Needless (ニードレス)

One-two and it's the starting run

Broad-minded enough to associate with all

A momentum that lies beyond rust

A movie star with a composed face

A dazzling rock star

Blow away the rank-and-file

We're modern strange cowboy

Are you ready to the action?

Ain't no walls in front of me

Do you have any function?

Orders are back to the fire

It's beyond description

Insanity

The will can't be ignored

Don't mince any words

Wrap your arms around this 39C° body heat

Live beyond the present, cowboy

So that this flower that has bloomed anew

Won't scatter

Live, cowboy

Dash beyond the present, cowboy

Sometime in the 21st century,

World War III suddenly erupts.

Not just Tokyo, but multiple other cities are targeted for bombing,

and enveloped in crimson hellfire.

Half a century passes...

The former blast center, contaminated, remains isolated from the other cities,

creating a black hole in the Tokyo nightscape.

This area is dubbed the "Black Spot."

BLACK SPOT

ADAM BLADE

2130 ~ Japan

Stand your ground!

They may be Needless, but you can still blow their heads off!

It's been a while,

O members of the Resistance.

She has psychokineses...

Damn!

It's magic!

Fourth Wave!

Looks like you've finished things on your end.

All that remains are the siblings, eh?

Weakness is so...

pitiful, isn't it?

Why? We had so many companions, but...

Cruz!

Sis!

Run faster!

They'll catch us!

Cruz!

It's no good.

It was a trap.

We had all those companions,

but they didn't stand a chance against THEM.

It... It's all over.

Idiot! You want to die in a place like this?

Needless Hunting Machine TESTAMENT

Use this to get out of here.

But what about you, Sis?

I'll be fine.

I have my powers.

I have my Fragment.

Go, Cruz!

Sis!

Heat Explosion!

HEAT EXPLOSION

Sis!

Sis...

G...

God!

A...

A priest?

If that thing is following you, then you're a Needless, right?

No, sir.

What? No, sir.

Mr. Priest!

Incredible! He stopped a Testament!

Run, kid!

Sure enough, it's impossible for a normal human to beat one.

It's the latest model, upgraded to wipe out the Needless.

He can't compete!

Kid, jump!

I've been waiting for a chance to bring this boy out.

Eat this!

Mr. Priest!

Is it true that Blade is back?

Yeah...

He was badly hurt, but he seems to have gotten better.

Huh?

Anyway, I'll be home soon.

Oh, so you're awake, Blade?

Gido...

Talk about a surprise.

Dragging yourself in here with your body in such a state...

That kid...

I wonder if he is really just a priest?

He used a suicide attack to destroy the Testament's armor, stopping it.

He was terribly injured and collapsed.

Not even my sister could make a single dent in that Testament.

Sis...

Sis!

Mr. Priest, are you better already?

That was no big deal.

Huh?! But you bled so much!

That's impressive.

You tracked me all the way here.

Uh, no, it wasn't so...

Shoot, what a friggin' pain.

Yahoo!

Eve?

Blade!

Sparkly!

Hey, why don't you watch what you're doing?!

Why don't you?!

How terrible! Who could do something like this?

As I said, you.

Sis!

Huh?

It was a dream...

Who're you callin' "Sis"?!

That's enough.

Honestly, these two cause such a ruckus.

Oh, Gido!

We should introduce ourselves.

I'm Blade.

This is Gido, a scientist.

I owe him a lot, dating way back.

And this is...

I'm Eve Neuschwanstein.

It's a bit long, so just call me "Honored Miss Eve Neuschwanstein."

That's longer. Longer!

And what is your name?

It's Cruz, Cruz Schild.

I'll call you "Yamada" for short, okay?

Yamada I'll call you "Yamada" for short, okay?

Yamada You're havin' a dig at him, aren't you?

Yamada

Why were you being followed by that Testament?

I...

I'm a member of the group that attacked Simeon's leader.

Simian?

Simian Simeon Simian?

Simian Simeon It's Simeon.

It's Simeon.

A pharmaceutical company that has risen to prominence in the past few years.

They've put their building right in the middle of the Black Spot.

Their leader is...

Adam Arklight.

Mr. Arklight...

It appears that a Testament was destroyed in Sector S20.

A Testament?

We have the last image it sent.

Pictured here is one Cruz Schild, a young member of the Resistance.

A priest?

Perhaps that priest is the one who destroyed the Testament.

So, he is a Needless?

No, no such powers were found to have been used.

Very well, inform Uten and Saten.

Have them kill this priest.

Right now.

Sir!

Do you guys know of "Needless hunting"?

Yeah, I've heard of it.

You mean the Needless being targeted by someone or something, yes?

They say some of them turn up with parts cut out of their bodies.

Yes, what's more,

even innocent bystanders are getting caught up in this and killed.

And Simeon's behind it all!

We...

Four hundred of us stood together and tried to kill Arklight, their leader.

I was the only one who escaped.

So, you did that!

Wh... What are you doing?! Whoa, that was a punch...

Because of what you guys did, Whoa, that was a punch...

now teriyaki steaks are out all over the place!

Teriyaki Steak Testament now teriyaki steaks are out all over the place!

Teriyaki Steak Testament You mean "Testaments."

You mean "Testaments."

Because of him, whole areas have been burnt to the ground!

B... But...

It's because of Simeon's interference with the Black Spot,

and a desire to do away with Simeon's violence and exploitation that the Resistance...

Shut up!

Quit your damn complaining, Yamada!

It's "Cruz."

Shut up, Yamada! It's "Cruz."

I don't care if it's simians or primates that you're after...

It's "Simeon."

In any case, you were the ones that made this whole thing blow up!

And you couldn't even do anything, so you just left your friends and ran!

Sis...

People like you really are good for nothing.

You're needless!

Sitting there whimpering...

"Sis", you say?

Got a thing for your sis, you pervert?!

Hey, Cruz!

What's his problem?

Sis...

Don't you worry.