A squadron of giant robot pilots of a beleaguered Earth colony bring the war to their oppressive home planet.A squadron of giant robot pilots of a beleaguered Earth colony bring the war to their oppressive home planet.A squadron of giant robot pilots of a beleaguered Earth colony bring the war to their oppressive home planet.
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- TriviaMany of the characters are named after numerals, particularly French numbers. Lady "Une" = One "Duo" Maxwell = Two (Deux) "Trowa" Barton = Three (Trois) "Quatre" Raberba Winner = Four General "Septem" = Seven (Sept) "Treize" Khushrenada = Thirteen "Quinze" Barton = Fifteen "Milliardo" Peacecraft = Billion (Milliard) "Zechs" Merquise = six (German)
- GoofsWhen Sally Po is introduced, she talks in a high-pitched, almost little girl-like voice. In later episodes, her voice is far more gruff.
- Quotes
Heero Yuy: Botched your mission? You couldn't destroy the base and you didn't kill Doctor J and the others.
Duo Maxwell: How 'bout a little sympathy? In any case I'm still glad I decided to come here. I've got good news, your Gundam and mine are being rebuilt as we speak, ya know. I can hardly wait until they're done.
Heero Yuy: Looks like Oz will be keeping up alive for a while. It's a good chance so don't die yet.
Duo Maxwell: Don't worry about me pal, I have no intention of dying that easily. There's the colonies to fight for. Just watch me, I'll become the God of Death once again... but right now, I need some sleep.
- Alternate versionsThe version that Cartoon Network shows on its Toonami afternoon segment contains some cuts and changes from the original dub. Enumerated as follows:
- Most of the blood is removed.
- "Damn" changed to "darn"/"curse"/"blast"; direct references to "kill" changed to "destroy"/"stop"; "hell" removed (changed variously to "darkness", or "heck").
- Duo's self referencing as the "God of Death" is changed to the "Great Destroyer".
- Episode 7 "Scenario for Bloodshed": When General Septem is shot in mid-air, the bullet going through him is not shown.
- Episode 12 "Bewildered Warriors": When Trowa says he wishes he were more like Heero, he responds regarding the self-destruction of Wing Gundam, "It hurts like hell." This is changed into "It hurts really bad."
- Episode 17 "Betrayed By Home, Far Away": During an interrogation, Lady Une exasperatedly points a gun at Professor G's head and questions him; this scene is cut.
- Episode 23 "Duo, God of Death Once Again": Duo says "What B.S.!" when he sees an OZ representative on TV; "B.S." is removed. Also, an interrogation scene where Hilde questions Duo while pointing a gun at him is edited.
- Episode 25 "Quatre vs. Heero": When Lady Une is shot, the bullet is not shown going through her.
- Episode 48 "Take-Off Into Confusion": During a swordfighting match, Dorothy runs her fencing foil through Quatre; this is not shown in the cut version. It is made to appear as though Dorothy just scraped him.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Toonami: Advanced Robotics (2001)
GW's charm lies not in it's battles, but in the evolution of it's characters. sure, fanboy-puritans could aruge that they are merely vacuous pretty-boys, but I put this down to annoyance that this excellent series managed to be more popular than it's predecessors.
The characters of GW all start out with certain mannersn and opinions, yet as they move through the show, their personalities develop. Heero, for example, starts off as a cold, cruel and calculating individual, trained from birth to be the "Perfect soldier". throughout the series, he rediscovers the humanity that had been so brutally drummed out of him, through his relationship with possibly one of the most unjustly hated female characters in the anime world.
Yes, I like Relena. she's a strong character, stays true to her morals, and suffers dilemmas and hardships that any other teenager of her age does. the relationship between this pair develops gradually.
and the Battle-Philosophy! there is so much moral dilemma in this series you could use it as a test for a debating group. the definition of enemy changes repeatedly throughout the series as loyalties change and situations vary.
the battle scenes are fun, the dialogue is excellent, the dubbing is pretty good...
all in all, the only thing I could find about to complain on was the fact that the voices for the dub sound far older than the actual characters do, Zechs in particular.
If you want a fun series that will make you think if you want it to, and show the moral dilemmas that could easilly be related to today, watch Gundam Wing. you might be pleasantly surprised.
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