Mobile Suit Gundam SEED/Recap/Ep 16 Burning Sandstorm: Difference between revisions

 

On the ''Archangel'', Murdoch and Mu decide to call it a night after staying up late to prepare the Skygrasper for combat. Miri and Tolle prepare for their shift on the bridge, but overhear Sai trying to speak to Flay, whose bunk is dark with the curtains drawn. They discuss the situation as they walk to the bridge; about how Flay and Sai were nearly engaged before the war, and how Kira used to talk about how cute Flay was on the infrequent occasions that they crossed paths. Both agree that hopefully the situation won't turn ugly. Alone in her quarters, Murrue looks at a [[Tragic Keepsake|locket]] before turning over and trying to sleep. On the bridge, one of the OMNI regulars explains to Kuzzey how to keep the ''Archangel'' cooled down in order to evade infrared scanners (their biggest threat, since radar is unreliable due to the N-Jammers). Miri and Tolle arrive, and are reprimanded by the pilot for being late, while Kuzzey asks why they don't just get rid of the N-Jammers. It's explained that when ZAFT deployed the N-Jammers they were fired deep underground, and since they don't even know their exact number or location, removing them is impossible. Natarle arrives on the bridge and asks the pilot if he has the measurements on the damage ''Archangel'' sustained during reentry, and he replies that it seems to be within acceptable limits. While he's talking, he drops a water bottle in midair, where it falls to the floor; Natarle tells him to remember that they're not in zero gravity anymore. Looking at the gravitational fields, she notes that the local underground features are causing irregularities. When Tolle asks what that means, the pilot replies that things like abandoned mines, oil fields, and mineral deposits mean that the ground is unstable and could collapse under the ''Archangel'''s weight. When Tolle asks if the spot they're on now is safe, she pointedly fails to answer.

The BuCUEs, ZAFT's quadruped mobile suits, attack the Strike, pinning it down despite Kira's attempts at counterattacking. Natarle orders the ''Archangel'' to attack with missiles despite the fact that they'll hit the Strike as well, knowing that its phase shift armor will protect it. The BuCUEs avoid the missiles, but Kira does not; the ZAFT commander remarks that the ''Archangel'''s commander either doesn't care what happens to Strike's pilot or else has faith in his abilities. Kira trades shots with the BaCUEs while modifying the Strike's OS to take the desert conditions. Its movement notably improves, and he immediately damages one BaCUE and destroys another. The ZAFT commander notices this sudden improvement and orders his ship, the ''Lesseps'', to fire its main cannon. The two remaining BaCUEs fire a missile swarm at the Strike, but Kira shoots them down with the Launcher's gatling gun. Mu reports the Skygrasper ready to launch just as the ''Archangel'' detects the incoming cannon fire. Murrue orders the ship to take off, managing to avoid the worst of the blast. They estimate the position of the enemy fire and realize that it's out of their range, but Mu volunteers to find it and mark it with a laser designator. He launches, warning the ''Archangel'' not to let themselves get taken out in the meantime. The ZAFT commander watches the Skygrasper, remarking that it wasn't mentioned in the report he received.

 

 

Additional BuCUEs attack the Strike, which is now low on power. Kira berates himself for using his beam cannon too much, while the ZAFT commander reviews the data he has on the Strike, commenting that it should be almost out of power and they'll have to destroy it for killing his men. As the BuCUEs and helicopters surround the Strike, Murrue orders the ''Archangel'' forward to cover it, but Natarle says that they can't risk hitting the Strike when its power is already low. Before they can decide what to do, however, one of the helicopters is destroyed. Both the ''Archangel'' and ZAFT look in the direction of the attack, finding a force of jeeps equipped with machine guns and missile launchers attacking. A teenage blonde girl in one of the jeeps approaches the Strike, firing a [[Grappling Hook Pistol]] at it and using it to transmit data to Kira. She gives him the location of a trap they've set up, and tells him to lure the BuCUEs there.

* [[A Man Is Not a Virgin]]: And neither is Kira! At least, not anymore...

* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: The resistance fighters when the Strike was about to take a serious pummeling.

* [[Evil Laugh]]: Flay gets a good one when contemplating Kira fighting and killing other Coordinators.

* [[La Résistance]]: The Desert Dawn.

* [[Oh Crap]]: Murrue's reaction when she receives the message that their enemy is the ''Lesseps''.

* [[Red Baron]]: Andrew Waltfeld; aka the Desert Tiger.

 

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