#Nillious

[whiplashisthinkingaboutbakugan]

One thing I think sucks is how the Bakugan seem to have less personality as the series goes on. I’m not touching the third reboot with a ten foot poll I’m a full grown adult. I only have the patience for one reboot. I say this to say I can’t speak on that one. But I watched both Battle Brawlers and Battle Planet.

When I got to Mechtanium surge I got sad that they switched Shun and Marucho’s Bakugan again. Marucho hasn’t had a compelling Bakugan since Elphin. And while I like Elphin…Preyas was the best Bakugan personality wise in the whole series. Nobody made you have more fun on screen. Aquamos was fine. He had a distinct personality just less of one? When they actually made him pretty much only say ‘cool is the rule’ I knew it was Jover. Whoever Marucho has now, their entire personality is just being angry and I’m not a fan!!! Don’t give Bakugan just one personality trait. Preyas had it allllll ugh.

Shun and Skyress’ dynamic was special. The way she left the show was special too. She came back on occasion as well which felt more real. I remember Shun having to adjust to Ingram. Hawktor and Ingram were kind of similar to me but also yooo Ingram was transmasc? Real. Whoever Shun is with now is just his personality again which is less interesting. At least Hawktor seemed to have new opinions.

Runo, Alice, and Julie never switched Bakugan but what happened to theirs?? I await Mechtanium Surge to answer. But all of them had banger dynamics with their Bakugan.

Every new important character has some kind of dynamic with their Bakugan. That I can say. The arc with Rubinoid in Gundalian Invadors really got me. Even Anubius has a dynamic with his Bakugan if I recall correctly.

I think instead of swapping out Shun and Marucho’s Bakugan, you either give them multiple Bakugan or just do what every season does; add more characters with new Bakugan.

I liked Battle Planet. S3 or Geogan Rising was rough but I liked the other seasons for the most part. But the only Bakugan I can say that had personalities was Pharol, Nillious, Drago, and Trox on occasion. We’re going to put aside the Bakugan that were villains in the series cause they kind of don’t count for what I’m talking about. Of course Viloch and Tikko have personalities they’re the villains. But I can’t really think of an iconic villain and Bakugan duo. The reboot does a lot more Gus and Vulcan kind of pairings rather than Barodius and Dharak yknow? I can’t really think of what’s unique in the dynamic of Hydrous and reboot Shun. Or if Hydrous really had a personality. Drago in this show seems way more laid back and less…there. In the reboot they brawlers hardly spend time bonding with their Bakugan minus that one season they got new ones, and it was a little disappointing. Drago and Dan’s bond felt right because it’s always Dan and Drago. I do see them have a dynamic sometimes in the reboot but it’s so much less pronounced. Pegatrix and Lia just have the same personality and Trox is usually the same with Winton minus when they disagree. Honestly with Dan’s other friends they don’t really go past “mmm I don’t know about that,” when their Brawlers are being a little silly. I could be wrong as I said I watched it all when each season dropped.

Magnus and Nillious Dynamic is significant because of the whole age thing. Magnus had to push to bond with Nillious to understand him. It was compelling! Pharol’s personality had always been compelling. He’s inquisitive and competitive. He guides Ajit emotionally and Ajit tells him about the world. These two are my favorite reboot characters so I am biased but I think this is at least some of the reason why. They feel like they really fit Bakugan.

The most compelling villain in the reboot that isn’t Magnus was Haavik but Haavik’s Bakugan didn’t have a personality!

The reboot got one thing right, not replacing the cast or brawlers or Bakugan. What they got wrong was not putting depth in their dynamic. I fear the worst of this trend continues.

TLDR never trade out your star of the show (Preyas.)

REAL TLDR: I love these shows most when Brawler and Bakugan share that bond of friendship that the show’s all about. Make sure I can feel it. Dan and Drago changed my life. I wanna make sure that if Bakugan can do that it does with those feelings it gave me.

THATS WHY YOU SHOULDNT TURN THEM INTO BEYBLADES. Goodnight Tri-state area.

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finally started making GIFs

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Elemental Darkus x Darkus Core Nillious x Eenoch | Legends

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My heart is always gonna be with gen 1 bakugan esp storywise but I do LOVE the gen 2 designs. These are my faves from my collection

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Diamond Nillious Unboxing! | Bakugan (Gen 3)

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nillious takes over x city 2024

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Nillious from Bakugan Battle League

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Hello there Nillious fans.

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Oops I made bakugan ocs

They often battle together and are very gay

The brown haired one is tired most of the time and has been through a lot, hence the grey in the hair. They're also a bit suspicious of the pink haired one

The pink haired one is exitable and very energetic. She has a hard time calming down when experiencing strong emotions

The pink haired one is a darkus brawler and uses nillious. The brown haired one is a ventus brawler and uses garganoid

[whiplashisthinkingaboutbakugan]

Breaking my silence on how Magnus was handled throughout the series. I very much wasn’t silent in the DMs and VCs with my friends but NONETHELESS.

This post is long (not my longest) prepare:

S1 Magnus was compelling as hell like there’s nothing to talk about that I can add substance to. His character arc of learning to value himself rather than just his strength and bringing him strength. Dan saving Magnus from Tikko lives in my brain dude.

Him running himself ragged for Emily GODDDDD ALMOST NO OTHER CHARACTER IN THIS SHOW HAS THAT DEPTH. I can count them on my hand.

S2 Magnus felt like a natural progression. He’s got no idea what to do with himself now that he isn’t working for AAANIMUS girl I get it. Go be Batman. This was Ajit’s season it was Magnus’ turn to be the weird 3rd party. I think he should have been a bit more involved with the team but whatever.

I do think at this point he should have joined the team too. Having him figure it out for a bit is good but the natural progression of his character leads him to team up with Dan permanently. He learns individual strength, then he finally allows himself to rely on others. Step by step process.

TLDR I like S2 Magnus but his Batman arc didn’t have to last an entire season.

S3: Hi Geogan Rising. In the great words of Jeffrey Ridgway Sr. ; what the hell was even that. I think they just sent Magnus to Vestroia so they didn’t have to deal with him. When there could have been a cool moment of him finding Dan in Vestroia like they advertised?? Then just adding him in to fight Dan at the end was sooooo cheap like…I get Magnus is necessary for the plot but this was not the 3D chess move both Magnus and the creators thought it was. Why make Magnus involved with the world ending plot and not on the Brawlers side at all??

They just tossed him around like a sack of potato’s and it showed. I believe they never knew what to do with Magnus after S1 but it’s so evident with this season. Even then S2 was still a good move in the right direction they just never finished the job.

I also hate the de-aging plot because the whole point of Magnus’ arc is that despite him not being the correct age his bond with Nillious is strong enough they can communicate anyway!!! I ignore it every chance I get. Magnus is a year or two older than the main cast and that’s ok!!!

S4: ok I say this as a Bakugan Evolutions liker. WEIRD MOVE BUT OK. Hello and welcome to Fire Emblem 3 Houses Bakugan addition. The Mr. Magnus thing kills me. Bro his name is Magnus Black. Yes I’m still on about this. I actually really liked his role in this. Being with the Brawlers and directly helping them but still doing his own thing? It’s almost like Armored Alliance again accept he’s around more. His dynamic with Dan was really cute this season.

Dan defending him like no tomorrow even though Athena speculating he was a bad guy wasn’t even a horrible idea was genuinely the funniest thing ever. GIRL I GET IT YOU LIKE THAT BOYYYY.

Do I think he should have joined the Brawlers here? Yes. Do I think it’s weird Athena joins before he does? Especially. I wasn’t even sure if she counted as one of the Brawlers till they brought her back in S5. I really thought she was another Aay or Kurin.

TLDR I like Magnus in this season but what they do with his character is still nonsensical. Him being a teacher??? Bro is like 14. Why do you both want him in the story and not at the same time. It’s so weird!

S5: Y’know I never thought they’d do it. At a certain point I thought Magnus would be Tuxedo Mask forever. By that I mean never to join the party always beside it.

Bad analogy aside they did it! For 80% of S5 Magnus was a Brawler and it….was pretty good. I think they should have actually portrayed his bonding with the group rather than it happening off screen with Dan not around because I still cannot name what dynamic he has with any Brawler on that team other than Ajit and Dan. Maybe Lia and Athena but that’s if I extrapolate on minor interactions.

But seeing Nillious and Drago fuse was the highlight of the series tbh. IM STILL TRYING TO GET MYSELF THAT BAKUGAN! I couldn’t find it anywhere in stores when I watched the show.

S5 was about a 3/4ths baked version of what Magnus’ series long arc lead up to. If only they’d really sealed the deal and let him be vulnerable. Him working with the others as a team was a pretty good compromise though.

Overall??? He should have spent more time with Emily. Y’know, the reason he was a villain in the first place was cause he wanted to save her. I love that emo boy he’s so funny. He’s peak edgy and it’s very endearing to me. My baby son boy!! I wish you and your gay ass boyfriend the best I’m so serious!!!

Magnus is one of the few characters in this show that suits OG Bakugan to me. That’s a post for another day.

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noiceeeeee

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Haos Platinum Nillious | Evolutions

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Here's my prediction of the Bakugan logo for Generation 4

Yes, Dan Kouzo is coming back as well, and it has returning Bakugan names like:

Dragonoid

Trox

Pegatrix

Hydorous

Howlkor

Pharol

Nillious

Etc.

[logogofromkeron]

Galactic Special Attack Nillious Unboxing! | Bakugan (Gen 3)

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an edit i made.

nillious holding dran sword 3-80b.

[seizerofdarkness]

.......ABOUT TIME THEY PICK UP A BAKUCORE.

They shoot Nova Light at Drago x Nillious and...

Drago, Nillious and their children.

The floor is needlessly arguing.

So many Dragos.

Ending the show with a bang...

Dan gets back up and deploys...

The first Drago he's ever started with.

Time for Hanoj to get hit with the power of a new generation!

Time to hibernate.

And now, time to fix Vestroia!

Y'ALL

Buzzy, now independent from Hanoj, can transport people between planets, nice!

...aw come on.

Vestroia and Earth keep pulling away. Meaning they split. Can't they just invent a rocket or a teleporter? Or ask a certain Michael Gehabich to solve the problem!

Oh...

Too far, means they can't draw energy from Vestroia. Meaning Bakugans will die eventually.

Hopefully, it's only a goodbye.

And so, life goes on...

Athena attends school with them now.

Dan has trouble getting used to a life without Bakugans.

They can at least share that loneliness with others, friends through past trials.

Dan also visits Pin Point Park, in memory of the Great Collision and everything that came after it. I'm so sorry, Danny boy.

IT IS JUST A GOODBYE, THEY CAN VISIT

AND THE ONES LOST TO HAAVIK AS WELL AS THE JUNKYARD ISLAND GANG ARE BACK

Magnus, please, make sure it's not the end of the world this time.

"last time" Is he referring to all the way back in season 1? Or season 2? Or are they actually having recurring brawls together?

"Bakugan, Brawl!"

And so, ends the legend of the Awesome Ones, the Awesome Brawlers, our dear friends and allies through and thorough, who will have marked their history in this franchise.

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Oh yeah.

There is another.