Toaru Majutsu no Index III Episode 14

Heroes (英雄達) is the fourteenth episode of the third season of the Toaru Majutsu no Index anime series. It was broadcast on January 11th 2019, and was directed by Onoda Yusuke and Awai Shigeki, was storyboarded by Watanabe Takashi and Ochi Kojin, and the script written by.

Synopsis
''Are men powerless in the face of overwhelming military might? No, they're not. Everyone fights for the United Kingdom tonight.''

Adapted From

 * Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 18 Chapter 7, Chapter 8 & Epilogue

Major Events

 * The countercoup forces face Carissa in a final battle at Buckingham Palace. Wielding the Curtana Original, and with additional support from the Griffin Skies and Bunker Clusters, Carissa easily holds her own, despite the large number of adversaries (including several Saint-class opponents), long-range bombardment from the Coven Compass and the knights being swayed after Riméa reveals her hidden motives.
 * After Queen Elizard uses the Union Jack to distribute power held by the Curtana to the people of the United Kingdom and Index creates a brief opening, Kamijou Touma is launched at Carissa by Acqua and destroys the Curtana Original with Imagine Breaker, ending the coup.
 * Fiamma of the Right takes advantage of the chaos to steal the remote control for Index's John's Pen mode and is heading to Russia to take possession of Sasha Kreutzev.

Characters
By order of appearance:
 * Smartvery
 * Kamijou Touma
 * Index Librorum Prohibitorum
 * Kanzaki Kaori
 * Villian
 * Itsuwa
 * Carissa
 * Tatemiya Saiji
 * Ushibuka
 * Kouyagi
 * Nomozaki
 * Isahaya
 * Orsola Aquinas
 * Sherry Cromwell
 * Riméa
 * Knight Leader
 * Acqua of the Back
 * Elizard
 * Tsushima
 * Fiamma of the Right
 * Stiyl Magnus

Locations

 * United Kingdom
 * London
 * Buckingham Palace
 * Tower of London

Trivia

 * The voice actors of the unnamed citizens are Souma Kouichi, Nakanishi Masaki, and Tadokoro Hinata.

Cultural References

 * The Rune which Riméa was using for her communication spell is Ansuz (ᚨ), with one of its meanings being 'mouth' or 'communication'.

Differences in Adaptation

 * The scene where Vento and Sasha Kreutzev headed to the Elizalina Alliance of Independent Nations together is not adapted.

Animation Trivia

 * The scene showing the Tower of London from across the river near the end of episode is taken from Episode 2 of Toaru Majutsu no Index III.

Unanswered Questions

 * Why does Fiamma want Index and Imagine Breaker ?