Shaken and listless after his loss, Gingka finally opens up to Kenta about his father Ryo, revealing the full story of Ryuga and Doji's attack on Koma Village years earlier. Ryo gave Gingka his own Storm Pegasus and sacrificed his freedom holding back a rockslide so his son could escape, leaving Gingka to grow up believing his father dead at Dark Nebula's hands.

What happens

• Gingka struggles with lingering trauma from his loss to Ryuga.
• Kenta gets Gingka to open up about his father's history.
• A flashback reveals Ryo Hagane as Storm Pegasus's original owner and Koma Village's guardian.
• Ryuga and Doji raid Koma Village's shrine to steal Lightning L-Drago.
• Ryo is trapped by falling rock while saving Gingka, seemingly perishing.

Battles

• Gingka Hagane vs Osamu — Osamu wins
• Ryo Hagane vs Doji — Ryo wins (flashback)
• Ryo Hagane vs Ryuga — Ryuga wins (flashback)

First appearances

Character: Ryo Hagane

Places

Koma Villagea sacred volcano shrine

Attributed, not verified by us

Claims We Could Not Check

• Ryusei's name was changed to "Ryo" for the English dub.
• This episode has no prologue intro segment.