
Barry Bend The High Mobility Test Type was only seen in Gundam 8th MS Team and it shared similar colors as the black tri stars but was not used by any member of the black tri Star Unit. MS-06R-1s were the units mobile suit during the battle of loum. The biggest difference between the two suits is the feet. Test Type used Dom like leg units. If you don’t follow Gundam the origin logic then go to gunpla and look at the Zaku II High mobility type (original one) for black tri stars. That’s not a test type nor does it say test type.
Considering the Zaku in 08th MS Team had dom like legs, most likely to test out the data and design for the later Rick Dom which is a Dom replaced its nuclear jets (earth) for rockets in space
MaxHD2490 Avenger I agree.
Actually, they did use the S type only in the games and Origin they used the High mobility types. gundam.fandom.com/wiki/Black_Tri-Stars
This is the video I never thought we'd get!
Halo, warhammer 40k and Now gundam, your Step on the gas at the moment
holy crap, Gundam content from a Star Wars channel?
a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.
Same here
I just realized an irony, there's in fact a variation of the Zaku call the Zaku High Mobility R2, which was one of its strongest variations
Imagine those things in the Star Wars universe. Now that's a sight I wouldn't mind seeing.
@@devaneyjohn5349 There's actually a variation of the Zaku that might be perfect for Darth Vader, for a number of reasons
@@devaneyjohn5349 I mean the AT-ST is technically a mech. Just not the humanoid type
No matter the era and the environment, war will always be part of life.
Another fact about war!
There is no honor in war!
War is a business of violence and killing, simple as that!
Anyone that tells you otherwise is either in on it, or stupid!
@@nicktechnubyte1184 and sadly, it's humanities greatest pride
Wars are awesome!
@@nobleman9393 Only someone who has never faced the reality of war or lacks a strong grasp in reality would praise war. Even in fiction, wars are devastating. Exhibit A, the One Year War. A war so terrible that half the human population, both on Earth and in space, was wipe out in a single week, thanks to the overuse of WMD's, ranging from nuclear attacks on colonies to Operation British.
And there will always be a Zaku in the frontlines of said war!
I'd love to see you cover the Zeon and Federation fleets :D, some of the coolest and memorable ship designs in mecha anime.
You accidentally misidentify the Gouf Flight Type as a Zaku variant.
This is no Zaku, boy!
NO ZAKU!
No zaku!!
It looked like the Bagu which was the Gouf's prototype
@@Eaglescout217 No, Bugu is not the prototype of the Gouf. Its actually based on the Zaku II Ground Type. The Gouf is design as a land only MS but more famously associated with the ace pilots that used it.
@@danielchew8739 and that's mainly because the Gouf was turned into an ace unit after plans for its mass production was cancelled in favor of the Dom, being given to those who preferred overall agility over greater speed on land
Yes, finally someone outside of Gunpla community make a lore review on a machine from a gund franchise
you should do some gundam space ship break downs.
ya! nobody does the ships for some reason!
A Comparison to the Zeon and Federation ships would be cool as well
@@JeanLucCaptain the reason is pretty clear, it's hard to find a weird looking ship interesting when you have a sick ass mecha that's more powerful right next to it
@@The_Wosh I find the ships just as interesting.
@@JeanLucCaptain that's you, but most of the community doesn't care much about the ships, sure they are interesting, but not that much compared to a mobile suit
As a Zaku fan
I approve
This is my jam, definitely do more Gundam videos. Overall this one was well executed but I had some minor nitpicks. You omitted mentioning the pinnacle of Zaku 2 models, the MS-06R-1A High Mobility Type. These things could keep up with the more advanced Gelgoogs at the end of the OYW and were preferred by the Aces alive at that point in the original continuity. In Origin, the footage you're using of the Black Tri-Stars during Loum are R-1As.
You also used footage of a Gouf flight type to illustrate the atmospheric example, as Ramba Ral would say "this is no Zaku, boy! No Zaku!"
Actually the MS-06R-2 High Mobility Type could keep up with the Gelgoog. The R-1A was still Impressive but not as good as the R-2. But I agree with everything else!
@@xpluscollectorscrew I've been out of the Gundam sphere for a little while. Might have mixed up R1 & R2 a bit. You at least picked up what I was putting down.
I'd have to say that Shin Matsunaga's high mobility Zaku is probably my favorite.
@@cd5sircoupe I'm Johnny Ridden fan so of course id go for him, although Matsunaga is still badass
@@xpluscollectorscrew So I have a Zaku2 2.0 MG Shin Custom that I did up super nice. I'm talking like I went to this old hobby shop and got a bunch of tiny screws for model trains to put in place of the indents in the casting on the model. Also got a really nice orange "gem" for the mono eye that was supposed to be like a traffic signal for a train set, idk. Did that one up with some decent paint, all the waterslides, etc. I'm no GBC competitor but that probably had the most effort put into it of many of my kits.
A few years later I picked up the old Gelgoog Jaeger hguc kit and painted it in Shin's white/grey colors as well as used some of the leftover waterslides. Fast forward ten years and PBandai released the official Shin Gelgoog Jaeger as well as Ridden's Gelgoog. Picked up both of those. They're both currently in my backlog pile abyss.
I also remember one of these mall stores in the early 00s having a bunch of MGs that we didn't have in the states yet. One of them was the 1.0 Ridden Gelgoog. I was like who is this guy? Went on a tear looking him and the suit up on the nascent internet/mahq/etc. Pretty cool character overall.
@@cd5sircoupe Sounds nice I collect HG models...I have over 250..lol I weather them, panel line, do some seam line removal.. I'm not entering contests either but I'm happy with them. I own so many because I use them for table top role playing/war gaming, plus a I just love'em..
Wonderful timing, I've just used my lockdown time to finally watch all six parts of The Origin, great show. I enjoyed it so much, I'm now accidentally a third of the way into a rewatch of the original MS Gundam.
Origin was pretty good!
Zaku is also the Japanese sound for a large group of soldiers marching in formation and a literally translation to "inferior fish"
"Zako" = inferior fish, or more appropriately "Small fry"
I'm glad you're going into Gundam, there is definitely so much lore to cover and would love to see more! Definitely the GM units should be next!
Finally Gundam stuff!
Can you do a Video about the MS-18E Kämpfer? 💜
Sieg Zeon
yes, PLEASE the Kampfer.
literally my favorite Zeon MS.
well, favorite grunt suit anyways.
I like the Sazabi more overall.
Both are no Grunt Suits! :P
I consider the Kampfer to be a grunt suit in technicality. It seems to be a grunt suit built for the sole focus of speed and agility, but with extremely limited production.
also, I meant the Sazabi as my favorite Zeon MS overall. I tend to seperate my favorite MS units into Super units, and Grunt units. Sazabi falls under Super unit, and Kampfer falls under Grunt suit.
but, again, is just my opinion on the Kampfer. it could very well be a Super unit in it's own way.
@@kimarykorlumiose7728 Kamper is a grunt suit, although it is designedto be used in infiltration type missions
@@aaronluisdelacruz4212 the Kampfer is a specialized unit created for high performance and better mid to close range combat. The one we see in War in the Pocket is an even further specialized version, completely dedicated for quick first strike operations inside space colonies by using lighter materials and many thrusters for superb speed and mobility
Yeehaw boys, the crossovers just keep coming
when he was asking for writers. i really wanted to start writing for Gundam myself. Probably should have started with the Mobile Workers instead of the Zaku 2 but thats my opinion
While it makes sense lore wise to start with the mobileworker, franchise-wise it makes sense that he chose one of the most prominent suits of Gundam, second only to the titular Gundam itself. People who are not familiar with Gundam would probably appreciate this video more than that of a mobileworker that only appeared once. Since this was MetaNerd’s first video on Gundam, I think he made a good choice choosing something more iconic.
Also, I actually applied for the writing role and ended up not following through because life got hectic all of a sudden. I am doing work for other you tubers though so that’s nice.
@@thedecisiveraindrop4868 I see why you'd say that but I considered the angle of making Star Wars fans having a bridge and the Mobile worker was something that existed in Starwars as well. And showing a possible segways to push one pilot operated walking war machines
I have to agree with DecisiveRaindrop. The Zaku is the first mobile suit to show up in the franchise and in terms of icon status, it's like the Tie Fighter of the Gundam universe. If I were explaining Star Wars ships to someone, I would start with the icons first, like the Tie, X wing, Star Destroyer, Millennium Falcon, etc.
The zaku pilot at 2:24 is a chad,
he waved at that kid,
probably made that kids day
Gundam content on this channel, please post more of these!
The weapon that forever changed the Universe Century. Where billions of people died for an idealistic super state war that fought for independence and corruption, but knowing Zeon Loyalists they will often ignore the colony drop that killed the majority of humanity on Earth, and compared that to the prejudices of the Colonies. This Mobile Suit will continue to be a symbol for a dead dream of the Universal Century, and the countless of horrors that came with it.
In short, the mobile suit is just another scientifically wonder that's been twisted into a weapon
@Mighty Fist Of Zeon! Username checks out.
Please keep doing gundam
OH YES.PLEASE DO MORE GUNDAM VÍDEOS.
Well, I wasn't expecting you to dabble into the Gundam franchise. Can't wait for more
MetaNerdz needs to do more mobile suits. Any vehicle, craft, ship, weapon or mech: including mobile suits.
if ever you need more reference, what Kakarot197 as he makes history of gundam development
Edit: When are you making more Gundam videos?
Just a request, please make a break down of ships starting with the white base and the Pegasus class, not many make those
AH Gundam my favorite franchise
Gundam playlist: 1 video
those are rookie numbers, we gotta bump those numbers up
One interesting note is that, in the process of dropping the colony in Operation British, they missed, by a lot. They were aiming for the Federation's main base in South America, but (IIRC because of Federation efforts to stop them) they would up destroying Sydney and turning a big chunk of Australia into a new gulf. I think this is a reference to the ACTUAL space-station that fell on Australia in 1979, which was a chunk of Skylab.
Is it wrong to imagine Darth Vader in the Zaku II High Mobility Type [ Reuse "P" Device ] ? It's arguably the strongest variant of the Zaku II from the One Year War, and its Reuse P ( Psycho ) Device requires the pilot to have all four limbs as prosthetics, which Darth Vader already has covered.
Looking back, you missed the part where one of the reasons Zaku II used external energy pipe was to improve heat dissipation, a simple way to solve the over heating problem present on the Zaku I
Man I love everything Gundam! Today is my birthday and this video was a great present!
Glad you are covering gundam
I honestly can't stop coming back and watching this
Thanks were trying to figure out how to do more of them another person wrote and edited it but I'm hoping
Okay so this video definitely caught me off-guard and by God am I glad I subscribed to your Channel!!!! I originally subbed because of your Star Wars content but holy hell you're doing Gundam shit and I'm so happy! Please do more!
Love seeing breakdowns of equipment from the Gundam universe.
The MS-06F Zaku II
is my favorite UC Mobile Suit
Honestly, you really should make more Gundam stuff! It really suits your channel style!!
Metanerdz making Gundum content
A surprise , to be sure , but a welcome one!
I love the variable shoulder plate design. Now I want to draw a Zaku as well.
Sweet, nice gundam stuff. An interesting thing you could get into is the justification for a lot of the technical stuff in gundam, which is rather thought out. How the minovski particles disturb electomagnetic waves making closer (as in within visual range, instead of lightseconds away) as well as the design of the O’Neal style colony.
Yes, yes, more gundam content.
The RGM-79 ‘GM’s main weapon was a beam spray gun, which has a higher power requirement than what most MS-06’s can meet. Very minor thing
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@MetaNerdz Lore
You said that the Zaku II is a game changer, but that was only half the equation.
The other half was the Minovsky Particles. These particles disrupts long range detection and tracking and communication, greatly reducing the effectiveness of radar and infra-red long range detection (radar was reduced by to WW2 range and capabilities) .
This reverts the way of war back to near line-of-sight combat, was is why mobile suit were created.
As they offered more mobility, armor, and firepower that of the jet fighters.
It is these 2 elements that made the Zeon forces unstoppable in the beginning of the One-Year War.
Block the enemies line of sight and sensors. Get in close with a big fucking gun and an ax and MURDER THEIR SHIT
Well done, the research done into this is quite substantial and many of them you wont find in the wiki (Im an editor at Gundam Wiki). Im quite impressed by your first video of a new IP, MetaNerdz, keep the Gundam train going!
Some of the things you didnt cover over was the company that made (most of) them which is Zeonic. Also, the MS-06 line is specifically the Zaku 2 because the Zaku 1 is the MS-05. However, the Zaku 2 is so famous that when one says Zaku, it refers to the MS-06. A few of the more famous variants you didnt cover were the High Mobility types, there are quite alot but the ones everyone knows is the R and the R2 (distinguishable by their legs) which are exclusively piloted by aces, one of which is Shin Matsunaga and Johnny Ridden. Also, many Zeon MS technologies were tested on the MS-06 platform, the biggest expression of this would be the Psycommu Zaku piloted by a Newtype test pilot.
Some interesting, but impirtant things to always remember in the UC timeline is thay canonicity is in this order of importance, from greatest to least:
Movies>Series>OVA>Manga/MSV/Novel>Games
The MSG trilogy movie is higher canon over the original televised series. This matters because of designs like the Core Booster where its a different design for both, but in this case, the aerodynamic looking one is higher canon. Gundam Thunderbolt is an alternate parallel timeline of mainline UC, nothing in there is canon. Gundam the Origin is basically a new canon that is still being carved out, to relate to Star Wars, The Origin is like Canon while everything outside of it but within the premise of the One Year War would be considered Legends, but usually only applies when there are points in the timeline that are inconsistent.
Here are some pronounciation guides (Im not a grammarnazi, dont worry):
Char - shar, same as shot
Ridden - ride-den, the word 'ride', then 'den'
Minovsky - mee-novs-ski, same as you would pronounce Tomino just without the To- and add -ovsky
Dude, in UC, you can't put all the movies in a canon-pedestal above all else. If you do, that makes Zeta New Translation trilogy more Canon than TV series. That's just silly. The TV series is the greater canon for UC.
@@androyus TLDR the example you cited is invalid for your argument because its not even in any way canon because its an alternate telling of Zeta marketed as a bridge to CCA for new and non Gundam fans. I established that canonicity order as a sort of guide and not an absolute rule due to how japanese dont view canonicity the same way as westerners would, theyre not as stringent on not following established lore.
The Movies are usually the higher canon, case and point, MSG Unicorn. The Anime has canonicity over the Novels sinply because it is the Anime. Moreover, evidence for higher movie canonicity is in the design of the Core Booster/G-fighter (0079 trilogy and 0079 series, respectively), both have exact same roles in story & plot but in later lore we see that the Core Booster design is consistently used, like in 08th MS Team.
The New Translation was SPECIFICALLY a rewrite from the beginning and also when it was announced due to it being meant as a way for a wide audience (specifically new and non Gundam fans) to bridge the 0079 Trilogy with CCA, skipping ZZ. Nobody should consider New Translation as UC-canon. Same for Gundam Thunderbolt, which is another parallel timeline to UC where many elements are similar but was not specifically far from original UC canon but then it went and kept doing its own thing.
@@JosephJoboLicayan My point is: since Gundam is Japanese work, we also need to view & understand them like the Japanese do. If they're lenient on canonicity then we should too. Also, Unicorn is an OVA series like Gundam 0083 & Origin. Not technically movies.
The Zaku would be really deadly in the Star Wars universe and honestly would outclass most imperial fighters.
Awesome breakdown! I have love for the Zaku, but the RX-79[G] Ez-8 is one of my all time favs. Glad to see your are branching out to other genres. You are still my go to for Star Wars ship breakdowns and explanations.
I mean he can do a breakdown of the Gundam Ground Types.
With the Ez8, Slave Wraith, Blue Desitinys etc. O:
Dude I'm loving how you are branching into other sci fi universes
I wish you did more Gundam videos. I’d love more breakdowns on them…
FINALLY! I never knew until now that I was waiting for this!
you are good at making gundan lore keep it up dude
Could you please episode breakdown on the *VF-25 Messiah* from the Macross series.
Lets hope the god of anime will finally be able to release frontier in america
@@kerosoldier yeah
I think it Macross frontier might Long year to come in USA
Considering that the Harmony Gold still alive, I doubt Macross market can enter US.
We need to destroy that cancer.
Glad to see you branching out seemed like you were starting to run low on star wars and I love your videos
Well thats unexpected, never expected see Gundam related from your channel especially I'm already a fan of Gundam since around late 90s or early 2000s.
Awesome! I’d love to see more Mobile Suit Gundam videos!
I absolutely love how Zakus kick the living crap out of stuff. So meaty.
A gundam video a instant like SIEG ZEON
Can wait for the next gundam lore already
I wonder how Star Wars Galaxy would handly Mobile Suites?
Star Born Michael Hall mobile suits have speed, agility and the ability to fight at both long and close range at the same time. I want to say star wars would be good on the ground but bad in air or space. A mobile suit can close a distance pretty quickly in space and avoid point defenses if the pilot is good and the mobile suit is good. If you have a newtype, the equivalent to a jedi, and a gundam, then space fights are one sided.
@@kimbertactpro9 I doubt star wars would fair better on the ground. Take a battle of krayt for instance. The F.O. lined up all of their walkers in a single line. A single mobile suit could just come in a kick one over and the others would literally fall like dominos. Beam weapons also would penetrate the durasteel armor rather easily.
So no, star wars would fare poorly against mobile suits. In space they'd be even better. Mobile suits are routinely shown to outfly point defense weapons and can turn faster than fighters.
@@kerosoldier Yeah, they would be a game changer for sure but not quiet as much given that they would do diddly squat against Star Wars capitol ships, they are on a whole other level above the warships in Gundam (but to be fair, the ships in Gundam are far more realistic).
Also not sure how much better Universal Century beam weapons would be against Star Wars tech. Beam weapons in Gundam are pretty new tech and behave more like how real first gen particle beam teach would while blasters in Star Wars are a robust and developed tech and are quite powerful for there size. Han's blaster pistol was blowing fist sized chunks out of the walls of the space port he was in (yes it was rigged to fire more powerful shots but it still goes to show what just a handgun sized weapon can do) and medium turbo lasers on a star destroyer can can flash melt an 90 meter wide asteroid which would put them at the low end of around 5 kilotons per shot (assuming mostly rock) to fatman level if they're nickle-iron. Given the size difference, heavy turbo lasers would be in the 5 to 20 megaton range!
@@TheRyujinLP the gramp's Gundam rifle can blow away a musai in one shot. The twin buster rifle itself would annihilate anything and it has a massive range. There are dozens of gundams that have weaponry that could take out an isd. Then there are suits that are perfect for taking out fighters, the zabanya, the gadelazza, heavy arms, legend, providence, akatsuki, all could decimate tie fighters and weaken capital ships.
Then you have other suits that are designed for heavy assault. Gundams vs. Star wars would not be a fair fight in favor of the gundams
Considering that walkers like AT-ATs and AT-TEs are pretty unmanuverable I'd say poorly
Please cover the Rx-78 next whenever you get to making another Gundam Video. Also this was the video that got me into the Gundam series so it's so interesting to watch now that I know more about Gundam Lore. SIEG ZEON!
I love mobil suit gundam, I super the zaku 2, and I love lore. ^^ I was never going unsubscribe from this channel, however now I wish I had extra money to support the channel more.
This is my first time on your channel. I thought only Kakarot197 did gundam documentaries. This is awesome.
Were there any documentaries on the Gouf, or the Doms/Rick Doms?
Nevermind, I looked through as far back as I could and this is the only Gundam video I could find. Such a shame. Maybe some other time then.
Omg thank you so much I’m going to love this gundam series and hop we get to the guncanons like the iron Calvary
You should also do a collab with Kakarot197, who specializes in Gundam lore.
PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THINGS HOLY DO MORE GUNDAM. THIS WAS PHENOMENAL!
Awesome Job. I was hoping that you’d make Gundam videos someday. Can’t wait till more are out! Keep it up! 👍😁
Please some time do a video for the Strike Gundam and the G Weapons Project from Gundam Seed.
I’m quite happy that your doing Gundam lore not many channels do that.
This is one of the best Gundam videos I have seen. Amazing job
Thanks I have more planned from episode summary to units
YESSS GUNDAM TOO? Effin love you guys
I just got into this series seriously and while sitting with a few gunpla on my desk decided to look up some videos.
LO AND BEHOLD! One of my favorite youtubers have a video on the freaking Zaku II!
Good day!
YESSSSS!! You love Gundam too? If anyone was going to do in depth vids about Gundam it would be you thanks bro.
OMFG YES KEEP DOING GUNDAM !!!!!
A major note about the Heat weapons is that the *only* reason to heat a weapon like that is to get the blade to a plasma state. So surface-of-the-sun hot or better.
That would make it cleave through anything like it wasn't there. Edge alignment wouldn't really matter so much, the "Heat Saber" of the Dom somes to mind. It would actually cause colder items to explode because of the sudden change in temperature.
An axe would be preferred because you could use the length of the handle without too much worry of coming in contact with the heated blade unlike a sword which would be more trouble than it's worth.
Probably the best breakdown of anything in the gundam universe! Please do more units!
Very great video, I honestly expected you to talk about the Minovsky reactor more, and how it disrupts any low frequency wavelengths. And makes any unprotected com devices useless.
And how it changed combat to close combat weaponry as even smart missiles were useless because it wouldn't be feasible to protect the unboard computer that guides it even when seperated from any low frequency guiding.
Basically a fusion reactor that naturally creates an ecm, Electronic Counter Measures, field for kilometres/miles depending on output.
Maybe an idea for another follow up video.
Also the Minovsky particles, stick around for about a month if I remember.
Where did clips like 6:02 come from. I know those are the 40th anniversary designs, but I've never known of anything outside of the promotional RX78 and Char Aznabele gunpla
Leave it to metanerdz to create a new meta. Definitely happy to see you guys make these moves. Especially smart to grab new viewers with a broader range of content while TH-cam has a large influx of traffic due to the virus keeping most at home without much to do and all that.
You can’t begin to imagine how happy I am right now!
Glad to see you Gundam content. A Legendary franchise consisting of many universes. I would love if you continued to do more of this. Especially if you do Federation Suits like the RGM Series.
I have been waiting for so long for you to take a crack at the Gundam franchise. This is glorious!
I hope you do more Gundam videos, I'd love to see an episode about one of the mobile suits from Zeta Gundam or Char's Counterattack.
I just got a Zaku model recently and I love it
It’s a model of a Zaku I
I have to say its nice to see more channels like yours going onto gundam
You should look into full metal panic and its arm slave mechs. Great vid btw
I love the Zaku 2. Best villain Mobile Suit ever.
Clearly its going to be a long time till the next star wars series so I am super glad you are covering this series that I enjoy too. Excellent presentation on the zaku since there are so many varients and keep it up the good work.
Hello! This video is a great look at the iconic Zaku II from the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise. I hope you continue this type of breakdown, and I would surely love to see a AMS-119 "Geara Doga" and AMS-129 "Geara Zulu" breakdown, these two are successor units of the Zaku II and were used extensively by Neo-Zeon forces and remnant groups of the late Universal Century timeline. I hope to see more Gundam lore in your channel, in the mean time I would be exploring your Star Wars lore breakdowns! :D
Meta tackling Gundam good idea. Since u did all of star wars already.
Little correction, the Battle of Loum is a battle during the One Year War not a skirmish before it. It was the largest space battle up to the Battle of Solomon as well with massive losses on both sides which ended with the Zeon having the advantage in space thanks to the Zaku and Federation ship numbers reduced. It was also the battle where General Revil was captured and used as a bargaining chip in the workings on the Antartic Treaty. It's analogous to the Battle of Dunkirk in the second world war too which that war was the inspiration for the One Year War by the author as well which is one of the main reasons I adore the original story. :D
UC0079’s narrations make the series feel like a real history lesson somehow, it’s a quality I’ve grown to love in other fiction now.
More Gundam PLEASE!
SOOOOOOOO glad to see some gundam love! Really hope we get some more over time. One minor correction though. The "atmospheric flight" type you showed was actually a "Gouf", which we all know is indeed "NO ZAKU BOY. NO ZAKU!!"
That's the good stuff I'm looking for in Gundam, just technical facts, no Newtype theory involved, good video man, looking forward to see some more mobile suits or battle tactics breakdowns
IT A GUNDAM !
I like how your expanding into other mediums now. You two choices are on point. But dont let me catch you putting a gouf into this class again. "IT'S NO ZAKU, BOY!" You'll discover why.
OMG thank you for finally doing some mobile suit lore!!! please keep it goin! :)