Chapter Summaries

Zero attacked Darklops Mecha Zero with the Ultra Brothers’ techniques, but Darklops Mecha Zero easily absorbed and withstood them before battering Zero and hurting Shinji. As Zero lay defeated, Saberuno condemned the Land of Light and the Space Garrison for imposing their idea of justice on civilizations fighting to survive.

• Zero unleashed a Specium Ray, a Vertical Guillotine, and a Strium Beam, but Darklops Mecha Zero remained unharmed and absorbed the Strium Beam.
• After Saberuno mocked the Ultra Brothers, Ultraseven joined Zero to fire a Double Cluster Beam, which Darklops Mecha Zero endured without moving.
• Darklops Mecha Zero rushed through the beam, smashed Zero’s head against a mountain, and struck his abdomen hard enough to send him crashing into the ground.
• Shinji coughed up blood as Darklops Mecha Zero watched Zero and recalled his homeland’s destruction by an Ultraman’s beam.
• Saberuno denounced the Land of Light and the Space Garrison for ignoring desperate civilizations and imposing their own justice, declaring that their tyranny had to end.

Zero switched to Infinite Form and fought Darklops Mecha Zero, but his attacks failed to hurt the enemy and Darklops repeatedly overpowered him. The chapter ended with Zero battered on the ground as Darklops mocked him and challenged him to show the strength he had used against a thousand monsters.

• Zero switched to Infinite Form and attacked Darklops Mecha Zero with his Hundred Fist, but Darklops caught his fist and threw him aside.
• Zero formed a Spark Blade and unleashed his Double Ultimate Finishing Sword, but Darklops caught the blade, absorbed its energy, and bent its metal frame.
• Darklops kicked Zero in the abdomen and knocked the Spark Blade from his grasp, leaving Shinji in severe pain.
• Zero charged Darklops with a pair of kicks, but Darklops caught his foot and flung him into the ground.
• Darklops laughed, threw the bent Spark Blade at Zero, and taunted him to show the strength he had used in the Monster Graveyard.

Shinji and Zero transformed into Ultraman Zero-Dark Radiant Sky Claw Form and fought Darklops Mecha Zero with a fierce combination of light and dark powers. Their battle left Darklops damaged, but Zero’s energy and Shinji’s stamina were nearly spent as Saberuno taunted them.

• Zero told Shinji that Darklops Mecha Zero was the strongest enemy he had faced aside from Tartarus, while Infinite Zero’s Color Timer began flashing.
• Shinji combined the Kaiser Belial and Geed Capsules with other Capsule powers, transforming Zero into Dark Radiant Sky Claw Form.
• Darklops criticized Zero for using Belial’s dark power, and Zero countered by attacking with a wild, aggressive fighting style.
• Zero and Darklops exchanged close-range attacks, and Zero wounded Darklops’s thigh armor before bombarding him with Light Bullets.
• Zero’s powerful claw strike and Darklops’s reinforced block created a huge crater, but Zero’s Color Timer flashed faster as Saberuno warned that he and Shinji were running out of strength.

Dark Radiant Zero and Darklops Mecha Zero fought an exhausting battle, ending their clash of Spark Blades with Zero badly injured and Darklops Mecha Zero damaged. As Zero neared his limit, Saberuno revealed that his real plan had only just begun.

• Dark Radiant Zero and Darklops Mecha Zero traded Cluster Beams and swarms of Energy Head Blades, while Shinji struggled with the strain.
• Zero shattered the blades with a Psychokinesis Shockwave, then charged Darklops Mecha Zero into space for a series of collisions.
• Darklops Mecha Zero seized Zero by the throat, but Zero escaped with golden claws and used his Triple Ultimate Darkness Plasma Spark Slash against him.
• Dark Radiant Zero crashed into the ground as Darklops Mecha Zero descended, battered but still standing.
• Saberuno praised the capsules’ power, noted that Zero had little energy left, and declared that his real plan had just begun.

Hayato Noda used the Monster Capsules and the energy of twelve Mass Production Models to transform Darklops Mecha Zero into the 150-meter final Angel-Xeronus. Rei Ayanami explained that Xeronus was created by a devil’s Civilization Self-Destruction Plan and would drag humanity and the planet into ruin.

• Darklops Mecha Zero struck his own chest and began breaking apart as purple energy and the signatures of twelve Mass Production Models surged from within him.
• Hayato Noda fed his stockpiled Monster Capsules, including the Kaiser Belial Capsule, into Darklops Mecha Zero and let the spreading flesh engulf him.
• Darklops Mecha Zero’s armor burst apart as his body grew to 150 meters, revealing twelve Mass Production Model heads and his final form, Xeronus.
• Kaji realized that the Mass Production Models had been absorbed into Xeronus and regretted failing to uncover their connection sooner.
• Kaworu Nagisa identified Xeronus as the final Angel born from humanity’s pursuit of evolution and self-destruction, while Asuka demanded an explanation.
• Rei Ayanami explained that a devil’s plan would turn humanity’s weapon against civilization and the planet, and said she could not escape the fate either.

Dark Radiant Zero and Shinji battled the Final Angel, which overwhelmed them despite their desperate resistance. NERV’s staff rallied behind them, and their cheers helped Zero rise again as Lilith warned that their light was too faint to stop the destruction.

• The Final Angel battered Dark Radiant Zero and Shinji, shattering Zero’s armor and leaving both badly wounded.
• Yui Ikari and Asuka urged Zero and Shinji to retreat, while NERV staff discovered that Shinji was Ultraman Zero.
• Kaji rallied the base to cheer for Zero, and the staff’s cries reached him and Shinji.
• Zero asked Shinji if he could keep fighting, and Shinji answered yes as Zero struggled back to his feet.
• The Final Angel mocked Zero, while Rei Ayanami, possessed by Lilith, said that their light could not reach the boy or stop the destruction.

Zero and Shinji unleashed their strongest attacks against the Final Angel, but it caught and destroyed their assault, then overwhelmed them with psychokinesis. They poured their remaining strength into a Cluster Descium Burst against the D4 Ray, but the beam prevailed and rushed toward Zero.

• Zero ignored the Final Angel's Purple Light Bullets and attacked it with Energy Head Blades and the Trinity Ultimate Light Wheel.
• The Final Angel caught the light wheel, crushed it, and swatted aside Zero's Dark Radiant Cluster Beam.
• The Final Angel immobilized Zero with psychokinesis and hurled him thousands of meters, leaving his Color Timer near failure.
• The Final Angel prepared to fire the D4 Ray as Zero and Shinji gathered their last strength for a Cluster Descium Burst.
• The D4 Ray overcame the Cluster Descium Burst and shot toward Zero.

After D4 defeated Zero, he prepared to sacrifice himself with Ultra Dynamite, but Saberuno revealed that D4 had torn open a dimensional rift threatening Earth and the solar system. Saberuno forced Zero to choose between retreating with Shinji and his companions or using his remaining energy to stop the rift, leaving Zero facing a desperate decision.

• D4 shattered Dark Radiant Zero, leaving Zero unconscious and Shinji unconscious inside the light space.
• Guren and the Zero Guard rushed to help Zero as his energy faded.
• Zero resolved to use Ultra Dynamite, accepting that he might die to protect humanity, though he regretted breaking his promise to Shinji.
• Saberuno interrupted Zero and showed him the dimensional rift caused by D4 striking the ground.
• Saberuno explained that the rift could destroy Earth and spread across the solar system, then offered Zero the choice to retreat or use his remaining energy to close it.

Zero sacrificed himself to close the dimensional rift, leaving Shinji separated from him and Earth’s defenders grieving. The Final Angel then revealed that Saberuno had orchestrated events to use Zero as the key to his plan to ascend as a cosmic law opposing the existing gods.

• Zero separated Shinji from himself, told him to live on and wait for reinforcements, and disappeared as Shinji cried out for him.
• Zero fired his Zero Twin Beam into the dimensional rift and closed it, then exhausted his remaining energy and fell lifeless to the ground.
• Asuka and the others mourned Zero while the Final Angel captured his body and displayed it on a cross in a blood-red space.
• Saberuno revealed that he was the Final Angel and claimed Zero’s choices had followed his plan, explaining his goal of becoming a counterbalancing cosmic law.
• Ultraseven and Leo sensed that Zero’s light had gone out, and Ultraseven cried out his name at Space Garrison Headquarters.

As the Final Angel humiliated Zero and left humanity facing defeat, Misato rallied NERV while the others struggled with despair. In the Commander Room, Gendo and the others recognized that Saberuno had controlled SEELE and meticulously engineered Zero’s downfall.

• NERV’s staff watched the Final Angel defeat Zero and feared humanity’s end, while Ritsuko urged them to analyze its data.
• Misato told the staff to keep fighting for humanity, and many returned to their posts.
• Rei, Asuka, and Kaworu reacted to Zero’s defeat, while Fuyutsuki brought the group to the Commander Room.
• Kaji tried to comfort Asuka as she cried over Shinji, and Fuyutsuki questioned whether humanity would perish through its own actions.
• Gendo and the others discussed Saberuno’s alliance with SEELE and concluded that he had controlled the organization and planned Zero’s defeat in detail.

After the Final Angel defeated Zero, Gendo resigned and left command to Fuyutsuki, while the surviving pilots prepared to fight back. As Ultimate Force Zero arrived and saw Zero hanging from the enemy, the story left them stunned.

• Misato urged Gendo to evacuate Tokyo-3 and warn other countries, and Gendo handed command to Fuyutsuki before resigning and authorizing every use of the Lance of Longinus.
• Yui berated Gendo for abandoning the fight, while Fuyutsuki recognized that Gendo had lost his will now that Yui had returned and Zero was dead.
• Ritsuko warned that the EVAs were unlikely to defeat the Final Angel even with the Lance of Longinus.
• Asuka asked to pilot Unit-02 with the Lance of Longinus, and Rei and Kaworu joined her in resolving to fight the Final Angel.
• Ultimate Force Zero arrived and froze at the sight of Zero hanging upside down from the Final Angel's body.

The Final Angel claimed Zero was dead and sent four flesh-and-blood copies armed with replica Lances of Longinus against the Zero Guard. In the Land of Light, the Ultras learned Zero's life energy had vanished, and Limings began relaying the results of an investigation into Hayato Noda's identity.

• The Final Angel told Guren and the Zero Guard that he had killed Zero, then summoned four flesh-and-blood mass production models with replica Lances of Longinus.
• Mirror Knight attacked the Final Angel's tentacles, but the Zero Guard prepared to fight the copies rather than abandon Zero.
• Mother of Ultra confirmed that Zero's life energy signature had vanished, while Ultraseven confronted Zoffy over the secrets kept from him.
• Leo urged Father of Ultra to leave immediately, but the group learned it would take a day to reach Zero.
• Limings told Father of Ultra that the Universe Intelligence Bureau had uncovered the identity of the alien using the alias Hayato Noda.

Limings revealed that Celebro, the last survivor of a destroyed planet, had manipulated events in Universe 195 and was behind Zero’s injuries and the stolen technology. The Ultra Brothers prepared to rescue Zero while Limings was ordered to protect the Land of Light and activate a device at the Plasma Spark Core.

• Limings identified the enemy posing as Hayato Noda as Celebro, a wanted criminal and the only survivor of a planet destroyed by the Space Garrison.
• Limings reported that Celebro had used stolen technology and Geed’s genes with Saberuno to make Monster Capsules and Belial-related items, while targeting Shinji and Zero.
• The Ultra Brothers resolved to stop Celebro’s plot and rescue Zero, and Ultraseven drew strength from their confidence in his son.
• Hikari ordered Limings to remain in the Land of Light and protect the Universe Technology Bureau.
• Father of Ultra ordered Limings to lead his technology team in activating the device at the Plasma Spark Core.
• Mother of Ultra sent an Ultra Sign calling the Land of Light to assemble.

Ultimate Force Zero fought the Final Angel’s Mass Production Models, but their AT Fields and rapid regeneration overwhelmed the heroes, forcing them to retreat after Zero’s final plea. Shinji returned to NERV with Zero’s Ultra Glasses, now turned to stone, leaving the others to believe Zero was dead.

• Mirror Knight, Glenfire, Jean-bot, and Jean-nine battled the Mass Production Models but struggled against their AT Fields and Replica Lances of Longinus.
• The heroes discovered that the Mass Production Models regenerated rapidly and learned that their n2 cores were their true weak points.
• Mirror Knight trapped the models in a mirror maze while the heroes unleashed their strongest attacks, but the models survived and grew wings.
• The Mass Production Models counterattacked, and Jean-bot and Jean-nine shielded Glenfire and Mirror Knight, leaving the Jean Brothers badly damaged.
• Zero’s final voice urged his friends to leave, so Mirror Knight led the group in retreating with the Jean Brothers.
• Shinji arrived at NERV carrying Zero’s Ultra Glasses, which had become cold stone.

After Zero sacrificed himself to save Shinji, Fuyutsuki appointed Yui Ikari acting commander-in-chief so she could preserve the hope Zero had fought for. The Final Angel then revealed Mass Production Models in eleven cities and gave humanity eighteen hours to hand over Lilith and Zero’s human-form companion.

• The medical team found no visible injuries on Shinji, and Yui thanked Zero while vowing not to abandon the hope he had won for humanity.
• Fuyutsuki shared authority with Yui and appointed her NERV’s acting commander-in-chief until the crisis ended.
• The Self-Defense Forces evacuated Tokyo-3’s civilians as the Final Angel sent eleven purple spheres toward cities around the world and flew to Tokyo-3.
• Mass Production Models appeared in eleven major cities, and the Final Angel broadcast footage of Zero bound to his body while declaring Zero dead.
• The Final Angel demanded that humanity hand over Lilith and Zero’s companion hiding in NERV within eighteen hours.

Celebro used Zero’s defeat to give humanity eighteen hours to surrender the Zero Guard and Lilith, while broadcasting the threat across the world. The chapter ended with panicked crowds demanding that NERV hand them over as Celebro watched with satisfaction.

• Celebro explained that he had delayed the Land of Light’s reinforcements and expected no one to arrive in time to stop his plan.
• Celebro told Zero he wanted him to watch humanity fall into despair and showed him the Mass Production Models’ landings.
• The Final Angel broadcast Zero’s defeat and gave humanity eighteen hours to answer his demand.
• People around the world panicked and called for NERV to surrender Zero’s companions and Lilith.
• A crowd gathered outside NERV’s base in Tokyo-3, where a man urged them to sacrifice the giants and Lilith, and the protesters agreed.
• Celebro watched the protesters and taunted Zero about the humanity he loved.

Yui Ikari learned that Mirror Knight and Glenfire remained committed to protecting humanity despite protesters demanding they be handed over. In New York, riots and attacks erupted as UN diplomats learned about NERV, SEELE, Lilith, and the Human Instrumentality Project, and Hao Xiaoxi reached a meeting of the permanent members as Zhou was asked for Dragon Country’s position.

• Yui Ikari watched protesters demand that Mirror Knight and Glenfire be handed over, while Mirror Knight and Glenfire said their disappointment was limited to those individuals and affirmed their love for humanity.
• Yui Ikari vowed not to let anyone hand the heroes over, while Mirror Knight and Glenfire silently agreed they might leave to keep humanity from suffering because of them.
• The Mass Production Models landed in New York, where looting, armed demonstrations, gunfire, and explosions plunged the city into chaos.
• Hao Xiaoxi read documents revealing information about Second Impact, the Human Instrumentality Project, SEELE, NERV, Lilith, and Ultraman, then ran toward a meeting of the five permanent members.
• Hao Xiaoxi reached the meeting as an elderly Dragon Country diplomat named Zhou was asked by an Eagle Nation diplomat to state his country’s position.

At a UN meeting, Zhou Zhezhi rejected calls to hand the four giants and Lilith to the Final Angel, arguing that humanity should protect its allies and buy time through negotiations. He prepared to defend Dragon Country’s position at an upcoming UN assembly, despite expecting most of the world to oppose him.

• The Gaul representative and Mike urged Zhou Zhezhi to surrender the four giants and Lilith, claiming it was the safest way to avoid conflict.
• Zhou Zhezhi argued that surrender would endanger humanity’s sovereignty and betray its allies, and proposed resisting pressure while opening talks with the Final Angel, the four giants, and NERV.
• The Gaul representative denounced Zhou Zhezhi’s position and pointed to public panic and humanity’s past disasters, while Mike admitted he personally supported Zhou Zhezhi but doubted he could persuade the world.
• After the representatives left, a young diplomat told Zhou Zhezhi that evacuations had begun in major cities and that xxx had demanded no compromise.
• Zhou Zhezhi revised his speech for the upcoming UN assembly, while Hao Xiaoxi resolved to stand by her country’s decision.

Hao Xiaoxi prepared to deliver Zhou Zhezhi’s speech while NERV struggled to find a way to rescue Zero. A Japanese government official demanded NERV surrender the four allied giants and Lilith, and Mirror Knight and Glenfire agreed to go until a woman’s voice stopped them.

• Zhou Zhezhi gave Hao Xiaoxi his revised speech and told her to read every word at the UN hall.
• MAGI rated every one of Misato’s plans to rescue Zero as having zero chance of success, while Kaji urged her not to give up hope.
• A Japanese government official entered NERV and demanded Glenfire, Mirror Knight, Jean-bot, Jean-nine, and Lilith, threatening a forceful takeover if NERV refused.
• Fuyutsuki opposed the demand, but Mirror Knight and Glenfire agreed to leave with the official, and the Jean Brothers also expressed willingness to go.
• An unnamed woman firmly declared that the giants could not leave with the official.

Yui Ikari resisted the government’s demand to seize the Four Giants and Lilith, then accepted the ultimatum while preparing a final appeal to humanity. At the UN, Hao Xiaoxi began delivering Dragon Country’s response as Yui started her broadcast.

• Yui Ikari identified herself as NERV Japan Branch’s acting commander and refused to hand over the Four Giants.
• The official demanded that NERV surrender the Four Giants and Lilith and that Yui resign, but Yui accepted the ultimatum and requested time for one last duty.
• Yui asked Dr. Ritsuko to broadcast her message to NERV branches worldwide and urged Fuyutsuki and the Ultra Warriors to believe in humanity.
• Hao Xiaoxi reached the UN podium while delegates discussed surrendering, and Zhou Zhezhi watched her with trust.
• Hao Xiaoxi began speaking to the delegates as Yui Ikari began addressing the camera.