Buddy Complex Episode 4 Discussion

tsubasalover said:
No OP. Enemy thinking Hina is being betrayal. Everything he knows is gone, except for the school.

His decision to stay. That ship is from Dio's hometown? The family is safe, but the father is strict, it seems.

GodlyKyon said:


"Enemy thinking Hina is being betrayal"

Dat grammar. Did you use Google Translate to write the comment or something?

Also, GRRR I want to watch this.

Episode overview:

Ok. I am not sure how to put this... But are most mecha shows like this? Not that it's bad but I am noting a few trends:

Peace time music sounds very cheerful. Aoba goes on a date-like event with Mayuka, and around his school. His lil sister probably isn't alive at this point, also.

Second, the portrayal of the enemies/allies. Portraying the Zogillia's forces so obviously bad. I'm not too sure how to describe it, but the commander of the opposing forces in this ep for example, had a menacing and nazi-like feeling to him, as well as having his foces named the 666th force. While the allies have a lax and easy going captain that isn't drilled with rules.

Secondly, the cast of the main protagonists are all very friendly, where as the enemies are portrayed as zombie-like soldiers shouting "ALL HEIL ZOGILLIA!" or "Death to enemies!"

Is this what people called conventional?

Now the Fiona little sister and the father adds an interesting topic... But the dad, does he have to look like every other dad in Anime? God... Dio reminds me of so many other protagonists with his situation.

Well, at least there are secondary protagonists.

ThangLong said:
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I'm sorry guys but please focus on this week's episode.

helenobell said:


A number of mecha shows are indeed like that. It's part of the reason why this show's been getting so much flak from viewers- they feel that it's nothing worth talking about. While it is largely clichéd, I personally think execution of this show is decent, and the use of time travel puts a nice spin on things.

Kerozinn said:
anyone noticed?

"In order for a coupling to be successful, both pilots must be able to merge their consciousness.

For that to happen, they must completely trust and accept each other."

but in episode 2 Dio just said " im going to be coupling with you. Just do as i say! "

looks like they change the coupling "rules/requierment" to their convenience whenever they want it.


that aside it was a good episode.

Kerozinn said:
anyone noticed?

"In order for a coupling to be successful, both pilots must be able to merge their consciousness.

For that to happen, they must completely trust and accept each other."

but in episode 2 Dio just said " im going to be coupling with you. Just do as i say! "

looks like they change the coupling "rules/requierment" to their convenience whenever they want it.


that aside it was a good episode.

zannet_t said:
Lol at this current thread turning into commentary on someone's English skills when it's obvious that English isn't everyone's first language.

This was a decent episode that focused more on character development than all else.

Two major things of note for me:
1. The missing OP. Usually series starts to cut out OPs toward the end of the season or at the end of an arc, but this episode actually cut out its OP despite 1) this being very early into the season and 2) this not being some ending to any arc. This means that Sunrise actually has far more content to cover than anticipated and it could be a good thing if they don't mess up the pacing.
2. Aoba's sister. Note that Mayuka looked for Watase Tsubasa when she was trying to find Aoba's sister. We all know that women tend to take on their husband's last name, and I imagine this is overwhelmingly the case in Japan, which means Tsubasa might still be alive under a different name -- potential as a plot twist later on when her identity is revealed.

Meanwhile, Aoba still hasn't figured out that the Hina he's met on the battlefield isn't the Hina that saved him. What a denseball.

billybob300c said:
1. Not knowing why Hina is the enemy really keeps me watching as well as the battles

2. Got a feeling that Aoba & Dio are the same person after seeing Dio's family


7/10

GodlyKyon said:
What? How can they possibly be the same person??

mugiwara84 said:
So all it took to restore Dio's trust in Aoba was one stupid lil speech? Seems a bit to easy.

And of course Aoba's family is unfindable, if they were, they could actually reveal if he makes it back to the past.

AnimeFan500 said:
Aoba's family and friends are dead. His house gone but now he wants to protect everyone here. Plus meet Hina face to face to find the truth!!!



Same here. Dio being Aoba's great great great....grandson or his sister's child. My first thought was that Dio being a clone of Aoba. But i'd go with my other theory.

Kerozinn said:
anyone noticed?

"In order for a coupling to be successful, both pilots must be able to merge their consciousness.

For that to happen, they must completely trust and accept each other."

but in episode 2 Dio just said " im going to be coupling with you. Just do as i say! "

looks like they change the coupling "rules/requierment" to their convenience whenever they want it.

xchee said:
*coupling fails*
Commander: "they're still not getting along?!"

Oh, that actually surprised you? lmao.


That theory that Dio might be related to Aoba's sister is possible. At first I thought it was weird that it was his sister he looked for and not his parents but then it also made sense it'll be her he'll look for since she's still most likely alive. But I just can't shake the feeling that him saying his sister's name (was it ever mentioned in the previous episodes that he had a sister?) was intended and his sister's going to play a huge part later on. You know like when the twist happens and we're all like "WHERE THE HECK DID THAT COME FROM?!", the scriptwriter's going to be like "uh but we did kind of foreshadow it in episode 4 you know."

Just a thought :D

dokidokidoing said:

Knowing Dio, he probably was thinking of the more pressing matter at hand- the fact that his family's ship was being attack- and realized that doubting Aoba in battle would benefit nobody. I wouldn't be surprised is Dio continues to be skeptical of Aoba's story off battle.
He's proud, stubborn and a rather distrusting- but Dio's a soldier. He knows how to be practical when it really counts.

Inugirlz said:
This is a bit too one-dimensional. I mean Aoba is able to kill people so easily. He hasn't even shown regret at killing people. And Dio is an annoying prick.

LostArc said:


Wouldn't it be interesting if Aoba is related to Dio. Dio's father and Aoba both have brown hair and Fiora's eyes are green.

Inugirlz said:
This is a bit too one-dimensional. I mean Aoba is able to kill people so easily. He hasn't even shown regret at killing people. And Dio is an annoying prick.

Inugirlz said:
This is a bit too one-dimensional. I mean Aoba is able to kill people so easily. He hasn't even shown regret at killing people. And Dio is an annoying prick.

sentience said:
I have a feeling Weinberg family is related to Aoba through his sister, she might be the paternal grandmother of Dio Weinberg.