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Last time, we discovered Neo Zeon took control of the Colony Laser. Raul joined with half of THE BOYS to stop them.
[Colony Laser, Control Room]
The Colony Laser’s operational state is stable.
We can fire the next shot in 12 hours.
Good. This is going better than I thought.
When those Satelicon guys found out about this, I was getting a little worried.
Don’t worry. We brothers will get rid of anyone in our way.
With our Gundams.
The Satellite Cannon, huh…
Lord Lancerow, you seem displeased.
…Forget it. Perhaps it’s a necessary power we need for victory.
Yes. This is necessary for us to win. Right, brother?
Exactly.
Hmph. You’ve gotten cocky now that you have that toy.
Stop it, Rakan. They’re valuable combatants right now.
That’s right. Try treating us a little kinder.
Olba, watch it.
Sorry, brother.
A full-scale attack on Earth is finally happening.
I wonder what THE BOYS down there are doing right now, what with their little Miss Captain contest or something. That sure surprised me.
They’re making fun of us.
To think they could stop a colony drop…
Lady Haman, are we really aiming the Colony laser at Hoshimicho? That’s where we think THE BOYS’ base is, right?
We are. The purpose of this operation is to annihilate THE BOYS with a blow from outer space and instill fear in the people.
…
No one can stop us now. Let that be engraved in their hearts.
If even a little hope remains, the people will rise again. Complete despair is necessary.
Exactly.
I’ll live up to your expectations, Lady Haman.
Lady Haman, I must return this rose to you.
Is something wrong, Mashymre?
I failed to defeat the Nahel Argama many times at Shangri-La and I failed to drop the colony… This rose is too heavy for my heart.
I see. Very well… I’ll accept this rose.
Lady Haman.
And I will give you this rose back anew… I want you to work as if you’ve been reborn.
Oh, Lady Haman…
Both of you are quite the romantics.
Knights are poets after all…but being ferocious alone is no different from being a wild beast. There were people like that at Shangri-La. Alas, I couldn’t defeat them. But next time I will… I must.
I’m counting on you, Mashymre Cello. Ilia, I give you this rose too.
Thank you.
Um, I don’t have to go out there, do I?
Just watch quietly for now.
[Colony Laser, Hallway]
(...After the colony drop comes the Colony Laser… Am I unable to change anything again…?)
Lancerow, what are you thinking about?
It’s nothing…
Don’t forget, you’re a hero. If you’re having second thoughts, it’ll affect morale.
I know.
Your mission is to lead more people to become Newtypes and to purge Oldtypes who refuse to understand.
Your excellency, war is not fought with technology alone. If this war becomes drawn out, do we have the strength to fight it to its conclusion?
Don’t worry about such things. You Newtypes are the chosen people.
…
[Nahel Argama, Bridge]
Let me introduce you all to Pala Sys of Satelicon.
Nice to meetcha. Now, let’s get down to business…
[Colony Laser, A Room]
…So those are the ones after us… There’s not that many.
It’s to be expected. Anyone else would be afraid of making an enemy out of Haman.
But she’s also a Newtype. I want her to die eventually.
I’m looking forward to that day.
The issue is the Colony laser. We need to destroy it in such a way that no one suspects us.
You’re right… Our Satellite Launcher is the only power that can influence the upcoming battle.
THE BOYS are heading this way.
As always, you appear out of nowhere.
Um… Sorry…
Don’t worry about it. Without your help, we couldn’t have taken control of D.O.M.E.
…Brother, we have a more important task first.
You mean THE BOYS… I guess we’ll just have to use them again.
We have to destroy both the DX and GX as well.
…Gundams with Satellite Cannons…
We don’t need the DX or GX… The Satellite System is ours alone.
[Nahel Argama, Bridge]
So they’re planning to fire the Colony Laser at this location.
According to the data Pala brought, the target is Hoshimicho.
Hoshimicho!?
Not the presidential palace or something?
They seem to think it’d be more efficient to completely destroy THE BOYS.
So they want to gain an advantage in military strength first.
Shouldn’t we let them know right away?
That could cause Neo Zeon to speed up their plans.
So in other words, we have to attack first and disable the Laser before they can fire it.
Oh la la. Are we using brute force again?
If we could use another tactic, we wouldn’t have been called here in the first palace.
Exactly.
But how do we stop it?
It’s simple. Just destroy the whole colony.
That’s not possible.
The colony is dotted with energy blocks that operate the electron beam cannon.
So we just need to take out those varmants?
Yes. We don’t even need to deal with all of them. If even half are destroyed, they won’t be able to fire.
…
What’s wrong?
Well… Amuro and Kamille are Newtypes, right?
Yeah. Aren’t Judau and Captain Quattro ones as well?
Don’t forget Fa, Carris, Four, and Roux.
Ple and Tiffa too.
…
What’s the matter?
Our enemy, Seidel… He’s a Newtypeist.
Newtypeist?
Basically it’s the idea that Newtypes are the best and everyone else is trash.
The heck? That’s dumb.
Of course I know there’s all different kinds of Newtypes, but when I actually see them…
Just forget about it. If you don’t, you’ll just end up like Seidel, but from the opposite point of view.
Yeah. I know.
[Nahel Argama, Deck]
Hey Witz, Gundam Boy, come over here.
The heck is that?
I wanna explain to you about the G-Falcon I’m piloting.
What’s the G-Falcon?
The G-Falcon was originally made to support Gundams.
It can combine with the DX, Airmaster, and Leopard.
Combine?
Like Combattler?
Hmm… It’s a bit different than that.
Is it not possible for it to combine with the GX or other Gundams?
I looked into it, but there are incompatibilities with their systems. So no.
It seems I modified the GX too much, which caused this problem.
Well it’s too late for that now. What happens when you combine?
It’s a bit cliched, but the main improvements are increased mobility and firepower.
Maybe I should start practicing riding Fuunsaiki too.
By the way, what are those guys doing?
Raji and Mizuho are working on a new Frame for the Excellence. They seem really motivated.
…So to extract this much power…
The problem is stability. Increasing the conversion efficiency leads to decreased stability. Don’t forget the strain on the Frame.
We’ll need to do something about that. Our objective is to achieve more attack power than ever before with the same amount of energy consumption…
Everyone’s busy… So where’s Raul?
The following two scenes are Raul only.
[Nahel Argama, A Room]
Mmm!
Ugh!
[Punching sounds]
Oi oi, just give up already.
There’s no way a novice fighter can get a point against that guy.
I know how he feels. He wants to improve his fighting instincts.
The fastest way to improve is to fight against top-class opponents. That’s why you asked us to train you.
But we’re not getting anything out of this.
If we keep fighting against amateurs, we’ll only dull our own senses.
(I can’t let Mizuho and Raji be the only ones suffering… I have to do whatever I can…)
HA!
[Punching sound]
…I’m not done yet!
Stop it there. If you continue like this, you’ll only hurt yourself.
We still have to stop the Colony Laser. Don’t forget that.
…Thank you for your time…
…
He fainted. Rain, is there an available bed in the infirmary?
Yes. Let’s let him rest for now.
[Nahel Argama, Infirmary]
Excuse me! Is it true that Raul collapsed?
He’s fine. He’s just sleeping.
What happened?
I’m sure he just couldn’t sit still either.
Huh?
I’m just like you guys so I understand. We both care about our pilots and try too hard. Well then, I’ll leave the rest to you.
..Raul.
The next two scenes are Fiona only.
[Nahel Argama, Kitchen]
Hmmm Hmmmmm…
Oh, it’s unusual to see you cooking.
Are you alright?
Well excuse me. When we were on Saturn, I was in charge of all the cooking.
Anyway I’m glad to see you do this. The normal food on this ship is so bland.
They’re basically military rations after all.
This is still more luxurious than that.
…Doesn’t everyone cook for themselves?
You’re basically taking care of our lunches.
Come now. I’ll make something next time.
I trust your cooking, Garrison. I just don’t ever want to eat Beauty’s cooking.
What do you mean by that!?
You’ll understand if you try your own cooking.
Cooking, huh? I know it’s important, but it’s easy to neglect it on a military ship.
You don’t have to be as fancy as the Nadesico though.
We have a hamburger vending machine here at least.
Good grief. This is why they say Americans have bad taste.
Dagnabbit! I reckon I have to disagree wholeheartedly.
Yeah. Hamburgers and hot dogs embody the American soul.
What are you talking about? Nothing can compare to Chinese food.
Don’t you know there are many French dishes that are compared to art?
Everyone seems really enthusiastic when talking about food.
Of course. Everyone wants to eat something delicious.
[Nahel Argama, A Room]
How are things going?
We’re getting somewhere. As expected, it’s possible if we assume the fame is durable.
I bought you some snacks.
Thanks. Also please take a look at this.
Another engine… I’ll leave the engine stuff to you.
You were a researcher before. It wouldn’t hurt to have a look. It’d be a problem if it failed on you, wouldn't it?
Don’t jinx it. Anyway, eat it while it’s hot. I made it myself.
…
What’s with that face? There’s no celery in it.
…I don’t believe you. I’ve been fooled so many times.
You’re not a child. Don’t be so picky.
There’s a line humans just can’t cross…
Don’t talk like you’re better than this.
[Nahel Argama, Bridge]
Is it true we got blueprints for the Colony Laser!?
Yes. Take a look.
Is this legit?
It matches all the data we have thus far.
If this is real, who sent it to us?
Maybe they have traitors?
Someone wants us to stop them.
Could we be moseying on into a trap?
If they’re going to go through such trouble, why don’t they just fire the Laser at us?
Right.
Where did it come from?
…From the moon.
From Von Braun?
No… What’s that?
It's a microwave transmission facility.
That’s the one that sends microwaves to the Satellite Cannons, right?
What does this mean?
I don’t know.
Captain, we’ll reach the Colony Laser in 30 minutes.
We don’t have time for doubts. Everyone, battle stations!
[Colony Laser, Control Room]
Electron beam cannon operating normally. Internal gas excitation rate at 66%. All preparations will be completed in 10 minutes.
Finally.
We’ll teach those moles on the surface the word despair.
…
…
[Alarm]
What is it!?
Enemy forces are approaching. It’s the Nahel Argama!
Them again!
Send out all mobile suits! Don’t let them get close to the Colony Laser until it launches!
[Colony Laser, A Room]
The goddess of fate will surely smile upon me, Glemy. Awaken, Ple Two. Wake up.
…What did you do while I was sleeping?
Further strengthening.
Since Elpeo Ple joined their team, we must prevent any more defections.
quote:
Ple alone isn’t reliable… The more allies we have, the better
No need for preambles. If you want to achieve glory, just stay it upfront. All we need to do is sink the Nahel Argama, right?
Exactly.
[Nahel Argama, Bridge]
Enemy mobile suits are launching!
We’ll launch too. All units, go!
What’s this feeling… Ple Two?
Space Route Chapter 29: I Can See The Moon!
Select 13 units. Garrod and Pala are forced deploys. Make sure you also bring Jamil, Judau, and Ple if you saved her. If you didn’t save Ple, she’ll appear as an enemy in a Qubeley Mk-II that you’ll have to murder.
There’s a massive energy reaction from the Colony Laser!
Is it charging?
How long until we can fire?
It’ll be five minutes!
Can’t you charge it faster!?
Any faster and it’ll overload the circuit’s limits and blow up!
Attention all units, do not let THE BOYS get close to the colony for five minutes!
Ma’am! Leave it to me!
Where are the Frost Brothers?
I’m sorry. There’s a small malfunction in the Satellite Launcher.
We’ll deploy as soon as we fix it.
(Those Frost Brothers… What are they up to?)
Captain, we’ve intercepted enemy communications! Five minutes until the Laser fires!
Hurry! Get to the Colony Laser at all costs!
We don’t have much time!
Don’t let the enemy distract you! The battle will truly begin once we stop the Laser!!
Accursed THE BOYS, I won’t let you get in the way of Lady Haman!
New unit!
[GS-9900 G-Falcon]
On its own, it’s kinda mid. It’s like Fuunsaiki, but for the Gundam X Gundams. Increased mobility, movement, slightly more weapon power, and more weapons in general. On the Airmaster, it increases its movement to 11 and massively boosts its mobility. On the Leopard, it makes the majority of its attacks post movement, increases its armor, and gives it air movement, solving its biggest issue. On the DX, it gives it some much needed post movement weapon options and decreases the cooldown on the Satellite Cannon by one turn. If you’re using any of these three Gundams, bring the G-Falcon to make them even better.
You’ve got five turns to get your ass south and get any unit onto the Colony Laser. The Airmaster + G-Falcon combo makes this a breeze, but it’s really not that hard as long as you keep moving south as far as possible. I made it there on turn 3 with the DX + G-Falcon.
SECRET ALERT
Make sure Lancerow and Jamil fight.
Make sure Ple Two fights both Judau and Ple. Then defeat Glemy. Then convince Ple Two with Judau.
I’m not sure if Ple needs to still be alive when Judau convinces Ple Two, but it can’t hurt.
Pretty self explanatory. No one retreats when the first objective is completed, so you don’t have to do all that in five turns. Plus Ple Two is in the Psycho Gundam Mk-II, so you’re not in any danger of accidentally killing her. Also shown are Glemy’s new Quin Mantha, Rakan’s Doven Wolf, and Mashymre’s Zaku II Kai. The Quin has an I Field, so get in close. The Zaku lacks long range options, so keep your distance.
The game will remind you of the time limit over a few turns.
Three minutes left until the Colony Laser fires.
One minute left until the Colony Laser fires.
Fire the Colony Laser!!
Oh no! We ran out of time!?
[GAME OVER]
Everyone has a slightly different quote when landing on the Colony Laser. I don’t have the space to list all of them. But the plot moves on once you get someone there.
Energy blocks destroyed! Energy charge rate dropping… The Colony Laser can no longer fire!
W-what!?
Hmph. You’ve done it now, boy.
Energy reaction inside the colony is dropping rapidly.
We did it! Now they can’t fire the Laser anymore.
Everyone! Are you seeing this, everyone from Satelicon? THE BOYS have done it!
(I knew THE BOYS would succeed. They live up to our expectations.)
(But this is the end of their role.)
(Yes. We don’t need them anymore.)
Lady Haman, now that it’s come to this, we can’t let them leave alive.
If we let them live, they’ll only cause us more trouble later.
We’re launching. Despinis, if you please.
Yes…
The super weird Gundam is here!
Looks like there’s no Devil Gundam. Only a few Grand Master Gundams.
Olba, this is the prologue to the next stage.
The stage where we are the main characters.
To do that, we have to kill them.
They’re the ones who attacked Satelicon!
I figured! I won’t show them any mercy!
You should have seen this coming, but now we just need to defeat everyone. And what’s more, the Frost Brothers are up to their usual trick in that they retreat at 30% HP (5400 and 4800) and when one retreats, so does the other.
Now for boss dialogs.
For Lady Haman’s sake, I will defeat you!
For everyone’s sake, I cannot allow myself to be defeated here!
This feeling! Ah, my heart and soul are trembling!
You’re just being consumed by battle! Wake up!!
You again? Why are you such a large hindrance to the revival of the Zabi Family?
What’s so great about the Zabi Family anyway!?
Stop it! How long are you going to keep this up?
You have no right to criticize me, kid!
Is that really Ple Two?
That guy’s not normal!
What a weird fighting style. Are you making fun of me?
I’m serious here!
Ple Two!? Why are you here?
Who are you? You’re disgusting… Just get out of here!
quote:
Ple, calm down! Don’t you want a parfait?
I don’t need that… Don’t make fun of me!
The DX… All other Gundams with a Satellite System must disappear!
What does the Satellite System have to do with anything?
For the sake of our ideals… Perish, DX!
Today you must die here, DX… It would be inconvenient for us if you don’t.
Does it clash with your aesthetics?
Aesthetics… I guess it does.
After having seen a colony drop, how can you still fight for these guys?
I…I have to stand before my soldiers as a war hero!
What does that have to do with the Colony Laser?
Lancerow!?
Jamil!?
Lancerow, you should have recognized it too! This isn’t the future you’ve seen!
I know. However!
You saw time too, didn’t you?
One by one, the Zeeks start falling.
What the hell!? How can I keep embarrassing myself in front of Lady Haman!
I don’t want this!
I have no choice. Retreat!
Dammit! I lost to a unit full of kids!
quote:
Ugh. How disgusting.
[She explodes]
Ple!
quote:
Damn you THE BOYS!
[She explodes]
Ple Two…
Now that Glemy’s gone, let’s save Ple Two!
Stop it, Ple Two! Working for Glemy won’t accomplish anything!
What are you doing that’s giving me this bad feeling?
Glemy and Haman are just using you as a tool! Are you really okay with that?
Ple Two, Judau is super nice. Come with us, Ple Two.
Ple…
Judau, help Ple Two! I know she really wants to come with us.
I know, Ple!
A place that feels good is much better than that disgusting place.
It feels good there…?
Yeah. Judau and everyone else are so kind. There’s also baths and parfaits.
Come to Judau!
Damn you Judau Ashta… I knew you’d do this…
Blow up the Psycho Gundam Mk-II!
Are you sure?
I don’t care. If one of our Newtypes defects to the enemy team, it will affect morale!
Ha!
What…
Ple Two!!
Ple Two!
Ugh…
It’s okay. She’s safe.
Thank god.
I won’t forgive you punks!
If Glemy is still alive when you try to convince Ple Two, the secret will fail and you’ll have lost your chance to save her.
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Pull yourself together! You’re just being misled by the enemy’s words. Defeat them!
Will this creepy feeling go away?
It will. Now defeat those guys who’re trying to take you away!
OK. Get out of my way!
You beat me! Me!?
Brother!?
Olba, I’m retreating. I can’t die before the climax.
I understand, brother.
How dare you! Brother, use the Satellite Launcher!
Hold it. We’re leaving.
Why?
It’s important to use this with the right timing. It’s not enough to just show it off.
…Understood, brother.
I can’t fall here… I have to be a hero…
The map ends when all enemies are defeated.
Huh?
What’s wrong?
The Frost Brothers haven’t returned! They’re heading to the moon!
The Moon!?
Hmph. They’ve shown their true colors.
…What’s this feeling?
It’s coming from the Moon?
Mobile suits are appearing from the Moon!
Are those… G-Bits!?
All of those are G-Bits?
A G-Bit Satellite Cannon attack is coming this way!
Oh no. Emergency evacuation!!
Retreat from the Colony Laser!
[Nahel Argama, Bridge]
That was a close one.
The G-Bits are returning to the moon!
How’s the Colony Laser?
Completely destroyed.
We spotted several battleships leaving just before the explosion.
That must be Haman.
They sure have bad luck.
What’s a G-Bit anyway?
Simply, it’s a mobile suit shaped bit. Originally it was part of the GX’s equipment.
Although it’s said that only a Newtype can control them.
I’ve located where the G-Bits went.
…The microwave transmission facility!?
The intel we got earlier also came from there.
So whoever’s there is on our side?
But it’s also the same place giving the Frost Brothers microwaves.
So they’re enemies?
It doesn’t matter if they’re friend or foe. Once they receive an order, they’ll just obey it.
In a way, that makes them immune from harm.
That’s right. Even if the side with a Satellite Cannon knows their enemy also has one, they can’t destroy it themselves or else they’ll turn off their own Cannon.
So to destroy it, your own army needs to have sufficient power without the Satellite System.
So that’s why they resorted to colony drops and the Colony Laser?
Dunno. It’s all just speculation.
!
What’s up, Tiffa?
Hm!?
…This is…
…Oh?
What’s wrong?
…Someone’s calling us…
Who?
…D.O.M.E…
It seems only Newtypes can hear that voice.
I don’t sense any hostility.
They’re telling us to come to the moon.
Yeah… I wonder why.
I have a request. Please take us to the Moon!
[Sadalahn, Bridge]
…What’s this feeling?
Lady Haman, what’s this I feel?
Ugh. I feel sick.
…I can’t hear anything… Nothing at all…
Lady Haman, it seems the Frost Brothers are heading to the microwave facility on the Moon.
[Nahel Argama, Bridge]
The Nahel Argama is heading to the Moon. Change course!
Captain Bright, the signal is poor and we can’t contact GEAR HQ.
Oh well. I’ll explain it to them later.
[Nahel Argama, Hallway]
What’s wrong, Tiffa?
…Sad times are ahead.
Does that mean another war will break out?
…I don’t know… But I’m not lonely anymore. As long as I’m with you, Garrod.
It’ll be okay. Even if the Earth becomes a mess, I’ll protect you, Tiffa.
No matter what happens, I will never leave your side…
[???, ???]
…As you commanded, the Colony Laser has been destroyed.
We should probably thank you.
But THE BOYS are still alive. And they still have the two Satellite System Gundams.
The DX and GX…
Sorry. If only we could irradiate them with microwaves…
It’s fine. It would be too boring if we could realize our ideals without any resistance.
That’s right, brother.
…
What’s wrong?
It’s Lord Duminas.
…The Frost Brothers, I presume?
You won’t show yourself, Lord Duminas?
Unfortunately, I don’t trust you two.
Harsh.
It’s only natural that you two would deceive friends, trample foes, and take countless lives for your own ambitions.
When you put it like that, I wouldn’t trust us either.
…THE BOYS and Haman are coming.
Figured. This is our turning point.
It is.
You know what we’re trying to do, right?
I’ve heard some things from Despinis… I want to see for myself the world you desire.
Very well. We’ll show it to you…
(Lord Duminas, there’s no need to let them meet D.O.M.E)
(If D.O.M.E wanted to meet them, that’s on it.)
(Lord Duminas…)
(...D.O.M.E is free to do as it pleases. I only asked it to destroy the Colony Laser with the G-Bits.)
(D.O.M.E itself wanted it destroyed?)
(At least that’s what I think… Now, what’s next…)
[Nahel Argama, Hallway]
I hope more war doesn’t break out…
No one really wants war.
Garrod… Promise me. Promise me you won’t die. Promise me you’ll stay with me forever. I don’t want to be left alone…
Tiffa…
(...I want more power… I want my power to get stronger…)
[Nahel Argama, Bridge]
I can see the Moon!
What’s waiting for us there…