[country music playing]
- To the end of the world.
♪ ♪
- Why is today a day of doom, love?
- Every day we are under Union rule is a day of doom.
- [scoffs]
The Union is the only reason
you have food on your table, dyke.
- Wrong, Oleg. I'm pansexual.
- Yeah? You're a whore.
- Let us get to the fighting, yes?
- I fight men!
Ow! Oh!
- Ah! Ooh!
♪ ♪
- Ugh!
- Bull's ear! Eye. Bullseye!
[alarm blaring]
- Union forces are attacking Polity-controlled New York.
Deaths are already in the thousands,
and easily exceed that. - As I said,
to the end of the world.
- There is an incredible amount
of destruction, and nobody is--
[upbeat electronic dance music]
♪ ♪
[electronic beeping]
[somber music]
♪ ♪
- Oleg cried, then the war went hot.
Speaking of you running for your emotions,
we had a deal to talk.
- [speaking Japanese]
- You know, my friend, I do have some experience
with what it is to feel like my body is lying to me.
I really do think I can help restore your avatar.
- No shit.
But clearly you've ignored something for too long.
- Wow, you are so afraid of being vulnerable
that your subconscious made you female?
- [stifled grunt]
- Where did you get the stupid idea
that vulnerability is inherently feminine?
- Then I guess your avatar will remain female forever.
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- He clearly influenced you,
but I don't think he caused your change.
I'm not sure.
Maybe we need to dig deeper into your past.
- I don't mean your "accidental erection in gym" memories.
I mean the ones you rarely look at.
Are you scared to visit your past?
- Physical manifestation of emotional armor?
Well played, subconscious.
- Ah.
Progress.
- The Polity draws close to reclaim the Anvil
in which we sit. But what will they do
when the land they seek to conquer
is soon uninhabitable?
Holons for the wealthy, hollow death for the rest?
That is not salvation. The Polity has already lost.
They've lost humanity, man and magnanimity.
When they attack again, we will fight again,
for the evolution of our existence,
so that one day, we may all Ascend into the Flow
and know eternal life. Together!
[cheers and applause]
- I did not know you could enter a temple
without spontaneously combusting, Dr. Jha.
- Fortunately, only garlic or a stake works on me,
Brother Sugiyama.
They really believe all of that.
- They do, as do I.
- And what becomes of people who don't Ascend?
- They are lost. To dust returned.
I know you don't want that for humanity.
You want as much as I to stop death in her tracks.
We'll continue your great quest, together.
- Salvation for all. Find eternal life in the Flow.
- Our Martian utopia is 91% complete.
- Ugh. Every day, it gets clearer
why neither side wanted this little slice of hell.
- When I was in the Ether,
I heard them bastards got another Ferryman
and made a necklace from his toes.
[explosions]
- Ugh.
[electronic music]
♪ ♪
[sighs] Fuck you, reality.
♪ ♪
- Welcome to the Ether public lobby, DJ Hot Shit.
Want the usual?
- You have easily best Etherhandle.
And smile.
- I know. Now buzz off.
♪ ♪
Julian!
[electronic static]
Huh?
- Huh?
- My brother! He's still alive!
- Our Holon frames will overwhelm Tate's Nemesii.
Once we patch the Hammer System,
we'll destroy the smoke.
-- I don't see the gen: - Lock team on the board.
- Given the Holon frames' success
and Chase's insolence,
- gen: - Lock may not be of use anymore.
- General, even our best information technology
specialists don't come close to Cammie.
We need her expertise to implement the Hammer patch.
The Holon frames can't escort her.
As to Chase's tone, I know Chase.
He will always fight for the Polity.
- Their Holons have been repaired.
[loud banging on door]
- Ugh, no.
[knocking on door]
[suspenseful music]
♪ ♪
- I know you're dealing with some shite,
so I made you something.
I don't know why she's here, though.
- Chase, I'm here to check on you.
- Cookies! Because I got a memory of yours
where your mom made cookies when you were sad.
- I don't eat, Cammie.
- Correction, you couldn't.
That's what I invented a neuro-simulator
that imitates the dopamine rush real food gives you.
Same basic concept as the patch I made so Kazu and Val
could get digital drunk.
- Chase, let's talk while you try one.
- I don't feel like talking.
- They're ultra-super-duper tasty.
- I don't want you in my mind!
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- You are not yourself, Chase. You need to do something.
- You're right, Yaz. I do.
[loud banging]
- Baby, can you get the door? - Yeah, Ma.
[suspenseful music]
♪ ♪
- Vulnerability is hard at first.
Hell, talking about my parents is scary for me too.
- [laughs]
- Kazu, look at that moment with adult eyes.
Your father endured that hell to provide for you.
That is strength. This is weakness.
- Fucking cunt! What is this?
- Please! I'll clean it!
I'm--I'm sorry.
- [yells]
- We both went through it, now.
- Hmm?
Hmm.
[gentle music]
♪ ♪
- You want to come out? So, come out!
[ominous music]
♪ ♪
- [growling]
[roars]
♪ ♪
[disquieting music]
What are you?
- We're going inside.
You'll thank me, in the end.
- [yelling]
- [roaring]
♪ ♪
- Ahh!
♪ ♪
- [yells] - [roaring]
[electronic static]
[banging on door]
- [screams]
- Oh, RoboShogun! You have my heart!
- [laughs]
- So cool!
- This war takes its toll on us all.
[chiming]
- We've been called back in. We're taking back the Anvil.
- To the end of the war.
[somber music]
♪ ♪
- Come, see how the Polity wars.
- They're here? I don't see them.
- They're cloaked. Hammer System status.
- Prepped and ready to fire, General.
♪ ♪
- Air units, engage.
All others, stand by. See you at home.
♪ ♪
- All units, engage!
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- So broken are the souls in Marin's machines
they would return themselves to dust for nothing.
[soft dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- You won't get her.
♪ ♪
- After this, I'm done fighting.
- To the end of the war.
♪ ♪
[electronic static]
- Holon frames, engage on all fronts.
-gen: - Lock, get Cammy to the Hammer.
- Copy. Cammie, we got you covered.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
That's our move!
♪ ♪
- I'm not here for you. - Hmm?
- So kindly stop fucking shooting at me, okay?
♪ ♪
- Bullseye!
- Underground units, engage.
Air and ground units, fall back.
-gen: - Lock, patch the Hammer now.
♪ ♪
- Where's Cammie?
- Up here.
- Why didn't you stay with us?
- Because all you do anymore is fucking yell at me,
and I don't need you. There.
I patched the Hammer System. The Polity's got it back.
-- Good work, gen: - Lock. Fall back.
Underground units and the Hammer System are in play.
♪ ♪
- Their entire army is on the field.
Engage the Hammer System.
- The Hammer System is not responding, sir.
Operational integrity has been compromised.
Your orders, sir?
Sir? Sir?
- Ascend everyone. Polity and Union.
Death shall have no feast today.
[somber music]
♪ ♪
- [gasps softly]
♪ ♪
- Able, ready the Hammer System to target the smoke.
Welcome to the hard part of the job, Major.
- Hammer System, fire.
♪ ♪
- Ahh!
[melancholy music]
♪ ♪
- They are murdering Heaven itself.
- Come, let us build Twilight, together.
- Yes.
All units withdraw.
♪ ♪
Sister Jha, you've no idea
the hope you've gifted me in this moment.
- Hope? We've lost the Anvil
and are no better off for having had it!
- Enough.
Go, take the elevator to the tunnels.
I will be there soon.
[soft music]
♪ ♪
No firewall can prevent me
from exposing Holcroft's biggest lie
to the one who needs to see it most.
Welcome home, General Marin.
- Who are you? Say it.
- Ah!
[screams]
♪ ♪
[screams]
Hmm?
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- Ahh! Ahh!
- [screams]
[somber music]
♪ ♪
[notification beeping]
- Uptime warning. Back to the ship.
♪ ♪
My God. - [dissonant shrieking]