**First-Timer**

**On today’s episode of Gundam:** So many Haros! There’s a whole Haro family aboard the ship! I love it when we get a bunch of Haros in one place like this. Let’s see if we can get even more Haros!

– Wait, what!?! There’s two Lockons!?! Are they twins!?! [](#maxshock)

– I want to point out that the graveyard is filled with Celtic Crosses. That would imply this is most likely someplace on the British Isles. [](#csikon)

– 4 months and 60 interventions? Celestial Being has sure been busy. [](#spinning)

– That is quite the wrinkle. Celestial Being won’t intervene against oppression of marginalized groups, but they will intervene if it breaks out into armed conflict. And as we already saw with Taribia, they will gladly attack the smaller group if the smaller group starts shooting first.

– Oh my god, there’s so many Haros! [](#squee)

– That’s clever. If the Gundams interfere with communications devices, putting out a wide net of communication devices can tell you where the Gundams are by where you get blackouts. Very smart strategy. [](#glasses-push)

– Since Saji only reacted to “lover” and not “boyfriend,” has he already accepted that he and Louise are a couple even if they haven’t gotten frisky yet? [](#thinkingtoohard)

– Oh shit! The UN ambassador is Alejandro, the shady guy who is always talking to Mei and Ribbons! [](#bigshock)

– Setsuna and Tieria eating in total silence and making zero small talk is fitting. [](#kotohoops)

– Feldt’s parents were in Celestial Being!?! And they were Gundam pilots!?! So the Gundam program must have been around for quite a while! [](#suddenshock)

– At least Lockon was a codename and not his real name. It was a supremely silly name, even by Gundam standards.

– I was right about Lockon. He’s from Ireland, which fits with the graveyard we saw. Most likely this means his family was killed in a terrorist attack that was part of the Troubles.

– [It’s the moment of all the multicolored Haros flying!](https://imgur.com/AOkwvhg) I was wondering where that came from! [](#binoculars)

– I love when both sides of a fight are being clever and doing their best to outfox each other. It’s so fun to watch. [](#concealedexcitement)

– Image enhancement is so fun in fiction. It always works so much better than it does in reality.

– It’s a cool twist to have the Dynames unable to use its leg because of the repair work. It’s basically forced to be stationary.

– Sergei has quite the reputation it seems. He’s a well-known commander.

– Fourth Solar War? I love when stuff like this is casually dropped as world-building. Of course there would have been wars during the transition to solar, probably over control of the massive solar energy plants.

– Christina’s freaking out. Not the reaction I expected from a member of Celestial Being, which is supposed to be involved with fighting like this. [](#sakurathink)

– I like seeing that the debris from the destroyed ships are actually an issue in the battle. That space debris is a massive pain to deal with in the real world, too.

– “I swore never to make another mistake.” So Sumeragi screwed up majorly in the past. Does she have a military background? That would explain why she seems so at-home with strategizing. [](#harukathink)

– [It’s a trap!](https://youtu.be/4F4qzPbcFiA?si=iZ-b6O9QYlOohGdW) It was all a trap by Sergei to isolate and capture a Gundam!

– [Hell yeah!](#SPORTS) We’re getting more Newtype resonance! It’s time for a rematch between Allelujah and Soma!

This is an exciting battle setup. I love the use of strategy in this battle, with Sumeragi and Sergei engaged in a battle of wits to try and outmaneuver the other. As of right now, Sergei seems to have the upper hand because he’s got the Kyrios out by itself and potentially vulnerable. I like the unique setting for the battle amongst the solar panels. It makes for a cool backdrop to the action. I hope it gets brought up and used more in the next episode as the battle really gets going.

I’m really excited for the rematch between Allelujah and Soma. In all likelihood, the Newtype resonance will cause both of them to have flashbacks to the past. I do wonder if Allelujah and Soma actually knew each other in the past or if their connection is that they both just happened to be genetically engineered children. Either way, I’m sure we’ll get some more information about their backstories in the next episode.

We’ve got confirmation that Celestial Being has been around for a very long time. Aeolia probably started the organization in his own lifetime and it has continued since then. Feldt said that her parents were in Celestial Being and they were pilots of 2nd-generation Gundams. This means there have been Gundams before the current ones, which are at least the 3rd-generation. Celestial Being must have been building up their strength for all this time, perfecting the Gundams and building a network of spies around the world. They also probably set up a logistics system for manufacturing and supplying everything Celestial Being would need for their mission.

Alejandro working for the UN is a nice reveal. It shows just how far Celestial Being’s influence goes if they have a UN ambassador working with them. He’s probably going to Azadistan for reasons related to Celestial Being. Perhaps Celestial Being has plans to intervene in Azadistan or make it a base of some sort.

**QOTD**

1) I doubt it. I don’t talk a lot about my private life, but some details still get shared. So I would not be able to clamp down on it completely.

2) Most likely the Newtype resonance is going to completely throw Sergei’s plan off. That will give Celestial Being the opportunity to escape.

**Rewatcher is seeing double**

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[Okay I totally did not realize](https://i.imgur.com/wYdPTO4.png) [future spoilers]>!Lyle!< showed up this early.

[Not shown: The box Sergei gave her to stand on.](https://i.imgur.com/Vqb4lCS.png)

[So many Haros!](https://i.imgur.com/eHSphMu.png) Celestial Being doesn’t have a lot of manpower, so their ships’ staff is filled out with 28 Haros to perform maintenance tasks. The Haros can dock with Karel repair drones, enabling the Karels to perform more complex and precise tasks.

[Now that’s a cool way to detect GN particles!](https://i.imgur.com/lIO4OV5.png) Unlike Minovsky Particles, which are intentionally scattered during combat for the express purpose of disrupting radar and communications, GN particles just get farted out whether they like it or not and the communications disruption is just a side benefit.

[Time to meet the family!](https://i.imgur.com/c67TuFy.png)

[YOU.](https://i.imgur.com/MHxchor.png) So he has a day job after all.

[**Oof.**](https://i.imgur.com/8dIktWE.png)

[Ah yes, my favorite vegetable, VEGETABLE.](https://i.imgur.com/jiTueaQ.png) Maybe the MRE vegetables are just *that* unconvincing.

[The Tieren Taozi has a new high-speed data processing system!](https://i.imgur.com/F1ku1Hp.png) Rather than projecting images directly onto the pilot’s retina like most HRL suits, it integrates data from multiple sensors into a panoramic holographic display! Because it’s too much data for a regular pilot to keep track of, it was not installed on the standard Tierens, and was reserved for super soldier units such as the Taozi.

[Ruido Resonance, pilot of the Gundam Astraea, and Marlene Vlady, pilot of the Gundam Abulhool.](https://i.imgur.com/MEhDkOq.png) The predecessors to the Exia and Kyrios. [00P]>!They died of GN particle toxicity while rescuing Chall Acustica from an overloading Gundam Plutone.!<

[Reminder that Lockon is 10 years older than her.](https://i.imgur.com/dnmLdT8.png) Granted, not the biggest age gap in Celestial Being romances.

[Peg leg!](https://i.imgur.com/Ewbr2qM.png) Unfortunately, there’s no gatling inside it.

I like Sumeragi and Sergei going up against each other in tactics! It’s always cool to see characters try to out-gambit each other like that.

[Yeah, Christina’s not having a good time.](https://i.imgur.com/8XyxsRf.png) She’s a hacker, not a soldier, and the Ptolemaios is an unarmed carrier ship that’s supposed to stay far away from actual combat. She’s not ready to be in the line of fire.

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Questions of the day:

* I mean, not like I do that much anyways.

* Plot armor.

**Rewatcher, First Time Sub**

The Wild Bear of Russia is a really cool nickname.

Anyway I loved the Lockon/Feldt moment, It was nice to see more her since she had mostly been the serious member of the duo with the more lovely Christina. We learn some tidbits about Lockon’s backstory which explains his anger towards Tieria and his more serious approach the previous episode, as well as Feldt, the fate of her parents, and how she joined CB in the first. It’s a good boost for her which allows her to remain calm under pressure and reassure everyone in the end showing her coming a bit out of her shell.

Meanwhile it’s Smirnov’s time to take a shot at the Gundam and he’s by far close to being successful, living up to his reputation. One thing I like is how he utilizes Strategy like the use of the comm devices to find the Ship and using feints to separate the Gundams since his own Mobile Units don’t stand a chance but he’s at least able to use the information he knows, particularly about Allelujah to lure him into a trap. Unlike last time it seems Soma is now unaffected by Allelujah though this time we see him apparently recognize her.

Note: Licht took many L’s this episode, indirectly getting rejected by Christina and then not paying enough attention which allows Smirnov to get the drop on them. 

Also another Lockon? hmmmm.

**First Timer**

[Two Lockons](https://imgur.com/a/wtwqEAs) and [Five Haros](https://imgur.com/a/eeC4Jz2)…

[](#spinning)

The two Lockons look literally identical so I’m not sure if they’re just supposed to be twins or there’s something wilder going on here (like identity theft or cloning or something).

[](#rengethink)

In a little piece of foreshadowing the episode narration tells us that the main reason for Celestial Beings succuss up to this point has come thanks to the combat superiority of the Gundams, later in the episode we see Sergei use clever strategies to overwhelm and divide the Gundams overcoming their advantage.

Considering how dominant they’ve been until now it’s nice to see the Gundams OP-ness being pegged down and to see our crew actually be worried for once thanks to superior strategy, even if some of the circumstances leading to this battle are a bit…uh, *manufactured*.

[Speaking of foreshadowing](https://imgur.com/a/NFu5dTL), this is one is maybe a little too on the nose guys.

[](#blankblink)

[Saji really just can’t win with these reports](https://imgur.com/a/a2GwFbC), isn’t he supposed to be studying engineering?!

[](#criticism)

Why is the mom cool with [boyfriend](https://imgur.com/a/f8wwsNL) (and so is Saji) but loses it at [lover](https://imgur.com/a/SxzhBNT) lol, also, [Saji fumble no.3247
](https://imgur.com/a/LdfAfPo)

[](#pointandlaugh)

[Well well well](https://imgur.com/a/uukNLs6), I guess Celestial Being has backing from pretty high up the ladder, nice to see Alejandro do something other than menacingly comment on the situation while drinking a cocktail.

[](#azusalaugh)

[Lady you have no idea](https://imgur.com/a/zqtsDOX), interesting move from him to potentially support Azadistan now though, is it part of Celestial Beings plan? is it meant to stop an intervention? or is it meant to start one? [Shirin is right to be cautions of this](https://imgur.com/a/oKUXwU4).

[Also once again thinly veiled political commentary at the U.N’s expense](https://imgur.com/a/CCQhEPU)

[I ship it!](https://imgur.com/a/5xNNVDQ)

[](#loveisatrap)

Lockon and Feldt’s Conversation kind of has huge plot implications?

[](#flyingbunsofdoom)

We learn that Celestial Being has been operating for a while now, enough to have at least 2 other generations of Gundams, 2 of which were her parents, the pilots have enough confidentiality that they don’t know anything about each other (would explain some of the dynamics here) and we learn Lockon’s real name, Neil Dylandy (which frankly also sounds like a fake Irish name but y’know..).

[Theory time]>!I’m guessing Aeolia is actually dead and has been building Celestial Being for a long while now (with that message from the start being pre recorded or something), he probably built Veda to continue his work (or if I want to go really crackpot maybe like added his consciousness to it), I’m also assuming Celestial Being has actually been doing interventions for a while now, just not publicly, with the person who saves Setsuna at the start being a previous member!<

[The rare unintentional modern IRL commentary](https://imgur.com/a/jHUjloP)

[](#kukuku2)

Seeing as the crew is now in dire straits (and not everyone is taking this calmly), seing how they get out of this (or don’t) next episode should be fun.

[Give me mech fights!](#rengehype)

Sidenote: for some reason I decided to use the full Celestial Being name again instead of the initials and writing this comment reminded me why I switched to CB instead.

[](#tiredaoi)

*A Gundam Fan Rewatches Gundam 00 Episode 9:*

– Surprise! Lockon has a twin brother! What do you think his name is? Maybe something like Missed Terra?

– Interesting that it’s only the HRL that’s bothering to still openly oppose Celestial Being, while the other power blocs don’t care as long as it’s outside of their spheres of influence. But I guess with managing to get even more interventions in during the meantime, it does send a message about how Celestial Being is here to stay. And when something just seems that determined, I imagine a lot of people are just content to acknowledge that they exist at best, at least until it happens to them. The interventions are becoming routine.

– The HRL’s plan to capture the Gundams is pretty well thought through, considering what they know of their capabilities. As we all know, signals get jammed as soon as they launch in any given area. So why not launch so many signal probes all over the place that their interference would stick out like a sore thumb in that array? It’s fun to see the power blocs adapt to what Celestial Being does, it shows that they certainly aren’t stupid.

– You know, seeing how Louise’s mother is around Saji and Louise too, I think you can see where Louise gets a good chunk of her character from. She is kind of like a younger version of her mother, in a way.

– Oh hey, now we’re actually seeing what Alejandro does as his day job: he’s an ambassador and negotiator working for the United Nations. Celestial Being certainly does have friends in high places, if one of the people in the know about them is working for an international governing body like that. It at least isn’t all just rich people like Wang, I guess.

– “Babe, you haven’t touched your green block of vegetable yet, what’s the matter?” Joking aside, man the mood is kinda dire aboard the Ptolemaios. Poor Feldt is having some kind of emotional spiral, Lichty has a crush on Christina that’s going nowhere, and the tension between Setsuna and Tieria is so bad that it kills the vibe in pretty much any room they’re in. If there’s one thing that Celestial Being really needs, it’s probably an HR department.

– At least it’s nice that Lockon and Feldt are bonding and opening up about themselves. Feldt’s parents were a previous generation of Gundam Meisters, and due to Celestial Being’s code of secrecy, she knows nothing about the mission that killed them. As for Lockon, his parents were killed in a terrorist attack in his native Ireland. Also, Lockon Stratos isn’t his actual name. His real name is Neil Dylandy. It’s a surprisingly mundane name compared to the one he uses while on the job. We’re up to three members of Celestial Being that we know are using fake names now. Think there’ll be any more?

– So, this is how a battle goes when Celestial Being doesn’t have the benefit of surprise and has to play defensively. It’s an interesting reversal of the usual dynamic. Colonel Sergei really is proving that he’s good enough to keep up with Sumeragi’s counter plans. Not to mention that they don’t have Veda’s guidance on what to do here, since this isn’t one of their normal interventions. This is as about as even as you can make an encounter between one of the power blocs and Celestial Being. And so far, Sumeragi is getting outplayed.

– “The Wild Bear of Russia” is a hell of a cool title for Colonel Sergei. But given how clever he’s proving to be, he’s absolutely earning that title. It’s no wonder that Sumeragi mentioned previously studying his tactics if he’s proving to be this clever.

– Managing to sneak 36 Tierens past Sumeragi’s notice is some Ursarkar E. Creed shit. With something that nuts, it’s no wonder what Sumeragi was outplayed by our resident Wild Bear of Russia. And just to make things worse for her, Allelujah is suddenly having another one of those mental episodes due to Soma’s presence. Like she said, her forecast ended up being completely off here, nothing is going good for her plans. Facing off against Colonel Sergei’s tactics really is pushing her to her limits.

**Rewatcher, Subbed**

**[Non-Spoiler Character Chart](https://i.imgur.com/08Tama7.jpeg)**

***

Lockon’s got… a twin?

Four months, 60 interventions, since we haven’t seen that many seems like there’s been a bit of a time skip here?

Interesting that only the Human Reform League is willing to initiate anything with Celestial being and the other two are purely in a defensive position, even with Graham’s squadron having essentially the same goal as Sergei, and the AEU, well they have the best pilot in the show with Patrick Colasour…

Everyone’s back in space.

OMG, so many Haros! So cute!

Celestial Being now has become an actual term paper subject Saji has to write on now. Poor Saji, he has a literal Gundam Meister living next door, the perfect reference for such a paper (especially since as we saw yesterday he’s okay with blabbing about who he is), yet Saji is totally ignorant about it.

Louise reuniting with her mom was the screenshot for this episode on Crunchyroll. Until I saw that screenshot I forgot this totally stupid part of the storyline existed. Sigh.

Louise can literally be dragged away to be taken out of the country and wet cardboard Saji will barely do anything about it…

Marina’s actually getting help from the UN? Who even is the UN in an era where three non-UN political blocs are the main powers in the world?

Alejandro? So presumably this is his “official” role while he’s secretly a part of Celestial Being on the side.

So nice of Lichty, who has barely had a chance to show any personality thus far, to help Christina here. Then she puts him down seconds later, lol.

Poor Christina, stuck in a lunch room with Setsuna and Tieria…

There was an episode of Cowboy Bebop (Heavy Metal Queen) that had large ships that looked kinda like these Human Reform League ones, at least in terms of their shape. They were a lot more colorful in Bebop.

So there were prior Gundam pilots and Feldt is the kid of two of them? Gundam 00 prequel when?

You mean to tell me Lockon Stratos was not his real name? Alright, by this point you’ve got to wonder if all members of Celestial Being are using code names.

Lichty, you had one job!

Soma’s mobile suit being pink is going to stand out all the more since all the others have this bluish color and otherwise look a lot like it.

Sumeragi knows her opponent and her history.

So Sergei pays no mind at attacking the Ptolemy when its right in front of those solar power antennas. I figured that was part of Sumeragi’s strategy.

Christina’s the one freaking out while Feldt’s calm and collected, can’t say I expected that.

While Soma’s mobile suit was fixed up to ensure no more freakouts, can’t say the same for Allelujah.

***

**Quid’s Voice Actor of the Day**

Today I’ll be focusing on **Feldt Grace**. She is voiced in Japanese by **Ayahi Takagaki**. This was her first Gundam role, but she’ll return to the franchise several times including as Decil Galette in Gundam AGE and Manny Ambassada in Gundam Reconguista in G. I would assume she’s most well known in /r/anime circles as Chris Yukine from the Symphogear franchise. She also appears as Jade in Land of the Lustrous, Erika Karisawa in Durarara!, Shirley in Fate Zero, Wei Lu in Astra Lost in Space and Sylvie Lumier in Baccano!

In English she is voiced by **Chantal Strand**. Her first Gundam role was as Lacus Clyne in Gundam Seed, with her reprising that role in Gundam Seed Destiny and also voicing Meer Campbell, the most useless Gundam character to ever get a clip show dedicated to her, lol. I’ve also heard her as Akari Comodo in Brain Powered and Mayu and Asuka in Inuyasha. She has also appeared in a wide variety of western animation, quite a bit more than her anime work in fact.

**Kidou Senshi Rewatcher 00**

The first half of this episode feels very transitory, setting up the state of the world & plot going forward now that CB’s place in the world has settled in, so to speak. We get some looks at where plot threads outside of CB, specifically Saji/Louise & Azadistan, are headed in ways that are more meant to be payed off in future episodes but does give us the general sense that the wider plot is headed in a new direction.

I like how we get some normal SoL of the Meisters & the Ptolemaios crew, felt like there hasn’t been quite enough of that these last few eps. The awkwardness of the notably hyperactive Chris trying to have dinner with the human equivalents of two brick walls was pretty funny.

The second half is where things really take off, as the show takes off into another extended battle, but makes it more interesting than most of the ones previously through the introduction of tactics. Most of the battles up until this point have had tactical aspects, but they weren’t really focused on much, and they didn’t really need to be, Celestial Being’s technological superiority was such a steamroller that the minutia of either side’s battle plan didn’t exactly move the needle much, especially when the characters moments & world impact were the real stars, so that aspect of the fighting took a backseat.

Now, though, with the setting having a better understanding of how CB operates, it only makes sense that people would finally start taking advantage of their blindspots, and the way it ratchets up the tension of the fights is so satisfying to see. The grid of two-way communicators is already a great concept for how it takes one of the Gundams’ greatest advantages, the communications-disrupting properties of the GN Drives, & turns it into a liability, & then it just escalates with the clash of intellects between Sergei & Sumeragi. From the feints used to draw in the Gundams to taking advantage of Lockon’s blind spot to distracting Sumeragi from their actual goals, you really do get a palpable sense of how well-planned Sergei’s strategy is.

The sense of tension is helped even further by the scenes in the bridge. Chris’ freakout was really good in how it made you feel her sense of terror, and also made her contrast with Feldt even more pronounced.

If I had to criticize one thing, it’d have to be that it definitely relies on the classic “treat Space as if its two-dimensional” fallacy, but that’s such a common sci-fi thing & the tension in the fight still works regardless, so I don’t see much point in faulting it for that.

Before I leave off for this episode, one last thing: [00 Season 2 stuff]>!***[BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!](https://imgur.com/a/og0brHl)*** [](#TROLOLOL) Lyle’s proper introduction is gonna be *veeeeeeeery* interesting!<

###Stitches!

* [Christina](https://i.imgur.com/wdJZWg8.jpeg)

* [Soma](https://i.imgur.com/1aWkLPH.jpeg)

[Lockon has a twin brother?](https://i.imgur.com/1Uq4a5Q.jpeg) That’s interesting. Does he know what his brother is doing? Hmmm…

[So many Haros!](https://i.imgur.com/NPmV6J5.jpeg) I thought they only have that one Lockon uses to assist him with Dynames but it looks like there are a bunch more [and they do maintenance work](https://i.imgur.com/7IZ6aUM.jpeg) when back at the Ptolemaios

[That entire scene between Saji, Louise, and her mother](https://i.imgur.com/pxpzAAn.jpeg) was pretty funny. I love how neither of them reacts when Louise calls Saji her boyfriend but they all freak out [after she calls him her love.](https://i.imgur.com/iVFP2LD.jpeg) xD

There’s not a lot of camaraderie between the Gundam Meisters, huh? They all work well together but when they’re back on the ship they feel like they’re just coworkers instead of brothers-in-arms. We don’t really see them hang out or do anything together. I feel bad for [Christina who had to endure that awkward silence](https://i.imgur.com/ZZKDySk.jpeg) when she ate with Setsuna and Tieria.

[I really like that scene between Lockon and Feldt though.](https://i.imgur.com/3gEVIMB.jpeg) So Feldt’s parents are also second-generation Gundam Meisters? I guess this means Celestial Being have been operating for a while now and this is just the first time they’re known to the public. Anyway, [I ship it.](https://i.imgur.com/jad4HtT.jpeg)

Well fuck. It looks like HRL [finally got the drop on CB](https://i.imgur.com/pWT0cv7.jpeg) and everything is going to shit fast. It’s already bad enough that [Dynames isn’t 100% operational](https://i.imgur.com/gRPn0P7.jpeg) but it looks like Sumeragi got outmaneuvered by Sergei calling her bluff with another bluff and now [the Ptolemaios is getting swarmed.](https://i.imgur.com/60YlMu3.jpeg)

And to make things worse Hallelujah is going up against Soma and those weird headaches are back. It looks like the HRL might pull this off but there’s no way, right? I’d be very shocked if they actually ended up stealing a Gundam in Episode 10 because that means one of our Gundam pilots would either get killed or captured.

**Rewatcher**

Two Lockons? What’s up with that?

[00 Spoilers] >!Shoulda talked to your brother, Neil. Lyle didn’t deserve to find out about your death because some milk-drinking kid broke the news while trying to recruit him to the same role that got you killed. By the way, go track down and read Gundam 00: Wanderer. Cool snippet related to this.!<

Haros cute.

The strategy with the comlinks may be simple but it’s definitely an effective way of finding the enemy. If you can’t see anything around them, simply look for that instead.

I feel like it’s a bit soon to assign papers based on an ongoing world event, it hasn’t even been a year. But I haven’t attended university in the Japan of 2307 so what do I know.

[00 Spoilers] >!Louise’s mum uses the same wording as Graham when he arrives in the GN Flag, made the moment a bit weird to me ngl.!<

Looks like Marina has found a more promising lead for energy aid, but look who’s heading up the UN delegation.

RIP Lichty, how sad.

Soma gets a plugsuit, because sure why not.

[00 Spoilers] >!Considering how interesting Feldt’s backstory is, it’s honestly pretty wasted by the series. She just kinda ends up continuing her role as a bridge bunny, and the whole “child of Meisters” thing never really becomes relevant.!<

Dynames’s missiles work in a pretty unconventional way. Instead of carrying explosives or doing damage by raw kinetic force, they instead inject GN particles directly into the target, which somehow rips it apart from the inside. Nasty stuff.

Not fond of how ineffective Dynames is in this scene. Lockon is supposed to be this superhumanly good sniper who can draw a bead on a target even from hundreds of kilometres away, but a bum leg makes him completely useless? Is that even how aiming works?

Well, it’s not like the effectiveness of the attack on the Ptolemy really mattered that much for Sergei’s overall plan.

For some reason, Kyrios detects the mines as AEU-05, which is the designation for the Hellion, the AEU’s mass-produced mobile suit. Probably just Sunrise saving a bit of effort on a minor detail.

[00 Spoilers] >!One more chance for first timers to notice the missing GN-004. Let’s see if it happens.!<

**00th Timer Searching for the One**

* [Goddamn he looks hot in a suit](https://i.imgur.com/euTtd2s.jpeg), who’s grave is he visiting though? His family?
* [Uhh, another Lockon?](https://i.imgur.com/LR7Cfzz.jpeg) He’s got a twin?
* [I assumed Australia was being left out originally](https://i.imgur.com/McJOhRq.jpeg)
* [Yeah, you might have jinxed it…](https://i.imgur.com/S4MnSvI.jpeg)
* [Saji got himself in the middle of Louise’s family war…](https://i.imgur.com/DRa9IEj.jpeg)
* [My bet’s on this guy](https://i.imgur.com/4ExIxBH.jpeg) being the one pulling the strings. [](#csikon)
* [Eating with those two](https://i.imgur.com/5iQ70Zf.jpeg) should count as a form of punishment.
* [Well, this tells us about their organisation and just how long the Gundams has been around](https://i.imgur.com/sKBNOcK.jpeg)
* [Cool name](https://i.imgur.com/KPxeGBj.jpeg) you’re still Lockon though.
* It’s nice to see CB finally being given a run for their money, Sergei doesn’t have the best mechs, but he’s got the most experience, better strategy, and the desperation to get things done.

>1) Would you be able to work for a group that required you to never tell anyone about your personal life, even fellow coworkers?

Sure, I don’t like talking a lot about my personal life at work in the first place, so suits me just fine.

>2) How is Celestial Being supposed to get out of this one?

Hallelujah could help?

Not rewatching, but came across this thread. I’ve got a good amount of fun nostalgia for Gundam 00 as it was the first Gundam series I spent a good amount of time discussing online.

Always loved the consistent use of dramatic full-name call-outs.

Love some of that “SETSUNA F SEIEI”, etc.