ewilen Posted September 25, 2003 Posted September 25, 2003 Egan Loo mentions Hikaru's "notorious first kill" in the liner notes without further explanation, but implies it's yet another in-joke, along with Kawamori's appearance in the crowd and the names on buildings destroyed by Hikaru's VF-1D. In slow-mo, you can see a man being blasted by the VF-1D battroid's feet as it crashes through the last building. Is that supposed to be Kawamori again, or someone else? Quote
Macross_Fanboy Posted September 25, 2003 Posted September 25, 2003 What?! Do you think you'll be able to see that in Robotech? Because I don't own the original Macross. Quote
Radd Posted September 25, 2003 Posted September 25, 2003 I imagine it's either just a random person, or perhaps an employee of either Artland, Studio Nue, or Tatsunoko. As for it being "Hikaru's notorious first kill", well, simply the fact that some poor slob get's blasted by Hikaru's thrusters as the VF-1D crashes into the studio, and the fact that it's only onscreen for a split second, easy to miss, make it an easter egg of sorts. Quote
MicronianDevil Posted September 25, 2003 Posted September 25, 2003 What?! Do you think you'll be able to see that in Robotech? Because I don't own the original Macross. Yes it is shown in Robotech. It goes by quick though, as in Macross. So if you have the DVD just hit the slow motion button. It's actually pretty funny. Quote
McKlown Posted September 26, 2003 Posted September 26, 2003 I still think that guy was a mailman. I could swear he's carring a mail bag and is wearing a postal uniform. Quote
Macross_Fanboy Posted September 26, 2003 Posted September 26, 2003 I saw it, and all it got out of me was a chuckle, too bad they couldn't throw in a surprised scream or yell. Quote
Uxi Posted September 26, 2003 Posted September 26, 2003 Heh. Funny. Seems like someone at Studio Nue (Kawamori?) likes collateral damage. Remember the slacker-decapitation in DYRL? Quote
Macross_Fanboy Posted September 26, 2003 Posted September 26, 2003 Oh yeah! Slish and Slash! Crash and Crumble! Quote
Mechamaniac Posted September 26, 2003 Posted September 26, 2003 The funniest thing about this scene is when he crashes through the Studio Nue building. Pay close attention to the little critter on the side of the building. It is smiling at first, and as the Battroid crashes through, it turns to a grimace. Here's a little animation I threw together from Robocrap, so yes, you can see the unfortunate demise of Studio Nue. Now, technically, the poor bastard on the ground doesnt get smashed, it more looks like he gets blown away by a blast from the foot. So, theoretically, he could have just been sent flying, and lived, yeah right <_ .>Anyway, here's the animation: Quote
MicronianDevil Posted September 26, 2003 Posted September 26, 2003 LOL!!! I never noticed that the blue thing's face changed expression. Very funny. Quote
Tekkaman Blade Posted September 26, 2003 Posted September 26, 2003 LOL!!! I never noticed that the blue thing's face changed expression. Very funny. I didn't notice it until I watched the Animeigo DVDs for the first time. I never noticed it on old tapes though. Weird. Quote
McKlown Posted September 26, 2003 Posted September 26, 2003 Ouch...that guy's getting his face smashed in by a piece of rubble as big as his head. Quote
Anubis Posted September 26, 2003 Posted September 26, 2003 (edited) Yeah, he's probably dead. Hell, Hikaru was lucky he didn't kill Minmei. Edited September 26, 2003 by Anubis Quote
mbs357 Posted September 26, 2003 Posted September 26, 2003 That little face thing is halarious!! Quote
Mechamaniac Posted September 26, 2003 Posted September 26, 2003 Hell, Hikaru was lucky he didn't kill Minmei. Or are we UNlucky that Hikaru didn't kill Minmay? Quote
Anubis Posted September 26, 2003 Posted September 26, 2003 Hell, Hikaru was lucky he didn't kill Minmei. Or are we UNlucky that Hikaru didn't kill Minmay? True we may have been spare some annoyance, but who then would have sung at the end? If anything, the question is why did he bring Kaifun to the ship instead of telling him to get bent on the spot. The blue thing on the wall is damn funny though. Quote
Agent ONE Posted September 26, 2003 Posted September 26, 2003 LOL!!! I never noticed that the blue thing's face changed expression. Very funny. How could you have missed that?... Jvalk had it as his avatar for years. Quote
Zentrandude Posted September 26, 2003 Posted September 26, 2003 lol didnt notice the radar thing is floating after teh valk adds a little hole in that building. Quote
Vinny Posted September 26, 2003 Posted September 26, 2003 I just watched that part last night (I decided to rewatch Macross) and it looks like that guy just gets blown away, as in the thrust from the engines push him back. I think he lives Quote
kam63 Posted September 26, 2003 Posted September 26, 2003 thats funny never noticed that lil fool before until now Quote
Zentrandude Posted September 26, 2003 Posted September 26, 2003 i just got back from the eye doctor so my vision is hazy for awhile. that frame when the sign flys away. doesnt it say studio crime nue? Quote
Radd Posted September 26, 2003 Posted September 26, 2003 I just watched that part last night (I decided to rewatch Macross) and it looks like that guy just gets blown away, as in the thrust from the engines push him back. I think he lives Well...you see...have you ever stood a couple feet behind a jet engine that was on at full blast? Have you ever talked to anyone after they did? No, no you didn't. There's a very good reason for this. Savvy? Quote
McKlown Posted September 26, 2003 Posted September 26, 2003 I was going to rip the frame of that guy out of the .gif with my .gif editor but for some reason that frame and the one afterwards don't show up. Instead I had to resort to a carefully timed Print Screen. Here he is in all his glory. Quote
ewilen Posted September 26, 2003 Author Posted September 26, 2003 Looking at the animated gif, I see that the guy is indeed carrying a bag stuffed with papers, but I don't think he's a mailman. I'll bet he's an artist or designer who works at whatever place is named on the building. Unfortunately, the name is blurred in the gif and I can't quite make out the whole thing. Will have another look at the DVD. Quote
Vinny Posted September 27, 2003 Posted September 27, 2003 I mean I think it was just the exaust pushing him back. None of the... flames, I guess they are, hit him. The air being pushed by the thrust blew the guy away, I guess is another way of putting it. It's just a gust from it, combined with the force the Valk's impact made, pushed him back. Quote
JB0 Posted September 27, 2003 Posted September 27, 2003 i just got back from the eye doctor so my vision is hazy for awhile. that frame when the sign flys away. doesnt it say studio crime nue? I think it's Chimera. Quote
McKlown Posted September 27, 2003 Posted September 27, 2003 Looks like Studio Chimera Nue. It says Nue both under the Chimera and on the side of the building. Quote
Nightbat Posted September 27, 2003 Posted September 27, 2003 Well...you see...have you ever stood a couple feet behind a jet engine that was on at full blast? Have you ever talked to anyone after they did? No, no you didn't. There's a very good reason for this. Savvy? Once heard a nice stoy of a guy who got sucked into the intake of an F-16... He lived (got stuck before the fan), but when they pulled him out the only thing he still had on his body were his shoes goes to show what just air can do Quote
ewilen Posted September 27, 2003 Author Posted September 27, 2003 The first three buildings destroyed are Anime Friends (you can only see the "A" and "Friends"), ArtLand, and Studio (Chimera) Nue. (Nue = some kind of mythological creature, according to the liner notes, thus the "Chimera".) The last building, where the guy gets blown away/knocked over, seems to say "Privacy Box" when I view it in super-slo-mo. But who knows what Privacy Box is? I don't. Quote
Radd Posted September 27, 2003 Posted September 27, 2003 Also, if Egan Loo says it's Hikaru's first kill, well he's about as much of an Authority on the subject as you can get. Quote
robokochan Posted September 27, 2003 Posted September 27, 2003 (edited) A privacy Box in Japan is basically... um... how to put this nicely where to get a 30 min quicky. They are usually situated in business areas (and are un-offically sanctioned by the Japanese Goverment) as an area to get rid of un-wanted stress. Less stress..less suicide..higher production. Alot of companies even paid for the services provided there for thier employees. They are less common nopw and have been replaced with High-Class Hostess bars. They also had interesting names such as Fairy Box, Heaven, Utopia, Xanadue ect. This is just from knowlege..not actual experience...NO GAIJINS ALLOWED. Rob Edit: for spelling Edited September 27, 2003 by Monkey-N Quote
yellowlightman Posted September 27, 2003 Posted September 27, 2003 And if he didn't die from the jet exhaust itslef, I'm sure all that debris and concrete didn't feel to great as it smacked into him... Quote
Legato6000 Posted September 28, 2003 Posted September 28, 2003 Hi I'm new. I think he is dead, that rock probably broke his neck Quote
dna Posted September 29, 2003 Posted September 29, 2003 Heh, I'd seen the face before, but never noticed the poor bastard. Now I'm gonna have to get my disks out again. Quote
VF-18S Hornet Posted September 29, 2003 Posted September 29, 2003 (edited) The funniest thing about this scene is when he crashes through the Studio Nue building. Pay close attention to the little critter on the side of the building. It is smiling at first, and as the Battroid crashes through, it turns to a grimace.Here's a little animation I threw together from Robocrap, so yes, you can see the unfortunate demise of Studio Nue. Now, technically, the poor bastard on the ground doesnt get smashed, it more looks like he gets blown away by a blast from the foot. So, theoretically, he could have just been sent flying, and lived, yeah right <_< . Anyway, here's the animation: I've seen the blue creature face turn from from a smile to a horrible grimace knowing its about to get swatted on (Ugh) Robotech considering they did a how lot of unnessesary editing especially now that I have seen that poor guy get blown away(Chuckles) but he didn't get fried in the end, the editing wasn't all that nessesary. Leave it up to American Censorship getting out f hand. Edited September 29, 2003 by VF-18S Hornet Quote
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