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Wounded Land
Nov 27, 2007
Living in a greenhouse, growing crops that we can't eat...
The Gabaru Empire appeared in GC, kind of.

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KDavisJr
Jul 17, 2010

A real avatar never dies, even when it's replaced!

AradoBalanga posted:

And will never face his series' enemies in SRW. Because....I honestly don't know. Is there some licensing bullshit behind this, or are Trider's enemies just that bland and not entertaining?

Maybe they're bland and not entertaining to every other enemy in SRW?

ImpAtom
May 24, 2007

AradoBalanga posted:

And will never face his series' enemies in SRW. Because....I honestly don't know. Is there some licensing bullshit behind this, or are Trider's enemies just that bland and not entertaining?

Trider's plot isn't really very interesting. The reason to use it is for Watta and his wacky interactions.

Caphi
Jan 6, 2012

INCREDIBLE


Now that Cytomander is gone, his closest, oldest, and most armadillo-like general Guame is prepared to go out. Humanity may have saved the world from the Getter menace themselves without their intervention, but Guame is still worried about their mysterious little Ganmen. Lordgenome rumbles that the humans have merely stumbled onto something beyond our ken, but Guame isn't so sure it's worth betting on that. Lordgenome relents and allows Guame to go after those wielding the power of the spiral, but he will not brook failure.

Especially not with the Gishin Emperor, one Who Knows The End, on his way to this planet. "He desires the power of this world," he mutters, "for the battle with Ba'al, and the true war to come. But he won't have it. This world is under my..."



Back at Izu, the GOONZ have figured out that Crowe is okay with Shizuko and Ikue because they give him food; he contemplates leaving the Short Straws and forming a new circle with Apollo and Jiron.

Shizuko is glad to see them in high spirits; while all the problems facing GOONZ have Takeru down, she reminds him that it's a gift to keep smiling in the face of it. Kiraken agrees, but his team leader Marin, and also Toshiya, know what really has Takeru down - it's still the thought of having to fight Marg, his only blood family.



Speaking of exactly these people, Ohtsuka says someone's come to call for them - specifically the Blue Fixers, the Godsigma team, and Takeru. Who would have business with that bunch? What have they got in common? Ohtsuka smiles and says they'll have to see for themselves...



This is Rui. We know what the Fixers and Godsigmas have in common - they were warped to this universe in outer space rather than directly to Earth. Well, they met Rui on the way, on a little planet called System 4 Planet 8 (beautiful, I know), where she leads a resistance against the oppressive rule of Gishin. And that would be why she's here - following rumors of Mars, the boy sent to Earth by Zuul to conquer it and became it's champion against him. Zuul's claws extend across the galaxy, and he intends to rule all of it. Her group saved Baldios and Godsigma from the forces of Gishin, and they helped her in exchange - it's because of them that her forces can still fight, she says.

And she's come to Earth bringing a message to its people, as well as Mars: Zuul is coming to Earth personally to take command of the invasion. It seems that Zuul wants the Earth more than any other planet in the galaxy, in or out of his empire; she wonders why, but no one else has an answer. Takeru is sure they'll find out if they can get Zuul face to face, but Marin and Toshiya sadden again. They don't speak up; they can't bear to remind Takeru that he'll have to go through Marg to get there.

Anyway, Ohtsuka has dispatched a recon team to get a look at Zuul's command fortress based on the report Rui brought them. It's only a matter of time before they get their intel, and then the war will begin. Takeru still believes that through Zuul, he can free Marg...



At that very fortress, Zuul reminds Marg of how desperately they must conquer the Earth. Marg's duty is to destroy Mars' allies, disable Mars, and destroy him in outer space.



Rose is lost in the possibility of Marg regaining his memories if he comes into contact with Mars. Zuul reminds her that while Marg saved her from execution, he will not tolerate another failure.


Chapter 41: The Life of Marg



By the way, Leeron salvaged the levitation orb from the Ten for the Great Gurren, so it can fly now - but no better than Gurren-Lagann, with a B in air.

Anyway, we're here to take on the Gishin who are gracing our little island with their presence. The GOONZ mostly figure Zuul wants to crush Takeru because he's a symbol of resistance the whole galaxy over. Speaking of Takeru, there's a good chance we'll see Marg, and no one is going to make him fight if he can't handle it. But it's really the opposite - Takeru badly wants to fight Marg and free him from Zuul's mind control! And if that's what he wants, all of GOONZ is behind him.



Marg is glad to see GOONZ bravely standing up to him; Takeru tries to plead with him again, but the result is the same as ever. Shinobu yells that it's not working because he's not pushing enough. Somewhere, deep down in there, are Marg's memories waiting to be released. Roger and Amuro agree - he needs to make Marg hear him. GOONZ will do whatever it takes to get him there!



And so we get a special instruction: Takeru needs to make it to Marg and talk to him. Until then, we have to keep both Takeru and Marg alive.



Marg is in a slightly awkward position relative to GOONZ' defensive line, which Takeru is at the center of, but the Gishin shouldn't pose much of a problem. Also, this chapter is getting official guest appearances from Godsigma and Baldios, per the lead-in.



In fact, Takeru is just a couple of moves away from Marg's ship, and the Gishin fighters aren't terribly dangerous at all.



Kouji gets Assail, which is notably brilliant because it lets him use the Photon Beam (or the Rust Hurricane) as he moves in.




If there's going to be anything annoying about the Gishin, it's probably going to be the warships, which have all the weaknesses and strengths (HP, armor) of ships.





Marg, obviously, goes for Gaia.



So let's just deal with this.

Listen to me, Marg! You're being controlled by Zuul!
Your blather will not sway me!
You have to remember! Our father Idea and our mother Aida!
How our father was killed by Zuul and you lived with our mother!
Idea... Aida...
That I'm your...
That's enough, Mars! You will disturb Captain Marg no more!
Rose! drat!
Captain! Destroy Mars for Emperor Zuul!
O-of course!

We can't get to Marg with Rose by his side, so Takeru grits his teeth and admits that we'll have to sink Marg's warship. There's no other way to get Rose away from him. All we have to do is disable it without hitting the bridge!









Just wait, Marg! I'll break Zuul's spell on you!
Hold on! I have to sink that ship to get you to hear me!







Takeru gets another space-enabling Thruster Module.



Marg and Rose bail as the ship sinks, and Takeru leaps in to seize Marg.



Rose deploys her Ganymede to block Takeru, but the rest of GOONZ covers him. Takeru leaves the field, leaving us to engage Rose, and GOONZ is pretty mad on his behalf at her for taking his brother from him. However...



Beastmen! And what looks like a clod with a face - the Great Earth, Dai-Gan-Do, Guame the Immovable's landship. Nia is surprised to see him leave the King's right hand, as she should be - he's come to visit the Spiral King's wrath on us and the spacemen both. Humans grasp at knowledge beyond their capacity to handle and find only death - like Saotome. Oh yes, he knows all about Saotome - he's served the Spiral King for over a thousand years and seen much in that time.

And another thing we should know - Nia was never more than a toy to amuse her "father," just a doll. Her mistake, really, was asking him why she was born. She betrayed a sense of self, and the king couldn't have that. Self-awareness in a toy is a malfunction. No wonder he threw her out.

I think this fucker's asking for it. The Great Gurren Gang absolutely does - if there's anything that sets the beastmen apart from humans that they can see, it's that they don't even see Nia as a living person. This is just what Guame wanted - the whole reason he's here is to investigate their power, to see what they can do with it.



It's a three-way battle between us, the Gishin, and the beastmen, but there's more - these two look like they're on Guame's side, and Alan's extrapolated their approach pattern, which means they came from... the moon!

Guame chuckles. They seem to have come to find out the same thing he has. But it must be something big if the "watcher on the moon" has played his hand...

But remember, we've come to save Marg, and right now, that's up to Takeru. We have to hold the fort until he gets back!



To win this battle, we have to knock out the commanders of both our enemies: Rose's Ganymede and Guame's Dai-Gan-Do. The SR point is not timed, thankfully, but it is a destruction type. We have to knock out the Dai-Gan-Do, and it flees if left at 10,000 HP or below.

Luckily, this one won't be difficult at all. Gurren-Lagann should be able to overpower Guame easily with Simon's Valor.










The Ganymede isn't that tough either, frankly.



The Do isn't moving, but that's okay. I can wait.

So you agree with what Zuul is doing?
Silence, Earthling! The universe is ruled by the strongest!
Emperor Zuul stands at the apex, the ruler of the whole galaxy!
Ruled by the strongest? You realize people from different planets can get along!
Even if they're enemies, they can reach each other! If you don't get it, I'll have to beat it into you!

Toshiya, I don't think you can convince Rose to give peace a chance by beating her up.




So anyway, let's see how Takeru is doing.



Locked in a deadly psychic duel with Marg, is how he's doing. Actually, Takeru's on the defensive, still trying to get to Marg, but Marg won't let up on the "traitor."



Takeru is hit and bitterly decides to make the hard choice, when suddenly, Marg sees Takeru's pendant. The moment Marg is distracted, Takeru slams him with a psychic wave. But then...



Marg feels like he was trapped in a dark abyss for a long time, and it was Takeru's voice and the pendant from his mother that pulled him out. At last, he remembers that Takeru is his one and only brother. It's been a hard time for both of them, but everything is okay now. They'll be together forever...



Rose catches sight of Takeru and moves at him; Marg stands in front of him.



But now Zuul is here personally, or rather, a psychic projection of him. He orders Rose to shoot Mars - now that Marg has his memories back, he's worthless to them. Along with his words is a powerful psychic pressure that Rose can't resist, and she pulls the trigger. Marg leaps in front of the shot!



Takeru sees red and forms Godmars. Guame immediately shouts that that power is too dangerous.

What are you fighting for? Do you hate Takeru so much? Or Earth?
Hate has nothing to do with it! I fight by the will of Emperor Zuul!
And I won't argue with that if you truly believe it's right from the bottom of your heart...
But if you have even the shadow of a doubt, disarm yourself!
Why... what are you trying to accomplish telling me that?
I once knew woman who sounded like you. Someone who desperately buried her own thoughts so she could fight...
Enough! I am a loyal soldier of Emperor Zuul! My life belongs to my Emperor!
Then I have no choice!




Mars! I will have your life in Emperor Zuul's name!
What kind of life is that? Are you so scared of Zuul you've given up your heart to him?
All of us are as children of Emperor Zuul! All exists by his grace, living or not!
We belong to Emperor Zuul!
You're lying to yourself!
What?
You're just a machine that follows Zuul's orders... just like those battle mechs! You can't beat me!
I refuse to lose to you!











Rose was worth a Hyper Jammer. She tries to ram Godmars with her mech...



But there's one more person here with a bone to pick with Rose: Rui, who turns out to be her sister, and reveals that Rose was inducted into Zuul's military when he took Planet 8. Rose sputters and leaves, but we've definitely still not seen the last of her.



And that just leaves us with a serious vermin infestation.



Though not for long.



So let's skip the chaff and get to the part where we fight the D



AAAAAAAAAAAAA



Despite its scary countenance, the Dai-Gan-Do isn't that threatening. It doesn't have a ton of HP (considering what's about to be pointed at it), its active range is lacking and it can't really fight flying targets. It has a Land Module, which is cute, but Guame himself is an average pilot terrain-wise, so it doesn't even have an functional S on terra firma.

I want answers, armadillo! How do you know what happened to old man Saotome?
I'll answer... in exchange for your robot.
The beastmen want their hands on Getter?
No thanks! You wouldn't know what to do with our Getter!
No, I say this for your own good. Entrust yourselves to the Spiral King's care.
Sorry, but we don't trust anyone with our lives!
This conversation is over! We'll roll right over you and ask your boss ourselves!



Wielder of the might of a god. Why do you stand against me?
What's he talking about?
Oh, I see. It's merely fashioned in the image of the god who betrayed his kind for the humans.
The god who betrayed...
You don't need to know. Such power is beyond mere humans to control.



The hell it is, Guame.



(Intermission: these jerks die anyway.)

Grrm. I cannot let this one go free with such power. The entire universe is at risk.
What are you talking about?
His emotions will only amplify his power... it will summon the one who will destroy this world!




There you are, Gurren-Lagann...
What's he doing?
I see. It is, indeed, that small Ganmen controlling another one as the head.
Simon! That beastman is inspecting Gurren-Lagann!
Heh heh. Smart, for a human. I can almost hear the gears turning in your head.
Rossiu spins those gears, and I'll spin my drill! When we spin together, we can pierce through anything!
That's completely illogical!
This has nothing to do with logic! This is Gurren-Lagann's power!










Guame's defeat has only convinced him that humans are a dangerous species and must be eliminated. He takes his army and retreats to give his report to the Spiral King.



Despite everything, Nia truly loved her father. She can't imagine living without him. Simon assures her that she has a place here; she has nothing to be afraid of. She's the one that taught him to live his own life his own way, after all, and now it's his turn to help her do the same.

But now that we've defeated each of the Spiral King's four generals, the beastmen will come next time with all their might. We'll all have to be ready...



Takeru calls for Marg again and again, but Marg's accepted his fate. He has one last wish: to see the ocean one last time...



It's beautiful... I fee like this ocean is going to take me...
Brother...
Zuul is the villain. Not everyone on Gishin is like him...
I believe that. I truly...



And with that, Marg falls off the robot and lets the ocean take him.



This is Rose's biggest failure yet; Zuul was depending on Marg, and she lost him. Rose is prepared to offer her head for her failure - as Marg's lieutenant and as a warrior.

"Don't be ridiculous." Zuul has no intention of letting Rose go on any terms but his own war. "Fight Mars. Fight until your miniscule life burns out."

Rose knows that makes her a machine, like they said, but she accepts that with open eyes. She has no use for her own life - if she can only make Mars pay...



Takeru mourns Marg at the Atami sea his body lays in. His mother knows he thirsts for revenge, and that's why she's here, to remind him not to forget why he fights. Not for hate, but for peace. Takeru asks her what Marg's life was for, then - cut so short, so cruelly. All Shizuko can say is that fate decreed it so - if he and Marg had been switched, he would have met the same end.

"That's how it should have been," sobs Takeru.

That, she can't accept. "You don't know how happy I've been to have had a son like you." Besides, she knows he and Marg will always be together - two sides of one coin, one soul in two boys. So Marg's soul will always be part of his. And Marg's life was cruel, so his has to be happy on Marg's behalf as well as his own.

"Go with Marg in your heart. GOONZ is waiting for you."



Even now, Takeru's fight is still inspiring Rui's people. But Takeru wants her to tell him about her sister.

Rose was taken when Zuul took Planet 8 due to her psychic potential - Takeru missed this story the first time, so he didn't realize Rose isn't a Gishin. Rui wants him to take her out personally. Takeru says he can't do that. Whatever Rui says, he knows she wants her sister back. And from Rose, he felt doubt, somewhere deep inside. "She may have been our enemy, but she loved Marg as much as I did. That binds us together."

Rui doesn't deny that she wants to save Rose, and trusts Takeru with her fate. She's off to her home planet to keep up the good fight against Gishin. And if he has to fight Rose, she won't blame him.

There's still the issue of Zuul coming to our solar system. This will be the hardest battle yet - a chance to end the war, but also a risk of deep devastation if the UNF makes its move and an even bigger war begins between the Gishin and all of Earth.

"I'll destroy Zuul before that happens," swears Takeru.

"Not you," says Toshiya. "We will."

Chapter 31: The Battle of Mars and Marg! posted:

I have to talk to him! If I can't trust my only brother in the universe...



Yeah, Takeru has the talk command. Like he said...

You have to remember, Marg! We're twin brothers, and we swore to fight together for universal peace!

Anyway, ending Marg on turn 5 would be easy, but for Takeru to do the deed, it will have to be on the counter.

How dare you spy into my mind, Marg! You will pay for all you've done!
The only way to stop Marg now is to sink his ship.
I'm sorry, Marg! Brace yourself, it'll be quick!



Bitterly victorious, Takeru earns a lot of money (don't forget to precast Bless!) and both items Marg was carrying - a space-enabling Thruster Module and a will-boosting Psychic Reactor. He even learns a new Spirit, Fury.

But his loss only fills Marg with indignance, and he promises to make Mars pay.



The long battles between Takeru and Marg pay off - because Takeru spoke to him in Chapter 31, then cut him down with his own hand in both battles rather than let him feel anyone else's rage, he earns a Sign of a Hero as a memento. Always let characters get the last blow on their nemeses - this is an awesome piece of equipment that upgrades mobility, accuracy, and critical rates by 25 points and adds 200 points of armor.



We have another route split forthcoming, so stay tuned.

Brunom1
Sep 5, 2011

Ask me about being the best dad ever.
Oh, how I love Guame's ball-robot-thing - it looks so weird, even by Gurren Lagann's standards; I also like how, even though he's not a big boss like Zuul or Lord Genome, he's still privy to a lot of stuff.

Then again, isn't he thousands of years old?

Dr Pepper
Feb 4, 2012

Don't like it? well...

Brunom1 posted:

Oh, how I love Guame's ball-robot-thing - it looks so weird, even by Gurren Lagann's standards; I also like how, even though he's not a big boss like Zuul or Lord Genome, he's still privy to a lot of stuff.

Then again, isn't he thousands of years old?

He was Lordgenome's counterpart to Boota wayyy back when he was just a kid.

He's technically not a Beastman at all even.

Astro Nut
Feb 22, 2013

Nonsensical Space Powers, Activate! Form of Friendship!

Dr Pepper posted:

He was Lordgenome's counterpart to Boota wayyy back when he was just a kid.

He's technically not a Beastman at all even.

Probably a post-conversion thing. Or, alternatively, the first, and the basis for the rest.

But yeah, it actually lends to a certain sense of scope, especially with all the crazy, regular physics defying energy sources that are often prevalent in super robots. Between them all, humanity is on the verge of some major advances, but Guame has seen and knows enough to figure how badly it could all go.

veekie
Dec 25, 2007

Dice of Chaos

Brunom1 posted:

Oh, how I love Guame's ball-robot-thing - it looks so weird, even by Gurren Lagann's standards; I also like how, even though he's not a big boss like Zuul or Lord Genome, he's still privy to a lot of stuff.

Then again, isn't he thousands of years old?

If the Parallel Works videos are anything to go by:
Guame used to be Genome's pet armadillo from before he became a Spiral Warrior and transformed into a beastman. He was basically Genome's Boota.

Brunom1
Sep 5, 2011

Ask me about being the best dad ever.
So, kiddie Lord Genome had a cute critter for a pet and sings Aimo...don't suppose he was also part of a love triangle somewhere along the way? :v:

Shadowlyger
Nov 5, 2009

ElvUI super fan at your service!

Ask me any and all questions about UI customization via PM
Gurren Lagann Parallel Works 8 shows off as much of Lordgenome's backstory as we're ever gonna get, so look that up if you're interested. It does have a bit of spoilers in regards to Gurren Lagann's plot, though, so be aware of that going in.

Wounded Land
Nov 27, 2007
Living in a greenhouse, growing crops that we can't eat...

Caphi posted:

I once knew woman who sounded like you. Someone who desperately buried her own thoughts so she could fight...

And by "sounded like," he means (Z spoiler)had almost the exact same first name :v:

Caphi
Jan 6, 2012

INCREDIBLE


With the UNF moving in force, it was only a matter of time before Patrick met the Flag Fighters, though he remembers him (or at least his dreads, he says) from the last time the three nations did a joint op - back in the Taklamakan. All Daryl knows about Patrick is that he was the first to get his rear end kicked by a Gundam.

Being the AEU's ace, of course, Patrick really wants to meet Britannia's, but Daryl informs him that Graham isn't in this thing. Patrick totally understands if Britannia's top pilot doesn't want to risk himself in such a dangerous operation, what with the beastmen and aliens and even the Imperium. Did this idiot just call Graham a coward? Daryl punches him.



Jeremiah Gottwald doesn't appreciate Patrick's bullshit either. "What are you wearing, Sir Orange?" quips Patrick, not knowing when to stop.

"I am positively emphatically not-not-not Orange!" yells Orange.



Suzaku orders him to can it, and Orange backs down and meekly follows him away. Looks like a lot has happened to Jeremiah, and not just with the cyborg implants throughout his body. But Daryl feels like it's Suzaku who's really changed since Taklamakan. With his usual smirk, Lloyd says it's like he's been honed until he's razor sharp. As for Jeremiah, those implants saved his life when he would have otherwise been killed in battle, but clearly, they still need some tuning.

The important thing is that both of them volunteered to fight in the UNF. Lloyd doesn't tell Daryl, but he's sure it's because Schneizel told Jeremiah the real reason for forming this army. As for Suzaku, he lost his direction when he lost Euphemia.

Oh, yes, Euphemia, the Princess of Slaughter, right? It's Patrick, of course, back to running his mouth after a minute flat. Daryl growls that he's being disrespectful. Lloyd cheerfully says there's no disrespecting status here, since her royalty was stripped...



But on the other hand, Zechs won't hear the name of a dead woman smeared, even if she isn't a princess. Patrick introduces himself to Zechs and throws down a challenge, but it doesn't really bother Zechs. The title of "the AEU's ace" may well be soon to be obsolete.



Katy thought the same, and is very disappointed in Patrick - he needs to pay more attention to the world stage as a whole. "Colonel! Then teach me privately after this operation is complete! In your quarters if possible!"

"2nd. Lieutenant, the world is on the cusp of huge, sweeping revolution. Are you not thinking about that at all?"

"Absolutely not!"



Katy is paying attention to him now, but not in the way he hoped - she assigns him to deliver a report on the Imperium's effect on global politics, due before mission briefing. "You do need a private lesson, before the operation begins." Patrick is weirdly excited about doing this. Freak.



She's exhausted by this fucker, who hasn't changed a bit since their last meeting, but Sergei is glad he's still himself; it's the younger generation who will lead the world into the coming era. Soma asks if they can really win; Sergei says that they're gathered here to win. But, wonders Zechs, to win against what? And, wonders Katy, is the UNF the thing that will win it?



That's enough Gundam; Crowe reports, as always, that GOONZ is splitting up again. This time, they've made the decision for themselves - they don't trust Elgan Roddick's orders anymore.

With the Invaders having quieted down since the attack on Saotome's lab, our two angles of attack are the beastmen on the Dark Continent and the Gishin base out in space. The space team is also passing through Dragon's Hive, where F. S. has something to tell us about those white robots. So we'll deal with them on the way to the Gishin, and possibly even visit the moon.

Really, this just shows how much crap is shrouded in mystery even without Elgan; there's F. S., but also the beastmen and Gishin themselves - why do they want to destroy/conquer humanity? We don't know what their game is, but Crowe doesn't care: they have to be dealt with, and quickly. We have the puppetmaster and the Imperium to get back to, and either of them could break the world in half quite thoroughly on their own.

So the team headed to the Dark Continent will travel in the Great Gurren, and consist of the Great Gurren Gang, Mazinger, 21st Century, Takeo General, Getter, Zambot, Daitarn, Big O, the Walkers and Yapan, the Black Knights, Colony Gundams, Kei, Athena, Renton, and Chirico.

Meanwhile, the Ptolemaios and Macross are going to space with the S. M. S., Crushers, Celestial Being, Godsigma, Baldios, Aquarion, Team D, the CBF, Gravion, and ZEUTH's Gundams.

And as always, I get to pick my own route.
Yes, yes, they spoil you.
They respect my freedom of choice.
Well, you don't owe GOONZ any money.
Yeah, yeah, remind me, why don't you...
So which way are you going?
Hmm...

Brunom1
Sep 5, 2011

Ask me about being the best dad ever.
Get to the Dark Continent!

As much as I like some of the Supers on the space route, there are a whole bunch of my favorites on the other path.

Corponation
Apr 21, 2007

Fantastic.
Dark Continent

I think Big O is the best thing about these games, and I always want more of it.

Wounded Land
Nov 27, 2007
Living in a greenhouse, growing crops that we can't eat...
SPAAAAAAAAAACE!

We need more Godmars, and we need it now!

Astro Nut
Feb 22, 2013

Nonsensical Space Powers, Activate! Form of Friendship!
Dark Continent. Thats the route with supers still going through their storylines, so that sounds good to me.

veekie
Dec 25, 2007

Dice of Chaos
Dark Condiment ahoy!

GodofDiscord
Sep 5, 2013

Not the strongest, but the cutest.
I say we go to Space because Gundams and Ai- I mean Macross.
So we're approaching EndGame I take it? It's been a blast reading this LP Caphi, Good luck with this last stretch!

Alacron
Feb 15, 2007

-->Have tearful reunion with your son
-->Eh
Fun Shoe
Dark Continent

Does this game have a lot of route splits, or is this average for a SRW game? It seems like whenever you get the gang back together you have to split them up again.

veekie
Dec 25, 2007

Dice of Chaos

Alacron posted:

Dark Continent

Does this game have a lot of route splits, or is this average for a SRW game? It seems like whenever you get the gang back together you have to split them up again.

Pretty much normal. SRW has such a huge cast that you HAVE to have route splits regularly in order for everyone to see play or you'd quickly enough lock yourself into one team simply by using them all the time.

Giovanni_Sinclair
Apr 25, 2009

It was on this day that his greatest enemy defeated, the true lord of darkness arose. His name? MARIO.
Let's go to the dark continent.

Eeepies
May 29, 2013

Bocchi-chan's... dead.
We'll have to find a new guitarist.
Space is Gundam.

AradoBalanga
Jan 3, 2013

Let's go for the Space Route.

NotALizardman
Jun 5, 2011

Gotta go with Dai-Guard and the Dark Continent route.

Hellioning
Jun 27, 2008

We'll be the best at space.

Broken Loose
Dec 25, 2002

PROGRAM
A > - - -
LR > > - -
LL > - - -
gently caress that. Dark Continent all the way.

TwoPair
Mar 28, 2010

Pandamn It Feels Good To Be A Gangsta
Grimey Drawer

Corponation posted:

Dark Continent

I think Big O is the best thing about these games, and I always want more of it.

This man speaks truth. Adding my vote to Dark Continent

Dr Pepper
Feb 4, 2012

Don't like it? well...

Dark Continent

veekie posted:

Pretty much normal. SRW has such a huge cast that you HAVE to have route splits regularly in order for everyone to see play or you'd quickly enough lock yourself into one team simply by using them all the time.

Z2 does have a very large amount of smaller route splits, in all honesty, most SRW games tend to have one one or two big splits. For instance, Z, the main thrust of the route splits is depending on which protagonist you chose.

Shadowlyger
Nov 5, 2009

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Dark Continent. I mean why would you ever pick a route that doesn't have Gurren Lagann in it. Why.

Mikl
Nov 8, 2009

Vote shit sandwich or the shit sandwich gets it!
Aaaaaargh, for once I'm really torn between the two options :(

I really want to vote space because of SMS, Celestial Being and Aquarion, but on the other hand Daitarn Gurren Lagann Getter Mazinger why do you do this to me, Z2? :argh:

I'm going with space on this one, but it was a hard decision.

KDavisJr
Jul 17, 2010

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The answer is and will always be "where Gurren Lagaan is"

Calamitous_Justice
Feb 21, 2011
Totally all about the Dark Continent.

Oni-Lord
Dec 12, 2011
I'm going to vote Space because Gurren Lagaan is really predictable and I'm curious what is happening with this world's moon.

KDavisJr
Jul 17, 2010

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Oni-Lord posted:

I'm going to vote Space because Gurren Lagaan is really predictable and I'm curious what is happening with this world's moon.

Gurren Lagaan may be predictable but it sure as hell entertaining.

HiKaizer
Feb 2, 2012

Yes!
I finally understand everything there is to know about axes!
I played through the Earth route so I want to see Space.

Rody One Half
Feb 18, 2011

Spent the last week or so reading through this. Never actually looked much into SRW before due to the combination of lacking English availability for the proper games, not caring about the OGs, and really hating my time with Battle Moon Wars, but this was pretty great (though I missed most of the chances to get in on complaining about the many ways in which we were disappointed and betrayed by Geass :v:) and has two of my favorite robot shows making their debut in Geass and TTGL (if it had Nadesico Gekigangar 3, GunxSword, and G Gundam I'd be pretty much set), so thanks for translating Caphi! Sorry if this has been asked before, but will you be doing the Restoration chapter? I know some of the crazy stuff it does with Geass in that and I'm curious to see it.

Also voting Dark Continent because Lordgenome is high king of the badasses (though Zuul's showing in this game has been pretty good).

Rody One Half fucked around with this message at 01:41 on Jan 7, 2014

Ardeem
Sep 16, 2010

There is no problem that cannot be solved through sufficient application of lasers and friendship.

Rodyle posted:

Spent the last week or so reading through this. Never actually looked much into SRW before due to the combination of lacking English availability for the proper games, not caring about the OGs, and really hating my time with Battle Moon Wars, but this was pretty great (though I missed most of the chances to get in on complaining about the many ways in which we were disappointed and betrayed by Geass :v:) and has two of my favorite robot shows making their debut in Geass and TTGL (if it had Nadesico Gekigangar 3, GunxSword, and G Gundam I'd be pretty much set), so thanks for translating Caphi! Sorry if this has been asked before, but will you be doing the Restoration chapter? I know some of the crazy stuff it does with Geass in that and I'm curious to see it.


Now I want a SRW with Gekiganger 3 and Mazinkaizer just so Johnny and Jun can hang around and be giant robot cowboy buddies.

Materant
Jul 22, 2010

see, what you don't understand is he now has

THE MANLIEST MUSTACHE

it defies physics


Ardeem posted:

Now I want a SRW with Gekiganger 3 and Mazinkaizer just so Johnny and Jun can hang around and be giant robot cowboy buddies.

Maybe get Neo Getter Robo so Jack can get in on that. It's the thing I never knew I wanted until now.

Hellioning
Jun 27, 2008

Materant posted:

Maybe get Neo Getter Robo so Jack can get in on that. It's the thing I never knew I wanted until now.

No Chibodee? Because I want the Gundam Max Revolver in more things.

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Alacron
Feb 15, 2007

-->Have tearful reunion with your son
-->Eh
Fun Shoe

Hellioning posted:

No Chibodee? Because I want the Gundam Max Revolver in more things.



What is this and why have I never heard about it until now? :stare:

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