> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]> Subject: Re: [gundam]
> *Spoilers* Episode 3> Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 23:17:37 +0000> > >RE: Dropped
> Shield - iirc both times when Setsuna draws Exia's beam saber in episode 3,
> he's dual wielding - i.e. he has his beam saber in one hand, and a physical
> blade in the other. So the shield would get in the way. Presumeably as time
> goes on and he becomes unable to surprise people with it, he'll use it in
> conjunction with his shield.> > The point I was making is that he doesn't
> need to dual wield - his right hand is just hanging there, as he is not using
> the "solid" saber at all, so no reason not to just put back the solid saber,
> and grab the beam saber with the right hand, and hack away. From the OP
> animation, we can clearly see Exia can grab the beam saber from the right
> hand, with the shield equipped on the left hand.
>From the looks of the HG kit at least (granted, not absolutely telling), when
>the sword/buckler/beam gun combo is equipped on the right arm, the hand is
>full, and it doesn't look like the grip can pivot out of the way. Similar to
>the shield/gun/saber/spike-launcher shield on the Blitz from SEED, really.
>He'd definitely have to drop the weapon to draw the beam saber with his right
>hand. It makes more sense to drop the shield on the left arm (assuming it
>really does get in the way of drawing or using the saber), since the right arm
>weapon still incorporates a shield anyway AND has a beam gun, to boot.
That said, it LOOKS like the shield's articulated enough to pivot out of the
way while drawing the saber left-handed. Is it just too complicated an action
to do quickly, or does the weight of the shield slow the arm down while
swinging the saber?
Another note -- we saw Setsuna do this (drop the shield to draw the saber)
while fighting Graham in the air over the ocean, yet later during the same
flight back to Japan he has the shield again. I guess it floats? I'd hate to
go fishing through half the Pacific to find it if it sank...
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