Mechanista in G

You could be forgiven for thinking that since I named the show after it, I (Six) am a big Reconguista fan. Maybe one day I will be: I've never seen it! So when we roll our first Regild Century mobile suit for the show, Dylan takes the reins and shows us a world of design that defies Gundam convention to incredible effect. If you want to find us on Twitter, Dylan is @lowpolyrobot and Six is @sixdet...

It says Elmeth up there, but I think it's fair to say that this episode is REALLY about the Ge Drei, an obscure but sick Elmeth-based design that has never graced the silver screen. Big bulky pals from forgotten Zeta spinoffs? Boy, this sure is a Dylan week, isn't it. If you want to find us on Twitter, Dylan is @lowpolyrobot and Six is @sixdettmar . Our opening theme is the Hangar Theme from Gunda...

Let's reimagine the original Gundam! No, not like Beyond Global or G40, though G40 is cool. I mean the thematic role of the original Gundam, that core, but in an entirely new design. If you don't like SEED, we don't either. But the robots from it sure are interesting, and not short on technical details for us to discuss neither. If you want to find us on Twitter, Dylan is @lowpolyrobot and Six is...

Five Gundams confirmed. There's a flying one with a massively powerful beam cannon. There's a grim reaper one that doesn't show up on radar! There's one with SO MANY GUNS. There's an all-arounder with a stretchy arm, a flamethrower, and a TRIDENT. And, uh. There's the Sandrock. The one that's... defensive? Instructor H, I don't think this was the play. If you want to find us on Twitter, Dylan is @...

Ah, the Crossbone Vanguard. I can't say I agree with all their choices, but they have pretty good design sense. Or pretty extra design sense? Sometimes I mix the two up. The Vigna-Ghina's backpack unit is sick, but did you know about all these variants? Also how did a robot from one of the least popular Gundam things get so many variants? I can't give an explanation to you right now. After all, th...

We made y'all a promise, didn't we? A week late because we also promised a guest, but we wouldn't forget you. After War Gu- oh, excuse me, of course I meant Mobile New Century Gundam X- is a series that reinterprets a lot of classic Gundam designs. You ask me, it's always interesting, but I don't always like the outcome. But when they decided to reinterpret the Qubeley? Ho. Ly. Shit. If you want t...

Look at it this way: no more Char's Counterattack rolls. At last, the Sword of Damocles plunges into our backs. We have to talk about the Re-GZ. It's fine? It's ok. It has a very cool variant! But I think it will forever be known as the mobile suit that Amuro Ray turned his nose up at. If you want to find us on Twitter, Dylan is @lowpolyrobot and Six is @sixdettmar . Our opening theme is the Hanga...

On this episode of Mechanista in G, we're honored by the presence of Saiba Billy, the main translator behind Lagrange Point Press! They're currently translating the Victory Gundam novels, the first of which you can read here . Since we have a Victory friend with us, it's only right we talk about a Victory robot, right? So why not... the BEST Victory robot? I hope Dylan doesn't read this (or Billy...

Symmetry be damned, let's talk about the Astaroth. Maybe all you know about is the blue and white asymmetry of the base Astaroth, but DID YOU KNOW it's actually got two other forms? There's the Astaroth Origin, its original loadout, which is certainly more elegant, but lacks that oomph of the main Astaroth's scrappy loadout. Then there's it's mid-season (is it still a season if it's a manga?) upgr...

Spread the Wings of Light and fire up your beam shield, it's time to talk about the iconic Victory 2 Gundam. Very Late UC tech at its finest, the compact League Militaire Gundam sports unparalleled Minovsky Drive technology, two additional weapon packs, and there's even a theoretical Zanscare version of it that we can talk about. (Dawg, the Zanscare version of it WHIPS!) Let's talk V2, gang. If yo...

Even when Late UC is off the table, we still manage to roll it... but this time, in spoiler form! Whatever you think about Gundam Unicorn, there are some DESIGNS to TALK ABOUT. And of them, the Kshatriya is one of the best. Four wings fitted with funnels, beam cannons everywhere, sub-arms, i-fields, and a cool variant to boot! Glad we rolled this friend. If you want to find us on Twitter, Dylan is...

If you can say one thing for Future Century, the designs are tight. Tight? Is that the word I want? Well this EPISODE is tight, that's for sure. An easy breezy twenty minute discussion of Sai Saici's Mobile Fighter is in store, so raise your (feilong) flag and let's get to it! If you want to find us on Twitter, Dylan is @lowpolyrobot and Six is @sixdettmar . Our opening theme is the Hangar Theme f...

That's not a v, that's a ν. Greek, baby! And that can only mean one thing: ANOTHER. CHAR'S. COUNTER. ATTACK. SUIT. I swear, these dice are loaded. And those clowns at Anaheim are at it again! They've made another one of those Gundams, but this one's BIG. Fin funnels, pyramid shields, a thousand artist renditions, and some strange variants. Let's talk about Amuro's last mobile suit. If you want to...

Here's a Gundam since you're tryna be a clown. If "Gundam" is a portmanteau of gun and freedom, then perhaps the Heavyarms is the MOST Gundam. It is certainly the most gun. And Trowa kinda just gets dropped on Earth to follow his own judgment, so that's a lot of freedom! Hmm. This warrants further investigation. If you want to find us on Twitter, Dylan is @lowpolyrobot and Six is @sixdettmar . Our...

One more Zeta suit? Oh, why not. Let's spoil ourselves. And! Let's welcome a guest onto the show for the first time ever! AncientMecha joins us for a conversation about the best fundamental no frills Gundam design ever??? Also he tries to stir up shit because he's a gremlin. Who would have guessed. If you want to find us on Twitter, Dylan is @lowpolyrobot , Six is @sixdettmar , and AncientMecha is...

You know who's cool? Fa Yuiry. She owns, is the thing. And Tomino's a criminal for MANY reasons, but the way he treated Fa is definitely one of them. Also cool: wrist beam guns, schmup-esque flight modes, prototypes that actually feel incomplete, and more. The Methuss: it's good, actually. If you want to find us on Twitter, Dylan is @lowpolyrobot and Six is @sixdettmar . Our opening theme is the H...

ANOTHER Char's Counterattack suit? I mean I guess that's ok, just, what is up with these dice?! Well, whatever. I suppose this is our fate. And as far as fates go, it could be a hell of a lot worse. Char is fighting for our prayers. And if his soldiers had been given better machines, maybe our prayers would have been answered. No diss to the Geara Doga or the Jagd Doga, I love the designs... but m...

If only we'd managed to drop that asteroid. Char is fighting for our prayers, but maybe he's just not quite fighting hard enough. Don't blame it on the Sazabi, though: this big red pal is a dream come true. The Nightingale... I'm less sold on. 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 endi...

Been waiting for the dice to give us this one. The original big green guy, it's the Zaku! And you KNOW Dylan's excited, because there are soooo many variants to talk about. So many, in fact, that we end up having to save some for a future episode! Very happy to talk about one of the best, most iconic robot designs ever. If you want to find us on Twitter, Dylan is @lowpolyrobot and Six is @sixdettm...

Saved by the Ver Ka! Or the EW, as it's called in the case of Wing because the naming conventions of these things are a nightmare. You ever play that minigame in Mario Party 6 (or watch Giant Bomb play it I suppose) where there's a balloon and you have to say "BIGGER" to make it grow? I think that's what happened between Treize and Epyon's beam saber. Plus, conversation about the Aquarius, the Epy...

Congratulations to the Great Gundam Project for finishing Gundam Wing! It ends kinda rough, it's true. But you know what's even more rough? The light novels following it up that are so bad every fan translator that works on them quits in irritation! We're talking, of course, about Frozen Teardrop. Please join Six and Allen as we dive into these bad, bad books. If you want to find us on Twitter, Si...

What is after war? Well, apparently, more war. I can't imagine why else you'd need a machine like the Gundam Double X, which is probably the most raw destructive power I've ever seen in a mobile suit. It has basically funnels that are entire mobile suits?! Yo, what is up with this show. It seems wild. If you want to find us on Twitter, Dylan is @lowpolyrobot and Six is @sixdettmar . Our opening th...

It's Victory grunt hour! The GM's design legacy lasts well into the very late Universal Century, when the Federation is STILL riding on the design ideas of Tem Ray. The Heavygun and the Jamesgun are honestly not too exciting, nor are their variants. But the Javelin? That's a machine I can get behind. Shot Lancers own. If you want to find us on Twitter, Dylan is @lowpolyrobot and Six is @sixdettmar...

Please make a Hizack RG. I'm BEGGING you. Though we rolled the Hobby Hizack from Char's Counterattack, we quickly realize that the regular Hizack isn't on our list, so we can talk about all the versions of this Federation/Zeon hybrid mobile suit. Plus, it's another opportunity for Dylan to talk about an Advance of Zeta design, so THEY'RE happy. And it's a really sick design that Six has never seen...

Let's make a bug friend! Our first run-in with the designs of Victory Gundam presents us with one of the greatest creations of Zanscare's BESPA mobile suit engineers. In a series of weird weapons, the Gottrlatan, or just Gottr for short, is a fairly conservative design. This despite it having a head-mounted beam antenna, beam tonfa on each wrist, and a huge Eff You beam cannon mounted on its back....