Mechanista in G Ep. 11: RGM-89 Jegan

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What if a mobile suit was a Gundam, but also a cop? Hmmm. Sorry, I guess that doesn’t narrow it down. Ok, and ALSO a total chump. No? Still don’t know? Well, it’s the Jegan. One of the many children of the GM project, the Jegan and its many variations are a classic example of how over time, optimization strips the excitement out of design. It’s not a bad robot, by any means. But it’s definitely not exciting either, unless you get really worked up about mobile suits with hand grenades.

If you want to find us on Twitter, Dylan is @lowpolyrobot and Six is @sixdettmar. Our opening theme is the Hangar Theme from Gundam Breaker 3, and our ending theme for this episode is Beyond the Time from Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack. Our podcast art is a fantastic piece of work from Twitter artist @fenfelt. Our list of units discussed for this episode is courtesy of Monophonic (@ADSRelease on Twitter).

Units discussed:

• RGM-89 Jegan
• RGM-89A2 Jegan Type-A2 (GR)
• RGM-89D Jegan D-Type
• RGM-89De Jegan (ECOAS Type)
• RGM-89DEW EWAC Jegan
• RGM-89J Jegan Normal Type
• RGM-89B Jegan B-Type
• RGM-89R Jegan A-Type
• RGM-89S Prototype Stark Jegan (Version 2)
• RGM-89S Prototype Stark Jegan Novel/CCA-MSV Ver. (Versions 1 and 3)
• RGM-89S Stark Jegan
• RGM-89S Stark Jegan CCA-MSV Ver.
• RGM-91S Jegan Enhanced Armor Type