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Last time, the gang split up to go on the offensive. Rim decided to head to the Gishin home worlds to try and broker peace.

The story will continue as if both Marg and Roze are alive. Apologies for any differences with your own version of events.


Gishin Route Chapter 31: Showdown on the Rebellious Planet!
Chapter 30 if you went Space/Jupiter. Chapter 32 if you went Earth/Keilas

If you’ve saved Cronicle and Shakti in the Angel Halo route, their recruitment scene will play here. Please see the Lux route for that scene.


[Side 3, City]
Is this the place, Kento?
Yeah. Please do this for us, Jiro, Tanosuke, Suzy. If anything happens to us, please keep on living…
…

I asked Bright to let us rent a place that isn’t a military facility, but I wasn’t expecting something this nice.
Odelo, where’s Uso…
Sorry, he’s busy right now.
…
…Have they all gone to bed already?
Poor things… They must be exhausted.
I can’t bring them this time. I… I don’t know what to tell you, Sanae… Anyway, I’m counting on you to take care of them. We have to…
…I hate this.
…
I… I don’t want this!
Huh!?
You guys can go off to war, but we’re left behind and have to wait in pain every single day! You don’t know how we feel every time you go off on a mission, do you!? Especially since what happened to Oliver! And now we’re just being left behind and told to wait! We’re being told to wait for people who may never come back! It’s selfish! I can’t take it anymore!
Sanae…
S-Sanae, this is…
Don’t come near me!
…Let’s go. It’ll be worse if everyone wakes up.
Yeah. Let’s go, Kento. Sanae… We’re counting on you.
Ah… Okay… See you.
…


[Ra Cailum, Observation Room]
Looks like Lord Gascon arrived.
Seems so. We’re finally ready to depart. Oh, Gou. You were summoned by Dr. Shikishima, right? What did he want?
It seems that he’s made Shin Dragon usable.
Shin Dragon!? How are you feeling?
No issues.
Well if that’s what you want, I guess it’s fine…
All to protect Kei, right?
W-w-wait a second. It’s not like that… A-anyway, it’s time to leave. We need to get ready or we’ll get in trouble.
Yeah… Now we’re heading to the Gishin Empire’s HQ…
(Yes. To that detestable Zuul.)
…As I thought, maybe it would be better for me to stay behind. While you’re gone, they might start to move.
B-but if you don’t come, I’ll be… troubled. And…
…Right. When I took ownership of my mech, I made him a promise. Alright, I’ll go wherever you go.
Take a good look at the Earth beyond the Moon. That’s our home planet.
That’s right… The road ahead will be rough. But we will definitely return. Pray for that.
Yeah. We will come back.
That’s obvious. Hey, Takeru, where are you going?
I’ll go check in on Roze.
Oh, right. She’s coming with us. Maria’s heading there too, so I’ll go too.
Roze… What will she do?
I don’t know. But we have to trust Takeru.
(I’m sorry, Sanae. Everyone, please wait for me.)


[Ra Cailum, Break Room]
But you all came too.
I know what Emperor Zuul is like. If you died, it would be disastrous.
Me? Why?
After everything is over, it’s people like you who can keep people like Treize and Char Aznable in check, and keep the colonies from declaring their independence every so often. You can create a place where people like us, who only know how to fight, can live in peace. Heero and the rest of us believe that.
Heero too…?
…I can only fight. But if fighting to protect you leads to peace, then that’s what I’ll do.
Heero…
Ah, there you are. Relena, it’s time for us to Fold. Get into position.
Ah, right, sorry. I’m coming.


[Gishin Empire Space, Ra Cailum Bridge]
Ugh… F-Fold out completed.
Yes… There don’t seem to be any abnormalities in any part of the ship. Everything’s good, Captain.
I see… This is a pain.
Dr. Earl, please confirm the coordinates.
Yes… There’s no mistaking it, the Ra Cailum is definitely in the Gishin Empire’s space.
We’re finally here…
Communication coming from the Fold Tugboat “Guide Dog”.
Hahaha. How was it? There shouldn’t be any problems.
Looks like it, Professor. We’ve entered the Empire’s directly controlled space.
Good to hear. We only have the main engine and basic observation equipment, so we have no defensive capabilities. If the enemy comes, please protect us. Unless you don’t plan on returning.
You talk too much.


I see, so we’ve entered Gishin.
That’s right. I’ll leave it to you to decide our route from here on.
Got it. However I know we’ll engage in combat before we reach the planet itself.
We’re expecting that.
I never thought we’d end up fighting alongside the people of Helios and two Gishins. You never know what’s going to happen.
(...Your Majesty Palmion, Emperor of the Helios Empire, I respectfully report the following. The time has come to clear Your Majesty’s name. May Your Majesty bless us.)
[A monitor turns on]
This is the bridge. Yes… What? A stowaway!?
What?
Explain.
Apparently Shakti, Sanae, and the other kids were in a food container in storage. Boss and Akira found them.
Those kids… Good grief. Who should we blame, Boss for entering the food storage without permission, or the kids?
Both. Mika, bring all of them here now. Seriously, after all the work I did for them.
It can’t be helped. We have to bring them along now.
I guess we have no choice since we’re this far away.
…Did you let them in?
I-it wasn’t me! I just fiddled with the hatch that Dorothy used to bring them in… Ummm…
Even Dorothy was in on this?
I swear, everyone is just doing whatever they want…


[Planet Gishin, Palace]
What? The Earthlings?
I-I just got word. A force including Kento Tate and Mars has appeared in our territory.
Damn those reckless fools. The Vega fleet still hasn’t returned yet. We can’t just leave it to our normal forces. Waal, go and show them how foolish they are.
Yes, Your Majesty. The Imperial Guard will set out immediately.


[Ra Cailum, Break Room]
What the hell do you think you’re doing? Same with you, Manabu and Dorothy?
B-but Kento…
I wasn’t given the option to refuse.
…I’m sorry bro. But I don’t want to be separated from you.
No way!
You bright Shakti, Suzy, and even Karl with you. We don’t know if we’ll be able to get back to Earth.
You’re right. We should have asked Lady Une to take you all back to Kasarelia.
Or at least the Moon.
Yeah. I think we were too lazy in deciding on Side 3.
But…
Uso… We’ve been on the battlefield all this time. I hate that we’re the only ones left behind. You might be upset since now you won’t get the attention of all those pretty girls…
N-no, that’s not true! What are you talking about, Shakti!?
Idiot. You’re only acting suspicious by panicking, Uso.
Odel!
Goo goo~
Karl, this is no laughing matter.
Shakti… Are you mad…?
I’m not, but…
Even so…it’s too dangerous.
Yea… I wish you’d understand how Kento and Uso felt.
Exactly. They might worry about you guys while they’re trying to fight. It’s dangerous. They were trying to avoid that.
I’m sorry… But please understand. We’re not pilots or soldiers, but we’re not unrelated and we’ve been together all thai time. Whether we live or die, we do it together.
She’s right.
We’ll always be together.
Either way, it’s too late now. But there’s no point in pointing that out, is there?
We’re a long way from home.
True, but…
…You morons. Anything can happen out here. Really, you idiots…


[Ra Cailum, Operations Room]
An SOS signal?
What’s it all about?
First, listen to this.
[Monitor turns on]
People of Earth, please help us. We are ruled by the Gishin Empire and are treated only as tools. Please help us somehow. We’ve been trying for a long time to free ourselves from them. However, the occupying force finally noticed us and we’re now in danger. Please, people of Earth. Help us.
This is…
This is the message that just arrived.
What a terrible thing to do…
This isn’t good. Colonel, Commander Jin, we need to hurry and help them!
But it could be a Gishin trap.
Even so, we came here to talk. We can’t just go around picking fights, right? I don’t mind either way. Takeru, young lady, what do you both think?
…
That’s…
But if it’s real and we just leave them alone…
Yes. If it is legit, then they’ll get killed.
But from what we’ve heard, I don’t think we can help them through negotiations.
That…would be impossible. This isn’t something that just started today. We would have no choice but to defeat those occupiers.
Yeah.
…
…I’ll leave that up to your judgement. I’m only an observer here. I trust that you will give it the utmost consideration.
Relena…
Don’t bully her too much. Neither she nor Takeru would want to abandon someone who’s about to be killed.
Yes… You’re right.
It’s unavoidable. This entire endeavor is delicate and fraught with dilemmas.
In that case, we have to go, don’t we?
…Even if we’re heading to that planet, we’ll need some information.
I’m not knowledgeable about that particular star system. The garrison might be small. Let’s ask Roze.
Maria, Sanae and the others should be with her, right? Let’s call her here. I want to hear what she thinks.
Sure. Roger that. I’ll get her right away.


These coordinates are…
What is it?
This is…my home planet. No doubt about it. The eighth planet of Gishin’s fourth star system… My home…
What?
Then…
I believe that this message is not a trap, but the truth. I’ve heard of such things happening.
Then let’s go. We can’t abandon them.
Yes, and with Roze here…
It’s useless. I can’t stop either side.
What should we do, Colonel?
Whatever. Captain, let’s head to the planet that sent that message.

The following only plays if you’ve saved Marg.


[Ra Cailum, War Room]
Marg, why are you here? What happened?
…The showdown with Zuul, the man who brainwashed me to fight you, is approaching. Mars, I will fight by your side.
Brother… But your injuries…
It’s fine now. I heard that the repairs to my mech are finished too.
…Fine. Let’s fight together, Marg. For the peace of this universe, which was our fathers’ dying wish.


[Mines on the Eighth Planet, Ra Cailum Bridge]
So it’s this mountain range, right?
Yes, the transmission came from somewhere around here.
If that’s the case, they should know that our ship is close. We’ll send someone out to make contact with them. We need to hear their story.
We’ll be spotted by the Gishin garrison, so we can’t send too many people.
Right… Let’s send Schwartz, Takeru, and some others.


[Mines on the Eighth Planet, Tunnels]
Major, it looks like someone’s come out of the tunnel entrance over there.
Hmmm… So they’re finally here. Hey, you there. Are you from the resistance? We’re…
You’re from Earth, aren't you? Thank you. I’m Rui, the leader of this resistance group. Please come this way.
What… It can’t be, Rui?
…? …Roze!? Why are you bringing an Imperial Psychic commando with you?
Hold on a minute. She’s a survivor from the group that attacked Earth and we’ve captured her. We brought her here because we thought she might be useful. Don’t worry.
Earth…? I see. Apologies, we thought she was an enemy.
Wait, Rui, aren’t you Roze’s…
…Come into the tunnels.


…Yes. The Gishin are forcing us to do hard labor. This is an abandoned mine, but there are many similar places where people are forced to work as slaves. I heard that those who resist are killed, or in worse cases, are turned into target dummies for their soldiers.
They do something so terrible?
I’ll never forgive the Gishin.
Please, help us. We’ve been fighting back so far, but the garrison forces, having learned of our plans to rebel, attacked another base and captured many of our comrades. We must free them.
(Rui… You’re just a tiny being with no psychic powers, so how are you so strong…)
It’ll be fine. That’s why we came to this planet.
You heard him.
Great… I look forward to working with you. Roze, it seems you were defeated and captured by these Earthlings, but this is the end. We’ve been desperately trying to survive and gain more allies. With the help of these Earthlings, it’ll finally be time for us to take this planet back.
…
Major Schwartz, can you give this woman to us?
Rui, what will you do with me?
…I’m going to execute you.
What?
Are you serious?
…I see… I suppose that’s only natural.
Roze!?
I’m surprised. You accepted it so easily. But that doesn’t mean you should think that you’re forgiven.
Rui, isn’t Roze your sister?
You mustn't kill her. Why do you need to do such a thing? If this is how you fight, peace will never be achieved.
This woman sold us and this planet out to Zuul. Now she’s a commander in a position where she can meet with Zuul directly. She’s the second in command of the garrison forces on this planet and is Zuul’s representative to boot. I have no sister.
Rui, I didn’t say you shouldn’t kill her because she’s your sister. What would you gain from doing something like that out of hatred? If you fight to help people, then you should forgive, have compassion, and never forget your own kindness. Am I wrong?
That’s…
That’s how it is. We shouldn’t execute her or anything like that.
Rui… We’re not going to kill her. Ryoma said earlier that we captured her and brought her here, but that was a lie.
Eh? What do you mean?
With Roze’s psychic powers, she could have escaped at any time. But she came with us on her own will. We didn’t take her prisoner and we won’t kill her. I want you to understand what this means. Besides, I was forced to fight my brother because of Zuul. We’ve had enough of that.
Mars…
…
[Everything shakes]
What’s happening?
…It was the shockwave from an explosion.
Tch, it’s a Gishin attack!? Guys, we’re heading back.
On it!
Dammit, we’ll fight back!
Relena, hurry.
Damn… If you can distract the main force, I’ll contact my allies and liberate their prison camp. I’m counting on you.
…Rui, I’ll go too.
Roze… What are you planning?
I finally understand how strong Mars and the others are. Their kindness, their compassion, is their power. Kindness is power… Let’s go, Rui. To save this planet’s people.
Roze… Are you serious, sister?
Yes.


The Captain, Major and their men have returned.
They’ve returned. All right, launch interceptors!
Earthlings, as someone from this planet, I will assist you.
Roze? …Alright, go for it.
Yes.


Roze auto-deploys either in her exclusive unit, or the Cosmo Crusher if you got her as a sub-pilot for the plane.


Now select 14 freedom fighters. Thankfully, this isn’t another multi-part chapter, but that’s quickly becoming the exception rather than the rule.

Let’s go over the new units.


[Gaia and Godmars]
For the sake of clarity, I’ll be calling this version Godmarg, even though it’s just Godmars’ design from the OVA. Much like how Takeru sortied in Gaia at the start of the game, Marg always comes out in his version of Gaia. Once he hits 120 will, you’ll be given the option to Rokushin Gattai into Godmarg. No auto-transform like Takeru’s version, but he does lack the Anti-Proton Bomb, so at least there’s no instant game over. In the end, Godmarg is pretty much a carbon copy of Godmars, just without all the investment that you put into his brother over the course of the game.


[Zeron]
Gonna be honest, Roze is much more useful as a Cosmo Crusher sub-pilot, especially if you’ve been using it the entire game. The Zeron is just alright. Its unique feature is that its weakest and strongest attacks can inflict debuffs, being halved movement and halved accuracy respectively. I mostly got it here for completion’s sake.

And much like the other route, you get Shin Dragon. You also get Katejina and Cronicle plus their units if you’ve saved them, but that’s in another timeline. Look at the Lux route for all of that.


Not much to report really. In terms of terrain you can camp in the forest to the south which is probably smarter than what I did and fight on open ground. All of the enemies fly, which means they don’t take advantage of the terrain. They will swarm you while support attacking and defending each other, so watch out.

Also, make sure that along with the usual Takeru, Roze doesn’t die. That’s another Game Over condition.

Once there are five enemies left…

That… That battleship…
Commander Waal.
Hmph. Marg and Roze, eh? You’re losers and traitors. I will eliminate you along with Mars and the Earthlings. Earthlings, I am Emperor Zuul’s right hand man, the Supreme Commander of the Imperial Guard, Waal.
The Imperial Guard?
That just shows how close we are to the heart of the Empire.
Wait, Commander Waal. We’ve come here to talk with Zuul!
You really think that will work, Mars? If you really want that, you’ll have to go all the way to Planet Gishin with your own strength.
What!?
I don’t care what you do. If you’re going to attack me, I’ll just finish you off myself!
Hmph. So you’re Kento Tate of Helios. You and Mars came all the way here just to be killed. I’ll finish you off on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor. Prepare yourself!


So now Waal (and Kacchi, remember him from the Bemborg chapter?) is in our way. Prepare yourself for even more swarming and support defending/attacking. Pace yourself.

Dammit, stop, Waal! If I die here, the whole planet will blow up too!
If that means you all will be annihilated, it’s a small price to pay.
What!?

Marg, this is a notice on your life. I will execute you. Prepare yourself!
Waal, we will never lose. We’re going to Zuul!

Traitors deserve the death penalty, Roze. You will die here!
Damn…


Waal retreats at 20% HP (6900), but that’s easy enough to kill him through.

What!? I didn’t think they would be this strong… Let’s retreat for now and wait for Gandal. Withdraw!


Kacchi, on the other hand, stays to die.

Dammit, how dare you… UWAAAAAAAA!!

Once everyone is defeated, victory is yours.


Oh dear… It looks like we’ve managed to fend off the Imperial Guard. I never thought we’d have to fight them here. Scared the hell out of me.
It’s over… Rui, how are things on your end?
We were successful in freeing our comrades. Thank you, people of Earth. It’s thanks to you that we were able to rescue our imprisoned friends.
Good…
Hehe, we did it.
Alright, operation complete. All units, return.


[Ra Cailum, Operations Room]
…Yes, I just got the message. Thanks to your help, not only have our allies been freed, but rebellions have spawned all over this country and are spreading. It’s only a matter of time until the garrison forces are forced to withdraw.
So what’s the plan now? Aren’t the Gishin just going to return?
They’ve even got an Imperial Guard fleet on its way.
I know. We’re going to gather our strength and resist. It’s true that up until now we haven’t had much hope. But I heard that even on the planets in Helios, rebellions against the Gishin are breaking out all over the place. That’s encouraging. If word spreads, I’m sure rebellions will spread to other planets too…
So more rebellions will happen.
So no matter where, Zuul keeps doing terrible things.
Yes… He is truly the great evil of the galaxy. We must restore the Helios Empire as soon as possible and bring peace to the galaxy, Lord Kento.
I never thought that you of all people would be a member of the royal Helios family. We’d only heard rumors, but one never would think how encouraging you are.
Stop it. You’re talking about my dad. I’m Kento Tate of Earth. This has nothing to do with me.
Aren’t you just being shy?
Finally, a ray of hope has appeared on this planet. Thank you…sister.
Rui, I don’t deserve those words. It’s all thanks to Mars and the Earthlings.
Of course I’m truly grateful to everyone on Earth. But the reason why I thanked you is because we were able to go back to the way things were before. Without any hatred between us sisters. Relena, your words really pierced my heart.
No… I was the one who spoke up without knowing the circumstances of the people on this planet.
It’s fine.
If only I’d realized sooner that I was nothing more than Zuul’s battle machine…
Roze, that’s all in the past. We have to think about the future. Just as Mars and I can be together again, so can you and Rui.
Yes… Isn’t that great, Roze? I’m happy for you.
Thank you Commander Marg, Mars…
Um, Dr. Shikishima sent a message from Guide Dog that we left behind, telling us to come up quickly. It seems they were discovered by the enemy and are having a hard time.
Come to think of it, Cliff and the other doctors were up there weren't they…
Oh yea. I completely forgot about them.
G-give me a break. If we lost them, we won’t be able to get back to Earth.
Okay. We’re leaving this planet tomorrow morning to head to Planet Gishin. Everyone, make your preparations. Mika, please let Guide Dog know.


[Mines on the Eighth Planet, Spaceport]
If it weren’t for this planet, I’d be happy to accompany you all…
It’s fine. Just do your best here.
Yes. We’ve heard that resistance movements have begun on other planets as well. With this momentum and your help, defeating Zuul is not just a dream.
No… We’d rather avoid fighting if possible.
Yes. First we have to have a meeting to discuss why Emperor Zuul is trying to destroy Earth, and what he means by the Earth is dangerous. I want to know why. Also, if he would change his mind and cut back on excessive military force, that would be great.
But Relena, you heard what Commander Waal said. Zuul isn’t one to talk.
Perhaps. But we still need to try.
Right… If we fight, people die. If we can avoid people dying needlessly, I want to do that as much as possible.
The best thing would be to avoid war.
Exactly. Roze, that’s why people like me are here. That’s why I asked everyone to have me accompany them.
Is that the way Earth thinks? The kindness of trying to save as many people as possible…
That’s not even remotely close.
Eh?
Judau, what do you…
I’m right, aren’t I? If all Earthlings thought like that, we wouldn’t be fighting wars. The Commander and Amuro should know that. They’ve been in war many times. There are people who have tried to do the exact opposite.
True…
…
…
That’s a no-brainer. Besides, there’s no way that everyone on an entire planet would think the same way. You’re the same, right?
Yes… But…
Hey hey, wait a second. You don’t have to discuss that now…
Koji, what she wants to know isn’t just a pretense.
But that doesn’t mean…
No, Koji. That’s not what Judau is trying to say…
I know, Uso. Whatever else, at least we’ve gathered here for that reason. We’ve fought to protect many things and, as a result, we’re here by more than just chance. We were all in different positions in the past, but now we’re all together.
I get it now.
Yeah. It’s not about what Earthlings are like. You can’t think like that. You need to understand that.
Yeah… True.
Mars, Commander Marg, Earthlings, please take me to Planet Gishin with you.
Roze?
But this is where…
I know a lot about Planet Gishin. And I want to know more about your way of thinking.


[Planet Gishin, Palace]
Waal, you pathetic bastard!
My apologies, Your Majesty. Their fighting power shouldn’t be underestimated. We’ve devised a joint operation with Commander Gandal’s Vega fleet. The operation will begin as soon as they return.
Hmm… So how goes the war?
We’ve received reports from each front. The Yellow front is retreating due to increased resistance. The Orange and Blue Fronts in the former Helios territory are gaining the upper hand, but the Red and White fronts are in a stalemate. We’ve also been informed that the occupying forces and the Resistance have entered a state of war on the third planet of the eighth star system and the fifth planet of the fifth star system. We’ve been asked to send reinforcements…
Enough! The stone thrown by the Earthlings is spreading ripples across the pond. Damn you Mars. Damn you Earthlings! Do you think you can win by defying me?
Y-Your Majesty, the reinforcements…
From the commander to the rank and file, everyone must defend with their lives. Tell them that! The 5th and 9th fleets haven’t returned yet!?
They seem to be taking their time.
Those fools. Waal, no matter what happens, you must not let the Earthlings get close. Don’t let those insects do as they please any more. Kill them as soon as possible. Use all of your and Gandal’s strength to defeat Mars and everyone else!
I… I understand.
…Don’t worry. If anything should happen to you, I will take action myself. I have no intention of losing you over something so trivial. I’m counting on you.
Sir. Your trust won’t be wasted. I’m honored. Commander Gandal will be even more motivated to fight once he hears that.