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Tear Jerker / Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team

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  • The death of Ginias Sahalin. More than the death itself, his exchange with his sister Aina, where he mentions how their mother walked out on them and Aina asks him if he designed the Apsalus as a sort of metallic womb to replace their Missing Mom.
  • The scene in Episode 8, during Shiro Amada's proving grounds recon mission which would serve the purpose of proving he was not a traitor. He ended the mission firing a bazooka into a Zaku cockpit, killing the pilot inside, who had previously been established as a conscientious and more-or-less friendly person. Even though both she and Shiro were forced into the situation due to extenuating circumstances, it was the despair on Shiro's face before he fired the bazooka that was the real hit: due to his growing relationship with Aina Sahalin and his understanding that one's side was not related to one's humanity, he had promised himself that he wouldn't kill anyone. In the end, he found himself personally pulling the trigger, betraying the promise he had made, and all to end the life of someone who really didn't deserve it.
  • The sniping of the Kegeren. Aina wanted to get as many injured Zeon off the base and back to Side 3, and many soldiers and officers supported her charitable work, including Norris Packard, who personally sacrificed his life to make sure the ship made it out. Unfortunately, Ginias violating the truce convinced Ryer to order to snipe the hospital ship, making Aina's work All for Nothing.

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