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New Bakugan Episode – Mechtanium Surge Episode 32: Enemy Allies

Yup! Runo's back!

When Runo became an expert on Vestal technology I don't know. It's great that she's back but I always thought that wasn't as technology savvy as Marucho. And how come Marucho's no longer helping with the technological improvements, anyway? And where's Spectra when he's also a genius with this stuff? Oh, how things change with the seasons. But it is great seeing Runo. Now if only we could also have Alice/Masquerade back, that would be really awesome!

Wiseman is still up to his devious schemes of battling the brawlers. This time, he and the Nonet have decided to call upon the Mechtogan again to fight against the brawlers. Meanwhile, Mira finally wrapped up making the battle suits for Drago, Reptak, Radizen, and Jaakor. Unfortunately, she fainted with exhaustion and the brawlers were forced to brawl against Wiseman and the Nonet Bakugan without any assistance from Mira.

The battle was in the brawlers' favor for a while when it was still the Nonet Bakugan that they were fighting against. But when they summoned the Mechtogan, it became difficult. Dan, Drago, and Reptak got hit and were unconscious, and Shun and Marucho and their fused Bakugan (Magmafury and Betakor) could only do so much against Mechtavius Destroyer.

Thankfully, help arrived in the form of Runo! Mira had asked for her presence to help the brawlers get their battle suits. In the nick of time, she was able to rouse Dan, and she proceeded to deliver the battle suits to them:

Radizen with Clawbruk	Jaakor with Fortatron
Reptak with Combustoid	Drago with Defendtrix

Adding the battle suits to their arsenal certainly boosted the powers of the brawlers. Mechtavius Destroyer was eventually defeated, and with him the Nonet Bakugan and Wiseman. Dan tried to tear off Wiseman's mask but failed to do so as Wiseman vanished and escaped again.

Watch the whole episode here:
Bakugan Mechtanium Surge Episode 32: Enemy Allies

Have you guys noticed that most of the main villains in the Bakugan series are blond guys? With the exception of Barodios, we had Masquerade, then Spectra, and now Wiseman. Masks and blond hair... ha! Watch out for the next episodes, or watch the previous ones, on Bakugan Tv Show.

New Bakugan Episode – Mechtanium Surge Episode 31: Combination Impossible

Do you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth?

Well, as expected, it's Marucho and Radizen's turn to battle Wiseman and his Nonet Bakugan. Also as expected, Roxtor's got a big role this time around, although Mira apparently still stays away from battles. It seems like her role in this arc is purely that as a researcher and developer of Bakugan improvements. But then she is a scientist and a genius with Bakugan technology, and she's been working real hard. So we'll excuse her for not showing us her brawling skills this season.

It has become obvious to the brawlers after Shun's battle last episode that Wiseman is targeting them one by one, and that combining Bakugan maybe their only way to win the battles with the Nonet Bakugan. Radizen suddenly feels the pressure of having to combine with another Bakugan. But he's worried because he has not yet found a Bakugan to fuse with, and he isn't compatible with Dragonoid Destroyer. He's also worried that Marucho may not want to partner with him because of this.

Marucho is not in such a sullen mood as Radizen, though, and he urges that the two of them go out. After convincing Dan and Shun that they'll be fine on their own even if Wiseman attacks, they get on their way, not knowing that Mira and Roxtor followed them.

With Marucho and Radizen far from their friends, Wiseman makes his move with Ventus Worton and Aquos Balista. At the beginning of the battle, Radizen held his own against Balista. When Worton joined the battle, he was starting to have a hard time fighting. When Worton and Balista fused, Radizen and Marucho were in even more trouble.

Balista + Worton = Volkaos

Luckily, Mira and Roxtor got to them in time. Radizen was still being stubborn about not combining with another Bakugan and defeating the enemyy all by himself at this point, and so Roxtor decided to take matters a little more physically. He pushed Radizen out of harm's way, and in so doing began their fusion process! Trust an Aquos Bakugan and a mumble-jumble Subterra Bakugan to make fusion more interesting. The result is even a little funny, because Betakor looks like an oversized chicken to me.

Radizen + Roxtor = Betakor

With the combined powers of Radizen and Roxtor, Wiseman and the Nonet Bakugan were defeated. They did not seem disheartened by their loss, however. In fact, they seem a little happy at finding out some data on the brawlers through the battles. Whatever their plan is after this, it really can't be good.

Watch this week's episode here:
Bakugan Mechtanium Surge Episode 31: Combination Impossible

For those who missed our cute and feisty original Haos brawler, check next week's episode and we'll see once again that blooming blue hair and cheerful personality of Runo! Now if only we could get Alice back in here, too.. Watch out for the next episodes, or watch the previous ones, on Bakugan Tv Show.

New Bakugan Episode – Mechtanium Surge Episode 30: The Prodigal Bakugan

Lone Shun vs. 2 Nonet Bakugan --- Bring it on!

It's like this episode is dedicated to all the ninjas out there. I think they went a little overboard with the ninja stunts this time around, especially with the Bakugan doing all those ninja traps. I mean how could Bakugan in ball form be able to tie logs with ropes and use them or traps? There's just so much a ball can do, you know.

Kidding aside, it's Shun and his ninja Bakugan in the limelight in the latest episode. Now it appears that Jaakor is older than we thought, as he is apparently a sensei and has two students! Not just any students either, but two Darkus Bakugan, one birdlike and the other doglike, Skytruss and Orbeum. Somehow, they do not seem to be related.. but whatever works!

Meanwhile Wiseman chooses Spatterix and Stronk as his Bakugan for his next fight with the Brawlers. He's also chosen Shun to battle this time around. Problem is, when he appeared to Shun challenging him to a battle, Jaakor wasn't with him. Jaakor and Shun had decided that Jaakor should go with Orbeum and Skytruss back to New Vestroia, thus leaving Earth and also Shun. Now, Shun.. we know he wouldn't back down from a fight, even is he was alone. But this really just surprised me because he was on his own and he wasn't just going against one Bakugan. He was going against two!

Luckily, his bond with Jaakor was strong that Jaakor was able to sense something wrong with Shun just before they were about to leave. Shun had put up a good fight against Wiseman and his two Nonet Bakugan, but it's just not enough to do battle on your own. And Jaakor came to the rescue, and seeing how Jaakor and Shun fights together, Orbeum and Skytruss joins in the battle, too. With Jaakor, Orbeum, and Skytruss now in perfect fighting order, Spatterix and Stronk began to have a hard time. Finally they made a fusion, and from the combination of Spatterix and Stronk came out Scorptak.

Spatterix + Stronk = Scorptak

Scorptak proved to be a threat and our protagonists began to have a difficult time battling the Nonet Bakugan. And so they decided to have a fusion themselves. With Jaakor, Orbeum, and Skytruss fused together, we now have Magmafury. It was a little like watching Power Rangers Wild Force as the robots combined.

Jaakor + Orbeum + Skytruss = Magmafury

I'm pretty sure we know how the battle ends. The question as to whether Jaakor stays or goes with his apprentices is also clearly answered.

Watch this week's episode here:
Bakugan Mechtanium Surge Episode 30: The Prodigal Bakugan

Next episode will be Marucho's and Radizen's turn. And it looks like we've got another fusion coming! Watch out for the next episodes, or watch the previous ones, on Bakugan Tv Show.

Battle Tactic #20: Guest Brawler Strategy #3 – September 2011

Before the month of September ends, we've got another Battle Tactics session with Guest Brawler Aquamentus. This time, we have a battle strategy for Aquos brawlers, a strategy that is called the Aquos "Full Silver Salvo" Strategy:

Here's how the strategy works:

- Silver Nugget (Gate card)
- Quick Jump (Ability card, though any Blue Ability will work)
- Any two Silver Bakunano (For this example, we'll use a Silver Bombaplode at 80G, and a Silver Hyper Pulsor at 70G)
- Aquos Infinity Helios (700/800/850/1000/1050/1200G, set to 1200G)
- Any Aquos Mechtogan (For this example, we'll use an Aquos Venexus Titan at 230G)

While a fairly simplistic strategy, this is one of Aquos's lastest and most ruthless tactics that come in the first wave of Mechtanium Surge. Silver Nugget is a Silver Gate card that not only offers a 130 bonus to Aquos, but allows players with Aquos or Subterra Bakugan in battle to get a +100G bonus to each of their Bakunano. Now normally you should be careful with cards like this as your opponent could use its power against you, but on average, Aquos and Subterra are the least common attributes you will experience in the game, so you should be pretty safe from this strategy backfiring.

Now the rest is simple. Load up your Mechtogan with Silver Bakunano, play your ability, and get a massive bonus. This strategy is amazing because one, it only requires two Bakunano, an Ability, and one support piece AND you get to reuse your Bakunano after the battle, and two, because this doesn't just give a big bonus. It will give you one of the biggest bonuses this game has ever seen:

1200+130+230+80+100+70+100+90=2000G

So even if you don't win the battle, your opponent will practically empty out their unused pile catching up with you, leaving the rest of the game for you to hit them while they're left with nothing to fight back. And all you did was play a support piece, one Ability, and some Nano. Simple, effective, conservative, and devastating. Everything a good Aquos brawler needs to win.

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New Bakugan Episode – Mechtanium Surge Episode 29: Mysterious Bond

Bakugan Unite!

After the Mechtavius Destroyer and the Dragonoid Destroyer took most of the attention in the previous two episodes, it's finally time we get a closer look at the fusions and unification of the Bakugan. We have two in this episode: the united combination of Fusion Dragonoid and Reptak, and the combined power of three of Betadron, Mutabrid, and Kodokor.

The episode begins with the brawlers worried and looking for Gunz. Reptak was offered a place in the team by becoming one of Dan's Bakugan until Gunz came back. However, Reptak is still fiercely loyal to Gunz and is hesitant to accept the brawlers' offer.

In looking for Gunz, Dan and Drago and Reptak came across Wiseman, who had set up a trap to battle Dan alone. Gunz had his three Darkus Nonet Bakugan battle Drago first, and Drago was soon having a hard time beating all three of them. Reptak still had a nagging suspicion that Wiseman was Gunz due to their similar style in throwing the ball into battle. And so he asked Dan to join the battle, too, in an effort to find out if it was Gunz behind the mask of Wiseman or not.

Reptak was doing well, but fighting against the three Nonet Bakugan still proved to be difficult. Luckily, Mira was able to transport battle suits to both Reptak and Drago for more power boosts!

The Doomtronic Battle Suit

Wiseman then pulled out his wild card or the day's battle: uniting Betadron, Kodokor, and Mutabrid to form Gliderak. Reptak's and Drago's battle suits were no longer a match against Gliderak, and they needed a new source of power boost in order to defeat Wiseman. Their solution was to unite themselves, and Fusion Dragonoid and Reptak combined to form what looks like a white armored version of Dragonoid called Aeroblitz.

Betadron + Kodokor + Mutabrid = Gliderak

Fusion Dragonoid + Reptak = Aeroblitz

Watch the whole episode here:
Bakugan Mechtanium Surge Episode 29: Mysterious Bond

On the next episode, the spotlight will be on Shun and Jaakor. Maybe we'll get to learn where Taylean went and how Jaakor came to be Shun's Bakugan. We certainly need to know what happened with Taylean and Trister. Watch out for the next episodes, or watch the previous ones, on Bakugan Tv Show.

Bakugan: Mechtanium Surge – October & November Release Previews

Official Bakugan Mechtanium Surge Release Previews
October & November 2011

Long time coming here to Bakugan Buzz. But better late than never! These won't be released until October is here so there's still time. I know, I know.. these are excuses for the late post. But without further ado, here are the October and November releases this fall:

3 NEW Baku Sky Raiders

Betadron	Kodokor	Mutabrid

Gliderak Betadron + Kodokor + Mutabrid

2 Bakufusion

Worton	Balista	Volkaos Worton + Balista

2 Battle Suits

Fortatron	Clawbruk

Bakugan Vs. Marvel

Titanium Dragonoid vs. Wolverine (classic)	Titanium Dragonoid vs. Wolverine (black)
Razenoid vs. Iron Man	Razenoid vs. Iron Man
Helios vs. Iron Man Stealth Armor	Helios vs. Iron Man Extremis Armor
Lumagrowl vs. Red Skull	Lumagrowl vs. Red Skull (green army suit)

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