Suit up and enter the 31st century with BattleTech: The Animated Series, the action-packed cartoon where giant mechs, fearless warriors, and interstellar battles decide the fate of the Inner Sphere. Follow Major Adam Steiner and the ragtag First Somerset Strikers as they take on the Clan invasion with courage, strategy, and state-of-the-art BattleMechs. Packed with explosive mech combat, futuristic tech, and high-stakes drama, this cult classic cartoon brings the legendary BattleTech universe to life with the perfect blend of military strategy and Saturday morning action. ⚔️🤖🌌 #BattleTech #BattleTechCartoon #MechWarriors #GiantRobots #MechCombat #SomersetStrikers #90sCartoonVibes #CultCartoons #CartoonSciFi #ToonThrowback #AnimatedSciFi #CartoonMechs #RobotWars #ClassicCartoonAction #SpaceBattles
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00:00Previously on Battletech
00:03Our only hope lies with cooperation.
00:06I am a businessman, not a warrior.
00:09When this mission ends and the invaders are gone,
00:12what happens to us?
00:14You'll be free to return to the Draconis Combine,
00:16along with your ship.
00:18I am Nicolai Malthus of Clan Jade Falcon,
00:21the conqueror of Somerset, Otof, and Formulus.
00:26So you're the monster who destroyed my homeworld.
00:29Oh, I'm hitting you with everything I've got.
00:45Warning. Fusion reactor breached.
00:48Critical failure in 14 seconds.
00:53I'm not picking up any emergency signal.
00:55He must not have fired his escape pod.
00:57Huh?
01:01This is the Inner Sphere.
01:02Thousands of planets colonized by humankind.
01:05Once it was united under the Starmen.
01:07But for the last 300 years, it has been consumed by savage wars.
01:13Until a new enemy appeared.
01:15Mysterious invaders known as...
01:17The Clans.
01:19Powerful and rudeless, they struck like lightning,
01:22attacking every sector at once.
01:23But they made one big mistake.
01:25They attacked my home planet.
01:28Now in the spirit of the Star League,
01:30ancient enemies have reunited.
01:32And we're gonna take back our galaxy.
01:35We are gathered today to honor a valiant warrior,
01:50Lieutenant Ciro Ramirez.
01:52Lieutenant Ciro Ramirez.
01:53He was a hero who fought valiantly to protect the citizenry of Romulus.
01:56A comrade.
01:57Who exemplified the standards to which all of us in the first Somerset Strikers aspire.
02:02Isn't he laying it on a bit thick?
02:04Despite his faults, Ciro selflessly battled to keep the inner sphere free from the Jade Falcon Clan's invasion force.
02:09He deserved the title.
02:10Battle mech warrior.
02:11Goodbye, Ciro.
02:12Goodbye, Ciro.
02:31That'll make warrior.
02:32Goodbye, Ciro.
02:33Hard to believe, but I'm really gonna miss you.
02:50What's going on in here?
02:53You better be awfully sick, Storad, or else...
02:56Oh!
03:27As you can see, little farmsman, there is nothing to be gained by fleeing.
03:42And even less by resisting.
03:47The Strikers have not forgotten me. They will come, and they will free me.
03:51That is precisely what I was hoping to hear.
03:56All right, guys. It's high time we resumed our primary mission of gathering information.
04:03Now, as you can see here, the clans are wreaking havoc across the entire inner sphere.
04:08They're taking planets all over the Federated Commonwealth and Draconis Combine.
04:12Now, their mechs are faster, they're more powerful, can take twice the punishment, and never overheat.
04:17Gee, thanks for the current events lesson, Major. What can we do?
04:21Well, if we learn the secrets behind their technology, we just might even the odds.
04:25Well, there hasn't been anything this advanced since the Star League.
04:32Come on. Kerensky and his troops left the inner sphere 300 years ago.
04:37Hmm. Perhaps they met up with the clans.
04:39Now, the last reported clan strike was right here at Twicross.
04:43Apparently, they're trying to use one of our bases as a supply post.
04:47If we pay them a surprise visit, we might just be able to appropriate some of their exotic hardware.
04:54By appropriate, do you mean steel?
04:57Let's call it a permanent loan. Like taking a baseball bat away from a bully.
05:01Now, the strike team will consist of Val and me.
05:04Hawk and Kiley, you'll keep the back door open, covering our retreat.
05:08While Rachel remains on board the Clydon to coordinate the operation.
05:12With only one mech to coordinate?
05:14Again, I have to stand outside, watch and wait.
05:18At least you'll be safe.
05:21Now entering orbit. I'm breathing a heavy windstorm centered directly over our landing site.
05:27I know, but it's our best bet for touching down undetected.
05:30Kiley, we'll meet you to scout ahead. Your Banshee is more maneuverable than the dropship.
05:38Come on, baby. Don't fight me now.
05:40The wind's too fierce, Major. You better not try to...
05:43Kiley. Kiley, do you copy?
05:45Something's wrong, Major.
05:46Stations, people. We're going in after her.
05:49Follow her trajectory.
05:50Fasten your seatbelts, people. We're in for a bumpy ride.
05:54Boost the power to our stabilizers.
05:56Landing thrusters on board. Zuko, now!
06:07Adam, I'm picking up an SOS. It's pretty weak.
06:21About time you guys got here.
06:26Watch the fingers, Doc.
06:29I cannot clear her to flying.
06:31What are you talking about? I'm fi-
06:33This medipad should help you rest.
06:37I could have used these in a couple of scraps on dust ball.
06:44This is medication, not some toy. It should be used responsibly.
06:48Major, I must protest the risks you are taking with this ship here.
06:54Hey, you are aware of the danger when you agree to be part of this mission.
06:58What's the matter, Frank? Rough landings make you space sick?
07:01I am still responsible for the safety of the Qui-Don and its crew.
07:05And I will protect them in any way I deem necessary.
07:17What do you think you're doing?
07:18You are staying put on the drop ship.
07:21If anything happens to me, someone's gotta carry on the real mission.
07:24To free Somerset.
07:26I'll be more useful figuring out their technology if it's right in front of me.
07:30I can't afford to lose you, Rachel. You're far too valuable.
07:35Then how about giving me a chance to be valuable, Adam? I am part of the team.
07:40She's got you there, Major.
07:42What's going on down there?
07:54Looks like the last of the Tri-Cross Militia.
07:56All units, switch to enhanced imaging.
08:01Together, we will crush the final embers of resistance on this world.
08:10How are we supposed to get past that?
08:12Offhand? I'd say with extreme caution.
08:15Once again, I find myself pitted against unworthy adversaries.
08:25You sure this is the safest route?
08:28No, but it's the quickest.
08:31If I can just plant one of these babies under their legs!
08:53No, Val. We can't risk revealing our presence.
08:56We'll do a lot more for the Inner Sphere by getting a hold of that clan technology.
09:01The Inner Sphere of cowards would rather flee than perish with honor.
09:10Well, congratulations on your latest planetary conquest, Star Colonel Nicolai Melz.
09:15I hereby order you to turn Twycross over to Star Captain Kristen Redmond's garrison troops.
09:22With all due respect, Galaxy Commander, my premature departure from Romulus resulted in that planet's loss to a small band of rebels.
09:31My garrison is fully capable of holding this oversized grain of rebels.
09:37I merely wish to be certain that this planet is secure before leaving it in lesser hands.
09:43Very well. You may remain on Twycross for an additional 48 hours.
09:49Okay, now this is where the clan next heat signatures cut out.
10:02What they do is sink into the sand.
10:04Maybe there's an entry hatch down there.
10:07Now if I remember right, the Twycross militia had an underground base near here.
10:12Come on!
10:20Guys?
10:21Rachel!
10:22What's wrong?
10:23We're in big trouble.
10:24Val!
10:37Nice work, Val.
10:38You realize you could have blown us up along with that ceiling?
10:41Desperate situations call for desperate measures, Major.
10:44Thanks.
10:57Can I help you?
10:59I did not realize my run of this ship was restricted.
11:14There's no way to get past him without blasting it.
11:23What's he doing?
11:25Say buddy, which way is sector D?
11:27What?
11:28Huh?
11:29No!
11:31Hmm.
11:37Medivet, don't leave home without him.
11:44Hmm.
11:45Didn't take them long to set up shop in the malicious computers.
11:49Now if I can just get the system to download the coordinates of their armory,
11:53I might just find out where those suits are stored.
11:57Bingo!
11:58Sector 6G!
12:00Okay.
12:01Now let's see what else we can find.
12:02There isn't time, Rachel.
12:04Let's go!
12:06Almost three more.
12:09You!
12:10You there!
12:11Halt!
12:14This is what passes for subtlety on Somerset?
12:20Would it help if I said I was sorry?
12:24Freeze, Soarex!
12:25Was it something we said?
12:27Blob!
12:28Your former commander and his compatriots were found skulking around this complex.
12:44They belong to me now.
12:47Their pictures aren't certain, but there is surely a place for you among us.
12:58I knew bringing you along was a mistake. This isn't a training mission.
13:04I said I was sorry. You wanted him writing?
13:08What have we here? Major Adam Steiner of the first Somerset Strikers?
13:14My, my. I believe he recently requested that I take up my quarrel with him personally.
13:20Open up these bracelets, pal, and we'll get real personal.
13:24This one's your spirit. He will make a fine addition to the labor cast.
13:31And what does this one have to say?
13:35Three, two, one. Now!
13:43Come on, guys. We made early parole thanks to a total systems crash.
13:47Funny what a little corrupted code will do to a complex run by a computer.
13:50Phantom, before the escape, you're a miracle worker. You know that?
13:56Yeah. You still think I'm not cut out for field duty?
14:09All clear!
14:13Come on!
14:20It should be right around this corner.
14:33Only one guard left, but wow, she's a big one.
14:36Watch the master in action.
14:42I'm making a point.
14:44No concussions on the first date.
14:46Man, we must have used enough to knock out an elephant.
15:01Take a gander, Major.
15:02She look as small as an elephant to you.
15:05She'll be all right.
15:07Believe it or not.
15:09Guys, we have hit the jackpot.
15:12Let's move, Strikers.
15:13It won't take them long to figure out why we're here.
15:18Their objective is crystal clear.
15:20And when they come for you, we will be waiting to greet them.
15:25These babies ought to come with an instruction manual.
15:27There's got to be some way to adjust them.
15:29I don't see any controls.
15:31Huh?
15:33Somebody order room, sir?
15:35This would be a real good time to fire short-range missiles.
15:44Did you see that, Adam?
15:45These suits respond to vocal commands.
15:48Oh, you think so?
15:50The vocal interface must be derived from Star League technology.
15:54Can the analysis wait till later?
15:56Never a turbo lift when you need one.
16:18Please, allow me.
16:20Greetings, inner-speared trash.
16:23You are hereby declared, Isola, my property.
16:29Stand down, Star Captain.
16:31These prisoners are my property.
16:33What is your problem, Nikolai?
16:36Too proud to forfeit even an ounce of glory?
16:39I just love people fighting over me.
16:42What I tell you, pizza cake.
16:59Or maybe not.
17:02Do I remember right about these things having jump jets?
17:05We just need the right vocal command to activate them.
17:07Jump jets!
17:08Thrusters!
17:10Up, up, and up!
17:10Boosters!
17:12Mission accomplished.
17:22Oh, we're not homey yet, people.
17:25Free Earth Wars.
17:27You will surrender immediately.
17:29Fire short-range missiles.
17:34Boosters!
17:35All right, let's make some distance.
17:44This pass is too narrow for their big guns.
17:51But it's just right for their little guns.
17:53You guys need a bigger target?
17:55Ah, glad you could join the party.
17:57There, you can't hog over, fun major.
18:00Warning, laser cannons obstructed.
18:03Come on, shake that sand out.
18:06Perfect.
18:10Warning, atmospheric disturbance detected.
18:14Transmission complete.
18:15No, what are you doing?
18:17Don't fire your...
18:18Don't fire your...
18:19Ah!
18:22Ah!
18:32Hawk!
18:33We've got to go back for him.
18:37Forget me, Major.
18:38And the mission always comes first.
18:51Thanks for the assist, Kylie.
18:53The pleasure is mine, Hawkson.
18:56Sakamoto?
18:57What are you doing in a banshee?
18:59By all appearances, Hawkson, I'm saving your life.
19:02By all appearances, Frankie-san, you almost blew me to kingdom come.
19:07Well, did someone else plant those pentaglycerin explosives, huh?
19:10Someone had to stop them from following you back to my dropship.
19:13He's got you there, Hawk.
19:15They hate it when he's right.
19:22Hey!
19:22Get these things off me!
19:32Commence lift-off procedure, now!
19:47Your cowardly comrades ran away after taking what they came here to steal.
19:52Oh, apparently your salvation was not part of their little plan.
19:57Tell me once more about honor, Zero.
19:59I mean, what passes for honor in the Inner Sphere.
20:04They're gonna come back, you know.
20:05Your friends are long gone.
20:08Not them.
20:09The descendants of Kerensky.
20:11When his army returns, you're gonna pay for invading us.
20:15Are you so totally incapable of perceiving the obvious?
20:20We are the descendants of Kerensky!
20:22Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
20:29Incredible work, Strikers!
20:36We actually pulled it off!
20:41Hey, you're pretty good in the heat of battle.
20:44Would you consider coming into combat with us again?
20:46Sure.
20:47If you think you can use me.
20:50And you, Mr. Sakamoto, why didn't you mention you're an aerospace pilot?
20:53Well, I am a man of many talents.
20:56Yeah, and many secrets, too.
20:59Well, we've got room for another arrow jock.
21:01Are you interested?
21:04Congratulations, Nikolai.
21:07You are the first star colonel who could boast of losing a set of elemental armor to these Inner Sphere Barbarians.
21:13You may have just caused us our technological edge in this campaign.
21:20Oh, as the great Nikolai Malthus clouded his judgment with a personal vendetta.
21:26How lamentably unplanned.
21:30Perhaps.
21:31But I will make Adam Steiner pay for this insult.
21:36And he will pay dearly.
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