Season 33: Apocalypse Now

**Season 5** of Beyond: The Power Wars, subtitled Apocalypse Now, is preceded by Season 32: Pains of the Past and succeeded by Season 34: Shadow & Smoke. The season covers events such as Push for the Inner Core, Assault on Phantom, & Kaen's Rage & Resolve. The mascot character of this season is Natalie in her Inferno Cloak Mode as she also serves as the focus character of the season with her struggle against Kaen. The Phantom serves as the main villain of the season while Saikō continues his secret plan as the supporting villain. Kaen also plays a role as an antagonist as Samara uses her power to manipulate him. The Ninja Force and MPC serve as the heroic faction. The Oni and Prowlers serve as the villainous factions of the season. This acts as the thirty-third installment to the Original Beyond Trilogy.

## Overview

The war continues! Now that Saikō has returned from obtaining his staff, his plan and the war rage on in full effect. The Ninja Force and MPC coalition has been forced to divide their numbers and defend as their enemies are making pushes in their campaigns. Jason has gone solo to defend a few earths with some of his recently obtained sage abilities while the other heroes defend the major core realities. Natalie, Keith, Alessia and Amber travel to an earth that is on full lockdown as the Phantom himself has set up his base of operations there. Now these four and their troops must do what they can to liberate the earth from his hold and figure out his identity once and for all. But as they dig deeper, more of the Kyojins' celestial history shall be revealed when they least expect it. Natalie believes that the Phantom can give them much needed help against Saikō as her teammates are skeptical of him. Can she persuade him to help them whilst she faces her own mental struggle against Kaen? The apocalypse is underway and must be stopped before it gets out of hand...

## History

#### The Siege

The MPC launches an all out attack lead by Natalie and Sabrina on a Prowler base armed with ground-to-air cannons and is filled to the brim with explosive weapons; the Phantom debates with his generals on what their next move in the war should be now that they and the MPC have a higher advantage than the Oni Troops, who have pulled out of the war due to decrease in resources and numbers; Jason is appointed by Kate and other supreme generals to spy on Saikō as he as returned from his leave of absence.

#### The Artist

After being asked why she always changes her hair color, Sabrina gives a detailed story to some curious troops on her artistic flair she’s always possessed; Alessia and Jimmy lead a battalion of MPC Troopers into battle against the Prowlers while Kate’s team begins to gather clues on where the Phantom’s Domain Citadel is located throughout the multiverse; Jason assembles a team of advanced warriors to accompany him on his mission; Saiko dispatches Phobos to deal with other matters as a result of his loss at the MPC's hand.

#### Experience

Jason reflects upon his experience as a demigod and kāma user as he leads a squad of troopers to help him spy upon the Alpha’s occupation; Saikō reflects upon his past with the Kyojin Beasts as he prepares his troops for the arrival of Samara’s Loyalists; Natalie and Keith are chosen by Kate to lead the assault upon the Phantom’s base when rumors of its whereabouts are spread by a mole in the Prowlers.

#### Wisdom

Jason comes up with a wise strategy with his group to spy upon the Oni as the Loyalists have now become involved in Saikō’s movements due to some errors he made; Saikō soon discovers that the Loyalists are not around to help him but rather to take matters into their own hands; Natalie trains with Kyle’s advanced Silent Streak suits to prepare herself for her fight with the Phantom; Keith oversees the equipping of troops for the mission Kate and other supreme generals are calling Operation Doomsday.

#### Destiny

Saikō makes a move to regain command of the Oni Empire as he calls for conference with Samara when the Loyalists push their limits; Jason and his spies begin to see that spying on the Oni may have been a good call as the last time Loyalists got involved, things spiraled out of control; Lucas returns from a successful mission to see that Operation Doomsday is nearly ready to load up the Coordinate Arsenal and head for Earth-42.

#### Guided Paths

Jason and his team must defend themselves against the Loyalists who have discovered their presence and are using their command over the Oni to overwhelm the group of five; Saikō debates on whether or not he should betray his alliance with the Dark Order to regain full control over his inferior Oni Empire; Lucas gives Alessia, Natalie and Keith a treat on Earth-44 before they set out on their mission that has become known as Operation Doomsday.

#### Cursed Individuals

Kaen’s backstory and true origin is revealed to Natalie in her sleep as he feels as those she needs clarity after how rough it’s been being her tormentor rather than her ally; Jason returns from his mission with intel on how Saikō had been working with the Dark Order but had broken their agreement when they abused their power; Keith reflects upon the enemies and foes he’s faced in the past and how he’s related to them; the Phantom returns to his Domain Citadel to prepare for the worst when the Prowlers receive fake news that Saikō will be after him.

#### Guardian of the Scarred

Kaen recalls all the instances in which he hurt Natalie but continues to try and irritate her to throw off her focus for their incoming battle with the Phantom; the Doomsday Battalion heads for Earth-42 where the Prowlers’ main base of operations is located to wipe them out; Saikō attempts to warn the Phantom to sabotage the MPC’s plans but is cut off by Lucas who has some words for him; Keith and Natalie agree to be the ones to fight the Phantom.

#### Shadow

The Doomsday Battalion finally arrives near Earth-42 and sends their best fighters to break through the fleet surrounding the planet under the command of Kate; Natalie, Keith, Alessia and Jimmy lead the troop transports down to the surface where they expect more of the Prowlers’ defenses to be up and ready; Lucas continues his mental battle with Saikō as he questions the Oni King’s motives.

#### Captives

Natalie, Keith and Alessia’s divisions come across a village that has been frequently terrorized on the way to the citadel where their enemy awaits; Natalie has flashbacks of her life as the Skullcrusher’s slave and pet and makes a promise to the trapped people of Earth-42; Jason joins the battle in space to lead the Prowlers away from the planet so they can’t ambush the ground groups.

#### The Phantom

The Phantom’s true identity and tragic backstory are revealed as he slowly begins to lose a grip upon his reality as he loses himself to his secret powers as he watches everything he built fall to the invading MPC forces; Natalie and Keith race ahead of their group to reach the Phantom and stop him; after successfully preventing Saikō from sabotaging their plans, Lucas is alerted to a rogue Kyojin Beast heading for the third Arsenal that is preparing to join the battle against the Prowlers.

#### Bonds of Fire

As he is no longer in control of his own body, the Phantom attacks Keith and Natalie against his own will and a deadly duel ensues; Natalie begins to see that her and the Phantom may not be so different; Jason and Alessia lead the two battles against the Prowlers as their generals attempt to assist their leader; Lucas must tap into the Golden Ninja State if he wishes to defeat the rogue Kyojin Beast attempting to attack Sabrina who is aboard the third Arsenal.

#### Blazing Savior

After Keith is taken out of the battle after overusing his entire body to stop Phantom’s Terminator from splitting the realm in half, it all lays on Natalie’s shoulders to save both the reality and Richard Evans from his biotech weapon of a body; Lucas gets support from Sabrina as they work to take down the rogue kyojin beast while the third Arsenal joins the final effort to bring down the Prowlers.

## Cast

### Multiverse Protection Corps

#### Ninja Force

* Jason C. Walker - Steven Yuen
* Natalie R. Walker - Tiya Sircar
* Keith Garmadon - A.J. LoCascio
* Lucas W. Garmadon - Blake Anderson
* Vincent Roberts - Freddy Prinze Jr.
* Alessia Carrow - Katie Cassidy
* Sabrina Carrow - Laura Bailey
* Kate Smith - Seychelle Gabriel
* Kyle Doran - Max Mittleman
* Digital - Erica Luttrel
* Amber Brown - Karen Fukuhara
* James Brookstone - John Boyega
* Brooklyn Tōmasu - Sanaa Lathan
* Cody Howard - Troy Baker

#### Allies of the Ninja

* Ezekiel Storm/The Shifter - Michael B. Jordan
* Genevieve - Rosie Perez

#### The Delta Regiment

* Samuel Cross - Martin Freeman
* Ryan Kirschstein - Bumper Robinson
* Jessica Wald - Bryn Appril
* Marco Braun - Zeno Robinson
* Barry Hawkins - Billy Kametz

### Villains

#### Dark Order

* Samara Yokotawaru - Scarlett Johansson
* The Caller - Jason Liebrecht

#### Oni Empire

* Saikō - Neil Kaplan
* Shin - Peter Laurie
* Phobos - Darin De Paul
* General Balmoth - TBA
* General Algaxon - TBA

#### Prowler Syndicate

* The Phantom - Tom Cavanagh
* General Lyle - TBA
* General Samson - Dominic Purcell

## Sets

* 73536 Prowler Soldier Battle Pack
* 73537 MPC Ammo Support Vehicle
* 73538 Prowler ATT Cannon
* 73539 Blue Beast Escape
* 73540 Kyojin Chaos: Fleet Battle
* 73541 Phantom's Citadel Domain
* 73542 The Terminator Mech

## Season Intro

**Opening**: Hikari No Rock - Sambomaster