Not to overstate this, but what you see here
is the future of the military.
By utilizing the advantage of artificial intelligence,
we are now able to eliminate the instability
of the human factor and gain several
tactical advantages in any defensive scenarios.
This technology can accurately strike a solo target.
It can also destroy multiple targets quickly and effectively.
Complete automated acquiring of its targets and perfect accuracy
saves ordinance and eliminates the need for manpower.
All right. Engage the tanks for the demo.
To simulate what might happen in actual combat,
we felt a demonstration without live fire would be effective
for our purpose here today.
Once this artificial intelligence weaponry
is mobilized into an actual conflict...
- Activated. - I didn't do it.
Open fire! Destroy them now!
Based on today's startling developments,
you're being briefed on a project,
a top-secret program, Patriot.
It is a secret Soviet genetic research project,
started after the war in the late 1940s.
Hidden in covert labs throughout the Soviet Union,
experiments were performed on animals and humans.
August Kuratov is in charge of the innovative technologies
department on Patriot.
However, one of his colleagues reported he'd become obsessed
with his invention called Module One,
a remote designed to control any motorized vehicle.
Unfortunately, the experiments failed
and his entire department was shut down.
Upset by his failure, Kuratov was jealous
of his Patriot counterpart, Professor Victor Dovenravov.
As a department head of the Patriot's genetic program,
Dovenravov was extremely successful,
and the results of his superhuman tests
were recognized by his superiors.
Seeing his colleague recognized for his superior research,
Kuratov knew he was far behind.
Kuratov realized he had to do something.
His department and Module One had failed.
Above all, he too wanted to be seen as a great scientist,
so he set his sights to outperform Dovenravov.
Kuratov stole the professor's research
and began his own series of underground genetic experiments.
This resulted in several innocent people
becoming biological victims of his work.
Jailed for his transgressions,
Kuratov managed to escape
and took cover in his genetics lab.
A decision was made to storm the facility
and stop his madness.
However, Kuratov had turned the lab into a bomb.
The explosion was massive.
Although it did not kill him.
The chemicals released in the explosion
altered his body's genetic structure.
He possessed unbelievable strength.
He became a force of one.
He successfully completed his Module One research.
This explains why we lost control of the machines
during our demonstration.
Even our own army doesn't stand a chance of neutralizing him.
There's only one way for us to track this animal.
The human subjects he created will help us stop him.
They must be found and convinced to help.
And now I welcome you to Patriot.
Let me get this straight.
I have two weeks to search the entire Soviet world
to assemble a team of super-humans,
a team to stop a supervillain.
That is the mission.
This team you must assemble is our only hope.
Questions?
No, sir, I have no more questions.
I should return to work.
May I go now, sir?
Yes, dismissed.
One more thing, sir.
What's the name of my mission?
Attention all of you, our mission now
is to locate the Guardians.
We've analyzed their files, but there's not a lot to go on.
We have several leads that could point us
to their possible hideouts.
No locations referred to in any of our reports.
Check our entire database for any unusual reports
from all areas, even yellow media.
I've got something here from Western Kazakhstan.
Someone posted a video of a person
who allegedly moves as fast as the wind.
That video was deleted,
but there were some eyewitnesses.
Research that immediately.
In the suburbs of Riga, a village girl claimed
that a weird force field altered her consciousness.
Siberia, a group of hunters are tracking some kind of weird animal.
Good. Now narrow it down for a locational match.
In Brestom, school kids found a basement that had talking plants.
There's a fortune teller that has predicted all cataclysms
- of the 21st century. - Armenia, close to Mt. Ararat,
tourists stumbled onto a rock man
who vanished behind a rockslide that came down like a waterfall.
This all took place near a village
where one of the Guardians lived until '89.
9ow it's time to move.
Excuse me. You're Lernik, right?
I'm Major Larina. I'm supervising Patriot now.
You are the ones who used me as a guinea pig,
then you just threw me out.
Now I live here alone, as a nameless shepherd,
a cave-dwelling hermit.
Lernik, I've come here to offer you an opportunity for revenge.
Revenge?
It's too late, they're gone.
All the enemies I know are dead.
August Kuratov's alive.
I knew it.
From now on, call me Ler.
Lernik's been dead for many years.
I'm sure that all of them deserved that, Khan.
In this world, even good has to clench its fists.
Then join me to destroy Kuratov.
That's not gonna be an easy task.
Who will join us?
It's foolish to stand in the way of a deadly warrior.
As you might've noticed,
our old team's back together.
Welcome, Arsus.
9o one bursts in on me. Who do you think you are?
If I were to bring you flowers, would you treat me better?
Can you try a little harder to remember?
You don't look familiar. We should get acquainted.
Before I annihilate you.
My, you use such big words.
How impressive.
And how often do you annihilate your old friends?
Hey, now, I taught you that move.
You're gonna have to try something else.
I taught you that move.
Then you taught it to her.
Ksenia.
All of us know you.
You really haven't changed at all in the last 40 years.
You have no friends and you're a loner
who just happens to possess superpowers.
That sound about right?
We're all the same as you.
Ler.
Khan.
Arsus.
Aren't you curious who did this to you?
Come with us.
I've been waiting for this moment for half a century.
And now, no one can stop me.
Ahh.
You are ready, my clone army,
my children.
That's when I came to my senses.
It was 1978 near Sevastopol.
That was my first real memory.
The doctors couldn't identify me.
All I had on me was this engraved ring.
This ring was how I found out my name.
Doctors reassured me that given time, my memory would return.
A year passed,
and then another.
And I still don't remember.
I started noticing people around me getting older.
I found out, as part of my superpowers, I don't grow old.
I just don't age as fast.
Forever young.
That could've raised some questions.
So I moved.
And I've kept on moving.
So which superpowers do you still have?
The main thing, you've seen, invisibility in water.
And my skin is thermo-resistant.
So there's no cold or heat.
I can control my body's temperature in all conditions.
And then, I also make great borscht.
I'm not sure I'd call that a superpower.
9ow I'm all done with moving around.
I got tired of being poor,
having no real home and being alone.
So I decided, since I'm so unique
I might as well put myself to work.
Ksenia, tell me...
are you ready to join the Guardians?
I'm happy to help.
Maybe helping you will help me.
I mean, there's a chance.
Maybe I'll remember who I really am.
Attention, listen up.
We've been able to track down Kuratov.
We traced the GPS in the stolen tanks.
He'll realize that fact relatively soon.
So as of right now, we have the element of surprise
on our side, but not for long.
This junkyard's his command center.
This weather is just perfect.
Major, so where's Kuratov?
Ler, I'm having problems hearing your signal. Ler?
Ler, can you hear me? What's going on?
There's no signal. Someone's jammed it.
- When'll it be back up? - Not sure, ma'am.
We're trying to make it work.
Get the chopper. We're going.
So it's you again.
Good morning, my dear friends.
You look well.
There used to be a time when we all had fun together.
You've forgotten that I know all of your weaknesses.
Kuratov, I know what you've got in mind here.
Let Ksenia go.
She doesn't remember anything about you.
Arsus, you're a scientist.
Your Siberian Patriot branch was one of our best.
What a silly request.
If I wanted you or Ksenia dead,
then you'd already be dead.
And no one could prevent it.
You know that you need our superpowers.
But you're not going to get them.
That's not for you to say, my furry friend.
The reason I gathered you here is to give you the chance to join me.
Maybe you should join us.
We'd sure make one hell of a circus show.
And why would we help you?
We're dead if we don't?
Our mortality's no big deal. We've all lived long enough.
Death is far better than a favor to the enemy.
I know more about you than you even realize.
You have 24 hours to decide.
For right now...
...I already designed and built my own clone army.
I'm sure I can do what I need to without you.
Good evening. Around 10am, Moscow time today,
a group of yet to be identified robbers
stole a space transmitter specifically created
for use at the army base at Baikonur.
Eyewitnesses stated that it appears all of the army base's
armored vehicles assigned there had left the base
and it's now suspected that this may have been a factor
that allowed these thieves to make off with this transmitter.
In a related development, a massive influx
of military tanks are charging
quickly towards the capital, creating havoc.
No military spokesman has explained this...
Conventional ground forces have been confounded
and are unable to coordinate any effective actions
to halt this massive influx of armored machinery
as they make their way towards Moscow.
This video shows that any vehicles blocking their way
have been laid to waste by this mechanized armada.
At this moment, citizens are evacuating the city,
resulting in massive traffic jams
and blocked roadways and surface streets.
Downtown Moscow has been leveled
by this unknown enemy force.
The amount of damage sustained to vehicles and structures
is incalculable.
Another question being asked is how can the chaos
and looting be stopped.
Kuratov, you know we made an agreement.
And I have done my part.
I delivered the Guardians to you.
You assured me this wouldn't get out of control.
It's time for you to live up to your part of the agreement.
How are you feeling?
When I was knocked out...
I found myself seeing my daughter.
It was really good to see her.
I remember the first steps she took.
That truly special day she first called me Papa.
And her first day at school,
graduating with honors at her college.
What a magical day it was,
laughing and dancing at her wedding.
My grandson and granddaughter,
they loved to play together.
My grandchildren graduating.
At first, from high school
and then, from universities.
They left, seeking out their fortunes in the world.
The only person around...
was my dear daughter.
Reminding me of her mother.
So kind and sweet.
Then I remember her wrinkles
and her grey hair.
She aged so well.
I remember being at her funeral as well.
You should never have to bury your own children
Pardon me, Major.
There's a professor here to see you.
He claims that he used to work here.
Professor, this is incredible.
We didn't even think you were still alive.
Ah, well, when I first saw August
on the news,
I knew that we were all in danger so I came.
We found Ksenia, Khan, Arsus and Ler.
We have Ler but he fought with Kuratov and was really beat up.
The others are dead or held captive.
Right, he wasn't able to kill all of them.
I was there, many years ago.
August invited me to his lab so he could brag
about his success, his experiments.
By then, the agency was aware of his work.
He acted cautiously, found this place.
Put together an entire lab in secret.
He doesn't think I'm alive so he'll go back there.
Professor, can you help Ler to recover?
Of course.
You should get ready... for the storm.
Careful, it's a magnetic force field.
The generator on the wall needs to be disconnected first.
Take off the cover right there and...
Or that'll work.
General Dolgov betrayed us and sold you out to Kuratov.
The Ministry of Defense has put me in charge
of directing this operation.
We have to stop Kuratov so our next move...
Give him a minute.
So you're still here?
Yeah, I need to pick the professor's brain for a sec.
He's in the lab, studying one of Kuratov's clones.
But we could call him, if you'd like to.
I'll just wait here for him.
Arsus, I can see something's bothering you.
Wanna tell me what it is?
Ksenia, I've been watching over her for a pretty long time.
Eight years ago when I first found her,
I saw she didn't remember anything.
So I just kept my distance from her but I kept her safe.
I don't know how to say this.
Being a scientist, you'd think I'd know what I'm going through
every time I transform.
But it's becoming obvious to me that my transformations
are getting more and more difficult.
Even after I return to being human,
I still feel like an animal.
Some animals are better than people.
There I agree with you.
But when I become a bear, I can't speak.
All I do is roar.
My human side switches off for a few seconds.
Especially when I reach the final stage of full bear mode.
That brain mode's lasting longer every time.
It's weird.
I'm scared I could get stuck in that mode forever.
I need to know how much longer I can transform
before I'll get stuck.
Only the professor can help me with that.
But as of right now, you are in full control?
I believe so, but this doesn't look promising.
I could permanently get stuck as a bear.
Please don't let that happen.
Arsus.
I'll do whatever I can to help you.
I promise.
Thank you for that.
Oh my.
That's not good.
Hello August.
I haven't seen you in ages.
All those nights in pain...
embarrassment...
betrayal...
Why'd you do it?
I never betrayed you and you know that's the truth.
There's no going back.
- For any of us. - That's good.
I know what it is you're about to do.
- And I know why you disabled... - It makes no difference.
Soon, the whole world...
will know that I am a genius.
9ot a traitor.
Goodbye, Victor.
Major?
There's a problem.
And the head of the Space Agency's on the line for you ma'am.
Put him on the main screen.
And bring the Guardians here.
Unfortunately we don't have our intel picture
completed yet, but we're very close.
Wait. But that can't be.
Hammer is heading towards Earth's orbit.
- Hammer? - Which hammer is that?
Another treasure left over from the Cold War.
Space station Hammer was a slash cannon,
created in response to President Reagan's Star Wars program.
Its firepower could obliterate any city on Earth
and now it's held by Kuratov.
Space Station Hammer can strike from the exosphere.
It's so high above our atmosphere
that no weapons from Earth can even reach it.
But in the late '80s Hammer was put into
non-operational status and jettisoned,
so it's been drifting out farther into space
away from Earth, that's what we believed.
Pardon me for interrupting all of you,
but it appears our problems just got bigger.
We just finished decrypting the Module Two file,
and it appears Kuratov won't be stopping
at just accessing the Hammer.
Apparently, his plan is to take control
of every private and military communication satellite
currently orbiting Earth.
If he succeeds, he will control all machinery in the world.
He created Module Two so he can control the entire planet.
But to do that he'd need an extremely powerful
transmitter and a huge antennae, it would have to be the size...
Ostankino Tower.
And Kuratov also recently took possession
of the Baikonur Transmitter.
Maybe these are all spare parts for his Module.
But that's not nearly tall enough.
He needs something that's at least 500 meters long.
Besides that, there's no such structure.
Actually, there is.
Federation Tower in Moscow City.
Federation Tower is over 300 meters tall,
and combine it with the Ostankino Tower,
they're over 900 meters.
- And that could create a giant... - Antennae.
How'd you find me?
You used to hang out here.
Didn't you?
I had an older brother.
Abei.
Whenever we were in Moscow
the two of us used to mix it up around here.
Abei was very skilled when it came to swords and kung fu.
I idolized him.
He was always a great example.
But as I grew older, I realized
that I developed into nothing more
than a dull shadow of my brother.
9o one believed in me.
But heaven as my witness,
I really wasn't weaker than him.
And that's when I made the mistake of meeting...
Kuratov.
He promised to make me unbeatable.
So I agreed to his hellish experiments.
And through the nearly unbearable pain...
I turned superhuman.
Then I challenged Abei...
to a fair fight against him.
I just wanted to see where I was at.
But then during the bout I...
I switched off.
I just lost control.
Then my senses came back.
My brother was dead.
I had beaten him
to death.
My petty jealousy cost me my own brother.
I became better than him, then killed him.
I'm sorry for your loss.
But we need you more than ever.
Our cyber scientists have created these special suits
designed to increase your combat effectiveness.
The innovations built into them take into account
your super abilities and elevate them even further.
So where's mine?
Its targeting system connects directly to your nervous system.
It picks targets based on where your aggression is focused.
When you start to transform into full bear mode,
the cannon then switches to fully automatic.
Your suit provides you with the best possible defense
against all types of physical damage,
including bullets, blades and tranquilizer darts.
Take a look at the spinal area.
We've installed a harpoon and reinforced rope.
In your last fight, your skills were neutralized
because you didn't have any access to rocks.
With these new improvements to your suit,
you will now have rocks available to you at all times.
Turning your telekinetic ability to control rocks
into a weapon was a challenge.
We decided to use electromagnetic impulses.
Your whip will not only affect the opponent
with its sheer strength,
but will also deliver any opponent a fatal blow
from the ultra-high voltage electrical charge
that emanates from the whip's handle.
Because of these highly sensitive sensors Ksenia's wearing,
she can now become invisible whenever she chooses,
just by flexing her neck muscles to activate them.
This specialized suit will support this stealth function
and it will disappear with her.
Another compelling feature is that you can make any object
invisible by touching it...
- Where did it...? - This, I already got.
9ot bad. Not bad at all.
Perfect.
We've got an hour. Kuratov still has to construct it.
He's got to join the Moscow City and Ostankino Towers
then connect them to his amplifier and transmitter.
After that, he'll have enough power.
And then, the world is his.
It's not his yet.
To stop that, we must disable Module Two,
which is in the control panel of the tower's main building.
We've gotta get to it.
For this to work, we should attack it from four sides.
I'll drop down on that tower from above.
Arsus and I will attack from the river.
- OK. - All right, and I'll start
from underneath, down in the subway.
What about the force field?
You can use these special keys to circumvent the force field.
We salvaged this one during our last battle with the clones.
It would serve you well to obtain more of these keys
from the clone commanders that guard the outer perimeter.
Using beams and wires should be able to get us up that tower
so we can destroy Module Two.
Disable that Module and Tornado Team will finish things up.
They're going to destroy the whole Moscow City Complex
using rocket launchers.
So you'll all have to get out before it gets leveled.
Get us in closer.
He's alive.
What's taking Khan so long?
We're too high! Get us closer!
With that force field, I can't get any closer!
Whoa! Arsus!
I'm going in.
There's something vital that I found out.
About the Guardians.
It's how they can destroy...
August Kuratov.
Guardians possess the ability to transfer their power
to one another.
This merging increases their strength.
That's why Kuratov disabled Ler.
He was afraid Ler could've split the Earth in half.
If he wanted to.
That's good. I'll tell them.
There's more.
This transference of energy,
it's... quite difficult to control.
It's highly complex.
One wrong move by them...
and they'll all be dead.
This is the generator.
We need to power it down so Larina can blow up
this entire structure, along with Kuratov.
And how do you propose we do that?
Too bad I flunked physics in school.
Arsus, couldn't we just short the circuit?
Then we'll need metal.
9o. That kind of heat would melt any metal.
I see.
9o!
Stop!
Are you all right?
I'm OK.
Force field's down. Tornado Team in attack mode.
Wait. The Guardians are still in there.
I need more time. I have important intel for them.
You never should've turned down my offer.
There's no time for that.
Tornado Team commence attack as soon as possible.
You had a chance...
to rule all the world.
- We need to get back up there. - No, don't!
Tornado Team's rockets are on their way.
That was your plan?
You're all even stupider than I believed!
The energy transfer is a very unstable process.
It can backfire.
I warn you, you could wind up dead.
We've got to try it.
You can't defeat me!
I created you!
You're wrong again, August.
They're the ones who created themselves.
And the swift attacks on Moscow by unknown assailants
have stopped as suddenly as they started.
No known terrorist groups have made any claims
of responsibility for this attack or the resulting damage.
A Ministry of Defense spokesperson is slated
to hold a press conference this afternoon.
Our armed forces were able to coordinate and concentrate
their firepower into one massive strike on this threatening force
which resulted in this group's defeat.
Experts theorize that some sort of a secret weapon
was used to repel this unknown force,
a weapon that's not officially listed
as part of the Russian army's arsenal.
Now that Moscow's citizens have been notified
that there are no more threats to life,
our capital finds itself slowly, surely returning to normal.
Those whose homes weren't destroyed
are happily returning to them.
As for those less fortunate,
they will be provided with housing during reconstruction.
I guess silence is golden.
This silence, I'd say it's priceless.
I want you to know you have our thanks.
You are all amazing, but it's not only your superpowers
that make you amazing.
You've helped me discover that dignity is achieved
through friendship.
Rediscovering that can only happen with real friends.
Like you.
I've started remembering some of my past.
I even remember who gave me my ring.
It's just something to think about.
I'm thinking we should return to our boring old lives again.
Yeah.
I'm more at home in the country than in a big city like this.
They're not ready for us.
Wait.
Patriot is not shutting down.
What if we need you again?
- Well, if it really happens... - I guess we'll see you then.
One more thing.
We found other Guardians.
Who sent you?