Season 13: Defenders of the Universe

**Season 13** of Beyond: The Golden Age, subtitled Defenders of the Universe, is preceded by the Spellbound and Unbroken movies and will be succeeded by the Beyond: Next Gens 1.0 series. This season covers events such as: Aftermath of a Rogue Defender, Rise of the Six, the Injustice War, Chaos's Formation, Final Battle Under the Obelisk, and the Redemption of the Defenders. The mascot characters of the season are the twelve remaining Defenders of Earth-21's Terra Realm, including: Ethan, Josie, Martin, Daniel, Reese, Angela, Ella, Charles, Maurice, Luis, Dane and Kordi. They also serve as the heroic faction alongside their allies within the Black Delta Corps and are focused upon as a whole. The villainous faction of the final season is the Injustice Order (more commonly known as the Agents of Chaos) with their leader Maximus Tombstone serving as the main antagonist, the Joke as the secondary antagonist.

## Overview

The epic conclusion. The journey of the heroes we came to know as the Second Ninja Force comes to an end, only for the quest of the Defenders to reach its climax. Break free from the cycle of chaos and destruction. Acknowledge the past but don’t correct your ancestors’ past. Correct your today.

The Defenders (comprised of Ethan, Josie, Danny, Reese, Angela, Ella, Charles, Maurice, Luis, Dane and Kordi) have one final thing in the way of their absolution: the enemies they created. The Dark Order has ceased tensions as Samara is back in control but the Injustice Order still remains, having developed a keen interest in Earth-21 and the inhabitants of its realms. With their targets spanning outside of the Defenders and into syndicates of the criminal underworld, a war orchestrated by these people is imminent. They are creating new products out of the broken souls of the world to make a point on the unhealthy and questionable order the government has brought. Knowing that they are responsible for this spreading carnage, the Defenders have a limited amount of time to correct one of their biggest blunders before it leads to the undoing of places, people and things they care about. Old and new foes spring up from the Agents of Chaos’s ranks to inflict their own forms of retribution upon the worlds. There are no more questions to be brought up as now is definitive time for choice and action. Only once they become masters of their own order and acknowledge their strengths and flaws can these defenders of the universe complete their vision. Not a vision of order, but one of a brighter tomorrow.

Elsewhere, the journey of Jaxon Jett Walker reaches its peak as everything that lead up to this has been preparation for the last duel. The duel of fate. Taking into account the Dark Order’s failure to create a clone of Jason Walker that could actually be the antithesis to his image, a face from the past raises up their own army of efficiently bred and sequenced reincarnations of the God of Earth-21 when he was at his prime. With Jason well out of his golden days, Jaxon takes matters into his own hands to do what he wants and take out the seed of evil before it’s roots spread deep. Shattered Sky will reach to have to reach past his limits to prevent the vision of darkness from unfolding in a final showdown with his own inner demons and current enemies in real-time.

## History

#### Reflections

With clues indicated by attacks on allied realities, Jaxon Walker's squad of Outcasts come to the conclusion that an enemy of the Walker bloodline's past has risen up to taint the image of Jason Walker. Veto makes deals with dangerous men for a certain artifact within his possession. Maureen thinks about the future and her bloody past with her psychopath of a father. The bigger picture of Jaxon's past experiences begins to reveal itself to the dual elemental.

#### The First Move

Inside information gained by the Ghost Agent through one of his antimatter clones that fell under capture of the Defenders gives the Injustice Order a new foothold in their turf war with the heroes; their leader, Maximus Tombstone, finds new rivals within the Dark Horizon Syndicate and neighboring criminal mobs and factions. Now in league with the Blazing Lion Resistance that can help her end her family's previous tormentors, Storm Carrow considers how she will go about granting her family their freedom from the Cycle of Chaos began by the FSM and Samara Yokotawaru.

#### Attack on Ninja-Spider

Facing legal troubles for their involvement in the chain of events that lead to Storm Carrow going rogue, Kordi and Dane are summoned for a big commission by the Feudal Council, but face a brand new class of troubles on the way. An agent of the Injustice Order is sent to disrupt a peaceful caravan within the First Realm being escorted by Josie Walker and Ella Miller. With Ghost Agent's clone having jeopardized their base at Cody's warehouse, the Defenders remaining in Terra must evade an ambuscade from the Injustice Order's inner eyes and ears.

#### Writing on the Wall

Arriving upon a recent attack site of the doppelgangers of Jason, the Outcasts discover a bigger connection to the unseen enemy and the Levina Clan which eventually became the Walker bloodline. With Blade now assuming his identity and controlling his body's each and every move, Charles's solitude within his mindscape given into despair as he looks for ways to indicate his mess to his friends who are tied up with Injustice Order troubles. Josie and Kordi relay details of the attacks specifically intended for them to their comrades who consider that it's time to fight back and break the cycle of running and hiding. The Blazing Lion Resistance, lead by Sam and Letita Hayate, find themselves on Earth-92 which has become a recent target for the Dark Order, who seek the powers of the Frost Clan for themselves.

#### Moonfall

The Outcasts's quest for clarity upon their hunt for these variants leads them to remnants of what looks to be a wrecked reality's Realm of Madness; where the enemy awaits their arrival for a devastating demonstration. In the Desert Domain, the Agents of Chaos seek out a worthy match for one of their newest manifestations. Storm gets to learn more about her uncle's godchildren as they display their leadership skills and combat skills when the Town of Alba is attacked by the Dark Order's newest class of elemental beast avatars. The Inners of the Injustice Order make reports of the crime syndicates' and Defenders' recent moves to Tombstone who assigns The Joke with completing the lineup classfied as "Products of Chaos".

#### Not a Day Goes By

With the gathering of subjects for the "Products of Chaos" contingency being supervised by The Joke, Tombstone issues an order to Inners and their underlings to begin the Siege of Neo Genesis City's underground criminal empire. Kordi goes to an old friend that can help fix the common flaw within her Ninja-Spider suit while Dane reflects upon how he will influence the Silent Streak mantle's next steps. The Defenders head into the sewer network beneath Neo Genesis City to meet-up with allies but find themselves caught within the AoC's siege. Martin's village that will be the future staple of the Roberts Clan becomes a target for a hammer-wielding Inner of the AoC. After the attack on the Town of Alba, Storm learns the hard truth of trying to reach a goal such as hers from Sam and Letita's band of rebels.

#### In the Water, Out of the Water

Jaxon awakens in an unidentified setting where he meets faces of both his and his bloodline's past while, in real time, the Outcasts attempt to get off the collapsing realm under pursuit from attackers that are associated with the attack clones of Jason. Separated from the others because of the siege, Reese, Luis, Ella and Charles face an enemy using the murky waters of the sewers to stalk them in their less than ideal position; giving Charles narrow gaps of time to alert Reese to what's truly going on with him. Storm finds herself questioning her decisions when a very resilient Dark Order warrior vessel puts her new allies between a rock and a hard place.

#### Developments

Kordi's professor friend, Jon Jennings, becomes the prime candidate for a new and unique transformation created by AoC that is ripped right from the comicbooks Kordi read as a child. Dane decides his next step for both himself and the boots of his uncle's creation but is challenged by an Inner of the AoC that specializes in dealing with armored warriors. The Defenders discover the origins of Kordi's tentacled attacker from Blacksmith Bridge while hearing news of a sand user and mino man emerging from their enemies ranks through warnings from allies within the BDC; adding on to Reese and Ethan's troubles as they've become aware that Charles isn't himself.

#### Literal Inner Demons

After her battle with the Jade Dragon on the repurposed campus of the former I.N.A., Kordi is taken in by familiars of her estranged and deceased father who tell her of their troubles with the AoC and why she can lead both sides with her Destrevan blood. Blade realizes that Ethan and Reese have caught on to his possession of Charles's body and makes his next move which launches the Defenders into action to save their friend. The Zastrow Clan's weaponry is able to scare off Technovibe while Dane discovers a face of the past is back from the dead to join the AoC's efforts. Alan and Maureen help Veto as they rummage through his vast collection to find something that can awaken Jaxon from his slumber casted upon him.

#### The Ones You Can't Get Back

The Joke lingers closer and closer to completing his assigned task but begins to see holes in Tombstone's leadership when he learns of past ties between the stoick leader and the syndicates they face. Blade's words and actions begin to leave the impression that Charles may never return as he makes the Scarlet essence user come close to a point of no return. Doctor Octavia, the Sand Reaper, Mino, and Jade Dragon are welcomed into the AoC and are slowly but surely convinced that their past lives are unreachable. With Lance Daegal back in the picture, Dane must face one final trial to become the truest version of himself. With the Frost Clan suffering numerous losses due to the Dark Order, Storm is forced to make the next step for the Resistance.

#### Jaxon's Rattling Revelation

Kordi learns about her father's fall to madness and how the Destrevans had a large impact on the current leader of the AoC while The Joke learns the same whilst seeking out the fifth member of the "Products". The pieces all come together as Jaxon comes to realization with many things within his current mission, including who is pulling the strings of the numerous other clones of Jason. With Blade having killed one of Firstbourne's Heirs through Charles's body, the Defenders are put in even more delicate situation to get him back as the realms now want his head. Storm's relation of suffering to the Frost Clan makes her a pivotal ally to mobilzing a militia to take down the occupation on Earth-92. Lance's biggest toll on Dane yet earns him a spot in the AoC and leaves the Silent Streak with a loved one in his arms.

#### No Good Deed

Tombstone does a background check into who Ninja-Spider is from a slip-up on the Jade Dragon's part and makes a revelation that could turn the tides of the turf war with syndicates and Defenders. The rest of the team is pulled away from battle with Blade as Ethan and Danny take on the burden of maybe having to kill their friend to stop the Kyojin within him. The forces of negativity from within the speed element attempt to cloud Dane's judgement as he falls into a parallel position like his late uncle; making an unknown force pull soul of the past to help Dane overcome his torment. Storm's militia begins their final effort to drive the Dark Order off of Genesis Frost's New Creation. Putting aside his own troubles, Jaxon helps Domino and Veto assist Maureen as a face from her past comes to rock her world.

#### Contingencies Made Real

With the Dream Weaver, Inizio Romano, returns from his expansions upon other realities to confront his daughter and show her how she has been lost in a battle that is not her own; with him ultimately discovering that she has abandoned that battle. In a combined effort, Danny and Ethan were able to discontinue the contract between Blade and Charles, however, the Scarlet essence user now has an illness and a limited amount of time to live with the toll Blade took upon him. Kordi comes face to face with Tombstone as he realizes she is more valuable alive and under his possession as a Destrevan. The rest of the Defenders help come to Martin's aid as a huge amount of the AoC's Inners are trying to kill him and Jason. Storm, Sam and Letita's charge upon the loyalist cruiser hidden within the mountains is successful as the three come face to face with the occupation. Dane accepts the outcome of his transformation into the Scarlet Streak.

#### The First Thanksgiving

Oblivious to the truth and ignorant to the danger of the turf war beneath their feet, the Feudal Council authorizes a celebration that will commemorate the Labor Thanksgiving Day in a festive parade; giving Tombstone an opportunity to get Kordi back out in the open so he can capture her. The Joke, the Products and other Inners hijack a blimp and other vehicles to crash the party and be ready to face Ninja-Spider. Realizing that Kordi will need back-up while the others deal with the fallout of the attack on Martin's village and Charles, Dane springs into action with his reinvented armor to better fit his speed output. Storm attempts to learn the location of Liberty and other remnants of Borg's Biotech Division as she and the Hayate children fight for the freedom of Earth-92. Maureen and her father come to blows as the Outcasts must escape his infinite dream to take him down and move to concluding the Jason clone issue.

#### Making Up For Lost Time

With Blade now out of his head, Charles has a clear conscious for the first time in years and comes to terms with the circumstances of what he was tricked into doing; with the MPC demands he stand a physical trial to see if Blade has truly been the one calling the shots or Charles has been giving in. In the wake of the Thanksgiving Day Parade disaster, the Feudal Council realizes its time they dealt with the AoC once and for all and send their forces into the Undercity. Dane and Kordi reconnect with the team during the time they have before the trial and loosely discuss what has changed for them. Danny reflects upon the vision he saw from Jaxon's POV while Reese council Charles to prepare him for what the MPC has ready for his public "execution". Maureen rids of her father's body while Jaxon reflects upon the memories he saw in the dream that were not his or anybody related to him.

#### Guilty As Sin

In a trial by 24-hour-survival, the MPC throws Charles into an arena of mazes and other challenges with some of the most dangerous and minorly charged inmates are released in there as well, to hunt him. Unhappy with this unfortunate trial to see if Charles really has a killing instinct, Maurice goes off by himself to think but is interrupted by a familiar voice residing within his conscious. The Defenders say their prayers for their comrade's trial as they're forced out of the facilities and camp a mile out to keep tabs upon Charles's status and get any updates on the AoC's movement from their allies within the BDC. Jaxon concludes that the memories he saw must have been of Aku Waguna and his followers and prepares his squad for their next move. The Dark Order is driven off of Earth-92 and the BLR is left with a decision on where to go next.

#### The Final Key

The Golden Swordsman has his second battle with Maurice, who has recently discovered his ability to communicate with the dead spirits of his bloodline. The 24 hours are up and Charles has killed nobody but is severly injured, forcing the Defenders to take him to a place of both physical and mental healing that they know well. The Joke and his five "Products" seek out potential candidates for the final member of the Six. In the aftermath of their departure from Earth-92 and the ambush from an unseen enemy, Storm considers that she herself could be a threat to the BLR and decides to desert her allies to keep the Dark Order's focus off of them. Ethan keeps guard over Charles who becomes reminiscent of how the past could've been different if he had seen through Blade's lies.

#### Sinister

The "Products of Chaos" contingency is complete at last with the final additions of Mr. Gold and the Chameleon; the Joke decides its time to test their teamwork and decides to send them after Maurice, who is responsible for the Golden Swordsman's mysterious disappearance. Luis and Maurice happen to be with Kordi as they head to the part of the Sodern Province where the Destrevan Domain can be found. The Joke, himself, decides to pay a visit to where the Defenders currently are stationed as he knows the place well: The Temple of Youth. Jaxon edges closer and closer to finding a trail that leads to the place where Aku Waguna's followers are making clones of Jason but finds himself thrown off when Jesse, the Son of the Overlord, comes forth with a request.

#### Face of the Past

In the wake of the attack upon the Destrevan Domain, Maurice was badly injured by the Sinister Six, prompting Luis and a roughed-up Kordi to take him to an old relative of the Bowman bloodline to save him from becoming a "gombie". After the Joke's visit to the Temple of Youth, the Defenders find that any security is compromised when Charles senses a presence among the AoC that he hasn't felt since his elusive childhood. Jesse comes to Jaxon with a request to help him overthrow his sister who might secretly be selected as the next vessel of the Shadow Whisperer; in return, he has information that can help him find where the Waguna Cultists.

#### Dead By Deadlight

The Outer agent of the Injustice Order, known as Decay, is selected to display his power through spreading his virus to a major village of the Barren Province; prompting the BDC and Damage Control to lock it down as a quarantine zone. Realizing that it's the same virus that struck their father and uncle's home reality, Ethan, Josie and Danny lead the operation to take down the virus-wielding maniac before things get out of hand. Elsewhere, the "Products" become more adapted to their alternative name of Sinister Six as they must take a device from the Final Realm's Forbidden Vault. The Joke's backstory is shined upon through Tombstone's review of his Inners' files as he suspects a traitor is in their midst; little does he know that the traitor is eager to make a potentially fatal move upon him. The Outcasts agree to help Jesse after seeing how Raven has soured in recent years.

#### Silver Linings

After being heavily disfigured by Aurelian Comet's ambush upon him, Tombstone is rushed into a procedure that can give him an improved physique and ensure that Elementals cannot harm him. Seeing as the Shadow Whisperer has gotten into Raven's head and made her erect an army of her own warriors to impose her will upon his enemies, Jesse is prepared to take her life if necessary, but Jaxon begins to see the truth of all this; suddenly they cross paths with Storm, who has become paranoid that the Dark Order is tracking her. Reese and Ethan decide its time all secrets be revealed that the team are keeping if they want to their previous mistakes, leading to the reveal of Charles's horrific childhood.

#### Chance

The Joke comes to the conclusion that Tombstone's leadership is inefficient as the once stoick leader has become obsessed with his past and the people involved, leading to him to question the loyalty of the Sinister Six he had a dominate hand in creating. Storm decides to team up with the Outcasts to help break the Kuragari children from the influence of the Shadow Whisperer, who is another manifestation of Samara Yokotawaru's corruptive magic. With no-holds-barred, the Defenders' circle of trust becomes strengthened as they and the BDC suspect that the AoC's next move might be something that hasn't been attempted since the time of the Overlord: terraformation.

#### Fighters in the Sky

A mysterious phantom, simply known as V, shows up right after the decimation of the Shadow Whisperer at the Outcasts' hands with words that haunt Jaxon's core; with Jesse being left alone with his sister, deciding on whether or not he should let her live or end her suffering. In New Genesis City, things begin to take a turn for the worst when the Obelisk and the City Circle surrounding it suddenly are ripped from their place and disappear; leaving the Defenders and the rest of the world to wonder where it went. Upon realizing that someone within the BLR is a Dark Order spy, Storm rushes to find them to snuff out the leech. Tombstone begins to see the writing on the wall as The Joke has turned a large portion of the AoC against him.

#### The Sins of Our Fathers

The Joke, whose true identity is exposed, faces off with Tomsbtone for the title of leader over the AoC; elsewhere the agents loyal to the masked man prepare the Last Judgement for its reveal upon the night of the Blood Moon. The Cutlass Mage ambushes the Defenders and Charles's experience from the past leads him to make a conclusion that could change everything for him. Jaxon and the rest of his squad chase down V through reality after reality, hoping that he can lead them to the base of the Waguna Cultists and cloning facility. Storm faces down the the Judas Iscariot of the BLR in a tense duel to learn why he's doing what he's doing and if he knows where the Biotech Division remnants are.

#### The Joke, His Inner Demons

Jaxon follows V into the Resolute Spire while Maureen, Veto and Alan keep the cultists and their mutated beasts at bay; leading to Jaxon finally coming face to face with the leader of the whole operation to create the clones. With the Final Judgement device's location being revealed to be where the Obelisk once stood, the Defenders, Zastrow Clan Assassins and BDC charge towards the City Circle; having to face down the Inners and Outers of the AoC that have overrun this district of the city. Martin, Cody and Jason locate the Obelisk in the area of land where the Temple of Airjitzu once stood and launch a recovery mission of their allies from within the Feudal Council.

#### Debts to Pay

Having reached the site of the Final Judgement device, the Defenders face down the Sinister Six and the Joke goons on the scaffolding and construction around the large hole; giving Kordi and Dane their chances for rematches with Doc Ock and Lance. The Joke arrives upon the site of the Obelisk where he finds Martin, Cody and Jason raiding the tower; with Tombstone having been killed and his loyalists now after him. Jaxon's battle with the 29 clones of Jason begins in full force while Maureen goes past her limits to face-off against a Dual element Hason Demigod. Josie and the Zastrow Clan Assassins battle against the Inners of the AoC within a deserted mall. Storm tracks down Liberty's clones and other remnants of the Biotech Division to Earth-66 where the BLR come to her aid as a means to pay their debt to her.

#### Electroventure

With the 26 remaining clones out for his blood, Jaxon goes far and beyond to bring down the duplicates of his donor; all while Larissa and her guards watch and taunt from the shadows. Dane relies upon Ethan and Charles to help reverse Lance's new form and remove his powers before they consume him, but little does he or anybody else know, this might be the last thing the Scarlet essence user does. The other Defenders' battle with the Sinister Six heats up as Josie and the Zastrow Clan Assassins join the fray; leading Kordi to find a solution to the quirks of the six and Maurice to attaining a higher power with his element. Martin confronts the Joke as he attempts to save the Defenders' allies from within the Feudal Council. Storm faces down the tormentors of her and the Hayate bloodlines.

#### The Last Stand

Charles valiantly saved Lance and stopped his brother in the Cutlass Mage all before dying, giving the Defenders their final motiavtion and opening to prevent the Final Judgement device from terraforming the world into one they won't be able to recognize. Martin clears the non-corrupt Feudal Council members from the Obelisk with Jason and Cody all while the Joke goes down with the rapidly collapsing tower; facing the enemies of the AoC and Tombstone's loyalists in a bloody shoot-out. Jaxon's breaking point is reached and the final Hason Demigod faction faces the reckoning brought by it.

## Cast

### Heroes

#### Defenders

* Ethan Garmadon - Robbie Daymond
* Josephine Walker - Lexi Medrano
* Martin Roberts - Diego Luna
* Daniel Kurosu - Emile Hirsch
* Reese Arnold - Bumper Robinson
* Angela Howard - Danielle Nicolet
* Ella Miller - Jamie Chung
* Charles Holland - Clifford Chapin
* Maurice Allen - Kyle Hebert
* Luis Bowman - Matthew David Rudd
* Dane Williams - Justin Timberlake
* Kordi Daniels - Gina Rodriguez

#### Black Delta Corps

* James Wheathers - Toby Leonard Moore
* Colleen Higgins - Ayelet Zurer

#### Allies

* Cody Howard - Troy Baker
* Jason C. Walker - Steven Yuen
* Jaxon Jett Walker - Dylan O' Brien
* Maureen - TBA
* Veto - TBA
* Domino/Alan Dorobo - TBA

#### Blazing Lion Resistance

* Storm Carrow - Sarah Michelle Gellar
* Samuel Hayate - TBA
* Letita Hayate - TBA

#### Kyojin Beasts

* Lilith - TBA
* Hyozan - Ted Danson
* Supaku (flashback) - Mark Hamill

### Villains

##### Main Agents (Inners & Outers)

* The Joke - TBA
* Aurelian Comet - TBA
* Cobra Crusher - TBA
* The Golden Swordsman - TBA
* Cutlass Mage - TBA
* Cleaver - TBA
* Slasher - TBA
* Bronze Pierce - TBA
* Decay - TBA
* Technovibe - TBA

##### Products of Chaos/Sinister Six

* Talia L. Octavia/Doc Ock - TBA
* Pro. Jon Jennings/Jade Dragon - TBA
* Nadeem Simmons/The Mino - TBA
* Adam Wei/Mr. Gold - TBA
* Koushi Nagisa/Sand Reaper - TBA
* Chamille Perez/Chameleon - TBA

##### Allies

* Mockingbird - TBA
* Lance Daegal/Slipstream - TBA
* Kai Smith/Bloodshot - TBA
* Chase Shayne/Ghost Agent - TBA

## Sets

* 74641 Dark Order Ox Avatar
* 74642 Neo Genesis City Academy Brawl
* 74643 Resolute Spire Cloning Facility
* 74644 Wendigo Attack Shuttle
* 74645 Blacksmith Bridge Ambush
* 76646 Final Judgement Six Battle