Zechs..has had his head in a bucket, for an awfully long time, hasn't he?
Thinking about the pilots and their mechanical aptitudes; I don't really think that the pilots were expected to be mechanical wizards, after all, a fighter pilot isn't expected to maintain his craft- that's why each jet is assigned its own maintenence crew. The pilot's primary job is to fly the mission, and to be ready to go at a moment's notice. Still, at some point, every Gboy is seen either working on a gundam, scavenging parts, or else (in Wufei's case) some comment is made implying that the pilot will find a way to complete the unfinished work, so they must all have some basic ability. (I think the idea of Duo being a gearhead comes because he is apparently able to "recycle" parts, and he is shown using a spiffy flying helice.) I've always wondered if the scientists had some type of underground connections with earth-based rebel groups, and planned for the pilots to hook up with these groups for ground support. If so, then it might be assumed that Trowa, since he assumed another's identity, is deliberately avoiding Barton's partisans. Duo has the Sweepers, Quatre the Maguanac Corps, and Wufei's gundam apparently has valuable antiques stuffed under the seat, but what of Heero? Did J just toss him out and hope for the best? Did he perhaps figure that neither Heero nor the gundam would last long enought for it to matter? Is Heero ignoring J's contacts? What was J's real plan for Operation Meteor? Probably not what the Barton Foundation thought it was, I bet.
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Date: 10 May 2005 03:54 am (UTC)Thinking about the pilots and their mechanical aptitudes; I don't really think that the pilots were expected to be mechanical wizards, after all, a fighter pilot isn't expected to maintain his craft- that's why each jet is assigned its own maintenence crew. The pilot's primary job is to fly the mission, and to be ready to go at a moment's notice. Still, at some point, every Gboy is seen either working on a gundam, scavenging parts, or else (in Wufei's case) some comment is made implying that the pilot will find a way to complete the unfinished work, so they must all have some basic ability. (I think the idea of Duo being a gearhead comes because he is apparently able to "recycle" parts, and he is shown using a spiffy flying helice.) I've always wondered if the scientists had some type of underground connections with earth-based rebel groups, and planned for the pilots to hook up with these groups for ground support. If so, then it might be assumed that Trowa, since he assumed another's identity, is deliberately avoiding Barton's partisans. Duo has the Sweepers, Quatre the Maguanac Corps, and Wufei's gundam apparently has valuable antiques stuffed under the seat, but what of Heero? Did J just toss him out and hope for the best? Did he perhaps figure that neither Heero nor the gundam would last long enought for it to matter? Is Heero ignoring J's contacts? What was J's real plan for Operation Meteor? Probably not what the Barton Foundation thought it was, I bet.