Season 25: Contest of Champions

**Season 12** of Beyond: Unlimited, subtitled Contest of Champions, is preceded by Season 24 and is succeeded by Season 26. The season covers the events that took place during the 71st Annual Contest of Champions, that the Ninja Force participated in. Keith and Natalie serve as the mascot characters. Keith serves as the main protagonist while the Ninja Force is focused upon as a whole. The main antagonist of the season is the Kyojin Beast of Light, Oru, while his vessel Karlos Debiddoson serves as the secondary antagonist. The two's henchman, also known as the Golden Dynamos, serve as the villainous faction of the season. This season acts as the twenty-fifth installment to the Original Beyond Trilogy.

## Overview

It's been a few months since Jason's supposed demise, and our heroes have struggled with accepting the fact that he is truly gone. To raise their spirits, Genevieve suggests that they go looking for a new adventure. After this, they are met by a mysterious man who gives them an invitation. But this is not just any invitation, it's an offer to participate in the Contest of Champions; a competition where people from across the multiverse join to test their skill and make their claims on wins. The stakes are high as the contest is comprised of many events including high-octane races, dangerous gladiator fights, or even show and tells. The Ninja say yes to the offer, even though they are skeptical of its wacky and unsupervised madness. As they partake in the long-running event, they will meet new allies, foes, and even rivals. One of their new foes comes in the form of a long-time champion of the contest calling himself the Bronze Baron. Vincent says that their Kyojin Beasts are sensing that this guy has one too and to make things even crazier, it is revealed that this guy and his gang have heard of the Ninja Force and their acts of heroism. Knowing that they will pursue answers to their questions, the Baron will lead them on a crazy side quest as they try to get to the top in the already challenging contest. Can our heroes figure this guy out and stop him from taking them out of the competition? Will they make it to the end? Will they discover that no one is ever truly gone? The answers will be given as the competition rises.

## History

#### An Invitation to Greatness

A flashback sequence of Keith’s racing days on Earth-52 play on as he does some art with a class at the I.N.A. A few months after the Demigod Conflict and Jason’s death, the Ninja Force adjusts to Natalie as its team leader as they must stop a group of insurgents from raiding Borg Tower where the president is giving a public announcement; DIGITAL worries for Vincent as he has become more and more distant as of late; Keith and Lucas get confronted by a hooded figure who gives them an invite to some underground championship.

#### A Hope & A Prayer

Lucas reflects upon his recent visions of Jason and his death as he gets the sense that Jason may not truly be dead; Natalie must make a big decision as team leader as the team needs to go to the Contest of Champions to have some fun and let loose after the sorrow of Jason’s death has weighed them down; Alessia and Keith head to the Black Delta Corps to assign them to watch over their reality as they go to the reality where the contest is taking place.

#### The 300 Mile Ritual

The Ninja Force travels to the reality of Earth-X, where the Contest of Champions is taking of place where they attend the starting ceremony; Keith takes up the role of being the first member of their team to compete in the championship as he prepares an old toy for a new challenge; Lucas and Kyle get familiar with fans and other competitors in the contest; Natalie begins to wonder if she might actually make a good leader.

#### Fire & Stone

After Keith’s success with the beginning race of the championship, Natalie is assigned to be the candidate for their team to participate in the survival race through a large maze that reminds the team of Zane’s old movies; Keith encounters the same mysterious Golden Racer and his team as he visits the competitors' gym; Alessia meets a hunky mechanic that needs help with some buyers he has some beef with.

#### Kaen's Genius

As the Maze Duel Race continues on, Vincent must leap into the battle as he fears that Natalie may be getting overworked by the heat of the challenge; Kaen makes a deal with Natalie that requires a certain condition; Keith looks into the history of the long-running contest after his suspicions rise that it might have a dark side its not revealing; Lucas and Kyle get hyped up by the thrill of Natalie’s fight while being watched by a mysterious green-clad warrior.

#### The Visor

Lucas takes at punch the racing championship as he races while getting tips from Keith in his ear but becomes distracted by a certain green racer; Keith must learn a lesson about staying in the moment as his discoveries of the contest’s dark secrets begin to worry him; Natalie recovers from her harsh battle as Alessia takes her out into the city on the outskirt’s of the contest’s main arena.

#### Golden Baron

Keith finally learns the tale of the Golden Baron who has been the champion of the contest for many years; Natalie, Amber, Lucas and Alessia must utilize their powers if they wish to win a full fireball soccer championship; Kate and DIGITAL begins to worry for the mentality of Vincent as he mysteriously disappears; Jimmy and Kyle have a misadventure with an angry team that they are stuck in the competition with.

#### Street Rookie

More of Keith’s background in the racing world is revealed trough the storytelling of Lucas as Keith begins to work his way to the top in an over the top city race that may test his expertise; Golden Baron makes a move to learn about Keith’s “team” as he realizes he is making progress; Vincent engages in a duel with a sonic-wielding maniac who has it out for all nindroid kind; Alessia struggles with the worry of losing a loved one while asking out a non-powered human that is Kaito.

#### The Undergrounds

Vincent is transferred to an underground detainment center until his team can rack up enough wins to bring him out where he learns that a certain someone may still be alive; Kate makes a call to some old friends to give an assist when she fears their team is staggering with the sudden absence of DIGITAL and Vincent; the team contemplates their options as they rest up on their off day; Golden Baron is confronted by his superior when they fear he may not be preforming as well.

#### Cody & Brooklyn

Cody and Brooklyn explain what has happened to them in the many years of their absence to Kate and Natalie as Keith and Lucas’s involvement in the championship reaches a new high; Alessia finally goes on a date with Kaito that takes an unexpected turn; DIGITAL looks for Vincent as she attempts to enter the Underground; Lucas meets Lydia after noticing her admiration his skills and learns a shocking truth.

#### Desert Rumble

Keith and the Golden Baron come in contact as they clash during one of the most violent races of the championship that will eliminate a lot of their competition; Lucas prepares for an intense duel that is being pre-announced by the contest officials; Kate picks up DIGITAL’s signature after some brief struggles prevent her from doing so; Jimmy and Kyle compete in a mech building competition that is part of the event.

#### Breaking Bone

Lucas faces off against an Elemental Master of Fire who has mastered combustion techniques that remind him of the Hason Demigods’s combustion elemental that ended Jason’s life or at least that’s what it seems; Vincent begins to have some kind of split personality as DIGITAL discovers something is wrong with his internal processing unit and his cognitive functions; the others watch their Green Ninja put his life on the line to get them the points they need to free Vincent; Keith makes an effort to discover Golden Baron’s true identity.

#### Vincent Exposed

The truth about Vincent’s strange behavior is revealed as Vincent must team up with DIGITAL to take down his doppelgänger in a duel that is sure to reveal some jaw-dropping revelations and surprises.

#### The Contest's Darkest Secrets

The truth about Golden Baron’s identity is revealed to Keith as he is faced by the Golden Baron’s thugs that force him to use the kāma; the team celebrates Lucas’s win in his fight alongside Kaito and Lydia whom Alessia invites; all the teams in the race prepare for the final race of the championship as it may be the last with rumors of a deadly saboteur within their numbers begin to rise; Vincent and DIGITAL pursue their truth and work to free a previously thought-dead ally.

#### Slaughter Race

The final race of the championship begins as Keith competes against the remaining teams and the infamous Golden Baron to stake the win that will decide the true victor of the contest; the ninja and their newly freed Jason work to stop Golden Baron’s crew from sabotaging the competition; Jason gives Natalie some encouragement after seeing that she makes an excellent leader of the team.

#### The Final Boss

After revealing itself to the world and wrecking any chance of someone winning the competition, Oru begins his rampage forcing the Ninja Force and other heroes into action to save the competition from his rare power; Keith comes face to face with the Golden Baron in an attempt to help him realize what his actions have caused to unfold.

## Cast

### Heroes

#### 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
* Amber Brown - Karen Fukuhara
* Kate Smith - Seychelle Gabriel
* Brooklyn Tōmasu - Sanaa Lathan
* Cody Howard - Troy Baker
* Kyle Doran - Max Mittleman
* DIGITAL - Erica Luttrel
* Jimmy Brookstone - John Boyega

#### Kyojin Beasts

* Kaen - Dee Bradley Baker
* Tsunamei - Lydia Mackay

### Racers/Contestants

* Lydia Kurosu - Stephanie Beatriz
* Lars - TBA
* Chamberlain - TBA
* Zurag - TBA
* Zorro Momochi - TBA
* Kaito - TBA
* Cap'n Chaos - TBA

### Villains

#### Golden Dynamos

* Karlos Debbidoson/Golden Baron - Chris Pratt
* Oru - Will Arnett

## Sets

* 72108 Dread Razor Bike
* 72109 Hover Cycle VS Platinum Roadster
* 72110 Fireball Field
* 72111 X-12 Flash Charger
* 72112 Maze Ruins Death Battle
* 72113 Desert Rumble Tumble
* 72114 Sinister Speeds Racing Centre & Pits
* 72115 The Pyro Pit
* 72116 Green Ninja Speeder Car
* 72117 Kate’s Quad Bike
* 72118 Final Race Chaos Duel
* 72119 Captain Chaos’s Star-Spangled Rig

## Opening Credits

**Opening**: Lifetime - Swedish House Mafia