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http://bbs.dmzj.com/read.php?tid=93531
http://randomc.animeblogger.net/2006/08/18/gundam-seed-ce-73-stargazer-02/
Summary:
As ZAFT forces attack an Earth Alliance base, the EA side gets some
reinforcements in the form of the Strike Noir, the Verde Buster,
and the Blu Duel. Sven and company make quick work of the enemy
mobile suits, leaving a fiery battlefield. Back at their base,
their commander is on the phone talking with someone about the
situation with rebel forces, the three Phantom Pain pilots and a
bunch of soldiers are in a bar watching the TV, which is airing
three children talking about how Naturals killed their Coordinator
parents and calling for the death of Naturals and Blue Cosmos. As
the news continues talking about Coordinators and terrorism, Mudie
comments that her teacher told her that the only good Coordinator
is a dead one. Sven remembers how interested he was in the stars
when he was a child and how he wanted to be an astronomer. His
father had even gotten him a telescope as a birthday present. Sven
had watched programs about landing on the moon, read up on his
Stephen Hawking and Albert Einstein, and went to the space museums.
However, an explosion had killed his parents and he was put in a
special program.
The present Sven wakes up to his alarm and reports to his
commander. Svenfs target is a Coordinator refugee camp training
terrorists and his mission is to destroy the facilities and
eliminate the terrorists. Sven asks if there is a limit to
targeting only terrorists and his commander asked him back if he
made a distinction between terrorists and those who were not. While
flying along to the refugee camp, Sven remembers how he had been
taken as a child to a facility where he was brainwashed with
anti-Coordinator slogans and violent material. After he and his
fellow pilots land their mobile suits, Sven gives the order to
fire. As he watches the slaughter, Sven then remembers his teenage
combat training and how he had gotten a certain injection. With the
camp destroyed and the fires burning out, Sven is the solitary
figure standing on top of the rubble.
Meanwhile, at the DSSD Troia Station in space, Selene is surrounded
by scientists. She shows one of them the 401fs AI Unit and
explains that the 401 will eventually be able to make judgments on
its own, which opens up the possibility of unmanned planetary
exploration. There is a cockpit because in the beginning there can
be a pilot that the AI learns behavior from. Back on Earth, a
fierce battle has erupted between an EA ship - carrying a Destroy
Gundam - and a ZAFT force. Mudie in the Blu Duel destroys a pair of
BuCUEs with her Stilettos, but then gets her sword arm cut off by
another BuCUE. The Blu Duel also gets its left leg cut off, meaning
that Mudie is now a sitting duck. A trio of Kerberos BuCUE Hounds
then gang up and stab her Gundam repeatedly until shefs dead and
the Blu Duel has been destroyed. Sven turns his attention to the
Hounds and easily defeats all three, but itfs too late for Mudie.
Although Shams is in shock and disbelief at Mudiefs death, Sven
barely shows any emotion.
Afterwards, Sven passes by Sting and an unconscious Stellar inside
the hallways of the ship. Shams tells him that their orders have
come and this time theyfre going after the DSSD space station. In
contrast to Svenfs uncaring attitude, Shams wants to beat them all
to death. During this time, Selene and Sol are in space testing out
the 401fs Voiture Lumiere system. Sol suggests that calling it the
g401 is impolite to the AI and recalls what Edmond said about
looking up. Edmond had used the word Stargazer, so Selene adopts
the name and enters it into the computer. With the test underway,
the station radios with a confirmation that the Voiture Lumiere is
accelerating the mobile suit. The man in the transmission
congratulates the 401, but then corrects himself and calls it the
Stargazer.
-One word: Awesome.
-The fight scenes were really good. Blu Duel/Mudie destroyed/dead
in a scene that resembled wild animals eating their prey.
-Stargazerfs appearance was really pretty (eye-candy).
-Cameos by Azreal, Sting, and Stellar this episode
-I donft know how theyfre going to conclude this though. It still
feels like things havenft even really gotten started.
-Love the ending song more and more. Single is due out next
week.
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