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Nov 1, 2008 2:37 AM
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Ah, so the Gundam pilots don't know each other.
I don't understand why Relena is so interested in Heero. He has threatened and try to kill her...
Nov 18, 2008 2:42 PM
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Relena brings the meaning of stupidity to a totally new level.

Tough for some unknown reason, I like her.
Nov 29, 2008 3:54 AM
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It's more like she likes him and she wants to help him.
Feb 15, 2009 1:37 PM
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Heero's Guide to Being A Super Soldier
- Try to stand out as much as humanly possible. James Bond was a spy and it worked for him.
- Threaten to kill little girls in order to make absolutely sure they know you have something to hide.
- Be an asshole to everyone. Making enemies wherever you go ensures that no one will try to figure out what your problem is or have it in for you.
- Drive around in a stolen ambulance. Nothing says inconspicuous like driving a vehicle with a broken window and flashers on top.

I mean seriously, the guy is like a 12 year old Jason Bourne. Although not anywhere near as cool because he clearly has no intention of killing anyone besides the pathetic grunts piloting the enemy mobile suits.
Apr 9, 2010 9:20 PM
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Annoyance, thy name is Relena.

Seriously, is it possible to be any more of an irritating retard? Given half the chance. I'd off her myself.

It's pretty interesting that the Pilots don't know each other in this series, though. I'll definitely try to watch through this series.
Dec 30, 2010 3:05 AM
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Deathscythe is here! xD
I ♥ Duo Maxwell here, "The God of Death". What a nice guy to add. Haha. Quatre looks so young for me. Heero is such a cold person.


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Apr 9, 2011 6:39 PM
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How the hell did Relena get into a military territory so easy like this? Ah well, it's a gundam show after all, who cares. It was still enjoyable and I'm definitely going through this.
Jun 24, 2011 5:29 PM
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Relena gives the vibes of Katejina from Victory, which I'm not really pleased with. Maybe her supidity can overwhelm even Katejina's? To go after a guy who threatened and even tried to kill her is just too much...
Aug 2, 2011 7:57 AM
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If I had a lame birthday party like that, I'd also look for a reason to bail out no matter how idiotic I would sound.

also, gundam and their pilots are demigods, more absurd developments, etc
Mar 2, 2012 10:46 PM

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It was hysterical when that guy actually thought he could destroy Duo's gundam with that crappy Aries mobile suit.
This was a decent episode..I did get annoyed with the way everyone interacted with Relena though. Also, her constant obsession with thinking/talking about Heero is pretty irritating too.
I kinda wish Duo didn't get in the way of him shooting her in the face.
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Relena is not that annoying to me, I do however despise that her name is pronounced like a million times. xD
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sayami said:
Relena gives the vibes of Katejina from Victory, which I'm not really pleased with. Maybe her supidity can overwhelm even Katejina's? To go after a guy who threatened and even tried to kill her is just too much...


I agree with you in this point. They are really similar. I think Gundam has a tradition of putting totally annoying female characters in the story. I think the only exceptions are from Gundam X or Gundam 0080 - War in the Pocket

Decent episode, I thought they would take longer to meet.
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Dec 26, 2013 10:29 PM

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amazing episode :D

Heero Yuy is badass as ever :)

as for people hating on Relena, sure she stills protects him even though Heero tried to kill him, but she just seems to be interested on Heero Yuy and why he is being so mysterious. whether or not she seems attracted to Heero Yuy remains to be seen, but she's getting there.

is she being reckless? of course but stupid? i don't think so.

in any case i feel sorry for Duo though, acting like a Hero yet get's treated an enemy XD

can't wait for next episode!!
Jan 26, 2014 9:40 AM
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Annoyance, thy name is Relena.

Seriously, is it possible to be any more of an irritating retard? Given half the chance. I'd off her myself.

It's pretty interesting that the Pilots don't know each other in this series, though. I'll definitely try to watch through this series.

LOL seriously, I'm not so sure what to think of her. I try not to be too judgmental about characters in the beginning of a series, but holy crap she's so curious about Heero that she would go to such a dangerous place just to ask him a question? Maybe her life isn't that exciting, but that was not a very smart decision. Although I do applaud her a bit for standing in front a gun like that and taking care of Heero's wound.

Anyways, I also found it pretty interesting that the guys don't know who else pilots the other gundams....hmm. At least this was a more interesting episode than the first one.
Apr 28, 2014 9:11 PM

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Heero is hilarious. Doing stunts and rolling around the ground in his lycra shorts.
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sayami said:
Relena gives the vibes of Katejina from Victory, which I'm not really pleased with. Maybe her supidity can overwhelm even Katejina's? To go after a guy who threatened and even tried to kill her is just too much...

Oh god, not again....I won't be able to handle another Katejina >,>
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barelyalive said:
It was hysterical when that guy actually thought he could destroy Duo's gundam with that crappy Aries mobile suit.
This was a decent episode..I did get annoyed with the way everyone interacted with Relena though. Also, her constant obsession with thinking/talking about Heero is pretty irritating too.
I kinda wish Duo didn't get in the way of him shooting her in the face.


I agree. Relena was just a poorly written character. As for Duo's failed attempt at killing her...Why didn't he just do it!?
Sep 20, 2015 7:57 AM

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I love Heero! The guy is an asshole.

I'm surprised the Gundam pilots don't know each other. I thought all 5 came from the same place since they launched at the same time? Now they're fighting each other. That's a problem.
Dec 16, 2015 4:21 AM

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Relena's the kind of girl who can't help but be in an abusive relationship
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Don't try to be a Heero. I think the Torpedoes missed anyways.

Destroying 2 Gundam's and almost getting himself killed by an ally would have been a catastrophe.
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Relena is fucking retarded.

So, the 5 pilots that were chose for this Gundam operation don't know each other whatsoever, they can't even identify each other? WTF is this?! What if Duo shot Heero in the head? Suddenly the operation just lost a member and their contractors just shot themselves in the foot.
Aug 27, 2017 11:34 AM
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Another solid episode, even though I was surprised to learn that the pilots don't know each other. I don't think it's that good an idea though, considering it increases the chance for dumb situations like Heero and Duo shooting each other to happen. Also, can someone please explain why the fuck Relena is so interested in Heero? Is she one of those girls who are so bored with their lives they'll instantly flock to the first bad boy ready to give them the time of day? Plus, it's not even like he showed any interest in her: he straight up threatened to kill her for fuck's sake! Get a grip, girl.

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Relena's the kind of girl who can't help but be in an abusive relationship
Pretty much, and it's absolutely disgusting.
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How the hell did he get into the school in the first place???
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I'm still trying to understand what the deal with the self-distruct thing was. What was the point of him setting up the missiles if he thought the gundam was just going to self-detonate anyways? Can anyone explain this to me?
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sayami said:
Relena gives the vibes of Katejina from Victory

Right on. She's like budget Katejina
Mar 5, 2020 4:32 PM

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Kind of a slow episode, and I forgot how much this series switches between characters for little glimpses into things. I'm not really a big fan of that. I also forgot how much the characters are like... super people in this series. Heero moon-jumped a horse and then moon-jumped into a window several stories up. They easily sneak into a military base. Duo slashes ships in half while he is still underwater. This episode really wasn't bad at all, but it was kind of goofy. I'm gonna watch the whole thing though.
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I'm still trying to understand what the deal with the self-distruct thing was. What was the point of him setting up the missiles if he thought the gundam was just going to self-detonate anyways? Can anyone explain this to me?


I'm not sure why either.
Mar 14, 2020 7:31 AM
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Been ages since I watched this series. Duo was always my favorite
Jul 3, 2020 11:39 AM
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Haha that tacticool roll that Heero does for no reason

Heero is suddenly an expert horse rider as soon as he lands of earth for no reason, despite spending his life in space colonies where presumably there are no horses. He's "undercover" yet speaks entirely in cryptic threats and shows off his combat training at every opportunity for no reason.

How do you even rate this show? It's so retarded but it's such a hurricane of cliches it's hilarious. Not sure if I should give it a 4 or an 8
Dec 11, 2020 12:51 PM

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She's one of "THOSE" females, isn't she?
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So how exactly did Relena come to the conclusion that Heero was from one of the five "meteorites" when she found him washed up on shore? I'm guessing the spacesuit he was wearing gave it away?

so many questions:
-how did Relena get inside the military base so easily?
-how did Duo get to the surface from his Deathscythe that was at the ocean floor?
-was did Heero saw "mission complete" when it was really a failure because he was going to scuttle his gundam to avoid the enemy from retrieving it?
-Heero is facedown in the water, most likely unconscious ....is someone gonna save him? lmao

(note: I'm rewatching this back from my Toonami days in the early 2000s but I'm starting to see things that I didn't notice the first time around LOL)
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Can't believe Heero fucking died in the second episode.
Seriously, he's drowning, are they gonna leave him like that?
Nov 11, 2022 1:56 PM

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Of course main girl is overly interested in the edgelord. Its anime, why am I even surprised.

"I will kill you"
Follows suspicious dude to military base
"You are in too deep"
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How could this happen! Her plan was flawless!

Getting close to dropping this tbh
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the pilots sent to unleash chaos, do not know each other!!! kekeke
Oct 24, 2023 2:20 AM

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Relena gives me Katejina vibes, and it's really a bad omen, she is cute trying to help heero, but he clearly is a dick who wants to kill her.
and how the pilots don't know each other? they came from different sides?
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Nov 9, 2024 8:41 PM
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wtf? If that long-haired guy didn't come and save Relena from Heero shooting her, Relena would be dead. Her tending to Heero's wounds after he tried to kill her is one of the dumbest things I've ever seen. Protecting him was stupid too. As well as going to where he is in the first place. Yeah, he's a bit busy, don't you think? You can fucking get to know him later, when he's at school, couldn't you? Interested in a dickhead. Or she gets a thrill in being in a dangerous situation. She just had to see him ASAP just because you heard that he was seen driving an ambulance? Oh, and long-haired guy shooting Heero just in time feels like a deus ex machina.
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