In a future to come...
...the third energy revolution arrives with the invention of the Shizuma Drive...
...and mankind reaches a newfound period of prosperity.
But within the shadows of this bright peace...
...two powers clash against each other.
A secret organization bent on world domination, the BF Group!
Everything for Big Fire!
And to oppose this threat, the Experts of Justice...
...is formed from members gathered from all across the globe!
The International Police Organization!
With them is the most powerful robot on the planet, Giant Robo...
...and the young man who commands it.
His name is Daisaku Kusama!
Crush them! Giant Robo!
GIANT ROBO
THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL
I've been using the Shizuma Drive without knowing...
...anything about the Tragedy of Bashtarle.
I'd never even thought twice about using it.
I will never forgive myself for that.
But first comes the BF Group...
...and Professor Vogler!
I will never forgive any of you...
I will avenge Professor Shizuma's death.
Crush him, Robo!
N-No, don't!
Daisaku, don't fight it!
No, stop! Daisaku!
Please stop! Father!
Go!
This is not happening...
Robo!
Episode 4: Twilight of the Heroes! The Bells of Victory Have Yet to Toll!
Oh no...
Robo...
How can this be?
No...
Daisaku!
Giant Robo has been defeated!
Daisaku!
You foolish nuclear-powered puppet!
I'll bury you along with all the Shizuma Drives!
This is bad! They're planning to finish Robo off!
Run, Daisaku!
W-What's this?
The Blue Beast!
What are you all standing around for?
That's right!
Hurry and go help Daisaku!
While the Electromagnetic Wire Net is still operational!
Okay!
That fool Ivan!
How could he leave so many of them!
Issei! Now's your chance!
Youshi and I will follow after we get the Electromagnetic Wire Net stabilized!
Right!
Calling all positions!
Reroute control of the Net Machines to my location...
...and evacuate to the Greta Garbo!
Move!
F-Father...
Ginrei?
What's the matter?
Hurry!
Okay!
Dear!
How are the controls coming?
Set it up and let's get out of here!
I don't think they're going to let us retreat so easily!
Yeah, this definitely won't be easy...
Dear?
Say...
I have a favor to ask...
Will you hear it?
Robo...
R-Robo...
Get up Robo!
We have to escape!
Hurry!
Hurry up and stand! Robo!
Come on!
Move Robo!
Move!
R-Robo?
Robo?
What have I...
Robo!
Daisaku...
Daisaku!
Don't either of you make a move.
Especially you, monk!
You're troublesome.
I want to see both your hands at all times.
We can't have you using those, can we?
That package you're holding. Is it that case?
If you don't want me to blow up his head, you better hand that case to me.
Ginrei! Now!
Okay!
Daisaku!
Why you!
Ginrei! Go on ahead!
Right!
You damned monk!
Mister Alberto!
The case that woman is holding contains the real Sample.
The increasing resonance between the Samples is proof enough!
See to it that you recover it this time.
I've heard enough out of you, whelp!
Mister Enshaku! We're going out as well!
Please observe, using the signals being emitted from the attache case...
...containing the sample from Shanghai, we created this copy here in the lab.
Had we used a normal Shizuma Drive, it would be...
...completely inoperable in the Anti-Shizuma field...
...but being that the Sample itself is a Negative Shizuma Drive...
...it's not being affected at all.
And by bringing our Sample close to the other two...
...we can gather data on what would happen...
...if all three Samples were brought together...
...and hopefully we'll be able to figure out a way to...
...stop the energy nullification phenomenon...
However...
In exchange, Shanghai will fall...
That may be too high a price to pay...
...even if I'm the one in command of this operation.
What are you saying, sir?
I'm sure all the men involved...
...understand your position and the choices you have to make.
Take Daisaku, for example...
He saw Professor Shizuma killed before his eyes...
...and even though he could control Robo...
...he was forced to learn the harsh truth...
...he himself is just a boy who can't do anything on his own.
In reaction to that, his youthful heart wanted to lash out and go into battle...
...but he was ordered to stay put.
And, this is the final result...
No, the outcome has not been decided yet.
And aren't you the one who's always saying that...
...the battle really begins when you realize your own potential?
Professor Go...
Now we must believe in them.
Eight survivors from Unit P have come aboard! No survivors from Units K, L or M!
Twelve men from Units R, Q and S are on their way!
Will they make it before Greta Garbo is out of range?
Hurry! We don't know when the Giant Sphere will start to move again!
All personnel able to move, form medical teams to assist the wounded!
Move!
Daisaku!
Ginrei!
Where are Daisaku and Ginrei?
T-They were attacked by the Magnificent Ten...
Woman, you think you can hide?
I'll smoke you out!
There you are!
Is that your idea of a rear guard?
Is this the best the International Police Organization's Experts of Justice can do?
Now then! I'll finish this!
The Magnificent Ten again?
More of them?
Who is he?
Daisaku!
It's all over. You'll not escape!
Prepare yourself, woman!
Ginrei?
What's the matter?
It-It can't be!
G-Ginrei...
Come back here!
Fire! Fire! Fire!
How dare they...
I'll shoot down that antique ship!
That's enough!
What now?
I'm making some changes to the operation...
Yes, before we try to recover that case...
...we will blow up the oil fields of Shanghai.
Are you serious?
I am, Mister Alberto.
As you can see, Vogler is already in preparation.
You're not going to do that, are you?
Yes, this operation's objective was to capture the...
...last oil field on Earth, here in Shanghai, in order to...
...make a base of operations once all the Shizuma Drives have been nullified.
But if I blow it up, even us members of the BF Group would be unable to use it.
That's your concern, isn't it?
Of course it is!
Explain yourself!
There is no need to.
Have you forgotten?
The project leader of this operation has the authority to make all decisions...
...and that authority is mine!
In other words, my commands are those of our leader, Big Fire himself!
Do whatever you will...
I forgot something.
Not to worry.
I'll be back at the rendezvous point in no time.
Besides, I want to see that woman again.
She showed me something very interesting.
Until today, I thought only one particular person had such an amazing power.
But, how can this be?
Robo...
Daisaku, it's all right now.
The enemy has pulled back.
So you can rest easy and call Robo back.
All right?
I...
I can't!
What?
I've been trying, but Robo won't move...
I've tried again and again, but it's no good.
It's probably because I disobeyed orders...
That's why Robo won't listen to me anymore!
He'll probably never...
Stop your whining!
Big sister...
Daisaku, is this how you want to leave things?
Do you want to abandon Robo here?
If so...
Then why is my husband still back there trying to buy you time?
What?
Huh?
Brother Taiso?
Favor, you say?
I can't leave.
This thing got damaged during...
...the last attack and the automation system's been fried.
Someone has to stay here and keep that Giant Sphere under control.
You're not...
Yeah, I am.
The operation was a failure...
But even though this thing can't launch the Sphere into space...
...it can slow it down for a while.
Think about it! If Robo is destroyed here in Shanghai...
That thing is nuclear.
The problem with the Shizuma Drives would be nothing in comparison.
And I'm not about to let Robo, who fought with us against the BF Group...
...become the bad guy in all this!
Dear...
Now, go on.
I can't handle that thing alone.
But remember, I'm not staying behind to save the world...
...and I'm not staying for Robo either.
You know the reason...
Taiso...
Alberto!
Taiso, I feel it's high time we settled things.
We know each other's moves too well...
Everything will be decided in a single strike!
Fine by me!
Thinking back, we've known each other for a long time...
Alberto, it looks like you're serious about settling things today.
Enough talk!
We finish this now!
Daisaku, what's the matter?
Robo is waiting for you...
Don't be depressed.
Everyone makes mistakes from time to time.
This is nothing.
But what's important is what you do afterward.
I understand, Taiso...
I'll try again.
Good!
Robo, can you hear my voice?
Robo...
If you can hear me, please stand up...
...and come back to me one more time.
I realized something when you fell...
I'd always thought that I was fighting the BF Group alone until now!
But I was wrong!
We were with Issei, Tetsugyu...
...Youshi, Taiso...
Commander Chujo, Professor Go...
...and Ginrei...
Everyone was always by our side!
So please stand again and fight!
Let us all fight side by side!
So come back to me! Robo!
Giant Robo!
Take to the skies!
I've got you!
No, I've won this battle...
You fool!
You mean you chose to protect that rather than face me?
Heh, that was my duty...
Right, Daisaku?
You've figured it out...
Robo isn't something you command...
It's someone you fight with side by side.
Don't forget that...
Robo!
All right!
Maximum power!
We're escaping from the Shanghai area!
But what about Brother Taiso?
Hurry it up!
What's the matter, Alberto...
Do you want to come with me?
What are you saying, Taiso?
I won't accept this!
This can't be the way our rivalry comes to an end!
Sorry...
Taiso!
Taiso...
Big brother...
Brother!
The Anti-Shizuma field is coming!
There's the first phenomenon of the Anti-Shizuma field...
...the compression of the Shizuma Drive core!
This is good!
Now we'll get the answers to all our questions.
And we'll find out if Professor Vogler is really still alive!
Now is the time for the truth to be revealed!
You there! Are you all right?
I... I can't breathe!
Commander!
C-Can this be?
N-No...
This sample...
Professor Vogler...
He's...
Oh no, Professor Go!
Taiso...
Ginrei
Ginrei!
I'm all right...
Just got dizzy for a second.
But...
I'll be fine...
Then, you used your power...
Yes, but only a little bit...
Her power?
Teleportation...
If she concentrates, she can teleport to the other side of the world.
Not even the BF Group's elite can do that.
It's an amazing power...
...but for Ginrei, it's a double-edged sword...
When she uses it, her life is in danger.
It's as if the power sucks up her life force.
So you used your power back then?
Yes...
Ten years ago, that's how I survived...
F-Father...
T-Then Ginrei is Professor Vogler's...
There's nothing to be surprised about...
If what we've heard is true...
...then the person who caused the Tragedy of Bashtarle is Ginrei's father.
But your father is the one who made Giant Robo for the BF Group...
In different ways, all of us have something in our pasts that we keep inside.
Yes, all of us here have secrets that keep us from...
...living normal lives among the masses.
Taiso always said that no matter how it happens...
...or when it happens, it doesn't matter.
No matter when death comes, there'll be no sadness.
That's the reason why we can do our duty.
That's not true!
There are people to mourn his death!
Besides, he saved me when I was little, and he told me that...
...even though we weren't born together, we would at least die together.
That's what Brother Taiso promised me...
...but he had to go and die all by himself.
This is all my fault, I was so stupid!
It's entirely my fault!
No, this is all my father's fault.
Because this time around...
...he purposefully recreated the Tragedy of Bashtarle...
Intruder Alert!
The target is moving from the aft section toward the bridge!
Intruder Alert!
So they've come! The damn BF Group!
Tetsugyu!
You stay here!
And this time...
...make sure you protect them!
You got it, Big Sister!
Good!
Switch the controls to autopilot! All personnel, prepare for combat!
Listen Ginrei, if something should happen...
...you take the case and Daisaku and teleport out of here.
It doesn't matter where, just go as far away as you can!
Even if it costs you your life...
Daisaku, it was only for a little while...
...but you were like a son to my husband and me so...
Grow up to be a fine man!
Youshi...
All right then, let's get on with it!
All personnel, fan out!
Don't even let them get close to the bridge!
Cargo hold destroyed! Number five and six diesel engines malfunctioning!
There's only one target!
The one in armor!
Of all the possible intruders, it's Enshaku!
Issei! I need the usual!
Got it!
Negawaku wa, shikido shinku, taikyoku o motte ada o toru!
You fell for it!
Daisaku, I'm sorry...
It's my father... No, it's my fault this is all happening...
But still, I love my father.
Don't you feel the same way about your father?
If so, then hand over that case...
T-That voice!
F-Father!
Are you all right, Professor Go?
W-Where am I?
Relax, we're underground in the Medical Wing.
It seems you inhaled a bit too much smoke.
Right, it suddenly got hard to breathe and...
Yes, but unfortunately, we lost the mock-up simulation and all the data...
But what bothers me is why it got hard to breathe just before the explosion...
What's wrong?
How could I have overlooked such an important detail?
Important?
Yes...
I remember! There is another Professor Vogler who could've made that sample...
What?
Then Professor Vogler is...
Yes.
He died many years ago...
So it is you...
...but thinking back, it was so obvious.
It's because of our ability to teleport...
...that we were able to survive the Tragedy of Bashtarle.
Now, come back to me, my daughter.
And hand over the Sample that is inside that case!
Quickly, do it now!
Why you...
Silence!
I-I can't move!
Now daughter...
Y-You're not my father!
Father didn't have any powers of teleportation or anything like that!
W-What are you saying?
Are we the only two left?
Then there's only one course of action!
Right!
Hurry, Issei!
Oh no!
Enshaku!
You're right, that's the bridge up ahead!
But I can't let you pass by here!
Blue Beast!
Issei, I'm leaving the rest to you!
I'm sorry...
The case!
No doubt about it, it's the Sample!
Why won't it detach?
The Sample!
It's my Sample!
I'm still under his spell!
The Sample!
Reach it!
It can't be, but that's...
You can't have it!
I'm not going to let you take it!
Everyone died protecting that case!
Professor Shizuma and Taiso...
...so I'm not going to let the BF Group get their hands on it!
How dare you!
This is my property!
I've got it!
Now I can make the whole planet stand still!
No...
You won't take it!
The spell is broken!
Robo!
G-Giant Robo...
That's good, Robo! Just hang on a bit longer!
I need you to protect the others in my place!
Live on!
Tetsugyu!
Ginrei!
Daisaku!
T-That's...
There's no mistake...
Brother!
My brother Emmanuel!
What will be Daisaku's fate?
To be continued...
I understand! I will keep the promise I made to my father!
I'll see it through along with Robo!
Thinking back, the day that boy met Robo...
...the day he parted from his father, was the beginning of it all.
Can a new era be reached without misfortune?
Can happiness be achieved without sacrifice?
As if to answer those questions...
...a blizzard of hypocrisy and lies is cleared away.
Now, the whole truth is about to be revealed!
That's right, what really happened on that day?
What was our father really trying to do?
I won't let you claim you've forgotten, Farmelle von Vogler!
Brother!
Next time, The Truth of Bashtarle: Gone Are The Days of Youth.