THE SCREAMER is the fourth chapter of Hellsing: Volume 6, and the overall forty-first chapter of the Hellsing manga created by Kohta Hirano.
Summary
Alexander Anderson commands his army of Armed Priest Vanguard to do battle with the Last Battalion after saving Integra Hellsing, as they declare themselves as "The Zealot Judas" who holds "daggers and poisons" in their right hand while holding "thirty silver pieces and rope" in their left, being contradictory apostles, adherents, believers, and traitors who are the disciples of death who seek to do battle with "7,405,926 demons of hell."
Synopsis
Anderson's pupils stand behind him
Bible manuscripts would flood the area as Heinkel Wulf and Yumie Takagi dropped down, standing forth behind Alexander Anderson as Integra Hellsing begrudgingly watched the insanity unfolding. Anderson, Heinkel, and Yumie walk over directly in front of the Last Battalion; Anderson asks the Armed Priest Vanguard, "What art thou?!" The rest of the Vanguard located within the roofs that surround the battalion answers, "We are Iscariot. The Zealot Judas!!" In paranoia and shock, the battalion watches the remainder of the Vanguard descend down behind Anderson, Heinkel, and Yumie. Anderson proceeds with his arrangement of questions, inquiring what the Vanguard is holding with their left and right hands, prompting the Vanguard to yell "Daggers!! And poisons!!" within the right and "Thirty silver pieces!! And a rope!!" in the left.
As he battles with the vampirized Waffen-SS troops, Anderson reveals the true identity and motivations of Iscariot
Provoked, one of the battalion leaps forward towards Anderson, causing Anderson to respond by striking his Holy Bayonets down with ease, splitting him into three as Anderson demands attention and asks the Vanguard, "What are thou?!" The battalion charges forward, beginning a clash between the two sides as Anderson declares that the members of Iscariot are in a contradictory state of being an apostle, adherent, believer, and traitor. He leaps and hovers multiple Holy Bayonets towards the battalion, stating that Iscariot is the "Disciples of Death," only bowing and praying forgiveness from the Lord, defeating enemies of the Lord, wielding their dagger in the night, and poisoning the evening meal as an assassin.
The shootout between the Last Battalion and the Armed Priest Vanguard
The hail of Holy Bayonets lays waste to most of the battalion, causing a delay in the formation of the charge, which the Vanguard takes advantage of, pulling their weapons and aiming them towards the battalion in conjunction as they proclaim, "When the time comes, we shalt cast our thirty silver pieces at the altar and hang thy head from our rope. Thereby we shalt fall to hell in Cabal. Lined up in square formation, we seek to do battle with the 7,405,926 demons of hell." Anderson's thrown bayonets explode, and a mass shoot between the two sides begins. "Apocalypses" has started, and both sides suffer from mass casualty.
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Trivia
- On pages 3 to 4, the lines "Thirty silver pieces and a rope" are a reference to the coins received by Judas for his betrayal, which he, overcome by remorse and desperation, will throw at the feet of the priests and hang himself.
- The ending sentence of the chapter, "Apocalypse Now," is a reference to the 1979 film directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
- The chapter title is derived from a video game titled "The Screamer" released in 1985.
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