So this is Earth...
Beautiful, isn't it?
Yes.
Dorene. I plan to entrust everything to Zeheart.
I see...
Master Zeheart, will we be heading for La Gramis?
No. This ship will rendezvous with Second Moon.
Yes, sir.
This is... Eden?
I will create an ideal paradise fit only for the superior race!
Why won't you understand?
Ezelcant isn't trying to save the Vagan people!
haruka na sora samayoeru hikari datte
Even among the lights wandering through the faraway sky
kono michi wo hashiritsuzukeru
I will run along my path through this age
aa sekai wa doushite konna ni mo
Oh, why is the world so full
futashika na yume wo utsushiteru no?
of vague and uncertain dreams?
sou kurayami no naka de mogaiteru
I know why; we struggle in darkness
kotoba naki hitomi ga sayonara tsugeta
You spoke no words, yet your eyes said goodbye
yabureta kumo no sukima ochiteyuku hoshitachi
Through the ripped clouds we saw planets die
tamerai wo keshisareta nara
If I left behind all my hesitation for good there,
haruka na sora samayoeru hikari datte
then even among the lights wandering through the faraway sky
ato ichibyou ippo saki ni mitsukedashite miseru kara
I would go, step by step and second by second to find you again
tsuki ga terasu tashika na omoi nara kitto
If the moonlight would witness the strength of my emotions,
ashita made te ga todoku kara
then I am sure the future would be within my reach
kono michi wo hashiritsuzukeru
I will run along my path through this age
Episode 44 Diverging Paths
The epic battle to recapture the Luna base came to an end with a Federation Forces victory.
Put the data from earlier on screen.
Roger.
Commander Asuno, please look at this.
What's this?
Records of the enemy's mobile suit manufacturing control system.
So this is where they developed the mobile suits they sent to Earth?
Yes.
And we've found several unusual things about the weapons manufacturing process at this base.
Unusual things?
Yes.
They were using technologies that were abolished by the Silver Chalice Treaty.
The EXA-DB?
Looks like it.
So that's why Vagan had greater military strength than the Earth Federation.
But supposedly they only obtained a small part of it.
Knowing its value, I suspect they're frantically searching for the rest.
The lost technology that will determine the outcome of the war...
We should be focusing all our efforts into finding it as well.
Yes. I've already ordered our intelligence division to search for it,
but the intelligence they gathered was lost and they can't find any leads.
That's pathetic.
At last we've come to the Earth Sphere.
Here we will win our victory and take back Mother Earth.
People of Vagan! Our prayers will now be answered!
Eden is in our hands!
Lord Ezelcant.
You made it, Zeheart.
There's something I want to talk to you about.
Before that, there's something I'd like to ask you.
What is it?
Lord Ezelcant, what exactly is Project Eden?
Captain, are you okay?
I'm fine.
Is something wrong?
Well...
They told me to turn in hard copies of the data we confiscated from the enemy.
I'm running up against the deadline.
I need to hurry.
Panicking won't help.
Calm down.
I need to hurry.
Why should the captain have to—
Calm down, I said.
A captain should act like one... calm and collected.
Otherwise, everyone will feel uneasy.
Mr. Seric...
So you've found out, then.
Yes.
I've checked all the records of Vagan's past operation plans and their execution.
To seize Earth, and create an Eden where the Vagan people could live in peace.
A utopia free of war and disease, where people could be truly human.
I've given up everything to reach that utopia!
But your plan wasn't meant to save the Vagan people.
Were you deceiving me?
I, who have believed in you for so long?!
Lord Ezelcant, please tell me the truth.
Zeheart...
I wanted to turn Earth, our place of origin, into an Eden
where people could live like humans again.
And so I've been selecting a superior race to live in that Eden.
Selecting...?
Selecting a race worthy to carry on into the future.
So people can truly be human.
That was Project Eden, which would open the door to the new world.
In other words, the creation of a new human race.
Are you trying to become God?!
Can't you understand, Zeheart?
Selecting a human race? Of course I can't understand!
Even if Vagan does take back Earth, the same thing will just happen again.
We'll only be like beasts who gained a bit of territory.
We'd act like animals, fighting out of instinct.
To guide people to a higher level, to make a better world, someone must choose.
And I've been making those choices.
The better world you speak of is just a dictatorship made for you to rule!
You'll become just another one of the tyrannical rulers in Earth's history!
No!
What I want to make isn't a dictatorship!
It's the future of humanity!
What kind of a place is Earth?
Hey, Dad... I'd like to be reborn on Earth.
And of course, I want Mom and Dad to be there too.
My son's parting words were the trigger.
To gain the power to fight the Earth Federation,
I read the history of warfare recorded in the EXA-DB.
The long history of war that began when humanity migrated into space.
The Earth recorded within was far from a utopia. It was truly a planet of fools.
As people left Mother Earth and history passed,
they became monsters, who thought nothing of contending with and killing each other.
In all this time, humanity has almost forgotten how to be human.
I realized that unless I created a new human race, a true utopia would never be realized.
Lord Ezelcant!
Don't be so surprised.
I've been sickened by the Mars Rays, just like everyone else.
I've gone into cold sleep again and again to buy time,
but it seems I've almost reached my limit.
But you can't...
Listen, Zeheart.
Unless we destroy the past and move on, we can't create the future.
I don't want to be a ruler.
I want to make humanity evolve,
so it won't repeat its foolish history.
That is my... final wish.
Lord Ezelcant...
Zeheart...
I'm giving you full authority over Project Eden.
You will lead all of Vagan!
Zeheart...
If you think me mad, then so be it.
Now that you know everything, will you follow me?
In my madness...
Lord Ezelcant.
Are you telling me to become God and create a new humanity?
Not God.
You'll become a light... illuminating humanity's future.
A light...?
You understand, Zeheart?
Lord Ezelcant.
I, Zeheart Galette, shall carry on your will.
Come, it's time to wake up.
Can you hear me?
Your name is Zera Gins.
Vagan's greatest pilot.
The data we've seized gives us a partial picture of the enemy base's interior.
The Vagan space fortress that attacked the Earth.
It's called La Gramis.
It's composed of many spherical blocks,
and can change its shape to suit the situation.
La Gramis...
Our next objective is to attack La Gramis.
Former Commander-in-Chief Flit Asuno will be commanding all of our fleets this time.
The Commander has returned from the reserves to active duty.
All the paperwork is in order.
Father.
What is it?
We'll be joining the attack on the enemy fortress La Gramis.
Do as you please.
Right.
Algreus?
What is it?
A new report.
The prisoners at the base will be transferred to Earth.
Transferred?
If they're Vagan prisoners, then just execute them all!
Commander... I understand how you feel, but we can't do that.
Following standard procedure, we will transfer them after interrogation.
Fine, suit yourself!
Father, why do you hate them so much?
They're a cruel enemy.
Therefore we should treat them in kind.
During the last battle, you tried to use a plasma diver missile.
That weapon's still in development, and its power is unknown.
There was a chance your own forces could have been hurt as well.
This is no ordinary war.
We're subduing the demons who threaten Earth!
We must eliminate every last one of them!
You can't do that!
You're letting your emotions guide this war!
You can't...
Dad?
Let me tell you, Asemu.
A pirate like you has no right to talk about justice!
No matter what you people say, I'm going to exterminate the Vagan myself!
But why, Grandpa?
Kio...
Why are you saying that?
Let's stop this, Grandpa.
Let's end this war here!
Dad, Grandpa, you've been fighting forever.
But fighting for what?
Let's find a way where we don't have to fight!
There must be a way.
There has to be!
They killed my family.
They took the things I cared for!
Whatever reasons they had, they'll always be evil in my eyes.
If we don't fight, there'll be more unhappy people like me.
But... even so...
I believe the day will come when we can understand each other.
Understand each other...?
Kio, that's enough!
Go now.
No matter what you say, Grandpa, I won't change my ideas!
Kio, I'm determined to defeat Vagan.
I'll become the savior who defeats them.
For the sake of all the people I couldn't protect.
Grandpa, you're just driven by hatred!
You're no savior!
What?!
You're nothing like one!
Father... consider Kio's words.
I understand we're in a position where we can't avoid fighting.
But Kio...
Kio's words... they're words that everyone wanted to say, but couldn't.
The fate of the Earth, and of humanity, rests with your decision.
There were people I couldn't protect...
People I couldn't protect...
I swore I'd defeat the enemy, and be the savior who rescues everyone.
No matter what I had to do.
The operation orders have been given.
Our ship is setting a course for the enemy fortress La Gramis!
The Baranoke will head for the space fortress La Gramis.
Launch the Fa Zard!
Set a course for La Gramis!
Commander Ocramud.
Master Zeheart's fleet is headed our way.
Yes, I've heard.
I've received information that the enemy is finally going to attack La Gramis.
So is the Federation planning to attack La Gramis head on?
So it seems.
Ignorance really is bliss!
We'll show those Federation fools the true terror of La Gramis.
Will the enemy come?
They will.
The Earth Federation cannot win unless La Gramis falls.
And this could the the critical battle that will end this war.
If we can win this battle, Master Zeheart's wish will come true.
By the way, Leil.
How goes the search for the EXA-DB?
Sir!
There's a good chance it's hidden in an asteroid field in the Earth Sphere.
We're gradually narrowing down the point.
I see.
But there's one report that caught my attention.
What was it?
One of the teams seeking the EXA-DB encountered an unknown mobile suit.
Unknown?
What do you mean?
A type of mobile suit belonging to neither the Federation nor Vagan.
They said it was five or six times the size of a normal mobile suit.
It's rumored to be a killer monster created by the EXA-DB to protect itself.
Created by the EXA-DB...?
But they lost track of it immediately after.
They probably just misidentified some warship wreckage or something.
Is that asteroid field close to us?
Yes, I believe so.
Leil, I want to test the Gundam Legilis before we reach La Gramis.
Get it ready.
Yes, sir.
I'll go with you.
No, I'll go alone.
But...
It's just a rumor.
But if it's really there...
I'd like to challenge this killer monster the EXA-DB created against the Gundam Legilis .
Kio!
You look down.
Wendy...
What's wrong?
You aren't acting like yourself.
I don't understand my grandpa.
He used to be so nice...
And now I can't understand what he's thinking.
I can't believe that what he's trying to do is right.
The Vagan are human beings too.
If one of them dies, somebody will be sad.
They're human just like us.
Kio.
Don't worry so much.
I think someday you'll understand each other.
Because you're family.
But right now, Grandpa and I can't...
With this machine, you won't need the control mask.
The Gundam Legilis's ability to sympathetically resonate with X-Rounders is off the scale.
Why not try throwing all your power at it?
All my power at the Gundam...
But the stress on your body will increase accordingly.
So don't overdo it.
Understood. I'll be careful.
So this is a Gundam?
How is it, Master Zeheart?
It was a gift from Lord Ezelcant.
I'll try to master it no matter what.
I see.
Master Zeheart, take care.
Yeah.
Gundam Legilis, the launch port is all set.
Activating X-Transmitter.
Starting up at level four.
Zeheart Galette, Gundam Legilis, launching!
So this is...
This is a Gundam?
What's that?
Go, bits!
How can it move so fast... when it's so large?!
Could that be...
Very well.
Good timing, then.
If the EXA-DB created it, then it's a symbol of humanity's mistakes.
A trial given to me by God!
You'll become a light... illuminating humanity's future.
I'll defeat it, and carry on Lord Ezelcant's will!
soba ni yorisotteru dake de
We just sat leaning against each other
sore de ii to omotteta kedo
and I felt it should just continue like that
itsuka ki ga tsuita n da
One day I realized
kimi ni sae mo yuzurenai mirai ni
that the future wouldn't show mercy, even to you
yume ga futari tsunaide
Dreams connected us
soshite yume ga futari wo ima toozaketa no
and dreams now keep us apart
wasurenai yo wasurenai yo hitotsu nokorazu
I will never, ever forget any of it,
kimi ga oshietekureta uta mo
not even the song you taught me
meguru kisetsu kurikaeshite itsuka namida ga
The seasons pass, and one day
tsuyosa ni kawatteku sono hi made kitto
the tears I already shed will be my strength
nakanai de aruiteku kono mama
Until that day, I will shed tears no more
Next Time
A mysterious giant mobile suit has appeared before Zeheart.
Does it bring hope or despair?
Next time, on Mobile Suit Gundam Age...
"Shido the Destroyer."
Shido the Destroyer
Three destinies will form history...
Look Forward To Next Time!