Miorine: “Sometimes a family is me, my wife, my lousy father, my lousy mother-in-law, my gundam sister-in-law, and my dozen digital spirit sisters-in-law.”
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The Deadly Cinnamon Roll...
So I’d like to highlight how this episode utterly YANKS the rug out from under the audience when it comes to Suletta Mercury and turns her into probably the most interesting and unsettling Gundam protagonists of all time.
See, when we were first introduced to her back in episode 1 and all throughout this first season, Suletta Mercury pretty clearly felt like a somewhat exaggerated take on the Amuro/Kira/Loran style of ‘dorky, socially awkward but well-meaning and earnest’ Gundam protagonist, rather than the Heero/Setsuna/Mikazuki style of ‘emotionally stunted child soldier who kills without feeling anything’ protagonist, with really only a few offhand nods to that type.
But now...
...it turns out Suletta absolutely IS a take on the ‘unfeeling child soldier’ trope. And thanks to the buildup of making this a mid-series reveal rather than something that was clear from the start, I’d argue Suletta is EVEN MORE unsettling and disturbing than Heero, Setuna or Mikazuki EVER were.
Like it’s one thing to have a child blow away dudes with a stoic, emotionless glare. It’s a whole other thing to have this earnest, dorky little cinnamon roll who’s endeared herself to us and the rest of the cast over the last 12 episodes turn some poor bastard into a literal SMEAR on the WALL, then slip and fall in said smear and just laugh it off as being clumsy before offering a friendly hand that is covered in that dudes BLOOD. This might be a hot take, but I’d argue Suletta Mercury is the first time Gundam has done an ‘unfeeling child soldier’ protagonist that has been legit disturbing to watch. Or least more unsettling than any who have come before.
It turns out that Suletta Mercury is effectively both competing styles of Gundam protagonist existing together. And she’s so much more unsettling, disturbing and INTERESTING because of it.
Like I wouldn’t be surprised if episode one, two or three of season 2 opens with Suletta piloting Aerial while vibing along to some upbeat, cheesy popsong... all while utterly slaughtering a few dozen enemy mobile suits as their pilots freak out in terror before being vaporized.
And honestly, I cannot WAIT to see where this series takes her XD
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Congrats to Suletta for being The Character of all Gundam (2024)!
I drew this of Fanart of her and Aerial last year. Was for @doujingroupgunship Tarot Project, for the “The Magician” card. It was the first time I ever took part on a fanzine (like) project. Something I wanted to do for a long time. It was very fun, but sadly did not work out in the end. I hope I can do something similar again.
And this is still one of my favorite fanart I ever did.
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Just built my first Gundam (I bought it when I was looking for a curse of Strahd DM screen but no game store had any screens), just had to get Aerial from *Witch from Mercury*. Building it was pretty fun
Idk if I’ll get more but for now I’m happy with this one
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