Review by Chris

January 31, 2001

Following Treize's imprisonment, OZ splits into two factions. One continues to follow the rules of Romefeller, while the other one calls itself the Treize Faction and opposes Treize's confinement and the use of mobile dolls. In response, Romefeller begins Operation Nova, and large groups of Virgos are sent to Earth to destroy the Treize Faction. Dermail tells Tubarov that he has to increase production on mobile dolls, and he says that will be no problem. He also says that the Gundam pilots and the new Gundam have been captured. Heero, Quatre, the Mercurius, the remains of the Vayeate, and Wing Zero are taken back to the lunar base. When Quatre sees the wreckage of the Vayeate, he escapes from the guards and collapses near the mobile suit. As the soldiers are about to take Heero and Quatre away, the Treize Faction arrives and takes them to safety with the scientists. The scientists tell them that Wing Zero contains the Zero System, which increases the skills of a pilot but takes their will away. That is why Quatre went insane.

Nearby, an OZ soldier named Trant Clark has some of his men test the abilities of Wing Zero. He makes the shocking discovery that a pilot using Wing Zero is equal in ability to the Virgo mobile dolls. He gets a call from Tubarov and is ordered to destroy Wing Zero. Trant wants to get data from Gundam pilots before doing so. His men surround the Treize Faction and order them to hand over Heero and Quatre. Heero is placed inside Wing Zero and begins the simulation. The Zero System begins to mess with his mind, and he believes OZ and the scientists to be his enemies. He activates Wing Zero and goes on a rampage. Quatre steals the Mercurius to stop him. Heero says he will kill Quatre, but Quatre stops him. Quatre and Heero escape just as the damaged Mercurius explodes and causes severe damage to the lunar base. They steal a space shuttle and head for Earth.

Well, this certainly wasn't a very interesting episode. The splitting of OZ into two factions is good, but it's barely explored in this episode. Wufei and Duo have gone into hiding, and Trowa is lost. No one even knows if Lady Une is alive or dead. It's odd that Quatre was insane last episode, and now Heero is the one who is insane. I guess that's the price for using the ultra powerful Wing Zero. With Quatre and Heero heading back to Earth, it seems that the rather uneventful space portion of the series is over.

Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars

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