Recaps

Xiao Ran rejected joining either the Earth Federation or Zeon and instead maneuvered the three Gundams to make the Zeon Zakus fight the Federation forces. His group withdrew under the guise of needing reinforcements, leaving the two sides battling as Unit 1 lay disabled in the open.

• Xiao Ran decided to avoid both factions and ordered Unit 2 and Unit 3 to follow him away from the fighting.
• Xiao Ran and El-Elf fired near the Federation formation while approaching the Zakus as if they were allies, and Saki Maski followed.
• Xiao Ran's Black Mecha shielded the Zakus from missiles, and he told their pilots that the Gundam team needed them to take over the fight.
• The three Gundams moved behind the Zakus and headed away from the shelter, then Xiao Ran made Unit 1 collapse so the Federation would concentrate its fire on him.
• The Zaku pilots retaliated against the Federation forces, prioritizing the Guntanks and destroying most of them amid explosions that also damaged missile vehicles.

Xiao Ran’s group trapped two Zeon Zakus and forced one pilot to carry an offer of cooperation to Char. Xiao Ran explained to El-Elf and Saki Maski that seizing the three Gundams gave their group leverage to stay independent of both the Earth Federation and Zeon.

• Xiao Ran led Unit 1, Unit 2, and Unit 3 into the satellite passage while the third Zaku accompanied them.
• Xiao Ran’s three Gundams pinned the Zaku pilot, and Saki Maski sealed the isolation chamber to trap the two Zakus inside.
• Xiao Ran offered the pilot the choice of dying or delivering a proposal to Char, and the pilot agreed to cooperate.
• Xiao Ran told the pilot to tell Char that the pirates would sell him the three machines if he met them in person.
• Xiao Ran explained to El-Elf and Saki Maski that the seized Gundams would help their twenty-five-person group avoid becoming cannon fodder for either faction.

Xiao Ran, El-Elf, and Saki Maski planned to protect the newcomers by gathering intelligence and creating a safe faction for them, then moved to seize the satellite’s warship. Saki Maski destroyed the two Zakus while Xiao Ran and El-Elf reached the White Base to suppress it.

• El-Elf recognized that they needed intelligence on the Earth Federation and Zeon, while Xiao Ran explained that their priority was helping the newcomers survive and complete their missions.
• Xiao Ran ordered Saki Maski to destroy the two Zakus and told her and El-Elf that he and El-Elf would seize the White Base as a temporary base.
• Xiao Ran and El-Elf left the isolation chamber for the spaceport, and Saki Maski entered the satellite after closing the outer hatch.
• Saki Maski piloted Unit 2 through the ruined satellite and killed both Zaku pilots with precise Beam Saber strikes.
• Xiao Ran and El-Elf arrived at the White Base, whose defenses were no match for their Gundams.

Xiao Ran kept White Base pinned beneath the three Gundams while he gathered his allies and organized a rescue effort. As Nalo led people out to help the wounded, Michel urged everyone to move quickly before Zeon attacked again.

• Xiao Ran and El-Elf used Unit 1 and Unit 3 to immobilize White Base without boarding it.
• Saki Maski arrived in Unit 2 after defeating two Zaku IIs, and Xiao Ran praised her for completing her task.
• Xiao Ran told Nalo to bring wounded soldiers and civilians to the spaceport, while Zechs followed Amuro.
• Nalo recruited Captain Jeffrey and others from the shelter to join the rescue effort.
• Nalo's group emerged into the devastated colony, where civilians mourned their destroyed homes.
• Michel found a vehicle and urged the group to rescue people quickly and reach safety before another Zeon attack.

Nalo and Jeffrey led nearly a thousand civilians and wounded people to the White Base, where the crew debated whether to shelter them. Xiao Ran put on his new mask and told Captain Jeffrey and Bright Noa that his group had come for the three Gundams and the White Base, leaving them to wonder how he had learned of the secret project.

• Nalo urged the civilians to head for the spaceport together, rescue survivors, and gather supplies, while she and Jeffrey coordinated their progress.
• Nearly a thousand people reached the untouched White Base, prompting its captain to weigh taking them aboard against the risks to the ship.
• The captain asked Bright Noa what to do, and Bright recommended identifying the Gundam pilots and their purpose before deciding how to proceed.
• The White Base contacted the three Gundam pilots, but Saki Maski and El-Elf ignored the request while Xiao Ran put on a mask made by Luo and accepted it.
• Xiao Ran told the captain and Bright that his group had come for the three Gundams and the White Base, and that they had used Zeon's attack as an opportunity.

Xiao Ran pressured the White Base crew to surrender the warship while promising to protect them and preserve the Gundam data. After the crew chose to evacuate, El-Elf began inspecting and taking control of the ship, as unrest grew among the refugees.

• Xiao Ran offered the White Base crew three choices and argued that preserving the Gundam data would benefit the Earth Federation.
• The old captain and Bright decided to evacuate White Base and leave its data behind, while Naluo watched the crowd for agitators and Xiao Ran ordered Amuro Ray and his father kept under surveillance.
• The old captain and Bright led the crew out of White Base to organize the refugees.
• El-Elf inspected White Base, found no bombs, hacked its Main System, and cut off its communications except those with the three Gundams.
• Saki Maski piloted Unit 2 into the hangar carrying Unit 1, and some people in the Spaceport began to make their move.

White Base recruited people from the satellite before departing to draw Zeon away, while El-Elf warned them of the danger and sorted potential participants among the newcomers. As the boarded passengers weighed whether to stay, the Black Mecha launched from the Spaceport.

• El-Elf broadcast White Base’s mission, limited capacity, and the danger of facing Char, prompting some people to stay while Captain Jeffrey led a group aboard.
• Ozma and other Skull Squadron members entered White Base with two unconscious people, while Alto and Luca stayed behind to guard them and discuss keeping Xiao Ran’s plans secret.
• Luca recorded the passengers, and El-Elf analyzed their identities, marking more than fifty people as priority targets and estimating that the ship held over seventeen Earth Federation soldiers.
• El-Elf fired several shots to quiet the crowded hangar, sealed the hatch, and warned the passengers that joining White Base could make them unable to return to their former lives.
• The Black Mecha’s eyes lit up, and it launched from the Spaceport as the passengers made their final choices.

Xiao Ran piloted Gundam Unit 1 out to meet Char and sensed that the Red Comet had begun evolving toward an NT. After Char’s Zaku II failed to damage the Gundam, Xiao Ran charged at him bare-handed, prompting Char to take the duel seriously.

• Xiao Ran detected Char’s anger, excitement, and emerging NT potential as the two pilots met in space.
• Xiao Ran inspected Unit 1 and found it powerful and durable but poorly armed and dependent on propellant for its thrusters.
• Xiao Ran taunted Char by curling a finger at his Zaku II, and Char charged in to test the Gundam and its pilot.
• Char’s machine-gun fire left Unit 1 unharmed, revealing the Gundam’s superior armor.
• Xiao Ran rushed Char head-on without drawing a weapon, and Char felt an unfamiliar pressure and stopped treating the encounter as a simple test.

Xiao Ran defeated Char's Red Mecha in Gundam Unit 1 and revealed his overwhelming skill. He then offered Char a trade, ending by asking whether Char had shut down all communication channels except theirs.

• Xiao Ran evaded Char's attacks while closing in, and Char recognized the black Gundam's superior performance and its pilot's frightening control.
• Char felt pressure from Xiao Ran's Brainwaves, then tried to retreat and strike Gundam Unit 1 with his heat hawk.
• Xiao Ran stopped the heat hawk with his shield, destroyed the Zaku II's head, and appeared behind Char before Char could react.
• Xiao Ran told Char that his potential could let him reach Xiao Ran's level, then claimed that with a suitable mecha he could destroy the Earth Federation's space fleets.
• Xiao Ran rejected both Zeon and the Federation, called himself a free space pirate, and offered Char a trade for what Char desired most.
• Xiao Ran asked whether Char had shut down every communication channel besides theirs before naming what he wanted to trade.

Xiao Ran revealed that he knew Char’s true identity as Casval Rem Daiken and proposed that Char join his independent force to end the war between the Earth Federation and Zeon. Char listened to Xiao Ran’s plan, but the conversation ended with Xiao Ran invoking Char’s sister as a reason to cooperate.

• Xiao Ran switched to video communication, introduced himself as Alex, and revealed that he knew Char was the eldest son of the Daiken family.
• Char removed his helmet and mask, then asked whether anyone else knew his identity; Xiao Ran promised to keep it secret and help conceal it.
• Xiao Ran said he wanted to build a third-party force to end the war and chose Char for his abilities, heritage, and potential as a Newtype.
• Xiao Ran demonstrated his golden eyes and described his Newtype abilities, while Char considered the possibility that he was evolving too.
• Xiao Ran proposed that Char gather Daiken loyalists, seek General Revil’s support, and use Zeon’s internal conflict to eliminate the Zabi family and end the war.
• Char questioned why he should risk joining Xiao Ran, who answered that Char could rely on him to confront the Zabi family and that Char’s sister was with his group.

Xiao Ran forced Char to join his plan to overthrow the Zabi family and make Zeon independent, then arranged a staged attack and a later meeting on the Moon. After returning to White Base, Xiao Ran reviewed El-Elf’s preparations and the list of people who had chosen to stay aboard.

• Char rejected Xiao Ran’s plan because he feared the Earth Federation would use him and leave Zeon dependent, but Xiao Ran threatened to destroy his machine and hand him over unless he agreed.
• Xiao Ran promised that advanced MS technology would give Zeon the strength to defeat the Earth Federation, and Char agreed to join his plan.
• Xiao Ran and Char arranged a staged attack on the satellite in two hours, agreed to meet on the Moon, and discussed dealing with a pilot and the development data for the three Prototype Machines.
• Xiao Ran released Char’s Zaku II and returned to White Base, where the sight of Gundam Unit 1 reassured people at the spaceport.
• El-Elf assigned Captain Jeffrey to Warship Command and the Bridge Trio to the bridge, organized the remaining hundred-plus people into groups, and gave Xiao Ran the personnel list, which he examined and nodded at.

Xiao Ran organized White Base’s crew and salvage efforts while planning to use Sayla Mass, Fraw Bow, and Mirai Yashima on the bridge. He recognized the ship’s weaknesses and intended to modify it, then called the team together to assign pilots.

• Xiao Ran reviewed the roster, noted the motives and identities of the people aboard, and told El-Elf to salvage supplies, weapons, equipment, and three Zakus within two hours.
• Xiao Ran assigned Sayla Mass, Fraw Bow, and Mirai Yashima to work on the bridge, while El-Elf distributed duties and promised that passengers could disembark in a neutral region after the mission.
• Captain Jeffrey raised the lack of a Helm Officer, and Xiao Ran said he had a promising candidate in mind and asked El-Elf and Nalo to train another person for the role.
• Xiao Ran explained that the new bridge workers could help build alliances and ensure cooperation, and Captain Jeffrey agreed to help them settle in.
• Captain Jeffrey criticized White Base’s weak weapons, defenses, and mobility, while Xiao Ran said he planned to modify the ship with technology from other worlds.
• Xiao Ran asked Captain Jeffrey to summon Nalo, Zechs, and Skull Squadron to the bridge so they could assign pilots.

Alex gathered the new bridge crew and revealed that his organization sought to end the war between the Earth Federation and Zeon. He claimed the group held evidence and a constitution capable of overturning the Federation leadership, and Artesia joined after learning that her brother Char was alive.

• El-Elf led a salvage operation on the satellite while the crew gathered on White Base's bridge.
• Alex introduced himself to Sayla Mass, Fraw Bow, and Mirai Yashima, then described his anti-war organization and the devastation caused by the war.
• Alex claimed the organization inherited the true Earth Federation's legacy and possessed evidence and an original constitution that could undermine the current leadership.
• Alex revealed that Sayla was Artesia Daiken and said her brother Char had joined the organization; Artesia agreed to join and asked to meet him.
• Alex urged Fraw to persuade Amuro and his father to join, and Fraw agreed to try.
• Mirai realized that Alex's revelations left her little chance of refusing the organization or leaving White Base.

Xiao Ran assigned the available mecha and bridge duties as the crew prepared for battle, while Milia and Artesia discussed the revelations that had brought them aboard. The chapter ended with El-Elf returning with three Zakus, a Guncannon, and a Guntank, though White Base's supplies remained incomplete when Char's deadline arrived.

• Xiao Ran assigned himself, Alto, Brera, and Ozma to the available mecha, planned later assignments for Zechs, Nalu, and Michel, and kept Luca on bridge firepower and reconnaissance duties.
• Xiao Ran told Nalu to choose a candidate to learn helmsman duties from Milia, then went to the hangar to inspect the black Gundam.
• Milia and Artesia discussed whether to trust Alex's revelations, Artesia's past, and her hope of finding her brother Char by joining the organization.
• El-Elf returned with three Zakus, a Guncannon, and an Earth Force Guntank, while only half of White Base's full supplies and ammunition had arrived by Char's deadline.
• A Zaku II charged through the Spaceport entrance as the agreed time with Char arrived.

The White Base crew detected a Zaku II hiding in the spaceport and launched Alto, Brera, Xiao Ran, and another pilot to respond. After the Zaku’s mines nearly endangered civilians and the station, Xiao Ran destroyed it and confronted Char’s warship, suspecting Char had broken their agreement.

• Captain Jeffrey ordered Alto and Brera to sortie, warned them the Zaku II could cause a nuclear explosion if destroyed, and told the crew to return to the White Base.
• The Zaku II threw a box that released mines, and Brera fired on them as they spread, triggering explosions that cracked the spaceport’s barrier and panicked civilians.
• Xiao Ran rushed into the spaceport, passed Brera, and saw Alto struggling to attack the Zaku without hitting its reactor.
• Xiao Ran pierced the Zaku II’s cockpit with his Beam Saber, then urged Captain Jeffrey to hurry the remaining personnel aboard.
• Xiao Ran led the four machines out of the spaceport toward Char’s warship, while Char prepared to contact him and explain that he had not ordered the premature attack.

Xiao Ran let Char’s warship catch up after White Base escaped the satellite, and used a barrage of near-miss shots to vent his anger without striking the ship. Char then joined Xiao Ran in space, leaving their next meeting poised to begin face to face.

• Char sent Xiao Ran the message that the Zaku II pilot’s attack had been an accident, and Xiao Ran believed him but fired more than a dozen beams past Char’s warship to frighten its crew.
• Char ordered his warship to attack the Spaceport entrance while Captain Jeffrey ordered White Base to depart for the moon under Mirai Yashima’s steady piloting.
• After White Base cleared the Spaceport, Char ordered his crew to bombard it and then pursue White Base, reflecting on how the Zabi family had twisted Zeon.
• Xiao Ran slowed White Base after about an hour and waited for Char’s warship to catch up before launching with Brera and Alto to meet it.
• Char flew out in a Shuttlecraft, showed that he was unarmed, and floated before Xiao Ran’s black Gundam.

Xiao Ran and Char staged a tense negotiation to cover up their disrupted plan, while Xiao Ran explained the colony attacks to Mirai and the others. White Base left for the Moon, and Char secretly ordered his warship to follow at a distance as he waited for his superiors to reconsider the deal.

• Xiao Ran refused to provide Char with Gundam data, imposed a one-hour deadline, and used Ozma's Zaku II to block the exchange from the Zeon warship's view.
• Xiao Ran returned to White Base and explained to Mirai, Fraw, and Artesia that the Zaku attacks had been caused by pilots acting against Char's intentions.
• White Base waited an hour without hearing from Char, then departed as Captain Jeffrey and Xiao Ran discussed hiding the ship and finding another vessel for the Moon.
• The Zeon warship's captain questioned why Lieutenant General Deguzuru had rejected the deal, and Char said he expected Deguzuru might reconsider after learning about the Gundams' performance.
• Char ordered his warship to trail White Base from a safe distance, contact reinforcements, and confirm a rendezvous point.

Char examined Xiao Ran’s advanced communicator and began to believe his claims about ending the war, while White Base evaded its Zeon pursuers and hid in a debris belt. Xiao Ran then organized his team’s response to Main Mission Two and asked El-Elf to assess the new Participants and civilians aboard the ship.

• Char read and memorized the note attached to Xiao Ran’s communicator, destroyed it, and studied the device before concluding that Xiao Ran’s claims might be credible.
• Captain Jeffrey led White Base away from the Zeon warships and hid it in a debris belt, while Char’s ships received supplies and reinforcements and continued tracking the wrong route.
• Xiao Ran told the team that Main Mission Two required them to join a faction within a month and reach D-rank Piloting Skill, then assigned Nalo and Saki Maski to train those who lacked it.
• Xiao Ran told Asa and Nalo to keep their people calm while he planned how to meet the faction requirement and manage the civilians and new Participants aboard White Base.
• El-Elf reported that he had identified fifty-eight likely Participants among the people aboard and advised keeping suitable Native inhabitants as a buffer while removing those who wished to leave and any Earth Federation agents.

Xiao Ran and his allies agreed to let trustworthy newcomers join their Legion while keeping others under control, but they needed a ship before they could handle the people aboard White Base. With ordinary travel and a cautious civilian-vessel seizure ruled out, Xiao Ran ordered patrols to find and capture a usable vessel by force if necessary.

• El-Elf proposed assessing newcomers, revealing the rebels’ identity to suitable Native inhabitants, and recruiting trustworthy participants; Xiao Ran assigned him to oversee the newcomers with Ozma’s help.
• Xiao Ran and the others agreed that securing another ship was their priority, but they lacked a shuttlecraft and could not safely seize a civilian ship with only one Zaku II.
• Captain Jeffrey ruled out reaching the moon by MS, and Xiao Ran learned that military communications could reach it but would not solve their immediate need for a vessel.
• El-Elf suggested prioritizing the ship personnel problem and using all three Gundams in a seizure if necessary, giving them more possible targets.
• Xiao Ran ordered the four machines to patrol for civilian vessels, assigned Brera, Alto, Michel, and Glan Glan to the first patrol, and began driving training.

Xiao Ran arranged for White Base to use an Anaheim Company transport ship to carry him and a selected group to the Moon, where he planned to meet Char and pursue his plans involving Anaheim and the Bist Family. The transport ship was surrounded and ordered to take aboard White Base’s refugees, but its crew questioned whether they could trust the request.

• After a day of fruitless patrols in the debris belt, Xiao Ran ordered White Base to resume its course toward the Moon.
• Alto spotted a cargo ship bound for the Moon, and Xiao Ran decided to suppress it and use it to transport the refugees and his chosen companions.
• Xiao Ran told Artesia she would accompany him to meet her brother Char, and selected Zechs, Saki Maski, Glan Glan, and Luca to travel with them.
• White Base’s four MS surrounded the transport ship, which Xiao Ran recognized as belonging to Anaheim Company, a faction central to his plans.
• Alto demanded that the transport ship take aboard White Base’s war refugees, and its crew asked how they could verify the group’s identity and ensure their safety.

Xiao Ran and his companions entered Brown City as refugees, secured temporary identities, and investigated Anaheim Company and the Bist Family. After learning the branch manager’s residence, Xiao Ran began an infiltration operation to meet him and present his MS technology.

• Xiao Ran and Zechs gave the Federal Army interrogators fabricated identities and obtained certificates to apply for temporary identification in Brown City.
• Xiao Ran and Zechs investigated Brown City and learned that Anaheim Company was still a growing corporation whose branch manager belonged to the Bist Family.
• Xiao Ran decided to use his MS technology to gain influence at Anaheim and planned an infiltration of the branch manager’s home.
• Luca hacked the city network, found the mansion, and took control of its surveillance systems and nearby power supply.
• Xiao Ran assigned Luca to intelligence support, Saki Maski to protect Luca, and Zechs and Glan Glan to accompany him into the mansion.
• Xiao Ran, Zechs, and Glan Glan equipped themselves and raced toward the mansion under cover of night.

Xiao Ran infiltrated Cardias's villa and revealed that he knew about the Box of Laplace, presenting himself as the leader of the Earth Federation Resistance Organization. After showing Cardias advanced technical documents as proof, Xiao Ran explained the capabilities of the GN Solar Furnace, leaving Cardias to assess his claims.

• Xiao Ran, Zechs, and Glan Glan bypassed the villa's security with Luca's help and reached the third-floor suite, knocking out two guards along the way.
• Xiao Ran found Cardias asleep beside his pregnant wife and realized the unborn child could be Banagher.
• Xiao Ran woke Cardias and persuaded him to speak outside the bedroom without disturbing his wife.
• Xiao Ran identified himself as Alex Xiao, leader of the Earth Federation Resistance Organization, and said the Box of Laplace belonged to his cause.
• Cardias examined a data device containing M1 Astray technical documents and information about the GN Solar Furnace, and reacted with shock.
• Xiao Ran described the Solar Furnace's potential to enhance Newtype abilities and enable communication through GN Particles.

Xiao Ran presented Mr. Cardias with advanced M1 Astray and Solar Furnace technology, then demanded Anaheim Company's comprehensive support in exchange for cooperation and future political and commercial rewards. When Mr. Cardias questioned the value of the deal, Xiao Ran offered technology as investment capital and placed another set of technical documents before him.

• Mr. Cardias examined the M1 Astray blueprints and Solar Furnace information, judging the technology far beyond anything held by the Earth Federation or Zeon.
• Xiao Ran argued that the documents proved he belonged to neither side and warned Mr. Cardias of his force's power while offering further cooperation.
• Mr. Cardias asked what Xiao Ran wanted, and Xiao Ran demanded Anaheim Company's unconditional support in exchange for joining the company and promising it a major role after the Federation's overthrow.
• Xiao Ran promised Mr. Cardias power in the future regime and said his unborn son had great potential to become a Newtype.
• Mr. Cardias said he needed a concrete profit, so Xiao Ran offered to invest technology in Anaheim's military-industrial division and help it acquire rival companies.
• Xiao Ran warned that the technology could bring enormous profits and pushed another set of technical documents across the table to Mr. Cardias.

Xiao Ran showed Cardias advanced technologies, including the Space Jump Engine, to prove his sincerity and establish their value. He demanded control of most Anaheim Company shares and the Bist Family’s support, but Cardias hesitated because the deal required approval from other stakeholders and threatened his family’s position.

• Cardias reluctantly opened Xiao Ran’s second data storage device and examined technologies such as PS Armor, VF fighters, GN-X, and GN-T Solar Furnaces.
• Cardias discovered the Space Jump Engine and was stunned by its potential value.
• Xiao Ran explained that the technologies were genuine, described how they could advance humanity, and said neither the Earth Federation nor Zeon could have developed them.
• Xiao Ran demanded eighty percent of Anaheim Company’s shares, forty percent of the shares in the Bist Family’s holding companies, the Box of Laplace, and the family’s support in overthrowing the Earth Federation’s leaders.
• Cardias recognized the technologies’ immense value but hesitated because he could not decide alone and the proposed share distribution threatened the Bist Family’s standing.

Xiao Ran secured Cardias's agreement to his plan to reshape Zeon and the Earth Federation, while reducing his Anaheim Company stake to 65%. Anaheim recognized Xiao Ran, Zechs, and Glan Glan as faction members, and the company prepared to secretly produce M1 Astrays as Xiao Ran arranged a trip to Earth.

• Xiao Ran and Cardias agreed on a plan to overthrow the Zabi family, build a covert military force, and eventually expose the Box of Laplace to reshape the Earth Federation.
• Xiao Ran reduced his Anaheim Company stake to 65%, while Cardias arranged a trip to Earth to report to Saiyam Bist and gather the company's interested parties.
• Xiao Ran officially joined Anaheim Company as a partner, and Zechs and Glan Glan joined as MS test pilots.
• Xiao Ran told Cardias to begin secret M1 Astray production and postpone the Earth trip until he had handled other matters.
• Cardias left Glan Glan behind as his guard, while Luca and Saki Maski joined Anaheim Company and Zechs led a supply ship toward White Base's hiding place.