Recaps

Xiao Ran arrived at the Photon Power Research Institute and broke the Mechanical Beast Legion’s siege, then ordered the G Hound Squad to join the Union. He charged toward the Legion’s commander as Tetsuya resolved to continue his operation to eliminate the threat.

• Xiao Ran flew Dawn to the besieged Photon Power Research Institute and saw that the Mechanical Beast Legion was trying to seize it rather than destroy it.
• Xiao Ran unleashed Dawn’s weapons and GN Dragoons, clearing the enemies around the Institute and deploying four robots to guard it.
• Xiao Ran spoke with Brown, praised the G Hound Squad for defending the Institute, and declared that the squad had been conscripted by the Union.
• The Legion’s head-holding commander threatened Xiao Ran, who identified him and charged into the enemy forces with crystal swords.
• Tetsuya, who had already killed one of the Five Great Kings, chose to continue his operation to eliminate the threat.
• Xiao Ran reached the commander’s aircraft and announced that he would end the man’s life.

Xiao Ran and the arriving allied forces overwhelmed the Mechanical Beast Legion at the Photon Power Research Institute while Kouji Kabuto fought Baron Ashura. Just as Kouji prepared to finish Ashura, Tetsuya appeared in Great Mazinger to stop him, and a four-armed robot arrived with more Mechanical Beasts.

• Xiao Ran destroyed Broken’s fly-like aircraft, killing him as the Mechanical Beast Legion continued its attack.
• Getter Robo, Mazinger Z, Titan 3, Sanbot 3, VILLKISS, Flame Dragon, Azure Dragon, and Jade Dragon arrived and attacked the Mechanical Beasts.
• Baron Ashura challenged Kouji Kabuto, and Mazinger Z gained the upper hand while Xiao Ran fought elsewhere.
• Ra Cailum, Ptolemy, and Danaan deployed more allied units, helping clear most of the Mechanical Beasts around the institute.
• Mazinger Z struck Baron Ashura down, but Tetsuya arrived in Great Mazinger and attacked just as Kouji was about to kill him.
• Kouji Kabuto retaliated against Great Mazinger, while a four-armed robot and more Mechanical Beasts, including Advanced Mechanical Beasts, appeared.

Xiao Ran and the allied pilots defended the Photon Power Research Institute against Doctor Hell’s enormous Mechanical Beast Legion, led by King Gordon. After withstanding the legion’s bombardment, they launched a powerful counterattack, and Tetsuya hurled Baron Ashura toward King Gordon as he joined the assault.

• Xiao Ran recognized King Gordon as the colossal war fortress leading Doctor Hell’s Mechanical Beast Legion and ordered the defenders to protect the Photon Power Research Institute.
• Dawn’s four small machines raised a Light Barrier while the three EVAs formed an AT Field wall, and Shinji Ikari directed less-defended units behind them.
• The Mechanical Beast Legion unleashed a massive bombardment that shook the battlefield and obscured the defenders in smoke.
• Xiao Ran activated his Innovator state and fired Dawn’s enormous green beam as the allied machines launched a coordinated counterattack.
• Tetsuya seized the crippled Baron Ashura, hurled him toward King Gordon, and charged the Mechanical Beast Legion with his giant sword.

Dawn and the allied mecha unleashed a combined attack that devastated the Mechanical Beasts but left King Gordon unharmed. Xiao Ran identified King Gordon as a lower Legend-class mecha and assessed Mazinger Z as an upper Epic-level unit with A-Class combat power.

• Dawn and the other mecha's combined assault triggered a massive explosion and a brief black hole that consumed most of the surrounding Mechanical Beasts.
• King Gordon endured the attack without visible damage, while fewer than a fifth of the more than thousand Mechanical Beasts behind it remained standing.
• Xiao Ran used Scout Skill on King Gordon and learned that it was a lower Legend-class Super Robot with unknown combat power and extreme defenses.
• Xiao Ran considered the significance of King Gordon's Legend-class rating and warned the others not to underestimate it.
• Xiao Ran scanned Mazinger Z and learned that it was an upper Epic-level mecha with A-Class combat power that continued evolving under the influence of Mazinger Power.

Xiao Ran and the others tried to stop the fighting as Kouji Kabuto’s agitation grew and Mazinger Z clashed with Great Mazinger. Doctor Hell charged King Gordon toward the Photon Power Research Institute after Yumi revealed the secret behind Mazinger Power, while Tetsuya was knocked out of the sky.

• Doctor Hell released Baron Ashura from King Gordon and demanded that Kouji Kabuto hand over Mazinger Z, but Kouji refused.
• Tetsuya attacked Mazinger Z, and Ryoma Nagare questioned him about why he was fighting, but Tetsuya would not explain.
• Kouji’s anger intensified, and Mazinger Z broke through Getter Robo and Titan 3 to battle Great Mazinger in the sky.
• Xiao Ran blocked communications with Mazinger Z, warned the others that Kouji was becoming increasingly violent, and ordered them to focus on King Gordon.
• Yumi revealed that Kouji’s will let Mazinger Z draw on the power Doctor Juzo had pursued, prompting Doctor Hell to charge King Gordon toward the Photon Power Research Institute.
• Mazinger Z struck Great Mazinger in the chest and sent Tetsuya crashing to the ground.

Xiao Ran evacuated the G Hound Squad and the EVAs before positioning Dawn between King Gordon and the empty Photon Power Research Institute. He unleashed a massive Ougang Energy drill, which King Gordon met with a barrier.

• Xiao Ran ordered the G Hound Squad and the three EVAs to scatter as King Gordon charged toward the Photon Power Research Institute.
• Brown relayed Xiao Ran's order, and the G Hound Squad pilots withdrew from the battle.
• Xiao Ran used Dawn's Ougang Extractors and a spinning drone to form a colossal energy drill.
• Xiao Ran fired the drill at King Gordon, which raised all four arms and erected a transparent barrier to block it.
• The drill struck King Gordon's barrier, and white and green light erupted at the point of impact.

Kouji Kabuto and Doctor Yumi activated the Science Fortress Research Institute to break Mazinger Z’s seal and pour Photon Power into it. As Xiao Ran continued holding back King Gordon, the newly empowered Mazinger Z launched a swarm of arms at the enemy.

• Xiao Ran’s Daybreak held King Gordon back with its massive drill while Princess Sarah watched in shock.
• Doctor Yumi ordered Kouji Kabuto to lift the seal entrusted to them by Doctor Juzo, and Kouji headed for the Photon Power Research Institute in Mazinger Z.
• A hidden Science Fortress Research Institute rose from beneath the collapsing facility, and Doctor Yumi revealed it had been built as a war fortress powered by Photon Power.
• Xiao Ran sent his remaining drones and GN Dragoons against King Gordon while Doctor Yumi began irradiating Mazinger Z with Photon Power.
• Mazinger Z emerged bathed in golden radiance, and Kouji launched countless arms at King Gordon.

Mazinger Z and Dawn overwhelmed King Gordon with a barrage of iron fists and a massive drill, leaving Doctor Hell’s machine critically damaged. As Doctor Hell tried to flee, a familiar Yin-Yang Person Mecha appeared in King Gordon’s path.

• Countless iron fists appeared beside Mazinger Z and struck King Gordon’s Energy Shield while Dawn drove its drill against the barrier.
• Dawn pierced King Gordon’s armor with its drill as Mazinger Z fused the returning fists into a giant golden fist and smashed through King Gordon’s head.
• King Gordon lost its head and suffered a hole through its abdomen, while its black energy vanished and electricity sparked across its body.
• Ryoma Nagare and Mai Senpuuji reacted in disbelief, and Kouji Kabuto declared that Doctor Hell and the Mechanical Beast Legion would be defeated.
• Doctor Hell fled in the damaged King Gordon as the remaining Mechanical Beasts attacked, but a familiar Yin-Yang Person Mecha appeared in front of him.

Xiao Ran moved to finish off Doctor Hell after King Gordon fled, but Baron Ashura revealed that his memories had returned and sacrificed himself to awaken the Mycenaean Gods. A black hole appeared above the explosion as the sky and earth began to convulse.

• Xiao Ran prepared to destroy the remaining Mechanical Beasts and pursue Doctor Hell after King Gordon fled.
• Baron Ashura confronted Doctor Hell, revealed that his mental control had ended, and said he had deliberately lost his previous sortie to create this situation.
• Xiao Ran attacked Ashura and King Gordon, but machines from the Golden Alliance appeared and blocked Dawn while Ashura escaped.
• Baron Ashura sacrificed his life in a burst of black light to awaken the Mycenaean Gods.
• A massive black hole formed above the explosion, and the sky darkened as the earth and space began to tremble and distort.

Xiao Ran gathered the forces at the Science Fortress Research Institute as a black hole distorted the world and cut off contact with space. Tetsuya revealed that Baron Ashura had sacrificed themself to summon the Mycenaean Gods, and warned that Mazinger Z could become an even greater threat.

• Xiao Ran ordered everyone to regroup at the warships and told Miss Huang to try contacting space while demanding answers from Tetsuya.
• Miss Huang reported that spatial distortions had blocked contact with both the Victory Fleet and Daka City, and Tessa recommended resupplying and evacuating.
• The sky turned black, and Xiao Ran brought the gathered units aboard the warships before confronting Tetsuya in private.
• Tetsuya explained that Ashura’s sacrifice had triggered the summoning of the Mycenaean Gods, whose awakening could no longer be stopped.
• Tetsuya warned Xiao Ran that Mazinger Z could evolve into a destructive god and consume Kouji Kabuto’s mind.

Xiao Ran learned that Tetsuya had concealed the danger Mazinger Z posed to Kouji and had been trying to complete Getter Emperor as a countermeasure. After a blast from the black hole struck the ground and distorted space began to recover, Xiao Ran launched Dawn and prepared the fleet for whatever was about to appear.

• Tetsuya revealed that he had returned from the dead and believed Mazinger Z would eventually control Kouji and bring about a dark future, but Xiao Ran insisted the Victory Fleet would find a way to save him.
• Tetsuya admitted he had sought Ryoma to help create Getter Emperor and had found a replacement for him, needing Strontium Alloy from the Science Fortress Research Institute to complete it.
• A huge energy source emerged from the black hole and caused a blast that shook the Ra Cailum, injured several people, and left a massive crater as distorted space began recovering.
• Xiao Ran rushed to the hangar, ordered the injured treated and a launch route cleared, then boarded Dawn and asked the bridge crew what had happened.
• Miss Huang reported that the fleet's radar and sensors were malfunctioning, while Tessa said the institute's evacuation had been delayed and the G Hound Squad was helping its personnel.
• Xiao Ran launched Dawn, saw the enormous crater, and warned the others that something was about to appear.

Xiao Ran and the machines confronted Hades and the resurrected Mycenaean Gods as they attacked the institute. After Daybreak destroyed Dabura and vaporized Ashura, Hades recognized Xiao Ran as AmbriO’s killer and declared that humanity must be wiped out.

• The Mycenaean Gods descended through rifts, and Hades began resurrecting Tristan and Isolde while Ashura emerged from a magic circle.
• Xiao Ran unleashed Daybreak’s power and destroyed Dabura, then vaporized Ashura before he could fully materialize.
• Hades blocked the remainder of Daybreak’s attack and asked Xiao Ran about his connection to AmbriO.
• Xiao Ran identified himself as the Godslayer who had killed AmbriO and warned Hades that he would be next.
• Hades assessed the human forces and declared that the Mycenaean Gods could no longer allow humanity to exist.

Xiao Ran’s Dawn attacked Hades and destroyed the other Mycenaean Gods, but Hades’s power let him withstand the barrage and meet Dawn in combat. The two powerful opponents continued fighting, with Dawn holding an advantage in speed while Hades countered its attacks.

• The Brave Express Squad, Shinji Ikari, and Kouji Kabuto felt Hades’s oppressive aura, while Tetsuya urged everyone to stand firm and fight.
• Hades claimed he could resurrect the gods and monsters from the underworld, and Xiao Ran challenged him to see whether he could revive them faster than Dawn could destroy them.
• Dawn unleashed countless GN Particle beams that destroyed every Mycenaean God except Hades, whose black flames blocked the attack.
• Hades transformed into a black dragon, attacked Dawn with flames, and then countered its greatsword strike with his fists and red eye beams.
• Xiao Ran scanned Hades and learned that he was a Legend-class upper-tier semi-Mechanical Concept Lifeform with the power to resurrect the dead.
• Dawn evaded Hades’s attacks through superior speed and charged back into the fight as Hades continued to match most of its movements.

Dawn kept Hades occupied with precise, rapid attacks, but Hades turned on the other humans and badly damaged Great Mazinger. Kouji Kabuto unleashed Mazinger Z’s immense Mazinger Power as a crimson lotus and pillar of light surrounded it.

• Xiao Ran used Dawn’s speed and accurate attacks to hit Hades while avoiding his powerful blows.
• Hades charged toward the battleships, and Tetsuya’s Great Mazinger intercepted him with a sword strike.
• Hades stopped Great Mazinger’s sword, deflected Dawn’s beam, and punched Great Mazinger into a falling wreck.
• Ryoma Nagare sent Getter Robo after the falling Great Mazinger, followed by Titan 3 and Sanbot 3.
• Kouji Kabuto unleashed Mazinger Z’s Mazinger Power, surrounding it with crimson flames, a red lotus, and a pillar of light.

Mazinger Z evolved into Mazinger ZERO, whose overwhelming power dwarfed Hades. Mazinger ZERO severed Hades’s horn, battered it into the sky, and swallowed it in a surge of energy.

• Xiao Ran sensed Mazinger Z transform into Mazinger ZERO, an entity whose destructive aura rivaled a conceptual-level existence.
• Kouji Kabuto declared that Mazinger ZERO would defeat Hades without Zeus’s help.
• Mazinger ZERO fired red beams from its eyes and severed one of Hades’s horns.
• Mazinger ZERO struck Hades with a barrage of punches, then used its ring as a scythe to trap Hades in powerful tornadoes.
• Mazinger ZERO’s spinning disc released energy that swallowed Hades as it cried out in disbelief.

Mazinger ZERO destroyed Hades, but its growing power and Kouji Kabuto’s exhilaration alarmed the Victory Fleet. Xiao Ran warned Kouji that Mazinger might be driving their shared evolution, leaving the question of who controlled ZERO unresolved.

• Mazinger ZERO burned Hades to ashes, and a ghostly figure appeared as Hades warned that he would return.
• Tetsuya considered whether to destroy Mazinger ZERO before it matured, while the fleet sensed its oppressive aura growing stronger.
• Miss Huang and Tessa announced that the battle on Earth was over and that the fleet would await news from space before preparing to leave for Iskandar.
• Kouji Kabuto said he and Mazinger ZERO had become one and that they both wanted to grow stronger, prompting the others to go on alert.
• Xiao Ran questioned whether Kouji or Mazinger ZERO wanted to grow stronger and warned Kouji that the machine’s power might be carrying him along rather than obeying him.

Xiao Ran warned Kouji Kabuto that Mazinger ZERO was controlling him rather than the other way around, and urged him to reclaim his will. After Doctor Hell was killed and a mysterious horned woman was brought in, Xiao Ran left Kouji to consider what he wanted Mazinger’s power for.

• Kouji Kabuto challenged Xiao Ran’s claim that he was not strong enough, arguing that he had defeated Hades.
• Xiao Ran attacked Mazinger ZERO and pointed out that the machine dodged before Kouji could react, warning that Mazinger might eventually consume his will.
• Doctor Hell appeared in a Talos-like unit, but Dawn destroyed it with a barrage of beams before he could finish speaking.
• Xiao Ran sensed a horned woman watching Mazinger ZERO, and a drone intercepted her and brought her to Dawn.
• Xiao Ran told Kouji to consider whether he would use Mazinger’s power for justice or selfish desire.

Xiao Ran confronted Kouji Kabuto with evidence that Mazinger had been controlling him, and Kouji fled with Mazinger ZERO after realizing the truth. Xiao Ran then returned to the Ra Cailum with a captured woman and identified her as a bionic robot, asking who she was and what she knew about Mazinger ZERO.

• Kouji Kabuto saw mechanical tubes binding his hands and feet and realized Mazinger had controlled him without his knowledge.
• Kouji turned Mazinger ZERO away from Xiao Ran and fled, while Xiao Ran sensed his fear, sorrow, and resolve but let him go.
• Xiao Ran ended Quantum Assimilation and returned to the Ra Cailum with the captured woman.
• Tetsuya left in Great Mazinger, the others returned to their warships, and Sayaka cried over Kouji's departure.
• Xiao Ran examined the captured woman, identified her as a bionic robot, and asked her name, purpose, and knowledge of Mazinger ZERO.

Xiao Ran spoke privately with Minerva X, an android who had crossed nearly 2,800 dimensions seeking to stop Mazinger ZERO from destroying each world. Minerva believed this dimension offered a real chance to change the outcome, while Xiao Ran relied on Kouji Kabuto and the Victory Fleet to prevent its destruction.

• Xiao Ran brought the silent Minerva X into the Ra Cailum's Captain's Room and asked her to explain who she was.
• Minerva X revealed that she was an android sent to help Kouji Kabuto defeat Mazinger ZERO and save the dimension.
• Minerva X explained that she had witnessed Mazinger ZERO destroy world after world across nearly 2,800 dimensions.
• Xiao Ran said he believed Kouji could overcome Mazinger ZERO, though he would try to destroy it and kill Kouji if disaster became unavoidable.
• Minerva X said this dimension differed from the others because Xiao Ran and the Victory Fleet were present, and she believed they might finally stop Mazinger ZERO.

Xiao Ran learned from Minerva X that her travels through countless timelines had shown her many versions of Kouji Kabuto and Mazinger ZERO, but none had escaped tragedy. He introduced Minerva to the Victory Fleet and warned them that they might have to kill Kouji, leaving Ryoma Nagare to ask her to explain what she knew about Mazinger ZERO.

• Xiao Ran spoke with Minerva X for several hours and learned about the many timelines in which Mazinger ZERO destroyed Earth and Kouji Kabuto met different ends.
• Xiao Ran realized Minerva's journeys followed branching timelines within one world rather than crossing freely between separate worlds.
• Xiao Ran introduced Minerva X to the Victory Fleet and warned everyone that Kouji's situation was dire and they might have to kill him.
• Banjo Haran greeted Minerva, then reacted with surprise when she revealed she was an android created by Doctor Juzo Kabuto.
• Ryoma Nagare asked Minerva to explain Mazinger ZERO in detail because Kouji was their companion and comrade.

After the defeat of Hades, Xiao Ran considered the threats already cleared and approved Tokyo-3’s request for the EVAs to return for maintenance and testing. He chose to leave NERV’s plans alone for now, while remaining wary of Unit-01’s eventual apotheosis and whatever trouble it might bring.

• Xiao Ran reviewed the major enemies his forces had defeated and concluded that only the Federation and New Zeon remained before the fleet could rest and travel to Iskandar.
• The Photon Research Institute staff returned to the Science Fortress Research Institute and resumed their work after Hades was destroyed.
• Tokyo-3 requested that the three EVAs and their pilots return for inspections and testing of a newly completed EVA, prompting Xiao Ran to worry about NERV’s plans.
• Xiao Ran agreed to let the EVAs return to Tokyo-3 and ordered NERV to remain alert, planning for the fleet to join them after its defensive mission ended.
• Xiao Ran decided to watch events in Tokyo-3 without intervening, while expecting Unit-01’s apotheosis to cause further complications.

Xiao Ran learned that the Unity Army had defeated the Federation and was preparing to finish taking New Zeon before reorganizing Earth’s forces. Gendo Ikari explained that NERV was building new mass-produced EVAs to replace the three units leaving with the Victory Fleet, and Xiao Ran questioned the danger of creating more EVAs.

• Xiao Ran reflected on the risk of provoking powerful protagonists and considered making major moves after returning to Prometheus.
• The three EVAs left for Tokyo-3 aboard a NERV transport aircraft so Unit-01 could undergo deification.
• Bright and Gendo Ikari told Xiao Ran that the space-based Federation Army had surrendered, the Satellite Laser Cannon had been destroyed, and Sleeves and the Gamillas Fleet had been defeated.
• Xiao Ran directed Bright and Gendo Ikari to dismantle and reorganize the remaining military forces, integrate Mithril and Mercenary Corps as independent overseers, and seek help from the Dragon Clan.
• Gendo Ikari said NERV was selecting pilots for new EVAs and planning mass production to defend Terminal Dogma after the Victory Fleet departed.
• Xiao Ran warned Gendo Ikari that the new EVAs might become Angels and create an even greater threat.

Xiao Ran warned Gendo Ikari about the risks of the mass-produced EVAs and planned a new interworld force to protect both worlds after the Victory Fleet departed. He ordered Zeon’s takeover and summoned Sara to discuss the dragon clan’s role.

• Gendo Ikari assured Xiao Ran that the mass-produced EVAs had safeguards, and Xiao Ran warned him that Angels could still cause unpredictable accidents.
• Xiao Ran told Gendo Ikari and Bright to prepare a special force drawn from both worlds, with Bright agreeing to join the Victory Fleet and find a replacement for his duties.
• Xiao Ran ordered the Burning Legion, the Eternal, and the other ships to take over Zeon within twenty-four hours, bring it into the unified government as an autonomous region, and seize its military authority and enterprises.
• Xiao Ran planned a force with pilots from both worlds, dragon clan members, and Kati Manikin as commander, equipped with advanced mecha built by major industrial organizations.
• Sara arrived aboard the Ra Cailum, and Xiao Ran invited her to walk with him while they talked.

Xiao Ran secured Sarah’s help to strengthen the Unity and protect the Boson Jump Calculation Component, while the Victory Fleet brought New Zeon into the Unity. Just as the dragons’ public entry helped stabilize Earth, an Angel-infected EVA went berserk in Tokyo-3, and Gendo Ikari sent the Victory Fleet an urgent distress call.

• Xiao Ran asked Sarah to commit dragons to the Unity, help open passages between worlds, and keep the Calculation Component in the Dragon Kingdom, and Sarah agreed.
• Sarah, her attendants, and Angie traveled aboard the Ptolemaios to meet the Nadeshiko and secretly deliver the Calculation Component to the Dragon Kingdom.
• The Victory Fleet advanced on New Zeon, which joined the Unity as an autonomous region under Minerva Zabi and surrendered its military authority and industrial resources.
• Mwu granted Minerva a personal guard force of twelve warships and their MS complement, while the remaining Zeon soldiers were retired or integrated into the Unity Army.
• The dragons publicly joined the Unity as the Victory Fleet returned to Earth, and the Nadeshiko and Ptolemaios completed their delivery of the Calculation Component.
• During a new EVA test in Tokyo-3, an Angel-infected EVA went out of control and attacked NERV, prompting Gendo Ikari to send the Victory Fleet an urgent distress transmission.

Xiao Ran ordered the Victory Fleet to respond to NERV’s emergency after EVA Unit 3 was corrupted by an Angel. Meanwhile, the fleet learned that Mazinger ZERO had destroyed thousands of worlds, and its pilots hurried to save Asuka as the story left Minerva X cautiously hopeful.

• Xiao Ran ordered Level One combat readiness and directed the Nadeshiko to prepare for a Boson Jump to the underground space beneath Tokyo-3.
• Princess Sarah, Ryoma Nagare, and Minerva X briefed the Victory Fleet on Mazinger ZERO and its destruction of nearly 2,800 worlds, eclipsing their concern about the Mycenaean Gods.
• Athrun urged the pilots to prepare to defend their worlds, and the Yajenar First Squadron pledged to fight beside him.
• Moses reported that an Angel had corrupted EVA Unit 3 during testing and that it was attacking NERV headquarters' Terminal Dogma.
• Mwu ended the meeting and sent everyone to their positions, while Banjo worried about Asuka and Soji Okita led Nine and the others out to save her.
• Nine and Minerva X exchanged greetings, and Minerva X wondered whether the Victory Fleet could stop Mazinger ZERO in this world.