Episode
Macross Δ: Impulse Experiment
Overview
Freyja is called along Hayate for an experiment to measure the effects of her singing into his body, but concerned about his wellbeing, she finds herself unable to sing. Meanwhile on Windermere, Keith is in doubt regarding Roid's true intentions and asks his squadmates, the twins Theo and Xao Jussila, for a favor. Worried that Freyja might leave Walküre for his sake, Hayate decides to resign from the Delta Flight, but Freyja insists that she is the one who must step down, until Mirage lectures both to not relinquish their dreams and careers for each other. With Mikumo still on the medical bay and off limits to visitation, Kaname, Makina, and Reina decide to infiltrate the place in order to find her, but they are caught midway and while Makina and Reina are arrested, Kaname discovers the place where Mikumo is being held.
Details
- Series
- Macross Δ
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 20
- Air date
- 2016-08-14
- Runtime
- 24 min
Episode context
Impulse Experiment is Episode 20 in Season 1 of Macross Δ. It aired on 2016-08-14. The runtime is 24 min.
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Episode 19: Eternal Songs
Hayate and Mikumo are still unconscious after the events of the last battle which resulted in the destruction of the ruins in Voldor and the liberation of its population. Berger Stone approaches the members of Chaos and despite working with the Windermereans, he claims that he is an independent contractor, just like them, and discuss with them some of his theories. In the occasion, he mentions the events occurred in The Super Dimension Fortress Macross, Macross Plus, Macross 7, and Macross Frontier, claiming that all of them are somehow related to music, and proving his theory that music is a weapon, just like it is being a key element in the current conflict and mentions rumors that Mikumo is an artificial being developed by Lady M to harness this power. He also reveals that the bacteria responsible for the Vár Syndrome originated from the Vajra, finding new hosts in humanoids after they left for another dimension. After Berger leaves, Mirage tends to Hayate, who finally awakens.
Episode 21: Yearning Secret
The Kingdom of Windermere transmits Delta waves through Heinz's song to Al Shahal, sending 85% of the planet's population into a comatose state. While in prison, Kaname, Makina, and Reina recall the time they first joined Walküre before they are eventually released for their next mission. Upon being released, Mikumo reveals to them that she is an artificial lifeform, only three years old. Meanwhile, Keith discovers that Heinz is suffering from premature aging while Roid reveals that he murdered King Grammier VI.
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Episode 18: Sense Emergence
Delta Flight and Walküre arrive on planet Voldor, whose climate has changed since its Protoculture ruins had risen from underground. However, the Aerial Knights arrive within the planet's orbit as a security measure. Freyja is nabbed by Kassim, who apparently has a falling out with the rest of the Aerial Knights. They quickly bond over an apple barbecue due to Freyja being from a village near Kassim's apple farm. Kassim also nabs Hayate, but he lets him and Freyja go, as he is unsure of what he is fighting for. Later, Delta Flight and Walküre reach the ruins, triggering a dogfight between Delta Flight and the Aerial Knights. The singing battle between Walküre and Prince Heinz results in major fold wave disruptions all over the Brísingr Cluster.
Episode 22: Extreme Brave
While the Macross Elysion leads an attack to draw the Aerial Knights' attention, Walküre and the Delta Flight start their operation to infiltrate Windermere and destroy the device that controls the Protoculture ruins to put an end to the war. However, the Aerial Knights see through their diversion and launch an attack on them nonetheless. Hayate, Mirage, Arad, and the members of Walküre manage to slip past the dimensional barrier into Windermere, but Kassim follows them close and he burns out the last of his energies in a desperate effort to stop them.
Episode 17: Scatter on Stage
Chaos' first act to retake the Brísingr Cluster from the Windermere Kingdom is to return to planet Voldor and infiltrate the Protoculture ruins to get them to react to Walküre's songs before collecting the data. To throw the Windermerean defenses off-guard, Chaos sends a virus throughout the Galaxy Network in the guise of a live Walküre concert while making money at the same time through online app purchases. The scheme goes as planned, but Freyja begins to show her feelings toward Hayate while the rest of the group shows concern about Mikumo's change in performance. After a brief confrontation with N.U.N.S. pilot Robert Kino, Hayate confronts Arad on why he should not be involved with Windermere, only to learn of his father's past.
Episode 23: Scarred Requiem
Following the crash of their shuttle, Mikumo, Makina, and Reina hide in the forest to evade detection by Windermerean forces. Freyja leads Hayate and Mirage to her village while Arad and Kaname enter an abandoned N.U.N.S. garrison. Mikumo is captured by Roid while Hayate, Freyja, and Mirage are cornered by the Aerial Knights, who confront Hayate over his father's sins and Freya over her betrayal before bringing them to the site of the dimensional bomb.
Episode 16: Hesitating Birthday
Aboard the Island, Makina and Chuck plan a surprise party for Freyja's 15th birthday. Hayate and Mirage go shopping for a present while Makina, Reina, and Chuck spy on them. On the night of the party, Freyja gives a speech about her childhood on Windermere and what she did to become a member of Walküre before Hayate arrives with his gift to her.
Episode 24: Fatal Judgment
Hayate, Freyja, and Mirage are put on trial in front of Heinz and sentenced to be executed. Mikumo is brought to the Sanctum by Roid, as he sees her as the reincarnation of the ancient Star Singer. Meanwhile, Berger sneaks Arad, Kaname, Makina, and Reina to Wright Immelmann's VF-22 Sturmvogel II in the castle, revealing that the craft is fully operational. As the execution is about to commence, the VF-22 suddenly bursts out of the castle as a distraction for Hayate, Freyja, and Mirage to escape and continue their mission to destroy the Protoculture ruins. Makina is shot by a sniper while protecting Freyja, but she urges her teammates to continue singing. Roid awakens Mikumo's true power, forcing Chaos to abort their mission as she sings an ancient and deadly song that triggers premature aging in Freyja.
Episode 15: Parting Resolution
The Windermerean attack force return to their home planet to bury Grammier and celebrate Heinz's coronation as the new king. The kingdom broadcasts the ceremony on all galactic networks, with Roid declaring that they will expand throughout the entire galaxy and crush the New United Government as the rightful heirs to Protoculture. Heinz's singing causes all of the Protoculture ruins in the Brísingr Cluster to rise, with the potential to amplify the Vár Syndrome across the galaxy.
Episode 25: Star Singer
Chaos has failed to destroy the Protoculture Center and have lost Mikumo to the Kingdom of Windermere, but they recover the flight recorder of Wright's VF-22, revealing that he was a spy but he had deviated from his mission to destroy the capital city's Protoculture ruins; instead, he tried to drop the dimensional bomb elsewhere to keep casualties to a minimum. Berger arrives and discusses about Mikumo and the effects of delta waves. Meanwhile, Roid plans to have Mikumo sing at the newly risen Star Temple on Ragna and N.U.N.S sends the 47th Special Fleet into the Brísingr Cluster, armed with dimensional weapons. The Macross Elysion heads to Ragna for a final showdown with the Kingdom of Windermere. To display the might of the kingdom, Heinz commands Mikumo to sing the Song of the Stars, infecting the N.U.N.S. fleet with the Vár Syndrome and causing them to detonate the dimensional bombs on themselves, resulting the annihilation of the whole N.U.N.S. fleet.
Episode 14: Embracing Adrift
With the entire Brísingr Cluster under Windermerean control, the Macross Elysion and Ragna's surviving citizens become space refugees as the Island's life support systems are on the brink of failure and Chaos is low on armament and funds to stage another attack. A breach in the Island's hull causes a loss of gravity that separates Freyja from Hayate and Mirage in the underground corridors. Freyja regroups with Walküre to calm the civilians while Hayate and Mirage race against time to get the Island's power supply back online.
Episode 26: Eternal Walküre
With the N.U.N.S. fleet wiped out by their own weapons, the final battle on Ragna is now just between Chaos and the Windermereans. Seeing the burden of shouldering the deaths of countless lives, Heinz ponders on negotiating peace talks with the N.U.N.S. while Roid prepares Mikumo on the Star Temple. Heinz orders Mikumo to sing the Song of the Stars, sending delta waves throughout the Brísingr Cluster, only to realize that Roid's objective is to bring the entire galaxy under his sole control in a Vajra-style hive mind. As both factions are mentally trapped by Mikumo's song, Heinz urges the Aerial Knights to take down Roid while Freyja tries to free her comrades from the spell. Hayate, Freyja, and Mirage's feelings for each other enable Chaos and the Aerial Knights to break free, and the combined might of Walküre releases Mikumo from Roid's control before both factions break through the Star Stage. As Hayate, Mirage, and Freyja rescue Mikumo, Keith ends the conflict by killing Roid before he himself is consumed by the destruction of the Star Stage. In the aftermath of the battle, Heinz orders the remaining Windermerean forces to retreat as the Brísingr Cluster is freed from Windermerean control.