#Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. Force

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045: Gundam Extreme Vs Force

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The first North American release in Bandai Namco’s Gundam Extreme Vs. series, Gundam Extreme Versus Force was a bizarre introduction for English speaking fans of the series. A Vita spin-off of a massively popular arcade fighter, it brough zero context with it to understand the underlying mechanics, and changed enough about the format to disappoint the small group of Extreme Vs. die-hards that had been waiting for an English release. 

Vs. Force was the first release in the series since early Gundam Vs. titles such as Federation vs. Zeon and Gundam vs. Zeta Gundam, titles from when the series was still developed under Capcom, before the dramatic shift in direction of the Extreme Vs. series. Under Bandai Namco, the series dramatically increased in speed, with a focus on a 2v2 team format, with a high technical skill ceiling, and a large amount of tactical considerations thanks to its massive roster of playable mobile suits. 

The sheer popularity of the series created many imitators, including some from Byking, former Capcom developers who developed earlier entries in the series. A few of these would be localize, but all nuances were likewise lost on the Western audience, who often dismissed them immediately without the Gundam Versus series to contextualize them. 

Key to the Extreme Vs. series is the use of boost, which is used not only to enable fast movement, but can cancel the recovery of various attacks, allowing you to chain moves together smoothly. Otherwise lengthy attack animations can be chained together to pull off rapid fire barrages, or to perform tricky mixups that rapidly shift direction and attack type. 

Once you understand that Extreme Vs. is at its core a fighting game, a lot of the otherwise strange mechanics make sense, such as the mandatory lock on, the restricted attack ranges and homing properties, and the forced knockdowns which prevent lengthy combos and force a reset to neutral. 

Extreme Vs. Force takes all of these existing mechanics and attaches it to what’s essentially a stripped down MOBA, placing its already niche appeal inside another niche. 

Most stages in the campaign take place using this “Force Battle” format, giving you up to 4 teams of 2, and asking you to attack and defend bases. Each base allows enemy squads to spawn from them, as well as Minions, low level enemies that bolster their forces. The base themselves can attack as well, giving it a dynamic not unlike the Tower and Creep mechanics of MOBAs. Killing enemies gives you Force Points, which can be used to activate team tactics that boost stats, revive teams or can be saved up for super attacks. The large scale details are simplified compared to a proper MOBA, but alongside the expansive roster full of unique movesets, it leaves a lot of variables to explore. 

When it comes together, Vs. Force sells the feeling of participating in a large scale conflict. Massive units and warships tower over the field, with a scattering of minions and mobile suits of different performance levels. Machines in Extreme Versus Force are intentionally unbalanced as part of the team building aspect, so the gaps in power naturally sell the difference in military might between the factions. 

The framing narrative achieves none of that. Framed as two AI navigators on a tour of the events of the Universal Century, it’s bogged down with the same empty beats as many Gundam crossover games, with dialogue whose whole purpose seems to be getting the voice actresses in the booth for the maximum amount of time, rather than delivering any meaningful narrative of character development. 

And while the campaign does an admirable job of delivering on its hybrid approach, as it goes on it becomes clear that the most effective strategy is a defensive one, leaving most of your team behind to defend your base, rather than risking a proactive attack. Your teammates are often outmatched in most situations, leaving you as the vanguard for capturing points, without their support. Any other approach generally ends with your base being destroyed before you can stifle the enemy approach. 

This could possibly be remedied by multiplayer, but strangely for both the Extreme Versus series and a portable game, there’s nearly no multiplayer options. Force Battles can’t be played online or ad-hoc, leaving only a post release 1v1 mode with supporting AI partners as your sole option. 

With the right primer and infrastructure, Versus Force could have presented a legitimately compelling alternative playstyle for the Versus series. Instead we got a spin-off of an unfamiliar and complex game, missing the appeal of the larger series, and portable titles. As a standalone piece, it remains compelling, provided you’ve been primed to understand it, but as an introduction to the larger series, it’s a bizarre and mistimed one. 

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Round 1: Match 15

Beatrice Horseman (Bojack Horseman) vs. Elnora Samaya/Prospera Mercury (Mobile Suit Gundam: the Witch from Mercury)

Beatrice Horseman

CW: nonconsensual drugging, fatphobia - The show examining the complexity of generational trauma through the character of Beatrice Horseman and how the abuse she inflicted on her son Bojack affected him in his adulthood. She showed little compassion and love for her only child, resenting him for “ruining her life” and constantly reminding him of this throughout his upbringing. - She constantly abuses her son, forces him into humiliating performances as a child because that’s the only value she sees in him (as she openly tells him), neglects any emotional needs he has even when he’s begging for support, insults and berates him non-stop, and blames him for her own unhappiness openly. She calls him at one point and tells him that he’ll never be happy and that he’s incapable of it. Then later, with her alleged Granddaugher, she sneaks her an addictive weight-loss powder into her coffee, literally causing her to have an overdose, all because she’s slightly chubby, and thereby causing her serious trauma as well. - read more here

Elnora Samaya/Prospera Mercury

- that one post that said “gundam witch from mercury asks the bravest question. what if gendo ikari was a milf” - Gaslight Gatekeep Girlboss champion, willing to use and discard a daughter in the name of her quest for vengeance—regardless of her probably genuine love for her. Talking about Prospera is difficult without spoilers, but there’s something genuinely chilling seeing how her daughter Suletta deliberately warp her own perceptions in response to the slightest prompting from her mother. - read more (and mind the spoiler warning at the end for ep18) here

mod notes: bojack horseman perfectly balances pathos and dark humor in creating the character of beatrice. she's undeniably awful, but extremely compelling in ways that can be heartbreaking and infuriating, but also fun and even hilarious, what a show

also the phrase 'milf gendo ikari' will live in my head rent-free from now on. that's powerful propaganda

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Mobile Suit Gundam

Mobile Suit Gundam stands out for its portrayal of characters, where the lines between hero and villain are blurred, offering a more balanced and mature take on war. Unlike traditional anime where the story is driven by clear-cut heroes fighting against evil villains, Gundam challenges this by presenting both sides of the conflict.

The central conflict of the series takes place between the Earth Federation and the Principality of Zeon, each side with its own set of beliefs and motivations. The Federation, initially viewed as the “good guys,” is shown to have its flaws with corruption, unethical military practices, and a hierarchy that limits change. On the other hand, Zeon, led by charismatic figures like Char Aznable, fights for the freedom of space colonists but uses harsh tactics that leads to a lot of innocent lives dying.

Ray, struggles to come to terms with the violence he is part of. Over time, he grows and changes, questioning his own motivations and the consequences of his actions. The series doesn't allow viewers to easily label him as simply a “hero” or a “victim”; instead, he is portrayed as a character trying to survive in an unforgiving world.

Similarly, Char, often seen as the antagonist, is given a rich backstory and personal motivations that challenge his role as just a villain. His actions, though extreme, are driven by personal loss and a desire for power, making him a tragic figure in his own right.

By rejecting the idea of clear-cut good vs. evil, the anime eates a more realistic, morally complex narrative that forces viewers to reflect on the true costs of war.

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GundamVersusV3: Gundam Extreme Vs. Maxi Boost - 022 Impulse Gameplay [Part 2]

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7 years ago today, Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme VS-Force was originally released as a PlayStation Vita exclusive at JP. It was developed by Bandai Namco Studios/Lancarse and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment.

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The Top 10 Anime Villains Who Just Won't Die!

Editor's Note: This is a republication of a feature by Nicole Mejias that originally appeared on Crunchyroll News on 5/21/18.

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    It’s often said that a good hero needs an equally good villain, and certainly there are many infamous villains to choose from. Rivalries are made, evil plans are thwarted, and the heroes celebrate their hard earned victories with the vanquishing of their foes. However, not every villain is so easy to get rid of, and some linger on long after they’re dead to cause even more problems!

  In this list, let's take a look at the top 10 villains who just refused to stay dead, gone, and buried! And as a warning, this article contains a LOT of spoilers, so read with caution!

  10. Neferpitou (Hunter x Hunter)

Anime fans can at least celebrate that the vanquishing of Neferpitou didn’t take the quite literal decade that it did in the manga, but the Chimera Ant villain certainly haunted Gon for a long time! Neferpitou had easily killed Gon’s mentor and hero Kite, and reanimated his corpse to use a training toy. Gon, unaware that he was dead, refused to give up on the chance to save his mentor and defeat this extremely powerful enemy. Unfortunately for Gon, Neferpitou vastly outclassed him, as to be expected of one of the Chimera Ant King’s Royal Guards! Neferpitou’s loyalty to the king leads to their undoing, but not before a protracted battle of wits with Gon over the life of Komugi.

    Once Neferpitou reveals to Gon that Kite is long dead and unable to be restored, Gon flies into a rage, leading to the iconic scenes where Gon’s Nen ages him, growing his power (and his hair!) to legendary proportions. Outclassed, Neferpitou dies happy, knowing that Gon is unable to get to the king, but even in death Neferpitou haunts Gon further, as their Nen ability Terpsichora activates, seemingly reviving the fallen foe! Distracted and enraged, Gon mercilessly beats his enemy’s corpse until Killua stops him… and falls into a coma, his body nearly destroyed and his life almost snuffed out from the battle! It takes a literal miracle to revive Gon much later, and it’s safe to safe Neferpitou won’t be forgotten by Gon or us any time soon!

  9. Petelgeuse Romanee-Conti (Re:ZERO)

Petelgeuse is surely a memorable villain from an aesthetic point of view with his distinct looks and voice, but the way in which he easily defeats Subaru, causing the protagonist to despair that there may be no good outcome against this foe, is one of the defining storylines of Re:ZERO. Petelgeuse seems to have Subaru figured out, and no matter how many times Subaru resets the timeline, he always seems to come up short against the foe, watching his friends suffer and die in various awful ways each time he tries to find a new route to victory.

Not only that, but Petelgeuse almost seems able to guess Subaru’s special ‘reset’ ability, and nearly succeeds in possessing him and ending the story for good! It isn’t until numerous deaths and resets that Subaru develops a working plan, and even then Petelgeuse nearly destroys Subaru. As Subaru writes “The End” in Petelgeuse’s gospel in his own blood, the deranged priest is finally killed after his body is crushed and torn to pieces! We’ll have to wait and see what type of impact Petelgeuse really left on Subaru, but to be sure he was the most difficult foe so far, and on that certainly left Subaru a changed man!

  8. Junko Enoshima (Dangan Ronpa)

We warned you about spoilers above, so if you’re still reading and are interested in checking out Dangan Ronpa unspoiled, we suggest you turn back now! In the Dangan Ronpa series (both anime and games) there’s no one quite as twisted and evil as Junko Enoshima, the mastermind behind the initial murder game, as well as the leader of a cult dedicated to bringing her twisted sense of despair to the world! Junko seemingly dies right away in Dangan Ronpa, only for it to be later revealed that it was her own sister who she happily murdered! Junko reveals herself as the mastermind behind Monokuma, having lead the students to murdering each other and laughing all the way!

Despite being killed at the end of the first Dangan Ronpa, the second game (which didn’t have an anime, sadly!) reveals that Junko lives on as Junko Alter, a computer virus seeking to continue her twisted legacy! In the second anime series, Danganon Ronpa 3, Junko appears in both the Despair and Hope routes, showing us how she gained her position of power and set up the initial game. And in the Hope route, Junko’s ghost seems bewildered to watch the antics of the cast’s struggle, before fading away, hopefully forever. Junko may not be the most ‘hands on’ villain, but she’s certainly a troublesome one who caused a literal world of despair, and whose legacy seems poised to last long after she’s dead.

  7. Tao Pai Pai  (Dragon Ball / Dragon Ball Z)

Usually, a returning villain is a major hindrance to the protagonist, presenting them with constant roadblocks to success. That’s not quite the case for Tao Pai Pai, who goes from being one of the deadliest foes Goku ever met to a comically inept weakling. First appearing during Goku’s attempts to gather the Dragon Balls at the employ of Commander Red, Tao Pai Pai is one of Goku’s first truly dangerous opponents. Tao is shown to be cunning, cold, and murderous, killing numerous people simply because he wants to, and almost kills Goku! Goku eventually defeats Tao, and if not for the assassin’s cowardly attempts to get the last laugh, might have lived unscathed; instead, Goku deflects his grenade back to him, leaving Tao for dead.

Later, however, it turns out Tao Pai Pai is far from dead, re-appearing with cybernetic upgrades and bent on killing Tien and Goku! Vastly outclassed by the powerful Tien, he doesn’t show up again until the Cell Games in Dragon Ball Z as little more than comic relief, but still as evil and conniving as usual!

6. Toguro Brothers  (Yu Yu Hakusho)

There probably isn’t a more iconic villain in Yu Yu Hakusho than Younger Toguro and his demonically powered muscled form, but even without that recognition, these two Toguros are a thorn in Yusuke and company’s side for the entire series, with Elder Toguro being the longest recurring villain in the show! First showing up during the Spirit Detective arc of the show, the Toguros are a formidable pair of bodyguards to the despicable Tarukane. In a fierce battle against Yusuke and Kuwabara, the pair of heroes are barely victorious against the powerful brothers, and it seems as if Kuwabara has killed Younger Toguro with a sword to the chest.

Shortly after, however, we learn that really wasn’t the case, and sure enough the Toguros re-emerge, forcing Yusuke and the others to fight in the Dark Tournament! Toguro constantly pushes Yusuke to become more powerful, and seems to get his wish, eventually dying to Yusuke’s powered up form. However, the Elder Toguro survives after being presumed dead, reappearing from inside the body of Gourmet during the Chapter Black saga! While his brother only seemed impossible to defeat, Elder Toguro truly seems to be immortal, and it takes a cunning attack by Kurama to sentence the Elder Toguro to a life of never ending punishment, where he can’t hurt anyone again!

5. Orochimaru (Naruto / Naruto Shippuden / Boruto)

When we think of returning villains, Orochimaru is certainly pretty high on that list, perhaps redeemed by the fact that he seems to make amends for his villainy by the end of the series, appearing in Boruto as a neutral character (so far). Still, many anime fans probably can’t forget the first time Orochimaru slithered into the story, and his constant meddling and capture of Sasuke lead to one of the most iconic moments in the entire series: Naruto vs. Sasuke. Orochimaru certainly made himself known throughout the series, utilizing his ability to body hop and revive himself numerous times before being seemingly sealed away and defeated by Itachi.

That sense of victory was short lived, however, as Sasuke himself releases Orochimaru to get answers. This proves to be a turning point for the snake ninja, as he realizes Sasuke is now far too powerful to possess, and instead the once head villain of the series begins his path to something resembling redemption. That said, who knows where Boruto will go, so Orochimaru might end up going back to his old tricks once again...

4. Shou Tucker (Fullmetal Alchemist [2003])

Now if this list were the Top 10 Worst Human Beings Ever, Shou Tucker would certainly be #1 with a bullet (or an alchemically powered hand through the face). However, Shou’s return in the original Fullmetal Alchemist anime was a total (and unwanted) surprise, as the series deviated from the manga quite a bit. While Scar had the pleasure of killing Shou in the manga, in the anime Shou vanishes into ‘military custody’... until he suddenly re-emerges as a chimera!

Shou’s mind is more gone than it was the first time, obsessed with trying to revive his daughter… the same one he turned into a chimera. Shou doesn’t meet his maker this time either, being left in the anime an obsessed failure trying to regain what he lost. We won’t really spend time trying to rationalize this despicable man’s actions, but suffice to say fans at the time were thoroughly shocked to see this terrible man-thing appear again!

  3. Char Aznable  (Mobile Suit Gundam)

It wouldn’t be far to claim that without Char, Mobile Suit Gundam may not have been as successful as it was. Amuro was an amazing, if flawed, protagonist, and he desperately needed an equally flawed and interesting rival. Char Aznable was easily able to take that position, and the Zeon pilot wreaked havoc on Amuro, pushing the Newtype to defeat him. Char is last seen giving Kycilla Zabi a unique one bazooka salute, before himself disappearing in the impending explosion. However, during the events of Zeta Gundam, a mysterious and charismatic man by the name of Quattro Bajeena shows up. Char’s alias is almost too heroic, coming across as one of the most helpful and good characters in the series, but as with most things dealing with Char, his motives are never that easy to discern.

Char re-emerges as himself during the events of Char’s Counterattack, and he and Amuro resume their rivalry, this time seemingly finishing each other off as their Psycoframe equipped suits overload, leaving both men MIA and presumed dead at the end. However, as of Gundam Unicorn, it seems part of Char is still around, emerging as Full Frontal. The conclusion of Unicorn sees the original Gundam Newtypes are reunited in spirit form, and Char, Lalah, and Amuro seemingly reconcile, ready to finally fade away.

2. Frieza (Dragon Ball Z / Dragon Ball Super)

While Goku had faced numerous powerful foes in both Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z, Frieza may be the most iconic and infamous foe, cementing the series as a fan favorite and introducing fans to Super Saiyan Goku, having pushed the fighter to his limits. Frieza is one of the deadliest foes Goku ever meets, and a truly despicable and selfish person, concerned only with achieving immortality and taking over the universe, or killing everyone in it! Goku eventually defeats Frieza, leaving him to potentially survive, until the selfish alien seemingly kills himself with his own desperate final attack. However, when things seem to have calmed down on Earth, Frieza (now cybernetically enhanced!) returns… only to be quickly cut down by Trunks!

Frieza appears a few times during the Majin Buu saga, but mostly as a commentator on the fight against Buu, and has been seemingly finally vanquished… until the movie Resurrection of F! Having escaped Hell, Frieza re-appears on Earth, and his new Golden Frieza form once again makes him an imposing foe. However, his usual failings cost him again, and is this time defeated by Vegeta and Goku. However, this would still not be the end for him, as the Universe Survival Saga sees Frieza return… as a good guy?! That’s right, sort of! Frieza agrees to help Goku in the Universe Survival Tournament on the condition that he get revived. In true Frieza fashion, it becomes hard to figure out what his intentions really are, but in the end he and Goku make an odd couple pairing that, with the help of Android 17, save the day (Frieza even sacrifices himself!). But, as of the closing scenes of Dragon Ball Super, Frieza probably hasn’t learned much, so it’s likely we’ll see him clashing with our heroes once again!

1. Dio  (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure)

  If you already guessed the #1 spot on this list, congratulations! If you not, well, we won’t make that joke, but you probably know the one we mean! Sometimes a villain truly makes a series, and Dio is definitely that villain. While the heroes of JoJo’s various arcs are all great, they wouldn’t be half as compelling without the truly awful Dio to stand against. And even when Dio isn’t the central villain, his influence is lingering in the background. From his initial rise to immortality against Jonathan Joestar to eventually stealing the body of his hated rival to the revival of the Pillar Men brought on by people’s fascination with the Stone Masks to the return of Dio in Stardust Crusaders, Dio and the Joestars are forever linked in combat.

But even when the spotlight drifts from Dio in Diamond is Unbreakable, his machinations with the nature of Stands leads to the Arrow finding its way to Morioh-Cho and wreaking havoc as new stand users emerge! And, while they haven’t been animated yet, we’ll just simply say that Dio’s influence in the future JoJo storylines is not to be underestimated… When you least expect it, Dio might just strike again!

  Do you have any favorite seemingly immortal villains that heroes just can’t seem to get rid of? Let us know in the comments!

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