McGillis reveals his true motives to Gaelio; he goaded Carta to accept a suicide mission so he could take her position, then manipulated Gaelio to allow Ein's transformation into a cyborg abomination - all to discredit Gjallarhorn's current regime with how far it would compromise its values to win. McGillis then states the final piece of his plan is to kill Gaelio so that he can take over his family through marriage to Almira. Enraged, Gaelio's reckless attacks leave him open for McGillis to stab the Gundam Kimaris though the chest, McGillis leaving Gaelio for dead...