Gunbuster's final episode

Ark · April 10th, 2010, 01:45 PM

Hi there,

In the final episode when Norika and Kazumi stay behind to detonate the black hole bomb it takes them 12,000 earth years to get back.

Does this mean that Gunbuster still had warp speed despite being torn in half?

If so why did it take them so long to get back (in earth years) when it didn't take as long to reach that position from earth initially.

Many thanks

KatayokuのTenshi · April 10th, 2010, 02:27 PM

Well I think it goes something like this:

Ridley-X4 · April 11th, 2010, 05:12 PM

My guess is that the Gunbuster had two engines or something. Y'know, for each Buster Machine? So one engine was shoved into BM3, and the second (either that or some kinda auxillary engine) was used for light speed. And then you account for Einstein's Relativity Law, and our dynamic duo gets to Earth one step in evolution later.

Sharp-kun · May 21st, 2010, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Ridley-X4

My guess is that the Gunbuster had two engines or something. Y'know, for each Buster Machine?

Gunbuster does indeed have 2 engines.

If you watch the extras they released with the Renewal DVD's one of them is a technical run over of the Sizzler mechs. They comment that the the Sizzler is more efficient as it has only one reactor (the 2nd was just unnecessary). Not so unnecessary in the end though XD

April 10th, 2010, 01:45 PM	#1
Ark Bear Costume!!! Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 392	Gunbuster's final episode Hi there, In the final episode when Norika and Kazumi stay behind to detonate the black hole bomb it takes them 12,000 earth years to get back. Does this mean that Gunbuster still had warp speed despite being torn in half? If so why did it take them so long to get back (in earth years) when it didn't take as long to reach that position from earth initially. Many thanks __________________ Winamp, it really wips the Lama's ***. "Matt Damon!" -Matt Damon, Team America: World Police

April 10th, 2010, 02:27 PM	#2
KatayokuのTenshi Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Furinkan High School Posts: 5,188	Well I think it goes something like this: With one Degeneracy generator they could travel infinitely close to the speed of light but they couldn't form a Tannhäuser Gate and so couldn't warp (Think the Luxion in EP2). So, and this is pure guessing on my part, it seems that travelling at almost light speed causes a much stronger time dilation effect that travelling by warp whereas travelling by Tannhäuser Gate takes longer subjectively but less time objectively (which makes it far more useful as an actual method of travel.) Obviously they must have travelled slightly less than 12,000 light years. Warping took six months subjective and 15 years objective (although BM3's warp technology seems to be leaps and bounds ahead of the Eltrium fleet's warp tech it seemed to take hardly any time at all for Kazumi to catch up). Travelling at near light speed caused a far greater time dilation, almost 4 days subjective means 12,000 years objective. __________________ For the stronger we our houses do build, The less chance we have of being killed. -William Topaz McGonagall

April 11th, 2010, 05:12 PM	#3
Ridley-X4 No. Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,593	My guess is that the Gunbuster had two engines or something. Y'know, for each Buster Machine? So one engine was shoved into BM3, and the second (either that or some kinda auxillary engine) was used for light speed. And then you account for Einstein's Relativity Law, and our dynamic duo gets to Earth one step in evolution later. __________________ "Complete control over life and death is sheer arrogance, don't you think?"