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 [Thanks to my good friend keroberrycola for the banner image!] Bakugan Battle Brawlers is a Japanese-Canadian animated series made to help advertise the strategic miniatures and card game Bakugan developed by Sega Toys and Spin Masters. The series began airing in 2007 and, while it was a commercial failure in Japan, Bakugan found significant popularity in Canada and the United States. This prompted Canadian co-producer Nelvana Animation to commission three more seasons of the show, which would continue to air until 2012. A reboot of the series, Bakugan: Battle Planet, started airing at the end of 2018 to coincide with the release of the trading card game of the same name. Bakugan: Defenders of the Core is an action-adventure game released in 2010 for the seventh generation of consoles. Unlike the previous video game in the series, Bakugan Battle Brawlers, Defenders of the Core is less interested in emulating the real-life game of Bakugan and instead provides a more traditional video game experience. The game is split between stealth-adventure sections where you play as a human character, and arena battles focusing on collectible kaiju-sized Bakugan. It actually comes off as an inspired adaptation of something as cynical as an anime based on a toy franchise, providing a simplified but still feature-rich series of video game systems for children and also me to enjoy. While Bakugan’s plot originally dealt with common shonen anime plot beats about how power corrupts and the importance of reconciling differences between people, its second arc, New Vestroia, aims for higher ambitions. Defenders of the Core takes place in a game-exclusive scenario during the events of New Vestroia. The player takes control of a customizable avatar who has to use his Bakugan battling abilities to bring peace to an alternate reality being threatened by the Vestals, a race of people who have enacted colonialism on the Bakugan home planet of New Vestroia and are now aiming to take over Earth. It’ll make sense later, I promise.  I’m ChorpSaway and growing up with a brother much younger than I has given me an odd sort of fondness for this series. I also think this game is genuinely good and an example of a strong anime tie-in game, especially as a children’s anime tie-in. Joining me are my fellow brawlers TheJayOfSpade, FutureFriend and Taoc, who have no knowledge or appreciation for Bakugan as a franchise. Together we’re going to save the world of New Vestroia and learn a little something about friendship and self-respect along the way. I will be completing the story mode and showing off all available Bakugan from the campaign, as well as getting all of the collectibles in the game.  Look, I get it, we’re playing a kid action game based on a toy franchise and it’s very silly. That said, I’d like to keep the tone of the thread more light-hearted; I don’t need anyone going hard in on Bakugan just because it’s a ploy to get kids to buy toys. We were all into stuff like this as children, none of you are free from sin.                     
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 LET'S GET THIS STARTED! It's time to start a new adventure into the world of licensed anime games, and this time we even get to be an OC, lovingly crafted by yours truly! After a simulation battle goes awry, our character finds himself in a dimension much unlike his own. The Earth is in danger, and the Bakugan Resistance is much more worse for wear. With everyone else out of commission, can our cynical MC learn to love Bakugan and brawl for the fate of humanity?
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Mar 10, 2019 18:21
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SUPER UPDATE TIME! While we may have saved Japan for now, there are other parts of the world being corrupted by the Vexos Crystals! It's time to visit jolly ol' England, but we have no time to enjoy the sights and sounds as we're immediately thrust into another conflict! And things get even weirder for poor Chorps as he learns more about his destiny in this alternate world! WOW, A PODCAST!  YouTube MP3 Download It's finally time for us to count down the greatest, and maybe not so greatest, anime of 2018! Joined by JordanKai once again, we spend a staggering four hours going over everything we thought of the previous year of anime, and look forward to 2019 with bright eyes!
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Mar 17, 2019 18:01
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UPDATE TIME! It's anarchy in the UK again this week! Another Resistance member, Ace, has called in for support, and it's up to us to provide it! But Ace isn't going to be quite as welcoming to our help as the others have been so far; can we convince him that we're worth trusting and ready to brawl with the best of them? And can we save Big Ben from being destroyed by the Vexos vandal Volt? FeyerbrandX posted:Bugs Bunny would make a much better decoy than just "Tower of London, Ontario" This is perfect. In the next episode our hologram is a tunnel we display on the side of a cliff so that the Bakugan run into it and knock themselves out.
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Mar 24, 2019 20:10
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UPDATE TIME! Today, we're taking a journey to the east in order to explore China! One of the Resistance members, Baron, is locked in a fierce battle with the Vexos there, and it's up to us to help him out and save the local landmarks(?)! It's silly designs versus sillier designs today as we continue to protect Earth from the new colonists! Junpei posted:When I was younger, I thought Percival's design was the coolest, just this... demonic dragon knight. I still think it's pretty neat, all things considered. Don't worry, this episode is full of Percival discussion! Love that purple dragon man.
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Mar 31, 2019 20:51
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UPDATE TIME! Today, it looks like the Resistance aren't the only ones with bigger plans! Having discovered the truth of Chorps, one Vexos member decides to see if his morals are as strong as his brawling skills. Will Chorps turn himself over in order to save himself, or will he finish his work with the Resistance and save Mira?
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Apr 7, 2019 18:00
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UPDATE TIME! Things are starting to heat up with the Vexos, literally! First, a new Vexos Crystal has appeared in China, causing massive earthquakes and volcanic eruptions! And meanwhile, the Vexos have set up a base in Egypt where they're planning to dig straight to the Earth's core and harness its energy in order to take control of Earth! Things are looking rough for the Resistance, who always seem one step behind. Can they reach their goal in time and still save the world as it falls apart? Shoeless posted:Man, Ace needs to chill and come to the realization that people can in fact want more than one thing at a time. One time Dan said he could go for a burger or pizza for lunch and Ace got so mad he poo poo himself and tried to join the Vexos to kill him.
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Apr 14, 2019 17:45
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UPDATE TIME! Today, things take a turn for the worse for our heroes! Despite an important series of wins for the Resistance, it looks like their campaign for Egypt was not meant for the same success. They've fallen right into the Vexos' trap, and it's left them without an important ally! Will the Resistance be able to bounce back from this heavy loss and continue their pursuit of the Vexos, or will this mark the end for the Core, and Earth as we know it?
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Apr 21, 2019 18:50
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TwoPair posted:So is there any real reason that Drago's supposed to be so special, aside from being the protagonist's bakugan? It just seems like if all bakugans are alive and Keith still cannot believe the big anime villain is named loving Keith has a bigger, stronger dragon, then Drago should be pretty irrelevant to their dumbass planet-killing plan. So at the end of season 1, Drago absorbed the two Bakugan planet cores into his body in order to unite them into the Perfect Core, which restored balance to Vestroia and brought the six attribute worlds together. At the start of season 2, Drago has to separate from the core in order to help fight against the Vexos, but there's still plenty of the core energy left in him so he's considered highly valuable. Spectra wants to use this energy (and also the entire Earth's core) to make his Bakugan, Helios, the strongest Bakugan in the universe.
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Apr 24, 2019 16:27
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*snip* EDIT: Oops, uploaded two versions with cut commentary, will re-render and have the proper uncut video up shortly! ChorpSaway fucked around with this message at 21:24 on Apr 28, 2019 |
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Apr 28, 2019 19:00
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UPDATE TIME! Today, it's time to start the final push for the Resistance! We've tracked down the Vexos headquarters to America, where they've set up the origin Crystal almost completed their path to the Core. Even without Drago, we can't give up the fight! There's no time to waste; let's brawl!
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Apr 28, 2019 21:38
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UPDATE TIME! Today, it's time for the final push against the Vexos! In the heart of New York, the Resistance has discovered where the Vexos base is located, as well as the origin point for all of the world's Vexos Crystals! Now that they're far into enemy turf, will our heroes be able to infiltrate the base and save the core in time? Find out on the penultimate episode of Let's Play Bakugan: Defenders of the Core! Zagglezig posted:We think about maybe leaving the game for our proper universe for 5-10 seconds and silver hair guy takes it as proof that he was right all along and lectures us for ages. Mira actually goes through and betrays everyone, potentially dooming the planet, and all he says is she's "as reckless as ever". Turns out Ace just hates foreigners. He made a huge stink about having humans in the Bakugan Resistance in the show.
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May 5, 2019 19:12
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FINAL UPDATE TIME! It's time for the grand finale! We've finally entered the Vexos base, and the only thing standing in the way of the core is Spectra and his wily schemes. Can we fight back in this last confrontation to save Abyss and stop the Vexos, or will the core crumble in Spectra's bid for power, dooming the Earth and asserting the dominance of the Vexos? It's an all-out brawl to the end! Thanks for watching! The next LP probably won't start for another month or so since my weekends are kinda packed, but look forward to the next project soon! Until next time, keep on brawling! Shoeless posted:Wait Ace isn't human? Baron, Ace and Mira all come from the planet Vexos. They are effectively equivalent but still distinct from humans. Shei-kun posted:Wow, that sure was some bullshit game design. It teaches kids a valuable lesson that nothing in life is fair.
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May 12, 2019 18:36
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