#Crossbone Gundam X-1

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XM-X1 Crossbone Gundam X-1 Full Cloth by Kutikomi

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RG 1/144 S.N.R.I Prototype Mobile Suit XM-X1 "Crossbone Gundam"

RG Crossbone!!!! This is the 2015 remake of the kit under Gunpla Evolution Project, and it's one of the most detailed gunpla in terms of features that I've build so far!

The Crossbone was a bit of a tricky build, due to its much smaller size and large amount of small moving parts. This can make assembly pretty fiddly. Furthermore, being a newer RG it lacks the pre-built inner frame, apart from a specialized piece for the X-shaped booster unit/core fighter, which made it take a lot longer than I was expecting.

The set builds the X1 Crossbone Gundam, as well as the accompanying and iconic Jupiter core fighter.

This little fighter slots in neatly to the Crossbone's chest cavity by folding down the nose and folding up the vulcan cannons. A neat feature is that despite the absolute miniscule size of the fighter, the cockpit opens and you can even see a little headrest and console! You can even see the core fighter cockpit when you open up the cockpit access hatch from the front.

The kit also comes with a large number of optional parts, including 8 pre-moulded hands and a number of weapons.

There's a plastic moulded anti-beam coat, as well as a really neat beam rifle (the Zanbuster) that can split apart into the Buster Gun (modeled after a flintlock pistol) and the high powered beam saber, the Beam Zanber. This comes with a really nicely molded effect part that is UV reactive.

There are also parts on the arms that swing forwards to either produce a beam weapon called the Brand Marker, or alternatively a Beam Shield (both also moulded in the same UV reactive trans-pink plastic).

One of the most fiddly sections of this build was the front-skirt, as this piece can transform into a scissor-anchor (similar to the shoulder mounted ones from SEED). A neat detail is the plastic moulded chain that attaches to the anchor, however, the use of this instead of the more common malleable wire makes it difficult to pose the part in anything other than a rather stiff position.

The kit even includes the hidden leg-daggers, although unfortunately only the handle fits into the calves, with the blade being a separate piece.

Overall this is one of the most impressively detailed RGs I've even built, especially in terms of the included gimmicks and optional parts.

The kit itself is pretty impressively posable, with extra forearm rotation, although the kit does have trouble raising its shoulders too far, and like a lot of RGs it can feel a little unbalanced.

Despite these issues I definitely recommend this kit, although probably for more experienced builders due to the more complex techniques.

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#OnThisDay: Jun 21st, 2014

Title: Cuteness Member - Flapjack

As they say, "A Pirate is life for me!". Whether you're at the seven seas on earth or the solar system from the space atmosphere. 🏴‍☠️🌎🌌 And the latter was Flapjack 🧒⚓ travels through space and enrolls to the "Cuteness Defender Academy" and later a highly-skilled pirate crew known as the "Crossbone Vanguard" army (after a hard work of being an ensign). As of 2024, Flapjack still holds two "Cuteness Mecha Armors" from the aforementioned "Crossbone Vanguard"; the armored "Crossbone X-3", and the "Crossbone X-1 Kai Kai "Skull Heart / Full Cloth". 🙂🤖🤖

Crossbone Flapjack X-3 Based on: XM-X3 Crossbone Gundam X-3 [CLICK ME!]

Armament(s):

Vulcan Gun (Optional) • These head mounted shell firing weapons have a high rate of fire, but little power and are generally ineffective against "CMA" suits. However, they can damage lightly armored areas such as the sensors, and are ideal for shooting down small, lightly armored targets such as missiles or small vehicles.

Mega Machine Cannon • The armored "Crossbone X-3" is equipped with a pair of mega machine cannons in its chest and they are stronger than the vulcan guns.

Beam Saber • The beam saber is the standard close-combat weapon of many "CMA" suits, it emits a blade of plasma contained by an I-field that can cut through any physical armor not treated to resist it. The armored "Crossbone" is equipped with two beam sabers stored in shoulder racks. They also serve as the beam guns for the drone fighter.

Heat Dagger • An alternative close combat weapon, the heat dagger is unlike most heat weapons as its blade is heated using leftover heat from the leg's thrusters. The heated blade can melt the enemies armor on contact. The heat daggers are stored in the legs, one in each calf. Normally, it is handheld when in use, but it can also slide out of the sole as a surprise attack.

Scissor Anchor • Each "Crossbone" armor is equipped with a pair of scissor anchors stored on the front skirt armor. These anchors are attached to the "CMA" by long chains and use scissor claws to grip objects. While these are not offense weapons per-say, they provide several uses in combat. They can be used to grip the limb of an enemy machine to ensnare it, or to reel it closer to the "Crossbone" armor for melee combat. They can also be used to turn ensnared "CMA" suits into bludgeoning weapons by pulling on the chain. The scissor anchors can also be used to stabilize the Gundam's footing in case of emergencies, such as when fighting the wind force of an explosion.

Beam Shield/Brand Marker • Like its brother units, the X-3 could be equipped with the beam shield/brand marker unique to the "Crossbone" armors, mounting them over the I-Field generators. However, these were never equipped to the X-3 before its first sortie, after which it was never properly resupplied with fresh weapons.

Muramasa Blaster The Muramasa Blaster is a unique weapon exclusive to the model armorr "XM-X3" "Crossbone X-3". It resembles a straight rapier with a gun handle in the guard and with a skull and crossbones painted on the sides. The weapon is quite large, at least half the length of the X-3's height if not longer. It mounts a total of 15 beam emitters, one beam gun on the tip of the sword that can also emit a beam saber and 14 beam blade emitters that line the sides, making it usable for both long and short range combat. Unfortunately, the Muramasa Blaster is a prototype weapon and because of its power intensive nature, it can only be used for a limited operational period. When not in use, the weapon is stored on the left side armor.

Beam Gun ◘ The Muramasa Blaster mounts a single beam gun on its tip, allowing it to be used for ranged combat.

Beam Saber ◘ The Muramasa Blaster mounts 14 wide beam saber emitters along its sides, 7 to each side. The sabers emitted are quite short but are wider than average, giving the Muramasa Blaster an appearance similar to a sawed-tooth weapon.

Beam Zanber • The beam zanber is a high power beam saber and is the primary weapon of the "Crossbone" armor. The hilt of the beam zanber is modeled after that of a traditional pirate cutlass, as does the beam blade when it is formed, and is stored on the left side armor when not in use. The power of the beam zanber is significantly higher than that of ordinary beam sabers, such that it is easy for the armored "Crossbone" to overpower an enemy in melee combat or even "cut" through the beam of an ordinary beam saber. Behind the guard of the beam zanber is a gun handle that is used in the zanbuster configuration.

Buster Gun • The buster gun is the primary ranged weapon of the "Crossbone" armor. This beam pistol is modeled after a flintlock pistol and is typically used with only one of the "CMA" suit's hands, leaving the second hand free to use a melee weapon. Stored on the right side armor when not in use the buster gun can combine with the beam zanber to form the zanbuster.

Zanbuster ◘ A beam rifle formed from the combination of the beam zanber and the buster gun, the beam it fires is stronger than those of the buster gun. In this configuration, the butt of the buster gun is connected to the beam emitter of the beam zanber. When a grenade is attached to the Zanbuster's emitter, it can also function as a single shot grenade launcher.

Rifle Grenade ◘ The rifle grenade is a high yield explosive that can be attached to the beam emitter of the zanbuster. Typically not used against opponent "CMA" suits, the rifle grenade was used to intercept a nuclear missile that was targeting the Mother Vanguard.

Atomic Shell ◘ An alternative weapon that can be fitted to the beam emitter of the zanbuster, it is fired in the same manner as the rifle grenade.

Special Equipment & Feature(s):

Dummy Launcher • Thanks to Minovsky particle interference, warfare in the Universal Century era relies heavily on visual sensors, which can be tricked by inflatable decoys that mimic "CMA" suits, asteroids, and even warships. More sophisticated varieties are equipped with small maneuvering verniers, allowing them to move in a realistic manner and register on infra-red sensors. The dummy launchers mounted in the XM-X3's hands can deploy several dummies in the shape and color of the "CMA" suit. With these dummies, the "CMA" suits can confuse an enemy long enough to get close to use its weapons.

○ Special Weapons Targeting Sensor

I-Field Generator • A unique feature of the armored "Crossbone X-3" is its pair of I-field generators, one mounted in each arm. The I-field is generated around the hand and can bend any beam, whether it is from a beam rifle or a beam saber, and can even protect the X-3 from a high-energy cannon from close range. Despite being far more advanced than any previous I-field generator, the units mounted on the X-3 still suffer from overheating problems. Each generator can only be used for a total of 105 seconds and require 120 seconds to cool down. If the X-3 is not equipped with a beam shield, this leaves a window of 15 seconds where it has no defense against attacks. Also, the I-field cannot protect against physical weapons.

Anti-Beam Coating Cloak • As with other Crossbone Vanguard "CMA" suits used, the X-3 could be equipped with a cloth cloak that had been treated with an anti-beam coating. Functioning similar to the old physical shields that had received the same treatment, the cloak was used to protect the "CMA" suit from beam shots. With its size it could completely cover the "CMA" suit, with the exception of the head, providing full body protection. However, despite its advantages, one of which is conserving power, the cloak has two disadvantages. First, unlike a beam shield the cloak can only handle about 5 shots before the coating wears off, rendering the cloak to simple cloth. The second disadvantage is that the cloak offers no protection from physical weapons.

Heat Radiation Face Open (optional) • Like its brother units the X-3 can temporarily "Open Face" to release Heat and increase performance. This allows the X-3 to perform otherwise extremely demanding maneuvers or attacks that would normally be considered impossible.

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Crossbone Flapjack X-1 "Full Cloth" (Kai Kai "Skull Heart") Based on: XM-X1 Crossbone Gundam X-1 Kai Kai "Skull Heart" [CLICK ME!]

Armament(s):

*Same armaments as his armored "Crossbone X-3" from "Vulcan Gun (Optional)" to "Atomic Shell"*

Peacock Smasher • This crossbow-like weapon mounts nine separate beam guns which can be fired in any arrangement, but simultaneous use drains its energy and requires the replacement of the barrel parts.

Special Equipment & Feature(s):

○ Special Weapons Targeting Sensor ○ Bio-Computer ○ Anti-Beam Coating Cloak ○ Heat Radiation Face Open (Optional)

Flapjack - The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack © Cartoon Network Armors (Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam Manga series) - Gundam series © Bandai Namco Filmworks, Inc. (SUNRISE), Sotsu

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@divinityunleashed said: I've been there when The First Descendant launched. My activity dropped for a few days whilst I enjoyed the heck out of that game.

You get me, hon. The problem is, I'm still tightly in the grips of GB4's digits and am legally, morally, and emotionally obligated to grind to perfect my customized Crossbone Gundam X-1 Custom II.

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Gundam restocks & a new kits are now in from Bandai!

Full Mechanics 1/100 Calamity Gundam MG 1/100 Crossbone Gundam X-1 Full Cloth MG 1/100 RGM-79 GM (Ver.2.0) HG R08 1/144 GAT-X131 Calamity Gundam HGCE ZGMF-X20A Strike Freedom Gundam - Z.A.F.T. Mobile Suit HG 1/144 The Witch From Mercury #09 Demi Trainer HG 1/144 The Witch From Mercury #06 ChuChu's Demi Trainer HG 1/144 The Witch From Mercury #13 Mirasoul Flight Unit HG 1/144 The Witch From Mercury #18 Gundam Lfrith Thorn HG 1/144 The Witch From Mercury #23 Demi Barding HG 1/144 ZGMF-X191M2 Infinite Justice Gundam Type II

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Gunpla: Completed Collection of Minis: Part 2: Zeon Friends (& some guys from Crossbone Gundam)

We continue with the gallery by looking at the characters from the Zeon alliance! But first, we start with Tobia Arronax, one of the first figures i painted in 2023. That entry is to help provided context for my mini painting history and was meant to be in part 1, but tumblr's image limit prevented that. So here we go!

MG Crossbone X-1 Fullcloth: Tobia Arronax

This i believe was one of my earliest mini paints, and it displays the hallmarks of that period from Fall 2023: goopy paint (I hadn't quite figured out how to properly use thinner), messy panel lines... hell it's even missing some potential panel lines (notice the two circles on the backpack). I painted this back when i was doing up the full detailing and water sliding on the MG Crossbone Fullcloth, so that's why it's included. One of the first things i worked on when getting back into gunpla. The manual also didn't have a color guide for this guy, so i just had to guess. By the way, this figure normally doesn't have a flat base, but i cut one out of plastic sheet and glued it to his feet, so he can stand easier. I didn't do that until a few months ago, but all the figures that don't have such a base received one eventually. There's also a pilot that sits in the core fighter:

The right image is the completed core fighter, the left image is meant to show off the pilot. I forget if i already posted about this kit yet, but if not, these will also go in that post, for completion's sake. But you can clearly see my earlier style. (If you came here from Part 1, return to that post with this link! https://www.tumblr.com/sylviegunpla/753405105076895744/gunpla-completed-collection-of-minis-various )

MG Sazabi Ver. Ka: Char Aznable

Here's the boy! You know him and you love to hate him or love him. Our bisexual king Quattro Bajeen aka Char Aznable. (Gee for someone who doesn't watch Gundam i sure know the memes). This one experience a mishap actually! At one point i put it into a container for traveling, but that container had some liquid leftover in it, which i didn't realize. It damage some of the paint, so i had to touch it up and then re-apply Mr. Super Clear Gloss. I used gundam markers for the panel lining here, and tried to avoid panel lining every single detail. I think it turned out pretty decent, if a little smudgy. It's okay, we still love him. And yes this is one of my second run paints. There's also a pilot figurine for this kit, that actually cannot physically live inside the model. However, i have had to strip the pilot figure TWICE due to major mishaps with the painting process. Once that is completed, i will add him here (as well as to the separate post for Ver Ka Sazabi once i get to it). For now, we move on.

MG 2.0 Char's Zaku II (Clear Color Version): Char Aznable

Ahhh, the horror! Well, the backside doesn't look too bad. This was also one of my first run paints + panel lines and it came out.. well, messy. Again, love that these are tiny cuz when you see them with your naked eye they don't look so bad. But zoomed in like this... well, you can see for yourself. Maybe try looking at it really far from your monitor, or shrinking the image lol. Anyway this guy also has a custom baseplate. HOWEVER, he also comes with a LIFT! Yes, this kit came with a freakin LIFT that i also went ahead and painted with airbrushing and hand touchups.

Here he is, ready to go into his gundam. BUt that's not all! THere's also a pilot figure!

This pilot was one of more recent paintjobs, and i think it came out much nicer than the standee (unfortunate since it mostly lives inside the model). I used nuln oil for the detailing this time. You'll notice the peg is a transparent plastic, and that's because this is part of the clear color version of the kit, which i got from P-Bandai at one point. Honestly the build itself was really fun, strong recommend. Here's some images of him in the suit:

Ope, where is he?

There he is!

There he... also is?? This kit has a gimmick where the cockpit can actually be slide from the left side to right side of the chest using a lever on the outside.

Moreover, enjoy here an action pose of the completed model! The Heat Hawk (axe) is something i recently finished painting and detailing. I used aqueous paints for the purple, molotow liquid chrome for the piping, gundam metallic marker orange for the blade, mr super clear gloss, panel lined with panel line markers, touched up, mr topcoat gloss on the blade & piping and Mr. Topcoat Flat for the rest of it

MG 2.0 Tri-Stars Zaku II: Ortega, Gaia, and Mash

So this is a kit i do not own, but was gifted these figures by a friend. So of course i painted them. I didn't know their names when i painted them, and also i thought Ortega had a beard (he does not, i misinterpretted the scultpt). These guys i are one of my more recent paints, and i used the magnifying goggles for these boys too. They were shaded with nuln oil after being hit with Mr Super Clear Gloss. However, you can sadly see that i overdid the Mr Topcoat Flat, it kinda pooled up in Mash's arms and you can kinda see the solidified spray unfortunately. That might be fixable, but i didn't feel like doing that for now. Also, these were also custom bases. My friend also gave me only 2 of the 3 pilot figures for this kit (because apparently she glued one inside the cockpit lol). I painted them too, but i have no model kits to put them in. I believe the one on the left is Mash (I think because of the scar), and since the one on the right is the same size as the one on the left, i suspect he is Gaia. So i conclude that Ortega is in my friend's tri star zaku. But she said she glued the pilot in, so there's no way to confirm anymore.

However, despite not having kits to put them in, i do have Tri Star Haros to display these boys with! It's almost like they're in the tri star suits!

I did properly match each figure to the proper tri-star number: Ortega is 06, Gaia is 03, Mash is 02.

RG Char's Z'Gok: Char Aznable

So of all the figures i've displayed so far, they have all been 1/100 (if from Master Grades) or 1/60 (if from Perfect Grades). This is the first 1/144 scale figure i did and it came from the RG line. So this boy is extra tiny. Believe it or not, this was from one of my first runs of painting in 2023. I find it surprising because now i look at it and i think it's surprisingly "clean" (though no mask on his eyes). Part of that is because i decided not to try to panel line these tiny figures, as they're too small. I did this all without magnification, too. I intend to make a separate post for the Z'Gok eventually. Keep in mind, RGs do not have "pilot figures", so there's nothing to show inside the mech suit. However, i do have one more "Bonus Post":

RG Crossbone Gundam: Kincade Nau

Luckily this boy fits into this post! So this (as well as all the other RG minis i will post coming up) was also a first run paint, and it's kinda messy. Keep in mind this boy is very tiny. The only reason i painted it i believe was because i mistook it at first for one of my Kira Yamato figures, and then realized my mistake, so tried to fix it. This thematically fits alongside Tobia Arronax from before because he's also a pilot of the Crossbone gundam. I dont have much else to say here, except that the Crossbone gundam is freaking sick and i loved building both versions of it i own. That's all i'm gonna try to fit into this post! Continue on to Part 3 by Clicking This Link!

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GundamVersusV3: Gundam Extreme Vs. Maxi Boost - 015 Crossbone X1 Kai Gameplay

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Crossbabe 🙏

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Crossbone Gundam X-1 Full Cloth

Mobile Suit Cossbone Gundam

Master Grade

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Crossbone Gundam X-1😜

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There are just a few too many of these suits to put in one post so I’m just gonna highlight 2, but god I love the crossbone gundams so much

Like look at the crossbone gundam full cloth and it’s massive ass skull shoulders

Also there’s not a picture on the wiki of it doing it, but know that it can take the skulls off and use them as fuck off huge boxing gloves

Then there’s the X-0, which I think is the sexiest base crossbone because 1 it’s shiny silver and red, 2 it has the stylish two tone V-fin the X-3 and 3, it had the most killer weapon selection (not pictured for space reasons but trust me they fucking RULE)

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A big thing I never really thought about for Crossbone Gundam Ghost is the fact that for many, many, many Gundam series (although certainly not all of them), the titular Gundam is the mid-series upgrade, NOT the one you start out with (Zeta, ZZ, and 00 are the big three that come to mind)  But for Ghost, that actually was not clear when it first came out!  The main mobile suit in Crossbone Gundam was...... always the Crossbone Gundam!  So when this series was first revealed it’s like “Oh, a pure white/silver (with some accents) Crossbone, that explains it being called Ghost!  Especially given the ending of Steel Seven.  The Crossbone Gundam should be gone, so it coming back is like a ghost.”  

You might have seen the AMAZING looking upcoming P-Bandai Robot Damashii figure of an upcoming MS in the series (that I doubt the scans have caught up to yet, they’ve been moving again, but they’re really slow) but when this came out..... I mean, we knew there would probably be a mid series upgrade, but it would most likely be that this silver Crossbone gets additional gear partway through, for the most part, that’s how Crossbone works!  It’d still be the Crossbone, while “Ghost” would just be the title and mainly evocative of tone.  There was no real indication that any upgrade would be called the “ghost” either.  Skull Heart is technically the X-1 Kai Kai, and “Skull Heart” is just a nickname that’s not REALLY used in the manga itself, and Steel Seven had the X-1 Fullcloth.  The title was referring to the group.  So this series being called Ghost was because.... well, this thing’s basically a fucking ghost from slightly before the victory era!  SPEAKING of the victory era, Crossbone has, for a long time, been used to bridge the gap between late UC (F91) and Victory, frequently showing prototypes of technology new to Victory Gundam, so there actually BEING Victory Gundams and Zanscare mobile suits in the title spread here was kinda cool too!  It shows it’s finally actually taking place during the events of Victory!  

Anyways wow, I didn’t realize how much I missed blogging and making long, drawn out posts, I’ll be continuing now!

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GundamFan520: Gundam Extreme Vs - Crossbone Gundam X-1 Full Cloth | Arcade Run

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How are you finding MBON? Did you find a main? The selection's good this time, but I just don't like many of them, so I'm really only using three particular suits myself.

I went on a grand odyssey to try out literally everything mobile suit in the game that wasn’t in the launch roster of Gundam Versus (with the exception of the God / Burning Gundam, which was the only DLC I bought for that game,) and haven’t really had time to sit down and pick a favourite yet, there are just so many to choose from, and while a small handful are clumsy to use or just kinda boring, most of them have at least something interesting going for them which makes it hard to choose. It took me playing pretty much all day today and all of last Saturday too just to get through all the new stuff, and there are still a couple that I feel that I should go back to and try out some more to get to grips with them. Plus I need to try some old suits from GVS I liked and see if they’re still fun to play in MBON. That said there were a couple of standouts out of the stuff I’ve been trying.

Out of the 3000 cost units, the Reborns Gundam, Xi and Penelope, Full Armour Unicorn and Gundam Bael all felt extremely strong even for their cost and were really easy to get a handle on pretty much straight away. That said I don’t think there was a single 3000 cost that I tried that didn’t feel pretty strong in its own way. The Ex-S Gundam and Gundam Zabanya were probably the strongest at range. The Tallgeese 3 was basically felt like a jacked up version of the Tallgeese 1 which was one of my favourites from GVS. All that said, If there was a 3000 cost that I would want to put an effort into learning with the aim of making it my main, it’d probably be either the Double X or Gundam Legilis. I just really like both those mobile suits.

Most of the 2500s were pretty nice too, but my favourites by far were the Gundam X Divider and the Spiegel / Shadow Gundam. The latter because it’s just a lot of fun with great animations and the former because A) it’s my preferred variant of one of my favourite mobile suits, B) because it had a really tight and practical moveset that let me do pretty well with it, and C) because Jamil Neate is a huge chad and one of my favourite characters. Again though, there’s a lot of other really good ones, pretty much every Gundam 00 2500 cost felt really strong, like I said earlier I was really pleasantly surprised at how fun the trio of Extreme (X)-phase Gundams were, and there were some other surprise standouts for me like the Strike Noir, Baund Doc and Zeydra. A couple I’d like to spend some more time learning are the Gundam Virsago and the Brave Commander Test Type, the former because it’s another favourite of mine from Gundam X and the latter because I really liked the Union Flag in GVS and the Brave is basically the upgrade to it both in canon and in game. I haven’t really been able to make it click like the Flag did though, at least not yet.

Finding a really good 2000 cost was a little trickier, I think it’s where a lot of the suits that feel kind of bland tend to reside. That said a bunch of the suits that I enjoyed from GVS from that price band made it in so I’ll probably just end up picking one of those, probably the Messala, Mack Knife or Crossbone X2. There were still a couple of fun new ones though, especially the Gerbera Tetra, Gaia Gundam and Nobel Gundam, as well as the vanilla Astray Red Frame. The Perfect Gundam and G-Armour version of the RX-78 were goofy but fun additions too. And speaking of goofy, the Victory Gundam and Gedlav look really interesting but were so weird that I feel like I didn’t really get a proper handle on either. It’s possible that one could end up being really good, so I think I’ll go back and test them some more when I get the chance.

1500s tend to be hard to just pick and be good with right off the bat, so it’s hard to say which I’ll end up adopting as my main from that bracket without spending a lot more time testing them. It’ll be trickier to pick an existing one from GVS as well, because my favourite low-cost units from that game, the Vigna-Gihna, Rezel and GM Custom didn’t make it in this time (though mercifully the Tieren Taozi did.) Out of the new stuff I tried, by far the best 1500 cost suit was the Efreet Kai, which honestly felt like it could easily be a 2000 cost. The Zudah and Kampfer were okay, but honestly everything else I tried from the 1500s felt bad to varying degrees. One that has potential is the Hildolfr, which is an underrated unit from an underrated series, but playing it is just so much different from playing anything else that it’ll probably take a hell of a lot of practice just to get to a level where it feels like you’re performing on par with the other stuff in the game. It might be an effort I try and make though, once the full game comes out.

There’s a good chance that I just end up doing what I ended up doing for 90% of my playtime in GVS, that is just picking All Cost Random in Free Battle over and over until I’ve got a reasonable enough handle on everything, but if you were to put a gun to my head and make me pick a main from each price bracket right now, I’d probably say Double X, Shadow Gundam, Messala and Efreet Kai.