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."