On Jun 26, 2006, at 7:23 PM, Dr. Core wrote:
I don't buy that the WR was so different from other MS of the time.
If I remember which episode you are talking about. It's a full-on
orbit-to-air-to-ground assualt involving many non-transforming grunts
which were all re-entry capable. Units that have unique ability or
mode of movement don't fight side-by-sdide with general purpose units.
Submarines and landing crafts don't sail in the same group that
include carriers and destroyers. Apaches, Harrier and Osprey don't
fly with F-15 or A-10. But Zeta was fighting in the same attack
formation as the grunts so at best the WR mode gave it a bit of
performance edge but it's hard to seperate the advantage from the WR
mode out of all the other features such as speed, armor and
firepower... and of course the pilot.
The WR improved Gundam Mk-II's edge vastly during the re-entry
towards Jaburo; in the episode Mark-II is the only MS capable of
moving around escaping enemy fire and shoot down enemy MS as all
other MS is stuck with same position and facing same direction,
making every MS a sitting duck for attack.
If I'm AEUG seeing that result I'd commission a bunch of WR for my
Nemo unit as well as building the Zeta with WR mode.
Another example, from the fact that Darth Vader's TIE Advanced flies
side-by-side with vanilla TIE fighters, we know that the two types of
aren't radically different in flight characteristics. Likewise, Eta-2
Jedi Interceptor can't be that much faster or more nimble than ARC-170
(unless it's one of the many Lucas mind-lapses making the prequels,
you won't see Luke asking B-Wings to escort X-Wings).
No comment; any SW fans to respond?
Anyhow there was a dissociation betwen the supposed back story and the
realized transformation schemes. Zeta's looks like Gaplant and Mega
Rider looks like a non-transformable Methuss.
I found the Gaplant transformation closest not to Zeta but to
Messala; notice which part they use as the tip in MA mode and where
the arms rest. But if looks is a factor too, yes Gaplant in MA mode
looks like Zeta in WR mode.
Boaz
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