To train for his eventual battle against his father, Baki spars against an imaginary giant praying mantis he’s created in his mind.

Baki comes across a man known as “Mr. Second,” a powerful inmate who seems to enjoy special privileges within the prison.

With just a few weeks left on his sentence, Iron Michael is attacked by triplet hit men hired to make sure the ex-boxing champ never fights again.

In the middle of a heavily guarded parade, the President of the United States is kidnapped in plain sight by an unknown young man.

The match between Guevaru and Oliva begins, and the rules are simple: They both hold onto the same piece of cloth and the first one to let go loses.

Strydum readies himself to fight Yujiro Hanma. Then Mitsunari Tokunaga talks to the Prime Minister about the upcoming battle between Yujiro and Baki.

Legendary boxing promoter Kaiser arrives in Japan and walks into the gym where Retsu is training. Impressed, Kaiser makes him an offer.

The world is shaken by news of a man taking down a monstrous elephant with his bare hands. Back in Japan, Baki is confronted by a knife-wielding child.

Guevaru refuses to believe that Biscuit Oliva, the most notorious inmate in the prison, is comfortably serving his sentence in the company of his lover.

Just as the Mouth triplets are about to finish their attack on Iron Michael, Guevaru rolls in and instigates a fight.

Guevaru is fighting for the people of his impoverished homeland, and he won’t go down so easily. Later, Oliva makes a discovery.

Baki is surrounded by guards with their guns pointed right at him, but he doesn’t seem worried at all — he seems to be planning something.

After Retsu gives him a taste of highly evolved martial arts moves that have been passed on for thousands of years, Pickle suddenly begins to weep.

On the streets of Shinjuku, Pickle tussles with the legendary street-fighter Kaoru Hanayama, a modern day human with the power of a Jurassic dinosaur.

Katsumi Orochi has never been able to gain the respect of his peers, but the time may have finally come for him to bring his skills to the next level.

Though training as a boxer, Retsu has no intention of changing his Kenpo fighting style. Then, boxing champ Akio Mani challenges him to a sparring match.

For some reason, Chiharu Shiba keeps trying to fight Baki. Meanwhile, Retsu gets ready to face the battle-hardened boxer, Smoking Joe.

Life returns to normal for Baki — but not for long. After bumping into his mother's old colleague, Baki recalls his parents' tumultuous relationship.

Despite getting clobbered, Chiharu Shiba never gives up — and Baki wants to copy his relentless style. A series of hard knocks leaves Retsu reeling.

The full effects of the 30 foot fall continue to crush Baki. Even Pickle looks disturbed by the sight of his opponent.

Retsu's first boxing match in America is announced, and it's against former world champion Andrei Valev. Meanwhile, Baki gets a premonition.

Oliva inadvertently kicks off a major incident when he enters Baki’s solitary confinement cell to challenge him to a fight in two weeks' time.

Baki enters Pickle’s enclosure and settles in; breathing the same air, eating the same flesh and living as the prehistoric man does.

Baki goes on the offensive, visualizing three different dinosaurs at once as he clobbers Pickle, who responds with an unexpected move of his own.

Having recognized that the man he's now facing is stronger than any opponent he's ever faced, Pickle morphs into his true, all-powerful form.