Kakki's RONIN WARRIOR EpisodeGuide
PART 1
PART 1
Episode 1: SHADOWLAND
Writer: Barry Hawkins
Dr. Koji and his granddaughter Mea have made a frightening discovery. An ancient legend that tells of a Netherworld Dynasty one day erupting into our world is becoming a reality. An evil demon master is preparing to wage all-out war and claim dominion over humanity. Their only hope is that another, equally ancient force of goodness will rise up to drive these otherworldly forces from our world again. The spirits of the samurai masters have chosen five young warriors to carry on their fight. Together they meet Talpa's , the evil lord of destruction , first herald of destruction, a Dynasty Soldier bent on destroying Ryo, the Ronin leader. It even uses Mea and Youliee as pawns in this deadly game that the Ronin Warriors might not win.
Episode 2: GLORY FOR ANUBIS
Writer: Barry Hawkins
In this second round of battle, Ryo and the other warriors face the Dark Warlord of Cruelty, Anubis. He believes that the Ronin Warriors are weak and could easily be killed. The Ronins are almost defeated when they leave their mystical armors behind so that their power can protect Mea and Youliee. Fortunately, a mysterious figure known as the Ancient One intervenes and breaks the circle of power and light which the armors had formed. Seeing that the five are a force to be reckoned with as long as they are united, the evil Master Talpa plays his hand as well and uses his dark powers to scatter the five Warriors across the distant lands of Japan.
Episode 3: SECRET OF WILDFIRE
Writer: "Tyche"
Believing that the Ronin Warriors are still alive, Mea and Youliee set out to find Ryo with the help of White Blaze. They track him to a volcano, where his Armor of Wildfire seems to have drawn strength from the fiery molten pit. However, they are followed by Anubis, who wishes to exact revenge on the young warrior, and Mea and Youliee become pawns in this deadly game.
Episode 4: THE SEARCH BEGINS
Writer: Barry Hawkins
Realizing that they must find Sage, Kento, Sai and Rowen in order to defeat the Dynasty, Mea takes Ryo to ask the help of her grandfather, who is familiar with the legendary powers of the armors which seem to be the key to locating them. They are too late, though, for Dr. Koji has been possessed by the Nether Spirits of the Dynasty and dies talking in riddles about an old poem that holds the key to finding the other Ronins. And when it seems nothing could get worse, Sekhmet, the Warlord of Venom, steps in to take his shot at Ryo of the Wildfire.
Episode 5: HALO'S PRISON
Writer: Barry Hawkins
Mea has figured out that the poem her grandfather told her as a child was really part of an old legend that describes where the Ronin Armors get their powers from. Deciphering some of her grandfather's computer notes has lead her to believe that Sage of the Halo, whose power eradicates darkness, is "recharging his batteries" in the Pinnacle Caverns. Sekhmet slithers onto the scene again, and it turns into a race to see who can reach Sage first, this being very hard for Ryo who gets blinded.
Episode 6: THE COUNTERATTACK
Writer: "Tyche"
It's no day at the beach when Ryo heads out to recover Cye of the Torrent. The Ronin, who gathers strength from the sea, is floating in a state of suspended animation at the bottom of a swirling whirlpool. It's sink or swim when Sekhmet turns the bay into a toxic waste dump with his poisons, and Sai and Ryo team up to give this snaky fiend a bath.
Episode 7: SPLITTING THE STONE
Writer: Barry Hawkins
Sage and Mea have gone off on their own to find Kento of Hardrock. They must traverse the craggy terrain of Mount Dojo while trying to elude the savage Warlord of Corruption, Kale, who has picked up their scent. It's no easy task when they discover the Ronin of strength its entombed in rock, and Sage must free him before Kale can pierce his heart with the Sword of Darkness.
Episode 8: FRIEND OR FOE
Writer: "Tyche"
In the Temple of Security, near the city of Sendai, the Ronin have to be on their guard against the master of deception, Dais. He begins by toying with the warriors, then lures them to rescue their friend, Rowen of the Strata. Of course it's just another trick, like the one he uses to turn the Ronin Warriors against one another. Believing that they are combating the Warlord of Illusion, they exhaust their armor powers fighting each other. By the time they figure this out it may already be too late.
Episode 9: WILDFIRE IN THE SKY
Writer: Michael Adams
Mea and Ryo have figured out the final piece of the puzzle that will lead them to Rowen of the Strata. Unfortunately, it leads them off the face of the planet --- he is in orbit above Earth! Once Talpa learns of this, he calls upon the Clan of the Nether Spirits to focus his evil powers into a great sphere of energy. He then launches it on a course of destruction toward the final Ronin Warrior. In a last-ditch effort to reach his friend and divert the disaster, Ryo risks his life to ride the Dynasty bomb into space.
Episode 10: IN THE SEA OF THE SKY
Writer: "Tyche"
Ryo rides Talpa's matrix into space, where he manages to obliterate it before reaching Rowen. He is too weak, however, to retrieve Rowen, and it is up to Strata's power and will to bring them back to Earth. Anubis asks his Master for another chance to battle the two Ronins. Talpa refused him to go, but Anubis, feeling a new strange power, went anyways to face the Ronins. His hesitation in delivering the death blow to Ryo brings him another defeat at the hands of Strata.
Episode 11: ASSAULT ON THE DYNASTY
Writer: "Tyche"
The Ronin Warriors are reunited at last, and plan a direct assault on Talpa's castle. Now they face Emperor Talpa and his Dark Warlords on their own ground. Behind the Dynasty gates all sorts of traps and other dangers await them, as Talpa once again plans to divide and conquer the heroes.
Episode 12: SHALLOW DARKNESS
Writer: Barry Hawkins
Each Ronin Warrior is now on his own and roaming in the heart of the Dynasty's territory. Mea and Youliee struggle to stay alive when hundreds and hundreds of Dynasty Soldiers show up in the darkness. Sage of the Halo protects Mea and Youliee and soon ends up trapped underground. Not really a problem for the Warrior of Light --- that is , until Kale , the demon of darkness, pounces and begins to feed off Sage's armor power.
Episode 13: FATE OF THE RONIN ARMOR
Writer: Barry Hawkins
Talpa will do anything to weaken the resolve of the heroes that try to stop him, even get the Warlord of Illusion to play even more tricks on the warrior of strength, Kento of Hardrock. Dais is plays this mind-numbing game of deception with Kento, to convince him that the destructive nature of his armor will eventually overcome his sense of justice and draw him closer to "the dark side".
Episode 14: ARMOR OF LIFE
Writer: "Tyche"
The Dark Warlord Anubis has shown signs of weakness, so Talpa has the spirits of the Nether Realm forify his black heart. Too bad that Kento is still plagued with doubts of his own, and at a time when his teammates really need to count on him. Only Youliee has the power to make Kento get back his sense of justice.
Episode 15: THE ANCIENT's BATTLE
Writer: "Tyche"
In this war between the forces of good and evil, the Ronin Warriors know that they can always rely on the Ancient One. He has watched and guided them in their struggle wiht the hordes of otherworldly demons. Now he believes they are ready to carry on this quest alone, and he is prepared to give up his existence so that they may continue the fight against Talpa.
Episode 16: RAID ON TALPA's CASTLE
Writer: "Tyche"
The Ancient One aids the Ronin Warriors one last time by providing them a bridge into
Talpa's stronghold. The Warriors are on their own on the demon's home turf. This time
they must face the Evil Master of the Dynasty himself, and discover what his plans for the
mortal world really are.
Episode 17: THE LEGEND OF THE ARMOR
Writer: "Tyche"
In order for Talpa to ensure his dark reign over humanity, he must combine the powers of
the armors of his Dark Warlords and those of the Ronin Warriors. It looks grim from Ryo
when he sees his friends fall one by one and finds he's the last one standing between Talpa
and the destruction of the world. Anubis, being called by the will of the Ancient One, may
still turn the tide of this battle.
Episode 18: TALPA's TRIUMPH
Writer: "Tyche"
Talpa has absorbed the armors of Halo, Hardrock, Torrent, and Strata.
Now Ryo must decide whether to fight and risk losing his friends forever,
or surrender his own Armor of Wildfire to Talpa's insatiable appetite of power.
Episode 19: WILDFIRE'S FIGHT AGAINST FATE
Writer: Barry Hawkins
Talpa has scored the final victory in obtaining the last of the nine mystical armors. But the
Ancient's spirit still guides Ryo, revealing the origins of the armors and the one thousand
year old battle with Talpa. Ryo then must seach deep within himself to find the power
he needs to defeat the Emperor of Evil.
Writer: "Tyche"
Episode 18: TALPA's TRIUMPH
Writer: "Tyche"
Talpa has absorbed the armors of Halo, Hardrock, Torrent, and Strata.
Now Ryo must decide whether to fight and risk losing his friends forever,
or surrender his own Armor of Wildfire to Talpa's insatiable appetite of power.
Episode 19: WILDFIRE'S FIGHT AGAINST FATE
Writer: Barry Hawkins
Talpa has scored the final victory in obtaining the last of the nine mystical armors. But the
Ancient's spirit still guides Ryo, revealing the origins of the armors and the one thousand
year old battle with Talpa. Ryo then must seach deep within himself to find the power
he needs to defeat the Emperor of Evil.
Writer: Barry Hawkins
Episode 20: RONIN VS. SARANBO
Writer: "Tyche"
The gates tp the Dynasty are thrown open, allowing an onslaught of new evil to enter into the moral world. The first of these is a demon blowhard named Saranbo. He is determined to discover the secret of Ryo's white armor, and then steal it for himself.
