Peace has returned to Earth, or so it seems.
Gemini Spark is stalking and murdering each individual FMian to collect their Negative Energy to revive Andromeda. They almost fill the key to the top, with only one more FMian to kill, Cancer. Cancer runs to Omega-Xis to help him before he is killed.Gemini Spark may be restarting the destruction of Earth, but MegaMan has a new weapon of his own, the Star Carrier.
Critique
For a kids' show, this episode is particularly brutal. The violence here is off the charts, as most of the FMians are stabbed to death, and give an agonizing scream at their assassination. On top of this, most of them are shown to have a bit of an innocent side just before their death. Wolf is watching Mayu with fond memories, Ophiuchus is shopping for herself, Libra is packing up his food and other memories, and Crown and Cancer are off to a Sonia Strumm concert. I really think if this episode was shown in the US, it would have undergone some heavy censorship by Viz. Probably something like showing Gemini imposing a threat on the FMians, and then cutting away.
There is a nice touch also in showing Sonia rehearsing the opening title theme for her concert though.
While this episode is brutal, it also shows how well developed the FMians were, because they are finally shown in a sympathetic light. It's really too bad Pat's character was a bit hacked up from the source material, because his character is sorely undeveloped in this show. Gemini Spark makes a decent villain though, and this episode is ready to hype up the final battle of MegaMan versus Gemini.
Rating: Thumbs up!
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