It's a Gundam! Gaiden! Code Geass

We’re taking a break from Gundam between series to take an island vacation! We’re entering what we’re calling It’s a Gundam! Gaiden! with Code Geass. Zach and Tyler love this show, and Geremy at least likes it. Join us on an adventure as we examine the “island episodes” that Sunrise likes to put in its shows!

Also! We just launched our Patreon with this episode. If you want to throw us some money (or listen to the first 10 episodes of Destiny RIGHT NOW), head on over. We’re planning some bonus content in addition to our normal stuff shortly, and if we reach $100, we’ll record ourselves playing (and riffing) on Journey to Jaburo. Tyler unabashedly admits spending the time to get S rank with every suit on every level of that game way back when.

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Surprise! Instead of skipping an episode this week, we have an extra special bonus episode! Extra special in that it was recorded like, 3 days ago, and isn’t part of our 3 planned special episodes, but instead, a preview of something that may be put into the feed in the future as an emergency back up if we have to miss an episode for some reason. We hope you enjoy it!

Phase 48: End of Days

Well, we’ve finally made it. Powered by the ghosts of his enemies (and some friends), Kira finally defeats the Joker. Also, Cagalli saves Athrun, and everyone lives happily ever after. Except Mu, who just lives ever after. Finally, the long journey has ended, and the seed has blossomed. Into PTSD.

Phase 47: Cagalli Rents a Suit

Things really heat up as we descend into the final moments of the war. Lacus’s seed finally blossoms, Natarle redeems herself, Flay makes some friends, and, most importantly… Cagalli gets a mobile suit! Too bad she only gets to use it for 5 minutes. Join us on this, the penultimate episode, and ride this crazy thing to the end.

Phase 45: N Jammer Jammer Jammas

Why do we even have nuclear weapons? Or guns, or giant robots for that matter? Oh, that’s right. It’s to kill all our enemies. Kill them all without mercy. Then we win! That’s what Zach and Azrael say anyway. Can Lacus Clyne’s talk of peace and giant mobile suit based missile launchers stop a nuclear attack force? And if not, can a Deathstar piloted by buddy cop duo Rau and Pat? Tune in to find out.

Phase 44: PTSD: Post Traumatic Sex Disorder

The key to ending the war is finally in the hands of the one person who should be allowed to use it: Azrael! Such an upstanding young man will clearly exercise the utmost caution and wisdom. Flay hand delivers it, and this reminds Kira that maybe he wasn’t a great boyfriend. Also, the Vesalius finally goes down in dramatic fashion.

Phase 43: Full Mark Hamill

Things are really coming to a head as the Joker decides to confess his motivation to his “twin” brother, and also that Kira kid I guess. Yzak and Dearka finish up their reunion to mutual dissatisfaction, and Natarle’s proving her mettle, despite Azrael’s back seat captaining. Flay’s about to be relevant again! But only for a minute. Also, I’m going to claim that I called the Mu/Rau clone thing, because close enough.

Phase 42: The Pledge, The Turn, The Rauveal

Here at the Mendel Colony, we specialize in genetic experimentation and melodrama! Gaze in wonder at the masked gentleman’s nebulous relationships! Be baffled by the specially engineered (but never explained) powers of bullshit the SEED! Gaze on as two angsty teenagers grow into slightly less shitty people!

Phase 41: Dominion to E4

Finally, Natarle gets a ship of her own! Unfortunately, she uses the silly little phone on it to tell Maru that the Dominion’s about to blast her to bits. Whoops. Thankfully, a wild Kira appears to fight back! Unthankfully, the Archangel fails an acrobatics check and gets caught in some tethering lines. Also, we get the best Cagali this show will produce.

Phase 33: Athrun's No Good Very Bad Day

Secret Agent Mu-man returns with dire information for the Archangel, just late enough to be useless! The crew, meanwhile, is preparing to take its collective last breath. But what’s this? A bird? A plane? A multi-billion dollar government secret project? That’s right, it’s Kira! All your (white) base are belong to him, as he declares himself a sovereign nation because nukes.

Phase 32: Neither Boners Alone...

Sometimes, all you need is the right motivation to do something amazing. In Kira’s case, that’s preventing all of his friends from dying painful deaths! Join us in watching a boy become a man, but also a man with some still pretty… well, idealistic ideals. However, he has a giant nuke robot (spoilers!) to help him achieve those goals. Also, the crew of the Archangel parts ways, and Yzak gets a promotion (to his new album, obvo).

Phase 31: Trial By Liar

Now that the Archangel has finally landed and everyone’s had some time to decompress, everything’s going to go swimmingly, right? Well, Murrue’s getting court-martialed, Kira’s being mopey, and Yzak is smoldering, so it’s pretty much business as usual. Now, if only we could see about getting Dearka some more guards.