▁Yam ato . ▁The ▁ship ▁is ▁re built ▁as ▁the ▁Earth ▁Def ense ▁Force ▁builds ▁a ▁second ▁Space ▁Batt les hip ▁Yam ato ▁to ▁combat ▁the ▁Bal b ard ▁Empire , ▁an ▁al ien ▁race ▁that ▁has ▁ere cted ▁a ▁massive ▁h oney com bed ▁c age ▁called ▁Ru ▁Sak ▁Gar , ▁over ▁Earth ▁in ▁a ▁bid ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁human ▁race ' s ▁space f aring ▁efforts . ▁A ▁feature ▁film ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁after ▁the ▁series ▁ended ▁would ▁have ▁featured ▁the ▁original ▁space ▁batt les hip ▁fighting ▁the ▁Bal b ards ' ▁attempt ▁to ▁launch ▁a ▁black ▁hole ▁at ▁Earth . ▁K od ai , ▁Y uki , ▁and ▁San ada ▁are ▁the ▁only ▁original ▁series ▁characters ▁who ▁would ▁have ▁returned ▁in ▁the ▁series . ▁ ▁Great ▁Yam ato ▁No . ▁Zero ▁( 2 0 0 4 ) ▁ ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁original ▁animated ▁video ▁based ▁on ▁Space ▁Batt les hip ▁Yam ato ▁ ▁The ▁story ▁begins ▁in ▁ 3 1 9 9 , ▁when ▁a ▁mighty ▁enemy ▁attacks ▁the ▁Mil ky ▁Way ▁from ▁a ▁neighbour ing ▁galax y , ▁and ▁defe ats ▁the ▁Mil ky ▁Way ▁Alliance , ▁reducing ▁them ▁to ▁just ▁six ▁fle ets . ▁After ▁the ▁Alliance ▁headquarters ▁is ▁destroyed , ▁and ▁when ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁the ▁central ▁Mil ky ▁Way ▁Alliance ▁is ▁im min ent , ▁the ▁Great ▁Yam ato ▁" Zero " ▁emb arks ▁on ▁a ▁mission ▁to ▁assist ▁the ▁Mil ky ▁Way ▁Alliance ▁in ▁one ▁last ▁great ▁battle . ▁ ▁Yam ato : ▁Res urre