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."