Operation Azure

**Operation Azure** (蒼穹(そうきゅう)作戦, *Soukyuu Sakusen*) is the name given to several operations carried out during the *Soukyuu no Fafner* series.

## First Operation Azure

The **First Operation Azure** is carried out in the twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth episodes of *Soukyuu no Fafner*.

The pilots involved in this operation are:

* Kazuki Makabe, piloting Mark Sein
* Maya Toomi, piloting Mark Sieben
* Kenji Kondou, piloting Mark Acht
* Canon Memphis, piloting Mark Drei

## Second Operation Azure

The **Second Operation Azure** is carried out in *Soukyuu no Fafner Heaven and Earth*. The pilots are divided into two teams: The first team focuses on attacking the enemy front and the second team focuses on defending the island.

Offense team:

* Kenji Kondou, piloting Mark Acht
* Sakura Kaname, piloting Mark Drei
* Rina Nishio and Akira Nishio, piloting the Zero Fafner

Defense team:

* Maya Toomi, piloting Mark Sieben
* Canon Hazama, piloting Mark Dreizehn
* Hiroto Douma, piloting Mark Funf
* Kouyou Kasugai, piloting Mark Vier

## Third Operation Azure

The **Third Operation Azure** is carried out in the ninteenth and twentieth episodes of *Soukyuu no Fafner Exodus*. The pilots are divided into three teams: The first team focuses on capturing and destroying the enemy core, the second team supports the first team and focuses on breaking through the enemy forces, and the third team focuses on defeating enemies who approach the island.

Team 1:

* Sui Kaburagi, piloting Mark Sechs Kai nicknamed Amaterasu
* Rina Nishio, piloting Mark Neun

Team 2:

* Kenji Kondou, piloting Mark Acht
* Seri Tatekami, piloting Mark Zwolf
* Reo Mikado, piloting Mark Elf Kai nicknamed Susanoo

Team 3:

* Mimika Mikagami, piloting Mark Funf Kai nicknamed Tsukuyomi
* Sakura Kondou, piloting Mark Drei

## Fourth Operation Azure

The **Fourth Operation Azure** is carried out in the twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth episodes of *Soukyuu no Fafner Exodus*.

The pilots involved in this operation are:

* Soushi Minashiro, piloting Mark Nicht
* Kazuki Makabe, piloting Mark Sein
* Maya Toomi, piloting Mark Sieben
* Kenji Kondou, piloting Mark Acht
* Sakura Kondou, piloting Mark Drei
* Kouyou Kasugai, piloting Mark Vier
* Seri Tatekami, piloting Mark Zwolf
* Rina Nishio and Sui Kaburagi, piloting the Zero Fafner
* Reo Mikado, piloting Mark Elf Kai nicknamed Susanoo
* Mimika Mikagami, piloting Mark Funf Kai nicknamed Tsukuyomi
* Misao Kurusu, piloting Mark Dreizehn

## Fifth Operation Azure

The **Fifth Operation Azure** is carried out in the very first episode of *Soukyuu no Fafner The Beyond*. The operation focuses on rescuing Soushi Minashiro and the two Esperanto children, May Anando and Noel Grande, who are abducted by Maris Excelsior. The pilots are divided into three teams: The first team focuses on making their way to their destination, the second team focuses on defeating the enemies in the sky, and the third team focuses on defeating the enemies on the ground.

However, the operation ends in a failure since Maris successfully gets away with Soushi and the two Esperanto children by using a rocket. Rina Nishio ends up in a coma due to Serenoa's interference with Mark Neun Kai being destroyed and Mark Zwei Kai gets stolen by the enemy.

Team 1:

* Kazuki Makabe, piloting Mark Zwei Kai nicknamed Grimreaper
* Miwa Hino, piloting Mark Sein
* Kouyou Kasugai, piloting Mark Vier Kai nicknamed Abaddon
* Misao Kurusu, piloting Mark Dreizehn Kai nicknamed Chronos

Team 2:

* Maya Toomi, piloting Mark Sieben Kai nicknamed Azrael
* Sui Kaburagi, piloting Mark Sechs Kai nicknamed Amaterasu

Team 3:

* Rina Nishio, piloting Mark Neun Kai nicknamed Izanami
* Reo Mikado, piloting Mark Elf Kai nicknamed Susanoo
* Mimika Mikagami, piloting Mark Funf Kai nicknamed Tsukuyomi

## Sixth Operation Azure

The **Sixth Operation Azure** is carried out in the final three episodes of *Soukyuu no Fafner The Beyond*. The operation focuses on returning to Tatsumiyajima after it was abandoned five years ago. The pilots are divided into three teams: Soushi Minashiro teams up with Miwa Hino, Kazuki Makabe teams up with Kouyou Kasugai and Misao Kurusu, and Maya Toomi teams up with Sui Kaburagi. In the middle of the operation, Seri Tatekami joins the battle after departing from Tatsumiyajima.

The pilots involved in this operation are:

* Kazuki Makabe, piloting Mark Alles
* Soushi Minashiro, piloting Mark Nicht
* Miwa Hino, piloting Mark Sein
* Kouyou Kasugai, piloting Mark Vier Kai nicknamed Abaddon
* Misao Kurusu, piloting Mark Dreizehn Kai nicknamed Chronos
* Maya Toomi, piloting Mark Sieben Kai nicknamed Azrael
* Sui Kaburagi, piloting Mark Sechs Kai nicknamed Amaterasu
* Seri Tatekami, piloting Mark Zwolf