Armored Trooper Votoms - Stage 3: Deadworld Sunsa (Sub.DVD-R0 9-12 of 16)

Release date: 2001-08-21
Suggested retail price: $99.95
Age rating: 13+

UPC: 064572152055 064572152055

Description:
Volume 1 (Episodes 1-3)

What began in the darkness of asteroid base Lida now leads Chirico and Fyana to the cold depths of space. Awakening in the shuttle they used to escape from the burning jungles of Kummen, they find themselves trapped on a mysterious battleship hurtling through space toward an unknown destination. The guidance and communications systems are locked, and the computer refuses to identify the owner of the vessel or how they got there. Now, for the first time ever, Chirico and Fyana are safe and alone with each other.

But even in this quiet setting, f-rces are once again gathering against them. The ship is flying into Balarant-controlled space and the Balarant know who is aboard. Melkian Intelligence officer Rochina is also hot on their trail. And, even more disturbing, however is controlling the ship knows the truth about Chirico's past and is using his own memories to him! The Votoms saga moves into its third stage, with new and devastating revelations awaiting our heroes!

Volume 2 (Episodes 4-6)

Injured during their engagement with the Balarant, Chirico lies dying in the mysterious spaceship. d by visions of his past, he grows more and more withdrawn from Fyana as their ship hurtles further into the Balarant Nonagression Zone. After their autopilot systems are sabotaged by their enemies in an attempt to capture the ship, Fyana decides that there is only one way she can save Chirico... by surrendering herself to the Balarant!

But the best laid plans never work out, especially when Ypsilon and other members of the Secret Society appear in pursuit of their lost Perfect Soldier prototype. When their ship is f-rced down onto a nearby planet, Fyana and a severely weakened Chirico must face Ypsilon in a new deathmatch. But as the Secret Society presses the attack, The Balarant move ever closer...

Volume 3 (Episodes 7-9)

Like a resurfacing nightmare, Chirico recognizes that they are on the planet Sunsa - the site of many intense battles during the Hundred Years War. The worst battle occurred when the Balarant f-rces engaged the Red Shoulder Battalion, a chapter of his bloody past that Chirico desperately wants to forget. But in a desert dyed red with the blood of the war's victims, the ghosts of the past still pursue him.

Reunited with his old friends from Uoodo City, Chirico takes refuge with a band of scrap weapons dealers. But their refuge becomes another trap when the scrap-pickers' leader, Zophie discovers the truth about Chirico's past. Her hatred for the Red Shoulders will lead her on a journey of vengeance that will follow Chirico across the burning, airless surface of Sunsa to a final confrontation with both their pasts. But Chirico has a more pressing problem: Fyana's supply of jijirium has run out... and without it she will die.

Volume 4 (Episodes 10-12)

As Chirico and his friends prepare to meet the Balarant in battle to protect the weakened Fyana, a familiar face makes a surprising comeback. John Paul Rochina has returned, only now he's working with the Balarant! Rochina quickly captures Chirico and gives him an ultimatum: face Ypsilon in a duel to the death and Chirico's friends will go free. It's an offer he literally can't refuse!

But the final battle with Ypsilon raises more questions than it answers. A cave-in traps both men underground and they are f-rced to cooperate if they hope to escape. They see themselves reflected in each other, and both realize that f-rces larger than either of them have locked them into a course of mutual destruction. The time has come for these two warriors to settle things.. And a devastating revelation awaits Chirico at the end of the battle...

(added on 2010-02-03, modified on 2016-09-28)

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