This is episode 13 of 46 of Mecha Dawn. Play it below, then continue straight into the next episode — the whole season is free and needs no account.
Opening of the season — the setup and the first turn.
In a mecha-ruled stratified city, slum boy Jack, backed by father Owens, enters elite academy trial, bullied by noble Leon. His 10k sync rate stolen, father beaten. Ex-Marshal John intervenes, makes Jack successor. In rags, taunted by Blake, Jack pilots a scrap mecha, crushing him. Jack dons cape, decrees: Cancel Lower debts, breaking chains.