Gouf vs Ez8 Best Fight Scene Ever Made

"I have found the place where I am to die." This is the real sign of Packard's skill. He understands immediately that his opponent is just barely good enough to run out the time limit on Packard's mission, and that the only way to win is the sacrificial play.

“They only sent one unit? I’m a little offended.” proceeds to have all of the Guntanks her squad was supposed to protect destroyed

God I love that scene when Norris’s gouf casually lifts the whole highway off of him. It’s such a rare moment to see just how much pure strength these MS really have

This is one of the only Gundam series to ever truly make a Gundam pilot feel like a person sitting in a seat driving a machine.

Finally seeing a Gouf being used for its intended purpose (urban combat) was one of the best things about this series.

What a badass. Accomplishes the mission, spares Aina's lover, AND finds a place to die on the battlefield like a true warrior, all at once.

What makes this show so much better than the other gundam shows is that the mobile suits have actual weight. And there’s more emphasis on how they would fight in the battlefield and tactics used.

There's another detail to point out about the feeling of the combat being real, I didn't see yet. They run out of ammo. Not just them saying, "I'm almost out!" like a lot of media does. They did run out, then they had to improvise or switch to a secondary weapon. You might even note that the Gouf starts conserving his ammo during the second half of the fight, saving it for the last gun tank. Which is why he switched to his sword.

"Beware of the old man in a place where people die young"

Packard is that one utterly dependable teammate who gets you the overall win not by going for “play of the game” personal glory, but by PLAYING THE OBJECTIVE!!

5:42 Man, when he realizes he's going to be facing his maker soon, sends chills down my spine. Love that quote.

The guntank stab scene will forever stay immortal in history as one of the most badass scene ever

Something else I noticed that makes him more impressive. Not only did he destroy all 3 guntanks, he also disarmed all 3 gundams. He disarmed Karen's with his cable and shoulder check combo, disarmed the second by shooting the cannon, and made Ez-8 exhaust its' weapons in the fight. By the time he was done, Norris had left just the three gundams with pretty much only beam sabers left.

Gotta love the respect he showed at the end. They were enemies, and he beat them and gave his life for his mission. But still, Shiro saluted him and acknowledged just how strong that guy was.

08th MS team was such a great series. It felt grounded closer to reality than a lot of Gundam series, how quickly a person lives or dies in a war. It's also one of a couple that tells viewers that the federation is just as capable of inhumanity as zeon was. My favorite example was the commander sending in GM suits into a heavily mined tunnel, hoping to see their reactor go critical, causing a nuclear explosion and avoiding breaching the Antarctic treaty's no nuclear weapon agreement/

Packard was a classic fighter. Psychology, efficiency, measured use of resources and eye always on the prize. Of course, he has that noble zeon "knighthood" air about him. Salutes, seeking a glorious death, sparing the feelings of his lady. And a grudging respect to his adversary. Norris Packard is the best example I've seen of just why war is awful; he was by all measures an intelligent, conscientious, noble and driven man. And he died for nothing. Even his hard fought last stand doesn't save the Kurgaran. He believes he succeeds, and dies peacefully. But all that happened was a delayed massacre and the loss of yet another good man. War is hell, kids.

Redhead: “only one suit!? Ima little offensed lol” completely whiffs clean shot on Stationary enemy suit

This scene always stood out to me, especially the very first time I ever watched 8th MS Team as a kid. The way they portray combat, the inventiveness of the Gouf pilot, the weight of the mobile suite, the sheer brutality of war. 8th MS was a masterpiece of the Gundam franchise, I wish there were more like it.

I remember when I first saw this as a kid, I didn’t know what an “Ace” meant. Just from the context of this moment, all I knew it was something badass.

The detailed old school frame rates of this, 0083, F91, and War In The Pocket still hold up. Masterpiece material.