Colony Drop: A Gundam Podcast

0096: Evolving Gundam Evolution

Isaac bought himself a gaming PC for Christmas, so we take the recent Gundam hero shooter video game known as Gundam Evolution for a spin.  We discuss our likes, dislikes, ways we think the game can be improved, and what units we would like to see added to the roster.  Our biggest takeaway - always PTFO!

0095: Alternatives to Space Fascism

Isaac woke up one morning and decided he'd had enough of antagonists embracing space fascism in Gundam.  "There are just too many!  They must be stopped!" he said.  So we went to work solving Gundam's problem of space fascism overabundance by presenting some alternatives, including communists, cults (of various kinds), engineers, machines, migrators, monarchies, and a charismatic rebel.  Any listeners who believe human souls are weighed down by Earth's gravity may apply for a leadership position in Isaac's Soulism cult - coming soon to a Lagrange point near you!

0094: The Nightmare of Solomon & The Mayfly of Space

In our first ace pilot spotlight episode, we examine the backgrounds of two of our favorite pilots from the OYW era - Anavel Gato aka The Nightmare of Solomon and Cima Garahau aka The Mayfly of Space!  Gato is so popular, his exploits at Solomon got adapted three different times, but Isaac still isn't satisfied!  Gato's beam rifle was so big that Sunrise had to retcon it and give him an ugly Dom as punishment (the blue one, NOT the totally-not-a-Dom-Tropen red one).  Meanwhile, Cima must have the most dedicated fans in the world given her audiodrama got a sequel 20+ years later.  Where is my 1/100 scale Gerbera Tetra, Bandai?!

0093: War in the Pocket Review

What better way to celebrate Christmas than discussing one of the most heart-wrenching Gundam stories of all time?  Pull up a chair to our Christmas Eve campfire and join us for our review of 1989’s masterpiece, Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket!  The Alex was pretty tough, but was Kris’ best weapon a Louisville Slugger?  Is the Alex’s Chobham armor essentially the Universal Century’s 1-UP mushroom?  Why didn’t Bernie just go to the Federation?  Would you eat at Bernie’s Burgers at Gundamland? Plus, we come up with side story ideas for Von Hellsing and Bernie in Francheska, and Brian laments we didn’t get more hot Hygogg action.  Receive our love!  Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, listeners!

0092: Gundam Tropes

On this episode, we examine Gundam's tropes in two ways.  First, we list our top five tropes of which we've had enough!  Then, Isaac plays the lightning round as Brian goes down TV Tropes' Gundam list to identify which tropes are problems and which are just fine the way they are.  How many Gundamjacks is too many?  What shade of gray is space fascism?  Do we still believe a colony drop will really destroy the Earth?  Be careful not to fall in a cockpit while listening to this episode!

0091: The Mobile Armor Awards Show

Join us for the first annual Mobile Armor Awards!  On tonight's episode, we hand out the most coveted award in the Gundam metaverse - The Golden Explosion - to mobile armors in the Universal Century who've demonstrated excellence (or inferiority) in the following prestigious categories: 

• Least Memorable
• Best Performance
• Most Craptacular
• Most Intimidating
• Worst Design
• Best Design

Let us know your picks!  Plus, we discuss Rolodexes and Amazonian Tarantulas.

0090: Gundam SEED Destiny Review Part II

We conclude our Destiny review and as expected, not even SEED mode can save this plane from crashing.  The back half is full of twists that don't make sense and super weapons that fire every few episodes for good measure.  Lil' Djibril is more trigger happy than ever, Shin kills Captain McSacrifice, somehow Mwu returns, the writers assassinate Lunamaria's character, Yuna's plan falls flat, Destroy triggers the inverse ninja law, and Talia becomes the worst mom ever at the last minute.  Plus, we contemplate obvious next steps for the upcoming SEED film: The Return of George Glenn: Revenge of the Whales!

0089: The Gundam Halloween Special 2022

Trick or treat!  Sunset Productions is back and giving out treats in the form of Gundam Halloween special ideas!  Brian makes kids dress up and relive the One Year War in order to claim their candy - oh the horror!  Isaac does his best Crypt Keeper impression to spin a terrifying yet punny anthology known as the Nightmares of Solomon!  Brian finishes the trip around the block by sending us to a post-apocalyptic hellscape with Old Man Domon and The Red Comet.  Plus, Brian might try to carve a Gundam jack-o'-lantern.  Happy Halloween, everybody!

0088: Gundam SEED Destiny Review Part I

We activate SEED mode once more and head back to the Cosmic Era to discuss the series everyone loves to hate -  SEED Destiny!  The series starts out strong with ruins of Junius 7 raining down on the Earth and Blue Cosmos exercising their quick nuclear trigger finger.  However, we then nosedive into a rapid tailspin as Cagalli says yes to the dress, Jesus Yamato returns by sacrificing the entire new cast, Heine shows up just to die, Rey wastes our screen time, N-Jammer Cancellers disappear without a mention, and everyone refuses to use basic forms of communication to solve their problems.  Come aboard our Destiny documentary flight, but bring your parachute because we are going down.

0087: The Witch From Mercury Prologue

We run through our thoughts on The Witch From Mercury Prologue!  Are we hyped?  Definitely!  Does Isaac have a lot of questions?  Absolutely!  We consider exactly what layer kills your child, the curious case of Cardo's "death," the possibility of the  L'Frith having A.I. and/or using nanotech, and whether the Development Council's evil blue room with the glass floor should be added to the Gundam Hotel.  Plus, Isaac blows out your candles and does an impression of The Count from Sesame Street!