5 Gundams Beaten by Grunts

[@kakarot197]

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[@JeanLucCaptain]

Please DO MOBILE ARMORS!!

[@elementxxrider]

You forgot the ASW-G-66 Kimaris vs the V08-1228 Grimgerde (although that would count as an ace unit)

[@charazanble1439]

Bro I like you, no homo but I will NOT Raid any Shadow Legends. Keep coming with the awesome vids though

[@midshipman8654]

Kakarot197 idk if Alex vs Zaku counts since it was more a draw, leaning slightly more towards the Alex since the pilot survived. Great scene, but I don’t think the Zaku technically “beat” the Alex... Good Content though as always.

[@matteste]

Honestly, not caring about mobile garbage at this point. Watch Upper Echelon Gaming's video on the matter.

[@belldrop7365]

When your gundam has no plot armor, a grunt suit can literally just punch it out of commission.

[@rps215]

When you have no plot armor or it ceased to work, suddenly the Redshirts and Stormtroopers gain aimbots.

[@ThatGuy-en2nn]

@@rps215 *Cries in Shams Couza*

[@ericj6636]

@@rps215 Stormtrooper marksmanship was explicitly because of Vader "I want them alive!"

[@brooksdanielgary]

Punching it to death seems more plausible than blasting. Knights used to bludgeon each other with swords, not necessarily stab.

[@campkira]

yeah gundam just mean it a little more power don't mean it can take the whole army... unless you not normal.

[@kakarot197]

The saddest thing about reuploading a video is losing all the amazing comments :( Edit: the video was reuploaded because the audio of the Verde Buster's destruction clip went weird after rendering.

[@MrRe-pg7fj]

Kakarot197 r

[@piterepicgaming]

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[@Hachi501st]

da fuck happened?

[@RevanR]

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[@YukitoOnline]

10 different Gatling guns in the Gundam series.

[@blacknote6945]

who would win? one upgraded father of all the GAT series or..... 3 doggos

[@yi_hou3092]

I think you mean Doggos from hell

[@AB-ln2py]

It was so stupif it hurt, who would implement such a usless weapon ? FFS they had to hack one machine for a good 30 seconds to kill it. One beam saber swibe would suffice.... -_-

[@alveroliaardie3047]

U mean blu duel? With doggo Or the original strike? With 3 rest GAT unit Or the impulse vs 3 stolen MS

[@MaxHDAvenger]

Doggos with the named after Cerberus guardian dog of the underworld.

[@hisholinesslordpotato]

3 Doom doggos

[@bozo-3848]

Grunts beating Gundams? "Laughs" Sees video: damn.

[@Trent957]

Yea this is especially true in UC where a Gundam isn't some overwhelmingly powerful god machine (most of the time, looking at you Unicorn). Gundams were mostly high performance prototypes or shock weapons. 2 more that weren't mentioned on this list was the RX-78-6 Mudrock which got taken out by a special forces team with at most Doms, so same thing that took out Amuro's G3 in this list and Johnny Ridden taking out a Full Armor Gundam in a Zaku II R2. Grunt suits are actually pretty dangerous in UC

[@MaxHDAvenger]

Rarely Gundam don't get taken out if its Protag plot armor with the 0079 novel and Mikazuki and his Barbatos Lupus Rex being the exception (the latter survived a war crime Railgun bombardment and didn't rekted Lupus Rex enough)

[@gespenjaeger2370]

@@Trent957 In a on rail Gundam shooter game a federation unit the ''06 ms team'' where beaten by 3 grunt suits two Zaku II's and one Gouf Custom.

[@MrPikaGammer]

@@Trent957 Ridden was in his High Mobility Gelgoog Cannon.

[@MaxHDAvenger]

@@MrPikaGammer that doesn't count since both Johnny Ridden's MS are experimental and Ace Pilot MS.

[@ArkCiD_Z3r0]

5:05 The Blue Duel Gundam... so many bad decisions went into the design of that one. The unremovable shield, the unpurgable armor, the absolutely baffling lack of effective weaponry for such a slow machine. It's a real shame because the Gundam itself is quite cool appereance-wise.

[@lild3838]

Yep... it look quite cool but.. thats it

[@ariq45]

its like scrapped down gundam but eing reuzed over and over.... .... sounds like your ole regular duel gundam

[@GalironRunner]

@Shannen Hartono Limbong it was a slow suit put on the ground while the bacues were there in mass it was meant to die

[@GaldirEonai]

Putting Mudie Holcroft at the controls was another _really_ bad decision.

[@GalironRunner]

@Bryan Lee No point the duel and buster were prototype suits upgrades helped them but they were still pricy id wager by the point of destiny id wager the wingdams were cheaper and about equal to the original gat line like the duel and buster losing some in power but making up for it in cost savings.

[@harbingerd.8457]

Duel Gundam of Yzak: Survived Seed, destroyed Raider and Forbidden without the Assault Shroud while it took both Freedom and Justice with Meteor Units to destroy Calamity. Upgraded Duel Gundam of Mudie: Only had less than 3 minutes of screentime and was owned by BuCues

[@arieltimeshrine8137]

To be fair... Yzak still didn't get to blow up the Strike. That man had... scores to settle before he'd let himself go down.

[@blacknote6945]

Yzak best pilot

[@androyus]

Yzak also protected/shielded Strike Rouge/Cagalli from certain death of Forbidden's beam attack. I will forever thank Yzak for that.

[@TheKing-qz9wd]

Calamity be like: "I am the biggest guy here!"

[@tyaty]

Yazk was a better pilot.

[@MrRe-pg7fj]

“Remarkable for being totally unremarkable”

[@vali6717]

Being a jack of all trades but a master of none is sometimes being better than a master of one.

[@RayShadow278]

Better than a master of one*

[@NeilNadelman]

0083 had some great lines.

[@KanohiHau0000FF]

Tbh no other MS in UC is nearly as unremarkable as the GM Kai, so it does stand out with how little it stands out

[@jakealter5504]

And yet was one of the best GMs

[@VSigma725]

Kind of surprised Graham owning all three of the Thrones with a Flag wasn't here.

[@hypershock0storm479]

While he did manage to fend them off he didn't destory them or damage their suits beyond repair.

[@VSigma725]

@@hypershock0storm479 Winning a 3 on 1 fight against Gundams at least deserves an honorable mention!

[@immuneimmunity9212]

@@hypershock0storm479 You don't need to fully destroy an enemy to beat them. Graham cut off Throne Eins' arm with his Flag causing him to retreat. Retreating means you got beat. Name of the video is 5 Gundams Beaten By Grunts. Then again you can argue that Graham definitely isn't a grunt.

[@95onimusha]

Graham suit is not a grunt unit

[@AGUSTIN-zc5iu]

@@95onimusha yeah, it's a grunt suit, over-customised for an Ace use. And by the time war for 4 gundams, its official name was Over-Flags. Way before Thrones made their appearance.

[@MrHalonoob117]

Funny story with this video. I woke up this morning but was still half asleep. I clicked on this video got 5 seconds in and crashed. I then woke up wanting to rewatch this and noticed it was taken down. I thought this video was just a fever dream

[@NeilNadelman]

Props to Bernie Weisman. Total newb pilot in a barely functional Zaku FZ, armed only with a heat hawk and some booby traps, managed to take out the Federation's state of the art mobile suit.

[@dol_mel7487]

Neil Nadelman in the defense of the Alex, it wasn't piloted by a new type meaning it wasn't even piloted at its fullest potential

[@BeyondDaX]

That and of course explosive traps

[@dol_mel7487]

@incinerator950 it wasn't even magic mate, newtypes just have faster reactions and basically a spidersense, it's not just bullshit magic.

[@helmeilshshanshahla7585]

Jetfire48 it is bullshit magic. The same way that the warp and psyker powers are bullshit magic in 40k. Pseudo science doesn’t make magic powers any less bullshit. And funny how psychic powers replace magic in science fiction from high fantasy. In Warhammer they have magic in 40k they have bullshit magic that manifests from feelings called the warp and they have mages in the form of psychics called psykers. A force sensitive from Star Wars is basically a better new type. Fast reflexes that actually come from sensing the future etc like how Anakin can pod race. How you can straight face say it isn’t bullshit magic because of make believe fiction science is beyond me.

[@edward113288]

@@helmeilshshanshahla7585 but it's not a bullshit magic. It's part on UC Narrative the people that evolved into something more just because you hate it, you dismiss it. In Denial man, you're are in Denial.

[@darthva31]

0:21 the irony of a Gundam being beaten by a unit that would eventually turn into a line of teddy bear-like Gunpla.

[@rahadianaryo5979]

So, KrystCyclone. Is it the *flippin' Beargguy* , really...🧸🐻? And that teddy bear 🧸 of a Gunpla unit originated was being the *Acguy* right? After all, *Acguy is LOVE* after all...❤

[@snewsh]

Those kinda suits wouldnt be Gundams like we see in the other series, technically. that's the series '08th MS team' and that is a unit of grunts. they roll with 2-3 mobile suits and some kind of floating mobile listening truck with a machine gun mounted on top.

[@chris2ndaccount69]

​@@snewshstill tho, it's a Gundam, don't try to play it off 😂

[@snewsh]

@chris2ndaccount69 it's not. Gundam are made with gundanium and are far better quality than the mobile suits that get fucked up regularly.

[@chris2ndaccount69]

@@snewsh so Barzam is a gundam?

[@tysavarin9864]

Those squadron of Murasame didn't just kill that chaos It killed him with Style. (Re written because.)

[@jakealter5504]

Ty Savarin those murasame’s are basically what the RG-Ez was meant to be but perfected

[@wavestrider2160]

I guess you can say The chaos didnt just died It was murdered-

[@fourze4z138]

@Sean WONG [09D] he died man, that was a different dude.

[@supbro4964]

Seriously Murasame? I personally called them "Astray Zeta"

[@thunderboltcougar5626]

@@fourze4z138 unfortunately nope. He is the very same person. Fed doesn't have clone technology. So yes, he survived. During Chaos gundam destruction, the murasame cut its torso, just a bit to low, just below the cockpit, and then lower half of it exploded.

[@rifkonurgraha9478]

" A good machine isn't worth a damn if the pilot can't bring out its full potential ! " - seabook arno, mobile suit crossbone gundam manga, 1994

[@scarletrose8766]

In Alex case that's true but also lets not forget Chris is just a test pilot using a mech that's meant for new types and since her response is very slow that's a given give Chris a unit that's not designed for new types she would probably still do OK with the right armor and thing her loosing the Alex head is fine sorta.

[@jadyndenys7736]

Case and point Ensign Riddhe Marcenas

[@edgargad2941]

Seabook Arno is probably my favorite Gundam pilot, tied with Judau Ashta and Duo Maxwell.

[@suspiciouscheese4518]

“That’s right, run, cower, be afraid! Die knowing you lost to someone who really knows how to use a mobile suit!” -Norris Packard

[@josephvalencia8059]

I gotta give a shout out to Graham Aker piloting the Flag in Gundam 00. First he forces the Throne Gundam to a humiliating retreat. Then he trashes Setsuna’s Exia. Sure he caught Setsuna at the end of an intense battle, but I was always very impressed with his abilities. A great pilot who pushed his “Grunt” unit to its absolute max performance 💯

[@n00d13sandr1c3]

The Flag he piloted at the very end of S1 had a GN Drive Tau, so it was much closer to the gundams technologically speaking. Plus he jumped Setsuna while the Exia had almost no weapons or GN particles remaining. So I wouldn't give him a lot of points for that, especially since he only managed a draw even under those circumstances.

[@GaiaGaiyus]

An amazing fight where a grunt won for me. was the solo-one on one duel between Yuji Arkana’s GM Striker and Cortez’s Pixie Gundam. (In the manga: “Mobile suit Gundam: we’re federation hooligans.) Where Yuji was able to take down a pixie Gundam using his beaten, one-armed GM striker in a boxing match (even after the fact pixie had destroyed 7 other mobile suits (who’d teamed up on him all at once) trying to pursue him.) The ending was the most epic thing ever!!! When Yuji uppercutted Cortez in the cockpit so hard, he ripped the pixie RIGHT OFF ITS OWN STANDING LEGS! Look it up. Best fight ever!

[@Blazinter]

We're Federation Hooligans is the peak most slept in side story ever. Is so great.

[@Church-gg]

@@Blazinter I loved that manga. The drawings were amazing and it helped you understand what was going on for most of the fights. The story was amazing too. GM Striker became my go to suit in GBO2 now because of that.

[@Cain1134]

@@Church-gg The striker is my go to MS in that game too. Now if only I knew the right settings for the Nemesis team's color scheme.

[@Church-gg]

@@Cain1134 Have you tried the Striker Kai? Thing destroys in space if you can hit your melees.

[@markoooo3458]

Yuji arcana one of the most slept on fed ace tbh

[@suspiciouscheese4518]

That opening clip from 08th Mobile Suit shows why it’s stylistically my favourite Gundam. The Gundam didn’t feel untouchable or ridiculous, they just felt heavily armoured. The armour was pitted and cracked when it got hit, and the suits took a real beating throughout the show. If I remember correctly, Sanders has his Gundam disabled by a group of Magella attack tanks at one point.

[@riblo72]

8th MS is a masterpiece because it's real robot in real war. One of the best Gundam series ever. And all the best ones are UC ofc. Sieg Zeon!

[@SBaby]

7:50 - I'd call this one more of a stalemate, since the suits pretty much wrecked each other. Also the pilot of the Alex survived, while the pilot of the Zaku didn't.

[@scarletrose8766]

Late but also the Alex was designed for new types like amuro..... If amuro was piloting it instead of Chris Bernie would have been beaten faster and Alex would still have a head.

[@SBaby]

@@scarletrose8766 If Amuro was piloting the machine, it would've been a curb stomp.

[@juanig4198]

well the objective was destroying the gundam not living through it

[@suspiciouscheese4518]

@@scarletrose8766Given that this was only Bernie’s second time in the cockpit, I’d say his own inexperience balances out.

[@scarletrose8766]

@@suspiciouscheese4518 and its alex second time fighting too without the armor too christina moves alex like a slug but its only cause alex was designed for a new type i dunno who was worst in this case.

[@GCJACK83]

The Alex makes some good hamburgers, man.

[@DarthEnigma13]

dark...

[@tl275]

BERNIE!

[@thesauciestaround65]

Too soon

[@Errorcutive]

On a serious note go read Front Mission Dog Life Dog Style. Effect of mech weapon on infantry is a street filled with literral brain matter.

[@DarthEnigma13]

@@Errorcutive yep... I've just read the manga myself few weeks ago. Mecha war is hell.

[@plague6566]

This is an accurate representation of how it feels to play Gundam battle operations

[@speedstriker]

Did you forget about the Kyrios and Virtue from 00? The GN-X was probably the most shockingly effective MS in all of Gundam.

[@bett431]

Gn-x were successors of the Throne Gundams, so I get your point but I dont know if that counts. Also I d say that the Mobile Dolls were performing really well when they were used right. (they destroyed the Shenlong Gundam in a fair fight)

[@speedstriker]

@@bett431 Yeah, the GN-Xs and the Virgos are the two coolest mass produced MS in all of Gundam.

[@Big_E_Soul_Fragment]

GN-Xs are probably one of the most powerful grunts in the Gundam series. Shit so powerful that Celestial Being was forced to NOT go fight like the same way the did in the 1st season

[@GalironRunner]

@@bett431 They dont the gnx were prototype suits very limited numbers given to the aces they had the very deff of non grunts.

[@speedstriker]

@@GalironRunner It's a fuzzy line, but consider the fact that there were less Over Flags than there were GN-Xs and only 20 more GM Sniper Custom.

[@TheTwelfthCollector]

"I know you're tired of hearing about Raid Shadow Legends" Be honest, that's in the script now, huh. I guess they're self aware that their shitty game is tiresome.

[@mcslappynuts857]

It is a crap game. You'd think he'd sponsor a gundam game tho. Just a thought

[@MasterArchfiend]

Cyanide and Happiness usually do a sketch where it is compared to cancer as their advertisement. It's still painful to watch.

[@Sierlea]

For all it's gundams being super-durable, Wing Gundam has a couple examples to various extents. Sandrock was used as a decoy and destroyed in combat with Oz, Wing was taken out by Virgos, and Deathscythe was defeated by Tauruses. Their hulks tended to be rebuilt, but they were taken down.

[@shinigamimiroku3723]

To be fair, Sandrock was set to self-destruct, and was not destroyed by enemy fire.

[@jesusd12246]

Also the wing gundam was used by lady une to save treize by pushing out of the way from a shot that was for him

[@jakealter5504]

@@jesusd12246that was a battleship firing the beam

[@anzaca1]

5:06 This one was kinda uncomfortable to watch. It looked like wolves tearing into a person.

[@Lucivius27]

It was really gruesome. from what I've seen, more than the deaths in IBO

[@PimplessPenguin]

@@Lucivius27 IBO had mostly just people sitting in pools of blood and the rest they let you infer what happened to someone like when, say, Barbatos tore the cockpit out of a suit and squished it. . But Seed liked showing things like the reaction between humans and beam rifle shots ( think of boiling a water balloon until it pops) or ladies getting torn up by doggo mobile suits. Most of the shots they did were just split second things but the one from this video was pretty graphic about it.

[@petsgamesandrobots438]

@@PimplessPenguin there was also this scene in Gundam Seed where Aegis's shield decapitated Tolle in the Skygrasper

[@jakealter5504]

Anzac-A1 they basically were

[@jakealter5504]

Al Serrano or Nicole being hit in the waist by the sword striker

[@YukitoOnline]

5:02 Build Divers cameo Blue Duel Dog food. Can't remember which episode.

[@bluedestiny2710]

YukitoOnline That be Ep 16, somewhere in the first 5mins of the show

[@Mr.Mosquito89]

Oh my _god._ That's grim for such a kiddy show. ...I laughed.

[@lordalpharius5928]

Mr Mosquito reasons why their isn’t a dub version

[@YukitoOnline]

@@lordalpharius5928 *there

[@yellowprime8491]

All Hail the "Mayfly of Space"!

[@H250V]

That Bernie Fight always hit me in the feels; while I'm not sure where I would put 0080 as of yet when it comes to fave series, I do appreciate that the series took a focus more on the Zeon side, if only for a bit.

[@ShadowIsatis]

Moody's death is what I see happening to a mobile suit in the Zoids universe. Without plot armor, they get the same treatment. The Zaft pilots must have taken some sick pleasure pulling that stunt. One was enough. Three? This scene also heats what happened to Nicol.

[@gldni17]

The Gundam Gusion Rebake Full City was taken down by grunts, but they were armed with orbital bombardment weapons, so not sure if it counts. There's also the Gundam Pixie, defeated for the first time by the planned mass-production type Efreet (although the eventual fate of both pilots wasn't clear), and the Mudrock Gundam, defeated canonically by a Dom, a Zaku II, and a Zaku I Commander in Zeonic Front.

[@HeirOfSparda]

Well let's see, we could have also had the ending to IBO and maybe an honorable mention to Endless Waltz since the Gundams were in a no win situation.

[@bett431]

IBO: The grunts were being slaughtered by Mika till Julietta showed up. And in endless waltz it was stated that gundams were having problems only because they tried not to kill a single person and none of the grunts managed to destroy a Gundam. Ok, Wing Zero was like 50% serpent shots, 20% recoil and 30% prior damage and Gusion could count but both literally only cared about the more important task during their destructions.

[@YarugumaSou]

Mika fought till his death, Julietta only claimed Barbatos' head later to signify the battle being over

[@HeirOfSparda]

Yeah but Barbatos wasn't the only Gundam there was it? And how is that any different from what happened to the Verde Buster, also that why I put Endless Waltz as an honorable mention.

[@satriagotama]

On IBO, mika loses because of the dainsleif that make the heavy damage to barbartos and also blood loss maybe?

[@zerox8413]

@@bett431 for Wing Zero Endless Waltz version I think Wufei and his Altron Gundam Custom Nataku is the reason Wing Zero trashed after 3 twin buster rifle shots

[@SUNDOWNERM7]

How about the 5 best grunt VS grunt suit battles? No gundams just special Mass production units and standard mass produced mobile suits

[@Church-gg]

Check out the manga: We are federation hooligans! Literally grunt fights for most of it.

[@SUNDOWNERM7]

@@Church-gg Any site I can read it on because my manga app only has a few cherry picked manga

[@Church-gg]

@@SUNDOWNERM7 Theres an app you can download called "Manga Reader" I read it on there.

[@midshipman8654]

Mirrør imagine M7 that would be back to back unicorn.

[@johnnymovie7484]

Church, only half of it is on there, it stops right in the middle

[@spikesagitta]

Bernie taking down the Alex is still one of the best and saddest moments.

[@gato23]

the Blue Duel got the Joseph F. treatment from those mobile doggos. like watching the Resident Evil intro all over again.

[@mighthose]

"I might start yelling for *A blue and pure earth* " I lol'ed at this part.

[@vulnerablerummy]

3:33 when your parent lets your small cousin 'plays' with your gunpla

[@rahadianaryo5979]

Nina Purpleton: "Oh God! What do you *done to my Gundam* 😟!"

[@ofaznadarxmkiii8476]

Amuro (in Visual Media): Discount Captain America and later Batman with Psychic Powers. Also Amuro (in the novel): Space Jason with less Heroes on his Argo.

[@lackusshock]

Theres that one time Yzak Joule with his Slash Zaku Phantom took on multiple Gundams and won. They weren't really destroyed but it does go to show just how much Coordinators outclass Naturals in piloting ability, especially with one as experienced as Yzak.

[@red3994]

Alex vs Zaku ii might just be the most saddest moment from the gundam series i have ever seen, 2 pilots that are friends yet dont know that are enemies fighting each other is coming to a meaningless come to blows. it gets even worse when Al shows up and witnesses the death of his closest friend he had in that period of time and the almost death of his other best friend, truly heartbreaking yet great ending to a great miniseries.

[@riblo72]

0080 is without doubt the best Gundam story ever because It shows the real tragedy of war without those ridicolous brutal deaths of bad series like IBO

[@crytex6441]

We need more violent deaths like Moody's in other Gundam series. It teaches the consequence of other's actions in war. I'm glad Iron Blooded Orphans followed down that path as it made the story a lot more interesting.

[@rahadianaryo5979]

Well done, Crytex64. The *brutal and violent death scenes* like Mudie Holcroft in "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED CE.73: Stargazer" ONA was definitely *pretty brutal even to this day* right...💀

[@crytex6441]

@@rahadianaryo5979 Pretty brutal for Gundam definitely but in general the scene is pretty tame. I would say a decent level of brutality is needed without being too trigger happy about it. If there are too many brutal scenes then it's hard to be shocked by them after a while. The reason Mudie's death was shocking was because it was an unexpected brutal scene.

[@rahadianaryo5979]

@@crytex6441 Yeah, Crytex64...😑 In fact, that the sheer shock of *Mudie Holcroft's death scene* 😵💀 itself was pretty felt by some peoples because of they're in fact *not expected to see such brutal scene* right...😨😱

[@crytex6441]

@@rahadianaryo5979 Indeed. You sir, utter the words that cometh forth from the Mouth of Truth :)

[@Edward_Ardy4671]

@@crytex6441 too many brutal scenes basically ibo s2

[@AllecJoshuaIbay]

Despite not being taken out of commission, Rau's Guaiz gave the Strike a bad beating at the Mendel colony.

[@trollinoakenshield9822]

To be fair GUAIZ performance is almost on par with strike and Rau is better pilot.

[@DU_hockeygirl40]

Just one of the reasons why I hate Kou. He absolutely wasted the first variation and the GP01-FB. And Bernie is a freaking legend. Too bad he's now burgers.

[@HeadCannonPrime]

thats called character development

[@additiveartificer9365]

He didn't died tho......

[@dafaqu694]

@@additiveartificer9365 in the OVA bernie died not on the novelization tho

[@accelriderx2931]

Well, to be fair, had Nina not started acting like a bitch to Kou out of nowhere when he was trying to improve the Gundam's performance and just tried to help him from the get-go instead, he wouldn't waste GP-01. So it's as much on her as it is on Kou.

[@red3994]

I think Kou deserves more credit there than intended, he was only intending on testing out his calculations on the GP-01 to see if it would fair well within a fight, and when it didn’t, it was a sign to Kou that he needed more work to do with the Gundam or let Nena do her work with it just so it’s better off for next time, so overall, the whole situation was just testing purposes

[@uuu12343]

That Stella Louissier death scene and blue duel Gundam deaths Kinda still hurt me internally to this day tbh

[@basteala525]

I would say the Gelgoog's freebie would count. That would most likely be categorized as a mission kill. Unit 1 was in no shape to fight, but Unit 1 had a better chance than the Cosmic Era units either out of energy, or already crippled when killed. I think it and the ALEX are the only units on this list mentioned that were actually bested, one on one, by a grunt unit in a straight up fight.

[@vali6717]

Honorable mention to the end of the Mudrock Gundam, a respectable machine that was ambushed repeatedly by the Midnight Fenrir and was last seen in combat a couple of weeks before the end of the One Year War. While not destroyed outright it was damaged enough to be last seen in action on December 15th 0079 without ever returning to combat.

[@rextraostwinmoon4303]

Gundam Seed was basically...AND YOU GET A GUNDAM, AND YOU GET A GUNDAM, EVERYBODY GETS A GUNDAM!

[@kokylee8098]

Gundam in uc: prototype, only counted if it has the name 'gundam' in it, lacks variety in weapons most of the time Gundam in ce: mostly regular ms for commanders/ace pilots/main characters, wide variety in weapons, mostly battery powered

[@worldman3218]

Athrun taking on a highly advanced Gundam with mass production Zaku is quite literally one of the most badass moment of seed.

[@tomsimpkins1211]

Honestly, I'd say the Muramasa were the closest a mass produced grunt got to gundam status. Lots of firepower for their great speed, outperforms all the contemporaries of their eras grunts, transformable, work on land air and space equally, and man they put in work in the field.

[@mareczek00713]

Most satisfying video - when designated KIAs managed to turn the tide.

[@HajimotoSaito]

Nice vid, Mudie's death and the Blu Duel's destruction is really brutal. On the other hand, Chaos' destruction has always been a lackluster happening to me. The one thing in my mind was the scene would've been better if the Murasame Pilots where the three Girls Piloting the Astrays' in Seed. A shame that it was done by nameless inconsequential mooks. The Verde Buster's destruction on the other hand is more of a 'The pilot bit more than he can chew'. Not bad though, it shows the consequences of ones action.

[@user-Jay178]

MS grunts can beat any gundam with a skill pilot. Great video

[@androyus]

Not when your opponent is piloting God Gundam, fully-awakened Unicorn unit or ELS Qanta.

[@zerox8413]

@@androyus and also don't forget another thing... Jesus Yamato 😂

[@tonlito22]

Hey Gelgoog Marine Commander Type is still a recognized type. It's not even as specialized as a Gelgoog Jaeger. If it had been a take down by a Bigro, the Zakerello, or Nightengale, then there would be something to quibble about.

[@Imagocorporation]

Remember the Gundam Universe is vast, so the rate of "Main" units getting destroyed by basic everyman type units skyrockets in theory.

[@E.K939]

Gundam's getting killed? I love this! Edit: A mere Zaku? Screw you man. How dare you insult the great Zakus!

[@deny.nurdin]

Dead gundam is a good gundam 💀

[@E.K939]

@@deny.nurdin correct.

[@Pure_Havoc]

yup. and "gundam fans" dont understand why I wasted hundreds on p-bandai recolored mg zaku ii

[@jakobvonbugmann]

@@Pure_Havoc Not to mention the Zaku II Kai is faster than a Zaku High Mobility Type and better armored, making it the best Zaku in the war.

[@MaxHDAvenger]

Zaku II FZ/Kai at expense of shortened operation time probably alot better then either F or F2 Zakus with the only downside is not alot of Zaku FZs produced by the end of OYW alongside Fritz helm types.

[@GamermanEXE]

Dat Mudie's death is so disturbing imo

[@bradreiser3532]

The gundam ground type is more of a mass production suit. It has the same armor as a gm but power more like a gundam.

[@bradreiser3532]

Same armor and they are 80% the same and that’s why they used the gm ground type parts to repair the gundam ground type

[@ryanchase9332]

I know he wasn't a grunt, but you got to give love to Graham Aker owning Throne Eins and Throne Zwei with a WAY inferior suit.

[@andrewestrada6531]

You know, when the Chaos was taken out by Murasame was really bad ass.

[@sippasinmueanpreecha]

Gundam Duel vs doggos: 💀 Gundam Astray vs whole crowd of those : 🗿

[@councilofcringe5520]

Always love storys of stand out grunts almost beating the main character.

[@domsaalmost]

When you said "Stargazer" in the beginning, I was relieved. I thought you'd never include that. lol thanks for the list. Reminded me of some things I have forgotten already

[@nkohler5601]

The first one is valid in my opinion. Also a lesser entry is Murdock gundam from the game Zeonic front. It was merely damaged beyond repair and retired as the war was over it can o ly be taken out by high end mass production suits like the Dom Fund

[@umamentecriativa]

I fully know that one of the Gundam messages is that the cycle of violence and hatred needs to be ended, but damn, still human or not the deaths of Mudie Holcroft and Shams Couza were very deserving and karmic.

[@ShinNicoexe-vq6ps]

"Is Not The Mobile Suit,Is The Pilot Him Or Herself" - Me Playing GBO2 As A Grunt Mobile Suit Fighting Aganst A Gundam Type

[@Venom012]

Incredibly fun beating a Gundam type with a Zaku :D

[@djpanaligan1775]

Nothing more satisfying than a Grunt winning from a Gundam

[@liamtheheroicgundamwarrior9752]

That blue Duel Gundam’s pilot’s death was so nightmarishly brutal that I literally had nightmares of my little brother in that situation with me not being able to save him & I cried when I woke up from that nightmare.

[@azizkalb8721]

But the pilot is a girl

[@rahadianaryo5979]

@@azizkalb8721 Yeah baby, and that Blu Duel pilot's name was *Mudie Holcroft*

[@azizkalb8721]

@@rahadianaryo5979 and she got a hurt by dogs

[@rahadianaryo5979]

@@azizkalb8721 And ultimately, she and her Blu Duel Gundam end up became a *dog food* now...🐶🐕 (So please don't explain ME about that joke OK...👌)

[@azizkalb8721]

@@rahadianaryo5979 yep

[@freedom4651]

No one mentioned Zech completely trashed Wing in its debut scene with a mere Leo? Wing wasn't destroyed at that moment but Zech damaged its flight system, made his Leo locked to it to become dead weight after crash landed into the sea. Pushed Heero to actually eject himself out of his suit.

[@sjcobra84]

Confession: I'm finding myself taken more interest in the Gundam universe. Where is the best place to start. Really like the models. Got myself and RG Class Sazabi. And I will eventually get an RG Zaku II. Taking note that this anime is more dramatic and brutal than I expected lol. Thanks.

[@Squiggles01]

A GM would be better for you since you have more customization potential. That and even though the Beam Spray Gun was pretty crappy for a beam weapon, it is still a beam weapon. That and its ease of production make it way better then a Zaku or other Zeek shit can. And it was based on the 78-2.

[@ultimateblade4127]

You mean show wise too, right?

[@ForcethaPain]

Theres so many different universes, its best to check the wiki page and find one thats good for you, I personally like Turn A gundam and the latest Iron Blooded Orphans (a very dark and gruesome gundam story) the best.

[@Kurosaki_Dan]

I recently started watching the whole thing and I'm really enjoying the original series from the 79, didn't aged well but if you are not into watching 43 episodes there are movies that condense the plot.

[@gmsloep]

There are numerous continuities. Much of the early Universal Century timeline (consisting of the 1979 original, Zeta Gundam, ZZ Gundam, and so on) has some of the more brutal moments. Heck, Zeta Gundam was made during the franchise creator's first major bout of depression symptoms, and for the sheer brutality that he put into the series from it, he earned the nickname "Kill 'em All Tomino".

[@shaldurprime7154]

the english dub of stardust memory was actually pretty good

[@TheBigExclusive]

Uhh...I think you forgot some big examples. Remeber Gundam 00? Those GN-X suits destroyed half of the Celestial Being Gundams.

[@rexjosephglorioso4868]

I love Gundam series/media where the Gundams aren't really invincible but rather just tougher machines. The grunts could take them out if the pilot isn't careful

[@jaypeterman9721]

RIP Gundam Barbatos and Gusion.

[@TheOnixGamer]

Lets be real here. Barbatos and Gusion didn't die to grunts. It was the Orbital Bombardment that did it. They held on to what little life they had left after than (thnk god tho that they were still able to kill that idiot Iok Kujan right?) Those two would most likely kill the majority of gallorhorns grunts before a lucky punk got to them. Still, they deserve an honorable mention.

[@DU_hockeygirl40]

Julieta just got freaking lucky that Mikazuki was literally running on his last bit of life. And Space Guts got in probably the best kill of the series.

[@TheOnixGamer]

@Angel Alvarado as far as im concerned, Dainsleif were IBO version of nukes, and should not be seen in the same league as grunt weapons.

[@gunplamaniac8500]

@@TheOnixGamer the Gusion's cockpit got penetrated by multiple Reginlaze. (so hard, Gusion's cockpit is missing by the end) it didn't stop space Guts from ending Iok's career though. the bombardment only weakened them.

[@jaypeterman9721]

The list in the vid all showed Gundams dying by not just being outperformed by mp machines. Each situation had circumstances and consequences that unfortunately lead to the defeat when they clearly had superior advantage. With IBO, Mika and Aki both lead hard lives, accomplished a lot together, and suffered their own struggles as part of a family. In the end, despite all their power and dedication, none of it mattered, and they died in the service to what was left of what they held dear. Out of any Gundam death, theirs seemed the most fair to go out on. Also, fuck Iok. He got what he deserved

[@letthebasscannon223]

An interesting example that didn't come to pass: Tomino's original script for the MSG anime intended for the Gundam to be destroyed not by Char in the Zeong, but rather by some nameless mook in an MS-12 Gigan (a scrapped Zeon MS that later debuted in MSX).

[@LatencyProblem]

The way Strike Noir finished off the Kerberos BuCues was amazing though.

[@Goochigoop]

Don’t pilot what you can’t afford to lose.

[@ZonoYT]

People forgetting about the psycho zaku ii(Daryl Lorenz) that basically obliterated the Full Armored Gundam(Io Fleming)

[@Gadlight]

psycho zaku is not a grunt unit

[@ZonoYT]

@@Gadlight by that logic, neither is the zaku ii kai

[@MaxHDAvenger]

Not all Zakus are Grunts

[@MaxHDAvenger]

@@ZonoYT technically Zaku II FZ/Kai is mass produced but not many of them.

[@RexWort]

Zono It's a specialized unit It like saying a Navy Seal and a Marine are both capable taking out the same target

[@gkaiserage8129]

The Blu Duel being taken out by new the model heavily upgraded BuCue's called the TMF/A-802W2 Kerberos BuCUE Hound after some regular BuCues disabled it was cool. These are specialized mass production designed upgrades to keep the BuCue inline with more modern Seed Destiny MS. They were specially designed for close range combat and could even equip WIZARD packs designed for them. Even more creepy but awesome is the fact that the Kerberos WIZARD pack adds two more heads also armed with beam fangs that auto target whatever the main head targets and one the the Kerberos if you pause the full length video of the Blu Duel taken down is equipped with that WIZARD pack.

[@Corlanthis]

It's a bit late, but I just wanted to comment on the last match. You mention the Gundam RX-78-2 not getting the magnetic coating in the novels, but it did. If I recall right, Amuro talks about it with one of the MS Engineers after reuniting with the crew on Luna 2. It's what later enables his Gundam to keep up with the Dom's and Kusco Al in her Elemeth.

[@PorkSwordFTW]

No Captured Deathscythe? To be honest, I wish I could forget this one too.

[@tatsuyah4695]

That was more of a cheap fight than an epic one. The Taurus had been designed to be machine operated so it was able to perform beyond what a human can do, even if he was trained to be a Gundam pilot. And it was a squad of Taurses too, so the odds were stacked even bigger against the Deathscythe.

[@aetharan4825]

I was going to bring up the Deathscythe, too. Unoccupied demolition rather than a combat kill, but it _was_ taken out by a Space Leo armed with a Taurus's beam cannon.

[@bagsikdangal]

@@aetharan4825 In fairness, he did put GP01 getting beaten by Cima in her custom Gelgoog in this video. Yet the GP01 was recovered and modified for space use, later on. So I think the Deathscythe Gundam getting destroyed/beaten by a squad of Taurus qualifies, if we apply the same logic.

[@brother_bear_one7340]

@@tatsuyah4695 not just that, but Deathscythe hadn't been refitted for space combat at that point in time.

[@MaxHDAvenger]

Yeah mobile dolls are cheap they don't count on destroying the Gundam even if they did.

[@chrisidore023]

Blue Duel brutal end still haunts me.

[@rahadianaryo5979]

And then *froggin' 12 years later* (2018), that *horrific death scene* was hillariously gets alluded in "Gundam Build Divers" anime in form of... *Blu Duel dog food* 🐶🐕 ya, christianne dizon...😄

[@paololorenzodomingo6741]

When a gundam has a grunt for a pilot.

[@iwu-xm3xc]

Amuro would technically be beaten by Char Aznable in the first battle in gundam 0079 because Char was more experienced

[@RayShadow278]

While he was beaten, the Gundam wasn't destroyed. The title of the video is a bit misleading, but all the items in the list where completely neutralized, not just pushed back

[@iwu-xm3xc]

@@RayShadow278 ah i see

[@wdcain1]

Didn't Ramba Ral beat Amuro in his Gouf by destroying the Gundam's leg in a fight? The only reason why the Whitebase wasn't lost was because friggin' Kai Shiden man up and saved the day.

[@ChrisBl33p]

@@wdcain1 the gundam wasn't destroyed though. And the Gouf wasn't a grunt unit at that point. Plus, I think it was Sayla who was piloting the Gundam when the foot was destroyed.

[@jakealter5504]

[aluminium panther] it was sayla who was piloting it

[@shaldurprime7154]

the gundam seed universe goes way deeper and gets more confusing than i thought, everything seems par for the course for now, granted I'm only up to episode 17

[@eric25]

I was Lowkey tramatized watching the Blu duel get mauled when I was young

[@jujujoestar9882]

Same, my memory of that scene was so vivid from buying a pirated cd when I was young.

[@rahadianaryo5979]

@@jujujoestar9882 Unless in Gundam Build Divers, there's "Blu Duel Dog food 🐶" tho... (I understand that one awkward reference, that Mudie and Blu Duel got turned into *dog food* by a pack of Kerberos BuCUE 🐺)

[@ellnats]

theres a quote that kinda fits this list "its not the suit that matters, but the pilot inside" Char Aznable.

[@omegashinobi]

What about the time Wing Gundam was defeated by Zechs in a Leo in episode 1?

[@operationstratos1013]

No, I think it has to be “destroyed”. Wing gundam was immobilized and sunk into the bottom of the ocean. Or else Heero won’t follow up trying to destroy Wing with torpedoes.

[@ashleymesser6792]

@@operationstratos1013 Or at least rendered inoperable

[@somebodyyudunknow9979]

Zechs is no grunt though

[@xSkye629x]

This is why you don't send in your super expensive-high performance prototype on its own. If your other units can't keep up, at least provide long range support

[@alphenhousplaysgames4565]

mass production doesn't mean bad.the zaku 2 fz when observed is pretty good.having a ton of weapons and heavy armor.only speed was it's problem.

[@MrRe-pg7fj]

Do I see a Jegan A Type.

[@wdcain1]

No word of the Murdock Gundam losing to the Midnight Fenrir Corp? I know the tale was only in the _Zeonic Front_ ps2 game but it should count as canon. The MFC only had Zaku Is, IIs, and a DOMs, they were able to achieve amazing victories due to teamwork, coordination, and great leadership. It's true that the Murdock's pilot Lt. Agar was impaired with severe PTSD and no backup but he still lost.

[@denzelpardillo1181]

6:05, evil doggo eyes.

[@matteste]

What about the Exia being taken out by a Flag? And what about most of the Tekkadan machines?

[@zerox8413]

I don't think GN-Flag is grunts unit.... It was Ace Custom unit

[@rhaeasoul8531]

And technically with ibo everything was a gundam since a lot of main characters used a old gundam frame.

[@TheKing-qz9wd]

*back from the grave to admire the Acguy's best showing again*

[@user-ir1xo9jp8w]

I don't like Nina bitched around about the Gundams and yet was also vomiting in war time. She didn't help Kou with the calculations and basically NTR'd him with Gato. Does Johnny Ridden's battle with the Full Armor Gundam count?

[@johnsouto5221]

I agree with you, Nina was a special kind of dumb blonde, 1 she is Not a Pilot, 2 the Gundams , became part of the EFSF, the second they were on the Abilon. 3 Nina showed some serious bias against the federal pilots.

[@Cain1134]

Most of us aren't sure because the Full Armor type technically doesn't physically exist due to weight issues.

[@MaxHDAvenger]

Unfortunately both the Gelgoog high Mobility type and Zaku II High Mobility type R2 are not grunt suits.

[@andrejg4136]

@@johnsouto5221 that's why I can't give Stardust Memory full marks as a story, too much plot induced stupidity

[@GlennKurusu]

Cosmic Era entries technically occurred as follows: 1) Blu Duel Gundam, 2) Chaos Gundam, & 3) Verde Buster Gundam.

[@deviantknight7009]

This happens all the time in Gundam operations 2 my Gundam keeps getting taken out by Zakus lol

[@QuantemDeconstructor]

Zakus are used a lot for a reason, they're pretty good

[@tetravega567]

Sorry 'bout that...

[@rafsolo]

I feel like the ending of IBO should count. The reginlaze was the one non-grunt suit there, but Mikazuki and Akihiro were spent after defeating almost the entire army

[@RexWort]

Technically that gundam was crippled and the pilot was dying So the grunts just finish off a dying pissed off animal

[@Ton_D_Chicken]

Yeah, Blu Duels destruction still hunts me to this day!!! Nicol's death was gruesome, but... Maudy's was something else... That's a TRUE picture of DESPAIR right there.

[@rahadianaryo5979]

Well then, if Bernie Wiseman become 'a pile of hamburger 🍔' and people got killed by Cyclops system on Alaska becoming popcorn 🍿, then Mudie and Blu Duel becomes... a *DOG FOOD* 🐶🐕 (Perhaps you will never ate *hamburger 🍔* or a *popcorn 🍿* in a same way again...)

[@miceltusav88]

Honestly, the gundams that were part of the group's that did terrible things....I felt like they got what they deserved. Including their pilots

[@RexWort]

5:55 Damn.... And I thought IBO deaths were brutal

[@MaxHDAvenger]

Other times its the pilot turned into hamburger by Beam Saber or you don't want to know from a cold gritty metal melee weapon from IBO.

[@RexWort]

Those are somewhat quick death She was literally mauled to death by giant beam wielding wolves

[@midshipman8654]

Rex Wort yah... seed was a weird setting.

[@androyus]

@@midshipman8654G, X & ZZ's settings are a lot weirder than SEED's.

[@Lucivius27]

Because at least in IBO the Gundams died fighting to the last second. The Blue Duel was lying so helpless in that situation.

[@fishpop]

A Gundam tends to be unkillable cos they're usually piloted by a main character. Unless it's the finale where Plot Armor tends to be deactivated. (Looking at you IBO) There's also one version of 0079 where a random Dom took out the Gundam and the Core Fighter was shot down by a Gigan of all things...

[@joeyarambula2805]

Oh man I can't remember cuz I was a small child but I think I remember a grunt has randomly killing like an ace pilot XD