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The Descending Sword is Phase-35 (Phase-33 in the HD Remaster) of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED. It first aired in Japan on June 7, 2003, and in the United States on December 18, 2004.

Summary[]

Operation Spitbreak is initiated, with both ZAFT and the Earth Alliance believing they have outsmarted the other. The Archangel is left behind to be destroyed in a calculated plan that would decimate everyone on the battlefield, until Kira arrives to save them.

Plot[]

Notes & Trivia[]

Continuity Notes[]

  • Though the organization would not be introduced until the next series and later notes would later place him in this organization, this episode would technically be the first appearance of FAITH through Ray Yuki's first appearance.

Errors[]

  • A CGUE was seen firing a green beam from a MMI-M7S 76mm Heavy Assault Machine Gun during the attack on JOSH-A. This error was fixed in the HD Remaster.

HD Remaster Changes[]

Appearances[]

Characters[]

Earth Alliance[]

ZAFT[]

Orb Union[]

  • Elle - (Flashback(s) Only)

Clyne Faction[]

Characters[]

NameTimestampNotes
Kira Yamato00:00
Lacus Clyne00:00In Flashback(s)
Athrun Zala01:00
Murrue Ramius03:20
Kuzzey Buskirk03:30
Arnold Neumann03:30
Jackie Tonomura03:30
Dalida Lolaha Chandra II03:30
Unidentified Linear Gun Tank Commander03:50First Appearance; Deceased
Yzak Joule04:10
Mu La Flaga04:30
Romero Pal04:50
Sai Argyle05:10
Miriallia Haw05:20
Rau Le Creuset05:40
Flay Allster05:50
William Sutherland07:00
Natarle Badgiruel07:30
Kojiro Murdoch09:20
Elle17:30Flashback(s) Only
Unidentified Atlantic Federation Rear Admiral18:20
Unidentified Vosgulov-class Captain (Le Creuset Team)19:10
Unidentified GINN Pilot (JOSH-A)19:40First Appearance; Deceased
Ray Yuki21:40First Appearance
Tad Elsman21:50

Organizations[]

Organizations[]

NameTimestampNotes
Clyne Faction00:00
PLANT00:00
Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty00:00
OMNI Enforcer02:40
Earth Alliance02:40
Archangel Corps03:20
Atlantic Federation03:20
Le Creuset Team04:10
Eurasian Federation05:40Mentioned only
11th Air Defense Corps06:10First Mentioned; Destroyed
Blue Cosmos07:00
14th Tank Corps11:20First Appearance: Destroyed
Orb Union17:30Flashback(s) Only
FAITH21:40First Appearance

Locations[]

NameTimestampNotes
Aprilius One00:00
Earth Sphere (Cosmic Era)00:00
PLANT Colonies00:00
Earth01:00
JOSH-A02:40Destroyed
Panama Base08:20Mentioned only
PLANT Supreme Council Building21:20
Carpentaria Base21:30Mentioned only

Conflicts/Events[]

Conflicts/Events[]

NameTimestampNotes
Theft of the Freedom Gundam00:00In Flashback(s)
First Alliance-PLANT War00:00
Operation Spitbreak02:40Conclusion
Battle of Orbit17:40Flashback(s) Only

Terminology[]

NameTimestampNotes
Accord00:00In Flashback(s)
Coordinator00:00
Ultimate Coordinator00:00
Gundam00:00
Natural03:20
SEED factor16:10

Music[]

Music[]

TitleTimestampNotes
Believe (OP)01:10
Meteor (BGM)15:30
Distance22:00ED; HD Remaster Only

Quotes[]

"I didn't choose to become a hero, but...!"

Mu La Flaga before leaving JOSH-A and returning to the Archangel, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, The Descending Sword

"Ground crew unit! Some nut in an aircraft is trying to land on board! Take shelter!"

Murrue Ramius unknowingly referring to Mu La Flaga during the latter's emergency landing on the Archangel, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, The Descending Sword

"H-How can you call this a plan? Because this is a war... because we're soldiers... so if we're told to, we must throw away our lives?"

Miriallia Haw after learning about the Cyclops System, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, The Descending Sword

Murrue: "Note that I, Murrue Ramius, Captain of the Archangel made this decision, and therefore no other crew member is in any way responsible!"
Mu: "Don't put so much pressure on yourself."
Murrue: "This ship will now abandon this battleground and retreat! Send a message to all other Alliance ships, to follow us! Engine, full speed!"

Murrue Ramius and Mu La Flaga, after having been told about the Atlantic Federations plan, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, The Descending Sword

"ZAFT! Earth Alliance! I call upon both Forces! Any moment now, the Cyclops System will activate and the Alaska base will self-destruct! I ask both Forces cease battle at once and retreat from this area!"

Kira Yamato, warning ZAFT and Earth Alliance Forces about the Cyclops System, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, The Descending Sword

"For the preservation of our blue and pure world."

William Sutherland quoting the Blue Cosmos catchphrase, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, The Descending Sword

References[]