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THE GOLDEN BAT Ogon Bato

Where, where, where does he come from, the Golden Bat?

A shining skull, the keeper of justice

His silver baton slashes through the air

Go defeat the alien monsters!

Where, where, where does he come from, the Golden Bat?

Only the bats know

Golden Bat

Where, where, where does he come from, the Golden Bat?

The secret cape is the symbol of justice

With the power to fly at mach speed

The peace of Earth is in your hands

Where, where, where does he come from, the Golden Bat?

Only the bats know

Watching the stars?

How beautiful.

Chasing criminals day after day...

I've almost forgotten there exist such beautiful things.

Please be quiet!

Oh, there it goes again.

What?

It's late, you'd better go home. Your parents must be worried.

Good heavens, Earth is in danger.

What?

What to do?

At your age we all tend to day dream.

Why don't you leave matters about the stars to the Observatory up there?

Mr. Amano, it's true. Please believe me.

Mr. Kazahaya...

There's no signs of abnormality in space at the moment.

I saw it with my own eyes.

I'm impressed by how you watch the stars closely every night.

But without concrete evidence...

We cannot believe an amateur's opinion.

Doctor, what's the matter?

Well, Mr. Kazahaya is trying to scare me.

He says Planet Icarus has changed its course...

...and is bound to collide with Earth.

What?

Icarus has changed its course?

Yes. Little by little, it started about a week ago.

It's going to collide with Earth.

I'm not telling a lie.

Mr. Kazahaya, newspaper journalists may jump on your story.

But we experts must examine the situation carefully.

You understand, don't you?

But...

We're in the age when the human race travels to the moon.

The universe is no longer such a mystery to us.

Humans only know about a small corner of the universe so far.

There are many mysterious things in space.

Change Icarus' course completely.

All right, the planet is now heading straight toward Earth.

Earth will collide with Icarus and shatter into dust.

Watch how you drive!

What are you doing?

Let go of me. I said let go.

Who on earth are you guys?

Where are you taking me?

Where am I?

Thanks.

Cap, we have a guest.

Mr. Akira Kazahaya.

I'm Yamatone. Thanks for coming.

Yamatone? Never heard of you.

Few people in the world know about us.

We know much about you.

You're well-versed in matters of the universe and science.

You're very talented.

You work at an automobile factory, and you have no family.

How do you know these things?

What are you doing here anyway?

Are you plotting some evil scheme?

Is that what you think?

No one would imagine that...

...there's such a facility in the middle of the Japanese Alps.

What on earth is this place about?

It's a secret operation by the UN...

...officially called the Pearl Research Institute.

We conduct research to detect abnormalities that may occur on Earth.

Come with me.

You know how Icarus has changed its course...

...and is bound to collide with Earth.

I do.

According to our calculation...

Icarus here is estimated to collide with Earth 10 days from now.

On December 16. At 8:23 GMT.

10 days from now.

That's right.

If Icarus collides with Earth, Earth will be destroyed completely.

We must do everything in our power to stop that from happening.

But I don't think it's possible to change Icarus' course back.

It's impossible to change its course.

But we can destroy Icarus before it collides with Earth.

What?

We need your talent in order to progress our research, Akira.

Will you join us as a member?

Me, a member?

Help us secure the peace of Earth.

Yes.

Thank you.

Let me introduce you to Dr. Pearl. Come with me.

Oh, that's Emily, Dr. Pearl's granddaughter.

This is Akira Kazahaya who has just become a member.

Hello.

Doctor, this is Akira Kazahaya.

He's agreed to join us.

That's great.

We're counting on your help, Akira.

Yes.

What's this?

It's the Super Destruction Beam Cannon.

Mr. Yamatone and I put much hard work into its creation.

Super Destruction Beam Cannon?

It uses a special lens to turn a beam of light created by atomic power...

...into a heat beam that has the power of 1000 H-bombs.

You know the laser beam utilizing ruby...

...that the US army is currently developing, right?

It's the same theory.

The Beam Cannon has the power to destroy the approaching Icarus in a moment.

Amazing.

However, the Beam Cannon isn't complete yet.

How come?

We haven't created the lens that endures the harsh beam.

A Special Unit is searching for the material mineral right now.

Cap, the Special Unit is sending an SOS, requesting help.

What?

What happened?

They aren't responding.

What?

Does that mean the Unit disappeared?

The SOS originated at latitude 15 degrees and 23 minutes north...

...longitude 172 degrees and 11 minutes west.

It's in the middle of the ocean.

The unit disappeared into the ocean.

Let's go.

Yes.

Let me come with you.

Okay, let's go.

Super Car #2, take off.

Cap, we're in the proximity.

Got it.

It's in the ocean that they disappeared.

It's an island.

Doctor, the island isn't in the map.

Let's land and see.

Prepare for landing.

Yes.

Over there.

Yes.

Hang in there!

Cap, their faces are badly burned.

How awful.

It means there's someone else here.

Hieroglyphics.

Can you read them, Mr. Yamatone?

It's from the Prophet John.

What, the Prophet John?

Yes.

It might be that this is a piece of land left of the legendary Atlantis.

What, Atlantis?

It's a continent which had an advanced civilization tens of thousands years ago.

Then one day it sank to the bottom of the sea and disappeared.

But how did a continent that once sank appeared again?

I don't know.

Run!

Run if you can.

Wherever you run...

You're still under my thumb.

Go and kill them all.

Are you all right, Doctor?

I'm fine.

Who are they?

I have no idea.

Fire back at them.

Doctor.

Okay, let's proceed further.

Oh, Cap, it's a dead end.

What?

Shimizu. Naomi.

Let's find a way out first.

It's a temple.

We're trapped.

There may be a path somewhere.

We'll split up and look.

Yes.

Oh! A light's coming in from there.

More hieroglyphics.

Cap, what does that say?

"Ten thousand years from now...

"...a crisis will surely fall on human beings.

"Remove the lid of this coffin then and I...

"...the Golden Bat shall awake from the sleep of ten thousand years and fight for you.

"Put a drop of water on my chest."

A drop of water?

Grandfather, the mineral detector is reacting.

Now, Mr. Yamatone...

Let's open the lid.

Yes. Let's open it.

Mr. Yamatone, we finally found it.

This is the mineral we were looking for.

Doctor.

Now we can complete the Super Destruction Beam Cannon.

Earth can be saved.

The skeleton's moaning.

Emily, you never know what might happen.

Don't touch it.

Find a way out.

Hurry up.

Yes.

Cap, I made a hole.

A bat!

I am the Golden Bat.

I have awaken from a ten thousand-year sleep and shall now fight for you.

I fight for justice alone.

Golden Bat.

Emily.

Yes.

You saved me.

If ever you are in danger...

Call on me, the Golden Bat.

I shall always come to your aid.

Now, take the mineral and hurry on.

But we cannot go outside.

The enemy's waiting.

I'm the Golden Bat, keeper of justice.

Get out of my sight before you're all smashed.

Oh, who's that?

Does he mean to fight against me?

I'll kill him.

Damn it.

The control tower was destroyed, and the tower is partly down.

Damn you, Golden Bat.

I'll get you back for this.

You out there, listen up.

I'm Nazo, the ruler of the universe.

I changed the course of Planet Icarus.

I won't allow you, the human kind to exist in the universe.

No one else should exist except me Nazo!

Therefore, I will destroy Earth.

When Icarus collides the human race will end.

Look forward to that day.

Damn it, so they did it.

Now, hurry and leave this island.

Now that I have awaken...

Atlantis will sink to the bottom of the sea again.

So long.

Okay, let's hurry.

Today the UN's Space Science Center made an announcement...

...that seriously affects the human race.

Planet Icarus has suddenly come off its orbit...

...and is now heading straight toward Earth.

If no measure is taken, Icarus will collide with Earth within a week.

The Secretary General of the UN urgently summoned scientists from all nations.

Oh, it's a squirrel.

This will keep any enemy from penetrating.

We should stay alert nonetheless.

Done.

Earth will be saved now.

Doctor, please destroy Icarus right away.

Well, we can't.

How come?

Icarus is still tens of thousands of kilometers beyond the moon.

The beam won't reach it.

Then, when will Icarus come within the shooting range?

Let me explain.

Icarus is estimated to collide with Earth one week from today.

When it passes the moon and nears Earth, it'll be within the range.

One more week.

Doctor, let's do a test run.

All right.

We'll aim at a target satellite.

Target satellite closing in.

Ready to fire Super Destruction Beam Cannon.

Did you see the power of the Super Destruction Beam Cannon?

We cannot conquer the universe with the Beam Cannon around.

Keloid, Piranha, Jackal

Obtain the Beam Cannon by all means necessary.

Prepare to surface.

Cap, there's an unidentified flying object approaching.

It's strange.

The object disappeared.

All right, assume your position.

They'll notice us if we get any closer.

Jackal, Piranha, land.

There's an ultra red security beam.

The Beam Cannon's inside.

Oh, it isn't.

Damn it.

What happened?

Oh, my pin.

Who are you?

Help us, Golden Bat!

Doctor!

Follow them.

Don't move.

Release him.

Shimizu, cover the back.

Yes.

Drop your laser guns.

Drop your guns.

I'll kill you all.

Where's Doctor?

Let's find him.

Damn them.

I won't let you get away.

Damn you, Golden Bat.

Take this.

Cap, where's Doctor?

Nazo took him, didn't he?

Emily.

I promise we'll get him back.

Hold on tight.

That's right, Emily.

Icarus will come within the shooting range in 6 days.

We can't be crying right now.

I'm sorry.

Cap, I don't see Naomi.

I wonder if she's been kidnapped.

No, she's watching the Beam Cannon.

But it's strange.

What is?

There's been such a commotion.

It's strange she didn't even come out.

I told her not to leave the Beam Cannon no matter what.

Let's go.

Yes.

Cap, the Beam Cannon is gone.

Oh, Naomi, wake up.

Naomi.

I'm sorry, Cap.

The enemy came out of the wall without warning.

The enemy was ahead of us.

It's not your fault.

But where's the Beam Cannon?

They won't be able to use it even if they took it.

How come?

The lens which is the most important part from the Beam Cannon...

...has been detached.

What, really?

It was a secret between Dr. Pearl and me.

I'm glad we took the precaution.

I see, I'm glad.

Cap, where did you hide the lens?

Well, I can't really tell you.

You mean you can't trust us?

It's not like that.

Until Icarus reaches the shooting range and we' re ready to fire...

I'm not allowed to tell anyone.

Say it!

Where is the lens for the Beam Cannon?

Say it.

All right, let's ask your body.

Do it.

Turn up the voltage.

Are you going to tell me now?

Over my dead body.

He fainted.

Don't stand there like idiots.

You guys brought back a junk as if it's something valuable.

If you fail again, I'll kill you.

Wait, there's no point in chasing it.

The Golden Bat has pulled one over on us.

Now he knows where we are.

Move the Nazo Tower to another location.

What shall we do about him?

Put him in the human copier.

Go, Keloid.

It's me, Emily.

Oh, Naomi.

Were you having a bad dream?

Grandfather was falling deep into darkness.

I had the same dream.

What?

Then, can it be a message?

Has he been killed by Nazo?

No, he hasn't, Emily.

In my dream there was more to it.

What?

Doctor was calling for help over by Hell Rock.

He was by Hell Rock?

I feel it's more than just a dream.

Let's go.

Yes.

There's Hell Rock.

Grandfather! Grandfather!

He's all right. I feel his pulse.

Grandfather!

Doctor, where's the Nazo Tower?

Icarus will collide with Earth in 5 days.

If we can locate the Tower...

We can retrieve the Super Destruction Beam Cannon.

Doctor, please remember.

Doctor, how did you escape from Nazo?

I wonder what happened to Grandfather?

He must be suffering amnesia from the trauma.

I suspect Nazo put him through terrible things.

Poor Grandfather.

Emergency. Cap, Icarus changed its speed.

What?

It's moving almost at double the original speed.

It will collide with Earth 3 days from now.

We now have only 3 days left.

No, less than that.

Our plan...

Was to use the Beam Cannon to destroy Icarus...

Once it's passed the moon and hits the shooting range.

If Icarus passes the shooting range and nears Earth...

...then it's too late to use the Beam Cannon.

Why is that so?

Even if we destroy Icarus,

Earth will be severely affected by its explosion.

It'll cause major earthquakes and tsunami.

All dormant volcanoes will erupt at once.

There'll be other disasters beyond our imagination.

That might be our last day on Earth.

We've got just 2 days to go.

It's impossible to make another Beam Cannon in time at this point.

What to do?

The only solution is to retrieve the stolen Beam Cannon.

But how?

Don't know.

There's Icarus. That's Icarus over there.

It's moving real fast.

It's not here.

Where did they hide the lens?

Emily, what's the matter?

Why are you looking at me like that?

You aren't Grandfather.

Grandfather should know where the lens is.

Now that you've found out who I really am, I can't let you go.

Help me, Golden Bat.

Oh, little bat!

Shut up.

Go to sleep.

Oh, Emily!

Grandfather!

I've caught the bat.

Jackal, kill Emily.

Stop it, stop it!

Grandfather! Grandfather!

What are you doing? Stop it!

What are you doing to the child?

Tell us where the lens is, and I'll stop Icarus and save Earth.

Kill me.

Where's the lens?

I don't know. I don't.

Do you want your grandchild killed?

If you tell us where the lens is, I'll stop Icarus and save Earth.

I won't trust you.

Emily! Emily!

Even if Earth has to perish, we can't let Nazo have the lens.

If it ever fell in his hands...

He'd use the Beam Cannon to terrorize the universe.

All right?

Will you please understand, Emily?

I do, Grandfather.

Murderer!

Jackal, throw both of them in the cell.

All right.

I'm just going to accelerate the speed of Icarus...

...and let it collide with Earth quickly.

Bring its speed up to the max.

Icarus destroyed the moon and will reach the shooting range tonight.

But now all we can do is to grind our teeth...

And simply watch Icarus come in the shooting range.

If Icarus continues to move at the current speed...

...it will collide with Earth tomorrow evening.

Counting backwards from that point...

...the computer calculated the latest possible time...

...to destroy Icarus using Beam Cannon with no impact on Earth...

...will be 12 o'clock at noon tomorrow.

If we fail to retrieve the Beam Cannon from Nazo by then...

Earth will be destroyed and the human race will be wiped out.

Do we really have the lens?

We do.

As long as the lens is in our hand, we aren't defeated yet.

Nazo is hesitant to destroy this center because he wants the lens.

Got it.

You guys go in the Super Car right now.

Go around the world and find out where the Nazo Tower is located.

Yes.

Cap, where on earth is the lens?

It's inside the center.

Inside the center. Where is it?

Hide a man in the crowd, hide a leaf in the woods.

You've heard the proverb, right?

It sounds like a riddle.

At last you've fallen in the trap.

What, a trap?

It isn't the mineral detector, but a Geiger counter.

Take a good look.

We placed a Geiger counter in Doctor's room to trick you.

And placed radioactive material in there.

Since you brought the Doctor's impersonator here...

I was suspicious of you.

When did you switch with Naomi?

When we stole the Beam Cannon from you.

Where's the Nazo Tower?

Where's the Nazo Tower?

Say it!

Shimizu, Nakamura, Kumano, Tsuzuki! Chase her!

Yes.

I'll chase her from outside.

Damn it. Follow her.

Yes.

Damn it, it's Nazo.

All right, let's follow her by car.

Cap, they aren't responding.

Oh, that's Mr. Shimizu's car.

Oh, no one's here. It's them.

This road leads to Tokyo.

Damn it, where's the Nazo Tower?

Piranha, did you get the lens?

Well...

What, you failed?

The lens is nowhere in the center.

No excuses.

Please hold on.

If it isn't in the center, I suspect a third party has it.

A third party?

Golden Bat.

What, the Golden Bat?

That's the only logical explanation.

I see, it's the Golden Bat.

Damn Yamatone, I guess he found a good hiding place.

However, Piranha...

Yamatone saw you through and you failed.

Please forgive me.

I won't forgive any failure.

We've captured them. What shall we do with them?

Let's use them as tools to steal the lens from the Golden Bat.

Get the Golden Bat here.

What? Get the Golden Bat here?

That's dangerous. I ask you please to reconsider.

Idiot!

Do you think Nazo the ruler of the universe can lose to the Golden Bat?

I'll show him how powerful I am.

Get him right now.

But how can we get him?

Get Emily to summon him.

Release the bat from the cage.

Oh, the bat.

How did you escape from there?

Little bat, please call the Golden Bat here.

Help us out, please.

Damn it, so it was here.

Oh, a bat.

Let's go.

You made it, Golden Bat.

Nazo, I won't let you get away this time.

Listen, Golden Bat.

Hand me the lens for the Super Destruction Beam Cannon...

...which Yamatone gave you.

Or I'll kill the hostage one by one.

Damn you, Nazo.

Golden Bat, your resistance will only create more casualties.

Wait. Please wait.

Golden Bat, give them the lens.

I can't let more people die.

I'll give you the lens.

So stop killing the hostage.

Catch it.

Here's the lens.

They finally surrendered.

Jackal, use the flying sub to destroy the Golden Bat.

Yamatone, the Super Destruction Beam Cannon is now in my hand.

But I won't stop Icarus for you.

I will sit back and watch the last moments of Earth.

Icarus will move beyond the shooting range in the next hour.

Golden Bat, can you do something about this?

Oh, a flying sub.

I will win.

The Golden Bat is on the hull. Get him off the ship.

What's happening with the Golden Bat?

Golden Bat.

Receive the baton of justice.

Are we ready to depart?

Any moment now.

Hurry up.

If we don't hurry, the colliding Icarus will destroy us too.

Have you gone out of your mind, you fool?

Why are you shooting at your ally?

You won't affect the tower a bit.

Nazo, take this.

I'll slam the ship into you.

Fool, stop it, it's coming at us.

All right!

Oh, Cap, the entrance to the tower is open.

Let's get the Beam Cannon back.

We can still destroy Icarus.

Yes.

What's going on? Why aren't we taking off now?

We can't. The sub crashed into the base of the tower and we got stuck.

Idiot!

Please stop Icarus.

Even I cannot stop Icarus. It's almost here.

We have 10 minutes left to leave Earth.

Can't you find an emergency measure?

Let's find the Beam Cannon.

Yes.

Oh, it's a bat.

All right, let's go.

Doctor.

Mr. Yamatone.

Oh, Emily.

We're running out of time. Quick, unlock them.

Yes. Oh, Naomi!

Takuya!

Hurry up.

Yes.

Get them!

Kill them!

Damn it!

Kill them all!

Golden Bat!

Golden Bat... Get him!

Golden Bat!

I'll take care of the Beam Cannon.

Leave here at once.

Okay. Let's hurry.

Let's hurry.

We've got to depart Earth at once or we'll be in danger.

What's happening with the emergency measure?

Respond.

Oh, Golden Bat.

Nazo, accept that your time has come.

What?

In any age, in any situation, the evil has never flourished.

Shut up. Get him.

See the power of the Golden Bat.

Take this, Nazo.

Turning your back on me, Nazo?

The self destruction device has been set off.

Let's see.

Golden Bat.

Golden Bat.

Here's the Super Destruction Beam Cannon.

Thank you.

Shimizu, set it up right away.

Yes.

Ready to fire.

Ready to fire.

Mr. Yamatone.

Doctor.

A great success.

Golden Bat, thank you.

"He who attempts to conquer the world with power...

"...shall die by his own power."

Emily, it's time for us to part.

What?

Farewell.

Golden Bat!

Goodbye, Golden Bat!

Goodbye, Golden Bat!

Golden Bat!

Goodbye, Golden Bat!