[DreamSword]

Episode #15: Revolt

This episode could've gone so much darker than what it had.

But luckily for both us and Joey, Hughes is a man of integrity, and does his best to keep his word. Minami, well, not as much.

In alot of the shows that I've seen, the military is often treated with scorn. The US military especially. And I'm not saying that such an attitude is entirely unfounded, given the history of, well, every country ever.

So imagine my surprise when Heroman comes in and, rather than take the easy potshots so many stories have of the military being outright evil and/or incompetent, is treated as an organization with many sides to it. With those who wish to do right by others just as much as those who abuse their power.

It's a surprisingly balanced view on things, even in regards to Heroman's' usual bout of optimism. And even then, it's not like the threat of Minami's' abuse of power is completely negated. Because while the first half of the episode is Hughes bonding with Joey, the second is Minami wreaking havoc in order to satisfy his own ego, in an intense bout that caught me by surprise.

Heroman suffers his first loss.

And going along with Minami taking everything in the episode personally, today I highlight the song "Mechanical" which tends to play whenever there's about to be a bout with one of Minami's' mecha. It featured a hardened, industrial sound that's very fitting for both the scenes it plays in as well as a song centered around robots created by mad scientists.