Episode
Dragonaut: The Resonance: Embrace -Calling Out to Each Other-
Overview
A flashback of 15 years ago reveal that a young Asim had encountered a dragon egg which had resonated with him. Back in the present, Garnet releases her true powers and stabs Gio in the stomach. Gio still manages to escape with the others, and ends up in an abandoned facility, where Toa heals Gio's wound. The group then stumbles upon an underground hot spring. There, Gio and Jin bond further, while the women talk about Toa's "stigmata", which signifies a dragon's impending death. Later, Akira performs a wedding-like ceremony for Jin an Toa, but the group is subsequently interrupted by Asim. When Garnet lunges to attack, Akira jumps in her way, and receives a fatal blow. Akira's death causes Machina to go berserk.
Details
- Series
- Dragonaut: The Resonance
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 15
- Air date
- 2008-01-17
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Embrace -Calling Out to Each Other- is Episode 15 in Season 1 of Dragonaut: The Resonance. It aired on 2008-01-17. The runtime is 25 min.
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Episode 14: Friend -Changing Future-
In a flashback, it is shown that Raina had known Jin's father. Back in the present, Raina and Howlingstar check up on Jin and Gio. Raina offers Jin to be a Dragonaut, but Jin does not believe he deserves to be one. Meanwhile, Kasuga explains his origins and reasons to Yuuri. At another location, Akira talks to Sieglinde, but is interrupted by an ISDA broadcast. Later, Jin and a revived Gio team up with Akira and Machina, and proceed to head into space toward Mars. However, before they can leave Earth, a deranged Kazuki attacks Gio on board Widow, inflicting damage to ISDA structures in the process. Their battle results in Kazuki and Widow being engulfed in an explosion. Jin, Gio, Akira, and Machina then continue to head into space. Meanwhile on Thanatos, a creature awakens.
Episode 16: Wailing -Fates Torn Apart-
A flashback of how Asim gained his title twelve years ago is shown. Back in the present, Asim and Toa argue about the nature of the human race. Just when Toa talks about the power love can create, Asim informs her of Jin's arrival. Jin and Gio head toward Toa's location, as Akira and Machina stay behind to fight off Mar's fleet. Gio, in his Communicator form, and Jin storms the main building, and eventually arrives in the throne room. Gio is confronted by Garnet while Jin is attacked by Asim. Toa, witnessing this, cries out, resulting in the glass, which surrounds her, to crack. Toa distracts Asim, allowing Jin to punch him, which then distracts Garnet, allowing Gio to knock her out. Toa and Jin embrace as they are reunited once again.
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Episode 13: Visit -Denoted Guidepost-
A flashback sequence from ten years ago reveals the origin of the development of the D-Project. In the present, Ostrum continues to do battle with Atrum, and after they both return to their Communicator forms, Kasuga tries to explain why he is protecting humans. Meanwhile on Mars, Toa tries to get Asim to allow her to change into her original form so she can escape, but fails to do so. Back on Earth, Otsolm and Kasuga battle in their Communicator forms, but when Ostrum senses another dragon [Gio], he leaves in order to dispose of him. On Mars, Nanami decides to free Toa in order to get her to save Earth, but is subsequently shot in the back by Garnet, who once again confines Toa. Figuring out Toa is on Mars, Jin and Gio head towards space, but after the Lindworm and Vritra Units fail to destroy Ostrum with the Type-X warhead, they return to finish the job using the warhead.
Episode 17: Roaring -When The Shining Star Burns-
When Machina goes berserk, the other members of the Lindworm Unit sense her situation and decide to head to Mars. On Mars, Kō tells the Gillard King to remove Asim from his duties as military commander. Meanwhile, Garnet transforms into a dragon, and knocks out Machina with her tail. Gio, with Toa and Jin in a pod attached to him, easily defeats Asim's military fleet. As Gio and Garnet do battle, Machina appears in her dragon form, but is blown away by Garnet. After Gio is hit by an attack meant for Toa, he releases an incredible amount of power, engulfing both Asim and Garnet in the explosion. Jin and Toa are flown to safety by Howlingstar, who had just gotten there. In the final scene, Machina encases herself and Akira in ice.
Episode 12: Assault -Scorching Messenger-
The original fourth dragon, which the ISDA name "Ostrum", wreaks havoc on Earth and then suddenly disappears before the ISDA can take action. Kasuga informs the ISDA that Ostrum has resonated with someone, but he does not know who. Ostrum later reappears, and enters into battle with the Lindworm Unit, but Ostrum overpowers them. Akira, who's watching from afar, decides to help her comrades, and joins in the battle with Machina. Meanwhile, Jin is helped by Kō, who takes him to Tartarus. Upon their arrival, Jin is obstructed by Kazuki, who still claims that Gio belongs to him. Back at the ISDA base, Kasuga is confronted by Yuuri. After refusing to answer her questions, he proceeds to have the computer drop the container holding the ISDA's original dragon sample. Ostrum, who had succeeded in losing the Lindworm Unit, appears in his Communicator form, and asks Kasuga why he decided to side with humans. Back on Tartarus, Gio is able to transform into his dragon form and flies off with Jin.
Episode 18: Peaceful -Temporary Everyday Life-
One year later, with the ISDA under Gillard management, the Dragonauts are divided and hunted down. Since the Gillard King and Sakaki are convinced that dragons are dangerous, they are hunting down both original and artificially-made dragons, save those that are under their command. Also, there is now a new D-Project. Meanwhile, Jin, Gio, and Toa, have been living normal lives in an isolated town for the past year. Sieglinde and Kō unexpectedly show up on their doorstep to discuss the ISDA's current standpoint, and Toa tells them that Thanatos would merely leave Earth alone if it gets back its dragon eggs. Later, when Toa reaffirms her feelings for Jin, she, along with every other dragon on Earth, senses something from Thanatos.
Episode 11: Rumbling -Seeking the Truth-
After escaping, Jin, Akira, and Machina realize that they are not being followed by the Lindworm Unit, so they take refuge in an abandoned house. Meanwhile, Toa has been captured by the Gillard military. Yuuri, who was left behind by Nanami, swims to Tartarus in order to contact the ISDA and inform them of Toa's capture. On board a space station, the ISDA's Vritra Unit is having a briefing on the missile that they plan to use against Thanatos. Toa meanwhile has been delivered to Prince Asim on Mars, but when she attempts to tell him the consequences for capturing her, he ignores her, being more interested in seeing her true form. Later, a fourth dragon from Thanatos appears near Earth, and destroys the Vritra Unit, except for Itsuki and Otohime, who both manage to survive. The dragon then enters Earth's atmosphere, where Machina appears to recognize it.
Episode 19: Family -Fragments of Warmth-
Jin, Toa, and Gio's house is burned down by Agathions sent by the ISDA as Kō takes the trio to the Baumgard family's estate, where Sieglinde's father, Wilhelm, agrees to shelter them. Meanwhile, the ISDA continues their experimentations on dragons in order to figure out the best way to destroy Thanatos, while Laura, Sakaki's dragon counterpart, captures Itsuki and Otohime. Later, the ISDA realizes that their experimentations on artificial dragons caused them to develop an immunity to the "anti-Thanatos factor", however, it may still work on original dragons. Back at the Baumgard estate, as the group heads out, Whilhelm offers Sieglinde to stay with him, but she decides that she has somewhere else where she belongs, leaving with the others.
Episode 10: Truth -Shattered Image-
During an ISDA meeting, Kazuki's actions as a Dragonaut, and the current situations of the Album, Jin, Gio, and Widow are discussed. Meanwhile, Gio and Widow are confined in a facility that prevents them from leaving. At the ISDA base, Yuuri explains the Resonance process to Jin, and tells him that he had resonated with Toa two years ago. Elsewhere, Garnet is trying to apologize for her failures to Prince Asim, but he is now more interested in obtaining Toa rather than Gio. Back at the ISDA, Toa breaks free and attempts to retrieve some dragon eggs, but Kasuga's glowing eyes make her hesitate, giving Amadeus a chance to knock her unconscious. Using the confusion caused by Toa's attempt to escape, Akira and Machina free Jin. Laina and Howlingstar attempt to stop them, but after Machina uses Laina as a hostage, they end up successfully escaping. Later, when the ISDA decide to transport Toa, they are attacked by the Gillard military.
Episode 20: Rescue -Severed Bonds-
As Jin and his comrades travel, Gio disappears without telling the others after he senses something from Thanatos. Once they reach the ocean, Jin and company encounter a submarine piloted by Yuuri and Kasuga, who invites them to board. They plan an attack on Tartarus, and as Jin and Toa battle Kazuki and Widow, the others infiltrate the ISDA base, where they find Raina and Itsuki. Kasuga realizes that Sakaki intends to use the "Aegis" on the captured dragons. Laura then appears, prompting Kasuga to fight her alone, as Sieglinde finds a way to free the captured dragons, reuniting with Amadeus. While Howlingstar and Otohime help Jin and Toa, the others check up on Kasuga. As Laura escapes upon seeing the others, she senses something approaching. Gio appears and surprises all by attacking his comrades.
Episode 9: Determination -Through the Gale-
It is revealed that when the shuttle exploded two years ago, Sakaki's wife and daughter had been on board. In present time, just when Jin hears Toa tell him that she was responsible for his family's death, the Lindworm Unit suddenly appears to ambush the trio: Jin, Gio, and Toa. Meanwhile, as Garnet and the military look over the Resonance data they received from Raina in exchange for giving up their search for Gio, they realize that it is fake. In retaliation, she later attacks the shuttle carrying the trio. When Gillard Army begin to corner the Dragonauts, they are saved by a fourth dragon from the Vritra Unit, but the Gillard military ships continue their attack. As enemies board the shuttle containing the trio, Gio makes Jin, who has been focused on Toa's confession, remember his promise to protect Toa. Gio then actualizes with Jin as his pilot. They quickly destroy most of the enemy's forces, causing Garnet to retreat.
Episode 21: Separation -Successor-
Gio continues to attack his former comrades by knocking them all out. While Toa is unconscious, Gio tells Jin that he cannot protect Toa, and informs him her impending death. When Toa awakes, she refuses Gio's offer to come with him, but he then tells them that he has become Thanatos's successor. Laura then appears and attacks Gio, but is subsequently knocked out. After Gio takes his leave when Toa refuses his offer again, Toa heals Laura, who is actually the final original dragon from Thanatos, while Sakaki and Jin talk. Later, as Sakaki sees to Laura's health at a facility, they are attacked by soldiers, leading them to run away. Meanwhile, Toa and Jin reunite with their comrades, and tries to figure out their next move.