Monster World (Season 4) (Johnsonverse)

The fourth season of Monster World aired in 2001.
This season featured the season-long German Civil War arc. To this day, it remains a fan-favorite season due to its though-provoking storyline and massive action sequences. The season was banned in Germany until 2007 due to Nazis being the main villains.
# A Day Called X - Germany is divided once more, this time between the German government and the self-proclaimed Fourth Reich. The rebels launch several nuclear missiles at Japan in an attempt to keep NERV from interfering, but the missiles are all intercepted and Alpha Squad is launched to retaliate.
# The Set-Up - NERV sends a major detachment to Berlin to assist the German government and EU, as a hot debate in the UN unfolds over whether or not a coalition should be created to destroy the rebels.
# Anschluss - The Fourth Reich annexes Austria after threatening it with nuclear weapons, and NERV retaliates by attacking a major rebel ammunition depot.
# Firefight at Essen - German and French forces clash with the rebels at Essen.
# Intelligence - Shinji and Rei infiltrate a rebel FOB to steal their battle plans.
# Blitzkrieg - The rebels drive deep into the Low Countries as the war spills over and the Fourth Reich's plans become clear.
# Defending the Convoys - Civilians begin fleeing rebel-held territory in convoys. Viewing this as a defiance of their will, the Fourth Reich begins destroying the convoys and leaving no one alive. This drives Asuka to lead Shinji and Rei in an escort operation using the SF-93s.
# Enemies at the Gates - The rebels reach the outskirts of Paris, only to be met by Alpha Squad in their Evas.
# Height for a Hijacking - A group of rebels, angered by the loss of their brothers-in-arms in Paris, hijack a fully-loaded American KC-135 Stratotanker and crash it into TV Tower in Berlin, causing to collapse...on top of a gas line exposed during work by Vattenfall, which causes a chain reaction that destroys roughly 60% of Berlin and kills over a million, Devastated, Asuka lashes out at a village in rebel territory and leaves no one alive, a slaughter Shinji gladly joins in on. The rebels are horrified by Asuka's actions, and begin taking moral stock of the situation. This episode was intended to air on September 11, 2001, but did not air for obvious reasons. It was unreleased until 2005, when it was released on home video, and aired in TV for the first time in 2007.
# Meanwhile in Tokyo... - Left to keep watch over NERV, Misato is left bored until Gigan is spotted in the countryside. Hungry for action, she sends Beta Squad his way.
# Beavis and Butt-Head - Gigan regroups with Megalon and tries to attack Tokyo again, but they're met by Godzilla and Jet Jaguar in the countryside.
# Boredom - Hikari feels something isn't right, and then concludes it's because Rei's in Germany.
# Video Games - Left with nothing else to do since all eyes are on Germany, and Cthulhu and the Invadors have been quiet, Hikari and Kensuke play some PS2 games, including Street Fighter EX3, Ridge Racer V, SSX, FIFA 2001, Crazy Taxi, and Gran Turismo 3 A-spec. This episode consisted mainly of Carol Amerson and Kurt Stoll playing PS2 games next to open mics, ad-libbing in-character responses to events in-game.
# Eve of Destruction - Aware that the civil war is about to escalate into a war spanning Europe, NERV spends the night relaxing and preparing.
# The Big Push - The Fourth Reich pushes into Germany, and is now snarling like angry dogs outside Berlin.
# Stand Your Ground! - The German president and all members of the Bundestag evacuate Berlin, but Asuka defiantly stands her ground against the rebels.
# Asuka's Rage - Pushed to her breaking point, Asuka takes Unit-02 and drives very deep into rebel territory, leaving a path of destruction in her wake. Gendo sends Shinji to stop her, but Shinji instead joins her. As Shinji and Asuka lay waste to Frankfurt, Gendo is left to wonder if this is all repressed anger from the Angel Crisis.
# Terror in Mannheim - After learning that the Fourth Reich has been exterminating Jews, Slavs, Poles, Gypsies, gays, the mentally-challenged and physically handicapped, and blacks, Gendo gives the authorization to commence strategic operations in rebel territory. This entails Alpha Squad attacking and destroying Mannheim to eliminate their ability to build tanks on the Daimler and John Deere assembly lines.
# Closing on Stuttgart - Alpha Squad's approach on Stuttgart is hindered by the rebels unleashing a group of Titanosauri under their control.
# Just Give Me My Mutant! - Even in wartime, Ritsuko's desire for a mutant test subject is unextinguishable. And she'll turn to desperate measures if need be!
# Kaiju Attack - The rebels unleash the kaiju under their control, including Titanosauri, Ebirae, Kumongae, and salvaged alien Mechagodzillas, upon population centers in Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America. The Earth Defenders, EDF, and NERV spring into action.
# Hold the Line - The battle in Germany devolves into a stalemate.
# Another Godzilla? - The Fourth Reich unleash their secret weapon on New York City: a female Godzilla named Kiru. The real Godzilla makes a beeline for the Big Apple. This episode sparked controversy due to a scene in which Kiru destroys the World Trade Center Twin Towers, though it was later revealed the scene was shot during production of the episodes taking place on the outskirts of Tokyo to compensate for the fact 9/11 never happened in the Monster World universe due to the state of the world in 2001.
# Barbarossa Redux - The Fourth Reich conquers Poland and invades Russia as Godzilla and Kiru continue their fight in NYC.
# Nuclear Conclusion - The German Civil War, by now renamed the Great European War, comes to an explosive conclusion.
# Like a Phoenix - With Europe eviscerated, widespread Balkanization begins, and the political situation in Europe will never be the same. But, with the Fourth Reich defeated, NERV returns home.
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