Zoids! With bodies o' metal, and the instincts and fighting spirit o' wild beasts,
they be the strongest life forms, standing at the crow's nest o' the ecosystem!
When a Zoid and a buccaneer form the ultimate bond, a hidden power surfaces!
Its name be... Wild Blast!
I used to feel like I could do anything
donna koto mo dekisouna ki ga shiteita
The innocent me and you, we had high hopes for the future
adokenai boku to kimi mirai ni kitai shiteita
The night I learned the difficulty of granting those wishes
kanaeru koto no muzukashisa wo shiru no wa
was the night I grew up just a little
sukoshi dake otona ni natta yoru datta
Though I wanted to turn my eyes away
me wo somuketaku natta kedo
That day, we cried and sobbed
ano hi bokura wa naite nakijakutte
but even so, spoke of dreams we couldn't give up on
soredemo akiramerarenai yume wo katari
Searching for even a tiny bit of hope
hon no wazuka demo kibou wo sagashite
we set off walking blindly again
yamikumo ni mou ichido arukidashita
Right now, our dreams might still be dreams
ima wa mada yume wa yume no mama kamoshirenai
We might not be the slightest bit strong
bokura wa sukoshi mo tsuyokunai kamoshirenai
But these feelings can't be stopped
dakedo kono omoi wa tomerarenai kara
So I'll keep on moving onwards, onwards, with you
nandodemo mae e mae e kimi to
ZOIDS WILD
Subs by Cap'n Falc
Unleash yer instincts!
Wild Blast!
UNLEASHED
INSTINCTS
Th-this be... Grachiosaurus's Wild Blast!
Monster Tortoise! That Man be the Old Salt o' Zoids
Arrr... There be nothin' ta see here.
Hmm? What troubles ye, Liger?
Are ye after some grog?
Not likely.
Land ho!
Oy! Avast!
Why the full sail, Liger?
Wh-what the devil...?
Gaah! Shiver me timbers!
Arrrgh...
Liger!
What?
Arrr! What a haul, what a haul!
It's been many a year since we found such a vast booty!
Why, if it ain't that Wild Liger they've put a bounty on...
Who are ye scoundrels!? What be this place!?
Captain! Can ye see this?
O' course I can spy such a vast beastie.
Matey, solve this fer me...
Ye buffoon! Where's the point in havin' another man solve yer wire puzzle?
Ye call yerself my little brother?
Matey... Little brother?
That little landlubber, and yonder big, rare Zoid.
They were drawn like sharks to fishguts!
Matey, all Zoids be vast te begin with.
Batten yer hatch!
Me lad, I be Macaroni, captain o' this here Zoid research and development facility what goes by the name o' the "Brig"!
Can't ye tell from me visage?
Why should I know yer name? I've never laid eyes on ye!
And this be me little brother Chikuwa, first mate o' research and development here.
Can't ye tell from his visage?
I told ye, how should I know? Eh?
The Wild Liger, eh? Looks to be a vessel worthy o' shipbreaking!
I can hardly wait te dismantle it fer me research...
What!?
Ahoy, matey, can I?
If ye wish te dismantle it, be sure nobody blows the gaff.
Me plan is ta turn it over to Commodore Caviar so he sees me as the buccaneer what brought him this wondrous booty,
and promotes me to captain of an even finer vessel!
Dismantle the Liger? Ye scurvy dogs!
Calm yer britches, we won't be scuttlin' it just yet.
Take the laddie to the brig!
Aye aye!
What're you playin' at!? Unhand me!
Liger!
If it moves, the Lightnin' Zapper Stun Irons'll automatically give it a good lashing.
Hoy! Take this one away too!
Aye aye, first mate!
Ligerrrrrr!
Let me out!
If ye lay another hand on me Liger, I'll have yer guts fer garters!
"Liger"?
Eh?
Ye just said "Liger", nay?
Blimey, ye gave me quite the shock! Who be ye?
By "Liger", mayhap do ye mean the Wild Liger?
A-aye, I do...
The legendary Wild Liger be here!?
That super-rare Zoid what can hold its own against a fleet o' a hundred frigates, and whose cutlass slashes be in the highest level even amongst all rare species?
The one what was thought to have died out already, and despite all kinds o' Zoid Hunters scourin' the seven seas fer it, has remained a creature o' legend fer two score and ten years with nary a hint o' new information, puttin' its worth at the national level?
My, ye be a splendid lad!
My name be Arashi. What be yours?
I be Onigiri. A pleasure to make your acquaintance.
Mayhap have ye been taken captive too?
Aye. Them brothers hornswaggled me and brought me here.
They mollycoddled me and called me the Old Salt o' Zoids...
And they said they'd let me research Zoids to me heart's content...
Heheh...
Afore that, people had called me "bookhound" or "bilge rat", I had nary a comrade,
and not a man would accept me, so I were over the moon about this.
But 'twere all a filthy lie so they could pressgang me into doin' that.
What do ye mean, "that"?
Duplicatin' a Pirate Metal Key.
A Pirate Metal Key?
A key used on Zoids what have been dug up from beneath the dirt and refitted,
to make 'em do a "Death Blast" - that is to say, a forced unleash.
A Death Blast...
Were that the manoeuvre Drake was usin'?
Pirate Metal Keys are special items what can only be handled by Admiral Gallagher and his Four Commodores.
So they told me to make duplicate keys so all of the Empire's crewmen could use 'em...
I see...
But if ye don't want to, shouldn't ye just mutiny?
Aye, I wish I could!
But I can't just flee and desert me boon companion.
Companion... Ye mean a Zoid?
The Gannontoise. He's me precious mate.
And yet... I...
I've been usin' the Gannontoise to do perilous experiments on duplicate keys...
Avast! Yer usin' yer partner as a guinea pig!?
There's naught I can do! Are ye tellin' me to desert the Gannontoise to save me own hide!?
They claim they'll grant me and the Gannontoise a pardon if I can perfect the duplicate keys!
It may be codswallop, but right now, me only choice be to trust 'em.
Onigiri...
The black spot be upon them!
Captive number 5656!
[TN: 5656 is a goroawase wordplay on CoroCoro, the magazine which runs the Zoids Wild manga]
It be time. I'm unlockin' the door!
Let's be off, Onigiri.
Eh?
So heavy...
Hmm? Yer backpack is fatter than a sea cow.
Just how much tackle are ye bringin' today?
Ah, I were just considerin' how I need to perfect that key quick smart...
Blow me down...
They be treatin' Zoids like mere plunder!
Arrr! Quiet, you!
Old Salt o' Zoids!
Come now, perfect yer replica o' the Pirate Metal Key for me today, so I can get me letters of marque!
A-aye aye, Captain Macaroni!
I've overhauled the version from last time, so that ought to 'ave scrubbed off some barnacles...
Best ye perfect it afore the Gannontoise is scuppered, nay?
Then again, we've got replacement Zoids aplenty!
What are ye sayin', me addle-headed little brother?
Don't ye know this is yer own fault for being such a lily-livered first mate, me addle-headed little brother?
Ye needn't call me addle-headed twice, matey...
GANNONTOISE
(Proganochelys Type)
Be that the Gannontoise?
Me apologies, Gannontoise...
Heave to!
Why're ye swinging the lead?
Honestly, quit bein' such a landlubber.
Hop to it! Stick the key in!
Aye! I'll do it!
It's cryin'?
Hold fast...!
Another failure today?
There be no sign of it goin' into a Death Blast state.
What in the seven seas are we doin' wrong?
The number o' ropes? Where they're lashed?
Blowed if I know. Wire puzzles be a devilish riddle too, matey.
Don't liken this to such a trifle, little brother!
Anyway, do it again!
Eh?
Ye'll do this as many times as it takes, savvy?
Hop to it! Quit lyin' around like an overturned turtle!
Those scurvy dogs...!
You two!
Hmm?
I've had it to the gills with ye!
Ye festering bilge maggots!
Zoids aren't mere plunder! I'm sendin' this foul lab to Davy Jones's Locker!
What in the devil?
What's got into it?
We be in trouble!
Ye've got spirit, laddie!
But...
It's ye who'll be paying old Davy a visit!
Blow me down!
That be... a Raptor!
A Velociraptor-type with extraordinarily high jumpin' power on account o' its leg dampers, along with excellent capabilities at investigatin' its surroundin's and givin' chase to its foes!
Plus!
The stag beetle-type Kuwaga, whose soundin' pipes on its back afford it excellent long-range detection abilities, and whose mandibles can seize its foes harder'n a pirate clutchin' treasure and pulverise their hulls, thereby achievin' excellent offensive power!
Impressive, but ye go on like an ol' mariner.
Impressive, but ye drive me daft.
We don't need yer trivia!
Me lads, I shall sink anyone who tries to stop me gettin' me letters of marque!
What!?
That be...!
Aye! This be-
The legendary lion-type, Wild Liger! Astounding!
Ye'll have no quarter from me, Addle-head and Bilge-sucker!
Which be ye callin' Addle-head?
Which be ye callin' Bilge-sucker?
Both of ye!
Can ye feel the foul omens o' this place too?
Arrrr! Blow the men down, Liger!
Curses, they stuck them uncanny things on ye!
Let's have at 'em, little brother!
Aye, matey!
Shiver me timbers! That be the Kuwaga and Raptor's combination attack!
What!?
Curses!
Hahahahaha!
He scuppered our perfect combination attack!
Are ye still seaworthy, Liger?
Just as I'd been expectin' from the legendary Wild Liger.
But!
Blimey!
I'm the man who's goin' ta be captain of an even finer vessel!
As if I'd yield so easily!
Raptor, forced unleash! Death Blast!
What!?
Ye can't! That key's not perfected yet, it's too risk-
FORCED
UNLEASH
Splendid, matey! Ye succeeded at a Death Blast!
Have at ye!
Liger! Are ye okay?
We won't give in.
We'll never give in!
Arashi...
Arrr... Have at 'em, me hearty!
Blaze on! Liger!
With me soul!
Unleash yer instincts!
Wild Blast!
UNLEASHED
INSTINCTS
That be the Liger's Wild Blast!
Wild Blast? Who cares! I'll send ye to the depths!
What!?
It's puttin' too much of a burden on it!
Like I thought, ye can no more do a full forced unleash with that key than tame a Kraken!
What's wrong with ye? Have at him!
Run him through! King Of Claw!
Matey!
Little brother... I haven't lost... yet...
Arrrrgh...
Ye've lost through and through...
In that case, I'll do it!
Arashi! The Kuwaga's weak point be the soundin' pipes on its back!
If ye can scupper those, it'll lose its ability to navigate and be thrown off keel!
Aye aye!
That's enough o' yer scuttlebutt!
I'm battenin' yer hatches fer good!
Gannontoise!
Ye saved me...
Even though I did such vile things to ye...
Ahoy. Have ye forgotten about me?
Let's have at him, Gannontoise!
Arashi! Ye leave the rest to me!
I'll do this. I need to do this!
This be for me matey!
Arrrgh, he be too fast!
Ye just be too slow!
Aimin' for the soundin' pipes be a fool's errand!
They believed in me...
Gannontoise! We'll settle this!
Rage, Gannontoise!
With me soul!
Unleash yer instincts!
Wild Blast!
UNLEASHED
INSTINCTS
Fire in the hole, Gannontoise!
Tortoise Light Cannon!
Addle-headed little brother, move yer carcass at once!
I did it! Matey! I got it apart!
You buffoon, this be not the-
Matey! What do we do?
You chowder-head! Abandon ship!
So that be what took place...
That be the end of our report, Commodore Caviar.
I see...
Well, the Brig were like a mere jolly boat for this Prison Hulk, so it be no wind out of me sails.
D-does that mean ye'll grant us a pardon?
Of course...
...it doesn't.
Ahoy, Drake? This be quite the stormy situation.
Since ye let the Liger sail free, it's laid waste to the Brig.
What d'ye plan to do about this?
Ye've got a fine pair o' sea legs on ye! Ye did a brilliant job!
But... I did such vile things back there...
What are ye prattlin' about?
Anyway, I've taken a shine to ye.
Arashi...
Thank ye!
Come along with me, laddie!
Aye aye!
What be this?
It be the flag o' the Freedom Crew.
Now ye and I are crewmates!
Are ye serious? Crewmates?
Aye!
Now, let's set sail...
on a swashbucklin' adventure!
Happy International Talk Like a Pirate Day! (Sorry about the long wait, the real subs will be out tomorrow.)
You have things you like doing, right?
suki na koto ga aru daro
If someone praises you, you feel happy, right?
homeraretara ureshii daro
If you keep going so long that you lose interest
akiru kurai made tsudzuketara
There's someone who'll be even happier than you
kimi ijou ni yorokobu hito ga iru
When someone worries about your faults
kimi no dame na toko nayande kurete
but still stays by your side
soredemo soba ni ite kureru hito ni
Be sure to at least tell them "thanks"
chanto "arigatou" gurai itteokunda
Okay? It might be embarrassing, but that courage is precious
ii kai hazukashii darou kedo daiji na yuuki sa
The "from now on" you're going to encounter
kimi ga deau "kore kara" wa ne
will be an unbelievably
shinjirarenai hodo ni
fun, sad,
tanoshikute kanashikute
wonderful journey
suteki na tabi ni naru
So wonderful you'll be able to laugh and say,
"marude otogibanashi" to waraeru hodo
"It's just like a fairytale"
suteki na tabi ni naru
Onigiri! What be the use o' the hull on the Gannontoise's back?
That hull be to protect it from enemy broadsides.
I see!
Also, the Gannontoise be a Proganochelys-type Zoid what has excellent defensive capabilities!
I se-
Not only that, but upon usin' its Wild Blast, it be capable of openin' up its hull to reveal the Gannon Cannon!
I s-
And that Gannon Cannon fires a powerful finishin' attack called Tortoise Light Cannon to send its foes to a watery grave!
As fer its destructive power, it could turn a barnacle-encrusted brigantine a nautical mile away into driftwood, and I mean splinters-
Yer goin' on too long!
Preview
Two powers meet in battle once more.
The Chargin' Lion King and the Gale-Speed Dragon Claws.
The roars o' Zoids shatter the silence o' the bamboo forest!
Clash! The Gilraptor Returns