Season 2

E13 - Armistar

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SIGN    The Star Amritsar
SIGN    Free Planets Alliance Navy 8th Fleet
[00:08] Na
    After losing three of its fleets
    as a result of a major offensive
[00:13] Na
    launched by the Imperial Navy
    under Reinhard von Lohengramm,
SIGN    Free Planets Alliance Navy 3rd Fleet
[00:16] Na
    the Alliance Navy chose the
    Amritsar Starzone as a new battlefield
SIGN    Free Planets Alliance Navy 9th Fleet
[00:20] Na
    and had all of its surviving
    fleets gather there.
[00:26] Na
    While all the other fleets
    sustained heavy damages,
SIGN    Free Planets Alliance Navy 5th Fleet
[00:30] Na
    the 13th Fleet, led by Yang,
    still retained about 90% of its fighting strength.
SIGN    Free Planets Alliance Navy 13th Fleet
SIGN    Legend of the Galactic Heroes
[02:18] Bewcock
    Per our orders from headquarters,
    the minefield has been laid behind us.
[02:23] Yang
    I appreciate it.
[02:26] Bewcock
    That should stop any pincer
    attacks from our rear...
[02:29] Yang
    But our backs are literally to the wall.
SIGN    13th Fleet Commander
    Vice Admiral Yang Wen-li
[02:31] Yang
    We've left ourselves no escape route.
SIGN    5th Fleet Commander
    Vice Admiral Alexandre Bewcock
[02:34] Bewcock
    This is no laughing matter.
[02:37] Bewcock
    By the way, are the survivors from the
    10th Fleet under your command now?
[02:43] Yang
    Yes. I've certainly developed a talent
    for dealing with loss, at least.
[02:47] Yang
    Honestly, what did I do to
    deserve such hardship?
[02:51] Bewcock
    You're starting to sound
    like Yusuf the Complainer.
[02:56] Yang
    Though most of its ships have been damaged,
[02:58] Yang
    the surviving forces from the
    10th Fleet will be essential
[03:02] Yang
    when we carry out our plan.
[03:05] Bewcock
    We must be grateful to Admiral Ulanhu.
[03:10] Bewcock
    Well, Admiral, I'll see
    you on the battlefield.
[03:13] Yang
    Yes.
[03:16] Dusty
    I'm going to head back to my ship now.
[03:20] Yang
    Attenborough, I'm glad you're here.
[03:24] Dusty
    Well, someone has to look
    after you, you know.
SIGN    13th Fleet Division Commander
    Commodore Dusty Attenborough
[03:30] Dusty
    I'll be going, then.
[03:37] Frederica
    Admiral, Commodore Fischer reports
SIGN    13th Fleet Adjutant
    Sub-lieutenant Frederica Greenhill
[03:40] Frederica
    that the mobilization plan for the
    surviving fleets is complete.
[03:44] Yang
    Thank you. That was fast.
[03:47] Frederica
    Also, you should really
    eat something, Admiral.
[03:51] Yang
    Sorry, but I don't have any appetite.
[03:53] Yang
    I'd rather have a glass of brandy.
[03:56] Frederica
    Didn't Julian tell you
    that you drink too much?
[04:00] Yang
    What? You and Julian are
    ganging up on me now?
[04:04] Frederica
    Admiral!
[04:06] Guy
    Patrol craft 09 has
    detected an enemy fleet!
[04:09] Guy
    It's heading toward us in close formation!
[04:18] Yang
    You heard the alert, everyone.
[04:21] Yang
    All hands to battle stations, condition one.
[04:23] Guy
    Roger.
[04:25] Guy
    All hands to battle
    stations, condition one!
[04:25] Yang
    Sub-lieutenant, if we survive this,
    I'll eat healthy for the rest of my life.
SIGN    Episode 13
SIGN    Amritsar
[04:36] Paul
    Reuenthal, Mittermeyer,
[04:39] Paul
    and all other admirals' fleets have
    arrived at their designated sectors.
[04:43] Paul
    The enemy appears to be organizing
    behind some mined-out asteroids
SIGN    Chief Advisor
    Commodore Paul von Oberstein
SIGN    Galactic Imperial Navy Space Fleet Commander-in-Chief
    Reinhard von Lohengramm
[04:47] Paul
    that were abandoned in the days
    of the Galactic Federation.
[04:51] Reinhard
    Is that why they chose Amritsar
    for their battleground?
[04:54] Paul
    It seems likely.
[05:00] Reinhard
    Feuer.
[05:15] Murai
    The enemy attacks are focused
    on the 3rd and 8th Fleets,
[05:19] Murai
    the ones stationed in the vicinity of the asteroid mines.
[05:22] Yang
    It makes sense to aim where
    there are the fewest targets.
[05:25] Yang
    All ships, advance.
[05:27] Yang
    We'll draw their attention.
[05:30] Yang
    Send a message to Admiral Bewcock.
[05:32] Frederica
    Yes, sir.
SIGN    Mittermeyer Fleet Flagship
    Beowulf
[05:35] Guy
    Fleet approaching at ten o'clock!
SIGN    Vice Admiral Wolfgang Mittermeyer
[05:38] Guy
    Enemy's 5th Fleet flagship,
    Rio Grande, identified!
[05:42] Bewcock
    Damn kids, pushing their elders
    around like slaves...
[05:45] Wolfgang
    All ships, change target
    to enemy's 5th Fleet.
[05:52] Guy
    We've taken a hit to our right flank!
[05:54] Guy
    It appears to be a new enemy force!
[05:57] Adjutant
    Attack sustained from our right flank.
[05:59] Adjutant
    It's the 13th Fleet.
[06:03] Wolfgang
    They attacked in the brief moment we were
    preoccupied with changing targets...
[06:07] Wolfgang
    Impressive.
[06:09] Wolfgang
    It seems the enemy has someone on their
    side who excels at commanding fleets.
SIGN    13th Fleet Vice Commander
    Commodore Edwin Fischer
[06:14] Wolfgang
    All ships, withdraw for now.
[06:17] Wolfgang
    We will regroup.
[06:19] Murai
    The enemy fleet is withdrawing.
[06:22] Yang
    It benefits us as well,
    when the enemy is so capable.
[06:25] Guy
    Search system has identified a
    new enemy fleet approaching!
SIGN    Galactic Imperial Navy
    The Black Lancers (Schwarz Lanzenreiter)
[06:33] Fritz
    This will be the Schwarz Lanzenreiter's
    hunting ground.
SIGN    Vice Admiral Fritz Joseph Bittenfeld
[06:38] Fritz
    Blast the hell out of them!
SIGN    The Black Lancers Flagship
    Königstiger
[06:49] Paul
    Our navy is overwhelming the
    enemy in all theaters.
[06:56] Reinhard
    It looks like we've won.
[06:59] Yang
    It looks like we've lost.
[07:07] Fritz
    Our next quarry will be the
    notorious Yang Wen-li's fleet.
[07:12] Fritz
    If we defeat him, any reward we desire will be ours.
[07:16] Fritz
    Glory will be ours!
[07:18] Fritz
    The goddess of victory is flashing
    her underwear at all of you!
[07:27] Fyodor
    Admiral, they're coming!
[07:29] Yang
    Increase shields to max output.
[07:32] Yang
    Attack while withdrawing in sync
    with the enemy's advance.
[07:40] Yang
    Adjust our retreat speed.
[07:42] Yang
    Just slow enough that they think they have us.
    Tease their commanders.
[07:48] Eugen
    The enemy is keeping a cleverly
    calculated distance.
[07:50] Eugen
    We have dealt almost no damage at all.
[07:53] Fritz
    Halt all fire!
[07:55] Fritz
    Deploy all Walküres!
[07:57] Fritz
    We will take control of this sector!
[08:08] Guy
    Enemy carrier-based crafts
    approaching at high speed!
[08:11] Fyodor
    Admiral!
[08:12] Yang
    Not yet. We need to draw
    them as close as possible.
[08:15] Guy
    They're right on top of us!
[08:17] Yang
    All destroyers to small target defense.
[08:20] Yang
    Have our capital ships divert all power
    from the shields to the cannons.
[08:23] Murai
    Isn't that a dangerous move?
[08:26] Yang
    Don't worry.
[08:28] Yang
    Fire!
[08:36] Fritz
    What are you doing?!
[08:37] Fritz
    Counter with our own ships' guns!
[08:40] Eugen
    We can't.
[08:41] Fritz
    Why not?!
[08:42] Eugen
    If we fire now, we'll hit the Walküres.
[08:46] Eugen
    The enemy knows that we can't fire back.
[08:54] Guy
    Incoming message from Admiral Bittenfeld.
[08:57] Guy
    "Immediate backup requested."
[08:59] Reinhard
    Backup?
[09:01] Reinhard
    Does he think I have a magic lamp
[09:03] Reinhard
    from which I can produce
    new fleets on command?
[09:08] Reinhard
    Send a message to the Bittenfeld Fleet.
[09:10] Reinhard
    I have no spare forces to send.
[09:12] Reinhard
    He is to carry out his duty as a soldier
    with the forces available to him.
[09:16] Guy
    Yes, sir.
[09:19] Reinhard
    Kircheis still isn't here?
[09:22] Paul
    Is Your Excellency worried about him?
[09:25] Reinhard
    I'm not worried.
[09:27] Paul
    I'd wager Admiral Kircheis has already
SIGN    Directional Seffle Particle Discharge Devices
[09:29] Paul
    navigated the special ops craft into
    position and begun the operation by now.
[09:38] Guy
    The Seffle particles have penetrated
    the enemy's minefield.
SIGN    Vice Admiral Siegfried Kircheis
[09:41] Kircheis
    Ignite immediately.
[09:55] Guy
    Enemy fleet to our rear!
[09:56] Guy
    They number approximately 30,000!
[09:59] Bewcock
    They got through the minefield
    we left behind us?!
[10:04] Yang
    An ambush led by the tactician
    in that red ship...
[10:08] Yang
    I was wondering where he was.
[10:11] Murai
    What shall we do, Admiral?
[10:13] Yang
    Indeed...
[10:15] Yang
    If we're going to run, we should take
    as many allies with us as possible.
[10:19] Yang
    I'll give it my best effort.
[10:22] Guy
    The Reuenthal Fleet is performing
    search-and-destroy on the enemy's 9th Fleet.
[10:26] Guy
    The Mittermeyer Fleet
[10:28] Guy
    has disabled all organized enemy
    activity in the area of operation.
[10:32] Reinhard
    Order to all forces.
[10:34] Reinhard
    Switch from pincer formation
    to encirclement.
[10:36] Reinhard
    Don't let a single soldier escape.
[10:38] Paul
    Shall our own ship advance
    as well, Your Excellency?
[10:42] Reinhard
    No, I don't think so.
[10:44] Reinhard
    They'd say I was trying to steal
    the glory from my subordinates.
[10:57] Paul
    The Bittenfeld Fleet appears
    to be low in number...
[11:03] Paul
    If the encirclement is incomplete,
    we'll be giving the enemy an escape route.
[11:07] Paul
    Unlike before, we now have forces to spare.
[11:12] Paul
    We should send backup
    to Admiral Bittenfeld.
[11:16] Reinhard
    Damn that Bittenfeld...
[11:18] Reinhard
    His failures always ruin things for us.
[11:23] Guy
    Message from command.
[11:24] Guy
    Admiral Kircheis is to provide backup
    to the Schwarz Lanzenreiter immediately.
[11:32] Guy
    The enemy fleet behind us has
    deployed to our left flank!
[11:37] Murai
    They're trying to fill the
    gap in their encirclement.
[11:40] Guy
    Urgent encrypted transmission
    from Commodore Attenborough.
[11:44] Dusty
    Sorry for the wait.
    We're ready to carry out the plan.
[11:49] Yang
    Begin at once.
SIGN    Former 10th Fleet
    Unmanned Special Attack Force
[12:06] Guy
    Part of the enemy fleet is
    moving to our right flank!
[12:10] Fritz
    Don't let them get past us!
[12:11] Fritz
    Expand the encirclement to our right!
[12:14] Kircheis
    No!
[12:15] Yang
    Proceed to stage two of the plan.
[12:19] Guy
    Message from Admiral Kircheis.
[12:21] Guy
    "The enemies to the right are a diversion.
[12:23] Guy
    Maintain formation until my fleet arrives."
[12:27] Fritz
    What?!
[12:28] Guy
    Enemy sighted in front of us!
[12:31] Guy
    But... what is this?!
[12:37] Guy
    The mined-out asteroids are coming
    toward us at high speed!
[12:41] Eugen
    What?!
[12:46] Dusty
    I've done my part, old friend.
[12:55] Eugen
    Our encirclement...
[13:01] Yang
    No need to think about anything else.
[13:04] Yang
    Hit that fleet of black ships
    with all the force we have.
[13:20] Eugen
    We've lost over 70% of our fleet!
[13:24] Fritz
    And what of it?
[13:26] Eugen
    Admiral...
[13:27] Fritz
    We will defend this sector with our lives!
[13:30] Fritz
    Down to the last man, if we must!
[13:32] Eugen
    You mustn't!
[13:33] Eugen
    Our fleet is the weak link in the encirclement.
[13:37] Eugen
    As its admiral, it is your duty to
    report to the commander-in-chief.
[13:41] Eugen
    Or will you put an end to the history
    of the Schwarz Lanzenreiter here?
[13:53] Na
    The second major battle of the invasion,
    which took place in the Amritsar star zone,
[13:57] Na
    ended with an overwhelming advantage
    for the Imperial Navy.
[14:01] Na
    However, due to the efforts of the Alliance
    commanders, with Yang at their center,
[14:06] Na
    they failed to complete their encirclement,
[14:11] Na
    and the surviving Alliance fleets
    just barely succeeded in escaping.
[14:16] Wolfgang
    I guess the rebels have some pretty
    impressive men in their ranks, too.
[14:21] Oskar
    Yes. I look forward to the
    day we meet them again.
SIGN    Vice Admiral Oskar von Reuenthal
[14:25] Oskar
    But I doubt that will happen for some time.
[14:28] Wolfgang
    True.
[14:30] Wolfgang
    I'd say they've lost both the will and the
    strength to attempt another invasion.
[15:15] Reinhard
    I'd like to say that you
    fought bravely as well,
[15:18] Reinhard
    but I cannot.
[15:20] Fritz
    Yes, sir!
[15:21] Reinhard
    I'm sure you know why.
[15:23] Reinhard
    In your haste to achieve success,
[15:25] Reinhard
    you recklessly rushed forward
    when you should not have.
[15:28] Reinhard
    As a result, your fleet
    suffered great losses,
[15:31] Reinhard
    and our perfect victory was lost because
    our encirclement was incomplete.
[15:35] Reinhard
    Do you object to anything I've said?
[15:38] Fritz
    I do not.
[15:41] Reinhard
    Our military is founded upon its
    rules of reward and punishment.
[15:44] Reinhard
    Once we return to Odin, I will see
    that you are held responsible.
[15:49] Reinhard
    You are confined to your quarters.
[15:51] Reinhard
    Dismissed.
[16:05] Paul
    You are a capable man,
[16:07] Paul
    but you shouldn't assume your
    friendship with Count Lohengramm
[16:11] Paul
    gives you any kind of privilege.
[16:14] Paul
    A ruler should not let personal
    feelings influence his decisions.
[16:25] Kircheis
    Your Excellency, please reconsider.
[16:29] Reinhard
    Why are you trying to stop me?
[16:31] Reinhard
    Bittenfeld failed to fulfill his duty!
[16:34] Reinhard
    Why shouldn't he be punished?!
[16:37] Kircheis
    Your Excellency, are you angry?
[16:39] Reinhard
    Am I wrong to be angry?!
[16:42] Kircheis
    What I'm asking is what your anger is
    directed toward, Your Excellency.
[16:48] Reinhard
    Stop calling me that.
[16:50] Reinhard
    What are you trying to say, Kircheis?
[16:53] Kircheis
    Then, Reinhard...
[16:56] Kircheis
    Could it be that the one you
    are angry with is yourself?
[17:02] Kircheis
    Admiral Bittenfeld is merely a victim
    of your own misplaced anger.
[17:10] Kircheis
    Are you that upset to be the one
    who gave Admiral Yang his fame?
[17:14] Reinhard
    Yes!
[17:15] Reinhard
    You're damn right I'm upset!
[17:17] Reinhard
    I managed to put up with it at Astarte,
[17:19] Reinhard
    but twice in a row is too much!
[17:22] Reinhard
    He always shows up right when
    my victory should be assured
[17:26] Reinhard
    and gets in my way!
[17:28] Kircheis
    He must have his reasons
    to be upset, as well.
[17:31] Kircheis
    I'm sure he wonders
[17:32] Kircheis
    why he couldn't face you on equal
    footing from the very beginning.
[17:39] Kircheis
    You have already made two powerful enemies:
[17:43] Kircheis
    Admiral Yang in front of you,
    and the pure-blood nobility behind you.
[17:48] Kircheis
    You cannot afford to make enemies
    of your own men.
[17:56] Reinhard
    Fine.
[17:58] Reinhard
    I was wrong.
[18:01] Reinhard
    I won't seek punishment for Bittenfeld.
[18:04] Reinhard
    Would you inform him of that?
[18:07] Kircheis
    No, I can't do that.
[18:11] Reinhard
    You're right. It means nothing
    if I don't tell him myself.
[18:19] Reinhard
    Kircheis...
[18:21] Kircheis
    Yes, Reinhard?
[18:25] Reinhard
    Do you think I am capable of
    conquering the universe?
[18:30] Kircheis
    If you are not capable of
    conquering it, no one is.
[18:59] Yang
    Forgive me for looking like
    this in a lady's presence.
[19:02] Frederica
    Don't mind me. Would you like some tea?
[19:05] Yang
    Yes... with plenty of brandy
    in it, if possible.
[19:09] Frederica
    Of course.
[19:11] Yang
    Sub-lieutenant...
[19:13] Yang
    I've studied a bit of history.
[19:17] Yang
    And I learned that,
[19:19] Yang
    in human society, there are
    two ways of thinking.
[19:23] Yang
    There's the idea that there exists
    something more valuable than life
[19:27] Yang
    and the idea that nothing is
    more valuable than life.
[19:31] Yang
    When people begin to fight,
    they claim the former,
[19:35] Yang
    and when they stop, they claim the latter.
[19:38] Yang
    This has been true for hundreds...
    no, thousands of years.
[19:44] Yang
    Will it continue to be the
    case for thousands more?
[19:49] Frederica
    Admiral...
[19:52] Yang
    No, humanity as a whole
    doesn't matter to me.
[19:57] Yang
    I just wonder if there's anything I can do
[19:59] Yang
    that will make all the blood
    I've shed worthwhile.
[20:06] Yang
    Sorry... Pay no attention to me.
[20:09] Frederica
    No, it's all right.
[20:11] Frederica
    A bit of brandy in your tea, was it?
[20:14] Yang
    A lot of it.
[20:16] Frederica
    Right, a lot of it.
[20:31] Na
    To assume responsibility for
    the worst defeat in history,
[20:34] Na
    the entire Alliance High Council resigned.
[20:37] Na
    But one member who voted in
    opposition to the invasion, Job Trunicht,
SIGN    Job Trunicht
[20:43] Na
    resigned as National Defense
    Committee Chairman
[20:45] Na
    and was immediately appointed as the
    head of the interim government.
[20:51] Na
    In the military division,
SIGN    Fleet Admiral Sidney Sithole
[20:52] Na
    Fleet Admiral Sithole, the Integrated
    Tactical Operations Center Chief,
[20:55] Na
    and Fleet Admiral Lobos, the Space Fleet
    commander-in-chief, both resigned.
SIGN    Admiral Lassalle Lobos
[21:00] Na
    Admiral Dwight Greenhill was relegated
[21:04] Na
    to inspector general of the National
    Defense Committee General Secretariat,
SIGN    Admiral Dwight Greenhill
[21:08] Na
    and was removed from the
    military's front line.
[21:11] Na
    Rear Admiral Alex Caselnes, bearing the
    responsibility for the supply line failure,
[21:16] Na
    was relegated to the frontier lands
SIGN    Rear Admiral Alex Caselnes
[21:18] Na
    far away from Heinessen,
    leaving his family behind.
[21:24] Na
    Commodore Falk,
    former operations staff officer,
[21:27] Na
    was reassigned to reserve duty
    after medical treatment.
SIGN    Reserve Commodore Andrew Falk
[21:31] Na
    The 1st Fleet commander, Cubersly,
    became the new Operations Center Chief,
SIGN    Integrated Tactical Operations Center Chief
    Admiral Cubersly
[21:36] Na
    and Bewcock, after a promotion to Admiral,
[21:39] Na
    was named the new
    Space Fleet Commander-in-Chief.
SIGN    Space Fleet Commander-in-Chief
    Admiral Alexandre Bewcock
[21:43] Na
    Meanwhile, the decision on what to do with
    Yang was made after his three-week vacation.
[21:51] Na
    He was promoted to Iserlohn Fortress
    commander and garrison commander,
[21:56] Na
    and also received a promotion to admiral
[21:59] Na
    along with orders to relocate
    immediately to Iserlohn Fortress.
SIGN    Adjutant
    Lieutenant Frederica Greenhill
[22:04] Na
    He was joined by his adjutant,
    Lieutenant Frederica Greenhill;
[22:07] Na
    garrison vice commander,
    Rear Admiral Edwin Fischer;
SIGN    Garrison Vice Commander
    Rear Admiral Edwin Fischer
[22:11] Na
    fortress defense commander,
    Commodore Walter von Schönkopf;
SIGN    Fortress Defense Commander
    Commodore Walter von Schönkopf
[22:16] Na
    chief of staff, Rear Admiral Murai;
SIGN    Chief of Staff
    Rear Admiral Murai
[22:19] Na
    vice chief of staff,
    Commodore Fyodor Patrichev;
SIGN    Vice Chief of Staff
    Commodore Fyodor Patrichev
[22:22] Na
    division commander,
    Rear Admiral Dusty Attenborough;
SIGN    Division Commander
    Rear Admiral Dusty Attenborough
SIGN    Division Commander
    Rear Admiral Nguyen Van Huu
[22:26] Na
    division commander,
    Rear Admiral Nguyen Van Huu;
SIGN    Staff Officer
    Commander Lao
[22:28] Na
    staff officer, Commander Lao;
[22:31] Na
    first Fortress Space Squadron captain,
    Lieutenant Commander Olivier Poplin;
SIGN    First Fortress Space Squadron Captain
    Lieutenant Commander Olivier Poplin
SIGN    Second Fortress Space Squadron Captain
    Lieutenant Commander Ivan Konev
[22:35] Na
    second Fortress Space Squadron captain,
    Lieutenant Commander Ivan Konev;
[22:40] Na
    and Julian Mintz, who joined the military as
    a civilian and was paid a spaceman's salary.
SIGN    Civilian Employee
    Julian Mintz
[22:45] Na
    As the new Yang Fleet that would take
    charge of Iserlohn Fortress came together,
[22:51] Na
    the fortress commander was concerned
    about the Imperial Navy's movements.
[22:56] Na
    Now that the Alliance Navy was weakened,
[22:59] Na
    he feared his foe might go on the offensive.
[23:06] Na
    However, his fears proved
    to be unnecessary...
[23:13] Na
    with the sudden death of
    Emperor Friedrich IV.
SIGN    Episode 14
SIGN    Demise of the Emperor
[24:50] Na
    Next time on* Legend of
     the Galactic Heroes - Die Neue These*,
[24:55] Na
    episode fourteen, "Demise of the Emperor."

E14 - Demise of the Emperor

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[00:07] Reinhard
    A heart attack?
[00:09] Reinhard
    He didn't deserve such a kind death.
[00:12] Reinhard
    If he had just lived a bit longer,
[00:14] Reinhard
    I could have given him a
    death befitting his crimes.
[00:18] Paul
    Your Excellency, the emperor died
    without naming a successor.
[00:25] Paul
    Why are you so surprised?
[00:27] Paul
    I have sworn my loyalty to
    Imperial Fleet Admiral Lohengramm alone.
[00:34] Paul
    No one else, even the emperor,
    is worthy of respectful titles.
[00:41] Paul
    Your Excellency, the emperor died
    without naming a successor.
[00:47] Paul
    There is no doubt that
    fighting will break out
[00:49] Paul
    among his three grandchildren
    for the throne.
SIGN    Legend of the Galactic Heroes
[02:30] Sabine
    Erwin is still very young.
[02:32] Sabine
    So they're going to make
    me the next emperor.
[02:35] Beth
    Goodness, how silly.
[02:38] Beth
    I will be the one to take
    Grandfather's place as emperor.
[02:41] Sabine
    But Father said it would be me!
[02:44] Beth
    He was lying.
[02:46] Sabine
    You're the one who's lying.
[02:52] Beth
    Why, you...
[02:53] Nanny
    Lady Sabine!
[02:53] Nanny
    Lady Elizabeth!
[02:55] Nanny
    Are you here?
[02:55] Nanny
    Lady Sabine!
[02:57] Nanny
    Lady Sabine!
[02:57] Nanny
    Lady Elizabeth!
SIGN    Episode 14
SIGN    Demise of the Emperor
SIGN    Duchess Amarie von Braunschweig
SIGN    Duke Otho von Braunschweig
SIGN    Elizabeth, Daughter of Duke Braunschweig
SIGN    Marquis Wilhelm von Littenheim
SIGN    Marquise Christine von Littenheim
SIGN    Sabine, Daughter of Marquis Littenheim
[03:44] Erwin
    Let go!
SIGN    Erwin Josef II, Legitimate Grandson of Friedrich IV
[03:45] Nanny
    Mind your manners, now.
SIGN    Annerose von Grünewald
[04:33] Paul
    He has only one direct male descendant,
[04:36] Paul
    but he is five years old and not backed
    by an influential noble family.
[04:42] Paul
    That leaves the two daughters of
    Braunschweig and Littenheim,
[04:47] Paul
    the men who married the
    emperor's daughters.
[04:49] Paul
    If either of them becomes the empress,
[04:51] Paul
    her father would become the regent.
[04:54] (Flashback) Paul
    No matter how it ends up, it won't last,
[04:57] (Flashback) Paul
    and it will not end without bloodshed.
[05:03] (Flashback) Reinhard
    What you say is accurate.
[05:05] (Flashback) Reinhard
    This means my fate depends upon which
    grandchild I choose to stand behind.
[05:11] (Flashback) Reinhard
    And of the men backing these
    three grandchildren,
[05:14] (Flashback) Reinhard
    which do you think is most likely
    to extend his hand to me?
[05:18] (Flashback) Paul
    I would say... Marquis Lichtenlade.
[05:26] (Flashback) Reinhard
    I see.
[05:27] (Flashback) Reinhard
    So the minister of state will
    seek to shake my hand.
[05:31] (Flashback) Reinhard
    In that case, I will sell
    it to him at a high price.
SIGN    Baron Flegel
[06:07] Na
    The funeral of Friedrich IV
    was a solemn affair.
[06:14] Na
    But while it appeared quiet on the surface,
[06:16] Na
    the minds of the nobles who sought
    to be next in line for supremacy
[06:21] Na
    were already swirling with strategies
    for the imminent power struggle.
[06:40] Flegel
    We should eliminate that
    blond boy immediately!
[06:44] Flegel
    Why was someone of such low
    birth permitted to attend
[06:48] Flegel
    the funeral of our holy
    and inviolable emperor?!
[06:52] Flegel
    To allow such injustice to stand will
    be of no benefit to this empire!
[06:58] Otho
    Listen to me, Flegel.
[07:00] Otho
    It's true that the blond boy
    is an eyesore to all of us.
[07:04] Flegel
    Then—
[07:05] Otho
    But this is not the time to be
    distracted by such things.
[07:11] Flegel
    Are you talking about Littenheim?
[07:14] Otho
    Yes.
[07:15] Otho
    Just as we are putting our
    support behind our daughter,
[07:18] Ohto
    I'm sure Littenheim plans
    to do the same for his.
[07:23] Ohto
    If Littenheim wins, eliminating the boy
    will be the least of our worries.
[07:27] Ohto
    Our status itself will be at risk.
[07:31] Flegel
    I understand, Uncle.
[07:34] Ohto
    This is a crucial time.
[07:36] Ohto
    We want as many allies as we can get.
[07:40] Ohto
    Say, Flegel... I've been thinking.
[07:44] Ohto
    Of the influential noble families
    with sons who are of age,
[07:49] Ohto
    which is the best?
[07:51] Ohto
    We will offer them this proposal:
[07:54] Ohto
    "If Elizabeth assumes the throne,
[07:57] Ohto
    we are willing to give her your son
    as the husband of the new empress."
[08:03] Flegel
    That is a fine idea, Uncle.
[08:06] Flegel
    In that case, we should
    quietly make that offer
[08:10] Flegel
    to as many of them as possible.
[08:15] Reinhard
    Have you heard, Kircheis?
[08:18] Reinhard
    All the nobles are clamoring to maneuver
    their way into the imperial court.
[08:22] Reinhard
    Braunschweig is promising multiple nobles
    that their sons can marry his daughter,
[08:28] Reinhard
    and now it seems Littenheim
    is doing the same thing.
[08:33] Reinhard
    If either of the granddaughters
    becomes the empress,
[08:36] Reinhard
    just how many husbands will she end up with?
[08:40] Reinhard
    But the more all these nobles scramble,
[08:42] Reinhard
    the better it suits us.
[08:47] Reinhard
    More importantly, Kircheis,
    I have a favor to ask of you.
[08:54] Reinhard
    My sister is leaving the palace.
[08:57] Kircheis
    Yes.
[09:00] Reinhard
    I want to find a nice
    place for her to live.
[09:03] Reinhard
    Will you help me?
[09:06] Kircheis
    Of course.
[09:12] Kircheis
    That's right...
[09:14] Kircheis
    From now on, Annerose and
    Reinhard will be able
[09:18] Kircheis
    to see each other whenever they want.
[09:25] Klaus
    Be it Braunschweig or Littenheim,
[09:29] Klaus
    we cannot allow these greedy relatives
SIGN    Private Secretary Weitz
[09:32] Klaus
    to take over the politics of this empire.
SIGN    Minister of State and Acting Prime Minister
    Klaus von Lichtenlade
[09:36] Klaus
    We must restore order in the imperial
    court as quickly as possible.
[09:41] Weitz
    If this is about the successor issue,
[09:43] Weitz
    it doesn't seem all that complicated to me.
[09:47] Klaus
    What?
[09:51] Weitz
    You need only do as you have done all along,
[09:53] Weitz
    as both minster of state and
    acting Prime Minister.
[09:59] Klaus
    You're saying I should adhere
    to convention, then?
[10:03] Klaus
    Of course, I would prefer to do that.
[10:05] Klaus
    But even if I chose Master Erwin Josef,
[10:09] Klaus
    the only direct successor, to be emperor,
[10:12] Klaus
    I would have no way to protect him
    from Braunschweig and Littenheim.
[10:18] Weitz
    Indeed. He would require a watchdog.
[10:22] Weitz
    A very strong, easily controlled watchdog.
[10:26] Weitz
    And have you not already chosen one?
[10:32] Klaus
    I'm not sure I can call him
    "easily controlled," but...
[10:36] Klaus
    I certainly can't deny his strength.
[10:51] Wolfgang
    I hear the admiral was summoned
    by Marquis Lichtenlade.
[10:57] Oskar
    He was? So Oberstein was right.
[11:02] Wolfgang
    What do you think of him?
[11:05] Oskar
    I don't like him, but he's sharp.
[11:12] Oskar
    What? What's bothering you?
[11:15] Wolfgang
    I'm not sure how to put it.
[11:17] Wolfgang
    When the admiral is talking to him,
[11:20] Wolfgang
    there are times when he doesn't seem
    at all like the admiral I know.
[11:27] Wolfgang
    There's something different about him.
[11:31] Wolfgang
    So long as he serves the admiral,
[11:33] Wolfgang
    he should want the same things as us, but...
[11:36] Oskar
    Even if we want the same things,
[11:39] Oskar
    how he feels and how we
    feel about the admiral
[11:42] Oskar
    are as different as night and day.
[11:45] Wolfgang
    True.
[11:47] Wolfgang
    We just need to do our own jobs, I suppose.
[12:03] Na
    When Erwin Josef's succession
    to the throne was announced,
[12:07] Na
    the higher nobles were
    astonished, disappointed,
[12:13] Na
    and maddened with rage.
[12:27] Flegel
    That blond boy... That blond boy...
    That blond boy... That blond boy...
[12:33] Flegel
    That blond boy... That blond boy...
    That blond boy...
[12:38] Flegel
    That blond boy!
SIGN    Dominion of Fezzan
    Leader's Home
[12:59] Adrian
    Grand Bishop,
    I hope the day finds you in good cheer.
[13:04] Bishop
    What reason have I to be in good cheer?
[13:08] Bishop
    Only when Earth is again
    revered by all humanity,
[13:11] Bishop
    as it was in days of old,
    will my heart feel cheer.
[13:16] Adrian
    Of course...
[13:17] Bishop
    The ingrates who abandoned their
    mother planet will come to realize
[13:20] Bishop
    within three years that Earth
    is the cradle of humanity,
[13:26] Bishop
    and that it is the center of the
    universe with supremacy over all.
SIGN    Dominion of Fezzan Leader
    Adrian Rubinsky
[13:31] Adrian
    It will happen that quickly?
[13:34] Bishop
    The flow of history can be accelerated.
[13:38] Bishop
    Both the Galactic Empire and
    the Free Planets Alliance
[13:42] Bishop
    continue to amass more
    power and military might.
[13:46] Bishop
    In addition, there will soon
    be a surge of new citizens.
[13:51] Bishop
    You have neglected nothing in the task
    with which I have entrusted you?
[13:55] Adrian
    Of course, Your Lordship.
[13:58] Bishop
    It is for this purpose that
    our precursors chose Fezzan,
[14:02] Bishop
    sent Earth's faithful there,
    and began to accumulate wealth.
[14:09] Bishop
    Rubinsky.
[14:11] Adrian
    Your Lordship?
[14:13] Bishop
    Do not betray me.
[14:15] Adrian
    I-I would never dream of it, Your Lordship.
[14:19] Adrian
    I became leader of this dominion
    thanks to Your Lordship's support.
[14:24] Adrian
    I am not an ingrate.
[14:27] Bishop
    Good.
[14:29] Bishop
    Your admirable character
    will surely protect you.
[14:33] Adrian
    Yes, Your Lordship.
[14:51] Adrian
    Now, who will win in the end?
[14:56] Adrian
    The Empire, the Alliance...
[14:59] Adrian
    or Earth?
[15:02] Adrian
    Or perhaps...
[15:05] Adrian
    me?
[15:24] Nanny
    Your Highness.
[15:26] Nanny
    It is time.
[15:33] Na
    Erwin Josef II's coronation was,
[15:36] Na
    out of respect for the new emperor's
    age, quite a brief ceremony.
[15:49] Na
    Per the decision of the
    new regent, Lichtenlade,
[15:52] Na
    Reinhard was promoted from count to marquis
[15:58] Na
    and assumed the position of
    commander-in-chief of the Imperial Space Fleet.
[16:04] Na
    Reinhard then promoted Kircheis
    two ranks, to high admiral,
[16:11] Na
    and appointed him vice commander
    of the Imperial Space Fleet.
[16:23] Paul
    It is good to have a long-time
    friend at your side,
[16:25] Paul
    and just as well to have a
    capable second-in-command.
[16:28] Paul
    But to have the same person filling
    both of those roles is risky.
[16:33] Reinhard
    Watch yourself, Oberstein.
[16:35] Reinhard
    I've made my decision.
[16:49] Na
    As for Oberstein, he was
    promoted to vice admiral
[16:53] Na
    and appointed the concurrent positions of
    chief of staff of the Imperial Space Fleet
[16:56] Na
    and chief director of the Lohengramm
    Fleet Admiral's Mansion.
[16:59] Na
    Mückenberger resigned as commander-in-chief
    of the Imperial Space Fleet
[17:04] Na
    and retired from the military.
SIGN    Former Imperial Space Fleet Commander-in-Chief
    Gregor von Mückenberger
[17:37] Gregor
    I tried to resign at the time
    of the fall of Iserlohn.
[17:42] Gregor
    I knew this day would come sooner or later.
[17:47] Gregor
    I suspect you knew it, as well.
[18:59] Reinhard
    Is it to your liking?
[19:02] Reinhard
    You said you wanted the
    smallest mansion possible.
[19:06] Annerose
    Thank you, Reinhard.
[19:08] Annerose
    It truly is lovely, just as I'd heard.
[19:19] Reinhard
    I will not put you through
    any more suffering.
[19:26] Reinhard
    From now on,
[19:28] Reinhard
    I pray you will be happy.
[19:45] Reinhard
    This won't be the end of it.
[19:48] Reinhard
    We won't be able to avoid
    conflict with the nobles.
[19:54] Reinhard
    The battle may split the Empire in two.
[19:58] Kircheis
    I am in consultation with Admirals
    Mittermeyer and Reuenthal.
[20:02] Kircheis
    The formulation of our strategy
    is proceeding smoothly.
[20:06] Kircheis
    But there is one thing that concerns me.
[20:10] Reinhard
    What the rebels will do, right?
[20:13] Kircheis
    Indeed.
[20:14] Reinhard
    Don't worry, Kircheis.
[20:16] Reinhard
    I have an idea.
[20:18] Reinhard
    No matter how clever
    Yang Wen-li's tactics may be,
[20:21] Reinhard
    I have a plan to ensure
    he can't leave Iserlohn.
[20:24] Kircheis
    What is it?
[20:27] Reinhard
    Basically, this...
[21:02] Yang
    To think, a five-year-old emperor...
[21:07] Yang
    In any case, this will most likely
    mean civil war in the Empire.
[21:18] Yang
    I find myself feeling tempted.
[21:20] Julius
    Huh?
[21:21] Yang
    Oh, nothing.
[21:24] Yang
    Honestly, when all people
    think about is winning,
[21:28] Yang
    they become absolutely despicable.
[21:38] Yang
    Thanks.
[21:40] Yang
    By the way, I hear Schönkopf has
    been teaching you how to shoot.
[21:44] Yang
    How's that going?
[21:45] Julius
    The commodore says I have a knack for it.
[21:49] Yang
    Oh? That's good to hear.
[21:52] Julius
    You don't practice shooting
    at all. Shouldn't you?
[21:58] Yang
    Apparently, I don't have the talent for it.
[22:02] Julius
    Then how do you protect yourself?
[22:05] Yang
    If a commanding officer had to take
    up firearms to protect himself,
[22:10] Yang
    he'd never win any wars.
[22:12] Yang
    I'm always thinking about how to avoid
    being caught in that situation.
[22:18] Julius
    That's true.
[22:19] Julius
    Okay, then I'll protect you.
[22:22] Yang
    I'll be counting on it.
[22:24] Julius
    Of course!
[22:26] Julius
    All right, first...
[22:27] Na
    Carrying many thoughts, the universe turns...
[23:00] Na
    In the year UC 796,
[23:03] Na
    or IC 487,
[23:06] Na
    neither Marquis Reinhard von
    Lohengramm nor Yang Wen-li
[23:10] Na
    could foresee all that
    lay in their own future.
SIGN    Episode 15
SIGN    Before the Storm
[24:50] Na
    Next time on* Legend of
     the Galactic Heroes - Die Neue These*,
[24:55] Na
    episode fifteen, "Before the Storm."

E15 - Before the Storm

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[00:02] Na
    The Iserlohn Corridor is a safe passage
    through the nonnavigable sector of space
[00:06] Na
    that lies between the Galactic Empire
    and the Free Planets Alliance.
SIGN    Alliance Navy Iserlohn Garrison Force
    Ulysses
[00:12] Na
    Within this corridor
SIGN    Iserlohn Fortress
[00:13] Na
    is a man-made planet that sits squarely
    on the border between the two nations:
[00:17] Na
    Iserlohn Fortress.
[00:20] Na
    This fortress, built by the Empire
    and usurped by the Alliance,
[00:23] Na
    measures sixty kilometers in diameter
[00:26] Na
    and is a highly important strategic
    location, with a space harbor
[00:30] Na
    that can accommodate up
    to 20,000 battleships.
[00:37] Yang
    I hope your time in the frontier
    enabled you to recharge.
[00:40] Yang
    We have a lot of work to do.
[00:42] Alex
    I thought being demoted would
    give me some time to unwind.
[00:45] Alex
    I didn't expect to be called back so soon.
SIGN    Iserlohn Fortress Administrator
    Rear Admiral Alex Caselnes
[00:50] Alex
    Hell of a slave-driving
    commander you've got here.
[00:57] Yang
    What's the matter?
[00:58] Frederica
    Urgent message from patrolling
    battleship
Ulysses*.
[01:03] Frederica
    They have encountered an enemy*
    ship carrying a special envoy.
[01:05] Frederica
    The ship is trying to establish contact.
[01:08] Yang
    That came sooner than I expected.
SIGN    Legend of the Galactic Heroes
[02:55] Yang
    As you all know,
[02:57] Yang
    the special envoy from the Empire has
    brought us an interesting proposal.
[03:00] Yang
    Our navy, when it took this
    fortress from the Empire,
[03:04] Yang
    and the Imperial Navy,
    during the Battle of Amritsar,
[03:08] Yang
    both took many war prisoners.
[03:11] Yang
    They have proposed that we trade them here.
[03:14] Alex
    They're framing this as an amnesty out of
    respect to the death of their emperor,
[03:18] Alex
    but it's not easy for either side
    to keep two million prisoners fed.
[03:24] Yang
    But that's not their true intention.
[03:28] Yang
    I suspect they're facing a situation far
    more serious than feeding prisoners.
[03:34] Dusty
    What do you mean?
[03:36] Yang
    Reinhard von Lohengramm, who's been
    raised to the rank of a marquis,
[03:42] Yang
    has made up his mind to initiate
    armed conflict with the nobility.
[03:47] Yang
    I believe that's a fair assumption.
[03:49] Yang
    The exchange of war prisoners
[03:51] Yang
    would be one step in his
    preparations for that.
SIGN    The returned Imperial soldiers would follow Marquis Lohengramm, their savior.
SIGN    I see. He is thorough.
[04:04] Yang
    Of course, our options at
    the moment are limited,
[04:08] Yang
    but getting our war prisoners back
    safely is never a bad thing.
[04:12] Yang
    Let's do the best we possibly can.
[04:15] All
    Yes, sir.
SIGN    Episode 15
SIGN    Before the Storm
[04:21] Na
    The Alliance government
    approved the proposal.
[04:25] Na
    Soon, a convoy of transport ships
[04:27] Na
    carrying the two million Alliance
    soldiers who had been taken prisoner,
[04:32] Na
    led by the Imperial Navy
    flagship* Barbarossa*,
[04:36] Na
    approached Iserlohn Fortress
    from Imperial territory.
[04:50] Girl
    Isn't the guy in the middle kind of hot?
[04:52] Girl
    Yeah!
[04:54] Poplin
    Oh, that's the type you're into?
[04:57] Konev
    Looks like an honest sort of guy.
[04:59] Poplin
    Does he? I think he looks
    like a cocky bastard.
[05:03] Konev
    That's because your eyes and
    heart are all clouded over.
[05:06] Poplin
    Say what?!
[05:08] Dusty
    You can tell he's here to
    represent Marquis Lohengramm.
[05:11] Dusty
    He has that dignified look.
[05:13] Fyodor
    To be the vice commander of the
    Space Fleet at such a young age...
[05:18] Frederica
    Your Excellency, it's time to
    go to the ceremonial hall.
[05:22] Yang
    Ah, of course.
[05:28] Yang
    Julian.
[05:29] Julian
    Yes, sir?
[05:30] Yang
    I hear Admiral Kircheis is a man of integrity.
[05:34] Yang
    This could be a decent lesson in good taste.
[05:38] Yang
    I want you to attend the ceremony.
[05:42] Julian
    Yes, sir! I will!
[06:09] Kircheis
    I am High Admiral Siegfried Kircheis
    of the Galactic Imperial Navy.
[06:14] Yang
    I am Admiral Yang Wen-li of the
    Free Planets Alliance Navy.
[06:18] Yang
    We are grateful for your proposal.
[06:21] Kircheis
    And we are grateful for your acceptance.
[06:32] Na
    The exchange of prisoners was carried out
[06:37] Na
    with such an air of dignity that it
    was hard to believe the two nations
[06:41] Na
    had been at war for 150 years.
[06:55] Kircheis
    I suppose all this formality is necessary,
[06:59] Kircheis
    but it seems rather ridiculous,
    doesn't it, Admiral Yang?
[07:02] Yang
    I agree with that.
[07:04] Kircheis
    I consider myself fortunate to have had
    the opportunity to meet you in this way.
[07:11] Yang
    This is the sort of deal for human lives
[07:15] Yang
    that I would welcome anytime.
[07:18] Kircheis
    I agree.
[07:38] Kircheis
    How old might you be?
[07:41] Julian
    I'll turn fifteen this year, sir.
[07:44] Kircheis
    Is that right?
[07:46] Kircheis
    I fought in my first battle
    at age fifteen, as well.
[07:50] Kircheis
    I may be in no place to wish you luck...
[07:56] Kircheis
    but I pray for your well being.
SIGN    He did seem like an upright, honest sort of guy.
SIGN    Can't hold a candle to me, though.
[08:11] Alex
    Don't get all emotional on us
    and defect to the Empire.
[08:14] Julian
    Huh?!
[08:27] Yang
    Siegfried Kircheis...
[08:30] Julian
    He was quite a pleasant man.
[08:32] Yang
    Yeah.
[08:33] Yang
    It seems wrong to have a better impression
    of an enemy commander than of
[08:37] Yang
    our own nation's politicians, though.
[08:41] Yang
    Marquis Reinhard von Lohengramm...
[08:45] Yang
    I'm interested in meeting him now.
[08:57] Reinhard
    Good work.
[09:00] Reinhard
    So?
[09:01] Reinhard
    What was Yang Wen-li like?
[09:04] Kircheis
    Yes, sir.
[09:06] Kircheis
    To be frank, he seemed a far cry from
    the great admiral he's celebrated as.
[09:11] Kircheis
    He has an air of
    immeasurable prudence,
[09:14] Kircheis
    but gave no clues as to where
    his true intentions lie.
[09:18] Kircheis
    That's what makes him so intimidating.
[09:20] Kircheis
    That was my impression.
[09:23] Reinhard
    Oh?
[09:25] Kircheis
    I may be giving him too much credit,
[09:28] Kircheis
    but it's possible he's
    figured out our plan.
[09:34] Reinhard
    I'd certainly like to meet...
[09:38] Reinhard
    this Yang Wen-li.
SIGN    Free Planets Alliance Capital Planet Heinessen
SIGN    Free Planets Alliance Integrated Tactical Operations Center
[09:47] Trunicht
    Men, you must not forget
    that you are soldiers
[09:51] Trunicht
    whose mission is to defend our republic.
SIGN    Free Planets Alliance Head of State
    Job Trunicht
[09:54] Trunicht
    In order to take down the
    treacherous Empire,
[09:57] Trunicht
    we need you to step up again.
[10:00] Trunicht
    Engrave upon your hearts the many who
    were so regrettably sacrificed.
[10:06] Trunicht
    Until the day we share an era of great
    joy with our future compatriots,
[10:10] Trunicht
    you must not forget your iron-clad mission!
[10:22] Dwight
    Admiral Yang.
SIGN    Inspector General of the National Defense Committee Secretariat
    Admiral Dwight Greenhill
[10:25] Dwight
    Is my daughter fulfilling
    her professional duties?
[10:31] Yang
    Yes, of course.
[10:32] Yang
    She has been a tremendous help.
[10:37] Dwight
    By the way, do you have some time after this?
[10:40] Yang
    Actually, I have some business to attend to.
[10:43] Yang
    You'll have to forgive me.
[10:45] Yang
    Please enjoy your time together
    as father and daughter.
[10:48] Dwight
    I see. That's too bad.
[10:51] Yang
    Until next time.
[10:55] Frederica
    Admiral, please take care.
[11:05] Julian
    You must be exhausted.
[11:07] Yang
    Yeah...
[11:08] Yang
    If I'd been forced to listen to
    Trunicht speaking any longer,
[11:12] Yang
    I would've burned through my whole
    lifetime's worth of patience.
[11:18] Crowd
    Earth belongs to us!
[11:21] Yang
    What's that about?
[11:21] Crowd
    Earth is our home!
[11:23] Julian
    It looks like the Earth Cult is protesting.
[11:26] Yang
    Earth Cult?
[11:27] Julian
    Yes.
[11:29] Julian
    Some of them were gathered outside
    the ceremonial hall earlier, too.
[11:32] Julian
    "The holy planet Earth is the
    human beings' homeland.
[11:36] Julian
    Take part in the holy war to emancipate
    Earth from the Galactic Empire.
[11:40] Julian
    Build the cathedral to guide all of our souls."
[11:46] Yang
    Imagine that...
[11:49] Yang
    Earth hasn't been the center of human
    society for eight centuries now.
[12:07] Julian
    I bet no one would even imagine
[12:09] Julian
    an admiral of the Alliance Navy
    eating street food in a place like this.
[12:13] Yang
    This is the kind of food
    that's familiar to me.
[12:16] Yang
    Back in cadet school, this was the best
    stuff to eat when breaking curfew.
[12:24] Julian
    I guess even you lived
    like that at one time.
[12:43] Yang
    I just keep adding more to the list
    of things I can never get back.
[12:53] Yang
    Julian, this is Admiral Bewcock.
[12:56] Julian
    Huh?!
[12:58] Bewcock
    Were you waiting long?
[13:00] Yang
    Not at all.
[13:01] Yang
    Julian.
[13:03] Yang
    Would you keep an eye on the area for me?
[13:05] Julian
    Yes, sir.
[13:12] Bewcock
    So, let's hear what you have to say.
[13:15] Yang
    Yes, sir.
[13:17] Yang
    It's possible that a coup d'état
    will occur in this country soon.
[13:23] Bewcock
    A coup d'état, you say?
[13:25] Yang
    Yes.
[13:28] Yang
    Marquis Lohengramm's true intention in
    proposing the exchange of war prisoners
[13:33] Yang
    was to prepare for a battle against
    the nobility for supremacy.
[13:39] Yang
    Once the Empire enters a state of civil war,
[13:42] Yang
    they'll want to avoid allowing any
    openings for our navy to attack.
[13:48] Yang
    However, they can't spare
    precious military strength
[13:51] Yang
    to keep our forces in check.
[13:55] Yang
    So they won't go into this without a strategy.
[13:58] Bewcock
    I see... And that's where
    the coup d'état comes in.
[14:02] Bewcock
    The Empire will pull the strings to start
    an uprising within the Alliance.
[14:07] Yang
    And they'll most likely start
    simultaneous revolts in the frontier.
[14:13] Bewcock
    And while our forces are
    deployed to suppress them,
[14:16] Bewcock
    they'll seize the capital, the center of power.
[14:19] Bewcock
    If that works, everything will go their way,
[14:22] Bewcock
    but can a theoretical plan
    like that really succeed?
[14:26] Yang
    As far as Marquis Lohengramm is concerned,
[14:28] Yang
    the coup d'état doesn't need to be successful.
[14:32] Yang
    His goal is to divide the
    Alliance forces and cause chaos.
[14:37] Bewcock
    But how does he expect to do all
    that within the Alliance itself?
[14:42] Bewcock
    Of course! The war prisoner exchange!
[14:45] Yang
    Yes.
[14:47] Yang
    Mixing spies in with the soldiers they
    returned would be the simplest way.
[14:51] Bewcock
    Two million suspects...
[14:54] Bewcock
    It's just too many.
[14:56] Bewcock
    It'll be extremely difficult to learn
    of anything before it happens.
[15:02] Bewcock
    Damn, what a lot of hassle
    he's causing us...
[15:05] Yang
    True, but if others do it all for him,
    he won't have to do much work at all.
[15:12] Bewcock
    So I need to prevent a coup d'état without
    knowing who's going to cause it, or when.
[15:20] Bewcock
    That's a big responsibility.
[15:24] Yang
    I have one other favor to ask.
[15:26] Bewcock
    There's more?!
[15:28] Yang
    I'm sorry...
[15:33] Julian
    Will the day ever come when I get to know
[15:36] Julian
    what the admirals are talking about?
[15:43] Bewcock
    I'll have the thing you asked for delivered
    to you before you leave Heinessen.
[15:48] Yang
    I appreciate it.
[15:51] Bewcock
    Tell me just one last thing.
[15:55] Bewcock
    You guessed the strategy
    Marquis Lohengramm would use.
[15:59] Bewcock
    Could that be because you've considered
    doing something similar to the Empire?
[16:08] Yang
    If I'm being honest, I've felt tempted before.
[16:13] Yang
    But I'm just one soldier.
[16:16] Yang
    I can only do what is possible
    for me within that position.
[16:23] Bewcock
    I see. All right, then.
[16:27] Bewcock
    I'll be going.
[16:29] Yang
    Please take care.
[16:42] Dwight
    Beginning with the planet Nephthys,
[16:44] Dwight
    we will start military uprisings sequentially
    on these four frontier planets,
[16:49] Dwight
    leaving the capital of Heinessen
    without its fighting forces.
[16:53] Dwight
    A few of our best soldiers will then
    take control of the most vital points,
[16:57] Dwight
    and we will seize the political center.
[17:01] Dwight
    Now, there is one person
    who poses a problem:
[17:05] Dwight
    Admiral Yang Wen-li, the commander
    of Iserlohn Fortress.
[17:10] Dwight
    We haven't made him one of us yet.
[17:13] Dwight
    Any opinions on that?
[17:15] Bronze
    His intelligence and popularity
    would certainly be useful...
[17:19] Guy
    We can't ignore Iserlohn's valuable
    military potential, either.
[17:23] Legrange
    If we can get him on our side,
[17:26] Legrange
    we'll be able to take control of the entire
    territory from both Heinessen and Iserlohn.
[17:30] Guy
    But we're short on time.
[17:31] Guy
    Do you think we can talk him into it?
[17:34] Falk
    That man?
[17:36] Falk
    I don't see why we need him on our side.
[17:40] Dwight
    Don't let your emotions get the better of you.
[17:42] Dwight
    It's true that we're short on time—
[17:44] Gatty
    But, sir...
[17:45] Gatty
    It's also true that the Yang Fleet
    would be a threat to us.
[17:50] Dwight
    Based on our advantage in distance,
    I think we should strike first,
[17:54] Dwight
    then deal with Yang and his fleet
    after we take over the capital.
[17:59] Dwight
    Artemis's Necklace is set up throughout
    Planet Heinessen's orbit.
[18:06] Dwight
    Even the Yang Fleet won't be able
    to enter the capital easily
[18:09] Dwight
    with that air defense system in place.
[18:12] Dwight
    That alone gives us room to negotiate.
[18:16] Falk
    Then, just to be safe,
[18:18] Falk
    I suggest we send some
    of our men to Iserlohn.
[18:22] Falk
    If he does anything that would
    put us at a disadvantage,
[18:26] Falk
    having eyes on him would enable
    us to eliminate him immediately.
[18:30] Bronze
    He's right. If we do that,
    we'll be prepared to act if necessary.
[18:34] Gatty
    That might actually be a good idea.
[18:41] Dwight
    Fine. We'll adopt that suggestion.
[18:45] Dwight
    Let's choose who to send immediately.
[18:48] Dwight
    But first, I must confirm this with all of you.
[18:52] Dwight
    Our goal is to purge the
    current political system,
[18:57] Dwight
    which has lost its ideals
    and become corrupt.
[19:02] Dwight
    To restore the freedom and
    democracy this nation once had
[19:06] Dwight
    and start a new political system
[19:08] Dwight
    is what drives us to take action now.
[19:12] Dwight
    This is a battle for justice
    that cannot be avoided
[19:16] Dwight
    if we are to rebuild this nation.
[19:22] Dwight
    I will now give an overview of our strategy.
[19:26] Dwight
    The first step takes place
    on the planet Nephthys.
[19:28] Lynch
    Purge... Rebuild... Battle for justice...
[19:33] Lynch
    You fools.
[19:35] Lynch
    You don't know anything.
[19:39] Lynch
    Not a damn thing.
[19:49] (Flashback) Paul
    Alliance Navy Rear Admiral Arthur Lynch.
[19:54] (Flashback) Paul
    Nine years since our navy
    took you prisoner.
[19:57] (Flashback) Paul
    Currently undergoing correction
    in our internment camp.
[20:00] (Flashback) Paul
    Your behavior and attitude
    are extremely poor.
[20:06] (Flashback) Paul
    So this is what has become
    of the coward of El Facil.
[20:10] (Flashback) Lynch
    What the hell do you know?!
[20:26] (Flashback) Lynch
    Who are you?
[20:28] (Flashback) Reinhard
    Reinhard von Lohengramm.
[20:31] (Flashback) Lynch
    Oh? So you're Lohengramm?
[20:34] (Flashback) Lynch
    You're young. Too young.
[20:37] (Flashback) Lynch
    You're practically just a kid.
[20:40] (Flashback) Reinhard
    Nine years ago, just before the
    fall of the planet El Facil,
[20:44] (Flashback) Reinhard
    you shamelessly abandoned the soldiers
    and the people you were to protect,
[20:47] (Flashback) Reinhard
    ran away to save yourself,
    and ended up our prisoner.
[20:51] (Flashback) Lynch
    I didn't run away!
[20:53] (Flashback) Lynch
    I just went to request reinforcements!
[20:57] (Flashback) Lynch
    And then... And then,
    that damned Yang Wen-li...
[21:01] (Flashback) Reinhard
    If that excuse had worked
    for you even once,
[21:04] (Flashback) Reinhard
    would your former men in the internment
    camp have shown you such contempt?
[21:16] (Flashback) Lynch
    I wasn't wrong.
[21:18] (Flashback) Lynch
    I know my plan was right.
[21:18] (Flashback) Kircheis
    Can a man like this really be useful to us?
[21:21] (Flashback) Lynch
    Given the situation, I needed
    to call for reinforcements.
[21:22] (Flashback) Reinhard
    I'll make him useful, Kircheis.
[21:24] (Flashback) Lynch
    That's why I got out of there so
    that the enemy wouldn't see me.
[21:25] (Flashback) Reinhard
    Otherwise, this man...
[21:28] (Flashback) Reinhard
    doesn't deserve to live.
[21:29] (Flashback) Lynch
    If I could've called reinforcements,
[21:30] (Flashback) Lynch
    we could've turned the Imperial Navy back
[21:32] (Flashback) Reinhard
    Listen to me, Lynch.
[21:33] (Flashback) Lynch
    and we could've easily reclaimed El Facil.
[21:34] (Flashback) Reinhard
    I'm going to give you a job.
    You are to complete it.
[21:37] (Flashback) Lynch
    Yeah. Nothing I did was wrong.
[21:38] (Flashback) Reinhard
    If you're successful,
[21:39] (Flashback) Reinhard
    I'll grant you the position of rear
    admiral in the Imperial Navy.
[21:43] (Flashback) Lynch
    Rear admiral?
[21:47] (Flashback) Lynch
    Rear admiral, you say?
[21:49] (Flashback) Lynch
    Well, that doesn't sound half bad.
[21:51] (Flashback) Lynch
    And what do you want me to do?
[21:56] (Flashback) Reinhard
    Infiltrate the Free Planets Alliance Navy,
[21:58] (Flashback) Reinhard
    agitate any discontented members
    you find among their ranks,
[22:01] (Flashback) Reinhard
    and lead them in a coup d'état.
[22:03] (Flashback) Reinhard
    You'll find the details in that book.
[22:05] (Flashback) Reinhard
    Do as it says, and you're sure to succeed.
[22:10] (Flashback) Lynch
    You're a liar.
[22:12] (Flashback) Lynch
    If I mess up, I guarantee I'll be killed.
[22:17] (Flashback) Reinhard
    If that happens, go ahead and die!
[22:20] (Flashback) Reinhard
    Right now, you are worth
    less than an insect.
[22:23] (Flashback) Reinhard
    You're a coward.
[22:25] (Flashback) Reinhard
    No one understands you.
[22:27] (Flashback) Reinhard
    If anyone scorns you,
    there's no one to stand up for you.
[22:31] (Flashback) Reinhard
    No one!
[22:32] (Flashback) Reinhard
    Even then, do you still value your life?!
[22:50] Lynch
    That's right. I'm a coward.
[22:55] Lynch
    I have nothing to offer you now.
[22:59] Lynch
    So I might as well keep living like a coward,
[23:02] Lynch
    shameless to the very end.
[23:05] Lynch
    The moment you learn how worthless and
    futile your so-called battle for justice is...
[23:10] Lynch
    I'm truly going to enjoy
    the looks on your faces.
SIGN    Episode 16
SIGN    Ignition Point
[24:50] Na
    Next time on* Legend of
     the Galactic Heroes - Die Neue These*,
[24:55] Na
    episode sixteen, "Ignition Point."

E16 - Ignition Point

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SIGN    County of Mariendorf
[00:19] Hans
    I have been awaiting your arrival, milady.
[00:22] Hilda
    Hans!
[00:23] Hans
    I am glad you arrived here safely.
[00:26] Hans
    But what led you to return
    home so abruptly?
SIGN    Hildegard von Mariendorf
[00:32] Hilda
    Is Father doing well?
SIGN    Legend of the Galactic Heroes
SIGN    Franz von Mariendorf
[02:15] Hilda
    Father.
[02:18] Franz
    Oh, Hilda.
[02:20] Hilda
    I've just returned home.
[02:22] Franz
    Welcome home.
[02:23] Franz
    How are things going at college?
[02:25] Hilda
    Just fine.
[02:27] Franz
    What were you thinking about, Father?
[02:30] Franz
    Oh, nothing of importance.
[02:33] Hilda
    Well, that's certainly reassuring.
[02:37] Hilda
    So I suppose the fate
    of the Galactic Empire
[02:39] Hilda
    and the future of the Mariendorf
    family are "nothing of importance."
[02:46] Hilda
    Living on Odin, I hear all about it
    whether I want to or not.
[02:50] Hilda
    The nobles are all in a panic over
    whom they should be siding with.
[02:55] Franz
    I see.
[02:57] Hilda
    Have you decided what you'll do?
[03:05] Franz
    I would prefer to remain neutral.
[03:07] Franz
    But if I absolutely must choose a side,
[03:12] Franz
    then we...
[03:14] Franz
    will side with Duke Braunschweig.
[03:16] Franz
    As imperial nobility, that would be—
[03:18] Hilda
    Father.
[03:24] Hilda
    There is a fact that nearly all of
    the nobles refuse to acknowledge.
[03:29] Hilda
    Just as all people born will eventually die,
[03:31] Hilda
    nations also face unavoidable death.
[03:35] Hilda
    Ever since civilization was
    born on Planet Earth,
[03:39] Hilda
    there hasn't been a single nation
    that didn't fall.
[03:43] Hilda
    Why should the Goldenbaum Dynasty of the
    Galactic Empire be the only exception?
[03:50] Franz
    Hilda, you...
[03:52] Hilda
    The Goldenbaum Dynasty has
    survived for nearly 500 years.
[03:56] Hilda
    During that time, they have controlled the
    people with their warped power structure
[04:01] Hilda
    and done everything out of a
    desire for wealth and power.
[04:05] Hilda
    They have killed people,
    stolen other families' daughters,
[04:08] Hilda
    and created laws for their own benefit.
[04:13] Hilda
    It wouldn't be surprising
    in the least if such a nation
[04:17] Hilda
    were on the verge of collapse.
[04:20] Franz
    Perhaps, but still,
[04:23] Franz
    is there any reason we should
    side with Marquis Lohengramm?
[04:26] Hilda
    There is.
[04:32] Franz
    Very well, Hilda.
    I leave the decision to you.
[04:41] Hilda
    Thank you, Father.
[04:45] Hilda
    I'm truly grateful that you brought me into
    this life during such an exciting age.
SIGN    Episode 16
SIGN    Ignition Point
SIGN    Lohengramm Fleet Admiral's Mansion
[05:04] Rücke
    I apologize for the wait.
SIGN    Sub-lieutenant Theodor von Rücke
[05:07] Rücke
    He has agreed to meet you.
[05:09] Rücke
    This way, please.
[05:12] Reinhard
    It's a shame Kircheis isn't here.
[05:14] Reinhard
    He has something of a connection
    to the Mariendorf household.
[05:18] Reinhard
    Do you know of it?
[05:19] Hilda
    Yes, of course.
[05:21] Hilda
    He saved my father's life during
    the Castrop Rebellion.
[05:26] Reinhard
    And? What is your business with me?
[05:29] Hilda
    The Mariendorf family would like
    to ally with you in this civil war.
[05:37] Reinhard
    Civil war?
[05:38] Hilda
    The one you might start at any
    moment with Duke Braunschweig.
[05:42] Reinhard
    You're a bold woman.
[05:44] Reinhard
    Even if that does happen,
    there's no guarantee I will win.
[05:48] Reinhard
    You still wish to ally with me?
[05:51] Hilda
    Yes. Your Excellency will win.
[05:54] Reinhard
    Oh?
[05:55] Reinhard
    Is there a reason you're so confident?
[05:57] Hilda
    Yes, of course.
[06:01] Hilda
    First, Your Excellency and
    Marquis Lichtenlade have the new emperor
[06:06] Hilda
    and the just cause of subjugating
    any who defy that emperor.
[06:11] Hilda
    Duke Braunschweig and
    Marquis Littenheim, on the other hand,
[06:15] Hilda
    are only trying to start a war
    for their own glory and profit.
[06:20] Hilda
    For that reason...
[06:22] (Flashback) Hilda
    They have only temporarily joined forces,
[06:25] (Flashback) Hilda
    but they lack the will to work together.
[06:28] (Flashback) Hilda
    They cannot defeat the unified will and
    chain of command of the Lohengramm forces.
[06:34] (Flashback) Hilda
    And finally...
[06:36] (Flashback) Hilda
    Marquis Lohengramm was born into
    a noble family of low standing,
[06:40] (Flashback) Hilda
    but I believe his low birth will be
    the primary reason for his victory.
[06:45] (Flashback) Hilda
    That is because all his
    soldiers are commoners.
[06:50] Hilda
    I believe Your Excellency will
    do away with old values
[06:54] Hilda
    and build a new age through this civil war.
[06:59] Reinhard
    I see. Very well.
[07:01] Reinhard
    If that is the case, I do want an ally.
[07:05] Reinhard
    I will be certain to return this favor.
[07:09] Reinhard
    Of course, I will treat the
    Mariendorf family well,
[07:12] Reinhard
    and I promise to extend the same treatment
    to any families you recommend.
[07:16] Hilda
    I'm sure your generous words
[07:18] Hilda
    will make it easy to persuade
    my friends and relatives.
[07:22] Reinhard
    Of course. You kindly offered
    to become my ally.
[07:26] Reinhard
    This is the least I can do to
    repay your effort and courage.
[07:30] Reinhard
    If there is anything at all I can do, just ask.
[07:34] Reinhard
    No need to hesitate.
[07:36] Hilda
    In that case, there is one
    favor I'd like to ask of you.
[07:41] Reinhard
    Go ahead.
[07:42] Hilda
    As a reward for the
    Mariendorf family's loyalty,
[07:47] Hilda
    I would like an official document
    guaranteeing us the rights
[07:50] Hilda
    to our family's property and territory.
[07:55] Reinhard
    Oh? An official document?
[07:58] Hilda
    Yes.
[08:01] Reinhard
    Very well.
[08:03] Reinhard
    I will have it ready for you today.
[08:07] Hilda
    Thank you very much.
[08:08] Hilda
    The Mariendorf family swears
    absolute loyalty to you.
[08:16] Reinhard
    By the way, Fraulein Mariendorf,
[08:19] Reinhard
    will the other households
    you persuade to join us
[08:22] Reinhard
    require the same thing?
[08:24] Hilda
    I would appreciate it if you would
    provide it for those who ask for it.
[08:29] Hilda
    Those who don't, I believe,
    have no real need of it.
[08:33] Reinhard
    Well, then...
[08:35] Hilda
    I believe Your Excellency has
    the insight to recognize
[08:39] Hilda
    those with the strength
    to live in the new age.
[08:42] Reinhard
    Then that's exactly what I shall do.
[08:45] Reinhard
    All that aside, you are
    quite the shrewd woman.
[08:49] Reinhard
    I had no idea there were nobles like you.
[08:55] Reinhard
    Enter.
[08:57] Paul
    Your Excellency, we have received a report.
[09:00] Reinhard
    Ah, it's here.
[09:01] Reinhard
    Fraulein Mariendorf, this has been enjoyable.
[09:04] Reinhard
    I hope we meet again.
[09:07] Hilda
    Of course.
[09:24] Na
    In what would be known
    as the Lippstadt Pact,
[09:28] Na
    the nobles who opposed the
    Lohengramm-Lichtenlade axis came together
[09:34] Na
    and established an alliance.
[09:36] Na
    Its leader was Duke Otho von Braunschweig,
[09:40] Na
    and under him was
    Marquis Wilhelm von Littenheim.
[09:44] Na
    Participating nobles numbered around 3,740,
[09:47] Na
    and their soldiers outnumbered
    Reinhard's regular force.
[09:54] Na
    They dubbed their alliance the
    Lippstadt Nobles Coalition.
SIGN    Galactic Imperial Navy Armored Grenadier Commander
    High Admiral Ovlesser
[10:08] Otho
    Why the long face?
[10:11] Otho
    That isn't like you.
SIGN    Gregor von Mückenberger
[10:32] (Flashback) Gregor
    No need to salute me.
[10:34] (Flashback) Gregor
    I've left the military.
[10:37] (Flashback) Ovlesser
    A gathering, titled a garden
    party for official purposes,
[10:41] (Flashback) Ovlesser
    will be held at
    Duke Braunschweig's nearby villa.
[10:44] (Flashback) Ovlesser
    I'm sure you can guess
    as to its true purpose.
[10:47] (Flashback) Gregor
    I have no intention of getting involved.
[10:50] (Flashback) Ovlesser
    But, Your Excellency...
[10:53] (Flashback) Gregor
    Don't call me that, either.
[10:56] (Flashback) Gregor
    You still can't understand his talent?
[10:59] (Flashback) Ovlesser
    Why do you insist on taking his side?
[11:01] (Flashback) Gregor
    I can see the truth. That's all.
[11:04] (Flashback) Ovlesser
    Your Excellency!
[11:06] (Flashback) Gregor
    As a retired, free man,
[11:08] (Flashback) Gregor
    let me give you one word of advice.
[11:11] (Flashback) Gregor
    He intends to eradicate all those
    who refuse to see the truth.
[11:23] Flegel
    How dare he say such a thing?
[11:26] Flegel
    He's mocking us!
[11:28] Wilhelm
    I guess Mückenberger is getting on in years.
[11:30] Otho
    In any case, you shouldn't take
    such action on your own.
[11:34] Otho
    As the leader of this alliance, so long
    as I'm in command on the front lines—
[11:37] Wilhelm
    No, I don't think the alliance leader
    should be on the front lines.
[11:42] Wilhelm
    I think a commander-in-chief should
    employ a specialist in tactics.
SIGN    Galactic Imperial Navy High Admiral
    Willibald Joachim von Merkatz
[12:04] Otho
    Admiral Merkatz.
[12:07] Otho
    Please, come right in.
[12:09] Merkatz
    You can ask all you like,
    but my answer won't change.
[12:13] Merkatz
    Won't you reconsider fighting
    such a fruitless battle?
[12:18] Otho
    Admiral, this is a righteous battle
    to protect the Goldenbaum Dynasty.
[12:24] Otho
    Calling that fruitless or
    meaningless makes you a traitor.
[12:29] Flegel
    And not just you, Admiral Merkatz,
[12:33] Flegel
    but your family, as well.
[12:39] Otho
    Flegel.
[12:41] Otho
    It seems the young folks are
    brimming with the desire to fight.
[12:45] Otho
    They have said that all
    traitors should be punished.
[12:50] Merkatz
    Then I accept your request,
    though my abilities are modest.
[12:54] Merkatz
    However...
[12:59] Schneider
    He agreed to your condition that he
    would follow military regulations.
[13:02] Schneider
    Is that not good enough?
[13:06] Merkatz
    Lieutenant Commander Schneider,
    you are still young.
[13:10] Merkatz
    Duke Braunschweig's response
    was mere lip service.
[13:14] Merkatz
    Soon, I will be hated even more
    than Marquis Lohengramm.
SIGN    Lieutenant Commander Bernhard von Schneider
[13:19] Schneider
    S-Surely not...
[13:23] Merkatz
    Privilege is the worst poison of all.
    It rots away a person's spirit.
[13:27] Merkatz
    And those high nobles have been steeped
    in it for dozens of generations.
[13:33] Merkatz
    Justifying themselves while blaming others
    has become instinctive for them.
[13:39] Merkatz
    I didn't even realize that until I came into
    contact with the lower-ranked soldiers.
[13:50] Na
    In all his life,
[13:53] Na
    Merkatz had never struggled so much to find
    the right words as he did that night.
[13:58] Na
    The letter that he wrote with
    so much love in every word
[14:02] Na
    was a farewell letter to
    his wife and children.
[14:08] Otho
    Don't be ridiculous!
[14:10] Otho
    Assassinate him?!
[14:12] Otho
    The 3,000 nobles who answered
    my call to gather here
[14:16] Otho
    are already on the move.
SIGN    Captain Anton Fellner
[14:18] Otho
    And in this righteous initiative,
[14:20] Otho
    you suggest such a cowardly
    method as assassinating—
SIGN    Commodore Arthur von Streit
[14:23] Streit
    But, Your Excellency...
[14:24] Otho
    I intend to defeat that blond boy
    in a head-to-head confrontation.
[14:29] Otho
    Doing this will prove my righteousness
    and ability to all the Empire.
[14:35] Otho
    And you want to sully my honor
    with such a suggestion?!
[14:39] Streit
    Your Excellency!
[14:41] Streit
    This is difficult for me to say,
[14:43] Streit
    but Marquis Reinhard von Lohengramm
    is a genius tactician.
[14:46] Streit
    Even if we fight him and win,
    there will be many sacrifices,
[14:49] Streit
    and harm will come to the people...
[14:52] Otho
    What do you mean by "even if we win"?!
[14:55] Otho
    I have no need for men who
    lack faith in our victory!
[14:58] Otho
    Ansbach, where are you?!
[15:00] Otho
    Remove this useless trash at once!
[15:13] Fellner
    Thank you all for coming.
[15:14] Fellner
    I appreciate it.
[15:16] Fellner
    What we're about to do will be a
    secret to the alliance leader.
[15:21] Fellner
    We can't get close to
    Marquis Lohengramm with these numbers,
[15:25] Fellner
    but we should be able to take his sister,
    Countess Grünewald, hostage.
[15:42] Fellner
    The plan's off!
[15:45] Fellner
    Retreat immediately!
[15:47] Fellner
    Retre—
[16:08] Reinhard
    You want to serve under my command?
[16:13] Reinhard
    In that case, how did your
    sense of loyalty permit you
[16:17] Reinhard
    to make the decision to desert
    your lord of many years?
[16:21] Fellner
    Loyalty should be offered to one
    who understands its worth.
[16:27] Reinhard
    Such impudent words...
[16:29] Reinhard
    Very well.
[16:31] Reinhard
    Oberstein.
[16:32] Reinhard
    Take him under your command.
[16:35] Paul
    Yes, sir.
[16:39] Flegel
    What a disgrace!
[16:41] Flegel
    What treachery!
[16:42] Flegel
    What a shameless display!
[16:45] Flegel
    Uncle, soldiers who defy our will
[16:47] Flegel
    and act of their own accord
    should be severely punished!
[16:51] Otho
    Yes. I will punish him myself.
[16:55] Ansbach
    Your Grace.
[16:56] Ansbach
    Departing from Odin is far more
    important than this right now.
[17:02] Ansbach
    Now that this has happened,
    the enemy could move at any time.
SIGN    Commodore Ansbach
[17:05] Ansbach
    We should return to the domain and regroup.
[17:09] Otho
    Hurry it up, then!
    Don't waste a moment, Ansbach!
[17:16] Paul
    Duke Braunschweig has escaped
    Odin with his family.
[17:21] Paul
    The remaining nobles will soon do the same.
[17:24] Paul
    Their most likely destination is Geiersburg.
[17:28] Kircheis
    Our operation to send a spy
    to the Free Planets Alliance
[17:32] Kircheis
    is proceeding according to plan, as well.
[17:34] Kircheis
    I believe the time is ripe for battle.
[17:41] Na
    All the admirals who received
    the order from Reinhard
[17:44] Na
    launched into action at once.
[17:48] Na
    First, Bittenfeld led armed soldiers
    in occupying the Ministry of War.
[18:05] Ehrenberg
    Who gave you permission to enter here?
[18:08] Ehrenberg
    I don't know what it is you want,
[18:11] Ehrenberg
    but it's clear you have no interest
    in observing proper decorum.
SIGN    Galactic Empire Military Chief of Staff
    Fleet Admiral Ehrenberg
[18:15] Fritz
    My apologies.
[18:17] Fritz
    What I want is
[18:19] Fritz
    for all people to be aware
    that the times are changing.
[18:25] Na
    They detained Military Chief
    of Staff Ehrenberg,
[18:28] Na
    then they occupied the
    Supreme Command Headquarters
SIGN    Galactic Imperial Navy Supreme Command Headquarters Chief
    Fleet Admiral Steinhof
[18:31] Na
    and detained its chief,
    Fleet Admiral Steinhof.
[18:51] Klaus
    What of the outcome?
[18:53] Oskar
    Without flaw, sir.
[19:01] Na
    At the same time, at the space harbor,
[19:03] Na
    soldiers under Mittermeyer's command
[19:05] Na
    were waiting to catch the nobles
    who attempted to flee.
[19:09] Na
    And the satellite orbit above Odin
[19:13] Na
    was completely secured by the
    fleets led by Wahlen and Kempff.
[19:19] Na
    Among the nobles they captured was Streit.
[19:24] Reinhard
    I've received intelligence that you advised
    Duke Braunschweig to assassinate me.
[19:30] Reinhard
    Is this true?
[19:31] Streit
    It is true.
[19:33] Reinhard
    Ah, so you admit it?
[19:35] Reinhard
    Why did you suggest such a thing?
[19:37] Streit
    Because I knew that this would
    happen if we left you alive.
[19:42] Streit
    If only my lord were more decisive...
[19:45] Streit
    It is regrettable not only for
    the house of Duke Braunschweig,
[19:51] Streit
    but for all of the Goldenbaum Dynasty.
[19:55] Reinhard
    Remove his handcuffs.
[20:00] Reinhard
    It would be a shame to kill him.
[20:03] Reinhard
    I will issue a permit of passage.
[20:05] Reinhard
    Return to Duke Braunschweig
[20:07] Reinhard
    and prove your loyalty to him.
[20:11] Streit
    Actually, if it pleases Your Excellency,
[20:15] Streit
    might I have permission
    to remain here on Odin?
[20:19] Reinhard
    Why?
[20:20] Streit
    If I return to my lord,
[20:22] Streit
    he would suspect me of
    collusion and punish me.
[20:25] Streit
    He is the kind of man
[20:27] Streit
    who abandoned many of his subordinates
    and retainers in his escape from Odin.
[20:30] Streit
    The loyalty of his men means nothing.
[20:33] Reinhard
    Fine.
[20:35] Reinhard
    Why don't you become one of my men, then?
[20:39] Streit
    I appreciate the offer,
[20:41] Streit
    but I have no desire to see my lord
    until today be my enemy tomorrow.
[20:45] Streit
    Please forgive me.
[20:52] Na
    Emperor Erwin Josef II gave Reinhard the
    title of Imperial Fleet Commander-in-Chief.
[21:01] Klaus
    By imperial order,
[21:03] Klaus
    you are to subjugate Duke Braunschweig
[21:05] Klaus
    and his followers for plotting
    treason against the emperor.
[21:10] Reinhard
    Yes, sir.
[21:14] Guy
    Your Excellency, please wait!
[21:20] Guy
    I need Your Excellency to provide a
    public name for the enemy forces.
[21:25] Reinhard
    A public name?
[21:27] Guy
    Yes.
[21:28] Guy
    This is necessary for our official records.
[21:31] Guy
    They have called themselves
    "Lords for Justice"...
[21:36] Reinhard
    There is only one fitting name for them.
[21:39] Reinhard
    Call them the traitors.
[21:40] Guy
    The... traitors?
[21:44] Reinhard
    Inform all in the Empire that
    this is what I have decided.
[21:49] Reinhard
    Make sure the ones going by
    that name are informed, too.
[21:52] Reinhard
    Tell them, "You are traitors."
[22:34] Reinhard
    We'll be parting ways for a while, Kircheis.
[22:38] Kircheis
    Yes.
[22:40] Reinhard
    Soon...
[22:42] Reinhard
    Soon, the entire universe will be ours.
[22:46] Kircheis
    Indeed. It will all belong to you.
[22:52] Kircheis
    I wish you the best, Reinhard.
SIGN    Episode 17
SIGN    The Yang Fleet Mobilizes
[24:50] Na
    Next time on* Legend of
     the Galactic Heroes - Die Neue These*,
[24:54] Na
    episode seventeen,
    "The Yang Fleet Mobilizes."

E17 - The Yang Fleet Mobilizes

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SIGN    Capital Planet Heinessen
SIGN    Integrated Tactical Operations Center
[00:25] Whitty
    You have a lunch meeting scheduled
    with Chairman Trunicht at 11:00.
SIGN    Captain Whitty
SIGN    Integrated Tactical Operations Center Chief
    Admiral Cubersly
[00:31] Cubersly
    All right.
[00:33] Falk
    Chief Cubersly!
[00:37] Falk
    It's good to see you again. I'm Falk.
[00:40] Cubersly
    I heard you were away on medical leave.
[00:44] Falk
    As you can see, I've fully recovered.
SIGN    Reserve Commodore Andrew Falk
[00:47] Falk
    I'm here today to request
    a return to active duty.
[00:52] Cubersly
    Active duty? Has your doctor approved this?
[00:56] Falk
    Of course. He says I've fully recovered.
[00:58] Falk
    He has no objections to my return.
[01:01] Cubersly
    I see. Then you should go
    through the formal procedure.
[01:05] Cubersly
    Submit your request to
[01:06] Cubersly
    the National Defense Committee
    along with a statement from your doctor.
[01:09] Cubersly
    Only when that is approved
    will you be formally—
[01:13] Falk
    But that will take too long.
[01:15] Falk
    I want to start today, if possible,
    and be of use to the nation.
[01:19] Cubersly
    Formal procedures always take
    time, Reserve Commander.
[01:24] Falk
    Which is why I hoped you could—
[01:27] Cubersly
    You seem to misunderstand.
[01:30] Cubersly
    My job is to see that procedures
    are followed, not broken.
[01:36] Cubersly
    You seem to think you're entitled
    to special treatment,
[01:40] Cubersly
    but it looks to me like you
    haven't fully recovered yet.
[01:44] Cubersly
    If you return to active duty now,
    your lack of cooperation will bring disorder.
[01:49] Cubersly
    That would be bad for both
    you and those around you.
[01:53] Cubersly
    Take my advice and try again later.
[01:56] Whitty
    Chief, it's almost time.
[01:59] Cubersly
    All right. So long, then.
[02:11] Whitty
    Sir!
[02:19] Whitty
    Sir!
[02:22] Whitty
    A doctor! Get a doctor!
SIGN    Legend of the Galactic Heroes
[04:05] Na
    Reserve Commander Andrew Falk's
    unprecedented assassination attempt
SIGN    Vice Admiral Bronze
[04:11] Na
    on Integrated Tactical Operations Center
    Chief Cubersly, a key military figure,
[04:16] Na
    deepened the despair felt in the aftermath
    of the failed invasion of the Empire
[04:22] Na
    and further fueled the people's anxieties.
[04:29] Bewcock
    They want me, the fleet commander-in-chief,
    to act as the interim chief?
[04:33] Pfeifer
    Yes, sir.
[04:34] Pfeifer
    We received a confidential request
    from the National Defense Committee.
[04:38] Bewcock
    Tell them I decline.
[04:40] Bewcock
    Having the Integrated Tactical
    Operations Center chief
[04:42] Bewcock
    and the fleet commander-in-chief be the
    same person would be problematic.
[04:47] Bewcock
    We must disperse any risks.
SIGN    Lieutenant Commander Pfeifer
SIGN    Sub-lieutenant Gatty
[04:52] Na
    In such a turbulent state of affairs,
[04:54] Na
    it was thought that selecting an
    interim chief would not be easy,
[04:57] Na
    but one man volunteered for the position:
[05:00] Na
    a man of meager popularity
    at best, Admiral Dawson.
SIGN    Admiral Dawson
[05:06] Bewcock
    Maybe I should've taken the job after all.
[05:10] Na
    Unfortunately, the very next
    day, an accident occurred.
[05:15] Na
    There was an explosion at the maintenance
    center of the Heinessen Air Defense Base.
[05:22] Na
    There were fourteen casualties,
[05:24] Na
    and all of them were young
    soldiers in their teens.
[05:28] Na
    This was a terrible shock to everyone.
[05:33] Jessica
    This is the result of the war
    with the Galactic Empire
[05:37] Jessica
    that has dragged on for 150 years.
[05:40] Jessica
    Sacrificing young soldiers
    to continue a war...
[05:43] Jessica
    Can we truly say a society
    that allows this is normal?
[05:47] Jessica
    What we must do right now is
    question what is truly realistic.
[05:53] Jessica
    There is only one answer,
[05:55] Jessica
    and it is peace!
[05:58] Gatty
    She really doesn't hold back.
[06:00] Bewcock
    No, she's absolutely right.
[06:04] Bewcock
    There's something wrong
    with a society in which
[06:07] Bewcock
    an old soldier like me lives
    while the young ones die.
[06:11] Bewcock
    If no one brings attention to that,
    things will only get worse.
[06:16] Bewcock
    People like her are essential
[06:18] Bewcock
    in ensuring that the Alliance
    doesn't lose all reason.
SIGN    Episode 17
SIGN    The Yang Fleet Mobilizes
SIGN    Iserlohn Fortress
[06:31] Dawson
    You know that in the past half-month,
[06:33] Dawson
    armed revolts have broken
    out on the planets Nephthys,
[06:37] Dawson
    Kaffa, Purmerend, and Shampool, yes?
[06:41] Yang
    Yes, sir.
[06:42] Dawson
    You are to lead the Iserlohn
    Fortress garrison fleet
[06:45] Dawson
    and put an end to all the revolts
    as quickly as possible.
[06:49] Yang
    All revolts on all four planets?
[06:52] Yang
    That would leave Iserlohn Fortress
    unguarded for an extended period.
[06:57] Dawson
    The Empire is currently embroiled
    in a large-scale civil war.
[07:00] Dawson
    There is very little danger of them
    invading Iserlohn with a large force.
[07:05] Dawson
    Commander Yang, you can fulfill your duty
    as a soldier with no reservations.
[07:13] Julian
    How old is this Dawson?
[07:16] Yang
    In his mid-forties, I'd say.
[07:19] Yang
    Interim Chief Dawson's goal is to
    work us as hard as he possibly can.
[07:25] Yang
    But I don't understand why that is.
[07:28] Yang
    I hear he's a man who never
    lets go of a grudge,
[07:31] Yang
    but I don't recall doing
    anything to anger him.
[07:34] Julian
    You're turning thirty this year, right?
[07:38] Yang
    Yeah, I guess I've hit that age.
[07:40] Julian
    That's why.
[07:43] Julian
    You're so much younger than him,
    but you're also an admiral.
[07:47] Julian
    So long as you're not someone like
    Admiral Bewcock, he would be jealous.
[07:52] Yang
    So that's it...
[07:54] Yang
    Now it makes sense.
    I completely missed that.
[07:57] Yang
    Still, the chief wasn't able to
    foresee the assassination attempt,
[08:01] Yang
    but he did guess what
    Marquis Lohengramm was planning.
[08:04] Yang
    He intends to toy with the
    Alliance as much as he can,
[08:08] Yang
    with as little risk as possible.
[08:11] Julian
    What's going to happen now?
[08:14] Yang
    A coup d'état in the capital.
[08:18] Yang
    But I can't even guess at
    anything beyond that.
[08:21] Yang
    I don't think Marquis Lohengramm
    actually knows, either.
[08:25] Yang
    Who's going to be the mastermind
    behind the coup d'état?
[08:27] Yang
    That's the question.
[08:30] Julian
    Who could it be?
[08:32] Yang
    No idea.
[08:33] Yang
    But we'll know soon enough.
[08:36] Fyodor
    He wants us to stop revolts on four
    different planets ourselves, then?
SIGN    So he wants to preserve the capital's forces and put us to work.
SIGN    He's jealous, all right.
[08:48] Murai
    In any case, we can't refuse an order from
    the Integrated Tactical Operations Center.
[08:54] Guy
    Emergency in the capital!
[08:56] Murai
    Report in detail!
[08:57] Guy
    Yes, sir.
[08:58] Guy
    An emergency has broken out on
    the capital planet Heinessen.
[09:02] Guy
    I-It's a coup d'état!
[09:10] Bronze
    As of this day, April 13th
    of the year UC 797,
[09:15] Bronze
    we announce the establishment of
[09:17] Bronze
    the National Salvation Military Council
    as the provisional government.
[09:21] Bronze
    We hereby place Heinessen
    under martial law,
[09:24] Bronze
    and our forces assume full
    control over the capital.
[09:27] Yang
    National Salvation Military Council, eh?
[09:29] Bronze
    The Alliance Constitution is suspended,
[09:31] Bronze
    and the following National Salvation
    Military Council decrees will take its place.
[09:36] Bronze
    First, a unified national regime is
    established with the noble goal
[09:40] Bronze
    of overthrowing the Galactic Empire.
[09:43] Bronze
    Second, political activities and speeches
[09:46] Bronze
    contrary to the national interest
    are subject to regulation.
[09:49] Bronze
    Third, military personnel are granted
    judicial and police powers.
[09:53] Bronze
    Fourth, unnecessary social
    services will be halted
[09:57] Bronze
    to prevent the weakening of society.
[09:59] Bronze
    Fifth, conscientious objectors
    will be subject to punishment.

[10:01] Yang
    Well, isn't this brilliant?
[10:04] Yang
    It's no different from what Rudolf
    von Goldenbaum did 500 years ago.
[10:04] Bronze
    Sixth, corruption among politicians and civil
    servants will be severely punished.

[10:10] Bronze
    I will now introduce to all citizens
    and soldiers of the Alliance
[10:14] Bronze
    the chairman of the
    National Salvation Military Council.
[10:35] Bronze
    Admiral Dwight Greenhill.
[10:40] Dwight
    Citizens, as well as soldiers
    in the Alliance Navy.
[10:43] Dwight
    There is no need to be
    frightened by our actions.
[10:46] Dwight
    Our goal is to create a world in which all
    people can have a righteous lifestyle,
[10:50] Dwight
    enjoy a righteous reputation,
[10:51] Dwight
    and live righteous lives
    until their final days—
[10:54] Dwight
    exactly the way our world should be.
[10:57] Dwight
    If you examine history,
[10:59] Dwight
    you will surely see that when governments
    grow corrupt and society loses its way,
[11:05] Dwight
    there will always be those who
    rise up to correct the system.
[11:10] Dwight
    That is what we are,
[11:11] Dwight
    and this is one of those times.
[11:14] Dwight
    As of this day,
[11:16] Dwight
    the history of the
    Free Planets Alliance will change.
[11:20] Bewcock
    I suppose I've grown senile.
[11:23] Gatty
    Please forgive us.
    This is for the greater good.
[11:28] Bewcock
    So the Departments of
    Intelligence and Inspection,
[11:31] Bewcock
    and even men who served me directly,
[11:34] Bewcock
    had already been contaminated.
[11:38] Bewcock
    You there. I recognize you.
[11:42] Bewcock
    You're Rear Admiral Lynch.
[11:45] Lynch
    I'm so honored that you remember me.
[11:51] Bewcock
    I thought you were one of
[11:53] Bewcock
    the most reasonable,
    sensible men in the service.
[11:58] Bewcock
    But it looks like I overestimated you.
[12:02] Bewcock
    I never imagined you would be a
    part of such a careless act.
[12:05] Bewcock
    I can only believe that your reason
    and sensibility have fallen asleep.
[12:09] Dwight
    I believe you are well aware, Admiral,
[12:13] Dwight
    of how corrupted the current government is
[12:16] Dwight
    and how stifled our society is.
[12:18] Dwight
    Mob rule is running rampant
    in the guise of democracy,
[12:22] Dwight
    and it's showing no signs of being able to control itself.
[12:25] Dwight
    How else can we correct and reform it?
[12:33] Bewcock
    I see.
[12:34] Bewcock
    The current system is indeed
    corrupt and stifled.
[12:39] Bewcock
    Which is why you think the answer is to
    conquer it with military force, right?
[12:44] Bewcock
    Then if I may venture to ask...
[12:47] Bewcock
    When you and your military
    forces become corrupt,
[12:50] Bewcock
    who is going to correct you, and how?
[12:55] Gatty
    We had no choice but to take a stand.
[12:57] Gatty
    Unlike those who merely speak of peace,
[13:00] Gatty
    we are going to make it happen.
[13:03] Gatty
    Corruption arises from self-interest.
[13:05] Gatty
    There's no way we can ever become corrupt.
[13:09] Bewcock
    Is that so?
[13:11] Bewcock
    It seems to me as if you're trying
    to justify a lawless power grab
[13:15] Bewcock
    under the cover of terms like
    "salvation" and "passion."
[13:20] Bronze
    Admiral Bewcock, we have every intention
    of behaving as courteously as possible.
[13:28] Bewcock
    Courteous?
[13:30] Bewcock
    Since the first humans
    crawled upon the land,
[13:32] Bewcock
    breaking rules with violent force
    has never been called "courteous."
[13:37] Bewcock
    If you want people to call it that,
    why not use this power you've gained
[13:42] BewcocK
    and use it to write a new
    dictionary before you lose it?
[13:49] Dwight
    Unfortunately,
[13:50] Dwight
    it appears that no matter how much we
    talk, we'll find no common ground.
[13:55] Dwight
    Our only choice is to let
    history be the judge.
[14:04] Dwight
    Take him to another room.
[14:06] Dwight
    And be respectful.
[14:08] Bewcock
    History might not give you any answers,
[14:12] Bewcock
    Admiral Greenhill.
[14:16] Na
    The crucial location of Heinessen,
    the Alliance capital,
[14:18] Na
    was taken over by the coup d'état force.
[14:23] Na
    Even Admiral Dawson,
[14:25] Na
    interim chief of the Integrated Tactical
    Operations Center, was detained.
[14:29] Na
    However, the top target of the attack,
[14:32] Na
    High Council Chairman Trunicht,
[14:36] Na
    was not in his official residence.
[14:47] Yang
    You seem well.
[14:54] Frederica
    What can I do for you?
[14:57] Yang
    I'm mobilizing my fleet tomorrow.
[15:00] Yang
    Will you be joining me?
[15:02] Frederica
    I...
[15:04] Frederica
    N-No.
[15:06] Frederica
    I thought I would be relieved
    of my position as adjutant.
[15:12] Yang
    You want to quit?
[15:14] Frederica
    N-No!
[15:16] Frederica
    But...
[15:20] Yang
    I'm a lazy man, you know.
[15:23] Yang
    I need a capable adjutant by my side.
[15:29] Yang
    I'd be lost without you.
[15:37] Frederica
    Th-Then...
[15:39] Frederica
    I will fulfill the role to the
    best of my ability, Admiral.
SIGN    So you didn't fire Miss Greenhill?
[16:05] Yang
    Of course not.
[16:08] Yang
    Not until I find someone as
    talented as she is, anyway.
SIGN    Can't you just be honest?
[16:17] Yang
    What does that mean?
SIGN    Well, I was just thinking about what she thinks of you.
[16:23] Yang
    And what do you think?
SIGN    Who knows?
SIGN    Frankly, I'm not entirely sure myself.
SIGN    You're a walking contradiction, after all.
SIGN    No one despises the foolishness of war as much as you do,
SIGN    but at the same time, there's no greater master of war than you.
SIGN    Am I wrong?
[16:51] Yang
    And what about
    Marquis Reinhard von Lohengramm?
SIGN    I'm sure it'd be interesting to see you two face off.
SIGN    If you both mobilized your forces in equal numbers,
SIGN    I'm confident that you'd win, personally.
[17:04] Yang
    Assumptions like that don't mean a thing.
SIGN    Then let's move on to the next topic.
SIGN    You have a very intimate knowledge of just how bad
SIGN    the Free Planets Alliance's current power structure is.
SIGN    And yet you're devoting all of your strength to trying to save it.
SIGN    That's another huge contradiction.
[17:33] Yang
    I prefer to choose "better" over "best."
[17:36] Yang
    I do realize that the current
    Alliance is no good.
[17:40] Yang
    But you saw the National Salvation
    Military Council's slogan, didn't you?
[17:45] Yang
    They're worse than the current regime.
SIGN    If I may say so,
SIGN    we should let those clowns in the National Salvation Military Council
SIGN    clean out the guys who are currently in power.
SIGN    Completely and thoroughly.
SIGN    When they're done, they'll show their true, useless colors
SIGN    and lose control of the situation.
SIGN    That's when you make your entrance,
SIGN    chase out the cleaners,
SIGN    and seize control as the one who'll restore democracy.
SIGN    Now that would be "better."
SIGN    What do you say? It doesn't matter what title we give you.
SIGN    Why not become a dictator who protects the practical parts of democracy?
[18:32] Yang
    Yang Wen-li the dictator, eh?
[18:38] Yang
    I really don't think that's my style.
SIGN    Just being a military man isn't your style, honestly.
SIGN    And despite that, you're doing remarkably well at it.
SIGN    I bet you'd be pretty good at being a dictator, too.
[19:00] Yang
    Commodore Schönkopf.
SIGN    Yes?
[19:04] Yang
    Have you shared your ideas
    with anyone other than me?
SIGN    Of course not.
[19:12] Yang
    Very well, then.
[19:21] Dwight
    Yang Wen-li refused to be a part of the
    National Salvation Military Council.
[19:27] Dwight
    Admiral Legrange.
[19:29] Legrange
    Sir.
[19:30] Dwight
    You will lead the 11th Fleet in
    a battle with Admiral Yang.
SIGN    11th Fleet Commander
    Vice Admiral Legrange
[19:36] Legrange
    Understood, sir.
[19:38] Legrange
    But what about your daughter?
[19:40] Dwight
    I gave up on my daughter the moment
    I started working on these plans.
[19:45] Legrange
    Yes, sir.
[19:46] Legrange
    Then I will not fail to
    either annihilate Yang
[19:49] Legrange
    or force him into submission.
[19:57] Yang
    I never realized you had so
    much talent as a spokesman.
[20:02] Julian
    But I wasn't bluffing when I said that.
[20:06] Julian
    It was the truth.
[20:11] Guy
    Hey, kid...
[20:13] Guy
    You live with Admiral Yang, don't you?
[20:16] Julian
    Yes.
[20:17] Guy
    What do you think?
[20:19] Guy
    Does he have any chance of winning?
[20:27] Julian
    Admiral Yang Wen-li doesn't fight battles
    that he has no chance of winning.
[20:32] Guy
    He's right! Admiral Yang never makes mistakes!
[20:35] Guy
    Exactly! He's Miracle Yang!
[20:38] Julian
    Isn't that right, Admiral?
[20:47] Yang
    How does Julian look in your eyes?
[20:50] Yang
    In both shooting and hand-to-hand combat?
SIGN    Speaking as his teacher,
SIGN    he is more than qualified as a stand-alone soldier.
SIGN    I imagine he'll be far more useful than you.
SIGN    But what you actually want for Julian
SIGN    is far from this sort of thing, is it not?
[21:12] Yang
    There are limits to human abilities.
[21:15] Yang
    But they can still set destiny in motion
    with the abilities they do have.
[21:20] Yang
    I want Julian to set destiny in motion
    in as many ways as possible.
[21:25] Yang
    Even if he doesn't actually do that,
[21:27] Yang
    I want him to have that potential.
SIGN    And what about you?
[21:32] Yang
    Oh, I can't do it.
[21:34] Yang
    I'm too deeply involved with the
    Free Planets Alliance now.
[21:38] Yang
    I have obligations to fulfill
    for the people who pay me.
SIGN    I see.
SIGN    So that's why you won't officially make Julian a soldier.
SIGN    So he won't feel any obligation toward the Free Planets Alliance.
[21:55] Yang
    I hadn't given it that much thought.
[21:58] Frederica
    Admiral.
[22:00] Frederica
    All ships have completed
    preparations to depart.
[22:04] Yang
    Roger.
[22:08] Murai
    What shall we set as our destination?
[22:13] Yang
    Let's see...
[22:17] Yang
    Our final stop will be Heinessen.
SIGN    13th Fleet Squadron Flagship
    Triglav
SIGN    13th Fleet Squadron Flagship
    Manannan Mac Lir
SIGN    13th Fleet Squadron Flagship
    Maurya
SIGN    13th Fleet Squadron Flagship
    Hyperion
[22:54] Na
    On April 20th, Yang named Caselnes the
    interim commander of Iserlohn Fortress
[23:00] Na
    and ordered all ships in the fortress
    garrison fleet to mobilize.
[23:08] Na
    At this moment, the future of
    the Free Planets Alliance
[23:12] Na
    depended heavily upon the
    actions of the Yang Fleet.
SIGN    Episode 18
SIGN    Bloodshed in Space
[24:50] Na
    Next time on* Legend of
     the Galactic Heroes - Die Neue These*,
[24:55] Na
    episode eighteen, "Bloodshed in Space."

E18 - Bloodshed in Space

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SIGN    Geiersburg Fortress
[00:10] Wilhelm
    The blond boy has led his fleet
    out of the Imperial capital.
SIGN    Lippstadt Nobles Coalition Vice Leader
    Marquis Wilhelm von Littenheim
[00:14] Wilhelm
    He had the nerve to call us "traitors,"
[00:17] Wilhelm
    a title that calls for our subjugation!
[00:20] Guy
    What?!
[00:21] Guy
    Utter insolence!
[00:25] Otho
    Now is the time for the
    Lippstadt Nobles Coalition
SIGN    Lippstadt Nobles Coalition Leader
    Duke Otho von Braunschweig
[00:29] Otho
    to put that upstart in his
    place once and for all!
[00:33] Otho
    We will dispatch forces in multiple positions
    along the corridor to Geiersburg Fortress
[00:38] Otho
    to chip away at the blond
    boy's strength in numbers.
[00:41] Otho
    Once he is weakened, we will strike
    his remaining forces all at once
[00:45] Otho
    and completely annihilate
    every last one of them.
[00:49] Otho
    May the great god Odin
    grant us his protection!
[00:53] Guy
    Victory will be ours!
[01:00] Merkatz
    Wait a moment.
SIGN    Lippstadt Nobles Coalition Fleet Commander-in-Chief
    Willibald Joachim von Merkatz
[01:04] Merkatz
    Dividing our forces would not
    be in our best interests.
[01:09] Otho
    Then what do you suggest we do?
[01:11] Merkatz
    Assemble our principal forces at Geiersburg
[01:14] Merkatz
    to intercept the enemy there.
[01:17] Otho
    So we should engage the brat here,
    where we have the positional advantage?
[01:22] Merkatz
    Correct.
[01:24] Staden
    No, there is an even better way.
[01:28] Staden
    Draw the enemy to Geiersburg,
[01:31] Staden
    then send a detached force
SIGN    Admiral Staden
[01:33] Staden
    to capture the Imperial capital, Odin,
    when their defenses are spread thin.
[01:37] Staden
    After that, the emperor will
    be in our possession.
[01:44] Staden
    Then we'll have the emperor declare that
    Marquis Reinhard von Lohengramm is the traitor,
[01:51] Staden
    and our positions will be reversed.
[01:55] Staden
    The blond boy will become an orphan lost
    in space, with no home to return to.
[02:08] Alfred
    Fantastic!
SIGN    Count Alfred von Landsberg
[02:10] Alfred
    A strategy befitting the true
    heirs to the Goldenbaum Dynasty!
[02:14] Alfred
    Please permit me to lead the detached force!
[02:19] Guy
    No, let me!
[02:20] Guy
    Please, allow me!
[02:23] Guy
    Let me be the one to carry out the plan!
[02:24] Hildesheim
    Admiral Staden.
SIGN    Count Hildesheim
[02:27] Hildesheim
    I need to speak with you later.
SIGN    Legend of the Galactic Heroes
[04:01] Merkatz
    That plan is foolish.
[04:03] Schneider
    What do you mean?
[04:05] Schneider
    From a purely militaristic perspective,
    it seems viable to me.
[04:09] Merkatz
    It's not viable for this coalition.
SIGN    Lieutenant Commander Bernhard von Schneider
[04:12] Merkatz
    They're only thinking about the power
    they'd gain after completing it
[04:16] Merkatz
    and how desperate they are
    to outdo each other.
[04:19] Merkatz
    Without unwavering trust between the
    main force and the detached force,
[04:23] Merkatz
    that strategy is doomed to fail.
[04:26] Schneider
    Is that why Marquis Lohengramm
    left the Imperial capital empty?
[04:31] Schneider
    But, Admiral,
[04:32] Schneider
    there are some among the nobles who
    are already preparing for battle
[04:36] Schneider
    in hopes of getting ahead of the
    others to lead the detached force.
[04:45] Schneider
    Aren't you going to stop them?
[04:47] Merkatz
    It's essentially impossible to
    restrain the egos of noblemen.
[04:52] Merkatz
    They wouldn't listen if I tried to warn them.
[04:56] Schneider
    You're saying they need to be
    defeated once to learn a lesson?
SIGN    Episode 18
SIGN    Bloodshed in Space
[05:10] Reinhard
    The traitors are on the move.
[05:13] Wolfgang
    Oh? At last?
[05:15] Reinhard
    My spy has informed me that their
    vanguard commander is Staden.
[05:20] Reinhard
    I hear you learned tactical theory
    from him at cadet school.
[05:25] Reinhard
    Do you think we can beat him?
[05:27] Wolfgang
    Instructor Staden had such abundant knowledge
[05:31] Wolfgang
    that he tended to lean too heavily on theory.
[05:34] Wolfgang
    We cadets often ridiculed him for
    being undone by his own theories.
[05:41] Reinhard
    Then, Mittermeyer, you will deploy to the
    Altena Starzone as our advance guard
[05:46] Reinhard
    and have a reunion with
    your former teacher.
[05:48] Wolfgang
    Yes, sir.
[05:51] Na
    In the year UC 797,
[05:54] Na
    or the 488th year of the Imperial
    Calendar, on April 19th,
[05:58] Na
    a war that would later be
    called the Lippstadt War began.
SIGN    Hildesheim Fleet
[06:07] Na
    Hildesheim and Staden deployed before
    the other nobles in hopes of earning
[06:13] Na
    the right of leadership in the
    operation to capture the emperor,
[06:18] Na
    but a minefield laid by the
    Mittermeyer Fleet impeded their course.
[06:27] Guy
    Compressed data received
    from patrol craft T07.
[06:30] Guy
    Movement of Hildesheim Fleet confirmed
    on the enemy's left flank.
[06:33] Guy
    The Staden Fleet has also begun
    to move on the right flank.
[06:37] Na
    Directional Seffle particles were
    the Reinhard camp's secret weapon
[06:42] Na
    for breaking through the Alliance Navy's
    minefield in the Battle of Amritsar.
[06:47] Na
    Without access to them, the Hildesheim and Staden fleets
[06:52] Na
    had no choice but to detour around
    the minefield to its left and right.
[06:58] Armsdorf
    They're on the move.
[07:00] Wolfgang
    They should know we're not just going
    to sit in the same place forever.
[07:05] Wolfgang
    Our fleet will also begin its advance!
[07:14] Guy
    We're entering the minefield!
SIGN    Cleared Route
[07:26] Guy
    This is a live minefield, isn't it?
[07:29] Guy
    If we slip off course in the slightest...
[07:32] Guy
    Admiral Mittermeyer has trained
    this fleet himself. Have faith.
[07:43] Na
    The Mittermeyer Fleet passed through an cleared
    route so narrow that Staden didn't even see it,
[07:49] Na
    and succeeded in striking the
    Hildesheim Fleet from behind.
[07:53] Hildesheim
    What?!
[07:55] Staden
    The minefield was definitely live.
[07:58] Staden
    How did they...
[07:59] Wolfgang
    Swift movement is my fleet's specialty.
[08:05] Wolfgang
    Feuer!
[08:26] Guy
    The propulsion engine's been hit!
    We're losing control!
[08:34] Staden
    We've lost contact with
    the Hildesheim Fleet!
[08:37] Staden
    How could this be?
[08:39] Staden
    Given our numbers, we have
    no chance of winning now.
[08:43] Staden
    Retreat! We'll head to
    Rentenberg and request aid!
[08:47] Armsdorf
    The Staden Fleet is leaving the starzone.
[08:52] Wolfgang
    He got away, huh?
[08:54] Wolfgang
    I guess my former teacher has
    the sense to know when to run.
[09:00] Na
    The Battle of Altena, the first
    clash of the Lippstadt War,
[09:07] Na
    ended in victory for Mittermeyer.
[09:13] Otho
    What?!
[09:14] Otho
    Not only did he lose, but he
    fled to Rentenberg, as well?!
[09:18] Wilhelm
    That fortress is a vital logistics center.
[09:21] Wilhelm
    We must avoid losing it at any cost!
SIGN    Galactic Imperial Navy Armored Grenadier Commander
    High Admiral Ovlesser
[09:28] Schneider
    It ended just the way you said it would.
[09:31] Schneider
    Do we have any hope of defeating
    Marquis Lohengramm like this?
[09:35] Schneider
    Admiral, what are we fighting for?
[09:38] Schneider
    Who are we fighting for?
[09:41] Merkatz
    Stop it.
[09:42] Merkatz
    All we can do is defend our honor as soldiers.
[09:47] Merkatz
    Nothing more.
[09:53] Wolfgang
    I apologize, sir.
[09:54] Wolfgang
    I let Staden get away.
[09:57] Reinhard
    No matter.
[09:58] Reinhard
    Our goal was to put a damper on their
    spirits, and we achieved that.
[10:02] Paul
    The Staden Fleet, the one that
    left the Altena Starzone,
[10:05] Paul
    fled to Rentenberg Fortress,
    a key location on the front lines.
[10:11] Paul
    The strength of its garrison
    force should not be ignored.
[10:16] Reinhard
    Our navy will seize Rentenberg Fortress
[10:20] Reinhard
    and make it our bridgehead
    for taking down Geiersburg.
[10:23] Reinhard
    Reuenthal, Mittermeyer,
[10:26] Reinhard
    occupy Rentenberg and take full
    control without doing any damage.
[10:29] Both
    Yes, sir.
SIGN    Rentenberg Fortress
SIGN    Amphibious Assault Ships
[11:11] Paul
    Rentenberg Fortress gets all of its energy
    from a power reactor in its center.
[11:18] Paul
    The only way to get there
    is via the No. 6 passage.
[11:22] Paul
    Only when it is under our control can we
    take over all functions of the fortress.
[11:31] Oskar
    It makes sense that we'd have
    to use hand-to-hand combat,
[11:34] Oskar
    but he sure makes it sound easy.
[11:36] Wolfgang
    You can say that again.
SIGN    Seffle Particles Detected
    Weapon Use Prohibited
[11:46] Wolfgang
    The No. 6 passage is full
    of Seffle particles.
[11:50] Wolfgang
    He wants a primitive fight to the
    death, like the barbarian he is.
[11:59] Oskar
    If only Rentenberg's defensive
    commander wasn't him...
SIGN    Galactic Imperial Navy Armored Grenadiers
[12:30] Oskar
    He was basically born to
    beat people to death.
[12:46] Wolfgang
    The Armored Grenadier Commander...
[12:50] Wolfgang
    High Admiral Ovlesser.
SIGN    Mittermeyer Fleet Flagship
    Beowulf
[13:06] Wolfgang
    They've been fighting in full
    armor for eight hours.
[13:11] Oskar
    It appears they're using some kind of drug.
[13:14] Reinhard
    I understand the situation.
[13:16] Reinhard
    Ovlesser is brave,
[13:18] Reinhard
    but he is a Neanderthal.
[13:20] Reinhard
    He'll be of no use if we let him live,
[13:22] Reinhard
    and I'm certain he wouldn't want
    to be kept alive at our mercy.
[13:26] Reinhard
    Give him a glorious death.
[13:28] Both
    Yes, sir.
[13:29] Armsdorf
    Your Excellency.
[13:31] Armsdorf
    There is a transmission
    from the enemy commander.
[13:33] Wolfgang
    What?
[13:34] Reinhard
    Connect him to me.
[13:35] Armsdorf
    Yes, sir... But...
[13:37] Reinhard
    It's fine.
[13:38] Ovlesser
    Blond boy!
[13:40] Ovlesser
    Do you even have the guts to
    look at my face on a screen?
[13:44] Ovlesser
    You were born into good fortune,
    but you've achieved nothing!
[13:50] Ovlesser
    I will never allow a brat like
    you to have the Imperial Navy!
[13:53] Ovlesser
    And the idea that you'd take
    advantage of the emperor's favor
[13:56] Ovlesser
    to monopolize the Imperial
    government is outrageous!
[13:59] Ovlesser
    Despite your low birth,
    both you and your sister
[14:02] Ovlesser
    deceived the previous emperor
    with your good looks!
[14:06] Ovlesser
    That kind of insolence is worthy of death!
[14:09] Reinhard
    Cut the transmission!
[14:11] Guy
    Yes, sir!
[14:12] Reinhard
    Reuenthal! Mittermeyer!
[14:14] Both
    Yes, sir!
[14:15] Reinhard
    Bring that scumbag to me!
[14:19] Reinhard
    Yes... Don't you dare kill him.
[14:21] Reinhard
    Bring him alive, even if you
    have to rip off his limbs!
[14:24] Reinhard
    I will tear that bastard's filthy
    mouth off with my own hands!
[14:28] Both
    Yes, sir!
[14:31] Wolfgang
    This is a problem.
[14:33] Oskar
    Yeah.
[14:34] Oskar
    This means even
    His Excellency acts on his emotions.
[14:40] Wolfgang
    Armsdorf, bring the commander
    of the engineering corps here.
[14:44] Oskar
    Yes, and one more thing...
[14:50] Ovlesser
    Come at me if you dare, you cowardly mice!
[14:53] Ovlesser
    I'll throw your corpses in a pot
    and make you into fricassee!
[14:58] Ovlesser
    I'm sure the flesh of lowly
    peasants like yourselves
[15:00] Ovlesser
    would taste foul, though!
[15:08] Oskar
    I guess barbarians don't know
    the meaning of moderation.
[15:14] Ovlesser
    Reuenthal the Odd-eyed and the Gale Wolf...
[15:18] Ovlesser
    Looks like you've grown impatient
    with the incompetence of your men.
[15:20] Ovlesser
    Do you think the two of
    you alone can defeat me?
[15:25] Wolfgang
    We won't know until we try.
[15:27] Oskar
    We are admirals, and you are a high admiral.
[15:31] Oskar
    I'd say we're a good match for you.
[15:33] Ovlesser
    So you do know your place!
[15:35] Ovlesser
    Out of respect to your courtesy, I'll pass
    the fleet admiral's baton along to you!
[15:39] Ovlesser
    You can collect it in Valhalla!
[15:57] Ovlesser
    Is that all you've got?!
[16:03] Ovlesser
    You won't get away!
[16:17] Oskar
    Now!
[16:30] Ovlesser
    You cowards!
[16:32] Oskar
    We'll take that as a compliment.
[16:34] Wolfgang
    We've got Ovlesser.
[16:36] Wolfgang
    There aren't enough of them
    left to waste time on.
[16:39] Wolfgang
    Proceed to seize control!
[16:42] Guy
    Yes, sir!
[16:43] Na
    Thus, control of the No. 6 passage was seized,
[16:47] Na
    while it was still covered in
    the blood of their comrades.
[17:04] Wolfgang
    Oberstein? What are you doing here?
[17:09] Paul
    I will be setting High Admiral Ovlesser free.
[17:14] Wolfgang
    You're joking!
[17:15] Wolfgang
    Do you know how many of our
    men died capturing him?!
[17:19] Paul
    I am acting with Marquis
    Lohengramm's approval.
[17:23] Paul
    His Excellency has deeply
    acknowledged both of your efforts.
[17:28] Paul
    Is that not sufficient for you?
[17:34] Paul
    For now, I would like you all to leave
    me alone with the high admiral.
[17:45] Paul
    Now, High Admiral Ovlesser...
[17:48] Paul
    We would like you to return to the
    Nobles Coalition as an envoy.
[17:54] Ovlesser
    What did you say?
[17:55] Paul
    No matter which side wins this civil war,
[17:59] Paul
    it will inevitably cause
    great harm to the Empire.
[18:02] Paul
    Marquis Lohengramm does not wish to
    see the Empire as a whole grow weak.
[18:08] Paul
    We'd like you to give us
    a third option to end this conflict quickly.
[18:14] Ovlesser
    Hah! You really think our leader
    will agree to make peace now?
[18:18] Paul
    If it comes from a warrior of such
    distinguished service as yourself,
[18:22] Paul
    perhaps even the nobles will listen.
[18:26] Ovlesser
    I understand what you're saying.
[18:28] Ovlesser
    But if I do return to Geiersburg,
[18:31] Ovlesser
    you have no guarantee that
    I'll do what the brat wants.
[18:43] Ansbach
    You are High Admiral Ovlesser, correct?
[18:47] Ovlesser
    You can't tell just by looking at me?
[18:50] Ansbach
    Right this way, please.
[18:52] Ansbach
    The leader awaits.
[18:55] Otho
    High Admiral Ovlesser.
    Congratulations on returning alive.
[19:00] Ovlesser
    Yes, sir.
[19:02] Otho
    Incidentally, did you know
[19:04] Otho
    that all of your men were captured
    and publicly executed?
[19:09] Ovlesser
    P-Publicly executed?!
[19:11] Otho
    Why, then, are you the only one
    who was set free to return here?
[19:22] Ovlesser
    This is a trap!
    The blond brat set this up to trick me!
[19:27] Otho
    Silence, traitor!
[19:30] Otho
    You were the only one to return alive
[19:33] Otho
    because you sold yourself out to him!
[19:36] Otho
    Did you promise to bring
    him my severed head?!
[19:41] Ovlesser
    No! I haven't betrayed you!
[19:44] Ovlesser
    This is a trap!
    The blond brat set this up to trick me!
[19:50] Otho
    Shoot! Shoot him!
[19:59] Ovlesser
    Why? This is a trap!
[20:06] Ovlesser
    Why don't you get it?!
[20:08] Ovlesser
    This is a trap!
[20:12] Ovlesser
    It's a trap!
[20:19] Ovlesser
    I didn't betray you!
[20:21] Otho
    Kill him! Kill him at once!
[20:23] Ovlesser
    I did not—
[20:28] (Flashback) Gregor
    He intends to eradicate all those
    who refuse to see the truth.
[20:36] Ovlesser
    Refuse to... see the truth...
[20:44] Otho
    Damned fool.
[20:47] Ansbach
    What shall we say was the cause of
    High Admiral Ovlesser's death?
[20:51] Otho
    There's no need to cover this up.
[20:54] Otho
    He was executed for betraying his comrades.
[20:56] Otho
    Let the whole Empire know!
[21:03] Ansbach
    Don't make such a bitter face.
[21:07] Ansbach
    I don't know what tomorrow will bring, either.
[21:10] Ansbach
    Maybe you should be grateful that
    you died before this day ended.
[21:19] Paul
    Ovlesser, the foremost of those
    who see us as the enemy,
[21:23] Paul
    was executed as a traitor.
[21:25] Paul
    This should foster agitation and
    mistrust among the nobles.
[21:34] Na
    In the year UC 797,
[21:37] Na
    or the 488th year of the
    Imperial Calendar, in May,
[21:41] Na
    Reinhard took control of Rentenberg Fortress
[21:45] Na
    and further advanced the war
    against the coalition of nobles.
[22:00] Guy
    Ship spotted ahead. ID code known.
[22:04] Guy
    It's the Fezzan merchant ship Berezka.
[22:07] Hans
    It may be carrying the nobles who escaped.
[22:11] Kircheis
    Order it to stop.
    We will conduct an inspection.
SIGN    Fezzan Merchant Ship
    Berezka
[22:18] Guy
    It's a migrant farmer and his family.
[22:21] Guy
    We don't see anyone suspicious.
[22:23] Marinesk
    We don't have money, so they're
    transporting us as cargo.
[22:27] Kircheis
    As cargo?
[22:29] Kircheis
    There appear to be several
    women and children there.
[22:33] Kircheis
    Is there anything you need?
[22:35] Marinesk
    We're low on medicine,
    as well as milk for the babies.
[22:39] Kircheis
    Very well. I will have some delivered.
[22:43] Kircheis
    Please take care of yourselves.
[22:45] Marinesk
    Thank you so much for your help.
SIGN    Manager Marinesk
SIGN    Captain Boris Konev
[23:00] Marinesk
    We managed to get through
    that in one piece.
[23:02] Konev
    Well, we couldn't tell them that we're
    carrying Earth Cultists on a pilgrimage.
[23:06] Marinesk
    That Kircheis is a good man.
[23:10] Konev
    I pity him.
[23:12] Konev
    Good men never live long.
[23:16] Konev
    Especially not in times like these.
SIGN    Episode 19
SIGN    The Battle of the Doria Starzone
[24:50] Na
    Next time on* Legend of
     the Galactic Heroes - Die Neue These*,
[24:57] Na
    episode nineteen, "The Battle of the Doria Starzone."

E19 - The Battle of the Doria Starzone

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[00:13] Yang
    Our fleet will now head for Shampool.
[00:17] Yang
    They may be traitors, but before we
    exchange fire with fellow Alliancemen,
[00:22] Yang
    there's something I'd like to say.
[00:25] Yang
    Not long ago, when visiting
    the capital planet Heinessen,
[00:28] Yang
    I made a request of Space Fleet
    Commander-in-Chief Bewcock.
[00:32] Yang
    He then granted me a decree stating that,
[00:34] Yang
    in the event of a coup d'état such as this,
[00:37] Yang
    our fleet would strike it down
    and restore law and order.
[00:43] Julian
    Why are we going to Shampool
    instead of Heinessen?
[00:49] Yang
    They could break our communication and
    supply lines using guerrilla tactics.
[00:54] Yang
    To prevent that, we need
    to establish supply bases.
[00:58] Julian
    I see.
[01:00] Julian
    But their commander isn't Yang Wen-li.
[01:04] Yang
    But there may be a future Yang Wen-li.
[01:08] Yang
    Who even knew the name
    "Yang Wen-li" before El Facil?
[01:13] Yang
    If we lived in peaceful times,
    I'd still be nameless.
[01:16] Yang
    I'd still be just an aspiring historian.
[01:20] Julian
    And now you're one of the subjects
    for historians to study.
[01:26] Yang
    That Yang Wen-li is, apparently,
    a pretty big deal.
[01:30] Yang
    He's nothing like me.
    We just happen to have the same name.
[01:34] Julian
    That's what makes you so respectable.
[01:38] Julian
    Most people would have been lost in
    their own self-importance by now.
[01:43] Yang
    Julian, you shouldn't flatter
    your superiors too much.
[01:48] Yang
    If they're weak, they'll start to believe
    you and end up ruining themselves.
[01:56] Julian
    Yes, sir. Understood.
[02:00] Yang
    As long as we're clear.
SIGN    Legend of the Galactic Heroes
SIGN    The Planet Shampool
[03:34] Na
    On April 26th of the year UC 797,
[03:38] Na
    the Yang Fleet began its assault
    on the planet Shampool.
[03:42] Na
    Since the traitors on Shampool
    had no garrison fleet,
[03:45] Na
    the battle was fought
    primarily on the ground.
[03:49] Na
    Yang's ground forces, with the
    Rosen Ritter at their center,
[03:52] Na
    subjugated the traitors with
    their far superior strength.
[03:56] Na
    Shampool was set free within only three days.
[04:10] Yang
    Good work today.
[04:12] Yang
    They gave you quite the
    warm welcome, didn't they?
SIGN    Well, the job's gotta come with some perks.
SIGN    Anyway, what brings you all here together?
[04:24] Murai
    Someone from the Department
    of Intelligence who fled here
[04:28] Murai
    from Heinessen has requested an audience.
[04:30] Murai
    We're awaiting his arrival.
SIGN    Oh? Intelligence?
SIGN    By the way, I don't see Lieutenant Greenhill.
[04:44] Murai
    Looks like he's here.
[04:47] Yang
    Has anyone been purged?
[04:50] Baghdash
    Not at the moment.
[04:52] Baghdash
    However...
SIGN    Commander Baghdash
[04:53] Baghdash
    Chief Cubersly,
    Fleet Commander-in-Chief Bewcock,
[04:57] Baghdash
    and other key officials have been detained.
[05:00] Yang
    I see.
[05:03] Yang
    And what is the status of each fleet?
[05:05] Baghdash
    I came here because there is something I
    must tell you immediately regarding that.
[05:11] Baghdash
    The 11th Fleet has joined the coup d'état,
[05:16] Baghdash
    and it is now on its way here.
[05:19] Yang
    I appreciate that information.
[05:21] Yang
    If we're prepared for their arrival,
    we can minimize losses.
[05:25] Baghdash
    Is that so?
[05:26] Baghdash
    I'm glad I could be of some help.
[05:30] Yang
    Is something wrong?
[05:32] Baghdash
    Well... I heard that your adjutant
    was Admiral Greenhill's daughter.
[05:40] Yang
    She's aware of her position.
[05:43] Yang
    I've left her in Iserlohn.
[05:44] Baghdash
    I see.
[05:46] Baghdash
    That was truly a wise decision.
SIGN    Oh, darn it!
SIGN    Jeez...
SIGN    I just ruined all these kiss marks.
SIGN    Please excuse me.
[06:00] Yang
    Now...
[06:02] Frederica
    Yes, I have met Commander Baghdash. Just once.
[06:08] Frederica
    He was in my father's study,
[06:10] Frederica
    voicing his discontent with
    the current political system.
SIGN    I see.
[06:19] Rainer
    The mission has been completed.
SIGN    Good work.
SIGN    Continue to keep a close eye on the situation.
[06:26] Rainer
    Yes, sir.
[06:27] Yang
    Commodore, where is Commander Baghdash?
SIGN    Oh, he's asleep.
SIGN    I used a special sleeping drug.
SIGN    It'll be a while before he wakes up.
SIGN    We can't be careless with a man who claims
SIGN    to be from Intelligence, even if he's kept confined.
[06:46] Yang
    You certainly work fast.
[06:51] Fyodor
    The 11th Fleet is heading this way
    to trap us in a pincer attack.
[06:56] Murai
    It looks like Commander Baghdash's
    information was correct.
[07:00] Murai
    He probably wanted to
    guarantee his own safety.
[07:04] Yang
    All right. Thank you for the report.
SIGN    Episode 19
SIGN    The Battle of the Doria Starzone
SIGN    11th Fleet Flagship
    Leonidas II
[07:19] Legrange
    Any word from Commander Baghdash?
[07:21] Adjutant
    Not yet.
SIGN    11th Fleet Commander
    Vice Admiral Legrange
[07:25] Legrange
    That useless fool.
[07:27] Legrange
    Why did he infiltrate their fleet, then?
[07:30] Legrange
    Connect me to all ships!
[07:33] Legrange
    Attention, all men.
[07:35] Legrange
    The success or failure of
    this military revolution
[07:37] Legrange
    and our homeland's destiny
    depend on this battle.
[07:41] Legrange
    You must all give your
    utmost to fulfill your duty
[07:45] Legrange
    and give this gift to our homeland.
[07:49] Legrange
    I sincerely hope I can count on your
    courage and love for your homeland.
[07:53] Legrange
    You are all to exert your best efforts!
[07:58] Frederica
    Your Excellency.
[08:01] Frederica
    If you would, please.
[08:03] Yang
    Sure.
[08:05] Yang
    All right, everyone,
    the battle is about to begin.
[08:09] Yang
    This is our fleet's first campaign.
[08:11] Yang
    It's a meaningless fight,
[08:13] Yang
    which means losing would
    be even more meaningless.
[08:16] Yang
    I've devised a way for us to win,
[08:19] Yang
    so just take it easy and
    don't push yourselves.
[08:22] Yang
    The only thing riding on this is
    the life or death of a nation.
[08:26] Yang
    Compared to our individual
    freedoms and rights,
[08:29] Yang
    a nation isn't worth that much.
[08:32] Guy
    Enemy fleet detected at twelve o'clock!
[08:35] Yang
    All right, everyone...
[08:37] Yang
    I guess it's time to get started.
[08:42] Na
    Thus the battle between the
    Yang Fleet and the 11th Fleet began.
SIGN    13th Fleet Squadron Flagship
    Maurya
[08:47] Na
    With the information he
    obtained from Baghdash,
[08:50] Na
    Yang used the enemy's strategy against them,
[08:52] Na
    focusing all efforts on the
    main fleet at their left flank.
[08:55] Na
    This gave him the advantage in numbers.
[08:59] Nguyen
    Our squadron is the spearhead
    of this operation.
SIGN    Rear Admiral Nguyen Van Huu
[09:02] Nguyen
    We'll charge straight into
    the heart of the enemy!
[09:05] Nguyen
    Fire! Fire! Fire everything you've got!
[09:12] Guy
    We're being attacked from three o'clock!
[09:14] Guy
    It's the Yang Fleet!
[09:15] Legrange
    How did he know what we were going to do?
[09:18] Legrange
    Is it possible that Baghdash...
[09:21] Legrange
    Contact the detached force
    on our right flank at once!
[09:23] Adjutant
    Yes, sir!
[09:24] Guy
    We're being attacked from eleven o'clock!
[09:27] Adjutant
    The main fleet on the left flank
    has encountered the enemy, as well.
[09:29] Adjutant
    They believe it to be Yang's squadron.
[09:32] Commander
    Commence counterattack!
SIGN    13th Fleet Squadron Flagship
    Manannan Mac Lir
[09:35] Fischer
    There's no need to defeat the enemy.
SIGN    Rear Admiral Edwin Fischer
[09:37] Fischer
    We only need to slow them down so
    they can't join the main fleet.
[09:45] Nguyen
    This is great!
[09:46] Nguyen
    We don't even need to aim!
[09:49] Nguyen
    Keep firing until there's
    nothing left to fire at!
[09:52] Nguyen
    We're gonna blast right through their flank!
[09:56] Nguyen
    Charge! Charge!
[09:59] Adjutant
    Our fleet will be divided from the
    front to the rear at this rate.
[10:02] Legrange
    Don't be afraid of their tricks!
[10:04] Legrange
    Get all of our gunships to the battle sector
[10:06] Legrange
    and do whatever it takes to stop them!
[10:14] Poplin
    We're going to stop the
    enemy from regrouping.
[10:17] Poplin
    Rum and Applejack, go for
    the squadron commander.
[10:20] Poplin
    Sherry and Cognac, you're with me.
[10:22] All
    Roger!
[10:32] Adjutant
    The rear of our fleet was
    separated from the line,
[10:33] Adjutant
    and now they're taking concentrated fire!
[10:37] Legrange
    Turn around! We're going
    to back up the rear ships!
[10:46] Legrange
    What's happening?!
SIGN    13th Fleet Squadron Flagship
    Triglav
[10:48] Dusty
    Keep these ships where they are
    until their rear is taken care of.
[10:52] Dusty
    There's no need to go along with their setup.
SIGN    Rear Admiral Dusty Attenborough
[10:55] Dusty
    Let's just hang around for now.
[10:57] Lao
    Yes, sir.
[11:19] Murai
    It's been two hours since combat commenced.
[11:21] Murai
    The rear of the enemy line is
    mostly under our control, but...
[11:24] Yang
    It's taking more work than I thought.
[11:27] Yang
    Have we advised them to surrender?
[11:28] Murai
    We have,
[11:29] Murai
    but they haven't responded yet.
[11:31] Yang
    I see.
[11:51] Nguyen
    The outcome is already decided, and yet...
[11:57] Lao
    Please, hurry up and surrender.
[12:03] Poplin
    Booze and women are the staples of life!
[12:06] Poplin
    Not even a dog would agree to a
    double suicide with an ideology!
[12:09] Yang
    Advise them to surrender again.
[12:12] Guy
    Transmission from the 11th Fleet flagship!
[12:14] Yang
    Connect us.
[12:19] Yang
    Admiral Legrange.
[12:22] Legrange
    I, Legrange, have taken the responsibility
[12:24] Legrange
    of giving all ships in the
    11th Fleet the order to surrender.
[12:29] Legrange
    I consider it an honor to
    have fought my final battle
[12:32] Legrange
    against such a renowned admiral as yourself.
[12:36] Legrange
    However, though our fleet may be defeated,
[12:40] Legrange
    the National Salvation Military Council
[12:42] Legrange
    will not fail to carry out
    its long-desired ambition.
[12:45] Legrange
    I wish to take this opportunity
    to plead with you
[12:47] Legrange
    to reconsider your plans for the future.
[12:52] Legrange
    Long live the National
    Salvation Military Council!
[13:07] Na
    With Legrange's suicide,
[13:09] Na
    the Battle of the
    Doria Starzone came to an end.
[13:12] Na
    The goal of the battle was to
    minimize losses on both sides,
[13:17] Na
    but the coup d'état faction's
    faith remained steadfast,
[13:19] Na
    resulting in a bitter conclusion.
[13:30] Fyodor
    Baghdash's behavior since he
    woke up has been insufferable.
[13:34] Fyodor
    He demands wine with his meals,
[13:37] Fyodor
    insists we have a female
    soldier wait on him...
[13:39] Dusty
    But the admiral's seeing
    him at the moment, right?
[13:42] Dusty
    I'm sure he's setting him straight.
[13:45] Dusty
    Right, Lao?
[13:46] Lao
    Huh?
[13:50] Yang
    Then...
[13:52] Baghdash
    Yes, I was hoping you would
    allow me to work for you.
[13:56] Yang
    Is it really that easy for a
    man to change his principles?
[14:00] Baghdash
    Of course it is.
[14:02] Baghdash
    A man's principles are his
    means of staying alive.
[14:05] Baghdash
    If they get in the way of staying alive,
    one need only get rid of them.
[14:09] Yang
    I see.
[14:11] Yang
    Could you tell me in detail
    what you had in mind?
[14:14] Baghdash
    My ultimate goal as a covert agent
[14:17] Baghdash
    was to assassinate you, Admiral Yang.
[14:22] Baghdash
    I thought this coup d'état had
    a chance at being successful,
[14:26] Baghdash
    and that's why I accepted this risky mission.
[14:29] Baghdash
    But... my judgment was wrong.
[14:33] Baghdash
    Your strength far surpassed my expectations
[14:36] Baghdash
    and those of the
    National Salvation Military Council.
[14:40] Baghdash
    I have been left with no choice
[14:42] Baghdash
    but to accept reality.
[14:45] Yang
    No choice, eh?
[14:47] Yang
    And that's why you want to work for me?
[14:50] Baghdash
    Yes, that's right.
[14:51] Baghdash
    In all honesty,
[14:53] Baghdash
    I've grown tired of idling my life away.
[14:55] Baghdash
    I don't hate working, honestly.
[14:58] Baghdash
    Won't you consider giving
    me a job of some kind?
[15:01] Yang
    A job, huh?
[15:04] Yang
    All right. I'll find a use for you eventually.
[15:08] Yang
    For now, I'll return this to you.
[15:23] Baghdash
    Admiral Yang...
[15:44] Julian
    Commander Baghdash, drop your blaster
[15:47] Julian
    and put your hands in the air!
[15:49] Baghdash
    H-Hey, it was just a joke.
[15:52] Baghdash
    I owe Admiral Yang my life.
    I would never shoot him.
[15:55] Julian
    If you killed the admiral,
[15:57] Julian
    your name would go down in history,
    even if only in notoriety.
[16:00] Julian
    Can you honestly say you didn't feel
    that temptation, even for a moment?
[16:04] Baghdash
    H-Hey, now...
[16:06] Julian
    Admiral! I don't trust this man!
[16:10] Julian
    He may swear his loyalty to you now,
[16:13] Julian
    but there's no telling what
    he'll do in the future!
[16:16] Yang
    Future danger is not a reason to
    take someone's life now, Julian.
[16:22] Julian
    I know that!
[16:24] Julian
    But...
[16:29] Yang
    Just let him off the hook.
[16:31] Yang
    You've spooked him enough.
[16:34] Yang
    Commander, you can go.
[16:44] Baghdash
    I'll try to remember that you'll
    always be watching me.
[16:50] Baghdash
    If you'll excuse me.
[16:58] Julian
    Admiral!
[16:59] Yang
    Baghdash is a calculating man.
[17:02] Yang
    So long as I keep winning,
    he won't turn on me.
[17:06] Yang
    For the moment, that's good enough.
[17:10] Yang
    Besides...
[17:11] Yang
    I don't want to let you kill
    anyone if I can avoid it.
[17:19] Na
    Meanwhile, on Heinessen,
[17:21] Na
    a multitude of citizens were
    assembling at a stadium
[17:24] Na
    for a rally to protest the
    National Salvation Military Council.
[17:35] Guy
    It's about to start!
[17:36] Guy
    Everything ready over there?
[17:38] Guy
    Give us just a little more time!
SIGN    Jessica Edwards
[17:40] Guy
    We'll let you know as soon as we receive word!
[17:43] Jessica
    May this assembly be the beginning
    of a new era for the Alliance.
[17:50] Jessica
    Jean Robert...
[18:09] Christian
    Now,
SIGN    Captain Christian
[18:10] Christian
    you citizens who cling to
    such arrogant ideals...
[18:13] Christian
    Have you assembled here with awareness
    that you are under martial law?
[18:23] Christian
    Hey. Drag ten of them up on the stage.
[18:27] Guy
    Yes, sir!
[18:32] Christian
    Now, how about some answers?
[18:34] Christian
    Is your leader Jessica Edwards?
[18:39] Guy
    I don't know.
[18:41] Christian
    Is that so?
[18:43] Christian
    Then... let me jog your memory!
[18:49] Christian
    Goodness, what's wrong? Do you feel unwell?
[18:54] Christian
    I'll ask you now.
[18:58] Christian
    Is your leader Jessica Edwa—
[18:59] Jessica
    Captain Christian!
[19:05] Christian
    Well, well! If it isn't
    Representative Edwards!
[19:09] Jessica
    Why are armed soldiers interfering
    with a peaceful assembly?
[19:14] Christian
    To restore order, of course.
[19:17] Jessica
    Wouldn't you say you're the ones
    disturbing order with violence?
[19:23] Jessica
    Exactly what part of all
    this do you call "order"?
[19:29] Christian
    We are the ones who decide what "order" is.
[19:33] Christian
    End this assembly at once.
[19:36] Christian
    If you don't know what "order" is,
    we will be happy to show you.
[19:41] Jessica
    Enough!
[19:44] Christian
    Out of my way!
[19:50] Christian
    None of you are even prepared to die,
[19:53] Christian
    and you dare run your big mouths to me?!
[19:57] Jessica
    So if you're prepared to die...
[20:00] Jessica
    you can do whatever you want,
    no matter how stupid?
[20:04] Christian
    What?
[20:06] Jessica
    There have been others... who used violence
[20:10] Jessica
    to force their ideas of justice on others.
[20:14] Jessica
    One of the great ones... was the
    founder of the Galactic Empire...
[20:18] Jessica
    Rudolf von Goldenbaum.
[20:20] Jessica
    And among the least of them... is you.
[20:26] Jessica
    You're an unworthy disciple of Rudolf.
[20:30] Jessica
    Figure that out for yourself.
[20:33] Jessica
    You have... no right to be here now.
[20:38] Jessica
    So...
[20:40] Jessica
    Take your soldiers and leave here at once!
[20:46] Christian
    Those eyes...
[20:49] Christian
    Who the hell do you think you are?!
[21:06] Guy
    Stop!
[21:07] Guy
    Stop or we'll shoot!
[21:08] Guy
    Stop!
[21:10] Christian
    It doesn't matter! Shoot them! Shoot them!
[21:16] Guy
    Someone has a blaster!
[21:18] Guy
    We can't handle this!
[21:20] Guy
    We have no choice!
    Permission to fire granted!
[21:22] Guy
    Don't move! Move and I'll shoot!
[21:35] Na
    In this incident, which would later
    be known as the Stadium Massacre,
[21:40] Na
    20,000 citizens and 1,500
    soldiers lost their lives,
[21:46] Na
    all fellow citizens of the
    Free Planets Alliance.
[22:00] Gatty
    I can't believe he acted so rashly.
[22:02] Gatty
    If this drives all of the
    citizens to revolt at once...
[22:07] Bronze
    We would lose the citizens' support.
[22:10] Bronze
    We'd become a minority.
[22:16] Dwight
    Why?
[22:21] Na
    The news of the Stadium Massacre
    did not reach the* Hyperion*
[22:26] Na
    until a month later.
[22:30] Yang
    Okay. Then deliver this notice to all ships.
[22:34] Frederica
    Understood.
[22:37] Na
    When he learned of Jessica's death,
[22:41] Na
    Yang wore sunglasses for a whole
    day to conceal his expression.
[23:06] Na
    At the end of July in the year UC 797,
[23:11] Na
    Yang's fleet was about to arrive at Heinessen.
SIGN    Episode 20
SIGN    Tragedy
[24:50] Na
    Next time on* Legend of the
    Galactic Heroes - Die Neue These*,
[24:54] Na
    episode twenty, "Tragedy."

E20 - Tragedy

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[00:04] Na
    With Reinhard's fleet away to
    subjugate the nobles' coalition,
[00:10] Na
    the Kircheis Fleet was acting as a detached
    force to subjugate a frontier starzone.
[00:17] Reinhard
    Littenheim of the traitor force
[00:19] Reinhard
    is leading a fleet of 50,000
    ships in your direction.
[00:23] Kircheis
    Littenheim, the vice leader
    of the coalition?
[00:26] Reinhard
    He probably hopes to claim the glory
    before their leader, Braunschweig, can.
[00:32] Reinhard
    Crush them.
[00:35] Kircheis
    Understood.
[00:37] Reinhard
    You're doing good work for me, Kircheis.
[00:40] Reinhard
    I've heard some referring to you
    as the King of the Frontier.
[00:47] Kircheis
    I only want to end this
    conflict as soon as possible
[00:51] Kircheis
    so that I can return to your side quickly.
[00:55] Reinhard
    I'm sure it won't be long at all
[00:58] ReinharD
    before you and I get to have some
    of my sister's Kelsey plum cake.
SIGN    Legend of the Galactic Heroes
[02:40] Wahlen
    The final battle with Littenheim
[02:43] Wahlen
    will most likely be at the
    Kyffhäuser Starzone.
[02:47] Kircheis
    I will lead 800 ships as our main force.
[02:51] Lutz
    Only 800 ships?
SIGN    Littenheim Fleet Flagship
    Ostmark
[03:05] Guy
    Enemy signal detected!
[03:07] Wilhelm
    The red-haired boy is
    Lohengramm's right hand.
[03:11] Wilhelm
    Let us bring home the scoundrel's head
[03:14] Wilhelm
    and cement our honor as nobles.
[03:17] Wilhelm
    With this victory,
[03:19] Wilhelm
    I will usurp Braunschweig's position.
[03:23] Wilhelm
    Feuer!
[03:28] Na
    The first shots fired in this battle
[03:30] Na
    came in the form of a volley from the
    Littenheim Fleet's main artillery.
SIGN    Lutz Fleet Flagship
    Herðubreið
[03:37] Lutz
    Keep the counterfire to a minimum
SIGN    Vice Admiral Cornelius Lutz
[03:39] Lutz
    until we receive the signal
    from Admiral Kircheis.
SIGN    Wahlen Fleet Flagship
    Salamander
[03:43] Wahlen
    Concentrate on defense.
[03:44] Wahlen
    Be prepared to counterattack
    immediately when the order is given.
SIGN    Vice Admiral August Samuel Wahlen
[03:48] Adjutant
    The enemy is fighting defensively.
[03:50] Adjutant
    They have countered us only minimally.
[03:54] Wilhelm
    How absurd.
[03:56] Wilhelm
    Strike them down in one fell swoop!
[04:16] Kircheis
    We will continue into their center
[04:18] Kircheis
    and stop this conflict at its source.
[04:21] Guy
    Enemy's detached force
    approaching at high speed!
[04:24] Wilhelm
    What?! Recall our allies on the front line!
[04:28] Adjutant
    But they're deep in the enemy ranks!
    They won't get here in time!
[04:31] Wilhelm
    Then fall back!
[04:33] Adjutant
    Our supply fleet is on standby behind us.
[04:37] Wilhelm
    Nonsense! If they're on our side,
    why would they block my esca—
[04:40] Wilhelm
    I mean, my temporary retreat?!
[04:42] Adjutant
    But Your Excellency...
[04:51] Guy
    The enemy flagship has shot
    down its own supply fleet.
[04:54] Guy
    It's on the run.
[04:58] Kircheis
    What a foolish move...
SIGN    Episode 20
SIGN    Tragedy
SIGN    Littenheim Fleet Supply Ship
[05:19] Modell
    Oh, no!
[05:20] Modell
    Are you all right?
[05:23] Rinnesal
    What is a child doing here?
[05:26] Modell
    I'm a student.
[05:29] Modell
    I was dispatched to Garmisch
    to serve as a cabin boy.
[05:33] Rinnesal
    I see.
[05:35] Rinnesal
    What's the world coming to?
[05:37] Rinnesal
    Sending a child onto the battlefield...
[05:41] Modell
    Enemies!
[05:45] Rinnesal
    Who are the enemies here?
[05:55] Modell
    You're going to surrender?
[05:58] Rinnesal
    Do you oppose that, little boy?
SIGN    Konrad von Modell
[06:00] Modell
    Please don't call me that.
[06:02] Modell
    I have a very good name.
    It's Konrad von Modell.
SIGN    Lieutenant Konrad Rinnesal
[06:08] Rinnesal
    What a coincidence.
[06:10] Rinnesal
    My name is Konrad Rinnesal.
[06:12] Rinnesal
    So, younger Konrad, if you don't want
    to surrender, then what would you do?
[06:18] Modell
    I don't know.
[06:21] Rinnesal
    Then let me handle this.
[06:24] Rinnesal
    I've been alive longer than you have,
[06:26] Rinnesal
    and I know a few things.
[06:29] Rinnesal
    Though that wasn't enough to tell me who
[06:32] Rinnesal
    the man I swore loyalty to
    really was, I suppose.
[06:37] Na
    Having escaped from the battlefield,
[06:40] Na
    Littenheim holed up in Garmisch Fortress.
[06:43] Na
    Kircheis quickly surrounded the fortress.
[06:51] Rinnesal
    Forgive me for saluting with my left
    arm, as I have lost my right.
[06:56] Kircheis
    I heard you were on that supply ship.
[06:59] Rinnesal
    I believe I can be of use to you.
[07:02] Rinnesal
    I am a living witness to the fact that
[07:04] Rinnesal
    Marquis Littenheim killed his
    own men to save himself.
[07:09] Kircheis
    I would appreciate your help.
[07:11] Kircheis
    Please send a message advising the
    forces at Garmisch to surrender.
[07:15] Rinnesal
    My arm was blown off by my own lord.
[07:19] Rinnesal
    I will inform those at Garmisch
    of this fact, as well.
[07:23] Rinnesal
    Of course,
[07:25] Rinnesal
    if there are even five people
    there who feel the same way I do,
[07:28] Rinnesal
    that may not be necessary.
[07:34] Wilhem
    Damn that red-haired boy...
[07:37] Guy
    Hold it!
[07:38] Guy
    Stop right there!
[07:40] Guy
    Have you lost your mind?!
SIGN    Commander Laudisch
[07:43] Wilhelm
    What is that filthy thing?!
[07:46] Laudisch
    Filthy?
[07:47] Laudisch
    This is the body of a man
    who was loyal to you!
[07:50] Laudisch
    One of your own men,
    who died so you could escape!
[07:53] Wilhelm
    Escape? How dare you?!
[07:56] Wilhelm
    Who do you think you're speaking to?!
[07:59] Laudisch
    Spaceman First Class Paulus...
[08:01] Laudisch
    This is Marquis Littenheim,
    the man you gave your life to protect.
[08:09] Wilhelm
    Look what you've done!
[08:12] Wilhelm
    Kill him!
[08:14] Wilhelm
    Kill this insolent fool!
[08:16] Wilhelm
    What are you doing?! Kill him!
[08:19] Wilhelm
    Fire at once!
SIGN    Seffle Particles Detected
SIGN    Weapon Use Prohibited
[08:23] Guy
    Don't!
[08:36] Volker
    What was that?
[08:37] Guy
    Confirmed that the explosion
    occurred in the command center.
[08:41] Kircheis
    It looks like there are indeed others
    who agree with you, Lieutenant.
[08:46] Na
    Meanwhile,
[08:47] Na
    the nobles' coalition, which hadn't
    yet learned of Littenheim's defeat,
[08:51] Na
    was engaged in battle
    with Reinhard's fleet
[08:54] Na
    in the starzone surrounding
    Geiersburg Fortress.
SIGN    Reuenthal Fleet Flagship
    Tristan
[09:00] Oskar
    Such vigor, as usual.
[09:03] Oskar
    But you're being masterfully controlled.
[09:08] Oskar
    Admiral Merkatz, eh?
[09:11] Schneider
    The enemy is retreating.
[09:16] Reinhard
    Damn that Reuenthal.
[09:18] Reinhard
    He just gave me some homework to do.
[09:21] Paul
    Admiral Merkatz was a highly renowned
    soldier even before you were born.
[09:28] Paul
    It will make things rather difficult
    if he is allowed free rein.
[09:35] Reinhard
    Free rein, eh? That is the issue here.
[09:39] Reinhard
    I doubt that Braunschweig has the
    capacity to let him do that.
[09:45] Paul
    Understood.
[09:46] Paul
    Rather than taking on Admiral Merkatz himself,
[09:49] Paul
    it may be more prudent to deal
    with the one behind him,
[09:52] Paul
    who is the cause of all his problems.
[09:58] Reinhard
    Hear me, you ignorant, cowardly nobles.
[10:02] Reinhard
    Come out of that fortress and
    fight me like real men.
[10:05] Reinhard
    If you don't have the guts to do that,
[10:07] Reinhard
    then throw away your baseless
    pride and surrender.
[10:11] Reinhard
    Not only will I spare your lives,
[10:14] Reinhard
    I'll even let you keep enough of your
    wealth to keep yourselves alive
[10:17] Reinhard
    in spite of your incompetence.
[10:19] Reinhard
    Make use of what little intelligence
    you have to make the best choice.
[10:24] Otho
    Cut the image!
[10:27] Flegel
    That insufferable brat!
[10:29] Otho
    First, shoot down that insolent
    Mittermeyer's fleet!
[10:33] Ansbach
    But it's outside the fortress's firing range.
[10:37] Otho
    Hmph! Who's really the coward here?
[10:40] Flegel
    Uncle, please give me the
    order to deploy at once!
[10:44] Otho
    Oh! You'll do this for me?
[10:46] Merkatz
    You mustn't.
[10:51] Merkatz
    This is a clear attempt to provoke us.
[10:54] Merkatz
    I forbid anyone to deploy at this time.
[10:57] Flegel
    Are you giving orders to my uncle,
    the leader of this coalition?!
[11:00] Merkatz
    I have full authority in military matters.
[11:03] Merkatz
    That was our agreement.
[11:14] Alfred
    Lord Flegel!
[11:17] Guy
    Please wait, Lord Flegel!
[11:19] Guy
    Baron Flegel!
[11:26] Na
    Ignoring Merkatz's warning,
[11:28] Na
    Flegel and the other young nobles deployed,
[11:31] Na
    and the Mittermeyer Fleet quickly fled.
[11:36] Na
    Flegel was fully confident in his victory.
[11:46] Otho
    What?!
[11:47] Otho
    Garmisch Fortress has fallen
    into the enemy's hands?!
[11:51] Ansbach
    Yes, sir.
[11:51] Otho
    That damned Littenheim was a pain
    in my side to the very end!
[11:57] Otho
    However...
[11:59] Otho
    This means I alone am worthy to bear
    the future of the Goldenbaum Dynasty.
[12:06] Ansbach
    But we have lost half of our forces.
[12:13] Guy
    Lord Flegel!
[12:15] Guy
    Baron Flegel!
[12:20] Flegel
    Did you bear witness to our victory, Uncle?
[12:24] Otho
    You did splendidly, Flegel!
[12:27] Flegel
    They were certainly quick to run away.
[12:31] Flegel
    I guess that's what the nickname
    "Gale Wolf" truly meant.
[12:37] Merkatz
    I have a message for all of you.
[12:40] Merkatz
    Surrender your rank insignias and weapons
[12:42] Merkatz
    and prepare yourselves
    to be court-martialed.
[12:45] Merkatz
    Violation of orders will be judged in
    accordance with military regulations.
[12:49] Flegel
    As a proud noble, I would
    rather die in battle
[12:53] Flegel
    than be judged by a commander with
    no courage or self-respect!
[12:59] Flegel
    If I must be unjustly court-martialed,
[13:01] Flegel
    I'll just end my life right here and now!
[13:04] Flegel
    I do not fear death!
[13:08] Alfred
    We can't let Rear Admiral Flegel die alone!
[13:12] Alfred
    Let us all take our lives right here
[13:15] Alfred
    so that future generations will see
    our pride as Imperial nobility!
[13:19] Otho
    Now, wait a moment.
[13:22] Otho
    Admiral Merkatz does have full
    authority in military matters.
[13:25] Otho
    But it is I, the coalition leader,
    who decides whether or not we fight.
[13:31] Otho
    I'm sure that makes sense to you, yes?
[13:35] Otho
    Your courage and self-respect
[13:38] Otho
    have shown everyone the true
    spirit of Imperial nobility
[13:42] Otho
    and dealt a crushing blow to
    those conceited peasants.
[13:47] Flegel
    Uncle...
[13:50] Otho
    There is no need to fear Lohengramm!
[13:53] Otho
    We will be victorious!
[13:55] Otho
    Long live the Galactic Empire!
[13:58] All
    Long live the Galactic Empire!
[14:02] All
    Long live the Galactic Empire!
[14:03] Both
    Long live the Empire!
[14:05] Alfred
    Long live the Galactic Empire!
[14:07] Flegel
    ...Empire!
[14:08] Flegel
    Long live the Galactic Empire!
[14:12] All
    Long live the Galactic Empire!
SIGN    Braunschweig Fleet Flagship
    Alvíss
[14:17] Na
    Braunschweig, having fallen
    for Reinhard's provocation,
[14:20] Na
    led the coalition's forces into battle himself.
[14:29] Paul
    This has gone exactly as we planned.
[14:32] Otho
    Crush those lowly peasants to dust!
[14:36] Otho
    Feuer!
[14:48] Flegel
    Look at that. They're running away again.
[14:52] Flegel
    Once you get used to running away,
    I suppose you feel no shame in it anymore.
[14:57] Flegel
    But I won't let them escape this time.
[15:01] Wolfgang
    I think it's time.
[15:03] Wolfgang
    Let's show those moronic
    nobles how to fight a war.
[15:10] Guy
    Enemy fleets have appeared
    on both sides of us!
[15:13] Flegel
    What?!
SIGN    Mecklinger Fleet Flagship
    Gandharva
SIGN    Vice Admiral Ernest Mecklinger
SIGN    Kempff Fleet Flagship
    Galdhøpiggen
SIGN    Vice Admiral Karl Gustav Kempff
SIGN    Merkatz Fleet Flagship
    Minerva
[15:59] Wolfgang
    Is that...
[16:04] Wolfgang
    Admiral Merkatz!
[16:07] Wolfgang
    Fall back! We're going to regroup!
[16:13] Merkatz
    Don't pursue them too far.
[16:15] Merkatz
    We need to use this opening to get
    Duke Braunschweig to safety.
[16:19] Schneider
    Yes, sir.
[16:21] Guy
    Incoming transmission
    from flagship Alvíss.
[16:23] Guy
    Connecting.
[16:26] Otho
    Merkatz! Why didn't you
    come to help us sooner?!
[16:30] Otho
    What kind of commander-in-chief are you?!
[16:32] Otho
    You put your leader in danger,
    you useless fool!
[16:37] Otho
    Cut the transmission!
[16:41] Merkatz
    Don't be too angry,
    Lieutenant Commander Schneider.
[16:45] Merkatz
    Duke Braunschweig is a sick man.
[16:48] Merkatz
    His sickness was fostered by a 500-year
    tradition of noble privilege.
[16:54] Merkatz
    In truth, he is a victim.
[16:57] Merkatz
    A century ago, that might
    have worked, but now...
[17:01] Merkatz
    What an unfortunate man.
[17:07] Na
    To make matters worse for
    the routed Braunschweig,
[17:11] Na
    he then received some bad news.
SIGN    Planet Westerland
[17:16] Na
    A revolt had broken out in Westerland,
    the planet he ruled over.
[17:29] Na
    Dissatisfaction with the many years of
    tyrannical rule by the duke and nobles
[17:34] Na
    had finally come to a head.
[17:37] Na
    Braunschweig's nephew, Baron Scheidt,
[17:41] Na
    who had been ruling the planet in
    his stead, was gravely injured
[17:44] Na
    and died shortly thereafter.
[17:51] Otho
    Those lowly peasants...
[17:54] Otho
    How dare they harm a member of my
    family with their filthy hands?!
[18:01] Otho
    We will launch a nuclear
    strike on Westerland.
[18:05] Ansbach
    Your Excellency, no! Not that!
[18:08] Otho
    Don't let a single one of
    those peasants escape alive!
[18:11] Ansbach
    I beg you to reconsider!
[18:13] Ansbach
    That planet is your own domain!
[18:16] Ansbach
    If we just take out their leader—
[18:17] Otho
    Silence!
[18:18] Otho
    I decide what happens in my own domain!
[18:21] Otho
    When Emperor Rudolf executed
    hundreds of millions of insurgents,
[18:26] Otho
    he laid the foundation for
    the Galactic Empire itself!
[18:32] Ansbach
    In that case...
[18:34] Ansbach
    This is the end of the Goldenbaum Dynasty.
[18:37] Otho
    What?!
[18:38] Ansbach
    How can one continue to stand after
    cutting off one's own limbs?
[18:43] Otho
    What did you say?
[18:45] Otho
    You dare insult not only me,
    but Emperor Rudolf, as well?
[18:51] Otho
    Is anyone there?!
[18:53] Otho
    This man is a traitor to the Emperor!
[18:55] Otho
    Throw him in prison at once!
[19:01] Reinhard
    Are you certain about that?
[19:03] Paul
    Yes, there is no doubt.
[19:06] Reinhard
    Send a fleet to Westerland
    right away and stop him.
[19:10] Reinhard
    I will lead it myself.
[19:14] Paul
    Please wait, Your Excellency.
[19:18] Paul
    We should allow Duke Braunschweig to carry out
[19:21] Paul
    this cruel plan he has devised in his madness.
[19:25] Reihard
    What?
[19:27] Paul
    We will film what happens and show
    it to everyone in the Empire.
[19:32] Paul
    By showing the Empire how evil they are,
[19:34] Paul
    we can declare that these people have
    no right to rule the universe.
[19:39] Paul
    That would be more profitable
    to us than stopping them.
[19:44] Reinhard
    Are you telling me to overlook the
    deaths of two million people?
[19:47] Reinhard
    There are women and children among them!
[19:49] Paul
    If this civil wars drags on,
    even more will die.
[19:53] Paul
    It is for the sake of the 25 billion
    citizens of the Empire, Your Excellency,
[19:57] Paul
    and for the swift assurance
    of our supremacy.
[20:25] (Flashback) Kircheis
    Ow!
[20:30] (Flashback) Annerose
    Goodness, Sieg!
[20:35] (Flashback) Annerose
    Sieg...
[20:40] Annerose
    Sieg...
[20:43] Annerose
    Sieg...
[20:45] Annerose
    Sieg!
[20:52] Guy
    We were set free,
[20:55] Guy
    but we have to think about
    what we're going to do next.
[20:59] Guy
    They say Marquis Lohengramm
    is an ally of the people.
[21:02] Guy
    We should have him protect us.
[21:05] Guy
    You're right. That would be best.
[21:08] Kid
    Mom, what are those?
[21:21] Na
    This image inspired tremendous shock
    and outrage throughout the Empire.
[21:29] Na
    Public sentiment rapidly turned away from
    the old regime of the high nobility.
[21:37] Wahlen
    It's truly heartbreaking...
[21:40] Kircheis
    How could he do such a thing?
[21:44] Wahlen
    Actually, a noble who came
    to us in surrender earlier
[21:47] Wahlen
    said something that bothered me.
[21:50] Wahlen
    He said Marquis Lohengramm had been
    informed that this was going to happen.
[21:57] Wahlen
    But he ignored it and let those people
    die to make a political statement.
[22:04] Kircheis
    It can't be...
[22:06] Wahlen
    I asked him if he had proof of this,
[22:09] Wahlen
    and he said the very existence of this
    footage was all the proof we needed.
[22:17] Kircheis
    Vice Admiral Wahlen,
[22:19] Kircheis
    impose a gag order with
    regard to this incident.
[22:23] Wahlen
    Yes, sir.
[22:38] Kircheis
    I'll be seeing Reinhard again soon.
[22:42] Kircheis
    When I do, I need only ask him for the truth.
[22:48] Kircheis
    But what good would that do?
[22:51] Kircheis
    If it does turn out to be true...
[22:59] (Flashback) Kircheis
    Ow!
[23:03] (Flashback) Annerose
    Goodness, Sieg!
SIGN    Episode 21
SIGN    Victory for Whose Sake?
[24:50] Na
    Next time on* Legend of the
    Galactic Heroes - Die Neue These*,
[24:54] Na
    episode twenty-one, "Victory for Whose Sake?"

E21 - Victory for Whose Sake?

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SIGN    Capital Planet Defense System Artemis's Necklace
[00:48] Dwight
    The twelve jewels that protect
    the capital planet Heinessen...
[00:55] Dwight
    We still have Artemis's Necklace.
[00:59] Dwight
    So long as we have that,
    not even Yang Wen-li
[01:02] Dwight
    can penetrate Heinessen's
    gravitational field.
[01:07] Dwight
    We haven't lost yet.
SIGN    Legend of the Galactic Heroes
[02:51] Yang
    Enter.
[02:57] Baghdash
    Commander Baghdash reporting.
[03:00] Yang
    There's something I'd like you to do for me.
[03:03] Baghdash
    Yes, sir. I'm at your service.
[03:05] Yang
    If you ordered it, I would
    even infiltrate Heinessen.
[03:08] Yang
    And would you then run right
    back to Admiral Greenhill?
[03:12] Baghdash
    Please, sir. I wouldn't
    dream of such a thing.
[03:16] Yang
    I was joking.
[03:18] Yang
    I'd like you to act as a witness.
[03:20] Baghdash
    A witness? To what?
[03:24] Yang
    This coup d'état by the
    National Salvation Military Council
[03:27] Yang
    was orchestrated by Marquis Reinhard
    von Lohengramm of the Galactic Empire.
[03:32] Yang
    I want you to bear witness to this.
[03:35] Baghdash
    That's quite a preposterous
    idea you've come up with.
[03:38] Yang
    It's true.
[03:40] Yang
    I don't have any physical evidence as of yet,
[03:44] Yang
    but it is a fact.
SIGN    Episode 21
SIGN    Victory for Whose Sake?
[03:59] Baghdash
    I am Commander Baghdash of the Free Planets
    Alliance Department of Intelligence.
[04:06] Baghdash
    I must convey to all of you a fact
    that will be of utmost importance
[04:10] Baghdash
    to the future of the Free Planets Alliance.
[04:13] Dwight
    What's the meaning of this?!
[04:16] Dwight
    Wasn't all network access blocked?!
[04:19] Gatty
    The 13th Fleet is transmitting
    this video directly
[04:22] Gatty
    using the frequency reserved
    for emergency broadcasts.
[04:25] Dwight
    Wha—
[04:27] Baghdash
    I was sent by the National Salvation
    Military Council to assassinate Yang Wen-li.
[04:34] Baghdash
    However, I have seen the error in my actions
[04:37] Baghdash
    and am now on the side of
    the Free Planets Alliance.
[04:41] Baghdash
    This is because I learned
    that this coup d'état
[04:44] Baghdash
    was executed per the will of
    Marquis Lohengramm of the Galactic Empire.
[04:51] Baghdash
    The Galactic Empire is currently
    embroiled in a massive civil war itself.
[04:56] Baghdash
    This is no coincidence.
[04:58] Baghdash
    Marquis Lohengramm initiated
    this coup d'état
[05:01] Baghdash
    to prevent the Alliance from
    exploiting the Empire's weakness.
[05:06] Baghdash
    In other words, the National
    Salvation Military Council
[05:08] Baghdash
    is no more than a puppet of the Empire.
[05:11] Gatty
    Baghdash... That shameless traitor!
[05:15] Ebense
    Is he saying we're just the Empire's pawns?
[05:18] Ebense
    How can he spout such obvious
    political propaganda?
[05:23] Dwight
    Perhaps I misjudged Yang Wen-li.
[05:28] Dwight
    We started this movement of our own volition,
[05:32] Dwight
    and it was realized thanks
    to the brilliant strategy
[05:36] Dwight
    provided by Rear Admiral Lynch.
[05:39] Dwight
    To utter such a blatant lie,
    calling us puppets...
[05:48] Dwight
    What's so funny, Rear Admiral Lynch?
[05:50] Lynch
    I'm honored by your praise,
[05:53] Lynch
    but I'm not the one who
    came up with this plan.
[05:56] Dwight
    Then who devised such an elaborate plan?
[06:11] Lynch
    Yang Wen-li was right.
[06:15] Lynch
    This coup d'état was all
    that blond boy's idea...
[06:22] Lynch
    The Galactic Imperial Fleet Admiral,
[06:25] Lynch
    Marquis Reinhard von Lohengramm.
[06:30] Lynch
    He wanted to instigate
    infighting within the Alliance
[06:34] Lynch
    while he takes care of the
    nobles through the civil war.
[06:38] Dwight
    Are you saying we've been dancing like clowns
[06:42] Dwight
    in Marquis Lohengramm's palm this whole time?
[06:46] Lynch
    And you all danced quite divinely.
[06:50] Lynch
    All was proceeding according to his scenario,
[06:52] Lynch
    but he found himself stuck in a corner...
[06:56] Lynch
    because you were such incompetent actors.
[07:02] Dwight
    Rear Admiral Lynch, why did you do this?
[07:04] Dwight
    Did he offer you some irresistible condition?
[07:07] Lynch
    There was that, but that wasn't all of it.
[07:12] Lynch
    It wasn't about anything
    that any one person did.
[07:15] Lynch
    I just wanted to make a lot of
    irredeemably self-righteous people
[07:18] Lynch
    experience humiliation that no
    amount of excuses could justify.
[07:25] Lynch
    So how does it feel, Admiral Greenhill,
[07:27] Lynch
    knowing that your wonderful
    National Salvation Military Council
[07:31] Lynch
    was just a tool for the most
    ambitious man in the Empire?
[07:41] Guy
    Chairman!
[07:42] Guy
    Multiple flying objects
    incoming at high speed!
[07:45] Guy
    Trajectory analysis shows that
    their target is not this planet,
[07:48] Guy
    but Artemis's Necklace!
[07:50] Guy
    There are twelve in number!
SIGN    Altair VII
[08:10] Na
    Three hundred years ago
    in the Galactic Empire,
[08:13] Na
    on the bitterly cold planet Altair VII,
[08:16] Na
    there was a young republican who was
    forced to work like a slave in the mines.
[08:22] Na
    His name was Arle Heinessen.
SIGN    Arle Heinessen
[08:25] Na
    His deepest desire was to escape Altair VII
[08:28] Na
    and start a new nation with
    a republican government.
[08:32] Na
    The only obstacle in his way
    was acquiring the materials
[08:35] Na
    to build a spacecraft that
    would carry people there.
[08:39] Yang
    One day, he saw some children
    playing with boats made from ice,
[08:44] Yang
    and it came to him.
[08:45] Yang
    He made ships out of the unlimited
    supply of dry ice on Altair VII
[08:50] Yang
    and embarked on what would later be called
    the Ten Thousand Light-Year Exodus.
[08:55] Yang
    This operation mimics this legend forged
    by Heinessen, the founder of our nation.
[09:00] Yang
    We carved a dozen ice floes
    out of Planet Srinagar.
[09:03] Yang
    Each has a volume of one cubic kilometer
[09:06] Yang
    and weighs one billion tons.
[09:09] Yang
    We added engines so that the ice
    floes can fly at near light speed.
[09:15] Yang
    An object's effective mass increases
    as it approaches light speed,
[09:20] Yang
    so if a billion-ton ice floe were to
    crash into something at light speed...
[09:25] Yang
    No military satellite stands a chance.
[09:28] Yang
    But the ice floes and
    satellites are both unmanned.
[09:32] Yang
    If this is successful, we can take out
    Artemis's Necklace without bloodshed.
[09:38] Murai
    But should we really destroy
    all twelve of them?
[09:42] Murai
    Shouldn't we keep a few
    serviceable for later?
[09:46] Yang
    No need.
[09:47] Yang
    The presence of those things
[09:49] Yang
    is what gave people the illusion that
    they could pull off a coup d'état.
[09:54] Yang
    We'll destroy all of them.
[11:02] Gatty
    Artemis's Necklace... is destroyed...
[11:09] Dwight
    It's all over.
[11:11] Dwight
    Our military revolution has failed.
[11:13] Dwight
    We've lost.
[11:16] Dwight
    We need to accept that.
[11:17] Ebense
    No, it's not over yet!
[11:19] Ebense
    We still have Heinessen's billion citizens,
[11:21] Ebense
    as well as its key military
    and political personnel!
[11:25] Ebense
    The 13th Fleet can't—
[11:26] Dwight
    Give it up.
[11:29] Dwight
    Further resistance would
    not only prove futile,
[11:32] Dwight
    it would also hinder the reunification
    of the nation and its people.
[11:37] Gatty
    In that case...
[11:39] Gatty
    What do we do now?
[11:41] Gatty
    Will we surrender and face judgment?
[11:44] Dwight
    Those who want to are welcome to do so.
[11:47] Dwight
    I choose another path.
[11:51] Dwight
    But there is something I must do first.
[11:56] Dwight
    We must not leave behind
    any evidence or witnesses
[12:01] Dwight
    to the fact that our noble uprising
    was a scheme by the Empire.
[12:08] Dwight
    Rear Admiral Lynch, I always
    had high hopes for you,
[12:13] Dwight
    ever since cadet school,
    when you were two classes behind me.
[12:18] Dwight
    What happened at El Facil nine
    years ago was truly regrettable.
[12:23] Dwight
    I had hoped that what we did here
    would help to restore your honor.
[12:33] Lynch
    You never had very good judgment.
[12:54] Lynch
    You fools...
[12:59] Lynch
    I did it to save his honor!
[13:04] Lynch
    Couldn't you even figure that out?
[13:06] Lynch
    Dying was better for him than living
[13:09] Lynch
    and being put on trial, wasn't it?
[13:14] Lynch
    Honor... What a useless concept...
[13:26] Ebense
    I, Alliance Navy Captain Ebense,
    wish to speak with you
[13:29] Ebense
    on behalf of the National Salvation
    Military Council chairman.
[13:33] Ebense
    There's no point in attacking us.
[13:35] Ebense
    We have accepted our defeat and
    will offer no pointless resistance.
[13:40] Ebense
    Everything is over.
[13:42] Yang
    I'm glad to hear that,
[13:45] Yang
    but where is the National Salvation Military
    Council chairman, Admiral Greenhill?
[13:49] Yang
    I don't see him there.
[13:53] Ebense
    He took his own life.
[13:55] Ebense
    His was a perfect ending.
[13:59] Ebense
    Admiral Yang, our objective
[14:03] Ebense
    was to purify our democratic republic
[14:05] Ebense
    and wipe the Galactic Empire's
    autocracy out of existence.
[14:10] Ebense
    It is unfortunate that we
    failed to realize this ideal.
[14:14] Ebense
    Admiral Yang, you have just contributed
    to the survival of autocracy!
[14:20] Yang
    And what, exactly, is autocracy?
[14:23] Yang
    It is when politicians who
    weren't chosen by the people
[14:25] Yang
    use power and violence to
    take everyone's freedom away
[14:28] Yang
    in an effort to rule over them, is it not?
[14:31] Yang
    That is precisely what all of
    you are doing on Heinessen.
[14:35] Yang
    You are the autocracy.
[14:38] Yang
    Am I wrong?
[14:39] Ebense
    You are wrong!
[14:40] Ebense
    Everyone knows our government is corrupt.
[14:43] Ebense
    What other way was there to fix that?
[14:47] Yang
    Corruption in government is not
    politicians accepting bribes.
[14:51] Yang
    That is corruption in the individual.
[14:54] Yang
    Being unable to speak out against
    such acts is the true corruption.
[14:59] Yang
    You ordered the regulation of speech.
[15:02] Yang
    That alone disqualifies you from
    criticizing the Empire's autocracy
[15:06] Yang
    or the corruption in the Alliance's
    current government. Do you not agree?
[15:11] Ebense
    We put our lives and honor on the line.
[15:14] Ebense
    I won't allow anyone to
    slander our names for that.
[15:18] Ebense
    We were not lacking in justice.
[15:21] Ebense
    The only things we lacked
    were luck and competence.
[15:24] Ebense
    Nothing more than that.
[15:27] Yang
    Captain Ebense...
[15:30] Ebense
    Long live the National
    Salvation Military Council!
[15:38] Murai
    Even in the bitter end, he couldn't
    admit to his own mistakes.
[15:42] Yang
    Proceed with preparations to land.
SIGN    Yes, sir.
[15:50] Frederica
    Admiral.
[15:53] Frederica
    May I have an hour... no, two hours?
[15:58] Frederica
    I know that I can get back on my own feet,
[16:02] Frederica
    but I don't think I can do so immediately.
[16:06] Frederica
    So, please...
[16:07] Yang
    Of course.
[17:10] Bewcock
    I'm so ashamed.
[17:12] Bewcock
    I had the information,
    but I couldn't help you at all.
[17:18] Yang
    Please, sir.
[17:19] Yang
    I'm the one who caused
    problems by taking too long.
[17:23] Yang
    Is there anything you need?
[17:26] Bewcock
    Well, at the moment,
    I sure wouldn't mind a bottle of whiskey.
[17:31] Yang
    I'll have it brought to you right away.
[17:35] Bewcock
    So, what happened to Admiral Greenhill?
[17:40] Yang
    He's dead.
[17:42] Bewcock
    I see.
[17:44] Bewcock
    The old man has outlived the youth again...
[18:02] Frederica
    There is much we need to do.
[18:04] Frederica
    Informing the nation of
[18:06] Frederica
    the coup d'état's failure and the
    restoration of constitutional rule,
[18:09] Frederica
    assessing the damage,
[18:11] Frederica
    apprehending the surviving members of
    the National Salvation Military Council,
[18:14] Frederica
    and also...
[18:16] Yang
    My head hurts.
[18:18] Frederica
    You don't have time for headaches.
[18:22] Frederica
    It's Commodore Schönkopf.
[18:25] Yang
    What is it?
[18:26] Walter
    Julian's just found someone
    we didn't expect to see.
[18:29] Yang
    Who is it?
[18:31] Walter
    I don't think you want to hear his name,
[18:33] Walter
    but it's the High Council chairman.
[18:37] Yang
    Trunicht...
[18:40] Walter
    He found him on his way back from
    seeing Admiral Bewcock home.
[18:46] Julian
    Warrant Officer Machungo, is that...
SIGN    Free Planets Alliance Head of State
    Job Trunicht
[18:56] Walter
    He said Chairman Trunicht was
    surrounded by Earth Cultists.
[19:03] Yang
    Good grief...
[19:05] Yang
    Out of the frying pan and into the fire, huh?
[19:10] Yang
    Earth Cultists...
[19:14] Guy
    Berezka, alter your route
    to the western course.*
[19:17] Guy*
    Cargo is being unloaded on the C deck.
[19:20] Konev
    Roger.
SIGN    Dominique Saint-Pierre
[19:41] Adrian
    You seem to be in a bad mood.
[19:43] Konev
    No, I always look like this.
[19:46] Konev
    It certainly isn't because I'm with you.
[19:49] Adrian
    You transported the
    Earth Cultists to Terra, yes?
[19:53] Konev
    Yes, sir.
SIGN    Dominion of Fezzan Leader
    Adrian Rubinsky
[19:54] Adrian
    Considering the dangers of carrying
    them through a battlefield,
[19:57] Adrian
    I hear the resulting gains
    were hardly worth it.
[20:00] Adrian
    Is that why you seem so displeased?
SIGN    Boris Konev
[20:04] Konev
    Perhaps.
[20:05] Adrian
    Incidentally, what do you think
    about the Earth Cultists?
[20:09] Konev
    I'm not quite sure, but in
    terms of religion in general,
[20:14] Konev
    I think the idea that poor people trust God
    to be impartial seems quite contradictory.
[20:19] Konev
    It's because God is biased
    that people become poor.
[20:23] Adrian
    You have a point.
[20:24] Adrian
    You don't believe in God, then?
[20:27] Konev
    Not in the least.
[20:30] Konev
    Whoever came up with the idea of God
[20:33] Konev
    was the greatest con artist in history.
[20:37] Konev
    I only admire that person's
    imagination and business sense.
[20:40] Konev
    From ancient times all the way up to today,
[20:43] Konev
    the wealthiest ones in
    every country have been
[20:45] Konev
    nobles, landowners,
    and religious organizations.
[20:49] Adrian
    As interesting as that is,
[20:51] Adrian
    isn't it just your own personal opinion?
[20:55] Konev
    No, I actually heard most of it second-hand.
[20:59] Konev
    I traveled from planet to planet with
    my father when I was growing up.
[21:04] Konev
    At one point, I met another child
    who lived in similar circumstances.
[21:08] Konev
    He was two years older
    than me and very smart,
[21:11] Konev
    and he spent a lot of time thinking.
[21:13] Konev
    He's the one who told me that.
[21:15] Adrian
    Oh? And what was his name?
[21:19] Konev
    Yang Wen-li.
[21:20] Konev
    I hear he's working some
    useless military job now.
[21:25] Konev
    As a free man, I can't help
    feeling some pity for him.
[21:30] Adrian
    Captain Boris Konev...
[21:32] Konev
    Yes, sir?
[21:34] Adrian
    The government of the Dominion of Fezzan
    has a very important job for you.
[21:41] Konev
    Sir?
[21:49] Marinesk
    We received a notice from
    the energy agency earlier.
SIGN    Manager Marinesk
[21:52] Marinesk
    They said we'd never have
    to worry about fuel again.
[21:56] Marinesk
    What sorcery did you use on them?
[21:59] Konev
    I sold myself to the government.
[22:01] Marinesk
    Huh?
[22:01] Konev
    They're sending me to the Free Planets Alliance
    as an intelligence officer.
[22:06] Marinesk
    Oh...
[22:08] Konev
    You know, the one thing the
    Konev family was most proud of
[22:11] Konev
    was that we've produced no criminals
    or bureaucrats in 200 years!
[22:15] Konev
    We are free citizens! Free citizens!
[22:17] Konev
    And now they want me to
    be a spy, of all things?!
[22:21] Konev
    That's both of those things at once!
[22:23] Marinesk
    That's "intelligence officer," not "spy."
[22:27] Konev
    Calling it by a different name doesn't change it!
[22:29] Konev
    If you called cancer a cold,
    would that make it a cold?
[22:34] Konev
    If you called a lion a mouse,
    would you survive a bite from one?
[22:38] Konev
    They knew I was acquainted with
    Yang Wen-li before I even said it!
[22:43] Konev
    This isn't funny! Maybe I should
    just tell Yang everything!
[22:48] Marinesk
    I don't think that'll work.
[22:50] Marinesk
    They'll have eyes on you at all times.
[22:52] Marinesk
    Eyes of both observation and sanction.
[22:56] Konev
    That Black Fox thinks he's doing me a favor.
[23:02] Konev
    Well, let him. No, I'll make sure
    he keeps thinking that... for now.
SIGN    "You are being watched"
[23:11] Konev
    Damn that Rubinsky!
    I'm going to take him down one day!
[23:15] Marinesk
    What are you, a child?
SIGN    The Fall of Goldenbaum
SIGN    Episode 22
[24:50] Na
    Next time on* Legend of the
    Galactic Heroes - Die Neue These*,
[24:54] Na
    episode twenty-two, "The Fall of Goldenbaum."

E22 - The Fall of Goldenbaum

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[00:19] (Flashback) Annerose
    Sieg, I hope you'll be good
    friends with my brother.
SIGN    Legend of the Galactic Heroes
[01:56] Annerose
    It's been a long time, Reinhard.
[01:58] Annerose
    Are you well?
[02:00] Annerose
    I'm living my days in peace
    and quiet, thanks to you.
[02:06] Annerose
    I made a Kelsey plum cake the other day.
[02:10] Annerose
    It reminded me of you two
    boys when you were little,
[02:13] Annerose
    and you would eat my cake while
    saying how delicious it was.
[02:17] Annerose
    It was so long ago that it
    seems almost like a dream now.
[02:24] Annerose
    Did such a thing really happen?
[02:29] Annerose
    Please, Reinhard, never forget what
    it is that's most important to you.
[02:39] Annerose
    I'm sure you'll find that
    troublesome at times,
[02:43] Annerose
    but rather than regretting
    it after you lose it,
[02:45] Annerose
    I want you to realize how precious
    it is while you still have it.
[02:50] Annerose
    You have a friend you can rely on.
[02:54] Annerose
    Talk to Sieg about all decisions you face,
[02:56] Annerose
    and listen to his opinions.
[02:58] Annerose
    Please take good care of yourself.
[03:02] Annerose
    I look forward to the day
    you both return home.
[03:05] Annerose
    Until we meet again.
[03:09] Kircheis
    High Admiral Kircheis entering.
[03:17] Reinhard
    Good work, Kircheis.
[03:20] Reinhard
    You must be tired.
[03:21] Reinhard
    Would you prefer wine or coffee?
[03:24] Reinhard
    If only we had some of
    my sister's cake, too...
[03:27] Kircheis
    Reinhard, I need to speak with you.
[03:35] Reinhard
    About what?
[03:36] Kircheis
    About the two million citizens
    who were massacred on Westerland.
[03:42] Reinhard
    What about them?
[03:44] Kircheis
    I have been told that
    you knew about this plan
[03:46] Kircheis
    and gave tacit consent to execute
    it for political reasons.
[03:50] Kircheis
    Is that true?
[03:56] Kircheis
    I thought the reason you sought supremacy was
[03:58] Kircheis
    because you saw meaning in an impartiality
    that does not exist in the current Empire,
[04:04] Kircheis
    in the Goldenbaum Dynasty.
[04:06] Reinhard
    I don't need you to remind me of that.
[04:08] Kircheis
    The downfall of the high nobility
    is a historical inevitability.
[04:12] Kircheis
    We are settling a debt five
    centuries in the making,
[04:15] Kircheis
    so some bloodshed is unavoidable.
[04:17] Kircheis
    Still,
[04:19] Kircheis
    it is never right to sacrifice citizens.
[04:22] Kircheis
    The new order must be established with the
    liberated citizenry as its foundation.
[04:27] Kircheis
    Is sacrificing those citizens
    not comparable to
[04:31] Kircheis
    digging the ground out
    from under your own feet?
[04:34] Reinhard
    I told you, I know that!
[04:36] Kircheis
    If you sacrifice citizens,
    there will be blood on your hands
[04:40] Kircheis
    that no amount of flowery
    rhetoric can ever wash off.
[04:45] Kircheis
    Why would a man of your
    standing shame himself so
[04:49] Reinhard
    for the sake of temporary gain?
[04:51] Reinhard
    I've had enough of your lectures!
[04:54] Reinhard
    First of all, Kircheis, when did I
    ask for your opinion on this matter?
[05:01] Reinhard
    I said, when did I ask for your opinion?!
[05:04] Kircheis
    You did not ask for it.
[05:07] Reinhard
    You only need to give me your
    opinions when I ask for them.
[05:12] Reinhard
    This matter is in the past. Leave it.
[05:14] Kircheis
    But, Reinhard, although the nobles
    have done something unforgivable,
[05:18] Kircheis
    you did not do what you needed to do.
[05:22] Kircheis
    Which is the greater sin?
[05:24] Reinhard
    Kircheis!
[05:26] Kircheis
    Yes, sir?
[05:28] Reinhard
    What are you to me?
[05:32] Kircheis
    I am your faithful subordinate,
    Marquis Lohengramm.
SIGN    Episode 22
SIGN    The Fall of Goldenbaum
[05:56] Guy
    Another suicide?
[05:59] Guy
    There are countless fugitives, as well.
[06:01] Guy
    If only they had surrendered...
[06:03] Guy
    Even if they had surrendered,
    would Marquis Lohengramm have accepted it?
[06:08] Guy
    Why did this happen?
[06:10] Guy
    What is the coalition leader thinking?
[06:15] Otho
    No matter, no matter!
[06:20] Otho
    They just happened to have good luck
    on their side in the last battle.
[06:26] Otho
    But the real battle has yet to begin!
[06:29] Flegel
    You're absolutely right, Uncle!
[06:31] Alfred
    Next time, we'll give them
    the battle of the century!
[06:37] Otho
    Very good.
[06:38] Otho
    We will kill that blond upstart
[06:41] Otho
    and make a wine goblet out of his skull!
[06:44] All
    Yeah!
[06:48] Hilda
    Since the Westerland incident,
[06:50] Hilda
    distrust in Duke Braunschweig has been
    growing among the nobles and bureaucrats.
SIGN    Hildegard von Mariendorf
[06:58] Hilda
    In addition,
[06:59] Hilda
    Marquis Lichtenlade has been visiting
    all the nobles in the Imperial capital.
[07:04] Hilda
    Please be careful.
[07:05] Hilda
    I'll be praying for your success.
[07:11] Paul
    I'm not sure you should be giving
    Admiral Kircheis special treatment.
[07:17] Paul
    His military deeds are too great.
[07:20] Paul
    It is true that you were able to focus
    on fighting the nobles' coalition
[07:24] Paul
    largely because he subjugated
    that frontier starzone.
[07:30] Paul
    But to make him the vanguard in
    the final battle on top of that...
[07:34] Reinhard
    I am not giving him special treatment.
[07:37] Reinhard
    Even if the entire universe
    turned against me,
[07:40] Reinhard
    Kircheis would remain on my side.
[07:42] Reinhard
    That has always been the case.
[07:45] Reinhard
    So I have been repaying him for that.
[07:48] Reinhard
    What's wrong with that?
[07:49] Paul
    Your Excellency, I am not suggesting
    you purge or banish Admiral Kircheis.
[07:58] Paul
    But an organization has
    no need for a number two.
[08:02] Paul
    Whether they are competent or not,
    they are a detriment to the organization.
[08:07] Paul
    There is no substitute for the loyalty given
    to the number one by all his subordinates.
[08:13] Reinhard
    Enough. You are growing tedious.
[08:18] Paul
    We believe the cornered nobles' coalition
    will launch an all-out attack soon.
[08:24] Paul
    This will most likely be the final battle.
[08:28] Paul
    I will now explain to you our strategy
    for dealing with the traitors.
[08:36] Paul
    Admiral Kircheis.
[08:37] Kircheis
    Yes, sir.
[08:38] Paul
    You will serve as the vanguard
    in this operation...
[08:46] Wolfgang
    Marquis Lohengramm and Kircheis
    seemed different today.
[08:51] Wolfgang
    Normally, the fleet admiral would
    have given him orders himself.
[08:55] Oskar
    This time, though,
    Oberstein stepped in between them.
[08:59] Oskar
    Our strategist doesn't seem fond
[09:01] Oskar
    of the fact that his Excellency values Kircheis
    on both official and personal levels.
[09:06] Oskar
    Of course, it's not that I
    don't understand his reasoning.
[09:10] Wolfgang
    He's a sharp man. I admit that.
[09:13] Wolfgang
    Although, isn't he just bringing conflict
    where there was always peace?
[09:18] Wolfgang
    There's no need to change something
    that's always worked just fine.
[09:23] Wolfgang
    Especially when it comes
    to human relationships.
[09:27] Oskar
    Regardless, the first thing we
    need to do is win this battle.
[09:30] Oskar
    Nothing can happen until then.
[09:34] Fahrenheit
    What? We're deploying?!
[09:38] Otho
    What is your issue with that?
[09:40] Fahrenheit
    We should use the fortress to our advantage
[09:43] Fahrenheit
    and wait for our chance to drag
    the enemy into a prolonged battle.
SIGN    Vice Admiral Adalbert von Fahrenheit
[09:47] Fahrenheit
    What purpose would it serve to deploy now?
[09:49] Flegel
    That "von" in your name is the only
    thing that makes you a high noble!
[09:52] Flegel
    Know your place!
[09:54] Fahrenheit
    Nonsense!
[09:55] Fahrenheit
    I'll have you know the duke and I are
    comrades, not master and servant.
[09:59] Fahrenheit
    Regardless of status, we are fellow
    courtiers of the Galactic Empire
[10:03] Fahrenheit
    who protect the Goldenbaum Dynasty
    from Marquis Lohengramm's tyranny.
[10:08] Fahrenheit
    We should be bound by this shared goal.
[10:11] Fahrenheit
    I am merely offering a warning as
    a specialist in military affairs
[10:14] Fahrenheit
    in hopes of preventing
    the worst-case scenario.
[10:17] Fahrenheit
    Yet you would force your will
    upon us, as if giving orders?
[10:21] Fahrenheit
    You seem to be operating on a
    misunderstanding, Duke Braunschweig.
[10:27] Otho
    I have no use for cowards!
[10:29] Otho
    All ships, deploy!
[10:30] Otho
    Bring that blond brat's head
    back to me without delay!
[10:51] Paul
    They appear to be on the
    move, Your Excellency.
[10:54] Reinhard
    Order Kircheis to deploy.
[11:00] Kircheis
    All ships, full speed ahead!
SIGN    Lippstadt Nobles Coalition Navy Flagship
    Alvíss
[11:10] Na
    The nobles' coalition deployed
    with the Flegel Fleet at its head,
[11:15] Na
    rushing forward with all
    their ships' bows aligned.
[11:18] Flegel
    Tonight, they will taste the outrage
    we have endured for so many years!
[11:24] Flegel
    Feuer!
[11:34] Flegel
    The Barbarossa?
[11:46] Paul
    The enemy's advance guard has collapsed.
[11:48] Reinhard
    Good.
[11:49] Reinhard
    Second wave: Mittermeyer, Reuenthal,
    Bittenfeld, and Kempff Fleets, deploy.
[11:56] Reinhard
    Wahlen and Mecklinger Fleets
    to the front of the rear line.
[11:59] Reinhard
    Lutz Fleet to the back of the rear line.
[12:02] Reinhard
    Attack in waves and crush
    the enemy's will to fight.
SIGN    Merkatz Fleet Flagship
    Minerva
[12:41] Guy
    Transmission from enemy ship!
[12:43] Emil
    Could they be surrendering?
SIGN    Lieutenant Commander Emil von Reckendorf
[12:46] Oskar
    Open the comm lines.
[12:48] Flegel
    I presume you are Admiral Reuenthal.
[12:51] Flegel
    I am Baron Flegel.
[12:54] Flegel
    I request a one-on-one battle
    between my battleship and yours.
[12:58] Flegel
    Our noble spirit and loyalty
    to the Empire are true.
[13:03] Flegel
    I must prove this personally.
[13:05] Oskar
    There's no point.
[13:07] Oskar
    Cut him off.
[13:08] Flegel
    Wait! You must also—
[13:10] Flegel
    That bastard!
[13:12] Flegel
    A filthy low-born could never
    understand the pride of the nobility!
[13:16] Flegel
    Is there no one among the enemy ranks
    with the backbone to give his life
[13:20] Flegel
    in a noble one-on-one battle with me?!
[13:23] Flegel
    Find someone, whatever it takes!
[13:25] Leopold
    Please stop this.
SIGN    Captain Leopold Schumacher
[13:31] Leopold
    No one is going to fight you.
[13:34] Leopold
    It is as Admiral Reuenthal said.
[13:37] Leopold
    There would be no point.
[13:39] Leopold
    We should just be grateful to be alive,
[13:42] Leopold
    flee somewhere safe, and plan our recovery.
[13:45] Flegel
    Silence!
[13:46] Flegel
    I am not afraid to die!
[13:49] Flegel
    I only wish for a glorious death
    befitting an Imperial noble!
[13:54] Leopold
    It's because you speak such
    nonsense that you lose in battle.
[13:58] Flegel
    Excuse me?
[13:59] Leopold
    If what you want is a "glorious death,"
[14:01] Leopold
    then just grant that wish for yourself.
[14:04] Leopold
    We have no reason to follow
    you and throw away our lives.
[14:11] Flegel
    You bastard!
[14:35] Flegel
    L-Long... live...
[14:38] Flegel
    the Emp...ire...
[14:54] Schneider
    Please don't, Your Excellency.
[14:58] Merkatz
    Lieutenant Commander Schneider...
[15:00] Schneider
    I thought you might do this, so I removed
    the energy capsule from your blaster.
[15:05] Merkatz
    I had a feeling things would end this way,
[15:07] Merkatz
    but all I could do was delay the
    arrival of this day by a tiny bit.
[15:13] Merkatz
    Still, I didn't notice you removing
    the capsule. When did you do it?
[15:23] Merkatz
    You really fooled me.
[15:25] Merkatz
    You're that determined not to let me die?
[15:28] Schneider
    Yes, I am.
[15:30] Merkatz
    But what am I supposed
    to do with my life now?
[15:34] Schneider
    Marquis Lohengramm has not taken
    control of the entire universe.
[15:39] Schneider
    There are still places that
    have not fallen into his hands.
[15:42] Schneider
    Go to such a place to preserve your
    life and rebuild your strength!
[15:47] Merkatz
    Are you telling me to defect?
[15:49] Schneider
    Yes, Your Excellency.
[15:51] Merkatz
    Since you're suggesting
    I rebuild my strength,
[15:54] Merkatz
    I assume you're not talking
    about defecting to Fezzan.
[15:58] Merkatz
    The Free Planets Alliance?
[16:01] Schneider
    Yes.
[16:03] Merkatz
    I've been fighting them
    for over forty years now.
[16:08] Merkatz
    Many of my men have died by their hands,
    as many of theirs died by ours.
[16:12] Merkatz
    Would they even accept me?
[16:16] Schneider
    We should trust in the renowned Yang Wen-li.
[16:19] Schneider
    He may be slightly eccentric,
[16:21] Schneider
    but I have heard that he is a benevolent man.
[16:23] Schneider
    If he refuses,
[16:25] Schneider
    then I will accompany you in death.
[16:28] Merkatz
    Don't be a fool. You have to live.
[16:31] Merkatz
    With your talent, Marquis Lohengramm is
    sure to give you an esteemed position.
[16:36] Schneider
    I do not dislike Marquis Lohengramm,
[16:39] Schneider
    but I've made up my mind that you
    are the only superior I answer to.
[16:43] Schneider
    Please, give me your decision.
[16:50] Merkatz
    Then I'll entrust myself to you.
[16:53] Merkatz
    Let's contact Yang Wen-li.
[16:58] Reinhard
    It's just as Fraulein Mariendorf said.
[17:01] Reinhard
    She said an uprising by the common soldiers
    would be one reason for my victory.
[17:06] Reinhard
    She was right on the mark.
[17:08] Paul
    This ended even more quickly than I expected.
[17:12] Paul
    Of course, that only goes for the traitors.
[17:16] Reinhard
    The enemies in front of us
    have lost their strength.
[17:19] Reinhard
    Return to Odin and begin preparations
    to face those at the rear.
[17:23] Paul
    Understood.
SIGN    Geiersburg Fortress
[17:37] Ansbach
    Your Excellency.
[17:38] Otho
    Ah, Ansbach.
[17:40] Otho
    I thought you had been imprisoned.
[17:42] Ansbach
    My men rescued me.
[17:45] Otho
    What has become of my family?
[17:47] Ansbach
    They are safe.
[17:49] Ansbach
    I have already taken them to a safe location.
[17:52] Otho
    Oh, good. Then I'll also—
[17:54] Ansbach
    First, come this way.
[18:13] Otho
    Ansbach, exactly what have you arranged?
[18:17] Ansbach
    I am truly sorry,
[18:19] Ansbach
    but given the position we are currently in,
[18:21] Ansbach
    Your Excellency must make a decision.
[18:26] Otho
    I suppose our only choice is to make peace.
[18:29] Ansbach
    By which you mean...
[18:30] Otho
    I'll offer him favorable conditions.
[18:33] Otho
    I will recognize his supremacy and
    give him my daughter Elizabeth.
[18:38] Otho
    He would then be the previous
    emperor's grandson by marriage,
[18:41] Otho
    giving him the proper status to
    legitimately succeed the imperial line.
[18:45] Ansbach
    This is futile, Your Excellency.
[18:48] Ansbach
    It may have worked six months ago,
[18:50] Ansbach
    but Marquis Lohengramm has no
    need of your assistance now.
[18:57] Ansbach
    He will gain status through his own merits,
[19:00] Ansbach
    and it is unlikely anyone can stop him.
[19:03] Otho
    I am Duke Braunschweig,
[19:06] Otho
    head of the most prestigious
    noble family in the Empire!
[19:10] Otho
    Are you saying that blond
    brat would kill me?!
[19:14] Ansbach
    That is exactly why he has
    no reason to let you live.
[19:18] Ansbach
    You are an enemy of humanity.
[19:20] Otho
    An enemy... of humanity?
[19:23] Ansbach
    I refer to Westerland.
[19:25] Ansbach
    I'm sure you haven't forgotten about that.
[19:27] Otho
    Are you saying that killing a
    bunch of low-borns is a crime?!
[19:31] Otho
    I merely exercised my natural
    rights as a noble, as their ruler!
[19:37] Ansbach
    Until now, the Galactic Empire has operated
    on the logic of the nobility, as you say.
[19:42] Ansbach
    But from now on, it will
    operate on different logic.
[19:46] Ansbach
    To demonstrate that,
[19:48] Ansbach
    Marquis Lohengramm will have
    no choice but to kill you.
[19:59] Ansbach
    As the last leader of
    the Braunschweig family,
[20:03] Ansbach
    I implore you to end your
    own life with dignity.
[20:12] Otho
    Very well. I will die.
[20:15] Otho
    But I cannot bear to let the
    blond brat usurp the throne!
[20:20] Otho
    He should accompany me to hell!
[20:24] Otho
    Ansbach, do whatever it takes to stop him!
[20:29] Otho
    If you'll promise me that, I will
    end my own life without regrets!
[20:33] Otho
    Please, kill him!
[20:37] Ansbach
    Very well. I promise to
    kill Marquis Lohengramm.
[20:42] Otho
    I see...
[20:45] Otho
    Good.
[20:48] Otho
    I'd like my death to be
    as painless as possible.
[20:57] Ansbach
    Your Excellency.
[20:59] Ansbach
    You will suddenly feel sleepy
    and die without suffering.
[21:14] Otho
    No!
[21:15] Otho
    I won't! I don't want to die!
[21:18] Otho
    I'll surrender to him!
[21:19] Otho
    He can have my domain and
    my status, but not my life!
[21:27] Otho
    What are you doing?! Insolence!
[21:29] Otho
    Get your filthy hands off me!
[21:43] Ansbach
    Your Excellency.
[22:13] Ansbach
    Call the physician and
    take him to the infirmary.
[22:15] Guy
    But he has already passed.
[22:18] Ansbach
    Do as you're told.
[22:20] Guy
    Very well, sir.
[22:26] Ansbach
    With this, the Goldenbaum Dynasty
    has truly fallen.
[22:30] Ansbach
    It will be followed by
    the age of Grünewald...
[22:35] Ansbach
    Or will it?
SIGN    Episode 23
SIGN    Farewell to the Days of Old
[24:50] Na
    Next time on* Legend of the
    Galactic Heroes - Die Neue These*,
[24:54] Na
    episode twenty-three,
    "Farewell to the Days of Old."

E23 - Farewell to the Days of Old

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[00:12] Guy
    Pardon me, sir.
[00:14] Kircheis
    What is it?
[00:15] Guy
    Weapons are not permitted beyond this point.
[00:17] Guy
    I must ask you to leave your blaster here.
[00:20] Kircheis
    I am High Admiral Kircheis.
[00:23] Kirchies
    Am I still forbidden to carry a weapon?
[00:26] Guy
    There are no exceptions,
    not even for you, sir.
[00:30] Guy
    These are our orders.
[00:32] Guy
    I do apologize.
[00:34] Kircheis
    Very well. No need to apologize.
[00:45] Hans
    Didn't Admiral Kircheis have special
    permission to carry weapons?
[00:53] Volker
    Seems the circumstances have changed.
[01:18] Kircheis
    I can put up with this for now.
[01:20] Kircheis
    Reinhard may have moments when
    he hesitates or makes mistakes,
[01:23] Kircheis
    but he'll understand in time.
[01:26] Kircheis
    He has all this time, for the past eleven years.
[01:30] Kircheis
    All this time? That has been
    the case all this time,
[01:34] Kircheis
    and I believed it would be forever.
[01:37] Kircheis
    But...
[01:39] Guy
    The highest commander in the Galactic Empire,
[01:41] Guy
    His Excellency Marquis Reinhard
    von Lohengramm, enters!
SIGN    Legend of the Galactic Heroes
[03:35] Na
    In the year IC 488,
[03:38] Na
    a celebration of victory and
    audience with war prisoners
[03:41] Na
    was held on this day at Geiersburg Fortress.
[03:47] Reinhard
    Fahrenheit. It has been a long time.
[03:50] Reinhard
    Since the Battle of Astarte, I think.
[03:53] Fahrenheit
    Indeed.
[03:54] Reinhard
    Allying with the likes of Duke Braunschweig
    was a mistake unbefitting of you.
[04:00] Reinhard
    Why don't you follow me and live
    the rest of your life as a warrior?
[04:05] Fahrenheit
    I am a soldier of the Empire.
[04:07] Fahrenheit
    Now that you have seized authority
    over the Imperial military,
[04:10] Fahrenheit
    I shall humbly serve you.
[04:13] Fahrenheit
    I do realize I took the long way here...
[04:16] Fahrenheit
    but I intend to make up for the time I lost.
[04:20] Reinhard
    Then you should join my ranks as admiral.
[04:48] Fritz
    Imagine presenting your own
    master's body in surrender.
[05:11] Ansbach
    Marquis Lohengramm!
[05:15] Ansbach
    I will avenge my lord, Duke Braunschweig!
[05:49] Hans
    Physician! Call the physician!
[05:51] Kircheis
    It's... too late...
[05:59] Ansbach
    Forgive me, Duke Braunschweig.
[06:03] Ansbach
    I have failed to keep the
    promise I made to you.
[06:07] Ansbach
    It may be a few years before the
    blond brat follows you to Hell!
[06:13] Kempff
    What are you talking about, you fool?!
[06:16] Ansbach
    Though I am powerless...
[06:18] Ansbach
    I shall accompany you myself.
[06:21] Oskar
    Stop him!
[06:37] Reinhard
    Kircheis?
[06:41] Kircheis
    Rein...hard...
[06:45] Kircheis
    You're safe...
[06:49] Kircheis
    I don't think... I can be
    of use to you... any longer.
[06:59] Kircheis
    Please forgive me.
[07:00] Reinhard
    You idiot! What are you saying?
[07:03] Reinhard
    The doctor will be here soon.
    This little wound will heal in no time!
[07:06] Reinhard
    When it does, let's go inform
    my sister of our victory.
[07:10] Reinhard
    All right? Let's do that.
[07:13] Kircheis
    Rein...hard...
[07:14] Reinhard
    Don't talk until the doctor gets here!
[07:19] Kircheis
    Make the universe... yours.
[07:24] Reinhard
    I will.
[07:25] Kircheis
    And...
[07:27] Kircheis
    tell Annerose...
[07:32] Kircheis
    that Sieg kept the promise...
    he made so long ago...
[07:37] Reinhard
    No!
[07:38] Reinhard
    I'm not going to tell her that!
[07:40] Reinhard
    You can tell her yourself! In person!
[07:43] Reinhard
    I won't say it! You hear me?! We'll go...
[07:46] Reinhard
    We'll go see my sister together!
[07:48] Reinhard
    All right, Kircheis?!
[07:50] Reinhard
    Kir...
[08:01] Reinhard
    Kircheis...
[08:03] Reinhard
    Answer me!
[08:06] Reinhard
    Kircheis!
[08:08] Reinhard
    Why won't you speak?
[08:11] Reinhard
    Kircheis!
[08:13] Reinhard
    Kircheis!
[08:15] Wolfgang
    Don't. He's gone.
[08:18] Wolfgang
    We should let him rest in peace.
[08:20] Reinhard
    Don't lie to me, Mittermeyer.
[08:23] Reinhard
    You are lying!
[08:27] Reinhard
    Kircheis would never die and leave me behind!
[08:31] Reinhard
    Right, Kircheis?
[08:33] Reinhard
    Open your eyes.
[08:36] Reinhard
    Kircheis...
[08:43] Reinhard
    Kircheis!
[09:00] Oskar
    It's been three days since
    he imposed the gag order.
[09:03] Oskar
    We can't keep this up any longer.
[09:05] Oskar
    It's not as if we can remain
    silent toward Odin forever.
[09:10] Lutz
    But to be honest,
[09:12] Lutz
    I never realized the marquis
    had such a fragile side.
[09:16] Wolfgang
    He wouldn't be like this if it
    had been you or me who died.
[09:22] Wolfgang
    Siegfried Kircheis is special.
[09:25] Wolfgang
    Was special.
[09:28] Wolfgang
    He has essentially lost half of himself.
[09:32] Wolfgang
    Because of his own mistake, no less.
[09:36] Oskar
    We have to hope
    Marquis Lohengramm will bounce back.
[09:39] Oskar
    No, we need him to.
[09:43] Oskar
    If he doesn't, we'll all end up singing
    an elegy into the galactic abyss.
[09:50] Fritz
    But what are we supposed to do?
[09:53] Fritz
    How do we get him back on his feet?
[09:55] Ernest
    If there's anyone who can offer a solution,
[09:57] Ernest
    it's him.
[09:59] Fritz
    Him?
[10:00] Lutz
    You know who.
[10:02] Lutz
    The man who isn't here right now.
[10:04] Wolfgang
    We'll have to seek out his wisdom?
[10:07] Oskar
    We have no choice.
[10:08] Oskar
    I'm sure even he is well aware that he is
    who he is because of Marquis Lohengramm.
[10:15] Wolfgang
    This would mean we'll owe him a favor.
[10:19] Wolfgang
    What if he demands that we grant
    him preferential privileges?
[10:24] Oskar
    All of us, including Oberstein,
    are aboard the ship Lohengramm.
[10:30] Oskar
    We have to save the ship if
    we want to save ourselves.
[10:35] Oskar
    If Oberstein tries to turn this
    crisis into his own profit,
[10:41] Oskar
    we'll just have to retaliate
    with the appropriate measures.
[10:49] Guy
    Vice Admiral Oberstein has arrived.
[10:55] Paul
    You've been in council for quite a long
    time to have not arrived at a conclusion.
[11:00] Oskar
    Well, with our navy's number one and
    number two absent, we do lack leadership.
[11:06] Oskar
    So, do you have any good
    ideas, chief of staff?
[11:10] Paul
    I just might.
[11:15] Paul
    Ask Marquis Lohengramm's sister to help.
[11:19] Wolfgang
    Countess Grünewald?
[11:22] Wolfgang
    We thought of that, but...
[11:24] Paul
    You can leave that part to me.
[11:26] Paul
    But there is something
    I'll need all of you to do.
[11:30] Paul
    I need you to capture the man who
    killed High Admiral Kircheis.
[11:35] Oskar
    What a strange thing to say.
[11:37] Oskar
    Wasn't Ansbach the killer?
[11:39] Paul
    He is merely a bit actor.
[11:41] Paul
    We will officially say that the
    principal offender is someone else.
[11:44] Paul
    Someone much more significant.
[11:47] Wolfgang
    Who?
[11:48] Paul
    The Imperial Prime Minister,
    Marquis Lichtenlade.
[11:55] Wolfgang
    I wouldn't want to have you as an enemy.
[11:58] Wolfgang
    There's no way I'd win.
[12:01] Paul
    Marquis Lichtenlade must be
    eliminated sooner or later.
[12:05] Paul
    Besides, it's not as if his
    heart is as pure as an angel's.
[12:11] Paul
    There's no doubt that he's been working on
    his own plot to eliminate Marquis Lohengramm.
[12:17] Oskar
    So you're saying it wouldn't
    be a completely false charge.
[12:21] Paul
    You must return to Odin as soon as possible,
[12:24] Paul
    capture Marquis Lichtenlade,
    and steal the state seal.
[12:28] Paul
    Then we can establish
    Marquis Lohengramm as dictator.
[12:33] Wolfgang
    But what if the one who steals
    the state seal stays on Odin
[12:38] Wolfgang
    and tries to become the dictator himself?
[12:41] Paul
    No need to worry.
[12:43] Paul
    Even if one of you has such an ambition,
[12:46] Paul
    the other admirals who are
    of equal rank will stop him.
[12:49] Paul
    None of you are the type to resign yourself
[12:52] Paul
    to being subordinate to
    someone who was your equal.
[12:55] Paul
    That's exactly the reason why I believe
    having a number two is unnecessary.
[13:02] Oskar
    Power is not determined by
    the means used to acquire it.
[13:06] Oskar
    It is justified by the manner
    in which one exercises it.
[13:10] Wolfgang
    Which means some scheming and
    swindling are inevitable.
[13:20] Oskar
    We will use this opportunity
[13:22] Oskar
    to purge the enemies of
    Marquis Lohengramm hiding in the palace
[13:25] Oskar
    and take back all political authority.
[13:32] Wolfgang
    Leave the deserters behind.
[13:34] Wolfgang
    All that matters is that
    they reach Odin eventually.
[13:37] Na
    The fleet that was 20,000 ships strong
    when it left Geiersburg Fortress
[13:42] Na
    was reduced in numbers with
    each warp it passed through.
SIGN    Capital Planet Odin
[13:45] Na
    By the time it reached
    the capital planet Odin,
[13:48] Na
    it was down to just 3,000 ships.
[13:52] Fritz
    The situation is urgent!
[13:54] Fritz
    Land wherever you can,
    even if it's in a lake!
[14:24] Klaus
    What's the meaning of this?
SIGN    Minister of State and Prime Minister of the Empire
    Klaus von Lichtenlade
[14:26] Klaus
    Why are you riffraff making such a ruckus?
[14:28] Oskar
    Marquis Lichtenlade...
[14:32] Oskar
    We are here to arrest you.
[14:35] Klaus
    On what charges?
[14:37] Oskar
    The charge of being the principal
    offender in the attempted assassination
[14:40] Oskar
    of Marquis Reinhard von Lohengramm.
[14:44] Klaus
    You fool!
[14:45] Klaus
    What evidence do you have
    to prove such nonsense?
[14:49] Klaus
    I am the Imperial Prime Minister!
[14:51] Klaus
    I stand above all of you as the one
    who gives counsel to the emperor!
[14:55] Oskar
    And at the same time,
    you are an irreverent conspirator.
[15:00] Oskar
    Restrain him!
[15:04] Wolfgang
    Where is the state seal?
[15:06] Guy
    On what authority do you ask that?
[15:10] Guy
    This is the room where the prime
    minister keeps the state seal.
[15:16] Guy
    Stop this at once!
[15:17] Guy
    What do you perceive the power of the Empire,
    of the Imperial household, to be?
[15:23] Guy
    Your behavior is
    unbecoming of Imperial subjects!
[15:25] Guy
    You should be ashamed!
[15:27] Wolfgang
    The power of the Empire, eh?
[15:29] Wolfgang
    I suppose such a thing
    existed once upon a time.
[15:31] Wolfgang
    But in the end, power is
    determined by one's capability.
[15:35] Wolfgang
    Capability is not determined by power.
[15:37] Guy
    It's open!
[15:41] Guy
    This is it.
[15:44] Wolfgang
    This is the state seal?
[15:54] Maid
    What army is that, milady?
[15:57] Hilda
    Armies don't just appear out of nowhere.
[16:00] Hilda
    No army but Marquis Lohengramm's
    could have so many people.
[16:06] Hilda
    It looks like a very lively age is coming.
[16:09] Hilda
    It may be a bit turbulent,
[16:12] Hilda
    but that's far better
    than remaining stagnant.
[16:51] Reinhard
    Kircheis!
[17:12] Paul
    Your Excellency, it's Oberstein.
[17:15] Paul
    We've received a message from
    the Imperial capital Odin.
[17:20] Reinhard
    From whom?
[17:21] Paul
    From your sister, Countess Grünewald.
[17:29] Reinhard
    Damn you! You told her!
[17:32] Reinhard
    You told my sister about Kircheis!
[17:34] Paul
    Yes, I did.
[17:35] Reinhard
    How dare you?!
[17:37] Paul
    But you cannot remain in hiding forever.
[17:41] Reinhard
    Shut up!
[17:42] Paul
    Are you afraid of your sister?
[17:45] Reinhard
    What?!
[17:46] Paul
    If not, then please see her, Your Excellency.
[17:49] Paul
    I have not yet abandoned you.
[17:52] Paul
    It is admirable of you to blame yourself
[17:55] Paul
    and not try to force the
    responsibility onto me,
[17:59] Paul
    but if you continue to look only at the past
[18:03] Paul
    and refuse to face the future, then you
    are truly no more of a man than that.
[18:08] Paul
    The universe will fall
    into someone else's hands.
[18:11] Paul
    Admiral Kircheis must be
    feeling ashamed in Valhalla.
[18:35] Reinhard
    Sister...
[18:36] Annerose
    My poor Reinhard...
[18:40] Annerose
    There is no one left for
    you to lose, Reinhard.
[18:47] Reinhard
    No. I still have you.
[18:50] Reinhard
    Don't I, Sister? I still have you, don't I?
[18:54] Annerose
    Yes, the two of us now have
    nothing left but each other.
[19:01] Annerose
    Reinhard, I'm going to leave
    the Schwarzen mansion.
[19:05] Annerose
    Could you give me a small house somewhere?
[19:08] Reinhard
    Sister...
[19:09] Annerose
    Also, I think we should not
    see each other for a while.
[19:13] Reinhard
    Sister!
[19:15] Annerose
    It's better that I'm not beside you.
[19:19] Annerose
    We live very different lives.
[19:22] Annerose
    I have nothing but the past,
[19:25] Annerose
    but you have a future.
[19:29] Annerose
    If you ever get tired, come see me.
[19:34] Annerose
    But you must not get tired yet.
[19:40] Reinhard
    I understand.
[19:42] Reinhard
    If you insist, Sister,
    then I'll do as you wish.
[19:47] Reinhard
    I'll come for you after
    I make the universe mine.
[19:51] Reinhard
    But before you go, tell me one thing.
[19:57] Reinhard
    Did you... love Kircheis?
[20:17] Reinhard
    I'm aware of the situation.
[20:19] Reinhard
    I heard from Oberstein on the day you left.
[20:23] Oskar
    Yes, sir.
[20:24] Reinhard
    I'm sure your achievements
    will be generously rewarded.
[20:27] Reinhard
    I will soon return to Odin, as well.
[20:31] Oskar
    We have arrested and confined
    Marquis Lichtenlade's entire family.
[20:36] Oskar
    Please give us your
    judgment upon your return.
[20:38] Reinhard
    You don't need to wait for me to return.
[20:42] Reinhard
    I'm entrusting all of you to carry
    out their punishment. Understood?
[20:45] Oskar
    Then what shall we do with
    Marquis Lichtenlade himself?
[20:50] Reinhard
    We can't execute the Imperial Prime Minister.
[20:53] Reinhard
    Encourage him to commit suicide
[20:55] Reinhard
    in the most painless method possible.
[20:57] Oskar
    Understood.
[20:58] Oskar
    And what shall we do with his family?
[21:01] Reinhard
    Banish the women and
    children to the frontier.
[21:04] Reinhard
    Execute all men over the age of ten.
[21:08] Oskar
    Understood.
[21:09] Oskar
    We don't need to execute those under nine?
[21:12] Reinhard
    I was ten years old when I entered school.
[21:16] Reinhard
    Anyone younger than that is not fully a man,
[21:19] Reinhard
    so I will spare them.
[21:21] Reinhard
    If they want to try to strike me
    down when they grow up, let them.
[21:25] Reinhard
    It's only natural for an incompetent
    supreme ruler to be overthrown.
[21:31] Reinhard
    The same goes for all of you.
[21:33] Reinhard
    If you have the confidence
    and resolve to defeat me,
[21:36] Reinhard
    you can try it at any time.
[21:41] Oskar
    Surely you jest.
[21:43] Oskar
    Then, I shall take my leave.
[21:45] Reinhard
    You've done good work.
[21:49] Paul
    Your Excellency,
[21:50] Paul
    are you sure that's what you want
    to do with Marquis Lichtenlade's family?
[21:54] Reinhard
    I have shed a great deal of blood in my life.
[21:58] Reinhard
    I will surely shed more.
[22:00] Reinhard
    What will change by adding a few drops
    of blood from Lichtenlade's family?
[22:07] Paul
    If that is how you feel, very well.
[22:21] Na
    His heart was starved.
[22:24] Na
    He had lost both Kircheis and his sister.
[22:29] Na
    Even if he were to become
    the ruler of all humanity,
[22:32] Na
    would that satisfy the desperate
    hunger in his heart?
[22:36] Na
    No, it would not.
[22:39] Na
    This hunger in his heart could not be sated...
[22:43] Na
    likely for all eternity.
[22:46] Na
    But Reinhard was left with no other path.
[22:51] Na
    He had no choice but to counter
    the hunger in his heart
[22:56] Na
    by continuing to fight, win, and conquer.
[23:01] Na
    For that, he needed an enemy.
[23:04] Na
    The stronger and more competent the enemy,
[23:07] Na
    the more he could forget
    how starved his heart was.
[23:11] Na
    And in the Free Planets Alliance,
[23:14] Na
    he has the strongest, most competent
    enemy he could hope for.
SIGN    Episode 23
    Farewell to the Days of Old
SIGN    Episode 24
SIGN    My Friend
[24:50] Na
    Next time on* Legend of the
    Galactic Heroes - Die Neue These*,
[24:54] Na
    episode twenty-four, "My Friend."

E24 - My Friend

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[00:07] Trunicht
    The dissidents who threatened the principles
    of the Free Planets Alliance are gone!
[00:13] Trunicht
    But there is no time for mourning.
[00:17] Trunicht
    Our holy war to overthrow the
    Galactic Empire still continues.
[00:22] Trunicht
    We are here thanks to the sacrifices of
    the brave heroes who gave their lives
[00:27] Trunicht
    to defend our Alliance.
[00:30] Trunicht
    We must follow in their footsteps.
[00:32] Trunicht
    In order to pledge even greater freedom and
    prosperity to the Alliance of the future,
[00:36] Trunicht
    let us offer up our present!
[00:41] Trunicht
    That is the greatest honor we
    can offer to our fallen heroes!
SIGN    Legend of the Galactic Heroes
[02:32] Yang
    Why the hell do I have to shake
    that bastard Trunicht's hand?
[02:39] Julian
    It comes with your position.
[02:42] Julian
    Just bear with it.
[02:43] Yang
    If I knew I'd have to do this,
[02:45] Yang
    I might've reconsidered winning that battle.
[02:48] Yang
    There will only be more occasions like this.
[02:52] Julian
    Of course, that doesn't mean
    you can lose on purpose.
[02:56] Yang
    No, I'll lose.
[02:58] Yang
    I'll get my ass kicked.
[03:00] Yang
    Then my reputation will plummet
[03:02] Yang
    and no one will stop me
    from leaving this job.
[03:05] Yang
    I'll be free of the hell
    that is court service
[03:08] Yang
    and finally get to retire.
[03:10] Julian
    Do you mean that?
[03:13] Yang
    I do.
[03:15] Yang
    I'm going to retire and live quietly
    in a little house in the country.
[03:20] Yang
    On cold nights, I'll listen to the
    wind while enjoying some brandy.
[03:25] Yang
    On rainy days, I'll spare a thought for those
    raindrops' epic journey through the atmosphere
[03:30] Yang
    and sip on some wine.
[03:36] Julian
    You might find your own salvation
    in doing so, Admiral,
[03:41] Julian
    but many millions of others would go unsaved.
[03:45] Julian
    That isn't what you want, is it?
[03:52] Yang
    You're right.
[03:56] Frederica
    Admiral, Julian.
[03:58] Frederica
    It's time.
[04:01] Julian
    Let's go.
[04:03] Yang
    Sure.
[04:16] Yang
    All people die.
[04:18] Yang
    Stars don't live forever.
[04:21] Yang
    Even the universe itself
    will cease to exist someday.
[04:25] Yang
    There's no way a country can live eternally.
[04:29] Yang
    And a country that can't survive
    without making massive sacrifices
[04:32] Yang
    might as well die and get it
    over with. No one would miss it.
[04:37] Trunicht
    What's the matter? Why the troubled face?
[04:42] Trunicht
    This is a joyous day for our homeland.
[04:45] Trunicht
    We should both keep smiling
[04:47] Trunicht
    to ensure we show our gratitude to
    the citizens, the true sovereigns.
[04:54] Doumec
    Now, Mr. Yang, representing our military,
[04:57] Doumec
    and Mr. Trunicht, representing our civilians,
[04:59] Doumec
    will share a handshake before all of you!
[05:05] Trunicht
    Well, shall we?
[05:08] Doumec
    Admiral Yang, please step forward.
SIGN    Episode 24
SIGN    My Friend
SIGN    Free Planets Alliance Navy Space Pier
[05:33] Julian
    Why don't you just forget about it already?
[05:35] Yang
    Believe me, I wish I could.
[05:39] Yang
    Still... I never thought I'd
    have to shake Trunicht's hand.
[05:45] Julian
    Allow me to commend you on your service.
[05:49] Yang
    Seeing all those people from up on
    that ceremonial stage made me think...
[05:55] Yang
    Just what is a democracy that gives a man
    like Trunicht the legitimate right to rule?
[06:01] Yang
    What kind of citizenry would continue
    to support a man like that?
[06:06] Julian
    Did you find an answer?
[06:10] Yang
    Even I was stunned by the things
    that came to my mind then.
[06:14] Yang
    Rudolf von Goldenbaum, in the past,
[06:17] Yang
    as well as the National Salvation Military
    Council guys behind the coup d'état,
[06:22] Yang
    must have been convinced that their actions
    were the only way to save the people.
[06:27] Yang
    Frankly, it's a complete paradox,
[06:30] Yang
    but what made Rudolf a treacherous despot
[06:33] Yang
    was his sense of responsibility and
    obligation toward all humanity.
[06:40] Julian
    Do you think Chairman Trunicht feels
    such responsibility or obligation?
[06:46] Yang
    I couldn't say.
[06:48] Yang
    It doesn't seem like it, though.
[06:51] Yang
    Anyway, I'm too tired to think
    about him any more today.
[06:56] Julian
    Of course. You should go to bed early.
[07:00] Julian
    I'll take care of the remaining paperwork.
[07:03] Yang
    Thanks.
[07:05] Julian
    Not at all.
[07:11] Yang
    Trunicht might be like a malignant
    cancer to our society.
[07:17] Yang
    He devours healthy cells
    and keeps multiplying
[07:20] Yang
    until society, his host, ultimately dies.
[07:25] Yang
    If that's the case, it's truly a nightmare.
[07:31] Julian
    Yes?
[07:32] Julian
    What? Really?!
[07:34] Julian
    Understood! I'll inform him at once!
[07:36] Julian
    Admiral!
[07:38] Yang
    Why all the excitement?
[07:40] Yang
    There's nothing in this world worth
    getting excited or yelling about.
[07:45] Julian
    But...
[07:47] Julian
    You know Admiral Merkatz, don't you?
[07:50] Yang
    He's a well-known Imperial Navy admiral.
[07:52] Yang
    He's not as grand or glamorous
    as Marquis Lohengramm,
[07:56] Yang
    but he's experienced and shows no weakness.
[07:58] Yang
    I hear he's quite popular, too.
[08:00] Yang
    So, what about him?
[08:03] Julian
    Well, that well-known
    Imperial Navy admiral has defected!
[08:07] Julian
    Admiral Yang, he has requested your help!
[08:10] Yang
    What?!
SIGN    Iserlohn Fortress
[08:19] Alex
    First of all, we'll need you
    to leave your weapons here.
[08:22] Schneider
    What?! Insolence!
[08:25] Schneider
    Admiral Merkatz is not a war prisoner!
[08:27] Schneider
    He has defected here of his own free will!
[08:30] Schneider
    And you demand he give up his weapons?
[08:34] Schneider
    Is it not proper etiquette
    to treat him as a guest?!
[08:37] Schneider
    Or does nothing resembling etiquette
    exist in the Free Planets Alliance?!
[08:45] Alex
    My apologies.
[08:47] Alex
    Please forgive my rudeness.
[08:52] Murai
    And now he's being treated
    as a guest of honor, I hear.
[08:57] Murai
    I find it all a bit hard to believe.
[09:01] Yang
    Did Admiral Merkatz flee
    along with his family?
[09:04] Murai
    No, his family remains in the Empire.
[09:09] Yang
    I see. That's fine, then.
[09:11] Murai
    No, it is not.
[09:13] Murai
    The fact that his family
    remains in the Empire
[09:16] Murai
    essentially means that he's
    left potential hostages behind.
[09:19] Murai
    Is it not natural to believe that he came
    here with some unsavory goal in mind?
[09:25] Yang
    No, I don't think it is.
[09:27] Yang
    If he wanted to deceive me from the start,
[09:29] Yang
    he wouldn't have admitted to
    leaving his family behind.
[09:32] Yang
    It's more likely he'd bring a fake
    family who could act as observers.
[09:37] Yang
    Am I right, Commander Baghdash?
[09:41] Baghdash
    Well, that sounds about right.
[09:44] Baghdash
    Admiral Merkatz is a true military man.
[09:47] Baghdash
    I doubt he'd have anything to do
    with things like spying or sabotage.
[09:51] Baghdash
    I think you can trust him.
SIGN    Sounds like we'll trust him a lot faster than we trusted you.
[09:58] Baghdash
    Hey, that's harsh, Commodore Schönkopf.
[10:04] Yang
    Well, at any rate, I'm choosing
    to trust Admiral Merkatz.
[10:09] Yang
    And I will protect his rights
    to the best of my ability.
[10:14] Yang
    A veteran admiral of the Empire has
    turned to me for help, after all.
[10:20] Yang
    I have to reciprocate his favor.
[10:23] Murai
    You're absolutely certain
    you want to do this?
[10:26] Yang
    Yes. I'm weak against flattery, you know.
[10:29] Yang
    Lieutenant, put me through
    to Iserlohn immediately.
[10:33] Frederica
    Yes, sir.
[10:40] Yang
    You are Admiral Merkatz, correct?
[10:42] Merkatz
    I am.
[10:44] Yang
    I am Yang Wen-li.
[10:46] Yang
    It's truly a pleasure to meet you.
[10:48] Merkatz
    Likewise.
[10:50] Merkatz
    This fallen admiral is
    hereby in your service.
[10:53] Merkatz
    I only ask that you show
    leniency to my subordinates.
[10:59] Yang
    Very well.
[11:01] Yang
    It seems you have some
    fine men working for you.
[11:03] Yang
    In any case, I will be happy to accept them.
[11:07] Yang
    You needn't worry.
[11:08] Merkatz
    I thank you for your kindness.
[11:11] Yang
    Well, that will be all.
[11:13] Merkatz
    Yes, sir.
[11:18] Merkatz
    Your advice was not in error.
[11:21] Merkatz
    Admiral Yang seems to be a trustworthy man.
[11:25] Schneider
    Yes, sir.
[11:26] Na
    Yang kept his promise
[11:28] Na
    and did all he could to protect
    the rights of Merkatz and his men.
[11:32] Na
    In response, the Alliance
    government gave Merkatz
[11:36] Na
    the status of "guest admiral"
[11:39] Na
    and appointed him as advisor to
    the Iserlohn Fortress commander.
[11:46] Doumec
    The matter of Admiral Merkatz
    has been settled,
[11:49] Doumec
    but the problem is Yang Wen-li.
[11:52] Doumec
    This was a civil war, so we
    can just give him a medal,
[11:57] Doumec
    but the next time he accomplishes
    some heroic deed,
SIGN    Council Member Doumec
SIGN    Council Member Bonet
[11:59] Doumec
    we'll have no choice but to promote him.
[12:01] Irons
    Barely 30 years old, and reaching
    the rank of fleet admiral?
SIGN    Council Member Irons
SIGN    Council Member Kaplan
[12:04] Irons
    An undefeated hero, and a
    young bachelor to boot...
[12:09] Irons
    If he retired and went into politics,
[12:11] Irons
    he's almost guaranteed to earn
    enough votes to win any election.
[12:15] Negroponte
    Just because he's a hero on the battlefield
SIGN    Council Member Negroponte
[12:17] Negroponte
    doesn't mean he has the talent
    to succeed in politics.
[12:22] Doumec
    Still, many people would
    be drawn to his reputation.
[12:27] Doumec
    If that happened,
    regardless of his capability,
[12:30] Doumec
    he would be a force too potent to ignore.
[12:33] Negroponte
    Before the Battle of the Doria Starzone,
[12:35] Negroponte
    he stood before every officer
    and soldier in his navy and said
[12:39] Negroponte
    that the rise and fall of a
    nation was trivial in comparison
[12:43] Negroponte
    to the people's rights and freedoms.
[12:45] Negroponte
    That's dangerous ideology.
[12:47] Negroponte
    He's basically saying that as long as
    individual rights and freedoms are protected,
[12:51] Negroponte
    it wouldn't matter if the Alliance
    was replaced by the Empire.
[12:56] Irons
    You have to be a bit suspicious
    of his loyalty toward his nation.
[13:17] Negroponte
    Yang has made problematic
    statements at every turn.
[13:22] Negroponte
    If prompted, I'm sure
    he would make many more.
[13:25] Trunicht
    Admiral Yang's talents are
    a necessity to the Alliance.
[13:29] Trunicht
    So long as the Empire is our enemy, that is.
[13:33] Trunicht
    Unless it's something
    that could prove lethal,
[13:35] Trunicht
    we may need to tolerate
    some of the things he says.
[13:38] Trunicht
    Still, there's no need to panic.
[13:42] Trunicht
    Let's just keep an eye on
    how things progress for now.
[13:47] Konev
    I heard about Admiral Merkatz.
[13:50] Dusty
    Yeah. Admiral Yang's really happy about it.
[13:53] Dusty
    He's been named a vice admiral for now,
[13:56] Dusty
    but he'll probably be formally
    named an admiral eventually.
[13:59] Poplin
    The Alliance's head honchos sure
    are hospitable toward defectors.
[14:04] Poplin
    Even after everything our fleet accomplished,
[14:07] Poplin
    Admiral Yang is still stuck
    at the rank of admiral,
[14:10] Poplin
    leaving basically no chance of
    his men being promoted, either.
[14:13] Dusty
    Chief Dawson and Commander-in-Chief
    Bewcock are admirals, as well.
[14:17] Dusty
    Admiral Yang is below them, so he
    can't be promoted to fleet admiral.
[14:22] Poplin
    You think he's really satisfied with that?
[14:25] Dusty
    Oh, please.
[14:26] Dusty
    He was never interested in that
    sort of thing to begin with.
SIGN    Oh, really? So you're a petty officer second class now, Julian?
[14:35] Julian
    Congratulations on your promotion,
    as well, Rear Admiral Schönkopf.
SIGN    Thanks.
SIGN    But I heard a rumor that Admiral Dawson promoted only me
SIGN    as part of a plot to put a crack in our fleet's unity.
SIGN    But Chief Cubersly returned to his post,
SIGN    so I suppose it'll be fine.
[14:56] Julian
    Actually...
[14:58] Julian
    I heard that my promotion resulted from a
    direct intervention by Chairman Trunicht...
[15:04] Julian
    so I can't feel truly happy about it.
SIGN    Listen, Julian.
SIGN    The military is overrun with the agendas of many different people.
SIGN    Those agendas have direct effects on us sometimes.
SIGN    But you can't let every little thing like that get to you.
SIGN    We just have to focus on the good that comes of it.
SIGN    Understand?
[15:29] Julian
    I understand. I'll try
    to think of it that way.
[15:32] Yang
    Hey, Julian.
[15:34] Yang
    I haven't recognized you as a soldier yet.
SIGN    Your Excellency, what do you think Julian is holding?
SIGN    Do you have the right to say that to someone who's been given all those?
[15:51] Yang
    Julian.
[15:52] Yang
    Toss those into your locker or wherever.
[15:55] Julian
    Yes, sir...
[15:56] Yang
    You can use the box as a
    soap dish or something.
[15:59] Yang
    I'm going down to Heinessen for a bit.
SIGN    Then I'll come as your guard.
[16:04] Julian
    I'll accompany you, as well.
[16:06] Yang
    No.
[16:07] Yang
    I'll go by myself today.
[16:10] Yang
    Look after things while I'm away.
[16:12] Julian
    Please be careful.
[16:16] Julian
    Where could he be going?
SIGN    Who knows?
SIGN    Galactic Empire Capital Planet Odin
[16:47] Wolfgang
    We're finally here, in accordance
    with His Excellency's wishes.
[16:52] Wolfgang
    The old ones are gone,
[16:53] Wolfgang
    and a new order will be established today.
[16:57] Wolfgang
    The people welcome the
    birth of this peaceful era.
[17:01] Oskar
    Naturally, I welcome it, too.
[17:04] Oskar
    It excites me to be here in this new age.
[17:09] Wolfgang
    Well, let's go.
[17:11] Oskar
    Right.
[17:30] Na
    In October of the year IC 488,
[17:34] Na
    Reinhard von Lohengramm was
    promoted to the status of duke.
[17:39] Na
    And in addition to the title of
    Supreme Commander of the Imperial Navy,
[17:44] Na
    he was also named the
    Imperial Prime Minister,
[17:46] Na
    giving him complete supremacy in
    both politics and the military.
[17:52] Na
    Thus the dictatorship of
    Duke Lohengramm began.
[18:17] Reinhard
    I'll be fine from here.
[18:19] Guy
    Yes, sir.
[19:22] Na
    The late Siegfried Kircheis
[19:25] Na
    was granted the title of
    Imperial Fleet Admiral
[19:28] Na
    and was posthumously named
    Minister of Military Affairs,
[19:32] Na
    Supreme Command Headquarters
    Chief, Space Fleet Commander,
[19:36] Na
    Acting Supreme Commander
    of the Imperial Navy,
[19:40] Na
    and Acting Imperial Prime Minister.
[19:44] Na
    Still, no matter what worldly glory he possessed,
[19:48] Na
    he could never repay his
    red-haired friend's devotion.
[19:52] Na
    With this in mind,
[19:54] Na
    the inscription Reinhard chose for
    Kircheis's gravestone was simple and concise:
[19:59] Na
    just two words,
    "My Friend," and nothing more.
[20:25] Na
    The year UC 797,
[20:28] Na
    or the 488th year of the Imperial Calendar,
[20:30] Na
    was an unusual year for a
    long-divided human society
[20:34] Na
    in that the two nations did
    not meet each other in battle.
[20:38] Na
    But whether the winners of the internal
    disputes that occurred in each nation
[20:42] Na
    were satisfied with their victories
    or not is another story.
[20:48] Na
    One of them made great gains,
    but also lost something precious.
[20:54] Na
    The other gained new allies,
    but felt new dangers at his back.
[21:01] Na
    In this year, Reinhard von
    Lohengramm was 21 years old,
[21:05] Na
    and Yang Wen-li was 30.
[21:09] Na
    Both were at an age where the future
    held more for them than the past.
SIGN    Third Planet in the Solar System Earth
[23:02] Bishop
    Rubinsky's performance in this
    battle was not at all satisfactory.
[23:09] Bishop
    That much is certain.
[23:11] De Villie
    It is worse than that, Your Lordship.
[23:14] De Villie
    In fact, I sense a lack of enthusiasm in him.
[23:17] De Villie
    I believe he has forgotten our cause
    to seek his own self-interests.
SIGN    Archbishop De Villie
[23:21] De Villie
    If this continues for another
    two years, or three...
[23:25] Bishop
    Be calm.
[23:27] Bishop
    Look.
[23:31] Bishop
    Even now, the sun rejoices in life.
[23:35] Bishop
    But what of its child, our Earth?
[23:39] Bishop
    The trees wither, the soil loses its nutrients,
[23:42] Bishop
    and birds are long gone from the
    skies, as are fish from the seas.
[23:47] Bishop
    The human race has abandoned
    its mother planet
[23:51] Bishop
    to race among the stars like fools,
    battling itself to the death.
[23:56] Bishop
    But this will not last much longer.
[23:59] Bishop
    The homeland of mankind will return,
[24:02] Bishop
    and history will once more
    begin here, with our Earth.
[24:06] Bishop
    We have already waited for eight centuries.
[24:10] Bishop
    What is another two or three years?
[24:14] Bishop
    For now, let us give
    Rubinsky a bit more time.
[24:18] Bishop
    If he should abandon his
    mother planet, Earth,
[24:22] Bishop
    he will depart on a journey to
    another dimension known as death.
[24:26] De Villie
    Indeed.
[24:28] Bishop
    It is not as if no progress has been made.
SIGN    Earth Cult Grand Bishop
[24:31] Bishop
    One of the men in power has
    already fallen into our hands.
[24:36] Bishop
    The other will soon do the same.
[24:40] Bishop
    It will not belong before the ideals
    of the Earth Cult are realized.