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."