Barodius/Mag Mel

* Barodius
* Mag Mel

—**Barodius**, *A New Beginning* (Funimation Dub)

—**Mag Mel** to Dan Kuso and Grey Ikenami, *Behind the Mask* (Funimation Dub)
**Barodius** (バリオディウス 皇帝, *Bariodiusu Kōtei***?**, Japanese version **Emperor Bariodius**) (Funimation Version: **Emperor Barodius Nightly**) is the main antagonist of the third season of the anime series and in the first arc of the fifth season. He was the former Emperor of Gundalia and the Darkus Brawler who led the Imperial Orders. He was mutated by Code Eve into an armored form and took the name of Mag Mel.

**Mag Mel** (マグ·メル, *Magu Meru***?**) was the gold-armored, mutated form, and pseudonym of the former Gundalian Emperor Barodius in *Bakugan: Mechtanium Surge*. After the events of the previous season, he and Dharak (now Razenoid) were imprisoned in the dark reverse dimension of Bakugan Interspace, created by Code Eve, and started to have a connection with Dan, Grey, Leonidas and Drago (from his last evolution), who were also linked to Chaos Energy that spawn and free several robotic creatures called Mechtogan.

## Bakugan

### Anime

#### Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders

* Darkus Dharak (Guardian Bakugan)
	+ Darkus Phantom Dharak (Evolved Guardian Bakugan in *Final Strike*) (Mutated into Razenoid prior to *Interspace Showdown*)
* Gold AirKor (Battle Gear)
* Darkus Dharak Colossus
	+ Exokor
	+ Riptor
	+ Smashtor

#### Bakugan: Mechtanium Surge

* Darkus Razenoid (Guardian Bakugan)
	+ Darkus Evolved Razenoid (Evolved Guardian) (Deceased)
* Darkus Dreadeon (Mechtogan) (Deceased)
	+ Darkus Dreadeon (Clones) (Deceased)
* Darkus Razen Titan (Mechtogan Titan) (Deceased)
	+ Pyrus, Aquos, Haos, Ventus, Subterra and Darkus Razen Titan (Clones) (Deceased)
* Pyrus, Aquos, Haos, Ventus, Subterra, and Darkus Iron Dragonoid (Deceased)
* Pyrus, Aquos, Haos, Ventus, Subterra, and Darkus Flash Ingram (Deceased)
* Pyrus, Aquos, Haos, Ventus, Subterra, and Darkus Cyclone Percival (Deceased)
* Pyrus, Aquos, Haos, Ventus, Subterra, and Darkus Chaos Leonidas (Deceased)
* Pyrus, Aquos, Haos, Ventus, Subterra, and Darkus Metal Wolfunoid (Deceased)
* Pyrus, Aquos, Haos, Ventus, Subterra, and Darkus Mutant Elfin (Deceased)

##### Bakugan Given to Anubias, Javier, Taron, Courtney, Kassandra and Sellon

* Pyrus Bolcanon (Deceased)
* Aquos Krakenoid (Deceased)
* Haos Krowll (Deceased)
* Ventus Spyron (Deceased)
* Subterra Vertexx (Deceased)
* Darkus Horridian (Deceased)
* Pyrus Drakion (Deceased)
* Aquos Gyranoid (Deceased)
* Ventus Krovernoid (Deceased)
* Subterra Borus (Deceased)
* Haos Serpenite (Deceased)
* Darkus Eenoch (Deceased)
* Pyrus Deezall (Second Mechtogan) (Deceased)
* Aquos Venexus (Third Mechtogan) (Deceased)
* Ventus Braxion (Fourth Mechtogan) (Deceased)
* Subterra Rockfist (Fifth Mechtogan) (Deceased)
* Haos Miserak (Sixth Mechtogan) (Deceased)
* Darkus Smasheon (Seventh Mechtogan) (Deceased)
* Pyrus Drukeneer (Eighth Mechtogan) (Deceased)
* Aquos Hydronor (Ninth Mechtogan) (Deceased)
* Ventus Breakerisk (Tenth Mechtogan) (Deceased)
* Subterra Octogozer (Eleventh Mechtogan) (Deceased)
* Haos Ragnotor (Twelfth Mechtogan) (Deceased)
* Darkus Cloyston (Thirteenth Mechtogan) (Deceased)
* Aquos Venexus Titan (Second Mechtogan Titan) (Deceased)
* Subterra Octogozer Titan (Third Mechtogan Titan) (Deceased)
* Aquos/Haos hybrid Mutant Krakenoid (Deceased)
* Haos/Aquos hybrid Mutant Krowll (Deceased)
* Ventus/Darkus hybrid Mutant Krovernoid (Deceased)
* Darkus/Ventus hybrid Mutant Eenoch (Deceased)

## Information

He was born into a family that had ruled over Gundalia for generations. He was the leader of the evil Imperial Orders who reigned over Gundalia and who sought to conquer Neathia. Barodius had been able to rule Gundalia because of his overwhelming strength and special ability to execute battles simultaneously. When Barodius took the throne, he decided to change many of his father's policies, most notably the seeking the Sacred Orb despite his father having feared its power. This act sparked the Neathian-Gundalian War.

It has been stated that Barodius disliked his father a great deal, such as when he called his father a "superstitious old fool," and laughed insanely when he destroyed his father's portrait. He wanted the Sacred Orb so he could obtain the DNA Code of every Bakugan in existence, his ultimate goal being to create the most powerful Bakugan in the universe with which he would rule all reality. His longtime childhood friend and most trusted confidant was Gill, while most of the other Imperial Orders don't trust him or don't agree with what he is doing, but follow him out of fear.

## Appearance

Like all Gundalians, Barodius has gray skin, blue marks under their eyes with yellow bone/horn-like plates the covers the forehead and can grow all the way around the head, he wears an purple cloak with an green pebble in the shoulders, crimson red clothes with an yellow thunder that is covered under the cloak, an gray toga yellow collars and a purple symbol, indigo pants with black, and red boots and dark grey metallic gloves with golden rings.

## Personality

Barodius is a power-hungry tyrant, seeking the Sacred Orb in spite of his father's fear of it. Because of his obsession with it, he ignores all of Nurzak and Aurica's warnings. He has no respect towards his late father, believing him to be superstitious and weak but he claimed that his father wasn't a coward. He also has an interest in the Dark Bakugan's Forbidden Powers, which was the reason why he was willing to keep Ren and Anne.

He has zero tolerance for failure and foolish behavior, punishing Sid and Anya for losing the Element. His favoritism towards certain individual overrides his judgement and any semblance of friendship he has with others; after finding out Gill killed Kazarina, he has both Gill and Airzel killed.

He is a deceitful man, willing to used others who were deemed useful to him. He also tends to lose patience when things don't go well for him. Despite his arrogant, he was willing acknowledge them opponent's those power is strong, such as Dan's Drago and Grey's Leonidas.

Barodius is ultimately proven to be a sore loser, as he's willing to take the Sacred Orb in spite of his defeat by Grey Ikenami and Dan Kuso, which caused him, and Phantom Dharak to be trapped in prison in a reverse dimension. As the result of the evil in his heart, he is mutated into Mag Mel.

## Biography

### Bakugan 4: Gundalian Invaders

In *EP 1*, Barodius first appeared in Grey and Dan's vision, ordering the rest of the Imperial Orders Bakugan to destroy the Neathian Bakugan.

In *EP 2*, he is seen on Gundalia asking the other Imperial Order members what they found out about the powerful Bakugan on Earth. Hearing of the unknown Bakugan's strength and power, he ordered Gill to make sure it came to their side instead of their enemy's, the Neathians. It was then that he sent Sid Arkale and Lena Isis to learn more by visiting (and ultimately brawling) in Bakugan Interspace.

In *EP 3,* He and Jakku found out those 2 heroes Bakugan Interspace names called Dan Kuso and Grey Ikenami, but Barodius called Grey nickname "Defective" when he was tagret on pinned on him on the wall, He was then that he sent Kavon Marrow and Anya Kaiser to learn more by visiting (and ultimately brawling) in Bakugan Interspace.

He spoke to Gill briefly in *Confrontation*, about how the recruitment of human battlers was coming along, and told Dharak that his services were not yet required.

In *Hostile Takeover*, he watched the progress of the human recruits with the rest of the Imperial Orders. While his younger brother Dragan noted that they weren't too bad, Barodius wasn't satisfied, ordering Ren Krawler and Anne Pearce to gather more brawlers by any means, having become more eager to obtain ultimate power and something he referred to only as "The Elements."

In *Escape From Darkness*, he, Gill and Kazarina demanded to know why Ren and Anne had failed to bring the Battle Brawlers over to their side. Kazarina mentions a rumor going around that they have come to sympathize with their enemies to which Barodius warns Ren and Anne that if they find out he has betrayed him, they will be punished severely. Ren and Anne also appeared in a flashback about Ren and Anne's past when Barodius chose him to lead his team to Earth.

In *EP 28*, after trying to beat Dan Kuso and Grey Ikenami and failing, Sid and Anya was punished by Barodius for losing The Elements and got threated by Rubanoid and Deimos which caused Krakix to beat Rubanoid and Vader to beat Deimos. He gave Ren and Anne one last chance to set things right, and warned them not to mess it up with them.

In *EP 30*, he and the rest of the Imperial Orders were furious with Ren and Anne's Team for their constant failures and ordered a preemptive strike on the Neathians. There ships arrived and attacked Neathia. When Barodius watched the carnage he felt happy. He and the other Imperial Order members fought the Battle Brawlers on Neathia in order to get the Sacred Orb. Barodius formed Dharak Colossus and used him to break down the Neathian's Second Shield telling the brainwashed bralwers to follow Dharak. He then met Dan, Grey, Drago and Leonidas for the first time and battled against them. In the middle of Dharak, Dragion, Leonidas and Drago's fight, the Sacred Orb sent Dharak, Dragion, Dragan and Barodius, along with all the other Gundalians, back to Gundalia. He wondered what powerful object could send all the Gundalians off of Neathia, and later suspected that the Elements were responsible for that.

In *EP 63*, he battles Dan, Grey, Drago and Leonidas in a final battle. He wins the first round but, Grey's life force is 100%, but he thought Leonidas was sent out by Grey, but loses the rest of the fight. After he loses his battle against Dan and Grey, he stands Dharak again back at Neathia. He and Dharak fly to the Sacred Orb where it seemingly kills them.

## Trivia

* He seems to fly in *Divide and Conquer.* It was likely the small hoverboard he used in *Code Eve*.
* He appears to know about Earth mythology, because in *Dragonoid and Leonidas Colossus (episode)* he says, *"Either I opened Pandora's box, or stumbled onto the greatest treasure ever."*
* He appears to reciprocate Kazarina's feelings for him since he always gave her special favors, and killed Gill in revenge for her murder. He may had wanted her to be his Queen.
* In Bakugan: Mechtanium Surge his alter ego, Mag Mel created armies of them.
* Barodius has killed the most amount of people in the Bakugan TV series, especially the Major Imperial Order members, which are his loyal soldiers. The second is Prince Hydron also for disposing of his subordinates (and, in the end, his own father).