it's cower but yeah

You're the man Norris, but Shiro used his Ez8 pretty well.

@@mlo009 Dude tore his arm off and attacked with it like a dumbass. A+ strategy overall, he should have quit being a Gundam pilot and went back to Balls.

​@@seawind930 The right Ez8 arm was dead anyways.

Norris spared shiro

LuckySevenSamson Yeah but he's stupid to attack the good guys!

that wasn't the point. attacking the guntanks made it easier for the kurgerin to escape.

Jonathan Martin also you are using the term 'good guys' which in itself is highly subjective. For all the horror Zeon had wrought, the Federation is STILL scum. Neither side is 'good' in any way shape or form, but atleast Zeon grunts believe that they are fighting for the overall independence of the Space Colonies from the sad and corrupt empire known as the Earth Federation which had a VERY bad tendency to use force to strong arm the Spacenoids into submission for much of the first half of the Universal Century.

Mister Taz Wow !...

Guyver-971 that’s why I love08th MS team. You see the view if both sides through Shiro, that neither side is good or bad. But following orders or believed in their cause. Some of the Zeon pilots treated the villagers nice and just seeked Shelter.

And it’s menacing as hell

Alot of people who dunno much about Gundam don't understand why people like him, but for Gundam fans we see a hardened veteran outmaneuvering an entire squad of MS and making them look like complete amateurs. (Honestly were it not for the radar truck to triangulate his position they would've been totally screwed. He scanned and identified all the enemies within seconds including number, MS type and their armaments, was able to avoid cannon fire from the GM Ground Type twice, evaded the Gundam Ground Types fire after destroying a Guntank and easily overpower Shiros EZ8 by knowing to short circuit its camera and cpu systems with the shock cable.) Gundam can show you amidst all the newtype/psycommu godmode stuff there can be normal pilots who are just as capable in normal or slightly upgraded MS. To be complete honest I would have loved to seen more of Norris fighting in his Gouf Custom or even a normal Zaku. Like or hate him you can't deny the man clearly has great skills both in guerilla warfare and as a pilot.

@@Andrew___P From my experience as a battletech and gundam fan, real robot enjoyers typically are more interested in actual tactics and skill than flashy moves.

@@Andrew___P Hell, imagine if Norris had survived and actually wound up siding with Shiro & Aina against Gineas' Apsalus? His mere presence could have had a huge impact in such a fight with his mobility, cunning, and tactical awareness. Norris actually working in tandem with Shiro would have been quite the sight to behold. :)

@@Andrew___P Norris was outnumbered, his 75mm gatling gun could damage, but not outright destroy, a Gundam Ground Type, and he deliberately spared Shiro's life at the cost of his own. If Norris hadn't realized he was fighting Aina's boyfriend, or had brought along a bazooka, or one of the other mobile suits in the base had backed him up, the entire 08th MS Team could have been slaughtered right there. As it is, he destroyed all three Guntanks, destroyed their anti-material rifle, and their only beam rifle was lost and buried under debris, ensuring the 08th Team didn't have the firepower to destroy the ship when it took off. So far as Norris was aware, he'd accomplished his mission of letting the ship and Aina escape, while sparing her lover. Unfortunately, the GM Sniper was a thing, along with the other Feddie forces who showed up.

How about Burning vs the Rookie squadron of Zaku IIs against his GM Custom? That has the same effect as here, since he's an ace going against inferior machines.

Domon vs Master Asia, the final battle

Even as a hardcore 0083 fan, I think I have to agree with that. Everything from the pacing, the animation, and that ending. By god that ending. Oh and this track of course. This track is really good.

Basteala while burning vs the rookies shows how mobile and swift a MS really can be handled correctly ( without it being piloted by someone the plot requires to win) the fight Packard vs Amada just gives you both the scale and the destruction that MS can cause. Also since both machines are not made to be as swift and thus more ground bound due to their heaviness it just gives the whole thing so much more impact

NO NEWTYPES, JUST COMBAT

Mandoad1982 he was more than an Ace, he was a Mobile Suit Veteran! Untamed by Honorable Discharge and as Fierce as any Soldier could be. Wait a minute ... "Mandoad"... You're a Mandalorian Merc?! If you are, I volunteer to join, because I've heard of their community here on Earth. I await your answer in a friendly manner, if you are one of them.

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Norris would wipe the floor with Ramba Ral

​@@alexkramer492rambal keep up with A NT.

I don't think there has been a scene that equals in terms of epicness. Maybe the last fight scene from Gundam Wing or some of the truly epic fights from the original MS Gundam (heck, even Gundam Build Fighters had some epic battles)

Jordan Rios the battle where amuro takes out 8 rick doms is one of my favorites.

st4rd3str0y3r yeah that was a good one. GUNDAM vs Zeong was also pretty epic too

Gundam Seed has some pretty good ones.

G Gundam has amazing battles as well.

ASDKFJ1234 Anavel Gato, Johnny Ridden. *nods*

+Kameraden Yazan Gable, king of badass normals in Gundam

+InjuredPelican He's gonna violate you!

+InjuredPelican "Have the little dogs gotten thirsty from all their barking?! Ha ha ha ha!"

While Gundam is notorious for always showcasing Newtypes, the actuality is that there's very very few newtypes.

woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo /.0./

+Sefrah Technically, Norris *did* win. His goal was to take out the Guntanks, which he successfully did. It cost him his life, but he nonetheless did technically win.

+Sefrah He won because of his far superior tactics. He used the close city buildings and structures to prevent the MS Team from following his movements. He split the team up, forced them to camp near the guntanks rather than gang up to chase him down, then fought a gundam 1vs1 with the goal of taking it hostage as a shield rather than killing it outright. Whenever he's overmatched in the fight, he runs away or forces them to the defensive by going for a guntank. He only sends the signal when he realizes his objective can't be achieved within the time frame he has left. Even then, he pretends to fight the Ez-8 so he can get a clear firing solution on the guntank behind it. Far too many gundam series battles boil down to pilots bickering with each other in personal spats while failing to shoot each other down. Norris is a soldier and a battle with another mobile suit is only worth it to him if it allows him to achieve his objectives.

+TheSamuraiGoomba you sir are absalutely right, he's the best example of an actual ace in Gundam.

This is what made 8th MS Team such a wonderful OVA. The cast from the Federation are a good bunch on their own right, but their conflicts really made the show shine with tough and/or crafty foes on the other side. It always made action scenes tense when things could feasably go either way regardless of who had the advantage. That said... Packard and his Gouf really make an impression by just straight up lifting a solid giant block of concrete off of them and glaring at the 8th MS team. After all, his MS may be quite vulnerable to beam weaponry, but then so are most MS in that era; His in particular, however, was considered one of the top performing mechs Zeon had. As a famous man once said: "This is no Zaku, boy! No Zaku!"

Actually, the Gouf Custom was about on par with a standard RX-79[G] while losing out in terms of raw power to the Ez8 Custom. The RX-79 is actually one of the weakest lead mobile suits in Gundam, basically being a souped up RGM-79. Towards the end of the series, other MS teams switched over to the GM from the RX-79 because replacement parts for the RX suits were too scarce, and the GM was comparable in performance while being far easier to procure. The original RX-78-2 was technically weaker than the standard Gouf, and only won due to Amuro's piloting skills. With the RX-79 being a slightly better RX-78 and the Gouf Custom being an upgunned regular Gouf, they're on par.

"I'm just a goufy little guy, you'd shoot a goufy little guy? For shame"

He only has one fight scene unfortunately and I love to see more since the Gouf Custom wasn't just handed out like a standard side arm. Aces used them and it would be cool to see how he earned it.

Yep, then Norris made it his own.

I always chuckle whenever Zeon soldiers say "THEY'RE USING BEAM WEAPONRY!"

@@Ragitsu yea, cause one stray shot can cripple your MS and one good shot will 100% kill it. Beam weapons were terrifying back in the OYW because no amount of armour could stop them, making the Zeon warmachines which needed entire salvos from large caliber balistics and or several Shells from Anti MS Launchers/cannons to go down into little more than Glass cannons without any meaningful defense. As a Zaku, Going up against a GM/Gundam ground type using a machine gun is a fair fight. Going up against one with a beam rifle is suicide, except if you’re brave, stupid or a good pilot.

Important distinction here on top of it all. They did kill him, but it *wasn't* a victory. In the end they failed their mission and he got the last laugh

This and Galluss in Unicorn.. Galluss is pro boxing.

Gelgoog Jager and Marine, Dom Tropen, and GM Command. Taurus from Wing too, only transforming MS I really ever liked. Dunno why.

Meanwhile in Gundam Batlte Operation 2, the Gouf Custom is among one of IF NOT THE memetic BAD ass suit per excellence. Ergo: it's underpowered and is a liability for the team even if manned by an actual god like player.

@@tbr924usc tallgeese is nowhere near obsolete wtf

Totally outgunned.

Small dogs pack big bites. i mean so do german shepherd but still, you'd do a lot of damage before dying. Just like the gouf to the EZ-8.

Then get wreaked by an Ez8.

If by "Get Wrecked" you mean slaughter the guncannons said EZ8 was asssigned to defend, outwit and outmaneuver the EZ8's squadmates, and then watch as the EZ8 pilot wastes ammo in stupid maneuvers and has to resort to ripping his own arm off to defend himself, then only allowing the pilot to win by granting him the mercy of a one-on-one exchange because he wants to marry your charge, then yes. "Get Wrecked" Indeed.

I know a zeek fan when I see one. Also, what was this "Mercy" that you speek of? He was ready to kill his targets, but was caught off guard when he finds out. How is that "Allowing the pilot to win by granting him the mercy of a one on one exchange"?

Also, the team was guarding MP Guntanks. Not Cannons.

Oh yeah, now I remember. He faked out Shiro with the promise of a sword clash, only to kill the last Guntank and die accomplishing his mission. But regardless, you wouldn't know a Zeek fan if one dropped a colony in your back yard. The leadership of Zeon were, by any standards, the clear evil in Gundam, committing gross acts of Hypocrisy and genocide to further their totalitarian goals. A Zeek fan would defend them regardless, but not I. Praise be to Holy Terra. But Norris Packard and his predicessor, Ramba Ral, were good men and great characters. No one remembers the Black Tri-stars, or Shin Matsunaga, or Johnny Ridden. But they Remember Ral and they remember Packard, the latter if not by name then by skill.

Oh, looks like Karen and Sanders disliked, too.

he will stand tall defending your books

For he has found the place where he is to die...

Shiro would've approved, he does Love Aina, after all

Packard: Dies and still wins the battle.

父親　怯えろ!竦めぇ！睡眠時間を活かせぬまま遅刻して行け！

"Now say goodbye to your tank!"

"Well, Lady Aina... looks like the Kerghiren will have to leave without me. I have found the place where I am to die."

@@valsioncustom it's over now

@@MichaelCollins1922 "you now the rules and so do i, now say goodby to your rank"

No you don’t!

Shinji Ikari with 20 palls of prozac

Live in terror...

This happened to me in GBO2 was using Guntank MP on Seaport and an agguguy showed up every single time and I was tentacled to death

SIEGE ZEON!!

Yep. This and "Danger" from the 0079 series. Coincidentally plays when Ramba Ral battles Amuro, making it his theme, though it is used later during other Ace entanglements.

Not with that Heat Whip Mag-Grapple...

"I have found the place where I am to die" greatest line ever.

*This is no Zaku, Boy, No ZAKU!

Did Napoleon and giorno just make ramba ral jokes? Only on the internet lol

Wrong ms

@@keithdodd6634 No, it's right. Ramba Ral was also piloting a Gouf when he made that immortal quote.

@@danmenard6917 I'm saying the ms in the video is a gouf custom not a gouf

Same, man. Only.... I'm the one in the Gouf. >:)

@@giornojoestar4411 You should also play "Danger" since thats the song that played when the Gouf was introduced

@@megajaredx9679 I do that too

下からだ！なんか来る!!

that slowpoke Kerguren will be easy pickings for them

I bought that model because of that battle video

@@sachinmistry1 Me too plus the MS08 Gundam

Lol just play it when your playing the game.

It’s in battle operation you hear it whenever you fight or play as a gouf custom