History Awesome / MobileSuitGundamAge

** Obright in his Genoace 0-Custom killing Leil and the Ghirarga by spearing the latter through the abdomen with a beam saber. ''And then'' killing Fram by cutting into Fawn Farsia's cockpit seconds after Fram had already shoved her own beam saber ''into Obright's cockpit.'' If that doesn't count as BadassNormal, this troper don't know what does. More amazing considering that his suit is essentially an ancient grunt suit that has been piecemeal upgraded over the years and he beat two ace custom models.

* Episode 25 shows us that precog powers ain't worth shit when you're up against [[TheAce The]] [[TheRedBaron White Wolf]].

** Vagan's full scale invasion of Earth is ''incredibly'' badass. Having used their previous assault on Big Ring to gather data on the Federation Forces, they're officially done messing around. They move in a massive, stealthed space fortress (at least ''five times'' the size of Big Ring) decloak right in front of the Earth Federation's orbital HQ, and freaking ''vaporize it'' with a very [[StarWars Death Star]]-esque beam weapon. This is followed by a huge invasion force descending to Earth and wreaking havoc, which is only interrupted by [[BigBad Lord Ezelcant]] himself appearing (in holographic form) to announce to the citizens of Earth that the Vagan invasion officially begins now, at which point the Vagan sleeper cells left on Earth at the end of Episode 27, which have been waiting and preparing their mobile suit forces for the last two decades, spring into action, resulting in Vagan mobile suits coming out of the woodwork, ''[[AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs everywhere.]]''

* The first notable Moment of Awesome in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamAGE'' would have to be in Episode 1, when [[spoiler: Flit Asuno not only got the Gundam AGE-1 moving, but also accomplished the feat of destroying the very first U.E. in all of humanity's history.]]
* In Episode 2, [[spoiler: the AGE System creates a new weapon for Flit based on information retrieved from the first Moment of Awesome described above, allowing the Gundam AGE-1 to destroy another U.E.. Yurin using her mysterious psychic abilities to help Flit out of the Space Colony also counts, since it established Yurin as a major character.]]
* Episode 3: [[spoiler:Commander Bruzar]]'s HeroicSacrifice. Definitely a DyingMomentOfAwesome.
* Episode 8: Woolf's BigDamnHeroes debut of the G-Exes, upstaging the Gundam Titus' debut in the same episode.
** The Gundam Titus's signature move, the [[spoiler: Beam Lariat! [[CrazyIsCool Killer Bee]] and [[FourStarBadass A'd]] be proud.]]
* Episode 10: The whole damn battle, but most notably [[spoiler: Don Boyage and his servants making their HeroicSacrifice by kamikazing their heavily-damaged mobile suits into the UE mothership]]. Easily the best DyingMomentOfAwesome yet.

* Episode 12: Stoller Guavaran using flashbangs to get his men to surround the Diva was an admittedly awesome moment.
** Also in that episode, Largan ''finally'' takes out a UE while piloting [[RockBeatsLaser his outdated yet trustworthy Genoace.]]
** Flit develops his [[spoiler:X-Rounder powers. He finishes by [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks throwing a beam saber]] through the head of a a UE mech and shooting it to hell.]]

** [[spoiler:Madorna's BigDamnHeroes moment at the end]]
* Flit vs. [[spoiler:Desil]] in episode 14, after [[spoiler:Yurin's death]]. Flit [[spoiler:flies into an UnstoppableRage and counterattacks so quickly and heavily that Desil -- AxCrazy BloodKnight extraordinaire -- ''is reduced to sobbing in fear inside his cockpit''.]]
** [[spoiler: Even more amazing is that the Spallow had received a lot of damage at that point. Losing both an arm and a leg. But STILL Flit destroyed Desil without any effort when he really wanted to fight.]]
** He then gets another one right after [[spoiler:when he switches into the Titus and ''forces Ambat's bay door open'', totaling the Titus parts in the process.]]

** Yurin also gets one. [[spoiler: She somehow overcomes Desil's control via the mobile suit's [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Dummy System-esque]] computer to [[HeroicSacrifice save Flit]] [[TakingTheBullet from receiving the final blow.]]]]
* How about TheReveal in Episode 15 that [[spoiler: the UE are actually people from Vagan, a nation consisting of colonies in Mars that were left for dead by the Earth Federation?]]
** Not to mention the Defurse being played up as the [[spoiler:Vagan's]] final trump card, only to have it get [[CurbStompBattle completely curbstomped]] by Flit and Woolf in the space of a couple of minutes.
* Asemu's first battle in the Gundam. Not only does he seem to take [[DualWielding a cue from Woolf's fighting style]], along with a touch of UseYourHead and ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks, he [[spoiler:grabs the severed arm of the Dorado he just downed and uses it to cut down the other Dorado!]]

* Episode 19. Asemu's first sortie in the Gundam AGE-2. It peaks toward the end, when he [[spoiler:changes to G-Strider mode on the fly, ''blows past'' the Dorados, then turns around in front of the Diva's bridge, changes back to mobile suit mode, then takes out ''both'' Dorados with ''one shot'' from the Hyper DODS Rifle.]]

* [[spoiler:Flit shows up in Episode 22 to bail out Asemu and Woolf from Desil and Zeheart easily pushing them both back and showing he's still got it]]

** [[spoiler:Grodek pulls a DyingMomentOfAwesome when the SHEER pity and understanding in his speech to Arabel Zoi, sends his killer fleeing in terror.]]

* Episode 26 was a great episode for battles, but what really seals the deal is [[spoiler:Asemu avenging Woolf's death by taking ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill to new heights. Finally embracing his dead mentor's advice, he truly becomes a Super Pilot by completely obliterating Desil's mobile suit and finally killing the sick bastard.]]
** What makes the scene is that [[spoiler:Desil]] isn't a victim of TheWorfEffect. He's still dangerous enough to fight Woolf and Asemu at the same time. It's just that Asemu's UnstoppableRage gets him going ''so fast'' that [[spoiler:Desil's]] precognitive abilities ''can't keep up with him.'' All the while [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv_7cyVC5xk this music]] plays in the background, as Asemu rips Desil's MS apart.
* Episode 27 features a minor DyingMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler:Daz, a MauveShirt who helped Zeheart avoid arrest early in the arc and then spent the rest of his time doing nothing of importance, sets his Mu-szell on maximum power and takes on Flit’s Gundam, knowing that he is going to die one way or another (if Flit does not kill him the brain damage will). Despite his mobile suit getting cut in half by Flit he still manages to grab the Gundam and self-destruct. Flit survives, but the damage to his Gundam is so severe he is unable to continue fighting. This is the most damage anyone has '''ever''' managed to do to Flit’s Gundam!]]
** [[spoiler: Zeehart's disbelief that Asemu could fight, keep up with, and ''equal'' him.]]
* Episode 28: Flit's [[spoiler: coup which rooted out the traitors in the Earth Federation government, and Asemu fully embracing his mentor's legacy as the new White Wolf.]]
** It's less awesome when [[spoiler: Flit reveals that his intention is the outright genocide of the Vagans. His political purge isn't so much getting rid of corruption within the government but eliminating any possible opposition to his plan.]]
*** Though to be fair, [[spoiler: they were still traitors, so he probably would have had to root them out even if he WASN'T interested in genocide.]]
* Episode 29 has [[spoiler:Kio getting the Gundam AGE-3 and easily downing Vagan mooks, including destroying a Defurse in a single shot. At the same time, Flit's has his EstablishingCharacterMoment in the Third Generation by being the ultimate badass, bringing the the Gundam to Kio and then calmly coaching him on how to pilot it, even when they're getting shot at by angry Vagans.]]
** [[spoiler:Vagan's full scale invasion of Earth is ''incredibly'' badass. Having used their previous assault on Big Ring to gather data on the Federation Forces, they're officially done messing around. They move in a massive, stealthed space fortress (at least ''five times'' the size of Big Ring) decloak right in front of the Earth Federation's orbital HQ, and freaking ''vaporize it'' with a very [[StarWars Death Star]]-esque beam weapon. This is followed by a huge invasion force descending to Earth and wreaking havoc, which is only interrupted by [[BigBad Lord Ezelcant]] himself appearing (in holographic form) to announce to the citizens of Earth that the Vagan invasion officially begins now, at which point the Vagan sleeper cells left on Earth at the end of Episode 27, which have been waiting and preparing their mobile suit forces for the last two decades, spring into action, resulting in Vagan mobile suits coming out of the woodwork, ''[[AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs everywhere.]]'']]

** [[spoiler: THE REVEAL OF AGE-2 DARK HOUND AND ITS PILOT, SUPER PIRATE CAPTAIN ASH!!]]
** [[spoiler: The entire Vagan Army and the xvm-fzc Gundam Legilis. Enough said.]]

* Episode 34: [[spoiler:"Don't mess with a ''super pilot.''"]]
** [[spoiler:Doubles as a SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}} when you realize that he defeated the tactics that killed Woolf, fulfilling his mentor's dying wish by surpassing him.]]

** [[spoiler:Asemu the Super Pirate fights Ezelcant's new Gundam Legilis '''''and it ends on a stalemate when reinforcements on both sides show up.''''' In other words, [[BadassNormal a pilot who doesn't have any X-Rounder powers]] not only manages to survive a fight against the most powerful X-Rounder alive, he fights him to a draw. '''BADASS.''']]
** [[spoiler:Ezelcant might be a serious SocialDarwinist, but you have to give him credit for delivering '''two''' [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown No-Holds-Barred Beatdowns]] to the AGE-3 (once in Orbital Form and once in the Normal Form). Ezelcant probably could have ended the war there and then if Kio didn't resemble his son.]]
** [[spoiler:The pirates threatening to send asteroids towards Second Moon to make the Vagans retreat. And after it's revealed that they're actually smoke-filled dummies, the pirates are long gone, succeeding in their rescue mission.]]

** [[spoiler: Showing the three generations of protagonists together in many scenes, showing their happy memories together. As well as the progression of the three generations of Gundams, from AGE-1 to AGE-3.]]

** [[spoiler: The whole Vagan mobile suit ARMY, including Gundam Legilis, Fawn Farsia and Girard Spriggan's Thielva.]]
** [[spoiler: The reveal of the Gundam AGE-FX and how it uses its C-Funnels to decimate its enemies.]]
** [[spoiler: AGE-1 Gransa fighting the Fawn Farsia (Pink Vagan Mobile Suit), AGE-2 Dark Hound fighting XVT-ZGC Ghirarga, and last but not least, AGE-FX fighting against a HUGE mobile suit clad in darkness. (later revealed to be SID, the self aware Mech that fought Asemu)]]
** [[spoiler: The final scene in which the three generations of protagonists were seen with their respective Gundams.]]

** [[spoiler: The brief fight between Asemu and Zeheart in their respective Mobile Suits is nothing short of pure awesomeness. [[SayMyName With screaming of each other names included.]]]]
** [[spoiler:When Flit asks his son to not interfere with the battle, Asemu refuses and gives this gem: "I'm a pirate. I do as I please."]]
** [[spoiler: Fram in her Fawn Farsia Mobile Suit. She can fight Kio to a standstill in just ONE BATTLE. WOW.]]
*** [[spoiler:Also, in the middle of the battle Kio asks Fram to stop fighting and understand each other. Her response? She gets pissed and screams that [[TakeThat "understanding" would not bring back those who sacrificed themselves during the war]] before taking down the AGE-FX with her arsenal. It's only the Gundam's status as a GameBreaker that lets Kio survive.]]
* Episode 42: Girard Spriggan's piloting debut. [[spoiler:Asemu]] versus Zeheart. That is all.

** [[spoiler:Girard's X-Rounder abilities going out of control and stealing the remote weaponry from the Ghirarga, Fawn Farsia, and Gundam AGE-FX was both this and a MASSIVE OhCrap moment.]]

** And after the battle, when that DirtyCoward base commander comes begging for help [[spoiler:after shooting two soldiers in cold blood]]? Fram gives him ''[[RewardedAsATraitorDeserves exactly]]'' [[RewardedAsATraitorDeserves what he deserves.]]
* Episode 44: [[spoiler: Kio's epic CallingTheOldManOut to Flit.]]
** Also Zeheart's first sortie in the [[spoiler:Gundam Legilis]]. It's truly a blast to watch, and contains an awesome remix of the Zeydra's theme.
* Episode 45: Zeheart goes toe-to-toe with SID, a Mobile Armor possessing far greater technology than either the AGE Builder or Vagan, and which had [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomped Asemu]] 13 years prior. During the fight he unlocks [[spoiler:Legilis']] true abilities, including using the bits to deflect beams and form shields. [[spoiler:With some help from Asemu, he barely manages to win the fight, but SID survives to fight another day.]]
** Let's not forget about said help, either. Asemu displays his mastery of the IndyPloy by [[spoiler:diving straight at SID, going down ''below'' it, and grappling it with the Dark Hound's hooks. He then gets taken on the ride of his life, but ''still manages to hang on,'' and gets Zeheart to use the wires to locate SID and finish it off.]]
** The Bisidian Pirates get a great one. [[spoiler:Asemu and Zeheart are poised to have a duel in the asteroid cavern containing the EXA-DB--and then the Baranoke comes in guns blazing, blasting the database to smithereens before the fight can even get started. Okay, there's still enough of a smithereen to sustain what's left of SID, but it was still a great moment.]]
* Episode 46: [[spoiler:Gundam Legilis and Fawn Farsia]] versus Gundam AGE-FX. [[spoiler:Gundam Legilis]] spamming its bits and Gundam AGE-FX using its C-funnels to create a ball of shield to protect itself as well as aid in its offense. This scene although is short, but it is really, really awesome.

** [[spoiler: Godom Tyneham in his Guldorin versus Seric Abis in his Clanche Custom. Seric wins through exploiting the Guldorin's weaknesses.]]
** [[spoiler: Kio unleashing the Gundam AGE-FX's Burst Mode against Zanald's xvm-zbc Xamdrag, [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomping]] the bastard totally after the latter has killed Deen (Lu's brother). However, Zanald lives to fight another day.]]

** [[spoiler: Fram's Fawn Farsia coming within ''inches'' of killing Kio's Gundam AGE-FX, and the latter would have died if not for his father's Asemu's intervention.]]
** [[spoiler: Obright in his Genoace 0-Custom killing Leil and the Ghirarga by spearing the latter through the abdomen with a beam saber. ''And then'' killing Fram by cutting into Fawn Farsia's cockpit seconds after Fram had already shoved her own beam saber ''into Obright's cockpit.'' If that doesn't count as BadassNormal, this troper don't know what does. More amazing considering that his suit is essentially an ancient grunt suit that has been piecemeal upgraded over the years and he beat two ace custom models.]]
** [[spoiler: Asemu vs. Zeheart in their respective Mobile Suits: Round 2. AGE 2 Dark-Hound vs. Gundam Legilis in its pure awesome glory. [[SayMyName With screaming of each other names included.]] ''Again.'' And the winner is Asemu Asuno, the SUPER PIRATE PILOT!!]]
*** This part actually needs to be elaborated on more, even though people complained that it's way too short than it should have been: [[spoiler:Asemu first uses his Beam Saber to cut off Gundam Legilis' left arm (disabling Bits, a Beam Saber and its shield altogether), then he throws a Beam Saber to take out Zeheart's rifle, followed by using Dark Hound's lance to rip away Legilis' right arm, stabbing a Beam Saber into its chest (chest cannon is out), and finished it off by hooking Legilis' head and body to prevent its core to escape, meanwhile staying close enough to avoid being hit by Legilis' tail cannon. In short, Asemu ''tactically shut down the Legilis' capabilities one by one'', making Zeheart totally unable to fight back. FLAWLESS VICTORY.]]
*** [[spoiler: Added points should be given to the video game version of the fight, as it includes [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic "Beyond the Fate", Asemu's Theme]], as it plays out]].
*** [[spoiler: The ''Memories of Eden'' OVA expands Gundam Legilis vs. Dark Hound to a dogfight. Special mention goes to Gundam Legilis decimating Clanches and Adele Mark-II Mobile Suits by the score in a RoaringRampageOfRevenge, resulting in several ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill moments]].
*** Bonus points for [[spoiler:DAMAGING the Dark hound. This time, Asemu loses some chest armor and his DODS Lancer]].

** YMMV, but Gundam AGE-FX versus [[spoiler: SID with Vegan Wear]] was awesome!
* ''Memory of Eden'' has a more epic FinalBattle between [[spoiler: Zeheart's Gundam Legilis and Asemu's Gundam AGE-2 Dark Hound]] where the fight from Episode 48 lasts much longer and in a much more epic, not to mention more brutal manner.

** The Gundam Titus's signature move, the [[spoiler: Beam Lariat! [[CrazyAwesome Killer Bee]] and [[FourStarBadass A'd]] be proud.]]

* Episode 29 has [[spoiler:Kio getting the Gundam AGE-3 and easily downing Vagan mooks, including destroying a Defurse in a single shot. At the same time, Flit's has his EstablishingCharacterMoment in the Third Generation by being the ultimate BadAssGrandpa, bringing the the Gundam to Kio and then calmly coaching him on how to pilot it, even when they're getting shot at by angry Vagans.]]

** All in all, this episode is a CrowningMomentOfAwesome for the fight scenes in the series. It came a long way and now we get to see the true potential of this series thanks to the souped-up animation quality for the battles.

* Episode 29 also features many awesome scenes in the third opening, all set to CrowningMusicOfAwesome: REAL by [=ViViD=]

** [[spoiler:Doubles as a HeartwarmingMoment when you realize that he defeated the tactics that killed Woolf, fulfilling his mentor's dying wish by surpassing him.]]

*** [[spoiler: Added points should be given to the video game version of the fight, as it includes [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome "Beyond the Fate", Asemu's Theme]], as it plays out]].

** YMMV, but Gundam AGE-FX versus [[spoiler: SID with Vegan Wear]] was awesome!