GBT#15-GF13-017NJII God Gundam

When you look through any catalogue of Gunpla, selections from Mobile Fighter G Gundam are noticeably absent.  It’s a Gundam series predicated on the fact that every suit featured for the most part if a Gundam.  And yet Gunpla from this series are very, very hard to come by.  For all of my love of G Gundam, I guess it isnt nearly as popular as say Gundam Wing, Gundam SEED or Gundam Unicorn, whose Gunpla all sell like crazy.  So I was pretty excited to come across the titular G Gundam of all things one day and nabbed it without hesitation.  My goal isnt just to have a representative from every Gundam entry but the MAIN model from each of them.  And the God Gundam ticks off that box on the checklist.  So how is the build and does it make me wanna seek out other Gunpla from this awesome series that lacks a strong Gunpla presence?

 
Suit History

During the 14^th Gundam Fight in Future Century 60, Neo Japan had secretly constructed two Gundam Mobile Fighters.  The first, the Shining Gundam, was deployed with pilot Domon Kasshu and support crew member Rain Mikamura, to Earth for the start of the tournament, with the God Gundam being held in reserve for the tournament finals.  However, Domon’s initial first defeat of the Devil Gundam resulted in catastrophic damage to the Shining Gundam, forcing Neo Japan to deploy the God Gundam sooner than intended.  The God Gundam’s capabilities far surpassed it’s predecessor with additional firepower, beam sabers, and an upgraded version of the Shining Gundam’s Shining Finger finishing move, the Burning Finger, usable with both of the Gundams hands instead of one. Combined with Domon’s increased strength through training, the God Gundam would go on to win the 14^th Gundam Fight after a fierce duel with former champion and Domon’s mentor, Master Asia.  The God Gundam would then lead an alliance of Mobile Fighters from across the Earth Sphere to defeat Urube Ishikawa and a resurrected Devil Gundam, bringing a new age of peace for the Earth.

 
Build Experience

You know how important a particular part of a Gunpla is going to be when it’s the very first thing you need to build. Typically you start with the legs, torso or head.  Nope, for the G Gundam, they start you off with the Core Lander that can insert itself into the Gundams back.  I’ve always liked the design of this Core Lander (and the others of the Future Century cause they look heavily inspired by the Spinners from Blade Runner, including the one of the God Gundam’s predecessor, the Shining Gundam) and its fittingly extra with the six wide fins that can deploy when the God Gundam is ready to unleash its ultimate powers.  Oh and unlike the Core Fighters I’ve worked on for other Gunpla like the Full Burnen, the G Gundam’s Core Fighter comes with silver decals for window effects rather than leaving it drab and blue (I think the action figure I have of this has a green cockpit).  Still, when the Core Fighter turns out super well when finished, you know this build is gonna be amazing.

And amazing it is.  The Gundams of G Gundam are some of the most unique in the franchise in that they can fully mimic human movements.  Thus, they can move like Human Beings and not like slow, lumbering behemoths.  The extreme levels of possibility are key to any of the Gundam Fighters and the God Gundam is no exception.  It’s funny because from a Builder standpoint, the interior attachments and parts don’t look much different from typical Gunpla.  And yet the God Gundam can be posed in so many cool ways.  It also helps that is has a few hand attachements so you can recreate some awesome Martial Arts poses.  You can move the arms and legs around to your hearts content and not have to worry about straining anything or risk any limbs popping off.  Honestly, I wonder if I can do the same with any of my other Gunpla and I’m just not doing it right.  And yes, it does come with a pair of orange Burning Fingers and yes they look cool as heck.  

 
Conclusion/Rating
The God Gundam HG Gunpla is right up there with the Alex and Kampfer as one of my favorite Gunpla Builds to date.  While its parts and interior construction are fairly textbook, you cant tell that once the Gunpla is built and it is able to be posed and maneuvered better than most other Gunpla out there.  No wonder Domon Kasshu won the Gundam Fight Tournament with this thing cause the God Gundam is equal parts a champion of Gunpla itself and the one I’m most proud of so far.  Why aren’t there more G Gundam Gunpla out there?  I think I might need another one stat.
 
9.5/10 

Next Week we hop Universes over to the Cosmic Era for another titular Mobile Suit…from one of my least favorite Gundam series of all time but hey the mecha aren’t terrible, I’ll admit.  Find out which model I tackle on an all new Gunpla Builder Thursday right here at the Gundam Anime Corner.