"In his quest to usurp the throne" "Prozen declares Rudolph an impostor and sets out to capture him." "With a little luck we're barely managing to keep a couple steps ahead of Prozen's forces." "We're safe for the time being." "But we still have a long way to go before we get to Guygalos." "0)}The Three Guards" "Help us! I understand that it was our own Imperial soldiers who attacked this village and set it to light." "I don't like to see these things." "Specially when our men are the ones responsible." "The City of Wind." "This town held many special memories for Emperor Zepellin before he passed away." "We cannot allow our soldiers to lay waste to this place." "in the name of the Great Guylos Empire... to the Empire we swear alligiance!" "granps." "Look at that." "Is this some kind of dream?" "I don't think so." "I know who is piloting those three Zoids." "it's gonna take us at least four or five days to get all the way through the Valley of Heroes." "What?" "Are you serious?" "!" "We don't have other options." "We've already raised too much attention since entered Imperial territory." "even if it means choosing the route that takes a bit longer." "I know that." "What about this name?" "We're in the middle of nowhere and it's called "The Valley of Heroes". but I heard that in ancient times hundreds and hundreds of Zoids warriors used to pass through here." "Zoid warriors?" "What do they come here for?" "Rudolph is right." "I heard the same thing." "The way I heard it was that long before the Empire and Republic were at war with one another each country would send their top Zoid pilots to a competition to see which pilot was strongest and who had the best skills and endurance." "I can see why that would be popular." "Sounds like my kind of event." "The name of this valley is like a *** to the glorious days of the past." "Rudolph?" "A contest for Zoid warriors!" "you stay on your seat and don't do getting any funny ideas." "Rudolph here will be an old man by the time we get him to Guygalos." "I hear you." "Even I can tell when I'm being ganged up on." "give me a break." "We go out of our way to raid the place and it's not even worth it." "It's just another colony." "They deserved to be burned out of their city." "are going to get all the glory when the war starts up again." "What did you say? But... what about the poor people?" "Better to just torch the place and get it over with." "right?" "something is following us." "I'm detecting three objects closing in from the rear." "straight towards our unit!" "What?" "Didn't take long to catch up with them." "Just as I suspected." "That's Gland's Borderland Security Unit." "The Empire can't afford to have renegades like them running around." "Zoid type confirmed." "Overgeneration Saber Fang AT. but they're wrong if they think they can challenge us with three lousy Zoids." "But they're fast." "They're closing in!" "How can I sleep after hearing about a Zoid pilot competition!" "I'll just tell them wanted to see the competition grounds." "That looks fun." "Can I try after you?" "Help!" "I'm not playing around!" "There he goes." "they're flying!" "I've never seen anything so strong." "Missed it!" "Pathetic." "Relying on your machines doesn't make you a good pilot." "Wegner!" "Vipé!" "The two of you move back to the rear." "I'm gonna take care of these renegades on my own." "I don't have any problem with that plan." "Nor I. I only ask that you teach these fools what it really means to be a great Zoid pilot." "Thank you." "How could they destroy this big afford so quickly?" "I-I've seen enough!" "It's said sight when the commander abanddons his men and runs off in fright." "The Imperial Army has sunk to a all time low with cowards like that in command." "It makes my stomach turn." "Now what's he done?" "This area is crawling with bandits and fortune hunters looking for an easy mark." "It will be pretty hard to miss them up there." "What do you guys say to taking a little rest stop?" "The bandits and fortune hunters would love us for that." "not here." "There's a small village nearby." "The whole state has been unarmed for generation." "Hello!" "Just about done with your picnic down there?" "How about getting me down from here?" "Van!" "I couldn't believe how windy that valley was." "and the city we're headed to is even called "The City of Wind"." "Van." "There are windmills there?" "The village I'm from is called Wind Colony." "I be this place is gonna be just like home." "Hey!" "That's so cool!" "Nothing like the sound of a windmill to warm the soul." "That and a hot bowl of soup." "Rudolph!" "What do you say you and I have a race into town?" "then we should be able to see the city." "Here on!" "On the count of three." "Three!" "Hey!" "That's not fair!" "Last one there buys dinner!" "Looks like fun." "you guys!" "give us a break for a while." "With an attitude like that it's hard to believe that you're still single." "I know. meanwhile leaving his sad competitors trailing in the dust." "What do you think?" "Is this place awesome or what?" "It's gone." "How sad." "There are reports of a young boy claiming to be Prince Rudolph stopping at MacMan's mansion." "And where is this boy now?" "Have you managed to capture him?" "sir." "We almost had him but he got past Sephers unit." "I would estimate that at this point they're probably in the Valley of Heroes." "Liutenant Hardin." "Yes." "You must have read the news of the crowned Prince's passing." "sir." "Of course." "We can't have reports of his ghost wondering through our territory and raising suspicion." "We need to form a plan to deal with it." "This is terrible." "I feel like it's all my fault." "then Prozen wouldn't be terrorizing the Empire and making innocent people suffer like this." "Feeding yourself up over it won't get us anywhere." "and the fires have barely been put out." "Here's some water." "We need over here." "You gotta admire people like that." "They know that all the crying in the world won't bring their city back from the ashes." "but the flip side of the coin is it's a great opportunity." "This is why you have to get back to Guygalos." "To protect people like them." "Let's get going." "I'm counting on you to get me to the Capital." "We have company." "a group of Republican Army rebels that entered our territory claimed to have the crowned Prince Rudolph among them." "Rumor has it they're heading toward Guygalos." "How dare someone take the name of our deceased prince." "And you say they're in the vicinity of the Valley of Heroes?" "That's correct." "And they possess one extremely powerful Zoid." "Who knows what kind of destruction they'll anleash on the nearby villages." "I have just one question." "Yes?" "our days as frontline soldiers are over." "We retired to this remote wilderness some years ago." "Maybe you could explain why Lord Prozen would issue an order that involves retired soldires like us?" "The Empire is at stake." "He needs his best men on this assignment." "Retired or not." "Lord Prozen is well aware of your reputation and feels you're the most suitable men for this mission." "He stated his wishes to me in person." "sir." "we'd be honored to accept this and crush these rebels." "I wish you the best of luck." "But..." "I have one condition." "Condition?" "The three of us will carry out this mission entirely on our own." "I ask that your soldiers refrain from interfering." "Talk about your big egos." "So we'll stand by as backup?" "Prepare to deploy the Black Redler unit." "Yes." "I'm feeling somewhat uneasy about this mission." "What's the problem?" "I overheard a rumor recently." "Prozen was plotting the assassination of Rudolph." "What are you implying? then we're setting out to assassinate the real crowned Prince..." "Our loyalty to the Empire must remain absolute." "Our loyalty is precisely why the Imperial guards have always relied on our service. we cannot oppose the will of the Empire's leader." "I suppose you're right." "All set to go!" "Is everyone ready to move out?" "All right!" "Let's get this prince back to the capital where he belongs." "Saber Tiger!" "the Empire must have caught up with us." "We are members of Emperor's Zeppelin Imperial Guard." "We have been giving explicity orders to eliminate you." "They would be the Imperial Guard?" "There's a competition ground up ahead." "I challenge you to one on one Zoid combat." "One on one?" "You're on!" "I accept your challenge!" "You have five minutes." "Hang on." "This is way too dangerous." "Something tells me they might be the legendary Three Guards." "Three Guards?" "Never heard of them." "They are three older warriors who used to serve the Empire and were the strongest Zoid pilots ever." "then even you and your Blade Liger would be no match for them." "We'll see about that!" "This is just the kind of legendary competition that I've been looking for!" "Grandpa!" "The Three Guards have come!" "It's really them!" "I can't believe this!" "Are you sure it was them?" "boys." "But we really saw them!" "Gold and silver Saber Fangs at the competition grounds in the Valley!" "Huh?" "At the competition grounds?" "I didn't think you'd actually have the courage to show up." "they're much braver than expected." "You got that right." "who's gonna be the first against me?" "fellows..." "I'm taking the first shot at them." "you're up second." "No way!" "How did you figure you're going first?" "then better me than you and Liger." "We gotta show a little bit of prudence here." "Prudence?" "I'm saying that we're counting on you in the end." "So stop your wining and go along with the plan." "Red Command Wolf." "Come at me whenever you're ready." "Ok." "Look out!" "The old guy pack is quite a punch." "Just be thankful this will end quickly." "I don't think so!" "no way." "How could Irvine be down for the count already?" "Unreal." "I'm already out." "There's still two left." "Van doesn't stand a chance." "Look at Grasco." "Why is he so careless?" "The other Zoid is out of the battle too." "Irvine must have got in some good shots before he went down." "Irvine." "Don't you worry." "I'll make them pay for that." "Sieg!" "This isn't the kind of combat where an Organoid will help you win the battle." "as they're usually wrong." "and we rely on one another." "let me go up next." "I'm going to enjoy fighting with no holds bard." "Not high enough!" "Let's go!" "They're fast." "The Saber is as fast as Van." "This is going to be a pretty tight match." "I'm start to get a handle on this old guy's moves." "He got me!" "Don't worry." "You just watch." "Van is not gonna lose this next one." "Now this is getting interesting." "you don't stand a chance." "It's not over yet." "I'm not gonna let a few fresh wounds stop me from fighting." "Come on!" "Let's get started." "Combat is an exercise in composure." "But now I will show you no mercy!" "Wouldn't have it any other way." "Reinforcements!" "The enemy Zoid has sustained damage." "We can take him out easily if we attack him from either side." "Wh-What?" "I told you not to interfere!" "How dare you fight on your own side!" "You traitor!" "I'm confused." "Aren't those guys on the same side?" "We can't allow those rebels to go free." "However..." "I'm tired of all these hollow victories." "Did you see how many flying Zoids the Three Guards took out all by themselves?" "right?" "I haven't seen this kind of intense fighting in years." "You boys have witnessed the battle of a lifetime here today." "Three Guards!" "Blue Zoid!" "You can do it!" "The greatest pleasure a Zoid warrior can experience is to hear the cheers of support like these coming from the civilians." "Who would have thought I'd live to hear this again?" "I won't use any flying gear on this combat." "without the aid of my special weapons." "I'm with you there." "It's just me and the Liger." "You're finished!" "Van!" "Prince Rudolph!" "I don't believe this is happening!" "Van won!" "You are the victor." "Deliver the final blow." "I'm gonna let you go this time." "What?" "old guy?" "A total blast!" "We're gonna have to do that again some time." "I allowed myself to be distracted in battle." "I deserve to lose this fight." "The day of my glorious victory draws ever nearer." "90)}Preview" "Hey!" "Van here." "Guygalos." "and it looks like the Empire will be saved." "But Prozen is trying to resurrect an ancient legendary Zoid in a secret lab." "What?" "They say it's the same Death Saurer that wiped out the ancient Zoidians!" "Zoids episode 32:" "The Doom Machine." "The Doom Machine" "See you on the battlefield!"