Meltdown
"They say the devil is a charming man. And just like you, I bet he can dance."
--Kate Bush, "Heads We're Dancing"
Bubblegum Crash!, the story of the newly armored Knight Sabers, reaches its climax in the third installment, Meltdown. This three-part story, which could also be described as "Sylia vs. Largo, going in circles 'round the second-generation Boomer," depicts a battle fought so as to have a decisive conclusion to the various incidents involving the acme of human technology, the "Boomers," and to unravel the many enigmas which have been exposed, but left unanswered, since the murder of Sylia's father, in part one of Bubblegum Crisis.
It all culminates in an inevitable showdown between Sylia Stingray, who, with her father's legacy, created the Knight Sabers, and Largo (Mason), the man who, while giving himself body and soul to the Genom Superconglomerate, went to any lengths to pursue his own ambitions. After defeat and death at the hands of the Knight Sabers, Largo substituted his body for machineru, transforming himself into a Boomer, and completed his journey into megalomania. These two, who can be seen perhaps as opposite extremes, may in fact be two sides of the same coin, symbolizing the light and darkness that the fruits of Boomer technology hold. And so Sylia musters the strength of her fellow Knight Sabers, with the fate of Mega Tokyo, nay, perhaps that of Mankind, hanging in the balance. If the Knight Sabers are able to bear this burden, the story may well proceed to a new stage.
--Aramaki Shinji, Series Supervisor
"What will be the fate of the Knight Sabers? They story heads at last for its conclusion (Big Lie)."
--Koizumi Satoshi, Co-Producer
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