Review by Chris

January 29 , 2001

In space, a group of Taurus mobile dolls destroys a squad of Alliance space Leos. Now that most of Earth is under OZ's control, attention is now being placed on the colonies and the remaining Alliance forces. A made over Lady Une arrives in colony area D to convince its leaders to accept OZ's rule. This new Lady Une is dressed very attractively, and her personality is the exact opposite of the uber-bitch seen back on Earth. There is great debate among the leaders of the colony as to whether OZ's intentions are noble or if it is a ploy. Some even believe their actions are atonement for the assassination of colony leader Heero Yuy in AC 175. On Earth, Duo and Quatre hear about OZ's expansion into space and decide that they need to return to space and put an end to that. Quatre believes they should attract as much attention as possible so that OZ is no longer seen as a peaceful group. He also wants to get the message out to Heero, Trowa, and Wufei so that they can return to space as well. The two take off in their stolen plane. In space, the colony leaders continue to debate while Lady Une clears out Alliance space mines with her subordinate Nichol and a group of Taurus mobile dolls. When she returns to the colony, she puts on her OZ uniform and becomes bad again. She is informed that a Gundam engineer was captured after destroying his factory. She interrogates Professor G, a mad scientist with a deformed nose who designed the Deathscythe.

The interrogation is interrupted when she is told that Duo and Quatre are attacking the OZ spaceport at Singapore. Duo and Quatre face heavy resistance from squads of Leos and Tragos troops. News quickly spreads around the world about their attack, and they see that Heero and Trowa are attacking spaceports as well. The leaders of colony area D review the data about the Gundams and decides they are dangerous. They make a statement declaring the Gundams as their enemies. As the battle continues, Wufei arrives to lend his aid. He and Duo load their Gundams into shuttles while Quatre covers them. With no weapons left, he decides to self detonate Sandrock and leaves. As his shuttle takes off, Sandrock explodes and destroys the Leos. In space, Doctor J surrenders when Lady Une threatens to damage the colony he is in. He is taken to a cell with the other captured scientists Proffesor G, Doktor S, Instructor H, and Master O. They vow to make OZ pay. Lady Une is informed that five shuttles are leaving Earth and heading for the colonies.

Well, this is probably the most action and story packed episode since the time that Heero self detonated. Speaking of that, it seems that self detonation is becoming quite a fashion trend these days. In no other Gundam series do you ever see anyone self detonating for a simple reason: IT'S STUPID! Gundams are expensive to build and are valuable weapons. As it stands, the Gundams in this universe are invincible anyway, so self detonation is a cheap gimmick to rebuild them with upgrades. As far as the story goes, the colony's decision to declare the Gundams as enemies is an interesting turn. Also, what's the deal with Lady Une? She looks a lot better in her new outfit, but she becomes evil in her old one. Can anyone say 'split personality disorder'?

Overall Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

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