Chapter Summaries

Frey learned that the Earth Alliance had framed the Archangel and tried to force her to condemn its crew, while Kira reunited with her friends and claimed the ship as hers and Inori’s. The story then turned to Kira’s adoptive parents, whose memories suggested Inori had appeared in Yata’s life long before the current events.

• A military officer asked Frey to publicly denounce the Archangel’s crew, but she rejected the Alliance’s accusations.
• Kira reunited with Miriallia, Sai, Tolle, and Cagalli, then said the Archangel belonged to her and Inori rather than the Earth Alliance.
• Inori worked on upgrades for the Brave Gundam and the Archangel to prepare for future battles.
• Yata and Haruma met with Uzumi and discussed the past events that had connected their families.
• Yata recalled seeing a girl resembling Inori at her university long ago, and told Uzumi she and Haruma had planned not to reveal the truth to Kira.

Uzumi and Yata agreed to keep Kira’s past private, while Inori Yuzuriha gained a new idol ability and prepared equipment for the coming performance. The story then shifted to Athrun as Patrick dealt with ZAFT’s crisis after the failed Alaska assault, and Patrick’s cold reaction left Athrun uneasy.

• Uzumi chose not to investigate Kira’s history further, and Yata said she hoped their meeting would be their last.
• Inori Yuzuriha’s fan count passed two hundred thousand, upgrading her title and granting her Targeted Wish LV1.
• Inori began crafting an Anti-N-Jammer and preparing modified remote weapon pods for Mu.
• Athrun arrived at PLANT headquarters as reports of the Alaska disaster and political unrest overwhelmed Patrick’s staff.
• Patrick learned that Sieghel Klein wanted a private meeting and arranged confidential communication instead.
• Patrick confronted Athrun about the failed Alaska assault and the stolen mobile suit, while Athrun sensed his father’s anger and hidden intentions.

Athrun learned that Patrick had secretly equipped PLANT with nuclear-powered mobile suits and was ordered to recover Freedom or destroy it and its pilot. Siegel was abducted after a secret meeting with Patrick, and news soon falsely accused him of leaking intelligence as Athrun rushed to confront his father.

• Patrick ordered Athrun to retrieve the stolen Freedom, eliminate anyone connected to it, and use Justice to carry out the mission.
• Athrun questioned PLANT’s use of nuclear energy, then went looking for Siegel after realizing Patrick had become consumed by the war.
• Patrick and Siegel argued over the Sarla Faction’s decline and the possibility of peace negotiations.
• Armed men ambushed Siegel and his guards, shot them, and dragged their bodies away in a black sedan.
• Inori said she would have Funeru help Athrun as reports spread falsely accusing Siegel of leaking intelligence.
• Athrun rushed into Patrick’s duty room to challenge the false report, but Patrick angrily interrupted him.

Athrun discovered that Patrick Sarla had framed Siegel Klein for treason and murdered him, then faced agents trying to seize the evidence. Dacosta rescued Athrun and told him Lacus wanted him to find his own justice, leaving him to decide what to do with proof that could ignite a civil war.

• Athrun argued with Patrick Sarla, who accused Siegel Klein and Lacus of betraying PLANT and ordered Athrun out.
• Athrun found a recording on Furnir that showed Siegel refusing to support Patrick and Patrick's men shooting Siegel afterward.
• Athrun secured the recording on a chip, but black-suited agents tried to capture him and take Furnir.
• Lacus received urgent news at DSSD and began making arrangements while Master Malchio reminded her the station was neutral.
• Dacosta helped Athrun escape and said Lacus hoped he would find his own justice, then left the decision about the evidence to him.

Athrun escaped PLANT in Justice after learning that Lacus had arranged preparations for a counterattack. Back in Orb, Kira demonstrated new neural-synchronization technology for the Astrays, and Cagalli joined the testing.

• Albert Heinlein told Athrun that Justice had new navigation and equipment systems and warned him about a ZAFT ship with a Positron Cannon.
• Athrun realized Lacus had made the preparations and launched Justice before his pursuers could stop him.
• Athrun defeated the pursuing GAT units and flew toward Earth, saying goodbye to his father and his cowardice.
• Kira showed Erica Simmons his new synchronization technology and explained how it improved mobile suit control.
• Cagalli arrived in a protective suit and tested the modified Astray, finding that its movements were smoother.

Kira tested upgraded Astrays while Inori Yuzuriha assessed the coming threat to Orb and prepared the Archangel for battle. Athrun survived an attack while descending toward Earth, but the Justice displayed an unexpected message as the Archangel's refit continued.

• Kira demonstrated the upgraded Astrays, and Mu discussed how the P.A.R.A. and MUV Protective Suits enhanced pilots.
• Inori Yuzuriha concluded Orb had at most two months before an Earth Alliance attack and noted that both sides were adopting AI-assisted weapons.
• Athrun dodged a Positron Cannon attack and other fire while descending in the Justice Gundam, which was knocked off course toward Euro-Union Federation territory.
• After the Justice restarted and halted its free fall, it displayed a message that surprised Athrun.
• Inori Yuzuriha oversaw the Archangel's refit, adding wire-controlled turrets and improved propulsion, while Murrue discussed the ship's coming role in the war.

Athrun uncovered the Earth Alliance’s abuse of children at the Rodinia facility, while the Bio-CPUs launched a rebellion. As the blonde girl and the others faced execution, an MS appeared and killed the soldier threatening them.

• DSSD staff said Master Malchio’s new machine was built and would be transported to Apogee Space Station.
• Athrun read files about the Bio-CPU experiments at Rodinia and suspected Heinein had obtained them through a hidden mastermind.
• The blonde girl and other Bio-CPUs rebelled against the soldiers during an attempt to dispose of failed subjects.
• The base went into lockdown, but the children found their escape routes unlocked and fled toward the Black Sea.
• A Blue Cosmos soldier blocked their escape and shot a child, but an MS arrived and crushed him.

Athrun rescued the children from a Blue Cosmos facility and discovered evidence of horrific experiments on Cyber-Newtypes and Expanded Humans. He took the survivors, medicine, and copied records with him, then contacted Inori Yuzuriha, whose information had led him there.

• Athrun killed the Blue Cosmos soldiers and found the children outside the facility, then entered alone when they could not hear his instructions.
• Athrun found rooms filled with corpses and discovered that children had killed some researchers and soldiers while escaping.
• Athrun found rows of children preserved in containers alongside brains, recorded the evidence, copied research data, and gathered medicine.
• Athrun loaded the surviving children into an armored vehicle and set out for DSSD, telling them he knew a doctor who could help.
• Athrun contacted Inori Yuzuriha through the Quantum Communication system, and Lacia's face appeared on his screen.

Athrun agreed to take wounded people to North Africa while Inori Yuzuriha arranged help, and Kira prepared to leave with Inori after a tense talk with her parents. As Inori’s concert began in Orb, ZAFT launched the Battle of Panama, with the opening spectacle showing its forces descending toward the battlefield.

• Athrun told Inori Yuzuriha that wounded people needed care, and she directed him to take them to North Africa and promised to contact Dawn Desert.
• Yata asked Kira to return safely, while Inori Yuzuriha told Yata and Haruma that Kira had to choose humanity’s future and become a pioneer.
• Cagalli and Kira’s classmates helped Inori Yuzuriha prepare for her concert in Orb, while Mu operated stage equipment and Kira dressed in a suit.
• Yzak waited in his repaired Duel as ZAFT gathered its forces to attack Panama, and Cruze welcomed the start of the battle.
• As ZAFT descended toward Panama, projections and music filled Orb, where Inori Yuzuriha began performing above the city.

Inori Yuzuriha’s new song accompanied ZAFT’s EMP assault on Panama, which destroyed the Earth Alliance’s defenses and Mass Accelerator. After Athrun brought wounded children to DSSD for care, Inori’s concert ended and she prepared the Archangel and Brave Gundam for their next steps.

• ZAFT deployed Odin’s Spears at Panama, and their EMP disabled Earth Alliance machines and shattered the Mass Accelerator as ZAFT troops massacred Alliance personnel.
• Yzak reacted to the slaughter and his PTSD, then looked at his hands and the invitation he had kept.
• Athrun brought wounded children to a DSSD base, where Serena and Edmund Duclos arranged treatment and a future for them; Athrun promised the blond girl he would visit after the war.
• Inori Yuzuriha finished her concert and noted that it had gained her fifty thousand followers.
• Inori completed modifications to the Archangel and Brave Gundam, then gave Mu a VR helmet for piloting the Brave Gundam.

After ZAFT captured Panama, Inori Yuzuriha prepared to take the Archangel into space and bought the Sybil Social Management System design. The Earth Alliance debated how to recover its lost space access, and Azrael proposed consulting its newly deployed AI.

• Inori Yuzuriha told the Archangel crew that ZAFT had used Odin's Spear to disable Panama Base before capturing it, and Murrue prepared for battle.
• Inori Yuzuriha declared that the Archangel would head into orbit as Orb faced the loss of its neutrality.
• Inori Yuzuriha bought the Sybil Social Management System design from the Popularity Points Shop and planned to use a Quantum Computer instead of human brains.
• Earth Alliance leaders discussed Panama's fall, their cut-off supply routes, and plans to retake Victoria Port or seize Orb.
• Azrael urged the Earth Alliance to consult its newly deployed AI for help with strategy and tactics.

The Earth Alliance issued Orb an ultimatum and prepared to seize its assets, prompting Orb to order evacuations and the Archangel to join its defense. As the Archangel readied for battle against Blue Cosmos, Tolle and Miriallia arrived to fight alongside the crew.

• The Earth Alliance leaders agreed to have Azrael pressure Orb, and he delivered an ultimatum demanding the government resign and Orb disarm within forty-eight hours.
• Uzumi rejected the Earth Alliance's demands, while Homura urged an evacuation and reported that ZAFT had requested talks.
• Inori Yuzuriha told the Archangel crew that Orb had hired them to defend the country, and Murrue Ramius accepted operations against the Alliance.
• Tolle and Miriallia joined the Archangel's preparations to fight, despite Sai's attempts to dissuade them.

As Orb prepared to resist the Earth Alliance assault, Athrun arrived and chose to join the fight, while Azrael planned to exploit captured Coordinators as Bio-CPUs. The Archangel made its final preparations to defend Orb, ending with Mu and Murrue’s awkwardly public kiss before the ship departed.

• Kira told Tolle and Miriallia that the Archangel would fight until Orb’s evacuation was complete, though the crew expected Orb to last only about twenty-four hours against the Earth Alliance’s new Gundams.
• Athrun helped evacuate children from the Island of Dawn, then told Master Malchio he would go to the battlefield because he hated war and wanted to fight for what was right.
• Azrael learned that Orb had rejected the Earth Alliance’s ultimatum and ordered the hunt for escaped Bio-CPUs, planning to test new technology on Coordinators.
• Mu kissed Murrue in the Archangel’s dining hall while Inori Yuzuriha photographed them, and the crew caught the pair together before the Archangel’s departure.

The Earth Alliance attacked Orb, and the Archangel and Freedom Gundam joined the defense with upgraded AI and weapons. Kira faced the Buster, Calamity, and Forbidden Gundams as the battle intensified.

• Azrael ordered the Earth Alliance fleet to launch its attack on Orb, and Orb's forces began intercepting missiles.
• The Archangel deployed with its enhanced AI, and its Positron Cannon and point-defense weapons blasted a path through the attacking fleet.
• Kira and Mu launched in the Freedom and Brave Gundams as the Archangel's crew tracked the battlefield and defended against missiles.
• Kira rescued three M1 Astray pilots, then fought the Buster and Calamity Gundams with the Flame God Railgun before the Forbidden Gundam attacked and destroyed the weapon.
• Inori told Kira that the enemy Gundams had improved AI, and Kira received an Electromagnetic Whip as Orga's Calamity and the Buster launched a coordinated attack.

Kira fought off three enhanced pilots in Freedom while the Archangel and Orb struggled under a heavy assault. Athrun arrived to support them, declared he had left ZAFT, and joined Kira in battle.

• Kira evaded the coordinated attacks of Calamity, Forbidden, and Buster, briefly binding Forbidden with an electromagnetic whip before breaking off under fire.
• Mu debuted in the Brave Gundam and helped clear enemy units, while the Archangel struggled to intercept attacks and ran low on ammunition.
• Inori announced that reinforcements had arrived, and Athrun entered the battle in a red machine to support the Archangel.
• Cagalli tried to leave Orb's command center to fight, but Murrue Ramius held her back as Orb's forces retreated toward the third defense line.
• Athrun reached Kira, told her he was no longer with ZAFT and asked to join the Archangel, and Kira agreed to fight alongside him.

Kira and Athrun fought the three Gundams together, forcing the Earth Alliance to retreat from Orb. Afterward, Athrun reunited with Cagalli aboard the Archangel, where Inori explained that he now served as temporary staff under her commission.

• Kira and Athrun coordinated their attacks against Forbidden, Calamity, and Raider, exploiting their teamwork to gain the advantage.
• The three Gundams' movements faltered as their pilots suffered withdrawal symptoms, and the Earth Alliance ordered a retreat from Orb.
• Azrael dismissed the three pilots as useless and planned to rely on AI to capture Orb and eliminate the Archangel.
• Cagalli welcomed Athrun aboard the Archangel, and Mu teased them about their complicated relationship.
• Inori explained that Justice Gundam belonged to her and that Athrun had accepted her commission as temporary staff.

Athrun learned that Justice had been claimed through a contract, while Lacus disguised herself as Mia to escape ZAFT and broadcast against the war. Aboard the Archangel, the group discussed enhanced pilots as the Earth Alliance prepared to occupy Orb with Azrael’s proposed Sybil System, and Cruze watched ZAFT’s plans unfold.

• Athrun learned that Justice belonged to Inori Yuzuriha through the equipment agreement and temp-worker contract, and Cagalli invited him to Orb.
• Lacus broadcast against ZAFT, then disguised herself as Mia and passed through a checkpoint before concluding that ZAFT could still be saved.
• Athrun and Inori explained that the three Earth Alliance Gundam pilots were Cyber-Newtypes enhanced with AI data, while Orb requested another meeting with Uzumi.
• Orga, Shani, and Clotho suffered severe withdrawal symptoms as Azrael ordered their medication withheld as punishment.
• Azrael dismissed Orb’s request for negotiations and proposed using the Sybil System to manage conquered Orb and later PLANT.
• Cruze noted that Orb had rejected ZAFT’s support and predicted that the Earth Alliance’s next attack would crush it.

As Orb prepared for another Earth Alliance attack, Uzumi sent Cagalli and the Kusanagi to safety while he and Orb’s leaders stayed behind. Before Cagalli launched, Uzumi asked Inori to reveal the truth and end the war, leaving Inori to return to the Archangel as preparations continued.

• Cruze learned that Freedom and Justice were on the battlefield, ordered the unfamiliar mobile suits monitored, and asked Yzak whether he wanted to fight; Yzak privately wondered when he should leave ZAFT.
• Uzumi met the Archangel crew at Kaguya Island, entrusted the Kusanagi to Murrue, and told Cagalli she had to leave Orb with the ship.
• Uzumi explained that Blue Cosmos and the Sarla Faction were driving the conflict, while Inori said a third party could mediate only after both sides exhausted their war potential.
• When the alarm sounded, Kira and Athrun prepared to buy time, while Inori told Mu to stay behind and change the Brave Gundam’s equipment.
• Uzumi insisted that Cagalli inherit Orb’s ideals and leave, then asked Inori to tell the others the truth and end the Unjust War.
• Inori returned to the Archangel as its crew prepared for the next launch.

Inori Yuzuriha’s production showed the Archangel and Kusanagi escaping Kaguya as Uzumi sacrificed himself, then revealed that the ships were heading to Mendel Colony. After Gundam SEED: The Songstress of the Void, Season Three, concluded, Inori received a Subnautica game scenario that could only be deployed on lifeless Europa.

• Murrue ordered the Archangel to ignite its engines and prepare its Positron Cannon as the Earth Alliance advanced on Kaguya.
• Uzumi gave Cagalli a photograph revealing that she and Kira were siblings, then sealed himself inside the control room as the Kusanagi launched.
• Kira used Freedom to pull Athrun’s Justice onto the Kusanagi, and the two mobile suits fired on the pursuing forces as the ship escaped into space.
• Uzumi turned the key that destroyed Kaguya’s Mass Accelerator, and Cagalli watched the island collapse as the Kusanagi carried her away.
• Inori told Mu and Murrue that the Archangel’s destination was Mendel Colony, where she and Kira had been born.
• After Season Three concluded, Inori received a Character Card Upgrade Voucher LV9 and a Subnautica scenario that required lifeless Europa for deployment.

After Uzumi’s death, Cagalli grieved aboard the Kusanagi and found comfort in Kira, while Inori considered whether a stored setting might be useful in the future. Cagalli joined the others on the bridge as Murrue was briefed on the Kusanagi and its inexperienced crew.

• Inori decided to leave the unused setting in storage until she found a use for it, possibly on a future space mission.
• The Kusanagi docked with its remaining components while Athrun and Kira returned to the Archangel.
• Cagalli cried over Uzumi’s death, and Kira comforted her as Athrun watched.
• Cagalli looked at a photograph of a woman holding two babies, resolved to move forward, and changed into her P.A.R.A. Combat Suit.
• Cagalli joined Kira and Athrun on the Kusanagi’s bridge, where Chisaka explained the ship’s capabilities and Murrue’s new command role.