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Kinnikuman G2

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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
Episode No.	Air Date	Synopsis:
Episode 21	11/23/02	As we open, Sieuchin is still trapped inside of Crione Man's (Hydrozoa) rib cage. Sieuchin's mother comes to his rescue again with a fish, but Crione explains that it would be no use, as Sieuchin would still have to break free of the ribs. Sieuchin's little sister says she'll save the fish until Sieuchin busts out of the ribs. Sieuchin passes out and Crione Man is victorious. Adding insult to injury, Crione launches upwards for his finishing move (which is senseless, because Sieuchin has already lost). Crione Man comes down and crashes the head of Sieuchin into the top of a ring post. This is the XYZ Crash. Sieuchin's tusks break off, and Crione lets Sieuchin slip free and fall into the river below. Crione Man then takes this opportunity to explain that he was superior to Sieuchin, and that he should have been training instead of doing good deeds for people. He says that even IF Sieuchin had stuck to his training regimen, he STILL would have beat him, because he is so good. Mantaro and Dead Signal (Road Rage) begin to argue, and Road Rage begins to insult Mantaro and his team. A puppy walks on and Dead Signal insults it too. Mantaro walks over to the puppy and pets it. He picks up the puppy and sets it on the table in front of Dead Signal and the puppy pisses on Dead Signal. They are right in each others face when Meat notices that Mantaro is trying to hide his tears. Sieuchin's sister calls for Mantaro and tosses him the fish that she was going to give to Sieuchin. She charges him that he must win this match for Sieuchin's sake. Mantaro catches the fish and while he raises it in the air, he vows to avenge his friend. Back to Hercules Hand in the Stadium, Scar Face (Eskara) files his nails in preparation for his fight against Terry the Kid. Terry enters the venue wearing two flags tied to his arms. One is in honor of Gazelleman, the other for Sieuchin. The crowd goes wild for the sentiment. Back at Achilles' Heel, Mantaro tries a similar tactic to please the crowd. He strolls toward the ring wearing a karate outfit with the fish that Sieuchin's sister gave him, tied to his back. The crowd is repelled by the smell and throws stuff at him. One of the hits the fish and the mouth becomes stuck on Mantaro's head. Back to the Arena, Terry is prepping in the corner while Scar Face charges him. Terry, expecting this, dodges easily and lands a nasty kick to Scar Face's chest. Meanwhile, at the river, Mantaro is in the ring, delaying the start of the match, trying to remove the fish stuck on his head. He does and he and Dead Signal start out with a test of strength. Dead Signal tosses Mantaro into the ropes, but when Mantaro comes off the ropes, he skillfully dodges a clothesline by Dead Signal. He then throws a couple of mean kicks to Dead Signal's legs, buckling them. As he attempts his third kick, Dead Signal's head morphs from the red triangle to a "Left Turn Only" sign. Mantaro is deflected to the left before landing his blow. He tries another kick and is again deflected. Dead Signal Explains that Mantaro has to obey the signs. Mantaro, being the dope that he is, pulls out a hand made beef guidon sign and tells Dead Signal to use it on him. Dead Signal is puzzled, he has never seen it before. Meat is curious too, and Mantaro explains that he made it and what it is for. Immediately he launches into his cow song. Dead Signal is irked and morphs into a railroad crossing. He employs his hypnotic powers to make Mantaro think he is actually on the tracks. Dead Signal causes a wind storm which rips free a billboard with the front of a train on it and it flies at Mantaro, flattening him. Stunned by being hit by a train, Meat explains it was just a sign, and Mantaro tries to leave to ring to escape. Dead Signal uses his fenders (around his waist) to reach out and grab Mantaro and pull him in close, trapping him. (He call this fender benders). He then rotates his head sign fast and begins to slice Mantaro (Sign Saw) as if his head were a circular saw.
Episode 22	11/23/02	While Dead Signal is giving him a beating with his saw, Mantaro manages to repell himself away. Dead Signal responds with a headlock and fires up his Sign Saw once again. Mantaro reverses with a back suplex, slamming Dead Signal hard to the canvas. He is about to hit him again, when Dead Signal morphs his head to a "Beware of Falling Rocks" sign. Mantaro then is tricked into thinking he is at the base of a cliff. As large boulders begin to fall (in Mantaro's imagination) a large metal sign breaks free on a nearby building and comes at Mantaro. Mantaro thinks this is a large boulder and successfully deflects it, but is sent to the mat with the blow. Meat argues with Harabote about the use of a foreign object (weapon) but Harabote explains that it is legal, since Dead Signal never actually left the ring to get the objects. Dead Signal rants some more about how he obeys all the rules and attempts to hypnotize the crowd into supporting him. They begin to cheer him on. He grabs Mantaro and flings him into the air. Meat is screaming for Mantaro to wake up, and just before Mantaro falls prey to the Sign Saw again, Dead Signal suddenly veers to the left. Mantaro is puzzled and Meat explains that a spilled bucket of paint looks like a left turn only sign. Mantaro gets an idea and paints a "Slow for Children" sign on the mat. Dead Signal gripes that there are no children around but is still forced to moves in slow motion. He is about to punch, when Mantaro paints a no punching sign. Dead Signal tries a kick, and Mantaro paints again. Dead Signal, furious, charges Mantaro but is stopped in his tracks with a freshly painted crosswalk, complete with pedestrians. Mantaro does a nice leg drop on Dead Signal, followed by two powerful elbow drops. He then reaches for the paint bucket, only to realize that it is empty now. Dead Signal rages and begins to glow red. Dead Signal rises up, bent and tattered, and Mantaro panics. Meat tells him to use the signs already on the canvas. They are foiled as Dead Signal covers the canvas with road tar. Dead Signal slices Mantaro with his saw, then he lifts him above his head, stretched out and cuts at his back. He then slams him to the ground and continues to saw at his back. Meat urges Mantaro to give 100% just like Sieuchin and Gazelleman, and this encourages Mantaro, who powers up and flexes a couple of back muscles to catch the blade in between them. He launches Dead Signal into the air and does a powerful side body slam. Dead Signal rises up and does his train crossing routine once more. Meat urges him to look away so as not to be hypnotized again, but Dead Signal grabs the puppy and drops it on the other side of the guard rails. Mantaro is forced to decide if he should step in front of the oncoming train to rescue the puppy, or not. Mantaro decide to jump the rail to save the dog. HE scoops up the dog and jump kicks the train (billboard) and the illusion is broken again. Dead signal rants again about Mantaro breaking the rules and the crowd becomes incensed. Dead Signal explains that the greatest power a wrestler can have is the support and cheers of the crowd. He says that Mantaro can't win because he has neither. Mantaro explains that he doesn't need the crowds support, he has all the support he needs in the puppy that he is now comforting. He says he would do it again if necessary. It is noticed that the angry crowd isn't mad at Mantaro, but at Dead Signal for his treatment of the puppy. Dead Signal lands a vicious heel to the head of Mantaro, knocking the puppy into the air. Meat catches the dog, but Dead Signal grabs Mantaro and slams his face into his yellow and green signal lights. He does the same with the red light also. Mantaro is staggered, but with the crowd rooting for him, he finds the power to continue. Dead Signal starts the Sign Saw and Mantaro turns his back to him. As Dead Signal charges, Mantaro launches over top of him and lands behind him. He grasps him and does a reverse body stretch on him and then preps him for the Kinniku Buster. After landing the move, Dead Signal is out and Mantaro is the winner. As they leave the ring, Meat and Mantaro look at a video monitor to see how Terry is faring. It appears Terry is in BIG trouble.
Episode 23	11/30/02	Scar Face (Eskara) whips out a rope and hog ties Terry the Kid. The announcers and Harabote (Vince McMadd) exclaim that this is cheating. Jade (Jaeger) explains that Scar Face never had any affection for the rules and even slept through the course. Meat says this sounds familiar (speaking of Mantaro) Harabote and another character rush into the ring to stop the infraction. Terry says to let him be, that he will beat Scar Face even though he is a cheater. Terry spins loose of the ropes and lands an attack on Scar Face, who is knocked back. Terry the Kid is loose and raring to go! Terry attacks with anther spin kick, but Scar Face catches his leg and performs a reverse suplex on him. Scar Face puts Terry into a painful head lock, but Terry reverses it into a scissor leg lock. Scar Face begins to punch at Terry, but Terry blocks every blow. Jade yells out for Scar Face to use his punches strategically, not in a barrage attack, but Scar Face tells him to bugger off. Scar Face punches again, but Terry catches his fist and changes from his scissor hold to a full body lock on Scar Face's arm. After a few moments, Scar Face slams Terry (still locked on his arm) onto his knee for a back breaker. Terry, in pain, is still unrelenting. Scar Face rams his back into the post. Terry falls to the mat. Jade tells Scar Face to stop, he has won. But Scar face says he is not through, he is going to decimate Terry the Kid. He tosses off his hat to reveal a metal plate on the side of his head. Kevin mask has a flashback, and finds Scar Face very familiar. Scar face grabs Terry and launches up for a pile driver, but Terry lands on his hands and stops the move. He topples Scar Face and reverses the hold into a tornado twist. Scar Face seems to be in no pain and his leg shatters like broken clay. Terry is bewildered, but Scar Face explains the leg was fake, as is most of his body. He removes his shirt to show more metal plates all over his torso. Terry punches his face, but his face slides to the side as if it were a mask. Scar Face then begins to morph into his true form. Scar Face's true form is revealed, and Kevin Mask explains that Terry is doomed. Jade is puzzled at the transformation, and Scar Face says he needed the disguise to get where he is now. Scar face attacks with a flurry of punches but Terry reverses the attack into a Texas Calf branding hold. Scar face nonchalantly escapes and performs the same move on Terry, but holding both arms instead of one as he drives him into the canvas. He calls it the Buffalo Brander. He insults Terry and tells him that he will never be half the man his father was, and that he is a disgrace to the Terry family name. He reminds Terry that much more punishment is about to come, and Terry is petrified with fear. Mantaro runs to help Terry, but trips over the balcony and falls to the floor below. Scar face rushes at terry. As Scar Face rushes at Terry, Terry stoops and does a leg sweep to drop the big man. He does the Spinning Toe Hold on Scar face, but again, Scar Face is undaunted and reverses it into a doubly powerful move, using both of Terry's legs instead of one for the maximum effect. Mantaro is climbing up the hand to help and finally gets to the ring. A he does, he sees Scar face launch into the air with Terry for a Kinniku Driver. He adds a modification to this also, as he locks his legs around Terry's head to increase the effect. He calls this the Ultimate Scar Buster. Meat explains that the only flaw in the Kinniku Buster was the fact that the victim could wiggle his head out of the hold and get free, but that Scar Face has solved this problem and perfected the move. Scar face lands the move and it looks as if a small nuclear device has been set off. Terry is demolished and Scar Face is declared the victor. Meat turns to ask Kevin to explain what he knows about Scar Face, but Kevin is gone. Terry is in great pain, and we see Mantaro howling as the episode ends.
Episode 24	11/30/02	We start off at a ceremony as Harabote (McMadd) introduces Crione Man (Hydrozoa) and Mantaro. Both fighters are lowered down to the stage in life size action figure packaging. Crione Man comes out of his packaging first and takes his seat. Mantaro can't seem to get his package to open and farts while he is attempting to escape. This creates panic as he fills the container with foul gasses. Meat comes to the rescue and releases the bubble, but the entire stage is stunk out. After Mantaro takes his seat, Scar face and Jade are introduced. As they are lowered, it is noticed that Jade is absent from his packaging. Scar Face sits in his chair, and someone from the audience exclaims that he is one of the good guys. Kevin says quietly that they don't know how wrong they are. Scar Face looks around for Jade, but finds Brocken Jr. instead. Harabote is shocked to see Brocken, and they have a quick discussion about Brocken leaving the Hercules Factory, where he was the top trainer. Scar Face roughly grabs Brocken's shoulder and asks him where Jade is at. Brocken twists his arm into and excruciatingly painful hold and tells him never to touch him again. He says that Jade is training for the next days match. car Face belittles Jade, but Brocken Jr. tells him that he will be defeated at the hands of Jade. Harabote wants an explanation of how e knows jade, and Brocken tells the story of how, after they had defeated the original Demon Chojins, there was peace on Earth and that meant no more fighting. The fighting spirit was so much a art of the Brocken family make up that it drove him into depression not to be able to compete any more. One day he returned to his mother's house in Germany, and found a young Jade there. Jade was looking for him and wished to be trained by him. He explained the grueling training that he out jade through. One day while he was training Jade, he noticed that the boy was holding something back from him. He told him to come clean or else. Jade explains that he was an orphan and that his aunt and uncle had cared for him. He returned home one day to find his house burnt down and his aunt in bad shape. Brocken tells him that his powers can only be used for good and not for vengeance, but Jade snaps back that he knows this. He wants to honor his fallen family by training under the great Brocken Jr. Back to the present. Scar face hurls more insults at Jade and Brocken Jr. Mantaro, being the coward that he is, tries to team up with one of the other fighters, but is quickly reminded that he will have to make it alone. Fight day, Meat is looking for Mantaro, but it appears he tied up the fat guard and escaped out a window. He is strolling away, trying to convince himself that he doesn't want to stay on earth anyways and that the other guys can take care of themselves, but he is repeatedly reminded of his need to fight for them by numerous television news reports he passes by. Mantaro is overcome with shame and realizes that he will have to fight. As his match is being announced, Crione Man is introduced and he makes his appearance in a floating block of ice. He breaks free and lands in the ring. Mantaro is announced, but is conspicuously absent. Meat fears he will be disqualified. But suddenly they see Mantaro, swimming out the the ring to fight.
Episode 25	12/14/02	This one starts out with Mantaro and Crione Man facing off in the ring. They charge each other and Mantaro goes low and puts him in a menacing bear hug. Crione Man screams in agony, and then, as if it were an act, he slips out and jumps into the air for a Jelly Body Attack. He opens up his body and falls to engulf Mantaro, but he is repelled and Mantaro uses the opportunity to reverse suplex him on to the top of his head. It is explained that Mantaro has an adversity to water (especially baths) so he is not easily absorbed into Crione's body, but is instead immune to the attack. He stays put and applies more pressure to Crione Man's neck and head. After a few minutes, Crione slips away again and Mantaro puts him into a Scorpion Lock (similar to Terry's Clover Hold) and wrenches pain into the back of Crione Man. Crione does a few pushups to gain leverage and pushes off Mantaro towards the ropes. He launches a nasty drop kick to the small of Mantaro's back and Mantaro heads over the top rope. Mantaro lands outside of the ring with his foot caught on the top rope, just inches from the water. Meat tells him not to get wet, because if he does, then Crione will be able to suck him into his body. Irked at the save, Crione begins to cut away the ropes with his hand which he morphs into a blade of ice. Mantaro tries to escape, and mutters that Sieuchin better give him a sign if he wants him to keep fighting. Suddenly, Mantaro freezes as he sees Rinko and her friends shedding their outer garments to reveal their swimsuits. Mantaro takes this as a sign, as the girls mutter that they just had a strange notion, like a voice in the back of their head, telling them to get into their suits. Nakano San (in his 2 piece bikini) says the voice was similar to that of a walrus. With all the distractions, Crione Man knocks Mantaro into the ocean. Mantaro is splashing around and Crione Man lassoes him back into the ring. Mantaro is covered in crustaceans and star fish, and Crione begins to lick him. Mantaro reaches out to hit Crione, but his hand gets stuck inside Crione Man's torso. He tries to pull his hand free, and uses his leg for leverage against the pull, but it gets sucked in also. Before you know it, he is completely immersed in Crione's body. While Mantaro is in the fetal position inside Crione Man's bloated body, Jade and Brocken Man Jr. discuss his chances for victory. Brocken has confidence that Mantaro can't be to far removed from his father. As he usually does in a tight spot, Mantaro pisses himself, and Crione, disgusted at the filth, expels him into orbit. After landing with a tremendous crash, he gets up and Crione Man charges him. When he reaches him, Mantaro puts Crione Man in a headlock, launches into the air and slams Crione's head into the top of the ring post (Stone Cold Steiner), as Crione did to Sieuchin with the XYZ Crash. He drops the limp body of Crione Man into the sea and begins his victory dance. After a while, Crione hasn't resurfaced and Mantaro lays down to peer over the edge of the ring and something bursts through the center of the mat and hovers above. We see the shadow of a rather large squid! Crione Man has morphed himself into a giant squid and spears Mantaro in the gut with the pointed top of his squid head. Back to Crione form, he morphs into his magnifying glass mode. As Mantaro clutches his gut, Crione send a blast of sunlight that causes Mantaro to erupt with flames. He jumps into the ocean again to douse the fire. Crione sends another burst at Mantaro, and Mantaro is seen sinking to the bottom of the ocean. In his dire predicament, he tries to think happy thought to encourage himself, but he is interrupted by a group of small octopi who immerse him in ink. A minute later, Mantaro burst out of the ocean, with octopi attached. He jumps toward Crione and the octopi spray ink all over the lens of his magnifying glass. AS he lands, there is banter about Mantaro being smart and realizing that an ink covered lens can't focus light at him, but he explains he thought if Crione got dirty, he would give up and go home. Regardless, the move worked, and Mantaro, vowing revenge for his defeated friends, sends a strong kick to the lens, cracking it.
Episode 26	12/14/02	Mantaro kicks the lends again, this time shattering it, but Crione Man uses the shards of glass, which have now morphed into sharp sea shells, as projectiles, and pummels Mantaro with a barrage of flying spears! He then morphs to a huge jelly fish and uses his tentacles to slap the hell out of him. He morphs back to his regular form and slams Mantaro to the canvas under his thighs. Rinko, seeing enough, grabs Nakano San's microphone and cheers on Mantaro over the loud speakers. She encourages him to fight for his friends and his honor. Crione laughs at her attempt and suplexes Mantaro into the ocean, where he sinks again. Crione Man rises into the air and begins to suck in a vast amount of air, while Mantaro, sinking farther, is rescued by the octopi, who swim him towards the surface. Crione releases his gust of air and freezes the ocean surface, and Mantaro is seen busting through, encased in ice. Crione sucks in the frozen Mantaro into his body again, as Mantaro sinks this time into unconsciousness. He dreams of Sieuchin as an angel coming to get him, and is suddenly awakened. He realizes that the voice WAS Sieuchin who is sitting ringside in his wheelchair. Terry the Kid is there in crutches as is Gazelleman still bandaged up. They cheer on Mantaro. Mantaro, now beginning to suffocate, tries to escape, but Crione Man pops out the rib cage and traps him inside. As Mantaro is trapped inside, the crowd seems to think he is done for, but suddenly there appears a dark liquid streaming inside of his body. Next we see the octopi climbing out of Mantaro's outfit. Soon Crione's entire torso is black with ink, and he decides to hurry up and finish it off with the XYZ Crash. As Crione launches, Rinko grabs the mic again and encourages Mantaro to fight on! As Crione Man begins his decent, Mantaro powers up and breaks off a rib, using it to stab a hole in Crione, big enough to get his arms out. He reaches out and grabs the post, suspending them. AS they drop to the ring, Mantaro still encased in Crione, Meat and the other wonder why Crione was in such a rush to do the XYZ move. It is noticed that the octopus ink is revealing his organs, and that is why he wanted to finish Mantaro so quick, before his organs got noticed and pummeled. Suddenly a tropical storm appears and Sieuchin and the other begin to chant "Mantaro, Mantaro" (Kid Muscle, Kid Muscle). Soon the entire audience is cheering him on. Jade asks Brocken if the cheers really help, and Brocken explains that the power of friendship is the one of the greatest powers. Mantaro powers up and begins to strain against the confines of the rib cage. Jade, harkening Brocken's word, and wanting to help Crione Man, rushes to the edge of the water and begins to cheer his compatriot on! Crione tells him to stop making a fool of himself, that he needs no help. He launches another XYZ Crash But Mantaro breaks free. Crione lands with a thud, with a gaping hole in his midsection. Mantaro sets up for a move we haven't seen yet, called the YOA move or alphabet soup, and lands powerfully, winning the match. He exclaims that he won because of the power of friendship!
End Japanese Season 1
Episode 27	02/01/03	Mantaro (Kid Muscle) is seen raising his arms in victory, as Crione Man (Hydrozoa) is being driven away on a medical boat. Once ashore, they load his stretcher into an ambulance, while Jade (Jaeger) stands by worried. Scar Face (Eskara) razzes him about being concerned for Crione, and tells him there isn't anything he can do, so stop worrying. Jade gets pissed off and socks Scar Face right in the jaw, sending him back. Right then, Crione calls to Jade. He says that Scar Face is right, that there is nothing he can do for him now, but that he saved his life in the ring. Jade is puzzled, and explains that when Mantaro's friends were cheering him on, they gave Mantaro power, while Crione's drained. It was only when Jade began to cheer for him, that he was able to at least lose with some dignity. He mentions that he was too proud to accept the help while he was in the ring, but realizes the power of friendship now. Jade starts to shed tears and Scar Face rags on him again, they begin to argue again. The scene opens with an aerial view of the ring and the announcer says that Jade will Fight Scar Face in 30 minutes, after lunch break. Inside the restaurant, Mantaro is working on him bazillionth bowl of Gyuudon (beef rice bowl), and Meat wonders where he puts it all. Gazelleman (Dik Dik van Dik) says it's because he as all the empty space where his brain used to be. Mantaro gets pissed but Rinko (Rochelle) buts in, explaining that it's just some friendly ribbing. Tamaki and Keiko (Rinko's friends) say that two stomachs and no brain would make Mantaro's actions more explainable. Terry says that it is a parasite living in Mantaro's stomach. But Sieuchin (Wally Tusket) comes to the aid of Mantaro and says it is wrong to tease him for his eating habits. They should be teasing him about his smell. The guys bust out in laughter, as Mantaro goes into one of his fantasy spells, saying that he is all alone, but he hears the voice of one coming up the stairs to see him, he snaps out of the dream and sees Sieuchin's sister coming up, saying that she knew Mantaro had to be there, she could smell him. She is followed up by Sieuchin's mom, and there is some more mindless banter, when they notice that the water around the ring is being covered with tiles, to form a floor. Mantaro whines about not getting the same preference, when we cut to the ring, where Jade is warming up with Brocken Jr. It is mentioned that with Brocken in his corner, Jade will have a tremendous advantage. Scar face is in his corner, leaning against the ropes. He asks Jade if he wants to spice up the match with a few ring modifications, and Jade agrees. Rinko wonders what the mods will be, and Mantaro speculates that it could be the spider web modification, where rope is tied all over the ring like a spider web. He also speculates about maze walls installed, and the turnbuckles being turned into fire hydrants. Gazelleman berates him for his idiocy, as we see a cement truck pull ringside. When Brocken sees the truck, he begins to freak out and shake uncontrollably. As cement is poured out onto the canvas, Mac Metaphor (Japanese name?) wonders about the cement and turns to get Nakano San's (Doc Nakano's) opinion, but instead finds Sieuchin's little sister. Cut to a scene with Nakano San bound to a chair under a spotlight, similar to an interrogation room, and we see Sieuchin's mother flatten him with a cement hammer. Back to Sieuchin's sister, as she explains that the cement hammer caused greater pain than a spring hammer would, and thus the added cement to the ring. Brocken continues to freak out, as Jade tries to calm him. Meat explains that he is traumatized by a cement match he fought with Ramen Man along time ago, where he was beaten pretty badly. And that it has left him scarred for life. Jade helps Brocken to a chair, and Terry the Kid mentions that Scar Face is pretty crafty, with Brocken out, Jade has lost his edge. Brocken is still immobilized by his trauma, but Jade gives him some spark, as he mentions that he is deeply indebted to Brocken for all his sacrifice. And that he can draw on his previous training to defeat Scar face. Inside the ring, introductions are made and Scar Face taunts Jade, causing Jade to charge. Jade attacks with a flurry of kicks, but Scar Face dodges them all and sets up Jade for a power slam onto the concrete. Jade balances on his legs, using them for leverage, as they come down, thus avoiding the mat. He reverses the hold, and slams Scar Face tot he cement, with his knees deep into the sides of Scar Face's mid section. Before Jade launches a flurry of punches, he pauses. Scar Face taunts him to pummel him, but Jade realizes that if he does, he will give Scar Face the leverage to put him into a triangle arm hold. Jade uses his knees and thighs as leverage to crush Scar Face's rib cage. He then switches to a full body arm lock. On the side lines, Meat wonders why Brocken is so traumatized. Scar face bends his arm and over powers the arm lock. He reverses and puts Jade into a choke sleeper hold. Jade starts to go blurry, but before he passes out, he hears familiar voices from the crowd, cheering him on. He looks to see a familiar woman. Flashback to when Jade was little, he is approached by a smiling woman who gives him some hot dogs for free, in support of his training to be a Justice Super Hero (Muscle League). He is encouraged and launches himself and Scar Face into the air, still in the choke hold. In mid air, he flips up and boots the head of Scar Face, causing him to release his choker. In the stands, Mantaro, dressed as a young Jade, hits up the ladies for some free hot dogs, but she clobbers him instead. In the ring, Jade slams Scar Face backwards, head first into the concrete mat. But before he comes down, Scar face turns his blade like locks into real blades and uses them to absorb the shock of the impact. Jade is astonished and Scar Face uses the pause to slice at Jade's gut with his blades. Using his hair blades (Swallow Tail) he digs out a huge divot of concrete and hurls it at Jade, smashing him into a corner. Jade is in low spirits, but it seems that Brocken is come alive again. He cheers Jade on, and explains to him that he helped him to overcome his fear of cement, and that Brocken can use his defeats as lessons to help Jade become a better wrestler. Jade is encouraged, as Brocken tells him to be flexible to defeat his opponent. He uses the Great Wind analogy, about how the giant oak breaks in the harsh wind, but the sapling doesn't because it can bend. It is flexible, and so, overcomes adversity. Jade repeats this mantra to himself, as he and Scar Face charge each other.
Episode 28	02/01/03	Scar Face is sending a flurry of attacks at Jade, and has been for the past 30 minutes, but Jade has avoided everyone. Jade lands a brutal kick to Scar Face's chest and is the process of another, when he gets knocked to the canvas by a solid punch. On the way down, he kicks at Scar Face and again, squeezes at Scar Face's midsection with his thighs. Scar Face escapes this hold by using his Swallow Tail hair to slash at Jades front torso, leaving deep gouges. Brocken yells at Jade and Scar Face taunts Jade more, saying that Brocken is a washed up has been. Jade is infuriated, but Scar Face again digs out a concrete divot and hurls it at Jade. Scar face is shocked as he sees the middle of the concrete begin to melt away, and the sky turns red, symbolizing the Baron's Red Rain (Red Rain of Pain). Jade charges Scar Face, as he goes for the Red Rain, but Brocken tells him to calm down, it is not time. Scar Face catches his hand and while in the stand still, tells Jade that Brocken was the one who burned down his families house, in order to get this young apprentice to his side. He begins to try to twist everything around to make Brocken out to be some monster. Jade is infuriated and unleashes the Red Rain on Scar Face, sending him tot he concrete. Brocken worries about Jade's lack of control, and Jade turns on Brocken, chopping off part of the corner post and hurling it at him. Scar Face gets up behind Jade and Jade turns, charging him with his Red Rain again, but this time, Scar Face catches the hand with his foot (claw), but Jade sets him up for a Beef Cake hammer, which is reversed into a side slam by Scar Face. Jade is smashed into the concrete. Jade rises up and begins to yell at Brocken, telling him it is all his fault and that he should go away and leave him alone. Scar Face lowers his visor and as Jade again charges with the Baron's Red Rain, but Scar Face shoots a beam from his visor at him, and grabs his arn in a vicious arm lock. The hot dog lady berates Jade for acting like a spoiled brat. She explains that they were suspicious of Brocken at first, but one day they saw him kneeling at the graves of Jade's aunt and uncle, he was talking about how he appreciated them taking him in as their own when he left Jade with them, but that he was ready to be the father that he should. Jade is shocked to find out that Brocken is his dad. Meanwhile, Scar Face has managed to cut off all blood supply to Jade's hand, making it lame, and disabling his ability to use the Red Rain. He then sets him up for his modified version of the Kinniku-Buster, called the Ultimate Scar Buster. He lands, shattering the ring and sending concrete shards everywhere. As his limp body falls to the mat, Brocken recovers the Skull totem that Jade had. Scar Face, victorious talks about demolishing Mantaro next. Scar Face is announced to be the winner, and lifts his Mask of Madness to power down. Jade hobbles to stand and congratulates Scar Face on his victory. Scar Face insults him as he crumbles back to the canvas, and Mantaro jumps into the ring to stick up for Jade and berate Scar Face for being a poor sport. They starts to go at it, but Harabote (Vance McMadd) steps in between them. Outside the ring, a teary eyed Brocken approaches Mantaro and gives him the Skull. Meat explains that the Skull is a powerful heirloom passed down from Brocken to Brocken, and explains that Brocken must have a great deal of respect for Mantaro to entrust him with the totem, as an aid to defeat Scar Face. Harabote announces the final match in 4 days, but that tonight it is going to be a gala event. Kevin Mask mumbles that he will make sure Mantaro wins by default. At the gala, there are lots of Chojins (Hercules Factory heroes) to be seen. Once again we see Mantaro shoveling down the Gyuudon. Meat razzes him again, and Mantaro breaks into his Cow Song routine. Scar Face, surrounded by the ladies, shows off by squeezing a pineapple and a apple into juice into a glass, and says that is what he will do to Mantaro's head. Mantaro tries to sow him up by doing the same with a watermelon, but only succeeds in juicing Rinko's (Rochelle's) new designer outfit. She get pissed and pummels him. Meanwhile a waiter purposely bumps into Scar Face, spilling drink all over him. He apologizes profusely and explains that if he will follow him, he will get him a fresh change of clothes. After a log hall trip, Scar Face gets suspicious and questions the waiter, who refers to him as "Mars". Scar Face/Mars is surprised and grabs at the waiters head to pull off a mask and reveal Kevin Mask. Kevin wastes no time in putting Scar Face/Mars into a Tower Bridge hold. While he has him in the Tower Bridge, Kevin Mask berates Scar Face for his deception. He says he will reveal his identity to Harabote, but Scar Face says he won't, because he owes him his life. Flash back to Scar Face, Kevin Mask and others hanging on for dear life to a spiked log over a pit of molten lava. Kevin Mask slips and starts to fall, but Scar Face agrees to save him, if he will reveal his father's secret to him. Kevin agrees and is saved. Back to reality, Scar Face breaks free of the Tower Bridge and slams Kevin to the ground. He says that if he tells anyone, that Robin Mask will die. There is a crowd in the hall way who hears the commotion, and as they approach, Kevin flees. They get to Scar Face, who explains that he was ambushed, and the group starts to go looking for the perp, but Scar Face warns them off. Meanwhile the angry mob of Scar Face's lady fans thinks that Mantaro was the culprit and chases him up and down the halls.
Episode 29	02/22/03	We see Mantaro (Kid Muscle) on a cliff overlooking the sea, as the announcer explains that he has demolished Scar Face, and there isn't anything left for him to do. Rinko (Rochelle) comes up behind him explaining that his dinner is ready,and he asks if the kids are in bed, she says yes, and he mentions that he isn't really hungry, hinting at something amorous. It is mentioned that Mantaro has been a changed man, ever since he pummeled Scar Face and proposed to Rinko in the ring thereafter. Cut to Mantaro and Rinko being married by Meat. Time to kiss the bride, and she morphs into Sieuchin (Wally Tusket). Mantaro wakes up, it's all a dream. Scar Face (Eskara/Mars) is busy reading a news paper in his hotel room, when he comes across an article about the power of friendship and how it has propelled Mantaro to the finals. He vows to get rid of the friends first. Later that night, as Mantaro and company exit a diner, they are confronted by Scar Face who taunts them. The guys charge him. They charge him and he slashes Sieuchin and Gazelleman (Dik Dik van Dik) and suspends them by their collars. A few more words are exchanged and Scar Face slams down the two. Terry and Mantaro charge, but Scar Face launches to avoid their attack. The next day, Meat and Mantaro leave the hospital and Mantaro is depressed because of his friends injuries. Meat counsels him and explains that he needs to prep for the match tomorrow. When he is done explaining, he notices that Mantaro has ditched again. Kid is sitting alone somewhere, when he hears Rinko and the girls talking on the other side of a fence. He listens more closely and hears the girls talking about Mantaro, and about how she would like to cuddle with him and take him for long walks and how cute he is, etc. etc. Mantaro gets all jazzed up and begins to daydream, which turns into the same dream as before and he freaks and runs off. The girls are startled at the noise and wonder what it was. Then they go back to cooing over the puppy who Rinko has named Mantaro because of a similar tuft of hair on his forehead. That night, Meat comes out of the house to see what all the commotion is, and is amazed to see Mantaro training so hard. He thinks it is because of his influence, but Mantaro's inspiration is Rinko. He plans on proposing to Rinko after beating Scar Face in the match tomorrow. The next morning, there is a press conference and Nakano San is wondering where the match will be held. Harabote (Vance McMadd) explains that the new venue will be the coliseum from the Hercules Factory. We see multiple space ships ferrying in the huge venue and it is almost dropped on Harabote's head. The crowds are lining up to get the tour of the new venue, and Harabote leads the way. Along the way, they pass by numerous statues of champions and Meat points out a short stocky one and pokes fun at it. Harabote is irked, it is a statue of him. Inside the inner sanctum, there are huge gold statues of the best fighters, Terry Man, Ramen Man, Kinnikuman Suguru (King Muscle), Robin Mask and Warsman. Down inside the coliseum, the place is packed! Mantaro is announced and a platform is raised from the ground with that same action figure packaging as before. Mantaro is HUGE. He busts through the plastic bubble ad makes his way to the top. All the exercise has buffed him out, and he is also wearing the Brocken Skull around his neck. He is pumped up because of his inspiration from Rinko and takes note of her on his way to the ring. Scar Face is introduced and he exits the packaging and walks slowly to the ring. He sees Kevin Mask in the stands and grumbles a bit. Cut to Kevin Mask and we see Brocken approaching behind him, coming down the stairs. He takes the seat directly in front of Kevin and hints that Kevin is hiding a secret. Kevin, of course, denies this. Referees are announced and it is Buffalo Man, Rikishiman and Jessie Maybia who will officiate. Inside the ring, Mantaro and Scar Face are warming up, when the bell is tolled. Scar Face charges, but Mantaro dodges with lightning fast speed. Mantaro comes at him with super quick Mongolian chops to the sides of his neck. Unrelenting, he manages to injure Scar Face. He starts to dream of Rinko again. Scar face swings a few times at Mantaro, and misses every time as Mantaro skillfully dodges. He manages to catch his arm, and Scar Face tosses Mantaro at the ropes for a ricochet. As Mantaro comes off the ropes, he turns and farts, launching himself out of range of Scar Face's impending attack. The coliseum gags at the stench, and Scar face is momentarily dazed, allowing Mantaro opportunity to land a vicious pile driver. Rinko's puppy takes off at the smell of the fart and Rinko begins to chase him. Mantaro is showboating on the corner post of the ring while Meat yells at him to keep his focus. Rinko nears the ring yelling for Mantaro (her puppy) and Mantaro (wrestler) thinks she is calling for him. He sees her scoop up the puppy and realizes that the conversation he overheard on the other side of the fence the day before was about the puppy, not him. He is disheartened and flops to the canvas. As he is sitting there, Scar Face towers over him. Grabbing his arm in an arm lock, he slams to the canvas, putting Mantaro in excruciating pain. He lets up and Mantaro rises, grabbing at his arm. Scar Face launches for a reverse flip off the corner top rope, and lands a HUGE belly flop on the middle of Mantaro's back.
Episode 30	03/01/03	Mantaro (Kid Muscle) is rolling around in the fetal position crying and whimpering, while Scar Face(Eskara) stands triumphantly. Some banter follows and Mantaro bursts out laughing. He tells Scar Face to go ahead and finish him off, so the match can be done with, and Scar Face obliges and launches into the air. From the crown, Kevin Mask yells at Mantaro to get up and fight, but Brocken Jr. admonishes him to sit down and be quiet. He says that Mantaro may have a sneaky move up his sleeve. Coming down, Scar Face positions himself for a huge belly flop on Mantaro, but Mantaro leaps into the air to catch him in the Kinniku-Buster. Scar Face says he was expecting that, and slips his head free from Mantaro, reversing it into a falling pedigree. He slams Mantaro's back, neck and shoulders violently into the canvas. Mantaro is down. Scar Face rants and raves about the flaws of the Kinniku-Buster and how he perfected the move by adding the triangle leg lock over the opponents head, and renamed it the Ultimate Scar Buster. Mantaro gets up, pissed that he is insulting his move. Scar Face insists that it is outdated, and Mantaro locks him into another Kinniku-Buster and launches up. The debate continues in the air, and Scar Face once again roves his point, but this time, he does the "Number Crunch" and reverses their positions by spinning clockwise, with Mantaro now locked in the Kinniku-Buster. He lands, and before Mantaro passes out, he pleads with Meat to tell him that the Kinniku-Buster is not flawed, but that somehow, he screwed it up. Meat shakes his head, and admits that the Kinniku-Buster isn't perfect, and Mantaro falls to the canvas, out like a light. Scar Face boasts that the Number Crunch is old also. Buffalo Man confirms this, as he was the one to do it on Kinnikuman Suguru in their youth. But how does Scar Face know of this only the Seigi Chojins (Muscle Leaguers) are supposed to know about this. Scar Face starts to stomp Mantaro, while he is out, taunting him to get up. Kevin gets up to stop him, but Brocken says that the damage is already done. Kevin explains that Scar Face is just getting started. Rikishiman yells at Scar Face to stop stomping his unconscious opponent, that is is not becoming of a Hercules Factory Graduate. Scar Face ignores him. Kevin and Brocken Man continue their conversation, and Brocken coaxes him into telling what he knows about Scar Face. Buffalo Man and Rikishiman approach the ring to pull Scar Face off, but just them Kevin Mask runs up to ringside to confess his secrets. Scar Face seeming a bit worried, tells Kevin to butt out. Kevin starts to speak, and he flashes back to the deal he made on the log when Scar Face saved his life in return for the secrets about his father. Scar Face warns Kevin to shut up, but Kevin continues, explaining that Scar Face knows about the Kinniku-Buster weaknesses because he told him about them. Kevin knew because his father had broken confidence and told him. He also explains that his true name isn't Scar Face, but rather Malice (Mars), and that he is pure evil. Scar Face tells Kevin that he is shamed, now that the secret is out that he betrayed his father, and his father, the Seigi Chojins (Muscle League). Brocken tries to console him, explaining that everyone makes mistakes, but Scar Face says that Kevin has hidden an even greater secret. Scar Face is DMP. Scar Face shows his DMP insignia and explains that when Sunshine blew up the DMP headquarters, he emerged unscathed and highly pissed. He decided he would dismantle the Hercules Factory from within, and then demolish their best wrestler to prove himself as the new leader of the DMP! There are calls for Harabote (Vance McMadd) to disqualify Scar Face because he is DMP, and has no place in the tournament. Scar Face says he has already accomplished what he came for, and points to the prone body of Mantaro, and says it doesn't matter if he is disqualified. Scar Face leaves the ring and begins to walk away, when Harabote yells for him to stop. He says that Scar Face graduated the Hercules Factory and therefore has every right to be in the tournament. As Scar Face returns to the mat, Brocken says that he will avenge Jade. He calls out to Jade, and we see Jade stirring in the ICU of a hospital. He awakens and screams. Scar Face launches to finish off Mantaro, and while falling down, prepares for a Swallow Tail Attack, and converts his feathers into blades. While Scar Face is coming down, the Skull on Mantaro's neck begins to glow. Scar Face lands his attack, but is surprised to find himself stuck in the canvas, and Mantaro up and standing. It is noticed that Mantaro may be up, but he still has the blank eyes, as if he is still out of it. AS the Skull begins to glow again, Mantaro raises his arms and shouts (similar to Jade), and we see the face of Jade superimposed in the background.