Mechanista in G – Magitek Armor (Part 1)

I've ignored this design for ages. At first blush (ha cuz it's pink), it really doesn't seem like anything special to me. But a closer examination reveals that this is actually a pretty awesome design, with a lot of cool stuff! And then there's the Hajiroboshi, which, sorry, I think I was pretty much right about. It's not bad! It's just... unremarkable, given its peers. What if an IBO gundam was pink and had no cool gimmicks. Ok. Put the Marchosias back on screen, please! You can find a video version of this podcast for free on Scanline Media’s Patreon! If you want to find us on Twitter, Dylan is @lowpolyrobot and Six is @sixdettmar. Our opening theme is the Hangar Theme from Gundam Breaker 3, and our ending theme for this episode is Resumption from Gundam Breaker 4. Our podcast art is a fantastic piece of work from Twitter artist @fenfelt. Want to see a list of every unit we’ve covered from every episode, including variants and tangents? It’s right here. Units discussed: ASW-G-35 Gundam Marchosias ASW-G-35 Gundam Hajiroboshi ASW-G-35 Gundam Hajiroboshi (2nd Form) ASW-G-35 Gundam Hajiroboshi Alector

We should have never let Akutsu do the Castor & Pollux. I can't say for certain that that's where it all began- I haven't done my homework like that. But it just makes sense. He did those two-faced robots, those Janus-headed little jerks, and it just gave him a taste for reversible two-identitied designs that... I'm sorry, they're bad! There are some things to like about the Mirage Frame, but the two-faced elements just make it kinda crap. The Blazing, though! The Blazing rules. You can find a video version of this podcast for free on Scanline Media’s Patreon! If you want to find us on Twitter, Dylan is @lowpolyrobot and Six is @sixdettmar. Our opening theme is the Hangar Theme from Gundam Breaker 3, and our ending theme for this episode is Resumption from Gundam Breaker 4. Our podcast art is a fantastic piece of work from Twitter artist @fenfelt. Want to see a list of every unit we’ve covered from every episode, including variants and tangents? It’s right here. Units discussed: MBF-P05LM Gundam Astray Mirage Frame MBF-P05LM2 Gundam Astray Mirage Frame 2nd Issue MBF-P05LM3 Gundam Astray Mirage Frame 3rd Issue JMF-1337B Blazing Gundam

I wish to rescind my earlier statement about Team Trinity: you do not, under any circumstances, "gotta hand it to them." Can you IMAGINE how annoying it would be to fight the Drei? Or rather, to fight whoever the Drei is with. The Drei itself, not a big deal. If you'll forgive me for that. But having all your sensors jammed... I needed those! You can find a video version of this podcast for free on Scanline Media’s Patreon! If you want to find us on Twitter, Dylan is @lowpolyrobot and Six is @sixdettmar. Our opening theme is the Hangar Theme from Gundam Breaker 3, and our ending theme for this episode is Resumption from Gundam Breaker 4. Our podcast art is a fantastic piece of work from Twitter artist @fenfelt. Want to see a list of every unit we’ve covered from every episode, including variants and tangents? It’s right here. Units discussed: GNW-003 Gundam Throne Drei GNW-001 Gundam Throne Eins GNW-001/hs-T01 Gundam Throne Eins Turbulenz

(Slapping the hood of an MMO) This baby can fit so much fanservice in it! More than just a few references to FFVI, Final Fantasy XIV is jam-packed with magitek armors from all over the history of Final Fantasy, including making some designs that weren't magitek into such. Sadly, it doesn't do much with the designs of Final Fantasy XV, but... well, there's always time. You can find a video version of this podcast for free on Scanline Media’s Patreon! If you want to find us on Twitter, Dylan is @lowpolyrobot and Six is @sixdettmar. Our opening theme is the Hangar Theme from Gundam Breaker 3, and our ending theme for this episode is Resumption from Gundam Breaker 4. Our podcast art is a fantastic piece of work from Twitter artist @fenfelt. Want to see a list of every unit we’ve covered from every episode, including variants and tangents? It’s right here. Units discussed: Magitek Reaper Magitek Predator Magitek Colossus Magitek Death Claw Magitek Conveyor Magitek Vanguard Magitek Slasher Magitek Sky Armor Magitek Bit Magitek Avenger Magitek Infantry MA Veles MA Hoplomachus MA-X Cuirass Unit XDA-1002: Immortalis Magitek Armor (Rank 7) (Final Fantasy Dimensions 2) Magitek Armor (Mobius Final Fantasy) Magitek Armor (World of Final Fantasy)

Go little car, go! One-seater cars should be more common. ...Okay, no. Sorry. I like them aesthetically, but that's actually the exact WRONG way for society to go. I'm forgetting my socialist roots! Gotta center myself. Trains. More trains. Metros. Buses. Maybe a boat, boats can be good. Public transportation. This machine is a friend, though. You can find a video version of this podcast for free on Scanline Media’s Patreon! If you want to find us on Twitter, Dylan is @lowpolyrobot and Six is @sixdettmar. Our opening theme is the Hangar Theme from Gundam Breaker 3, and our ending theme for this episode is Resumption from Gundam Breaker 4. Our podcast art is a fantastic piece of work from Twitter artist @fenfelt. Want to see a list of every unit we’ve covered from every episode, including variants and tangents? It’s right here. Units discussed: Peel P50 Peel Manxcar Peel Trident

It does break my heart that for practical, copyright reasons, I can't do themed music on here anymore. Final Fantasy VI was a very influential game for me, and I hold its soundtrack close in my heart. That said, this episode is vastly Type-0 by volume, so perhaps it should be that? The Theme of Ace or whatever? Never played it. You can find a video version of this podcast for free on Scanline Media’s Patreon! If you want to find us on Twitter, Dylan is @lowpolyrobot and Six is @sixdettmar. Our opening theme is the Hangar Theme from Gundam Breaker 3, and our ending theme for this episode is Resumption from Gundam Breaker 4. Our podcast art is a fantastic piece of work from Twitter artist @fenfelt. Want to see a list of every unit we’ve covered from every episode, including variants and tangents? It’s right here. Units discussed: Amano’s Magitek Armor Magitek Armor Colossus (Type-0) Helldiver (Type-0) Striker (Type-0) Vajra (Type-0) Dáinsleif (Type-0) Balmung (Type-0) Brionac (Type-0) Gabriel (Type-0) Gabriel (Omega Mode) Nymurod (Type-0) Unnamed Magitek Armor 1 (Type-0) Unnamed Magitek Armor 2 (Type-0)

I suppose I can't fault the theming: these machines are, in fact, of a knightly aesthetic. Dylan makes the Shovel Knight comparison during this ep, and it's spot on. But something about it rubs me the wrong way. Not the designs- that's a whole separate matter. But these guys being called the Black Knights. Maybe it's just because they're Sauceless in Seattle? Not quite sure. I have encountered a lot of cool "black knight" characters, and these folks just don't rank. You can find a video version of this podcast for free on Scanline Media’s Patreon! If you want to find us on Twitter, Dylan is @lowpolyrobot and Six is @sixdettmar. Our opening theme is the Hangar Theme from Gundam Breaker 3, and our ending theme for this episode is Resumption from Gundam Breaker 4. Our podcast art is a fantastic piece of work from Twitter artist @fenfelt. Want to see a list of every unit we’ve covered from every episode, including variants and tangents? It’s right here. Units discussed: NOG-M1A1 Black Knight Squad Shi-ve.A NOG-M4F1 BLACK KNIGHT SQUAD Rud-ro.A NOG-M4F2 BLACK KNIGHT SQUAD Rud-ro.A NOG-M4F3 BLACK KNIGHT SQUAD Rud-ro.A NOG-M4F4 BLACK KNIGHT SQUAD Rud-ro.A NOG-M2D1/E Black Knight Squad Cal-re.A AMO-01 Ziggurat Williams Black Knight 2000 Williams Black Knight

Surf Dracula eat your heart out, this robot surfs in the FIRST EPISODE. This week we're tackling the leading machine of Eureka Seven, across its upgrades, variants, and even counterparts. ...Except AO. We're not doing AO. No love for that show around here. You can find a video version of this podcast for free on Scanline Media’s Patreon! If you want to find us on Twitter, Dylan is @lowpolyrobot and Six is @sixdettmar. Our opening theme is the Hangar Theme from Gundam Breaker 3, and our ending theme for this episode is Resumption from Gundam Breaker 4. Our podcast art is a fantastic piece of work from Twitter artist @fenfelt. Want to see a list of every unit we’ve covered from every episode, including variants and tangents? It’s right here. Units discussed: Nirvash typeZERO Spec 1 Nirvash typeZERO Spec 2 Nirvash typeZERO Spec 3 Nirvash typetheEND Nirvash typeZERO Prototype Nirvash typeZERO Spec-V Nirvash typeZERO Spec-V3 Nirvash typeZERO (First Summer of Love Form)

These days, it's all about having extra legs. Think about it: more legs means more fun. Especially if they're incoms! Though actually, that brings up an interesting point of discussion: the Trinity's legs are remote weapons on wires. Classically, we call those "incoms." But the show calls them "leg funnels." There's also the classic example of the Nu Gundam's "fin funnels." By the original definitions, if it's disposable it's a funnel, if it's reusable it's a bit, and if it's on a wire it's an incom. So the Nu Gundam's fin funnels are bits! Probably it is just a representation of how language evolves: over time, the distinction between "bits," "funnels," and "incoms" becomes less useful, and they simply all are called by the name of the most common form, the funnel. That's my guess. Also it's fun to shout "Funnels!" You can find a video version of this podcast for free on Scanline Media’s Patreon! If you want to find us on Twitter, Dylan is @lowpolyrobot and Six is @sixdettmar. Our opening theme is the Hangar Theme from Gundam Breaker 3, and our ending theme for this episode is Resumption from Gundam Breaker 4. Our podcast art is a fantastic piece of work from Twitter artist @fenfelt. Want to see a list of every unit we’ve covered from every episode, including variants and tangents? It’s right here. Units discussed: Trinity VGMM-La01a Dharma VGMM-La01b Dahack

Enough about Mobile Suits, let's talk Heavy Metals! The D.Sserd is, as best as I can tell, the GM of Heavy Metal L-Gaim. It's an old school Nagano design, which is another way of saying "awesome." We'll have to put off the L-Gaim itself for another time, but we do want to double back to it. That guy's cool too. You can find a video version of this podcast for free on Scanline Media’s Patreon! If you want to find us on Twitter, Dylan is @lowpolyrobot and Six is @sixdettmar. Our opening theme is the Hangar Theme from Gundam Breaker 3, and our ending theme for this episode is Resumption from Gundam Breaker 4. Our podcast art is a fantastic piece of work from Twitter artist @fenfelt. Want to see a list of every unit we’ve covered from every episode, including variants and tangents? It’s right here. Units discussed: D.Sserd Novel D.Sserd Flicker MSZ-009BX Prototype ZZ Gundam (NITRO) MSZ-010 ZZ Gundam (Hyper Giga Launcher) MSZ-009H3 F.A.V.N.R.