Lockon Stratos (Lyle Dylandy)

Lockon Stratos (ロックオン・ストラトス) is a codename that refers to two different people, the Dylandy brothers, Lyle and Neil, who are fictional characters of Mobile Suit Gundam 00.

Lyle Dylandy (ライル・ディランディ) is the younger identical twin brother to Neil Dylandy, the original Lockon Stratos. After Neil's death, Lyle succeeded Neil as the new Lockon Stratos. He's a double agent, a spy of Katharon and Gundam Meister to Celestial Being. In season 2, he pilots GN-006 Cherudim Gundam and its upgrade the GN-006GNHW/R Cherudim Gundam GNHW/R. He pilots GN-002RE Gundam Dynames Repair and GN-010 Gundam Zabanya in Mobile Suit Gundam 00 The Movie: A wakening of the Trailblazer.

Personality & Character
Lyle overall is a flirty, laid-back, and secretive person. His greatest dislike is being compared to Neil. While he has no hate against his brother, Lyle self-depicts himself as the least appreciated twin and rather go somewhere else than being compared to Neil. As a child, he couldn't stand the competition and rather be away from an unappreciative family. However, all of his feelings might be personal insecurities and self-concluded reality of his youth and not how actual events occurred as he described it.

Similar to Neil, they both have a strong sense of justice and motivated to take arms to make a difference with his world. Unlike Neil, Lyle can let many past transgressions go, a more forgiving man than his grudge-wielding brother. However, while Neil is respectful with his female co-workers, Lyle more forward with women. He's the sort of person who always made his intentions known, but he hides his most negative thoughts to himself, especially his personal family history.

While Lyle agreed to be part of Celestial Being, he remained as a informant for Katharon. He would often contact them whenever it's crucial to their group, but he's often caught by a Celestial Being member in the act of contacting them. Lyle would also use his contacts in Katharon as an unofficial liaison to help Celestial Being and has proven a crucial benefit in several occasions in their campaign.

Over time, due to the loss of his beloved Anew Returner, Lyle learned to hold a real grudge and have a sense of vengeance against Innovators. Through his experiences of losing Anew, Lyle had the chance to understand his brother's obsession with vengeance and the reason for his death. After Celestial Being ended their campaign against A-Laws and Innovators, Lyle decided to dedicate his life to CB. He resigned from Katharon to be come a devoted Gundam Meister.

Skills & Abilities
According to Lyle's CB aptitude test, it shows high marks in MS piloting and shooting skills; however he has never achieved an accuracy rate of more than 80% on his simulations, despite the fact that Neil's record is 90%. Despite what he said to CB, about only having MS piloting skills with a Workloader, he actually had previous combat experience in a MS while with Katharon and has scored several victories as a pilot. It can be inferred that he knows some spy and infiltration tactics as well from being an agent for Katharon.

Early Days
Lyle Dylandy and his older twin brother, Neil, were born in the 3rd of March in 2283 AD. Lyle was raised in Ireland together with his brother, and later younger sister Amy, by their parents, Owen and Lindsay Dylandy.

While growing up, Lyle was frequently compared to Neil, which caused some inferiority complex within him. Due to this, Lyle left home for boarding school during middle school years to avoid his older brother. When he lost his parents and younger sister in the KPSA bombing in Ireland, Lyle only felt emptiness. In contrast to his brother, Lyle decided to move on with his life after the tragedy.

Lyle had been further detached from his brother after their family's death. Neil has never showed himself to Lyle despite sending money to support Lyle's lifestyle and education. Despite this, Lyle gladly used Neil's support to live his life to the fullest, as a sign of respect to Neil. Lyle finished his studies and became an employee of a top trading company.

In A.D. 2307, Lyle didn't know Neil was a member of Celestial Being. He was not even informed about his brother's death during the United Nation's Operation Fallen Angels in A.D. 2308. After death, Neil has left to Lyle his Lancia Rally 037.

Joining Katharon
After the defeat of Celestial Being in A.D. 2308, the world began its path to unity. In A.D. 2311, members of United Nations decided to form a single government entity, the Earth Sphere Federation. However, this fast pace revolution also comes with a price. The UN, and later the ESF, imposed tyrannical and oppressive policies on non-member countries and government dissidents. Their secret autonomous force, the A-Laws, has committed many massacres just for the sake of world unity.

Unable to keep a blind eye from these horrible reality, Lyle joined the anti-government group, the Katharon. Lyle was an important asset to Katharon, being a reliable informant and a skillful pilot of the group. Lyle went by the code name, Jean 1.

Recruited as a Gundam Meister
During the return of Celestia Being in A.D. 2312, Lyle received a message from an unknown source asking to meet him at the memorial of the Ireland Tragedy. It was unknown what was the topic presented for the meeting, but Lyle went and waited at the meeting place. When the messenger arrived, Lyle was surprised that the stranger knew of his connection to Katharon; he suspected the messenger right away as a member of ESF Security Agency. However, the young man introduced himself as Gundam Meister Setsuna F. Seiei from Celestial Being and has come to recruit Lyle as one of their Gundam Meister.

Lyle was confused about what he just heard, but Setsuna went on and told him that his brother, Neil Dylandy, was a Gundam Meister and had been killed in battle 4 years ago. Lyle asked if Setsuna wanted him to carry on his brother's legacy. Setsuna responded that it was not about that, but rather if Lyle wanted to change the world just like how Neil had wanted to. He then gave Lyle a memory stick containing information about Celestial Being. Lyle jokingly asked what if he turned their information to the authorities, but Setsuna brushed it off and informed him that the Federal Security Agency was focusing on wiping out the Katharon bases in Europe. Later that night, Lyle confirmed that the Security Agency has raided their bases in Europe. He then called and asked to meet with Katharon higher-ups to discuss his recent contact with Celestial Being.

Later, Lyle met up with Setsuna at the orbital elevator, where he accepted his position as Gundam Meister Lockon Stratos of Celestial Being. Former Celestial Being Tactician Sumeragi Lee Noriega was with Setsuna and was surprised of how close the resemblance Lyle has with his older brother. The three continued their way to Celestial Bing ship, CBS-74 Ptolemaios 2, where Lyle first saw the GN-0000 00 Gundam in action against the A-Laws. In the Ptolemy II, Lyle met up with the crew, generating the same reaction Sumeragi had back in the orbital elevator.

Return of Lockon Stratos
After being assigned to GN-006 Cherudim Gundam, Lockon was taught how to operate the Gundam by fellow Gundam Meister Tieria Erde. While getting prep for Cherudim, Lockon lied to Tieria it was his first time to operate a mobile suit. He added he would be relying on his adorable instructor, further annoying Tieria.

Celestial Being was later informed about the whereabouts of their imprisoned comrade, Allelujah Haptism, and has decided to launch an operation to bust him out of the Federation detention facility. Lockon was assigned for support. He was also given his brother's orange Haro. During the mission, a squad of A-Laws' GNX units began to surround Tieria's GN-008 Seravee Gundam. The Ptolemaios Crew signaled Lockon to provide cover fire. Lockon asked Haro about what his brother says before going to mission, and after getting the answer, Lockon proclaimed, "Lockon Stratos, targeted and firing!". Lockon has shot down few of the enemy A-Laws mobile suits, which shocked the crew.

The Katharon also joined in during the operation and busted out their comrades from the facility. Before the mission, Lockon has informed the Katharon about Celestial Being's plan. Before retreating, Lockon checked on the Katharon's fleeing ships to confirm their safety.

Later, Lockon met with the rescued comrade Allelujah. Allelujah was surprised that Lockon (referring to Neil Dylandy) was still alive, which prompt Lockon to say he's getting tired of the usual reaction.

Anti A-Laws Campaign
After gathering all of their comrades, the Celestial Being started their campaign against the A-Laws. Lyle, on board the Ptolemy II, was acting as spy for Katharon, providing the group with intel about Celestial Being's actions.

Underwater A-Laws Assault
Underwater, Celestial Being decided to head towards the Middle East to drop off the Azadistan Princess Marina Ismail, who was also rescued from the Federation detention facility. Lockon has informed the Katharon about the Ptolemy II's destination.

While on the way, Lockon decided to run stimulation test aboard the Cherudim. He only achieved a 78% accuracy rating, a score below that of his brother. After the training, he noticed that Feldt Grace was watching nearby. As Lockon approached her, Feldt started to act weirdly. Lockon couldn't help but notice that she seemed to be interested in him. Haro blabbed out that Feldt liked the previous Lockon, causing embarrassment to Feldt. Lockon reminded her that he's not his brother, but Feldt seemed to be unsure what to feel. With that, Lockon closed in and kissed Feldt, suggesting that they could spend time together and, if she's up for it, stop by his room. Feldt was offended by Lockon's remarks and slapped him. As she tearfully ran away, Haro remarked that Lockon was rejected. Lockon commented he did it to open her eyes and added that he couldn't stand being compared to Neil.

Later, the A-Laws launched an attack, bringing one of their underwater mobile armour, the GNMA-04B11 Trilobite. The Gundams Meisters were ordered to standby in their Gundams while the Ptolemy II was being attacked from above and below. The attacks of the Trilobite flooded the mobile suit hanger, and with that, the Gundams immediately launched after the ship has reached a safe depth. Lockon in Cherudim provided close range firing against the Trilobite to lure it away from the Ptolemy II. After destroying the Trilobite, the 00, with the GN-007 Arios Gundam, headed out to eliminate the A-Laws ship from above, but the two Gundam were intercepted by A-Laws' custom Aheads. The battle was immediately stopped with the interference of the Katharon forces, forcing the A-Laws to make a tactical retreat.

Meeting with Katharon
Celestial Being agreed to Katharon's invitation and entered the Rub' al Khali desert for a meeting. Lockon/Cheridum and Allelujah/Arios escorted Setsuna, Tieria, Sumeragi, Marina, and Saji (riding a Celestial Being VTOL craft ) to the Katharon secret base. While heading there, Tieria comments how Katharon isn't likely to be found hidden here and Lyle followed up on his words. Lyle comments how the desert is laced with GN particle emitters to help choke development in the middle east, but the jamming effect GN particles have also prevented Katharon from being discovered. As they entered the Katharon hanger, many members gathered to greet them. The rebels were most enthusiastic to see the faces of their idols and against Tieria's reminder of their code of secrecy, he unmasked himself to greet them.

After Katharon leaders completed their meeting with Celestial Being, Lyle had a secret meeting between Klaus Grado and Shirin Bakhtiar. They were discussing the failure of their proposed alliance, but Klaus remains optimistic that they will join hands together. Lyle then regrouped with Celestial Being and returned to Ptolemy 2.

Katharon Massacre
While back in Ptolemy II, Wang Liu Mei informs Celestial Being of A-Laws immanent attack upon the Katharon base. Lockon is impatiently on standby as Ptolemy 2 attempts to double back to Katharon's base. Lockon/Cherudim, Tieria/Seravee, and Allelujah/Arios sorties to engage A-Laws. By the time Lockon/Cherudim made it to the battlefield, Katharon members within the base were being slaughtered by Automatons. Lockon/Cherudim attempts to assist Katharon members within their exposed MS hanger, but was distracted by Soma/Ahead Smultron. As Lockon/Cherudim made it to the exposed hanger, he was shocked by the work of A-Laws' Automatons and angrily shot all of them down with his GN Pistols. As soon as he finished up with the Automatons, he tried to shoot down Soma/Ahead Smultron, but she evaded and escaped. As A-Laws made a tactical retreat, Lockon/Cherudim continues to fire at the fleeing A-Laws squadron, telling them not to run away in rage.

Defending Katharon
After fending off A-Laws, the Meisters went to see the damage on the Katharon base. One of the rebels accuses Celestial Being of leaking information to A-Laws and Tieria denied the accusation. The upset Katharon rebel demands revenge for his dead brothers and aims a gun at Tieria. Lockon pushed the gun away and convinces them they weren't responsible and promises to get revenge for them. He then talks to Klaus, telling him that Celestial Being will provide temporary defense for Katharon until they can relocate.

As Nena Trinity/Riian arrived with relief supplies and equipment, Lockon and the rest of the crew heads towards the coast to intercept A-Laws and give Katharon time to relocate. As the crew prepares for battle, Lockon tells Haro he's going to battle seriously and launches. As the rest of the Gundams engage A-Laws mobile suits, Lockon/Cherudim provides cover fire and snipes down several GN-X IIIs (with higher accuracy). As the battle drags out, Setsuna/00 Gundam suffered a malfunction and was dead in the water. Lockon/Cherudim and Tieria/Seravee defended Setsuna/00 against A-Laws mobile suits until he could be recovered. Ptolemy 2 fired a pair of smokescreen torpedoes to confuse enemy units and A-Laws called for a tactical retreat.

Search & Rescue Allelujah
As A-Laws retreated, Allelujah/Arios couldn't be located and suspected to have crash landed somewhere around the middle eastern coast. A return call was made to Meisters to regroup and re-sortie for a search & rescue operation. Computer data about Arios' last known position was used as the starting point to find Alleujah. Lockon/Cherudim and Tieria/Seravee sortied under heavy rain and low visibility throughout the night as they search for Allelujah.

By morning, there was still no signs of Allelujah nor Arios. Lockon was considering the possibility that Allelujah/Arios crashed into the ocean, making the search impossible. Just then a Federation Army GN-X III appears before him and gives him data of Allelujah's whereabouts (Sergei Smirnov). Lockon/Cherudim lets him off and proceeded to the following coordinates and found Allelujah. Lockon commented, "All this time we were breaking our backs looking for you and you were with a girl? Not bad." Lockon then gave the good news to everyone with a live video feed, relieving the hearts of the Ptolemy crew, and shocking them with Allelujah kissing Marie.

Neil's Nemesis
Setsuna and Tieria were sent to investigate the identity of an unknown A-Laws senior member at a Federation banquet. Their mission was compromised and they retreated back to Ptolemy II; Setsuna/00 and Tieria/Seravee encountered A-Laws/Innovator resistance (Ali Al-Saachez/GNW-20000 Arche Gundam). Sumeragi was concerned for their return and dispatched Lockon/Cherudim and Allelujah/Arios. Lockon saw Setsuna/00 and Tieria/Seravee engaged in MS combat and provided cover fire. After Ali fled, Tieria still wanted to chase Ali, but Allelujah stopped him. Tieria explained the man that just fled was Lockon's nemesis. To Lyle's surprise, Neil had an nemesis. The Gundam Meisters returned to Ptolemy II under Sumeragi's orders.

Return to Lagrange 3
Ptolemy II and it's crew prepare to return to space. Sumeragi predicted that they will encounter an inescapable situation by A-Laws in a matter of 12 hours. There was also a need for repairs, maintenance, upgrades, and picking up the new support units from Lagrange 3. Feldt and Meileina prepares for atmospheric exit sequence.

Neil's Death & Avengeance
Lockon and Tieria walked into the briefing room to continue about Ali Al-Saachez. Tieria told Lyle that Ali was the Gundam pilot who took Neil's life. After learning the details leading to Neil's death, he couldn't help but chuckle to know his brother put his grudge above changing the world (a nostalgic characteristic of Neil's). Tieria wondered Lyle's reaction a problem against his brother, but Lyle said he respected him. He then said, "Our family died over 10 years ago. I can't brood over it as much as he did." Setsuna then asked Lyle, "Even if that nemesis is in front of you right now?" Tieria and Allelujah wanted to stop Setsuna from mentioning the subject, but he felt it was something that must be said. Setsuna explained to Lyle that he was formally KPSA, the same group that involved his family's death. He tells him how his comrades infiltrated places for suicide attacks. One of his comrades blew up the very building that killed Lockon's family. Setsuna felt if he had stopped his comrades from those suicide missions, Lockon/Neil wouldn't have become a Gundam Meister and died in battle. Lockon replied,

Trans-Am Launch
Ptolemy II was under attack as they prepared for atmospheric exit. To ensure the safety of the ship and its crew, Sumeragi had Lockon/Cherudim, Allelujah/Arios, and Tieria/Seravee activate their Trans-Am Systems to enhance the propulsion and GN Field of Ptolemy II to launch into space. After a rocky entry into space, their Trans-Am Systems deactivated when they were under attack by A-Laws forces. Lockon/Cherudim, Allelujah/Arios, and Tieria/Seravee couldn't sortie until their GN Drives recharged. Fortunately, Setsuna/00 sortied during atmosphere exit (in anticipation of A-Laws) and saved the day.

Innovator Midway Encounter
While all the Gundams were under maintenance/repairs, a tactical alert informed the crew that an unknown MS unit at incredible speed was approaching. Lyle couldn't sortie yet because of Cherudim's incomplete repairs. Setsuna/00 sortied first and engaged the mysterious new A-Laws model (Bring Stability/GNZ-005 Garazzo). As Bring/Garazzo fought Setsuna/00, Lockon/Cherudim sortied to assist Setsuna/00. Lockon/Cherudim fired up on Bring/Garazzo, but the MS evaded all weapons fire and fled. Lockon/Cherudim and Setsuna/00 returned to Ptolemy II to continue their travel to Lagrange 3.

Maintenance at L3
Lockon and the rest of the Ptolemy crew entered the L3 base after docking. Lockon was introduced to Linda Vashti (Ian's wife and Meleina's mom) and Anew Returner. While inside the control hanger, Lockon was introduced to the Gundam's new support units, 0 Raiser and GN Archer.

Destroy Memento Mori
Lockon and the rest of the group had a meeting, sensors have detected an unusual heat signature. When the crew gathered to see the anomaly, Sumeragi confirmed it was a caused by a satellite weapon (Memento Mori). Sumeragi made the decision to destroy the Federation's satellite weapon as soon as work on Ptolemy II is complete.

Innovator Revelation
As the crew was about to prepare for Memento Mori, Tieria stopped everyone to reveal the existence of Innovator and their intentions. The crew finally learned of the shadow group of living bio-terminals that was responsible for creating Team Trinity, the three Throne Gundams, and 30 GN-X units with false GN Drives to the United Nations. Lyle asked why didn't Tieria say anything sooner. Tieria reasoned his silence was because he was conflicted as Innovator claimed to follow Aeolia Schenberg's plan. Setsuna announced with confidence, "I'll destroy them...I'll defeat A-Laws and exterminate Innovator...I will, through my own will."-the crew concurs with his sentiment and Lyle reluctantly agrees.

A-Laws Preemptive Strike
Lyle was talking to Anew, regarding the new upgrades to Cherudim and Seravee. Lyle thought this would be the last time to see Anew and hoped to talk with her a little more, but to Lyle's surprise, Anew said she'll be boarding the Ptolemy II. Lyle was happy to hear she'll be joining their group. Lyle suggested they head off to the bridge, but Anew spaced off (she was being contacted by Revive Revival through quantum brainwaves) and Lyle thought she was only being nervous. As they were heading to the bridge, A-Laws began launching GN Missiles to L3 base and Lyle headed to the hanger to sortie.

Lockon/Cherudim sortied along with the rest of the Gundams to anticipate A-Laws. Lockon/Cherudim and Tieria/Seravee defended Ptolemy II's position as it heads out to battle. While having difficulty in shooting down the agile GN-X III's and Aheads, Sumeragi gave orders for Lockon/Cherudim and Tieria/Seravee to provide backup to ensure Saji/0 Raiser reaches to Setsuna/00. Lockon/Cherudim and Tieria/Seravee helped clear a path for 0 Raiser to dock with 00 Gundam.

While Lockon/Cherudim was rapid firing several GN-X IIIs (GN Sniper Gun II, sub-machine gun mode), Patrick/GN-X III attacked him from behind. Haro warned him, but didn't react fast enough to prevent the destruction of his GN Sniper Gun II. Patrick/GN-X III attacked Lockon/Cherudim with a beam saber, but Lockon/Cherudim blocked the attack with the axe part of his GN Pistol II. To Lockon's surprise, the attack was actually a distraction and he fell into a pincer attack. Two GN-X III appeared on each side of Cherudim, ready to eliminate Lockon/Cherudim. Setsuna/00 Raiser destroyed the two GN-X IIIs and Lockon/Cherudim punched Patrick's MS head off. After the defeat of Gadessa and Garazzo, a recall command was made by A-Laws and Lockon/Cherudim returned to Ptolemy II.

Advising Setsuna
Lockon/Lyle was walking past the hangar control room when he heard an argument between Setsuna and Saji (read Fighting for Saji for more details). Setsuna suggested Saji to fight to win back Louise, but Saji can't stand violence and didn't want to risk hurting Louise either. Setsuna's insistence provoked Saji to punch him to the ground and left in anger, Lyle walked in afterwards to talk.

Setsuna told Lyle that eavesdropping is a bad habit, but Lyle explained that he happens to "overhear" the conversation. Lockon told Setsuna's conversation with Saji was awkward as he could've simply suggested to Saji, "I'll do the fighting. Even if I can't persuade you, I'll bring back the girl from A-Laws any means necessary." Setsuna responded, "I'm not going limit the possibilities to the best case scenario." Lockon pointed out his eagerness to help Saji suggest otherwise. Lockon asked if this was atoning for his past and Setsuna said, "It's not about the past. This is for the future". Later, Ptolemy II and crew travel to Memento Mori.

Battle of Memento Mori
As Ptolemy II heads to Memento Mori, the crew noticed the satellite laser cannon firing it's third shot. The crew was surprised the weapon could fire into space as well. Tieria wondered what was the Federation aiming at and Lyle told them the target was a Katharon space fleet. Setsuna/00 Raiser sortied ahead to assist Katharon and retrieved tactical data pertaining Memento Mori. While analyzing the tactical data, the crew mysteriously received schematics from Wang Liu Mei's agent (Nena Trinity). Feldt discovered a weakness in Memento Mori, the electromagnetic photon resonance chamber. Sumeragi decided to exploit that weakness by plowing through Memento Mori's blind spot and through A-Laws' forces to destroy the satellite cannon. Once Ptolemy II and crew reached in a specific range of Memento Mori, Sumeragi had each of the Meisters/Gundams execute their specific roles in her battle plan.

Lockon/Cherudim defended Ptolemy II by activating Trans-Am and utilizing the GN Shield Bits for the first time. Because Allelujah/Arios is dedicating all its Trans-Am power to propel Ptolemy II towards Memento Mori, Ptolemy II had no GN Field to defend itself and needed Cheridum's GN Shield Bits for defense/offense. The GN Shield Bits took heavy abuse, only about 1/4 of the bits remained to defend Ptolemy II towards the near end of their charge and Lockon was concerned the bits wouldn't last long. Soon as Tieria/Seravee reached in firing range, Tieria/Seravee activated Trans-Am to fire a Hyper Burst particle beam upon Memento Mori. Ptolemy II followed the blast with a salvo of GN Missiles, but Memento Mori still stands. Lockon/Cherudim then used Seravee's back as stabilizer and used the holographic targeting system to snipe the satellite cannon's electromagnetic photon resonance chamber. Using the last of Trans-Am power, Lockon/Cherudim fired and destroyed Memento Mori.

Crashed & Hunted on Earth
Just as the Ptolemy II crew enjoyed their victory over destroying Memento Mori, Innovators came for a surprise attack at their weakest moment. Bring/Garazzo, Revive/Gadessa, and Divine/Empress attacked Ptolemy II and breached the port stern. With all the Gundams still recharging their GN particles from the Memento Mori battle, there was no chance to retaliate. Ptolemy II used the inertia of their assault to speed their descent to Earth while releasing a smoke screen to partially blind the Innovators and exaggerated the damage they've sustained. The ship and crew survived crash landing back on Earth and began emergency repairs. With the exception of functional engines, their weapons, navigation, and communications have been badly damaged. On top of that, Setsuna/00 Raiser got separated from the group during their Innovators attack. Ptolemy II is now relying on the camouflage system to keep them temporarily safe from A-Laws detection as they try to restore the mothership to working order. Unknown to the crew, A-Laws and Innovators are secretly tracking their position through Anew Returner.

Anew's Concern
As the crew performed maintenance and repairs on Ptolemy II, Lyle/Gene 1 makes a phone call to Katharon. Gene 1 updated Katharon on the destruction of Memento Mori and mentions the possibility of needing their assistance in a worst case scenario. As Lockon finished his business, Anew Returner walks up behind him and wonders who he was talking to. Lockon brushed it off as "minor business". Anew then tells Lockon she's worried. Anew wondered, "How were A-Laws able to tell so precisely where the Ptolemaios would be?" Lockon responded, "I see. So you're suspicious of me, Ms. Returner?" Anew replies, "Of course no. The question is just on my mind." The conversation became lighter as Anew tells Lockon to call her Anew (as to Ms. Returner) and Lockon tells her to call him Lyle.

Innovator Attack
Lockon later detected two unconfirmed mobile suits heading their way and informs Sumeragi. She dispatches Allelujah/Arios and Tieria/Seravee to intercept them. Allelujah/Arios intercepted Revive/Gadessa while Tieria/Seravee intercepted Bring/Garazzo once again; Lockon stayed behind to guard Ptolemy II. After the fight was over, Lockon made arrangements with Katharon to rendezvous with their rebel European cell for resupply.

Coup d'état Save
After Katharon resupplied Ptolemy II, the ship and crew headed towards the coast. Not long after, there was a tactical alert, A-Laws have found them again. As Lockon scrambled for battlestations, he reflected out loud, "It's exactly like what Anew said, the enmey knows exactly where we are." A-Laws have launched a heavy assault force, consisting of A-Laws (GN-X IIIs and Aheads) and Innovators MS (Revive/Gadessa, Healing/Gadessa, and Divine/Empress) units, a total of 36 enemy units along with a mobile armor (Empress). While the Gundams hold off A-Laws, Ptolemy II and crew take cover in the mountainous terrain for limited protection.

Lockon/Cherudim performed a preemptive strike against A-Laws. Using Trans-Am, Cherudim's range extended beyond A-Laws' and Innovators firing range to reduce the numbers of enemy MS units. As Cherudim's GN particles were spent, Allelujah/Arios and Tieria/Seravee would follow up and face the brunt of the assault. Both Tieria/Seravee and Allelujah/Arios shot down several A-Laws units, but Innovators gave them the greatest challenge. Tieria/Seravee was forced to use GN Field as A-Laws and Innovators heavily fired upon him, preventing Tieria/Seravee to counterattack. Divine/Empress came within combat range and fired a taser weapon that can breach Seravee's GN Field. Allelujah/Arios attempted to assist Tieria/Seravee, only to be tased himself. Divine/Empress successfully held down both Tieria/Seravee and Allelujah/Arios with his taser weapon while the rest of A-Laws attempts to finish off Ptolemy II. Lockon/Cherudim was still hiding behind the mountain, unable to assist because GN particle recharge is still incomplete after Trans-Am. Lockon/Cherudim had his own troubles as A-Laws enemy units were raining beam fire upon him at his disadvantage. Just as the situation looks bleak, a sudden A-Laws recall order was made. AEU's orbital elevator has just been occupied by a rogue faction of the Federation army, coup d'état.

Lockon and the rest of the group eventually learned of the coup d'état at the AEU orbital elevator in Africa. Everyone believes that heading there is the best place to find Setsuna as he's likely to do the same. Once the crew reached in proximity of the AEU elevator, Setsuna/00 Raiser was found engaging Mr. Bushido/Masurao. Lockon/Cherudim, Allelujah/Arios, and Tieria/Seravee all quickly sortied, activated their Trans-Am Systems and attacked Mr. Bushido/Masurao to fend him off. The Meisters were glad to greet Setsuna. Setsuna asked, "Is everyone ok?"-in a weakened/faint voice. The Meisters wondered if something was wrong when Setsuna/00 Raiser began to fall. Lockon/Cherudim and Allelujah/Arios carried Setsuna/00 Raiser back to Ptolemy for medical aid.

Break Pillar Incident
While Setsuna was recovering in Ptolemy, Sumeragi dispatched the Meisters to intervene the standoff between the ESF-Army, ESF-Coup faction, and Katharon over the AEU elevator.

Battle at AEU Elevator
As the 3 Meisters head towards the orbital elevator, they noticed Katharon forces fleeing from the elevator. ESF forces fired upon Katharon MS units and Lyle couldn't stand the sight of his brothers getting killed and charged. Against Tieria's and Allelujah's heed(s), Lockon/Cherudim impulsively charged into the battlefield to shoot down as many ESF-Army MS units as possible. As Lockon/Cherudim fired at ESF MS units, Allelujah/Arios and Tieria/Seravee provided backup in the battle. While everyone was fighting, Lockon and everyone momentarily paused as they noticed falling debris from the elevator. Seconds later, Sumeragi made a public announcement to everyone:

"To all units within our current airspace: I'm transferring data over all the visible signals. Please destroy all pillar fragments entering the airspace indicated in the data. Below that space are densely populated areas. At this rate, millions of people will die. So I plead you, help save everyone!"

Soon as the message was over, Lockon/Cherudim, Allelujah/Arios, and Tieria/Seravee quickly flew upwards to shoot down the incoming debris. As the number of debris increased, Lockon/Cherudim couldn't keep up with the numbers and had Haro dispatch the GN Shield Bits to help him shoot down as many fragments as possible. Lockon/Cherudim fired all of his GN Missiles to prevent incoming debris to crash upon the major populace, but he couldn't catch up with one particular fragment that was about to impact a building. To his surprise, remaining Katharon MS forces came forward to aid in the battle and shot down the debris before impact. In an unusual situation, all opposing forces temporarily united in saving the civilians from the falling pillar fragments. Soon as Setsuna/00 Raiser returned from destroying the second Memento Mori, Lockon/Cherudim and Allelujah/Arios activated their Trans-Am to continue defending the African populace. After several hours of shooting down the falling debris to protect the civilians, Lockon/Cherudim and the rest of the Meisters regrouped to Ptolemy and evaded enemy forces.

Post Break Pillar Seclusion
After the battle, Lockon and the rest of the Ptolemy crew went under the radar for several months from Federation forces. With the Federation Army under direct control from A-Laws and haven't recovered from previous battles, the Ptolemy crew went into seclusion until they could be at full strength once again. In between this time, Lockon and the Ptolemy crew was attacked more than 20 times due to Anew's presence with the group. Revive Revival was able to use her as a Innovator homing beacon to locate them. The series of assaults slowed them down, but they were able to gradually resume normal operations. In between the last 4 months, Lyle and Anew's mutual attraction blossomed into a secret romantic relationship. For unknown reasons, both Lyle and Anew kept their relationship a secret and continued to pretend they're in a platonic/professional relationship until recently. After 4 months, Celestial Being is in space again and have returned to fighting strength to combat A-Laws. Their first objective after their hiatus is to destroy the 3rd Memento Mori.

Destroy Memento Mori No.3
Lockon/Cherudim and the rest of the Gundam Meisters sortied to take down Memento Mori. Lockon/Cherudim and Tieria/Seravee teamed up for a pincer attack with Setsuna/Saji/00 Raiser and Allelujah/Soma/Archer Arios. Lockon/Cherudim and Tieria/Seravee attacked from long range shooting while Setsuna/Saji/00 Raiser and Allelujah/Soma/Archer Arios closed the distance to destroy Memento Mori. After Setsuna/Saji/00 Raiser successfully destroyed Memento Mori with Trans-Am Riser, the Meisters finished off remaining forces and returned to Ptolemy.

Allelujah's Dilemma
Shortly after returning to Ptolemy, Lockon walked into the MS hanger to see Soma angrily yelling at Allelujah and charging through Lockon (he dodged). Ever since the death of Sergei Smirnov, Marie has reverted back into Soma Peries and been on a personal warpath against A-Laws to avenge the fallen Colonel. The two went to the MS hanger observation room to talk about the situation with Saji nearby to listen on their chat. Allelujah tells Lockon, "Even though I promised the Colonel I would never let her fight again...I..." Lockon responds, "Just give her some space for a while. She needs time to put her feelings in order." Allelujah retorts, "But I'm putting her in dang(er)-" Lockon tells him, "Don't force your thoughts on her. If you think it over carefully, you'll understand. The feelings of that girl, who says she wants to fight." Lockon then grabbed his helmet and left Allelujah to think things over as he heads to his room.

Taking Back Veda
With the ESF-Army merged into A-Laws, A-Laws is now the single largest military force in the solar system. Setsuna, Tieria, and the bridge crew talked about a means to turn the tide of the battle and thought about re-acquiring Veda; they don't know where Veda is located (moon terminal). In order to find Veda, they would need to ask an Innovator(s) about the whereabouts of Veda. Sumeragi decided to take the idea into action, to capture an Innovator(s) as an overall plan to take Veda back into Celestial Being control.

Loving the Enemy
While the bridge crew talked about how to get one of the Innovators, Lockon was lying in his room with Anew as his thoughts wander. Anew asked Lockon about his older twin brother, Neil. Lockon said that he didn't remember much of him, only that after junior high school, he went to boarding school to get away from being compared to Neil. However, Anew said that both of them had become Gundam Meisters, but Lyle said they did so for different reasons, When Lockon asked about Anew's family, her head started to hurt just thinking about it (because she never had family and her memories/experiences were implanted). Lockon got up and hugged her (thinking it was just too painful for her to mention) and told her that she didn't have to talk about it if she didn't want to. Lockon and Anew started kissing when Revive Revival connected with Anew through quantum brainwave contact. Lockon noticed Anew zoned out and started to shake her while calling out her name, After Anew was conscious again, Anew was dazed and confused. Lyle was just relieved she was OK and told her not to get weirded out. Anew apologized and hugged him, Lyle saw her Innovator eyes and strongly suspects she's the mole in their ranks. Shortly after, the crew was on tactical alert and everyone had to prepare to battle.

As Anew headed towards the bridge, Lyle wanted to talk to her, but dropped the matter to sortie. As Lockon prepared to launch, he called out to Anew and told her that he loved her. To Anew's embarrassment, the whole bridge crew now knew of their relationship. Lasse joked about Lockon had "sniped" Anew, Sumeragi wanted to know when did they started. Meleina was excited and said that the flowers of love were blooming. Feldt congratulated Anew as Lockon observed everyone's reaction over the com. Blushing and unable to properly respond, she told Lockon to just launch. Lockon happily launched to engage A-Laws. As he flew towards the battlefield, Lyle's thoughts was on Anew.

Capture Innovator Operation
Sumeragi gave a quick debriefing over their impending battle, warning them of their numbers and reinforcements before they broke off to engage individual targets. While engaging A-Laws, Lockon/Cheridum and Allelujah/Soma/Archer Arios was actively engaging the enemy GNXs at different locations in the battlefield to support Ptolemy. Lockon/Cherudim deployed his GN Shield Bits in the fight as he's facing superior numbers. Midway in the battle, Lockon/Cherudim his GN Sniper Gun was destroyed in battle. To compensate, he had Haro switch the GN Shield Bits to Assault Mode and used his GN Pistols to simultaneously take out 4 GNXs.

As the battle drew to a close, Saji was observing the battle between Soma and Andrei, the former wanting Andrei's head for killing her surrogate father Sergei. He couldn't keep quiet anymore and shouted over the com for Soma to stop. Lockon and the rest of the crew heard Saji telling her that even if she killed Andrei, nothing would change and that the suffering would only increase. The battle was over and Tieria successfully captured Revive Revival to ask him for the location of Veda.

Back on board Ptolemy, Lockon, Sumeragi, and the rest of the Gundam Meisters were present to interrogate their captured Innovator about Veda. Unknown to them, while Revive Revival introduced himself and talked to Sumeragi, he was influencing Anew with his quantum brainwaves in attempt free himself, escape with Anew, and take 00 Gundam to Ribbons.

Losing Anew
When questioned about the whereabouts of Veda, Revive claims not to know, and he chuckles at the idea that Celestial Being is going to recapture it because Veda was originally created for the Innovators to use. That leads to Sumeragi asking what the Innovators plan to do with Veda, so Revive replies mysteriously that it’s for the upcoming dialogue. He comments on the limit of humans when the others don’t understand him, and that prompts Lyle to say that Revive doesn’t seem omnipotent since he got caught. Revive surprises everyone by revealing that he got caught on purpose, and as if on cue, Feldt suddenly informed them over the that Anew shot Lasse and took Mileina hostage. Everyone is surprised to hear that Anew is an Innovator, and Revive takes it as his cue to leave. Setsuna tries to stop him, but Revive explains that he and Anew are of the same type, so their thoughts can be connected via quantum brain waves, and if something happened to him, then the hostage’s safety could not be guaranteed. Sumeragi and the others thus have no choice but to let Revive go, and moments later, the ship’s systems go offline thanks to a virus.

Anew is currently forcing Mileina to bring out the 00 Gundam, but as they then move towards the hanger, they are stopped by Soma. Soma sees the Innovators as being behind everything and blames them for Sergei’s death, however before she can do anything, Setsuna and Lyle find them. Lyle immediately makes a plea for Anew to stop, and guessed from her body language that she still care for him. He smugly asked if she intended to dump him and leave him behind; Anew asked for him to join her and to see the world changed; surprisingly, he accepts her offer to come with her. Setsuna takes the cue to shoot Lyle, and Anew’s genuine concern for him opens up an opportunity for him to grab Mileina. Anew is forced to run, and instead of immediately pursuing, Setsuna first checks up on Lyle who turns out to just have a bruise on his shoulder from where the bullet grazed him. Revive meanwhile makes his way into the hanger and launches with the 0 Raiser. Unable to get the 00 Gundam, Anew has to settle for just a shuttle. Lyle and Setsuna pursue in their respective Gundams, and they’re able to catch up easily by using the Cherudim’s Trans-Am. They also have an additional trump card: a Haro inside the 0 Raiser that initiates the docking sequence with the 00 Gundam.

Revive has no control over the 00 Raiser and realizes that he has to give up on the 0 Raiser. He does, however, use a rifle that he brought along to shoot up the cockpit and make his escape, and Anew subsequently rescues him in the shuttle. Lyle points the Cherudim’s gun at the shuttle, but in his head, he suddenly hears Anew ask if he’s going to shoot her. He tries to tell himself to fire, but after remembering all of the memories he had with her, Lyle is unable. Unbeknownst to him, as Anew flies away, she notes that she really does love him.

Back on the Ptolemaios, Setsuna finds Lyle frustrated over Anew’s betrayal and he tells Lyle that Anew will show up on the battlefield. Lyle claims that he understands that their enemies are the Innovators and that he’ll do what he needs to, but Setsuna tells him not to try to act tough. Feeling that Lyle doesn’t have any reason to fight Anew, Setsuna vows to pull the trigger if that time comes, and he doesn’t mind if Lyle resents him afterward. As expected, the Innovators do attack, and they bring along Louise onboard the Regnant and Anew onboard her own custom mobile suit. Hilling isn’t expecting a hard fight because of the conditions the Ptolemaios and the 00 Gundam are in, and their goal is still to capture the latter. Celestial Being faces them with only the Cherudim, Archer Arios, and Seravee Gundam. What surprises the Gundam Meisters is that the Regnant’s main cannon beams are able to bend at sharp angles, making them very hard to avoid.

Not concerned about the mobile armor, Lyle is instead looking for Anew, and he soon finds himself clashing with her. Though not afraid to shoot at each other, neither of them do much damage to each other’s mobile suits at first. With Lyle occupied, Allelujah, Tieria, and Soma struggle against their opponents, and when Tieria fires a massive blast with the Seravee, Louise easily blocks it with the Regnant’s GN field. The Arios then gets hit and suffers quite a bit of damage. Lyle meanwhile combats Anew’s GN Fangs with his own Shield Bits, and he questions why they have to fight. Anew’s answer is that it’s because he’s a human and she’s an Innovator. When Lyle wonders if their feelings for each other were lies, Anew doesn’t answer him, so he initiates the Cherudim’s Trans-Am and pounds her mobile suit with beam fire. Instead of finishing her off though, he rips open the front of her mobile suit and tells her that he’s making her his woman again, even if she’s an Innovator. Moved to tears, Anew almost gets out of her cockpit, but at the last moment, Ribbons takes over and has her strike him back while he’s most vulnerable. Ribbons has her destroys most of the Cherudim’s Shield Bits, all while saying that the Innovators are the ones who will lead mankind. Ribbons believes that Innovators are the superior species, and he can’t stand them being thought of as equal to humans.

Lyle begs for Anew to stop, but she doesn’t let up and finally charges at him to finish him off. Before she can reach him though, a beam suddenly pierces through her mobile suit. It came from the just-arrived 00 Raiser in Trans-Am mode, and the particles it spreads as it passes them sends Lyle and Anew into the dream-like world. In each other’s arms, Anew tells Lyle that she’s glad she was an Innovator because otherwise she wouldn’t have been able to meet him, and without him, she feels that she wouldn’t have had the will power to live. She’s also glad to hear Lyle confirm to her that they understood each other, and moments later, her mobile suit explodes.

Back on board Ptolemy, Lyle confronted Setsuna and repeatedly punched him in the face. Setsuna didn't bother to retaliate and let Lyle beat him. Lyle cried out, "You bastard! You bastard! You killed Anew!!" Tieria told Lyle to "Stop it!" Lyle distraughtly replied, "Shut up! She was coming back! She was coming back to us not as an Innovator, but as a human! This is all your fault!!" Lyle kept hitting Setsuna until he broke down on Setsuna's chest.

Rendezvous at Lagrange 5
Ptolemy received a mysterious message to rendezvous at Lagrange 5. The crew was suspicious of the message, but Setsuna insisted to head towards there to meet the unknown messenger (Wang Liu Mei). With Ian's support to L5 (another resource satellite) for maintenance and upgrades, Sumeragi relented to head to L5. Due to A-Laws still in pursuit of them, Sumeragi suggested Setsuna sortie ahead to meet their mysterious messenger while the Ptolemy distracts their pursuers with a longer alternative route. Lyle intercepted Setsuna in the corridor.

Setsuna wanted to say something, but had no words. Lyle started to say, "Sorry about before. I got too emotional. I'm not fit to be a Meister" Setsuna wanted to explain himself, but Lyle continued, "I'm gonna fight. I'll fight." Setsuna replied, "I understand", and he continued his way to 00 Gundam. Lyle started to reflect, "Yeah, that's right...I'll beat those damned Innovators to a pulp...not as Katharon or even as Celestial Being. I'll beat them of my own volition. However...!" At the end of his thoughts, Lyle pulled out his gun and pointed at Setsuna. Lyle's anger over what Setsuna did to Anew was still not over, he gently pulled the trigger and struggled within himself, but his hand kept shaking. In the end he let Setsuna off. He lowered his gun and started to think about his brother.

Several days later, Setsuna returned from his mission to space colony Eclipse and Lyle attended the group meeting. Setsuna gave the encrypted message to Feldt to have the coordinates decrypted. As they waited for the decryption, he reported to the crew he received the information from Wang Liu Mei. Shortly, Feldt decrypted the coordinates and revealed Veda’s location, the dark side of the moon (Lagrange 2). When nothing was detected upon sensors, Sumeragi suspected there was more behind the blank image and had Meleina superimposed their star charts over the current coordinates. The results show a large area of space that was blank where there was supposed to be stars. After calculating the discrepancy, Feldt revealed the measurement to be fifteen kilometers in diameter. It’s suspected amongst the crew that something very large is cloaked and hidden near the moon.

In between their meeting, Ptolemy was expected to rendezvous with their lab transport ship for overall maintenance/upgrades to their Gundams and re-supply for the ship. The ship arrived in between their meeting and Cherudim was upgraded to GN-006GNHW/R Cherudim Gundam GNHW/R as part of its overall maintenance/upgrades.

As their meeting continued, sensors revealed A-Laws amassing upon their intended destination. This only further solidified the that Veda was indeed hidden at the moon. Before the Meisters launched against both the A-Laws and the Innovators, each and one of the pilots spoke their feelings and sense of commitment for their upcoming mission. Lyle told the crew his reasons are to overthrow the Federation government and shoot down Innovators. There was an additional reason, but Lyle never went into detail, suggestively revenge. Setsuna told the crew, “''We’ll change. If we don’t change, we’ll never reach the future.''” With everyone united to recover Veda, Sumeragi announced the crew will soon battle soon as maintenance and resupply is completed. There was still concern over their ability to succeed as they are short of a pilot, but Lasse just returned for duty. With the crew now ready, Lyle and the Ptolemy crew head towards Lagrange 2.

Fight Towards Lagrange 2
Sometime later, the crew had reached in range of their destination and the Meisters prepared to sortie. Lockon prepared to launch with the new GN Rifle Bits for battle. As he is about to launch from the catapult, he says, "Anew, I'm gonna do it. Cherudim, Lockon Stratos, aim and fire! and launched for battle. Lockon/GN-006GNHW/R Cherudim Gundam GNHW/R launched and soon engaged a large MS force of GNX and Ahead units.

Each of the Meisters began engaging their targets. Lockon/Cherudim fired long range beams with his sniper gun and right-shoulder rifle bit to prevent A-Laws breaking through to Ptolemy. As he shoots them down, he comments, "I'll make it through with these new weapons!" The first wave was quickly defeated, but the difficulty of the fight increased. Setsuna/00 Raiser prevented 3 A-Laws battlecruisers from completing a suicide run to Ptolemy. To everyone's surprise, the battlecruisers were decoys and was filled with particle disruptors that created a large anti-particle field. A second wave of A-Laws soon followed in larger numbers and GN Missiles launchers.

Due to the anti-particle field, Lockon/Cherudim was unable to fire with any of his beam weapons and forced to resort to melee combat. As the battle intensified, Lockon/Cherudim noticed Tieria/Seravee was in trouble as a GNX-III was about to joust, he deployed the shield bits to protect Tieria/Seravee and knocked off the enemy; his save allowed A-Laws break through their defensive line to attack Ptolemy. Lockon/Cherudim couldn't catch up with the enemy units that broke through as there were still a heavy barrage of missiles firing at them from all directions. Lockon/Cherudim used his GN Pistol II (axe form) to cleave off enemy units, but still suffered from missile hits. Just as their situation looks bleak, Katharon along with the ESF Coup d'état Faction appeared to assist. As Lockon/Cheriudim fired his GN Missiles against several GNX units, he commented, "I'm glad you came! Great timing!" The second wave was eventually defeated and Lockon/Cherudim charged through the anti-particle field to combat the remains of A-Laws. Lockon/Cherudim targeted the capital ships as Katharon and Coup forces handled A-Laws' GNX units.

Over an open channel, Kati Mannequin told the Meisters to focus on defending their ship. Seconds later, Setsuna warned everyone on the com, "Attention all ships! Take evasive action immediately! It's coming! Incoming attack! Some sinister light!" A large and powerful particle beam just fired near the moon (CBS Celestial Being). The particle beam fired in the middle of the combat zone, unbiasedly taking out various MS units and capital ships from all sides. Lockon/Cherudim flew parallel to the beam attack without suffering damage. In the middle of confusion, a giant asteroid ship decloaked before everyone, CBS Celestial Being. Sensors revealed that Veda is held within Celestial Being. Sumeragi announces to allied forces of their intention of retrieving Veda and taking down Celestial Being. Celestial Being charges forward to their final battle.

Last Mission
Ptolemy and Meisters are now cruising towards Celestial Being. As they are about to confront their greatest challenge, Sumeragi tells everyone over the com, "Everyone, let's go! To atone for how we changed the world. Let's set things right! Let's release the world from the Innovators' rule and change the world again! For the future! Last mission, start!" Lyle and the rest of Meisters received instructions from Sumeragi to destroy the gun turrets to ensure their invasion route. The Meisters acknowledge their command(s) and began firing upon Celestial Being.

Lockon/Cherudim engaged Trans-Am and deployed the shield bits in attempt to shoot down the turrets without receiving incoming fire. The turret's firepower was too strong and destroyed 7 of his 9 bits and took two hits in the MS torso. Tieria/Seravee came in with his GN Field to shield Lockon as he recovered. The Meisters made progress in destroying the right side turrets of Celestial Being. As Celestial Being cleared half the way to Celestial Being, an unknown MS force sortied out of colony ship, Gaga Forces. The Gaga units quickly engaged their Trans-Am and began their kamikaze attack. The Meisters immediately went on the defensive to protect Ptolemy.

Lockon/Cherudim and the Meisters continued to shoot down as many Gaga units as possible, but were still overwhelmed by their overwhelming numbers. Ptolemy was almost lost if it weren't for the lab transport crew sacrificing themselves, using the ship to shield against the assault. Combat relief came when the ESF Coup d'état Faction and Katharon provided fire coverage to allow the Meisters and Ptolmey to charge through Celestial Being. Soon as Ptolemy made it into Celestial Being's ship dock, each of the Meisters split up to invade the mothership. Lockon/Cherudim penetrated into on of the MS docking hangers and encountered Ali Al-Saachez/GNW-20000 Arche Gundam.

Ali/Arche dispatched his GN Fangs against Lockon/Cherudim, Lockon countered by having Haro dispatch the GN Rifle Bits. Both opposing bits smashed into each other, leaving the match a draw. Ali/Arche then charged in for melee combat and disarmed Cherudim's GN Sniper Gun II. As Ali/Arche goes for a second swing and said, "War really is best fought hand-to-hand! Lockon/Cherudim grabbed his two pistols and said, "Keep talking!" Lockon/Cherudim returned fire, but the shots didn't cause much damage. Ali/Arche moved forward to chop down Lockon/Cherudim, but Lockon/Cherudim used both his pistols to block the attack. As Ali/Arche pushes down on Lockon/Cherudim, he tells Lyle, "Another one bites the dust, eh, Gundam!?" Lockon replied, "I'm gonna beat the shit out of you!" Lockon/Cherudim pushed Arche Gundam's GN Buster Sword II away and fired on Ali/Arche. Ali/Arche quickly lowered down to make a back right MS leg swing, extending his foot beam saber, and cut off Cherudim's right MS knee. Ali/Arche followed his back MS leg spin with a sword hit on Cherudim's chest. Ali/Arche then tried to cut down Lockon/Cherudim, but Lockon/Cherudim blocked; the maneuver forced Lockon/Cherudim stuck behind a wall. Lockon/Cherudim was able to push back Ali/Arche (due to Setsuna's Trans-Am Burst of GN particles) and go on the offensive.

Ali/Arche was temporarily distracted by the voices of other people (due to 00 Raiser's spread of GN particles) to allow Lockon/Cherudim push back. Lockon's thoughts was heard by Ali as he charged, "A bastard like you took my brother and the others!" The two in engage in MS melee combat again. As Ali/Arche clash blades with Lockon/Cherudim, Ali comments "So you're that guy's little brother!?" Lockon/Cherudim moves his pistol up close blew off Ali's right MS shoulder and arm. At the same time, Lockon/Cherudim answered Ali, "What of it!?" Ali/Arche then levitated a few feet above the floor and launched several beam saber kicks. While beam saber kicking, Ali answered, "He killed me too!" Lockon/Cherudim blocked all of Ali's MS kicks and retorted, "What!? Who the hell are you?" and shot Ali/Arche on the left side of the MS head. Ali replied, "I'm just me!" Ali/Arche grabbed Cherudim's neck and shoved Cherudim to the floor. While Ali/Arche still held down Cherudim, Lockon/Cherudim fired back and said, "I'll beat the shit out of you!" Ali/Arche had the advantage and looked as if he'll win when Arche Gundam suddenly shut down. Unknown to Ali, Tieria remotely controlled Seraphim Gundam and activated Trial System. Arche Gundam was tied to Veda and all of his systems shut down. Lockon/Cherudim took advantage of Arche Gundam's untimely shutdown and blew the MS to the floor. Ali is still trying to get Arche Gundam to activate when he realized Lockon/Cherudim is going to blast him. Lockon/Cherudim smirked over Ali/Arche and said, "I can't blame my big brother. I just can't forgive this guy!" Lockon/Cherudim fired upon the torso area of Arche Gundam to destroy both the MS and pilot. Lockon thought the battle was over, but sensors detected Ali escaping through a doorway. Lockon exited Cherudim to give chase.

Ali was escaping for his life, the left side of his torso was already bleeding. Lockon caught up to Ali and shot his right shoulder. Lockon yelled out, "That's far enough!" Ali dropped his gun and raised his hands. As Lockon held the gun on Ali, he reflected, "This guy...this guy took dad...mom...Amy...and my brother!" Lockon was about to shoot when Anew's words of mutual understanding convinced him to drop his gun. Ali took advantage of Lockon's hesitation and quickly grabbed his gun to shoot Lockon. Lockon reflexes were faster and shot Ali in the head. Lockon shot Ali two more times, left his body in the corridor, and headed back to Cherudim. As Lockon went back, his thoughts were on Anew. Lockon thought,

Final Confrontation
Lockon was resting above his cockpit when he received order from Ptolemy to assist Setsuna. Lockon/Cherudim and Allelujah/Arios met up to help Setsuna. As the reached nearby Celestial Being, Lockon noticed Revive/Gadessa attempted to fire his GN Mega Launcher upon Setsuna/00 Raiser. Lockon/Cherudim sacrificed 3 of his GN Shield Bits to save Setsuna/00 Raiser from certain death. Lockon/Cherudim then broke off to face Revive/Gadessa.

With only one right MS arm and pistol, Lockon/Cherudim engage Revive/Gadessa in a beam shoot out. Lockon/Cherudim fired a few shots, but the blasts were too light and bounced off Gadessa. Revive/Gadessa returned fire with his GN Vulcans, Lockon/Cherudim tried to evade, but received a few hits. Revive/Gadessa and Lockon/Cherudim then tried to flank each others position and returned fire, but both didn't get hit. Lockon/Cherudim then flew over Gadessa's blind spot, fired, and destroyed Gadessa's GN Mega Launcher. As Lockon/Cherudim flew from a distance, Lockon thought out loud, "So this is all the Innovators are without their systems to help them!" Lockon/Cherudim charged in to attack, but Revive/Gadessa fired a barrage with his right GN Vulcan. Lockon/Cherudim attempted to return fire, but the assault damaged his cockpit and his helmet. Lockon also received a head injury and his bleeding forehead has blinded is right eye. Lockon needed a decisive win and asked Haro if Trans-Am is possible. Haro told Lyle it's possible for only a second. Lockon/Cherudim continued to fire back and used the last two of his GN Shield Bits to fire back, but his pistol and bits were destroyed. Revive/Gadessa drew out his beam saber and charged for the final blow. As Gadessa charges in, Lockon/Cherudim activated Trans-Am and ended right behind Revive/Gadessa. Lockon/Cherudim then grabbed his spare pistol, shoved the gun under Gadessa's right torso, and kept firing until Gadessa exploded. The explosion killed Revive and hurdled Lockon/Cherudim into open space. Lockon succumbed to his injuries and became unconscious. After their major battle with Innovators, Lockon and Cherudim were later recovered by Ptolemy crew.

Staying with CB
With A-Laws and Innovators defeated, peace as returned throughout the solar system, as a reformed Federation disbands the A-Laws and return the sovereignty to the nations they forced into submission. Lyle along with the Ptolemy crew returned to Earth for some unfinished business. Lyle returned to Ireland to have a gravestone made for Anew and installed next to the Dylandy plot. Before the Dylandy gravestone and Anew's, he silently tells his loved ones, Lyle returns to Ptolemy II and takes the helm with Lasse, returning to space. It's presumed Lockon and the rest of the crew returns to one of their Lagrange point resource satellites for maintenance and rebuilding their organization.

ELS Conflict
The year was A.D. 2314. Two years had passed since the creation of the new pacifist Earth Sphere Federation government. With the world now at peace, Celestial Being quietly waits in the shadows and observes. Meanwhille, unknown beings travel into the solar system...

Shadow Intervention
CB had received a tip from Veda/Tieria about a impending assassination attempt of Princess Marina Ismail at Colony SOE at Lagrange 2. The Union Corporation didn't want to lose their Azadistani labor force that had been sent to them by the previous government, and sent a team of GNX-609T GN-XIIIs to have her killed. While Lockon had previously boarded the shuttle disguised as a crew member, Setsuna launched from the Ptolemy II and intercepted the GN-XIII's with his CBNGN-003 [SVMS-01AP] Union Flag Celestial Being Version. After Setsuna dispatched the GN-XIIIs, the host of the party pulled a gun on Marina. After briefly hesitating, Lockon emerged from the cockpit and disarmed the man with two shots. Lockon remarked at how SOE was getting reckless by having Marina killed. Being suspicions, Shirin asked who he was, but Lockon said he couldn't and left out of the airlock and boarded Setsuna's Flag. However, Shirin could tell by his voice that they had been saved by Celestial Being.

Inside the Flag, Lockon asked why he didn't stop in and say hello to Marina. Setsuna replied that he didn't think it was necessary. Lockon sighs and says, "''Man is he dense. Innovator my ass." ''Once the two had returned to the ship, Feldt appeared and handed the two drinks (though she really came to see Setsuna). She asked how the mission went, and Setsuna said it went perfectly thanks to Veda. He left Lockon alone with Feldt to deliver his report to Sumeragi. Lockon remarked that Setsuna didn't understand Feldt's feelings about him. Meanwhille, the ESF had just destroyed a derelict space probe, the Europa, which had left Jovian orbit. Afterwards, strange events began happening on Earth, and most of the locations were close to where debris from the Europa fell to Earth. Veda's report surmised that people with high quantum brainwave activity were being targeted for infection. Realizing the danger they posed to their super soldier comrades, Setsuna and Lockon ventured down to Earth to save them. Remembering that Louise Halevy also possessed quantum brainwaves, Setsuna presumably realized that Saji was also in danger and split off from Lockon and headed to the HRL Orbital Elevator while Lockon launched in GN-002RE Gundam Dynames Repair and flew to Mongolia.

Rescue Mission & Meeting
Lockon eventually located Allelujah and Marie at a ESF base in Mongolia. While descending, Lockon saw that the couple were being chased by driverless vehicles. Lockon used the GN Sniper Rifle to destroy all the vehicles. He subsequently landed Dynames Repair and apoligized to the couple for ruining their vacation. After sending Saji and Louise to the QBW Isolation Facility on the Orbital Elevator, Setsuna rendezvous with Lockon and the group returned to Ptolemy II. While Feldt and Mileina greet the returned Allelujah and Marie, Lockon suggests that the crew take a rest before meeting to discuss their encounters.

In the meeting room, Setsuna brought up his encounter at Tenchu. While saving Saji and Louise, he came across a figure that resembled Ribbons Almark. Sumeragi explained that it wasn't Ribbons, but a Ribbons-type Innovade, Sky Eclipse. Lockon believed that the unknown beings had infected the Europa and came into contact with Sky's body and converted it.

First Encounter & Tieria's Return
Suddenly, Mileina came over the video com and reported that a large ship was headed their way. Shockingly enough, it was the Europa, which had previously been destroyed. Setsuna resolved to take the Gundams out to investigate. Lockon launched first in the GN-010 Gundam Zabanya. When the trio arrived on the battlefield, they were greeted not only by the space station, but by hundreds of strange silver beings that were attracted to mostly Setsuna and Allelujah/Marie due to their quantum brainwaves. While Lockon successfully fended off the aliens, Setsuna was unable to fire upon them due to a QBW interference. With large numbers of aliens attacking, neither Zabanya nor Harute were able to assist Setsuna, even as 00 Raiser was struck by two of the beings. Suddenly, two giant claws appeared out of nowhere and ripped off 00 Raisers left arm. The units were then rejoined by a unknown Gundam (CB-002 Raphael Gundam), which subsequently destroyed the attacking aliens, as well as the Europa by using Trans-Am. After the Gundams returned to the ship, the pilot (wearing a blue spacesuit), revealed himself to be Tieria Erde. Allelujah asks how he did it, and Tieria explains that his Innovade physioligy allows him to upload his consciousness into any terminal. Tieria then asked Setsuna why he couldn't fight the aliens, known by the ESF as Extraterrestrial Living-metal Shape-shifters, or ELS. Setsuna said that he didn't know and Lockon was flabbergasted. Later, Lasse asked if their encounters with the ELS were part of the dialogues that Aeolia Schenberg envisioned. Tieria said that Aeolia anticipated the dialogues in the future, but they were happening now. Despite Allelujah's claim that humanity was unprepared for the dialogues, Lockon felt that they had to attack, and Lasse agreed since both the ESF and CB were being attacked. Marie disagreed on the basis that they themselves don't understand the ELS, and Feldt asked for Setsuna's opinion on the matter, to which he had none. Later, a large black hole had opened up within Jupiter's Big Red Spot, revealing the increased forces of the ELS headed for Earth.

Ultimate Fate
Nothing is known in the 50 years that has passed. It's only presumed Lockon is alive and an old man, but with no confirmations, it can also be presumed he's dead.

Earth Sphere Federation
Ireland is his homeland and when not busy, he would return to visit his family's grave and circle around places of significant memory.
 * Advanced European Union


 * Owen and Lindsay Dylandy
 * Neil and Lyle's mother and father were among the accounted dead when KPSA bombed and killed their parents at a public building.


 * Amy Dylandy
 * Lockon's beloved little sister who died along with his parents during a terrorist bombing.

Celestial Being

 * Gundam Meisters


 * Setsuna F. Seiei


 * Tieria Erde


 * Allelujah Haptism


 * Lockon Stratos (Neil Dylandy)
 * Lyle's older brother whose real name is Neil Dylandy. Though it was heavily implied that Neil was the favored son over Lyle, Neil's actual feelings towards Lyle are unknown, though it could be said that Neil did love his little brother, choosing to fight for his future.


 * Crew of the Ptolemaios II
 * The relationship boundaries were less defined with the crew of the Ptolemaios. The following are defined relationships based on observation through their interactions.


 * Feldt Grace


 * Anew Returner
 * Lyle met Anew during a resupply by Ptolemy. The two immediately struck up a friendship and Lyle was immediately in love with her. While Ptolemy was stranded on Earth, Lyle and Anew became lovers. Even after her revelation as an Innovator, the two still had mutual feelings for each other until the very end.


 * Soma Peries

Katharon

 * Klaus Grado

KPSA

 * Ali Al-Saachez
 * The KPSA's leader who killed his beloved family, including his brother. First, Tieria told Lyle that Ali Al-Saachez was Neil's killer. During and after his fight with Ali and his GNW-20000 Arche Gundam, Lyle gloated that he can't judge Neil for what he did, just like Neil, Lyle also stated he can't just forgive Ali as well. But when Lyle is about to chase Ali, Ali attempts to take advantage of Lyle's hesitation, but Lyle made the first shot, and finally kills Ali by shooting him three times.

Notes & Trivia

 * Lyle first appeared in the 9th episode of Mobile Suit Gundam 00. At the start of the episode, it showed two Lockon Stratos at a graveyard; one was in front of a grave and one was watching hiding behind a tree. It was not specified who's who between the two in the scene and it was noted to be left ambiguous by the writers and directors. The scene was left to the audience's interpretation.
 * In volume 1 of novelization of the Gundam 00 Second Season, after his first mission in Celestial Being, Lyle was described humming a children's song from Northern Ireland. It is parallel to Neil Dylandy, who also hummed an Irish children song during his first armed intervention (2307 A.D.) in the first novel of Gundam 00.
 * In the final confrontation against the Innovades in Season 2 of the series, Lyle had an injury in his right eye. This was similar to the way the first Lockon (Neil) had his injury in Season 1. But, unlike Neil whose death was caused by his injury (blind on the right side) Lyle overcame his by opening his right eye, albeit covered in blood, to execute a finishing move killing Revive Revival.