Yoroi-Shinden Samurai Troopers (鎧真伝サムライトルーパー)

Now, for real this time.

We shall manifest the Armor of the Supreme Emperor!

Um, can I ask something first?

Didn't, uh, Inmei from the Divine World say

we all have to be in sync for that?

So, what's the point of the ritu—

How many times must I tell you?!

Yikes.

You need to strengthen your armor first, or you'll never be able to pull it off!

Sorry!

Nomaku sanmanda, nomaku sanmanda,

nomaku sanmanda, nomaku sanmanda,

nomaku sanmanda, nomaku sanmanda.

Now, Armor of the Supreme Emperor, rise again!

VOID OF THE FIVE SKANDHAS, LIGHT BEAM FLASH, MIND CLEAR, UNPARALLELED, VIGOR AND VITALITY

What's all this?

"My Uncle Ear"?

You read it "Mind Clear." It's probably your supreme art.

My what?

VOID OF THE FIVE SKANDHAS, LIGHT BEAM FLASH, MIND CLEAR, UNPARALLELED, VIGOR AND VITALITY

Mastering your element's supreme art will unleash your armor's true power.

Oh no! They're fading out!

Crap! I haven't memorized mine yet!

Mind Clear. Void of the Five Skandhas. Vigor and Vitality.

Unparalleled. Light Beam Flash.

Okay, so if we master those moves,

we can summon the Armor of the Supreme Emperor?

Probably.

No.

Don't summon the Armor of the Supreme Emperor!

Someone here is deceiving us so they can steal the armor for themselves!

Commander Nasti Yagyu.

LISTENING IN

We've collected all of the Three Sacred Treasures.

I've followed your instructions all this time.

Now it's your turn to keep your end of the bargain.

Who are you talking to?

What do you mean?

Don't try to play dumb.

The Jewel of Conquest can communicate with other worlds, can't it?

Who are you working with?

If you won't say, I'll answer for you.

The one pulling your strings...

is Demon Emperor Ramaga.

EPISODE IX OUTBREAK

What does she mean about you working with Ramaga?

Would you give us an explanation that makes sense?

It all started more than five years ago.

Yoshie Uesugi brought this to the DST.

My granny did?

She said she'd found it in front of her home, along with a note.

"For one chosen as a Samurai Trooper."

"Chosen"? Granny said something about that before she died.

Yoshie read that note and realized you were no ordinary orphan.

But she didn't want to put you in harm's way.

So that's why she was against me being a Samurai Trooper...

Then the Sword of Domination was sent to me.

When I investigated, I learned

they were two of the Three Sacred Treasures revered in the Divine World.

And so Ryo searched for the remaining one, the Mirror of Supremacy.

Going by Kaito's and Shion's pasts, I suspected the Forest of Truth.

That was probably when Ryo saved you two brothers.

But then the barrier against the demons failed...

And the original Samurai Troopers went to the Demon World.

While there,

Ryo was possessed by Ramaga, and his comrades were captured.

Some time afterward, I suddenly heard a voice through the jewel.

If you wish to save your friends, do as I say.

From that day on, I followed Ramaga's orders

to get Ryo and the captured Troopers back.

Hang on.

You mean you sent us to the Demon World three years ago on Ramaga's orders?!

He needed to seal the Sword of Domination's power

until Gai could wield it.

So Ramaga temporarily stripped the sword of potency himself.

Don't give me this crap!

You sacrificed them all for that?!

Stop it!

I had no other choice.

I wonder about that.

What are you doing?! Give that back!

Do you still not get it?

The jewel is possessing you.

Maybe you started out trying to save the original Troopers,

but when it cost so many lives and pushed Tokyo to the brink of ruin,

you became dependent on the jewel's magic.

Touching it put your mind at ease.

Then, when the Divine World told me "those I trust" would be cursed,

they meant Nasti?

Hey, old man. Say something already.

I'm not letting you get your way. You got that?

I don't need any "Armor of the Supreme Emperor" to kick your ass!

Gai remains lacking.

Who will be the next sacrifice?

The Last-Namers are sacrifices to make the prince stronger?

Why didn't you tell us, Saizo?!

Hold your horses. Don't blame Saizo.

He was only following Emperor Ramaga's orders.

And that makes it okay to stab us in the back?

It makes no sense to divide Last-Namers and First-Namers in the first place

E-Easy for you to say, Sei. You're in the First Name Group.

What?

W-We Last-Namers always felt inferior to you guys.

We were different from the start.

Mochizuki... I didn't know you felt that way.

Enough.

I'm more worried that Kakei and Mochizuki will be sent after the prince next.

We've got to help them without Emperor Ramaga finding ou—

Mind your own business.

We of the Last Name Group are sinners.

Our crimes in the Human World made us demons.

This is part of our fate.

Supreme Art:

Vigor and Vitality!

Unparalleled!

Void of the Five Skandhas.

Where's your spirit?!

Shion! The least you could do is try!

You're the one who said that most things work out if you shout loud enough!

I'm telling you, it's nuts to think that will help us master our supreme arts.

What's your problem?!

We haven't got time to think, and you know it!

We've got less than ten hours till the deadline!

That's ten days in the virtual world.

Oh, shut up.

What are you doing, Shion?

I'm taking a break.

Whatever, old-timer.

Hang on. Where'd Gai go?

He's holed up in the dojo.

He said he wants to master the Sword of Domination.

Speaking of Gai, something's been bothering me.

Yeah?

What if the sword possesses people like the jewel and the mirror do?

If you've got time to dwell on crap you can't think your way out of,

spend it working on your supreme art.

Let's go!

Vigor and Vitality!

Unparalleled!

Void of the Five Skandhas.

You phoned that in even more than last time!

Hey.

Did you get a weird feeling when you used this thing in the Demon World?

I did.

I was strangely elated.

But then my memory grows hazy.

I blacked out.

Shun! Tadayoshi! Seiun!

The next thing I knew, my teammates were on the ground in front of me.

I thought so.