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Penguin Truth’s Somewhat Incomplete Gundam Tier Chart Part 1: Do Not Want
MY SOMEWHAT INCOMPLETE GUNDAM TIERS CHART.
Tier Review: God Tier – High Tier – Mid Tier – Low Tier – Shit Tier
Now, the concept of ranking anime programs via tiers is a pasttime of the people on 4chan. Well, actually, they do it with various types of media, and even people and music. Usually tiers lead to a lot of shitstorms, though, and generally tier threads are (and should be treated as) troll threads. Tier threads are absolutely awful, mostly because the rankings go unexplained and they lack the nuance of a more ordered numbering system. Still, those tier charts are tempting to attempt.
Arguing About Giant Robot Cartoons
I must have no life whatsoever. I need a girlfriend, or a job, or something. Because I just spent nearly an hour arguing about what is and what is not canon in Gundam’s Universal Century timeline.
The Universal Century timeline, by the way, is the original “universe” in which Gundam takes part in. The original series and its direct sequels (Z, ZZ, CCA, F91, and V) take place here. Also, several side story OVAs (0080, 0083, 08th MS Team, and MS Igloo). Also, there are several video games, side story manga, and novelizations. However, Sunrise has claimed that “if it’s filmed, it’s canon”.
Char Aznable Action Base
If you’re as impatient as me you often brush things by in the store quickly, not often gathering all the details.
One such item for me was the Char Aznable theme’s action base for 1/1444 & 1/100 scale kits. The bag art contains pictures of the stand covered with Zeonic & Char markings. For a while I thought, “that’s nice, shame I don’t have any of Char’s Gunpla or it would be a good fit” moving on to the clear action bases instead. What use would a Char detailed stand for my RX-87-2?
MG Ball, Vr. Ka
Master Grade for only $15? Well, it is just a Ball…
The Ball is probably the most under appreciated suit in Gundam. Cannon fodder way before the arrival of the GM. It’s single time to shine was that those brief scenes early on in the beginning 08th MS Team.
You can get a MG Ball for less than $15 and it shows. Not due to the build quality but because it’s such a small kit. At least a third of the instruction manual is nothing but pictures and information about the Ball. Of course none of it I can read, but it sure looks nice!