Commander Minao arrives on the Vegan base on the dark side of the moon. She is tasked with destroying Grendizer. The plan is for her to attack and attach Gil Gil, her giant robo, to Grendizer and then blow them both up. Commander Minao is not Vegan. She is from the Planet Ruby. She must complete this mission if she doesn't want Planet Ruby, her home, to be attacked by the forces of Vega.
Commander Minao successfully engages Grendizer and attaches Gil Gil to Grendizer but her attempt to destroy Grendizer doesn't work out as planned. The two giant robots crash to Earth. Duke Fleed gets out and tries talking to Commander Minao but she attacks him with a sword. He manages to knock her out and brings her back to the ranch.
Daisuke and the others at the ranch try to make Minao feel welcome. They give her a dress to wear. They dance for her. She can't forget the promise she made to destroy Duke Fleed and Grendizer. She goes running off into the night, back to Gil Gil. She contacts Blacki and he reminds her of her commitment to destroy to Duke Fleed and Grendizer.
Daisuke catches up to Minao. He overheard her conversation with Blacki. She recognizes that he is Duke Fleed. She wants to kill him but she senses the goodness in him and can't bring herself to do it.
Later that night she changes back into her uniform and makes one final attempt at killing Daisuke. He is asleep at the time but wakes up just in time to dodge the blade she tries to stab him with. She flees and attempt to return to the Vegan mothership. Blacki refuses to accept her return and attacks her. She is shot and crashes on Earth. She survives long enough for Daisuke to get to her but dies in his arms.
Thoughts
This has got to be the most complex episode yet and by far my favorite up to this point. The scene where Daisuke, Kouji, and the others dance for Minao was bizarre. The show still isn't great but I'm hopeful that there will be more intereting episodes like this one.
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