BTW - here's the scoop on the blue/not blue Gamilons.
First - as some of you know, in the original 74 series, the Gamilons were Caucasian until after episode 10. Even Desslok had a standard, non-blue skin tone (and almost brownish hair, to boot!).
It's never been made clear whether the first 10 episodes were a mistake in coloring from the animation studio painters. Or whether they suddenly belatedly realized that the Gamilons weren't "alien" enough and moved to change it.
Regardless, it's considered ret-con canon that all Gamilons are blue. Certainly Desslok is now never intended to be anything but.
Which leaves us with 10 episodes of Gantz and Bane looking rather out of place compared to the rest of the series/movies.
What to do about it?
Well - the Playstation game which had newly animated sequences of the Iscandar mission, retconned Gantz and Bane as blue skinned as well to match the rest of the Gamilons. That's one way to do it. And it's consistent.
So now we have 2199 and we -seem- to have taken a step backwards! What gives?
Well here's the straight dope - That Gantz, Bane, and the other "Gamilon" forces in the Sol system are not blue is actually NOT an accident. Instead, it's intentional as a device to show that the Gamilon Empire is more diverse and wide ranging than portrayed in the original. The "Gamilons" you see in the Sol system are not actually Gamilons - they are a subject race that was conquered by the Gamilons! The name of their race is unknown as of yet (at least by me). But it's probably in the source material.
So that's what's going on. When you do see Desslok in cameos in these early episodes, take note that he is colored properly with blue skin.
First - as some of you know, in the original 74 series, the Gamilons were Caucasian until after episode 10. Even Desslok had a standard, non-blue skin tone (and almost brownish hair, to boot!).
It's never been made clear whether the first 10 episodes were a mistake in coloring from the animation studio painters. Or whether they suddenly belatedly realized that the Gamilons weren't "alien" enough and moved to change it.
Regardless, it's considered ret-con canon that all Gamilons are blue. Certainly Desslok is now never intended to be anything but.
Which leaves us with 10 episodes of Gantz and Bane looking rather out of place compared to the rest of the series/movies.
What to do about it?
Well - the Playstation game which had newly animated sequences of the Iscandar mission, retconned Gantz and Bane as blue skinned as well to match the rest of the Gamilons. That's one way to do it. And it's consistent.
So now we have 2199 and we -seem- to have taken a step backwards! What gives?
Well here's the straight dope - That Gantz, Bane, and the other "Gamilon" forces in the Sol system are not blue is actually NOT an accident. Instead, it's intentional as a device to show that the Gamilon Empire is more diverse and wide ranging than portrayed in the original. The "Gamilons" you see in the Sol system are not actually Gamilons - they are a subject race that was conquered by the Gamilons! The name of their race is unknown as of yet (at least by me). But it's probably in the source material.
So that's what's going on. When you do see Desslok in cameos in these early episodes, take note that he is colored properly with blue skin.