Fighting Words

#I have a LOT of feelings about all of this#YAS#you can also take into account the fact that 90% of humanity live in the colonies according to the narrator#NINETY PERCENT#so there is literally no one on earth to join the military#world-wide the population probably doesn't even hit 1 billion anymore

Child Soldiers in Gundam Wing

So everyone knows the young age of the Gundam Pilots across…. pretty much all series in the Gundam franchise… but I’m gonna focus on Gundam Wing for this; namely, on the use of child soldiers in Gundam Wing.

I was wondering about the average age of a soldier in the GW series. It seems the age of some of the highest ranks (Treize, Une, Zechs, Noin) were incredibly young. Treize was only 24, and the others 19. I know the Gundam Pilots were not considered traditional soldiers, so it’s possible 15 year old’s were still considered too young for actual warfare – but then you have volunteer soldiers like Hilde, and she was only 15 too.  The young age of the soldiers seems to be consistent, because you have both Zechs and Noin, who were involved in combat operations – when they were only 13/14 years old.

I think the prevalent use of child soldiers in the AC era shows just how awful things were in the series proper.

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“heero yuy - the pilot of wing gundam, his slender figure and pretty face lead many to mistake him for a girl. he is, however, 100% male - “

he is, however, 100% male

By ながた

[on the Lunar Base]

Wufei, to his own internal private log: It’s day 5 of being locked in with Yuy and Maxwell. I don’t know how much more I can take. They’re driving me-

Duo: [to the tune of Final Countdown] IT’S A MENTAL BREAKDOWN

Heero: [off-key kazoo]

Wufei:…

Wufei: …fucking insane.

Words to describe someone's voice

adenoidal: if someone’s voice is adenoidal, some of the sound seems to come through their nose

appealing: an appealing look, voice etc shows that you want help, approval, or agreement

breathy: with loud breathing noises

brittle: if you speak in a brittle voice, you sound as if you are about to cry

croaky: if someone’s voice sounds croaky, they speak in a low rough voice that sounds as if they have a sore throat

dead: if someone’s eyes are dead, or if their voice is dead, they feel or show no emotion

disembodied: a disembodied voice comes from someone who you cannot see

flat: spoken in a voice that does not go up and down. This word is often used for describing the speech of people from a particular region.

fruity: a fruity voice or laugh is deep and strong in a pleasant way

grating: a grating voice, laugh, or sound is unpleasant and annoying

gravelly: a gravelly voice sounds low and rough

gruff: a gruff voice has a rough low sound

guttural: a guttural sound is deep and made at the back of your throat

high-pitched: a high-pitched voice or sound is very high

hoarse: someone who is hoarse or has a hoarse voice speaks in a low rough voice, usually because their throat is sore

honeyed: honeyed words or a honeyed voice sound very nice but you cannot trust the person who is speaking

husky: a husky voice is deep and sounds hoarse (=as if you have a sore throat), often in an attractive way

low adjective: a low voice or sound is quiet and difficult to hear

low adverb: in a deep voice, or with a deep sound

matter-of-fact: used about someone’s behaviour or voice

modulated: a modulated voice is controlled and pleasant to listen to

monotonous: a monotonous sound or voice is boring and unpleasant because it does not change in loudness or become higher or lower

nasal: someone with a nasal voice sounds as if they are speaking through their nose

orotund: an orotund voice is loud and clear

penetrating: a penetrating voice or sound is so high or loud that it makes you slightly uncomfortable

plummy: a plummy voice or way of speaking is considered to be typical of an English person of a high social class. This word shows that you dislike people who speak like this.

quietly: in a quiet voice

raucous: a raucous voice or noise is loud and sounds rough

ringing: a ringing sound or voice is very loud and clear

rough: a rough voice is not soft and is unpleasant to listen to

shrill: a shrill noise or voice is very loud, high, and unpleasant

silvery: a silvery voice or sound is clear, light, and pleasant

singsong: if you speak in a singsong voice, your voice rises and falls in a musical way

small: a small voice or sound is quiet

smoky: a smoky voice or smoky eyes are sexually attractive in a slightly mysterious way

softly spoken: someone who is softly spoken has a quiet gentle voice

sotto voce adjective, adverb: in a very quiet voice

stentorian: a stentorian voice sounds very loud and severe

strangled: a strangled sound is one that someone stops before they finish making it

strangulated: strangled

strident: a strident voice or sound is loud and unpleasant

taut: used about something such as a voice or expression that shows someone is nervous or angry

thick: if your voice is thick with an emotion, it sounds less clear than usual because of the emotion

thickly: with a low voice that comes mostly from your throat

thin: a thin voice or sound is high and unpleasant to listen to

throaty: a throaty sound is low and seems to come from deep in your throat

tight: a tight voice or expression shows that you are nervous or annoyed

toneless: a toneless voice does not express any emotion

tremulous: if something such as your voice or smile is tremulous, it is not steady, for example because you are afraid or excited

wheezy: a wheezy noise sounds as if it is made by someone who has difficulty breathing

wobbly: if your voice is wobbly, it goes up and down, usually because you are frightened, not confident, or are going to cry

Top Ten Things That Are Not Impressive For Action Characters

Sticking the landing . All this does is jack up joints. Collapse and roll. Hit the ground with the largest surface area possible.

Headshots . You sound like bragging gamers.

“One shot, one kill.” Same as above. Aim for center mass and unload until they stop moving.

Disabling shots . Depending on the time period, you’re either consigning them to a lifetime of nerve damage and pain or a slow death from infection. Also, injured people can still fight back.

Anything with a flip . Telegraphing your moves and taking several extra seconds to get it done just allows the other fighter time to block.

Throwing people . Unless you’re literally trying to get some space for an escape or a ranged weapon, why did you throw them? It takes a ton of effort and now they’re all the way over there.

Prolonged fights . Most brawls are over in seconds. Seconds. Competition fights last longer because there are safety limits and controls in place.

Ignoring backup . Congratulations on your ‘does not play well with others’ sticker.

Overly complicated weapons . Different weapons were developed to take advantage of specific conditions, be they environmental, tactical, or weaknesses in your opponent’s situation. Picking the wrong one because it looks cooler just puts you at a steep disadvantage.

Basically anything overcomplicated . Climbing in top floor windows when you could walk in the service entrance. Fighting through twelve guards when you could poison someone’s dinner. Training in eight martial arts styles when a pillow over the face will get them just as dead. It’s not really that impressive to make more work for yourself.

Relena: I relate to Belle because she loves to read books and loves people for who they are on the inside.

Dorothy: I relate to Tinkerbell because she needs attention or she dies.

At this point Relena is like 1,000% done with Milliardo’s shit.

Okay, who has been making grilled cheese sandwiches with the defibrillator paddles?

Sally Po, to the (guilty) Gundam Pilots

[Duo walks into Wufei’s house after having a fight]

Duo: Sorry to interrupt your dinner.

Wufei: How did you get in here?

Duo: I’m not here to discuss your lack of home security. I’m here to apologize.