AEU NORTHEASTERN ITALY
That thing... That thing's a demon!
This is so much fun!
This makes it their seventh armed intervention.
They keep attacking military bases for no good reason.
And they're absolutely annihilating them.
I'm not Allelujah, but it's as if I can hear all the evil intents of the world.
Any word from Ptolemy?
They say to remain on standby.
Thanks to those guys our operation plan has been completely ruined.
I assume Miss Sumeragi is busy furiously altering all her mission plans.
Are these the kinds of things Gundams should be doing?
|sora akaku someru kokutan no yami The ebony darkness dyes the sky red
|nomikomareta hoshikuzu tachi All the stardust is swallowed up
|hakanaku furitsumoru hai no yuki The snow falls like ash, evanescently
|mitsumeta nageki no mado I gaze through the window of sorrow
I never dreamed
|kooritsuku Everything freezes over
There... l come for you
|omoi wa sekibaku no yozora ni My wishes soared into the lonely night sky
|maiagari kudaketa They soared and shattered
|kono sekai ga katachi wo kaeru tabi ni Every time this world changed shape
|mamoritaimono wo The very thing l wanted to protect
|kowashite shimatte itanda I destroyed it without realizing it
THE AIM OF EVIL INTENTS
So it was Italy this time.
And again, it was the three new Gundams that performed the attack.
Mr. President. The new models' armed interventions...
...are clearly different in nature from the previous ones.
That joint military exercise...
...must have stoked the wrath of the Gundams.
There's no way we can deal with Celestial Being on our own.
We need to strengthen our ties with the other blocs.
And you think that will defeat the Gundams?
Then what do you suggest we do?
Is there nothing we can do to stop them?
Lieutenant Colonel, do you think the Gundams will launch an attack up here?
That is a possibility.
I'd expect them to continue such actions if their goal is to destroy the world.
You don't know anything about the new Gundams?
Even you, an observer?
My information is limited according to my access level as set by Veda.
Their team name is Trinity.
The mobile suits they operate are called Gundam Thrones.
That's about as much as I know about them.
This is just my personal opinion, but I do find their actions are rather extreme.
Do you believe the existence of the Trinity is also part of our original plan?
That's a reasonable conclusion given the facts.
After all, they are in possession of mobile weapons called Gundams.
About those Thrones...
Their systems and armor use the same technology that ours do.
So they're of the same type.
But their GN Drives are different.
Their solar reactors are different?
Well, they're functionally identical...
...but the reactor core doesn't use a TD blanket.
So the operating time of the drive is limited.
In other words, these are pseudo-solar reactors.
Someone stole Celestial Being's technology and built their own Gundams?
But how?
The blueprints for the solar reactors can only be found in Veda's databanks.
Meaning...
Are you saying someone actually hacked their way into Veda? That's impossible!
Chris...
There's no such thing as an absolute.
Even if that were true, it takes quite a lot of time to build a solar reactor.
Well, at the very least, this confirms that there's a traitor in the organization.
So it would seem.
Level Three clear.
Level Four.
Level Five.
Some of the data from Level Seven has been altered.
I wonder what this data covers...?
Denied?!
But it's me...! How could I be denied access?
Veda... what is going on here?!
So, what do we do now?
If the world thinks Trinity are our allies...
...then it would be dangerous to go on any missions right now.
We need to keep an eye on them while we learn as much as we can about them.
Then we can devise a response.
Sounds like a job for Wang Liu Mei.
Mistress...
The Ptolemaios sent us the biometric data they gathered on the Trinity pilots, but...
We haven't found any matching individuals.
Please continue your investigation.
Yes, Mistress.
The Trinity's methods are certainly reckless.
But if the world changes as a result...
Howard Mason...
Howard had nothing but the greatest respect for you, Captain.
He believed that the Flag was chosen to be our next-generation mobile suit...
...because of your efforts as a test pilot, sir.
The only reason I accepted the assignment to be the Flag's test pilot...
...was because I thought it was the best.
And then... in that mock battle during testing...
That was an unfortunate accident, sir!
Captain.
Howard said something to me once.
"It's thanks to the Captain that I was able to become a Flag Fighter."
"And now I get the chance to fly the skies with him..."
I see.
It sounds like he loved the Flag even more than I did.
Then, I will swear this to Howard Mason.
I, Graham Aker, will use the Flag to defeat the Gundams!
UNION - SOUTHERN UNITED STATES
Sorry for making you come out here.
Well, it's better than meeting near the base.
More importantly, where's my cash?
So...?
I hear you were in that big military exercise in the Taklamakan Desert...
...and that you saw those new Gundams.
Yeah, I saw them all right.
You only saw them?
I happened to overhear the pilot talking.
- A conversation? - Yeah.
I was flying my Realdo when all of a sudden one of those Gundams shot me down.
Then I stumbled across it while I was waiting to be rescued.
Haro...notify Laguna, please.
Yeah, I guess so! Yeah, I guess so!
The pilot had a helmet on so I couldn't see her face...
...But from her voice and her build, I could tell it was a young girl.
And you're certain you heard her say those exact words, "Notify Laguna"?
I guess it's possible I misheard her...
Anyway, that's all the information I have.
- Have you told the military about this? - Naw, I never filed a report on it.
I figured someone like you would pay a pretty price for this information.
Can you not tell anyone about this for a little while?
My payment's gotta be sweetened a bit.
I'll have some more cash sent out to you in a few days.
I appreciate that.
My daughter's birthday party is going to be extra special now!
"Notify Laguna..."
Laguna?
Is that a name? Some kind of codeword?
It's worth looking into.
Father.
Like you, I'm gonna look for the facts...
...string them together...
...and then get to the truth.
AEU - NORTHERN SPAIN
Congratulations!
I wish you both a life of happiness!
Thank you very much, Mrs. Halevy.
Hi Saji! How are you doing?
I'm still at work. I agreed to take some extra shifts, and now I'm exhausted.
And you?
It's pretty lively here.
The bride is really beautiful, and the food is great, and...
Huh? I got disconnected.
Oh well.
I've almost reached my savings goal!
Hang in there just a little longer.
Hey, delivery boy!
Yes!
Saji... Saji!
Aw, what's going on?
I wonder if those lights up there are...
Gundams!
Wow. I'm seeing them in real life for the first time!
Laguna has just sent us our latest mission. Proceed to the target point.
What, another one?!
I don't wanna! We've been working non-stop lately!
Hang in there. We're doing this to eradicate war.
Oh, darn it!
What's going on here?! We're totally working our butts off...
...and they're laughing and having a party!
You guys just don't get it, do you?
Your world is about to change.
Hey, what's that?
- A mobile suit? - Isn't that a Gundam?
A Gundam...
Huh?
You guys should die.
My dad... My mom...
Dad...! Mom...!
Nena. What do you think you're doing?
Sorry! I must have hit the wrong switch!
You're probably just tired from all these missions.
Don't go off on your own, Nena.
Okay...!
Team Trinity attacked civilians?!
Why would they do that?!
Maybe they were targeting somebody who was guilty of promoting war.
But it doesn't look that way.
There's nothing about it in the mission data that Team Trinity entered into Veda.
They attacked those people for no reason? But that's just...
What the hell are those bastards doing?!
Are they playing games?!
An attack on civilians...
By a Gundam.
Terrorists again?
Attack in Cantabria, Spain. 87 casualties.
- They say mobile suits were involved. - It's probably those Gundams.
The number you have dialed is not...
I wonder what's going on...?
Maybe her parents are keeping her in Spain.
Louise Halevy, the foreign exchange student...?
Yes. She hasn't been to school for three days.
Your girlfriend?
Uh, yeah...
Just give me one moment.
Is something wrong?
Miss Halevy was involved in an accident in Spain, and has been admitted to a hospital.
What kind of accident was she in?!
I don't really know. All we have is a notification of a leave of absence.
Please give me the name of the hospital!
Attack on Spanish holiday resort
A Spanish holiday resort...
From statements by survivors, it's known the attack was carried out by a Gundam...
But why...?!
UNION AMERICA - ILLINOIS BASE
Well...
What brings you here this time of the night?
Katagiri! What are you doing here? You're still supposed to be in the hospital!
Without me, you'd never be able to maintain this custom Flag of yours.
After all, this machine was tuned by the great Professor Eifman himself.
- Don't push yourself, old friend. - I have to.
Just like you won't compromise on certain things...
Some things, I can't compromise on.
You're so damn stubborn.
Not as much as you are.
I've been thinking about this...
The real reason the Gundams attacked Over Flags Headquarters...
...was to get Professor Eifman.
How so?
The Professor was on the verge of figuring out...
...the true nature of the Gundams' energy systems and their special particles.
Somehow Celestial Being must have found out about this.
So they killed him while making it look like an armed intervention.
You think there's a spy in our military?
It would be unrealistic to think there wasn't.
Detecting a possible Gundam at point F-3988 over Iowa!
A Gundam?!
Confirming it is one of the new models...
The facility at that point...
Iris Corporation's munitions factory!
Scramble 6th and 8th Tactical Air...
It can't be! It may be a weapons factory but the workers there are all civilians!
Katagiri! Is my Flag ready for launch?
This is Graham! I'm taking the lead!
Heading out alone is just reckless!
Sounds reasonable... Too bad I'm an unreasonable man!
UNION AMERICA - IRIS CORPORATION FACTORY
An incoming machine.
And it's a fast one...!
So it is one of the new models!
He's good!
I don't care if your machine is better...!
Today I am beyond that...!
I strike like an avenging angel!
What?!
Th-That's impossible!
That was for you, Howard... Some payback...
My body can't take this many Gs...
Setsuna!
It's Team Trinity. They went and did it again.
Did what?
They hit an Iris Corporation factory.
Over eight hundred people died in the attack.
All the workers at the factory were civilians.
It's no better than indiscriminate terrorism!
Setsuna!
Veda...
The quantum computer processing system that's the backbone of our operation plan.
If someone has hacked into Veda...
...we would have to find some way to continue our missions without it.
That's impossible.
It's from Billy...
Professor Eifman was killed?!
And it was in an attack by the Gundams.
There's a problem, Miss Sumeragi!
What's the matter?
Louise was hurt?
And he's going to Spain to be with her?
Saji...
Hey, you! No running in the hallway!
Louise?
Saji. Why are you here?
I heard that you were in an accident.
Sorry it took me so long to get here.
- But you're skipping school. - Never mind about that.
But what a relief... You seem well.
I am so relieved.
Oh, that's right!
I have something for you, not because you're hospitalized, but... here.
What's that?
For me...?
It's that set of rings you wanted a while back.
I worked like crazy during the exam break and I finally made enough to buy them!
Please accept them, Louise!
It's beautiful...
L-Louise...
I have something I have to tell you. Louise, the more I think of you, I...
I'm sorry, Saji.
Huh?
You went to the trouble of buying these for me. And they're so beautiful...
But I can't wear this ring.
What...?
I can't wear this ring.
Oh no, Louise... You mean...
I'm sorry, Saji.
Louise's parents, along with all her relatives, were lost in the accident.
Don't upset her.
I know they want to eliminate war, but when they fight people get hurt.
We'll do our best to heal their injuries...
...but we can't heal their hearts.
You mean the rich and famous Halevy clan?
The family was attacked by a Gundam.
- The whole family's gone! - How awful...
Maybe they were secretly promoting war...
But they were civilians.
In the end, it just means more work for us.
Louise...
I never thought there was anybody out there who could actually give you trouble.
Carelessness is the real enemy.
I'll have to take that to heart.
What...?!
Particle beams!
A Gundam!
It's the Gundam Exia!
Exia has located the targets.
Have concluded the three Gundam Throne units are guilty of promoting conflict.
Commencing armed intervention.
Exia will eliminate the targets!
onaji egao shiteta We shared the same smile
sonna bokura mo ikunen mo kasane sugite But now too many years have passed
surechigau keshiki wo The scenery keeps changing
ukeirerarezuni mogaiteru Unable to accept the changes, we struggle
mudana pride sutesari Let's throw away our useless pride
kono sekai ni yasashisa wo Let us bring kindness into this world
I gotta say
yuuki wo misetsuketemo tsuyogattemo Even if I show off my courage and try to act tough
hitori dewa ikirarenai I can't live life all alone
ano hi no yakusoku nara That promise from that day long ago
kokoro no fukaku ni nokotteiruyo It's still deep in my heart
As life goes on
wasurecha ikenai kara, yeah Because we mustn't forget, yeah
Don't let it go...
kono hiroi daichi to nakamatachi no koto This vast earth and these friends
The one he wished vengeance upon was right there beside him.
When Lockon Stratos learns this...
...he gathers his anger and aims his weapon.
Next episode, "Bonds".
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Who is the one he should target and fire at?