History Recap / MobileSuitGundamTheWitchFromMercuryEpisode20TheEndOfHope

* DarkestHour: In tandem with the previous episode it forms the shows lowest point for several characters, culminating in the destruction of the school and a lot of people dead.
* DeusExitMachina: Aerial was previously able to deal with the Lfrith Ur handily, so of course she's far away on Earth for Norea's second attack, leaving the Lfrith Thorn free to wreck havoc.

* GlowingEyesOfDoom: Played for laughs with Rouji "interrogating" Martin with his Haro by having its eyes glow in the laters face.

!!Summary

Inside the school, Secelia and Rouji interrogate Martin about Aerial's use in the attack, while the rest of Earth House deal with a barrage of complaints against their company for apparently being involved. Suletta has returned to classes, but is unable to concentrate, similarly receiving messages about her and Miorine's culpability. After class, Petra approaches her, thanking her for her role in saving Lauda during the Rumble Ring, and sharing her notes with her.

* Shout-Out: Norea's rampage in Asticassia is similar to the Sakimori High School massacre in Anime/ValvraveTheLiberator. Thus, another CrossCompanyReferences to Creator/{{Sunrise}} and Ichiro Okouchi's works.

** In the previous episodes, Miorine and Eri/Aerial deliberately tried to keep Suletta at the school and away from their current operations to keep her safe. Unfortunately for them, this turns out to have been the ''[[NotQuiteTheRightThing worst]]'' place for her to be, as it puts her at ground zero for another terror attack by Norea. Luck is the only thing that saves her when she's caught in a collapsing building. Worse, the attack on the school is the result of the events in Quinharbor and Guel confronting Shaddiq, making Eri, Prospera, Miorine and Guel all directly or indirectly responsible for Suletta's life being in danger in the first place.

* MidSeasonUpgrade: Chuchu's customized Demi Trainer is destroyed early in Norea's rampage, so Secelia lets her borrow her company's Demi Barding, the latest prototype suit in the same line. Thanks to Nika reappearance, it's tuned so Chuchu can immediately pilot it just as well as her previous suit.

* DeusExitMachina: Right when Aerial no longer at Asticassia, Norea attacks. Aerial was previously able to deal with the Lfrith Thorn (and Ur simultaneously) handily, but in her absence it wrecks havoc.

** Petra gets caught by falling rubble amidst a mobile suit attack with Lauda learning about it in horror, which is similar to [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Louise Halevy getting crushed by rubble and Saji learning of it later]].

Rendezvousing with Lauda in space, Guel receives the Darilbalde from him, before they are intercepted by Shaddiq's squad. While Kenanji attempts to parlay, Guel rushes in to engage Shaddiq, who reveals he's had the limiters on his team's weapons removed. While Guel fights Shaddiq, Kenanji and a team from Cathedra deploy and engage the rest of the Grassley team. Rather than fight, Henao is tasked with transferring Sarius, Shaddiq also ordering her to release the imprisoned Nika, Norea and Elan #5, intending to make use of Norea in particular.

Front Security arrives to reinforce Kenanji, fighting the Gundvolvas across Asticassia, Felsi also launching in her Dilanza to join in the defense. In an underground shelter, Martin rejoins the rest of Earth House, along with Secelia and Rouji, who offer their company's new Demi-Barding so Chuchu can also assist in repelling the attackers. However, only Nika is fully accustomed to tuning Chuchu's machines, serendipitously arriving to do just that. Despite their apprehension, Martin and Chuchu set aside their issues with Nika until they can talk things out later. Deploying in the Demi-Barding, Chuchu joins Felsi, helping her against the Gundvolvas.

* AtLeastIAdmitIt: Shaddiq admits he's done terrible things to seize power, but thinks that's better than the Spacians like Guel who live off war-profiting and blind themselves to the consequences. After his experience on Earth, Guel doesn't deny this, he decides he can't simply let Shaddiq go unpunished regardless.
* BigDamnHeroes: Felsi is pinned down by the Gundvolvas and it seems bad... only for Chuchu to head snipe one of them and leap over the rubble to join her with the Demi-Barding.

* CripplingOverspecialization: Michaelis is formidable against GUND Format units due to its Antidote, but this dedicated focus makes it useless against the Darilbalde's AI-controlled drone bits. This oversight ultimately proves key to Shaddiq's defeat in his fight with Guel.

* DeusExitMachina: Right when Aerial is on a mission outside Asticassia, Norea attacks. Her suit was previously beaten by Aerial easily, but in its absence wrecks absolute havoc.

* GodzillaThreshold: With the situation so dire, Secelia and Rouji end up offering the Demi-Barding to Earth House for Chuchu to pilot to try and help stop Norea's rampage.

* MidSeasonUpgrade: Chuchu's customized Demi-Trainer is destroyed early in Norea's rampage, so Secelia lets her borrow her company's Demi-Barding, the latest prototype suit in the same line. Thanks to Nika reappearance, it's tuned so Chuchu can immediately pilot it just as well as her previous suit.

** In the previous episodes, Miorine and Eri/Aerial deliberately tried to keep Suletta at the school and away from their current operations to keep her safe. Unfortunately for them, this turns out to have been the ''[[NotQuiteTheRightThing worst]]'' place for her to be, as it puts her at ground zero for another terror attack by Norea. Luck is the only thing that saves her when she's caught in a collapsing building.

* CripplingOverspecialization: Michaelis is formidable against GUND Format units due to its Antidote but in exchange it had have a bad match up against all-arounder units like Darilbalde. Also, if it fights against a unit without GUND Format, Michaelis already lost one of its strengths, much more if that unit uses an A.I controlled bit which is vastly superior against its INCOM type weaponry. Shaddiq was able to put a fight against Guel only due to him disabling the regulation system and messing around with Guel's head plus Darilbalde's limiters are still installed.

** Shaddiq may had some skill in piloting but spending time away from actual battles due to his agendas and schemes plus only choosing the ones he could really win meant that his approach in fighting isn't really improving. Meanwhile Guel experiencing difficult fights and had to experience situations that he brushed with death forced him to improve and adapt his piloting style. Come when the two faced, the only thing that prevented from Guel getting an easy win is that he was forced to fight with limiters plus he was actually trying to capture Shaddiq alive. In the end, Shaddiq still lost even with the assistance of Sabina, limiters removed and trying to mess with his oppenent's head midfight because Guel just got better in piloting than him.

As their fight rages on, Shaddiq tears into Guel for his father's death, delaying his plot to dissolve the Benerit Group, and allowing Miorine's hands to be dirtied. Despite Guel pointing out his collusion with terrorists, Shaddiq counters that he is the result of the Benerit Group's exploitation, and proclaims his resolve to take their power for himself and end their unjust peace. Despite Shaddiq being reinforced by Sabina and succeeding in destroying the Darilbalde, Guel is able to use his beam saber drones to swiftly disable both of their mobile suits before ejecting. Front Security troops appear, saving Guel and apprehending Shaddiq and his team. Acknowledging the truth of Shaddiq's words, Guel nonetheless states his intent to see him pay for his crimes. Shaddiq reveals that, win or lose, he intended for the attack on the school to push the Space Assembly League to take action against the Benerit Group.

** Shaddiq may had some skill in piloting but spending time away from actual battles due to his agendas and schemes plus only choosing the ones he could really win meant that his approach in fighting isn't really improving. Meanwhile Guel experiencing difficult fights and had to experience a situations that he brushed with death forced him to improve and adapt his piloting style. Come when the two faced, the only thing that prevented from Guel getting an easy win is that he was forced to fight with limiters plus he was actually trying to capture Shaddiq alive. Shaddiq still lost even with the assistance of Sabina, limiters removed and trying to mess with his oppenent's head midfight because Guel is just got better in piloting than him.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: For all of Shaddiq and his team's skill, they're still students and have little experience in real combat. The rest of the team is easily handled by Cathedra's soldiers, while Shaddiq and Sabina end up being defeated by Guel alone, who, while still a student, ''was'' still the second best pilot at the academy and has more experience in an actual battle.

* TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive: Prospera, Aerial and Miorine all ensured that by cutting off their ties with her Suletta would be forced to live a normal life free from impending war by returning to Asticassia School of Technology. However, unforeseen by any of them Shadiq would release Norea and set her lose on the school placing Suletta at ground zero for the Earthian Witches terrorist attack.

* TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive: What did Prospera suggest (and force) Suletta do to have a normal life free from the incoming war? Return to Asticassia School of Technology. The site of Norea's terrorist attack? Asticassia School of Technology.

* BittersweetEnding: Leaning more towards the bitter; Guel, the Dominicus Corps, Asticassia's Front Security and a couple of other students manage to fend off the terror attack, defeating and arresting Shaddiq and his team, and Nika manages to reunite with her Earth House friends. However, by the time the threat is neuralized, a lot of people at the school are left dead or injured, the school is in ruins with Earth House's dorm also getting destroyed amidst the chaos, Norea is killed right as she begins to calm down and Elan #5 has run away. But there is a {{Ray of Hope|Ending}} with Suletta and Earth House resolving to join the rescue efforts.

* BittersweetEnding: Leaning more towards the bitter; Guel, the Dominicus Corps, Asticassia's Front Security and a couple of other students manage to fend off the terror attack, defeating and arresting Shaddiq and his team, and Nika manages to reunite with her Earth House friends. However, by the time the threat is neuralized, a lot of people at the school are left dead or injured, the school is in ruins with Earth House's dorm also not getting spared from Norea's rampage, Norea is killed right as she begins to calm down and Elan #5 has run away. But there is a {{Ray of Hope|Ending}} with Suletta and Earth House resolving to join the rescue efforts.

* BittersweetEnding: Leaning more towards the bitter; Guel, the Dominicus Corps, Asticassia's Front Security and a couple of other students manage to fend off the terror attack, defeating and arresting Shaddiq and his team, and Nika manages to reunite with her Earth House friends. However, by the time the threat is stopped, a lot of people at the school are left dead or injured, the school is in ruins with Earth House's dorm also not getting spared from Norea's rampage, Norea is killed right as she begins to calm down and Elan #5 has run away. But there is a {{Ray of Hope|Ending}} with Suletta and Earth House resolving to join the rescue efforts.