Roy Focker Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 Wild Guess. A Gelogg version ??? from Gundam. Quote
Vegas Posted January 10, 2008 Author Posted January 10, 2008 sorry, i dont really watch any gundam series Quote
Lynx7725 Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 It's a Gelgoog JG version, a late OYW version. But this is not the actual line-art -- it's some other artist's take on it. Good looking though. Quote
JsARCLIGHT Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 I've always wondered... how do you pronounce that name? Gel Goog? or Jel Goog? Quote
ly000001 Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 I've always wondered... how do you pronounce that name? Gel Goog? or Jel Goog? First one (ゲルググ, not ジェルググ, although either one still sounds like somebody gargling ) Quote
Kelsain Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 (edited) Something I've always wondered: Are the names of the UC mobile suits supposed to mean anything in any language? I know the ones from 0083 did, but those seem to be the exception. I mean really: Gundam Dopp Dom Gelgoog Gouf Acguy Bound Doc etc... OK, Guncannon and Guntank make sense too; but are these strange names supposed to acronyms or something? Edited January 10, 2008 by Kelsain Quote
yellowlightman Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 It's a Gelgoog JG version, a late OYW version. But this is not the actual line-art -- it's some other artist's take on it. Good looking though. Its drawn by Kazuhisa Kondo. You can check out some more of his designs at the MAHQ: http://www.mahq.net/Mecha/gundam/kondo/index.htm Weird stuff, but I like it. Quote
F-ZeroOne Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 (edited) "GUNDAM" is sometimes said to stand for General Usage Non-Discontinuity Augmented Manoeuvring System (with "SUIT" as Space Utility Instrument, Tactical), whilst ZAK was "Zeon Air Kommand", although recently "Zaku" seems to the accepted term. I'm not sure whether these were ever official, I think they originated in fan publications and later became sort-of-not-quite-canon. I think Bandai tried to "officialise" several different Gundam terms and spellings when the series was bought over to the West. SEED has come up with at least two different versions of what GUNDAM stands for, as seen on cockpit monitor screens. Possibly the longest full name for a mecha in Gundam history is the Full Armour Mobile Space Utility Instrument Tactical, General Usage Non-Discontinuity Augmented Manoeuvring System Zeta Zeta Variable Mobile Space Utility Instrument Tactical and Wave Rider System... Yes, I am slightly scared I didn't have to look up any of the above! Its worth bearing in mind, though, that with numerous sources and spellings down the years, theres lots of different variations on Gundam words. I've seen the Mobile SUIT "Gouf" rendered as "Guff" or "Goth" and everyones favourite evil space colony empire rendered as "Zeon", "Zion", "Jion" and "Gion". And then theres the strange case of Quattro Vagina... Edited January 10, 2008 by F-ZeroOne Quote
mikeszekely Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 And then theres the strange case of Quattro Vagina... Quattro Vagina... aka Spring Break Memories... Quote
John Focker Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 (edited) Although the writing overlaps the Zeon symbol, it is still sufficiently legible to be indicative of the mobile suit's identity. MAHQ's MS-14Jg Gelgoog Jäger page Edited January 10, 2008 by John Focker Quote
Shun Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 And OT : oh my!! F-ZeroOne, ur nick and avatar reminds me of Star Fleet? are there any toys for this series? Quote
chrono Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 Quattro Vagina... aka Spring Break Memories... Or the usual browse of 4Chan's /m/... Quote
F-ZeroOne Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 (edited) And OT : oh my!! F-ZeroOne, ur nick and avatar reminds me of Star Fleet? are there any toys for this series? Yes, there were - now heres the spooky bit, most of them were made by Takatoku, who also made a certain transforming fighter plane toy you may have heard of... I own a couple - you can see them in action here: http://www.sfxb.co.uk/origins/toys.html - but there were also a couple of X-Bomber toys, various cheapie "vending stall" figures and the like, a Dai-X riding a tricycle (no, really!), a Jumbo Machinder, and my personal toy Holy Grail: the mighty Blitzkrieg Combination Big Dai-X! They occasionally turn up on e-bay, but I found mine in Tokyo. Oh, I forgot to mention a mostly plastic Dai-X figure which I also found but doesn't appear in the article linked above. Edited January 10, 2008 by F-ZeroOne Quote
Kelsain Posted January 11, 2008 Posted January 11, 2008 (edited) Well, as clunky of an acronym it may be, I guess it's no worse than GERWALK. Edited January 11, 2008 by Kelsain Quote
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