Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance (2024) s01e06 Episode Script
Convoy to Oblivion
[violin solo playing]
- [Alfee] This way!
- [Heaton] I see her!
[orchestral music playing]
[violin solo continues]
Is she gonna make it, Doc?
Keep her still.
[whispers] Lesean.
[violing solo continues]
[final high note]
[a few people clapping]
[gasps]
[blood gushing noisily]
- [gunshots]
- [explosions]
[war sounds growing louder]
[gasping]
[medic] It's okay, Captain.
[moans]
Where are we?
Where are we headed to?
We're headed to Odessa Spaceport, ma'am.
Thought we were goners,
but we managed
to catch up with the convoy.
[Alfee] Late to the party though.
Major Ronet is trying to get us
to the extraction point, ASAP.
I see.
We'll be back in space in no time.
[explosion]
Well, not that
the EFF's gonna make it easy for us.
[watch ticking]
[quiet orchestral theme music playing]
[watch ticking sound resumes
and grows louder]
[silence]
[tires screeching]
Turn left. Turn left now!
[tank pilot] Convoy 12,
we've got these assholes.
[Arhun] Damn it. The EFF
is taking this city by storm.
[Heaton] I heard the main force
has been annihilated.
[Arhun] Stay focused!
How you feeling, Iria?
[tearily] They're gone, Alfee.
- I failed them all.
- Nonsense.
You didn't fail anyone.
Lesean and the others,
they were just doing their job.
We're soldiers.
It's what we do.
They were my responsibility.
They were on me.
Iria, I'm hurting too.
But I'm not about to blame you.
It was the Gundam.
And the cold-blooded killer
at the controls.
The Gundam.
He's just a kid, Alfee.
A scared kid.
Just a kid?
He just wants
to survive this war and go home.
Same as us.
He killed your entire unit, Iria!
And if it wasn't for Lesean,
he'd have killed you too!
You think I don't know that?
I know what he is.
But he's probably
not that much older than my own son.
You're not responsible for everyone.
This is war.
You've got your own kid to worry about.
Focus on getting home.
- [explosion]
- [all] Whoa!
[soldier] Incoming fire!
All vehicles,
retreat behind those buildings now!
Like hell I'll ever come to Earth again!
Say that after we get back to space!
[heroic music playing]
Midnight Alpha to Convoy 12.
We'll clear the road.
Request you change course
for the HLV transports docked
at the port of Odessa.
This is Major Ronet.
We're assigned
to the HLV at the spaceport.
EFF has taken the spaceport, sir.
All the HLVs
have been grounded or destroyed.
Understood.
You heard him. Head for the port!
Convoy vehicles, we're changing route.
Midnight Alpha,
can you escort us to the port?
Apologies, sir. EFF mobile tanks
have gotten into the city.
They get close enough,
they can fire directly at the launch site.
Our troops need to rally there
to stop 'em.
God damn it! These EFF bastards.
Major.
What?
My Zaku can join the fight.
- [Alfee] Are you fucking kidding me, Iria?
- You heard him.
None of us are getting back
to space unless we stop them.
I can do it.
Are you prepared to die here, Captain?
Iria, think about your son.
We all have our duties.
You know that, Alfee.
[sighs]
Major?
Midnight Alpha,
Captain Solari of 7th Mobile Suit Company
will be joining you.
Roger that.
Glad to have a Red Wolf onboard.
Captain, you have a sprained wrist,
a head laceration,
and most likely a concussion.
- You shouldn't
- Dr. Kasuga.
Thank you for patching me up.
I thank all of you for saving my life.
Now it's my turn.
Tough as nails, Captain. Tough as nails.
Pull us alongside the trailer.
If I don't make it back,
promise me you'll give it to my son.
Don't talk like that, Iria.
I need you to do this for me, Alfee.
So I don't have to worry.
I'm only holding on to this
for you. You hear?
Thank you, Alfee.
You three keep an eye on him for me.
And watch each other's backs.
It's been an honor, ma'am.
We'll be waiting for you.
I didn't patch you up so you could
go get hurt out there again, Captain.
Try and remember that!
[heroic music playing]
- [music stops]
- [distant gunfire and explosions]
[dramatic music playing]
[Solari] Midnighters, take column two.
I'll stay column one.
[Midnighter] Roger, Red Wolf.
[Solari] Machine guns are not effective.
Aim for the treads.
Pull back!
[man] HLV-8, begin countdown.
Move! Move!
[Ony] Good luck, everyone.
This is where we're gonna have
to part ways.
- [Heaton] You gonna be safe, Doc?
- Safe as any of us.
We'll see which battlefield
I'll be sent to next.
[woman] Attention!
HLV-7 is ready to launch.
Brace for impact.
[rocket engines igniting]
[triumphant music playing]
Thank you for looking after us.
- Thanks for everything.
- Just doing my job.
Now get home safe.
I'll see you again, Ony.
Take care of yourself, Doc.
[heroic music playing]
[Midnighter] HLV-7 is clear.
Just a little longer.
[Midnighter] It's working.
Keep them busy. Don't let up.
[gasps]
Anessa!
[dramatic music playing]
You bastard!
[roaring]
[Solari] Loft, wait!
[Loft] What are you doing? Outta my way!
Listen to me. That's the Gundam.
Gundam?
You're in no condition
to fight him like this.
Oh, I've got this.
I'll destroy that bastard myself.
Look, I know exactly how you feel.
He killed my entire squad.
But where your head's at,
you're not seeing things clearly.
[Loft] And what's your plan, Captain?
I need you to take out the remaining
mobile tanks and get our people home.
- He killed Anessa!
- Revenge won't bring her back.
I will stop the Gundam.
Please. Every second counts.
[breathing heavily]
For all of us.
[Loft growls]
All right, Captain.
Hmm.
[groans]
[dramatic music playing]
[man] HLV-8, begin countdown.
[woman] Ten, nine, eight,
seven, six, five, four,
three, two,
one, zero.
[dramatic music continues]
[weapons sizzling]
[straining]
Gundam pilot, can you hear me?
This is Iria Solari.
We met at the EFF base.
You returned my watch.
You know who I am.
[grunts]
The Earth Federation's won.
We're just trying to retreat.
Please, let us go.
[kid] Just surrender.
If we let you terrorists off the planet,
you'll just attack us again later.
Not anymore.
There's no need for us to fight.
Help me save lives here.
[kid] Save lives?
You started this war, but I can end it.
[heavy crash]
[Solari straining]
It's hard for you too, isn't it?
[kid, upset] What do you know?
[alarm sounding]
[controller] Incoming bogies.
Prepare for contact.
[all yell]
[controller] HLV-9 has been hit.
Nine is losing altitude.
[tense music playing]
Shit! There's only one HLV left.
[crashing footsteps]
You and I, we're alike. We're the same.
[kid] No! I'm nothing like you!
Then why are we talking right now?
How do I know what you're feeling?
Do you wanna kill us?
Answer me!
[kid] I
[bullets pinging off metal]
[kid, desperately] I never had a choice.
[Solari] You do now.
I'm a mother.
I just wanna see my own son again.
You can understand that, can't you?
Mother?
[poignant music playing]
[gasps]
[series of thunderous crashes]
[moaning]
[metallic clanging]
Gundam, do you read me?
Are you there?
[desperately] Please respond.
[metal clanging]
[kid] I'm here, Iria.
[Solari] I
I don't know what to say.
- You're right. We could maybe und
- [Solari gasps]
[Loft] Die!
[Solari, quietly] No.
No. Stop it!
[screaming] No!
[tragic music playing]
[heavy crash]
[quietly] What have you done?
He just saved my life.
[Loft, confused] What's wrong, Captain?
[Zaku pilot] Red Wolf,
Midnighter, let's move.
All HLVs have lifted off.
[Solari] I just needed a little more time.
- We still have a Zanzibar waiting.
- Just a little more.
[Loft] All right, let's move out.
[pilot] This is HLV-8,
initiating docking sequence.
[controller] Roger, HLV-8. Welcome back.
[gentle atmospheric music playing]
[watch ticking]
[music continues]
[Solari] The deployment
of the EFF mobile suits
changed the course of the war.
Zeon forces were driven completely
out of Europe and Asia.
All I wanted was to go home
and be with my son.
But I have seen firsthand
how this war
has forced children to become soldiers.
How could I leave,
knowing that more will suffer this fate?
[poignant music playing]
I joined the Zeon remnant in Africa,
where the battles
against the Federation still raged.
What I found there:
those with no home to return to.
Soldiers consumed by hatred,
seeking revenge for the fallen.
Those who dreamed
of dying with glory on the battlefield.
[music grows more heroic]
But the desert will not be my grave.
For as long as there is a chance
to give children a future without war,
I will fight.
[final dramatic chord]
[quiet piano music playing]
[music fades out]
- [Alfee] This way!
- [Heaton] I see her!
[orchestral music playing]
[violin solo continues]
Is she gonna make it, Doc?
Keep her still.
[whispers] Lesean.
[violing solo continues]
[final high note]
[a few people clapping]
[gasps]
[blood gushing noisily]
- [gunshots]
- [explosions]
[war sounds growing louder]
[gasping]
[medic] It's okay, Captain.
[moans]
Where are we?
Where are we headed to?
We're headed to Odessa Spaceport, ma'am.
Thought we were goners,
but we managed
to catch up with the convoy.
[Alfee] Late to the party though.
Major Ronet is trying to get us
to the extraction point, ASAP.
I see.
We'll be back in space in no time.
[explosion]
Well, not that
the EFF's gonna make it easy for us.
[watch ticking]
[quiet orchestral theme music playing]
[watch ticking sound resumes
and grows louder]
[silence]
[tires screeching]
Turn left. Turn left now!
[tank pilot] Convoy 12,
we've got these assholes.
[Arhun] Damn it. The EFF
is taking this city by storm.
[Heaton] I heard the main force
has been annihilated.
[Arhun] Stay focused!
How you feeling, Iria?
[tearily] They're gone, Alfee.
- I failed them all.
- Nonsense.
You didn't fail anyone.
Lesean and the others,
they were just doing their job.
We're soldiers.
It's what we do.
They were my responsibility.
They were on me.
Iria, I'm hurting too.
But I'm not about to blame you.
It was the Gundam.
And the cold-blooded killer
at the controls.
The Gundam.
He's just a kid, Alfee.
A scared kid.
Just a kid?
He just wants
to survive this war and go home.
Same as us.
He killed your entire unit, Iria!
And if it wasn't for Lesean,
he'd have killed you too!
You think I don't know that?
I know what he is.
But he's probably
not that much older than my own son.
You're not responsible for everyone.
This is war.
You've got your own kid to worry about.
Focus on getting home.
- [explosion]
- [all] Whoa!
[soldier] Incoming fire!
All vehicles,
retreat behind those buildings now!
Like hell I'll ever come to Earth again!
Say that after we get back to space!
[heroic music playing]
Midnight Alpha to Convoy 12.
We'll clear the road.
Request you change course
for the HLV transports docked
at the port of Odessa.
This is Major Ronet.
We're assigned
to the HLV at the spaceport.
EFF has taken the spaceport, sir.
All the HLVs
have been grounded or destroyed.
Understood.
You heard him. Head for the port!
Convoy vehicles, we're changing route.
Midnight Alpha,
can you escort us to the port?
Apologies, sir. EFF mobile tanks
have gotten into the city.
They get close enough,
they can fire directly at the launch site.
Our troops need to rally there
to stop 'em.
God damn it! These EFF bastards.
Major.
What?
My Zaku can join the fight.
- [Alfee] Are you fucking kidding me, Iria?
- You heard him.
None of us are getting back
to space unless we stop them.
I can do it.
Are you prepared to die here, Captain?
Iria, think about your son.
We all have our duties.
You know that, Alfee.
[sighs]
Major?
Midnight Alpha,
Captain Solari of 7th Mobile Suit Company
will be joining you.
Roger that.
Glad to have a Red Wolf onboard.
Captain, you have a sprained wrist,
a head laceration,
and most likely a concussion.
- You shouldn't
- Dr. Kasuga.
Thank you for patching me up.
I thank all of you for saving my life.
Now it's my turn.
Tough as nails, Captain. Tough as nails.
Pull us alongside the trailer.
If I don't make it back,
promise me you'll give it to my son.
Don't talk like that, Iria.
I need you to do this for me, Alfee.
So I don't have to worry.
I'm only holding on to this
for you. You hear?
Thank you, Alfee.
You three keep an eye on him for me.
And watch each other's backs.
It's been an honor, ma'am.
We'll be waiting for you.
I didn't patch you up so you could
go get hurt out there again, Captain.
Try and remember that!
[heroic music playing]
- [music stops]
- [distant gunfire and explosions]
[dramatic music playing]
[Solari] Midnighters, take column two.
I'll stay column one.
[Midnighter] Roger, Red Wolf.
[Solari] Machine guns are not effective.
Aim for the treads.
Pull back!
[man] HLV-8, begin countdown.
Move! Move!
[Ony] Good luck, everyone.
This is where we're gonna have
to part ways.
- [Heaton] You gonna be safe, Doc?
- Safe as any of us.
We'll see which battlefield
I'll be sent to next.
[woman] Attention!
HLV-7 is ready to launch.
Brace for impact.
[rocket engines igniting]
[triumphant music playing]
Thank you for looking after us.
- Thanks for everything.
- Just doing my job.
Now get home safe.
I'll see you again, Ony.
Take care of yourself, Doc.
[heroic music playing]
[Midnighter] HLV-7 is clear.
Just a little longer.
[Midnighter] It's working.
Keep them busy. Don't let up.
[gasps]
Anessa!
[dramatic music playing]
You bastard!
[roaring]
[Solari] Loft, wait!
[Loft] What are you doing? Outta my way!
Listen to me. That's the Gundam.
Gundam?
You're in no condition
to fight him like this.
Oh, I've got this.
I'll destroy that bastard myself.
Look, I know exactly how you feel.
He killed my entire squad.
But where your head's at,
you're not seeing things clearly.
[Loft] And what's your plan, Captain?
I need you to take out the remaining
mobile tanks and get our people home.
- He killed Anessa!
- Revenge won't bring her back.
I will stop the Gundam.
Please. Every second counts.
[breathing heavily]
For all of us.
[Loft growls]
All right, Captain.
Hmm.
[groans]
[dramatic music playing]
[man] HLV-8, begin countdown.
[woman] Ten, nine, eight,
seven, six, five, four,
three, two,
one, zero.
[dramatic music continues]
[weapons sizzling]
[straining]
Gundam pilot, can you hear me?
This is Iria Solari.
We met at the EFF base.
You returned my watch.
You know who I am.
[grunts]
The Earth Federation's won.
We're just trying to retreat.
Please, let us go.
[kid] Just surrender.
If we let you terrorists off the planet,
you'll just attack us again later.
Not anymore.
There's no need for us to fight.
Help me save lives here.
[kid] Save lives?
You started this war, but I can end it.
[heavy crash]
[Solari straining]
It's hard for you too, isn't it?
[kid, upset] What do you know?
[alarm sounding]
[controller] Incoming bogies.
Prepare for contact.
[all yell]
[controller] HLV-9 has been hit.
Nine is losing altitude.
[tense music playing]
Shit! There's only one HLV left.
[crashing footsteps]
You and I, we're alike. We're the same.
[kid] No! I'm nothing like you!
Then why are we talking right now?
How do I know what you're feeling?
Do you wanna kill us?
Answer me!
[kid] I
[bullets pinging off metal]
[kid, desperately] I never had a choice.
[Solari] You do now.
I'm a mother.
I just wanna see my own son again.
You can understand that, can't you?
Mother?
[poignant music playing]
[gasps]
[series of thunderous crashes]
[moaning]
[metallic clanging]
Gundam, do you read me?
Are you there?
[desperately] Please respond.
[metal clanging]
[kid] I'm here, Iria.
[Solari] I
I don't know what to say.
- You're right. We could maybe und
- [Solari gasps]
[Loft] Die!
[Solari, quietly] No.
No. Stop it!
[screaming] No!
[tragic music playing]
[heavy crash]
[quietly] What have you done?
He just saved my life.
[Loft, confused] What's wrong, Captain?
[Zaku pilot] Red Wolf,
Midnighter, let's move.
All HLVs have lifted off.
[Solari] I just needed a little more time.
- We still have a Zanzibar waiting.
- Just a little more.
[Loft] All right, let's move out.
[pilot] This is HLV-8,
initiating docking sequence.
[controller] Roger, HLV-8. Welcome back.
[gentle atmospheric music playing]
[watch ticking]
[music continues]
[Solari] The deployment
of the EFF mobile suits
changed the course of the war.
Zeon forces were driven completely
out of Europe and Asia.
All I wanted was to go home
and be with my son.
But I have seen firsthand
how this war
has forced children to become soldiers.
How could I leave,
knowing that more will suffer this fate?
[poignant music playing]
I joined the Zeon remnant in Africa,
where the battles
against the Federation still raged.
What I found there:
those with no home to return to.
Soldiers consumed by hatred,
seeking revenge for the fallen.
Those who dreamed
of dying with glory on the battlefield.
[music grows more heroic]
But the desert will not be my grave.
For as long as there is a chance
to give children a future without war,
I will fight.
[final dramatic chord]
[quiet piano music playing]
[music fades out]