Triton of the Sea - Episode 18

NOTE: This summary is based on an imperfect translation (I do not speak Japanese). Please let me know of any inaccuracies.

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"The Scorching Giant Taros"

A ship at storm sees a huge hand come down from the sky. The hand
destroys the ship. As the camera goes upward, we see the form of a
giant statue, which raises its arms and screams "Taros!"

Triton and the others arrive at South America's Magellan Strait.
Suddenly, Pipi and Fin rush ahead to a floating block of ice. Luka
tells them to stay for a while and let Pipi remember her homeland
of the North Sea.

Leharl sees Triton and the others approaching the Strait and remarks
that he will be in his trap soon. He calls to Taros and reminds
him that Poseidon revived him when he lay at the bottom of the
Atlantic. A flashback shows Poseidon above the remains of Taros, promising to give him new life. Of course, he must repay the kindness by killing Triton. Taros asks if Triton is evil, and Leharl concurs.

Triton reaches the Strait, but worries about traps along the way.
However, as there is no other route, the team goes on ahead.

Meanwhile, a fleet of ships is hunting penguins. Suddenly, an inexplicably blue one recognizes Taros, who drops a rock on the lead ship of the fleet to save the penguins.

Triton runs into a rock formation, which Pipi says reminds her of
a maze. Triton climbs on top of the rock to see beyond, and spots
Taros. Suddenly he sees the blue penguin, who runs, but falls
off a cliff.

Triton saves and bandages the penguin, who tells him that Taros brought him to that height. Taros is told of Triton's kind action, but tries to crush him when he learns of Triton's identity.

The penguin yells at Taros to stop, which allows Triton to escape. Taros tells Triton that he must kill him to repay Poseidon's mercy. He tells the penguins to get out of the way, but the blue penguin refuses to leave. Taros finally gets past the penguin and attacks Triton.

Back where Luka and the others are, a sound angler emits its groovy music...

Taros turns red and begins to boil the surrounding water to kill
Triton. The oldest Penguin remarks that Taros is not a god, but a
devil, and tells the penguins to stay away from it. Taros asks
the penguins where Triton is, but they refuse to answer. Taros
sweeps his hand in the water to find Triton, but hurts the surrounding penguins.

Suddenly, Taros sees the Oriharucon dagger glowing above. The
penguin tells Triton to stab the bolt on his ankle, and Taros crushes him for his betrayal. Triton
finally manages to destroy the bolt.

Taros, "bleeding" green liquid, falls apart, and Triton sees the penguin lying dead on the ocean floor. Lehar remarks that it was a pity that the revival of Taros was a waste.

Coming back to his friends, Triton is told that Pipi and Fin were
taken away by the Poseidon. The group goes on to search for them...