Recaps

Xiao Ran returned to his Newbie Mission world and joined the 25th Fleet, where he fought the Vajra and investigated a conspiracy involving Grace and Leon Mishima. He exposed the danger to Sheryl and Lanka, drew Sheryl closer, and left Lightning Aegis with LAI for research under strict conditions.

• Xiao Ran returned to Orb, took command of the new Third Fleet, and completed his first mission evaluation on Prometheus, where he chose rewards and opened treasure chests.
• Xiao Ran upgraded Lightning Aegis, entered Super Dimension Fortress Frontier, fought the Vajra, and joined the 25th Fleet Defense Army.
• Xiao Ran warned President Glass about a conspiracy tied to Investigation Team 117 and secured authority to investigate Leon Mishima, Grace, and other threats.
• Xiao Ran joined S.M.S, protected Lanka Lee, and helped lure out and destroy Vajra drawn by Lanka and Sheryl Nome's singing.
• Xiao Ran revealed the connections between Sheryl, Lanka, Mao Nome, and Investigation Team 117, and explained how Grace and Leon were linked to the Galaxy Fleet.
• Xiao Ran asked S.M.S to investigate Lanka and Leon, while Sheryl agreed to keep their discussion secret and Alto joined S.M.S for training.
• Xiao Ran spent time with Sheryl, gave her ruby earrings, and later wore the earring she had given him on a necklace.
• Xiao Ran arranged for Lanka to enter the Miss MACROSS competition, then lent Lightning Aegis to LAI for research while forbidding changes and combat tests.

Xiao Ran exposed Grey and Leon Mishima’s plot, rescued the Galaxy warships, and led Fleet 25 to Gallia 4 to stop the Dimension Devourers. After Sheryl and Lanka’s songs united humans and Vajra against the Galaxy Fleet, Xiao Ran joined forces with allied participants and faced a fresh enemy landing force.

• Xiao Ran discovered Leon Mishima had granted unauthorized access to Fleet 25’s network and protected Lanka while Sheryl remained skeptical of his suspicions about Grace.
• At the Miss MACROSS finals, Xiao Ran and Sheryl gave Lanka high scores, but Leon Mishima scored her low, and she did not win.
• After Leon reported the Galaxy Fleet’s attack, Xiao Ran joined the rescue mission, equipped a VF-25 with Beam Sabers, and launched with S.M.S.
• Xiao Ran led the defense of the Galaxy warships, destroyed waves of Vajra, rescued Luca, and captured Brera Sterne before Sheryl collapsed after singing to sustain Xiao Ran.
• Xiao Ran confronted Grey, who admitted infecting Sheryl with V-type bacteria, then helped arrest Leon and learned from Brera that Grey planned to control the Vajra Queen and direct the Vajra against humanity.
• President Glass gave Xiao Ran command of the Gallia 4 operation, and Xiao Ran led Fleet 25 there with Sheryl and Lanka to stop Grey, the Vajra, and the Galaxy Faction.
• Xiao Ran used Sheryl and Lanka’s songs to calm the Geradi and unite human forces with the Vajra, then fought the Galaxy Fleet and discovered its warships carried Dimension Devourers.
• The Galaxy Fleet’s Dimension Devourers erased its ships, while Xiao Ran accepted a mission to take Sheryl and Lanka to the Vajra Homeworld and allied with Sterling’s participants.
• Xiao Ran shared intelligence with the new allies and went to assist Skull Squadron against enemy landing forces, where Michel freed his Lightning Aegis from Gundam Heavyarms as the enemy pilot escaped.

Xiao Ran helped Fleet 25 defeat the Galaxy forces and brought Sheryl and Lanka to the Vajra homeworld, where the Bugs agreed to protect humanity. After Sheryl joined him in Prometheus, he sold recovered warship salvage, prepared upgrades, and began recruiting a skilled participant for his own team.

• Xiao Ran and the singers helped destroy the last Dimension Devourers, then he and Sterling agreed to travel to the Vajra homeworld together.
• Xiao Ran recycled Investigation Team 117’s damaged battleship and learned from Roger that Galaxy officials had manipulated investigations and drawn the Bugs toward the fleet.
• Xiao Ran discovered Sheryl’s V-bacteria infection and the family ties between Lanka, Brera, and their mother, while doctors developed medicine to suppress the bacteria.
• Xiao Ran persuaded President Glass that humans and Bugs could coexist, then took Sheryl and Lanka to the Vajra homeworld, where the Bug Queen shared the Vajra’s memories and agreed to protect Fleet 25.
• Xiao Ran joined the Bugs in defending Fleet 25, destroyed a Galaxy battleship, and recovered its wreckage before the battle ended with the allied Bugs guarding the fleet.
• Sheryl chose to leave with Xiao Ran, and after Lanka helped volunteers communicate with Bugs, Sheryl completed a broadcast concert mission and became Xiao Ran’s follower in Prometheus.
• Xiao Ran reached Captain authority, brought Sheryl to his home, and arranged to sell the damaged battleship and Macross Cannon while planning upgrades for his mecha.
• Xiao Ran searched the Trading Zone with Sheryl and rejected a seller’s invitation to join his team, instead asking the seller to join his own.

Xiao Ran upgraded his machines and prepared Sheryl for the next mission before joining Celestial Being and founding the secret organization Deity. After demonstrating his skill in Gundam Kyrios, he agreed to train the inexperienced Gundam pilots.

• Xiao Ran sold his battleship, bought new equipment, and used his treasure chest rewards to commission machine upgrades, a missile production line, and GHOST-9V drones.
• Xiao Ran strengthened Sheryl and himself, trained with her, and entered the next Mission World in a UNION Flag.
• Xiao Ran passed Celestial Being’s assessment, reunited with Sheryl, and accepted Wang Liu Mei’s invitation to join the organization.
• Xiao Ran met Aeolia Schhenberg, chose to join the First Echelon, and negotiated to create Deity as a secret reserve organization.
• Xiao Ran traveled to the Ptolemaios, met the crew, and began testing Gundam Kyrios with its ten GN-BITs.
• Xiao Ran defeated simulated Flag units and four Gundams piloted by Setsuna, Lockon, Hallelujah, and Tieria.
• Xiao Ran requested changes to Gundam Kyrios and agreed to train the four pilots after learning they lacked real combat experience.