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. #06 Revival of the "Bird Man" (Zero)
Shin and Fokker sortie in order to rescue Sera and Aries, who were captured by the enemy ship. However, Sara awakened the "Bird Man". The Unified Forces Headquarters decides to annihilate that excessively powerful destructive force with reaction weapons.

2008; Mayan Island coastal waters
Shin and Fokker sortie without permission.
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Caption: Nora blames Sara, who refused to wake up the "Bird Man", for the futility of the blood flowing away in the battles due to her determination.

Caption: Shin and Nora both fight in a fierce dog fight that's similar to a challenge of their aircraft's performance and their body's limit.

Down: VF-0S Special-Attack Assault Specification
A VF-0 that is set up with an unmanned Ghost fighter as a booster. As a result of the heavy equipment, even though manoeuvrability hasn't been particularly improved, by using the Ghost's variable nozzle, the VF-0 can attain tricky manoeuvrability.

2008; Submersible Mother-ship Auerstedt
Sara decides to stop the revival of the "Bird Man".
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2008; Mayan Island coastal waters
The "Bird Man" takes in Sara, and sings the "song of annihilation".
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Caption: The "Bird Man" absorbed chemical elements from within the atmosphere and changed into its gigantic appearance. It was already impossible for human hands to control it.

Caption: Dr. Hasford sustained serious injuries from the shock of the waking "Bird Man". He lost his life without knowing the results of the incident.

2008.09
The Unification Forces and the Anti Unification Alliance clash in the coastal waters of Mayan Island.
Dr. Hasford urges the captured Sara to awaken the "Bird Man".
The "Bird Man" is revived. The Unified Forces and the Anti Unification Alliance start attacks against each other. The Unified Forces Headquarters issue the order for Operation Iconoclasm.

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2008; Mayan Island coastal waters
The conclusion of Shin and Nora's, and Fokker and Ivanov's destinies.
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Down: The "Bird Man"
A Protoculture relic codenamed "AFOS". When the separated head is united with the body, additional chemical elements from within the atmosphere are absorbed, and it becomes gigantic. It has a power that transcends that of human weapons. The figure below is the "Bird Man" seen from the tip of the right hand after the head and body are united.

Caption: Sara, who has been taken within the "Bird Man", is confined within a capsule-shaped organ that's in the center of the head that resembles a flower petal.

2008; Mayan Island coastal waters
Shin is persuaded by Mao to believe in Sara.
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2008; Mayan Island coastal waters
The "Bird Man" folds to yonder*.
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* Translator's note: the usage is: over there, to a place physically distant from the listener and speaker.

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Caption: Mao mutters, "Shin is a bird man after all," as she watches his VF-0 go flying in pursuit of Sera.

2008.09
The Anti Unification Alliance's Nora and Ivanov are shot down by the "Bird Man".
The "Bird Man's" attacks halt.
The "Bird Man" nullifies a reaction weapon attack, and folds somewhere.

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