[DBNL]_Prelude_to_a_Long_Battle_track3_[eng]

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PRELUDE TO A LONG BATTLE

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Somebody's wounded soul

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is burning in the lonely sky.

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And eyes that have
never known love...

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...seek the reason hidden in the dark.

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Tekkaman Blade

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Oh yeah...

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Oh no...

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Just hold me close,
and tell me how you feel.

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As tears fall from
your eyes for no reason.

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Love is endless violence...
and this entire world...

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...will be embraced by
its last brilliance.

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Ah... Who needs yesterday...

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Ah... Let me see the way.

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Ah... Let me see the reason.

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Ah... Let me see the way.

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Long ago, there was a masked knight
who raced through outer space.

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A knight who fought on alone to
protect Earth, the planet he loved.

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And now that knight is about
to appear before us again...

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...as a new hero.

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The name of this knight is
"Tekkaman".

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Burn on, sun...

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Tekkaman...

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What is it? The only Space Opera
in TV animation history!

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Tekkaman...

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Who is he? A legendary hero
only known to a select few...

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The story is set in the darkness of
space... Earth is on the brink of ruin.

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The image of this brave warrior,
who put up such a spirited fight...

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...has never left the hearts of
anime fans who loved sci-fi anime...

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...it remains burned into
their memories to this day!

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First of all, let me show you what
this gut-wrenching battle was like.

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Let's go, Pegas!

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Tek-Setter!

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Space Knight... Space Knight...

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Tekkaman!

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Let's go, Pegas!

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Tek-Setter!

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Space Knight... Space Knight...

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Tekkaman!

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And so "Tekkaman" has appeared
as the Earth's new hero.

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His name is Tekkaman Blade!

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Something is about to
happen that will go down...

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...in the history of sci-fi animation!

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PRELUDE TO A LONG BATTLE

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At this time, I'd like to introduce
to you the previous series...

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..."Tekkaman: The Space Knight".

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It is the 21 st century.
Due to environmental destruction...

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...it is almost certain that the Earth
will be destroyed within 3 years.

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The Space Development Center has
launched a strategy to rescue Earth...

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...and its inhabitants
from such a fate.

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They plan to build a spaceship that
will allow them to travel beyond...

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...the solar system, in order to relocate
all humans to another planet.

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It is called the
Space Expansion Program.

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It is Kosei Minami,
the father of our hero, Joji Minami...

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...who takes the first step. As
captain of the ship Space Angel...

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...he takes off and journeys
beyond the solar system.

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The fate of mankind truly rests
on the success of this mission.

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However, the Space Angel
suddenly...

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...comes under fire by a
mysterious fleet of ships.

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Overwhelmed by this massive attack,
the Space Angel is destroyed.

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This is the Space Angel, calling
the Space Development Center!

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Father!

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We have our first casualty of
the Space Expansion Program...

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Father!

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Chief!

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My father never realized his dream,
but I promise to fulfill it in his place!

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Amachi, the Space Development
Center chief, shows the devastated...

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...Joji the Center's most
cutting-edge robot, Pegas.

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Joji was intent on making
the Space Expansion Program...

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...a success in his father's place.

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Needless to say, Joji was
determined to succeed...

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...and take over where
your father left off.

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Yes, sir!

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What is this... what does it do?

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It's a device that
provides human cells...

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...with a power boost
to create a Tekkaman.

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As it turned out, Pegas was
not just any high-tech robot.

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He is equipped with a system to
turn human beings into Tekkamen.

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Tekkaman is able to enhance
the power of the human body...

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...making it possible for that body to
adapt to conditions in outer space...

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...by temporarily transforming,
you could call him a super-human.

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But it is not as though just
anyone can become a Tekkaman.

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Only those humans possessing
a certain wavelength...

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...can transform into Tekkaman.

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Joji finds himself keenly
interested in the Tekkaman system.

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Meanwhile, however, the
mysterious fleet of spaceships is...

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...slowly but surely making
its way towards them.

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Captain! A suspicious-looking
spacecraft is approaching!

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What?

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Determined to avenge
his father's death, Joji boards...

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...the spaceship Blue Earth
without permission and...

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...takes off towards the battle lines.

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He is soon confronted
by enemy gunfire, but...

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...it is all the ill-equipped Blue Earth
can do to keep them at bay.

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As a last resort, Joji manages to
activate the Tek-Setter process...

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...and transforms into Tekkaman.

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Tekkaman turns out to be
a truly invincible superhero.

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Overwhelmed by Tekkaman's
power, the enemy fleet is destroyed.

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Luckily for Joji, he was able
to draw on Tekkaman's power.

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Joji!

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When Joji returns safely
to base, he is met by...

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...a mysterious alien.
His name is Andro Umeda.

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Andro tells Joji that
he wants to join in the battle.

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Joji, Hiromi, and Andro form
a team called the Space Knights...

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...and begin their battle
against the Valdasters.

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If you're going to fight the
Valdasters, I'd like to help you out.

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Space Knight Tekkaman Blade, the
new series, is also set in the future...

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...on Earth and the
surrounding solar system.

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It is the Year 192 by
the Allied Earth Calendar.

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Mankind is on the brink of
extinction.

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The Orbital Ring, a colossal
satellite orbit base built to...

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...realize mankind's dream of
venturing to other planets...

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...has been occupied by
mysterious aliens, the Radam.

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Trapped on the ground...

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...mankind has no way of avoiding
attacks from the Orbital Ring.

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The land has been gutted, and
cities have been destroyed.

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The earth is steadily
heading toward ruin.

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A mysterious youth named
D-Boy rises to the challenge...

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...of single-handedly taking on
the formidable Radam in battle.

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And the warrior D-Boy transforms
into... is Tekkaman Blade!

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Tekkaman Blade...

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He is neither a robot nor an android.

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Moreover, he is much more
than a "powered-suit"...

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...a human donning
power-enhancing armor.

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He is the result of technology that
should leave even aliens in awe...

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...this new hero, Tekkaman Blade, has
been designed as a combat life-form!

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Tekkaman Blade's design
was finally decided on...

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...after scores of sketches were
submitted by countless designers.

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And these sketches
were turned in by...

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...the top mecha designers and
animators in animation today.

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Now, let me explain Tekkaman
Blade's battle tactics.

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The Tek Lancer... its destructive
power is so overwhelming...

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...that it can slice through
any substance in an instant.

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It is produced by the
light-matter converter...

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...embedded in Tekkaman's shoulder,
where he pulls the lance from.

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This is the weapon that Tekkaman
is the most skilled in wielding.

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The wire lauched from the top of his
shield is used not only to attack...

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...but also to travel through space in
zero gravity and retrieve the Lancer.

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Ultra-Mobile Charging...

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His body armor slims down...

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...and Tekkaman's side verniers
are opened to the max...

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...enabling him to fight at
several times his normal speed.

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This is particularly effective
during ensemble fighting...

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...or for carrying out
barrage attacks.

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And finally, Tekkaman's
ultimate weapon... VolTekka.

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Although its destructive
power is devastating, it can...

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...only be fired once
per transformation.

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D-BOY

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Tekkaman Blade, armed with such
overwhelming combat capabilities...

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...just where did he come from?

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And who is he really?
Why did he appear here on Earth?

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And as for D-Boy, the young man who
transforms into Tekkaman Blade...

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...is it true that he's
actually a human being?

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Also, just what happened
in D-Boy's forgotten past?

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Is Tekkaman Blade really
capable of defeating the Radam?

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And if he does succeed,
where will he go afterwards?

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And as for this war, will
there ever be an end in sight?

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TEKKAMAN BLADE

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Noal, they've surrounded us!

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Dammit!

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We're going to collide
with the Orbital Ring!

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Damn! Oh, hell!

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Look! It's the spaceport!

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We lucked out!

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There are people who fight
alongside Tekkaman Blade.

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They are the members of a task
force known as the Space Knights.

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Hey, Aki, check to see what
kind of shape we're in, will you?

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Roger!

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The Space Knights...

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A special task force, part of the Outer
Space Development Organization.

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The OSDO was established in order
to conduct preliminary research...

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...and collect data for mankind's
expansion into outer space.

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And the Space Knights were
formed for future deployment...

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...in the coming full-scale
battle with the Radam.

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Freeman...

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Now, let me introduce
you to the Space Knights.

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Commander of the Space Knights, the
man behind the task force's creation.

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He is one of the most formidable
leaders within the OSDO.

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A coolheaded man who will stop at
nothing to achieve his goals.

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Noal...

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Formerly a cadet at
the Military Academy...

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...he dropped out to enlist as
a pilot for the Space Knights.

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Although he is cheerful by nature,
he also has a stubborn streak...

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...which makes him
distrustful of others.

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Aki...

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The Space Knight in charge
of navigating the Blue Earth.

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Far more aggressive and decisive
than the average woman...

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...Noal and the others fully
acknowledge her superiority.

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There is also Milly,
the communications operator...

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Levin, the genius engineer...

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Honda, the brilliant mechanic...

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Honda                   Milly                   Levin

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Along with D-Boy, these are the
7 members of the Space Knights.

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The Blue Earth is, for the Space
Knights, as well as all of mankind...

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...the only available
spaceship on Earth.

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Now that the Orbital Ring has
been sealed off by the Radam...

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...they have no other spaceships.

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The Blue Earth was also depicted
in the previous series...

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...Tekkaman: Space Knight, as the
Space Knights' primary spaceship.

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In the Tekkaman Blade universe, it's
the Space Knights' greatest treasure.

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Since the Blue Earth is incapable
of escaping the Earth's...

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...gravity, it is launched with the aid
of powerful boosters.

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Because it wasn't designed for
combat, it is not heavily armed...

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...but for Tekkaman Blade,
who wages battle in outer space...

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...it is an indispensable machine.

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One of the Blue Earth's
crucial tasks is...

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...to be the first to meet
Tekkaman after the battle is over.

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The Mobile Unit, Pegas.

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He is a battle robot
of unparalleled power...

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...built by modifying
a operating module.

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Pegas was designed by Levin.

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Able to transform
into a flying vessel...

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...he is built to be able to withstand
the rigors of battle in outer space.

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Pegas! Tek-Setter!

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In the previous series, Pegas's main
purpose was as the Tek-Setter...

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...in other words, the ability
to transform Joji into Tekkaman.

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What will be his task when he
reappears in Tekkaman Blade?

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Needless to say...

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...he will certainly prove to be
an important partner for Tekkaman.

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THE RADAM-OCCUPIED ORBITAL RING

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And finally, Tekkaman Blade.

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Not to mention mankind's
greatest enemy, the Radam.

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Rather than annihilate all
living beings on Earth at once...

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...they have chosen to spread
the growth of their Radam trees.

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What could their true
objective possibly be?

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From where in outer space
do these Radam come?

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THE RADAM BASE

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Even more surprising is
the fact that there are...

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...also Tekkamen among the Radam.

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Not only that, but
they are Radam leaders!

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Tekkaman Evil... known to be the
most powerful Tekkaman of all...

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...his combat abilities surpass
even those of Blade's.

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He is Blade's greatest enemy.

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Tekkaman Dagger...

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Overall, in terms of combat,
he is slightly inferior to Blade...

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...but he has a wily and
vicious personality...

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...which gives Blade
a reason to fear him.

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If the Tekkamen's rightful place
is indeed with the Radam...

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...why does Blade continue
to battle them?

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Is Blade really on mankind's side?

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D-Boy remains silent on the matter.

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But is Tekkaman Blade
truly an ally of mankind?

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And just what is Tekkaman
Blade's secret but fatal flaw?

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So many questions and mysteries
remain, but the war has begun.

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It is now time for battle!

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Cold as ice... my motherland...

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Tell me the reason for your sorrow.

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Will there never be
an end to this battle?

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I don't need any
sweet dreams right now.

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Ah... l'm going to rip out the pages
of my memory until yesterday...

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Ah... And search for the path
beyond these tears.

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Energy of Love...

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Preview

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Is the young man who suddenly
fell from the skies friend or foe?

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And now, he is headed
for outer space!

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Next episode of
Space Knight Tekkaman Blade...

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..."Super Man Racing Across the
Heavens".

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Brush away those tears
underneath your mask!