Episode 147

**Inverted Future. Thunder Emperor Zeon. Overture to Ruin** (反転する未来 雷帝ゼオン 破滅への序曲*, Hanten suru Mirai Raitei Zeon Hametsu e no Jokyoku*) is the 147th episode of the Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Anime and first aired in Japan on March 5, 2006. Events that occur in this episode and the remainder of the anime’s Faudo arc are entirely anime exclusive and do not follow the events that occur in the manga.

## Overview

Kiyomaro, Gash, and their allies team up to fight Riou in order to try and stop Faudo in the short amount of time they have left. During the battle however, Zeon and Dufort appear and reveal that they had been hiding in Faudo the entire time until Faudo finally awakened. Looking to control Faudo himself, Zeon takes over the battle and easily overwhelms Riou with his sheer power and skilled fighting style. Although outclassed, Riou forces himself to keep fighting as he is determined to become king no matter what.

## Plot

From the control room, Zaruchim observes the battle that is about to take place between Riou and Gash and Kiyomaro’s allies. When he sees Riya and Alishie on the monitor, Zaruchim decides he’ll go and settle the score with them. Just as he’s about to leave, he’s suddenly confronted by Zeon and Dufort, who were the ones that Zaruchim had been sensing the entire time but constantly felt uneasy about. Dufort asks Zeon if he’ll finally be able to see a scenery that’s different from what they’ve seen up until now and Zeon assures him that he soon will. While Riou deals with Gash and Kiyomaro’s allies, Zaruchim is left to fight against Zeon on his own. While fighting Riou, Kiyomaro demands Riou to stop Faudo which greatly irritates him. Knowing that Gash and Kiyomaro’s power alone won’t be able to stop his stronger spells, Riou uses *Gigano Fanon*. Gash and Kiyomaro’s allies however assist them against this spell with Momon slowing it down by using *Ora Norojio* before Karudio freezes the spell altogether. After this, Umagon carries Gash and Kiyomaro to safety before the spell makes impact.

Annoyed with the group’s meddling, Riou calls out for his bookkeeper Banikis to come out of hiding and fight with him. Banikis is then seen climbing out of Riou’s abdominal cavity, making his appearance for the first time. With Banikis able to see his opponents, he’s now able to cast spells with greater accuracy and timing. Much like Riou, he’s determined to eliminate the group and end the battle as quickly as possible. Almost immediately after showing himself, Banikis casts one of Riou’s strongest spells, *Fanon Riou Diou*. Both Alishie and Kiyomaro cast their respective shield spells to defend against the attack. Kiyomaro reinforces *Rashirudo* with two additional *Zaguruzemu*, but both Gash’s and Riya’s shields break which leads to most of the group getting wiped out by Riou’s attack. When the dust settles, Riou sees that Alishie is the only one left standing. Riou calls out to Zaruchim in the control room to let him know that he’s about to finish him off but receives no response from him. Riou becomes confused about what’s going on until Zeon and Dufort step out from the control room to inform him that Zaruchim had already been sent back to the Demon World. When Riou looks at Zeon, his demeanor changes as he recognizes him by his fearsome title of Thunder Emperor Zeon.

Kiyomaro, Gash, and their allies are shocked to see how Zeon closely resembles Gash and Kiyomaro himself remembers that Zeon was the one who defeated Apollo and Ropes long ago. Riou is intimidated by Zeon’s presence as he is aware that Zeon inherits his powerful lightning abilities from his royal family and that he had endured notoriously harsh training to hone his skills. Riou questions Zeon why had he suddenly come to Faudo and Zeon responds that Zaruchim had been aware of his presence even before Faudo was revived. With Faudo finally revived, Zeon intends on taking Faudo’s power for himself by defeating Riou. With almost no time to react, Zeon attacks Riou and Banikis with a close range *Zakeru*, and its power is shown to be much more extraordinary than Gash’s. Riou attempts to stop Zeon from closing in on him using *Gigano Fanon*, but the spell is instantly destroyed by a single *Zakeruga* from Zeon. While still using his spell, Zeon grabs Riou and slams him to the ground, electrocuting him in the process.

After getting back up, Riou uses *Bāgasu Fāron* but Zeon dodges the attack with ease. Riou then tries to fight him directly by using his staff as a weapon but is effortlessly taken down by Zeon again who then destroys the staff. He then goes on to taunt Riou while keeping him on the ground with just his foot. Riou manages to free himself by using *Garufanon*, but is immediately kicked away by Zeon, who shatters some of Riou’s armor in the process. Kiyomaro and Gash try to intervene but they, as well as the rest of their allies, are all attacked by Zeon’s *Zakeru*. Zeon tells the group he intends on having fun defeating them later before focusing back on his current battle with Riou. Before Zeon could finish him off, Riou orders Banikis to cast his most dangerous spell. Banikis expresses concern over this but Riou insists as it’s the only choice he has left. Banikis then casts Riou’s forbidden spell, *Girufadomu Barusuruku* which transforms him into an incredibly large and monstrous form.

Despite Riou now battling in his berserker mode, Riou is still one-sidedly defeated by Zeon who attacks him both relentlessly and mercilessly. Upon taking Riou down, he electrocutes him using *Teozakeru* and Riou reverts back to his original form. Despite essentially being utterly defeated, Riou refuses to give up as he exclaims he had endured so much already in gathering forces for Faudo and insists on becoming king no matter what. In a last ditch effort, Riou uses *Fanon Riou Diou* but the spell is easily countered by Zeon’s *Jyauro Zakeruga*. An explosion takes place and after some time, it’s revealed that Riou’s spell book had been burned and Zeon has now taken control of Faudo. Just as Zeon had seized power, Faudo had finally escaped the trench he was teleported into earlier. On Zeon’s command, Faudo initiates his high speed movement and begins moving even faster towards Japan. Despite the hopeless situation they seem to be in now, Gash urges Kiyomaro to not give up just yet as he still believes that they can defeat Zeon if they work together.

## Features

### Characters by Appearance

* Riou
* Gash Bell
* Kiyomaro Takamine
* Laoxing Mo
* Zaruchim
* Elly
* Elle Chivas
* Momon
* Kafka Sunbeam
* Umagon
* Sauza
* Karudio
* Riya
* Alishie
* Zeon Bell
* Dufort
* Canchome
* Parco Folgore
* Banikis Gigo
* Hidetoshi Nakata
* Wife
* Hiroshi Yamanaka
* Takeshi Kaneyama
* Iwashima Mamoru
* Mariko Nakamura
* Kaneko
* Suzuki
* Suzume Mizuno
* Apollo Genesis (Flashback)
* Ropes (Flashback)
* Ted
* Megumi Oumi
* Tio
* Nicole
* Lien
* Gide

### Locations

* Faudo
* Japan
	+ Mochinoki City

### Spells by Appearance

* Gou Shudoruku
* Guruga Dorufanon
* Zakeruga
* Garufanon
* Zaguruzemu
* Gigano Fanon
* Ora Norojio
* Diogikoru Gidoruku
* Garudoruku Nioruku
* Āgasu Fanon
* Fanon Riou Diou
* Rājia Shirunio
* Rashirudo
* Saifojio
* Bāgasu Fāron
* Girufadomu Barusuruku (Debut)
* Teozakeru (Debut)
* Jyauro Zakeruga (Debut)