Jump Force

**Jump Force**, is a 2012 anime film, based on the anime super team of the same name. It is also a crossover between/sequel to Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Naruto, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood 2, Dragon Ball Z, and Tales of Zestiria the X. It is the sixth installment in the Anime Cinematic Universe and the sixth and final installment of Phase One.

## Synopsis

When Goku's evil brother, Vegeta, gains access to the unlimited power of a Dragon Ball, Ciel Phantomhive, director of M.O.N., initiates a superhero recruitment effort to defeat the unprecedented threat to Earth. Joining Ciel's "dream team" are Edward Elric, Sorey, Naruto Uzumaki, Son Goku, Akame, and Sebastian Michealis.

## Plot

After being exiled from the galaxy following his actions on Planet Vegeta, Vegeta wanders the periphery of outer space before coming into contact with a Hollow, the servant of a mysterious warlord. The Hollow makes a deal with Vegeta: in exchange for recovering the Dragon Ball, a powerful energy source being studied by M.O.N. on Earth, his master promises to give Vegeta command over the Hollows, a warmongering race of corrupted spirits, so he may conquer humanity. Seeing this as a chance for greatness, Vegeta accepts.

On Earth, M.O.N. Director Ciel Phantomhive and his deputy director, Zombina are called to the Joint Dark Energy Mission Facility in the desert where a Dragon Ball is being researched by Dr. Briefs. The Dragon Ball has recently begun emitting strange quantities of energy on its own accord, prompting the facility to be evacuated. Before any necessary precautions can be made, the Dragon Ball activates, opening a portal from which Vegeta appears. Announcing his intention to conquer Earth, Vegeta steals their Dragon Ball and uses his own, given to him by the Hollows, to enslave the minds of Dr. Briefs and Sebastian Michealis, aiding him in his getaway. Despite the efforts of Ciel and Zombina to stop him, Vegeta escapes. In response to the attack, Ciel reactivates the Jump Force Initiative.

Despite orders from the World Security Council to proceed with Phase 2, Ciel sends Akame to locate Naruto Uzumaki, who has been living in Xing as a jutsu inventor, and Agent Smith to recruit Edward Elric; both are recruited to help locate the two Dragon Balls. Ciel himself meets with Sorey, informing him of Vegeta's theft of their Dragon Ball, requesting his help in recovering it and subduing the invader. All three men accept the offer, though Sorey is reluctant to do anything involving the Dragon Balls after his experiences with it in the Hyland War. Naruto is also hesitant to assist, fearing that his alter-ego, the Nine-Tailed Fox, may cause mayhem. The group, minus Edward, gathers on the Helicarrier, where Naruto starts tracking the strange chakra emitted by the Dragon Balls, while M.O.N. tries to find Vegeta. Vegeta is discovered in Pendrago, Rolance, and attacks a man named Heinrich Schafer before he terrorizes a crowd of people attending a gala, providing a distraction so that the brainwashed Sebastian may retrieve iridium to stabilize the Dragon Balls. Akame and Sorey, the latter now in uniform as the Shepard, arrive to apprehend Vegeta, with Sorey and Vegeta engaging in an even fight until the timely intervention of Edward, forcing Vegeta to surrender. After capturing him, they board a jet and start their return trip to the Helicarrier, when a lightning storm suddenly forms, and out of nowhere, Goku appears, having been transported to Earth by Bardock.

Goku takes Vegeta from the group's custody and carries him to a nearby forest. Goku attempts to persuade Vegeta into abandoning his campaign and returning to Planet Vegeta, but Vegeta, blinded by his jealousy of Goku and contempt towards Bardock, refuses. Edward jumps in and attacks Goku, engaging him in a battle that levels part of the forest. Before any further damage can be done, Sorey intervenes and attempts to get Goku to stand down; Goku responds by lunging at Sorey in Super Saiyan form, only for the Shepard's Flames of Purification to deflect the blow. Goku finally agrees to work with the humans, and joins them in returning Vegeta to the Helicarrier.

On the Helicarrier, Vegeta is imprisoned inside a cage designed to hold the Nine-Tailed Fox, and Ciel attempts to interrogate him regarding the Dragon Balls' location, but Vegeta remains silent. Goku reveals Vegeta's plan to the Jump Force: with the Dragon Balls, Vegeta hopes to open a portal that will allow the Hollows access to Earth, thus beginning an alien invasion. While Edward and Naruto work on locating the Dragon Balls, Edward is intrigued by Naruto's level of control over the Nine-Tailed Fox and shocks him to see how he would react. Sorey is clearly annoyed by Edward's erratic behavior and disrespect towards authority, and tries to get him to follow orders more carefully, instigating a rivalry between the two. Amidst their arguments, they begin to question M.O.N.'s intentions, deducing that Ciel was hiding something regarding their plans with the Dragon Balls. Edward reveals that he had begun hacking the agency's mainframe to unlock their secrets, while Sorey leaves to investigate the restricted areas of the Helicarrier for himself. Both Edward and Sorey's investigations stumble upon "Phase 2", which they realize is in fact a program using the Dragon Balls to make weapons.

The Jump Force confront Ciel with their discoveries, to which he reveals that M.O.N. began using the Dragon Ball to manufacture weapons in response to the Saiyan incident in the desert the previous year, which revealed to humanity the existence of powerful and potentially hostile alien life. A massive argument ensues, during which Sebastian, accompanied by various soldiers also working for Vegeta, attack the Helicarrier, crippling one if its engines. The resulting explosion destroys the lab that the group is in, causing Akame and Naruto fall into the boiler area, where they are trapped by wreckage. Despite Akame's attempts at calming him down, the injured Naruto transforms into a four-tailed form of the Nine-Tailed Fox, and chases Akame throughout the Helicarrier. Goku comes to her rescue and brawls with Naruto, only to be outclassed in strength as he didn't want to use anything beyond Super Saiyan or else he would destroy the Helicarrier. A M.O.N. jet attempts to lure Naruto away from Goku, only for Naruto to leap at the jet and tear it apart. The jet explodes, and Naruto is sent careening away from the Helicarrier.

Sorey and Edward try to repair the damaged engine, but their efforts are hindered by Vegeta's underlings. Akame confronts Sebastian, and after an intense fight, she is able to break Vegeta's control by delivering a concussive blow to Sebastian's head. Goku attempts to prevent Vegeta from escaping, but is tricked by Vegeta and trapped in his former prison cell. Agent Smith attempts to save Goku, but Vegeta stabs her through the chest with his ki infused hand, and then jettisons Goku from the Helicarrier. Goku breaks free from the cell at the last second, landing in a field. Sorey and Edward are eventually able to overcome their aggressors and get the Helicarrier airborne again, but the victory is bittersweet as Vegeta escapes and Agent Smith dies from her injury.

Ciel attempts to use Smith's death to motivate the Jump Force into cooperating as a team, but Sorey and Edward get into another argument. Amidst their argument, the two realize that Vegeta plans to open the portal above Elric Manor, at the center of Amestria, in an attempt to satisfy his own ego.

Sorey, Akame, and Sebastian take a jet to Amestria, following Edward. Edward arrives first, failing to stop Dr. Briefs from using one of the Dragon Balls, in conjunction with a device he built, to open the portal. Edward confronts Vegeta, the two engaging in a brief battle of wits, with Edward failing to intimidate Vegeta with threats regarding the Jump Force. Vegeta unsuccessfully tries to possess Edward, as his auto-mail physically blocks the Dragon Ball's power, and instead throws him through a window. Fortunately, Edward manages to alchemize the side of the building to save himself. Edward then attempts to incapacitate Vegeta, but Dr. Briefs device activates, opening a portal above Amestria from which the Hollow army emerges, beginning Vegeta's invasion.

Sorey, Akame, Sebastian, and Goku soon arrive and assist Edward against the Hollows. Not expecting such a resistance, the Hollows are initially overwhelmed, but their sheer numbers soon become an issue. Naruto arrives on a motorbike, and uses a special jutsu he mastered to willingly transform into a six-tailed form of the Nine-Tailed Fox, giving the Jump Force an edge against the Hollows. The team fights through hordes of Hollows, and during the battle, Vegeta is attacked by Naruto and beaten into submission. Akame makes her way to Dr. Briefs' device, where Briefs, freed of Vegeta's control, reveals that Vegeta's Dragon Ball can be used to close the portal. Meanwhile, the World Security Council attempts to end the invasion by launching a nuclear missile at Amestria. Edward intercepts the missile and takes it through the portal toward the Hollow fleet before succumbing to the dimension's dark energy and plummeting back to Earth.

Naruto catches Edward as he falls, while the Hollow fleet is decimated by the nuclear explosion, effectively disabling the Hollow forces on Earth. Akame then closes the portal, the battle finally won.

The world, changed forever, is taken over by the idea of a superhero team. The Jump Force become the center of media attention, admired by the public as heroes, but are also met with some concern and fear, with some finding their appearance during the battle to be too coincidental.

All joining in a park, the Jump Force and M.O.N. watch as Goku escorts Vegeta and the Dragon Balls to Planet Vegeta. Afterward, the Jump Force diverges, though Ciel notes that at such a time that a new world-threatening menace emerges, the team will reassemble.

Meanwhile, an El Grande Hollow meets with his master, whom has his back turned, and informs him of Vegeta's failure. He shares his concerns over the strength of Earth's heroes, commenting that attempting to challenge them again would be "to court Death." At this, the master turned around, revealing them to be Omega Shenron, and smiled sadistically.

Before they had disassembled, the Jump Force gathered at a shawarma restaurant and eat in silence.