History Recap / MobileSuitGundamTheWitchFromMercuryEpisode14WhatTheyWishFor

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* AlasPoorVillain: Sophie dies with tears in her eyes from seeing Ericht Samaya, after giving a MotiveRant about how she fights for things that a girl her age should have but being orphaned robbed her off. Suletta tries to save her, but is too late, and Norea somberly retrieves her corpse.

* DidntSeeThatComing: Rather understandably no one watching or participating in the Rumble Ring were expecting the arrival of the same two Gundam's that attacked Plant Quetta to brazenly appear and attack the school on mass. Secelia can barely even comprehend what's happening, not used to seeing [[NotAGame actual combat between Mobile Suits before.]]

* VillainousBreakdown: Sophie goes completely berserk in her attempts to fight Suletta and Aerial despite suffering from the horrific side effects of the GUND-format.

** Because the Plant incident was swept quietly under the rag, the Earth house didn't receive any psychological care and stress debriefing. Chuchu in particular was one of greatly affected as she was also a pilot. This affects her performance in the Rumble Ring.

Sophie tells Suletta that if she wins their duel, she wants Suletta to become her real big sister and family, which Suletta is apprehensive about due to her impending marriage to Miorine. Hearing her name, Sophie wonders if Miorine is keeping Suletta "confined", and if killing her would let her see Suletta as she did at Plant Quetta. Before Suletta can ask her what she means, they're interrupted by the commencement of the Rumble Ring event. With Secelia acting as overseer, and Sarius attending in place of Delling, students from every House prepare to enter the battle royale.

Immediately after the event begins, the majority of students call a truce and gang up on Suletta, with Elan and Chuchu providing her support; Chuchu falters in battle, still haunted by the incident at Plant Quetta. Lauda attempts to isolate Suletta for a 1-on-1 to avenge his brother, when Sophie and Norea storm the battlefield in their Gundams, Sophie's Lfrith Ur disabling and badly injuring Lauda. As those who recognize the Lfriths question how the terrorists are there, Nika attempts to turn herself and them in, only to be cornered by Henao, preventing her from acting behind Shaddiq's back.

* {{Doublethink}}: Suletta repeats his mother's insistence that Aerial isn't a weapon and Sophie points out the weapons her mobile suit possesses. This forces Suletta to rethink what Aerial is and what her mother built the Gundam for.

* {{Doublethink}}: Suletta is forced to rethink what Aerial is and what her mother built the Gundam for as Sophie pointed out the weapons her mobile suit possesses.

* AdultsAreUseless: Sarius acknowledges the incompetence of Asticassia's facility by questioning why they haven't ordered evacuations during Sophie and Norea's attack endangering the lives of both students and civilians alike. It's implied to be because Shaddiq did something beforehand to ensure Sarius, and presumably the students and civilians in the area, wouldn't be able to escape.

Immediately after the event begins, the majority of students call a truce and gang up on Suletta, with Elan and Chuchu providing her support; Chuchu falters in battle, still haunted by the incident at Plant Quetta. Lauda attempts to isolate Suletta for a 1-on-1 to avenge his brother, when Sophie and Norea storm the battlefield in their Gundams. As those who recognize the Lfriths question how the terrorists are there, Nika attempts to turn herself and them in, only to be cornered by Henao, preventing her from acting behind Shaddiq's back.

The Lfriths' unrestricted weapons send the students and guests of Asticassia into a panic, with Sophie badly injuring Lauda and destroying the test arena while Norea kills a student pilot. Acting on Shaddiq's orders, the two deploy unmanned mobile suit drones, Gundvolvas, controlled by their GUND-Format, to suppress the other pilots, while those of Grassley House pretend to be under attack, moving to protect Sarius. Forcing Suletta and Aerial outside the Front, Sophie rants about all the things she wants having lived a life as a destitute orphan; Suletta begins to point out that her need for love is no excuse for all her killing, only to remember her own murder in defense of Miorine.

Miorine rejects Prospera's request for her to take over Quiet Zero from her father, but Prospera keeps her attention by telling her the project was originally started by her mother, Notrette. Prospera reveals that data storms, which serve as the "Gundam's Curse", also have the effect of creating hyper-dense information networks beyond anything mankind has previously made; this phenomenon is how Aerial is able to override enemy mobile suits in combat. Miorine deduces that Quiet Zero is intended to use this technology to take over ''any'' network using a Permet Link, which would allow her father to become a veritable God. Prospera agrees it's arrogant, but claims she sympathized with his goals of a world free of conflict or loss, agreeing to help him, sending Suletta and Aerial to Asticassia to develop Aerial as the trigger for Quiet Zero. Miorine tries to call Prospera out for using Suletta, but this is brushed off as fulfilling Suletta's dream of attending a school. Prospera expresses her concern that with Delling incapacitated, the project cannot proceed, and could even be shut down if the Benerit Group learned of it.