This series was made with the help of Gen Urobuchi, so OF COURSE there will be Nightmare Fuel in it.
- The opening act of the Martian's Invasion of Earth consists of them moving their Landing Castles into the Earth's atmosphere by dropping them from orbit. We see this happen in New Orleans, which completely levels the city and shows millions of people trying to leave the city and being vaporized in great detail.
- During the first attempt the United Earth forces make to attack a Landing Castle (specifically the one belonging to Selnakis), their entire force is annihilated via laser attack from the Solis. One scene, in particular, shows a Raptor pilot wondering what happened to his wingman who has destroyed by a laser shot, only to be killed by a follow up attack. It's hard to see, but we get a clear shot of the cockpit before the plane explodes and it looks like the pilot has been reduced to a red stain.
- Episode 9 reveals what happened to Lieutenant Marito on Tanegashima Island during Heaven's Fall. He and his crewmate John Humeray had seen a Kataphrakt with anti-gravity abilities flipping tanks upside-down and deflecting all artillery fired at it. Then their own tank gets flung into the air, though Marito is alright. However his friend is stuck inside the tank just as it catches fire inside. We can only see Marito who is outside of the cockpit but we can hear Humeray screaming in agony, begging Marito to kill him before the fire can. He complies. Is it any wonder the flashback ends with Marito breaking down screaming in front of the massive Kataphrakt?
