Episode Title:
Resolve.
Episode Description:
After discovering that Shizuka was among the casualties, Nagate recounts his memories during the battle against Gauna 488. Nine squads were deployed, as the Kunato squad was tasked with destroying the tail of Gauna 488 using explosives and detonating on Norio's command. However, Norio activated a private channel with Nagate and deliberately ordered him to detonate his explosives early, causing Gauna 488 to shake the other explosives loose. As the other pilots were ordered to retreat and regroup, a stunned Nagate was thrashed by the tail. Nagate lost consciousness, but Shizuka saved him from being killed at the expense of her own life. The remaining pilots managed to destroy most of Gauna 488, but seven pilots were killed in action. In the present, a depressed Nagate is forced by Hiyama to spend some time with Izana, and he slowly regains his confidence in piloting Tsugumori. Meanwhile, Kobayashi orders the destruction of a rogue planet where Gauna 488 has fled using the Interplanetary Missile, but Gauna 489, 490 and 491 appear from the remnants. With Yuhata instated as a new executive officer, she assembles a suppression force to intercept and destroy the three Gauna, which have taken the form of Gardes.
