Defeat

Defeat
SSSS.GRIDMAN, episode 3
Information
Airdate	October 21, 2018
Directed by	Hiroyuki Takashima
Written by	Keiichi Hasegawa
Continuity
Previous	Restoration
Next	Suspicion
Watch
Watch on Crunchyroll

Defeat is the third episode of SSSS.GRIDMAN.

Synopsis

On a very rainy day, Rikka skips the first hour of class and encounters a boy in the park. He disappeared before she got the chance to talk to him. Meanwhile, Utsumi talks about the identity of monsters, which puts fear into Yuta. A monster suddenly appears. Hearing the monster talk, Yuta, who transformed into Gridman, stops moving.

Voice Drama 3.3

But the truth is

Namiko and Hass tease Yuta, Rikka and Utsumi because of their recent interactions.

Cast

• Yuta Hibiki : Yuya Hirose (Japanese dub)/Brandon McInnis (Funimation Dub)
• Gridman : Hikaru Midorikawa (Japanese dub)/Robert McCollum (Funimation Dub)
• Sho Utsumi : Soma Saito (Japanese dub)/Greg Ayres (Funimation Dub)
• Rikka Takarada : Yume Miyamoto (Japanese dub)/Jill Harris (Funimation Dub)
• Akane Shinjo : Reina Ueda (Japanese dub)/Lindsay Seidel (Funimation Dub)
• Alexis・Kerib : Tetsu Inada (Japanese dub)/Barry Yandell (Funimation Dub)
• Rikka's Mother : Mayumi Shintani (Japanese dub)/Anastasia Munoz (Funimation Dub)
• Namiko : Suzuko Mimori (Japanese dub)/Sarah Wiedenheft (Funimation Dub)
• Hass : Akari Kito (Japanese dub)/Amber Lee Connors (Funimation Dub)
• Samurai・Calibur : Ryosuke Takahashi (Japanese dub)/Ian Sinclair (Funimation Dub)
• Max : Katsuyuki Konishi (Japanese dub)/Cris George (Funimation Dub)
• Vit : Masaya Matsukaze (Japanese dub)/Chris Burnett (Funimation Dub)
• Borr : Aoi Yuki (Japanese dub)/Apphia Yu (Funimation Dub)
• Anti : Kenichi Suzumura (Japanese dub)/Stephen Fu (Funimation Dub)

Appearances

Heroes

• Gridman
  • Primal Fighter
    • Max Gridman

Assist Weapons

• Gridman Calibur
• Battle Tracto Max

Kaiju

• Alexis・Kerib
• Anti

Easter Eggs

Ultraman Series

• A drawing of Yametaranese's head can be seen in Akane's notebook. She also later plays with a Sasahiller figure.
• Displayed on Akane's shelf are monsters that have defeated an Ultra at least once, fitting in with the title and the plot of this episode. These monsters are Powered Dorako, Kodalar, IF (in its fourth form), Reicubas, Zog, Grozam, and Zetton (only legs are visible)

Other

• Max Gridman's hand-clasping motion, prior to executing Max Grid Beam is a tribute to Hell & Heaven technique executed by the titular mecha of GaoGaiGar and Optimus Prime (ja:Convoy)'s scene in the Japanese first opening of Transformers Armada (ja:Transformers Micron Legend).