Post by Z451 on Jun 24, 2017 22:48:31 GMT
The Big O
By calling the Megadeus's name into his wristwatch, Roger says that it is "showtime".
At times, Big O appears to have a mind of its own. When Roger is in danger of being killed in "R.D.", the megadeus goes to its master and stops the assassin.
The assassin questions Roger about who controls a Megadeus.
During the fight with Bonaparte in "The Third Big", Big O locks itself and lets Roger out because R. Dorothy is in danger.
In "Enemy Is Another Big!", Schwarzwald questions if the Bigs truly need pilots.
Instead of blocky body parts, Sato designed a mecha where the chest and hips were not separate from the rest of the body.
Big O is slow, lumbering, and heavy compared to more agile and lighter mecha featured in other anime series.
That way, movement would seem sluggish, comparable to the giants of old tokusatsu shows.
According to Sato, the name "Big O" comes from the opening theme of "Daitetsujin 17", "Oh! Giant Ironman".
The megadeuses are portrayed as semi-sentient beings, capable of acting on their own.
Unlike the mechas of other mecha/robot anime, the megadeuses do not exhibit a ninja like agility.
What they lack in agility, they offset with sheer power.
The Megadeus's are heavily armed with weaponry like missiles, blade weapons, machine guns, and lasers.
Unlike other mecha series, where the robot's weapons come from specifically designed equipment or spiritual energy, the creators of "The Big O" used older technologies as the starting point.
The use of "Cast in the name of God, Ye not guilty" is a design of series director Kazuyoshi Katayama.
Katayama first learned of the phrase through a magazine article on John Milius and the "Conan the Barbarian" series.
According to the article, the phrase comes from the swords of executioners in the 17th century.
A variation of the phrase ("Suffer no guilt ye who wields this in the name of Crom") is engraved in Conan's sword.
Katayama liked the sound of it and decided to use it as the call to arms.
The nature of the megadeuses is tied to the event 40 years prior. Several of Roger's dreams suggest that Big O and several other Big-type megadeuses played a part in the cataclysm that destroyed the world.
His dreams and nightmares show the Big models attacking the city and marching in formation into battle, while a winged giant oversees the onslaught.
Other flashbacks show Roger in a military uniform while piloting Big O. ("Hydra")
Links:
The Big O Wiki
Wikipedia
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Sunrise Studios
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At times, Big O appears to have a mind of its own. When Roger is in danger of being killed in "R.D.", the megadeus goes to its master and stops the assassin.
The assassin questions Roger about who controls a Megadeus.
During the fight with Bonaparte in "The Third Big", Big O locks itself and lets Roger out because R. Dorothy is in danger.
In "Enemy Is Another Big!", Schwarzwald questions if the Bigs truly need pilots.
Instead of blocky body parts, Sato designed a mecha where the chest and hips were not separate from the rest of the body.
Big O is slow, lumbering, and heavy compared to more agile and lighter mecha featured in other anime series.
That way, movement would seem sluggish, comparable to the giants of old tokusatsu shows.
According to Sato, the name "Big O" comes from the opening theme of "Daitetsujin 17", "Oh! Giant Ironman".
The megadeuses are portrayed as semi-sentient beings, capable of acting on their own.
Unlike the mechas of other mecha/robot anime, the megadeuses do not exhibit a ninja like agility.
What they lack in agility, they offset with sheer power.
The Megadeus's are heavily armed with weaponry like missiles, blade weapons, machine guns, and lasers.
Unlike other mecha series, where the robot's weapons come from specifically designed equipment or spiritual energy, the creators of "The Big O" used older technologies as the starting point.
The use of "Cast in the name of God, Ye not guilty" is a design of series director Kazuyoshi Katayama.
Katayama first learned of the phrase through a magazine article on John Milius and the "Conan the Barbarian" series.
According to the article, the phrase comes from the swords of executioners in the 17th century.
A variation of the phrase ("Suffer no guilt ye who wields this in the name of Crom") is engraved in Conan's sword.
Katayama liked the sound of it and decided to use it as the call to arms.
The nature of the megadeuses is tied to the event 40 years prior. Several of Roger's dreams suggest that Big O and several other Big-type megadeuses played a part in the cataclysm that destroyed the world.
His dreams and nightmares show the Big models attacking the city and marching in formation into battle, while a winged giant oversees the onslaught.
Other flashbacks show Roger in a military uniform while piloting Big O. ("Hydra")
Links:
The Big O Wiki
Wikipedia
Copyright Owner
Sunrise Studios
Record:
W:
L: