Which /m/ work had the best captains?
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>>22711684My brother
>>22711679Ironically, SRW>Daitetsu/Tetsuya>Lefina>Elzam>Lee>Bless/Shihomi>MitsubaIt's one hell of a lineup
>>22711729Bask was so cool, I wish he did more in Zeta
>>22711813At least 0083 rebellion gave us more Bask and Titans
>>22711920He was too good for this world...
Sounds like some of you forgot Jinn Geneham...
>>22711920>Bask talking about the Roman EmpireGlorious.
I love her.
>>22711679Shoutout to Natarle Badgiruel and Talia Gladys from Cosmic Era gundam. They are both embodiments of the phrase "the good die young". Both Captains were objectively superior Captains compared to their rival, Murrue Ramius; their losses can be attributed to worse circumstances and/or literal plot armor more so than a skill deficiency.>Natarle Badgiruel Was easily the best Captain in the Cosmic Era. As the Archangel's XO, she was arguably held back by Murrue at times, e.g., when she wanted to use the Lohengrin during the final Desert Dawn battle. While some may argue that Murrue's objection on environmental grounds is sound, both the EA (Gulnahan Commander) and ZAFT (Talia) made liberal use of the tech when they could and did not share her concerns, making Murrue the outlier.As Captain of the Dominion, Natarle soundly wiped the floor with Ramius' Archangel during their first encounter (note that this technique is re-used in SEED Freedom by Murrue and she calls it the "Badgiruel Maneuver"). While Muruta Azrael was impressed by her tactics, she remarked that they were "hardly remarkable". Ironically, it was Azrael's presence on the Dominion and his incessant need to act as a backseat driver of sorts which fueled the Dominion's loss in the final battle of SEED.>Talia GladysThat she is not phased at all after Lacus embarrasses Meer on live television because "its not as if she gives us our orders" shows she has the high maturity necessary for a Captain. Later in the GSD final battle she cornered Murrue; forcing the Archangel to choose between taking a fatal attack from the Minerva's Tannhauser or letting the Eternal take the hit instead. The Archangel chooses the former but is saved due to Mwu "making the impossible possible". That was a technically impossible feat fueled solely by rule of cool, and when questioned on it, Mitsuo Fukuda laughs, deflects, or says "I forgot those tech details", demonstrating how flimsy his writing is.
>>22711920I love this guy
>>22712722Just calm down and take deep breath
Ben was the best captain.
>>22713233Dude Ben was awesome, guy had genuine faith on his soldiers and busted out some damn fine simple but effective e plans, a true master of Occams Razor
>>22712679>Later in the GSD final battle she cornered Murrue; forcing the Archangel to choose between taking a fatal attack from the Minerva's Tannhauser or letting the Eternal take the hit instead. The Archangel chooses the former but is saved due to Mwu "making the impossible possible". That was a technically impossible feat fueled solely by rule of cool, and when questioned on it, Mitsuo Fukuda laughs, deflects, or says "I forgot those tech details", demonstrating how flimsy his writing is.Getting hit by giant beams can only work on Mwu once, hence his ability to casually face-tank the full blast of the Requiem and say, "man it's hard being the guy that has to make the impossible possible". The man is simply immune to giant death beams now.
>>22713238I will always give the G-Saviour game the praise of really humanising its cast and dedicating plenty of time to do them given they're only seen in small portraits.
>>22713244Well I mean the in-universe reason is the Akatsuki is specifically designed to deflect big lasers because the Lohengrin killed him last time so it makes sense he could block the Tannhauser. But like...Requiem is a really, REALLY big laser man. It's designed to destroy entire colonies.
>>22711679Based Amane
>>22713245The ending always gets me, from Reed's genuine mix of horror and rage at the truth of project Raven, to Ben choosing to wait for Reed and Asaka's post tearful sounding happiness to Reed and Asaka's post credits conversation, G-Saviour's game is fantastic for what is more or less a budget tie in license game
>>22712434Yeah, all of the Macross captains are pretty great
>>22713508It's very cool, they could have given us absolutely nothing but they gave it a lot of charm.
Really wish Harlock would receive a treatment similar to 2199 one day. The Kamiyama movie was pure ass.
>>22713278Good ol' Sensible Amane. I really liked Captain Mom too. I liked that the adults in MJP weren't all massive cock heads and the one that was was fired like IMMEDIATELY.
>>22715180Weren't they supposed to be doing something with Harlock and Emeraldas before Leiji passed?
>>22715196I don't recall such a thing but if it was real and Matsumoto was attached to it as a senior production staff, yeah that project is gone for good.
>>22715193RinRin definitely deserves honorable mention, as acting captain of Godinion, best girl, and accredited miracle of the Universe.
I liked the guy from Gundam X, he was committed to his cool shades
>>22715435his vision is augmented
>>22715441Undoubtedly
>>22713247>Well I mean the in-universe reason is the Akatsuki is specifically designed to deflect big lasers because the Lohengrin killed him last time so it makes sense he could block the Tannhauser. But like...Requiem is a really, REALLY big laser man. It's designed to destroy entire coloniesIt really doesn't make sense since Akatsuki is designed to reflect the smaller beams of other mobile suits. And MAYBE ship beam weapons (like Archangel Gottfried beam cannons) if we push it. Which is still weird because those ship beam cannons fire a beam that's bigger than the diameter of a mobile suit, but okay whatever. Don't get me started on it tanking positron blasts. It shouldn't be able to handle the raw power output of something like Lohengrin or Taunhauser positron cannons. That's beyond pushing it. And tanking Requiem? The giant laser beam that's bigger than entire ships? Wtf? Thats super beyond pushing it. Its super silly territory. And Akatsuki wasn't even scratched by the attempt either! At least add some damage for crying out loud.The Yata armor should be like phase shift armor: Very Strong but will eventually break or run out of power if hammered with enough power or beams. Also did anyone notice that the Requiem beam laser suddenly got super small when hitting Akatsuki? How tf can Akatsuki block that? The beam diameter is supposed to be enormous and bigger than entire ships!Come on Fukuda at least give Akatsuki a nuclear reactor. Least that way my mind can have a flimsy reason why it can block super powerful beams.
>>22715467I don't think you understand how much Fukada does not give a shit when it comes to drama and theatrics
>>22715196That was gainax supposed to be doing something with them iirc.
>>22711729>Punches Bright and gets away with it>Actually makes valid points in hunting Zeon remnants If Bandai wasn't busy wanking the OYW to death and downplaying the Titans, we'd actually see more post-0083 content already
>>22715467>Also did anyone notice that the Requiem beam laser suddenly got super small when hitting Akatsuki?I was under the impression that the direct initial blast is smaller and it gets magnified as it passes through the routing colonies.
>>22715467>>22715653Finally, an excuse to post thishttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-crCgDbf6Y
>>22715419Rin Rin loves her bunnies.
>>22711679>No one mentioned Bright yet
>>22715920No one mentioned Ramba Rai either. A disaster for the 0079 master race
>>22711679Tri-Zenon.
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>>22711996Came here to post this.I love competent dorks.Inez best girl, though
>>22715196Gainax was going to do 3 movies, but it was canned. And now Gainax finally disappeared.I wonder if Gaina will take the project some day. But yes, a worthy remake of Harlock is something that should happen eventually.
>>22715196Are you talking about Gainax's Zero Century? That trilogy got cancelled wayyy before Matsumoto's passing. Who knows though, maybe Gaina, the former Gainax division that's now animating Grendizer U, can pick up where Gainax left off.
>>22718995Gaina's the studio that's working on Yamaga's Uru in Blue too right? (If they're still working on it that is)
>>22719000Yeah, Yamaga is at Gaina along with Sadamoto as well, who is designing Grendizer U's characters now.
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>>22723792Got to love the future where thigh highs and short shorts are part of the official military female uniform.
>>22711679Liked Kodai's role in Yamato Ressurection. Was nice seeing him go from battle chief that only got in because his brother died and needed to fill the place to literally fighting interdimensional beings and stopping black holes. Shame he cut his beard at the beginning of the film.
>>22715882She's pāfekuto
>>22711980Without a doubt he and Captain Gomez are truly based. "without this sacrifice everyone will die and they will be forgotten, but as long as the young survive the name of Jinn Gehenam will live forever."And indeed 1000 years later his name is still remembered.
>>22711920>>22711729Uncle Bask did nothing wrong.
Best girl twice in a row.
>>22726896Is the second season even worth watching?
>>22726953I watched it for Tatiana, and Tatiana only, so can't really complain.
Winspector.
My favourite captain is a Titans guy, not a big fan of the Titans but I loved Gady. He was a pretty competent fleet officer.
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>>22730441Standard military issue ZR
