It’s to be expected that Gjallarhorn to break their promises, or to sprout white lies. The deal Orga had agreed on with Fareed was under the conditions Gjallarhorn would bring alongside five battleships, but instead Tekkadan arrives at the meeting point only to find one. Camich claims they have arrived first only because the ship is faster, and were hoping to initiate the battle sooner than later as he was in a hurry to beat OLO Joint Fleet to the punch.
The battle between the Dawn Horizon Corps is a difficult one as they fooled Gjallarhorn and Tekkadan by towing several of their ships to make it so that looked at if they have only three on the ARAB Radar. The battle today was one about endurance as one they managed to puncture the Dawn Horizon Corp’s defenses, the struggle was to survive the battlefield once they ran out of ammo or fuel, and hold out until they could have a chance to resupply. The problem however is the fact the pirates had more cards up their sleeves, with stronger mobile suits- ones that I get the feeling I have seen in a warehouse at some point during the first season. And I like there is a shift in the design of the more commonly used mobile suits altogether, it brings a breath of fresh air to the series.
However as soon as the battle began to stall out due to the need to resupply, I started to wonder what was going to go wrong, and who is going to spoil the fight. Well we got our answer by the end of the episode, and it’s the Outer Lunar Orbit Joint Fleet led by Rustal Elion. It is now the battle for glory points. Whoever captures or kills Dawn Horizon Leader Sandoval first, will win.
This is why Camich was in a hurry, but coming around with only one ship certainly doesn’t help speed up the process. With Tekkadan racing against OLO Joint Fleet, one has to wonder if the Dawn Horizon Corp and their leader will be able to escape to live another day. I don’t know how long the fight is going to last between Juileta and Mika, but she is surely not going to him do his job without being a nuisance. It is a joke to see the two branches of Gjallarhorn compete in such a fashion, ironically Fareed is all part of this spectacle, and it certainly doesn’t help redeem their reputation by the slightest. But it’s not just Juileta that will be a problem, it looks like the mask guy will be participating in this fight as well. I am also becoming more and more convinced he is Gaelio, (god forbid it being Ein, how underwhelming that would be), and I wouldn’t put it past me if Mika actually somehow manages to figure it out himself (might be harder though due to the changes).
There is also one more factor that could spoil the fight due to the nature of the Dawn Horizon Corps. Throughout the battle, Tekkadan have been encountering many surrender signals where the pirates have surrendered. It worries me that it could be another ploy for them to possibly sneak on to the ships and hijack it. It’s a dangerous mission, but I certainly wouldn’t put it past them. Tekkadan, though they never played the surrender card, had used a similar tactic before, so it makes me feel a bit unsettled to see white flags, especially considering how uncommon it is to see it actually take place in this series.
Random Note of the Week: Can we give all the awards to the one guy managed to get data on Sandoval’s mobile suit? That’s one hell of a risky job.
I’m 100% sure the masked guy is Gaelio.
His little monologue to then focus Fareed for a few seconds.
Love that ending point. He absolutely deserves credit. I’ve also got to give props to the pirate captain for covering the retreat, whether it’s a scheme or not since it’s easy to die within seconds given the scenario. Really looking forward to the masked man’s reveal, especially if we get answers as to just why Fareed couldn’t ask for Gaelio’s help of all people. That’s to say nothing of my joy if it is Gaelio and he reunites with his sister.