Tytania 04-05: The Liberation of Tyrandia is Imminent

(Kicks Tyrandian Major General down a well…)

So yeah this post is a bit late mostly because I had midterms last week, but this time I got caught up in fairly short order. Episode 4 was not terribly interesting for me but episode 5 had me firing on all cylinders.

I like how the Tytanian grunts realize that Lira was harboring a fugitive and while the floor board thing was clichéd it was the third floor so I suppose the grunts could be forgiven if the underestimated the depth of dead space between the third and second floors. I sure as hell would have missed it given how most homes are constructed. In any case Tytanian forces aren’t stupid and quickly pointed out how cheap Lira looked in her economy clothes… I agree the conservation of textiles on her out fit was without a doubt an aggressive means to keep it within Lira’s price range. Oddly enough the high point of Episode 4 for me was watching Salisch getting pwned by his mum while he and Alses were having a fight. As the Duke who prides himself on martial prowess it was funny to see him so humbled by his mum, I don’t think Ajman is going to consider Brownie to be a worthy successor. Idris is more than delighted that Salisch has failed though the credit all belongs to Alses who is none too happy with being exiled.

Not to mention some more modest clothes…

Lira does look cheap, I’ll give you that much.

That’s Alses pet name for Fan, guess what is yours…

Fan Hulic’s attempts to cop a feel were not as fun, though the man is right the Casabianca Liberation Front is incapable of organizing a general revolt and even their “leader” Princess Miranda doesn’t want to see Casabianca restored 30 years after it was subsumed by Tytania. Seems Miranda does have a brain after all and is quite content with her lot in life even if she is no longer holding hegemony and fighting Tytania for her throne. Lira tries to use lurvin to keep Fan around, sadly granny did not like it too much and tipped off Tytania for 100,000 dakar and clemency for Lira. Oddly enough Tytania’s grunts honor their promise and try to haul off Fan. In one of the most tepid police chases ever (notable absence of an M-60) Fan is hounded relentlessly by Tytania. Miranda then takes Fan as war prize as she is an Amazon capable of crushing a man’s head with her bare hands, she also takes a corrupt cop along with her to her vessel. It seems that while Alses is sick and disturbed he at leas is capable of sparing people, as he did with the Captain of the honest Old Man seems the old timer was a vocal critic of Tytania and Alses decided to shut him up for good by smashing the man’s vocal chords. So Fan becomes a smuggler as Miranda had had no pretension of starting a rebellion.

Seems Alses is very good at getting under Salisch’s skin, which literally creeps out Brownie.

Mommy says its time to clean your room Salisch-chin…

Alses thinks Salisch-chin is a momma’s boy, serves him right for hogging Uraniborg.

In the end though Lira did not get her 100,000 dakar as it was part of Miranda’s plans. Back on the Tytania side of things Idris seems to have been in a sort of exile all this time as his posting was not entirely necessary as there was Ajman’s older brother Estrades to look after things. Estrades lost the power struggle and is looked down upon by Idris who seems ready and eager to go back to Uraniborg where all the cool shit happens. Estrade was probably incompetent and I must say I can see why he lost in the first place if he cannot even prevent the rise of an antagonistic Prime Minister. His son Bal’ami seems to be plotting something and given how he is about the right age as the other four dukes is probably none too happy that his dad is in political exile at the Crystal Palace babysitting the Emperor. Tyrandia’s Grand Duke recently dies and it falls upon the decidedly younger Grand Duchess Laetitia who is real chummy with Tytania’s Military Attaché Erwin Reiser who is half Tytanian. Tytania has some swagger if they can interrupt a funeral in such a manner.

Looking a bit jealous there Salisch…

Best break up line ever.

I know whose not been getting any as of late…

Despite Laetitia being very supportive of the Old Grand Duke’s policy of not antagonizing Tytania his underlings are eager to rebel. To this end Tytania smells trouble once Erwin stops sending in reports. Idris and Salisch jump to the hasty conclusion that the Laetitia is marshalling her forces for a rebellion, but Jouslain and Araibart make the correct assessment that she is militarily harmless. Fan Hulic agrees in that Laetitia the former commoner is going to be vulnerable to people who want to control her, seems Ariabart, Jouslain, and Fan have a better measure of the real Grand Duchess than Idris and Salisch who simply want to go in with guns blazing. Ajman sides with Red and Blue and sends Jouslain to investigate. Turns out Fan, Ariabart, and Jouslain were right that the Duchess was a victim of her own court who were eager to start a war with the tacit approval of the local Imperial Forces. Laetitia worships the Lord of Tytania as a living god and is resolute in her defiance of Tyrandia’s war faction. Despite the efforts to take Jouslain as a hostage Tyrandia fails but hopes to use Laetitia as a figurehead for a general revolt. Seems that the rebels were not so incompetent and Jouslain was unable to take all the chips. Tyrandia’s war faction wants a fight and if they cant have one then oblivion would be preferable for them.

That’s a fancy coffin ya got they Tyrandia.

No kids, no relatives, no other heir, but this rabid fangirl.

So Erwin you good with Panzers too or is that something only Rommels can do?

Erwin stays with the Duchess who upon seeing Jouslain safely off kills herself to deny the rebels legitimacy. Erwin dies shortly after taking up her gun. Jouslain departs with news that Tyrandia wants to have a fight, but wonders if Tytania is as great as Laetitia thinks it is.

Well despite the QUALITY animation episode 5 was pretty good overall. Laetitia looked kind of like Sheryl Nome given that they have similar haircuts, but at least the former had as much back bone as the latter. Given how the Grand Duke hand not other heirs it seems that his marriage to Laetitia was probably one of political necessity since her zeal might have counterbalanced the war faction. I have doubts that it was about love given that Laetitia was a Tytania fangirl and could only say thanks for the hard work once the Grand Duke died. Poor Erwin though he watched the love of his life marry some old guy and has to see her kill herself to deny the war faction legitimacy. I am sure Jouslain had hoped to take the Duchess and Erwin off, but since the war faction was spoiling for a fight arguing about it was pointless. Even if they were a tad fanatical at least in contrast with the war faction both Erwin and Laetitia had a better grasp of what Tyrandian policy should be. The war faction seems to think that Tytania is no longer a military power, and even if the myth of invincibility was shattered it doesn’t mean that Tytania still can’t put up one hell of a fight.

Viscount Loser is spying.

Well to be fair the only woman who could love you Brownie is your mom, and Alses has you beat there…

Even that Erwin fellow is more Tytania.

Right now it seems that Tytania is far more discreet that their reputation implies. Even if they have enemies in high places there seem to be those outside of Tytania that is willing to deal with them for the stability and peace that they have brought. I think the Tyrandian war faction is in over its head now that the Duchess is dead and they look like a bunch of rebels who killed their own lord. I like how Tytania is not even pulling the trigger given how they preferred to have dealt with it peacefully rather than go in with main cannons blazing. For now it seems that Idris was actually sent off by Ajman not only to test him but to also keep him away from the center of power as the Crystal Palace seems to be a post for failures like Estrades. Ariabart might not be the best there is since Jouslain seems to be the favorite in the line of succession. Still Red and Blue make a better combo as Jouslain is the savvy politician while Blue is a more reserved military commander than the hot headed Salisch. Hopefully Blue will not let his past mistake haunt him in his next battle, Fan Hulic fought using novel tactics and it seems that Tyrandia is going for a more conventional approach. It should be fun to see how it plays out. My money is still on Blue given how trigger happy the Tyrandians seems to be.

Should have kissed her Erwin…

Still playing in the dirt, hell I bet this girl can dig a slit trench in 30 seconds…

Wow Laetitia is sharp not only might it work she gets to see both of them nakkid. Jouslain didn’t fall for it though.

If nothing else one has to appreciate how Tytania is not the aggressor here and it was the Tyrandian war faction that took up the mantle of aggressor since even up to the end Jouslain was willing to deal. How very canny of Tytania to make it coup rather than a popular rebellion. Jouslain had good reason to be disappointed in the Tyrandian war faction, as war is the continuation of policy through other means, a continuation in the sense that it comes after failure of all other methods of policy. Given how Jouslain was able to read the situation better than his peers it seems that Ajman is favoring him for good reasons. Red isn’t weak but rather he is more partial to using war as a last resort rather than the first. As for the rest of Tytania it seems Alses is plotting to make a political come back, while Bal’ami is probably plotting to make trouble. How tragic that a loser like Bal’ami gets to keep the name of Tytania while Erwin gets left in the lurch. Ah well it seems that only a select few can carry the name of Tytania.

What purpose Lydia serves is still a mystery, but I guess we will not be able to find out anytime soon.

n00b pwned.

Nuts, i guess even a broken clock is right twice a day.

I see this girl has guts.

A bit cooky, but then again who isn’t?

She defended the fatherland until death.

Such a sad end.

He died a Tytanian.