Complete Monster: David Kim, aka Mr. Gold, the owner of a fast food chain and the son of a disgraced businessman, is behind most of the B.R.A.I. attacks in Neo Xianglong. Driven by resentment of his father bowing down to the mayor of Neo Xianglong, Cecil Sue, and her clan, Mr. Gold dedicated himself to destroy anything Cecil had protected by sending B.R.A.I. to destroy her city while aligning himself with the Black Market and an opposition group of the mayor. His worst act is when he attempts to boil the population in Neo Xianglong to death by heating the water supply of Neo Xianglong. He also controlled the Centipede B.R.A.I. as a last resort to destroy Cecil's city out of spite by desecrating his own family graves, and when Cecil tries to stop him, Mr. Gold then tries to make her watch as her city is destroyed in front of her.
Ham and Cheese: Nobuyuki Hiyama and Keith Silverstein chews the scenery as Mr Gold when he attacks Neo Xianglong. After he died in Episode 15, Yuichi Nakamura and Todd Haberkorn fills the void as Sieg, especially when he spills the beans about his origins as Long Wu's collective selves and in the Finale.
Narm Charm: Considering its creator, it's expected to have these moments:
When a Hyperdive user overuses its usage, they crave for the thing they love the most. For Leon, it's spicy food, most preferably Mahua; For Quinny, it's sweet food; and for Doug, it's the cute things, most preferably cats.
In the finale, after almost being assimilated by the B.R.A.I., Leon and Chloe recited their Contract. followed by the rest of the cast, especially Cecil and Fiona. and oh, a M.O.E.V. doing a pinky swear. nuff said.
How to defeat Mr. Gold? Leon, Quinny, and Doug hold their mechs together, creating a hyperblast to destroy Mr. Gold's mech, killing him once and for all.
Win Back the Crowd: After the mostly negative reception from Shoji Kawamori's previous two works (Aquarion Logosnote generally seen as having little to none of the charm the Aquarion franchise was known for at that point and Macross Deltanote receiving backlash from adding idols, an obvious resolution to the love triangle between Hayate, Freyja, and Mirage, and overall Executive Meddling during the second half), Pandora earned better reviews from anime fans and reviewers for its decent plot, memorable characters and their development, and with Netflix's backing, it's acidtripped, but gorgeous animation.
