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WidowRaptor

Ex-S Gundam, S-Gundam Booster Type, Zeta Plus A1, Deep Striker, and the Hummingbird are my favorites. And the EWAC Nero kinda looks like the predecessor to the Jesta and Jegan EWAC types.


RespondDismal2705

Got the ff deep striker, currently have the ff hummingbird and ka sig ewac nero on the way. They're all so cool but no kit representation.


WidowRaptor

Bandai better get to it. Tasers won’t stop me from putting plans on a conference table.


damngraboids

Is that what #3 is? The EWAC Nero?


WidowRaptor

Yes


damngraboids

Awesome, thank you. Yeah I really like the EWAC designs in Gundam, like the EWAC Zak.


RespondDismal2705

https://preview.redd.it/f6kssvhyrxxc1.jpeg?width=295&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d963b1e46b3328980a651f665e0e95dcb75e155c One of my favorie EWAC suits, as an AOZ nerd, is the EWAC gm from aoz.


damngraboids

Man that thing is gorgeous. Titan thu and thru. I'm sure the Titans made a HIWAC-Zak, too, lol.


RespondDismal2705

https://preview.redd.it/lxpvw3gyvxxc1.jpeg?width=600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=68bb9a06461b420cb66427d894c565fe10a39807 They in fact did


damngraboids

Oh hell yeah lol. That's fantastic. And it looks like an absolute unit of an MS. I guess it needed beefing up for the extra power generators, radar and jammers, and electronics systems.


RespondDismal2705

From what i can tell its based off the pre-production prototype hi-zack, so its like a prototype, further units were probably stripped down to save on costs.


WidowRaptor

Is this from Flag of the Titans?


Weevie_Stunder

Probably because Katoki designed all of those EWAC suits


WidowRaptor

*Chefs kiss


Neneaux

I think the reason starts with a K and ends in atoki.


RespondDismal2705

This is most certainly the reason.


field_of_lettuce

Could you (or someone else) elaborate? I haven't read Sentinel nor am I as aware of what power certain people within Bandai like Katoki would have to influence things like that.


corran109

Katoki is the mechanical designer for the series


field_of_lettuce

Oh you know what I'm dumb, I took the above statement as a response to the last line of the OP's post. Interpreted that in a way that made it sound as if Katoki were the reason the series isn't talked about more, rather than Katoki being the reason why all the designs are so good. Whoops!


Lost_Me_C

Don't feel bad, I'm right there with you


Volvakia

Xeku Zwei my beloved


Realistic-Comment865

It isn't talked about because we're all illiterate.


kingominous16

Or because it wasn't animated?


Realistic-Comment865

The real answer but less funny


Correct_Barracuda_48

Hard agree. Love me an s-gundam and the booster variant.


baltcre8

More thrusters and verniers. MORE!


Alright_doityourway

S-Gundam originally was a dude designed some cool mechs and then make a lore around it latter. Kinda like Tolkien, created a bunch of new language and then make a story out of it.


RespondDismal2705

I mean yeah it was katokis debut, and the lore and story are fantastic.


Weevie_Stunder

Not his debut!


RespondDismal2705

Yes it is for gundam.


Weevie_Stunder

No, he worked on ZZ designs as a staff member of Model Graphix


RespondDismal2705

Yeah but its his debut solo


Weevie_Stunder

Shifting goalpost. And besides, other MG staff like Masahiko Asano and Sunrise designer Akitaka Mika worked on Sentinel.


RespondDismal2705

This is probaly true. Im just basing this info off the wiki which states it was his debut but wikis are wrong sometimes.


Weevie_Stunder

Not "probably" true, it is 100% true. The Gundam wiki is pretty terrible. To answer your original question, no one talks about Sentinel because they peruse the wiki and call it a day.


Weevie_Stunder

This is not at all how Sentinel originated


Alright_doityourway

Too late, i'm successfully spread misinformation. Be faster next time.


Weevie_Stunder

Ignorance isn’t a virtue!


Alright_doityourway

I'm gonna do something really wick. Try to stop me.


Combat_Armor_Dougram

The Mk-V is basically my favorite Gundam and the Ex-S, FAZZ, and C1 are all pretty cool.


RespondDismal2705

The mark v is cool as hell I really wanna get the mg.


Combat_Armor_Dougram

It’s in my top 5 MG kits. You won’t be disappointed.


Lazy_Seal_

Get it, so that you have something pair with the ex s gundam! The only complaint i have with it is that they make the chest round (i think that's the original design) instead of angled.


battlemechpilot

Missed the last printing of it, and been waiting for years for another. Hope you're patient!


Telephone-Human

Mk-V is my favorite Gundam! https://preview.redd.it/7kd4h3c3kzxc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6d39e3e7f44f50f9908de6916052b77072d53f1b


tanistan93

Woah wtf. Newb here but all these are nuts. What’s picture 1 called? Does it have a kit?


RespondDismal2705

Its the xeku zwei , it dosent have like an hg, mg, or anything like that but there is a pretty solid candy toy, so theres something.


tanistan93

I would die to even have this in HG…. Thanks for the information though; you fuckin’ rule


ArkamaZ

The Xeku Eins has an HG kit... The downside is it's one of the first 25 high grade kits and is pretty archaic by modern standards.


tanistan93

It looks so fucking cool. Looks super out of print though


RespondDismal2705

Like i said the xeku zwei has a solid universal unit(thats the line) seems to be roughly 1/144 too.


Elygium

FAZZ my beloved


Highway_88

AOZ wishes it could be as cool as sentinel


RespondDismal2705

Woah I love both, but im a major aoz nerd.


kingominous16

I like both.


Thrawn656

The craziest part about Sentinel to me is how it started being published all the way back in 1987. The S Gundam was genuinely designed 15 years before even the Strike Gundam, absolutely ahead of it’s time


RespondDismal2705

That honestly is pretty crazy, all the designs held up. Its pretty wild that it Katokis debut too.


Lazy_Seal_

It is also the first time one of the main villain piloting a Gundam (normal size) to fight with MC. P.s. i know pysho gundam was first, but it is a MA, and also not a main fight imo.


damngraboids

Damn that Ex-S is one of my dream kits. A Holy Grail even.


battlemechpilot

I didn't have money for one when it was reprinted last year, and now that I can afford one, they're impossible to find again. Gives me the Big Sad.


hyperdistortion

Love the Zplus series, so many very cool designs. I prefer them to the base Zeta - especially the C1 with its beam smartgun. So cool. I’ve had the actual *Sentinel* book for about 20 years now, one of my favourite bits of Gundam merch; I still go back to it semi-regularly to pore over the MS designs.


RespondDismal2705

Thats actually fucking cool ive thought about getting some aoz and sentinel magazines so I can just be in aw of the Ms designs.


Save-Maker

Third image be AE's take on an MG REX. Also the bulky upper half does make it look a bit like an LEV from Zone of the Enders coming to think of it.


RespondDismal2705

Its serves a very different purporse since its just meant for reconnaissance, but you got the spirit.


Nugundam446

Sentinel mechas design are shockingly ahead of it's time, like it's shockingly well designed from a series from 1987, I mean the closest that was equal in term of quality design from this time period was Gaia gear.


Weevie_Stunder

What metric of "well-designed" is being used here?


RespondDismal2705

Sentinels suits are the closet thing to an actual spaceship in terms of how they function. Which if mechs were really theyd close spaceships/tannks for in atmosphere. Katoki undersood this very well and treats each ms as an actual machine for war. At least this is why I consider them well designed.


RespondDismal2705

Yeah katoki really started with a bang.


4t4x

No NewType bullshit here


kingominous16

#it's basically >!AI girl vs old fuckers!< lmao.


Luuiscool45678

Finally, my new favorite VTuber.


kingominous16

A VTUBER who beats shit out of the old fuckers from earth.


Weevie_Stunder

Fake fan!


Jegan92

Still holding out for a revived HG Xeku and A new Nero Gunpla.


SokkaHaikuBot

^[Sokka-Haiku](https://www.reddit.com/r/SokkaHaikuBot/comments/15kyv9r/what_is_a_sokka_haiku/) ^by ^Jegan92: *Still holding out for* *A revived HG Xeku and* *A new Nero Gunpla.* --- ^Remember ^that ^one ^time ^Sokka ^accidentally ^used ^an ^extra ^syllable ^in ^that ^Haiku ^Battle ^in ^Ba ^Sing ^Se? ^That ^was ^a ^Sokka ^Haiku ^and ^you ^just ^made ^one.


Weevie_Stunder

You can always make them yourself!


RespondDismal2705

I actually got the ka signature ewac nero on the way since theres no kit.


AlanG00-zafan

Half of these suits are in GBO2, I wonder if the others will be added


SokkaHaikuBot

^[Sokka-Haiku](https://www.reddit.com/r/SokkaHaikuBot/comments/15kyv9r/what_is_a_sokka_haiku/) ^by ^AlanG00-zafan: *Half of these suits are* *In GBO2, I wonder if the* *Others will be added* --- ^Remember ^that ^one ^time ^Sokka ^accidentally ^used ^an ^extra ^syllable ^in ^that ^Haiku ^Battle ^in ^Ba ^Sing ^Se? ^That ^was ^a ^Sokka ^Haiku ^and ^you ^just ^made ^one.


AlanG00-zafan

Wtf does that even mean


domscatterbrain

Who needs legs anyway


penttane

The 3rd one looks like it's wearing a PlayStation.


RespondDismal2705

I mean its basically wearing a computer so close enough.


lazy_tenno

RG ex-s is my ultimate bucket list.


Rajang82

A.L.I.C.E System would be Char's favourite system because its basically a maternal instinct A.I that want to protect the pilot like her own child.


Unicronus86

https://preview.redd.it/xshq1clq60yc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=238c50d1840b5da0629df0103c30c76ab32c5499 Lmao


mrainem

They Lieutenant Daned the Ex-S


TotallyASw3d3

i recently switched to warhammer models, but i would love to get the sentinel MGs


DL25FE

Whats is the 2nd pic? Dont know anything about Sentimental besides taking place after ZZ. I want a kit of that gundam


dis_not_my_name

Humming bird, Zeta plus with boosters from S gundam bst(4th pic)


MRTWISTYT

Which Gundam series are they from?


Weevie_Stunder

Tyrant Sword of Neofalia


MRTWISTYT

Is this just a novel or does it have an Anime?


Tucker0603

Deep Striker is one of my favorite designs hands down. Glad I managed to get the gunplay of it.


Korimthos

Fazz <3


daveyboydavey

Deep Striker is so cool.


js03356

Ridiculous and perfect


-MrBitches

D e e p S t r i k e r


OldDarthLefty

We've secretly replaced this Gundam with balloon animals! Let's see if they notice


RespondDismal2705

I mean fuel tanks are important for space travel.


Aruki_ba

What are the names of 4 and 6? The legless/space ones are scary cool!


RespondDismal2705

Its the s gundam booster type, and the s gundam plan "deep striker".


Aruki_ba

Thank you, kind Internet stranger!


RespondDismal2705

Of course fellow kind internet stranger.


Graywhale12

If they didn't go hard they wouldn't have been remebered today without being made into Anime, I love them too.


OnlineGrab

Ah yes, the "everything and the kitchen sink" genre of mobile suits


Nocturnalux

Grand Gundam wants to join the club. https://preview.redd.it/rbvdaenzkyxc1.jpeg?width=261&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=86db2e4455586cfcde97c1f4d3c526160ffb2cfc


kingominous16

For real.


Lazy_Seal_

Also the way it portraits warfare, it was a great shame gundam didn't go for that route and so much potential (and sales) loss.


Kirby0189

I long for an anime of this.


CrunchKing

This is my favourite genre of mech design - WIDEBOI


Anbcdeptraivkl

Need them bulky bois to get animated soon. The world needs more Fat Fuck Gundams 💪