The thing that steals my heart in this clip is Norea suddenly shacking her head when Aerial forms her beam cannon and she realizes they are in over their heads. That bit of animation is breathtaking imo.
@@bthsr7113 Photons have energy and momentum, and a laser produces so many photons per second at that energy for a given power output. A large laser that is meant for mining at a distance, quickly cutting through metals and minerals, is definitely going to generate a nonzero force. Having rockets that fire to adjust and constrain aim makes sense to me. In a free vacuum, there is no air resistance or gravity, so any force is going to act totally on the mass of the Gundam, but the acceleration will be proportional to the force, of course.
@@umbraemilitos photons have zero mass, and therefore zero momentum. This beam weapon could be firing other kinds of particles of course, but even so it would not have gligible recoil.
Thats why it annoys me when ppl say Aerial isn't that strong. Yeah because for 90% of the time we see it fight its training limiters are on and the other 10 Sulleta isn't piloting it.
The music for the big laser being chanting like its a witches spell was amazing. I feel like especially with that ending this isn't the last time we get this much more sinister version and I cannot wait to see more
One VERY interesting detail about Aerial in this scene; It's been confirmed that the green-colored beams we've been seeing up to now are the result of the weapons being set to very low-power, ie; the 'training'/'exhibition'/'competition' setting. Whereas the pink and other colored beams we saw in the prologue in this episode represent beam weapons at their standard/full power. Meaning that giant mega-buster blast that can melt an MS's leg off that was barely even NEAR the blast? Yeah, that was the beam on the LOW-POWER SETTING. So yeah, Aerial and Suletta are GODDAMN TERRIFYING and I would not at all be surprised if next season we see them take out a COLONY with that thing.
Out of curiosity, where was this mentioned? I noticed the original Ariel used blue beam effects and now the upgraded one went back to using green effects. I didn’t stop and think why that was.
@@johnathonlee7053 all the beams during the school fights were green. The low power setting was first mentioned in Chuchu's Demitrainer kit. This clip cuts before it, but one of the guys whose MS's legs melted comments on how powerful the beam is even though is not for "combat".
This whole scene broke my heart. Suletta is paralleling her own words and actions from the first episode but with much more lethal intent, and she's so disconnected from what she's doing thanks to Prospera's manipulation.
Honestly I get the feeling she was like that from the start, just look at the prologue. She has no concept of the violence happening when she's inside of Arielle, and maybe that's why she can link up to it so well.
I don't think it's manipulation. That's just seems to be Suletta's personality. She was never "normal" to begin with. Her mom just simplified the problem for her.
@@malakai_adam That was a four year old. This and the stain making scene are of a 17 year old. A child not realizing what she's doing is different from how Suletta is acting now. This goes beyond the normal detachment of aerial combat (heh, accidental pun) where you can't see a person go splat.
Homages I can see - 0:10 First 00 Gundam launch - 0:14 Unicorn Gundam debut pushback - 0:51 I might've heard an Ideon noise here from Aerial (scary) - 1:21 Wing Gundam Zero Twin Buster Cannon pose
Worst case, she doesn't care about a specific target. She'll proliferate the hell out of these weapons without care of consequence to prove her family was right, and this technology is the future. To drive normal mobile suit types extinct as Gundams, Gun Bits, and composite cannons spread across the system. And we know how that song usually goes. We have heard it many times. Of course, tragically losing sight of the original intent would would have been pursued in parallel with limited military production to maintain some balance. To heal and to strengthen people for peaceful life in space. TLDR, Worst Case: the cannon isn't to shoot someone specific, but to serve as a sales demo along with Aerial and Suletta, hang the consequences.
@@mattwoodard2535 I don't know specifics, but I do get the impression she hasn't taken a personal day from her quest in a long time, and we've seen indications she's wheeling and dealing in the corporate circles. Exchanging favors, backroom deals, etc. Also, her former life's credentials might access old Ochs Earth research data if you know where to look.
@@mattwoodard2535 I’d even argue that the aerial ai is creating the advanced technology, as Prospera is always saying she trusts Aerial and the fact that aerial can activate its own counter to the antidote without input. I think it’s sentient. I don’t think Prospera is in control on the tech side.
The OST playing in this scene sounds like a mix of the usual Which From Mercury that plays whenever Suletta does a comeback and one track from the prologue,that gave a really sinister vibe to this track. Which makes sense,since Suletta is rumored to be brainwashed Winter Soldier style in this scene
That was the chill that shoots up your spine when you see something that is BAD. And seeing the damage that blast, weakened because it is still in "practice mode," inflicted by grazing a mobile suit, it's not outside the realm on possibility that a direct hit would instantly disable a mobile suit. And if the Aerial was actually tuned to lethal output, a graze might outright destroy a mobile suit, like the Unicorn's Beam Magnum.
If I had a nickel for everytime Aoi Yūki played a character with spider powers and a white, black, and purple colour scheme I'd have two nickels. Which isn't much, but it's weird that it happened twice. Or maybe she was trying to hack the Aerial with her mad netrunner skills.
A few things get me about this scene:- 1. Suletta mirrors what she said to Guel when she confronted him in Mirone's greenhouse, except with more anger and determination. It's not the first time we've seen her become a completely different person when sat in Aerial, but there's a certain venom in her words. 2. Aerial's weaponry was operating in low-power mode, evident by the bright green beams. We've seen Ifrith and the Ifrith 'sisters' operate using pink and blue beams which we know are high powered beams used in actual combat. When the large gun fired, the heat from the beam itself was enough to melt the legs off one of the mobile suits from the Dawn of Fold, if that thing had been operating at full power, I imagine they'd of been vaporised by the beam's wake and shockwave alone. Much like the beam magnum from Unicorn. 3. Even if she's been manipulated by her mother, by brain washing or conditioning, she still stops in the middle of a real battle to learn if her friends are okay. 4. The music has taken on a more sinister tone, the chanting as the Gund-Bits assemble together to form the large gun, the silence before it fires and the vocals as it pierces the firmament are chilling and give the Aerial less of a heroic and victorious air, but a destructive and chaotic one. Elnora has corrupted the dream of the people who created the Gundam, fashioning it into the ultimate weapon to exact her revenge, and with the appearance of Ifrith Thorn and Ur, the reasons behind her visits to Earth have become a lot more clear. 5. Norea's panic. This character is the polar opposite to Sophie; calm, collected and somewhat seeming bored of the fighting. It's obvious she's the more level headed of the two, seeing what the Aerial was capable of made her break her composure, but her first act in this panic was to warn her comrades.
Fun that Aerial provides that info on her friends seaming on Aerial's initiative. At :18 episode one Aerial asks a question. The Aerial of the print story can talk to Sulleta at least now.
@@RedRocket4000 Well we gleaned from the short story that the Aerial is sentient. It's opposed Sulleta's involvememt in Elnora's plans for revenge, but the curious thing was, it stated that is was theirs (Aerials) and Elnora's vengeance, not Sulleta's.
This is my first Gundam anime, and I love how much in universe technical detail there is. Stuff like respecting zero G, maneuvering thrusters firing off to balance craft during shots, no magic, just technology explained and respected, and you can still take out more info from this!
There's a lot of interesting details to make out in this one clip. 1) The Aerial pushback. You can tell that Sophie's Gundam is a heavier model than Aerial but for Aerial to easily push it out, the Rebuild thrusters are strong or Aerial is just that good. 2) Aerial Rebuild's low power settings are greater than two other Lfrith Gundams. You see the first fact from the beam saber clash with Sophie's Gundam and the second from the big cannon. 3) Aerial's GUND Bits are perfectly synchronized with Sulletta as they are defending and attacking Sophie and Norea and switching on the fly. 4) The Norea shudder. She knows what's coming and knows how outgunned they are once the big gun came into play. 5) The cannon's settings are still on low power, probably because Prospera and Co. had no time to augment Aerial's settings quickly enough, but still powerful enough to melt Mobile Suit armor (as seen with that MS getting its legs melted off). This alone means that a direct hit is fatal, despite the settings being non-fatal.
4. She is a witch, wich is basically this universes version of Newtype. 4. It melted the legs without even hitting while on school setting. This thing is a Space colony buster for shure.
The problem with saying that being a 'witch' is the new Newtype is that we don't know for sure why they are called witches other than the narrative that says this. Why is Suletta called the Witch of Mercury? Why do the Earthian Gundam pilots call themselves witches of Earth? Why isn't the fake Elan called a 'witch'/wizard then?
@@tenchichan9170 That is eluded to do with the GUND Format. Elan is likely a Witch as well, a failed one, but a Witch nonetheless. All those dubbed as Witches thus far have been people who can survive a permet score of four and higher. Unlike Elan, the Earthan Witches can handle their suits at the higher setting, albeit still in pain. Elan couldn't handle his Gundam even in permet score three, higher was a death sentence (his life span was already heavily reduced from piloting his Gundam). Elan 4 even mentions the whole reason he wants Aerial is because it doesn't attempt to break him to use like every Gundam he has been in thus far, and he hated Suletta for being a Witch just like him, but one who didn't have to suffer like him. The Higher ups even called him a failed test product not just because he failed to secure the Aerial but because he failed to be a successful Gundam pilot/Witch in general. Prospera talking with Elan's handler even mentions she knows they are still working on "that project" the artificial creation of Witches to pilot Gundams (alluded to). This makes me suspect Prospera worked on the same project on her own and perfected it with Suletta as Suletta cannot be the same child as what was in the prologue as the ages so not match. Only way Suletta is Eri is if she was thrown into cryo. Then there is the issue with Aerial. It's named Aerial, not Lfrith. The Gundam from episode 0 is called a Lfrith, a prototype. Aerial. A-Eri-al
I love the OST when she shoots the beam rifle. The chanting in the background as its charging up then everything silences all at once. Reminds me of The Dark Knight Rises when Bruce is climbing from the pit and the other prisoners are chanting "rise," so badass.
It also leans heavily into Suletta being a Witch of Mercury. The changing intensifies as she charges as if changing a spell. It cuts off just when she is fully charged as if it is to signify the spell is complete and then boom, fired.
im pretty sure it was inspired by ace combat 7s soundtrack, i dont have any proof but if u listen to "daredevil" and "archange" from the games ost its hard to believe it didnt take inspiration there. at first i honestly thought it was stolen from the game
"Why that much firepower if it's not meant to be a weapon?" Hands down (pun intended), the terrorist attack and Suletta firing that laser are going to be what sparks a war between Earth and Space.
0:20 i love this spot where the music quiets down and you really get to hear the sounds these things make going toe to toe. Sick as hell, one of the best parts of this show imo
I love all the homages this scene had. Aerial Rebuild giving off GP01 Fb vibes. The thrusters turning like 00’s first launch. Pushing the other MS like Unicorn. The rifle firing pose.
Man, imagine if we get a GB03 style thing. Arguably not enough of those in the model kit scene, and reviving the older, more compact grade for mobile armors might be nice.
yeah after watching this series I went from thinking Gundam was overrated and meh to underrated as hell. I’ve been binging it since. any suggestions for a newcomer like me?
the thruster and such output is probably at max. the weapon output is school setting/ low frequency. could be a account of smae energy yield but its not as focused/vibrating. like having a blowtorch unfocused, and then you focuse it and its much more intense and efficient.
I just realized something at 1:15. Every time we hear the children choir in the music- the Aerial is performing an absolutely destructive weaponized attack.
Sunrise is probably the last bastion of 2D-animated mecha, though they also mix 3D near-seamlessly as well. Fun fact, you can notice a bit of an animation hiccup when the gund-bits attach to the gun, where they forgot to mask out the left-side bits and can be seen phasing through the gun before disappearing.
There is a theory that says all the Gunbits are individual people. Knowing that detail makes this scene 1:15 where Suletta calls upon them and then more and more voices start to chant as she powers up an attack make more sense in a really creepy way
If that's true then the power and presentation that the power is in the right hands... takes on a new meaning when you think Ariel is the modern day Frankenstein's monster. Suletta is Igor. And Suletta's mother is the mad scientist.
@@sightseek3rbasically the duel setting is green beams which leave the cockpit intact due to it being made of much more study material as we don’t want the kiddos killing each other in duels
Dude!!!! That is awesome she shoot the big fleet killer shot and and just missing but still being near the beam cause the lower legs to melt that is amazing I love that this is probably my favourite gundam series in years maybe or decades.
@@MrOmegatronic I mean, I do and I don't. I want to see the power, but I have a sneaking suspicion it won't be aimed with righteous purpose towards bloodless carnage.
@@bthsr7113 I'm going to take a wild guess that it's designed as a colony buster. I mean, other MS weapons are shown to take out ships, so it's overkill for an anti-ship role. That is straight-up a weapon to wipe out space colonies.
@@GodzillaFan-ko2xd That's for other continuities, and we don't know what's happened in the past yet (drone wars?), but given the Earth/Space tensions happening here... It seems like the GUND format was originally designed to help people adapt to space. And the people in space looked for any excuse to suppress that.
I think this series has some of the best mechanical design of the entire franchise in years. Even the ways they make sure to note the differences between various beam weaponry but the fact the beams dissipate and lose temperature the further they go out.
Looking back, the difference in vibes between Aerial's theme and Aerial Rebuild's theme was wild Aerial: A hero stands up to do the right thing even though it's hard Aerial Rebuild: The final boss casually decimates a large city to test their abilities
The last time an action and the soundtrack pumped me up this much was hearing White Reflection playing while Herro retrieves the Wing Zero in endless waltz. The chanting before the cannon fires gives me chills everytime
Man, when are we gonna get treated to the full official OST? "Astacassia" and "The Witch From Mercury" are absolutely brilliant tracks, but I *need* the music from this clip.
I'm here to liberate your over year long question. We have an official OST that contains every track that is available on Spotify, and the specific track for this part is called "Aerial Rebuild."
This show is fantastic, stellar dare I say. Writing acting themes characters animation direction pacing; All just really solid and really well executed.
I love how the firing of that thing has an actually ominous atmosphere. Makes you wonder if Suletta won't end up being the villain or villain protagonist of this series.
I think a lot of that is gonna depend on what the heck Delling's pet project, Quiet Zero, turns out to be. But there's also probably 20-40+ years' worth of highly relevant backstory involving the late Dr. Cardo's generation as well as Elnora's generation that is, so far, being withheld.
Everyone talking about the big gun moment but for me the best part of this clip is 0:20, the music switching to a more tense and ominous tone as the fight starts.
this ost is godly and i’ll never forget it, especially how i felt hearing it for the first time + suletta and aerial going into real combat for the first time and how emotional i was. those opening vocals r so good i replay that part over n over, and also the part when norea joins the fight that’s my fav part of the track, the DRUMS oh my goodness in unison w suletta and the gund bits gracefully moving in perfect synth as the music crests; i could go on and on if i don’t stop myself😭
I know the focus is mainly on Suletta breaking out a real Witch longarm, but the beam minigun and variable spread heavy beam shotgun are also quite impressive. Bits are still a late to endgame meta though, and Aerial's predecessor was built with bits.
It's a real tragedy that we never see the Gund-bit cannon fire at full power. It has a green beam here which means the regulation restriction was still on. When Prospera uses the Gund-bit cannon to destroy all of the Gund-volvas, it charges up a blue beam but the instant it fires the camera is outside the bunker so we never see the full power beam.
We should've known something was up when we saw Suletta treating this life or death battle with the same weight she gave to duels. Guel was terrified out of his mind in the same situation, but Suletta acts like this is business as usual.
I wouldn’t exactly call it the same situation, Guel was in an outdated grunt MS against a superior machine and using physical ammunition which he’s not used to. He was being beaten down until he started fighting back, Suletta is in a far more advantageous position. I think Suletta was also a lot more serious here than she’s been in say, the Grassley duel when she was smiling as she took down Shaddiq’s teammates.
They talk about mining for permit, and permit scores, makes me wonder if it's a mineral like Metatron from Zone of the Enders ... then it would make more sense if the Ariel and gund bits have the absorbed memories and or souls of others inside them.
I don't think they touched on it in the show yet, except for some technical info that didn't really explain. From the official site, permet is a mineral that they mine for, that conducts information between pieces of it, and they use it mixed with other materials and in electronics or mix with propellant for control purposes. It's also part of the biotech used for GUND-format.
When I watched this entire episode it was amazing and jaw dropping I love they gave gundam Aerial an Easter egg shots from gundam 00 twin drive sides to the back to fly out 0:10 and gundam Unicorn when the Unicorn grabbed out a mobile suit and push it out from the space docks to outside to fight 0:14 and their ost music for this intense, epic, and amazing
Animation is top notch in this scene (BUDGET), and I loved the details. Like once Norea jumped in, the some of the GUND-Bits stayed with the Aerial as a shield, and others were flying around taking shots from different angles (one from right in front of the camera).
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The thing that steals my heart in this clip is Norea suddenly shacking her head when Aerial forms her beam cannon and she realizes they are in over their heads. That bit of animation is breathtaking imo.
that’s shivering drawn right
@@LockOn0705 Bro that’s not even a shiver anymore, that’s a full on shudder of instinct screaming “Get away”
She got the chills briefly. 😱
The witch chant along with Noera´s reaction from seeing the assembled BIG DIK FUNNEL CANNON is amazing.
@@Quote_ation She also doesn't want someone she cares about in the way
1:27 I love how the thrusters on her back fire off to counter the recoil of the gun
It's nice when physics is remembered.
@@umbraemilitos Eh, Lasers shouldn't produce much kick, and definitely shouldn't cause atmospheric distortion in a vacuum.
@@bthsr7113 Photons have energy and momentum, and a laser produces so many photons per second at that energy for a given power output. A large laser that is meant for mining at a distance, quickly cutting through metals and minerals, is definitely going to generate a nonzero force. Having rockets that fire to adjust and constrain aim makes sense to me. In a free vacuum, there is no air resistance or gravity, so any force is going to act totally on the mass of the Gundam, but the acceleration will be proportional to the force, of course.
@@umbraemilitos photons have zero mass, and therefore zero momentum. This beam weapon could be firing other kinds of particles of course, but even so it would not have gligible recoil.
@@ix_risor it is entirely possible that's not a laser, but if it is, I feels the thrusters shouldn't have compensate too much.
Casual reminder that green beams are training intensity. Meaning it achieved all its attack feats at the lowest setting.
Even story mode Suletta is a challenging boss.
Thats why it annoys me when ppl say Aerial isn't that strong. Yeah because for 90% of the time we see it fight its training limiters are on and the other 10 Sulleta isn't piloting it.
The music for the big laser being chanting like its a witches spell was amazing. I feel like especially with that ending this isn't the last time we get this much more sinister version and I cannot wait to see more
Imagine if when she flips it up to blue, each bit gets her own distinct voice.
Giving me some serious Alone in the Dark vibes.
anime is lame, never fight another gundam so never get in a real fight, lame lame lame
@@bluejays6223 lol spotted the spambot
Everybody is gangster until the boss music switches to Latin chanting
One VERY interesting detail about Aerial in this scene; It's been confirmed that the green-colored beams we've been seeing up to now are the result of the weapons being set to very low-power, ie; the 'training'/'exhibition'/'competition' setting. Whereas the pink and other colored beams we saw in the prologue in this episode represent beam weapons at their standard/full power. Meaning that giant mega-buster blast that can melt an MS's leg off that was barely even NEAR the blast? Yeah, that was the beam on the LOW-POWER SETTING.
So yeah, Aerial and Suletta are GODDAMN TERRIFYING and I would not at all be surprised if next season we see them take out a COLONY with that thing.
so she hold on without a problem 2 other Gundams on Demo mode lol
@@Tortuguita117 One shudders to think what happens when the training safeties are turned off.
Giving the Wing Zero a run for it's money, I see
Out of curiosity, where was this mentioned? I noticed the original Ariel used blue beam effects and now the upgraded one went back to using green effects. I didn’t stop and think why that was.
@@johnathonlee7053 all the beams during the school fights were green. The low power setting was first mentioned in Chuchu's Demitrainer kit. This clip cuts before it, but one of the guys whose MS's legs melted comments on how powerful the beam is even though is not for "combat".
This whole scene broke my heart. Suletta is paralleling her own words and actions from the first episode but with much more lethal intent, and she's so disconnected from what she's doing thanks to Prospera's manipulation.
anime is lame, never fight another gundam so never get in a real fight, lame lame lame
@@6CTCEL and now I have to report you too.
Honestly I get the feeling she was like that from the start, just look at the prologue. She has no concept of the violence happening when she's inside of Arielle, and maybe that's why she can link up to it so well.
I don't think it's manipulation. That's just seems to be Suletta's personality. She was never "normal" to begin with. Her mom just simplified the problem for her.
@@malakai_adam That was a four year old. This and the stain making scene are of a 17 year old. A child not realizing what she's doing is different from how Suletta is acting now. This goes beyond the normal detachment of aerial combat (heh, accidental pun) where you can't see a person go splat.
1:22 Even though she may seem like a "fearless" fighter it looks like her fight or flight mode has kicked in. Love that detail.
Yea looks like a 6th sense from their permet score connect to their gundam which enhances senses and all that.
@@tsundere-.- either that or she heard the boss music
@@onesmileybaldy8303 when you realize you are a side character
anime is lame, never fight another gundam so never get in a real fight, lame lame lame
@@bluejays6223 lol spotted the spambot
Homages I can see
- 0:10 First 00 Gundam launch
- 0:14 Unicorn Gundam debut pushback
- 0:51 I might've heard an Ideon noise here from Aerial (scary)
- 1:21 Wing Gundam Zero Twin Buster Cannon pose
definitely add the Virtue in there too, with how the gun extends for large power mode, and Aerial holding it up to her chest
Also add the Mega Particle cannon from Zeta.
I agree with the Wing Zero reference
Instead of the Wing Zero I was thinking the EW Tallgeese III at MO2
@@VTX00128that also works
Sulleta's mother certainly has sinister plans for the future. You don't create a laser cannon that big without intending to use it on someone.
Worst case, she doesn't care about a specific target. She'll proliferate the hell out of these weapons without care of consequence to prove her family was right, and this technology is the future. To drive normal mobile suit types extinct as Gundams, Gun Bits, and composite cannons spread across the system. And we know how that song usually goes. We have heard it many times.
Of course, tragically losing sight of the original intent would would have been pursued in parallel with limited military production to maintain some balance. To heal and to strengthen people for peaceful life in space.
TLDR, Worst Case: the cannon isn't to shoot someone specific, but to serve as a sales demo along with Aerial and Suletta, hang the consequences.
@@mattwoodard2535 I don't know specifics, but I do get the impression she hasn't taken a personal day from her quest in a long time, and we've seen indications she's wheeling and dealing in the corporate circles. Exchanging favors, backroom deals, etc. Also, her former life's credentials might access old Ochs Earth research data if you know where to look.
anime is lame, never fight another gundam so never get in a real fight, lame lame lame
@@bluejays6223 lol spotted the spambot
@@mattwoodard2535 I’d even argue that the aerial ai is creating the advanced technology, as Prospera is always saying she trusts Aerial and the fact that aerial can activate its own counter to the antidote without input. I think it’s sentient. I don’t think Prospera is in control on the tech side.
She's not a typical child soldier. She a New Type of warrior all together...
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An Innovator, if you will.
The OST playing in this scene sounds like a mix of the usual Which From Mercury that plays whenever Suletta does a comeback and one track from the prologue,that gave a really sinister vibe to this track. Which makes sense,since Suletta is rumored to be brainwashed Winter Soldier style in this scene
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Its the Lfrith's theme from the prologue, slightly augmented.
anime is lame, never fight another gundam so never get in a real fight, lame lame lame
@Bluejays lol spotted the spambot
lfrith gundam vs lfrith gundam
1:05 i love the detail of the explosion behind where the miniguns round that missed the Aerial ends
Love how Norea's head twitched a bit after seeing the huge cannon...probably her Spidey sense tingling. 😅
Chicks love canons
That was the chill that shoots up your spine when you see something that is BAD. And seeing the damage that blast, weakened because it is still in "practice mode," inflicted by grazing a mobile suit, it's not outside the realm on possibility that a direct hit would instantly disable a mobile suit. And if the Aerial was actually tuned to lethal output, a graze might outright destroy a mobile suit, like the Unicorn's Beam Magnum.
It’s fear. She saw that gun expand and transform. She knew something was going to go wrong quick.
that NewType tingle always has been a thing in gundam so cool to see it here
If I had a nickel for everytime Aoi Yūki played a character with spider powers and a white, black, and purple colour scheme I'd have two nickels. Which isn't much, but it's weird that it happened twice.
Or maybe she was trying to hack the Aerial with her mad netrunner skills.
The soundtrack part at 1:15 always gave me goosebumps whenever I rewatch this scene~
A few things get me about this scene:-
1. Suletta mirrors what she said to Guel when she confronted him in Mirone's greenhouse, except with more anger and determination. It's not the first time we've seen her become a completely different person when sat in Aerial, but there's a certain venom in her words.
2. Aerial's weaponry was operating in low-power mode, evident by the bright green beams. We've seen Ifrith and the Ifrith 'sisters' operate using pink and blue beams which we know are high powered beams used in actual combat. When the large gun fired, the heat from the beam itself was enough to melt the legs off one of the mobile suits from the Dawn of Fold, if that thing had been operating at full power, I imagine they'd of been vaporised by the beam's wake and shockwave alone. Much like the beam magnum from Unicorn.
3. Even if she's been manipulated by her mother, by brain washing or conditioning, she still stops in the middle of a real battle to learn if her friends are okay.
4. The music has taken on a more sinister tone, the chanting as the Gund-Bits assemble together to form the large gun, the silence before it fires and the vocals as it pierces the firmament are chilling and give the Aerial less of a heroic and victorious air, but a destructive and chaotic one. Elnora has corrupted the dream of the people who created the Gundam, fashioning it into the ultimate weapon to exact her revenge, and with the appearance of Ifrith Thorn and Ur, the reasons behind her visits to Earth have become a lot more clear.
5. Norea's panic. This character is the polar opposite to Sophie; calm, collected and somewhat seeming bored of the fighting. It's obvious she's the more level headed of the two, seeing what the Aerial was capable of made her break her composure, but her first act in this panic was to warn her comrades.
Fun that Aerial provides that info on her friends seaming on Aerial's initiative. At :18 episode one Aerial asks a question. The Aerial of the print story can talk to Sulleta at least now.
@@RedRocket4000 Well we gleaned from the short story that the Aerial is sentient. It's opposed Sulleta's involvememt in Elnora's plans for revenge, but the curious thing was, it stated that is was theirs (Aerials) and Elnora's vengeance, not Sulleta's.
This is my first Gundam anime, and I love how much in universe technical detail there is. Stuff like respecting zero G, maneuvering thrusters firing off to balance craft during shots, no magic, just technology explained and respected, and you can still take out more info from this!
@@Furebel If you like technical details, you'll probably love Thunderbolt (and IBO to a lesser extent).
@@Mobius_118 Thanks! I'll take a look at them
BRO GIVE WHOEVER CREATED THAT SOUND DESIGN DESERVES A DAMN RAISE !!! ,
This series stands out so much in sound design, it just adds so much to build up the important moments
Gundam series typically deliver with the sound design. Even the older shows sound like they were cutting edge for their time.
There's a lot of interesting details to make out in this one clip.
1) The Aerial pushback. You can tell that Sophie's Gundam is a heavier model than Aerial but for Aerial to easily push it out, the Rebuild thrusters are strong or Aerial is just that good.
2) Aerial Rebuild's low power settings are greater than two other Lfrith Gundams. You see the first fact from the beam saber clash with Sophie's Gundam and the second from the big cannon.
3) Aerial's GUND Bits are perfectly synchronized with Sulletta as they are defending and attacking Sophie and Norea and switching on the fly.
4) The Norea shudder. She knows what's coming and knows how outgunned they are once the big gun came into play.
5) The cannon's settings are still on low power, probably because Prospera and Co. had no time to augment Aerial's settings quickly enough, but still powerful enough to melt Mobile Suit armor (as seen with that MS getting its legs melted off). This alone means that a direct hit is fatal, despite the settings being non-fatal.
4. She is a witch, wich is basically this universes version of Newtype.
4. It melted the legs without even hitting while on school setting. This thing is a Space colony buster for shure.
The problem with saying that being a 'witch' is the new Newtype is that we don't know for sure why they are called witches other than the narrative that says this.
Why is Suletta called the Witch of Mercury? Why do the Earthian Gundam pilots call themselves witches of Earth? Why isn't the fake Elan called a 'witch'/wizard then?
@@tenchichan9170 That is eluded to do with the GUND Format. Elan is likely a Witch as well, a failed one, but a Witch nonetheless. All those dubbed as Witches thus far have been people who can survive a permet score of four and higher. Unlike Elan, the Earthan Witches can handle their suits at the higher setting, albeit still in pain. Elan couldn't handle his Gundam even in permet score three, higher was a death sentence (his life span was already heavily reduced from piloting his Gundam). Elan 4 even mentions the whole reason he wants Aerial is because it doesn't attempt to break him to use like every Gundam he has been in thus far, and he hated Suletta for being a Witch just like him, but one who didn't have to suffer like him. The Higher ups even called him a failed test product not just because he failed to secure the Aerial but because he failed to be a successful Gundam pilot/Witch in general. Prospera talking with Elan's handler even mentions she knows they are still working on "that project" the artificial creation of Witches to pilot Gundams (alluded to). This makes me suspect Prospera worked on the same project on her own and perfected it with Suletta as Suletta cannot be the same child as what was in the prologue as the ages so not match. Only way Suletta is Eri is if she was thrown into cryo. Then there is the issue with Aerial. It's named Aerial, not Lfrith. The Gundam from episode 0 is called a Lfrith, a prototype. Aerial. A-Eri-al
anime is lame, never fight another gundam so never get in a real fight, lame lame lame
@@bluejays6223 She fought another Gundam when fighting Elan and again in the final Episode, what are you on?
I love the OST when she shoots the beam rifle. The chanting in the background as its charging up then everything silences all at once. Reminds me of The Dark Knight Rises when Bruce is climbing from the pit and the other prisoners are chanting "rise," so badass.
It also leans heavily into Suletta being a Witch of Mercury. The changing intensifies as she charges as if changing a spell. It cuts off just when she is fully charged as if it is to signify the spell is complete and then boom, fired.
im pretty sure it was inspired by ace combat 7s soundtrack, i dont have any proof but if u listen to "daredevil" and "archange" from the games ost its hard to believe it didnt take inspiration there. at first i honestly thought it was stolen from the game
"Why that much firepower if it's not meant to be a weapon?"
Hands down (pun intended), the terrorist attack and Suletta firing that laser are going to be what sparks a war between Earth and Space.
Hey here’s something hilarious. She was still set on duel setting indicated by her beams being green this wasn’t even full power
@@inuclearpickle8628 I've been thinking about that. If this is still with training wheels, how beyond broken will those beams be?
@@bthsr7113 imagine a weaker version of the beam magnum
prospera be like, hey wouldn't it be funny if i fitted aerial with a ship cannon
@@bthsr7113 Probably a hell fusion of the Unicorn's Beam Magnum and the entire Virtue line (Virtue/Nadleeh, Seravee and Raphael).
0:20 i love this spot where the music quiets down and you really get to hear the sounds these things make going toe to toe. Sick as hell, one of the best parts of this show imo
The sound design is brain melting, and the moment of the shot takes my breath away. I want more!
I love all the homages this scene had. Aerial Rebuild giving off GP01 Fb vibes. The thrusters turning like 00’s first launch. Pushing the other MS like Unicorn. The rifle firing pose.
I don't know anything you just referenced but I'm happy for all you Gundam fans nonetheless
anime is lame, never fight another gundam so never get in a real fight, lame lame lame
@@bluejays6223 lol spotted the spambot
@@bluejays6223 wrong wrong wrong
Man, imagine if we get a GB03 style thing. Arguably not enough of those in the model kit scene, and reviving the older, more compact grade for mobile armors might be nice.
So glad this series is making Gundam more popular with the western audience
Witch still have long way to go to be in UC and CE level.
It did really good job in Japan, many ppl started watching Gundam!
yeah after watching this series I went from thinking Gundam was overrated and meh to underrated as hell. I’ve been binging it since. any suggestions for a newcomer like me?
@@RetroCube in the UC timeline? I started with Unicorn to see what was all about and then made my way to Hathaway Flash
@@RetroCube Build Divers as it is a spin-off, but a good one in my opinion
And yet Aerial is still set to "School Mode." When she actually shifts gears for a real fight... it's gonna be a bloodbath.
You're assuming there will be any blood left when she's done shooting at blue or higher frequencies.
I'm anticipating Unicorn level power with Barbatos level consequences.
the thruster and such output is probably at max. the weapon output is school setting/ low frequency. could be a account of smae energy yield but its not as focused/vibrating. like having a blowtorch unfocused, and then you focuse it and its much more intense and efficient.
It's not technically a bloodbath if the blood is also incinerated.
@@Klaaism No more tomato juice.
love the little shiwer sophie does as the beam cannon is assembling itself
they saw the situation get out of hand real fast
That was Norea
Gotta love the slightly mournful Lfrith/Eri motif playing in the background, instead of Suletta/Aerial's triumphant war cry
I just realized something at 1:15. Every time we hear the children choir in the music- the Aerial is performing an absolutely destructive weaponized attack.
Sunrise is probably the last bastion of 2D-animated mecha, though they also mix 3D near-seamlessly as well. Fun fact, you can notice a bit of an animation hiccup when the gund-bits attach to the gun, where they forgot to mask out the left-side bits and can be seen phasing through the gun before disappearing.
good catch
just gotta appreciate that frame at 0:12, it is black and white but shows the immense power from that flight pack.
The chanting that plays when Suletta extends her f*ck off laser cannon is really unsettling, and I love it!
There is a theory that says all the Gunbits are individual people. Knowing that detail makes this scene 1:15 where Suletta calls upon them and then more and more voices start to chant as she powers up an attack make more sense in a really creepy way
If that's true then the power and presentation that the power is in the right hands... takes on a new meaning when you think Ariel is the modern day Frankenstein's monster. Suletta is Igor. And Suletta's mother is the mad scientist.
And if you connect that back to all the people that died in the prologue when she was younger hits even more
its like the bits are her coven
@@detpackman her familiars
The more lives she claims the more their numbers grow
@@endginuity8391 LOL
Interesting detail, Suletta and the Aerial are still using the "low-power" training/dueling beams, instead of the blue "high-power" mode.
I both eagerly anticpate and dread seeing aerial break out the blue beams.
So the others were shooting at her with blue beams. Does that mean their weapons were on high power mode?
@@sightseek3r Yes.
@@bthsr7113 Sheeeeesh
@@sightseek3rbasically the duel setting is green beams which leave the cockpit intact due to it being made of much more study material as we don’t want the kiddos killing each other in duels
I love how arel rebuilt is a almagnation of the suits from Stardust memory, unicorn, 00, wing, the trailblazer movie , and g gundam.
That moment at 1:23 where she realises "I done fkd up..."
Dude!!!! That is awesome she shoot the big fleet killer shot and and just missing but still being near the beam cause the lower legs to melt that is amazing I love that this is probably my favourite gundam series in years maybe or decades.
Reminds me of the buster rife scene from endless waltz
"See how powerless you really are!"
"Roger that."
That chanting in the song just feels like an ominous countdown to Aerial firing
When your too lazy to break their ankles so you just decide that they should have never had them in the first place 1:20
At that moment Sulleta was already fighting with zero concern of killing anyone, that cannon is 100% lethal force.
It's still on _low_ power. I don't think we want to see high power.
@@MrOmegatronic I mean, I do and I don't. I want to see the power, but I have a sneaking suspicion it won't be aimed with righteous purpose towards bloodless carnage.
@@bthsr7113 I'm going to take a wild guess that it's designed as a colony buster. I mean, other MS weapons are shown to take out ships, so it's overkill for an anti-ship role. That is straight-up a weapon to wipe out space colonies.
@@MrMyu I agree cause with the amount of times a space colony or other large object has been dropped onto the earth I wouldn’t put it past anyone
@@GodzillaFan-ko2xd That's for other continuities, and we don't know what's happened in the past yet (drone wars?), but given the Earth/Space tensions happening here... It seems like the GUND format was originally designed to help people adapt to space. And the people in space looked for any excuse to suppress that.
I think this series has some of the best mechanical design of the entire franchise in years. Even the ways they make sure to note the differences between various beam weaponry but the fact the beams dissipate and lose temperature the further they go out.
Suletta gives the best high fives
And even better pats on the backs.
We are so messed up,
Wing Zero: "I raised that girl."
Looking back, the difference in vibes between Aerial's theme and Aerial Rebuild's theme was wild
Aerial: A hero stands up to do the right thing even though it's hard
Aerial Rebuild: The final boss casually decimates a large city to test their abilities
“We'd stared into the face of Death, and Death blinked first. You'd think that would make us feel brave and invincible. It didn't.”
this animation sequence between 1:00 - 1:10 looks SO GOOD 10/10 episode fr !!!
From the music to the visuals to the build up this scene was beautiful!
The last time an action and the soundtrack pumped me up this much was hearing White Reflection playing while Herro retrieves the Wing Zero in endless waltz. The chanting before the cannon fires gives me chills everytime
I was like "Could you possibly get a bigger gun?!" and then it _kept getting larger anyway_
Prospera took the lyrics of XBXs Black Tar to heart.
@@zafranorbian757
Now _that's_ a reference I never thought I'd see. Then again, it is a game full of mecha so it relates to this pretty well.
Man, when are we gonna get treated to the full official OST? "Astacassia" and "The Witch From Mercury" are absolutely brilliant tracks, but I *need* the music from this clip.
I'm here to liberate your over year long question.
We have an official OST that contains every track that is available on Spotify, and the specific track for this part is called "Aerial Rebuild."
@@johnprice6271 Yep. Happy owner of it since day 1 of release! :-)
This show is fantastic, stellar dare I say. Writing acting themes characters animation direction pacing; All just really solid and really well executed.
I love how the firing of that thing has an actually ominous atmosphere. Makes you wonder if Suletta won't end up being the villain or villain protagonist of this series.
Her hairband has a Char motive.
@@zafranorbian757 And she is basically Char's underling.
I think a lot of that is gonna depend on what the heck Delling's pet project, Quiet Zero, turns out to be. But there's also probably 20-40+ years' worth of highly relevant backstory involving the late Dr. Cardo's generation as well as Elnora's generation that is, so far, being withheld.
@@HubiKoshi Char is her momma!
Everyone talking about the big gun moment but for me the best part of this clip is 0:20, the music switching to a more tense and ominous tone as the fight starts.
And just remember, her Gundam was set to the maximums allowed by school regulations. So, that wasn't full power.
Let's hope she doesn't use that thing in any duels.
Take a little Wing Zero & a little Unicorn & you get the Aerial's Beam Magnum Buster Rifle
Sound design and ost were outstanding in this one!
this ost is godly and i’ll never forget it, especially how i felt hearing it for the first time + suletta and aerial going into real combat for the first time and how emotional i was. those opening vocals r so good i replay that part over n over, and also the part when norea joins the fight that’s my fav part of the track, the DRUMS oh my goodness in unison w suletta and the gund bits gracefully moving in perfect synth as the music crests; i could go on and on if i don’t stop myself😭
Got to love ominous chanting in fight music.
This series has them mic drop moments that I love
Suletta passed from a sweetheart to a war goddess.
And a cold-hearted murderer, as Miorine witnessed Suletta squashing an assassin like a mosquito.
Yeah, remember that. Awesome scene, by the way.
I can’t wait for this new OST to come out.
Me then: Wow this fight is intense
Me now: All I see is ghosts..
BRUH 😳 even if they dodged, the legs still melted ! Talk about effective !!
An unhinged Suletta in a Gundam is pretty hard to beat
"Go. Get the hell... OUT OF MY WAY" energy right there.
Anyone else think about how Suletta said "Didn't your mother ever teach you" to a literal orphan??? Ngl thats so out of pocket
It's not like she knew they were orphans though
I love how this was still in duel settings those machines would of exploded if it was set to blue beams
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00:40 the permet score UP sound effect!!
The OST hits hard
The sound design in this series deserves an award.
also i loved the scene where they whinged at the terrorists for using kinetic weapons and littering in space.
I love it when gundams have a secret war crime mode that’s so epic
I know the focus is mainly on Suletta breaking out a real Witch longarm, but the beam minigun and variable spread heavy beam shotgun are also quite impressive. Bits are still a late to endgame meta though, and Aerial's predecessor was built with bits.
It's a real tragedy that we never see the Gund-bit cannon fire at full power. It has a green beam here which means the regulation restriction was still on. When Prospera uses the Gund-bit cannon to destroy all of the Gund-volvas, it charges up a blue beam but the instant it fires the camera is outside the bunker so we never see the full power beam.
If Sunrise can do anything right, it's Mecha anime and sound design..god damn.
I want to point out: That gun was set to *training* power. This thing will be blowing clean through colonies by the end of the series.
We should've known something was up when we saw Suletta treating this life or death battle with the same weight she gave to duels. Guel was terrified out of his mind in the same situation, but Suletta acts like this is business as usual.
I wouldn’t exactly call it the same situation, Guel was in an outdated grunt MS against a superior machine and using physical ammunition which he’s not used to. He was being beaten down until he started fighting back, Suletta is in a far more advantageous position. I think Suletta was also a lot more serious here than she’s been in say, the Grassley duel when she was smiling as she took down Shaddiq’s teammates.
if you run gain one move forward gain 2 is mental programming i believe .Sophie een alluded to this when she said Mercury looked different
And there it is a colony beam killer.
The way Norea just SHUDDERS when Suletta is charging up the cannon is awesome
I imagine that the hairs stood on end.
They talk about mining for permit, and permit scores, makes me wonder if it's a mineral like Metatron from Zone of the Enders ... then it would make more sense if the Ariel and gund bits have the absorbed memories and or souls of others inside them.
I'm guessing it's like silver, a mineral that has advanced electronic applications..
I don't think they touched on it in the show yet, except for some technical info that didn't really explain. From the official site, permet is a mineral that they mine for, that conducts information between pieces of it, and they use it mixed with other materials and in electronics or mix with propellant for control purposes. It's also part of the biotech used for GUND-format.
This episode is nice, we get a scene like Unicorn and Kshatriya first meeting l, and a Gundam Wing/Gundam Virtue like pose and firepower. :)
That Aerial launch also reminds me of Gundam 00's first launch
@@HubiKoshi Full of references, i love this damn anime.
When the soundtrack starts playing and Aerial's eyes lights up, I feel I'm gundam again.
Song "AERIAL REBUILD" by Takashi Ohmama
Doesn’t the beginning of this video remind anyone of unicorn Gundams first battle?
It did, also 00 too with the new design.
aerial has a lil bit of wing gundam in her.
we'll save da slap mode for later
One of the best gundam fight scenes undoubtibly.
When I watched this entire episode it was amazing and jaw dropping I love they gave gundam Aerial an Easter egg shots from gundam 00 twin drive sides to the back to fly out 0:10 and gundam Unicorn when the Unicorn grabbed out a mobile suit and push it out from the space docks to outside to fight 0:14 and their ost music for this intense, epic, and amazing
Animation is top notch in this scene (BUDGET), and I loved the details. Like once Norea jumped in, the some of the GUND-Bits stayed with the Aerial as a shield, and others were flying around taking shots from different angles (one from right in front of the camera).
How many of us started giggling like madmen the instant that Beam Cannon formed and Norea immediately realized they were screwed? Be honest now y'all.
And then we never see this ever again
damn bro, i can't belive that they dodged.
Dragonball could learn a thing or two
OST of this show Goes harder than freaking Fate series. What a treat
Well heero, zechs and setsuna would be proud of that bfg
“The green beam is low-power” is starting to sound like Aragorn kicking the helmet or Leo cutting his hand in Django
And just like that we got ourselves a new Gundam Ariel model kit.
"Say 'Hello' to my lil friend!"
I want the soundtrack already
Definitely has that oomph to it, but I must say, the Unicorn's Beam Magnum is gold standard in execution.
Was anything ever really a threat to Aerial? Even with her weapons in training mode she out classed other gundams.
It’s a dope suit but in universe nothing really matched its output, even with pilot skills.
Suletta still using the low powered green laser setting reserved for duels almost implies this is all just a game to her.
Only if that’s something she could have changed on the fly and not something that has to be done from the outside/in advance
Suletta now becoming like amuro and Setsuna like newtype and pure innovator are together in one