#g-srw

[rdmaaron]

Miorine when Suletta is on her 30th duel of the week defending their betrothal and sees that her opponent this time is a fucking windmill:

[anthurak]

So with Gundam The Witch From Mercury having just been announced to be in the upcoming Super Robot Wars Y, I thought it would be fun, as someone who has played a number of SRW games over the years, to do some theorizing about how the game might handle G-Witch.

To begin with the obvious big question we’re all wondering about: How will the game handle SuleMio?

Now to get one big thing out of the way that I know some people will be worried about; I highly, highly doubt that Sulemio will somehow end up being ‘downplayed’ due to any kind of ‘corporate mandate’ from Sunrise. Something that is important to remember is that the production SRW games almost never have much if any involvement from the owners of the various included series’, certainly not on the writing side of things.

The other important thing to remember is that Super Robot Wars games have pretty much always been FANFICTION in the purest sense of the word. Both in terms of the wilder changes they can make (more on that later…), and also that basically everyone making these games are themselves massive fans of the source material. With just how popular SuleMio has been both in Japan and abroad, I have no doubt the creative team will be including their content. Not to mention, SRW has not been squeamish about adapting WLW content in the past. Like when Cross Ange was introduced in SRW V, it absolutely included Hilda’s big love confession to Ange and Ange’s reciprocation.

The only way I can see SuleMio getting in any way ‘downplayed’ is due to simple logistical issues, ergo; SRW is a game focused on mech combat, and Miorine obviously isn��t a mech pilot herself.

This actually brings us to what I think makes the question of how SRW Y will handle SuleMio so interesting. Because yes, historically speaking, because SRW is a mech-combat focused game, characters and plot points that aren’t related to mech combat do tend to end up being downplayed to some degree.

At the same time though, Miorine happens to not just be the big main love interest of G-Witch, she’s also pretty much the other main character of the show. Meaning that the creative team will almost certainly be trying to make her, and her relationship with Suletta a prominent element.

Like at minimum, I have to imagine we’ll be seeing Miorine be included in the Supporter system that we’ve seen in the last few SRW games. For those unfamiliar, it’s basically a bunch of non-combatant characters who can be assigned to provide various active and passive support buffs during missions, which feels like a pretty straightforward gameplay role for Miorine. As an aside, I have to imagine this is how the other non-pilot members of Earth House like Nika, Aliya and... that other guy will be included in gameplay.

But then we come to more unorthodox options, particularly when we consider SRW’s penchant for including some rather wild Secret Unlocks for characters and mechs.

Consider the following: There is a good chance that we will see a VERY briefly playable Miorine as a PILOT when she steals Aerial for the duel against Guel. I wouldn’t be surprised if we as the player get to ‘experience’ just how inexperienced a pilot Miorine is for a few turns, or until Aerial takes a certain amount of damage, at which point Suletta makes her big entrance. This sort of thing is actually pretty common in SRW games. Like Miorine as a pilot probably has horrible stats, a Spirit Command pool consisting entirely of support abilities and can only use Aerial’s most basic beam rifle attack. But! That still leaves us with Miorine as a pilot.

So now just picture: Miorine as a later secret unlockable CO-PILOT for Suletta? XD

I can even just picture what the requirements might be; something like ‘keep Miorine alive for three turns against Guel until Suletta shows up’ or something more tricky like ‘avoid being hit by Guel for three turns’, or even something rather nutty like ‘actually land hits on Guel with Miorine’.

Which in turn leads to a narrative twist of Miorine becoming more emboldened and confident in her piloting ability, which later leads to her becoming available as a co-pilot for Suletta. Probably when Aerial receives her REBUILD upgrade. Though admittedly that also depends on how the whole ‘Slap’ incident is handled. Heck, maybe one of the requirements for getting Miorine as a sub-pilot for Aerial is to somehow AVERT the ‘Slap’ and allowing Suletta to save Miorine in such a way that she isn’t traumatized.

I mean, you want something really fun? Obviously, the whole ‘Aerial Tomato Paste Special’ is absolutely going to be referenced in one of the Aerial Rebuild’s attacks. Maybe just as a ‘Dynamic Kill’ animation, or even its own dedicated attack. But, what if one of the requirements for getting Miorine as a sub-pilot actually prevents you from unlocking that attack? Meaning that the player is effectively forced to choose between getting the ‘Slap Attack’ OR getting Miorine as a co-pilot for Suletta.

And really, this would be far from the first time an SRW game has done anything like this. Really, Miorine being a secret unlockable sub-pilot for the Aerial Gundam would actually be very reminiscent of Tifa Addil being a secret unlockable sub-pilot for the Double-X Gundam back in the first Super Robot Wars Z game.

So yeah, could be a lot of fun XD

Now speaking of Aerial Rebuild, that leads us to another interesting question of what G-Witch pilots and mechs might we expect to even be playable?

Because G-Witch, particularly in Season 1, is in an interesting position amongst Gundam and other ‘Real Robot’ series’ in SRW in that the heroes are pretty much a one-woman/mecha show. Outside of Suletta and Aerial, the only other ‘standard’ options for pilots and mechs would be Chuchu and her Custom Demi Trainer, and conceivably Lilique, Till, and/or whats-his-face using the generic Zowort suits we saw used in the team battle against Grassley house. Outside of that, the only other ‘standard’ option is maybe seeing Elan 5 and the Pharact become available towards the end of the game.

But then of course, this could be where SRW’s penchant for crazy rewrites and secret unlocks to once again come into play.

For example, I would not be surprised at Chuchu’s Demi Barding suit that she got in Season 2 is available as a Secret Unlock.

And of course I’d frankly be more surprised if Guel wasn’t a secret unlock along with his custom Dilanza and maybe even his Darilbalde.

And considering SRW’s mechanic of allowing certain pilots (generally ‘Real Robot’ pilots from shows like Gundam) to be swapped between certain mechs, I wouldn’t be surprised if ‘generic’ mobile suits like Beguir’s, Dilanza’s or Zoworts were made available as unlocks or purchase to be used by the other members of Earth House.

Finally, we come to what is probably the most wild and yet still entirely PLAUSIBLE option, given SRW’s history:

I have a pretty good feeling that it will be possible (albeit probably pretty difficult) to save Elan 4 and recruit him as a pilot, along with the Pharact.

You may find that crazy, but honestly SRW does shit like this ALL THE TIME. They’re actually kinda well known for it at this point. Like this is a series that has, among other things; completely rewritten the second half of Gundam SEED Destiny into something basically everyone agrees was a massive improvement, rewritten Code Geass so basically nobody dies, and has repeatedly adapted the End of Evangelion in the form of repeatedly punching Human Instrumentality in the face, and/or smacking it with a Jupiter-sized hammer until it KNOCKS THAT SHIT OFF.

And I have no doubt it’s going to do some fun stuff with the Witch From Mercury too XD

[satoshi-mochida]

Super Robot Wars Y announced for PS5, Switch, and PC - Gematsu

Publisher Bandai Namco and developer Bandai Namco Forge Digitals (formerly B.B. Studio) have announced strategy RPG Super Robot Wars Y for PlayStation 5, Switch, and PC (Steam). It will launch in 2025 worldwide.

Here is an overview of the game, via Bandai Namco:

About

Super Robot Wars Y is a grid-based tactical combat RPG that brings units and pilots from a variety of anime together to battle their mutual foes. Place your units strategically and command them to defeat their enemies! Upgrade your units and train your pilots with credits and resources you earn after every mission. Strengthen your heroes to overcome the next challenge! Enjoy the impossible epic battles where units and pilots from all the series clash together! Embark on a journey into lore-rich, new saga of Super Robot Wars!

Featured series:

COMBATTLER V

Aura Battler Dunbine

Mobile Fighter G Gundam

Mobile Suit Gundam the Witch from Mercury Season 1

Majestic Prince

Macross Delta: Passionate Walküre

Code Geass Lelouch of the Re;surrection

Getter Robo Arc

…and more to come!

Watch the announcement trailer below.

Announce Trailer

English

Japanese

[rx-05-29]

Once witch from mercury is in super robots wars, the least they can do is have the marriage acknowledged by the cast of all series involved one by one, and have the wedding officiated by Koji Kabuto inside the Mazinger Z.

[no1ryomafan]

The announcement yesterday gave me so much brainrot so here are some SRWY predictions/theories that will see how it ages once the full roster is announced ✨

-More of a assumption but due to production I get the vibe shows from last year don’t have a shot getting into the base roster depending on dev time, any newly added shows are def any in 2021-2022, maybe a couple squeezed in from 2023 but not as likely as the other two as I assume development for this started late 2022-early 2023. That being said, I feel like it will be a crime if Bravern isn’t here given it’s still big japan even now with how many ads it’s in, plus it came out early 2024 that adding it in as dlc still seems possible. A shame it’s not in the base roster but it’ll definitely give the dlc a reason to sell.

-Other stuff like Grendizer U I would like to see in SRW (despite still not watching it) but being in July means it’s probably a bit too late for even dlc so we maaaay need to wait for the next srw. That being said I’m curious what they’ll use to rep mazinger as I personally can’t see Infinity coming back a third time- maybe will get Mazinkaiser or shin? (Pipe dream is SKL but that’s SADLY not happening)

-Interestingly Gwitch is only labeled as season 1 which does lineup to the theory of 2023 shows are probably being excluded as well though my friends who seen Gwitch saids season 2 has more stuff going on- it’s still odd if season 1&2 were considered two series entries or if season 2 was made as dlc-that would be a bit much-but maybe this is POSSIBLY hinting at this next SRW will be a continuous trilogy of games rather the a new universe each time ala the Z games? So s2 will be adapted on the next “Y” game. (Though saying Y2 gonna sound pretty weird lol) Overall I’d take this over gwitch season 2 being dlc or not included at all or weirdly being considered it’s own series even if it does make it to base roster I just don’t know how likely this’ll be

-in terms of “‘new stuff that’s for sure not making it” Gqux (I’m shortening all the Us sorry) would be cool to see but it’s still not fully out and it’ll probably be out ONCE this game is close to release, so sadly it probably doesn’t have a shot of being even dlc but there’s at least next game! The new Rayearth show also definitely up there in “better luck next time” as we still don’t have anymore news on that, but the girls were in T and 30 back to back so I think they can sit out for awhile

-Gridman has not been confirmed to be one of the returning units from 30 YET but I think it be criminal not to bring it back if only for the fact they could use the sequel Dyanzenon as a paired unit with it- though I haven’t seen either but I do hope Dyanzenon is used at all cause logically it makes the most sense after Gridman got into SRW at all

-It’s too early to know if they’re being back arma AGAIN but I think arc should be standalone and we can go another game without the big 3 needing to be a thing as getter wasn’t even in X, interestingly we haven’t seen mazinger or OG gundam rep in this trailer but they probably will be here as they’re more of stables then getter sadly. I think it be more interesting if a new big 3 was formed out of other protags especially if arc and gwitch decide to go with a theme of the new generation passing the torch though I think T already did something similar? I have a lot of general wants for how arc is going to be in this game but the main hope is that for this game ryoma can stay out for once (if they make him a enemy unit as emperor I’ll be GIGGLING but I understand completely if they don’t even touch the end of arc)

-Finally to end off with my delusional hopes ✨ if shin jeeg or big o return at all I’ll be excited. I know it’s not happening, please don’t make fun of me I know even jeeg being dd doesn’t mean shit, but I’m putting these here anyways as they’re my pipe dream roster hopes.

That is all I can think of for now but feel free to add your own in reblogs or comments.

[wordsandrobots]

You know, watching play-throughs of the Iron-Blooded Orphans DLC for Super Robot Wars, I am struck by how slightly *off* the characterisation is. I suspect that's a natural consequence something like this, throwing so many characters into the mix that you can't help render them down a bit (and then there's translation on top of that), but it feels very weird to have Shino saying:

Shino: When you're as smart and skilled as me, you can get used to anything. Akihiro: "Smart and skilled", my ass. First thing you did was try to steal some food, and I had to save you from an angry mob. Shino: Shush, you! That was just, uh...a bit of a blooper. Happens to the best of us.

This reads to me more like something written for Eugene (in fact, this whole exchange feels like something you'd see between Eugene and *Shino*, not Shino and Akihiro). It's one of those quirks that I have perhaps spent too long dwelling on, but in the anime, Shino's boasting is almost exclusively about Tekkadan as a group and rarely if ever about himself. If anything, he tends to own being a goof more readily, laughing off his own missteps (with a couple of amusing exceptions) despite an obvious ego regarding his fighting skills and a preoccupation with not appearing 'lame'.

(I do think Shino would be 100% down for stealing food if necessary, although given his in-canon attention to stocking his mobile suit with ration bars, it's just a generally weird situation to gesture at.)

That said, the flirting with Gundam Victory's all-women mobile suit squad feels on-point. Possibly that's just because this is the only official-ish example we have of what Shino is *actually* like when he's flirting. It all happens off-screen otherwise, so it's fun to see someone attempt to portray the kind of crashing and burning that got Lafter calling him a 'pierced idiot'.

Shino: ...So what I'm saying is, we should all go downtown and have some fun! Kite: Only if it's your treat. Shino: Yeah, sure, it's all on me! But ALL of you Shrikes gotta come! Come on? Pretty please? Peggy: You seriously can't take a hint, can you? Helen: I mean, he definitely can't, but... c'mon, free drinks! Franny: Let's just make this clear: you're just a walking wallet to us. Shino: Y'know what? I'm okay with that. Shino: Love is a journey, and it's gotta start somewhere. Ain't that right, Junko? Junko: Hah! You've got guts, I'll give you that. Keep it up, Shino. Shino: Yeah, baby! I can hear the door to your heart unlocking! Miliera: He's actually going after Junko? He's either very brave, or very, very dumb. Mahalia: He'll have to go through all of us before he gets anywhere near her. Shino: ALL of you? Whoa, mama! Cony: Wow, he really can't take a hint. It's kind of impressive, really. Juca: Honestly? I don't mind it. It means he's fitting in well with the team.

(I still haven't seen Victory but I know what happens to these ladies, so there is a layer at which this is . . . a choice in terms of character match-ups. Seems like that's half the fun of these games, though.)

But yeah. Given that this feeling of it not being quite on the money with characterisation extends to what I've seen of both Lelouch and Char too, I do think it's kind of inevitable with what this thing is -- broad-strokes and all that. The only bit that genuinely annoyed me was the site of Biscuit's death being changed; they have Orga reacting as if Biscuit was killed at Edmonton and saying he never expected to be back there, which is really bad example of cludging a whole heap of different stuff together for the sake of a condensed emotional beat.

Still, I can't deny it's highly amusing to have McGillis rocking up to get advice from his peers in scheming bastardry while Orga is sitting in the corner wondering why this is his life now. And Akihiro and Shino engaging in one-up-manship with the Ultramen is fun (even if I do not get along with that anime AT ALL).

[imanalligator55]

Super Robot Wars A Portable

[weirdunclegamer]

I’ll take proper pics later but here we go!  Huckebein has joined THE BOIS.

Can’t wait for that announced Dygengard HG, gonna attach his stand behind/inbetween Alt and Huck’s and find a way to get him all the way up above them holding his might sword high about to cleave him some fuckin’ evil.

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I am so entirely out of shelf space

[rdmaaron]

Small but not 0% chance we’ll get to see Suletta Mercury vs the Tequila Gundam.

[reneelovesrobots]

SUPER ROBOT SULETTA FUCK YEAH

[anthurak]

Well we finally have The Witch from Mercury in a mainline Super Robot Wars game (as well as actually getting a mainline SRW sense 30 lol)

Apparently alongside G-Gundam...

...Oh I have a VERY dark idea where this could end up going XD

[passionsafire]

Wandering on an open, ruined road, a lone figure slowly comes to stand before the entrance to a lonely, dilapidated district on the outskirts of Tokyo, Japan.

The figure scans the old town for signs of life, eyes panning from one half-toppled building to another. At a glance, the place could easily be mistaken for a ghost town, but to its credit: a shining array of neon pink light reveals itself in the distance as the sun begins to set on the horizon.

There's a sharp whistle, and a gruff, boisterous voice speaks aloud, "....Well, would you look at that? Bet they're serving drinks, too! Wouldn't that be a treat after all this walking? Hahaha!" Rubbing his nose, the figure, a sturdy-looking young man clad in a tasseled denim jacket walks forward into the red-orange light of dusk, toward what he could only presume (with a little bit of hope mixed in) was the loneliest little bar this side of the prefecture.

"...Perfect little place to find a match, eh?"

It seems his instincts weren't wrong: this little concrete slab is a bar. Built out of some old office, from the looks of it.

Necessity breeds invention, huh? With a grin on his lips, he walks in through the cracked glass door and right into the atmosphere of an absolute dive. Broken tables, a few drunks slumped over in their seats, the tangy scent of sour booze in the air... reminds him of home!

Pulling up a stool, the man rasps the bar a few time with his knuckles. "YO, bartender! Get me a whisky, would ya? On the rocks." The man in question, an meek-looking old fellow idly cleaning his glasses (the seeing kind, not the drinking kind) didn't seem particularly unsavory in the least... shame, that--the best part of these "edge of the world" type places is the danger they're usually associated with. Outside of one or two sleazy-looking drifters in one corner and some hooded gent at the end of the bar, it didn't seem all that dangerous at all.

After his drink is slid into his hands by the kindly tender, the man gets to probing him about... 'suspicious activity' he might've seen around these parts of late. There's a quiver in his lips as the man asks his questions, a glint of reluctance in his eye, but the stranger's strong, reassuring smile seems to be enough to convince him to relent.

"Well... there usually isn't much to tell; don't get that much activity around here most days. Until the Vultures came, that is."

That catches his attention. Raising a brow, the man asks, "Vultures? Like the bird, or...?"

He receives a breathy chortle in response. "Not a bird, no! The mercenary types. Nasty people, all of them. A group of them came into town last week demanding a 'tribute' of all things! Said they'd sic their gundam at us if we didn't comply."

"A Gundam?" The man asks, his brow furrowing intensely. "Did I hear that right? These guys have a Gundam...?"

"Well... yes. Looked like one, at least. We weren't too keen on finding out, though, we just paid their fee and steered clear of them 'til they left," says the old man sheepishly. "...That's part of the reason we aren't so busy tonight. People were getting so worried that they'd show up again, that all but a few of us picked up stakes and left. I don't really have anywhere else to go, y'see... this bar here's my lifeline. I couldn't just up and leave it, so... here I am."

The man nods attentively, hanging on every word. "These Vultures," he says, "You know where they came from? Where they went?"

"Oh, no," the other responds with a shrug. "I didn't pay much attention to that. Just kept my head low... I mean, it's not like they'd come back, right? We didn't have much to give 'em at the end of the day. I'm sure they've probably moved on to putting some other poor saps through the ringer by now. Nothing you should worry about!"

Almost as if on cue, a deep, thunderous boom from outside shakes the bar to its foundation. Immediately, the bartender tenses, fear glossing over his eyes like a deer in headlights. The rest of the patrons leap from their seats one by one as the booms repeat, again and again, louder and closer each time. Then, a voice echoes through the walls, loud enough to pierce everyone's eardrums.

"ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT, LISTEN UP, GUTTER PIGS! YOU KNOW WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR! LINE UP, IT'S TIME FOR INSPECTION!"

There's a clattering of glass as the old timer falls back into the rack of bottles behind him after teetering over in shock. "I...It's them! They're back! N-no...! I-I thought we were safe...!"

". . ." In a single draught, the young man in denim swallows down his drink and slowly gets to his feet. From his pocket, he tosses a few coins onto the counter as a smile slowly encroaches on his face. "Don't spend it all in one place, gramps," he says, turning around to walk out the door, leaving the befuddled bar owner and his panicking customers inside.

What awaited him outdoors was certainly a sight to behold: an enormous hovercraft the size of a battleship glides into town with a posse of patched-together mobile suits, numbered in the dozens, surrounding a single, shining suit above all the rest. Colored white, red, and a deep, dark blue. Standing on a platform at the base of its knee was a slovenly dressed man with a crumby beard and a belly like a steel drum. His cratering voice sounds over a loudspeaker, calling rest of the townspeople out from their homes.

"COME ON, COME ON, GET THE LEAD OUT! DON'T ACT LIKE YOU DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THIS IS!"

"Sheesh," the man says, rubbing a hand over one of his ears. "Talk about a loud mouth... so, that's the Gundam I've been hearing about, eh? And he's what, the pilot? Or the hype man?" He tuts, strutting forward without a care in the world until his path crosses with the Vulture's vehicle. He comes to a halt, staring it down at it shines its giant, beaming searchlights on him.

"WHAT THE...?" the Vulture's leader booms, his ship coming to a stop just short of the man in its path, its all-encompassing shadow looming over him like a ravenous beast. "HEY, COWBOY! YOU GOT A DEATH WISH, OR ARE YOU JUST BRAIN DEAD? CLEAR OUT OF THE WAY!"

"Hey now, that's no way to talk to a champ, now is it!?" The stranger utters a loud, boisterous laugh. "I came a long way looking for you, pal, and I'm not leaving empty handed!" Placing two fingers in the corners of his mouth, he lets rip a loud, beckoning whistle. Immediately, a loud crash echoes from behind a wall of buildings, causing the ground beneath their feet to shift and groan.

The Vultures and their vessel struggle to keep still, and their leader nearly falls from his stand, having to catch himself on his Gundam's chassis. "WHAT WAS THAT," he cries, his once authoritative voice cracking as he tenses up with nerves. Just then, a giant shadow crests the top of a nearby row of houses, trailing smoke as it comes to land by the bow of the Vulture ship. Red, white, and shining blue: a Gundam clad in thick metal pads and sporting two massive slabs of iron--a giant magnum on each hip. The titanic robot lifts itself from one knee, the Vultures watching with gaping jaws as Gundam Maxter stands tall before them.

"No way..." one of their MS sputters. "A-ain't that one of them Championship Gundams?"

"What the hell's a Gundam Fighter doing here?!" Another says, his high, quibbling pitch betraying the once fearsome atmosphere their crew had worked so hard to set.

"WHAT ELSE?" Says Chibodee Crocket, his Gundam Maxter putting fist to palm with a mighty CRACK!

"I'm looking for a GUNDAM FIGHT!"

A tense silence falls over the scene. A crowd of curious onlookers watch in baited breath as the Vulture suits, unsure of what to do, look back to their leader for guidance. The man in question barely has time to compose himself. He manages to stumble out a hurried, "W-WELL, WHAT'RE YOU WAITING FOR?! GET HIM!"

The enemy mobile suits hesitate for a moment, but quickly relent, and charge forward toward their enemy. It's only one Mobile Suit, after all, right? Gundam Fighter or no, they've got the numbers to put him down...!

...Or so they would have hoped. The first MS to charge barely has time to raise its weapon as a gloved metal fist caves in its head faster than its pilot can even blink. The next three combatants form a line, laying down a hail of mobile weapon fire.

With a grin on his lips, Chibodee's feet dance back and forth as the boxing champion ducks and weaves through the stream of munitions. Whatever he can't dodge barely leaves a scratch as they skim off his mobile suit's armor.

"CYCLONE PUNCH!" Chibodee shouts as he closes the distance, shooting his fist in a swift, upward cut toward the line of foes, sending all three of them soaring into the sky at once with a torrent of wind. A tornadic wail falls over the battlefield as the skyward units crash back down, kicking up spiraling clouds of dust and debris that quickly flood the air with patches of a thick, blinding fog of war.

The citizens in town rush for their homes, under cars, whatever they can find for cover. Except for the lone, hooded boy from the bar, who doesn't seem to flinch even as another two Vulture suits collect holes from Chibodee's fists. He barely watches the carnage unfold, instead focusing on the solitary Gundam that remains motionless as it sits on the Vulture ship.

A piece of MS scrap crashes against the side of the vessel and bonces to the ground, kicking up another dust cloud. The remaining Vulture suits lift off, aiming to surround and overpower Gundam Maxter. And in that moment, the boy grins.

"Now's my chance...!"

At the top of the Vulture ship, the mercenary-bandits' leader can be found picking himself off of his knees, trying and failing to brush the dirt from his jacket. "Damnit... what do these idiots think they're doing?" He says, his voice having lost its boom since the last ground quake from the battle made him drop his microphone off his platform. "If they keep screwin' up like this, we're gonna have to cut our losses...! I don't like it, but it's not like we've got much choice," he says with a groan. He turns back toward the inert Gundam behind him, clenching a fist in frustration. "If only this damn thing would just move! Can't even get it to start up, and even if we did, wouldn't be much use... what kind of pathetic excuse for a Gundam doesn't even have a control stick?!"

Out of the corner of his eye, he spots movement, breaking him out of his rant. he looks down, only to find the hatch to the Gundam's cockpit wide open, with a young boy in a hooded cloak already squeezed half-way inside. The two are absolutely slient, motionless as they stare each other down. The Vulture is shocked, to say the least--who was this boy? Where did he come from? And just what did he think was he doing with his Gundam?! Before he can utter any of these questions, though, the boy rips off his cloak and throws it into the boss' face in one pull. The man hurriedly pries it off, but by the time he does, the hatch is already closed, presumably with the boy inside.

"H-HEY! Get outta there, you brat! What's the big idea here, that's MINE!" He yells, banging and clawing at the Gundam's chest in an attempt to pull it open again, to no avail. "I found it! You don't get to put your grubby hands all over it, EVEN if it doesn't wo-"

A loud whirring noise begins to sound as the air immediately surrounding the idle Gundam turns warm. Then, it starts to stand up.

"WHA--?!" Is all that can escape the leader's mouth before he is forcibly thrown off his own vehicle as the platform below him buckles and falls apart under the stress of the Gundam's rising frame.

"Alright!" The Gundam-thief pumps his fist in the air. Mission success! Finally, he stole his Gundam back! And not a moment too soon... the other Vulture-goons that had previously lifted off to attack Chibodee were now altering course to turn back his way, likely to see what the deal was with their rogue Gundam.

"Sorry, but there's no chance you're taking this back!" the boy says, lifting the Gundam's buster rifle up and firing on the closest suit to him, punching a hole in its side and sending it crashing to the ground.

"That's one," he says, before turning his rifle to fire on another two enemy mobile suits. One's arm is immediately fried to bits by the beam, making it drops its rifle, which inadvertently misfires into its own leg. The next gets a finely-seared hole blasted through the center of its head, turning both of its main cameras, and the head itself for that matter, to molten steel.

"Two, three! Haha, I'm on a roll! I wish Tiffa could've seen that...!" Excitement swells in the boy's voice, his pride at his own feat of profound luck soured only by the absence of anyone to share it with.

Just then, a screen on his monitor flickers to life--it seemed like someone was calling him. Did the captain pick up his signal already...? No, this was too close to be the Freeden... so this had to be...

"HEY, HEY! What's the big idea, stealing the spotlight like that? That Gundam you're in owes me a fight!" Chibodee Crocket says, chiming in over the boy's comms.

"Huh...?! I dunno what kind of screw you've got loose, old man, but I don't have time for it!" He yells in response. "I'm taking the Double X back whether you like it or not!"

"Double X...?"

Not sparing another second, Garrod Ran lifts off in his freshly reclaimed Gundam Double X, only to have his ascent interrupted by a volley of ground fire from the remaining vultures.

"Tch...!" Damn it, he got too hasty! Garrod braces as the Double X comes crashing back down, its wings clipped by the enemy barrage. As the enemy closes in, he lays down suppressive fire with his suit's head-mounted vulcan guns. Undeterred, one beam-axe wielding suit charges the toppled Gundam head-on. Garrod tries to reach for his beam sword, only to find the armament absent! "Wha...?! Damn these bastards, did they sell it?!" Having little other choice, Garrod ducks out of the way at the last second, the enemy combatant's axe just barely missing its target, instead shaving an inch of the Gundam's crown.

Garrod backs up, letting loose another burst of his vulcans. To his shock, however, the enemy suit just keeps coming! "Are you crazy...?! Back off!" Despite his suit being riddled with bullets, the pilot still manages to lift its axe, and sends it zooming down in an arc towards the Double X's cockpit...!

No...! Not yet, I still need to get back to Tiffa! Not now, not because of some stupid mistake....! A wave of desperate, fearful thoughts crash through the boy's mind as he unloads everything his vulcans have at the suit, but the axe just keeps coming! Time seems to slow to a crawl as it inches toward him, right toward Garrod's face, when--BAM!

The axe, and the enemy suit, gets thrown to the side by another massive figure: Maxter Gundam has come to the rescue!

"Y-You...?!" Garrod sputters, his fear of impending doom giving way to a feeling of relief mixed with cautious suspicion.

"What's with the surprise...? I couldn't call myself a man if I didn't help a kid in danger, now could I?" Chibodee says with a proud hoot. Garrod scowls at him at first, but then a softness falls over him as the man's suit reaches a hand down to help him up. Any trace of self-aggrandizing is gone from his voice, replaced with a warm, careful tone. "You alright...?" He asks as he helps the boy's Gundam to its feet.

"...I've had worse, I guess." Garrod says, still a bit cautious.

"Good! 'Cause we aren't done yet."

"What?!" The boy sputters as another hail of bullets lands at their feet. The two then quickly duck into cover, using the ruined buildings to block incoming fire.

"Seems like they aren't taking too kindly to you takin' their pride and joy like that!" Chibodee says with a tension-easing smile on his face.

"It wasn't even theirs in the first place... like I told you, I'm taking this back, remember?" Garrod says.

"OH! So that's how it is, huh? Well, that explains it. Was wondering why they were hauling around a Gundam like that if they didn't have the smarts to use it...!" Returns Chibodee, who turns to retaliate as the enemy reloads, sending a blast of energy from Maxter's fist to blast a hole in their foes' own cover, that being their own ship.

"Well, the way I see it..." He says, ducking back down as the enemy ship returns fire with a barrage of missiles. "The only way you're gonna be taking that suit back to your friends is in pieces... if we don't get rid of these posers first!"

Garrod winces at the explosions that have now peppered their cover with too many holes to be useful for much longer. "Damn... hate to admit it, but you're right, old timer...!"

In a single, synchronized beat, both suits emerge from their cover and dash into the battlefield between them and their enemies. If the only way out is forward, then they've got no choice but to charge right through them!

"ALRIGHT! That's the spirit, kiddo! But it's time you learned a little lesson from a vet!" Chibodee lets out a roar as he slams his fist into the side of the enemy land ship, sending it crashing into the buildings and mobile suits behind it. As its turrets re-align to target the two Gundams, both pilots strike a defensive stance in the middle of the fray, back to back...!

"Lesson 1: always keep your guard up, even when you're on the attack! And while you're learning that, memorize this one, too: quit calling me old, damnit!"

"Whatever you say...!" Garrod says, readying his buster rifle and blasting three holes through the side of the ship in rapid succession. As the two unlikely partners charge again at the now-smoldering vessel, Garrod grits his teeth and utters a promise under his breath, "Wait for me, Tiffa...! I'll be back at your side before you know it!"

[paxesoterica]

Thank you, I'm glad you like my ideas. It sounds like I'll need to do some research on the SRW Alpha stuff, so thank you for the recommendation.

So, as someone who got into Gundam due to being an Utena fan, and being aware of its connections to both G-Witch and 0079, I've had some thoughts about how the two could play nice together. If you're interested, I don't mind sharing, but it's going to be a long post.

Meant to ask this awhile back:

I'd made a comment on your post about how the GUND format could work in a SRW game, and you had responded with something about going 'full alpha series'.

So, first, I'm pretty sure that's a compliment, so thank you, but second, I'm afraid I'm not familiar with alpha series. Is it an SRW spin-off?

In any event, I will say I've definitely enjoyed it whenever SRW kitbashes a connection between two series (like High Priest Zagato [Magic Knight Rayearth] referring to Koji Kabuto's Mazinger as a 'Magine' and wishing he could have laid his hands on such power, for example), and makes for a fun intellectual exercise for fan rosters.

Interestingly though, I've noticed it seems easier to kitbash the average Gundam show with the average non-Gundam mecha, than it is two Gundam shows together.

The Witch from Mercury + Shin Getter Robo vs. Neo Getter Robo? Not a problem! In fact, they're complimentary: The Dinosaur Empire is mad at humanity for all the environmental destruction, and tragically don't realize they should ally with the Earthians against the Spacians, attacking indiscriminately instead. Getter energy has been tarred with the same brush as GUND tech, and Hayato, as a former witch, has had his work at NISAR *heavily* scrutinized by Cathedra, until they were satisfied that plasma energy really *was* nothing like Getter.

The Witch from Mercury + Mobile Fighter G? Two of the most similar Gundams, and yet it must be addressed how the quadannual Gundam Fight is even allowed, and as well as the clash between the Neo colonies and G-Witch's more traditional fronts. These aren't irreconcilable differences (Those aren't Gundams! Those are 'G Fighters'...plus the tournament is really profitable... Meanwhile, the Neo colonies are part-museum/part-theme park [a la the Texas colony], with choice bits of culture 'liberated' from Earth), but it still requires a bit more thought and sanding the rough edges to fit together neatly.

Anyway, just wanted to share, thank you for reading : )

This was wonderful! I very much agree that it’s easier to mix any given Gundam with any given non-Gundam, especially super robots, given how little their takes on machines overlap. One can easily say that real robots make up the bulk of the military and consumer-oriented machines, with any given super being a one-of-a-kind super weapon not mass produced because of cost and complexity.

I love the idea of mixing G-Witch and Getter, and I can’t believe I didn’t think of just how well Shin Getter Robo vs. Neo Getter Robo would work!

My comment about going full Alpha series was indeed a compliment— Super Robot Wars Alpha is one of the most highly-regarded Super Robot Wars series, held in high regard specifically for its worldbuilding and how well it ties every series together into a single timeline! The only translated game as of now is Alpha Gaiden for the PS1, which is phenomenal. The original Alpha is 60% of the way done courtesy of Aeon Genesis, with only the real robot route left to translate.

[no1ryomafan]

I’m too lazy to find the post I made about screaming how serpent phase 2 design is just a rip off Devil Gundam but GOD now that I finished G it’s really setting in how similar it and ZX are when you think about the villains being corrupt politicians who are VERY MUCH evil but have so much power over society that most people can’t do shit about it until the MC comes in and beats their ass.

Doing a crossover with these two has like- more and more ways to work, heck, a lot of mechas if sharing the RIGHT themes with ZX could very much work, but the problem is I’m stuck with ZXG even if I’m happy with doing this one anyways just UGHHH there’s potential here.

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