ANIME BREAKDOWN:
RONIN WARRIORS
(Yoroiden Samurai Troopers)
鎧伝サムライトルーパー

THE EPISODE GUIDE:
or: How Morgan Spent Her Tuesday

VOL 1: THE CALL

	01: SHADOWLAND ねらわれた大東京 Talpa comes to Japan, bringing the evil Dynasty with him. The Ronin Warriors arrive and have a heckuva time taking out one Dynasty goon. The Dark Warlords arrive, introduce themselves, and leave in disgust.
	02: GLORY FOR ANUBIS 鬼魔将！朱天の猛攻 Anubis takes on all five warriors. Ryo uses his full armor power, but Talpa scatters the warriors.
	03: SECRET OF WILDFIRE 鎧擬亜、烈火の秘密 Ryo, in his volcano, dukes it out with Anubis and finally wins.
	04: THE SEARCH BEGINS 毒魔将、那唖挫の罠 Ryo, Mia, and Yuli visit Mia's grandfather, who has been posessed by the Dynasty. Ryo cures him, but he dies anyway, after giving Mia the clue to finding the other warriors.

VOL 2: RESCUE OPERATIONS

	05: HALO'S PRISON 復活！光の戦士 Ryo, Mia, and Yuli look for Sage, who is hidden inside a cave. Ryo fights Sekhmet and is blinded by venom. Ryo manages to free Sage, who defeats Sekhmet and restores Ryo's vision.
	06: THE COUNTER-ATTACK u反撃　怒りの超流破 Ryo frees Sai, who is trapped under the ocean. They once again battle Sekhmet.
	07: SPLITTING THE STONE 開眼！必殺の雷光斬 Sage vs Kale. Kento is set free.
	08: FRIEND OR FOE 幻魔将、螺呪羅の策略 Daius plays mind games on the cute-but-dumb warriors.

VOL 3: WARRIORS REUNITED!

	09: WILDFIRE IN THE SKY 烈火、天空をすくえ The search for Rowen. Ryo and Kento fight Anubis. Ryo ends up inside the energy ball, headed for Rowen in space.
	10: IN THE SEA OF THE SKY 集結！5人の戦士 Ryo frees Rowen. First doubts for Anubis.
	11: ASSAULT ON THE DYNASTY 妖邪門を打ち破れ Our guys fight Daius outside the Dynasty gates. Ryo smacks Yuli.
	12: SHALLOW DARKNESS セイジ！暗闇の死闘 Sage vs Kale part II. Yuli saves the day, thanks to the Ancient's staff.

VOL 4: THE SHADOW OF DOOM

	13: FATE OF THE RONIN ARMOR ヨロイギアの正体 Kento vs Daius; learns that the armor is evil.
	14: ARMOR OF LIFE シュテン、心なき戦い They fight Anubis; Kento won't use his armor until Yuli gets hurt. The Ancient captures Anubis.
	15: THE ANCIENT'S BATTLE カオス、宿命の対決 The Ancient helps Anubis, who is recaptured by the other warlords. The Ancient sacrifices himself to build an entry to Talpa's castle.
	16: RAID ON TALPA'S CASTLE 突入、アラゴ城 Sage vs Kale part III, Ryo and Sai vs Sekhmet, Kento and Rowen vs Daius.

VOL 5: HARDEST BATTLE

	17: THE LEGEND OF THE ARMOR 明かされた鎧伝説 Ryo gets hurt; Talpa's big flying hand embarassingly defeats the others. Anubis comes to the rescue.
	18: TALPA'S TRIUMPH 恐怖の妖邪帝王 Ryo vs BIG Talpa.
	19: WILDFIRE'S FIGHT AGAINST FATE 決戦！烈火対アラゴ Ryo gets naked and disembodied. Forms white Inferno armor, defeats Talpa.
	20: RONIN VS SARANBO 新たなる戦い Post-battle. Our guys lounge around Mia's place. Ryo mopes. Saranbo appears.

VOL 6: ARISE NEW ARMOR

	21: RYO'S MEGA ARMOR 輝け白き鎧！ Ryo mopes some more, but pulls himself together long enough to defeat Saranbo. His sword breaks.
	22: SABER-STRYKE'S DEADLY CHALLENGE 剣舞卿の挑戦 Ryo sulks and throws a tantrum. They look for new swords for Ryo.
	23: WHITE BLAZE'S SACRIFICE 白炎死をかけた戦い Ryo still mopes. The others consider mutiny. White Blaze gets one of the swords for Ryo, but is mortally wounded. Ryo defeats Saber-stryke, who gives his own tiger's spirit to White Blaze.
	24: SUN DEVIL: AMBASSADOR OF EVIL 妖邪帝王の使者 Talpa's back!

VOL 7: THE EVIL PRIESTESS

	25: TORRENT'S EVIL TWIN 対決！二人の水滸 The warriors each go on ill-timed self-quests. The dynasty decides to pick on Sai, who gets taken out by Sekhmet.
	26: THE ARMOR MUST BE DESTROYED 光輪よ、光をとりもどせ Sage fights Kale, tries to destroy his own armor, and gets sucked in by the Dynasty.
	27: SAND BLASTED 怒れ金剛、砂妖邪カユラ出現 Kento gets defeated by Daius.
	28: LADY KAYURA AND THE DARK REALM 謎の女妖邪カユラ出現 Ryo and Rowen get flustered by Lady Kayura. Sage, Sai, and Kento get tortured, Anubis appears as the Ancient.

VOL 8: A NEW ALLY

	29: ANUBIS IS REBORN 行け！二人の戦士達よ… Kayura and Anubis can't fight each other. Ryo and Rowen bond.
	30: TALPA TURNS THE TIDE ここは妖邪界か？ Anubis joins Mia and Yuli. Ryo and Rowen wander around aimlessley. Sage, Sai, and Kento get tortured some more.
	31: LEGEND OF THE WHITE ARMOR 伝説の鎧、輝煌帝 Ryo and Rowen fight vast hordes of Dynasty goons. Sage, Sai, and Kento are still being tortured.
	32: STRATEGIES OF THE NETHER WORLD 地霊衆、恐怖の作戦 Ryo and Rowen look for the others. Kayura attacks them. The warlords oppose her.

VOL 9: WALLS CRUMBLE

	33: IN SEARCH OF SECRET TREASURES 謎の秘宝を求めて Mia, Yuli, and perpetual houseguest Anubis get the Jewel of Life.
	34: STRATA'S DEFIANT STAND 天空、傷だらけの戦い Rowen takes on Kayura.
	35: THE WARRIORS RETURN よみがえれ、鎧戦士達よ… Rowen gets captured, but rescues the others. Yuli saves the day with the Jewel.
	36: CHEAP TRICKS 決戦！カユラ対輝煌帝 Kayura mocks the warlords' really lame trapdoor idea, which unfortunately works on Ryo, Sai, and Kento. Anubis saves them.

VOL 10: FATE OF EVIL

	37: ANUBIS' ARMOR REVIVED 復活の紅雷閃 Kayura begins to remember her past, but crushes the ronins anyway. Anubis gets his armor back, but wisely forgoes the unflattering helmet.
	38: LADY EVIL SEES THE LIGHT カユラ！聖なる目覚め Kayura turns good. The Ronins are caught. Anubis (sniff) dies.
	39: TRIUMPHANT WARRIORS 輝け！五人の戦士達 They win, thanks to some creative use of the white armor. Special bonus: ronin nudity! Unneccesary Solarbabies ending.

THE DRINKING GAME:
Take a drink whenever...

THE NARRATOR:

• Ends the episode on a rhetorical question ("Will the Ronin Warriors be able to defeat Talpa...?) or an overly dramatic statement ("Until then, terror still reigns!!").
• In other words, take a drink at the end of each episode.

RYO:

• Feels sorry for himself.
• Has his leadership blatantly usurped by the others. (Two drinks if Mia blatantly usurps his leadership).
• Tries to be solemn and ends up sounding like Keanu Reeves.
• Gets maimed, blinded, crippled, etc.

SAGE:

• "We need a plan..." (two drinks if any of the ronins immediately insist that they don't or if the next scene shows them merrily proceeding without a plan).
• Crosses his arms and leans against something.
• Hair flops into eyes while in full armor.
• Hair defies gravity, weather, or large amounts of water.
• Chooses an inopportune time to meditate.

SAI:

• Displays any noticeable personality whatsoever.
• Two drinks for his astonishingly cruel line, in reference to Rowen being trapped in space, "Couldn't we go on without him?"
• "Supah Wave SMASHUH!!" just 'cause it sounds so cute when he says it.

KENTO:

• EATS!!
• Is criticized/picked on by any of the ronins.

ROWEN:

• Shows any sign of being "the most clever and dangerous" of the ronins.
• Drain it for his "Ryo! She's a girl!" line. Ditto for his "You.. You're a man!" line to Anubis.

MISCELLANEOUS RONINS:

• Partial ronin nudity!
• Fights/arguments between ronins.
• Any of our boys get all teary-eyed.
• An unrealistic number of ronins are crammed into the backseat of Mia's jeep.
• Any of our boys get stepped on, literally. (by warlords or Kayura).

WHITE BLAZE:

• Gnaws on someone's arm.

MIA:

• Uses her computer
• Feeds the boys.
• Is used as bait by the warlords.

YULI:

• Anyone covers his mouth
• Covers his own mouth
• Saves the day

ANUBIS:

• Hurls his chains or the ancient's staff directly at someone instead of near them.
• Carries on an interior monologue.
• Drain the whole glass when he dies (sniff).

WARLORDS:

• Call the ronins "pathetic", "small boy", or "dear".
• Call the ronins by their first name, sans epithets.
• Gang up against each other.
• Kill any animals (including fish)
• Any one manages to trap all five warriors.
• Pass up a perfect opportunity to kill any of the ronins in order to toy with them some more.
• Extinguish candles through unnatural means.

KAYURA:

• Gets naked.
• Openly shows disgust towards the warlords.

TALPA:

• Makes a joke
• Refers to himself as "evil"

ETC:

• The title of the episode gives away the ending (ex: "The Warriors Triumph", "White Blaze's Sacrifice").

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