In order to give your body unto God...
KRUGIS REPUBLIC
...and join this holy war...
...there is one thing you must do.
And that is...
Congratulations!
You have now been accepted by God...
...and thereby have become soldiers permitted to join the holy war.
That unit's great, but I see the pilot isn't quite up to par!
Well, Mr. Gundam?
That voice...
You're interfering with my business!
l-It can't be!
I've got a bonus riding on this!
No way...
You're mine, Gundam!
nee konna katachi no deai shika nakattano? Was this the only way we could meet?
kanashiine It's so sad
anata ni shindemo ayamete hoshikumonai... I don't want you to die or kill anyone...
onegai Please
unmei sae nomikomare We're sinking into a sea
shizumisouna umi e to A sea that swallows fate itself
negai yo kaze ni notte May my wishes ride on the wind
yoake no kane wo naraseyo And ring the bells of daybreak
tori no you ni May they fly like birds
My wishes over their airspace
musuu no nami wo koe asu e tachimukau anata wo You face tomorrow, crossing myriad waves
mamoritamae Be protected by my wishes
My life I trade in for your pain
furimukazu habatake Keep beating my wings without looking back
kono omoi wo hakonde Carrying my hopes and dreams
ano sora wo tondeku Fly through the sky
negai wa darenimo uchiotosenai Wishes can never be shot out of the sky
2307 A.D.
A solar power generation system based on three orbital elevators is completed...
...allowing humanity to obtain an inexhaustible energy source.
However, even now humanity has not put an end to fighting.
Each group of nations continues playing a grand zero-sum game...
...for their own prestige and prosperity.
A private armed organization, Celestial Being, takes action...
...with the ultimate goal being the elimination of war itself.
The four Gundams begin armed intervention in the Republic of Moralia.
On that battlefield, Setsuna F. Seiei confronts the author of his destiny.
The man's name is Saachez.
Ali al-Saachez.
UNREWARDED SOULS
I didn't expect to capture you without a scratch!
Since the rifle didn't work...
...I'm just gonna cut you up!
Take that!
I know that move!
How many of those do you have? But you know...
I can see your every move!
Don't do it, Soran!
Why? Why are you doing this, Soran?
What?
Unbelievably sharp.
So this is what a Gundam is capable of.
He's signaling me?
He's telling me to come out of the cockpit?
Is this guy nuts?
- Exia's... - What?
Setsuna?
Is he sane?
He's really coming out.
And look at the size of him. That guy's gotta be a kid.
Very interesting. Very interesting, Celestial whatever!
You wanna fist-fight?
Well? Mr. Gundam Pilot?!
Good job.
What's with this? You call me out and this is how you treat me?
Let me at least see your face!
Well, how about it?!
Dynames?
- You missed! You missed! - I missed on purpose!
If I had hit, Setsuna would've been caught in the blast, too. Man!
He's moved away. I'm taking him out!
He dodged my shots!
- Setsuna! Are you... - You'll give me an explanation later.
- You can continue the mission, can't you? - Roger.
We'll skip past Phase Five and continue from Six.
Dynames is to support Exia.
Give the same orders to Kyrios and Virtue.
Roger that!
- Please move onto Phase Six. - The plan's a mess thanks to that child.
Opening the cockpit hatch in combat...
Why did he do such a thing?
Deploying particles directly ahead.
O- Our shots!
Tieria, apparently Setsuna's gone and done it again.
Be quiet.
I'm not in the mood to talk to anyone.
MORALIAN MILITARY HQ
Communications with third air corps have been severed!
No response from the Enrio Base!
No response from the PMC 32nd transport!
They're disrupting our communication lines! We don't know what's going on!
What are our mobile suit losses?
Enormous, sir.
Just from what's been reported, 32 units have been destroyed...
...26 badly damaged, and 15 AEU units have been destroyed as well.
W-We lost more than half in less than two hours?
Commander!
The PMC Trust have sent word suggesting we fall back!
Are they serious?! Where do they think we can escape to?
UNION AMERICAN MSWAD BASE
I didn't expect it to be this bad.
The Gundams are absolutely dominating.
HUMAN REFORM LEAGUE LOW ORBITAL STATION
Stop sacrificing your soldiers.
Surrender.
AEU BRITISH FOREIGN OFFICE
Out of all the plans we considered,
this is the worst case scenario.
Everything ready?
As planned, we've formed a team to provide reconstruction assistance.
We'll be there before any other countries.
I've attached informal consents from other nations for economical support.
It looks like we'll be able to take in Moralia.
Let us give a silent prayer for the sake of our valiant soldiers.
You lost track of all the Gundams?
PMC HQ OPERATIONS CONFERENCE ROOM
Did they retreat?!
No, we should assume that they've moved onto their next mission.
Have you been able to reach the Ali al-Saachez team?
Due to the particles emitted by the Gundams...
...our electronic communications are down.
They consist of only four machines!
This in no way can be called a war!
This is a one-sided fiasco!
All Gundam units have arrived at the scheduled rendezvous point.
Begin Phase Six.
All right, let's wrap this up.
Come on. Why make us use a route like this?
Stop complaining.
The enemy is concentrating on the areas with radio interference.
We'll sneak in and quickly crush the enemy's head.
We're counting on your navigation here.
Hey! That was close!
You suck! You suck!
Never mind.
That should be my line!
Why was he here?
Did he join the PMC because he had nowhere else to go?
If so, then where's his God?
Setsuna F. Seiei.
Tieria Erde.
If you ever make another foolish, independent move like that...
...I'll shoot you from behind.
You'd trash a solar reactor?
To protect the secrets of the Gundams, yes.
Captain! You're safe!
Yeah, somehow.
But I let my bonus get away.
Now, that was well done, Captain.
You fought on par with that monster of a mobile suit!
You were right when you ordered us to hide, sir!
Money only matters if you're alive.
But who was that kid?
Does he know me?
And the way he used that sword...
Could he be from Krugis?
I must be imagining things.
Miss Sumeragi, it's almost time for their scheduled arrival!
Phase Six complete.
Commencing last phase!
- Gundams have appeared! - Point 326, right in front of headquarters!
- They must've come through the gorge! - Have the mobile suit teams take them on!
Virtue. Ready to destroy targets.
Dynames...targeted and ready to fire.
Kyrios, now commencing intervention!
Exia...eliminating targets.
The mobile suit teams have all been silenced.
A-Annihilated in less than five minutes?
I must be dreaming.
Commander, the Prime Minister's on the line.
No response from the enemy force.
Will they continue? Or...
No.
Haro, report to Miss Sumeragi!
Enemy force's white flag confirmed!
Mission complete!
Roger! Roger!
Unconditional surrender signal confirmed.
Mission complete. All machines, begin withdrawal.
- Well done, Sumeragi Lee Noriega. - Feldt, don't forget to back up combat data.
We had one outrageous incident, though.
I know.
But it's a fact that the plan is proceeding along the lines of Veda's predictions.
Personally, I'd rather stray from those predictions.
Why is that?
We're withdrawing. Please take care of the equipment.
Very well.
Wang Liu Mei.
Do you know how many people were sacrificed in this mission?
No.
According to my forecast, at least five hundred.
But didn't you join Celestial Being knowing this?
I know that.
Yes, I know.
It appears to be over.
It seems the AEU lost their gamble.
I wonder about that.
Sure, the loss of over twenty mobile suits has to hurt.
But I think the AEU will see a surge in support from its citizens...
...which means they'll have a free hand to expand their military.
And by putting Moralia in their debt...
...their cooperation with the PMC will be even more intimate.
How sad.
No matter how brilliant a victory they attain...
...Celestial Being is only alienating itself from the world.
Professor, do you feel they're walking down the path of their own destruction?
They act as if that's what they seek.
At least it looks that way to me.
JNN HEADQUARTERS
Moralia has unconditionally surrendered!
That's way too fast! It's less than five hours...
...since their emergency status declaration!
- We've gotta change the broadcast! - Do we have video from location?
We're getting it right now!
Is the war...over?
- All right. Hurry! Kinue, don't just sit there! - Y-Yes, sir!
First, news on Celestial Being's armed intervention...
...into the Moralian Military and the AEU's joint military drill...
...which took place in the Republic of Moralia yesterday.
Unconditional surrender by Moralia following Celestial Being Intervention
There were only five hours between the emergency status declaration...
...and their unconditional surrender.
A Moralian military spokesman reported...
- Wow. It's already over. - An instant kill.
The Gundams are amazing.
...68 mobile suits were destroyed or...
Saji, we were saved by Celestial Being, right?
Currently, the total military and civilian casualties stand at 527...
Yeah, that's right. That's right, but...
Unconditional surrender by Moralia following Celestial Being Intervention
With a number of people missing in action, the casualty figures are expected to rise.
Right now, we're connected with special correspondent Ikeda on location.
Let's have him tell us about the situation.
Please go ahead, Mr. Ikeda.
Yes, this is Ikeda.
I am presently in Riviere, capital of Moralia.
Can you see that? This is where a Moralian military mobile suit was shot down.
It crashed into this building, causing it to collapse.
On the way to this location...
...we witnessed many civilian homes destroyed by stray gunfire.
We understand there are quite a number of civilian casualties.
Has the private armed organization Celestial Being...
...released a statement of responsibility?
Ah, I have received no information about such a statement.
Congratulations, Master Alejandro Corner.
Such praise should be sent to the Gundam Meisters.
So, how will the world react now?
PMC HEADQUARTERS
Where were you and what were you doing?!
Where? Where else? I was fighting the Gundams, of course.
Then, why is yours the only team without any casualties?!
Because they have an excellent commander.
By the way, I got some good information moments ago.
What? What kind of information?
Just watch the news and you'll find out.
You know the reason why I hit you, right?
The identities of the Gundam Meisters...
...are protected by the same S-Level confidentiality as the solar reactors.
Why did you expose yourself to the enemy?
At least tell me your reasons.
You are so stubborn.
Haven't you been punished enough?
If you don't want to tell us, you don't have to.
You're a danger to the rest of us.
Knock it off, Tieria.
If we allow his foolish actions to continue...
...there's a risk that we'll be endangered as well.
The operation has only just begun. We can't afford to stumble here.
I'm not leaving.
I won't leave Exia.
I am a Gundam Meister.
Put down your gun, Setsuna!
It may not be my place to say this, having just disobeyed orders...
...but we were chosen by Veda.
There is a reason Setsuna was selected as a Gundam Meister.
Then I'd like you to show me why you deserve to be a Gundam Meister.
My existence itself is the reason.
What?
I am alive. I'm living now.
Everyone! Get along! Get along!
So, it has to happen.
We live in a world filled with evil intents...
UNION SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE TOKYO
Louise, did we really need to go out at a time like this?
Are you still worried about Moralia?
But Louise, you're on AEU's side. Aren't you worried?
I've never been to Moralia, so I don't really know.
So, where are we headed?
First, I wanna look at clothes...
...then look at clothes, then look at clothes, and then look at more clothes.
All for yourself, right?
What was that?
Th-The bus!
The bus exploded!
Terrorists! Terrorists did this!
Terrorists?
- No way... - Let's get away from here, Louise! Hurry!
H-Hey, guys!
Something terrible has just happened!
What happened, old man?
Simultaneous terrorist attacks in seven major cities around the world!
Wh-What?!
Multiple terrorist attacks?
Any word on casualties?
They apparently used timed bombs at train stations and in business districts.
The scale of the explosions wasn't that great...
...but places where people gather were targeted.
I hear at least one hundred people lost their lives.
How terrible.
It's me.
Gundam Meisters.
Just now, a statement from those responsible for the simultaneous attacks...
...has been made public via the network.
Unless Celestial Being ceases armed interventions and disarms...
...they will continue engaging in indiscriminate retaliatory acts world-wide.
So in fact, this was really aimed at us.
Which organization made the statement?
Unknown.
Meisters, please remain on standby at your current location...
...until we receive an investigative report from our agents.
I dunno who they are or where they're from but they've sure done it.
Blackmailing us by mass murder...
Did they seriously think we'd stop armed intervention just because of that?
Are you serious, Tieria?!
Innocent civilians have become victims, and you don't feel anything?
I don't.
The chance of this happening was forecast in all of our plans.
Bastard!
What's the matter?
Usually you're the one who acts like he's without a care in the world.
Shut up, you bastard!
Do you hate terrorism that much?
Got a problem with that?
From the world's perspective, we're also terrorists.
Got a problem with me hating terrorists?!
That organization has started a form of warfare known as terrorism.
Setsuna...
In which case, intervening in that warfare is what Celestial Being does.
The ones that take action are us, the Gundam Meisters.
zetsubou wa amai wana Despair is a sweet trap
tozasareta sono tobira The doors are locked securely
kokoro ga senjou dakara Because our hearts are a battlefield
darenimo sukuenai Nobody can save us
zenmai no shinzou ga unmei ni ayatsurare Wind-up hearts are manipulated by fate
buriki no heitaitachi wa satsuriku wo hajimeru The hollow tin soldiers begin the massacre
ai wo shirazu yureru yurikago The cradle rocks without knowing love
moetsukiteku nemuri no mori de As the sleeping forest burns to ash
tomoni ikiru yorokobi sae mo Even the joy of living together in peace
kieteshimau tooku Vanishes into the distance
yasashisa wo shinji subete wo yurushite Let us believe in kindness, and forgive all
itsukushimuyouni Let us treasure each other
tada wakachiatte wakariatte Simply sharing and understanding
Those who have not sinned are dying.
If that is part of the plan...
...then how great are the sins the Gundams must now bear.
Next episode, "Indiscriminate Retaliation".
Setsuna meets the author of his destiny.
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