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** Then, when Relena was "forced" to join [[War for Fun
{{quote| '''[[The Stoic|Heero]]:''' Let me confirm: your shelter is secure?<br />▼
** Also, Relena gets one that overlaps with [[Tear Jerker]] and [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]] in the end of the series,
'''Dekim:''' What?!<br />▼
* The Gundam Wing Zero, blowing up an ''entire space colony'' in one shot. Also a case of [[Nightmare Fuel]].
'''Heero:''' I'm asking if your shelter is shielded.<br />▼
* Also in the final arc of the series, there's a scene where Trowa is infiltrating the space fortress Libra. A pair of enemy soldiers emerge from a nearby hallway and start shooting at him. Trowa performs an incredible acrobatic jump, landing on a high catwalk a distance away... and then ''bows'' to the guys who just tried to kill him before running off.▼
'''Mariemaia:''' [[Tempting Fate|Of course! See for yourself just how powerless you are!]]<br />▼
* The entire setup of the Antarctica duel: Zechs is mad that OZ messed up his fair fight with Heero, so he defies orders to secretly rebuild the Gundam, has Noin locate the pilot, then brings him to a secluded base just so they can have their one-on-one uninterrupted. The fight itself is decently cool, but the real CMoA comes when OZ, having discovered Zechs' treachery, sends literally hundreds of mobile suits to capture everyone at the base. In order to buy time for everyone (including Heero, Trowa
'''Heero:''' Roger that. (fires [[BFG]].) '''[[Earthshattering Kaboom|BOOM]]'''<br />▼
'''All the Bad Guy:'''[[Oh Crap|...!]] }}▼
▲** I actually think Relena's real first Crowning Moment came in the school ball episode. {{spoiler|Heero has her at gunpoint at school, but Relena barely blinks an eyelid and basically tells him: "You'd like to kill me, Heero? Try it. But let me warn you, it would be stupid to do so when everyone's at school and enjoying themselves... Shall we dance, instead?" She utterly and completely ''pwns'' him and even ropes the cold assassin into dancing with her. That requires balls, er, boobs.}}
▲** Then, when Relena was "forced" to join [[War for Fun And Profit|Romefeller Foundation]] [[Hostage Situation|for the safety or Sanc Kingdom.]] Everyone thought that they had the [[Rebellious Princess]] under their thumb, and could finally use her for publicity and whatsnot. {{spoiler|And [[Shoot the Dog|Heero was ready to shoot her]] for this.}} Then, Relena showed her [[The High Queen|High Queen in training]] ID and [[Patrick Stewart Speech|calmly made a speech about how they should abdicate war and promoting peace.]] {{spoiler|''In her first appearance in public,'' and knowing full well that Heero was ready to kill her right there. No wonder [[Smug Snake|that the one who had her for this]] was [[Oh Crap|completely dejected]], and most members of Romefeller, touched by her speech, [[Heel Face Turn|decides to stop their effort toward war.]]}}
▲** Also, Relena gets one that overlaps with [[Tear Jerker]] and [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]] in the end of the series, {{spoiler|when she refuses to kill Lady Une as punishment for her father's death, [[Cry Cute|driving until then either bitchy or serene Une to tears]].}}
* This Troper wants to add the scene of Zechs reappearance after his assumed death. "Zechs Marquise?! I thought you were dead!" "That's right, I was. But I found that I cannot quietly sleep in my grave, while Treize's spirit is still roaming among us."▼
** Addendum: "This is Wind. I'm destroying MO-3."▼
* The Series has more CMoA than can possily be listed, but of particular note is the final episode when Heero {{spoiler|fires his BFG at the giant space fortress hurtling towards earth as he begins to burn in the upper atmosphere while yelling "I will... I will... I will survive!" Not to mention when he appears moments later flying away from the massive blast in his jet mode in ultra dramatic style}}▼
* Fan-favorite Duo Maxwell ''finally'' got his own CMOA late in the series when he was faced with two Gundam-class machines, each using AI based on his friends Heero and Trowa. He manages to take both of them down at the same time with little effort, pausing only to coolly comment "Maybe next time you should use '''my''' data."▼
▲* Also in the final arc of the series, there's a scene where Trowa is infiltrating the space fortress Libra. A pair of enemy soldiers emerge from a nearby hallway and start shooting at him. Trowa performs an incredible acrobatic jump, landing on a high catwalk a distance away...and then ''bows'' to the guys who just tried to kill him before running off.
▲* The entire setup of the Antarctica duel: Zechs is mad that OZ messed up his fair fight with Heero, so he defies orders to secretly rebuild the Gundam, has Noin locate the pilot, then brings him to a secluded base just so they can have their one-on-one uninterrupted. The fight itself is decently cool, but the real CMoA comes when OZ, having discovered Zechs' treachery, sends literally hundreds of mobile suits to capture everyone at the base. In order to buy time for everyone (including Heero, Trowa, and Relena) to get away safely, he charges '''the entire OZ fleet''' solo, crying "Glory to the colonies!"
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9C8KHT64RI#t=19m29s The end of episode 41] is undeniably one of the high points of the series. Two moments stand out: post-amnesia Trowa saving Noin's ass and Zechs ''destroying the entire Barge station with Epyon's beam saber'' after the rest of his attack force has been wiped out.
* Quatre's CMOA comes in the series when
▲* Quatre's CMOA comes in the series when {{spoiler|he goes after the maddened Trowa who's using the Wing Zero and is driven mad by the Zero System. He knows ''too horrifyingly well'' the effects of the System, yet he doesn't hesitate to try de-brainwashing Trowa before he blows up the colony he wants to protect. And ''he succeeds''.}}
** He gets another late in the series when he manages to master the ZERO System on only his second usage of it AND gets the other Gundam Pilots to drop their "I work alone" attitudes in order to execute precision strategies, thwarting Dorothy and White Fang's own use of the System. Heero may be the protagonist, but Quatre is hands-down the Wing Team's leader.
*** For this troper, being of Middle Eastern descent, the fact that Quatre is supposed to be Arab, and defying every damn stereotype about the culture is a huge crowner for him and every Arab anime fan who wants to be a hero.
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* Otto
* Treize CMOA:
** Defeating Wu Fei in a sword fight, making the [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy]] [[Heroic BSOD|having it hard]].
*** Which is then flipped on its head when Treize reveals during his duel with Wufei, who accuses him of being heartless, giving him a [[Shut UP, Hannibal]] by counting off the names of everyone who ever died for him. Seconds later, he jumps Wufei, only to be fatally stabbed. Cue [[Tear Jerker]] moment as Wufei gives a manly cry "I didn't think I'd win...".
* Treize challenge Zechs [[Honor Before Reason|to a duel of
** Followed immediately by {{spoiler|Lady Une finally waking from her coma}}, [[Gundamjack|commandeering the Wing Gundam]], and making it up to space ''just in time to make a [[Diving Save]]''.
*** And props to Wing Gundam for {{spoiler|SURVIVING A SUPERLASER TO THE FACE. Sure, it totaled the mech, but props the designers for pilot safety. Seriously
* [[Action Girl]] Lucrezia Noin gets a more subtle one right after Heero [[Spanner in
* Trowa uses the traveling circus act as a disguise to hide his Gundam, and reveals it during the show at a military base. Where he proceeds to destroy everything. Just as he is about to commit suicide with his [[Self
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* Lady Une freeing the Gundam pilots as well as her final speech have to count.
* Lady Une pulls an Awesome moment early in the series.
* For for a OZ pilot, Walker managed to pull one off. After providing Zechs with Tallgeese, Walker goes into battle to buy him some time and gather data on the Gundams. He manages to save an Alliance general, and surround Heavyarms with his troops. However,
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* From ''Endless Waltz'':
** Heero having finally arrived, with Wing Zero, at the compound where Relena and Mariemaia are:
▲'''Dekim:''' What?!<br />
▲* Lady Une pulls an Awesome moment early in the series. {{spoiler|After General Septum gives his speech, Une tells him "... we won't be needing you any further." Then the floor under Septum drops open , causing him to fall out of the airplane. Une smirks, then swipes out a pistol - ''and shoots the falling Septum in the head''.}} A moment so awesome, the Toonami trailer used it.
▲'''Heero:''' I'm asking if your shelter is shielded.<br />
▲* For for a OZ pilot, Walker managed to pull one off. After providing Zechs with Tallgeese, Walker goes into battle to buy him some time and gather data on the Gundams. He manages to save an Alliance general, and surround Heavyarms with his troops. However, {{spoiler|Quatre and the Magnac Corps show up, shooting up the Aries. Utterly outnumbered and outmatched, Walker charges at Sandrock, shouting "Come get me, you monster!" Quatre catches the Aries in his heat shotels. As his mobile suit is being crushed, Walker calmly muses "Well, I always wanted to know how much this thing can take" before he dies.}} Not bad for a guy with one name.
▲'''Mariemaia:''' [[Tempting Fate|Of course! See for yourself just how powerless you are!]]<br />
** Relena intercepting Lady Une's [[Armor-Piercing Slap]] for Mariemaia and delivering one herself.
** A retroactive moment for Trieze; even after he has been dead a full year, just sharing his name is almost enough to allow Mariemaia and Dekim Barton to conquer the world. The only reason it doesn't work is because Trieze's soldiers are so loyal to his vision that when Dekim oversteps that vision they kill him. How many characters can claim to nearly take over the world from '''beyond the grave'''?
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▲*** Addendum: "This is Wind. I'm destroying MO-3."
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** Zechs, Noin, Duo, Trowa and Quatre fight an entire army of mobile suits and manage to take down numerous opponents without actually killing a single soldier. The only reason they don't outright win the battle, as Quatre notes, is because they aren't killing anyone.
* At the English-language premiere of ''Endless Waltz'' at Anime Weekend Atlanta, the entire crowd burst into applause at these above moments.
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