We all know this was inevitable. Also, I want to point out something I’ve never seen anyone talk about when it comes to the GM Quel. The ones that appear at the end of the 0083 anime are visually distinct from the lineart and later modelkits/action figures (the most obvious ones are the lower legs resembling those of the GM Custom and the lower arms resembling those of the GM Kai). This could mean that an early/rollout version existed prior to the final production version. (an IRL explanation could be that the animators/artist either made a mistake or received an earlier sketch)

If it was ever stolen, then it was a Gundam.

Hazel in a nutshell: "THIS ISN'T EVEN MY FINAL FORM"

I like how it started from a GM Quel and proceed to turn into Overengineered prototypes

Gundam TR-1, the UC equivalent of 30 Minute Mission Kits

Confirmed, GM now stands for Grand Modularity

Titans: How many expansion packs do you want? Gundam TR-1: YES! I WILL TAKE YOUR ENTIRE STOCK! ALL OF IT!!!!

the "UNFORTUNATE" collapse of the titans

All of this advancements and data tests, Only to end up as the Barzam

A real Ship of Theseus question there. I'd say when they call it a Gundam it's a Gundam. Still, I wish the AoZ designs were more what the Titans suits looked like in Zeta like rather than the more alien Zeon-esque designs.

Good lesson for the kids. You too can start off as a lowly mass produced unit and work your way up to Gundam

This is basically what happens when one suit becomes a damn legend and does not get destroyed enough to scrap. I seriously fear the fact this thing started from one GM Quell. this makes me wonder, what would happen to RX-78 units that just...survived. like how many kept getting the Hazel treatment.

*YEAH BABY THIS IS WHAT IVE BEEN WAITING FOR*

I love how the v-fin for one of these TR-1s looks like an angel statue.

*GM Quel being assigned to Titans Test Team* GM Quel: see you guys later. Titans Mobile Suits: see you later Later on TR-1 haze'n-thley ii-rah ii: hey guys I'm back Titans Mobile Suits: what heck happened to you!?!

From a simple GM Quel to an incredibly deadly Gundam. Now, that's some impressive progression all for a mass produced mobile suit that's known to do absolutely nothing on-screen.

And now you know why the Titans Test Team kicks major ass. Modular compatibility.

About time we finally got a Development History for a Gundam, albeit I would’ve preferred starting with the OG RX-78-2, but this works as well because doing a development history of the OG would’ve resulted in a massive series that probably would’ve resulted in a spin-off for the GM/Jim series of MS

I would have never thought that a Mobile Suit whose source material is heavily inspired by a (Surprisingly violent) book about rabbits could be so freaking cool! I really hope Advance Of Zeta showd up in Super Robot Wars one day!

The Hazel certainly looks way more advanced looking and hi-tech than the stuff in Zeta Gundam. For one thing, all that special equipment and upgraded forms looks exactly like the stuff you’d see in an original unit from the SRW series; namely the Huckebein MkIII in particular.

Hope we get to see the GM Quel in the GM's development history

That's a fantastic question. Obviously it became classified officially with the designation change, but I think that the moment it became a proper Gundam was when its performance exceeded that of the average mass-production units of its time. We're talking a big difference and not something like 0.2% better.

this is the ship of theseus of gundam holy shit

Hazel: sir, can I have more weapons please? Mechanic: what? Hazel: I said, more weapons! Mechanic: ok! As you wish!

7:17 That weapon configuration, reminds me of the Gundam X-Divider's "Beam Harmonica" Shield.

"At which point did it go from being a GM Quel to being a Gundam?" The way I see it, there are two answers to this question: an "on paper" answer, and a "inner mechanics" answer. The "on paper" answer, would be that the Hazel II became an official Gundam when its name and model number were changed from RGM-79Q GM Quel Hazel Reserve Unit to RX-121-2 Gundam TR-1 [Hazel II]. This was when the "Little GM Quel that could" was officially rolled out of storage and pushed into service. The "inner mechanics" answer, then, is that the Hazel II became a full-fledged Gundam when it was further redesigned into the RX-121-3C Gundam TR-1 [Haze'n-thlay]. By this point, few, if any, of the parts of the original GM Quel Hazel Reserve Unit remained, being mostly parts derived from, or intended for use by, the Gundams TR-1 and TR-6. The other incarnations between these two points, then, are a gradual phasing out of specific components, gradually making the Hazel II less of a GM Quel, and more of a Gundam. Those be my thoughts on the matter, at least. What do other peoples think?

When it became a gundam: to it's enemies: as soon as the head was replaced to the bureaucrats: when the model number got changed to the pilot: when they switched out the cockpit to make it the Owsla. until then, it was still using the control layout of a GM. to the engineers: it's a bunch of modular parts, and you can put them together in different ways. none of the /parts/ are gundams. they're just arms and legs.

I still think this thing was a "gundam" from the start. As in a experimental suit to just throw things at and see what sticks. The Hazel's development history is just insane. A gundam for me will always be hi-end super prototype or a experimental unit to field taste new doodads. Sometimes both.

As someone whose never read or seen anything under all this "Advance of Zeta" title (if that's even possible for a non Japanese I speaker to do, I legitimately don't know), I struggle to imagine what it was this Hazel unit even did throughout its lifetime. It feels like it could have easily destroyed most of the new mobile suits seen in Z Gundam's first half, even if it is just a GM Quel under all that extra equipment.

Ah, the day is finally here where Hazel madness reaches development history. Good video as always!

Ah, the hazel. A development tree that goes from grunt to newtype equivalent skill in 10.3 seconds, and stays there.

I would say it became a Gundam about at the point that the Titans lost their damn minds and slapped Psycho "Gundam" arms on it... Yeah about then XD

The only gundam that surpasses the trope of dragon ball "but wait, that`s not even my final form".

It became a Gundam when it started being called a Gundam.

This thing's maximum loadout at 12:55 is so ridiculous and I love it lol. MORE DAKKA

AOZ needs an anime. It to me is the most interesting of all the gundam stories. Plus! I'm a huge fan of the "bad" guys, the Titans.

The TR-6 Inle is one of my favorite mobile armor in the whole series

As much as I love the AOZ MS designs, they kinda felt too advanced for its current timeline. Don't get me wrong but they more or less like they would fit more around CCA or Unicorn. Either way, great video. This unit is like a kit modder's wet dream

Damn son, this MS is just a machine just on a different plane of existence 😲

Hazel madness!

Suits we’ll never seen in GBO2 for $500

Please do more AOZ development history episodes! Its really interesting to watch with how far the Titans Test Team pushes their mobile suits

Sinanju development History- I am. inevitable

I'm having flashbacks to the hazel madness videos about the model kits

See this is why I love the Hazel ,have multiple weapon units and backpacks interchange with multiple weapon system perfect a unit to go into battle with

Yay Development! I love this series

It him, the Universal Century Test Suit: HAZEL

We need a full TR series development history video, I need to know everything about every Black Otter Team unit, and what they were developed into later on

Ah yes one of my favorite parts of Gundam when it comes to mobile suit development, the AOZ mobile suits.

In my school vr game the gm hazel ozla thing was a enemy type called the hazels where there a mini boss and main campaign boss veriont first the mini boss veriont is the gm Kai where it upgrades more and more time after you defeat it the boss was the same GM Kai but completely unrecognisable

Would love a development history of the other Titan test team mobile suit :D (Especially Woundwort)

Loving the Advance of Zeta content. You can notice the Titans descent into madness as the designs move closer to the Zeta proper series.

This is why I love Advanced of Zeta. Crazy gundam design and massive mobile armor.

Geez these madmen never ran out of Imagination

I love the Hazel II it was like a ever evolving machine that started out as a GM Quel but it eventually became a Gundam and it went even further than that making such a unique Gundam

Got dame, i never knew the hazel was so wild, lol

I think at some point the Hazel traveled to the future and became a V2 Assult Buster

PLEASE DUDE DO THE TR6 WOUNDWORT DEVELOPMENT HISTORY 😭✨

This guy have so many forms that he might as well be a modern Super Sentai Mech.

More TTT/Black Otter Team videos! My MG Hazel Reserve Unit kept the white forearms and the cheeks of the Hazel II Early Type (I needed the Tri-Booster for something else).

I love the HGUC GM Quell and Gundam TR-1 [ Hazel II ]. I do use the shield booster over the GM Quell shield and the beam rifle the Hazel Custom uses for my Hazel II.

The little GM quell that could perfect description and oh it could alright It could go fast hit hard And FIRE EVERYTHING! Good luck fighting it cause it literally was packing a heatwave of beam weapons And it wasn't afraid to use them As for when it became a gundam I'd say it's either the advanced hazel or final forms

Man, love all of the Watership Down references in the names.

Okay, now I need the the full TR series playlist. XP Just got the P-bandai HG Advanced Hazel with conversion parts and have just about finished building my custom TR-5 Gaplant. Just need the Titans rollout colors booster unit.

> (...) the unfortunate collapse of the Titans Ah yes, most unfortunate. Say what you will about Jamitov Hymen, but he made the space shuttles run on time. /S

when it become its then final form of the hazen-thley rah2 it makes me wonder what we could've gotten if it was given some love in the the build fighters or build divers series?

The Hazels look so cool!

Now THIS is a gundma I wanted to see a development history on. Thanks again for providing great explanations for us gundam nerds, bro.

Love this. Thank you for making these videos! Looking forward to a potential Woundwort/gaplant video!

im loving these development histories. i could watch these all day. inspiring

At last... I have been waiting for this

The best and favourite history video!

Great content! Aoz is my most favorite design series till now

Great video! Been interested in Advance of Zeta suits for a long time

All I know is I really enjoyed the Hazel custom MG build and look forward to building my MG Hazel Oslaw

Fantastic! I’ve been waiting for a long time for someone to do this! 🔥🔥🔥 Hopefully make one for TR-6 also 😄

Absolutely love these vids. Really hope we see some more Hazels after the Owsla in 1/100

Now we def need a GM Development History video

Been waiting for a vid like this! Make a development summary history on all the "TR" AoZ mobile suits!! PLS!

it been a while since we have developments series best video on this channel

FINALLY

Freiza from DBZ: This is not even my final form! Hazel 2: Dont compare yourself with me, kid ...

Ahhh, my absolute favorite mobile suits. Thank you for this video

YES YES YES YES

I think I just found my Favorite Gundam😍😍

Can we get more about the Titans Test Team? Specifically the characters and what their ultimate fates were? I love the weirdnes of the Quel/Hazel "Gundam" it feels like hat happened to late years WW2 german designs.

My question about the shield booster is: *why tf would you put rocket propellant in something that’s supposed to get hit all the time*

This video is a god send the AOZ mobile suits are confusing

Yes this really clears out some of AoZ design madness 😂👍👍 awesome!

The escape pod reminds me of some of the R9 variants from R-Type.

Gundams are usually combat ready testbed machines, usually being the most powerful machine of its time of creation but still practical enough to participate in combat. With other MS usually being scaled down versions of it if a mass production run is made from its designs. With that said, it became a true Gundam unit when it was upgraded into the Advanced Hazel.

Nice clip Can't wait for Re:Zeon TR Lines 🙂

So is this like... the Gundam of Theseus thought experiment? Fascinating look as always, I do enjoy how mental some of these development histories get.

So what happened to the Hazel when the Titans collapsed? Also, I hope you could talk more on the Movable Frame Technology sometime cuz I still don't get how it works.

The TR series, my beloved.

3:01 notice the nail polish that this guy clearly used on his fingers

Well the Quell was used as a technology test bed/experimental unit, while Gundams are usually "prototypes" which then get turned into weaker mass production types. So one could argue the Hazel was never a Gundam as it was not a "Prototype", it did not spearhead a new design series but was testing what would later become a new unit. Rivaling a Gundam in strength doesn´t make a MS a Gundam, otherwise the Gelgoog would be a Gundam as well. However the MS has proven to be remarkably versatile, allowing vast modification of even substential system elements. Kudos for the Quell.

"I saw the GUNDAM in the QUELL and carved until I set him free"

So basically what happened to the GM Quel as a whole is: Titans: Our Quels need to be stronger, lets fix that! *4 years later* Titans: We may have gone overboard and overbudget. Federation: No new ones, here's some Zakus we refitted.

titans test team: "so i hear you like to customize your mech, dont worry, we got you covered"