Recaps

During the three-year Retention Time, the Faction Territory advanced its fleet technology and developed a new machine series despite being unable to replicate the Getter Ray. The completed Guardian Type 1 was assigned to the Galaxy Diva, where El-Elf, Moses, and Billy piloted its three component units.

• Luo and his researchers estimated that replicating the Getter Ray would take another seven years, though they had analyzed the Prototype Getter's other technologies.
• The territory developed three generations of Getter NEO prototypes, progressing from a close imitation to a redesigned machine combining three transformable fighters.
• The final design abandoned the Getter name and introduced three specialized fighters: a high-speed Unit 1, a versatile Unit 2, and a heavy-firepower Unit 3.
• The three units could combine into three forms, each suited to general combat, high-speed operations, or maximum firepower.
• The new CD-1 Type, also called Guardian Type 1, was classified as C-class when separated and B-class when combined, and fifteen sets were manufactured.
• Xiao Ran placed one set aboard the Galaxy Diva, assigning El-Elf to Unit 1, Moses to Unit 2, and Billy to Unit 3.

After three years of preparation, Xiao Ran completed the Dyson Sphere’s modifications and assembled a vast force for an upcoming Legion Mission. He returned to Prometheus to address the strained territories’ supply needs, then asked Luo to broker the sale of a New Macross Class ship to cover the remaining costs.

• Xiao Ran finished converting the Dyson Sphere into a heavily armed base with extensive hangars and logistics facilities, and gathered ships, pilots, personnel, mechs, and supplies for the mission.
• After his Retention Time ended, Xiao Ran returned to Prometheus and collected four million Merit Points from his shop, keeping two million and allocating the rest to its Native inhabitant employees.
• Xiao Ran spent two million Merit Points purchasing supplies, but the territories still faced an eight-million-point shortfall.
• Xiao Ran went to Luo and asked him to broker the sale of a New Macross Class ship.
• Luo warned Xiao Ran to protect the more than one hundred thousand people joining the mission and promised to find a Legion seeking warships.

Xiao Ran learned that three veteran legions wanted to cooperate with him after Luo sold a New MACROSS-class Battleship for a higher-than-expected price. Impressed by one legion’s A+-class Pilot and another’s S-class Pilot, Xiao Ran weighed their requests against his limited supply and the risk of offending them, leaving the question of cooperation unresolved.

• Luo transferred Xiao Ran more than he expected for the New MACROSS-class Battleship, explaining that competition among three legions had raised the price.
• Luo warned Xiao Ran to manage the strain caused by overdrawing his Faction Territory’s resources.
• Luo told Xiao Ran that all three interested veteran legions wanted to meet and pursue long-term cooperation, and he relayed their forces and personnel.
• Xiao Ran was shocked to learn that one legion had an A+-class Pilot and another had an S-class Pilot.
• Xiao Ran considered whether to sell more New MACROSS-class Battleships, knowing that refusing could alienate two powerful legions while selling too many could make the ships commonplace.

Xiao Ran and his advisers planned how the Burning Legion would approach three legions seeking cooperation while concealing its unusual strength and multiple Faction Territories. They sold two New MACROSS-class Battleships and arranged to meet the legions after the Special Mission, leaving the Burning Legion preparing to depart.

• Xiao Ran told the gathered leaders Luo's advice, and they discussed the risks of cooperation, revealing their territories, and selling warships.
• Xiao Ran and the others decided to sell two ships, make initial contact, and postpone formal cooperation until the legion grew stronger after its missions.
• Xiao Ran negotiated with the New Unified to buy two New MACROSS-class Battleships by offering benefits to its leaders along with a suitable payment.
• Xiao Ran gave Angie and Anqi seven million Merit Points to replenish supplies and added two million Merit Points to the territory treasury.
• Xiao Ran had Luo deliver the ships and tell the three legions that he would meet them after the Special Mission, and all three agreed to wait.

Xiao Ran organized the Legion forces after Prometheus assigned them a hard mission in the Super Robot Wars OG world. With failure threatening severe losses, he resolved to complete the mission and began assessing their objectives and lack of information.

• Prometheus assigned the Legion a three-stage mission, warned members not to reveal its existence, and gave Xiao Ran the personal objective of destroying three A-class mecha.
• Xiao Ran told Mwu to relay orders forbidding unnecessary actions and instructing everyone to follow Prometheus's rules.
• Mwu and the other commanders confirmed that their ships and Homeland were operating normally, while the fleet was organized into six battalions.
• Xiao Ran considered the penalties for mission failure and concluded he could not accept the risk of members being erased, so the mission had to be completed.
• Xiao Ran judged his personal objective manageable but found that Prometheus had provided almost no useful information about the world or their situation.

After confirming their location in the Super Robot Wars OG world, Xiao Ran chose to lead an advance unit toward Earth while the main fleet waited outside the Solar System. The Galaxy Diva began its FOLD Jump with a heavily prepared team aboard.

• Xiao Ran ordered patrol and reconnaissance forces to identify their location while the fleet concealed itself and remained on alert.
• The New Jior determined that Earth was six FOLD Jumps away, and Xiao Ran decided to send an advance unit ahead while the main forces slowed and waited outside the Solar System.
• Xiao Ran named Cruze and El-Elf as members of the advance unit, assigned Zechs to Cruze's duties, and left Char in charge of defending 'Home.'
• Xiao Ran assembled a well-equipped team aboard the Galaxy Diva, including Puente, Luo, Shinn Asuka, Yula Asuka, Mu, Stella, and the W Team members.
• The Galaxy Diva entered a FOLD Jump passage, followed by the MS and the rest of the fleet.

The Galaxy Diva completed its final jump and arrived near Earth, where Xiao Ran prepared the crew to gather information while remaining concealed. After the ship left the suspected detection zone, it revealed itself and accelerated toward Earth.

• Bargyll took command of the Galaxy Diva and ordered the crew to first combat readiness before the final jump ended.
• The Galaxy Diva emerged from a gate beyond lunar orbit, activated its Mirage System, and drifted toward the Moon while concealed.
• Xiao Ran ordered the crew to survey for targets and seek Earth's communications signals, then summoned El-Elf, Cruze, and Kane.
• Xiao Ran assigned Kane to make contact with a satellite if needed and relied on El-Elf to analyze any acquired signals.
• After two hours, the Galaxy Diva left the area where its jump might have been detected, revealed itself, and accelerated toward Earth.

Xiao Ran’s group reached Earth and learned that the First DC War had begun, then discovered that public records described their own fleet as a lost Earth exploration mission. The records included a photograph of Xiao Ran, leaving him stunned by how their arrival had been incorporated into this world’s history.

• The Galaxy Diva approached Earth under the Mirage System and stopped between Earth and the Moon.
• El-Elf connected to the local network and learned that it was December 4th, one month after the DC rebellion began on the day Xiao Ran’s group entered the world.
• El-Elf reported that the Divine Crusaders and the Satellite Integration Army were gaining the upper hand in the war against the Earth Federation.
• El-Elf showed Xiao Ran, Cruze, and Kane a public document about an Earth exploration fleet that had departed two years earlier and then vanished.
• Xiao Ran discovered that the document described his group and included a photograph of him.

Xiao Ran discovered that Earth’s records identified him as a missing Earth Federation lieutenant colonel, despite his fleet’s contradictory history and alien technology. A first-stage mission then required the legion to establish a stronghold and controlled territory within the Earth Sphere, leaving Xiao Ran’s group weighing whether to integrate as humans or seize territory as aliens.

• Xiao Ran reviewed records describing an earlier Exploration Fleet that departed Earth in 181 and vanished in 183, before the current fleet’s technology existed.
• El-Elf’s investigation found a photograph and records identifying Xiao Ran as a lieutenant colonel born in Satellite Integration.
• Xiao Ran realized that his Earth identity conflicted with Prometheus’s account of their fleet and could make him a target if he appeared before the Federation.
• El-Elf reported that some of the fleet’s members also had partial identities matching records in the Galaxy Diva’s Database.
• Xiao Ran received a first-stage mission to establish a true stronghold and controlled territory within the Earth Sphere.
• Cruze suggested integrating into Earth or invading as aliens, while Kane warned that their contradictory identities and advanced technology would draw attacks either way.

Xiao Ran and his officers weighed whether to join humanity, ally with the aliens, or become an independent faction, and Xiao Ran favored working with DC. The group decided they needed to reveal themselves and make contact, but El-Elf warned that DC headquarters was already under attack.

• Xiao Ran explained that becoming aliens or an independent fourth faction would create a four-sided war, while joining humanity could reduce losses.
• Kane proposed using the Demon Envoys to integrate into human society, but Cruze warned that controlling a few leaders would not stop humanity from uniting against them.
• Xiao Ran ruled out an alliance with the aliens and favored DC over the Federation because DC could act more directly and might support their plans.
• Cruze questioned choosing a faction destined to lose, and Xiao Ran said their presence could change DC's outcome.
• El-Elf announced that DC headquarters had been attacked and the battle had begun.

Xiao Ran split his forces to support DC headquarters on Earth and the retreating Satellite Integration and DC forces in space. As his team launched toward Hades Island, he learned that the New Jior was also on its way to reinforce them.

• El-Elf reported that the Federation had routed the Satellite Integration Army and DC forces in space and that a Federation battleship was approaching Hades Island.
• Xiao Ran assigned Cruze and Bargyll to aid the remaining space forces while he led Saki, Luo, Shinn, Yula, and Kane to Earth.
• Bargyll revealed that the New Jior was following behind the Galaxy Diva, and Xiao Ran agreed to proceed while it caught up.
• Xiao Ran's team launched from the hangar, with Shinn piloting Burning Destiny and Yula piloting New Midnight.

Xiao Ran and his allies descended to Earth and arrived at the battle between the Hiryu team and DC forces on Hades Island. He declared that his Immigrant Fleet would support DC and demanded the Hiryu surrender, leaving both sides confused about his identity and intentions.

• Xiao Ran's units left the Galaxy Diva and descended toward Earth in formation as the Galaxy Diva headed for the remaining DC forces.
• Xiao Ran spotted the Hiryu team fighting DC on Hades Island and drove Darkness Sky into the battle at high speed, with Shinn Asuka following.
• The Hiryu team and DC forces paused their fight and trained their weapons on the unknown units approaching from space.
• Xiao Ran identified himself over the open channel as President of the Immigrant Fleet and demanded the Hiryu surrender, while Shinn echoed his order and Yula reprimanded him.
• Bian and Daitetsu found records identifying Xiao Ran as Lieutenant Colonel Xiao Ran of the Exploration Fleet, but remained puzzled by his claim to lead the Immigrant Fleet.

Xiao Ran joined DC’s battle against the Federation and confronted the Steel’s pilots in the Darkness Sky. He overwhelmed Sebasuta and the White Knight, then ordered his allies to defeat the opposing pilots without seriously injuring them.

• After learning Xiao Ran’s identity, Daitetsu ordered the Steel to continue attacking and treat the newly arrived units as enemies.
• Bian told DC’s forces to keep fighting and ignore Xiao Ran’s unit while he hoped to speak with the Exploration Fleet president.
• Exeline questioned Xiao Ran over the comms, and he answered as Sebasuta and the White Knight moved to intercept him.
• Xiao Ran entered Innovator mode, evaded the two units’ attacks, knocked Sebasuta off balance, and blocked the White Knight with precise beam shots.
• Shin, Yura, Luo, Kane, and Saki arrived beside the Darkness Sky as green GN Particles spread across the battlefield.
• Xiao Ran ordered his allies to take down the opposing pilots while avoiding serious harm.

Xiao Ran and the others faced the Hagane’s newly assembled forces, whose pilots and machines were no match for them. Masaki attacked Xiao Ran with Sebasuta, prompting Saki to intercept with Camilla as the rest of the Hagane forces joined the assault.

• Xiao Ran’s release of GN Particles and Brainwaves pressured the Steel Dragon Squad’s psychics and made the Hagane’s forces wary.
• Masaki launched Sebasuta at Darkness Sky with an ultimate attack after regaining control of his machine.
• Saki placed Camilla in Sebasuta’s path and joined Puru in unleashing Final Waltz, sending magical crystals and dragon-shaped Rings of Fire toward Sebasuta.
• Kane watched the magical attacks in surprise while the Hagane’s forces charged Xiao Ran and his allies.
• The White Knight flew behind Darkness Sky and attacked while the other machines advanced.

Xiao Ran’s group fought the Steel’s forces while the DC Army withdrew, and Mayu’s New Midnight Gundam protected Darkness Sky by absorbing and reflecting the White Knight’s attack. After assessing the opposing mecha, Xiao Ran entered the battle and flew toward the higher sky.

• Yula Asuka’s New Midnight Gundam intercepted Exeline’s White Knight attack on Darkness Sky, absorbed the beam, and reflected it back.
• Mayu challenged Exeline to surrender, then launched GN Dragoons to surround the White Knight.
• Luo, Kane, and Zhen battled the Steel’s forces while Camilla’s attack clashed with Sebasuta and blasted it away.
• The DC Army withdrew, leaving Xiao Ran’s group to fight the Steel’s forces.
• Xiao Ran used Scout Skill to assess the enemy mecha, then accelerated upward to join the battle.

Xiao Ran used Darkness Sky and its GN Dragoons to overwhelm the Steel and the DC Army, carefully disabling many machines while demonstrating his power to Bian. He left most of the DC force destroyed or fleeing, with Sebasuta facing the hovering mecha.

• Xiao Ran activated Quick Lock and sent Darkness Sky’s GN Dragoons into a relentless, all-direction beam attack on the Steel’s mecha force.
• Darkness Sky fired a black-violet beam that narrowly missed the Steel and distorted the sea and space beside it.
• Xiao Ran charged through the Steel’s crippled machines with a Beam Saber, destroying the units still in the air.
• The GN Dragoons split between the retreating DC Army and Sebasuta as Darkness Sky attacked the DC formation with its scatter-mode cannon and Beam Sword.
• Xiao Ran destroyed at least two-thirds of the DC Army force in under a minute, leaving the survivors fleeing while Darkness Sky hovered silently.

Xiao Ran subdued the DC and Steel forces before Valcione arrived and challenged him. As Bian demanded to know who Xiao Ran was and why he had come to Earth, Xiao Ran offered peace while a massive battleship and its forces surrounded the battlefield.

• Xiao Ran defeated the Steel combat units and pinned down the White Knight and Sebasuta without destroying them.
• Bian arrived in Valcione and ordered the fighting to stop, while Xiao Ran recognized the mecha and assessed its capabilities.
• Valcione slashed at Darkness Sky, but Xiao Ran evaded by dispersing into particles and reappearing behind it.
• Bian questioned Xiao Ran’s identity and reasons for joining the war, and Xiao Ran identified himself as the president of the Immigrant Fleet.
• Xiao Ran asked Bian whether he would accept his goodwill as a massive battleship descended and sent Variable Fighters and MS units to surround the battlefield.

Xiao Ran brought the New Jior and its overwhelming forces to the battlefield, then ordered the damaged Steel taken over while Bian returned to Hades Island. Captain Daitetsu chose surrender, leaving the Steel in the hands of Xiao Ran’s fleet.

• Jeffrey's New Jior arrived with swarms of Variable Fighters and MS units, overwhelming the remaining DC forces.
• Bian piloted Valcione back to Hades Island after inviting Xiao Ran to meet him there.
• Xiao Ran ordered the DC personnel to evacuate, assigned Jeffrey to take the Steel, and sent forces to rescue survivors and coordinate patrols.
• Xiao Ran’s Landing Force departed for the Steel as Captain Daitetsu considered whether to resist or surrender.
• Daitetsu ordered the Steel's crew to surrender and cooperate with Xiao Ran's takeover.

After taking control of the Steel, Xiao Ran decided its crew should learn openly that the Burning Legion included many nonhuman races. He then confronted the captured pilots and questioned why they were fighting one another, leaving them to consider what they truly stood for.

• Luo and Kane's Landing Force took control of the Steel without resistance and secured its crew and disabled units.
• A Geradi soldier's pointed ears alarmed the Steel's crew, but the Landing Force squad leader restored order and explained that nonhuman races served alongside humans.
• Xiao Ran rejected confining the soldier and ordered the Burning Legion's nonhuman members to reveal themselves rather than hide their identities.
• The Landing Force removed their helmets, showing the Steel's crew a variety of races, including fishmen, catfolk, and Geradi.
• Xiao Ran approached Idarong Sheng, Kyosuke, Exeline, Ingram, Giliam, Masaki, and the other captured pilots, then challenged them to explain why they were fighting and what they hoped to protect.

Xiao Ran challenged the Steel Dragon Squad’s belief that they fought for justice, arguing that the Federation’s failures had caused the war and that Bian’s DC was better suited to govern Earth. Ingram countered by asking whether Xiao Ran intended to rule Earth himself, and whether he would do so as an Earthling or an alien.

• Masaki remained angry after being easily defeated, while Idarong Sheng protested that the Steel Dragon Squad fought because DC had started the war, not for slaughter.
• Xiao Ran questioned whether the soldiers fought to protect peace or merely obeyed orders, and argued that Bian could have taken control of the Federation without starting a war.
• Xiao Ran described using a meteor or Colony Satellite against resistant Federation strongholds, horrifying the Steel Dragon Squad and prompting Ingram to pull Idarong Sheng back.
• Luo moved to protect Xiao Ran as Jeffrey readied a communicator, but Xiao Ran calmed Luo and explained that he wanted to convince the squad to join his side.
• Xiao Ran criticized the Federation and said Bian’s DC was more suited to govern Earth, and Ingram asked whether Xiao Ran himself intended to rule the world as an Earthling or invade it as an alien.

Xiao Ran explained why he preferred working with Bian over the Federation and ordered the captured warship disarmed while its crew remained aboard. He planned to bring the Steel Dragon Squad into his camp, summon his follow-up forces, and establish a stronghold as the conflict in the world escalated.

• Xiao Ran told Ingram that he wanted a territory for his people and viewed Bian as a better partner than the Federation, whose values conflicted with his own.
• Xiao Ran ordered Jeffrey to transfer the captured units and salvaged wreckage to the New Jior, confiscate the ship’s weapons, and dismantle its weapons system before allowing the crew freedom aboard the ship.
• Xiao Ran told Jeffrey and Luo that the Steel Dragon Squad pilots were valuable and instructed Luo to watch the man who had stood out to him.
• Xiao Ran ordered Jeffrey to summon the follow-up forces quickly because his intervention had changed the course of the war and made secrecy impossible.
• Xiao Ran planned to establish the stronghold required by Mission One, restrain the Federation while partly cooperating with DC, and investigate the significance of his group’s unusual identities.

Xiao Ran met Captain Daitetsu and the captured crew aboard the Steel, weighing how to handle them while pursuing a base for the Immigrant Fleet. He left Daitetsu and his crew free to move around the ship for now, while warning them not to cause trouble.

• Xiao Ran considered how the way he secured territory might affect later stages of the Special Mission and decided he needed a suitable ally.
• Xiao Ran entered the Steel's bridge with the Landing Force and introduced himself to Minase Daitetsu and Tetsuya as President of the Immigrant Fleet.
• Xiao Ran questioned whether Daitetsu would remain loyal to the Earth Federation if it disappeared, and Daitetsu said he would live and die with it.
• Tetsuya declared that he shared Daitetsu's decision, while Daitetsu avoided speaking for the rest of the crew.
• Xiao Ran told Daitetsu that the captured crew could move freely aboard the Steel as long as they caused no unnecessary trouble.

Xiao Ran detained Captain Daitetsu and the Hagwane’s crew while arranging to recruit them and stripping the ship of its weapons and power. As the Galaxy Diva arrived, several Variable Fighters secretly headed for Federal Army Headquarters.

• Xiao Ran told Daitetsu that the Hagwane’s crew would be imprisoned if they refused to join him, but Daitetsu remained silent.
• Xiao Ran ordered the bridge crew and officers of captain rank or higher transferred to the New Jior, while Kane and Luo managed the Hagwane.
• New Jior and Galaxy Diva personnel spent more than a day removing or disabling the Hagwane’s weapons and restricting its power supply.
• The Galaxy Diva arrived beside the New Jior, and the Hagwane’s crew saw the two unfamiliar warships.
• Several Variable Fighters secretly left the Hagwane and flew toward Federal Army Headquarters.

Xiao Ran prepared the Galaxy Diva to meet DC on Hades Island while weighing the risks of staying on Earth and the possibility of expanding into space. He and Bargyll emerged from the ship amid a tense armed welcome from DC forces.

• Xiao Ran told Captain Jeffrey to keep the New Jior and its prisoners under surveillance while Luo studied the captured units and handled emergencies.
• Xiao Ran decided the Galaxy Diva would visit Hades Island alone, while the New Jior stayed behind on alert, and he gave his forces one week to resolve their position.
• Bargyll reported that Cruze and W Team were trying to persuade Satellite Integration's remaining forces to merge with them, and Xiao Ran warned against using Magic Users to infiltrate its leadership.
• The Galaxy Diva approached Hades Island and descended into its port surrounded by DC units, with the Black Steel flying nearby.
• Xiao Ran and Bargyll left the Galaxy Diva under the protection of Landing Force members and deployed units, while Kane and Saki joined them outside the hatch.

Xiao Ran met with Bian Zoldak at DC headquarters, where both men assessed each other’s intentions and abilities. Bian questioned the Exploration Fleet’s disappearance, and Xiao Ran hinted that it had crossed paths with other worlds before finding its way back to Earth.

• Xiao Ran and Bian Zoldak approached each other on Hades Island and exchanged formal greetings as DC soldiers and the Galaxy Diva’s crew watched.
• Xiao Ran noticed Shirakawa Shuu among Bian’s associates and considered recruiting the talented pilot to his team.
• Bian led Xiao Ran, Bargyll, Kane, and their attendants to a prepared conference room at DC headquarters.
• Bian welcomed the Exploration Fleet back to Earth and invited Xiao Ran to a banquet, then asked what had happened during the fleet’s years out of contact.
• Xiao Ran told Bian that the fleet had encountered other races, experienced war and peace, and wandered through the universe before finding its way home.