Chōjin Sentai Jetman, Episode 47: The Glory of Emperor Tranza
Greed destroys people, and feelings suppressed by force will eventually explode.
*The following is the broadcast from January 17, 1992 📺
The "Bio-Gun," which will become Tranza's ultimate weapon.
Yes, this story is Tranza's final chapter...
What echoes is a dissonance...
Yes, Vyram was already falling apart...
Restless feelings within Maria...
Are they for Radiguet, who rebelled against Tranza and has since gone into hiding?
Or is she worried about what will happen to Tranza?
At the grave of Rie Aoi (Maria).
What was gently offered was a lily...
Ryu's pure feeling that "You (Rie) are beautiful with your strength."
(Rie, the next time I see you, that is when I will return you to your original form!)
...Ryu's determination to return Maria to her form as Rie, and to feel that warmth in his arms once again.
...A certain grave appears before Ryu.
...RYU.TENDO...
And what was offered was a red rose...
"Do you dislike roses? ...Red Hawk."
Tranza removes his sunglasses.
Then, he lures Ryu into a fantasy space and attacks.
"It was a short time, Jetman.
Playing with you all was quite fun.
But I have a fickle personality.
Today, I will settle everything."
...I will say it again. Greed destroys people, and then they lose everything.
In the battle, Tranza corners Ryu and crucifies him on a cross.
"I'll wait until your friends arrive; that will make things faster."
...The need for approval within Tranza overflowed, transforming into a desire for overwhelming proof of his existence.
...Tranza's twisted, distorted desire...
This desire will later return to Tranza himself multiplied dozens of times over...
"Tranza... Tranza!"
Meanwhile, Radiguet, who had stolen energy from Veronica and taken on a human form, also finds his desire for self-actualization turning into hatred due to the overflowing energy...
The "loneliness" that torments him within Tranza.
And, incredibly, Tranza tries to make Ryu taste that same loneliness.
...Using the Bio-Gun...
"A hunter turns his prey into taxidermy.
This sculpture is your taxidermy."
In order to prove his own overwhelming strength...
And to make Maria and Grey praise his existence...
Their transformations are undone by Tranza's beam, and Ryu is washed away beneath the waterfall.
The birds have been separated.
And then, Ako... Kaori... Gai... are turned into statues one by one by Tranza's Bio-Gun.
While doing so, on a rooftop,
she becomes a victim of the Bio-Gun.
Kaori is attacked by Tranza inside the elevator...
...The birds are turned into statues one after another before Tranza's overwhelming power. If there had been anyone to support Tranza, he would have become a king who ruled even the surface dimension. ...However, he had no such allies.
...Humans are creatures extremely vulnerable to loneliness.
Meanwhile, Ryu has regained consciousness thanks to the care of a certain man.
A strange moment... Ryu does not realize his identity, but Radiguet saves Ryu...
"It's no use... at this rate, both of us... Let go... let go of my hand!" Ryu tried to save only Radiguet, but an unexpected response came from Radiguet.
"Don't give up! You are a warrior, and I am a warrior too."
The feeling of being a rival that sprouted within Radiguet toward Ryu during the battle.
Radiguet knew it. That he could not defeat Tranza alone...
That is why Radiguet protected Ryu at the risk of his own life...
...For the sake of his self-realization of becoming the ruler of the Vyram dimension...
Tranza's strength was cheat-level.
It was to the point that even Ryu alone could not compete...
That is precisely why he said, "Pour the energy of both of us into your sword!"
To deal damage to Tranza... he joins hands even with his supposed rival.
And this cooperation, as a result, leads to shifting the vector of victory, which had been completely tilted toward Tranza, back to the Jetmen.
The Bio-Gun, deflected by the Bringer Sword, strikes Tranza directly...
...Wanting to be acknowledged even by pushing others down. ...That is not the right way to satisfy one's desires.
...Yes, because people cannot shine alone.
The loneliness one feels is... painful.
In contrast to that...
"Fly! Red Hawk!"
Ryu takes off into the sky using Radiguet's shoulder.
Ryu has allies he must protect.
The humiliation Tranza tastes for the umpteenth time...
In such a desperate situation, there is no one to lend Tranza a hand.
Greed destroys people...
Ryu is once again held in a full nelson by Tranza, with a sword pressed against his neck.
This is... the scene Radiguet envisioned.
And the legendary line of this episode is born from Radiguet himself🎬
Legendary Line
Tranza, you were but a shooting star after all. No matter how brightly you shone, you were destined to fall.
The blade of the Bloody Gate is pointed at Tranza... and Red Hawk...
However, Ryu dodges the sword, and the beam of rage fired hits only Tranza's back because Ryu used him as a shield.
It is as if... they are cooperating somehow...
And then...
The Bringer Sword Ryu pointed strikes Tranza's vital point...
With the Beak Smasher fired, Ryu regains his comrade.
The Fire Bazooka is the power of bonds.
What was felt from Tranza in contrast was an intense sense of loneliness... and pathos.
Impossible... me... Emperor Tranza...
A powerless voice...
...People cannot live alone.
The humiliation Tranza suffers does not end...
...The moment Radiguet had been waiting for...
Radiguet's Bloody Gate pierces Tranza's hand... that hateful hand that had been suppressing him with power.
Tranza, say my name.
Ra... Radiguet...
What!?... Tranza... say my name.
Radiguet...
Radiguet, you say...
...N... ah... Ra... Radiguet-sama...
That's right, but I won't kill you.
While living as a human...
You will fear my name for the rest of your life.
Suppression through force leads to one's own ruin.
And the fists and words you raise against others will always return to you...
In the next scene, Tranza is at a neurosurgical hospital...
"Is the identity of that patient still unknown?"
"Yeah, it's a terrible sight... His cranial nerves are completely shredded..."
"They say he'll be like that for the rest of his life..."
...Leaving behind only the terror of Radiguet, Tranza loses himself.
Let me say it once more.
...Greed leads to one's own ruin.
⚪︎Another talk
People cannot live alone.
That is why loneliness causes one suffering... and leads to losing oneself.
What Tranza did to Radiguet and the others was suppression through force.
A position gained solely by holding others down with power is fragile...
The resentment of those held down returns to you as backlash.
That resentment, magnified dozens of times over...
Is there anyone who can handle it when it comes back like a boomerang...?
Tranza was born from Tran, who forced himself to grow up.
What he lacked overwhelmingly was "experience."
People accumulate small failures to bring both their hearts and bodies closer to adulthood.
...Conversely, Tranza's heart had not become an adult.
Tran's desire to be acknowledged by those around him transformed into a need for approval once he became Tranza... a need to prove his overwhelming strength.
I think Tranza's strength was on a cheat-level compared to the enemy executives I've seen.
That is precisely why, if only he had had allies to properly support him...
I don't think Ryu and the Jetman would have been able to move forward.
...People cannot live alone...
And one must not treat connections with others lightly.
Because it is also people who help you when you are in pain.
⚪︎This time's chaotic fandom post @ Ako-chan this time
Ako-chan this time is Ako-chan running away from Tranza.
If it were me, I'd let her play tag with a smile... (〃ω〃) lol
I almost lost sight of myself again this time 🥹 lol
Was it just my own wicked thoughts that made it seem like there were more cuts of Ako-chan than usual...? Or is the world also a fan of Ako-chan...?
Please also check out the Toei Tokusatsu Fan Club (TTFC), where you can see plenty of such cute Ako-chan cuts ✨
With that said, I'll wrap things up here for now 🪽
Well then, until tomorrow, where even the blue sky dreams~
Bye-bye 👋