Gundam's Review

A few months ago when I was still brooding and feeling kind of upset with matters in the past, and the fact that my friends weren’t my friends, or shall I say I do not share similar interests with, I had only to stick with them to avoid the moments of loneliness which would in turn cause a chain reaction of reminiscence of anything I had before. I’ve always felt like I had a different world and view from them.

Some of them treat girls as if they couldn’t live without them. I’ve known two that would be so glued to their hand phones and spent hundreds on payphones and phone cards just to call back and talk to their sweethearts. It was kind of unnerving at 1st when they would be surprised that I wasn’t attached, and kept doing all sorts of stuff like matchmaking and me becoming the butt of all jokes whenever I get too close to someone from another gender. But then again, they kept me company, and I saw the other side of something. I saw, the backstage of relationships, the sweat, the toil, the agony, and the happiness emitting from them even when times are tough and they know somebody will be right there beside them.

Some of them treat games or anything tech-related as if it’s a habitual nature or a part of them. Somehow they try their best to promote goodies and also help out in several tech-related problems even I had problems solving after more than a year working in the computer lab. Honestly I wasn’t very good with computers at all. I simply understood the requirement of situations when nobody noticed. After a semester of Engineering Computing, I felt I knew very little, even scripting for me was hard. I’m glad I left MMU for I knew if I had gone through Software Engineering and Games Design for another semester; I would be dead by then. They gave hints, tricks and an arsenal of games I would never even consider trying of even look at them if not for their coaxing and encouragement. I learnt too much from them, probably became too reliant on them sometimes I seem more like a follower than somebody who lead or do things at 1st. I probably would shoot better now after rounds of Call of Duty than I ever were in CS during my days being badly bloodied in IMAX. But then again, I admit it took too much time out of my studies that it affected it badly. I would probably cut down a lot of it and focus more on work. Btw, mom, I’ve done badly for my Maths. Probably even Statics which I believe would probably fail without even looking at it. The other two, surprisingly two of my most feared subjects, passed.

Not even a distinction, not even a credit.

Two measly passes. One failed. One more obviously a fail, need I say more?

Is that what I set out to achieve?

Is this the kind of results that would bring that stinking son-of-a-bitch to his knees and make his life so miserable that he would rather die than live?

Btw, I have not forgiven him, nor will I ever do.

I probably would be quite happy to say that I have done nothing but failed myself miserably and just proved everybody right again.


I, am a stinking useless dingbat who is better of sweeping floors or licking boots than being a real person who can in turn change the world of its norms and set things right again.

I don’t believe in the fact that the world is unfair.

I don’t believe that the world is cruel and you have to accept it.

I don’t believe in karma, or even the presence of divinity. Two thousand years of belief doesn’t make it any more solid than one that has just come out not long ago.

In fact, humans don’t need religion. They just need hope.

Why do you pray? To get hope.

You hope some big guy up there would set things right for you. You HOPE.

You find reasons and equate them to the greatness of such powers to that big guy. You HOPED for a reason and an answer.

Like I’ve said before, it is one of the world’s most powerful psychological weapons. Too powerful in fact, it transcends even the basic divide of race, gender and even nationality. As long as you share faith and belief, you’re in.

Somehow this doesn’t even get straight through religion itself.

Division of religions, yet sharing similar beliefs: monotheism, equality, freedom, justice of all people..

They all share the same purpose, why divide us all?

Is there such a thing as my God is bigger than yours?

The only power God has is the power of faith from us.

Look at polytheism. Nobody is freaking out since they are still supposedly there and maybe holding a lightning bolt and stabbing it on us to demand tribute. It would seem weird since all of them are Gods, why can’t they just descend down and just destroy stuff and make people so scared of them that they would worship them again? Aren’t they supposed to do that? Even Incans and Mayans sacrifice even more people when they see something is wrong. Something must be wrong there.

Well, since the concept of monotheism makes it more interesting. Well yeah, maybe that pagan big guy needs to go through bureaucracy and ask his other counterpart to send locusts to the people and that just goes on delay, like you know, normal red-tape does. Now, you’ve got this guy that has the power to control things and doesn’t have to go through anything at all. He does as he likes. And people like this concept. Hmm, sounds a bit dictator-ish to me, but then again, hmm, shows how popular this concept is.

Looks like democracy is more towards polytheism then, really, something sounds wrong here.

Yes there is. I’m supposed to talk about something.

Wow, one bastard can make me rant about something totally not related to what I’ve decided after god –know-why-I-need-so-much-time-to-compose-a-blog.

He must be that such a thorn to my ass that I can use him as a topic for two good years, and counting.

He must be so proud.

Maybe he would claim royalty for using him as reference and even copyright his image. He should.

Tell him about that, Weiqi.

Ok now, back to business.

Now, besides girls and gadgets, there are also a few who are obsessed with manga or anime. Face it.

My parents are people who do not encourage the publication of visual reading, and the popular culture. They have in fact, successfully shielded me from all external influences for my whole life that I have become helplessly ignorant of this culture not until several years ago. I’ve long quitted reading comics after I laid my hands on the 1st few Enid Blyton books and have found them, astonishingly spiffed. (Imagine me using British accent here) Not that I have reverted back to reading comics now, but I have, been coaxed to watch animes that they claim to be so godly that if one has not watched it they should knock themselves off and say that they have not lived the late-20th century properly. I however am such abomination in their eyes that they are distraught of such an existence. Nonetheless I have made myself very flexible and accommodating, picking up stuff and even embracing different culture uncommon to mine.

Honestly, I do watch anime. I’ve watched Honey and Clover so loyally that I’ve branded myself as one of the main characters, Takemoto. I do share his beliefs, and I do see myself in him. Only the fact that I can’t cycle and he does that makes us different. If not, I would be a living, breathing creature that just came out of the anime.

But that’s an anime that not many people worship or think as a cornerstone to new heights. The following anime I’m about to share is. It has so many series that no anime in the world, not even Dragon Ball, can beat its volumes. It’s also to me the symbol of modeling figures, and no model figure collector is complete without it. Even girls have it. ZOMFG

But fortunately, I have been exposed to the latest version of it, having it in HD series and the 1st of its kind in history. It made me very pleased to watch and embrace its concept.

The Gundam 00 series.

You can refer to its synopsis, details, everything through this link here, here and here. I hate to go though anything and bore anyone who might have watched it. It might not be the most accurate, but it’s credibility is serves its purpose than people who rather grasp upon their own beliefs than even think of the fact that only cited references are taken into account rather than their own silly ideas. I have been insulted, sullied and harassed by people who only believe that they’re right and if there is no cited reference they would go ahead with anything without regard that doing presentations or assignments or thesis needing good reference, and that their ideas count to nothing if there is no cited references backing them up.

1st scene...saved by a Gundam

Great detail input.

Maybe it works in your place. But not mine. My university isn’t what you think, shitty and unqualified.

Maybe I should just stay away from your professional university and just be ashamed I’ve come so far to study in a shitty place whereas yours is the most prestigious(is you think so) university and whatever they believe is true. Then I’m so f**king sorry I will never touch your field again.
There’s that. Another blog post inserted and done. Saves me the purpose of writing another one.

Now, let’s go back again to my main purpose of writing this post.

Solar Generators or whatever they're called, converts light energy from the Sun.

The idea of having a world where it is splintered into three major factions: Human-Reform League, AEU, and Union is very convincing. I would not doubt the flavor of this series as it presses upon matters which our real world is heading towards. Energy has been a major source of strife and discord that they all had to share power generators so high up to the sky that nations unite just to share three of these major pillars. Thus these 3 major factions empower themselves over the pillars and made necessary measures to conserve their importance. Nations were forced to ally with them in order to receive a share of such energy. Technology was advance to the stage where space warfare was possible and mobile suits, were created and researched to maintain their supremacy and dominance over other factions, or so they believe.

1st Mission: Military Intervention

Overpowering a Flag Fighter of the Union

Wars ravaged through these factions over petty squabbles. Eventually, out of nowhere, a strange mobile suit appeared out of nowhere and signaled hostility towards a simple military test. After the incident, they were revealed as a faction called the Celestial Beings, a faction bent on keeping the peace by any means necessary, even through war. The faction was shunned and condemned and yet could not be dealt with as traces were vague or undetectable. Unfortunately, they also boasted technology far superior than the long regarded technologically-advanced Union, whose Flag Mobile Suit’s function pales in comparison than the Mobile Suits of CB.

Main Character of the Series: Setsuna F. Seiei

As nations watch actions by this mysterious faction, each faction set different stances towards them. Union and AEU showed neutrality at 1st, while HRL showed unrelenting hostility. However, all three factions showed interest in capturing at least one of the Gundams (as they are called) for their own plans. Things went perfectly well at 1st, with all Meisters (or pilots) showing professional and calm composure over missions handed to them. After that, things start to get out of hand as these pilots, especially one of them code-named Setsuna F. Seiei, a 16-year-old from the Middle East, showed immaturity in his actions on the field, sometimes even jeopardizing the mission itself. He was often disciplined for his actions, but it seemed that he was the only one among them really bent on creating peace and holding on to the faction’s vision. As a young militant, he was often depicted showing his past, and due to the fact that he was rescued by a Gundam in a battle, he set out to be one himself. A symbol of peace.

GN-001 Exia

GN-005 Virtue Virtue's Pilot: Tiera Erde

His teammates question his maturity and his actions frequently. But as things went on, each of them had their own glitches and even the most devout of them, Tieria who pilots the mysterious GN-004 Virtue, who looks super ugly with its somehow fat appearance, was forced to reveal his secret weapon in the midst of being eliminated in combat, that is beneath the GN-005 Virtue armor, the other GN-004 Nadleeh was assembled discreetly. So ashamed in fact, he wept after the battle, and claiming himself unfit to be a Gundam Meister.

GN-004 Nadleeh after the dissembling of GN-005 Virtue

Nadleeh's Ultimate: Trial System. The Punisher of all Gundams linked to Veda

GN-003 Kyrios

Allelujah's Dual Personality Image: Hallelujah

All four pilots of the Gundams came from different backgrounds. Allelujah Haptism, Meister of GN-003 Kyrios, was a former Super-Soldier test subject of the HRL being abandoned after failing tests. He showed dual personality traits that in turn affected his battle performance. His brainwaves also affected by another super soldier in the HRL made things worse, causing him to be vulnerable on several occasions. He was also the only Meister to have allowed his Gundam to be abducted, fortunately able to escape later that.

GN-002 DynamesPilot: Lockon Stratos

Dynames' cockpit with Haro (AI)

Lockon Stratos, who pilots the GN-002 Dynames, seemed fitting as he is a sniper and his MS is made to snipe, is a victim of a terrorist act. He showed irrational behavior having met the one person who caused the death of his parents on the battlefield. He even threatened to kill Setsuna when he found out that Setsuna was a former member of the terrorist cell who caused the terror act. He seemed the eldest of the lot, was the only person to gain full respect of all three other Meisters without dissent.

Anger and Desperation for revenge

30 GN Drives in the North Pole??

Situation went more and more complicated when factions used them to serve their own political purposes and sometimes even working together in order to get all the Gundams into captivity.
This introduced three other new Gundams, who also claim that they serve the factions’ purposes and yet did not wish to be aligned with the original lot. These Gundam Thrones, Eins, Zwei and Drei (One, Two, Three in German) were later found out to have engines different to the original Solar Furnace that powers the original four Gundams. Even worse, the three of them all, brothers and sisters, called the Trinity, showed ruthlessness sometimes even brutality in their missions, to the extent of Drei firing at a local wedding function for no apparent reason at all. This caused Setsuna, who pilots the GN-001 Exia to charge forward and attack them alone on basis that they were causing strife and discord to the world. It seemed that both parties were going to kill each other soon enough until the discovery of Solar Furnaces by the Earth Factions, who under mysterious intelligence offered, received 10 furnaces for each faction. The situation has now changed. Now all of them are equally advanced, with the Earth Factions having the numbers and the intelligence, Celestial Being’s secrecy was also compromised.

Gundam Thrones in action

Gundam Throne Eins

Gundam Throne Zwei

Gundam Throne Drei

With the GN-X, Earth's Factions could finally match the Gundams

Attacks were launched upon their flagship, Ptolemaios, while Trinity suffered defeats on Earth, finally crushed when Zwei was hijacked by a mercenary, who was also the ex-leader of the terrorist faction who killed Lockon’s parents and Setsuna’s former leader, and destroying Eins in the process. As he was just about to defeat Drei as well, Exia burst into the scene and was also soundly defeated.

Trans-Am System in usage by Exia
At the brink of defeat, All four Gundams were allowed to utilize their final weapon, the Trans-Am burst system, where Exia got away with a comeback victory, and Drei saved. Their faction however, was completely compromised and later suffered even further setbacks as 30 GN-X MS from Earth’s Factions attacked wave after wave.

GN-X ready for assault

Exia being pinned by two GN-X in assault on Ptolemaios


Lockon fell 1st. Bent on revenge, he did his final action by destroying Zwei while dying in the process (or so believed) Tieria was upset as Lockon was hurt in the previous battle because of him and he felt guilty for not being there to help or repay the deed. Setsuna too, had problems with himself as he does not see the end of the tunnel, other than being destroyed in the process. In the expense of peace and unity, they made themselves scapegoats for all nations to attack and share a common enemy. Allelujah, was getting more and more concerned as his dual personality has gotten the better of him and sometimes even taking over himself and lose control.

Allelujah finally comes to terms with Hallelujah

Exia going all out on Alvatore, the mystery GN Armor

Eventually, there were three left and they were forced to fight a final battle where another strange ship appeared and escorted by the Earth Faction and dealt serious damage upon them. Ptolemaios was finally destroyed with three of its crew members dead, while Kyrios and Nadleeh were badly damaged. Exia was entrusted with the mission to assault the ship which later revealed the snitch to all their demise. It goes as in the end both sides were badly beaten and all four Gundams were destroyed. Earth was united under the United Nations with a Earth Peacekeeping Force to replace all military organizations and finally accepted world peace.

Kyrios in a badly damaged state, hiding from enemies

Exia's final battle with Custom Flag Fighter

Ptolemaios' crew

Survivors escaping from the attack

Surprisingly, here’s the twist.

This is only the 1st part of the series.

The second part is out in October.

I can’t wait.

Honestly, I don’t care if you guys don’t understand or disagree with whatever I wrote. Just go watch the thing yourself and think it in whatever view you’re comfortable with. I do not have the so-called professionalism, nor the responsibility to provide accurate, reliable information, as this is a crudely –made public diary which stores all my mindless rantings. Simply fcuk off if you have a problem or difficulty enjoying this post or other previous as well as future postings.

Nobody forced you to read.

Nobody bothers if you read it.

Nobody cares if you agree with it or not.

That’s it. My post about Gundam 00 done.

Any questions?

PS: This is a really long post. Then again, when do I ever not long-post? This might be a start to a takemoto-style blogging trend ^^ muahahaha…

PPS: I would like to extend my gratitude for all the pictures I took from other blogsites, I have linked several whom I think would provide better explaination than what I may do here. I apologize for any untoward circumstances and will not take responsability for anything involved. If there's a complaint on the usage of pictures and stuff please tell me and I will immediately remove it. However. Any comments are always welcomed.