The Battle for Lytera II

The Battle for Lytera II The Return of the Vanguard
Kay in the Town, meeting the Russian.
Written by	Amelia I
Original air date	23 April 2021
Runtime	10:20
Production code	LY.II
Episode chronology
Previous	The Battle for Lytera
Next	The East Asian Affair

The Battle for Lytera II, also known as the Return of the Vanguard, is the second episode of The Battle for Lytera produced by the Royal Lyteran Broadcasting Company. It was released on April 23, 2021.

Plot

Michael Rosen lays flowers on Kevin's grave, revealed to have been killed by the Geinais. However, a mysterious stranger was known as "Nanny McPee" attacks and kills him. Amelia informs Kay of the events, who promises to recruit the vanguard to help. Queen Elizabeth of the UK laments the reliance of Lytera on Americans, but is slammed by Amelia, blaming her for the failures of post-1950s English policies. Back at Wonka's factory, Nute and Wonka discuss their next moves and why he want's revenge against Lytera. Wonka sends his Oompa Loompas after Kay, crashing her plane into Pinguinu. After fighting the Loompas in her M4 Sherman, Kay meets the Russian and his friend, Kim Jong Un, who explains the Vanguard moved to Johannesburg to hide. Kim creates a portal for her, and Plastic Bag Kid briefly appears to show his easter egg sign. In Johannesburg, the Vanguard are in a bar, where Rosehip has a fight with the Demoman. When Kay arrives, they argue over the vanguard helping them, and it is revealed Margaret Thatcher betrayed them during the Falklands War and got Rukuriri killed. Kay leaves, calling them cowardly. Driving through the wilds, she is ambushed and her tank destroyed. As Nanny is about to kill her, Rosehip arrives in her Crusader Mark III, defeating McPee in a lightsaber duel. However, McPee escapes. Kim arrives with the rest of the Vanguard and summons a portal for Kay to get back to Lytera. Back at Wonka's, Nute suggests he kill McPee for her failure, but instead, Wonka sends her to Asia to find Tanya. His other servant is revealed to be Thatcher, who he sends after Kay and Darjeeling. Kay, however, ends up in Orly, not Lytera.

PBK appearing in Episode 2.

Production

Production of the episode began back in May 2020, with a script being written, but languished in a state of inactivity due to exams, according to the Kingdom's twitter. However, after the success of Lytera: All Endings, three days worth of work was put in to animate it, working long nights. Notably, this episode featured Live Action characters, a first for the series, with Amelia suggesting that if those styles were popular, they might return.

Goofs

In the Credits, Chris Barrie is misspelt as Charles Barrie.

Cast

• Amelia I as:
  • Herself
  • Queen Elizabeth II
  • Nanny McPee
  • Nute Gunray
  • James Wonka
  • Oompa Loompas
  • The Russian
  • Kim Jong Un (Live Action Body)
• Michael Rosen as:
  • Himself
• Ayako Kawasumi as:
  • Kay
• Filthy Frank as:
  • Kim Jong Un (Voice)
• Gary Schwartz as:
  • Demoman
• Eri Kitamura as:
  • Darjeeling
• Mai Ishihara as:
  • Orange Pekoe
• Satomi Akesaka as:
  • Assam
• Steve Nallon as:
  • Margaret Thatcher
• Chris Barrie as:
  • Nute Gunray
• Harry Enfield as:
  • Oompa Loompa
• Unvoiced
  • Rosehip