Paladin

Paladin

Gantz reports to General Krypt about the power of the wave motion gun.  And Krypt is purple.  So there are different races of Gamilons.  Huh.  (Gantz has caucasian skin tones like the Star Force characters).

On the Argo, the bridge crew is dismayed to find their gravity shut down.  They need some unobtainium macguffin from the Saturnian moon Titan.  Apparently the wave motion gun burnt out part of the engine.  Avatar orders Venture to orbit Titan so they can get Titanite.  Fortunately, Titan is similar to Earth, just cold.

Gantz analyzes the Argo on his video scope and sees they are low on power.  Or is it a trick?!

Nova, Firestar, and IQ 9 are sent to look for Titanite.  Sandor is sent to . . . do something else.  He and Wildstar make bets on who'll be back.  They take shuttles.  Except Wildstar takes Nova in his fighter.  Why not?

The Titan environment looks pretty cool.  Gantz sees the survey ships and deploys a patrol ship that's in the area to see what they're up to.

Wildstar, Nova, and IQ 9 are following IQ 9's readings to Titanite.  Venture and Homer (?) have the bridge watch.  Big yellow survey vehicles pick up blocks of ice as Sandor supervises.  He and WIldstar's crew see a shooting star.  The bridge crew identifies it as a ship, and they recall the surface details.

Wildstar is still looking for Titanite.  They go to the other side of Titan and find Titanite deposit.  He calls the ship and tells them, then ignores the recall orders.  He lands in a canyon of some sort and IQ 9 points out the Titanite.  They harvest the Titanite.

The Gamilon ship lands and two solders emerge to scout.  They see Wildstar's fighter as they process the Titanite.

The patrol unit tells Gantz that they're mining Titanite.  Gantz orders them to capture them.  They launch, um, drone tanks.  The tanks chase Nova, Wildstar, and IQ 9.  Wildstar goes off on his own shooting at them with a handgun.  The Gamilon soldier mocks him.  The tanks split up, one after Wildstar, one after Nova and IQ 9.  Wildstar jumps on the tank, opens the hatch and um, totally kills the remote control.  Yeah.  There was no crew.

The remaining tank is closing in on Nova and IQ 9.  The girl trips and IQ 9 stops the tank and lifts it up.  Huh.  Then he throws the tank.  Then IQ 9 says he'll do anything to protect Nova.

Aww. Narm Charm at its finest.

The Gamilon soldier gets out and captures them, while IQ 9 sends an SOS signal to the Argo.  Venture calculates their coordinates.

Wildstar sees a gun, he tells IQ 9 to protect Nova as he . . . triggers an avalanche and buries the Gamilon soldier.  He looks at the gun . . .  And sees his brother's name.  He realizes the ice berg they are next to is the Pa;adin, his brother's missile ship covered in ice.  This results in a flashback of Alex Wildstar's death. 

IQ 9 and Nova comfort the grieving Derek Wildstar.  Then the Argo appears through the clouds of Titan in an awesome shot.  Nova, IQ, and Wildstar board the fighter and return to the Argo. 

The repairs are completed, and the Argo launches.  Back on the bridge, Avatar orders Wildstar to report to his quarters, then he floats away.  Nova and Wildstar arrive, and Venture tells him he bets Avatar is angry that he disobeyed orders.  To Wildstar's surprise, Avatar asks him to tell him about the wreck of the Paladin.  Wildstar says there were no survivors.  Avatar says his brother lives on in Derek.  And the Star Force.

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