Most Wanted 2019 #1: Kshatriya

No surprises here. It was #1 last time, it's still #1. There's nothing I can really say about it beyond it's an awesome mobile suit and they've teased that they're considering it for an RE/100 in the past. We've gotten several of those kits in various forms, but they've still missed the big one. Make it right, Bandai.

Most Wanted 2019 #2: GP02A

I'm excited about the upcoming release of the Gundam "Alex" 2.0, not because I'm a fan of that design, but because it leads me to hope they might give the GP02A a similar treatment as we get closer to the 20-year anniversary of Stardust Memory.

Most Wanted 2019 #3: Palace Athene

There won't be any surprises in my top 3, they were in the top 4 of the last list I made. You can read all my thoughts about them in the previous posts. The Palace Athene is still one of my favorite mobile suit designs of all time.

Most Wanted 2019 #4: Rozen Zulu

I can't give you a good reason why this mobile suit got left off of the previous Top-10 list, I guess I was just crazy. I did mention that the legs being so small that it would be top-heavy, but so is the Hamma Hamma and they did that. I mentioned that I felt Gundam Unicorn was less known in the US, but now it's probably the most accessible series since it hit Netflix. There is no reason not to include this mobile suit in the 1/100 lineup, except for the fact that the Kshatriya probably has to come out first (us fans might riot otherwise).

Most Wanted 2019 #5: Dreissen (Sleeves Ver.)

So it seems likely we'll probably get a few more ZZ inspired kits over the next year or two, but in the case of the Dreissen, I'd hope they skip straight to the Gundam Unicorn version of the mobile suit, because it's clearly the superior design. The mobile suit has a great shape to it, is big, and is heavily based on a classic fan-favorite design (Dom).

In addition, because I believe Bandai takes this into account every time they consider a new model, there are alternate designs. Namely, the classic ZZ version, and also it would be easy to use the kit to develop the Dom III as another alternate kit (they've been bringing out a lot of Advance of Zeta designs in HGUC form). The original MG Dom was actually a really solid kit for being one of the earliest MGs in development, so it would be really exciting to see where they could go with 20 years of development.

Most Wanted 2019 #6: Geara Zulu

The Geara Zulu makes this list based almost solely off of how much I like the HGUC versions of the kit. It's a great entry into the Zeon grunt design. It's a kit that would really benefit from the modern MG level of detail and articulation, and comes complete with a wide variety of accessories (comparable to what came with the Geara Doga).

The Geara Zulu also comes with many different alternate designs, and I would probably spend a fortune on P-Bandai releases of the Guards type, the Angelo Sauper custom, and the new Erika Yugo custom from Gundam Narrative. So Bandai, the money's just sitting out there for you to take advantage of with your predatory exclusives.

Most Wanted 2019 #7: R-Jarja

The next kit on my list is the first totally new entry for this list. It's currently getting a run of HGUC kits, and I feel like it's one of the stronger mobile suit designs from the ZZ era Zeon forces. It's the R-Jarja.

The R-Jarja is an often forgotten mobile suit with a cool design and a cool weapon. We don't often see bayonets on beam weaponry. It comes standard in a color scheme very similar to the Bawoo and cuts an imposing figure (overall height 23.55m). It also comes with two variants that are ripe for P-Bandai exploitation, from the OVA Twilight Axis and the manga Moon Gundam.

I'm finding that there's a serious lack of later-period Zeon mobile suits in 1/100 scale (outside of ace suits), and the R-Jarja would definitely be a welcome addition to my Zeon collection.