It looks like it's Kyo, but the Kyo we're introduced to has no knowledge of being a Zegapain pilot. Yet he somehow takes to piloting Zegapain Antilles with almost no problems. The others recognize him (pilots, officers and a few others - even other students). What happened to him?

Looks like Kyo's gonna have some problems, since he still thinks he's playing one big cool game. Despite his not having his memories, it seems the other pilots aren't giving him any more slack, as is evident by Lucien punching him after the mission. I felt sorry for the girls who lost the Shanghai server, even though I'm still not completely sure what the significance of the server was. Information, or entire lives were stored inside (their family)? I would really like to know more.....

The biggest bombshell was of course that humanity no longer exists. The world was invaded and mankind wiped off the face of the Earth. However, information and data was able to survive and now what's left of humanity fight against the Gards-Orm as data and holographic constructs. People are only bits of data and seem to live normal lives inside "servers" that contain digital versions of ruined towns and cities. The 2 chinese girls lost the "Shanghai Server" and everything that was contained within, including their friends and family. Kyo finally understands this when one of the girls shows him the server for his hometown, the "Maihama Server".

With Arque, we discover a new shocking revelation. During data transfers (when pilots are transfered between the "real" world and the "digital" world, or when transfered during or after "entanglements") not every piece of data makes it.....a small amount is always lost. Parts of the body lost during transfer is called "Dry Damage" and can usually be replaced. However, memory data loss is called "Wet Damage" and is irreplaceable. During one such transfer during an entanglement, Arque suffered huge dry and wet damage. Most of her memory was largely left intact, but she didn't have long to "live".

Kyo realizes that he also suffers from this. Shizuno tells him he was reborn, but suffers memory loss. So he knows how to pilot the Zegapain, but doesn't remember how or why. We also learn from Shizuno and Arque's converstaion that Kyo and Shizuno were lovers, but after Kyo's rebirth he forgot everything. Kyo now has feelings for his friend Kaminagi, who also shows signs of "waking" and could become a celebrant like Kyo and Shizuno.

Kaminagi, nooooooo! ;__;