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The struggle between the adherents of a warrior code of honor derived from the samurai concept of bushido, the way of the sword, and the soulless adherents of realpolitik continues, with the steely Lady Une at its focus. The powerful Romefeller Foundation builds a large factory on the Moon to manufacture Mobile Dolls: pilotless, self-contained battle robots. Une, the five Gundam pilots, and OZ leader Treize Khushrenada all object to the existence of the Dolls, not because they can make the Foundation all-powerful, but because they will replace human warriors--and deprive humanity of the singular emotions experienced only through heroism in battle. Treize resigns the leadership of OZ, the Foundation's puppet military organization. Zechs Marquise has also left OZ, and assumed the throne of the Sanc Kingdom. In a strange subplot, Gundam pilot Quatra sees his fabulously wealthy father killed defending his pacifist ideals. Shattered by grief, Quatra embarks on a one-man campaign of devastation in his improved Gundam. His actions bring him into conflict with his former comrades, Trowa and Heero. While these battles are raging, the scientist-engineers who created the first Gundams are working in secret on yet more powerful mobile suits. Rated 13 and up for occasional profanity and violence, largely restricted to machines attacking each other. On the Cartoon Network, an edited version of these same episodes (21. "Grief Stricken Quatra," 22. "The Fight for Independence," 23. "Duo, the God of Death Once Again," 24. "The Gundam They Call Zero," 25. "Quatra vs. Heero") airs and is available on VHS. --Charles Solomon
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