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Last time, we stole a “deluxe” mobile suit from Neo Zeon and rescued a Cyber-Newtype.
[Spiral Castle, Command Room]
My Lord, please give me permission to sortie.
No, give it to me instead.
After Lagou’s death, it would be shameful for us to remain here without getting a Data Weapon. My Lord, please!
Very well. Witter, go!
If THE BOYS won’t cry, I’ll just make them.
[Hoshimicho, School]
[Beeping]
Galfa’s here! Time to launch Dendoh!
[Spiral Castle, Command Room]
Next up is Gourmet. Go!
If THE BOYS won’t cry, then I’ll just wear them down until they do.
[GEAR HQ, Command Room]
[Beeping]
Dendoh, go!
[Spiral Castle, Command Room]
Hmph. Absolute, don’t let yourself get caught off guard.
If THE BOYS won’t cry, then I’ll just kill them.
[Hoshimicho, Ginga’s Residence]
This food looks delicious!
[Beeping]
…Thanks for the food… Ugh…
Gin! Why aren’t you eating?
(Dendoh… Launching…)
[Spiral Castle, Command Room]
Dammit. All three of you, just go already!
[Hoshimicho, Hokuto’s Residence]
Good night.
Good night, Hokuto.
[Beeping]
(...UGH… Don’t they even sleep?)
Hokuto…
[GEAR HQ, A Room]
Man, I’m beat.
There’s been a lot of Galfa attacks lately, huh?
It feels like they’re just attacking out of desperation.
Hey, don’t THE BOYS observe any holidays?
If you want a day off, ask the enemy.
Dang it. Do those Galfa jerks have something against us?
I mean you do pilot their mortal enemy.
…It’s rough having to sortie all the time, but…
But?
It feels like I’ve been lying to everyone a lot lately.
Right. You have to launch not just after school, but throughout the day.
They’re famous at school. “The Stomachache Duo”. They use the same excuse to get out of class all the time.
When there’s fewer enemies, we’ll try to handle it on our own.
Hokuto…
[Hoshimicho, Hokuto’s Residence]
I’m home.
Welcome home. You’re out late today.
…Yeah…
Your father’s worried about you. Aren’t you two planning to go watch a soccer match tomorrow?
It should be fine…
(...)
Ahh… I’ve had enough with this…
Hokuto.
V-Vega!?
It seems like you’re worried about something more than just Dendoh.
How do you know that? And how do you even know where I live?
I-I know everything. Anyway, can you tell me what’s bothering you?
[GEAR HQ, Hangar]
The Cosmodriver Frame’s pretty much finished.
Yeah, but we can’t test it until we’re in space.
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You’ve done this much already? I know you work quickly once you get started.
She has great concentration.
That’s not true. I’m not even sure if it’ll work well.
We do have some experimental equipment here, but when it comes to space-use…
There’s no need for that. We’ve made it before.
Now that you mention it, this was the Frame you were in when you crashed into Alternative.
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Now that you mention it, this is the Frame from when we first found you.
By the way, if we go into space, what will you do, Captain? Will you end up being Nadesico's second in command?
I’m a former mobile suit pilot. Since we’ve got the DX now, the GX is unused. I’ll use that.
Are you sure? You’re a bit rusty.
Hello a bit rusty, I’m Izumi.
(The rest of this scene is only if you took the Nadesico B route, so Fiona’s the main character here.)
(...It’s not any better the second time…)
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I’ve heard that joke before.
…I thought this was the first time I’ve used that one…
(Oh right, I heard it in the future. I guess that’ll be a recurring gag.)
[Hoshimicho, Hokuto’s Residence]
I see. It must be hard to always have to lie to your parents.
I know I’m doing this for a good reason.
You’re right.
But I still shouldn’t tell them about GEAR and Dendoh, right?
(Hokuto…)
Correct. It’d be disastrous for the enemy to know who you are outside of battle. The more they know, the worse things they can do to you.
I know. Galfa isn’t our only enemy… But I’m sure Mom and Dad won’t tell anyone.
Maybe. No, probably… But once a secret is out, it’s no longer a secret.
Yeah… Do you think I can go to this soccer game?
(Hokuto…)
It’s fine. It may be hard for you now, but I’m sure your parents will understand… Once this is all over, we can tell them.
Yeah… Heh…
Why are you smiling?
You’re just like my Mom.
Wha--! Ah, um, well. Anyway, why don’t you go back now. I’m sure your Mom will have some sandwiches waiting for you. Don’t you worry about me.
[She walks away quickly]
Hah!
Huh? Mom, you’re still awake?
Yes. I’ve made some sandwiches. Let’s eat them together.
S-sure…
(She really did have sandwiches. Vega does know everything…)
[Spiral Castle, Command Room]
Generals, even if you die, you need to destroy them.
My Lord, that’s…
How rude.
It’s probably the best play we have right now…
C’mon…
I think that’s a great idea.
Lord Altair!?
I’ve just returned from the Galfa homeworld. Firstly, I want to apologize for suddenly leaving the frontline.
It’s a relief that you’re better now.
Even so, you’ve achieved nothing since I left. Your incompetence is well known even back home.
I’m ashamed.
In addition, His Majesty was extremely angry about the Lagou incident. How do you intend to make up for this, Spiral Castle?
But that was all Lagou’s fault.
Oh? Do you want to tell His Majesty that yourself? If so, I’d like front row seats.
Uh…
I’ve heard reports that the Data Weapons have been acting strangely. You lot can’t handle them anymore.
Altair, will you go alone?
No, I’ll go with him.
Tis? I haven’t seen you in a while.
I just introduced Gaizok to Emperor Galfa.
For our next mission, I’ll be using Tis and Gaizok’s help. At the very least, they seem more reliable than you.
…Has His Majesty said anything about us, Altair?
I haven’t heard anything concrete, but if you continue like this, I doubt there’ll be a bright future ahead of you.
N-no way…
I warned you to not underestimate Earth’s robots. Until we hear from the homeworld, just tremble in fear in this castle. It would be a fitting end for incompetent people like you.
[Bandok, Command Room]
Ho ho ho. That sounds fine.
Then I leave it to you, Lord Butcher. We’ll show the three generals that you can’t just win by charging in without any information or strategy.
Indeed.
Well then, shall we be off?
[Spiral Castle, Command Room]
Whatever it takes, we must defeat THE BOYS. Or at the very least Dendoh.
But my lord, what can we do…
You all seem too distracted by battle and have forgotten something.
Forgotten what?
Dendoh and the Data Weapons belong to humans. Tiny, weak humans.
I see. Even if we can’t defeat Dendoh, we can kill its pilots.
Let’s have our Chips search for the pilots right away.
[Hoshimicho]
Anyway, I… Wait, what?
What’s wrong?
I feel like someone’s watching me…
…Shape and size, 1.41. Components… Water and protein. Two camera lenses, one intake slot… It’s a perfect fit! That’s Dendoh’s pilot!!
Wait, there’s a perfect fit over there too. Two camera lenses…
Another over there too.
Which one is it?
Ever since we’ve received our orders, we’ve found 143 other potential Dendoh pilots.
What’s going on here? How are there so many people with the same data?
…We’ve fallen into their trap.
A trap?
They’ve already taken steps to prevent us from finding the pilots.
They’re scattering people with the same data all over the city to confuse us.
N-no way…
It’s just as Altair said, we can’t underestimate humans…
[Explosion]
W-what the heck was that!?
It’s Gaizok!
Altair and that little girl must have started to make their move.
[GEAR HQ, Command Room]
Deploy THE BOYS!
Please just let me rest…
Chapter 21: The Black Knight and Mother’s Secret!
Deploy 13 units. Dendoh and Vega are force deployed. Now did I forget to move Amuro into the Mk-III? Yes. Did I forget to give the DX a Giant Magazine? Also yes.
Butcher! Haven’t you learned your lesson yet?
Ho ho ho ho. There you are. I’ll give you a good thrashing.
We’ve had enough trouble with the Galfa!
Standard Gaizok fair. Knock them out. It’s Game Over if Dendoh or Vega is destroyed, so watch out.
Butcher, I’m tired of seeing your ugly mug. Let’s make today the last time!
Ho ho ho ho. I wonder if I could act like a human.
Butcher escapes at 30% (6600) like he normally does.
Our goal isn’t to defeat them right now. Retreat.
With all the Gaizok gone, the plot continues.
Ouch! Who hit me!?
Oh no, a child!
The heck!?
Knight Ogre!
You’ve come back!
Altair…
Vega… Today, I’m here for you.
Eh?
What do you mean?
Vega, why do we have to fight? Why do siblings have to fight like this…
You’re siblings?
Vega, is that true!?
…It’s true. Altair is my brother…
Vega is my sister, separated from me during a battle in Year 4085 of the Arctus calendar!
Vega’s your sister…
Vega, why do you fight? Have you forgotten those peaceful days on Arctus already?
Brother… You can’t be…
Come with me. Together, we’ll fight to right all wrongs.
What are you trying to correct!? What are you fighting again!?
The ones who made you like this are my true enemy. In other words, the Earthlings!!
You’ve said it now, bastard!
You keep making the worst mistakes! If you continue like this, you’ll become the true destroyer that will bring war to the entire universe!
Why don’t you explain yourself, asshole. What do you mean by Earthlings being destroyers!?
Alright. Are you blind? On this planet, in space, Earthlings hate, fight, and kill each other!
…
For all of human history, Earthlings have fought and killed each other. They view those who went to space and desired independence as evil and tried to destroy them.
…The One Year War…
They refuse to acknowledge the hatred born from past mistakes and treat others as monsters, trying to bury them in the darkness of history.
…The Jovians…
What would happen if your kind went into deep space? You would spread war and endless amounts of blood would be spilled.
That won’t happen. It’s true that Earthlings have fought many wars, even right now. But Earthlings grow and change!
Yes, they certainly evolve. Evolve in how they justify their actions. It’s despicable to paint your enemies as evil through information manipulation and make them believe that hurting and killing others is the right thing to do!
T-that’s not true…
You’re calling me a liar? How pathetic… By fighting aliens and non-humans, you seem to have forgotten the evil that humans have done all this time.
Humans have fought plenty of wars until now, but…
If you can’t even have peace amongst yourselves, what will happen when you venture out onto the galactic stage? You’ll just needlessly spread your conflicts. Just because your enemies aren’t humans, you don’t give them a second thought!
That’s not true!
Then what about the Dinosaur Empire and the Mycenae? The Galfa and Gaizok? Just because your opponents aren’t human, you destroy and kill them without care. No, you consider it justice!
…Mmm…
We can’t let Earthlings run wild in space! We must destroy them no matter what before they infect the universe!
Hold it! You’re contradicting yourself. What about you, who mercilessly kills Earthlings!?
Yes. I admit I’m evil. But if it’s to destroy the more evil Earthlings, I will stain my body with that evil.
You’re bearing the sins of your army all by yourself?
If my fall into evil will save the entire universe, it’s a small price to pay.
Brother…
Come, Vega. I’ve come to save you!
No! I know that Earthlings aren’t as evil as you claim!
That’s because you were taught that we Galfa are the enemies of the universe.
And you’re not?
Don’t you understand that Earthlings are only using you to obtain Dendoh’s power? The Earthlings gave you false memories and taught you that fighting for Earth is justice because they want to make Dendoh their own! Isn’t that the same for you, Dendoh’s pilots?
We’re…
We…
You’ll still fight for Earth, Dendoh? If so, I won’t show you any mercy!
…
…
Both of you, snap out of it! Fight! You must fight!
W-what the heck!?
Unicorn... Dragon…
Leo… Boar…
What!? …I think I see what’s happening here…
What the heck!? The Data Weapon’s contracts have been cancelled…!?
Data Weapons will not stay with those who have no will to fight. You’ve finally realized it, haven’t you? File Save! Data Weapons!!
No!
The Data Weapons!
Ogre Saved them!
Now all the Data Weapons are finally together! All that’s left is to destroy the GEAR that brings ruin and chaos!
Wait, brother!
Vega, we have a long talk ahead of us. For that reason… Tis, now!
Gotcha.
Eh? You? …Geh!
…
No matter how much you train, everyone lets their guard down eventually. Come to me, my beloved machine, Thugater!
It’s you!
Altair, I have your sister. What now?
Dendoh’s pilots, if you’ll get out of that GEAR, I’ll spare your lives. I don’t want to cause any more tragedies.
Alrighty then. I’ll go ahead of you.
Wait! Give us back our Vice Commander!
So you still want to fight, Earthlings? Machine Beasts, take them on!
I’ll leave it to you to deal with THE BOYS.
VEGA!!
Dang it. What do we do?
Dendoh’s useless now, with severely reduced will and no more Data Weapons, so shove him into a battleship. There’s only Galfa grunts right now, so take them out. No bosses or any more dialog for the rest of the map.
The map ends when all enemies are defeated…
[GEAR HQ, Command Room]
My god… Vega got kidnapped…
I don’t get it. I just don’t get it.
Ginga…
Chief, is it true that Vega is Altair’s sister?
…It is. Vega isn’t from Earth. She came from Arctus with Dendoh… She’s an alien.
Dang it. What the heck’s going on here? I’m not as dumb as Ginga and I still don’t get it!
Everyone, take a break. We’ll think of a plan after we clear our heads.
Yeah. If our head’s all confused, we can’t come up with a good plan.
Says the guy whose head is emptier than a tumbleweed.
Jackass!
…
[Hoshimicho, Hokuto’s Residence]
I’m home… Mom…? Where’s Mom?
…
[Hoshimicho, Ginga’s Residence]
…
What’s the matter, Gin? You’ve been unusually quiet.
Mom, when I fight, I fight believing that I’m not in the wrong. Does the other person think that way too?
Yeah, I guess so. If they didn’t think that, then there wouldn’t be a reason to fight, right?
I guess…
Just like you think you’re not wrong, the other person also believes that they’re not wrong. That’s the basis of conflict.
You’re right…
The point is, do you think that you’re in the wrong? What do you believe in that makes you fight?
Hmm…
Fighting aside, if you’re in the wrong after all that, there’s no point in talking. Do you get it?
What do I believe in…
[Hoshimicho, Hokuto’s Residence]
(I wonder where Mom went. Dad’s on a business trip so he won’t be coming back…)
[Beeping]
(A call from HQ? Why now?)
[GEAR HQ, Command Room]
What’s going on? Why did you call me so late?
I need my beauty sleep.
Sorry. I thought that I should tell you everything after all.
Everything?
About Vega and how GEAR was created.
[GEAR HQ, A Room]
A certain incident 17 years ago made us aware of Galfa’s existence.
17 years ago… That’s before the One Year War.
A giant spaceship came to Earth from outer space. Inside was a young Vega and Dendoh. But even after hearing about a powerful machine empire and the annihilation of humanity, no one took action.
After all, it’s a story from the far edge of the universe.
So GEAR was created by a few volunteers who were fed up with the lack of a response. It was planned to become an organization that will fight alongside Dendoh to protect Earth when the day comes.
So Vega became Dendoh’s original pilot for that reason.
That’s right, but that’s not the end of the story. After Vega came to Earth, she was adopted by the Saionji family, one of GEAR’s investors.
Saionji…
Do you know that name?
My mom’s maiden name was Saionji…
What!?
You can’t be…
Vega, who was adopted by the Saionji family, was renamed Orie and raised as an Earthling. During her life as one of us, she met a man, fell in love, and married him. They had a boy together, named Hokuto…
No way… Then… Vega is my mom!?!?!
[Aldebaran, A Room]
…
Vega, that mask is unnecessary here. But for some reason, I can’t remove it myself.
…Are you really him?
That’s right. I’m 100% your brother, Altair.
…
…
You still look like how I remember…
[GEAR HQ, Command Room]
MOM!
Calm down, Hokuto! Where are you going!?
She’s been kidnapped by that jerk. I’m going to save her!
Cool your jets! If you run out there without a plan, you’ll lose her for good!
But Mom!!
Just calm yourself. If she’s in the enemy’s hands, it’s natural to want to save her. But that doesn’t mean you can just charge in without a plan.
You would know.
Everyone here is suffering. We need to stay calm.
Running out in a panic is the same as admitting defeat. We need to come up with a plan to save her.
Yeah. We don’t have any Data Weapons either.
I know. I want to just rush there… But…
…
…Okay, I’ve decided! I’ll help you save your mom!
Do you have a plan?
Nope!
You brat!
To be honest, I don’t know what’s going on. But we’re not in the wrong. I don’t know or care if she’s his sister or if Galfa is correct or whatever. Vega is your mom. If she’s taken away like that, how can peace exist in the universe? It just can’t!!
Heh…
Domon?
Ginga’s right. We don’t need logic to save her.
We don’t have a strategy or anything but we have brute force, right?
Yeah. Let’s do it the same way we always do.
No matter how many Data Weapons Ogre has, if we combine our strength, it’ll be easy as pie.
…What…
Then it’s settled. Prepare Nadesico for launch immediately.
Leave it to me.
Let's storm the enemy’s moon base!
[GEAR HQ, Hangar]
Okay, it’s done.
We made it just in time.
Doc, what’s that?
Isn’t that a space booster?
Yeah. With this, the Cell Fighter is reborn as the Cell Booster. It can fly in space now!
The second unit, the Valhalla, is also complete, but the pilot…
The Vice Commander was supposed to pilot the Valhalla.
There’s no way around it. She’ll pilot it after we save her. But more importantly…
That’s right. We have one more thing to do.
What’s all this junk? …Hey, I recognize this!
I asked every research lab to send weapons to us.
Don’t tell me we’re attaching all this to Dendoh!?
Exactly!
…That’s crazy, even for me…
[GEAR HQ, Command Room]
What!? Neo Zeon is dropping a colony!?
Sorry. I just got this intel myself.
(Bright is on the phone)
My god…
Currently, the Nahel Argama is heading to the colony to stop it, but we don’t have enough firepower. Please send the Nadesico to assist us immediately.
Chief…
…Of all the rotten timing…
And so, we must send some of our forces to the AEUG to prevent a colony drop.
At a time like this?
A colony drop… They’re trying to recreate that nightmare…
Are Earthlings really that hopeless? It’s just like Altair said…
It’s not like that! Absolutely not like that!!
That’s right. We’ll do something about it. We’ll stop the colony drop and rescue Vice Commander Vega too!
Chief, will we make contact with the Nahel Argama on the way to the colony?
That’s the plan.
In that case, how about we meet up first and split our forces there before we head to Galfa’s base?
Yes. That’s the best option.
We, the Freeden team, will join the Nahel Argama to stop the colony drop. We won’t let another one drop ever again.
Captain…
I don’t mind.
Me too.
Are there any mobile suit pilots who’re against this?
Of course not.
Then the Nadesico will head to Galfa’s base with Dendoh.
The Getter Team will join you.
You can count on us for this rodeo, pardner.
If possible, I’d like to bring the Mazinger Team with us too,
Why?
It’s a matter of which units have repair modules. We can’t focus them all on one side.
We have the Methuss with us.
Then we’ll join the Nadesico.
The Voltest Team will help stop the colony drop. Any objections?
None.
Then we’ll join you too. We have to interfere with the colony drop!
Dumbass. We’re not going to just interfere, we’re going to stop it.
Then we’ll help take on Galfa!
Same with us.
The Shuffle Alliance will join you too.
Let’s get this sorted out.
So the ones who will go rescue Vega with the Nadesico and Dendoh will be the Mazinger Team, Getter Team, Texas Mack, Zambot Team, Banjo, and the Shuffle Alliance.
The Freeden and other mobile suit pilots will join the Nahel Argama and stop that colony.
Don’t forget the Super EM Robot duo of Combattler and Voltes!
And Kerott!
Don’t you think the sides seem skewed towards the Galfa team?
We’ll join up with the AEUG on the way, so it’ll be fine.
Don’t worry. We have two Super EM robots. It won’t be a problem even if we’re a little outnumbered. Right, Kenichi?
Yeah. Leave it to us.
Okay. What about the Excellence Team?
Calling us a team…
I feel a bit embarrassed…
It’s fine. We make a great team.
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It’s not a bad feeling.
Right right. So who will you join?
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Go Rescue Vega
>Go Stop the Colony Drop
Route split time! In terms of secrets, the Colony Drop one has a few exclusive ones including the Jamil kill count secret that I mentioned ages ago. The Vega route doesn’t have any secrets though.
Raul decides to go stop the colony drop.
Fiona decides to go save Vega.
Alright, it’s decided. Once preparations are complete, THE BOYS will head into space!
[GEAR HQ, Hangar]
The Cosmodriver Frame is ready just in time.
The space Frame… Come to think of it, it all started with this.
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This feels strangely nostalgic. It’s the first frame I fought in…
It hasn’t been long enough to feel nostalgic yet… But then again, if you think about the flow of time, it hasn’t even happened yet.
Now that you mention it, have you made any progress on the time warp?
We’re just about there. I’ll explain it once this operation is over.