Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam: Difference between revisions

''[[Crossbone Gundam]],'' sometimes called ''[[Fan Nickname|Gundam F97]],'' is one of the most popular spinoffs of the ''[[Gundam]]'' franchise, on both sides of the Pacific. The general sentiment is that the series represents ''Gundam'' at its peak: characters, storytelling, action, drama, and comedy all come together well, without the concerns that usually hobble the televised chapters of the saga (such as [[Merchandise-Driven|desire to sell toys]]). The fact that it's one of the few ''Gundam'' stories handled by Tomino to avert his usual [[Kill'Em All]] ways might also be a factor.

* ''[[Crossbone Gundam]] Skull Heart'': Released in 2003, ten years after the original, the series consists primarily of short vignettes detailing the adventures of the Crossbone Vanguard three years after the original manga, with a few trips into the past to see [[Badass Grandpa]] Umon when he was a rookie in the [[Mobile Suit Gundam|One-Year War]], and to explain how narrator Twink met the crew.

* ''[[Crossbone Gundam]]: The Steel Seven'': Released in 2006, ''Steel Seven'' introduces Bernadette's step-mother Europa, who flees to Earth to warn the Vanguard that the Jupiter Empire is building "Zeus' Wrath", a giant [[Wave Motion Gun|colony laser]] in order to destroy Earth. Tobia must race against time and agents of the Empire to recover a means with which to get to Jupiter, and to recruit the best pilots he can muster for what seems to be a suicide mission. This manga ties even more heavily into ''[[Mobile Suit Victory Gundam|V Gundam]]'' than the original, serving to explain where the V2 Gundam's "Wings of Light" came from.

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* [[Absolute Cleavage]]: Jupiter Empire-employed female mercenary Rosemary Raspberry wears her pilot suit like this.

* [[Ace Custom]]: Burns Gernsback's red [[Mecha-Mooks|Batara]], and Federation pilot Harrison Martin's dark blue [[Mobile Suit Gundam F91]].