Battle to the Death!! God Ginrai VS Darkwings Reborn



Hydra and Buster turn to Devil Z in a final attempt to gain the power they need to destroy Ginrai.


 * English/Malay dub name:  "The New Being Has Come Alive"
 * Also known as: "The Reborn Darkwings"

Detailed synopsis
Continuing to hopscotch around the globe as they pursue the Decepticons, the Autobots set Grand Maximus down at the foot of Mount McKinley in Alaska. While Ginrai hands out orders, Cancer attempts to prevent Wilder and Bullhorn from leaving. Despite having been rescued by Ginrai after being left to certain death thanks Devil Z, the two punks have no designs on becoming Autobots like Cancer. There is a hint of doubt in Bullhorn’s eyes, but Wilder pushes Cancer out of his way and orders Bullhorn to follow him. The Autobot Headmaster Juniors arrive to try and convince them, but the pair board their Transtectors and depart. Ginrai tries to console the tearful Cancer, telling him that he must believe that they will come to understand the friendship they share.

Meanwhile, with their bast destroyed, the Decepticons have relocated to the jungles of the Amazon. There, Devil Z, now inhabiting the body of BlackZarak, announces his intent to revisit his plan of wiping out Humanity on Earth, this time using his own powers. Giga again voices his concern over this excessive course of action, but Devil Z silences him, and Giga stalks off in rage, vowing to do things his own way. Hydra and Buster, on the other hand, have come to a different conclusion regarding Humanity. They believe that they are weakened by their human bodies, and that is why they have thus far been unable to defeat Ginrai. They petition Devil Z to use his powers to recreate them as wholly robotic beings, and the alien complies, using his "Devil Power" to fuse the brothers with their Transtectors. They reveal their new forms to a horrified Giga and Mega, and Devil Z then orders the Decepticons to begin their next attack.

Soon, news of bizarre disasters all over America reaches the Autobots, and Ginrai realizes that these reportsinvolving the obliteration of cities by devastating purple lightningare the work of the Decepticons. Grand Maximus traces this "Devil Thunder" to the Grand Canyon, and the Autobots immediately roll out. Leaving the Godmasters to help in the disaster areas, Ginrai and the Headmaster Juniors venture into the Grand Canyon, where Ginrai is promptly attacked by the reborn Hydra and Buster. The brothers display the new abilities their forms grant them by blastinb him with beams of "Devil Power," but Ginrai fights back, appalled at what they have done to themselves.

At the same time, the Junior and Godbomber come under attack from a swarm of Krakens and Sparkdash drones, but when Godbomber detects that Ginrai is in trouble, the Juniors instruct him to go to their commanders aid. With their numbers reduced, things look bad for the Juniors... until the surprising arrival of Wilder and Bullhorn! With the aid of their former enemies, the Juniors defeat the Decepticon drones, and Cancer is overjoyed to have his friends beside him once more.

Meanwhile, Godbomber speeds to the aid of Ginrai, and the pair fuse into God Ginrai to battle the brothers in the form of Darkwings. With a defiant cry, Ginrai subjects the brothers to massive blast of the power their loss of humanity means they will never be able to use again – Jinchokon Power! Hydra and Buster take the blast, and return with the flaming "Hellfire Attack," diving right at Ginrai, who activates his God Fire Guts and collides with the Decepticons at high speed, causing a colossal explosion. All the combatants emerge from the blast smoking and scarred, and Hydra and Buster pull out, declaring the bout a draw. The Juniors soon arrive at Ginrai’s side, but there will be no respite for the wounded warrior, as, out of the stormy skies, Overlord descends...

Stats
Written by:  Toyohiro Ando

Original airdate: 7th February 1989

Featured Characters
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Animation and/or technical glitches



 * Clips from "Super Ginrai Gets Blown Away in the Desert!?" and "Disaster! The Autobot Base Explodes" are used to illustrate Hydra and Buster’s repeated defeats at the hands of Ginrai.
 * As Cancer dabs at his eyes, his hand is tiiiiiiny.

Continuity errors

 * It’s not uncommon for the Pretenders to be off somewhere else, busy not being in the spotlight, but, uh, where’s Clouder?

Transformers references

 * The fusion of BlackZarak and Devil Z, the betrayal of Wilder and Bullhorn and the destruction of the Decepticons’ underwater base all occurred in the previous episode.
 * Devil Z last attempted the destruction of human life in "Crisis! The Day of the Downfall of Humanity". Giga didn’t think much of it then, either.
 * The Sparkdash previously appeared in "God Ginrai - Save Cancer!?" where only one of each type appeared. This episode establishes that, like the Seacons, they’re mass-produced drones.

Miscellaneous trivia

 * The insert song "Super Ginrai’s Theme" is reprised for this episode.