OVER-21 Course

The meaning of war

Yutong Pan

This work captures the final moments of a story from the perspective of the pilot of the Geara Doga. After the defeat in the Second Neo Zeon War, they operate in secret as the "Sleeves" facing increasingly dire circumstances. Although he is the ace of his team and has destroyed countless Federation mobile suits, each kill intensifies his internal struggle. In UC 0096, during another assault operation against a Federation colony satellite, he encounters a Jegan from the Londo Bell. After an intense battle, he manages to destroy it once again, but he is completely weary of this killing. Slowly exiting the cockpit of the Geara Doga and gazing at the wreckage of the Jegan, he experiences a deep confusion about the meaning of this war.
Through this work, I hope to express a reflection on war and a longing for peace. The main models used are the MG Geara Doga and MG Jegan, which have been modified using plastic boards and sticks to enhance the sense of "realism" while maintaining their original forms in line with the overall story background. I also reworked the sleeves details of the Geara Doga's chest armor to reflect the background of this mobile suit. Scribing techniques were employed to add details in certain areas of both suits, enriching their overall appearance. Considering the Gears Doga's heavy and military style, I chose to use putty to create a "casting" surface texture. During the painting process, I adjusted the saturation of a unified color tone to pre-create a "weathered" effect, which, combined with oil paints used later, gives the overall model a more realistic and naturally aged style. To achieve a more precise expression of paint chipping, the chipping effects on both mobile suits were done entirely by hand paint.