What if Shino's Last Shot Had Hit Rustal's Ship?
Note: This article contains several spoilers, so if you haven't seen Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron Blooded Orphans yet please do so before reading it.
Iron Blooded Orphans ended leaving fans divided. However, one thing both sides largely agree on is their dissatisfaction with the main antagonist Rustal Elion walking away with all the prize and no consequences. It left many fans wondering what would happen had Shino Norba's attack hit Rustal's ship?
In my opinion, these would be the most likely outcomes:
#1 Nothing Changes
As the title suggests, the events remain the same. Even though Rustal would surely die, the Gjallarhorn still hold the advantage with the Dainsleif rail-guns and the larger forces, Vidar or Julietta Juris could rally the remaining forces and chase after Tekkadan. It's likely that the Mars branch would not side with McGillis Fareed like in the Anime and events play out as they did.
The only difference is that with Rustal dead, Gaelio Baduin or Julietta will take over his role of dismantling Gjallarhorn's established leadership, becoming the first democratically elected leader of Earth and ban human trafficking child slavery and establish peaceful relations with an independent Mars.
#2 Best Case Scenario
In this scenario, after Shino destroys Rustal's ship, Rustal's fleet peacefully surrenders to McGillis. As such, Gjallarhorn would have no choice but to surrender to McGillis. McGillis becomes the new ruler of the Earth Sphere and Tekkadan becomes the Ruler of Mars, or rather its main fighting force. Years later, Mars becomes an independent planet, Earth and Mars join forces to eradicate human trafficking, child slavery and other crimes.
Mikazuki gets an operation that fixes is limbs and eye or replaces them with cybernetics, he retires from the battlefield and becomes a farmer like he always wanted.
McGillis and Gaelio are able to mend their friendship for Almiria Baduin's sake. Gaelio and Julietta end up together. Iznario Fareed is punished for being a pedophile. Everyone lives happily ever after.
#3 Mars and Earth are Locked in a Stalemate
McGillis takes over Gjallarhorn's Mars branch and declares Mars' independence. Julietta and Gaelio take over the Earth branch and chase after McGillis but are forced to retreat due to pressure from Arbau. By the time Gjallarhorn garners enough support to attack Mars, McGillis acquires Dainsleif tech or gains control of Mobile Armours on Mars evening their battle power. Mars and Earth fight a few times resulting in many casualties and no clear victor. This leaves Mars and Earth locked in a cold war for years.
In this scenario, space smuggling and human trafficking would thrive given the lack of trade and transportation between the two planets.
#4 Earth Faction Surrenders, McGillis Betrays Tekkadan
After Rustal's death, Rustal's fleet loses morale and surrenders to McGillis. With Earth under his complete control, McGillis decides to take complete control of Mars as well. For that to happen Tekkadan must disappear. He attacks immediately after his takeover at a point when Tekkadan is still recovering.
In the first, Tekkadan manages to defeat McGillis. However, most of their members are dead forcing the rest to disband and move on with their lives.
In the second, McGillis crushes Tekkadan and Gjallarhorn rebels establishing an iron rule over Earth and Mars. Years later though McGillis roots out corruption and crime, he is plagued by militancy from surviving Tekkadan members and Gjallarhorn rebels.
Either way, this scenario would end with far more casualties than the anime and end with Tekkadan disbanding for better or worse.
#5 Earth Faction Continues the War, Tekkadan Betrays McGillis:
Gaelio is able to rally Rustal's fleet and continue the assault against McGillis' forces. McGillis and Tekkadan flee to Mars where Gjallarhorn's Mars branch refuses to join McGillis but allows them to enter Mars.
Cornered at Mars, Orga makes a deal with Gaelio to sell out McGillis in exchange for sparing Tekkadan's members, he even offers himself up. Gaelio accepts Orga's offer and even spares Orga on the condition that Tekkadan disbands, McGillis fights back but is taken down but at the cost of many Tekkadan members possibly including Mikazuki. Tekkadan disbands and its members scatter, some join Gjallarhorn, some join Arbau, some join Kudelia Aina Bernstein, some join Turbines and the rest (including Mikazuki if he survives) retire into normal lives.
Like in the best case scenario Gaelio bans human trafficking, child slavery and child soldiers.
So these were my opinions, what do you guys think would have happened if Shino's last attack had hit? Please answer in the comments below.
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