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For the Future (未来のために Mirai no Tame ni?) is the 47th episode of Mobile Suit Gundam 00.

Plot[]

Given what Setsuna said about changing himself, Graham questions if that’s what Setsuna has learned and mastered. He recalls meeting with Homer in the aftermath of Celestial Being's defeat four years ago. Homer said then that Celestial Being will return and Graham asks for a chance to fight against them if that were to happen. Graham then clarified this request is because he wanted to attain the ultimate mystery to which all true warrior aspire. Back in the present, Graham said his aim was for victory, but Setsuna points out that there’s also the future. As the two battled, Graham's Susanowo manages to disarm Setsuna's 00 Raiser of its GN Sword IIs. He then tries to finish off Setsuna, but the 00 Raiser catches and breaks the Susanowo’s blade. The 00 Raiser then pierces the Susanowo’s shoulders with its GN Beam Sabers, destroying both of its arms and knocking it out of Trans-Am. Emerging from the cockpit bloodied but still alive, Graham wants Setsuna to finish him off, but Setsuna refuses and explains that he’s fighting to live for tomorrow, and urges Graham to do the same. Leaving Graham with the idea of fighting to live, the 00 Rasier left. Setsuna then learned from Saji that Louise's machine had withdrew, and so the two head back to the Ptolemy 2. Watching them go, Regene noted that Setsuna has awaken as a purebred, and he thinks that this power Setsuna has obtained holds the fate of mankind.

Once Setsuna returns to the Ptolemy 2, he gives the crew the location of Veda, and they found that it is hidden in Lagrange 2, on the dark side of the moon. More good news comes in the arrival of Linda and the new Gundam equipment.

Meanwhile, the A-Laws fleet gathered in Lagrange 2 to destroy the Celestial Being once and for all, and Arthur is confident he could not possibly lose with 21 ships and 108 mobile suits. It doesn’t bother him that Hiling, Revive, and Louise have all left the fleet with their respective mobile suits and mobile armor. The trio had gotten orders from Ribbons to return to base, and Andrei joins them to support Louise. Although in pain in her cockpit, Louise remembers how she killed Nena and feels that Nena got her just deserts.

Back on the Ptolemy 2, Linda has brought all sorts of parts and supplies, including the 0 Gundam, which has been outfitted with a particle storage tank so that it can fight for a limited amount of time. The other Gundams also received GN Heavy Weapons upgrades, turning them into the GN-006GNHW/R Cherudim Gundam GNHW/R, GN-008GNHW/B Seravee Gundam GNHW/B, and the GN-007GNHW/M Arios Gundam GNHW/M, while the 00 Raiser received a new GN Sword III. On the bridge, Sumeragi and the Meisters observe that there’s an A-LAWS fleet gathering at the coordinates that Wang Liu Mei gave them. Both Saji and Soma are ready to participate in a battle, and Setsuna feels that they’re all fighting for the future. For Tieria, it’s to liberate mankind from the rule of the Innovators. For Allelujah, it’s so that Super Soldiers such as himself and Soma don’t ever appear again in the world. For Lyle, it’s to overthrow the Federation government and defeat the Innovators. Given all this, Setsuna feels that they are changing because not changing means that they can’t face the future. With even Lasse rejoining the crew, they are prepared to head towards the moon.

Elsewhere in space, Marina and the children are with the Katharon fleet, and Setsuna is on her mind. The Katharon forces have gotten word of the A-LAWS fleet, and they’re coordinating on a tactical plan with the Earth Sphere Federation Forces' coup faction. Unbeknownst to everyone, Ribbons is with his army of clones, and he’s ready to see if they or Setsuna decide the fate of mankind. In addition, Graham, who is still at Lagrange 5, considers killing himself, but he hesitates after remembering what Setsuna said about fighting for the sake of living.

As the Gundam Meisters prepare to launch, Setsuna runs into Feldt who gives him a flower that Linda had grown. After he takes it, Feldt wonders if Marina will be angry, but Setsuna declares that he doesn’t have such a relationship with her. The Gundam Meisters then launch one by one, each with something different on their mind. Tieria expresses his desire to get Veda back and asks Lockon to guide him, Soma tells Allelujah that he can call her Marie if he wants, Lyle is thinking about Anew, and Saji tells Setsuna that he wants to find the future. They soon run into the first wave of A-LAWS ships and mobile suits, and although they fare pretty well against the mobile suits, the ships continue to charge straight at the Ptolemy 2. Sumeragi has Setsuna use the Raiser Sword to take out the ships, but upon their destruction, they release special particles that diminished the effect of particle beams, creating a large anti-field. Arthur quickly takes advantage of the anti-field by sending in his main force, which included GN-XIIIs and Aheads armed with physical projectile weaponry.

The Gundams are quickly overwhelmed due to their reliance on particle beam weaponry, and the Ptolemy 2 is hit by missiles that can pierce its GN Field. Right as an Ahead is about to destroy the Ptolemy 2's bridge, the ship is saved by the Katharon forces. Seeing that the Katharon’s weaponry is effective against the GN-XIIIs and Aheads, Sumeragi realized the group had anticipated the deployment of the anti-field, and she responds by sending the Ptolemy 2 straight towards the enemy fleet. At around the same time, Arthur’s forces is attacked from behind by the coup d'état forces, lead by Kati who declares that the A-LAWS is no longer an armed force and will answer to the people. Furious, Arthur orders his men to fire on the units behind them even though their own forces are in the way. The 00 Raiser then emerges from the anti-field and uses its Raiser Sword to destroy Arthur’s command ship.

Meanwhile, watching the battle from his base, Ribbons comments on how mankind likes to fight. Walking in, Regene notes that it’s Ribbons who led them to this point, but Ribbons thinks that it should have been Regene’s wish as well. Ribbons reminds Regene that he’s superior to the others and should be called the Creator, and he’s able to know Regene’s ambitions through quantum brain waves. Realizing what this means, Regene pulls out a gun and shoots Ribbons in the head. As Ribbons lays bleeding on the ground, Regene declares that it is he himself who will lead mankind.

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