[crows cawing]
[ZODYL] It occurred to me,
what if I could make my own additions
to the Watchman Series?
[ominous music]
♪ ♪
I doubt you have anything to contribute to our plan
to reach the Sphere.
Regardless, I'll show you.
[gasps]
♪ ♪
[slow sloshing]
[whooshing]
[low-pitched noise]
♪ ♪
The Watchman Series.
♪ ♪
Your gloves,
my coat,
and these boots.
♪ ♪
Of all the vital instruments,
none have existed longer than those of the Watchman Series.
The power caged within them is beyond measure.
Their owner must have had an exceptionally strong Anima.
It's much more than I could muster.
My every attempt to add to the Watchman Series
has been a failure.
However, failure is not an end, and my experiments led
me to create something new.
[exciting music]
♪ ♪
[explosion]
A beast of the ground, powered by a Vital Instrument,
superficially resembling the natural variety.
You've seen them, yes?
As a Cleaner, I would expect so.
[suspenseful music]
♪ ♪
[guttural screech]
We'll fly there in this trash beast.
[rumbling, screeching]
[theme music]
♪ ♪
[disembodied whispers]
[MAN 1] Man, just look at him.
He's not normal.
[MAN 2] That's the kid, that crazy murderer's son?
[MAN 1] Yeah. Hard to believe anyone could kill so many.
They should lock this kid up just to be safe.
[MAN 2] They do say, like father, like son.
[WOMAN] Why haven't they thrown him into the Pit already?
[MAN 1] I know, right? [MAN 2] Just wait.
He'll break the law and end up down there eventually.
[REGTO] I know it hurts, but their words only go
to show how ignorant they are.
People attack what they fear,
and they fear what they don't understand.
But before they can understand you,
they got to get to know you first.
[MAN] You're exactly like your father.
[whimpers]
[disembodied whispers, laughter]
[MAN] That kid's a killer too.
Everyone sees it.
You're a murderer, a murderer, a murderer,
a murderer, a murderer.
[breathes shakily]
[REGTO] Rudo!
[water trickling]
[whimpers]
You're gonna be OK, Rudo.
Just give it some time.
It'll get easier.
[melancholic music]
[water trickling]
♪ ♪
[coughing]
Take it easy there, bud.
No need to rush.
[footsteps]
♪ ♪
[RUDO whimpers, shivers]
[door creaking]
[REGTO] Rudo, I honestly don't know how much these will help,
but at the very least, they should protect your hands.
[eerie music]
♪ ♪
[vocalizing]
♪ ♪
[RUDO] Series?
Watchman Series?
[ZODYL] They are incredible, aren't they?
Each one unparalleled in its quality.
And yet it seems that's not quite enough.
[RUDO] My gloves, your coat, and Amo's boots
are part of the series?
The hell does that mean?
A series of Vital Instruments.
How many parts of it are there?
How?
If the Watchman Series came from the ground,
then how'd Regto get part of it?
Back at the restaurant, something you said struck me.
It suggested you only learned about Vital Instruments
after coming to the Ground.
It's quite a mystery.
How is it a Sphereite with no knowledge
of Vital Instruments came into possession of one
of the finest in existence?
And despite it making him a Giver, he retains his sanity.
♪ ♪
[gulps]
My sanity?
What the hell are these things?
[ZODYL] All entries in the Watchman Series
were originally used by one person.
Having used one yourself, you must have touched it.
The bottomless power held
within all instruments of its line,
one person, one person created all of it.
What kind of life must one live to manifest
such untold potential?
If used by someone whose needs in life are met,
Anima powerful enough to cause madness
will infect them bit by bit.
♪ ♪
[RUDO] I've had these for a long time,
but I haven't lost my mind.
I see that.
There's nothing unique about how we use the Watchman Series.
It seems we lost an important part of our humanity somewhere.
♪ ♪
Why are you so ashamed of what you are?
What we lack is what makes us capable of surviving
this overwhelming power.
[whooshing]
Aren't you curious?
If you can use one of the Watchman Series without issue,
what would happen if you were to use
every Vital Instrument in the Watchman Series at once?
If I'm to achieve my goal, I must answer this question.
I must experiment.
[warbling]
My attempts at making items in the style
of the Watchman Series were one such experiment,
failures though they were.
Still, failure does not mean waste.
♪ ♪
[rumbling]
With my failed Watchman entry at its core
and its evolution fueled by offerings
of other Vital Instruments,
an imitation trash beast came to be.
Your being here is also an experiment.
How I approached you, when I approached you,
every step was made to reach my goal
of bringing down the Sphere.
Hang on.
When you said we're gonna fly--
[intense music]
♪ ♪
[ZODYL] I meant, that's how we'll get across the border,
by flying in this trash beast.
[gasps]
[ZODYL] Then we'll see what happens,
who will live and who will die.
The weather report wasn't a waste either.
We'll have a good wind at our backs.
♪ ♪
[ZODYL] I meant, that's how we'll get across the border,
by flying in this trash beast.
(ECHOING) This trash beast, beast, beast, beast.
Trash beast.
Trash beast, Trash beast.
[boisterous laughter]
We're inside a trash beast?
Like, for real, for real?
Guita, where in the hell did you come from?
Huzzah!
Kaiju battle time!
[rumbling]
Uh?
An earthquake?
Oh, crap!
Mr. Zodyl, please, wait!
I'm still trying to get my guy to fight me!
[ENJIN] Whoa, hold up.
Your boss is the one trying to bring down the house right now?
Well, actually, I think he's just telling me to hurry up.
Crap!
If you'd just hit me like I'd asked,
then we could have avoided this.
[rumbling stops]
Oh, I guess it's over.
Hey, please!
We still have to fight.
Don't walk away.
Yeah, I really don't think that's happening.
So I'm gonna skedaddle my butt on out of here.
Been hankering to find my people anyway.
Wait, no. Come on.
You can't. I need this.
Please, man!
You gotta help me out here!
Please, please, please!
I'll do anything.
Just don't go yet.
You leave me no choice.
I'm totally gonna kick your butt right now.
Just you wait and see.
[whines]
Please don't walk away when I'm trying to fight you.
[groans]
I can't do anything unless someone tells me to, OK?
Mr. Zodyl says it's a character flaw I had to fix.
And I'm trying really, really hard too.
I just need this one thing.
So can you please turn around and hit me?
[gasps]
[ENJIN] No.
I've got way too much on my plate right now.
Plus, I've got to find my team and a way out of here.
Till then, I'm not really up to throw down, you know?
If you bash the walls hard enough,
you can make your way straight out of here.
We're inside a trash beast!
Your instrument can tear this place up!
[screams]
We're inside a what now?
For real?
Unfortunately, I don't know where your team is.
But can we still fight now?
[ENJIN] Oh, yeah, no.
[rumbling]
Come on, Zodyl.
Give a man some warning before you cut him off.
I've still got a few questions I want to ask these two.
Uh, this doesn't feel like an earthquake.
Is this you?
[stomping]
Hey, calm down!
You're going to bury us in here.
Dear, please.
I'm sure you're tired,
and this place isn't helping with how dark it is.
But you gotta be more mindful about your fidgeting.
Look, you've already evolved it to the point
where you're about to cause a natural disaster.
Y'all cannot be serious.
Well, ain't this a pickle?
Once this critter gets airborne,
we won't be stopping till we cross the border.
Ah, well, I can't deny that I'm more than a bit curious
about what that might entail.
Huh? Wait.
Airborne?
That's right.
The boss wanted to try flying to the Sphere,
figured we could do it in this trash beast.
You're a Cleaner.
You didn't realize?
[screams]
We're in a--
[tense music]
[groans]
♪ ♪
[ENJIN laughs]
I feel for you, Fu.
But fighting people just isn't our bag, you know?
Now, I'd love for you to keep telling me the
who, what, wheres, and whys.
But I hear "trash beast," and my ass gets in gear.
I mean, really, what else am I gonna do?
Or have you forgotten who we are?
Now then--
[ALL] It's cleaning time.
♪ ♪
[low gutteral sounds, whooshing]
[BUNDUS] Now, hold on.
What's all this?
Y'all put up your dukes real quick.
[BOTH] Vital Instruments--
Centralian--
- Cloth.
Hey, now.
So that's how it is.
Just the thought of a trash beast gets you going.
That explains a lot.
Good to know how y'all folks tick.
[BRO SANTA] I'm a little embarrassed.
You had me completely convinced we were underground.
But then I didn't think trash beasts could get this big.
Huh.
Come to think of it.
We haven't had our masks on this entire time.
So how are we not all dead?
I mean, this thing's massive.
You'd think that he'd be putting
off some serious toxic fumes.
Mhm.
[BUNDUS] Well, all I can say about that
is this one's special.
Wish I knew how.
Enough of that.
We best get going.
We'll all be Sphere bound here in a minute or two.
It's a shame that we've got to cut our exchange so short.
Then again, work's not always fun.
♪ ♪
[grunts]
♪ ♪
Dear, let's wrap this up real quick.
[growls]
Hm?
What in tarnation?
Yah!
[BUNDUS] Huh?
You threw him?
♪ ♪
Hold on now.
The hell is he thinking?
It'll break through the wall?
[light thumping]
Bro, this is cute and all, but it's got to stop.
That boy needs some reality.
You just can't indulge a kid.
It's toxic for him.
Hmm?
You know what's actually toxic for him?
Stopping a kid from trying because you think they
can't accomplish something.
Listen, pay attention to what they're saying and doing.
Then you'll know what they can do.
[thumping]
Huh?
Oh!
[thumping]
[exciting music]
♪ ♪
It's kind of like my boy's power.
The more he hits something, the stronger he gets.
It's called Drain.
♪ ♪
That's the power of Dear,
and that's the power of his Centralian!
[growls]
[boom]
[bricks crackling]
[theme music]
♪ ♪