BattleTech: The Animated Series Episode 1 – “The Gathering Storm” (1994)
Based on the iconic BattleTech tabletop game and MechWarrior universe, BattleTech: The Animated Series brings futuristic mech combat and political intrigue to life in animated form. This sci-fi military cartoon introduces audiences to the 31st century Inner Sphere, where massive BattleMechs are piloted in epic wars between noble Houses.
Episode 1 – The Gathering Storm (1994):
The series begins with Major Adam Steiner leading a group of warriors as they defend the planet Somerset against the invading Clans. As tensions rise, viewers are introduced to the futuristic world of armored mechs, laser battles, and the brotherhood of warriors.
About the Series:
Title: BattleTech: The Animated Series
Season: 1
Episode Count: 13 episodes (1994)
First Air Date: September 1994
Production Companies: Saban Entertainment, Graz Entertainment, Harmony Gold USA
Broadcast Network: First-run syndication (United States)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mecha, Action, Military Animation
Main Characters in Episode 1:
Major Adam Steiner – leader of the resistance against the Clans
Franklin Sakamoto – a skilled pilot with a mysterious past
Kylie Steiner – Adam’s cousin, part of the team
Nicholas Kerensky – antagonist from the invading Clan forces
The BattleMechs – Warhammer, Marauder, and other iconic mechs from the BattleTech franchise
Why Watch?
Fans of MechWarrior, Gundam, and Transformers will love the mix of sci-fi storytelling, tactical battles, and massive robot combat. This cartoon is a cult classic, offering both nostalgia for older fans and exciting action for new viewers.
👉 Watch in Full HD English and relive the epic beginning of the BattleTech saga.
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Based on the iconic BattleTech tabletop game and MechWarrior universe, BattleTech: The Animated Series brings futuristic mech combat and political intrigue to life in animated form. This sci-fi military cartoon introduces audiences to the 31st century Inner Sphere, where massive BattleMechs are piloted in epic wars between noble Houses.
Episode 1 – The Gathering Storm (1994):
The series begins with Major Adam Steiner leading a group of warriors as they defend the planet Somerset against the invading Clans. As tensions rise, viewers are introduced to the futuristic world of armored mechs, laser battles, and the brotherhood of warriors.
About the Series:
Title: BattleTech: The Animated Series
Season: 1
Episode Count: 13 episodes (1994)
First Air Date: September 1994
Production Companies: Saban Entertainment, Graz Entertainment, Harmony Gold USA
Broadcast Network: First-run syndication (United States)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mecha, Action, Military Animation
Main Characters in Episode 1:
Major Adam Steiner – leader of the resistance against the Clans
Franklin Sakamoto – a skilled pilot with a mysterious past
Kylie Steiner – Adam’s cousin, part of the team
Nicholas Kerensky – antagonist from the invading Clan forces
The BattleMechs – Warhammer, Marauder, and other iconic mechs from the BattleTech franchise
Why Watch?
Fans of MechWarrior, Gundam, and Transformers will love the mix of sci-fi storytelling, tactical battles, and massive robot combat. This cartoon is a cult classic, offering both nostalgia for older fans and exciting action for new viewers.
👉 Watch in Full HD English and relive the epic beginning of the BattleTech saga.
👉 Daily uploads here: https://www.dailymotion.com/CartoonLTV
👉 Follow #CartoonLTV for more rare classic cartoons and epic sci-fi animation.
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00:00Attention, Somerset. I am Star Colonel Nikolai Malthus of the Jade Falcon Plan.
00:22A full trinary stands ready to conquer your planet. What forces dare oppose us?
00:27Is this some kind of joke?
00:30You dare to refuse my bajol?
00:32Refuse your what?
00:34Prepare to feel the wrath of the Falcon's claws.
00:41This is Commander Steiner. Enemy dropships are approaching.
00:44All staff and cadets execute Defense Plan Alpha.
00:48This is not a drill.
00:57We'll open up here.
00:59I'm going to smoke.
01:00We're going to save myientele.
01:02We'll go too soon.
01:05We'll be moving.
01:07Let's go.
01:08Let's go.
01:13Let's go.
01:16What?
01:20This is the Holy Spirit.
01:21It's the Holy Spirit.
01:22You're bound to save you.
01:23You're bound to save you.
01:24This is the Holy Spirit.
01:24For your help, people who can save you.
01:25I'm out.
01:25Why?
01:26Why?
01:26Steady, people. We still don't know what we're up against.
01:31What in the name of Kerensky?
01:36They're not like any battle mechs I've ever seen.
01:46Your insolence has provoked the fury of the clans. Prepare to be destroyed.
01:51Prepare yourself, pal.
01:54Ah, Stark Colonel Kristen Redmond.
02:05Five against three, Nikolai. Hardly an honorable conquest.
02:10Very well, Kristen. I shall dispense with these inner spear Sarans alone.
02:14Now switching to enhanced imaging.
02:17Let's show these creeps what kind of mech warriors we turn out at the Academy.
02:28So these are the warriors of the inner spear.
02:39Pathetic.
02:41I'm okay. But my mech's finished.
02:46Don't worry. I can get him.
02:52Sorry, Commander. You're on your own.
02:56Bah, this is pointless. Not even a challenge.
03:06Here's your challenge.
03:09Oh.
03:10Easy, Prey.
03:20Warning. Reactor shielding breached. Catastrophic failure in ten seconds.
03:24Whatever you are, it's gonna take a lot more than that to conquer Somerset.
03:43Not just Somerset's little free birth warrior. Soon all the planets of the inner sphere will belong to the clans.
03:54In the inner sphere. Thousands of planets colonized by humankind. Once it was united under the Star League.
04:00But for the last 300 years, it has been consumed by savage wars. Until a new enemy appeared.
04:07Mysterious invaders known as the clans. Powerful and ruthless, they struck like lightning, attacking every sector at once.
04:16But they made one big mistake. They attacked my home planet.
04:20Now in the spirit of the Star League, ancient enemies have reunited. And we're gonna take back our galaxy.
04:50treasure chestch.
04:59Vitamin.
05:01McManus! You've got a mauler on your left!
05:06Punch out Malk. Now!
05:11Oh! I'm the only one left.
05:15My only chance was to take out the leader!
05:17Negative, Kylie. Pull back to 120 meters and engage with your autocannon.
05:23I know what I'm doing, Lieutenant Spector.
05:26Kylie, wait! The leader's in a...
05:28Kylie! Pull back!
05:38Look for you!
05:47Simulation complete.
05:48Guess I didn't pass, huh, Major Steiner?
05:52How can I pass you if you don't stay alive, Kylie?
05:56Teamwork means looking out for the people under you.
05:58And accepting input from your tactical operations officer.
06:01Like when I tried telling you the leader is piloting an ax man.
06:08It's like the Major always says.
06:12Information is ammunition.
06:15Next time, look before you leap.
06:18What did you expect?
06:19Throwing an arrow jock into a battle mech.
06:21Flyers don't belong in mechs.
06:23Zero, as my loyal assistant, you should remember my other credo.
06:27Cross-training is the key to victory.
06:29Specialization is the way to defeat.
06:31Catchy slogans may win you points on a backwater planet like Somerset.
06:35But here, at the Nagel Ring, we're a little more sophisticated.
06:40The word you're looking for is outdated.
06:42Uh, Major?
06:44How about another chance?
06:46For a fellow Somersetter?
06:47The Major has no authority to give you a retest.
06:49Even if you are from the same pathetic planet.
06:53Don't you have exams to grade, Lieutenant?
06:56Yes, Major.
06:57Pity I don't have the Royal Steiner name to buy me rank.
07:01I'm sorry, Kylie.
07:02Kylie, not everybody's cut out for this program.
07:05Adam, turn on the vid screen.
07:11Somerset's been attacked.
07:12The Intelligence Secretariat intercepted these battle transmissions.
07:15They were the only messages to make it out.
07:20Their battle mechs are more powerful than anything we've ever encountered.
07:25Somerset never had a chance.
07:27Those lousy Drax have gone too far this time.
07:34That invasion force wasn't from the Draconis Combine.
07:37It's from beyond the periphery.
07:39Beyond?
07:41We don't know who they are.
07:44We don't even know if they're human.
07:46What about my brother?
07:51Did Andrew make it?
07:55The Tenth Liren Guard, our best and brightest.
07:58And I'm not just saying that because your son Victor is among them.
08:02Are they soldiers marching to glory or lambs to the slaughter?
08:05How can we defeat an enemy we know nothing about?
08:07Presenting Major Adam Steiner, Highness, by your request.
08:11I requested no such thing.
08:12Who are you?
08:14A distant cousin, Highness.
08:15Using the Steiner name to gain an audience?
08:19I hereby volunteer to lead a unit to liberate my homeworld, Somerset.
08:23Request denied.
08:25Somerset is only one of many planets hit by these mysterious invaders.
08:28The Draconis Combine may seize this opportunity and likewise attack.
08:32This isn't just about Somerset, Archon.
08:35It concerns the entire Commonwealth.
08:36I'm listening.
08:38With a small independent unit heading towards Somerset,
08:41I could have the freedom to jump through all the occupied systems
08:44and gather information about the invaders.
08:46Until we know something about them, what hope do we have of defeating them?
08:50Hmm.
08:51Your proposal has merit.
08:53But I'm afraid I haven't a ship to spare.
08:55I'm sorry, Major.
08:57All hands prepare for hyperspace jump.
08:59And not a moment too soon, huh?
09:01Enemy space is no place for a civilian merchant ship.
09:06I'll rest much easier once we've returned to the Draconis Combine.
09:11Not to worry, Captain, Son.
09:13My company will reward you well for this assignment.
09:15Yeah, Franklin, Son.
09:17But how will I spend it on a Fedcom penal colony?
09:20Mayday! Mayday!
09:21Situation critical!
09:23Extensive damage!
09:24Requesting emergency docking!
09:26A trick!
09:27Tell them our docking caller is inoperative!
09:29Ignore a distress signal?
09:30They'll take my license and the ship.
09:34Shikata ganai!
09:36Proceed with the docking, Captain.
09:41Konichiwa, Dr. Nakamura.
09:43They report no injuries, but let us be prepared for anything.
09:47Konichiwa, Kirita creeps!
09:50Drop your weapons!
09:55Now!
09:57Captain Miles Hawkins, Federated Commonwealth.
10:00You smugglers are busted!
10:03Lousy Fedcom pigs!
10:05So you want to play?
10:07Well, what do you know?
10:28Party favors.
10:29Smuggling Fedcom noisemakers into the Draconis Combine.
10:34Not too neighborly now, is it, Baka boy?
10:37Ohio, Captain.
10:39And please, enjoy your stay in the Federated Commonwealth.
10:46We should have been on Somerset.
10:48We could have made a difference.
10:50We'd have only shared their fate.
10:52My family is 250 light years away, and I'm stuck here on Tharkad.
10:57Pity your cousin couldn't get you a command.
11:00Got any other relatives?
11:03Greetings, cousin Adam.
11:05Cousin Adam?
11:08It has come to my attention that a smuggling ship from the Draconis Combine has been confiscated and is presently headed towards Tharkad.
11:15Thank you for the information, Archon, but what's that got to do with me?
11:18You know, Adam, under the current state of emergency, a confiscated vessel may be commandeered by a field-grade officer.
11:25Like a major, for instance.
11:26I see.
11:27Thank you, Archon.
11:30I'm certain you'll bring honor to the family name.
11:33I won't let you down.
11:42Pilot, we need to get to Orbital Station Prometheus.
11:45Military priority.
11:46Kylie?
11:48Thanks to a certain instructor who denied me a passing grade, I'm now a ferry jock.
11:53Muchas gracias, Major.
12:01We jumped to the Hamilton system.
12:03We can shave a couple of weeks off the trip.
12:05We'll hit Somerset, ready to fight.
12:07Somerset?
12:08You guys are going to Somerset?
12:09Kylie, if you don't mind, we're...
12:11Don't even dream about it.
12:13This mission's treacherous enough without you.
12:20And so, I'm offering you all an opportunity.
12:23You can continue your duties aboard the drop ship Kwaidan and jump ship Katana, but under my command.
12:29It's a dangerous mission.
12:31But these invaders are a threat to us all.
12:33We would rather eat vegan slugrots than serve with filthy Fedcom sleaze.
12:38Who are you calling sleaze, you...
12:42You stinking little dreck.
12:51I saw you, Major.
12:53It would appear that your little mission has been scrubbed.
12:58I am retaking possession of this craft.
13:01Move!
13:01Anyone else?
13:10This foolishness ends now, Franklin-san.
13:13Let us retain some dignity, yeah?
13:15I am a businessman, not a warrior.
13:18When this mission ends and the invaders are gone, what happens to us?
13:23You'll be free to return to the Draconis Combine, along with your ship.
13:27In that case, Major, my answer is yes.
13:30No!
13:31No!
13:31No!
13:32That's not right!
13:33I don't believe it!
13:34No!
13:35Remaining aboard will allow us to return this vessel to Isisaki Shipping.
13:39Is that not an honorable goal?
13:42Then, it's settled.
13:46So, how long you think you poor Tracks will survive under Major Schoolboy?
13:51The kid's too wet behind the ears to know real combat from a simulator.
13:56And you are more experienced than he?
13:58Both Sky Rangers, War of 39.
14:01Twenty-seven missions, four field commendations.
14:05Very impressive, Captain Hawkins.
14:07You've got the job.
14:08Uh, Major?
14:10I'm authorized to recruit any unassigned personnel.
14:13We could use a man like you.
14:15Welcome to the unit.
14:15We're going to get him.
14:17Happy to get him.
14:18Welcome to the ship.
14:19Bye-bye.
14:19Bang!
14:26Bang!
14:34Bang!
14:35Bang!
14:37Bang!
14:38Bang!
14:38Bang-
14:39Bang!
14:39Bang!
14:40Bang!
14:40Bang!
14:40Bang!
14:41Bang!
14:41Bang-
14:42Bang-
14:43gonna take weeks to get that curita stench out of these quarters
14:51yeah but look at all this room
14:53great work patch
15:00these are experimental aero fighters called banshees
15:07hmm now all we need is someone who can fly them
15:10major i know you're wondering why i decided to sign up with your unit
15:20the truth is i know what you're up to you want the draks to let their guard down so
15:25we can attack the combine right it's brilliant with the inner sphere reunited
15:30under the federated commonwealth no outside force would dare oppose us
15:34let's get one thing straight lieutenant our only hope lies with
15:40cooperation you want to start a war do it under someone else's command
15:47flying dragon to sleeping tiger i have coordinates for our next hyperspace jump
15:57jump ship crew is prepared for hyperspace jump to the hamilton system major thank you captain
16:04oh
16:11i think i left my stomach behind
16:14you have a week till our engines recharge and we get to do it all over again
16:21they're shooting at a jump ship that's a violation of the aries convention who are these maniacs
16:29mercenaries adam son son and the employ of my company what do you know about this
16:36only that this ship is going back where it belongs the draconess come
16:40That's a violation of the Ares Convention.
16:42Who are these maniacs?
16:45Mercenaries, Adam-san.
16:46I'm the employee of my company.
16:48What do you know about this?
16:49Only that this ship is going back where it belongs.
16:52The Dracon is coming.
16:55They're taking it back in pieces?
16:58This is Franklin Sakamoto.
17:00I told you this ship was not to be damaged.
17:03We have our orders, Franklin-san.
17:06Your traitorous crew is to be eliminated.
17:08Time to choose sides, Captain-san.
17:12Are you with us or not?
17:15I am rather partial to surviving.
17:18Then get ready to follow my orders.
17:21Captain Hawkins, Lieutenant Ramirez, report to Mech Bay on the double.
17:24Mech Bay? Is he nuts?
17:29You've got jump jets and all we can do is float.
17:31Great plan, schoolboy.
17:33Those mercs won't be expecting our kind of firepower.
17:36We've still got the element of surprise.
17:45Major!
17:47Any other bright ideas, Major?
17:53I've got you, Zero.
18:00Nice job, but we're not out of this yet.
18:02Adam, I studied their attack pattern and...
18:04I know.
18:05Separate the dropship.
18:06Now!
18:11Only one chance.
18:13What in blazes are you doing, schoolboy?
18:16Something you've never seen in a textbook, Hawk.
18:18Adam, your missile salvo is headed right for us.
18:21The missiles target infrared signatures.
18:24The heat from the blast confused them.
18:32Well, pleasure working with you, Major.
18:40Who's flying that banshee?
18:42Yee-haw!
18:43How you doing, Teach?
18:45Kylie, what are you doing here?
18:47Saving your butt?
18:48What's it look like?
18:49I don't take kindly to stowaways.
18:51Can we argue about it later?
19:05That's the last one, kid.
19:07That's Major, kid, to you.
19:11Let's go home.
19:12Last one there is a vacant slug rat.
19:17Think maybe a seasoned vet can learn from a schoolboy?
19:19Don't push it, Major.
19:21Please, please, no autographs.
19:23Seems, uh, specialization has its place after all.
19:27A, Major.
19:28Magel Ring know you've gone AWOL?
19:30Not AWOL if you drafted me into your unit.
19:33You forged my name?
19:35Begging the Major's pardon, sir.
19:37But it's not forgery if you don't report it.
19:42Welcome to the first Somerset Strikers.
19:45Somerset Strikers?
19:47Sounds good to me.
19:51We're dropping you with Fedcom security on the next jump.
19:57Unless you'd rather get off here.
20:00Major Steiner, we've just received a message for you from Tharkat.
20:03Put it through.
20:05Greetings, Major Steiner.
20:06I regret to report that the Draconis Combine has suffered as badly from the same invaders that defeated Somerset.
20:13The Draconis High Command has approved your unit to operate as a coalition strike force against this mutual threat.
20:21The coordinator himself hopes that his subjects will do nothing to bring him dishonor.
20:27We live in interesting times.
20:30Gady demands that I honor the wishes of my coordinator.
20:33I will serve under you for now.
20:37We're a motley band, to say the least.
20:40You think I can pull them together?
20:41We will.
20:42For Somerset.
20:44And for my brother, Andrew.
20:46Attention, scientists, tech, and labor castes of Somerset.
21:07You are now Isorla, the rightful property of Clan Jade Falcon.
21:28As you have witnessed, the Falcon will continue to swoop down on its prey.
21:33Until the glorious day that the entire inner sphere is again under our control.
22:03You are now Isorla, the rightful property of Clan Jade Falcon.
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