Kouji suspects that Daisuke is not human. He confronts him but Daisuke brushes him aside and refuses to answer the question. Kouji gets confirmation of his suspicion after Daisuke saves Danbei and the TFO by making an impossible jump off the back of a horse into the TFO. At the time the flying saucer was probably 30 to 40 feet off the ground.
Kouji goes with Daisuke to visit Dr. Umon who tells him about how Daisuke, whose real name is Duke Fleed, came to Earth after the planet Fleed was destroyed by the Vegans. The people of Fleed had given up war and were defenseless against the Vegans. The Vegans built Grendizer using technology developed by the people of Fleed. Daisuke stole it to prevent the Vegans from using it for evil.
The leaders of the Vegan forces, Colonel Blacki and General Gandal meet to discuss how to handle Grendizer. He is the only obstacle to them taking over the Earth. They get a video call from King Vega who insists that they deal with Grendizer. At one point during the conversation Gandal's face splits open and a tiny woman comes out from within to give Blacki orders.
The name and appearance of Colonel Blacki strike me as being at the very least racially insensitive. He doesn't look human but he is dark-skinned.
In the second half of the episode the Vegans attack. Kouji wants to join the fight but Daisuke knocks him out before he gets into Grendizer. Daisuke and Grendizer don't have any trouble dealing with the small Vegan attack craft. Saucer Beast Gamegame gives Daisuke considerably more trouble. It attaches itself to Grendizer in such a way that the Grendizer robot cannot launch from the saucer section of the ship.
The Saucer Beast is about to crash the two into the ground when Kouji shows up and blasts the saucer beast with some missiles. Daisuke and Grendizer are able to deal the saucer beast a death blow fairly quickly once they are free from the its grip. Daisuke and Kouji shake hands after the Vegans have been defeated and agree to be friends and work together to defend the Earth.
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