New Mobile Suits from Argent Keel in Silver Phantom [Gundam UC Lore]

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[@starkille10r72]

Argent is french for silver, heads up. Makes sense to paint their machines that color if that's their name. Keel is likely also referring to the underside of a boat, so a lot to unpack from the group's name alone.

[@justincholos.balisang6884]

We need more PMCs in Gundam. So far, I've only seen the ones in Twilight Axis, Walpurgis, MSVR, and Silver Phantom.

[@fattiger6957]

Nice repaints, but I doubt many people will get to see this since VR is still very niche. And I can't say the story interests me. I already hate Unicorn and I'm sure this will further the whole, "the Federation is evil while Zeon were the good guys all along" narrative Bandai seems to love.

[@GundamExplained]

I don't think they are spinning that narrative. It's obvious that it's mirroring real life - people take sides regardless of the true intent behind it. For instance, could you say in our world there's a true good-guy super power? I'm glad to be an American, but we go to other countries and start coups. Or fund wars without funding the needs within our country. As for VR being niche, that's actually not true. The Quest devices alone (not counting steam, htc, etc) have over 6 million monthly active users. It's Gundam that is the niche.

[@fattiger6957]

@@GundamExplained Okay, I was being hyperbolic, but Bandai desperately wants audiences to sympathize with Zeon soldiers and the Zeon cause. But that really isn't a good idea, considering everything related to Zeon will be under the shadow of their multiple acts of mass genocide.
0079 literally compares Zeon to the "German National Socialists". You can't wipe that away by claiming shades of grey. Yes, the world is shades of grey. But there are certain peoples and organizations who are full jet black. Zeon's colony drops (which also massacred many millions of spacenoids) was worse than every other atrocity in human history combined. If the franchise literally didn't start with that, maybe I can sympathize with Zeon. The Federation is severely flawed, but Zeon is pure evil.
VR is still niche. 6 million is quite small compared to the mainstream gaming audience. Steam has well over 100 million monthly active users. There are ~150 million Nintendo Switches, over 50 million PS5s and ~25 million Xbox Series. VR isn't a tiny market, but it is far from mainstream even for gamers.

[@LucLightWolf121]

​@GundamExplained
Well said, Adam.
Not to mention, ZEON had a just cause for decades to go to war against the Earth Federation.
They were unfortunately led by a very corrupt family of political and economic opportunists (the Zabis) instead of the morally righteous and zealot Deikun family.