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Star Blazers - Quest For Iscandar 1x09 - The Asteroid Ring Duration: 22 min 11 s Frame rate: 23.976 FPS Subtitles by: DDDBBB Version: 1, 13DEC2025

♪ We're off to outer space Were leaving Mother Earth ♪

♪ To save the human race ...OUR STAR BLAZERS! ♪

♪ Searching for a distant star Heading off to Iscandar ♪

♪ Leaving all we left behind Who knows what dangers we'll find ♪

♪ We must be strong and brave Our home we got to save ♪

♪ If we don't in just one year Mother Earth will disappear ♪

♪ Fighting with the Gamilons We won't stop until we've won ♪

♪ Then we'll return and when we arrive the Earth will survive with ♪

♪ OUR STAR BLAZERS ♪

[Narrator] Now on Pluto, the Starforce invades the Gamilon base

and destroys the Reflex gun.

The base is demolished. And Colonel Gantz, the Gamilon commander

must retreat in disgrace.

The only way he can redeem himself is to destroy the Argo.

He gathers his fleet for ONE last battle.

Confirmed unidentified object.

Colonel Gantz, it could be the Argo.

It IS the Argo.

Colonel?

Attention Gamilon fleet.

Attack the Starforce... AT ONCE..

Direction BK5111. Fleet, break formation.

Take separate course and meet at target point.

I personally will lead the attack.

Sandor, the ship repair work has to go ahead on the double.

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Yes, sir.

Venture, continue cruising at low speed.

Work crews 1 and 2 take care of the outside repairs.

Groups 3 and 4 do the inside work.

There's a lot of damage, and we have to hurry because the Argo is very vulnerable right now.

Sandor, do you think the Black Tigers should go on patrol

to protect the Argo?

I don't think we'll need them.

I have an idea, and when I'm ready, I want to talk to Captain Avatar about it.

Captain, the repair work has taken longer than we expected.

[Nova] There's something on the radar screen.

It looks huge.

Captain, it must be the Gamilon fleet that got away from us on Pluto.

Tell the repair crew to come back in.

Yes, sir.

Look, there's only one ship on the radar screen.

Boy, I'd sure like to know where the rest of them are.

All hands to battle stations!

Emergency!

All hands to battle stations!

He can't do that.

Direction F-25-316.

Distance 5,200 kilometres.

Speed 0.5 space knots.

The object is approaching.

Captain, we're not fit to go into battle now.

We can't put up any kind of fight now.

The damage is much more extensive than we first thought.

We can't put up any kind of fight.

Captain, there's an asteroid belt in our upper left quadrant off the bow.

That's all that's left of the planet Minerva.

Minerva?

Was that a planet?

There used to be ten planets.

It was the first one the Gamilons went after and destroyed.

Venture, steer the ship into the asteroid belt.

Yes, sir.

Colonel Gantz... The Argo has altered her course.

What do you mean?

Maybe she discovered us and is taking evasive action.

I won't let her get away this time.

A single Earth ship is no match for the whole Gamilon fleet.

If we fail now, we can never return to Gamilon.

Tell the fleet we'll rendezvous at point X-24.

That's the whole Gamilon fleet heading this way.

We're in no condition to fight that many ships.

Venture, we'll hide in the middle of the asteroid belt.

Yes, sir.

Slow speed ahead.

The Argo disappeared.

It vanished.

Maybe they have some method of interfering with our radar detection equipment.

Bane, check the video panel and then switch on the radar intensifier.

Yes, sir.

What are these, Bane?

They're asteroids.

From the planet Minerva.

We destroyed it years ago, remember?

Ah, space trash.

Captain Avatar, we can't go after the Gamilons.

There are too many asteroids in the way.

That's right, Wildstar.

And they make it difficult to see us.

Start the repair work.

Sandor, you missed your lunch.

And since you're only human, you must have nourishment.

This fresh tomato juice will provide you with essential vitamins.

I grew the tomatoes myself.

Thanks, IQ.

I'm really too busy now.

I have to see the captain with my plan.

I grew them in my new hydroponic garden.

Are you saying if we cover the ship with asteroids, it would totally camouflage us?

Yes, it will give us time.

Yes, for the repair work.

Yes, to do a good job, sir.

Colonel Gantz. All reports show that the ship disappeared at this point.

Don't tell me it disappeared into thin air.

Sir, it's time to report to Krypt.

Ah, we'd better do it and get it over with.

General Krypt. Here's our report.

What's happening on Pluto, Bane?

We've lost sight of the Argo.

Do you have any indications that they did a space warp?

You are a pair of incompetents.

With the whole fleet at your command, you can't pin down one Earth ship?

Krypt, do you have a problem?

Leader Desslok.

Tell Gantz I'm a little confused.

Whose side is he fighting on, anyway? Ha ha.

We'll show them.

That's terrible.

He thinks we're traitors.

Bane, don't be a fool.

He'll think we're heroes when we find the Argo and defeat the Starforce.

We're going to use the asteroids to camouflage the ship.

This will give us plenty of time to repair the ship properly.

Sandor, take command.

Yes, sir.

Wildstar, get ready to fire the new polarity reactor.

Yes, sir.

Polarity reactors armed and ready for firing.

All three polarity reactors, fire.

FIRE!

How could the Argo disappear without warping?

Boy, that Starforce is really clever.

Bane, I've got it.

The Starforce is hiding in the asteroid belt.

Our radar can't detect them there.

Bane, we have to find out just where they are in the belt.

Order our fleet to check every asteroid big enough to hide the Argo.

Okay, we're all set.

All repair crews, return to your positions.

The Argo will be concealed and protected from attack by the asteroid fragments that are being drawn to our hull.

We've gained some time.

Start reactor.

Polarity reactor on.

Asteroid camouflage operation completed.

All right, Sandor.

You can proceed with the repair work.

I think I see the Argo.

What?

Where, Bane, where?

Show me where you think it is.

Well, it was just there, I'm sure.

Fool!

Look!

There it is!

You mean one of those rocks out there?

-Well? -All right, which one is it?

Bane!

Bane, are you blind? That's the Argo!

Yes, that's what I said, sir.

Gamilon fleet battle stations!

[alarms]

Argo, I found you!

At last, the Starforce will know the bitter taste of defeat!

Nice and quiet, isn't it?

Mmm, enjoy it while it lasts.

How's the repair work going?

They're having some trouble with the number three gun turret.

Well, guys, how about some fresh tomato juice?

Compliments of IQ.

Thanks.

Thank you.

Mmm, that's good.

Yes, it is.

Almost as good as we had back home on Earth.

Whoops.

Wildstar, what is that?

The Gamilon fleet!

Come in!

Captain!

Captain Avatar!

The Gamilon fleet is approaching!

I know.

Sir, aren't we gonna fight them off?

Calm down, Wildstar.

We'll continue with the repair work.

That still comes first.

Huh?

The asteroid rocks are proving a good defence measure for the ship.

And Sandor has even more uses for this asteroid belt.

Captain, we're coming within the Gamilon's radar range.

0.5 degrees.

All right, everyone to their posts.

Strange-looking ship.

I wonder how they did it.

It's probably some primitive trick known only to Earth people.

Only they would think of covering their ships with asteroids.

Their tricks are no match for our superiority.

Start firing!

We can't take this.

We've got to fight back!

Captain, enemy ship's at the rear, too!

Yes, it's a full attack.

Tell the repair crew to come inside immediately.

Sandor, how long will the rocks hold on?

They might not hold on much longer.

I think it's time to switch to the ring.

Good idea.

Let's reverse polarity.

Yes, sir.

Wildstar, full power to reactor.

Start the polarity reactors now.

[Wildstar] I hope this works.

Reverse polarity!

Reverse polarity!

They've lost the protective cover that the rocks gave them.

-Colonel... -Bane, you fool, I can see that!

This is our opportunity to finally get to Starforce.

Their trick failed, and now it's our turn.

Desslok will know what kind of men we are.

We'll be heroes!

Captain, the asteroid ring is giving us perfect protection.

It's a great success.

You call that a success?

We're just sitting here.

Wildstar, we need a good strong defence, too.

We can't always be on the offensive the way you'd like us to be.

Commander, we're not hitting the Argo.

That asteroid ring protects them.

Bane, I can see that.

We're going to have to step up our attack.

It's now or never.

While we've been searching for the Argo, her captain has been repairing his ship.

And when they're finished, they'll be able to use their cursed wave motion gun again.

And you know what that can do to us.

It's our last chance to get the Argo and return as heroes.

You'd like Leader Desslok to give you a medal, wouldn't you, friend Bane?

Enemy vessels dead ahead.

I wonder what they're up to.

They're coming in from the starboard side too.

And from the port side.

Now it's time.

Venture, release the asteroid ring.

Let it fly at the Gamilons.

Yes, sir.

Augh! It's coming right at us!

It's going to crash into us.

We're going to crash into them.

Wildstar, fire the rocket anchor.

What?

Fire the rocket anchor into that ship's hull.

Yes, sir.

Rocket anchors, fire!

[Venture] That was close.

Good use of the rocket anchor.

Thanks.

[Narrator] After escaping the Gamilon attack, the repair work on the Argo is quickly completed.

And the Starforce sets forth once again on the long journey to Iscandar.

Can they get there and back in time?

Or will the evil Gamilons succeed in stopping them?

Hurry, Starforce.

There are only 338 days left.

♪ We're off in outer space Protecting Mother Earth ♪

♪ To save the human race ...OUR STAR BLAZERS! ♪

♪ Danger lurking everywhere But we know we got to dare ♪

♪ Evil men with evil schemes They can't destroy all our dreams ♪

♪ We must be strong and brave Our home we got to save ♪

♪ We must make the fighting cease So Mother Earth will be at peace ♪

♪ Through all the fire and the smoke We will never give up hope ♪

♪ If we can win the Earth will survive We'll keep peace alive with ♪

♪ OUR STAR BLAZERS ♪