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Aldnoah.Zero
Cover of the first Aldnoah.Zero DVD and Blu-ray volume.
アルドノア・ゼロ (Arudonoa Zero)
Genre	Action, Mecha
Anime television series
Aldnoah.Zero
Directed by	Ei Aoki
Written by	Gen Urobuchi (original creator) Katsuhiko Takayama (series composition)
Music by	Hiroyuki Sawano
Studio	A-1 Pictures, TROYCA
Licensed by	NA Aniplex of America
Network	Tokyo MX, GTV, GYT, BS11, ABC, AT-X
Original run	July 5, 2014 – ongoing
Episodes	24 (List of episodes)
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Aldnoah.Zero (Japanese: アルドノア・ゼロ Hepburn: Arudonoa Zero^?), stylized as ΛLDNOΛH.ZERO, is a mecha anime television series created by Olympus Knights and A-1 Pictures, that began July 2014. The director is Ei Aoki and the original creator is listed as Gen Urobuchi, both of whom had previously collaborated on Fate/Zero.^[1] Katsuhiko Takayama is in charge of writing the scripts for the series. Hiroyuki Sawano composes the music and Kalafina is credited with performing the opening theme song for the first cour.^[2] The main cast was announced by Ei Aoki at AnimeJapan on March 22, 2014.^[3] Aniplex of America has licensed the series for a streamed simulcast beginning in July.^[4] It will be broadcast on Tokyo MX, BS11, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, Gunma TV and AT-X in Japan, with streaming available on Nico Nico Douga.^[5] It was also streamed in Australia by Hanabee.^[6]

Plot

In 1972, an ancient alien hypergate was discovered on the surface of the moon. Using this technology, humanity began migrating to Mars and settling there. After settlers discovered additional advanced technology, the Vers Empire was founded, which claimed Mars and its secrets for themselves. Later, the Vers Empire declared war on Earth, and in 1999, a battle on the Moon's surface caused the hypergate to explode, shattering the Moon and scattering remnants into a debris belt around the planet. Cut off from Mars, the remnants of the Vers Imperial Army established several massive orbital space stations within the debris belt and a ceasefire was established. 15 years later, in 2014, an attack on the Vers princess during a peace mission causes the Empire to launch a new attack on Earth, this time determined to conquer it once and for all.^[7][8]

Production

Aldnoah.Zero was announced on February 15, 2014, as a project headed by Nitro+, with animation by A-1 Pictures and TROYCA. It was created by Gen Urobuchi and is directed by Ei Aoki with mechanical designs by Kenji Teraoka, characters by Masako Matsumoto, and designs by Takako Shimura. Urobuchi created the mainframe from the story until the preliminary version as Aoki was responsible for the characters. As a result, he does not feel connected with the Inaho developed by Aoki. He stated, "Aoki-san is a pleasure to work with on storyboard."^[9]
Katsuhiko Takayama acts as the series composer, managing the flow and story of the series.^[10] The music is composed by Hiroyuki Sawano. The opening theme song for the first cour is "heavenly blue" performed by Kalafina, and "&Z" by Sawano and Mizuki (credited together as "SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]") for the second cour. The ending themes for the first cour are "A/Z" by Sawano and Mizuki for episodes 2, 3, 5, 6, and 9, and "aLIEz" by Sawano and Mizuki for episodes 4, 7, 8, 10, and 11,while The ending theme for the second cour is "Genesis" by Eir Aoi
Aldnoah.Zero '​s production committee, Project AZ, consists of Aniplex, Houbunsha, Tokyo MX, Nippon BS Broadcasting, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, MAGES, Nitroplus and Movic.

Characters

Main characters

Inaho Kaizuka (界塚 伊奈帆 Kaizuka Inaho^?)

Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae

A high school student on Earth at the top of his class. Ever since the death of his parents, he has been living together with his older sister, Yuki. He is characterized by his emotionless, stoic demeanor, and is capable of coming up with tactics to defeat the Martian Knights, even within the heat of battle. According to Yuki, he may have developed feelings for Princess Asseylum. While the rest of his squad uses the more armored Kataphract KG-7 Areion, he continues to use the training model KG-6 Sleipnir as his personal unit since it's more maneuverable. After Slaine nearly kills him, it is discovered that part of Asseylum's powers that activate the Aldnoah Drive were transferred to him when he gave her mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. He now has a bionic eye and a processor specializing in prediction algorithms serving as his temporal cortex.

Slaine Troyard (スレイン・トロイヤード Surein Toroiyādo^?)

Voiced by: Kenshō Ono

A Terran (Earth-born human) subservient to the Versian, Count Cruhteo and Inaho's nemesis. Slaine is a close friend of Princess Asseylum after she saved Slaine and his now-deceased father five years prior to the beginning of the story. It is hinted at that he has feelings for the Princess, and he is fiercely loyal to her. Though he generally has a timid personality, he will shoot to kill when Princess Asseylum is involved. After Saazbaum nearly kills Asseylum, he shoots and leaves Inaho for dead, while he spares Saazbaum and gives his full loyalty to the Martians. He eventually is knighted by Count Saazbaum and now pilots the Kataphract Tharsis, which can see a few seconds into the future and once belonged to Cruhteo. After being named Saazbaum's successor, he kills him as vengeance for Princess Asseylum, fooling everybody that he died in battle, and rises to the rank of Count.

Asseylum Vers Allusia (アセイラム・ヴァース・アリューシア Aseiramu Vāsu Aryūshia^?)

Voiced by: Sora Amamiya

The First Princess of the Vers Empire. She is very close to Slaine, and is curious to learn about Earth. She went to Earth on a goodwill visit, but her motorcade was attacked and she was presumed to have died. This assassination was used by the orbiting Martians as a casus belli for their invasion. However, the princess had been unaccustomed to the gravity and felt ill that day, so a body double had been killed instead. Asseylum travelled with Inaho's group under a false identity ("Seylum") until they could get a message back to her grandfather in hopes of stopping the rekindled war. After Saazbaum nearly killed her, Slaine convinced the Count to save her. She was in suspended animation in order to recover. She eventually awakened, but her recovery is unknown to everyone but Slaine and Eddelrittuo, and later on, by Princess Lemrina.

United Forces of Earth

Inko Amifumi (網文 韻子 Amifumi Inko^?)

Voiced by: Mikako Komatsu

Inaho's childhood friend and fellow high school classmate. She is a member of the Student Council Committee and later a member of Inaho's squad.

Rayet Areash (ライエ・アリアーシュ Raie Ariāshu^?)

Voiced by: Sachika Misawa

A Martian girl living on Earth. Her father was stranded on Earth after the previous war. He and a few others carried out the assassination attempt in exchange for the promise of extraction back to Mars and knighthood under the Vers Empire. Rayet witnessed Trillram murder her father and fellow conspirators to keep them quiet and, after Yuki rescued her, swore vengeance on the Martians. She eventually becomes a member of Inaho's squad.

Calm Craftman (カーム・クラフトマン Kāmu Kurafutoman^?)

Voiced by: Taishi Murata

Inaho's friend and classmate. He comes from a country that was severely affected by Heaven's Fall. Despite the name, he is actually very loud and jovial, though he swears vengeance on all Martians after a Knight kills his friend. He becomes an engineer for the Kataphracts.

Nina Klein (ニーナ・クライン Nīna Kurain^?)

Voiced by: Ai Kakuma

Inko's best friend who is also in Inaho's class. She comes from the same country as Calm that was severely affected by Heaven's Fall. She becomes a member of the crew of the Deucalion.

Okisuke Mikuni (箕国 起助 Mikuni Okisuke^?)

Voiced by: Yoshitaka Yamaya

Inaho's friend and classmate. His friends call him Okojo (オコジョ Okojo^?). He is killed while trying to save Yuki from Trillram.

Kisaki Matsuribi (祭陽 希咲 Matsuribi Kisaki^?)

Voiced by: Kengo Kawanishi

A Shinawara High student who is Inaho's senior, and one of the volunteers for lieutenant Marito's rescue crew.

Yūtarō Tsumugi (詰城 祐太朗 Tsumugi Yūtarō^?)

Voiced by: Sōma Saitō

A Shinawara High student who is Inaho's senior, and one of the volunteers for lieutenant Marito's rescue crew.

Yuki Kaizuka (界塚 ユキ Kaizuka Yuki^?)

Voiced by: Sayaka Ohara

Inaho's older sister and a Warrant Officer in the United Forces of Earth. She is capable of piloting a Kataphract into battle and has helped train students at the academy. She constantly worries that Inaho might get killed with all his plans, but supports him nonetheless. When Inaho is nearly killed, she abandons the Deucalion crew for 19 months before eventually returning alongside Marito.

Koichirō Marito (鞠戸 孝一郎 Marito Koichirō^?)

Voiced by: Kazuya Nakai

A Lieutenant in the United Forces of Earth. He, along with Yuki, is currently a training instructor at the high school Inaho attends, but is also a veteran of the War of 1999, and witnessed first hand the power of the Aldnoah. Despite reporting what happened 15 years ago before the Heaven's Fall, the governments on Earth refused to make public that knowledge, as it showed how out powered the Earth's forces truly were. One of his best friends was killed in that battle, and Marito now suffers from PTSD and drinks heavily to cope with his experiences of that time.

Sōma Yagarai (耶賀頼 蒼真 Yagarai Sōma^?)

Voiced by: Kōsuke Toriumi

A doctor living in the city of Shinawara and a friend of Marito who helps him deal with his trauma.

Darzana Magbaredge (ダルザナ・マグバレッジ Daruzena Magubarejji^?)

Voiced by: Ai Kayano

A Captain (later Colonel) in the United Forces of Earth. She helps Marito evacuate the civilians while Inaho and his friends distract Trillram. She blames Marito for the death of her older brother, who died in the battle of Tanegashima before Heaven's Fall.

Kaoru Mizusaki (不見咲 カオル Mizusaki Kaoru^?)

Voiced by: Yū Shimamura

Captain Magbaredge's executive officer in the United Forces of Earth. She takes command of the refugee escort mission when Darzana volunteers to help Marito. Darzana usually tries to give her some dating advice, even in the middle of a battle.

Shigō Kakei (筧 至剛 Kakei Shigō^?)

Voiced by: Makoto Furukawa

A sergeant in the United Forces of Earth, and one of the volunteers for lieutenant Marito's rescue crew.

Vers Empire

Eddelrittuo (エデルリッゾ Ederurizzo^?)

Voiced by: Inori Minase

A young Martian girl who serves Princess Asseylum as her loyal maid. She has unintentionally revealed the princess' identity on numerous occasions. She is very conscious of etiquette and takes offense when people speak to the princess in a casual manner. She now serves Lemrina, Asseylum's half-sister.

Cruhteo (クルーテオ Kurūteo^?)

Voiced by: Shō Hayami

A Count of the Vers Empire and one of the Martian Knights who beats Slaine for any slight, no matter how small. A friend of Saazbaum, but he seems to be unaware that Saazbaum is one of the conspirators who tried to assassinate the princess. After he brutally tortures Slaine for information, he realizes the truth about the princess' alleged assassination. He apologizes to Slaine and swears to find the culprits, only to be attacked and killed by Saazbaum.

Saazbaum (ザーツバルム Zātsubarumu^?)

Voiced by: Tōru Ōkawa

A Count of the Vers Empire, one of the Martian Knights, and the main antagonist of season one. A friend of Cruhteo who has been eager to rekindle a war between Mars and Earth. He's one of the conspirators behind the murder attempt of Princess Asseylum. He pilots the Kataphract Dioskuria and uses it to attack Cruhteo's castle when he realizes he has been discovered. He kills his fellow Martian Knight and captures Slaine. He reveals that Slaine's father saved him during the Heaven's Fall, hence the reason of why he took Slaine when he thought Cruhteo was going to kill him. The woman he loved died during Heaven's Fall and blames the royal family for her death, so now he wants to kill Asseylum and take Earth's resources as a way of revenge. Despite shooting to kill the princess, he's spared by Slaine and forced to save her. He eventually adopts Slaine and names him his successor but during a battle, he's killed by his adoptive son in revenge for trying to kill Asseylum.

Trillram (トリルラン Toriruran^?)

Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai

A Martian Knight and Baron under the Vers Empire who enjoys killing Terrans, and also killed fellow Martians who carried out the attempted assassination on Princess Asseylum to tie up loose ends. He pilots the Kataphract Nilokeras, that possesses a defensive shield that absorbs all types of matter that touch it, until Inaho found its weakness. Later he was shot dead after inadvertently revealing to Slaine that he was one of the conspirators.

Vlad (ブラド Burado^?)

Voiced by: Hiroki Yasumoto

A Martian Knight in pursuit of survivors from Shinawara who pilots the Kataphract Argyre, that has a large beam katana, capable of cutting through anything, including explosive rounds shot in its direction. He was forced to retreat after being defeated by Inaho, Calm and Inko. He returns, trying to get his revenge and battles Inaho, only to be killed once Inaho uses the power of his sword against him; he makes him fall in the ocean and the temperature of the beams cause a massive steam explosion that obliterates him.

Femieanne (フェミーアン Femīan^?)

Voiced by: Yuki Kaida

A Martian Knight who encounters the survivors of Shinawara when they arrive to Tanegashima. She pilots the Kataphract Hellas, that can shoot its six arms as missiles, but act more like drones than actual "projectiles". Aside from its fists, the Hellas has no other weapons, which renders it vulnerable to melee attacks. After all six of her arms are destroyed by the teamwork of Slaine and Inaho, she turns Hellas into a flying platform with six engines, only to be crushed by the giant battleship Deucalion controlled by Asseylum. She's then finished off by Rayet.

Harklight (ハークライト Hākuraito^?)

Voiced by: Daisuke Hirakawa

A subordinate of the Martian Knights who is assigned to Slaine, despite being older, and comes to greatly admire him, since he comes from a humble family. He's later given Herschel, Marylcian's Kataphract by Slaine.

Marylcian (マリルシャン Marirushan^?)

Voiced by: Susumu Chiba

A Martian Knight with the rank of Count, who looks down on Slaine for being a Terran, especially after he ascends to the rank of Count. He challenges Slaine to a duel in order to see who's more worthy of protecting the princess. He pilots the Kataphract Herschel that is capable of shooting proyectiles incredibly fast in all directions, putting Slaine in trouble, until he manages to lure him to an area where it can only shoot in one direction, destroying his drones. When he tries to flee, Slaine decapitates his Kataphract, ejecting him into outer space.

Barouhcruz (バルークルス Barukurusu^?)

Voiced by: Ryota Takeuchi

A Martian Knight with the rank of Count, who seems to get along with Marylcian. After Saazbaum is killed, he and Marylcian distrust the ambitions of the newly named Count Slaine, but cannot accuse him since they have no proof. He serves as witness for Marylcian and Slaine's duel.

Mazuurek (マズゥールカ Mazū~ruka^?)

Voiced by: Toshiyuki Toyonaga

A Martian Knight contacted by Barouhcruz and Marylcian. He holds no contempt over the people of Earth and merely wants resources and prefers not to fight. He pilots the Kataphract Sirenum that's capable of creating a powerful gravitational tornado. He's defeated by Inaho and Marito and captured. When Inaho interrogates him and realizes his intentions are not the same as the other Martians, he tells him about the assassination and his suspicions about the impostor. He's later released by Inaho and Rayet, promising to find the real Asseylum and protect her.

Zebrin (ラフイア Rafuia^?)

Voiced by: Ryūichi Kijima

A Martian Knight with the rank of Count, who works alongside Count Orga and Countess Rafia. He pilots the Kataphract Electris, that's capable of controlling and shooting electricity. He's killed when Inaho manages to match its electric signature, allowing himself to shoot it until its destroyed.

Rafia (ラフイア Rafuia^?)

Voiced by: Hitomi Nabatame

A Martian Knight with the rank of Countess, who works alongside Count Zebrin and Count Orga. She pilots the Kataphract Scandia, that's capable of turning itself invisible without leaving a shadow or a heat signature, armed with a crossbow that shoots explosive arrows. She's killed when her Kataphract is finally located and shot until it's destroyed.

Orga (オルガ Oruga^?)

Voiced by: Kenta Miyake

A Martian Knight with the rank of Count, who works alongside Count Zebrin and Countess Rafia. He pilots the Kataphract Ortygia, that's capable of multiplying itself through quantum teleportation. This means that instead of being controlled by a single unit, each one of them is the "real" Ortygia and is individually controlled by Orga, meaning it cannot be destroyed as long as one remains. Inaho kills him by taking control of the weapons of every Kataphract in his platoon, shooting all at the same time, destroying every unit.

Klancain (クランカイン Kurankain^?)

Voiced by: Ryota Ohsaka

The son of Count Cruhteo, who arrives from Mars with the interest of meeting Slaine.

Rayregalia Vers Rayvers (レイレガリア・ヴァース・レイヴァース Reiregaria Vāsu Reivāsu^?)

Voiced by: Shinji Ogawa

The Martian Emperor and Princess Asseylum's grandfather. He founded the empire in 1972 when the Aldnoah technology recognized him as its master, burning its activation processes into his very genes, giving him supreme authority over them. All of his descendants share this power, and he can grant limited control of the Aldnoah's powers to others. Utilizing this power monopoly, he based the authority of his empire on this military force and created a class of warlords loyal to him who would become the Martian Knights. He retired in 1997 due to health problems, but when his son and heir, Gilzeria, was killed in the war of 1999, he was forced to return to the throne. He has been manipulated by Saazbaum into believing that his granddaughter is truly dead, that Slaine is a spy of the Terrans and that he must officially rekindle the war on Earth.

Lemrina Vers Envers (レムリナ・ヴァース・エンヴァース Remurina verse en verse^?)

Voiced by: Shiina Natsukawa

The second Princess of the Vers Empire, Rayregalia's other granddaughter and Asseylum's younger half-sister. The two princesses share the same paternal lineage, but have different mothers. She hates her royal heritage and even though she knows she's only a tool to activate the Aldnoah Drive, she continues with her mission since it makes her feel useful, befriending Slaine. She also pretends to be Asseylum in a message that urges to continue the war, with only Inaho suspecting she's an impostor. Her lower limbs are weak and she has to rely on a wheel chair for mobility. However, she could use her legs like a normal person in low gravity environment. Her relationship to her half-sister is not close.

Episode list

First cour

No.	Title	Original airdate[11]
1	"Princess of Vers / Princess of Mars" "Kasei no Purinsesu" (火星のプリンセス)	July 5, 2014
The Apollo 17 mission found ancient technology known as the Hypergate on the moon that allowed humans to settle on and terraform Mars. More ancient "Aldnoah" technology found on Mars was claimed by the immigrants, who founded the Vers Empire, leading to a tense state of affairs with Earth that eventually culminated in open war breaking out in 1999. During a battle between the United Earth Federation and the Vers Empire on the moon in 1999, the Hypergate went out of control and destroyed the Moon in an event that would come to be known as Heaven's Fall. 15 years after Heaven's Fall, the Princess of Vers, Asseylum Vers Allusia, goes to Earth on a peace mission despite being discouraged by Slaine. Back on Earth, Inaho Kaizuki lives in the city of Shinawara with his sister Yuki. Yuki is a Kataphrakt pilot for the Earth military, while Inaho is training to be one. Inaho and his friends go to see Asseylum's arrival when terrorists attack the parade of the peace delegation. Although it initially seems that the limousine managed to avoid the terrorist attack, the terrorists manage to hit it with a second volley, and it is believed that the princess is killed. In retaliation, the Martian Vers Orbital Knights start an all out assault on Earth on their landing castles, and destroy New Orleans and a number of other major cities. A pair of young children mistake them for shooting stars and wish for world peace.
2	"Beyond the Horizon / The Longest Day on Earth" "Chikyū no Ichiban Nagai Hi" (地球の一番長い日)	July 12, 2014
The Vers invasion begins with Landing Castles crashing into New Orleans, Maputo, Beijing, and Tokyo. Martian Kataphrakts emerge and begin to devastate the Terran defenders. In Shinawara, while preparing to evacuate, Inaho finds Edelrittuo and an unknown girl and informs them they need to evacuate. The girl subdues him and asks him what the evacuation is for, prompting Inaho to inform them about the assassination of Princess Asseylum. The girl then reveals to Inaho that Asseylum became ill after making planetfall due to the change in gravity and it was actually a body double that died. Meanwhile, the terrorists who committed the assassination are revealed to be Vers loyalists, but are promptly killed by Baron Trillram of the Vers Empire to ensure the truth about the false flag operation is never revealed. Rayet, the daughter of the one of the agents, manages to survive the attack and flees. 2nd Lt. Marito's squad engages Trillram, but are defeated by him. Inaho and his friends arrive in an APC and manage to rescue Rayet and Yuki. However, Trillram pursues them in order to silence Rayet, and Okisuke is thrown off the vehicle and is killed after being absorbed by Trillram's shield. After entering a tunnel and evading Trillram, Inaho receives orders from Marito to draw Trillram's Kataphrakt away to buy more time for an evacuation.
3	"The Children's Echelon / Boys on the Battlefield" "Senjō no Shōnen-tachi" (戦場の少年たち)	July 19, 2014
Inaho and his friends find themselves holed up in the school with orders to distract the enemy Kataphrakt while Marito builds a plan to evacuate his students and the civilians with them. Not satisfied to just be a distraction, Inaho comes up with a strategy to fight back against Trillram and his seemingly impervious machine. The unknown girl and Rayet, both feeling some personal responsibility for the situation, volunteer to drive the decoy truck, and the team begins their operation. Meanwhile, Marito, backed by Captain Magbaredge, rallies his crew and rescues the noncombatants from Inaho's group while Inaho, Calm, and Inko engage Trillram. When Trillram finally catches the decoy truck, the unknown girl reveals her true identity as Princess Asseylum, distracting him just long enough for Inaho to strike the finishing blow. While Inaho and his comrades regroup and celebrate, Slaine and Trillram prepare to escape. Trillram reveals that the assassination of the Princess was a Martian plot all along, and that he must rearm and eliminate her as quickly as possible. In response, a shocked and enraged Slaine pulls Trillram's gun and shoots him multiple times, killing him.
4	"Point of No Return / Knight in Pursuit" "Tsuigeki no Kishi" (追撃の騎士)	July 26, 2014
The Martians bombard Shinawara with meteor attacks as Slaine leaves the area. Inaho and his friends meet up with a United Forces of Earth (UFE) squad led by Captain Magbaredge as they prepare to evacuate the area by sea. Asseylum decides to reveal her true form in private to Inaho and asks him to help her contact her father in hopes of stopping the war between Earth and the Vers Empire. Soon, the military finds themselves attacked by another Martian Knight named Vlad, using a Kataphract with a giant beam sword that can cut through anything while providing a defense against explosives and most projectiles. The military holds it back with AP rounds while Inaho, Calm and Inko smash a large shipping container into the enemy Kataphract's head. Vlad decides to retreat as Magbaredge's ship, the Watdatsumi, arrives with reinforcements. With Vlad gone, Magbaredge takes the opportunity to evacuate everybody onto the Watdatsumi.
5	"Phantom of The Emperor / Ahead of an Audience" "Ekken no Saki de" (謁見の先で)	August 2, 2014
The Emperor of Mars calls for a cease fire while he considers the truth behind the events on Earth. Inaho and friends take the moment to rest aboard the Watdatsumi while Asseylum ponders if she should reveal her identity to everyone. Rayet disagrees, telling Asseylum that doing so will only paint a large target on their backs for the Martian Knights. Vlad returns in his repaired Kataphract, now with twin beam katanas, looking for a rematch against "the orange" training Kataphract that Inaho piloted earlier. As he cuts through the carrier's defenses, Inaho rises to the challenge by baiting him into an attack and then rigging his own Kataphract to drag Vlad into the ocean, where the combined heat from the engines and plasma from the beam sabers sparks a steam explosion, killing Vlad. Meanwhile, Slaine tries to inform the Vers Emperor that Asseylum is still alive and that some of the Knights conspired to go to war. Just as he leaves the room, Saazbaum appears, claiming that Slaine was feeding him false information. The Emperor immediately calls for war.
6	"Steel Step Suite / Island of Memory" "Kioku no Shima" (記憶の島)	August 9, 2014
Slaine is declared persona non grata by Lord Cruhteo as the Vers Emperor officially declares war against Earth. Every able-bodied man and woman on the Watdatsumi is immediately drafted into service as part of the UFE military, with Calm annoyed that he was chosen to be a mechanic. As the ship heads towards Tanegashima for resupply, Lieutenant Marito talks about the Tanegashima Report, which recounted a battle with a Martian Kataphrakt on the island shortly before Heaven's Fall occurred and a chunk of the Moon hit the island. The military decided to suppress the report, rather than face up to the Martians' superior technology. Magbaredge reveals her real surname as Humeray and she blames Marito for her brother's death during the war. Suddenly, Femieanne, piloting the Martian Kataphract Hellas, attacks the carrier with flying arms able to literally punch through the ship and rip it out piece by piece. Inaho and his comrades try to defend the ship but the arms are too strong and Marito suffers through another bout of PTSD before he can help them. However, Inaho decides to use high-powered rifle rounds to knock the arms off course. When he is unable to shoot down the last one, Slaine appears in his Martian Sky Carrier to finish it off.
7	"The Boys of Earth / The Two Meet Each Other" "Kaigō no Futari" (邂逅の二人)	August 16, 2014
With Slaine arriving on the scene, Inaho surmises that he is here to assist them, at least for the time being. Working together, Inaho and Slaine continue to keep the Hellas' flying arms away from the Watdatsumi. During the attacks, one of the flying arms is knocked off course and hits a cliff side, revealing a hidden dock. Knowing that the ship won't last long in the open, Magbaredge orders the Watdatsumi to take shelter in the dock, and destroys the entrance behind them. The crew then decides to explore the hidden dock, and find a secret underground facility holding the remains of the Martian Kataphrakt Marito fought 15 years ago, as well as something else. Inaho, Yuki, and Inko decide to remain outside to continue to fight Femieanne. Deciding to take the fight directly to her, Inaho boards Slaine's craft. He figures out that the flying arms' armor is weak at the engines and the palms, and exploits this weakness to destroy all of them. Angered, Femieanne attempts to use the Hellas to ram Inaho and Slaine, but is interrupted when a giant alien battleship, activated by Asseylum and piloted by the Watdatsumi crew, emerges from Tanegashima. Inaho and Slaine shoot down Femieanne and Rayet finishes her off, destroying the Hellas and killing her. After a short exchange on each of their intentions, Inaho shoots down Slaine in preparation for his plans of potentially exploiting the princess later on.
8	"Then and Now / A Day When We Saw a Bird" "Tori o Mita Hi" (鳥を見た日)	August 23, 2014
Flashing back to the events of the previous episode, the Watdatsumi crew finds a flying Martian battleship, named the Deucalion, hidden under Tanegashima. Asseylum reveals her identity to the crew and uses her royal blood to activate the Deucalion's Aldnoah Drive. With Asseylum's identity publicly known now, Magbaredge agrees to protect Asseylum and escort her to the UFE HQ. Asseylum then goes out to the deck with Inaho, and marvels when she sees birds for the first time. Meanwhile, in Slaine is captured by Cruhteo and taken to his Landing Castle, where Cruhteo tortures him to try and find out why Slaine betrayed him as Saazbaum watches. Unsure of Cruhteo's loyalty, Slaine stays quiet, and throughout his torture he relives several flashbacks of his childhood with Asseylum back on Mars. Slaine eventually reveals to Cruhteo that Asseylum is still alive and that the assassination plot was carried out by Martians. Shocked, Cruhteo orders an immediate ceasefire so that the conspirators can be found. However, Saazbaum attacks Cruhteo's castle, killing Cruhteo and capturing Slaine.
9	"Darkness Visible / Reminiscent Device" "Tsuioku Sōchi" (追憶装置)	August 30, 2014
While training in the combat simulator, Rayet suffers a bout of PTSD as she sees a virtual representation of Nilokeras, the Kataphract that killed her father. Shortly afterward, Doctor Yagarai borrows the simulator program to help Marito deal with his own trauma from Tanegashima 15 years earlier. Though the program is a crude visualization of the 1999 battle at Tanegashima, Marito flashes back to when an unknown Kataphract destroyed his entire tank battalion, and he decided to shoot John Humeray out of mercy when the driver couldn't escape the flaming tank wreckage. Meanwhile, Slaine finds himself a guest of Saazbaum, who admits he conspired to have the princess killed and rekindle the war with Earth in order to change the Vers Empire itself, but spared Slaine for a debt he owed to Slaine's father. Back on the Deucalion, Rayet struggles to empathize with Asseylum after being reminded of the time they took down Nilokeras. When Rayet finds Asseylum alone in the shower, she sneaks up from behind and strangles her with her own necklace. By the time Rayet regains her focus, the Aldnoah drive on the Deucalion shuts down, crashing the entire ship.
10	"Before the War / Til Going to be a Storm" "Arashi ni Naru Made" (嵐になるまで)	September 6, 2014
Inaho successfully revives Asseylum in the shower room using CPR and a defibrillator, but Rayet grabs Magbaredge's pistol and holds everyone hostage. Rayet blames Asseylum for being able to integrate into the UFE while she and her father were outcasts, before turning the gun on herself. However, Inaho disarms her, offering her another chance to fight the Martians. Magbaredge throws Rayet in the brig, then goes off to privately watch Marito's confession in Yagarai's lab. Meanwhile, Saazbaum reveals to Slaine that the Vers Empire convinced their people to attack Earth to distract them from their own problems of producing enough food and water on a relatively-dead Mars. Saazbaum and his wife, Viscountess Orleans, joined the attack on Earth at Tanegashima, but Orleans was killed by Heaven's Fall as he escaped. Back on Earth, the Deucalion finally arrives at UFE headquarters in Russia, and Asseylum tries to broadcast her message calling for a ceasefire. However, Saazbaum tells Slaine that the satellite base on the Moon is staffed by his allies so no Martian will ever hear it. Saazbaum then offers Slaine use of Cruhteo's recovered Kataphract Tharsis and a choice: stay and fight with him, or escape to Earth and be treated as an enemy.
11	"Wind, Snow and Stars / Battle of Novosterisk" "Novosutarisuku no Kōbō" (ノヴォスタリスクの攻防)	September 13, 2014
Saazbaum directs his Landing Castle to touch down close to the UFE headquarters, and then uses bunker buster missiles to clear a path for his forces to attack the base and kill Asseylum. The UE forces attempt to defend their position, but the Martian Kataphracts easily rip through their lines. Asseylum proposes that the Deucalion carry her to the Landing Castle, where she can personally shut off its Aldnoah Drive and cut off Saazbaum's forces from their power source. Asseylum manages to reach the Deucalion with some late help from Rayet and Edelrittuo, and the ship shoots its way out of the base. Inaho then formulates a plan to deliver Asseylum via HALO jump from the stratosphere. Using unmanned dummy robots as cover from the castle's anti-air defenses, Inaho and his comrades manage to clear a path for Asseylum, but before Asseylum's Kataphract can jump, Saazbaum's Kat Dioskuria appears in the stratosphere and shoots it down with the Deucalion. With the original plan ruined, Magbaredge decides to deliver Asseylum by ramming the damaged Deucalion itself into the Landing Castle.
12	"Childhood's End / Even though the Heaven Falls" "Tatoe Ten ga Ochiru Tomo" (たとえ天が堕ちるとも)	September 20, 2014
With the Deucalion crashed, Yuki and Inko attempt to escort Asseylum to the Landing Castle's Aldnoah core themselves. Meanwhile, Inaho takes it upon himself to hold off Saazbaum, who reveals that his Dioskuria now possesses all of the abilities of the Kataphracts Inaho had previously fought. Meanwhile, Slaine follows the Deucalion back to the Landing Castle, and boards the Tharsis, hoping to at least be able to fight with auxiliary power. However, he finds out to his surprise that he has the ability to activate Aldnoah cores as well. As Inaho and Saazbaum fight, Saazbaum initially has the advantage, but Inaho uses everything he's learned to exploit Dioskuria's weaknesses, severely damaging it. However, before he can finish off Saazbaum, Slaine tackles Inaho's Kataphract with the Tharsis. Asseylum manages to reach the core and shut it down, right when Inaho and Slaine's Kataphracts crash through the wall. As Asseylum goes to assist Inaho, she is shot and apparently killed by Saazbaum, who thanks Slaine for saving his life. Slaine, in a fit of rage, shoots and mortally wounds Saazbaum. Inaho, injured from the crash, crawls his way to Asseylum's body, eventually realizing that he actually loved her. However, Slaine stops him and holds him at gunpoint. Inaho attempts to draw his own gun and is shot by Slaine. Afterwards, it is said that after the shutdown of Saazbaum's landing castle, the attack on the UFE headquarters ended in a complete UFE victory, though at a high cost. Asseylum's whereabouts are also currently unknown.