Eagle Riders (2) · Episode 2
Debut! Gatcha Spartan
1979-10-1425 min
Egobossler's first attack, backed up by one of Zed's giant mechs, completely startles out heroes. Ken, Jun, Jinpei and Ryu rush to the scene of the battle (leaving Joe behind to quietly expire). The mech is too powerful, and the New Godphoenix is completely trashed in the first skirmish with Egobossler. Fortunately, Chief Engineer Saburo Kamo is waiting in the wings with brand new mechs. With only one problem: the new vehicles need five operators to combine. It's up to Joe, who upon hearing the phrase, "Gallactor has returned," will crawl on his final strength to rejoin the team…
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1New Dark Clouds1979-10-0725 minWeeks after the dust settles from Sosai X's destruction, a tiny fragment of the alien revives and begins to rebuild itself into Sosai Zed. Using the remains of an old shipyard, Zed builds a vast mechanical pyramid fortress and levitates it over the ocean. Meanwhile, the rest of the world quits rebuilding from the wreckage of the thwarted Solar Shift Plan and go back to what they do best: waging war. We meet Count Egobossler, successful ruler of a growing number of territories, and an aspiring megalomaniac. Egobossler meets Sosai Zed, who decides to use Egobossler's brilliant military tactics…2Debut! Gatcha Spartan1979-10-1425 minEgobossler's first attack, backed up by one of Zed's giant mechs, completely startles out heroes. Ken, Jun, Jinpei and Ryu rush to the scene of the battle (leaving Joe behind to quietly expire). The mech is too powerful, and the New Godphoenix is completely trashed in the first skirmish with Egobossler. Fortunately, Chief Engineer Saburo Kamo is waiting in the wings with brand new mechs. With only one problem: the new vehicles need five operators to combine. It's up to Joe, who upon hearing the phrase, "Gallactor has returned," will crawl on his final strength to rejoin the team…3A Tainted Oasis1979-10-2125 min4The Challenge of the Iron Commandos1979-10-2825 min5Charge! The Terrible Soldiers1979-11-0425 min6Burn! Gatchaman Fencer1979-11-1125 minKen asks the same question viewers have probably been asking since the beginning: "Enough battling the little guys--why can't we meet Egobossler head on?" The Team does, but fails miserably. This episode ends in a very disturbing role reversal scene with Ken--now beyond reason--raging at a laughing Egobossler, and Joe finally having to bring all his strength into play to drag Ken back into the Gatchaspartan.7Steal the Giant Iron Beast1979-11-1825 minThe Kagaku Ninjatai continue their tries at direct confrontation by stealing aboard Zed's tower and facing him directly. This doesn't work either (can we say "outnumbered"?), though they do get in a few good punches.8The Desperate Outlaw Squad1979-11-2525 min9Fear of the Extinction Ray Gun1979-12-0225 min10Danger! Gatchaman Base1979-12-0925 min11The Saturn Limited Express Z-Press1979-12-1625 min12The Order to Destroy the Mantle Base1979-12-2325 min13Violence?! The Decisive Battle of Agrika1980-12-3025 min14Destruction by Fire! Egobossler’s Palace1980-01-0625 min15Hell’s Burning Ambition1980-01-1325 min16A Deadly Butterfly Dances in the Dark1980-01-2025 min17Horror of the Evil Smoke City1980-01-2725 min18The Spectacular Crash of G-11980-02-0325 min19Don’t Touch the Super Stuff!1980-02-1025 minMercenary scientist Professor Gordon develops an indestructible material called Neophryte and decides to sell it to the highest bidder. So he summons agents from both Gallactor (Egobossler's first officer, Kempler) and the ISO (the Gatchaman, naturally) to meet alone on a spot he specifies. Of course Kempler doesn't come alone, but much to both his and Ken's surprise, neither does Ken. While the Gallactors and the rest of the Kagaku Ninjatai take part in a snarling standoff outside, Gordon, Kempler and Ken negotiate. Kempler offers money, while Ken refuses to haggle, stating honor and decency…20Appearance! Terror of the Triple Iron Beast1980-02-1725 min21Angry Joe! Fright of the Flaming Bird1980-02-2425 min22Order to Blast the Satellite1980-03-0225 min23The Evil of Mechaland1980-03-0925 min24A Warrior’s Pride1980-03-1625 min25Sky Riders from Hell1980-03-2325 minOne of Egobossler's old friends and colleagues Oncain, is also the last man on Earth who knows Count Egobossler's deep, dark secrets. The Kagaku Ninjatai get to Oncain first and try to convince him to stay away from Egobossler, but the man will have nothing of it. He invites the Team to go fox-hunting and with his two children, Michael and Mary, and as they're distracted, arranges to meet with Egobossler. The inevitable showdown with Egobossler and his special Skyrider command is spectacular, but even Ken and Joe at their best can't prevent Ego from gunning down his man. Joe comes round the…26G-1 Enraged! A New Way to Kill1980-03-3025 min27The Mystery of Egobossler’s Birth1980-04-0625 min28Desperate Fight! Valley of Betrayal1980-04-1325 min29Cruelty! The Separation of Brother and Sister1980-04-2025 min30The Creeping Alien1980-04-2725 min31Runaway! The Great Train Chase1980-05-0425 min32Mystery of the Space Pulse1980-05-1125 min33A Promise Kept1980-05-1825 min34Egobossler’s Strategy1980-05-2525 min35The Shadow of Death Approaches G-11980-06-0125 min36Hypershoot Crisis1980-06-0825 min37Revive Gatchaman1980-06-1525 min38Bracelet of Friendship1980-06-2225 min39Downfall! Count Egobossler1980-06-2925 min40Surprise Attack of the Mecha Waterspout1980-07-0525 min41Collapse! Gatchaman Base1980-07-1225 min42The Death of Chief Nambu1980-07-1925 min43The Destruction of Gallatown1980-07-2625 min44The Space Devil Draws Near1980-08-0325 min45Threat of the Antimatter Planet1980-08-1025 min46G-1 Desperate for High Power1980-08-1725 min47Earth Extinction! 3 2 11980-08-2425 min48Gatchaman Eternal1980-08-3125 minThe Team searches for Zed in his tower, and are thrown around like playthings. When they finally meet up, they discover what happened to Egobossler: his corpse is pinned against a wall in Zed's main chamber, run through by his own sword. At this point, Joe picks up on Zed's vital signs (as Rafael had designed him to) and tracks the alien to his last refuge, where the Kagaku Ninjatai battle to destroy him... and fall. Chief Nambu's mysterious pendant (an unanalyzed device he'd instructed Kamo to give to the Team before the last battle) comes into play then, activating the Gatchaspartan and…
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