Double posting to bring to you the latest updates on Gundam Double O Season 2:
Information from Gunota Headlines:
(Very important reminder ^^;) Official info for season 2 of Gundam 00 just started to leak out. Note: Source pics weren't the most legible so these are subject to correction. Thanks to 2ch posters, who also puzzled out what they could.
Characters:
Setsuna F. Seiei - 21-years-old. Lived as a boy soldier in his native Kurdish and became a Gundam Meister with Celestial Being. Engaged in one-on-one combat with Graham in a final battle. Went missing. 4 years after, what does he think of as he looks at the world without conflict the Earth Sphere Federation ushered in?
Lockon Stratos - Expert marksman and Gundam Meister affiliated with Celestial Being. 4 years ago, he and his bitter enemy Saachez shot each other simultaneously and (*unreadable portion*) This Lockon (*unreadable*) heads to the battlefield together with his partner Haro and, as a Gundam Meister, pilots the Keldim Gundam.
Allelujah Haptism
Tieria Erde - Age unknown. Seriously injured in the decisive final battle in which he flew the Gundam Nadleeh but he was rescued by an organization and his life saved. Afterwards, he did his best to rebuild Celestial Being. Previously, he had thought of Veda as an absolute being but now he looks for the meaning of his personal struggle.
Mecha (definitely iffy on the names here):
GN-0000 00 Gundam - New generation Gundam developed as a successor unit to the Gundam Exia. A formidable mecha equipped with 2 GN Drives on its shoulders, it boasts astounding GN particle emission and its performance overwhelms that of all other mobile suits. Pilot: Setsuna F. Seiei
Keldim Gundam
Arios Gundam
Selavii Gundam - A heavy armament model piloted by Tieria Erde that largely carries over features of the Gundam Virtue. Furthermore, it was developed with the intent of strengthening offense and while the 2 shoulder-equipped GN cannons are simple in form, their firepower far exceeds the Virtue's.
Personal thoughts: I used to think that 00 Gundam is quite similar to Exia, and the reason is being the protagonist Gundam, I feel that there are constraints to where the design can extend, but then again, now we are seeing Dynames, Kyrios and Virtue... Mk. II? ^^;
00 Gundam's friends really look as if they are the ones from Season One being done by another artist. A four-year gap between the two seasons? Looks like it's just a four-month memory loss to me instead ^^; Do I smell some Gunpla-milking scheme by Bandai here? Or maybe the producer is too conservative to be more creative in terms of the MS design?
All images from Toysdaily.
EDITED: Clearer scan of the four new Gundams:
Image from SRW Hotnews.
More updated (yet I'm too slowpoke to realize ^^;) information from Gunota Headlines:
- The second season will revolve around an independent security enforcement organization within the Federation called "Arrows" that suppresses anti-Federation elements.
- Setsuna will take on a leadership role.
- Most people aren't aware of the severe oppression of Arrows due to the Federation's complete control of information.
- Lockon died and isn't coming back.
- The show will air in MBS' Sunday 5 pm timeslot starting in October.
