Mobile
Suit Zeta Gundam Series Information.
Episode Summaries
Page 9
42-50 of 50
Believe in the Sign of ZETA
Threatened
by the Colony Laser at Grips 2, the citizens of Granada evacuate through
underground tunnels while the Ahgama and Radish dock with La Vie en Rose for
supplies.
Camille,
Emma, Fa and Quattro meet with the doctor, who tells them that Rosamia is an
artificial Newtype. The Titans have given her false memories in hopes of
preventing the personality breakdown that destroyed Four, but their plan
backfired when Camille turned up looking like her fictitious older brother. The
similarity of surnames -- Vidan and Vadam -- may also have been a factor. In any
case, Rosamia is both a powerful and inherently unstable Newtype.
Aboard
the Dogoth Gear, Basque orders a test of the Bound Dock (NRX-055) with Rosamia
as pilot.
AEUGO
goes on the offensive to keep the Titans too busy to use their Colony Laser,
attacking a flotilla en route to Bunch 13 (Side 2).
Rosamia
attacks Fa's Methuss, but is driven back by Z-Gundam. Rosamia is torn between
her conditioned hatred of Z-Gundam and her implanted love of her
"brother" Camille. As they drift into Bunch 13, he tries to win her
over, citing how much her playmates Qum and Shinta miss her.
Meanwhile,
Quattro finds a pair of Hizacks attaching a G-3 gas bomb to the hull and blasts
it.
Camille
almost wins Rosamia over, but her controllers arrive in a prototype Bound Dock
and activate the psycho-wave amplifier used with Four at Kilimanjaro. Rosamia
tranforms her Bound Dock into its grotesque combat mode, a mechanical monster
four times the size of Z-Gundam, but as before Camille can't bring himself to
kill her.
Quattro
fires on the controller's Bound Dock and disables the psycho-wave. Rosamia loses
her fighting spirit and both Bound Docks retreat.
Basque
returns to Grips 2 and the deadly Colony Laser.
During
a lull in the fighting, Camille is summoned from the rec room to the bridge for
an important assignment. He is to carry an offer of alliance to Axis. Katsu
objects openly and is thrown into the brig along with Shinta and Qum, who joined
in his disruption.
Camille
flies Z-Gundam under a flag of truce to the Gwadan, where Haman greets him
royally. AEUGO is asking for her assistance in destroying the Colony Laser that
threatens them both.
Haman
flies to the Ahgama in her new Qubeley (AMX-004) and agrees to the alliance on
the condition that "Zion" (Side 3) is "restored" under Axis
and that "Char Aznable" acknowledges Minerva (and, by implication,
Haman) as its rightful ruler. Quattro reluctantly agrees.
At
Grips 2, Basque is preparing to fire the Colony Laser at Granada.
Fa
joins Katsu and the children in the brig to watch over them, which insults Katsu
no end. The Ahgama's Mobile Suits spearhead the assault and, sensing that the
tide is turning against them, Fa and Katsu join them.
The
Gwadan fires a broadside that disables the Colony Laser's core pulse engine,
preventing it from rotatating for a clear shot at Granada. Haman has kept her
end of the bargain and saved the day.
The
Ahgama links up with the Gwadan for Quattro's promised audience with Minerva and
Haman. "Char Aznable" pledges allegiance to Zion, but "Quattro
Baijina" recalls his repeated disclaimer: "I am QUATTRO now!"
Haman
requests a meeting with Jamitov on the asteroid fortress Zedan's Gate (formerly
known as A'Bao'A'Qu). The Ahgama follows the Gwadan as a backup.
Aboard
the Jupiteris, Scirocco assigns Sara to an attack mission in the new Bolinoak
Samaan (PMX-002) while he and Reccoa go to defend Zedan's Gate.
The
Ahgama detects Sara's approaching Mobile Suit and Camille intercepts it in
Z-Gundam. He and Sara battle until he corners her in an abandoned outpost.
Meanwhile,
Haman meets with Jamitov aboard the battleship Hario. Jamitov offers an alliance
with Zion, but Haman is skeptical. Her suspicion is justified by an
assassination attempt, which she escapes in part because she expected it.
Jared
in the Byarlant leads an attack on the Gwadan and Haman summons the Ahgama for
reinforcements. Camille joins the fight with Sara imprisoned at his side aboard
Z-Gundam. Sara senses Katsu piloting the Methuss. The battle is violent, with
heavy losses on both sides.
Sara
and Katsu meet again as she is interned aboard the Ahgama but, even though they
are separated by great distance, Sara is still subject to the power of
Scirocco's will.
Haman
declares that Axis will defeat the Titans at Zedan's Gate. Having seen Axis'
superior forces, Jamitov writes the Titan base off and orders the EUG forces to
evacuate. Scirocco sends Reccoa in the Pallas Athene (PMX-100) to rescue Sara.
Aboard
the Ahgama, Katsu watches Sara on the monitor and broods over the circumstances
that have made them enemies. Camille's attempt to set him at ease only upsets
him further.
Reccoa
observes from an asteroid as the Ahgama sets up for a barrage of Zedan's Gate.
As the Ahgama Mobile Suits launch their attack, she makes hers. Camille senses
her presence and tries to stop her, but he's too far away. Even so, he tries to
warn her off via their Newtype affinity.
Reccoa's
attack allows Sara to escape and get to her Mobile Suit. Katsu senses her escape
and goes after her while Fa battles Reccoa. They end up grounded near the Titan
base, where they talk briefly about Reccoa's defection.
Katsu
catches up to Sara, but is attacked by Jared. Appori tries to help Katsu, but
gets between them and is killed.
Appori's
death triggers Camille's berserker rage. The overwhelming AEUGO and Axis forces
soon destroy Zedan's Gate, but Jared manages to escape with Reccoa and Sara.
Episode
46: "Scirocco Steps Forward"
With
the Axis-Titans alliance on the ropes (what with Hamaan having double-crossed
the Titans, captured the colony laser, and smashed the asteroid Axis into the
Gate of Zedan), the leaders of both sides (Jamitov, Hamaan and Scirocco) meet
aboard Hamaan's flagship to see if they can't work things out.
Meanwhile,
Katsu sneaks aboard the ship with the hare-brained notion that he's going to
whack Scirocco and win Sara's love. He meets up with Char (still hanging out
aboard Hamaan's ship), who improves on Katsu's plan by breaking into the
conference room and trying to kill *everyone* involved. As luck would have it,
Scirocco has meanwhile pulled a gun on Hamaan; Char breaks in, draws a bead on
Scirocco, Sara senses the threat and fires her mobile suit's beam guns through
the ship and into the conference room. Total chaos ensues, and everyone flees;
Scirocco finds himself alone in the room with Jamitov, and shoots him just for
kicks. Then he flees the Axis flagship, telling the Titans fleet that Hamaan had
Jamitov whacked. The Titans open fire on the ship and destroy it.
Now
that everybody's outside in their mobile suits, Hamaan and Scirocco face off in
one of those newtype staring matches. Reccoa and Sara, watching from the
sidelines, decide to take out Hamaan while she's distracted - but Katsu has the
same idea in regards Scirocco, and comes zooming in to shoot him in the back.
Sara takes the hit, saving her purple-haired Humbert Humbert.
AEUGO
launches Operation Maelstrom, an all-out attempt to capture the colony laser
back from the Axis. Camille faces off against Hamaan, becomes embroiled in a
newtype mind-meld, and has his butt saved by Fa and Katsu. The operation
succeeds, as the AEUGO forces wipe out the hapless Axis.
The
asteroid Axis, last seen plowing into the Titans' asteroid headquarters in
episode 45, has made a semi-orbit of Earth and is now heading for an imminent
collision with the moon. It's on course to plow directly into Granada, a major
base of support for AEUGO and the home of its sponsor Anaheim Electronics. The
AEUGO forces are ordered to drop whatever they're doing and save the corporate
headquarters from imminent destruction.
While
the AEUG fleet consolidates around the colony laser, the Agama is sent to Axis
for some reason that currently escapes me. Camille, nosing about the asteroid,
runs into the mighty Psyco Gundam Mk.II, piloted by "sister" and
artificial newtype Rozamia Badam. The Psyco Gundam gets stuck in the asteroid's
innards, and Camille, Rozamia and Fa begin chasing each other around on foot.
Rozamia is a total basket case (still), and Camille keeps getting these Four
vibes from her. Fa tries to talk the addle-brained artificial newtype down, but
no dice; she rushes back to the Psyco Gundam and the battle is resumed. In the
end, Camille has no choice but to kill Rozamia; she thanks him for releasing her
from her torment.
Meanwhile,
Scirocco eliminates his only remaining rival for control of the Titans. Basque
Om's flagship, the Dogos Gear, is guarded by artificial newtype Geits Kappa, who
is simultaneously "coaching" Rozamia; when she dies, the psychic
backlash kills Geits as well, and Scirocco's forces (led by Reccoa) swarm over
the Dogos Gear and blow it to bits.
AEUGO
uses the colony laser to fire at the asteroid Axis and divert it from its
collision course.
While
the Agama makes its way back to the rest of the AEUGO fleet, the Titans and Axis
have both shown up to try and wrest back control of the colony laser. A vicious
three-way battle begins, with AEUGO, Hamaan's Axis and Scirocco's Titans
throwing all their forces into the fray. Thus begins the Great Character Purge.
Emma
and Katsu dock to form the Super Gundam and fend off Yazan’s Hambrabi trio;
Katsu insists on sticking around to fight in his puny cockpit capsule, and Yazan
chases him into an asteroid. A furious Emma blows away Yazan’s wingmen, but
the enemy ace sneaks up behind her and blasts the Gundam's back. Like an idiot,
Henken maneuvers the Radish into the fight to try and cover Emma - cover a
mobile suit with a battleship! - and Yazan doesn't even break a sweat as he
shoots the Radish to pieces.
One
very funny moment: Scirocco and Reccoa charge into battle, facing about a
hundred Axis mobile suits. Suddenly there's a blaze of light, as Char - sitting
on the sidelines - toasts the Axis forces with his mega bazooka launcher,
leaving Scirocco all dressed up with nobody to fight.
Meanwhile,
the Agama contingent finally arrives. Camille is intercepted by Jerid, but
shrugs him off with little effort; Jerid's crippled mobile suit spins off and
plows into the wreck of the Radish, blowing whatever's left of the ship and its
crew into space dust.
Emma,
her Gundam repaired, sets out to duel Reccoa. The two former friends strike, and
Emma scores a dead hit. Emma recklessly gets out to inspect the wreck of
Reccoa's mobile suit and see if she's still alive; Yazan, lurking nearby, opens
fire, hits the wrecked mobile suit, and it explodes. Emma takes a hunk of
burning shrapnel in the gut. Camille hulks out, chops up Yazan’s mobile suit
(though the fiend himself escapes), and collects Emma's dying body.
Emma
and Camille, huddled aboard a wrecked ship, have a last heart-to-heart. She
urges him to take her life and use it to fight.
Meanwhile,
Char is ducking it out with Hamaan and Scirocco inside the barrel of the colony
laser. The terrible twosome quickly dismantle Char's Type 100, and the action
then shifts to the inner rooms of the super weapon. The trio are joined by
Camille and Fa for more pistol-waving, pontificating, philosophizing action;
then they all hop back into their mobile suits and hightail it out of the colony
laser. Bright, who's been patiently waiting for his pilots to clear the barrel,
then activates the colony laser and disintegrates the Titans fleet.
Final
duel time! Hamaan and Char end up slugging it out inside another wrecked ship.
Char almost wins, despite the fact his mobile suit has about one limb left, but
he forgot about the Quebeley's funnels. Hamaan offers him a chance to live and
serve her (declined), then Char nails the ship's Secret Self-Destruct Widget
with the Type 100's vulcans and blows it up around them. Hamaan escapes.
Meanwhile,
Camille discovers how frustrating it is to fight an indestructible mobile suit.
Giving up on defeating Scirocco through conventional means, he summons all the
friendly newtype ghosts at his disposal (Emma, Four, Rozamia) to hold the
cold-blooded manipulator in place (Sara's ghost almost intervenes to help her
man, but Katsu's ghost talks her out of it). Transforming the Zeta into wave
rider mode, Camille plows into Scirocco's mobile suit and crushes him into pulp
(very memorable!). The dying Scirocco fries Camille's teeny brain in revenge.
The end. Fa collects her childhood pal, now with the IQ of a pork cutlet. The Titans are history, the Axis withdraw to pursue world domination, the AEUG are all but wiped out, the colony laser has supposedly blown a gasket. And the torso of the Type 100 drifts by, its cockpit hatch open, empty...?
Mobile
Suit Zeta Gundam Series Information.
End.
Visited