Colony Drop: A Gundam Podcast

At long last, the Gundam live action film produced by Legendary and distributed by Netflix supposedly begins filming this month of April 2026! The live action film has been a favorite topic of ours so we examine how the film and our expectations have changed over the years. Former Writer Brian K Vaughn (Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina) and director Jordan Vogt-Roberts (Kong: Skull Island) have been replaced by new writer/director Jim Mickle (Sweet Tooth). The announced cast consists (so far) of Noah Centineo, Sydney Sweeney, Michael Mando, Shiola Kutsuna, and Gemma Chua-Tran. Brian hopes for a successful adaptation in the vein of Super Mario and less of Avatar: The Last Airbender, while Isaac aims high with the latest Dune films. While the plot is under wraps, Brian bets on 08th MS Team or an original story, whereas Isaac holds firm it's a modified 0079 where the Gundam is replaced with AmeriMech, the USA's giant robot that fights with fists of justice. Plus, who is Sydney Sweeney playing: Lalah Sune, Fraw Bow, Aina Sahalin, or.... maybe Kuzco Al? In order to find out, we dispatch our man on the ground, Australian Isaac, to survey the filming and report back! https://deadline.com/2026/03/gemma-chua-tran-cast-netflix-gundam-film-1236766129/

On March 4, 2026, Bandai lifted the curtain on Gundam Assemble - the new Gundam-themed tabletop wargame coming October 2026! We're excited to build our armies and start playing, so we dive in and discuss the game mechanics, the MS selection in the Starter/Deluxe/Expansion sets, the ship scale, potential rules for larger battles (like A Baoa Qu!), and more! Plus, Isaac forgets how to pronounce Kshatriya and we ogle the Japanese colony model! English First Look: https://youtu.be/AKbKewR23gw?si=fbErGiiME9YmbK6M Japanese First Look: https://youtu.be/rYjmJHRGq5g?si=o1lQnmcH65-maUZK

We continue our quest to find the most evil looking Gundams but this time across all of the franchise's alternate universes! Will your favorite evil Gundam make the cut? Find out as we discuss the nature of evil, Isaac continues making baseball puns, Brian fails counting to five, Isaac sings two different renditions of "Tell Me Why," discuss what makes a Gundam a Gundam, and Isaac declares war on the moon. Plus, Isaac finally admits that deep down, he wants more G Gundam! What is the most evil looking Gundam in your book, listeners?

We finish our review of Mobile Fighter G Gundam with seats at ringside for the 13th Gundam Fight finals! As the Shuffle Alliance test their skills in the tournament, Isaac admires Wong's throne and roots for Ulube; we wonder if unlocked Gundams are considered attractive nuisances; George de Sand has his Summer of George; an exploding ring causes Brian to chant E-C-W! E-C-W!; the Grand Gundam exceeds Isaac's thiccness threshold; Master Asia embraces his inner Char omnicide; Paramore's Misery Business becomes our soundtrack for Rain vs. Allenby; we discuss the dangers of the mobile trace system on animals; and Ulube creates a lot of jobs. Scream it with us now - ERUPTING... BURNING... FINGER! SEKI! HA! LOVE! LOVE! TEN-KYO-KEN! See you in the 14th Gundam Fight! (or not).

On January 18, 2026, the entire Colony Drop crew headed to our local movie theater for Gundam Premiere Night - a night which promised not one film, not a double feature, but an ultra rare TRIPLE FEATURE of Gundam films. With popcorn in hand, we watched all three offerings: MSG Iron Blooded Orphans Urdr-Hunt: Path of the Little Challenger, MSG Iron Blooded Orphans Wedge of Interposition, and Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz. Since Endless Waltz is a classic and no one in their right mind could dislike Wedge of Interposition, we spend most of this episode discussing Urdr-Hunt. We discuss Sunrise's penchant lately for putting its DVD extras at the beginning of the film, Wistario Afam's quest to create Las Venus, wives snoring, mobile armor's having PTSD, the identity of Lord N, the real color of Orga's suit, Sunrise's animation capability, and just what the hell Wufei was doing. Plus, Brian finally learns how to watch Gundam Wing!

Happy New Year, listeners! Join us as we crown our top five most evil looking Gundams of the Universal Century! Our evil picks span almost all the factions across the UC, including the Earth Federation, the Titans, the New Desides, Neo Zeon, the Crossbone Vanguard (version 2!), and even the Jupiter Empire! Plus, we go on the Turn X tangent, discuss the marketability of Gundam Mk-V rolling pins, and once again theorize about Dorel Ronah's revenge! Let's get evil!

Merry Christmas Eve to Colony Drop listeners worldwide! On this episode, we discuss and debate who did more damage to Zeon during the One Year War: Amuro Ray aka the White Devil, or Char Aznable aka The Red Comet. Isaac tallies their contributions throughout the war, from the Gundamjack all the way to A Baoa Qu, while Brian does some math concerning Amuro's effectiveness relative to other ace pilots. Who do you think was Zeon's greatest enemy? Let us know! MS production numbers @ Mecha Talk: https://mechatalk.net/viewtopic.php?t=11881 Ace pilot kills @ Anaheim Journal: https://anaheimjournal.blogspot.com/2017/01/ace-pilots.html

Gundam Trivia @ anime expo chibi 2025 Recorded November 9, 2025; Ontario Convention Center Panel Room 200ABC; 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM Attention Gundam fans! Are you a Newtype whose soul travels beyond time and space? A Coordinator fighting for Freedom? A clan battle MAV chasing the Kira-Kira? If so then come test your Gundam knowledge with the Colony Drop Podcast! We have trivia for all levels and you might win a prize! Gundam trivia all set! Ready! GO! Watch the VIDEO version here: https://youtu.be/90YvU8y-5bI Follow along with the trivia PDF here: Google Drive Link

We celebrate Thanksgiving 2025 aboard the King Space Pig by diving in to your listener comments! As we feast on turkey and various casseroles, we cover a myriad of topics including Mayu Asuka's broken phone, Dorel Ronah's implied revenge, the Earth Alliance's inability to use mirage colloid nukes, the grand failure of Zeon's Dolos carriers, Coordinator mental superiority, mobile suit dimmer switches and the Joey hypothesis, Shuji "The Huffer" Ito, Challia Bull's screentime in GQuuuuuux, Civil War history, winches and Jurassic Park, the Chimera Corps, the 2002 sci-fi anime RahXephon, the 1997 sci-fi film Gattaca, and much more! Plus, Isaac does a great Mayor Quimby impression!

Having protagonists get trapped in video games has been a popular anime premise in recent years. What would getting trapped in a Gundam video game look like? Isaac takes us into the world of Kenji Everybody who is trapped in a Gundamized Final Fantasy via a mishap with a bottle of Ramune that leads to a jaunt across timelines with Gaia Gear technology and battles with AI. Brian takes a completely different path with Gundam Survivor which is essentially a One Year War trauma simulator that's equal parts MK Ultra, Battle Royale, and Hatchet. What kind of Gundam video game would you like to get trapped in (or trap someone in)?

In 1989's MSG 0080: War in the Pocket, Zeon's Lt. Col Killing orders Col. Von Hellsing to nuke the Side 6 colony known as Libot after the Cyclops team failed to destroy the Federation's new prototype Gundam via conventional means. As luck would have it, the Federation captured Von Hellsing's ship before the nukes could launch and spared Libot from annihilation. In this episode, we discuss what might have happened if Killing's plan to nuke Libot was successful. Brian sees this as an early version of Operation Stardust that inadvertently gives rise to a much earlier showdown between the Titans and Axis Zeon in the asteroid belt. Isaac sees an occupied Zeon with its people forced to choose a side, with factions like the Crossbone Vanguard, the Zanscare Empire, and the Jupiter Empire rising earlier. Plus, we wonder if AI and nanotech should qualify as WMDs; find out what happened to Lt. Col Killing; and argue about asteroid lasers and hot lava missiles! Welcome to Alfred's Nightmare!

Would you sign up for a Gundam co-branded credit card? We sure would! We discuss all the perks and discounts that such a program should have, including the cards that already exist in Japan and Hong Kong! Isaac envisions a travel sweepstakes and an ace pilot leaderboard, while Brian demands Bandai complete the Gundam spending synergy circle. Plus, we discuss Kou Uraki's 0083% debt problems, the Nutcracker Squad out to get those who possess the SEED factor, and the Tomino-san credit rating agency. Gundam Visa with Mitsui Sumitomo Bank: https://www.smbc-card.com/nyukai/affiliate/gundam/index_lp.jsp Gundam Visa with Dah Sing Bank: https://www.dahsing.com/html/en/credit_card/card_products/program/gundam_card.html

Join us at ringside of the 13th Gundam Fight as we review the first half of 1994’s Mobile Fighter G Gundam! As the Gundam franchise’s first alternate universe, this show had it all – love, anger, sorrow, abstract nanotech villains created to solve 1990’s environmentalism’s worst nightmare, and much more! Plus, in a shocking turn of events, Brian’s son allies himself with the Dark Gundam! Isaac continues his streak of baseball references before demanding more samurai motifs! Let’s get things started! Gundam fight all set! Ready? Go!!

Anime Expo and San Diego Comic-Con 2025 bestowed so much exciting Gundam news upon us that we absolutely must talk about the implications. Whether you like anime, cards, manga, minis, or movies, Bandai/ Sunrise are coming for your wallet in every way possible and we are here for it! Plus, Isaac attempts another baseball analogy and demands Bandai sell a mushroom cloud mini for Natural use only! We hope to see you all in theaters for all of these special events coming your way! Anime Expo / San Diego Comic-Con news recap: https://en.gundam.info/news/video-music/02_14637.html New Mobile Report Gundam Wing Anniversary Video -Operation 30th-: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueB0oNajuEg New Mobile Report Gundam Wing 0.5: Half Preventer-7: https://en.gundam.info/about-gundam/series-pages/gundam-w/news/publications/02_14594.html Gundam Eight: https://gundam.fandom.com/wiki/Mobile_Suit_Gundam_Eight Gundam Card Game: https://www.gundam-gcg.com/en/ Gundam Assemble: https://global.bandai-hobby.net/en-us/site/gundam-assemble/

Gundam Trivia @ Anime Expo 2025 Recorded July 5, 2025; LA Convention Center Panel Room 402AB; 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM Attention Gundam fans! Are you a Newtype fighting for spacenoid independence? A Coordinator trying to fulfill your Destiny? A fan of mobile suit Clan Battles? If so then come test your Gundam knowledge with the Colony Drop Podcast! We’ll have trivia for all levels and you might win a prize! Gundam trivia all set! Ready! GO! Watch the VIDEO version here: https://youtu.be/PEny3XtWFFw

We set our thrusters at maximum and head into the Zeknova that is Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX! After coming down from our Kira-Kira high, Isaac muses at Mash donating his leg and bemoans the lack of total Zeonic victory he was promised, while Brian is incensed at the continued pattern of bad parenting across the timelines and delivers a PSA on spray paint safety. Plus, we discuss the Zeon civil war, Char's need for a haircut, Shuji's true identity, and a cameo from Australian Isaac!

We dive into those random topics about Gundam that never quite made sense to us to the point where we had to make up our own headcanon to fill in the blank. These are Gundam's headcanon head scratchers, or as Isaac calls them, Gunundrums! From light-hearted subjects like General Revil's age and part time gig as a mall Santa, or elite h4x0r Kira Jesus Yamato forgetting Athrun's phone number; to serious lore tidbits like the lack of Minovsky bombs and large capital ships, we lay all our Gunundrums out on the table. Plus, Brian unexpectedly earns a position with Blue Cosmos by inventing snow cone machine nukes! What are some of your Gunundrums?

Stop us if you've heard this Gundam setting before: In the near future, humans have largely fled a ravaged Earth in favor of giant space colonies where they war amongst themselves using giant robots called mobile suits. We've been there and done that several times over - in fact we are doing it right now in GQuuuuuux! So let's think of something new: What are some fresh new settings that future Gundam series might explore instead? We discuss a wide range of ideas including the asteroid belt, black holes, Saturn, and Proxima Centauri, among others. Plus, we eulogize Stargate Universe, Isaac demands justice for Pluto, we discuss all the steampunk genres (who knew solarpunk is a thing?), and Isaac unleashes his inner armchair astrophysicist on black holes and entropy. Where would you set the next Gundam series? P.S. Gundam Trivia is confirmed for Anime Expo 2025 in Los Angeles, California! Come join us on Saturday, July 5, 2025, 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM, Room 402AB!

We host an ugly pageant for mobile suits across the Gundam multiverse in order to crown the one true ugliest mobile suit of them all! From mobile suits with proportions that give you the ick, to Zanscare Empire amphibious mobile suits that leak, we spare no strain on our eyes to bring you this list. Plus, Isaac takes a firm stance on the color brown and identifies a new Mega Man X maverick named Karnage Kangaroo that was living in the Universal Century all along! "Nobody likes tentacles." - American Isaac, 2025

In 2010, Sunrise graced the world with the best Gundam film ever made: Mobile Suit Gundam 00 The Movie -A Wakening of the Trailblazer-. After five years of covering Gundam, we finally review this masterpiece to give it the credit it so rightfully deserves. So buckle up and join us aboard the Ptolemaios for the last time as Allelujah fights Waymo; zombie Ribbons takes a WWE chair shot; Setsuna grabs the Metal Cap and joins the Borg; and the T-1000 gets renamed the Extraterrestrial Living Metal Shapshifters. Someone should really check on the Azadistanis... Happy AFD, listeners!

Go watch the video on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/UELnf30JCoA We take the podcast on the road and head to Irvine, California to scope out the Gundam Base Mobile Tour! Join us as we take you on a tour of the Gundam Base Mobile’s merch trailer, the giant RX-78-2, and all the accompanying displays! During our visit, Isaac plays I Spy a mono-eye but comes up empty; we meet Tyler – the best employee the Gundam Base could have hired; we find Suletta Mercury suspiciously holding hands on multiple occasions with her definitely platonic best friend Miorine; and much more! Even the ROBOT GANDUM makes an appearance in this episode!

On February 28th, 2025, the latest Gundam film, GQuuuuuux -Beginning-, arrived in theaters across the USA... and you bet we were there to bask in the glow of Gundam on the silver screen! Join us as we discuss our thoughts on the film, including is the GQuacks/GKwucks debate a potato/potahto situation? Is the Red Gundam really a Beetleborg gone rogue? Did the Zeknova open the newtype dimension? Did Degwin retire to hang out with Garma at the opera house? Who or what is the Rose of Sharon? Are the Pomeranians too poor to even be competing in Clan Battle? Plus, everyone must choose a side in the fast approaching robot mascot wars: Haro or Conch!

Last time we covered the best emblems, so now it's only fair we unveil our picks for the worst emblems in the history of Gundam! Once again, no faction, ace pilot, or team squadron is safe from our discerning eyes. Our list ranges from the obscure like OZ's tin man and Shagia Frost's emo horse, to the heavy hitters like AEUG's funny circles and the Earth Federation's Brazilian basketball. What emblems are in your bottom five? Let us know!

The Gundam franchise has spawned hundreds of emblems over the last ~45 years representing ace pilots, factions, team squadrons, and many other groups. In this episode, we comb through the archives to find our favorite five emblems of all time! From classics like the Principality of Zeon, to modern standouts like the Phantom Sweep Corps, to iconic insignias like Amuro's unicorn "A", to enigmas like the Chimera Corps, or to obscure MSV logos from the 1980s like Col. Cranberry's Dom Cold Climate Type, we leave no emblem behind. Plus, hear Isaac's reaction as he discovers the Titans Test Team bunny emblems for the first time!

In December 2024, Sunrise announced the newest Gundam TV series coming in 2025 titled Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuux. Created by the minds behind hit anime Neon Genesis Evangelion and FLCL, what universal secret is GQuuuuuux hiding? Just how many u's are in GQuuuuuux? How do you even pronounce GQuuuuuux for that matter? Who gave the White Base a green paint wash and go-fast stripes? Brian fears he might be the old man yelling at clouds while Isaac demands those Zaku hips must be lying. Will there be sparkles and Gundam guitars? What about the Doms? We'll find out in 2025!

Happy New Year, Gundam fans! To ring in 2025, we run down our list of resolutions for Gundam characters, factions, and creators. From Iria Solari to Mr. Bushido, from Setsuna F. Seiei to Meitzer Ronah, everyone is on the table. We discuss princesses, anti-princesses, HLVs, disability insurance, home maintenance plans, persocoms, dormant mobile armors, and much more. Plus, we dare ask the question, perhaps ZAFT just really enjoys all their coups?

The King Space Pig has arrived at Zum City with a full mailbag so we are emptying it out in time for 2025! We start with a delicious tangent about homemade fudge, lay out our 2025 Gundam goals, and then the comments come fast and furious: Coordinators and Innovators seem a tad salty but life goes on. What happens if Kira gets a cold? Are civilian shields the key to destroying the RX-78-2? Does Brian need a hot patchworker mommy? Would Isaac rather have the HG Dendrobium or the Destroy? What is the best punny product you created – hot pockets, My Little Ponies, cereal, or sunflower seeds? Should Master Hand wield gunpla nippers? What ever happened to the Blue Destiny? And where the hell is Kamille when the Earth needed him the most?

We join up with Captain Iria Solari's Red Wolf Squadron as they drop into the One Year War's Eastern European theater in Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance! Despite being on Netflix, Solari's team has a very unchill time as they encounter the nightmarish Gundam EX and have to resort to Zaku Wacky Types patched together in a Zeon junkyard. In this series where every human looks like an uncanny glazed donut, we discuss Zeon's notebook of stock squadron names, probe Solari's psyche for possible ending motives, and recognize Zeon's sleight of hand skills for stealing the GM keys! What are you waiting for? Get in your Zack-u or your Saberfish and join the fight!

Gundam Trivia @anime expo chibi 2024 Recorded November 10, 2024; Ontario Convention Center Ballroom A; 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM Attention Gundam fans! Come test your Gundam knowledge with the Colony Drop Podcast! Whether you’re a Newtype fighting for spacenoid independence, a Coordinator seeking Freedom from annihilation, or a new fan that fell in love with The Witch From Mercury, we’ll have trivia for all levels. Plus, you might win a chibi prize! Gundam trivia all set! Ready! GO! Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/JIJJsv5bG98

In October 2024, Anime Expo Cinema Nights brought the Mobile Suit Gundam (1979) compilation films to theaters across the United States and we were there for every single one! Join us as we journey alongside the Soldiers of Sorrow on the White Base as they fly fearlessly toward the Encounters in Space they are destined for! We discuss the massive crowds, the eternal sub vs. dub debate, M’Quve’s fate, the Core Booster, espers and even the psychic horse Lady Wonder. Plus, we even work in an Eastbound & Down reference! What other Gundam films would you like to see in theaters? Mark Simmons’ painstakingly detailed series vs. film break down on mechatalk for films I & II: https://www.mechatalk.net/viewtopic.php?t=16130

Fresh off Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom, we take a deep dive into the (limited) lore around the Cosmic Era's genetically enhanced humans known as Coordinators. We run through Coordinator history from George Glenn's reveal all the way to his brain in a jar. Plus, Isaac pitches a devious new plot for Blue Cosmos - COORVID-19 - and we discover the Coordinator slur! P.S. Come join us for Gundam Trivia at Anime Expo Chibi 2024 on November 10th!

It's September 0079, and Degwin Zabi has ordered you to destroy the RX-78-2 Gundam at all costs! How do you do it?! In this episode, we discuss methods we would have employed to destroy the White Devil. All options are on the table, including nukes, water, and even pretty women. Along the way we explore Trowa's connection to Batman, the Sleggar butterfly effect, and create a new amphibious mobile armor unit called the Javy Dones (with Silvers John!). P.S. Isaac will have a new microphone soon! P.P.S. See you all at ax chibi 2024!

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom has finally arrived on Netflix! At long last, we can correct the tragedy that was our theater experience with a proper review! Made with love for Cosmic Era fans, the film is beautiful but feels a bit familiar to its predecessors. Lakoose returns with GelGOOGs and smorgasbords; Evidence 01 becomes a replica; an Archangel gets its wings; Kira buckles up even further; and the Queen does her best Benjamin Button impression (apparently?). Plus we ask the usual hard hitting questions like, how many governments can ZAFT have in only four years? What is an N-Jammer Dazzler? Should Agnes get the death penalty? Did Foundation realize the foundation of their plan was also its single point of failure? Oh well, it's their Requiem...

We conclude our discussion of The Plot to Assassinate Gihren with one goal in mind: find the answer to the mystery wrapped in a riddle inside an enigma – who is Reginleif? Plus, ads are coming soon to a space colony near you; Degwin proves to be a visionary; Command HQ double taps; the Galbaldy appears but the White Rose answers; Lieutenant Stressful freaks out; Oleg turns out to be the MVP; and Stone Cold’s DTA motto proves to be wise life advice as usual. After the dust settles, we are left with perhaps an even bigger question – who are the Original 11?

Bandai Namco called and they need record breaking profits and they need them yesterday! Luckily, Sunset Productions has arrived with a solution: license the Mobile Suit Gundam brand into as many punny products as humanly possible. No industry shall be left unexploited and no demographic shall be left unsatisfied. Cucko clocks? We’ve got those. Cashews? We’ve got those too. Organ donation advocacy? Oh, you better believe it! Get your wallets out, because you’re going shopping!

Gundam Trivia @ Anime Expo 2024 Recorded July 6, 2024; LA Convention Center Panel Room 404AB; 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM Calling all Gundam fans! Come test your Gundam knowledge with the Colony Drop Podcast! Whether you’re a grizzled veteran of the One Year War or a new fan that fell in love with The Witch From Mercury, we’ll have trivia for all levels. Plus, you might win a prize! Gundam trivia all set! Ready! GO! Watch the VIDEO version here: https://youtu.be/0nrr9VWZI-4 HUGE thanks to our sponsor BURBANK'S HOUSE OF HOBBIES https://houseofhobbies.com/

The One Year War is almost at its close in December 0079, but something is amiss in the Principality of Zeon... We follow Leopold Fieseler's investigation of the shadowy organization known as Valkyrie which has one goal - to kill Gihren Zabi! If you enjoy Gundam politics and One Year War lore, The Plot to Assassinate Gihren is a veritable multicourse dessert. We take in a Zeonic opera, witness another use of the Ginias juice, see a firefighting Z'Gok in action, and slowly learn that Kycilia has eyes and ears everywhere. Plus we discuss how many Gwazine's exist and contemplate whether General Henri's Colony Defense Battalion is a bunch of sandbagging SOBs!

We discuss our lists of five battles, characters, mobile suits, scenarios, or situations we want to see more of in future Gundam projects. Isaac digs deep for more faction lore, including the nukes of Blue Cosmos, the corporate militaries in the Ad Stella timeline, and even all seven space wars! Meanwhile, Brian asks for clarity on the rarely referenced Four Avengers, the mysterious Valkyrja frames, and the wannabe noble Buch family. Plus, we talk about the Bugs for the second episode in a row - that has to be some sort of Gundam podcast record! Let us know what you want to see more of!

Pull up a chair to hear the tale of how on May 8, 2024, we became two of the most unlucky Gundam fans in the United States trying to watch the new film Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom. In better news, we will be running Gundam trivia at Anime Expo 2024! Plus, we have a new mascot and need you to help us name her! Double plus, Sunrise reanimated part of Aura Battler Dunbine? Are you kidding me? Attack, attack, attack~~~! This episode features sound effects from Pixabay here and here.

You might have been thinking, "Wow, did Gundam 00 really kill Brian and Isaac?" The answer is no. We would never relent to our nemesis! On this episode, we focus all our newtype potential into finishing the fight against the Innovade menace in Gundam 00 Season 2! This show raises the stakes in the back half as Ribbons abuses his brain WiFi powers; Graham becomes Mr. Weeaboo; Lyle replaces Neil even though cyborg-Neil is a way better idea; Louise and Saji forget how to use a phone; Sumeragi hooks up with Allelujah (or was it Hallelujah?); and Setsuna evolves into an Innovator because reasons. Plus, we discuss Gundam the Musical, the prospect of livestreaming nude limbo, and even make a Beerfest reference.

Finally, the time has come to face our nemesis. We embark on an exhausting discussion/review of Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Season 1! While Celestial Being tries to eradicate war, we find that Sunrise did not learn from Gundam Wing's lessons on boredom; Alejandro is The Man with the Golden Gun; OO beats SEED in volume but not in the physics department; and that spider mobile armors truly are the fiercest killers in the mobile weapon kingdom! Plus, Isaac prays for nukes and issues a PSA about buying GN Drives from Temu. Lock-on! Lock-on! Lock-on!

We board the Thoroughbred, a covert Pegasus-class ship, armed with Gundam Units 4 & 5 and head toward Granada to fend off Zeon during the final stage of the One Year War! While Gundam pilots Ford Romfellow and Luce Cassell work on their teamwork, Isaac declares there are just too many damn Gundams! #OnlyOneGundam! Zeon counters with the skeptical General Nord and the blunt object named Mallet Sanguine in the terrifyingly fast Act Zaku from Pezun. Can the Gundam pilots get it together in time to stop Mallet’s rage? Plus, we digest the rocky Konpei Island vs. Confeito naming issue!

If Gundam Evolution taught us anything, it's that Sunrise ripped off the wrong game. But here at Sunset, we are smarter than that. We know exactly which game Sunrise should rip off next. Join us as we lay the foundation for what would easily be one of the most fun Gundam games of all time: Gundam Smash Bros.! We discuss potential characters, stages, items, assist trophies, and more! Plus, we hit tangents of all kinds including Diddy Kong Racing and Wizpig, IG-88 and R2-D2, and whether the SEED Freedom film might include a Kira Yamatwo. Extra points for any listeners who can guess our Smash mains before we reveal them!

We tour the ruins of Side 4 in Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky and Bandit Flower where the Federation's Moore Brotherhood goes head-to-head with Zeon's Living Dead Division for control of the Thunderbolt Sector during the One Year War. Or as we like to think of it - that time when a bunch of Federation volunteers led by some rich kids fought amputees over control of a junkyard in a universe where ice sinks. We discuss how prosthetic technology seems to have regressed, Zeon's patented shoot n' scoot strategy, the Federation's tendency to slap first and ask questions later, the Psycho Zaku's bootleg psycommu, and the Atlas Gundam's magic skis that also somehow both fly and float. Plus, we talk about pies!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, listeners! On this episode, Brian handcuffs Isaac to Santa’s sleigh and we fly through our rendition of The Twelve Days of Christmas! Our Twelve Days of Gundam-mas features spinning HLVs, Murrue’s WMDs, GG gas, colony drops (of course), and much more! Even Afranche Char gets a mention! PLUS: We create New Year’s resolutions for Gundam characters ranging from the Zabis, Mwu La Flaga, Crux Dogatie, Bandai-Namco itself, and many others! DOUBLE PLUS: We reveal our original Gundam Christmas stories from last year not previously heard on this podcast – A Fright Before Christmas and A Very Merry Cruxmas!

We head back to the front lines of the One Year War to read the 2002 manga series Mobile Suit Gundam: Lost War Chronicles! We join up with Matt Healy’s Special Forces Experimental Unit as they trade blows with Ken Bederstadt’s Zeon Foreign Legion across the Earth. Despite the Tokyopop version missing the beginning, middle, and end, this manga surprises us in the best ways! We hear Zeon accents once again, see tanks given no quarter, watch as Ken earns a pitiful ace pilot name, and even visit the Cosmodrome! Can Matt lead his team to victory? Let's find out!

The time has come to revisit G-Saviour - the first Gundam live action film from way back in 1999! If you don't CONSENT to this experience, now is your chance to back out! Join us as our hero Mark Curran serves up a sassy one-liner almost as often as his old pal Jack tries to murder someone; General Garneaux gets hot and heavy after green champagne; Mimi can't decide if she's a double agent or just a woman scorned; Gaia's engineers and farmers are unfairly fed to the mobile suit combat meat grinder; and we pine for the lineart designs compared to the end products. Plus, we discuss our favorite Sci-Fi Originals which include vampires, yetis, and the headless horseman!

You requested it - no - you demanded it! We finally sortie in Gundam Battle Operation 2! Will this be the one Gundam game to rule them all? As we fight our way through the tutorial gauntlet, the absurd matchmaking times, and the ancient UI just to play the game, we find our preferred MS on unusual sides - Isaac in the Guncannon and Brian in the Gouf Custom. What world is this? Plus, Isaac refuses to buy any custom parts and dies, and Brian buys all the custom parts, but still also dies. While it's better than Evolution, we're still holding out for Gundamfield and Gundam-Strike.

It's time to empty our mailbag once more in this double-sized episode! Isaac reveals that Banagher makes him second guess Zeonism. What is worse - short series with terrible endings or long series that are terrible all the way through? Should Iron Mask be a newtype cult leader? Who cleans the toilets under Durandal's Destiny plan? Is Isaac wearing Dom underwear right now? What exactly is an ascot? And for the main event our California Isaac goes head-to-head with an Australian Isaac concerning exactly how bad the impact of Operation British would have been on Australia! Caution - we do real math in this episode!

We finally end the misery by flying through the rest of Mobile Suit Victory Gundam! The second half takes a dip before it tries to soar at the end as Shakti gets passed around like a football to move the plot along, Junko leaves Brian way too early, Uso bites Lupe's boob, Tassilo gets handsy with Fualla's bells, everybody in Zanscare backstabs each other, the good guys solve everything with kamikaze attacks, Katejina kills everyone you love, Cronicle bonks his head, and then everyone dies. The End. Are there any Zanscare fans out there? Do you exist? Hello?