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Welcome back to the Minerva route split, last time (and today, especially): pic related.
Ichitaka still has a massive lead, but we won’t be keeping this path, so it doesn’t matter.
Any cash earned last mission goes to upping our guys’ EN and weapons.
This was actually Take 2 of the mission, because I forgot to start recording while running through it the first time. Only noticed it like 1/3 of the way through it.
So, I had to redo it… only to forget to set up Tetsuya Kouji and Shizuru since they AREN’T event deployments. Only Shinji, Rei, Mira and Anna are. Again, I noticed it way into the mission and I was not about to redo it again. So, we’ll be going like this:
Rey/Quatre
Athrun/Luna
Shinn
Ichitaka
Kouji/Heine
Tetsuya/Jun
Dancouga/Boss
Zechs/Noin
Let’s get this done with.
We open up with Shibakusa having a heart-to-heart with the Dannar: “We’ve got a major showdown coming and you’ll be stuck here. I’m sure that’s the last thing you want, too. Shizuru said she’d be using the Core Gunner, and Goh can’t fight… but we at least made sure you’re in tip-top shape. That way you can help us out in future battles.”
Morimoto comes on over and says their work is finished, annoying Shibakusa. He told them to find shelter! Nanae and Touko didn’t like the sound of that either, as, one, running off would shame their mechanic spirit and, two, they can’t leave the elderly behind.
Shibakusa is NOT ELDERLY!
Shinobu’s also supposed to have evacuated, but he explains to an angry Hyouma that he can’t find Goh anywhere. Alice says he’s likely at the command room since the infirmary is currently unusable, and Shinobu hopes she’s right. As he leaves, Juzo chides Hyouma for snapping at the guy – the approaching battle has even him uncharacteristically on edge.
Ropett warns him to be careful, as mental stability will affect their ability to combine. Their bot falling apart in the middle of the final battle would only mean trouble for everyone else, Chizuru adds.
“Fine, fine, I get it! …Erm, but I guess that doesn’t sound too believable if I’m still yelling, huh…” Hyouma groans. Kouji adds another reason for him to calm down: we don’t want Hyouma to also trigger the Rabid Syndrome. Everyone’s working to keep each other calm when they get too incensed.
Mind, Alice says we’ve no confirmed infections on anyone outside of Goh, but that’s no reason to let our guard down. In essence, Tetsuya surmises, Hyouma doesn’t need to be all serene about it, but he’d do well not to get too agitated about things – just do it like Rei.
Speaking of, Misato has new orders for her: she’ll be playing defense again. Misato apologizes for always foisting that on her, but she couldn’t think of any strategy that didn’t rely on the A.T. Field, so it’ll have to be her. Shinji comes in right then, having heard that the #00 will be shielding the Minerva.
Misato confirms, adding that the #01’ll be attacking in tandem with our other units. She’s not happy with it, but Shinji’ll need to carry on fighting as he has. With that, it’s almost time for the mission to start, so they leave for the command room.
: As I previously said, the Super Mimetic Beast is currently headed towards the Dannar Base, absorbing the remaining beasts as it goes.
: Here’s a more recent image of it.
Beep.
: It’s grown even more gigantic in this short span of time… What a troublesome creature.
: My friends, this will likely be the last battle we’ll have with the Mimetic Beasts. Will it be us who’ll survive, or them?
: Your actions will determine the fate of mankind! I ask that you carve that thought into your hearts and give this mission your all!
: Aye, aye! We’ll be ending things with you today, Mimetic Beasts!
: We… We have to put an end to this battle as quickly as possible.
: Oho? I’d tagged you as a quiet sort, but you’re actually manlier than that. Got a bit of a fighter in you, eh?
: D-Don’t make cracks about me, please. All I’m thinking of is doing whatever I can, the best way I can…
: Hah… Now that you mention it, Shinji did grow into a real man over this.
: Not you too, Kouji.
: And, with that, you’re dismissed. Head to your respective units and prepare to deploy!
: Our long battle with the Mimetic Beasts will end today…
: Yes, it will. Wait for me, Goh – I’ll fight hard for you too.
: Please do. And, above all, come back safe…!
: Absolutely. I’d never die with you watching… I promise!
Mission 22 (Minerva Route) – Heart Break
: The enemy group has just broken past the Dannar Base’s last defensive line!
: We’re expecting the Super Mimetic Beast to have regenerative abilities beyond any other we faced. Don’t let your guard down for an instant!
: You got it. It can regen all day, we’re still gonna pound it into the dirt!
: Here it is: the climax of our battle with the beasties…!
: Let’s do this, everyone!
Mission Objective: Destroy the Super Mimetic Beast
Mission Failure: The Minerva, Goh Okusaer, Combattler, EVA-01 or 00 shot down.
Come one, come all, to the grand opening of the Mimetic Waterpark!
I wouldn’t classify this mission as being hard, but it is VERY annoying. There are a metric fuckton of enemies you’ll have to fight (more coming), plenty of Land Type and Type #13 beasts to slow you down with their large HP pools and, of course, water. Water, everywhere.
Do not send your guys out to meet the enemy. Just don’t. There’s no skill point rushing you and spreading out your troops is a recipe to either get bitten by evasion decay or lose EN to the smaller beasts. This is a mission where energy and SP conservation is the name of the game – coming into the end stretch on fumes will likely mean a hefty repair bill.
With all that in mind, I’ll say “screw you” to all that water and simply have my guys plant their feet on this plot of land. We’ll only leave here once it’s time to engage the Super Mimetic Beast, so the enemy’ll be forced to come in in waves and meet me on my terms.
Play very conservatively here, be patient, and you might have things done by turn 14-15. As always, prioritize the smaller beasts to stop them from draining your EN. Had I not forgotten to set the G-Zero Gunner here, I’d at least have a unit that could reliably hit underwater targets, but no…
Super Mimetic Beast
Pilot Skills:
Break Morale Limit
Commander L3
Prevail L6
Support Attack L2
Attack Combo L2
Mech Features:
10% HP Regen
30% EN Regen
Big huge enemy with a ton of HP and packs a mighty punch. It’s got a MAPW that hits anything in a 6x6 area around it, and that Command Aura is another big reason why you wanna let the enemies come to you. Also, its strongest attack is range 3-8, so it’ll absolutely be sniping at you on approach – docking everyone inside the Minerva’ll make things easier for you.
Now, you might be able to kill it in one round if everyone’s in position to use their best attacks, but it’ll be a tight squeeze. Best approach, I think, is to assume you won’t make it and do it in two turns.
First things first, though, we’ve a ton of enemies to deal with, so let’s get to it. Fast forward!
Enemy Phase!
The EVAs are your best friends this mission because anything outside the boss is very unlikely to pop the A.T. Field. Set them up front.
Most beasts are still on approach.
Player Phase!
Get the little guys!
The first wave of them gets killed by Rei, Anna and Aoi.
Enemy Phase!
Fat Boys still like to snipe.
Quatre’s got the range to counter, though. Two to him and Hyouma
Player Phase!
Shinn’s Arondite hits well enough underwater, mind, so you want him to get that morale quick.
That’s all the Fat Boys down.
Enemy Phase!
Crap, I got greedy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LvA6pAO0CY
Rey can take beams, though.
As the Land/Flying combo come in, our team brings down the fliers and focuses on the bulkier Land Types.
Barely enough, but we’re good. Once you kill enough…
Alarm!
: What is it?!
: Energy spike coming from the Super Mimetic Beast! It’s… A space-time shockwave!
: Hrm?! My meters are…!
: Something’s wrong with my controls…!
RUMBLE!
: All hands, brace for impact!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-qdagREH3Q
: What happened?! Move, G-Zero Gunner!
: The Plasma Drive’s level is…!
: Nothing is working – the nuclear fission engines are also faltering! Not even our super-electromagnetic energy can handle this…!
: No one can move…?!
: All deployed troops have been immobilized!
: What?!
: … The #00 can still move.
: Yes, it looks like only the EVAs haven’t been immobilized! How…?!
: My guess is the enemy did something to mess with our units’ drive systems.
: Then why haven’t the EVAs…?
: I get it… it’s because they aren’t actually robots, but man-made humanoids…!
: How’re we looking, Kosuke? Can the mechs bounce back from that?!
: Yes, but it’ll take them several minutes at worst. On the other hand, if we’re hit with another of those attacks before then…
: And it ain’t like the Mimetic Beasts are just gonna sit there. Things just went south in a big way…!
: Our EVAs are still moving, so we’ll try and draw their attention…!
: That’s crazy, Shinji! Even the EVAs and their barriers can’t take these many guys!
: Still, this is what we can do… what we have to do… We’re the only ones who can keep you all safe!
: Shinji…
Another reason you keep your guys back and bunched up is this: let them get immobilized in a bad spot and it’ll be all that much harder to keep them alive if they’re swarmed.
There isn’t anything we can do to speed things up, so we hold back and wait. Your guys can still attack, but most of them are stuck where they are. As before, try to keep Shinji and Rei up front to draw in the enemies.
Player Phase!
: Damn it, more of them! Are we still down, Kosuke?!
: Still nothing! We need more time!
A Type-13 Mimetic Beast rushes Rei down!
: !! Ayanami!
: …!
: Hrk! This time I’ll protect her…!
: UWAAH!
: Ikari!
: We gotta do something, or he’ll…!
: I’m still up…! We’re the only ones who can move! And I’m the only one who can protect both Ayanami and the Minerva… So that’s what I’ll do…!
: Well said, Shinji!
: Are you hurt, Shinji?
: Goh! Mira!
: Goh?!
: The Godannar and Neo Okusaer?! Who’re piloting them?!
: It’s me and Mira!
: You idiot! If you deploy now, you’ll—!
: I know, but I can’t just watch this and not do anything!
: The future of mankind’s on the line here, and Shinji has it right! I got to do whatever it is that I can do here!
: Heh, I figured he’d turn up eventually if I waited by the Godannar.
: Whatever the case, we’ve to keep our friends and the Dannar Base safe!
: Here we go, Shinji!
: Alright!
[i]Shinji, Rei and the Combattler aren’t essential anymore, but now you need to keep Goh safe (he can move just fine). Proceed as you have, and let the new wave of Mimetic Beasts come across the map.
And make sure you heal Shinji up.
That’s the first batch of enemies down.
Enemy Phase!
Cut a few down to size.
Player Phase!
: I have found you at last, the king of the Mimetic Beasts…
: Blade Gainer! And Lou! You here to start trouble with us again?!
: I haven’t the leeway to bother on you. In fact, surely you realize that we’re both living on borrowed time…
: …! You too…?
: I’ve only a few remnants of life remaining, but I’ll gladly burn them all away here if it lets me crush this beast!
Ken and Lou cast focus.
: Hmph… Have it your way. I guess we’ll see whether it’s our lives or his that run out first!
: Come on, Mimetic Beasts! None of us fear death, and now you’ll get an eyeful of the power that gives us!
: Goh, we’re detecting another energy spike within the Super Mimetic Beast! If it fires off that attack again, the Godannar’ll also be immobilized and then it’ll be all over!
: We estimate another three minutes before it fires! You’ll have to destroy it by then!
: Yes, ma’am!
Hahahahaha, no. You’re not on an actual timer, so ignore what the game says and hold your ground. Not like you actually could kill the Super Mimetic Beast with just Goh, Mira, the EVAs and Ken’s group (barring massive upgrades).
Oh, and keep this in mind:
Secret Alert!
Do not let either Ken or Lou to get shot down. If you had Goh or Anna destroy Lou in mission 10 (rescue route), you can skip this.
It’s not really difficult, actually, because both have boss HP still. Better still, many of the beasts up there will gang up on Ken, and he can easily carve them up (I suppose that’s bad if you’re keeping this route and want cash).
Just make sure you keep a few Trust casts at the ready, because the Super Beast WILL hurt them, and Lou’s tendency to support defend means she’ll take a lot of punishment.
Carrying on.
: Two minutes until the second space-time shockwave!
: We have to beat the Super Mimetic Beast quickly…!
Annoyingly, the beasts seem to prefer Rei to Shinji.
: None will stop me… I do this for Lou’s sake, as well as my own…!
–
: The king Mimetic Beast, the one that killed my dad…! I finally have you…!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nWcDW85xd0
: We’ve less than a minute until it fires another space-time shockwave! Hurry!
: Copy that! I’ll do whatever it takes!
Player Phase!
: Damn! Lou, we’re combining!
: Roger, Ken!
: Are you—?!
: Remember always, this heinous sight… These are the final moments of someone who’s lived for vengeance!
“My vengeance… ends here…”
*The Blade Gainer’s absorbed into the Super Mimetic Beast!
: No…! LOOOOUUU!
: The Super Mimetic Beast’s stopped attacking! It looks like the organ that generated that space-time shockwave’s been damaged!
: All of our units are recovering their controls as we speak!
: It’s great that we can move again, but…
: Lou is…!
: Raaaargh! LOU!! You… you monster! GAAAAAAAAH!!
: Goh!
: Compose yourself, Goh!
: DIIIIIEEEEE!!
: Insania ratio’s jumped past 170! He can’t…! Goh… he’s triggered the Rabid Syndrome!
: GRAAAAAARGH!!
The Godannar turns hostile!
: It… it’s happened…
: But… Goh! Please, calm down!
: Goh! Come on!
: UGAAAAAAAH!
: It ain’t working! He’s gone completely crazy!
: Anna, do you think you could get through to him?!
: If we were combined and I could talk to him face-to-face, I’m sure I could…!
: Still, combining with him like that is…
: Wait just a second, professor. We’re putting together a program that should let us override the Godannar’s controls!
: Right, we’ll give Anna the chance she needs!
: OK, then step one is to immobilize the Godannar. In the meantime, we’ll make the necessary changes to the combination routine.
: You all heard him! Cover the Goh Okusaer and immobilize the Godannar!
: GWAAAAAAARGH!
: Urk…! That’s the hero of the War of Giants, for you… His fighting spirit alone hits like a hammer!
: Hrm… And we’re supposed to stop him just by ourselves…?!
: The hell’re you cowering like that for?! Haaaaah! Come and fight me… GOOH!!
: Now it’s my time to help you, Goh. I’ll put a stop to you… but as your friend!
: I swear I’ll save you…! Wait just a bit, Goh!
Still going, our objective now is to reduce the Godannar below 5000 HP.
Goh, like Ken before him, has Prevail L9 now, so you absolutely don’t want to deal with him in the water. Pull back, let him cross the pond and then engage. Do note that he now has a 2-6 range attack, so you’ll need to give him a wider berth.
Fast forward a couple more turns, and Goh’s in position. The last beasts are tagging along, and will support defend him if given the chance – don’t.
With the way clear, we’re ready to go.
: Kch… uurk…
: I’ve learned so much from you and our friends…
: If I can pay you back just a bit, then I will…! I might be so afraid, but it doesn’t matter! I want to save you, Goh!
Shinji: “I’ll… stop the Godannar!”
: Watch our stance, Sakuya. Mess up and he’s going to send us flying…!
: I’m doing the best I can here…! No promises when we’re up against the Godannar jacked up on some Mimetic Beasts, though!
: Hrrgh… UWAAAAA!
: Incoming, Aoi!
: We gotta pin him down…! I wanna see my favorite Beauty and the Beast couple back together!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4YRSm5Stdc
Here’s the new attack, with the Mimetic Beasts Sakuya was talking about.
Aoi: “We’ve to take on the Godannar…”
Johnny: “That’s about as tough as this can get!”
: (Dying was never what truly scared Goh…)
: (No, it was losing his humanity and becoming an enemy of those who fight for our future… That’s what scared him above all…)
: (Then there’s only one thing I can do for him…)
Mira: “Goh, I…”
: Never thought we’d ever be scuffling like this… This is someone I never wanted to fight if I could’ve helped it.
: GRAAAAAARGH!
: Let’s do this, Goh! I’m stopping you with every drop of strength I got!
Kouji: “We’re never giving up on you, Goh!”
When Goh’s under 25k HP:
Beep, beep!
: That’s… We’re detecting new Mimetic Beasts signals!
: What, more are incoming?!
: That’s a Destroy! They hijacked even that thing?!
: Your main objective is still the same. Keep an eye on the new hostiles, but focus on immobilizing the Godannar!
: NGAAAAH!
: His presence is overwhelming… But we can’t fail here! We’ll stop him, just like we did with Kouichi!
Quatre: “I’ve to stop the Godannar, whatever it takes!”
: You can’t just up and die on us! Even I was looking forward to seeing your comeback!
: RAAAAAAAARGH!
: So I’m coming in to bail you out! I’ll put a stop to the Godannar!
Shinn: “The hero of the War of Giants… can we really stop him?”
: Goh… You’ve taught me so much about how to fight. And I’ll be saving with you all of that!
: Let’s do it, Ichitaka!
Ichitaka: “We might be up against the Godannar, but this is no time to be chicken!”
: Wasn’t a world free of the Mimetic Beasts your dream, Goh?! We’re so close to making that real!
: Oorgh…GAAAAAAH!
: Hang in there, Combattler! We can’t get broken down before the Dannar’s immobile!
Chizuru: “We’ve got to bring Anna’s feelings to him!”
Hyouma: “Yeah, here we go!”
: Goh Saruwatari… What’ll become of LOTUS if we lose even you?
: Guuooorgh…UWOOOOO!
: No, we just cannot let that happen! You’re the leader of our troops… and our comrade in arms!
Zechs: “What a crushing spirit… your reputation is well deserved, Godannar!”
: It’s not every day I get the chance to fight someone of your skill, Goh… !
: Hrrmm… AAAAAAH!!
: Hah… Even I, Tetsuya Tsurugi, am intimidated… You’re an amazing man, Goh Saruwatari…!
Tetsuya: “The Godannar… Never did I expect it to turn into such a terrifying enemy!”
: Goh, listen to me! Goh!
: UOOOOOOH!
: It’s really not going to work unless we combine…? You pigheaded moron!
: (I’ll be seeing you soon… Hold on, Goh…!)
Anna: “Hang in there, Goh! I’m going to save you, I promise!”
: K-K-Kch…
: He’s still going?!
Mira turns neutral!
: Mira?!
: I made a promise to him. That if he ever turned into our enemy… then I’d kill him…!
: Mira! Are you going to use that?!
: I won’t just let you have him, Anna! I’ll kill him, and then I’ll also die!
: STOOOOP!!
: Did she do it…?!
: No, the Godannar wasn’t destroyed!
: And now he can’t move at all…
: Huh…?!
Mira switches back.
: It was you who took him from me during my five years of sleep, Anna…
: So show me the bond you two share… so that I might give up… so that I might move on!
: … Okay! Take a look!
: We’re all done programming! The Godannar can Drive Change!
: I’m coming right now, Goh! Drive Change – GO!
: Godannar, Twin Drive!
: I’m here, Goh!
: Anna… Don’t… Don’t look… at me…
: There’s nothing to be afraid of… It’s only the two of us in here.
: Goh… I love you…!
: That’s!
: She really did it…!
: Goh…
: Thanks, Anna… If you’re here with me… then I can fight!!
: It is by gaining a human soul that the Steel Giant, that which is equal to God, becomes a true ENVOY OF JUSTICE!
: This is the marriage of God and soul! Forward, everyone! Now is the time to bring this battle to a close!
OH MY GOD, WE ARE ALMOST FINISHED!
Except that there are still a ton of MS beasts down south, but they’re on land and are very easily dispatched.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1W5CWHG8Ob0
And here’s the video of Mira’s new attack, complete with the DK.
Fast forward another couple of turns for me to kill everything, get everyone aboard the Minerva and sail the over to Boss Island.
Now we can finally bring this drag of a mission to a close!
: This is it! We just need to take you out, and then no one’ll have to live in fear of the Mimetic Beasts…
: Step up, beasties! Today’s the last day of your lives!
–
: This one sure has power on a wholly different level from the Trojan Horse…
: Too bad for you, the Great Hero’s been an old hand at monster hunting for years now. Super Mimetic Beast or no, you’ll go down just the same!
: Can we actually beat this giant of a Mimetic Beast…?
: No, I can’t let it intimidate me… I made a decision to answer the Chairman’s resolve in kind. So, whatever enemy comes my way, I’ll fight!
: Think it’s really gonna be over this time?
: Judging by what Prof. Tatsuya said, I’m sure everything’ll be A-OK.
: And they can come back a many times as they want, we’ll just drive them out. Again and again, all in the name of peace… sounds good?
: What he said. But, with luck, we’ll also have some time to put our feet up…
: So come on! We’ll take on all comers until peace is back in this world!
: Do keep calm, Hyouma. Let yourself get too incensed and you’d be playing right into the Mimetic Beasts’ hand.
: Relax, Kosuke… I’m as cool as can be here…
: I’m Hyouma Aoi of LOTUS. We’re carrying the future of everyone on Earth on our backs, and I’m not screwing up right at the moment of truth!
: Hyouma…
: Today’s the day…! We’re putting an end to the battle with the Mimetic Beasts right now! Let’s do this, guys!
Once its HP is under 50%…
: We’ve done so much damage to it, and it hasn’t even flinched yet…!
: That’s why it’s the king. It’s way tougher than all of its mooks…!
: Look! The Celleblader came out the Super Mimetic Beast!
: Lou…! You’re alive?!
: And I can still fight as well, Goh! Ken… he showed me where the Super Mimetic Beast’s regeneration organ’s at! Over there!
: Meaning, if we can destroy that…!
: Then we’ve a good chance of yanking the carpet out from under ‘em!
: Good…! Just a bit more… and we can win this…!
: This is where my history with you beasts comes to a close…! I’ll bring an end to everything with this battle…!
: I don’t know how far I can go with this, but I made up my mind…! I’ve enough strength to protect others, and I will protect them…!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g65A0zUFxLA
: It could be said that the Mimetic Beasts wouldn’t have evolved this much if we hadn’t driven them into a corner…
: But, from the beasts’ POV, any powerless human is an easy mark. And, so, I cannot hesitate to turn my blade against them!
: OK, this is the real final showdown! And we’re here to bring peace to the spirits of all those you monsters hurt!
: I understand… you’re also just trying your hardest to survive. Still, we cannot just allow that. Because we know it’d only mean more sorrow spreading through the world!
: Goh! We’ll finish it off together!
: Yeah…!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOCj58SpbUQ
: The Super Mimetic Beast’s core is confirmed destroyed!
: Take THAT!
: Y-YEAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!
: The Mimetic Beasts… are finished!
: Rrgh…
: Goh… Goh?!
: I know well the pain of those left behind. I won’t die and do that to you…!
: Goh…!
And there we have it… Here are the convos we missed:
: (This thing is terrifying… Just looking at it has got me shivering.)
: (But even more than that is my desire to fight against it. I can’t deny that. Mira, if the worst comes to happen… do what you must.)
: … I am Goh Saruwatari, beast! And this’ll be our final battle!
–
: GRAAAAAARGH!
: This can’t be how it ends… the man I loved deserves better…!
: … I’ll make you a deal, Goh. Come back to us and I’ll treat you to some world-class wine and steak!
–
: This has been a long time coming… And you’ll get an ample taste of how powerful a woman can be after she’s been kept waiting all this time!
–
: Goh Saruwatari! If you’ve really turned into a bad guy, then it’s my job to take you down!
: Hrk… uuurgh…!
: But I know you’re a big hero, not an enemy! So I… WE will stop you!
–
: If the enemy’s strong, then you burn even stronger… That’s what being a man’s all about…!
: You look like the real deal, Super Mimetic Beast! Let’s do this and see who’ll be leaving here with the gold!
: Okay, Goh! Open wide!
: P-Please, Anna. I can eat just fine by myself…
: No, no, I wanna help you! Again, open wide! How does it taste?
: It’s rice porridge, it doesn’t taste good or bad…
: Oh, don’t be like that. You know how hard it was to make this?
: All it takes is Anna being around for your Badass Ace shtick to come crashing down, eh, Goh?
: Still, I’m so glad things ended fine for hm.
: Absolutely. Even with a successful vaccine being made, the fact that Goh managed to recover from that state tells of how amazing he is.
: Hell, yeah. Refusing to die until the very end is a must for heroes!
: “A must for heroes”, huh… Right, you’re all amazing.
: Hey, now, what’re you talking about there? You’re also one of the day’s heroes, Shinji.
: Yeah, you and Rei.
: O-Oh, no… We were just lucky that we were piloting the EVAs…
: We just did as we had to.
: Standing your ground, and doing as you have to; a simple thing in theory, but very hard to put into practice. What you did today is very much worthy of praise, Shinji.
: You were brave and you did real good, that’s what we think. Always knew you had it in ya, Shinji.
: …
: Nevertheless, we also owe some major thanks to the PLANTs scientists.
: Yeah, I still can’t believe how fast they managed to cook up a vaccine for the Insania Virus, especially with how no one knew that much about the thing until recently.
: Wasn’t just our folks that made it happen, you know. It was a joint effort between them, JUDA and the Dannar Base.
: Hm, developing a countermeasure for the Insania Virus was a worldwide matter. You don’t need to thank us specifically.
: But still, we both want to do it regardless!
: A-Alright…
: The people of the PLANTs, JUDA, at the Dannar Base…
: And all of our friends in LOTUS, who’ve always had our backs… You all deserve our deepest gratitude…
Misato’s talked to Lady Une and she’s left it up to her to decide what to do with Lou. So, does the girl seriously want to fight with us? She is: “Both Ken and I lost people we loved to the Mimetic Beasts, and that made us choose the path of battle. I don’t want there to be other people like me, so I want to fight for that.”
Goh walks in and likes what he hears: if she’s now fighting now for vengeance, but the for the sake of others, then it’s a good sign of how much she’s grown as a warrior. Both he and Anna aren’t going to stop her from doing this – rather, they’ll be together now not just as family, but as fellow teammates.
Lou is very thankful, and very apologetic for everything she did. But there’s someone else, and Kiriko asks if he shares in Lou’s new agenda.
It’s Ken, and having already forsaken his life once, he figures it’s his turn to support the girl’s wishes. The hostile codenamed Menage Zero died fighting the Super Mimetic Beast, Kiriko declares and suggests he carry on his new life as a warrior.
Misato seems satisfied and welcomes them both the crew – they’ll all be working together in the name of world peace!
You probably already guessed it, but you only get Ken if you did either of the secret steps in this stage or the previous split.
Speaking of, ending the battle with the Mimetic Beasts puts us one step closer towards that. There’s still much to be done, Misato knows, but it’s certainly a step forward. And now that Hyouma takes a look at the command room, he realizes: where’s Tatsuya? The guy isn’t around anywhere.
Kiriko says he left not too long ago, off to look into some other enemy factions prowling about the world. The guy keeps as busy as Lady Une herself, she sighs. Still, Anna’s sure she’ll see her father again once the world is truly at peace.
Now, Lulu’s just called over to report on the fight with the Jama Kingdom and is en route to JUDA to rendezvous with us. Kiriko thanks us again for all our hard work, but, of course, our battles are far from over. It’ll be a while to get there while there still are other groups threatening the world, but she wishes us to keep our chins up.
Tetsuya thanks her back for all the help she and her team’s provided, and Misato orders everyone back to JUDA – there’ll likely be much to discuss.
: How could I let myself be defeated here…! Your Majesty, I leave everything in your hands!!
: That was Mimashi, right…? I probably wouldn’t be here if he hadn’t attacked Misaki back then…
: Gwargh! You kicked me?! Not even Her Majesty kicks me! YOUR MAJESTYYYYYY!!
: What a weirdo… but he was still pretty strong.
: Heheheh! HAHAHAHA! Sacrificing myself is nothing if it’ll benefit Her Majesty!
: So loyal until the end… he sure was worthy of being one of her three generals.
: Well, he won’t be away from her long. Himika’ll be following real soon!
: Hmhmhm… AHAHAHAHA!
: The hell are ya laughing at, Himika?!
: And that’s funny to you?! They were your allies…!
: You’re telling me your kind really doesn’t know love, companionship or anything?!
: What was that?!
: That wasn’t just malice… those were ghosts!
: A mass of pure evil… is it pouring through from Hell itself…?!
: Anyone have a magic sword to cut these down? Because I think we’ll need one…!
: Uuuuuuuuuh!
: So it’s an amalgamation of evil spirits…?
: Seriously, even I’m getting chills down my spine…!
: Hrm…!
: … He’s right. We’ll be going nowhere fast by feeling blue.
: It’s pretty much a being of pure, inexhaustible energy, so conventional weapons won’t help…!
: Find us… What’re you up to?!
: Don’t worry, Kenji… Whatever may happen, I’ll keep her safe.
: N-No…
: Get away from it, Kenji!
: UoooOOoOOOoOOOOO!
: Are you alright, Hiroshi?!
: What do we do…?! Only Kenji and Tsubaki could seal away the Great Bronze Bell…!
: But there’s still a little perv somewhere in there, so maybe we could work that angle? He might surprise us and get back to normal!
: I wouldn’t be 
: We really gotta fight Jeeg… Holding back against him would only get us dead!
: Damn, what kind of creepy flame is that?! It’s so different from ours and Proist’s… Is that also ‘cause of his hatred…?!
: STOOOP!!
: Captain, we’ve visual on both the Big Shooter and Baruba!
: Grrrrr!
: Hahah… He’s himself again.
: What is she doing…?!
: Th-That was!
: Kenji, do you hear me?! Pool yours and Tsubaki’s strength together again!
: You’re not getting away from me! TAAAH! (
: !!
: Sorry we couldn’t get you one of the newer suits in time. (
: Well, the 
: Owowowow…. Syncing with an EVA was even more brutal than advertised.
: Haah, Haah… Where… Where am I…?!
: Ah, Sleeping Beauty’s back with us?
: Looks like your fatigue’s fully gone. Now… we’re sorry to spring this on you so soon after you’re awake, but we’ve something to talk with you about.
: It’s been three years since we came here together.
: The 7th Angel has appeared at Sagami Bay! LOTUS has been asked to deploy right away!
: The SDF troops are trying to keep it pinned down, but conventional weapons are pretty much useless against it.
: Neither can, actually: both units are still undergoing repairs. We’ll be finished soon, but they won’t be deploying until then…
: Iczer-3! The captains haven’t given the green-light to deploy yet!
: Look at how fast it regens…!
: Why does it always feel like there’s no way for us to beat these things?!
: Now what’s going on there…? Guess the EVAs really are the only ones that can take on an Angel.
: Bah, missed the core…! (
: You’re not going to last long if you go at it like that, Asuka. Go and reconnect your cable! (
: Hey there, Quatre. We just came back from Germany – and we brought gifts, too.
: I am Bigro, one of Neos Gold’s four generals, and I am here to claim Nagisa Kasumi!
: I see… By doing that, they’ll be able to fight to the death and no one’ll be able to do anything about it. It’s something of a death match arena.
: Iczer-3 and the Cthulhu have both vanished from our sensors!
: (Nagisa… help…! NAGISAAA!)
: (Stay strong, Iczer-3! I’m there with you…!)
: Hahahaha! Oh, I can’t watch anymore! How can you call yourself one of Lady Neos’ warriors after that?
: I am Atross, and I am here to kill you in Lady Neos’ name!
: Save the admiration for later, Johnny! Where 
: Let us see whether or not you are worthy of my blade…
: Sure, the Zentradi were originally created to fight, but I don’t really care for you labeling them all just because of that.
: An adept of Shurado… I did not expect this young girl to hold such a spirit.
: …
: Hmph… taking a nap right after a battle? 
: They’ve us surrounded…! Have we managed to get in touch with the Daiku Maryu yet?!
: No, we can’t get through to them! (
: It won’t be long before Operation FD makes Her Highness’ world real – a world belonging only to those chosen by her…
: As for the inferior beings found wanting, death is all that awaits!
: The idiocy coming from these puppets…! Out of our way!
: We won’t allow you to sacrifice the innocent Darian people…!
: Blast you all…!
: These damned rebels!
: We’ll be cutting your ambitions right at the root, whatever it takes!
: Allow me to handle this.
: Garis… I’m afraid I haven’t the time to indulge you anymore. I shall now head towards the surface, putting into practice the final step in Operation FD.
: We’ve volcanic eruptions happening throughout the Darius World!
: And, yeah, I took the Darius Core! And with its power, everything’ll be MINE!
: Yuu, they’re…
: Fighting the Darius Army apparently.
: Aye, aye, ma’am!
: And did you see how confident she was? I get the feel she’s got another trick up her sleeve.
: I am Emperor Darius XVII, and I wish to speak with the captain of the Daiku Maryu.
: I am Emperor Darius XVII. The Giant you saw is my facsimile… Or perhaps it is best described as my castle.
: And I vouch for the Emperor’s words as another Earthling.
: Dad…!
: Over there! Something’s headed this way!
: Watch out!
: …
: Go, Lulu!
: Col. Katsuragi, we might want to consider a temporary retreat to reorganize…!
: The engine’s in the red! We’re good to go!
: Y-You’re not scaring us off…!
: Everything we did was for this day!
: You might kill us, but we’ll at least get one punch in on you!
: Why… Why?! I was born to be Empress…! I am the greatest being of all…!
: There’s no end to this! What’re we gonna do?!
…Ah?!
: Haah… Kouichi, Quatre, Emi, Ichitaka, where’d you all run off to…? They didn’t even call to celebrate the end of the war or anything…
: … Risako.
: It’s been ages, hasn’t it…? You doing alright?
: … She’s from the Daichi Maryu, I’m pretty sure…
: Yow, I think that’s a bit too intense for Kouichi…
: (Psh, you and your pretty speeches… This was supposed to be my show, and I just got one-upped before even getting out there.)
: Today’s experience may help temper your mind. Do not waste it.
: Apparition!
: He’s not with LOTUS, I suppose. Ignore him, Dilos, at least while he does not stand in our way.
: Eida, you’d best stay at JUDA’s shelters! You’ll be safe there!
: Johnny…
: What are you doing, Factor of the Apparition? Wasn’t your mission to capture Emi Kizaki?
: Did you answer your question?
: Save the talk for later. We’ll cover you, so hurry back to the commander (If your secret points are low: “Enough faffing about. This is our fun time, so get going already.”)
: Oh, no, you ain’t dealing with him. We’ve been looking forward to this for all this time we’ve been working in the shadows, see.
: Ooh, what an intense boy we’ve got here… But we’re 100% serious today! This is all to make our ideals a reality…!
: …
: …
: The Minerva and LOTUS are here… Get to work, Yuna Roma. Just stick to the plan… you don’t want to end up a loser in this conflict, right?
: O-Okay…
: Of all the idiotic… You’d sacrifice an entire country just for your self-protection?!
: I suppose our hands are tied, then; it’s too late for us to indulge his farce.
: Lord Djibril… I’m taking Relena back!
: …
: What’re my troops doing?! If this doesn’t change, and soon, Orb will…! Aaah, what do I do…?!
: (Father, I…)
: Cagalli…
: Cagalli…!
: But we couldn’t well let you run off by your lonesome.
: How stupid are you that you’d charge into a battlefield battered like that? Die…!
: Oh, no, you don’t…!
: The Skygrasper?!
Sorry for butting in like that.
: Haaaaah!!
: The gnawing pain we felt that day isn’t something we wanted anyone else to experience…
: That is his wish. And I’ve granted him a new blade with which to make that wish real.
: Seems our deliveries are all done. What now? Do we tag in as well?
: Roger that. Pulling back!
: We’ve new heat signatures on approach! Searching database… we’ve a match!
: ?! It’s the group we were after…!
: Come, LOTUS… Show us how much strength you can still muster after exhausting yourselves.
: Oh? They managed to stop the D-Converter right before it ran amuck…?
: So, you are saying that if the Angel falls to Earth, it’ll trigger this “Third Impact” and erase all of humanity…?
: That’s RIIiight! However! It is possible LOTUS could IMPEEeeed it!
: In truth, even the MAGI are giving this a 99% chance of failure… Can this plan of yours even be called a strategy?
: This shelter won’t be doing us much good if that Angel falls here, will it? (
: Oh, then why do we need to stay here…? If the thing won’t help, then we’d be better off staying outside to watch the EVAs!
: Kick some ass, Shinji! You better save our world!
: …
: …
: The Angel’s confirmed destroyed! All EVA units are crippled.
: Aye, aye!
: The 8th Angel was eliminated. Very well done, Ikari.
: There’ll be no more Angels.
: This world is… different. It’s not the world that was promised to you.
: We are truly sorry, but we only came across this information recently.
