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Recap / Mobile Suit Gundam 00 S 1 E 05 Escape Limit Zone

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Marina departs Azadistan on an international tour to convince a power bloc to give Azadistan access to solar power.

Saji and Louise go to the lower orbital spacestation located off of Heaven's Pillar so they can see what being an engineer in space is like. Sergei and Soma also go to space. Sergei asks Soma why she volunteered to become a supersoldier. Soma explains that she never volunteered: she was a designer baby created to be a supersoldier. It's clear that Sergei is not happy that the HRL has an immoral supersoldier program.

Two days later, Allelujah arrives at the space station to stop the weapons test of Soma's mobile suit, the Tieran Taozi. As soon as Allelujah sets foot on the station, he senses Soma's presence. Both Allelujah and Somas freak out. Allelujah's evil split personality Hallelujah wakes up, while Soma goes into a berserker rage and fires at the space station. Three blocks of the space station fall to Earth: Saji and Louise are in one of them. Allelujah manages to regain control from Hallelujah so he can help save the space station.

Sergei uses his Tieran to try to push the space station to safety, but the station has too much mass. Allelujah arrives in the Kyrios and helps push the station away, but it's still too heavy. Allelujah tells everyone on the space station to evacuate to the center block. Lockon fires at the now-abandoned left and right blocks from Earth, reducing the station's mass enough for Allelujah and Sergei to push it back into a safe orbit. Sergei allows Allelujah to leave. Tieria is not pleased that Celestial Being revealed that Dynames is capable of firing at such a great range on a mission that wasn't even an intervention and tells Sumeragi that Allelujah should not be a Gundam Meister.


Tropes used in this episode:

  • Dying Declaration of Love: It's implied that Louise intended to make one to Saji before Allelujah saved the day.
  • Hero Antagonist: This episode firmly establishes Sergei as one: he's a loyal HRL soldier, but he is disgusted at the HRL's supersoldier program and decides to let Allelujah go for saving the space station.
  • Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!: Allelujah saves the space station, even though Celestial Being is not supposed to use its Gundams for anything other than armed interventions.
  • Split Personality: Hallelujah is Allelujah's split personality.


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