Every Mobile Suit at the Attack on Torrington Base [Gundam Lore]

[@warmastermutedandbroken1381]

There's a funny about the Gouf Heavy arms type pilot, He got lost while on its way but end up rebuilding the Torrington (he gave up anyway)

[@GundamExplained]

Ha! Yeah I've heard that before. Guess it's ready for another battle?

[@saber_X-105]

So thats why we didnt see it in the battle

[@johanncarlartacho6679]

The first time I saw this episode, I was too focused on the Zeon remnants because of all the unique mobile suits they brought into the fight. I can't believe it took me until this video to realize how also disorganized the EFF was with their one-off MS and only a couple mass-produced ones. Nice.

[@bluedestiny2710]

Yea, if I remember correctly, Torrington was no longer considered a strategic point so ESFS didn't prioritize defending the base. This is why it was full of obsolete suits. Some of these suits were over 10 years old (i.e Aqua GM and GM II) and were probably piloted by pilots with little to no live combat experience The only one in the Federation side that had combat experience, AFAIK, was the Byarlant Custom pilot... I can't remember the name now, but I know he's a veteran at this point...

[@xdevantx5870]

Imagine you show up to work for guard duty. You've been doing this job for almost half a year now. You're bored out of your fricking skull because nothing has happened. Nothing ever happens. Suddenly, 2 hours into your shift, you're sneak attacked by remnants of a faction that's been dead for 3 years now outnumbering you two to one. And to top it all off, you're the pilot of a Guntank 2, a suit that's 20 years old...

[@haresay1568]

@@xdevantx5870 "Why do I hear dark souls boss music?" A Mobile armor and Zaku 3 appear infront of you.

[@TrevDaTrev]

The zaku in the back is an fz type with the fritz helmet. It had a darker color scheme than what’s shown in the wiki. The same zaku fz was in a mission with the efreet in the gundam missing link game.

[@GundamExplained]

Thank you for that info!

[@wilreed8478]

No idea how to pronounce most of these Mobile Suits unless it's actually said in the dub. It is awesome to see you taking the time to go through all of these, the attack on Torrington Base was one of my favorite scenes in Unicorn. I had no idea that there were so many different Mobile Suits in a single episode

[@GundamExplained]

Yeah! I tried finding info on this, but there wasn't much....so I decided to do a video - the Gundam wiki sure did help! Let me know if you come across other areas that aren't clear that I can do research on.

[@spartan11685]

Literally just watched this episode myself. Cool to see all the different places the suits came from.

[@IronWarhorsesFun]

really lets you know that the EFF probably allows the Zeon Remnants to stay around so they can justify their own BS.

[@JJTheSpartan_117]

Same

[@santobell]

Byarlant and jesta and the good old Zaki II... Great battle sequence.

[@GundamExplained]

Yeah that Byarlant custom looks sick.

[@felipedelrioalvarez6335]

That a LOT of heavy old metal

[@isaacjamestea9652]

I still want to know what was Zeon doing hiding in a crashed federation warship and the earth federation did not realise this?!

[@Doc_Death_22]

the jesta was an ace/spec ops suit not a frontline, the frontline eff suit in unicorn was the jegan, variants of the gm, and the reZEL and its variants

[@Ched_D_Bitcoiner]

When I first saw the episode I thought the Zeon remnants were using mainly 1year war suits but in actuality they were using more up to date suits than the majority of the earth forces at Torrington lmao.

[@NoOne-us9xv]

...What? It's mostly MS from the one year war on Zeon's side, with the only MS that old on the EF side being the Aqua GM. The rest are GM IIs, Nemo's (which aged pretty spectacularly for what they are), and GM IIIs. This is definitely pretty lopsided.

[@garrettlittle1279]

The first GM II you pointed out which is standing in a shallow part of the water is actually another Aqua GM. There are also numerous GM III present at the battle.

[@GundamExplained]

Thanks for that clarification!!!!

[@papa-jerbear4392]

Thank you for all the lore. Didn't know that all of the designs are from previous series. Such a nice touch of world building.

[@amazingbloodmoon2688]

I'm sure this was already said, but the mobile suit next to the Desert Gelgoog while they were boosting up to the Byarlant you missed. That would be a Gallus-J, which you slightly glanced over while talking about the K variant

[@amazingbloodmoon2688]

And this might be wrong but if I remember right there was also the Juaggu and the GM III close combat variant featured in the assault.

[@GundamExplained]

Thank you for the additional information!!! I may need to make a follow-up video with the contributions.

[@trollinoakenshield9822]

@@amazingbloodmoon2688 juaggu and that GM III fighting at dakar not torrington base

[@amazingbloodmoon2688]

@@trollinoakenshield9822 ah, okay. Thanks!

[@KingDylon5000]

i love the state of some of them just sitting and waiting for a chance to strike back

[@kyleyuen245]

As someone who has only watched 00 and part of IBO, this full grunt battle has me captivated

[@GundamExplained]

Haha awesome! You'd love UC. Anyway I can help explain to those who haven't seen any UC how awesome it is? Also, check out my latest video on 0083's first episode.

[@judelagcao2090]

I had a collection of Dom tropen starting from space to Desert Dom that was personal favourite unit.

[@Mick-hp4yg]

I was not ready for how bad ass the Byarlant Custom was going to be. I ordered the high grade not long after first seeing the episode.

[@GundamExplained]

haha heck yeah!

[@Argophobiac]

Great video! You missed just one suit, there at the end next to the Desert Gelgoog. That is a Galluss-J, very similar to the Galluss-K you covered earlier in the video. The one recommendation I would make is that you cover a little bit more of the intricacies of the suits going forward, such as how the Zogok gets damaged by the Byarlant Custom’s mega particle cannons while the Zee Zulu (with its newer and heavier armor) does not. I understand that the point of the video is to touch on all of the suits in a quick fashion, but just the names of the suits and which series they appear in gets repetitive even within the span of the video. But other than that, the format you’re going for with this type of video is really cool and I’m looking forward to seeing more!

[@GundamExplained]

Thank you! And thanks for the tip, I do plan to get more detailed as I absorb the MS units information.

[@Blearu]

Man hearing the GM being said as G M makes me remember the days I use to call it that

[@GundamExplained]

"JIM" always sounded odd to me, as in-universe they say G M. It just seems Gundam fans have short-handed it, so it's heard often online outside of the universe, then seems normal. Like emoji.

[@Blearu]

@@GundamExplained same, at first just thinking of saying "JIM" was weird ad told myself I wouldn't call the GM that but through the years I've grown to now calling it the "JIM"

[@NoOne-us9xv]

@@GundamExplained So, this is a goofy one. It's technically supposed to be Jim, but a lot of the early dubs were wildly inconsistent on this, among other things (see: Kycilia is "Kyshiria" in 0083). Some of the older subs did use "Jim", while others did not. It's almost a funny sort of litmus for what show (at least, what dubs) a person might've started with lol. Bandai of America really should've ensured they were all on the same page as far as which potential translation/interpretation to use for everything. They sadly did not. It's something Gundam still struggles with to this day, i.e. Schuzrum Dias should be STURM Dias, which goes for really every incarnation of "Schuzrum" in canon (worse yet, a lot of older fan translations actually got this right, so I'm not sure how we backslid on a lot of this stuff). Granted, it's weird that it's "Jim" to begin with if it's the first and last letters of GUNDAM slammed together. Shouldn't it be a hard G? Oh well. Anime be weird sometimes.

[@haresay1568]

I could've sworn there was a Zaku 3 involved in the torrington assault.

[@NoOne-us9xv]

Sadly no. The only Zaku III shows up later, in space. It's early in episode 7, I think?

[@EdibleClown]

Omg finally! I've been trying for months to get a pid on the red EFF suit that the Zaku I destroys. Cheers!

[@GravisLucem]

I haven't watched as much Gundam as I've wanted too, but I'm a Zeon fan purely for the mobile suits and the fight for independence aspect. I love scenes from the attack on Torrington for all the Zeon suits involved regardless of age and how badass they were. This video really helped me identify my favorites in the bunch. Thank you for this.

[@bluedestiny2710]

You missed 2 GM Variations later in the ep called the GM Semi-Striker and the GM III. The Semi-Striker was a stripped down version of the GM Striker that appeared in the MSV if i remember correctly. It was the GM that was equipped with a Beam Lance and fought against the Efreet Schneid where it got curb stomped by the much more nimble suit. Right after the Semi-Striker pilot was killed (the Schneid aimed it's heat kunai at the cockpit), a GM III is seen being sniped by the Zaku I from above: the shoulder missile pods were hit, causing the suit to blow up Edit: Oh, in the clip you used, the one right beside the Desert Gelgoog was probably the Gallus J: it first appeared in ZZ Gundam if im not mistaken as Mashymare Zelo's personal suit early in the series: before he was given the ridiculously named and underpowered suit: the Hamma Hamma. It was a spiritual successor of the Gouf: built for urban close quarters combat Also, I heard the Gouf Heavy Arms type got lost headed to Torrington. By the time he arrived in the area, the battle was long over and he instead helped the place rebuild XD So yea, pretty sure that pilot is still alive. Maybe he can be a protag in another series some day? Edit2: also, while not shown in the clip, there was a 2nd Byarlant Custom in the base: and it's design was much closer to the Gaplant than the original Byarlant. I believe there was engine problem that occurred that's why it wasn't able to sortie during this attack

[@GundamExplained]

Thank you for such a kick-ass comment. This wills surely help anyone that comes across this video!!!

[@bluedestiny2710]

@@GundamExplained oh just to add some extra info: Since you counted the Jestas that arrived to defend the base, we should also probably mention the Delta Plus piloted by Riddhe that was part of the Jesta's squad The Delta Plus' original concept, named Delta Gundam, dates back all the way in the Zeta series. However, Aneheim could not figure out how to make the suit sturdy enough so they never built it. Instead, it was built as the Hyakku Shiki, Quattro / Char's personal suit in the entire Gryps war. After collecting the data from the Movable Frame tech (Gundam Mk IIs) and the design developed by Kamille Bidan for the Zeta Gundam, Aneheim revisted the Delta Gundam plans... which eventually lead to the development of the Delta Plus I really love how much details Bandai / Sunrise put with regards to the continuity of their universes :) thats why i tend to geek out when it comes to these stories lol XD

[@solreavir]

They needed to add The Torrington Attack scenerio to the Games "Gundam unicorn" and "Gundam side stories" on the PS3 as downloadadble Addons

[@GundamExplained]

I need to play those games on PS3! Thanks for the reminder!

[@ziljin]

forget the gundams. mass production suit battles are the best part of gundam animes. i really couldnt care less about the gundams.

[@joncandib1721]

The Byarlant and the Z'gok are my favorite mobile suit because their good 👍 for manuvering attacks on various their enemies.

[@JJTheSpartan_117]

Thanks for this video man, just binged all of unicorn and I was really wondering what most of the suits in this episode were👍

[@GundamExplained]

Glad I could help! Let me know if there's anything else you're curious about and can't find info of.

[@Feronen]

The Zaku II behind the Zaku Cannon is the FZ Fritz Helm. If you slow the frames down, you can see it has a more bulbous head. You missed the Geara Doga that was partnered with the Gelgoog trying to fly up and hit the Byarlant while it was flying over them.

[@Zolan6157]

That is a galluss-j

[@tokyobassist]

Unicorn is ridiculous. You literally can comb through and still find new things even on your 3rd rewatch. Absolutely incredible "end" to U.C. Like I watched Unicorn before Char's Counterattack and ZZ and the amount of things you wouldn't catch onto without knowledge of those two is staggering.

[@spartana1116]

I honestly don't see how having 2 barly usable machine gun fingers consider it a "heavy type"

[@GundamExplained]

Good point, I'll try to dive into the suit in the future to get some more details.

[@NoOne-us9xv]

The machine gun hands were a lot more heavy duty than the one found on the default Gouf. It made them suited for longer range combat, particularly when they double up on it. It makes sense.

[@spartana1116]

huh I legit forgot I commented on this

[@MK384]

Torrington Base is like Kabul in the UC universe. It's the Zeon Army's favorite target.

[@mr.amphibian8418]

I could be wrong but I think I can make out a fritzhelm not the zaku 2 unit. So maybe it’s the zaku 2 kai

[@guillaumeblauwart1238]

I think you missed a Zaku 3 next to the desert gelgoog ;) would you consider going more in depht with the ms you listed ? Instead of just reading the first paragraph of the wikia, perhaps talking about it's equipment, what it was developped from, a renown pilot of said mobile suit, something along those lines. I always thought that the Nemo 3 was another guncannon detector but with a different color scheme, it was a surprise but a welcome one.

[@GundamExplained]

Thank you! And yes, I want to revisit the list and dive into the specifics of the mobile suits. Hopefully coming soon!

[@NoOne-us9xv]

That's a Galluss J, not a Zaku III. Those two things have about as much in common as a Gouf and a Dom.

[@aceu.c.veteran5167]

The Gallus-J was rare in Torrington.

[@adrian_veidt]

Some of the feds that were showed in unicorn ep 4 and 7 seems to be a bunch of inexperienced rookies. Especially when Bright and his gang siezed the base where Chairman Ronan and Martha Vist were hiding. You got noob dudes enjoying great suits. Meanwhile hardened zeeks who're using older suits that were dubbed "belonged to war museum" were putting some decent showings

[@georgemercer402]

All of the "relics" that appeared in Gundam Unicorn shows on occasion that said "relics" can still open up a can of whoop-ass when piloted by a veteran of any conflict... just saying

[@Achates72]

Missed the Delta Plus.

[@robertwestfall_M.A.R.S.O.]

It is pronounced Bii-yar-lant, I believe...

[@GundamExplained]

There it is!

[@slideways_sideways1803]

Bandai blocked the video he was using now I can’t enjoy seeing my favorite battle