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Last time, we stopped a colony drop.


[Presidential Palace, Underground Shelter]
The palace is now completely ours.
(Mariemaia Soldier)
I’m surprised that this was so easy. I guess this is to be expected from a Total Pacifistic government without any military.
…I don’t think it’s wrong.
Why would we need a shelter like this in a world without weapons? Do we really need THE BOY’s power?
It takes time to build a world without weapons. This shelter is here to protect us until that becomes a reality.
It seems you still don’t understand. To describe it like an analogy, you could view the world as an endless waltz. The three beats of war, peace, and revolution will continue forever.
By your logic, your own revolution will be usurped by the next one.
No. History will change with my coronation. In SC 136, I will stand above the Earth and a new era will arrive.
That’s correct, Lady Mariemaia. By the way, regarding the colony drop…
Colony drop?
Oh, didn’t I tell you? Colony X-18999 is heading towards Earth as we speak.
You can’t!
Lady Relena, please stay calm. If all of humanity kneels before me, this will all be over.
Do you really think that will happen?
If the current president and you, Queen Relena, the former ruler of the world, entrust me with the position, then it will.
You’re asking me to step down?
Yes. And thus the supreme leaders of past and present will endorse me, the supreme leader of the future.
That’s the only reason why you need me?
Correct.
Just give up. You don’t have the luxury of a choice.
You… Why are you doing this? As a Gundam pilot, you once fought for peace.
I want to see if the justice of peace, which is built on sacrifice, is truly correct. After many wars and sacrifices, the UESN was born. But is this really the way things should be? Is this justice?
Total Pacifism cannot exist from just one person’s desire. The current UESN was born because many people wished for it.
I refuse to accept that. Your belief that peace is obtained by throwing away weapons and confining soldiers is wrong!
That’s why you’re allowing Mariemaia’s autocracy!?
That’s where the souls who fight gather!
Aren’t you the only one who feels that way?
…It’s you.
You’re just insane. No one really wants to fight. We’re fighting for what lies beyond the fighting!
…Poor thing. You just want an answer you can accept.
You…
You believed and fought and fought and fought… And when the fighting ended, the answer you found was to kill yourself… That must have been painful… When the things you believed in rejected your very existence… A person’s heart can only break.
Don’t act like you know anything about me!
Dekim, I just got word from Glemy.
What is it? Any update for the colony drop?
The colony won’t fall. It seems THE BOYS have stopped it.
Very impressive. That’s why we had them leave Earth.
And that’s how we’ve been able to occupy this palace. THE BOYS are limited in what they can do.
But those bastards are on their way here.
Watch your mouth. I won’t tolerate any rudeness.
If THE BOYS are coming, we will fight them.
Exactly. It’s a shame to waste time on such pointless battles, but there are many fools in the world who don’t understand my vision.


[Nahel Argama, Deck]
We’ll arrive at the presidential palace in an hour. Be careful of any enemy attacks.
Any sign of Heero?
Nada. He should have beaten us here. I wonder if something happened.
(The rest of this scene is Fiona only)
Fiona, is something wrong?
The Time Flow Engine is acting up.
You’d better do something about it before we get there.
This is fine. We’re not going to get involved this time.
I feel a bit guilty though.
It’s fine. We’re not so naive to take a losing battle seriously. Let’s prepare to surrender when it’s over.
…
What’s wrong?
I hate this.
I understand you feeling guilty since it’s a lot like deserting in the face of the enemy. But there’s nothing wrong with using our future knowledge to come up with countermeasures.
That’s true, but…
Do you hate the idea of abandoning everyone?
Yes. It’s true that after the coup, we’ll probably join the New Federation. I’m sure most of us will be absorbed too, but in the process, some will…
The Combattler and Zambot Teams are in danger.
Kappei and his cousins should survive until the final battle with Gaizok but… The Mazinger Team is in danger too.
I can’t see them comply with any orders. There’s no point in thinking about it now. Let’s focus on our own survival.
…
…Do you hate me?
…There’s no way I can…
…
…
What’s wrong? Hmm? That’s Raji over there.
The Time Flow Engine seems to be malfunctioning, so he’s probably pissed off.
…No… He’s filled with sadness…
Isn’t it just some bad gas?


[Presidential Palace, Underground Shelter]
Dekim, you realize that just defeating THE BOYS doesn’t make me the victor.
I know.
After Earth comes space. I won’t be the true victor unless I also defeat Haman and Mineva.
That’s why I’ve given the Frost Brother’s Gundams an upgrade. It’ll be the final blow against those who harm Lady Mariemaia.
Lord Dekim, some resistance forces are approaching. THE BOYS will also arrive shortly.
How far do those rats intend to go against me? Crush them.
Wait. Leave it to the Frost Brothers. We need to teach them how pointless it is to resist us.
Very well.


EW Route Chapter 23: Endless Waltz


Dammit, how can we give the Earth over to some colony cur!
We won’t give in. If fighting is all I can do, then I will.


Carris?
Ennil… Are you trying to create more tragedy here like you did at Fort Severn!?
Those grunts are so annoying!
…What’s that!?


Someone’s already fighting.
…Carris…
Carris, is that you!?
Garrod, it’s been a while. But we’ll talk later. Something needs to be done about them.
Yeah, that’s why we’re here.
Brother, let’s show them our new power.
Sure…


What’re they doing?
Oh no!
Huh?


What’s that!?
A microwave!!
Take this new power of ours…


Lord Carris! UWAAAAAAAAA!


Ahh!
Everyone!
Again… So many people have died again.
A Satellite Cannon… When did they…
HAHAHAHAHA. Wonderful!
This is the Satellite Launcher, an improved version of the Satellite Cannon. This is the power we sought.
Attention THE BOYS. Surrender. If you do not, you will suffer the same fate as the fools who just disappeared.
Ugh…
Just like at the NRI…
(...Now’s the time to surrender. I’m glad we didn’t have to fight…)
What’s wrong? Surrender!
Guh…


Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz - Last Impression
I refuse!
Zechs!?
Zechs, stand down. Don’t let them fire the Satellite Launcher a second time!
I know. But if we don’t do something like this, they won’t stand up to them!
Who are you talking about?
Those who desire peace. If the Earth continues to tolerate Mariemaia out of fear for their own lives, a second Miliardo Peacecraft will be born.
I understand…


…Noin, you don’t have to follow me.
I do. Last year, I was forced to leave your side… I’ve been waiting for you all this time. I’m tired of waiting any longer.
Okay…
I can’t let them have all the fun!
We’re going too!
Wait! Not you too!!
Unfortunately, there are few things I hate more than losing without fighting back.
Same here. We’ll protect the Earth for Dad’s sake. To stop those who would plunge the Earth into yet more war.
They’re right. Bright, let's show them how gutsy we really are!
You guys… Okay. All units, deploy! Surround the presidential palace and wipe out the coup d’etat soldiers!


Deploy 6 units. Zechs, Noin, Duo, Trowa, Quatre, Garrod, and Raul are forced to deploy. If you’re playing as Fiona, she’s unable to be deployed instead.

(Stay smart. Either run away or fight back as little as you can…)
(Do I really have to run away at a time like this?)
Raul…
The Excellence is supposed to be a machine that helps people, right?
[Raul loses 10 will]

Can’t the Excellence launch?
I’m sorry. The Engine just isn’t turning on.
All units, don’t stay together. You’ll just get wiped out by the Satellite Launcher!
There are always fools who futilely try to resist the new order. What’s the meaning of shedding your blood here? Think carefully!
Weaklings, don’t fight when you can’t win!
You don’t know how weak you are unless you try.
Is this really okay…? Just because we’re going to lose doesn’t mean we should do nothing and just wait for the end…

Firstly, new units!


[RMSN-008 Bertigo]
The Gundam X equivalent to the Quebely Mk-II. It can fly and has a wider variety of attacks at least. Since its Bit attack requires Newtype (X), only Carris and Jamil can use it. If you want to use it, keep it in the air and max out its EN.


[RMSN-002 Febral]
Another Newtype usable mobile suit for Gundam X units, so it’s basically only usable by Jamil and Carris. It’s fine though it eats up EN like it’s nothing. I’m only using it here to show it off, as it directly competes with the GX.


Start moving south towards the Mariemaia army. You Know Who will show up down there and will need help.


These are the Frost Brother’s new Gundams, the Gundam Virsago Chest Break and Gundam Ashtaron Hermit Crab. If they’re adjacent to each other (which their AI is scripted to make happen as much as possible), they have the powerful Satellite Launcher attack with 9 range. Watch out and use your defensive spirits. It’ll eat through their EN so they won’t be able to use it that often.

At the start of turn 2…


Heero!
You’re late. You even left before us!
I encountered some of their forces on the way here. That’s why I’m late.
Heero, you decided to show up after all.
Another Gundam!
It doesn’t matter how many of you come. We’ll cover this land with your corpses!
Wing Gundam Zero… Didn’t it have a powerful Twin Buster Rifle?
We have the Satellite Launcher.
That’s right, brother.

Now that Heero’s here…

SECRET ALERT
Have Heero and Wufei clash, then have Heero Convince Wufei.

As a note, Raul cannot attack any units until the story progresses. And the story progresses when either Wufei is defeated or Heero performs the secret condition mentioned above.

But first, boss dialogs.

A colony drop and a coup! Doing things like that will just kill everyone! Innocent people too! Why would you do something like this!?
Damn… What’s with this pressure?
I can’t forgive people like you!!

How dare you use the Satellite Cannon like this!
The Satellite System was originally a military weapon. What’s wrong with using it in battle?

You’re a Newtype but you turn against us Spacenoids. You’re just a failure after all!
My being a Newtype has nothing to do with this. I’m fighting as a human being!

Even if you’re a failure, you’re still a Newtype… Vanish from this world.
What do you mean? Weren’t you gathering Newtypes?
We are…to kill all of them at once!

You should have stayed in Fort Severn!
You still don’t get it!

Wufei, why are you fighting? Our battle should be over already.
It’s not over! No matter how many times we fight, humanity won’t change. Even if we kill those who should be killed, nothing ever changes!
Soldiers should fight for peace. Believe in the world we have now. The world that we tried to create!
I speak for the people who were treated as nothing but weapons. I fight for all soldiers, including you!
Wufei, you only find meaning to your existence in battle. That’s why you can’t accept it when it’s over.
That’s right. We’re all the same. We can only find meaning on the battlefield! That’s why we’re fighting like this. Aren’t we warriors most fulfilled when we’re fighting?
No! Such meaningless battles shouldn’t exist!
Like you’re one to talk. You’re a Newtype created on the battlefield!
Newtypes are born in battle to put an end to it. That’s why Newtypes can feel others’ sadness!
Then what about the sadness of us warriors? The sadness that’s born when the battle ends and we have nowhere to go!!
…


And now to persuade him.

…That may be ok for now, but Mariemaia will end up repeating history, a history full of miserable battles. Unless we stop this process now, more soldiers like ourselves will become necessary. If that happens, history will continue to repeat itself…
Damn you!


…Wufei, tell me… How many more people must we kill? Zero won’t tell me anything. Tell me, Wufei!
…
Damn, it’s just one war after another…
…!?
We don’t want to be sacrificed for the self-satisfaction of those warmongers anymore.
I’m getting sick of hearing that nonsense over and over again.
Same.
…I can’t keep running away, can I? Heero… Ikuta…
W-what are you doing!? That’s the broadcast microphone!
Everyone, do not fear battle. Peace is not something that’s given to you by someone. It’s something you must seize for yourself!
It’s too early for you to make an appearance.
Aren’t you goading the masses into battle? Isn’t that against Total Pacifism?
I’m not a Peacecraft. What we need now aren’t principles or beliefs, but a heart that desires peace!
That’s right! We’ll fight. We’ll fight not with weapons, but with our hearts!
Y-you… They’re coming at us without weapons!?
What’s wrong, Wufei? Aren’t you going to fight? Can you kill these civilians who’re attacking us with their hearts?
Ugh…
You’re not evil… You’re a warrior. You can’t kill these unarmed people… You should understand what makes someone a warrior…
That’s right… A battle is decided by soldiers, not weapons. Throwing down your weapons doesn’t mean abandoning the fight…
Wufei… Even though Lord Treize kept losing, he loved the people who didn’t give up their fighting spirit. It’s not the victors who move people’s hearts.
Total Pacifism may deny war, but it doesn’t deny the fighting spirit. Fighting doesn’t just mean possessing weapons, guns, or missiles.
Let’s go to the presidential palace. We’ll tell them what we want!
…They seem more like warriors than I am… Nataku, let’s go back to our fight.


Wufei, you keep causing us trouble.
…Don’t ever give up hope again.
You fools. Don’t let them get any closer. They’re just a bunch of unarmed rabble!!
…Devil Gundam!


The Devil Gundam… Despinis!
Ugh… Do…mon…
Oh no. Master Asia’s resistance is getting stronger. At this rate…


…
(Zombie Soldier)
Master Asia’s Devil Gundam was replaced by Zombie Soldiers?
What’s going on?
…


WAAAAAH!!
Bastard!




!?
Your opponent is me!
(Cutoff is here between Raul and Fiona’s parts)
…Dammit all…
Raul!?
I can’t take this anymore! I’m going to fight!!
Stop. We can’t win here…
I know that! But if I don’t fight here, then when will I fight?
Raul…
The Excellence was originally meant to be a rescue machine. What am I even doing if I don’t do anything while there’s people getting hurt out there? Let’s go! Time Flow Engine, full throttle!
[Raul gains 10 will and can now fight]
Raul…
It can’t be helped. Once he gets like this, no one can stop him. Mizuho, let’s prepare to escape for when we lose.
Okay.
…You seem happy…
Really?
Let’s go. Let’s put everything we’ve got into this fight!

Raji, I’m going to fight after all.
But… We can’t win this fight…
I know. I know Dekim is fated to win. But I can’t see this and not do anything about it.
Fiona…
I… I’m not that far gone.
Mizuho, is the Frame ready?
It’s ready!
Raji…
But only under one condition. Don’t die. If you can’t protect your own life, then stay here.
I’ll come back alive, even if it kills me.
…Captain, sorry to keep you waiting. We’re sending out the Excellence.
Is the Engine working?
Sorry for worrying you. It’s all good now. Excellence, Standby OK… GO!
[Fiona spawns]
Sorry for the delay!
Alright. Let’s start the counterattack!!
…We should prepare to escape…
Raji…
I can’t let Dekim use our research. Let’s get ready to go on the run.
…You seem happy.
It’s just your imagination.

New unit first. You get Wufei regardless, but by doing the secret you get him mid-stage instead of afterwards


[XXXG-01S2 Altron Gundam]
Altron’s specialization is mid-long ranged post move attacks. It has slightly below average mobile suit stats, but to be honest I cannot begin to care about Wufei enough to even think about using him normally.


Now there’s two Devil Gundams and some Death Army/Air Force mechs. The Devil Gundams don’t have Master Asia piloting them, so they’re a hell of a lot weaker and easier to hit. Start moving Wufei towards the main group and have him try to hold off the Death Army. Maybe send him some reinforcements while the main army focuses on the Mariemaia army.

Remember, Confuse (halves accuracy for all enemies for one turn) is your best friend.


Now of all times!?

The Frost Brothers are doing the thing where they retreat at 30% HP (4800 and 5400) and the other will retreat when one retreats/is destroyed.


Ugh!
Are you okay?
Yes. Olba, let’s retreat. We can’t lose these Gundams.
Got it, brother.

Olba, let’s retreat.
But brother!
We can’t lose our Gundams in a place like this.
Got it, brother.


Ennil also retreats at 30% HP (1749).

Tch. I don’t want to die in a place like this.

The map ends when all enemies are defeated. There’s no dialog in association with the Devil Gundams.


All our mobile weapons have been destroyed.
Impossible…


One enemy Gundam is approaching!
Heero…
Let me confirm. Is your shelter’s shield active?
Huh?
Your shelter is secure, isn’t it?
Of course it is! See for yourself just how powerless you are.
Roger that.
Huh?


Waaaah!
W-what is he doing?
The shelter’s shields are penetrated up to the fourth block!
What a pathetic man. There’s no point in doing this…
Are you scared, Mariemaia?
Stop it, Heero! There’s still people inside the palace!
Continuing the mission.


Waaaah!
The shelter’s shields are penetrated to the seventh block! We’ll be hit with the next attack.
Ah. Ah…
Oh no. Garrod, bring me infront of him!
No! I can’t let you do something so dangerous!
Please, Garrod.
…Okay!


Stop it… You can hear how frightened they are underground.
I’m not a Newtype… Get out of my way.
We don’t need any more fear. You should know that.
…
Hero… I leave everything to you.
…!?
Dammit!


DAMMIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTT!


Hey, are you serious?
…
Listen to me, Heero. You don’t want to test how powerful the Twin Satellite Cannon is compared to your Twin Buster Rifle!
…
…Mission accomplished. Now then…


[Presidential Palace, Underground Shelter]
[Explosions]
Kyaaaaaa!!
Wake up, Mariemaia. You now know fear. You should be able to acknowledge your mistakes.
Impossible! We cannot lose! The Barton Family are the true rulers of the Earth Sphere. Lady Mariemaia, now’s the time for you to rule over the planet.
I’m the victor… I have my father’s will.
Can you fight for yourself?
!!
Ennil!
Your father chose to fight after knowing what fighting really is. But can you do it?
I… I will carry out my father’s will…
…You can’t do it. Just take a nap!
Grrrrr!
Mariemaia!
[Gunshot]
Ahh!
Ugh…
You…protected me…
…Even if you’re mistaken, I can’t let Lord Treize’s daughter die.
DAMN YOU!
Why you!
[Punching sounds]
Guh…
…Murdering people, using a child like this and then trying to kill her… I can’t follow your ways anymore.
You…
I’m Ennil El…. I surrender.
Mariemaia…
I was wrong. I’m sorry…
I’ll put you out of your misery right now.
Heero!
You too? Is everyone trying to kill this little girl!?
It’s fine… Thank you…
Stop it!
[Gunshot]
!
…
A blank…
Mariemaia is dead… I… I won’t kill anyone anymore… I won’t have to kill anymore.


[Nahel Argama, Bridge]
How are Mariemaia and Lady Une doing?
There’s no danger to their lives. Lady Une’s bullet missed any vitals. She should be able to return to her duties in a week.
I see… It’s all over.
For now…


[Nahel Argama, A Room]
So about your punishment.
I know what I did. I’m prepared for anything.
You’re aware of what we’ve done, right? I guess it’s all in the details.
Are you willing to cooperate with us
You want us to join the Preventers!?
Yes. We want your help.
…That’s not a bad idea. There are still aliens and other invaders around here.
What if I refuse?
You’ll be punished as a war criminal. I wonder what kind of punishment you’ll get for the Fort Severn incident and for participating in a coup…
So I have no choice. Guess it can’t be helped. But only until this war is over.
What, for a plea deal?
Is that a no?
I’ll need Lady Une’s permission, but fine. You have my approval.


[GEAR HQ, Command Room]
Commander, I’m sorry for all the trouble.
I’m just glad you’re safe.
I’m sorry! I wasn’t able to help you stop the coup.
It’s fine. Besides, I heard you wiped out the Galfa. That’s more than enough.
Yeah. After we rescued Vega, Galfa’s Spiral Castle fortress attacked us. It was pretty tough.
But we kicked their butts, so it’s fine.
With this, all the Galfa in the Earth Sphere should be wiped out.
And Hokuto even inherited Ogre from Altair.
Ogre?
Yes. Ginga can now control Dendoh by himself and I got Ogre for myself.
And that’s how the invincible Double GEAR was born.
Invincible my butt. Even if Dendoh and Ogre worked together, there’s no way you could ever beat Zambot.
What was that?
You wanna go?
Stop it you two!
Hahaha. By the way, how’s Altair doing?
I took him to the hospital. His life isn’t in any danger, but…
I see. Now that Galfa’s mind control has been broken, you siblings have been reunited. I hope he gets better.
Yes… Thank you.


[GEAR HQ, A Room]
…
…
…
How? I thought the coup was supposed to succeed…
Maybe this is a parallel world or a world with a different history than the one we’re in?
No, that can’t be. This is our world, just a different location on the timeline.
Then why did the coup fail? Shouldn’t it have succeeded and both the President and Foreign Minister be dead?

Raji, do you know what happened?
No.
Don’t say you don’t know! Why did the coup fail? Tell me! You’re way smarter than me!
…
Sorry. I overreacted… But…

I can only think of it as a self-preserving function caused by the existence of irregularities.
English please.
Everything has a force that tries to settle into the shape that’s most stable for it.
When that force kicks in, what happens?
To put it simply, the coup was supposed to succeed, but because of an unexpected presence, some changes were made to stabilize the world. That’s why the coup failed.
And that unexpected presence is…
Us. We’re not supposed to be here.
So the longer we stay in this time…
The more history will change. But this force is meant to stabilize the world. If this continues, eventually the laws of casualty will be strained…
What will happen then!?
…I don’t want to think about it. There’s only one way for us to stop it and that’s for us to return to our time as soon as possible. This is my fault. I got so distracted by all the different kinds of power sources and energy that I’ve neglected the time warp research…

The following scene is Raul only.


[GEAR HQ, Hangar]
I’ve never seen him in such pain before.
…
…What’s wrong? You’re shaking.
I-I’m scared… We’re doing something we shouldn’t just by existing…
Don’t even think about that!
B-but we’re here because that’s what I wanted.
You’re still saying that? It’s purely a coincidence!
It can’t be. How else can you explain that we’d arrive at the perfect time to give the Excellence a chance to shine?
I’m telling you it was pure chance!
!
…What are you doing?
Shhhh! Things are getting good.
…Peeping is in bad taste.
It’s their fault for acting so lovey-dovey in a place like this.
…Quit blaming yourself for everything. It’ll work out in the end. Raji is working on the time warp. He’s a lot smarter than me.
…I can’t hear what he’s saying.
Good grief. There.
[Crashing sounds]
!! Did you hear that?
Hey, we couldn’t hear a dang thing anyway.
Yeah, I only saw them hug each other.
George, what was that for?
Reika’s right. This is in bad taste.
…Raul…
I believe in you. So believe in us too.

The following scene is Fiona only.

Haaaah. Things are getting crazier and crazier.
Fiona, about what we were talking about earlier.
What is it?
If changes to history continue like this, what do you think will happen?
Dunno.
For example, if development of the Time Flow Engine stopped for some reason, a time paradox would occur.
That means…
The next time history changes, I don’t know if we’ll still be around.
How can you keep quiet about that?
Even if I told you, it would just make Mizuho upset.
She is pretty upset right now…
And this is just a hypothesis. Even if time paradoxes are real, we don’t know when it’ll occur, or if something’s different from normal.
I mean Inez time traveled before.
No, that was caused by a Boson Jump, so it’s not similar. That’s why I want to go back before something terrible happens.
Can we even go back? We…
Yes, we can. I’ll do whatever it takes to get us back. Believe me.
Yeah… I’ll leave it to you. I trust you.
I got this.


[GEAR HQ, Command Room]
Let’s introduce the new members.
Chang Wufei.
Nice to meet you, bro.
I don’t remember having a “bro” like you.
All humans are family.
We even have our own pet monkey.
Jackass!
I’m Carris Nautilus. Nice to meet you.
You’re a cutie.
Right. There’s some people here you’re meeting for the first time.
It’s nice to meet you.
Hey hey. Let’s go eat parfaits together in the Nadesico!
I’m Ennil El. I’ll stay until I’m no longer welcome. I have my reasons.
If you don’t have anything to do, you’re always welcome to stay with us.
That simplifies things.
THE BOYS is such a great place.
Yea, you’re right. There’s a lot of good people here.


[Axis, Command Room]
Dekim failed us!
Yes. And he was captured alive. If he reveals the truth…
Will public opinion be in further support of the UESN…?
What should we do, Lady Haman?
…Recall all remaining forces from Earth. Seidel, we’ll begin your proposed Operation Dahlia.

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I want to make a note that Vega’s Valhalla and Valkyrie mechs share upgrades. You upgrade one and the other gets the same upgrade for free. Keep that in mind if you plan to use Vega full time and can’t decide on which unit to put her in..

Last time we stopped a coup d’etat and seemed to have wiped out the Galfa.


[Mycenaean Empire, Command Room]
Fufufu. Our greatest opportunity has finally arrived.
The humans are exhausted by all the infighting. Their military forces around the world are more focused on rebuilding and stabilization.
Prince Heinel, Empress Janera, General Bat. We, the Mycenae, will take Earth for ourselves.
You sure are confident, Emperor of Darkness.
It’s true that the humans are currently in disarray.
But THE BOYS, their main force, are stronger than they’ve ever been.
In particular, the number of Gundam Types they have are staggering.
Won’t they just beat you like they normally do?
You underestimate us. In addition to the Dragonsaurus, we now have the mass produced Great Mazingers. We’re now much stronger than you ever could be.
Sure, the Mycenae are stronger, but as Lady Janera said, THE BOYS are also stronger.
Silence, you powerless child. We’ll never have as good of a chance as we do right now.
Um… I do have a mobile weapon…
Hah. It’s probably some sort of wind-up toy.
It’s not! If you’re going to go, I thought I’d offer my help.
Very well, Lalia. You may help us however you can.
Really, Emperor of Darkness?
They say even dead trees can help a mountain. Gwahahahaha.
Just watch. We’ll put an end to THE BOYS and take control of the Earth. Our bet will end with our victory.
Very well. If you succeed, I swear on my Boazan pride that I will uphold our part of the deal.


[Oniwa Castle, Hall of Worship]
That Emperor of Darkness sure was confident this time.
Indeed… They seem intent on making their move.
Curses! If only we had more supplies from Planet Campbell, then we wouldn’t be sulking around here!
What’s going on back home anyway?
Lady Janera, we’ve got trouble!
What is it? And don’t yell.
A rebellion has broken out on Planet Campbell. It seems the peace faction has taken power.
W-what!?
Campbell has fallen to a bunch of pacifistic cowards!
We’ve been ordered to return to our home planet!
Return home!? What nonsense is this!? They want us to turn our tails between our legs and run away!?
If we do return home, we’d just be sacrificed to appease those stupid pacifists.
You’re joking!
Right now the only way for us to survive is to rule Earth and stay here. Warchimedes, Dungele, with every ounce of our power, we’ll attack THE BOYS!
But Lady Janera, it’s the Mycenaean’s turn to attack them.
I don’t care about that anymore! We’ll run out of supplies at this rate!
Um… Can I speak…?
What is it, Lalia?
What about a joint attack between the Mycenae and Campbell armies?
I doubt the Mycenaeans will accept those terms.
They will… But in exchange, please make me a general in the Campbellian army!
A g-general!? You’re screwing with us! A brat like you can’t have the same rank as me!
Very well. You have my word.
Lady Janera!
Great. Thank you. I’ll go convince the Emperor of Darkness.
Lady Janera, what’re you planning? I, Dungele, am Campbell’s general, not that brat!
You need to see the big picture. Do you think you can convince the Mycenaeans by yourself?
What!? You’re saying I’m inferior to a child!?
The reason why our conquest is so slow is because you, Dungele, are utterly incompetent!
I’m not! I’m just following the plan!
Then do better than Lalia in this battle.
This works out in our favor. We get to see what he’s actually capable of. I’m curious about his weaponry.
Grrr… I’m not going to lose to some brat!
Of course you won’t. Now that we’ve run out of any hope of assistance from the home planet, we absolutely must win this battle.
That’s right. Think of this battle as our final showdown!


[Mycenaean Empire, Command Room]
I see. A joint front with the Campbellians isn’t a bad idea.
My Emperor!
General, unfortunately we have no means of attacking in space. The reason why the Boazans act like they do is because they have the advantage up there.
I see. So you’ll make the Campbellians our space force.
Lalia, can you fight in space?
Yes… My machine can certainly operate in space…
Great. Depending on your performance in this battle, I may appoint you as captain of our space force.
R-really?
My Emperor, you don’t have to go that far.
General, our alliance was originally made because we realized it would be difficult for us to oppose THE BOYS on our own and subjugate the humans in space. Don’t forget that.
Sir!
Go, Great General of Darkness! We can’t let this opportunity slip away! We must gather all of our power and defeat both THE BOYS and the Mazinger Army!!
Tetsuya Tsurugi and Great Mazinger, today we’ll settle everything. Deploy the Volcano Island Base!!


[Nanbara Connection, Command Room]
What’s up, Doc? Why did you call us back here?
Yeah. The enemy might take advantage of the coup and attack us.
That’s why you’re here. I want to power up Combattler in preparation for any future enemy attacks, since they’ll probably intensify.
Really? That’s great!
Take a look at this.
Grandasher… How is this different from the Super EM Spin?
The Super EM Spin uses rotational force to charge at the enemy, but it’s difficult to aim.
That’s why we use the EM Tornado to stop the enemy’s movements before we spin.
Yes. The Grandasher is an improvement on that concept.
So both attacks are just glorified tackles.
Hey if it ain’t broke.
Hey Doc, are there any new weapons for our Kerott?
Yeah. It’s not fair that only Combattler gets an upgrade.
Right, Kerott… I’ll look into it.
I’m not expecting much.
Woohoo! Let’s get started on these modifications right away. Kosuke, I’d like your help.


[GEAR HQ, A Room]
So the Combattler Team went back for some upgrades?
Speaking of which, I wonder if Dr. Sakonji’s research is going well.
Oh, you mean that Super EM launcher thingie?
It’s the Doctor, so he’ll work it out. Voltes will get upgraded soon enough.
It’s not an upgrade per se, but shouldn’t God Gundam’s overhaul be finished soon?
I completely forgot. Guess I’ll give Rain a call.


[GEAR HQ, Command Room]
Sorry I’m late. I had a hard time sorting these documents.
Don’t worry about it, auntie.
You sure are busy, mom.
…When we’re on duty, please call me Vega. Both of you.
It’s hard calling my mom by her name.
Isn’t auntie good enough?
Kids, it’s important to keep your personal and professional lives separate.
Exactly.
Here’s the situation around the world.
Looks grim.
We didn’t notice it from space, but it seems the Mariemaia coup was carried out worldwide.
But rescue efforts are currently underway with GEAR’s international branches playing a key role.
It’s times like these that the enemy likes to attack. We need to stay alert.
No matter who attacks, as long as we’re together, we’ll be fine.
Heh. Your confidence is unfounded as usual, but I’m in agreement.
[Alarm]
Incoming SOS from the presidential palace!
Speak of the devil!!
What’s the enemy’s force looking like?
They don’t know. All they’ve mentioned is a huge moving island!!
It’s their Volcanic Island Base! The Mycenaeans are getting serious!
Deploy THE BOYS!!
Hurry! The Nahel Argama will launch!
The Nadesico will also launch!


Chapter 24: Rage of the Volcanic Island Base!


Ahahaha. This is the Earth’s capital? It’s way too fragile! But those Campbellians are running late.


Deploy 8 units. Forced deploys are the Mazin Bros, Boss Borot, Diana A, and Venus A. Combattler and Kerott are currently elsewhere.

Ta-Da! Everyone in the capital, sorry to keep you waiting. Your savior, Boss Borot, is here!
Boss! Stop messing around and start helping.
I ain’t messing around!
W-what’s that!?
That’s their volcanic island base. The Great General of Darkness wants to make this a decisive battle!!
They’ve turned an entire island into a mobile fortress? What the hell are they anyway!?
There you are, THE BOYS. Also Tetsuya Tsurugi.
Great General of Darkness! Today I’ll put an end to your life!
You’re welcome to try! All troops, march!


Those are the guys that were at Fort Severn!
Are those the mass produced Great Mazingers!?
They used Shinichiro to make these…
That’s not all… Look who’s finally here.
Captain, more enemies on our rear!
What!?


Fufufu. Today is your end, THE BOYS!
Hmm? Where’s Combattler? Where’s Hyoma Aoi!?
What is this, a Super Robot impersonation contest?
Are you scared, Combattler V? I’ll take you all on regardless.
Heh. Even without the Combattler Team, there’s no way you could ever beat us!
You’ve said it now, punk!!
Let’s go!
Let’s fight, Great General of Darkness!!

First, here’s a unit I’m not planning on using.


[RMS-006G Jenice Kai Ennil Custom]
An above average mobile suit. Being technically a grunt unit, it has great upgrade potential. If you max it out, it’ll be one good unit.


We start out surrounded on both sides, with the Mycenae and Dragonsaurus to the north and the Campbellians to the south. You can either turtle up in the middle and wait for them to approach or you can charge one side, then about face when you’re on better terrain.

At the start of turn 2…


Sorry to keep y’all waiting.
Combattler is now powered up!
There you are, Combattler V.
Today we’ll settle this. No, we have to settle this!
That’s our line. Come! We have more jerks to deal with than just you.
We can’t keep fighting you guys forever!
What!? You dare insult us?
I won’t forgive you, Combattler!
Are we fighting or not!?


What the!?
Sorry I’m late.
Lalia, is that your mech?
Yes. This “Hypokrisis” was made just for me.
That unit isn’t in our data.
What? Is that another enemy!?
…That seems to be the case.
Regardless, I won’t show you any mercy.
Um… This is my first time in live combat. Please be gentle. Don’t hurt me too much.
Is that how you talk to your enemies?
…Right. I’m sorry. My bad. Oh, by the way, my name is Lalia.
I feel like I’m being messed with.

Combattler’s here and he’s got a new attack, the Grandasher. It has high power, mid-range, is post movement, and for only 50 EN. Pretty much exactly what Combattler needs.


Here’s also Laila’s unit, the Hypokrisis. It has HP regen, so when you want to take it out, make sure to do it in one turn.

Here comes Great Mazinger!
Great General of Darkness! I won’t show my back to you!
That’s just like you, Tetsuya Tsurugi. You and Great Mazinger!

When the Great General of Darkness is shot down, he enters phase 2.

Hahaha. Very good. But it’s my turn now.


You’ve finally shown yourself, Great General of Darkness!
If you want something done right, you do it yourself!


The Ankoku Daishogun here ain’t no slouch. Remember those defensive spirits. His weaker attacks are long ranged, so take advantage of that if you want.

Dungele also has a phase two.


How dare you do that. However!


The heck is that?
He’s unharmed?
That’s right. This is Magma Beast Great 2! I won’t lose to you. Fuahahahahahaha!


And here’s Dungele’s new unit, the Magma Beast Great 2. It lacks HP regen or a barrier, so just knock it down.

Now the rest of the boss dialogs. There’s quite a few.

…That’s the Excellence… I’ll be in trouble if I don’t get its data.
Huh? Are you attacking me?

The hell is that machine? Who do you work for?

Let’s go! This will be our final battle, Mycenae!
Koji Kabuto? I’ll kill you!

Here we go. Take this!
You’re just a little girl. Do you really think you can stand up to me?

Useless robot. Get out of here, you eyesore!
You’ve pissed me off! I’ll show you Boss Borot’s true power!

Tetsuya Tsurugi, are you ready?
Same to you! You’ll never see your precious base again.
Hahahaha. Likewise, you’ll never see your Science Fortress Lab again.
Come, General!

I’ll avenge Shinichiro!
A single human life is worthless.

This grudge we have ends today, Combattler. I’ll cut you to pieces!
Shut up! I don’t want to deal with you anymore!
Let’s do this! Our final battle starts here.

I’ve already thoroughly researched Combattler. You have no chance of winning.
Unfortunately for you, we just got a power boost. Don’t think we’re the same as before!
What did you say!?

Combattler, no more running or hiding. I’m putting my pride as a general on the line!
That’s a good one, Dungele!
One of us is going to die today. Let’s go, Hyoma!

Let go. Experience the power of the great Kerott!
…What’s that pile of junk doing?

Here we go. Kerott, attack!
…Is that supposed to be a weapon?

Dungele, this day will be your last!
…Is that a frog?
Quit making fun of me! Take this!


Guuuuuh!
Great General of Darkness, time to end your life!
No. I’m not going to die yet. For the sake of the Mycenae, I can’t fall here.
What!? You can still fight!?
I’m the General. I must win. If I admit defeat, then I’m… Let’s go, Great Mazinger! THE BOYS! …Guh!
[Great General of Darkness explodes]
Great General of Darkness… We walked different paths, but I acknowledge your valor.


Damn you Earthlings. Damn you THE BOYS. Damn you Combattler V. I, Janera, will never perish. I will rise again and again to take over the Earth… GWAAAAAAAAAAH!
[Janera explodes]
The Empress has fallen…


Damn you THE BOYS. I, the great scientist Warchimedes, will…
[Warchimedes explodes]

In the end, he’s just a scientist… I’m really fed up with those brothers. I guess I’ll have to kill Combattler myself.

GUH!
Dungele, it’s over. I’ll give you one chance. Surrender!
Surrender!? How dare you, Earthling! I can still fight! I can still… GUWAAAA!!
[Dungele explodes]

You incompetent general… I’m really fed up with those brothers. I guess I’ll have to kill Combattler myself.

Laila retreats at 30% HP (9000).

Eeek! Aw man, I’m about to lose. I’m actually going to lose… This sucks…

The map ends when all enemies are defeated.


Okay, they’re all defeated. All that’s left is to destroy the Volcano Island Base!
…There’s no need for that.
Who are you? Where are you?
I am the Emperor of Darkness. I rule the Mycenaean Empire.
Emperor of Darkness! The ruler of the Mycenae has appeared. Come, let’s settle this once and for all!!
Show yourself!
There’s no need for that. We’re done.
What!?
My General was defeated, but it was a magnificent end. He showed bravery worthy of a Mycenaean general. Unfortunately, due to the battles we’ve fought so far, we’ve lost the strength to challenge you humans.
Wait, you’re giving up?
Indeed. You humans have won this battle. I will admit that much. But I won’t let the Great General’s death be in vain. I will achieve world domination one day! Human, enjoy this while you can. Yes, until the day we regain our strength… Farewell, THE BOYS. Farewell, Great Mazinger…




[GEAR HQ, Command Room]
What’s with that farewell crap? The Emperor of Darkness was just making excuses.
He honestly admitted defeat and disappeared. That’s good enough for now.
A big explosion was just confirmed in the Pacific Ocean. It appeared to have been the Campbellian base.
Hell yeah! Now that Janera and her posse are dead, this is the end of the Campbellians.
I wouldn’t be surprised if there were more of them in hiding.
Besides, the next group of Campbellians that appear might not necessarily be invaders. They could come in peace.
That’s optimistic. But I’ll take optimism over the alternative.


[Dinosaur Empire, Command Room]
What!? The entryway to the Mycenaean Empire is gone!?
Yes. It’s completely sealed off. The Great General of Darkness is dead and The Emperor of Darkness has vanished.
That means our pact is over. But it was just enough time for Lord Gore’s revival.
So Lord Gore is…
Yes. He’ll be resurrected very soon.
Well done, Director Galilei. All that’s left is to eliminate as many obstacles as possible.
Especially that damn Saotome.
General Bat, leave that to me!
(Neon)


[GEAR HQ, Command Room]
Anyway, let’s go over our enemies’ statuses.
The Mycenaean Empire is gone.
The Campbellian attack force has been destroyed.
The Galfa and their Spiral Castle, at least their Earth assault forces, have also been destroyed.
Since Dekim’s coup failed, Neo Zeon won’t be able to carry out another large operation anytime soon.
So all that’s left are the Boazans, the Dinosaurs, and the Gaizok.
Don’t forget about the Jovian Alliance. They’re still a big problem.
And the Meganoids. We haven’t seen them recently though.
Neo Zeon is probably planning their next operation as we speak.
The Galfa homeworld will probably send another force too.
C’mon man. It feels like their numbers haven’t decreased at all.
And there’s also the mystery about the Devil Gundam.
You mean the girl who revived Master Asia and controls the Devil Gundam, right?
Does anyone know anything about her?
What about you, Ennil?
Her name is Despinis. She commands the Devil Gundam and contacted Dekim and Rakan under someone else’s orders. That’s all I know.
That’s all I know too. But she was in contact with a similarly dressed boy at one point.
Could that be the pilot of the unknown robot we just fought?
He called himself Laila or something like that.
I never saw him in person, so I can’t say for sure. But it’s probably the same kid.
There was also that Tis girl who got Gaizok and Galfa to work together.
Does Altair know anything?
He’s still unconscious, so he can’t tell us anything.
…I think our greatest enemy might actually be those children and whoever commands them.


[???, ???]
Lalia…
Here.
Despinis…
…Here…
Tis.
Yo!
The organizations we’ve brought together are being annihilated one after another. Our plans are failing.
I’m sorry!
Please forgive us!
Those are mistakes… It’s fine. But I want to know why I haven’t received any reports about the Excellence and the Time Flow Engine yet.
That’s the thing though. No matter how much we look into it, we can’t find anything out.
That’s right. It’s like they just appeared one day out of nowhere…
Exactly. Like they just popped into existence one day.
There’s some research papers, but…
Give me all the data you have so far.
Here.
Okay. Now get back out there.
…Hey, I got a favor I want to ask of you.
If it’s a request, follow the proper procedure.
Procedures schmocedures. Everyone’s here, right?
State your request.
I want a toy too. Despinis has the Devil Gundam, but Lalia and I don’t have anything.
I’m pretty sure I gave each of you your own machine.
And that’s all we have. Here, take a look at this.
…Blueprints for the mass produced Great Mazinger and the fake Combattler V…
I got these from the Mycenaeans and the Campbellians.
Can we use these?
…Permission granted…

I think it's kind of odd that this is how the Great Mazinger and Combattler stories end. No other generals or Grand Marshall of Hell, no Garuda, no Hyoma having his arms blown off, just a big ol' brawl to finish it off. The MP Greats and Combattlers are neat, but having no real conclusions is weird. The Emperor just going away with an implied "I'll be back!" feels like a cop-out.

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Last time, the Mycenae and Campbellians were dealt with seemingly for good.


[???, ???]
And it’s done. Our new pawns are good to go.
Mass produced Great Mazingers and fake Combatter Vs…
I don’t think we need to call them mass produced or fake, but there’s something to be said about respecting the original.
…
What’s wrong? I thought you were going to visit Haman.
What should I do…
Did something happen?
Yes… The Undefeated of the East is gone.
That old fart?
Yeah. I think he ran away.
Oh crud. We need to find him right away.
But how did he escape? Did you really let that old fart have a sense of self?
That man is built different… He’s slowly been regaining his consciousness since the start.
The Undefeated of the East, Master Asia…


[GEAR HQ, Command Room]
What!? Master’s been taken into custody!?
Yes, in Neo Hong Kong. And the one who did it was Rain Mikamura.
Rain did that?
Right now, The Undefeated of the East is hospitalized in Neo Hong Kong, but Rain required that he be put under the Shuffle Alliance’s care.
I’m going and you can’t stop me.
Wait. It'd be dangerous for you to go alone.
Don’t forget that he’s the Devil Gundam’s pilot.
Is this a trap to lure us out?
Trap or no, we’ll kick their butts.
If this is a trap, there’s only one person who could set it up…
…Despinis…
Perfect. We’ll pretend to fall for the trap and find out just who they are!
We’re not ones to avoid entering the tiger’s den.
Then it’s settled. Let’s go to Neo Hong Kong.


[Neo Hong Kong, Hospital]
Domon!
(Rain Mikamura)
Rain, I heard your message. Where’s Master?
He’s asleep right now. He’s very weak, and…
And?
…You’ll realize it once you see him. Who’re they?
We’re from THE BOYS. We’re indebted to the Shuffle Alliance.
Thank you very much. I’m Rain Mikamura. I mainly work as the Shuffle Alliance’s mechanic.
Sorry, but let’s save the greetings for later.
Right. Please come with me.


…
Master… Master!
…
I’m glad you’re alive. If you really are still alive.
Domon, it’s too early to celebrate. Can you be happy after seeing this?
!
T-that’s!
…Ridiculous.
You’re joking.
…DG Cells…
Master Asia’s body is already 70% contaminated with DG Cells.
That’s ridiculous! Even though he was fighting with the Devil Gundam in our last battle, he was never infected with those cells. He’d never do this to himself!
Calm down. Just listen to what she has to say.
…She’s right. To some extent, I’ve been expecting this.
What do you mean?
Ever since Allenby said that Master Asia has risen from the grave, I haven’t been able to get a certain man out of my head.
Who?
Gentle Chapman… You might not have heard of him. He was once an excellent Gundam Fighter, just like us.
I’ve heard of him. But he’s dead, right?
Yes. But he came back to life once with the power of DG Cells.
I remember him now… He piloted the Grand Gundam.
He did. Just like him, I figured Master Asia was also brought back to life with DG Cells…
That’s why I can’t perform any surgery. If I did, removing the DG Cells would probably kill him.
But Master is…
It’s possible that someone implanted him with DG Cells.
The target was dead at the time. He couldn’t resist if he wanted to. It would’ve been too easy to infect him.
If it was implanted in him, it had to have been Despinis.
If so, she’s worse than the Devil!
…Uuuuu…
He’s awake!?
Master!
…D…Domon…


…You’re right. They implanted DG cells in me to revive me as the Devil Gundam’s pilot.
Who’re they?
You’ve met them a few times already, haven’t you? Lalia, Despinis, Tis… Those three creations…
Creations?
Yes. Those three aren’t human. They’re artificial lifeforms… Another word to call them is homunculi.
Are you sure!? There’s no technology in the Earth Sphere right now that would let anyone make such things.
Could they be from outer space?
More aliens?
Are they invaders too?
I don’t know… I regained my consciousness a while ago, but I still can’t disobey their orders…
It can’t be helped. After Chapman was revived with DG Cells, he became a fighting machine.
It’s a miracle that you still have your self-awareness.
But you said you don’t know if they’re invaders?
I don’t sense any desire from them to invade Earth or dominate humanity.
Are they opposed to humanity, hoping to regenerate the Earth like you were in the past?
That’s not it either… Honestly, I don’t know what their goals are…
Master, what kind of person created them?
I’ve never seen their face. All I know is their name.
What’s their name?
Their name is… Duminas.
!
!!
…What’s wrong?
Do you recognize the name Duminas?
N-no… It’s nothing…
(...Duminas… Right, it wouldn’t be strange for it to be here at this time period…)

(Duminas… The one who caused our time slip…)

…
The reason why I escaped from them was to let you know of their existence…
Master, let’s fight together against them!
Don’t ask for the impossible, Domon. I can barely walk on my own. I’m nothing but a hindrance…
[Explosion]
The heck!?
There’s a bunch of Death Army out there!
They’ve come to get Master Asia back!
I won’t let that happen! Rain, move Master to the Nadesico or Nahel Argama!
…I’m sorry… Please give him back to us.
Who’re you!?
Be careful. That’s Despinis!
…That I am. It’s nice to meet you…
Yo! We meet again. Vega, right?
Tis!?
You’re the one who kidnapped my mom!
And here’s Lalia.
Nice to meet you. I’m Lalia. Thanks for everything in the battle with the Mycenae and Campbellians.
Are these guys really our enemies? Are they really just kids?
Well excuse me for being young.
Don’t let your guard down! They’re no ordinary kids!
Alrighty, let’s show them just how strong we are. Lalia, Despinis, let’s go!
Ehhh… Are we really going to fight? Fighting hurts you know.
I just want Master Asia back, so try not to be too rough…
Aaaaaaaaaah you guys!
B-but…
You have to be more positive. Well, I know the allure of wanting to be depressed though.
Now Domon! Defeat them!
What!? But Master!
Even if they’re homunculi, they’re still just children!
Don’t you fools realize it yet? That’s just a trick!
Whatever man. Let’s tussle!
[Fighting sounds]
Grrr!
Argo! Are you alright?
Yeah. Be careful. These guys’ strength is inhuman!
That’s right! Take this!
[More combat sounds]


[Neo Hong Kong, City]
Sorry!
[Fighting sounds]
They’re not playing around. If you get punched like that, you’d die in one hit.
Let’s leave this to the Shuffle guys!
Agreed. Let’s take Master and run away.
That’d be a problem! Lord Duminas will get pissed!
[More fighting sounds]
This brat!
I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m sorry.
Guh…
I’m sorry!
[Even more fighting sounds]
Gaaaah!
Chibodee!
Let’s go!
…Umm… I know we’re doing something that deserves to get us killed…
Ugh…
Ah. Aim for the body, aim for the body!
[All the fighting sounds]
Gaaah!
Are you alright?
Yes, somehow…
This is the first time we’ve faced such troublesome opponents.
Don’t you idiots realize what they’re trying to do?
Master…
The appearance and personalities of these homunculi are chosen by their creator for a reason. The fact they look and act like children is to make you hesitate! It’s all psychological warfare!
So they want us to feel guilty about attacking children?
Yes. What you see, what they look like, what you think. Thinking “maybe they’re just being manipulated” or “isn’t there something we can do to help them”. All of that is so that you won’t fight them seriously.
No… That’s not it… We’re…
You’re what? Tell me!
…
You can’t argue, can you? You only appear and act like that to make us feel guilty!
Lalia, Despinis, like I keep saying, the only way for us to exist is to fight these guys on behalf of Lord Duminas.
Shut your trap! Even your words and actions are meant to invite sympathy and exploit the human heart. It’s all fake!
Yea, we’re as fake as can be. How could anyone understand how we feel! Uyraaaaaa!
[Yet more fighting sounds]
Dammit… If only I could move my body properly. I wouldn’t be beaten by a mere artificial doll like this…
…Tis, you’re right… We can’t let them… Come, Devil Gundam!!
Oh no!
Gaaaaaaaaaah!
Master!


Chapter 25: The Undefeated of the East Dies Twice


They’re here!
Grrrrrr…
Master! They’re forcing Master to pilot the Devil Gundam again!
Head back to the Nadesico and Nahel Argama immediately!
Let’s do this! Thugater!
Hypokrisis!
Eleos!


Now they’ve brought out their mechs!
Ugh…
Master! COME! GUNDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM!!


Super Robot Wars R - FLYING IN THE SKY
…Mobile Trace System, setup. Brainwaves, blood pressure, heart rate, breathing, body temperature, metabolic functions, all green…
UUUOOOOOOOOOOOOO!


Devil Gundam, confirmed.
All units, launch!


Select 12 units to take down Master Asia and Duminas’ homunculi. Domon is a forced deploy of course.

…Here they come.
Shall we show you our toys?
Mass produced Greats!
Fake Combattler Vs!


Oh no, it’s those things!
They’ve got mass produced Greats!
And a lot of fake Combattlers!
They must have gotten the blueprints from the Mycenae and Campbellians.
They’re coming… I’m scared…
Why’re you scared? This isn’t your first time in actual combat.
No matter how many times I fight, I’ll never get used to it.
…You’re just being selfish. Look at you. It’s clear you’re raring to fight… Guh…
Master, I’ll save you.
There’s no need for that. Just bury me along with the Devil Gundam.
Master…
I’m not in control of anything right now. I’m just a tank of life energy for the Devil Gundam…
That’s more the reason to save you!
Did you forget? My body is infested with DG Cells. Even if you save me now, eventually I’ll…
That’s right. Now’s the best time to kill him while he’s still cognizant.
Don’t make me humiliate myself any more. I died back on Lantau Island…
Master…
Just do it!
…I understand. Master, prepare yourself!!
(That’s right. This is fine…)
HERE WE GO! GUNDAM FIGHT!
READYYYYYYYY!
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!


Stick together near the start. Let the Death Army come to you. Plus it’ll help when reinforcements arrive in a few turns.


Here’s Despinis’ mech, the Eleos.

At the start of turn 2…


Domon!
Rain… God Gundam! Is it ready?
Sorry for the delay. Let’s switch now!


Leave the Shining Gundam to me.
Are you sure?
Don’t underestimate me. I’ve fought with the Shining Gundam before!
That’s right. I’ll leave it to you.


Neigh!
(Fuunsaiki)
Fuunsaiki, you’re here too!?
Is that a goddamn horse piloting a robot?


Let’s go!

Oh boy, I’ve been waiting for this. Let’s go over them separately.


[GF13-017NJII God Gundam]
Better than the Shining in every way possible. It’s decent at low will, but the moment it hits 120, that’s when God’s judgement happens. It gains a stat boost, a bunshin, and multiple new attacks. Its finishers, God Finger and Sekiha Tenkyoken, are still 1 range, but they’re among the best non-combo finishers.


[Fuunsaiki]
Not a great combatant, but Fuunsaiki has great support spirits and it’s main use is for the following entry.


[GF13-017NJII God Gundam & Fuunsaiki]
Take God Gundam’s insane power and give it more mobility, more movement, new attacks, a support-orientated second spirit pool, an A terrain rank in air, and a second health bar. Deploying Fuunsaiki does use up a deployment slot, but it’s a straight upgrade to God Gundam’s brand of asskicking. As a note, to combine them, you move one unit over the other.

Rain is also in the Shining Gundam now. She’s not as good of a fighter as Domon, but she does have the Sekiha Love-Love Tenkyoken combo attack with him, one of the highest base combo attacks in the game that uses two people. Rain herself is another great support pilot, but even though she’s locked to a combat mech, she can deal some good damage. Use that information what you will.

Domon also has the Shuffle Alliance Fist combo attack with the rest of the Shuffle Alliance, but not only does that take five people who are all at 130+ will, it drains EN like it’s no one’s business. Not really worth using for the insane power it has, so don’t expect to see it here.

One last note. When you get God Gundam, it inherits all of the upgrades Shining has at that point. And Shining is cheaper to upgrade than God, so you could upgrade it in the intermission before this stage for some cheaper upgrades.

At the start of turn 5…


..What’s this?
What’s up, Ruriruri?
I’ve detected an increase in Boson Particles. Something is Boson Jumping here.
What?


What’re those? Aestivalises?
Something’s wrong with them.
Ain’t those Jovian drones clinging to those Aestivalises?
…Those Aestivalises have been taken over by Jovian drones.
They’re Devil Aestivalises!
Are you calling them that because of the other Devil over there?
Ewww they’re gross!
I’m just gonna assume they’re hostile.
They’re moving!

The ambushers have now become the ambushed. Take them out and then resume focusing on the Death Army.


Introducing the Devil Aestivalis. They’re not that strong but they have Distortion Fields.

Surprisingly, there’s no boss dialogs with the homunculi or with Master Asia. No one retreats at low HP, but the homunculi will retreat if Master Asia’s Devil Gundam is defeated. Make sure to kill them first.


Yes… Very good…
[Master Asia dies a second time]
Master… Rest in peace…

This is bad. The Undefeated of the East is…
Ah beans, Duminas is gonna be pissed…
…We need to retreat.

The map ends when all enemies are defeated.


Master…
Domon…
DUMINAS! I’ll never forgive you! I will find you and end you myself!!
(...Duminas…)


[GEAR HQ, Command Room]
I’ll introduce her to everyone. This is Rain Mikamura.
Nice to meet you.
She’s the daughter of Dr. Mikamura, the man who created the Shining and God Gundams. From now on, she’ll be joining THE BOYS as our mechanic.
Domon, I’ll also be a pilot. We’ve got the Shining Gundam after all.
Neigh.
Whoa! What’s a horse doing here!?
Oh right. This guy’s Fuunsaiki. He’s a mobile horse pilot.
You mean an actual horse was controlling that horse robot?
Neigh.
He’ll get mad if you keep being rude.
They say a good war horse can do the work of a hundred soldiers.
He’s similar to Red Hare from Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Neigh.
Howdy there, Fuunsaiki. What a nice steed.
Reminds me a lot of Eiffel.
(TL note: Eiffel is the name of Ippei’s horse in the Voltes anime)
Moving on, we’ve uncovered a new enemy.
Duminas, huh…
I don’t like the fact we don’t know their goals.
Master said he couldn’t find anything out.
They can’t be good guys. Anyway, we’ll just blow them up if they show their faces again.
It won’t be that easy. Between the three of them and the Devil Gundam, they’re really strong.
But are those three really enemies?
Master Asia said so. Their trick is to make you doubt yourself.
Artificial life forms designed to behave in a way that creates sympathy in others. I don’t like it.
Maybe so, but…
I wonder if the Devil Aestivalises that appeared were also one of Duminas’ weapons.
Dunno. We can’t deny the possibility that it might have been a Jovian attack using a Boson Jump.
In any case, we can’t let our guard down just because the Mycenaeans and Campbellians are defeated. Let’s ask Dr. Sakonji to hurry up with Voltes’ upgrade.
Hey bro, is that thing ready yet?
What thing?
Texas Mack’s ace in the hole.
What’s that supposed to mean?
He means their secret weapon.


[Jovian Battleship Kagurazuki, A Room]
What was that about!? Why was an unmanned weapon attacking Earth!?
We’re currently investigating.
We’re trying to come to a peace agreement with them… This will only make things harder for us.
The flow of this world is not like a river. Sometimes it flows in reverse.
That just won’t do!
Tsukumo, why do you trust those Earthlings that much? Those evil, despicable Earthlings!
They’re not evil. They’re just as human as us.
Tsukumo, how far have you fallen…
Major Shiratori, we’re investigating this case. Don’t concern yourself with anything else besides a peace plan with Earth.
…Yes…
Excuse me…
…
…
…Did you get the data?
Yes. I was able to control Nergal’s mobile weapons without anyone noticing.
What about mobile suits? Can you control them in the same way? Devil mobile suits or something.
So far, all attempts have been unsuccessful. Maybe their basic structure is different…
Hurry. We can’t have peace with them. Justice cannot join hands with evil.


[GEAR HQ, Hangar]
Sorry for making you both come here this late at night. This is just between us.
Is it about the time warp?
Yes, that’s what I want to talk about. As I suspected, it doesn’t seem that difficult to pull off.
If it’s that easy, why haven’t we done it yet?

Is time warping really that easy?

Sorry, let me reiterate. When I said it wasn’t difficult, I wasn’t talking about the time warp itself. I was talking about returning to our own time.
Explain further.
Look at this. This will make it easier to understand.
What is it?
I call it the “Time Flow Sonar”. It detects the flow of time. It shows the current time period, but it has a range of plus or minus ten years.
Ten years?
I would have preferred it to cover a wider area, but ten years is the limit at the moment. Look at this part here.
…It kinda looks like a marbled pattern. Like if you drop ink into a water tank and stir it lightly…
That’s the flow of time. It takes a little skill to see, but… you see it’s a bit distorted right here. Do you know what that is? It’s about five years from now, when we first time travelled.
Really?
Yes. When we time travelled, that part of the flow became distorted.
So that’s the point when we should return…
By the way, do you remember the other day when I said that everything tries to become its most stable form?
Of course.
Time is no exception. The next time we try to travel through time, time itself will guide us back to this point in time, the time we traveled from, to eliminate the unstable distortion.
So once we start the time warp, unless we have an incredible amount of power, time will automatically bring us home?

So once we enter hyperspace, time will bring us home?

Exactly. When you helped Tenkawa try to make a Boson Jump in Yokosuka, you said you felt like you were being pulled into the future, right?
So that’s what that was.

Ah, so that was the force that was trying to stabilize time…

Yes. That’s the force that will return the Excellence to five years in the future.
So we can finally go home and escape this war.
I don’t think we’ll escape that when we go back… but it’ll be a relief not having to hide this from everyone.
So when can we go back?
We need to improve the Time Flow Engine’s control system. Shouldn’t be that hard. The problem is the energy that triggers the time warp.
Trigger?
Have you forgotten? The Time Turbine’s rampage wasn’t the only reason we time warped.
That’s right. It was the Ra Cailum’s engines exploding…

That’s right. It was the Phase Transition Engine exploding…

Yup. We’ll have to use an explosion comparable to that one. As long as we fight with THE BOYS, that opportunity will come naturally.
…We probably won’t have time to say goodbye.
Yes. On paper, we’ll be caught up in the explosion and die.
So you’re saying I should be prepared.

So you’re saying I should be prepared whenever the time comes.

Yes. And so, I have a request for you, Mizuho.
What is it?
We’ll return to the time immediately after the time slip, so it’ll be in the middle of a battlefield… Of course I won’t deny the possibility that things may change due to Dekim’s failed coup, but we can’t be that optimistic. I don’t want us to get killed by enemy attacks the moment we return.
I don’t want that either.
So I want you to complete a pure combat Frame by the time we return to our original time.
!?
If you consider the battlefield, the enemy will probably be…
Duminas?
Yes. I want you to make a frame to be used to fight against Duminas.
…A battle Frame for use against Duminas…
You should’ve realized that with our current Frames, we can’t beat it. Remember, it destroyed everything in one hit.
…
(...It’s worse than I thought.)
(Master Banjo, how long are you going to keep eavesdropping?)
(Until they’re done…)

The following scene is Raul only.


…So we can’t win as we are now? I know Duminas is strong, but the Excellence…
I know. Just it showing up was intimidating enough… There’s no way I could ever forget that…
I know you want to use the Excellence for rescues, but…
…I’ll do it.
Eh?
I’ll make it! Excellence’s strongest Frame ever. The ultimate Frame that won’t be inferior to any of THE BOYS’ robots! The last combat Frame I’ll ever make…
Mizuho… I’m sorry…
Why are you apologizing? Don’t worry about me, Raul.

The following scene is Fiona only.

Mizuho, are you sure about this anti-Duminas Frame? I remember the overwhelming feeling when it first appeared…
It’s fine. Let’s trust the mechanic we chose.
Raji, I was thinking…
No, we can’t defeat Duminas before we go home.
Why not!? We have friends here. And if we beat it now, it’ll be gone when we go home.
I know it’s not your intention, but I’m against anything that would change history!
History’s already changed. Dekim’s coup failed! If you eat poison, you should swallow the plate.
(TL note: That’s a Japanese proverb meaning if you’re going to do something you shouldn’t, you should go all in. Or something like that.)
I want to change as little as possible. I don’t want to take a gamble with such low odds!
But the time warp theory about the Engine that you’ve denied has been proven!
And that’s exactly why I’m against this!
…
Sorry. I’m going to cool my head for a bit.
…I’m sorry…


[???, ???]
…Ugh…
You’re awake.
Bastards…
Such a shame you didn’t stay dead.
It’s tough having to inject you with more DG cells.
Undefeated of the East, you won’t be allowed to rest… No matter how many times you die, we’ll bring you back to life every single time.
Just give up. You’ll live as the Devil Gundam’s pilot forever.
D-damn yoooooooouuuuuu…

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Last time, we killed someone a second time and swore revenge on those who keep bringing him back.


[GEAR HQ, Command Room]
Chief, I just got a message from Ryoma. I need to head to the Saotome Lab right away.
Has there been any progress about that thing?
I wouldn’t call it progress, but considering future battles…
…So you’re saying we need that mech.
Yes. The number of our enemies have certainly decreased, but the remaining ones will only get more desperate. I believe we should expect harder fights from now on.
Alright. I’ll take care of things here.
Are you going somewhere?
Yeah. I’ll leave things to you.
We’ll hold down the fort.
Speaking of which, Jack an’ I are taking a little sabbatical.
Huh? Why’re you leaving too?
Texas Mack’s new pardner is ready back at the ranch.
You mean the secret weapon you mentioned before?
Yessir. It’s waiting for us back in the States.
Yeah, I’ve heard it’s ready. Be careful out there.


[Dinosaur Empire, Command Room]
…So that’s Emperor Gore.
Lalia, how did you find this place?
My master knows a lot of things.
What do you want? Are you crying to us because the Campbellians are destroyed?
…Kinda. I know what you’re trying to do, so I thought I’d help you out.
Hmm. So you’re just trying to get on our good side.
We do have some combat strength.
You mean the mass produced Greats and the fake Combattlers?
Get lost! We’re not so desperate that we need help from the likes of you!


[???, ???]
Lalia, how did it go?
Terrible. They don’t trust us.
…I knew it. We can’t do this. They’re too scary…
You’re just bad at negotiating. Just look at me.
In your case, Lord Duminas spoke directly with Emperor Galfa.
What’re we going to do now? If we give up like this, we’ll…
What choice do we have? We know where they’re going, so we’ll wait for them there.
I see… Guess there’s no other way.



[GEAR HQ, Hallway]
Yo Colonel.
…What’re you doing here?
Noin asked us to escort you.
You’re an executive of THE BOYS after all. She’s worried about sending you out without some bodyguards.
Let’s go before more people join.
You’re here too?
You’re going to the Saotome Lab, right? I’d really like to meet Dr. Saotome.
You just want to ask about Getter Rays, right?
Of course.
I won’t take responsibility if anything happens to you.
I know. Well, shall we go to this picnic? Oh yea, Raji, are you sure you’re free to come with us? You seemed busy with the Excellence.
My work is almost done. The rest is up to Mizuho.
You’re not going to help her?
…It seems like she’s having problems that I can’t help out with. Right now I’m way more interested in Getter Rays.
Sometimes just being there can be reassuring.
That’s Raul’s job.

The following scene is Raul only.


[GEAR HQ, A Room]
…Phew…
What’s wrong? Are you having second thoughts about designing a combat Frame?
A bit. I know what I said before, but when it comes down to actually doing it…
It’s a Frame to use against Duminas. It’ll be useless if it’s not as strong as possible, but…
Yeah. I just can’t get my head into it.
How far along are you?
The basic design is done.
Lemme see… The “Lightning Frame”... Wait, that’s not just the basics. It’s practically done!
But to increase its power significantly, we need to increase the Time Flow Engine’s output by magnitudes. I need Raji to help with that part.
If it runs like this plan says, I’ll run out of energy way too quickly.
If we run into a battle when we return to our time, we can’t expect much support.
That’s true…
…
…Don’t worry about a thing.
Eh?
If this Lightning Frame takes a life, the fault is mine alone. Just make it without worrying about that.
…That’s why I’m worried…

The following scene is Fiona only.

[GEAR HQ, A Room]
…Phew…
What’s wrong? Are you having a block with the design?
A bit. This is hard.
It’s a Frame to use against Duminas. It’ll be useless if it’s not as strong as possible.
Yeah… And I’ve realized I’m really reluctant with making a Frame purely for combat…
…I’m tired of fighting all the time.
Yes. But it’s strange, isn’t it? I was the one who originally designed the Excellence for combat.
That’s not true. With that thinking, Raji and I use the Time Flow Engine as weaponry too. Dad and his friends believed that the root of all wars is the struggle for energy.
You mean the Energy War Theory?
Yes. They thought that by perfecting the Time Flow Engine that could be used anytime and anywhere, most wars would disappear.
But…
We, their children, were the first to use the Time Flow Engine for weapons. You have nothing to do with that.
…
So how far along are you with the Frame?
Do you want to see it? The basic design is done at least.
The “Eternal Frame”... Basic design my butt, it’s practically 80% completed!
But to increase its power significantly, we need to increase the Time Flow Engine’s output by magnitudes. I need Raji to help with that part.
Where is Raji anyway? I haven’t seen him today.
Seems he’s heading to the Saotome Lab.
What’s that idiot doing leaving us alone at a time like this?
He loses all reason when anything related to energy comes up.
Even so, there’s a limit to his idiocy. Doesn’t he realize that the Excellence is a collaboration between the Time Flow Engine and your Frames?
Where are you going?
I’m gonna drag that moron back here.
Please don’t be too rough.
That’s up to him.


[GEAR HQ, Hallway]
…Hmm?
Yo.
Oh, it’s you…
If you’re going there in person, there must be something really interesting going on. Plus it seems that old fart is over there too.
You’ve got good ears.
I’m coming with you.
Our group’s pretty big already.
That’s why I was saying we should hurry up.
By the way, why are you so interested in Getter Rays?
There’s a lot of reasons, but I’m mainly interested in their application.
Application?
Yes. According to certain documents, Getter Rays are said to be in charge of the evolution of living things. Apparently the evolution of monkeys to humans was due to the Getter’s influence.
You can’t be serious.
But can this evolution-granting energy be the power source of a giant robot? That’s what I want to know. Why did Dr. Saotome try to use Getter Rays as an energy source for robots?
We didn’t know all of that when we started. You didn’t create the Time Flow Engine to be used in a mobile weapon, did you?
…That’s why I want to hear his story.
Also the theory that Getter Rays promote evolution hasn’t been fully proven. It may just be that Getter Rays are more likely to stimulate something else that controls evolution instead.
There’s no energy as mysterious as the Getter.
That’s why Getter Rays are one step behind Photon Power and Super Electromagnetism in terms of practical use.


[Saotome Lab, Lobby]
We’re finally here.
I thought there’d be more security, but there’s barely anyone here.
They must be slacking off.
That’s weird. It’s too quiet…
…I think I smell blood. Over there…
Whoa, what’s with him!?
It’s a security guard. He’s dead.
[Gunshot]
Over there!


[Saotome Lab, Hallway]
The hell? There’s dead guards everywhere.
What’s this… It’s not human blood…
That’s… Dinosaur blood!
So the Dinosaur Empire did this!?
Hurry! The Professor is in danger!!
(...THE BOYS are here… Despinis, let’s hurry…)


[Saotome Lab, Basement]
(...Got it, Lalia…)
…Ugh…
Undefeated of the East, it’s okay. You’ll be free from that pain soon. Hopefully…


[Saotome Lab, Hallway]
Rejoice! I’m going to free you from the pain of fruitless research.
Don’t be so selfish! I still have things to do. I can’t die here.
(Professor Saotome)
Don’t worry, this won’t hurt. My sword won’t even let you know that your head’s been cut off.
Like I’d let you do that!
Guh. Ryoma!?
Ryo!
Old man! The more you hold off on activating Shin Getter, the more assholes that’ll show up here.
I’m working on it. But more importantly…
We need to get out of here!
Oh no you don’t! You too will die here!
[Explosions]
W-what!?
Hehehe. That was close.
Hayato! You saved us!
Hey old fart, you owe me one.
Why’s he here!?
Focus on the professor!
I was trying to learn more, but we can’t afford any more time. I’ll revive Shin Getter Robo!
Oh no you don’t!
Oh yes he will! Your opponent is me!!
Now, let’s go to Shin Getter’s hangar!
We can’t allow you to revive Shin Getter Robo, our greatest threat!
Who asked you anyway!?


[Saotome Lab, Hangar]
That’s… Shin Getter Robo…
It’s not like Neo Getter. It’s a real Getter Rays powered robot!
The hell you talking about? Neo Getter’s no fake.
Stop arguing. Help me revive this damn thing!
Okay… How do we do that?
Remove the carbonite coating. Release the seal.
We’ll hold off anyone who tries to stop you.
I’ll help.
The rest is up to you.
Raji, do you understand?
Right. Something about the carbonite coating.
I want you to remove it. The doctor and I will kick start it with some energy!
Got it!


[GEAR HQ, Hallway]
What!? Are you serious?
Yes. Several Devil Gundams are heading underground towards the Saotome Lab.
Oh no! Colonel Jin and the others are over there right now!
I’m pretty sure Raji is there too!

Raji!

Everyone, let’s head to the Saotome Lab right now!
Chief, we’re leaving immediately!
Okay. Deploy THE BOYS!


[Saotome Lab, Hangar]
Coating level 3, 2, 1… Decativation complete.
Injecting Getter energy.
Energy level 3… 4…


[Saotome Lab, Hallway]
UYRAAAAAAAA!
Guh… So it’s come to this. Ryoma, don’t you forget this!
Who’s forgetting anything?
[Rumbling]
W-what the hell? An earthquake?


[Saotome Lab, Hangar]
What’s going on up there? Is something happening?
The enemy’s attacks have stopped…
What’s our next move? Isn’t there a way to see outside?
…Here it is. I’ve flipped the switch on this monitor.


Chapter 26: Resurrection!! Shin Getter Robo!


What’s with that fake Getter!?
The Proto Getter! It’s the result of developing the original Getter Robo. They’ve brought that ghost back to life!
Oh, you finally got that Getter up and running.
General Bat, we’ll defeat them even if it means risking the lives of us, the Earth Dragon Clan.
Well said, Neon. I’ll bury your corpses myself. Crush those pests that keep defying us.
Sir!
Was this their plan?
…But Getter Rays are toxic for Dinosaurs. Even inside the cockpit, they’re bound to be exposed.
Are they really fine being exposed to Getter Rays?
Of course they’re not. They’re that desperate!
We’re desperate too!
Go ahead, Neon! Destroy them and their lab!
…Hmm?


Even the Death Army is here!?
Are these Lalia’s pawns? I don’t know why they’re here, but the fact they are here means they’re also after Shin Getter Robo. Neon, don’t fall behind!
Yes sir!
Oh no, they’re going to win at this rate!


Colonel Jin, are you alright?
It’s you!
Why are you here?
We were looking for our favorite mountain monkey and ended up here.
Mountain monkey!? Asshole!
Hurry it up, Colonel. I’ll hold them off.
Hmph. What can you really do with a single Neo Getter?


Sucks for you, she’s not alone.
Death Army! That means the Devil Gundam and Despinis are nearby!
…The Shuffle Alliance…
I’ll never forgive you for toying with my Master!
No matter how many of you show up, we won’t let you get in the way of our long-held wish!


Dinosaurs from the west and Death Army from the south. Turtle up on the Saotome Lab’s excellent terrain and let them come to you. Sho and Gai are in the Neo Getter 2 and it’s unable to be transformed into another form.

At the start of turn 2…


Energy level 8… 9… 10… Charging complete.
Okay, let’s turn it on!
…No reaction.
Why? Why won’t it turn on!?
The power transmission system, electrical system, and all various parts and mechanisms are normal.
It’s just like that time when we left Musashi to die!
Ugh. You’re all helpless old men!
Gou. what’re you doing!?
Instead of wasting time complaining, I’m going to try to move it with my own power.
That idiot’s in the cockpit!
Move you bastard, move!
…It’s not moving…
You goddamn machine!!

At the start of turn 3…


At this rate, their main force will arrive. I’ll go out too!


There’s more of them!
Just an endless conga line of assholes!
Neo Getter Robo, this is your end!


Uwaaaaaaah!
Our long-held wish is going to be fulfilled!


This is bad, Sho. Our mech can’t hold up!
Sho! Gai!
You’ve fought well up to now. As a token of our mercy, I’ll put an end to your life in one fell swoop!
We’re going to die at this rate!
If we’re going to die, we might as well take them with us!
Dammit all. Bring it on!
Dang it, don’t die!
Wait! Don’t be hasty!
UUUUUOOOOOOOOOOO!


This is…
It’s begun charging energy again.
What did that guy in the cockpit do?
Even Professor Saotome, the number one expert of Getter Rays, still doesn’t completely understand them… What kind of energy is it anyway…
So this is Getter energy? HAAAAAAAAAAAAA!


W-what’s that light!?
Getter Energy…
The time’s finally come, Despinis.
Yes. We’ve been waiting for this moment…
DAMN YOU SAOTOMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!


Super Robot Wars GC - STORM
W-what’s that!?
Sho, Gai, sorry to keep you waiting. This is Shin Getter Robo. Get in, quickly!


[The Getter Team’s will maxes out]
Bastards…
Damn youuuuuuuuuu!
How dare you torture Sho and Gai!
C-curse you Getter Roboooooooooooooo!
Uuuuooooh! This power is incredible… Absolutely incredible!!
Be careful, Gou. This mech’s true power is still unknown.
It’s not even in the same ballpark as Neo Getter.
Don’t be scared. There’s no point if we can’t pilot this thing. Let’s go, Bat Head! Time to return the favor!
Grrr… I can’t die yet. I’ll destroy Shin Getter so that Emperor Gore can return!


…That’s right.
…I think Lord Duminas would agree with you.
Lalia and Despinis!
It’s you brats again. We won’t show you any mercy just because you look like kids.
We’ll fight with all our might too. If we don't, Lord Duminas will scold us…
Devil Gundam! Show yourself!


U-ugh…
Master!? Impossible. We killed him in the last battle…
…DG Cells are so convenient. We can revive him as many times as we want.
I’ll have to thank Dr. Kasshu… Please give him our gratitude…
Bastards!


The hell!?
The Devil Gundams transformed!
…Less transforming and more like evolving…
I see. That’s why they came here.
In English please.
They want to expose the Devil Gundam to a large amount of Getter Rays, stimulating its self-evolution!
You’re right. By being exposed to a large amount of Getter Rays, the DG Cell’s self-evolution function progresses rapidly.
That’s how we can accomplish years worth of self-evolution in an instant…
Hmph. So they just wanted to use us after all!
That’s a misunderstanding. We originally wanted to use the Getter Rays that would be released when Shin Getter gets destroyed.
But then this happened…
Uuu. UUUOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!


The Devil Gundam!?
It evolved again…?
Lalia, the only one that evolved that time was the one the Undefeated of the East is piloting.
I guess the pilot matters.
These guys are just using Getter Rays!
It’s not just the main body that evolved. Until now we could only spawn Death Army grunts, but now…


Grand Master Gundams!?
We can now make these things.
They can now create Grand Master Gundams along with the Death Army?
In that case, the current Devil Gundam’s overall fighting power is far greater than the one we fought in the past…
I don’t like it! How shameless of you to try to upgrade yourself using other people’s things!


Is that the Devil Gundam’s final form!?
What’s that Getter Robo!?
That’s Shin Getter Robo! They finally activated it!?
Y’all are super late.
Hurry back you two. I’ve brought your Gundams.
Okay. Let’s go.
Their main force has finally arrived. Lalia, Despinis, since it’s come to this, I’d like you to fight.
Okay. We wanted to see for ourselves…
…Just how evolved these Devil Gundams are.
If we let them run wild, the Earth is doomed. All units, launch! Attack the Dinosaur Empire and the Devil Gundams!!


Select 8 units to deploy. Texas Mack is back in ‘merica so you can’t choose him.

Firstly…


[Shin Getter Robo]
The ultimate Getter Robo. Like you’d expect, it’s better than Neo Getter in every way thanks to its better stats and innate EN regen. Like normal Getters, Getter-1 is for aerial combat and raw power, Getter-2 is for ground combat and mobility, and Getter-3 is for underwater combat and defense. Getter-3 also works fine on ground while Getter-1 has B ranks on ground for its attacks. Make sure you use the right form for the right enemy, terrain, and situation. It lacks its true finisher, but that’ll change very soon.

Shin Getter also inherits its upgrades from the cheaper Neo Getter, so you can get more bang for your buck by upgrading Neo in the previous intermission.


Have the main force run through the Death Army and meet up with the Shuffle Alliance at Saotome’s lab. By that time, the main Dinosaur and Devil Gundams will start approaching.


Here are the two new Devil Gundam forms and the Grand Master Gundam. The second Devil Gundam there is the final form with Master Asia piloting it. They all have HP regen, so try to take them out in a single turn.

SECRET ALERT
Defeat Master Asia’s Devil Gundam.

Master Asia, Despinis, and Lalia all retreat at 30% HP (8625, 8400, and 9000 respectively). If one of them is destroyed or retreats, the other two will retreat. So for this secret, you want to either line them up and take them out in one go with a MAP attack (Double Satellite Cannon probably), or ignore the homunculi and focus entirely on Master Asia. I did the latter.

Uuu. Uuuuuuu…
Master… All I can do is defeat you so that you don’t have to suffer anymore…
…Y-yes… This is… fine…

Behold the power of Shin Getter!
Even if my life ends, the only thing that matters is Shin Getter’s destruction! Haaaaaaaah!

If you do defeat or retreat Lailia and Despinis (just for completion’s sake)…

Oh no! Despinis, let’s go home.
Okay. Since we’ve done this much, Lord Duminas will surely… Let’s go home, Undefeated of the East…

We still have to fight harder… Undefeated of the East…
That’s enough. Despinis, let’s retreat. We’ve evolved the Devil Gundam, so I’m sure Lord Duminas will forgive us.
I hope so… Undefeated of the East, let’s go home…

And if you fail to defeat Master Asia and instead cause him to retreat…

Gaaaaah…
Devil Gundam… You don’t need to fight anymore!
The sudden evolution has put a big strain on you. Please retreat, Devil Gundam!


I want the secret, so I defeated the Undefeated.

Gaaaaaah.. D-Domon!!


General Bat falls shortly afterwards.

Forgive me, Emperor Gore! I, Bat, will return to the magma first… LONG LIVE THE DINOSAUR EMPIREEEEEEEE!
[He explodes]
Serves you right. You’re no match for Shin Getter!

The map ends with all enemies are defeated.


Master… They’re playing with your life!
Ugh…
Look, it’s Master Asia!
They just abandoned him after doing what they wanted.
How horrible.
More importantly, we need to hurry up and rescue him!


[???, ???]
Amazing. I didn’t think it would evolve that much.
So we don’t need a pilot for the Devil Gundam anymore?

…
The Devil Gundam doesn’t need Master Asia anymore, does it?

In terms of energy supply, we don’t need him. But without a pilot, it won’t move…
Why not just use Zombie Soldiers?
Yes… From what I saw, it seems even the Zombie Soldiers’ abilities have increased.

I thought the Zombie Soldiers were good enough, but oh well.
The Zombie Soldiers’ abilities have improved, but Master Asia’s power is still hard to just throw away.

You’re right away the Getter Rays though. Imagine, using the Grand Master Gundam as a mere pawn.
Lalia… Despinis… Tis…
L-Lord Duminas…
Don’t be mistaken. What we need isn’t just increasing our firepower.
But it won’t hurt us either.
Don’t waste your time on that… Despinis, we need more information on Neo Zeon.
R-right. I’m sorry!
Lalia… Have we heard anything about Boazan’s movements yet?
Ah… Sorry!
Tis, it’s about time that man arrived from the Galfa homeworld. Go welcome him with the Gaizok.
Okey dokey!
(...Having strong desires clouds judgements and leads to mistakes… What does one do when they make a mistake… Why do they make mistakes… What is a mistake really… Creator…)
I am Duminas… I am… A mistake. A blunder. A failure…

The following scene is only if you defeated Master Asia.


[GEAR HQ, Infirmary]
…
How’s Master?
He’s still unconscious. When his DG cells evolved, most of his life energy was sucked away.
Now that you mention it, Master Asia’s Devil Gundam was the only one that evolved more than the others.
So he’s going to die like this?
It’ll be worse than that… He’ll probably become a standard Zombie Soldier…
Oh no! Rain, you can't be serious. Can’t you do something?
…As I said before, Master Asia is being forced to live thanks to the DG Cells. We can’t get rid of them…
We have to give up.
What did you say!?
Face reality… Haven’t you learned anything from your previous battle against the Devil Gundam?
…

The following scene is Fiona only.

[GEAR HQ, hangar]
It’s fine. I thought it would be better if Mizuho did something about it on her own.
There’s no way she can do that on her own! Don’t you dare say you didn’t know.
Mizuho, I’m sorry.
No, it’s fine. I understand that you wanted to make the most of this rare opportunity.
And she said it’s fine. Now can we just drop this?
No! Mizuho, you need to be careful too. This guy doesn’t care about any trouble he causes others just as long as he can satisfy his own curiosity.
…Yeah…


[GEAR HQ, Command Room]
Doctor, is it true that the Super EM Launcher is complete?
Yes. Sorry for the delay, but this will greatly increase Voltes’ firepower.
(He’s on the phone)
Alright, let’s go back to Big Falcon to install it right away.
Okay. Dr. Sakonji, I’m sending the Voltes Team over there now. Expect to see them shortly.
I’ll be waiting.
Now that Combattler’s upgrade comes Voltes’, eh?
Following the previous fight, we can assume Duminas’ firepower has also been upgraded.
To compete with them, we need to keep upgrading our mechs.
…
What’s wrong? You look upset.
You’re right that our enemies are getting stronger, but I feel like we’re just in an arms race with them.
That’s true. But we have to keep getting stronger in order to defeat them.
Not to mention if the war continues, Nergal’s profits only get higher.
That’s a low blow. Nergal does more than just work with the military.


[Giant Saucer, Bridge]
General Bat, it pains me that you can’t see this. But behold, Emperor Gore has finally been resurrected!
That’s right… I’m stronger than ever. Yes, I now have infinite power by becoming one with this out-of-place artifact from ancient Earth!
(Emperor Gore)


[GEAR HQ, Command Room]
What’s wrong!?
It’s an emergency. An abnormal phenomenon has been confirmed somewhere in Antarctica!
Air and water temperatures are rising rapidly! What the hell? Even the composition of the atmosphere is changing.
We’re getting footage from a recon satellite.
Look, that iceberg…
W-what’s that!?
IT’S NOT IN MY DATA.
It’s not in Omoikane’s database either.
A flying saucer!?
Is it the Dinosaur Empire?
No, it’s architecture is different from their civilization.


A powerful communication signal is being emitted from that UFO!
On screen.
Hahahahaha. Humans! Your fleeting victory is now over.
(He’s on TV)
W-who the heck is that!?
Emperor Gore! He’s still alive.
The lord of the Dinosaur Empire…
Emperor Gore…
Listen carefully, arrogant humans. It’s time for you to find out who your true ruler is.
The giant UFO is heading for America!
To start, see what happens to one of your strongholds with your own eyes!
That’s GEAR America!
Oh no! Jack and Mary are there!
No!!
Fire.
[Explosions]
The GEAR America base…
It was obliterated in a single hit…
Goddamn. That’s more powerful than the Twin Satellite Cannon.
It’s not even comparable.
Where’s Jack!? Is Mary okay!?
I don’t know. But if they were there…
One insect hive has been buried. Humanity is now on the path to extinction. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

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Somehow, Emperor Gore has returned.


[Big Falcon, Hangar]
Doc, aren’t you done modifying Voltes yet?
The Dinosaurs are heading straight for Japan.
Cool your jets. No matter how powerful they are, there’s no way THE BOYS will lose that easily.
I dunno about that. They destroyed GEAR America in a single hit.
The more powerful the enemy is, the more you need to stay calm. If you’re afraid of their power, you’ll never have a chance of victory.
Voltes’ modifications are almost done. Just wait a little bit longer…


[Underground Castle, Command Room]
The heck is that!? I never knew the Dinosaur Empire had something like that!
My apologies. I never thought the Earth lizards could have so much firepower.
So the Dinosaurs can go into space… That’s dangerous.
What should we do?
Have the real Kentaro Go hurry up with strengthening the Beast Warriors. He should be arriving from the homeland soon.
I see. If someone as smart as him gives them all upgrades…
Lord Heinel! This is bad!
What’s wrong, Jangal?
Dr. Go has been abducted on his way here from the homeland!
What!? Since it was in space, I assume it was that Neo Zeon rabble?
No, it was from some group called the Jovian Federation.
The Jovian Federation… Aren’t they Earthlings too?
They’re busy fighting Earth, so we let our guard down around the transport ship.
YOU IDIOT! This is a grave matter. The Emperor is already angry that we haven’t conquered Earth yet.
I know that. Kentaro Go’s transfer here could be seen as His Majesty giving us some support, but at the same time it’s also an ultimatum.
If Kentaro Go was taken by the Earthlings before he joins up with us, my reputation will be ruined!
I’m sorry sir.
That does it then. The only thing we can do now is to take over the Earth as quickly as possible and give our homeland some good news. Jangal, prepare to march. We’ll gather all of our remaining power here and attack THE BOYS!
What about the Dinosaurs?
We’ll maintain our alliance with them until we take control of the planet. Then, if the battle goes to space, we’ll have the advantage.


[Underground Castle, Hangar]
(...The homeland doesn’t trust Lord Heinel. On top of that, there’s this latest blunder… Lord Heinel will get punished if things continue like this… He says that we can’t defeat THE BOYS or the Dinosaurs without support from the homeland…)
Katherine!
S-sir. What can I do for you, my lord?
I will use Godol.
You mean the same Godol that’s the Boazan’s guardian deity?
The very same. I’ll enter the fray with it. We’re out of options!
I understand. I’ll prepare the ritual.
(Lord Heinel… I, Katherine, will protect you…)


[GEAR HQ, Command Room]
The Dinosaur Empire’s Giant UFO is heading straight for Hoshimicho!
Have they found us yet?
No, that’s impossible.
But judging by their present course, it’s possible that they’ve narrowed us down to this city.
Hurry and evacuate the civilians.
Ryoma’s already working on it! But it’ll be hard to finish evacuations before they arrive!!
If we get hit by the same attack that wiped out GEAR America, GEAR HQ won’t survive. Hurry up.
Chief, we’ll head out in the Nahel Argama. If we can intercept the UFO at sea, the damage to the city will be minimal.
Good idea. If the UFO starts attacking, no shelter we have will help.
That’s right. We have to stop them there!
…Alright. Deploy THE BOYS!


[Hoshimicho]
This way, this way! Stay calm and evacuate the city!
What’ll happen to us?
Hey, if you have time to complain, get moving. As long as we’re here, THE BOYS can’t fight seriously.
Good point, old lady.
Who’re you calling old?
Scary.
(...She could be Ginga or Kappei’s mom with that attitude.)
(Gin, don’t give up…)
Oh look, it’s a UFO!
They’re finally here!


Chapter 27: Break Through!! The Earth’s Future


Galieli, their base has to be around here somewhere, right?
Yes sir. From the records we have, it has to be.


Choose 11 units to deploy. Shin Getter Robo is a forced deployment. Texas Mack and Voltes are still out of town, but anyone else is fair game.

Shin Getter Robo vs Neo Getter Robo - STORM (by JAM Project)

Here comes Getter Robo and THE BOYS.
You’re Gore, right? I won’t let you have your way!
We’ll protect the Earth and humanity!
With this Shin Getter Robo!
Not just Getter, but all of us will stop you.
That’s right. We’ll protect peace in the Earth Sphere!
You’re just maggots that infest this planet. We, the Reptilians, will rule this planet in your stead!
Don’t call us maggots, you goddamn lizard!
Let’s go! This battle is how we’ll honor that jackass’ memory!


Don’t go killin’ off this cowboy, Japanese Monkey!
Texas Mack!
That cowboy’s still alive!
The ‘merican spirit is immortal!
He’s on a horse.
This here’s Texas Mack’s secret weapon, the machine horse Pasture King!
Neigh!
Woof! Woof!
One more worthless maggot won’t change anything. I’ve obtained infinite power!!
Infinite power is just an illusion!
Accept reality. Let’s finish this, humans!


Lord Gore, there’s no need for you to dirty your hands. I, Galieli, will take them on.
Shin Getter, I’ll pay you back for what you did at the Saotome Lab!
Very well. Galilei, Neon, let’s see your strength. Defeat them!
Yes sir.
Come! I’ll show you Shin Getter’s power!


[Texas Mack (Pasture King)]
A straight upgrade to Texas Mack in every way. It has the same amount of ammo on its attacks, but it gains a 6 range Rifle and increased movement. Plus Pasture King acts as a second health bar, bringing Texas Mack back to its original state once defeated. Pasture King doesn’t have a separate robot or a separate spirit pool like Fuunsaiki though.


Take up defensive positions inside the city. Use the building’s terrain to your advantage.


While Neon and Galieli are in the same machines as before, this here is Gore’s Giant UFO. It’s big, bulky, and will deal a lot of damage if it hits you. What it lacks is HP regen and a MAP attack, so you’re not pressured to take it down in one turn.

At the start of turn 4…


The Boazans!
O Earthlings who bear our grudge. We, the Boazans, now challenge you to a final battle!
Even the Boazans are desperate!
Why now of all times!? Is there something going on that we don’t know about?
Where’s Voltes V? Are they afraid of us?


Voltes V - Voltes V’s Fists of Fury
Who’re you calling scared? We’re right here!
Kenichi, you’re late!
Sorry, but Voltes’ upgrade is complete.
An upgrade? Interesting. Let’s see how powerful you are, Earthlings!
Captain, we’re receiving a communication.
From who?
…Isn’t that Shiratori’s voice!?
What?!


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It’s him!
That Jovian guy from back then!
Nadesico, can you hear me? This is Tsukumo Shiratori of the Jovian Federation’s Yuto Unit.
Yes, this is the Nadesico.
It’s been a while. Minato, thank you for your help earlier.
Shiratori…
I’m asking the Nadesico for protection. I have with me my sister Yukina and Dr. Kentaro Go.
WHAT!?
Dad!
Kenichi, Daijiro, Hiyoshi… It’s me.
D-dad!
Why is Dr. Go in a Jovian mech?
We rescued him on his way to Earth. We can discuss the details later, but please allow me to drop them off.
Okay. Permission granted.
Captain, are you sure? This could be a trap.
Shiratori would never do something like that!


Lord Heinel, I remember now. That’s the Jovian mech that stole Dr. Go from us.
What!? All because of him… Dammit, don’t let him get away! Round up THE BOYS and crush them along with that Jovian mech!
Shiratori, are you alright?
Yes. From now on, I’m going to help you guys.
You are?
That’s right. You don’t have a reason to fight!
(Yukina Shiratori)
That’s why I have to fight. Minato, Megumi, please take care of Yukina and Dr. Go. Let’s go, evil invaders. We’ll show you true passion and hot blood!

Firstly, our new unit.


[Tetsujin]
It’s extremely bulky thanks to its high defense and Distortion Field. Said field and its many EN using attacks makes its EN a quickly draining resource. Doesn’t help that its only on-EN using attack only has 4 ammo. The Tetsujin won’t die anytime soon, but please keep an eye on that EN bar.

Voltes V also got a new attack, Super EM Ball V-Slash. It’s their true finisher with increased range, but it’s not as strong as their combo attack with Combattler. Just watch the EN cost.

Now the Boazans are here too. Heinel and Jangal are in their normal Skullrooks. Just take things slow and pick them off one at a time. No enemy retreats on this map. However, make sure to save some kills for the Tetsujin.

SECRET ALERT
If you’re planning on taking the upcoming Space Route, make sure Tsukumo gets 10 kills on this map. If you’re taking the other route, you have more time to achieve this requirement.

Now we’ve got some boss dialogs to go through.

I’ve obtained unknown technology. I no longer fear the Getter. Now I’ll make you suffer the same hell that we have!
Shut up. Lizards aren’t known for their flying saucers!

Oh no you don’t! We’ll protect everyone!

I won’t let you do that!

Y’all won’t get the better of Texas Mack!
You deserve an ass kicking for what y’all did to GEAR America!
I, Emperor Gore, won’t lose to a bunch of maggots like you!

No matter how good your Getter is, you can’t beat me. My calculations are perfect!
You dumbass! You can’t win a battle just by thinking.

If calculations could win battles, this would be easy.

You won’t know until you try!

Heinel! Can you see my mother, my father, and 10 billion Earthlings behind me?
Hmph. The Earth is nothing more than a single planet. The entire universe ruled by the Boazan Empire rests on my sword.

You bastard, you stole Kentaro Go from us! I will never forgive you!
There’s no justice for those who toy with the bond between parent and child!

I will defeat you for the sake of the Earth Dragon Clan!
Heh. You really think a Proto Getter can defeat Shin Getter?

Proto Getter!
I won’t lose to the Getter Rays!

Stop it. There’s no way a Proto Getter can defeat Shin Getter!
Silence, human! You don’t know our pain!

I am a general of Planet Boazan. I will not run. Let’s go!
Are you ready, Jangal? Let’s fight!

Damn you! You shouldn’t have done what you did!
As a defender of justice, I couldn’t just ignore it.

One by one, the bosses fall to THE BOYS.


Long live Lord Heineeeeeeellllllll!
[He explodes]
Jangal… I, Heinel, have witnessed your splendid end.


How foolish of me to have made an error in my calculations… My apologies, Lord Gore!


Damn you humans! My family, I’m sorry…


Defeat Heinel and he has a secret surprise.

Dammit, I’m not done yet. I still have the Godol!
Lord Heinel, haven’t we done enough? Just stop this.
What!? Katherine, what are you saying?
Even if we win here, what good will it do? Are we really going to fight every single other force the Earth has?
Are you telling me to run away, Katherine? I intend to fight Voltes V in the Godol and die in battle.
Why would you do that?
This is the only path left for me. Get out of my way!
No! Please! Lord Heinel, please rethink this. Please don’t do this!
Forgive me, Katherine… Use the escape pod to get out of here.
I can’t do that. I can’t leave here without you.
…Please tell His Majesty…that Heinel fought bravely as a proud Boazan Commander and died in battle… I beg of you.
Lord Heinel!


Let’s go, Voltes V! THE BOYS! This is my final battle!!


This is the Godol, Heinel’s last stand. Take him out at range to avoid his deadly sword.


Guh… Is this the end…
Heinel, it’s over. Eject and surrender!
Huh, so that’s how it is… Glorious Boazan soldiers… I want to convey my gratitude to those who trusted me and fought to the end. Thank you for serving an incompetent commander like me to the bitter finish…
[He explodes]
Heinel…

Lord Heinel… I won’t let him go alone. Let’s go, Earthlings!

Much like Heinel, Gore has another surprise.

Ugh. How dare you!
Serves you right!
You maggots think you’ve won? I won’t run or hide. Now we’ll decide who is truly the superior race! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!


He’s massive now!?
Is this what the final boss can do?
Come, humans! I’ll finish you off with my bare hands.
Time for the final showdown!


Enter Giant Gore. This guy is massive, has HP regen, and a lot of armor. This would be the hardest fight yet, but…

SECRET ALERT
Get Shin Getter’s HP below 30% while Gore is in his second phase. This will unlock Shin Getter’s actual finishers and end the fight with Gore instantly. You will not receive any EXP or money from doing this though.

Do that, and this will happen.


GAAAAH!
I won’t kill you quickly. You’ll die slowly, in pain. Otherwise my fallen comrades would never rest in peace.
Who’s complaining? It’s not over yet. I don’t have any burdens like you. I live only for myself. I won’t forgive anyone who gets in my way!
You still have some strength left?
Not really. In a one-on-one fight, it’s all about willpower and guts! Sho, Gai! Get fired up! Use every bit of your being! UOOOOOOOOOOO!
[Shin Getter transforms into Getter-1 if it wasn’t already and maxes out on its will]
W-what’s happening!?
I’ve confirmed a large amount of energy being released by Shin Getter… Kyaa!
Are you alright!?
…Yes. The energy was so tremendous that it destroyed the Nadesico’s observation equipment.
Amazing. Even the equipment in HQ can’t measure this!

W-what the hell!? What are those humans doing!?

This is…
Pure Getter energy… How could there be so much energy?
What the hell? Is this the Getter Rays’ doing!?
AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!
AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!
AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!
Oh no! At this rate, those three inside the Getter will get assimilated!
Focus your mind! Relax and control it with your willpower!
Gou! Don’t use force. Calm down and feel it with your heart!
…Don’t worry. That energy isn’t your enemy…
Don’t resist it. Just go with the flow!
Let your mind be clear and still as water!
Don’t use such complicated words. I don’t know what you’re saying!
Ugh… What the… My body is…moving…
URYAAAAAAAAA!


W-what the hell is that!?
Shin Getter…evolved?

Is that the Earthlings’ new weapon!?

This is… I get it… Getter is like my body… Sho, Gai, let’s go!
DAMN YOU GETTER ROBOOOOOOOOO!!




Getter Rays… Why did you choose humanity… What a pity… LONG LIVE THE DINOSAUR EMPIRE!



SECRET ALERT
If you destroyed Master Asia’s Devil Gundam in the last stage and you do the above, the cutscene continues.

Who’s…calling me…
Master!
You can’t move right now!


What’s wrong, Go? Where are you going!?
I-I don’t know! Getter is moving on its own!
Is this the Getter’s will?
You… You’re the one calling me…


AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!
T-this is…
The Getter is reacting with The Undefeated of the East…
Look! His DG Cells!
They’re disappearing… Are they being purified?
What’s going on?
I get it! It’s the same as when we were infected by DG cells in the past!
The former Shuffle Alliance saved us with the flames of their lives…
Is the Getter doing the same thing here?
Master. Master!?
…
(Undefeated of the East, Master Asia)
Master!
…You’re too loud, Domon. A man worthy of his name shouldn’t cry so easily.
Masteeeeerrrrrrr!

What are you doing? There’s still enemies remaining. Go!
Yes!

The map ends when all enemies are defeated.


You saved us, Jack.
No thanks needed, pardner.
Dad!
Kenichi, Daijiro, Hiyoshi. You’ve done well. You’re all grown up now…
Doctor, it seems the Getter chose us once again.
Choose us? I don’t know about that… Maybe the Getter is just keeping us alive for now.
Musashi, it’s finally over!

This first scene is only if you defeated Master Asia in the last chapter, but didn’t do the Shin Getter secret in this stage.

[Hoshimicho, Beach]
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Ugh…
There he is! Over there!
Master, where are you going! If you don’t rest, your body will…
I know what’ll happen to me… I was looking for a wide open space…
Master…
Domon, don’t say anything. Just finish me off. Wipe everything away without leaving anything behind!
I can’t!
You want me to become a Zombie Soldier! You want my corpse to spread death to countless people!?
Master Asia.
…You guys are always causing me trouble… I’ll leave this dunce in your care… He may be strong, but he’s still immature has a human.
Master, I…
Don’t you see your own immaturity? Stupid disciple!! Guh… It’s getting hard to talk…
Domon… While he’s still alive…
I know…
Hmph… No matter how many times it’s happened, I never get used to dying…
Master, although I’m an unworthy disciple… I’ll give it my all.
School of the Undefeated of the East!
The Winds of the King!
Zenshin Keiretsu!
Tenpa Kyoran!!
LOOK! THE EAST IS BURNING RED!!
Sekiha! TENKYOKEEEEEEEEEN!!
(...Finally…)

It’s over.
No, it’s not over yet. Those bastards played with Master’s life! As long as they still breathe, it’ll never be over!!

I’m not crying, you’re crying. Anyway, back to our normal timeline.


[???, ???]
…
Sleeping like a baby… Lord Heinel, what would you say if you found out that I secretly installed an escape pod in Godol?
Are you sure you should have done that?
Lalia!? Why are you here!?
Duminas ordered me to find you.
What do you want with us? We’ve lost everything. We can’t beat you.
…That’s not it. And you haven’t lost everything yet. You still have the man you love.
…
What will you do now?
I will spend the rest of my life in seclusion, in a place where Earthlings can’t find me.
They’ll find you eventually. Please follow me instead…
Is that a spaceship!?
It can’t go to the ends of the universe, but you should at least be able to reach a nearby star system.
Why are you doing this?
Please, just escape from the Earth Sphere as fast as you can. It’ll be trouble if a pursuit force goes after you. When they analyze Godol's wreckage, they’ll notice the escape pod.
…Very well. I’ll travel with Lord Heinel to a faraway planet where no one will find us.
Take care. We probably won’t meet again…


[GEAR HQ, Infirmary]
Amazing… There’s not even a trace of the DG cells left.
We really must thank the Getter Rays.
No need for that. The Getter was just apologizing.
What do you mean?
When I received the Getter Rays from God Getter, I learned everything. Primarily why the Devil Gundam was resurrected.
(TL Note: God Getter is the name of the blue Shin Getter that it becomes during its new attacks.)
The Devil Gundam was resurrected?
Wasn’t that Duminas’ doing?
No. Duminas found out about the Devil Gundam’s revival and ordered Despinis to use it as their pawn.
That’s why they revived you as its pilot.
So what brought back the Devil Gundam?
…It was the Getter itself.
You’re not just pulling our legs, are you?
Hehehe. Don’t get too rough with me. I’m not recovering from an illness. I’m just recovering from death.
Tch. Yet you’re eating all that food.
You guys did destroy the Devil Gundam back then, and it was meant to break into countless pieces and decay into nothingness. But one day, a massive amount of Getter Rays engulfed the Earth.
I see. It was back then!
Back when?
It was the previous final battle against the Dinosaur Empire. Musashi exploded the old Getter’s reactor and vaporized them with a large amount of Getter Rays.
Right. That killed most of the Dinosaurs and left Gore half-dead.
I see. So the Getter Rays from that time covered the Earth and interacted with the pieces of the Devil Gundam.
That activated the DG Cells and revived the Gundam…
They knew that too, so they came up with the idea of exposing the Devil Gundam to Shin Getter in order to further evolve it.
So the Getter revived me, even though it was an accident, as an apology for the whole Devil Gundam thing… At least, that’s what I felt.


[GEAR HQ, Command Room]
Dad!
Pops!
Dad, you’re the real thing this time!!
Yes, we did a thorough check and he’s 100% human.
It seems like I’ve caused everyone a lot of trouble.
Eh, forget about it.
Oh, Shiratori. Thank you for helping him out.
No, it was just a coincidence. I happened to encounter a flying saucer carrying the doctor on my way to Earth.
But why did a Jovian come alone?
Oh right. First, let me tell you why I came to earth.
Let’s hear it.
We, the Anti-Earth Cooperative Federation of the Jovian Sphere: Ganymede, Callisto, Europa, and Associated Moons and Asteroids, wish for peace with the UESN.
Peace!?
Wow.
So to convey that and to get in touch with Earth, My sister Yukina and I came here as emissaries.
I’m against it! Not with these Earthlings!
Yukina, behave!! I’m sorry for that.
No, it’s important for people like your sister to learn about us.
After all, the Jovians were originally Earthlings, right?
Shut up!
What was that!?
Ginga, stop it. Yukina, are you planning to stop your brother?
…Uhh…
Even if you suddenly want peace, it’s not that easy.
We’ll wait until you’re ready. Until then, I’ve been ordered to fight alongside you.
Shiratori, you’ll join THE BOYS?
Oh! Minato… Yes. Depending on your current enemy, I will do my best to act for Minato, not as a member of THE BOYS.
Are you sure? We’d accept you.
We have no reason to refuse.
But since we were just enemies, we’ll have to keep a close eye on you. What do you think?
I accept.
The question is, who’ll be the watchman?
I think Minato would be good. That way Shiratori won’t get any funny ideas.
Nah, it’ll be the opposite. He’ll have nothing but funny ideas.
I, as a member of the Jovian Federation, would never do anything indecent!
Hey, I never said anything about anything indecent.
Ugh…
I’ll warn you. If you do something bad, the responsibility will fall on the guard. Don’t forget that.
Okay.
And there you have it. Minato, any objections?
O-oh. None at all.
N-nice to meet you!
Hehe. Likewise.
Big bro, don’t let your guard down. We’re in the middle of enemy territory!
What’s wrong with you? You’ve been acting weird.
No, that kid might be the most sensible out of all of us.


[GEAR HQ, A Room]
You’re leaving already?
Yeah. You saw it too. The Getter Rays are still largely unknown. I need to investigate them further.
I’ll treasure all the information you gave me.
Aren’t you going to research the Getter?
My focus is Time Flow energy. I can use the Getter as a reference, but I won’t be doing anything serious about it.
I see. Shame.
Time Flow energy is just as mysterious as Getter Rays.
Let’s both do our best.
We can’t lose to Photon Power or Super Electromagnetism when it comes to practical use.
C’mon old man. Let’s go.
Professor, this is goodbye for now.
Yeah. Hayato, I’m counting on you to take care of Shin Getter.
Of course.


[GEAR HQ, Hangar]
Good grief. Fixing the town ain’t easy.
It’s our town, man. Do it properly!
It may be mundane, but just think about how grateful everyone will be.
Besides, we might find things we can use, right?
Hehehe. Look at this.
Hmm? T-that dagger!
Cool, right? It must have fallen off of Godol.
This can’t be. Heinel was my son and Kenichi’s brother the entire time!?
WHAT!?
What an ironic fate…
I have another brother…
Ah, but we couldn’t find a cockpit. Maybe he escaped?
Maybe… Heinel… I hope you’re still alive.


[GEAR HQ, Command Room]
So from this battle, the Dinosaur and Boazan Empires have been annihilated.
We’ve culled our enemies’ numbers considerably.
It would be nice if we could make peace with the Jovians.
Yeah. The UESN advocates Total Pacifism. As long as they’re serious about peace, we have no reason to continue fighting.
I dunno about that. It could be a trap to make us lower our guards, like with the Mycenae.
That kind of attitude will keep us fighting forever.
It’s true that we can’t always take what our enemies say at face value.
But if we don’t, the fighting will just get more complicated.
At the very least, the fighting won’t stop until we wipe out everyone who considers us enemies.
I don’t think that would be the best way to end this…
Killing every enemy to end the war seems kinda sad…
Hey, since when did we become the National Diet? We shouldn’t be in charge of making political decisions.
It’s fine, isn’t it? Our enemies are decreasing and we’re starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Excuse me Chief. Look at this…
Lemme see… What!?
Did something happen?
It’s about Altair.
Is something wrong with him!?
No, he’s fine. He’s about to get discharged soon. However…
However?
Someone stole Altair’s Gear Commander.
How!?
Don’t tell me Galfa has brought reinforcements!
It’s possible…
Dammit. I knew they wouldn’t give up so easily.
The moment you drop your guard after a victory is when they get you.


[Hoshimicho, City]
Lord Subaru, here’s the Gear Commander.
(Zero)
Thank you, Zero. So this is his Gear Commander… Accursed Dendoh…
(Subaru)

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Last time, the Dinosaurs and the Boazans were defeated and Master Asia was cured.


[GEAR HQ, Hangar]
Rain, is it finished?
Yes it is.
Is that the Master Gundam?
How’s it look, Domon? Now I can fight too.
The original Master Gundam was the Kowloon Gundam transformed by DG Cells, right?
This one is recreated without any DG Cells. It might not have as much power as the original because of it.
Yeah…
Don’t worry about it. I’ll make up for any loss of power with my martial arts techniques.
Alright alright alright.
What’s that? It’s huge.
I heard it’s an upgrade for the Nadesico.
Could this really be…
Do you recognize it?
It’s probably a control system that converts the Phase Transition Engine’s energy into a weapon.
That it is. This Y-Unit will be installed on the Nadesico.
Well, it was originally going to be installed on a different ship, but things happened and now it’s re-adjusted for the Nadesico.
If something’s getting an upgrade, shouldn’t it be the Aestis rather than the Nadesico?
It’ll take a little longer, but they’re working on it.
If it’s being repurposed as a weapon, does that mean the ship will have a new attack?
Yup. The Phase Transition Cannon uses Phase Transition energy.
Wow! Bright, are there any new weapons for the Nahel Argama?
There’s no plans for anything like that. Unlike Nergal’s battleships, the Nahel is more of a mobile suit transport ship.
Even so, the Nahel Argama isn’t lacking in firepower.
Speaking of which, Mizuho, how did you know what this was? It’s supposed to be top secret, even within Nergal…
Um…
Any information is bound to leak.
I see. If that’s the case, then that’ll be a problem. I’ll ask HQ to tighten its information security.


[GEAR HQ, Command Room]
Are you serious about this?
Yes. It’s Nergal’s decision. It won’t cause any trouble for GEAR, we just want to use the amusement park above us as a venue.
What’re you talking about?
Oh perfect. There’s something we’d like your cooperation with, Captain Bright.
Cooperation? Is it something to do with the Nadesico’s upgrade?
Yes. In fact, along with this upgrade, we’ve decided to choose a new Captain.
Is there a problem with Captain Misumaru?
I think she’s doing a great job.
Of course she’s still in the running for Captain, but we’ll be looking at other candidates as well.
So you’re asking me to choose a new Captain…
You don’t need to take this so seriously. I just want you to be a special judge.
A judge?
Bright, you see…
We’re calling it the “Nadesico, Now Known as Y-Nadesico, New Captain Selection! The Miss Nadesico Contest”!!
…What.


[GEAR HQ, Hallway]
The hell… “The winner of this contest will become the Captain of the Y-Nadesico”. What bullcrap is this?
Wait… Are they going to choose the new Captain with a beauty contest? That’s idiotic!
Does wearing a swimsuit have something to do with a Captain’s abilities?
Hey, what should we do? Should we go and watch?
I promised my dad that we’d go see a soccer match that day.
Sounds nice. My dad travels around the world non-stop.
So you don’t get to see him very often. Aren’t you lonely?
Only when he comes back home.
What do you mean?
Well, when he returns home, he’s fully immersed in whatever the culture and customs are from wherever he was.
I remember he was crazy about France the last time he came back to Japan.
At least it was France. When he was reporting on the Principality of Zeon, he came back shouting “Sieg Zeon!”.
Hey hey, does that mean anyone can participate?
No. It says that participation is limited to only Nadesico crew members.
Oh, so it’s an internal Nadesico event.
What a shame. I’d win if I participated.
As if. I’m sure I can beat you with my feminine charm.
Ha. Shall we have our own contest?
Interesting. I’ll take you on.
…This is so stupid. Are all Earthlings like this?


[GEAR HQ, Command Room]
So the special judges will be Captain Bright, Jamil, Colonel Jin, and Vice Commander Vega.
Can I ask a question?
Go ahead.
Does Nergal always choose its Captains like this?
No, this is the first time. But if this turns out well, I’m sure it’ll become the standard.
I don’t think this is an appropriate way to measure a Captain’s abilities.
Are you sure about this, Captain Misumaru? I wouldn’t want to be let go like this.
I’d be lying if I said I was OK with this, but I’m participating too so I just gotta win.
Answering Jamil’s concern, that’s not an issue.
In this modern age where battles are mechanically systemized, the decision of a single ship’s Captain doesn’t have the power to determine the outcome of a battle.
In other words, in this day and age, there’s no need for a Captain really. At least in terms of operational or decision-making ability.
So you’re saying…
It doesn’t matter who it is.
!!!
I feel insulted.
No, no. It’s not an insult. I can only say this because the Nadesico is equipped with an extremely advanced computer like Omoikane. Captains are far more important in ships like the Nahel Argama.
The Captain of the Nadesico has another role to play. They need to raise the crew’s morale and make them think “I’d die for my Captain”.
That’s not a good follow-up!
That’s stupid. By that logic, it would be ideal for all crew members to become members of the Captain’s fan club.
That would be ideal, yes.
…So that’s why I was chosen as the first Captain…
Being a Captain isn’t a popularity contest!
Look at reality. If you ask the young people who they would rather die for between you and Yurika, they’d choose Yurika every time.
That’s not what I’m talking about!


[Meganoid Base, Command Room]
…The Miss Nadesico contest to select a new Captain… How quant.
We’ll prepare to launch immediately.
Wait. We need to plan our strategy carefully. I don’t want to make the same mistake as I did with Beltori.
Fufufu. Zenoia, I, Commander Nendol, will lend you my strength.
(Nendol)
Commander Nendol, the Meganoid’s greatest master of disguise, right? Alright, I’m counting on you.
Leave it to me.


[Amusement Park, Contest Venue]
The “Nadesico, Now Known as Y-Nadesico, New Captain Selection! The Miss Nadesico Contest” has finally begun!
I, Aiko Asano, and Susumu Kirakuni, will be your hosts!
Now, let’s introduce the contestants who’ve made it through the rigorous preliminaries!


[Hoshimicho, City]
Zero, what’re they doing?
It seems to be a selection test to decide the next Captain of a battleship.
Is it necessary to do something like that to decide on a battleship Captain?
No. I don’t think so.
Is that really an ability needed for a Captain?
…Sometimes I just don’t understand humans.
I don’t either…
Lord Subaru, where are you going?
I’m gonna walk around town by myself for a bit. I should know a little about the people I’m fighting.
There’s no need for that. Just think of this like getting rid of pests that infest plants. There’s no need for you to know anything about those pests.
But those pests took Altair and Ogre from me… That damn Hokuto Kusanagi…

This next scene is Raul only.


[GEAR HQ, Hangar]
Hey, why don’t we take a break?
…Don’t you want to go see the contest? Even Uribatake went.
I wanted to go with you. It’s a Captain selection, so maybe they’ll do something special.
From what I saw, it’s really more of a beauty pageant.
Probably…
Do men really like beauty pageants?
I prefer festivals myself.
You like lively places, don’t you?
Maybe it’s a reaction to being on Saturn for a long time. I get happy just being around a lot of people.
Raji seems to prefer quiet places.
You think so? He’s actually quite a lonely person.
Is that right?
When everyone is having fun, you don’t join in, but you don’t leave the room either. It’s something like that.
I can kinda understand that.

The next few scenes are Fiona only. It’ll be easier to read it that way. Anything in the quotes will be Raul’s route until said otherwise.

[GEAR HQ, Command Room]
It’s started.
You’d never think that these guys are the ones protecting the Earth.
They’re certainly skilled, but…
…Hey, where’s Raji?
Isn’t he at the contest venue?
He’s a guy after all.
I thought he wouldn’t be interested in this sort of thing.
That's just something a childhood friend would say.
That’s not what I meant!
Raji put in a travel request.
A travel request?
I saw him looking at a map earlier, so I think it’s somewhere pretty far.

[GEAR HQ, A Room]
Where did you go without telling me? Don’t tell me it’s the Saotome Lab again… Wait, there’s something on his calendar… What’s today again… Ah!

[GEAR HQ, Hangar]
What’s wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?
Sorry! I’m going to use the Flyer Frame for a bit.
You’re going out?
Command room, I’m launching in the Excellence!
Hey, where are you going?
I’ll be right back. Please open the hatch.
Ah well. Use Ogre’s launch point. Be careful to not be seen by the enemy.
Thank you! Excellence Flyer, standby OK… GO!


[Amusement Park, Contest Venue]
Now finally, the moment you and your eyes have been waiting for!
It’s time for the swimsuit contest!

So there is a swimsuit contest after all.
It’s a given.
Do all men like those kinds of swimsuits?
I guess it’s different for each person.
Even if we like different swimsuits, we all have the one we’d want to see the most.
Huh?
We want to see the girl we like the most in a swimsuit.
You’re right about that.

…I just can't make the connection between the Captain position and a swimsuit contest…
The pamphlet says “We judge your self-control ability from your proportions and how well you can impress others from your swimsuit and poses”.
Even if you tell me to choose one… Whoa!
Contestant number 5, please stop shaking your butt at the judges.
We’re not the kinds of people who’d change our minds over something like that.
T-this is… To go that far…
Big bro, wake up already. All women on Earth are like that!
…I pray Mirai doesn’t see me here…
Next up is entry number 6, Izumi Maki.
Number 6, Izumi Maki… Gonna recite my heart sutra... 'Prajna--'... more like pray'n'a Buddha for abs like these

…That’s pretty funny.
But whoever wins will be in charge of everyone onboard the Nadesico.
Depending on who wins, it might be best to move all of our work onto the Nahel Argama…

[Cemetery]
(The Cemetery is somewhere around Kyoto.)
…
…I’m sure it’s hard to believe all that coming from an adult…
So you were here after all.
…Fiona.
Today’s the anniversary of your mom’s death…
12 years ago, my mom died…and we left for Saturn.
When we came back, this whole area was in ruins from all the bombings. We couldn’t even find her grave.
Yeah. That’s why I wanted to visit before it all got bombed.
Why didn’t you invite me here?
Well…
I don’t have many memories of your mom, but… I remember your face at her funeral. All the crying…
…
Say something already! You always shut up as soon as things get a little awkward.
I finally remembered.
Remember what?
The reason our dads tried to build a time machine… It was all my fault…

After mom died, I asked dad to take me to where she was.
That’s…
Looking back, it was just a childish tantrum… But he took me seriously…
So the time machine was for…
Normal parents would think of the afterlife if given the same stupid request… Dad thought of taking me to a time where she was still alive. He’s a goddamn fool… and your dad went along with it…
Raji…
I’m a bigger fool… I forgot about that and kept denying time travel after he died… Maybe this time slip was dad’s revenge for all that.
…
What’s wrong?
Are you in a hurry to go back to GEAR?
Not really…
In that case, come with me for a bit. I saw an amazing waterfall on the way here.
A waterfall? There’s none of those on the Moon or in the colonies.
We’re still on Earth, so we’d be missing out if we don’t see places like that.
Okay… Let’s go see it together.


[Amusement Park, Contest Venue]
Sorry to keep you waiting! The final results of the contest are out.
Time to announce it! The winner is…
Ruri Hoshino!
R-Ruri!? Seriously, how did that happen?
…
Now for the award ceremony. Ruri, please come forward.
Good grief. It’s finally over.
Nendol, that’s the winner. Don’t mess this up.
Leave it to me. You’re counting on me after all.
Yes.


[Amusement Park, A Room]
…I lost.
That’s a shame, Yurika.
Akito, what should I do now? If I get booted from the Nadesico…
If that happens, I’ll leave the ship too.
Eh?
We’ll quit THE BOYS and live together.
Akito, really!?
Yeah… I love you.
Akito!! I’m so happy!!
(...That was so easy…)
[Punching sound]
Ugh!
Keep this woman locked up. I’ll turn her into a Meganoid later.
Next up… You know what to do, right?
Yes. Next I’ll disguise myself as this woman.
There. It’ll be easy as the former Captain.
I’ll leave it to you, Commander Nendol.


[Y-Nadesico, Bridge]
I’m actually the captain…
What’s wrong, Ruri?
Yurika… I know it’s a bit late to question things, but was this really the right call?
Be confident! Everyone agrees that you’re far more suitable to be the Captain than me.
Is that so…
If you keep doubting yourself, I’ll end up being the Captain again.
[Punching sounds]
Ah…
Well, I’d like the real Captain to take a nap for a while…
…
Damn, she’s heavier than she looks… Dammit! I can’t do any heavy lifting while disguised as a woman… Um, who’s someone male…


[Amusement Park, A Room]
…Is that you, Nendol?
Yea. Ruri’s in this bag. I hope the operation is going according to plan.
Yes. So far so good.
Fufufu. Now the Y-Nadesico is all ours.


[Y-Nadesico, Deck]
In about an hour, the new Captain’s appointment ceremony and the unveiling of the Y-Nadesico will begin. Please prepare the crew.
What the hell is this? Why do we have to do midair acrobatics in the Air Combat Frames!?
It’s just a demonstration. Don’t think too much about it.

Wouldn’t the Flyer Frame be better for this?
It wasn’t made for acrobatics, so it’ll be dangerous.
But isn’t acrobatic flying better than aerial combat?
That’s true. The Excellence might be happier just flying than fighting.

Acrobatics, eh? We had to do that a lot during our intensive training under Professor Sakonji.
It’s impossible for someone who can’t balance their mechs well.
Performing acrobatics is a way for a pilot to show off their skills.
Huh? Did someone order a large package?
No, it wasn’t me. That’s a big one though.
I ordered it… I plan to use it very soon, so please just leave it there.
What’s it for?
It’s a secret.
I got it! It’s a present to celebrate her appointment.
It’s a secret.
(Fufufu…)
Ruri, I can’t find Yurika anywhere. Do you know where she went?
Don’t be rude, Tenkawa. She’s now the Y-Nadesico’s captain, so please treat her with the proper respect.
It’s fine. Ruri or Ruriruri is fine.
If we don’t do it properly, it’ll hinder our organizational structure.
That’s right. THE BOYS, especially the Nadesico, are too pampered.
I can’t imagine Yurika or Captain Ruri doing any “corrections” on us.
That would be frightening.
Where’s Yurika anyway? If you don’t know, then…
Maybe she’s too shocked that she’s no longer the captain?


[Hoshimicho, Warehouse]
Hey, let us out!
There’s no point, Captain. There’s no one around and we’re chained up.
But we have to do something… If we stay like this, who knows what they’ll do to us.


Watching over these guys is so boring.
I’m hungry.
I’m hungry.
I’m hungry.
W-what are you guys doing?
Food!
WAAAAAAH! Stop it! Don’t eat me!!


There’s some kind of commotion outside.
Look! The door lock is broken!
The entire doorknob was pulled out.
I don’t know what’s going on, but the door should open now! Let’s book it, Ruri!


H-help meeeeeee!!
The guards are running away.
Are they running from you guys?
This tastes awful.
This tastes awful.
This tastes awfull.
…They’re eating the door lock.
Huh? What’s up with you guys?
You’re hungry too, right?
We’re not sharing.
Wait, you got something tasty?
Huh? You mean these handcuffs and chains?
It’s all yours.
Don’t mind if I do.
You just devoured these handcuffs and chains… You’re really eating that…
I don’t care. Let’s go.
R-right. Thank you for helping us… I hope you don’t get an upset stomach.
Get out of the way already.
Excuse us.
Huh? Isn’t that woman from the contest earlier…
Who is it this time?
Aren’t you guys Galfa?
Huh?


[???, ???]
Absolute.
…Absolute…
Witter.
…Witter…
Gourmet.
…Gourmet…
Apparently these three are Chips from the Spiral Castle’s three generals.
Hmm. This is the first time I’ve seen a Chip.
Their real bodies were destroyed by THE BOYS, right? So why are only their Chips left?
Huuuuuh?
Whenever I hear “THE BOYS”, it kinda annoys me.
…As you can see, they’ve lost everything, even their own names. We’re not going to get any useful intel from them.
So what should we do with them?
We’ll dispose of them. They’re beyond useless.
Dispose.
Dispose.
Dispose.
Wait! Even without their memories, a Galfa is still a Galfa. I’ll take care of them!
…Very well… If you say so.
Be thankful you guys didn’t end up as scrap.
Thank you, Lord Subaru~
Lord Subaru~
Lord Subaru~


[Y-Nadesico, Bridge]
I’m ready…
We’re also ready. Let’s begin.
(She’s on the phone)
…Omoikane, launch the Y-Nadesico.


[Y-Nadesico, Deck]
W-what the heck!? I didn’t hear anything about us launching.
What’s going on in the bridge!?
Attention everyone on board… The ship is launching as is. Our destination is Mars.
(Nendol is on the phone)
What!?
Hey Ruri, what’s going on!?
Even though you’re the Captain, there are still things you can’t do.
Who cares. The Y-Nadesico belongs to us, the Meganoids.
The Meganoids!?
Who are you? You’re not Ruriruri!
Fufufu. Sometimes I’m Ruri Hoshino…
Sometimes I’m Akito Tenkawa…
Sometimes I’m Tetsuya Tsurugi…
Sometimes I’m Yurika Misumaru… But my true identity is!
Commander Nendol of the Meganoids!!
I can’t believe that a proud mechanical Meganoid has resorted to using trickery and disguises.
I’m not making any excuses.
This is impossible! To give orders to Omoikane, one must pass every check possible. No matter how good a disguise is, it would be impossible to fool our computer.
A Meganoid’s disguise isn’t just a costume change. We can perfectly disguise not only our fingerprints and voiceprints, but even our very DNA. Ha!
As you can see here. Omoikane, launch the Y-Nadesico.
…UNDERSTOOD…
Hey! You tricked us right under our noses!
Omoikane is just a machine after all. Merely a computer.
I’ll leave it to our Soldiers to take control of this ship.
UUUUOOOOOOOOOO!
It’s the package from earlier!
The Meganoid Soldiers were hiding inside of it.
Haah! Today we’ll show you the power of us nameless grunts.
Your words, not ours.
[Ship launching sounds]
W-what’s going on?
The Y-Nadesico is launching!


[GEAR HQ, Command Room]
The Y-Nadesico is moving on its own!?
…I sense a malicious intent…
Incoming communication from inside the Y-Nadesico. A Meganoid has disguised itself as Captain Hoshino and seized the ship.
It’s been hijacked?
We need to stop the Y-Nadesico.
Launch the Nahel Argama now!
Contact Hokuto! Deploy Ogre!!


Chapter 28: Tomorrow’s “Captain” Is You!




Right off the bat, deploy 11 units. You cannot deploy any of the Aestis, Daitarn 3, or Ogre. If you’re playing as Fiona, you can’t deploy her either.

You’re here, THE BOYS.
Ahh! You’re that Meganoid woman from before!
You stopped me once before, but now I’m victorious. I’ll take the Y-Nadesico and everything inside of it with me.
I won’t let you do that!
I’ll stop you even if I have to use force.
Don’t attack the Y-Nadesico! Our friends are still inside.
So what should we do, Bright?
Kuh…
This is perfect. Nendol, they can’t attack the Y-Nadesico. Don will surely be pleased if we destroy them before we return to Mars.
Leave it to me. I’ll obliterate them!
Dammit! This is what happens when you trust computers too much!
Is that the Y-Nadesico?
But how!? Ruri and I are over here!
Garrod, over there on the dock…
Is that Yurikia and Ruri?
Did our Soldiers let them get away?
The real Ruriruri is over there!
(The cutoff is here between Raul and Fiona’s routes. Raul is back as the main character for the rest of the chapter, so Fiona’s portion will be in quotes.)
Okay Akito, go and get them!
We’ll take care of things here.
Don’t let them get away! Commander Nendol will get pissed at us!
Shut your traps!


(Akito is forced into the Air Frame for this stage)
Yurika! Ruri!


Akito, you came for us!
Get on board! We need the real Ruri to retake the Y-Nadesico.
Bring the Captain here right away. Otherwise the ship will stay like this forever.
Hurry. You’re too far away for the Aestivalis to regain its energy.
I know that. If I don’t get close to the Nadesico soon, I’ll run out of energy and won’t be able to move!
Dammit. Take down that Aestivalis! Nendol, don’t let it get close!
Tenkaway, hurry! Get back here now!
Any units with resupply devices, go and support Tenkawa!

[Fiona in the Excellence Flyer spawns]
Isn’t that Yurika over there?
Hoshino is with her too.
Fiona, over here! Please take us to the Y-Nadesico immediately.
Huh?
Hurry! The Y-Nadesico has been hijacked by the enemy.
To take it back, bring both of them to the Nadesico.
Bring the Captain here right away. Otherwise the ship will stay like this forever.
Okay. I’ll get off, so take the two of them there.
[Fiona moves to where Yurika and Ruri are]
Hurry up and get on!
Thank you.
Get them to the ship now!
Akito, I’m on my way.

Firstly, a new unit!


[GF13-001NHII Master Gundam (And with Fuunsaiki)]
It’s as good as the God Gundam but with more longer ranged options. It can also ride Fuunsaiki for the same benefits that God gets. On foot, Master and God have three combo attacks with each other, all of which are very powerful. Between Shining, Master, and Fuunsaiki, God Gundam has a lot of great partners. Just be sure to max out Master’s EN when you can since he’ll run dry very quickly.


So depending on who you’re playing as, you have to bring either Akito or Fiona to the Y-Nadesico. It’s easier as Fiona since you’re not dealing with a quickly draining EN supply. The Aestis can be resupplied by a resupplier like Kerott or Boss Borot, so you’re not entirely boned if you run out of EN. Also it’s Game Over if you defeat the Nadesico. Rush Akito/Fiona there as fast as possible.

If you do attack the Nadesico, Ryoko gets pissed at you (the player).

What are you doing, idiot?

And if you take it down for some reason…

You really took down your own allies!?
[GAME OVER]

At the start of turn 4…


Enemy units approaching! Wait, it can’t be!?


Aren’t they Galfa!?
You’ve got to be kidding me! We destroyed them!
So the Galfa homeworld hasn’t given up on Dendoh after all.
Where’s Hokuto?
We’ve sent him an emergency call. He should be here soon.
Haa. Haa… Is that Galfa!? Okay then. Ogre, scramble!!


Answer my voice as your rightful successor, Ogre!


Ah! Ogre! Where are you going!? Not that way. Not that way!
Very good.


Vega, Ogre just flew off. Is that alright?
Yeah. It must have gone to where Hokuto is.
Ogre, you’re going the wrong way! Where are you going!?

Now Galfa’s here too! No bosses, so it’s just a bunch of grunts. Focus on the Meganoids first and worry about the Galfa when they get closer.


Unrelated to this stage, but I found a weird bug where Master Gundam and Akito’s Aesti occupied the same space. Akito got priority when selecting the unit on that space. No idea how this happened. It went away once I moved him.

Anyway, the plot continues when you get Akito or Fiona next to the Y-Nadesico. For me, this happened before the Galfa showed up.


Alright! Both of you, hurry to the bridge!
Thanks Akito. I love you!
Quit flirting when it’s an emergency!

We’re here! Both of you, hurry to the bridge!
Let’s go Ruri!
OK.

We’re pretty much done here too.
Nendol, the jig is up.
Curse you Banjo… Let’s call this a draw.
That’s what losers say.
I haven’t lost yet! Muuuuuuuu!
Oh no. He’s turning into a Megaborg!
If he grows big, the bridge will be ruined! Do something!
Omoikane, activate emergency systems. Eject the Meganoid.
…UNDERSTOOD…
Whoa!


Curses. Who the hell do you think you are!?
This isn’t the place for you. Let’s go. DAITARN COOOOOOME HEREEEEEEEE!


Omoikane, start all systems…
Ruri, do your best.
…Thanks.
Damn you. How dare you mess up my plans!
You disguised yourself as us and went around doing terrible things. If you’re going to be evil, why can’t you be more honest about it?
Yeah. That’s really underhanded of you!


Beltori, why are you here?
I came to help since you’re all so incompetent.
The last plan was your failure!
It was yours too! I’ve come here to avenge my humiliation!
It doesn’t matter how many Meganoids are here!
For the sake of the world and its people, especially for beautiful women, Daitarn 3 will crush the ambitions of the Meganoids. If you don’t fear the radiance of the sun, then bring it on!
Repeated catchphrases are fatal and monotony is the enemy of the Meganoids.
A great catchphrase is eternal!
Enough nonsense!


[Y-Nadesico]
It’s just like the normal Nadesico, but with slightly higher stats and a new MAP attack that requires a lot of EN and will.

Strangely, Yurika is still captaining the Y-Nadesico. Anyway, there’s more Meganoids so more killing to be done.


Here’s Megaborg Nendol. Not really anything special. Just a reminder that all Megaborgs (giant Meganoids) have innate HP regen, so try to take them out in one turn.

Boss dialog time. None of them retreat at low HP, so go all out.

Until I receive Don Zauther’s love, I will never perish!
Even he must have issues with your heavy love.
Silence! Today I will defeat you and take Koros’ place by Don’s side!

Commander Nendol! You’re a failure who can only disguise yourself to steal what belongs to others.
Kukuku. Is that what it looks like, Banjo?

I can’t believe you disguised yourself as Akito of all people!
Even Omoikane was fooled…
Fufufu. That just goes to show how perfect my disguises are.

Beltori doesn’t say anything when defeated, but Zenoia and Nendol do.


D-damn you THE BOOOOOOOYS!


Curse you. I won’t die here… We’ll meet again!
[She explodes]
Good grief. There’s nothing scarier than a jealous woman.

The map ends when all enemies are defeated.


[Hoshimicho, Beach}
Haaa. Haaa. I finally caught up with you. Ogre, what happened?
It’s because I summoned it, Hokuto Kusanagi!
Huh? …How do you know my name?
Because I told him.
Tis! This is your doing.
It is. I called Ogre here… Thanks to this white Gear Commander.
So that was you who took it!
Ogre is mine. I’m taking it back…along with you!
Uwaaaaaaaaaa!


[Amusement Park, Contest Venue]
A lot of things happened, but now we’ll begin the award ceremony and present the master keys to the Y-Nadesico.
Congrats again, Ruri. Please continue to support the Nadesico.
…
Now let’s present the award. Ruri, please come forward.
I withdraw my participation.
Eh?
I forfeit. See ya.
Oh dear! What should we do…


[GEAR HQ, Command Room]
Well since she withdrew, the second place winner, Yurika Misumaru, wins.
So nothing’s changed.
That’s fine, isn’t it? I think she’s the perfect choice as Captain.
Haaaaaa… I was looking forward to a new Captain.
Looking forward to working with you all in the future. V!

This next scene is Raul only.


[GEAR HQ, Hallway]
This sure was a hectic day.
But it was fun. A very nice distraction.
Yeah. It wasn’t bad.
I’ll keep doing my best.
Same here.


[GEAR HQ, Command Room]
There’s still no sign of Ogre or Hokuto?
Nada. Trowa and the others are still looking for them.
This is all we found.
His communication bracelet…
…We should assume he was either killed or captured by the enemy.
T-that’s impossible! He has to be fine! Unicorn, Dragon, and Viper are all with him!
You’re right.
We’ll expand the search area.
Hokuto aside, it would be hard to hide something like Ogre moving around.
[Alarm]
Status report!
GEAR Russia is sending an SOS!
Bring up the satellite footage!
Oh no!
…How horrible…
How many enemies are there? We’ll deploy immediately!
They say there’s only one enemy!
Only one!?
No…
[Explosion]
Oh no…
GEAR Russia is gone…
There’s no doubt about it… The Galfa homeworld has sent reinforcements…and they’re extremely powerful.
Contact all GEAR branches immediately! They’re targeting us!
[Phone rings]
Is that another branch!?
No, it’s a communication from space… It’s from Pala of Satelicon.
Pala Sys, eh? Connect her to me.
Captain Bright, what’s Satelicon?
It’s an organization that cooperated with the AEUG in space.
Thank you for the helpful explanation.
Ah, it finally went through. Captain Bright, we’ve got trouble! Get to space right away!!
(Pala Sys) (She’s on the phone)
Calm down! What happened? Where’s Roiza?
…Everyone’s gone… Everyone on Satelicon is dead except for me!
What the hell!?
A weird Gundam fired something like a Satellite Cannon at the base! We didn’t have time to run away.
A weird Gundam?
A Satellite Cannon!?
The Frost Brothers! They’re in space?
I just happened to be out on patrol at the time…
Okay. I’ll guide you to Earth, so come here right away.
There’s no time for that! Those Neo Zeon guys are preparing the Colony Laser!
The Colony Laser!?
What’s a Colony Laser?
It’s a space colony that’s been turned into a giant laser cannon.
You’ve got to be kidding me. If that goes off, it’ll be the end of the world!
After Dekim’s coup, we let our guard down and thought they’d be quiet for a while. Big mistake.
Okay, we’ll go into space right away. Keep an eye on their movement, but don’t push yourself too hard.
R-roger.
You heard it, Chief. I’m sorry but the Nahel Argama will be going into space to stop the Colony Laser. I’d like to borrow some forces as well.
That’s fine, but…
I know. We’ll leave some forces behind to fight back against whoever’s attacking the GEAR branches.


And that’s the situation. Who wants to volunteer to go into space with us?
Not me. I have to look for Hokuto and who knows when the enemy will come here!
We understand. You look for your partner here.
We, the Shuffle Alliance, will go to space. Rain, Allenby, are you alright with that?
Of course!
And you, Master?
No, I’ll stay at GEAR.
Why?
You can’t follow me around forever. Besides, I’m interested in the enemy who destroyed GEAR Russia single handedly.
We’ll stay with GEAR too.
I’ll go to space then.
The Getter Team will also go to space. We can’t leave the Colony Laser unchecked.
Texas Mack will join the space rodeo.
Would either Combattler or Voltes like to come?
Combattler will join you.
Good idea. With Kerott with us, we can also stay supplied.
You finally know our value.
In that case, Voltes will stay behind. We need to prepare for the enemy who attacked GEAR Russia.
Don’t worry, we can take them!
Yeah.
I’m staying on Earth. If a fast enemy shows up, we’d be in trouble if the Aestivalises are the only lightweight units we have.
We’ll stay down here too.
Duo, Heero, Trowa, any objections?
None.
Ok, let’s get this sorted. The members going into space will be the mobile suit units.
Except for me, Noin, Heero, Dro, Quatre, Trowa, and Wufei.
The Shuffle Alliance, the Getter Team, Texas Mack, Daitarn 3, and the Combattler Team are coming up too.
The rest of us will wait on Earth. That’s the Y-Nadesico crew, Dendoh, the Mazinger Team, the Zambot Team, the Voltes Team, and Zechs and his friends.
I’m staying on Earth too.
What about you, Raul?
That’s right. Where’s the Excellence going?


Stay at GEAR HQ
>Go to Space

Dear readers, we’ve got the final route split of the game! You’ve read who’s going where, so make your decisions.

SECRET ALERT
Go to space for secrets related to ZZ Gundam and Gundam X.
Stay at GEAR for secrets related to Zambot 3 and Dendoh.

Raul decides to head to space.

Alright. Get ready to leave momentarily. Once we’re ready, we’re leaving.

Fiona decides to stay at GEAR.

Okay. We don’t know when the enemy will come, but be prepared to be attacked at any time.
Dang it Hokuto! Where are you at a time like this…

This scene is only if you chose to stay at GEAR.

[???, ???]
…Uuuuuu…
…Are you awake?
Oh, Subaru… Where am I…
This is our…
Right, I remember now. I was battling Dendoh.
Yes, you got a little injured. But you seem to have made a complete recovery.
Yea, I feel fine now… Subaru, what’s wrong?
…
You must be exhausted, Lord Subaru. He’s been with you this entire time.
I see. I’m sorry, Subaru. But thank you.
…
It’ll be fine. I’ll definitely beat Dendoh next time.
…

The Daitarn episode featuring Nendol is episode 35.

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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.

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!

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!

Ugh. How disgusting.
[She explodes]
Ple!

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.

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…

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Last time, GEAR Russia was destroyed by a single mysterious enemy. Also Hokuto is missing. Fiona decided to stay at GEAR to help out.

TL Note: Galfa are machine lifeforms and anyone who’s a living being is called a “human”, or 人間. Being a human doesn’t necessarily mean they’re an Earthling in this case.


[GEAR HQ, Command Room]
Play it again.
Okay.
Is that footage from GEAR Russia?
Yeah. We’ve determined it’s the work of a single man. You can see him here.
That’s… That’s the asshole who destroyed GEAR Russia?
That guy isn’t human… I’d assume he’s Galfa.
That’s Zero…
Altair! How’re you feeling?
I’m fine… But even if I wasn’t, I can’t just sleep at a time like this.
So who’s Zero?
Subaru’s foster father and Emperor Galfa’s right hand man.
Who’s Subaru?
Emperor Galfa’s son… He’s supposed to be my younger brother.
So he’s another child that was given false memories?
Yes. Subaru is my successor… He’s another of Ogre’s chosen ones.
So he’s the backup in case something happens to you.
Correct… Galfa brainwashed a baby they abducted from somewhere. A GEAR can only be operated by a human after all.
That’s awful! How dare you mess with people’s memories, Galfa!
In battle, it’s natural to teach soldiers to hate the enemy. It’s not uncommon.
That’s not the case here.
To me, Zero is far more of a threat than Subaru. He’s very cunning.
Until now, Galfa has used a more straightforward approach with brute force.
We need to find Hokuto quickly! Otherwise I can only assume the worst possible outcome will happen!
The worst possible outcome…
He’ll end up like Subaru and me.


[???, ???]
…
What’s wrong? Why don’t you eat something?
…Have I ever eaten this before?
What are you talking about? We’ve always eaten this.
Yeah, but I feel like I was eating something a lot yummier…
That’s right. Supercomputer chips are much better for the palette.
You moron, quit talking nonsense!
…
Um, what is it?
Is something on our faces?
Absolute, I feel like I’ve met you somewhere before. Somewhere other than here…
I-is that right?
Yeah. Same with Witter and Gourmet… Your names sound familiar…
That can’t be true.
Even if it is true, it has nothing to do with us…
(You moron. Even if we don’t remember something, someone else might have remembered it.)
(That’s right! Don’t say anything stupid!)
…Hey, that flower smells really good.
Oh, Lord Subaru got it for me.
Oh? Thank you, Subaru.
I-it’s not like I thought you’d like it or anything. I just didn’t have anywhere to put it.
You’re not honest with yourself, Subaru… But that’s time. I’m happy that “Ginga” left it for me.
…Ginga…
What’s wrong?
…You make it seem like Lord Subaru is a human.
But Lord Subaru is a human.
But he’s His Majesty’s son.
Lord Subaru, there’s something I need to tell you.
Is it a plan to defeat Dendoh? If so, then let me in on it.
Lord Hokuto, please get some rest. Dendoh is a formidable opponent.
I’m fine. This time I’ll defeat Dendoh… Ugh…
No you won’t. You’re too exhausted from all the battles so far.
R-right… I think I’ll get some sleep.
Yeah. Good night.
Thank you, “Ginga”.
(...I’m Subaru.)


What’s on your mind? It’s troubling when you’re acting like that.
I-I know. I’m just not used to this.
He’s reborn. If he grew up with you instead of on this evil planet, this is what he would be like.
If he grew up with me instead…
Yes. In his memories, he sees himself as someone who grew up with you. Someone who fights in Ogre for you. You need to play along.
Someone who fights for me… But sometimes he calls me Ginga.
Just deal with it. For some reason, human memories can’t be erased as easily as ours.


[GEAR HQ, Command Room]
Isn’t that the King Beal?
Why are you here?
Don’t be like that. I’m here to upgrade Zambot.
Upgrade Zambot?
Yes. We’re going to modify the Ion Cannon that’s on the King Beal to be compatible with Zambot.
We’ll improve Zambot’s Ion Engine at the same time.
Yup. If we don’t, Zambot will run out of energy after a single shot, just like a Final Attack.
Well it shouldn’t take long, so we’ll get started on it right away.
Amazing.
The Ion Cannon will make Zambot even more powerful.
But Grandpa, what will King Beal do without the Ion Cannon?
Can you survive with just missiles and heat rays?
King Beal was originally an immigration ship. Of course its firepower will pale in comparison to the Nadesico or Nahel Argama. The Ion Cannon is wasted on it.
But…
Be thankful and accept it.


[GEAR HQ, Conference Room]
Altair, about Hokuto…
If Zero captured him, he’ll have false memories. He’ll be our enemy.
Isn’t there a way to have him regain his real memories?
Yes, you can. It happened to me. Remember, only those with hearts can control a GEAR.
That’s why Galfa tries to brainwash humans by replacing their memories.
Even so, humans never truly forget.
That’s right. It should be possible to get Hokuto back.
But it’s easier said than done. A person’s memories and feelings are cultivated little by little over time.
So the more time passes, the harder it’ll be to save him.
…
What’s wrong? You can’t fight him?
I can. If he attacks me, I’ll…
Can you defeat him? If you don’t, you’ll die. Even if he has false memories, Hokuto is coming for your life.
His only purpose is to defeat Dendoh without hesitation. He’s stronger now.
But…
Why the hesitation, Ginga? You’re the only one who can save him!
You’re the one chosen by the GEAR.
Altair, please consider his feelings. It’s tough to fight someone you care about.
Anyone would want to avoid it if they can.
Even if you fight for those you protect, you’re still a mother, Vega.
…I don’t want to fight my son either if I can help it…
What’s wrong with that? Don’t get so worked up over it. We don’t even know if he’ll turn out to be our enemy.
We need to prepare for the worst… Otherwise you’ll die.
Hokuto, do I really have to fight you? I hope we’re just overthinking this…


[GEAR HQ, Hangar]
…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…
What are they doing?
They’re making a new Frame for the Excellence. They’re really putting a lot of effort into this one.

The following two scenes are Fiona only.


[GEAR HQ, Kitchen]
That’s unusual. You’re cooking, Fiona.
Well excuse me. When we were on Saturn researching Time Flow energy, I was always in charge of cooking.
Saturn cuisine must be awesome.
…I wouldn’t call it Saturn cuisine. By the way Boss, what’re you cooking?
You’re not familiar with my cooking prowess, ain’t ‘cha? I’ve been cooking for myself for a long time.
And Tenkawa, you’re making… Ramen soup?
Yeah. I may be a pilot for THE BOYS now, but after that I want to open a restaurant. I practice cooking when I can.
You two are amazing. Raji doesn’t cook, so if I leave him alone he’ll just get junk food.
That’s no good.
That’s what my dad said back in the Saturn days…
By the way, what’re you making?
Are those cabbage rolls?
Yup. Wanna try one?
What’s this? Free food?
Koji, are you looking for more snacks again?
Why not? Don’t be so stiff like Sayaka.
What was that? I can hear you, Koji!
Whoa, Sayaka! See ya, Akito.
Hold it right there! I was just about to make you a delicious home cooked meal.
…It’s so lively.
Hmm? The filling of this cabbage roll is curry flavored, right?
Yup. This one is mushroom, this one is radish stewed in fish broth…
Oh, so each filling is different. It’s really good. Very different from Yurika’s.
It’s wrapped in cabbage so it takes a little finesse… Can you pass the sesame seeds?
Why sesame seeds?
For flavor. I’m gonna go deliver this now.
Aww man. I don’t get to try any Saturn cuisine?
Sorry.


[GEAR HQ, 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.

The following two scenes are Raul only. Thanks to K みんと on Youtube for having a video of Raul’s version of this stage, since it’s not in the script I have.

[GEAR HQ, A Room]
Uyraaaaa!
[Crashing sounds]
Ugh!
That’s a shocker. I thought you were better than this!
What are you guys up to?
They seem to be training in martial arts. Apparently Raul wants to improve his fighting instincts.
But isn’t he a complete amateur when it comes to martial arts?
Yeah. It’s been a squash for a while now.
Daijiro, go easy on him.
(...I can’t let Mizuho and Raji be the only ones suffering… Even if it’s not much, I have to do what I can.)
Chestooo! Butterfly Reversal!
[Crashing sounds]
Uwaaaaaa!
Whoa! A sword grab!
…I’m not done yet!
Let’s stop here. If you keep going like this, you’ll only end up hurting yourself.
…Thank you for everything…
…
Someone please take him to the infirmary.

[GEAR HQ, Infirmary]
Excuse me! Is it true that Raul collapsed?
He’s fine. He’s just sleeping.
What happened?
I guess he’s a boy after all.
Huh?
It’s good to work hard when you’re still young. Well then, I’ll leave the rest to you. Just because he’s sleeping doesn’t mean you can’t go on the attack.
Who’s attacking who!?
Sometimes it’s good for the woman to go on offense… Anyway, good luck.
…Raul.


[GEAR HQ, Command Room]
[Alarm]
Galfa’s approaching… And Ogre’s with them!
I knew it.
Incoming communication from Ogre!
Dendoh, get out here! I challenge you!!
(On the phone)
Hokuto!
…I knew it…
Today we’ll settle this! If you don’t get out here, I’ll destroy Hoshimicho!
And he hung up.
…I’ve decided.
Decided what?
I’m gonna kick his butt and get him back here!
Can you do it?
Don’t worry. I’ll bring him back even if I have to drag Ogre back myself.
…Ginga…
Chief!
…Even if it’s Ogre, we have no choice. Deploy THE BOYS!
Heck yea! Let’s go!
We’re going out too. I’ll show them the power of our Ion Cannon!
…Everyone…
…It’s okay… They’re not as weak as you think.


GEAR Route Chapter 29: Hokuto’s Cries, Ginga’s Tears




Deploy 12 units. Dendoh and Zambot are forced deploys.

Defeat Dendoh… That’s my mission. I must…defeat Dendoh!
Everyone, leave Ogre to me. Don’t interfere!
It’s all up to you now.


Stay together and start moving south or just huddle up and wait for them to come to you. The Galfa small fry pose little problem at this point. As a heads up, enemy reinforcements will spawn from the north west later. It goes without saying that while Hokuto is an enemy, Ginga doesn’t have access to Kiba.

SECRET ALERT
Zambot 3 only gains the Ion Cannon attack when going on this route.
Have Dendoh and Ogre battle each other to have Hokuto rejoin instantly, rather than after the stage is finished.

You’re just relying on brute force as usual!
Come at me, you dummy!

When they clash, the plot continues.


Dendoh!
Hokuto!
[Ginga transforms into Dendoh’s Leo Circle form before moving next to Ogre]


Ogre is reduced to 10 HP.


Dendoh is reduced to 10 HP.

Waaaaaaaah!
GAAAAAAAH!
A double knockout!?
Dammit!! You dumbass!
[Punching sounds]
You’ve done it now!
Hey, the kids are…
They’ve started fighting with their bare hands.
Oh no, Dendoh is pilotless. They’ll destroy it!
No, don’t interfere! Let them work this out!
What are you talking about?
Don’t you get it? True friendship can only be revived by clashing fists!
Now you’re talking like the Shuffle Alliance!
No, I agree with Gai. Let them keep fighting.
They’re right. Ippei and I had a similar experience.
The only problem is that it’s daytime! They’re not doing it at sunset!!
Who cares about that?
No, I’m deadly serious. Friendship building fisticuffs should be done in the setting sun!
That’s…
This seems bad. Let’s turn it up a bit.
Ugh…
[Screen flashes]
His headband looking thing is glowing.
That seems to be some sort of a receiving device.
I see. It hasn’t been that long since his memories were changed, so it hasn’t set in properly yet. That’s to help with the process.
Ginga! It’s Hokuto’s headband!
Got it! Take this!
W-what are you doing… That hurts…
You hurt me too! You idiot!
You called me an idiot again… That’s the second time…
H-Hokuto…
Zero, something’s wrong with Hokuto.
We can’t let that happen.


Oh no!
Now go! Capture Dendoh.


Hokuto, go! Defeat Dendoh!
Let’s go!
Hokuto!


What!?
Hokuto… How could you…
Hokuto…
…That was close, Ginga.
Hokuto. You… You’re…
T-that’s impossible!?
Oh, there’s people over there.
That’s Subaru and Zero!
They’re the ones who did this to Hokuto?
We’re pulling back, Lord Subaru. Unfortunately, he’s returned to being our enemy.
What are you doing? Let go! Let go of me!


If we get caught, it’ll be annoying.
Hokuto. Hokuto is… HOKUTOOOOOO!!


That’s Gaizok!
Along with fake Combattlers and mass produced Greats… How annoying.
Hohohoho. It’s been a while, THE BOYS.
What a persistent ugly bastard.
Butcher! How lucky of us. I wanted to try out this Ion Cannon on your face!
If the Gaizok are here, then…
This way. Hurry up.
So it was you after all.
They’ll slow them down, so we should skedaddle.
What a waste… Oh well, I guess I’ll take advantage of your kindness…


I mean, we’ve done this song and dance before. But we’ve got Ogre back now! And since we’re playing on this route, Ogre comes back at max upgrades. If you took the other route, he’ll just have the upgrades you gave him before he left. This makes Ogre extremely useful and why I recommend you not invest any money into it.

Both Dendoh and Ogre are at 10HP, so make sure to heal them up like now.


There’s also this bug that I can explain. The enemy Ogre is only in Unicorn Drill form and that’s the form it takes when he rejoins the squad. By taking this route, Ogre is supposed to have max upgrades, but since the max upgrades are only applied to Unicorn Drill Ogre during the map, any other form will have mismatched stats since each is technically considered its own unit. This is more humorous than game breaking. Once the map is over, you’ll see that Ogre has maxed upgrades across all forms.

You! Just give up and go back to space!
Not before I destroy all of you humans.


Butcher escapes at 30% HP (6900) like he usually does.

Looks like Subaru and Zero escaped safely. We’ll withdraw too.

The map ends when all enemies are defeated.


[GEAR HQ, Hangar]
Everyone… I’m home…
…
…Welcome home, Hokuto…
I’m sorry… I’m sorrrryyyyyyyyy!
It’s fine, my son. As long as you’re safe, that’s all that matters.
…Minato, I’m convinced now.
Of what?
Earthlings aren’t evil. You can’t call people like that evil. The Jovian Federation has lost sight of justice because of their hatred of the Earthlings who banished them.
I wish it was that simple…
Ginga, thank you… Without you, I would…
You’re pretty strong, ain’t ‘cha. Even on foot. Your kicks really hurt!
The same for you. You almost pulled my hair out! I don’t want to be bald!
That’s just how it is. I even got kicked in the face.
I mean you grabbed me from above.
Hey, I was trying to get you back to normal.
I know and I’m grateful, but…
Come on, are you trying to start another fight!?
It’s fine. It’s been a while.
Even so, the Galfa are unforgivable. After we get this peace treaty underway, let’s join forces and fight them together!


[Bandok, Command Room]
Hohohoho. That was a close one.
(...An unnecessary intervention… Oh well…)
Zero, you said you had Hokuto reborn! But how!? How could he go against us!?
I thought I did, but it seems I failed. There’s nothing we can do about that now.
Why not!?
Human memories are troublesome. I wonder why some memories are so ingrained…
That’s because all you can do is manipulate memories. You should have just killed him on the spot.
Perhaps. I’ll think of a new plan.
There’s no need for that. I’ll go!
?
I’ll defeat Ogre with my own two hands!
No way! It’s too dangerous, Lord Subaru.
Too dangerous!
Too dangerous!
Silence! If I say I’ll defeat him, then I’ll defeat him!
…Very well. I’ll make the necessary arrangements.
(...Heh. Guess he’s outlived his usefulness…)
Interesting. Let me help too. The most pieces you have, the better.
Do as you please.
(Kukuku. Things are getting interesting.)


[Bandok, A Room]
Zero, do you know where GEAR HQ is?
I was able to find it thanks to the data from the branches we’ve raided so far and from Hokuto’s memories.
Good work. I’ll join you for the raid.
…There’s no need.
Yes there is. Lord Duminas told me to.
Duminas… His Majesty asked me to cooperate with them as much as I can… Very well.
As long as you understand.
(...Duminas’ homunculus…)

The following scene is Fiona only. There is no Raul only scene here.


[GEAR HQ, Hangar]
Phew, we’ve finally finished fixing the town.
Good job Akito. By the way, I have some good news and some bad news. Which would you like first?
Huh? …I guess the bad news first.
Yurika heard about Fiona’s home cooking. She’s prepared a special dish for you.
Geh! …What’s the good news?
Apparently you can have as many seconds as you want.


[GEAR HQ, Command Room]
Thank you for your help.
No, thank you for your help. Kappei, Uchuta, Keiko, it’s going to get harder from now on. Prepare yourself.
I know. Gramps, you can relax in a hot spring while you wait for good news.


[GEAR HQ, Hallway]
The time may be upon us… Uchuta and Keiko will lose their lives along with the Bandok…
But don’t forget what happened with Dekim’s coup.

I don’t know… Like with Dekim’s coup, it might not turn out the same way as before.

Of course, that’s a possibility. But don’t get your hopes up. If you do, your disappointment will be that much worse…


[GEAR HQ, Hangar]
It’ll be finished soon…
…The Excellence Eternal…

…The Excellence Lightning…