Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX

Arcadia, blast off!

A ray of light rises up from the Earth below,

and the flag is hoisted aloft, soaring high above.

The roaring of the cosmic ocean, the waves of island debris...

Crossing through these things, we journey on.

I take hold of the helm, doing as my heart bids me.

The things I live for are the things I am fighting for.

Living for our dreams, living for our love,

moving onwards from star to star,

is the reason for our setting sail.

ikari wo agero chikyuu kara

takaku kakagero ano hata wo

uchuu no uminari hoshikuzu no nami

koete tabidatsu oretachi sa

kaji wo tore kokoro no mama ni

ikiru koto wa tatakau koto sa

yume ni iki ai ni iki

hoshi kara hoshi e to

oretachi no funade da

Long ago, the seas of Earth were conquered.

People have staked their dreams on spreading out into the second sea of space.

With the future of their new world at stake,

people have expanded their sphere of existence, planet after planet.

And Man came to call his greatly widened world the Solar Federation.

The Solar Federation

The Solar Federation...

stretching as far as distant Andromeda;

it truly was a magnificent new world.

However, Man's expanded world...

was suddenly attacked by an advanced lifeform, and defeated.

That lifeform... was the Illumidas.

Third space shock cannon damaged!

Damage to starboard engine room!

The defeated people retreated back to Earth once again.

The people left behind on other planets knew no hope.

Though they fawned upon the Illumidas people,

they lived crawling upon the soil.

Both law and order disappeared from the universe.

It was a lawless ocean, where the strong fed upon the meat of the weak.

We're escaping to Earth!

Everyone, hurry up and get aboard!

Hurry up!

However, in this dark era of oppression,

there were two men who took up the challenge of battle with hearts full of pride.

I've been looking for you, Harlock!

How do you know my name?

There's no one on Earth who doesn't know the glorious name...

of the one who remained a thorn in the Illumidas' side until the end.

Harlock, this ship... it's a ship to realize our dreams.

A ship to realize our dreams?

That's right. I built this ship, and I want you to be her captain.

My dream, Arcadia...

Hmm? Arcadia?

All right, we'll head to Arcadia in this ship!

Arcadia? You mean paradise?

That's right. Under this flag.

The Arcadia will fly this Jolly Roger?

Yes! I intend to fight until I become only bones.

We'll raise our flag and go!

Release all circuit shields!

Armament system reactor circuit, safety off!

Cylinder oscillation rate, sixty million per second!

All normal! Accelerate to full speed ahead!

Arcadia, blast off!

Arcadia, blast off!

Emeraldas, my friend, we'll meet again someday in the sea of stars.

Illumidas/Earth Federation Government Defense Bureau

Code number: S-00999.

Name: Harlock.

Outlaw. Departed from Earth.

Whereabouts unknown.

Code number: S-00998.

Name: Toshiro Oyama, A.K.A. Tochiro.

Engineer. Outlaw. Departed from Earth.

Whereabouts unknown.

Code number: X-00001.

Name: Queen Emeraldas.

Outlaw. Departed from Earth.

Whereabouts unknown.

Code number: Shadow X.

Name: Unknown. Crime: Threat at large.

Whereabouts unknown.

One hundred million Gallos will be awarded to the captor...

of the aforementioned persons, dead or alive.

They think they can capture Harlock and Emeraldas that easily?

Mama, Harlock will be coming back someday, right?

He'll come back on the Arcadia and save us, right?

That's right! Harlock will return!

The Arcadia is a man's ship!

Harlock will definitely come back someday!

Move it, move it, move it!

By the way, is that story about the Arcadia being found the truth?

Yeah, it's the truth. Our spy called in.

Is the spy an Earthman?

An Earthman left behind on an old Solar Federation Colony Planet.

Earthmen selling out Earthmen, eh?

That's the pitiful situation they're in.

That's why they lost to us Illumidas.

The Arcadia has been detected at the Pleiades star cluster,

ten degrees from the Ortez star system,

one thousand twenty megalo kilometers and closing...

from the former Solar Federation Colony Planet Meshiras.

Why've they shown up there?

Even pirates need food and water.

Eventually, they have to deal with that somewhere.

The Pleiades star cluster...

In terms of spatial distances, that's not very far from Earth.

The fools.

Hey!

If you've got time to talk to yourself, you aren't doing your job properly!

Damn worthless Earthman...

How'd you like to be out there alone?

You want to try and bring down Harlock?

Planet Meshiras... what a worthless world!

It's cold...

Anything's fine. Please give me food!

Are you fine with just that? What about water?

Harlock: code number S-00999. Outlaw.

Are you trying to get the reward money?

So you're going to do Harlock in, eh?

You don't look like you could kill one ant!

Don't laugh! I'm serious!

You're serious, but Harlock's a pretty serious opponent.

Why don't you go home to suckle your mama!

What!

What the...?!

If you want someone to waste time with, will you allow me?

Damn you!

Hey!

You weren't lying, were you, boy?

If you knew where Harlock would show up, would you promise to kill him?

Yeah!

Tomorrow, Harlock and the Arcadia will be landing in Death Valley...

to replenish their water.

I got it. Thank you.

If you're hungry, I can get you something.

Why don't you eat and pay me later?

I don't take charity!

You're going to get it in the end!

What a fool!

If you've got the time to waste laughing, why don't you people go gunning for Harlock?

Don't you all want the money?

This is code number RS-229.

Newest report: Meshiras time: 6 a.m.

Harlock and the Arcadia will be setting down in Death Valley.

Roger.