BAKUGAN THE BATTLE BEGINS

BAKUGAN THE BATTLE BEGINS
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Season	Bakugan Battle Brawlers
Episode No.	1
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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.

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, Drago appears. A battle ensues and during the course of the battle, Dan has a vision of a Pyrus Dragonoid (Drago) struggling with 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, all the Battle Brawlers realize that Bakugan was more than just a game, and must save Earth and Vestroia from the destruction lead by the tyrannical Naga.

Featured Brawls

Battle at the Park

Round 1
Dan Kuso	3 Bakugan Remaining	0 HSPHoloSector Points	Shuji	3 Bakugan Remaining	0 HSPHoloSector Points
Shuji throws out his Gate Card and Mantris, Dan throws out Serpenoid			Mantris: 270 Gs Serpenoid: 320 Gs
Sid opens his Gate Card Mantris 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 HSPHoloSector Points	Shuji	3 Bakugan Remaining	400 HSPHoloSector Points
Shuji throws Terrorclaw onto Dan's Gate Card, Dan throws out Falconeer			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	Shuji	2 Bakugan Remaining	400 HSPHoloSector Points
Shuji sets his second Gate Card and throws Saurus onto his Gate Card, Dan throws out Saurus			Saurus: 290 Gs Saurus: 280 Gs
Shuji opens his Gate Card.			Saurus: 320 GsSubterra Gate Card: +30 Gs
Dan activates Saurus Glow+50 Gs to your Bakugan and defeats Shuji's Saurus			Saurus: 330 GsSaurus Glow: +50 Gs 330 Gs > 320 Gs
Dan wins this round
Round 4
Dan Kuso	2 Bakugan Remaining	500 HSPHoloSector Points	Shuji	1 Bakugan Remaining	400 HSPHoloSector Points
Shuji sets his final Gate Card and throws Mantris onto his Gate Card, Dan throws out Falconeer			Mantris: 270 Gs Falconeer: ??? Gs
Shuji opens his Gate Card and then activates Slice Cutter-50 Gs to the opponent's Gs			Neither Gs are known
Dan activates Frame FireReflects the opponent's ability and defeats Mantris.			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

• Dan Kuso VS Shuji

Dan and Shuji both activate the Bakugan field as reality slows to a halt.

Round 1

• Dan's Bakugan Remaining (BR): 3/3 ~ Dan's HSP: 0
• Shuji's Bakugan Remaining (BR): 3/3 ~ Shuji's HSP: 0

Bakugan remaining on the field: None

Dan and Shuji both throw out their Gate Cards against each other.

Shuji throws out Darkus Juggernoid onto his own Gate Card. (Power: ??? GS).

Dan throws out Pyrus Saurus onto his own Gate Card. (Power: 280 GS).

Shuji throws out Darkus Stinglash against Saurus. (Saurus: 280 GS - Stinglash: 330 GS).

Dan opens his Gate Card (Pyrus Normal: +30 Gs). (Stinglash: 330 - Saurus: 310 Gs). Saurus gets wiped out by Stinglash's claw slap attack and returns to Dan in ball form. Stinglash returns to Shuji in ball form. Dan's first Gate Card vanishes.

Shuji wins this round.

Round 2

• Dan's Bakugan Remaining (BR): 2/3 ~ Dan's HSP: 0
• Shuji's Bakugan Remaining (BR): 3/3 ~ Shuji's HSP: ???

Bakugan remaining on the field: Shuji's Juggernoid

[* This round happens off-screen. But Dan must have defeated Shuji's Darkus Juggernoid in some way. *]

Dan wins this round.

Round 3

• Dan's Bakugan Remaining (BR): 2/3 ~ Dan's HSP: ???
• Shuji's Bakugan Remaining (BR): 2/3 ~ Shuji's HSP: ???

Bakugan remaining on the field: None

Dan sets his second Gate Card.

Dan throws out Pyrus Serpenoid onto his Gate Card. (Power: 320 Gs)

Shuji throws out Darkus Stinglash against Serpenoid. (Serpenoid: 320 GS - Stinglash: 330 GS).

Dan opens his Gate Card (Quartet Battle), forcing one Bakugan from each side into the battle.

A Pyrus Dragonoid (Power: 340 Gs) and a Darkus Fear Ripper (Power: ??? Gs) suddenly appears on the battle field. Dan gains control of the Dragonoid and Shuji gains control of the Fear Ripper as if they just threw them out. (Serpenoid and Dragonoid: 660 Gs - Stinglash and Fear Ripper: ??? Gs).

Dragonoid activates Boosted Dragon on himself, increasing his power level by 100 Gs for the rest of the game. (Serpenoid and Dragonoid: 760 Gs - Stinglash and Fear Ripper: ??? Gs). Stinglash and Fear Ripper get wiped out by Dragonoid's fireball attack and return to Shuji in ball form. Serpenoid and Dragonoid return to Dan in ball form. Dan's second Gate Card vanishes. Reality returns to normal as the Bakugan field collapses.

Dan wins this round.

Conclusion

• Dan's BR: 2/3 ~ Shuji's BR: 0/3

Winner is Dan Kuso.

Characters 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

• Dragonoid (as Dan's Guardian Bakugan)
• Falconeer
• Fear Ripper
• Gorem
• Griffon
• Hydranoid
• Juggernoid
• Mantris
• Naga
• Preyas
• Robotallion
• Saurus
• Serpenoid
• Siege
• Skyress
• Stinglash
• Terrorclaw
• Tigrerra

Bakugan Seen

• Dragonoid
• Falconeer
• Fear Ripper
• Gorem
• Griffon
• Hydranoid
• Juggernoid
• Mantris
• Naga
• Preyas
• Robotallion
• Saurus
• Serpenoid
• Siege
• Skyress
• Stinglash
• Terrorclaw
• Tigrerra

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).
• A scene in the introduction where a woman found a Gate Card in her purse was edited out in the English version due to time constraints.
• 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.