Mentat-Emulator

My names are Hannah, Lydia, and Ada

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Just a trans girl trying to survive.
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I write lesbian fiction, find it with the
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Love asks.
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@marfle-bark is my beautiful girlfriend. If she bullies me, it's because I asked her to.
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A concept that emerges in Gundam '79 is that of Newtypes. I'm gonna say a few words about them here, so as not to further bloat the main Gundam post.

Newtypes are supposedly the next evolution of humanity, individuals with uncanny intuition and reflexes. They are born only in space, and their presence fuels prejudices about the inferiority of the Earth-born. For most of the series/film's runtime, the existence of newtypes is an open question. Are they real? Are they just Zeon propaganda? It's an interesting peek into the mentality of Zeon's leadership, and the cultural divisions that have arisen between Earth and its colonies.

Until it isn't. Eventually, the existence of newtypes is confirmed, and surprise surprise! Our hero Amuro, as well as almost every mobile suit pilot in the main cast, is a newtype! At this point, it's just an explanation for why Amuro is so much better at piloting the Gundam than anyone else, despite the fact that he's an untrained teenager. Yawn.

But in the third film, things get weird. Char has gotten personally involved in developing the newtype abilities of a new character named Lalah. Lalah essentially becomes a super psychic, able to cast her thoughts through space, and sense the presence of other newtypes. There's a lot of psychedelic imagery when she has encounters with Amuro, and it manages to make newtypes interesting again. At least for me. Sometimes it's good to get weird.

Next review post will be about Iron Blooded Orphans.


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