Come on out!
I don't know where you're hiding,
but I'm gonna flush you out and deal with you.
I'm not impressed. Someone is just playing games here.
I'm gonna show them what fools they are.
You're the one who's a fool, Lieutenant Gaal.
Who said that?
You are an embarrassment to the Imperial Army.
You are ignorant and barbaric.
You're strong, but you're too stupid. That's why the verdict is going to be guilty.
Guilty! Guilty! Guilty!
How dare you!
Now who is the fool?
Huh? Where did they go?
Now I'll give you something to worry about.
What?
That's a monster!
I'd like to introduce you to our executioner.
Its name is Cerberus.
Game over.
Cerberus
Trinity Ghost?
Never heard of it.
I don't believe it.
You're an agent of the Guardian Force, and you haven't heard of the Trinity Ghost?
I haven't heard of it either.
Well, of course, you haven't.
This is highly confidential information known only by a select few within the Imperial Army.
So...
Are you gonna tell me about this Triple Cheese Toast thing?
No, it's the Trinity Ghost!
It means three in one and one in three.
Like the spirits of three people inhabiting one body.
It sounds kind of weird to me.
You're absolutely right, Fiine.
It is weird because over the past few days there have been a number of cases
where Imperial Zoid pilots have been attacked while on patrol.
We believe these attacks were carried out by a mysterious group called the Trinity Ghost.
Do you think that Hiltz might be the one behind all of this?
No, it's not really his style.
Also, this group doesn't appear to be as clever or intelligent as Hiltz.
They're definitely working out at a lower level.
What do you mean by "lower level"?
Well, their approach is immature and childish.
It's all just a game to them, we need to find them before they cause any serious damage.
And in order to get to the bottom of the case of the Trinity Ghost,
I'm willing to stake the reputation of the Schwarz name.
Well, I guess you won't be needing us then. Bye.
Don't you understand that the honor of the Guardian Force is at stake here too.
Get it, Van?
Don't get yourself all worked up, I'll do it.
Here is the defendant. Thomas Richard Schwarz.
He stands accused of showing us disrespect.
He is also accused of arrogantly believing that his man-made Organoid
is a useful contribution to our society.
I think we have enough evidence to convict him.
Agreed. We just need to set the date of his execution.
How about tonight?
The gang calling themselves the Trinity Ghost
always sends a verdict to their victims by data transmission prior to the attack.
Verdict?
They hold a secret trial and hand down their verdict by using the military communications network.
What do they say in these verdicts?
I've got one here. It shows just how immature these guys are.
I'll bring it up on the screen for you.
What did those things mean?
In the program when you open the file
these 3D ghost characters read your verdict for you like a video game.
It's completely childish of course.
They're really cute.
The cutest I ever saw!
Make up your mind.
Whether they are cute or not,
it's obvious that these guys see the whole thing as some kind of sick game, where only they can win.
We can't let them get away with it.
What do you want us to do about it?
Why don't you let me think about that for a minute?
Van, I thought about it, and what I want you to do is this.
You will wait for my instructions and don't do anything without me.
Okay. I get the picture. Just get out of my face, would ya?
BEEK, confirm their position.
No response?
We're at the exact right place, at the right time.
Check again, will you?
Don't you tell me that.
Even though they sent me one of their verdicts,
even though I don't know what I'm supposed to have done,
and even though they try to toy with me,
I will not lose my cool and fall for their childish games.
What do you mean?
Be quiet!
Where are they?
They're the ones who set the time and place, the least they could do is show up.
I know what it is. They haven't showed up because they're afraid of me.
They realized how futile it would be to fight the great Thomas Richard Schwarz.
They've withdrawn their verdict and run away,
never to return!
You are fool.
Megalomax! Fire!
What have I done?
That was too impulsive.
Blowing them into oblivion before they even attacked me?
Watch my back?
No, it's not there.
It's right in front of me. Can't you see?
BEEK, aim the weapon at the monster in front of us.
Quickly! Quickly!
Time for the execution, Cerberus.
Hey. How are you feeling?
What happened?
You look awful.
Tell me about. What do you want?
Why did you do that?
Why did you go out there on your own?
You could have been killed by those Triple Cheese Toast guys.
You don't have to rub it in. And it's Trinity Ghost.
How many times do I have to tell you?
I know it is. I was just trying to see if I could make you smile.
Well, it didn't work.
You just came here to laugh at me,
and make fun of me, and humiliate me, and...
Hello, Thomas. Are you alright?
Miss Fiine, of course I'm fine! Especially now you're here.
Thomas...
What happened to your face?
I messed up! Why did I allow myself to walk straight into a stupid trap like that?
I can't believe that you didn't beat them, Thomas. With your big, strong Dibison.
I guess these Triple Cheese Toast guys are stronger than we thought.
Well, it sure looks that way.
But it still doesn't seem right to me.
I'm positive there's something strange going on here.
What makes you say that?
I remember wiping out three Saber Tigers in one shot.
Then the strangest thing happened.
I don't understand how three Saber Tigers could fuse together to form one giant Zoid.
It's almost mythological.
Could an Organoid could do that?
However it happened,
I think Hiltz must be at the bottom of this.
I don't know, I'm not convinced.
Why not?
Thomas may have been right in the first place.
Even though all these incidents seem to be well planned,
there's still an amateurish element about them.
But how do you explain the three headed monster?
That's what we're about to investigate, okay?
Van Freiheit.
You're next.
This is where the attack on Thomas took place, right?
Yes, it's where he saw the Saber Tigers transform into Cerberus.
Wind speed is 30 knots.
According to the data BEEK provided, around the time of the attack
the wind appeared to form into some sort of twister.
My guess is these windmills had something to do with causing that.
But the effect of twisters wasn't programmed into BEEK's simulations.
I'm impressed, Van.
I don't remember Thomas ever teaching you how to use his special equipment.
Wait! It's found something.
We never would have found something as tiny as this on our own.
What is it?
I don't know, but I bet it's a clue.
What has the defendant been charged with?
He stands accused of spying on us, right, Heinz?
We must take into account that Van Freiheit is currently our biggest obstacle to achieving success.
Why don't we send him a guilty verdict stating that we have decided on the ultimate punishment?
Vash Cuyor Academy.
This was Thomas' university.
There is a team of researchers here who focus on creating new weapons for the Imperial Army.
Over 70% of the weapons currently used by the army were developed here.
So it's like they're the brains of the Imperial Army.
Amazing!
I want one!
I would give anything to get into that cockpit.
You're just a great big kid, Van.
I'm guessing you want to test out this equipment on your Blade Liger?
Of course I do.
But, on second thought, maybe all this extra equipment isn't really necessary for a Zoid.
Remember that a Zoid is alive.
Not only does it have to be in sync with the pilot,
but the equipment must be as well.
Improving the equipment doesn't necessarily mean you make it tougher to beat.
That was an impressive speech there.
But there is much more to it than that.
You're right in saying that the Zoid is alive.
But what happens if you develop the perfect system so the pilot becomes redundant?
Who are you?
My name is Heinz Waldé.
I'm the weapons coordinator at the Vash Cuyor Academy.
They work with me on the advanced weapon research team.
Kurt and Alexander.
This is great!
I was gonna try and find you guys, so I could ask you a question.
Really? What do you want to know?
There's been some weird stuff going on around here recently,
so I thought I'd come straight to the top, to see if you could figure it out.
Incredible.
This has got to be a top of the line microelectronic stealth chip.
But,
I wonder what they would use it for...
What do you think you're doing?
This is a hospital, not a science lab.
You're making an unhygienic mess.
No, wait!
You can't do that! Be careful with that equipment!
Oh no, please don't touch that.
I haven't finished my analysis yet.
This is a hospital, you should get back in bed where you belong!
What did you mean when you said the pilots would become redundant with the perfect system in a Zoid?
It's simple. We want to eliminate humans from the equation.
Humans make mistakes, and they allow emotions such as fear to distract them.
A Zoid that is equipped with a computerized combat system isn't capable of making mistakes.
Therefore it will be invincible.
Will you be equipping these Saber Tigers too?
Every Zoid could be controlled by a computer.
Their performance is significantly better than your Blade Liger as a result.
You really think you can pull it off?
No doubt at all.
But there are many higher up in the military who don't have the foresight to trust this project as we do.
Fools who can't accept the concept that Zoids can function without a pilot.
I don't like the sound of that.
Now then, didn't you have some questions you wanted to ask us about?
Yeah, but that's okay. We better get going.
Heinz, why do you think they came here?
Hmpf. I think they might have caught on to what we're doing.
But how could they possibly know about that? We've been so careful!
Don't worry. They can't prove a thing.
But to be on the safe side, we need to dispose of Van Freiheit.
He will pay the ultimate price for interfering in our affairs.
Execution is the only possible verdict.
Putting this simply,
I suppose it's a sort of electrical imaging device.
Electrical imaging device?
You mean it sends pictures similar to the transmission monitor that we're using now.
That's exactly right, Fiine. You understand this completely.
Now, this is what happens next.
You scatter this substance over an area in large quantities, then you send a signal to them...
I thought I told you to lie down!
This is really important.
Please don't do that. No, please leave that alone!
Here they come.
Okay, let's cut to the chase.
Show us what you've got, we're ready for anything.
You seem very confident.
That smile will be right off your face when you see the Cerberus.
Quit fooling around and let's get on with it.
Very well. Prepare to be afraid, very afraid.
Fear like you've never felt before.
Van!
I see it.
Pretty impressive as monsters go.
The one thing that will frighten them more than anything else is fear itself.
Die!
Fear may be one of man's greatest weaknesses.
But it is a weakness that can be overcome and defeated, if you try hard enough.
Your pulse lasers fired straight through it.
Now it all makes sense to me.
The monster isn't real, it's an illusion.
But if it's not real why does it show up on radar?
It's just the electrical impulses that show up.
Take a look at this.
Fire away! It won't do any good.
Oh no.
I don't believe it.
He's deliberately aiming for the windmills.
Now they're out of the way.
Cerberus has completely disappeared.
They used the illusion to frighten their opponent.
But the firepower only comes from a Saber Tiger.
It's like finding the man behind the curtain.
He figured out the secret of the Trinity Ghost!
That's two years of research and hard work disappearing in a few seconds!
Don't give in so easily, we haven't finished with this one yet.
Kurt, execute plan B, the Beta Attack pattern.
Right away.
Van, we've got company.
Go, Liger!
We simulated all of the Blade Liger's movement capabilities in the computer.
We know exactly how he will move, and when. Our superior technology will win the battle.
All of their missiles are homing in on us wherever we go.
We can't escape!
Oh no? Just watch me.
Go!
He's managing to avoid everything we throw at him. He's the best pilot I've ever seen.
He'll never beat the system.
Switch to another attack program and use all available weapons at full power until he is destroyed.
Okay, here we go.
I'm getting no response from the program. There must be something wrong with it.
You mean it's malfunctioned?
What? He's heading right towards us!
Let's get out of here.
Wait a minute.
Look at the Saber Tigers.
Van.
All under control.
The computer is working properly, so why aren't they obeying the instructions on the program?
They couldn't be...
It's incredible, the innate fighting instinct of the Zoid
has overridden the computerized combat instructions we've programmed.
Let's go, partner.
They're fighting even though they've thrown off their weapons.
All that work destroyed.
What do you want us to do now, Heinz?
Hold it, right there!
You're not going anywhere, do you hear?
It's game over.
I'll admit you won this round of the game.
We only did all this to protect our research!
And now, thanks to you, we have to start all over again.
And another thing.
As long as you Zoid pilots take all the glory, we scientists never get the recognition that we deserve.
If it wasn't for us, you wouldn't have any weapons in the first place.
You self-centered pilots are all the same.
I don't care how hard you try and justify it.
You've gotta realize that what you did was still wrong.
Of course we realize that you scientists are the brains behind our weapons,
but there's a special connection between a Zoid and its pilot that can't be explained by science.
You think we don't understand.
Fine.
I'm putting you all under arrest. Do you have anything you want to say?
If you'll allow me, I'd like to make one request.
I'd like to fight you, scientist against pilot.
My technology against you and your special connection.
I accept.
That sounds interesting.
Well, I guess that wraps things up here.
Yep.
Fiine...
Can't you hear it?
That sound.
Everything is now ready for its awakening.
Welcome, members of the Guardian Force.
You are privileged to be here.
To witness the moment when the whole course of history will be changed.
Now rise. The most powerful, legendary Zoid.
The messenger of Death, the Death Stinger.
Next time, Zoids episode 57:
The Nightmare.
I'll see you on the battlefield.