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3x → VI

[ Char can be found in the hangar... again... this time looking at the RX-78-2 Gundam. While his Zeong was at the far end of the hangar, Char was leaning over the rail, his arms folded over one another, looking at the White Devil. The machine that had killed so many of his comrades in the Principality of Zeon, and had taken Lalah from him. It could also likely be blamed for the familial divide between him and Artesia.

Char wasn't sure what to make of Amuro being onboard. He would likely never forgive him for killing Lalah, but it was inevitable that they would be meeting again. The Red Comet exhaled roughly through his nose, turning away from the machine, and started for the door. Someone would likely bump into him as he tried to leave. ]
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[identity profile] aprimeanswer.livejournal.com 2011-08-12 06:07 pm (UTC)(link)
An impressive track record, to be sure...but wasn't most of that due to it's pilot? That kid...Amuro, was it?

[identity profile] redfckngcomet.livejournal.com 2011-08-12 06:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Amuro is definitely one of the best pilots I've ever seen. But there is a reason the Gundam has been emulated by several different factions, both within the Federation and elsewhere.

[identity profile] aprimeanswer.livejournal.com 2011-08-13 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
[Prime nods.]

From the basic RX-78, we've got the Mk-II, the Crossbone Vanguard units, and the Exia. Those Astray units look similar, too...

That aside, the design of a Gundam lacks the raw power of the large "super" types, and it's not nearly as mobile as a NEXT or one of the Witches. I can appreciate it's track record, but why continue to build them when better technology is available?

[identity profile] redfckngcomet.livejournal.com 2011-08-13 11:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Symbolism, I suspect. The Gundam turned the tide of the One Year War, when Zeon mobile suits decimated Federation fleets on an almost daily basis. They want to keep that image, and recreate the Gundam's success.

[identity profile] aprimeanswer.livejournal.com 2011-08-15 02:45 pm (UTC)(link)
The same reason why most anti-feddie factions continue to use suits with mono-eyes and heat hawks, then...

I understand entirely. Personally, I have trouble feeling comfortable in any mech that isn't painted my personal colors.
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