Kinnikuman G2

Plot Synopsis

All names used are the original Japanese names. When a new character is introduced, his American name is used (in parenthesis) at the beginning of the episode synopsis. For example you would see Blood Killer (Adversarious) or Tel Tel Boy (Dialbolic).

Episodes 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-51 52-60 61-70
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 Air Date Synopsis:
Episode 11 10/19/02 As Rex King waits inside the steel caged ring for the match to begin, the members of the Hercules Factory wonder where Mantaro is. Introduction announcements are made and when it is Terry's name that is mentioned, we see him suspended and tied up in rope, hanging near the opposite side of the cage as Rex King. He has a steel mask over his face. Rex King slashes at him with his claws and Terry the Kid falls to the mat, free of his bonds. They are ready to start when Sunshine makes the announcement that there will be a guest referee! Entering the venue, in a seafood themed costume, is Mantaro, carried on the shoulders of three females. Everyone is shocked that Mantaro will referee because he is an idiot! Before the match begins, Mantaro makes Terry the Kid remove his forearm covers because they are illegal in the IWF rules. They get into and argument and bicker for a short time. As the match begins, Rex King morphs his claw into the T-Rex head and chomps down on Terry's left shoulder, breaking his shoulder guard. But when Terry bites Rex King in the face, Mantaro calls a foul for biting. Terry argues that Rex bit him first, but Mantaro explains that technically it wasn't a bite because the T-Rex head was morphed from a hand, so really it was claws and not teeth digging into him, and therefore wasn't a bite. They argue some more. The T-Rex head then bites Terry's right shoulder, breaking that guard as well. They fight back and forth, until Terry does the Texas Tornado on Rex King, and drives him head first into the canvas. Terry yells for Mantaro to call him the victor, but Mantaro looks on with an empty headed stare and does nothing. Rex King pulls his head from the mat and begins an assault on Terry. After beating Terry pretty badly, he rears back for a massive T-Rex head attack and as it seems like Terry's going to get creamed, Mantaro grabs Terry and moves him out of the way, thus causing Rex King's T-Rex head to bust through the cage instead of Terry. Sunshine storms into the ring speaking of Mantaro's interference, but Mantaro quickly charges Sunshine with interference and excessive arguing with the referee, and tells him to get out of the ring. While Mantaro berates Sunshine, Terry notices that Rex King in in serious disarray from the pain he is feeling in his T-Rex head, caused by it smashing through the cage. He takes advantage of the situation and applies a menacing stretch hold to the appendage. As Terry the Kid's pressure is applied, we see the T-Rex head begin to turn to bone as the skin withers away. Eventually, Rex King uses the T-Rex head to chomp down on the tail arm and gets enough leverage to get free of the hold. They wrestle some more, until Terry gets Rex King into a leg lock. Sunshine begins to taunt Terry that he can't do any damage with small holds against such a big opponent, and that he is going to be a loser, just like his dad. He continues to taunt him as the episode ends.

 
Episode 12 10/19/02 Continuing where we left off, Terry has a flashback of himself as a kid in a sparring ring, suplexing a much bigger sparring partner, when his dad tells him to practice the small holds, instead of attempting the bigger moves. Terry Man's reasoning is that they are built for the small moves and not for the big moves. it is in the family genes, he says. Back to the match at hand, Terry the Kid, hating to be compared to anyone, especially his dad, he decides to do a big move. Sunshine's plan worked. Terry reverts his hold to a suplex and strains his shoulder on the way down, hurting himself more than Rex King. Rex King uses this to his advantage until Terry put him in the spinning toe hold. Sunshine taunts Terry again, but to no avail. Rex King however reverse the hold into a triangle hold, but Terry predicting this reverses it one more time into a a back wrenching submission hold. Mantaro asks Rex King if he wants to submit and Sunshine yells out NO! Rex King asks Sunshine if he can pass out then and Sunshine instructs him to use the secret plan. Rex King then whips his tail arm around as if to whack Terry, but instead pounds Mantaro in the face with it, causing a delay. Mantaro turns around crying with a lump on his face the size of a beef bowl and Terry accuses Rex of hitting Mantaro on purpose. The match is back on as Rex whips his tail arm at Terry, making him dance, and then wallops Mantaro again on the other cheek. Delaying the match again, Rex King has enough time to recuperate. He uses this advantage to get Terry the Kid in the same tear apart grapple that he did to the steel girder in Episode 10. With the T-Rex head pulling one way, and the tail arm pulling another, it looks as if Terry will soon be ripped in two. Rex King makes a sarcastic remark and Mantaro fires one back. Mantaro's remark is so cold that it makes Rex King drop Terry the Kid. It seems that Rex is weakened by cold, as he is cold blooded. Even cold remarks have the same effect as winter chill on Rex King. Terry encourages Mantaro to continue the remarks until Rex King is about half frozen. Sunshine then tosses Rex a couple of ear plugs which Rex puts in and begins to thaw out. Mantaro stops his slanders since Rex can't hear them anymore. Terry and Rex duke it out some more, but Rex gets the upper hand and bites Terry directly in the midsection and holds him high in the air. While in the air, Terry the Kid has a vision of his father riding home on horseback, and as he approaches the ranch gates, his horse is startled by a snake. But instead of being bucked off the horse, Terry Man balances on the back of the horse. He then dismounts and explains some more about the famous Terry Gene of incredibleness. Fade back to the match, Rex King chomps some more on Terry the Kid and tosses him far into the air. Expecting to rip him to shreds with the T-Rex head, he is surprised when Terry lands on the skull and does the balancing act similar to his dad on the horse. Not to be bothered with this, Rex hurtles Terry all the way to the top of the dome, but instead of falling down, he grasps a nearby ledge and hangs while he figures out a plan. He then sees the air conditioning vents high above and works out a scenario. As he release his grip on the ledge and falls to the ring below, he begins a spinning propeller type motion with his body. This causes him not only to hover all the way to the top of the dome, but to cause a funnel of cold air to reach the ring below, thus freezing Rex King into a solid ice statue. Terry falls to the earth below and lands on the T-Rex head, shattering it into pieces! Terry the Kid has won. As the Hercules Factory celebrates and Sunshine pouts, the other Nightmare member comes to the side of Sunshine and insists that they should destroy Mantaro now. Sunshine then morphs into sand and joins with the cloaked figures to reveal a large Sunshine with the other persona morphed into him. He calls out Mantaro and the episode ends.

 
Episode 13 10/26/02 The episode opens as Sunshine's combination with the Nightmare member gives birth to Checkmate, who bursts from Sunshine's midsection. Mantaro wonders what "checkmate" means, and Nanako-san gives a quick description of how chess is played. Gazelleman wonders if this is the same checkmate who beat Gorgeous man in a fair fight. Checkmate explains that he is one and the same. Gazelleman extends his hand to Checkmate for a handshake, who is reluctant at first, grabs it and subsequently begins to twist and crush it, until Gazelleman is on his knees. Before Checkmate can cause any permanent injury though, Terry does a whirlwind kick (Chun Li anyone?) to Checkmate's chest and knocks him back. Checkmate then morphs into his knight form (horse) and pounds terry with a flurry of hoof kicks and finally lands a powerful one in the head and knocks Terry into the cage.
Checkmate calls out Mantaro next. Mantaro is so scared that he pisses himself and runs out of the arena. Sunshine says that it is no worry, because Mantaro's vanity will draw him to fight.

Mantaro is seen in a crowded place and becomes interested in a wrestler popularity contest on TV where fans vote for their favorite. The results are shown as follow:

1. Terry the Kid
2. Kevin Mask
3. Gazelleman (Dik Dik Van Dik)
4. Max Man (Pumpinator)
5. Sunshine
6. Rex King (Tyrannoclaw)
7. Sieuchin (Wally Tusket)
8. Tel Tel Boy (Dialbolic)

A last minute entry gives Mantaro 1 vote. Mantaro is still stewing over this, when all of the sudden, Checkmates moves to first place on the board! Mantaro is jealous and asks a few girls their opinion on Checkmate. He asks what would happen if someone beats him, and they swoon over the idea and pledge devotion to the victor, which gives Mantaro inspiration (though misguided) to battle Checkmate.

At the memorabilia stands in the arena corridors, Checkmate's stuff is selling like crazy, while Gazelleman and Sieuchin sit at a deserted Mantaro memorabilia table. The popularity of Checkmate and Mantaro are higly contrasted.

They enter the arena to find that Mantaro is going to fight Checkmate. Inside the ring is Checkmate, awaiting Mantaro. The floor of the ring is simlar to the checkerboard on a chess board. Checkmate tosses out a crown to a female fan and gets a huge applause. Mantaro enters in a checkmate mock up costume,
tosses a charm to a female in the audience, but unwittingly knocks her out. The crowd is very upset, and Mantaro gets mobbed and beat down by angry fans.
In the ring, Mantaro starts his barrage with a backflip kick and then puts check into a backbreaker submission move. The crowd is in awe. Meat is in awe also, and wonders where the extra gumption is coming from. He doesn't realize that it's Mantaro's vanity that is giving him the courage.
He keeps the submission hold for over 20 minutes, which bumps him into 5th place in the popularity contest. Meat then realizes Mantaro's reasons for courage. Checkmate dislocates his knee joints to get free and double knees Mantaro in the face. It is explained that Checkmate doesn't know pain or feel it. Mantaro and the crew assume that if he doesn't acknowledge pain, he cant lose.

 
Episode 14 10/26/02 Checkmate puts Mantaro into submission hold, but Mantaro quickly reverses it and farts in Checkmate's face. Mantaro is stunned that this has no effect on him. Sunshine gives a brief history on Checkmate, and why he feels no pain at all. Checkmate tosses Mantaro to the floor with ease.


Popularity update: Checkmate is still in 1st, but Mantaro is losing votes fast.


Encouraged by his need to be popular, Mantaro sends a flurry of fists to Checkmate's abs but Checkmate turns into the rook (castle). Mantaro goes for another flurry but this time hits rock hard abs (literally) and hurts his fist. Mantaro reverse kicks at Checkmate's abs, but Checkmate separates at the waist and comes back down crushing Mantaro's leg. Checkmate then hurls Mantaro into the air and morphs to the knight. He pile drives him (stallion style) into the canvas, al 2000 plus pounds. Any other wrestler would be finished, but Mantaro is saved by his thick neck.

 
Popularity update: Mantaro is sinking fast.


Again, encouraged by his vanity, Mantaro gets up and announces he knows a secret way to stop Checkmate from morphing. His popularity is o the rise again! He locks Checkmate (knight mode) into a four leg submission hold. He then grabs the chess piece from Checkmate's back, and puts it on his own shoulder. Mantaro then morphs to a pawn (armored suit with Mantaro's head on his shoulder, but no legs). He attempts to drop kick Checkmate twice, but each time only moves one space on the chess board. Terry explains that pawns can only move one space at a time. Checkmate then insults Mantaro's mom. Mantaro un-morphs from pawn mode, and Checkmate and Mantaro get into a "your mama" insult match. He then tosses the chess piece back at Checkmate. Checkmate morphs back to his regular form and Mantaro goes double knee to the face. Checkmate blocks it easily and uses the momentum to drive Mantaro into the corner post. Mantaro puts a from behind squeeze on Checkmate's midsection. Checkmate then morphs to the rook and falls back on Mantaro. As they fall back, Checkmate separates into three pieces, with the middle piece falling on top of Mantaro to pin him to the canvas. Checkmate then launches hi other two pieces into the air and comes crashing down with his lower section crushing Mantaro's thighs and his upper section landing a nasty elbow to Mantaro's face. Mantaro is laid out.

Sunshine begins another rant, while on the big screen, the big two DMP leaders (green dragon guy and blue Satan Cross looking guy) give him congratulations. Sunshine berates them. He notes how the DMP was supposed to be three separate but equal entities, but how they screwed him over. Sunshine notes that he made the best with nothing at al, and mentions that when Checkmate beats Mantaro, he will be supreme leader of the DMP. Checkmate moves in to finish Mantaro off. And the episode ends with Sunshine laughing maniacally.

 
Episode 15 11/02/02 This episode opens with Checkmate approaching Mantaro. Sunshine glories in the fact that once Mantaro is finished, the original DMP will be avenged, and Checkmate will have done what no other DMP member has ever been able to accomplish. The defeat of the Justice Chojins (Hercules Factory). Checkmate begins to wonder if this is what all his years of training was for. Meanwhile Meat has a scheme to put some gumption back into Mantaro's trampled frame. He sees some cuties in the audience and begins to imitate them, saying things like "Oh no, Mantaro is out, he won't get the special Beef Guidon I made him", and the such like. Mantaro jumps up, encouraged and sings his cow song. He then looks around and realizes it was Meat. Checkmate then makes fun of Mantaro and his cow song. This ticks off Mantaro and he charges Checkmate, who counters with a painful arm lock. Sunshine again praises Checkmate, who again wonders if all his training was for this challenger, and if so, why Mantaro doesn't present more of a challenge. He changes to a Rook and launches Mantaro into the air. He then separates in to two halves, upper and lower. The upper half, headfirst, drives Mantaro down onto his back into the post. The lower half then comes down to ad insult to injury. Mantaro again lays crumpled on the mat.

Sunshine rants some more about being so close to being head honcho at the DMP, which again makes Checkmate question if this is the pinnacle of his career, why is it so easy? He comes to the conclusion that Kinniku Suguru must have been as weak as Mantaro and that Sunshine's old DMP were a bunch of weakling losers. He slanders Sunshine and says he is a weak crybaby, just like Mantaro. Sunshine says that Checkmate is mistaken and that Suguru was the most powerful wrestler, and likens hi t a volcano, with all it's explosive power. Checkmate then kicks Sunshine in the chest, causing him to get tied up in the ropes. Sunshine begins to explain how he gave the best years of his life to train and develop Checkmate's skills and powers. Checkmate claims that Sunshine is a hypocrite who doesn't practice what he preaches, and that is why he is so soft. He then rips Sunshine's valued old DMP group photo in two. Sunshine, tangled in the ropes, begins to cry again.

While Sunshine continues to cry, Checkmate taunts and berates him some more, until Mantaro shouts for Checkmate to stop taunting Sunshine. Checkmate is astonished that Mantaro would stick up for Sunshine, and begins to stomp Mantaro, but Sunshine explains that though the DMP and the Justice Chojin were hated rivals, they always shared a mutual respect. Sunshine is helped out of the ring. Check mate continues to kick at Mantaro, while Meat and the gang urge Mantaro to defend his family honor against Checkmate's numerous insults. Encouraged some, Mantaro grabs the next stomp, and put Checkmate into a vicious leg lock. Checkmate reminds Mantaro that he feels no pain, and Mantaro grips tighter. Sunshine tells Checkmate to escape the hold and retreat, because this stalemate could last for a long time. Mantaro agrees that this is a good idea because he is hungry, but Checkmate says that only cowards retreat, and lifts Mantaro into the air and launches him out of the ring. Mantaro comes crashing down on the announcers table (WCW style!). Checkmate jumps into the air and lands with a tremendous belly flop onto Mantaro, causing the announcer's table to shatter.

He says that he will drop a vicious elbow to finish Mantaro, and a little kid from the crowd rushes in to help Mantaro. He starts to pound on Checkmate's back, (obviously doing no harm, as he is about 6 or so) but Checkmate hits him and sends him flying. Sunshine catches the kid and is immediately disgusted at the senseless act. The crowd become furious and begins to throw anything within reach at Checkmate, including the Checkmate action figure, sodas, pop corn, etc. Checkmate calls for them to stop and threatens that the next one to throw something will be decimated. He then begins his ascent for the elbow drop, but Sunshine catches him mid air with a powerful drop kick that sends him reeling. Astonished at the hit, Checkmate slams Sunshine to the concrete with a nasty clothesline. He begins to pummel Sunshine with kicks, until Mantaro sends a massive knee into the chest of Checkmate, sending him crashing to the ground. Sunshine asks why Mantaro helped him and Mantaro explains that it is mutual respect, and that he appreciated him sticking up for Suguru. Checkmate is utterly bewildered at Mantaro's act of kindness, and Mantaro explains that he will stay confused until he swaps on of his chess pieces for a heart.

 
Episode 16 11/02/02 Mantaro is pounding away at Checkmate's abs with renewed fervor when Checkmate sends a nasty kick to his chin. Prepping for another assault, Checkmate's knee starts to knot up. He winces, showing the first signs of pain. Nanako San explains that Mantaro's holds did have an effect on Checkmate and that it appears that his knee cap is shattered. Checkmate steps forward and his knee gives out. It is broken. Checkmate is in denial and claims he is invincible. Sunshine explains that because of the training, his mind believes him to be unhurt, but that his body has taken the toll of the punishment that Mantaro has dished out. Checkmate still refutes this. He throws a chess piece at Sunshine and begins to berate him. Mantaro again comes to the aid of Sunshine and charges Checkmate. The two are locked in a test of strength, when Checkmate flips Mantaro over his head to the ropes. Mantaro uses the leverage to launch into the air for a flying attack. While Mantaro is airborne, Checkmate morphs into a never before seen shape. He is the Knight (horse), but his body is made of the Rook (castle - stone) and the head is half horse, half Checkmate (with a stone crown). He calls this the Grand Slam. He rears forward and bucks Mantaro with his rear legs as he comes down. He then locks Mantaro's arms and legs in the stone of his body, and slams him face first into the mat. Mantaro is out of it again. He picks up Mantaro and launches up for a pile drive Stallion Style. This time though he breaks through the ceiling and sets him up to come crashing down with all 50 tons of stone horse on Mantaro's neck. It looks like Mantaro is going to be finished, but Sunshine begins to cheer for Mantaro, getting the crowd going. Soon the whole arena is immersed in chants of "Mantaro, Mantaro" (the US version is "Kid Muscle, Kid Muscle"). Mantaro and Checkmate make their re-entry into the arena via the hole in the ceiling.
Mantaro awakens to the chants of the crowd, powers to Ultimate Muscle and head butts the bad knee of Checkmate. He sets him up for the Kinniku-driver and lands it with a bang in the center of the mat. Check falls lifeless to the floor. Mantaro is exhausted as usual. It appears Mantaro has won, when Checkmate gets up and attempts to assault Mantaro, but mid punch, he shatters, feeling all the pain of the match at once. He morph to his normal mode and falls again to the mat in serious pain. He is finished. Two workers come in to help Checkmate out of the ring, but Sunshine shoos them away, saying that he has always cared for Checkmate's well being and will continue to do so. Checkmate and Sunshine make some heartfelt amends, and Sunshine begins to help him up. He says that while he has al the physical abilities to be champion, he lacks the heart of a champion. Sunshine vows to instill that in him. Suddenly something hurtles through the hole in the dome and a fist with a harpoon on it drives through the midsection of Sunshine.

The two DMP leaders appear on screen and say that Sunshine has failed. They explain that because of his failure he will be banished and the Nightmares will be disbanded. Sunshine laughs at this. When questioned by the baddies why he is laughing, Sunshine produces a trigger switch and nukes them into oblivion. The hand in the side of the mountain is obliterated. Everyone celebrates, but when Mantaro turns to see Sunshine, he notices him and Checkmate gone. Sunshine is shown carrying Checkmate's limp form out of the corridors and onto a balcony, where they leave for another planet to recuperate.

 
Episode 17 11/09/02 We begin with Meat nursing Mantaro's wounds from the Checkmate match. Mantaro fakes being sick while Meat goes to prepare him some special soup. While Meat is preoccupied, Mantaro sneaks out. Apparently he has a prearranged hang out with the guys, Terry, Gazelleman and Sieuchin at the mall. Switch to the Hercules Factory's earth headquarters where The Addams, Apollo and Gorgeous Man are training. Harabote Muscle (Vance McMadd) is griping about the absence of the four at the mall. He berates the guys training and tells them to go find the Mantaro and the other three. Back at the mall, it appears that everyone but Mantaro has a HUGE fan base of excited girls. Mantaro is depressed and takes a walk, where he stumbles upon a young girl about to be mugged by two creeps in an alleyway. He decides not to get involved and walk away a little, until he notices Rinko and her two companions. Rinko notices the mugging and threatens the two hoods. They recognize her and flee in fear. Apparently Rinko has a reputation for being one tough cookie! Mantaro starts to chase after he but gets trampled by a horse. Rinko then separates from the two other girls, on her way home, and Mantaro pursues. Running up behind Rinko, he catches up to her and starts to tell her he loves her, but by reflex, she turns and belts him. Mantaro is out cold and Rinko, realizing what she just did, is remorseful.

As Mantaro is laid out, Rinko pokes at his face with a twig, trying to awaken him. When he awakens, he comes on strong and tells her how much he is infatuated with her. She explains that she too WAS infatuated, but when she saw him ignore the mugging, she lost all respect for him. He pleads with her and is interrupted by Meat. Shortly thereafter, Mantaro sees a rice bowl and sings his song. He then takes off after the food, but in the process slips on a banana peel and lands face first into a cactus. Rinko explains that they can go to her house to pick out the needles. They arrive at her house, to discover that she lives at an orphanage. Meat is amazed and explains that he spent some of his best days there. Rinko's mom (Marie) is a worker at the orphanage, and is excited to see Meat after all these years.

While they eat inside, Marie reminisces about her past friendship with Suguru and Meat, and it is made clear that she had the hots for Suguru. Mantaro and Rinko decide to go for a walk, and after they leave, Meat confesses to Marie that he always had an inkling for her. She remembers how she was in love with Suguru, but that her best friend Bibinba stole him away. Meanwhile, outside, Mantaro and Rinko are having a similar conversation. Mantaro explains that since Marie had the hots for Suguru, that Rinko cannot resist himself, because of the genetics. Rinko explains to him that she was found by Marie in a basket by the gate and raised as her own, but is not blood related to her. Mid conversation, Mantaro is confronted by DMP member, The Rigani (Cranky Doodle Craw Daddy), who grabs Rinko and leaps into the air. He then grabs a small leg from his armor and tosses it to the ground, where it transforms into a ring. He takes another leg and tosses it and Rinko down. The other leg becomes a shell like straight jacket and fastens Rinko to one of the ring posts. Mantaro and The Rigani rush each other and The Rigani slaps Mantaro a few times with his tail, and then does a suplex that ends with Mantaro getting whacked again by the tail, instead of crashing into the mat. Mantaro falls limp to the canvas, as Rinko urges him to get up.

To help encourage Mantaro, Rinko offers him a date if he wins this bout, and suddenly Mantaro jumps to his feet, energized! The Rigani and Mantaro grasp hands in a test of strength, while amongst the crown outside the ring, Meat and Marie arrive. The Rigani does another tail suplex, but this time Mantaro catches the tail before it hits him upside his head. He does a reverse slam on The Rigani, but then The Rigani releases his body armor, which grabs a hold of Mantaro like a straight jacket. The Rigani then uses his antenna as tentacles and binds Mantaro. He uses his claw to grab a hold of Mantaro's neck and then his mid section in a pinch attack. Seeing Mantaro in trouble, Rinko goads him on and encourages him. The Rigani slams Mantaro against the shell holding Rinko, causing Rinko to pass out. This pisses Mantaro off majorly, and he busts free and grabs hold of The Rigani. He then launches into a Kinniku Buster and demolishes The Rigani. Match over. Back at the Hercules Factory's earth HQ, Harabote complains some more that Mantaro and the crew are absent on training day, and tells Gorgeous man and the others that they have four new replacement guys for them. Cut to the Hercules Factory to see a glimpse of four tough guys who all look similar to Jade (Jaeger).

 
Episode 18 11/09/02 At the Hercules Factory's main location, Ramen Man and Robin Mask are amazed at how fast the new recruits make mince meat of Rikishiman, Jesse Maybia, Buffalo Man and Geronimo. As they are graduating, Robin Mask explains that they will be reserve fighters, but Harabote interrupts and says he want them on Earth NOW, to take the place of his four lazy champions, Mantaro, Gazelleman, Terry and Sieuchin. Back on Earth, Mantaro skips out again on Meat as he prepares to start a day of training. He's off to go clubbing. As he attempts to hook up with a VERY hesitant female, Jade confronts him. He then attacks Mantaro, who grabs his legs and tosses Jade over a wall. Leaping over the wall to finish the confrontation, Jade grabs Mantaro and suplexes (Beefcake Hammer) him into the pavement. Meat shows up and Jade runs off.

Back at their house, Meat tends to Mantaro's injured leg, while Gazelleman, Terry and Sieuchin hang out. Then Rinko shows up. The focus then goes tot he TV where there is an important Hercules Factory press conference taking place. It shows the four new Hercules Factory recruits, and Harabote explains that there will be a tournament to decide if the four recruits will replace the four laziest current heroes. Mantaro and the guys wonder which four it will be, and Mantaro explains that it couldn't be him, as he defeated Tel Tel Boy (Dialbolic), Max Man (Pumpinator) and Checkmate already. Terry says he is in the clear too, as he was victorious over Rex King (Tyrranoclaw). Sieuchin says that if he hadn't fought Max Man first, Mantaro couldn't have beaten him, so he think he is in the clear also. This leaves Gazelleman without hope. Rinko reiterates that Harabote said the LAZIEST four. Harabote confirms this and says they four were chosen because of their lack of discipline and refusals to train.

The guys are in the process of training when they get in to a argument and begin throwing blows. Meat scolds them for being lax and undisciplined and they apologize and return to training. They get sidetracked again, and Meat chases them around and beats then down with a broom. That night, the guys are huddled in Mantaro's house, and Meat puts in the recording of the four recruits exploits against the trainers at the Hercules Factory. They are in awe at how easily they dispatched of the Hercules Factory trainers, especially Buffaloman. Kid tries to sneak out again, but Meat catches him and drags him back in. The next day, at the arena, Harabote introduces the four new recruits. They are Jade (Jaeger), Crione Man (Hydrozoa), Dead Signal (Road Rage) and Scar Face (Eskara).

Harabote allows the new recruits to select their opponents by pushing a colored button which will raise one of the four heroes from the floor. Jade chooses the yellow button and gets Gazelleman holding a lemon. Crione Man picks purple and get Sieuchin and some grapes. Scar Face picks red and gets Terry munching on an apple. Lastly, Dead Signal chooses green and gets Mantaro holding a watermelon. Mantaro looks majestic, until he is raised halfway and everyone notices that he is pissing himself (as usual). Dead Signal confronts Mantaro and Mantaro accidentally drops the watermelon on Dead Signal's head, making a mess. Harabote explains the tournament ladder. He explains that the final winner will get to stay on Earth with his three team mates while the other group will return to the Hercules Factory to prepare for their next assignment. The guys are worried, but the new recruits are confident. They boast that they will be the victors!

 
Episode 19 11/16/02 As the episode begins, we are treated to an aerial view of a large football stadium. In the middle of the playing field sits the "Hand of Hercules", the same hand that Terry fought Buffaloman and Mantaro defeated Suguru. As the sold out crowd continues to buzz, Rinko calls her friend. It seems they both got tickets to this event, but it is held at two different venues. The sold out Gazelleman vs. Jade (Jaeger) match is being held on Hercules Hand at the Stadium, while the less than popular Sieuchin vs. Crione Man (Hydrozoa) is set up on a stone foot (Achilles' Heel) in the middle of a River. The bell is rung and Sieuchin and Crione Man are the first to start!

As Sieuchin and his opponent start with a test of strength, Mantaro cheers him on with a silly song. After Mantaro makes a fool of himself, Harabote (Vance McMadd) mentions to Meat that he should manage Dead Signal (Road Rage) instead, since Mantaro clearly is going to lose. Mantaro protests, much to the joy of Meat, until he realizes that Mantaro and Harabote are discussing his custody as if he were a child. As they bicker about who will get him on weekends, Sieuchin begins to overpower Crione Man, but Crione Man reverses the momentum and sends Sieuchin flying across the ring into the turnbuckle. He then charges, doing a series of quick flips, and lands the back of his heels against Sieuchin's skull. Flipping away, he charges in again.

AS Crione charges in, Sieuchin dodges, grabs him and slams him in a reverse pile driver. The bell rings again, as the Gazelleman vs. Jade match begins. As they are about to begin, we see a mysterious spectator appear in the stands, it is Brocken Jr. Jade charges Gazelleman, but Gazelleman blocks him, grapples him, and puts him into a locking hold. After some minor banter, Gazelleman begins to repeatedly knee Jade in the gut! He then kicks him, sending him sprawling across the ring. Back in the stands, Brocken silently urges him on. Terry the Kid shouts encouragements and cheers to Gazelleman, but it seems that Gazelleman is exhausted, even though he was the one dishing out the pain.

Gazelleman is puzzled why he is so beat, but Jade taunts him saying that he is out of shape. He insults him further and Gazelleman charges, only to be slammed with the Beefcake Hammer. Gazelleman escapes the hold, but Jade just stands there puzzled. He has lost the skull broche that Brocken had given him. Lying on the mat, Gazelleman spots it and taunts Jade with it. Jade says that it is important to him, because it was given him by the great Brocken Jr. Gazelleman laughs and tosses it at Jade, who loses all composure. Back in the stands, Brocken urges Jade not to reveal his finishing move yet. Jade powers up and charges Gazelleman, unleashing the "Red Rain of Baron" on him (a glowing super powerful karate chop across the chest). Gazelleman drops to the mat, helpless. Brocken is concerned that they have been revealed now. Mantaro yells for Gazelleman to get up, but Meat tells him it is useless, he recognizes that move, and Gazelleman is not going anywhere.

 
Episode 20 11/16/02 Brocken Jr. makes his way to the bottom of the tunnel, where it opens to the field, and Jade sees him, immediately bring on the shame of knowing that he broke his promise to only use the Red Rain of Baron when absolutely necessary. He stands dejected. Brocken is mobbed in the tunnel by reporters who recognize him, and he quickly turns to escape. Meat wonders what connection Brocken and Jade have. Meanwhile, back to the remaining match at hand, we see Sieuchin pounding furiously on Crione Man. He puts him into a twist hold, but Crione morphs out and puts Sieuchin into a hold of his own, which Nakano San relates to being wound up in saltwater taffy. Sieuchin quickly breaks free, but Crione Man hovers above the mat. Sieuchin jumps at him with a kick, but is deflected by Crione, as he morphs his arm into an ice shield. He kicks again, only to have the sole of his foot sliced by Crione Man's arm, which has been transformed into a saber. Sieuchin falls to the mat, and Crione Man belly flops him, engulfing him inside himself. Sieuchin is trapped inside of Crione Man's body, as if in a giant water balloon.

Sieuchin can't get out, no matter how many blows he throws. Crione on the other hand, begins to viciously pummel Sieuchin inside of him. Sieuchin's mother, who has been sitting in the audience with his sister, gets upset and tosses a large fish at Crione. It lands like an arrow, stuck in his chest.

Mantaro urges Sieuchin to wake up and escape from the hole that has been created by the seafood projectile. Sieuchin awakens, sees the fish and pushes out. Crione lands in pain on the canvas, with a gaping hole in his chest. As Sieuchin eats the fish for energy, Crione charges him from behind, but again, Sieuchin sends him into the canvas with a nasty pile driver. Crione Man again hovers in the air, but this time turns himself into a giant magnifying glass. He taunts Sieuchin about being lax and says he will roast him. Hearing this, Sieuchin's mother becomes irate with Sieuchin for his behavior and tells Crione to punish him. Crione focuses the sun's rays and shoots a glowing orb of what looks like static electricity (it's not, it's sunlight) at Sieuchin.

Sieuchin dodges the bolt, which hits the post and causes it to erupt in flames. His mother yells out to take his punishment like a good boy, but back on the riverbank, a few people begin to stick up for him. They tell stories of how Sieuchin gave of himself to help them out. One is a popular Japanese boy band, who tell how he saved them from some street thugs. The other is a little old lady, who he helped across a busy intersection. Sieuchin's mom is again proud of her son. The boy band runs down closer to the ring to sing a song to encourage Sieuchin, but Crione decides to launch a burst of sun at them. Sieuchin takes the brunt of it with his foot and lands sharply on the canvas. Crione then creates a ring of fire around Sieuchin on the canvas. As Sieuchin arises, he can see no way out, but Crione taunts him showing him the one exit, which consequently is right where Crione is standing. Sieuchin follows and is grasped by Crione's rib cage and pulled back into his body. This time he is bound inside and there seems to be no escape.

 

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