MISSION: UNO (Malay: MISI: UNO) is the twelfth episode of Agent Ali. It airs in 13th January 2017 on TV3.
Synopsis[]
Uno has hacked into M.A.T.A. headquarters and his only mission is to capture Ali!
Plot[]
- Part 1
After falling in a fight at Uno's headquarters, Ali is in a semi-conscious state in the M.A.T.A control room, accompanied by Agents Rizwan, Jenny and Comot, and General Rama. Questioned by the General, Rizwan explains that the enemy has trapped Ali and is trying to separate I.R.I.S. from him with Dr. Aaron's new invention. The General is upset to hear the news; Rizwan adds that they met with Uno.
Ali wakes up and urges that Agent Bakar be released because it turns out he is not Uno; the General refuses because it has not been confirmed that Bakar is not an enemy spy, and in fact, M.A.T.A. does not want to take the risk of releasing him. The General says that Uno's appearance means that the enemy's plan is almost complete and they will hunt Ali as his complement; this makes Ali nervous. Rizwan proposes that all agents evacuate the headquarters and Ali be taken to headquarters; the General agrees to the proposal.
Suddenly, the General's broadcast is interrupted and taken over by Uno who demands I.R.I.S., even making fun of M.A.T.A.'s security system because it is often hacked. Ali questions Uno's purpose in hunting down I.R.I.S; Uno refuses to answer because it is not wise to reveal his plan, and instead persuades Ali to hand over I.R.I.S. peacefully without using force. Ali is determined to refuse to do so, so Uno ends the conversation by saying that Ali will regret his decision.
An alarm sounds indicating an intruder. Jenny installs a security camera display and finds Uno with Dos and Dr. Aaron already in the headquarters corridor, Dos even throws his Shox Stix at the camera until it breaks. Rizwan orders to turn on the maximum defense system and Jenny takes Ali to the headquarters while she deals with the enemy through the designated route. However, the headquarters shakes and other cameras show Trez has already terrorized the route to the headquarters. Told by Rizwan to find another way, Jenny plans to take Ali to the bunker. Rizwan agrees and reminds Ali not to let Uno get I.R.I.S. no matter what. Before leaving, Ali whispers special instructions to Comot; Comot turns invisible and moves. The computer desk transformed into a platform lift that took Ali and Jenny to the bunker on the bottom floor.
On the way down, Jenny explained to Ali that every M.A.T.A. facility was equipped with at least one bunker, an underground vault that was only used in emergencies when agents had nowhere else to take refuge. She explained that the bunker was surrounded by a foot-thick titanium and could withstand external damage and high pressure, be it from natural disasters or any attack including nuclear explosions.
Once they arrived at the bunker, Ali continued to admire the neat atmosphere in the bunker while Jenny went to work on her computer and said that they would wait in the bunker until Rizwan defeated the enemy. Ali worried what if Rizwan was killed; Jenny said that they would wait for help from headquarters. Ali worried that headquarters was waiting for them; Jenny was confident that headquarters would be aware of their situation. Ali asked how long; Jenny replied as long as it took with the persuasion that there was enough food supply for a year. Ali complained again that his loss would be felt by his father and his friends including Viktor and Alicia.
Jenny sets up a security camera feed, and it is revealed that Dos and Trez are approaching the control room door. The drone force fires at them but is blocked by Trez and knocked down by Dos. Uno appears behind, accompanied by Dr. Aaron in a Separator hat. A Buster Droid and three regular Droids arrive to block them. Dos with Velocity Boots speeds towards the droid force, parries a punch thrown by the Buster Droid, throws Shox Stix at the regular droid in the middle and knocks down two more with his Plasma Blade. Trez engages the Buster Droid, getting punched in the face. The Buster Droid launches its fist at Trez; Trez meets and returns the punch, knocking the Buster Droid down. Then, Trez lunges and punches the Buster Droid until it is completely destroyed.
- Part 2
Watching the droid forces' fierce battle with Uno's group, Ali wondered if all defensive weapons were activated and there was no other way to use it. Jenny confirmed that the defense system was activated to its maximum level, including all drones and droids. Ali stomped on the computer panel in frustration, not convinced by the effort shown; Jenny apologized that this was all there was. Ali paced back and forth, thinking about a way out, then saw four inactive Buster Droids located on the edge of the bunker and proposed sending them upstairs. Jenny objected because she would have to open each layer of vault doors, after all, the Buster Droids were the last line of defense. Nevertheless, Ali insisted on trying.
Ali saw a microphone in the middle of the computer panel and planned to ask for help from other agents. Jenny reminded him that Uno had hacked the entire M.A.T.A. communication system. Nevertheless, Ali tried to turn on his system and succeeded; Jenny was at first worried that Ali would damage the computer, then relieved that the communication system in the bunker was separate from the panel above. Ali screamed in distress into the microphone, but the computer displayed a signal interference notice. Jenny took over by calling headquarters and requesting assistance, but the signal status did not change for the better. Ali sighed and opened her phone and found that Alicia had not even tried to contact her.
The last defensive droids were stabbed and decapitated by Dos with a Plasma Blade, then smashed until they were destroyed by Trez. Rizwan arrived in the corridor, seeing the droid corpses lying face down and eye-to-eye with the two rogues. Trez rushed towards Rizwan and hit the floor; Rizwan jumped. Dos threw a Shox Stix at him; Rizwan caught it and redirected it towards Trez, hitting and disabling his right hand. Then, Rizwan went behind Trez and nicked his neck. Dos slashed Rizwan from behind with his blade; Rizwan jumped back. Dos attacked Rizwan repeatedly with his blade but was still avoided. Dos tried to fire the Plasma Blade but Rizwan nicked Dos' left shoulder until he was paralyzed. Dos attacked again with his right blade but missed.
Uno appeared and stopped Dos' fight with Rizwan and confronted Rizwan. Trez got up from his fall, being praised by Dr. Aaron for acting. Rizwan and Uno rushed towards each other, punching, kicking and pinching each other with speed and agility. Dr. Aaron was amazed at the fight and mocked Dos and Trez that he would lose if he continued. Trez was hurt by the mockery and choked Dr. Aaron.
Rizwan and Uno paused for a moment. Uno cynically said that Rizwan was not as good as expected. Rizwan calmed down and made a pose with both hands making pinching fingers pointing towards his opponent; Uno waited arrogantly. Rizwan again attacked Uno with a series of pinching and kicking attempts but all were avoided and parried. Rizwan retreated, jumped back and tried pinching with his right hand but was grabbed by Uno. Rizwan tried to punch with his left hand, but was pushed down by Uno with his wavy palm.
Rizwan, in his fallen state, wondered why Uno could read his every move. Uno was enveloped in a black aura, took his turn to attack by rushing towards Rizwan and trying to push back with his palms, but Rizwan repelled everything. Rizwan tried to punch Uno again but Uno still dodged and pushed Rizwan hard until he was thrown to the end. Rizwan was getting tired, sucked a lollipop and attacked again, but Uno still parried every punch. Uno tried to trip Rizwan on the leg but Rizwan managed to dodge with a backflip while throwing a lollipop at Uno's face, causing his mask to break. Uno sarcastically praised Rizwan's greatness as he took off his mask, revealing a face that Rizwan recognized very well. Ali, who was watching the fight on camera, asked who the face belonged to; Jenny replied that it was Djin, the core leader of INVISO who was supposed to have been killed.
- Part 3
At Ali's command, Comot entered the confinement room through the air duct. By sniffing, he detected Agent Bakar's confinement room and knocked on the door. Agent Bakar was happy to meet Comot again but was disappointed because Ali was not present and moaned that Ali might still be estranged from him since he was made Rizwan's protégé. Comot looked for a way to free Bakar, found a wire channel under the floor that connected the confinement room to the security room and headed towards it.
Still remembering the explosion incident where Djin was abandoned by the other core leaders, Rizwan was upset to see Djin still alive and turned into an enemy. Uno laughed heartily at Rizwan's naivety and told him that the incident that befell him was not an accident but was planned by the "renegade leaders" who were praised by Rizwan himself. Rizwan was upset to hear Djin's story. Urged by Dos to move quickly, Uno urged Rizwan to escape and be left alive.
Uno, Dos, Trez and Dr. Aaron bypassed Rizwan who was intercepted to head to the control room. Rizwan asks why Uno is hunting I.R.I.S; Uno stops and says Rizwan knows why. Rizwan guesses Override Mode. Uno says he will use I.R.I.S. to take over the M.A.T.A. Mainframe and eliminate all the Core Leaders and their loyal followers. Determined to stop Uno, Rizwan returns to the fight and tries to pinch Uno. Uno ducks and pushes Rizwan away and curses him for daring to be out of place. Uno asks his henchmen to move first while he takes care of Rizwan.
Ali panics as the enemy advances. Jenny tries to convince Ali that he will be safe in the bunker, but Ali reminds him that Djin is a former INVISO core leader who knows all the ins and outs of M.A.T.A. to reach them. Jenny reluctantly accepts the possibility. Ali whines again that he cannot face the most powerful enemy leader who sneaked in and even failed to be defeated by Rizwan. While caressing, Jenny persuades Ali that he does not have to sacrifice himself for M.A.T.A. because this is not his fight. Ali was surprised to hear those words; Jenny said it would be better for him to save himself by just handing over I.R.I.S. to the enemy so that he could return to normal life.
Ali took off the I.R.I.S. and remembered the time when General Rama asked him why he wanted to become an agent, and also the positive answer he gave that he could help people with that special tool. From that, Ali insisted that he would not hand over I.R.I.S. because he was responsible for it and would not lose without a fight. Asked how by Jenny, Ali planned to use Override Mode. Jenny doubted it, but Ali continued to put on I.R.I.S. again and tried. Meanwhile, Dos, Trez and Dr. Aaron entered the control room which was completely empty and dark. Dr. Aaron was furious because he did not find I.R.I.S. right away; Dos asked him to be patient.
Ali "blackmailed" I.R.I.S. to remove the Override Mode but it was not successful at all, and even Jenny felt that his method was ineffective. Ali looked at the Buster Droid and asked Jenny to activate it to attack him. Jenny objected because the Buster Droid was five times stronger than the Droid in training, but Ali excitedly insisted because she felt that the excess power could cause Override Mode to be triggered. Jenny seemed to follow Ali's prompting, activating all four Buster Droids in the bunker. Ali put on Aero Boots to soar high and prepared by spinning the yoyo, but suddenly all his gadgets went off and Ali fell back. Startled by what happened, Ali was shocked and collapsed.
Ali opened his eyes to Jenny who blew on the smoking pen. Jenny took off her glasses and apologized sarcastically for dropping Ali because of her stubbornness. Jenny opened the bunker elevator and welcomed the arrival of Dos, Trez and Dr. Aaron who came down with a rope. Serving Dos who suspected Jenny had forgotten her duty, Jenny recounted her memories throughout the mission of leaking information from M.A.T.A. from swapping clothes with Dos the first time they stole I.R.I.S., keeping their group one step ahead of the agency on every mission involving Ali, to planting a bug device under the computer panel to disrupt communications when Ali made a distress call. In fact, Jenny herself turned off the droid when Ali broke into the headquarters so he could eat the bait. A helpless Ali looked at Jenny with a broken heart, while Dr. Aaron, under Dos' orders, prepared to separate I.R.I.S. from the young agent.
Characters[]
- Main characters:
- Minor characters:
- General Rama
- Comot
- Bakar
- Wak Musang
- Dr. Ghazali (mentioned only)
- Viktor Ong (mentioned only)
- Alicia (mentioned only & only seen in Ali's phone)
- Dayang (Flashback only)
- Zain (Flashback only)
- Ganz (Flashback only)
Trivia[]
- This episode focuses on the villain Uno, hence, its title "MISSION: UNO".
- Days before the release of this episode, the profile, timeline and post pictures of Agent Ali Facebook page are edited to have red static, similar to Uno's video appearance.
- The profile and timeline pictures get more distorted in Thursday, a day before the premiere.
- A short video of Uno asking "How are you, agents?" is released on Agent Ali Instagram and Facebook page.
- It is also used in the episode.
- Some posts on Agent Ali Facebook have binary codes. When they are decoded, they tell the predicament that M.A.T.A. is having in this episode. The list are as followed:
- "3 HARI LAGI" (3 Days More)
- "SAFEHOUSE KE HQ! SAFEHOUSE KE HQ!" (Safehouse to HQ! Safehouse to HQ)
- "SAFEHOUSE KE HQ, KAMI DISERANG MUSUH" (Safehouse to HQ, we are attacked by enemy)
- "AKTIFKAN SISTEM PERTAHANAN MAKSIMUM" (Activate Maximum Defense System)
- "KECEMASAN! KECEMASAN! TOLONG! HELLO? HELLO" (Emergency! Emergency! Help! Hello? Hello)
- Some of the sentences decoded from the binary codes given in Agent Ali Facebook page are used in this episode.
- "SAFEHOUSE KE HQ! SAFEHOUSE KE HQ!" by Jenny
- "AKTIFKAN SISTEM PERTAHANAN MAKSIMUM" by Rizwan
- "KECEMASAN! KECEMASAN! TOLONG! HELLO? HELLO" by Ali
- This is the second episode to occur outside of school times, the first being MISSION: COMOT.
- This is the first episode to air on Friday the 13th.
Allusion[]
There are many references to James Bond Golden Eye:
- Djinn's sentence "Why we toppled all those traitor, undermined all those agent" and "The agent went to work for agency whose betrayal" to Rizwan. Both of the quotes are similar to those stated by Alec Trevelyan.
- Djinn looks like Alec Trevelyan because they both have scarred face.
- Jenny stops Ali to activate the override mode and she said "I don't do this". This is a reference to James attempts to kill Alec but the tranquilizer dart hit James and he fainted. Alec's last words are "For England, James."
Spoilers![]
- Uno is revealed to be Djin, the head of the INVISO pillar in M.A.T.A. and the mentor of Rizwan, who was presumed dead after the other M.A.T.A. agents left him and the explosion occurred on where he was.
- Uno wants the I.R.I.S. so that he can destroy M.A.T.A. and its agents after thinking that they are traitors since they left him for dead.
- Jenny is revealed to be the actual traitor in M.A.T.A.
- The end credits are red instead of blue, and the music used is the villains' tone.
- After the episode, the profile and timeline pictures of Agent Ali Facebook are replaced by Uno's pictures.
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