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."