Metal Hurlant Chronicles (2012) s02e01 Episode Script
The Endomorphe
Narrator: The last fragment of a once-living planet.
Its body blasted into dust by the madness of its own inhabitants, while its head was cursed to roam aimlessly through time and space, screaming in pain and in sorrow.
In legend and in fact, it is known as Metal Hurlant.
UMA 61 could have been a colony like the others.
But with the discovery of the Mecadrome, the company wanted to take advantage of this new energy source to create an army of automated miners.
The Mecamorphes.
Alloys of metal and flesh, they were the perfect tool: cheap, efficient, and, of course, they never complained.
But one day everything changed.
With the visit of the meteor, suddenly they were different.
They no longer followed orders and began to turn against the humans.
Against us.
And since the dawn of their revolt, after 30 years of peace, we rediscovered war.
Everyone at their station.
Come on, move.
Move! Early warning system engaged.
They're coming in quick.
Soldier, any sign? Hey, give me those Zero BN.
- Incoming! - Brace yourselves! ( muffled shelling ) Our forces are overrun.
And each man we lose, they find a use for him.
Beloved, we will lose this war.
Our situation is pitiful.
We are out of ammo, critically low on supplies, and every day, our enemy grows stronger.
But the company has decided to regroup for one last push.
We must rally to the Mecadrome and take the Endomorphe to it.
For only the young and innocent can bear the accelerated mutation of the Mecadrome and become a Golem.
What it means for us is a one-way trip.
That's all we have now.
A Golem could change it all.
It already did on UMA 34 when they had to deal with the native insectoids living there.
But will it be enough this time? Hell, I don't know.
We just have to make it.
That's the only way to be sure.
There were 10 of us at the start.
Now we're down to half that number.
The Endomorphe is fearful.
But now that we're behind enemy lines, we know that its trench will lead us to the Mecadrome and to our destiny.
Soon, I will be with you.
He's writing to his dead wife again.
Why? Been doing it since the beginning of the war, dealing with his loss, remembering who he's fighting for.
I don't know.
Take your pick.
We've all lost family here.
Right now we should concentrate on protecting this little one.
Everybody's gotta have something of their own to hold onto.
Balt's got his letters.
What have you got? - All I need is this.
- Hmm.
And that.
Of course, a boatload of ammunition wouldn't hurt to help us feel more comfortable in this hellhole for, I don't know, for maybe five minutes.
( man groans ) Yeah.
Looks like another one of us is going down.
We're killing ourselves here.
Is this really all in vain? And we're supposed to believe that this little one is going to become an all-powerful giant.
Do you have something better to believe in? ( man cries out ) ( coughs ) Young man See this letter? Well, this letter is very important to me.
But I have no place to keep it.
So I was wondering if I could find somebody that I could trust to hold it for me, it would be good.
Do you think you can hold it for me? You could? Wow.
Thank you.
So You hold onto this.
( man groans ) And I'll go see if I can help out our friend over there, okay? ( man continues groaning ) Son, how's he look? We have a problem.
He's tagged.
( man coughs ) It was a Lamar type of explosive, and the micro-tentacle remained in his wound.
Looking at the size of it, he still communicates with the original source.
That means they've been on our tail for a while.
They could be minutes, even seconds, away.
We leave right now.
He doesn't want to go anywhere.
He'll stay here.
Leave him his gun.
Pick up the rest.
Everyone, we must leave right now.
Thank you for what you've done.
Make every shot count.
Buy us some time.
( bang ) ( bang ) ( shouts ) ( hisses ) Interesting.
You just never know when to give up.
Brave soldier.
Retrieve these body parts to assemble a new recruit.
What is it? They are not far away.
( snarling ) And the Endomorphe accompanies them.
This will be entertaining.
- Clear.
- Clear as well.
Another abandoned advance station.
Company said this fight would last a couple of days.
Seems more like a year now.
It seems like it.
It looks like we're clear, at least for now.
How much further? We're seven kilometers away.
I'd say we stick to the trenches, we'll be there in three hours, with hope.
Looks like this place was taken fairly quickly.
There's a good chance for some ammo.
Check.
Okay.
I'll search the place.
You're right.
Listen.
We are all with you, and we will succeed in getting you to the Mecadrome.
So you have to remember your mission as well.
You understand? It's okay for you to be afraid.
I know your parents in their wildest dreams would have never thought that your talents would be used for something like this.
Look, we stick to the trench-- Look--look, listen.
Just--just hear me out.
If we leave the trenches and take to the open field, we could save hours.
Yeah, hours until our own deaths.
We don't risk the open trail until we are as close as possible.
End of story.
But we have to keep pushing.
We have to be brave.
There are those in the fortress who are counting on us.
And if we succeed, they will be saved.
You see Sant Mel, Gas? They're here to protect you, no matter what.
So we have to keep moving.
Well, well, well.
Good news at last.
Guys, I bring you presents.
Good.
Go load up the kid.
What have we got here? ( gasps ) We got grenades, remote explosives, some more ammo.
Better than a birthday present.
Looks like Christmas to me.
I could hang these on my tree.
I'm gonna treasure these, up until I use them.
I knew I could cheer you up.
Okay.
We move out.
I think we should stay.
She wants to go aboveground.
I say we stick in the trenches.
I prefer the longer, safer route, till this runs out, and then I don't give a damn.
We stay in the trenches, we double-time it.
They are tracking us.
Move.
( hisses ) ( sniffing ) They were there.
And now we're close.
We're getting closer.
( man groaning ) ( man groans ) Help.
Help.
( man screams ) Help.
Help! It's probably a trap.
I don't doubt it, but let's face it, we're less than a kilometer away from the dome.
If they're here, they're everywhere.
They may know we're coming.
We're out of options, and we've gotta get through.
Gas, get your Christmas present.
Help! Help! ( sobbing ) Help me Help me.
( gunshot ) Sorry, buddy.
I gotta do what I gotta do.
Oh, shit.
( gasps ) Shit.
Want to play? Not this time.
( fires weapon ) ( shouts ) ( crying ) Aah! ( growling ) ( grunts ) Come.
( enemy soldiers growling ) See your ugly face in hell.
She bought us some time, but they'll be on us soon.
We have to climb.
Take our six.
( growling ) They're coming.
Then we climb faster.
There's too many of them.
You know what must be done.
Kid, you have a gift.
You're gonna make it like Christmas for everyone.
All right? - Let's go.
- Go.
( growling ) Come on! Come on! This is for Sant! And this is for my girl! ( grunts ) ( growling ) Take care of this one.
I handle the Endomorphe.
I'll send you all to your graves! ( grunts ) We made it.
( gasps ) Soldier There will be no Golem here.
( grunts ) Endomorphe, you will die.
No savior, no victory, only glorious death and unnecessary sacrifice.
The fate of humanity will die with you.
What makes you think I'm the Endomorphe? What? ( chuckles ) I'm just a trainer.
( roars ) Let's go.
Its body blasted into dust by the madness of its own inhabitants, while its head was cursed to roam aimlessly through time and space, screaming in pain and in sorrow.
In legend and in fact, it is known as Metal Hurlant.
UMA 61 could have been a colony like the others.
But with the discovery of the Mecadrome, the company wanted to take advantage of this new energy source to create an army of automated miners.
The Mecamorphes.
Alloys of metal and flesh, they were the perfect tool: cheap, efficient, and, of course, they never complained.
But one day everything changed.
With the visit of the meteor, suddenly they were different.
They no longer followed orders and began to turn against the humans.
Against us.
And since the dawn of their revolt, after 30 years of peace, we rediscovered war.
Everyone at their station.
Come on, move.
Move! Early warning system engaged.
They're coming in quick.
Soldier, any sign? Hey, give me those Zero BN.
- Incoming! - Brace yourselves! ( muffled shelling ) Our forces are overrun.
And each man we lose, they find a use for him.
Beloved, we will lose this war.
Our situation is pitiful.
We are out of ammo, critically low on supplies, and every day, our enemy grows stronger.
But the company has decided to regroup for one last push.
We must rally to the Mecadrome and take the Endomorphe to it.
For only the young and innocent can bear the accelerated mutation of the Mecadrome and become a Golem.
What it means for us is a one-way trip.
That's all we have now.
A Golem could change it all.
It already did on UMA 34 when they had to deal with the native insectoids living there.
But will it be enough this time? Hell, I don't know.
We just have to make it.
That's the only way to be sure.
There were 10 of us at the start.
Now we're down to half that number.
The Endomorphe is fearful.
But now that we're behind enemy lines, we know that its trench will lead us to the Mecadrome and to our destiny.
Soon, I will be with you.
He's writing to his dead wife again.
Why? Been doing it since the beginning of the war, dealing with his loss, remembering who he's fighting for.
I don't know.
Take your pick.
We've all lost family here.
Right now we should concentrate on protecting this little one.
Everybody's gotta have something of their own to hold onto.
Balt's got his letters.
What have you got? - All I need is this.
- Hmm.
And that.
Of course, a boatload of ammunition wouldn't hurt to help us feel more comfortable in this hellhole for, I don't know, for maybe five minutes.
( man groans ) Yeah.
Looks like another one of us is going down.
We're killing ourselves here.
Is this really all in vain? And we're supposed to believe that this little one is going to become an all-powerful giant.
Do you have something better to believe in? ( man cries out ) ( coughs ) Young man See this letter? Well, this letter is very important to me.
But I have no place to keep it.
So I was wondering if I could find somebody that I could trust to hold it for me, it would be good.
Do you think you can hold it for me? You could? Wow.
Thank you.
So You hold onto this.
( man groans ) And I'll go see if I can help out our friend over there, okay? ( man continues groaning ) Son, how's he look? We have a problem.
He's tagged.
( man coughs ) It was a Lamar type of explosive, and the micro-tentacle remained in his wound.
Looking at the size of it, he still communicates with the original source.
That means they've been on our tail for a while.
They could be minutes, even seconds, away.
We leave right now.
He doesn't want to go anywhere.
He'll stay here.
Leave him his gun.
Pick up the rest.
Everyone, we must leave right now.
Thank you for what you've done.
Make every shot count.
Buy us some time.
( bang ) ( bang ) ( shouts ) ( hisses ) Interesting.
You just never know when to give up.
Brave soldier.
Retrieve these body parts to assemble a new recruit.
What is it? They are not far away.
( snarling ) And the Endomorphe accompanies them.
This will be entertaining.
- Clear.
- Clear as well.
Another abandoned advance station.
Company said this fight would last a couple of days.
Seems more like a year now.
It seems like it.
It looks like we're clear, at least for now.
How much further? We're seven kilometers away.
I'd say we stick to the trenches, we'll be there in three hours, with hope.
Looks like this place was taken fairly quickly.
There's a good chance for some ammo.
Check.
Okay.
I'll search the place.
You're right.
Listen.
We are all with you, and we will succeed in getting you to the Mecadrome.
So you have to remember your mission as well.
You understand? It's okay for you to be afraid.
I know your parents in their wildest dreams would have never thought that your talents would be used for something like this.
Look, we stick to the trench-- Look--look, listen.
Just--just hear me out.
If we leave the trenches and take to the open field, we could save hours.
Yeah, hours until our own deaths.
We don't risk the open trail until we are as close as possible.
End of story.
But we have to keep pushing.
We have to be brave.
There are those in the fortress who are counting on us.
And if we succeed, they will be saved.
You see Sant Mel, Gas? They're here to protect you, no matter what.
So we have to keep moving.
Well, well, well.
Good news at last.
Guys, I bring you presents.
Good.
Go load up the kid.
What have we got here? ( gasps ) We got grenades, remote explosives, some more ammo.
Better than a birthday present.
Looks like Christmas to me.
I could hang these on my tree.
I'm gonna treasure these, up until I use them.
I knew I could cheer you up.
Okay.
We move out.
I think we should stay.
She wants to go aboveground.
I say we stick in the trenches.
I prefer the longer, safer route, till this runs out, and then I don't give a damn.
We stay in the trenches, we double-time it.
They are tracking us.
Move.
( hisses ) ( sniffing ) They were there.
And now we're close.
We're getting closer.
( man groaning ) ( man groans ) Help.
Help.
( man screams ) Help.
Help! It's probably a trap.
I don't doubt it, but let's face it, we're less than a kilometer away from the dome.
If they're here, they're everywhere.
They may know we're coming.
We're out of options, and we've gotta get through.
Gas, get your Christmas present.
Help! Help! ( sobbing ) Help me Help me.
( gunshot ) Sorry, buddy.
I gotta do what I gotta do.
Oh, shit.
( gasps ) Shit.
Want to play? Not this time.
( fires weapon ) ( shouts ) ( crying ) Aah! ( growling ) ( grunts ) Come.
( enemy soldiers growling ) See your ugly face in hell.
She bought us some time, but they'll be on us soon.
We have to climb.
Take our six.
( growling ) They're coming.
Then we climb faster.
There's too many of them.
You know what must be done.
Kid, you have a gift.
You're gonna make it like Christmas for everyone.
All right? - Let's go.
- Go.
( growling ) Come on! Come on! This is for Sant! And this is for my girl! ( grunts ) ( growling ) Take care of this one.
I handle the Endomorphe.
I'll send you all to your graves! ( grunts ) We made it.
( gasps ) Soldier There will be no Golem here.
( grunts ) Endomorphe, you will die.
No savior, no victory, only glorious death and unnecessary sacrifice.
The fate of humanity will die with you.
What makes you think I'm the Endomorphe? What? ( chuckles ) I'm just a trainer.
( roars ) Let's go.