I found some new scans from this months Famitsu Magazine.



T-elos character design is looking very good.
And who's that guy standing next to her? I can make out "Rowd Mantel", or something like that from the text. Something or someone from Episode 2?
And I like the new artwork of Shion and KOS-MOS as well.

And it seems her name is pronounced Telos. Not Tee-elos as I first thought.



In the first scan with E.S. Dinah, right below it there's a picture of some mysterious looking place with the headline "Project Zohar". And at the bottom it seems to show a beach and a forrest from Miltia.

And I love Shion's new swimsuit. <33 And it seems she can wear a U-Tic uniform as well. Maybe it's from some special undercover mission?

And I'm glad to see that the Keyword Database is back again.
But I'm curious as to what it says about Allen in the scan. He looks not only playable, but also like he is freaking out like Junior some times does.

Nice, the most interesting thing I notice here is Allen being playable. It seems as if he's falling to the ground after firing his gun... guess he's still a bit clumsy =p . And it does seem he's having some sort of energy outburst in that one pic, or perhaps he's getting attacked (although I think that's more unlikely).

The tropical beach area with that wooden building in the 3rd scan is something I've been waiting to see in Xenosaga. I've always wanted to explore a more natural area, and hopefully it's outside of the Encephalon. I'd like to see what kind of natural environments still exist next to all the high-tech cities. ^^

T-Elos is very nicely designed indeed, and still looks like an odd mix of KOS-MOS and chaos (she even has that little "upwards ponytail" that chaos has =p ). I'm still wondering if there's any real meaning to those similarities or not...

The new outfits are also a nice addition. I remember it was said that there will be several outfits to change into eventually. Glad to see the swimsuits are still there, they're a Xenosaga tradition =p (Rubedo's new swimsuit looks cute ^^ ).


The name doesn't ring a bell, but he looks vaguely familiar... I'm probably confusing him with someone else. ^^''

Nice, but it's nice to finally know that Allen stopped crying about Shion's well being and pick up a gun to take action. But it seems that he'll be U-DO's new puppet now that Albedo's out of it's reach.

Telos looks more interesting with the combation of both KOS-MOS's original suit and chaos's hair and skin pigments. Maybe Williem is involved somehow after Shion hid KOS-MOS from the last year, looking for an replacement or an new model that even surpasses her.



Very cute. Means Metal Gear Xeno is back which will make things interesting again. Now for KOS-MOS's swimsuit to appear since I bet that will cause nosebleeds to all fanboys, specially you Hiku.

I doubt Kos-mos swimsuit will be as nice as her standard one. I love her new outfit.

Here are some new screen shots.



KOS-MOS third armament in Episode 3 looks really hot. Reminds me of Wings of Light from Gundam SEED Destiny. Looks like the futuristic vision Febronia showed us may happen after all.










The battle system is looking really good for Episode 3. I hope it's as fast paced as it looks. And it looks like Shion can change weapons for the first time.



Looks like Abel and some woman wearing a similar necklace to the one Kevin gave to Shion.






Looks like Shion might be using the U-Tic uniform to infiltrate Vector somehow.



Esthar makes a comeback from FF8.







More artwork of T-elos and KOS-MOS







Shion showing off her swimsuit. <3
And that beach area looks really nice. It says that after quitting Vector she has hidden herself at the island of Nankai on Second Miltia.







Apparently Shion comes back to visit the others at Fifth Jerusalem after hiding out on her island.

More screen shots can be found here.

That's odd. I thought U-tic and Vector were at odds with each other. Could their connection be part of the reason Shion leaves Vector?

By the end of Episode 2, I'd expect Shion to at least wonder about Vector's shady operations behind the scenes. How much time did pass again when Episode 3 starts? I just assumed Shion figured out the true nature of Vector by now.

As for U-TIC and Vector being at odds, I used to think so too for a while, but in Episode 2 (BIG spoilers ahead) it was apparently (*) Heinlein (U-TIC side) who wanted the Patriarch removed (* the Patriarch claims so, but Margulis doesn't actually verify this... although we know he works for Heinlein anyway ^^'' ). But who showed up to dispose off him? Wilhelm's Testaments (Vector side). So I assume they are connected, not opposed to eachother (it's also why to me, the most logical person to be Heinlein, seems to be Wilhelm).

I expect this whole network of dummy corporations (as stated in Episode 2) to be properly explained in Episode 3. If not, I'm going to be a little disappointed. =p

Ow wow, Shion in swimsuit is very <333 XD
Anyway, I like T-Elos aswell, interesting character. Although I am not a big fan of the Xenosaga series (still need to finish the second game lol), the scans do look interesting.

BTW, what do Esthar and XS have in common..?

Lol, absolutely nothing. Except that the city in the screenshot just has a similar design to Esthar from FFVIII. But actually, the first thing that came to mind when I saw that screenshot was the city Nortune from Xenogears:



Even the map display is the same: reversed triangles to indicate the locations ^^ . But I've noticed more things in Episode 3 trailers and screenshots that resemble those from Xenogears. I'm sure this is intentional: Xenosaga 1 had a lot of easter egg references to Xenogears as well. Xenosaga 2 seemed to have completely dropped those little references, though. I'm glad to see they're putting them back in for Episode 3 (and while I'm not expecting it to be that way, perhaps it might turn out to be more than just easter eggs =D ).

Ah okay, thanks for the help. I was already getting confused about it =P
Any news if this game will hit Europe, or will it be Japan and USA only?

I've taken a look around, but nothing seems to be mentioned about that yet. I assume since they introduced Episode 2 to Europe as well, they probably intend to release Episode 3 in Europe too. I guess it will also depend on wether or not Episode 2 will do well in Europe.

I've no idea how well it's doing for the moment... hopefully good enough, seeing as quite a few people were disappointed with Episode 2 (imo not without reason =/ ). But since most Europeans can't make a comparison with Xenosaga 1 (or even Xenogears), they might like it better...?

Either way, I won't be waiting for the possible European release anyway. I can't wait that long, I'm importing this as soon as it's released in the USA xP . And these scans (and other released info) really make me look forward to the game, it's looking very good so far. ^^

Doesn't one of the E.S. (Dinah I think) looks a lot like Xenogears?

Anyone got a UK release date for Ep 3?
It better be released here, would be really stupid to not release ep1, release ep2 and then leave out 3.

I don't think there's even a Japanese release date yet, let alone US one. Will be a while longer before a European release date is announced. Several months for sure.

Namco just updated the main site with Abel, MOMO, and Nephilim's profile, including issuing out new shots.

On Picture Update:







Artwork of Nephilim, Abel, and finally MOMO



Shot of Abel somewhere else than the Militian ship, maybe hinting Abel will come more into play than previously thought.



Multi-shot combo in effect. Lovely.



Hints more interactions between the two of them.



The puppetter of T-elos

Rot Mentel is the designer of T-Elos.
Translates to Red Cloak from German.

It seems 'ole Kevin got himself a total makeover, huh?
Just dyes his hair and puts on glasses. Look at 'em. It's KEVAN!

I dunno... it'll probably be something more lame like it is Kevin's Brother or clone... *yawn*

I Really like MOMO's latest design! She seems far more grown up... can realians grow? The second miltia (or wherever it is) screen looks far better... I didn't like the 2D screen on episode II

hmm... I'm starting to get a bit syched about Episode III... it's a shame it's probably gonna take another year+ to get to europian shores (if it does at all)...

*Episode 1 & 2 spoilers*


Unlikely, it's commonly assumed that Red Testament is Kevin (meaning he's still "alive" in the same way Virgil is). Also, he designed KOS-MOS... and now this Rot Mentel (or whatever the official spelling is) turns out to be T-Elos' designer (which seems to be an improved KOS-MOS). And as Denim pointed out, the name being German for Red Cloak hints even further at it being Kevin. It actually makes perfect sense, though I didn't notice it at all until Denim mentioned it.

There's definitely a good chance that this person is indeed Kevin... and as I mentioned way back in this topic, the guy did look vaguely familiar to me... perhaps this might be why then. =p

You mean this guy?



I don't think he looks like Kevin at all.
But perhaps that not him.

Yes, that man... about him looking like Kevin, I really dunno. It's hard to imagine him with Kevin's hair and without the glasses, but he still looks strangely familiar to me (especially the face... though with the new art style in Episode 3 I guess comparing the face with Kevin's from previous episodes wouldn't really help).

But everything else does seem to fit perfectly, especially the Rot Mentel = Red Cloak thingie seems too good to be just a coincidence. But I guess it could also be done deliberately to throw people off. =s

Well I was thinking that this man isn't Rot Mentel. Though I definitely think Rot mantel is Kevin. But why would he appear with a different face and/or hairstyle and color when he could just as well keep his red cloak on? Seems strange to me.

I've actually only first heard the name Rot Mantel in this topic, so I went looking for some more info. And he has been confirmed to be the man in charge of the T-Elos project; an important Vector scientist. I guess a reason why he changed his looks could be because most people at Vector aren't supposed to know Kevin is still alive.

Also, something I've personally not seen myself: there's apparently an Episode III trailer where Red Testament (not White Testament) is unmasking himself and you can get a glimpse of his hair color... which people claim to be a bleak color (similar to Rot Mantel's). Though I know you can sometimes see his hair in the previous episodes beneath the cloak as well, where it (still) seems to be black. Perhaps his Rot Mantel alias didn't exist yet back then... I'm gonna take a look around for that trailer, I want to see it for myself.

Edit: Hm, there seems to be no such trailer, so the second paragraph is probably not correct. But the first one is still enough reason for me to think Rot Mantel could be Kevin... so far it makes sense to me. ^^

I heard about that trailer, but all I see is the white testy unmasking himself and Virgil unmasking himself, but we know he's Virgil, so we don't care. But he better talk more than the same old Nietzche shite about life and death.

But seriously, he looks like Kevin, a lot like him in fact. I don't remember his eye color, I think it might've been green, but I am not sure. Anyway.

T-Elos is a UTIC project, isn't it? There are blueprints of her on the U-TIC battleship in Episode 1, and everything. But it turns out U-TIC is working with Vector, or vice versa, so whatever. But if you notice, The Patriarch knew of the Testament, so who knows how many other Ormus/Immigrant Fleet/UTIC members know about them. I assume Kevin took off his red cape and mask not to seem suspicious (what the hell kind of a guy dresses up like that for work?) and the makeover for the same exact reason.

I mean, if he walked around like Red Testament it'd make people suspicious. If he walked around like Kevin, he'd have Shion there in two seconds barraging him with questions of all sorts.

Just adding this to confirm that the man in the screenshot next to T-elos is indeed Rot Mantel. I've found a Xenosaga site where people have translated all the info from the official Japanese Xenosaga III site (and all other official sources). And it turns out the Japanese description of that screenshot says the following: "The one standing next to T-elos is Rot(e) Mantel, who is the person responsible for development." Oh, and what he's saying in the picture is: "It is fate that she is destroyed by T-elos at this place." How exciting... not. =p

There are a few other pictures that caught my interest as well (some of those are also from GameWatch):


Added info (translated): "Possible flashback scene? A woman who wears a pendant the same as Shion. The connection of these two people is...?"
--> I think that boy is Kevin (I assume the woman is his mother then). Shion did get that pendant from Kevin (after Archetype KOS-MOS killed him), right?


Added info (translated): "In the middle of combat? The pendant at Shion's chest starts to increase its radiance. A mystery is being concealed in this pendant, too."
--> Looks like the pendant is more than just a memento as well.


Added info: "Joachim and Shion linger on a beach. What did these two see ahead of their glances?"
--> Is it just me, or does that beach look very similar to Cherenkov's "beach"?

Then there's also that screenshot of Yuriev (as "you-know-who") aiming his gun at Mary and Shelley (it's already been posted somewhere). Too bad, but the description of that one hasn't been translated yet. =s

Then that probably is Kevin. Very sneaky guy, going through so much trouble. But I always thought that Kevin faked his death so that he could finish working on Kos-mos from the shadows of Vector.

I've seen that pic of his mother before, and it made me think Kevin has a lot of issues. Characters with a deep background in these kind of games usually do. He was obviously also Mizrahi's right hand man (boy) in that video screen from Miltia 14 years ago. I guess his past has a lot to do with why he is doing all of this.

I'de like to see a decent cutscene of T-elos and KOS-MOS in a big battle with all the over-the-top attacks and stuff (if the visuals are right, i really like this kinda cutscene).

But KOS-MOS better not get beaten by T-elos, cus if she does *prepares threatening email for Monolith and Namco*

I added parts of it in my old sig. =p



Looks like an intense battle scene. Very flashy moves and all. I'm rooting for Kos-mos. <3

wot im kinda hoping/expecting/thinking, is we all know that KOS-MOS isnt as she seems, there something about her.

I mean she devoured millions of gnosis, that wasnt planned when building her. with that in mind i would imagine that this secret thing about her will come to light and will lead to her pwning the crap out of something that supposed to be 3 times more powerful than her.

BTW i've always wondered, how do u add a GIF image that moves that muchand has that many stills to it?
do u download every image and use image ready or summin?

Oh that is a hard question there, atleast for me. Animated gifs are a series of images in different poses. When the file is ran, the image comes to life so to speak.

I hope for bigger images of Kos-Mos and Shion's artwork. Right now I can't do anything with either of them cause they are too small and inlarging ruins the pixels >_>.

I like that R-Cannon and R-Blade are back. I seriously doubt that's Kevin. It could be someone who's been studying his work, or perhaps a pupil of his or something.

So Shion leaves vector eh.. Notice her newest weapon no longer bares the Vector logo.

I don't think you'd say the same thing after playing through Episode 1.
At least the fact that Red Cloak is Kevin. But Rot Manthel means Red Cloak in german, and he knows how to build a "Kos-mos", so.... yeah

And it's actually Kevin who has studied Mizrahi's work. And that's an unknown fact right now, but pretty obvious. The dark haired kid shown besides Mizrahi on the tape was 14 years old at the time, and matches Kevin's age exactly.

yeh, i beginning to kinda agree with this.

damn you lot for being so smart, i quite liked it when we were all wondering what was in store for us until its released

still if its not kevin and something else happens, that will be even more entertaining as we will have our own ideas on what will happen, and if they are wiped out (not sure about u lot) but i really like it when im wrong.

Oh yes, and about this:


In Episode III, project KOS-MOS has been completely canceled and replaced with their new project, as it says in the official description of T-elos (translated):

Development code: TP-XX, nickname: "T-elos".

Boasts of reaction speed, Hilbert effect range, and output power 3 times that of the KOS-MOS battle unit. She is introduced as the pivotal element of Project Zohar, a program which has replaced KOS-MOS.

Looks like T-elos is technically quite a bit better than KOS-MOS as well, no wonder she's getting her rear kicked in the trailers =p . I also noticed something interesting in the description of Shion's E.S. Dinah (also translated):

Although Vector Industries is the true owner of Dinah, Wilhelm seems to be ignoring the fact that it is currently in Shion's possession on Pedia Island. This too, however, may be within Wilhelm's expectations.

So Wilhelm doesn't mind Shion using the E.S. Dinah...? No idea why that might be...

I wonder if T-elos is "special" like Kos-mos though? If she has that other persona inside of her as well? Perhaps that's something that will turn the battle in favor of Kos-mos. Otherwise, statistically Kos-mos doesn't seem to stand much of a chance.

I don't know anything about Dinah though, since I still haven't played Disc 2. (But at least now I can.)
I bet he's waiting for Shion and/or Kos-mos to do something with it though.

Speaking of new scans:





I think Mary and Shelly look a lot better in Episode 3.

Wilhelm minds nothing. Everything is his plan. He's seriously the type of guy to lose a fight and say "I did that on purpose!" and then tries to prove it.

If he minded Shion taking Dinah, he'd have Voyager outright kill her, or take it away or something. I mean, she flies RIGHT BY his window, as he's looking out it on Dinah, and he's like "Okies, let's have ole' Elrich play with her a little bit, kay? Dinah, aw, it's just a crappy copy of Xenogears, I have TONS of those."

I don't really care for KOS MOS. She's a stone cold bitch robot. The other one smiles at least. I hope KOS MOS gets her ass killed. She deserves it.

i find it funny, cus people like try to make conversation with her and she basically says 'naff off, i dont do social life'.

I relate to her best, because im a pretty emotionless person aswell (some people actually think i am a robot cus i have almost no emotional feelings for nothing at all)

So yeh, as KOS-MOS is the same, i kinda like her better, i mean if some retarded soldier (virgil) was standing in my way with a very inferior weapon to mine trying to kill something, then i'de blow his ass to hell aswell to kill it, and just think, o well only a soldier, theres plenty of them about.

Hey Antrhun I remember that old sig... that was before Xenosaga had even come out in Europe and I had no idea who either of those characters were...

*Major Spoilers* (Yay I can finally write that heheh)
Ok I've gone and completed the story mode of the game and now albedo is dead (yeah right... I wonder how long that will last). I was fine keeping up with the story, just about, when suddenly these cloaked freaks suddenly come into the picture and everyone is saying how these are dead people and the name virgil keeps popping up and I just can't remember *runs back to Episode one DVD for the third time*. I'm just not getting how this guy could possibly be Kevin, who is very much dead. AGH! Brain Anyrisms!

Shion and KOS-MOS stole the show on episode one... Rubedo (and to a lesser extent MOMO) took Episode 3 so I guess that means that it's Ziggy and Chaos who should get the bulk of the story but do you think that because they have shortened it from 6 to 3 episodes we'll miss out a lot on their backstories (well that and pide piper I guess)

Also I thought that we'd have some major things revealed at the end of Episode 2, something about vector and I thought there was a Chaos Shocker but now it just seems I know less about him than I already did... and that wasn't a lot.

I'm now pretty scyched about Episode 3 but alas this is gonna be a long year to wait I fear.

This will be mostly SPOILERS, so butt off if you feel queesy.

I personally do not know which scenes are and are not on the Episode I DVD, so we'll just assume you've seen them all. If not, bluelaguna can take of that. Now, you should have seen the scene where Virgil gets wasted (obviously). Yet, after the Blue Testament fight (the guy in the blue cloak in the Song of Nephilim), he later is out and space, and is revealed to be Virgil.

Ack! He's dead! So clearly, Testaments can be dead people. The evidence that Kevin helped in his own death may imply that you HAVE to be dead to be a Testament.

Most Testament information, however, must be inferred or read about in Pied Piper. I have only skimmed through it myself, so most likely Xerno will show up in five minutes and elaborate.

Lol, Evilbob. Yes well...

*Contains major spoilers, both Episodes*

Well, about those Testaments: they are dead, all of 'em. To be a Testament, one must apparently first have died. And they did:
Voyager --> dead, see Pied Piper.
Virgil --> dead, credit to KOS-MOS. =P
Kevin --> obviously dead, yes (so a good Testament candidate).

As for Albedo: yes, he's dead too and will most likely be White Testament. But I'm a little disappointed about that. After the ending in Episode II he had finally found rest after being freed from his immortality, as he said: "I'm free...!" That scene really loses its impact if Albedo is coming back to "life" as White Testament. But it will most likely be Albedo (one of the trailers shows part of White Testament's face, and it really seems to be Albedo's).

Thanks for that... the thing with the DVD is that you get all these names, places, technical terms all thrown at you. It's only midnight so I might watch through some of the DVD again tonight. What I'm confused about is who is chosen to become a testement? I don't paticulaly remember Virgil and anything I do remember doesn't seem to make him that special. I guess Kevin being the creator of the real KOS-MOS makes him special (seeing as Whilliam seems to know more about KOS-MOS and her role than anyone else.

Also is the Cherinkov storyline (apart from the fact that he was Gnosified and Shion should face the same fate) important at all?

I had no idea the ES Dinah was important in any way... is this yet ANOTHER thing I've missed (I'm beginning to feel like I havn't understood any part of the story)

Edit: Thanks for the explanation Evilbob & Xeno I think I'm getting there... just very slowly :s

Only people with strong Will Powers are chosen to be Testaments. In my opinion, KOS-MOS has the ability to detect Will Powers and when Wilhelm realized this he ordered her to kill him (Virgil).

Basically, Wilhelm is creating an army of people with strong Will Powers, and so is chaos.

Yeah I know, I didn't elaborated on my points, but I'm busy right now and that is all I could post.


~Hechizero

Yes, as Hechizero said: Wilhelm is seeking out these people and offers them the chance to become a Testament. They can refuse, though: in Pied Piper Ziggy was given the chance to become a Testament as well, but he refused and died permanently (until he was resurrected as Ziggurat 8).

As for Cherenkov's story: there seems to be something important about it, as the plot guide Design Materials states that there's a (so far unknown) reason why Nephilim was urging Shion on to be with him in his final moments. I assume it's got something to do with the Beach of Nothingness (that white beach where Shion talked to him for the last time). He said she would eventually find herself in that place as well, he seemed convinced of it (claiming that "he could tell").


Neither did I, really. But it seems Wilhelm lets Shion keep the E.S. for a reason, but I never really gave that any thought. But since it's mentioned on the official site now, I guess there must be something up with that.

Dinah can go through hyperspace without UMN columns, which seems like a bigdeal.

Sigh, Virgil isn't some retarded soldier guy!
He was working for the Federation in the Song of Nephelim during the Miltian conflict, and yet he wasn't possessed by U-DO like all the others. That must take a crapload of willpower.
Second. He had close relations with a Realian, and despite his hatred for them, still stays loyal to her (bracelet, dying memories).

Virgil =/= some retarded soldier. She probably killed him because Wilhelm told her to. But you know what, she's still a stone cold bitch, and she sucks for being that. And a gloryhog, to boot. I really hope chaos and Ziggy and Allen move the plot along in Episode 3 rather than the old Android and a retrovirus.

true, she does take all the glory i must say.
Although her impact on Ep2 was nowhere near as much as on Ep1, it was more Jr and the URTV's story here.

Some new screen shots.

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20060224/ep3.htm



You can place your own traps in Episode 3, by pressing the R2 button + □.
If the enemy gets near it, you can remotely detonate it by pressing the □ button.



Besides the Blue Zohar icon next to the save icon, there are now actual shops in the game again.



NEW indicates new items in stock.



By the request of Julia Mizrahi, Jr. is sent out to investigate the appearance of a floating continent.



But the continent is protected by an enemy E.S. with an unknown pilot.



The continent starts to emmit a beam of light.



Exactly like 15 years ago. (Whatever that means.)



The red aura seems to be a symptom of Red Dragon mode emerging.



An accident happens in the isolation hangar which permits Yuriev to gain entry.



Yuriev next to White Testament.



Original Zohar in an odd place.



Citrin seems to be back. After 10 years, the two U.R.T.V.'s meet again.
They seem to be talking about their father.



Joachim operates a control panel desperately.



Sellers conspires with Yuriev.



The Episode I shooting skill "storm waltz" is back again.
And after attacking the whole enemy party, there also seems to be an effect which accumulates break gauge.



Junior's Red Dragon powers can be used in battle.



The hideout is big enough to hold the cargo ship Elsa.



On this floor the crew can get prepared for dungeon exploration.



The hangar can hold up to four E.S. suits.
This scene reminds me of Xenogears.



And there's a control room for Kos-mos.

First of all: yes! Floating continent =p . Looks more like a Shevat type of place (definitely not like Solaris. Good thing too, there's plenty of high-tech locations as it is... a floating high-tech city wouldn't really stand out in Xenosaga). Also, it's being protected by an E.S., reminds me of something ( *cough* Maria guarding Shevat in Xenogears).

Secondly, they added Citrine back. That's another plus, as she seemed very interesting from what little we saw in Episode II. And it's also nice to see Rubedo can use his Red Dragon abilities in battle now (looks unstable, though). And Yuriev seen in the presence of both Sellers and White Testament as well, interesting indeed.


I guess something from the events on Old Miltia from 14 years ago (since Episode III takes place one year later, that's now obviously 15 years ago). Song of Nephilim, URTV infection, etc. Or just something we don't know about yet.

Either way, I'm glad to see Yuriev has a bigger role now. Looking very promising so far.

Well I dont expect it to be an inhabitant of the floating continent or anything, concidering that all E.S. are developed by Vector, as far as I know. But it would be interesting if that was the case.

Regarding Citrine, I wonder why it says 10 years instead of 15? Maybe she didn't vanish until 5 years after the Miltian conflict? But she seems like an interesting character, so it's nice to see her back. Maybe she becomes a party member eventually.

Both the gameplay and the story seems promising so far. Being able to set out your own traps sounds good to me, and also having shops back again, as well as individual tech skills. Red Dragon looks powerful, and almost as if it would hurt your own party members in the process, but hopefully not.

I expect this to be the longest Xenosaga game with all of those. But if I hear narration Disk2 style, or if there's even more Shion's narration than there was in Episode 2, I'll break the game after I beat it. Ya.

Yuriev. A lot of Yuriev. I hope you don't get to kill him, because I happen to like Nigredo.

Yuriev talking to White Testament gives even more proof that it's Albedo.

Citrine being back is nice. I like her.

The only thing I don't like the look of is I can see the GS bunny on the elsa... more GS campaigns? NO! I guesss, as long as none of them are set on old miltia and the kukai foundation I can survive but if I have to keep going back and forth between them two places looking for robots and delivering letters then I'm not going to be happy.

I'm loving the shops and individual skills... I may actually use Jr in this episode. I wonder why all the screenshots are of Jr though... I have yet to see much of Ziggy and Chaos

The bunny was in episode 1, and had nothing to do with GS campaigns, so I doubt that's it. Probably something else this time. Besides, Shion seems to like the bunny. She said she liked it a lot when she was a little girl. Puu-kun, was it?

In ep1 that bunny was kinda like her personal AI when she links with the UMN (mainly for E-Mail related stuff) so all its purpose there was to give her (and in turn you) info on what you need to do when reading emails, savinn attachments etc.

It was also a bracelet of her's in the anime. She is a huge fan of Bunny. Except for it's back, that creeps Shion out.

So says... The Database.