Addendum 1: Necessary paint mixes include - The white, light, and dark blues of the body The purplish gray, blue, and red for the backpack The orange for the shield emitters The gray for the whip and machine guns An optional gold for the gold pieces An option red for the heated whip Total paint mixes needed: 8-10 Addendum 2: If anyone is interested in my outlook for Hilda's unit, here it is. Carrying on the strong base of the body of Agnes' unit, and thanks to the use of the BOLELO A, Hilda's GYAN Strom has solid visuals to work with. The blues give it a colour scheme reminiscent of the original UC Gyan, and thanks to the use of the correct colors, the only paint apps that are needed are for filling in the rear head camera, light blue and orange of the thrusters, and the purplish gray for the whip and machine gun related parts, besides optionally repainting the white on the front skirts into the base light blue in case you wanna recreate the line art version instead of the movie version. Apart from that, the undergates in the knees are the most annoying and dangerous part of the build, but Hilda's GYAN looks more acceptable OOB. Articulation is the same as the standard release combined with the moving parts of the BOLELO A of the GELGOOG Menace, no surprises there. Weapons are the same as the standard unit, including the Beam Rifle, Beam Saber, Slayer Whip, Beam Axe, Self-Propelled Shield with missing red emitter rims, and Machine Gun barrels for the chest. Naturally, the backpacks and backpack weapons can be swapped between all GELGOOGs and GYANs, allowing you to customize your unit and loadout. Owing to the fewer visual issues, I'd say Hilda's unit is the easier one of the two variants to get into if you're a stickler for detail. Otherwise, consider that it's a P-Bandai kit that doesn't have the BOLELO S in case you don't want the BOLELO A. Besides, despite it needing 4-6 paint mixes, they're mostly for filling in small, if not optional details (White and orange for the body, purplish gray for the machine guns and whip, red inside the shield emitters, optional light blue for the skirts, and optional red for the heated whip). I'd say, it's the better version of the two despite its short screen time, in no small part thanks to the backpack. Kit rank: Recommended
Agnes being a vapid, unlikeable character (and person); and the kit being frustrating to work with, I do have a valid reason for being mad over it. Glad you enjoyed it though.
Glad you liked it. I gotta throw something in that won't have been possible had I reviewed this on time, and I'm happy that just the right reference popped up.
btw, I bought that model kit at an anime convention, and I used my gundam markers to paint the areas of where those stickers go around the backpack, like at the thrusters on it's back, legs and back skirt I think, on the wings, and the missile pods and mono-eye and head unit.
@@mj2005gundam I know right?, I've been getting use to doing that, hell, I put some detail on the thruster on both the back and backpack by looking at the instructions.
I just painted. Didn't have the resources for the light blue, so I just went with white. The blue I had also didn't match with the blue sticker on the wings, but it still works.
Two things. 1. I’m going to be here a lot 2. I would buy the GYAN Strom, but Agnes kinda just ruins it, even if I were to get the standard colors version, I would still be reminded of Agnes, so this kits a no go for me
There is a P-bandai variant for another character's version. I forget her name. Yeah, it's kinda the Michaelis effect of not liking the MS due to the pilot. Michaelis was put on clearance in Japan because it was so bad
Fortunately, there's also Hilda's/Mass Production Color Gyan, and while it's a P Bandai, scalpers have priced it similarly with the retail kit because of how unpopular it is compared with the Gelgoog Menace, so you should get it while it's still "cheap".
Funnily enough, I was comparing this kit to the Gyancelot while writing the script. Namely TypeV3's verdict of it, as they're both Gyans that have a ton of cheap-looking stickers and poor OOB visuals, but well-implemented visual foundations and accessories.
I like the Gyan Strom. I painted mine in a custom color scheme. The backpack did take a bit of masking to get to look good, just like the gelgoog menace. I tried to paint the slayer whip to look like it was heated up. I also painted white on the beam effects to give them that activated look
Honestly Agnes should have just died. Her character as a whole was straight up trash. Just because the commander rejected your feelings doesn't mean you should just backstabbed compass and your Allies.
@@ridhoojozz694 if the seed freedom zero anime really completely corrects how badly written of a character Agnes is i'll cash app you 25$ upon completion of the series
Really like the overall profile of Gyan Strom scream GINN but for the ZAFT 1%, very fitting for Agnes. edit: funny that even Gyan shield is one big frisbee, shield in CE is simply build different
Kinda weird that this was the only SEED Freedom kit that was using the old standard HG's "shoulder-ball into torso-cup" balljoints instead of the HG SEED Freedom's "torso-ball into shoulder-cup" balljoints. Sure, you'll get more compatibility with the previous era HGs, but what about the other guys from the same series??? 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
Even then, the arms of the GYAN Strom are not compatible with the polycap sockets, so it's utterly pointless to begin with, AND restricts compatibility of the arms with those that use the SEED Action System. Oddball decisions
Agnes gyan strom looks similar to gelgoog menace because of design and proportions this mobile suit. Both the mobile suits their design of the original gelgoog and gyan frome from first gundam anime series
@@mj2005gundam while i do agree that MSF existence can easily just win over all but we have to believe in seed there are people here like lowe and other astray people and good enough black market and traitors. plus we though strike freedom was invincible upto this SEED freedom movie. some evil will find a way to keep going
Agnes is like Reccoa, but at least Reccoa volunteered herself for the most dangerous missions, succesfully accomplished them and wanted being praised and cherissed for that. Reccoa at least tried to do things to be recognised, Agnes assumes that because of her mere existence she should be loved. Damn you gotta be annoying af to make me talk good about Reccoa.
@MatthewLoh-ru1mw not to be the devil's lawyer, but at least Flay has an actual background that tells you why she's a bitch and while it doesnt makes you like her, at least you could say you can understand her (same with Reccoa). Agnes is just a bitch out of nowhere, no background, no plot; just like that pityful red-haired princess from Shield Hero that seems her only purpose of existence is to make the MC look better (even when he does some questionable things)
Yes I am an annoyingly picky bastard. And if I have to be blunt, Agnes has no reason to even exist but to whine and be annoying. Every other detestable character are at least only a bad person but a good character in terms of either personality and/or role. Agnes is none of those.
Flay had a justifiable reason as to why she's a massive knob. Besides, her character helped the world-building in a way. Agnes is not only detestable, but has no reason to exist other than to whine at the audience
2900 yen for that, give me a break. I don't care how much it sells for, Bandai and Okawara should've known that the trims would be too much on an HG without the use of horrendous stickers.
The ZAFT Suits from SEED Freedom are an big failure. Overdesigned and missing the charm of the OG SEED Suits like the BuGUE, GINN or the super underrated GuAIZ. And the Koala Face with the Machine Gun Jubblies from Austin Powers 😄 Thank you for the review MJ!
@@mj2005gundam ZAKU Warrior itself is fine. Because it looks different from the OG Zaku II. But GOUF and DOM are just 1/1 copies from Zeon... So sad ZAFT Suits lost the british design touch from the OG SEED.
Depends on what you're after from a show. It's the most financially successful Gundam movie to date, which means there's something good about it that I cannot relate to. If you want my honest opinion, the first half felt quite good, but the second half threw everything away and turns it into Gundam SEED.
@@mj2005gundam So I assume you got your Murasame. By the way the wight sticker might frighten you at first, but it looks suprisingly good for a wraparound sticker.
As someone who only saw the seed movie due to finding it on a pirate site, without much knowledge of the show, it's surprising how this character doesn't even feel like the worst one. I hope SEED fans got what they wanted but this just seemed like bad, which is a shame cuz I was expecting the gyan and the black knights to be cool like the mech designs and then their pilots were mega-ass.
Cool edgy designs that were sullied by their crap pilots, where has that happened before? But yeah, I really hope SEED fans got what they've waited 2 decades for, as this movie is definitely terrible in terms of overall writing. They had me in the first half, NGL. Turns out a writer with brain cancer could write a better story than Fukuda.
But Agnes... I CAN FIX HER! On second thoughts, maybe not. Ahahahaha. Anyways, I'm glad I got the Hilda Harken Custom of this Gunpla. At least I gget to have the awesome of this kit WITHOUT being an Agnes simp. Ehehehe.
Onee-san Gyan type?! Oh its the imouto ver. If only this Gyan Justice-based so it could be a close-quarter combat fighter with sub-flighter rather than winged cqc unit
Honestly, I literally got this kit solely for the space pack. Hell, I got two of it for that reason. The lack of colors on it doesn’t bug me since I’m using them for kitbashes. I’m also harvesting the back of one of my GYANs to turn into a Wizard-to-two-peg adapter. I don’t hate the look of the GYAN Strom aside from the idiotic helmet, but the base kit also left quite a bit to be desired. The head piece on mine is super loose, making head articulation near impossible. Also, WHY THE FUCK GIVE SB-6 BEAMS TO A FUCKING _GYAN?!_ The UC Gyan’s most distinctive and attractive feature was its massive goddamn beam saber blade. You’re telling me Bandai, the kings of reusing older runners unnecessarily, couldn’t just give us the C2 runner from the Gyan revive? Or hell, just give us SB-13 beams? The beam saber on a goddamn Gyan SHOULD NOT BE SHORT. I was thinking of making a CAD model of my finished Wizard adapter to save my other Gyan, but fuck it, the kit isn’t worth it.
I mean fair enough, any Gunpla used as material won't need to worry about accuracy. But I agree with you that the base kit leaves much to be desired. Strangely, the helmet piece on mine is fine, so I guess it's based on the batch? Not sure. And I think the reason they used SB-6 beams is because the shape is more uniform (as opposed to the SB-13 beams that have a round base), making it more appropriate for rapiers. They did the same with the Rose.
This is definitely one of those situations where I can say this with a straight face you're better off just getting the OG universal century Gyan then this one. While the articulation is very fantastic it comes at the cost of you needing to have the colors be almost exactly like it did in the movie and really the build just feels pretty monotonous but not in the fun way. Or hell you're better off just getting the Gelgoog Menace as much as I am not a big fan of seed ripping off universal century mobile suit designs. And that's not even beginning to mention that the pilot for this thing....... When I found out that she was spared I said are you kidding me this chick who has been the majority of the movie whining and crying about how no one loves her, switched sides specifically because she couldn't get into Jesus Yamato's pants and now you're telling me that she gets to live!? And I thought Code Geass Roze of the Recapture had characters that should have died but instead they get to live, but this chick takes the cake. Anyway another soild review!
This is also a situation where the P-Bandai version is much better than this one and well worth the potential extra cost (so long as it isn't ridiculous), as it requires much less painting and effort to perfect the visuals. Sure the build issues like the gratuitous undergates still are present, but at least people will have a much better time with Hilda's kit rather than this one. Glad you liked the video though, cheers.
I don't find either of them personally offensive TBH, but Agnes is just the person I don't want to be with, even if the heat death of the universe is imminent. And that's coming from me, a person who really wants to be in a relationship.
Yes she's worse than Carta. Carta is just a clueless commander who does stuff by her book, but serves an important role in establishing the political background in IBO. Agnes is not only insufferable, both as a character and as a person, she adds nothing to the story whatsoever.
Flay was at least a good character, even when she's not a good person. But hey, at least the GYAN didn't start whining at me at why it's the worst of the line so far.
They designed it with RG standards, sold it at almost modern RG prices, yet needed so many color-correcting stickers because it's an HG. Honestly, they bit off more than they could chew.
hey at least she got awesome looking suit right? just throw her away and let me get that gyan. she don't deserve it. but bruh, what's up with this kit and the sticker? should been part separated. smh to bandai
To play devil's advocate, I'm not mad at the stickers for them being stickers, but more like how they designed it too intricately for an HG to realistically separate the parts. The kit's engineering had nothing wrong with it, it's all Okawara's fault for overly designing the backpack, and Bandai's fault for not molding the colors correctly. That's why I was morphing into Uncle Roger for a sec.
Had Bandai knew their limits and told Okawara to hold back, and also molded the colors correctly, I won't be as pissed off as I am. They clearly could mold colors correctly if they put their big nogs together, Rozen Zulu being a great example of it, but they just decided to say "Make it blue" and ran with whatever they got out of it.
@@mj2005gundam They and very few people really give as much of a fuck about color toning as you do though. most kits nowadays launch with the "wrong" colors and this likely has to do with a complex list of factors involving plastic pigmentation vs what you can achieve with mixed paint and cost and yadda yadda. This and WFM are nowhere near in the same ballpark as the old Rozen Zulu, those colors were genuinely hideous
@datkat2001 and yet the Episode 7 version has the correct colors. Same thing goes for how the Demi Barding has the colors Chuchu's Demi is supposed to be in, or how the most common joint gray color is the one the Astray No-Name should be in, or how the Murasame Kai has the correct brownish red the M1 Astray and old Murasame should've been in. They have the ability to at least get close to the design colors, and have on multiple occasions proven so on other kits no matter the injection molding processes. I admit I'm nitpicky, but it just goes to show that the colors are more deliberate than a result of restriction. And for the 2 people who give a fuck about accuracy to know what needs to be done for that is still worthy information to me. Besides, the BOLELO S is also a victim of being overly designed, and thus ruins kits it's used on.
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Addendum 1:
Necessary paint mixes include -
The white, light, and dark blues of the body
The purplish gray, blue, and red for the backpack
The orange for the shield emitters
The gray for the whip and machine guns
An optional gold for the gold pieces
An option red for the heated whip
Total paint mixes needed: 8-10
Addendum 2:
If anyone is interested in my outlook for Hilda's unit, here it is.
Carrying on the strong base of the body of Agnes' unit, and thanks to the use of the BOLELO A, Hilda's GYAN Strom has solid visuals to work with. The blues give it a colour scheme reminiscent of the original UC Gyan, and thanks to the use of the correct colors, the only paint apps that are needed are for filling in the rear head camera, light blue and orange of the thrusters, and the purplish gray for the whip and machine gun related parts, besides optionally repainting the white on the front skirts into the base light blue in case you wanna recreate the line art version instead of the movie version. Apart from that, the undergates in the knees are the most annoying and dangerous part of the build, but Hilda's GYAN looks more acceptable OOB.
Articulation is the same as the standard release combined with the moving parts of the BOLELO A of the GELGOOG Menace, no surprises there.
Weapons are the same as the standard unit, including the Beam Rifle, Beam Saber, Slayer Whip, Beam Axe, Self-Propelled Shield with missing red emitter rims, and Machine Gun barrels for the chest.
Naturally, the backpacks and backpack weapons can be swapped between all GELGOOGs and GYANs, allowing you to customize your unit and loadout.
Owing to the fewer visual issues, I'd say Hilda's unit is the easier one of the two variants to get into if you're a stickler for detail. Otherwise, consider that it's a P-Bandai kit that doesn't have the BOLELO S in case you don't want the BOLELO A. Besides, despite it needing 4-6 paint mixes, they're mostly for filling in small, if not optional details (White and orange for the body, purplish gray for the machine guns and whip, red inside the shield emitters, optional light blue for the skirts, and optional red for the heated whip). I'd say, it's the better version of the two despite its short screen time, in no small part thanks to the backpack.
Kit rank: Recommended
Would you mind sharing the paint mix you used for the blue of the backpack and the light blue of the collar and ears?
Ty for this now I just gotta find the right paints
Dear god i just watched clips of wolverine lecturing Deadpool, only to be hit with the opening 😂😂
Well, what a coincidence to run into someone who's fresh from watching clips of that exact scene
Did you just pulled off a wolverine speech on Agnes???🤣🤣 I'm subbing
@@lancegigs9022 yes, he did
Subbing?
Yep, I did.
Good review as always.
I can FEEL the anger in your voice when you're cursing out Agnes for her BS. And I completely agree with you.
Agnes being a vapid, unlikeable character (and person); and the kit being frustrating to work with, I do have a valid reason for being mad over it. Glad you enjoyed it though.
I liked how you did that Deadpool and Wolverine reference for that intro back there.
Here here
Glad you liked it. I gotta throw something in that won't have been possible had I reviewed this on time, and I'm happy that just the right reference popped up.
@@mj2005gundam well I'm all for references.
btw, I bought that model kit at an anime convention, and I used my gundam markers to paint the areas of where those stickers go around the backpack, like at the thrusters on it's back, legs and back skirt I think, on the wings, and the missile pods and mono-eye and head unit.
Hats off to you for putting in the effort to make this kit look good. It's much more enjoyable as a result of the effort put in
@@mj2005gundam I know right?, I've been getting use to doing that, hell, I put some detail on the thruster on both the back and backpack by looking at the instructions.
If it makes you feel better, Agnes was left behind on the moon in the novel version of the movie
As well she should.
Oh!?
Well deserved.
Wait...really?!
Oh, f...
The fury you have in your intro-
wait was that a Deadpool & Wolverine reference?
@@astaroth_sasazaki_yt yes it is
Yep, it absolutely is.
I just painted. Didn't have the resources for the light blue, so I just went with white. The blue I had also didn't match with the blue sticker on the wings, but it still works.
Hey, at least some effort was put in to make it look good, so you have my respect
@ Thanks! I make an effort to avoid using those color-correcting stickers. Those tend to peel off easily.
0:32 Yo, dude, you make her lose her chill😅
And that'd go to show that she needs a reality check, STAT
Two things. 1. I’m going to be here a lot 2. I would buy the GYAN Strom, but Agnes kinda just ruins it, even if I were to get the standard colors version, I would still be reminded of Agnes, so this kits a no go for me
There is a P-bandai variant for another character's version. I forget her name. Yeah, it's kinda the Michaelis effect of not liking the MS due to the pilot. Michaelis was put on clearance in Japan because it was so bad
@@rockblockstudio Hilda.
Fortunately, there's also Hilda's/Mass Production Color Gyan, and while it's a P Bandai, scalpers have priced it similarly with the retail kit because of how unpopular it is compared with the Gelgoog Menace, so you should get it while it's still "cheap".
Yeah P bandai is the Hilda /mass production.
Also it comes with the atmospheric flight pack- not the space one
Hilda's kit is at least much less frustrating than Agnes' version though, so it'd be much easier on me had I chose to review that.
It seems like the Gyancelot from Build Fighters is the best of the Gyan redesigns to date. Still, this is a cool looking take on the mech
I prefer the Gyan Krieger :o .
Gyancelot is the GOAT
Funnily enough, I was comparing this kit to the Gyancelot while writing the script. Namely TypeV3's verdict of it, as they're both Gyans that have a ton of cheap-looking stickers and poor OOB visuals, but well-implemented visual foundations and accessories.
@@mj2005gundam With my Gyancelot, I just used a gold Gundam marker for the armor bits and solved the issue pretty quickly
@@mattr75 At least gold isn't something you'd need to mix. And you can take liberties as to which gold you use as well
Intro is very funny 😂
Especially how you aggresively yelled at her MS
@@Tak_Fuj15 that's how insufferable Agne's character was in the movie
Agnes needed the talking to
I felt that "haiiyaaa" in my soul 😂
Bet no one else found so many issues with this kit to have that resonate as strongly as it did
If Agnes has no fans it’s cause I’m dead
And I'll have to fix that💥🔫
🗡️ 🛡️
@@D.Snom. She has none. And rightly so
if agnes has no haters, then i am dead🙏
Then I shall fight you in Gunpla battle
I like the Gyan Strom. I painted mine in a custom color scheme. The backpack did take a bit of masking to get to look good, just like the gelgoog menace. I tried to paint the slayer whip to look like it was heated up. I also painted white on the beam effects to give them that activated look
Hats off to you for putting in the effort to perfect the looks to your liking. I feel ya after what I had to go through.
MJ2005 went SEED mode and then went full wolverine mode on Agnes 😂
It takes a lot to turn me feral, but Agnes managed to do it
hey nice, been waiting for you to review this one
Hopefully it's worth the wait, and the pain that I've had to go through
This was an *amazing* viseo to watch through.
I'm glad all the rage made it more engaging for you
Honestly Agnes should have just died. Her character as a whole was straight up trash. Just because the commander rejected your feelings doesn't mean you should just backstabbed compass and your Allies.
why so mean?
why so mean?
Seed gotta be the goat at dropping some of the worst written female gundam characters ever (Flay Allster)
That's why bandai makes Gundam Seed Freedom Zero.
@@ridhoojozz694 if the seed freedom zero anime really completely corrects how badly written of a character Agnes is i'll cash app you 25$ upon completion of the series
Thanks to SEED Freedom Zero, I see this as Yzak's unit instead of Agnes's.
I'll cross my fingers and hope that he's the pilot of the GYAN Strom in Zero.
Really like the overall profile of Gyan Strom scream GINN but for the ZAFT 1%, very fitting for Agnes.
edit: funny that even Gyan shield is one big frisbee, shield in CE is simply build different
I agree, and I see the resemblance of the backpack between this and the GINN's. Wish they could've kept it simple though.
Kinda weird that this was the only SEED Freedom kit that was using the old standard HG's "shoulder-ball into torso-cup" balljoints instead of the HG SEED Freedom's "torso-ball into shoulder-cup" balljoints. Sure, you'll get more compatibility with the previous era HGs, but what about the other guys from the same series??? 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
Even then, the arms of the GYAN Strom are not compatible with the polycap sockets, so it's utterly pointless to begin with, AND restricts compatibility of the arms with those that use the SEED Action System. Oddball decisions
@@mj2005gundam It's much easier to tighten/loosen the joints than to completely change the joint type 😅
Sounds like a kit for people who like coloring challenge.
And depending on what direction they want to take it in, it'd be either a welcome or unwelcome challenge
Agnes gyan strom looks similar to gelgoog menace because of design and proportions this mobile suit. Both the mobile suits their design of the original gelgoog and gyan frome from first gundam anime series
That's what SEED is good for nowadays, directly ripping off the UC
I saw this video haunt me for a couple days since it says only members first. But as always good review. Was it intentional to paint it that dull?
My paintjobs are to make the kit lineart accurate as best as I can. Since the GYAN Strom has dull colors by design, that's what I tried to replicate.
Fight inside a Honda Odyssey when, dude?
Edit: 6:29 aaaaa I can't unsee that!!!
When I get my first car.
And you're welcome. What an undeserved coincidence given how cute koalas are.
Chill MJ Chill, we can hope for a sequel as blue cosmos is still there. also i require some effect parts to use in my display any recommendations
What's the point when the Mighty Strike Freedom can win by just existing? And it's not the GB4 MSF either, that one is too heavily nerfed.
@@mj2005gundam while i do agree that MSF existence can easily just win over all but we have to believe in seed there are people here like lowe and other astray people and good enough black market and traitors. plus we though strike freedom was invincible upto this SEED freedom movie. some evil will find a way to keep going
If you also want, you could pretend this is Yzak’s Mobile Suit too as it says it was originally his Mobile Suit according to the manual
I mean, fair enough. But the marketing material stated that it belongs to Agnes, so no matter what Zero does, it'd be hard to ignore
Agnes is like Reccoa, but at least Reccoa volunteered herself for the most dangerous missions, succesfully accomplished them and wanted being praised and cherissed for that. Reccoa at least tried to do things to be recognised, Agnes assumes that because of her mere existence she should be loved.
Damn you gotta be annoying af to make me talk good about Reccoa.
@@ruindal_r-21 Agnes is basically Flay reincarnated. And voiced by the SAME voice actor, no less
@MatthewLoh-ru1mw not to be the devil's lawyer, but at least Flay has an actual background that tells you why she's a bitch and while it doesnt makes you like her, at least you could say you can understand her (same with Reccoa). Agnes is just a bitch out of nowhere, no background, no plot; just like that pityful red-haired princess from Shield Hero that seems her only purpose of existence is to make the MC look better (even when he does some questionable things)
Yes I am an annoyingly picky bastard. And if I have to be blunt, Agnes has no reason to even exist but to whine and be annoying. Every other detestable character are at least only a bad person but a good character in terms of either personality and/or role. Agnes is none of those.
@@mj2005gundam when I said annoying I was refering to Agnes not you XD. You are ok, bro
Sorry if I didnt made it clear enough
You can say both this kit and its pilot do need a lot of fixing. 😂😂😂
At least the kit is easier to fix than a person's warped mindset. I know all too well on both accounts
Agnes planned to tell Kira to break up with Lacus, but she failed. Poor Agnes😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@sandermarkunzo4538 and turns traitor
Such a whiny brat.
@mj2005gundam Men don't like her. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Damn the hatred towards Agnes is stronger than Flay lol
Flay had a justifiable reason as to why she's a massive knob. Besides, her character helped the world-building in a way. Agnes is not only detestable, but has no reason to exist other than to whine at the audience
I only got this for the Beam Axe for a slash zaku warrior custom (the rest was secondary)
Good. Just leave the rest to your own projects.
"Cuz Agnes is a Bi-"
literally everyone: nono continue
I'd be demonetized otherwise. RUclips is the one who doesn't want me to continue
Weird to me how much they cheeped out on this kit and yet it's one of the most expensive HG kits in local stores.
2900 yen for that, give me a break. I don't care how much it sells for, Bandai and Okawara should've known that the trims would be too much on an HG without the use of horrendous stickers.
The ZAFT Suits from SEED Freedom are an big failure.
Overdesigned and missing the charm of the OG SEED Suits like the BuGUE, GINN or the super underrated GuAIZ.
And the Koala Face with the Machine Gun Jubblies from Austin Powers 😄
Thank you for the review MJ!
Finally someone outwardly echoed my point about early SEED being more unique than anything since SEED Destiny. Glad you liked the review also, cheers.
@@mj2005gundam ZAKU Warrior itself is fine. Because it looks different from the OG Zaku II.
But GOUF and DOM are just 1/1 copies from Zeon...
So sad ZAFT Suits lost the british design touch from the OG SEED.
I’ll be painting those sections because F__K stickers!
Respect
Review made with pure rage lol
Justifiable rage. Granted I've been very nit-picky, but I'm not gonna sugarcoat anything.
is seed freedom good?
Depends on what you're after from a show. It's the most financially successful Gundam movie to date, which means there's something good about it that I cannot relate to.
If you want my honest opinion, the first half felt quite good, but the second half threw everything away and turns it into Gundam SEED.
honestly it should've been released in a standard color representing Hilda and her Dom squad instead of Agnes.
Or, have it stick with the original plans, which means Yzak would pilot it. That would make me 25% less mad.
@@mj2005gundam That...works too.
If someone say they like agnes from SEED either like to troll everyone or just make us uncomfortable
I like Agnes from SEED, because she serves as my emotional punching bag for how detestable she is.
@mj2005gundam indeed
someone is angry.
I would recommend the Murasame Kai as a kit to relax.
You spoke of the devil.
@@mj2005gundam So I assume you got your Murasame. By the way the wight sticker might frighten you at first, but it looks suprisingly good for a wraparound sticker.
Now I Cound see the koala like shape on it's chest on 6:27
Now I couldn't look at it the same ways
It does look like a shocked koala, and I'm not the first one I know that noticed that
As someone who only saw the seed movie due to finding it on a pirate site, without much knowledge of the show, it's surprising how this character doesn't even feel like the worst one. I hope SEED fans got what they wanted but this just seemed like bad, which is a shame cuz I was expecting the gyan and the black knights to be cool like the mech designs and then their pilots were mega-ass.
Cool edgy designs that were sullied by their crap pilots, where has that happened before? But yeah, I really hope SEED fans got what they've waited 2 decades for, as this movie is definitely terrible in terms of overall writing.
They had me in the first half, NGL. Turns out a writer with brain cancer could write a better story than Fukuda.
But Agnes...
I CAN FIX HER!
On second thoughts, maybe not. Ahahahaha.
Anyways, I'm glad I got the Hilda Harken Custom of this Gunpla. At least I gget to have the awesome of this kit WITHOUT being an Agnes simp. Ehehehe.
You can fix the Gunpla, but you can't fix a habitual terrible person.
Onee-san Gyan type?!
Oh its the imouto ver.
If only this Gyan Justice-based so it could be a close-quarter combat fighter with sub-flighter rather than winged cqc unit
So your idea is to turn it into the Justice
Honestly, I literally got this kit solely for the space pack. Hell, I got two of it for that reason. The lack of colors on it doesn’t bug me since I’m using them for kitbashes. I’m also harvesting the back of one of my GYANs to turn into a Wizard-to-two-peg adapter.
I don’t hate the look of the GYAN Strom aside from the idiotic helmet, but the base kit also left quite a bit to be desired. The head piece on mine is super loose, making head articulation near impossible. Also, WHY THE FUCK GIVE SB-6 BEAMS TO A FUCKING _GYAN?!_ The UC Gyan’s most distinctive and attractive feature was its massive goddamn beam saber blade. You’re telling me Bandai, the kings of reusing older runners unnecessarily, couldn’t just give us the C2 runner from the Gyan revive? Or hell, just give us SB-13 beams? The beam saber on a goddamn Gyan SHOULD NOT BE SHORT.
I was thinking of making a CAD model of my finished Wizard adapter to save my other Gyan, but fuck it, the kit isn’t worth it.
I mean fair enough, any Gunpla used as material won't need to worry about accuracy. But I agree with you that the base kit leaves much to be desired. Strangely, the helmet piece on mine is fine, so I guess it's based on the batch? Not sure. And I think the reason they used SB-6 beams is because the shape is more uniform (as opposed to the SB-13 beams that have a round base), making it more appropriate for rapiers. They did the same with the Rose.
@ True, but they’re so damn short. It’s just so weird for a machine that’s supposed to replace the GOUF Ignited, which had a massive anti-ship sword.
Bandai charging RG prices for a kit with engineering from the 2000s
Again, it's not the kit's fault, but rather the designer.
Hg murasame revive (Kai)
That video is on the way.
"haiya" 😂😂😂😂
"You killing me, woman! Haiyaa!"
This is definitely one of those situations where I can say this with a straight face you're better off just getting the OG universal century Gyan then this one. While the articulation is very fantastic it comes at the cost of you needing to have the colors be almost exactly like it did in the movie and really the build just feels pretty monotonous but not in the fun way. Or hell you're better off just getting the Gelgoog Menace as much as I am not a big fan of seed ripping off universal century mobile suit designs. And that's not even beginning to mention that the pilot for this thing....... When I found out that she was spared I said are you kidding me this chick who has been the majority of the movie whining and crying about how no one loves her, switched sides specifically because she couldn't get into Jesus Yamato's pants and now you're telling me that she gets to live!? And I thought Code Geass Roze of the Recapture had characters that should have died but instead they get to live, but this chick takes the cake. Anyway another soild review!
This is also a situation where the P-Bandai version is much better than this one and well worth the potential extra cost (so long as it isn't ridiculous), as it requires much less painting and effort to perfect the visuals. Sure the build issues like the gratuitous undergates still are present, but at least people will have a much better time with Hilda's kit rather than this one. Glad you liked the video though, cheers.
Imagine making a worse version of a Gyan and not because of Agnes or because M'Quve had nothing with this version.
Because it is a copy of UC
The Gyan deserves better
It does. Honestly, just give it to Yzak and have him upgrade to the Duel midway. It's not like he had much to do in the final movie
I haven’t seen Seed Freedom yet, but something tells me I will not like Agnes.
@@lucasurquiza554 you won't! She is basically Flay 2.0, and voiced the SAME voice actor to boot!!
Oh trust me, if you've seen or been a salty person over someone having a romantic relationship, you'd know how insufferable she is.
Murasame kai when?
Soon
Still don't like Agnes, but Nina and Quess are so much worse. Thier existence caused more pain and death in UC.
I don't find either of them personally offensive TBH, but Agnes is just the person I don't want to be with, even if the heat death of the universe is imminent. And that's coming from me, a person who really wants to be in a relationship.
Shinn's expression when he and Lunamaria found Agnes after the battle was priceless. He was 100% for letting her die out there
@@AgentWebs in the novel version, she gets left behind on the Moon after final battle
Rightfully so. No guy would like such a vapid, vindictive bitch around them, whatever the capacity
GQuuuuuuuuuX incase ur living under the rock.
I've been looking at warning signs of ducks ever since, and losing sleep in order to get my PO in on HLJ as soon as the listings dropped.
Hiya
Haiyaa.. Hello there
Worse than Carta Issue from IBO?
Or Quess or Nina Trinity
Carta is prob worse
"I just wanted to fight fair and square!"
says the one who fights mobile workers in a mobile suit
Yes she's worse than Carta. Carta is just a clueless commander who does stuff by her book, but serves an important role in establishing the political background in IBO. Agnes is not only insufferable, both as a character and as a person, she adds nothing to the story whatsoever.
@@mj2005gundam Fair!
Maybe we were too harsh on Flay...
Wild how the Gyan Strom build experience echoes Agnes a little, they truly were made for each other.
Flay was at least a good character, even when she's not a good person.
But hey, at least the GYAN didn't start whining at me at why it's the worst of the line so far.
Holy fuck. Thats some RG level Gyan right there.
They designed it with RG standards, sold it at almost modern RG prices, yet needed so many color-correcting stickers because it's an HG. Honestly, they bit off more than they could chew.
hey at least she got awesome looking suit right? just throw her away and let me get that gyan. she don't deserve it. but bruh, what's up with this kit and the sticker? should been part separated. smh to bandai
wait this is the first time I've heard you saying haiya
To play devil's advocate, I'm not mad at the stickers for them being stickers, but more like how they designed it too intricately for an HG to realistically separate the parts. The kit's engineering had nothing wrong with it, it's all Okawara's fault for overly designing the backpack, and Bandai's fault for not molding the colors correctly. That's why I was morphing into Uncle Roger for a sec.
This suit is really cool, it's just a shame that it has one of the most annoying pilots
Should've given this unit to Yzak as planned, until he needed the Gundam upgrade in the movie
yeah i dont think he likes agnes
Can you blame him? Thats how insufferable Agnes was throughout the entire movie
I'm sure I'm not the only one
Jesus christ dude, I have never seen you so triggered over a kit before…
@@ghalahaddumanjog6759 if you see the character on the movie foe yourself, then you will see👀 WHY.
Had Bandai knew their limits and told Okawara to hold back, and also molded the colors correctly, I won't be as pissed off as I am. They clearly could mold colors correctly if they put their big nogs together, Rozen Zulu being a great example of it, but they just decided to say "Make it blue" and ran with whatever they got out of it.
@@mj2005gundam They and very few people really give as much of a fuck about color toning as you do though. most kits nowadays launch with the "wrong" colors and this likely has to do with a complex list of factors involving plastic pigmentation vs what you can achieve with mixed paint and cost and yadda yadda. This and WFM are nowhere near in the same ballpark as the old Rozen Zulu, those colors were genuinely hideous
@datkat2001 and yet the Episode 7 version has the correct colors. Same thing goes for how the Demi Barding has the colors Chuchu's Demi is supposed to be in, or how the most common joint gray color is the one the Astray No-Name should be in, or how the Murasame Kai has the correct brownish red the M1 Astray and old Murasame should've been in. They have the ability to at least get close to the design colors, and have on multiple occasions proven so on other kits no matter the injection molding processes. I admit I'm nitpicky, but it just goes to show that the colors are more deliberate than a result of restriction. And for the 2 people who give a fuck about accuracy to know what needs to be done for that is still worthy information to me.
Besides, the BOLELO S is also a victim of being overly designed, and thus ruins kits it's used on.
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