Episodes

It's now CE 73 and three of ZAFT's new Gundams are stolen. During the Gundam-Jack, Cagalli, now Orb's head of state, and Athrun, now her bodyguard, are meeting with Zaft's new head honcho. || 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. Source: crunchyroll

Shinn continues to battle the three stolen Gundams. In the midst of the battle, the three Gundams work to escape from Armory-1 and rendevous with their ship, Earth's "Girtty Lue", which is under the command of the mysterious Neo Roanoake. || 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. Source: crunchyroll

After the Minerva launches from Armory-1, the battle against the Girty Lue ends, for the time being. However, Girty Lue launches another attack preventing the crew from having much time to regroup. || 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. Source: crunchyroll

During the battle with the Girty Lue, Athrun helps the Minerva out of a bind with his strategizing. || 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. Source: crunchyroll

As Junius-7 plummets towards the Earth, the Minerva team-up with the Joule team to try and destroy it. || 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. Source: crunchyroll

The battle on Junius-7 instifies, as the Gaia, Chaos & Abyss make the Joule team's attempt at the destroying the falling colony much more difficult. || 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. Source: crunchyroll

As a last ditch effort, the Mireva uses is Tanhäuser to break up the remaining chunk of Junius-7. Unfortunatey, several of the pieces fall to Earth destroying several of Earth's cities. The battle-damaged Minerva makes its way to Orb to re-supply and to drop Cagalli off. || 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. Source: crunchyroll

The Minerva arrives at Orb. While the crew enjoys some downtime. Cagalli learns some unsettling information about the future of Orb. While Athrun decides to return to PLANT once more and meet with Dullindal. || 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. Source: crunchyroll

Eager for retaliation, the Atlantic Federation declares war on ZAFT (who they blame for the Junius-7 drop). In defense of the oncoming nuclear onslaught, ZAFT unleashes its newest weapon, the Neutron Stampeder, against the Atlantic Federation forces. || 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. Source: crunchyroll

As Athrun meets with Dullindal, the Dullindal-endorsed psedo-Lacus, Meer Campbell, rallies the citizens of the PLANT's look away from war and look towards peace. Later, Dullindal offers Athrun a chance to pilot the Saviour Gundam. || 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. Source: crunchyroll

Orb decides to ally itself with the Atlantic Federation, much to Cagalli's dismay. While about the PLANT's, Athrun recieves some help making his decision from some old comrades. || The conflict continues to escalate as Earth Forces fleets encircle the ZAFT bases at Gibraltar and Carpentaria, and the PLANT Supreme Council decides to strike back in the name of self-defense. Despite her best intentions, Cagalli yields to her ministers` demands that Orb ally itself with the Atlantic Federation. Source: crunchyroll

After departing Orb, the Minerva is thrown into battle against an Atlantic Federation fleet. Due to their new alliance with the Federation, Orb quickly sets up a baracade of ships preventing the Minerva from retreat back to the safety of Orb territory. || The Minerva crew find an Earth Forces fleet waiting for them outside Orb`s territorial waters, leaving them no choice but to somehow break through the enemy lines. While Rey and Lunamaria guard the ship, Shinn fights an aerial battle against the Earth Forces mobile suits, but the tide turns against them as the enemy deploys a huge mobile armor whose positron deflector shield can withstand even the Minerva`s Tannhauser cannon. Source: crunchyroll

As the crew congratulate Shinn on his job well done, Kira takes the Freedom out into battle once more to take out the assassins that are after Lacus. || Thanks to Shinn`s fighting prowess, the Minerva has overcome the Earth Forces fleet. As the ship continues on to Carpentaria, the Orb government concludes its alliance with the Atlantic Federation. Source: crunchyroll

Kira, Lacus and the remaining Arch-Angel crew embark on their old vessel and depart, but not before Kira rescues Cagalli from her wedding to Yuna. || In the wake of the assassination attempt on Lacus, Kira and his friends realize that they have been targeted by the government of the PLANTs. Kira then receives a letter from his sister Cagalli, in which she tells him of her intention to marry Yuna and asks him to return Athrun`s ring on her behalf. Source: crunchyroll

Athrun, now a member of the super elite ZAFT task force FAITH, returns to the Minerva. Once aboard, he delivers the Minerva's new mission to Talia. || Aboard the Archangel, Cagalli berates the crew for abducting her in the middle of her wedding ceremony. Kira gives Athrun`s ring back to her, and gently asks Cagalli to join them in seeking a better answer to the world`s problems. Source: crunchyroll

The Minerva engages Neo and the 3 stolen Gundams in a battle over the Indian Ocean. || As the Minerva makes its way through the Indian Ocean, it draws the attention of an old enemy, Neo Roanoke of the elite Phantom Pain taskforce. Neo calls in support from the nearby Earth Forces and launches an aerial assault on the Minerva. Source: crunchyroll

The Minerva lands at ZAFT's Muhamal base and gets details on their next assignment. Later, Athrun has a "heart-to-heart" conversation with Shinn. || The fugitive Archangel is now hiding underwater in the neutral Kingdom of Scandinavia. Aboard the ship, Kira and his friends ponder their future plans. Source: crunchyroll

With the help from a young rebel, the Minerva team is able to take out the EAF's Lohengrin and end their oppression on a town. || As the Minerva approaches the Lohengrin Gate, Athrun explains the battle plan to the other pilots. While the Minerva and the soldiers of the Mahamul base draw the attention of the Earth Forces, one pilot will attack the positron cannon via a hidden tunnel. Source: crunchyroll

The Minerva lands on the Black Sea town of Diokia. In Diokia the Minerva pilots are welcomed by Dullindal, who shares a discussion on war with them. || The Minerva continues on to the shore of the Black Sea and docks at the city of Diocuia. Recently liberated from the control of the Earth Forces, Diocuia is now the latest stop on Meer Campbell`s morale-building concert tour. Source: crunchyroll

Shinn narrates flashbacks covering the events that have transpired in Gundam SEED and SEED Destiny. He also sheds some light on how he got to the PLANT's after his tragic loss in Orb. || This episode recounts Shinn`s personal history. During the previous war, Shinn and his family lived peacefully in the neutral nation of Orb, but eventually even Orb was drawn into the conflict. Source: crunchyroll

After a misunderstanding between Athrun, Lunamaria and Meer, Shinn takes advantage of his shore leave by exploring the countryside. On his travels he stumbles across Stellar dancing on a cliff, she then accidentally falls into the sea. Shinn dives in after her. While waiting to be rescued, Shinn and Stellar share some bonding time. || After their meeting with Chairman Durandal, the Minerva pilots are treated to a day of vacation and given rooms in one of Diocuia`s hotels, and Athrun receives an unexpected guest. The pilots also make the acquaintance of Heine Westenfluss, a FAITH member who has been assigned to the Minerva as an additional pilot. Source: crunchyroll

An EF fleet led by Orb forces heads towards to Black Sea to deal a critical blow to ZAFT. However, a third party is waiting in the wings to stop the battle. || Yielding to pressure from the Earth Forces, the government of Orb has agreed to join the fight against ZAFT. An Orb expeditionary fleet commanded by Yuna Roma Seiran is dispatched to back up Neo Roanoke`s Phantom Pain taskforce. Source: crunchyroll

Cagalli's attempts to stop the Orb fleet fails and a battle between the Minerva, Orb/EA fleet and the Arch-Angel breaks out. || The battle between the Minerva and the Orb fleet has been disrupted by the sudden appearance of the Archangel and Kira`s Freedom Gundam. Cagalli enters the battlefield and orders the Orb forces to cease fighting, but Neo pressures Yuna into continuing the battle, and the Orb fleet renews its attack on the damaged Minerva. Source: crunchyroll

With Milliaria's help, Athrun is able to meet up with Kira and Cagalli to discuss recent events. || The battered Minerva retreats to a port on the Sea of Marmara to repair the damage it sustained in the Dardanelles battle. Troubled by the chaos his former comrades created during the fighting, Athrun decides to leave the Minerva and go in search of the Archangel so that he can talk to Kira and the others in person. Source: crunchyroll

The Minerva crew investigates the Lodonia Laboratory and learns the secret behind the EA's "Living CPU's." After hearing her "trigger," Stellar rushes off in Gaia to protect the lab, her birthplace. || Athrun has arranged a meeting with Kira and Cagalli, but the old friends no longer see eye to eye. Even after hearing of the assassination attempt on Lacus, Athrun still believes in Chairman Durandal`s good intentions, and he returns to the Minerva after urging his friends to keep Orb from participating in the war. Source: crunchyroll

Shinn rushes an injured Stellar aboard the Minerva. Once aboard, he learns startling information about Stellar. Elsewhere, Lacus decides to go to PLANT and scope the situation out. || After running off alone to the Lodonia laboratory, the Extended soldier Stella Loussier has been captured by the Minerva`s pilots. Shinn brings the injured Stella aboard the Minerva, but the ship`s doctors are unable to treat her due to her abnormal physiology. Source: crunchyroll

In Space, Lacus & Andy reunite with the Eternal and its crew. Lunamaria reports her findings from Athrun's rende-vous with Kira to Talia as Stellar's condition worsens. Elsewhere, Miriallia rejoins the ArchAngel and decodes a message that informs the group of an upcoming battle between Minerva and ORB/Phantom Pain. || Even as Neo prepares for another attack on the Minerva, the ZAFT forces are on the trail of the Archangel and its crew. While Chairman Durandal supervises the pursuit of the fugitive Lacus, Captain Talia of the Minerva receives a report on Athrun`s secret meeting with Kira and Cagalli. Source: crunchyroll

All hell breaks loose in a three way battle between the Minerva, Orb/Earth fleets and the ArchAngel. || As the Minerva struggles against the combined Orb and Earth Forces fleets, the Freedom Gundam and the Archangel appear on the battlefield once more. Cagalli pleads with the Orb forces to cease fighting, but Yuna orders them to continue their assault on the Minerva. Source: crunchyroll

As Dullindal plays a lonely game of chess, he reflects upon the past and the philosophy of his dear friend, Rau Le Crueset. || Lacus returns to space and joins her allies aboard the warship Eternal, which is now hidden inside a cluster of asteroids. Chairman Durandal orders his forces to continue searching for Lacus, insisting that she is merely an impostor. Source: crunchyroll

In order to save Stellar's life, Shinn brings her back to Neo. || In the aftermath of the battle at Crete, the Archangel retrieves survivors from the Orb fleet, who ask to join Cagalli in her fight to restore Orb`s ideals. Meanwhile, the Minerva is undergoing another round of repairs before continuing on to Gibraltar. Source: crunchyroll

Shinn and Rey both recieve pardons for freeing Stellar, a Prisoner of War, much to Talia and Athrun's surprise. Meanwhile, a revitalized Stellar pilots the EAF's new Destroy Gundam and wipes out several villages on the Russian front. || Shinn and Rey have returned Stella to her allies in order to save her life. As punishment for defying military regulations, the two pilots are placed in detention while the ZAFT leadership determines their fate. Source: crunchyroll

The Minerva and ArchAngel work to stop the Destroy Gundam and its destructive rampage through Europe. Shinn is shocked to learn that Stellar is the unit's pilot. || The Destroy Gundam advances towards Berlin, crushing one city after another. The Archangel arrives to confront the Destroy, but even Kira`s Freedom Gundam is no match for its overwhelming power. Source: crunchyroll

As the Arch-Angel makes its way towards Orb, it is attacked by the Minerva. Having studied up on the Freedom, Shinn prepares to destroy it. || Chairman Durandal has revealed the existence of Logos to the public, throwing the world into a state of confusion. Kira and Cagalli fear that their homeland is now in danger, and the Archangel begins making its way back to Orb. Source: crunchyroll

As the ArchAngel crew scrambles to stabilize their ship, Cagalli rescues an incapacitated Kira. Aboard the Minerva, Shinn gloats to Athrun about his victory. Dullindal decides to make his way towards Earth to present two new Gundams to Athrun and Shinn... || Although the Archangel has escaped the Minerva`s attack, the Freedom has been destroyed, and the ship itself badly damaged. After retrieving Kira, the Archangel continues on to Orb, while Shinn returns to the Minerva and receives a hero`s welcome. Source: crunchyroll

After his less than warm reception to Dullindal and his new Gundams, Dullindal decides that Athrun will only hinder his goals. With Special Ops soldiers after his life, Athrun decides to, once again, leave ZAFT. || Chairman Durandal, accompanied by Meer Campbell, presents Shinn and Athrun with a pair of powerful new Gundams. Shinn is delighted with this gift, but Athrun is still upset that they were ordered to attack the Archangel. Source: crunchyroll

Shinn is reluctant to shoot down Athrun's Gouf. However, Rey manages to relieve him of his doubts and convinces him to shoot down Athrun and Meyrin! || As Athrun and Meyrin escape from Gibraltar in a stolen mobile suit, Shinn and Rey pursue them in the new Destiny and Legend Gundams. Claiming that the fugitives have stolen classified information, Chairman Durandal orders Shinn and Rey to shoot them down. Source: crunchyroll

ZAFT leads an offensive on the EAF's Heaven's Base in hopes of defeating Logos. || The ZAFT forces gather around Heaven`s Base as they wait for the Earth Forces to respond to Chairman Durandal`s ultimatum. Aboard the Minerva, Lunamaria channels her grief into anger at Logos, while Shinn does his best to comfort her. Source: crunchyroll

After a trip to the Mendel Colony, Lacus and the Eternal's location is discovered by ZAFT. Just when it looks bleak for the Eternal, Kira comes to the rescue... || ZAFT has captured Heaven`s Base only to find that Lord Djibril has fled to parts unknown, and Chairman Durandal orders his forces to track the fugitive down. Aboard the Archangel, Kira laments his own powerlessness and wonders what will happen next. Source: crunchyroll

After Zaft's ultimatum requesting Djibril, Yuuna gives the obvious lie of Djibril not being in Orb in a public announcement. Following the announcement, Zaft begins its invasion of Orb. Cagalli is given her father's will: the mobile suit Orb-01 Akatsuki, arrests Yuuna and reforms Orb's defense against Zaft. Later, the Minerva arrives and Destiny launches to confront the Akatsuki... || Shinn and Rey receive medals for their exploits at Heaven`s Base, and Chairman Durandal awards them their own FAITH insignia. But a new crisis is already beginning, as ZAFT has discovered that Lord Djibril has taken refuge in Orb. Source: crunchyroll

Athrun and Kira share their thoughts of what has happened during the war. || Aboard the Archangel, the injured Athrun thinks back upon the path he has followed to this point. Even though he saw the pointlessness of war during the previous conflict, he rejoined ZAFT and fought alongside the Minerva crew in order to bring the new war to an end. Source: crunchyroll

Cagalli and Shinn's duel is interupted by Kira's appearance on the battlefield. As Kira challenges Shinn to a rematch in his new Gundam, Cagalli goes to Orb's national defense HQ to interrogate Yuuna about the location of Djirbil. Aboard the ArchAngel, Lacus presents Athrun with a new Gundam. || Cagalli and her golden mobile suit Akatsuki have turned the tide of battle in Orb`s favor, but she now finds herself facing enemy reinforcements, in the form of the Minerva and Shinn`s Destiny Gundam. Even as the Archangel rushes to Cagalli`s aid, Kira and Lacus return from space with a pair of new Gundams. Source: crunchyroll

Athrun launches into battle with his new Gundam, Infinite Justice, and tries to reason with Shinn. Meanwhile, Djibril makes his move to escape Orb. || The ZAFT forces renew their attack on Orb. Shinn and Rey enter the battlefield in the Destiny and Legend, and Athrun comes to Kira`s rescue with his new Infinite Justice Gundam. While the four Gundams clash, the battle situation abruptly changes, and Talia orders the ZAFT forces to withdraw. Source: crunchyroll

The confusion brought on by Lacus' speech soon turns to anger as Djibril fires the Requiem and wipes out a small cluster of PLANT's. || The real Lacus Clyne has reappeared on the world stage, and the impostor has been exposed. While Chairman Durandal sends Meer Campbell into hiding, the ZAFT forces and their allies grapple with this new revelation. Source: crunchyroll

The Minerva leads an attack on Djibril's moon base as Djirbil prepares for the Requiem's second movement. || Although the Requiem cannon has missed the PLANT capital of Aprilius, it has wreaked vast destruction on the surrounding PLANTs. In response, ZAFT sends its lunar orbital fleet to attack Requiem`s first relay station, while the Minerva rushes to the Daedalus base to capture the cannon itself. Source: crunchyroll

The crew of the Minerva enjoys some downtime after their string of battles. Meanwhile at the Lunar city, Copernicus, Lacus receives a message from Meer. || With the Daedalus base captured, Lord Djibril eliminated, and the Requiem relay stations safely under ZAFT control, Chairman Durandal`s victory now appears complete. As the world awaits Durandal`s next move, the Archangel heads for the free lunar city of Copernicus to monitor the situation. Source: crunchyroll

Lacus stumbles across Meer's diary. Dullindal official announces his Destiny Plan to the world... || Lacus and her companions return to the Archangel, carrying with them the body of Meer Campbell. Now that Meer has given her life to save Lacus, Athrun is ashamed to realize how little he knew about her. Source: crunchyroll

Aboard the Minerva, Rey works to quell Shinn's doubts about the Destiny Plan. As Orb and the Kingdom of Scandanavia announce their refusal of the plan, Dullindal uses Requiem on the EAF's Althea Base... || The fragile peace is shattered, as the world is once again thrown into turmoil by the announcement of Chairman Durandal`s Destiny Plan. To eliminate conflict and secure eternal peace and happiness, Durandal intends to use DNA analysis to assign every human being to his or her proper role in life, creating a regulated society without free will or desire. Source: crunchyroll

Kira and Athrun work to destroy Requiem's first relay point. As Orb forces close in on the Requiem, Dullindal reveals Messiah's secret weapon. || By using the Requiem cannon against the Earth Forces` Arzachel base, Chairman Durandal has shown that he will destroy anyone who stands in the way of his Destiny Plan, and it is clear to all that Orb is his next target. The Orb space fleet and its allies scramble to attack the Daedalus base before Requiem can fire again, while the Archangel and Eternal attempt to destroy the cannon`s first relay station. Source: crunchyroll

Kira and Athrun face off against Shinn and Rey as the battle of Messiah continues... || Having eliminated Requiem`s first relay station, the Archangel and Eternal rush to the moon to join the attack on the Daedalus base, only to find their way barred by the mobile fortress Messiah. Kira tells Athrun and the Archangel to continue on and destroy the Requiem cannon, while he and the Eternal stay behind to deal with Messiah. Source: crunchyroll