Recaps

Allen led the Archangel to Orb, where Sakura’s coup and nuclear conquest reshaped the war and Allen used the upheaval to overthrow Orb’s ruling families. The arc left Cagalli in leadership under Allen’s control, with Adam activated as Mu La Flaga’s nuclear-armed fleet approached Orb.

• Allen defeated ZAFT’s forces in North Africa, captured Andrew Waltfield and Athrun, and offered Andrew freedom in return for help fighting armed factions.
• Selas seized the Archangel’s officers, but Allen escaped, forced a ceasefire, and let Andrew and the ZAFT soldiers leave while Artoria took Selas prisoner.
• Allen brought Cagalli and the Archangel to Orb, warned Uzummi that Orb could not remain neutral, and enlisted Kira to develop software that let Naturals pilot mobile suits.
• Rau Le Creuset’s forces attacked the Archangel, and Allen destroyed Yzak’s Duel Gundam and crippled Nicol’s Blitz before escaping Sakura and Athrun’s assault.
• The Earth Alliance activated the Cyclops System during Operation Spitbreak, devastating ZAFT and Alliance forces and provoking global outrage, while Allen defected with the Archangel to Orb.
• Sakura’s coup exposed Patrick Zala and Rau Le Creuset’s conspiracy, and she took military control of P.L.A.N.T. before conquering the Eurasian Federation with nuclear weapons.
• Allen used Orb’s military to arrest Uzummi and the ruling families, then announced that Cagalli would lead Orb and revealed that she and Kira were biological siblings.
• Kira activated Adam, which demonstrated its ability to infiltrate devices, alter signals, and redirect missiles as Mu La Flaga’s nuclear-armed fleet headed toward Orb.