Gundam 00: Second Season

[Munsu]

Some information for the second season for those interested.


The official Japanese website for the Mobile Suit Gundam 00 science-fiction anime series has updated with new pages for the second season. The story page now describes the premise of the second season, which will premiere in October on Sundays at 5:00 p.m. The character profiles of the four Gundam Meister pilots have been updated in the wake of the first season's ending. The mechanical descriptions for the new 00 Gundam, Keldim Gundam, Arios Gundam, and Selavii Gundam mobile suit mecha have also been posted. The official American website launched earlier this week, and the first season will premiere in the United States on November 17.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-07-10/japan-gundam-00-site-updates-with-2nd-season-details

[Psyke]

Well, just 3 more months to go..... :p

[Darky]

It says that the character profiles have been updated and everyone's still around of the pilots, so is suppose somehow everyone survived or does it actually say KIA in the description?

[Buffalobiian]

Since the ages have all been updated (you generally don't increase the age of dead people), and that Lockon's entry seems to say he pilots the Keldim Gundam, I think they're all alive.

As long as they don't give some BS reason, I'm glad Lockon's back. They could make my day better by keeping Hallelujah. I love that guy's crazy style.

[Darky]

Hmm i never even noticed the ages having an update, and i'm glad as well lockon is back. But still i'd rather have it that atleast one of the pilots was dead.

[Kraco]

All the pilots being back must mean Ali will be back in business as well. Honestly, I care more about seeing that crazy bastard than any of the Gundam pilots.

[NeoCybercoin]

Part of me hopes that Lockon is still dead...despite the fact that I am a huge fan of him. He was ontop of a part of the GN Armor that exploded. Then again...Graham was shown at the end of the first season with a mask because he was supposed to be KIA against Exia.

[Yukimura]

Let's not forget that Lockon Stratos is a Celestial Being codename. Neil Dylandy, the last owner we saw, did have a (evil?) twin brother named Lyle who could conceivably have been recruited into the organization as well. Why else would Neil/Lockon's mysterious, vaguely hinted at brother be his twin instead of just look similar to him?

Of course this doesn't stand up in the face of the Mu La Flaga Gambit.

[Carnage]

Lockon had better be fucking dead. He was such a great character, and it would almost ruin the end of the first season if I find out he's alive.

[Harima Kenji]

The only one that is confirmed dead in S1 is Lockon. Nobody else exploded or something. Allelujah was hurt and with Hallelujah disappearing, you can get the idea he could die too, but it isn't confirmed.
Tieria was in no dying condition , so he should be able to survive. Sure he collapsed, but he wasn't wounded or anything. Not to mention he doesn't really look like a normal human to me.
Setsuna shouldn't be dead either. The beam saber missed him, so the only harm he could have is severe burns.
The message that Marina got could have been sent by Setsuna himself before the battle.

Ali is alive, we saw him at the end of ep 25. In what state he is in is unknown. You only see enough of him to know it is him.
--

The only 'Mwu' of 00 can be Lockon in my eyes. I also think he is a cool person, but if you kill someone off like that, don't make him come back. Looking at the picture on the official site, I'd say it's him. I doubt they will give a possible twin the same codename. I doubt the other meisters will accept that.

Where did you find the names of the new suits?

[Buffalobiian]

The only one that is confirmed dead in S1 is Lockon.
--
Where did you find the names of the new suits?

By following Munsu's link.

Lockon was the person most likely to be dead from season 1. The most convincing reason being he died a few episodes short of the ending episodes. During that time, no signs of his successful rescue was shown, and we the audience automatically assume he's dead by default.

Also, his manner of dying had the highest danger. He wasn't on the GN cannon when he died. He was knocked off that when he sniped Ali. He was within the blast radius when it blew, and more likely than not, he should be shrapnelled like hell. If he wasn't though, the expanding gas would have knocked him somewhere off the charts, which the writers could use to explain, abeit poorly, that they couldn't find him till after the battle.

As for the new suits, nothing looks markedly different except the new Exia. Double GN drives is kind of cool. Only thing about that is, it makes it seem on a totally different level to the other suits, which means our focus will be even more based on Setsuna, something which I'm not particularly in favour of.

[oyabun]

Who do you think will replace lockon?

[Buffalobiian]

Who do you think will replace lockon?

Me? I'm not sure if Lockon's dead. If there's one Meister to be dead, it'd be him.
I personally think he's alive. If he is, then there wasn't much point in introducing Lyle (who would be his replacement should he be dead.)

Still....weird that they were never shown together. Someone mentioned once in the Gdm00 thread that it could have all from Niel's perspective, as in through Niel's eyes, looking at everybody + Lyle.

[Buffalobiian]

Here's the Gundam 00 S2 commercial (http://www.dailymotion.com/omniscient73/video/10263389) that aired with last week's Code Geass R2 preview. No new footages save the last few seconds, but the music really pulls it together.

[masamuneehs]

like yukimura said: Lockon Stratos is a codename.

plus, Lockon has a twin. he's in the scene at Lockon's parents graves.

and, if it isn't the twin (which is really a pretty lame plot-twist anyway), then that shit is craptacular as hell. the only good part of how S1 ended was Lockon's death.

Ali will be back. Mark my words.

And, even though I'm glad that the other three are back (there's still alot more to do with them), I'm really dismayed about Hal not being around. A split personality character could be enough material for an entire 26 episode series, and I think that, aside from Hal being badass as hell, the entire Hal/Al split personality thing was really pretty weak.

i wonder if i'll be able to watch this show down in Kansai...

[Carnage]

the only good part of how S1 ended was Lockon's death.



Oh come on, it wasn't he only good part. It was simply the only amazing There were a few other good scenes.

[Inazuma]

I think Lockon will be back into a Cyborg evil bullshit in order to fight his twin seen in the flashback. Japanese are twisted when it comes to plot, so it wouldn't surprise me.

Just hope Ali comes back and kick some serious ass.

[Buffalobiian]

Peek at dual-wielding Exia while October approaches.

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/2094/largeanimepaperscansmobpo3.jpg

original: http://www.animepaper.net/gallery/scans/latest/item193326/

[Wren]

nice picture, but i dont believe that one is Exia. i think its the prototype gundam that wats his face saw in the 1st episode, the reason he became a g pilot.

[Harima Kenji]

According to MAHQ it is the 00 Gundam..
The one Setsuna saw in the first episode was the 0 Gundam. You can clearly see that in ep 21

edit: hmz. it even says on the image that it is the 00 Gundam :D

[Buffalobiian]

For comparison purposes:

Season 1 suits
GN-001 Gundam Exia
GN-002 Gundam Dynames
GN-003 Gundam Kyrios
GN-004 Gundam Nadleeh
GN-005 Gundam Virtue

Season 2 suits
GN-0000 00 Gundam (based off Exia)
GN-006...Cherudim Gumdan (based off Dynames)
GN-007...Arios Gundam (based off Kyrios)
GN-008...Seravee Gundam (based off Virtue)

You're right that the featured Gundam isn't officially called Exia. Also, note that the line up this season doesn't leave a slot between 007/008 for a Nadleeh based unit.

[Yukimura]

Hopefully that's because they realized you shouldn't give a unique designation to something that's just a bunch of components that are useless on their own added to a standalone unit.

[TheBladeChild]

Wow, so I was poking around to find another trailer for season 2, and this is what I found. I couldnt stop laughing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYPODZYHW4E

[Buffalobiian]

Hahaha, everyone should watch this.

[Psyke]

Haha that's awesome. I love Setsuna's mask!

[Harima Kenji]

Mobile suit Gundam-tan :p

[animus]

Exia has that power core in the middle of its chest that this one lacks.

[Carnage]

Aren't they on its shoulders now?

[animus]

Aren't they on its shoulders now?

I meant lacking where it used to be.

[Buffalobiian]

Exia has that power core in the middle of its chest that this one lacks.

Not only Exia, but all the other three Gundams don't have the characteristic orb in their chest neither. Besides that though, they don't look that markedly different. Except maybe for a wax job.

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/6181/006jn9.jpg
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/9750/007bi7.jpg
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/8794/008bc5.jpg

[oyabun]

Cool pictures. Gundam 00 still the most badass out of all of them.

[ChaosK]

Only the main character's gundam gets to go multicolor....but did anyone see (H)Allelujah? I was hoping he survived. His character finally got to the point of being awesome and then they (might have) killed him off. :(

[Buffalobiian]

Only the main character's gundam gets to go multicolor....but did anyone see (H)Allelujah? I was hoping he survived. His character finally got to the point of being awesome and then they (might have) killed him off. :(

You should watch TBC's link (post#23). They might just be stuffing around, but they raised the possibility of Allelujah developing a third personality. Doesn't answer your question about Hallelujah though.

[rockmanj]

That video was pure win...especially the "Amashzing" part!

[Kraco]

A great video indeed. Whatever it was supposed to be. It would seem like risky business to try to siphon too much useful info out of it. But who knows. I only wish Ali had been in it... But it was only the meisters.

[darkshadow]

i am gundam, no i was gundam! Setsuna F. Exia. Henshin seru Setsuna
rofl that cracked me up good

[Illrenmazou]

http://ga.sbcr.jp/mreport/010789/images/03.jpg
I don't want to jump into conclusions but that round thing behind Arios's crotch armor looks like a GN drive.

More images here (http://www.toysdaily.com/discuz/viewthread.php?tid=71135&extra=&authorid=795&page=1)

[Yukimura]

Just thought of something. If Throne and CB really joined up in the end of S1 one of the new Gundams might hopefully have 'bits'. While Arios's wing looking appendages seem more like a remake of its (overrated) pincer claw thing, they also look ripe for detaching and wreaking havoc a la Strike Freedom.

[darkshadow]

Pilot killer moves are win, far from overrated.

[Yukimura]

I didn't mean to imply the pincer was overrated as a badass weapon (though it would be cooler with beam sabers along the pincers). It was the way the watchers talked about it being bad that the claw's existence was revealed 'too early' that led to the overrated comment. It's a big dangerous close quarter weapon, I don't see how big of an impact the enemy knowing that Kyrios had a big, dangerous close quarter weapon in addition to beam swords compared to knowing something like Dynames being capable of sniping targets out of orbital from the ground or that the speedy Nadleeh was hiding under all that bulky armor.

[Harima Kenji]

Yeah.. Nadleeh and the supersnipe are things worth of keeping silent, but 'just' a claw doesn't seem to be all that much of a secret weapon. Like keeping it a secret that Exia had 7 swords :D

[NeoCybercoin]

Heh I dont see the point of them being all like" Oh noes they know Dynames can snipe things out of orbit" When they never EVER used it besides the accident =\

[darkshadow]

I think it was a big deal, just like nadleeh was. Virtue was a big clunky fortress of doom, whilst nadleeh was like a lethal ninja.
Kyrios however was the hit and run type of mobile suit with little real close combat abilities, whereas exia excelled at it, the best way to deal with the hit and run type, is get real up close and personal, but what if this unit suddendly has a pilot killing move? That would scare the shit out of most pilots, just like nadleeh suprised them.

Also pilot killing enables you to safely disable the enemy, whilst leaving the suit intact, there is no better way to salvage a suit, especially if that suit was a stolen CB gundam or something. That's prolly part of the reason they didn't want it revealed yet, cause if they got their hands on kyrios, they would have a better chance of getting the other ones as well

[TheBladeChild]

Heres another trailer of season 2:

http://www.crunchyroll.com/media-416508/Anime-Trailers-Gundam-00-Second-Season-Trailer-2.html

Edit: Or for those who prefer youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn7ziSoOqtM

[Illrenmazou]

http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/2282/1218023588546te2.th.jpg (http://img120.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1218023588546te2.jpg)http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/706/1218023960214mi6.th.jpg (http://img371.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1218023960214mi6.jpg)http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/9687/1218023892769nn7.th.jpg (http://img371.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1218023892769nn7.jpg)

Lasse is alive, yay! And that girl the bottom left is said to be Ian's daughter

[Buffalobiian]

I like the new outfits.

How should I say it.......they're pretty sexy.

[Inazuma]

Is it me or does that means that Lockon is FUCKING BACK !?

[vejita613]

As stated about a dozen times before, Im pretty sure thats his twin brother.

[TheBladeChild]

Heres the subbed version of the new trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEyuKbvWFtY

[Harima Kenji]

Just thinking.. The 0 Gundam isn't used as far as I can see.. Maybe there's a pilot they're holding back? (Lasse?)

[Buffalobiian]

I always thought the 0 Gundam was simply a prototype. They did mention that Felt's parents were the previous generation of Gundam pilots, so maybe got to pilot it. From what we've been told, Celestial Being decided to declare their existence to the world with the four from last season. They've probably been involved in various other missions in secret, such as the battle where Setsuna was saved. (I'm not sure if recruiting Setsuna was the goal of that intervention itself, or whether it was simply a bonus.)

[Harima Kenji]

If I understand it right from the epilogue of ep 25, the 00 Gundam is also a first generation MS..

[Inazuma]

Heres the subbed version of the new trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEyuKbvWFtY

Even shorter than shampoo commercials.

[Buffalobiian]

If I understand it right from the epilogue of ep 25, the 00 Gundam is also a first generation MS..

They said the 0 Gundam was a first generation I think, while the 00 series Gundams (00-1 Exia ~00-5 Virtue) were second generation suits. I think the new gundams (Still in the 00 series) are still second gen.

I'll give the episode a check later.

[Inazuma]

How overpowered, noticed that 00 got TWO Generators on it's back.

[TheBladeChild]

I actually like how 00 gundam turned out. The recent gundam series have been making the "2nd mobilesuit" way too over the top. I actually think they played it a little conservatively this time with Setsuna's new suit. I hope they keep him to close combat like they did for the most part of season one. I really dont want to see him with a Wing-Zero-esque(sp?) buster rifle. My only gripe about the other mobile suits are that they seem really plain compared to the season one suits. Seravee Gundam just looks like a even blockier version of Virtue and Cherudim actually looks scaled back compared to Dynames IMO.

[ForteCross]

maybe this time they will start underpowered (not likely, still hope so) unlike the first season

[Illrenmazou]

How overpowered, noticed that 00 got TWO Generators on it's back.
I think those two cones on the shoulders are just the propulsion/G.N. particle emitters and the G.N. drive is still located in the chest.
edit:
That's probably why at the epilogue, Ian is having a hard time to make 0 Gundam's GN drive to work on the 00 because it needs to power two propulsion units.
Just my speculation...

[Buffalobiian]

I'm still thinking they're two GN drives on 00's shoulders. Possible theory why 0 Gundam's and Exia's GN Drive was giving Ian a headache is they're two different generations of GN Drives, and most likely had different performance parameters. If we look back to the first episode of Gundam 00, the 0 Gundam emitted particles in a peculiar pattern. Throne Gundam Drei had a similar emission pattern, and don't forget that that was plagiarised from the original blueprints. That hints that there were possible significant advances between the 0 and 00 generation Drives.

Like you said though, this is purely speculation...

[vejita613]

maybe this time they will start underpowered (not likely, still hope so) unlike the first season
Yes, because I would totally pilot a underpowered suit to go against the world and change it........

[Kraco]

Nobody purposefully builds underpowered machines of war. But they can end up so if the enemy had better plans.

[Psyke]

They have to make them overpowered to sell more kits.

[Illrenmazou]

New Trailer up! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T7ELrTDmWk)

Oh my... After 4 years in that condition, Exia is still operational and whooping ass. It looks so awesome with that cloak.

[Harima Kenji]

Maybe I'm blind, but I don't see Exia in that trailer.. only 00

[Illrenmazou]

At 00:13 to 00:15 mark. Right side of the face is broken and it seems that it's missing an arm.
Edit:
Here's a better quality version (still a cam rip though). (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T7ELrTDmWk&fmt=18)

[Buffalobiian]

This trailer's almost yelling at you that Lyle is the new Lockon.

[TheBladeChild]

Lol ya, otherwise they'd have to pull something outta their ass like saying Lockon(Neil) was a clone baby or something.

[ChaosK]

New Trailer up! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T7ELrTDmWk)

Oh my... After 4 years in that condition, Exia is still operational and whooping ass. It looks so awesome with that cloak.

At 1:05, you see a masked man. Probably Ali. It just wouldn't be Gundam without a masked villain.

[TheBladeChild]

Im pretty sure thats Graham, if memory serves me correctly we saw this masked man at the end of Season one and he clearly had blonde hair.

[Buffalobiian]

Graham is definitely coming back masked, since it was shown in HD clarity at the end of episode 25. Still, it doesn't mean we can't have a masked Ali as well. Let's hope not though, his craziness just isn't the same without his wild expressions.

And what's with Allelujah bondaged C.C.-style?

[masamuneehs]

meh, i'm done with trailers.

i'll just see it when it airs... i need to find a readable TV schedule for my area...

[Harima Kenji]

This trailer's almost yelling at you that Lyle is the new Lockon.
Almost impossible to deny that :p

[ChaosK]

Im pretty sure thats Graham, if memory serves me correctly we saw this masked man at the end of Season one and he clearly had blonde hair.

I totally forgot about him haha. Yep that's Graham then.

[TheBladeChild]

Im not sure how accurate this information is but it was posted along side that of a youtube video. Click on the "more info" tab to see it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlmoId5Zvbg&feature=related

[Buffalobiian]

Well accurate or not, it's awesome teaser material to get me ready for next season. It reads authentic enough.

[Harima Kenji]

Not really about S2, but made me crap my pants laughing :D

Edit: should post what I mean:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqg-S4T-UGg&feature=related

[Illrenmazou]

http://xs230.xs.to/xs230/08345/1219376471784245.jpg.xs.jpg (http://xs.to/xs.php?h=xs230&d=08345&f=1219376471784245.jpg)
That thing on Seravee's back... oh shit (and I really mean bad shit).
Gundam Fuzors anyone?
http://xs230.xs.to/xs230/08345/1219376546047994.jpg.xs.jpg (http://xs.to/xs.php?h=xs230&d=08345&f=1219376546047994.jpg)
Arios looks so flat in MA mode.

[Buffalobiian]

I was wonder what would happen to the dual system Virtue was using. I really want to find out what it turns into.

And yeah, Arios looks like a throwing dagger... I hope it looks better animated.

Cherudim had an interstingly designed gun. Pop-up barrel for long range sniping.

[Harima Kenji]

[url=http://xs.to/xs.php?h=xs230&d=08345&f=1219376471784245.jpg]
That thing on Seravee's back... oh shit (and I really mean bad shit).
Gundam Fuzors anyone?


Megazord Gundam?

[TheBladeChild]

Megazord Gundam?

Well they got the matching uniforms they might as well be the power rangers.

[Buffalobiian]

Are talents for things like martial arts, or even talents in general passed on genetically? If not, it's hard to justify that Niel's twin is also a sharpshooter, unless they both trained somewhere. (During the scene where Niel shot the terrorists with his bolt-action to save Marriane's Opposition Leader, he said that "his skills hadn't rusted", hinting at such training.)

[Kraco]

The are plenty of genetic traits that would assist in sharpshooting. Like steady hands, good muscle coordination, good eyesight, good motion detection ability, good depth perception ability, general calmness of the mind and patience...

[masamuneehs]

enter another Gundam crap show

The horse is dead.

[Illrenmazou]

Megazord Gundam?
That or it unites to other parts launched from the Ptolemy II, forming a Psycho size MS.
Virtue -> Nadaleeh = Big to Small, Seravee -> whatever it is, Big to really big.

[Buffalobiian]

That or it unites to other parts launched from the Ptolemy II, forming a Psycho size MS.
Virtue -> Nadaleeh = Big to Small, Seravee -> whatever it is, Big to really big.

That may also explain why we don't see a gap in the numbering system. First we had Nadleeh, then Virtue built on top, hence 00-4 to 00-5. This time it could be Saravee 00-8 forming something that would become 00-9

[TheBladeChild]

Heres the next trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ibE21wpt4A

[Illrenmazou]

Did I just saw the Ptolemaois II is fighting UNDERWATER?
And it seems that Setsuna force Lyle to join CB (assuming that's his hand on that scene).

[TheBladeChild]

Anyone notice if that was exia at 0:08-0:09?

[Maverick-DBZ-]

Anyone notice if that was exia at 0:08-0:09?

I had to back track a few times, but that was definitely Exia.

http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/4944/snapshot20080827143602gr6.th.png (http://img368.imageshack.us/my.php?image=snapshot20080827143602gr6.png)

http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/4944/snapshot20080827143602gr6.png

http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/9638/snapshot20080827143713bm5.th.png (http://img83.imageshack.us/my.php?image=snapshot20080827143713bm5.png)

http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/9638/snapshot20080827143713bm5.png

http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/5004/snapshot20080827143810lp2.th.png (http://img392.imageshack.us/my.php?image=snapshot20080827143810lp2.png)

http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/5004/snapshot20080827143810lp2.png


I wonder who the pilot is? Hmmm....

[vejita613]

More than likely setsunna. Probably one of those things where CB is in trouble, he gets into exia to help out only to be totally outclassed (may even see exias destruction) only to be brought on board the new Ptolemy where he is given his spiffy new gundam and takes down the enemy forces.

[Buffalobiian]

I would be thinking it would be Exia straight after episode 25. Completely battered, but fighting relentlessly for he is Termina- err, Gundam.

It'll take time to build the 00 Gundam.

[Illrenmazou]

Trailer #4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI204l9WdkM&fmt=18)
It looks like Saji is aboard the Ptolemy II. And what kind of trouble is Marina into?

[Buffalobiian]

I would guess it's for having connections with Celestial Being. The 30 second trailer was good, unlike the 15 sec ones that are over as soon as it starts.

[Kraco]

Goddam these trailers. When are they going to show Ali and some indication of what he's going to be doing? I wouldn't mind if he was working for that bad guys, but if so, only superficially and as long as it suits him. He was an agent of chaos, after all, not any world domination chap.

[Illrenmazou]

Yeah, we already have 4 trailers but prince Ali is nowhere to be found. Maybe he's with some anti-Federation terrorist group.

[NeoCybercoin]

Hmmm im pretty sure that is Exia right after his battle with the Custom Flag. I mean he lost limbs and part of the head got destroyed....then again..it won't explain the odd cape.

[vejita613]

Its probably just been sitting in storage all these years. The "cape" is probably just a cover for its damaged side or something (kind of like what you would do on a car).

[Buffalobiian]

Another trailer aired recently. It's somewhat similar to the one above, but better quality. Check it out:

http://uk.video.yahoo.com/watch/3463735/9647894

[Illrenmazou]

It's that time again!
New Trailer Clips:
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/9498/2154aq1.th.jpg (http://img227.imageshack.us/my.php?image=2154aq1.jpg)
The video itself. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eWytUDvYec&fmt=18)
Saji is indeed inside the Ptolemy... with a Pink Haro?! Soma looks adorable with that expression. And the 00 and Seravee working together in what it seems like a rescue operation of Al. Still no sign of Mighty Prince Ali, sigh.
Hey we only have to wait for three weeks.

[Kraco]

Yeah. We have a shot of an empty corridor but nothing of Ali... I surely hope he is up to something truly amazing or wicked and that's why there's no trace of him, so that nothing would be spoiled.

[Gunslinger_BlaQ]

http://www.gundam00.net

has a solid assortment of awesome added to the character section...

just saying... if it hasn't been posted yet.

badass Mask-Graham.

[Kraco]

Ali is missing from the Characters page. Rarely have I witnessed so depressing official news. Of course a tiny hope lingers that he's being hold back as a surprise factor but somehow I fear he's nothing but a drunkard in the second season, shown for five seconds and then forgotten.

I wonder if I'll watch the whole thing at all if indeed the best character of the first season is dropped just like that.

[Harima Kenji]

He'll be there. I'm sure they didn't show him b/c that would spoil a lot or something. There is no reason for him to not be there. Setsuna still has a bone to pick with him. At least Lockon will be back for round 2 or revenge for his brother. (depending if he is alive or if he is replaced.)

[masamuneehs]

http://www.gundam00.net

has a solid assortment of awesome added to the character section...

just saying... if it hasn't been posted yet.

badass Mask-Graham.

Tieria's twin is dressed in the same outfit Ribbons is. His caption reads 'His outline/figure was seen in the first season. He is of the same outfit (clothing wise) as Ribbons, and he has the same face as Tieria...'

I hardly recognized Louise... (she's in HRL uniform too... same as...)

Is that guy in the uniform Sergei's brother? Son?

What's up with everyone being in civilian outfits anyway? That just reeks of "they got kicked out and are now gonna join with the good guys"...

don't feel like reading too much. And I really don't like the idea of Lockon being alive. But as said before, it is just a code name, and the chance of it being his twin is pretty high. It's a lame plot piece, but better than resurrecting the one cool main character death of season 1...

[Gunslinger_BlaQ]

Honestly, if Ali weren't going to be in Season 2 at all, they wouldn't have even hinted at his survival at the end of Season 1.

The fact that he's being shrouded in such secrecy tells me, in fact, that he's destined for great awesome in S2.

--

and yes, it looks like Louise is in a pilot's uniform... hrmmm...

[Harima Kenji]

Honestly, if Ali weren't going to be in Season 2 at all, they wouldn't have even hinted at his survival at the end of Season 1.

The fact that he's being shrouded in such secrecy tells me, in fact, that he's destined for great awesome in S2.


My point exactly. If he wouldn't be back in S2, they would let him get killed by Lockon.

[Harima Kenji]

At 00:13 to 00:15 mark. Right side of the face is broken and it seems that it's missing an arm.
Edit:
Here's a better quality version (still a cam rip though). (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T7ELrTDmWk&fmt=18)
But of an old quote, but the scene with Lockon at the graveyard with flowers is from S1 episode 9. It is where we are shown Lockon's twin.
So it's not the twin bringing flowers to Lockon's grave.
I hate waiting a week to find out :(

[Carnage]

Nobody dies in Gundam. Ever.

[Harima Kenji]

True.. nobody ever died in a gundam series :p

I'm currently rewatching the first season, and just happened to come across that scene.

[Illrenmazou]

Th ED song of the second season was uploaded in YT yesterday but they took it down immediately. Fortunately I still got the video and uploaded it on mediafire
Click me (http://www.mediafire.com/?ymixyo1wyd3) if you want to listen to it.

[Harima Kenji]

Nice :)
It's a nice song, but I don't know if it fits right..
I guess we'll know in a few gruelling days..

[Psyke]

True.. nobody ever died in a gundam series :p

Nah lotsa characters die in Gundam. But, if you reach a certain level of popularity/coolness you usually get resurrected in one way or another. :D

[Harima Kenji]

I know lots of ppl die in gundam series :) I've seen them all (except for the original :().
As far a I know only Mwu came back to life. Lockon is still a mystery.

[Yukimura]

Andy Waldfeldt should have also been dead and by all rights Kira should have died at least twice considering Mobile Suits liked to explode literally all around him.

[Buffalobiian]

Th ED song of the second season was uploaded in YT yesterday but they took it down immediately. Fortunately I still got the video and uploaded it on mediafire
Click me (http://www.mediafire.com/?ymixyo1wyd3) if you want to listen to it.

I think I'm addicted already. Been playing it over and over these last few days.

Edit: It wasn't until recently that I realised the second season is 4 years after. That's why I was like "Was Soma always that hot?"

I never paid much attention to her kiddy version.

[Kraco]

Edit: It wasn't until recently that I realised the second season is 4 years after. That's why I was like "Was Soma always that hot?"


and yes, it looks like Louise is in a pilot's uniform... hrmmm...

Not that I'd credit Sunrise with too solid a sense of realism but 4 years sounds about right to turn a civilian into a believably decent mecha pilot.

[Buffalobiian]

This should be good news. gg & BSS have announced plans to joint-sub the second season.

Guess that should hopefully mean timely and good quality subs this time round :D.

I'm not sure if I'll archive them or menclave though.

At the other end of the scale, Nyoro~n Fansubs and Shinsen are doing it too. (I find Shinsen fairly decent. At least they can spell.)

[Harima Kenji]

If menclave picks it up, I'll archive that, for the sake of consistancy. I'm not sure if I'll watch faster subs first, though..

[Illrenmazou]

At 00:13 to 00:15 mark. Right side of the face is broken and it seems that it's missing an arm.
Edit:
Here's a better quality version (still a cam rip though). (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T7ELrTDmWk&fmt=18)
Same Trailer with better quality(not cam rip + better audio) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8Quc6PCi3U&fmt=18)
The new OP is also addicting.

[Harima Kenji]

The new OP rules indeed :)

[Pure2500]

just watched the 1st episode on tv few hours ago.
not gonna spoil anything but it was pretty good and the cg was pretty good too.
The pv and stuff on youtube practically showed most of episode 1. :eek:

[Buffalobiian]

not gonna spoil anything

The pv and stuff on youtube practically showed most of episode 1. :eek:

:(. lol.


it was pretty good and the cg was pretty good

Good to hear ;). I can' see Gundam00 on gg's project list yet, so I wonder if they're still considering it. They did (consider, but not list) at one point.

[Harima Kenji]

I'm happy I didn't see most of the trailers etc :)

[Illrenmazou]

Full OP (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv7XxKCNC6w), You-Tube quality.

[Illrenmazou]

Full OP (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv7XxKCNC6w), You-Tube quality.

Scratch that, here's the MP3:
Hakanaku Mo Towa No Kanashi by UVERworld. (http://www.mediafire.com/?yjwx5idenrf)

[KrayZ33]

Yo guys, I need a little help here

I don't know why, but I dropped the frist season (well it's more like I just didn't download it anymore but I never said to myself that I wanted to drop it, because it was a decent series)

And I wondered if I need to watch the ending of the first season to understand the second season?

and if yes, could you help me to find out which episode I was when I dropped it?

I can remember that the blonde girl lost 1 arm, and that 3 new Gundams showed up..
I think they got beaten or at least wounded (1 of the pilots died if I'm correct)... or at least they fought them after they attacked that civil-building where the blonde was.

I watched a ~2 episodes more... his boyfriend cried because that girl didn't want to see him anymore because she thought she is not worth to be his girlfriend anymore (or something like that)

[Yukimura]

Sounds like around ep 19 or 20 is where you stopped. You kind of need at least a synopsis of what happened at the end of the first season to follow why things are the way they are this season. But you could probably get a way with just reading the episode synopses on wikipedia.

[Kraco]

Or you could wait until this season ends and then just read a synopsis of the whole thing. You know, that way there wouldn't be need to watch any of it!

Seriously, despite some ridiculous things, the end of the first season offered much.

[Buffalobiian]

Nena crashed the party in episode 18. As above, read, if not watch, what happened in the first season.

Here are episode summaries with screenshots:

Episode 18 (http://randomc.animeblogger.net/2008/02/09/gundam-00-18/),19 (http://randomc.animeblogger.net/2008/02/16/gundam-00-19/),20 (http://randomc.animeblogger.net/2008/02/23/gundam-00-20/),21 (http://randomc.animeblogger.net/2008/03/01/gundam-00-21/),22 (http://randomc.animeblogger.net/2008/03/08/gundam-00-22/),23 (http://randomc.animeblogger.net/2008/03/15/gundam-00-23/),24 (http://randomc.animeblogger.net/2008/03/22/gundam-00-24/),25END (http://randomc.animeblogger.net/2008/03/29/gundam-00-25/).