(Jun. 08, 2023  8:04 PM)TitaniumNinja74 Wrote: 18) Darkness Unleashed! Winds of Change!
Air Date: July 29th, 2023 at 9:00am (Disney XD US)

It's the final stage of the Champion's Challenge, and the pressure is on when Pax gives Pri some strict instructions on how to use Pandora.

(Jul. 27, 2023  6:27 AM)TitaniumNinja74 Wrote:

(Jun. 08, 2023  8:04 PM)TitaniumNinja74 Wrote: 18) Darkness Unleashed! Winds of Change!
Air Date: July 29th, 2023 at 9:00am (Disney XD US)

It's the final stage of the Champion's Challenge, and the pressure is on when Pax gives Pri some strict instructions on how to use Pandora.

Episode description is now available.

(Jul. 27, 2023  6:27 AM)TitaniumNinja74 Wrote:

(Jun. 08, 2023  8:04 PM)TitaniumNinja74 Wrote: 18) Darkness Unleashed! Winds of Change!
Air Date: July 29th, 2023 at 9:00am (Disney XD US)

It's the final stage of the Champion's Challenge, and the pressure is on when Pax gives Pri some strict instructions on how to use Pandora.

Episode description is now available.

(Jun. 08, 2023  8:04 PM)TitaniumNinja74 Wrote: 18) Darkness Unleashed! Winds of Change!
爆裂と爆風！！
Bakuretsu to Bakufū!!
Air Date: July 29th, 2023 at 9:00am (Disney XD US)

It's the final stage of the Champion's Challenge, and the pressure is on when Pax gives Pri some strict instructions on how to use Pandora.

(Jul. 29, 2023  4:00 PM)Orichalcum Wrote: I like Pri’s character arc, but what is she going to do for the rest of the season?

(Jul. 29, 2023  5:28 PM)UnderbossBlader Wrote:

(Jul. 29, 2023  4:00 PM)Orichalcum Wrote: I like Pri’s character arc, but what is she going to do for the rest of the season?

Probably help Bel and the others deal with Pax when he makes Pandemonium.

(Jul. 29, 2023  5:32 PM)Orichalcum Wrote:

(Jul. 29, 2023  5:28 PM)UnderbossBlader Wrote: Probably help Bel and the others deal with Pax when he makes Pandemonium.

How so? It’s not like she’s going to beat Pax. Matter of fact, what meaningful battles will she even get from here out? The roster’s already been used.

(Jul. 29, 2023  11:50 PM)Cath Wrote: Take it how you want but Pax is an amazingly developed character and actually has a rational plot going for him unlike Lean and Rashad. Definitely the best antagonist we have had since Phi imo.

(Jul. 29, 2023  11:50 PM)Cath Wrote: Take it how you want but Pax is an amazingly developed character and actually has a rational plot going for him unlike Lean and Rashad. Definitely the best antagonist we have had since Phi imo.

(Jul. 30, 2023  1:45 AM)Orichalcum Wrote:

(Jul. 29, 2023  11:50 PM)Cath Wrote: Take it how you want but Pax is an amazingly developed character and actually has a rational plot going for him unlike Lean and Rashad. Definitely the best antagonist we have had since Phi imo.

What? He’s irrefutably better than Phi. Phi was dangerous, but we have no idea what motivates him to destroy beys. With Pax we already know why he wants to control and manipulate Pri. Also manipulation is the newest thing to come to the Burst series. Power is fine, but it’s used by every relevant character so it gets boring after a while. I’d say it’s much more interesting to see the antagonist use their wits to become a threat rather than just destroy everything in his path. But speaking of power, we already know he was international level at his prime and clearly knows his stuff about modern beys, so once he gets in the stadium, he’ll be a force to be reckoned with.

(Aug. 01, 2023  11:53 PM)IsaacGravity Wrote:

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With every passing episode Pax is becoming more of a menace and I love it. Unlike previous villains his motivation while petty and short-sighted as heck is layered and honestly...relatable. Man has the tools to become a major threat.

The battles in the series are just much better handled than anything Post God/Evolution. I was literally at the edge of my seat with Bell vs. Pri Round 3. Then there was the previous episode battle between Valt and Shu.

Two other things I gotta give major credit to is 1. Wakiya for actually trying to uphold order and punish Bell for his actions. It was a long time coming. However, the audience wanting the Dark Prince and his antics despite his rule breaking is very much truth in television in the sports scene.

2. Aiga. This series perfectly shows how far he's truly come since Cho-Z/Turbo. In the past and heck, even in the previous series he reappeared I could easily see him running up to Pax and going off on him. Here? Nope he humbled and talked him down but still kept his edge on things. Now he lives rent free in Pax's head as a result lol.

No seriously, I love how Aiga is still this extremely cocky little git giving off huge (somewhat antagonistic) arrogant big man on campus energy but now knows how to reign it in and be a fairly good-natured fellow about it. I mean, just bravo.

EDIT: Also, back to the previous episode, did they also just try to retcon resonance as Elemental Energy?

(Aug. 01, 2023  11:53 PM)IsaacGravity Wrote:

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With every passing episode Pax is becoming more of a menace and I love it. Unlike previous villains his motivation while petty and short-sighted as heck is layered and honestly...relatable. Man has the tools to become a major threat.

The battles in the series are just much better handled than anything Post God/Evolution. I was literally at the edge of my seat with Bell vs. Pri Round 3. Then there was the previous episode battle between Valt and Shu.

Two other things I gotta give major credit to is 1. Wakiya for actually trying to uphold order and punish Bell for his actions. It was a long time coming. However, the audience wanting the Dark Prince and his antics despite his rule breaking is very much truth in television in the sports scene.

2. Aiga. This series perfectly shows how far he's truly come since Cho-Z/Turbo. In the past and heck, even in the previous series he reappeared I could easily see him running up to Pax and going off on him. Here? Nope he humbled and talked him down but still kept his edge on things. Now he lives rent free in Pax's head as a result lol.

No seriously, I love how Aiga is still this extremely cocky little git giving off huge (somewhat antagonistic) arrogant big man on campus energy but now knows how to reign it in and be a fairly good-natured fellow about it. I mean, just bravo.

EDIT: Also, back to the previous episode, did they also just try to retcon resonance as Elemental Energy?

(Aug. 01, 2023  11:53 PM)IsaacGravity Wrote:

Spoiler (Click to View)

With every passing episode Pax is becoming more of a menace and I love it. Unlike previous villains his motivation while petty and short-sighted as heck is layered and honestly...relatable. Man has the tools to become a major threat.

The battles in the series are just much better handled than anything Post God/Evolution. I was literally at the edge of my seat with Bell vs. Pri Round 3. Then there was the previous episode battle between Valt and Shu.

Two other things I gotta give major credit to is 1. Wakiya for actually trying to uphold order and punish Bell for his actions. It was a long time coming. However, the audience wanting the Dark Prince and his antics despite his rule breaking is very much truth in television in the sports scene.

2. Aiga. This series perfectly shows how far he's truly come since Cho-Z/Turbo. In the past and heck, even in the previous series he reappeared I could easily see him running up to Pax and going off on him. Here? Nope he humbled and talked him down but still kept his edge on things. Now he lives rent free in Pax's head as a result lol.

No seriously, I love how Aiga is still this extremely cocky little git giving off huge (somewhat antagonistic) arrogant big man on campus energy but now knows how to reign it in and be a fairly good-natured fellow about it. I mean, just bravo.

EDIT: Also, back to the previous episode, did they also just try to retcon resonance as Elemental Energy?

(Aug. 04, 2023  1:52 PM)IsaacGravity Wrote: Putting aside Orichalcum, who made a fair argument based on his views and left it there the ones that came after that seem to have an issue with calling the kettle black and a hard grasp.

You praise the Cho-Z - DB for having better battles that's your take and I can easily respect that. However I prefer simplicity. The Blader's letting their raw abilities and their Blade's specs (this includes ACUTUAL gimmicks like like rubber tips/steel ball sides etc)  do the talking with just the right amount of magical spinning top energy to tip the scales.

So to Orichalcum, yeah I wasn't being totally fair to generalize as the earlier parts of of GT and DB where Dante/Drum and Bell were actively upgrading their beys to be able to counter various situations was good stuff and actual strategy.

But for the others what you saw as amazing visuals and gimmicks (like parts ricocheting about the field as if it's supposed to be some devastating attacks, flavors of the season like gold turbo or hyper resonance/flare being the reason certain faces of the seasons were such animals) I saw as impractical BS and bigger fireball syndrome.  Because that's what the majority of those battles were. In fact, don't even get me started on the nonsense that was every single Phi and Lane fight.

Except for that time Phi destroyed Achilles I enjoyed that. Aiga had that coming.

QS gives me that. I can actually respect a number of characters now since the animation team stripped a lot of that down and we can see the battles for what they are.