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Dark Nebula Empire Aesthetics<\/h3>\n

Whether intentional or not, the general aesthetic of the DNE soldiers from Be Forever<\/em> has seemingly inspired the visual depiction of Garmillas military police and imperial guards. And just like with the DNE\u2019s citizens, the eerie similarities between most individual imperial guard members in 2199<\/em>, 2202<\/em> and 2205<\/em> is the result of technological advancements that really makes you question their inherent humanity. <\/p>\n

\u201c… when the Astro Coast Guard Fleet was founded, it was determined that replenishment of personnel was not possible, and Imperial Guard headquarters made a dreadful decision about the development of children. They selected the best members of every grade, such as general and executive members, and cloned them to create fleet personnel. This policy could be called the principle of ultimate pure blood.”<\/p>\n

“It is said that Great Garmillas was anxious about co-existence with second-class subjects from subordinate planets and the successive formation of the volunteer forces, and nationalists among the aristocracy who frowned on the policies of the Emperor were not few in number. As such, they accepted the demonic behavior of Gimleh, and secretly gave him their support.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more about them here<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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Yamato<\/em>\u2019s maintenance bots<\/h3>\n

In Yamato III<\/em>\u2019s second episode, a batch of new and unique robots was introduced to help aid Yamato<\/em>. They\u2019re hardly seen throughout the series, but their inclusion is nonetheless worth mentioning. <\/p>\n

2205<\/em> seems to have taken note. Aboard Shiro Sanada\u2019s ship Hyuga<\/em>, four dozen AU19 Analyzer units participate! They come in three different color schemes, each color signifying their role aboard the ship. Three leader units lead the three sections, each with a unique personality and complex A.I. <\/p>\n

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Distrust between Sanada and Analyzer<\/h3>\n

This minor element of Yamato III<\/em> Episode 3 became a huge deal in 2199<\/em>\u2019s 9th episode. In the former, Analyzer struggles with having his knowledge and skills validated by Sanada. This became the foundation for the Clockwork Prisoner<\/em> episode, where Analyzer\u2019s ability to perform well as Yamato<\/em>\u2019s main computer is questioned by Sanada, when contact is established with the Garmillan mechanical life form \u201cAlter.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Scarlet Scarf<\/em> Sequence<\/h3>\n

Episode 7 of 2199<\/em> has a somber insert song sequence, where we hear a re-recorded Scarlet Scarf<\/em> sung by Isao Sasaki. Shots shift from many of Yamato<\/em>\u2019s crew members engaged in the mundanity and joys of being on a long journey. This was inspired by the 1977 Movie\u2019s take on the same premise, mixed with the Scarlet Scarf<\/em> sequence in Episode 6 of Yamato III<\/em>. From the movie we got shots of Kodai and Yuki (instead of Okita) saying farewell to Earth. From Yamato III<\/em> we received shots of Yamazaki and Dr. Sado. 2199<\/em> Ep 7 has tons of homages and references to Yamato III<\/em>. <\/p>\n

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Technological union between Earth and Garmillas<\/h3>\n

After setting aside their greater differences in Yamato III<\/em>, Earth and Galman-Gamilas combine to create a united scientific task force meant to solve Earth\u2019s solar crisis. This union is headed by Shiro Sanada and Frausky. <\/p>\n

For 2202<\/em>, a similar scientific union of manpower and technology is created under the banner of the Time Fault. By utilizing the Time Fault\u2019s faster processing, Garmillas creates a working replica of their unique Salezar sun, placing it near the 11th planet to test the survivability of Garmillans living under it.<\/p>\n

2205<\/em> made even stronger connections in a sub-plot featuring former Yamato<\/em> engineer Sukeji Yabu. He is sent to Earth as a technological exchange officer with an experimental Geschval subspace engine. But due to the current political climate – a result of Dessler\u2019s declaration of war with the Bolar Federation – Garmillas tech can\u2019t be tested within Earth\u2019s sphere of direct influence. To circumvent this, Yabu joins up with Yamato<\/em>, installs the engine on the new Cosmo Hound, and helps save the day to the best of his abilities. <\/p>\n

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Magnetron probes, Black Hole bombs and other upgrades<\/h3>\n

Scattered throughout the original series are various upgrades to Yamato<\/em>, such as magnetron probes and a deep space sonar. These were heavily featured in Yamato III<\/em>, but 2199<\/em> introduced them earlier in the reboot timeline.<\/p>\n

The deep space sonar was used to track Frakken in his dimensional submarine, as in Yamato III<\/em>. The magnetron probes were used to recreate the iconic Asteroid Ship and Asteroid Ring techniques. Their in-universe purpose was to help serve the earlier Earth migration scheme: The Izumo Plan. They\u2019re retroactively brought in for Yamato<\/em>\u2019s 2202<\/em> arsenal. <\/p>\n

The Black Hole bomb? It was a Bolar Federation specialty weapon. When fired, it produces an artificial black hole, sucking in enemy ships. In 2202<\/em>, Gatlantis saps Telezart of its anti-matter and pours it into giant antimatter missiles. When fired, these create an artificial anti-gravity pull that drags down any ship it comes into contact with.<\/p>\n

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Kodai\u2019s closed-off heart<\/h3>\n

While touched on in the first series, Yamato III<\/em> brings back an easily forgotten aspect of Kodai\u2019s character: His penchant for internalizing stress and pain to keep his crew motivated. Episode 5 of Yamato III<\/em> in particular uses some striking cinematography and poetic descriptions of Kodai\u2019s mental state by Hirata to convey this. <\/p>\n

For 2199<\/em>, its final episode was given the task of portraying Kodai in his secretly broken state. But unlike in Yamato III<\/em>\u2026 everyone can tell he\u2019s falling apart on the inside. <\/p>\n

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Analyzer and Dr. Sado\u2019s brotherly bond<\/h3>\n

The original saga depicted a lot of the slapstick with these two, including gag moments like Dr. Sado\u2019s pig in the first episode of Series 1. One such scene in Yamato III<\/em> saw the pair bond over Sado wanting the two of them to stay together forever. Another scene from the third series depicted Sado trying to get Analyzer drunk, to which the robot says he\u2019s incapable of consuming liquids. With the gift of hindsight, these aspects from Yamato<\/em> were more naturally integrated into 2199<\/em>\u2019s depiction of them, opting to present a more familial or brotherly bond, forged through experiencing many conflicts.<\/p>\n

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Celestella’s death<\/h3>\n

Throughout 2199<\/em>, Dessler is accompanied by a freshly-created character by the name of Celestella. She\u2019s his personally-appointed propaganda minister, and much to his dismay, a telepath (who not so secretly loves him). She\u2019s from the Jirel race, colloquially referred to as the sirens or witches of space. Beyond telepathy, Jirellians are capable of reading your emotions. <\/p>\n

Naturally, fear of her race rose throughout the ages, culminating in Garmillas committing to a war of extinction against them. By the end of the series, her bleeding heart goes from metaphor to stark reality as she\u2019s shot by the man she loves after she accidentally reads his heart like an open book. After seeing the pain within him, she commits to taking her life, but even that is robbed from her by Dessler\u2019s guard. After she stoutly supported Dessler\u2019s empire of oppressive peace in conversation with Yuki.<\/p>\n

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In Yamato III<\/em>, Desler\u2019s regime persecutes a religious sect which worships Mother Shalbart, a millennia-old space deity capable of transmitting her visage to the hearts of true believers. She preaches peace in the universe for all living things, inviting many desperate souls to seek Shalbart, her planet of peace. In 2199<\/em>, this is Starsha\u2019s role. In the same vein as Mother Shalbart, she too proposes a pacifist modus operandi. <\/p>\n

Near the midpoint of the series, one of Dessler\u2019s senior officials reveals himself to be a true believer of Shalbart. Proclaiming his piety, he holds out a locket depicting Mother Shalbart, begging for her blessing. He\u2019s shot in the back by a furious Dessler. His staff is shocked. But this shouldn\u2019t come as a surprise, seeing as his stance throughout Yamato III<\/em> was that true peace can never be achieved by pacifist religions. Only through applying the mighty force of a galactic empire. A stance the unfortunate Celestella believed to her dying breath.<\/p>\n

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It’s also interesting (and somewhat controversial) to note that the Jirellians were inspired by a manga-only character named Jura, who had the same look and abilities. She was the subject of a single spinoff chapter (see it here<\/a>) created by Leiji Matsumoto. The controversy arises because all other Matsumot-specific elements were expunged from 2199<\/em> to avoid copyright conflicts. Somehow this one stayed in.<\/p>\n

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Chrysanthemums<\/h3>\n

Yamato 2202<\/em>\u2019s 21st episode begins with a memorable image: Earth\u2019s last four seasons of peace, cut short before the almost decade-long war with Garmillas. They\u2019re observed by the wife of Commander Todo (Chiaki Todo) and their daughter Saki. While fleeting in its beauty, this scene could be a sneaky reference to Yamato III<\/em><\/p>\n

There, Todo\u2019s granddaughter Akiko earnestly wishes for the day to come when all four beautiful seasons can be peacefully observed on Earth again, a wish shared by her love interest Aihara. The prospective lovers first meet by pure coincidence in an airport, after finding a dead bird. Laying it to rest in the soil outside, they adorn its grave with a white chrysanthemum flower. The pair would later go on to carry chrysanthemums in their respective notebooks, to remind themselves of their bond and shared desire. <\/p>\n

The chrysanthemum is generally seen as a symbol of loyalty and devoted love; an expression of sympathy. In Japan, white ones represent purity, grief and truth, often seen at funerals. The yellow part symbolizes the sun and the light (immortality).<\/p>\n

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Planet Berth\/Galman Sect<\/h3>\n

During the prison planet story in Yamato III<\/em>, the crew learns of the ancient Shalbart religion. Its followers – native to the planet, yet imprisoned for their beliefs – are persecuted and deprived of their freedoms. At the same point in time, this religion is also spreading on Dessler\u2019s new homeworld, Galman. Like the Bolar Federation, he has a zero tolerance policy. 2205<\/em> combined these two story elements. <\/p>\n

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In 2199<\/em>, the religious persecution element from Yamato III<\/em> was transformed into racial persecution of the Jirel witches. In 2202<\/em>, Dessler is at first reluctant to change his ways, spiting the Godlike Teresa for allowing his ceaseless tragedies to occur. But by the end of the series, he sets out on a redemptive journey to pay for his sins. When he stumbles upon planet Galman, he finds his ancestral homeworld\u2019s people stuck in chains, beaten and murdered openly on the streets for daring to believe in what appears to be the Shalbart religion. Dessler liberates them, then departs. <\/p>\n

Once Dessler leaves, the two head priests of the Galman sect set out to liberate the rest of planet Galman.<\/p>\n

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Gaidel\u2019s Grooming<\/h3>\n

This will likely be the silliest reference yet, if legitimate: Intimate scalp grooming. What a quaint and novel story element, huh? No, seriously, this might be an actual detail from Yamato III<\/em> referenced in 2202.<\/em><\/p>\n

In Yamato III<\/em>, we are introduced to the new face of Dessler\u2019s forces in the Milky Way Galaxy, Commander Gaidel. He\u2019s got a clean-shaven head and the creators really wanted you to understand how seriously he takes his grooming. In Episode 13, Frakken – the commander of the Space Submarines – is invited by Gaidel to be briefed about his next assignment. Gaidel must have double-booked this appointment, because he\u2019s caught completely off guard in the middle of being groomed.<\/p>\n

2202<\/em>\u2019s new character Nol is the proud clone – or son, depending on how you look at it – of Goland, Gatlantis\u2019 famed missile fleet commander. Like his original counterpart, he\u2019s bald. But unlike Gaidel, he has facial hair. This is important because Nol, who is younger than him, doesn\u2019t have facial hair. But he has a full set of hair on his head\u2026 until an attendant shaves it mostly off, leaving only a mohawk in place. Yes, I realize that this is a bit ridiculous but I still don\u2019t believe this was a coincidental inclusion. There’s even a precedent for a reference like this from Yamato II<\/em> Episode 15 as well, when Dr. Sado grooms Shima in preparation for his meeting with Teresa.<\/p>\n

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Swimming on Shalbart<\/h3>\n

When Yamato<\/em> arrives at Planet Shalbart in Yamato III<\/em>, they\u2019re greeted by vast, green vistas and sapphire-colored waves of blue. Oh, and some nudists taking a dip in the ocean. You don\u2019t remember this being referenced in the reboots? Sure you do.<\/p>\n

In 2199<\/em> Ep 24, Yamato<\/em> drops anchor in Iscandar\u2019s ocean. As outlined previously in this article series, this entire episode is structured around Yamato<\/em>\u2019s arrival at Shalbart, meaning we get tons of small nuggets of referential material to chew on. One of these is what some anime fans would call a \u201cbeach episode\u201d element, where the crew take their first dip into the ocean since\u2026 well, since Earth\u2019s ocean vaporized. <\/p>\n

While this manner of plot progression fits perfectly into 2199<\/em>\u2019s subliminal goal of trying to capturing the modern day “moe” demographic, always know that the impetus for this scene didn\u2019t come from some calculating executive; it likely came straight from the heart of 2199<\/em>\u2019s Chief Director Yutaka Izubuchi, who himself worked on Yamato III.<\/em><\/p>\n

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And Shalbart\u2019s Roman-style architecture? It\u2019s referenced in one of Yurisha\u2019s memories from childhood in 2199<\/em> Ep 14.<\/p>\n

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Garmillan Jetpack Troopers<\/h3>\n

In Farewell, Yamato 2<\/em> and New Voyage<\/em>, Dessler had both mechanical and human soldiers, but none wore jetpacks. In Yamato III<\/em>‘s military parade held in his honor, a whole slew of jetpack troopers drift on by, never to be used in actual battle throughout the series\u2019 run. But they were there. (Jetpack-wearing troopers from the Dark Nebula Empire show up to invade Earth in Be Forever<\/em>, but they\u2019re not Gamillan so they don\u2019t count in this instance.)<\/p>\n

In 2199<\/em>\u2019s penultimate episode, the late-stage Yamato III<\/em> introduction of the Garmillan jetpack troopers merged with the visual iconography of the Dark Nebulan invasion force from Be Forever<\/em> to create a memorable blend of old and new during Abelt\u2019s boarding of Yamato.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Okita\u2019s final call with Todo<\/h3>\n

After failing to completely halt Uruk\u2019s advance in Final Yamato<\/em>, Captain Okita contacts Commander Todo. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m sorry Commander. We couldn\u2019t stop it.\u201d Todo acknowledges Yamato<\/em>\u2019s effort and says it\u2019s all right. \u201cI know you did your best Okita.\u201d <\/p>\n

This scene became a much more intimate one in 2202<\/em>. Instead of Okita calling Todo, it\u2019s his own daughter Saki. After failing to halt the White Comet\u2019s advance in Episode 21, she reports the failure to her father. The scene from Final Yamato<\/em> repeats verbatim, but with some added fatherly love on his part. What doesn\u2019t change is Todo’s next move; he speeds up what little means they have to evacuate Earth\u2019s citizens, just like in Final Yamato<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Destruction of Uruk<\/h3>\n

In battle with Uruk\u2019s forces, Yamato<\/em> ends up stuck in its rocky surface. To stop Yamato<\/em>\u2019s ceaseless advance, Emperor Lugal decides to blow up his own home via a self-destruct sequence. He mourns it, but nonetheless sees it as a necessary evil. For 2202<\/em>, Zordar commits to destroying Zemulia for the same reasons, in the exact same scenario. The actual destruction of Zemulia then pays visual homage to Uruk\u2019s destruction.<\/p>\n

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Okita\u2019s Desire to Rest in Earth\u2019s Ocean with Yamato<\/em><\/h3>\n

This is explicitly expressed by Okita at the end of Final Yamato<\/em>. It\u2019s a wish that sadly never comes to pass, seeing as he has to settle with Aquarius\u2019 primordial sea. But there\u2019s a cute homage to this wish in Age of Yamato<\/em>. There, for WWII\u2019s bicentennial anniversary, Japan rebuilds the Battleship Yamato<\/em> and sinks it back into the ocean, giving the symbol of Japan and war itself an eternal rest. Until it presumably became the base for what would become the Space Battleship! <\/p>\n

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Spirits of the dead<\/h3>\n

In Farewell<\/em>, spirits of deceased crew members show up on Yamato<\/em>\u2019s bridge to give Kodai emotional support. Before that, Okita himself spoke through his stone epitaph. In The New Voyage<\/em>, the deceased Starsha speaks to her child from the cradle of the universe. In Be Forever<\/em>, Sasha repeats this act. The movie\u2019s credits depict the golden outlined deceased crew members from Farewell<\/em>. <\/p>\n

Yamato III<\/em> allowed Yamato<\/em>\u2019s crew to meet and interact with projected mind ghosts of deceased friends and family members on Planet Phantom. And Final Yamato<\/em> brought Okita back to life completely. What\u2019s the deal with these spirits? And why are they important to the story?<\/p>\n

2199<\/em> explored the superficial aspects of these tales by utilizing witch\u2019s magic and ancient magical tech to produce illusions rooted in memory. We even see Mamoru Kodai\u2019s spirit haunt and speak via the Cosmo Reverse. <\/p>\n

But 2202<\/em> took the Farewell<\/em> depiction of Okita and Yamato<\/em>\u2019s bridge crew to the next level. By channeling the world of the dead to our world, Teresa claims to be able to confer the thoughts and feelings of those who\u2019ve previously left us. What allows this to occur? The strong bonds and ties these people have with the people they connect to. Bonds that transcend time and space. That said, there\u2019s no definitive proof that the spirits Yamato<\/em>\u2019s crew was haunted by were the real deal. That\u2019s purposefully left up to personal interpretation. <\/p>\n

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Miyuki and Kodai\u2019s strained relationship<\/h3>\n

In Resurrection<\/em>, Kodai and Yuki\u2019s daughter Miyuki seemingly hates dad for abandoning her and Yuki to become a space vagrant. This broken family dynamic, a result of an absent father and mother, was seemingly shifted to the Todo family in 2202<\/em>. There, Saki Todo becomes the spunky and cold-mannered girl, unable to properly show the daughterly affection she carries for her father. Her mother matters a great deal to her, but unlike Miyuki, she\u2019s initially scared to show it. Come the end of 2202<\/em>, Saki mends things with her father and openly talks about mom again. With affection. Oh, and like Miyuki, Saki secretly always respected Captain Susumu Kodai. This is expressed and reflected through her actions in 2202’s<\/em> last couple of episodes.<\/p>\n

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The Defeated and the Living<\/h3>\n

Throughout the reboot, some characters from the original timeline(s) have either vanished into thin air, bit the dust early, or gone on to outlive their progenitors. Here\u2019s a complete list of characters who fit these criteria, where they originally died and where they are now:<\/p>\n

The Living:<\/em> Sukeji Yabu, Redof Hyss, Fomto Berger, Akira Yamamoto, Kotetsu Serizawa and Kozo Tani.<\/p>\n

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Having lost faith in Earth\u2019s chances to survive with Iscandar\u2019s help, Yabu attempted to establish a patriarchy with Yuki Mori as its Queen on Iscandar. He died in a karmic natural disaster. After going AWOL in 2199<\/em>, Yabu joined up with the newly-introduced Wolf Frakken, becoming a main engineer for Dimensional Submarine UX-01, a ship gifted to Frakken by the new character Gul Dietz. In 2205<\/em>, Yabu returns to Yamato<\/em> with a newly-created Wave Motion Core. He\u2019s on a secret mission.<\/p>\n

Hyss was killed by Dessler in a fit of rage over a call for surrender. Hyss\u2019 role in this scene was shifted to the older Talan brother, Velte, but no shots were ultimately fired. Hyss outlived his original counterpart in 2199<\/em>, eventually coming to be Garmillas\u2019 democratically-elected Prime Minister. In the first part of 2205<\/em> however, he sadly loses his life during the annihilation of planet Garmillas. But not without first thanking Dessler for finally showing his true colors; of which he never experienced in the first Yamato<\/em> series.<\/p>\n

In Series 1, Berger was part of Domel\u2019s fighter group. He lost his life during the Star Cluster Battle. In the reboot, Berger survived the Star Cluster Battle and would go on to establish a bond with Yamato<\/em>\u2019s crew during the events of Ark of the Stars<\/em>. He remains a firm Dessler loyalist, however, still staking his life to protect the system he always knew in 2205<\/em>. Perhaps he has some insight into Abelt\u2019s noble cause, courtesy of his own friendship with the late Domel?<\/p>\n

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Yamamoto’s original counterpart died in battle against the White Comet City Empire, in both Farewell<\/em> and Yamato 2<\/em>. 2199<\/em>‘s Yamamoto survived her original self\u2019s death by a combination of luck, skill and the power of love. In 2205<\/em>, she serves as a flight instructor. <\/p>\n

Serizawa\u2019s original version (never named) appeared in Farewell<\/em> and Yamato 2<\/em>, then in a deleted scene from The New Voyage<\/em>. But then he disappears. In the reboot universe, he remains an important side character with an increasingly prominent role, equal to that of Todo himself.<\/p>\n

Kozo Tani is the name given to the Captain of Aldebaran<\/em> in 2202<\/em>. His appearance is borrowed from Farewell<\/em>‘s unnamed Andromeda<\/em> Captain, who loses his life shortly after being introduced. While we can\u2019t confirm Kozo Tani\u2019s survival, we can say that Aldebaran<\/em> seemingly survived the Gatlantean war of 2202<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The Damned:<\/em> Mamoru Kodai, Analyzer (AU-09), Jiro Tsurumi and Lt. Alphon (Ito, Norran, Keyman).<\/p>\n

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Mamoru originally lived out his life on Iscandar with Starsha, only to later become a central figure of Earth\u2019s military following her death. He\u2019d later forsake his own life to give Commander Todo an opportunity to escape execution by the Dark Nebula Empire in Be Forever<\/em>. In 2199<\/em>, Mamoru Kodai lost his life on Iscandar in mysterious circumstances. It\u2019s said that he died from his wounds, but the state of Iscandar\u2019s technological prowess does raise an eyebrow. He gives his soul for the CRS system, which ends up being used to revive the dead Yuki Mori.<\/p>\n

If we discount Analyzer\u2019s death in Farewell<\/em>, he actually goes on to survive all the way up to Resurrection<\/em> in the classic saga, where he still lives. In 2202<\/em>, Analyzer joined a large roster of characters who upheld Farewell<\/em>\u2019s slaughterfest tradition, an iconic character killed off for the first time in over 40 years. Curiously enough, Dr. Sado himself survived, presenting the reboot with a unique conundrum: for the first time in the series, one lives without the other. A new batch of AU-19 Analyzers has been produced to staff the Hyuga<\/em> under Sanada in 2205<\/em>, but it remains to be seen if they\u2019ll carry on Analyzer\u2019s spirit.<\/p>\n

Tsurumi was as quickly introduced as he was forgotten by Yamato 2<\/em>\u2019s narrative. We never saw him again after his initial appearance. In 2202<\/em>, he became the subject of a memorable sacrifice and subsequent death sequence on Telezart. This scene was itself inspired by the death of the Dengil boy from Final Yamato<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Lt. Alphon was a blond-haired DNE invader and spy with a flair for the dramatic, introduced and lost in Be Forever<\/em>. He filled Dessler\u2019s empty shoes in that story as a tall, brooding, blond alien with a poetic demeanor. In the reboots, he\u2019s died three times at this point, at one time even bearing his original name of Keyman. The details are in his Character profile.<\/p>\n

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Science is Magic<\/h3>\n

In the 1960\u2019s, renowned SF author Arthur C. Clarke wrote a book called Profiles of the Future: An Inquiry into the Limits of the Possible,<\/em> in which he established what is today referred to as \u201cClarke\u2019s Three Laws.\u201d The third and most popular of these laws was once briefly referenced by Dr. Sado in Final Yamato<\/em>, then later once again by Shiro Sanada in 2199<\/em>. <\/p>\n

Sado was referencing ancient Babylonian scriptures and how they accurately predicted the incoming arrival of the progenitor water planet of Aquarius, whereas Sanada was commenting on the absurdity of harnessing and utilizing the power of the soul – via the CRS system – to restore planet Earth to its former natural glory.<\/p>\n

These are the three laws:<\/p>\n

1. When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.<\/p>\n

2. The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible.<\/p>\n

3. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.<\/p>\n

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