Mechinations returns... for another week of Gundam 0079 discussion! Topics covered include: the significance of Elran's betrayal, the impact of M'Quve's nuclear option, and the choice of Belfast in a show not previously too explicit about locations. Ep. 25 discussion: 33:17 Ep. 26 discussion: 1:13:08 Intro Disc: Stephen Hero (Metroid: Zero Mission) pmcTRILOGY (Metroid Prime) Thanks to @fretzl for the intro/outro music Thanks to @JJostar23 for the art Write to us MechinationsPod@gmail.com or tweet us @MechinationsPod Mechinations is co-hosted by Ignis Madax (@IgnisMadax), Stephen Hero (@_stephen_hero), and pmcTRILOGY (@pmcTRILOGY) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mechinations/support

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Mechinations 123 - Challant Gar (Gundam 0079 Eps. 25-26 Discussion)

Your favorite G-Podcast has arrived just in time to tackle Ep. 23 Matilda's Rescue and Ep. 24 The Black Tri-Stars! Ignis invokes the steamy specter of the decontamination room, pmc recounts speedrun war stories with the Black Tri-Stars, and Stephen dusts off the history tome to remind us what Tomino thought of the G-Armor. You can probably guess that last one. Ep. 23 discussion: 31:54 Ep. 24 discussion: 1:22:57 Intro Disc: pmcTRILOGY (BRAHMA Force: The Assault on Beltlogger 9) Ignis Madax (Avengers Mech Strike vs X-Men (2021) #1) Thanks to @fretzl for the intro/outro music Thanks to @JJostar23 for the art Write to us MechinationsPod@gmail.com or tweet us @MechinationsPod Mechinations is co-hosted by Ignis Madax (@IgnisMadax), Stephen Hero (@_stephen_hero), and pmcTRILOGY (@pmcTRILOGY) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mechinations/support

Mechinations 122 - Star Trek...Punch! (Gundam 0079 Eps. 23-24 Discussion)

Lady vengeance and planted explosives make a fierce return this week on Mechinations as we cover ep. 21 Sorrow and Hatred and ep. 22 The Trap of M'Quve. Fun topics include: continued analysis on the lens with which Zeon is covered, Sayla's awareness of the budding Mirai/Bright relationship, and what's the deal with the Gouf pilot comedy bit? Ep. 21 discussion: 31:36 Ep. 22 discussion: 1:37:46 Intro Disc: pmcTRILOGY (Vanguard Bandits) Stephen Hero (2021 Rhythm Generation Zine) Please find more about Rhythm Generation Zine here: https://twitter.com/gundamwingzine Thanks to @fretzl for the intro/outro music Thanks to @JJostar23 for the art Write to us MechinationsPod@gmail.com or tweet us @MechinationsPod Mechinations is co-hosted by Ignis Madax (@IgnisMadax), Stephen Hero (@_stephen_hero), and pmcTRILOGY (@pmcTRILOGY) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mechinations/support

Mechinations 121 - Son of Gallop/Gallop Jr. (Gundam 0079 Eps. 21-22 Discussion)

If you find yourself stuck in the brig, listen to this week's Mechinations covering ep. 19 Ramba Ral's Attack and ep. 20 Hand-to-hand Combat! Stephen throws hands with ep. 20, Ignis vows not to upset the podcast gods, and pmc fears for the future of Sayla Mass and Ryu Jose. Ep. 19 discussion: 38:58 Ep. 20 discussion: 1:20:28 Intro Disc: pmcTRILOGY (Wild Arms 3) Ignis Madax (Star Wars: Visions) Thanks to @fretzl for the intro/outro music Thanks to @JJostar23 for the art Write to us MechinationsPod@gmail.com or tweet us @MechinationsPod Mechinations is co-hosted by Ignis Madax (@IgnisMadax), Stephen Hero (@_stephen_hero), and pmcTRILOGY (@pmcTRILOGY) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mechinations/support

Mechinations 120 - That's OK, She's My Wife (Gundam 0079 Eps. 19-20 Discussion)

Want to get away? Regular military discipline and an uncaring boss got you down? Listen to Mechinations! This week, the Mechinations team wrestles with 0079's continued emphasis on the desire of the White Base crew to emulate military discipline despite almost zero actual soldiers being present as well as the moments of shared humanity that punctuate many of the appearances of Zeon characters. Ep. 17 Discussion: 38:01 Ep. 18 Discussion: 1:40:17 Intro Disc: pmcTRILOGY (Shogo: Mobile Armor Division) Stephen Hero (Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne) Thanks to @fretzl for the intro/outro music Thanks to @JJostar23 for the art Write to us MechinationsPod@gmail.com or tweet us @MechinationsPod Mechinations is co-hosted by Ignis Madax (@IgnisMadax), Stephen Hero (@_stephen_hero), and pmcTRILOGY (@pmcTRILOGY) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mechinations/support

Mechinations 119 - Good for Amuro (Gundam 0079 Eps. 17-18 Discussion)

Oh no, it's the episode of Mechinations that Yoshiyuki Tomino doesn't want you to hear! The Mechinations team treads upon Cucuruz Doan's Island before making their way to Sayla's Agony (or Sorties!). It's a perilous journey because, honestly, who would want to end up Doan's island. Thankfully, grounded stories like battle drills and the search for salt give us hope. We recorded this episode of Mechinations only days before the announcement of the new Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan’s Island movie to release in 2022, directed by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko! More info here: https://twitter.com/SUNRISEINC7/status/1438072237051965441 Ep. 15 discussion: 34:01 Ep. 16 discussion: 1:39:47 Intro Disc: Ignis Madax (The King in Black) Thanks to @fretzl for the intro/outro music Thanks to @JJostar23 for the art Write to us MechinationsPod@gmail.com or tweet us @MechinationsPod Mechinations is co-hosted by Ignis Madax (@IgnisMadax), Stephen Hero (@_stephen_hero), and pmcTRILOGY (@pmcTRILOGY) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mechinations/support

Mechinations 118 - Surface-to-Air Rock (Gundam 0079 Eps. 15-16 Discussion)

Whether you're trying to come home or go home, eps. 13-14 of Gundam have wartime drama for you. The Mechinations team wrestles with many issues: Kamaria vs. Amuro, how sympathetic are Cuaran's boys, and should Amuro have been the one to defuse the bombs? Meanwhile, we invoke our faithful companions Skullgreymon and Treize Khushrenada to aid us. Ep. 13 discussion: 35:36 Ep. 14 discussion: 1:30:26 Intro Disc: pmcTRILOGY (Wild Arms 3) Ignis Madax (Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith [novel]) Thanks to @fretzl for the intro/outro music Thanks to @JJostar23 for the art  Write to us MechinationsPod@gmail.com or tweet us @MechinationsPod  Mechinations is co-hosted by Ignis Madax (@IgnisMadax), Stephen Hero (@_stephen_hero), and pmcTRILOGY (@pmcTRILOGY) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mechinations/support

Mechinations 117 - Inexplicable Station Wagon (Gundam 0079 Eps. 13-14 Discussion)

This week, the Mechinations team zooms into eps. 11 and 12 wrapping up the initial pursuit of the White Base and eliding into the Zeonic quest for vengeance. While we choose to let Icelina go, we emerge ready to throw down with Ramba Ral, the Zeonic wife guy. Ep. 11 discussion: 41:18 Ep. 12 discussion: 1:45:19 Intro Disc: Stephen Hero (Phasma) Ignis Madax (Ignis Motifs - Swords in The Legend of Zelda) Thanks to @fretzl for the intro/outro music Thanks to @JJostar23 for the art Write to us MechinationsPod@gmail.com or tweet us @MechinationsPod Mechinations is co-hosted by Ignis Madax (@IgnisMadax), Stephen Hero (@_stephen_hero), and pmcTRILOGY (@pmcTRILOGY) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mechinations/support

Mechinations 116 - Zoom City (Gundam 0079 Eps. 11-12 Discussion)

Podcast, Gundam! On this week's Mechinations, the team examines the intra-White Base conflict that drives much of ep. 9 while sliding off some of the wartime tragedy of Garma's fate in ep. 10. Is Amuro selfless or egotistical? What leads Bright Noa to strike Amuro? Does Fraw Bow speak for herself? Ignis and Stephen stake out positions as pro-Amuro and anti-Amuro, respectively while PMC invokes the PS2 game Journey to Jaburo a bunch on this week's episode and apologizes in advance. Ep. 9 discussion: 29:30 Ep. 10 discussion: 1:50:16 Intro Disc: pmcTRILOGY (Disco Elysium) Stephen Hero (Lords of the Sith) Thanks to @fretzl for the intro/outro music Thanks to @JJostar23 for the art Write to us MechinationsPod@gmail.com or tweet us @MechinationsPod Mechinations is co-hosted by Ignis Madax (@IgnisMadax), Stephen Hero (@_stephen_hero), and pmcTRILOGY (@pmcTRILOGY) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mechinations/support

Mechinations 115 - Beware Elsa Frozen (Gundam 0079 Eps. 9-10 Discussion)

Bright Noa wants you to eat light before listening to this podcast, because he cares about you! The Mechinations team talks through The Core Fighter's Escape and Winds of War, one episode replete with hard sci-fi and the other dense with thematic material. Can we square the twin Kai's? Is Fraw Bow a master spy? Let's find out! Ep. 7 Discussion: 39:28 Ep. 8 Discussion: 1:38:15 Intro Disc: Stephen Hero (The High Republic: The Rising Storm) Ignis Madax (Patlabor: The Movie) Thanks to @fretzl for the intro/outro music Thanks to @JJostar23 for the art Write to us MechinationsPod@gmail.com or tweet us @MechinationsPod Mechinations is co-hosted by Ignis Madax (@IgnisMadax), Stephen Hero (@_stephen_hero), and pmcTRILOGY (@pmcTRILOGY) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mechinations/support

Mechinations 114 - Twin Kai Theory (Gundam 0079 Eps. 7-8 Discussion)

If you were looking for a grounded and down-to-earth discussion of some Gundam, have we got a deal for you! This week the team talks through Re-entry to Earth and Garma Strikes, marking the transition from space to Earth for the first time in a Gundam series. Topics covered include: localization choices especially as found in the dub, the text and subtext of military officers, and, of course, we put the old man from the coffee plantation on trial. Of course we do. Ep. 5 discussion: 37:15 Ep. 6 discussion: 1:22:26 Intro Disc: pmcTRILOGY (Dynasty Warriors Gundam) Stephen Hero (The High Republic: Light of the Jedi) Thanks to @fretzl for the intro/outro music Thanks to @JJostar23 for the art Write to us MechinationsPod@gmail.com or tweet us @MechinationsPod Mechinations is co-hosted by Ignis Madax (@IgnisMadax), Stephen Hero (@_stephen_hero), and pmcTRILOGY (@pmcTRILOGY) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mechinations/support

Mechinations 113 - Pocket Coffee (Gundam 0079 Eps. 5-6 Discussion)

This week on Mechinations, we dig into Vote to Attack! and Escape from Luna II - episodes which give us further insight into the logistical and bureaucratic realities of the Zeon and Federation forces. Don't worry though, multiple people are also murdered by looks that can kill and we adore that. Unfortunately, the Zaku I does not receive universal adoration. Ep. 3 Discussion: 32:20 Ep. 4 Discussion: 1:16:47 Intro Disc: Stephen Hero (Star Wars: Aftermath trilogy) pmcTRILOGY (Xenosaga Episode I) Thanks to @fretzl for the intro/outro music Thanks to @JJostar23 for the art Write to us MechinationsPod@gmail.com or tweet us @MechinationsPod Mechinations is co-hosted by Ignis Madax (@IgnisMadax), Stephen Hero (@_stephen_hero), and pmcTRILOGY (@pmcTRILOGY) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mechinations/support

Mechinations 112 - Gadem More Like Gottem (Gundam 0079 Eps. 3-4 Discussion)

This week on Mechinations, Ignis and pmc discuss The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel I and II, two games in the long-running Nihon Falcom series. Ignis recently wrapped up Cold Steel II (including lots of excellent twitter commentary - go follow him!) and talks through his experiences in CS I and II with pmc, who has played the Trails in the Sky trilogy as well as the first three Cold Steel games. Together, they cover the games' cast from both narrative and gameplay perspectives and cap it off with a breakdown of how Cold Steel II fares in light of the spectacular ending sequence of the first Cold Steel. Thanks to @fretzl for the intro/outro music Thanks to @JJostar23 for the art Write to us MechinationsPod@gmail.com or tweet us @MechinationsPod Mechinations is co-hosted by Ignis Madax (@IgnisMadax), Stephen Hero (@_stephen_hero), and pmcTRILOGY (@pmcTRILOGY) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mechinations/support

Mechinations Bonus - The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel I and II Discussion

Welcome to the first episode of regular discussion for our coverage of Mobile Suit Gundam! We don't know if there are seasons in space, but we're confident that it's Hot Char Summer now in UC 0079. The team digs into their feelings on the OP, initial impressions of the Guntank and Guncannon, and that most important of UC technology: space bubbles. Ep. 1 discussion: 26:00 Ep. 2 discussion: 1:35:09 Intro Disc: pmcTRILOGY (The Sopranos: Road to Respect) Ignis Madax (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword) Thanks to @fretzl for the intro/outro music Thanks to @JJostar23 for the art Write to us MechinationsPod@gmail.com or tweet us @MechinationsPod Mechinations is co-hosted by Ignis Madax (@IgnisMadax), Stephen Hero (@_stephen_hero), and pmcTRILOGY (@pmcTRILOGY) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mechinations/support

Mechinations 111 - Hot Char Summer (Gundam 0079 Eps. 1-2 Discussion)

Mechinations enters a new era - the Universal Century! Our own Stephen Hero guides us through time from Yoshiyuki Tomino's origins to the origins of the original Mobile Suit Gundam with plenty of fun references to Tomino's previous works (Zambot 3!), contemporaneous works (Star Wars!) and capping the discussion off with the history of Gundam's arrival in the west (The War for Earth!). Gundam 0079 History: 12:37 Intro Disc: pmcTRILOGY (Xenosaga Episode I) Special thanks to @Sundown_McMoonand, @RussellLatshaw, and @customzaku for providing some awesome resources for the history! Thanks to @fretzl for the intro/outro music Thanks to @JJostar23 for the art Write to us MechinationsPod@gmail.com or tweet us @MechinationsPod Mechinations is co-hosted by Ignis Madax (@IgnisMadax), Stephen Hero (@_stephen_hero), and pmcTRILOGY (@pmcTRILOGY) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mechinations/support

Mechinations 110 - Completely Bad But Thoroughly Great (Gundam 0079 History)

A mecha anime critical analysis and rewatch podcast feat. three friends: Ignis Madax, Stephen Hero, and pmcTRILOGY. Come for the goofs and stay for thoughtful discussion about great stories and cool robots. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mechinations/support

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