The latest Gundam anime sensation, "Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX," dropped this season, immediately grabbing eyeballs. With its fresh premise and a dream team production by Khara (of "Neon Genesis Evangelion" fame) and Sunrise (the OG "Mobile Suit Gundam" studio), it's been a hot topic.
Last night (May 28), the eighth episode, "Falling to the Moon," hit screens, and it's got everyone talking. Split into two parts—one covering the One Year War era from the theatrical preview "Beginning," and the other advancing the UC.0085 storyline—it featured a truly shocking scene. Fans are already calling it a contender for "The Witch from Mercury's" infamous "ketchup scene," sparking massive online debate.
(Warning: This article contains spoilers for "Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX" Episode 8. Read at your own discretion!)
So, let's dive into the UC.0085 plot. Nean gets summoned by Kycilia after she coincidentally pops up at the epicenter of Side 6's new "Zec Nova" outbreak. Kycilia, sensing her potential, immediately assigns her to pilot the "GQuuuuuuX Unit 02," GFreD.
Here's the kicker: the previous two pilots chosen for the GFreD were both assassinated by the "Pro-Gihren faction" within Zeon. Nean herself gets ambushed by the spy, Miguel. But then, out of nowhere, the "GQuuuuuuX Unit 02," GFreD, suddenly activates itself! A psycho-frame weapon shoots out from its ear, firing a beam that hits Miguel, causing him to "evaporate on the spot, without a sound." Talk about a jaw-dropping moment for viewers!
▼ Check out the scene:
This "human evaporation" scene immediately drew comparisons to "The Witch from Mercury's" infamous "ketchup incident." That moment caused a massive uproar back then, but now, after re-evaluating, netizens are declaring that "beam evaporation is truly merciless."
▼ "The Witch from Mercury's" notorious "ketchup incident":
The complete lack of a vaporization sound effect makes the scene even more chilling. One netizen described it as: "Someone getting hit by a beam and just silently evaporating? That's seriously creepy." Another chimed in, "This is the kind of guts a late-night anime should have!" Given that "GQuuuuuuX" airs in the dead of night, such a shocking scene feels right at home.
Fan comments poured in, with some asking: "Crushing someone like a tomato was brutal enough, but now they're just evaporating people with beam weapons? Is that somehow more humane?" Another shared, "My kids even asked me if the 'ketchup incident' was better, or if disappearing by beam was less painful."
And of course, another hot topic is the "GQuuuuuuX Unit 02," GFreD itself. Its color scheme bears an uncanny resemblance to "Neon Genesis Evangelion's" Unit-01, leaving everyone curious about what this mobile suit will do next.
"Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX" is already two-thirds of the way through its season, and the plot tension and mysteries are really kicking into high gear. Fans are undoubtedly glued to their screens, eager to see how this story unfolds! Let's keep watching to find out what happens next!
via： togetter