02x05 - bad (J)udgment

[bunniefuu]

[static hissing]

- YoRHa signal for black box
unit 2B offline.

Death confirmed.

[beeping]

Report. As per previously
registered protocol,

marking A2 as the new target
to observe.

Deactivation
of unit A2 confirmed.

Reactivating.

[mechanical clicking]

[beeping]

Report.

A2's memory area
severely damaged.

Repairing and replaying
remaining data.

[grunts]

[low rumbling]

- Bunker, come in.

This is YoRHa Captain
Number One.

The descent operation
is going well.

No enemies in sight.
Continuing entry as planned.

T minus 2400 seconds
to landfall.

This should be easy.

- Don't get c*ck.

- You're such a worrywart,
commander.

Don't worry.
I can handle it.

- Guys, what do you think it'll
be like on Earth?

- It should be like
the simulations.

- Come on. You know that's not
what I mean.

- It doesn't matter what
it's like.

- What about you, number 13?

Doesn't it excite you?
- Well, yeah.

- Hah, I knew it.
- [gasps]

- What about you, number 2?
- [gasps]

I'm looking forward to it!
- That's enough chitchat.

- [groans]
- We're on a mission here.

[beeps]
both: Okay.

- [laughs]
- We gotta keep our composure

if we're gonna successfully
complete this mission.

- You got it, number 1.

[beeping]
- [gasps]

- Heat sources approaching.

Heat signature 42,000 meters out
and approaching.

[hissing]

[static beeping]

- The unit!
- What's happening?

- Stay calm, everyone!

[indistinct radio chatter]

[booming]

- Number 12 and number 14 hit.

Number 11 and number 22
signals lost.

- What's the meaning of this?

- It seems to be a guided laser
being fired from the surface.

- We had defenses prepared
for this.

- They're not working.

- I've lost control!
- Damn machines.

They have been evolving.

- [gasping]
What should I do?

[gasps]

- [screaming]

- Confirming black box signals.

Eight YoRHa units remain.

- Good luck, new models.
I'm counting on you.

- [groaning]

[gasps]

[gasping]

- You're awake.

- [gasps]

- Oh, good morning, number 16.

- Get a grip already, will ya?

This is our reality now.

- [gasps]

[grunts]

[shudders]

Status report?

- They got half of us.

There are eight units left
of which four are doing well,

including you.

However, the other four
might not make it.

- Where's number one?

- [whimpers]

There are seven of us left.

That said, only four of us
can mobilize.

Your orders, captain?

- Huh? Why are you asking me?

- With the death of our captain
number 1,

their title has been transferred
to you, number 2.

Awaiting your orders, captain.
- Oh, but I don't know if I--

- I'll assume her position.

I have better combat
skills anyway.

- You know that's not how
it works.

- Huh?
- What are we supposed

to do in this scenario?

We have wounded.

[both groaning]

- [whimpering]

- Captain, please.

You're violating regulations.

- [stammers]

[groans]

[shuddering]

[sniffles]

[grunts]

[gasps]

Attacker number 2 here,

confirming transfer
of captain's rights!

We are continuing the mission
with the remaining units!

- [gasps]
Even the wounded?

- I am not abandoning
our allies!

- Well, we can leave
them sheltered somewhere.

- We don't know where
the machine lifeforms

are coming from.
- We can't do that!

- [exhales sharply]

Well, I know we're s'posed to go
to Mt. Ka'ala.

But we landed so far
from where we planned.

Are we still going there?
- Absolutely!

- What will we do for backup?

- I'll see if command
can help us with that.

Please connect me
with command ASAP.

- Communication
has been severed.

It hasn't recovered yet.

- Oh.

Then we'll wait till
it recovers.

- We don't know when
that will be.

- [gasps]

I see.

Then we keep moving ahead.

[distant birds chirping]
[gasps]

[birds chirping]

This is Earth.
It's beautiful.

[inhales and exhales sharply]

[gasps]

[grunts]

- Number 2, our wounded,
they're already...

- Number 2!
- [grunts]

- Hey, number 2!
- [crying]

[all gasping]

- Picking up machine
lifeforms ahead.

A larger number of them
than we expected

is heading this way.

[booming]
- [gasps]

[gasps]

- We have to counter attack.
Put her down.

- I...
But--

- We weren't able
to save any of them.

- [gasps]

- You get that, don't you?

- [gasps]

- Yes, but I--
- That's false.

Our current selves weren't able
to save them.

[booming]

There are 128,000 enemy units.

This isn't a battle the four
of us can win.

We'll be crushed.

We're waiting your orders,
captain.

[rapid g*nf*re]

[booming]

- [gasps]

[mechanical whirring]

[gasps]
Retreat!

[whirring]

This is YoRHa soldier's captain
number 2!

Command, do you copy?

[breathing heavily]

Please, command, respond!

[breathing heavily]

[rapid g*nf*re]
[all gasping]

[gasping]

[rumbling]

[whirring]

- [gasps]
- Wha...

- Seriously?

- [gasps]

[gasps]

[gasps]

[birds chirping]

- Thank you for saving us
back there like you did.

Uh, look, there's no need
to be scared.

We're your allies!

We're new models.

- We didn't hear anything about
a squadron like you

being sent our way.

- Oh.
- Our operation here

was top secret.

So it's only natural word

of it hasn't reached
the surface.

- Really/

Top secret, huh?

That means there'd be no issues

if I k*lled you right here,
then.

- [gasps]

We should do something, quick.

- You want us to help you
with a mission to destroy

a machine lifeform server?

We just met and you expect us
to work with you?

- That's right.

Before we landed we had
a squadron of 16.

However, we were ambushed
while entering the atmosphere

and lost many of our allies.

- I wish we weren't skeptical
of your intentions.

But we've seen countless enemy
units make disturbing moves

as of late and I--
- Captain,

they can't be trusted.
There's the infection, too.

- Yeah, I know.

What happened to backup
from the moon?

- [gasps]
Well, they...

[both laughing]
[gasps]

- So that's it.

The moon abandoned you guys,
too, huh?

- What?
They'd never do that.

- You sure are stupid
for a new model.

- What did you say?

- Shut up or I'll blow you
to pieces.

- Do your worst, coward!

- Stop it!
- Sounds good to me!

- Dahlia, knock it off.
- Listen to me!

Command won't send
reinforcements!

We are fighting alone!

We have no choice but
to complete the operation

by ourselves!
[inhales sharply]

Please, I'm begging you!
We need allies!

- Drop the victim act
and grow up.

- Say that again!

- That's enough! Come on.
We'll do this on our own.

- Hold on a second.
- We're wasting time.

- Wait.

Listen.

For the past few decades,

we have been fighting
a w*r of attrition--

one where victory
seems impossible.

Even so, we choose
to push forward

for our fallen comrades.

- Rose.
- Their squad was denied

their backup and tossed aside.
- [grunts]

- They're no different than us.

- Yeah, but--
- What's your plan for taking

this fight to the Pacific?

Surviving isn't enough
to win these battles.

What we need
are powerful allies.

We'll assist you.

However, if I decide
that you are an enemy...

I'll eliminate you.

- Understood.

- All this time we've been
fighting an uphill battle

against the machine lifeforms
all so that...

We can live as a family.

- You can't just sh**t her!

- We k*ll her before it spreads.

That's all we can do now.

- If we don't, she'll k*ll us.

- But wait, that's--

- [screaming]

- [gasps]
- [shouts]

- [grunts]

[groaning]

- [breathing erratically]

- Number 4 and 16,
hold her down!

Number 21,
Lily needs to be cured!

[all gasping]

- You get that, don't you?
- They're already...

- Our current selves
weren't able to save them.

[all grunting]

- That's impossible!

- [gasps]

- [grunts]
I'm sorry.

Lily!
- [snarls]

- [grunts]
[clangs]

You're family!

- [exhales]

- I'm not fit to be a leader.

- [grunts]
- It's true.

When things get dire,

I'm slow to make decisions
and I'm stubborn.

I'm not like you who can pull

the trigger without
any hesitation.

- [gasping]
- Sure.

- [shouting]
[thuds]

- But because of that,
Lily's still with us.

- [grunts]

- I don't know what's right.
- [grunts]

- The thing is,
I'm quick to make a decision.

But that's not always good.

It's no better than hesitating.

At least you weigh
all your options.

Had you not been stubborn
back there,

my decision would have cost
Lily her life.

That's all hindsight, I guess.

You all good now?
Let's go.

- Okay.

[all speaking at once]

- Number 4, watch your feet.
- Hmm?

- Don't step on the flowers.

- Oh, sorry.

- Whose are they?
- Whose?

Oh, right. Our names
are all based on flowers.

The captain gave us these names.

- So what's the name
of that flower?

- This one?

Beats me.
both: You don't know?

[indistinct chatter]

- It's nice when you have
a name.

After all,
it gives our lives meaning.

'Cause it makes it feel like
we're family.

[all speaking at once]

Number 2,
what's your meaning of life?

- [gasps]

I think it's--
- Hey, guys!

[computer clicking]

- Report.
From this point forward,

multiple memory sectors deleted

by A2 herself
have been confirmed.

Attempt and restoration

of deleted memory
sectors commenced.

- I repeat, YoRHa soldiers,

please promptly head
to the elevator

with the current forces on hand.

Sorry, but this order came
from the commander.

- Command! Command!

Margaret.

Gerbera.

Daisy.

Dahlia.

Anemone.

Number 16.

Number 21.

- This can't be real.

It has to be a nightmare.

- [gasps]

- Hey, number 2.

Are androids able to dream?
- [grunts]

They're not.

- [exhales]

I wish this were a dream.

[rumbling]

- [breathing heavily]

- Captain. Captain!

Captain Rose!

Why me?

- Quickly, Lily.
You two need to evacuate now.

- [gasps]

- We'll regroup later.

- [gasps]

- There's no way.
- Lily!

[gasps]

- [grunts]

[groaning]

Let's go, Lily.

- [gasps]

- [grunts]

[breathing heavily]

- We've been waiting for you
to finally come here.

- We've been watching you
for a while.

[both gasping]

- Hey, who is that?

- Always.

- Always.

[both gasping]

- These androids were left
lying around a b*ttlefield.

- They'd lost their allies

and their hearts
had long been broken.

- That's why we give
them meaning to their lives.

- That's why we rewrite them
so they will side with us now.

- So tell me.

- Will you fight them as well?

- [shuddering]
You b*stard!

- Stay calm.
- [gasps]

- We have to destroy this place.
- Right!

both: It's utterly meaningless
to conquer this server.

- [grunts]
- The command's objectives

lie elsewhere.

- Humanity's objectives
lie elsewhere.

[blow lands]
[both gasping]

- [grunts]

[groans]

[grunts]

- This is something
rather important,

so listen closely, you two.

- This is the cold hard truth
we obtained

by hacking into your servers.

- A harsher, crueler b*ttlefield
is necessary in order

to nurture a true warrior.

- Or at least that's what
command thought so they

had planned spontaneous battles
and harsh situations in advance.

- All for their new experimental
weapon, the YoRHa soldier.

- [gasps]
- And the results

were exactly what
command expected.

- Because even on the brink
of annihilation,

you somehow managed to survive
and reach this location.

- Using your data,

they can create even more

perfect automatic
infantry dolls.

both: This
is humanity's objective.

- If that's true then that means
command really did...

Plan all this.

From the beginning.

- Look out!
- [giggling]

[gasps]

- [screaming]
- Number 4!

- [groans]
- [screaming continues]

- This can't be.
- Amusing, isn't it?

- So amusing.

- Her chassis remains corrupted.

- But she regained
consciousness.

- How does it feel
to k*ll your allies

while still being
completely sane?

- How does it feel
to be k*lled by your allies

while being completely sane?

- Will you still fight?

- Will you still oppose?

both: Why do you do
such meaningless things?

[both whimpering]

- Hey.
- [gasps]

- Number 2.

It's up to you now.
- Hold on. Isn't that--

- If she successfully
activates that,

it'll provide enough fire power
to destroy the server room.

- Command gave you those so that
you could self destruct

in this exact scenario.

[both grunting]
- This is your victory that

that was planned from the start.

- And this is our defeat that
had been planned from the start.

- But as machine lifeforms,

none of this affects
us whatsoever.

- Even if you manage to destroy
the server, nothing will change.

- Violence, intelligence,
courage, humility.

- [shouting]
- The Council of Humanity

has designed you
to be highly individualistic.

- That is why you can augment
each other.

- That is why you
can k*ll each other.

[both shouting]

- [gasps]
- Funny, isn't it?

- [gasping]
- It's so funny.

[both giggling]

- [stammers]

- [gasps]

- [breathing erratically]

- Rose.

- But why?

- Amaryllis.

- [gasps]

- Lycoris.
Cataleya.

- [gasps]

And Freesia.

- [whimpers]

- As of now, we're family.

- [whimpers]
- Forever.

- [crying]

- [shouting]

- Number 4!
- Please let us go.

[all grunting]

- [shouting]

[g*nsh*t]

- [whimpers]
- Number 2.

Live on without us.

- Because there's life
and death,

you all are able to exist, yes?

- [screaming]

I won't forget.

The agony of being unable
to save my allies.

The inexplicable pain
of losing my family.

As long as I live...

I'll never forget.

[groans]

- Completed repairs,

other than the memory sectors
that were destroyed.

- [grunts]

- Activation
of unit A2 confirmed.

- [groans]

- Good morning to you, A2.

- [whimpers]
Machine...

Lifeforms...
- Proposal.

Get plenty of rest.
- Hang on a second!

When did you wake up?
[thuds]

Oh, my goodness!
- Report.

Confirmed loss of consciousness.

Reactivating.

Currently replaying repair data
that was previously destroyed.

- [singing in Japanese]

- Hey!

If we're staying...

Does this mean we'll be together
like this forever?

- [gasps]

[both giggling]
- What's up with that?

both: Yeah right.
[both gasping]

[both laughing]
- Tell me what's so funny.

- Forever with you sounds
like hell.

- Right back at'cha.

- It's only been one week,
you know.

- It's been six days, 12 hours,
and 48 seconds, to be precise.

- Thank you
for your valued input.

- I was just saying how
it looked, that's all!

Geez!

- Well, I hope
that you're right.

- [giggles]

[both giggling]

- [chuckles]

Rose.

The meaning of life to me
is to protect everyone.

Because...

I want us all to stay together.

- Just like me.
- [chuckles]

[inhales sharply]

I hope we stay
like this forever!

[all laughing]

- Thank you
for understanding me, number 2.

[buzzing]

[percussive music]

♪ ♪

- Even ordinary androids like us
are fighting for humanity

day in and day out!
[bangs table]

- Yeah, you got that right,
boss.

- I know that the YoRHa soldiers
are giving their all.

We've had a long relationship
and helped each other out

whenever we needed to!

- You got that right, boss!
[bangs table]

Bring us some mackerel!

- But I didn't think it would
all end up as nothing more

than this one photograph.
[whimpers]

And the machine lifeforms
are to blame for all of it!

Right, tavern master?

- You got that right, boss!

Blow 'em all away!

[both gulping]

[both exhaling sharply]
both: Tasty!

- Tavern master,
what's this booze made of?

Huh? Wha...

My body's kinda...

[beeping]

[rapid whirring]
[dings]