Appleseed (2004)

[bunniefuu]

She moved just as the data predicted.

Step aside!

The trouble with these sedative rounds

is that they leave marks on the body.

That's her.

We've secured Deunan Knute.

She's beautiful.

8 hours, 12 minutes...

She's sleeping well.

The legendary soldier looks

cute when she's asleep.

Does she know about your body?

Well, she's in for a surprise

when she wakes up,

when she sees our utopia.

Utopia, huh?

Olympus AF5, do we have

landing clearance yet?

Don't get too close till they confirm our ID.

Those Mobile Fortress platforms will

fill us full of holes otherwise.

Olympus AF5, this is...

I confirm landing clearance.

ES.W.A.T. G2E9, we are preparing to land.

Briareos!

I'm going to scout around ahead.

I'll go with you!

You stay here.

Relax! I'll be back before you know it!

Briareos...

I see you ran a thorough check on this one.

Just following orders from the Legislature.

She's still asleep.

I wonder if we gave her the wrong

dosage of the anesthesia?

One move and I'll snap your neck!

Second Platoon Leader Deunan Knute,

stand down at once!

Briareos?

I don't believe it.

I don't blame you, but it's true.

You're saying that after that

massive world w*r,

nobody ended up winning it?

Right, and now the former

General Administration Agency

governs the world from here in Olympus.

So, I've been fighting meaningless

battle after battle for months,

without knowing anything.

That's w*r for you.

But it's different here.

In Olympus, humanity has

finally achieved utopia.

Why was I brought here?

Because you're an excellent soldier.

Your name's at the top of the ES.W.A.T.

personnel reinforcement list.

My job is to bring chosen soldiers like you

from the outside here to Olympus.

ES.W.A.T.?

I'm sure you have a ton of questions,

but get some sleep tonight.

We'll pick all this up tomorrow,

and I'll show you around the city.

I'm sure you're going to like our utopia.

The bedroom's in here.

It must be ages since you slept in a soft bed.

I'll pick you up tomorrow morning at 10.

Your name's Hitomi, right?

That's right.

Have we met before?

No, now, goodnight.

When did...

It was on the North African front.

I lost my body there.

It's been a year.

It's Carl's.

A memento of your father, right?

Don't let it get confiscated.

Call if you need me.

Briareos?

Any idea who those guys

were who attacked me?

No.

How sad.

That attack was your doing, wasn't it, Athena?

Money-grubbing mercenaries are

surely no threat to ES.W.A.T.

Have you forgotten the Bioroid mission?

If the military authority finds out,

it will play right into General Uranus's hands.

He's beyond our control now.

And Gaia may be at its limit.

Athena, we haven't much time left.

ADMINISTRATIVE HOUSE

Nike!

ADMINISTARATIVE HOUSE

We have a leak.

I apologize for that.

Nike, we need an internal

investigation of ES.W.A.T.

I'll arrange it at once.

Luckily, we averted a total disaster.

They didn't find what we were looking for.

Then, you mean...

Nothing rash was done like

forcing a surgical probe.

But we can't leave these sparks

to smolder forever.

Make sure I have Deunan Knute.

Yes, ma'am.

Humanity is a strange creature,

so willing to cage itself.

It's an honor to have you come here

in person, Colonel Hades.

ES.W.A.T. is knocking themselves out

chasing a decoy as we speak.

We're 98% ready at this moment, sir.

Magnificent...

We were careful to cover

all traces of evidence

from these special parts.

General Uranus will be pleased.

We won't let the Bioroids have

their way any longer!

Our goal here is to protect the sheep,

not the wolves, is it not?

Our goal here is to protect the sheep,

bot the wolves,is it not?

LEGISLATIVE HOUSE

First generation bioroids have insufficient constraints.

LEGISLATIVE HOUSE

Flrst generation Blorolds have

insufficient consiralnts.

They're the proverbial wolf in sheep's clothing.

Whether wolf or sheep,

even one victim cannot be allowed.

How unfortunate.

Gaia has rendered its decision.

All the more reason to continue the debate.

Now then, let us resume our

consultation with Gaia.

Deunan!

Briareos!

Good morning, Deunan!

Looks good on you.

Get in.

Your official immigration papers

were finalized this morning.

You are now a citizen of Olympus.

Beautiful city, isn't it?

Considering where I was till yesterday,

this is like a mirage.

Starting today, it's reality.

Everyone seems happy.

Because half the population

of the city are Bioroids.

Bioroids?

Artificially-generated humans.

You mean clones?

Not simple clones.

Advanced composite hybrids made

with the highest qualities.

So, it's just clones who run this city?

"Just clones?" Pardon me!

I happen to be a Bioroid, too.

What?

And while we may be made

from superior elements,

Bioroids don't control humans.

Our role is to be a stabilizing

force on human society.

We act as a sort of buffer between humans.

Half are Bioroids...

This car seems sort of strange.

It has an experimental

Damysos system installed.

Damysos?

In short, a floating car.

Live long enough, you'll see everything.

They've achieved gravity control through

ultra-high frequency oscillation?!

And all you do to control it

is steer with that wheel?

Everything in this city, down to this car,

has cyborg senses.

The basis of all design here is to

make it human-centered.

"Simple concepts, complex structures,

maximum humanity."

Right?

What's that?

The words from the

Central Management Bureau

to the Maintenance Department.

And there's the symbol of it.

Tartaros and Daidalos.

The enormous IN Brain inside runs Olympus.

IN?

Intelligent Network...

It's nicknamed Gaia.

Gaia is a self-expanding network that

monitors everything in Olympus.

Particularly us Bioroids.

Why?

Look, human emotions tend to

be unstable, right?

Humans are quick to anger and go to w*r,

but Bioroid emotions are suppressed.

We don't get jealous or

bitter towards other people.

That's how we prevent wars from starting.

However, at the top of Tartaros is

a virus tank called the D-Tank

which is guarded by the ultimate

security system.

They say that if it's ever activated,

it would wipe out all the Bioroids.

I know it's just the result of the natural human

instinct for self preservation,

but I find it kind of insulting.

Meaning humans are the more likely threat?

That's why it's vital we maintain

balance between us.

So, Gaia maintains a watch on the emotional

impact Bioroids have on humans.

In other words,

it keeps an eye on the humans.

You sound like General Uranus.

Who?

The commander of the Olympus Regular Army.

He's an extreme reactionary

who hates Bioroids.

Doesn't take to utopia, huh?

Olympus is run entirely by Bioroids.

Prime Minister Athena is one, too.

Athena?

Athena...

You know Prime Minister Athena?

I doubt it, but...

She's like a president.

But humans run the military.

Scary, huh?

Prime Minister Athena runs ES.W.A.T. under

the authority of the Administration.

Lately, it's grown into a kind of army itself.

It isn't winning her any friends

with the regular army.

But final decision-making authority over

Olympus is entrusted to Gaia.

What's wrong?

We're being followed.

You okay, Hitomi?

I think so, but look!

Not a terribly friendly-looking bunch.

So, are they after me?

Definitely.

Yup, this is reality, all right.

Briareos!

The appleseed seal must not be broken.

How are you feeling, Elders?

Hitomi, you're safe!

Are you injured?

I'm fine.

Anyway, here's the one you've been

waiting for: Deunan Knute.

As beautiful as rumored.

The goddess of w*r.

You definitely have Carl's eyes.

You knew my father?

Everything about him.

Most Bioroids in Olympus carry some of

the genes of Colonel Carl Knute.

That makes you and Hitomi

something like sisters.

Anyway, we're sorry to hear you

had a terrible experience

so soon after arriving here.

There's been a lot of resentment

towards outsiders lately.

They fear the balance of their

society has been upset.

First of all, let us introduce you to Gaia.

There's been some excitement.

The Legislature and the

Administration are at odds.

It's more proof of the growing

arrogance of the Bioroids.

You're certain Athena is searching

for Carl's daughter?

No doubt about it.

Everything's ready, sir.

How reliable is our intelligence?

Level 5, sir.

Your decision, General?

I won't allow humans to become living tools.

This is Gaia...

Gaia is the self-expanding network

which administers Olympus.

Debate between Gaia and the Elders here

produces the will of Olympus.

Gaia is a collection of the wisdom and intentions

of the scientists who designed it.

But, in the end, a machine is a machine.

It's perfectly stable.

It doesn't waver at all.

In short, it has no feelings or emotions.

By adding our seven human souls,

we give Gaia its flexibility.

Although, lately, you've been

disagreeing with it a lot.

Our job is to ensure an ongoing

dialogue with Gaia.

The results of our long discussions

set Olympus on the proper path

towards the future.

Until yesterday, you were on the b*ttlefield,

weren't you, Deunan?

What were you fighting for?

Well...

So long as humans continue to have desires,

w*r will never end.

That is why we built Olympus.

Coexistence between Man and Bioroid

is the last hope for Mankind.

Gaia monitors that balance.

Bioroids are vastly different

life forms from humans.

Bioroids cannot reproduce,

so they can have no descendants.

Which means, no sex.

And since the emotion of love is controlled,

desires are minimized and hatred weakened.

However, Bioroids need to undergo a

periodic life extension process,

or they will age rapidly and die.

In order to differentiate

Bioroids from humans,

we suppressed the reproductive functions

and changed their life cycle.

Aren't you overdue for a

life extension yourself, Hitomi?

Don't worry, I'll get it done

in the next few days.

Someday, I pray you won't have

to go through all this trouble.

Kudoh, your unit's been wiped out.

You're all pretty green.

Nothing personal, guys.

She started with one knife and

k*lled sixteen men in ten minutes.

That's one helluva rookie you've brought me.

Proud of yourself?

Your life may depend on those men someday.

You can show them a little more respect.

Is that all you have to say after we've

been apart for so long?!

Can't you say something nice to me, at least?!

Like, "How've you been for the last two years?"

Or, "it's great to see you again!"

Someone's after you.

I know!

But why?! Who's behind it?!

I don't know.

Then what's Appleseed?

I don't know.

Stop answering me like a machine!

I'm sorry...

My duty now is to protect you.

Your duty?

See you tomorrow at 9.

Cheers!

I never thought you were Deunan Knute,

the legendary lady warrior.

I heard you were k*lled in the w*r.

Everyone talks about your exploits

in the Conventional w*r.

May I join you?

Go ahead.

Deunan, about Carl Knute...

Where's your father now?

He died of an illness before the w*r.

I see...

And your mother?

I don't remember her at all.

Dad never spoke about her.

You and Briareos were lovers once,

weren't you?

That was back when he was

still flesh and blood.

Looks count for a lot in love, don't they?

I didn't say that!

What a waste, then.

He's still a man inside, you know.

Tell me...

How does it feel to be in love?

What?

Remember we told you that feelings of

love are controlled in Bioroids?

That's why we don't know what

it's like to be "in love."

I have an abstract understanding of it,

but not an emotional one.

That's what makes it so fascinating to me.

It's one thing I envy in humans.

What's it like to be in love?

To love somebody...

Why, you!

How dare you speak to a human that way,

Bioroid?!

Oh, talking back to me now?!

Olympus Regular Army.

Oh talking back to me now?!

Olympus Regular Army.

C'mon,say something else!

It's terrible.

C'mon,say something else!

Humans start shouting so easily.

C'mon,say something else!

Can't you say anything now?!

Operation inspection complete.

No problems.

Now, to adjust the c*ck seat.

I just want to clear up a question first.

Why so few cushions or shock absorbers

in the tendon sheath?

As I explained before,

shock is absorbed in the power train.

But there are plenty of cartilage units.

Magnetic fluid parts are used

in the tri-axial joints,

the bearings and the fine sensory

oscillation control.

Don't get too wild out there,

or you may dislocate something.

You don't need to worry too much about

Deunan Knute, Yoshitsune.

But you don't usually see women

mastering a Landmate like this.

Okay, let's adjust the seat so I can operate it.

Deunan, Yoshitsune's the best

mechanic in Olympus.

As far as Landmates are concerned.

Right now, he's really into

Hecatonchires cyborgs.

You gotta let me have a look

inside you next time!

I'm kinda shy.

I'll pass on that.

Got it locked down?

Y9 um fi[m©n

Got It looked down?

Yeah,I'm fine.

Okay. than. first of all.

this Is the starter switch.

Start out slow and get used to it.

Okay, good.

State of emergency!

Scramble order!

What is it?

That's an emergency scramble alarm!

Multiple unidentified Landmates have

raided the Bioroid Care Center.

ES.W.A.T. Units 104, 106, 107!

Employ Landmates with D-type load out

and get to the scene at once!

Repeat, multiple unidentified Landmates

have raided the Bioroid Care Center.

ES.W.A.T. Units 104, 106, 107!

Don't just stand there! Come on!

Never mind! I'll go in this!

In that?!

Deunan!

Stop!

Here they come...

How do I aim?

Deunan!

Wait! No!

Come out of there!

Deunan!

Briareos!

I'm sorry.

How could they have done this foolish thing?!

All 3rd-gen Bioroids have been destroyed.

All original life-extension DNA

was lost in the fire as well.

They entered from an underground

elevator shaft.

Then, one by one, they cleared

all seven security points.

There's no trace that the attackers

came from outside of Olympus.

Landmate origin is unknown.

I never thought they'd go this far.

It seems to be our destiny to bear

the original sins of mankind.

We're out of options now.

Seal off the perimeter of

Tartaros and Daidalos at once.

Don't let anyone near the D-Tank!

Yes, ma'am.

Convene an emergency assembly at once!

I hope Deunan's okay.

Hitomi!

Could it be?!

You're three days past your extension deadline!

Hitomi!

Hitomi!

We haven't identified the Landmates

which attacked the Care Center

or where they were built.

That's the extent of the information about the

incident ES.W.A.T. has at this time.

I urge all Bioroids to remain calm.

We are discussing alternative

life extension methods.

Above all, do not panic.

Prime Minister Athena!

Doesn't sealing off Tartaros and Daidalos

by ES.W.A.T. exceed your authority?

Please understand that this emergency

calls for near-martial law conditions.

We have a duty to protect Gaia.

Not the D-Tank, you mean?

To protect Gaia.

Ignoring the Olympus Regular Army?

I thought it was the best choice.

What do you mean?!

Are you trying to insult us?!

We don't have time to argue this.

Ladies and gentlemen,

this t*rror1st act attempted to undermine

the basis of Bioroid survival

and is a disaster that has rocked

Olympus to its foundations.

As it now stands, the future for the Bioroid

race has been cut off completely.

But there remains one way

to save them and free Olympus from this crisis.

For many hours now,

we've discussed the pros and cons

of this method with Gaia.

And now Gaia has made its decision.

Gaia has ordered the restoration of

Bioroid reproductive functions.

It's my understanding that the technology to

restore their reproductive functions vanished

when its inventor, Dr. Gilliam

destroyed the original data.

Correct, General Uranus.

It would be impossible, if that original data

had truly been destroyed.

However, we have learned that the data,

which we have named "Appleseed,"

does still exist.

We are close to recovering

this long lost Appleseed.

Once we do, we'll restore Bioroid

reproductive capabilities

and evolve them into a new race of man

to create a new paradise!

Hitomi!

Don't worry, she's just sleeping.

Can you really save her?

If we find the lost Appleseed data.

And if you don't?

Then, she'll begin to age rapidly

and die within 24 hours.

It's not just Hitomi.

That's the fate awaiting all of us Bioroids.

I'm Prime Minister Athena Areios.

You must be Deunan Knute.

Deunan, have you heard of Dr. Gilliam?

No.

We've been conducting research

for twenty years now,

and have yet to surpass the late

Dr. Gilliam's achievements.

But if we can acquire the Appleseed data

that Dr. Gilliam developed,

Bioroids will regain the ability to reproduce.

They'll be freed from the fear of the D-Tank,

and become a new, eternal race of mankind.

Gaia has made its decision.

Now then, Athena...

It's time you made yours.

Deunan, we need your help.

This old disk is our only clue.

So, we're headed for the lab where

the first Bioroid was created?

That's what they told me.

So, why has Prime Minister Athena

kept the disk secret all this time?

And why did Dr. Gilliam seal away the data

on Bioroid reproduction?

Deunan, this is a highly classified

and dangerous mission.

If focusing ourselves on achieving it will

save Hitomi's life, isn't that enough?

Don't distract yourself with anything else.

Can I ask one more question?

Sure.

That last shot you fired at the t*rrorists,

was it...

No...

Never mind, forget it.

Deunan! Leyton! Over here!

This definitely looks like it.

Kudoh, step back.

Dr. Gilliam, there's no time!

You have to get out of here!

Just a little longer, Athena.

I have to destroy this.

We're holding them off on the

first floor. Just hurry!

Mommy!

What's wrong? Did we wake you?

My God...

What is it, Deunan?

Mother...

Deunan, listen carefully.

Mommy has recorded some very important

research data in this pendant.

But some bad people want to

use it to do bad things.

That's why I'm hiding it in this.

Bad people?

Right.

Bad people who want to take

your future away from you.

That's why I'm giving you

this pendant to protect.

Okay, I'll protect it.

Good girl.

But Deunan, if Athena

ever asks for the pendant,

I want you to give it to her.

Athena is special.

I understand, Athena is special.

Deunan, protect the Appleseed.

I guess you know now, Deunan.

Have you remembered where the data is?

Carl's g*n...

The Appleseed data is in that pendant, right?

You must be Dr. Gilliam.

I'll have to ask you not to move, please.

Don't move...

For God's sake, please don't move!

Mommy? What's wrong, Mommy?

Deunan! Stay out!

Don't sh**t!

Mother...

Damn, it's the Olympus Army.

When did they get here?!

How did they know about this place?

There's lots of them.

They have the downstairs secured already.

There's only one way to the roof.

We'll ambush them there!

Whoops, nobody move, please.

We're on the fifth floor, Lab D.

Leyton, you!

You traitor!

I've always hated the Bioroids.

Besides, the real traitor is right there.

Hades!

Deunan! It's been a long time.

I only wish I could have k*lled Carl myself!

Yeah, you stink of the Bioroids.

It brings tears to my eyes to see you still

hang out with your boyfriend,

even though he's nothing

but a machine now!

I got fed up with those old fossils

and their little t*rror1st farce.

But you trusted your subordinates

a little too much,

and that's the oldest mistake

in the book, Briareos.

Briareos, what's he talking about?

I'll tell you, Deunan.

It was Briareos who was behind

the Care Center attack.

You saw how he let my Landmate escape

during the attack, didn't you?

Thanks to him, every Bioroid is going to die!

Is this true?

Answer her, you Legislature Iapdogl

Now, hand over that pendant.

Deunan! Get to the roof!

Hurry!

Kudoh!

Go!

Kudohl

Stay back!

Don't come any closer!

Deunan, give me the pendant!

You'll be safe if you do!

My mom gave her life to protect this!

You knew from the start, didn't you?

You knew everything!

Deunan...

Deunan!

Now you see what kind of monster he truly is!

Deunan Knute!

I'm Edward Uranus III,

commander of the Olympus Regular Army.

I'm a former comrade of Carl Knute

and I knew Dr. Gilliam very well.

We met many times when you were small.

We don't wish to harm you.

We just want to see that data destroyed.

We're going to occupy the Legislature,

destroy the D-Tank and all the Bioroids.

Once again, human society will

be returned to human hands.

But that data threatens our coup.

Will you hand it over quietly?

I refuse.

Deunan!

Deunan, Olympus is no longer the utopia

that Carl and Dr. Gilliam dreamt of!

All that my father Carl taught me

to do was how to fight.

But only now do I understand why he forged

me into the battle machine I am today.

General, as my mother instructed,

I will hand this data over to Athena only!

You can't trust the Bioroids!

They want to control mankind!

Maybe you're right.

Maybe I can't trust them.

But one thing I know for sure...

Bioroids don't k*ll other Bioroids!

General, you're wasting your time.

Deunan...

What a shame.

Athena is trying to protect human society!

Carl and Dr. Gilliam died hiding the Appleseed

data to protect human society!

They both feared what might happen

when the Bioroids were activated.

Because Bioroids represent a threat!

No! Athena honored Dr. Gilliam's wishes,

and refused to fully activate

their reproductive abilities.

General!

Bioroids are here to safeguard human society.

I cooperated with Hades in that t*rror1st attack

only to force Athena to fully

activate the Bioroids.

She kept hidden the key to revive

the memories in you

that the trauma had erased.

My duty was to deliver

Appleseed to the Elders.

And in return, they would

guarantee your safety.

All the more reason we must

destroy that pendant!

General, don't you see something

wrong with all this?!

The Elders don't just want the Appleseed data!

They need a coup.

They want to destroy the D-Tank!

There must be a reason why Athena

is so desperate to protect it.

General, the D-Tank must not be destroyed!

Briareos!

I won't let some damned machine

try to confuse us!

This is vengeance, Deunan!

You can't imagine the miserable

days I suffered through

after your father kicked me out of

L.A. S.W.A.T., Deunan!

This is my revenge for Carl

kicking me off the force!

Even the fact that his DNA is inside

them makes me sick!

I'm going to k*ll every last Bioroid!

Hades!

Deunan, if you want to hate someone,

hate your father!

Forgive me...

Don't speak.

It hurts when I get shot,

even if I am the latest in cyborgs.

Please, don't talk!

I missed you.

As I lay dying on the b*ttlefield,

all I wanted was to see you again.

The Elders saved me.

I didn't care about anything else,

only your safety.

I know that now!

And now I'm a monster, in body and soul.

You haven't changed at all!

You're the same!

But now I can no longer protect you.

I won't let you die!

Deunan, the Elders...

Briareos!

The Elders promised there would

be no loss of human life,

but something else is going on.

That's why you have to go!

I can't leave you!

The future of this world is at stake!

Why does the future matter if you're not in it?!

Deunan...

Don't let your mother's death be in vain!

Stop trying to talk!

Deunan!

Briareos?

Briareos!

Briareos sent an SOS signal on a secret

line just after he was shot!

These Hecatonchires units are

built like nothing else.

His system shut down in time.

I may still be able to save him.

Save him!

Please!

It's got a full tank, so don't worry about that.

The Landmate Damysos system was only

recently put into general use,

but you'll find it surprisingly stable in flight.

It's a little top-heavy, but it shouldn't

affect turns less than 60 degrees.

Deunan...

Bioroids may not feel it as strongly

as humans, but we do feel love.

Save Hitomi.

Deunan Knute, mission accomplished.

Good work.

Deunan...

Deunan, well done!

We've already perfected the

Bioroid reproduction function!

Hitomi's life support cycle is becoming

like that of a human.

Now she will be saved.

Thank goodness...

There's nothing to worry about anymore.

Deunan?

Was it you people who k*lled my mother?

You k*lled her, didn't you?

Forgive us, Deunan.

It really was an accident.

Had she been alive, we might

have had other options.

Why did my mother have to

hide the Appleseed data?

She gave us a glimmer of hope.

A final chance for our human race to survive.

That hope lay in human and Bioroid coexistence.

And still, mankind didn't stop fighting.

Nor did its fear and hatred of alien races.

It is about to overflow with anger and hatred.

Humanity no longer has the ability

to maintain this world.

And it's ignored Dr. Gilliam's vision.

Gaia has made an accurate prediction

that the human race is doomed to destroy itself

and the world in three generations.

Deunan...

the time has come for us,

the human race, to step aside.

Step aside?

We must relinquish the

Earth's future to the Bioroids.

The virus that Dr. Gilliam developed will

finally serve its intended mission.

The virus my mother developed?

Yes, the virus sealed in the D-Tank,

which has been sealed atop

Tartaros all these years.

That virus...

will render humans completely infertile!

Not one human life will be taken.

Instead, we will slowly close the

book on human history.

A mercy k*lling for the human race.

My mother opposed you.

She refused to fully activate Bioroid

reproduction, so you k*lled her!

The Olympus plan had two options.

Coexistence with the Bioroids or

the transition to a new race.

Gaia was built to render a fair

and precise decision.

Dr. Gilliam contributed greatly to its creation.

Gaia certainly inherited your mother's wish.

The virus cannot be activated

without Gaia's consent.

But mankind once again started a global w*r

and reduced the world to ruins.

And even Olympus, which was

intended to control the world,

is threatened as well.

The hatred of Bioroids which General Uranus's

group showed fueled Gaia's anger.

Thus, Gaia rendered its decision

to use the Appleseed to create

a new race from the Bioroids,

and for humanity to vanish from the planet.

You used us.

I was the bait for you to use Briareos.

It was all done to force Gaia's decision!

All to deceive Gaia!

It is mankind's destiny, Deunan!

When I press this button, the D-tank

atop Tartaros will detonate

and release the virus, which

will envelop the Earth.

Hold it, Old Man!

Cut power to 9A4G.

That button is now inactive.

What are you doing, Athena?

Have you forgotten that Bioroids were made

to ensure mankind's survival?

Bioroids aren't programmed to

disobey humans, either.

We're no longer Bioroid.

Please call us the new race of man.

Athena, this is Gaia's wish.

Its anger at Uranus' revolt

and punishment for mankind's sins...

General Uranus has abandoned

his plans for a coup

and has just requested a reconciliation.

The General did?

I'm sure Gaia knows about it.

Deunan, Gaia's will is not present in this room.

It's not?

If it were, it would have reversed

the Elder's decision,

since the humans' hatred of the

Bioroids has weakened.

They shut Gaia down and have been

acting on their own.

Impressive, Athena.

The new race of man is, indeed, magnificent!

But shutting down Gaia will have a terrible

effect on your life support systems, won't it?

Correct, we intend to perish with mankind.

The Mobile Fortress platforms!

The... The Mobile Fortress platforms

have all activated

and are marching en masse

towards the center of Olympus!

They're heading for the top of Tartaros!

No one can stop them now.

To all ES.W.A.T. Units!

Equip all Landmates with Damysos systems

and attack from all directions!

You have to stop them, no matter what!

The D-Tank security system is perfect, right?

Hypothetically, a pointblank shot from the main

g*ns on a Mobile Fortress could penetrate it.

The ultimate sword versus the perfect shield.

Such is the tragedy of those who cling to power!

At current speed, they will reach

Tartaros in fifteen minutes.

Can we evacuate the civilians?

The police are trying as hard as they can!

can we evacuate the civilians?

The police are trying as hard as they can!

That's top priority.

Once they're in an unpopulated area,

we can launch an all-out attack

Platform 7 Is the control node for

all the other Mobile Forlresses.

Hitomi!

Hitomi?

Forgive me, Elders.

If someone can disable the control box

on the frontal cortex of Platform 7,

it will shut them all down.

You can't just destroy it!

Platform 7 has to be shut down manually.

The shutdown password is "HITOMI."

Briareos!

I kept my promise, Deunan!

Come on, Deunan! Jump!

It's too late!

Mankind is doomed to destroy the Earth!

Deunan! Eden has been lost to us!

So, you'd let it all end with us passing on

our sins to the new race?

Even if we've lost Eden,

we have to try to survive!

To try and grasp the future ourselves!

Deunan!

No good! There's no blind spot!

Platforms are now 2,000 meters from Tartaros!

Our weapons are having no effect.

Commander Lance, I'm going to jump

onto Platform 7. Cover me!

Which one's Platform 7?

The one in the middle.

Flank Platforms 6 and 8 and aim for the legs!

What about Platform 5 in front?

Forget it! Concentrate all fire on

Platforms 6 and 8!

Platform 6 is down!

Good! What about Platform 8?

There it is.

I'll distract it. Go in low from its feet!

Gotcha!

Briareos!

Deunan!

A platform has reached Tartaros!

It's starting to climb it!

Deunan, we're running out of time!

Three platforms are near the D- Tank!

We can't hold them off any longer!

Why?!

What's wrong?!

Briareos!

Deunan, let go!

Like hell I am!

Hurry! Input the password!

Mother...

They've stopped...

All platforms have shut down!

The D-Tank is secure!

Briareos!

Deunan!

Hitomi!

Ow! owl

Are the Elders?

I see, but the last letter of the password...

It's been left to us.

It's all been left to us.

Nothing was really changed, in the end.

And if nothing does change,

perhaps the sins of mankind will only deepen.

But I will fight on.

For our children's sake.

For the true "new race of man."