Series · by S.A.V
Exile Protocol
A Phantom X original: scavenger pilot Zelle Mercer answers a signal from the ruins of Earth and is drawn into a war between the survivors who left it.
Season 1
S1 · E1· On the timeline
March 10, 2026
Episode page →When a mysterious signal is detected from the ruins of Earth, scavenger pilot Zelle Mercer is sent on what should be a routine retrieval mission. But beneath the clouds of the fractured planet, the mission is only the beginning.
The pilot of Exile Protocol, an anime-style science-fiction series from S.A.V's Phantom X studio, set among the survivors of a ruined Earth: the orbital habitats Halitus One and Halitus 2, a faction called New Sweden, and the abandoned Kagami Labs below. It was made in invideo's agent, Agent One for the first five episodes and Agent Two from episode six, and released roughly once a month, with a full credits sequence and an intro. By October 2026 the first season had reached eight episodes, four of them past half a million views each on YouTube.
S1 · E2
April 14, 2026
Episode page →A valuable energy signal draws attention beyond Halitus One. As Zelle approaches her target in the abandoned dead zone of Section 6, others are already closing in.
S1 · E3
May 12, 2026
Episode page →As the OCA questions the truth behind the Halitus 2 attack, New Sweden moves to control the investigation. In Section 6, Zelle follows the energy signal beneath an abandoned government facility, where the truth behind the readings begins to unravel.
S1 · E4
June 9, 2026
Episode page →Alliances fracture in Section 6 as Zelle is ambushed by New Sweden forces and forced to survive alongside the pirate she was taught to fear. The deeper she goes into Kagami Labs, the less anything makes sense.
S1 · E5
July 14, 2026
Episode page →Trapped beneath Kagami Labs and hunted by New Sweden, Zelle begins uncovering the truth behind the mysterious signal, while Marcus follows an encrypted trail suggesting someone inside Halitus One has been leaking dangerous secrets.
S1 · E6
August 11, 2026
Episode page →AI04-15 leads Zelle through Kagami Labs' tunnel system in search of a way out, Kip is personally welcomed to New Sweden Station by Admiral Valtin, and Marcus launches a desperate rescue as soldiers hunt Zelle and Task deeper in the facility. The first episode made with invideo Agent Two.
S1 · E7
September 8, 2026
Episode page →As Zelle and AI04-15 try to bring the dormant Raijin combat frame back online, New Sweden soldiers force her into a desperate battle. Admiral Valtin quietly feeds the OCA a lie about a possible habitable world, and Marcus stumbles onto a troubling connection to Halitus.
S1 · E8
October 13, 2026
Episode page →Zelle's escape becomes a running battle through the ruined city as Lieutenant Nolan's hijacked Halitus 2 pursues her. Task trades shots and taunts with Captain Orvik, and with fuel running low and an experienced pilot closing in, Zelle must trust AI04-15's unsettling plan.