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Last time, GEAR Russia was destroyed by a single mysterious enemy. Also Hokuto is missing. Fiona decided to stay at GEAR to help out.
TL Note: Galfa are machine lifeforms and anyone who’s a living being is called a “human”, or 人間. Being a human doesn’t necessarily mean they’re an Earthling in this case.
[GEAR HQ, Command Room]
Play it again.
Okay.
Is that footage from GEAR Russia?
Yeah. We’ve determined it’s the work of a single man. You can see him here.
That’s… That’s the asshole who destroyed GEAR Russia?
That guy isn’t human… I’d assume he’s Galfa.
That’s Zero…
Altair! How’re you feeling?
I’m fine… But even if I wasn’t, I can’t just sleep at a time like this.
So who’s Zero?
Subaru’s foster father and Emperor Galfa’s right hand man.
Who’s Subaru?
Emperor Galfa’s son… He’s supposed to be my younger brother.
So he’s another child that was given false memories?
Yes. Subaru is my successor… He’s another of Ogre’s chosen ones.
So he’s the backup in case something happens to you.
Correct… Galfa brainwashed a baby they abducted from somewhere. A GEAR can only be operated by a human after all.
That’s awful! How dare you mess with people’s memories, Galfa!
In battle, it’s natural to teach soldiers to hate the enemy. It’s not uncommon.
That’s not the case here.
To me, Zero is far more of a threat than Subaru. He’s very cunning.
Until now, Galfa has used a more straightforward approach with brute force.
We need to find Hokuto quickly! Otherwise I can only assume the worst possible outcome will happen!
The worst possible outcome…
He’ll end up like Subaru and me.
[???, ???]
…
What’s wrong? Why don’t you eat something?
…Have I ever eaten this before?
What are you talking about? We’ve always eaten this.
Yeah, but I feel like I was eating something a lot yummier…
That’s right. Supercomputer chips are much better for the palette.
You moron, quit talking nonsense!
…
Um, what is it?
Is something on our faces?
Absolute, I feel like I’ve met you somewhere before. Somewhere other than here…
I-is that right?
Yeah. Same with Witter and Gourmet… Your names sound familiar…
That can’t be true.
Even if it is true, it has nothing to do with us…
(You moron. Even if we don’t remember something, someone else might have remembered it.)
(That’s right! Don’t say anything stupid!)
…Hey, that flower smells really good.
Oh, Lord Subaru got it for me.
Oh? Thank you, Subaru.
I-it’s not like I thought you’d like it or anything. I just didn’t have anywhere to put it.
You’re not honest with yourself, Subaru… But that’s time. I’m happy that “Ginga” left it for me.
…Ginga…
What’s wrong?
…You make it seem like Lord Subaru is a human.
But Lord Subaru is a human.
But he’s His Majesty’s son.
Lord Subaru, there’s something I need to tell you.
Is it a plan to defeat Dendoh? If so, then let me in on it.
Lord Hokuto, please get some rest. Dendoh is a formidable opponent.
I’m fine. This time I’ll defeat Dendoh… Ugh…
No you won’t. You’re too exhausted from all the battles so far.
R-right… I think I’ll get some sleep.
Yeah. Good night.
Thank you, “Ginga”.
(...I’m Subaru.)
What’s on your mind? It’s troubling when you’re acting like that.
I-I know. I’m just not used to this.
He’s reborn. If he grew up with you instead of on this evil planet, this is what he would be like.
If he grew up with me instead…
Yes. In his memories, he sees himself as someone who grew up with you. Someone who fights in Ogre for you. You need to play along.
Someone who fights for me… But sometimes he calls me Ginga.
Just deal with it. For some reason, human memories can’t be erased as easily as ours.
[GEAR HQ, Command Room]
Isn’t that the King Beal?
Why are you here?
Don’t be like that. I’m here to upgrade Zambot.
Upgrade Zambot?
Yes. We’re going to modify the Ion Cannon that’s on the King Beal to be compatible with Zambot.
We’ll improve Zambot’s Ion Engine at the same time.
Yup. If we don’t, Zambot will run out of energy after a single shot, just like a Final Attack.
Well it shouldn’t take long, so we’ll get started on it right away.
Amazing.
The Ion Cannon will make Zambot even more powerful.
But Grandpa, what will King Beal do without the Ion Cannon?
Can you survive with just missiles and heat rays?
King Beal was originally an immigration ship. Of course its firepower will pale in comparison to the Nadesico or Nahel Argama. The Ion Cannon is wasted on it.
But…
Be thankful and accept it.
[GEAR HQ, Conference Room]
Altair, about Hokuto…
If Zero captured him, he’ll have false memories. He’ll be our enemy.
Isn’t there a way to have him regain his real memories?
Yes, you can. It happened to me. Remember, only those with hearts can control a GEAR.
That’s why Galfa tries to brainwash humans by replacing their memories.
Even so, humans never truly forget.
That’s right. It should be possible to get Hokuto back.
But it’s easier said than done. A person’s memories and feelings are cultivated little by little over time.
So the more time passes, the harder it’ll be to save him.
…
What’s wrong? You can’t fight him?
I can. If he attacks me, I’ll…
Can you defeat him? If you don’t, you’ll die. Even if he has false memories, Hokuto is coming for your life.
His only purpose is to defeat Dendoh without hesitation. He’s stronger now.
But…
Why the hesitation, Ginga? You’re the only one who can save him!
You’re the one chosen by the GEAR.
Altair, please consider his feelings. It’s tough to fight someone you care about.
Anyone would want to avoid it if they can.
Even if you fight for those you protect, you’re still a mother, Vega.
…I don’t want to fight my son either if I can help it…
What’s wrong with that? Don’t get so worked up over it. We don’t even know if he’ll turn out to be our enemy.
We need to prepare for the worst… Otherwise you’ll die.
Hokuto, do I really have to fight you? I hope we’re just overthinking this…
[GEAR HQ, Hangar]
…So to extract this much power…
The problem is stability. Increasing the conversion efficiency leads to decreased stability. Don’t forget the strain on the Frame.
We’ll need to do something about that. Our objective is to achieve more attack power than ever before with the same amount of energy consumption…
What are they doing?
They’re making a new Frame for the Excellence. They’re really putting a lot of effort into this one.
The following two scenes are Fiona only.
[GEAR HQ, Kitchen]
That’s unusual. You’re cooking, Fiona.
Well excuse me. When we were on Saturn researching Time Flow energy, I was always in charge of cooking.
Saturn cuisine must be awesome.
…I wouldn’t call it Saturn cuisine. By the way Boss, what’re you cooking?
You’re not familiar with my cooking prowess, ain’t ‘cha? I’ve been cooking for myself for a long time.
And Tenkawa, you’re making… Ramen soup?
Yeah. I may be a pilot for THE BOYS now, but after that I want to open a restaurant. I practice cooking when I can.
You two are amazing. Raji doesn’t cook, so if I leave him alone he’ll just get junk food.
That’s no good.
That’s what my dad said back in the Saturn days…
By the way, what’re you making?
Are those cabbage rolls?
Yup. Wanna try one?
What’s this? Free food?
Koji, are you looking for more snacks again?
Why not? Don’t be so stiff like Sayaka.
What was that? I can hear you, Koji!
Whoa, Sayaka! See ya, Akito.
Hold it right there! I was just about to make you a delicious home cooked meal.
…It’s so lively.
Hmm? The filling of this cabbage roll is curry flavored, right?
Yup. This one is mushroom, this one is radish stewed in fish broth…
Oh, so each filling is different. It’s really good. Very different from Yurika’s.
It’s wrapped in cabbage so it takes a little finesse… Can you pass the sesame seeds?
Why sesame seeds?
For flavor. I’m gonna go deliver this now.
Aww man. I don’t get to try any Saturn cuisine?
Sorry.
[GEAR HQ, A Room]
How are things going?
We’re getting somewhere. As expected, it’s possible if we assume the fame is durable.
I bought you some snacks.
Thanks. Also please take a look at this.
Another engine… I’ll leave the engine stuff to you.
You were a researcher before. It wouldn’t hurt to have a look. It’d be a problem if it failed on you, wouldn't it?
Don’t jinx it. Anyway, eat it while it’s hot. I made it myself.
…
What’s with that face? There’s no celery in it.
…I don’t believe you. I’ve been fooled so many times.
You’re not a child. Don’t be so picky.
There’s a line humans just can’t cross…
Don’t talk like you’re better than this.
The following two scenes are Raul only. Thanks to K みんと on Youtube for having a video of Raul’s version of this stage, since it’s not in the script I have.
[GEAR HQ, A Room]
Uyraaaaa!
[Crashing sounds]
Ugh!
That’s a shocker. I thought you were better than this!
What are you guys up to?
They seem to be training in martial arts. Apparently Raul wants to improve his fighting instincts.
But isn’t he a complete amateur when it comes to martial arts?
Yeah. It’s been a squash for a while now.
Daijiro, go easy on him.
(...I can’t let Mizuho and Raji be the only ones suffering… Even if it’s not much, I have to do what I can.)
Chestooo! Butterfly Reversal!
[Crashing sounds]
Uwaaaaaa!
Whoa! A sword grab!
…I’m not done yet!
Let’s stop here. If you keep going like this, you’ll only end up hurting yourself.
…Thank you for everything…
…
Someone please take him to the infirmary.
[GEAR HQ, Infirmary]
Excuse me! Is it true that Raul collapsed?
He’s fine. He’s just sleeping.
What happened?
I guess he’s a boy after all.
Huh?
It’s good to work hard when you’re still young. Well then, I’ll leave the rest to you. Just because he’s sleeping doesn’t mean you can’t go on the attack.
Who’s attacking who!?
Sometimes it’s good for the woman to go on offense… Anyway, good luck.
…Raul.
[GEAR HQ, Command Room]
[Alarm]
Galfa’s approaching… And Ogre’s with them!
I knew it.
Incoming communication from Ogre!
Dendoh, get out here! I challenge you!!
(On the phone)
Hokuto!
…I knew it…
Today we’ll settle this! If you don’t get out here, I’ll destroy Hoshimicho!
And he hung up.
…I’ve decided.
Decided what?
I’m gonna kick his butt and get him back here!
Can you do it?
Don’t worry. I’ll bring him back even if I have to drag Ogre back myself.
…Ginga…
Chief!
…Even if it’s Ogre, we have no choice. Deploy THE BOYS!
Heck yea! Let’s go!
We’re going out too. I’ll show them the power of our Ion Cannon!
…Everyone…
…It’s okay… They’re not as weak as you think.
GEAR Route Chapter 29: Hokuto’s Cries, Ginga’s Tears
Deploy 12 units. Dendoh and Zambot are forced deploys.
Defeat Dendoh… That’s my mission. I must…defeat Dendoh!
Everyone, leave Ogre to me. Don’t interfere!
It’s all up to you now.
Stay together and start moving south or just huddle up and wait for them to come to you. The Galfa small fry pose little problem at this point. As a heads up, enemy reinforcements will spawn from the north west later. It goes without saying that while Hokuto is an enemy, Ginga doesn’t have access to Kiba.
SECRET ALERT
Zambot 3 only gains the Ion Cannon attack when going on this route.
Have Dendoh and Ogre battle each other to have Hokuto rejoin instantly, rather than after the stage is finished.
You’re just relying on brute force as usual!
Come at me, you dummy!
When they clash, the plot continues.
Dendoh!
Hokuto!
[Ginga transforms into Dendoh’s Leo Circle form before moving next to Ogre]
Ogre is reduced to 10 HP.
Dendoh is reduced to 10 HP.
Waaaaaaaah!
GAAAAAAAH!
A double knockout!?
Dammit!! You dumbass!
[Punching sounds]
You’ve done it now!
Hey, the kids are…
They’ve started fighting with their bare hands.
Oh no, Dendoh is pilotless. They’ll destroy it!
No, don’t interfere! Let them work this out!
What are you talking about?
Don’t you get it? True friendship can only be revived by clashing fists!
Now you’re talking like the Shuffle Alliance!
No, I agree with Gai. Let them keep fighting.
They’re right. Ippei and I had a similar experience.
The only problem is that it’s daytime! They’re not doing it at sunset!!
Who cares about that?
No, I’m deadly serious. Friendship building fisticuffs should be done in the setting sun!
That’s…
This seems bad. Let’s turn it up a bit.
Ugh…
[Screen flashes]
His headband looking thing is glowing.
That seems to be some sort of a receiving device.
I see. It hasn’t been that long since his memories were changed, so it hasn’t set in properly yet. That’s to help with the process.
Ginga! It’s Hokuto’s headband!
Got it! Take this!
W-what are you doing… That hurts…
You hurt me too! You idiot!
You called me an idiot again… That’s the second time…
H-Hokuto…
Zero, something’s wrong with Hokuto.
We can’t let that happen.
Oh no!
Now go! Capture Dendoh.
Hokuto, go! Defeat Dendoh!
Let’s go!
Hokuto!
What!?
Hokuto… How could you…
Hokuto…
…That was close, Ginga.
Hokuto. You… You’re…
T-that’s impossible!?
Oh, there’s people over there.
That’s Subaru and Zero!
They’re the ones who did this to Hokuto?
We’re pulling back, Lord Subaru. Unfortunately, he’s returned to being our enemy.
What are you doing? Let go! Let go of me!
If we get caught, it’ll be annoying.
Hokuto. Hokuto is… HOKUTOOOOOO!!
That’s Gaizok!
Along with fake Combattlers and mass produced Greats… How annoying.
Hohohoho. It’s been a while, THE BOYS.
What a persistent ugly bastard.
Butcher! How lucky of us. I wanted to try out this Ion Cannon on your face!
If the Gaizok are here, then…
This way. Hurry up.
So it was you after all.
They’ll slow them down, so we should skedaddle.
What a waste… Oh well, I guess I’ll take advantage of your kindness…
I mean, we’ve done this song and dance before. But we’ve got Ogre back now! And since we’re playing on this route, Ogre comes back at max upgrades. If you took the other route, he’ll just have the upgrades you gave him before he left. This makes Ogre extremely useful and why I recommend you not invest any money into it.
Both Dendoh and Ogre are at 10HP, so make sure to heal them up like now.
There’s also this bug that I can explain. The enemy Ogre is only in Unicorn Drill form and that’s the form it takes when he rejoins the squad. By taking this route, Ogre is supposed to have max upgrades, but since the max upgrades are only applied to Unicorn Drill Ogre during the map, any other form will have mismatched stats since each is technically considered its own unit. This is more humorous than game breaking. Once the map is over, you’ll see that Ogre has maxed upgrades across all forms.
You! Just give up and go back to space!
Not before I destroy all of you humans.
Butcher escapes at 30% HP (6900) like he usually does.
Looks like Subaru and Zero escaped safely. We’ll withdraw too.
The map ends when all enemies are defeated.
[GEAR HQ, Hangar]
Everyone… I’m home…
…
…Welcome home, Hokuto…
I’m sorry… I’m sorrrryyyyyyyyy!
It’s fine, my son. As long as you’re safe, that’s all that matters.
…Minato, I’m convinced now.
Of what?
Earthlings aren’t evil. You can’t call people like that evil. The Jovian Federation has lost sight of justice because of their hatred of the Earthlings who banished them.
I wish it was that simple…
Ginga, thank you… Without you, I would…
You’re pretty strong, ain’t ‘cha. Even on foot. Your kicks really hurt!
The same for you. You almost pulled my hair out! I don’t want to be bald!
That’s just how it is. I even got kicked in the face.
I mean you grabbed me from above.
Hey, I was trying to get you back to normal.
I know and I’m grateful, but…
Come on, are you trying to start another fight!?
It’s fine. It’s been a while.
Even so, the Galfa are unforgivable. After we get this peace treaty underway, let’s join forces and fight them together!
[Bandok, Command Room]
Hohohoho. That was a close one.
(...An unnecessary intervention… Oh well…)
Zero, you said you had Hokuto reborn! But how!? How could he go against us!?
I thought I did, but it seems I failed. There’s nothing we can do about that now.
Why not!?
Human memories are troublesome. I wonder why some memories are so ingrained…
That’s because all you can do is manipulate memories. You should have just killed him on the spot.
Perhaps. I’ll think of a new plan.
There’s no need for that. I’ll go!
?
I’ll defeat Ogre with my own two hands!
No way! It’s too dangerous, Lord Subaru.
Too dangerous!
Too dangerous!
Silence! If I say I’ll defeat him, then I’ll defeat him!
…Very well. I’ll make the necessary arrangements.
(...Heh. Guess he’s outlived his usefulness…)
Interesting. Let me help too. The most pieces you have, the better.
Do as you please.
(Kukuku. Things are getting interesting.)
[Bandok, A Room]
Zero, do you know where GEAR HQ is?
I was able to find it thanks to the data from the branches we’ve raided so far and from Hokuto’s memories.
Good work. I’ll join you for the raid.
…There’s no need.
Yes there is. Lord Duminas told me to.
Duminas… His Majesty asked me to cooperate with them as much as I can… Very well.
As long as you understand.
(...Duminas’ homunculus…)
The following scene is Fiona only. There is no Raul only scene here.
[GEAR HQ, Hangar]
Phew, we’ve finally finished fixing the town.
Good job Akito. By the way, I have some good news and some bad news. Which would you like first?
Huh? …I guess the bad news first.
Yurika heard about Fiona’s home cooking. She’s prepared a special dish for you.
Geh! …What’s the good news?
Apparently you can have as many seconds as you want.
[GEAR HQ, Command Room]
Thank you for your help.
No, thank you for your help. Kappei, Uchuta, Keiko, it’s going to get harder from now on. Prepare yourself.
I know. Gramps, you can relax in a hot spring while you wait for good news.
[GEAR HQ, Hallway]
The time may be upon us… Uchuta and Keiko will lose their lives along with the Bandok…
But don’t forget what happened with Dekim’s coup.
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I don’t know… Like with Dekim’s coup, it might not turn out the same way as before.
Of course, that’s a possibility. But don’t get your hopes up. If you do, your disappointment will be that much worse…
[GEAR HQ, Hangar]
It’ll be finished soon…
…The Excellence Eternal…
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…The Excellence Lightning…