[DreamSword]

Episode #16: Decision

I was only half lying in the previous post, I swear!

This episode is all about the final battle with Dr. Minami, and it's a rather intense one all throughout.

The thing that makes it quite the scene to see play out is that Heroman is actually on the ropes throughout alot of it. Either due to some surprisingly smart tactics by Minami, or the fact that Heroman isn't willing to put others in danger.

Minami's' one and only goal is the destruction of Heroman, and he doesn't care what gets destroyed or who gets hurt in the process. Joey and Heroman, however, take an exact opposite stance. And it's that sort of integrity and more open minded thinking that not only allows them to win, but be seen as heroes.

I was very swept up in the emotions of this one(as I often am with this show). Not just in terms of the fight itself, but also the little glimpses of other things such as the live broadcast from the press who want to set things right, to the happy ending where everything works out. All charges against Joey and friends are dropped, and Minami and his cronies end up in jail.

Curiously though, Minami's' secretary doesn't end up arrested. Odd, that.

Speaking of Minami though, while "Mechanical" was most often associated with his machines, "Madness" is more akin to a theme song for Minami himself. The way the song is structured, it reminds of the sort of song you'd hear in a Sonic the Hedgehog game associated with Dr. Robotnik. It's a funkadelic electro-beat that matches the eccentric personality of the mad doctor wonderfully, and I like it a bunch.