: The Ancients are the original inhabitants of Earth.
In the year 2010, the world changed after a failed space mission to Mars ended in a catastrophic explosion. This disaster triggered the arrival of the "Ancients"—bizarre, monstrous creatures that began appearing in Tokyo and threatening humanity. To fight back, the government formed the AAST (Anti-unidentified Ancients Special Team), a squad of elite soldiers who, curiously, all look like teenage girls with candy-colored hair. Mars of Destruction OVA (2005)
: Takeru Hinatashiro, a boy forced to pilot the Mars power armor. : The Ancients are the original inhabitants of Earth
Before anyone can truly process this moral dilemma, the AAST team guns down the creature, and the story ends abruptly, leaving Takeru and the audience in a state of confusion about who the real monsters are. Key Story Elements To fight back, the government formed the AAST
: Scientific analysis of Mars rocks showed that human DNA actually originated on Mars.