The Rocky Start of the Titans Test Team, aka the Black Otter Team [Gundam Lore]

[@YeagerBomb-ww3bn]

I love the Hazels. Wish the Flag of the Titans got adapted into an Anime.

[@Biofan813]

Oh god yes.

[@goji8416]

that and Char's Deleted Affair.

[@IronWarhorsesFun]

Got to love that combat training! you have no experience with these high-performance MS, you will sortie, get immediately jumped by three probably ace Zeon pilots in Gelgoog Marine types and NOT DIE.

[@flatheadgg2443]

ah yes back when the titans were actually doing their job

[@heavyarms55]

It's weird to see members of the Titans being so... decent. They seemed like a bunch of fascist mass murderers in the anime.

[@wanderingaceminecraftandmo8034]

I feel like we only saw the more psychotic side of the Titans... like most of the leaders were the crazy people. We see the crazier side of the Titans in Zeta, but this manga gives us a new perspective.

[@kakarot197]

That's one of my main problems with Zeta Gundam versus OG Gundam, it became much more good guy versus bad bad guy. There were only a handful of likable folks in the Titans, most of 'em either defecting to the AEUG(because good guys), or they were one off characters, like the dude with the Asshimar in Dakar.

[@wanderingaceminecraftandmo8034]

@@kakarot197 or... well died because of their actions, like Four Murasame. She was decent... just manipulated. Then she died by one of her fellow soldiers either on accident (TV Death since Jerid was trying to kill Kamille), or trying to stop her from getting Kamille into space (Movie death) *idk if the tv death was on accident or on purpose, but honestly I'm more familiar with the movie events where I know that was intentional

[@heavyarms55]

@@kakarot197 But I feel like that's the theme, they ARE fascists. Fascists ARE bad people. Any decent people would either defect or be killed by them. OG Gundam is different because most of Zeon were fighting for freedom and independence. The Titans were fighting to remain in power and crush all opposition.

[@JeffreyPiatt]

The Titans were setup like Zeon there command was corrupt and they tended to recruit war criminals and earth supremacy members but there were a few who just joined to stop the Zeon terrorist groups. Zeta had less of them because they had the ability to defect quickly.

[@rock117rx2]

Advance Of Zeta definitely one of the Gundam sidestories that I would love to see in (a normal) Super Robot Wars (game).

[@algernonilfracombe]

If Origin and Thunderbolt can get anime adaptations, then Advance of Zeta sure as hell deserves one...

[@flyhigh6047]

@@algernonilfracombe Hathaway stories take us like what?? a decades or 2 to get it animated we have the time...

[@emperorhadrian6011]

@@flyhigh6047 I want to believe.

[@MrDarksol]

Damn I knew that there were some good people in the titans but these guys there build-up as well as their eventual friendship or camaraderie is so well done. This sounds like the beginning of a pretty good manga to be perfectly honest and major props for using persona 4 music.

[@vustvaleo8068]

tsundere unit 1 VS tsundere unit 2.

[@MrRe-pg7fj]

This is pretty cool man. I hope to see more AOZ lore

[@hippo71124]

I love AOZ so much, loved the Hazel team, the designs, the dynamics! Thanks for the video, brings back a lot of great memories reading and waiting for the novel one instalment at a time when I was small!!

[@Tucker0603]

Man the Advance of Zeta suits have some of my favorite designs, I love the weird sharp legs on the Woundwort

[@harkenaztrem]

I love your Lore series, and really all your Gundam content. I honestly believe your should have at least 3x's the subscribers. Your thorough break downs, and explanations are easy to listen too, and very informative regarding the deep Gundam lore. Please continue doing content!

[@MasterSwo]

Oh no. I hope you're not gonna try and do a Development History on the Hazel series.

[@porkflaps4717]

We need TR-1 all the way to TR-6

[@scarletrain6757]

It’s inevitable

[@Bobert2020]

Then he's gonna only upload hazel content

[@heavyarms55]

I'd watch that. XD

[@DESTRAKON]

I hope he does

[@Bobert2020]

Kakarot's case of the hazel madness has gotten even worse during these hard times. His girlfriend needs to use her hands to grab his sword to calm him down.

[@BBCAMedia]

i really like how you used the P4 song in the background. really sets the mood

[@shinju112]

Advance of Zeta content!? Hell yeah!!! Really appreciate you talking more about it Kakarot and telling us the story of it.

[@chrisstick5403]

Dude, perfect time to play "I'll Face Myself". Good stuff!

[@maxwellrouge4725]

Always nice to see these kinds of video since there isn't many official translation 👍

[@JacksonLohEeLeong]

I needed this lore badly. I only have partial AOZ and just started collecting the Inle. Really like AOZ.

[@thyrandomaznable8477]

I've always wanted to know about the story behind the machines and what was going on with the pilots and how they used the machines so this is gonna be a series I will thoroughly enjoy. thanks, Kakarot197 for sharing this with us

[@harashiSAN]

The Titans formed after the events of Operation Stardust in U.C. 0083.

[@yuhyunlee4836]

Does the Woundwort and Hazel 2 Tr-6 come out in the titans test team manga. If it does I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IT. The woundwort's design is one of my favorites. I love your content!!!!

[@kristopher1583]

thanks for the gundam Manga lore stuff, keep up the great work and more lore please

[@junghohyun6151]

Always love the good content

[@cyberneticwarmachine]

Aye! A.o.z. lore! Deserve so much more attention. Thank you for making these lore videos!

[@amityward5293]

Please please please continue this series. AoZ has been my absolute favorite side story lately and I only want to learn more about it! Would love to see a development series for various mobile suits featured in it as well!

[@wingdragonzero]

I so glad I found someone that reading an reviewing gundam manga like this

[@ZROSTARS]

8:30 somebody is a Person 4 fan

[@superroboted]

This is awesome!! AoZ this is what I wanted Kakarot197 to do. Thank you!!

[@Phoreverman]

DEFINITELY need more about the Titans Test Team!!

[@StarforceOnAir]

Finally, some Titans soldiers who aren't douchebags.

[@RayShadow278]

>Emma Also the bridge crew of the Albion lol

[@TheHiddenBoss]

To be fair, one of the criteria of joining the Titans according to Federation soldiers roasting Jerid, was to have a big mouth. So aside from the Titans we can confirm are legitimately good, you can only imagine that many of the nameless grunts are likely wannabe elitists who boasted that they’re hot stuff and somehow that was enough to get them in. Of course, those guys unexpectedly got what was coming to them after Jerid pissed off a blue haired girl who was just walking home with her friend and said girl then got into a Gundam MkII and joined forces with the Char Aznable.

[@wanderingaceminecraftandmo8034]

@@TheHiddenBoss Kamille: "Kamille is a man's name!" XD

[@JAKphoenixify]

Gotta love it when you and your best bud gas a colony together.

[@acidous]

waiting for more on this topic, because personaly, I could only find only the very first chapters translated. AoZ lore is fascinating

[@samurai_sam3461]

Thank you for the content bro! I love this stuff! UC lore is my favorite!

[@marvindavis3783]

This is great nice job 👍🏾

[@valdor6664]

Thank you for this, Japan really doesn’t like sending the smaller side stories our way. I’m still waiting for that family friendly summary of Zeta with rabbit by the way.

[@MelancholyofNyX]

Hey Kakarot, long time fan of yours. Keep up the great work!

[@jamessmall7850]

Love the mecha and excited to see the story around the TR-1 and TR-6!!!

[@jrschmitt6187]

Yes please keep making more. I can't find good translations and my Japanese isn't good enough to read my paper copy of the manga

[@i.s.a.t.newroman8992]

Interesting thing about Hazel is at first I didn't quite like it, but as the time passes and the development of Hazel-Rah I started to like that unit. Thanks for sharing the lore man!!

[@1996starter]

Thank you thank you thank you i always wanted to know more about the advance of zeta story but there was no material anywhere

[@RexorKisashi]

I really love your videos man, keep it up

[@wingdragonzero]

I cant wait for the next one

[@TheGreenFlame126]

Heck yeah AOZ content! Definitely want to see more because I don't know anything about the actual story.

[@Btk4813]

This woman a awesome anime and MORE 1/100 MG suits from said series

[@Dadified86]

Excellent video! I wish they’d animate this series, but at least we have nice Gunpla for them. GundamInfo has the Zeta movies on their channel now and I spotted a Hazel Custom in the new animation!

[@typesaad]

When are we going to get the Hazel in Gundam battle operations 2 ?

[@dustybunny6716]

Tell me about it. I want that cute bunny logo they have.

[@porkflaps4717]

Well, being that they are now going from ZZsuits to Sentinel suits, the cha chances are slim I think

[@Kull1339]

@@porkflaps4717 I'm still surpised how fast they went from Zeta to ZZ, when you hear about how powerful the ZZ was you think they wou wait another 100 cost or so

[@typeoddnamehere2362]

@@Kull1339 That seems to be a common trend with gbo2. I never would have guessed that we got Zeta back in February. I would have thought we would get it around now. Same goes for ZZ and the Quebeley.

[@j3fron]

@@Kull1339 nah, compared to quebley, its not fair Quebley can deploy long range funnels and spam with beam shots, while maintaining distance, It should be nerfed for its beam weaponry reload rate time

[@williamschwartz7428]

Great video! Please do more with AOZ in the future.

[@itsmepamz2477]

Looking forward for next AoZ content, Kakarot197! 😁

[@LeonisBraefer]

Found this channel awhile ago and I have to say I love it. I do wonder and have a question for you. Have you ever been interested in doing a "Greatest non-super power Pilots in Gundam"? By this I mean excluding those who have things enhancing their capabilities whether it's Newtypes/Cyber-Newtypes/X-Rounders/SEED or those boosted through things like Super AI's/Alaya Vijnana. I was wondering this after watching a scene from Gundam AGE where Woolf dies and Asemu goes full on Super Pilot and begins dunking on X-Rounders.

[@talos1279]

I watched Stardust Memory again and wondered what happened to project GP afterward? Why do I rarely see any unit following GP03 concept when it is such a powerful beast? In many gundam games, GP03 is one of the mobile suits with the highest spec in game.

[@myonionsmatter7843]

god i love these videos

[@scarletrain6757]

I read the manga and really enjoyed all of them characters

[@cipherthedemonlord8057]

Wholesome Titans amazing

[@GPowtlaw2]

Awesome video!!

[@Roy-hw1cy]

MORE OF AOZ LORE PLEASE :D

[@Rikacchi10]

Ah yes one of my favorite side stories.

[@wengchow3740]

Well am sorry to say 4th unit of gundam mark II was destroyed during gryps war because there is a mission in Mission mode by join AEUG. There is a mission say attack target run or destroyed will win and the target is gundam mark II. Game is AEUG vs Titans in PS2 console.

[@eccosong]

Love me some Advance of Zeta.

[@tensazero]

Every time I hear this guys voice, I almost keep thinking it's the engdub voice actor for Amuro and Quatre

[@justinjacobs1501]

This reminds me that I'm sadly still waiting for a reprint of the HGUC Hrrudu II so I can finish my TR-5 Warlock Gaplant... Which makes me a little sad.

[@justinjacobs1501]

The Warlock is a theoretical middle ground between the Hrairoo and the Fiver. The suit achieves greatly increased output thanks the two twin Hrrudu II systems attached to the shoulders and hips. Attached to these are a set of four sub arm units mounting beam cannon equipped wing binders. It also swaps out the arm mounted binders for a pair of composite shield boosters from the Woundwort system granting it six large beam weapons and twin I field generators. These weapons are backed up by shoulder mounted beam guns and diffuse particle guns on the front skirts granting it high destructive abilities. A fifth sub arm mounted to the rear skirt carries a long blade rifle as a backup but can also be fired at enemies behind the Warlock.

[@RedCometNurse]

I love Advance of Zeta. I wish it was available in English.

[@ninjavanish2361]

You meant the English Dub?

[@Apharmed]

Titans Test Team for the win!

[@CanonicalBomb]

Hey Kakarot Can you do more AoZ Flag of Titans ?

[@barrybend7189]

Can you do a video on the Wagtail units?

[@kakarot197]

I have one future Lore video that will feature a Wagtail.

[@PhongChu-vm2ql]

Good shit.

[@jouruge]

please do more of advance of zeta , i love it so much , specially when they reveal the tr6 woundwort

[@darena12]

Would love to see an AOZ development history

[@annguyen-tr3ne]

A video like that is going to be insane, given many cluster fuck variations of the TR family

[@leoornstein3963]

Hazel my beloved.

[@itsgrey8135]

Of course the Captain took out those Gelgoog Marines, I mean the suit he's piloting is probably a General type and at least 550-600 cost

[@gerardsotes2461]

More please 💯

[@gundanium3126]

man wish they would make a English translation version of this. can barly read English do not think i stand a chance reading another language. looking foword to the coverage of this series keep up the good work.

[@blackknight-oz8bi]

I can't believe me and Murphy share the first name

[@anferneemandy]

What went to happen to the Titans test team prior to the last battle of grips

[@tHeWasTeDYouTh]

pretty disturbing how low quality some of the scenes are. wonder why this happened? budget was low or something?

[@thepronoob4039]

What happened to the Weekly QnA?

[@feniks-fn6wp]

Kakarot srry to ask but do you know a webside for gunpla in the benelux?

[@Damitsall]

So now how was the artialation? Where they able to rodade aroond?

[@TheDeathNoteNear]

That Persona music confused me so much

[@thomaspickles9058]

What's the name of that Hazel unit? I like how the shields hang from the shoulders

[@shadowwriter4538]

I hope these guys left the Titans during the war between them and the AEUG; they're too good for that organization.

[@plaingreekyogurt996]

Where do you above chapter 2 in english? I cant find it

[@emperorhadrian6011]

It doesn't exist.

[@zacknextphantom9241]

Kakarot please do a story on advance of zeta the traitor to destiny

[@kakarot197]

I have the manga, so that's definitely a future possibility.

[@ronniec8218]

Damn now I feel bad for some of the Titans....

[@CT-Clone]

Hey Kakarot? I would be honored if you answer this question but of course you don't have to but. Which Mobile Suit and Gundam do you think is the most realistic?

[@emperorhadrian6011]

The ball. And the G-ball

[@seawind930]

And they were all killed by a bunch of preteens with bad hair.

[@DWatchRazgriz]

What if M'Quve never rose to a command position?

[@TheHiddenBoss]

I take it that Zeon would be making a lot more right decisions in their life if that were the case.

[@DWatchRazgriz]

@@TheHiddenBoss Well yes, but actually no.

[@tacticianM]

I'm still waiting for the gm sniper 3 to get a gunpla

[@kakarot197]

Same here.

[@israelgomez5589]

MOREEEE AOZZZZ PLZZZZZ

[@scaredycart4232]

I would love to collect Advance Zeta kit they have beautiful design , but for people that don't live in japan its pricey

[@jordonnicoli6093]

I haven't know of advance of zeta. Just learn it from GBGW and just now.

[@BarelyDecentProduction]

oh hey, persona bgm

[@rockatrion]

More AOZ!!!! Please!!!

[@zeonicace940]

Anybody has found the translated AOZ manga? I've found a few tidbits, but it only goes up to the start of the Bunch 30 incident. Wonder if the project was dropped. Shame not knowing japanese, haha

[@kakarot197]

I think only the first volume and a bit of the second volume was translated into English. It's also needed a good proofreader.

[@jaketheberge1970]

where can you get this manga? English if its been translated.

[@Sm00k]

Bunnies!

[@zakhaevshub4735]

1 thing that hate is that Most of the AoZ themed Kit are P Bandai

[@KirkysWorld]

More AOZ!!!

[@VRHyoumaru]

Why does this story feel like a Zack Snyder film? What's the conflict?

[@StarBornMichael]

Persona music.

[@DARKNESS7STRIKE]

.(^0^). يحيا الجاندام

[@matohibiki]

Man, this Persona side-series is really weird. Why aren't they in highschool?