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** YMMV on that last one; something about the sudden "thunk" right before the commercial break just made it seem [[Narm|narmy]] to me.
* The most outstanding one of all, though, is the final action of the Reinforce Jr. The ship's just been hit, disabling its left engine. Robert Gomez and the others know that they're not going to get out of their situation alive, but they also know the young members of the crew have to live on- he orders everyone except himself and the remaining old folk to evacuate the ship, and the evacuees can only look on in horror as the Reinforce Jr. advances towards the Zanscare fleet- while two of the old folk commandeer a heavily damaged mobile suit and ''use it as a turret to defend the ship'', no less. The waterworks come, however, when, despite the ship being heavily damaged and everyone else dead, Gomez, with a grin on his face, {{spoiler|rams the Motorad squadron as his last act.}} And if ''that'' isn't tear-jerking enough, ''listen to the song that's playing''.
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** There is a silver lining to this, though: if she has no memory of the horrible stuff she did and what an [[Ax Crazy]] monster she had become, then it might be better for her to live in ignorance. She has a clean slate and a chance to start her life over, to change for the better. People some times need second chances, and for Katejina, this is her opening towards one.
* All of the Shrike Team girls' deaths were very sad, but the kicker is {{spoiler|Mahelia's demise, and later funeral}}. She was such an adorable [[Cool Big Sis]] and seemed to understand Usso well, and then... things go like they did.
** And since he was their leader, {{spoiler|Oliver's [[Heroic Sacrifice]]}} is very sad too.
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