Van, Wendy, and Joshua travel to Carmen’s hometown to find answers about the claw-fisted man. All is well at first, but Wendy soon succumbs to the scent of an unusually beautiful - and perhaps deadly - flower.

Fasalina enters the fray on a mission to delay Van long enough for Michael to complete his launch into orbit. Her highly unusual fighting style proves to be unlike anything Van has ever encountered.

The claw-fisted man reveals the broad strokes of his plan to his minions, and Fasalina uses her feminine wiles to secure Michael’s cooperation. Later, Wendy is shocked by a surprise visit from her brother.

With his satellite destroyed, Van is powerless to activate Dann, and his body slowly begins to deteriorate. His only chance for survival is linking with Gadved’s former base, but he won’t succeed without help.

While awaiting news of Van’s fate, his friends chart a course for the claw-fisted man’s island refuge. Their advance is stopped by Fasalina’s ambush, forcing Ray, Priscilla, and El Dorado into a desperate counterattack.

The fall of Fasalina opens a crack in the claw-fisted man’s formerly impenetrable defenses. The prey Lundgren has pursued for so long is finally in his sights, but can he trust his eyes?

Wendy’s reunion with her long-lost brother leaves her weeping, and Van’s reaction to her sorrow is shockingly heartless. Meanwhile, members of the Original 7 convene beneath a train station.

As the hour of the blessed moment approaches, Michael is caught in a mutinous uprising which threatens to derail the finely-laid plans of the claw-fisted man.

In need of cash and a lift to the next town, Van takes a job guarding an excavation site. When the operation is attacked by a submarine, Van finds out how his armor handles underwater!

Carmen99 and the girls travel to Swimsuit Kingdom in search of a revolutionary metal-based fabric. To get what they’re after, Wendy must defeat a curvaceous champion - or don the dread super-tight swimsuit!

Wendy bonds with an intelligent boy who’s also searching for his lost brother, and Van teams up with his arch rival to destroy a rogue dragon armor that’s terrorizing a peaceful mountain village.

Van’s life is spared, but only for the moment. Wu gives him three days to leave this world - or face death. Van’s anguish over this decision is intensified by lingering feelings for Elena and Wendy’s illness.

Two lawless lovebirds try to finance their wedded bliss by stealing Van’s armor, but their intended prey becomes their heroic rescuer when a mob boss comes looking for a piece of the action.

Thanks to a little help from her turtle, Wendy wins enough money for two tickets on a luxury airship, but the posh journey is crudely interrupted by an armor pilot looking to settle the score with Van.

When Van falls victim to a dangerous fever, Wendy puts her own life at risk on a quest for medicine; however, there’s something she doesn’t know about her new friend’s unique abilities.

A greedy promoter recruits Van as a ringer for the final match of an armor tournament. He’s ordered to crush a popular - and honorable - female pilot, but the man behind Dann has a problem with authority.