UFO Robo Grendizer 1.07

Even If I Lose My Life

Captain Gorman of the Special Guard is sent to Earth by the Great Vega to inspect the Vegan forces there. He judges them to be inadequate and even though Blacki doesn't like it he is forced by General Gandal to follow Captain Gorman's orders.

Daisuke wakes up in a cold sweat that night sensing that something is about to happen. His fears prove to be correct. Captain Gorman, in saucer beast Jin Jin, comes looking for Duke Fleed and Grendizer. Daisuke recognizes the insignia on the saucer beast as that of the Special Guard, who destroyed his home planet.

Daisuke transforms into Duke Fleed and attacks the Vegan forces. Grendizer's weapons prove to be useless against Jin Jin. Duke Fleed is forced to retreat. Captain Gorman returns to the main space Vegan battle ship but before he leaves he releases some probes that locate Grandizer's home base.

Kouji and Professor Umon notice the probes. Kouji uses the TFO to destroy the probes and then hanges around to fight Captain Gorman and Jin Jin. They are no match for the superior Vegan forces. Duke Fleed and Grendizer join the fight but they don't prove to be anymore successful than Kouji and the TFO.

Jin Jin is about to destroy Grendizer when the minifos, under the command of Blacki, attack and critically injure Captain Gorman and Jin Jin. Grendizer is able to finish off the enemy now that Jin Jin is badly damaged.

Blacki reports back to General Gandal, informing him of Captain Gorman's death although he doesn't say anything about his role in it. His motivations are clear. He wants the glory of defeating Grendizer and had no use for Captain Gorman.

Thoughts

It's unclear how the minifos were able to critically injure Jin Jin. They hit Jin Jin from behind when it and Captain Gorman were getting ready to destroy Grendizer but that still doesn't explain why their armaments were successful where Grendizer's were not.

This is one of the more interesting episodes, mostly because for once the enemy does not seem to be united. This episode also introduces the Special Guard.