Today, I'm using worldwide media to deliver a message...
...to PLANT Supreme Council Chairman Gilbert Durandal...
...regarding his demands to hand over Lord Djibril...
...and his decision to invade our nation.
I am Lacus Clyne.
Cagalli!
Why would Orb be willing to go to war to protect this man?
This leader of Blue Cosmos?
A man who doesn't mind firing nuclear weapons at the PLANTs or burning cities...
...using weapons of mass destruction, and using children as tools in combat.
What we are trying to do is...
Do not be deceived by the appearance of that person.
I am Lacus Clyne.
That's impossible.
What's she doing in Orb?
I am well aware that there's a person with the same face...
...voice and name as mine...
...working with Chairman Durandal.
However, I...
...am the daughter of Siegel Clyne. I fought together with the Archangel...
...and am now aboard that ship, with Representative Athha of Orb.
What's this?
She and I are two different people...
...and I want to make it clear that our beliefs are also different.
Hey! What's going on here?!
I... I...
I support neither Chairman Durandal's words, nor his actions.
Discontinue our broadcast.
Ah, yes, but...
I don't care! Just stop it! We're playing right into their hands!
Yes, sir!
Those who fight are not at fault.
Those who do not fight are not at fault either.
The fault lies solely with those who try and make us fight...
Logos, the merchants of death.
Is what the Chairman's telling us really the truth?
This is amusing.
Is it the whole truth?
Not the Naturals. Not the Coordinators.
The only ones at fault are those people.
I'm therefore asking the world, please do not let him mislead you...
...by telling you that no one else is at fault.
This is great! Of course...
Contact this person in Orb right away! ...I do not defend Mr. Djibril.
But I simply do not trust Chairman Durandal.
We must gain a deeper understanding...
...of Chairman Durandal's true objectives!
What's going on here?!
Why are there two Lacus Clynes?
She's a fake!
No, but Orb...
That's right.
Get one more shuttle ready for immediate take off.
I-I'm sorry! I... um...
It was an unexpected turn of events.
You must've been shocked. I was too.
Sorry about that.
How could something like this have happened?
But is has, so we'll have to adjust our plans accordingly.
The other one's the real one!
But Chairman Durandal...
What are you all saying?! The people from ZAFT aren't the bad guys!
The bad ones are Logos and the Alliance!
Orb's siding with the bad guys!
Yeah, that's right!
Have you forgotten who oppressed us?!
Or who liberated us?!
That's right!
Orb is part of the Alliance!
You can't believe anything they say now!
There's nothing to worry about.
But in the meantime, I want you to stay out of the public eye.
Ah, but... um...
I'll make sure you're treated with care. I truly appreciate what you've done for us.
This world has been saved, thanks to you.
I will never forget that, and neither will the people.
It'll only be for a little while.
Come with me, Miss Lacus.
Okay.
I will make my way up to Messiah, as planned.
Any movement from the Alliance Forces on the moon?
No. Nothing yet.
Is that so...
This world is full of surprises.
Yes.
But it's too late now.
We've already come this far.
You've got to be kidding?!
Will someone explain it to me?!
Even if she wasn't real...
Um, Captain!
Don't ask me!
I don't know what the real story is either.
Well, one thing's for sure.
Lacus Clyne is not our superior.
Ah...
It's not as if she gives us our orders. So...
It's from Fleet Headquarters.
"Upon arrival in Carpentaria, the Minerva...
...is to take off immediately and join forces with the Lunar Fleet."
What?
W-We're suddenly off to space now?!
Rey! Rey! Wait!
What is it?
Ah, well... um...
What do you think about that Lacus Clyne from Orb, Rey?
What do you mean?
Well... um...
Which one do you think is real?
Not you too. This is ludicrous.
The enemy's reason for doing this was to spread confusion among us, right?
Everyone will begin to question the truth of it.
Just like you're doing now.
A well thought out psychological strategy, I must say.
But why?
Why do people find that so important?
Is it because people believe the real one is right about everything...
...and the impersonator is evil?
To me, it doesn't matter.
Rey.
The Chairman is right. That's good enough for me.
Shinn?
Shinn...
We have more important things to think about right now, don't we?
The Freedom. And Athrun Zala.
A-Athrun?!
Yeah.
What about Athrun? What do you mean?
He's alive, and he's with the Archangel.
What?!
He was the one piloting this machine.
Then... Meyrin too?
Is Meyrin alive, too?!
We don't know.
But if she is alive, there's a good chance that she's also on that ship.
Twenty minutes till Gounod reaches destination point.
Requiem generators operating at 85 percent!
Numbers 23 through 55 have reached critical level!
Power flow stable. Ultra mirror reflector...
...critical deviation three-one-two-nine.
Activating reserve cooling system G. R.
Connecting bypass.
Are you seriously thinking about firing this?
Of course I am. That's why I made the trip all the way up here.
I'm pleased to hear that. I'm very glad.
It means our efforts are being put to good use. Even way out here.
There have been a lot of soft politicians lately...
...who've spent enormous amounts of money to make these things.
They tell us how they're necessary...
...but they don't have the guts to use them when the time comes.
At times like those, we soldiers can't help but wonder what we're here for.
I am not a coward like the President, or a dreamer like Durandal.
I'll fire when I have to fire. In order to protect.
I see.
There are quite a number of them, as the report said.
Yeah. But why in a place like this?
Who knows.
But we can pretty well conclude that they're not a friendly delegation.
Let's go!
Right!
Suspicious activity in Sector Twelve?
Yes.
Since it's outside the defensive warning area, it hadn't been checked until now.
It's a slow moving O'Neill type colony.
It is heading for the PLANTs?
Yes. Although it's still a significant distance away.
The Joule and Channis Teams were investigating...
...when they encountered its escort fleet. They're now engaging the enemy.
All right. Place top priority on any reports you receive from them.
Yes, sir.
Gounod has reached destination point.
They're stopping it out here?
Faure. Czerny. Attitude stable. Activating fields.
Requiem generators operational. 480 seconds to criticality.
What now? What are they trying to do?
I don't know, but we've gotta stop them! Go around to the engines!
Right!
Is Jesek here?
Yes, sir!
Anything new on that moving colony?
Nothing yet. We do not know its objective yet...
...so we've told the Joule Team to just focus on stopping it.
That seems appropriate.
Escort fleet, move away from the line of fire!
What's our target?
Aprilius! Obviously. This is not a warning shot!
Target the PLANTs' capital, Aprilius!
Inputting target! Aprilius!
Disengaging final safety locks. All generators are at critical.
Prepare for first movement. Requiem system is ready to fire.
Seal disengaged. Commencing countdown. Firing in T Minus 35.
Raise the trigger!
Now, I shall grant you your wish, Durandal!
A requiem for you and all of your kind!
High energy beam being generated behind the moon!
Wh-Why, this is...
Yzak!
All forces, evade!
What is this?!
The beam curved?!
What's this...
What just happened?!
Th-This can't be!
What's going on?! Where'd the attack come from?!
Tell me what the hell just happened here!
Januarias One through Four have been hit directly.
December Seven and Eight have collapsed...
...due to a collision with Januarias Four.
Januarias?!
How could that be?!
Sir. There was a slight deviation in Gounod's angle.
Probably due to the battle in the vicinity.
How could we miss Aprilius?
Wh-What in the world?
Januarias... And December too?
Damn it!!
Who would've imagined, from the far side of the moon like that...
Dearka! We're going to destroy it!
If they shoot a second time, it will be the end of the PLANTs!
We've gotta bring it down no matter what!
- Right! - Yes, sir!
Captain!
What?! The PLANTs?!
How could this be?!
Januarias?! That can't be!
Mother? NO!!!
Why? Why did this happen?
It's Djibril.
They fired from behind the moon.
While our attention was on Arzachel, on the near side of the moon, as always.
Who would've thought they'd build something like that at Daedalus?
But how?! It's impossible to fire from behind the moon! How'd they do it?!
They installed massive Geschmeidig Panzer systems in abandoned colonies...
...and used them to bend the beam several times.
You're kidding...
With this system, no matter where the cannon is...
...with enough deflection points in the right position, they can aim at any target.
Simply, the tactics of a devil.
Why? How could they do this?!
It's our fault for letting Djibril get away.
Letting Djibril get away? But that...
Whatever the case, we should have got him!
The ship is ready for take off.
I'm sure everyone's still exhausted from repeated battles...
...but this is a crucial moment!
If we don't do something now, we'll have no home to return to.
Got that?!
Yes, ma'am!
Engines to maximum! The Minerva's taking off!
This is like what happened with Genesis!
What's happened cannot be undone!
Yeah.
Not just the people of the PLANTs... I'm sure no one wanted this.
But we seem to have no way to break...
...this chain of being fired upon, then firing back...
...and then being fired upon again.
Everyone wants to live happily. To be happy.
We believe it can only be attained through fighting, and therefore we fight.
The Chairman probably intends to show us a new solution to this problem.
As the Chairman puts it, a world with no war.
What would a world without conflict look like?
A world where every single detail of a person's life...
...is predetermined, based on their genes.
Most likely.
Through genetics?
That's the Destiny Plan.
A world where a person's role is decided by the genes...
...that the person is born with...
...and those deemed out of place are weeded out and adjusted.
Weeded out? Adjusted?
In such a world, sure...
...everyone would be free of the uncertainties...
...about oneself and one's future.
It's possible they could live without worry or suffering.
Because their destiny would already have been decided for them.
It's the ultimate destination for us Coordinators.
Always seeking to improve ourselves...
...and manipulating the human genome to do so.
There would likely be no battles in such a world.
Battles would be meaningless...
...because everyone would live knowing it's meaningless...
...to try and change one's destiny.
What does he become in such a world?
The king?
Destiny itself becomes king, or our genes. Or perhaps he'd be a high priest.
Meaningless...
I wonder if it really would be meaningless?
What, you never do anything meaningless?
I'm not the type of person who gives up easily!
I know.
Me too!
I guess... me too.
You're right. I'm the same.
Your appearance is similar to mine
Let's go to space too, Athrun.
Kira!
It reverberates to my chest
We've got to stop the Chairman.
We can't let destiny decide our future for us.
As though it's quietly crying
Right.
Innocent lives have been lost. Many could not be saved.
It is something that mustn't be repeated.
If there's weakness, there's no chance.
When regret changes to anger, what is it that reawakens?
Next, on Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny...
..."Prelude to Revolution".
Archangel! Risk everything... and take off!