Eye of the Beholder
Street Fighter episode 9 |
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Blanka is given the chance to become human again, but Vega is on the move.
Original USA broadcast date: December 30th, 1995
Contents
1) Synopsis
2) Notes
3) Errors
Synopsis
Blanka saves the life of someone, but gets called a monster by the person he saved. Meanwhile, Bison gets Vega to organize an attack on a trade conference in Hawaii, and offers him the promise of eternal youth if he does it. Guile finds out from Escher that there may be a way to revert Blanka back to his human form, but he can't guarantee it will work and it could also mean Blanka will no longer be a Street Fighter. Blanka is sent to meet Dr. Kapuna, whilst Guile, Dee Jay and Cammy head to Honolulu to deal with the terrorists. |
Blanka meets Kapuna and Ma-Lei, who give him a serum that changes his back into a human. He needs to have another treatment later to complete the transformation. However he is greatly weakened compared what he could do before, which becomes a big problem when Vega and his men attack the island. Blanka creates a signal using fire and tells Ma-Lei to keep at it, whilst he tries to fight Vega's forces. However he is easily defeated. Back in Honolulu, Guile learns of an issue on the island, but he and his team have to deal with the terrorists first. They storm the building and defeat them all, as Guile says he'll head to the island. |
Vega threatens to kill Kapuna, but Blanka tells him he will give him the formula that he had used to revert him back to a human. He finds Ma-Lei and he tells her to keep the formula, as they may need it later. Guile arrives and the two attempt to save Kapuna, but Blanka changes back to what he was before. He finds Vega, who has captured Ma-Lei and taken the formula. Vega acts arrogantly, telling Blanka it amuses him he thinks he can take him on. However, with his powers and strength back, Blanka is more than a match for Vega, and breaks his mask. |
Vega attempts to flee with Ma-Lei in a helicopter, but Blanka manages to get in it and make it crash. He saves Ma-Lei, and whilst Vega survives, the formula for the second treatment is destroyed. Vega is apprehended by the Street Fighters. Later on Ma-Lei tells Blanka that whilst Vega had a handsome face, he had a twisted soul. But she says that Blanka's is strong and unselfish. His face is filled with compassion and life, and to her, that is the greatest beauty there can ever be. |
-This episode was originally first broadcast two weeks after the previous episode, usually new episodes aired once a week. |
-When Vega says "every passing day", Therese's dress is colored purple instead of blue. |