Votoms Roots of Ambition - Mock Battle (1080p)

Chirico and his soldier friends take part in a mock simulation battle on Planet Odon in order to join the red shoulders. In reality its a brutal test to weed out weak soldiers. The Red shoulders aim to kill the recruits in something General Pailsen dubs the "Cannibal Fight" while also being overlooked by Commandant Lehman.

[@Vulpine407]

This was my introduction to VOTOMs around the turn of the century. I saw the original Japanese version with no subtitles, but was still able to figure out what was going on for the most part.

[@alanwestmoreland6152]

*they're firing blanks.* Ones with the rpg: *SIKE, YOU THOUGHT*

[@Holesale00]

This guy said "Hey, you're wounded!" Chirico looks at him like "You forgot I am literally Him."

[@user-fr2fq9lt4q]

この世界の命の軽さと、映像から漂う硝煙の香りが癖になる。

[@user-de5ht5jq5k]

正に【むせる】

[@tp1saikou]

キリコがバトリング場侵入の際、店番した奴をチョップで殺してましたねｗ

[@HK-mg1ms]

むせる

[@h.a.9880]

The mecha design is absolutely top notch. The rollerblade-like skidding might seem weird at first, but it makes the battle much more action-packed. Part of me wonders if this "gliding over the ground" thing was also done to save on animation budget. Walking-cycles are time consuming to animate, so this does cut back on costs, that can then be used for awesome fighting scenes.

[@Lezardstherapist]

So the plan was always to have the ATs rollerblade as their main movement, but they were originally going to roll only in straight lines and stop at set distances. Then a lady on the animation team who was a fan of slalom suggested using that as inspiration instead. And so we have ATs' movement as we see it.

[@RileyZilla1001]

Yeah. I like it. It's like how people say that treads on mechas is the only realistic thing. Votoms does both.

[@devilik3692]

lol its gundam from wish

[@handlesrstupid123]

Reminds me of Starship Troopers in the book they use there jets to skate around on the ground for long distance travel rather than jumping constantly, though it was more a grinding since no wheels on the suits

[@MaximilianoAedo]

I will always love Fizz Sound Creation's sound design, particularly for the gunfire.

[@johnathan651]

They used the same sounds in Gundam until I think Gundam Seed, so they're super familiar to me.

[@moppypuppy781]

Fizz Sound Creation? Now I know what to search for if I need mechanical sounds.

[@micheljavert5923]

Hey, if your training officer for your dystopian military unit says not to be careless...maybe take the mock battle deathly serious.

[@Nugire]

It's just stupid. The officer telling them "it's a mock battle" is just asking anyone to murder him in the future because he is a murderous untrustworthy liar.

[@danieliroth8754]

Man, that was a cool fight. I remember playing this on the PSOne. It's called the Blue Knight Berserga Story. Might try playing it again using the PSOne emulator on my phone.

[@troyteasley9889]

Wow i didnt know this was a game. Ima try it out. Thanks

[@danieliroth8754]

@@troyteasley9889 Yeah, it's an RPG game with lots of Arena battles. You can use the arena money to buy mechs, buy weapons, buy parts, and repaint it. It's pretty cool.

[@danieliroth8754]

@troyteasley9889 Yup, the game is great. It's an RPG game with arena battles. You can customize your mech, buy new full-set mechs and weapons, upgrade parts, and paint them. Almost like Armored Core in terms of customization.

[@troyteasley9889]

@@danieliroth8754 thanks

[@StinkPete]

App name on play store for the emulator and site name to down load the game please captain

[@danielhaire6677]

Votoms would have been a perfect exoskeleton design for Starhsipp Troopers movies, just add the backpack nuke mortar

[@arx3516]

That's what Sunrise did for their Starship troopers anime, smaller scopedogs.

[@Gearsy]

Thanks for uploading another great fight! Some ATs in the Votoms PS2 game can conduct a 'Boost-Stand' in order to avoid being knocked down.

[@EpicBlargman]

I was wondering what they meant by "Boost Stand" appreciate the clarification!

[@Gearsy]

@@EpicBlargman Very understandable given that's not been brought up before or after.

[@toyocolla6374]

I've never played the ps2 game before, how exactly does a boost stand work?

[@ES21007]

​@@toyocolla6374 Idk how you do it in the ps2 game, but it's shooting the ground so you regain your balance.

[@Alex-fm9oj]

@@toyocolla6374 stakes on the legs, shooting into the ground

[@thefez-cat]

The main tactical disadvantage to an AT is that it's a thinly-armored can full of liquid explodium which can, and *will,* detonate at the slightest provocation. Freaking death traps.

[@arx3516]

Yeah, they explode a bit too easily.

[@seiichi4555]

1:47 画面上ではレッドショルダー隊員は12機、対して新入りは21機。 途中から3機ほど主力組から見えなくなってたので、エリア外へ逃亡する機体を始末していた可能性が高い。オドン調査団を襲撃したときと同じく攻撃フォーメーションの実戦テストの印象がある。 レッドショルダーにとっては装備の差や不意打ちに近い部分はあれど、倍近い機体数の差など問題にならないことがみてとれる。

[@burnetadam7541]

やはりボトムズは良い…

[@badstarting]

むせやがって

[@user-fc7tk9ig6y]

スキーでこけそうになった時…ブースタンド思い出してストックで地面打ちつけて無事回避しましたわw

[@chirico1195]

やっぱりATの動きはセル画が良い！AI生成ではクネクネとしていて人型ロボットとしての重みが感じられない！

[@user-fq8ln9rm7d]

操縦席狙わないキリコちゃん優しすぎ

[@user-de5ht5jq5k]

偶然当たらなかっただけじゃろ。 ATはどこ撃っても爆散しうる火薬箱なんだから。

[@douzujonn9402]

4:53ATから、脱出したバイマン殺さなかったし。

[@user-iw9tb7em7w]

根本的にキリコはニヒリストなだけで 殺しの趣味はないからね

[@georgerowe9166]

Well, somebody is gonna have to take a trip to the garden and split their bellies like the ancient samurai.

[@user-hp2vf4pv2c]

いつ観ても声優豪華だな…次元やらレイやらフリーザ様やら

[@user-es4ze3yi1f]

特に注目はフリーザ様｡ 中の人がまだ駆け出し(当時は本名)だった頃に、レギュラー抜擢されたのがゼロテスター(高橋良輔氏の初監督作品)｡

[@user-zr4og9re6i]

演習だと思ってたら、実弾が飛んで来た件。 狂ってる（まぁ百年も戦争してたらなぁ。）。

[@Titanscreaming]

Stunning,

[@user-wz3vv4yu3y]

間引きなんて衝撃だったなーガキの頃見たので 大人になってこの意味を分かってきた

[@the_Pleiades]

I'm also a member of that generation, but it's a shame that zoomer isn't interested in mecha before Evangelion. Votoms are arguably the most based mecha kino, but they are criminally underrated.

[@tubesatoshi]

ありゃ、ブー・スタンドだぜ…。

[@user-ur5mk2ls1z]

アーマードトルーパー 一番実現しそうな 人型兵器！ (≧∇≦)b

[@user-lc6wk1jj8r]

キリコについて行く、選抜生？の生存力強い❗️

[@HATAKAZE171]

4:14 ここで地面の方向に撃って体制立て直すのすき

[@user-7.62x39]

流石レッドショルダーの選抜だ。

[@user-de5ht5jq5k]

吸血部隊の骨子はこうして築かれている。

[@user-de5ht5jq5k]

これが【模擬戦闘】だって…？？ 立派な、大量殺戮じゃないか…！🥶

[@ironjavelin7482]

I miss heavy gear..

[@heymay724]

1:52 Filtered

[@Bolturon]

Everyone gangsta until the red shoulders start firing

[@randywatson8347]

Boost-stand!

[@mohammedismailjamaludin9072]

Reminds me of heavy gear or mech warrior.

[@heymay724]

Heavy Gear Straight up was supposed too be a Votom RPG originally until sunrise shot that down

[@roldamus8184]

Clanners always do this type of trials to ascend status in real combats without eject pods, as usual.

[@IkoIkata]

Closer to Armored Core really.

[@user-tm2tv3ro6n]

見たか、ブースタンドだぜ！！

[@coo1249]

聞き取れなくてなぁ 持ち手の火気の反動でバランス回復を試みる単語に行き着くまで長い時間を掛けたなぁ

[@coo1249]

おっと忘れてたw くそ！っっっ！！

[@shuchan4161]

あとで買ったノベライズでこのセリフの意味を知りました

[@user-pd5yl9uf1f]

おい！これは模擬戦闘じゃない！奴ら本気だぞ！

[@user-xt7fg3vy8j]

何やってる！逃げたぞ！

[@user-go1cp3ps9p]

逃げれば狙われる、突破するんだ！

[@user-qw2vc8lu5i]

5号機やけに動きがいいぜ～

[@jintarou118]

17号もくっついてきやがる

[@user-lo5iw1wc9p]

へへっ、ブッ56せ！

[@InVinoVeratas]

I'm not saying Cannon-fodder robot pilots wouldn't be a thing, but all these suites being destroyed for a mock battle is just plain dumb.

[@openthinker6562]

I mean, remember, this war has been going on nonstop for I believe over 100 years, and these suits are so expendable they’re considered the bottom of the barrel in terms of Expendable. And yes, “Votoms” and “Bottoms” being similar is not a coincidence

[@handlesrstupid123]

​@@openthinker6562No serious military uses real ammo in wargames

[@openthinker6562]

@@handlesrstupid123 totally agree, but if I remember, this unit is one of the more aggressive and is willing to kill their own soldiers if ordered to. So they don’t really have a problem with doing it

[@handlesrstupid123]

@@openthinker6562 I havnt watched this yet (though I want to Ithink Hidive may stream it) so I lack context

[@shiro_miso]

実戦形式での篩い落としにしても相手は百戦錬磨で情け容赦のないレッドショルダー… 篩い落とされる＝死で、この程度切り抜けられない足手纏いはいらないという レッドショルダーが如何に恐ろしい部隊かということを物語ってる

[@user-ks2kw4ot6u]

吸血部隊の名は伊達じゃないですね

[@Sacred-Lotus]

Awesome Robo-suit fight. Got closer to realistic sense of bang！and explosives. A bit like “Full Metal Panic” (at least before the introduction of λ drive) How come I never notice Votoms before？

[@lonewolf-xs9io]

野望のルーツ 共食い

[@Pasaran-Kesaran]

No heroism. but feels so good.

[@acht-acht5624]

スコープドックのクルクル回るカメラって、中の人どういう風に見えてるんだろう ゴーグルにケーブル繋がっているからVRゴーグルみたいに目の前にみえるんだろうか？ そうなら怖いよね

[@Phiorina]

あのゴーグルは網膜投影ディスプレイになっているので見え方はVRヘッドセットと同じですが、スコープドッグのようなステレオカメラではない機種では映像に奥行き感がありません（VR動画ではない動画をVRヘッドセットで視聴したときと同じ見え方）。 ゲイジングベア（パープルベア）のようなステレオカメラの機種であれば奥行き感を伴った映像が得られます（装甲が薄くて不利なゲイジングベアがバトリング用に使われる理由）。

[@wandererraven9757]

Mock Battle No Freshman welcome party By RS Senior

[@thyknithatter152]

Freshmens are dead

[@simehong2000]

KISAMA!!! YARU!!!

[@sevRAWR187]

classic

[@syakaino-btmz]

4:33 ここのシーンの連続ターンほんと好き

[@OmoriSousuke]

ターンピックが冴えてるねぇ！

[@tatATA6707]

ボトムズ

[@lepz503]

what is that song

[@slaughterchainsaw]

Good ol' robot fighting

[@GutsOfRivia]

hope you add more fights from Roots of Ambition.

[@Christophercles]

''Are we the bad guys?"?

[@viceroy7792]

Damn!!

[@andrewhofmann5453]

"Your wounded".... Aint got time to bleed........

[@mueffe1357]

GUNDAM fights: pure luck VOTOMS fights: PURE SKILLZ

[@heymay724]

You got it so fucking backwards lol

[@aurelian2668]

​@@heymay724 nope, gundams are bullshit

[@lithose1764]

Bro doesn’t know Chirico is a in-universe Overman essentially protected by the God of the Universe

[@priceostia6292]

Do wests feel vibe of this classic hardcore anime? There are many in Japan leaving Moe anime to this type.

[@brandonwatson5607]

A good dose of folks do, especially with also Armored Core sense of grit. Anything that show finesse in screenplay and kinetic, readable action. Girl Und Panzer holds up funnily enough, though.

[@tmp-3mtempest79]

Yes! Some of us prefer the classics, and are watching anime such as VOTOMs.

[@d3bugged]

I like both.

[@okgo378]

これだけ科学レベル・文明レベル高いのに人間性はクソだというね・・・・・ どんなにテクノロジーが進化しようとも人間は未来永劫クソであろうというすさんだポリシーに納得せざるを得ない。

[@user-de5ht5jq5k]

つってもAT自体は自動車と同じコストらしいけどね。

[@user-cn2jl2kp7t]

着眼点がいいね。個人としてはクソじゃなくても、社会構造に一員になった時点で、人はクソになる可能性が増す。古代ギリシア文献から近代哲学まで学ぶと、そもそも組織化が肥大化するほど人間はクソになる、ってことがよく分かりますからね。

[@user-dt2tl7dv7z]

ATで白兵？戦やるようになる前は艦隊戦でミサイル攻撃しまくって、占領したい筈の惑星をいくつも駄目にした、って設定があるくらいですし…

[@Sacred-Lotus]

​@@user-cn2jl2kp7t True indeed. Fascism and Evil intents always raise from abuse of power over an organization with significant size.

[@TSO01]

Ten blown up to pieces machines later - huh, i think they fight for real. God, that's hilarious.

[@user-du6yr1qx5d]

Что это было...и где покупать билеты??😉

[@ranoni29]

La fuerza del guión

[@Sanderford]

That "commandant" and his subordinates are idiots, even in a post-apocalyptic setting. Hell, *especially* in a post-apocalyptic setting. You don't kill highly trained recruits like that, for any reason. Firstly, it wastes all of the time and effort you put into training them at all, and secondly, it is insanely wasteful of their equipment which must now be repaired or replaced. Thirdly? The survivors will not be loyal to you. At all. Pailsen and Lehman are fools and cowards, and the human species would be served well by their removal from it.

[@EpicBlargman]

Pretty much. The Cannibal Fight here is considered to be one of Pailsen's "experiments" there's a twisted reason behind it but he's considered to be the most insane one. He basically served in the military in the votoms universe and got doctorates in physics, biology, medicine and genetic engineering. Hes responsible for alot of the in universe technology and events. He has a goal and other interesting data but i do not want to spoil it.

[@user-ug2ij3db7v]

うちの会社もこんな感じだよ

[@leviathan2647]

So where ya see the full movie w/ subtitles

[@Ryan3d]

2:13 Does anyone know the song name?

[@kurenainoyukimura470]

この作品で手抜きなのか？ここでスコープドッグ２が使用されている。最新の機種だったのでしょうね！

[@MASKDRIDERBLACK]

規定ラインを超えて攻撃した4機のうちグレゴルー、バイマン、ムーザのほか残りは誰なんでしょ？

[@user-zp9rv9nl2y]

そりゃ、最強の部隊が出来上がるわけやわ

[@tp1saikou]

共食いや訓練で減って、サンサに辿り着けても大多数死亡・・・・

[@user-mi2ls5om6v]

突破しろ！！！！！ GO！！！！！GO！！！！！

[@user-uf2nr4gv4y]

ここから入れる保険ありますか？

[@lepz503]

who knows the name of the song near the ending ?

[@user-fr2fq9lt4q]

『RED SHOULDER MARCH』の事ですか？

[@banawai]

"Red Shoulder March" is a song called "Arrivano I Marines". Included in the soundtrack of the work "Due Marines E Un Generale"

[@miguelmontero7160]

If you find it, let me know I'm curious as well!

[@DJ-eo7xq]

The name is ’Planet"ODON"’.That's the song near the end of this movie.

[@eikeksi11]

Those guys dont actually need to be inside the robots, they could be guided from some bunker with some machine making morewhen they breaks

[@gilbertopineda2229]

Either way they'd be picked off. Red shoulders are the most elite and merciless. Hense the commander told their asses don't take this lightly. He wasn't bluffing.

[@user-re7yk7ed6f]

Интересно что фантасты 20ого и начала 21ого века придумывали самые разные бластеры, экзоскилеты и космические битвы но я нигде не видел что бы достоверно предсказали такую невероятную значемость дронов беспилотников, а ведь не прошло и 1/4 21ого века, уже столько всего над головой летает и сбрасывает гранаты/взрывается само, наблюдает, так что в этом мультфильме все небо должно быть заполнено всякой летающей микротехникой

[@user-sw6xv6ot5r]

郷田ほづみさんの出世作！

[@sirseegull]

Ah yes a officers dream, wasting combat strength and equipment for training.

[@user-nr5iz2nb3s]

Say "hello" for MAU from MMORPG "RISING FORCE ONLINE"

[@user-wp7xv8kc4v]

ガンプラ作るんですか

[@jay_vng]

Who the heck would get into a machine that EXPLODES whenever it gets hit, even if it’s not in a vital area? You’d need to be suicidal for that 🙃

[@jamesliu8095]

Because it's better than being outside of one and being shot at by the guy inside one.

[@sunrisejackdaw1779]

You gotta remember that these things let you pack 20mm machine guns and make you basically impervious to small arms and most importantly, SHRAPNEL. They also massively increase speed an engagement range. If you come under fire you can just Leave.

[@origamichik3n]

It's not unlike other mecha anime, like Gundam where mecha explodes if hit pretty much anywhere, unless it is piloted by main character. Then it will soak damage like nobody's business. As for VOTOMs, the Armored Troopers are powered by some kind of extremely volatile liquid, so even a slightest crack in the tank can result in massive explosion.

[@ramblincapuchin9075]

My argument was that a program like this headhunts individuals that are triggered for perilous operations. They are intended for white knuckle, razor's edge walkers who can handle scrutinizing operations What you're describing is the kind of military hardware that is single use. In fact they want brash individuals who don't realize they are throwing their lives away. It's much easier to crack a few eggs while "weeding for skill" as mentioned in the video than it is to equip and train career oriented soldiers My only complaint about the mech suit design is that it resembles human anatomy too closely without warranting much personal extension. Lose arm in the line of duty you can still operate as a soldier. Meanwhile if one machine leg is damaged, you are completely. Unless there's some kind of orbital hydraulic that you can use to spring board back up to vertical, you're a sitting duck What do you do if a foot gets caught in a rocky crevice? You would be better off with the lower half resembling tank wheels. Paraplegics who play basketball have better mobility. Plus they develop upper body strength and stamina moving the wheels about. Which likely grants them the means to rock back up as turtle does should they tip over Having the human profile with heavy metal is an enormous liability. One emp blast and you won't be capable of any sort of maintenance. Like iron man when he had to pick up a car. What do you do in that situation? Tony Stark had the luxury of personally refining his suit. Not many a military finds a soldiers life worth the fortune and upkeep You would be far better off going the diebuster/ Pacific rim route than the Gurren Lagann/ Gundam Wing/ Evangelion method The moment something pierces the hull its curtains. You may as well become a fighter pilot than a gunman

[@aerosdacillo1227]

​@@origamichik3nits funny that the reason is too let VOTOMS last longer in combat its why you rarely see them fallback and resupply until they ran out of ammo, and the reason why they can skate all day without worrying the fuel

[@devilik3692]

gundam from wish

[@plussum3255]

that was BAD ASS HOLY SHIT

[@user-wp7xv8kc4v]

女の子ガンプラ 作りました

[@FA-vr1qw]

どうしてもローラーダッシュという移動方法に無理がある感じがする。 土の上を走る結構重い機体を支えているのが左右の足の裏についた車輪？のようなものだけでは支えきれないだろう。大きさも小さいので土砂に潜り込んでしまうのでは。もっと大きな車輪にして摩擦が増えないと推進力が得られないと思う。 人間がローラースケートをできるのもアスファルトやコンクリートや板間など相当の硬さの平面だけである。砂利道や学校のグランドでローラースケートやブレードができないし。 ガンダムに出てくるドムの方が、熱核ジェットエンジン？で空中に浮くことができていると思えば納得できる。

[@OmoriSousuke]

あと降着機構についても、膝より下の部分が胴体＋両腕部より重くないとバランス崩して倒れちゃうという・・・

[@painplant4292]

戦力の無駄遣い過ぎる… 能力テストしたいならシミュレーションマシン的なものでのテストでよくね？

[@Sacred-Lotus]

For Experiment, by the villians

[@kiwi8000]

Front Mission Alternative