Recaps

Char ignored orders to remain in place and launched his SU-37 into the BETA assault, intending to show his strength and test the creatures. He left several Assault Types dead with precise single shots, revealing his skill as he entered the battle.

• Char assessed humanity’s disadvantages against the BETA and noted the creatures’ strengths and weaknesses.
• As the tank forces retreated, Tactical Fighters took off to attack the BETA and cover the withdrawal, while Char was ordered to stay behind.
• Char ignored the Command Center’s repeated warnings and flew his SU-37 toward the front lines.
• Other pilots watched in alarm as Char flew at low altitude toward the Assault Types, and some tried to warn him and attack ahead of him.
• Char dodged between two Assault Types and killed them with one shot each, then continued firing precise bursts at more targets.

Char fought through the BETA swarm in an SU-37, analyzing the enemy types while demonstrating how easily he could destroy them. After breaking through the formation, he abandoned the risky advance toward a Fortress Class and turned back to kill more BETAs, aiming to become a powerful totem for the front line.

• Char analyzed the Assault Types and Tank Types, nicknaming them Horns and Jumper Bugs and explaining how conventional weapons could counter them.
• Char tore through the BETA formation with two Assault Rifles, killing at least 150 enemies without missing a shot.
• Char considered attacking a Fortress Class but decided the fragile SU-37 might not survive the assault and retreat.
• Char turned back to attack the BETAs on both sides, intending to reduce the threat posed by the Horns and build his reputation across the front line.

Char devastated the BETA’s Assault Types, turning the tide of the battle, but his Tactical Fighter suffered critical damage from his punishing operation. He withdrew to the rear under the Jial Brigade’s protection, while the remaining forces prepared to press their advantage.

• Char carved through the BETA with his Tactical Fighter, eliminating the Assault Types and more than four hundred enemies.
• The Command Center learned that Char’s mecha was critically worn and overloaded, and ordered the Jial Brigade to escort him to safety while the air force prepared to attack.
• Char recognized that his mecha could not continue fighting and turned toward the rear of the defensive line.
• The Jial Brigade formed up around Char and blocked pursuing BETA as he retreated.
• A young Jial Brigade pilot thanked Char, and he encouraged her to learn from him.

After Char helped the frontline defeat the BETA, his reputation spread across the base and beyond. The frontline commander praised his performance and promised to seek an enhanced SU-47 for him, while Char accepted the offer and began building a relationship with the colonel.

• After Char withdrew, the bombers and Tactical Fighter brigade wiped out or drove back the remaining BETA.
• Char returned to the base and was greeted with a salute by soldiers who hailed him as a hero.
• The colonel commander welcomed Char, praised his combat results and judgment, and credited him with reducing the frontline's losses.
• The colonel explained that an enhanced SU-47 was being developed and offered to apply for one for Char.
• Char thanked the colonel and accepted his goodwill, though he had little interest in the SU-47 itself.

Char returned from the front after leading a decisive victory against the BETA, and his combat record transformed how the officers at the main base viewed him. After a reception where he impressed the assembled commanders, he left the base convinced of his extraordinary future standing.

• Char and his damaged Tactical Fighter were sent from the front to the rear main base for maintenance.
• News spread that Char had killed hundreds of BETA and led the destruction of the Assault Types, alarming the base’s Deputy Commander.
• The Deputy Commander welcomed Char warmly, arranged the best rooms for him and Lala, and showered him with gifts.
• Senior officers from the support base, frontline, and main base attended a reception and introduced Char to the wider front.
• Char wore his mask and confidently handled the officers, strengthening their belief that he was an extraordinary figure.

Char sought to bring Ficajia Latorova and the Jial Brigade under his control and invited them to join a classified project. He offered new Tactical Fighters, a chance for Ficajia to take revenge, and the possibility of speaking with her son the next day.

• Char identified the Jial Brigade as a valuable force he intended to recruit and control.
• At the reception, Char greeted Ficajia while she stood apart, then spoke with Lalah and mingled with the officers.
• After the reception, Char and Lalah went to a rooftop terrace, where Ficajia was waiting for him.
• Char introduced himself as commander of the Crimson Comet Brigade and invited Ficajia and the Jial Brigade to join a classified project.
• Char promised new machines, a chance for Ficajia to reclaim what she cherished, and the possibility of speaking with her son around that time tomorrow.

Char pressured Ficajia into joining him by promising she could communicate with her son, and he planned to strengthen the Jial Brigade alongside his Crimson Comet Brigade. Giliam approved the next steps from New Moscow and left his superior’s villa with Harvey.

• Ficajia recoiled in terror when Char revealed that he knew about her son and offered her a chance to see him.
• Char threatened to take over the Jial Brigade and send Ficajia’s son into combat if she refused, so Ficajia agreed to join him and begged him to protect the children.
• Char promised to make the Jial Brigade stronger and asked Ficajia to meet him again the next day and let its children spend more time with him.
• After Char left the rooftop, Lalah reproached him for frightening Ficajia, and he sent Giliam a message about the brigade.
• Giliam decided to put the units on the agenda and use the upgraded SU-47 as an excuse, then left his superior’s villa in New Moscow with Harvey.

Ficajia agreed to move the Jial Brigade to the support base after Lalah reassured her that her son was safe in Moscow. In the United States, Ingram, Amuro, Ing, and Sman joined the military and entered Area 51 to advance their separate projects.

• Ficajia reunited with her son by video call after Giliam and Harvey rescued him and left his captor incapacitated.
• Lalah told Ficajia that her son was safe in Moscow and asked her to cooperate with Char by moving the Jial Brigade to the support base.
• Ficajia agreed to relocate the Jial Brigade, then wondered whether Char intended to seize the support base.
• Ingram presented a proposal for a new fourth-generation Mobile Weapon to a young U.S. Department of Defense official, and Amuro joined him in securing support for the project.
• Ingram became the project lead, Amuro became its test pilot, and Ing and Sman joined the U.S. military as guardians.
• The four entered Area 51, where Amuro and Ingram began their project while Ing and Sman became test pilots for another group.

Ingram established a well-supported project at Area 51 to develop a new unit, using his technical proposal to secure authority and resources while accepting American surveillance. After introducing a new armor alloy, he faced the challenge of finding a viable power source and the materials to build it.

• Ingram and Amuro chose to use America's resources to develop a new unit rather than take control of the country.
• Ingram's proposal persuaded American officials to establish a project department at Area 51 and give him broad authority to select its staff.
• Ingram assembled a team of more than two hundred Technicians, while American personnel monitored the project and cooperated with it.
• Ingram began assessing Area 51's capabilities and introduced a new alloy for the unit's armor.
• Ingram found that the world's outdated energy technology and limited materials made choosing and building a suitable power source difficult.

Ingram and Amuro began planning a new unit project, with Ingram estimating that materials and an energy source would take up to two months to develop. After discussing the XFJ Project and a Soviet project at Yukon Base, Ingram's group decided to send an idle member as the primary tester, and Ingram was chosen.

• Ingram told Amuro that Area 51 lacked the materials and energy technology needed for the new units, and Amuro agreed the industrial base could still produce B-class units with more time.
• Ingram criticized the Tactical Fighter control systems and set a two-month deadline for completing the units, while Amuro reported that the XFJ Project had begun at Yukon Base.
• Ingram, Shirakawa Shuu, Yuzes, and Giliam learned that the Soviet Union was also testing a poorly understood project at Yukon Base.
• Yuzes said he could only assign a Squad Commander to cooperate with the XFJ Project, and the group decided that Ingram's side should provide the primary tester rather than kill or control the American selection.
• The group ruled out Sman because he was serving as Ingram and Amuro's informant in Area 51, so Ingram was selected to go to Yukon Base.

One month after arriving in the world, the Burning Legion participants had advanced their machine projects and secured influence across several factions. Ingram arrived at Yukon Base on May 1 as the new XFJ Project test subject, leaving Vincent Lovell to wonder about his unusual replacement.

• Ingram made the fastest progress on his machine, while Yuzes, Shirakawa Shuu, and Giliam advanced their projects under greater constraints or secrecy.
• Zengar and Elsam trained Miyoshi Meiya and other promising pilots, while Shirakawa Shuu expanded his control over the Far East.
• Giliam completed the SU-47 enhancement plan, and Char and Lala received modified machines that helped convince the Soviet Union to begin large-scale production.
• Ingram arranged to replace Yuuzai Bridges as the XFJ Project test subject and traveled to Yukon Base with Vincent Lovell.
• Vincent introduced himself to Ingram on the plane and tried to start a conversation, receiving mostly brief replies and silent looks.

As Inge arrived at Yukon Base, he completed Main Mission One and received a new assignment to assist with the XFJ Project. The other participants also received missions suited to their roles, including combat, technology, and protection objectives.

• Inge refused to claim his A-rank reward early and waited as the plane entered Yukon Base's airspace.
• Inge asked Vincent where they were, then realized the mission transition and Vincent's arrival might involve important figures and decided to inform Ingram.
• The participants received new missions, including BETA elimination for Char, Lala, and many others, and project-related assignments for Inge, Tetsuya, Ingram, Giliam, and Yuzes.
• Shirakawa Shuu received a mission to eliminate three thousand BETA, while Sanger and Elsam received a side mission to protect Miyoshi Meiya and several other girls.
• Shirakawa Shuu's group prepared to face nearly ten thousand BETA.

Ing and Vincent arrived at Yukon Base, where Ing took control of their transport aircraft and escaped two Tactical Fighters that had trapped it between them. After Johnny and Shin Matsunaga disabled the attackers, Captain Onodera Tetsuya welcomed Ing and Vincent to the base and introduced himself as their captain.

• Vincent excitedly talked about Yukon Base while Ing remained quiet during their flight there.
• Two Tactical Fighters trapped the transport aircraft between them, and Ing took the pilot’s seat after the pilot panicked.
• Ing used the aircraft’s controls to escape the fighters and land safely at Yukon Base.
• Tetsuya sent Johnny and Shin Matsunaga to respond, and they reduced the two attacking Tactical Fighters to armless, legless wrecks.
• Vincent emerged shaken, and Captain Onodera Tetsuya welcomed Ing Weishiu and Vincent Lovell to Yukon Base.

Ingram met secretly with Yuzes and learned that the XFJ Project was tied to the main mission, while the team planned to slow its progress and prepare to eliminate the BETA. Shirakawa Shuu’s group considered the separate storyline around Miyoshi Meiya and Kagari Takeru and chose to investigate Yokohama Base.

• Ingram and Tetsuya formally greeted each other before Ingram and Vincent were taken to their accommodations at Yukon Base.
• Ingram met Barnes and then joined Yuzes, Tetsuya, George, and Shin Matsunaga at a guarded location to report his mission to assist with the XFJ Project.
• Yuzes told Ingram to watch the XFJ Project with Tetsuya and delay its completion while the team prepared units for Main Mission Two.
• Shirakawa Shuu explained that Zengar’s group had triggered a Side Mission to protect Miyoshi Meiya, Kagari Takeru, and the others, who might belong to a separate storyline.
• Shirakawa Shuu sent Zengar and Elsam to Yokohama Base to complete Main Mission Two and investigate Kagetsu Yuko.

Ing joined the Argus Squad as Tetsuya introduced the members and outlined their role in the XFJ Project. Talisha challenged Ing to face three squadmates alone in an afternoon exercise, and Tetsuya agreed, believing Ing could prove himself.

• Ibrahim introduced Tetsuya as the new captain and Ing as the new Argus Squad member, then named Stella Bremel, Valerio Giacosa, Talisha Manandhar, Yui Huang, and himself.
• Tetsuya explained that the squad would support the XFJ Project by testing and enhancing the Far East's Type-94 Tactical Fighter, and announced a mock-combat exercise.
• Talisha proposed that Ing fight alone against three squadmates, and Ing agreed to the challenge.
• Tetsuya accepted Talisha's proposal, warned her not to repeat her prior breach of orders, and scheduled the exercise for 1300.
• After the others left, Tetsuya told Ibrahim that Ing needed to earn the squad's trust through combat and said he believed Ing could face all three opponents.
• Yui Huang listened to the discussion and wondered whether Ing was the designated test pilot.

Ing defeated three elite Guardians in an exercise, and Takamura Yuei questioned whether his exceptional skill would hide flaws in the XFJ Project’s new unit. After Ing bluntly criticized the Fubuki, Takamura resolved to challenge him.

• Ing used abandoned buildings to eliminate Stella Bremel, Talisa Manandell, and Valerio Giacosa in five minutes without taking damage.
• Takamura Yuei warned Tetsuya that Ing’s skill could conceal the new unit’s problems and make it unsuitable for ordinary Guardians, but Tetsuya kept Ing as the core test pilot.
• Tetsuya told Ibrahim to familiarize Ing with the new unit and have him work with Takamura to identify problems before further testing.
• Takamura found Ing with Stella, Talisa, and Valerio at the hangar, then asked what he thought of the Fubuki.
• Ing listed the Fubuki’s shortcomings and said it would be battlefield trash for ordinary Guardians; Takamura suppressed her anger and invited him to an exercise match.
• After Ing left, Takamura vowed to teach him how formidable Far Eastern pilots were.

Ingram used prolonged Type 94 Shiranui testing to delay the XFJ Project while earning a place in Argus Squad, and he eventually ran out of improvements to make. Meanwhile, Ingram, Giliam, Shirakawa Shuu, and Yuzes completed four distinct machine lineages and began testing them.

• Ingram's praise of Far Eastern pilots sounded like mockery to Takamura Yuei, who quietly formed a grudge against him.
• Ingram trained with Argus Squad in his assembled Type 94 Shiranui, gained the other Guards' acceptance, and defeated Takamura Yuei in a private exercise.
• After a month and a half of testing, Ingram had brought the Type 94 Shiranui to its improvement limit and could offer no further changes.
• Yuzes used his psychokinesis and control of Yukon Base to assemble his machine first, while Ingram, Giliam, and Shirakawa Shuu completed their own development work.
• Ingram built four transformable X1–X4 MS units based on the R-1, Giliam made five Wraith-based machines, Shirakawa Shuu created four G Series Mecha Skeleton-based machines, and Yuzes replicated the VF-31 Variable Fighter series.

Yuzes completed the first batch of Variable Fighters, began testing and producing weapons, and started using hypnosis pods to infiltrate the United Nations Army. Meanwhile, Ingram, Char, Giliam, and Shirakawa Shuu expanded their own forces and influence across America, the front lines, and the Far East.

• Yuzes finished four prototype machines with shared armor and power systems, though only Ingram's reached B-class standards, and he continued producing beam weapons.
• Argus Squad and a Soviet Tactical Fighter squad traveled to an Indian Ocean base for environmental tests of the Type 94 Tactical Fighter.
• Yuzes discovered captured BETA specimens and the Soviet Enhanced Human project at Yukon Base, then began using Egg Hypnosis Pods to infiltrate the United Nations Army's upper ranks.
• Ingram formed X Unit after completing his machines, while keeping his true trump card concealed.
• Char consolidated control of the frontline base and the Crimson Comet Brigade, while Giliam took control of the SU-47 enhancement project department.
• Shirakawa Shuu expanded his influence across the Far East and began a plan to take control of the region.

After Char became commander of the Soviet frontline, the United States expanded Ingram’s X Unit while the Far East’s Great General Zhengwei began a covert revolution to reclaim power. Shirakawa Shuu met Zhengwei, discovered she was Miyoshi Meiya’s twin sister, and forced her to choose whether to become his puppet willingly or by force.

• After an assassin’s attack on Char triggered turmoil among Soviet leaders, Char became commander of the frontline and gained control of its forces.
• The United States strengthened Ingram’s X Unit, appointed a general as its commander, and made Ingram its deputy commander.
• Great General Zhengwei, with Kaede Sakon’s cooperation and support from much of the Far East’s leadership, began a covert revolution and arranged to meet Shirakawa Shuu.
• Shirakawa Shuu discovered that Great General Zhengwei was a teenage girl who looked like Miyoshi Meiya and was her twin sister.
• Shirakawa Shuu shot Sawu Shoya, then offered Zhengwei the choice of becoming his puppet willingly or being made one by force.

Yuzes and his allies completed their preparations and coordinated a plan to finish Main Mission Two through operations across several factions. At Yokohama Base, Zengar admitted to Kagetsu Yuko that his companions had engineered the Far East’s upheavals, then prepared to act.

• Yuzes used the unrest to hypnotize United Nations Army officers, while the group’s new units and weapons finished testing and their allies gained control across several factions.
• After receiving Takamura Yuei’s application for live-combat tests on the Soviet front, Yuzes approved it and contacted Char, Giliam, Shirakawa Shuu, and Ingram to coordinate their plans.
• Char and Giliam planned to expose the Undead and pressure America, while Shirakawa Shuu and Yuzes prepared their forces to enter combat alongside Ingram’s X Unit.
• The group agreed to rely on Char and Ingram to claim Faction Territory, since Yuzes, Giliam, and Shirakawa Shuu could not obtain it through the United Nations Army.
• At Yokohama Base, Kagetsu Yuko asked Zengar whether he had truly intended to destroy the BETA, and he said he would do so if that was her wish.
• When Kagetsu asked about the Far East’s recent upheavals, Zengar admitted that his companions had arranged them, and she encouraged him to proceed.

Zengar led Yokohama Base’s defense and grew to admire Kagetsu Yuko, while considering whether to bring her beyond her world. Meanwhile, Argus Squad reached the front line, where a massive BETA assault was reported and the Jial Brigade’s commander took charge of the coming operation.

• Zengar commanded Yokohama Base’s defense forces, fought the BETA with Miyoshi Meiya and the others, and developed mutual admiration with Kagetsu Yuko without falling in love.
• Zengar considered bringing Kagetsu Yuko out of her world so she could use her talents without its limits.
• Argus Squad arrived at a frontline support base after waiting at Char’s military base, then learned that a huge BETA force was crossing the sea to attack.
• At a combat conference, Tetsuya outlined the BETA offensive while the Crimson Comet Brigade and Jial Brigade treated the threat casually and Argus Squad prepared to fight.
• Lieutenant Colonel Ficajia Ratrova introduced herself as commander of the Jial Brigade and took command of all Tactical Fighter units for the operation, including responsibility for protecting the test units.

Ficajia briefed the experimental squads on their protected roles in the coming BETA battle, while the Burning Legion prepared to showcase its new Tactical Fighters. The Soviet Army’s secret units arrived for testing, prompting the United States to rush its own new units toward the battlefield.

• Ficajia assigned the United Nations experimental squads to rear positions and ordered them to obey commands during combat.
• Valerio complained that the plan would keep the experimental squads from the front lines, while Ingram recognized that the operation was arranged to showcase the Revenant series and advance Char’s plans.
• A Jial Brigade pilot shouted his support for General Char, and the Crimson Comet Brigade joined him.
• Ficajia ordered company commanders and squad leaders to collect and distribute the new units, assigning them to one-third of each brigade for the first live-combat test.
• Transport Aircraft and trucks delivered tarp-covered Tactical Fighters, and news of the Soviet Army’s secret units spread to other factions.
• The United States ordered its first completed new units sent to the Soviet Army’s battle against the BETA, despite limited preparation time.

Char had reshaped the Far East defense line around layered fire support and Tactical Fighters, but the BETA adapted by deploying Beam Types and changing their advance. He ordered the fleets to withdraw and anticipated that Amuro would cross the sea to destroy the Beam Types.

• Char reorganized the defense line, using mines, bombardment, and Tactical Fighters to reduce losses against the BETA.
• The United Nations Army experimental squads watched the Soviet Army deploy SU-47s and Revenants, including Char's red machine and Lalah's green one.
• Char received satellite reports that Beam Types had appeared at sea and ordered all warships to withdraw to safe areas.
• A scout reported that the BETA were slowing, spreading beyond the defensive lines, and sending Jumper Bugs ahead of the pointed horns.
• Char concluded that the BETA had adapted their tactics and expected Amuro to cross the sea and eliminate the Beam Types.

Char watched the BETA adapt their assault, spread out, and use red Jumper Bugs to clear the minefields, while reinforcements raced to eliminate the exposed Beam Types. He ordered the experimental units and rear forces to withdraw and sent the Crimson Comet Brigade and Jial Brigade to intercept as the air force prepared to sortie.

• The BETA divided their forces after entering the sea, sending groups toward the defensive line and around its flanks while placing Beam Types behind protective forces.
• Char messaged Yuzes and Amuro, sending Shin Matsunaga, Johnny Ridden, Ingram, and Amuro toward the Beam Types.
• Shin Matsunaga, Johnny, Ingram, and Amuro evaded the Beam Types' laser fire as they flew toward their targets.
• Red Jumper Bugs charged across the coastline and detonated the buried mines, while more BETA landed beyond the minefields.
• Char ordered the experimental units and rear forces to withdraw, sent the Crimson Comet Brigade and Jial Brigade to intercept while retreating, and ordered the air force to prepare for sortie.

Char ordered Argus Squad and other noncombat units to retreat while he and a small force confronted the advancing BETA. Char and the Undead mecha revealed mass-produced beam weapons, leaving Stella hopeful that humanity could finally counterattack.

• Valerio questioned Char's order to retreat, but Stella and Inge explained that the altered BETA attack pattern made withdrawal the right tactical choice, and Inge led Argus Squad away.
• The Crimson Comet Brigade and Jial Brigade withdrew to Char's defensive positions, leaving Char, Lala, Ficajia, and a few Guard Force pilots at the front.
• Char told Lala to provide support, then charged the BETA in his red mecha with a new weapon.
• Char fired a beam weapon, and the Undead mecha behind him joined in, cutting through BETA, including Assault Types.
• Talisha and Stella were astonished by the beam weapons, and Stella realized humanity now had a powerful way to fight back against the BETA.