01x02 - Armor

[bunniefuu]

Granny, are you here yet?

WISDOM

Don't call me "Granny." It's not—

Not rock 'n' roll, right?

If you get it, then start
calling me Yoshie.

Give me a break.

Anyway, what brings you
to the city all of a sudden?

There's something I need
to tell you, no matter what.

Granny!

Granny, what's wrong?!

Granny!

Did you do this?

Kaito...

You always wanted to be
a Samurai Trooper, didn't you?

It's my fault... you weren't picked.

You are one of the chosen.

Kaito, believe in yourself
and forge ahead...

Granny!

I know this means a lot to you.

You've got to...

hang on to it...

That monster's in there.

You're a Samurai Trooper too, aren't you?

That thing is mine!

You sure put on one hell of a show.

Ryu!

But you've crossed the line.

Armor.

This time, we settle things for real!

I thought you'd lost the strength
you had as a monster.

Do you ever shut up?!

Not half bad.

Now it's my turn to get serious.

Oath of Grace, emissary of Light!

Armor of Light!

Now I'm fired up!

EPISODE II
ARMOR

That's...

Armor-Gear?

Isn't that guy—

Keep your head in the fight!

You're in no shape to beat me.

He's gone?!

I'm still here. Just moving
too fast for you to see.

Stay put, damn it!

Anti-Magic b*llet!

My eyes!

Where'd he go?!

Right here.

Ryu!

Guess I'm getting old.

THE PAGE CANNOT BE DISPLAYED BECAUSE
YOUR DEVICE IS NOT CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET.

I can't get online.

How am I supposed to read my fortune?

What are you doing?

Wouldn't you like to know?

You look like you're up to no good.

Anyway, things sure
have gotten crazy, huh?

Those guys nearly k*lled you, didn't they?

Yeah.

I can't believe they
turned on me like that.

Really?

I wasn't especially surprised.

They talked big, but they were
only ever in it for themselves.

Hey! You—

PUNISHMENT APP

Well? How do you like
high-voltage current?

You ugly—

Who are you calling ugly, huh?!

Want me to pluck out your
eyeballs and replace them

with artificial ones
that can see true beauty?

I can't tell who the bad guy is here...

PUNISHMENT APP

Damn it...

Where are we?

Our mobile secret base!

We call it the Fortress Train.

It has cloaking tech,
and it can fight back, too!

It's my ultimate masterpiece!

I mean, the demons did wreck HQ.

Yeah, sure did.
The commander's got it rough.

Who knows what she'll tell the top brass?

Yesterday's casualties alone
reached at least 100,000.

Demon barriers are still preventing
contact with the outside world,

so I expect our losses will
only continue to mount.

What about those Samurai Troopers?

People are telling me a demon
you captured k*lled them.

Yes, sir. Four of the five
weren't recoverable.

What?! This is a disaster!

"Do you realize how much funding
I've allocated to the DST?!"

You sound just like him.

What's this? I figured he'd
be giving us more trouble.

You could say he's been tamed.

Come again?

I'm told you tried to steal a Weapon-Gear.
What do you want it for?

Ow, ow, ow!

Hurry up and tell her.

To become a Samurai Trooper.

And then what? Destroy Japan?

Nothing like that.

I'm going to become a Samurai Trooper
and take down my father.

Your father?

My father is Demon Emperor Ramaga.

It would appear that Gai seeks
the Samurai Troopers' "Weapon-Gear."

To slay me with, no doubt.

Nezu, retrieve Gai. Dead or alive.

As you wish, sire.

You're the one who
turned the prince human.

What's your game?

I act on secret orders
from Emperor Ramaga.

Beyond that, I leave you to guess.

He had this thing on top of the CD?

A video tape?
Just how analogue is this guy?

I copied the data, just in case,

but is this really going to teach us
anything about demons?

INTENSIVE COURSE
CONQUERING THE HUMAN WORLD I

The Demon World was born from the
accumulated negative emotions of humanity.

Emperor Ramaga channeled that malice
into armor to create more powerful demons.

This will be on the test, my prince!

He's laying it all out for us!

They have tests, too?

So, it was your father who made
the Demon Soldiers so strong?

And that's not all. He's also the one
who crafted the Puppets.

What are those?

Puppets are dead humans revived
by imbuing them with the Demon Element.

THOSE SLAIN WITH SORCERER SWORDS
RISE AGAIN VIA THE DEMON ELEMENT.

Any human slain with a Sorcerer Sword
becomes a Puppet.

ALL SUCH BECOME RED-EYED PUPPETS.

A CREMATORIUM IN SHINJUKU

So even the dead have nowhere to go...

When a human is k*lled
with a Sorcerer Sword,

it takes roughly 24 hours
for the animosity to take hold.

The corpse then rises again as a Puppet.

Driven by malice, these red-eyed Puppets
destroy everything in sight.

Now, this is the important part.

To these Puppets,

powerful demons such as Emperor Ramaga
and we of the Ten Warriors are—

What am I watching?

Some jackass recorded over it.

Yeah, that's a problem with tapes.

Hey!

Over here!

What was that?

I don't know.

All the bodies started
moving out of the blue.

Please stay put. I'll deal with it.

Armor!

H-He's...

a Samurai Trooper!

My dad wants to use me as his new body.

He says he can't go all out
in the one he's got now.

So he plans to make my body
his vessel when I turn fifteen.

I see. But why fifteen?

Beats me.

Because that's the optimal
age for a Trooper.

What's that got to do with Ramaga?

Good point. Forget I said anything.

Wait, so fifteen is the ideal age?

We wouldn't put boys like you
on the front lines otherwise.

Fair enough.

Wait, you mean you're fourteen
now? We're the same age?

Either way, I'm gonna kick my dad's a*s
and live my own life.

In that case, we'll help you.

W-Wait just a minute!

If you give him power—

I'm not accepting anyone's help!
All I need is an Armor-Gear!

I see you don't get it.

Oh yeah?

Samurai Troopers are at their strongest
when all five join forces.

It took all five of them to bring down
the last Demon Emperor, Arago.

Five of them?

And not just any five will do.

Only people the Jewel of Conquest
reacts to gain the right.

Now you, Musashi.

Huh?

Whoa. It lit up?

Was it just coincidence you survived?
I wonder.

Whatever the case, I guess this means
I can't back out now.

Of course not. That gives us two of you.

No, three.

Don't be ridiculous.
I'm not letting you risk it.

I make up for my age with experience.

That's not the way this works!

And we already know who number four is.

Let go! I said let go of me!

Kaito Uesugi.

You look good in that Under-Gear.

No wonder you made it to
the final round of Trooper screening.

Have you come to take it back?

No, I came to scout you.

You see, we've got to put together
a new Samurai Trooper team.

Ow. That thing doesn't want me riding it.

Let me introduce you. This is—

I appreciate the offer,
but I refuse to work with a fiend.

I'm not a fiend. I'm a demon.

I don't care what you call yourself!

You still m*rder*d my granny.

I k*lled her?

I know how you must feel,

but you can't lay the blame
entirely on him.

First, though...

we've got zombies to hunt.

Armor!

Hey, they're not zombies. They're Puppets.

Same difference.
It doesn't matter what you—

It makes a big difference.

Don't you know what a "puppet" is?

A doll controlled by someone.

They run?

The video didn't say anything about this!

The concert taped over that part.

I see now.

The Demon Soldiers cleared out because
these things could fill in for them!

I'd help you out if you became a Trooper.

Like I'd take help from a demon!

They used to be human,
so I get why you'd hesitate,

but they'll keep coming back
unless we finish them off!

It's only that simple...

for unfeeling, defective people like you!

You're more of a child than I thought.

If that's how you're going to be,
give it back.

We don't need a samurai
who's not ready to fight.

Ready to fight?

She had great taste.

Won't you join the battle?

Nezu.

So, the rumor that you fell in
with the humans is true.

How unfortunate.

Are you controlling these Puppets?!

I'm in the middle of a conversation.
At least give me time to prepare.

My combat style is hard
on my dry eye syndrome.

You sound awful c*ck.

I'm gonna enjoy beating you!

Granny!

She's no Puppet.

Wh-What's that monster?!

You're not going anywhere.

He specializes in paralysis.

Warn... me... sooner!

Stop! Granny!

Why...?

Why did this have to happen?

Sticking to your g*ns
isn't all that matters.

Wishing for love and peace

is what rock 'n' roll is really all about.

Help them...

I'll join you or whatever you want.

Just help those people!

No.

k*ll her yourself.

I can't!

How could I ever?!

Help...!

That's better.

Kaito, believe in yourself
and forge ahead.

Live a rock 'n' roll life.

Don't you worry.

I'll always be watching over you.

Granny...

Humans sure love to make things
harder for themselves.

Nezu! That woman turned
into a monster, not a Puppet.

That was your doing, wasn't it?

Yes. I k*lled her.

She kept crying out, "Kaito, Kaito!"
until the bitter end.

What a pathetic way to die.

I didn't ask for the gory details!

I don't know why,

but I feel sick to my stomach.

Armor!

He changed into Under-Gear?

Did you tell him how to
use the Weapon-Gear?

Sorry. I figured he could
never pull it off.

Nezu! Come at me!

I will when you have
the strength to merit it.

Okay! Adding fuel to the fire!

Is he...

Who knew he'd get so pissed
over your grandma?

There's no going back now.

I can't think of a better way to declare
w*r on my dad than taking you out!

You think you can defeat me?
I taught you the fundamentals of combat.

My condolences.

Now this gets my blood boiling...

I'm gonna live a life thicker
and hotter than this blood!

What?!

Oath of Righteousness, emissary of Fire!

RIGHTEOUSNESS

Armor of Heat!

You've got to be kidding me.
Armor-Gear, too?

Sorry. I figured he
could never pull it off.

Now I'm all fired up.

Like scorching heat,
I'll incinerate your mortal shell!

So what if you've donned armor?

Hey, Greenie! Do that thing!

What thing?

Anti-Magic b*llet!

Burn!

How'd ya like that?!

I call it Operation Flash!
You can't see a thing!

Not exactly creative.

My prince...

You have grown strong.

For you,

Emperor Ramaga's true goal may—

What was that?

INITIATING EMERGENCY STOP

INITIATING EMERGENCY STOP

Wh-What the?!

Yama?!

EPISODE III
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Armor races through your heart.