Fox

The fox is an especially popular animal in the Furry Fandom. Generally, each series listed above will have its own set of products, although the MSiA and Gundam Models lines, such as High Grade Universal Century may extend across series. The words "fox" or "foxy" have become synonymous slang in Western society for an individual (most often female) with sex appeal. Categories of products include the Mobile Suit In Action or MSiA action figures, and Gundam Model Kits in several scales and complexity levels. In Japanese folklore, the fox-like kitsune is a powerful animal spirit (Yōkai) that is highly mischievous and cunning. Other companies produce unofficial toys, models, t-shirts, etc. In The Little Prince a fox indicates the true value of things like friendship. Bandai, the primary licensee of the Gundam trademark, makes a variety of products for the Gundam fan.

Some well-known stories involving foxes are found in Aesop's fables; another is the medieval story of Reynard. Although not directly related to Gundam, these series incorporate Gundam models as part of the stories:. In many cultures, the fox is a familiar animal of folklore, a symbol of cunning and trickery. There have been so many Mobile Suit units that its impossible to tell a distinct style, however generally Mobile Suits are extremely agile and have an enormous variety of different weapons. Stone carvings representing foxes have been found in the early settlement of Göbekli Tepe in eastern Turkey. The games units are often separated by being "Super Robots" (powerful mecha that often have near-limitless powers and technology, but have a shorter range of movement), and "Real Robots" (mecha that are physically weak, but have a wide range of movement for the most part). The first example of the introduction of the fox into a new habitat by humans seems to be Neolithic Cyprus. The Mobile Suit units are considered the representing unit in the "Real Robot" type of mecha.

Historians believe foxes were being imported into non-native environments long before the colonial era. So far, almost every single major Gundam series and then some has made at least one appearance in the series. They have been successfully employed to control pests on fruit farms, leaving the fruit intact.[1]. This title was the first in the series history to not have many of the standard characters that have appeared in every game to date such as Amuro. Foxes can be used for helpful environmental purposes as well. This changed in Super Robot Wars J for the Game Boy Advance. On the other hand, many fox species are endangered. Some series come and go however, but Amuro Ray, often in the RX-93 Nu Gundam, is a regular character and has actually never missed a single game.

In some countries, such as Australia, with no strong competitors, imported foxes quickly devastate native wildlife and become a serious invasive pest. In fact, there hasn't been a single game which hasn't featured at least one Gundam series and characters. The former is used by foxes communicating over long distances, the latter in close quarters. The Gundam meta verse makes regular appearances in the Super Robot Wars series by Banpresto. Fox noises can be divided, with a few exceptions, into two different groups: contact sounds and interaction sounds. There is also a Half-Life 2 mod called Mech Assault Genesis( http://www.mechag.com ), based on Gundams. These sounds grade into one another and span five octaves; each fox has its own characteristically individual voice. Some video games have been converted into comics or novels.

Fox families, however, keep in contact with a wide array of different sounds. Following the popularity of Gundam, various video games feature original characters previously not found in other media. Foxes do not come together in chorus like wolves or coyotes do. Gundam manga is also published in English in Singapore by Chuang Yi. Foxes include members of the following genera:. The manga narration of the original series is published in English in North America by a variety of companies, such as Viz Communications, Del Rey Manga, and TOKYOPOP, among others. Foxes also gather a wide variety of other foods ranging from grasshoppers to fruit and berries. See main article Gundam Manga and Novels.

Using a pouncing technique practiced from an early age, they are usually able to kill their prey quickly. These series are drawings and precise specifications for additional Mobile suit units not found in the original animated material. They are solitary, opportunistic feeders that hunt live prey (especially rodents). Due to the sheer popularity of the Gundam franchise, especially the Mobile Suit design, several Original Design series were published. Unlike many canids, foxes are not pack animals. For the listing of the series on chronological order of the depicted events, see the individual timelines' pages. For example, the Desert Fox has large ears and short fur, whereas the Arctic Fox has small ears and thick, insulating fur. The following characteristics are distinctive (but not unique) to many Gundams:.

Other physical characteristics vary according to their habitat. The different series have had different ways of maintaining the tradition, and the only unique feature that all Gundams have in common is the name. Recognizable characteristics also include pointed muzzles and bushy tails. In both Gundam F91 and Victory Gundam there are hints of this as people referred to the F91 and the Victory Gundams as 'the super-machines from history', and dubbed them Gundams. With most species roughly the size of a domestic cat, foxes are smaller than other members of the family Canidae, such as wolves, jackals, and domestic dogs. Since the story takes place after the biggest time-gap in between continuities in the Universal Century, people probably forgot about the Gundams entirely. . In the G-Saviour movie there is no allusions to "Gundam" whatsoever, not even mentioning the word.

A group of foxes is a skulk. The name is used widely outside the animation in the merchandising of Cosmic Era toys and models. Male foxes are known as dogs, tods or reynard, females are referred to as vixens, and their young are called kits or cubs, as well as pups. Most characters simply refer to these units by their names, such as Duel, Buster, Blitz, Strike, or Aegis, but a select few characters refer to them as Gundams, a trend which started with Kira Yamato and spread to a few close friends, as well as the subordinates of Neo Lorrnoke, who subconsciously remembers the term despite a form of amnesia. Fox terminology is different from that used for most canids. In an informal homage to other Gundam series, all of these unique mobilesuits use operating systems with complicated acronyms, and these acronyms always simplify to the word Gundam. The presence of foxes all over the globe has led to their appearance in the popular culture and folklore of many nations, tribes, and other cultural groups. However, there are numerous mobile suits which share the properties of Gundams from other series.

The animal most commonly called a fox in the Western world is the Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes), although different species of foxes can be found on almost every continent. In the Cosmic Era works, the word Gundam is never used in an official sense, apart from in the Chinese language translations of the manga. A fox is a member of any of 27 species of small omnivorous canids. Corin Nander was an ace pilot who was placed under suspended animation as punishment and the color scheme of the Turn A mobile suit reminds him of the Gundam mobile suits from previous eras. Fuse the Fusion Radio fox. In the CC (Seireki) timeline, the name Gundam is given to the White Doll/Turn A mobile suit by Corin Nander. Phil Coates. Every Gundam has a unique name that befits the nature of the suit and/or its origins, such as Wing Gundam, Gundam Heavyarms, Sandrock Gundam, Gundam Deathscythe, or Shenlong Gundam.

Fox McCloud from the Star Fox series of video games. This alloy gives the Gundams near invincibility. Fox and his mate Vixen led The Animals of Farthing Wood. In the After Colony timeline, the word Gundam refers to most mobile suit constructed out of a special alloy, called Gundanium, which can only be mined and produced in space. Miles "Tails" Prower, from Sonic the Hedgehog. For example, the Earth Federation in the Universal Century universe used "R" (Renpou, said to be the English equivalent of Federation) to designate their mobile suits, with "X" for experimental units, "GM" (Gundam Mass-producedGeneral Machine) or "GC" for production mobile suits derived from the original V-Project suits and "MS" for mass-produced mobile suits derived from One Year War-era Zeon mobile suits. Basil Brush, British television personality. All Mobile Weapons have serial numbers, usually additions to previous Mobile Weapons in its lineage.

Vulpes (the ten species of "true" foxes, including the Red Fox (vulpis vulpis). II, Zeta Gundam, Victory Gundam, etc. Urocyon (Gray Fox and Island Fox). Afterwards, many powerful mobile suits based on the Gundam's design also carry the name, such as the Gundam Mk. Pseudalopex (four South American species, including the Culpeo). In the Universal Century timeline, Gundam is the name of the Earth Federation's first experimental general-purpose mobile suit, which is incredibly powerful compared to most of the mass-produced models eventually used by either side. Otocyon (Bat-eared Fox). Gundam is the name or nickname of several mobile suits or mobile fighters, although some works such as G-Saviour and Mobile Suit Gundam: MS IGLOO do not have units named Gundams.