Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory: Difference between revisions

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The Federation responds by sending a team to capture or destroy the GP-02, and Kou finds himself assigned to pilot the GP-01 to the task to both recover GP-02 and to go through general testing that was meant for the two Gundams with the designer Nina Purpleton. Thus begins "Operation Stardust", a [[The Plan|plan]] by the Zeon reminants to demonstrate the Earth Federation's impotence and inspire new rebellion against them. Naturally, things are not as simple as they seem at first glance.

 

 

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* [[All of the Other Reindeer]] - The reason for {{spoiler|Cima's}} defection. The full story: {{spoiler|She was tricked into gassing the colony used for Operation British, then her commander Asakura pinned all the blame on her, making the "regular" Zeons hate her. The only people willing to work with her were the Marines who hailed from her home colony, Mahal. Then Mahal was turned into the Solar Ray, and the citizens were forcibly deported, with the person in charge (Asakura, again) didn't keep any records of where people were sent, meaning Cima and her Marines effectively lost their home AND families. And when they tried to retreat to Axis, the other Zeons (including Gato) refused to let them come along, citing the colony gassing, forcing them to spend the next four years hiding around the Earth Sphere.}} The words "[[The Woobie]]" come to mind...

** In addition, [[Crossbone Gundam]] Skull Heart finally explains why Gato was considered the "Nightmare of Soloman" even though he never crossed paths with Amuro. He fell victim to suspicions of the Gundam's destruction and left his post to go on the offensive, giving Amuro the opening he needed.

**** The canonicity of that scene, at least in relation to the Psyco Gundam and the Zeong (the latter sequence supposedly inspired the Zeeks to make the Zeong that big as well), is up for debate. According to early Gundam manuals, the Zeong was big as it was because early psycommu systems were high energy guzzlers, and larger and more powerful generators were needed in order for them to operate. This wasn't too much of a problem with mobile armors like the Braw Bro or the Elmeth, as they were large to begin with, but when the Zeeks attempted to mount psycommus in Zaku units, they found their MS sized generators too weak and inefficient in sustaining the system, let alone the rest of the MS. As such, the Zeong was made massive in order to accomodate a larger and more powerful generator, and the Psyco Gundam was designed around the same angle, though the latter was made even larger so that it could also house a Minovsky Craft System (basically the thing that allowed the White Base to fly in Earth's gravity). Overall though, this explanation doesn't take away the awesomeness and hilarity of Umon's run with his so-called B Gundam.

* [[Amazonian Beauty]] / [[Statuesque Stunner]] - Less combat-oriented than most, but Mora Bascht is as tall as most of the guys, slightly taller then some, visibly muscular, and [[Harem Nanny|often has to physically punish Monsha's attempts at hitting on her mechanic team]]. At first, she seems to be an example of [[No Guy Wants an Amazon]], but by episode 7 ends up being the female part of the [[Beta Couple]].

* [[Badass]] - Gato and, eventually, Kou.

* [[BFG]] - The YMS-16M Xamiel carries a 680mm artillery cannon. This thing is so big it must be folded in half when not in use, and is actually slightly longer than the mech is tall WHEN folded. And this is a [[Humongous Mecha|27 meter tall mobile suit]] in a time when most are still "only" 18 meters!

* [[But for Me It Was Tuesday]]- Kou's brief encounters with Gato at the beginning of the series start him on a quest to become the best Gundam pilot he can be. When he finally confronts Gato in space some months later... Gato doesn't even remember him.

* [[The Captain]] - Eiphar Synapse.

* [[Casanova Wannabe]] - Bernard Monsha

* [[Character Development]] - Lots. Kou's maturation from rookie to ace, as well as his relationship with Nina Purpleton, are two of the major subplots.

* [[Deus Ex Nukina]] - GP-02 nukes the Federation naval inspection.

* [[Driven to Suicide]] - See [[Bittersweet Ending]].

* [[Energy Weapons]] - Wouldn't be Gundam without 'em.

* [[Face Heel Turn]]: Whereas the crew of the White Base stayed in the regular forces or went civilian to help Karaba during the Gryps Conflict (many of them ended up in the AEUG regardless), the crew of the Albion had a much darker fate: they became Titans.

* [[Failure Hero]]: See below.

* [[Femme Fatale]] - Cima Garahau has traces of this.

* [[Flaunting Your Fleets]] - The Federation Fleet Review

** Heck, it's the official title for the first episode. The translated version just calls it something along the lines of "Stolen Gundam".

* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]] - Kou was played by [[Dragonball Z|Vegeta]] and Gato was played by the Japanese [[Metal Gear Solid|Solid Snake]]

* [[Ho Yay]] - Episode 6, where Kou and Kelly Layzner make up and work on the Mobile Armor together. [[Suspiciously Apropos Music|The background music REALLY doesn't help...]] It's also possible to interpret that song as being about [[Cargo Ship|the relationship between Kelly and his mech]], which, when you think about it is even more disturbing...

* [[Humongous Mecha]] - Duh. However, the series provides two of the biggest mechs in early UC, the Neue Ziel and the GP-03 Dendrobium.

* [[Older and Wiser]] - Burning to Kou.

* [[Out-Gambitted]] - Subverted. {{spoiler|When Gato finds out that Cima's duped him and Delaz from day one, he goes ''batshit'' insane and still tries to screw over the Federation by dropping the colony anyways. In spite of many obstacles, he succeeds... but then Bask just uses all of that for more justification that the Titans should be made.}}

* [[Pair the Spares]] - Chuck Keith and Mora Bascht, although there is enough coverage of their relationship to bump them towards official [[Beta Couple]].

* [[Psychic Powers]] - Averted. 0083 was the first UC Gundam to lack anything even remotely related to Newtypes.

* [[Recursive Ammo]] - [[Macross Missile Massacre|Missiles that shoot more missiles out of the side are quite useful]].

* [[Red Baron]] - Anavel Gato, the Nightmare of Solomon.

* [[The Remnant]] - Delaz Fleet. Cima Fleet seems this way too, [[Defector From Decadence|but...]]

* [[Running Gag]] - Carrots. Seriously. ''They're rabbit food!''

* [[The Men First]]- Gato's attitude throughout the show, especially at the end, making him a VERY [[Noble Demon]].

* [[Unwitting Pawn]] - Technically speaking, ''everyone'' in this entire series, with the exception of {{spoiler|Cima Garahau, Jamitov Hymem, Jamacain Daninghan, and Basque Ohm}}, were duped from day one.

* [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]] - Gato. Sort've; trade the Bishie elements for a gruffer, older manliness.

** Gato was practically the embodiment of this trope, as his whole character revolved around trumpeting the "glory of Zeon". When he wasn't bashing Kou around, he was either lamenting his side losing the war or telling the "Just Cause of Zeon and Spacenoid Independence" on the mountain. Delaz was more grounded, though his speech on reigniting the "Zeon War for Independence" showed how much of a (blind) idealist he was, as if abandoning A Bao A Qu in the wake of Gihren's death didn't make it obvious.

* [[Worthy Opponent]]: Gato acknowledges Kou as his rival after their duel over Konpei Island. Kou is also briefly mentored by Kelly, in spite of their opposing sides.

* [[Wrench Wench]] - Mora.

 

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