A Tale Of Obsession | Gundam Iron Blooded Orphans 

Good People. I didn't say Barbatos correctly. Apparently, it's pronounced Byyyaaarruuhh-BwwooTyooCSE. I'm sorry.

Dude i just realized. The gundam frames are named after devils. Mika sacrifices pieces of himself to gain more access to its power. A literal contract with a devil 😮

Fun fact for those who don't know: Barbatos is the club-wielding demon who offers knowledge and conciliation between friends. Unit -08 Barbatos is introduced using a massive mace, and continues to do so throughout the series. And when Mika first asks for its help, he offers his limbs for the knowledge of how to use his weapons properly. When McGillis first sees Mika piloting the Barbatos, he reaches out to Tekkadan in search of an alliance. In addition, Gusion is a demon who deals in honor and dignity and reconciles parted friends; the Gusion gundam is redeemed and given its honor back by Akihiro, and was both the mobile suit that killed his brother, and became his grave. Flauros is a lying demon who, if persuaded into a ritual circle, will gladly speak truthfully of divinity and angels, and will, upon command, consume his summoner's foes in fire. He also appears as a great leopard. The Flauros Gundam was found in the same dig site as Hashmal, named for an Angel, in a circular crater, assumes a four-legged form to become an artillery piece, and when all was on the line, it missed its final shot. Just in case you thought IBO didn't think their demon names through or anything.

IBO is a severely underrated anime

Finally someone who knows what mika's character is all about

Rip Tekkadan - The iron flower that never wilts.

One thing to note about the Barbatos is that, as you said, it is aptly named the "Demon Wolf King". Making a deal with a demon is exactly what Mika did. It kept offering him deals as demons do, and he kept gleefully accepting the deals and loosing parts of himself just to fuel his obsession. In the end all he had left to offer was his life, and Barbatos gladly took him with it.

I thought the exact same thing when I finished watching IBO. Mikazuki is tied intrinsically to obsession, and Orga is tied to his ambitions, which loop and feed off one another. The downward spiral of Tekkadan in the latter half of season 2 is all because of the despairingly bad decisions made by the characters involved, or the dumb luck that befalls them as consequence. It's in spite of this, with Mika's obsession preventing him from turning tail, and Orga's ambitions being fed fat on Mika's drive that allows the cast to soldier forward.

Can’t bring myself to watch this show again. I’m afraid it’ll break my heart again

Another person feeds into the obsession theme is McGillis due to his obsession of reforming gjallarhorn and obsession with Agnika Kaieru

Probably my favorite anime of all time, It made me really sad thought to see mika break himself for what he wanted to do. But at least he had a kid to carry on his legacy

This was a great analysis, but it makes smile when you mention Mika almost being a villain. If you're interested, Boofire191 has a good video on how IBO uses its overall story & frustrating 2nd season to reverse many conventions of the Gundam franchise.

If this was in your RU-vid recommendation, remember: *Tekkadan is Family*

I love how the first season of IBO is fairly standard for a gundam series and then season 2 just sends it down the drain and we start to see how Mika is how you said obsessed he doesn't let anyone slow done he pushes them with grief . And of course I have to mention the best part of the show was when Mr Idiot died thanks IBO

I’m so glad that people actually are either currently watching it or finished it and thinks this is a great anime. This one in particular is underrated tbh

In my opinion I feel like iron blood is the best gundam show out there

I think the morally grey stories of Gundam are what draw me so much into each series I dive into. What I appreciate so much about IBO in particular is its unique use of its characters to express the fanchise's themes in a completely new and unique way. This video made me think a lot about that, leading me to compare and contrast Mika and Setsuna from 00, and appreciate just how much depth these characters can have. You did a fantastic job with this video.

Mika is like a dude who is in the driver seat of the car and just looks at the passenger(Orga) tells him "steer"... then slams his foot down on the accelerator 100% of the way never letting off

Biscuit was the checks and balances for the team. The voice of reason. Everything went to hell after his death. Full throttle from Tekkaden goes to their inevitable doom.

This is so good! High quality and well thought-out too :)

I always thought Mika is a sociopath. I love the way you understood his behavior and Obsession. It is a great insight and knowledge that Gundam series is not always about lame magic powers, unrealistic technology, and god-like idiot protagonist characters. Kids nowadays always say IBO is a badly written series but I beg to differ from their waltdisney thinking. I pretty sure, they haven't read or heard the story of the heroic tales of Achilles and even 300 spartans. Well, I can't blame those kids for not knowing literature and spend too much time with pokemon. Iron-Blooded Orphans is the best gundam series! great job with your analysis

I was really surprised seeing Mika walking again

This was an unexpected albeit a very welcome surprise in my suggestions. Really well done 👍

found this on my recommended, you got my sub

Tbh, as much as Amuro, Char, Domon, and Judau are cool. Mikazuki is one of the guys who bears the modern mecha genre (alongside Io Fleming from Thunderbolt). I mean I like him better than Lelouch, Heero Yuy, Shinji, Asuka, and Shinn Asuka PS. Please do an evaluation/retrospect of Char and Amuro's rivalry.

I love this anime and i cried when i saw Orga and Mikazuki took their last stand my heart sank so hard i miss them so much and i love how Orga and Mikazuki have that brother like bond, those two and everyone else was so young. I also really love how Mikazuki's character is described so well.

The ending is perfect....the whole series makes us see them as big guys who knows hows to do stuff.. But in the end...they were just kids afterall... Perfection

My first series was "Gundam Wing" & I continued to watch all the others one, but IBO is easily my favorite. I've watched it 4 times now & I fall in love all over again - I hope more people watch as time goes on!

What's good about this series is the fact it is well written, has a gundam design that has a well tethered lore like the unicorn, like imagine 72 demons of ars ghoetia in one series, but this one with mikazuki only show's a few, some manga/novel/sd generations cross rayz and urdr hunt that shows more gundam frame such as gamigin, gremory, vual

My man this was not a tale of obsession. This was a tale of two friends a young man and a demon both finding what they wanted a place where they belonged

Okay bro I'm going to sub keep up the great content my guy

The first gundam series ive watched. And Ive found it to be ... amazing. Seriously the writers should make something for Battletech because thats the exact theme they should be going for there.

"griffith did nothing wrong" hmmm ...

Mikazuki augus was the greatest gundam pilot imo

Also really cool how in the final battle it kinda sounds like Barbatos is howling like a wolf.

A story about two boys lost is the deep depths of the society and life and a demon within their shadows just finding what they wanted, a place where they feel they should be, a place where they belong. A story of obsession. A curse obsession that have been passed down to those who was ruled by the obsessed rulers. A story about the hunt for creation or destruction. What a wonderful and at the same time a terrifying story of a contract with the devil but the devil is himself.

funnily enough in the ending, the obsessions of Tekkadan and Mcgillis is kinda same but realized in an utterly different forms. I find it super ironic. Tekkadan wanted to free Mars from Gallarhorn by becoming the king of Mars, essentially Tenka Fubu AKA unification of the world by force. MacGillis wants to purge corruption from Gallarhorn by deleting the Seven Stars (excluding the Fareed Family) and guiding the rest by the sheer strength of Bael which is another form of Tenka Fubu. These obsessions are for (arguably) noble goals but the methods is super reckless and utterly destructive, symbolized by Alaya Vijyana System (i prefer calling it "Arayashiki" tbh) and shown by Mika through "making deals with the devil". Tekkadan's obsession is realized by Kudelia in a more democratic and peaceful manners, a welcome ending that Orga can never think of due to circumstances beyond his control. MacGillis's obsession is even more ironically realized by his enemies and in a democratic manner that is achieved by the deaths of Iok Kujan (thank god) and MacGillis himself, essentially wiped the Seven Stars (except the Ellion family) and enabling the arguable transition from autocratic systems to a more democratic one. MacGillis's obsession too spring from circumstances beyond his control. so many similarities in theming LOL

Ahh, you've captured my feelings on the show perfectly. Really well done video dude!

This one of the best Gundams, I have ever seen, and I am watching Gundam from when I was 1 year old. Will is good but he lacks free will

I've always thought Mika as the demon and Biscuit as the angel to Orga. One tells him to just do it and the other stop and think. Barbatos is just a tool, an extension of power, just like other White Demons that came before, as the series has always been about the will of humankind or something like that.

Thx for giving my favourite anime the recognition it deserves 💖

This was amazing. You touched on things I clearly missed, like the sacrifices of the body

Man I literally saw the first 30 seconds and I was immediately hooked This is great video

This is the Gundam content I need more of in my life. Be like Mika and DONT STOP making these!

This is really amazing, thank you for talking about IBO. For me, this was the start of my love for the Gundam series

Wonderful video! Loved it

My dude. . . .this is a fantastic video. It PERFECTLY explains why IBO was so good. I'm definitely sharing this vid.

HOLY SHIT. This was beautifully done and amazingly explained. I love the anime but now I love it more. Jesus. Bloody well-done dude!!!.

This was amazing. You definitely deserve to get big!

Damn good video, keep up the great work!

This series has a bunch of things that can be dissected, that what makes this series so good. How it's easy it is for heros to become villains, how one wrong step can lead to your doom, and now this video shows how obsession can drive things forward. Love this series

Great vid. I'm glad to finally see some more Gundam IBO analysis videos. More non-Gundam fans should watch it.

That 'arm and leg' joke got me. I'm not even mad

Great video. still my favorite anime of all time. Mika is a monster.

Every ending scene with the music play as the credit roll always give me goosebumps, I hope many people watch this more

This was a great video, thought out and detailed. Reminds me of Boofire’s video. Thanks for the video mate

I love how beautifully you described them

Leaving a comment and like for the algorythm. What a great video essay on one of the best Gundam series

Oh man your so good at describing who Mika is that you just earned a new subscriber

This was pretty PogChamp

This video made wanna watch the series again:D Great video, you've got a new sub!

Great video! Keep it up!

You dont see people talk about this show a lot anymore. Great video!

Absolutely my favourite series. Just finished watching it again. It’s such a beautiful story

ibo wreck my heart. especially shino's death. had to pause the series and re-watch gundam build fighters to prepare myself more. only to find out that almost everyone died.

This honestly is the coolest Gundam I've seen. Did not expect to enjoy this show as much as I did. Mikazuki is a BEAST

Thank you for this🙏

This show was my first dive into Gundam and god damn it had me absolutely hooked. I just rewatched it last week after not watching it for 3 years and god damn I forgot how savage this show was. Probably one of the best Finales too, bitter sweet but wholesome too and part of me hopes that there could possibly be a sequel series of some sorts

good sir thank you for making this video you made my day

Some quality you got here, bright future you have

Here before you blow up, this video is amazing

Great video

Amazing! I felt the same watching ibo! You got my sub broham!!!

one of the best anime and by far my favorite Gundam

The myth about the frozen blood wolf trap is absolutely fascinating

this might be the best video I have ever seen

This anime always makes me cry when I watch it again and again

Amazing analysis. Mika is a pretty great flat character arc that shows that not all of them are the same

this video is awesome

The BEST Gundam series. It also has the most awesome backstory I’ve ever dreamed of someday seeing.

watching IBO reminded me really heavily of red dead redemption 2, strangely enough. this toxic relationship where a bunch of dissatisfied people followed the violent cult of personality of one self centered leader always gunning for more, and i suppose the differences between the two is that tekkadans voice of reason (biscuit) died far sooner that the van der linde gang's (arthur) did, and orga also fully, wholeheartedly believed in what he said and did, even if he only did it out of compulsion (fear?) for someone else

Good vid man :)

the best gundam series ever

Damn this video was great like everyone else I got finished watching the series and it honesty broke me

Amazing

Amazing review I fear

Subed simply because of this video

Bro the end of the vid gave me goosebumps “slight angels”

I honestly thought the "PLACE" Mika was trying so hard to find and fight for was the battlefield. That's why he died in the battlefield. I never thought there was another meaning to that and then this video comes. This take is actually pretty good and made me rewatch everything again. Thanks for the great analysis of one of my most favorite gundam series ever.

That scene you clipped, with Mika talking to Orga after Biscuit's death gives me fucking chills. Whether in the sub or the dub. The coldness of it.

Finally A video to fullfill my obsession for this Anime !

This was a good analysis 🧐 mobile suits gundam iron blood orphans is one of my favorite anime series of all time 💯💪🏾

I whished this have more episodes,not gonna lie the mech designs are so badass

Respect Tekedan, sob

‘Our villain’ - that’s perhaps the best summary of Tekkadan season 2

Just finished the series while building the 2019 MG Gundam Barbatos.

Such a great underrated anime

mikazuki - zuki = mika mika = sa = mikasa i just solved the whole gundam universe

the ending was so bitter sweet man

This is the Gundam series that deserves "Hello darkness my old friend..."