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View Poll Results: Macross Frontier - Episode 07 Rating | |||
Perfect 10 | 123 | 72.78% | |
9 out of 10 : Excellent | 25 | 14.79% | |
8 out of 10 : Very Good | 16 | 9.47% | |
7 out of 10 : Good | 2 | 1.18% | |
6 out of 10 : Average | 0 | 0% | |
5 out of 10 : Below Average | 2 | 1.18% | |
4 out of 10 : Poor | 0 | 0% | |
3 out of 10 : Bad | 1 | 0.59% | |
2 out of 10 : Very Bad | 0 | 0% | |
1 out of 10 : Painful | 0 | 0% | |
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2008-05-18, 15:07 | Link #241 | |
Go to DMC! Go to DMC!
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Still, Alto REALLY needs to stop blowing up his fighters. SMS isn't made of money, no matter what he thinks. Otherwise, how will he get his upgrade? This isn't a Gundam series, where they reward you for screwing up... |
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2008-05-18, 16:29 | Link #245 |
Go to DMC! Go to DMC!
Join Date: May 2008
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There are 'super' mecha.. but they're usually upgrades of existing ones - like when the Super packs first came out for the VF-1 back in the original Macross; big improvements, but nothing that makes the pilot godly. Just... tougher, as Ozma proved when he pulled that Itano Circus with his Armor pack. Ditto ace pilots, like Max Jenius... but they're not usually the stars of the series, unlike Gundam.
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2008-05-18, 16:56 | Link #246 |
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Join Date: May 2008
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So far, the only noteworthy Ace pilots in Macross Frontier would be Ozma and KK.
Alto remains as a newbie that even Ozma ordered Alto to only follow after him instead of taking the front lines the Pixie Squadron did. Though he does display natural flight talents as in episode 4: Mikhael deliberately set the difficulty of the flight simulation to the hardest mode and Alto managing to gun down one of the Pixie members during the mock training exercise. But in all, our protagonist has yet to prove himself as an Ace. Even more so he was defeated by just two yellow bugs. Luca's role is apparently strictly support so far and his plane's outfitting clearly shows it. There is nothing "Ace" like about it. Mikhael's role is also a support as we only witnessed him engaging enemies from long range as a sniper role. Not close to the typical mecha "Ace" definition. So that leaves only Ozma who had been stealing the spotlights in all combat scenes whenever he is present and KK, who fought with Alto without getting hit once while managing to hit him. Note that Alto's VF-25 had Super pack outfitting against KK's Que and that itself displayed KK's superior performance against him. I suspect the battle would last reasonably fast if KK uses all available armaments of her Que (Missles X Many especially). As for the "Super-mecha" concern, as far as I know the VFs in the Macross series are never considered as one. As Hae mentioned, the VFs only receive upgrades over time in forms of Super Packs or Powered Armor. Nothing drastic like Gundam Seed's. Only the Macross ships itself had always been distinguished as the "Super-mecha". Though as we had witnessed, Macross 1/4 had taken one step further closer to being a Super Robot in its presentation in this series. |
2008-05-18, 21:29 | Link #250 | |
Catholic = Cat addiction?
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2008-05-18, 21:49 | Link #251 |
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Join Date: Jun 2006
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Piloting is in the blood of the Jenius sisters as one can pilot a Valkyrie and the other pilots a Quadralunn.
The two we've seen are also rockers. Funny since Max and Millia doesn't seem to be hyppie parents. Makes me wnder if we'll see another Jenius child in Macross. Maybe Komalia Maria. Fortunately Meltrandi ages gracefully as shown by both Milia and Chlore. Hmm... Wouldn't it be a kick in the pants if Ranka turns out to be a Jenius grandchild. (Just don't call Millia Obaasan) |
2008-05-19, 00:07 | Link #252 |
Lets be reality
Join Date: May 2007
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You heard wrongly, Macross is a case of the main character not being the best pilot (like it is in every Gundam show) not that there are no ace pilots at all. Max, Millia and Roy were better than Hikaru in the original series. Ozma, Klan and probably Michael are better than Alto in Frontier.
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2008-05-19, 00:41 | Link #253 | |
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Join Date: Jul 2006
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2008-05-19, 01:49 | Link #254 | |
of high density
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: San Jose, CA
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They are testing the VF-25 in combat conditions. Knowing how well it handles damage, and how far it can go and still be functional would be a part of that. How detrimental it is to the outfit is the greater concern. The people with the money making these things and asking SMS to test them are probably ecstatic over Alto and all the awesome data his personal black box comes back with (as test fighters I assume there are a number of redundant black box systems each holding the data of that flight). Now SMS might be angry if they're down a plane and the makers aren't supplying new ones in time... However I think the situation is probably more that the manufacturer has more planes on hand than they have pilots good enough and trustworthy enough to fly them. Also seeing how they put them back together after sustaining damage is an important consideration, so I'm sure they've got cameras and personnel in on the repair process to access how the vf-25 goes back together. -O |
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2008-05-19, 06:10 | Link #255 | |
This Is Part Of The Plan
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2008-05-19, 07:59 | Link #257 | |
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I would think that particular flaw should be solved by now. |
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2008-05-19, 10:14 | Link #260 |
Macross Lifer!
Join Date: Jan 2008
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ok... i broke down and watched the raw (cries for my subs )
was great loved every bit (though the ranka's stomach glowing thing kinda creped me out.). Gotta go back and read these pages that I was avoiding for spoiler :P --edit in-- ok I think there's a price to pay for piloting the Macross 1/4, it makes you so Gar you end up gay when you're not piloting :P. Seriously though, Bobby was great in this. The transformation of the 1/4 makes a lot more sense than the previous ones. I really can't wait to see it in action again . As far as Alto goes, yes he lost his plane but recovering Luca and his VF has ends up being a win. The data that the VF probably recorded while inside the cap ship will probably make up the difference for Alto losing his. Not to mention Luca is supposedly from a rich family with ties to the tech sector. I can't imagine what kind of gifts they give to SMS to make sure their son is ok. As far as the VF-27 is concerned... seem kinda super robot is right now, my guess is that singing will break it's super hax :P. Last edited by squaresphere; 2008-05-19 at 10:41. |
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