Episode Two takes us from the current day on Facet 6 to U.C. 0079 in the course of the One 12 months Battle. One Lt. Commander Char Aznable is on a routine recon mission, and decides to ditch his purple Zaku for the Earth Federation’s brand-new Cell Go well with, Gundam. All that’s to say, earlier than GQuuuuuuX picks its personal story again up, it’s wanting again to the very starting of the franchise, with a notable twist.
Char’s initiative pays dividends for Zeon, as each battle through which he participates while aboard Gundam is a swift victory. The battles, and certainly the whole episode, is replete with an superior throwback 70s anime soundtrack. As I’ve but to see the unique Gundam sequence, that is really my first time seeing Char in motion.
Earlier than lengthy, Char’s white-turned-red Gundam is fitted with a brand new Psycommu system than allows him to wield his Newtype skills, and in addition permits him to manage a squadron of distant Bits. He additionally meets Challia Bull, they develop into associates, and collectively they lead a an elite Zeon fleet.
When Zeon brass plans to crash the area colony Solomon into the Moon colony Granada whereas concurrently launching an all-out invasion of Earth’s Luna II colony, Char’s fleet is held in reserve. It’s then when abruptly Char suffers a Psycommu overload, and the ensuing explosion not solely blows a maintain in Solomon, however modifications its course so it doesn’t collide with the Moon.
This protects numerous lives, but in addition leads to Earth suing for peace. The Zeon Principality prevails, not like the unique sequence, when Earth received. The explosion of Solomon is the final time Challia Bull noticed Char, till the Purple Gundam returns within the first episode, presumably piloted by the masked captain.
Whereas basically an episode-long infodump, this week was nonetheless a great-looking and sounding a blast from the previous that provides context to the current state of affairs on and round Facet 6.
