Today, the sky bustles
Today, the Earth bustles
Oh! Gatchaman!
A man with passion for love and justice
A man who will always protect this world
His name is Gatchaman
Science Ninja Team, Gatchaman Fighter GO!
Take to the skies, run along the Earth,
Swim the seas
Enable the road to peaceful life
Call forth the Gatcha Spartan
Help us restore our peace
Go, go, go Gatchaman
Today, the sky bustles
Today, the Earth bustles
Oh! Gatchaman!
G-1 Desperate for High Power
Hurry, now! Now!
Do it now!
Keep it up!
All right, let's do this!
The last of the antimatter planetoid fragments had fallen,
and it looked as though the great crisis had ended.
However, the fires, landslides, sinking of land, and other secondary disasters that it brought about,
continued across the globe, such that peace had yet to return to the citizens of the world.
Meanwhile, Gatchaman rested at the space observatory's aviation hospital,
after just barely letting Egobossler slip through his fingers
thanks to the cellular deterioration damage spreading throughout his body.
Gramps! How's Ken's condition?
At first glance, it looks like nothing's changed at all, but...
The cellular deterioration is accelerating rapidly.
We're trying to revive his cells now with the Neo Bioreactor,
but we're not sure if he'll really be able to recover this time.
If Ken uses the Hyper Shot one more time, it will likely kill him.
An average human would have died a long time ago.
Gatchaman is tenacious, both in body and soul.
It's incredible!
But he needs to take good care of every last living cell in his body.
If he can do that, I believe he might just pull through.
Please, we won't have Ken use the Hyper Shot ever again. Just please...
I know. We're doing everything we can.
Thank you.
Big Bro... poor Big Bro...
Jinpei, that's enough!
Ken is exhausted. Let him rest now.
Ken... you can pull through this.
You've used your strength to overcome every obstacle until now.
Jun, are you all right? If we die, we die together!
Ken! I won't let you die alone like this. If we die, we die together!
Chief! Chief Nambu!
Chief, where are you?
Die, Gatchaman! Plunge into the pits of hell!
Chief! Father!
Gatchaman! You can do this! Don't lose!
Ken! Get up!
It's not like you to fall apart like this! Get up! Get up now!
Gatchaman.
Chief!
Are you all right, Gatchaman?
It looks like your cellular deterioration has gotten worse...
Chief!
Ken! Don't be afraid of death while you fight evil!
You can overcome that fear within yourself!
I fought to the bitter end believing that!
Ken! Fight until you can fight no more!
I understand. I will defeat this evil.
Gatchaman, I can't do anything to help you now.
But know that your father and I are watching over you always!
Go now! They're waiting for you!
You can do it, Ken.
There's been an emergency!
Science Ninja Team, meet me at the Center immediately!
Engineer Kamo! Wh-what about Ken?
We should leave him there to rest.
Understood! I'll be right there!
Look at that!
A new light source has appeared, coming from a different direction than before!
You don't think it's another antimatter planetoid, do you?!
I do. Without a doubt.
What did you say?! What?!
Also, this one's mass is vastly greater than the last.
Zoom in on that light source as close as you can!
Yes, Sir!
It's shaped like an apple, with seven...!
This is what Chief Nambu meant by a poison apple and seven dwarves!
If so, this must be the main body of the antimatter planetoid.
It seems the last one was only Leader Z's trial run.
I speak to the entire human race! I am Leader Z!
The time has come for you to face the demise of your planet.
Look, a giant antimatter planetoid,
exceedingly more powerful than its predecessor, is approaching the Earth.
No one can stop it now. Not even Gatchaman.
You have 30 hours until the Earth is annihilated!
Perish, Earth! Disappear from space for all eternity!
Only 30 hours until Earth is destroyed?! What are we gonna do?!
Damn it! There's nothing we can do!
What? There must be something!
Yeah! We need to figure something out quickly!
Even if we try to do something, there's just not enough time.
Gramps, do you have any ideas?
Just look at it. This antimatter planetoid is clearly on a whole different level of power and defense.
Look at how oddly bright the light shield is around it!
Plus, the seven space tractors make up a perfect computer system
as well as being weapons, no doubt!
No missile exists that can take out those tractors one by one,
break through the shield, and then destroy the antimatter planetoid!
If only Chief Nambu were alive right now...
Engineer Kamo!
We've calculated its trajectory! It's moving towards Earth at an astounding rate.
Just as Leader Z said, it will collide with the Earth in less than 30 hours!
It may not do us any good, but please warn each country.
Damn it! What are we supposed to do?
Chief Nambu is dead, our base and the ISO headquarters were destroyed,
and Ken's just taken critical damage again.
What the hell are we supposed to do?!
Help!
Leader Z's proclamation of destruction shocked the world's citizens to the core.
People went out of control,
destroying their culture, their own humanity, even before Leader Z could do so.
Meanwhile, a representative of the UN called Dr. Peace arrived at the ISO space observatory.
During our emergency UN conference, all countries came to the decision to...
surrender to Galactor.
Wh-what?!
What?
If we continue to fight them, our planet will be annihilated.
Surrendering won't change anything!
What did you say?!
Leader Z's true goal is to destroy this planet!
Even if we surrender, we'll still all be killed in the end.
No one has forgotten the terror of Leader X.
And Leader Z is an even more terrifying space devil than he was!
Exactly. That's why he won't hold back, even if we surrender.
Yeah! Don't let him fool you!
The only way to save this Earth is to defeat Leader Z!
Even now, this planet is on the brink of destruction.
Our only option is to surrender to Leader Z so he'll save us!
I don't think you understand how terrible Leader Z truly is.
Chief Nambu is dead, the ISO headquarters and even your own base have been destroyed.
What else can you do, Science Ninja Team?!
We will surrender.
Engineer Kamo!
There's a message from a nurse.
She says Gatchaman is out of bed and has run off somewhere!
H-he did what?! And in his condition?!
Gramps, we can search for him.
Find him!
Everyone, follow me!
Roger!
Is Gatchaman ill?
Yes! He's going to try to save the world, even if it means sacrificing himself in the process.
The only thing I can depend on right now is the Gatcha Spartan.
I thought he might be in here.
What is Ken trying to do?
I'd say he's trying to power up the Gatcha Spartan.
Even though the doctor said the next time he uses the Hyper Shot
it'll totally destroy the rest of his cells!
What?! You mean Ken will...
Damn Ken, he wants to fight to the end and bring Galactor down with him.
Ken...!
Jun, wait! Nothing you say to Ken right now is going to change his mind.
I know that! Just please, please let me help him at least!
Ken! I won't let you use the Hyper Shot again...
I see...
Even with his body's condition being what it is, Gatchaman is still trying to save the world...
We need to have more courage like his.
Up until now, Gatchaman and his team have always saved us...
Now it's our turn to come together and save Gatchaman!
All right. That should do it!
Ken, what are you planning to do now?
I'm going after the space tractors! In order to divert the antimatter planetoid's path,
we're going to have to destroy the space tractors that are pulling it along!
How are you going to destroy the space tractors?
I'm going to use the Gatcha Spartan to get as close as I can, then blast them with the asteroid missiles!
Engineer Kamo! This is Gatchaman!
Gatchaman! Where did you run off to?!
We're going to take off soon!
What?! I-In your condition?!
Don't worry about me. I can't divert the antimatter planetoid if I'm asleep!
We're about to launch into space to destroy the tractors pulling the antimatter planetoid along.
I need you to equip the Gatcha Spartan with asteroid missiles!
Got it! But we only have three of the missiles left. We'll have to get the rest from NASA's armory.
We don't have time for all that! Those three missiles will be plenty!
All right! I'll prepare them right away.
Fools! Your efforts are futile!
My antimatter planetoid will collide with the Earth no matter what you do!
But I will kill you all before then!
Mechandol, aren't you the least bit curious about Leader Z's proclamation
that he will annihilate the Earth?
What do you mean...
He proclaimed that he would destroy the Earth without once discussing it with me!
He might actually be contemplating blasting his antimatter planetoid into the Earth!
H-he wouldn't!
It's undeniable. If not, he would have given me the key to divert the antimatter planetoid's path.
The fact that he hasn't told me anything means he's trying to make a fool out of me.
Report!
Just now, an Iron Beast has commenced an attack on the ISO's Rocket Base!
What?! Who ordered this?! Mechandol, was it you?
N-no!
I know! Leader Z! It must have been Leader Z!
But why without my permission?
Run! Retreat!
No! It's Galactor!
Come on, time to attack!
Let's go! Roger!
Ken! I think that Iron Beast is using a high-tension current
to balance itself and destroy everything in its path!
All right then! I'll cut off that current with my Gatchaman Fencer!
What?!
Here we go! Unite, Gatcha Spartan!
What's wrong?
What's wrong, you guys?
Jun!
Jinpei!
Ryu!
Joe! What are you doing?!
Do you not hear your leader's orders?!
I'm sorry, Ken!
We can't let you use your Gatchaman Fencer or the Hyper Shot anymore.
Leave that mecha to me!
Jun, don't! You're no match against that thing. Leave this to me!
Jun! I understand how you feel, but I'm better suited for this kind of thing!
Joe!
Jun!
Guys, I told you before not to tread on eggshells around me!
Didn't we all promise that if we die, we die together?!
We did. But sometimes we humans let our emotions get the better of us. Particularly Jun, being a girl.
In any case, you should be punished for disobeying orders!
Ken felt Joe's friendship acutely, and something even more than that from Jun.
However, the weighty task of saving the world stood as a wall between the two of them.
Leader Z!
Why did you proclaim the world's destruction and launch an Iron Beast attack without my permission?!
Because I can! You don't have the authority to direct me!
What?! I am the leader of Galactor!
How could I not want to wash my hands of a pitiful leader who can't even defeat Gatchaman,
and often barely escapes being captured himself!
What?!
My new antimatter planetoid will collide with the Earth in another 26 hours!
Please, your Excellency! The key to diverting it...
There is no key!
No key?! That can't be!
What about your promise?!
It's... it's ridiculous... it can't be!
You promised me, Leader Z!
It is now just one day until the antimatter planetoid collides with the Earth!
How will Gatchaman overcome this imminent threat?
Only time will tell.
Gatchaman uses every means possible to stop the antimatter planetoid,
but when their blows finally connect, the Gatcha Spartan gets struck down instead!
Minute by minute, the antimatter planetoid draws closer to Earth...
Next time on Gatchaman Fighter:
"Earth Extinction! 3, 2, 1"!
Look forward to it!
Byun, byun, byu byun byun
Fantastic, fantastic, Gatchaman
Protect our home
Enter the Iron Beast mecha
Dancing through the sky on white wings
Our friend, Gatchaman
The morning sun is a splendid match
To the colors of blazing wishes
Byun, byun, byu byun byun
Fantastic, fantastic, Gatchaman