Gundam Hathaway's Flash is written by the original Gundam creator back in the 1980s and it might be one of his best military thriller stories imo.
Hathaway is the child of the original Gundam characters, son of (now) Admiral Bright Noa, captain of the ship that launched the original Gundam.
Hathaway Noa himself has gone total anti-hero and is leading his own militia cell to assassinate Federation government officials. Many will say he's a terrorist but also at the same time, if you know the Gundam franchise you know these Federation officials have it coming.
The director of this movie has done some of my favorite works , director of Ergo Proxy and Genocidal Organ.
Many of the characters of this story I feel are flawed individuals, no one is clean or perfect in this story.
The RX-105 Xi Gundam is one of the largest Gundams of the franchise, I personally like it but I can respect others for not being a fan of its bulky design.
Oh it definitely wasn't in the 1980s novel lol, you can tell by how different it looks. That fine though, gotta sell those model kits but it was still a good fight to watch filled with a good..and very very VERY bitter character moment.
As far as the dark path, it totally goes in with his mental state.
Spoiler!!!!
When he says he must be punished, it really stacks up to everything he is reflecting on himself. Even when he broke up with his girlfriend, probably the one stable thing he had left, I believe that he must feel punished for that too. He is destroying himself just so he can be the ideal "hero" all because he feels he has to punished for everything he has done big or small. I feel for him, I'm sure many of us have felt that at some point , and nothing good comes from destroying yourself.
Your emotions are going to be a casualty at the end of this sci-fi war story too.
Your emotions are going to be a casualty at the end of this sci-fi war story too.
I'm pretty sure the consensus of finding out Gundam: Hathaway getting a movie trilogy was "Oh boy, if this stays true to the novels, then the end..." because the end was one piece of novel info that really got around, and just about the only thing I knew about it when the flim trilogy was announced. Definitely something Tomino would have done back then too, based on what people know of his early mindset, writing, and direction.
What stood out most to me about the last part of Circe was that Lane Aim may have been fighting Hathaway, but Hathaway was not fighting Lane Aim. You know who Hathaway was fighting (that part I'll keep silent for others that may wander in), and that was kinda disturbing.
First movie is on Netflix....or be friends with me on Discord because I own the theatrical release on Blu-ray :) . In Japan they sold a limited time blue ray in movie theaters and I got a copy. It even has English subtitles. Only Netflix has the dubbed version, which sucks because I want a copy of it. The dubb I think expresses the story a little better too.
Edit: more on the first movie..... It would be appropriate you also watch Mobile Suit Gundam: Chars Counterattack first because Hathaway is based on the events after that film. Hathaway isn't a major character in Chara Counterattack and he is a bit of turd in that movie, but despite that, the events of that movie mold him to be what he is in the Hathaway movies. I believe that movie is on Netflix too.
Okay, I just watched it. In all honesty, I'd already gotten the rundown via a slideshow-style presentation in the mobile game G Generation Eternal, but this was nice too. That said, I was actually disappointed with the Xi's debut in this movie. Felt like there was barely a fight at all between it and Penelope.
Also, said mobile game already clued me in on this, but- they completely overhauled the beam rifle sound, goddammit. Anyways, I'll probably see about going to a late showing for Sorcery of Nymph Circe tomorrow.
Yeah that's a unfortunate truth but it was also just that brief in the book as well. I absolutely love the brief carnage the Xi does and absolutely love seeing how much larger it is to other suits. The Xi G is one of the largest genuine GUNDAMS of the setting. There are suits that were bigger but they were either not Gundams or they were Mobile Armors which is a compeltly different platform.
I am so hyped for this story.
Gundam Hathaway's Flash is written by the original Gundam creator back in the 1980s and it might be one of his best military thriller stories imo.
Hathaway is the child of the original Gundam characters, son of (now) Admiral Bright Noa, captain of the ship that launched the original Gundam.
Hathaway Noa himself has gone total anti-hero and is leading his own militia cell to assassinate Federation government officials. Many will say he's a terrorist but also at the same time, if you know the Gundam franchise you know these Federation officials have it coming.
The director of this movie has done some of my favorite works , director of Ergo Proxy and Genocidal Organ.
Many of the characters of this story I feel are flawed individuals, no one is clean or perfect in this story.
The RX-105 Xi Gundam is one of the largest Gundams of the franchise, I personally like it but I can respect others for not being a fan of its bulky design.
Just saw the movie. Excellent piece of the original Gundam canon. Hathaway is going down a dark path that it seems like he can't walk away from.
And now I'm just getting back from seeing it myself. I'd worry less about that dark path compared to his mental state.
Xi vs. Alyzeus > Xi vs. Penelope, and yet I hear that's just a filler fight using a "Penelope prototype" that wasn't actually in the novel.
Oh it definitely wasn't in the 1980s novel lol, you can tell by how different it looks. That fine though, gotta sell those model kits but it was still a good fight to watch filled with a good..and very very VERY bitter character moment.
As far as the dark path, it totally goes in with his mental state.
Spoiler!!!!
When he says he must be punished, it really stacks up to everything he is reflecting on himself. Even when he broke up with his girlfriend, probably the one stable thing he had left, I believe that he must feel punished for that too. He is destroying himself just so he can be the ideal "hero" all because he feels he has to punished for everything he has done big or small. I feel for him, I'm sure many of us have felt that at some point , and nothing good comes from destroying yourself.
Your emotions are going to be a casualty at the end of this sci-fi war story too.
I'm pretty sure the consensus of finding out Gundam: Hathaway getting a movie trilogy was "Oh boy, if this stays true to the novels, then the end..." because the end was one piece of novel info that really got around, and just about the only thing I knew about it when the flim trilogy was announced. Definitely something Tomino would have done back then too, based on what people know of his early mindset, writing, and direction.
What stood out most to me about the last part of Circe was that Lane Aim may have been fighting Hathaway, but Hathaway was not fighting Lane Aim. You know who Hathaway was fighting (that part I'll keep silent for others that may wander in), and that was kinda disturbing.
Yeah. That guy was his friend too. Its very very bitter.
What's the easiest (legal) way to see part 1? I actually got a bit curious, but I missed the first part.
First movie is on Netflix....or be friends with me on Discord because I own the theatrical release on Blu-ray :) . In Japan they sold a limited time blue ray in movie theaters and I got a copy. It even has English subtitles. Only Netflix has the dubbed version, which sucks because I want a copy of it. The dubb I think expresses the story a little better too.
Edit: more on the first movie..... It would be appropriate you also watch Mobile Suit Gundam: Chars Counterattack first because Hathaway is based on the events after that film. Hathaway isn't a major character in Chara Counterattack and he is a bit of turd in that movie, but despite that, the events of that movie mold him to be what he is in the Hathaway movies. I believe that movie is on Netflix too.
Okay, I just watched it. In all honesty, I'd already gotten the rundown via a slideshow-style presentation in the mobile game G Generation Eternal, but this was nice too. That said, I was actually disappointed with the Xi's debut in this movie. Felt like there was barely a fight at all between it and Penelope.
Also, said mobile game already clued me in on this, but- they completely overhauled the beam rifle sound, goddammit. Anyways, I'll probably see about going to a late showing for Sorcery of Nymph Circe tomorrow.
Yeah that's a unfortunate truth but it was also just that brief in the book as well. I absolutely love the brief carnage the Xi does and absolutely love seeing how much larger it is to other suits. The Xi G is one of the largest genuine GUNDAMS of the setting. There are suits that were bigger but they were either not Gundams or they were Mobile Armors which is a compeltly different platform.
Oh don't worry, I've seen Char's Counterattack.
Oh good! You'll be very blown away at how much Hathaway has matured sense that movie then.
I take a little pride in that I own all the DVDs or Blu-rays to the Universal Century (the prime continuity) Gundam shows.
Arr, matey, when ye be hoistin' t' black flag, it all be legal until t' end, savvy?