BAKUGAN THE BATTLE BEGINS
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BAKUGAN THE BATTLE BEGINS (The Dragon Warrior (龍の戦士, Ryū no Senshi?) in the Japanese version) is the pilot and first episode of the anime series Bakugan Battle Brawlers. It aired on April 5th, 2007 in Japan and September 3rd, 2007 in North America.
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| Episode Guide | |
| Season | Bakugan Battle Brawlers |
| Episode No. | 1 |
| Previous | N/A |
| Next | Masquerade Ball |
Contents
Plot
One day, Dan prepares for a brawl against Akira, at the park. However, he arrives only to find that Shuji, Akira's older brother, is his challenger. During their second battle, a Pyrus Dragonoid appears. A battle ensues and during the course of the battle, Dan has a vision of the Dragonoid struggling against a Darkus Fear Ripper. The battle continues and Dan is victorious. The Dragonoid starts to explain what's behind the scenes of Bakugan, and from that point onwards, the Battle Brawlers realize that Bakugan is more than just a game, and must save Earth and Vestroia from destruction at the hands of the tyrannical Naga.
Featured Brawls
Battle at the Park
| Round 1 | |||
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| Dan Kuso | 3 Bakugan Remaining 0 HSPHoloSector Points
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Shuji | 3 Bakugan Remaining 0 HSPHoloSector Points
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Shuji throws out his Gate Card and  Mantris, Dan throws out  Serpenoid
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Mantris: 270 Gs Serpenoid: 320 Gs
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| Shuji opens his Gate Card and defeats Serpenoid. | Mantris: 420 GsSubterra Gate Card: +150 Gs 420 Gs > 320 Gs | ||
| Shuji wins this round | |||
| Round 2 | |||
| Dan Kuso | 2 Bakugan Remaining 0 HSP |
Shuji | 3 Bakugan Remaining 400 HSP |
| Shuji throws Terrorclaw onto Dan's Gate Card, Dan throws out Falconeer
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Neither Gs are known | ||
| Dan opens his Gate Card and wipes out Terrorclaw with Falconeer. | Neither Gs are known | ||
| Dan wins this round | |||
| Round 3 | |||
| Dan Kuso | 2 Bakugan Remaining 200 HSPHoloSector Points
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Shuji | 2 Bakugan Remaining 400 HSPHoloSector Points
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| Shuji throws his second Gate Card and Saurus, Dan throws out Saurus.
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Saurus: 290 Gs Saurus: 280 Gs
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| Shuji opens his Gate Card. | Saurus: 320 GsSubterra Gate Card: +30 Gs
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| Dan activates Saurus Glow+50 Gs to your Bakugan and defeats Shuji's Saurus.
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Saurus: 330 GsSaurus Glow: +50 Gs 330 Gs > 320 Gs | ||
| Dan wins this round | |||
| Round 4 | |||
| Dan Kuso | 2 Bakugan Remaining 500 HSPHoloSector Points
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Shuji | 1 Bakugan Remaining 400 HSPHoloSector Points
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| Shuji sets his final Gate Card, throws Mantris onto his Gate Card Dan throws out Falconeer
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Mantris: 270 Gs Falconeer: ??? Gs
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| Shuji opens his Gate Card and then activates Slice Cutter-50 Gs to the opponent's Gs
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Neither Gs are known | ||
| Dan activates Frame FireReflects the opponent's ability and defeats Mantris.
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Falconeer's Gs > Mantris' Gs | ||
| Dan wins this round | |||
| Dan Kuso | 2 Bakugan Remaining | Shuji | 0 Bakugan Remaining |
| Dan wins | |||
Second Battle at the Park
| Round 1 | |||
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| Dan Kuso | 3 Bakugan Remaining | Shuji | 3 Bakugan Remaining |
| Dan and Shuji both throw out their Gate Cards against each other. Shuji throws out  Juggernoid onto his own Gate Card, Dan throws out Saurus onto his own Gate Card.Shuji throws out Stinglash against Saurus.
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Juggernoid: ??? Gs Stinglash: 330 Gs Saurus: 280 Gs
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| Dan opens his Gate Card+30 Gs to a Pyrus Bakugan . Saurus gets wiped out by Stinglash's attack and Dan's first Gate Card vanishes.
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Saurus: 310 GsPyrus Gate Card: +30 Gs 330 Gs > 310 Gs | ||
| Shuji wins this round | |||
| Round 2 | |||
| Dan Kuso | 2 Bakugan Remaining | Shuji | 3 Bakugan Remaining |
| This round isn't shown, but Dan manages to defeat Juggernoid. | |||
| Dan wins this round | |||
| Round 3 | |||
| Dan Kuso | 2 Bakugan Remaining | Shuji | 2 Bakugan Remaining |
| Dan sets his second Gate Card and throws out Serpenoid onto his Gate Card, Shuji throws out Stinglash against Serpenoid.
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Serpenoid: 320 Gs Stinglash: 330 Gs
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| Dan opens his Gate Card Quartet BattleForces one Bakugan from each side into the battle . A Dragonoid (Power: 340 Gs) and a Fear Ripper (Power: ??? Gs) suddenly appear on the battlefield.Dan gains control of the Dragonoid and Shuji gains control of the Fear Ripper as if they just threw them out. |
Dragonoid: 340 Gs Fear Ripper: ??? Gs
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| Dragonoid activates Boosted DragonIncreases his power level by 100 Gs for the rest of the game to defeat Stinglash and Fear Ripper.
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Dragonoid: 440 GsBoosted Dragon: +100 Gs 760Serpenoid's 320 + Dragonoid's 440 total Gs > 330+??? Gs
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| Dan wins this round | |||
| Dan Kuso | 2 Bakugan Remaining | Shuji | 0 Bakugan Remaining |
| Dan wins | |||
Character Debuts
- Akira
- Alice Gehabich (seen as web-cam image only)
- Michael Gehabich (first mentioned indirectly by Naga)
- Shun Kazami
- Dan Kuso
- Miyoko Kuso
- Shinjiro Kuso
- Julie Makimoto (seen as web-cam image only)
- Marucho Marukura (seen as web-cam image only)
- Runo Misaki (seen as web-cam image only)
- Shuji
Bakugan Debuts
Trivia
- In the Japanese version, this episode is named after Hideaki Tokunaga's song of the same name.
- The Korean title for this episode follows the Japanese version and is called "용의 전사" (The Dragon Warrior).
- At the beginning of the episode, as Dan is taking out Bakugan from his collection, he pulls out a Serpenoid while calling it a Saurus. The Bakugan he takes out before the Serpenoid, however, is a Saurus.
Deleted Scenes
- Because of time constraints, a scene in the introduction where a woman found a Gate Card in her purse was edited out of the English version.
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