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The Best Episodes of Mobile Suit Gundam

Every episode of Mobile Suit Gundam ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Mobile Suit Gundam!

The Best Episodes of Mobile Suit Gundam

What would you do if you suddenly found yourself in the middle of a war? Teenager Amuro Ray sees his life shattered when war comes...

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  1. 9.0/10(104 votes)

    #1 - Escape

    S1:E43

    The Battle of A Baoa Qu reaches a critical point; White Base is deep within enemy territory, Amuro and Char's relentless duel continues, and Kycilia Zabi struggles in command.

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  2. 8.7/10(92 votes)

    #2 - Char And Sayla

    S1:E38

    Char Aznable's Gelgoog takes over M'Quve on engaging the Gundam while the White Base enters the Texas colony and sends Sayla Mass and Job John to search for Amuro.

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  3. 8.7/10(88 votes)

    #3 - A Cosmic Glow

    S1:E41

    Amuro and Lalah fight each other for the second time and communicate telepathically, while Gihren Zabi inspects the construction of the Solar Ray.

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  4. 8.5/10(108 votes)

    #4 - Garma's Fate

    S1:E10

    Garma's task force consisting of Gaws pursue White Base to the now ruined city of New Yark.

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  5. 8.5/10(87 votes)

    #5 - Space Fortress: A Baoa Qu

    S1:E42

    Federation forces, including White Base, proceed to invade the Fortress of A Baoa Qu despite losing half of their combined fleet caused by Zeon's Solar Ray; Amuro and Char -now piloting the Zeong- engage in battle again.

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  6. 8.4/10(89 votes)

    #6 - Big Zam's Last Stand

    S1:E36

    As the battle continues, a hulking mobile armor piloted by Dozle Zabi inflicts heavy losses on the Federation; Amuro and Sleggar come up with a plan to stop its onslaught.

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  8. 8.4/10(85 votes)

    #7 - The Duel In Texas

    S1:E37

    Amuro Ray's Gundam duels Colonel M'Quve's Gyan on the abandoned and dilapitated colony of Texas while Char and Lalah watch from afar.

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  9. 8.4/10(88 votes)

    #8 - Lalah's Dilemma

    S1:E40

    The Gundam is upgraded and Lalah's Elmeth enters combat for the first time; Amuro and Lalah cross paths again but this time as enemies.

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  10. 8.3/10(102 votes)

    #9 - Coming Home

    S1:E13

    Amuro Ray is reunited with his mother Kamaria when the crew of White Base coincidentally decides to rest near the place where he was born.

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  11. 8.3/10(96 votes)

    #10 - Hand To Hand Combat

    S1:E20

    An all-out battle breaks out inside White Base as Ramba Ral and his soldiers infiltrate the ship in the hopes of capturing or destroying it.

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  12. 8.3/10(95 votes)

    #11 - Sorrow and Hatred

    S1:E21

    Crowley Hamon spearheads one last suicidal attack on White Base with what remains of the troops once led by Ramba Ral.

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  13. 8.3/10(89 votes)

    #12 - A Spy On Board

    S1:E27

    Kai Shiden develops a friendship with Miharu Ratokie, a local girl, while Char prepares a second amphibious attack on the Federation at Belfast.

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  14. 8.3/10(90 votes)

    #13 - Across The Atlantic Ocean

    S1:E28

    Thanks to intelligence acquired from Miharu, Flanagan Boone and his Mad Angler squadron attack the White Base en route to Jaburo headquarters in South America.

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  15. 8.3/10(88 votes)

    #14 - Tragedy In Jaburo

    S1:E29

    The White Base finally reaches Jaburo general headquarters; Zeon then launches a massive invasion on the base led by Char and his custom Z'Gok.

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  16. 8.3/10(84 votes)

    #15 - The Newtype: Challia Bull

    S1:E39

    Gihren Zabi sends Char a Newtype to pilot the new Braw Bro; Amuro's own Newtype abilities are growing as he senses the presence of Lalah.

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    Director:Hiroshi Kuno
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  17. 8.2/10(109 votes)

    #16 - Winds Of War

    S1:E8

    A cease fire is declared between Zeon and Federation forces when the refugees aboard White Base decide to jump ship.

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  18. 8.2/10(103 votes)

    #17 - The Threat Of Zeon

    S1:E12

    Gihren Zabi uses the death of his brother Garma as a rallying point for the Zeon cause while a new task force led by Ramba Ral and his Gouf mobile suit pursue White Base.

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  19. 8.2/10(93 votes)

    #18 - Ramba Ral's Attack

    S1:E19

    A mobile suit squadron led by Ramba Ral and his Gouf attack White Base while Amuro and the Gundam return just in time to help.

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  20. 8.2/10(83 votes)

    #19 - A Decoy In Space

    S1:E31

    White Base and the Gundam confront the cruiser Zanzibar, led by Char, and a mobile armor called Bigro in low earth orbit.

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  21. 8.2/10(84 votes)

    #20 - A Fateful Encounter

    S1:E34

    Inside Side Six, Amuro meets a beautiful girl named Lalah Sune and tensions run high when a Zanzibar ship led by Char Aznable docks next to the White Base.

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  22. 8.1/10(106 votes)

    #21 - Icelina - Love's Remains

    S1:E11

    Icelina Esconbach asks a Zeon officer to lead a special mission to destroy White Base, responsible for the death of her boyfriend Garma.

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  23. 8.1/10(92 votes)

    #22 - Black Tri-Star

    S1:E24

    A mole inside the Federation tips off Zeon HQ, who then send the Black Tri-Stars special team ordered to destroy the White Base and her prototype mobile suits.

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  24. 8.1/10(84 votes)

    #23 - Farewell In Side Six

    S1:E33

    In need of repairs, the White Base is attacked outside the neutral Side Six by a fleet led by Captain Coskon.

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  25. 8.1/10(84 votes)

    #24 - The Glory Of Solomon

    S1:E35

    A massive Federation combined space fleet attacks the Principality of Zeon's Fortress of Solomon, commanded by Dozle Zabi.

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  26. 8.0/10(98 votes)

    #25 - Time, Be Still

    S1:E14

    Time is running out for Amuro when a small squadron of Zeon soldiers in hovering bikes plant time bombs all over the Gundam's frame.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Escape" is the best rated episode of "Mobile Suit Gundam". It scored 9/10 based on 104 votes. Directed by Osamu Sekita and written by Hiroyuki Hoshiyama, it aired on 1/26/1980. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Char And Sayla".