Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuux - New Series, New Gunpla!

[@MaidenlessScrub]

G-Quacks? Damn, the Tallgoose finally has a competitor now

[@TheBlitzgundam]

It has become a meme!😂

[@hitachicordoba]

TBH it is a bit of a "Daffy" name for an MS lol

[@adriflux7704]

@@MaidenlessScrub *B i g g o o s e*

[@MarshmallowRadiation]

Honestly it's the little puppy face decal on the HG that sold me on the design. This isn't a war machine, it's a jerry-rigged sport fighting mech with a janky graffiti paint job. It's a formula-1 racecar with a jet engine duct-taped to it -- powerful yet also it could fall apart at any moment. It's messy, it's half-baked, and that's the point. It's great. It's trash. It's awesome. I love it.

[@alexandredumas3705]

Perfectly said! I love this design more than any past one tbh.

[@TheBlitzgundam]

I'd actually like to see this fall apart while having some back and forth banter between pilot and engineer regarding who's responsible for maintenance. :D

[@froakie14]

I thought it was a cat

[@tenkuken7168]

Initial d but mecha

[@senith5734]

⁠@@froakie14it’s a dog for the main group’s clan name, the Pomeranians

[@Avidire]

I am so excited, the Zaku looks really cool. Different body and big propeller tanks.

[@RsVs2304]

It reminds me of the rebuild jet alone

[@hitachicordoba]

Almost like a Zaku/Zudah Zeonic/Zimmad hybrid

[@Gnrlvulcan]

For the record, im pretty sure its supposed to be "G-Quarks" -- This is why there are a bunch of lowercase "u"s in the title, this is how you represent "up quarks" in particle physics.

[@colstratos6320]

Most accurate take

[@Super_Voyager]

It's pronounced Siege Axe, it's on bandai's website

[@wulf8889]

Nope, we've had official videos say it's G-Quacks.

[@Gnrlvulcan]

@wulf8889 source?

[@wulf8889]

It's on yt. The conference and the gunpla PV....

[@GeremyG]

Besides the beautiful art and character design the part of the trailer that struck me the most was the music. I need that song released ASAP.

[@purpleheart334]

What excites me is that the leaks indicate this takes place in an alternate universe where Char got a Gundam and used it to win the war for Zeon before dissapearing during the Battle of Solomon. So it’s similar to Casval’s Gundam, but Char didn’t get the RX-78-2 or the G-Quacks, it’s the other red one you see in the trailer piloted by Shuji. It also takes place in UC0085 in this alternate timeline.

[@vustvaleo8068]

because of Hideaki Anno's involvement some people call this series "Shin Gundam" as in reference to his remakes of Godzilla, Ultraman, and Kamen Rider which was labeled under the "Shin Japan Hero" series.

[@dxdx5638]

Me: Deep inside… I’m not ready yet to Say GoodBye to Evangelion. Hideaki Anno: Say no more.

[@DeliciousManX]

According to leaks, this is an alternate universe timeline where Char manages to steal a gundam, paint it red, and win the one-year war for Zeon. This series takes place in the years following the war, around the time that Zeta would have taken place.

[@Peasham]

Specifically if he was yeeted from reality by psycommu horseshit right before Zeon won, which is the only way they could've won, as his entire shtick was beating their ass

[@tfnut]

I may be hyping this up too much but personally I’m really digging this already. A collaboration with the Eva rebuild studio with a director that worked on FLCL and Die buster and Hideaki Anno co-writing? It’s just a recipe for success. I’ll reserve final judgement until the series comes out though.

[@grindersongear759]

For me I like the design because of how different it is from your usual Gundam looking stuff and that I got this athletic look to it similar to a eva unit which I think looks pretty good But here's the thing I always say Gundam fans are notorious for underestimating the phrase a grower not a shower so I'm expecting people to shit on this design for a hot minute until the actual model kit and show comes out and slowly watch most of them change their tune into actually liking it

[@mr.b89]

Gundam + Evangelion + armored core formula front... Yes please..

[@tenkuken7168]

Gundam initial d

[@sate2801]

the kanji on the zaku means police

[@anastudioofficial]

Like this video Zach! other youtuber that touch about this new gundam series absolutely trash it to the point of not gonna give it a chance. 9:04 nice theory didnt even notice that😅

[@gundamgamer7060]

The fact that the main character's MS isn't actually the Gundam of the series is an interesting detail that I think is cool.

[@loiedonn4192]

Wasnt that same with WFM? The main Gundam in WFM is actually Calibarn all along while Aerial the first Gundam in the series turns out to be the main enemy. Its a fun twist.

[@tenkuken7168]

They have Gundam on the team

[@whiteraven1992]

G-Quacks! No idea whether this is a new AU timeline, or connected to the Universal Century, but the Japanese title is pronounced "Jiiku-akusu". It seems to intentionally reference the heat hawk being used by the main Gundam, given how the logo itself is stylized.

[@tomhossain2099]

It seems to be an alternate UC considering there was a pretty clear zaku

[@Bionickpunk]

​​@@tomhossain2099Timelines differed from each other by art style and mech designs. This looks nothing like any previous series and timeline.

[@tomhossain2099]

@@Bionickpunk counterpoint: zeta and g-saviour look very different but are in the same timeline

[@Bionickpunk]

@@tomhossain2099 Fair point, but Zeta still retained some designs that connected it to the original Gundam series, and then we got the more spikey or bulbous shapes later down the line.

[@tomhossain2099]

@ true. Another point is that ace suits are often visually distinct and more experimental and flashy from/than grunt suits, a better way to judge what it looks like is with the designs of the grunt suits, in this case, what very much is a zaku, no doubt about it.

[@matterialistictendencies]

The main MS design reminds me of the Gundam Dantalion mixed with like the Nirvash from Eureka Seven or something from Macross.

[@Rodimusprimerib]

Suit design is wild as well as the name of the show. Animation is on point hopefully i can see it over here in a high quality movie theater.

[@Amuro1X]

Take's best work is from Katanagatari and Zaregoto. Take a look at those for a better feel of their style

[@t-90islife95]

Meanwhile I'm Still waiting for the IBO urdur Hunt

[@michaelsimarmata5880]

And im waiting for them to make a calamity war series

[@evok993]

Me too !

[@TheKrowSama]

I kinda hated what I was seeing at first, but after some rewatches and reading the synopsis, I have more of an open mind about the series. I firmly believe that, at the very least, the writing will be very good considering the team.

[@zacklothamer9533]

I think the designs are cool also there have been some leaks that this universe is an alternate timeline where chat stole the rx-78-2 and Zion won the war

[@nomnomsquid]

Everything about the show seems fantastic.

[@goblynteeth4870]

I’m really excited for all of this! The mobile suit is really neat and that Zaku is perfection

[@cybobb]

Loving the beam sabers

[@ZakuAurelius]

Agreed! It’ll be nice to get different beam saber effect parts for a change

[@emperorkiva8063]

Oh boy can't wait for another seeminly innocent and cute Gundam show that gets crazy in the last episode(s)

[@evok993]

If it's Gainax style, it will get crazy from the beginning ^^

[@RigelMacaraig]

The pet robot of the boy kinda looks like the small robots u get in the 30min missions

[@ZakuAurelius]

The Roy Roy! Yeah

[@user-lynKx]

always looking forward to a new series

[@AsherReigns]

The RG is gonna be nuts! Like the Eva ones.

[@francisquebachmann7375]

They're gonna reuse some of the RG Eva frames for this.

[@loiedonn4192]

I'm optimistic but cauotious. Remember the hype for G-Reco? Thats also part of the UC era well many years after UC. Yeah that didnt end well. Still hoping the series is good.

[@ovanstiphout6892]

I’m curious if it’ll be a more classic Gundam serie then the witch form mercury.

[@AsherReigns]

There are some Gundam Fight elements but this without the super robot aspects. I saw some leaks about a red version that belongs to Char of all people? Not sure how true that is. But if it’s an AU of UC I’d love to see how it spins out.

[@wulf8889]

Nope. And based on the comments during G-Witch, it's not gonna be a thing for mainline TV for a while since "young people couldn't relate" which is the target demographic for TV mainlines, especially AUs or barely UCs entries. Getting chased by police, protests, etc. other cyberpunk elements are more relatable as seen in the PV for GquuuuuuX or in G-Witch case, capitalism.

[@francisquebachmann7375]

​​​​@@wulf8889 i think this show is for "newer" audiences especially for the fans of Evangelion . We recently got Seed Freedom Movie so i guess they already got us covered.

[@MatthewLoh-ru1mw]

Actually more like Witch from Mercury

[@MatthewLoh-ru1mw]

​@@AsherReignsthat's what it says

[@seanknights2542]

someone has actually leaked pictures on what the gundam actually looks like, it's very much a futuristic version of the rx78 heck an eva version of rx78, so gquuuuuux's version of a gundam g self from reconguista in g, but it's painted red, now the leaked pics has text, that translates to; Mobile Suit - Red Gundam It was originally a mobile suit of the federation army, but was captured by char ( alternate universal century? ) after he became aware of the development plans and then painted the gundam red, the gundam became his favorite machine Towards the end of the war, the gundam suffered a pyscommu accident that wiped out half of solomon fortress ( The Battle of Solomon ) and went missing, along with char, after the war, shuuji (male blue hair) was piloting the red gundam that appeared in side 6 and together with amate (female red hair) they participated in a clan battle alternate future universal century?

[@ZakuAurelius]

I saw that! If it’s official, it’s pretty wild

[@MatthewLoh-ru1mw]

Yes

[@Grandamturbo]

Kinda an off topic, but do you plan on reviewing the metal hg ibo frame that's releasing soon?

[@tethys17]

I can't wait to see this in cinemas January 17th 😮

[@Blackcloud288]

Leaks seem to be real. It's UC 0085, with the OYW being won by Zeon. Char went missing after being the champion of the Zeon side, and his Gundam is the red mobile suit seen behind the blue-haired guy (also the funnels in towards the end of the trailer belong to it).

[@jm_lamp6998]

What happened to ibo 2

[@GeorgeK340]

I already pre-order HG G-Quuux because it looks cool. Gives a vibe of Barbatos to me.

[@brushfire248100]

Mav, mobile suit navigator

[@saruki0132]

7:33 Charjabug

[@daisukeniwa402645]

More pictures came for the other Gundam

[@ChiruYES]

I’m gonna separate the pronunciation and call it “Jīku Axe”. It’s got an axe! Also the top left of the box says “Mobile suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX” right underneath the HG symbol.

[@ZakuAurelius]

That’s the name of the series, not the name of the Gundam. And the “zeig axe” or “zeke axe” or whatever you see some people referring to it as is simple google translate’s best interpretation of ジークアクス

[@IvyrKazegami]

Okay I need to get my hands on the HG as soon as it releases

[@Z.FA89]

"Geku Axe" so something like G-Koo-Axe (all one word?) kinda sounds like "quacks" but I don't think that's what Bandai/Sunrise intend for us to say

[@ZakuAurelius]

It would be written differently in katakana if it were that way. It’s got a big G at the front, which is the ジー part, the next part is クアクス literally written as KUAKUSU. I don’t think they meant it to be spelled like the duck sound QUACKS necessarily but that’s how it ends up being pronounced either way

[@Z.FA89]

@ZakuAurelius I saw the splash page for the series/Gunpla on the Bandai Hobby site. Of course, it was with Google Translate, so take it as you will, but it shows the pronunciation as "Geku Axe." I only speak English, so I really have no idea lol

[@ZakuAurelius]

@@Z.FA89yeah that’s just google not knowing how to translate it because it’s a nonsense word.

[@TheSpongyMallard]

The “uuuuu” just makes me think of Fauna from Hololive.

[@supersonic_999]

thank u for commenting about south korea. yesterday was kind of chaos situation. anyway new series is gonna be u.c. if, so well.. can we guess char show up??

[@juwi1284]

First look at the gquuux and I don't like it. however maybe after watching the anime that'all change as with the barbatos of ibo. I like the art of the anime, excited to find out more about story. as you've mentioned in the video, some notable names involved so I'm sure it will be good. always nice to have a new series. Thks for this fast info on the series. hot off the press!

[@JeraldOsborn]

The story takes place in a parallel universe Universal Century. In this universe Char managed to steal the Gundam, however after a Psychommu accident he goes missing. The red Gundam belongs to Shuji, maybe he is actually this universes Char in disguise?

[@Jvsmoothlikegravy]

The eva like design is 🔥🔥🔥

[@riblo72]

One thing i know. They made the gunplas i wanted P-Bandai and they are making regular these ones i dislike. My bank account Is safe. My mental health Is not. 😂

[@SpaceCat82]

german audio track? wow i have no words🤩🤩

[@wulf8889]

FLCL is pronounced as "Fooly Cooly".

[@ZakuAurelius]

Right, of course! 😅

[@wulf8889]

@ZakuAurelius as you can see, the weirdness of "GquuuuuuX" is pretty on brand with this staff.

[@bunnyfreakz]

Story leak is this UC alternate Universe. Char stole Gundam and win One Year war with it. So Zeon practically ruling the colony and earth.

[@davidgordan8217]

Rise of the redheads, thank you Gundam!

[@bloodrosepsycho]

I'm getting the same feeling that i get when i saw the G-Self

[@Tomtenthemech]

I was wondering what you thought about the martial law declaration in S. Korea yesterday!

[@adriflux7704]

Yeah I’m calling cap on that CG model for the kit. I know the RfV kits were quite good on the detail, but the colors on the Quacks are on another level. That couldn’t pull it off on simpler designs in Freedom, so I don’t see how it works now.

[@Peasham]

They usually have completely different methods for designing Gunpla for different series, so the Seed kits being mid with the colors doesn't mean much, especially considering that was all mostly on their backpacks

[@adriflux7704]

@ Well I sure hope you just proved me wrong, cause that would be a massive win for all gunpla. Actually, it would get me to try out the kit and maybe enjoy the design, but right now I’m not feeling it. I’m just holding my expectations low for now, since we’ve never seen anything like that, but I’m more than willing to be mind-blown.

[@jaaaaysselam3372]

it's probably G-Quarks. It's just that it's hard to get that soft R through the romanization

[@emperorkiva8063]

We eating good

[@evok993]

Glad for you, it is always nice to have a good nutrition.

[@j00bs]

G-Self... G-Cucks... these self-depecrating suit names aptly reflect merch sales potential

[@evok993]

To be honest, I really don't like the mecha design but I'm truely hyped by the show, as it is directed and written by ex Gainax heads.

[@Gernsbacker]

I honestly think the design language is far too alien to be considered Gundam even by AU standards

[@cybobb]

It's a UC split

[@alexandredumas3705]

And I love it

[@froakie14]

The Zaku has boots

[@kylehalpren6203]

Hey trying to reach out to USA Gundam I'd like to come back and work for matt I miss working with you guys

[@danielsingzonart]

07:27 Ha! A Roy-Roy 😂

[@jakeraven2741]

looks cool

[@TeddyB3ARGaming]

It looks a bit like SSSS Gridman in terms of the colour palette

[@stryderprime]

WTF is going over there but at least its now ok. Well now have to says Quacks.

[@srbaran]

I think it sounds more like G Quucks (with an "uh" sound).

[@maryus786]

Its a zaku heat hawk soo ima buy it.

[@poperraka]

Now that I have a proper look on the High Grade I actually like it. Except for the pack there's something about it that does not look good for me. Obviously a me thing.

[@jaypeedelapaz6486]

A certain KZbinr said that Sunrise used AI in the gundam design. 😅

[@Peasham]

If it was AI it would've looked more like a Gundam lmao

[@caliburnblade7895]

The gcucks v fin look like antlers.

[@animeguy2099]

I will hate new kits in my country this new kit will sell atleast twice or triple the retaill price specially this new kit

[@froakie14]

Could Mav be his MS?

[@froakie14]

The characters give me splatoon vibes

[@LoliconSamalik]

GQuuuuuX is just a grafiti gundam

[@daisukeniwa402645]

The funnels belong to the other Gundam in the show

[@Jukeboxer11]

You can literally listen to how it is pronounced in Japanese and it sounds nothing like "quacks" lol. They clearly say gee-kaksu or gee-cux.

[@evok993]

They never ever succeeded pronouncing english words anyway ^^

[@veejayjovencalagos4731]

MC looks like fuuko from undead unluck

[@drewlovelyhell4892]

Looks pretty cool, but I'm tired of the cliche of androgynous child mecha pilots. Let's have an adult protagonist for a change!

[@hafizadnan630]

More yuri gundam please 😂😂😂

[@jmo8391]

Not a fan of this Gundam design. It might grow on me after I watch the episodes. The zaku from the preview looks way cooler to me.

[@alastormedial]

Got a very cool vibe to it, I really thought after Bandai appeared to chicken out on the LGBT+ stuff in Witch from Mercury their next project would be a safe, boring retread of the UC timeline. Instead it appears they're leaning in and going weird instead! Or this is a case of Anno approaching them and wanting to do something weird, and having the clout to do it?

[@ZakuAurelius]

lol maybe both?

[@evok993]

Anno isn't the main writter, the one coming with crazy ideas is the FLCL writter...

[@chriscrossan8034]

Come back Bellri, all is forgiven...

[@Black-Cat9]

look like random Chinese gunpla

[@zakucat1894]

Hands down, ugliest main suit Gundam ever

[@shadowentity777]

Truly

[@SetsunaKai5]

thanks bandai, i hate it.

[@Doombot63]

:(

[@symphonixblades]

thanks Bandai I like it

[@LittleIAO]

I'll be completely skipping this one. Not a fan of almost anything I see with it.

[@symphonixblades]

so instead of judging it AFTER watching at least some episodes, you're just not giving it a chance at all. Talk about being toxic and not giving a Gundam series a chance, no wonder Gundam was in a bad place globally with "fans" like these who needs Gundam in the West.

[@vodomido5926]

I don't like the character designs, and the gundam has waaaay too much going on

[@ryanclark9686]

I like Gundam, but I’m not really an anime fan. I like the OG series and IBO, but I’d like to see something less anime style story.

[@silentnative0134]

This looks as lame as Witch from Mercury. My hot take

[@symphonixblades]

you shouldn't judge a book by it's cover, same here, it's just the first trailer it isn't even the last trailer or an episode release

[@sanictheedgehog]

Not really a hot take, seems a common sentiment, at least with Gundam boomers on the western side of the fandom.

[@Bionickpunk]

I thought it was another Gundam frame from Iron Blooded Orphans continuity. Apparently not, it's a new timeline. Looks really messy in design, will probably look way off in model kit form and use tons of stickers.

[@ajwatcher]

First they made a Mobile Suit with mickey Mouse color scheme, now they make an Eva-Gundam Hybrid called Quack. With white and blue color scheme no less. What's next? Who's next? Goof Troopers?

[@davidlandrum]

Hard pass on another demasculinized Gundam. Wake me up when they figure out what to do with Gaia Gear.

[@Peasham]

"Demasculanized" tell me you've never caught so much as a whiff of any Gundam series without telling me.

[@lordwisehammer]

If they were trying to pass it off as a piece of military hardware then I'd probably hate the design, but as a custom machine made for some kind sport it's perfectly fine.

[@RobotJeeg]

I'm too old for this. I go back to UCand wait for something new in that Universe. I cannot even understand where is the head or what is a leg or an arm in some promotional art.

[@matthewethansetiabudi6528]

You're already back in UC man, this is technically something new from it.

[@RobotJeeg]

@@matthewethansetiabudi6528 Oh! This is from Uc. Sorry. I didn't understand it. My brain wasn't able to accept it maybe.

[@3xasfast811]

It's a UC AU apparently after some leaks. Char stole the Gundam in this timeline and blew up Solomon. It's pretty cool and I'm excited to see what the Evangelion team does.

[@blacksunzo1]

Evangelion Gundam...woot

[@douggoins2960]

Not a fan of the animation/designs of this series. That Gcuuuks or whatever it's called looks awful. Hopefully the Gundam will look better

[@symphonixblades]

or maybe you're just not used to new things that look different from old things. There has been weird looking Gundam before

[@douggoins2960]

@symphonixblades not like that one there hasn't been. That thing looks hideous. It's like some messed up fusion of an Eva and a Gundam. I know why. Because the designer worked on evangelion as well

[@romanov6420]

Its not a gundam because its an ANGEL 🤣💖 eva x gundam letsss goooo

[@Saika_Sakitora]

now that's someone mention Eva.... yeah it looks like Eva + deer... don't quite like it tho pilot by Pokemon trainer..... arr not my type while have story kinda feel like G gundam ??.....no kung fu!! not interest!! lol