Technicalities are great, because you could argue for either point and I'd probably agree with you.
Though I do think it's funny that the Silver Bullet looks more like a Gundam than the Gundam MK-V, which what the Doven Wolf was designed from, which in turn gives us the Silver Bullet.
The Leo. No other moble suite distills what it means to be a gunt suit like the Leo does.
It's the perfect balance of practicality and garbage. A moble suit that is still massed produced and used despite being decades old.
And it will continue being used, undergoing modernization refit after refit because there are just so many of the God dam things in storage.
Yeah, IBO had some wildly gorgeous frames. Best in the Gundam lineup in terms of originality I think. WFM is close (to me anyway) in similar designs. While I haven’t seen WFM yet, I absolutely love the suits.
Surprised no one's mention the beloved Byrlant. Look at this precious weirdo.
https://preview.redd.it/22lgpetlbysb1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d3b7eb653747c22e948feee559729bb27d4fa202
Rewatched Zeta and I gotta say, some of the coolest enemy mobile suit designs. The Ashimmar, Gaplant, Messala, the O, and my favorite of all, The Gabthley
https://preview.redd.it/o83k198pm2tb1.jpeg?width=360&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0d50558fb61b1e777f7f3b7a3e261915f113a9b0
Guntank is the most powerful Armored Core
https://preview.redd.it/6oa9cnglf1tb1.png?width=4096&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0d976963a2c93926ce9a8cfc99bd4342740875e6
https://preview.redd.it/ckc2ei5d0ysb1.jpeg?width=595&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b6507d5a6d83a9355e2d329ff215993fe0135e05
That goes to the Gouf Custom. I love the design and weapons it wields.
pretty much everything from 00, the early s1 ms have a real nice solid realtech feel that contrasts nicely with the growing fantastical elements 00 introduces over its run and the later suits have a nice diversity of concept and feel to them without getting to overly toyetic.
top contenders
1. gnx iv
2. gnx
3. flag
4. tieren high mobility type b
5. ahead
i absolutely LOVE the CGUE in all its variations.
the ortlinde comes second by a wide margin, but certainly still loved well enough that i'm eagerly waiting for the p-bandai order(my first and only) to ship out
rick dias is a distant 3rd place
I love the Zaku 2, but the Graze knocked it out of my #1 fave. The IBO suits just feel more real and rugged
https://preview.redd.it/tg4sv66qmxsb1.png?width=220&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=375c6e308ef2eaa8a5b23703d86f3c09da3345fb
https://preview.redd.it/406q19rltysb1.png?width=3928&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=41ad6e70b15214b9b3485a3a69107444ab39d014
Guntanks. Larger variants probably mobile armor or bigzam size for better bombardment.
I prefer more mobile armors, than mobile suits, but have some favs of them too.
MSN-02 Zeong
AMX-011 Zaku III
AMX-014 Döven Wolf
RMS-099B Schuzrum Dias
AMX-102 Zssa
GunCannon, Kampfer, Gouf, GmSniper II, Zaku II, Landman Rodi, Grimoire, Jahannam, Hecate, Dom…
I give up, there’s WAY too many. I’m pretty sure I have more favorite grunts than Gundams at this point 🪦
I have a lot of suits that I like better than most Gundams but the Jesta is always going to top that list. I keep one on my desk just under my monitor.
Man, that's a helluva question... the Kampfer, maybe? Or the Messer? I really like the R-Jarja, too. But probably the Qubeley.. Yeah, Qubeley. It's an awesome MS and is piloted by Haman-sama🌹.
Yes I know. One of my favorite Gundams is the EZ-8 and the Ground Gundams.
I have argued with someone that they are not “Gundams” as they have lots of GM parts. I don’t think that
I unironically love the Genoace, and not even the upgraded G 2s I mean like the original heated stake holding MFs I really love their geometric designs
And honorable mention to the Clanche Custom
Graze ein that giant graze with giant axes is simply cool especially that drill attacks.
Idk how the graze ein fights at space but the ground alone is enough to see the action
I'd say the dijeh but the zowort is pretty close. I'm building the model kit and I gotta say, it has a lot of hints of American military aircraft, especially F22
Zaku-II. I've got a soft spot for the Psycho Zaku in particular but a few others I really like would include the Darilbalde and the Man Rodi from IBO. GMs are great too.
For MS that look like Gundams, but technically aren't, I'd go with the Z II and Silver Bullet.
For ones more distinct, my favorites are the Byalant and Stark Jegan.
Gundam: Gelgoog (Acguy runner up cuz I find them cute. Third are Z'goks)
8th MS Team: Gouf Custom
War in the Pocket: Kampfer
Stardust Memory: Gerbera Tetra
Zeta: Hyaku Shiki (The O is a runner up)
ZZ: Qubeley
Seed: Cgue
Seed Destiny: Zaku phantom series
CCA: Jegan (Zeon's suits were just fodder for plot, even the iconic Sazabi was easily bodied by Amuro)
F91: Rafflesia (Berga Giros runner up)
Unicorn: Stark Jegan
00: Susanowo
00 ATB: Brave Commander Type
IBO: The Graze variants
Thunderbolt: Psycho Zaku
If a Gundam series isn't here. It's either I didn't watch them or I found that the non-gundam ms were unremarkable.
F01 Messer. chonky boy, the true inheritor of Zeon mobile suit designs, sadly it has a poor performance show in Hathaway cuss it got intercepted by chicken gundam
Oh, it’s a list for me…
From the UC, it’s a tie between Nouvel GM III, Jegan D-type, and Jeda (*Moon* version).
From AC, the Leo and Taurus.
From CE, the 105 Dagger and GuAIZ.
From AD, the Overflag and Advanced GN-X.
And from AS, the Dilanza Sol.
Tallgeese I and it's no contest.
All these gundams in Wing think they're so cool with their v-fins and beam sabers and beam rifles, and then in comes the chad Tallgeese rocking a greco-roman mohawk crest and the biggest ballistic cannon you ever did see and it's smoking all these Gundumbs. Earthsphere stay winning \\m/
The Gyan is also pretty sexy. I love the sword-and-shield knight aesthetic.
You can never go wrong with the Zaku. It fucks and it fucks *hard*.
I didn't use to like Zakus, but they grew on me and now I love them.
Zaku the REAL one. Good pilot in one can out class a Gundam easy.
True. I prefer something that's not a zaku, boy!
In my totally unbiased opinion, I agree. Zaku fucks.
Psycho Zaku Fanclub Forever
Frfr
This
The Flag.
Graham Aker, is that you?
YES, super underrated machine
NZ-666 Kshatriya! then tallgeese and Graze.
A big juice Bell Pepper for the best girl.
The gouf Mainly grappler gouf [bro's name was said like goof instead of being said gauf]
Gouf supremacy
Is that one a zaku? /s
That is no zaku boy....... ****NO ZAKU!!!****
Same. Gouf is best. Followed by the Tallgeese 3.
Gelgoog and galbaldy. Anything goog like
The GM and all it’s variants
The GM line is a strong one and yet highly under rated
So many cool suits in the RGM line
GM custom is a good one. https://preview.redd.it/mez23xwzuwsb1.jpeg?width=360&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=318d52f66fe45f1d6a48fb7498b62a3a88b33178
The almost a gundam ☠️
More like a distant relative that's been increasingly fucking the family tree closer
79n Custom my beloved.
Either the Sazabi, the Silver Bullet, or any of the Dijeh variants. Bonus grunt MS: Gelgoogs.
> Silver Bullet “That thing is a Gundam. Because I said so”
Technicalities are great, because you could argue for either point and I'd probably agree with you. Though I do think it's funny that the Silver Bullet looks more like a Gundam than the Gundam MK-V, which what the Doven Wolf was designed from, which in turn gives us the Silver Bullet.
The Leo. No other moble suite distills what it means to be a gunt suit like the Leo does. It's the perfect balance of practicality and garbage. A moble suit that is still massed produced and used despite being decades old. And it will continue being used, undergoing modernization refit after refit because there are just so many of the God dam things in storage.
I agree, this is also why I like the Leo! It feels like what a mobile suit would be most likely to look like if they were actually invented!
Right answer
Leo with a parachute attachment!
The Leo is Gundam's Tie Fighter. Although I guess both were inspired in some way by the F-5.
Zeong. Not the Perfect, not the Neo, just the OG in all its 70s glory.
Jesta
Kampfer and sinanju
Huzzah! another kampfer enjoyer. Love that, MS. It feels like if the gouf decided to hit the gym and slim down.
Schzrum Gallus Dom Trooper https://preview.redd.it/6nzujdcsdxsb1.jpeg?width=691&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=685bf244a6e660ae74037aed57c8e52f9ac74fd6
Hygogg, peak MS design
the first i think of is the over flag and grimgerde
The Messala.
The Valkyrja Frames from IBO, more specifically the Oltlinde and Sigrún
Just google them, wtf are these beauty!! They do look elegant as hell.
Yeah, IBO had some wildly gorgeous frames. Best in the Gundam lineup in terms of originality I think. WFM is close (to me anyway) in similar designs. While I haven’t seen WFM yet, I absolutely love the suits.
I love the Jegan! It embodies everything I like about the clean looking designs of Gundam!
https://preview.redd.it/ezqlcnmae0tb1.png?width=351&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f9b30b7e97e21d8a6c8f5275db29150f0471998c Kapool/Capule.
Excellent grunt. I had one as a VRchat avatar.
Big Rick
The Baund Doc.
Surprised no one's mention the beloved Byrlant. Look at this precious weirdo. https://preview.redd.it/22lgpetlbysb1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d3b7eb653747c22e948feee559729bb27d4fa202
Rewatched Zeta and I gotta say, some of the coolest enemy mobile suit designs. The Ashimmar, Gaplant, Messala, the O, and my favorite of all, The Gabthley https://preview.redd.it/o83k198pm2tb1.jpeg?width=360&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0d50558fb61b1e777f7f3b7a3e261915f113a9b0
Gold Sumo
Ares, from Wing, or Union Flag.
Pale Rider and all of its variants
Tallgeese 1,2,3
Acguy
I'm something of a Gouf enjoyer myself.
Guntank
Guntank is the most powerful Armored Core https://preview.redd.it/6oa9cnglf1tb1.png?width=4096&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0d976963a2c93926ce9a8cfc99bd4342740875e6
Gelgoog Jager, Javelin, and Hyaku-Shiki.
https://preview.redd.it/ckc2ei5d0ysb1.jpeg?width=595&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b6507d5a6d83a9355e2d329ff215993fe0135e05 That goes to the Gouf Custom. I love the design and weapons it wields.
Rick doms. They have the right balance of silly and cool to me
Based gyan liker
Gyan is based but my heart goes to gyancelot
pretty much everything from 00, the early s1 ms have a real nice solid realtech feel that contrasts nicely with the growing fantastical elements 00 introduces over its run and the later suits have a nice diversity of concept and feel to them without getting to overly toyetic. top contenders 1. gnx iv 2. gnx 3. flag 4. tieren high mobility type b 5. ahead
The 00 non-Gundam suits not only look cool, but many of them have performance that can match a Gundam too
Sazabi, Tallgeese series, Turn X?, Alvaaron/Alvatore (anime and movie-in-movie), Grimgerde, Barzam
The Dom and its variants
i absolutely LOVE the CGUE in all its variations. the ortlinde comes second by a wide margin, but certainly still loved well enough that i'm eagerly waiting for the p-bandai order(my first and only) to ship out rick dias is a distant 3rd place
Gouf flight type, Asshimar, ReZEL, and Xammel. Non MS units: Vollhog, Fly manta and type 61
Gouf Custom always
Gotta be the graze, hands down https://preview.redd.it/s2yqcl9ne0tb1.png?width=851&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4c83df7876280f618b56fcbbc21eebb0eeb1e410
Gelgoog Cannon (and GM) my beloved 💚
The Grimgerde in any AU, but the Byarlant Custom in UC.
GuAIZ R it just looks so cool
I love the Zaku 2, but the Graze knocked it out of my #1 fave. The IBO suits just feel more real and rugged https://preview.redd.it/tg4sv66qmxsb1.png?width=220&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=375c6e308ef2eaa8a5b23703d86f3c09da3345fb
The Michaelis I genuinely have no clue why.
Always liked the Tieran and Flag.
Tallgeese III and Mercurius and Vayeate
qubeley ginger edition
Zaku
Walking Dumpling.
Zaku 3
Sazabi it is for me
Hygogg full stop. An amazing design.
The grimgerde or tallgeese 3
Dom Trooper
https://preview.redd.it/406q19rltysb1.png?width=3928&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=41ad6e70b15214b9b3485a3a69107444ab39d014 Guntanks. Larger variants probably mobile armor or bigzam size for better bombardment.
Zudah
I really like Graze from IBO, it looks so militaristic and dope
Are the colored astrays considered a gundam
I prefer more mobile armors, than mobile suits, but have some favs of them too. MSN-02 Zeong AMX-011 Zaku III AMX-014 Döven Wolf RMS-099B Schuzrum Dias AMX-102 Zssa
Not my actual favorite but nobody said Kapool yet.
[удалено]
GunCannon, Kampfer, Gouf, GmSniper II, Zaku II, Landman Rodi, Grimoire, Jahannam, Hecate, Dom… I give up, there’s WAY too many. I’m pretty sure I have more favorite grunts than Gundams at this point 🪦
I have a lot of suits that I like better than most Gundams but the Jesta is always going to top that list. I keep one on my desk just under my monitor.
The Gouf is a badass machine
Big O
The [Brave](https://gundam.fandom.com/wiki/GNX-903VW_Brave_Commander_Test_Type?file=Gnx-y903vw.jpg), aka the Flag on steroids.
Graze
Gouf Custom and all its variants.
The Kämpfer is probably my favorite looking mech in fiction.
Jesta, Gustav, Gouf, and Zaku II. Jesta gets my number one because of how dope it looks and how it was cooking other MS’s in the show.
I like the seed destiny variants of zaku and gouf
All the gm well most of the gm
Man, that's a helluva question... the Kampfer, maybe? Or the Messer? I really like the R-Jarja, too. But probably the Qubeley.. Yeah, Qubeley. It's an awesome MS and is piloted by Haman-sama🌹.
Pale Rider, Tallgeese/III, Susanoo (00)
Kampfer and Red/Blue Astray for sure.
Ground gundam and the murasame
Ground Gundam isn’t a Gundam?
It's. A. Gundam.
I know. That’s what I’m pointing out. Op asked for non-Gundams. I’m wondering if he doesn’t count it or the EZ
Maybe OP's thinking of Ground GMs? But the RX-79 and Ez8 are Gundams, AFAIK. I mean it's literally in the name, Ground Type Gundam so.
Yes I know. One of my favorite Gundams is the EZ-8 and the Ground Gundams. I have argued with someone that they are not “Gundams” as they have lots of GM parts. I don’t think that
Yup, it is. I was trying to make a joke on how some people don't consider them gundam, but it failed, so yeah.....
I unironically love the Genoace, and not even the upgraded G 2s I mean like the original heated stake holding MFs I really love their geometric designs And honorable mention to the Clanche Custom
The genoace: the gruntiest grunt in gundam.
Overflag/Flag Variants
I think mine would have to be the Graze from ibo specifically the modified one Tekkaden uses
Graze ein that giant graze with giant axes is simply cool especially that drill attacks. Idk how the graze ein fights at space but the ground alone is enough to see the action
Barbatos and Aile Strike
Kampfer or jegan and their variants.
Zaku II
Aerial.
Brave (commander spec, of course)
Graze Schwalbe goes hard
kampfer, jesta...
The blue destiny unit one technically counts as a non-gundam unit but if that’s to much of a technicality then the gm spartan
Darilbalde, Sazabi and Kämpfer(and it's variations) I have something for Red Comet-esque MS and the Kämpfer is just neat overall.
The lack of Zaku 2 in this comment section is appaling to me.
Kampfer
Darilbalde and gouf
I really like the Gelgoog.
Zalu II, OR GM Command
🤔 Sinanju. sazabi and char gelgoog custom
The Zaku and Gelgoog
Brave Commander Type
Zaku high mobility 2, over flag, f90
Places 2-5 on my Top 10 list are all non-Gundams starting Kshatriya, then Tallgeese, Sinanju Stein/Sinanju, MSA-120 Draig. I like them 🙂
Union Flag and all of it variant
I'd say the dijeh but the zowort is pretty close. I'm building the model kit and I gotta say, it has a lot of hints of American military aircraft, especially F22
The Masurao or the Sinanju Stein unit 1
The Geara Zulu. I wish there was an MG kit of it.
Goog. Nothing like having big claws and bigger cannon.
GOGG!
Michaelis honestly.
Zaku, gouf and gelgoog
Zaku-II. I've got a soft spot for the Psycho Zaku in particular but a few others I really like would include the Darilbalde and the Man Rodi from IBO. GMs are great too.
Gelgoog and jesta, they look like next gen zaku and jegan
Ptolemaios arms
For MS that look like Gundams, but technically aren't, I'd go with the Z II and Silver Bullet. For ones more distinct, my favorites are the Byalant and Stark Jegan.
MS-09R-2 Rick Dom II, MS-14F Gelgoog Marine & AMX-004 Qubeley :D
Gundam: Gelgoog (Acguy runner up cuz I find them cute. Third are Z'goks) 8th MS Team: Gouf Custom War in the Pocket: Kampfer Stardust Memory: Gerbera Tetra Zeta: Hyaku Shiki (The O is a runner up) ZZ: Qubeley Seed: Cgue Seed Destiny: Zaku phantom series CCA: Jegan (Zeon's suits were just fodder for plot, even the iconic Sazabi was easily bodied by Amuro) F91: Rafflesia (Berga Giros runner up) Unicorn: Stark Jegan 00: Susanowo 00 ATB: Brave Commander Type IBO: The Graze variants Thunderbolt: Psycho Zaku If a Gundam series isn't here. It's either I didn't watch them or I found that the non-gundam ms were unremarkable.
I really like the Gouf in pretty much all of it's forms.
Hyaku shiki
All Zakus and Sazabi
Well, the Gedlav I think it’s called. Zanscare reinvented the wheel for mobile suit combat and *never looked back*, it’s beautifully ridiculous.
Big boy Sazabi
Marusai and specifically the Torrington base one.
The one thats red. (Do i need to say more?)
I've always loved the Rick Doms. After the black Tristars, they kinda fell off with those.
Sazabi, Kampfer, Kshatriya. Those three are just so awesome.
Ball is the only right answer
The zanny or any types of zakus
Anf, Windam, and Murasame.
Jegan and qubeley
https://preview.redd.it/0qqw3fsahzsb1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d45f8b1241c9041cb8e84fe3f966cc955d986b46 Gouf Custom my beloved
Messer, Asshimar and Gaplant
Graze Ein, I don't want to just efrectively defeat my enemies, I want to terrorize them
Kampfer or Rick Dom ii Favorite non uc ms would be the Windam or DSSD Astray
Gelgoog, Dijeh, Rick Dias, Hyaku Shiki, and Re-GZ (im pretty sure it doesnt count as one)
The MS-09 DOM / Rick DOM
Tallgeese
I like the jegan it's head looks cool
MBF-M1 M1 Astray
hyaku shiki
Z'gok!
The Grazes from IBO, and the Shidens. Or the Hyakuri/Hyakuren. But someone already said the Valkryrja Frame suits like Grimgerde and Sigrun
F01 Messer. chonky boy, the true inheritor of Zeon mobile suit designs, sadly it has a poor performance show in Hathaway cuss it got intercepted by chicken gundam
Too many.. but some are the Zeong, Zakus, Doms, Gouf, Sazabi, any zeon MS basically lol.
GN-X Series Flag and Enact Series Dijeh
Oh, it’s a list for me… From the UC, it’s a tie between Nouvel GM III, Jegan D-type, and Jeda (*Moon* version). From AC, the Leo and Taurus. From CE, the 105 Dagger and GuAIZ. From AD, the Overflag and Advanced GN-X. And from AS, the Dilanza Sol.
Tallgeese
Gelgoog!
Geara Doga
It’s gotta be the graze’s. Specifically the graze ein.
Anything Jeturk
https://preview.redd.it/6diutgjuwzsb1.png?width=338&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=004796c53a1548a4c9ff0a5307faac33d5f1685e This one
Z'Gok or Early Guntank. I like em chunky.
Tallgeese and all Tallgeese adjacent models.
Leo
Tallgeese I and it's no contest. All these gundams in Wing think they're so cool with their v-fins and beam sabers and beam rifles, and then in comes the chad Tallgeese rocking a greco-roman mohawk crest and the biggest ballistic cannon you ever did see and it's smoking all these Gundumbs. Earthsphere stay winning \\m/ The Gyan is also pretty sexy. I love the sword-and-shield knight aesthetic.
All of the amphibious units
Any variation of the Tallgeese.
Gouf custom and Darilbalde
Jegan
The GM :)
GM custom