01x16 - An Inescapable Bond

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So this is my origin, huh?

But...

There's someone in my heart
I must never look away from.

ULTRAMAN Z

Orb!

You're... Ah.

Z.

The light of the galaxy is calling me!

ULTRAMAN
NEW GENERATION STARS

Even the smallest of streams

Will flow together to form a mighty river

With a new light in your heart

Cause a sensation

Sympathy

The radiant orb of the future
The groove of the soul

Unite now!

It's the trigger for breaking through

A story that starts from zero
Anyone can be the star

A history that's passed down
Overcome the opposing winds

Push ahead and don't look back
Aim for the tomorrow you believe in

A dream that unfolds into the infinite

New Generation Stars

JUGGLUS JUGGLER'S INESCAPABLE
BOND WITH ORB

LET'S TRACE THE UNKNOWN PATHS HE WALKED

Hello! It's been a while!
Yeah. What's up?

Oh, it's just, I was wondering
how everyone was doing.

It looks like the data collection
is going smoothly.

I see.

I just got my own card, too.

Very nice!

Oh, right!

There's something I've been wanting to ask
when I got the chance.

Hmm? What is it?

Captain Hebikura...

I mean...

It's about Jugglus Juggler.

What a coincidence.
I was just thinking about him.

NOTICE OF CLOSURE

JUGGLUS JUGGLER

GAI KURENAI

Juggler and I have a relationship
that can't be described very easily.

We've fought many times.

I see.

Black King.

BLACK KING,
THE BODYGUARD MONSTER

Mr. Jack!

Ultraman Jack!

ULTRAMAN JACK

Mr. Zero!

Ultraman Zero!

ULTRAMAN ZERO

Give me something with an edge, please!

Fusion Up!

Ultraman Orb Hurricane Slash!

I cut down darkness
faster than the speed of light!

No...

It'll be the darkness
that consumes the light.

Go, Black King!

Back then, he sent Black King after me.

Isn't Black King a pretty strong monster?

Yeah.

I faced it with Hurricane Slash, but...

I see! Using Brother Jack's power
against Black King!

How intense! You sure do know your stuff!

O-Okay...

That form catches my attention
since it contains Master Zero's power!

Orb Slugger Lance!

A tough guy, huh?

Let's try this, then!

Mr. Taro!

Ultraman Taro!

ULTRAMAN TARO

Mr. Mebius!

Ultraman Mebius!

ULTRAMAN MEBIUS

Help me bring the heat!

Fusion Up!

Ultraman Orb Burnmite!

That Black King was like the physical
manifestation of Juggler's darkness.

I'm burning crimson red!

So I decided to switch to Burnmite.

Right! The powers of Brother Taro
and Brother Mebius!

You know, my Beta Smash form
also has the power of Brother Taro.

Do you think that Brother Taro's power
gives a form a feeling of intensity?

Uh, well... That's taking us
off topic again.

Oh!

Sorry about that.

Stobium Burst!

Is that really it?

I'm so disappointed in you.

So you and Captain Hebikura
have a very complicated relationship.

Yeah. Originally, he was my friend.

But ever since I gained
the power of Ultraman,

our paths have diverged from each other.

The power of Ultraman...

Was that from Planet O-50's...?

Yeah. You know your stuff.

Both Juggler and I climbed
Crusader's Peak.

We pursued the power of light.

I've been chosen?

But why?

Why you?!

And you were the one the light chose.

The power of darkness...

The dark that sleeps within the ground...

It's given me strength!

Obsessed with settling the score with me,
he turned to the power of darkness.

He sought to fight me
even if it meant amplifying that darkness.

The light of the galaxy is calling me!

Now that's more like it.

Orb Flame Calibur!

Juggler's darkness was beyond imagination.

He was that strong?!

With this last strike, you go to hell!

Even I once fell before his blade.

No way!

But...

Orb! Get up!

Orb!

Oh, come on now.

Didn't you just see me win?

W-What?!

You should be at your limit!

The desire to protect others...

gives me power that surpasses my limits!

Where is this strength coming from?!

It's the strength that you threw away!

Orb Calibur!

Orb Supreme Calibur!

In the end, it was a battle of wills.

But only I had something to protect.

That slight difference between us
must have decided the battle.

You had a battle like that?!

Did you continue to be at odds
with each other?

Huh?

Well, you see...

Captain Hebikura left a very different
impression on me and Haruki.

MAGATANO-OROCHI,
THE GIGA LORD MONSTER

Magatano-Orochi, the Giga Lord Monster,
came to Earth and posed a great threat.

I struggled in battle against it.

But I received help...

from none other than Juggler.

I hadn't fought alongside him
since we'd had our falling out.

Oh really?

But even against the two of us,
Magatano-Orochi couldn't be defeated.

Its power was that great.

How did you ever fight
against an enemy like that?

Well, you see...

All right. Let's light that thing up
with the most powerful beam we've got.

sh**t me along with it!

Do it, Ultraman Orb!

To my predecessors...

Let me borrow the power of light!

Orb Supreme Calibur!

See you around.

Juggler sacrificed himself
to give me a chance to win.

I see.

So in the end, you two made peace
with each other.

Well, I'm not so sure.

You never really know what he's thinking.

He really is like that.

After that, I did fight
alongside him and Geed once.

But who knows where his heart was?

Oh! Geed came to our Earth, too!

So at that time, Captain Hebikura
and Geed already knew each other.

Tell me the stories.

The stories about Juggler
that I don't know.

Oh! Sure!

He went by the name of
"Hebikura" on our Earth,

and was captain of
the defense force, STORAGE.

He was the captain?

Want some Assam tea?

It's hot... but Awe-sam.

Captain, that pun is frigid.

On the surface,
he seemed like a good captain.

But underneath,
he had some dark plots brewing.

Darkness twinkling between the stars,
grant me your dark power.

From light to darkness,
from darkness to light!

PEGUILA,
THE FREEZING MONSTER

At the time, Peguila was rampaging,
and it was complete chaos!

And we couldn't transform
because of Captain Hebikura.

Looks like he was causing trouble
all over the place.

You...!

Hmm?

The Riser... Give me back the Z Riser!

Calm down already.

Here. Take it.

Thanks.

Afterwards, we pieced together
what Captain Hebikura's plans were.

FIVE KING,
THE SUPER COMBINED MONSTER

Not so easy, I guess.

Zeppandon.

I think Captain Hebikura
made the Dark Z Riser

because he knew things
would end up like they did.

What was he trying to do?

Celebro.

You're in there, aren't you?

I finally know what you're after,
Jugglus Juggler!

You're trying to steal the final weapon
I had the humans make!

Yo, Haruki. Are you helping me out?

So that monster was you, too, Captain?!

What are you after?!

Long ago... I cut down a big tree.

Huh?

It was to stop a w*r
and to carry out my justice.

But it was all spurned.

That's why I need that toy.

To show those who think
their justice is absolute

just how fragile their assumptions are.

How fragile justice is...

I see. So he was still hung up on that...

-Do you know what he meant?
-You could say that.

You're wide open.

We, too, were shocked by his betrayal.

But...

"But"?

You have two choices!

Steal that and complete your objective,

or you can choose to save this boy's life.

Hardly a choice.

In the end, he risked his life
to protect Haruki!

I see.

Haruki will take King Joe.
I'll be piloting Windom.

We have to rescue Yoko from Destrudos
and take it out!

This place may be targeted.
Soldiers from HQ may overrun the place!

Plus, I'm a suspicious alien.

If you sense danger, get out of here.

Feel free to run.

This will be STORAGE's last fight!

Let's all come home alive
and party over Bako's tuna!

Later on, Haruki told me Captain Hebikura
genuinely wanted to save his friends.

I believe he was telling the truth.

Z...

CELEBRO,
THE PARASITIC LIFEFORM

It's game over, Celebro.

No continues.

Yes!

We got it!

So you were fighting this, Captain?

Captain?

We'll see you again, right?

-Bye.
-In the end, he left without a word to us.

I see. So he...

After that, I ran into him
on another planet.

But as for what
he's been doing since then...

Well, knowing him, he's likely wandering
around somewhere out there.

Yeah. I think so, too.

My journey began alongside him.

I don't know if I'll ever see him again,
but he's still...

Juggler's still someone special to me.

An inescapable bond?

I guess so.

W-What's going on?

You already got your card, didn't you?

Y-Yeah.

Dimension Load! Jugglus Juggler!

Juggler's... memories?

If these were sent from the future,

that means the future people
consider Juggler to be a hero, right?

Him?

Well, he seems to be more of a heel.

Right, Haruki?

I guess so.

Either way...

the fact remains that of the bonds
within me, one is shared with Juggler.

We have to honor the numerous bonds
that have lent us their strength.

Right, Z?

We'll continue to fight on!

Right!

The one who carries the genes
of the evil Ultraman Belial...

Ultraman Geed.

Where do his roots
as an Ultra trace back to?

You'll find out if you watch this story.

Next time,

"Time to Get Ready!
Welcome to the Secret Base"

Let's trace the memories.

See ya!

OUR PROTAGONIST, GENTO, TRANSFORMS
UPON MAKING THE BLAZAR BRACE SHINE!

THE NEW HERO, ULTRAMAN BLAZAR!