Friendly as ever, Hiead and Zero get into yet another fight and are put in a detention room that suppresses EX to think about what they've done. Meanwhile, Ernest's concern for fellow pilot Gareas grows as he becomes increasingly reckless in battle. The problem only escalates when the pilots are forced into a battle with thousands of Giseisha.

Zero Enna
A Goddess pilot candidate.

Goddesses
Spacefaring humanoid weapons, also known as Ingrids, created to fight off aggressive aliens and allow mankind to land on Zion.

Hiead Gner
A Goddess pilot candidate and Zero Enna's chief rival.

Eeva Leena
One of the Goddesses.

Pro-Ing
A practice mecha for G.O.A. students.

Kizna Towryk
Zero's cat-eared partner. Charged with maintaining & repairing Zero's Pro-Ing. She's sensitive about her feline ears.

Erts Virny Cocteau
The top candidate at G.O.A. who becomes Zero's combat training partner and his good friend.

Yukiru Sugisaki
Yukiru Sugisaki was born on December 26, a Capricorn with blood type O. Her hobbies are dramas, video games, and 'collecting rabbit things.' She made her debut in Asuka Magazine with Namaiki no N.Her other works include DNAngel, Rizelmine, and Lagoon Engine (her newest manga).

Sugisaki-san is also the artist of the BrainPowerd and Candidate for Goddess mangas, both of which have been animated. Her Neutral artbook contains artwork from DNAngel, BrainPowerd, and Candidate for Goddess. She has also penned the well-known Sotsugyo M.