One of the things I've always liked best about Gundam Wing is how well it does the whole 'humanity pushed to its limits' thing. It takes a look at the very essence of the human condition, ie. are we forever destined to fight on and on, and takes it to its logical conclusion. can violence ever be an acceptable means to achieving peace? Can peace, essentially, be 'crafted' (to coin the name of the series' female lead).
Two-Mix's track captures all that, the drama and the tension of the thousand-mile-an-hour space battles and adrenaline fueled chaos. Those towering orchestral hits in the middle-eight? The sound of laser cannons blowing chunks out of your mortal enemy as their corpse freezes in the darkness of cold vacuum. Those Flashdance-esque synth blasts? The thrum of a Mobile Suit's engine running hot as its weapons pump our a lightning-quick crescendo.
Is it dated? Amazingly so. Incredibly so. But sometimes the 90s really did do it best.
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