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I want to make a note that Vega’s Valhalla and Valkyrie mechs share upgrades. You upgrade one and the other gets the same upgrade for free. Keep that in mind if you plan to use Vega full time and can’t decide on which unit to put her in..
Last time we stopped a coup d’etat and seemed to have wiped out the Galfa.
[Mycenaean Empire, Command Room]
Fufufu. Our greatest opportunity has finally arrived.
The humans are exhausted by all the infighting. Their military forces around the world are more focused on rebuilding and stabilization.
Prince Heinel, Empress Janera, General Bat. We, the Mycenae, will take Earth for ourselves.
You sure are confident, Emperor of Darkness.
It’s true that the humans are currently in disarray.
But THE BOYS, their main force, are stronger than they’ve ever been.
In particular, the number of Gundam Types they have are staggering.
Won’t they just beat you like they normally do?
You underestimate us. In addition to the Dragonsaurus, we now have the mass produced Great Mazingers. We’re now much stronger than you ever could be.
Sure, the Mycenae are stronger, but as Lady Janera said, THE BOYS are also stronger.
Silence, you powerless child. We’ll never have as good of a chance as we do right now.
Um… I do have a mobile weapon…
Hah. It’s probably some sort of wind-up toy.
It’s not! If you’re going to go, I thought I’d offer my help.
Very well, Lalia. You may help us however you can.
Really, Emperor of Darkness?
They say even dead trees can help a mountain. Gwahahahaha.
Just watch. We’ll put an end to THE BOYS and take control of the Earth. Our bet will end with our victory.
Very well. If you succeed, I swear on my Boazan pride that I will uphold our part of the deal.
[Oniwa Castle, Hall of Worship]
That Emperor of Darkness sure was confident this time.
Indeed… They seem intent on making their move.
Curses! If only we had more supplies from Planet Campbell, then we wouldn’t be sulking around here!
What’s going on back home anyway?
Lady Janera, we’ve got trouble!
What is it? And don’t yell.
A rebellion has broken out on Planet Campbell. It seems the peace faction has taken power.
W-what!?
Campbell has fallen to a bunch of pacifistic cowards!
We’ve been ordered to return to our home planet!
Return home!? What nonsense is this!? They want us to turn our tails between our legs and run away!?
If we do return home, we’d just be sacrificed to appease those stupid pacifists.
You’re joking!
Right now the only way for us to survive is to rule Earth and stay here. Warchimedes, Dungele, with every ounce of our power, we’ll attack THE BOYS!
But Lady Janera, it’s the Mycenaean’s turn to attack them.
I don’t care about that anymore! We’ll run out of supplies at this rate!
Um… Can I speak…?
What is it, Lalia?
What about a joint attack between the Mycenae and Campbell armies?
I doubt the Mycenaeans will accept those terms.
They will… But in exchange, please make me a general in the Campbellian army!
A g-general!? You’re screwing with us! A brat like you can’t have the same rank as me!
Very well. You have my word.
Lady Janera!
Great. Thank you. I’ll go convince the Emperor of Darkness.
Lady Janera, what’re you planning? I, Dungele, am Campbell’s general, not that brat!
You need to see the big picture. Do you think you can convince the Mycenaeans by yourself?
What!? You’re saying I’m inferior to a child!?
The reason why our conquest is so slow is because you, Dungele, are utterly incompetent!
I’m not! I’m just following the plan!
Then do better than Lalia in this battle.
This works out in our favor. We get to see what he’s actually capable of. I’m curious about his weaponry.
Grrr… I’m not going to lose to some brat!
Of course you won’t. Now that we’ve run out of any hope of assistance from the home planet, we absolutely must win this battle.
That’s right. Think of this battle as our final showdown!
[Mycenaean Empire, Command Room]
I see. A joint front with the Campbellians isn’t a bad idea.
My Emperor!
General, unfortunately we have no means of attacking in space. The reason why the Boazans act like they do is because they have the advantage up there.
I see. So you’ll make the Campbellians our space force.
Lalia, can you fight in space?
Yes… My machine can certainly operate in space…
Great. Depending on your performance in this battle, I may appoint you as captain of our space force.
R-really?
My Emperor, you don’t have to go that far.
General, our alliance was originally made because we realized it would be difficult for us to oppose THE BOYS on our own and subjugate the humans in space. Don’t forget that.
Sir!
Go, Great General of Darkness! We can’t let this opportunity slip away! We must gather all of our power and defeat both THE BOYS and the Mazinger Army!!
Tetsuya Tsurugi and Great Mazinger, today we’ll settle everything. Deploy the Volcano Island Base!!
[Nanbara Connection, Command Room]
What’s up, Doc? Why did you call us back here?
Yeah. The enemy might take advantage of the coup and attack us.
That’s why you’re here. I want to power up Combattler in preparation for any future enemy attacks, since they’ll probably intensify.
Really? That’s great!
Take a look at this.
Grandasher… How is this different from the Super EM Spin?
The Super EM Spin uses rotational force to charge at the enemy, but it’s difficult to aim.
That’s why we use the EM Tornado to stop the enemy’s movements before we spin.
Yes. The Grandasher is an improvement on that concept.
So both attacks are just glorified tackles.
Hey if it ain’t broke.
Hey Doc, are there any new weapons for our Kerott?
Yeah. It’s not fair that only Combattler gets an upgrade.
Right, Kerott… I’ll look into it.
I’m not expecting much.
Woohoo! Let’s get started on these modifications right away. Kosuke, I’d like your help.
[GEAR HQ, A Room]
So the Combattler Team went back for some upgrades?
Speaking of which, I wonder if Dr. Sakonji’s research is going well.
Oh, you mean that Super EM launcher thingie?
It’s the Doctor, so he’ll work it out. Voltes will get upgraded soon enough.
It’s not an upgrade per se, but shouldn’t God Gundam’s overhaul be finished soon?
I completely forgot. Guess I’ll give Rain a call.
[GEAR HQ, Command Room]
Sorry I’m late. I had a hard time sorting these documents.
Don’t worry about it, auntie.
You sure are busy, mom.
…When we’re on duty, please call me Vega. Both of you.
It’s hard calling my mom by her name.
Isn’t auntie good enough?
Kids, it’s important to keep your personal and professional lives separate.
Exactly.
Here’s the situation around the world.
Looks grim.
We didn’t notice it from space, but it seems the Mariemaia coup was carried out worldwide.
But rescue efforts are currently underway with GEAR’s international branches playing a key role.
It’s times like these that the enemy likes to attack. We need to stay alert.
No matter who attacks, as long as we’re together, we’ll be fine.
Heh. Your confidence is unfounded as usual, but I’m in agreement.
[Alarm]
Incoming SOS from the presidential palace!
Speak of the devil!!
What’s the enemy’s force looking like?
They don’t know. All they’ve mentioned is a huge moving island!!
It’s their Volcanic Island Base! The Mycenaeans are getting serious!
Deploy THE BOYS!!
Hurry! The Nahel Argama will launch!
The Nadesico will also launch!
Chapter 24: Rage of the Volcanic Island Base!
Ahahaha. This is the Earth’s capital? It’s way too fragile! But those Campbellians are running late.
Deploy 8 units. Forced deploys are the Mazin Bros, Boss Borot, Diana A, and Venus A. Combattler and Kerott are currently elsewhere.
Ta-Da! Everyone in the capital, sorry to keep you waiting. Your savior, Boss Borot, is here!
Boss! Stop messing around and start helping.
I ain’t messing around!
W-what’s that!?
That’s their volcanic island base. The Great General of Darkness wants to make this a decisive battle!!
They’ve turned an entire island into a mobile fortress? What the hell are they anyway!?
There you are, THE BOYS. Also Tetsuya Tsurugi.
Great General of Darkness! Today I’ll put an end to your life!
You’re welcome to try! All troops, march!
Those are the guys that were at Fort Severn!
Are those the mass produced Great Mazingers!?
They used Shinichiro to make these…
That’s not all… Look who’s finally here.
Captain, more enemies on our rear!
What!?
Fufufu. Today is your end, THE BOYS!
Hmm? Where’s Combattler? Where’s Hyoma Aoi!?
What is this, a Super Robot impersonation contest?
Are you scared, Combattler V? I’ll take you all on regardless.
Heh. Even without the Combattler Team, there’s no way you could ever beat us!
You’ve said it now, punk!!
Let’s go!
Let’s fight, Great General of Darkness!!
First, here’s a unit I’m not planning on using.
[RMS-006G Jenice Kai Ennil Custom]
An above average mobile suit. Being technically a grunt unit, it has great upgrade potential. If you max it out, it’ll be one good unit.
We start out surrounded on both sides, with the Mycenae and Dragonsaurus to the north and the Campbellians to the south. You can either turtle up in the middle and wait for them to approach or you can charge one side, then about face when you’re on better terrain.
At the start of turn 2…
Sorry to keep y’all waiting.
Combattler is now powered up!
There you are, Combattler V.
Today we’ll settle this. No, we have to settle this!
That’s our line. Come! We have more jerks to deal with than just you.
We can’t keep fighting you guys forever!
What!? You dare insult us?
I won’t forgive you, Combattler!
Are we fighting or not!?
What the!?
Sorry I’m late.
Lalia, is that your mech?
Yes. This “Hypokrisis” was made just for me.
That unit isn’t in our data.
What? Is that another enemy!?
…That seems to be the case.
Regardless, I won’t show you any mercy.
Um… This is my first time in live combat. Please be gentle. Don’t hurt me too much.
Is that how you talk to your enemies?
…Right. I’m sorry. My bad. Oh, by the way, my name is Lalia.
I feel like I’m being messed with.
Combattler’s here and he’s got a new attack, the Grandasher. It has high power, mid-range, is post movement, and for only 50 EN. Pretty much exactly what Combattler needs.
Here’s also Laila’s unit, the Hypokrisis. It has HP regen, so when you want to take it out, make sure to do it in one turn.
Here comes Great Mazinger!
Great General of Darkness! I won’t show my back to you!
That’s just like you, Tetsuya Tsurugi. You and Great Mazinger!
When the Great General of Darkness is shot down, he enters phase 2.
Hahaha. Very good. But it’s my turn now.
You’ve finally shown yourself, Great General of Darkness!
If you want something done right, you do it yourself!
The Ankoku Daishogun here ain’t no slouch. Remember those defensive spirits. His weaker attacks are long ranged, so take advantage of that if you want.
Dungele also has a phase two.
How dare you do that. However!
The heck is that?
He’s unharmed?
That’s right. This is Magma Beast Great 2! I won’t lose to you. Fuahahahahahaha!
And here’s Dungele’s new unit, the Magma Beast Great 2. It lacks HP regen or a barrier, so just knock it down.
Now the rest of the boss dialogs. There’s quite a few.
…That’s the Excellence… I’ll be in trouble if I don’t get its data.
Huh? Are you attacking me?
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The hell is that machine? Who do you work for?
Let’s go! This will be our final battle, Mycenae!
Koji Kabuto? I’ll kill you!
Here we go. Take this!
You’re just a little girl. Do you really think you can stand up to me?
Useless robot. Get out of here, you eyesore!
You’ve pissed me off! I’ll show you Boss Borot’s true power!
Tetsuya Tsurugi, are you ready?
Same to you! You’ll never see your precious base again.
Hahahaha. Likewise, you’ll never see your Science Fortress Lab again.
Come, General!
I’ll avenge Shinichiro!
A single human life is worthless.
This grudge we have ends today, Combattler. I’ll cut you to pieces!
Shut up! I don’t want to deal with you anymore!
Let’s do this! Our final battle starts here.
I’ve already thoroughly researched Combattler. You have no chance of winning.
Unfortunately for you, we just got a power boost. Don’t think we’re the same as before!
What did you say!?
Combattler, no more running or hiding. I’m putting my pride as a general on the line!
That’s a good one, Dungele!
One of us is going to die today. Let’s go, Hyoma!
Let go. Experience the power of the great Kerott!
…What’s that pile of junk doing?
Here we go. Kerott, attack!
…Is that supposed to be a weapon?
Dungele, this day will be your last!
…Is that a frog?
Quit making fun of me! Take this!
Guuuuuh!
Great General of Darkness, time to end your life!
No. I’m not going to die yet. For the sake of the Mycenae, I can’t fall here.
What!? You can still fight!?
I’m the General. I must win. If I admit defeat, then I’m… Let’s go, Great Mazinger! THE BOYS! …Guh!
[Great General of Darkness explodes]
Great General of Darkness… We walked different paths, but I acknowledge your valor.
Damn you Earthlings. Damn you THE BOYS. Damn you Combattler V. I, Janera, will never perish. I will rise again and again to take over the Earth… GWAAAAAAAAAAH!
[Janera explodes]
The Empress has fallen…
Damn you THE BOYS. I, the great scientist Warchimedes, will…
[Warchimedes explodes]
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In the end, he’s just a scientist… I’m really fed up with those brothers. I guess I’ll have to kill Combattler myself.
GUH!
Dungele, it’s over. I’ll give you one chance. Surrender!
Surrender!? How dare you, Earthling! I can still fight! I can still… GUWAAAA!!
[Dungele explodes]
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You incompetent general… I’m really fed up with those brothers. I guess I’ll have to kill Combattler myself.
Laila retreats at 30% HP (9000).
Eeek! Aw man, I’m about to lose. I’m actually going to lose… This sucks…
The map ends when all enemies are defeated.
Okay, they’re all defeated. All that’s left is to destroy the Volcano Island Base!
…There’s no need for that.
Who are you? Where are you?
I am the Emperor of Darkness. I rule the Mycenaean Empire.
Emperor of Darkness! The ruler of the Mycenae has appeared. Come, let’s settle this once and for all!!
Show yourself!
There’s no need for that. We’re done.
What!?
My General was defeated, but it was a magnificent end. He showed bravery worthy of a Mycenaean general. Unfortunately, due to the battles we’ve fought so far, we’ve lost the strength to challenge you humans.
Wait, you’re giving up?
Indeed. You humans have won this battle. I will admit that much. But I won’t let the Great General’s death be in vain. I will achieve world domination one day! Human, enjoy this while you can. Yes, until the day we regain our strength… Farewell, THE BOYS. Farewell, Great Mazinger…
[GEAR HQ, Command Room]
What’s with that farewell crap? The Emperor of Darkness was just making excuses.
He honestly admitted defeat and disappeared. That’s good enough for now.
A big explosion was just confirmed in the Pacific Ocean. It appeared to have been the Campbellian base.
Hell yeah! Now that Janera and her posse are dead, this is the end of the Campbellians.
I wouldn’t be surprised if there were more of them in hiding.
Besides, the next group of Campbellians that appear might not necessarily be invaders. They could come in peace.
That’s optimistic. But I’ll take optimism over the alternative.
[Dinosaur Empire, Command Room]
What!? The entryway to the Mycenaean Empire is gone!?
Yes. It’s completely sealed off. The Great General of Darkness is dead and The Emperor of Darkness has vanished.
That means our pact is over. But it was just enough time for Lord Gore’s revival.
So Lord Gore is…
Yes. He’ll be resurrected very soon.
Well done, Director Galilei. All that’s left is to eliminate as many obstacles as possible.
Especially that damn Saotome.
General Bat, leave that to me!
(Neon)
[GEAR HQ, Command Room]
Anyway, let’s go over our enemies’ statuses.
The Mycenaean Empire is gone.
The Campbellian attack force has been destroyed.
The Galfa and their Spiral Castle, at least their Earth assault forces, have also been destroyed.
Since Dekim’s coup failed, Neo Zeon won’t be able to carry out another large operation anytime soon.
So all that’s left are the Boazans, the Dinosaurs, and the Gaizok.
Don’t forget about the Jovian Alliance. They’re still a big problem.
And the Meganoids. We haven’t seen them recently though.
Neo Zeon is probably planning their next operation as we speak.
The Galfa homeworld will probably send another force too.
C’mon man. It feels like their numbers haven’t decreased at all.
And there’s also the mystery about the Devil Gundam.
You mean the girl who revived Master Asia and controls the Devil Gundam, right?
Does anyone know anything about her?
What about you, Ennil?
Her name is Despinis. She commands the Devil Gundam and contacted Dekim and Rakan under someone else’s orders. That’s all I know.
That’s all I know too. But she was in contact with a similarly dressed boy at one point.
Could that be the pilot of the unknown robot we just fought?
He called himself Laila or something like that.
I never saw him in person, so I can’t say for sure. But it’s probably the same kid.
There was also that Tis girl who got Gaizok and Galfa to work together.
Does Altair know anything?
He’s still unconscious, so he can’t tell us anything.
…I think our greatest enemy might actually be those children and whoever commands them.
[???, ???]
Lalia…
Here.
Despinis…
…Here…
Tis.
Yo!
The organizations we’ve brought together are being annihilated one after another. Our plans are failing.
I’m sorry!
Please forgive us!
Those are mistakes… It’s fine. But I want to know why I haven’t received any reports about the Excellence and the Time Flow Engine yet.
That’s the thing though. No matter how much we look into it, we can’t find anything out.
That’s right. It’s like they just appeared one day out of nowhere…
Exactly. Like they just popped into existence one day.
There’s some research papers, but…
Give me all the data you have so far.
Here.
Okay. Now get back out there.
…Hey, I got a favor I want to ask of you.
If it’s a request, follow the proper procedure.
Procedures schmocedures. Everyone’s here, right?
State your request.
I want a toy too. Despinis has the Devil Gundam, but Lalia and I don’t have anything.
I’m pretty sure I gave each of you your own machine.
And that’s all we have. Here, take a look at this.
…Blueprints for the mass produced Great Mazinger and the fake Combattler V…
I got these from the Mycenaeans and the Campbellians.
Can we use these?
…Permission granted…