PHASE 1-10 | PHASE 11-22 | PHASE 23-34
PHASE-01: ANGRY EYES
In year 72 of the Cosmic Era, the Junius Treaty brought
the hostilities between ZAFT and the Earth Alliance to a
formal conclusion. The treaty banned all military use of
nuclear weapons and nuclear power, and placed strict
limits on the size of the ZAFT and Earth Alliance forces.
However, there are still tensions between the genetically
enhanced Coordinators and the unmodified Naturals, and
the peace between them remains fragile.
In October of C.E. 73, Cagalli Yula Athha, chief
representative of the neutral Orb Union, arrives at the
ZAFT military station Armory One. She is accompanied by
her bodyguard, the former ZAFT soldier Athrun Zala, who
now goes by the alias Alex Dino. Cagalli meets with
Chairman Gilbert Durandal of the PLANT Supreme Council to
voice her concerns about ZAFT's recent arms buildup.
Their conversation is interrupted as mysterious intruders
attack Armory One and capture three of ZAFT's newest
Gundam mobile suits.
PHASE-02: THOSE WHO CALL FOR WAR
With Armory One under attack, Athrun commandeers a ZAFT mobile suit to get Cagalli to safety. The three captured Gundams engage Athrun's ZAKU in combat, but he is rescued by the sudden appearance of the young ZAFT pilot Shinn Asuka and his Impulse Gundam.
Outside Armory One, the enemy mothership Girty Lue joins the battle and wipes out the ZAFT defense fleet. Shinn and his comrade Rey Za Burrel attempt to pursue the stolen Gundams as they escape from Armory One, only to find the enemy commander waiting for them in the darkness of space.
PHASE-03: WARNING SHOTS
Shinn and Rey struggle against the enemy commander Neo Roanoke. In order to help her pilots, ZAFT Captain Talia Gladys orders the newly constructed warship Minerva to launch from Armory One and join the battle. The enemy forces withdraw, and the Minerva gives chase.
Although Cagalli and Athrun have ended up aboard the Minerva, the apologetic Chairman Durandal informs them that there is no time to send them home to Orb. Durandal gives Cagalli a tour of the ship, and she reacts with anger to the sight of ZAFT's new weaponry.
PHASE-04: STARDUST BATTLEFIELD
The Minerva follows the Girty Lue into the debris belt that surrounds Earth, and sends Shinn and his comrade Lunamaria Hawke in pursuit of the enemy mothership. However, Neo has tricked the ZAFT pilots into following a decoy. While the three stolen Gundams ambush Shinn and his comrades, the Girty Lue doubles back to attack the undefended Minerva.
Just as all seems hopeless, Athrun devises a plan to help the Minerva escape from the enemy trap. Neo recalls his forces, and the battered Minerva is forced to abandon its pursuit. It seems as if the fighting is finally over, but an even greater crisis is already developing.
PHASE-05: SCARS THAT WON'T HEAL
Aboard the Minerva, Chairman Durandal receives shocking news. The ruins of Junius Seven, the PLANT that was destroyed in the infamous Bloody Valentine incident and where the armistice treaty was later signed, have left their stable orbit and begun falling towards Earth.
ZAFT swiftly dispatches a demolition crew commanded by Yzak Joule to break up the remnants of Junius Seven, but it becomes clear that this is no mere accident when the demolition crew is attacked by what appear to be ZAFT mobile suits. As the Minerva arrives at Junius Seven to provide support, Athrun volunteers to join the battle.
PHASE-06: THE END OF THE WORLD
The Minerva launches its mobile suits to support Yzak and his demolition crew. Shinn, Rey, Lunamaria, and Athrun join the battle against the mysterious group who have sent Junius Seven falling towards Earth. The situation becomes even more chaotic as the Girty Lue arrives and the stolen Gundams enter the fray.
In the middle of all this fighting, the demolition crew complete their work and break up the ruins of Junius Seven. The Minerva follows the remaining fragments into the atmosphere in order to break them up even further, while Shinn and Athrun continue fighting the last of the mysterious mobile suits and confront the enemy leader.
PHASE-07: LAND OF CONFUSION
Despite the heroic efforts of its crew, the Minerva has been unable to avert disaster, and the fragments of Junius Seven inflict terrible damage as they fall across Earth's surface. The Minerva retrieves Shinn and Athrun as they descend to Earth, then sets course for Orb in order to return Cagalli and repair the damage it has suffered in its space battles.
Meanwhile, the anti-Coordinator group Blue Cosmos is already moving to take advantage of this disaster. Lord Djibril, the new leader of Blue Cosmos, confers with the other members of the Logos secret society to plan their response.
PHASE-08: JUNCTION
Once the Minerva arrives in Orb, Cagalli resumes her duties as Chief Representative. Her prime minister, Unato Ema Seiran, tells her of the damage caused by the fall of Junius Seven and urges her to approve an alliance with the Atlantic Federation.
The engineers of Morgenroete begin repair work on the Minerva, supervised by the former Archangel captain Murrue Ramius. Athrun meets with his old friends Kira Yamato and Lacus Clyne, who have taken refuge in Orb after their island home was flooded by the fall of Junius Seven. At last Athrun decides to return to space to meet with Chairman Durandal, leaving Cagalli with an unexpected parting gift.
PHASE-09: BARED FANGS
The Atlantic Federation and its allies declare war on the PLANTs in response to the fall of Junius Seven. Although Chairman Durandal still hopes for a diplomatic solution, the ZAFT forces are mobilized to defend the PLANTs. Yzak and his comrade Dearka Elsman join the battle only to discover that they are fighting decoys while the Earth Forces attack the PLANTs with nuclear weapons.
As the battle rages, Athrun waits on the sidelines for a chance to talk to Durandal. He is surprised to encounter a young woman who looks just like Lacus, and is even more stunned when the impostor greets him as if they were long-separated lovers.
PHASE-10: A FATHER'S SPELL
Chairman Durandal tells the horrified Athrun the details of the Earth Forces' latest attack on the PLANTs. Giving up his Alex Dino alias, Athrun admits his true identity and begs Durandal not to let this conflict escalate into another war. As the citizens of the PLANTs call for revenge, the impostor Lacus Clyne appears on their screens to calm their anger.
Durandal admits that he has created a false Lacus to influence the PLANT citizens, and tells Athrun that he wishes to make use of his strengths as well. After offering Athrun the use of a powerful new Gundam, Durandal leaves him to consider his options. Meer Campbell, the Lacus impersonator, meets Athrun again and invites him to dinner.
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