Ep. 21: Yuri Leonov's Final Flight Reveals Origins of Alien Invaders
Aired on March 2, 2001
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This segment recounts Yuri Leonov’s final mission as a UN flight program operative. Yuri, a married man, departed on a new assignment, only to be inadvertently sacrificed for scientific research when his flight was directed to investigate a gravitational anomaly. He asserts that his last memory involved observing the anomaly up close before returning to Earth as one of the alien invaders. The flashback also introduces Colonel David Lawrence, Yuri’s mission commander on Earth and close friend. Lawrence is identified as the long-haired man who turned Ryu into a spy. Notably, Lawrence had opposed using Yuri’s mission to investigate the anomaly, highlighting the complex personal and professional dynamics surrounding the incident.
Episodes
- Ep. 17 · Ryu's cover is threatened by a new alien invader and an old friend's return.
- Ep. 18 · Guenevere's SARG goes rogue and attacks allies while heading to Pilgrimage Point.
- Ep. 19 · Frank's sentience and SARG origins cause pilot distress while Ryu navigates Guenevere and memory confusion.
- Ep. 20 · FUNERAL team observes new SARGs while Ryu exposes his true identity and kidnaps Hattie.
- Ep. 21 · Yuri Leonov's Final Flight Reveals Origins of Alien Invaders
- Ep. 22 · FUNERAL base seized by new invaders while David warns of an 8,000 km long planet-destroying entity approaching Earth.
- Ep. 23 · The FUNERAL remnants plan a daring low-altitude infiltration to reclaim their base using a donated SARG.
- Ep. 24 · Dan frees Commander Ines while Guenevere battles an alien in a damaged ZOD.
- Ep. 25 · The final Argentosoma episode shows Hattie preparing for a shuttle mission six years later.