Colony Drop: A Gundam Podcast

0066: Gundam Online Expo 2021, Tomino Speaks, and Sun of Bright

We discuss the Gundam Online Expo 2021 - exclusive merch, streaming content, Gunpla competitions, and more!  Tomino speaks about space colonization, Hathaway, and his health.  The Hathaway sequel gets a bright name.  Zeta Gundam arrives on streaming for the first time.  Plus, we yearn for a VR Gundam video game, Adam Savage builds the Perfect Grade RX-78-2 Unleashed, and we do terrible Jim Ross impressions!

0065: The Witch from Mercury, Doan‘s Island, and Urðr Hunt

We discuss the recent announcements of The Witch from Mercury, Cucuruz Doan's Island, and IBO Urðr Hunt.  Will Sunrise give us a female main character?  Did anyone see Doan's Island coming?  Will playing as Rustal Elion in Urðr Hunt be tap to win?  Plus, Isaac makes an acronym out of MERCURY and calls the IBO engineers to find those responsible for putting the Gundam Hajiroboshi in heels. 

0064: Crossbone Gundam Review Part III

In this TRIPLE-sized episode, we conclude our recap and review of Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam!  The series climaxes in an epic fashion as Tobia plunders Bernadette, we say farewell to the Mother Vanguard and hello to the Flints, Zabine's rage-o-meter hits critical mass during his duel with Kincade, Dogatie reveals himself to be a jerk with too many nukes, Bernadette was wrong all along, SNRI looks more like Anaheim every day, Admiral Trustworthington somehow screws up worse than Admiral Earl Grey at 0083's naval review, and Sherry saves the day.  There is also a lumberjack, an ape, plenty of aquariums, more Star Wars references, and MULTIPLE terrifying mobile armors known as the Divinidads.  These volumes slapped Isaac so hard he gave the series his highest score yet!  

 

The only thing these two volumes don't have is the answer to the question - whatever happened to Dorel Ronah?  Seriously, Tomino, we want to know. 

0063: Top 5 Female Pilots

The women of Gundam get the spotlight today as we countdown our top five female pilots!  Isaac chooses his best while Brian chooses his favorites.  Although the selection is a bit sparse, we find more than enough ethereal newtypes, incognito royalty, nineties bad girls, ruthless leaders, students, turncoats, and vengeful soldiers to fill out our lists.  Isaac turns out to be shockingly objective, while Brian fails at speaking French (sorry Asuna!) and demonstrates that he clearly hates Christina Mackenzie.  Who's in your top five?

0062: Crossbone Gundam Review Part II

We resume our Crossbone voyage right where we left off - with the Mother Vanguard rammed inside Crux Dogatie's palace!  But the tables quickly turn on Kincade as Crux pulls a Voldemort (or did Voldemort pull a Crux?!), Zabine leads a totally unexpected mutiny with 2x4s, and Karas borrows a grappler ship from Outlaw Star.  Things go from bad to worse as we meet the sinister Death Gale Squadron and Berah's diabolical yet pint-sized cousin Sherry.  As Kincade prepares to take on Zabine, Death Gale, and the entire Earth Federation, a glimmer of hope emerges when Tobia plunders a third Crossbone Gundam out from under Sherry's nose.  Will Tobia make it in time?  The thunder of justice for all those who defy Jupiter!

0061: Mail Call #3: Hathaway, Aliens, Doms, and More!

Our mailbag runneth over once more, so we're answering as many of your comments as we can on this episode!  Is that Quess Paraya we hear on the Haunzen?  Did Hathaway help Anaheim design and test the Xi Gundam on Luna?  Are fake aliens the best aliens Gundam could have?  If Gundam did have aliens, should we send in Ripley?  Plus, it turns out Nina is right about everything, Tom Cruise pilots the transforming "Robot Gandum," and Isaac brings you some hot Gustav Karl x Dom Tropen action! 

0060: Crossbone Gundam Review Part I

Our UC NexT 0100 journey continues as we tackle the first two volumes of the fan favorite manga series from 1994 known as Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam!  We board the reformed Crossbone Vanguard’s flagship alongside our old pals Berah Ronah and Kincade Nau (he’s Seabook but cooler), and our new pal Tobia Arronax, and set sail for the Jovian moon Io – the headquarters of Crux Dogatie and his evil Jupiter Empire!  Dogatie’s forces have an aquarium, Sharkticons, Xenomorphs, and a flying lava elephant-shark, but we have pirate Gundams, anti-beam cloaks, a robotic parrot, a literal space pirate ship, and the power of friendship!  So raise the anchor, lower the beam sails, fire your broadside cannons, and come join us on this Gundam fever dream adventure!

0059: How Should the Universal Century End?

How should the Universal Century end?  The question is simple but the answers are monumentally complicated.  In our most depressing episode yet, we journey through the Dark History seeking the answers.  We float an exodus from Earth to Mars, attempt to answer the Fermi Paradox with Gundams, and consider the entropic consequences of constant war.  There is also discussion about clams, fires, and World War 3.  Welcome to the apocalypse. 

0058: Gundam 0083: The Afterglow of Zeon Review

We tackle Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: The Afterglow of Zeon - a compilation film covering Isaac's beloved OVA series Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory.  As this film with three names progresses at a lightning fast pace, we touch on all the hard-hitting questions as usual.  Does Cima have her own harem or does her ship just have HVAC problems?  Is Kou "I'd never wreck it" Uraki bad at math because he didn't get into Luna University's women only STEM program?  Can Bask Om really see out of those goggles?  After climaxing with a stand-off involving standard issue life cancelers, Kou goes directly to jail, does not pass Go, and does not collect his $200.  What a downer.  The animation was fantastic though!

0057: Let’s Talk About Aliens

With public interest in UFOs resurging, we think it's only a matter of time before aliens show up again in a Gundam universe.  We discuss alien appearances in Gundam so far, with an emphasis on MSG 00 The Movie: A Wakening of the Trailblazer.  Brian wasn't buying what Areola Shoenwhatever was selling, and Isaac found the spindly ELSes totally boring.  If aliens were to show up again, what does the project need to be not only a successful story, but a good Gundam story?  Do you even want aliens in your Gundam?  Isaac pitches MSG: The Thing, while Brian tries Gundam Trek and Gundam: Bug Hunters.