Excellent points, Jason!
The RX78, Turn A and Astray are my favorite Gundam's.
The Duel is nice as well. I like that it has no armor skirts to restrict
leg/hip movement. This is especially nice for posing kits and action
figures!
More thoughts later, need to think! :)
BlazeEagle
Reynolds, Jason M. wrote:
I understand, but what really constitutes a Gundam? That is where the
argument lies. It is also important to remember that the Gundams aren't
just feared because they are Gundams. Gundams are feared because of the
trail of death left in their wake. The Rx-78 wasn't even feared until later
in the series after it had built up a reputation.
A Haro could become a symbol of fear to its enemies if there were enough
dead enemies left in its wake. My point is that a MS DOESN'T have to look
like a traditional Gundam to be feared. Remember that Char's Zaku was
feared until the Gundam started beating it. They could radically reinvent
the hero Gundam, as in the case of the original Turn A Gundam design that
became the Sumo, and if it kills enough bad guys, it will be feared.
What it really comes down to is that the Gundams have always outsold the
villains. Bandai is a toy/model company. They don't want to reinvent the
wheel too much and risk sacrificing the Golden Goose.
On a side note, I actually think that the reasons that Gundams sell more is
not because they are better designs, it is because they are the hero. Most
people want to buy something that associates them with the hero. I think
that if they did a full length Gundam series where the main hero drove a
Zaku, and the villains were all Gundams, the Zaku could potentially outsell
them. In my opinion almost all of the "modern" Gundam designs are mediocre
at best.
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