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'''Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders''' (Japanese version {{nihongo|Bakugan Battle Brawlers: Gundalian Invaders|爆丸バトルブローラーズ: ガンダリアンインベーダーズ|Bakugan Batoru Burōrāzu: Gandarian Inbēdāzu}}) is the third season of the anime series, ''[[Bakugan Battle Brawlers]]''. It contains a total of 39 episodes and made its debut on May 23, 2010 in Canada and on May 29, 2010 in the United States. The original Japanese version began airing on April 3, 2011 on TV Tokyo at 9:00 AM JST.
According to Sega Toys president Isao Kokubun, the third season tied into an online game project, ''[[Bakugan Dimensions]]''.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20090412015307/https://animeanime.jp/biz/archives/2009/04/3_21.html "Re-launch domestic marketing with the third phase of Bakugan anime in sight"</ref> It is followed by ''[[Bakugan: Mechtanium Surge]]''.
==Plot==
===[[Battle Brawlers]]/[[Castle Knights]]===
[[File:CastleKnights.jpg|thumb|Castle Knights]]
*[[Dan Kuso]] {{attribute|Pyrus|desc=no|size=10px}}: The main character of the series. He uses the [[Pyrus (Legacy)#Generation 1|Pyrus]] [[Attribute]].
**Bakugan: [[Helix Dragonoid]] → [[Lumino Dragonoid]] → [[Blitz Dragonoid]] → [[Titanium Dragonoid]]
**Battle Gear: [[JetKor]] → [[Explosix Gear]] → [[Axator Gear]]
**Mobile Assault: [[Raytheus]] → [[Jakalier]]
**Ultimate Weapon: [[Dragonoid Colossus]] (Deceased)
*[[Marucho Marukura]] {{attribute|Aquos|desc=no|size=10px}}: The brain of the group who uses the [[Aquos (#Legacy)|Aquos]] Attribute.
**Bakugan: [[Akwimos]]
**Battle Gear: [[Gigarth]]
*[[Shun Kazami]] {{attribute|Ventus|desc=no|size=10px}}: The ninja [[Ventus (#Legacy)|Ventus]] brawler.
**Bakugan: [[Hawktor]]
**Battle Gear: [[Swayther]]
**Bakugan: [[Coredem]]
**Battle Gear: [[Rock Hammer]]
*[[Fabia Sheen]] {{attribute|Haos|desc=no|size=10px}}: The new [[Haos (#Legacy)|Haos]] Brawler and sister of the princess of [[Neathia]].
**Bakugan: [[Aranaut]]
**Battle Gear: [[Battle Crusher]]
*[[Ren Krawler]] {{attribute|Darkus|desc=no|size=10px}}: The Gundalian traitor. He started with the brawlers (spying for [[Gundalia]]), then back with the Gundalians, then recently, back with the Brawlers as a [[Castle Knight]]. He uses the [[Darkus (#Legacy)|Darkus]] attribute.
** Bakugan: [[Linehalt]]
** Battle Gear: [[Boomix]]
**Bakugan: [[Raptorix]]
*[[Julie Makimoto]]: Moved to Bayview like [[Dan]]. She helps [[Jake Vallory|Jake]] with his first battle in ''[[Brawler To Be]]'' as a former [[Subterra]] brawler.
*[[Linus Claude]] {{attribute|Pyrus|desc=no|size=10px}}: One of the strongest Brawlers on the Neathian side and a Castle Knight. He is a [[Pyrus (Legacy)#Generation 1|Pyrus]] brawler.
** Bakugan: [[Neo Ziperator]] (Deceased) → [[Rubanoid]]
**Battle Gear: [[Destrakon Gear]]
** Bakugan: [[Lumagrowl]]
** Battle Gear: [[Barias Gear]]
* [[Gill]] {{attribute|Pyrus|desc=no|size=10px}}: The Pyrus Brawler of the Twelve Ordersand Barodius's original second-in-command before being replaced by Kazarina.
** Bakugan: [[Krakix]]
** Battle Gear: [[Vicer]]
**Have the Battle Brawlers visit Vestroia/New Vestroia.
**Contain an Attribute-changing Bakugan, although Gate Cards are able to change a Bakugan's attribute.
**Have [[Runo Misaki]] [[Preyas (Marucho Marukura)|Preyas]], [[Blade Tigrerra]], [[Wavern]], [[Alpha Hydranoid]], [[Hammer Gorem]], and [[Storm Skyress]] appear.
**A villainous masked brawler. (Season 1 had Masquerade, Season 2 had Spectra Phantom, and Season 4 has Mag Mel and Wiseman.)
**Have its Japanese episodes named after song titles.
*This is the first season where the main antagonists were all adults.
*It is the first season where the Japanese opening theme song is not performed by Psychic Lover.
*[[Dharak]] and [[Drago (Dan Kuso)|Drago]] are the only Bakugan to evolve in this season.*Drago is the only pre-existing Bakugan to appear.
*It is the shortest season of the ''Bakugan Battle Brawlers'' series, with only 39 compared to the previous two seasons' 52, and ''Mechtanium Surge's'' 46.
*A few episodes' title screens switched the [[Subterra]] and [[Ventus (#Legacy)|Ventus]] symbols around.
*Beginning in the second half of the season, G-Powers had no bearing on the results of a battle. This continued in ''Mechtanium Surge'' until ''[[End of the Line]]''.
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