How does Mika stack up against all the other Gundam protagonists? And while we're talking about this, post favorite main character.
literally another thread in the catalogue discussing the same thing.
>Cool but not Edgy
>Get Shit Done
>Surrounded by cuties
>New-Type Jesus
He chokes Shinn Asuka to death for being a little bitch
Loran is best protag.
>>13676194
He made me gay
>>13676194
Better than all 3 AGE protags, Belri, Shinn, and Loran.
On par with Heero and Setsuna.
>>13676222
>Loran is best protag.
Garrod Ran is a real man's protagonist.
There is very little to his character other than "stoic, blunt child soldier." He's just the guy who drives the main Gundam.
Orga and Kudelia are more IBO's main characters than Mikazuki.
>>13676194
>>13676265
Nice try Banana
>>13676194
Use was a more interesting take on the "child soldier" idea.
>>13676194
>How does Mika stack up against all the other Gundam protagonists
You could say he comes up a bit SHORT and never reaches the HEIGHTS of BIGGER better characters.
>>13676194
He's not as fun as Garrod or has as much to his character as Loran but he's okay. It looks like the 2nd half of the show will be devoted to developing him more so hopefully he comes out as a well rounded likable character. ATM I find him to be more like a drone, just devoid of any personality, defined solely by eating and being Orga's guard dog.
Uso and Bellri are my favorite Gundam MCs.
I like him, although he kind of seems like a mix of Setsuna and Garrod.
>>13676242
Protags like Garrod were kind of a dime a dozen in the 90s.
He's only really unique in that Gundam never showed much interest in the type before then.
Is Loran the most level-headed main character?
>>13676389
Mark Curran
>>13676389
Possibly a result of his setting, since both sides had their fair share of rational people who didn't want war.
>>13676348
He only shares aesthetics with Garrod being that they're both short.
Mika isn't nearly as much of a hothead.
>>13676194
OFFICIAL GUNDAM PROTAGONIST POWER RANKINGS!
1. Amuro Ray
2. Uso Evin/Ebing/Ebin
3. Domon Kasshu
4. Jewdough Asta
5. Kamille Bidan
6. Seabook Arno
7.Kira "Jesus" Yamato
8. Bellri "Warning Shot" Zenam
9. Heero
10. Garrod Ran
100. Asuno Family
1000. Shit
10000. Mika Augustus
100000.Your Favorite Character
>>13676272
>>13676194
hes a fucking badass and him and the barbatos are my favorite mc and gundam
>>13676707
>this is the average intelligence of an IBOfag
>>13676222
The only PACIFIST main character who wasn't fucking annoying.
>>13676242
>Put into prison
>breaks out every night
>even knocks out the same guard over and over
>could easily escape
>instead breaks out just to put flowers in a vase next to a girl in a coma
What a class act.
>>13676366
That that I disagree, but what other protagonists are similar to Garrod, off the top of your head?
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>>13676421
>seabook that high
>uso that high
>garrod that low
>anyone below Heero
get better taste.
>>13676194
Not a Gundam (yet).
>>13676222
sexiest, sure
>>13676242
Garrod is just a standard shonen protagonist. super boring compared to most Gundam
>>13676743
He was completely pussy-whipped for a woman who showed no interest in him at all. Diana was about as affectionate as a ham sandwich to anyone not named Will Game.
>>13676421
>Kira higher than Heero
>>13676921
She was his queen. He had no expectation of reciprocity.
>>13676921
Loran literally only admired the Queen, much like Harry.
>>13676421
This list is painful to read. Even ignoring mika's placement you fucked up so hard on almost every other part.
>Garrod that low
that is unforgivable
>>13676993
Garrod is the most forgettable protagonist who isn't from AGE or 0083
>>13676998
Have you ever considered the possibility that you suffer from brain damage?
My favorite.
>>13676998
I'm glad Thunderbolt is out so we can bask in Io's perfection as the main character we need, not some autistic orphan
the cutest
>>13676229
>This entire post
GOOD BAIT
>>13676194
He's as thin as paper as a character. He has no personality and no motivation. I'd would say that his development is one-dimensional, but he hasn't developed at all (I'm like 13 episodes in). He has only one job, that's it. The very definition of a jobber.
Some could argue that his character has no emotion as a purposeful choice, but I think that's just lazy writing. So far there been no explanation as to why he is like that. Unless we are to assume that he's just autistic.
As a Gundam protagonist, he ranks pretty low. He's pretty much a supporting character in his own show. Practically all other franchise protagonists are better written even though they're mostly shit, too.
>strong character arc
>logical, competent, endearing
>no asspull plot moves or newtype magic
>admirable ideas professed in tolerable fashion
god if most other protags were only HALF as awesome as Loran, I wouldn't cry so much
>>13677256
what about Io
Anon. Hey, anon.
Close your eyes and think of two Gundam MCs, anon.
Did you think of them?
Good.Switch their places. How do each of them them fare in the other's series?
>>13676194
As a character?
>Appealing design and concept, but goes nowhere as a character
As a pilot
>No skilled feats, no newtype powers, but the control scheme is much easier
>>13677297
>Judau tells Orga to chill and hangs out with fedorabro
>Mika is an edgy asshole who Bright "corrects" frequently, triggering flashbacks
>>13676998
this is sad
go troll a fafner thread
>>13677297
Garrod Ran and Amuro Ray
Garrod would single handedly destroy Zeon, then proceed to bang Fraw and Lalah
Amuro wouldn't ever hijack a mobile suit and thus gundam x would of never happened
Switch Sei and Kamille/Setsuna/Shinn
>>13677297
>Loran
>Heero
Um.
>>13677328
>amuro would never hijack a mobile suit
nice b8o, senpai
>>13676194
All Mikas done so far is follow orders and kill kids and cowards
Why do people think he's a badass?
You kids are forgetting about the only pilot able to take out a high-performance MS with a goddamn BALL!
>>13677807
Because he is badass unlike that beta shinji is the /a/ vermin reason.
I like him because he's cute and his drama of being an edgy n0sc0pe orphan is amusing, but he hasn't done anything that badass yet.
>>13676421
>Setsuna not being in the top 5
>>13677297
>Setsuna wrecks both the Coordinators and Naturals
>Kira gets ass raped by Ribbon
Id watch it
>>13677818
MY BOY
>>13677818
>Needing massive plot armor
Scrub
>>13676421
NEW OFFICIAL GUNDAM PROTAGONIST POWER RANKINGS PANDERING EDITION!
BEYOND THE TIME TIER
Amuro Ray
ELDER GOD TIER
Domon Kasshu
Loran
Bellri "I want to impregnate my sister" Zenam
Seabook Arno
Usso Evin/Ewin/Ebing/Ebin
MASTER OF DEATH TIER
Heero
Kamille Bidan
Garrod Ran
Jewdough AstaKira "Jesus" Yamato
I AM GUNDAM TIER
Setsuna
MEH TIER
Shinn
Kou Uraki
Asuno Family
Tryhard Shit TierYour favorite MCMika
INSULT CRIPPLE AND THEIR SHITTY MUSIC TIER
Io
>>13677865
>Setsuna being in top 5
>>13676194
mika feels like a side character
>>13677328
>Garrod would single handedly destroy Zeon
Top kek m8
>Amuro wouldn't ever hijack a mobile suit
>Dude who hijack a freighter and ram it to a MS
>Dude who put bombs in dummy
>Dude who steal a beam rifle from zeek and proceed to killing them with that said rifle
>Dude who accomplice in a nuclear arsenal hijack
>Dude who are willing to push a goddamn asteroid to save mankind
>Wouldn't ever hijack a ms.
>>13676921
>pussy-whipped
>first thing he does when he meets Diana again is talk shit
>>13677328
>Amuro wouldn't ever hijack a mobile suit
Please, Tomino's character are so based they hijack MS with a slingshot.
>>13678038
Good, you're catching on. Don't be surprised when he dies and Orga becomes the main character.
>>13676194
He's got a lot of potential but the show decided to sit on its ass in the middle of nowhere for five episodes where nobody could develop or elaborate on their characters.
>>13677818
You do realize that the only reason the Zaku blew up is because the Ball blew up first, right?
I have not watched many Gundams since I started this thanksgiving but out of what I watched here is what I think.
1. Kamille
2. Amuro
3. Setsuna
4. Domon
5. Judau
6. Al
7. Heero
>>13678270
>Putting Kamille above Amubro
>>13678280
They are close but I prefer Kamille over Amuro mainly because I just generally liked Zeta gundam more, and it made Kamille more interesting to me.
Plus Amuro was cooler in Zeta, when he was not the MC
>>13677328
>Garrod would single handedly destroy Zeon
Not necessarily.
First off, while the Gundam is good, he doesn't have the same ace cards he did with the GX.
Second, fact is, we see him get his shit whipped around a fair number of times by the Frost Bros, to say nothing for his first time against Carris, or the fight against the Colrel.
The kid gets bailed out by Witz and Roybea a number of times over the series, and the only reason he isn't straight-up murdered during his first fight against the Bertigo is because Carris uses him as a hostage to get Tifa. Were she not in play, the kid would be hamburger at that point.
Garrod is likely to do alright for himself, but the fact is, no villain in the MSG setting has a reason to pull a punch and keep him alive. While I like Kai, Ryu, and Hayato, their suits aren't on the same level as Leopard and Airmaster, so I don't know how much I'd count on them to play the cavalry charging to Garrod's aid. Especially in the first half.
I can see the kid doing well, but I also wouldn't say he'd be steamrolling the enemy by any means.
Orga is the main character though
>>13676718
>stop liking what I don't like
>>13678365
>GUYS THIS SHIT IS AMAZING. THIS LITERAL SHIT IS AMAZING
>>13678325
Garrod wouldn't do any better than Amuro, but I think it's possible that he could at least make it through MSG. While he did get his ass saved quite a bit, Garrod also fought against much more difficult opponents much earlier as well. By the time Amuro was fighting with funnels he was already an experienced pilot.
Plus, Amuro wasn't a terribly good pilot in the beginning either. Garrod might have been able to coast on the strength of his machine until he got better, just like Amuro did.
Also that whole thing with running away and meeting Ramba Ral would be exactly the same, I bet.
>>13678329
>Orga has a personality.
Agreed.
He looks fucking generic.
Dosen't make anyone hard the way Loran and Bellri do.
>>13676194
I would say that he's probably the most initially likeable Gundam pilot. The seriousness, get shit done of Heero and Setsuna, but with much less of the autism
The only problem is that we know next to nothing about him and he really does not have much of a personality, but that might get fixed later on.
He's probably forth in my favorites list
>>13679864
I think the show does a pretty good job showing Mika's head is fucked up.
I only hope Mika doesn't turn into Jesus Augus after the staff addressed his mental problem.
>>13676194
>post favorite main character
>>13679922
idk He it a little fucked up in the head, but seems to show a genuine concern for Atra and tries to preserve her innocence. He's willing to kill but not a complete psycho.
>>13679942
Someone insert that music from KIllBill into this webm and its fucking perfect
>>13676897
>Garrod is just a standard shonen protagonist. super boring compared to most Gundam
Except Garrod got shit done. Gundam just has some supremely average lead characters in totality.
Gundam needs more lead characters like Garrod, Domon and Mikazuki.
>>13679975
you mean the Track from Five Fingers of Death?
Uso fucks everyone up in his period at age 13, nobody stands a chance if he was given enough time to develop his pilot skills fully.
>>13678078
It's a trade the works in his favor.
>>13680112
>Except Garrod got shit done.
>Gundam needs more lead characters like Garrod, Domon and Mikazuki.
Judau, Loran and Belri got their shit done too
If your favorite MC never crossdressed then you most likely have your soul weighed down by shit taste
>>13679922
Only the most recent episode seemed to hint at it though. For the most part, he was stoic and serious, but still had a fairly normal and caring side that was loyal to his allies, along with a normal non-warlike dream of owning a farm. None of the autism that is usually associated with "killer" MCs like Setsuna or Heero.
>>13680168
Fucking love that part when he returns to Kasarelia after so long and has gotten so good at piloting, he's surprised that nobody is dodging his warning shots.
>>13677424
Turn A Gundam lasts three episodes at best.
>>13676194
i get the feeling mika wouldnt even shower unless orga told him too
>>13677297
>mika and hiro
>mika becomes nicer and killier and everyone likes him
>hiro becomes mean and killier and everyone likes him. except candy man.
>>13677297
Is there anyone Kira knows who Setsuna wouldn't wreck?
>>13680112
> Mikazuki
You had me up until then.
>>13677297
>Domon and Loran
I would watch the shit out of both of those shows
>>13676194
He's Setsuna with less personality, less screentime, less relevance and no substance.
hes my favorite main character so far
Heero > Setsuna > Mika
>>13678325
Anon, Garrod beats the first episode Zaku BEFORE he gets in the gundam
He is a textbook absolute madman
Better than Kou Uraki.
>>13680549
Iino pulled it off better, though.
>>13677921
The Ball K-Type was up-armored, plot armor aside.
Hey guys lets all bitch about a character in an anime that isn't even at it's 15th episode yet! I mean comparing him to long standing protagonists who have discussed meticulously and who's character development has been featured for a full 25 episodes and sometimes more whether it be a second season or OVA is totally fair right?? Why can't they completely flesh out a character in the amount of time it takes me to microwave a hotpocket? Must be shitty writing.
>>13690193
>4 hours
What the fuck kind of Hot Pockets are you eating?
>>13690228
Nigga, have you even tried slow-baked HPs from the oven???
It makes you feel like you wasted your life and money when think about all the times you just nuked them in the microwave.
