There are a few items that should be pointed out.
First, apparently the manga series MS Gundam 00F is set concurrently with the TV series, and involves at least limited communication between the CB group that is the focus of 00F and the Ptolemais group. One of the characters is also apparently the individual who would have piloted the Exia had Setsuna not been chosen instead. So it seems that the Ptolemais crew really is part of a larger organization, and that they are not operating completely independently. Second, when Corner is talking about beginning Phase 3, Sumeragi is talking about ending Phase 1 - which is why the new system for Exia was retrieved and brought to the Ptolemais. So Corner's on a completely different phase schedule than Sumeragi is. While this is not that big of a problem for your theory, the evidence also suggests that the Ptolemais's plans do allow for progression in the plan beyond what Corner's "phases" allow the Ptolemais to do (due to Corner's planned destruction of the Ptolemais).. In my opinion, this is evidence that Corner is working at cross-purposes with Ptolemais. Third, there's the dialogue on the moon when Corner has Ribbons shut down the GN Drives on the Gundams. Ribbons - Are you certain, Master Alejandro? Alejandro - For the world to unite, it is necessary that the UN forces be victorious. As long as the GN Drives remain, Celestial Being can be reborn at any time. The inference from this conversation is that Corner is not just another cell of CB, but rather someone who is working at cross-purposes with the organization. Note that this is apparently the dialogue sequence that talks about the HRL in the other translation that people seem to be using. This particular dialogue comes from the Shinsen translation. We know that there's something inaccurate about CB's claims. Eifmann told us as much right before he was killed. But at this point I'm 100% convinced that Corner is attempting to actively thwart whatever it was that Schoenberg planned to accomplish. junior ---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- Subject : Re: [gundam] Gundam Episode 21 **Spoilers** Date : Wed, 5 Mar 2008 17:16:29 -0500 >From : "Dr. Core" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To : [email protected] Ptlemaois gang - a semi-automous "cell", using current real world terminology. The crew believe in a (partial?) AS vision and developed some illusion that they are CB, but in fact, they are probably only a small component of the master plan. A component that's not only expendable, but in fact must be expended for the plan to progress. Let me try to explain why I don't think of CB as an _organization_. Consider the scenario: if Phase III is the elimination of both Ptlemaois and Thrones and there isn't any other "cell" to succeed them, then the AS objective/vision may not require any more armed force or structured organization. Imagine the CB plan running on, with nothing more than a massive computer on the Moon, and a network of expendable agents (Corners in UN, Laguna in Linear Train/AEU) who manipulate the Big 3, Azadistan, Moralia etc to play out their parts.
