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: That’s…!
: I am the captain of the Katou Organization’s 1st Unit… Kunio Ishigami!
: To battle…!
: Wh-What’s the meaning of this?!
: He… He just introduced himself as a captain of the Katou Organization, didn’t he?
: Don’t tell me the president’s just turned on us?!
: No, he didn’t!
: But the Katou Organization is the enemy…!
: What’re you on about?!
: Look at that up ahead and tell me those aren’t the real enemy we should be fighting!
: …?!
: The real enemy…!
: Toooh!
: What about you, Katou?! What’re you gonna do?!
: Are you still gonna keep fighting us?!
Katou’s unit faces left!
: …
: To all units of the Katou Organization! We…
: We are going to help the UX!
All Katou units face left!
: H-He…!
: He’s teaming up with us…!
: I was waiting for that answer, Hisataka Katou! Things are looking up already!
: Jack, would you form up with me?
: Hm… Aye!
: Reznor, board the Shangri-La! Provide us with airborne support!
: Yes, sir!
: (Psh, what a pain this whole thing’s become.)
: (But I got the final Machina. Better blow this joint for now and take a stab at ‘em later!)
: Sawatari…?!
: Forget about him! Our priority now is the Human Machinas!
: …
: Back off, Jin! This is hardly the time for us to keep fighting!
: Hmph, do you take me to be that stupid?
: Even I can tell that they’re the real threat here!
Jin and Ayul turn into allied units.
: Ayul, ignore the UX troops! Our target’s the Human Machinas!
: Yes, sir!
: Jin…!
: Everyone, there is only one thing we must do at the moment!
: Yeah, and we all know what that is!
: We have to bash the Human Machinas into the ground!
: All troops, FORWARD!
Arnie and Saya aren’t essential anymore, but you can’t lose Ishigami or Katou now.
Judah (Kunio Ishigami)
Pilot Skills:
Factor – D-S.O.I.L. baseline is 60
Prevail L8
Support Attack L2
Support Defense L2
Predict
All Attack
Command L2
Spirit Commands:
Sense
Mercy
Exhaust/Daunt
Justice
Soul
Mech Features:
Sword
10% HP Regen
Squad Bonus: Exp +10%, Accuracy +5 (Exp +30%, Accuracy +30, 35% Double Image, Melee weapons attack +100)
Ishigami’s voice actor: Joji Nakata
Ishigami’s pretty dang good. Judah only knows how to attack with its sword, but it has decent range and hits hard – its strongest attack is only 100 points weaker than the Vardant’s new finisher, but costs 30 EN instead of 50 and has longer reach. More importantly, Judah has a frickin’ Pattern A on its weapon upgrades, meaning it’ll eventually be STRONGER than the Vardant and it’ll take a lot less money to get to that point!
It costs a measly 190k to max out Judah’s weapons from 0 to 10, whereas the Vardant (who’s a Pattern C), takes 410k! And Judah already comes 50% upgraded, so it’s even less!
And Ishigami himself is no slouch, having stats pretty much on the same level as Moritsugu (just, like, 1-2 points less), meaning he’s just shy of being the best Linebarrel pilot. All in all, Ishigami is a great short-to-medium range character.
Katou’s Tsukuyomi is a Pattern B bot itself, so it’s still pretty cheap to upgrade, but he won’t quiiite overtake the Vardant (unless you’re in Special Mode, with 15 bars of upgrades to close the power gap enough that Katou’s bonus can cover the difference). Still, he and Ishigami are pretty much tailor-made to be each other’s squadmates, so there you go.
As for Masaki, Jack and Katou, we already know what they have, so here’s just what their squad bonuses are:
- Masaki: Armor +100, Ranged/Melee Attack Power +100, depending on whether he’s using the Glain-Neidr or the Naked (Armor +200, Ranged/Melee +300, S in Sky, EN +75)
- Jack: Melee +100, Crit +10 (Melee +300, Crit +30, S on land (Akurasu says Sky, but that’s a typo), HP +500)
- Katou: Money +10%, Mobility +5 (Money +30%, Mobility +30, 1500 Barrier, Melee +100)
The Human Machinas are pretty beefy for mooks, packing not only 30% HP and EN regen and nearly 50k HP, but a beam shower that’s both a very long range attack (1-8) and a 1-6 MAPW that strikes all around them (mind you, as BEAM weapons, they can’t really do anything against the Glain-Neidr).
They’re L size, too, which means a lot of our units’ll take added damage if you’re not bypassing the size difference. Mind you, that size means their accuracy takes a hit and their stats, while good, aren’t too stellar. Also, despite the HP pool, they are not very good on defenses.
Focus fire them one at a time to prevent the superlative regen from undoing a lot of your work and keep defensive spirits up just in case, especially if they’ve the morale to MAPW and you can’t Daunt them. Be very careful with your ships, because that’s a lot of range and firepower that can take you unawares and sink one of them.
SRW UX - You Are Similar to Me
: They were on the receiving end of a REQUIEM blast and that did nothing to stop their invasion…!
: But we’ll still fight them! We’ll confront our fate just as Lacus and the others did!
: Yeah…! That is what our battles are for…!
: Heh, these things sure picked the right look. They’re just about ready to break everything in sight with their tantrum.
: Then, get over here, kiddies! Uncle Kaido and Uncle Magami’ll play with y’all a bit, and then it’ll be nappy time!
: Mankind’ll never truly be saved until the Human Machinas are destroyed…
: Meaning there’s only one thing for us to do! Let’s get to work, Judah…!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8nbkd4mwPw
And here’s Judah’s best weapon, plus its swanky DK.
: Their appearance as infants could well be said to symbolize power devoid of any and all restraint…
: This rampage must be stopped! Muster your courage and sever any compassion their form invokes within you!
: Ye Humans descending from the distant skies, the tip of our blades shall demark the end of your offensive!
: Jeez, what a roller coaster this is… I haven’t even had time to catch my breath. I didn’t think things would get this crazy.
: Indeed… However, our task now comes down to one thing and one thing only!
: And that is to make them imagine their deaths at the hands of the Katou Organization…!
: You’re really outdone yourself, Ishigami… I suppose my imagination was also lacking.
: …
: My days of fleeing from your shadow end now… Human Machinas!
When you kill two of the Human Machinas, the plot kicks in.
: Oh, what’s the matter? You’re not enjoying us working together for the first time in ages?
: …
: Ishigami, tell me the truth about your plan. Why did you need to keep me in the dark for so long?
: Ah, it’s about that.
: Well, as we first suspected, Judah is a traitor Human Machina. It went against the plan cooked by its brethren on the moon.
: …?!
: On that day… When I first entered its cockpit, a massive amount of information on everything poured into my head.
: But Judah determined that I shouldn’t tell you. Doing so would’ve greatly increased the odds of our plan ending in failure… making it impossible to save mankind.
: And that’s why you decided to keep everything a secret from me?!
: Eeh, I guess I should just come out and say it now…
: But your way of doing things is wrong, Cmdr.
: What…?!
: Once you figured it was impossible to attack the Human Machinas directly, you chose to hide the Lostbarrel and keep their Override from ever taking place.
: Then, you used the Advancers to manipulate the world, setting the Katou Organization as an ever-present symbol of death dominating the people.
: And you didn’t care how many lives you’d have to sacrifice to accomplish that…
: That’s right… Because, in doing so, I’d save mankind from going down the path of ruin…
: But is that what Amagatsu Kizaki really wanted?
: …?!
: What my father really wanted…?
: Mr. Amagatsu told you back then: what he wants is for us to ‘destroy the future penned by the Machinas’!
: The future penned by them…
: Another space-time anomaly’s been detected nearby! Another warp field is forming!
: Psh, they’re still coming!
: Aah…! Th-There’re so many of them!
: aaaaaa…!
: Aaaieeeeee!
: Kch… They’re kicking our asses!
: How are we supposed to fight against this…?!
Tzeeeeeeep.
: Do not falter!
: Th-This voice… It can’t be!
: Th-That’s…!
: The Oukaou… Sakomizu?!
: The voice of Poseidon has given me the strength to live… and showed me the fate I’m to conquer!
: My mind is now as clear as the morning sun!
: Father…!
: Warriors who would confront the tides of fate! Open your ears and listen!
Tzeeeeeeep.
: Urk… Th-That’s…!
: Is… Is Sakomizu summoning the Yùxǐ?!
: Nay… This is!
Dynasty Warriors 9 - Theme of Lu Bu -DW Epic Mix
: Do you hear the will of the land…?!
: L-Lu Bu and Diaochan…?!
: They… They still live?!
: While the fires of battle rage, the Shura know not death!
: Hmph, I understand. ‘The blade of the heavens shall emerge within the shadows… and as that blade is imbued with golden light, it shall turn into a heavenly fang to rend darkness asunder’!
: S-Such is a passage in the G-Records…!
: Then… General Lu Bu, a Shura, a being of shadows, has touched the light and been reborn as a blade of the heavens?!
: It is time! Gather at the beginning!
: Th-Those words…!
: (They have also crossed space and time…!)
: Haaaaaaaah!
: Young Suzuki, can you keep up?!
: Absolutely… I am a Holy Warrior!
We’ll see this attack properly in a jiffy because the DK deserves it.
: Your end comes! Behold— MY SOOOOUUUUL!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_hY2wwV8yk
Lu Bu has a ton of DKs in his attacks, so here’s the first one.
“The heavens themselves bow before me!”
: J-Jesus… They took out a Human Machina without even breaking a sweat!
: Ha-Hahah… First the Katou Organization, now King Sakomizu and even Lu Bu and Diaochan!
: All these old pains-in-the-ass are taking the day to start helping us out. Well, I’ll be damned!
: Hear me, Ultimate Cross! If your will to fight remains strong, then follow us into battle!
: The hammerblow of we, the hellish Shura, shall carve open your path!
: Folks, I don’t think we’ve anything to worry about anymore! Throw everything you have at them!
: Aye, aye!
: Let’s go wild!
Aahahaha, success! That’s another two secrets down, and two great units added to our roster (plus Diaochan, who’s just okay). Getting a secret, mind you, brings in another 4 extra Human Machinas to fight… but I consider that to just be more cash for us, so it’s good.
Sakomizu’s squad bonus is HP +500, Crit +10 (HP +1500, Crit +30, Range +2, Armor +100); spirit commands are Sense, Drive, Fury/Direct Hit, Ideals, Soul.
He remains a big huge powerhouse and about the best Holy Warrior we have: the Oukaou still has ridiculous range for a melee unit, and, by itself, hits just as hard as the Bilbine… but its combo attack with the Nanajin is stronger than anything the classic Aura Battlers have (plus, the Oukaou regens 20% EN, takes reduced damage at range, all that good stuff!).
Better yet, Sakomizu knows Soul and his stats are all great, so that’s a lot of firepower on a very worthwhile secret.
But that’s not who we’re really interested in, is it?
Lu Bu Tallgeese
Pilot Skills:
Soul of the Shura (修羅の魂) – casts Soul for free when HP goes under 50% (once per mission).
Prevail L9
Support Attack L2
Break Morale Limit
Counter
Predict
All Attack L2
Spirit Commands:
Soul - IT’S HIS FIRST SPIRIT COMMAND! He knew it at level 1!
Invincible
Strike
Fury/Direct Hit
Drive
Mech Features:
Sword
20% HP and EN Regen
Lu Bu’s Squad Bonus: Melee +100, Crit +10 (Melee +300, Crit +30, Armor +150, Mobility +5)
Diaochan’s spirit commands: Alert, Tailwind, Attune, Confuse, Love
Diaochan’s Squad Bonus: Exp +10%, EN +50 (Exp + 30%, EN +150, 1500 Barrier, Accuracy +5)
You don’t need me to tell you that Lu Bu is great and should have a spot on any team if he’s available. One of the hardest-hitting units in the game, he packs good range and that 20% EN regen means you can be a lot more liberal with him than you can with the other guys. Add in EN Save and, potentially, Infight, and you’ve a powerhouse.
Not much in the way of defenses, but his stats are still in the stratosphere which, when paired with an S rank, means nothing short of a boss should have good numbers against him (and it probably won’t kill, but, rather, send him into Prevail land and maybe trigger SOOOOUUUUL).
And he might just have something else in store for us as well…
As for Diaochan, she’s still the same as ever: good and reliable, with her main draw being the big debuff her Funnels apply… but with how prevalent All-Cancellers are, that’s not too significant. Still, her Squad Bonus is pretty great and she DOES come with 50% upgrades, so you could consider her for a squaddie to snipers like Fei-Yen. An extra Tailwind caster is never a bad thing, either.
Now, let’s go to town!
: Even if you needed things to happen in just the right way, that doesn’t justify keeping everything to yourself…!
: You’re gonna have a lot to answer to when we beat the Human Machinas, Ishigami!
SRW UX - The Will of Man Awakens
: Now we see what Mr. Ishigami was truly after… It was all for this moment…!
: These emissaries from the moon, another type of Humans born from our future…
: You’re not welcome in our planet, Human Machinas! Mankind does not need your surveillance!
Dynasty Warriors 9 - Theme of Lu Bu -DW Epic Mix
: Humans and Inhumans… All different possibilities beckoned by the heavens…
: Which are headed towards oblivion? I have no qualms with answering that question through deadly combat! Muster your life and showcase the essence of your very existence to me!
: This phantom of the past was satisfied with entrusting all to the new generation…
: However, if I must wield my strength once more to assure that these children have a chance to create a better future, then I shall not hesitate to take up arms!
–
: Aesap…! I don’t see any Aura – any of the emotions of life – in them!
: How come? Didn’t all these Machinas become Human when they found the fear of death?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gPz_M_4pNY
Captions are available because it’s so pretty.
: The Machinas started fighting each other in order to gain imagination…! Were they also just trying to find a way to be, to exist…?!
: These are our enemies, right…?
: Yes, the Human Machinas that’d destroy mankind… We must work with the Katous and put a stop to them!
: If it’ll help save everyone… If it’ll help save mankind, then fine. I’ll do whatever’s necessary!
Final Mission ~ Quantum Burst 1
: Human Machinas… If your surveillance’ll bring nothing but chaos to our world, then there’s only one path for me to take!
: It’s up to the Celestial Being to destroy you and your surveillance!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h63iKzLCNM
It just hit me that I never shown off Setsuna’s absolute best attack since it chugs so much EN. Here it is, plus the DK.
: Every now and then I’d get the feeling that I was being watched. That was you, wasn’t it?
: Which means… You Human Machinas are a bunch of creeps!
: …
: This guise of a child… In a way, I suppose ‘tis representative of the end of life and the start of new ones. Do you find it difficult to face these, Kurou?
: No, none of this changes the fact that they’re enemies…! Time to put these babies to sleep the hard way!
: Thank God Mr. Ishigami didn’t turn out to be a bad guy…
: Come on, Heroman! He’s been fighting this battle all along, and now we’re bringing it to a close!
: Oooooo!
: …
: Um, Shou…! That’s a baby! A huuuuge baby!
: Don’t let their looks get to you, Shou Zama… These are monsters coming to destroy the entire world!
: I’ve no idea what you’ve been observing us for…
: But I’m shutting you down if you’re coming to make a mess out of this world!
: Ishigami’s been working to take out these Human Machinas all along, huh…?
: Well, that’s a load off my back. Now let’s go and drive these monsters off our planet!
: These are our enemies… The enemies of all mankind!
: Come on, Linebarrel! We’re going to fulfill Mr. Amagatsu’s wish!
: W-We did it…!
: We beat the enemy!
: We’ve saved mankind…!
: …
: Ishigami, you said my way of doing things was wrong?
: That was why you…
: Do you want to know the first thing Judah told me? It was that I could never save mankind…
: However, what I could do was save the person capable of doing so.
: That person, the one who can save mankind, is you, Cmdr. Katou.
: …?!
: That’s why I never took steps to bring down your Organization.
: But by becoming your enemy, I could keep your attention set on me, which would let me guide you in the right direction.
: Y-You… were guiding me?
: Commander… I really do want to save mankind.
: And that includes you, too. You’re one of the people I want to save the most.
: …
: Then, your plan was…
: It was to save me from myself…?
: Yes.
: I-Ishigami…
: …
: You do not want to fight, but there are those you cannot protect without doing so…
: Our capacity to both hurt and support one another all comes from that desire to protect something…
: That’s why we keep on fighting, despite how difficult it is…
: (Humans bear so much sorrow, but they still carry on…)
: Then, all this time, I…
: We’ve both dirtied our hands plenty to get to this point.
: But I’m afraid we’ll need to save the soul-searching for later. It looks like things are taking a turn for the worse…
: What…?!
: T-The warp field’s open again…!
: Damn it, is there no end to this?!
: …
: I see… This is why I could never save mankind, isn’t it?
Ishigami moves towards the portal.
: Mr. Ishigami…?!
: Relax. I’ll have their warp field broken down in a jiffy!
: You’re going to destroy it?!
: Is that even possible?!
: I’ll deploy Judah’s own warp field at full power and crash into theirs! That should be more than enough…!
: You don’t mean…!
: You’re going to trigger a particle annihilation between your fields?!
: A-Annihilation?!
: Mr. Ishigami, your big plan is to follow on Maj. Richard’s footsteps?!
: Sorry, Ensign Berge…
: But it’s looking like my death is another necessary event for mankind to be saved…
: …?!
: This is the answer Judah and I found among countless possibilities.
: We’re to lay down our lives as foundation for a new future…
: Hahahah, a very fitting climax for an old Champion of Justice, no?
: M-Mr. Ishigami…!
: You…!
: Deploying field! Maximum output!
: DON’T DO IT!!
: …?!
Lisa Komine – Follow Your Heart
: What’s wrong with you?! Why do you always act like you’re the one who has the right answers?!
: But I’m here to say that you’re wrong! If you really want to build any future, then you need to live!
: Live, fight, and take hold of your destiny!
: Y-You…!
: Hope for the future is a power given to everything. It’s what allows us to keep living, so don’t stop now…!
: It’s only by living that we can bring about the world of our dreams!
: Don’t walk away from it! Life itself is the real battle! (Cagalli line from SEED)
: Kira! Athrun…!
All three Gundams go after the portal!
: What are you doing?!
: We’ll unleash energy on par with a particle annihilation and break down the portal!
: Wh-What…?!
: Ishigami, if you’re another prisoner to fate…
: Then we’ll break those chains here and now!
: I-It’s still not enough…!
: We need more if we’re going to cancel out the energy of the warp field…!
: Then, they can have ours as well…!
Everyone gets around the portal!
: Haaaaaaah! Show me what you got, Tobikage!
: Demonbane, full power!
: This portal ain’t got nothing on the Kaiser!
Power uuuuuup!
: Neutrino Generator, emergency acceleration! Rgh… A-Aargh!
: Cpt. Spencer?!
: Forget about me! Rrgh… Raaaaaaaargh!
: Aaaieeeee!
: Stand down! There’s no reason for you people to also get hurt! This is my fate—
: The future has already been changed!
: …?!
: We told you before: reality is progressing in ways far beyond what Judah predicted.
: So, we know our wills are strong enough to make our own future… our own fate!
: Y-You…!
: Tsk… We’ve got more Human Machinas…!
: Liu Bei! Cao Cao! Sun Quan!
: The time has come to manifest the full power of legend!
: Aye!
: Quèshùn! Grant me strength!
: Ye soul of Hǔxiǎo dwelling within the Koteito… Bless me with your power!
: Ye light of Lóngdì… Entrust your power to me!
: Haaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om-hnWF6DSg
Captions are available for the absolute strongest attack in the game.
: They beckoned all four Celestial Armors at once…?!
: Th-This… This is the work of the will of man, of their unfaltering resolve?!
: …
: With me, Ishigami!
: C-Commander…!
: While our wishes were the same, our eyes were set upon different futures…
: However… I know our eyes are now set upon the same world!
: The same world…!
: And will not turn from it ever again!
: Come on! We’ll live for the present, not for the future!
: …
: Yes, sir!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iSF1Erz8FU
And here’s the DK for Katou’s best attack.
Katou supporting Ishigami: “Hah… There’s no time for reminiscing, Ishigami!”
: Now! Send all your energy into the warp field!
BOOOOOOOOOM!
: …
: Wh-What happened…?!
: The warp field is gone…! We’re not reading the Human Machinas anymore!
: W-We did it…!
: We won! We pushed back the Human Machinas…!
: (The future has changed, hm…?)
: (Judah… I guess not even you could see this far…)
: …
: Where’re you going, Jin?!
: …
: Unfortunately, Arnie, our eyes are set upon different worlds…
: You’re still being like that?!
: You were standing right there! I know you realize who we’re really supposed to be fighting…!
: A-Aargh…!
: Jin…?!
: Stay away!
: …?!
: I-I told you before… There’s no turning back the hands of time…
: Our fates… have taken different turns…
: Cpt. Spencer…
: …
: Goodbye, Arnie…
: …
: Jin, you…
: Welcome to the Army of Mankind…
: …
: Why’d you call me here…?
: Why, I just thought to give you a new role to play.
: A new role…?
: Hah. What are ya, a casting director for the world? Where’s your couch?
: I don’t have one. And you’re free to interpret what I say however you’d like.
: That said, you do not want to exit stage having played nothing but a fool, yes?
: …
: Go to this location, if you would.
: Hm? This is the old Russian…
: Are you telling me to go into hiding?!
: Just until the right moment…
: The right moment…?
: Yes, you’ll take to the stage right after everything is over…
: Or, better yet, after everything has begun.
: …
: Who the hell are you…?
: Don’t worry about me. Just head underground and save your strength.
: You’ll need it for when the curtain rises on the new stage…
: …
SRW UX - Rebellion Against Fate
: And I think everyone’s here.
: What’s this about?
: You can probably guess, but it’s about our showdown with the Human Machinas.
: This really isn’t over yet, huh…?
: We succeeded in destroying their warp field, but that is simply a temporary setback for them.
: There are still a lot of them within the moon…
: As well as the Human Machina’s ‘master’, the cause of this entire conundrum.
: The Human Machina’s master…
: And mankind will not truly be saved until we defeat him.
: Mind, we speak of a being that has been observing mankind since time immemorial. Thus, we speak of something quite akin to God. Their powers are wholly unknown to us.
: Y-You’re going to fight God…?!
: Um, can we even win against a guy like that?!
: We have a plan. But, first, we’ve spoken to Cmdr. Katou and have something to tell you…
: …
: The Katou Organization is joining the UX – effective immediately.
: C-Come again?!
: What… Wasn’t our alliance with them just a temporary thing?!
: He’s after the same thing as Ishigami and the rest of our team. There’s no reason to break this alliance now that we know that.
: But…!
: You’re free to complain about it, but it won’t change the situation.
: …
: We have to focus on the Human Machinas, as they’re not going to wait around for us…
: But the problem is that to beat their boss, we’ll need to break into their lunar stronghold…
: Good news is that the REQUIEM shot opened one huge passage into the moon.
: Bad news is that we can’t get an exact location of their GHQ from the outside.
: Our guess is that there’s a powerful jamming facility inside the moon.
: Then, if we want to take the fight to their leader, we’ll first need to destroy that facility…?
: Exactly. But the passage leading into the moon is very narrow and irregular…
: Thus, we have decided that the destruction of the jamming facility must be carried out as a solo hit-and-run mission.
: A-A solo mission…?!
: You want to send someone, alone, into the Human Machina’s territory?!
: All we need is a few seconds…
: If we can detect their stronghold’s position for just a few seconds, we can get its coordinates.
: And if we have its coordinates…
: We can Fold over to it!
: O-Oh, I get it…!
: We just need to know where their GHQ is located, and then we can Fold our whole team over there…!
: Hmhmm, sounds good. And I reckon that’s our job to tackle, right?
: Our Valkyries are mobile enough that even going into the moon shouldn’t be too much…!
: No, I’m afraid I’m not letting anyone but me take on this mission.
: Y-You’re…!
: …
: E-Eiji… Kiriyama!
Three new tacticians for us! Here’s what they bring to the table:
- Sakomizu: Melee weapons’ attack power +10%, Crit rate +30%, Ignore Size Difference
- Ishigami: Pilot Debuff Immunity, Melee weapons’ attack power +10%, gain a random Skill Part at the end of the mission
- Katou: Chain-Attacks damage +10%, Defense +10%, 10% HP Regen to everyone.
Furthermore, here are the battle convos I didn’t get:
: There were things like these hiding out on the moon…? I didn’t notice anything strange the last time we were up there.
: Well, we didn’t really have time to look around back then…!
: All the more reason why we need to set this right today. Let’s go wild!
–
: Look at the size of these buggers. Maybe we oughta close the distance and start pestering them by their feet?
: Careful. Move in carelessly and they’ll grab you. Long-range attacks are our safest bet…!
: The basics of battle are the same regardless of the enemy. We’ll have them routed in short order if every unit capitalizes on its strong points.
–
: I’m a bit worried that shooting at these is bad karma, but I guess this really isn’t the time to think about that, eh?
: And then some. You can put together a soul cleansing ritual for us later.
Phew, that was a lot to deal with, but there’s still more. If you couldn’t tell, Ishigami surviving was the Linebarrel’s secret, so that’s a big event changed. Sakomizu and Lu Bu arriving also changed stuff a bit, so let’s take it one step at a time.
First and foremost, when you kill two Human Machinas WITHOUT having saved either Sakomizu or Lu Bu and Diaochan. Ishigami and Katou’s convo is the same, Kouichi reminds him what Amagatsu really wanted and then it wraps up like this:
: The future penned by them…
: Yes, what he said…
: …
: Come on, folks! What say you we deal with these Human Machinas lickety-split and go secure ourselves a future?
: Absolutely! Observe the strength of humans and our pride, fiends!
: You heard him, maggots! Get your asses into gear and shove strength and pride down their throats!
And if you saved only one secret, you get the extra four babies and then the backup arrives. If you saved Sakomizu, it goes the same up until he says his mind is clear and then it goes like this:
: Father…!
: Shinjiro Sakomizu…!
: Admiral Katou, sir! I will now fulfill the vow I made before!
: Haaaaaaah!
Morale up!
: Young Suzuki, can you keep up?!
: Absolutely… I am a Holy Warrior!
Combo attack!
: Hah… Not even a Human Machina can withstand the combined might of two Holy Warriors!
: Oh, wow! There’s no way we’re losing this now, Shou!
: Yeah, having even a warrior of Sakomizu’s caliber helping us is a sight for sore eyes!
: Our counterattack begins now, Ultimate Cross! Charge!
And if you’ve only saved Lu Bu and Diaochan, the scene goes the same up until the new Human Machinas start blasting us:
: How are we supposed to fight against this…?!
: Is this all your souls amount to?!
: Th-This voice… It cannot be!
Appear!
: I-It’s…!
: They… They still live?!
: My name is Lu Bu! The warrior chosen by the will of the land…!
: The will of the land…?!
: Warriors who would confront the tides of fate! Open your ears and listen to the will of the land and of the heavens!
: …!
Tzeeeeeeep.
: Urk… Th-That’s…!
: The voice of the Yùxǐ again…?!
: Nay… This is!
: Indeed…!
: Gather at the beginning!
: Th-Those words…!
: (They have also crossed space and time…!)
: Haaaaaaaaaaah! Behold— MY SOOOOUUUUL!
TAMASHIIIIIII!
: H-He took out the Human Machina with a single attack?!
: Hmph, I understand. ‘The blade of the heavens shall emerge within the shadows… and as that blade is imbued with golden light, it shall turn into a heavenly fang to rend darkness asunder’!
: S-Such is a passage in the G-Records…!
: Then… General Lu Bu, a Shura, a being of shadows, has touched the light and been reborn as a blade of the heavens?!
: Ultimate Cross! If your spirit has not fizzled, then do battle beside us!
: The hammerblow of we, the hellish Shura, shall carve open your path!
: Ha, hahah… I can’t believe those pain-in-the-ass Shuras are now on our side!
: We’ll gladly borrow your strength once more, General Lu Bu!
: Troops, CHARGE!!
Now, at the end of the mission, if you didn’t unlock Ishigami, it carries on as you’d expect:
: Deploying field! Maximum output!
: STOOOOP!
: …
: My beloved friends… Goodbye.
: …
: Wh-What happened…?!
: We’ve lost Judah’s signal…
: It and the warp field… have both disappeared…
: N-No…!
: The president… This has gotta be a sick joke!
: Mr. Ishigami…
: …
: ‘An old Champion of Justice’… A-Are you joking?!
: A real Champion of Justice… wouldn’t make people hurt like this!
: Kouichi…
: Rgh… damn it… damn iiit…
: This is why… I can’t stand old people…
Jin leaves the same way, but there’s an added scene back at Judah before we cut to Novel and Sawatari:
: …
: Cmdr. Katou…
: You are Ishigami’s…
: Mr. Ishigami didn’t tell a lot of things…
: So I was a bit unsure if I really should deliver this to you.
: What’s in the case?
: It’s… Mr. Ishigami’s final message.
: …?!
: Alright. I’ll hear it.
: …
: …
(TV): Oh? It’s recording already?
: Umm… Well, I guess it’s been a long time since we’ve had a friendly chat, right, Commander?
: And I am truly sorry for everything I’ve done to you over the years.
: Ishigami…
: Since you’re watching this, you probably already know everything but…
: Regardless, I think the future we know is slowly but surely changing for the better…
: Of course, that’s certainly related to Kouichi becoming the singularity of our possibilities…
: But I think an even bigger reason is all the various overlapping possibilities we’re seeing.
: Overlapping possibilities…?
: I suppose we could chalk it up to the underlying truth of the world…
: That great unseen will tying all our fates together…
: But, regardless, I… Ah?! H-Hey, what gives?! I told you: no one can come in right now!
: …?
: Heh… That’s just like you, Ishigami…
: I’m recording a very, very important video you know!
: …
(Katou): Ishi…gami…
Finally, over by the final scene, it changes a bit if you didn’t save Ishigami:
: Everyone’s here, I think.
: …
: …
: I know no one’s in the mood for this, but we need to keep facing onwards right now.
: Our showdown with the Human Machinas depends on it.
And the rest is the same.