This must be a Vagan base...
No.
This is Vagan itself.
You are...
Welcome to Vagan.
todokasete kono mune ni
Let your voice reach my heart
kasuka ni nokoru kimi no koe wo
though it lingers but faintly in the air
yume ja nai genjitsu de
In a world that I know is not a dream
samayoitsuzuketeita
I kept wandering
tachidomaru no mo mae ni susumu koto mo
Halting in your tracks and walking ahead proudly
atozusari na ki ga shiteta
both seemed too fearsome a choice
tojikomerareta shikakui sora no shita
Here on the board, where we are bound to
iki wo hisometeta
I tried to breathe softly to blend in
tsumetai hoho wo tsutawaru kako no yowasa nugutte
I swept away the weakness of the past trailing down my cheeks
hikari sasu basho he kono te wo nobasu yo
and held out my hands to the light
todokasete kono mune ni
Let your voice reach my heart
kasuka ni nokoru kimi no koe wo
though it lingers but faintly in the air
yume ja nai genjitsu de
In a world that I know is not a dream
sagashitsuzuketeru
I kept searching
todokaseru sono mune ni
I will let my feelings and my voice
tashika na omoi boku no koe wo
reach your heart
owaranai genjitsu de
Through days without end
sakebitsuzuketeiku
I will be proud, be strong
ashita wo shinjite
and have faith in the future
Episode 37 The World of Vagan
Are you at all curious?
So you can't converse with an enemy?
No matter.
Behold.
This is Second Moon, the Mars Sphere's largest colony.
A symbol of Vagan, built by the strong feelings of those left behind.
I created the ultimate army to take back Earth.
Its technology, the morale of its soldiers, its organizational unity...
It's peerless in every respect.
Do you wonder why?
How did the people left behind on Mars obtain such military might?
Everything is ready.
We'll take custody of the prisoner.
No, there's no need for that.
I'll take him myself.
This person is special, you see.
Yes, sir.
How does it look?
We're carrying out analysis.
We're looking into the possibility of creating a new Gundam from the data in the EXA-DB.
A new Gundam?
You haven't heard?
Lord Ezelcant has ordered us to create a new Gundam with Vagan technology.
It's even possible to create a Gundam from it?
The EXA-DB certainly is amazing.
It's a legacy of forbidden technology from the old National Wars.
So the wars themselves were folly,
but ironically, they pushed science and technology to their limits...
I presume that any single mobile suit from that era
would be far more powerful than any we have now.
One pilot could control hundreds of units at once...
And they had even greater weapons of mass destruction.
They had mastered every technology of war.
So we've found just one fragment of a huge body of information?
Correct.
And that's given Vagan its current level of technology.
In that case... What if we were able to get it all?
This war would probably...
Come to an end?
I had no idea it was so powerful.
The cursed treasure... EXA-DB!
Guards, that's far enough. Leave us.
Yes, sir.
So that's him?
The boy you captured in the Earth Sphere.
Th-This boy...
So you noticed?
Glaring at me won't change a thing.
If I gave the word, your life would be over in an instant.
Why did you bring me here?!
So, you finally speak.
I want you to see for yourself, as a representative of the Earth Sphere:
The world of Vagan.
But you've only just arrived.
I've prepared a room. You should rest.
This way.
I'm Mary, your attendant.
Nice to meet you.
My attendant...?
Okay, we're here.
This is your room.
Huh? You're...
Oh, that's why you get to use this room.
What?
Your face. You look just like him.
My face?
This is...
That's Lord Ezelcant's son.
He died a long time ago.
That must be why you're getting special treatment.
Oh, why else would a prisoner of war get a grand room like this?
Now, take those clothes off and get changed.
Where are you taking me?
Do you know why we launched a war against the Earth Federation?
You want to steal Earth, right?
Steal Earth?
We're not stealing it. We're taking it back.
We swore to return to our homeland, no matter what it took.
To restore our dignity as humans.
But you've killed so many people.
Whatever your reason is, that doesn't make it right.
Can you understand it?
The suffering of those who struggle to live on even after receiving a death sentence.
The Mars Sphere was the new frontier we dreamed of.
But it was naught but an illusion.
The failed terraforming, and the Mars Rays produced by magnetic storms, spread deadly diseases...
The people of the Mars Sphere bore children and continued our history,
even as we struggled with the fear of death.
We lived on, hoping to someday return to Earth.
That's why we decided to fight.
To take back our homeland of Earth.
That's the reason we fight.
Now do you understand?
But... but still, the Vegan have...
Take this with you.
What is it?
An ID card and a communications terminal.
With these, you can use the facilities in town and buy what you need.
You're getting off here.
Don't worry.
I'll come get you later.
Kio, learn about Vagan here.
About the true nature of the enemy you all hate.
And just so we're clear, you're under surveillance.
There's no chance of escape.
Wait!
I told you not to do this anymore!
Ow...
Here you go.
Thank you.
You're not from around here, are you?
Ow...
You're such a wimp.
This is just a scratch.
That'll do it.
Where am I?
My house.
Make yourself at home.
That was close.
Things aren't easy around here.
Everybody's pretty desperate.
Don't blame them for it.
What's wrong?
Back to bed, Lu.
Who are you?
I'm Kio.
Kio Asuno.
Kio, huh? I'm Lu.
You hurt?
Yeah, but it's not bad.
I guess you're okay.
Thanks for everything.
And your name...?
I'm Deen.
Nice to meet you.
What is it?
You're pretty cool.
Hey, Kio. Wanna have dinner with us?
Let's talk!
Lu!
Come on, brother.
I wanna hear about the outside.
That's okay, right?
It's fine with me.
Um, so where are you from?
Someplace pretty far away.
Do you go to school?
Yeah.
What kind of school? What do they teach?
What sports are you good at?
Um well...
That's so wonderful. I wanna go too.
Everybody talking, fighting...
It must be so much fun.
You don't go to school?
Well...
How could you—!
Brother...
You know, don't you? With this disease, you have to stay in bed.
Disease?
Because of the Mars Rays!
Lord Ezelcant, that boy is the Gundam's pilot!
Shouldn't we interrogate him to gather information?
It's not time for that yet.
But we have to hurry!
I'm telling you to leave it to me.
Yes, sir.
So, how is it over there?
There?
I mean, how much do the Mars Rays affect your colony?
Well...
You don't wanna talk about it, huh?
That's okay.
She won't last much longer.
Three months at best.
It's not fair...
She has to die, and she hasn't done anything wrong.
The disease... is it that bad?
Isn't there anything you can do about it?
Anything I can do?
Even when there's medicine, it never finds its way to us.
And it doesn't even really cure it.
You just last a little longer.
That's so...
Those damn Earthers get to live in a nice, safe place.
They make us suffer like this, while they get to...
It's not fair!
But I truly believe that someday Lord Ezelcant will lead us back to Earth.
I'd really like to go. To Earth...
I have to get going.
I see.
Thanks.
I haven't seen my sister that happy in a long time.
But I don't want you to get involved with us anymore.
Making a friend...
would just make it harder for her.
But...
Brother!
Why do I have to stay in bed?
Even I... I know I'm gonna die soon!
Lu!
But... but... I want to meet more people!
I want to go more places!
Can't I do that?
You still don't understand?
Even if you go someplace fun, or get to know people, it all comes to an end soon!
It'll be harder to say goodbye...
You'll just be more scared of dying.
But I don't mind.
It's okay. I want to really live, even if it's just for a little while.
I want a real life...
I want to talk to Kio again.
I wanna talk with him more.
Have you learned what the Mars Sphere is like?
People cherish their loved ones, and seek warmth from their families.
But here, even such pure feelings are crushed.
For fear of loss, the Vagan people have smothered the emotion called love.
But Deen and his sister...
The children you met?
It's true, everyone has human feelings when they're young.
But as they grow, they cease to love others.
They cease to be attached to their family or lovers.
They become afraid to love someone from their hearts.
Can you hear them? The cries of those who've been robbed of human feelings?
To us, dying is not sadness.
Sadness is being unable to live as a human being.
I'll tell you...
of my true intentions.
This is not simply a war.
In all the previous attacks, I've given them a chance to survive.
I've put a question to the Earthers, who don't even know what it means to live.
Whether they have the will to live... whether their lives have value.
I cannot accept this!
Lord Ezelcant has gotten too attached to that boy!
True. Even if he's a child, he's still an enemy pilot.
Keep an eye on him.
If it comes to it,
we'll kill him ourselves.
Yes, sir!
Darling, he just looks so much like Romy to me...
I know.
It's a cruel twist of fate.
Well?
The doctors say I have six months left.
I see.
I must hold out, no matter what.
I must open Eden's door with my own hands.
Yes. That's why we've kept on living...
Ever since the day we lost Romy.
You'll have to say goodbye soon!
You'll just be more scared of dying!
But I don't mind.
It's okay. I want to really live, even if it's just for a little while.
I want a real life...
Do you understand, Kio?
To us, dying is not sadness.
Sadness is being unable to live as a human being.
By capturing the Gundam,
we stopped the Federation Forces' plans for a military build-up.
Project Eden will move to its final phase.
The time has come.
Yes, sir.
I've staked everything on this.
Do you remember, Zeheart? The day I told you of this plan?
I've never forgotten it for a second.
To restore humanity to what it should be.
That noble goal is my reason for fighting.
I see.
I'll be relying on you.
I'm counting on your strength.
Yes, Lord Ezelcant.
What's our situation?
We're about to begin high-speed molding of the parts.
A new Gundam, made by Vagan...
matou shiroi kibou ni inochi wo azuke
I devote my life to the brilliant hopes I have,
unmei ga majiwatta furueru kono sora de
here, where our lifelines met in a cosmos full of doubts
unmei ga majiwatta furueru kono sora de
aishiteta to saigo ni kotoba wo nokoshi
"I loved you", you said, before you passed away,
hohoenda maboroshi ga uketsuideku seigi
and those fleeting smiles you showed me are my justice now
tsuyoku yasashii hitomi ni utsutta akai hi wa
The red fires that showed within your unbelievably gentle eyes
tsuyoku yasashii hitomi ni utsutta akai hi wa
itsuka namida de chirasu yo
will one day spread to others through my tears
mou nigetari shinai bokura wa chikatta
We vowed we would never run away again
mou nigetari shinai bokura wa chikatta
We vowed we would never run away again
kanashiki toki wo ikiteku kakan na yuushi
I live through these painful times as a brave, steadfast warrior
kanashiki toki wo ikiteku kakan na yuushi
eranda michi wo shinjitara tsukisusumeba ii
I should push ahead if I believe in the path we chose
ubau dake ja sukuenai inochi ni kizuitara
Once I realize that I won't have forever
kako no namida ga ima wo michibikidasu
the tears of the past will guide me through a future
kako no namida ga ima wo michibikidasu
subete wa mamorubeki asu he to
where all is at stake
Next Time
Kio's father appears before him.
While they attempt to escape, Kio cries as he says a sad goodbye.
Next time, on Mobile Suit Gundam AGE...
"Fugitive Kio."
Fugitive Kio
Three destinies will form history...
Look Forward To Next Time!