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Super Macross Mecha Fun Time Discussion Thread!
Master Dex replied to Valkyrie Driver's topic in Movies and TV Series
The VF-1's weren't beam cannons like later VFs (I think it was the YF-19 and YF-21 that first did dimensional beam weapons in the head units, Seto says somewhere up there too), they were just lasers.. really powerful lasers mind you.. but less powerful than later beam weapons. Most VFs have a stupid amount of power, but in space a lot of the fuel is used pretty fast, which is why super parts are a common theme in space until Gen 5, where they were really just an excuse for More Dakka and even more Itano Circus (and armoring). When they graduated to the heavy quantum beam gunpods on the VF-27, YF-29, and YF-30 they did need more powerful engines. The VF-27 prototypes I think needed four partly for the weapon but the final version had it easier... I'm probably mis-remembering the details but Seto's keyboard ain't broke yet, lol. I always thought it could do more than one shot but we only ever saw that stock footage of Gamlin one-shotting Gabil... every time. -
Super Macross Mecha Fun Time Discussion Thread!
Master Dex replied to Valkyrie Driver's topic in Movies and TV Series
The fold quartz is in the nose cone, not the canopy (and also those bits on the chest piece behind the cockpit in fighter mode, but the biggest piece is in the nose, at least on the YF-29). The VF-31 does have fold quartz as it has a Fold Wave system, but it might have less than the YF-29 since it doesn't seem as ludicrously expensive (they made 5 of them after all, 6 if you count Hayate's second VF-31J, though they might have re-purposed parts from the VF-31F he'd been flying). The YF-29's that are for sure canon are Alto's Durandal seen in The Wings of Goodbye, and the YF-29B Rod flies for Havamal in Macross 30. Though Macross 30 I think also showcases the Ozma Durandal as well.. not sure if it has the Isamu one. The only one that is entirely non-canon for sure is the anniversary toy that has somewhat Fokker-ish colors. It doesn't appear in any media. -
Agh.. I had a brain fart I guess, I know I meant to write that the Protodeviln reacted negatively to Fire Bomber in general.
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Super Macross Mecha Fun Time Discussion Thread!
Master Dex replied to Valkyrie Driver's topic in Movies and TV Series
I love this topic even if it mostly boils down to an AMA for Seto, lol. I don't mind, he's a gold mine. However in spirit of the topic including opinions as well as actual data, I'll not answer the best VF question as it is pretty subjective to criteria. I will add a new criteria though: multi role vs specialized VFs. Every iteration seems to have a say in this topic. The VF-1 is the most versatile likely with the VF-25 essentially becoming the current gen successor to that. Seto made clear why the VF-11 never quite managed that. Still it makes sense why you'd want a plane that can do it all. Like in real life though where this is debated, multi role craft often are not the best at any specific mission. VFs like the VF-4 exist because the need at the time was a space superiority fighter, and it was great for that. Not so much in atmosphere though, which is why the VF-5000 came about, and became a mainstay on planets before the VF-11. The purpose of the YF-19 and YF-21 competition was specifically to make mission focused designs as the next main series for smaller production but greater specialization. This arguably worked but both ended up so specialized the VF-19 and VF-22 became special units next to simpler and more usable VF-171s (not to mention the VF-17 which was also specialized a generation before). So the real question is, with the constant back and forth, where do you stand on specialized units vs multi role VFs? Is the VF-25 with its many pack options the end result of this idea (additionally the less advanced VF-31A/B with its ordinance container options, regardless of the fact we've barely seen any of those options)? -
The Sivil reaction thing has been consistently joked about cause it looks suspiciously similar to that. Coupled with the fact that everyone but the PD react so positively to Fire Bomber music leads some to guess that get reaction and the fact she keeps coming back for more is a kind of "hurts so good" thing lol.
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Almost, lol. Though Sivil's music-induced orgasms tends to distract from it.
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The Macross The Tribute album, known for having various Macross artists swap song roles, has Ishtar singing a surprisingly good rendition of Voices though. (It also has a Minmay version of Angel Voice and Fukuyama/Basara doing the SDFM theme including guitar!)
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They might even pull in idols from games if they feel up to it, such as Mina Forte.. though there is only one song associated with her.
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Bah... I did a whole post and didn't see I missed reading an entire page of people already answering this.. disregard.
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Yep, You gotta have blue hair.
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So for those wondering, I got to rank 16, but before that I visited memory lane quickly to see if it showed at all when Basara and Mylene would appear. Like normal it only showed the square for the next thing to unlock which at the time was a Sheryl song (turned out to be 'What bout by star'). Then without prompting a picture of Basara pops up shouting something and the song square is literally pushed aside with Basara's unlock square taking it's place. Basara literally cut in line so he'd unlock next, lol. I did then unlock him at 16, and then it moved back to the Sheryl song... which then caused Mylene to jump in and cut in line the same way! I'm just laughing now. Weirdly, a few song plays later, and Mylene unlocks for me even though I didn't rank up again (I also even got the song that had been pushed back twice, lol). So I have them both now. Seems they programmed the game with this update to ensure people got Basara and Mylene as soon as they could.
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They had that for 5 episodes at most.. then they dropped the IMO very interesting concept of the Immelmann Dance and it's potential combat application so Hayate could suddenly become a regular pilot.
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Mylene's singing voice was never Tomo Sakurai (despite that she can sing rather well), but Chei Kajiura who has continued to sing those songs to today.
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I don't know for sure but Mari Ijima is still around (and doing great) so she likely would do it. The songs are using the original versions probably.
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Fair point. However people who act irrationally often have irrational reasons in their heads. I'd put forth that Kaifun wasn't a supporter of the Anti-UN as such and likely hated them just as much, but he may still lay blame on the UNG and their military for putting in motion the politics that frenzied the Anti-UN members into committing those horrible acts. As such he wouldn't be apologizing for the Anti-UN, but he would be saying it was ultimately the UNG's fault. It's an insanely stupid way to rationalize something, but that's just the thing.. some people really do come up with crazy justifications to allow them to hate someone when they really just have no real reason to do so. Since it seems that is what Kaifun is doing, hating on the military for no clear reason... he probably in his half-baked mind has a similarly messed up rationale.
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My guess is Kaifun blames the military for the Unification Wars and all the death and destruction of caused (nevermind that the UN had a reason for it (dangerous aliens could be coming) which they were entirely correct about, though that was probably mostly classified outside of the existence of the Macross). Perhaps Kaifun deep down wanted the Anti UN to win cause they acted the part of freedom fighters against an oppressive regime and is just mad they lost.
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Idols have indeed been odd ranks and songs on even. I often do a few songs a day, especially in events but I've skipped some days (like when I was running from a hurricane and all lol). I'm in no hurry really.
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I think the SA had brainwashed Zentradi and other species from the former Protoculture empire too but it isn't that clear. With the mass cloning it is likely no original Protoculture are left due to age/battle though, just warrior copies. Much like the Zentradi are following old orders for millennia, so is the SA remnants. Plus there was war going on even before the Protodeviln happened, they just hijacked the latest weapon (Evil series) on one side and basically took over what became the Supervision Army.
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I mean... really, is that honestly that surprising? I almost half expect the entire phone to explode with him shouting "BOMBAA!!" Ever notice that in the SNS segments his name is the only one in all caps even before he is a playable singer? It suits him, lol. I'm only rank 15 (I only play once a day at most, and I can't manage anything tougher than normal for most songs, so I level at a slow pace) and just got Mikumo so I expect I'll have a bit before I get Basara and Mylene. I suspect they are next for me cause... I can't think of any other main singing characters I'm missing now. Got all of Walküre, Sheryl, Ranka, and Minmay. Unless there are some non-series singers that I haven't seen in screen caps yet I imagine they have to be next.
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Agreed if you don't count Freyja since she got the most attention. Kaname was set up to be a great side character who was all but forgotten though after her angst moment basically which is a massive shame. Hayate wasn't really all that bad, but he wasn't all that good either. That describes a lot of them really.
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Just pretend it is real world wear and tear from flight and combat, lol. Real jets don't often look that pristine anyway (until the government spends way too much money repainting them only for them to wear again at the first flight).
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Yeah... us old folk... heh heh... *is 28 years old*
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Fair enough but I'm economically disinclined toward it at the present time in any case, lol.
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I get orbs too slowly to build up to 500 for these event packs. I know you can buy orbs but that's stupid and the game isn't worth that.
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It's good to have dreams, lol.