Episodes

04: The Victoria Nightmare

• Une's first appearance in animated canon.
• Basically, she's just standing over Treize while he takes a bath in some strange Greek/Roman ruin at sunset.
• She pretty much keeps a straight face while reporting the proceedings about an info leak in Lagrange until Treize gives Zechs a compliment; she visibly frowns at that but she schools her features back into neutrality when Treize addresses her. Mind games being played here. She's obviously jealous but she knows better than to express it.
• When given the assassination order for Vice Foreign Minister Darlian, she simply bows her head and accedes with an addendum about getting the rose fragrance ready for his next bath. A lot of assumptions can be made here. If he bathes in rose fragrance, it's safe to assume that's what he smells like. Also, this is not the first time she's seen him naked. Since she's talking about his next bath, one could also say that this is a regular thing between them.
• I laugh every time at the end of this scene when he leans back and rolls his head to the side saying "Sounds good." It's like he's deliberately taunting her to be unprofessional. Also, something I noticed only during this particular rewatch: his eyes are closed throughout the whole scene. He's not even looking at her. 8|

05: Relena's Secret

• Welp, it's assassination time. On the shuttle with Minister Darlian, she walks on over to wish him success despite the fact that she's obviously not welcome. When he gives her the silent treatment, she implies his rudeness saying there's nothing wrong with socializing. He strikes back saying he has nothing to discuss with a Specials officer. It's here that she sort of loses her temper and accuses him of speaking "nasty words" but it's not full-on anger. She points out that she's simply present due to orders and how she'd appreciate it if he didn't take his frustrations out on her. He continues to ignore her and tells his daughter, Relena, to look at how beautiful the Earth is. Having returned to her seat, Une overhears this and takes out a compact mirror, murmuring to herself that Darlian should take a good look because it's the last time he'll see it.
• So far: her life = being ignored by people. It is the most awesome life, obviously. =_=;
• I think there's shades of her diplomatic persona in the aforementioned scene. She's trying to socialize. She's just not very good at it. Her voice is harsh and commanding. Her temper flares up. She's still political enough not to cause international incident though.
• Her next scene is brief. She just seems really pleased with herself when Minister Darlian talks to the colony representatives about rumors that the colonies intend to attack Earth. The meeting is to clear up those rumors. From her earlier conversation with Treize, we already know she had a hand in that "leak."
• I listened to the next scene in both Japanese and English. I swear they fucking call her "Miss Redii" in the Japanese. Not "Redii-san." MISS REDII. /headdesks
• In the English dub, it's Miss Une.
• Bandai's subtitles read "Excuse me, Miss Une" at this point in the scene. It's 05:55 into the episode.
• Oh and she gets kicked out of the meeting room by one of the colony representatives. LMAO. She has no "diplomatic authorization." This is so ironic because she becomes OZ's representative to the colonies later on. No fuss from her about being sent out though. With a straight face, she just excuses herself.
• After she leaves, she activates the bomb in her compact powder and leaves it on a table outside the meeting room. It's set to go off in ten minutes. Relena sees it though and, being the good girl that she is, goes to look for Une in order to return the compact.
• With ten seconds left on the clock, Relena hands her the compact and oh shit...
• This is the first time she full on loses her temper. And come on, it's justified. What would you do if someone handed you a bomb ten seconds before it was set to go off? Headcanon: OZ totally has a baseball/softball team and she's an awesome pitcher. She throws that bomb like a fastball and it breaks the window to the meeting room before it goes off.
• LOL you can briefly see the text on the compact before it goes off. It says "Glierian Paris." Classy bomb.
• Super close call and she has her soldiers go after Relena with orders to kill the girl. Capture doesn't even cross her mind.
• Her soldiers bungle that and Une actually puts herself in front of the speeding escape vehicle containing Relena, her father and sympathizers to their cause. No flinching. Just firing dead on the whole time. She jumps out of the way at the last minute. When asked by a soldier if she's hurt, she merely grumbles in frustration.
• Despite that mess, she's a picture of calm and a perfect liar at the press con later in the day blaming the attack on terrorists.The gambit of using the "terrorist act" to make the colony look hostile toward the Alliance is now played. She also puts herself in charge of investigating the terrorist act. So basically, even before she transitioned into her diplomatic persona, she was well-aware of how to conduct politics and crisis management as well as how to play the press. She's just more ruthless and less charismatic. Also, not as hot. :|

06: Party Night

• After Relena returns home, we see Une speaking to Treize via audio feed at some telecommunications facility. Safe to say that it's a secure line because you don't do villainous discussions about killing someone in something that can get hacked. She seems to be handling the communication device just fine all on her own. In fact, the room's empty except for her. This is where my headcanon being all hax0rz with tech comes from.
• When Treize asks her when she plans to return, she tells him she needs more time. He doesn't chastise her outright but tells her it's unlike her to make mistakes. Yep, all the manipulation, all the time. She asks for Mobile Suit support to aid her in the attack to dispose of Relena and he grants her five. She expresses surprise at this but he justifies it owing to all the disaster with the Gundams constantly attacking OZ.
• When she has her forces attack St. Gabriel's Insitute, Relena's school, she tells her troops to stop at nothing since she intends to spin in in the press as another terrorist attack.
• Ok so I ❤ this dialogue between her and one of her soldiers so I'm quoting the dub here for reference:

  UNE:
  Don't stop at anything. It will be reported by the press as another terrorist attack against the alliance.
  
  SOLDIER:
  I don't feel too great about this. Attacking a defenseless civilian facility.
  
  UNE:
  Then stay behind. I'll have someone else lead the attack.
  
  SOLDIER:
  But why?
  
  UNE:
  With that attitude, you're risking your life as well as that of others. I can't have that in a leader.
  
  SOLDIER:
  Forgive my insubordination. I'll carry out our mission at once.
  
  UNE:
  Very well. Get on with it.
  
  SOLDIER:
  Roger. We'll descend immediately.
  
  UNE: (to herself)
  Stay calm. Don't get angry.

• So it seems that her change to the diplomatic persona wasn't that abrupt. She knows how to manipulate her subordinates too. The seeds for her change are already starting to take root by this early episode. She's self-aware. She knows she has a temper and she does her best to control it and suppress herself in order to be a better leader.
• Anyway, Wing Gundam is there. Blah, blah, Colonel Treize was right. Capture that. Dispatch our Aries.
• Oh right, she has a minor WTF moment when she finds out the Gundam's protecting Relena. Because srsly...why? Why the hell would the Gundam be protecting that girl? Makes no sense from her POV. Makes no sense to Heero either, actually. Une's led to speculate that Relena knows the pilot.
• With all their suits destroyed, Une's ready to go and finish the girl off herself but Treize makes a call telling her to cancel the mission and return to base. She protests a lot at that because demmit, the mission... He cuts her off while she's talking. Twice. Anyway, blah blah let Relena live. You didn't fail. We weren't expecting that enemy. She grudgingly obeys. Inb4 she does not worship the ground he walks on, ok? She wouldn't talk back so damned much if she did. She respects him but she's not going to be all "oh ok...just y'know forget all the effort I put into this shit."
• Anyway, turns out Treize had Une not kill Relena because Noin, out of worry for Zechs, called in a favor. Nice little web of interactions going there. Oh! And the roses on Treize's desk in the scene where he addresses Noin are yellow. Just a random thing...

07: Scenario to Bloodshed

• Discussions between Treize and Une about the New Edwards Base decoy thing. Basically, they're letting info leak that all the OZ top brass will be at New Edwards when it's actually Alliance. When he says "Well at least the part about you and I being there is going to be true," she keeps the same stern facade. No surprise or anything other than an inquiry about him counting himself in as a decoy. He questions her choice to station Zechs in Nairobi but respects her decision once she provides adequate justification. It implies that he has some faith in her abilities as a strategist.

  UNE:
  Positioning is 100% complete. We shouldn't need to increase it any further.
  
  TREIZE:
  So Zechs is in Nairobi. Don't you think we should use him for something more significant?
  
  UNE:
  We do not have as many OZ soldiers stationed in Nairobi. We're expecting a fierce battle there.
  
  TREIZE:
  I see. Now people will cast off their doubts and devote themselves to a changing history.
  

• "Let's see which course the future will take." "It will take whatever direction you decide on." All the villainous plotting. Sorry, I lol'd. It's a compliment to him but it hardly constitutes simpering though. Also, he brushes it off saying some stuff about looking at how it goes and whatever.
• Anyway, Treize paints the Gundams as weapons made by the colonies to attack the Alliance during the meeting. Une inquires as to what they're to do next and he tells her they need someone to leak the anger of the Alliance to the press. Welp, he says they need an "actor" along with some other metaphorical shit because he's a metaphorical bastard but I've decoded that for convenience.
• Some of the officers want peace talks. One of them, Septem, loudly disagrees. We officially have our "actor."
• The Gundams attack. Treize cues Une to send the signal to their troops in Nairobi to attack the Alliance's Mumbasa base. This is Operation Daybreak.
• Treize advises for evacuation and the Alliance officers heed him. Treize offers them the use of his shuttle at Gate B-12. Which is the number between 11 and 13. He has that loud bastard Septem go on another shuttle, Treize's private one, located at Gate F-7. Septem = 7.
• Anyway, worldwide uprisings are happening. This show is about war and everything. The Alliance is getting overthrown from the inside since OZ and its Specials are doing a coup and constituted a significant part of Alliance rule.
• Shit hits the fan when Heero kills all the Alliance delegates because they're on an OZ shuttle. Septem, still alive because he's on Treize's shuttle, declares war because colony weapons (lol Gundams) attacked them during peace talks. After he's done with his speech, Une compliments him then tells him they won't be needing him any further before tossing him off the plane AND shooting him in the head during his fall. "A magnificent performance. It truly is a pity you had to leave the stage so early. Well, we can't have any blood stains in Treize's wake now, can we?" Just a note: she says Treize-sama in the Japanese audio.
• Oh gawd, I just noticed that even her fucking boots have high heels. Srsly. Heels always. WTF.

08: The Treize Assassination

• Blah blah duty talk. She smiles and salutes when Treize tells her she's in charge of the Gundam situation at New Edwards though.
• Anyway, she's in overkill mode. She orders her soldiers to self-detonate the WHOLE BASE.
• Major Sally Po manages to intercept a transmission and tries to put a stop to the plan though. Blah, blah Gundam pilots put a stop to things going boom.
• She apologizes for failing and again we get "I'm surprised. That's not like you." from him as a response. Seriously, Treize? Seriously?
• When she discusses how the pilots foiled her plans for detonating the base, he says that the pilots saved them because the Earth must be protected and mustn't be "thoughtlessly polluted." He tells her she needs to learn more about OZ and she simply offers an apology and a promise to try harder.
• Thinking on Treize's words, Une wonders if it's possible that she doesn't understand Treize but dismisses that as an impossibility.
• Anyway, carrier planes from New Edwards come and Une immediately recognizes them as enemies but her troops have already foolishly permitted them to board the naval fleet. One carrier crashes into onto one of their ships while another heads toward the mothership. She orders that the carrier be shot down. It hits anyway and, to make things worse, Gundam Heavyarms is now on the ship. She orders Leos to attack it.
• Leos are fail, btw. 20 of them down so fast.
• She chastises her troops for not getting a Leo on a catapult to push the Gundam into the sea so Cancers can attack it. Yep, looks like she knows naval tactics too. With 70% of their Leos gone and Gundam Shenlong also having shown up, it looks like things have gone to hell.
• Also, it turns out her Leo is special. It's has an advanced mobile option so it moves like an Aries. She takes it out to join her troops in battle with the full intent to take down Shenlong Gundam since it's attacking Treize's ship.
• Her piloting is a bit like this: bulldoze the Gundam, drop Aries thrusters, draw beam saber, dodge around, try to get in final strike. And then she gets emotional and angry which makes her lose focus... 8|
• Her Leo's arm with the beam saber gets broken off as a result. Treize intervenes with his ship though. He doesn't heed her when she tells him to get away because it's dangerous. Instead he hacks her Leo's system so her monitors show some mountain scenery while telling her to leave the pilot to him. Such a troll. B|
• Blah blah hand to hand sword fight. Treize lets Wufei to escape and Une asks why. He tells her some stuff about honor and giving chances and idek...she probably didn't get it. Her face the whole time is just "But Mister Treize... 8|"

09: Portrait of a Ruined Country

• She only has one scene in this episode and I'm quoting it in it's entirety since it's a notable one. This scene also establishes my headcanon that she doesn't drink because she completely ignores his invitation to imbibe.
  

  TREIZE:
  (seated) Lady, won't you join me?
  
  UNE:
  (currently standing and pouring wine into his glass) Mister Treize, what would you suggest for our next target?
  
  TREIZE:
  Let's just continue fighting and winning.
  
  UNE:
  Shall I interpret that as meaning we should conquer the Earth Sphere?
  
  TREIZE:
  That would be plenty. OZ would then be hated. It'd become the target for the entire world.
  
  UNE:
  (leaning down to meet his eyes and staring) What are you saying?
  
  TREIZE:
  Those that are hated must remain strong. It'd be the perfect motivation for OZ.
  
  UNE:
  ( s t a r e s 8 | )

• Srsly, that's what happens. Srsly. ._.

10: Heero, Distracted by Defeat

• Treize's shuttle lands and he and Une look at Tallgeese. When he mentions Zechs would be the only qualified to pilot it, she gets obviously jealous at the compliment. Yeah, this is another exchange I have to quote because it's fucking hilarious how obvious she is.
  

  TREIZE:
  I can see that it's no ordinary machine and that Zechs would be the only one who could pilot it.
  
  UNE:
  It might not be wise giving Zechs too much special treatment.
  
  TREIZE:
  We're providing a superior suit to a superior pilot. Any problem with that?
  
  UNE:
  I'm concerned it might give him an attitude.
  
  TREIZE:
  Lady, there's no need for you to worry about that. I need you to focus on the major issues.
  
  UNE:
  (nodding) Sir.

• I don't even know... Later in episode 22, it's apparent that he knows how she feels about him. He's still playing her at this point.
• When Treize compliments Zechs and Noin, Une's thoughts are: "Why should Mister Treize have to thank his own soldiers? Then there are those who shamelessly accept his words."
• Aside from the jealousy, I think she's also still reeling from the constant stream of "That's not like you" she's been getting from him over her string of failures. Not that he considers them failures. He constantly reassures her that they aren't but she tends to be self-flagellating.
• She actually misses the fact that he gives her the highest compliment less than a minute later: he puts her in charge of Zechs and Noin. Seriously, you idiot, he may have given them verbal praise but you're still the one in the superior position at the end of the day.
• No, she just dwells and stews on the fact that when she calls for a meeting to discuss the latest operation, Treize says Zechs will be late since there are things he needs to discuss. So she takes her frustration out on Noin... ;;
• At the briefing, same ruthless tactics on display. Tauruses in Siberia for a new mobility system. Noin doesn't know about this and Une explains that OZ lacks confidence in Lake Victoria which happens to be where Noin saw her students massacred. Anyway, there's a false transport plan so the Tauruses won't be intercepted. OZ is all about the decoys. She wants to lure them into attacking to facilitate complete annihilation. We get some infodump about all the Gundams and their weaknesses. They don't excel in an organized battle and all that. Also, turns out the Taurus is capable of learning from accumulated battle data and kill commands may override the pilot. So yeah, the Gundam pilots have to stop that.
• Oh right...and she totally tries to ruin Zechs by telling him he needs to be honorable and shit by fighting Wing Gundam one on one. IDEK... Noin wants to back him up. NOPE.JPG need you at headquarters to assist me. If Zechs loses, all the fail this time is his fault. Yay?
• She has her squadrons attack the Gundams on BOTH routes leading the pilots to assume "Oh lots of security. This must be the legit one." W/e it's a messy plan I can't brain. Land route's a decoy. Air is legit.
• Oh...and the plan is full of fail because Gundams are super powerful. :c BETTER WEAPONS > BETTER TACTICS
• Noin wants the Tauruses to go on emergency take-off but Une refuses to approve because she's confident in her strategy. /headdesks
• Space Fortress Barge! Yep, her secret weapon. She has them contacted to aim all the missile satellites they seized from the Alliance and aim them at the colonies. They call her sir. /crying
• She says she's not bluffing too unless they surrender the Gundams. TBH, I'm not sure whether or not she's bluffing here either. But that's genocide. I think she's bluffing but she's also completely bonkers. She doesn't have those missiles go off when Heero self-detonates though. If the end of one young man's life resonates that hard before, I really doubt she was ready to have innocents murdered. I think it's fair to assume she's bluffing. Bluffing very well.
• Zechs calls her tactics tasteless and tells her to get a grip on herself. Whatever Zechs. Whatever. You be honorable and shit. They have this whole argument about Treize and he's all: "YOU CLEARLY DON'T UNDERSTAND HIS EXCELLENCY!" Oh no you didn't. Cutting this feed so hard. B| YOU'RE THE ONE WHO DOESN'T UNDERSTAND HIM. 8U And then she slaps Noin in the face for telling her she's wrong. /headdesk
• Oh wait, she's not bluffing. She's fucking insane. She wants the missiles launched. Oh gawd...no redeeming qualities, you overzealous bitch. None. Let me try to rationalize this...hm, welp I guess she panicked under all the pressure of "YOU'RE WRONG!" being yelled at her. Since she's been so fail of late...
• Anyway, Dr. J reveals himself. We surrender but we're not surrendering the Gundams and all that. Heero makes himself and Wing Gundam go boom.
• Une calms her ass down upon seeing that kind of sacrifice made without a second thought in order to save the colonies.
• Treize makes a call which Noin intercepts. Une tries to grab the comm headpiece but Noin relays his message: Be more graceful about everything. More graceful.
• Yeah, I think I heard her brain break.

11: The Whereabouts of Happiness

• So she fucked up again. We have another scene of her apologizing to him. All the apologies, all the time. This time it's for planning a direct attack on the colonies on her own.
• He doesn't seem angry with her though simply telling her it's all water under the bridge. In fact, he looks on the bright side saying at least they now know that the pilots aren't acting independently and have people behind the scenes steering them. He still wants the Gundams defeated but their supporters concern him. He doesn't want the enemy to get any more powerful and asks if he can rely on her. She salutes and accepts the order.
• And this is where it gets weird... He walks toward her. As her hand descends from her salute, he takes it in his own and her hand visibly twitches. Seriously. ._. He tells her those on the colonies will prefer no show of militarism. Welp, the seed's been planted for her big transformation later on. "You can do away with some of your formalities." LMFAO.
• He tells her to announce her trip to space to talk to the colonies in Moscow then, when he releases her hand, she gasps audibly. Gawd, she's so fucking transparent. ;; She even looks at the hand he releases fondly before regaining her bearings and acknowledging the order.
• Later, we see her addressing the press in her uniform but she's wearing a red rose on her lapel. Relena turns off the TV saying the rose doesn't suit her one bit. No clue if Treize gave that to her or if she put that there herself.
• Btw, she fucks up Moscow too later on. BECAUSE SHE NEVER FUCKING LISTENS. 8| What part of "You can do away with some of your formalities" means "Bring a full military escort, wear your uniform and make sure your gun is visible." Gawd Une.
• She's still wearing the rose. When she speaks to the host of the party, Marquis Weridge who happens to be the father of Relena's foster mother, he asks for the rose so he can give it to Relena. Ouch. Une's surprised to see Relena there. And then Relena tries to shoot Une to avenge her father...lol? Une barely dodges the shot and Relena runs off.
• Cue so much enraged screaming after the rose gets shot off her. She sends her soldiers after the girl but Weridge and the other party guests block the way.
• Then we don't see her again until Episode 17...ohohoho.

17: Betrayed by Home Country, Far Away

• So remember how Episode 11 had her announce her trip to space? She's in space now.
• But when you first see her, you REALLY won't know it's her. When I first saw her in this ep, I was like "Who the fuck is that pondering peace aloud to herself? New character?"
• We later see her coordinating with an OZ solider, Nichol, about putting the Tauruses away on Barge despite lacking security because the people of the colonies see Mobile Suits as enemies. She has a private meeting with them later. Over. ;)
• Nichol commands battle orders cancelled and we see the cockpits of the Tauruses activating by themselves. They're unmanned dolls.
• Anyway, a recorded video is played with her voice on the track talking about the Alliance's tyranny and how OZ intends to support the colonies in their freedom. The whole room is abuzz. The message is apparently from the "OZ Peace Support Organization."
• We see her in the audience and let me just say that the shot really focuses on her legs for a good long time. And the colony conference is in Area D apparently.
• When she exits, the main speaker goes out of his way to follow her and extend his thanks. He says he's simply thanking her by himself but hopes one day the whole colony will thank OZ as well. And this is where we see her act like a flirtacious strumpet:

  COLONY REPRESENTATIVE:
  Thank you very much.
  
  UNE:
  (turning) Huh? Oh, not at all.
  
  COLONY REPRESENTATIVE:
  I'm thanking you on my own right now but, in the future, the whole colony will be thanking OZ.
  
  UNE:
  My, you're very young for a leader. (Fucking shit, Une, you're nineteen. WTF.)
  
  COLONY REPRESENTATIVE:
  Couldn't you interpret my youth as potential? Unlike our ancestors, we third generation colonists know that OZ is different from the Alliance military.
  
  UNE:
  But OZ was part of the Alliance at one point. It's naturally going to take some time before the people can understand. Troops of the former Alliance military are still scattered here and there throughout the colonies. (polite nod) Excuse me. I must be leaving to liberate the next colony. (turns to leave)
  
  COLONY REPRESENTATIVE:
  Uh pardon me but I didn't catch your name.
  
  UNE:
  Oh yes, that's right. I am responsible for OZ's outer space supervision. (turning to face him again, hands reaching up to the side of his face delicately taking his glasses off causing him to blush; she then raises the glasses to her own face, lenses still facing forward so the ear hooks of the spectacles point at the representative and her voice gains a certain edge, gaining some harshness though her kind facade remains) And you can call me Lady Une.

• I LOVE this episode for that mindfuckery. SERIOUSLY. OMG. I was all "Noooooo...no way. Nooooo." when I first watched this episode. And the subtle voice change when she brings the glasses close was just "FFFFFFF...."
• It's fair to assume she isn't split yet at this point. She still has some semblance of control over herself when transitioning. Act like this when you wear blue. Act like this while in uniform. That's normal. And we saw a shade of her uniformed self showing when she took that colony representative's glasses.
• It also shows that she has no respect for personal boundaries when she's trying to make a point. She's a pro at tossing compliments and flirting. AND THAT SKIRT. Damn that's fucking short.
• Quatre has it figured out that OZ is using the dirtiest tactics: extending assistance to lull the colonies into a false sense of security.
• Inside a closed colony representative meeting, all the representative talk of being impressed with OZ but having doubts to their motives. One claims that maybe they're trying to atone for the politician Heero Yuy's assassination. The representative Une flirted with is quick to fire back that there's no proof OZ committed that. Their leader, the Honorary Adviser, comes in saying that's what OZ wants them to think. He doubts OZ but the Colony Representative from earlier is already deluded with the peace message and keeps defending OZ.

  COLONY REPRESENTATIVE:
  Well, at the very least, we do know that Colonel Une is trustworthy. (lol nooooo...)
  
  HONORARY ADVISER:
  I hear she's executed a number of aggressive and bloody plans in the past. (listen to the old man, he speaks the truth)
  
  COLONY REPRESENTATIVE:
  Those are rumors. She's been overlooking the situation and taking on the dangerous task of removing space mines.
  
  HONORARY ADVISER:
  You don't think that's because they hope to conquer outer space?
  
  OTHER REPRESENTATIVE:
  It's a fact that they're currently working for the well-being of the colonies.
  
  OTHER REPRESENTATIVE THAT IS NOT THE ONE ABOVE:
  In any case, sir, OZ is reaching out to us and it's all in the name of peace. It's not in our best interest to reject them.
  
  COLONY REPRESENTATIVE:
  Our policies focus on our friendship with Earth. I think we should welcome OZ.
  
  HONORARY ADVISER:
  This is truly most annoying.

• Yep, it is.
• Next we see her, someone's fixing her hair as she gets into uniform. She receives the transmission that a place thought to be a Gundam manufacturing factory in 13087 of Colony D has been found and they've captured an engineer. She doesn't respond with "well done" until she has her glasses on and her bun braids are in place. She returns to the command tower to meet the engineer.
• And it's Professor G. Deathscythe's designer. He was caught trying to destroy evidence of Gundam manufacturing and had succeeded in getting rid of all the data. Une doesn't hesitate to hold a the nozzle of gun to his head, right between his eyes. When she asks if he built the Gundams and he tells her that's a stupid way to ask a question. He does concede that he had something to do with one but not the other four. His masterpiece is called Deathscythe. He tells her it's a fluke that four others were made because communication between colonies was lacking. She lowers her gun upon receiving an urgent message: Gundams 02 and 04 are attacking the Singapore Space Port Base.
• The colony representatives see this video of the attack and, wanting to ally themselves with OZ, disown the Gundams saying that if the Gundams consider OZ an enemy, the colonies will consider them an enemy. And yep, it's the one Une flirted with making the statement. B]
• Back in space, it turns out OZ has already captured four of the Gundam engineers and there's only one holding out. She commands her troops to open fire on him but a beam takes them for surprise. She gives the command for her front line to spread out though some of them still get hit. The ones with pilots. The unmanned Mobile Dolls are fine because of their quicker reaction times.
• She commands the Dolls to fire their beam cannons but Nichol protests saying the cannons are too strong and might cause a lot of damage to the colonies. "Nichol, since when OZ has tiptoed its way through battle? We're not trying to establish diplomatic relations. We are trying to win a war here! Damage to the colony wouldn't be our fault. It would be the fault of the rebel holding out against us."
• Hearing that mean-spiritedness, Dr. J finally surrenders. He gets shoved in a holding cell with his fellow engineers.
• Back on Earth, Sandrock is detonated as the pilots make their escape to space.
• Nichol asks if the engineers will get a public trial but Une has other ideas for using them. We don't hear these plans though because she's interrupted with news that the pilots are en route to space. She asks for satellite missiles to be aimed at them. However, the radio's jammed and the radar's offline. We get a shot of the engineers and Dr. J saying that OZ will regret keeping the engineers and pilots alive.

18: Tallgeese Destroyed

• This episode begins with Une heading to her quarters to get dressed. Turned away from her is one of her soldiers on a video feed talking about the Gundam engineers as she sheds her diplomatic attire. The soldier mentions that the Gundam engineers were all involved in producing OZ Mobile Suits in the past as servants undress Une. All five were said to have disappeared while the Tallgeese was being developed. At the mention of Tallgeese, Une asks if that's the same Tallgeese (Leo prototype) that Zechs is using as she buttons up the collar on her uniform and has her hair fixed then dons her glasses. She disagrees when the soldier says the Tallgeese is the most powerful suit and makes known her plans to have the Gundam engineers make a Mobile Suit more powerful the Tallgeese and the Gundams.
• Later we see her talking to the Gundam engineers who call the Mobile Dolls foolish since it reduces war to a mere game. She offers them the chance to build a Mobile Suit for OZ but they say they'd rather die. Declaring negotiations over, Une is called away to speak to Chief Officer Nichol. Turns out leftover Alliance forces intend to team up with a Gundam pilot. Une calls them imbeciles and orders them wiped out.
• After the Alliance forces are wiped out, Nichol asks if they should retrieve the Gundam pilot in the shuttle. Une declines and orders the pilot to be killed. At this point, Dr. J interjects wishing to speak to the pilot. She permits it and a message from Quatre is heard trying to bring the pilots together. The engineers agree to build a Mobile Suit for OZ if Quatre is spared.
• Une orders the shuttle blown up after Quatre is retrieved. It fires without warning though despite being unmanned. Turns out the soldier who retrieved Quatre was a traitor and hijacked the shuttle. He's killed when the shuttle is blown up but has already taken Quatre to safety.

19: Assault on Barge

• AC175: Original Heero Yuy's assassination
• Quick Recap: OZ has made the pilots look bad while they do their takeover. Now they don't know what to do, That's the gist of it.
• Howard rescued Zechs then just casually introduces himself as Tallgeese's creator. No biggie.
• Ok, I love the narration when Une makes her entrance for a press con. It's like she's being painted as the personification of OZ. Also, her dialogue with the representatives:
  

  NARRATOR:
  OZ, which was now applying pressure to the former United Earth Sphere Alliance space force stationed at Lagrange point was steadily increasing it strength within the colonies. The Space Fortress Barge was symbolic of this strength. However, OZ would not show its aggressive side to the citizens of the colonies. Instead, it showed a completely different aspect of itself. OZ's Colonel Une replaced the former commander of the Alliance space force and succeeded in forming relations with representatives of the colonies. Coupled with a sense of liberation from the militaristic pressure of the Alliance, the colonies were welcoming OZ to its new establishment.
  
  UNE:
  In order to attain peace and to co-exist not only in the colonies but within the whole Earth Sphere, we must have your cooperation. Unfortunately though there are still those within the colonies who are doubtful of OZ and who insist on pointing out mistakes made in the past. However, I believe the day will come when people will understand the efforts made by OZ. That's my belief.
  
  REPRESENTATIVE ONE:
  We feel that they'll change their minds as well and we're desperately trying to convince each of the colonies.
  
  REPRESENTATIVE TWO:
  On the other hand, we have no means to counter violence.
  
  UNE:
  That's what OZ is here for. As long as OZ is present, I have no doubt that justice will be served, gentlemen.
  
  REPRESENTATIVE TWO:
  If Colonel Une says so, then there's no need to worry.
  
  REPRESENTATIVE ONE:
  Once peace spreads into space, even those who still harbor doubts toward OZ will awaken to the truth.
  
  UNE:
  Yes.
  
  NICHOL:
  (running in) Colonel Une.
  
  UNE:
  Hm?
  
  NICHOL:
  We now have the item in question.
  
  UNE:
  Huh?
  
  NICHOL:
  Colonel, please return to Barge.
  
  UNE:
  To Barge?
  
  NICHOL:
  They're orders from His Excellency.
  
  UNE:
  His Excellency, Treize...huh? (spacing out for a moment before her voice takes on a sterner tone) I'll return to Barge.

• By the way, when she makes her entrance, she floats and sparkles. Not even kidding.
• Plus her dialogue with the representatives appears to be in a hallway. Doesn't even appear official. She just talks them into shit even if it's outside a conference venue.
• Anyway, back on Barge, they talk about intercepting a Gundam in an HLV carrier and using it as a scapegoat. She asks them to send out Tauruses to capture it and when Nichol asks what to do with the pilot, she answers:

  UNE:
  Depends on his looks. If he's ugly, let him live. if there's a chance people might sympathize with him, kill him. We can't have anything get in the way of changing the general public's minds.
  
  NICHOL:
  Let him live if he's ugly? Really?
  
  UNE:
  Just kidding.

• The HLV with the Gundam is from Singapore. They plan to tow it to Colony C1102. Hi, Deathscythe. They attack it with Taurus MDs and Duo is impressed at how fast they are. Deathscythe is shot by a manned Taurus and disabled. Duo tries to self-detonate but it fails and he passes out. Yeah, OZ gets the Gundam. On the news, OZ flaunts its victory and show Duo off. Trowa is baffled by how the colonies were fooled and hopes Heero will make a move.
• Heero sees that history's been censored by OZ. It's said that there were no major colony incidents in AC175. Anyway, Heero rescues Duo from OZ with some bombs. They deploys MDs to prevent the escape but Wufei shows up with Altron. And this is when Une acts like a complete idiot...
• So Gundam right by the base? She deploys her shuttle anyway since she's in "peaceable mode" and out of uniform. Besides, there's a meeting to get to. Given the choice between having her be late to her meeting and firing on their own Leos, Nichol chooses the latter.
• Une's shuttle hovers over Altron and this is when things get weird. She spouts her usual peace dialogue at him. Wufei's weirded out. She also refuses to give her men their orders. Even comes with a sparkly hairflip. OTL So yeah, Nichol orders them to attack Wufei instead and she heads on her merry way for her meeting. Wufei escapes and Nichol is left to ponder: "Which Colonel am I supposed to follow anyway?" Also, the MDs auto-commands were messed up by Heero and Duo so yeah, Barge got ruined. Anyway, Heero talks about killing the scientists who got caught. The episode ends with Zechs going onto space.

20: The Lunar Base Infiltration

• There is a mall on the moon, demmit. I just felt like mentioning that. OZ thought it would be a good idea to restore it as a tourist destination after the Alliance shut down all the fun stuff. You're welcome.
  

  With only one-sixth the gravity of Earth, the moon was not an appropriate place for humans to reside. Upon completion of the space colonies, construction was started on lunar research facilities and major factories for various uses. The moon further developed into a popular outer space tourist destination for people on Earth and prospered significantly until the suppression by the Alliance. After OZ's dismantling of the Alliance military was complete, the moon was once again allowed to conduct business as a tourist destination. People took this to be a sign that peace was returning to space.

• The Gundam scientists look over the Mercurius and Vayeate they're building for OZ as Une's project. They want to prove to OZ that "they can be destroyed by their own weapons."
• Colony delegates are bickering over giving OZ control over their future.
• Une and Nichol discuss the dissent and how to convince the colonies to go along with Mobile Suit production as an industry.
  

  NICHOL:
  Colonel, the colony delegates seem to be having problems with that document as we feared.
  
  UNE:
  That seems natural. They've seen the Alliance's reckless use of armaments time and time again. To them, a manufacturer of mobile suits is probably like a merchant of death.
  
  NICHOL:
  The nations supporting OZ are only interested in space technology cause' they can use it to improve military power. I can't see the peace-minded colonies going along with it.
  
  UNE:
  Well, they can think of our plan for the armaments as a kind of deterrent, arrangements will be made soon enough to bring in what space is lacking.
  
  NICHOL:
  What space is lacking?
  
  UNE:
  Proper public order.
  

• In conference, the delegates argue against her wanting a weapons industry to support a "peaceful world" though some do support her in wanting to "form a nation" and uniting everyone. She eventually gets them on her side with her speech:

Deep in my heart, I honestly feel this war has already come to an end. OZ is a military organization. We've made an effort to settle repeated disputes on Earth. There was a time when the goal of the United Earth Sphere Alliance was to achieve peace without relying on military power like you're suggesting today but just think what those strategies gave rise to. There is no need for reckless battle. How can you talk of the beauty of humankind without acknowledging the will to fight? Am I the only one who admires man's will to fight?

• I guess it worked since they followed her all the way to her shuttle.
• Meanwhile, Sally's trying to destroy Sandrock which OZ has restored. She blows it up but there's not even a dent. The Maganac proceed to try to retrieve it as OZ's Leo troops scramble. Sally and the Maguanac briefly talk of Quatre and Wufei and she lets them escape with Sandrock.
• OZ publicly shows off their test pilots and the most impressive one is revealed to be Trowa.
• Nichol gushes to Une about Trowa's skills. Yeah, this is going to bite them in the butt later. She asks about the background check and he's clean. Nichol has suspicions that he might be sent for sabotage but Une wants to test him anyway.
• His final test is to destroy the Deathscythe. He does it and ends up in silent tears but manages to keep his brain waves and pulse in check so it looks like he feels nothing over it. Well, he passed. Une says of Trowa: "Talented people are capable of understanding us."
• Heero breaks into the lunar base to destroy the new Mobile Suits.
• Nichol keeps telling her Trowa might be a Gundam pilot and...she just doesn't listen. OTL
• And yes, Nichol gets extremely huffy when she says she's meeting him alone since she's being all ~diplomatic~ and sparkly.
• Her official rank is reiterated here by Trowa. She's Chief Commander of OZ's space operations
• They discuss his test pilot results and, out of left field, he accuses OZ of foul play saying they're only acting out of friendship to take over. This ends up confusing Une and she has a mini-mental breakdown. Identity crisis, yep. Her peaceful self thinks her diplomatic actions are sincere. Her personality as colonel knows the truth that it's a ploy. She can't seem to reconcile that and ends up clutching her head in denial. Her soldiers burst in to take her to get her rest.
• Nichol threatens Trowa with a gun telling him that Colonel Une will see him in two hours to test the new Mobile Suits. "Lady Une is a much stronger person in her uniform. She might feel like killing someone as questionable as you.
• Her room at the lunar base is really pink and that's a huge mirror.
• Holding her glasses and in solitude, she wonders aloud: So I'm Lady Une of OZ or do I work under Mister Treize?
• Later she's back in bitch mode talking to the scientists about her test pilots and Trowa. When Nichol castigates Trowa for asking too many questions, she scolds Nichol. If he's piloting, he should know as much as he needs to.
• The incomplete Vayeate powers on during the briefing and its beam cannon aims for the Mercurius but the scientists manage to activate the shields and protect it.
• Heero emerges from Vayeate and that's how he gets caught by Trowa at gunpoint.

21: Grief-Stricken Quatre

• Une's tracking Tallgeese which the Leos can't keep up with. Meanwhile, the scientists say Mercurius and Vayeate are ready. Trowa suggests test piloting it despite Nichol's protests. Nichol wants to test pilot but Trowa convinces Une to let him and Heero test it.
• Une compliments Dr. J's design and stipulates that Trowa can detonate the Mercurius from the Vayeate. Une does get suspicious when Trowa lets slip knowledge about the Antarctica battle but he bullshits his way through. She compliments him saying she's grateful he's around as an "excellent subordinate." 8|
• Blah blah they fight Mobile Dolls and Zechs. They get Zechs and he introduces himself as a good will ambassador named Milliardo Peacecraft.
• Yeah, Une's role in this is minor. The big deal is OZ gets Quatre's dad killed.

22: The Fight for Independence

• When Une first meets Zechs in this episode, she doesn't recognize him. Yep, I think this convo should be noted:

  ZECHS:
  The new system since OZ and the colonies became united has had a considerable influence on Earth. On behalf of my nation, I've come here so I might find out more about this situation.
  
  UNE:
  Your nation?
  
  ZECHS:
  Yes, my nation. I've come here from the Sanc Kingdom. My name is Milliardo Peacecraft.
  
  UNE:
  Oh, His Excellency has had ties with the Sanc Kingdom since his youth. But I'd heard that your nation was recovering from the strife that was caused by the wars.
  
  ZECHS:
  As an individual, I think I understand the implications of war. So I thought I could give advice to the space colonies desiring their own military power.
  
  UNE:
  There are quite a few ways in which to obtain peace for one's self. I'm sure that between what each of us has learned, we'll find the best direction to take.
  
  ZECHS:
  Then will you give me the latitude to act on my own accord while I'm here in space?
  
  UNE:
  Yes, of course. That's fine.
  
  ZECHS:
  You might very well be on the right track to peace, Representative.
  

• Meanwhile Gwinter Septum and former Alliance talk about OZ's plans and what Zechs is doing. Meanwhile Duke Dermail compliments Treize and how Une's been doing. However, Treize shows concern when he hears MD developer Tubarov is going to space and that Une is pleased with the MDs.
• I love this videophone scene right after. ;A; I assume it's set in the evening after Treize's meeting with Dermail.

  UNE:
  Your Excellency, it's been awhile since we last spoke. It's Lady Une here.
  
  TREIZE:
  Lady Une?
  
  UNE:
  I'd almost convinced myself that you'd be coming here with Chief Engineer Tubarov.
  
  TREIZE:
  Yes, I want to talk to you about that. Just how are you planning to utilize the Mobile Dolls?
  
  UNE:
  I plan to use them as your soldiers in such a way that it won't cause you grievance.
  
  TREIZE:
  My soldiers?
  
  UNE:
  (chuckles) You're not being fair, Your Excellency. You're the person that must lead this world but you've simply left this world in a state of utter confusion. I came here to outer space in order to be of some assistance to you. And I've also laid out a new future for you, Your Excellency.
  
  TREIZE:
  Fighting will never disappear from this world in which case the strongest should be the one to rule the world. It's a fact that people even feel pleasure when they're being controlled by others. It's merely natural for the world to continue fighting.
  
  UNE:
  But that encourages meaningless bloodshed. Your Excellency, you are capable of loving all people. You have a heart that can make you a god. You can create peace on Earth from here in space.
  
  TREIZE:
  Lady, you're only thinking of your own ideals when you envision the future.
  
  UNE:
  It's what you wanted, Your Excellency.
  
  TREIZE:
  My ideal is nothing more than the fantasy of a single individual. History is an accumulation of daily events. I have no interest in an individual's future.
  
  UNE:
  Your future's already been determined. Your future's destined to be right here in outer space.
  
  TREIZE:
  Lady Une, I'm not as strong as you think I am. Zechs and the Gundam pilots are making an effort to construct a new future as we speak. There's no need to hurry. History will repeat itself. Lady, please come back to me. The Lady Une that I used to be so fond of.
  
  UNE:
  Huh? (bows her head and kills the feed; just sitting in the dark)
  

• Yep, she hangs up on him. Treize is a confusing asshole, ok?
• Meanwhile Nichol tells Dermail about Zechs. Dermail tasks Nichol to send his comments to Une.
• Zechs meets with the Alliance about OZ turning space into a weapons factory. He shows his sympathies for the original Heero Yuy's ideals. There's a lot of talk about how colony people are insecure since everything keeping them alive (weather, colony rotation, etc.) is run by machines which need human help. Weapons help them feel secure. It's why space wants to attack Earth to gain more stability. OZ then attacks and Zechs volunteers to be part of the counterattack. Zechs tells them he'll fight despite being a goodwill ambassador since he switches between two masks and has learned to be cunning.
• And then this dialogue between Une and Nichol which I also feel the need to jot down:

  NICHOL:
  Colonel! Oh, I beg your pardon.
  
  UNE:
  That's fine. Come in please. (on-screen is Earth and...stuff) This is the Romefeller Foundation's plan to send Mobile Dolls made in space to Earth.
  
  NICHOL:
  In order to resolve all disputes on Earth at once.
  
  UNE:
  (sigh) Everybody comes to that conclusion. But, personally, I have no intention of sending Mobile Dolls to Earth.
  
  NICHOL:
  Huh?
  
  UNE:
  The Romafeller Foundation's plan will just mean more bloodshed on Earth. The strong shall come to rule the Earth. that's all that's needed for us to attain peace. But now, His Excellency has refused his mission to rule the world.
  
  NICHOL:
  His Excellency?
  
  UNE:
  True public order in this world will never be possible unless His Excellency comes to outer space. There isn't any point in my staying here any longer.
  
  NICHOL:
  (kneeling) That's not true. You still have your duty here to serve as an OZ soldier.
  
  UNE:
  Hm? As an OZ soldier?
  
  NICHOL:
  In the end, you'd be doing him a favor by staying. A soldier should only worry about following orders. Colonel, you're a leader that stands above the soldiers but your superior abilities can be greater magnified as an OZ soldier. I implore you, Colonel Une, to serve as an OZ soldier, not to guide His Excellency but rather to support him.
  
  UNE:
  An OZ soldier to support Master Treize...
  
  NICHOL:
  I'm sure that's what His Excellency desires.
  
  UNE:
  Master Treize...he desires that, huh?
  

• And brainwashing is go. 8|
• OZ intends to wipe out the Alliance colony with the beam cannon. Nichol has usurped Une's authority to follow Dermail's orders and crush Zechs along with the Alliance. Trowa offers to get the Mercurius and Vayeate but Nichol stops him, calling him a traitor. Nichol also gloats about Une going to take part in battle, directly in the line of fire, leaving him in charge. He also says ideals are for those in the top ranks and soldiers should only be concerned with getting victory.
• Alliance Leos lose to the Taurus MDs. Civilians have been evacuated and the plan becomes clear. The colony is a sacrifice so people can see how tragic destruction really is. It's suicide for Gwinter and his grandfather.
• Barge's beam cannon charges and Zechs spots Une's Taurus. She's failing miserably in battle but plodding on. "Without fighting, nothing can be created."
• Then Treize contacts Zechs and part of it is this:

  TREIZE:
  I'm just glad to speak with someone who understands me. Milliardo, there's one other person who understands me. Her feelings toward me have caused her to have split personalities.
  
  ZECHS:
  Lady Une?
  
  TREIZE:
  I'm making the person closest to me feel insecure. I've got no right to talk about the future. Milliardo, I implore you, you've got to save her.
  

• And Zechs does save her despite her going batshit and going full throttle as the beam cannon is being fired. Luckily, Trowa makes it miss the colony by hijacking a control panel.
• When she gets back to Barge, she's furious.

  NICHOL:
  Colonel, you're safe. Colonel?
  
  UNE:
  (putting on her glasses) Nichol, I was able to learn a great deal out there as a soldier today. Very informative. And as your superior, I cannot overlook what you've done.
  
  NICHOL:
  Colonel...
  
  UNE:
  (aiming a gun at him) The actions you took were right on the mark but, then again, what I'm about to do is also on the mark!
  

• Soliders march Nichol off as Zechs watches from Tallgeese.
• Romafeller decides to build MD factories on the moon for use against Earth. The MDs will be sent to Earth to resolve many disputes by wiping out opponents. Tubarov is on his way to space but runs into Shenlong with Wufei intending to assassinate him. Wufei lets himself be captured and that's the end of it.

23: Duo, the God of Death Once Again

• Chief Engineering Tuberov talks about MDs for mass production and plundering the colonies for resources much to the chagrin of the Gundam scientists. Plans to make MS better than Gundams continue.
• Colony representatives talk to "Ambassador Milliardo Peacecraft" and justify accepting OZ for the sake of protecting themselves. It also seems that OZ lied to them about the Gundam scientists being dead.
• News reports mention Une and Treize:

  In addition, natural resources and parts have been transported from the respective plant colonies as we prepare for mass production on the latest mobile suits on the Lunar Plant, together with support from OZ. We no longer fear the possibility of an invasion. With the help of Commander-in-Chief Treize and Colonel Une, this will surely prove to be the beginning of a new era for outer space.

• Most of this ep is about Duo and Hilde. Anyway, by the end of this ep, Heero, Duo, and Wufei are in OZ custody.
• Une shows up at the end of this ep after Trowa's escorted Milliardo. I think she has some inkling now that Zechs and Milliardo are the same guy considering how he rescued her last episode.

  TROWA:
  I've just completed my mission to escort Ambassador Peacecraft on his return.
  
  UNE:
  Thank you. I am sure the ambassador realizes by now how firm outer space's decision is.
  
  TROWA:
  How about from the eyes of Zechs Merquise?
  
  UNE:
  He has opinions about this era as well. The day will surely come when we'll battle again. We'll hear his decision then. I really don't think anyone can stop the future. Not even Mister Treize. What I can do though is to try to direct the future toward Mister Treize's ideal. (takes off glasses as her tone softens) I can sacrifice my life for that purpose. I will fight and try to win. For Mister Treize's future. And also for my own future, yes.

24: The Gundam They Call Zero

• The progress report for Une indicates that it will take 10 days for the satellite to reach OZ's power zone. My guess is this is a resource satellite? Anyway, it's irrelevant since Quatre shows up in Wing Zero and trashes it.
• Une accuses Tuberov of calling her too lenient while Tuberov tells her it's too risky to rely on the abilities of the Gundam pilots. She says they don't really have a choice since no one in OZ is a good as them in piloting suits like Mercurious. Besides, the colonies have armed themselves thus isolating the pilots and keeping them from being careless. Oh Une, you silly girl. The pilots are synonymous with carelessness. OTL Tuberov goes on to say that Mercurious and Vayeate are being mass produced already so they don't need the pilots anymore. Une tells him he's just jealous. This argument is interrupted by news about Wing Zero killing the resource satellite though. Une is shocked about a new Gundam and the fact that the pilot threatened to blow up a colony so she asks for Vayeate and Mercurious to be sent to the targeted colony; Colony 06E. Tuberov wants them to use Taurus MDs instead but Une's stubborn and says those should guard the Lunar Base. Once she's away from Tuberov, she muses to herself: "They keep fighting. The youngsters responsible for changing the times."
• Anyway, battle happens.

25: Quatre vs. Heero

• Une checks up on the battle and despite hearing that her troops were "allegedly" wiped, she considers the battle to still be ongoing since the colony didn't sustain significant damage. She's banking on the Gundam pilots she has testing suits to protect the colonies and stop the new Gundam. Pics of Wing Zero are to be sent to the Gundam scientists so they can gain more intel but they can't seem to communicate with the Lunar Base. Uh oh...
• Tubarov's betrayed Une on Barge by jamming communications. He's acting on orders from Duke Dermail to speed up the production of MDs. He says it's because machines are more trustworthy than humans. Also, he's slowly killing the scientists and Gundam pilots by draining their air.
• Trowa "sacrifices" himself to bring Quatre back to his senses.
• Dermail talks about his plans and aspirations for Romafeller as the "ruling class to-be." He discusses putting MDs in regions full of dispute to show power and bring order. Blah blah bring back traditions space republican bullshit. He says he's going to rely on Treize and OZ but Treize ragequits because the beauty of war is lost and people need to have a certain attitude toward fighting. MDs make fighting soulless and cheapen death in battle. He says he used to think colony pacifism was stupid since it ignored tradition but it produced the Gundam pilots who surpassed his ideals. The pilots lost what they were fighting for and were betrayed by those they were protecting. They are losers but they don't see themselves that way and continue fighting with a strong will. He thinks the sorrowful are beautiful and tradition disappears when you're confronted with the weak. Winners become losers and those losers pick the new leader. Yeah it's a long speech I'll probably have to rewatch.
• Dermail's just "Treize, what are you trying to get at?" which is my exact reaction. Geez...
• Treize basically says he wants to be a loser. Dermail sees this as him wanting to give up OZ and he takes out a gun but says he doesn't want to see blood. Treize is put under house arrest in Romafeller Foundation HQ instead since he did do good service in the past. He muses on the fancy gun thinking he'd feel no emotion wielding it since it's forgotten battle. Pure people don't lack direction. Their minds are simply free.
• Une's preparing to use Barge against Tuberov on the Lunar Base. Une calls MDs "a merciless weapon." She says she understands why Treize hates MDs now.

  UNE:
  Now I'm starting to understand why Mister Treize dislikes the Mobile Dolls so much.
  
  TUBEROV:
  Pardon?
  
  UNE:
  Mister Treize fell in love with people. And he fell in love with the death of people. Something about death intensely appeals to people's emotions. The emotions that the dead give, denying or affirming battle. High emotions lead to extreme choices. The very act of receiving death is the demeanor of a true soldier.
  
  TUBEROV:
  Isn't that how the weak would think? As a matter of fact, we created these Mobile Dolls as immortal soldiers and we are about to build a future of battle that disregards death and in which death is no longer a factor.
  
  UNE:
  Tuberov, don't you realize it's not that Mobile Dolls transcend death. They're doing nothing more than merely replacing those who are afraid to die.
  
  TUBEROV:
  One cannot participate in a war expecting to be defeated.
  
  UNE:
  It doesn't matter whether you win or lose. Emotions are honed by continuing to fight and a day comes when lost souls are rewarded.
  
  TUBEROV:
  I fail to understand just what you are getting at.
  
  UNE:
  And that is exactly why you and I will be enemies.
  

• Throughout this convo, Une's gotten into a Leo and prepared her troops to attack the Lunar Base against the Mobile Dolls.
• Her strategy is to use Barge is a decoy to draw attention since Tuberov expects her to be foolhardy enough to hit with the beam cannon. Yeah, she's not doing that owing to the huge damage it would cause. It's a big contrast from her attitude in Episode 10. She then tells her troops to attach Mobile Doll production before leaving her Leo to go release the Gundam pilots. She says: It's what both Mister Treize and I want.
• That line is a big deal, ok? She's not doing it just for him. She's doing it for both of them. It's something she wants for herself, not something she wants because he wants it.
• Sadly her troops are killed just as she leaves. :(
• She goes to release the pilots, hoping she's not too late. Tuberov is there with a gun, saying he'll have the pilots executed anyway even if she's not too late. She asks to be executed too if that's the case. "In the past, failure meant certain death at OZ."
• Wufei and Duo are released. Une goads Tuberov into shooting her. He calls her "far too lenient" and fires. In her thoughts, she agrees: "As a soldier, yes. But as a civilian, I lived an austere life." Yeah you did. 8( You never have any fun. And then she falls.
• Wufei and Duo take the Gundams and fight. Meanwhile, we have the following voiceover monologue from Une:

  The charm of you pilots threw everything out of order. Your pure hearts are suffering in a world where answers cannot be found. Those that think about you tenderly in that situation realize just how powerless they themselves are. They become hasty, and are crushed. But please continue shining, brave warriors. And let me continue loving you.

• JUST TAKE ALL MY EPISODE 25 FEELINGS

27: The Locus of Victory and Defeat

• Recap episode from Heero and Relena's perspective. Not much to see here.

28: Passing Destinies

• Recap episode from Treize and Une's perspective.
• It starts with Treize in a carriage calling himself a defeated man as he's carted to Romafeller HQ. On the way, he admires nature. He talks about how Romafeller used to preserve beauty which is what inspired him to make the Specials in the UESA. But then the Gundam pilots came along...
• "Lady Une, I'm leaving outer space in your hands. Explain our love to the people of the colonies. I'm sure they'll be able to understand us if you greet them with your affection." Sigh. Welp she did her best.
• Ugh her voiceover kills me. She sounds so optimistic about bringing peace and Treize's ideals and how shit would have worked out if Treize and Dermail hadn't disagreed.
• AND THIS KILLS ME THE MOST. HER THINGS. ;A; There's a bullet hole in the back of her jacket and she was shot from the front so the bullet went all the way through.
• UGH YOU SHOULD HAVE TOLD HER THAT WHEN SHE WAS STILL AROUND TO HEAR YOU.
• "That's when I started realizing that the purpose of battles isn't limited to making ideals into reality. I know that this is what Mister Treize was trying to make me understand." This is voiceover on the flashback to when Zechs saves her as a favor to Treize.
• MY FEELINGS ABOUT THIS POST-MORTEM LOVE CONFESSION. LET ME SHOW THEM TO YOU.
• Treize talks about Operation Nova from his supporters and the coming of Virgo MDs but says he has no right to have a say in it.
• Yeah, I'm gonna go cry bitch tears now.

42: Battleship Libra

• This is the point where they change the opening theme and damn Rhythm Emotion is good.
• White Fang gets Barge and Milliardo Peacecraft now has dominion in space while Treize grabs power from Relena on Earth.
• According to Nichol, only 18 people survived from Barge.
• "We survived in dishonor just so we could bring her back here to the Earth. Please, you must take her to His Excellency, Treize." SOB this just really hurts my heart.
• "Her bullet wounds have completely healed but she's still in a coma." /face in hands
• You're an idiot, Treize. You should have told her you loved her while she could still hear you. JUST THIS PHOTOSET.
• "My dear Lady, I'm glad you made it back home. I can't tell you how good it is to be able to see you again. You never left my heart for a moment. But Lady, I want you to see how I handle things now. A fantastic battle is about to commence between space and earth. And it's sure to end the pathetic history mankind has created. A star role in theis final scene would be too much of a burden for Relena Peacecraft. I must take on the role as leader of the Romafeller Foundation. That's right. She can take on the role of establishing the new history we're about to lay out for her. Relena Peacecraft shall be the new hope for the people of the Earth."
• Yeah this photoset sums up my feelings.
• "Don't laugh at this, Lady. I've no choice but to do some acting if I'm going to help the people." ;A; You idiot. She would never laugh at you. Probably express her disagreement but she could never bring herself to laugh. 8(

46: Milliardo's Decision
47: Collision in Space
48: Takeoff into Confusion
49: The Final Victor

OVA/Special Edition Movie

01: Silent Orbit
02: Operation Meteor
03: Return to Forever
Special Edition

Miscellany

December 24, AC195:
definitive date of the First Eve War's end (Battlefield of Pacifists)

1956:
year of Romafeller's establishment; therefore all historical references prior to 1956 are fair game (Battlefield of Pacifists)

Tomboy:
codename for Tallgeese III (Endless Waltz manga - Tokyopop translation)

Taken from Gundam Wing: Frozen Teardrop Interlude of the Heart —Preventer 5— (Part.01):

“We, the ‘Epyon de Telos,’ have occupied the Sanc Kingdom castle. Our demands are as follows: the release of our imprisoned comrades, the official acknowledgement of Secret Clause 203, Part 51* and the immediate breakup of the said governing agency and the budget from AC-196 to AC-197 for that government agency as ransom. If these demands are not met within 72 hours, we will detonate a nuclear warhead left behind by the Alliance Forces. That is all!

” * * * * * *

Secret Clause 203, Part 51 referred to the details surrounding the formation of a special agency to prevent war and their activities recorded therein. In other words, the agency was none other than Preventer. Of course, the budget expenses for this secret intelligence are carried out in absolute secrecy. By disclosing that to the public, dissolving the organization and informing the populace is the same as losing methods of peacekeeping for the future. And to pay the ransom simply could not be done. It was an impossible demand.The executives at the President’s office decided to firmly reject this and gave a special order to Preventer “Retrieve the nuclear warhead and rescue the hostages.”

HER REAL NAME IS CORDELIA | PERHAPS CORDELIA FITZGERALD

RESOURCE LIST

I'm amenable to the new canon (Frozen Teardrop) and the retcon (Glory of the Losers) so I'll probably toss shit up about those here if I find anything worth remembering...