When the Hot Ice Melts

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When the Hot Ice Melts
Hilda falling into the star.
Creator:	Takehiko Ito
Starring:	see below
Country:	Japan, US
Network:	TV Tokyo Cartoon Network CNX GMA Network
Director:	Mitsuru Hongo
Number of episodes:	26
Episode Length:	25 min
Episode Airdate:	1998 (Japan), January 15, 2001 (US)

When the Hot Ice Melts is the fourth episode of the Japanese anime Outlaw Star.

1 Prologue
2 Plot
3 Voice actors
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Prologue

A history of spaceships explains that they have mechanical "grappler arms" that are used in combat and that "grappler pilots" are highly admired.

[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

The Horus arrives at Farfallus (a star) and docks on an asteroid containing the XGP15A-II, an advanced spaceship. Hilda turns on Gilliam II, the XGP15A-II's computer, and informs it that she, Gene, Jim and Melfina are its crew. Melfina is made the navigator because of a special ability to link her mind (while naked) with the ship. The Guild pirates arrive and attempt to gain control of the XGP15A-II, but are hurled into Farfallus by an attack from the MacDougall brother's spaceship. The brothers are on a new mission; to destroy the XGP15A-II. When Gene sees the MacDougall's ship on the monitor he reconized it as the ship that attacked his father's ship six years ago. The MacDougalls leave when it looks like the ship and its containing asteroid will fall into the star. Gene uses the ship's grappler arms to break out of the asteroid and he, Jim and Melfina escape the star's gravity well. Hilda then blows herself up while protecting them from the Guild. Gene names the ship the "Outlaw Star" in Hilda's honor.