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[patgund]

Been watching "MS Gundam 0083 - Stardust Memory" over the last few days. And it pegged something that, as much as I like Gundam, bugs me about the "Good Guys".

Namely that they are more angsty and emo than a cutting convention sponsored by Hot Topic.

How the hell does Zeon (or ZAFT, or OZ, or whatever), keep LOSING to these clowns??

Comments

[electorprince.livejournal.com]

That's a mystery that has confounded me for almost three decades. Logically, even with the manpower and resource shortage, Zeon should never have lost the One-Year War.

[tepintzin.livejournal.com]

Oh, I have no illusions about why they lost the One-Year War. Infighting in the royal family did them in. You can see this a bit better in the series. Now that I'm done with the doctorate, I can start watching my way through the various Gundams. Play along at home!

[patgund.livejournal.com]

Infighting in the royal family, and the fact that the various Neo-Zeon groups that rose afterwards were only interested in their own personal agendas.

Delaz was only interested in refighting (or avenging) the One Year War

Haman Karn was trying to play both sides against the middle

As for puppetmaster Char Aznable, I believe we've gone into HIS character flaws and arrogance several times before.

So in a nutshell, the short-sightedness and arrogance of the people leading Zeon have been what failed Zeon. Since the Feddies always start out with the same common sense as aquarium gravel, it's the only reason why Zeon keeps losing to those idiots.

You see the same thing in most of the other series and the various Zeon and Char clones.

[electorprince.livejournal.com]

They wouldn't have had time for infighting if they'd done their blitz right the first time, at least not until the Federation was down for the count. I blame the script and the meddling kids.

[tepintzin.livejournal.com]

Gato asks the same question in episode two!

Kou is the single worst protagonist (I refuse to call him a hero) in the whole Gundam franchise.

[patgund.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah. I can deal with the lech patrol, but Kou needs a beam rifle enema

[patgund.livejournal.com]

Oh, and Kou and Nina DESERVE each other.

[snobahr.livejournal.com]

Because if they won, they'd have to listen to those ansty, whiny emo-kids. This way, they can whack them around with impunity.

[electorprince.livejournal.com]

That's when you use your miltaristic totalitarian social pogram plan Omega and round them all up and ship them out to Axis to mine asteroids until morale improves. What'd the Federation ever do about the emo problem? Not a damn thing, which is why they're allowed to breed and pilot Mobile Suits.