Review by Chris

January 24, 2003

The Adrastea docks with a Marilyn class repair ship to fix the front wheel that was damaged by Oliver's suicide attack. Pippiniden estimates it will take a half day to repair the damage, which will unfortunately give the League Militaire time to catch up with them. Cronicle is introduced to a man named Brohho who goes out to fight with the strange dragon-looking mobile armor Dodgore. Cronicle thinks the Dodgore is rather strange, and Pippiniden points out that its many tailrad components can re-combine if damaged. Katejina asks for permission to go out and learn about the Dodgore's techniques. Cronicle agrees, and she takes out her Gedlav and Einerad and is joined by five others. Near the Moon, Uso helps train Odelo and Tomache in using their Gunblastors. Odelo has a bit of trouble landing on the deck, but Tomache crashes into him and Uso and knocks them into the mobile suit hangar. Sensors pick up that the Adrastea has stopped, and Marbet wants to attack it to avenge Oliver. Uso launches in the V2 Gundam and meets up with Connie and Juca's Gunblastors. Marbet launches in her V Dash Gundam Hexa, followed by Tomache and Odelo in their Gunblastors. Brohho attacks Uso and separates him from the main group. Uso fires at the Dodgore and thinks he's beaten it when it breaks into pieces. He is shocked when the Dodgore reforms and attacks him again, and he wonders if he has to destroy the head. An Einerad attacks Tomache and Odelo, but Marbet shoots at it and saves them. Juca attacks Katejina, and another Einerad attacks Odelo and Tomache. Marbet jumps out from behind them and uses her beam rifle and overhang cannons to destroy the Einerad and Gedlav. She is shocked when she realizes she used Tomache and Odelo as shields. Pippiniden tells Cronicle that the final repairs will be made on Earth and that they have to leave and catch up with the rest of the Motorad fleet. Connie fires at Katejina and destroys her Einerad. Katejina accidentally crashes into Brohho, and the tells her wanted to fight alone. Another Einerad attacks Tomache and Odelo, and Marbet again jumps out from behind them and destroys it. She is shocked that she used them as shields again.

The Adrastea fires a signal flare for the mobile suits to retreat. The Dodgore attacks Marbet, and Odelo flies over to attack it. Brohho wraps the Dodgore's tail around Odelo, and Tomache comes over and helps Odelo escape. The Dodgore fires at Marbet, and Odelo jumps in and blocks with his beam shield. His control system is damaged and he begins to float away. The Gunblastor drifts into the Marilyn and scares off the crew. It crashes into a wall, and Odelo bumps his head on the cockpit's ceiling and passes out. Uso flies over and leaves the V2 Gundam to get into Odelo's cockpit. The Zanscare crew decides to capture both suits, so they stuff the thrusters with garbage and spray paint the Gunblastor's eyes so it can't see. Uso sticks something in Odelo's mouth to wake him up, and Odelo asks what happened. Uso gets behind Odelo and hot wires the controls to get the Gunblastor moving. The Zanscare crew panic and run away when the Gunblastor moves. Uso returns to the V2 Gundam and wonders why there's so much junk floating around. Uso and Odelo return to the battle and attack the Dodgore. Uso flies around it and gets behind Brohho's blind spot. He pounds the Dodgore's back and then sticks him beam saber through the cockpit and slices down the body. After the Dodgore is destroyed, Katejina and Goze retreat to the Adrastea. Marbet holds a box with Oliver's ashes and cries. Uso asks her about her fighting style, and she admits that she used Odelo and Tomache as shields even if she didn't intentionally mean to. Odelo and Tomache get out of their Gunblastors and thank Marbet for saving them. The crew gathers on the Reinforce Junior's deck to spread Oliver's ashes into space. Afterwards, Uso, Odelo and Tomache change the head of Marbet's Hexa to a standard Victory head in honor of Oliver. Marbet sleeps with the box that held Oliver's ashes, and the Reinforce Junior heads for Earth behind the Motorad fleet.

Following Oliver's death we get a running battle to stop the Motorad fleet from going to Earth. These plans are interrupted by Brohho and his odd Dodgore. As your typical throwaway enemy pilot, Brohho is someone who has some untested prototype and arrogantly believes that the can destroy a Gundam. As is the case with all his fellow throwaway pilots, he eventually learns his lesson the hard way. Odelo and Tomache are still rookies, and we see Marbet having a hard time dealing with them, as well as with Oliver's death. The Motorad fleet manages to escape, and I expect we'll see an atmospheric battle next time.

Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

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