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Phase # |
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False Peace |
01 |
| The Orb Space colony of Heliopolis is attacked by ZAFT, despite its neutrality in the 11 month war. A young Coordinator, Kira Yamato, accidentally sees the Earth Alliance's new mobile weapons, which have been secretly constructed at Heliopolis' Morgenröte factory, and encounters his childhood friend, Athrun Zala, now one of the enemy. |
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Its Name: Gundam |
02 |
| Kira Yamato reprograms the Strike and defends Heliopolis against the invading ZAFT forces to protect his friends. Ensign Natarle Badgiruel takes command of the new mobile assault ship Archangel with the surviving crew members. |
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Collapsing Land |
03 |
| Mobile armour pilot Lt. Mu La Flaga joins the crew of the Archangel after his transport is destroyed. Heliopolis is destroyed. Lt. Murrue Ramius takes over as Captain of the Archangel while Ensign Natarle Badgiruel remains as XO and combat commander. |
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Silent Run |
04 |
| With Heliopolis destroyed, the Archangel decides to head for the Eurasian Union military satellite Artemis. Meanwhile Rau Le Creuset and his team plan their next move and finally decides to attack the Archangel. Meanwhile Kira and his friends become members of the Archangel crew. |
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Phase Shift Down |
05 |
| Mu La Flaga and Kira Yamato launch a counter offensive against the ZAFT ship Vesalius. The Strike's phase-shift armor runs out of power in the middle of a battle with the Rau Le Creuset Team. Athrun uses this moment to grab the Strike with the Aegis so that he can take Kira with him but with Mu's help Kira can free himself. |
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The Vanishing Gundam |
06 |
| The Archangel and its crew are held captive by the Artemis forces. The Blitz attacks Artemis, using its mirage colloid armor to remain effectively invisible and destroys the Umbrella of Artemis, which protects the asteroid. Kira gets taunted for being a traitor by the Artemis officers. |
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The Scar of Space |
07 |
| The Archangel forages for supplies in the Debris Belt. The horrors of Junius 7 are witnessed and the crew decides to hold a memorial. Meanwhile at PLANT the council also talks about the incident |
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The Songstress of The Enemy Forces |
08 |
| Lacus Clyne, the daughter of PLANT Supreme Council Chairman Siegal Clyne, is brought aboard the Archangel, causing tension within the crew. |
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The Fading Light |
09 |
| The Archangel's escort to meet with the 8th fleet is attacked by the LeCreuset team. Flay witnesses the death of the father when Kira fails to protect the escort ships due to his inability to kill Athrun. In desperation, the Archangel reveals Lacus is on board the ship, causing the attackers to withdraw. |
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Crossroads |
10 |
| Kira returns Lacus to Athrun against orders, but steadfastly refuses to leave the Archangel because he wishes to protect his friends. |
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The Awakening Sword |
11 |
| Kira's desire to fight to protect his friends on board the Archangel awakens an unknown almost berserker ability to defeat the attacking Duel, Buster, and Blitz. |
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Flay's Decision |
12 |
| After overcoming the initial shock of her father's death, Flay decides to enlist in the Earth Alliance, prompting Tolle, Miriallia, Kuzzy, and Sai to do the same. Kira finds himself staying on board the Archangel as well in order to continue protecting his friends. |
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Stars Falling in Space |
13 |
| The Archangel descends to Earth, but not without the loss of the entire 8th Fleet and separating the members of the LeCreuset team, with Yzak and Dearka on Earth and Athrun and Nicol still in space. |
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Within Endless Time |
14 |
| Recap episode. Also explains the creation of Coordinators, especially the first, George Glenn. |
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The Respective Solitudes |
15 |
| The Archangel lands in the Sahara in northern Africa, which is ZAFT controlled territory and way off their intended target, Alaska. |
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Burning Sandstorm |
16 |
| Kira must fight off ZAFT forces in the desert, his first battle on Earth. His ability to adapt amazes the deadly Andrew Waltfeld, ZAFT's Desert Tiger. The battle ends with rebels coming to the aid of Strike and the Archangel. |
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Cagalli Returns |
17 |
| Kira is reunited with Cagalli, the mysterious young woman he first encountered at Heliopolis' Morgenröte factory. Meanwhile Andrew Waltfeld attacks a nearby city but doesn't kill anyone. |
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Payback |
18 |
| Though the infamous Desert Tiger has spared the lives of innocent civilians, Desert Dawn members brashly go to challenge the ZAFT forces for the devastation caused. The attack ends in failure, but most are saved by the timely interference of Kira. |
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Fangs of the Enemy |
19 |
| Kira and Cagalli are sent into a nearby ZAFT controlled town to gather supplies with Natarle and Desert Dawn. The two teenagers unwittingly encounter the surprisingly insightful Desert Tiger, Andrew Waltfeld. |
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On a Calm Day |
20 |
| Athrun and Nicol are given the day off to spend with their families; Athrun spends the day with Lacus and they talk of Kira. The PLANT Supreme Council debates on whether or not Operation Spitbreak should be executed. |
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The End of the Sandstorm |
21 |
| Kira and the Desert Tiger fight a battle where one of them must die, a more than painful battle for both combatants as they realize the pain of having an enemy who is not an abstraction. |
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The Sea Dyed Red |
22 |
| The Archangel crew is clear to cross the Red Sea and head towards the neutral ORB Union with Cagalli and Kisaka tagging along. With the previous battle weighing heavily on him, Kira talks to Cagalli about his reasons for fighting. |
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Fateful Encounter |
23 |
| A battle between ZAFT submarine forces led by Commander Marco Morrassim prevents Kira from fighting alongside Mu and Cagalli in their Skygraspers. The navigation system on Cagalli's Skygrasper goes out and she is shot down; but not before shooting down Athrun's transport. He is ejected from the transport and is stranded on the same island with her. |
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War for Two |
24 |
| Cagalli and Athrun find themselves stranded on a deserted island together while waiting for rescue. Cagalli shoots Athrun in the arm. The two come to realize fighting may be the only way to end the war and bring about peace. |
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The Land of Peace |
25 |
| The Archangel enters the neutral nation of Orb under the pretence the ship has been chased away. Athrun, now in charge of the members of the Le Creuset Team, sneaks into the nation with the belief the Orb's official statement is false. |
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Moment |
26 |
| A clip show, recapping the first 25 episodes. Narrated by T.M. Revolution as Miguel Aiman (in the English dub, by Tony Sampson, Miguel's voice actor). |
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Endless Rondo |
27 |
| Another clip show, mostly featuring Chief Engineer Erica Simmons of Morganroete and her theories on the "SEED" (Superior Evolutionary Element Destined) factor. She works with Kira to develop a mobile suit operating system that can be used by Naturals. |
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Kira |
28 |
| Lord Uzumi and Kira's parents meet and hint there they may be a deeper connection than expected between Kira and Cagalli. Kira meanwhile has created an Operation System for Orb's M-1 Astrays. Kira and Athrun meet in the most unlikely of places, perhaps for the last time. |
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The Turning Point |
29 |
| The Archangel leaves Orb territory for Alaska and the Zala team engages them in a battle. Kira moves to kill Athrun but Nicol makes the ultimate sacrifice for his friend... |
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Flashing Blades |
30 |
| The Zala team make their last effort to destroy the Archangel and the Strike. Dearka is shot down by Mu and forced to surrender. Tolle, Cagalli's replacement as a Skygrasper pilot, makes the mistake of trying to interrupt Kira and Athrun's deadly duel. The grief the two friends suffer is enough for them to kill each other... |
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Grieving Skies |
31 |
| The crew of the Archangel grieve for the apparent deaths of Kira and Tolle. Cagalli goes to find Kira but instead finds Athrun and confronts him for killing Kira. Meanwhile, some children and a man have found an injured young man in front of their house. |
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In the Promised Land |
32 |
| The Archangel finally arrives in Alaska. A grief-striken Miriallia attacks Dearka, now a prisoner on board the Archangel, but ends up saving his life when Flay tries to shoot him. Kira awakes and finds himself in the care of Lacus Clyne. |
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Gathering Darkness |
33 |
| The crew of the Archangel find themselves under inquisition for their actions regarding their escape from Heliopolis, the fall of the 8th Fleet, and entrusting the Strike to Kira Yamato. Meanwhile, Lacus comforts Kira, who is questioning his right to live, especially after trying to kill Athrun. |
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Seen and Unseen |
34 |
| Natarle, Mu, and Flay are all to be transferred off the Archangel. Mu suspects that something is not quite right as the Alaska base is evacuted and Flay follows him. First appearance of the ZGMF-X10A Freedom. Lacus and her father decide to entrust Kira with the Freedom, equipped with Neutron Jammer Cancellor technology. |
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The Descending Sword |
35 |
| Operation Spitbreak is initiated, with both ZAFT and the Earth Alliance believing they have outsmarted the other. The Archangel is left behind to be destroyed in a cruel and calculating plan that would decimate everyone on the battlefield until a familiar face arrives to save them all. |
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In the Name of Justice |
36 |
| First appearance of the ZGMF-X09A Justice. Lacus, now denounced a traitor to the PLANTS for handing the Freedom over to an unknown pilot, confronts Athrun and challenges him to decide what he truly is fighting for. |
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Divine Thunder |
37 |
| Kira and the Archangel make their way to Orb, where Lord Uzumi welcomes them and asks that they decide for themselves why are they fighting. The Panama Mass Driver is destroyed by ZAFT in retaliation for the blow they took at Alaska. Chief Engineer Erica Simmons presents a reconstructed Strike for the Archangel crew's use. |
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Decisive Fire |
38 |
| Murrue decides the Archangel will support Orb in whatever decision it makes; crew members are discharged if they wish to join the Orb civilians if they no longer wish to fight. Muruta Azrael, leader of Blue Cosmos, attacks Orb with three new machines with equally deadly pilots in order to force the nation to concede to the Earth Alliance. |
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Athrun |
39 |
| Athrun must make a decision regarding whether he should continue obeying his father's orders or fight for what he believes in. He decides to help Kira and together they both defend Orb. |
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Into the Dawn Skies |
40 |
| The Archangel and the Orb ship Kusanagi launch into outer space, while the leaders of Orb stay behind. They destroy Orb's mass-driver and armaments factories, sacrificing their own lives in the process. |
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Trembling World |
41 |
| Cagalli, though grief striken with her father's death, confronts Kira with a mysterious photograph, given to her by Lord Uzumi, of a woman with two infants and Kira and Cagalli's names written on the back. Athrun decides he must have a last opportunity to speak with his father. |
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Lacus Strikes |
42 |
| Lacus Clyne and Andrew Waltfeld join forces, stealing the ZAFT cruiser Eternal and rescue Athrun Zala. They join forces with the Archangel and the Kusanagi thus forming the Three Ship Alliance. |
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What Stands in the Way |
43 |
| The newly-formed "Three Ship Alliance" takes shelter at the abandoned Mendel Colony. Unfortunately, they are tracked there by both Rau Le Creuset's team and Capt. Natarle Bagiruel, commanding the Dominion, the second ship of the Archangel class. |
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Spiral of Encounters |
44 |
| Mu and Dearka enter the Mendel colony to confront Rau Le Creuset and Yzak. Kira comes to aid them and he and Mu are shocked to discover Rau has more than a few secrets to reveal. Meanwhile the battle outside Mendel continues and now ZAFT also attacks. |
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The Opening Door |
45 |
| Kira and Mu are faced with terrifying revelations in an encounter with Rau Le Creuset. Dearka and Yzak have their own fateful meeting where they question as to what they are truly fighting against. |
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A Place For the Soul (Where the Soul Belongs) |
46 |
| Flay Allster is rescued by the Dominion, and gives Muruta Azrael the disk she was given by Rau Le Creuset. It contains the specs on the Freedom and Justice, including their N-Jammer Canceller technology. |
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The Nightmare Reborn |
47 |
| Equipped with N-Jammer Cancellers, the Earth Forces launch an all-out attack on the PLANTs. The Boaz military asteroid is destroyed by nuclear weapons. The final battle at the ZAFT military base at Jachin Due begins. |
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Day of Wrath |
48 |
| ZAFT chairman Patrick Zala strikes back at the Earth Forces with G.E.N.E.S.I.S. (Gamma Emission by Nuclear Explosion Stimulate Inducing System); a huge gamma-ray laser. The Earth forces are forced to withdraw, but only temporarily. |
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The Final Light |
49 |
| G.E.N.E.S.I.S. cripples the Earth Forces' reinforcements, then destroys their lunar base. Rau Le Creuset sorties in his new Providence. Mu La Flaga dies protecting the Archangel (although the Special Edition omits evidence of his demise, paving the way for his return in Destiny). Muruta Azrael and Natarle Badgiruel go down with their ship. |
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Towards An Endless Tomorrow |
50 |
| The Archangel, Kusanagi and Eternal plunge headlong into the battle, trying to keep either side from using their weapons of mass destruction. Rau Le Creuset destroys Flay Allster's escape shuttle, killing everyone on board. Kira destroys him with the Freedom, while Athrun remote-destructs the Justice and destroys G.E.N.E.S.I.S. With both the PLANTS and the Earth Forces in disarray, the renegades moderate faction of the PLANTS seize the opportunity to force a cease-fire, effectively ending the war. |
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In the Valley of Stars (OVA) |
After Phase |
| The war has ended, and at Malchio's orphanage in the Marshall Islands, Kira, Athrun, Lacus and Cagalli reflect on the past and discuss what the future will hold. |
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Angry Eyes |
01 |
| Two years after the first Bloody Valentine War, Cagalli and "Alex Dino" (Athrun Zala pretending as Cagalli's bodyguard) meet PLANT Chairman Gilbert Durandal to discuss important matters. At the same time, three unknown individuals infiltrate the new PLANT Armory One and steal three new next-generation ZAFT mobile suits. They are however, confronted by elite pilot Shinn Asuka in the ZGMF-X56S Impulse. |
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Those Who Call for War |
02 |
| The battle at Armory One continues. Athrun helps Shinn in a ZAKU but fail to harm the three prototypes. Meanwhile, a Mirage Colloid cloaked ship attacks the colony, commanded by a mysterious masked man who pilots a new mobile armor. |
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Warning Shots |
03 |
| The new ZAFT battleship Minerva chases the Girty Lue. Meanwhile, Cagalli and Athrun are led through the ship by Durandal but when Cagalli holds a speech about power and then she is confronted by an angry Shinn. Then they find the enemy ship and the Minerva's mobile suits are ordered to launch. |
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Stardust Battlefield |
04 |
| While the Minerva battles the Girty Lue, the Minerva pilots fight against the stolen ZAFT prototypes in the Debris Belt. Although at first it looks bad for the ZAFT forces, but they are able to overwhelm the enemy thanks to Athrun's plan. |
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Scars that Won't Heal |
05 |
| ZAFT soldiers loyal to Patrick Zala set Junius Seven on a crash course for Earth. Tensions also rise between Cagalli and Shinn due to Shinn blaming the Athha family for his family's death. Meanwhile, Lord Djibril and Logos bigwigs decide to use the Junius Seven incident to destroy the PLANTs. While Yzak Joule and his squad plan to destroy Junius Seven's debris, they are confronted by GINN High Maneuver II units. |
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The End of the World |
06 |
| A three way battle between ZAFT, the Phantom Pain and the GINN High Maneuver II types takes place at the debris of Junius Seven while it moves towards Earth. Athrun also helps in a ZAKU but is confronted with memories of his father when it turns out that the terrorists still believe in the path that Patrick Zala had chosen. Despite the tries of the Joule team and the Minerva crew, Junius Seven continues to move towards Earth. |
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Land of Confusion |
07 |
| The Minerva uses it's Tannhauser cannon to destroy the large debris but hundreds of small pieces descend towards Earth and destroy cities while causing heavy damage and numerous casualties. Meanwhile, Shinn saves Athrun and they both land safely on the Minerva, which entered the atmosphere. After the incident ZAFT provides help to the damaged Earth, while the Minerva crew is informed about what the terrorists said. The Minerva then heads towards Orb. |
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Junction |
08 |
| The Minerva enters Orb where the ship is repaired and Talia meets with Maria Bernes AKA Murrue Ramius. Meanwhile, the Orb government considers an alliance with the Earth Alliance much to Cagalli's protest. Athrun meets up with Kira and Lacus and discusses with Kira what he witnessed in space and afterwards plans to go to PLANT. Shinn in the meantime visits a memorial at Orb and meets none other than Kira and Lacus. |
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Bared Fangs |
09 |
| The Earth Alliance blames PLANT for the fall of Junius Seven and orders PLANT to disarm while they secretly prepare for an attack, in response PLANT prepares for their defense. Finally a battle starts between the two forces which almost ends in the destruction of Aprilius One when the EA uses their new GAT-04 Windams armed with nuclear weapons. However thanks to a new weapon, the attack is thwarted. Meanwhile, Athrun meets Gilbert Durandal. |
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A Father's Spell |
10 |
| Athrun talks with Gilbert Durandal about the attack on PLANT and what will happen now. Because the people at PLANT are outraged, a Lacus look-alike hired by Gilbert Durandal calms the people. Athrun finally decides to do something and Durandal shows him the new ZGMF-X23S Saviour and offers him to become it's pilot. Afterwards Athrun meets the fake Lacus again, Meer Campbell. |
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The Chosen Path |
11 |
| Cagalli tries to prevent her country from joining the Earth Alliance but the Orb council, especially the Seiran family, is against her wish to stay neutral. In PLANT, Athrun meets up with Yzak and Dearka and remembers the past while ZAFT prepares to send troops to Earth. In the end, the Minerva is warned by Andrew Waltfeld that they should leave Orb because the country will ally itself with the Earth Alliance soon. |
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Blood in the Water |
12 |
| The Minerva leaves Orb but an Earth Alliance fleet awaits them right outside their waters. The ship is forced to break through them since Orb won't let them return. When the Alliance uses a new prototype mobile armor which can even withstand a positron blast and the situation worsens, but thanks to Shinn's SEED factor, he fights like a berserker which causes heavy damage to the Earth Alliance fleet, and ultimately, their retreat. Meanwhile, Athrun rejoins ZAFT. |
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Resurrected Wings |
13 |
| While the Minerva crew praises Shinn for his incredible fight, Orb joins the Alliance much to Cagalli's dislike. Meanwhile, Kira and his friends are attacked by Coordinators who try to assassinate Lacus. When they use the new UMF/SSO-3 ASH mobile suits, Kira is forced to reactivate the Freedom to protect his friends. Although he disables all the enemy suits the assassins then self-destructs all of their suits. |
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Flight to Tomorrow |
14 |
| Kira and friends discuss matters about PLANT during the aftermath of the assassination. During that time, they are informed that Cagalli will be married to Yuna Roma Seiran. Kira decides to use the Freedom to abduct Cagalli from the ceremony, returning to the Archangel. Yuna orders Cagalli's immediate capture. Instead, Colonel Todaka salutes while letting the Archangel submerge into the ocean. |
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Return to the Battlefield |
15 |
| Athrun is reinstated to the ZAFT military and appointed to FAITH. He is given the Saviour mobile suit and assigned to the Minerva. Captain Gladis is also appointed to FAITH, which creates something of a conflict in the command structure; Athrun and herself now have more or less equal rank and strategic authority. |
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Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny "EDITED" |
Special Episode |
| A recap of the last 15 episodes which informs about the political situation in the Earth sphere. |
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Struggle In The Indian Ocean |
16 |
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A Soldier's Qualification |
17 |
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Attack the Lohengrin! |
18 |
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The Unseen Truth |
19 |
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PAST |
20 |
| A recap episode explaining the event so far happened in the series and part of unexplained events in Orb from Gundam SEED, from Shinn Asuka's point of view. |
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Roaming Eyes |
21 |
| On a seemingly relaxing day, Shinn meets a girl named Stella who seems to have no past, who fell off a cliff while dancing. He jumps in the water to save her, also seeing she goes out of control from hearing the word "die". He assumes she suffered from trauma possibly from a war. They take shelter in a cave, because Stella can't swim, and they get to know each other, with Athrun rescuing them later on. |
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The Sword of the Azure Sky |
22 |
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The Shadow of War |
23 |
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Crossing Glances |
24 |
| After the battle at Dardanelles that resulted the Heine's death, the Minerva returns to base for repairs. Athrun Zala temporarily leaves the Minerva to contact Archangel and her crew, through the freelance photographer Miriallia Haw. Meanwhile, Rey Za Burrel and Shinn are tasked with a recon mission on an abandoned EAF base nearby, and in disturbed by the machines and facts that they have found. Towards the end of this episode, Rey was caught in shock after seeing the cloning machinery. |
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The Place of Sin |
25 |
| The abandoned facility turns out to be the factory that creates the extended pilots. The shocking truth about this creation, and the rotting stench of the bodies (revealed in the episode) is causing every ZAFT person tasked with securing the facility a trauma. On the other hand, the trio of Phantom Pain pilots got wind of the lost facility, and caused Auel to snap, and Stellar to go berserk in her mobile suit, attempting to "protect the lost ones" in the facility. However, Shinn—with the help of Athrun—takes down her machine. |
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Promise |
26 |
| Stellar is brought aboard the Minerva for medical treatment, while the Archangel works at getting Lacus and Andrew Waltfeld back into space. |
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Unreachable Feelings |
27 |
| Lacus and Andy reunite with the crew of the Eternal. Meanwhile the Minerva is travelling across the ocean on its way to deliver a sickly Stellar to a ZAFT research facility, when they are ambushed by the joint forces of the Earth Alliance and Orb off the coast of Crete. |
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Remaining Life, Scattered Life |
28 |
| The Minerva fights the joint forces of the Alliance and Orb. The Archangel again intervenes and Kira and Athrun clash again with bad consequences for Athrun. Meanwhile Shinn decimates the Orb forces in his anger and is even able to destroy one of the stolen mobile suits. In the end he unknowingly kills a person who once helped him. |
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FATES |
29 |
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Ephemeral Dream |
30 |
| With the aid of Rey Za Burrell, Shinn takes the dying Stellar from the Minerva's sickbay and returns her to Neo. |
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The Neverending Night |
31 |
| Rey and Shinn are arrested, but Chairman Durandal orders the charges dropped. Stellar is given the GFAS-X1 Destroy mobile armor, and levels 3 cities, including Berlin. |
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Stellar |
32 |
| Both the Minerva and Archangel try to stop the Destroy, but Shinn hesitates when Neo tells him that Stellar is the pilot. Kira manages to blow up the Destroy, fatally wounding Stellar and angering Shinn. Meanwhile, Capt. Ramius encounters the defeated Neo, and receives a terrible shock. |
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Revelation of the World |
33 |
| Chairman Durandal makes an emergency speech, which is televised worldwide. Lord Djibril is greatly angered by the speech, which blames the Earth Alliance, Blue Cosmos and LOGOS for the attacks by the Destroy and starting another war. Meanwhile, the crew of the Archangel debates what to do with the captive Neo, who is physically identical to their fallen comrade, Mwu La Flaga. |
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Nightmare |
34 |
| The ZAFT High Council pledges its' support for Chairman Durandal's new policy, while ZAFT military HQ issues orders for the Minerva to destroy the Archangel. Shinn defeats Kira and destroys the Freedom. |
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Chaos Ahead |
35 |
| Kira was able to escape the Freedom just in time, and is rescued by Cagalli. Durandal's words inspire a widespread popular uprising against LOGOS, while the damaged Archangel heads for ORB. Durandal visits the Minerva and introduces the Destiny and Legend mobile suits, which are intended as replacements for the Impulse and Saviour, respectively. |
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Athrun Deserts |
36 |
| The episode title says it all. Athrun tries to escape in a ZGMF-2000 GOUF Ignited, taking Meyrin with him, but he is pursuded by Shinn (piloting the Destiny), and Rey (piloting the Legend). |
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The Darkness of Thunder |
37 |
| Shinn destroys Athrun's Gouf, but Athrun and Meyrin manage to escape. Ledonir Kisaka rescues them and brings them to the Archangel, which has returned to its' underwater port for repairs. |
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A New Flag |
38 |
| ZAFT and their allies attack Heaven's base and despite their great numbers their forces are weakened by the new LOGOS-weapon Nibelung and five Destroy units. However the situation changes when the three mobile suits of the Minerva launch and decimate the LOGOS forces. In the end Djibril flees the base. |
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Kira of the Sky |
39 |
| After the Eternal finds out about Durandal's true motives, they leave for Earth. However ZAFT discovers them and attacks. Kira helps them with the Strike Rouge and finally reunites with Lacus. He then receives the new ZGMF-X20A Strike Freedom from Lacus and disables the ZAFT units and ships chasing the Eternal with ease. |
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The Golden Purpose |
40 |
| ZAFT attacks Orb since Djibril hides there. Orb doesn't stand a chance against the enemy forces because of the incompetence of Yuna Roma Seiran. To help the country, Erica Simmons and Ledonir Kisaka give Cagalli the new mobile suit ORB-01 Akatsuki, which was created for her by her father. Under her command the Orb forces regroup and strike back. But then Shinn attacks her. |
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Refrain |
41 |
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Freedom and Justice |
42 |
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Counteroffensive Voice |
43 |
| Athrun launches and rushes to lend aid to Kira, who is battling Rey and Shinn. At the same time, Yuna gets crushed by a GOUF Ignited as it is defeated, when he tried to escape form his Orb escorts. Djibril manages to escape to the moon and as the ZAFT flagship is destroyed, the Minerva takes over and orders for a temperory retreat. After that battle, Cagalli broadcasts a message to Chairman Dullindal. She is interrupted by Meer, who is then interrupted by the real Lacus. |
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Two Lacuses |
44 |
| The real Lacus says that there is someone who has the same face, voice and name as herself in the PLANTs. She also says that people should know more about Chairman Dullindal, causing confusion over the world. After that, Chairman Dullindal had was seen boarding a shuttle. Djibril is at the new Daedalus lunar base, which the Orbital All-Aspect Tactical Cannon, Requiem is located. When it is fired, it destroyed 6 PLANT colonies. It caused an uproar. |
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Revolutionary Overture |
45 |
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The Song of Truth |
46 |
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Meer |
47 |
| Although Meer was killed protecting Lacus, her story lives on. Athrun, Kira, Lacus and Meyrin read the diary of Meer Campbell. Athrun laments at the loss of Meer, stating that if he had not consented to her existence none of this would have happened. Lacus swears to remember Meer and avenge her sacrifice. |
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To A New World |
48 |
| Chairman Durandal called for the implementation of the "Destiny Plan", which is supposed to decide the fate of each individual on a genetic level. Only Orb Union and the Kingdom of Scandinavia explicitly reject this plan. ZAFT repairs Requiem and fires it at the Alliance lunar base of Arzachel, killing the president of the Atlantic Federation. Terminal forces head towards Relay Station 1 of Requiem. |
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Rey |
49 |
| Shinn and Rey are transferred to Messiah. Shinn is confronted by Durandal and Rey. Through a difficult mind struggle, Shinn finally decides to follow the course of action pointed out by Durandal and Rey. Meanwhile, Kira and Athrun destroy Relay Station 1, and Terminal forces go to attack Requiem itself. |
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The Final Power |
50 |
| Kira is confronted by Rey, who, like Rau Le Creuset, is hellbent on the destruction of Kira. However, Kira temporarily stuns him by saying that his life is his own and he does not need to be someone else. Kira then proceeds to severely cripple the Legend in one blow. Athrun, meanwhile, faces Impulse and Lunamaria, which he defeats with ease. However, Shinn comes to Luna's rescue and went SEED against Athrun.
Shinn is stunned that Athrun is able to damage his unit even with him fighting at his best. Athrun states that the past cannot be altered, yet Shinn wants to "destroy the future". Luna stands between Shinn and Athrun just when Shinn is about to destroy the Justice with his palm cannon. Athrun went SEED to save Luna and totally cripples Shinn's Mobile Suit. Requiem is destroyed in a joint effort of Akatsuki and Justice.
Durandal and Kira faces each other in the falling Messiah, and Kira repeats his determination to protect and ensure the future of humanity. Durandal is killed by Rey, and Captain Gladis ordered Kira to leave as she, Rey and Durandal are killed when Messiah falls to the moon surface. The Second Bloody Valentine War ends.
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The Chosen Future (OVA) |
Final Plus |
| Replaces Phase 50, also known as an OVA episode. Includes an extended battle and several new and changed scenes. Also features an alternated ending to the series which reveals what happened to the characters and the major powers after the Battle of Messiah. |
