Chapter Summaries

Xiao Ran used the battle between Celestial Being and A-LAWS to advance his plan to unite the Resistance Organization and other opponents of the Federation. As A-LAWS expanded its power and public opinion turned against Celestial Being, Xiao Ran and Ribbons prepared a sweep in the Middle East and Africa to push the plan forward.

• Xiao Ran arranged for Wang Liu Mei to work with Lyle Dylandy as a liaison between Celestial Being and the Resistance Organization.
• Graham piloted the Huckebein into the battle, helping Celestial Being defeat A-LAWS and escort the Resistance Organization ship to safety.
• Wang Liu Mei and Ribbons agreed to restrict information about Xiao Ran's plans as the Ptolemaios and the Resistance Organization forces withdrew.
• The Federation concealed the Resistance Organization's role in the battle, blamed Celestial Being, and expanded A-LAWS under Homer Katagiri.
• Kati Manikin reported A-LAWS's changes to Xiao Ran, who told her and the others to obey orders for now.
• Xiao Ran and Ribbons arranged an A-LAWS sweep in the Middle East and Africa, with Wang Liu Mei coordinating supplies and Xiao Ran preparing to send personnel.

Xiao Ran organized his forces to support the Resistance Organization as A-LAWS launched a brutal sweep across the Middle East and Africa. After the operation, Professor Raphael and Billy Katagiri visited him, and Xiao Ran revealed his plan to overthrow the Federation government and establish a new one.

• Xiao Ran divided the Burning Legion into support squads, placed El-Elf in command, and assigned Skull Squadron to rescue squads in danger.
• Ribbons arranged positions for Cruze, Zechs, Graham, and other allies inside the Federation, A-LAWS, and Celestial Being.
• Wang Liu Mei warned the Resistance Organization of A-LAWS's sweep, and Burning Legion squads and Celestial Being helped people evacuate as the operation devastated Resistance bases.
• Kati Manikin and Segal limited casualties under their command, while Xiao Ran monitored the sweep and directed them to avoid harming Resistance members.
• Professor Raphael and Billy Katagiri met Xiao Ran, who explained why he had left A-LAWS and said he planned to overthrow the Federation government and establish a new one.

Xiao Ran explained why he planned to overthrow the Federation and A-LAWS, arguing that humanity had to unite before Alien Lifeforms reached Earth within half a year to a year. He gained support from Professor Raphael, Billy, Kati Manikin, Segal, and the Resistance Organization, while the Middle East descended into chaos and preparations for a coup began.

• Xiao Ran told Professor Raphael and Billy that the corrupt Federation and A-LAWS had to be overthrown, and warned that Alien Lifeforms could reach Earth within half a year to a year.
• Professor Raphael agreed to contact trusted allies and research a new model, while Xiao Ran sent him and Billy to the Frontier with Nalu and arranged for Luo to assist.
• After A-LAWS cut off the Middle East's energy supply and sent forces toward Celestial Being, Kati Manikin and Segal met Xiao Ran in Japan and agreed to support a coup after seeing evidence of the Alien Lifeforms.
• Xiao Ran told Kati Manikin and Segal to recruit allies and build their strength before the coup, and both left resolved to proceed.
• Xiao Ran met younger Lockon and Celine Bavartial, revealed his true identity, and asked the Resistance Organization to support his plan to end the Federation's rule and the world's chaos.

After the Federation threatened to attack the Middle East with the orbital ring satellite, Xiao Ran decided the time had come to overthrow the Federation government and began putting his allies’ plans into motion. He secretly left Japan for the lunar base as his forces and the Burning Legion prepared for the coming battle.

• Celine Bavartial agreed that the Resistance Organization would cooperate with Xiao Ran, and their forces spent the next two months rescuing prisoners and obstructing Federation operations.
• The Federation issued the Middle East a forty-eight-hour ultimatum, while Xiao Ran and Brigadier General Jett learned that A-LAWS planned to use the orbital ring satellite to attack it.
• Xiao Ran told Jett that he was ready to move against the Federation and ordered him to impose martial law in Japan, then detain those who opposed them once he received notice.
• Cruze reported that he had won over officials at Federation government headquarters and would secure the rear, while Ribbons’s people inside A-LAWS prepared to join Xiao Ran’s side.
• Xiao Ran secretly left Japan with Sheryl for the lunar base, where Skull Squadron, Eshe’s group of four, and W Team gathered as the Burning Legion began its approach to Earth.

Xiao Ran launched a coup against the Federation, exposing its plans to attack the Middle East and calling on soldiers and civilians to resist. After Federation leaders were seized and Military Headquarters came under armed suppression, Xiao Ran and his allies headed toward the two satellite weapons as the battle began.

• Xiao Ran ordered the Burning Legion to wait and sent Basak and W Team to support Celestial Being near the satellite weapons.
• Cruze sent the signal that the Federation leaders had gathered, and the Frontier launched from the Moon Base.
• Xiao Ran broadcast evidence of A-LAWS's massacres, declared a coup against the Federation, and urged troops to withdraw from the satellite weapons.
• Armed soldiers seized the Federation leaders, while Segal's forces suppressed resistance at Military Headquarters.
• Xiao Ran, Ribbons, Basak, Naluo, W Team, Celestial Being, and the Resistance Organization's forces flew toward the two satellite weapons.

Cruze consolidated control of the federal capital while Xiao Ran and allied forces launched attacks on A-LAWS positions around the world. In space, Xiao Ran’s team engaged the defenders of a satellite weapon, and Justice Gundam Tactical Armor charged forward at power that stunned Ribbons.

• Cruze told Brigadier General Thomas to imprison the captured leaders while preventing them from communicating, then boarded his personal machine to guard the capital.
• Kati Manikin, the Rebel Army, and Burning Legion forces began simultaneous assaults on A-LAWS installations across Earth, while allied forces targeted both orbital satellite weapons.
• Xiao Ran led Justice Gundam, Ribbons, Naluo, Skull Squadron, the MACROSS, and drones against one satellite weapon as Celestial Being attacked the other.
• Captain Jeffrey ordered the MACROSS to use its secondary cannons and High Explosive Rounds instead of its main cannon, which could destroy the orbital ring.
• Xiao Ran combined Justice Gundam with Tactical Armor and activated its four synchronized Solar Furnaces and Triple Red System, then charged toward the satellite weapon as Ribbons stared in disbelief.

Xiao Ran, Setsuna, and Basak led the assault on the A-LAWS defenses, with Setsuna’s 00 Gundam unleashing a surge of GN Particles that surpassed Justice Gundam’s Tactical Armor. After the satellite weapons were destroyed and A-LAWS’s forces collapsed, Xiao Ran announced the Coup d'état’s success.

• Setsuna entered a heightened state after seeing Justice Gundam’s Tactical Armor, and 00 Gundam’s twin-furnace synchronization rate surged to 1,500 percent.
• Xiao Ran charged Justice Gundam’s Tactical Armor into the A-LAWS formation while 00 Gundam followed, destroying dozens of machines.
• Ribbons joined the battle as units he had planted among the A-LAWS turned on their former comrades.
• Basak’s Brave transformed and tore through the A-LAWS defenses, allowing the God Squad and W Team to advance.
• Xiao Ran, Setsuna, and Basak broke through to destroy the two satellite weapons, ending the battle and removing A-LAWS’s final trump card.
• Xiao Ran returned to the Frontier and announced the Coup d'état’s success as its highest leader.

After overthrowing the Federation government, Xiao Ran unified Earth and began rebuilding its military and industry to prepare for the coming Alien Lifeforms. Prometheus gave the Legion 180 days before the next mission stage, with failure triggered if the Federation Defense Force fell below 35%.

• Xiao Ran used the Burning Legion’s show of force to secure military bases’ acceptance of the New Government, while his forces took control of the military and A-LAWS resources.
• Xiao Ran invited the Rebel Army and other factions to join the Federation, then persuaded holdouts with the warning that Alien Lifeforms were already in the Solar System.
• Xiao Ran formally announced the New Government and Earth’s unification, completing the mission’s first step and receiving Prometheus’s 180-day countdown and Defense Force requirement.
• Mwu and the other commanders established the Guardians from A-LAWS personnel and began expanding and training the force for the coming threat.
• Federation technicians and industries began producing new MS and warships, while Ribbons used VEDA to locate Innovators and monitor those deemed unfit for military service.

With the ELS threat confirmed, Xiao Ran’s forces prepared for a major battle and began organizing Earth’s evacuation and defenses. The Federation announced it would reveal the danger to the public, while Celestial Being confirmed it would join the fight.

• El-Elf briefed Xiao Ran and the assembled leaders on the ELS’s assimilation abilities, their attacks on Earth, and the loss of Variable Fighters near Jupiter.
• Xiao Ran ordered the Federation government to reveal the threat, impose martial law, and prepare civilians for evacuation and shelter.
• El-Elf showed footage of the ELS ambushing and destroying the Variable Fighters, then advised commanders to prevent ELS from reaching their machines.
• El-Elf reported that the Guardians forces had completed their refit, while most other Federation units still used older machines.
• El-Elf confirmed that Celestial Being had developed an Innovator Custom Mecha and agreed to join the defense.

The ELS emerged from Jupiter in overwhelming numbers, and their Brainwaves painfully affected Innovators across the Solar System. Xiao Ran assessed the threat and ordered preparations to protect Earth, but the ELS accelerated and cut the expected arrival time to twenty days.

• A vast cloud of ELS appeared around Jupiter, while their Brainwaves caused Innovators including Xiao Ran and Setsuna to collapse in pain.
• Cruze supported Xiao Ran, who identified the ELS as the source and sent El-Elf to take command on the bridge.
• Xiao Ran warned that the ELS could detect Innovators and ordered Earth to protect them as the officers saw the enemy’s immense numbers.
• Xiao Ran considered the Federation’s limited preparations and resolved to minimize its losses while relying on Setsuna, himself, and Sheryl if needed.
• Mwu estimated that the ELS would reach Earth in three months, but the bridge crew recalculated the arrival time to twenty days after the ELS accelerated.

The Ptolemaios II secretly headed toward the ELS to make contact, forcing Xiao Ran to explain that Setsuna was central to his plan for peaceful coexistence. After learning the ship’s coordinates, Xiao Ran arranged to send reinforcements.

• Miss Huang, Setsuna, and Tieria took the Ptolemaios II into deep space without telling Xiao Ran, hoping to contact the ELS before the war began.
• Graham learned of their departure and warned them that the small team could be overwhelmed and that the ELS might copy their mobile suits.
• Xiao Ran reestablished contact with the Ptolemaios II, angrily reprimanded the crew, and explained that Setsuna was the one person he believed could bridge the two races.
• Xiao Ran described a Pathfinder as a Pure Innovator who could guide humanity and the ELS toward peaceful coexistence, and he said Setsuna was the only one who could fulfill that role.
• Miss Huang gave Xiao Ran the Ptolemaios II’s coordinates, and Xiao Ran ordered Cruze, Basak, Luo, Saki Maski, and his own mobile suit to provide support.

Setsuna chose to make direct contact with the ELS, and Xiao Ran brought the Ptolemaios crew aboard the Frontier so they could approach safely. After the Frontier jumped to the ELS’s location, everyone saw the overwhelming sight ahead and prepared to proceed.

• Setsuna decided to try communicating directly with the ELS, and Miss Huang ordered the mission to continue while prioritizing the crew’s safety.
• Xiao Ran assembled his team aboard the Frontier, and Captain Jeffrey ordered Mile. Yashu to use a FOLD Jump to reach the Ptolemaios’s coordinates.
• The Frontier emerged behind the Ptolemaios, startling its crew, and Graham explained FOLD Jump and mentioned that GN Particle-equipped units could quantize and transmit themselves.
• Xiao Ran discovered that Sheryl had secretly come aboard in Justice Gundam, and he agreed to let her stay as long as she did not sing without permission.
• Xiao Ran transferred the Ptolemaios crew and their units to the Frontier, sent the Ptolemaios back toward Earth under Haro’s control, and gave everyone time to rest.
• The Frontier jumped again with the Ptolemaios crew aboard, and they saw the ELS up close as Xiao Ran told everyone to proceed.

Xiao Ran’s forces engaged the enormous ELS swarm to assess its speed and combat capabilities before Setsuna attempted contact. The ELS showed signs of learning and began flanking the allied forces, leaving the first echelon fighting its way back toward Skull Squadron.

• Xiao Ran assigned Justice, Destiny, and Rampage to test the ELS, while Celestial Being prepared to protect Setsuna and Skull Squadron held back in support.
• Xiao Ran, Cruze, and Basak charged the ELS and destroyed countless enemies, but the swarm quickly filled the gaps and kept them from advancing safely.
• Alleluiah and Hallelujah watched the battle eagerly but agreed to wait before joining the fight.
• Xiao Ran and Cruze noticed that the ELS were coordinating their pursuit and improving their maneuvers, suggesting they could learn from combat.
• After Monica analyzed the ELS and Captain Jeffrey ordered Celestial Being to make contact, the Frontier fired on two ELS tentacles threatening the rear forces.
• Xiao Ran, Cruze, and Basak turned back but found their retreat difficult, so they formed a spiral to break through as Skull Squadron rushed to support them.

The Frontier and its allied forces fought back the ELS while Setsuna tried to communicate with them through Gundam 00Q's GN Particles. The assault overwhelmed Setsuna with a flood of information, and he fainted.

• The Frontier opened fire on the ELS, while Justice Gundam, Destiny Gundam, and Basak's machine fought their way through the swarm.
• Skull Squadron and Celestial Being attacked from the flanks and helped the three units break free of the encirclement.
• Justice Gundam and Destiny Gundam used their Tactical Armor GN Dragoons to hold off the ELS as the allied forces regrouped.
• Xiao Ran assigned Basak, Luo, Graham, and Saki Maski to defend the flanks while Celestial Being protected Setsuna and Skull Squadron launched hit-and-run attacks.
• Setsuna spread high-concentration GN Particles toward the ELS and tried to understand what they wanted, but the information overwhelmed him and he fainted.

Setsuna’s contact with the ELS left him unconscious, forcing Celestial Being and the Frontier’s forces to withdraw under pursuit. The Frontier transformed into its humanoid combat form and fired its main cannon, creating a vast spatial collapse before preparing to escape.

• Setsuna screamed from the pain of the information flooding his mind and passed out, so Gundam Dynames seized the 00Q Gundam and retreated toward the Frontier.
• Xiao Ran ordered most of his forces to withdraw while he, Cruze, and Skull Squadron covered the rear as the ELS swarmed after them.
• The Frontier accelerated and warned nearby pilots to clear the main cannon’s firing zone, while Captain Jeffrey ordered the ship to prepare its attack.
• Mile. Yashu transformed the Frontier into its humanoid combat form, astonishing the Celestial Being members aboard.
• Mile fired the main cannon, which created a colossal spatial collapse among the ELS, and Captain Jeffrey ordered the Ideon Sword attack and a Space Jump.

The Frontier used the Ideon Sword to clear a path through the ELS, then escaped with a FOLD Jump as Setsuna remained unconscious from mental shock. With the ELS reaching Earth in four days, the Federation prepared its final line of defense while Xiao Ran arranged for Tieria and Sheryl to help Setsuna; the battle began when the ELS crossed the warning point.

• Mile. Yashu transformed the Frontier into its battleship form after firing the Ideon Sword, and Captain Jeffrey ordered a full-speed retreat followed by a FOLD Jump.
• Xiao Ran, Cruze, and Sheryl discussed the exhaustion of fighting the ELS, while Monica reported that the enemy would reach Earth's vicinity in less than four days.
• Xiao Ran assigned Tieria to assist Setsuna through the 00Q Gundam's VEDA terminal receiver and asked Sheryl to use her singing to help wake him.
• The Frontier returned to the Burning Legion, and Sheryl sang to Setsuna each day as Earth's Federation completed its civilian evacuation and prepared for the ELS.
• Xiao Ran sat in the Justice Gundam as the ELS reached the final line of defense, and El-Elf ordered the Burning Legion to attack.

The Federation’s final defensive line fought the overwhelming ELS with missile barrages, warships, and MS sorties, while Xiao Ran and his allies battled inside the encirclement. As the ELS swarmed toward Xiao Ran’s Justice Gundam and threatened to overwhelm the line, he asked El-Elf about Setsuna’s condition.

• El-Elf ordered the Burning Legion and Frontier to launch missiles, and the Federation fleet followed with its own barrage, but the ELS quickly filled the gaps and pressed forward.
• El-Elf ordered the attack, and Kati Manikin assigned the Federation’s MS Units to engage the ELS and protect the warships and Earth.
• Xiao Ran, Cruze, and the Burning Legion’s pilots sortied into space and fought alongside the Federation forces as the ELS broke apart the front formations and surrounded them.
• Federation pilots self-destructed their MS when the ELS began assimilating them, while Xiao Ran used his Innovator abilities and manually controlled his GN Dragoons to avoid mental contact.
• Cruze warned Xiao Ran that the ELS could assimilate the defensive line and Earth, so Xiao Ran contacted El-Elf and asked how Setsuna was doing.
• El-Elf reported that Setsuna was in severe mental distress, and Xiao Ran maneuvered the Justice Gundam away from an ELS swarm while attacking the enemies behind him.

Xiao Ran discovered that the ELS were sending most of their forces toward Earth and committed the fleet’s reserves and strongest weapons to stop them. As the defense faltered, the crisis renewed Xiao Ran’s resolve to become an A-Class Pilot, while Sheryl’s song empowered the human forces and helped the Justice Gundam break free of its encirclement.

• El-Elf calculated that more than two-thirds of the ELS rear force would bypass the defensive line and head for Earth, leaving the Federation facing threats on both fronts.
• Xiao Ran ordered every rear unit into battle and authorized all weapons except the Large MED Warheads, while El-Elf directed the Burning Legion and Frontier to stretch the defense.
• Xiao Ran reflected that he had relied too heavily on his legion and companions, and resolved to pursue the strength of an A-Class Pilot.
• The Burning Legion and Frontier transformed and launched missiles that temporarily halted the ELS trying to bypass the defensive line.
• Sheryl began singing across the battlefield, strengthening the humans and boosting Xiao Ran’s combat capability.
• The Justice Gundam erupted with light, broke through the ELS surrounding it, and launched a fierce counterattack.

Justice Gundam’s Tactical Armor broke through the ELS encirclement as Xiao Ran entered a powerful new combat state, while Cruze recognized it as a potential pilot characteristic. Sheryl’s song drew a massive ELS assault toward the Burning Legion, and the ELS began combining into silver mobile suits, turning the battle into a fierce exchange of fire.

• Justice Gundam’s Tactical Armor erupted in red flashes, using boosted attacks to carve a path through the ELS encirclement.
• Cruze identified Xiao Ran’s instantaneous bursts of machine performance as a developing characteristic and realized they were overtaxing Justice Gundam.
• Cruze reflected on the characteristics of Kira, Athrun, and Shinn Asuka, and considered pursuing his own goal of absolute control.
• Xiao Ran sensed and controlled every aspect of Justice Gundam through his own movements, without relying on piloting skills.
• Sheryl’s singing attracted more ELS to the Burning Legion, overwhelming its small fleet and the MS units defending it.
• The ELS fused into silver mobile suits with purple light particles, and the battlefield shifted from one-sided attacks to mutual exchanges of fire.

The ELS transformed into replicas of human MS, inflicting heavy losses as the Burning Legion’s defenses began to fail. As Sheryl’s song revealed the ELS’s desire for understanding and Setsuna struggled to awaken, Xiao Ran called his name and Setsuna opened his eyes.

• El-Elf recalled dozens of Burning Legion members from the Federal Army front to fight near the Legion, while the ELS’s MS replicas drove Federal Army losses sharply higher.
• Mwu prepared to use the Ideon Sword and main cannon after the first defense line fell and reserves ran out, and El-Elf agreed that the emergency measures were authorized.
• Sheryl’s song conveyed humanity’s determination and the ELS’s longing for mutual understanding, but the two sides continued fighting because they understood fusion differently.
• Xiao Ran sensed Sheryl’s grief through their FOLD Crystals, while her song helped the unconscious Setsuna make sense of his encounter with the ELS and resolve to unite the two races.
• After Xiao Ran saw a notification and image that intensified Sheryl’s grief, he ignored the ELS’s possible Brainwave interference and shouted Setsuna’s name, awakening him with golden light in his eyes.