#Delta Plus

[gundamfight]

[bumbleinmyrums]

A delta plus painted I'm the style of the metal robot spirits zeta plus! The wavy texture was really cool and def something I wanna do again

The other big thing was the huge amount of seamlines thay had to get removed on this big boy 😭

[gremoria411]

Seeing as I’ve recently finished the model kit, let’s discuss the Delta Gundam today.

I’m specifically going to be talking about the design and it’s variants. What I’m not going to be talking about is the Hyaku Shiki, and it’s variants, since those are a whole separate topic I want to cover at some point, though I will be comparing to the base Hyaku Shiki at times.

So, the Delta Gundam is the original prototype design to the Hyaku Shiki (or at least close enough there’s little difference). Had it been built it would have been one of the first transformable mobile suits of the Gryps war. However, the frame suffered from structural issues, so it was instead completed as the Hyaku Shiki, which would be piloted by Quattro Bajeena (Aka Char Aznable) during the Gryps War. It’s one of the few mobile suits that we know for a fact was never built (at least at the moment) and is arguably the closest Char ever got to piloting a Gundam-type mobile suit (discounting the Mk-II heist at the start of the Gryps war).

I think it’s honestly gorgeous, for being the in-universe first crack at third-generation mobile suits. A lot of the design feels very Zeta-esque to me, but it’s got more heft to it comparatively (probably because of the wing binders). I absolutely love the head, it just looks so sinister and it contains the same IDE (Image Directive Encode) system that made the original Hyaku Shiki such a good sniper. The rifle is also very nice, it’s got a very gryps-era design, but it somehow feels fuller and deadlier. The Delta Gundam stores it’s beam sabers in its shield, where they also function as beam guns. Honestly, I forget about this feature a lot simply because that’s something that was more common during the Neo Zeon War, and it makes the Delta Gundam feel overarmed to me. It’s just such a lovely blend of the Zeta, Hyaku Shiki and Mk-II, which were fairly light on integrated weaponry. The design also feels considerably more contemporary - it’s officially part of the Gundam Unicorn MSV, despite it being in-universe from the Gryps War, so it’s possible that this is an in-universe “refined” concept. The comparatively simple design also makes its unique features (the wings, the head, the gold) pop more.

The Delta Plus.

The Delta Plus is a limited production suit built by Anaheim Electronics based no the original Delta Gundam. It’s essentially a mashup of the Delta Gundam and the Zeta Plus series. Compared to its predecessor, it trades the golden Anti-Beam coating for heavier firepower and a transformation system that actually works. It’s also equipped with a simple bio-sensor for use by newtypes.

For Armaments, it retains the Vulcans, Beam Sabers (and thus beam guns) and (now-optional) beam rifle of its predecessor, while it gains a 2-barrel grenade launcher and besm cannon, both built into the shield. Additionally, it was equipped with a Long Mega Buster, first used by the Full Armour Hyaku Shiki Kai, as standard armament. Why is this important? Because the Long Mega Buster is essentially a handheld version of the Original Hyaku Shiki’s Mega Bazooka Launcher, giving the Delta Plus significant firepower compared to its predecessors. It would be piloted by Riddhe Marcenas during the LA+ Incident (or Third Neo Zeon War).

So what do I think about it? Ehhh….. I don’t really dislike the design, but it’s just a little drab. It suffers because I like both the Delta Gundam and the Hyaku Shiki, so despite the armament increase, the Delta Plus just feels like a downgrade. I like the Zeta Plus series, which the Delta Plus takes obvious influence from, but the problem is that I like them because they have a soft, rounded, aerodynamic look compared to the sleek, angular nature of the original Zeta Gundam. The Delta Plus is just more lines and angles, it feels too different from them from a design perspective. There’s also it’s usage in the story, which I want to talk about.

Okay, I understand why Riddhe’s in Unicorn. I understand who he is and what he represents so I don’t really have to like him, per se. I view him getting the Delta Plus as shorthand for “he’s an important character now, pay attention” and because people like the Hyaku Shiki, he gets a suit based on that. Problem is, other than being able to independently enter the atmosphere (*cough* Ballutes *cough*), I don’t really see what the Delta Plus adds that wouldn’t be provided by a ReZel. I’ll admit this is partially because I’ve been coming around to liking the ReZel a lot more lately, but I just don’t think the Delta Plus adds much. The Delta Plus is eventually absolutely mauled by the Banshee, and while it’s a pretty good “death” scene, it’s destroyed functionally so Riddhe can get a new suit. I mentioned it contains a simple bio-sensor before, but despite Riddhe’s newtype potential, I don’t think it ever comes up in-series.

The Gundam Delta Kai

A thoroughly upgraded Delta Plus, designed as a next-gen demonstration machine. It’s essentially chock-full of fancy weaponry and experimental systems.

Honestly, it’s equipped with a lot of optional weaponry that I wasn’t aware of, so I’m just going to be focusing on its “basic” loadout here (IE What’s on the model kit). It’s equipped with Vulcans, Beam Sabers (which again double as beam guns), a Long Mega Buster (as with the Delta Plus), a High Mega Cannon, built into the shield and based on the ZZ (though with the output ratcheted back quite significantly), and finally, some proto fin funnels swiped from the Nu Gundam’s development. It’s also equipped with the n_i_t_r_o system, which temporarily enhances a normal pilot into a cyber Newtype and causes the mobile suit to emit blue flames. It also makes the pilot unusually aggressive and unstable. So, basically an EXAM system in a hat and moustache. Honestly, I tend to forget about it.

So, the Gundam Delta Kai is gorgeous. It’s a fourth-gen mobile suit with a bunch of armaments, I like how the blue and yellow break up the predominantly while colour scheme and it’s got an actual Gundam-style head. Though I wasn’t able to find a good picture of the shield it integrates far better than you’d expect from its design. The funnels are oversized and delightful, since they change its whole silhouette and give the impression of an increased armament (if the high mega cannon didn’t already). I also want to call out that I especially love the thruster design on this thing. 10/10, no further notes.

The Gundam Delta Kai would eventually be upgraded into the Land Combat Gundam Delta Kai. I’m gonna be honest, I don’t really have much of an opinion of this one. Or really anything to say about it.

The Delta Gundam II.

An identical, red copy of the original Delta Gundam, its plans were pitched to Karaba in November of UC 0087, in the middle of the Gryps War, but it was rejected due to the fact it would take too much time to be built. Out-of-universe, it’s an excuse to sell the Delta Gundam in Char’s colours, but I find I rather like it. The flat colours allows the design to take on greater definition in some areas (such as the head) and to pleasingly evokes the Zero-Shiki (and thus the Rick Dias) to me.

Finally, we come to the Mega-Shiki. A Gunpla ordered by Team G-Master for the Gunpla Battle Championship, built by Minato Sakai. It’s essentially a purple mash-up of the Delta Gundam and Hyaku-Shiki, with an integrated Mega-Rider from ZZ as its backpack.

Armaments are: Vulcan Guns in the head, a beam rifle identical to that of the Delta Gundam, two beam sabers styled after samurai swords (functioning similarly to Beam Cutlasses from Gundam Crossbone) and the Mega Beam Cannon mounted on the Mega Rider backpack (honestly it’s called a beam cannon, high mega beam cannon, mega launcher, so I just made my best guess. It’s essentially the Hyaku Shiki’s Mega Bazooka Launcher but better integrated). It retains the anti-beam coating of its predecessors, but it’s coloured purple.

The Mega Shiki is another of those rare models I would get to mod and paint. The purple colour scheme doesn’t do it for me, but it could be repainted in a variety of Gryps-war appropriate colour schemes that I’d find quite enjoyable. I like how the Mega Rider’s integrated, but I’d honestly much rather knock it off, replace the backpack with a standard Hyaku-Shiki one, and use it as the Hyaku-Shiki does - a sort-of sub-flight system meets really big gun. I understand the idea behind the beam katana’s but I just don’t really think they add anything to the design. In a nutshell, it’s a nice concept, but the execution feels like it’s going in too many directions at once. It is my understanding that the HG model contains several spare Delta Gundam Parts however, such as the head (but not the backpack), so it does have options as a model.

[imanalligator55]

(Super Robot Wars V)

Roux Louka voluntarily gives the Zeta Gundam back to Kamille Bidan after piloting it for half the game (and most of ZZ Gundam). You have to find her a good backup unit, good thing there Is a free Delta Plus to put her in!

[queenofcandynsoda]

Sol Fertilis OC: Marquita Sapienti

Marquita Sapienti

“Teenagers’ minds are scrambled. They have entered a stage of losing their childhood innocence and gaining a cruel, rebellious, and harmful mindset. I am here to make sure that they are put in their place.”

Name: Marquita Sapienti

Title: Great-Grandma, Great-Grandma Sapienti, Headmistress Sapienti (formerly), Matron Sapienti (formerly)

Alias: Great-Grandma Cruel, Great-Grandma Tea, Teen Beater, Psycho Bitch, Scarred Crone, Aunt Marquita (sarcastic)

Age: 49

Birthday: July 5th

Relatives:Mesochris Sapienti (Gamma Plus husband, age 47), Natalia Servello (Gamma Plus daughter, married, age 22), Gioconda Sapienti (Delta Plus daughter, age 19), Semut Sapienti (Gamma Plus son, age 14), Romero Sapienti (Delta Plus son, age 10), Mosi Sapienti (Gamma Plus daughter, age 6), Fulvio Servello (Delta Plus son-in-law, age 23), Flaviano Servello (Delta Plus grandson, six months old), Delos (pet beagle)

Rank: Delta Plus

Sex: Female

Household: Sapienti Household 

Occupation: Great-Grandma, Tamer, Trainer, Teacher, Midwife, Junior Safety Patrol (Pre-Sol Fertilis, pre-attack), Amazonian/Peace officer (Pre-Sol Fertilis, post-attack), Tracker (During the Rosario Crisis), Headmistress for the Gioventù in Difficoltà Camp (During Rank Creation), Military Matron (WWIII), Granny (Post-WWIII)

Residence: Alexandria, East-Southeast, Mediterranea

Appearance: Marquita is a woman in her late 40s of mixed descent of Afro-Cuban American, from her US service member father, and Ethiopian-Italian, from her mother. She has dark skin and back-length, wavy black hair with brown eyes. Her face, while appearing youthful, is heavily scarred due to a violent attack when she was twelve. She has forest green lipstick, which has become iconic for her. She also has a dark green wedding ring. She is often seen with a sugary sweet smile.

As the Great-Grandma, Marquita wears a modest emerald green military dress with dark green buttons. She has a pair of dark green leather boots. She also wears a dark green halo hat. Her Sam Browne belt is dark green. There is a cattle prod, a crop, and a phone on it. She has a shawl whenever she’s outside. 

As a Tamer, Marquita wears the high-ranking Tamer uniform. It consists of a military jacket and modest pants with black combat boots and gloves. Unlike lower-ranking tamers, who wear a standard duty belt, she still has her Sam Browne belt. On it, there are several attachments for a cattle prod, a small radio, a tranquilizer gun, a retractable ketch-all pole, a signal beacon, mace, a flashlight, three pairs of disposable gloves, a small first aid kit, and a small utility knife. Her hair is put into a bun with an emerald green military patrol kepi hat, which is a sign of her status.

For formal and ceremonial events, she wears a fern green modest gown dress and cloak. She also wears an emerald green peach basket hat, opera gloves, and a pair of low-heeled shoes. She has a pearl necklace with an emerald, a pair of pearl earrings, and a brooch.

As casual, she wears an emerald green modest shirt dress, a pair of loafers, and a pair of green earrings. Since she has yet to turn fifty, she is not allowed to wear clothes in the shade of Paris Green, which is reserved for Elders. 

Skills: Marquita has acquitted many skills in her role of Great-Grandma, one of the highest roles that a female Delta Plus could have.

Combat: She has been trained by her father to fight in the forms of baile de maní and combative. She is highly skilled in those, especially after recovering from the Le Croci ambush.

Flexibility: She is extremely agile and able to dodge incoming objects with ease.

Interrogation: Marquita, since her early years, is very talented when it comes to interrogation. Instead of using a harsh response, she uses gentleness to break down resistance. This is more effective and prevents false confessions.

Midwifery: Despite being a Delta Plus, Marquita has learned how to deliver a child with very little issue.

Motorcycle: Marquita can ride a military-grade motorcycle without issue.

Teaching: She has amazing teaching skills for primary and secondary school students.

Tracking: She has incredible tracking skills, able to track one’s scent from hundreds of miles away.

Personality: Marquita is a strict disciplinarian who praised obedience and conformity. She is very strict and harsh when it comes to teenagers as she believes that they have the discipline to prevent them from committing horrid crimes later on, as per the Codice dell'Adolescenza. Despite her harsh nature, she is neither cruel nor sadistic. She stated that she has shown “tough love” and a “firm hand”. While she has a disdain for teenagers, she has more hatred for child abusers as she will make sure they suffer a painful death or suffer in the Fields. In special cases, she would either have the accused in brutal Barbarian fights where they have a low chance of survival or get executed by teenage Alphas and Deltas to show how it is their responsibility to ensure the safety of other ranks. She often has a calm and sweet demeanor towards children and the elderly despite the brutal scars on her face. Marquita has little issue with when they can frolic. She understands that sometimes, people MAY have to bend the rules a bit to help others. When she interrogates people, she approaches them with kindness instead of harshness. This is meant to create a sense of security and allows the suspect to be more open. She even brought in tea, milk, and cookies to get them to trust her. She has a habit of overworking herself, even when she was pregnant or has recently given birth. This

Likes: Marzipan, Children, Her family, Barbajada, Having authority, Board games, Beagles, Barbarian Fights, Minor Textile Arts

Dislikes: Teenagers, Child Abusers, Rapists, Youth Crime, Chaos, Drugs, Over-indulgence/ Gluttony, Extreme Desire/ Lust, People who abused their authority

About: Marquita is a Delta Plus woman who has the high position of Great-Grandma, a title of disciplinary actions, management of youth, and untamed pups. She earned the title achieved by the time she was in her 20s. She was born in Rome, Italy. She is a military brat as her Delta father was a US serviceman, who married a Gamma woman. Due to the Great Economic Collapse, her mother had to work two jobs and her father had to help with crop production. In order to keep her busy, her father signed her up as a Junior Safety Patrol at age 10, an American-based volunteer program for guiding children and the elderly to their places of destination. While working there, she met a fellow patrol named Lidia Pavia. The two became fast friends. While it started as a safe and fun program, it soon became dangerous when youth gangs started to become more violent. Marquita and Lidia had to use abandoned ketch-all to fight them off, especially when they had to protect the elderly from harassment. The youth gangs were named Le Croci, L'equipaggio del Rasoio, and Le Vipere Elettriche. One day, when Marquita and Lidia were riding their bicycles to patrol, they were ambushed by twelve members of Le Croci, who was the most violent youth gang in Rome. The reasons for this attack were revenge and a rumor that the two girls were getting paid. The beating was so brutal that Marquita was left with facial scars and a cracked skull and Lidia died shortly after. This incident caused Marquita to have an immense dislike of teenagers whom she viewed as “corrupted”. When the PNP heard about the assault, they created a program to combat youth violence. One of them, Fiammetta Berardi, visited Marquita frequently and helped her recover from her injuries. The older woman recruited her to be a member of the Amazons, an all-woman neighborhood watch organization. Marquita was able to fetch off many teen criminals and brought them to the police department. This caused many PNP party members to have a keen interest in her, allowing her to appear in many campaign events and speak on youth crime reform. This led to the early form of Codice dell'Adolescenza, a system of how to manage and curb violent adolescent behavior. Shortly after the elections, Cezar Rosario’s wife, Lillemore, was assassinated by a supporter of the Sovereign Defiance Coalition. Marquita was hired to help track down the assassin and SDC members as a part of Operation Wrath of Mars Sol. She successfully tracked them down in hidden locations, some hundreds of miles away. To the surprise of Mason Gleeson, who was a counterintelligence officer, Marquita has shown unorthodox skills when it comes to interrogation, showing a “motherly” and “heartwarming” tone to give the suspect guilt, breaking their will, and a false sense of security. This allows the officers to gain more information, helping to lead to the end of the Rosario Crisis. When the Rank Creation Laws became active, Marquita was fifteen years old. Due to her teaching abilities and prior will-breaking skills, she was assigned to be the Headmistress of a Camp, which is a place where children and teenagers from Orange and Red families are taken to, known as Gioventù in Difficoltà. Marquita was very hesitant to do it since it was full of teenagers but she was encouraged by Fiammetta to follow the Codice dell'Adolescenza. At first, the teenagers refused to give her any respect, even getting physical with her. The young woman decided to get a cattle prod and called in a group of young women, whom she referred to as “Nieces”. She used a “firm hand” and a new version of the Codice dell'Adolescenza, which is split into five versions now. As the Headmistress, Marquita used her sugary-sweet personality to create a system of distrust when gang members turn against each other for extra food and rewards. Then, she used brutal and public punishments to break the offender’s will while scaring the other teenagers. It became successful when the teenagers started to stop resisting conditioning and accept the early Sol Fertilis ideology. Gioventù in Difficoltà has become known to have a zero percent escape and fatality rate, causing other camps to adopt her methods. When World War III broke out, Marquita was still the headmistress of the camp until the teenagers were “calmed” enough for her to give the job to someone else. She became a Matron for the Sol Fertilis Army, which is the head of nursing. While dealing with soldiers’ injuries, she also helped civilians as well. In the later parts of the war, she is the one to help young refugees, child soldiers, and trafficked children out of the war and into recovery. Once the war is over, Marquita meets a young man named Mesochris Bazzi, a Gamma Plus whose father works in a sweets shop that specializes in marzipan. The pair started a relationship and got married months later. Because of her talents, recognition, and conditioning skills, Marquita is appointed as Great-Grandma, the highest title for a female Delta Plus available. She worked with several Ministries and their Departments, such as Academia, Counterintelligence, Droughers, Marriage & Family, Information, Youth, Leisure, Justice, Foreign Affairs, Industry, and Interior. Her fearsome reputation has reached worldwide with some teenagers being afraid of what she could do while others want to see what would happen if they provoked her enough.

Sapienti’s Law- A Sol Fertilian adage that is typically known as; “Malice kindness will lead to strong control” or “True power comes from suffocating mercy”.

[gundam-toes]

I had so much fun with delta plus!! aaa I love MG kits and how long they take to put together.

[thresholdbb]

Ok I got an interview at a place that mixes custom pet food

[azure--gunslinger]

"You can't just mix top gun, transformers, star trek and Jpop idols together!"

The creators of Macross: The fuck we can't!

[katatty]

The group are hitting the club when Delta bumps into her childhood friend, Rocky. Things have been kind of complicated between them, but she's had a want to fall in love with him for a while! So she asks him on a date.

But within literally minutes of the date starting, things go south. I can my eyes off them for a second and Woody comes over and starts kissing her hand.

Delta: Woodyyyy!! I'm on a date right now!

Woody: My bad, I couldn't tell. Let me know how it goes.

Rocky: What the hell???? You and Woody?????

[the-cursed-wife]

💥 Sgt. Eric " Prince" Haas 💥

"ECHO 3" (2022) EP 3, CREATOR: MARK BOAL

[meowsticmarvels]

screaming to the crowd. zero escapers i need to know your thoughts/hcs on 1904!phi and her partner.... im thinking a lot about phis insane ass backstory. need to Know.....

[undertale-gacha-fan]

Human Deltamare

[shadow27]

Macross II, 7, Plus, Frontier, Delta, & Flasback 2012 (released in 1987) will stream on D+.

Macross, the series, and Do You Remember Love will NOT be streaming in America (but will in Japan.)

[milesworld96]

WWE bagging the baddest bitches smth

[thunderheadfred]

State legalization bill passed!!!!! We are good to grow!

After months of planning and waiting, I finally ordered my very first seeds aaahhh yaaaayy!!! MANGO KUSH!!! I kinda wanted to try Tropicana Cookies, which sounds amazing for ADHD, but I figured that might be too hard to grow (and consume, it's pretty strong) so I went with my gut. Never met a mango I didn't like, and this is a good hybrid strain with great medical uses.

These won't be auto-flower, since the seed bank I had a coupon for doesn't have an auto version, but for a photo-period, Mango Kush is supposed to be easy to grow even for first-timers.

Can't wait to nurture my lovely magical girls to full flower 😍

[nakamorijuan]

デ・カルチャー！！😋