Episode summaries

    Episodes 1 to 5
     False Peace / Its name is Gundam / Collapsed Land / Silent Run / Phase Shift Down !

The war between the ZAFT Coordinators and the Naturals of the Earth Alliance has been going on for 11 months. Kira Yamato is a young coordinator who went to Heliopolis, a neutral colony, to escape the war. His life is turned upside down the day ZAFT forces attack the colony to seize five Mobile Suit prototypes that the colonel was secretly having built for the Alliance. During the attack, Kira comes across his childhood friend, Athrun Zala who has now joined ZAFT.

    Episodes 6 to 10
     The Vanishing Gundam / The Scar of Space / The Songstress of the Enemy Forces / The Fading Light / Separate Ways

Although Kira is reluctant to fight, he continues to defend the Archangel onboard the Strike Gundam against ZAFT forces led by the Machiavellian Rau Le Creuset. His friends help them in this task, and they each hold a post onboard the Earth Alliance ship. In space, once again he has to confront his childhood friend, Athrun Zala who pilots one of the stolen Gundams, the Aegis. They engage in a ruthless fight.

    Episodes 11 to 15
     The Awakeneing Sword / Flay’s Decision / Stars Falling in Space / Within Endless Time / Respective Solitudes

Kira goes before a disciplinary committee for having helped Lacus to escape. Meanwhile, the whole of the Federation’s 8th Fleet comes to the rescue of the Archangel. But they were not counting on Le Creuset and his men who have no intention on letting them get away. To reach the Earth, the crew of the Archangel once again have to stand up to the four Gundams stolen by ZAFT. Will Kira manage to counter the attack?

    Episodes 16 to 20
     Burning Sandstorm / Cagalli Returns / Payback / Fangs of the Enemy / On a Calm Day

The Archangel finally reaches the Earth, but is forced to land in the desert where Kira faces the troops of the legendary Andrew Waltfeld, a ZAFT officer nicknamed the “Desert Tiger”. But the desert is far from uninhabited and local resistance fighters come to the rescue of the crew of the now famous Earth Alliance ship. Back on the PLANTs, Athrun visits Lacus, his fiancée, to talk about Kira. Meanwhile, their fathers and the PLANT Supreme Council are discussing Operation Split Break which aims to overcome the Earth forces once and for all.

    Episodes 21 to 25
     Beyond the Clouds of Sand / The Sea Dyed Red / Fateful Encounter / War For Two / The Land of Peace

To escape from the desert to Alaska, the Archangel first must take care of some unfinished business with the Desert Tiger. But ZAFT maritime mobile suits are waiting for them, along with Athrun and his comrades at the controls of four stolen Gundams. In search of a place to rest, Kira and his friends discover that the ZAFT forces won’t give them a minute’s peace, and that nothing but war seems to reign on Earth.
On the other side, Cagalli decides to help the Archangel’s crew and joins it for the journey.

    Episodes 26 to 30
     Moment / Endless Rondo / Kira / The Turning Point / Flashing Blades

Cagalli, admits that she is the President of Orb’s daughter, making it possible for the Archangel to seek shelter in the neutral territories of Orb. There, the crew will have to help Morgenroete, the scientific foundation originally responsible for Gundams, in their search to produce new weapons.
During there time there, Asran hopes the Archangel doesn’t escape and waits close by for his final confrontation with Kira and the Strike Gundam.

    Episodes 31 to 35
     Grieving skies / In the promised land / Gathering darkness / Seen and unseen / The descending sword

The Archangel continues to recover from their battle with the stolen Gundams. They spend their time treating their wounded and assessing the damages, with Kira and Tolle still missing.
It’s the neutral nation of Orb that will come to their aid this time and search for survivors of the battle, Naturals and Coordinators alike. Before long as well the crew of the Archangel finally reach their destination on Earth, JOSH-A in Alaska.

    Episodes 36 to 40
     In the name of justice / Divine thunder / Decisive fire / Athrun / Into the dawn skies

ZAFT launches Operation Spitbreak and anticipates the destruction of the Earth Alliance. Meanwhile, the Archangel is charged with protecting JOSH-A in Alaska, without the aid of the Strike Gundam. Moreover, the high command transfers several key members of the Archangel’s staff to other vessels before the battle!
On the other hand, the Atlantic Federation has been prepared for ZAFT’s attack for a long time now. With one swift attack they hope to turn the tables on the ZAFT forces and strike at the very heart of the PLANTs !

    Episodes 41 to 45
     Trembling world / Lacus strikes / What stands in the way / Spiral of encounters / The opening door

The newly formed fleet comprising of the Archangel land the Kusanagi helps strengthen the will to preserve peace. The Earth Alliance is stronger than ever too though and prepares to go on the offensive against the PLANTs who are still in crisis after the failure of Operation Spitbreak and the revolt led by the Clyne family.
To make matters worse, many truths have been obscured by all the lies and hypocrisies during the way. Now the time has come for truths to be unveiled and for both Athrun and Kira to face their demons…