• wjs018@ani.socialOPMEnglish
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    5 days ago

    Full disclaimer, I am going into this almost entirely ignorant of the greater Gundam lore. The only other Gundam series I have ever seen is Gundam Wing, years ago. So, there was some stuff I had to look up during this episode in an effort to be “in the know” so to speak. Here are some of the things I looked up, so if my understanding is wrong, feel free to correct me you True Gundam Fans out there:

    • Sides - the name given to large space colonies that are numbered. This series seems like it will center around Side 6.
    • Newtype - basically humans that have reached a higher level of adaptation to space. I tried not to get too spoilery in my research, but from what I read, they seem to have some minor psionic powers, like a sixth sense at detecting other Newtypes. Also, they have incredible reaction speed and spatial awareness due to their acclimatization with microgravity.
    • Minovsky Particles - These are emitted by the power source inside Gundam units and serve to interfere with electronics and electromagnetic waves.

    Overall though, as somebody unversed in the lore, I was able to follow along well enough. The MC was certainly assertive, taking the literal leap into a stolen Gundam suit without even thinking twice. She also had zero qualms just straight up killing the police officers that were attacking her newfound friend.

    I am looking forward to see where things go from here.

    • Endmaker@ani.socialMEnglish
      4·
      5 days ago

      The MC was certainly assertive, taking the literal leap into a stolen Gundam suit without even thinking twice.

      That’s basically all Gundam MCs.

      She also had zero qualms just straight up killing the police officers that were attacking her newfound friend.

      That’s like a significant number of Gundam MCs.

      Personally, I love these Gundam tropes. They helped make it iconic.

    • Zonetrooper@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      5 days ago

      You’re pretty spot on. Sides are typically groups of space colonies clustered around the Lagrangian points in Earth’s orbit. Newtype powers have varied over the years. It ranges from minor telepathy (framed as the ability to sense the intent of others, which is allegedly responsible for their unnerving reaction times) to, uh…

      …well, they can get pretty out there. No spoilers, but it’s not clear yet where GQuX is going to fall on the scale of “I can feel your anger” to “I can reshape reality to my will”.

      Lorewise, GQuX benefits from effectively being an alternate universe to the original 1979 Mobile Suit Gundam, so you don’t need to follow the half-dozen sequel series (and as many again side stories) which exist in the same continuity.