#Ξ Gundam

[alphamecha-mkii]

RX-105 Ξ Gundam by ncots666

[iftadwascool]

Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway

[daue-daue-g]

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[hobbystationerytagimi]

バンダイスピリッツ　HGUC 1/144 Ξガンダム　機動戦士ガンダム 閃光のハサウェイ　再入荷しました。

[akamiho]

Ξ[ｸｽｨ]ガンダム　vs　ペーネロペー

[athena-gunpla]

HGUC 1/144 Anaheim Electronics Prototype 5th Gen Minovsky Flight System Mobile Suit RX-105 "Ξ Gundam" ("Xi Gundam")

Xi is here!!! I was lucky enough to get this as a birthday present last week and had to get going on it immediately.

The Xi is a really hefty kit, with a gigantic box and over 17 runners (many of which are duplicates for right and left sides). It's incredibly detailed, with great colour separation, however there are some major omissions.

Several orange colour correcting stickers are included, as well as some red and grey ones for the back skirt. I also had to color in some of the vents with my grey gundam marker. Usually I'd paint colour inaccuracies, however I didn't have the right shade of orange, so I let it slide. There's also a large white sticker for the shield's hidden particle canon which feels pretty egregious. There are also the usual eye and sensor stickers, and I did paint the inside of the thrusters red.

Xi comes with plenty of extra parts, including two beam saber effects for each saber, a large beam rifle, two open fist options, two open hand options, and a trigger finger options, as well as a shield and a connector for an Action Base 1. There's also a convertor part to transform the stabilizer wings into flight mode.

Flight mode is achieved mostly just by rotating and sliding parts of the shoulder armour, creating two large triangular wings. The feet rotate downwards, although you do need to parts-form some of the ankle stabilizers.

The wings are removed, and reattached with a separate part to create the final form.

The kit looks just as cool in regular mode, with the fight armour rotated down. The large beam sabers and shoulder armour really accentuate Xi's unique silhouette, as does the cockpit section, resembling Xi's face.

Inside the knees and elbows, as well as the back skirt, you can see moulded-in funnel missiles. There's a separate set which allows them to be displayed in a fired mode, but it unfortunately wasn't available.

The kit is pretty flexible, although it's difficult to rotate the arms due to the shoulder armour. All the joints feel pretty secure as there are no polycap parts so the kit's weight never gets in the way.

The beam sabers are both double-sided, with a smaller blade that can extend from the bottom. They're moulded in Bandai's usual fluorescent green and look really nice. I think the larger one is reused from the Kshatriya, another equally large kit.

Overall I had tons of fun building this, and it was really cool seeing how big it was, almost reaching the size of a MG. It's got a super unique looking design, breaking a lot of the tropes of previous gundam designs that make it pretty refreshing to build. Despite the size everything goes together really quickly.

If you can find it, I recommend giving this one a try!

[hath-e]

I can fix him but I relate to his backstory a bit too much

And his Gundam is peak design

So he can stay that way

(No I will not make Mafty become real)

(Unless I get the Ξ that is)

[yuyixiang]

Ξ Gundam was attacked by Penelope!

The big white goose attacks Cosey!

Ξ Gundam and his bird supported by group member Xi wa!

大白鹅攻击了柯西高达！

柯西高达被佩涅罗佩偷袭！

群友Xi wa支援的柯西高达和他的小鸟！

[over-the-time-flow]

Super Robot Rollcall: Londo Bell's Late Conscripts

Hathaway Noa

"We can't just all shout over each other, Quess!"

Age: 13

Voice Actor: Nozomu Sasaki

Bright Noa's young son. One of Tomino's favorite archetypes, Hathaway is an aimless young boy looking for purpose who finds it in the wrong place, and suffers for it. He`s kind at his core, but his impulsive nature can lead him to commit mistakes that he can never take back...

He and Quess are often maligned by those who don't like their subplot, but i'm not in that camp! I like them quite a bit, Hathaway especially. I really ought to get around to reading his novel...

Hathaway's case isn't nearly as bad as Kayra's, but he's still not particularly good. Middling offensive stats, average at best Evasion and Accuracy, and once again, an uncharacteristically high Defense stat for a UC pilot (again, emphasis on this qualifier; he's no Super). His Spirit Commands are also similar to Kayra's; no Focus, and a lot of Commands more fit for a Super pilot.

On the brighter side, on top of having slightly better stats than Kayra all around, he also happens to be a Newtype! Though he's obviously not on Amuro's level, it helps his survival chances a lot. He also gets Blocking up to level 5, which while not as impressive as Kayra's feat, is still notably high.

However, all of this is still hampered by the fact that he won't be with us to the end of the game, and for basically the entire time that he'll be around, he'll be stuck in the Jegan, one of the worst machines in the game. Poor Hathaway.

Fun Fact: Despite being playable in SRW 4, in F/Final, he is reduced to an NPC. According to an interview with Takanobu Terada, long time SRW producer, on a Sega Saturn SRW F Final strategy guide published by Keibunsha ("セガサターン必勝法スペシャル スーパーロボット大戦F完結編を一生楽しむ本", page 124), this is both because he wasn't a formal member of the Londo Bell in the source material, and because he felt it was a cop-out to include Hathaway without his Ξ Gundam from the Hathaway's Flash novel (which wouldn't appear in SRW until SRW V in 2017). This might be part of the reason his appearances after that point became quite scant, notably having a 12 year gap between his appearance in this game, SRW R, and his next appearance in SRW Z3.

Chan Agi

"Right now, we fight as comrades."

Voice Actress: Mitsuki Yayoi

A technician for the Londo Bell, Chan helped Amuro with tuning the v Gundam. Amuro trusts her and her skills a lot, and in turn, she regards Amuro highly, which led to them becoming romantically involved.

She can be quite curt when she's serious about her work, and has something of an impulsive streak (like most Tomino characters!). This multifaceted nature seems to make Quess distrustful of her in the movie as yet another dishonest adult, but she seems to truly care for Amuro.

Chan's statline is very similar to Hathaway's; it's mostly average, landing them in the limbo inbetween Amuro and Raul's incredible statlines, and Kayra's abyss of despair. Like Hathaway, she's also a Newtype, with very similar growths to his, but unlike Hathaway, her offensive stats are absolutely abysmal.

Her big differentiating factor, however, is her Spirits list; On top of starting out with Focus and learning Valor soon, she already comes pre-equipped with Luck, meaning we can finally make some cash money dollars off of bosses again!

Much like Hathaway, she won't be with us to the end, and she's also effectively unit-locked, though to the far less sad Re-GZ.

Fun Fact: Due to the prevalence of both CCA and Zeta Gundam in SRW, the games have a sort of tradition of making Chan and Beltorchika fight over Amuro in a fierce love triangle. In Shin SRW, which did not feature Zeta, she instead competes over Amuro's affections with... the Banpresto-original SRX Team's Aya Kobayashi!?

[abyssalaus]

Tokyo Afterschool Summoners x Death Battle AU Part 4 Multiverse

Microverse Omega(ω)

Linked with Shibuya Ward

Bill Cipher vs Discord, Gogeta vs Vegito, Zelda vs Peach, Ganondorf vs Dracula, Link vs Cloud 2, Iron Man vs Lex Luthor, Master Chief vs Doomguy, Red vs Blue

World Rep: BILL-E

Exile: Discord

Microverse Psi(ψ)

Linked with Meguro Ward

Galactus vs Unicron, Goku vs Superman 3, Goku Black vs Reverse Flash, Flash vs Quicksilver, Yoshi vs Riptor, Beast vs Goliath, Optimus Prime vs Gundam, Sabrewulf vs Jon Talbain, Frieza vs Megatron, Hulk vs Doomsday, Hulk vs Broly, Android 18 vs Captain Marvel, Thor vs Vegeta,

World Rep: Frieza

Exile: Unicron

Microverse Chi(χ)

Linked with Setagawa Ward

Heracles vs Sun Wukong, Chun-li vs Mai Shiranui, Tracer vs Scout, Sasuke vs Hiei, Korra vs Storm,

World Rep: Sun Wukong

Exile: Heracles

Microverse Phi(φ)

Linked with Ōta Ward

Venom vs Crona, Venom vs Bane, Black Panther vs Batman, Lex Luthor vs Doctor Doom, Captain Marvel vs Shazam,

World Rep: Crona

Exile: Venom(Symbiote & Eddie Brock)

Microverse Upsilon(υ)

Linked with Shinagawa Ward

Iron Fist vs Po, Solid Snake vs Sam Fisher, Green Arrow vs Hawkeye, Lara Croft vs Nathan Drake, Nightwing vs Daredevil, Black Widow vs Widowmaker, Winter Soldier vs Red Hood, James Bond vs John Wick, Terminator vs Robocop, Leon Kennedy vs Frank West, Danny vs Jake, Jason Voorhees vs Michael Myers,

World Rep: Po

Exile: Iron Fist

Microverse Tau(τ)

Linked with Minato Ward

DIO vs Alucard, Jotaro vs Kenshiro, Pokemon vs Digimon(Red vs Tai), Lucario vs Renamon, Zoro vs Erza, Natsu vs Ace, Sanji vs Rock Lee

World Rep: Dio

Exile: Alucard

Microverse Sigma(σ)

Linked with Chiyoda Ward

Sauron vs Lich King, Guts vs Nightmare, Guts vs Dmitri, Thor vs Wonder Woman, Godzilla vs Gamera, Samurai Jack vs Afro Samurai, Dragonborn vs Chosen Undead,

World Rep: Sauron

Exile: Arthas

Microverse Rho(ρ)

Linked with Chūō Ward

Among Us vs Fall Guys, Eggman vs Wily, Metal Sonic vs Zero, Rogue vs Wonder Woman, Tigerzord vs Epyon, Kirby vs Majin Buu, Wario vs King Dedede,

World Rep: Red Imposter

Exile: Purple Fall Guy

Microverse Pi(π)

Linked with Taitō Ward

Rick Sanchez vs The Doctor, Stitch vs Rocket Raccoon, Silver Surfer vs Martian Manhunter, Boba Fett vs Predator, Fox vs Bucky, Sora vs Pit, Obi-wan vs Kakashi, Spongebob vs Superfriend Aquaman,

World Rep: The Doctor

Exile: Rick Sanchez

Microverse Omicron(ο)

Linked with Sumida Ward

Phoenix vs Raven, Raven vs Twilight Sparkle, Leonardo vs Red Ranger, Megazord vs Voltron, Dragonzord vs Kiryu, She-ra vs Wonder Woman

World Rep: Raven

Exile: Jean Gray

Microverse Xi(ξ)

Linked with Kōtō Ward

Heroes Trunks vs Archie Silver, Wally West vs Archie Sonic, Goomba vs Koopa, Batman vs Captain America, Batman Beyond vs Spiderman 2099, Darth Vader vs Doctor Doom,

World Rep: Archie Silver

Exile: Heroes Trunks

Microverse Nu(ν)

Linked with Edogawa Ward

Might Guy vs All Might, Madara vs Aizen, Hercule vs Dan, Deku vs Asta, Pikachu vs Blanka, Shredder vs Silver Samurai, Miles vs Static, Tanjiro vs Jonathon Joestar, Mewtwo vs Shadow,

World Rep: Madara

Exile: Might Guy

Microverse Mu(μ)

Linked with Katsushika Ward

Scarlet Witch vs Zatanna, Darth Vader vs Obito, Ant-man vs Atom, Batman vs Iron Man, Felicia vs Taokaka, Donkey Kong vs Knuckles, Roshi vs Jiraiya, Batgirl vs Spidergwen, Gojo vs Makima,

World Rep: Zatanna

Exile: Scarlet Witch

Microverse Lambda(λ)

Linked with Adachi Ward

Gray vs Esdeath, Haggar vs Zangief, Ragna vs Sol Badguy, Carnage vs Lucy, Zuko vs Shoto, Killua vs Misaka

World Rep: Esdeath

Exile: Gray Fullbuster

Microverse Kappa(κ)

Linked with Arakawa Ward

Lobo vs Ghost Rider, Kratos vs Spawn, Yang vs Tifa, Aquaman vs Namor, Yoda vs King Mickey, Omni-man vs Bardock, Bowser vs Ganon,

World Rep: Loboast Rider

Exile: Johnny Blaze

Microverse Iota(ι)

Linked with Kita Ward

Ultron vs Sigma, Mega Man Battle Royale, Batman vs Spiderman, Joker vs Sweet Tooth, Harley Quinn vs Jinx, Blake vs Mikasa

World Rep: Ultron Type-Sigma

Exile: Sigma

Microverse Theta(θ)

Linked with Bunkyō Ward

Dr. Strange vs Dr. Fate, Chuck Norris vs Segata Sanshiro, Gaara vs Toph, Naruto vs Ichigo, Aang vs Edward Elric, Beerus vs Galaxia, Bomberman vs Dig Dug, Mega Man vs Astro Boy, Weiss vs Mitsuru, Heihachi vs Geese, Joker(Phantom Thief) vs Giorno,

World Rep: Dr. Fate?

Exile: Dr. Strange

Microverse Eta(η)

Linked with Toshima Ward

Shao Khan vs M. Bison, Akuma vs Shao Khan, Akuma vs Shang Tsung, Goro vs Machamp, Black Canary vs Sindel, Cammy vs Sonya, Sub-zero vs Glacius, Ryu vs Scorpion, Thor vs Raiden, Fulgore vs Sektor, Johnny Cage vs Captain Falcon,

World Rep: Shao Khan

Exile: M. Bison

Microverse Zeta(ζ)

Linked with Itabashi Ward

Dante vs Bayonetta(+Jeanne vs Trish), Kratos vs Asura, Cole vs Alex Mercer, Wolverine vs Raiden, Luke Skywalker vs Harry Potter, Ratchet & Clank vs Jak & Daxter, Mob vs Tatsumaki, Steven Universe vs Star Butterfly, Bowser vs Eggman

World Rep: Dante

Exile: Bayonetta

Microverse Epsilon(ε)

Linked with Nerima Ward

Starscream vs Rainbow Dash, TMNT Battle Royale, Leonardo vs Zitz, Ryu vs Jin, Ryu Hayabusa vs Strider Hiryu, Sephiroth vs Vergil, Genos vs War Machine, Magneto vs Tetsuo, 

World Rep: Rainbow Dash

Exile: Starscream

Microverse Delta(δ)

Linked with Suginami Ward

Smokey vs McGruff, Mario vs Sonic 2, Luigi vs Tails, Scooby Doo vs Courage, Saitama vs Popeye, He-man vs Lion-O, Scrooge vs Shovel Knight, Ivy vs Orchid, Crash vs Spyro, Cable vs Booster Gold, Black Adam vs Apocalypse,

World Rep: Smokey

Exile: Scruff McGruff

Microverse Gamma(γ)

Linked with Nakano Ward

Thanos vs Darkseid, Deadpool vs Deathstroke, Deadpool vs Pinkie Pie, Deadpool vs Mask, Ken vs Terry, Amy vs Ramona, Mario vs Sonic 1, Shadow vs Ryuko

World Rep: Darkseid

Exile: Thanos

Microverse Beta(β)

Linked with Shinjuku Ward

Ben 10 vs Green Lantern, Goku vs Superman 1 & 2, Vegeta vs Shadow, Meta vs Carolina(kind of), Macho Man vs Kool-aid Man, Excalibur vs Raiden, Justin Beiber vs Rebecca Black, Starter Pokemon Battle Royale, Balrog vs TJ Combo, Link vs Cloud 1, Boba Fett vs Samus, The Seven Battle Royale, Omni-man vs Homelander

World Rep: Green Lantern

Exile: Ben Tennyson(In Alien X form)

Microverse Alpha(α)

Our universe/Tokyo

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[algernoninwonderland]

So, Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway. It's the best Gundam has been in decades and I'm pleasantly surprised

(This review is spoilers-free)

The Good:

This is the best-directed Gundam production in decades. The storyboarding and storytelling in general have this cinematic quality you don't see very often in “anime films”. And it's all so great. The way it manages its atmosphere, its pacing… It's all very well done.

The characters themselves don't feel like anime cutouts, they feel like characters. Especially Hathaway himself. I mean, most of the film revolves around him so of course he had to be a strongly written character with complex motivations and a traumatised psyche. And since this is an adaptation of Tomino's novels, it works quite brilliantly. This isn't Fukui and, err, Full Frontal, and thank god for that.

The character animation is very strong. I feel like the film truly shines when its characters don't talk. Not that the dialogue is horrendous, far from it, but they are so expressive in such subtle ways. Of course, Gigi is the one who stands out the most.

The character design is excellent. Hathaway truly looks like his mother's son, Gigi is, well, Gigi, Kenneth embodies the concept of the military man perfectly, all of these characters form a cohesive ensemble and no one is out of place, none feel like they come from an entirely different universe, and that's great.

The plot moves at the perfect pace and serves the film's themes, the question of identity in particular, quite well.

For the most part, the 3DCG is very strong, especially during the Gundam fights. It helps that these sequences have some great directing that help give a visceral sense of scale and destruction and pure terror I hadn't felt since War in the Pocket.

They kept the Unicorn UI which is a good choice.

The general setting and background art, for the most part, is very strong and truly helps convey the different scenes' mood. I've never been to Davao but it really seems like they nailed it. That Jollibee product placement actually helps!

The sound design and soundtrack are all strong! I love the noises the Penelope and Ξ make. Sawano's soundtrack is quite good! I was afraid the insert song wouldn't work with Gundam and I'm happy to find that I was wrong!

The Bad (although not really):

If you haven't at least watched Char's Counter Attack, you'll be absolutely lost. The film gives you some context but I doubt newcomers will understand everything. It doesn't spoonfeed you exposition, which is great, but also could be detrimental for new watchers.

Most of the 3DCG and background art is really great. A few parts (although they are scarce) are slightly less good. Mostly vehicles. Not awful, but slightly less good.

Without going into spoiler territory, the final fight was rather short. It was intense but ended rather abruptly and some will find it anticlimactic. I actually think it makes sense considering who Hathaway is, but I also understand that one might feel frustrated.

The Ugly:

Nothing! I am eagerly waiting for the rest of the trilogy!

Is it an ideal entry point into Gundam? Maybe not. But it's one of the best entries in the franchise and I had a wonderful time watching and rewatching it. It's now available on Netflix, so please give it a watch if you can!

And if you want to get into Gundam, just shoot me a DM!

[alphamecha-mkii]

RX-105 Ξ Gundam by atsajh

[murumokirby360]

[ARC] Gundam Extreme Vs 2 [Triad Battle] Xi Gundam (Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway’s Flash)

[dr-iphone]

鋼彈、新世紀福音戰士初號機、布丁狗等動漫角色加入 Google 搜尋 AR 功能，將虛擬帶入現實生活

鋼彈、新世紀福音戰士初號機、布丁狗等動漫角色加入 Google 搜尋 AR 功能，將虛擬帶入現實生活

Google 搜尋引擎的 3D AR 擴增實境技術不只能找獅子、老虎，也能顯示「Baby Yoda 尤達寶寶」(Grogu)，但現在更酷的是它結合了日本動漫，包括熱門的《鋼彈》、《新世紀福音戰士》初號機、《太鼓達人》、《超人力霸王》、《布丁狗》…等日本人氣動漫角色都可以透過 Google 搜尋，再利用 AR 擴增實境出現在我們的生活中。 (more…)

[hobbystationerytagimi]

バンダイスピリッツ　HGUC 1/144 Ξガンダム　機動戦士ガンダム 閃光のハサウェイ　再入荷しました。

[witnesstheabsurd]

What are your top favorite mecha designs?

And, if you could make a project with all your own content (anything) what would it be?

Oh my goddd i'm gonna have to pass on the second question just because it's such an enormous thing for me to consider and I have like 50 things I wanna do i'd have to laboriously list lol but uh as far as favourite mechs goes -

This isn't exhaustive by any means but some recent "favourite" mechs among an enormous number and their designers would include:

The MAN-010 G-3 Ge Drei by Kazuhisa Kondo

The MSN-04 II Nightingale by Yutaka Izubuchi

The AMX-004 Qubeley by Mamoru Nagano

Justice's "mech" form from Guilty Gear by Daisuke Ishiwatari (?)

The RX-105 Ξ Gundam (Xi Gundam) by Hajime Katoki

Almost too many to list from Evangelion alone but specific mentions go to the Mark 6 and .07 13's Awakened (the white) form, the MP Evas from EOE and both Armaros and the Heurtebise from Evangelion Anima, almost all of which belong to Ikuto Yamashita

Idk! I could keep listing mechs for hours - the Skullma and Zwarth from Dunbine, the Guyver Gigantic if that counts, it goes on forever. Mechs have an incredibly important place in my understanding of design.