Keep Marching on Instead of Running Off is the twelfth episode of Mobile Suit Gundam the Witch from Mercury and final episode of its first cour. It aired in Japan on January 08, 2023 17:00 JST on MBS and TBS, and was simulcast by Ani-One Asia, GundamInfo, and Crunchyroll[1].
Synopsis[]
Plot[]
As Sophie Pulone introduces herself, she comes to the realization that Suletta cannot hear her. She opens fire around Suletta to try and get her to get into the Aerial, while Prospera remains readying the Aerial in the hanger, even though Belmeria begs her to evacuate the area.
On GUND-ARM, Inc.'s company ship, Earth House loses their composure due to the chaos as the Dawn of Fold targets the ships to trap all individuals within the facility. Rajan prepares his men to secure Delling and Vim orders a group of Dilanzas to ready for an attack, while Miorine meets with her father.
The Dawn of Fold and Plant Quetta's security forces engage in battle and Sophie takes out four Beguir-Pente's, demonstrating that the Anti-GUND Format Antidote weapons fail to work on a Gundam with a Permet Score above three.
Suletta slips away through a vent to the hangar to reach her mother and the Aerial while Delling is revealed to have been critically wounded while protecting his daughter from debris shrapnel the attack. He begins to wearily speak of her mother as Miorine attempts to dress his wound, while the Dawn of Fold begins to approach them. Meanwhile, Earth House makes the decision to abandon their ship before it is blown up like the rest. However, Nika manages to send a Morse code signal to Norea, preventing her from destroying the ship. Martin soon discovered that Nika had somehow been the cause of them being left alive.
Vim, piloting a Dilanza Sol, attacks the ship that the Dawn of Fold had boarded, one of the blasts blowing causing the door to blow open where the crew had been imprisoned. Guel, unlike most of the prisoners, decides to escape the after hearing mentions of Suletta and the Aerial being within the factory. He commandeers a Desultor and attempts to leave for the factory, however, he is soon attacked by his own father. In spite of his fear of entering a fight to the death, Guel attacks in self-defense, resulting in the destruction of the enemy Dilanza's cockpit, mortally wounding Vim. Now being able to speak with his son, Vim mentions how he had been looking for him, but before he could speak further, the Mobile Suit blows up.
The Aerial is about to be captured by the Dawn of Fold as Suletta reaches the hangar. The moment before she is spotted, her mother, Prospera, kills them. Prospera proceeds to say Suletta's motto as she remained frozen in fear, encouraging her and causing her to stand up and fight for what she cares about. Suletta climbs into the Aerial and engages in battle with Sophie's Lfrith Ur, managing to hold back Norea and Sophie. The Dominicus Corps arrives, leading to the retreat of the Dawn of Fold.
Meanwhile, Shaddiq seems rather unphased by the mission's failure. Elan Ceres is notified by his bosses at Peil Technologies that he may soon receive an order to investigate the Earthian Gundams, which he suggests for them to not mix themselves in with.
At Plant Quetta, Suletta uses GUND and performs a scan to try and find Miorine. Finding her, she proceeds on her way to the empty area she is in. She has her father on a stretcher and is pushing him along, but she is soon cornered by a terrorist. Before he can shoot, The Aerial's manipulator comes down and crushes the terrorist. Gleefully jumping out of the Aerial, Suletta ends up clumsily falling out of the cockpit and falls into the bloody remain of the terrorist. Unphased by what she had fallen into, she states that she had came to rescue her bride and reaches out to Miorine, her hand bloodsoaked. Miorine is mortified by it and stares at the mess that Suletta had made, saying that her groom is a murderer.
Stats[]
Characters[]
| Name | Timestamp | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Miorine Rembran | 00:00 | |
| Suletta Mercury | 00:04 | |
| Sophie Pulone | 00:16 | |
| Prospera Mercury | 01:01 | |
| Godoy Haimano | 01:01 | |
| Belmeria Winston | 01:03 | |
| Nuno Kargan | 02:52 | |
| Lilique Kadoka Lipati | 02:52 | |
| Martin Upmont | 02:52 | |
| Aliya Mahvash | 02:57 | |
| Ojelo Gabel | 02:57 | |
| Till Nys | 02:57 | |
| Vim Jeturk | 03:15 | |
| Rajan Zahi | 03:36 | |
| Olcott | 03:49 | |
| Naji Geor Hija | 03:58 | |
| Norea Du Noc | 04:08 | |
| Bessie Enrique | 04:27 | Voice only |
| Delling Rembran | 04:45 | |
| Notrette Rembran | 08:42 | Mentioned only |
| Jalil Li Naranja | 09:18 | Voice only |
| Machei Gao | 09:18 | Voice only |
| Nika Nanaura | 09:59 | |
| Chuatury Panlunch | 09:59 | |
| Guel Jeturk | 11:42 | |
| Kenanji Avery | 19:39 | |
| Sabina Fardin | 20:18 | |
| Shaddiq Zenelli | 20:18 | |
| Enhanced Person Number 5 | 20:23 |
Mechanics[]
| Name | Timestamp |
|---|---|
| EDM-GA-01 Gundam Lfrith Ur | 00:11 |
| XVX-016RN Gundam Aerial Rebuild | 01:13 |
| MD-0021 Desultor | 03:01 |
| CEK-077 Beguir-Pente | 03:27 |
| EDM-GA-02 Gundam Lfrith Thorn | 03:47 |
| MSJ-OP122 Demi Garrison | 04:31 |
| MD-0031UL Dilanza Sol | 11:01 |
| CFP-013 Heindree Sturm | 19:49 |
Factions[]
| Name | Timestamp | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GUND-ARM, Inc. | 00:00 | |
| Earth House | 00:04 | |
| Dawn of Fold | 00:11 | |
| Shin Sei Development Corporation | 01:01 | |
| Peil Technologies | 01:03 | |
| Jeturk Heavy Machinery | 03:15 | |
| Grassley Defense Systems | 03:23 | Mentioned only |
| Dominicus | 03:27 | |
| Cathedra | 03:36 | |
| Grassley House | 20:18 |
Locations[]
| Name | Timestamp | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Plant Quetta | 00:00 | |
| Earth | 00:25 | Mentioned only |
| Mercury | 00:30 | Mentioned only |
| Asticassia School of Technology | 04:08 | Mentioned only |
Conflicts[]
| Name | Timestamp |
|---|---|
| Plant Quetta Incident | 00:00 |
Technology[]
| Name | Timestamp |
|---|---|
| GUND-ARM | 00:11 |
| Mobile Suit | 00:11 |
| GUND Format | 05:19 |
| GUND-BIT | 17:31 |
| Student notebook | 20:23 |
Terminology[]
| Name | Timestamp |
|---|---|
| Witch | 00:26 |
| Witch Hunters | 04:11 |
| Antidote | 05:57 |
| Spacian | 07:14 |
| Earthian | 10:21 |
Items[]
| Name | Timestamp | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Permet | 05:18 | Mentioned only |
Music[]
| Title | Timestamp |
|---|---|
| "Shukufuku" (OP) | 01:20 |
| "Kimi yo Kedakaku Are" (ED) | 20:48 |
Notes & Trivia[]
- The name of this episode references a lyric from Shukufuku, the first opening theme for The Witch from Mercury. It shares this distinction with May All Blessings Find Their Way to You, I'm Wishing It.
- The end card is illustrated and animated by Lin Junbun [2][3].
- Crunchyroll's version incorrectly uses the title "the Witch from Mercury" [1].
- While Shaddiq cameos in this episode, he remains silent. As of this episode, each member of the initial dueling committee has either been absent or silent in at least one episode.
Continuity Notes[]
- The final scene of the episode echoes the ending scene from the first episode, The Witch and the Bride.
Errors & Goofs[]
- In 18:57, the center piece of Lfrith Thorn's Shell Unit features a Permet glow, though its next appearance in 20:01 later depicts both sides of the Shell Unit as the only parts that glowed.
References[]
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