Planet Davidof
Lieutenant Jimenes! Drop your weapon and surrender!
Insurrection is a treasonous act!
If you're truly an officer, then you must honor your oath!
Lieutenant Jimenes!
Republic of Bandor - Presidential Mansion
His Excellency's condition?
His Excellency's condition? He's unconscious, sir.
This is Dr. Carlos, the personal physician to the President.
Dispatch an ambulance and the infectious disease team...
...to the President's mansion at once!
We've got a patient here with signs of a Bistora rash.
There's a possibility he's infected with Basarata Encephalitis.
Lock down the mansion at once, and seal all exits.
You are all to stay inside.
Lock down the mansion?!
Lock down the mansion?! Hurry!
Hurry!
Y... Yes sir. Hurry!
This is an emergency, sir.
The President is ill, and the mansion has been sealed.
It's Basarata Encephalitis, sir.
He'll be placed in isolation. I'm afraid we can't maintain surveillance.
O... Of course... he doesn't suspect a thing...
Administer a heart stimulant.
50 units of Pactramine.
I'm counting on you.
You stay here.
Once the infectious disease team arrives, we must all be examined.
Basarata Encephalitis is a highly communicable disease.
We mustn't leave until we are all checked.
Water... Give me water...
You cannot have water now...
I'll bring you some Estagen drink.
Who are you?
I'm Joe, a Crusher.
These are my accomplices, Talos...
Ricky...
Ricky... How do you do.
How do you do.
...and Alfin. How do you do.
...and Alfin.
...and Alfin. Great performance, Mr. President!
So you're the renowned Crusher Joe team.
Since you specifically requested us, we couldn't refuse.
This is a most serious matter. I'm really glad that you came.
You bet it's serious! You risked your life to meet us!
What if you had screwed up those drugs?
This, the Republic of Bandor, and the State of Carminas...
...the fate of two nations hangs in the balance.
Compared to that, my life is of little consequence.
C... Cool!
Silly!
And, your request is?
There's been a spacewreck...
It's the Sphard, our Space Force's high-speed cruiser.
It was hijacked by insurrectionists, and forced to land on Davidof...
...the 4th planet of the Bandor System. The ship is heavily damaged.
Aboard the Sphard is a Major Tanya.
Your mission is to rescue her, and to destroy...
...the "Ash," the ultimate weapon that she is guarding.
Rescue the Major and dispose of an ultimate weapon, eh? Oh, boy.
On this disk is data concerning the planet Davidof...
...and the ultimate weapon Ash.
For 5 years, my nation has waged bloody war with our enemy Carminas.
But the war will soon be over.
The Galactic Federation mediated peace talks, and Bandor and Carminas...
...have agreed to put an end to the fighting.
However, a group of military officers oppose the agreement.
They regard it to be a defeat, and plan to continue the war.
Ash is our nation's ultimate, most- highly-classified weapon.
The reason why I'm requesting your help, and revealing this secret...
...is because some high-ranking military officer must have betrayed me.
Unfortunately, I do not yet know who leads the war faction.
I cannot trust the military.
Had I naïvely given them this mission instead...
...they would obtain the Ash, and that would be disastrous.
The military would use the Ash indiscriminately.
Just when a ray of peace was on the horizon...
...more devastating war would cast us into darkness again.
So that's why you called us.
You are a burning flame of hope. For me, you are the only hope.
Joe!
Joe! Huh?
Coming up on the central hospital.
After administering Pactramine, the symptoms have disappeared.
This doesn't look like Basarata Encephalitis after all.
The Ultimate Weapon: ASH
Executive Producers: Itoo Umeyo (VAP) Shibue Yasuo (Sunrise)
Original Story: Takachiho Haruka Screenplay: Gobu Fuyushi
Character Design: Yasuhiko Yoshikazu Mechanical Design: Kawamori Shooji & Miyatake Kazutaka
Animation Director: Hirata Tomohiro Art Design: Okada Yuusho
Music: Oku Kei'ichi Sound Effects: Chiba Kooichi
Directed by Takizawa Toshifumi
Produced by Hirayama Hiroshi (VAP) Sashita Eiji (Sunrise)
A VAP/Sunrise Production
This is one mother of a weapon!
The principle is unclear, but it can destroy all the organisms on an entire planet!
All the living things disintegrate, and turn into something ash-like.
They don't call it "Ash" for nothing!
On top of that, the device is very small and portable.
No wonder the President risked his life to hire us Crushers.
If the rebels get a hold of this, you can kiss the peace good-bye!
What kind of a planet is Davidof?
It isn't your average planet... It's a perfect match for Ash.
The Bandor Space Force was in control of it until recently...
...and they had a Cloaker R&D facility there.
"Cloaker?"
Robot anti-personnel weapons...
Simply put, blood-thirsty machines that kill!
Some data has been erased.
The Cloaker Project was abandoned.
The equipment was destroyed, the data was erased...
...and the R&D base was shut down.
The entire planet of Davidof became a restricted zone.
No surprise there!
Thanks to the war, it's all screwed up.
4-B 101! A spaceship on approach vector!
It's a big one... A warship!
They think that was funny?!
They think that was funny?! They asked for it!
Attention private craft... depart at once!
This is a restricted zone under Space Force jurisdiction.
We are Crushers. Our presence was requested by President Elgarno.
Thus, we're not in violation of anything. Ask the President for all the details.
Crushers?!
I am Commander Mardo of the Bandor Space Force Central Command.
I've not been informed of any such request.
I'll repeat myself once. Depart immediately!
This is a classified mission!
This is a classified mission! Try to lie more convincingly!
Try to lie more convincingly!
We aren't lying! Go check it out! Try to lie more convincingly!
We'll destroy them. Blasters!
Talos!
Talos! I know!
Fire!
Ow! No. 2 engine destroyed!
Ow! No. 2 engine destroyed! Eat these!
Fire!
Weapons-control systems damaged!
Weapons-control systems damaged! Main engine is off-line!
Main engine is off-line!
Helm is not responding! Main engine is off-line!
Helm is not responding!
Helm is not responding! Maneuvering thrusters are down!
Joe, this isn't good! Power levels decreasing fast!
We're going down. Brace yourselves!
Shut up!
Alfin! Hey, are you alright?
Yeah... I'm alive... for the time being.
I'm alright too!
Nobody asked you!
Geez!
I need a position check, Alfin...
...our present location, and the range and bearing to the Sphard.
Roger.
Roger. Ricky...
What is it?
You go check the hangar...
Check the fighters and Gareon for damage.
OK!
What about me?
You check and repair any damaged systems.
Leave it to me!
Don't let the Crushers beat us!
Captain!
Divide the choppers and tanks into two groups.
I'll command one group, and head to the Sphard.
The other group will deploy around the ship and keep watch.
Keep watch?! For what, the Crushers?
No, the Cloakers.
"Cloakers?!"
But, sir, they're supposed to be extinct!
That's what the Second Investigative Team put down in its report.
What became extinct was the Third Investigative Team!
The Space Force secretly dispatched a Third Investigative Team.
The Government only received the Second Team's reports.
The Third Team was a classified operation.
Then, the Cloakers are...
Then, the Cloakers are... ...flourishing.
They survived, and their capabilities far exceed the original projections.
The Space Force withheld this information?!
For two reasons. First, as the war against Carminas had escalated...
...we didn't have the time to eliminate the Cloakers.
And, second, the Cloakers were considered valuable.
"Valuable?!"
It would have been a pity... to throw away such a marvelous weapon.
Talos... I'll take point.
Don't lose track of the Sphard's rescue signal!
You didn't need to tell me that. I'm already on top of it!
Ricky, don't screw up!
Shut your mouth, Dongo!
I wonder what this is?
Cloakers!
All units break! Evasive maneuvers!
What the heck are they?!
Beats me! I've never seen them before!
We're not making any progress! Talos, go cover Gareon!
Roger.
The robots? Weren't they destroyed a long time ago?!
What is it?
Talos! I love you!
No way! I don't need your lovin'!
You cold-hearted fool!
Emergency announcement!
Emergency announcement! What is it?
I've successfully captured and dissected a Cloaker.
Cloakers are robots designed to kill human targets.
They evolve and are self-replicating.
Cloakers?! Weren't they all destroyed?
The original models were destroyed by saturation EMP bombing.
But these are a new strain of Cloakers.
These new strains, which have evolved and multiplied, have biochips inside...
...their CPU's that render them immune to the effects of EMP bursts.
Biochips?!
Biochips?! Yes, ma'am.
Yes, ma'am.
They're more evolved than Dongo! Yes, ma'am.
They're more evolved than Dongo!
They're more evolved than Dongo! They are much more primitive than me!
The Cloakers exist solely to kill and harm humans.
They reproduce and evolve only to further that goal.
Compared to me, they're nothing but toys!
Those things are like dust mites.
And all we're getting is the beacon... Rats, I was expecting too much.
Diek, hurry up!
It's ironic isn't it... I'm being protected by rebels!
We can't let you die, Major.
What you're guarding is what's inside this case, isn't it, Lieutenant Jimenes.
You... and what's inside the case.
Only one person can unlock that case... that's you, Major Tanya.
Who told you that?
The leader of the faction that wants the war to continue, right?
Who is it?!
A rescue team?
Watch her!
Punch through at once!
The Crushers will beat us to it if we don't get our act together!
There are too many of them! We can't penetrate their lines!
Plasma cluster-bombs! Wipe them out with plasma cluster-bombs!
In this battle?!
In this battle?! Just do it! This is an emergency!
Just do it! This is an emergency!
But... our men are down there... Just do it! This is an emergency!
But... our men are down there...
But... our men are down there... Just do it!
Ricky, the Sphard is infested with Cloakers.
I wonder if Joe is OK.
Joe...
Ricky, I'll act as a decoy to distract the Cloakers.
While I'm doing that, you and Talos enter the ship.
A decoy? Alfin will?
Damn right!
Alr... Alright!
What about you, Talos?
Do what you want.
Don't go overboard.
This isn't a Bandorean ship.
So whose is it?
Major Tanya!
Major Tanya!
Who are you?
Crusher Joe. I've come to rescue you, Major.
Do you have some water for me?
No water...
But I do have some Estagen drink.
The President ordered you... to rescue me?
And, to take care of the disposal of the Ash.
You're a Crusher, did you say?
He hired us.
Your President doesn't trust the military.
Then I'll give the orders.
From now on, you are to obey my commands.
I'm the one in charge of disposing of the Ash...
...so you'll do what I say.
Crushers are free agents.
We don't take orders from anyone.
Then tell me, can you handle the disposal of the Ash?
I'm the only one who can defuse it.
I therefore order you to escort me to the disposal area.
Once we are done, you are to convey me back to Bandor.
Is there any way to get out of here?
Yes... but only if you do as I say.
But...
Don't you have a mission to complete?
Let's go!
Oh!
Oh! Whups!
Joe!
Joe!
Talos! Ricky! You made it!
Talos! Ricky! You made it! Of course!
But you shouldn't have brought along any uninvited guests!
No way!
Why you!
Major!
Major! Hold it!
That's our Space Force, for sure.
It doesn't mean that they're on your side.
Major, the government is leading us on the path to self-destruction.
They've surrendered to a foolish ideology, and thrown away our chance for victory!
Join with us. The government is opposing the will of the people!
If you would just cooperate with us, our nation's victory is assured.
We'll wipe out Carminas, and become the rulers of the universe!
You are the ones who are obstructing the peace.
No nation has ever prospered when the military rampages out of control!
Shut up!
Joe, can you hear me? Joe! Answer me!
Joe!
Major Tanya.
Sir.
Wh... Wh... Why...
The penalty for insurrection is execution.
Space Force regulations require a hearing first.
Do you have an objection?
Under the authority granted to me by the President, I executed an insurrectionist.
Major Tanya.
From now on, you are under my command.
I'd like you to hand Ash over to me.
Are these the orders of President Elgarno?
That's correct.
I understand. But before that, may I have a glass of water?
Bring her some water.
Bring her some water. Yes sir.
I'll take it from here.
The first of the three safety locks has been disengaged.
What do you think you're doing?!
I ought to ask you the same question, sir.
What do you plan to do with the Ash, Colonel?
D... Dispose of it, of course. Those are the President's orders.
You're lying!
You're lying! What?!
The President made no such request to you.
That's ridiculous! Just what are you implying?!
He ordered me to come here, to rescue you, and to dispose of the Ash.
Then, say the password.
Then, say the password. Huh? Password?!
Every direct order from the President is accompanied by a password.
You've yet to tell me the password, Colonel.
Th... That's because...
...because you don't know it, do you?
I'm a high-ranking officer. There's no need for passwords!
The rebel leader is someone in the military who wants the war to go on.
Even if you are a high officer or a general...
...if you don't have the password, you aren't trusted by the President.
Colonel, the rebel leader ordered you to come here and kill me...
...and seize the Ash.
So what?!
We love the Republic of Bandor!
We must honor the sacrifice of our brave comrades who died fighting Carminas.
There's no need for the war to end!
The Bandor Space Force will destroy Carminas!
Give it to me, Major! Hand the Ash over to me!
With the Ash, the course of the war will be changed!
Carminas will be destroyed, and we will be the victors!
That's what the Ash was built for! If we don't use it, we'll regret it forever.
Don't come any closer!
Now it's time for me to ask the questions. Tell me...
Who ordered you to come here, Colonel?
I... I came here on my own initiative.
Oh! Stop!
If you don't tell me the identity of your commander, I'll activate the Ash.
Have you gone mad?! You'll die along with us!
I've been prepared for that since I accepted this mission.
I can dispose of the Ash, and you as well, Colonel.
It's really an ideal arrangement.
Reconsider, Major...
What's in it for you? Why sacrifice your life for the sake of those losers?!
Because it is my duty.
Major, I'll ask you again...
Back off!
Who's your boss?
I came here on my own authority!
Now all it takes is a push of the activation button.
The admiral! Admiral Caraway!
Admiral Caraway?!
The Grand Admiral of the Space Force?!
Crusher... Joe!
What are you doing?!
Jimenes!
The switch...
Stop it! Stop that thing!
No... it's impossible.
We're all...
...going to die.
When will it activate?!
In 20 minutes.
Ha! Looks like this is gonna be some race!
Move it!
After them! Go after them!
Put me down! That's an order! Go on without me!
My, you've got a mouth on you!
Don't you want to live?!
Talos!
I'll stay here...
Sorry 'bout that.
Abandoning you would violate the terms of our contract.
Looks like you've made it.
We want Gareon and Fighter-1 back on board.
Roger.
Alfin, return to the Minerva right away. The Ash was activated!
What?!
We've got 15 minutes!
If we don't get outta here at once, we'll all go up in smoke!
Wait for me!
Colonel!
C... Colonel!
Colonel! Colonel!
Colonel!
You, of all people...
...you are not gonna get out alive!
Dongo! Get the auxiliary seat out!
W... We're alive... aren't we?!
Either that, or this is Hell.
Ha! You're still alive!
Ha! You're still alive! Why did you do that, you rat?!
No, this doesn't look like Hell to me...
Ending Credit Translation Available in Credit Section. Like stardust...
... raindrops fall upon the valley...
They call upon each other...
... to build gentle streams.
Even the ocean that we can't reach alone...
... exists because of...
... a thousand streams flowing into the great river.
Silver stardust... (Big summer starry night)
... aiming for the end of the summer... (Just hold on to your dream)
Be not afraid... (Just hold on to your dream)
... hold onto your dream... (You know it will come true)
Be together as one... together. (Innocent dream)
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