Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO
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is a series of CGI
feature short films of the popular Gundam
meta-series. The series' storyline takes place during the One Year War
of the Universal Century
. The first under the main title is , which was exclusively shown at Bandai Museum
in Matsudo, Japan
but has seen a limited release on DVD
, and the second being an OVA series entitled , released on DVD starting in April, 2006. The director of MS IGLOO is Takashi Imanishi (previously directed Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
), and Yutaka Izubuchi
is the supervisor.
A sequel series entitled was released on October, 2008.
in Norse mythology
), the unit field-tests various prototype weapons for combat use under the supervision of Engineer Lieutenant Oliver May. IGLOO's six episodes chronicle the 603rd's adventures at pivotal episodes throughout the One-Year War that were barely mentioned in-depth in the original series.
's point of view. The 3D CGI will be in high definition
, higher in quality than what was seen in the previous productions. The production staff is largely unchanged, though the mecha designers behind the design works in this series are Yutaka Izubuchi
, Kimitoshi Yamane
, Takuhito Kusanagi, Shinji Aramaki
and Fumihiro Katagai. The super high-detail designs will appear in the U.C. Hardgraph line and be used as is in the animation.
The 1st episode "Shoot at that Death!" was officially released on October 24, 2008. The 2nd episode "King of the Land, Forward!" was released on January 23, 2009. The 3rd episode "Odessa, Iron Storm!" was released on April 24, 2009.
by Taja
Mr. Lonely Heart by Haruna Yokota
Places in the Heart by Shinji Kakijima
No Limit∞ by Taja
Computer-generated imagery
Computer-generated imagery is the application of the field of computer graphics or, more specifically, 3D computer graphics to special effects in art, video games, films, television programs, commercials, simulators and simulation generally, and printed media...
feature short films of the popular Gundam
Gundam
The is a metaseries of anime created by Sunrise studios that features giant robots called "Mobile Suits" ; usually the protagonist's MS will carry the name Gundam....
meta-series. The series' storyline takes place during the One Year War
One Year War
The is a fictional conflict from the Universal Century timeline of the anime Mobile Suit Gundam metaseries. The One Year War is very similar to World War II, the major difference being that The One Year War is in a science fiction setting and some major battles occurred in space...
of the Universal Century
Universal Century
is the original timeline of the Gundam anime metaseries. The official English name U.C. is often used instead in recent production like MS Igloo and Master Grade model instructions and official pages is the original timeline of the Gundam anime metaseries. The official English name U.C....
. The first under the main title is , which was exclusively shown at Bandai Museum
Bandai Museum
The is a museum devoted to Bandai characters located in Mibu, Shimotsuga District, Tochigi, Japan. It opened on July 19, 2003 at Matsudo, Chiba, then closed on August 31, 2006, then moved on April 28, 2007 to Mibu, Tochigi where it features exhibits on Ultraman, Gundam, Godzilla, Super Sentai,...
in Matsudo, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
but has seen a limited release on DVD
DVD
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, and the second being an OVA series entitled , released on DVD starting in April, 2006. The director of MS IGLOO is Takashi Imanishi (previously directed Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
is a 13-episode anime OVA series set in the Gundam universe. The first volume containing two 30-minute episodes was released in Japan on May 23, 1991. Subsequent volumes, containing one 30-minute episode each, followed every one or two months; the final volume went on sale on September 24, 1992...
), and Yutaka Izubuchi
Yutaka Izubuchi
is a Japanese anime designer and director. Izubuchi is credited for designing costumes, characters and creatures, but most of his designs are mechanical...
is the supervisor.
A sequel series entitled was released on October, 2008.
Mobile Suit Gundam Ms igLoo
Taking place at roughly the same time as the original 1979 series, Ms igLoo follows the exploits of the Principality of Zeon's 603rd Technical Evaluation Unit, a special crew of weapons development researchers. Stationed aboard the former civilian cargo ship Jotunheim (named after the land of the giantsJötunheimr
Jötunheimr is one of the Nine Worlds and the homeland of the Giants of Norse Mythology — Rock Giants and Frost Giants.-Legend:...
in Norse mythology
Norse mythology
Norse mythology, a subset of Germanic mythology, is the overall term for the myths, legends and beliefs about supernatural beings of Norse pagans. It flourished prior to the Christianization of Scandinavia, during the Early Middle Ages, and passed into Nordic folklore, with some aspects surviving...
), the unit field-tests various prototype weapons for combat use under the supervision of Engineer Lieutenant Oliver May. IGLOO's six episodes chronicle the 603rd's adventures at pivotal episodes throughout the One-Year War that were barely mentioned in-depth in the original series.
Mobile Suit Gundam Ms igLoo 2: Gravity Front
was announced on March 25, 2008. The series would consist of three 30-minute episodes and have its setting based on Earth and from Earth FederationEarth Federation
The is a fictional organization in the Universal Century timeline of the Gundam anime series. The name also made a reappearance outside of the Gundam series in following media.* Godzilla vs...
's point of view. The 3D CGI will be in high definition
High-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
, higher in quality than what was seen in the previous productions. The production staff is largely unchanged, though the mecha designers behind the design works in this series are Yutaka Izubuchi
Yutaka Izubuchi
is a Japanese anime designer and director. Izubuchi is credited for designing costumes, characters and creatures, but most of his designs are mechanical...
, Kimitoshi Yamane
Kimitoshi Yamane
is a Japanese mecha designer. Yamane began his career and honed his skills at noted studio Artmic in the 1980s, beginning with Bubblegum Crisis, AD Police, Gall Force and Megazone 23...
, Takuhito Kusanagi, Shinji Aramaki
Shinji Aramaki
is a Japanese anime director and mechanical designer, born in Fukuoka Prefecture. He was a member of Artmic.He is noted for work on powered exoskeletons and his mecha and CG design on several anime series.-As director:...
and Fumihiro Katagai. The super high-detail designs will appear in the U.C. Hardgraph line and be used as is in the animation.
The 1st episode "Shoot at that Death!" was officially released on October 24, 2008. The 2nd episode "King of the Land, Forward!" was released on January 23, 2009. The 3rd episode "Odessa, Iron Storm!" was released on April 24, 2009.
Staff
- Director: Takashi Imanishi
- Screenplay: Asahide Ōkuma, Hiroshi ŌnogiHiroshi Onogiis a Japanese screenwriter and novelist focusing on anime productions.Ōnogi attended Keio University in the same years as Macross character designer Haruhiko Mikimoto and creator Shōji Kawamori, both of whom he would first collaborate with in The Super Dimension Fortress Macross.- Filmography :*...
- Base Mechanical Design: Kunio OkawaraKunio Okawarais a mechanical designer in the Japanese anime industry. A mechanical designer is similar to a character designer, but the design is for robots, ships, and other mechanical items found in a particular show. Okawara was the first in the industry to be specifically credited as a mechanical designer...
- Supervisor: Yutaka IzubuchiYutaka Izubuchiis a Japanese anime designer and director. Izubuchi is credited for designing costumes, characters and creatures, but most of his designs are mechanical...
- Design Works: Yutaka Izubuchi, Hajime KatokiHajime Katokiis a popular Japanese mecha designer. A member of the studio Sunrise, he is highly noted for his work on the Gundam series as well as his work on video games, such as the Virtual On series and Policenauts.-Biography:...
, Shinji AramakiShinji Aramakiis a Japanese anime director and mechanical designer, born in Fukuoka Prefecture. He was a member of Artmic.He is noted for work on powered exoskeletons and his mecha and CG design on several anime series.-As director:...
, Kimitoshi YamaneKimitoshi Yamaneis a Japanese mecha designer. Yamane began his career and honed his skills at noted studio Artmic in the 1980s, beginning with Bubblegum Crisis, AD Police, Gall Force and Megazone 23...
, Kenji Fukuoka - Historical Settings: Tadashi Nagase
- Music: Megumi Ōhashi
- Planning and Production: SunriseSunrise (company)is a Japanese animation studio and production enterprise. It is a subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings. Its former name was Nippon Sunrise, and prior to that, Sunrise Studios...
Theme music
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by Taja
- Theme song to .
Mr. Lonely Heart by Haruna Yokota
- Theme song to
Places in the Heart by Shinji Kakijima
- Theme song to
No Limit∞ by Taja
- Theme song to
The Hidden One Year War & Apocalypse 0079
- Oliver May — Hideo IshikawaHideo Ishikawais a male Japanese voice actor born in Hyōgo, Japan. His nicknames are "Hide" and "Hide-chan" and he works for Aoni Production. He is married and has two children....
- Monique Cadillac — Miki NagasawaMiki Nagasawais a female Japanese voice actress born in Hokkaidō and raised in Fukushima. Formerly affiliated for Haikyo, she is now affiliated with Atomic Monkey.-Anime:* After War Gundam X as Perla Ciss* Akihabara Dennou Gumi as Kamome Sengakuji...
- Martin Prochnow — Shōzō IizukaShozo Iizukais a male Japanese voice actor from Fukushima Prefecture who is affiliated with Sigma Seven. He graduated from the fine arts department of Nihon University....
- Albert Schacht — Tamio ŌkiTamio Okiis a Japanese voice actor and narrator from Tokyo. He is currently attached to Mausu Promotion.-Television animation:*Appleseed *Astro Boy *Cat's Eye *El-Hazard is a Japanese voice actor and narrator from Tokyo. He is currently attached to Mausu Promotion.-Television animation:*Appleseed...
- Domenico Marquez — Katsuya Shiga
- Erich Kruger — Hiroshi Matsumoto
- Hideto Washiya — Jun FukuyamaJun Fukuyamais a voice actor. He was previously represented by Aoni Production and Production Baobab, and is now represented by . In 2007, he won the first Seiyu Awards for the best actor in leading role as Lelouch Lamperouge in Code Geass...
- Jean Xavier — Mikako TakahashiMikako Takahashiis a seiyū and J-pop singer born May 29, 1980 in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Under the alias Mikako Hyatt, she forms one half of the Excel Saga seiyū duo The Excel Girls . She is employed by I'm Enterprise...
- Aleksandro Hemme — Katsuhisa Hōki
- Demeziere Sonnen — Masuo AmadaMasuo Amadais a male actor and seiyū from Hyōgo Prefecture. He is affiliated with the Seinenza Theater Company, and graduated from the Osaka University of Arts.-Television animation:*Arc the Lad *Berserk *Black Cat...
- Jean Luc Duvall — Takaya HashiTakaya Hashiis a Japanese voice actor and actor affiliated with the Seinenza Theater Company. His real name is '.-Television animation:*Allison & Lillia *D.Gray-man *Elemental Gelade...
- Werner Holbein — Ken'yū Horiuchi
- Erwin Cadillac - Sayaka AidaSayaka Aidais a Japanese voice actress who is affiliated with the Arts Vision management company. She's originally from the Metropolitan Tokyo Area. Her maiden name is .- Anime Series :* Monkey Typhoon * Onmyō Taisenki...
- Herbert von Kuspen - Ikuya SawakiIkuya Sawaki, better know by his stage name , is a Japanese voice actor who is affiliated with Arts Vision.-TV Anime:*Berserk *Cyborg 009 , better know by his stage name , is a Japanese voice actor who is affiliated with Arts Vision.-TV Anime:*Berserk (Boscogne)*Cyborg 009 (2001) , better know by his stage...
- Gihren ZabiGihren Zabiis a fictional character, and antagonist from the universe of the Gundam anime series. He was voiced by the veteran seiyu, Banjo Ginga in the original Japanese version. In the English dubbed series and movie adaptations the character was voiced by Hiro Kanagawa and Doug Stone respectively.American...
— Banjō GingaBanjo Ginga, sometimes credited as his real name , is a Japanese voice actor who was born in Kofu, Yamanashi. Ginga is currently affiliated with Aoni Production...
- Federico Czariano — Jōji Nakata
Gravity Front
- Ben Barberry — Masaki TerasomaMasaki Terasomais a Japanese actor and seiyu who was born in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture and grew up in Osaka Prefecture. He is affiliated with Mausu Promotion. He is the official Japanese voice-over of Kurt Russell.-Anime:*D.N.Angel...
- Papa Sidney Lewis — Nobuyuki HiyamaNobuyuki Hiyamais a Japanese voice actor currently affiliated with Arts Vision.-Profile:* Sometimes credited as: Shuji Hiyama , Osamuyuki Hiyama * Year Enrolled into the Voice-Acting Industry: 1987...
- Michael Colmatta — Hiroki Tōchi
- Harman Yandell — Tsutomu IsobeTsutomu Isobeis a Japanese actor and seiyū from Tokyo.-Television animation:*Blade *Black Lagoon *Gungrave *Monster -Theater animation:...
- Rayban Surat — Katsuyuki KonishiKatsuyuki Konishiis a Japanese voice actor from Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture. He is currently affiliated with Ken Production. His debut role was Volfogg/Big Volfogg in GaoGaiGar....
- Arleen Nazon — Kikuko InoueKikuko Inoueis a popular Japanese voice actress and singer. She has been part of the singing groups DoCo and Goddess Family Club, among others, and is the manager of her voice-acting company, Office Anemone. Inoue tends to play the "perfect girlfriend" or "motherly" role in many series, but she has also played...
- Clyde Bettany — Kōji YusaKoji Yusais a Japanese voice actor born in Osaka Prefecture and raised in Kyoto Prefecture. He is best known for his roles in Choja Raideen , the Sonic Series , Bleach , Ikki Tousen , Majin Tantei Nōgami Neuro , Zettai Karen Children and Kamen Rider Den-O...
- Milos Karppi — Taiten KusunokiTaiten Kusunokiis a male Japanese voice actor and actor from Machida, Tokyo. He is affiliated with Miki Productions.-Television animation:*Bleach as Edrad Leones, Zommari Leroux*Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z *Digimon Savers as Commander Rentarō Satsuma...
- Doroba Kuzwayo — Kentarō ItōKentaro Itois a seiyū who was born in Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan. He has been affiliated with Mediarte since May 2009.- Notable anime roles :* Ai No Kusabi - Riki* Ao no Exorcist - Shiratori/Astaroth* Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!! WGP - Brett Astaire...
- Death deityShinigamiis the personification of death in Japan. It's unclear when the concept entered Japanese culture; it may have been imported from China , or possibly been imported from Europe during the Sengoku era—that period in European history featured a common motif of the Grim Reaper gathering souls...
— Kikuko InoueKikuko Inoueis a popular Japanese voice actress and singer. She has been part of the singing groups DoCo and Goddess Family Club, among others, and is the manager of her voice-acting company, Office Anemone. Inoue tends to play the "perfect girlfriend" or "motherly" role in many series, but she has also played...
- Kycilia ZabiKycilia ZabiIn the fictional Mobile Suit Gundam series, is the only daughter of Degwin Sodo Zabi. While Yoshiyuki Tomino's novel version of MSG indicates her as the fourth of his five children and youngest except for Garma, the ongoing Gundam: The Origin manga by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko identifies her as his...
— Mami KoyamaMami KoyamaMami Koyama is a veteran seiyū and J-pop vocalist who was born in Nishio, Aichi. She was once married to fellow seiyū Tōru Furuya, her co-star in Mobile Suit Gundam, Urusei Yatsura, Dragon Ball, Saint Seiya, and Casshern Sins... - Elmer Snell — Akio Ōtsuka
1. The Serpent That Vanished at Loum (大蛇はルウムに消えた)
- January 4 - January 17, UC 0079)
- With the outbreak of the One Year War, the Principality of Zeon forms the 603rd Technical Evaluation Unit,a team of soldiers, technicians, and engineering specialists in charge of assessing various prototype weapons aboard the Jotunheim.
- Their first assignment is to test the Jormungand, a powerful long-range plasma cannon capable of taking out a battleship in a single shot. However, the weapon's maiden appearance at the Battle of Loum becomes its last, as a new member of the Zeon arsenal soon arrives to prove the Jormungand obsolete. As the Zeon force decimates the Federation armada, Chief Gunnery Officer Lt. Aleksandro Hemme uses the Jormungand to take down a Federation Magellan-class warship, but dies in the process.
2. The Howl that Dyed the Setting Sun (遠吠えは落日に染まった)
- As the Earth Drop operations begin, the 603rd is assigned to test the transformable mobile tank Hildolfr. The task falls onto Maj. Demeziere Sonnen, a respected armored warfare instructor who is now disgraced and troubled by dope addiction from his own misery after Zeon abandoned armored vehicles in favor of mobile suits.
- When the team drops into ArizonaArizonaArizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
for field tests, they find their assigned drop zone supply depot destroyed — by a team of Zakus captured by a Federation assault team. Sonnen is forced to bring the uncalibrated Hildolfr into battle. The fast and powerful mobile tank proves its mettle by taking out all enemies, but not without the cost of Sonnen's life.
3. The Illusion That Lingers above the Orbit (軌道上に幻影は疾る)
- Upon news of a powerful new Federation mobile suit, Zeon propagandizes the EMS-10 Zudah mobile suit as superior to the Federation prototype. The 603rd is put in charge of testing three prototypes with the help of Zimmad Company test pilot Maj. Jean-Luc Duvall. However, the testing soon goes wrong after one of the Zudahs flies out of control and breaks up during a combat simulation against a Musai warship, killing the pilot.
- To add insult to injury, the Jotunheim crew is shocked to learn that the Federation already knows the Zudah's shameful background — it is a revival of a project that lost a competition for Zeon's first combat mobile suit (to the Zaku IMS-05 Zaku IIn the Mobile Suit Gundam universe, the MS-05 Zaku I was the first successful mobile suit design to be developed by the Zeonic Company in the Principality of Zeon's quest to develop a combat-capable mobile suit that used the AMBAC System and the Minovsky ultracompact fusion reactor. The Zaku I was...
) due to a lethal design flaw). As the Jotunheim responds to the distress call of Zeon forces seeking rescue in Earth orbit after retreating from Odessa, the disgraced Duvall sorties in his Zudah to engage the incoming Federation forces to prove its worth (and also his) one last time.
1. I Saw the Ocean Above The Jaburo's Skies (ジャブロー上空に海原を見た)
- With Zeon losing their foothold on Earth, the 603rd is given a new project — to infiltrate a prototype weapon into Federation airspace and attack Federation warships launching from Jaburo. Ensign Werner Holbein, an arrogant naval officer who boasts a proud maritime family tradition, is assigned to the Jotunheim to pilot the mobile diver unit Ze'Gok.
- However, the testing goes well below expectation, as Holbein's two test drops end in failure after unable to score any hit with the Ze'Gok. On the third and final drop, Holbein attempts a direct reentry/free descent and fires his attached "Kuhblume" beam scatter cannon at five Federation ships that just launched. All five ships are destroyed. Before Holbein could celebrate, two Core Booster II fighters arrive and shoot down both the Ze'Gok and the retrieving Gaw carrier, killing him in the process.
2. Go Beyond the Peak of Light (光芒の峠を越えろ)
- The situation for Zeon is getting desperate after the Federation successfully launches Operation Cembalo - the assault on the space asteroid fortress Solomon. Upon arriving at A Baoa Qu, the Jotunheim is visited by Col. Herbert von Kuspen, an uptight high-rank commander from an elite battalion, who immediately tries to assume command of the ship but meets resistance from both Monique and Prochnow. He brings along a squad of Oggo mobile pods and their pilots he claims are the "Principality's elite soldiers" — who are actually young cadets forcefully mobilized from the homeland. To Monique's shock, the most enthusiastic of the recruits is actually her younger brother Erwin.
- The Jotunheim is then dispatched to lunar space and ordered to test and perfect the Oggos. At Granada airspace they run into Federation forces and Erwin leads a squad of three Oggos into battle. After fierce fighting, it all ends up with only Erwin and a Ball pilot remaining, both have their weapons malfunctioned. Though he manages to convinces the Federation pilot to surrender, they die from a stray shot fired by a Federation Salamis cruiser that arrived on the scene. Monique breaks down at her brother's death and Oliver is shocked to spot a weird new weapon on the radar.
3. Soul Returns to Thunder (雷鳴に魂は還る)
- Just as Gihren ZabiGihren Zabiis a fictional character, and antagonist from the universe of the Gundam anime series. He was voiced by the veteran seiyu, Banjo Ginga in the original Japanese version. In the English dubbed series and movie adaptations the character was voiced by Hiro Kanagawa and Doug Stone respectively.American...
proudly announces to his troops the decimation of the Federation fleet by the Solar Ray, the 603rd receives its latest prototype weapon — the massive Big-Rang mobile armor.
- When the Federation launches a two-pronged pincer attack on A Baoa Qu, the Kuspen Combat Battalion is assigned to defend the E field, and Oliver is ordered to pilot the Big-Rang despite a lack of piloting experience. When the Jotunheim encounters a vanguard detachment of the Federation fleet, Oliver manages to inflict heavy casualties on the Federation forces with the help of Monique and Kuspen. Although the Big-Rang pushes back the first wave, the swarm of Federation GMs eventually overwhelm and destroy the mobile armor, as well as killing Kuspen. As the retreating Jotunheim mourns the loss of their friends, a small group of survivor mobile suits approaches, among them an alive Oliver held by Monique's heavily damaged Zudah.
1. Shoot at that Death! (あの死神を撃て!)
- The Federation forces are routed in face of the onslaught of the Zeon Zakus during the Earth Drop Operations. When the main forces are retreating for resupply, anti-mobile suit tactical squad commander Lt. Ben Barberry is ordered by his arrogant superior, Col. Michael Colmatta, to advance and ambush the pursuing Zeon forces. Unknown to others, Barberry, who loses every subordinate in previous engagements, is frequently haunted by a spirit called ShinigamiShinigamiis the personification of death in Japan. It's unclear when the concept entered Japanese culture; it may have been imported from China , or possibly been imported from Europe during the Sengoku era—that period in European history featured a common motif of the Grim Reaper gathering souls...
, who patrols the battlefield collecting souls of fallen warriors.
- Barberry and his platoon arrives at the outskirt of a ruined mining town and receives information of two Zakus (instead of three from the intelligence report) rampaging through a nearby supply depot. The ambush is set but fails to achieve an immediate kill when one of the squads fires their Regina missile too early. Despite eventually destroying the first target, the second Zaku soon dashes in for backup and kills everyone except Barberry. Enraged, Barberry attempts to make a last standLast standLast stand is a loose military term used to describe a body of troops holding a defensive position in the face of overwhelming odds. The defensive force usually takes very heavy casualties or is completely destroyed, as happened in "Custer's Last Stand" at the Battle of Little Big HornBryan Perrett...
and manages to score a direct hit when the Zaku accidentally falls into a potholePotholeA pothole is a type of disruption in the surface of a roadway where a portion of the road material has broken away, leaving a hole.- Formation :...
. Thinking he's the sole survivor again, Barberry is shocked to see a third Zaku rising up from a camouflaged underground hiding. Knowing that his fate is sealed, Barberry empties his service pistolService pistolA service pistol is any handgun issued to military personnel.Typically service pistols are revolvers or semi-automatic pistols issued to officers, non-commissioned officers and rear-echelon support personnel for self defense, though service pistols may also be issued to special forces as a backup...
at the incoming Giant of Death.
2. King of the Land, Forward! (陸の王者、前へ!)
- Sgt. Rayban Surat is transferred to the 1st Platoon, 301st Tank Squadron of the Federation's 44th Hybrid Regiment as a driver for Lt. Harmon Yandell, a seasoned tank ace. However, Yandell is a man with his own demon — he survived an encounter with Zeon's feared "White Ogre" Cpt. Elmer Snell at the cost of his left leg, and sees himself as a homeless dead man walking. His previous drivers have either been killed, or gone insane seeing the Death Deity haunting Yandell's back. After seeing Yandell's irrational behavior, Surat asked his commanding superior, Col. Colmatta, to relieve Yandell's command. Instead of doing so, Colmatta approved Yandell's mad plan to launch a night assault on the oncoming Zeon force, which Snell leads.
- Yandell's squadron of eight tanks ambushes Snell's Zaku tri-squad at a plain where the Federation suffered a major defeat the previous day. Using the residual heat of tank wreckage as cover, the Type 61s fight a very disadvantaged battle and destroy two Zakus. Eventually only Yandell's tank and Snell's Zaku remain, and one bazooka shot from Snell appears to have stopped the tank. However, it turns out that Yandell was in a ninth tank and surprises Snell from behind, killing him. Yandell hails his apparent joy over killing his nemesis, only to be killed when a Zeon patrol sneaks up and fires a rocket at his tank. Surat jumps into a nearby pit and survives the battle.
3. Odessa, Iron Storm! (オデッサ、鉄の嵐！)
- Though Operation Odessa is proceeding, the 44th Hybrid Brigade suffers setbacks after its advance is bombarded by artillery fire from Zeon's Dabude-class land battleships. They are reinforced by three RTX-440 Guntanks (advanced versions of the RX-75 Guntank seen in the original series) piloted by a trio of convicts led by Lt. Arleen Nazon, a technical officer blamed and condemned to rot in jail after her lover, Clyde Bettany, defected to Zeon with information on the RTX-440. Arleen vows revenge for destroying her future.
- The offensive resumes on the second day but the Zeon defenses hold against the Federation. Arleen's team penetrates enemy lines to provide artillery reconnaissance before storming and breaking into the Zeon forward base. In the midst of battle, Arleen's two teammates self-detonate their Guntanks, taking out one Dabude. The Federation forces again come under what appears to be friendly fireFriendly fireFriendly fire is inadvertent firing towards one's own or otherwise friendly forces while attempting to engage enemy forces, particularly where this results in injury or death. A death resulting from a negligent discharge is not considered friendly fire...
, but Arleen soon discovers that the gunfire came from a second Dabude. Refusing to obey Colmatta's order to ignore the target, Arleen charges at the enemy, suffering heavy damage from Zeon mobile suits defending the Dabude before crashing right in front of it. The giant landship stops in its tracks, and Bettany tries to convince Arleen over the radio to stop fighting. Overcome by her desire for revenge, Arleen activates the self-destruct system and destroys the Dabude.
- Shortly afterwards, Arleen's soul awakes from the explosion, only to be informed by the Death Deity that Bettany is in fact a Federal double agentDouble agentA double agent, commonly abbreviated referral of double secret agent, is a counterintelligence term used to designate an employee of a secret service or organization, whose primary aim is to spy on the target organization, but who in fact is a member of that same target organization oneself. They...
, who infiltrated Zeon command to secure the capture of a Dabude.
External links
- MS IGLOO — Official Site (Japanese)
- MS IGLOO 2 — Official Site
- MS IGLOO USA — Official Site (English)