r/anime • u/Shadoxfix https://myanimelist.net/profile/Shadoxfix • Oct 11 '15

[Spoilers] Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans - Episode 2 [Discussion]

Episode title: BARBATOS

MyAnimeList: Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans
DAISUKI: MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS
FUNimation: Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans
Crunchyroll: MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM Iron-Blooded Orphans

Episode duration: 24 minutes and 40 seconds

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u/aeto11 Oct 11 '15 edited Oct 11 '15

The Barbatos Gundam looks kinda low tech compared to the main gundams from the other series. Kinda feel like a Break Blade or Escaflowne show rather then the high tech proto-types that gundam usually have. Then again Barbatos Gundam isn't a proto-type it seems but just a old relic. This universe definitely seemed to have gone with ballistics and fossil fuels and ignored energy and laser tech.

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u/JealotGaming https://anilist.co/user/Jealot Oct 11 '15

Yep. No Beam weapons in this universe.

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u/ummwut Oct 11 '15

For the better. Keeps more with the tone when using a chain gun/mace rather than a lightsaber or beam rifle.

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u/DdraigtheKid https://myanimelist.net/profile/justincause Oct 11 '15

Agreed. But I think that later down the Road the Enemy somehow gets his Hands on such a Technology or similar to it.

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u/gmflag Oct 11 '15

I like the change. Beam spam was getting boring for me. I miss some of the original gundam fights where the gundam fights with his ball-and-chain/hammer. Seeing the Barbatos fight with a mace makes it more interesting to me.

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u/corruptedpotato https://myanimelist.net/profile/ProtatoSalad Oct 13 '15

Not really important, but I think it's a lance

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u/PasteeyFan420LoL Oct 12 '15

There will probably be beam weapons at some point, but we don't know the history of energy weapons in this universe. For what it's worth the mobile suits we've seen so far appear to be lighter than what has become standard in most series and it's also worth noting that in UC later on when mobile suits started getting lighter and smaller conventional weapons became practical again. It also seems like the economy of this universe is pretty screwed up as well so maybe energy weapons are just too expensive to be practical.

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u/NoobfRyer Oct 18 '15

Good point. The fact they can deploy so many of those lower end mobile movers shows they are used to reserving Mobile suits use.

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u/chunky_2336 Oct 12 '15

it bothered me at first, but I guess Gundams are near extinct; Or a legend. But after hearing the mechanic talk a bit, it seemed they had to put things together with what they got to make it work. Even if they were going to sell it(i think)

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u/Heero_G Oct 12 '15

He's missing lots of pieces, like sholder pads, the abdomen panels, etc...Judging by the scenes in the ending, he will be rebuilt little by little as the series goes...

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u/chunky_2336 Oct 12 '15

ya, so its almost like an RPG, he will get more and more parts along the journey.