Option 1 and 3 ends up with Erde being very, very, dead (Option 3 because I can follow up with the energy cannon). Option 2 only goes if I deliberately allow him to live, and I'm sorry to say, Edmund is not that kind of guy. I would quite like it if the fight didn't end that fast, but that doesn't mean I'm going to hold back, if you catch my drift. 

Oh and don't worry about sounding grumpy, you don't ^_^