Greetings and a Question (Spoilers EP 20)

URZ-zero · Post by **URZ-zero** » Tue Dec 17, 2002 12:43 am

Hi everyone. I got introduced to FMP through my cousin, and within 5 mins of the show I was totally hook! I mean, an anime mecha show with parody A-Team music!

Anyway, my question:

Why didn't "R" respond to Sousuke and activate the Lamda Driver when he was fighting with Gauln on the island? Did someone tamper with the Arbalest?

Kodachiko · Post by **Kodachiko** » Tue Dec 17, 2002 1:37 am

My opinion is that in that moment, Sousuke's mind was in too much of turmoil for the lamda driver to work, thus, it failed lauching.
But my fiancee believes that in that case, R would have at least initiated the thing, before the thing itself messes up....so I don't know, but I still think my theory could stand...^^ maybe.

URZ-zero · Post by **URZ-zero** » Tue Dec 17, 2002 2:24 am

Yeah, the curveball in this was that R was non-responsive. I can't figure out why though.

Jae · Post by **Jae** » Tue Dec 17, 2002 4:01 am

I assumed it was tampered with.

Ordinarily the emotional overload problem would be what I would jump at, but in this case...Gaulun was too too confident- he seemed to know it wouldn't start up. He was too quick to tease Sousuke about it- the man *wanted* to get on the sub, and he didn't make a serious attempt to kill Sousuke either before or after the failed initilization. (if he had tried to kill S, that blast would have killed Mao)
I don't think, that after 2 failures already, G wanted to go up against S in a straight LD-battle again. He wanted to get at S more than he wanted a fair fight.

So, just my interpretation of Gaulun's behavior suggests to me the ARX was sabatoged. Maybe that's not the case though. There's nothing concrete in the anime.

StromCrow3000 · Post by **StromCrow3000** » Tue Dec 17, 2002 8:15 am

There is plenty to suggest sabotage from what I see. Gaulun's overconfidence, the two traitors on board, and AL's mime act

It just seems to make the most sense. Besides, if the Lambda Driver was being spoofed by Sousuke's mental stress, wouldn't it have warned him instead?

Nazgul · Post by **Nazgul** » Tue Dec 17, 2002 9:45 am

My money is on the emotional overload. Gaulun was every time he went in to battle with S over convident so why wouldn't he be the same now? The probelem is there are to many "if's" and we don't know anything about the lambda driver. Ofcourse they could have tamperd with it but then they would have mentioned it some where in the episode.
On top of all that there is the coincidence that S has some trouble with himself. I'll go for the emotional overload.

Post by **Taurec** » Tue Dec 17, 2002 6:08 pm

Yeah to use the LD ... you need to have a clear mind and be focused, ..
He was preoccupied and busy blaming himself.

But maybe the Manga or the Novels can provide more evidence...

sorakirei · Post by **sorakirei** » Tue Dec 17, 2002 8:14 pm

Hrm... sabotage or emotional overload... It's a tough call. I think it's a combination of both.

Ruri, do you have any input from the novels?

ruri · Post by **ruri** » Wed Dec 25, 2002 12:59 pm

i don't think it was tampered with... in the novel, "R" is a mysterious object even to tess and others high ranking officials. the creator of R is no longer alive so there won't be any help from him. sousuke is the only person who can operate R and he doesn't know how to use the machine to its full capacity. i agree with kodachiko.. he just had too much thoughts on his mind.. not to mention STRESS!! the L-drive system functions according to the user's concectration, focus, etc.... am i making sense???

Post by **Taurec** » Wed Dec 25, 2002 1:49 pm

Yes you are

Tnx for your input .. and keep that info comming

mmzcee · Post by **mmzcee** » Thu Dec 26, 2002 6:01 am

I'd have to go with the stress. Sabotage is unlikely since the lambda drivers worked on the final battle, unless they quickly fixed er up right after. And if it was sabotaged the technicians should've said something correct?

Hugie_Bear · Post by **Hugie_Bear** » Wed Jan 29, 2003 1:00 pm

Your argument sounds good to me

Mechanical / software tampering, I don't think so

Something as complex as the Lamda Drive which uses emotions would focus on the emotional state of the pilot. And after all he has gone through upto that point it's not suprising it didn't work.

A similar comparison is Sho Fukamachi summoning the Guyver after he killed his father.

P.S. Happy new year

StromCrow3000 · Post by **StromCrow3000** » Wed Jan 29, 2003 1:09 pm

A bit late in that respect, don't you think so sir? I don't remember you Hugie_Bear

Nazgul · Post by **Nazgul** » Wed Jan 29, 2003 1:11 pm

He was here before you SC3. But only posts on few occasions.

StromCrow3000 · Post by **StromCrow3000** » Wed Jan 29, 2003 1:16 pm

Oh. Well, I didn't really know that, so,uh, Hi?