Moldiver Episode 4: Destruction CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, INC. CAPTIONS COPYRIGHT 1994 PIONEER LDCA, INC. PUBLIC PERFORMANCE OF CAPTIONS PROHIBITED WITHOUT PERMISSION OF NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE ON APRIL 6, 1945 AT 16:45 HOURS, THE YAMATO SAILED FROM TOKUYAMA TO PERFORM OPERATION KIKUSUI. THE ENEMY-RESISTANT ARMOR, MARUMO, STILL HASN'T BEEN COMPLETED YET. APRIL 7, AT 13:00 HOURS, THE ENEMY AIRPLANE IS COMING TO ATTACK. TO AVOID BEING A TARGET, TAKE THE CATALYST, MOLTRON, FROM THE MARUMO. YAMATO, PLEASE BEAR THIS BOMBING. IF YOU COULD DO THAT, I WILL... GRANDFATHER... THEORETICALLY, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO PRODUCE THE MOLTRON. MARUMO MUST'VE BEEN A FOOLISH DREAM, BUT SINCE MOLDIVER HAS APPEARED, THE MOLTRON COULD BE... WITH THE SAKIGAKE, SOON I'LL CONFIRM THE VALIDITY OF GRANDFATHER'S RESEARCH. PEOPLE OF THE WORLD, PROFESSOR AMAGI, AS CONSULTANT TO THE ZIC COMPANY, HAS ONCE AGAIN CHANGED THE IMPOSSIBLE TO THE POSSIBLE. THE BATTLESHIP YAMATO, WHICH SUNK OFF THE BOGASAKI ONE CENTURY AGO, WILL BE SURFACING TODAY AFTER A SIX-MONTH SALVAGE OPERATION. OH, IT'S FINALLY TIME. PRETTY NEAT. HAVE YOU READ MR. MISAKI'S DISK? WELL, HE'S PLACED AN IMPENETRABLE PROTECTION. THAT MISAKI, HE SAID IT'S FOR ME, DIDN'T HE? I BET IT ISN'T ANYTHING IMPORTANT. I DON'T BELIEVE YOU. MR. MISAKI WAS REALLY... MS. TAKEYA OF KYUSHU, WE HAVE EXCITING NEWS HERE, TOO. A DIMENSION SAILING SHIP SAKIGAKE THAT CAN JOURNEY TO UNEXPLORED GALAXIES IS READY TO BE LAUNCHED IN TWO WEEKS. OH... IT'S MR. MISAKI. I WAS RIGHT. THE SUITABLE PERSON IS THIS MAN. MR. CHAIRMAN. TALK TO ME. THE ELECTRONIC LOCK WAS FORCIBLY BROKEN DOWN. AN INDUSTRIAL SPY? WHERE? OVER HERE! HURRY! GOT IT! MOVE IT! THAT SURPRISED ME. THE PROBABILITY OF FINDING PROFESSOR AMAGI IS-- SINCE THE ALARM HAS FOUND US-- DOWN TO 0.02 PERCENT. I GUESS I GOT IN A LITTLE TOO FAR. THE ARMORED PLATE OF THE DIMENSION BARRIER SYSTEM HAS A DEFECT, AS PROFESSOR AMAGI'S STUDY SHOWS. SO IT'S UP TO ME TO CORRECT THIS DEFECT. NOW, AS PROFESSOR AMAGI HAS INSTRUCTED, THE GENERAL WORKERS HAVE LEFT THE DOCK AREA. THIS LAST DANGEROUS PROCESS MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY HIS STAFF DIRECTLY. THE WELDING IS DONE. SAYURI, PLEASE START THE ELECTRIC POWER. T IT, BROOKE. PROFESSOR, UNTIL THE MIDS WAS FINISHED, YOU PROMISED YOU'D CONTINUE YOUR RESEARCH. THIS IS FOR THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGY. TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF ME! NO, PROFESSOR, WAIT. PROFESSOR, PLEASE WAIT! THE IDA SYSTEM'S SET UP? AS YOU'VE DIRECTED. LISTEN, UNTIL I CONFIRM MY GRANDFATHER'S ANALYSIS, DON'T LET ANYONE NEAR THE YAMATO. HELLO THERE. I'M TERRIBLY SORRY. UH, HAVEN'T I SEEN YOU BEFORE? YES. I'M HIROSHI'S YOUNGER BROTHER NOZOMU. THAT'S RIGHT. WE MET AT NASA. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? GREAT INVENTIONS ARE BORN IN THE REST ROOM. IT WAS IN YOUR BOOK, PROFESSOR. IMPRESSIVE. NOW, ISN'T MOLDIVER PRACTICING... YOUR DIMENSION BARRIER THEORY? YOU CAN PERFECT IT, CAN'T YOU? IMPERTINENT LITTLE-- JUST A MINUTE. DON'T PULL ON THAT! NO! PROFESSOR! PROFESSOR? HE'S GONE. WHERE ARE WE? BRIDGE OF THE BATTLESHIP YAMATO. REALLY? THAT'S THE MATERIAL TRANSPORT SYSTEM, ISN'T IT? WHAT? IT'S, UM... WHAT'S THIS? STOP IT. NOT AGAIN. DON'T TOUCH THAT. STOP IT NOW. PROFESSOR. GRANDFATHER... THE YAMATO WILL ABSOLUTELY... HE'S NOT DEAD. THIS MUST BE... S-SO THIS IS... THE DIMENSIONAL BARRIER ROOM. JENNIFER AND THE OTHERS HAVE JUST TRANSFERRED USING THE IDA. UNTIL THE PROFESSOR'S SAFETY IS ASSURED, NO ONE IS TO COME NEAR THE YAMATO. ROGER. NOW AS THE GREATEST MOMENT IS APPROACHING, LET ME INTRODUCE OUR SPECIAL GUEST, MISS YAMATO MAO SHIRASE! M-MAO? HI. IT'S ME, MISS YAMATO MAO SHIRASE. HOW DO YOU FEEL AS THIS GREATEST MOMENT FINALLY ARRIVES? OH, COMPLETELY FLUSHED WITH EXCITEMENT. I KNOW SHE CAN'T STOP. AREN'T THEY DONE RAISING HER UP YET? DID YOU OPEN THE DISK? WHEN YOU'RE HUNGRY, YOU CAN'T CONCENTRATE. ISN'T THERE ANYTHING TO EAT? HOW SHOULD I KNOW? TODAY IS NOZOMU'S TURN TO TAKE CARE OF IT. SPEAKING OF NOZOMU, WHERE DID HE GO? WHAT IS THAT? HERE IS THE PROOF. SUCH A THING REALLY WAS MADE. YOU'D BETTER NOT MOVE YET. ROOKIE, DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT THING IS? DIMEN--OH, OF COURSE NOT. BUT I CAN GET IT RUNNING. JUST AS I WAS AS A CHILD. SUCH CURIOSITY WAS MY FIRST STEP IN BECOMING A TECHNOLOGIST. OH, SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH THESE. RIGHT. THIS IS A CONNECTING MISTAKE. LET'S SEE... THIS ONE GOES HERE. IT'S WORKING. NOT YET. LOOK AT THAT TOWER. YOU MUST PLUG THE MOLTRON CATALYST INTO THAT TOWER. ROOKIE... DID YOU SEE A LIGHT BULB ROLLING ABOUT? UH...I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING AT ALL. IS THAT SO? WHAT'S THAT NOISE? JUST MY WATCH. ARE YOU SAFE, PROFESSOR MACHINEGAL? IDIOT! DON'T USE THAT NAME. THAT STOWAWAY IS STILL HERE. THERE'S SOMETHING MORE URGENT, PROFESSOR. PLEASE ESCAPE FROM THE YAMATO NOW. TIME IS RUNNING OUT. THE YAMATO IS SURFACING. IT CAN'T BE HELPED. I'LL HEAD TOWARD THE BRIDGE. THE YAMATO MUST BE TAKEN BY FORCE. UNDERSTOOD. BOY, GO TO THE DECK. WHEN THE YAMATO SURFACES, JUMP INTO THE OCEAN. YOU UNDERSTAND? O.K. IT'S A GOOD THING THAT I DIDN'T SHOW HIM THE MOLDIVER DATA. PROFESSOR IS REALLY A MACHINEGAL. THE VOICE PATTERN MATCHES EXACTLY. THERE'S NO QUESTION OF IT. NOW, PEOPLE OF THE WORLD, HERE'S THE COUNTDOWN. FIVE SECONDS... FOUR SECONDS... THREE...TWO... ONE! WE DID IT! IT'S HUGE! MADE A CENTURY AGO-- WH-WHAT? IT'S TOO BAD. I'VE ALREADY CAPTURED THIS YAMATO. ANYONE FOOLISH ENOUGH TO FIGHT, THIS YAMATO'S 18-INCH CANNON WILL BLOW YOU AWAY. THIS CAN'T GO UNPUNISHED. MIRAI? METAMORFORCE! A SIMPLE THREAT SHOULD BE ENOUGH. AYE, AYE. FIRE! WHAT AN 18-INCH CANNON! GREAT SOUND! MACHINEGAL, THE BIGGER THE GUN, THE SMALLER THE MAN! WHAT? IT'S THAT LEGGY GIRL WHO BREAKS EVERYTHING. SAYURI, BROOKE, DO SOMETHING TO HER. DON'T LET HER DAMAGE THE YAMATO. AYE, AYE, PROFESSOR. IT'S PAYBACK TIME. WHAT YOU DAMAGE IS IRREPLACEABLE! MY NUMBER ONE SUB CANNON... I DID IT. I'M CRUSHED THAT YOU THINK SO LITTLE OF ME. IT'S WORKING. YES! SMASH HER INTO BITS. WHAT'S THIS? THE YAMATO'S BEEN ENGULFED BY A STRANGE GLOW. PROFESSOR, WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY. THE YAMATO IS RISING INTO THE AIR. WHAT DID YOU SAY? THE YAMATO IS RISING INTO THE SKY. WHAT IS MACHINEGAL UP TO? AND WHERE IS HE TRYING TO GO? THAT'S WHAT I'D LIKE TO KNOW. PROFESSOR, WHAT'S HAPPENING? WHAT IF HE... PROFESSOR? THIS MUST BE... THIS MUST BE THE MOLTRON. WHAT? WHAT'S GOING ON? PROFESSOR, DO SOMETHING. IT'S THE ENEMY-RESISTANT ARMOR, MARUMO. THE ENTIRE YAMATO IS SURROUNDED BY IT. IN ADDITION, THERE'S A TERRIBLE DEFECT. EVEN EARTH'S GRAVITY HAS BEEN SHUT OFF. SEND SAYURI DOWN HERE IMMEDIATELY. THE HEAT AND GRAVITY ARE TOO STRONG. I CAN'T ATTEMPT IT BY MYSELF. UNDERSTOOD. BROOKE, I'M COUNTING ON YOU. LEAVE IT TO ME. YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE. OH, NO. MY TIME'S ALREADY OUT. IT'S DIFFERENT THAN USUAL. I'M LOSING MY POWER. WHERE DID HE GO? JUST A MINUTE. LET ME CHANGE AND I'LL DEFEAT YOU. METAMORFORCE! HUH? NO WAY! IS IT BROKEN OR SOMETHING? RIGHT NOW, THE ALTITUDE OF THE YAMATO IS 6,000 FEET. I WONDER HOW HIGH SHE'LL GO AT THIS RATE. SAYURI! PROFESSOR. DOWN THERE. TAKE THE CRYSTAL ELEMENT FROM THE PANEL. YES, SIR. THIS ISN'T FUNNY. IF I DON'T TRANSFORM SOON, I'LL FREEZE TO DEATH. I'M COUNTING ON YOU. METAMORFORCE! ALL RIGHT! IF MIRAI HAS COME HERE... THEN PROFESSOR IS IN DANGER. PLEASE HURRY AND ESCAPE, PROFESSOR. THE YAMATO CAN'T BE SAVED. HURRY TO THE IDA. O.K., THERE, FATSO, LET'S GET SOMETHING STRAIGHT HERE. THERE'S NO WAY YOU CAN HURT THIS BODY, BUDDY! TAKE THAT. FIRE! WE DID IT! NO! HE CAUGHT IT. DON'T YOU KNOW YOU CAN'T HURT ME? WHAT'S THIS? MACHINEGAL... AT LAST I'VE CORNERED YOU. DON'T RUN AWAY! WE MUST FINISH ADJUSTING THE ENEMY-RESISTANT ARMOR, MARUMO. DAMN THESE DRAFTED WORKERS. THIS WAS MEANT TO BE WORSHIPPED. THE DAY WILL COME WHEN IT'S SUNK IN BATTLE. BUT AT LEAST THE YAMATO WILL DIE WITH HONOR. GRANDFATHER... FROM THE START, YOU PROTECTED THE YAMATO. PROFESSOR! I'M ALMOST THERE. I'LL SUCCEED. SAYURI... SAYURI! SAYURI... MISSION ACCOMPLISHED. GET OUT NOW! PROFESSOR! QUITTING TIME. MACHINEGAL WAS IN THAT EXPLOSION. IT'S YOU. PROFESSOR WILL BE O.K. A TECHNOLOGIST SHOULDN'T DIE LIKE THAT. THANK YOU. SEE YOU LATER. SOMETHING ABOUT HIM... A SECRET CHILD? MAYBE. WHERE AM I? OH, YES, THE IDA. PLEASE FORGIVE ME. I ONLY GOT ONE. THIS ONE WILL BE ENOUGH. PROFESSOR... THIS, TOO. WHAT? DUE TO THE MOLTRON, A GIFT FROM HEAVEN, I'VE SEEN MUCH OF MY DREAM. HE WAS RIGHT. FROM THE START, HE KNEW IT. THAT'S WHY HE MADE A DIMENSION BARRIER OVER 100 YEARS AGO. HIROSHI... AT LEAST YOU WOULD KNOW THE DEFECT OF THE MIDS. NONE OF OUR PILOTS CAN BEAR IT. I'M AFRAID THE CHANCE OF SURVIVAL IS 15% OR LESS. I MIGHT BE THE PILOT... OR WHOEVER THEY CHOOSE, BUT, HIROSHI... YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN THE INFORMATION ON MOLDIVER. THAT SECRET IS NEEDED FOR OUR DREAM TO SUCCEED. IT'S NO GOOD. BUT, MR. MISAKI... IF WE DON'T GIVE HIM THE MOL UNIT, HE'LL DIE! IT'S REACHED ITS LIMIT. THE MOL IS COMPLETELY USED UP. MAYBE A FEW MORE TIMES. NO... ONCE MORE IS PROBABLY IT. THAT IS CORRECT. IT HAS THE FUNCTION OF WARPING EMPTY SPACE I FINALLY DID IT. I'VE BECOME THE MOST SUPREME TECHNOLOGIST OF ALL. CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, INC. CAPTIONS COPYRIGHT 1994 PIONEER LDCA, INC. PUBLIC PERFORMANCE OF CAPTIONS PROHIBITED WITHOUT PERMISSION OF NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE I'M MISS SAKIGAKE. HOW EXCITING! AS THE DIMENSION-BOUND PROJECT IS PUT IN MOTION, THE DOLLS APPROACH THE ROCKET THAT MR. MISAKI IS PILOTING. MY MR. MISAKI! AND WHO IS THE MYSTERIOUS SUPERHUMAN? WAIT. DON'T IGNORE ME. NEXT EPISODE, "INTRUDER." I WILL DO IT FOR YOU.