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Gundam Unicron Episode 4
13 years ago
WARNING: There are some spoilers
Watched Episode 4 yesterday, was one of the best episodes of any Gundam Series. The sheer amount of action and types of MS on its own is wonderful, but the slower plot points were very well done. The two parts of the OVA I really enjoyed were the opening attack on Dakar, and the Assault on Torrington Base. Both battle sequences were expertly done, and shows most of the different types of MS.
At Dakar, the Zeon units are made up of amphibious types ranging from the MSM-04G Jugg and AMX-109 Capule, to the massive Mobile armor AMA-X7 Shamblo. EFF units range from GM IIs and GM IIIs to the Ra Cailum (Bright Noa and all) and the new RX-96X Jesta. Sharp eyed fans can also make out a new RGZ-91 Re-GZ of Char's counter attack fame, with a slight paint variation, at the very start of the pan around the Ra Cailum's MS hangar. Though Short, the Dakar battle is very well done.
The build up to and assault on Torrington Base, to me, are the highlights of the movie, even eclipsing the fight between the Delta Plus and Unicorn vs the Shamblo. During the Build up you see the Zeon Remnants come out of the wood work, some times literally such in the case of a Gouf Heavy arms type, and a Zaku Marine type of ZZ gundam fame. An ironic moment is seeing the hulk of the Pegasus class ship Grey Phantom (Which some how survived the assault on the EFF Naval in 0083 review. However it appears to have crashed and or have been scuttled in a mountain) being used as a home and base for Zeon refuges and MS pilots.
The battle of Torrington is a long sequence, interrupted at times to see our hero, Banagher Links, on the Garencieres reacting to the assault on civilans wreaked by the Shamblo, as well as a fist fight. It starts out showing an EFF naval port under assault by a mix of old and new Zeon amphibious MS ranging from a MSM-07 Z'Gok and a custom load-out MSM-08 Zogok to the Sleeve made AMS-129M Zee Zulu. The EFF forces made up of RAG-79 Aqua GMs and RGM-179 GM IIs are easily dispatched. The battle shifts from the wharf to deeper into the base, Air born Zeon MS on subflight systems and loaded in to transports quickly approaching and coming under fire from EFF fire support MS such as the very dated RMV-1 Guntank II and 2 MSA-005K Guncannon Detectors. One new MS that appears in this sequence is the MS-08TX/S Efreet Schneid, based on two video game only MS: the MS-08TX Efreet and the MS-08TX/N Efreet Natch. As the battle goes on the Ra Cailum and its forces, with the new addition of the Delta Plus, come to reinforce the base defense units. And with the help another MS that appears out of nowhere, the RX-160S Byarlant Custom, the EFF pretty much decimate the Zeon assault forces.
In the final stages, the Unicorn engages the Shamblo in combat, with the help from the Delta plus. I thought compared to the rest of the battle scenes this one was rather tame, but still a good battle to watch. I won't go much into detail about the end because the last minuet or so shows a very interesting arrival that is hinted to earlier in the OVA.
Overall, Episode 4 is the best episode so far of the Unicorn OVA series which has already been very good. This episode certainly raises the bar high, and I hope the final two episodes raise it even higher.
Watched Episode 4 yesterday, was one of the best episodes of any Gundam Series. The sheer amount of action and types of MS on its own is wonderful, but the slower plot points were very well done. The two parts of the OVA I really enjoyed were the opening attack on Dakar, and the Assault on Torrington Base. Both battle sequences were expertly done, and shows most of the different types of MS.
At Dakar, the Zeon units are made up of amphibious types ranging from the MSM-04G Jugg and AMX-109 Capule, to the massive Mobile armor AMA-X7 Shamblo. EFF units range from GM IIs and GM IIIs to the Ra Cailum (Bright Noa and all) and the new RX-96X Jesta. Sharp eyed fans can also make out a new RGZ-91 Re-GZ of Char's counter attack fame, with a slight paint variation, at the very start of the pan around the Ra Cailum's MS hangar. Though Short, the Dakar battle is very well done.
The build up to and assault on Torrington Base, to me, are the highlights of the movie, even eclipsing the fight between the Delta Plus and Unicorn vs the Shamblo. During the Build up you see the Zeon Remnants come out of the wood work, some times literally such in the case of a Gouf Heavy arms type, and a Zaku Marine type of ZZ gundam fame. An ironic moment is seeing the hulk of the Pegasus class ship Grey Phantom (Which some how survived the assault on the EFF Naval in 0083 review. However it appears to have crashed and or have been scuttled in a mountain) being used as a home and base for Zeon refuges and MS pilots.
The battle of Torrington is a long sequence, interrupted at times to see our hero, Banagher Links, on the Garencieres reacting to the assault on civilans wreaked by the Shamblo, as well as a fist fight. It starts out showing an EFF naval port under assault by a mix of old and new Zeon amphibious MS ranging from a MSM-07 Z'Gok and a custom load-out MSM-08 Zogok to the Sleeve made AMS-129M Zee Zulu. The EFF forces made up of RAG-79 Aqua GMs and RGM-179 GM IIs are easily dispatched. The battle shifts from the wharf to deeper into the base, Air born Zeon MS on subflight systems and loaded in to transports quickly approaching and coming under fire from EFF fire support MS such as the very dated RMV-1 Guntank II and 2 MSA-005K Guncannon Detectors. One new MS that appears in this sequence is the MS-08TX/S Efreet Schneid, based on two video game only MS: the MS-08TX Efreet and the MS-08TX/N Efreet Natch. As the battle goes on the Ra Cailum and its forces, with the new addition of the Delta Plus, come to reinforce the base defense units. And with the help another MS that appears out of nowhere, the RX-160S Byarlant Custom, the EFF pretty much decimate the Zeon assault forces.
In the final stages, the Unicorn engages the Shamblo in combat, with the help from the Delta plus. I thought compared to the rest of the battle scenes this one was rather tame, but still a good battle to watch. I won't go much into detail about the end because the last minuet or so shows a very interesting arrival that is hinted to earlier in the OVA.
Overall, Episode 4 is the best episode so far of the Unicorn OVA series which has already been very good. This episode certainly raises the bar high, and I hope the final two episodes raise it even higher.
it was a good episode but eh... it left me rather disappointed. at least we got to see the banshee!