Real Robot Battle Line/Story Translation

Story Translation

This translation is done via Google Translate and is roughly interpreted to make sense. I have no ability to natively read Japanese.
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Stages 1-13

Stage 1 - Duplicator

• After CG scene
  

Musica had never seen a Duplicator before in person. Duplicators are one of the military's biggest secrets, so that's not so strange. With this machine then can call and duplicate machines and people; but the people are specifically called "Branches". Elijah likens it to a time machine, that people and machines can be called from different points in time despite being from the same world.

It's pretty old technology though, so it's a wonder if it still works. This one, probably does, and is connected to Earth! The question is 'what time'. As they're investigating something seems to go wrong.

No, it's an enemy attack. It's not just Azulonia's troops, but they have Branches! Wollon's surprised they were discovered so fast, and orders Musica and Glen to squad up. Musica doesn't seem too eager to be in an actual battle, but Wollon insists that she's there as his backup for a reason, quit being a spoiled brat. Elijah even suggests duplicating a Branch while they're there. Wollon is worried about Elijah's eagerness, but asks if he can pull it off. The duplicator is super-stable so he can, with some time. Glen rejects the suggestion; they're here to just investigate, not break rules! Azulonia's troops are already here, and know about the Duplicator, so Wollon refuses to let it fall into their hands. And hopefully it works! Glen is still opposed, seeming to have an issue with using Branches Ralph has spooted a large-scale Duplicator, as the reports suggested. But should he really hand it over to Northern Bright? Look at their troops! Does he even have to do anything at all? Instead he'll leave the effort to Nei Mo Han (of L-Gaim). Nei says nothing but is ORDERED, as a Branch, to respond. Ralph doesn't actually care though, even if his soldiers want the rules to be followed. Ralph understands that Nei had no choice in being a Branch, but it's still a good idea to follow orders. Nei is pissed, but gets called out that he can't go against Ralph, he can see it in Nei's eyes.

Wollon recognizes the Augur, and is shocked to see they Duplicated Nei Mo Han, one of the 13 of the Poesdial Army. And not just Nei, but Anton and Heckler as well. With 3 of those 13 people, Musica's already feeling overwhelmed. Glenn points out that they're all A-Class Branches, and the other army seems to have no shortage of them. Wollon asks Musica and Glenn not to overdo it, just bide time until the Duplicator works. He explains its easier to attack from the back or side of an enemy, where the armor is weaker. Attacking from the front can also be prevented by a shield. Counter attacking will always attack the enemy's front, so sometimes evasion or defense is better. Elijah points out that Heavy Metal units also have a resistance to beam weapons. If the Choir's Charged Particle Rifle won't work, use a beam saber. Glenn is real good with hand-to-hand!

Wollon calls out Nei Mo Han as his opponent, to which they're offended he thinks they can fight on equal footing! But, Nei appreciates the confidence, and will take Wollon on separately! Nei, Wollon, and several soldiers take their battle elsewhere

Anton is about to follow, but Heckler tells him to stay and leave that rabble to Nei. Nei left them in charge here and should be thankful. They can't betray Nei's orders, or the rest of their team!

• Gundam crew arrives
  

Elijah's gotten the Duplicator to work, to the amazement of Musica and Wollon. What appears are 5 machines, including the legendary Gundam! Wollon teases Elijah a bit about being a war machine fanatic. Elijah didn't just duplicate the Gundam and it's allies, but also Char. As Musica somehow feels nostalgic about Char, Wollin forbidds them to shoot at Char's Duplicate.

Char says they should be in Texas colony but... they're not. Hayato and Kai thinks they're supposed to be at Solomon. Sayla note they're under gravity and if that's one of Zeon's new weapons . Wollon says he's just as confused as they are, but they're on a different planetoid, a different world. Amuro's never seen such mobile suits, and thinks they belong to Zeon as well. They still don't believe they're on another world, but, just look at the sky and station behind them. Yup, that's 3 moons alright! Wollon explains that here, neither Federation nor Zeon matter, so theyu should follow his advice to survive.

But what right do they have to tell them what to do? Hayato and Char still want to destroy eachother, but if that's what they want, then they're free to just die, just keep fighting. Effectively, they don't have a choice but to do as Wollon says. He suggests they follow him, so they can see the truth of things with their own eyes. Char can't grasp the current situation so he'll obey, for now. Sayla also pushes for the Fed boys to follow him, since that'll lead to survival for now. Amuro doesn't want to fight beside Char, obviously but... Sayla points out that this isn't even thier world, so what does 'enemy' or 'ally' even matter. Amuro hates how simple that is, but they'll follow his orders too. Char wants answers later, but survival comes first.

Ney is upset that everyone's having this big talk during a battle with them. is this some kind of Tea ceremony?

• Post battle/On Map
  

Musica tries to report in, but communications are down? Glen can't pick up their senior officers on radar either. Elijah's got nothing either... Considering their opponents, are thier seniors dead? Finallly Wollon responds, he's a bit banged up, but fine.

• Post Battle
  

Char now demands his explanation. Wollon explains that this is "Urus", and the Gundam crew are on a totally different planet. Amuro calls out they had no right t obring them here, but Wollon will remain selfish, and ask to keep using them. Char actually agrees with Amuro; and if they've been brought here, then send them back to thier world. Wollon can't send them back beacuse... they were created FROM thier original world. They're a copy. This scrambles Hayato's brain. They're not in their original world, and if they got sent back, their originals are still there. They, literally, can't exist in the same place. Nobody knows how to accept this, but Char suspects that they're just expected to cooperate. This isn't the first time Wollon has done this, but he promises on his life that... he can't guarantee his own life right now, everything depends on thier skills. Char hates that all he is, now, is a reproduction of the original. And he's supposed to just live and fight like this? Yup~! Well, guess that's all there is then, fighting to stay alive. At least Musica seems apologetic for it. But Wollon will at least explain at their field base.

At the field base, even Fraw Bow is here. Fraw is happy to see Amuro but he shoves her aside, not wanting to be bothered at all. This sets Sayla off, and even Kai is ticked; it's not like he was the only one this happened to. Char has to come to terms that there are OTHER pilots, not just Amuro, whom he'd been obsessing over. Char remembers meeting Amuro at Side 6, to which Amuro thanks him for that, back then... But Char says they should be more careful in front of a Zeon officer. It doesn't matter where they did or didn't meet, they're soldiers in an army. Sometimes they have to do things they're reluctant to do, himself included. But Zeeks killed Kai's family, though Char retorts they've also killed Zeon pilots... they had parents and siblings too.

Musica interupts thier bickering about the follies of war, saying that even if they're in a different situation, it'd be impossible to just cast aside their prior commitments and views. But if they don't work together now, none of them will survive. Char suggests that this may be a temporary truce then. Musica takes time to approach Char on his own... she's been a fan of his for a while, and now she gets to meet him! But Char thinks that longing for people isn't... human. This puts her off a little but, she asks what she's allowed to call him. She wants to call him "Mister Char" but... that makes him feel weird, and thus, Musica seems weird... but also somehow familiar

Glen asks Elijah what the new unit is for. He says he duplicated the Guntank and Guncannon by accident. As well as Char's Zaku. What a peaceful guy Elijah is.

Stage 2 - Silver Pursuit (A)

• After Intermission

Wollon explains they're at a temporary base at the North Pole of Urus, but even this far north they're exposed to Azlonia invasion. With thier current strength, it's currently impossible to stop the enemy's invasion, and the base is to be abandoned and destroyed. Elijah doesn't like the idea of destroying this new Duplicator, but the alternative is letting the enemy have ANOTHER Duplicator. And Minovsky particles are curretnly so thick they can't get ahold of HQ, so, the decision lays with them. Once they're done with this base, they'll head for the nearest Reef Base. Wollon is even going to let Musica start taking the lead in combat. Musica seems a bit apprehensive about it, but Glen and Elijah seem to be okay with this. Wollon has to insist, stating he's injured and can't fight on the front lines, making Musica relent and accept.
Musica really didn't want to get into combat, and being on this 10 year old ship is only making her mood more sour. Elijah explains that this ship, the Silverado, is still plenty good. Transportation is easy, maintenance capacity is great. Even though it's seen lots of active duty, it's still a functioning ship! Elijah doesn't do any combat himself though, so all the fighting is left up to Glen and the rest. Glen gets upset at this comment, but Elijah retorts that someone has to man the ship, does he want to NOT have a place to return to? Wollon assigns the remaining soldiers to the engine room, radar, communication; repurposing the grunts to now be ship staff. He then addresses Fraw Bow, who comments that she's fine with being on the bridge again; most of the instruments are similar to the White Base. Glenn gets upset at using a Branch on the bridge, but, Wollon insists that the voice of telegraphers have ALWAYS been women! This is final!

Goodbye fair Duplicator! You brought us legends.

Ralph chides his foes to do their best but then realizes that the Duplicator is exploding. Furious, Ralph orders that they follow them, instructing his soldiers to get ready for sortie, even the Branches.

A girl in a Heavy Metal calls out to the Silverado, asking it to stop! Fraw picks up on the communication more clearly, but Elijah calls out that they're being chased. Glenn recognizes the model HM, but also that it's a Branch, and insists they leave them alone. Wollon chides him for having some kind of grudge, where Fraw outright asks if he hates Branches. Wollon volunteers the answer; his parents were killed by Branch terrorists. Musica scolds him for lumping all Branches together; hate them all for the acts of one. Elijah asks what to do about the girl hailing them, leaving Musica to decide...

• Option 1 is - 止まると敵に追いつかれちゃう "If you stop, you'll be overtaken by the enemy", and leads to 2 more options, with 2 more stage variants.
• Option 2 is 見過ごすなんて、できいわ "You can't overlook it"
  • (This stage follows option 2)
    

• Before battle/sortie

Musica orders the hangar bay opened for this total stranger to enter the ship. Giving her thanks the girl introduces herself as Fanneria Amu. But shortly after docking, enemy forces catch up. They're actually thieves, led by Miyama Leelin, and they're after Amu and everything she's got, which now includes the Silverado. Wollon recognizes that from a list of escaped Branches. Glenn, naturally, is irked to see more Branches, calling them just garbage, making Elijah recoil that he even commented on anything. Wollon tells them to sortie, of course without him.

• If you sortie Glenn-

A man named Hassha also appears, claiming to have cut off the escape route, meaning Musica caused them to fall behind. But it seems like the whole thing is a scam, with Amu now on board, looking for anything to take. But Amu monologues that they're only doing this because they're broke. Seems like Elijah was already broke anyway, so not even pockets to pick!

Amu returns to Leelin, revealing that the Silverado had NOTHING to take, and battle begins.

• If you do NOT sortie Glenn-

Elijah checks in on Glenn, who is pondering why women are so kind to everyone. Elijah doesn't see anything wrong with that, while Amu is spying on them off in a corner, seeming rather pleased to be in on this conversation. Glenn calls them pretty unpleasant, but, Amu disagrees.
On the battlefield, Amu seems to want to help Musica out. Lee Lin is pissed that Amu is betraying him, calling them out for how Lee helped them before. But, well, that was before, that was their originals, and in the past! Amu instantly joins up, taking Glenn's place in battle.

• In battle

If you convince Amu with Glenn, despite his apprehension, Amu seems enamored with his looks, and joins instantly. However, half of your money is gone now.

• Upon defeating Lee Lin

With their leader gone, Hassha calls for a ceasefire. Musica shows mercy to the thieves, agreeing that if they help her, they'll be safe. Glenn doesn't think Branches can be trusted so easily though. Elijah credits it all to Musica. Any of the remaining thieves bail out, leaving the team to return to the Silverado.
Amu agrees to help too, if she didn't already join, but at this point she already gave half your money to Leelin.

• If 4 turns pass

The Azulonia army finally catches up in the middle of dealing with bandits. Lee Lin bails out, Hassha decides he's going to quit being a bandit and join with his, finding it to be the smarter, safer option! Amu agrees to help too, if she didn't already join, but at this point she already gave half your money to Lee Lin. Ralph catches up and is ready to send his forces out to take the Silverado crew on, Branches included.

Stage 3 - Golden Fox Woman

• Straight into Battle

Wollon protests the Azulanian army's persistence, but Ralph counters that Wollon is only good at talking. Wollon remembers Ralph, some jerkoff who just uses and throws Branches away. Ralph says that's normal, and promptly orders Nei Mo Han to take out their enemies. For now, that's all Nei can do to survive, but confirms that she can also destroy Char and Amuro. Hassha, if he's around, makes a particular note about killing Char and Amuro too...

When Anton goes down, Nei tells him to withdraw, she's not overwhelmed with these enemies. Same for Hacker when he goes down. Nei goes down with minimal protest.

With the battle over, time to hurry on to Reef Base. Ralph's squad returns, berating the Branches that just lost. So much for A-Ranks, right? Ralph seems to think they can just get better Branches despite that, but Amuro and Char are going to be huge problems. Ones to be dealt with very soon. Ralph orders his goons to go request reinforcements, and let's the team go for now.

• After Battle

Back on the bridge of the Silverado, Wollon announces there's another day before they reach their base. Musica demands to know what's going on, only to be told Azulonia's forces are invading, plus they need to report the finding, and loss, of the Duplicator they used. Elijah brings up that there are specific rules about NOT Duplicating Char, but fortunately Wollon hasn't reported that to anyone yet so they're not in trouble for that... yet. Char's already been Duplicated 3 times, and the last one was 30 years ago. Amuro's considered an S-Class Branch, and even Kamille has been duplicated 20 times or so. But Char... he's been Duplicated 3 times, and brought about 3 rebellions. Since then EVERYONE stopped trying to Duplicate him. A rebellion even occurred in Wollon's home country. Glenn worries that Char's too dangerous a person to be left alone, but Wollon insists that right now, everything is okay, so, don't worry about it. Glenn calls him out on some sloppy, lazy commanding. But instead, he comes back that he's fought alongside Branches 3 times already. They had to live, and die, together, and you won't get anywhere without trusting each other. It's no different fighting along Branches than with anyone else. Obviously Glenn doesn't agree, but Glenn doesn't need to understand now, just, work with it for the time being.

Musica goes to visit Amuro privately. Though he claims he's tired, he lets her in. Musica has to ask; do they (the Branches) resent her and her team? It'd only be natural to! They were called there, against their will, now they're forced into fighting... Amuro worries about being able to go back to his world at all. No, he can't. He's a copy, there's still his original back there. Instead Amuro apologizes, realizing that there's nothing she can do about 'her' anyway. But then... Musica starts crying! She utterly laments that the Branches are stuck here, regardless of family or friends... they can never go back and see them. Amuro is honestly relieved. Amuro appreciates that someone would cry for them. It makes them, you know, the same. Musica moves topics, asking what Amuro thinks about Char. He practically hate him; had Char not attacked Side 7, people's families wouldn't have died, he could be living in peace... He can't help but hate Char. Musica admits that she actually admires him, she wants to be as skilled a pilot as he is. She then asks Amuro not to hate Char so much. She's sure that what he did to Side 7 was just him following orders that he couldn't go against. Amuro keeps silent, letting her go on, but she excuses herself after that.