Robot Holocaust (1986) - full transcript
Neo, a drifter from the atomic-blasted wastelands, arrives with his klutzy robot sidekick at a factory where slaves labor to fuel the sinister Dark One's Power Station. There, he meets a comely woman who convinces him to help rescue her scientist father, who has invented a device that can break the Dark One's control over the slaves. Gathering a motley crew of allies on the way, Neo and pals travel to the Power Station, where they confront the Dark One's evil servants.
The last city still stood.
The remaining home of what was left
of the civilization of new terra.
The society had been all but destroyed
by the robot rebellion '33.
When the robots had turned on
their masters by the billions
the ensuing chaos had led
to a radiation spill
far more deadly than any nuclear warfare.
The world had been brought
to its knees by the robot holocaust.
The remaining citizens
of new terra are known as air slaves.
As far as they know, the
only other inhabitants
of the planet who remain are the forces
of the dark one, the
evil being who controls
the very atmosphere that sustains them.
But there are rumors, stories of nomads
who roam the wastelands beyond
the outskirts of the city, outlaws, loners.
A legendary breed who
have somehow acclimated
to the poisonous air.
If you wish to be reactivated
you will tell me what takes place below.
I will give you a five second
activation to respond.
Please, master!
I am sorry for trying to steal from you!
I am at your service!
You have three seconds.
A contest, master.
A fight to the death!
Each month the dark one sends a transbot
to each work encampment in the city to pit
the two strongest air
slaves against one another.
The dark one?
The ruler of all air slaves.
Their labor fuels the power station.
The station cleanses the atmosphere so
that the workers can continue
to fuel the power station.
And you?
I am but a poor freebot, master.
The air slave encampments are
my only source of revenue.
I steal what I can from who I can in order
to pay for the upkeep
of my mechanical parts.
What is the reason
for these contests?
The two most powerful air slaves
must fight until one of them dies.
The transbot then takes the winner
to the power station for his reward.
But it is said that the
winner is actually destroyed.
Destroyed?
Yes, in this way the dark one
can keep the air slaves
from developing leaders
strong enough to lead a rebellion.
The power station.
What troubles you, valaria?
Something is wrong, I can sense it.
Go to the crystal!
Is it the amphitheater?
Yes, dark one.
What do you see?
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
Kill him!
No, he is our brother!
The fight is fair!
Kill him!
Stop it!
This is no contest, it is murder!
Interfere again
and I will aim higher!
It's no use, darling, we have no weapons.
We can get them!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
Valaria?
Yes, dark one?
You know what to do.
Yes, dark one.
Pretend you are like the others.
Father! - Do as I say!
Who stands against
the forces of the power station?
Restore the atmosphere and
I will identify myself.
No, torque, stay!
Restore the atmosphere!
Very well.
Did you all have to be
reminded who is in control
and what happens when the
dark one is disobeyed?
All but one.
He will be attended to,
but for the moment, torque,
destroy both fighters.
Take refuge in the
crowd and save yourself.
No, my place is with you!
Deeja, do as I say!
I won't always be here to protect you.
Do it, now!
Father, you are too trusting!
It is you who need protection!
Deeja, now!
And now, old man, who are you?
I am but a simple man, dark one.
A man who is clearly no
match for your powers.
And yet, you
breathe the poisoned air.
I have no explanation.
Perhaps a visit to
the power station will loosen your tongue?
Torque, take him.
Who are you to keep me from my father?
His name is Neo.
He comes from the
wastelands beyond the city.
You are immune to the poison air?
He can live
anywhere on new terra.
Why must we listen to a freebot
instead of the man himself?
He speaks to me telepathically.
He will address you when he is
sure that you will side with him.
If he aims to defeat the
dark one we stand with him.
And you?
My father is in danger.
What do you want of me?
When the air stopped, why
were you not affected?
My father is a scientist.
He has created a small
device which subverts
the dark one's atmosphere control.
He only had time to create one for himself
and me before he was taken away.
These work yards used to house
something called subway system.
There are many hidden rooms.
He set up his shop in one of these rooms.
Now that the device has been perfected
he said that we could all be fitted
for one within the next few days.
They would work in the
wastelands as well?
Yes.
I have been sent here
by the rebel society
from what you call the wastelands.
We are organizing an army
to destroy the dark one
and his forces at the power station.
If you swear
your allegiance to Neo,
he will go to the power station
and rescue your scientist.
So your tribe is some
kind of hybrid race?
You could say that.
Our number grows each day.
Now that you know of my father's device
you need us as much as we need you.
We don't need the device, you do.
But an army of air slaves,
who are no longer really air
slaves, could aid all of us.
How?
I am looking for a friend.
I think he's at the power station.
Together we will go there
and regain control
of the last city and new terra.
And so, the
new band of rebels set out
on their journey towards the power station;
a dangerous trek through
the desolate wastelands.
Strange mutants live in the wastelands
posing a threat to all who travel there.
Hey, look at this!
Don't go for your weapons.
Who is this woman who walks through
the she zone with male scum?
The woman is with us.
I speak to the woman!
I walk with these men on a
mission to save my father.
Another man, have you no principles?
I love my father.
These men have promised to save him.
No man is to be trusted.
Then how can your tribe survive?
We use men to breed with us to create
future warrior women,
then we dispose of them.
Look.
He is the last man who
ventured into our territory.
He has mated with all of us who are ready
to conceive and he will now be destroyed.
And he has nothing to say about this?
The first thing we do when we find
one of you is to remove your tongue.
Men chatter so.
You cowardly bitch!
I would stop if I were you.
Why?
What difference would the
life of one puny man make?
Perhaps none, but there is a
laser pointed at your head.
How do I know you're not lying?
There's only one way to find out.
Isn't there?
What do you want?
A chance for a fair fight.
A knife is placed in the ground
and the battle of the warriors begins.
Tear him apart!
Rip his flesh!
Let her go!
By the rules of our
tribe I belong to you,
to do what you will with me.
And what do you suggest? - Kill me!
Because if I get the
chance I will kill you.
And why should I kill you?
Your people are like me, aren't they?
What do you mean?
You can breathe the air.
The dark one?
We don't fear him.
He sends transbots to tame us
and we cut them into scrap.
Your ancestors came from the wasteland.
We have no history.
We have always been here.
Then there are others who can
exist here without the device.
Only Nyla's women.
We had heard stories of them.
You can help lead us to the power station.
I know where it is.
Then you will take us to it.
If that is your desire.
Once my debt to you is
paid I will kill you.
If you live that long.
Free the mute.
He will come with us.
Kai, what use can he be to us?
Maybe none.
Sometimes people can be helped for
no reason other than human charity.
Men, they're all useless and crazy!
Deep in the power station
lies the pleasure machine,
a reward for those who
loyally serve the dark one.
Valaria!
Dark one, I...
The pleasure machine
is to be used as a reward, not for habit.
Yes, dark one.
It would serve
you well not to forget this.
The discussion has ended.
There are other matters to attend to.
Torque and the guardbots bring you
a new subject for interrogation.
Yes, dark one.
Torque, have the man freed from his bonds.
There is no reason for
him to be uncomfortable.
There, isn't that better?
It will benefit all of us if you cooperate.
Do you understand?
You are impervious to
our atmosphere control.
Why?
Your stay with us could be quite pleasant
if you choose to work with us.
On the other hand, I could introduce you
to worlds of pain beyond your imagination.
The choice is yours.
I have no answers for you.
A pity.
I am losing Patience, valaria!
Torque, take him to the crystal.
At the crystal jorn can see
that the dark one is aware
of the rebel's every move.
She's your daughter, isn't she?
It would be a pity if she had to lose
her life because of your silence.
I have nothing to say.
My daughter would want it that way.
Then your daughter is a
bigger fool than you are!
Torque, take him to the room of questions.
We will see just how long he can
keep his secrets to himself.
Your work is
cut out for you, valaria.
Yes, dark one.
And the pleasure machine awaits.
Yes, dark one.
There!
What is it?
The caverns start here.
Caverns?
We should approach the power
station from underground.
The dark one has ways of monitoring
our progress if we continue on the surface.
Come.
The mutants
continue to follow the rebels
even as they enter the underground caverns.
We must be quiet from here on in.
Why?
Sewage worms.
What?
Sewage worms; Man-eating
creatures from inside the void.
They're blind, but they seek
their prey by listening for them.
Humans, they eat humans!
This is their nest.
If we can get to the other
side we'll be safe.
Safe?
We'll never make it through!
What kind of a woman are you?
Have you no fighting spirit?
Enough!
Let's see how many there are.
How can we make it through?
If only we had some
kind of bait to distract
them while the rest of us slipped through.
Whoever it is will
surely get attacked by the worms!
No one would be foolish
enough to volunteer.
There's only one way. - What?
We chop our way through.
Yes! - Ready?
Now.
Stupid worms, I'm not human!
You owe me one, woman!
I pay my debts quickly!
How did I get in this mess?
Just go away!
You have saved me a second time.
Now you can be his friend.
Never!
I owe allegiance to no man.
I ask no allegiance.
Only your help in leading
us to our destination.
An oasis lies ahead.
There we can rest.
A rest?
What I need is a tune-up!
Look at all this water.
It's sure to rust my microcircuits.
What's down in there?
You don't wanna know.
Our visitors
continue on their way to us.
The rebels, they're still alive.
They must have the immunity, too.
Perhaps, no matter.
It is better that they still live.
Better?
Yes, we can use the girl's
life as leverage or her death.
We have nothing to fear.
They would fall before the
might of our transbots.
Have you forgotten?
The warrior woman has destroyed
a number of our best units.
Perhaps it is time to send torque.
You have made
the right decision, valaria.
Attend to it.
Has the man revealed anything to you?
No, his will is strong.
What power have you used?
We have taken him
twice to shock level seven.
Seven?
He's to be reckoned with.
Take him to nine.
Revive him, I need him awake!
How can you breathe the poisoned air?
You leave me no choice.
Torque, you are to leave the power station
and intercept the group that approaches us.
And when you reach them, the first thing
you are to do is kill the girl.
Do you understand?
Yes!
Do you understand, old man?
Your daughter will be destroyed.
You will never see her again.
Now, do you wish to say anything?
Very well.
Torque, go now.
You have signed the death
sentence for your own daughter.
Wait!
His wound is infected.
What can we do?
No!
Get away!
Get away!
It's a force field!
My only power as a freebot!
Hurry, it lasts for only 30 seconds!
It is still not too late
to save your daughter.
She may be immune to the poison air
but she's not immune to
a transbot's blaster.
Deeja's life is her own, as is mine.
Meaning what?
Deeja would rather both of us die
than have me give in to your demands.
Do you understand what you are saying?
I am not just going to kill you.
I am going to put you through
the tortures of the damned!
When I am through with you you will beg
to tell me what I want to know.
Nothing you can do to me will make me
tell you what you want to hear!
You're a strong man,
I will Grant you that.
No one has ever endured
the room of questions
for as long as you have.
Death holds no fear for me.
Oh, and what of deeja?
Suppose I have torque bring her back
to the power station and put her
through what you have endured?
You will first have to
catch her, won't you?
Yes, that is true, isn't it?
Near the entrance
to the power station the rebels face yet
another example of the dark one's cruelty.
These are the winners
of the air slave battles.
This was the man that
Neo was searching for.
It was his father!
They seem to be upset.
Do you suppose your daughter's
not as strong as you think she is?
Deeja can take care of herself.
And so can I.
Oh, really?
Perhaps it is time for you
to see what awaits you.
Behold, the dark one.
And so jorn
was finally face to face
with the being known as the dark one.
Halt! - What is it?
We're being watched.
We've been watched since we began.
It's true!
They can see all from the power station.
Then we have no chance of
taking them by surprise.
If they know we are coming
we must be doubly cautious.
I have never been this far before.
What lies ahead is unknown to me.
We are in...
What?
Nothing, nothing!
Klyton, what were you gonna say?
It is called
the vault of beasts.
Why?
The dark one
has set a series of traps
to ensnare those who would
try to invade his domain.
What kind of traps?
I don't know!
My microchip board does not
contain that information.
Great, so we're walking
through a live mine field?
I'm afraid so.
Well, we can't just stand here, let's go.
Alright, we move on.
But stay close.
In the amphitheater
the air slaves work to fuel
the dark one's power supply.
Are we to remain slaves forever?
The warrior and the others
have been gone for a day.
We all know that we will
never see them again.
They are dead!
What would you have us do, roan?
Each time we have tried to escape
the dark one has taken
away the air we breathe.
He watches us now.
Korla, all of you, listen.
If we stop bringing fuel
to the power station
the dark one will have
no power to control us.
Are you mad?
If the dark one hears of what
you say we will all die!
Korla, hear me!
I have a plan.
If the warrior and deeja
still live the powers
of the dark one will be
monitoring them, not us.
So?
So, we will all go through the motions
of bringing fuel to the machines.
If the powers of the dark one
monitor us they will see us working.
And?
And, we will bring sand instead of fuel.
Tell the others!
What do you see?
They are in the vault of beasts.
They have no chance of survival.
What of the air slaves?
Their work continues, dark one.
Good, make sure
torque attends to our visitors.
As you command.
They are all near death, old man.
You can stop it at any time.
Never.
His will is powerful, valaria.
No one is a match for
your strength, dark one.
There is only
one way for him to know.
Yes?
Let him join with me!
How did the creature die?
We are not
alone in these tunnels.
Keep your weapons at the ready.
- We could be next.
- Not if we remain alert.
Come.
Why would you kill one of
the inferior beings instead of the girl?
Their path away from the body
now leads them to the beast of the web.
Very good, torque.
Your programming is more
advanced than I thought.
You wish me
to retrieve the girl?
No, not now, it is too late.
Whatever information we need
will come from the dark one.
He has joined with the girl's father.
The others?
If you have led them
in the right direction
they will no longer be of concern to us.
I don't get it.
Why was that mutant killed
and why was it right in front of us?
It was a warning.
A warning?
A sign that we
should not go any further.
And who would leave such a sign?
The dark one.
The dark one, why?
If he wanted to stop us all he would
have to do is alter the atmosphere.
Perhaps he knows we are immune.
Not all of us.
The dark one may not know that.
Well, I hope not.
Kai is unprotected and so am I.
Well, the rest of us are fine!
Since you are just men what
difference does it make?
You are the lowest excuse
for a human I have ever met!
There is no time for this.
Neo!
Help!
It is the beast!
What?
The beast of the web!
Come, there are only moments to save her!
Night will fall soon, roan.
I know, korla.
We must continue.
But they will soon know
at the power station
that we have not fueled
our share of the energy.
The warrior, deeja and
the others may still live.
What good can come of that?
If they can reach the power station
their might could be stronger
than the dark one's.
How?
The dark one draws his
energy from our labors.
If we provide him with no energy
they just might have a chance.
A chance?
Yes!
They are the only hope we have.
Why should we wait out the night?
We should strike now!
The morning will be soon enough.
The power station
cannot track us by night.
All the more reason we
should attack them now!
Sleep.
They don't know if we are even still alive.
He's right.
Why, because he's a man?
No, because he's right!
Besides, if we sleep now for a few hours,
we'll be that much more alert for
what lies ahead in the morning.
You're hopeless!
A man tells you what to do
and you follow his orders without question.
I'm following nobody's orders.
Neo just makes the most sense.
Suit yourself.
If we wake up dead in the morning
you'll know who's to blame.
Where's bray?
Gone!
And his brother called me a coward!
He's gone on ahead.
How long ago, can you tell?
No.
He is headed
toward the power station.
Come, we must follow.
Have you freed the surveillance drone?
Yes, mistress.
It has been caged for some time now,
so it should be very hungry.
Go into the tunnels and prepare
to withdraw it if necessary.
I don't want it attacking the girl.
She must get here alive.
Yes, mistress.
How long can we continue
this before we are discovered?
We must keep on for as long as we can.
If the dark one has found the warrior
and the others he would have drawn
from the power source in
order to destroy them.
And since he hasn't?
Each minute the others survive
the power of the dark one diminishes.
Let us hope they continue
safely on their way.
Bray! - Quiet!
So, they have reached
the chamber of despair.
I'm impressed.
They shall not come any closer.
Of course not, dark one.
I have sent torque to...
If they do come any closer,
valaria, I will be very angry with you!
Dark one, I assure you
they are all doomed.
Except the girl.
Of course, master, she
will be brought to you.
Yes, she will be,
or you will have to answer to me.
And I will not forgive the mistake!
You have nothing to fear, dark one.
I know, but you do!
Bray!
He is dead.
The boy is dead, he feels nothing.
Guardbots, go to your stations!
Valaria, am I to
think that you have failed me?
No, dark one, they have
only reached the gate.
There's no way that they can proceed.
Let this remind you
of what would be your fate!
Dark one, I swear I will
not fail you, please!
Very well.
Torque awaits at the gate.
The girl will be yours,
dark one, I promise.
Yes, she will be mine,
or what awaits you will be far worse
than anything you have inflicted
on any of the others!
What are we to do?
The power in the gate makes
it impossible to pass.
Wait, I know what to do!
My operational mechanisms are energized
by the same kind of electrical force.
I can adjust my circuitry to achieve
a matching level of source input.
The gate's electrification
will not affect me!
Well, don't just stand
there, metal man, get working!
Almost got it!
That should do it.
I feel like a new freebot!
I will go over.
There should be a release on the other side
to open the...
Malfunction report!
I am but a freebot!
Report malfunction!
Freebot lightened, must repair!
I will go over!
Malfunction report!
I am but a freebot!
Report malfunction!
Freebot lightened, must repair!
Here, let me. - I will go over.
Malfunction report!
I am but a freebot!
Report malfunction!
Freebot lightened, must repair!
I will go over.
Malfunction report!
I am but a freebot!
Lay him down, this is
going to take a while.
You fool, you've let them pass the gate!
Do you know what you've done?
The iron wall still stands
between them and the power station.
Activate the power
in all sections of the station.
What is this?
We're operating at only
one-fourth percent of capacity.
Is there yet more
that you have overlooked, valaria?
Dark one, no, we have watched
the air slaves work in the amphitheater.
They proceed as always.
Then perhaps our
visitors are responsible.
Is this possible?
I will find out at once.
Yes, do that.
Torque, go to the master monitors
and report to me the
level of energy storage
accumulated from the air slaves.
Yes, mistress.
Be careful, valaria,
the next move that you make will be
the most important one of your life.
There.
How do you feel, bucket head?
I am once
again fully functional.
I am in your debt.
So what's our next move?
We'll never be able to get
through that wall without...
Explosives?
That would be helpful.
Allow me.
You mean I was jabbing around in there
and the whole time you could
have gone off at any moment?
This is perfectly safe
without a detonating device.
How's it work?
Here, look.
Don't just stand there, take cover!
Your time runs short, valaria.
The guardbots will contain them.
Look!
What is to stop them now, valaria?
There are more guardbots.
And if they,
too, are vanquished?
There is one final obstacle
they are about to encounter.
Now.
Stop!
It's a bomb, rigged to go off
with any further movement.
Let him touch it off.
He'll clear the way for the rest of us.
There may be some hope for you yet.
Alright, now what do we do?
I've seen these devices
before at the edge
of the wasteland leading
into the last city.
Listen to me carefully, Kai.
Can you hear me?
From where I stand I
can't see what you can.
There should be a steel cylinder
in front of you near your head.
Is there?
Is there a small knob
at the tip of one end?
Slowly move your hand up to the bomb
without touching the wires at your side.
Have you got it?
The knob is a trigger mechanism.
It is attached to the explosives
on the inside by a very short wire.
Klyton, do you have cutters
in your tool panel?
Yes, master.
Kai, carefully unscrew
the knob on the cylinder.
When it's loose don't pull it away.
Do you understand?
Is it loose?
I'm reaching behind you with the cutters.
Take them with your other hand.
Are the cutters near the cylinder?
Kai, slowly pull the knob away
from the cylinder just
enough to put the cutters
between the knob and the head of the bomb.
Cut the wire now.
What is it?
The energy reservoir
from the amphitheater is nearly empty.
What?
But we saw them working!
What did you see, valaria?
The air slaves, they...
Air slaves?
Pitiful beasts of burden
and they somehow got the best of you.
Valaria, what am I to do with you?
Dark one, please.
Torque, take
her away from my sight!
No, dark one, please!
I will prove myself to you.
How?
I will bring the girl to you myself
and she will tell you
what you want to know.
One last chance, valaria,
and then you know the fate that awaits you.
Thank you, dark one,
you will not be sorry.
Torque, summon the guardbots!
Let me in!
How did I?
Oh!
There!
Oh, no!
You see, dark one, I kept my promise.
The girl is yours!
You are as
good as your word, valaria,
but your use to me has
still come to an end.
But, dark one, I delivered on my promise!
Life isn't always fair, valaria,
especially when one isn't
really even alive.
Dark one, can you hear me?
Yes, valaria.
What do you wish to say before you die?
You are the one who said it,
I was never really alive.
So what matter is it to me what
becomes of you or all of us?
Valaria, no!
Yes, dark one, the
self-destruction level!
In five minutes all of your
domain will be destroyed.
The power station will be no more
and you and all the others
will cease to exist!
Valaria,
stop the countdown, now!
Or what, you will destroy me?
It doesn't matter anymore, nothing does!
No, no!
Where is my father?
He is nearby.
Take me to him.
Tell me what I want to know.
I don't know what you mean.
Of course, you do.
You and your father are
immune to my powers.
Why?
I don't know.
You do and you will tell me now!
Go ahead, waste your stupid
energies on each other.
What will it matter?
In less than a minute the entire
power station will be destroyed.
What have you done?
What do you think?
You're finished!
So's the dark one!
Torque, the deactivation lever
is on the far wall!
Torque, come to the room
of questions at once!
Valaria, I thought we had
seen the last of you.
Dark one, forgive me.
I'm here to serve you.
Please believe me.
That is why you activated
the mechanism that could
have destroyed us all?
But I can save us all!
Our power is depleted and it is because
of the traitors in the work
yards of the amphitheater.
Yes?
We can force the air
slaves to begin refueling
the power supplies and regain
our dominance over them.
How?
The girl will tell us.
Never.
Why should she?
When she sees what's become of
her father and what will become of her.
All that remained
of jorn was his head.
The rest of his body was
completely engulfed
by the dark one.
The dark one has consumed your father,
devouring his strength and his wisdom.
When you are joined with him we no longer
will need to ask questions of you.
The dark one will know them
because you will be part of him.
And now it is time to show the air slaves
what their treachery has earned them.
We no longer need them.
With the knowledge of jorn and his daughter
we can power the station from within.
The time has come for all of them to die!
Not again!
Come on!
Deeja, I'm as good as dead.
You must destroy me.
Father, I can't.
I love you!
If you love me, you know
that this is the only way out.
Father, please!
Here, Neo, take this.
Neo, you know what to do.
No, Neo!
We can rule new terra together!
Don'tdo it!
Don'tdo it!
No!
The air slaves!
Freedom, freedom!
Deeja, jorn would have
wanted it this way.
No!
What will you do now?
Go back to my people,
finish my father's work.
Deeja. - No, leave me alone!
Your father was a great man.
Perhaps if he had lived
you could have told him that yourself.
With the dark one destroyed
the air slaves were free at last.
Neo returned to his people to
bring them to the last city.
Together they would rebuild new terra.
Neo, wait!
I can come along with you, can't 1?
I can be a lot of help to you.
Don't you think?
I can take care of your weapons.
See that you always have
enough backup ammunition.
You know, be like a sidekick.
The remaining home of what was left
of the civilization of new terra.
The society had been all but destroyed
by the robot rebellion '33.
When the robots had turned on
their masters by the billions
the ensuing chaos had led
to a radiation spill
far more deadly than any nuclear warfare.
The world had been brought
to its knees by the robot holocaust.
The remaining citizens
of new terra are known as air slaves.
As far as they know, the
only other inhabitants
of the planet who remain are the forces
of the dark one, the
evil being who controls
the very atmosphere that sustains them.
But there are rumors, stories of nomads
who roam the wastelands beyond
the outskirts of the city, outlaws, loners.
A legendary breed who
have somehow acclimated
to the poisonous air.
If you wish to be reactivated
you will tell me what takes place below.
I will give you a five second
activation to respond.
Please, master!
I am sorry for trying to steal from you!
I am at your service!
You have three seconds.
A contest, master.
A fight to the death!
Each month the dark one sends a transbot
to each work encampment in the city to pit
the two strongest air
slaves against one another.
The dark one?
The ruler of all air slaves.
Their labor fuels the power station.
The station cleanses the atmosphere so
that the workers can continue
to fuel the power station.
And you?
I am but a poor freebot, master.
The air slave encampments are
my only source of revenue.
I steal what I can from who I can in order
to pay for the upkeep
of my mechanical parts.
What is the reason
for these contests?
The two most powerful air slaves
must fight until one of them dies.
The transbot then takes the winner
to the power station for his reward.
But it is said that the
winner is actually destroyed.
Destroyed?
Yes, in this way the dark one
can keep the air slaves
from developing leaders
strong enough to lead a rebellion.
The power station.
What troubles you, valaria?
Something is wrong, I can sense it.
Go to the crystal!
Is it the amphitheater?
Yes, dark one.
What do you see?
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
Kill him!
No, he is our brother!
The fight is fair!
Kill him!
Stop it!
This is no contest, it is murder!
Interfere again
and I will aim higher!
It's no use, darling, we have no weapons.
We can get them!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
No winner!
Valaria?
Yes, dark one?
You know what to do.
Yes, dark one.
Pretend you are like the others.
Father! - Do as I say!
Who stands against
the forces of the power station?
Restore the atmosphere and
I will identify myself.
No, torque, stay!
Restore the atmosphere!
Very well.
Did you all have to be
reminded who is in control
and what happens when the
dark one is disobeyed?
All but one.
He will be attended to,
but for the moment, torque,
destroy both fighters.
Take refuge in the
crowd and save yourself.
No, my place is with you!
Deeja, do as I say!
I won't always be here to protect you.
Do it, now!
Father, you are too trusting!
It is you who need protection!
Deeja, now!
And now, old man, who are you?
I am but a simple man, dark one.
A man who is clearly no
match for your powers.
And yet, you
breathe the poisoned air.
I have no explanation.
Perhaps a visit to
the power station will loosen your tongue?
Torque, take him.
Who are you to keep me from my father?
His name is Neo.
He comes from the
wastelands beyond the city.
You are immune to the poison air?
He can live
anywhere on new terra.
Why must we listen to a freebot
instead of the man himself?
He speaks to me telepathically.
He will address you when he is
sure that you will side with him.
If he aims to defeat the
dark one we stand with him.
And you?
My father is in danger.
What do you want of me?
When the air stopped, why
were you not affected?
My father is a scientist.
He has created a small
device which subverts
the dark one's atmosphere control.
He only had time to create one for himself
and me before he was taken away.
These work yards used to house
something called subway system.
There are many hidden rooms.
He set up his shop in one of these rooms.
Now that the device has been perfected
he said that we could all be fitted
for one within the next few days.
They would work in the
wastelands as well?
Yes.
I have been sent here
by the rebel society
from what you call the wastelands.
We are organizing an army
to destroy the dark one
and his forces at the power station.
If you swear
your allegiance to Neo,
he will go to the power station
and rescue your scientist.
So your tribe is some
kind of hybrid race?
You could say that.
Our number grows each day.
Now that you know of my father's device
you need us as much as we need you.
We don't need the device, you do.
But an army of air slaves,
who are no longer really air
slaves, could aid all of us.
How?
I am looking for a friend.
I think he's at the power station.
Together we will go there
and regain control
of the last city and new terra.
And so, the
new band of rebels set out
on their journey towards the power station;
a dangerous trek through
the desolate wastelands.
Strange mutants live in the wastelands
posing a threat to all who travel there.
Hey, look at this!
Don't go for your weapons.
Who is this woman who walks through
the she zone with male scum?
The woman is with us.
I speak to the woman!
I walk with these men on a
mission to save my father.
Another man, have you no principles?
I love my father.
These men have promised to save him.
No man is to be trusted.
Then how can your tribe survive?
We use men to breed with us to create
future warrior women,
then we dispose of them.
Look.
He is the last man who
ventured into our territory.
He has mated with all of us who are ready
to conceive and he will now be destroyed.
And he has nothing to say about this?
The first thing we do when we find
one of you is to remove your tongue.
Men chatter so.
You cowardly bitch!
I would stop if I were you.
Why?
What difference would the
life of one puny man make?
Perhaps none, but there is a
laser pointed at your head.
How do I know you're not lying?
There's only one way to find out.
Isn't there?
What do you want?
A chance for a fair fight.
A knife is placed in the ground
and the battle of the warriors begins.
Tear him apart!
Rip his flesh!
Let her go!
By the rules of our
tribe I belong to you,
to do what you will with me.
And what do you suggest? - Kill me!
Because if I get the
chance I will kill you.
And why should I kill you?
Your people are like me, aren't they?
What do you mean?
You can breathe the air.
The dark one?
We don't fear him.
He sends transbots to tame us
and we cut them into scrap.
Your ancestors came from the wasteland.
We have no history.
We have always been here.
Then there are others who can
exist here without the device.
Only Nyla's women.
We had heard stories of them.
You can help lead us to the power station.
I know where it is.
Then you will take us to it.
If that is your desire.
Once my debt to you is
paid I will kill you.
If you live that long.
Free the mute.
He will come with us.
Kai, what use can he be to us?
Maybe none.
Sometimes people can be helped for
no reason other than human charity.
Men, they're all useless and crazy!
Deep in the power station
lies the pleasure machine,
a reward for those who
loyally serve the dark one.
Valaria!
Dark one, I...
The pleasure machine
is to be used as a reward, not for habit.
Yes, dark one.
It would serve
you well not to forget this.
The discussion has ended.
There are other matters to attend to.
Torque and the guardbots bring you
a new subject for interrogation.
Yes, dark one.
Torque, have the man freed from his bonds.
There is no reason for
him to be uncomfortable.
There, isn't that better?
It will benefit all of us if you cooperate.
Do you understand?
You are impervious to
our atmosphere control.
Why?
Your stay with us could be quite pleasant
if you choose to work with us.
On the other hand, I could introduce you
to worlds of pain beyond your imagination.
The choice is yours.
I have no answers for you.
A pity.
I am losing Patience, valaria!
Torque, take him to the crystal.
At the crystal jorn can see
that the dark one is aware
of the rebel's every move.
She's your daughter, isn't she?
It would be a pity if she had to lose
her life because of your silence.
I have nothing to say.
My daughter would want it that way.
Then your daughter is a
bigger fool than you are!
Torque, take him to the room of questions.
We will see just how long he can
keep his secrets to himself.
Your work is
cut out for you, valaria.
Yes, dark one.
And the pleasure machine awaits.
Yes, dark one.
There!
What is it?
The caverns start here.
Caverns?
We should approach the power
station from underground.
The dark one has ways of monitoring
our progress if we continue on the surface.
Come.
The mutants
continue to follow the rebels
even as they enter the underground caverns.
We must be quiet from here on in.
Why?
Sewage worms.
What?
Sewage worms; Man-eating
creatures from inside the void.
They're blind, but they seek
their prey by listening for them.
Humans, they eat humans!
This is their nest.
If we can get to the other
side we'll be safe.
Safe?
We'll never make it through!
What kind of a woman are you?
Have you no fighting spirit?
Enough!
Let's see how many there are.
How can we make it through?
If only we had some
kind of bait to distract
them while the rest of us slipped through.
Whoever it is will
surely get attacked by the worms!
No one would be foolish
enough to volunteer.
There's only one way. - What?
We chop our way through.
Yes! - Ready?
Now.
Stupid worms, I'm not human!
You owe me one, woman!
I pay my debts quickly!
How did I get in this mess?
Just go away!
You have saved me a second time.
Now you can be his friend.
Never!
I owe allegiance to no man.
I ask no allegiance.
Only your help in leading
us to our destination.
An oasis lies ahead.
There we can rest.
A rest?
What I need is a tune-up!
Look at all this water.
It's sure to rust my microcircuits.
What's down in there?
You don't wanna know.
Our visitors
continue on their way to us.
The rebels, they're still alive.
They must have the immunity, too.
Perhaps, no matter.
It is better that they still live.
Better?
Yes, we can use the girl's
life as leverage or her death.
We have nothing to fear.
They would fall before the
might of our transbots.
Have you forgotten?
The warrior woman has destroyed
a number of our best units.
Perhaps it is time to send torque.
You have made
the right decision, valaria.
Attend to it.
Has the man revealed anything to you?
No, his will is strong.
What power have you used?
We have taken him
twice to shock level seven.
Seven?
He's to be reckoned with.
Take him to nine.
Revive him, I need him awake!
How can you breathe the poisoned air?
You leave me no choice.
Torque, you are to leave the power station
and intercept the group that approaches us.
And when you reach them, the first thing
you are to do is kill the girl.
Do you understand?
Yes!
Do you understand, old man?
Your daughter will be destroyed.
You will never see her again.
Now, do you wish to say anything?
Very well.
Torque, go now.
You have signed the death
sentence for your own daughter.
Wait!
His wound is infected.
What can we do?
No!
Get away!
Get away!
It's a force field!
My only power as a freebot!
Hurry, it lasts for only 30 seconds!
It is still not too late
to save your daughter.
She may be immune to the poison air
but she's not immune to
a transbot's blaster.
Deeja's life is her own, as is mine.
Meaning what?
Deeja would rather both of us die
than have me give in to your demands.
Do you understand what you are saying?
I am not just going to kill you.
I am going to put you through
the tortures of the damned!
When I am through with you you will beg
to tell me what I want to know.
Nothing you can do to me will make me
tell you what you want to hear!
You're a strong man,
I will Grant you that.
No one has ever endured
the room of questions
for as long as you have.
Death holds no fear for me.
Oh, and what of deeja?
Suppose I have torque bring her back
to the power station and put her
through what you have endured?
You will first have to
catch her, won't you?
Yes, that is true, isn't it?
Near the entrance
to the power station the rebels face yet
another example of the dark one's cruelty.
These are the winners
of the air slave battles.
This was the man that
Neo was searching for.
It was his father!
They seem to be upset.
Do you suppose your daughter's
not as strong as you think she is?
Deeja can take care of herself.
And so can I.
Oh, really?
Perhaps it is time for you
to see what awaits you.
Behold, the dark one.
And so jorn
was finally face to face
with the being known as the dark one.
Halt! - What is it?
We're being watched.
We've been watched since we began.
It's true!
They can see all from the power station.
Then we have no chance of
taking them by surprise.
If they know we are coming
we must be doubly cautious.
I have never been this far before.
What lies ahead is unknown to me.
We are in...
What?
Nothing, nothing!
Klyton, what were you gonna say?
It is called
the vault of beasts.
Why?
The dark one
has set a series of traps
to ensnare those who would
try to invade his domain.
What kind of traps?
I don't know!
My microchip board does not
contain that information.
Great, so we're walking
through a live mine field?
I'm afraid so.
Well, we can't just stand here, let's go.
Alright, we move on.
But stay close.
In the amphitheater
the air slaves work to fuel
the dark one's power supply.
Are we to remain slaves forever?
The warrior and the others
have been gone for a day.
We all know that we will
never see them again.
They are dead!
What would you have us do, roan?
Each time we have tried to escape
the dark one has taken
away the air we breathe.
He watches us now.
Korla, all of you, listen.
If we stop bringing fuel
to the power station
the dark one will have
no power to control us.
Are you mad?
If the dark one hears of what
you say we will all die!
Korla, hear me!
I have a plan.
If the warrior and deeja
still live the powers
of the dark one will be
monitoring them, not us.
So?
So, we will all go through the motions
of bringing fuel to the machines.
If the powers of the dark one
monitor us they will see us working.
And?
And, we will bring sand instead of fuel.
Tell the others!
What do you see?
They are in the vault of beasts.
They have no chance of survival.
What of the air slaves?
Their work continues, dark one.
Good, make sure
torque attends to our visitors.
As you command.
They are all near death, old man.
You can stop it at any time.
Never.
His will is powerful, valaria.
No one is a match for
your strength, dark one.
There is only
one way for him to know.
Yes?
Let him join with me!
How did the creature die?
We are not
alone in these tunnels.
Keep your weapons at the ready.
- We could be next.
- Not if we remain alert.
Come.
Why would you kill one of
the inferior beings instead of the girl?
Their path away from the body
now leads them to the beast of the web.
Very good, torque.
Your programming is more
advanced than I thought.
You wish me
to retrieve the girl?
No, not now, it is too late.
Whatever information we need
will come from the dark one.
He has joined with the girl's father.
The others?
If you have led them
in the right direction
they will no longer be of concern to us.
I don't get it.
Why was that mutant killed
and why was it right in front of us?
It was a warning.
A warning?
A sign that we
should not go any further.
And who would leave such a sign?
The dark one.
The dark one, why?
If he wanted to stop us all he would
have to do is alter the atmosphere.
Perhaps he knows we are immune.
Not all of us.
The dark one may not know that.
Well, I hope not.
Kai is unprotected and so am I.
Well, the rest of us are fine!
Since you are just men what
difference does it make?
You are the lowest excuse
for a human I have ever met!
There is no time for this.
Neo!
Help!
It is the beast!
What?
The beast of the web!
Come, there are only moments to save her!
Night will fall soon, roan.
I know, korla.
We must continue.
But they will soon know
at the power station
that we have not fueled
our share of the energy.
The warrior, deeja and
the others may still live.
What good can come of that?
If they can reach the power station
their might could be stronger
than the dark one's.
How?
The dark one draws his
energy from our labors.
If we provide him with no energy
they just might have a chance.
A chance?
Yes!
They are the only hope we have.
Why should we wait out the night?
We should strike now!
The morning will be soon enough.
The power station
cannot track us by night.
All the more reason we
should attack them now!
Sleep.
They don't know if we are even still alive.
He's right.
Why, because he's a man?
No, because he's right!
Besides, if we sleep now for a few hours,
we'll be that much more alert for
what lies ahead in the morning.
You're hopeless!
A man tells you what to do
and you follow his orders without question.
I'm following nobody's orders.
Neo just makes the most sense.
Suit yourself.
If we wake up dead in the morning
you'll know who's to blame.
Where's bray?
Gone!
And his brother called me a coward!
He's gone on ahead.
How long ago, can you tell?
No.
He is headed
toward the power station.
Come, we must follow.
Have you freed the surveillance drone?
Yes, mistress.
It has been caged for some time now,
so it should be very hungry.
Go into the tunnels and prepare
to withdraw it if necessary.
I don't want it attacking the girl.
She must get here alive.
Yes, mistress.
How long can we continue
this before we are discovered?
We must keep on for as long as we can.
If the dark one has found the warrior
and the others he would have drawn
from the power source in
order to destroy them.
And since he hasn't?
Each minute the others survive
the power of the dark one diminishes.
Let us hope they continue
safely on their way.
Bray! - Quiet!
So, they have reached
the chamber of despair.
I'm impressed.
They shall not come any closer.
Of course not, dark one.
I have sent torque to...
If they do come any closer,
valaria, I will be very angry with you!
Dark one, I assure you
they are all doomed.
Except the girl.
Of course, master, she
will be brought to you.
Yes, she will be,
or you will have to answer to me.
And I will not forgive the mistake!
You have nothing to fear, dark one.
I know, but you do!
Bray!
He is dead.
The boy is dead, he feels nothing.
Guardbots, go to your stations!
Valaria, am I to
think that you have failed me?
No, dark one, they have
only reached the gate.
There's no way that they can proceed.
Let this remind you
of what would be your fate!
Dark one, I swear I will
not fail you, please!
Very well.
Torque awaits at the gate.
The girl will be yours,
dark one, I promise.
Yes, she will be mine,
or what awaits you will be far worse
than anything you have inflicted
on any of the others!
What are we to do?
The power in the gate makes
it impossible to pass.
Wait, I know what to do!
My operational mechanisms are energized
by the same kind of electrical force.
I can adjust my circuitry to achieve
a matching level of source input.
The gate's electrification
will not affect me!
Well, don't just stand
there, metal man, get working!
Almost got it!
That should do it.
I feel like a new freebot!
I will go over.
There should be a release on the other side
to open the...
Malfunction report!
I am but a freebot!
Report malfunction!
Freebot lightened, must repair!
I will go over!
Malfunction report!
I am but a freebot!
Report malfunction!
Freebot lightened, must repair!
Here, let me. - I will go over.
Malfunction report!
I am but a freebot!
Report malfunction!
Freebot lightened, must repair!
I will go over.
Malfunction report!
I am but a freebot!
Lay him down, this is
going to take a while.
You fool, you've let them pass the gate!
Do you know what you've done?
The iron wall still stands
between them and the power station.
Activate the power
in all sections of the station.
What is this?
We're operating at only
one-fourth percent of capacity.
Is there yet more
that you have overlooked, valaria?
Dark one, no, we have watched
the air slaves work in the amphitheater.
They proceed as always.
Then perhaps our
visitors are responsible.
Is this possible?
I will find out at once.
Yes, do that.
Torque, go to the master monitors
and report to me the
level of energy storage
accumulated from the air slaves.
Yes, mistress.
Be careful, valaria,
the next move that you make will be
the most important one of your life.
There.
How do you feel, bucket head?
I am once
again fully functional.
I am in your debt.
So what's our next move?
We'll never be able to get
through that wall without...
Explosives?
That would be helpful.
Allow me.
You mean I was jabbing around in there
and the whole time you could
have gone off at any moment?
This is perfectly safe
without a detonating device.
How's it work?
Here, look.
Don't just stand there, take cover!
Your time runs short, valaria.
The guardbots will contain them.
Look!
What is to stop them now, valaria?
There are more guardbots.
And if they,
too, are vanquished?
There is one final obstacle
they are about to encounter.
Now.
Stop!
It's a bomb, rigged to go off
with any further movement.
Let him touch it off.
He'll clear the way for the rest of us.
There may be some hope for you yet.
Alright, now what do we do?
I've seen these devices
before at the edge
of the wasteland leading
into the last city.
Listen to me carefully, Kai.
Can you hear me?
From where I stand I
can't see what you can.
There should be a steel cylinder
in front of you near your head.
Is there?
Is there a small knob
at the tip of one end?
Slowly move your hand up to the bomb
without touching the wires at your side.
Have you got it?
The knob is a trigger mechanism.
It is attached to the explosives
on the inside by a very short wire.
Klyton, do you have cutters
in your tool panel?
Yes, master.
Kai, carefully unscrew
the knob on the cylinder.
When it's loose don't pull it away.
Do you understand?
Is it loose?
I'm reaching behind you with the cutters.
Take them with your other hand.
Are the cutters near the cylinder?
Kai, slowly pull the knob away
from the cylinder just
enough to put the cutters
between the knob and the head of the bomb.
Cut the wire now.
What is it?
The energy reservoir
from the amphitheater is nearly empty.
What?
But we saw them working!
What did you see, valaria?
The air slaves, they...
Air slaves?
Pitiful beasts of burden
and they somehow got the best of you.
Valaria, what am I to do with you?
Dark one, please.
Torque, take
her away from my sight!
No, dark one, please!
I will prove myself to you.
How?
I will bring the girl to you myself
and she will tell you
what you want to know.
One last chance, valaria,
and then you know the fate that awaits you.
Thank you, dark one,
you will not be sorry.
Torque, summon the guardbots!
Let me in!
How did I?
Oh!
There!
Oh, no!
You see, dark one, I kept my promise.
The girl is yours!
You are as
good as your word, valaria,
but your use to me has
still come to an end.
But, dark one, I delivered on my promise!
Life isn't always fair, valaria,
especially when one isn't
really even alive.
Dark one, can you hear me?
Yes, valaria.
What do you wish to say before you die?
You are the one who said it,
I was never really alive.
So what matter is it to me what
becomes of you or all of us?
Valaria, no!
Yes, dark one, the
self-destruction level!
In five minutes all of your
domain will be destroyed.
The power station will be no more
and you and all the others
will cease to exist!
Valaria,
stop the countdown, now!
Or what, you will destroy me?
It doesn't matter anymore, nothing does!
No, no!
Where is my father?
He is nearby.
Take me to him.
Tell me what I want to know.
I don't know what you mean.
Of course, you do.
You and your father are
immune to my powers.
Why?
I don't know.
You do and you will tell me now!
Go ahead, waste your stupid
energies on each other.
What will it matter?
In less than a minute the entire
power station will be destroyed.
What have you done?
What do you think?
You're finished!
So's the dark one!
Torque, the deactivation lever
is on the far wall!
Torque, come to the room
of questions at once!
Valaria, I thought we had
seen the last of you.
Dark one, forgive me.
I'm here to serve you.
Please believe me.
That is why you activated
the mechanism that could
have destroyed us all?
But I can save us all!
Our power is depleted and it is because
of the traitors in the work
yards of the amphitheater.
Yes?
We can force the air
slaves to begin refueling
the power supplies and regain
our dominance over them.
How?
The girl will tell us.
Never.
Why should she?
When she sees what's become of
her father and what will become of her.
All that remained
of jorn was his head.
The rest of his body was
completely engulfed
by the dark one.
The dark one has consumed your father,
devouring his strength and his wisdom.
When you are joined with him we no longer
will need to ask questions of you.
The dark one will know them
because you will be part of him.
And now it is time to show the air slaves
what their treachery has earned them.
We no longer need them.
With the knowledge of jorn and his daughter
we can power the station from within.
The time has come for all of them to die!
Not again!
Come on!
Deeja, I'm as good as dead.
You must destroy me.
Father, I can't.
I love you!
If you love me, you know
that this is the only way out.
Father, please!
Here, Neo, take this.
Neo, you know what to do.
No, Neo!
We can rule new terra together!
Don'tdo it!
Don'tdo it!
No!
The air slaves!
Freedom, freedom!
Deeja, jorn would have
wanted it this way.
No!
What will you do now?
Go back to my people,
finish my father's work.
Deeja. - No, leave me alone!
Your father was a great man.
Perhaps if he had lived
you could have told him that yourself.
With the dark one destroyed
the air slaves were free at last.
Neo returned to his people to
bring them to the last city.
Together they would rebuild new terra.
Neo, wait!
I can come along with you, can't 1?
I can be a lot of help to you.
Don't you think?
I can take care of your weapons.
See that you always have
enough backup ammunition.
You know, be like a sidekick.