Mobile Suit Gundam 00 - Episode 08 Discussion / Poll

[Vallen Chaos Valiant]

Originally Posted by The Small One

BTW, I think it's interessting, that the Gundams require the authentication from the pilots to be usable. I can't really remember something like this in other Gundam series. So even if some of the enemies get their hands on one of the machines, they can't use it it seems.

Well, all that the anti-theft device prevents is letting a thief fly away in the Gundam. The fact that no one outside of CB should even know how to operate it means it is barely an issue.

A genuine attempt to obtain a Gundam by a world power would involve either dragging it away via several MS and a large transport plane, or hacking off important pieces and taking it back for study if transport is unavailable. The traditional Gundam-jack shouldn't apply here.

The world powers aren't interested in USING a gundam, they just want the technology. So it doesn't matter if they can't turn on the machine, since they would be ripping it apart for reverse engineering instead.

[Duo Maxwell]

Originally Posted by The Small One

BTW, I think it's interessting, that the Gundams require the authentication from the pilots to be usable. I can't really remember something like this in other Gundam series. So even if some of the enemies get their hands on one of the machines, they can't use it it seems.

Use it? They don't need to. Just dismember it and learn the technology. That's what they have in their mind right now, I think.
At least, it's no stupid hijack just like a certain Gundam show.

[brightman]

Originally Posted by LightningZERO

Isn't beam in 00 universe can be disrupted? I thought because of this it won't work underwater....

All hail GN Particles

Beams become less effective under certain atmospheric conditions according to plamodel kit manuals. I guess it just wasn't weak enough underwater.

[LoweGear]

Originally Posted by duotiga

if you watch is the latter that way too a 1st for a gundam to do that underwater for me

Alot of Gundams can use their beam sabers underwater, it just depends on the setting though. For CE and AW, beam sabers are a no-no (Garrod does manage to overcome this problem by stabbing the saber hilt BEFORE activating it.), while in Wing this isn't much of a problem as Deathscythe shows.

[duotiga]

Originally Posted by The Small One

Setsuna would be pretty stupid, if he told the others, that he gave away his identity. He can just hope, that they won't get to know this in the near future or he is in serious trouble.

And: Why is it always Setsuna, who has to face additional trouble? It's getting boring.

if Tieira happen to be there, he would definitely shoot Setsuna ass off n Lockon another lecture/punch?......so much for breaking the code of conducts......

[Vallen Chaos Valiant]

Just another thing... We can now confirm that CB has...

1. Beam weapons. Check.

2. Anti-Gravity devices. Check.

3. Cloaking devices. Check.

4. Force-Fields. Check.

We got ourselves the basic necessary tools for an invasion of Earth, if cheesy SciFi Space Alien movies are any indication.

if Tieira happen to be there, he would definitely shoot Setsuna ass off n Lockon another lecture/punch?......so much for breaking the code of conducts......

I think the Queen is going to keep her mouth shut, at least for a while. So Setsuna is safe as long as he doesn't tell his co-workers about this. If the Advisor-lady ever find out about this though, she would have a field-day.

[Duo Maxwell]

Originally Posted by Vallen Chaos Valiant

I think the Queen is going to keep her mouth shut, at least for a while. So Setsuna is safe as long as he doesn't tell his co-workers about this. If the Advisor-lady ever find out about this though, she would have a field-day.

Can you tell me what did Setsuna tell her? My download connection is crappy today, and it seems that he did tell her something way too important about CB....

[Geass]

Originally Posted by Duo Maxwell

Can you tell me what did Setsuna tell her? My download connection is crappy today, and it seems that he did tell her something way too important about CB....

Spoiler for Gundam 00 Episode 8:

He identified himself as a Gundam Meister of Celestial Being codenamed Setsuna F. Seiei and said that if Azadistan continued in its current state then Celestial Being would go there. It's back on page one.

[Duo Maxwell]

Originally Posted by Geass

Spoiler for Gundam 00 Episode 8:

He identified himself as a Gundam Meister of Celestial Being codenamed Setsuna F. Seiei and said that if Azadistan continued in its current state then Celestial Being would go there. It's back on page one.

Ah thank. Seems like he has edited his post. When I read it, it ends at "-CM" .

[Ori]

Originally Posted by Vallen Chaos Valiant

I think the Queen is going to keep her mouth shut, at least for a while. So Setsuna is safe as long as he doesn't tell his co-workers about this. If the Advisor-lady ever find out about this though, she would have a field-day.

My thought exactly.

Right now, Marina doesn't even really believe Setsuna is telling the truth. So for now he is fine. Unless, of course, he goes and walk out of Exia in front of Marina... Which still wouldn't be a problem unless, of course, advisor-lady gets wind of this...

I think this brings back to why Setsuna is a CB. Firstly, he seems like the newest member to the team so he probably didn't join CB right then. Secondly, he is still really young, so his maturity may still be... Thirdly, after his childhood experience, he has a tendency to disregard rules (he does his own things more than once now, and identity leak aside, I really don't think he was supposed to fly right on top of a civilian air-craft that publically).

But I think who ever recruited him put all that into consideration already, esp if CB really has the backing of Veda, a computer system that can predict seeminly everything (even after skipping 2 stages in ep 7, the plan still went as predicted as Veda!).

This brings me to think that Veda have already predicted that Azadistan will become a major battle field and the reason why Setsuna is in the team may be due to the fact he was a Kurtisdian.

[Wen]

Originally Posted by Ori

My thought exactly.

Right now, Marina doesn't even really believe Setsuna is telling the truth. So for now he is fine. Unless, of course, he goes and walk out of Exia in front of Marina... Which still wouldn't be a problem unless, of course, advisor-lady gets wind of this...

I think this brings back to why Setsuna is a CB. Firstly, he seems like the newest member to the team so he probably didn't join CB right then. Secondly, he is still really young, so his maturity may still be... Thirdly, after his childhood experience, he has a tendency to disregard rules (he does his own things more than once now, and identity leak aside, I really don't think he was supposed to fly right on top of a civilian air-craft that publically).

But I think who ever recruited him put all that into consideration already, esp if CB really has the backing of Veda, a computer system that can predict seeminly everything (even after skipping 2 stages in ep 7, the plan still went as predicted as Veda!).

This brings me to think that Veda have already predicted that Azadistan will become a major battle field and the reason why Setsuna is in the team may be due to the fact he was a Kurtisdian.

I find it interesting that CB is so dependent on Veda, a computer.

[Geass]

This episode brings several things to mind for me:

Spoiler for Gundam 00 Episode 8:

-Scotland and Australia!? Are we going to be visiting every country in the world by the end of the show?
-Celestial Being paying Azadistan is now practically guaranteed, especially with "Queen" Marina's track record for securing foreign aid.
-I mentioned this before but: young Lockon = Kiba, the resemblance is extraordinary, straight down to the clothing.
-Felt focus? Interesting....
-Wang Liu Mei's car....I'm starting to think that pink is the official color of this show....
-Exia has a cloaking device!
-Setsuna has no concept of the word "secrecy"

[SuperAsuradaGundam]

Spoiler:

Interesting episode. I think it is clear that Setsuna and Marina's relationship would be similar to Heero and Relena's relationship. Although I think it was idiotic for Setsuna to blab away his idenity, it shows that he is still young. Also it kinda reminds Marina that she has to do something or someone else is going to come in such as Celestial Being or even a PMC group.

What I'm wondering is if Ali and the PMC trust group had some involvement with Azadistan when they invaded the Kurdish Republic back in episode 1 .

Next week: Lockon takes the spotlight.

Edit: forgot spoiler tags

[GoldAlchemist]

The way they set up the meeting between Setsuna and Marina is lame. I don't know any princess or leader would simply stop her or his car to help some strangers who apparently just shoot at a car. It's also weird that the police officer let it passed.

Anyway it makes sense that the intelligence intentionally leaks the information to Celestial Being, which i believe many in the world are doing on a day-to-day basis, provided it enhances their self interests. We get to see another ability of Gundam Exia, which is invisibility and it's cool. Overall, this is just another filler episode, i'm looking forward to the next one, which should be more interesting.

[SonicX_Zero]

Originally Posted by Duo Maxwell

At least, it's no stupid hijack just like many Gundam shows.

There I fixed it for you.

[Virtue]

Sigh, I think Gundam 00's gone overboard here. (feeling way too sci-fi here)

Is there anything GN particles can't do????


I'm liking the fanservice though....

[Kazamachi Shogen]

Yay, more boobs I'd buy that. Let's start another H show and have the girls bring it.

After ep 8 I have a few thoughts
1.Next time you want Binladen caught you call CB.
2.That encounter between setsuna and marina was lame, it was marina playing the knight
3.Good work setsuna, tell the world who you are
4.The watchability of 00 seems to be on a decline.

[Demongod86]

Great, so he tells her that he's a GM AND his secret identity.

SMART. Real smart.

[brightman]

Originally Posted by Wen

I find it interesting that CB is so dependent on Veda, a computer.

Everything is dependent on computers nowadays.

Originally Posted by Demongod86

Great, so he tells her that he's a GM AND his secret identity.

SMART. Real smart.

Which secret identity, other than that he's a GM? He tells everybody and their sisters that his name is Setsuna F. Seiei.

[Geass]

Originally Posted by brightman

Which secret identity, other than that he's a GM? He tells everybody and their sisters that his name is Setsuna F. Seiei.

But he usually doesn't make a habit of specifically identifying it as a codename. Not to mention that we're still unsure of whether the name he gave is actually his real name.