Line #57 Awesome/VoltesVLegacy


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2	* The iconic [[CombiningMecha Volt-In sequence]], perfectly recreating the original shot-by-shot with enough mechanical details that would make even Creator/ShojiKawamori proud, with the famous theme song nearly every Filipino knows playing over the entire scene. Doubly awesome for older fans of the [[Anime/VoltesV 1970s original]] and its 1990s to 2000s reruns.
3	* The [[MemeticMutation memes]] on Dokugaga being the FinalBoss of Voltes V aside[[note]]because it took 11 episodes for ''Voltes V: Legacy'' to finally finish him off[[/note]], their epic battle does [[EstablishingSeriesMoment set the tone]] for the rest of the series on what to expect of the [[MonsterOfTheWeek weekly climactic giant robot battles]] in between the [[ActionFilmQuietDramaScene melodramatic setup episodes]].
4	* Just like with Mitsuyo Go's sacrifice in episode two of the original anime, Mary Ann Armstrong's sacrifice in episode 17, "Rise, Armstrong Brothers", and the subsequent NoHoldsBarredBeatdown of the ''Legacy'' version of Voltes on Vaizanger also makes you want to cheer as Steve, Big Bert, Little John, Mark, and Jamie [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge avenge]] the matriarch of the Armstrong Family, blood or otherwise. Voltes [[NoSell shrugging off]] Vaizanger's punch is a nice touch too.
5	* Though your mileage may vary, many fans might prefer the [[{{Bowdlerise}} robotic version]] of Gardo over his anime version of a Boazanian giant because of how [[Franchise/{{Tekken}} Yoshimitsu-like]] and complex his swordsmanship is.
6	* In "Butterfly Return Technique", not only did Steve Armstrong accomplish the [[BareHandedBladeBlock Butterfly Technique]] by [[BulletCatch catching a bullet]] between two rocks before it could [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill hit him]] like in the original anime. He also justified doing something so reckless by [[AdaptationalExplanation reminding]] [[ForgotAboutHisPowers Big Bert]] they were [[MadeOfIron bullet resistant]].
7	** Also, Steve even did the technique for real with his own sword for good measure to prove that the first time wasn't a fluke.
8	** Finally, the Voltes Team defeated Gardo realistically, catching him off-guard and unarmed for a few seconds, so even if he did get his sword back, he couldn't properly focus enough in time to counter Voltes V's "Laser Sword".
9	** On the other hand, the BladeLock between Voltes V and Gardo is an ''amazing'' sight to behold, followed by a powerful shockwave from the clash of swords. Especially when the Laser Sword breaks through Gardo's sword and body.
10	* For once, the Boazanians [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim pooled their resources]] and used not one but two Beast Fighters to fight Voltes V [[PragmaticVillainy at the same time]] in a [[CommonTacticalGameplayElements pincer attack]].
11	** They then [[SerialEscalation escalated]] things further when [[OurMinotaursAreDifferent Daiga]] and [[TheGreatSerpent Negg]] did their own [[CombiningMecha combination sequence]] just like Voltes V's [[DarkReprise V-Together]] to form [[SuperMode Dainegu]] in a more elaborate way compared to the original anime.
12	** Dainegu even [[BoundAndGagged incapacitated Voltes V]], making it lay on its back by [[ComplexityAddiction stapling its body to the ground]]. Afterwards, it transformed into the ''Legacy'' version of its [[OneWingedAngel third]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9icte9NMFss roller form]] to complete its DeathTrap.
13	** The wheeled Beast Fighter almost even finished the super robot off with a spiked RollingAttack had Voltes not countered with the [[GrapplingHookPistol Chain]] [[RocketPunch Knuckle]].[[note]]''Legacy'' used more team-based tactics to transfer power to the right arm of Voltes to free it versus the anime version, where Dainegu just happened to roll to the side of the immobile Voltes instead of feet-first or head-first, thus the Chain Knuckle counter was more of a happy coincidence than something tactical.[[/note]]
14	* After Dainegu's defeat, the Boazanian generals schemed and came up with a new plan: They built Bombos as a [[WillfullyWeak deliberately weak]] Beast Fighter with the purpose of drawing out Voltes V and scan their Volt Machine components. They explained as much to Zardoz, who was unimpressed at first.
15	** Even though Bombos was easily defeated after its deployment to attack a city where the conference meeting between General Robinson and the world leaders was held there, the seventh Beast Fighter succeeded in [[EnemyScan scanning the Volt Machines]] in the [[TransformationIsAFreeAction Volt-In Sequence into Voltes V]] to send them to Zuhl for study.
16	** Despite being deliberately made weak, Bombos manage to put up a brief fight against Voltes V after completing the scanning instead of running away like its anime counterpart did. To fool Voltes Team and Camp Big Falcon in not suspecting its true purpose other than being another Beast Fighter attack.
17	* Thanks to the scans obtained by Bombos before its demise, the Boazanians create Namazuka who is outfitted with an Anti-Ultra-Electromagnetic Energy device made with the purpose to disrupt the Volt-In Sequence.
18	** [[AdaptationNameChange Namazuka]] becomes the first Beast Fighter to avert the TransformationIsAFreeAction trope from the Voltes Team and did so twice before knocking them out of the sky with their Volt Machines seemingly falling to their doom.[[note]] Fortunately, Dr. Smith orders Chief Kelly to set the Volt Machines into autopilot and bring the unconscious Voltes Team back to Camp Big Falcon.[[/note]]
19	* On the other hand, when the Ultra Marcon device seemingly failed to protect the Volt Machines from Namazuka's anti-ultra-electromagnetic energy attack, Little Jon turns this around by instructing his teammates to follow his lead in [[ReversePolarity reversing the polarity]] and [[AttackReflector redirecting]] the [[MagneticWeapons Ultra Marcon's energy]] mixed with [[CombinedEnergyAttack Namazuka's anti-ultra-electromagnetic energy]] [[CounterAttack towards Namazuka]], destroying the [[HoistByHisOwnPetard device on its head]]. This allows the Voltes Team to finally do the [[CombiningMecha Volt-In]] [[TransformationSequence Sequence]] without interruption and form Voltes V at last, much to the delight of the team and everyone at Camp Big Falcon.
20	** During a fight against Namazuka, Steve uses the [[CallBack late Gardo's slash attack]] through Voltes V's Laser Sword to deflect away Namazuka's mouth cannon attack before firing the Knuckle Missiles in turn.
21	** Unlike Namazungo in the anime[[note]]which exploded after an unceremonious double foot stomp to the head from Voltes V[[/note]], the more insectoid/crustacean Namazuka in ''Legacy'' died with more dignity by getting slashed with the Laser Sword instead of fellow kaiju [[AdaptedOut Gamenza]].
22	* Mark Gordon and Big Bert manage to take down [[AdaptationalLateAppearance Gamera]] by firing their respective Volt Machines' weaponry at the turtle-like Beast Fighter's ChestBlaster mid-charge (as strategized by Jaime), causing Gamera to explode by its [[UseTheirOwnWeaponAgainstThem own weapon to the face]].
23	** It makes the defeat of Gamera more humiliating compared to its counterpart Gamenza in the anime because it didn't get taken down by Voltes V at all.
24	* When [[ActuallyADoombot Android Ned]] chokes [[WouldHurtAChild Little Jon]] like he did when he killed Dr. Smith, Steve arrives and [[BigDamnHeroes intervenes with the assistance]] of Mark Gordon, Jamie Robinson, and Big Bert. The Voltes Team then takes down the android imposter together and keeps him from [[BombDisposal triggering the bomb]] inside the Volt Frigate.
25	* Dr. Hook has his own BigDamnHeroes moment as he does his UnflinchingWalk into Camp Big Falcon while it was under siege. He then assumes command to bring the base's shields back to full operational capacity and disable the Boazanian bomb hidden inside Volt Frigate in short notice.
26	* Even though Little Jon eventually broke formation after he cannot handle it, the "Spin Fly" technique performed by Voltes Team under Dr. Hook's TrainingFromHell routine was ''marvelous'' as the Volt Machines created an ultra-electromagnetic tornado at hypersonic speeds in the skies.
27	* The way Voltes V does the [[FinishingMove V-Slash]] on the triceratops tank that is [[LightningBruiser Zairus]]. The Super Robot slashes the Beast Fighter mid-leap [[SingleStrokeBattle once]] with the [[LaserBlade Laser Sword]] and it's [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe cut in twain]], forming a V of its own as its two halves slide off each other.
28	* The sleek appearance of Zoru as [[PunnyName Zoldier]] in glorious 3D. The KnightInShiningArmor Beast Fighter is among the coolest anime-to-live-action translations that Riot Productions has done, with every detail intricately rendered from its armor to its [[MechanicalHorse Mechanical Unicorn]].
29	** Because Zoldier was too powerful to attack from the front, Steve did a DefensiveFeintTrap, had Zoldier and Geru charge too far, and then made Voltes V [[PragmaticHero attack them from behind]], where they were more vulnerable.
30	** Their death in Voltes V's hands even resulted in a MythologyGag of Voltes [[https://imgur.com/a/k6xSwfD posing behind the shining V-mark]] like in the original anime.
31	* In "Deadly Consequences", the Voltes Team fall for the Boazanians' obvious trap. "[[WhyDontYouJustShootHim Why don't you just shoot them?]]" shenanigans aside, the team show off their mettle in a [[{{Toku}} Tokusatsu-like]] showdown between them and the [[{{Mooks}} Boazanian grunts]] that they made short work out of. This includes an impressive [[WrestlerInAllOfUs Takedown Headscissors]] from Jamie to one of the soldiers.
32	* In "The Strongest Metal", [[YouHaveFailedMe Zuhl's]] [[https://twitter.com/AvenidoStem/status/1684179735943983104 brutal execution]] went from [[TheresNoKillLikeOverkill death by firing squad]] in the anime to... [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice getting stabbed]] with a [[InstantDeathStab sword and dagger]] by Prince Zardoz himself in ''Legacy'', so not much has changed ''[[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi from a certain point of view]]''. In both continuities, Zuhl failed his final [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder test of loyalty]].
33	** Also in "The Strongest Metal", Little Jon Armstrong pulls his own BigDamnHeroes moment by hacking the teleportation console with the assistance of OCTO-1 to rescue the rest of the Voltes Team from the Boazanian trap.
34	* While easily handling them in close range, [[KnightOfCerebus Oslak]] [[NoSell No Sells]] the blaster fire of Boazanian soldiers and the axe strike from Draco with his armor made of [[FantasyMetals Maxingal Alloy]] that he had created. He impresses Prince Zardoz with his demonstration before offering him a [[EquipmentUpgrade new armor upgrade]] using the same material to their newest Beast Fighter: Okozenia.
35	** Before meeting up with Zardoz and his generals, Oslak [[ColonyDrop drops]] [[FlamingMeteor several meteors]] in his [[BigEntrance entrance]] to ''Terra Erthu'' at Camp Big Falcon, which raised its shield to protect everyone inside. He reveals to the prince that the fragments of the meteor shower can [[SuddenLackOfSignal disrupt the radar system]] of Camp Big Falcon, rendering them blind to an [[InTheBack unsuspecting new Beast Fighter attack]] in the form of Okozenia. Although it was [[VillainsActHeroesReact somewhat foiled]] by the Voltes Team, who cleared the debris away with their Volt Machines' weapons, it was still an [[EvilGenius ingenious tactic]] on [[CombatPragmatist Oslak's part]].
36	* In "Savior Returns", the first meeting between Desler and Voltes V was quite action-packed and full of suspense. Mark had just returned after his TenMinuteRetirement, the Armored Beast Fighter is still normally resistant against the Laser Sword, and they were testing the "Ultra-Electromagnetic Ball" for the first time.
37	** They had to get bailed out by the Mechanical Eagle again because [[MurphysLaw everything that could go wrong in the battle did go wrong]]. Voltes V was overloaded with electricity and the Beast Fighter shot the robot full of arrows.
38	** After the Mechanical Eagle's timely assist, Voltes V uses the Voltes Bazooka and literally [[YourHeadASplode blasts Desler's head off]]. Voltes then delivers the CoupDeGrace on the decapitated Beast Fighter with a perfunctory V-Slash.
39	* In "Ned's Plan" or one of the best episodes of ''Voltes V: Legacy'' so far, Voltes got its MidSeasonUpgrade and finally accomplished delivering the full version of the "Ultra-Electromagnetic Ball" to a resurrected Desler.
40	** There was still quite a bit of suspense built up by the episode thanks to the introduction of Desler's [[AdaptationDeviation series-original]] [[EnergyAbsorption energy absorption shield]]. It allowed the series to briefly tread unknown waters to excite avid fans of the original anime.
41	** Initially, the shield worked in sapping Voltes V's power after its first EnergyBall attempt failed but when it got its EquipmentUpgrade from the Mechanical Eagle per the specifications of Ned Armstrong, the full version of the technique was able to overcome the shield, with the [[SavedByCanon original canon prevailing]].
42	* In "Steve vs. Zardoz", Steve and Zardoz finally have their fated sword fight in the live-action series like in the anime. The circumstances behind it are similar too, with Zandra trying to engage the Voltes Team in combat and Zardoz rescuing her by having a duel with Steve. However, this time the fight happened in a nearby park instead of a cold tundra. Also, Steve wins undeniably against Zardoz versus the draw the two had in the original.
43	* In "Commander Robinson", after the titular Oscar Robinson died in the hands of General Oslak, the makers of the show truly [[AnguishedOutburst maximized the drama]] of losing a parent without any distracting events that take the [[WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief invested viewer]] out of the moment. Their decision to not include a [[MonsterOfTheWeek Beast Fighter]] in the end kept the impact of the loss gritty, dramatic, and real as well.
44	* In "Conquer", Arisa delivers a sternly worded [[LastWords speech of defiance]] to Zardoz moments before she and Takeo are executed for treachery.
45	-->'''Arisa:''' We don't fear you. You may kill us, but the will of the warriors who are finding justice inside and outside Boazan will never die. You may kill us, but I will not die as a slave, but as a warrior who was given dignity, not from the likes of you, but from those whom you perceive as enemies, Voltes V, whom I hope and pray will prevail over you all!
46	* In "Betrayal", Voltes V finishes off the four-headed hydra Zunaizer by delivering a V-slash to each of its heads, which explode one by one before the rest of it blows up in one final blast.
47	* In "Infiltration", Jaime escapes Voltes V's entrapment by [[https://twitter.com/NegiKitsu/status/1696629509821436143 volting out]] and then destroying the energy staples binding the super robot down. They also dig underground to attack the base from within like in the original.
48	* In "Honor", Draco ends up battling against the entire Voltes Team in a more [[https://twitter.com/NegiKitsu/status/1696989540366602333 action-packed scene]] compared to the original anime, but both Rui Jangal and Draco end up sharing the same fate of [[{{Seppuku}} honorable suicide]].
49	* In "World Destruction", the Solar Bird arrives [[DeusExMachina just in time]] to save Voltes V and the Earth from [[EarthShatteringKaboom complete destruction]] care of a [[DoomsdayDevice Neutrino Bomb]][[note]](in the original, it was a Magmite Bomb)[[/note]] left by the traitorous General Oslak and Count Xander/Zander just like in the original.
50	* In "Solar Falcon", we finally see the ''Legacy'' version of [[HomeBase Camp Big Falcon]] combining with the Boazanian starship Solar Bird and becoming a MileLongShip.This allows the Earth forces to finally launch their counter-offensive along with the [[FantasticRacism enslaved hornless class]] of Boazanians against the [[AlienInvasion invading Boazan Empire]] right in their [[StormingTheCastle home planet]].
51	* In "Uprising", [[OmnicidalManiac Zambojil]] unleashes the [[https://twitter.com/NegiKitsu/status/1698734882070143400 Posi-Negatron Defense System]] to attack Voltes V and anything on it's way, [[UnfriendlyFire including his army]]. Thusly, [[DirtyCoward Zander flees]] as [[KarmicDeath Oslak perishes]] from the Posi-Negatron's rampage. The Solar Falcon escapes by [[https://twitter.com/NegiKitsu/status/1698738043039990115 flying through a small path]] between Boazan's rings.
52	** Zambojil initially thinks he had just bested Voltes V with the SelfDestructiveCharge of the Posi-Negatron, but his [[DontCelebrateJustYet celebration is cut short]] after he discovers that the [[https://twitter.com/NegiKitsu/status/1698739115150487593 Solar Falcon survived]] and is flying straight into Planet Boazan, which naturally [[OhCrap terrified]] him.
53	* In "Domination", [[https://twitter.com/VoltesVLegacy/status/1699038679052779640 Voltes V's tank mode]] finally makes its television debut as the show closes in on its GrandFinale. It allows Voltes V to attack from below while the Boazanians were distracted in defending the skies. The tank mode has only been seen previously in games and comics. It's a mode that's also available in [[https://twitter.com/JcdKaiser/status/1699052222842310747 toy form]].
54	* In the penultimate episode "Never Surrender", Voltes V engages in an epic final battle against the ultimate Beast Fighter, [[FinalBoss Shugoshin Godor]][[note]](which looks like something out of a Platform/PlayStation4 game cutscene)[[/note]], and its pilot, Prince Zardoz. The fight takes on [[https://twitter.com/NegiKitsu/status/1699823158273147048 a grander spectacle]] than the anime version, upping the stakes by having Voltes V [[AnArmAndALeg lose an arm]] and Mark's vehicle take grievous damage, eventually revealing Godor's ''massive'' [[AdaptationDeviation series-only]] [[WaveMotionGun back cannons]] that sprout out of its back like a pair of demonic wings.
55	** The final fight is juxtaposed with a [[https://twitter.com/NegiKitsu/status/1699825206511182166 swordfight duel]] between Hrothgar and Emperor Zambojil, finally ending with Hrothgar finishing off the tyrant with a sword to the gut. [[TheEndOrIsIt Or so he thinks...]]
56	* In the aptly-titled ''[[GrandFinale One Epic Finale]]", a comparatively [[LastStand somber duel]] occurs between two half-brothers who [[DramaticIrony don't know they're brothers yet]]. After suffering setback after setback, particularly a previous humiliating swordfight where Steve unequivocally bested him in battle, the [[DoNotGoGentle desperate]] and [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge vengeful]] Zardoz finally gets the upper hand, only for him to learn the truth[[note]](care of Hrothgar revealing what truly happened after discovering that Zardoz's [[ChekhovsGun heirloom dagger]] bears his coat of arms)[[/note]] that Emperor Zambojil had tricked him to go against [[LukeIAmYourFather his own flesh and blood]].
57	** The rest of the scene plays out almost just like the anime, with the [[DirtyCoward dying coward Zambojil]] almost [[TakingYouWithMe taking out everyone with a bomb]] had Zardoz not stabbed him with [[KarmicDeath his heirloom dagger]] and shoved Steve away to [[HeroicSacrifice protect him]] from the ensuing explosion.
58	** Unlike the anime where Heinel [[SelfImmolation retreats into the flames]] in shame of what he had done to the Gou Family and their home planet, the dying Zardoz was able to [[LastWords make amends]] with the Armstrong Brothers and his father [[DeathEqualsRedemption before his demise]]. Special shout-out to OCTO-1 who used DeflectorShields in the nick of time to [[BigDamnHeroes protect everyone else]] from the blast of Zambojil's bomb.
59	** In the ending scenes of the episode, Hrothgar becomes the [[RightfulKingReturns new Emperor of Boazan]], the Voltes Team goes back home to Earth using the [[FasterThanLightTravel warp drive]] of the Solar Falcon, then they return more or less to their previous lives before the invasion occurred. Big Bert now has a girlfriend in [[CanonForeigner Judy]], Little Jon is back to [[DolphinsDolphinsEverywhere training with dolphins]] in a special facility, Mark returns to being a SamuraiCowboy, and Steve celebrates with Jamie [[RelationshipUpgrade their new status as a couple]] with TheBigDamnKiss.
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Context Awesome / VoltesVLegacy