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Line 4: {{quote\|''...the Moon will always be there...'' \|'''Narrator'''}} ''After War Gundam X'' (''Kidou Shinseiki Gundam X'', lit. "Mobile New Century Gundam X") is the seventh, and second shortest, completed [[Mobile Suit Gundam-san\|non-parody]] [[Gundam]] TV Series<ref>The shortest being the 26 episode ''[[Gundam Reconguista in G]]''. ''[[Gundam Build Fighters]]'' and ''[[Gundam Build Divers]]'' would also be shorter if counted separately from their direct sequels ''Gundam Build Fighters Try'' and ''Gundam Build Divers Re:RISE'', but both began airing within 13 months of their predecessor's conclusion.</ref>. The story follows a group of scavengers (called Vultures) of the hovercraft mothership the Freeden on a hunt to find ~~and protect~~ Newtypes in the post-apocalyptic world in order to protect them from those who would exploit their abilities. The series background involves a violent war 15 years earlier that killed nearly every human, in earth and space. [[Fallout\|It was not, as some had predicted, the end of the world. Instead, the apocalypse was simply the prologue to another bloody chapter in human history]]. [[It's the Same, Now It Sucks\|And Gundam? Gundam never changes]]. Despite the grim premise, ''Gundam X'' retains a shockingly optimistic tone. While scheduled for 49 episodes, it was cut short down to 39 due to [[Executive Meddling]]. Despite this resulting in the final arc being compressed from a planned 12 episodes to a mere 3, Gundam X managed to have an entirely coherent (if rushed) ending. Its sequel manga "Under The Moonlight", has become quite popular, and appearences in the [[Super Robot Wars]] games have gained it more popularity in recent years. Line 78: * [[Humongous Mecha\|Humungous Mobile Armor]]: The Newtype-driven Patulia. At ''617 meters'', it's as big as the SDF-1. * [[Idiosyncratic Episode Naming]]: Every single episode title is [[Title Drop\|a line spoken in that episode]]. * [[Inadvertent Entrance Cue]]: Subverted in episode 20. Ennil El and Toniya have a conversion, unknowingly about Garrod while Garrod unknowingly picks the exact same restaurant to eat dinner at with Tifa. As Garrod and Tifa wait for traffic the conversation becomes worse and worse points to have Garrod pop in. Only when it reaches the worst possible moment for Garrod to burst in does he reach for the knob and... notice the small sign saying the place is full and decided to go elsewhere. * [[Innocent Fanservice Girl]]: Tiffa, but just once. When she {{spoiler\|went skinny-dipping with Newtype ''dolphins''.}} * [[It Runs in The Family]]: The Frost Brothers Line 102 ⟶ 103: * [[Patrick Stewart Speech]]: Garrod usually replies to an enemy with either this or [[Shut UP, Hannibal]]. * [[People Jars]]: {{spoiler\|Lucille Lilliant, Jamil's [[Cool Big Sis]] and first love, was put in a coma and placed in a capsule in suspended animation}} * [[The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything]]: The Freeden, nominally a Vulture ship, is last shown scavenging pre-war ruins in episode 6. After that the ship seems to exist exclusively for Jamil's quest to find Newtypes. * [[Playing Against Type]]: [[Mika Kanai]], Tiffa's seiyuu, is best known for her archetypal [[Genki Girl]] performances. Here, she's playing a painfully shy and softspoken lass. Likewise, Chieko Honda's previous Gundam role was [[Genki Girl]] [[Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ\|Elpeo Puru]] which is in stark contrast to [[Broken Bird\|Ennil El]]. ~~Let's not forget that the person who voiced~~ Carris Nautilus - [[Yuko Mizutani]] - went on to voice [[Super Robot Wars Compact 2\|Excellen Browning]]. ~~And~~ Garrod Ran's voice actor [[Wataru Takagi]] plays against type, too. He usually plays the [[Big Guy]] in other anime he's casted in. * [[Psychic Powers]]: And then goes on to {{spoiler\|debunk the concept of Newtypes being THE next step of humanity's evolution in the last episode}}. ** {{spoiler\|Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't DOME say that Newtypes were '''A''' possible evolution of humanity, but not '''THE''' next evolution of humanity?}} Line 110 ⟶ 112: * [[Psycho for Hire]]: In a twist, the Estard arc (eps. 25-28) sees the Frosts sending psychotic Newtype candidates against the Freeden; while they already work for the New UNE, they're promised a two-rank promotion if they destroy the Double X. Also somewhat crosses into [[Monster of the Week]]. * [[Razor Floss]]: [[Weapon of Choice]] of Dweyt Langraf in episode 27. * [[Redemption Equals Death]]: {{spoiler\|Katokk Alzamille, having finally stopped blaming Jamil and newtypes for the death of his family, even though he long knew they were long dead by the time Jamil shot the colony, helps the crew of the Freeden escape from the imprisonment he got them into and assists Garrod in capturing the Gundam XX. Naturally he dies taking a bunch of bullets for them.}}. * [[Relationship Voice Actor]]: Toshiyuki Morikawa (Shagia) and Nozomu Sasaki (Olba) often play either best friends or brothers. ** Morikawa (Shagia Frost) also worked with Yuko Mizutani (Carris Nautilus). They had worked together before in ''[[Tekkaman Blade]]'', and would end up working together again in [[Super Robot Wars Compact 2]]. Line 147 ⟶ 150: * [[Those Two Guys]]: Kid's two assistants. * [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: Tiffa (girly) and Pala (tomboy). Also, Toniya is the [[Genki Girl]] [[Hard-Drinking Party Girl]] to Ennil's [[Broken Bird]]. * [[Toyless Toyline Character]]: Unusually for such an unapologeticly [[Merchandise-Driven]] franchise none of the generic versions of designated [[Mook]] suit Jenice have ever received a Gunpla, leaving Ennil El's very different looking [[Ace Custom]] version the only representative in plastic. * [[Triang Relations]]: A few, although they don't devolve into a massive [[Love Dodecahedron]]. Ennil and Tiffa both display an interest in Garrod, although Garrod only has eyes for Tiffa. Deputy Captain Sara also has one between [[The Captain]] Jamil and [[Chivalrous Pervert]] Roybea. Thankfully, everyone behaves like adults and nobody tries to [[Murder the Hypotenuse]]. {{spoiler\|And [[Pair the Spares\|everything in this regard]] gets settled by series' end.}} * [[Twin Telepathy]]: The Frost Brothers again. 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