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I still don't know why they didn't just give it beam sabers instead of those swords.
Because Quartre and his henchmen were Aloha Snackbars.
>>13533706
The swords were actually more powerful than beam sabers, and Sandrock was specifically designed with the armor and strength needed to use them.
>>13533755
Did he ever clash the shotels with any beam sabers in the series?
>>13533706
same reason goufs or zakus have heat-based weaponry instead of laser swords
>>13533755
How were they stronger than beam sabers?
Sandrock is amusing in the sense that its 'thing' is being the most heavily armored, but Gundamium is already virtually indestructible, thus making its the single most redundant mobile suit in the franchise.
>>13533773
But that was because Zeon didn't have access/know how to beam weaponry at first. In Wing, even Leos had access to beam sabers.
>>13533706
Beam saber tech is haram
>>13533779
>Sandrock is amusing in the sense that its 'thing' is being the most heavily armored, but Gundamium is already virtually indestructible, thus making its the single most redundant mobile suit in the franchise.
Reminds me of how the Kyrios's "thing" is it's ability to fly, and yet GN particles allows any mobile suit to fly, thus making it one of the most redundant mobile suits in the franchise.
I always assumed this is because Sandrock was built with long-term endurance in mind - surviving in difficult conditions over a prolonged period of time.
Heat weaponry is both more energy efficient and simpler to maintain in this type of situation. And Sandrock has enough physical strength behind it so the weapons are just as effective as beam ones.
It feels like they cut better than beam sabers.
I still don't understand why 3 out of the 5 of them specialize in close combat
>>13533953
Because most anime writers can't write long range combat to save their own lives.
>>13533885
I thought its gimmick was that it could transform?
>>13533706
Presumably, each of the 5 scientists had something to contribute, and their contribution's were reflected in the Gundams that they built.
My guess would be that Sandrock's scientist was a specialist in metallurgy. Perhaps he came up with the original formula for Gundanium.
If you think about it, a heat blade would be hard to produce. It needs to be able to withstand enough heat to flash-soften standard armor without being softened itself.
>>13534003
I don't know of it's backed up by anything official, but my head cannon is that the Kirios line has, by far, the highest straight line speed when transformed. This would make it excellent for a backup combat role. It could quickly reinforce any part of the battlefield where one of the other 3 Gundam's started to struggle.
The blades were made of gundanium and were supposed to be super heavy to the point that they just tear through and crush enemies rather than actually cut them.
A beam saber on the other hand melts thriugh enemies but is reliant on its battery/power source.
But who cares why, the crush claw attack makes everything cool in my book when it comes to sandrock.
>>13533706
Because you can't throw beam sabers like this.
![7398-5[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/UjHHdQ4.jpg "7398-5[1].jpg")
>>13534042
>the crush claw attack makes everything cool in my book when it comes to sandrock
Incidentally, the best aspect of Kyrios too
It's a damn shame they removed it on the Sandrock Kai.
>>13534003
>I thought its gimmick was that it could transform?
Originally only the Kyrios could fly due to the fact that it was the only one that could transform into a plane. But this was changed to allow any mech with a GN reactor to be able to fly. The Kyrios kept the transformation gimmick because they didn't want to redesign it.
>>13534049
>It's a damn shame they removed it on the Sandrock Kai.
Do you mean the Endless Waltz redesign? Because the 1/144th model still had it.
>>13534053
Well it could also be because it flies faster than the other suits.
>>13534046
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwJoHy8Bwk0
>>13534049
Iirc the the 1/144 hg actually had a shield included with the claw part built into it seperate from the swords as its own weapon.
Sandrock has the highest physical strength (that's wha the "Power" rating measures), so it's backing up those solid swords with super-duper muscle power power, as it were. Greater strength ain't gonna do shit for wielding Beam Sabers.
>>13533779
The five suits were not created in unison- initially none of the pilots new about each other and none of the scientists new that the others made new Gundams. So while the 5 suits clearly differ, they don't all fit like a glove as a team.
>>13534046
Uso definitely does a few times, then again he's the best pilot in the entire franchise
Is Sandrock Kai the worst upgrade ever?
I mean all it got was a machine gun.
>>13533953
Because most OZ pilots had subpar melee skills and the Gundams were all but immune to the Leo's dinky beam weapons so they could just wade into melee range, laugh off the shots and slaughter them all. Meanwhile Wing and Heavyarms, which relied mostly on range, frequently ran out of ammo. It was the most efficient way to do the job they were built for, which was to rape Leo's enmass and crush OZ.
>>13534049
>It's a damn shame they removed it on the Sandrock Kai.
They both still technically have it. The EW version can still use it (but it wasn't carrying it's shield in the OVA proper for some reason) and the tv version doesn't always carry it now, because the connecting part was removed on the back for more thrusters, but it can still have it set up before battle. Again though, this never happened in show.
>>13535571
It's main upgrade was getting the ability to function properly in space, since it didn't have enough thrusters to move properly and when it first gets to space it can barely do anything.
For some reason Sandrock and Heavyarms weren't equipped to fight in space by default.
>>13535674
>For some reason Sandrock and Heavyarms weren't equipped to fight in space by default.
They specifically designed to fight on Earth, since that was the whole point of Operation Meteor.
>>13535700
Yeah but Wing and Shenlong seem to have no problems in space (Deathscythe also has trouble but that seems to be a result of prior damage and being low on power) leaving it just those two that needed thruster upgrades to do so.
>>13535776
No, they don't. Heero doesn't even bother to bring Wing into space with him, and Wufei surrenders because Shenlong gets arm blown off.
>>13535804
and after he stabbed himself and detonated all his remaining propellant, so he was basically a sitting duck anyways.
>>13535804
Shenlong is wrecking faces just as easily as he was on earth, and only gets damaged because Barge fires at him when their allies are still in range which he wasn't expecting and even then he's able to dodge most of it and get away.
He only gets caught because he returns and allows himself to get captured so he could attempt repairs at their factory.
It was a far cry from Sandrock's sluggishness when it first came to space. Shenlong had no problems at all.
>>13535776
Deathscythe had issues when it first went jnto space because it hadn't had any of its verniers or balance adjusted to compensate. There's basically a whole fight where he's carefully drifting around his shuttle because he can't move normally, not because of damage.
>>13535981
He says he barely has any output and that's why he has trouble in addition to Duo himself being exhausted and seemingly injured. After losing the arm Deathscythe shuts down completely and he doesn't even have the power to self destruct after that.
All is this is apparantly due to the beating he took trying to get into space in the first place where Deathscythe was pretty messed up.
Again Shenlong, which only showed up at the tail end of that battle and was relatively fresh had zero problems moving in space and only was damaged because the Barge commander was willing to fire on his own men to get him.
