The AV-98, aka the Ingram Patrol Labor.
6.02 tons. 8.02 meters high.
SCB powered. SCLM drive system.
Armed and ready for combat with a 37 millimeter revolver and stun baton.
Designed specifically for police use...
to make a psychological impact on the community...
to deter criminals while making the public feel safe.
You must not let go of your dreams
And never turn your gaze away
Yet even still love may cloud up and fade away
And even though you comforted your love
When he was feeling down
Sadness was still weighing down his heavy heart
Hang tight onto your dreams - they're weapons in your arsenal
You'll find that you can get through anything at all
So never cry - you know I will always be watching over you
What I love about you is your strong sense of fairness
So never cry - you know I will always be right there by your side
And so now you can face your future fearlessly
His name is Zero
A 705 has been reported at Babylon Construction Block.
Division 2, mobilize! I repeat...
Is something wrong, Miss lzumi?
Are you still sleepy?
Why did I dream about that?
It's finally happened.
It's been a long year.
Shige...
Thank you.
Oh, we're just doing our job.
They're back.
Lt. Gomioka, I leave this in your hands.
This will be the last time we use them.
Lower the deck.
Good morning.
You have my sympathy. Those early morning jobs are rough.
Now maybe we'll both get a chance to relax.
What are they going to do with your Python?
It'll go to a training center.
I'm glad they can still use it.
Well, that sure happened fast.
It was a quick decision, but wasn't development fast, too?
This thing's loaded up with everything but the kitchen sink.
Maybe because they finally gave up on an economy model.
So now they've gone overboard in the other direction.
You're too loud.
I can't accept this!
There's nothing we can do.
The old plan was to simplify by upgrading both divisions at once.
But the new machines cost a lot more than Ingrams.
I'm not talking about that!
Then what are you talking about?
I don't care if Division 1 gets an upgrade,
but why couldn't I help out in the tests? That's the problem here!
It's because of the new computer system they're using.
New system?
A neural network.
What's that?
This Labor has a nervous system.
Will it feel pain?
I don't understand. How can you connect nerves to a machine?
Does it help if you picture the computer as the "brain?"
But a computer is more precise than a human brain.
Why go back to nerves?
There are advantages and disadvantages.
For example, dogs and cats walk by alternating left and right legs.
But when running, they alternate front and back legs.
So?
A computer is just a big calculator.
It calculates speed, terrain, the local environment,
and then calculates how to move the legs. It's extremely complex.
But that's what a neural network excels at!
A neural net machine will have a lot of advantages.
Such as?
If the pilot passes out, it could continue his movement patterns.
The job of piloting will become far easier.
I don't like the sound of that.
It disturbs me to hear you say that, sir.
Neural networks are vastly easier to train than simple computers.
As mechanics we have to get used to pushing the envelope.
You're hard at work.
Captain, will the new model arrive on schedule?
I hope so. It's never wise to keep the brass waiting.
Come help out in the hangar, later.
Ow!
Are you okay?
I found it!
Oh, nice picture. Is that Alphonse?
I thought l'd lost it, but it was just behind the drawer.
I told you that you should have cleaned up earlier.
Oh, how cute! So is your Ingram "Alphonse the Second?"
No, the third. This was the first, and then I had a cat.
There's a picture of him around somewhere, too.
The new model's here!
Thank you. Go ahead and take the old machines.
Deck up.
Wow.
Well?
Looks good.
Want one?
I don't need it.
Oh, really? Then I guess you wouldn't mind a practice fight?
With an Ingram?
With an Ingram.
What are you up to?
Nothing.
Okay.
Officer Ota, would you step over here?
Oh, wise Amaterasu, we humbly beseech you,
on behalf of Special Vehicles, Second Section,
Division 1 of the Metropolitan Police,
please grant us your great wisdom,
and guidance in this new endeavor...
Begin.
Come at me.
It sure does move smoothly.
But Ota's giving him some trouble. It isn't over yet.
That's odd.
So, you noticed?
Well, uh...
What?
Take a look at his feet.
He's avoiding the oil drums.
What?
Imagine that we're in the city, and that's construction debris.
Lt. Gomioka is deliberately making this into a real test.
But...
I've got you on the defensive!
That's enough.
Would you like to take it out for a spin, Captain?
How does it compare to the Python?
Operating it makes me tense.
It moves so easily but I have to carefully consider every move.
It could become an icon of safety or another symbol of destruction.
It depends entirely on the movements I'm training into it.
I'd like its highest priority to be the safety of the public.
I think this machine can achieve that.
Yes.
Naturally the latest model is superior. It's only logical.
Yeah, but how reliable is it?
How will its neural network respond in the heat of battle?
Its other computers are on par with the Ingram's.
That's good to know.
Why didn't they just get Ingrams?
Now come on...
These new machines are much more expensive,
so why didn't they just get Ingrams?
Everyone's been coming out with better models this year.
You know, some day, even the Ingram may be...
So Special Vehicles always has to be on the cutting edge?
If everyone else upgrades, we have to upgrade, too?
It's just a vicious circle.
What ever happened to wisdom and bravery?
Let's not get too carried away. A Labor is just a tool.
It's only natural to hone it and fix minor defects.
Defects?
For example, Ota...
Could you pilot an Ingram like Noa does, if you had her data?
Of course not. An Ingram's data is specific to each pilot.
It would be very difficult to pilot with her disk.
Yes, unless you used a pattern extraction filter.
But current filters tend to blur the data a bit.
True. For peak performance we train machines for a single pilot.
For better or for worse, your Alphonse belongs to you alone.
But the Zero naturally adapts itself to any pilot.
Its neural network responds appropriately to any pilot.
Although that might make it more difficult to train.
Care to join me?
The drive train looks similar, but the electronics are beyond me.
I'm obsolete.
Oh, come on!
Mr. Sakaki?
Yes?
Do you mind if I report a problem?
I'm not sure if I can help you any more.
Well, it looks like it's time to lock up.
Get a grip!
Looks like they're already at it.
Please stop them!
I already had one workman's comp yesterday!
The company's going to take this out of my hide!
I'm desperate! I'll lose my house!
Machine 1, deck up. Machine 2, block the target.
Let's take them down quickly.
Attention Labor: Halt.
Halt!
What are you doing, Noa?
Your target is moving. I'm sending you a map.
Roger.
Target moving east, to 204.
Roger.
I have to do something. But what?
There!
Attention shoppers: Thank you for your patience.
This is Special Vehicles, Second Section,
requesting that you clear the area.
Halt your Labor and exit peacefully!
No!
You know...
No. If it's about today, I don't want to hear it.
I've been messing up all day.
What do you mean?
It's great that Captain Nagumo finally got new Labors...
But why can't I be happy about it?
There's nothing wrong with a little rivalry.
It isn't that.
Was it a mistake to train Alphonse?
I don't believe so.
But...
Believe in yourself. You've accomplished incredible things.
It isn't like you to be thrown off, just by seeing the Zero.
You don't have to love the Zero. Alphonse doesn't want that.
That's all l'm trying to say.
Yeah, I guess.
Asuma, where have you been?
Chief Fukushima is here! It's bad!
What did I do?
Not you. Izumi!
It's the incident in the parking lot today.
That car the Hercules dented belonged to some VIP.
So?
The VIP heard about the Zero, and now he's complaining.
Does he think the Zero could have prevented the dent?
That's stupid!
We wouldn't be in trouble if we'd kept the Hercules out of the mall.
Whatever the reason, it means trouble.
It's a big headache for the Captain and Miss Kumagami.
Shouldn't Ota share some of the flak?
What?
Yeah, what!
This is no time to fight!
We may be on the verge of a major reorganization!
Has it gone that far?
Noa!
I was worried about Alphonse, but I only made things worse.
Noa, what's wrong? Come on out!
Noa!
No, I want to be with Alphonse!
When I looked out, the storm had passed a long time ago.
The morning dew betrays how yesterday's...
sorrows have been washed away.
Dawn is let loose by unbolting the panels of night.
Even machines and the buildings all wake up.
Now I can see so far ahead, an unfolding panorama;
Wherever I watch from, I see a peaceful, happy island.
The thing I want to tell to you, the thing I want to show to you:
The shining gate to our dreams lays open to us,
right now before our eyes.
This story is fiction... but in ten years, who knows?
I'm not abandoning Alphonse, no way!
Do you think you can run from this?
But...
But nothing! If you're not here what will happen to Alphonse?
You completely...
But, from long before I felt this way.
Next Episode, suddenly the last round: Condition Green. Target, locked on!
Next Episode: Condition Green