The Big O (1999–2003): Season 2, Episode 7 - Stripes - full transcript
This is Paradigm City
A city that lost its
memory 40 years ago.
Whatever those Memories may have been,
I doubt that we lost them willingly.
But there is one person for
whom that might not be the case.
Oh, it's you.
The next tomato harvest
is a little ways off yet.
I didn't come here
today for tomatoes.
Is that so?
Do you think it's boring,
waiting here for harvest time?
No. Not if that's the most important
thing in the world to you.
Yes. That's exactly right.
But once, something else was the most
important thing in the world to you.
"Once"? The world of
Memories, you mean?
Could it be that you
haven't lost yours?
You--
Why are you so obsessed
with something intangible?
If something isn't
here now,
it's the same as if it had never existed
in the first place, wouldn't you say?
Thinking that way is what
has kept you happy.
But I--
No, it's not just me.
The very foundations of who we believe
ourselves to be are being shaken...
...because of these fragments of Memories
that show themselves in snatches.
So I want to know. I want to
know about my own Memories.
What's that?
It's a beautiful flower,
don't you think?
I'm told it's called
a bluebell.
Please, don't evade
the question.
You know.
You know why
I'm able to pilot Big O.
The Megadeus chose you.
What do you mean?!
I knew it!
You still--
Have you forgotten even your
contract with me, Negotiator?
Contract... ?
This contract that I myself agreed to
which isn't in my Memory...
What in the world
could it be?
A bluebell...
You know this flower?
It doesn't grow in this city.
And... it's a flower that
I'm very familiar with.
Alex is back in town.
I see... I didn't expect him
to go meet them in person.
This unhealthy city must seem like Paradise
to him compared to that place.
Still, lovely flowers manage
to bloom where you were born.
To you, kind sir.
Making contact with foreign powers...
What on earth is Alex trying to do?
He's the king.
The king of this city, which may yet have the
world's only Memories buried beneath it.
But he's a king who doesn't know
what those Memories are of.
He'll stop at nothing
to find out.
And so he's making deals abroad...
Is he trying to betray his father?
An old man who's happy
surrounded by tomatoes...
...probably isn't concerned
about Memories of the past.
I doubt that it's entirely
a good thing for Alex...
...that Gordon has
totally lost his memory.
Alex was born in this era
of no Memories, too.
I can't understand why he wants
the power of the Megadeuses so badly,
and I don't want to.
But still...
No offense to Norman, but it's nice
to have food like this once in a while.
What's the matter?
It's getting cold.
What about you?
What about me?
What if it's your fate to be
the Dominus of a Megadeus?
I'm no fatalist.
I'll admit, though, that I met Big O through
Memories that I don't possess now.
But that's as far
as it goes.
Ever since we met, what Big O and I do,
and to what ends I live my life,
are things that
I myself decide.
Even if...
Even if I was one
of those tomatoes...
Dorothy?
Do you intend to wait there
for Master Roger all night?
I'm listening to a song.
A song?
What song?
These foreign Megadeuses...
The home office recovered them,
so what do they want them for?
Colonel Dastun.
What?! A Megadeus?!
You said that we're
two of a kind, didn't you?
That's right.
We've both decided that we would
choose our own destiny.
Are we fighting
on the same side?
We each usually
have to fight alone.
But from time
to time, we...
Do you think our relationship
is going to change?
It already is.
Why are you holding back?
I'm not holding back.
Then who are you--
This is hilarious,
Roger Smith!
You aren't...
You couldn't possibly...
Don't tell me you and that perpetually
foul-tempered android are--
Enough! Stop these
preposterous insinuations.
It's preposterous, all right...
What's the matter?
Angel?
Angel!
Master Roger, a Megadeus has
appeared near Central Dome.
The Military Police are en route to the scene.
How would you like to proceed?
Colonel Dastun!
It's a Megadeus!
I know that!
I'm on my way to the scene!
A-About that, sir...
What do those Union robots
hope to accomplish at this point?
I thought those scrapheap robots
had fulfilled their purpose long ago.
So, they aren't
just a bunch of fools...
Alan? Alan!
When I actually need him,
he's not here...
You three brought me Big Fau's body,
and I've already assembled it.
But just like you,
Fau still has no Memories...
Big O!
Big O! Action!
Even as a zombie, you still want
to destroy Alex's palace?
I don't know your reasons, but when
someone uses great power for destruction,
I can't stand idly by!
What do you
think you're doing?!
Are you having a little ceremony
because you miss our homeland?
Surely you know
why we gather...
...Agent 340.
Just as I expected,
you're the last to arrive.
Vera...!
Agent 12, I mean.
You came in person
to Paradigm City... Why?
You want to know why?
I came to take charge of you worthless
warriors who have yet to show any results.
As one who has sworn loyalty
to the Union, that is my mission.
Then you're also behind
the robot out there?
It's a warning
to Rosewater's son.
O covetous Big Fau...
What more do you require?
Do you even have
a Core Memory?
Answer me, Megadeus!
Agent 340, you haven't forgotten your
loyalty to the Union, have you?
Never...
Why, then, have you broken off
communications with your comrades...
...and been operating independently?
I had to, to look for
genuine Memories...
Do you enjoy
life here so much?
You've always hoped
to come here, haven't you?
No, I...
What's she doing here?!
Who is she?
She's not human.
She's--
Destroying puppets
is always entertaining.
But it'll be especially hard to find
something that will match...
...the pleasure I'll get from destroying
a work of art like you.
You won't always be able to play God,
you Dominus with no idea of who you are.
For a soulless machine,
you're a real go-getter!
But there are rules
on this earth!
Roger's Rules!
Agent 12!
Make AIan-- make Agent 271 stop!
Destroying the android
would be pointless!
It knows you,
doesn't it?
She doesn't.
She doesn't know anything
about who I really am.
Let's get this show
on the road, shall we?
We have to let your master
see this show, as well.
Now, it's about time you
went back to your grave.
Are you ready?
Ashes to ashes...
Dust to dust!
What's the matter,
Big O?
Why won't you move,
Big O?!
The tomatoes...
I... I'm one of the tomatoes...
I... I'm Big O's Dominus...
A city that lost its
memory 40 years ago.
Whatever those Memories may have been,
I doubt that we lost them willingly.
But there is one person for
whom that might not be the case.
Oh, it's you.
The next tomato harvest
is a little ways off yet.
I didn't come here
today for tomatoes.
Is that so?
Do you think it's boring,
waiting here for harvest time?
No. Not if that's the most important
thing in the world to you.
Yes. That's exactly right.
But once, something else was the most
important thing in the world to you.
"Once"? The world of
Memories, you mean?
Could it be that you
haven't lost yours?
You--
Why are you so obsessed
with something intangible?
If something isn't
here now,
it's the same as if it had never existed
in the first place, wouldn't you say?
Thinking that way is what
has kept you happy.
But I--
No, it's not just me.
The very foundations of who we believe
ourselves to be are being shaken...
...because of these fragments of Memories
that show themselves in snatches.
So I want to know. I want to
know about my own Memories.
What's that?
It's a beautiful flower,
don't you think?
I'm told it's called
a bluebell.
Please, don't evade
the question.
You know.
You know why
I'm able to pilot Big O.
The Megadeus chose you.
What do you mean?!
I knew it!
You still--
Have you forgotten even your
contract with me, Negotiator?
Contract... ?
This contract that I myself agreed to
which isn't in my Memory...
What in the world
could it be?
A bluebell...
You know this flower?
It doesn't grow in this city.
And... it's a flower that
I'm very familiar with.
Alex is back in town.
I see... I didn't expect him
to go meet them in person.
This unhealthy city must seem like Paradise
to him compared to that place.
Still, lovely flowers manage
to bloom where you were born.
To you, kind sir.
Making contact with foreign powers...
What on earth is Alex trying to do?
He's the king.
The king of this city, which may yet have the
world's only Memories buried beneath it.
But he's a king who doesn't know
what those Memories are of.
He'll stop at nothing
to find out.
And so he's making deals abroad...
Is he trying to betray his father?
An old man who's happy
surrounded by tomatoes...
...probably isn't concerned
about Memories of the past.
I doubt that it's entirely
a good thing for Alex...
...that Gordon has
totally lost his memory.
Alex was born in this era
of no Memories, too.
I can't understand why he wants
the power of the Megadeuses so badly,
and I don't want to.
But still...
No offense to Norman, but it's nice
to have food like this once in a while.
What's the matter?
It's getting cold.
What about you?
What about me?
What if it's your fate to be
the Dominus of a Megadeus?
I'm no fatalist.
I'll admit, though, that I met Big O through
Memories that I don't possess now.
But that's as far
as it goes.
Ever since we met, what Big O and I do,
and to what ends I live my life,
are things that
I myself decide.
Even if...
Even if I was one
of those tomatoes...
Dorothy?
Do you intend to wait there
for Master Roger all night?
I'm listening to a song.
A song?
What song?
These foreign Megadeuses...
The home office recovered them,
so what do they want them for?
Colonel Dastun.
What?! A Megadeus?!
You said that we're
two of a kind, didn't you?
That's right.
We've both decided that we would
choose our own destiny.
Are we fighting
on the same side?
We each usually
have to fight alone.
But from time
to time, we...
Do you think our relationship
is going to change?
It already is.
Why are you holding back?
I'm not holding back.
Then who are you--
This is hilarious,
Roger Smith!
You aren't...
You couldn't possibly...
Don't tell me you and that perpetually
foul-tempered android are--
Enough! Stop these
preposterous insinuations.
It's preposterous, all right...
What's the matter?
Angel?
Angel!
Master Roger, a Megadeus has
appeared near Central Dome.
The Military Police are en route to the scene.
How would you like to proceed?
Colonel Dastun!
It's a Megadeus!
I know that!
I'm on my way to the scene!
A-About that, sir...
What do those Union robots
hope to accomplish at this point?
I thought those scrapheap robots
had fulfilled their purpose long ago.
So, they aren't
just a bunch of fools...
Alan? Alan!
When I actually need him,
he's not here...
You three brought me Big Fau's body,
and I've already assembled it.
But just like you,
Fau still has no Memories...
Big O!
Big O! Action!
Even as a zombie, you still want
to destroy Alex's palace?
I don't know your reasons, but when
someone uses great power for destruction,
I can't stand idly by!
What do you
think you're doing?!
Are you having a little ceremony
because you miss our homeland?
Surely you know
why we gather...
...Agent 340.
Just as I expected,
you're the last to arrive.
Vera...!
Agent 12, I mean.
You came in person
to Paradigm City... Why?
You want to know why?
I came to take charge of you worthless
warriors who have yet to show any results.
As one who has sworn loyalty
to the Union, that is my mission.
Then you're also behind
the robot out there?
It's a warning
to Rosewater's son.
O covetous Big Fau...
What more do you require?
Do you even have
a Core Memory?
Answer me, Megadeus!
Agent 340, you haven't forgotten your
loyalty to the Union, have you?
Never...
Why, then, have you broken off
communications with your comrades...
...and been operating independently?
I had to, to look for
genuine Memories...
Do you enjoy
life here so much?
You've always hoped
to come here, haven't you?
No, I...
What's she doing here?!
Who is she?
She's not human.
She's--
Destroying puppets
is always entertaining.
But it'll be especially hard to find
something that will match...
...the pleasure I'll get from destroying
a work of art like you.
You won't always be able to play God,
you Dominus with no idea of who you are.
For a soulless machine,
you're a real go-getter!
But there are rules
on this earth!
Roger's Rules!
Agent 12!
Make AIan-- make Agent 271 stop!
Destroying the android
would be pointless!
It knows you,
doesn't it?
She doesn't.
She doesn't know anything
about who I really am.
Let's get this show
on the road, shall we?
We have to let your master
see this show, as well.
Now, it's about time you
went back to your grave.
Are you ready?
Ashes to ashes...
Dust to dust!
What's the matter,
Big O?
Why won't you move,
Big O?!
The tomatoes...
I... I'm one of the tomatoes...
I... I'm Big O's Dominus...