#Gundam Urdr hunt

[gremoria411]

Just a little on the Gundam Asmoday/Asmodeus today (it apparently could’ve been called the Ashmodai, which is neat).

Okay, so the ASW-G-32 Gundam Asmoday is found by Wistario the Erda II crew (specifically Sinister) inside an Aridne Cocoon in the Debris zone. It’s specifically noted to be essentially brand new, with no records of it fighting in the calamity war, and a full complement of weapons ready to go. Based on this, and the fact that it seems to have its reactor hooked up to the cocoon, we can gauge one of two things. Either;

The Gundam wasn’t completed until either very late in the Calamity War, or just after, and thus didn’t have an opportunity to fight against the mobile armours.

This Cocoon relay station was apparently important enough to dedicate a Gundam frame just to keep it operational.

Based on the assumption that a bunch of regular ahab reactors would probably have done the job just fine, I think it’s more likely to be a case of it being completed late.

What makes this interesting is that we only know of one other Gundam frame that was completed late in the calamity war:

The ASW-G-71 Gundam Dantalion.

Now, because this is both at the end of the series (71/72) and because it’s stated that the Dantalion had been completed late, I had previously assumed that the Gundam Frames were completed sequentially. So, the ever-elusive ASW-G-70 Gundam Seere would have been completed just prior to the Dantalion, and the 72nd Gundam would have been completed after, possibly even being completed postwar (At a guess, either the Gundam Andromalius or Gundam Pruflas/Bufas - I’d be very interested in know what happened to it, since it’s be the most likely source as to any clue to the end of the calamity war and it’s immediate aftermath). But the Asmodeus implies something quite different. Unless its deployment was delayed for whatever reason, then it’s evidence that the Gundam frames may not have been built sequentially. (I’m not sure which it would be - it doesn’t seem to have any equipment that’d be too difficult to work with, being structured as a fairly direct combatant - gigant javelin as a sort of whip-sword to attack from a distance, smoke grenades and then grand tonfa’s up close, but then there’s plenty of other reasons for it to not have seen combat).

We do, however, know that Bael was the first. Add to that the seeming increase in complexity as the numbers climb (Dantalion appears simple but it has a bunch of add-on equipment not shown above, a lot of the 50’s and 60’s-series Gundams have fancy designs or systems, especially compared to the relative simplicity of the 00’s and 10’s), and we can guess that they were at least designed sequentially, with Asmoday’s presumed delay being an exception.

However, what I also think is interesting is where it was found. Inside an Ariadne Network Cocoon, big enough to be used as a harbour, administrative and let’s face it defensive point, in the network. Administered by the Falk Family (presumably headed by either Kalf Falk or his immediate successor), who already possess a Gundam Frame to their name - the Gundam Gamigin (shown above).

So what was the Asmodeus, for all intents and purposes a “phantom machine”, which exists on paper but was never actually deployed, doing there? Each Seven Stars Family or similar organisation within Gjallarhorn has precisely one Gundam Frame to their name, with no evidence of one family using multiple frames. I find it particularly interesting that it’s the Falk’s of all people that seem to have this frame - they’re one of the two families we know the absolute least about, the other being the Baklazan’s. Even then, most of the information we do know is what can be inferred from their Urdr Hunt point and their Gundam Frame. The only real supposition we can make is that they’re probably the oldest out of the Seven Stars - assuming no family got multiple Gundam Frames during the calamity war (which feels a fair assumption to make, given that we know absolutely nothing about any frames that were destroyed, implying no-ones really around to keep those records), then the ASW-G-04 Gamigin Gundam was likely deployed the earliest out of all the Seven Stars Gundam Frames, shortly after Bael (again, assuming sequential deployment). So it’s possible that the Falks were the longest surviving active participants in the Calamity war, besides Agnika Kaeru himself, of course. But it’s unclear why they would end up with another Gundam frame, and then not use it. A few possibilities:

The Intended Pilot for the Asmoday was killed before it could reach them, and the Falk’s didn’t have another pilot on hand to use it.

There was a Cocoon was involved in transporting the Gundams to their pilots, and it was kept at the cocoon until it’s recipient could be sorted out.

The Falks wanted extra “insurance” of their position once the Calamity War was over, and arranged for a second Gundam frame to be assigned to them somehow.

The Asmoday had nothing to do with the Falks, and it was left at the Cocoon by N as prize for Urdr Hunt participants.

It was salvaged from its transport during the war, and restored by the Falks.

In short, I don’t know why it was there and we’re probably not going to find out anytime soon, but it’s fun to think about. I would also like to point out that the Asmoday was also just…. Left there, which feels like it must have been purposeful in some way, but also means that the Falk’s didn’t recover it in the intervening 300 years.

[gremoria411]

Damn, I really like the idea of “N” being Nemo Baklazan, particularly since we now know there’s a movie in the works - There’s likely going to be a couple of new mobile suits for that, like the custom Reginlaze from the trailer, and Gundam’s are normally a pretty safe bet for this sort of thing. Furthermore, I think the only Seven Stars missing from points on the Urdr Hunt were the Baklazan’s and……. The Fareed’s, I think? (It goes Elion, Falk, Bauduin, Kujan, then skips one to go to Issue, right?)

What’s also interesting is that the Baklazan Family Gundam is the only remaining Seven Stars Gundam Frame we haven’t seen yet, almost like it’s going to play a part in something.

There is also the point of it being missing from Vingolf, but a) it’s *possible* that that is an animation error and b) it seems that the Issue Family Gundam, the Zagan, is kept in Ratatoskr, so there’s no garuntee that every Seven Stars Gundam is stored in Vingolf (maybe the Issue’s had special privileges, being the head of the Seven Stars and all).

But I do like the idea of the other two Seven Stars Families having stuff going on.

(Also, props for describing Range as “kind of a chump” because that is an excellent description and I love it)

Thoughts on the Urdr Hunt (Eps 1-5)

As of writing, five episodes (each in two parts) of the Iron-Blooded Orphans tie-in game campaign ‘Urdr Hunt’ have been released on the Iron-Blooded Orphans G App. This is currently only available in Japan; I’ve been watching it subbed by Youtuber Trafalgar Log. I thought I’d summarise my impressions so far, since we’ve now had every character who shows up in the opening sequence appear at least once. Spoilers etc below.

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[kaxtwenty]

My demons won.

[aiiba]

Idk if anybody that follows me is into Gundam, but like I love building the model kits so here’s some of the recent ones i’ve built!

I haven’t watched Iron Blooded Orphans yet, but the Mobile Suit designs are SOOOOOO GOOOOD, Gundam Hajiroboshi might be one of my fav’s.

and of course I had to get Aerial her other big sister

I also have this COMEDICALLY large OG Gundam :)

[gundamfight]

[kydoesthings1]

How I think IBO characters would watch horror movies

If this has been done before I can't find any. Just think of it as my take

If anyone isn't on here it means idk how they would react. I'm sorry Turbines fans

Tekkadan:

Mikazuki - doesn't react to much of anything that happens. Will occasionally say "oh" when there's a jumpscare. Spends the whole time eating the snacks with the other hand holding Atra's

Orga - has a stoic face all the way through. If you ask if he's pretending he'll tell you no

Atra - refuses to watch them, says she doesn't understand the appeal. But since everyone is watching she'll join and sit between Mika and Kudelia. Covers her eyes for the most part

Kudelia - claims it's a good test of bravery. Doesn't scream but grips Atra's arm really tight

Shino - squeezes his eyes shut during suspenseful scenes. Yells way louder than he's scared when there's jumpscares

Eugene - says he won't be scared by a stupid movie. Got pranked by Shino afterwards and screamed really loud

Gjallarhorn:

McGillis - doesn't react to any scary parts. Seems to be more invested in the plot and characters than the horror. Pats Gaelio on the back to comfort him while still looking at the TV

Gaelio - really can't do gore or any yucky scenes, or he starts to feel sick (Carta scolds him for being weak) It's kind of funny to see a man over 2 meters get scared

Carta - acts like she isn't scared, but she totally is. Weak to jumpscares. Yells at Gaelio to release stress. Maybe she wanted to get closer to McGillis, but it didn't work

Almiria - is not allowed to watch horror movies. G-rated only!

Ein - acts unaffected by the blood and guts, but he gets jumpscared. Starts fidgeting during high-tension scenes

Isurugi - his frown lines get deeper when the gore gets really bad. Other than that, not much of a reaction

Julieta - makes faces when there's gore, yelps when there's jumpscares. Looks at Iok disdainfully. Eats all the snacks

Iok - tries and fails to hide how scared he is. Got pranked by Julieta after

Rustal - he's not really paying attention, is he?

Yamazin - alarmingly into the blood and guts. Bonus if it gets sciencey. Teases Gaelio and Julieta

As a bonus, select Urdr Hunt characters:

Wistario - says it'll be fun. Puts his hands over his eyes when there's gore, but he doesn't seem too scared. Eats snacks

Demner - doesn't understand the appeal, but since Wistario, Katya and Korunaru want to see it, he plays it for them. Also supplies the snacks

Katya - can't watch gory ones. Other than that, she's having fun

Korunaru - puts her hand over her mouth during especially bad scenes. If you ask her about the movie she'll say "it was nice" and nothing else

Range - shouts when there's scary parts. Him yelling is worse than the actual movie

Londo Bron - spends the duration of the movie imagining Carta getting scared and relying on him. It does not happen

Cyclase Mayer - says he's not interested, watches anyway. But he doesn't sit down and if you ask he'll reply he's not watching it

Tagging - yells and shakes Batch by the shoulders, but she might not be as scared as she acts. Anyway, she seems to be having fun

Berose - she'll watch it, but she truly does not care

aaand that's it folks! :D

[feyronsk]

Gunpla Pics with: HGIBO Gundam Hajiroboshi Custom Build

[nerdherd4]

So I guess I’ll make this quick post cause I’m bored in the trailer for the new Mobile Suit Gundam IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS G app I noticed in the Urdu hunt Section of the trailer they were brief shots of both Naze and Shino Which gives me the impression we might see them in the Urdr hunt although I’m not 100% behind the predominant theory that Naze is this mysterious N character who organized the hunt but I still think he might appear since he has connections to Tamami Rakou that being said what we saw might just be a side story. On a different note In the brief shots we get of Shino and his mobile suit at first I thought it was a Hakukou but when I took a closer look I realized that I guess they had repaired his EB-06/tc2 Ryusei-Go and replace it’s smashed head with that of a Hakuou or another Teiwaz Mobile suit and the busted arm with one from the STH-05R Rouei as well as giving it the Roueis back Thrusters however I couldn’t quite make out the cockpit make.

[wordsandrobots]

Ah, cool, the Gundam Info version was region locked.

Interesting, very interesting - looks like new animation at the start and end of the trailer, and the game cut-scenes for the middle. I'm curious to see which bits of the gameplay/static sections they animate for this. And I assume the lady shown at the very end is probably the mysterious 'N' or closely linked to him, so looks like we'll get a resolution to the plot after all!

Iron Blooded Orphans: Urdr Hunt film announcement, yippee!!!

[gremoria411]

*the following contains spoilers for Gundam Iron Blooded Orphans Urdr Hunt*

Alright, so I’ve finally finished Gundam Ibo Urdr Hunt, and I’ll be doing a proper post on it momentarily, but I do want to get one thing out right now.

I kind of really love the Hajiroboshi Second Form.

Which is a little odd in isolation, since it’s not actually that different from the original Hajiroboshi.

It’s really just got new shoulders, the new boosters on its backpack (the head might have been reworked slightly, but I think that might just be me) and a new sword. However, two of these features (the Boosters and Sword) bring it closer to its original form.

Just looking at its armaments on their own, I like them. I will admit I have a weakness for suits that are “We have a sword, let’s just use that really really well”. I like both the Destiny and the Throne Zwei for those reasons. But the Hajiroboshi second form has some points in its favour that those two don’t- it’s in Post Disaster 324, a setting where that is a very viable strategy, and it’s got those lovely thrusters on its back that seem to primarily serve to get it into melee range (not to mention the harpoons). I also like the shield -it’s streamlined, but not to the point of not being protective, and while I like how it’s got the claw tips for thrusting, it’s nice how there’s so little emphasis on them (though that might just be from the last protagonist suit I looked at being the Lah). But the Cross Mace hearkens back to the main sword of its original armament and the thrusters also bring it closer to the original silhouette of the Marchosias

So it kinda just feels like the ghost of the Marchosias.

Which is great, because both the Hajiroboshi and Barbatos seem to have something going on in that regard. Mikazuki talks to the Barbatos during the battle against Ein in Edmonton as if there’s some last vestige of its former pilot present, while the Hajiroboshi seems to react on its own when encountering mobile armours. Based on what we know about Gundam Frames from the original series, it’s typically some form of interaction with the Alaya-Vijnana (like when the Gusion Rebake gets shut down when attempting to engage the mobile armour, since Akihiro gets overwhelmed by the feedback). The Barbatos’ connection is obvious - Mikazuki’s in a high stress situation when using the Alaya-Vijinana, and presumably he’s doing something similar to what the original pilot did - using the sword to fight an enemy not too dissimilar to a mobile armour. However, the Hajiroboshi’s is considerably less clear. It seems to either lock up, as the Gusion Rebake did, implying it’s fitted with a limiter; or it seems to “flash back” to a similar fight from the calamity war (at least that’s my read on it versus Harael) and from there act as if it has the “True Alaya-Vijinana” installed (it’s only in speech marks because I don’t really have a better term for it). It’s honestly a little unclear on whether it’s Hajiroboshi, the Mobile Armour or both that has the flash backs, since it’s from Harael’s perspective but Wistario mentions seeing them.

So presumably, the Hajiroboshi’s fitted with some kind of system that mimics Alaya-Vijinana, but I would like to offer another suggestion; What if, on some level, the pilots are still in them?

Now, we know that Alaya-Vijinana is a man-machine interface developed prior to the calamity war, but there’s two specific pieces of information that we’re told about it I want to focus on;

“The Alaya-Vijinana creates a Pseudo-brain lobe in the pilot’s body using nanomachines, allowing the pilot's brain to directly process mobile suit data fed through the physical connection.”

“Furthermore, this continuous link can cause consciousness to be forcibly maintained even in situations where the pilot is supposed to faint or even die instantly.”

So, an extra brain lobe to process the information and the system will keep the pilot alive even in situations where they shouldn’t be. So, is it possible there could be some sort of feedback loop or that the mobile suit could retain some of the pilot’s habits (the Barbatos telling Mikazuki how to use the katana through a sort of frame-wide “muscle memory” of its previous pilot).

It’s also interesting that this seems to happen during moments of great stress for their modern pilots - at those points when the greatest amount of data would be moving from the person to the mobile suit. So, if, say for example, a pilot was regularly facing strong enemies in life-or-death situations, might the system retain that data too? The heightened reaction speed, the chemical reactions leading to emotional output, the movements of the pilot to resolve the situation. The Calamity War was a time when humanity was desperately pushed to the brink by the mobile armours, it’s very unlikely that they would have taken the time to work out all the bugs in the system (heck, if they were taking high pilot losses, it might have been seen as a bonus).

So yeah, the Hajiroboshi might be haunted.

As the Hajiroboshi appears as a ghost of the Marchosias, there might also be another ghost in the machine.

I just thought that it’s a rad connection.

[wordsandrobots]

Today we are referencing McGillis Fareed: Twink Edition.

I'm always impressed by how this side-story de-aged him. The circumstances are perhaps unusual (this is his first meeting with Almiria, so hardly a typical day), but he still seems a lot less impressive than he will be when the series begins and considerably more . . . mild? The first shot where he appears, which is admittedly just a static screen, he's virtually blank, a very different mask than the one he'll adopt when he gains a ranking position.

(This is *delightful* to me given what I did with his 'younger brother' in my fanfic.)

In any case, it's a great bit of retro-fitting, positioning this version of McGillis four years prior to the first episode.

I would be remiss not to mention that I am also referencing Cyclase Meyer: Teen Archaeology Assistant as well.

This demonstrates a less interesting transformation, since the gap between the younger and the adult versions is mostly just a case of 'and then the fictionalised psychopathy kicked in'.

[gundambattle]

Gundam Urdr Hunt

Kidou Senshi Gundam Tekketsu no Orphans Urdr-Hunt - ASW-G-35 Gundam Hajiroboshi - HGI-BO - 1/144 (Bandai Spirits)

[gundamfight]

[kydoesthings1]

is the cure to male loneliness passionately making out with the son(?) of the man who may or may not have ordered your father killed (you both have a god complex)

[yanchamisc]

Art from the 2023 Bandai Namco IP Calendar

Suletta Mercury/Miorine Rembran( Mobile Suit Gundam The Witch From Mercury)

Hoshimiya Ichigo (Aikatsu! 10th Story -Starway To The Future-)

Eve/Aoi Amawashi (Birdie Wing -Golf Girls' Story-)

Rimuru Tempest (That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime)

Gundam Marchosias (Mobile Suit Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans Urdr-Hunt)

Miho Nishizumi (Girls Und Panzer Das Finale)

Nanase Riku (Idolish7 Third Beat!)

Kira Yamato/Athrun Zala (Mobile Suit Gundam Seed)

Leouch (Code Geass Lelouch Of The Rebellion)

Wild Tiger/Barnaby Brooks Jr. (Tiger & Bunny 2)

Susume Kodai (Star Blazers 2205)

Yohane (Yohana The Parhelion - Sunshine In The Mirror-)

[wordsandrobots]

Hello and welcome to tumblr! And also: thanks a bunch for posting these, it’s been great to have a way to follow the game’s plot!

Iron Blooded Orphans G - Urdr Hunt - Episode 17: Horn and Flower's Shadow [Part 1] (English subs!)

I post my translations here too now!! I honestly think they'll get more traction here because of the tag system, Idk i'm new here