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I won't go back to the darkness, Linehalt.
Ren, Sid Returns

Ren Krawler (レン・クロウラー, Ren Kurourā?) is a Darkus Brawler from Gundalia and is also the last descendant of the Protectors of the Dark Bakugan to never allow Linehalt from unleashing his forbidden powers, his Battle Gear is Boomix. He first appears in the finale of Bakugan Battle Brawlers: New Vestroia (for 5 seconds) before being properly introduced in Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders as a main character. He originally worked for Barodius thinking he could get his freedom. Under orders from the Twelve Orders, he infiltrated the Battle Brawlers to sway them to aid Gundalia in the Neathian-Gundalian War. In order to do so, he lies about the Neathians, claiming they were a war-loving nation and invaded Gundalia. Later, he was exposed by Fabia Sheen and he returns to the Gundalians and fights against the Battle Brawlers, only to lose many times to them. but later returns to the Battle Brawlers after learning that the Twelve Orders were untrustworthy and held no care for him. He then became a Castle Knight and help beat the Twelve Orders. He went back home to Gundalia after the Neathian-Gundalian War ended. As of the events during Bakugan: Mechtanium Surge, he is currently the Commander of the Gundalian Forces under the commands of Prime Minister Nurzak.

Ren also made an appearance in the online game Bakugan Dimensions.

Description

Ren is a Gundalian disguised as a human. He was sent by Emperor Barodius to find the strongest brawlers to help defeat Neathia and to find the DNA Code. Ren comes from the underground world of Gundalia, where he was kept by Emperor Barodius' family because he possesses a Dark Bakugan with a very powerful ability (the Forbidden Power). He lies to the brawlers telling them that the Neathians love war and invaded Gundalia and that the Gundalians always want peace, when it's really the other way around. He probably gave the brawlers the newer Phantom Data in order to let the Gundalians pass into Bakugan Interspace detected as so-called "Neathians".

He looks artful, cruel, and he underestimates friendship at first, but after that, he began to show compassion by feeling sorry when a member of his team was punished for their losses, trying to save Sid Arkale from falling into the valley, and saving Marucho Marukura from being captured by a flesh-eating plant. After joining the brawlers he becomes a more kinder person as he feels grateful for how they have treated him and hates Barodius for using him and his teammates as pawns and wants to overthrow him to free his people from his tyrannical rule.

Personality

Ren starts off as a rather self-motivated person who, while he didn't oppose friendship, didn't view relationships very highly, aside from his bond with Linehalt. As the last descendant of the protectors of the Dark Bakugan, he and Linehalt were always forced to live underground. In order to attain freedom, Ren serves Barodius, with the mission of finding and recruiting brawlers for Gundalia's war against Neathia.

He starts off having rocky relationships with most of his teammates and the brawlers. While Marucho saw him as a friend due to the Phantom Data Ren gave him, Shun had no problem with exposing Ren's true purpose after hearing Fabia Sheen's side of the story, which hurt Marucho greatly. Ren's own teammates teased him when he forgot his mission due to his bond with the Battle Brawlers.

However, as the series progresses, he comes to value others more. While he didn't get along with Sid Arkale for most of the series, he tries to save Sid when Dharak attacks him, and Sid entrusts Ren with Rubanoid and Destrakon Gear before he chooses his own death. When he overhears about the disposal of his other teammates, he apologizes to them for their fate, especially in cases where he had taken part in the losing brawls that they were punished for.

After realizing that Barodius was just manipulating him, Ren loses his loyalty to him and turns to Neathia's side. However, he still respects his superior Nurzak, who also opposed Barodius' motives and actions. As Nurzak was the only one in the Twelve Orders who showed Ren and his teammates true kindness and loyalty. Even before betraying Barodius, he did not hold any grudges towards the Neathians and has displayed respect for them. Knowing that it would be better for a Pyrus brawler to use Sid's Bakugan, he entrusted Rubanoid to Linus Claude and seems to have become friends with him. He gets along well with Mason Brown and Jesse Glenn. Ren grows to see Nurzak as a father-figure and they love to share the same ideals of wanting to create a better future for Gundalia.

Ren has learned not to take his friends for granted and always think of others first. After the war was over, Ren and his teammates support Nurzak in creating a democracy on Gundalia and tearing down the monarchy to make their world a better place for everyone and co-exist with the Neathians.

Biography

Anime

Bakugan Battle Brawlers: New Vestroia

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Ren's debut

His first appearance in the anime was at the very end of Final Fury, approaching Dan Kuso, Marucho Marukura, and Shun Kazami, asking if they were the Bakugan Battle Brawlers while they were in Bakugan Interspace after they had returned from New Vestroia following Zenoheld, Clay Fermin, and the Vexos defeat. Marucho asked Ren how he was able to get into Interspace since it wasn't open to the public just yet. Kato appeared and told Marucho that he let Ren in because he had something to tell the Brawlers. Ren explains that he did research and tracked the battle brawlers down. He tells them that there may not be enough Bakugan for the Brawlers to use in Bakugan Interspace causing Marucho to wonder if they should use real Bakugan or cloned ones. Ren offers to help the team only for Dan to be unsure telling Ren they just met. Ren however tells the team that he has more Phantom Data then they had.

Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders

In A New Beginning, he gave them a bigger amount of Phantom Data, which allowed Marucho Marukura to make Bakugan Interspace available to everyone. He later battles Dan and Helix Dragonoid with his partner Linehalt. He loses the first round and wins in the second. As the battle intensifies Dan is knocked out and has a vision of Bakugan at war. Everyone except Ren was surprised.

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Ren and Linehalt

In Revelation, he tells the brawlers that he is from Gundalia and that the Neathians attacked them and that their Bakugan are trained to be soldiers (the Gundalians are the real culprits, not the Neathians) and then tells them about Sid Arkale and Lena Isis who battled against Dan and Marucho as they are defeated with Drago's "JetKor Flame Impact", at the end, Ren thoughts about to Dan that he was ranked number 1, when he said "You're still not number 1".

In The Visitor, he tells Jake Marucho and Shun that the latest information of three agents are Zenet Surrow, Jesse Glenn and Mason Brown that Ren found it out when Dan is okay, Shun asked Ren about the tracking (the Gundalians, not the Neathians) devised there world of Bakugan Interspace rankings, upon Fabia Sheen's arrival, he tells her that he is a Gundalian. Then Shun asks Fabia for her side of the story.

In Brawler To Be, he shows Marucho his new security system when they find out Mason Brown was brawling. When Dan tells Jake he can battle Ren wonders if Jake can handle a Brawler like Mason. He watches Jake go up against him and prove himself as a brawler.

In Confrontation, The brawlers later notice battlers missing, which Ren suspects is the work of Nethans. When Sid Arkale and Zenet Surrow arrive in Bakugan Interspace, he and Dan brawl against them. Though Ren has a solid performance, he secretly throws the match so that he and Dan would lose, and Sid and Zenet—his actual partners—could take Drago. Although his plan works, Sid chooses not to take Drago due to the battle being unfair. He is later seen conversing with Linehalt about their plan working.

In Exposed, he and Marucho work on making Bakugan Interspace better for people and then take a break. Afterwords, he created a rift in the new battle arena because he thought that Dan Kuso was going to battle Jesse Glenn but it ended up that Fabia Sheen battled Jesse and the rift effected Aranaut. Shun exposes him to the brawlers after the battle and he denies everything and then runs off. Seeing as how Ren helped Marucho develop Bakugan Interspace and became good friends, he refuses to believe Ren is lying to them.

In True Colours, Ren fights and loses to Marucho and then he said that they could still be friends if Marucho left the Brawlers but he said no. Ren also had trouble before that controlling his teammates and said that they couldn't just hypnotize the Brawlers because a hypnotized person only operates at seventy-five percent. He also said that any insubordination would result in him telling Emperor Barodius. Ren later reveals his true form. However, it is shown through their actions that Ren and Marucho may still care for each other, though in the end of the episode, Marucho was clearly upset at him for betraying the Battle Brawlers.

In Hostile Takeover, Ren leads the Gundalian brawlers to kidnap more children to brainwash into Gundalian soldiers. Dan confronts him, but Sid and Mason stay behind with two brawlers named Taylor and Casey to battle them. Dan and Shun take on Mason and Taylor while Marucho and Jake take on Sid and Casey. While they are battling, Ren secretly hacks into Interspace and forces the Battle Brawlers out. Afterward he tells them he is now in full control of Bakugan Interspace.

In Twin Attack, He reminds Sid and Jesse that they are here to gather solders and not fight Dan when he begins calling Ren out. When the Pam twins lose to Jake and Dan, Sid laughs telling Ren good luck dealing with the brawlers.

Kidthing

Ren as a child

Ren's dark past was revealed in Escape From Darkness. As a child, he was forced to be Linehalt's protector. He was initially afraid of Linehalt at first but eventually became close friends with him after Linehalt saved him from falling from a ledge. The two spent most of their time together training and sharpening their skills. As Ren got older he asked Linehalt if they would ever see sunshine in their lifetime. Under the illusion of fulfilling that wish, Emperor Barodius himself appointed him to lead a team to Earth. After finding out Marucho infiltrated Bakugan Interspace he confronted him. Marucho was willing to brawl Ren to determined who would leave Bakugan Interspace but then Ren revealed the outcome of Fabia's battle against Lena and Zenet, letting Marucho run off to help Fabia.

In The Secret Package, he sees Shun and a new ally of his named Linus Claude sneak past security. Sid taunts him saying "epic fail". He and Jesse then team up to battle Shun and Linus. Even after using his Boomix, he is defeated by Linus in round one and later Shun beats him for good using Hawktor's wind attack. However, Jesse ultimately wins them the brawl and takes Linus' Bakugan Neo Ziperator. Ren congratulated Jesse on his victory and left with Neo in their possion.

In The Element, he and Kazarina are seen talking about a Bakugan belonging to a Castle Knight. Kazarina gets suspicious that this Bakugan might be the one who possesses the Element, so she orders Ren to bring it to Gundalia so that she may examine it. Despite his attempts to do so, Sid stole Neo Ziperator so that he could seek a grudge match against Dan. Left with no other choice, Ren was forced to simply watch the brawl and hope Sid could win. Ultimately however, Neo Ziperator passed the Element on to Helix Dragonoid to evolved into Lumino Dragonoid, putting it back in Neathian hands.

In Twin Evil, he and Zenet are talking about getting the element back. Ren tells her to use trickery to get it back causing Zenet to disguise herself as Julie Makimoto to get it back. Later Zenet returns and tells Ren that her mission failed with Ren telling her it is their bond that makes them strong. After hearing from Zenet that the Brawlers were going to Neathia, he ran to follow them but just when he arrived at the scene, the Brawlers had already escaped.

In The Sacred Orb, he and the rest of his team (except Sid) get scolded by the Twelve Orders for failing to get the Brawler's to join them.

In Battle For the Second Shield, he gives Lena his condolences after her apparent demise.

In Curtain Call, after figuring out that Jesse ran away in the middle of the night from Kazarina and Stoica, Ren goes to follow him. He then, tags with Jesse against Fabia and Jake, the result of the match ended in a loss. He then brings Jesse back to Gundalia, and watches him and his partner Plitheon perish before his eyes. Ren ultimately felt sorry seeing it happen, stating that he also took part in the battle that resulted in the loss, but Kazarina told Ren to speak to Emperor Barodius about it himself, showing little to no disdain for Jesse's apparent demise.

In The Secret of the Orb, he battles Fabia and Marucho alongside Nurzak while trying to look for Mason Brown who escaped. The battle ended in a tie due to the interruption of the Sacred Orb, which was presumably angered by Ren and Marucho (former friends) fighting against each other.

He is shown in the middle of the night patrolling Gundalia and talks to Nurzak. Nurzak tells him that the future of Gundlia will be better than they imagined. He, along with Gill, Stoica and Airzel overhear Barodius and Nurzak's battle in Divide and Conquer.

In Mobile Assault Kazarina asked Ren to bring more battlers from Earth, which the latter agrees with her. Later in Bakugan Interspace, annoyed by Stoica complaining about why he should be here, Ren told him to just get in his human form. After that is done, Ren told him to they should go get battlers, but the latter retorts, saying that he prefers to look for battlers in their natural habitat. Linehalt did try to convince Ren to reconsider their loyalty to the Twelve Orders as they show them none. But Ren refuses saying they have not come this far just to change sides and they must stick to the plan.

In Sid Returns, he fights off against Dan and his new Mobile Assault Vehicle. Dan attempts to convinces him to switch sides, but he refuses. Just when things were looking bad for Ren, Sid suddenly appears and joins the fight. Despite the momentary two-on-one advantage, they end up losing. Sid then explains that he and the rest of Ren's team (minus Mason, who also escaped) weren't killed, but simply held in stasis in Kazarina's lab. Just then, Dharak shows up to punish Sid for escaping. He blasts Sid, who nearly falls in a ravine. Ren grabs his hand and attempts to pull him back to safety, however, Sid gives Ren Rubanoid and lets go of Ren's hand, ultimately falling to his death.

In Colossus Dharak, he accompanied Barodius on a mission to permanently destroy the second shield. Dan fought against Barodius and lost, leaving Barodius to order Ren and Linehalt to finish him off. However, he turns against Barodius at the last second, having finally realized his master's true motives, and attacks him with Linehalt and Boomix.

In Dragonoid Colossus, he fights Barodius to protect Dan and the rest of the Brawlers. He manages to hold his own for a while, but suddenly Linehalt reveals his Forbidden Power which nearly destroys the planet. The Sacred Orb sends out Dragonoid Colossus in response, which defeats both Linehalt and Dharak before disappearing into Dan's Bakumeter. After the battle, he believes he needs to live in isolation because of the dangers of the Forbidden Power, but the Brawlers convince him to come back with them. He expressed happiness at their decision and transforms into his human form, although Fabia still appears skeptical of his intentions.

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Ren in his Castle Knight suit with Linehalt

In Forgiveness, he is left behind on the battlefield by Fabia after returning to Neathia. When Marucho goes back to look for Ren he is nearly eaten by a carnivorous plant but Ren saves him. He then brings food for Marucho, and comments that he doesn't deserves his forgiveness. Marucho tries to convince him that he has already been forgiven by the Brawlers, but Fabia appears, challenging him to a brawl. Ren battles against her to prove his new loyalty to the Neathians. He fights with Linehalt and loses, most likely due to Linehalt's exhaustion from having just used his Forbidden Power. Ren uses Rubanoid to compensate for Linehalt's weakness, but is still unable to win. After his loss, he is actually seen crying as he thinks he has failed Sid. Fabia then accepts him in despite her previous terms. Ren later becomes a fully-fledged Castle Knight despite being a Gundalian.

In Into the Storm, He admires Neathia when Jake comes in and tells him about the life here. He and Marucho later investigate Gundalian activity.

In Jake Returns, He is shown watching Jake and Coredem return. When Marucho reminds Jake of his past Ren lets Marucho know not to involve his past mistakes.

In Infiltrated, he declares that he wants to rescue his surviving former teammates from Kazarina's lab. He, Mason, Nurzak, and Fabia split off from the rest of the group to search for them. In the next episode, they split into two smaller groups and Ren is paired off with Mason to continue on his objective.

In Redemption, he and Mason finally reach the lab, only to find that Lena, Jesse, and Zenet have been removed from their stasis tubes. The two of them then meet up with Fabia and are surprised to see Nurzak and Sabator gone, leaving Fabia to explain that they were lost in a brawl with Stoica and Kazarina.

In Jake's Last Stand, He and Mason learn that Jesse, Lena and Zenet were brainwashed by Kazarina. Mason then tells him and Fabia to follow him to a lair that Nurzak built. They then disused a plan of attack.

In Final Strike, he and Fabia reunite with Shun and Marucho, but not before mistakenly attacking them due to their disguises as Gundalian soldiers. The group goes to Nurzak's secret lair to meet with Mason. The Brawlers later launch an assault on Barodius' castle, and Ren stays behind to delay Gill.

In Dream Escape, he and Linehalt retreat from the battle with Gill, reunite with the other Brawlers and begin to battle the Twelve Orders.

In Gundalian Showdown, he battles Kazarina, Airzel, Stoica, and Gill alongside Fabia, Dan, Shun, Jake, and Marucho. and manages to escape to Neathia on Dragonoid Colossus. It is also revealed that before he left to go to Gundalia, he entrusted Rubanoid to Linus, as he thought that Rubanoid would be better off with a Pyrus brawler.

In Broken Spell, he briefly battles the hypnotized Jesse and Plitheon until Kazarina's hypnosis breaks, and later joins his fellow brawlers and former teammates in a final showdown with the Gundalian army.

In Code Eve, he and Linehalt battle and defeat many Gundalian Bakugan alongside his teammates the bralwers and Nurzak, and then fights Phantom Dharak but are defeated easily.

In Destiny Revealed, he says goodbye to Marucho and the Brawlers and returns to Gundalia with Nurzak and his former teammates where he became the comander of the Gundlian army.

Bakugan: Mechtanium Surge

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Ren appears briefly in Back In Sync in a photo with Jake and Fabia on Neathia in their Castle Knight uniforms when Marucho looks back on his life as a brawler.

In Gundalia Under Fire, the Battle Brawlers returned to Gundalia to help him defend his home from the raiding Chaos Bakugan. It is revealed that he is now the Commander of the Gundalian Forces. He then tells them that Mag Mel invaded Gundalia and that he seems to be heading for the palace. Just then, Dan gets a vision that Mag Mel is heading through Dalia's Valley and Ren comments that the route would lead straight to the palace. Then Marucho decides to launch a sneak attack on Mag Mel. Unfortunately, Mag Mel reads Dan's mind and catches on to their plan. Mag Mel then makes quick work of everyone except for Dan and the two engage in a prolonged brawl. Ultimately, Mag Mel proves victorious against him as well. Later, Ren overhears some Gundalian soldiers discussing Dan's link to Mag Mel and wonder if they can really trust him, to which Ren scolds them, though he also secretly wonders the same thing.

In Battle Lines, he can be seen with the Battle Brawlers and Captain Elright discussing their next move. He watches in shock when Dan grabs Marucho by the collar. He and Linehalt briefly fight some Chaos Bakugan. He then later tells Dan, Shun, and Marucho that Rafe and Paige have gone after Mag Mel.

In Unlocking the Gate he is first seen telling Linehalt not to let the Chaos Bakugan go through and aids the Order of the Castle Knights in stopping them. After Dan defeats Mag Mel, he watches as all the Chaos Bakugan disappear feeling glad that peace has returned.

He makes a brief appearance in The Final Takedown looking up at what is left of Gundalia's Dark Moon in a non-speaking cameo appearance.

Games

Bakugan Dimensions

Bakugan

Anime

Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders

Bakugan Dimensions

Trivia

  • Prior to being revealed as an antagonist, the official website spoiled the fact that Ren was working for Barodius.
  • He has a resemblance to the Beyblade: Metal Fusion character Ryuga, most notably their similar hair color and reptilian-like eyes. Also, the strange headband Ryuga wears looks very similar to Ren's forehead in his true form.
    • He also resemblance to Grey's from Mega Man ZX Advent when they have both silver hair color.
  • He is the only one of the Minor Twelve Orders to have an Intermission Screen that shows their real form.
  • He and Spectra Phantom are the only former antagonists to eventually become one of six main members of the Brawlers.
  • He is the earliest of the six/seven antagonists to change sides in the series.
  • Out of the three villains to swap sides, he is the only one without a mask. Instead, he uses something to change his entire appearance.
  • Ren's name could possibly be reference to the Ren, a part of the soul in Egyptian mythology.
  • He is the only minor character that appeared in three seasons; New Vestroia, Gundalian Invaders, and Mechtanium Surge.
  • Ren's appearance and initial role in the story are similar to Vector's from Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal II; both are posing as a friend of the main character, who in reality work for an opposing alien faction whose members disguise themselves as humans to blend in on Earth. Ren and Vector, in their true forms, also have similar color schemes. However, Vector (along with Don Thousand) end up being the main antagonists, whereas Ren eventually sides with the Brawlers.
  • Ren is the only Gundalian to have been in 3 Bakugan TV series seasons; Season 2 to 4. (New Vestroia to Mechtanium Surge Arc 1)
  • Despite being the leader of the Gundalian Agents, he has the worst battle record of all of them. Although this could be because most of his losses were to the Brawler's, and he did lose to Sid and Zenet on purpose.
  • Ren is only absent in two episodes of Gundlian invaders those being Decoy Unit and The Secret Switch.
  • It is unknown if he or Nurzak ever found out Mag Mel was Barodius.
  • He, Sellon, Coredegon as Wiseman and Shadow Prove are the only characters that were clever enough to trick Shun.
  • Ren and Mira Fermin are the only people to be a part of the Bralwers, betray their trust for them, and return to the team again.
  • Ren and Jake are the only Brawlers in Gundalian Invaders to be the Darkus and Subterra for two teams as Ren was the Darkus Battler for the Battle Brawlers this season as well as the Darkus battler for the Gundalian Agents.

Appearances


Battles

Anime

Ren has proven himself to be an excellent brawler with a powerful Bakugan. but due to Ren facing the Battle Brawlers so often, his record is tarnished due to his losses against them. That being said he was able to give Dan, Marucho and even Shun a hard time. He also fought relatively well against Barodius, the second best battler in the series. So far, he has only won 3 battles throughout the series.

Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders

Record
Opponent(s) Episode(s) Outcome
Castle Knights (Tag with the Twelve Orders and Gundalian Agents) Offscreen Win
Dan Kuso 1 No Outcome
Sid Arkale and Zenet Surrow (Tag with Dan) 5 Lose (deliberately)
Marucho Marukura 7 Lose
Shun Kazami and Linus Claude (Tag with Jesse) 11 Win (eliminated)
Fabia Sheen and Jake Vallory (Tag with Jesse) 18 Lose
Fabia Sheen and Marucho Marukura (Tag with Nurzak) 19 No Outcome
Dan Kuso (Tag with Sid) 23 Lose
Barodius 25 Draw
Fabia Sheen 26 Lose
Gill 34-35 No Outcome
Gill, Kazarina, Stoica, and Airzel (Tag with The Battle Brawlers) 36 Win
Jesse Glenn 37 No Outcome
Barodius, Stoica, Airzel, and multiple Gundalian Soldiers (Tag with The Battle Brawlers, The Gundalian Agents (except Sid), The Castle Knights, and Nurzak) 37-38 Lose

Bakugan: Mechtanium Surge

Record
Opponent(s) Episode(s) Outcome
Chaos Bakugan (Tag with Dan, Shun, Marucho, Rafe, Paige, and Gundalian Soldiers) 17 No outcome.
Mag Mel (Tag with Dan, Shun, Marucho, Rafe, Paige, and Gundalian Soldiers) 17 Lose
Chaos Bakugan Army (Tag with Order of the Castle Knights, Gundalian Soldiers, and Elright) 18-19 Win
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