It's a battle of attrition; the Gundams themselves are resilient, but they're worthless if the pilots get fatigue. Now THAT'S solid planning right there!
And next episode those new Gundams will appear! And I heard Rie Kugimiya (VA for Shana) gets to play one of those Gundam pilots (and yes the pilot is a girl). Hehehehe!
Its one of the charms of the show, if this was SEED then the pilot would go into SEED mode and somehow manage to take down all 1000 mobile suits with a weapon attached to every thinkable part of the Gundam.
I didn't think there were bigger A-holes out there than Celestial Being, but these Gundam Throne guys are big contenders. Especially that smacktard outspoken brother, he and Tieria would make a great couple
I dont like the huge diffrence of power i hope that the ace pilots get a gundam of there own or CB fights the thrones. So far its like watching a Tiger fight a bunch of deer. no matter how meny deer attack him at once the tiger is just to stacked to lose.
Realising that the Thrones are sowing the seeds of war by dragging civilians into the conflict, Setsuna dispatches in Exia to face them alone. In a 3 against 1 battle, as Setsuna is outnumbered, Tiera sharing his ideals decides to rescue him. Meanwhile, Lockon who didn't stop Setsuna from taking off in the first place decides to join the battle as well, creating a 3 Gundam formation against the Thrones. Johan, seeing no reason to fight against Gundam comrades, decides to flee the scene, but as he does he reveals a shocking truth to Lockon.
Ep 20 - The Blade of Revolution
The 3 factions dedicated to capturing the Gundams come to grips with "that information" which they have all received, and decide to form a military alliance. The actions of the Thrones have united the world under the believe that the Gundams are the "absolute evil". Setsuna watched the world change with mixed feelings. The Thrones' Gundam Meisters launch a frenzied assault on the HRL's bases, but there they find an unexpected level of support troops exist.
Ep 21 - The Path of Destruction
Faced with the situation of the world changing their stance from capture to complete annihilation of the Gundams, Sumeragi moves to prepare a counter for the emergancy situation. Meanwhile, Lockon speaks to Tiera, who is troubled by his doubt on his own significance and of matters concerning Veda. Celestial Being slowly comes to terms with the situation little by little. But at that moment, the alarms sound indicating an enemy attack. The world's military forces have launched an all out attack aimed at taking out Celestial Being once and for all.
Ep 22 - Trans Am
Setsuna and the team get out of their predicament with help of Sumeragi's strategy and new weapon equipment, but the price they paid is too high. The Gundams are now seem as targets for destruction instead of capture. Against the might of the world's army targeting Celestial Being, even the Thrones fall back, but the sparkle in Setsuna's eyes do not disappear...
The 'startling truth' at the end of ep21 is rumored to be the existence of a 'second Lockon'
