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Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt #3
Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt, Vol. 3
An epic story of war and survival set in the legendary Gundam universe!
In the Universal Century year 0079, humanity is divided between Earth and huge space colonies known as Sides. The colony known as Side 3 proclaims independence as the Principality of Zeon, and declares war on the Earth Federation. As the conflict nears the one-year mark, the Earth Federation and the forces of Zeon are locked in a fierce battle for the Thunderbolt Sector, an area of space scarred by the wreckage of destroyed space colonies.
The Federation attack on the Zeon fleet in the Thunderbolt sector is a bloody fiasco as Io Fleming leads a squadron of inexperienced young pilots into the teeth of the Zeon defenses. Desperate, the Federation throws even the maintenance crews into the fray. Casualties mount as the two fleets clash, and Fleming and his Zeon rival, Daryl Lorenz, engage deep in the ruins of one of the space colonies. Shattered and driven by memories of the past and all they’ve lost, their duel resonates with the fierce emotions of both sides in this deadly conflict.
In the Universal Century year 0079, humanity is divided between Earth and huge space colonies known as Sides. The colony known as Side 3 proclaims independence as the Principality of Zeon, and declares war on the Earth Federation. As the conflict nears the one-year mark, the Earth Federation and the forces of Zeon are locked in a fierce battle for the Thunderbolt Sector, an area of space scarred by the wreckage of destroyed space colonies.
The Federation attack on the Zeon fleet in the Thunderbolt sector is a bloody fiasco as Io Fleming leads a squadron of inexperienced young pilots into the teeth of the Zeon defenses. Desperate, the Federation throws even the maintenance crews into the fray. Casualties mount as the two fleets clash, and Fleming and his Zeon rival, Daryl Lorenz, engage deep in the ruins of one of the space colonies. Shattered and driven by memories of the past and all they’ve lost, their duel resonates with the fierce emotions of both sides in this deadly conflict.
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July 23, 2025
the battle between federation soldier Io Fleming of the Federation and Darryl Lorenz - Zeon Sniper takes on an even more personal level....and resonates in a far wider sense.
September 11, 2017
I have really enjoyed the Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt series, it's gritty, has interesting and sympathetic characters, and the action sequences are awesome. The biggest weakness of the series is that it can be very tough to tell apart the sides during conflicts. This weakness really came to the forefront in this 3rd installment of the series.
The Federation and Zeon forces have horrifically battered each other. The lines of combat are confused and mixed, because of this the troops themselves are not always obvious, with the line between prisoner and victor tough to tell apart.
The end of this volume pulled the narrative back together enough to sell it to me, but in the middle I was extremely confused.
The Federation and Zeon forces have horrifically battered each other. The lines of combat are confused and mixed, because of this the troops themselves are not always obvious, with the line between prisoner and victor tough to tell apart.
The end of this volume pulled the narrative back together enough to sell it to me, but in the middle I was extremely confused.
September 8, 2017
The carnage continues as the survivors of the battle from the previous volume try to stay alive... or sacrifice themselves in order to take out their surviving opponents in a suicidal explosion.
We do finally see one character come face to face with the fact that her opponents have suffered just as much in this war as she has, but that revelation is limited to her and she doesn't even get the chance to reflect on it before events take her out of the story for the rest of the volume.
I'm going to keep reading these, but I'm not that impressed at this point. The fact that it's Gundam is keeping me from rating it any lower.
We do finally see one character come face to face with the fact that her opponents have suffered just as much in this war as she has, but that revelation is limited to her and she doesn't even get the chance to reflect on it before events take her out of the story for the rest of the volume.
I'm going to keep reading these, but I'm not that impressed at this point. The fact that it's Gundam is keeping me from rating it any lower.
March 19, 2023
Author and illustrator Yasuo Ohtagaki brings us the third volume in the Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt series. As the story opens we see Io and Daryl continue their fight. The Heavy armored Gundam is running out of firepower while the Physio Zaku keeps fighting. Both men are locked in a battle that takes them through a hulk of a dead colony. While their battle is going on the remaining Moore Brotherhood Federation forces take over the Living Dead divisions ship but the Zeon forces won't let the Federation survives take it without a fight. Soon a missile heads for the location of the fight between the Gundam and the Zaku taking the Gundams head off. That forces Io to abandon what there was left of the Gundam even to the point where the core fighter couldn't eject. Then then inevitable happens and Io and the Federation survivors are taken prisoner by the Zeon reinforcements. This was a great quick read and I highly recommend it for all Mecha fans and Gundam fans too. I'm looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
December 1, 2017
Vol 3 really reinvigorates the tense feelings from issue 1. With both armies on their last legs the outcome of the clash between Io and Darryl could literally determine who takes over the Thunderbolt sector. A strong morale side plot really helps to keep the emotions riding high throughout the book and I can't read book 4.
June 9, 2018
I’d found the previous volume a little slow (compared to the drama and action of the first), but this one returns to the intensity of Volume 1, with some of the best mecha battle illustrations I’ve ever seen.
August 22, 2017
The aces clashed between the 2 sides, and who will win? Excellent volume.
May 3, 2018
Still pretty terrible. Not really a fan at all still.
February 26, 2020
Heavy on the action, heavy on the tears 😭
March 14, 2020
Still waiting on finding out why they are fighting, there is more action than background that I find really frustrating.
March 23, 2021
Insanely good
February 26, 2023
This needs to stop playing with my feelings.
September 30, 2023
This volume just emphasises to me the horrific ripple effect of war 😭
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June 20, 2025
this slaps
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