Gunpla Eve is the twenty-third episode of Gundam Build Fighters.
Synopsis
The finalists for the Gunpla Battle Championship World Tournament have been decided at last. With the finals one week away, a grand festival is held in the tournament arena. Life-sized Gundam statues are displayed, and booths host a variety of events. For a little while, they all forget the fierce fighting of the tournament, and appreciate the fun and profundity of Gunpla with all their hearts. On the eve of the finals, Sei and Reiji have finished their preparations for the battle. Then Tatsuya Yukki appears before them, and discards his Meijin mask.
Plot
Featured Mobile Weapons
Main
- GAT-X105B/ST Star Build Strike Gundam
- RX-178B Build Gundam Mk-II
- AC-01 Miss Sazabi
- Gundam Fenice Rinascita
- Gyan Vulcan
- Crossbone Gundam Maoh
- PPGN-001/DM Gundam Exia Dark Matter
Others
- Benkei
- CONCEPT-X 6-1-2 Turn X Gundam (SUMO gold plate version)
- GPB-X80 Beginning Gundam
- JMA-0530 Walking Dome
- King of Hearts
- MA-04X Zakrello
- XXXG-01D Gundam Deathscythe (Try Age contest winner colors)
- ZMT-S33S Gottrlatan
- Zssa Storm
Trivia
- The three grand prize winning designs of the Gundam Build Fighters Original Mobile Suit Championship are seen participating in the Free Battle tournament. The winners of the Gunpla and Try Age divisions destroy Rainer Cziommer's entries, while the Gundam Breaker division winner is seen shooting down a Gottrlatan.
Cameos
While other episodes also featured cameos, this episode had significant more in comparison. Many of them featuring reunions of friendships, romantic pairings, and families that met tragic ends in their original canon. These include:
- Alfred Izuruha of Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket pilots the Gundam Breaker division winner, cheered on by Christina Mackenzie and Bernard Wiseman.
- Hathaway Noa and Quess Paraya of Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack.
- Lichtendahl Tsery and Christina Sierra of Mobile Suit Gundam 00.
- Kai Shiden and Miharu Ratokie of Mobile Suit Gundam, seen at one point building a Guncannon and Dom.
- The Ronah family of Mobile Suit Gundam F91, building a Rafflesia.
- Katz, Kikka and Letz of Mobile Suit Gundam on one of the festival's rides.
- The Ewin family of Mobile Suit Victory Gundam, building a V2 Gundam.
- The Kasshu family of Mobile Fighter G Gundam, building the God and Spiegel Gundams.
- Fittingly, the Domon Kasshu lookalike in this shot is based off of the family photo, a recurring image throughout the series.
- A lookalike of Char Aznable also makes a cameo appearance. Specifically, his interaction with Takeshi Iori is a reference to "The Threat of Zeon". Not only is he wearing the same white suit and sunglasses from the episode, but his response to Takeshi's question of how he didn't realize that Rinko closed the store is, "Because you're a spoiled kid." Which is the same line Char said in reference to Gihren Zabi's question of why his brother Garma Zabi was sacrificed in battle.
- A Lalah Sune lookalike returns with ice cream at the end of the scene.
- During the shot of the 1/1 Char's Zaku II and RX-78-2 Gundam, the crowd is almost entirely composed of cameos. A sampling includes:
- A blonde Jerid Messa is standing between the Gundam's legs, along with a Kamille Bidan and Four lookalike.
- A lookalike of Amuro Ray in his Londo Bell attire is standing near a gate.
- Saji Crossroad and Louise Halevy from 00 can be seen walking between the Zaku and the Gundam.
- Shinta, Qum and Henken Bekkener from Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam can be seen in the Gunpla Building Area, along with Odelo Henrik and Warren Trace of Mobile Suit Victory Gundam.
- A Rain Mikamura lookalike serves as the hostess for the Free Battle tournament.
- Team Trinity appears in the stadium audience.
- During Kirara's broadcast, Haru Irei, Rina Noyama, and Kenta Sakazaki of Model Suit Gunpla Builders Beginning G can be seen entering the Free Battle pavilion. Especially fitting as their series started and ended at a festival involving Odaiba's 1:1 scale RX-78-2 Gundam.
- Other cameos include the Frost Brothers of After War Gundam X on stage, Carris Nautilus near a Kapool, Haman Karn supervising a little Mineva Lao Zabi at a playground, as well as Four Murasame, Elpeo Ple, and Rosamia Badam from Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ.
- While all the main characters are at the festival, Master Chinan tries hitting on Rinko. This is a nod towards Murrue Ramius being his favorite female protagonist, as both women share the same voice actress.
- Meijin Kawaguchi the 3rd's final outfit resembles the civilian clothing of Setsuna F. Seiei from Season 2 of Gundam 00.
- The outfit also resembles what the Second Meijin wore, and is possibly the reason the audience has a shocked expression.
| Gundam Build Fighters Episodes | |
|---|---|
Sei and Reiji | The Crimson Comet | Full Package | Gunpla Idol Kirara ⭐️ | The Strongest Builder | A Reason to Battle | World-level Ability | Encounters of Fighters | Wings of Imagination | The World Tournament Begins | Battle Royal | Discharge | Battle Weapon | Codename: C | Fighter's Radiance | Dad, We Meet Again | Model of the Heart | Bloodhounds | Astray's Blade | Aila's Betrayal | Amid the Glittering Particles | Meijin vs. Meijin | Gunpla Eve | Dark Matter | Promise | |