Ep. 38: Earth Alliance threatens Orb while Azrael attacks with three new mobile suits
Aired on June 28, 2003
The Earth Alliance demands Orb surrender its mass driver or face attack for aligning with ZAFT. Murrue chooses to support Orb, allowing crew members to resign if they wish. Meanwhile, Muruta Azrael, leader of Blue Cosmos, launches an assault on Orb using three new mobile suits: the Forbidden, Raider, and Calamity. Kira struggles against these opponents until Athrun arrives in the Justice to provide assistance. This confrontation highlights the escalating conflict between the factions as new weapons are deployed in the battle for Orb's strategic assets.
Episodes
- Ep. 34 · Flay, Mu, and Natarle face transfer while Lacus entrusts Kira with the Freedom.
- Ep. 35 · ZAFT and Earth Alliance clash in Operation Spitbreak as Kira arrives to save the Archangel from destruction.
- Ep. 36 · Lacus, branded a traitor, challenges Athrun's purpose as he pilots the Justice to capture the Freedom.
- Ep. 37 · Kira and the Archangel reach Orb while ZAFT destroys the Panama mass driver
- Ep. 38 · Earth Alliance threatens Orb while Azrael attacks with three new mobile suits
- Ep. 39 · Athrun pilots the Justice to aid Kira against the Forbidden, Raider, and Calamity.
- Ep. 40 · Earth Alliance attacks fail as Orb leaders sacrifice themselves to destroy factories
- Ep. 41 · Cagalli confronts Kira with a mysterious photo while Lacus broadcasts counter-propaganda after her father's assassination.
- Ep. 42 · Lacus and Andrew Waltfeld rescue Athrun and form the Three Ships Alliance