Episode 10: Heero Distracted by Defeat (Hiiro Senkou ni Chiru)
First Japanese airing: 1995.06.09
First English airing: 2000.03.17
Dialogue Changes
Episode title: This is a major change from the original which occurs in both the cut and uncut versions. The title "Hiiro Senkou ni Chiru" translates, literally, to "Heero Blasted into Pieces." They might have decided it revealed too much about the episode (Duh, I wonder what's gonna happen :P), but they should have at least kept the original title in the uncut version and came up with a different one for the cut version (They actually do this in later episodes at the mere mention of "Shinigami" :P).
Zechs: "As it is, there's only one name I could give myself: Killer of his own men."--"Killer" became "destroyer." A shame, because I think this is a really cool Zechs line ^_^
Dr. J: "If the command to kill overrides the pilot, the consequences could be significant."--"Kill" became "destroy" again :P
Zechs: "Hell of a time for tasteless tactics."--"Hell of" was shortened to "quite." Heh heh, quite. Sounds so...proper ^_^
Duo: "Because they bluffed with the colonies...damn."--The last part became "blast."
Edits
Blood on and around Heero after his self-destruction: Yes, the scene which is the real proof of just how far the Gundam boys are willing to go for their missions is heavily edited in the cut version...but even so, it's still surprisingly effective. In the original/uncut, the scene is done in a way that makes it very creepy; the camera comes spiraling down towards Heero's still body as blood slowly spreads from the back of his head. Then it shows a closeup of his face, the glassy look in his eyes and blood all around him really making him look dead. In the cut version, the blood is all gone, but there are a couple reasons why this scene is still very effective. One is that, even though there's no blood around him, Heero still really looks dead from that glassy look is his eyes. Another reason is that Gundam Wing keeps the original music, which is a factor in portraying the original mood of the show. So, while the scene may not look as creepy as the original, it still sounds as creepy. Oh, and another thing about the blood edits in this episode is that they either missed something or decided it didn't count: At the end of the episode, you can see that the back of Heero's tank top is soaked in blood. However, his tank top is dark green, so it really just looks like some black splotches. I guess they must have decided it didn't look enough like blood to be edited.