What is the best Mobile Suit in history? The first world ranking has a winner

The wait is over and the results are far more interesting than anyone could have imagined. This Wednesday, within the anime community and mecha fans, the legendary Gundam franchise broke the internet by publishing the final figures of its first official worldwide ranking, revealing which of its hundreds of giant robots is the absolute king in the hearts of otakus.

A legendary winner that never goes out of style

For this unprecedented event, which mobilized fans from every continent, more than 1,330,000 individual votes were recorded. Participants had the difficult task of choosing between 233 different models appearing in 34 series and movies. In the end, the design that took home the gold medal was the iconic Nu Gundam from the film Char's Counterattack. The suit piloted by Amuro Ray proved that, despite the passing years, its elegance and deadly Fin Funnels remain unsurpassed for the majority.

Here is the definitive Global Top 10 that has everyone talking in all the Gunpla forums:

• 1. Nu Gundam (Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack)
• 2. Wing Gundam Zero (Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz)
• 3. Zeta Gundam (Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam)
• 4. Freedom Gundam (Mobile Suit Gundam Seed)
• 5. Mighty Strike Freedom Gundam (Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom)
• 6. Turn A Gundam (Turn A Gundam)
• 7. Gundam F91 (Mobile Suit Gundam F91)
• 8. Strike Rouge (Mobile Suit Gundam Seed)
• 9. Gundam Barbatos Lupus Rex (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans)
• 10. Gundam Aerial (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury)

Regional surprises: How did the world vote?

The most fascinating part of this exercise is that not every country thinks the same. Although the Nu Gundam dominated the overall tally, results by language revealed that Western Newtypes have their own favorites. For example, in English-speaking countries, first place went to the Wing Gundam Zero, proving that 90s nostalgia is still hitting incredibly hard.

On the other hand, in Spanish-speaking regions (Latin America and Spain), the big surprise was the Gundam F91, which was crowned as our community's favorite. This data is vital for the industry, as they now know exactly which action figure models and new stories have the most potential for success outside of Japan.

"It's incredible to see how a design from decades ago continues to beat the most modern robots in such a massive vote," experts commented after analyzing the success of the first-place winner.

Seeing that classic models like the Nu Gundam and Wing Zero continue to crush newer protagonists like the Gundam Aerial in popularity, do you think the franchise should stop trying to innovate so much and focus on giving us more stories from the golden era that everyone seems to love?