The INSANE story of Endless Waltz in 9min 😂

[@bhk244]

“He said he recognized his fighting style but his fighting style was just him shooting straight ahead” im dead

[@morenojames5868]

"Heero shows up...and falls asleep" had me dying. This was great man

[@KAIJUCORP]

haha glad you liked it

[@yuncelluz8709]

OnGod

[@cybersteampunk]

Gundam WIng is very 90s, it was very cool when I first watched it and still a fun watch now(for me). There's a lot of "angsty teen" /"grunge" era in the story and characters. My first copies were VCDs too with 420p resolution and cost more than a DVD that time lol.

[@KAIJUCORP]

I feel the same way, definitely still fun to watch. I remember paying way too much for the VCDs too and I had to bid on them 😂

[@Piterdeveirs333]

A slight inconvenience. Heero: Well, I better blow myself up

[@mt.everettrod]

"I'm just gonna walk out the room and go home" hahahah, perfect response to "call me the Wind" lol

[@DragonSlayer850]

"Wing Zero starts to flap its angelic wings... in the vacuum of space." LMAO

[@dsagent]

As a little kid I remembered this show completely differently.

[@zephyrr108]

I guess Gundam Wing should have a subtitle "The Rule of Cool", everything these guys do is not for the plot, but to be cool. Hey, I aint complaining

[@clunychalumeau3442]

Enemy:We have you girlfriend her Heero: good (shoots with better aim at the bunker)

[@Yosefhouser]

Have you read the Glory of the Losers manga? It’s basically a remake of the original but trying to fit in all of the missing pieces with the Zero manga, Frozen Teardrop and Endless Waltz. It’s also not perfect but the art is gorgeous and goes a long way to make the plot more sensible even if a lot of motivations and backstory seem to be missing. Oddly enough with Wing in general, I recognize it’s a huge mess but it is one that is generally intriguing with some heady themes (ethics of mechanized warfare and what it takes to achieve lasting peace), great mecha design and characters that have a ton of potential. Makes me wish want them to fill in gaps to make more sense of everything because the plot is all over the place and I really want to love this series more.

[@KAIJUCORP]

Yeha glory of the loser has very very good art, it would indeed be a nice reboot for wing if it becomes an anime. I like the settings and those new Gundam addons, and of course tallgeese f becoming wing zero, was interesting. It does try to bridge the gap. I guess the only way to explain endless waltz was to abandon the okawara Gundams unless they decide to make an endless waltz okawara version which would be wild…maybe they should do a Katoki TV version, kind of like what they did with proto-zero. I like Gundam wing in general, both TV and EW for different reasons. Frozen tear drop I really like the mecha designs they’ve release so far, the characters are also interesting but the story I remember thinking wasn’t very strong and might need some revision. Nothing can’t be fixed with some good story.

[@hanslubas]

@@KAIJUCORP Have you read Battlefield of the Pacifists? Vulkanus was a Self Mining Mobile Doll factory with around 400+ Updated Virgos and the ability to build more Mobile Dolls so they sent it to the Sun... Along with the Gundams. Yeah, that's why they decided to send it to the Sun. Because blowing that up would have been a hassle.

[@themarianthoula87]

there is an alternate ending if Im not mistaken...its with Heero, he watches over Relena and then he walks away...

[@dyowaner4526]

There was a trend in the 90' OVA that the character or MS design are redesigned to look different from the TV versions, but they are exactly the same. I watched a few of OVA that have this scenario. The Endless Waltz OVA design was so great, that we got Gundam Wing Glory of the Losers reboot, incorporating the Katoki version designs explaining why we got this MS in the movie.

[@dhamongrimwulfe5401]

DUDE lmao! I grew up on the wing series so it’s a grail of sorts. That being said my lord you had me cracking up. That’s truly the nutshell. Love the delivery. 😂 ✌️

[@DJ211D]

you're hilarious bro I gotta watch endless waltz again cause it's been so long and I never noticed all that you pointed out lmaooo this used to be so hype back then

[@Osoweeb]

This is the best thing to come out of Gundam wing

[@luxurybuzz3681]

Two Mix theme songs

[@caramelzappa]

The design change is basically a retcon. You can see the changed design in the scenes that take place before the show. So in the movie's timeline, they always looked like that.

[@Randolph_]

Yes. After watching this video, i can confirm for myself that Wufei is indeed an eternal asshole. Only good thing he did was hand Heero the Wing Zero Buster Rifle in the final ep of the anime. That's it and that's all it

[@AzraelThanatos]

He comes off as less of an asshole if you read the stories set between the end of the series and Endless Waltz. The main thing is that while peace did come, the reason why an army got built up so quickly is that the ESUN fucked over most of the soldiers and families of soldiers who fought in the wars during the series. Think something like how badly the Vietnam Vets were treated, except that the government was even more of a dick about it and went about cutting the basic benefits and such that they were entitled to... It's made even worse with the situation of how they reference the G-Unit/Last Outpost stuff, essentially stealing and destroying a lot of their stuff there leading to other issues which then spill over in Frozen Teardrop along with much of the same. As a side note, we never actually find out which side Trowa would have been on, the entire reason why he gets attacked there is more due to No Name having stolen the name (and Gundam) of Dekim Barton's son...and Trowa was there because one of his friends from his time in the circus had been conscripted and died because of things there.

[@ZeroOmega-vg8nq]

well....his backstory showed he lost his childhood friend and gf/wife before the series began and she was fighting in the gundam so thats why he calls it nataku cuz that was his name for her. and he also is kinda loopy thinking her spirit is literally inside his gundam after her death. its why hes kinda butthead to women not because he flat out hates them but due to trauma that because his gf died in battle he feel girls dont belong there. as for everything else. id say he has "i wanna go back" like alot of veterans get where they just cant acclimate to civilian life amymore and want to be in war all the time cuz it "made sense". not only that wufei did defeat treize but for some reason he felt his victory wasnt good enough. who knows maybe it was because of his gundam and not his victory since all the wing gundams computers have a very stripped down OS based on the ZERO system but each OS is specialized to the gundams main functions but also implys they have a sense of possible simple sentience like how sandrock opened its cockpit to let quatre escape before it blew up.

[@celisbenton-vy2kf]

Altron pilot so happens to be my fav literally his Gundam design

[@kmrl5982]

You also forgot the wing zero damage from atmospheric entry

[@KAIJUCORP]

I thought about that when I was making the video but If you check again, Wing Zero didn’t really sustain much damage from the entry. Both nataku and wing zero were already planning to enter the atmosphere. Nataku had equipped a parachute backpack before the fight, and wing zero was planning on entering earth in the first place since he was heading for Brussels.

[@UnderscytheJS]

Reverse/rubberband plot armor, Gundanium is strong as the story demands to, but by default in TV it whitstands and ungodly amount of damage: Dober warheads, beam gun rounds, beam saber blows, atmospheric re-entry, high velocity fall impact, remote explosives, enormous water pressure at seabed, not even self-detonation blows the entire suit completely. Beam cannons effectiveness is somewhat iffy. An example is Deathscythe "destruction" (because they took the remains to be reconstructed) with a Taurus' cannon, another is when the Vayeate receives a sustained twin buster rifle shot and blows the left side of the suit, but, the Mercurius also tanked another W. Zero's sustained shot without his energy shield which sinked the suit into the colony hull and even then the damaged Vayeate took the bullet for Heero just in the back reactor making it go critical. Another gem is Wing getting its waist blown by the libra cannon. Wing Zero's rifle is practically indestructible, it has been taken out of it's hands by sabers, beam shots and whips and is as good as new. Later in the series Epyon's arm gets clean cut by Heero and finally Wing Zero's armor on its iconic last shooting starts to peel off in the re-entry which is baffling because of the aforementioned. So, that was my little summary of gundanium strengths and weaknesses

[@SniperCR39]

@@KAIJUCORP Wing Zero sustained slot of damage from Nataku. You can see it's right shoulder paldrin get knocked off by Wufei's Dragon Hang. Plus the impact of hitting the ocean from HALO freefall really messed it up. Wing Zero Custom is not as durable as Proto Wing Wing Zero.

[@ronaldvalerio]

All five gundams made atmosheric entry. Only sandrock bothers to wear protection

[@luf4rall]

I was never able to catch the whole story as a kid but I liked the aesthetics and music

[@akhdannaufaldy1693]

They choose to send the Gundams to the sun for self-destruct is actually a smart move, why? In case you forgot, when Wing Gundam self-destructed, the enemy was able to rebuild it by reverse engineering it.

[@KAIJUCORP]

Good point to avoid reverse engineering. They should probably send them to the sun again in the end instead of blowing them up again.

[@JayEm1325]

I watched this as a kid, had no idea wtf was going on. After watching this video I still have no idea.

[@jk-hs1bu]

The little girl and base explosion was before operation meteor in the series. Being the reason for the emotionless personality in the series beginning and throughout. endless waltz is more of the human kindness formation of personality in growth not just a madman counting to 3. Personal opinion that is traceable in observation. Of watching the movie . Mars is still a nice place to start a colony.

[@RR_1138]

Always loved the design, I’m still waiting for an RG of the rest . Always loved the Tallgeese designs too.

[@AzraelThanatos]

I really wish that they'd gone with the other idea for Milliardo's MS there since it was hinted at repeatedly and then delayed with the suit designed as a partner for Epyon...Gundam Aquarius

[@thevoid98052]

ah yes the classic rush to tie up loose ends

[@kingstrat5416]

"I am The Wind 🌬️🍃" proceeds 2 fart 😆

[@patrick4662]

also are winds good at putting out fires? Maybe in Japan they are.

[@xxnike0629xx]

I never liked how the movie is a sequel to the TV series but the designs are totally different from how they were at the end of the anime. The story is definitely a bit wonky. This is something that I really hope they do; that being an anime TV series or OVA series of: - New Mobile Report Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz: Glory of the Losers - New Mobile Report Gundam Wing: Frozen Teardrop

[@KAIJUCORP]

I agree, Glory of the loser would be a nice sort of reboot on wing, frozen tear drop, looking forward to see new Wing MS designs under the cloak

[@UnderscytheJS]

No, such remake is unnecesary and GOL has the plot even harder to follow, if they want to do frozen teardrop it absolutely must have a major overhaul from the fanfic quality mess they wrote where everyone is related and has a number themed name

[@xxnike0629xx]

@@UnderscytheJS Of course they'd probably make the story more cohesive if we get an anime version of GOTL and FT.

[@ryanwalters1682]

The damage to the wimg zero was from atmospheric reentry, not from falling into the water.

[@pyroromancer]

It's my understanding the Endless Waltz designs were the oroginal intended animation designs but the budget couldn't allow it plus more merchandising

[@dyowaner4526]

Engless Waltz designs were an upgrade and after the TV series. If Wing didn't blow up as a huge success, we won't be getting the movie. I agree on more merchandising, More gunpla to buy! 😂

[@michellenano4333]

In the vacuum of space.... Kind the reality.

[@BigrookieMER]

Gundam Wings best feature is the self-destruct.

[@harashiSAN]

Wu-fei.... Pssssh..... ....,MORE LIKE HEERO'S WI-FEI!

[@charlespennington444]

gundam wing has to come back all toys and movies.

[@PaulAnthony0717]

Im waiting for Gundam wing frozen tear drops

[@darkphase777]

Trowas fighting style lol

[@euan0914]

6:51 haha Kira style

[@euan0914]

7:30 😂

[@wingzero-0014]

Great Christmas themed Gundam ova show second to 0080 War in the Pocket, EW addresses some of the issues in Wing, don't think it'll happen but it'll be great if Wing get the FMAB type of remake tailored to the manga EW Glory of the Loser's

[@therealone1288]

Yeah I always wanted to know why they sent the Gundam to the sun instead of self destructing. Maybe because they can be repaired after self destruction?

[@thelegendaryjanitor2008]

I maybe one year late but you are correct . Self Destruction is not enough to completely destroy the Gundam , we can see that many time in TV anime , the remain part of Gundam got collect by enemy and study to rebuild or make better model . There is also story set between TV and the Movie call " battlefield of pacifists" and Gundam Wing G unit , those story show Oz actually dig up and build their own Gundam so they want to destroy everything remain and related to gundam

[@CrazyCollector4life]

They explain it in a comic book

[@warpdriveby]

Your analysis doesn't separate between how you, personally, expected them to portray some details and say they're "wrong" or mistaken without seeing that there are several layers of cultural context and translations at work. There is all the difference in the world between "I don't agree" and "that is wrong". Granted fewer and fewer, people seem aware of this these days. I'm not a huge fan, I actually even agree with some of the things you didn't like, but I also see that they work just fine. Example, over and over you question the idea of destroying the Gundams, but internally in the series and film/3 part endless waltz, they SPECIFICALLY tell us it is to prevent their replication and mass production. This is a COMMON plot item, and has been a REAL societal dilemma in our world since 1945. (Or we could talk about gunpowder in these terms too!) I'm shocked this hasn't occurred to you at some point in time TBH. They do seem a little over eager at times, but the motivation is both logical and appropriate. It may be more productive to think in terms of not agreeing with the execution of the idea, because it's actually quite sound otherwise.

[@KAIJUCORP]

cool bro, sorry you feel this way.

[@warpdriveby]

@@KAIJUCORP ...I guess you don't get it, or I am lacking the skill to convey the issue in a coherent way. I will attempt this a different way. Your video raises a ton of good points, and I agree with a bunch of them on how I experienced that series. Funny, it doesn't seem like two decades but there it is. Reviews and analysis are great, but to really be informative to viewers, you have got to separate out the things you react strongly to and may hate, from things that are flaws in execution or failures in providing crucial details to the viewer/reader/audience. My area is actually more literature, so I tend to stay away from arguing all but basic obvious visual issues, but on the story telling aspects of a series the same things apply no matter the media. The launching gundams into the sun was perfect as an example. You point directly at the problem, they seem too ready to to "throw them away". The issue isn't that it's the characters being stupid, it's the writer or translator failing to inform you just how dangerous they are and what would happen (in the world in question) if they were captured or their data was stolen. The issue is very real, but you didn't feel brought in, you didn't see or feel the risk of 10, or 10,000 of them all armed with those twin barrel rifles. It's a frightening idea, but only if you get the audience to buy in. Again, it's not that I'm saying you're wrong, but that you didn't connect what felt wrong with the failure to SHOW you the danger. These were kids that willingly faced death over and over, if they're scared of something, it must be something pretty significant. If you don't want to develop this skill no sweat, but it's too bad because you're off to a good start.

[@KAIJUCORP]

Honestly, this was what happened: I didn't really read your comments; I only read the first few words and realized I don't really care nearly as much about what you are talking about. But i wanted to be nice so i said something nice.

[@warpdriveby]

@@KAIJUCORP If you don't care about ideas, why make a whole video about ideas? I don't get it, but it's all good.

[@KAIJUCORP]

i literally read to the 3rd word and got annoyed and stopped reading so I have no idea what you are talking about lol

[@joyboy-zx]

I hate happy endings. It's melancholic, as if life ended there. The fight must always continue

[@yuncelluz8709]

It…Has to

[@JustinTuthill]

Sending anything, never mind a massive rock into the sun uses more energy and fuel than just yeeting it off into deep space. And if a mobile suit was built to be remotely controlled or use AI, there would be no space for a pilot...

[@UnderscytheJS]

That's one of the stupidest plans they got, I'm starting to think nobody outside of the UC knows the lost art of decommisioning machines, let alone Mobile Suits

[@CronyxRavage]

I genuinely can't tell if this recap is in bad faith or not.

[@matthewyang3153]

Sad part of gundam wing but different ending though

[@thebaccathatchews]

If memory serves, the EW designs were supposed to be what they looked like the whole time, if the series had a higher budget.

[@josephlinden1630]

I get that thought they achieved peace but why would you ever just say yeah let’s destroy the only thing that brought peace well never ever need it again.

[@chrisstick5403]

Yeah, I'm with you. Wufei sucks.

[@ariefwijaya7868]

did you read Battlefield of Pacifist then?

[@wesleymontebello1708]

Science

[@whydoyougottahavthis]

I legitimately always thought that I just never "got" gundam stories as much as I love the shit out of them, but really they are just terribly poor written work that's hard to defend and literally highlights in continuing evolving ways what you shouldn't do when writing a coherent story Yet this and 0083 can actually bring emotion because it's still got that quality to it, everything looks so amazing but you cannot in good faith tell me you understand the whole thing and especially wufeee I mean that's the pinnacle of "We need a bad guy just fuck the motivation" But his contrast of black and white, and the acceptance of his wife's death which oh they never explain but plays an important role apparently in something to do with his decision to double triple back quadruple cross the bad guys and anyone that paid attention

[@whydoyougottahavthis]

Gundam works on the small level, not the big, look at the UC success over so many others, the most favorite gundam stories of all time are essentially pretty small in scope and sometimes relegated to just a theatre, but it seems whenever they go beyond that it gets silly as shit

[@redonred0924]

I've never understood how everyone seems to universally thinks the Wing series is crap, but loves this movie. Yeah, the show is poorly written, and the English dub isn't always up to snuff, but in my opinion, Endless Waltz doesn't fair much better. Sure, it's much more cohesively written, I guess, but it's far too short. It ends just when it finally starts to get good. I'll never not love Gundam Wing, but just purely out of nostalgia.

[@chimkenyeeet]

great video LOL

[@IIxNoctisxII]

Lol theres a lot of this dialogue that is actually wrong because of the story and dialogue that is said. Anyway was funny tho

[@Iceman-cf2oc]

The design change was cool but no story so it was done to sell some toys. I heard it was chalked up as they were always designed that way so deal with it.

[@Iceman-cf2oc]

If they can self destruct; why the f would you send them to the sun?!?!? Left over parts? 😂 not a good story at all…. Oh I finished the video; you made the same point. It’s hilarious

[@victoryzero1020]

How is Relena a minister considering she’s still a minor?

[@hobbyman47]

gets in a cryo sleep for 30 years and wakes up in Mars to become a puppet leader there.

[@GrandAdmiralBatuKhan]

Anime Logic, and the fact that she's a royal of Sanc Kingdom. Political nepotism, am I right?

[@heerosanosyuy1173]

Top shelf, blown away perceptions of events 👇👆😰⏳🔪💔🍻💚✨🍣💪

[@edmundsim6251]

In the end they destroy their gundams which everyone is wanting to destroy. This doesnt make any sense lol.

[@neelzen9975]

Honestly the entire AC timeline was a joke. Endless Waltz was atleast watchable unlike the series that was dumb and painfully boring.

[@joshkelso123]

You gotta "accept" their pronouns man lol

[@KAIJUCORP]

😂😂

[@IvanRemax]

Dude is a straight hater on Gundam wing…. This movie is literally the best anime movie ever