History Recap / MobileSuitGundamTheWitchFromMercuryEpisode5ReflectionInAnIcyEye

!!Summary

As the day ends, the mechanics of Earth House marvel at Aerial's sophisticated hardware and software, while Martin questions where the money for it came from. Below, Suletta has her fortune read by Aliya, telling her a little of her past. Suddenly, Suletta gets a call from Elan, who requests an outing with her. By nightfall, the others learn of Suletta going out with Elan, with Lilique wondering if she turned Guel down because she was interested in Elan. Aliya notes Elan's reputation as an "Ice Prince," and how unusual it is for him to reach out to someone. Suletta also calls her mother about her "date" with Elan, who encourages her on progressing through her list. After the call ends, Prospera's assistant informs her that Peil Technologies is making their move.

At Peil, Elan reviews footage of the second duel between Suletta and Guel along with his handler and the CEO's advisor, Belmeria Winston. Observing how organic and reactive Aerial's movements are, she concludes it must be a Gundam, having perfected the GUND-Format man-machine interface. Given the strain of such performance would normally instantly kill the pilot, they theorize that Suletta is an "Enhanced Person" like Elan; a cyborg specifically designed with numerous GUND implants to handle the strain of piloting a Gundam. First thinking Elan is venting about his situation, Belmeria realizes he's actually happy at the possibility of meeting a kindred spirit after he questions if she's also "borrowing another's face." Before he leaves with the physical done, Belmeria asks Elan to arrange another duel so they can test "Pharact" ahead of challenging Aerial.

The next day, Suletta prepares to meet with Elan, loading up Aerial to take with her at his request. Before they can depart, Miorine bursts in on a motor scooter, having to be restrained as she angrily calls Suletta out for going along with a person from one of the top three branches. Hastily taking her leave, Suletta meets with Elan, their subsequent departure witnessed by numerous students, the oddity of Elan going out with someone quickly spreading gossip through the school, resulting in Petra and Felsi informing Guel of the date. Arriving at an empty test sector, Elan claims he'd like Suletta's help with inspecting the area, taking the opportunity to question Suletta about herself and Aerial. Elan then asks to test out Aerial himself, which Suletta agrees to. Leaving her behind, believing she may have offended him by trying to ask after his birthday, Elan takes Aerial to an isolated spot, activating the command to raise the Permet score to two. Confirming that Aerial is definitely a Gundam, Elan finds that he experiences no discomfort or increased strain on his GUND augments, realizing that Aerial has "broken the curse", and that Suletta is not an Enhanced Person like him. Returning to her, Suletta continues trying to reach out to Elan after he disembarks, but he coldly brushes her off. Suddenly, Guel barges in on them, seeing Suletta tearing up. Making ready to challenge Elan to a duel, Elan preempts him to complete his mission.

With Shaddiq overseeing the duel, Guel demands that Elan stay away from Suletta should he win, despite her objections and noting the hypocrisy of him trying to justify it as Elan belonging to one of the three branches. Elan meanwhile says that should he win, he intends to challenge Suletta to a duel next, which she accepts. Lacking a mobile suit after the Darlibalde was taken back, Guel commandeers his brother's Dilanza, despite Lauda protesting their father has forbidden him from dueling. At Earth House, the boys wonder why Elan and Guel are dueling, with Lilique suggesting it's obviously a love triangle, while Miorine hopes they wind up destroying each other out, which even Chuchu finds mean. Lauda tries to have the duel aborted, but Secelia and Shaddiq refuse. Elan joins Guel in the arena, piloting Peil's black Gundam, the FP/A-77 Pharact.

At first evenly matched with the low gravity setting of the arena letting Guel's Dilanza keep up with the Pharact's high mobility, the tide turns when Elan increases its Permet score, deploying a swarm of bits which fire stun lasers that disable whatever crosses their path. While Guel tries to brute force his way through the laser web, both the onlookers and Elan realize that the regolith kicked up by his violent fighting style is charged with static electricity, which the Pharact's beams overcharge, causing the mineral build-up to harden and the Dilanza's joints to seize, opening it up to be rendered completely helpless by the stun lasers. Observing the GUND-Bits in action, Prospera is confronted by Belmeria, Peil's own "Witch", who greets her as her senior. With Guel completely paralyzed, Elan ruthlessly destroys his stolen Dilanza. Following this brutal victory, Elan calls Suletta, coldly telling her that if he defeats her, he will claim her Gundam.

* CurbStompBattle: Once Elan activates the GUND Format on his Gundam Pharact, he uses its bits to easily destroy Guel's machine ''in under a minute''.
* CurbStompCushion: Despite his crushing defeat, Guel kept up with Elan's Gundam in a fairly standard mobile suit with minimal ranged capabilities. Once he learned the trick of Elan's electromagnetic beams he was able to avoid being disabled by using his axe to shield himself, even from multiple directions at once, and was ultimately defeated due to his own overly aggressive tactics rather than the Pharact's superior specs.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Guel spelled his doom by charging through the static electricity dust cloud which ended up completely immobilizing the Dilanza.

* KickTheDog: It appears Elan had a 180 in personality, especially concerning what he found out about Aerial...
** Elan was unnecessarily cruel towards Suletta once he emerged from Aerial's cockpit. While finding out Aerial is a Gundam and mopping about it is trivial, he also declare that having a mobile suit as family is ridiculous to Suletta is... cold.
** Guel and his Dilanza are immobilized by Pharact's bits and completely at his mercy. You'd think Elan would just mercifully shoot off the head crest and end the duel, right? Wrong. He needlessly shoots off all of the Dilanza's limbs and then ''coldly rips off its head crest with the Pharact's bare hands'', all while Guel tries to yell at him to stop and everyone watches on in horror.

* KickThemWhileTheyAreDown: Despite having the Dilanza immobilised by the Gundam Pharact's bits and ripe for the final blow, Elan opts to shoot off all of the losing machine's limbs and then ''rip off the head crest with his machine's bare hands''.

* MassOhCrap: Many of the characters shown watching the duel between Guel and Elan are left concerned and/or staring in horror as Elan easily dominates Guel with his Gundam and brutally dismembers the loser's Dilanza. Lauda is also left wincing at the unfolding massacre. Even Guel is horrified and tries yelling at Elan to stop.
* MoodWhiplash: The atmosphere from Elan's Pharact brutally shooting off every limb from the Dilizana before slowly ripping off its horn is interrupted when Nuno happily declares he won the bet while Ojelo is dissatisfied.

* NotSoSimilar: Elan once could relate to Suletta due to both handling a Gundam over the course of the previous few episodes, but upon discovering she can pilot the Gundam Aerial with no pain or a need for cybernetic enhancements, he found himself different to her in many ways.
* NotSoStoic: Elan loses his cool for the first time in the series when he is in Aerial's cockpit and learns the trick about her and Suletta.
* OneManArmy: The opening fight shows Elan facing off three guys from the Daigo House. Elan and his Zowort easily defeat all three combatants on him.

* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: Well, no one dies here, but the Pharact shoots off all of Guel's stolen Dilanza's limbs despite already having the machine fully incapacitated. And then Elan tops it off by having his machine personally rip off his opponent's head crest.

At first evenly matched with the low gravity setting of the arena letting Guel's Dilanza keep up with the Pharact's high mobility, the tide turns when Elan increases its Permet score, deploying a swarm of bits which fire stun lasers that disable whatever crosses their path. While Guel tries to brute force his way through the laser web, both the onlookers and Elan realize that the regolith kicked up by his violent fighting style is charged with static electricity, which the Pharact's beams overcharge, the mineral build-up causing the Dilanza's joints to seize, leaving it to be rendered completely helpless. Observing the GUND-Bits in action, Prospera is confronted by Belmeria, Peil's own "Witch", who greets her as her senpai. With Guel completely paralyzed, Elan ruthlessly destroys his stolen Dilanza. Following this brutal victory, Elan calls Suletta, coldly telling her that if he defeats her, he will claim her Gundam.

At Peil, Elan reviews footage of the second duel between Suletta and Guel along with his handler and the CEO's advisor, Belmeria Winston. Observing how organic and reactive Aerial's movements are, she concludes it must be a Gundam, having perfected the GUND-Format man-machine interface. Given the strain of such performance would normally instantly kill the pilot, they theorize that Suletta is an "Enhanced Person" like Elan; a cyborg specifically designed with numerous GUND implants to handle the strain of piloting a Gundam. First thinking Elan is venting about his situation, Belmeria realizes he's actually happy at the possibility of meeting a kindred spirit after he questions if she's also "borrowing another's face." With his physical complete, Elan moves to leave, when Belmeria asks him to arrange another duel so they can test "Pharact" ahead of challenging Aerial.

The next day, Suletta to meet with Elan, loading up Aerial to take with her at his request. Before they can depart, Miorine bursts in on a motor scooter, having to be restrained as she angrily calls Suletta out for going along with a person from one of the top three branches. Hastily taking her leave, Suletta meets with Elan, their subsequent departure witnessed by numerous students, the oddity of Elan going out with someone quickly spreading gossip through the school, leading Petra and Felsi to inform Guel of the date. Arriving at an empty test sector, Elan claims he'd like Suletta's help with inspecting the area, taking the opportunity to question Suletta about her and Aerial. Elan then asks to test out Aerial himself, which Suletta accepts. Leaving her behind, believing she may have offended him by trying to ask after his birthday, Elan takes Aerial to an isolated spot, activating the command to raise the Permet score to two. Confirming that Aerial is definitely a Gundam, Elan finds that he experiences no discomfort or increased strain on his GUND augments, realizing that Aerial has "broken the curse", and that Suletta is not an Enhanced Person like him. Returning to her, Suletta continues trying to reach out to Elan after he disembarks, but he coldly brushes her off. Suddenly, Guel barges in on them, seeing Suletta tearing up. Making ready to challenge Elan to a duel, Elan preempts him to complete his mission.

At first evenly matched with the low gravity setting of the arena letting Guel's Dilanza keep up with the Pharact's high mobility, the tide turns when Elan increases its Permet score, deploying a swarm of bits which fire stun lasers that disable whatever crosses their path. While Guel tries to brute force his way through the laser web, both the onlookers and Elan realize that the regolith kicked up by his violent fighting style is charged with static electricity, which the Pharact's beams overcharge, causing the Dilanza's joints to seize up, leaving it to be rendered completely helpless. Observing the GUND-Bits in action, Prospera is confronted by Belmeria, Peil's own "Witch", who greets her as her senpai. With Guel completely paralyzed, Elan ruthlessly destroys his stolen Dilanza. Following this brutal victory, Elan calls Suletta, coldly telling her that if he defeats her, he will claim her Gundam.

In a dueling arena, three mobile suits are pitted against Elan Ceres of Peil House; watching the battle, the Dueling Committee remark on how unusual it is for Elan to accept a duel, while Ojelo of Earth House cheers on the opposing trio, having bet on Elan losing the battle. Despite being outnumbered, Elan easily defeats his opponents. Reviewing the battle, the CEOs of Peil Technologies discuss Suletta not suffering a data storm when piloting Aerial, wondering whether it is the machine or the pilot which has overcome the known issues with Gundams. Deciding to investigate closer, they plan to have Elan, referred to as Enhanced Person #4, uncover the truth.

In a duelling arena, three mobile suits are pitted against Elan Ceres of the Peil House; his battle is witnessed by Suletta, the Duelling Committee and the Earth House with Ojelo betting on Elan losing the battle. Despite being heavily outnumbered, Elan easily defeats his opponents. Meanwhile, the leaders of Peil Technologies monitor Elan's combat data and discuss Suletta not facing a data storm when piloting the Aerial, deciding to let Elan, Enhanced Person #4, investigate why.

As the day ends, the Earth house dorm mates marvel at the Gundam Aerial's mechanisms and advanced technologies while Suletta relates a little of her past to Aliya. Suddenly, Suletta gets a call from Elan, and quickly assumes he wants to go out with her. As night falls, the others learn of Suletta going with Elan and assume she ditched Guel for him, noting that Elan never smiles. Suletta also tells her mother about her "date" with Elan before the Shin Sei Corporation leader gains word of Peil Tech making a move, as Elan hypothesises Suletta being another Enhanced Person as well.

The next day, Suletta prepares Aerial to meet with Elan when Miorine barges in and calls her out for going along with a person from one of the top three branches as the redhead hastily leaves. Suletta meets with Elan who takes her and Aerial to an empty testing sector with his partner explaining her relationship with her Gundam. Elan then offers to test out Aerial to which Suletta accepts. With Elan taking over the controls, the "Ice Prince" activates Permet level Two and discovers that Aerial is definitely a Gundam. Suletta continues trying to reach out to the dirty platinum blonde haired boy after he disembarks but he coldly brushes her off. Suddenly, Guel, having received word of Suletta going with Elan, barges into the conversation, only to see Suletta tearing up. The Duelling Committee's head confronts Elan, who challenges him to a duel, one which Guel intends to use to ensure Elan stays away from the new Holder if he wins while Elan plans to fight Suletta if he emerges the victor.

Before the duel, Guel, despite being banned from duelling by his father, takes his half-brother's Dilanza to the owner and his dorm mates' shock. Lauda also tries to have the committee abort the duel, but Shaddiq stops him as Guel and Elan prepare to fight. The Dilanza's brute strength and versatile melee combat prowess allow Guel to keep moving and continue the battle, but suddenly, Elan's new machine, the FP/A-77 Gundam Pharact, unleashes its drones which fire stun lasers which leave the Dilanza incapacitated, another sign of the new machine using the GUND Format. With this technology, Elan easily destroys Guel and his stolen Dilanza without breaking a sweat. Following this victory, Elan coldly declares to Suletta that if he defeats her, he will claim her Gundam.

* KickTheDog: Guel and his Dilanza are immobilized by Pharact's bits and completely at his mercy. You'd think Elan would just mercifully shoot off the head crest and end the duel, right? Wrong. He needlessly shoots off all of the Dilanza's limbs and then ''coldly rips off its head crest with the Pharact's bare hands'', all while Guel tries to yell at him to stop and everyone watches on in horror.
--> '''Guel:''' Stop...\\

** Elan was also unnecessarily cruel towards Suletta once he emerged from Aerial’s cockpit.

** Elan was also unnecessarily cruel towards Suletta once he emerged fro Aerial’s cockpit.

'''Elan:''' The only way to defeat a Gundam... ''[Pharact grabs the Dilanza's fin and begins yanking on it]''\\

* MassOhCrap: Many of the characters shown watching the duel between Guel and Elan are left concerned and/or staring in horror as Elan easily dominates Guel with his Gundam and brutally dismembers the loser's Dilanza. Even Guel is horrified and tries yelling at Elan to stop.

The next day, Suletta prepares Aerial to meet with Elan when Miorine barges in and calls her out for going along with a person from one of the top three branches as the redhead hastily leaves. Suletta meets with Elan who takes her and Aerial to an empty testing sector with his partner explaining her relationship with her Gundam. Elan then offers to test out Aerial to which Suletta accepts. With Elan taking over the controls, the "Ice Prince" activates Permet level Two and discovers that Aerial is definitely a Gundam. Suletta continues trying to reach out to the dirty platinum blonde haired boy after he disembarks but he coldly brushes her off. Suddenly, Guel, having received word of Suletta going with Elan, barges into the conversation, only to see Suletta tearing up. The Duelling Committee's head confront Elan, who challenges him to a duel, one which Guel intends to use to ensure Elan stays away from the new Holder if he wins while Elan plans to fight Suletta if he emerges the victor.

As the day ends, the Earth house dorm mates marvel at the Gundam Aerial's mechanisms and advanced technologies while Suletta relates a little of her past to Aliya. Suddenly, Suletta gets a call from Elan, and quickly assumes he wants to go out with her. As night falls, the others learn of Suletta going with Elan and assume she ditched Guel for him, noting Elan never smiles. Suletta also tells her mother about her "date" with Elan before the Shin Sei Corporation leader gains word of Peil Tech making a move, as Elan hypothesises Suletta being another Enhanced Person as well.

The next day, Suletta prepares the Aerial to meet with Elan when Miorine barges in and calls her out for going along with a person from one of the top three branches as the redhead hastily leaves. Suletta meets with Elan who takes her and the Aerial to an empty testing sector with his partner explaining her relationship with her Gundam. Elan then offers to test out the Aerial to which Suletta accepts. With Elan taking over the controls, the "Ice Prince" activates Permet level two and discovers the Aerial is definitely a Gundam. Suletta continues trying to reach out to the Dirty blonde haired boy after he disembarks but he coldly brushes her off. Suddenly, Guel, having received word of Suletta going with Elan, barges into the conversation but Elan challenges him to a duel, one which Guel intends to use to ensure Elan stays away from the new Holder if he wins.

'''Directed by:''' Kiyoshi Egami

* MassOhCrap: Many of the characters shown watching the duel between Guel and Elan are left concerned and/or staring in horror as Elan easily dominates Guel with his Gundam and brutally dismembers the loser's Dilanza.