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Here we are again, following our party in Alcatraz. Now we’re heading for Tatsumiya, where I’m sure our fun times will only continue. Michio, Kazuki, Arnie and Saya are deploying as event units, so here’s how we’re going:
Joe/Athrun
Heroman/Domyoji
Kouichi/Kiki
Maya/Shangxiang
Mamoru/Hebi
Liu Bei/Rennie
Canon/Shouko
Kira/Graham
Burn/Marvel
Shou/Tsubasa
Cao Cao/Moritsugu
Mazinkaiser/Soubi
Allelujah/Dr. West
Kurou/Deceive
Shinn/Lunamaria
Sun Quan/Eida
Alto/Yajima
Aesap/Yulianne
Fei-Yen/Lockon
Tactician: Michio (If you’re on track for the #3 Fafner secret, and have also earned 100+ kills between Michio and Canon, then set him in as your tactician)
Also, keep in mind that this mission is the cutoff point for the #2 Fafner Secret kill tally, meaning Mamoru, Sakura and Kenji’s total must add to 150+ by the end. If you’re not quite there, then take the time to feed Mamoru enough kills. Of course, that’s assuming you’ve used Triple Dog 5+ times when it was available.
Off we go.
Location: Famir Battleship
: Welcome, Director Hazard. I am Alex Glem of the Army of Mankind. (Aesap’s dad, if you’ve forgotten since his last appearance.)
: Alex…?
: Col. Alex used to be commander of a Union base in Japan. He’s a very capable person.
: He, and Dog Tack, will surely be very helpful.
: Hrm, that name – “Alex” – really grinds my gears… but fine. I look forward to working with you, Colonel.
: Likewise, Director Hazard…
: (Hazard had been exposed for having ties to the alien invaders, but now he’s been reinstated…?)
: (Just what is happening to the Army of Mankind… to the Federation Army…?)
: Apologies for interrupting your conversation, but would it be possible for me to head back to the Union’s research institute? The sooner, the better.
: It won’t be an issue, yes. And we’re already making arrangements for that, as per your request.
: We’ve high hopes that your research will be very useful for the mop-up following Operation Heaven’s Door.
: Yes, ma’am! I won’t disappoint you!
Minami leaves.
: You’ve already laid out plans even for the mop-up, hm? I see you’ve been busy with Operation Heaven’s Door.
: Of course I have. It won’t be long before the new Salvator Model is finished, and, with it, we’ll be able to wipe out the Festum dwelling in the North Pole.
: Ooh… Dr. Bartland’s new Fafner?!
: And if we can add ALVIS’ Nothung Models to our forces, victory’ll be all but assured.
: You want ALVIS’ Fafners…? But haven’t they refused to cooperate with us on multiple occasions?
: Heheheh. My, what a benevolent man you are, Colonel.
: … What do you mean?
: What she means is that we just need to have the Fafners. How we manage to make that happen doesn’t matter.
: …
: You can’t be suggesting…!
: Sit back and relax, why don’t you? You’ll see how Hazard Pasha does things…
: (I’ve nothing to worry about now that The Advancers have my back again. And for my next move… Heheheheheh…)
: You’re going to help General Zhou Yu and Sheryl recover, then…?
: Of course. After all the dozens of times your crew has saved our islands, we’re more than happy to assist in every way we can.
: You have my deepest thanks. Please look after him.
: Also, we were wondering if you’d let us try and treat Setsuna as well.
: You can fix him up?!
: We can’t say for sure just yet…
: But if we adapt our research into Assimilation somewhat, there is a not-insignificant chance we may just find ways to treat his condition.
: Now that’s some great news, and I’m sure Feldt’ll be real happy to hear it.
: Now, Ms. Sheryl, I’d like to run some exams to see the current state of your infection. Could you come to the infirmary later?
: Of course.
: But, just to let you know, whatever results you get, asking me to stop singing is absolutely not an option, okay?
: Hahah, the rumors didn’t do justice to how determined you are.
: But, alright. We’ll do everything in our power to try and preserve your vocal chords.
: Prof. Toumi, can I also have a word with you later? I’ve something I need your help with.
: That’d be no problem, but… did anything happen?
: I’ll tell you later…
: (Michio…?)
: Cmdr. Makabe, if I may ask, did ALVIS also receive a message from the Federation Army?
: We did, yes. It was a request regarding their Operation Heaven’s Door…
: They were all but demanding that our Nothung Models take part in it.
: It’s not like the Federation to take that heavy-handed approach with us, but it makes sense when you see who’s in charge of said operation.
: Hazard Pasha, hm? That prick busting out of the slammer was about the last thing we needed to hear.
: And his return is also due to The Advancers’ support?
: Yes, and with those guys on the Army of Mankind’s side, they have pretty much free rein to do anything, no matter how appalling. It’ll all be validated or swept under the rug.
: They’re a much bigger pain-in-the-ass than we expected…
: Regardless, will ALVIS take part in that operation?
: We haven’t given them an answer yet, but the writing on the wall’s very clear…
: This is Hazard. He’s bound to try some of his usual tricks…
: But isn’t that an operation to wipe out the Festum in the North Pole? That should be enough reason for you to agree to help, no?
: That’s not really the issue, though. The main question here is whether or not Hazard is still in bed with The Boom Army.
: If he isn’t, then I think we could find a way to work with the Army of Mankind…
: (We’d be working with them? Meaning we’d fight alongside Jin, too…)
Cut to the G-Excellent, where Hazard relates his escape from prison to Charme – he’d never make it as Director of the Martian Development Bureau if he weren’t a tough nut to crack. Now, what does he want? Surely he didn’t call just to say hi. Weeell, he would actually like to request The Boom Army’s help with a certain operation of theirs.
And what, pray tell, do they have to gain from doing that? Well, of course Hazard wouldn’t expect them to do it out of the goodness of their hearts and has prepared suitable compensation: how does a substitute for the Kylhasium sound? Charme asks how he knows of their fuel problems, and Hazard notes that Ylbora informed him of how when the Elshank warped here, their fuel stocks were, for reasons unknown, consumed almost entirely. The same happened to Charme and Annex’s ship, yes?
Annex can see why Grathan chose to work with Hazard, and the director confirms that his old contact spoke much of the emperor. Charme tries arguing that someone of the emperor’s status shouldn’t waste his breath on a worm like Hazard, but, no, Annex tells her to let it be and agrees to the request.
Hazard sings praises of Annex’s magnanimity and is very grateful – he’ll be sending them details of the operation soon enough. As the call ends, Charme asks if they really should be humoring his request. They could just steal that Kylhasium substitute and be done with it. True, but the emperor confesses that Hazard has piqued his interest a bit: “That is a man who was once swallowed whole by the treads of fate that tie around this world, yet he has managed a comeback that is nothing short of impressive. Was it all due to simple luck? Or perhaps…”
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: Hey, Sakura…
: Mamoru and the others came back to the island today. Been a while since the whole gang’s been together, huh…?
: …
: And, um…
Door opens.
: Kenji, everyone’s here to see you.
: …
: Hey there, Kenji…
: You and Sakura doing alright…?
: …
: Sakura… please get better soon… Then we can all hang out like we used to.
: …
: Back when there was no fighting… It was just all of us, together… Sniff…
: Kenji…
: Those days aren’t coming back, though. It’s the present that we live in.
: So, you…
: I’m afraid…
: “Afraid”…?
: Of fighting… of dying, of never seeing Sakura again…
: But we have to fight. If we don’t, the world’ll never go back to being a place where Sakura can live in peace…
: But I’m not like you!
: ?!
: Your Altered Consciousness turns you into a big hero, so of course you don’t have anything to worry about!
: You just slap on that helmet and, boom, you’re the invincible GOUBINE, right?!
: Th-That’s…
: But it’s not like that for me! I tried and I tried, but I just…!
: Your Altered Consciousness isn’t Mamoru’s fault, though.
: So, what?! You still have no idea what I go through! None of you do!
: Kenji, I…
: …
: Let’s go, Mamoru. We should leave him be for now…
: Okay…
Everyone leaves.
: …
: Kenji…
: Mom… Are you going to tell me to fight, too?
: … No. To tell you the truth, I’m actually a bit relieved right now.
: Huh…?
: Because you wouldn’t have to fight if you stayed like this. And the thought of that does make me feel so much relief…
: But there’s one thing you should always keep in mind: who it is that will be forced to fight in your place…
: ?!
: If, despite that, you still don’t wish to fight…
: Then, it’s all right. I’ll take care of you.
She leaves.
: …
: I… what am I doing? What am I supposed to do?!
: Please tell me, Sakura…
: …
Location: ALVIS – Well of Urd
: Thanks for coming, Soushi.
: Why did you call me here…?
: This is where our island’s Siegfried System’s located. And where you chose your fate.
: …
: So, I called you because I want to ask you to choose it one more time…
: My fate…?
: I exist solely to protect you and the island. That’s what I always thought…
: But that changed when you met everyone, when you and Kazuki got through to one another… right? What do you think now?
: I want to fight alongside them all.
: Which is why I’d like to ask that the Siegfried System be set to its full configuration in preparation for the Federation’s counteroffensive.
: All these battles you’ve fought outside the island have been with a simplified version of the System.
: Use it in its full configuration and what happened to Koyo and Sakura will also happen to you…
: …
: I heard a voice at Alcatraz…
: A voice…?
: It came from the Yùxǐ… And Kongming believed that what we heard was the voice of our own fates.
: Present, past, future… what we heard might have been our own inner cries, crossing through time and space.
: And?
: …
: And what I heard…
: Was a Festum’s voice.
: …
: And you’d still fight, even knowing that?
: I will, yes…
: Okay. If that’s the path you chose, then so be it.
: But remember that while your only option at the moment is to fight, there may come a time when a different one may be possible…
: I’m sorry. And thank you, Tsubaki…
: You know you don’t have to stand on formality with me.
: I suppose not…
: …
: We… We never could just be regular brother and sister, huh? Not even in the end.
: The end…? Tsubaki, are you…
: I don’t think I have… much time left, no.
: …
: Please don’t forget that I was here.
: I would never. You…
: You’re my only sister, after all.
: Hm…
: Hey, would it be okay if I called you like a regular sister would?
: Yes…
: Thank you, my…
: Activion…?!
: Yeah, I want you to inject me with it.
: You can’t, Michio! If you do that, you’ll…!
: Please… My Synergetic Code values have dropped too much over the years.
: This has to be done or I won’t be able to pilot a Nothung Model!
: But…!
: What’s this “Activion”?
: A chemical that stimulates the Festum genes in their bodies.
: But it’s only a temporary measure. Once the effect wears off, there’s risk of the person undergoing acute Assimilation.
: Assimilation… Then he’d end up just like Sakura?!
: Michio, please, think this through! You’ve already fought all the way into the age limit of Fafner pilots! No one would ever criticize you if you stepped down!
: …
: I want… I want to make sure the future of this island, and your dream, will be safe…
: Michio…
: Every person has something that they have to see through, even if it means risking their lives.
: And that strong will gives birth to new possibilities… which allow the people to choose between them.
: We’re all here because we’ve faced our destinies and made a choice…
: …
: But… If he gets Assimilated, what will happen to us…
: (“Us”…?)
: Listen to me, Yumiko. I promise you I’ll make it through all the way. And when the Activion’s effect wears off…
: Then we’ll get married.
: Michio…!
: Prof. Toumi, do I have your blessing?
: Of course. I wish you all the happiness in the world.
: Thank you very much.
: …
: U-Um… Michio, I…
ALARM!
: Wh-What…?!
Beep.
: We’re detecting multiple mobile units approaching the island! They’ve already made it through the first and second Welle Shields!
: Someone’s attacking… Could it be the Army of Mankind?!
: Let’s go, guys! We have to protect our island!
Everyone leaves.
: …
: Are you going, Michio…?
: Yeah…
: Hit me with the Activion.
: …
: Please… don’t die!
Inject!
Mission 37 – The Living
: The Boom Army?! It’s not the Army of Mankind…?
: I bet Hazard’s behind this! He really is still working with 'em!
: Maybe his plan is to have us fight these first and then steal the Fafners after we’ve been weakened!
: (Hmph… Do you belittle me so that you’d use me as bait, Hazard?)
: (But I’m afraid I won’t be dancing to your tunes. I still have my own mission to accomplish!
: Huh?! The enemy flagship’s just vanished from our radar!
: Their flagship…? What do you think they’re up to?
: We can worry about it later. Our priority right now is pushing them off the island!
: A-All mobile squadrons, p-please deploy right away…!
: You are far too tense, General Lu Xun.
: G-“General”?! Me…?
: You are General Zhou Yu’s successor, no? However, there is a difference between shouldering a responsibility and letting it overwhelm you.
: Please do not forget that…
: Yes, you’re right. Thank you, Master Kongming…
: (Look on, master. I’ll take up your spirit onto myself!)
: So, this is what a Nothung Model feels like…
: Alright, let’s get to it! Come what may, none of them are taking anything from us! Not our island… and not our hope!
: (Michio can’t handle this alone. We’ve to help him out in any way we— Rgh?!)
: What’s wrong, Kazuki?!
: N-No, it’s nothing.
: More importantly, where are you, Soushi? Our connection feels different today…
: The enemy attack forced me to establish a link not from the external models, but from within ALVIS. There should still be no issues with the system’s operation proper, though.
: From ALVIS…?
: (Hmhmhm… Let’s see what makes you so powerful, UX!)
: It’s pretty dang clear that the Army of Mankind’s gonna jump us after we’re worn out a little.
: Make sure you try and conserve as much juice as you can, folks! Remember that we’re the only ones who can protect this island!
Destroy everything, don’t lose a ship, Kazuki, Michio, Arnie or Saya. The Boom Army doesn’t bring anything new to the table, but they’re obviously not the main problem here. As everyone’s been saying, conservation of resources is the name of the game, because there’ll be a decent bunch of stuff headed your way soon.
The entire western edge of the map is covered in water, and the new enemies’ll be coming in from the SW corner, so a good plan would be to angle your guys west and to camp out at the beach. Let the mooks come to your land-bound units and they’ll go down in short order – spread out command auras so you don’t have to spend SP casting Focus and whatnot.
Fafner Mark Ein (Michio Hino)
Mech Features:
Sword
Gun
Norn System
Siegfried System
And now for something completely different, the Mark Ein is the polar opposite of the Megatherion Model in that it’s very much a close-range attacker. It’s decent enough, and certainly an upgrade to Michio’s previous ride, but it’s by far the worst Fafner we’ve had to this point not only in terms of raw firepower and/or utility, but due to Michio’s less-than-stellar evasion (or the fact that his Melee stat is worse than his Ranged).
Still, he can make for a good-ish squaddie if you pair him with someone that boosts what he needs.
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: (The Nothung Model…)
: (I’ll protect not only Yumiko and our island with it…)
: But, also, all the hope our future holds!
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And when you down 6 enemy squads…
Beep, beep.
: Radar’s detecting new units entering our airspace!
: They’re giving out… Accelerated Particle readings!
: Ensign…!
: Here you are, Jin…!
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: Targets confirmed up ahead!
: Knack, Colbie, are we clear on the operation?
(Knack): Hold the UX at bay and capture the Fafners, roger!
(Colbie): Proton Generator is stable! Ready to engage on your order!
: The Riots Archer and Battler?!
: Jin… Are those units—!
: Hmhmm. They’re furnished with the unrestrained Proton Generators, meaning they can unleash their maximum output…
: These are the very same machines that marked the turning points of our fates!
: You’d take things that far, Jin…?!
: I’ll do as I must to overcome both my past and you, my greatest obstacle!
: All so Ayul and I can grasp the beginning of life!
: Jin…!
: (“The turning points of our fates”? That man also…)
: We can’t let them get their hands on any of the Fafners!
: Cover every single one of them and focus your attacks on the enemy commanders!
Now we need to take out either Jin or Ayul to progress, though, as usual, the other’ll retreat once one is destroyed. They’re in separate squads, so draw them in and see if you can set up a nice MAPW with either Kira, Jeffrey or Rennie in the Kuuma to get both.
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(Knack): Tsk…! I’ll get you for this, UX!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88d2LKaPcgw
And Cao Cao’s the only of the SD Gundams that gets two Celestial Armor attacks, so here’s the other one plus the DK. And I felt the need to ask MajinZenki do make me a little something for this:
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The Riots A and B don’t have a lot more HP than the Cs, and the pilots, despite being named, are still generics, so they get trounced quite handily.
(Colbie): There’re abnormalities with the Proton Generator?!
(Colbie): Hrm… I didn’t expect an unrestrained engine to be as finicky as this!
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: I’ve no idea what it is that you’re trying to “grasp”, but if you’re going around hurting innocents for it, then I’ll put a stop to you as many times as I have to!
: You’re welcome to try! Ultimate victory’ll belong to Ayul and I!
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: Come on, Darling-robo! We’ll show them the power of the love between husband and wife-robo!
: Heeey! Don’t go telling people that we’re married!
: (She’s also a manmade being, but… something about her is different.)
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: Youko and so many others call this island their home, and I’m not letting anyone take that away from them! Fly back where you came from, Army of Mankind!
: This woman’s will… it’s nothing like how it was before…!
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: (Follow your heart, Alto, and fly as it tells you…!)
: (And we’ll keep singing for you! Our song’ll empower your wings…!)
: Their song, their emotions… I’ll keep them and everything safe from you!
: Emotion and willpower are flowing all around him…! That light is…!
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: (A pair of units capable of performing synchro-overdrive via Accelerated Particle Engines… This girl must be…)
: We cannot be beaten! Not until we reach our destination!
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: I almost didn’t recognize you, Ensign Spencer.
: Maj. Graham… The ensign you knew is long gone.
: And the new me will not step aside… no matter who I have to fight!
: The paths our lives took may not be the same, but you were once a comrade. So, I won’t disrespect you by giving this any less than my very best…!
: Now come, Jin Spencer!
: You’re always yelling about how you fight for the future, right?! Shouldn’t we be on the same side, then?!
: All roads lead only to one future…
: And where they converge is not where you’ll be.
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[i]Bam. And they drop some Nyan-Nyan Ramen and a 1/1 Cham Doll (Evasion and Melee +10, Accuracy +5).
If you shot Jin down first:[/i]
: Hrgh… Damn you, UX!
Jin flies inland.
: Get back here!
Arnie catches up.
: Kch… Arnie!
: Captain…!
And if you shot Ayul down first:
: G-Grrgh…!
: Damn it… Pull back, Ayul!
: Kch…!
Ayul flies inland.
: Get back here!
Arnie catches up.
: I’m the one you’ve to worry about, Arnie!
Jin goes after.
: You’re slipping, Jin!
: What?!
: ?! Captain…!
The rest is the same.
: A-Aaah!
: Ayul…! Why would you do something like that?!
: Th-The Draupa’s controls aren’t responding… Captain!
: A-Ayul…?!
: We’ve confirmation that the enemy craft’s been downed! Pilot status, unknown!
: AYUL!!
: They have moved into the island—…!
: Gah, there’re even more of ‘em!
: Ms. Saya, is there any risk of the downed unit’s antiparticles going out of control?!
: The readings off the Accelerated Particle Engine are stable, so I wouldn’t think so… What are we doing?
: We’re going after! I need to speak to him face-to-face…!
: Understood. Lead the way, Ensign!
: Let them handle the Army of Mankind soldiers within the island!
: OK! And we’ll get rid of whatever’s left out here!
New batch of mooks, but they’re just GN-XIIIs and Jinrais, so they’ll go down rather quickly. Mind you, don’t go TOO crazy because there’s still more to come: what you’ll want to do is drop all but one of the mooks, and then send all your guys back to around the center-ish area of the island.
Once you’re there, you can down the last enemy. It’ll make things simpler for you, trust me.
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Fast forward a couple of turns, and the last Jinrai goes down, with everyone in position.
: All enemy units have been repelled!
: Have we heard anything from Arnie and Saya?!
: Nothing yet. It looks like they set their unit down by the nearby forest…
: Then we should help them with their search!
: No, stay where you are. I’ll go after them.
: Or, better put, I need to go after them.
: Alone? That’s too dangerous. We’ll help—
: I’ll be fine. You have a more important job: to teach them the sorrow that comes from battles. And the best way to erase that sorrow…
: “Them”…?
Location: Army of Mankind’s Weapon Development Lab
: SO Bartland, we have received word from the Special Mobile Troop sent to attack Tatsumiya.
: It seems they failed in securing the Nothung Models.
: That doesn’t matter. The Festum’ll be as good as defeated once it’s activated…
: All systems are functioning steadily. Mark Nicht… activation successful!
: Well done, Yukie. It’s only thanks to you that our Salvator Model’ll see the light of day.
(on TV): Thank you, Mitsuhiro…
: Gch…!
Alarm!
: …?! Sir, there are abnormalities in the pilot’s bio-graphs!
: That’s to be expected. We administered – on her request – a sub-lethal dose of Activion to speed her integration with the Fafner.
: Please carry on with the experiment. This needs to happen for mankind’s future to be saved!
: (And, above all, for Mitsuhiro’s dream to be realized…!)
: We must respect her wishes. Proceed to phase two of the experiment.
: …
: What is it? Why aren’t you resuming the experiment?
: We…
: We have learned all we needed of this place.
: What?!
: …
: Wh-What?! How did a Festum get in this base?!
: It disguised itself as a human…! A Master Type Festum?!
: We will use me to acquire your emotions and your power.
Tzzzp.
: The Festum… it disappeared?!
: Where did it go?!
: N-No! Noooo!
: You are me.
: It’s going after the Fafner…!
: Damn it, eject the cockpit now! Save my Fafner!
: The controls are unresponsive! It’s blocking out all codes we send in!
: Y-You accursed Festum…!
: Th-The Salvator Model’s taking aim at us!
: What?! Yukie, what’re you doing?!
: I-I’m not…! I can’t control…!
: The Festum… It’s Assimilating her?!
Craash!
: N-No… Stop! This unit is mine and Mitsuhiro’s dream… Please, don’t do this!
: We will use me to further comprehend emotions.
Power uuuuup!
: My… dream… The dream I’ve dedicated my life to creating… This is how it ends…? Hah… hahah…
: Ahahahahahaha! HAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
: S-Stop! I’m begging you!
: STOOOOOOP!
Blaaaaaast!
: Worm Spheres…?!
Tweeep.
: Hrk… A new signal’s Crossing with the Siegfried System…?
: Everyone, be careful! There’s… something incoming!
: Is that… a Fafner?!
: It’s the Salvator Model…
: A new one, made as the polar opposite of the Mark Sein and my father’s wishes. I didn’t think they’d finished it…!
: Its ID code is Mark Nicht…! A unit made to deny all that is…!
: But why is that Fafner with the Festum?!
: I’ve killed it…
: I killed his dream… with my own hands…!
: Yukippe?! Is that you piloting it?!
: Hold on! Something’s wrong with her…!
: Hate… hate… hatehatehatehateHATE!
: AAAAAAAAAH!
: We have learned “hatred” through me.
: It’s that man we saw at the Moldova Base…!
: The humanoid Festum…!
: All vitals within the Mark Nicht have vanished…
: Yukippe…!
: Damn it, you idiot…! Is this how you wanted to go?!
: We will use me to eradicate you.
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: Th-The hell is that…?!
: There’re roots coming out of that Fafner!
: It’s roots are spreading throughout the island… It’s—!
: A-Alert! The Festum’s roots are destroying the island’s inner blocks one by one!
: What?!
: E-Everyone, hurry… if he’s not stopped… ALVIS will…
: Gwaaaaaaaaaaaargh!
: Soushi?! What happened?!
: The Siegfried System has been disconnected! We can’t get through to him!
: ALVIS has gone silent – their comm systems might’ve been destroyed!
: What about Sakura and Kenji?! Are they safe?!
: Guys, you need to move fast! We only have five minutes until that Festum has devoured all of ALVIS!
: Meaning we need to destroy the Mark Nicht within that time frame! Do whatever it takes!
: J-Just five minutes?!
: Maybe that’s insane or impossible, but we still need to do it!
: (Hold on, Yumiko…! I swear I’ll protect you both!)
And now you have five minutes to take out Idun’s Mark Nicht – worse, all your Fafners have lost their connection to Soushi, so they can’t use his spirits. Still, this is simple, provided your guys are close to where Idun spawns and, above all, you saved enough SP to deal with his Mind Read L3.
Fafner Mark Nicht (Idun)
Pilot Skills:
Mind Read L3 (+50% to evasion/accuracy)
Support Attack L3
All Attack L3
Mech Features:
Assimilation L2 (Threshold is 100 morale)
All-Canceller
Mitsuhiro’s big evil Fafner comes fully equipped to zap you from far, far away – and it can obviously do that very accurately with Idun’s massive stats and Mind Read L3. Evasion is also at an all-time high, and it has a 6x6 MAPW centered around it, which’ll also debuff your Accuracy and, of course, is also capable of assimilating your guys (it takes 130 morale to use, mind).
How easy this fight goes depends solely on whether or not you have the SP to reliably get a hit in, as Idun’s lack of Prevail’ll make his 80k HP drop faster than you can say “ouch, Mitsuhiro got punk’d”. If you don’t, then… good luck? Put those command auras in place, set up support attacks, and pray the RNG smiles on you. At least try to keep Idun under 130 morale to avoid everyone getting MAPW’d and attack him at least under range two, since his best attack is range 3-8.
Since we’re so close, we’ll quickly take out the other Festum and then turn our sights on him. Idun isn’t the most hot-blooded guy, as you can probably tell, so he won’t get much morale from us dunking on his mooks.
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: Hatred has been born in the Festum… and humans only have themselves to blame…
: But I know that people can change for the better, which means you can as well…!
: I will use us to return all of you to nothingness.
: Your jibber jabber’s really getting on my nerves, guy!
: We have learned hatred from you. Now we will bless you with it.
: S-Stop…! People… aren’t comprised of just hatred!
: Please, listen! You have to understand!!
: A-Ah…
: Ayul, you’re awake? Get up, quick!
: Wh-What… There are golden roots all over the forest…
: I don’t know what’s going on either. These Festum roots are spreading through the entire island…
: C-Captain, behind you!
: Hrm?! Damn it!
Shoot gun!
: Come on, Ayul! We stay here and these roots’ll grab us as well! Run!
: O-Okay…!
Boom!
: I guess they’re all fighting right now, huh, Sakura…
: …
Door opens.
: You’re still here, Kenji?!
: Mom…
: Everyone’s already left for the shelters! Come with us!
: …
: No, I… I’m staying here with Sakura…
: What’re you talking about, Kenji?!
: If I stay, I’ll end up like Sakura, right…?
: That doesn’t sound so bad…
: Stop being an idiot!
Slap!
: Ah…!
: Look at everyone fighting out there! They still have faith in their future!
: What about you? Don’t you have faith in your future?! In Sakura’s future?!
: I-I…
: Come on, you dummy. You still have plenty to tell Sakura, don’t you?
: Yes…
: Hurry, we’re out of time. We have to—
Boom!
: W-Waah…!
: ?! Kenji, get back!
Roots grab her!
: G-Argh…!
: M-Mom…!
: H-Hold on, I—
: Forget about me… Get the kids… and run…!
: B-But…!
: D-Don’t let… the new life in you… disappear…!
: M-Ms. Kondo!
: I won’t let them… hurt the kids… or the hope that… was born here…
: …
: Come on, Kenji!
: W-Wait! My mom is…!
: MOOOOOOM!
Dragged away.
: Gosh, that dummy… Always so helpless…
: Live… Kenji…
BOOM!
: The 2nd CDC’s systems are going down! The roots are still spreading!
: Isn’t there any way to stop them other than killing that guy?!
: If there is, we don’t have the time to find out! Focus on pushing him back – every minute counts!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmX0GD1BC6o
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: We will return all to nothingness via the hatred we learned from you.
: I guess what he’s feeling is what Yukippe felt in her last moments, huh…?
: Then this is the least I can do to honor you, Yukippe. I’ll wipe out the hatred you birthed and this blob altogether!
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: You have enabled us to comprehend hatred. And I’ll use this emotion to destroy you.
: Sorry to tell you, but comprehend hatred doesn’t mean you’ll succeed at that!
: See, we have a lot more emotions that just that inside us! And you’re not strong enough to destroy those!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW28lurwD3I
And here’s Idun’s strongest attack.
: 80% of the island’s functions are down! The Festum roots are showing no signs of slowing down their spread!
: We only have two minutes left… If we don’t hurry, the people of the island will all…!
: Throw everything you have at that thing, troops!
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: We will use me to deliver hatred unto you.
: If you are a deliverer of hatred, then I’ll oppose you as a glimmering moon shining over all!
: My light shall dispel the darkness within the people’s hearts!
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: Shou… That Festum’s really scary…
: The Mark Nicht, a Fafner cloaked in hate…
: Leaving these emotions loose will only bring about more catastrophes! I’ll cut down the hate within you!
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: It was through your blessing that we learned hatred.
: Yoji Hino worked hoping that it’d be possible for both humanity and the Festum to have a future!
: And he entrusted that vision of the future to us! If we’re going to make that a reality, then we cannot be destroyed here!
: The Festum roots are approaching the shelters! We only have one minute before it reaches them!
: We cannot tarry any longer! All units, concentrate all your firepower on the Mark Nicht!
: This isn’t over yet! We’re not giving in ‘til the very last second!
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: I will use us to bless you all.
: Hrk, how the hell are we supposed to get through to these things?! How do we make them understand how we feel…?!
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: We will use me to return all to nothingness.
: You’d take even more from us… just as you took my mom…?
: But I won’t let that happen again! I’ll keep Soushi and everyone on the island safe from you!
And he drops a Holly’s Favorite Guitar.
: …!
: D-Did we do it…?!
: No, not yet!
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: …
: A-Aah! All damage we did vanished in a second…
: It might look like a Fafner, but it’s a Festum behind that armor-robo!
: Rrgh, this frickin’ monster!
: We will use me to accelerate our offensive.
: The Festum roots are burrowing through the main block’s bulwarks!
: If they get through, all remaining systems will fall in short order!
: Crap, are we out of options?!
: No, if it’s actually a Festum in there… then I’ll try and Assimilate it with the Mark Sein!
Heartbeat.
: Grgh…?!
: What is it, Kazuki?!
: M-My body…
: It won’t move…!
: Don’t tell me… Is your Assimilation triggering?!
: Hrm… Soushi, Soushi…! SOUSHIII!
: We will use me to deny all that you are.
: U-Uwaaaaah!
: Th-This ain’t good…!
: (Curses… Not even the Elshank can withstand a barrage like that for long…!)
: (What am I to do?! If I summon the Zerokage now, I might be able to…!)
: N-No… I still haven’t…!
: I’m not losing them to these freaks…!
: (Michio…! Save us!)
: Raaaaaaargh!
Grab!
: ?!
: You’re not denying anything! My dream…
: My new dream is here! Mine and Yumiko’s new dream!
: (…?! Michio, you…!)
: TAKE THIS!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpl_q8uJj7k
: Gwaaaaaaaargh!
: Michio…?!
: Hrrrmmm!
: Heheh… Y-You’re not going anywhere…! One more hit and you’re done…!
: W-Watch out! Michio, eject right now!
Grab again!
: …?!
: Where’re you off to…? Yumiko… is over there…!
: I promised I’d survive… and make my way back to her…
BOOOM!
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: …
: Y-You’re kidding…
: Wh-Where’s the Mark Ein… Where’s Michio?!
: …
: We’ve lost the Mark Nicht’s signal… and the Mark Ein’s…
: N-No…!
: A-Aaah… No…no…!
: MICHIOOOOOOOOO!
: Sis…
: …
: He promised me he wouldn’t die… He said he always keeps his promises…
: Yumiko…
: …
: Canon…
: This isn’t the first time I lost a teammate. It just turned out to be Michio today…
: It’s alright to cry.
: ?!
: Because people are capable of shedding tears…
: …
: R-Rrgh… Mi-Michio…
: sob… Uwaahaaaaaa…!
: (Someone who’s been with you for so long is suddenly gone one day…)
: (This is what war is like…)
: …
: If I may ask, what happened to Ensign Berge and Madam Saya? How fared their pursuit of the Army of Mankind soldiers?
: They have yet to return. I believe the ALVIS personnel are looking for them right now.
: Those two are very capable people, so I’d like to think they will be fine…
Door opens.
: Here you are…
: Kazuki, your eye…! (It may be hard to see in the tiny portraits, but Kazuki’s right eye is red, instead of his usual brown)
: …
: Is that due to the Assimilation…?
: Don’t worry. Dr. Toumi’s given me some medicine, so I can still see normally.
: Kazuki…
: Can you guys come with me? I think my dad has something to tell us about Soushi.
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: Ayul, are you okay?!
: Y-Yes…
: Looks like the Festum attack has stopped for now…
: But, look… all the trees in the forest are in full bloom. And it’s not even close to being the season for it…
: You’re right… I wouldn’t expect the Festum to have energized them, but…
: This happened because the Mir came into contact with life…
: Who goes there?!
- :tfrxmas: *
: I was hoping to meet with you, Jin, Ayul…
: Who are you…?
: You… You’re Tatsumiya’s core!
: Yes… And, like you, I’m also trying to learn more about life…
: Of course, the three of us aren’t the only ones.
: …
: Arnie…!
: Been a while, Jin…
: They are…
: Tsubaki Minashiro… Did you guide the four of us here…?
: I did. I wanted your lives to touch one another…
: Our lives…?
: Years ago, the Mir in Japan took the ability to be parents from people because it did not comprehend what life meant.
: So, in order to protect those people from death, it took away life.
: They kept people from being born in order for them not to die…?
: But the Mir is in the process of learning about life. That’s why all these flowers are in bloom.
: My mother gave the Mir of this island life, just as Akane Makabe did for the Festum – they who used to be her enemies.
: In the same way the Odyssite within you has given you both life, Saya, Ayul.
: …!
: Then, you’re also…!
: A creation of Novel Dylan…
: “Saya” and “Ayul”… both names mean “life”.
: The same name… the same existence…
: …
: Jin… did you know about this?
: …
: Talk to me, Jin! Why do the four of us need to fight each other?!
: Just what is it that you’re trying to accomplish?!
: If you knew… it would cause you more pain than you’ve ever felt before.
: What…?!
: Jin… you are very familiar with sorrow.
: …
: And you’re fighting to try and find an answer for it…
: An answer for the sorrow…?
: If a world filled with war saddens you, then what do you suppose is the best way to erase that sorrow?
: …
: It’s to make your enemy understand that sorrow…
: That’s right. And Akane Makabe was the first one to think of that extremely simple, yet enormously complicated solution.
: Akane Makabe… Kazuki’s mother, who was Assimilated by the Festum…
: Unfortunately, the Festum learned about hatred before they learned of sorrow…
: But I believe you can still accomplish that, yes?
: You want us to teach “sorrow” to the Festum…?
: …
: Let’s go, Ayul. There’s nothing more to be spoken here.
: Jin, wait!
: …
: That sorrow of yours… Is that burden not something you could share with me?
: Arnie…
: …
: There’s no turning back the hands of time…
: Our eyes are no longer set upon the same future…
They leave.
Jin…
(on TV): Why didn’t you take part in today’s attack, Ylbora?
: This was Hazard’s plan. I simply did not care to get involved in it.
: Besides, the Emperor never actually intended to fight in earnest, did he, Lady Benikage…?
: …
: Very well. But here’s some friendly advice: you’d do well to remember why you’re still here…
Bloop.
: …
: (I know why. I have sworn allegiance to The Boom Army in order to save Her Highness’ life…)
: (Whatever may happen to me matters not. There’s nothing I won’t do to safeguard her life…)
: I trust you also feel that way, hm…?
: …
: What… What happened here?!
: There are Festum Roots everywhere…!
: Do you see that part where the roots are thickest?
: Soushi Minashiro is in there.
: What did you say?!
: Then, the Festum were looking to neutralize the Siegfried System…
: Is Soushi safe…?
: The enemy lost its core before Assimilation was complete, so we believe there’s a good chance he’s fine.
: Doesn’t look like the roots are going anywhere, though. How are we going to get him out?
: We’ve found Ms. Kondo’s research data and are using it to look for solutions. But it’s going to take some time…
: Damn it… And Soushi’ll have to stay there in the meantime…?
: Ka-Kazuki… are you… there…?
: Y-yeah, I am…! I’m right here, Soushi…!
: Thank goodness, he’s okay.
: Wait just a bit, kiddo! My supremely ultimate intellect will cook up some glorious device that’ll have you out before you kno—
: We have been searching for you through me.
: …?!
Flash!
: …
: He’s…!
: That Festum from before…! You still live?!
: I seek similar beings through us.
: Graaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
: Soushi?!
: He’s…!
: He’s taking Soushi!
: Move!
Bang, bang!
: …
: Kch… Our weapons don’t work on him?!
: Ga-aaaah…
: S-STOP!!
: Ka…zu……..ki…
: Soushi… this can’t be happening… Hey! Do you hear me…?!
: We are leaving, child of ALVIS. We seek your blessing.
Flash!
: They’re gone…
: The Festum, and Soushi…
: Goddamn it…! We were right here and couldn’t do anything to stop him…!
: I’m going after him…
: Kazuki…?
: I’m going to save Soushi! I have to! He’s waiting for me…!
: And where will you even go?! The whereabouts of that Festum are wholly unknown to us!
: I…
: The denial of existence is also the affirmation of destruction. However…
: I-It can’t be…
: How are you here…?!
: The factor called potentiality never fades, which signifies a connection with the affirmation of existence.
: …
: M-Mom…!
REJOICE, FOR THE PROMISED TIME IS UPON US!
Our tacticians are starting to unlock their 3rd bonuses, and, unfortunately for the rest of them, Zhuge Liang has decided to stop hiding his power level. Now he claims his rightful place as KING: his new bonus ups all our terrain ratings by 1 level. And I mean ALL terrain ratings: unit and weapons. Your guy has an B on land? Now he has an A. His weapon has an A in Air? S.
And, in SRW, boosting a weapon’s terrain rating results in a boost of, approximately, 10% added damage. In other words, during our turn, good ‘ol Kongming gives everyone a free, no questions asked, +20%-ish damage, on top of boosting everyone’s hit and evasion %s, and they still ignore all size penalties.
Zhuge Liang is the greatest tactical mind in all history! 
Oh, and the only convo we missed today was Michio vs. Jin, because I wasn’t about to send him out into the sea:
: I now have something worth fighting for… something I’d never give up on.
: And if anything stands in my way, then I’ll go over it… no matter the sacrifices that’ll entail.
: Well, what do you know? Turns out I’ve got something I’d never give up too.
: And that’s a life – a hope – that I’ll keep safe come hell or high water!