We dive into those random topics about Gundam that never quite made sense to us to the point where we had to make up our own headcanon to fill in the blank. These are Gundam's headcanon head scratchers, or as Isaac calls them, Gunundrums! From light-hearted subjects like General Revil's age and part time gig as a mall Santa, or elite h4x0r Kira Jesus Yamato forgetting Athrun's phone number; to serious lore tidbits like the lack of Minovsky bombs and large capital ships, we lay all our Gunundrums...
Jun 21, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 141
Stop us if you've heard this Gundam setting before: In the near future, humans have largely fled a ravaged Earth in favor of giant space colonies where they war amongst themselves using giant robots called mobile suits. We've been there and done that several times over - in fact we are doing it right now in GQuuuuuux! So let's think of something new: What are some fresh new settings that future Gundam series might explore instead? We discuss a wide range of ideas including the asteroid belt, bla...
May 31, 2025•54 min•Ep. 140
We host an ugly pageant for mobile suits across the Gundam multiverse in order to crown the one true ugliest mobile suit of them all! From mobile suits with proportions that give you the ick, to Zanscare Empire amphibious mobile suits that leak, we spare no strain on our eyes to bring you this list. Plus, Isaac takes a firm stance on the color brown and identifies a new Mega Man X maverick named Karnage Kangaroo that was living in the Universal Century all along! "Nobody likes tentacles." - Amer...
May 10, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 139
In 2010, Sunrise graced the world with the best Gundam film ever made: Mobile Suit Gundam 00 The Movie -A Wakening of the Trailblazer-. After five years of covering Gundam, we finally review this masterpiece to give it the credit it so rightfully deserves. So buckle up and join us aboard the Ptolemaios for the last time as Allelujah fights Waymo; zombie Ribbons takes a WWE chair shot; Setsuna grabs the Metal Cap and joins the Borg; and the T-1000 gets renamed the Extraterrestrial Living Metal Sh...
Apr 17, 2025•41 min•Ep. 138
Go watch the video on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/UELnf30JCoA We take the podcast on the road and head to Irvine, California to scope out the Gundam Base Mobile Tour! Join us as we take you on a tour of the Gundam Base Mobile’s merch trailer, the giant RX-78-2, and all the accompanying displays! During our visit, Isaac plays I Spy a mono-eye but comes up empty; we meet Tyler – the best employee the Gundam Base could have hired; we find Suletta Mercury suspiciously holding hands on multiple oc...
Apr 11, 2025•4 min•Ep. 137
On February 28th, 2025, the latest Gundam film, GQuuuuuux -Beginning-, arrived in theaters across the USA... and you bet we were there to bask in the glow of Gundam on the silver screen! Join us as we discuss our thoughts on the film, including is the GQuacks/GKwucks debate a potato/potahto situation? Is the Red Gundam really a Beetleborg gone rogue? Did the Zeknova open the newtype dimension? Did Degwin retire to hang out with Garma at the opera house? Who or what is the Rose of Sharon? Are the...
Mar 06, 2025•46 min•Ep. 136
Last time we covered the best emblems, so now it's only fair we unveil our picks for the worst emblems in the history of Gundam! Once again, no faction, ace pilot, or team squadron is safe from our discerning eyes. Our list ranges from the obscure like OZ's tin man and Shagia Frost's emo horse, to the heavy hitters like AEUG's funny circles and the Earth Federation's Brazilian basketball. What emblems are in your bottom five? Let us know!
Mar 01, 2025•52 min•Ep. 135
The Gundam franchise has spawned hundreds of emblems over the last ~45 years representing ace pilots, factions, team squadrons, and many other groups. In this episode, we comb through the archives to find our favorite five emblems of all time! From classics like the Principality of Zeon, to modern standouts like the Phantom Sweep Corps, to iconic insignias like Amuro's unicorn "A", to enigmas like the Chimera Corps, or to obscure MSV logos from the 1980s like Col. Cranberry's Dom Cold Climate Ty...
Feb 20, 2025•46 min•Ep. 134
In December 2024, Sunrise announced the newest Gundam TV series coming in 2025 titled Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuux. Created by the minds behind hit anime Neon Genesis Evangelion and FLCL, what universal secret is GQuuuuuux hiding? Just how many u's are in GQuuuuuux? How do you even pronounce GQuuuuuux for that matter? Who gave the White Base a green paint wash and go-fast stripes? Brian fears he might be the old man yelling at clouds while Isaac demands those Zaku hips must be lying. Will there ...
Jan 25, 2025•44 min•Ep. 133
Happy New Year, Gundam fans! To ring in 2025, we run down our list of resolutions for Gundam characters, factions, and creators. From Iria Solari to Mr. Bushido, from Setsuna F. Seiei to Meitzer Ronah, everyone is on the table. We discuss princesses, anti-princesses, HLVs, disability insurance, home maintenance plans, persocoms, dormant mobile armors, and much more. Plus, we dare ask the question, perhaps ZAFT just really enjoys all their coups?
Jan 19, 2025•51 min•Ep. 132
The King Space Pig has arrived at Zum City with a full mailbag so we are emptying it out in time for 2025! We start with a delicious tangent about homemade fudge, lay out our 2025 Gundam goals, and then the comments come fast and furious: Coordinators and Innovators seem a tad salty but life goes on. What happens if Kira gets a cold? Are civilian shields the key to destroying the RX-78-2? Does Brian need a hot patchworker mommy? Would Isaac rather have the HG Dendrobium or the Destroy? What is t...
Jan 01, 2025•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 131
We join up with Captain Iria Solari's Red Wolf Squadron as they drop into the One Year War's Eastern European theater in Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance! Despite being on Netflix, Solari's team has a very unchill time as they encounter the nightmarish Gundam EX and have to resort to Zaku Wacky Types patched together in a Zeon junkyard. In this series where every human looks like an uncanny glazed donut, we discuss Zeon's notebook of stock squadron names, probe Solari's psyche for possible ending m...
Dec 20, 2024•55 min•Ep. 130
Gundam Trivia @anime expo chibi 2024 Recorded November 10, 2024; Ontario Convention Center Ballroom A; 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM Attention Gundam fans! Come test your Gundam knowledge with the Colony Drop Podcast! Whether you’re a Newtype fighting for spacenoid independence, a Coordinator seeking Freedom from annihilation, or a new fan that fell in love with The Witch From Mercury, we’ll have trivia for all levels. Plus, you might win a chibi prize! Gundam trivia all set! Ready! GO! Watch the video vers...
Dec 01, 2024•55 min•Ep. 129
In October 2024, Anime Expo Cinema Nights brought the Mobile Suit Gundam (1979) compilation films to theaters across the United States and we were there for every single one! Join us as we journey alongside the Soldiers of Sorrow on the White Base as they fly fearlessly toward the Encounters in Space they are destined for! We discuss the massive crowds, the eternal sub vs. dub debate, M’Quve’s fate, the Core Booster, espers and even the psychic horse Lady Wonder. Plus, we even work in an Eastbou...
Nov 23, 2024•46 min•Ep. 128
Fresh off Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom, we take a deep dive into the (limited) lore around the Cosmic Era's genetically enhanced humans known as Coordinators. We run through Coordinator history from George Glenn's reveal all the way to his brain in a jar. Plus, Isaac pitches a devious new plot for Blue Cosmos - COORVID-19 - and we discover the Coordinator slur! P.S. Come join us for Gundam Trivia at Anime Expo Chibi 2024 on November 10th!
Oct 26, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 127
It's September 0079, and Degwin Zabi has ordered you to destroy the RX-78-2 Gundam at all costs! How do you do it?! In this episode, we discuss methods we would have employed to destroy the White Devil. All options are on the table, including nukes, water, and even pretty women. Along the way we explore Trowa's connection to Batman, the Sleggar butterfly effect, and create a new amphibious mobile armor unit called the Javy Dones (with Silvers John!). P.S. Isaac will have a new microphone soon! P...
Oct 03, 2024•47 min•Ep. 126
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom has finally arrived on Netflix! At long last, we can correct the tragedy that was our theater experience with a proper review! Made with love for Cosmic Era fans, the film is beautiful but feels a bit familiar to its predecessors. Lakoose returns with GelGOOGs and smorgasbords; Evidence 01 becomes a replica; an Archangel gets its wings; Kira buckles up even further; and the Queen does her best Benjamin Button impression (apparently?). Plus we ask the usual hard hi...
Sep 24, 2024•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 125
We conclude our discussion of The Plot to Assassinate Gihren with one goal in mind: find the answer to the mystery wrapped in a riddle inside an enigma – who is Reginleif? Plus, ads are coming soon to a space colony near you; Degwin proves to be a visionary; Command HQ double taps; the Galbaldy appears but the White Rose answers; Lieutenant Stressful freaks out; Oleg turns out to be the MVP; and Stone Cold’s DTA motto proves to be wise life advice as usual. After the dust settles, we are left wi...
Sep 01, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 124
Bandai Namco called and they need record breaking profits and they need them yesterday! Luckily, Sunset Productions has arrived with a solution: license the Mobile Suit Gundam brand into as many punny products as humanly possible. No industry shall be left unexploited and no demographic shall be left unsatisfied. Cucko clocks? We’ve got those. Cashews? We’ve got those too. Organ donation advocacy? Oh, you better believe it! Get your wallets out, because you’re going shopping!
Aug 14, 2024•49 min•Ep. 123
Gundam Trivia @ Anime Expo 2024 Recorded July 6, 2024; LA Convention Center Panel Room 404AB; 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM Calling all Gundam fans! Come test your Gundam knowledge with the Colony Drop Podcast! Whether you’re a grizzled veteran of the One Year War or a new fan that fell in love with The Witch From Mercury, we’ll have trivia for all levels. Plus, you might win a prize! Gundam trivia all set! Ready! GO! Watch the VIDEO version here: https://youtu.be/0nrr9VWZI-4 HUGE thanks to our sponsor BURB...
Jul 24, 2024•55 min•Ep. 122
The One Year War is almost at its close in December 0079, but something is amiss in the Principality of Zeon... We follow Leopold Fieseler's investigation of the shadowy organization known as Valkyrie which has one goal - to kill Gihren Zabi! If you enjoy Gundam politics and One Year War lore, The Plot to Assassinate Gihren is a veritable multicourse dessert. We take in a Zeonic opera, witness another use of the Ginias juice, see a firefighting Z'Gok in action, and slowly learn that Kycilia has ...
Jul 16, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 121
We discuss our lists of five battles, characters, mobile suits, scenarios, or situations we want to see more of in future Gundam projects. Isaac digs deep for more faction lore, including the nukes of Blue Cosmos, the corporate militaries in the Ad Stella timeline, and even all seven space wars! Meanwhile, Brian asks for clarity on the rarely referenced Four Avengers, the mysterious Valkyrja frames, and the wannabe noble Buch family. Plus, we talk about the Bugs for the second episode in a row -...
Jun 11, 2024•52 min•Ep. 120
Pull up a chair to hear the tale of how on May 8, 2024, we became two of the most unlucky Gundam fans in the United States trying to watch the new film Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom. In better news, we will be running Gundam trivia at Anime Expo 2024! Plus, we have a new mascot and need you to help us name her! Double plus, Sunrise reanimated part of Aura Battler Dunbine? Are you kidding me? Attack, attack, attack~~~! This episode features sound effects from Pixabay here and here ....
May 20, 2024•28 min•Ep. 119
You might have been thinking, "Wow, did Gundam 00 really kill Brian and Isaac?" The answer is no. We would never relent to our nemesis! On this episode, we focus all our newtype potential into finishing the fight against the Innovade menace in Gundam 00 Season 2! This show raises the stakes in the back half as Ribbons abuses his brain WiFi powers; Graham becomes Mr. Weeaboo; Lyle replaces Neil even though cyborg-Neil is a way better idea; Louise and Saji forget how to use a phone; Sumeragi hooks...
May 08, 2024•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 118
Finally, the time has come to face our nemesis. We embark on an exhausting discussion/review of Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Season 1! While Celestial Being tries to eradicate war, we find that Sunrise did not learn from Gundam Wing's lessons on boredom; Alejandro is The Man with the Golden Gun; OO beats SEED in volume but not in the physics department; and that spider mobile armors truly are the fiercest killers in the mobile weapon kingdom! Plus, Isaac prays for nukes and issues a PSA about buying GN...
Mar 04, 2024•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 117
We board the Thoroughbred, a covert Pegasus-class ship, armed with Gundam Units 4 & 5 and head toward Granada to fend off Zeon during the final stage of the One Year War! While Gundam pilots Ford Romfellow and Luce Cassell work on their teamwork, Isaac declares there are just too many damn Gundams! #OnlyOneGundam! Zeon counters with the skeptical General Nord and the blunt object named Mallet Sanguine in the terrifyingly fast Act Zaku from Pezun. Can the Gundam pilots get it together in time...
Feb 20, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 116
If Gundam Evolution taught us anything, it's that Sunrise ripped off the wrong game. But here at Sunset, we are smarter than that. We know exactly which game Sunrise should rip off next. Join us as we lay the foundation for what would easily be one of the most fun Gundam games of all time: Gundam Smash Bros.! We discuss potential characters, stages, items, assist trophies, and more! Plus, we hit tangents of all kinds including Diddy Kong Racing and Wizpig, IG-88 and R2-D2, and whether the SEED F...
Feb 01, 2024•56 min•Ep. 115
We tour the ruins of Side 4 in Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky and Bandit Flower where the Federation's Moore Brotherhood goes head-to-head with Zeon's Living Dead Division for control of the Thunderbolt Sector during the One Year War. Or as we like to think of it - that time when a bunch of Federation volunteers led by some rich kids fought amputees over control of a junkyard in a universe where ice sinks. We discuss how prosthetic technology seems to have regressed, Zeon's patente...
Jan 18, 2024•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 114
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, listeners! On this episode, Brian handcuffs Isaac to Santa’s sleigh and we fly through our rendition of The Twelve Days of Christmas! Our Twelve Days of Gundam-mas features spinning HLVs, Murrue’s WMDs, GG gas, colony drops (of course), and much more! Even Afranche Char gets a mention! PLUS: We create New Year’s resolutions for Gundam characters ranging from the Zabis, Mwu La Flaga, Crux Dogatie, Bandai-Namco itself, and many others! DOUBLE PLUS: We reveal our...
Dec 25, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 113
We head back to the front lines of the One Year War to read the 2002 manga series Mobile Suit Gundam: Lost War Chronicles! We join up with Matt Healy’s Special Forces Experimental Unit as they trade blows with Ken Bederstadt’s Zeon Foreign Legion across the Earth. Despite the Tokyopop version missing the beginning, middle, and end, this manga surprises us in the best ways! We hear Zeon accents once again, see tanks given no quarter, watch as Ken earns a pitiful ace pilot name, and even visit the...
Dec 16, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 112
