#razenoid

[shimmy--sham]

I'm ngl Magmel got more patients than me cuz if I saw my rival's Bakugan evolve just from his fucking force of will i'd hang up my cards and become a farmer or some shit in Gundalia

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[runoalice-propaganda]

what is bro doing up there

[marukrawler]

i really like what gi did with the concept of the switch code.

season 3 was when we saw a lot of battler and bakugan pairs change—aranaut lost jin but found a new partner in fabia, rubanoid lost sid but partnered up with linus, lumagrowl lost kazarina, linus lost neo, etc. there were even temporary pairups, such as with dan and hawktor, shun and drago, and ren and rubanoid.

then we were introduced to the switch code which is the idea of the perfect matchup between a bakugan and a battler; a partner who can bring out a bakugan’s maximum potential. this makes sense when you consider that hawktor wasn’t entirely comfortable with dan’s aggressive fighting style and how drago wasn't used to shun's quick and stealthy movements.

ren also gave rubanoid to linus, believing that a pyrus battler could make better use of rubanoid's abilities than he could.

furthermore, barodius knew that he didn't hold the key to maximizing linehalt’s power; that key belonged with ren, which is why barodius went so far out of his way to manipulate ren into doing his bidding.  

a not so quick aside, but i genuinely believe hawktor was the best partner for shun after skyress. he was just the right mixture of bird and ninja, and his rough edo/shitamachi dialect and mannerisms carried an easygoing vibe that just wasn't present with ingram's overly serious and samurai-esque character. hawktor's personality was informal and playful enough without being too close to the level of marucho's usual goofy partners.

it paired off nicely with shun's more reserved and no-nonsense nature instead of adding to it, and i like to think it helped soften him. plus the bird aspect of shun's partners completely disappeared in season 4 with taylean and jakkor and i think it's a very important element to keep.

i'm glad hawktor was introduced in the season that dealt with the idea of perfect pairings and i'm inclined to say shun could have the switch code for hawktor and not skyress. shun and skyress shared a special bond but there was a reason why skyress couldn't stay with him so it's unlikely that shun and skyress would be the right partners for each other in the long run.

this does bring up interesting questions such as: who has aranaut’s switch code? does it lie with fabia or did it lie with jin (and similarly with rubanoid, linus and sid.) did these new partnerships come to pass because there was someone more ideal for them out there? or were they perfect for each other from the very start?

the switch code as a concept is really fascinating, especially when considering the japanese descriptions from the old s1 website. they speak of the bakugan coming to earth through a link with their respective battler, further reinforcing the idea that bakugan and battler bonds are, in a way, predestined.

we see this especially with how all the brawlers met their bakugan (sans runo.) drago came to earth right in the middle of dan’s battle, preyas came to earth months before and still found his way to marucho, golem quite boldly proclaims that julie is the perfect partner for him, skyress came with the wind through the window in shiori’s hospital room because that’s where shun spent most of his time as shiori got sicker, etc.

that's why i find it especially annoying when ms1 takes that concept and makes it needlessly complicated. what was once a special bond between battler and bakugan is now a "key and gate"?

there's such a thing as a "malfunction" in their bond which has nothing to do with dan and drago's unity as a team???

so the switch code no longer represents dan and drago's friendship and compatibility as partners but instead it's a thing that mag mel can physically steal from them?? stealing drago's power to escape is one thing but taking drago's dna code?? when razenoid already has drago's dna code inside of him?? what????

you see how strange it gets and how it starts to make little sense? now dan and drago's switch code has become a macguffin of sorts to drive the plot of ms1 forward when it was once the simple work of fate inevitably pulling two beings together in a partnership (if it hadn't already.) it makes absolutely no sense for code eve's power to be able to change dan and drago's bond of friendship into a key that can then be stolen and used to free the supervillain she imprisoned herself and/or make him stronger. (insert code eve is a terrible orb deity jokes.)

it's disappointing because maybe this could've been the season where dan and drago performed worse as a team because their friendship was put to the test, a callback to season 1 if you will. i like the idea behind the mechtogan, because it's an ability that requires battler and bakugan to be in sync in order to summon and command one, but not the execution because, well, it's a giant robot fighting on behalf of the bakugan. it gets boring to look at real quick.

plus, the idea of being in sync to summon your own mechtogan is dropped in the second half of the season when dan and drago can seemingly share the ability with the rest of their team so. . .what was the point (merch.)

[seizerofdarkness]

The final season has arrived...

YAAAAAAAAS ATHENA AND MAGNUS ARE IN THE OPENING TEAM SHOT NOW (please be permanent)

Oh dear, what now?

kinda cute ngl

The gate is glitchy

Athena still hanging out with them. Wonder how the school's doing now that Faustus' a Bakugan.

This is the first time she visits Auropolis.

Oh dear, the gates are fragile bc of everything the Gate Crushers, Viloch, Wrath and what else happened. I hate that they're getting what they want.

The power of Nova? Isn't that just Japanese Pyrus?

These guys are called the Swarm? Somebody call Ben Tennyson to deal with this.

So this is the Nova Reflector. I'll say, the Gate to Vestroia looked more like a reflector than that. It can unite hearts (wait is Dan gonna pull a Faustus) and reappeared due to the planets splitting.

....uhm.

It's pulling away.

SHIT

NOOOOOOOOO

New evolution!

sorry wha

big mood Dan

A few hours on Vestroia became a week on Earth?! Okay, time dilatation has officially gone off. Dan's also been dethroned.

Magnus replaced him.

Is this our new baddie? He looks like Drago's monochrome grandfather. Also is he the Swarm's dad?

Kinda makes me think of Helios and Razenoid.

[morallygreyvigilante]

I still find it funny how all the "final boss" brawlers were all either aligned with the pyrus or darkus attributes.

Battle Brawlers:

Masquerade & Hydranoid - Darkus

I guess Naga is an exception to that since he wasn't technically aligned with any of the core attributes but his Silent Naga variant seems to lean more towards darkus than any of the other attributes.

New Vestroia:

Spectra & Helios - Pyrus

King Zenoheld & Farbros - Pyrus

Honorable mention to Prince Hydron who was a subterra brawler. However while he was technically one of the main antagonists of the first half of the season, he wasn't actually a brawler until the second half, at which point Zenoheld had already been established as the "final boss".

Additionally, Spectra & Helios switch attribute alignment during a later season but since the switch is to the darkus attribute (and at that point in the series they're no longer enemies) so they're still eligible for this list.

Gundalian Invaders:

Ren Krawler & Linehalt - Darkus

Barodius & Dharak - Darkus

Mechtanium Surge:

Mag Mel & Razenoid - Darkus

Betadron - Darkus

I didn't list Wiseman because he uses all of the Nonet Bakugan which means he wasn't just restricted to one attribute.

There wasn't really any point to this, just a funny little detail. It would've been interesting to see some other attribute as the "final boss" brawler & bakugan duo but I'm fairly happy with the ones we did get.

[clairaquos]

So... We have an old masked man who is after a door and its key that are held by a teenager. After a battle, the masked man got the door. However, the teenager still has the key but isn't able to get back to their mom again for a while due to being stuck in an other dimension...

Did I just resume a part of "Bakugan Mecthanium surge" or a part of "The owl house"?

[iee-kee2]

[senotsuri]

The rest of my Creachures, badly drawn as usual +Trap bakugan!

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[shimmy--sham]

It's genuinely a shame we didn't get to see more stuff like this, like it not only solidified that brawlers are actually part of the fight but it also humanized the bakugan and made them feel like actual characters, characters who could talk and interact with someone besides their assigned brawler.

We got little glimpses here and there, Volt's Mech Bakugan almost crushing Hydron, Lena trying to assassinate Katrina with Phosphos, etc. I'd mention more but those are the only ones I can think of off the top of my head.

Can you imagine how much more personal the fights would be if this happened more?

ESPECIALLY important ones, like fucking hell. Magmel put Dan and Drago through so much shit through out MS, but you're telling me Drago didn't ONCE try to splatter Magmel? Or that Razenoid never ONCE considered crushing Dan?

I mean shit, Zenoheld wanted to straight up genocide the entire Bakugan species but not ONE bakugan decided to actually try and kill this guy? (Granted, Drago did blow up his ship after absorbing all 6 attribute energies.)

Not to mention, there was a whole ass WAR in GI! Why are they still fighting like this is some kind of game?? Dan and crew make some sense, but not ONE of the gundalian Bakugan and soldiers tried to shoot them down? Really??

That's about all I wanted to say, bye bye :3

Man

I gotta say, one of my favorite parts of battle brawlers has GOT to be the hybrid Bakugan arc, SPECIFICALLY, the Darkus and Pyrus hybrids.

You know why? Because they actually tried to hurt Dan and Masquerade.

They were scary because of how badly they were folding Hydra and Drago, sure. They actually made them feel small, helpless even.

But they also went for the brawlers. They ACTUALLY tried to go for the brawlers. We've never seen that happen until now and it genuinely made the fight feel so much more real. It made the partnership between brawler and Bakugan so much more real. They're not just sitting there barking orders while their Bakugan do all the work, they're out running around for their lives all while trying to support their partner to the best of their abilities. They have to actually hide out and plan with their partner, they have to actively risk their lives for said plans to work. They're completely INVOLVED!

[punkcherries]

i was rummaging thru drawers lookin for a pet brush cus shedding and i found some old shit i forgot abt

[gmod]

joshua freeman and his fucked up baku/gan team

[lesslie-sass]

*Invades Neathia*

I should draw him being feral more often

But i mostly draw him post Razenoid, when he became more calm due to Code Eve trauma😶

[seizerofdarkness]

Aquilia, the underwater realm of Aquos.

...wait a damn minute

THOSE SLEEPING BAKUGANS ARE THEIR BAKUGANS

This is the Sanctuary of Regeneration.

Viloch's the reason why Bakugans have been disappearing and the Drome stopped working.

Time to look for Aquilia's relic, with Sharktar and Drago's relic guiding them.

NOT AGAIN

Magnus, pls don't use the same trick.

Un(?)fortunately, he went crazy instead. Check if Razenoid is nearby, first. Shun's also finally gotten over his fear of swimming.

Dan's in a pinch and if he doesn't show up in seconds, he'll be disqualified.

His suit has been breached. He managed to figure out how to get the relic, and Shun could likely give him his suit, but his mission is timed if he doesn't "return from the bathroom" sooner.

He made it in time. Crystal Blue comments those bathrooms had to be very far.

She refuses to make Apophix go Ultimate and uses only one GeoCore to avoid harming him.

Here's Swarmer!

Another victory for the ABs!