This episode recounts Shinn's personal history. During the previous war, Shinn and his family lived peacefully in the neutral nation of Orb, but eventually even Orb was drawn into the conflict.
This is ZAFT Special Forces agent...
Athrun Zala!
Hier spricht der Kommandant
von ZAFTs Spezialeinheit, Athrun Zala!
¡Soy un agente
de las Fuerzas Especiales de ZAFT,
¡Soy un agente
de las Fuerzas Especiales de ZAFT,
Je suis des forces spéciales
de ZAFT.
Aqui é Athrun Zala, das 
forças especiais da ZAFT!